FICTION | BETWEEN THE ARCS

Scanned, Passed

A choose your own adventure story — drabble edition!

This is part of a ‘choose your own’ fiction story (drabble edition), connecting the ‘Until Luck Runs Out’ story arc begun by Bradan Writes Stories, and the ‘A City of Regrets’ arc begun by John Fanidis. Read more and find out about the publication here. Or go back one chapter.

It’s a while since you’ve driven to Albuquerque. In fact, you ask yourself, have you ever done so? Your memories… it’s hard to separate reality from dreams. You recall a cybernetic enhancement. Is something malfunctioning?

You make the freeway. Signs all point one way, like there are no other cities. Rain lashes down.

You turn into the suburbs, expecting to see apartment blocks, but all you see are ruins, with military vehicles patrolling. Beyond, crowds hurry, heads down, shepherded by troopers.

You are signalled to stop, and get out.

“Enhanced?” A trooper scans you.

“Uh…huh.”

He waves you on.

Continue…

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