It's so dreadfully ancient. Billions of years of cosmos travel, to any planet a signal exists to "live" in.
Not that it's ever been alive. A single-celled amoeba is more alive.
Destination: command centre of the highest earthers. If they'll give over their sovereignty.
Bait and switch.
Occupy Humanity.
This is my entry into @jayna's #fiftywords story challenge. This week's prompt is "bait" and you've got till the end of today, Saturday US time, to get it in. Check out this post for deets. Thanks for running it, Jayna.
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