The Xeon troops gorged their faces with ground beef and chalky milk substitute. They stepped up their stomping, their eye pods red with battle rage.
Preparations
Fantastic Fiction
The Xeon ships dropped out of orbit and fanned out over the oceans. The battle plan? Swoop over the land and level everything. The Xeon troops assembled in the drop bays, feet stomping.
Supreme Commander KN1BL prepared to toggle the microphone and deliver the order to deploy. His XO raised a tentacle to catch his attention. “Just a thought. We’re invisible to earthlings, right?”
“Wouldn’t it make sense — I’m just spit balling here — since we’re leaving nothing of human civilization behind, wouldn’t it make sense to beam up all the burgers and fries from McDonalds while we have a chance?”
KN1BL drummed the command console with his tentacles, his irritation obvious to everyone in the room.
“Wouldn’t it make sense — I’m just spit balling here — since we’re leaving nothing of human civilization behind, wouldn’t it make sense to beam up all the burgers and fries from McDonalds while we have a chance? Nothing puts our troops in a fighting mood like cow meat and carbs.”
“I prefer Burger King,” chimed in Lt. KR!ZK.
“Wendy’s.” That was Lt. X@#2N, but he shut up when everyone else glared him down. “Not even their chocolate dessert treats? At least?”
KN1BL relented, and they raided the chains for burgers, fries, and shakes to nourish the eager troops. Supersized.
And Frosties for X@#2N.
The troops gorged their faces with ground beef and chalky milk substitute. They stepped up their stomping, their eye pods red with battle rage. Before the launch doors opened, the ships wobbled from the added fast food weight and the fleet tumbled into the ocean.
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