MALE & FEMALE
CREATED SHE THEM
The ship lay in stealth mode, hovering on silent jets
a mile above Earth.
The crew prayed before beaming their precious cargo
into the still waters of a clear lagoon, and watched as the eggs flared briefly
before sinking out of sight.
Nurtured by Earth’s waters, they would grow and change
to fit this alien planet, before emerging to live, unremarked, among the
indigenous population.
Only they would recognise each other, and mate to send
their offspring into this world, their own planet nothing but a glowing cloud
of space dust.
Of course they are eggs! I expect I won't be the only Friday Fictioneer to interpret David Stewart's photograph as such, and you can find out for yourself by following the Frog Link from https://rochellewisoff.com/
I am feeling rather pleased - in the past few weeks I have been asked twice for copies of all four of my LIVING ROCK series of books! If you would like to buy them, they are available on Amazon, as is my little book of poetry for children. (See top of this page for the link.)
I've always wondered about whether we may ever expect things like that to happen~
ReplyDeleteIt's already happening - surely you've met people who are clearly from another planet?
DeleteA subtler invasion than most of the other stories this week :-)
ReplyDeleteI will be reading them soon!
DeleteI'm sure I've met some of them
ReplyDeleteHaven't we all?
DeleteThey're here then? I hope they do better by the planet than the indigenous population.
ReplyDeleteWhat makes you think they're any different?
DeleteI like your low-key approach to the ET eggs.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jade.
DeleteI love your aliens subtle approach to conquest. Hopefully they'll do a better job of tending this planet than we have. Although the fact that their own planet is just glowing space dust is not encouraging...
ReplyDeleteConquest - or integration?
DeleteI think they are slowly taking over the planet. Hope they'll be better stewards than the indigenous population.
ReplyDelete- Justjoyfulness
If they're taking over, then they're already doing a bad job. Climate change, pandemics, over-population...
DeleteDear Liz,
ReplyDeleteIntriguing story. I love that only they would recognize each other. Imaginative.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank Rochelle - as always, I see a much longer story as I am writing the short one!
Deleteinteresting take on the prompt. you may want to read my take on the matter. :)
ReplyDeletehttps://plaridel.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/could-i-be-a-space-alien/
Thank you for reading.
DeleteHmmm... only recognise each other as they slowly integrate. What could possibly go wrong?
ReplyDeleteInterbreeding should throw up some interesting hybrids - egg-laying humans?
DeleteMaybe it's already happened. I sometimes look around me and wonder...
ReplyDeleteIt's those surreal conversations that give them away.
DeleteNow you've got me wondering, this could explain a lot Liz!
ReplyDeleteMy story!
Yours was fun, Keith - thanks for reading mine.
DeleteI believe they are here already.
ReplyDeleteMore will be on their way!
Great minds think alike :)
We got the alien and egg concept common!
I expected more alien egg stories than I've found so far!
DeleteI've always had my suspicions about my next-door neighbour ;-)
ReplyDeleteMe too - everyone's weird except me, and even I'm a little strange.
DeleteI see them as saving their species by sending them to integrate into other planets. It's a beautifully told tale.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Jenne!
DeleteWhat a great idea! It doesn't seem as if these are ill-intentioned aliens, just folks lookin' for a home. Like the boll weevil. Although weevils are nasty creatures. Hmm. Mixing my metaphors :)
ReplyDeleteI'm with you, Linda - I didn't see them as ill intentioned either.
DeleteI liked the tale of survival and hope of life springing anew in an alien world.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
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