CHILD’S PLAY

~ Iain Kelly

The Captain wrestled with the pedals and stick, struggling to get the helicopter back under control. An unknown external force seemed to have taken over the craft.

They were swirling in circles. The rotor blades had stalled, there was no point in trying to adjust cyclic or yaw rates now. Outside the large pink and purple brick tower flashed passed again. All he could do was hold on for dear life.

The side door behind him flew open and he saw Mr Cuddles plummet to the ground below. A rumbling noise like thunder, or the laughter of a giant, crashed all around him. There was a god-like voice. It was unbearably loud. It sounded like it was chanting ‘Dinner’s ready.’

The motion changed. The helicopter was flying through the air heading straight for the tower. The Captain closed his eyes and braced for the impact.

The tower crumbled to pieces that landed all around him. The helicopter landed on its side but in one piece. The Captain shook his head. He had survived – again.

Helicopter Flight

Flash fiction story run by Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers. Write a story based on the prompt photo (above). Many thanks to Priceless Joy for hosting the challenge and for choosing one of my photographs as the prompt for this week! Learn more here: FFfAW

Read more stories inspired by this prompt here: INLINKZ GROUP

Published by Iain Kelly

39 year old writer, avid film viewer and book reader, employed in the media industry as a television editor.

43 thoughts on “CHILD’S PLAY”

  4. Haha! Nicely done, Iain. We swung from crime thriller to ‘time for tea’ in just a few words! Love the way you’ve written it, so we can work the truth out for ourselves, subtly done and not heavy handed.
    Great tale 🙂

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  8. Great choice adding in that last word “again”. That word just threw the story in a whole new territory. How many times has the Captain survived? Is there something magical/supernatural going on? Is the universe intervening on his behalf? So many questions Iain! Fantastically well-written story.

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  11. play time can become quite serious it seems till an adult voice breaks the magic! liked the build up of excitement of an exhilarating ride. that was some super helicopter to crash a tower and still be in one piece!

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  21. Nice story, the quick action description kept my attention going 🙂
    I’m trying to write something on my blog for the first time, do you have recommendation on where I could post stories for people to tell me if it’s worth reading? Regards

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    1. Depends on what sort of thing you are wanting to write. Doing these little stories is a good way to make some connections as well as doing a little bit of writing practice. Join in with the group by clicking the links at the bottom of my posts. Good luck, I look forward to seeing your posts.

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