This planet has a foreign time system our kind has not seen before. The single moon seems to mark the end of "Day" and the beginning of "Night". We are slowly adjusting to this phenomenon.
We sent out Nulan the "night" before to scout. Their mission: find a source of nourishment. Unfortunately, it became the beginning of "day", and he has not returned. Thrakriss was sent out next to find Nulan. Thrakriss returned some time later with an expression of despair. They soon led us deep into a grove of carbon-based creatures called "plants" where we found what remained of Nulan. Nulan was missing two of his three hearts and each of his limbs.
We fear we are being observed, followed, and hunted. We came to harvest, but these monsters are harvesting us.
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Harvested
Short StoryNot every monster is who we think they are. This short story challenges what us humans think are monsters. A crew and their captain face inevitable doom from their quest of exploration. This simple science fiction short story shows us that not all m...
