May 2014 -- SEVENTY-FIVE WORD WRITING CHALLENGE -- VICTORY TO ALCHEMIST

[Juliana]

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Lost in Translation, or The Man Who Doomed The Earth​

“I think I love you,” he whispered.

The translator chip in X-2Z’s humanoid head could not compute the concept.

X-2Z entwined her perfect female form around the test subject. “Tell me about love,” she asked, sticking her tongue in his ear for good measure.

“Love is powerful. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.”

The invasion began the same day, before the humans could activate their weapon, Love.

 

[Ashleyne]

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Young and Blue

An elderly couple, Glen and were Betty, were picnicking when a piece of flaming rock fell from the sky, burrowing into Betty's skull.

Glen gave a heartbroken roar: “No.”

Betty began convulsing. Her skin turned light-blue and her youth returned. As she became still, she smiled, ecstatically, before saying “Don't be frightened. Join us.”

Feeling compelled, Glen nodded, so Betty pulled the flaming rock from out of her skull, then forced it into Glen's brain.

 

[martin321]

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The Winnower

Nobody noticed them first, 'cos they look human see. But they ain't fooling me.

I got 'em sussed. Can tell the difference easy 'nough. They die easy too.

Got myself some friends now. We travel round, seeking 'em out.

Why'm I telling ya this? Well, I got somma to show ya.

Inkblot, that's what ya thinkin'. But ya can see somma, can't ya?

Don't be afeared. Just tell me what ya see...

 

[Perpetual Man]

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All’s Wells That Ends Wells​

On Christmas Eve 1897 the Martians invaded. Huge tripods, heat-rays that burned everything - Ironclads and boats, even mighty Thunderchild - scoured just like the planet itself.

In a last ditch attempt to save Earth author Herbert George Wells used the Travellers machine to send his friend professor Griffin back to 1895. There he seeded the world with microbes particularly lethal to the aliens.

The writer and the Invisible Man.

The Martians never saw him coming.

 

[hopewrites]

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The way to an Earthling’s Heart…

We were enslaved rather quickly, once it was clear we were no match for their death-rays and brain-suckers, that is.

We were rounded up and carted back to their home world; to be sold as slaves, or kept in menageries, or experimented on in labs.

But the food here is fabulous! I tell ya, good food can make anything bearable.

 

[Hex]

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Diplomacy by Other Means

After hours sewer-side, mouth-breathing, what a relief to clamber onto the mosaicked throne-room floor. She pushed her Box of Doom first, and winked at the ray-gun-laden guards.

The hoofed prince leaned forward. "Who are you?"

"Iloni of Xaragh." Tendrils drooping in a deep curtsey, she flipped the box open.

Light shot everywhere, glittering. The prince reared back. "What's this?"

Iloni swallowed a sigh. He was a donkey. "Our engagement ring. Happy betrothal day, my prince."

 

[Mr Orange]

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The Extinction of the Anaerobic Extrasensory Lunamole



Shirley!

What Bruce?

There! In the sky!

By the orbit, we’re doomed!

Alert the others.Underground, now!

In a cloud of dust the craft touched down on the barren landscape. A door hissed open. Unseen, alien bacteria flowed out. A lumbering figure followed, the chattered warnings just static in its message.

“....one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

Within days the colony had the flu’. In two weeks, every mole was dead.

 

[Starbeast]

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Science Fiction Double Feature: Epilogues​

Day of the Triffids​

"After hybridization, those man-eating plants became a blessing, solving world hunger. Triffids make an excellent gumbo too, when salted."​

"Absolutely. Pass the dressing." (munch munch) "Mmm, wonderful salad."​

Buck Rogers​

"Gee whiz, Buck. The Tiger Men from Mars surrendered quickly."​

"I figured a more humane way to deal with those misguided people, was to spay and nueter them."​

"Gosh. Weren't they sore?"​

"Not after we shipped them cases of catnip."​

 

[johnnyjet]

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And They Are Us

Without any warning, the alien invaders came down from the sky in silver eggs.

I confronted them when they emerged from their ships. They looked like us, but were not us.

"We come in peace," they lied.

I knew they lied because I could see it on their smug faces.

I pointed my gun at them.

We looked like them, but were not them. We disabled their weapons. Now we can invade in peace.

 

[chrispenycate]

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Pulp covers​

Terrestrial maidens preposing,
Underdressed in bright primary hues.
With pre-sixties censorship dozing
No housework or cleaning
Or service demeaning.
Lifestyles no intelligence use.

Cosmetics unmarred by dirt smudges,
Costume rents display just what they choose.
Competivity never begrudges.
There's no startled screaming,
Nor wild escape scheming,
They giggle, discuss interviews.

Protagonist's here, muscles bulging.
Drawn by pulpchritudinous bait.
Ray-gun wielding, their dreaming indulging,
Interactive, distractive,
Nonfatally attractive
Into BEMette's much worse-than-death fate.

