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The Story:
Every night it flooded up to the bottom of the deck. It was a tide that stretched for endless miles, covering all of Aeglyn–the flattest planet in the galaxy.
The waters were filled with creatures that rode the tide to feed on land dwellers who were unable to climb up for the night.
Brad Inkler was the first and only human on Aeglyn. He was discretely stationed there to research the unique contents of the soil, which he believed held properties that could produce limitless energy.
He didn’t mind being alone. His small lab was filled with stacks of papers, testing stations, a bed, freeze-dried food, and journals that kept him occupied, fed, and sane. He had what he needed.
It was midnight, and Brad was restless. He laid on his bed listening to the water lap at the legs of his lab. He decided to go out onto his tiny deck to stare at the triple moons.
Opening the door, he almost took a step but caught his hand on the door frame to halt his momentum. His deck was gone. It looked as though it had been ripped away, but the waters were fairly calm.
He stood there baffled and started hearing a wind. Was there a storm he had somehow missed?
As it grew louder, he realized the wind sounded much more like a whisper. Its volume swelled until it suddenly ceased. Silence.
Then, screams so loud he had to hold his ears from pain.
“LEAVE OUR HOME! LEAVE!” His entire lab began to quake.
They screamed for seconds that seemed like hours and ceased. Silence again.
He stumbled back inside and shut the door. He shook his head a couple of times and looked up toward the tiny window at the back of his lab. He jumped back at the sight of a face in his window.
“Let me in! Please!”
It was another human being.