Flash Fiction

        
They swooped down, grabbing people, left and right, it happened so fast, terror in the streets. People ran, not knowing where, just running. The humming of the ships above them struck fear into humanity. Nobody knew where they came from, another planet? another time? In the distance thousands of ships were speeding towards the city, assembling side by side forming a giant screen. A man appeared, looking like a normal person, saying three words: "you have failed." everyone was confused, failed what? a 14 year old boy was running, did not want to be part of it, he thought it was a dream, his mother behind him yelling "Cam! wait!" He didn't stop, behind him his mother was screaming, he glanced back and saw her being taken away by whoever came in the ships. “Martians?” was the first thing in his mind. He was suddenly yanked back, A man had grabbed him, he suddenly left the ground, flying towards the sky he glanced up, and saw the ship, the size of a small city, he entered the small hole bearing the bottom.

Cam was in the ship, surround by hundreds of other frightened civilians. A large man entered the room from a large sliding door; he was massive. Dwarfing even the largest of men. He spoke in a calm voice "Cam". Cam was shocked, but he stepped forward and was immediately taken away, not aggressively, but firmly. They entered a large room with one table, the large man and Cam sat down and the guards left. The large man said, my name is Marcus. Cam wondered "why me?", Marcus looked upset, almost more frightened than Cam. He spoke "humanity has failed, justice has to take place." He looked nervous, "greed and wealth has blinded even the smartest of people." Cam was afraid of what Marcus was talking about. "Cam, humanity will be wiped out in 48 hours, your people have been destroying this planet, it is our job to save this planet, but it is nearly unfixable."Cam screamed "please, have mercy, we can change!" Marcus spoke softly and firmly "you've been blessed with mercy long enough."









Reflection

Through this piece I wanted to show the difference between justice and mercy but on a larger scale, these people from another planet gave the human race mercy for a long time as they destroyed the planet, but with the planet on the brink of destruction, they are forced to use justice and bring the human race what they deserve. The significance to this piece is to show that you can use justice or mercy when dealing with law and order, but knowing which one to use is the challenge.