The Day The World (Almost) Ended

“Puny Earthlings, heed my proclamation.
“I am the downfall of empires; the destroyer of worlds; the doom of stars.
“Worship me. Obey me. Fear me.

And No Birds Sing

The forthcoming account is one I have written as detailed as possible, even though it happened many centuries ago. It is an historic event in that it was the first time any aliens had come to our planet Earth and had tried to take it over.

It All Depends On Where You’re Standing

Everyone on Earth remembers the day the oceans dried up. Or should that be emptied?
The sudden darkness as a colossal spaceship appeared above the Pacific.
The destructive tsunamis created by vast pipes plunged into the ocean.
The deafening roar as almost all Earth’s seas were siphoned away.
A planet destroyed. All in one day.

At Home With The Morphensteins

“Hi honey, I’m home,” announced Husband.

“Hello darling,” replied Wife, passing him a Martini. “What have you been today?”

The Law and Order Alliance

The Law and Order Alliance of Extraordinary Super-Duper Heroes versus Ora Magnappetitus, Galactoshark

Professor Xylem strode onto the stage and raised his arms. Gradually the room fell silent.

“I’ve called this meeting of the Alliance because grave news has reached us from our outpost orbiting Neptune. Ora Magnappetitus, the Muncher of Planets, has entered our solar system. Already Pluto has been gnawed and three of its moons nibbled. We need ideas on how to stop his progress before he reaches the inhabited zone.”

An Intergalactic Meeting

So here it was, the very first time, officially, that two races, from different planets, indeed different galaxies, had met.

Around The Galaxy In Eighty Years

Day 800
Arrived safely on Caeruleus, the ‘Blue’ planet. All boats and equipment unloaded safely from the transporter, no mishaps like on Malum. This will be the seventeenth planet on my galactic trip and promises to be one of the easiest circumnavigations since the whole planet is essentially a lake. No dangerous reefs or undercurrents.
It should literally be plain sailing.

I Always Wanted to Say That

A long time ago
in a galaxy far, far away,
where no man has gone before
and everyone speaks English…
* * *

“Look Captain. A group of inhabitants.”

Captain McAllister turned and looked along the forest path to see a group of short, human-like beings approaching.

Sometimes the rules are taken too far.

Here I am, about to become the first man to set foot on a planet in a different solar system from our own. After twenty years of suspended animation and several months’ rehabilitation, I have landed on Alpha Centauri’s only terrestrial satellite.

Exploring The Dot

As we sat in the preparation chamber, I marvelled yet again at how I felt no different, and how none of my colleagues appeared any different, despite the enormous changes that were taking place. I glanced swiftly around the chamber at the crew who were assembled for this particular mission.