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The first alien that I (or anyone else for that ely exciting and inspiring sight to behold It stood soh the distance made it difficult to be certain about the size) and I decided that it was probablyas aabout its appearance and the way it carried itself which led me to think that way The creature had smooth, dark pink skin and it looked, to all intents and purposes, as if it had spent too long basking unprotected under the strong summer sun Its head was unusually disproportionate and looked alaunt and wiry frarey - al to its skin and which ept back away from the temples Dressed in a forht, cotton-like est thirty seconds in history

What thoughts h its head as it stood there?

The creature seeround with an almost military authority as it was scanned, scrutinised and inspected by the entire population of our planet

The first official contact between our two species was about to be made

&039;Shit,&039; Robert whispered &039;Is that what I think it is? Is that thing really an alien?&039;

&039;Well what else could it be?&039; Iopen in awe &039;A fucking rabbit?!&039;

In the hours since the ship had first appeared I had just about ed to come to terms with the i watching live television pictures of an alien, however,was suddenly questioned The nervous disorientation I had felt earlier returned Everything was back to square one again

&039;What do they want?&039; Rob asked He had an irritating habit of asking pointless questions that no-one could answer at just the wrong time

&039;Bloody hell,&039; I snapped, irritated, &039;how the hell should I know?&039;

The alien on the screen continued to stand its ground as the fevered activity in the surrounding seas became even more frenzied and intense Very slowly it see, deep breath and then tilted its obtuse head back on its slight shoulders until it was looking straight up towards the source of the brilliant white light that continued to pour down froh above The television picture suddenly changed to a close-up of the creature taken from a nearby boat I was taken aback by the obvious similarities to a huave the alien a slightly Neanderthal appearance - totally unjustified considering the obvious technical expertise of the species) the basic facial elements were much the same as our own It had a wide, thin-lipped mouth, a small button nose, two ears (which were flat and sle than a human&039;s) and a pair of sharp, crystal-blue eyes

The alien looked back down from the mothership, took another deep breath of salty sea air (was it nervous?) and then turned to its right where a group of heavily armed soldiers waited on the deck of a small military boat The shuttle drifted doer until it was al the waves The creature then held its ar to hide, and then carefully walked down the sloping hull of its ship It stepped out onto the boat which then, in a ht

The light froain the entire pub was silent

Another few seconds (which felt likeelse Ray Mercer rang the bell for last orders

&039;Right then, ladies and gents Let&039;s have those glasses now please&039;

Obediently and without any complaints the pub slowly emptied

&039;Ready?&039; I asked Siobhan She nodded, yawned and reached out for hed as she wrapped her arms around ether in silent disbelief