My fourth and final drabble for Challenge 294 – Teddy Bearsâ Picnic at tw100. I decided I should write something that fit the prompt a bit betterâ¦
Summary: Jack and the team observe some alien visitors.
“They’re not actually teddy bears,” Jack explained to his team in a low voice, “they just look similar.”
Truthfully, the creatures really did resemble oversized stuffed toy bears. There were around seventy of them, all shades of brown and grey, sitting in a circle in a woodland clearing.
“Are they having a picnic?” Gwen asked in an awed whisper.
“Clan gathering,” Jack replied. “Every year they choose a neutral planet and the clan leaders gather for a meeting; set up trade, exchange news, elect new leaders, that kind of thing. Don’t worry, they’re peaceful folk. By morning they’ll be gone.”
The End
Truthfully, the creatures really did resemble oversized stuffed toy bears. There were around seventy of them, all shades of brown and grey, sitting in a circle in a woodland clearing.
“Are they having a picnic?” Gwen asked in an awed whisper.
“Clan gathering,” Jack replied. “Every year they choose a neutral planet and the clan leaders gather for a meeting; set up trade, exchange news, elect new leaders, that kind of thing. Don’t worry, they’re peaceful folk. By morning they’ll be gone.”
The End