IAIN KELLY

HALO TRANSPORTATION SERVICE – A PARABLE

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.


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Copyright Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

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).

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70 responses to “HALO TRANSPORTATION SERVICE – A PARABLE”

  1. neilmacdon Avatar

    A lovely whimsy, Iain

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar
  2. rochellewisoff Avatar

    Dear Iain,

    If anyone will figure out the technology, it’s bound to be Israel. 😉 Love this tale.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you Rochelle 🙂

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  3. Sandra Avatar

    Aww, that was quite a plaintive last sentence, Iain. Very nice.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you Sandra

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  4. joyroses13 Avatar

    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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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      I’m with you, not ready to try that just yet! Thank you 🙂

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  5. Tannille Avatar

    Fun. I want more!

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      I’ll need to figure out where they all went…

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  6. bearmkwa Avatar
    bearmkwa

    Ouuu, that one was way cool! Loved it! I’m ready to give that halo thingy a try…

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      You’re braver than me!

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      1. bearmkwa Avatar
        bearmkwa

        Remind me a little of the old movie “Logan’s Run”.

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      2. bearmkwa Avatar
        bearmkwa

        Ach, hit the button before I finished. Reminds me of “Logan’s Run” and the “Carousel”… scary.

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  7. Keith's Ramblings Avatar

    Hula hoops for a modern age!

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Better be careful where you hula! 😉

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  8. Na'ama Yehuda Avatar

    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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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Ha, I never thought about that – better watch where you stand.

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      1. Na'ama Yehuda Avatar

        I’m a city-gal these days so it must be my ‘gardyloo’ reflex awakened … 😉

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  9. pennygadd51 Avatar

    Ramban Street sounds like a suitable place for those returning to Israel…rather off-beat transportation, though!

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you Penny

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  10. ceayr Avatar

    I am left wondering if Scotty got carried away and the Enterprise is now chockablock with confused Israelis

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Now that sounds like a classic episode!

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  11. scr4pl80 Avatar

    Very good, Iain! Wonder if anyone finds their way home.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Let’s hope so. Thanks Janet, hope you are well.

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  12. magickmermaid Avatar

    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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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      I would be a little wary of it, especially on the first try! 🙂

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  13. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) Avatar

    Never rip holes in the space-time fabric, it’s harder to mend than to cut.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      I agree, best not to mess with it!

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  14. granonine Avatar

    Fascinating take on the prompt, Iain. You might want to incorporate something like this in one of your upcoming novels 🙂

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thanks Linda – I will have to figure out the actual science to do that! 😉

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  15. Tracey at Whatsfordinnerdoc.com and TraceyDelaplainMD.com Avatar

    I guess I wasn’t the only one shouting to, “leave one open”.
    Tracey

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      There’s always that chance. Thanks Tracey

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  16. Nobbinmaug Avatar

    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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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      How long before the halos start following people that they would like to ‘disappear’?

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  17. msjadeli Avatar

    Good creativity in this one, Iain.

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      1. msjadeli Avatar

        You’re welcome.

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  18. spicedmullings Avatar

    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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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you so much

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  19. draliman Avatar

    I love the idea of keeping one open – just in case.

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    1. theministryofshrawleywalks Avatar

      I just said exactly what you did! I didn’t copy honest

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    2. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you – best not to fully shut the door 🙂

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  20. theministryofshrawleywalks Avatar

    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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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      The best ideas are never really fully thought out.

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  21. Abhijit Ray Avatar

    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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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      It would be handy to avoid rush hour! Thanks Abhijit

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  22. J Hardy Carroll Avatar

    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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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Too freaky for me to contemplate to be honest! Thanks

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  23. Liz Young Avatar

    Oh, this is good! I saw haloes but from a totally different slant.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you Liz

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  24. James McEwan Avatar

    Great stuff. Occasionally I wished I had a ‘Halo Transportor’ – You know the saying – “Beam me up Scotty.”

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Wouldn’t it be fun? Thanks James

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  25. Dale Avatar

    Thank goodness they left one behind. It means they have some hope…
    Loved this tale.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you so much Dale, glad you liked it 🙂

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  26. Laurie Bell Avatar

    Ooooo I love this! The concept is very cool. I wonder what happened to The Disappeared

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      That’s for the sequel!

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  27. Brenda's Thoughts Avatar

    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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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      It would make things easier 🙂

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  28. otakuaegyochan Avatar

    Fun futuristic reality!! Love it!

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you so much

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  29. gillyflower Avatar
    gillyflower

    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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  30. magarisa Avatar

    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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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you 🙂

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  31. patriciaruthsusan Avatar

    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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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you 🙂

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