Xebec: (historical) A small three-masted Mediterranean sailing ship. (I knew xebec before, but my dictionary only had 20 X words and most of them were scientific.)
The
xebec unleashed a volley of fire on the enemy ship. They made a hole in the
side, but a return salvo narrowly missed the captain.
“Let’s
bail,” said the first mate.
“Agreed.”
The captain cloaked the vessel before transforming the xebec into a gleaming
spaceship and exiting the atmosphere. The crew reverted to their true form.
“That
was okay, but I’m looking forward to being a Spitfire next week,” he said. “Airborne
battles look fun.”
He
meant no harm. He just wanted to have a little fun with the only planet apart
from his own where he’d found life.
27 comments:
Woohoo! A new playground to enjoy! ;) Great story.
So, what was their true form? I love that they were aliens :)
Tasha
Tasha's Thinkings | Wittegen Press | FB3X (AC)
A great alien twist. :)
If only! How cool:)
So now we are a sport, huh?
Hi Nick - this sounds a great word with a cool idea - love that thought ... and as Jennifer says 'If only' ... cheers Hilary
I wonder what the enemy ship thought of their vanishing act.
Even Aliens are into gaming. :) Not found of their game though.
Another great twist. I've never heard of the word xebec. Sounds like a good name for an alien, actually!
Haha :D That would be a fun trip!
@TarkabarkaHolgy from
Multicolored Diary - Epics from A to Z
MopDog - 26 Ways to Die in Medieval Hungary
I like that aliens want to play rather than invade. Although, they did cause damage to a ship, so maybe it's not such a good thing.
Annalisa, writing A-Z vignettes, at Wake Up, Eat, Write, Sleep
I just read about xebecs for the first time in another post. :)
That aliens fun is dangerous...
I'm not very nautical, so this is a new word for me.
Excellent new word for my arsenal. As for these illegal aliens....!
Keith's Ramblings
Nice twist! And I learned a new word :)
Ha. Aliens just wanna have fun too!
~Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~
Member of C. Lee's Muffin Commando Squad
Story Dam
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Interesting that the alien would choose a seventeenth century vessel built for speed! Fun! Glad he 'meant no harm' Ha!
Xebec sounds French for some reason :)
Two more letters for the challenge!
betty
LOL. So they just show up and cause trouble and then zip away.
Non-threatening aliens... just having some fun?
Ha! Good one.
Nice twist! I love visiting blogs on the "X' day. :)
Yvonne
So you found an X word! :) And what a cool story to work it into.
Now that's one wild ship. X was a challenge but you did great!
Loved this. So cool. Went from historical to sci fi in a heartbeat.
Liz A. from Laws of Gravity
LOL,those pesky aliens! Great x word. It really is a hard letter.
Cool! New word and awesome story!
This is a new twist on Space Invaders. Love it!
Oh, that was fun! Love the idea of aliens playing :-)
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