You lived in a town of people that you, on a daily basis, called "unstable and delusional." They believed not in religion or science, but unproven theory. The unproven theory that there is life outside of Earth.

You often heard talk about a green flash, a bang, and how a couple weeks had passed. Or how "They probed me in the-!" Even the weatherman was in on it. Or maybe he was just being harassed into searching the skies for hovercraft...

The only differing opinions your neighbors had was whether or not alien life would be evil. Whether they would be researchers, warriors, or diplomats. Your personal opinion was, if there was life out there, it would most likely be bacteria. Not evil, not a warrior, and most definitely not a diplomat.

One fateful morning in December, you heard shouting from outside. You left your house to find chaos reigning in your town. People were running, screaming, and pointing at the clouded air. You heard one man scream "There's a fire in the sky!" Then, you looked up.