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Rina wasn’t sure what had happened. One minute she was configuring the new algorithms on the black hole transporter. The next there was a strange whirring sound and now she found herself here. A courtyard guarded by hedges that was definitely not her laboratory.
Springing up to her feet, she stumbled over the hem of her ballgown. Blood rushed to her head. A figure approached her from one of the many courtyard doors. Rina drew back in shock as her vision cleared and in front of her loomed a hairy beast in a dress coat.
“Belle, are you okay?”
99 words
This week’s flash fiction was inpsired by the famous black hole image led by Katherine Bouman and her team. The first black hole picture. Don’t ask me what a black hole is, I can’t tell you. The hazy effect of the prompt image made me think of time travel and disney princesses, Belle from Beauty and the beast in particular. So there it is…
Written for Friday Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. Write a story in 100 words or less.
***Image from cnn.com
Fatima Fakier 
I love that you wove the black hole imaging into this
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Thank you, Neil. 🙂
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She not only changed locations but also character; from Rina to Belle. Magical tale! I want one of those gadgets. =)
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Ha! Yes she ended up as a Disney princess too!
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Wow, not only time travel, but fantasy travel too.
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Yep. Unwittingly stumbled upon a scifi discovery 😉
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Dear Fatima,
That would be a jarring change. A fun bit of fantasy/sci-fi. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I like how the algorithm created by that young scientist made its way into your story. Who knows what else that black hole image can do. Great story.
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Thank you! I find these scientific firsts, quite inspiring. Full of unknowns.
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Oh! I wasn’t thinking about Belle and the Beast until you made it clear. Really good fantasy piece, with a dash of sci-fi thrown in 🙂
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I felt it might go over a few heads, so had to clarify. Thank you, glad you liked it!
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That was fun, Fatima! Sometimes I wish I could wake up elsewhere!
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Oh I know the feeling!
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Big fans of Belle here (or my 4 year-old daughter is anyway), this would take some explaining in a Disney film 🙂
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Our kids make us reluctant fans of all things Disney, don’t they? Okay not so reluctantly on my end… 🙂
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I can live with most of it 🙂
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I was wondering why the ball gown in the laboratory, but then it became clear! very nice.
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She would have been a tad too over-dressed!
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Talk about a head trip!
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