Aliens in the Sky Read Free

star. At first it was just a point; they couldn’t tell its size. But as they watched, it grew brighter, and they all got the impression that it was going to land on them. Then it just stopped and hovered far above.
    â€œIs it a plane?” Cindy whispered.
    â€œA helicopter can hover,” Watch said. “Not a plane. But I don’t think it’s a helicopter. We’d be able to hear its rotor.”
    â€œCould it be a balloon?” Adam asked.
    â€œIt’s not moving like a balloon,” Watch said. “It swept down and then just stopped.”
    Sally chuckled uneasily. “Well, it’s not a flying saucer, is it?”
    There was a moment of silence.
    â€œThat’s exactly what I think it is,” Watch said finally.
    â€œWe should get out of here,” Cindy said.
    â€œI don’t know,” Adam said, getting excited. “I’vealways wanted to see a UFO. Do you think it will land, Watch?”
    Watch shrugged. “This is Spooksville. Where else would an alien feel so at home on Earth?”
    Perhaps the occupants aboard the strange ship heard Watch. For right then it descended once more, dropping like a glowing meteor out of a black abyss. They saw then that they were staring at two vessels, not one. The ships had been flying so close together that their lights had blurred. Adam’s excitement was blunted by fear. The lights changed from white glows to definite shapes. The objects were flying saucers, for sure, and they were coming down fast.
    They clearly intended to land at the reservoir.
    â€œMaybe we should go hide behind the rocks,” Adam said quickly. “At least at first.”
    Watch considered for one second. “Good idea. Can you walk, Cindy?”
    â€œI can hobble if you guys help me,” she replied, fear in her voice. The saucers were now only a quarter mile overhead. Their brilliant white glow radiated out over the surface of the reservoir, turning it into one huge silver mirror. For a moment they halted again, apparently searching for aplace to set down. Unfortunately a decision was made swiftly.
    The UFO’s were going to park near their bikes.
    â€œLet’s carry her!” Adam shouted as they stumbled slowly toward the large rocks behind which they hoped to hide.
    â€œGood idea!” Watch shouted back.
    They didn’t even ask Cindy for permission. They just each grabbed a leg and yanked her up so that she was riding on their shoulders. Sally ran ahead of them, leaping from rock to rock. She was clearly visible; they all were. Behind them the saucers hovered no more than twenty feet above their bicycles. Incredibly, there was no noise, not even a faint hum.
    â€œI hope they didn’t see us,” Adam gasped, as they carried Cindy around the largest boulder and set her down behind it. From above their heads, the glow stabbed past the edges of the rocks. Certain that Cindy was sitting comfortably, Adam, Sally, and Watch climbed back up the boulders to peer at the ships.
    Both ships were landing beside the water, practically on top of their bicycles. One continued to glow brilliantly. The other must have turned off its engine or warp drive or whatever because it onlygave off a feeble white glow, nothing more. Both ships were saucer shaped, circular, maybe thirty feet in diameter. Actually, they looked like saucers with cups placed upside-down on them. It didn’t take a genius to know they were not from planet Earth.
    â€œWhat’s happening?” Cindy whispered, sitting below them.
    â€œThey’re unloading an antimatter bomb and preparing to blow up the planet,” Sally said.
    â€œQuiet,” Adam cautioned. “They’re just sitting there. Nothing’s—Wait! I think I see a door opening.”
    Adam was correct. On the ship that was no longer glowing brightly, a door of sorts was materializing. It was a peculiar opening. There had been no sign of it a few seconds ago. It was as