“Susan, we must hide!” said her brother Frank.

They hid in the basement.

They used a makeshift periscope to observe.

“Those aliens look different, Frank.”

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“Can we take a chance, Susan? The others made most of the world’s population into dinner.”

The aliens made it through while Frank stood in front of his sister with a baseball bat.

“It’s okay, Earthlings. We won’t eat you. We’re vegetarians.”

“What do you want from us?” asked Susan.

“The others ate all of our domesticated animals,” said the leader while its comrades put leashes on the brother and sister. “We miss our pets.”