Assorted Flash Fiction Writings
Copyright© 2024 by Chaon
Humans are widely considered to be some of the most peaceful sapients in the galaxy
The Shurgoth raiding party was looking down on a lone dwelling in a small valley. There was the usual stream running through it, scattered woods and small fields of grains and other plants. The normal type of homesteading that they had seen hundreds of times in their raiding of planets on the edges of the various empires, councils, and theocracy’s they had been skirting for years.
Now this new planet and species they had found would be their new hunting grounds until they attracted too much notice and then they would leave for helpless prey.
As they watched from the cover of a small copse of trees, they saw 5 figures coming back to the dwelling from the fields. Three taller and larger, two smaller, probably spawnlings.
The leader, Phatoosh, signaled for the group of 14 raiders to walk towards the dwelling. There were no weapons on display, no power signatures to indicate weapons inside the dwelling and all he could see being carried were simply farming implements; no danger at all.
As the raiders walked out of the trees, the small group didn’t instantly notice them but within a few minutes, they were spotted and the group of farmers started to show fear signals and their cries echoed.
Phatoosh was feeling happy about this raid and even though it didn’t look like they would get any technology, killing and destroying a farm like this would be fun and blow off some of the aggression they had been feeling.
The farmers sent the younger ones scrambling for the dwelling with some barked cries while the larger members moved in between the raiders and the dwelling.
Phatoosh was surprised that they would even think of trying to fight against his well armed raiders. He motioned for a couple members to fire over the farmer’s heads to scare them a bit and make them run to hide but while the shots made them start, they didn’t run.
Phatoosh thought that this was going to be even more fun when suddenly there was a crack of thunder and one of his crew fell down bleeding from his torso. He looked around and saw nothing but a couple new farmers outside the dwelling holding objects and the younglings behind them.
As he looked closer, the two new farmers raised their long objects to their shoulders and again the crack, but two sounded and then two more of his crew dropped. His scanner didn’t show any weapons, no energy signatures, no combat drones, no emplacements. He couldn’t see where the danger was coming from.
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