“Well, Commander have you found them?”
“We think so, sir. This strange looking construction is being used as a primitive ventilation system for the dwellings hidden underground.”
“Do we know how many of them are down there?”
It’s difficult to be accurate sir but we estimate there must be in excess of five thousand. They must have taken refuge there when the invasion started.”
“Determined creatures these Earthlings but their presence here is a nuisance. We can’t start repopulating the planet with our own people until they’ve all gone. Root them out, Commander. I want this place cleared by nightfall.”
Mike Jackson
A 100-word story for Friday Fictioneers.
Photo courtesy of Sandra Cook
Categories: 100-Word Stories
Mike
A writer of short stories.
Uh oh! I hope they don’t find them!
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Thanks for your comments, Susan. I’d like to share your optimism that they won’t be found but…
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Hiding underground isn’t going to save us. I hope we have some other plan here!
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Thanks for your comments Iain. I doubt there is a Plan B!
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Time for guerilla warfare, I think. Or maybe it’s a trap for the invaders?
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Or maybe it’s simply the end of the line for the human race?
Thanks for your comments.
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Nothing like a little sci-fi to mix things up 🙂 Great story.
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Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for dropping by.
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What if “in excess of five thousand” is fifty million? Brace yourself, Commander!
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Why do they always want to root the earthlings out? Can’t they like employ us?
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Perhaps they ought to enlist the swarm of bug hotel residents to fend off the aliens? Just a thought. Otherwise Earthlings will need to come up with another name!
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Great story! Perfect dialogue. I could hear his commanding voice in my head.
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I imagine this is exactly how it would go down if they wanted to take over.
I just might look into your Tuesday thing 😉
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Oh no – extinction about to happen (nice take on the image prompt)
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Great dialogue.
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