As Ralph opened the door to go get the newspaper, he stood for a moment and yawned. He also admired the pulsing gelatinous substance covering his mail and newspaper boxes and thought nothing of it, until he stopped.
Frozen in his tracks; sudden horror and terror gripped his already weakened heart, the triple bypass was working. At least it was until this very moment. He decided he no longer wanted the morning paper and slowly, begun to back away. The sickening puke-green and red mass, had begun moving in his direction...also slowly. Three orbs with semitransparent string-like connections, appeared out of nowhere, and locked onto him in a perfect triangle and centered. The orbs had golden pupils, with what looked like a double slitted iris. '...like a...a Plus Sign.....' Ralph Norricks had thought. His Wife of eleven years; Charlene came out of the front door wondering what on God's Earth, the stuff with the eyes was.
She just as suddenly screamed:
"Ralph....run to the house darling." She prompted urgently. He answered just as calmly, yet frightened out of his mind. His heart. Racing. He could literally feel the beating, as if it was gearing up for what it surely knew, the Visual Recall in Ralph's Brain was telling it:
"Honey...I won't make it. You know I can't run. It's too close to me in proximity and besides, the Doctor said...." She never let him finish.
"I DON'T GIVE A CRAP RALPH...RUUUUUUUUNNNNN............."
Just as he was about five yards from the porch, he suddenly turned to do just that. He never even got to take a second step, for the jelly-like living goo, was extended all over his back...and It pulled him into it!
His screams were the last thing Charlene heard, before she too, was assimilated as well by the Thing.
............
Aboard the orbiting massive Mothership, the communications from The Pre-Invasion Units were welcomed and expected by the Supreme Commander. As It flowed to it's communications Unit Officer, It gave the final command to the Conquer Brigades belowdecks:
"ASSIMILATE ALL LIFE. WE WILL TAKE THIS PLANET!!"
End.
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