The city sleeps beneath the moonless night. A distant set of lights dances on the horizon. Lights flicker. The few phones working blink on and off. Internet sites hold the same screen.
A hum travels through the still air. Windows start to vibrate. A few dogs start to howl. They pace, looking to the sky.
The lights get larger. The hum louder.
The strange disk shaped craft finds shelter next to the harbor. It’s lights glow softly on the water.
“Did you tell them we were coming?” Fearless leader asks his crew.
“We called this guy who tells this world we are ancient aliens. He said ‘sure kid. I’ll meet me there. If I’m late, just wait a few minutes’.” Number 641 replies.
“Noone is here. We drove 4.3 light years and he’s late! Let’s go!” Fearless leader isn’t happy.
Written as part of a challenge called Friday fictioneers, https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com
They live in different time zones….I see a real problem here!
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Wow, I never thought what if this arm of the Milky Way was a Sagittarius light year savings time. Maybe, our clocks are wrong! Oops!!!
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Fearless leader can we arrange another meeting, same place next year.
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If it was only that easy. Although several sites with star alignment have alien connections
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Fearless Leader, you need to learn a few things about humans, one of those things is there are many who would be late to their own funeral.
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Good point. There are special people every where.
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My boss has me keep a tracking device on me. They haven’t implanted a microchip because being treated like a dog would be an improvement. 😃
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After coming all that way you’d think they’d be a little more patient.
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Great leader is seldom patient. Nor a great leader of people.
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All that way and he’s late. Amazing. Oh well … maybe next century. 🙂
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Imagine beyond able to cross the Galaxie and be stood up. Could end bad for civilization!
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Like it does when the boss is wondering where you are. 😀
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Fearless leader doesn’t sound like one to cross. It’s a shame their Earthly contact overslept, or maybe we’re so jaded by countless films and TV programmes everyone thought someone was making a film!
I love the way you built it up before the comedy ending – good use of the present tense.
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Thank you. I would imagine if a person who goes on TV promoting the alien encounter would be the first to not believe they were to be the chance over the phone.
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Fearless leader is in for a big disappointment. People will just think he and his crew are cosplayers. Fun story.
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I think fearless leader will melt someone or abduct a few people to pay for his trip. Who is to say if the Twillight Zone episode “People are the same everywhere”. Isn’t true (an astronaut lands on Mars and they help him to Earth like quarters in a galactic zoo).
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Ah, now there’s a possibility. Since he is miffed anyway.
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Yep. Some people get cranky on long trips
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How rude!!😉
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You would think someone would show up for the biggest story ever.
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Seriously!
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But every time someone meets someone. The closest person is always last to get there.
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True dat!!! Was always late for school… Across the street!!
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I was never close to work or school. I was the early one. Which is why I know about the close people. 😉
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😁
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