You Shall Not Dominate Us Again

SETI received a highly complex and persistent signal ...

“Wow! Again? This is a strong one, Eugene,” said Dr. Simon Brent Sr. Astronomer of the observatory.

“Yes, Simon, and it contains a bunch of transmissions that seem to form a comprehensible language. I’m processing them through a supercomputer now.”

Hours later ...

Eugene stayed up until 2 am waiting for the supercomputer to finish, then called Simon.

“Simon, I’ve received a translation. Are you sitting down?”

“Yes, Eugene. Go on ...”

“Homo sapiens of Earth. We’ve come to reclaim our homeworld. Our survivors built an underground city. We teleported and migrated to another solar system. We’ve been monitoring your activity. We’re aware of your spaceflight ability. We’ve intercepted the Voyagers. You shall not dominate us again.”

“Who are they, Eugene?”

“Well, Simon, interestingly enough, they also sent images of themselves. You won’t believe it. I can hardly believe it myself.”

“Send them over to my phone.”

“Okay, but, Simon, get ready ... Oh my ...”

“What is it, Eugene?”

“Space Force satellites are detecting an armada of space ships coming out of what appear to be wormholes. Did you get the pictures?”

“Yes, Eugene ... is this some sort of a prank? They appear to have large, wide, elongated heads. Protruding brow ridges. Short arms and stocky bodies. Are you honestly telling me we’re under attack by Neanderthals?”