“I didn’t expect to find bees in the basement.” Megan contemplated the fluffy improbable creature. “I swear this one’s trying to communicate.”
“I’m just glad it’s not zombies.” Brian plopped onto the couch and turned on the news. “The buzzing in the walls was giving me really strange dreams.”
The bee floated over and landed on the up arrow of the remote. Megan followed, frowning.
“Hey.” He shook the remote. “C’mon, get off. The exterminator’s not coming until tomorrow, enjoy your last night.”
The bee stayed. The station changed to a female talking head with stiff hair, looking inappropriately serious in a suit.
“Researchers from SETI report strange buzzing noises coming from the latest space-based radio transmissions, coming from the direction of Alpha Centauri. At least one MIT researcher claims the increased sounds coincide with the approach of the X-4387 asteroid.”
The woman’s frozen professional smile did not change, yet somehow she grew condescending. “The same professor suggests that the asteroid’s unusual composition indicates a possible artificial structure, but don’t worry; even if it’s trajectory changes the asteroid is small enough it poses no threat to Earth as it’s likely to break up in atmosphere.”
Megan and Brian stared at the news anchor, then at their still-buzzing visitor.
The bee floated an inch off the remote and waggled its stinger.
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This week’s prompt was from Padre: I didn’t expect to find bees there…
Mine went to AC Young: She hadn’t expected to sit upon literal pins and needles. Find it here.
Check out more prompts over at MOTE – and don’t forget to send yours in tonight if you want to play along!
