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Tunnel raid
By Fledermaus
06 August 2007
Joe checked the lamp on his helmet, nodded and clenched his gun.
" I'm going in."
He had seen this in old Vietnam movies, and on GWNN when the troops searched Tora Bora, but he had never expected that, as an FBI agent he would have to do such a thing. And not only that, but here in f*cking Tennessee, where nothing ever happened.
He climbed down the narrow opening and descended in the darkness. The pipe seemed to go on forever, until suddenly, his feet touched the ground. Above him the sky was but a pale dot, and he could hear nothing but silence.
Joe pulled the rope twice.
" All safe here", he whispered in his comlink, " There is one big tunnel. In the centre there is some sort of rail, perhaps for transport. Send down the rest of the team."
The other agents soon arrived, including Sniper Sandy and Explosion Ed.
" What is this place?", Sandy asked.
" If we are correct, this is the greatest threat to the US of A, and mankind as a whole ever..."
" And we're gonna blow it to pieces", said Ed.

They walked through the tunnel, and passed the entrances of several other corridors.
" This place is huge..."
" Now at least we know what he did with all that money from his fund."
" Look over there!"

Sandy's face showed an expression of horror and when Joe looked where she was pointing, he saw a huge monster totter towards them.
" Damn. It's an Al-ligator."

The gunshots of his M4 echoed through the tunnel, but the Al-ligator seemed invincible.
" It has been genetically modified. Blow it up Ed, blow it up!"
" Sir, yes sir!"

Ed taped some dynamite together, lightened it and tossed it the Al-ligator.

A huge explosion rocked the earth, but the Al-ligator was destroyed. They sneaked passed its remains, and Joe nodded at the sign which said "No entrance".

" Here it is boys and girls. Let's get in... For America!"
" For America!"

They rushed in, emptied their riffles, threw in a number of grenades and then, when the smoke cleared, they approached the smoulderd entrance of what seemed to be a room.
" Come out with your hands up!", Joe shouted.
There was no response.

Sandy cast the beam of her laser inside, but except for the little red dot, there was no movement.
" They're gone..."
" Just like Bin..."
" What about the device ?"
" Let's check it out."

They went in and saw the machine. It was enormous, and, inspite of their initial precautions, the display was still working.
" Floods in the UK", it said. At last they had found Gore's climate control device...

Reviews

Written by Phil (6738 comments posted) 7th August 2007
Good idea. A little too Bruce Willis for me - but a clever concept nonetheless. 
 
Phil.

Written by Fledermaus (3321 comments posted) 8th August 2007
Thanks Phil. See if, the climate change would stop, al would be out of office, so why would he try to solve it?
Gung ho
Written by John_O (140 comments posted) 8th August 2007
Hi FM 
Ohh that twist in the tail ! Dubyah would be proud of you. 
Some comments though, a few typos - 'mandkind' and 'al-ligator' or was that a subtle hint ? 
I think you would probably use grenades on the 'gator and dynamite is not necessarily a good demolition charge either - try some plastic. 
Once its down maybe they should approach the 'gator cautiously and give it a poke with a gun, sneaking is for wimps. 
Operationally the yanks bomb first and then send the troops in so I think its grenades THEN emptying their rifles into the control room ! 
But this is all just splitting hairs, its a great laugh. 
Nice one. 
John_O

Written by Fledermaus (3321 comments posted) 8th August 2007
Thanks John. 
Oh, I'll have a look at the typos. although Al-Ligator was of course a hint. 
I intended it to read like an american action movie, with huge explosions, weird patriotic talk and a shoot-first-talk-later-attitude 8)
Hi
Written by wyld_card (30 comments posted) 9th August 2007
This made me smile, and the ending made me laugh. A nice easy read. Thanks. 
 
WC

Written by Fledermaus (3321 comments posted) 9th August 2007
Thanks WC :)
An Alternative Inconvient Truth
Written by onezero (12 comments posted) 27th July 2008
Hi Fledarmaus 
 
I enjoyed the twist at the end! 
I think the build up could be more tense and dangerous, this might give the overall twist a greater power when it arrives the the end. I think the play on al-ligator is clever too, but washed over me as I read it - I had to re-visit it to 'get it' as such. 
 
Great idea though and brought a smile.

Written by Fledermaus (3321 comments posted) 27th July 2008
Thanks onezero. 
This was written while they had very bad weather in the UK AND Al Gore was busy with his campaign; The two seemed to add up just a little too nicely ;)

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