The chances of there being life on other planets is virtually zero. But that does leave a tiny possibility that there is. Whatever the answer may be, this story suggests that there is.
On a distant planet in the Andromeda galaxy, a group of four aliens have a date with destiny. They (if their plan succeeds) will be the first of their kind to travel to another galaxy. Their names are A'lef: the leader, is a mild tempered averagely educated Orc from the planet Zzorc. Ma'kov, second in command, is an uneducated ex-convict that has a tendency of breaking things. D'rae, is what you'd call normal and last is Sebastian, the genius of the crew. The whole journey was made possible by Sebastian's latest invention: a warp projector. That allowed them to go from one side of the universe to another as quick as walking through a door.
All things were going according to plan until Ma'kov put the wrong directions in to the warp projector's navigation computer. The four ended up in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. After 5 adrenaline packed minutes of avoiding asteroids ranging from sand to planet size, they made it out in almost one piece. The asteroids had taken out an engine. So the craft was hurtling out of control until it was caught by Earth's gravitational pull. The quartet crash landed in Yellowknife, Canada. All four Orcs survived the landing, thanks to D'rae's insisting on getting airbags fitted. The lot decided to go exploring, since there wasn't anything else to do.
About an hour later, they stumbled across a wedding. This was as exciting as it was nerve-wracking because the Orcs had never come across another species. They slowly advanced with plasma rifles at the ready, not knowing what to expect. They assumed these new life forms were friendly. While observing, they could sense a bit of anxiety in the crowd. The groom had forgotten the wedding, and was at work. The bride's cheeks were as pink as a pig's backside with humiliation. They decided to show themselves, thinking that they would lighten the mood. But it brought on a panic attack on the attendance. After convincing them that they were friendly, the four of them began to question the new life forms about everything. Ma'kov had discovered his latest most favourite food: wedding cake. Sebastian indulged in a new technology to him: the cell phone.
One of the other members of the audience called the groom and asked why he wasn't there at the wedding. The groom replied that he thought the wedding was next week. D'rae remembered that he'd brought along a teleporter. So he offered to teleport the groom to the wedding as a friendly gesture. It took about half an hour later (because the groom had to get showered and dressed). The two returned and the wedding commenced. Afterwards, it was time for the reception. The foods were all devine in every sort of way. Except though, A'lef was gluten intolerant; none of the foods there were gluten free. That meant that he was going to the bathroom once every 5 minutes. Now it is time for the cake. But, where could it have gone? Ma'kov had eaten the whole thing! No worries, there was plenty of ice cream to go around.
The four soon realised that they still had to get home. They thanked the new life forms for letting them stay and dashed back to the wreckage of their ship. A'lef found the warp projector. So now they could get back to Zzorc in a flash. Everything was back to the way it should be. A'lef, Ma'kov, D'rae and Sebastian were now recognised as heroes - and back on Earth, the bride and groom are now happily married. And they all lived happily ever after. THE END
All things were going according to plan until Ma'kov put the wrong directions in to the warp projector's navigation computer. The four ended up in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. After 5 adrenaline packed minutes of avoiding asteroids ranging from sand to planet size, they made it out in almost one piece. The asteroids had taken out an engine. So the craft was hurtling out of control until it was caught by Earth's gravitational pull. The quartet crash landed in Yellowknife, Canada. All four Orcs survived the landing, thanks to D'rae's insisting on getting airbags fitted. The lot decided to go exploring, since there wasn't anything else to do.
About an hour later, they stumbled across a wedding. This was as exciting as it was nerve-wracking because the Orcs had never come across another species. They slowly advanced with plasma rifles at the ready, not knowing what to expect. They assumed these new life forms were friendly. While observing, they could sense a bit of anxiety in the crowd. The groom had forgotten the wedding, and was at work. The bride's cheeks were as pink as a pig's backside with humiliation. They decided to show themselves, thinking that they would lighten the mood. But it brought on a panic attack on the attendance. After convincing them that they were friendly, the four of them began to question the new life forms about everything. Ma'kov had discovered his latest most favourite food: wedding cake. Sebastian indulged in a new technology to him: the cell phone.
One of the other members of the audience called the groom and asked why he wasn't there at the wedding. The groom replied that he thought the wedding was next week. D'rae remembered that he'd brought along a teleporter. So he offered to teleport the groom to the wedding as a friendly gesture. It took about half an hour later (because the groom had to get showered and dressed). The two returned and the wedding commenced. Afterwards, it was time for the reception. The foods were all devine in every sort of way. Except though, A'lef was gluten intolerant; none of the foods there were gluten free. That meant that he was going to the bathroom once every 5 minutes. Now it is time for the cake. But, where could it have gone? Ma'kov had eaten the whole thing! No worries, there was plenty of ice cream to go around.
The four soon realised that they still had to get home. They thanked the new life forms for letting them stay and dashed back to the wreckage of their ship. A'lef found the warp projector. So now they could get back to Zzorc in a flash. Everything was back to the way it should be. A'lef, Ma'kov, D'rae and Sebastian were now recognised as heroes - and back on Earth, the bride and groom are now happily married. And they all lived happily ever after. THE END
Spelling mistakes to fix: destany, successeds, genyus, alowed, adrenerline, exiting, plazma, ordience, arsked, gester, glutin.
ReplyDeleteCool story - different :)
I love the simile describing the embarrassment of the bride!