SF Drabble #19 “Ringside Seats”

Both ships showed up in orbit within minutes of each other, and were constantly moving. The second ship was clearly chasing the first. We were tracking them with telescopes as best we could. Everyone was so excited…

Then they started shooting at each other. We’re still not sure what the weapons were. The second ship hit the first with something, and there was an immense flash. Debris came down all over the eastern Atlantic. One big piece came down in the shallows off Ireland, but it’s too radioactive to recover…

The other ship just… left. No communication, nothing. Just gone.

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