Janet had always been told she was nothing but a pretty face with nice legs. But she had a brain, too! She proved it the day she stole a spaceship and set out to explore the universe.
When she first landed on Earth, she found herself in a patch of butternut squash. They seemed friendly, but they lacked legs, and … well, brains. They taught her the ways of the greens, most of which were meditative. It was fun for a few months, but Janet’s legs started to hurt from all that sitting around.
The mammals nearby had more legs than brains, but they seemed to use their brains for building things like spaceships. Their ships weren’t as cool as Janet’s, but it was important that they tried.
“Hello!” Janet said, mimicking the language they’d used.
“Oh, cool! A robot!” a little boy exclaimed, squatting on the floor, getting his little face closer to hers. He poked at her cheeks and Janet was tempted to bite his fingers. Seeing her agitation, the little boy scampered back. “What are you?”
“I’m an explorer. The life forms in the green area do not have legs. Where have your long legs taken you?” Janet asked.
“Um…” he stammered, looking down at his legs. “We’re going to Disney World tomorrow. But we’re driving. Mom says we’ll be on our feet all day.”
“Is your brain required for the activity?” Janet checked.
“Yeah. That’s how I tell my legs to move,” the boy said. “Want to come?”
Janet agreed to be the boy’s toy robot so that he could take her to the park, but his parents insisted he leave her in the car. So once they were out of sight, she broke the window and snuck into the park on her own. A sign indicated this was the happiest place on Earth, but between the laughter and squeals of joy, there were tantrums and wailing.
Janet set out to improve the park.
She tried coordinated with the local engineers, but like the little boy and the people on her home planet, all they saw were legs and a pretty face! So she got back into her spaceship and took her ideas off of Earth and back to her own planet. Landing on her moon, she developed the perfect Earth-themed park. There were rides and games, all beginning with a super-fun space shuttle ride to the moon! Taking her cue from Mr. Disney, she placed a statue of herself front and center in the main square.
“Pretty face,” she heard some guests comment when they looked at the statue. “Hard to believe she created all this.”
Then they’d look at their pretty children, and a light would come on in their brains, because they realized those pretty faces were so much more.
It all started at the happiest place on Earth. Now she’d created the happiest Earth in space!
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This is the last of the June 2020 Alien Invasion series. I hope you have enjoyed these stories. Be on the lookout for the alien anthology. Please subscribe to my newsletter to be a part of future fan collaborations. http://www.valeriejmikles.com/contact.html
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