Act 1 - Chapter 1

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Chapter 1: Earth. A bright yellow meteor falls towards the planet shrouded in night.
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a treeline under a night sky.
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The yellow meteor falls from the sky, lighting up clouds as it passes by, and tumbles towards the trees.
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There is a blossom of light as the meteor lands.
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two panels depict a black human woman walking home through a part away from the city lights, her headphones are on and she wears a sad expression.
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She see a light shining from between the trees and moves further in to take a look.
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A full page spread of a strange dragon-like creature caught in a yellow glowing net.
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The human takes off her headphones and utters some words in surprise and the creature speaks to her.
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Human: Holy crap.

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Alien: You there!

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The creature begs for help, offering anything the human desires, and the human stares at it in surprise but not fear.
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Alien: Please help me! I'll give you anything!

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Alien: Anything you desire!

Alien: Just free me! Please!

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After a moment of thought the human asks if the creature is an alien. The creature is confused by the question but then says that it is.
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The human says nothing

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Human: Are you an alien?

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Alien: A what??

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The alien pauses for a moment in thought.

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Yes.

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The alien once again begs for freedom, the human asks about this offer of anything she desires, which the alien reconfirms.
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Alien: Now please free me!

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Human: You said you would give me anything I desire if I free you... Like a wish right?

Alien: Yeah sure

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The human asks to see everything planet in the galaxy. The aline suggests she be careful about how she phrases her wish.
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Human: I want to visit every planet in the galaxy.

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The alien silently considers what the human has just said.

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Alien: I would rephrase that request if I were you.

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The human ponders this for a moment and corrects herself to say every habitable planet in the galaxy, and the alien agrees to her request and demands she get them out of the net.
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The human thinks for a moment.

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Human: I want to visit every habitable planet in the galaxy!

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Alien: Fine! Deal! Now get me out of this thing!

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The human pulls out her pocket knife and starts cutting. She asks what the net is made of and the alien says its refined plasma.
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The human digs through her bag.

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The human pulls out a pink pocket knife.

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Human: So what are these cords made of anyways?

Alien: Refined plasma.

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The human is shocked by this, but the alien assures her that it's fine and that it won't hurt her.
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Human: What?!?

Alien: It's fine! You won't be hurt. It's only aligned to my energy signature.

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Human: Okay well I don't really get it but I trust you.

Alien: That's probably not the best way to go about it...

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The human cuts the alien free, and the alien rises up in triumph with a cry.
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Alien: FREEDOM!

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The alien then grabs the human, who is surprised and a bit scared of this development.
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Alien: It's about time! We should really get going!

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Human: Get going where???

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The alien then lifts the human in the air and then eats her while they are mid-transformation.
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Alien: To space!

Human: Right now??

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Alien: Well yes! If we want to catch the warp stream off of this hick planet in time!

Human: WHOA! WAIT!!

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As the alien takes on a new form that houses the human in a clear red bubble on their back, the human cries out.
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The alien swallows the human

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Human: Somebody help!!

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With the discarded glowing net beneath them the alien turns into a creature that resembles a small white airplane.
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The alien slowly lifts up from the clearing in the trees.
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The alien breaks past the canopy and rises into the starry sky.
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They glide up into the night towards a distant faded swirl.
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About Earth

The info page about the planet Earth.
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Earth

Location: Midway Coa arm

Hourly Cycle: 24

Yearly Cycle: 365

Lifeforms: Carbon

Climate: Mild and damp

Technological Advancements: None of note. Not a part of the galactic community.

Classification: Hick

Additional Notes: Mostly Harmless.