by Dane Bagley
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As Mayor Tinron was walking away from his office, a thought struck him. He stopped short, and just stood there momentarily. He shook his head, and then slowly turned around. After fumbling with his keys again, he opened up his office and stepped inside. He made his way back over to his desk and began to pull the chair back from the window to the desk. Something caught his eye. He walked over to the window for a better look. Two black objects were flying in the sky towards the building. “That’s them!” he said aloud. He stood there, gazing at the starships, dumbfounded and perplexed. He looked around to see if there were any other ships in view—and there was. Another black ship, heading from the other direction, was now in view. The next thing he knew, a flash of light came from that ship, and something was speeding from it, and heading his way.
