Ecological Purity or Tyranny?

F’vrel, a renowned Martian Xenobiologist, has been arrested on Silkweave, home planet of the eight-legged Venomite people. Official records list his crimes as “trafficking invasive species and corrupting the ecosystems of Silkweave.” The arrest was done in traditional Venomite fashion: by completely cocooning the alleged criminal in webbing. Enraged Martian diplomats have arranged for F’vrel […]

Spider on a Mission

“F’delty, this is Michael, my cousin.” Sarah said. F’delty gave a slight bow and shook Michael’s hand. “Sarah’s efforts to reverse Earthling hatred of the Martian people have given us much hope,” F’delty said. Michael nodded, never the talkative type. Sarah opened her laptop and activated the Command Line Interface. A few commands later a […]

A New Friend

Sarah angrily typed into the Martian communicator that C’therax had given her. C’therax! Please respond! NOW! The device pinged to show that he had received the message. Sarah! What is it? TAKE A GUESS! Sarah tapped out angrily. There was a pause. Sarah could see that C’therax was typing on his communicator due to a […]

Truce at Silk Crater Castle

Food chain confusion has caused many tragic incidents throughout galactic history. The Liz’vilians eat eight-legged prey on their home world. Upon discovering the eight-legged Venomites in the Concordia System the Liz’vilians, following their natural instincts, started using them for food, not realizing that these arachnids had developed high-level consciousness and rationality. The resulting […]