Ch.0Landing

#000

Dark night.

A sleek, boomerang-shaped spacecraft with a blue-white hue slowly descends toward a wasteland somewhere in Nevada.

The strange-shaped landing gear extending gradually from the spacecraft safely touches the ground.

Not long after, a door opens at the rear of the spacecraft, and a portable staircase unfolds.

-Keeeing….

The bright light emanating from inside the spacecraft door gradually dims.

In that fading moment, someone slowly begins to emerge from the spacecraft.

– Beep-! Beep-! Beep-! Beep-!

“D-dear….”

Ignoring the incessant warning alarms from inside the spacecraft, a tall man with short, neat hair trembles slightly as he slowly descends the stairs.

“I’ve arrived…!”

The man cautiously takes his first step on the ground.

“I’ve really arrived….”

As both feet touch the surface, the man unknowingly begins to sink to his knees.

His hands couldn’t stay still either, as he started grabbing handfuls of sand from the ground.

“You goddamn sons of bitches, I’ve made it to Earth!!! Dexter Hughes!!!! After 15 years!!! I’ve made it to Earth!!!”

Dexter shouted as he scattered the sand he was holding into the air.

“Ptooey, fuck!!! Hah, hahaha!!!”

Despite sand getting into his mouth, the man couldn’t stop laughing.

The countless experiences he had before coming to Earth flashed before his eyes like a kaleidoscope.

Recalling all the hardships he’d endured until now, tears welled up involuntarily.

Just as Dexter was shedding tears of emotion…

-Vrooom!

From somewhere, several sand-colored Humvees and black sedans appeared, stopping in formation to surround the spacecraft and the man.

Dexter, not understanding what was happening, stared blankly at the situation.

Immediately, National Guard troops laden with standard equipment disembarked from the Humvees.

From the black sedans emerged several men in black suits wearing sunglasses despite it being nighttime.

“Hands up slowly!”

“Make one wrong move and we’ll shoot!”

“Get on your knees now!”

The National Guard troops who had exited the Humvees were pointing their guns at Dexter.

‘Fuck, what’s this about now?’