I Came for the Sugar
“What the…?” The waitress was staring at Nise’s sleeve. Panic exploded in my mind.
Nise’s laugh sounded natural as he pulled the worm out. “This is my pet, Mirai.” Nise sprinkled sugar on the table. “He loves this stuff.”
The waitress looked ready to vomit.
I rushed home and let Nise collapse on the couch. I crawled out of his pocket, exhausted from controlling the huge body.
That was too close. I had to get out of this Neanderthal era and back to my own civilized time.
I manned the chrono-communicator. Again. “Mirai to anyone. Get me out of here.”
The Green-Walled Tower 
October 21st, 2020 at 8:20 pm
Looks like he’s wearing a different kind of Edgar suit…
October 26th, 2020 at 7:54 am
Haha, I know, right?
October 22nd, 2020 at 2:26 am
Good story!
October 26th, 2020 at 7:53 am
Thanks, Sascha.
October 22nd, 2020 at 2:42 am
I had the same reaction as the waitress! Great story though 🙂
October 22nd, 2020 at 3:50 am
I think a worm might make a great pet. Think about it. He’s small, portable and one can’t blame him for loving sweets. Besides, table sugar is so handy. Your imagination grands slams again David, in a mere 100 words.
Always awe-inspiring. 🙂
October 26th, 2020 at 7:53 am
Thanks, my friend. 🙂
October 26th, 2020 at 8:28 am
I’m thinkin’ of getting a worm of my own. 🙂
October 22nd, 2020 at 4:40 am
Controlling other beings doesn’t seem like the mark of a civilised species. Maybe the waitress should have crushed him.
October 22nd, 2020 at 5:19 am
Yes the human thing is that many people do ‘worm’ into controlling others. I loved the SciFi take, perhaps if it was not for the great distances between inhabited planets we would be meeting more of these controlling worms. I know we would.
October 22nd, 2020 at 6:18 am
Dear David,
If anyone is going to put a different spin on things, it’s going to be you. You seem so laid back and normal in person. I guess it really is the quiet ones you have to look out for. 😉 This one made me laugh out loud. Is it any wonder i love it when you come around the FF queue?
Shalom,
Rochelle
October 26th, 2020 at 7:32 am
Your comment made me laugh. I am pretty laid back, so I guess we’re the ones that sneak up on you. 🙂
October 22nd, 2020 at 1:01 pm
fun read. enjoyed it very much. well done.
October 26th, 2020 at 7:28 am
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
October 22nd, 2020 at 1:07 pm
Exciting time travel story! Well told 🙂
October 26th, 2020 at 7:27 am
Thanks, Dora. 🙂
October 22nd, 2020 at 2:41 pm
Good one.
October 26th, 2020 at 7:27 am
Thank you~
October 22nd, 2020 at 7:55 pm
Oh my. That’s certainly a different twist, and once I got over the worm, I thought it was a great concept 🙂
October 26th, 2020 at 7:27 am
Yeah, pretty gross but I guess Mirai can’t help what he looks like. 🙂 Glad you liked it.
October 23rd, 2020 at 8:07 am
Brilliant, you brightened my day with your highly original take!
Here’s mine!
October 26th, 2020 at 7:26 am
Thanks, Keith! Glad you liked it.
October 23rd, 2020 at 1:13 pm
That was all sorts of imaginative originality!
October 25th, 2020 at 3:44 pm
Very imaginative.. made me think of those creatures that were paired with humans in “His Dark Material”
October 26th, 2020 at 7:25 am
Yeah, I can see that, the daemons. More like the fake body in Men in Black though maybe.
October 26th, 2020 at 10:03 pm
Okay, this is one of the creepiest stories I’ve read in a while. Very well told.
November 9th, 2020 at 7:52 pm
Thanks, Anne. I didn’t mean it to be especially creepy but I guess there is something about an advanced worm controlling a human body that is kind of creepy. 🙂
October 27th, 2020 at 9:27 pm
Creep factor off the chart on this one. It feels like something out of a David Cronenberg movie! I know the worm is an advanced life form, but I’d like to bury it in a pile of compost 😉
November 9th, 2020 at 7:50 pm
I find it interesting how people take this one. My thought was that this was an advanced form of humanity that got trapped in the past. But yes, nobody likes worms. 🙂
November 9th, 2020 at 8:03 pm
I don’t mind earthworms, but that was no earthworm!