The day Dubai stood tall against an alien invasion.
Unseen by any satellites, radars or any of Earth’s considerable complement of early warning systems, the sleek and stealthy long-range scout ship pierced through the upper atmosphere and continued plunging towards the end of its long, long interstellar voyage.
Within, a lone commander, T’Kra, was fighting the controls, frantically pulling on a space suit and transmitting a series of one-way messages to his home planet. He was shouting to be heard over the many incessant warning alarms and alerts. His words wouldn’t be heard for days, but he was determined that his mission would not be in vain.
Yet another massive jolt sent a shudder through the vessel nearly throwing T’Kra to the floor. He lunged at the holographic monitor, whilst pulling on the final sleeve of his EVAC suit, his voice strained as he reported: “EMP casing is gone, heat shields holding, hyperdrive engines are… fried!”
He secured his helmet and finally got back into the command seat – strapping himself in tight with a sense of finality. “We’re into the lower atmosphere, multiple system failures – this baby’s never flying again, we’re going down. Extending aero-wings, going to manual, opening shutters!”
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