Chapter One
The UFOs
To start with the UFOs were landing on the Statue of Liberty, in New York City. Beck, after completing his human transformation, stepped off the last UFO to stare off at the starry blown-up plain that had been New York. Then he realized; why were they doing this? To show dominance? For a war experience?
He ran a hand through his black hair and tilted his head a few times. "General?" Beck called with a frown. General Wu was off to the side, still in his green alien form, commanding each alien a position--- until he got to Beck.
"Soldier!"
Beck shook his head. "There's no point in this, General. Why are we doing it, then?" He tilted his head, studying the three-eyed face of his general whom he just a few moments ago respected. Now, he felt otherwise.
General Wu let out a laugh; it was raspy, high-pitched to the sound of his alien language. "We are to conquer this planet; as our own is destroyed, you know, Solider..."
"Beck. Soldier Beck."
"Soldier Beck. Not much of a soldier, are ya', Beck?" General Wu mocked, making the rest of the line of soldiers laugh, guns in hand, ready to fire at the incoming human population. "Let me give you some advice, Soldier Beck. Don't question your superiors." He raised his hand, a slap landing across Beck's face.
Wu calmed himself to a chuckle. "Land duty, Soldier." Then went off down the rest of the line as Beck slipped off on his own to 'conquer the human race.' Which meant, really, to hide from his own species and save as many humans as possible.
After all, the humans didn't deserve this. They'd done nothing, and now they have aliens on their planet screaming bloody murder and gunshots? No, no. Beck knew that's not how it worked. So off he went, to do heck knows what, but to assist.
Take note these chapters will be relatively short; after all, this is a short scifi story, not a novel.
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Agents of Space
Science FictionWhen aliens attack, they quickly and easily wipe out most of the human race in the first month of their coming. But a few remain, Gen Zygon one of them. Gen, a newly graduated adult from New York, has... skills, so to speak. But when he comes in...
