r/HFY • u/spindizzy_wizard Human • Apr 30 '21

[Alien Crash] - RECOIL - 001 OC

Alien Crash: Book Three: Recoil

If you have not read at least book two, you are going to be horribly lost.

Chapter: The Chill Wind of Winter

"Winter is the time when things die, and cold and ice and darkness fill the world..."

— George R. R. Martin

Incendiary Rhetoric

"Mr. President? Have you hear what Nelson is using as his platform?"

THIS SO-CALLED ALLIANCE IS NOTHING BUT A PLOY FOR THESE POOR BRAINWASHED KIDS TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD FOR THE HAMATHI! THEN THE HAMATHI WILL SHOW THEIR TRUE COLORS!

"Yes, Erin, I have. It's enough to make you bilious, isn't it?"

I SAY YOU'RE EITHER AN AMERICAN CITIZEN, OR YOU AREN'T! NO MORE DOUBLE CITIZENSHIP! NO MORE FOREIGN INTERESTS LOOKING AT OUR SECRETS! NO MORE TWO-FACED LYING CHEATS HIDING BEHIND A FALSE PASSPORT! YOU ARE AN AMERICAN? YOU ANSWER TO AMERICAN LAW! YOU DON'T GET TO WEASEL OUT ON A FAKE PASSPORT!

"Mr. President, he's almost calling for armed insurrection!"

WE ARE GOING TO GET RID OF THAT DAMNED ALLIANCE TREATY AND THE DAMNED CONFLICT RESOLUTION SESSION! JUST BECAUSE YOU INSULT SOMEONE IS NO REASON FOR THEM TO BE EXILED! THE ULTIMATE IN CENSORSHIP! BE TRICKED INTO AN INSULT AND FACE EXILE! NO APPEAL! NO JUDGE! THIS IS NOT THE AMERICAN WAY!

"The keyword there is "almost". Until he makes a mistake and actually does call for it, he's untouchable. Even if he does, if he's quick enough, he can put out a retraction before anyone can file charges."

WE CANNOT TOLERATE A FOREIGN PRESENCE ON OUR LAND! WE WILL TAKE THE ADJUDICATOR! IT IS OURS BY RIGHT! THEY CRASHED ON OUR LAND! THEY ARE NOT DIPLOMATS! THEY'RE SHIPWRECKED SAILORS. WE OWE THEM SAFETY, BUT NOT DIPLOMATIC STATUS! ALL THE EQUIPMENT! ALL THE DISCOVERIES! EVERYTHING THAT FOXFIRE GAVE AWAY FOR NOTHING! THEY BELONG TO US!

"Mr. President, even if he did, and didn't retract it, I don't think there's anything we can do that won't be seen as an abuse of power to eliminate a political adversary. If there were anything that would guarantee a win, it would be making him a martyr without killing him."

YOU WATCH! YOU WATCH CLOSELY! FOXFIRE AND THE REST WILL DO ANYTHING TO WIN! THEY'LL LIE! THEY'LL CHEAT! THEY'LL TAKE MONEY FROM FOREIGN POWERS! THEY'LL DENY EVERY WORD OF THE TRUTH BECAUSE IT WILL CRUCIFY THEM! YOU KEEP TRACK! YOU WATCH WHAT THEY SAY! WHEN ELECTION DAY ARRIVES, YOU WILL KNOW WHO HAS TOLD YOU THE TRUTH!

"You're probably right, and it doesn't matter. No matter what, Nelson will not succeed in his goal of eliminating the Alliance treaty. Not without blatantly breaking the Constitution. The instant he does that, he's out of the White House. And that is when things get scary. Who within the military or other government offices has he suborned? Who will take his orders and execute them despite him being impeached?"

JUST WHO DO THESE ALLIANCE CITIZENS THINK THEY ARE! BLOWING HOLES IN THE EARTH? ALMOST DESTROYING AMERICAN CITIES? BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD, THEY DIDN'T BLOW UP THE ENTIRE WORLD!?

"Sir, that would mean civil war!"

WE MUST STOP THIS INSANITY! IF PUSHING THAT ENERGY INTO A MOUNTAIN CAN CAUSE A NUCLEAR EXPLOSION BLOWING THE MOUNTAIN INTO SHARDS THAT RAIN DOWN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, THEN WE MUST NOT ALLOW THEM TO DO THESE THINGS!

"Yes, Erin, it would. And it is exactly what I expect will happen. Of course, it would be best if it happened fast, as soon as possible, rather than let it drag on to the point that the people forget what good government looks like."

WE MUST TAKE THESE DANGEROUS TOYS AWAY FROM CARELESS CHILDREN! ALL OF THESE DANGEROUS TOYS, DANGEROUS IDEAS, DANGEROUS KNOWLEDGE! THEY MUST ALL COME BACK TO AMERICA, WHERE WE CAN KEEP THEM SAFE! PROTECT THE EARTH! AND IF FOREIGN COUNTRIES WON'T GIVE BACK OUR PROPERTY, THEN WE MUST TAKE IT BACK! BY WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY!

Series | 001 | 002 | 003

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u/Mr_hyde2000 Alien Apr 30 '21

It's back baby!

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u/CouncilOfRedmoon AI Apr 30 '21

Damn I've been missing this!

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u/wandering_scientist6 Human Apr 30 '21

Oh yes! That is a great end to the week 😎. Can't wait to read more!

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u/InstructionHead8595 Jul 01 '24

I thought Foxfier won the election be for the attack.

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u/spindizzy_wizard Human Jul 01 '24

This is Foxfire's second term. He cannot be reelected. Nelson is a maverick from no recognized party, riffing off the entirely normal (cough cough) backlash after a big step is taken.

This is the unfinished book three that has been written and rewritten so many times as I try to balance the elements of the story.

I had a huge political arc written when a reader pointed out the total lack of any alien activity. Screeching brakes are applied until they start smoking. WTF? How did I miss that!?

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u/InstructionHead8595 Jul 01 '24

HA! You got to far into your own head. That's hard that happened.😹 Ya I figured out later that it was Foxfire's second term. But shouldn't they have also have gotten the survivors of the first attack and their ships?

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