pair of Soyuz capsules They squeezed into the emergency space vehicles and shot away from the station WOOOOOOOOOOOSH The re-entry rockets were fired and the escape pods fled toward Earth Aboard the alien command ship Queen Bloorga watched the little capsules drop into the planet’s atmosphere She debated whether or not to destroy them and the space station She decided against it They were worth their mass in metal Queen Bloorga’s fleet was from a planet called Mullooska They had used up all the water and minerals on their world and now they were looking for more
The fleet traveled through space searching for planets that had vast oceans and plenty of metal Earth was perfect for their purposes Captain Feg order the fleet to surround the planet the queen said Your Supremacy the Yes officer replied The captain glided over to the control station on a smooth trail of slime His body had the form of a six-foot snail without the shell He wore metal armor to protect his tender flesh On Mullooska only the queen was allowed to have a shell
Feg extended his long barbed tongue and used it like a finger to operate the communications network BEEP BEEP Feg’s saliva activated the buttons He retracted his tongue Now he could speak Attention all ships Feg said Form attack positions The swarm of alien vessels spread out to create a ring around Earth The ships activated their weapons The Mullooskans were ready to take what they wanted They were ready for a fight Broadcast our demand Queen Bloorga said to Feg Yes Your Glory the captain replied He pressed another button Attention all beings on the planet below Surrender your water and minerals or face destruction