 

[Luiglin]

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Saturday mornings

The rocket flew erratically as if on string, engine spluttering firework sparks.

Inside, coiffured hair heroically mussed and uniform ripped in all the right places, stood Blaze Jones.

Time was running out!

Gayle Garden and Doctor Barkov at this cut scene moment again dangling over a pit; whilst the Earth one Bing the Heartless finger pressing button away from doom.

Could he save them and the Earth?

Outside, the rocket exploded, heralding the cliff-hanger credits.

 

[David Evil Overlord]

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Just Desserts
​

They demanded our surrender.

We refused.

We fought them with the deadliest weapons we had.

Atomics.

We turned our world into a radioactive wasteland.

And still they fought.

If only we’d known, we never would have launched the bombs.

We turned our planet into a desert.

Or a dessert.

If only we’d known the aliens ate radioactive waste.

 

[stormcrow]

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They Came By Night

May 23rd, 2014: a night to remember. Comet P209 LINEAR showered our bountiful Earth with meteorites and cosmic debris; we stood awestruck, gazing skywards.

Many fell into the Atlantic; each teeming with unfamiliar, frozen aquatic life. Microscopic planulae, each waiting to bloom and multiply.

And multiply they did. Here, better nourished than when icebound in space.

Three years on and the oceans are theirs; and they’re evolving – not content with harvesting just the oceans.

 

[Kylara]

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Planet L4wN

The Worms snuck gently through the mud, coating themselves in brown camouflage. The journey to the new world was almost complete; scouts had returned with news of moist moss and soft sandy soil.
Perfection.

The Worms were getting closer; scouts reported that their heat signatures had vanished but their movements were still audible. The Beetles determined upon aggressive action to protect their new world from the incoming Worms.
War.

The Beetles and Worms fought.

 

[alchemist]

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The End Of Civilisation As We Know It

"But Rex, why?"

The cellar walls shook under another alien bomb.

"Hate, darling," he said, hugging Martha, his strength giving her comfort. "They hate our way of life, our freedom, how any man can rise to the top of our proud nation with hard work and the right attitude –"

The light flickered. Martha whimpered.

"Shh." He wiped a tear from her trembling jaw. "We have power yet. You'll still be able to iron my shirts."

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

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B. E. M. — The Extraterrestrials​

"Tiny bug-like aliens have invaded our homes," growled the head scientist. "But insect sprays are ineffective."

"I've got it, Chief!" exclaimed square-jawed Buck Branson. "This common substance killed a dozen subjects inside a mason jar!"

Tins of the toxin were sent to every household.

Vindicated, health food enthusiasts celebrated ... but quietly. High fructose corn syrup had proved as harmful as they'd always believed!

On the other hand, it had saved the planet.





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[jastius]

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The Charge Of The Dancing Queens

The volleys of meatball cannons were our last summer, Waterloo’s arrival.
Planet Ikeanaeseecommonsense's Intergalactic Volvon ships hovered Iphoneopolis. My Momma said jump-suited horse-faced Abban Super Troupers demanded all ring tones changed to Chiquitita.

Mamma Mia! The king has lost his crown! Voulez-vous to another town!
Watch out! Commander Fernando’s soldiers under attack! Disco ball lasers shooting kisses of fire, S.O.S!


Then Special Forces Swedish Bikini Team’s secret weapon disassembled the Ikeans completely. Hex keys!

 

[Remedy]

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Mother's Denial

Were those warning signs when we found Zohnny pulling the tentacles off vulia squid in the river by the ranch? No, no, just adolescent curiosity.

We moved planets after our neighbour’s Bejeliadon herd was slaughtered in the night. I denied it could have been our little Zohnny. Not him, no.

At 905 rotations he moved out. I read in the galactic news: Serial Species Killer Strikes Again – Humans Extinct.

Not our little Zohnny, not him.

 

[Culhwch]

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Omega

‘She’s a monster! An … an alien!’

The officer smiled, not unkindly. ‘Who is, sir?’

‘My wife! I saw her … her tentacles!’

The officer sighed. ‘Sir--’

‘I know, you’re going to call me crazy, but I’m not! It’s true! It must be some kind of invasion!’

'Of course it is, sir.'

'But ... what?'

'In fact, it's almost over.' The officer smiled again, the grin predatory this time. 'There's only one human left...'

 

[TheDustyZebra]

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Clean Sweep at Area 51



I clean room with yello triangul next.

Seecrits, cant tell nobodys about big spaceship. Shhh.

Hey! Wazzat-- ow! My hed!

Whadda--


*urk*


Whatever are you doing in my head? You don't belong...

You wish to discern the location of your molecular disintegration devices?

Yes, I see; Dr. Keyes called them “rayguns”. Third door, left -- this key.

I really must report this--


*urk*


Ow! Hed hurts. Bumped on dor. Stoopid dor.

I clean triangul room now.