Mysterious Delivery
by Valerie Vancollie
The night was silent without a sound, except for the occasional howl from a creature somewhere in the distance. The twin suns had long since set, leaving the desert all dark, except for the dim glow cast by the millions of stars that littered the dark sky. The only object that broke the flat horizon was a single garage with most likely an underground house next to it. Then, suddenly, a low hum broke through the silence like a knife. Soon after, an object appeared on the horizon. As the object came closer it became clear that it was floating about half a meter above the ground and a lone figure could be seen at the controls of what was now clearly a hovercar.
Then, suddenly, a light appeared from where the underground house should be, and two figures stepped into view. From the way they moved they were both human, or at least humanoid. The first one was the taller of the two and from the way it moved it was clear that it was a no-nonsense man. The second figure, however, moved more gracefully and in the way of a woman. Both the man and the woman walked to the edge of the area flooded in light, where they stopped and waited.
The hovercar was now much closer and it stopped not far away from the couple. The figure got out and gently took a bundle from the seat next to it. The figure then slowly and carefully made its way to the waiting couple. Once it stepped into the light it became clear that it too was a human and a male. This second man, however, was dressed in long, brown robes unlike the white work clothes the couple was wearing.
The robed man carefully handed the bundle he was carrying to the woman, who looked at it. Suddenly a baby's cry broke through the silent night. The woman quickly began rocking the bundle back and forth as she hurried inside. The two men stood talking together for a while before the robed man went back to his hovercar and left.
The first man stood watching, silently, until the hovercar could neither be seen nor heard, and then he too disappeared inside. A little later the light was turned off and the desert looked exactly as it had before this mysterious meeting had taken place, with the stars as the only witnesses that there had actually been a meeting.
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