Israel was the first country to invest in the new teleportation technology. Rows of Halos appeared, bright neon circles suspended from wires.
Problems were soon reported: people would unwittingly be swept up through a Halo and be deposited seconds later in a different part of the country.
Then the disappearances started, people sucked into the air were never seen again. Theories of parallel universes and time travel abounded.
The Halo Transportation System was dismantled, apart from one neon circle on the corner of Ramban Street, kept open in case any of the disappeared should one day find their way home.
Written as part of the Friday Fictioneers challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields (more details HERE). The idea is to write a short story of 100 words based on the photo prompt (above).
To read stories of 100 words based on this week’s prompt, visit HERE.
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70 responses to “HALO TRANSPORTATION SERVICE – A PARABLE”
A lovely whimsy, Iain
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Thanks Neil
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Dear Iain,
If anyone will figure out the technology, it’s bound to be Israel. 😉 Love this tale.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you Rochelle 🙂
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Aww, that was quite a plaintive last sentence, Iain. Very nice.
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Thank you Sandra
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Ahh! whisked away to never be seen again, that could be a little scary. Great tale though. just don’t think I want to try that technology yet!
Yay on the review! They are right, definitely well paced, kept turning the pages, the only drawback was I ran out of pages to turn! 🙂
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I’m with you, not ready to try that just yet! Thank you 🙂
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Fun. I want more!
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I’ll need to figure out where they all went…
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Ouuu, that one was way cool! Loved it! I’m ready to give that halo thingy a try…
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You’re braver than me!
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Remind me a little of the old movie “Logan’s Run”.
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Ach, hit the button before I finished. Reminds me of “Logan’s Run” and the “Carousel”… scary.
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Hula hoops for a modern age!
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Better be careful where you hula! 😉
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This made so much sense that it was spooky … 😉 Yep, if the technology would be developed it would likely be Israel … or with Israeli input …
For the moment, when I visit, I’ll stay away from the corner of Rambam street: If it is a two-way halo, I don’t wanna go MIA, and if it is a one-way, I don’t want someone pancaking me … 😉
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Ha, I never thought about that – better watch where you stand.
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I’m a city-gal these days so it must be my ‘gardyloo’ reflex awakened … 😉
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Ramban Street sounds like a suitable place for those returning to Israel…rather off-beat transportation, though!
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Thank you Penny
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I am left wondering if Scotty got carried away and the Enterprise is now chockablock with confused Israelis
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Now that sounds like a classic episode!
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Very good, Iain! Wonder if anyone finds their way home.
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Let’s hope so. Thanks Janet, hope you are well.
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I’m happy they left one halo in the event of reappearance 🙂
I always wondered why the people on Star Trek were not afraid of the transporter. 🙂
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I would be a little wary of it, especially on the first try! 🙂
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Never rip holes in the space-time fabric, it’s harder to mend than to cut.
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I agree, best not to mess with it!
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Fascinating take on the prompt, Iain. You might want to incorporate something like this in one of your upcoming novels 🙂
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Thanks Linda – I will have to figure out the actual science to do that! 😉
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I guess I wasn’t the only one shouting to, “leave one open”.
Tracey
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There’s always that chance. Thanks Tracey
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It’s a good thing we have a couple of hundred years before Captain Kirk needs one of those.
I’m picturing people walking cautiously around the halos once they started sweeping people away. How long before people were walking a block or two out of their way?
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How long before the halos start following people that they would like to ‘disappear’?
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Good creativity in this one, Iain.
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Thank you
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You’re welcome.
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Beautiful!
Loved the title and the idea of halo transportation.
Your parable has a lesson for sure.
I live the idea of leaving a portal open for the return of the lost!
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Thank you so much
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I love the idea of keeping one open – just in case.
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I just said exactly what you did! I didn’t copy honest
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Thank you – best not to fully shut the door 🙂
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Good show, an idea not thoroughly thought out, there’s a larger story there! I love the single halo remaining, just in case!
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The best ideas are never really fully thought out.
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In this day and age of traffic congestion, I think teleportation should be a transport of choice. Provided of course we reach at the right address. I wish I had my personal teleportation device.
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It would be handy to avoid rush hour! Thanks Abhijit
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The idea of teleportation seems to involve disassembly and reassembly, so essentially you create a copy of something else in a different place. Kinda freaky. Great story.
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Too freaky for me to contemplate to be honest! Thanks
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Oh, this is good! I saw haloes but from a totally different slant.
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Thank you Liz
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Great stuff. Occasionally I wished I had a ‘Halo Transportor’ – You know the saying – “Beam me up Scotty.”
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Wouldn’t it be fun? Thanks James
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Thank goodness they left one behind. It means they have some hope…
Loved this tale.
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Thank you so much Dale, glad you liked it 🙂
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Ooooo I love this! The concept is very cool. I wonder what happened to The Disappeared
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That’s for the sequel!
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Too bad they couldn’t work out all the kinks. A teleportation system would be incredible, no more long haul flights for me. =)
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It would make things easier 🙂
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Fun futuristic reality!! Love it!
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Thank you so much
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Spooky! I hope you can write a story telling us what happens to the Transported on the other side. Looking forward (or perhaps through a halo) to that!
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Thanks!
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Frightening and mysterious. I suppose people are steering clear of the last halo on Ramban Street after all the disappearances! An excellent take on the prompt.
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Thank you 🙂
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Congratulations on the great Amazon review for your book, Iain. This was a great sci-fi story. I would never want to be one of those to try iffy new things. Don’t look for my name as wanting to go to the moon. You made this halo transportation sound possible, then scary. Well done. —- Suzanne
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Thank you 🙂
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Fun story!
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Thanks Dawn
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