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PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
Genre: Science Fiction
Word Count: 100
GORT! KLAATU BARADA NIKTO!
My brother has always had a vivid imagination and a penchant for fabricating tall tales. This time I thought he’d gone too far.
“Too many sci-fi comics, kiddo,” I said. “If extraterrestrials had arrived on this planet, it would be all over the news.”
“I saw their spaceship land. They’ve set up weapons of mass destruction.”
At his insistence, we hiked to the site where I expected to have the last laugh. But now both of my hearts stand still as I watch the two-legged creatures in shiny suits lumber about their craft.
“Perhaps they come in peace,” I whisper.
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Fabulous! A great twist to this!
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Thank you, Mr. B. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Aliens watching aliens? Interesting!
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Dear Joy,
It’s kind of a matter of POV as to who the aliens are. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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awesome story Rochelle! xo
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Many thanks. Carol Anne.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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What a great twist
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Glad you caught that, Neil. 😀 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Haha, nice twist. I doubt they come in peace, I’m afraid. They don’t have a great history on that front.
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Dear Jen,
Nope those two legged alients don’t have a great track record for peace, do they? Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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What an enjoyable little story! Love the alien twist. I have a line in my novel, “Humans in a Cage” where the humans are corrected that they are the aliens on the planet they are now on. We humans make a lot of assumptions, don’t we?
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Dear Clare,
We humans do make a lot of assumptions. Your book sounds interesting. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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You normally offer us stories of actual events and people, so I am assuming this is a true story and extraterrestrials such as us and them really do exist!
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Dear Keith,
They walk among us and they vote. 😉 How’s that for surreal? Thank you. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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One of my favorite movies.
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Dear James,
We come in peace.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Oh my, that was a very skilled twist you wove in there, Rochelle.
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Thank you, Lisa. I did have fun with this one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, you’re very welcome.
Shalom,
Lisa
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I sure remember this one. One of my favorite old SciFi back in the day. Aliens?, point of view. Huh? Good job.
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Dear Jan,
A blast from my FF past. A few little tweaks and, voila! Glad you enjoyed it again.
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That had me giggle. But seriously, these two-legged creatures never come in peace.
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Dear Gabi,
Nope these two-legged creatures have a tendency to shoot first, don’t they? Glad you giggled.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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there’s a 50-50 chance they came in peace. hope springs eternal.
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Dear Plaridel,
Fingers crossed. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Very good turn of events. I like how humans are the invaders. Did they come in peace? My experience says not for long, since they are a warrior arrogant species for ever at war, because of nothing more than emotional delusion.
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Dear James,
Hard to tell with humans whether or not they come in peace. Of course if it’s Captan Picard and his Number One, they must obey the Prime Directive. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Great twist to a classic story 🙂
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Thank you whoever you are. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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If these are Earthlings visiting this two-hearted people planet, I doubt they came in peace. I liked the twisty ending to this story.
Happy new year, Rochelle!
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Dear Michael,
We can hope that these Earthlings follow the Prime Directive. 😉 Thank you and L’shana tovah.
I come in Shalom,
Rochelle
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Excellent story, dear Rochelle! You had me following right along and then BAM! Really caught me by surprise at the end!
Who doesn’t loves these old sci-fi movies? This one’s a classic; we’ve been watching movies like this after dinner during my recuperation. Great entertainment!
Happy Rosh Hashanah! 🍏🍯
Shalom 🕊️
~ Nancy
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Dear Nancy,
My brother and I have to watch at least one of those oldies when I visit him in NC. Thanks to Hurricane Debby this year had more TV time than usual. Here’s the trailer from this year’s sci fi “classic.” https://www.youtube.com/embed/hx64Ls4eOww
Really good for laughs. Thank you re my story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Haha! That was too funny, Rochelle! I’ll have to ask my husband if he ever saw Devil Girl; I know I never have. Thanks for a good laugh.
Peace.
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Great turn at the end! And since your stories are usually non-fiction, you had my mind going…hmmmm, unless this is true… ;). Nicely done!
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Dear Angela,
Once in a while I have to veer off my own beaten path. Glad you enjoyed the ride. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
What a great twist! Earthlings invading another planet and the aliens hoping that they have come in peace.
Happy Rosh Hashanah.
Shalom,
Adele
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Dear Adele,
Just goes to show the aliens aren’t always the big bad conquerers. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Woooooo scifi from Rochelle ! I love it.
And fun twist too. Darned humans.
Oooo and great movie too
Laurie
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Dear Laurie,
I’m happy to have met you however briefly on your own territory. This was a fun one to write. Humans really can’t be trusted, can they? Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Oh, peace we really hope for.
(But if you continue with titles like that you’ll have the CIA knocking at your door. Or is it the FBI?)
Time for an oil change. Beep beep.
That’s enough motorcar references.
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Dear Patrick,
We can but hope for peace. But we’re talking humans. 😉 Thank you for flying by.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Fun story.
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Thanks, Dawn.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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