The armies come
You get as far away as you can, but there isn't much of anywhere to
hide. Finally, you run into one of the houses in the village.
"WHO ARE YOU?" yells a Martian. You scream; you can't help
it. Suddenly, you are very frightened. Although the Martian looks
just like a human, you begin to realize that you really are on a
strange planet, and this isn't a dream. The Martian backs up against
the wall of his house. "Who are you, strange creature?" he
asks again. You try to calm down, and finally reply, "I'm from
um, a neighboring planet, Earth." You don't want them to hurt
the people on Earth because of you. "Are you a lunatic? What is
this 'Earth'? How could you get here? Which side are you on?"
asks the Martian in a skeptical tone You notice that this Martian is
clothed in rags. "I really am from Earth, I--". You stop,
not sure whether or not you should tell the Martian that you stopped
the fighting today.
