This week’s photo prompt reminds me of the NATO early warning system domes that once were situated on some of the hilltops.
More stories from Friday Fictioneers inspired by the Photo can be read HERE.
The Guiding Beacon
Mary-Anne gave out sandwiches and coffee from the back of her van to the destitute. She received a licence to expand her enterprise and has added fries and seafood dips.
‘My unique Bubble,’ she says. ‘Well, that’s just storage and an attraction for the town.’
Her assistant sniggered. He maintained the space array beacon hidden by the dome, and his team operated from the sub-terrain control centre.
The Nymerana were creating a network on Earth to guide their people towards safety from the Asteroid shower destroying their constellation.
Humans are naïve, although accommodating, thought Mary-Anne. They taste like scrumptious chicken.
James McEwan 
Trade goods to subdue the natives
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So she feeds them and then they eat them?
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Got to keep them sweet. Thanks.
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Lovely… talk about giving a false sense of security!!
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I guess we don’t have to wonder what’s next on the menu! 😀
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There is variety, you know nuggets, curry and deep fried versions.
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A deliciously devious bent to your story, James. Imagining a future of factory farmed people, or maybe they will continue to let them free range…
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I think free range, or else they might get claustrophobic, a bit like the preparation we are experiencing today.
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Now you’ve got me wondering whether they released covid on us just for that purpose! 😉
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Let’s not start a conspiracy thread, you never know where it may lead.
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🙂
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Oh, the poor unsuspecting fellows. Great take on the prompt, James!
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Thank you.
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James,
Chicken indeed! But the aliens are right: we humans are easy to fool.
pax,
dora
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Those aliens are stealthily consuming us, and we don’t even notice… Thanks for reading.
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Just a tad crunchy those, these humans.
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Not to my taste, though, some say the people from Kuntucky are the crispiest.
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Dear James,
The iconic line from a Twilight Zone episode comes to mind, ” ‘To Serve Man’ –it’s a cookbook!” Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you
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Very clever, these Aliens. And food for them in masses.
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Remind me not to eat anything from her stall 😮
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No its Okay, she only sells approved food for humans. Warning; don’t let her invite you into the dome…
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I wonder who or what they eat for pud! I think I’d better stop calling my girl sweetie-pie!
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omigod, everything tastes like chickens. 🙂
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It’s very considerate of her to feed the destitute before eating them.
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Yes, you need to nurture your food source.
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Wow, I didn’t see that one coming. What else will she add to the menu when all the Nymerana are there? Or should I say who? Nicely done. (Oops! That last comment of mine could end up being part of the menu too!)
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Human farming. Nice. Reads like a modern fairytale. Well done. Or should that be rare done? 😀
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As Mark Twain once said, “It’s easier to fool people than to convince them they’ve been fooled.”
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I would consider his statement as partially true, since the role of the fiction writer is to hold the hand of the readers and make them believe a whole pack of lies.
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An ingenious yet devious cover, feeding the poor while consuming humans. That last line gave me the shivers. Clever story!
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Wow Very beautiful
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Do you know, at the start of the story, I thought Mary-Anne was rather a nice person? Good twist, James
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Aliens have to eat, I am sure she is a nice in her own way.
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Eeeeeep
Love that last line!
Very clever idea, James!
An alien front, yet useful
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Yikes! I think I’ve just turned vegan … 😉
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Yum–a human sandwich!
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Tomato ketchup or mayonnaise, which would be best?
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All three, I think. Not sure it really does taste like chicken 🙂
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