FF – And Thus, The Earth Burned
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Dale Rogerson.
The Visitors had arrived almost a year ago. They had brought much – advanced medical care, transport technology and more.
In return, the Earth offered sand, a rare commodity on the Visitors’ home planet.
Hank and Jed were there when the war started. Some might say they started it.
The concert was in full swing when beams of light struck down. In an instant, every musician was blown into a red mist.
It was actually quite pretty.
“Darn it, Jed! Them ‘ayliuns’ don’t like Country ‘n Western!”
“They don’t, Hank!”
“Heathens! Kill ‘em! Kill ‘em all!”
And thus, the Earth burned.
Categories: Fiction
flash fiction, Friday Fictioneers
I guess I must be part ayliun.
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Hee! Many are 🙂
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Without sand, we’d have no cement. Or glass. The war was inevitable
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Or beaches, more importantly.
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Somebody always finds something to fight over. But then, what kind of mess would we be in if “they” took over? Country music fans are such firebrands. 😉
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Once they get going, there’s no stopping them 🙂
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Were Jed and Hank (perfect names for this story) wearing red hats?
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They had on the full cowboy gear.
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With ten gallon hats, and stirrups, as I recently read in a Yankee blogpost ??! 🙄
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All sounds legit cowboy gear to me 🙂
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This is really different. Still bloody, but a different twist. Well done.
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Thanks 🙂 What else could those shafts of light be but deadly beams of death?
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Maybe they’re the original “Beam me up, Scottie” lights 🙂
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‘It was actually quite pretty’ – brilliant!
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I had a “Pratchett” moment there!
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I’m not wild about C&W myself, but that’s taking it a bit far.
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These guys don’t muck around. Don’t like it? Whoomp.
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Please keep these ayliuns away from the Dusty Vinyl Archive….
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Don’t worry, as long as DJ Scratchy doesn’t actually play any of it, I’m sure it’s safe…
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Is this a PC version of everyone blaming China and China blaming the US etc etc… Loved the humour 😀
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It could be, if that would make me seem awfully subtle and clever 🙂
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Country & Western is certainly the ‘marmite’ of the music world. I could see it starting an intergalactic war.
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Ha, it is. People do seem to have strong feelings about it one way or the other.
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Dear Ali,
C&W isn’t my favorite either but couldn’t they just get up and walk out?
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
They didn’t want to risk it getting up and following them out, perhaps. They’re new here!
Ali
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For the sake of the earth, ban Country and Western now – apart from Dolly Parton, I’d miss her big … voice!
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I’d also miss her very large… vocal range!
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Ya never know what will set ’em up, eh?
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One minute they’re fine, the next they’re blasting away left and right…
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yeah …
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Killer music.
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Now killed music.
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a bleak future indeed if we don’t learn to get along.
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We just have to be more careful with our music choices, I guess.
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Well, I guess they got their sand. So much for County ‘n Western! =)
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Our sand, our music, what more do they want from us? 🙂
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They offered us everything – medical care, technology, end to country music- and we blew it.
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Yes, I don’t see any negatives so far!
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Country and Western might drive me to such measures if I were an alien.
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It’s not everybody’s cup of tea 🙂
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A war over country music. It was inevitable. Good story, Ali. 😀 — Suzanne
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It had to happen eventually 🙂
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A war over country music. It was inevitable. Good story, Ali. 😀 — Suzanne
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Good story Ali – I like the way it hints at all sorts of things – a trade war over sand, Aliens who bring superior medical knowledge AND hate Country & Western music, and ends with some sort of extinction. Alot there.
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It was all happening this week 🙂
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I love the “it was actually quite pretty”! Why they hate on country and western, though….
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There’s no accounting for taste with some alyiuns…
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All to do with a different taste in music… but then again, all wars start with a difference of opinion. At least the musicians being blown into a red mist offered a pretty spectacle! 🙂
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Yes, their final performance ended with quite a display 🙂
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