© 2015 Yinglan Z
Glenn and Marie were told to stay in the backyard and never to go up the rise to where the old wagon rested. Of course precocious eight-year-old twins didn’t listen, so whenever they knew Mommy would be busy cleaning or doing laundry, they went up to play in it.
It was really just a collection of wood with the metal wheels barely hanging on. To everyone else, it was an eyesore, and no one knew why it hadn’t been hauled off years ago.
To Glenn and Marie, it was a pirate’s ship, a rocket to Mars, a submarine that had just found Atlantis.
However, it wasn’t an eyesore, pirate ship, spaceship, or submarine.
Inside the blind, Amnathamarz and Fid examined their last set of mental readings.
“These humans are completely unsuited to our needs. They are completely disorganized, obsessed with technology yes, but such a jumble of images. How can we conquer their race if we can’t understand them?”
True, Fid. We’ve seen enough. Off to the next inhabited solar system.
I wrote this for FFfAW Challenge for this week. The idea is to use the photo above as a prompt to write a piece of flash fiction from 100 to 175 words, with about 150 being the ideal. My story is 171 words long.
The image inspired a number of ideas, but I settled on the “duck blind” being used by aliens to assess how to best invade our world. However, to do that, they need to understand us as a race, which was difficult if the only people who got close enough to their blind were children.
To read more stories inspired by the prompt, go to InLinkz.com.
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FYI, I’m at my parents’ house for a few days. My Dad is quite ill so I’ll have a limited amount of time to access the internet and to write. Thanks.
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I am totally with you. I have been caregiving for my mum for months. And she has limited internet to go with my limited time! Sending positive thoughts your was.
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Our stupidity saves the day! I knew was good for something:)
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More like children’s imagination saves the day.
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This was very fun to read!
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Thanks, Kris.
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Praying, James.
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My Dad passed away suddenly yesterday afternoon, so I’ll be staying with my Mom for a bit to help her get things organized including her support system. Thanks everyone for all your prayers and positive thoughts.
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Just saw your comments. So sorry for your loss. Continuing to pray for strength and comfort.
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Thank you.
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Haha! Precocious eight year olds just saved the world – and didn’t even know it. Great story.
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Best way to save the world, Russell.
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My sincere condolences.
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