The spaceship roared to a halt above us. We watched it tilt and rock in the wind before it ejected a metallic hook from the bowels of its hull. The hook plummeted to earth, shredding through homes and throwing up clouds of dirt before snagging on a sturdy tree. The aliens came next, with pale, flailing limbs and giant eyes behind snorkels. They plunged into the water above us, sending us scurrying into crevices and crannies. The aliens clumsily paddled through our neighborhoo
