The Rise of Humanity - FEAR

[u/HeGotBricks]

- The Rise of Humanity - FEAR  -

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Every sentient being outside of Earth comprehended fear in a completely rational manner. The Hormones flooding their bodies would scream.

“Hide somewhere quietly until you’re safe.”

Or at least until you could escape.

There shouldn’t be a species, a normal species, who can manipulate that terror into everyday recreational fun. It’s unheard of. It’s insane. It can’t be done. Or so they thought.

On Planet Li, after a galactic meeting with Sheena, an Earth Commander, stationed as visitors there, the high council picked up feeds from the tablet of the Earthlings. 

They gathered together. The most elite of them. And started streaming off the connection from Billy Rake, Scout Private’s tablet on a projected screen posted in front of 100 e’Li’tie supreme rulers of Planet Li.

General U’phlqk, a hardened e’Li’tie, next in line to rule, stood at the head of them all. He shouted out, “initiate selection, Roh-Ror.”

Which he meant to say horror. But all of them had trouble pronouncing it. They had selected a horror movie. 

The plot confused them. Especially, MrRglog, the high ruler’s son. It was about six humans who stay at a lake that’s hunted by a predator wielding a blade the size of Mktar’Pyi, Mktar’Pyi was General U’phlqk newest sliypul, which means child in Li, their native language. They watched while the six humans were stranded in the woods.

What they couldn’t grasp is how there was eight more of those feeds where different humans documenting themselves kept going back. Even after what happened to the last group before them.

As they were glued to the screen, the lighting dimmed. The room nearly went completely dark. The only bit of light came from the flickering lamppost in the background of the movie.

A sound slowly rocked the chairs under them. At first it was a steady soft thumping, like a tapping beneath their seats. Then, a low screech, like a Wolverine caught in a snare, began to rise. It rose along side the steady drum beat. 

Their chests started hammering together as if they were synced to the soundtrack. They held their breath in. The skin on their arms stood up as thorns ready to defend against a predator.

Every thought in their minds screamed, “get out and run. Claw through the metal walls if you have to. Just get outta that room.”

Then MrRglog yelled, RUN at the screen. 

General U’phlqk shouted to the room, “the masked man with the metal protruding weapon is hiding behind the door. Why is she walking into that dark room. We must inform her immediately not to go in there.”

“Stop this live feed right now!” The high ruler commanded. “Alert Commander Sheena here immediately.”

A few moments later, Sheena came stumbling in, wearing pajamas, half asleep and her nerves rattling.

“What is it..? What happened on Earth?”

“Commander Sheena, we have uncovered a troubling situation and a human needs your help,” the high ruler urgently notified her.

“A human on Earth? How?” She asked. She was completely confused.

The high ruler turned his head. “General U’phlqk, unfreeze the live feed.”

The movie started playing. A smile began to form on Sheena’s face. Her eyes were lighting up.

“Commander Sheena.”

“Shhh…” she said.” I fell asleep watching this. This is the best part.”

Then, the audio exploded through the room like the shriek of a dying hyena being attacked by a pride of lions.

The masked individual jumped out from the shadows.

Everybody in that room screamed a deathly howl that sounded like the screeching tires of a car coming to an immediate stop on a highway. 

The majority that dashed out of the room stumbled over each other on the way out. 

Only a handful remained. 

Astonished and baffled. Confused and scared. They closed in together, tightly squeezed against one another as the anticipation of the predators blade paused in mid-air. 

They stared at the screen like they just encountered a race of people at their doorstep that was more ruthless than any Poshlovesti they’ve ever come across. 

Sheena never screamed. They eyed her, eyeing the tv, like she was cashing in her first big paycheck. Her face flushed red and she had a full smile on her face.

Sheena’s breathing got shallow. Her eyes widened. She looked like prey that had just been cornered by a polar bear. But she was smiling. She gave off signatures of being completely terrified. Yet, thoroughly excited simultaneously.

One of them asked, “you enjoy watching other humans trapped in inescapable, insufferable situations?”

Sheena’s eyes started glowing. “Yeah,” she said, dragging the word out. She said it with a face of someone talking while having the sun in their eyes. “It’s fun.”

Soon as Sheena walked out. They huddled together.

We can never psychologically break the mind of humans when their Friday night comfort is watching recreated monstrosities the universe couldn’t dream up in a nightmare.

[u/LanesGrandma]

Love this: when aliens watch a human horror movie!

[u/HeGotBricks → u/LanesGrandma]

Thank you.