A Not-So-Scientific Story (6)

Chapter 4: Alien Warriors Assemble The egg grew brighter and brighter in the dark. Its blue and white light pulsed, and a faint "buzzing" sound could be heard, like something inside was… snoring. "Wait," I perked up my ears, "this sound… doesn't it sound like a phone vibrating?" "Are you stupid?" the Doctor whispered, "Aliens have phones too! They need social media!" "Do aliens need to watch short videos too…" "Anyway! This egg looks like it's about to hatch!" The Doctor was sweating, speaking faster and faster, "According to the 'Encyclopedia of Cosmic Monsters' I read – no, it was YouTube – anyway! What comes out after the egg cracks could be very dangerous! We must be fully prepared!" So, we became an "Alien Warriors Assemble" team: Iron Head held a tree branch, calling it his "Green Dragon Crescent Blade"; Ah Gui tied the survival rope around his waist and the other end to a tree, saying that if "aliens grab me, I'll automatically bounce back"; Xiao Mei turned on her flashlight and aimed it at the egg, saying, "If I turn on the bright light, it won't dare to come out"; The Doctor took out a pen, saying, "I'm in charge of recording, this is a crucial moment"; Ah Fei opened his third bag of snacks: "I'm in charge of replenishing energy." "Don't you guys realize," I said sincerely, looking at the scene, "the aliens haven't even come out yet, and we already look like a group of mental patients." "'Patients' is the wrong word!" the Doctor glared at me, "We are – the Cosmic Defense Force!" "Defense Force Commander!" (To be continued)