W4: "An Alien Has Landed in My Backyard"

 Wong Pui Xun, 2301502

Rustle rustle.....

    It was late at night, I heard something rustling in the bushes at the backyard of my home, while I was all alone. At first I thought it was just some squirrels or cats fumbling around the bushes playing or something until I heard a strange sound I've never heard before.  I walked closer towards the window, looking directly at the wiggling bushes. 

    Suddenly, a greyish-green skinny and tall figure slowly unveils itself into my sight. Complementing it's tall and skinny figure, it also has very elongated legs and arms. It's face resembles an exaggerated upside-down egg with big, upturned eyes. It's eyes were very big and dark with no sclera at all. It's lips were turned downwards, as if it is sad. 

    "What the heck..." I said while taking a deep breath, trying to figure out what is that creature. "Is this...Alien?" As I was stunned in place, the alien seemed to have noticed me. It was looking directly towards my direction and sprinted with an inhumanly speed. Before I could respond, it is standing right in front, towering over me with just a thin glass separating the both of us. However, the alien doesn't seem like it is going to harm me, or kill me. Instead, it looked injured. 

    "veep veep blep morp" said the alien. 

    "Huh?" I questioned. "What are you trying to say?"

    "Vorp?" the alien seemed to be confused as well. "bleep borb mey veep vorp."

    We both realized that we couldn't speak each other's languages and tried using body language to communicate. As from what I saw, the alien seems to be telling me about his spaceship malfunctioned and was ejected out from his seats. It landed here in my backyard but it didn't know where the spaceship went. Therefore, he couldn't go back to where he is supposed to be. Now the alien had to find a way to return. 

    I decided to let the alien to stay in my room for now as there were nowhere else for it to be at. I guess it is better to let it stay here than to be abducted by the government force. 

    It feels like the alien had a lot to share. The alien started to share about his life in Bulocarro, its planet. But before he continues sharing, I asked for the alien's name, telling him to write it on the paper. "Plaabs" he wrote. Plaabs continued to share how he had to travel through the space to investigate around the galaxies just to detect any possible anomalies that could put any planet to its end. We both continued to share about our own life and experiences to each other until we both felt tired and rest. And soon enough, Plaabs and I became friends. 

    The night became interesting and no longer alone, *sighs* it has been a long time where I am not alone in this house. 

The Next Day...

In the morning, I woke up to the sound of my phone, it was my friend who was calling. 

 

"Evelyn!" she said. "Have you seen the news?"

"News?" I replied, still feeling very sleepy. "What news? What happened?" 

"You didn't know?!" she exclaimed. "It was the news of someone found a spaceship beside the river. Now they're investigating on it." 

"What?! A spaceship?" I exclaimed as well, the sleepy feeling I had disappeared after hearing the message. "Okay bye I've got to go." I hung up the phone and immediately searched about the spaceship news online. 

    "Breaking News! Breaking News! An unknown spaceship was found at the field near Eastlake River. The investigators are now researching on where did it come from. Were there unknown species in the spaceship? We'll keep the news updated."

    After seeing the news, I had mixed feelings about it. What if they took Plaabs away? What would happen to Plaabs? Will the government hurt him? Or kill him? Or worst of all...make him into scientific specimens? But if I let Plaabs stay here, will his people come and hurt me and my family? I didn't know what to do.  After countless thoughts, I decided to tell him about the news. 

    It was indeed hard to communicate due to the language barrier between the both of us but he still managed to understand what I was trying to say. Plaabs agreed that it would be better for him to return as he is afraid that his community leader might see us as threats and harm us. We need to come up with a plan, especially to get back the spaceship. But how? We paced around the house trying to figure out a way. 

    At the same time, the boy living across my house, William, saw Plaabs through the window and calls the cops. 

    "Hello, this is 911 speaking. How can I help you?" said the cops

    "Hi, I would like to report that there was an unknown creature in the house across mine. I suspect it was from the spaceship on the news." William replied, hurriedly. 

    Not long after, a lot of armed cops arrived at my house and barged in. They saw Plaabs and took him away, regardless of how much I tried to explain. I tried stopping them just to protect Plaabs, but I failed. 

Two Months Later...

    I have been constantly checking on the news for any updates on Plaabs' situation, but I have yet to hear any news about him. Just as I thought the worst had happened to him, the news of Plaabs had finally updated. Fortunately, the government officials planned to send him off back to where he came from the next week. For the past two months, the government had communicated with Plaabs just to find that he isn't a threat to the country or the Earth. They offered to repair Plaabs' spaceship so that he could return. 

    After hearing the news, I felt extremely excited to know that Plaabs isn't harmed. 

One Week Later...

    It is the official day of Plaabs' send off. I woke up early just to say goodbye to Plaabs. The send off was held near where his spaceship was found. I arrived at the site where Plaabs’ spaceship was being prepared. A large crowd had gathered, including scientists, government officials, and news reporters, eager to witness this historic moment. 

    Plaabs managed to spot me in the crowd with his eyes filled with gratitude. He walked towards me and handed me a small, glowing, metallic device. I looked at him with the device in my hand, puzzled. 

    "Veep borb" he said. 

    I still had no idea what he meant but I knew that it was something that would remind me of him. He walked back to his spaceship as the launch of Plaabs had officially begun. Moments later, the spaceship rumbled. Plaabs gave me one last look before vanishing into the sky. The crowd had disappeared after the spaceship was launched. Plaabs was gone, but his presence will forever linger in my heart. 

    "I'm really going to miss you, Plaabs." I said softly, walking back home with the device that he Plaabs gave. 

Reference

Alien. (n.d.). Pinterest. https://i.pinimg.com/736x/6d/f6/9d/6df69d0bfa5e497d5811e4328a5bae15.jpg