Crash Landing
I am a fictional character, in name and spirit. I enjoy fire and necromancy, and making heterosexual adventure stories as queer as physically possible.
The flash of… cameras? Visual capture devices, brighter than the lean lines of the universe speeding past in technicolor. The roar of voices like the atmosphere, vivid, orange, and angry.
Amplification.
Alien.
“My name is Champion-”
Human. Translation?
“This is Fuse, Spire-“
Male. Female. Gender?
“Raptor, Ace-”
What is gender?
“We come in-”
Fire. Screaming. Smoke. Sirens. Red. Red. Red. Red.
Superheroes.
"We will now be taking questions-"
Who are you? Where are you from? Why are you here? What do you want? How can we trust you? Why Earth? Are we the first? Are you alone? How did you get here? How long are you staying? Did you know about us? Are you planning an invasion? How can you help us?
"Do you need somewhere to stay?"
Ally.
"My name is Amanda Riley, I'm a librarian."
Librarian?
"Welcome to earth."
Prequels
Sequels
Comments (2 so far!)
Average reader rating 5.00/5
ethelthefrog
Well, this explains Ms Riley. But how did she die, and where did this/these aliens cube from that she seems to have helped?
I love the way you are giving this a show reveal, with each piece giving a lot of exposition in so few words, yet hinting at a much bigger story.
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MonkeySeeMonkeyDo
I like this one more than the first, it's more aggressive and it's got a quicker pace.