“Tonight, is the night,” Joy thought, “we shall show the world that humans are not alone.”
Working hard in the extra terrestrial observation post in the remote desert, Joy and his team have established communication with aliens from outer space. Language is not a barrier anymore.
Joy was entertaining his managers who control research funding, when a worried assistant whispered in his ears, “sir, please come inside.”
It seems communication code was hacked into. Aliens were upset at breach of faith and were about to retaliate.
Worried, Jai looked outside at the empty chairs; managers had vanished in thin air.
Word Count: 100
This is an effort to write aflash fiction effort with the Friday fictioneers, 01st, Feb, 2019, using picture prompt provided by host Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. Other stories can be found here
Photo Prompt : Renee Heath
a disaster strikes and people vanish into thin air. the human aspect is rightly portrayed.
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Thank you for reading. Humans are capable of doing mischief. At the same time alien reaction was based on human mindset.
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Thank you for reading.
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Uh oh.. I hope this is not a self fulfilling prophecy!! Nice write!
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Thank you for reading.
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Wow! Short yet amazing
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Thank you.
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Well written fiction. Trust is something which needs to be slowly built up. Even the aliens can get upset if their faith is breached tells us to be fair and realistic when committing to tasks/people.
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True. Thank you for your comment. Of course the assumption of alien reaction is based on human perspective.
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Oh my, unforgiving aliens. That doesn’t bode well. A fun story!
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Angry aliens. Thank you for reading
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Don’t mess with them. 🙂
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Unless you want to vanish in thin air.
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A timely reminder of the need for careful cyber security – especially when negotiating with aliens! Well thought out, Abhijit.
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Hacking is a problem. I think team should have taken precautions. Thank you for reading.
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Communication failure. Bye bye, Earthlings.
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Yes problems of earth is now reaching space. Thank you for reading.
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And it was going so well…
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Science was going well. But politics came in.
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Looks like the aliens have cut off the funding! 😉
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Aliens can do anything. They are in charge now. Thank you for reading.
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I had the impression that the manager bolted when they realized what was coming, but it could have been body-snatching aliens… hmm wonder what
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Managers were teleported to some other planet. May be aliens will. Learn funding principle on earth. Thank you for reading.
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interesting sci fi take on the empty chairs!
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Thank you for reading.
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Ha ha ha, that is what management does best.
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True managers are always the chosen targets.
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You have concocted a wonderful sci-fi story!
Wonder what aliens are up to next?
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Thank you for reading.
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Quick on the draw aliens, this made me laugh.
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I sense trouble…
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Trouble is there for sure. Two people missing. Important people, that too. Thank you for reading.
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Trust deficit__ something quite unique to humans but looks as if aliens too suffer from the same affliction. Good story Abhijit.
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Thank you. Aliens were upset that someone else could decipher what they were talking. That is why they were upset.
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I try never to upset an alien!
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Oh dear, you shouldn’t mess with aliens. 🙂
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Thank you for reading. Should not mess with anyone, specially if they are more powerful, why only aliens?
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Hmmm… Maybe they should have invested in some personal defence too.
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Thank you for reading. They did not anticipate hacking and potential problems that will arise.
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Beamed up for punishment! That doesn’t sound good.
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Yes it is abduction. Thank you for reading.
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Fun take.
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Thank you. Not fun for the kidnapped.
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Even the best laid plans…
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True. Things can go bad anytime. Thank you for reading.
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Aliens are quite fascinating. Aren’t they? Interesting story, Abhijit.
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Not fascinating for those who are kidnapped, I guess. Thank you for reading.
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Damn hackers. First they steal your money, then they upset powerful and technologically advanced aliens. Let’s hope we can smooth things over!
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Thank you. Top it all, they remain unaffected after messing up things.
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Can’t trust those aliens 🙂
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Or those humans! Thank you for reading.
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Ha! Ha! Hackers should be worried, maybe next time it’s their turn to be teleported instead.
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Hackers are anonymous, unless they leave signature. If you cannot catch them, you cannot teleport them.
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Interesting
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Thank you.
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can’t expect anything better from homo sapiens
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True. Thank you for reading.
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Uh oh! I guess we’ll see if everyone will vanish or just the managers.
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Depends how angry aliens are. Thank you for reading.
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Oh, wonderful. A great idea, and so true to life. I bet the managers would have been first in row if there had been recognition or awards given.
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Yes that is true. Thank you for reading.
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Love your take on the prompt – aliens and all – well done.
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Thank you for your kind words of appreciation. It means a lot.
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i think the right people disappeared.
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Yes managers are universally disliked. Thank you for reading.
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Lots of mystery here…..
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Space and aliens are full of mystery. Thank you for reading.
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Ahhh …. perhaps, we are not alone after all.
A very interesting concept. Nicely written …
Isadora 😎
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Thank you for reading.
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