Thirty Seconds - A Little Drabble Do Ya! Oct 30th

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Thirty seconds.

That’s all the time there was between life and death.

Thirty seconds before the train ran over the tracks to which the unconscious U.N.C.L.E. agent was tied.

Illya Kuryakin had already cut most of the ropes holding Napoleon Solo to the rails. As he worked the knife against the final tether, he resolutely ignored the huge, oncoming locomotive.

Finally, Napoleon was free and Illya dragged him to safety with all of two seconds to spare. Illya lay on the ground and stared at the stars above. One of these days, thirty seconds was not going to be enough.

Comments

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

Wow. So intense, in so few words! Drabble writers always impress me with how they use their allotted words so well.

And the last line ... very haunting.

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Thank you :-)

Drabbles are difficult to fit a plot into.

[(Anonymous)]

Holy cow! The first comment nailed it. I may have said this before,but you really have a gift for writing.

Eileen

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much.
You're going to make my head swell :-)

[avery11.livejournal.com]

Exciting, and chilling. These drabbles have really caught my attention today. Well done.

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It amazes me what can be done with 100 words.

[lindafishes8.livejournal.com]

You've done it Janto! Perfection.

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Wow, that is a wonderful accolade. Thank you :-)

[pactnmmt.livejournal.com]

While it is fun to read of the adventures, drama, and angst leading up to the end of those thirty seconds in the stories, let's hope that thirty-first second never finds our boys!


Nicely done!

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

It's doubtful the thirty-first second will come in ay of my stories. I have many ideas on how to bring about their ends, but I just can't bring myself to kill either of them.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, this was great. It had an almost haiku feel to it with Illya's conclusion at the end. Nice job!

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It some how turned out to be much more tense than I'd intended.

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

What an excellent ending! And quotable, that with all of two seconds to spare, not to mention canon.

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the lovely comment. I like it when people enjoy what I do.

[jkkitty.livejournal.com]

But even if it isn't he will try

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

He will always try. Every time.