Photo by: John Robinson
Dr. Haanraadts stood before reporters, safely across the river from the High-Energy Physics Institute. “I’m proud to say we’ve successfully tested the Wells Drive,” he grinned. “Our time-traveling team has returned from the past safe and sound.”
Reporters surged forward in excitement.
“Unfortunately, traveling to a very different Earth has dangers. A Foreign Biological Element has returned with them.”
“What does that mean?” shouted reporters. “Dangerous bacteria?”
“Microbes?”
“Exotic pollen?”
“Is the public in danger?”
“I assure you, you are all safe,” said Haanraadts. “We are containing the foreign element for study. That’s all for now. Thank you!”
A winded grad student ran up to Haanraadts and whispered, “It’s in the administration processing wing.”
“Administration processing?” grinned Haanraadts. “It could be trapped in there forever! At last we’ve got it cornered.”
“Well, not exactly.”
“Why not? That space is filled with obstacles.”
The student winced. “Yeah. All those cubicles and government overseers do stop us from ordering more toilet paper, for instance.”
“Right!”
“They don’t slow down an angry Triceratops!”
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Written for Sunday Photo Fiction: https://sundayphotofictioner.wordpress.com/2017/09/17/sunday-photo-fiction-september-17th-2017/
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Oddly, I was relieved that it was only a dinosaur. A single dinosaur can’t do nearly as much damage as a rogue bacteria or virus, and would be SO cool to study! That said, I’m glad I’m not in the Admin Processing wing today!
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I don’t think there’s anything odd about that. Bacteria can be far more dangerous than an angry 11,000 pound animal. And it’s also unfettered by bureaucracy. Humanity got off easy on this one. 😉 This was the first time anyone moved fast in the Administration office. 😉 Thanks Joy!
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My guess is that we might not have the right kinds of food or environment to sustain the creature for very long, plus it would be the last of its kind. On the other hand, having it take out a few administrators would be a boon to all mankind. Maybe turn it loose in Congress.
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I doubt we do have the right foods. Temperature and humidity is probably all wrong too. And yeah, it would be fun to see what it could do in Congress. I like the way you think. 😉
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Turn it loose on the politicians? I like the way you think, James 😀
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Whoops! Great story.
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Hehe. Thanks kindly! 🙂
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Was it a male or female Triceratops? If it’s a female, she might be pregnant and that really make things interesting. A hormonal, pregnant triceratops…Ooooh… 😀
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In my experience the bureaucrats always triumph. Someone needs to send that poor dinosaur back now!
Good story.
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Yeah, that’s my experience too. Letting a dinosaur loose on them is just happy daydreaming. 😉 Thanks so much!
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The poor thing must be so frightened….crashing about like that. I wonder what happened next? 🙂
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Sure was, just like most folks who enter a bureaucrats lair. 😉 They eventually tranked it and sent it off to a secret CIA zoo in New Mexico. It’s one of the few attractions for workers at Area 51. 😉 Thanks much for stopping by!
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Nice to know what happened next 😊
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Congress is already full of dinosaurs!
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Haha! True enough. It’s full of snakes too. They speak with forked tongues. 😉
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Slightly larger than a microbe haha
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Just a tad… 😉 Thanks Al! 🙂
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