Mouse from Space

Minnie was a young adult who always had a calm, peaceful life. She lived with her uncle and aunt on a small farm far away from the nearest town. Her parents died when she was very young, and she barely remembered them. But she wasn't sad, her uncle and aunt raised her like she was their own child. Each day Minnie helped around on the farm; she fed the animals, gathered fruits and vegetables from their lush garden, and delivered fresh produce to the town's market with her old truck.

But the town did not appeal to the mouse. The animation, the smog, and it was full of 'beefs' she hated the most. Because she was naturally attractive, many guys tried to flirt with the pretty small girl. But they needed to recognize that this girl was much tougher than they had thought.

There was only one thing she loved doing the most; sitting under the apple tree on the nearest hill, watching the stars and listening the radio with the evening stories. Here she could freely unleash her fantasies and imagine herself into these stories. She liked living on the farm, but sometimes she felt something in her heart, as if the distance called her to see places she never imagined.

One night Minnie, as usual, gazed upon the stars and listened her favorite show. It was a science fiction themed story about intelligent creatures far away in space we've never met, but they knew everything about us.

"...Who knows..." Spoke the story-teller, "...maybe those lights we think are stars are nothing but huge, sparkling spaceships full of these intelligent people watching over us. Maybe they're scientists studying the Earth. Maybe refugees who want ask help, but hesitating because they're unsure how we will react. Or maybe invaders who are just waiting for the right time to strike and exterminate our kind. Let's just hope for the best. This is the late night show with O.Z. Bitt, thanks for listening and goo-" Minnie switched off the radio, placing her hands behind her head, and with a sigh turned back to the sky.

"Intelligent people in the space, neh...? Man, what does he smoke to get these stories?" She chuckled a little at this silly idea. Nobody had ever seen any intelligent people or a UFO, as the scientists called them. Of course Minnie heard about that accident in Rosswell, but she thought those news were only jokes. She was a rational mouse, she only believed what she saw with her own eyes; fairy tales were the only exception. But now her eyes only saw the stars and the Milky Way above her head.

She listened to the crickets and hummed a soft melody to herself while a soft breeze brushed through her hair. Her eyes noticed a star that shimmered brighter than the others. Maybe it was Venus? Minnie wasn't sure. Slowly she became drowsy, letting out a loud yawn. Her weak eyes closed. Hmm strange... didn't the star grew slightly bigger? Her mind slowly sank into the warm, welcoming darkness. But the kind breeze changed, and then it turned into stronger wind, awakening the girl.

Minnie groaned and looked up. "Nhh, maybe a storm is coming? On this bright-" Her grumble was cut short when she noticed something. The star that she thought was Venus... it was much bigger than a few seconds ago, and it continued growing. "W-what the..." Minnie jumped to her feet, her checkered shirt flapped in the wind.

Now her ears heard a strange, buzzing noise through the wind. The mouse's eyes grew bigger as the thing approached and changed into a form of a strange, blazing object. Then it blew across the sky right above her head with a great grumble, then made a loud crash as it made impact a few thousand meters away from Minnie.

"W-what the heck was that?" Stammered Minnie, still in utter shock. For whatever unknown reason, maybe because she was just curious, she rushed back to the farm to get her truck, hoping she was the only one who saw the thing.

As Minnie approached to the place of the impact, many thoughts rushed through her mind. First of all, what was that? A meteor? A satellite? She wasn't sure, but the situation was already exciting.

The burnt smell hit her nose, noting she was close to the source. Then she noticed it, an average sized, black object half buried into the ground. Around it the soil sizzled and became really hot.

Within a safe distance, Minnie stopped the truck and carefully walked closer. It definitely wasn't a satellite, nor a meteor. It was... more like a vehicle. A round vehicle with weird crafting.

Can it be...? Nah, it's insane! Minnie struggled with her own mind when the vehicle suddenly buzzed. The mouse jumped back and stared at the object, now a bit scared.

A crack appeared on the side of the vehicle and slowly opened up. Minnie was immobilized, her eyes grew wide. A strange fog emitted from the inside of the ship, then, to her shock, a figure appeared. Minnie needed to shield her eyes from the sudden radiance that came from the figure. It took a few steps outside really slowly, hesitating. Finally Minnie was able to take a better look at the... how to call it... the alien? She just didn't want to believe it.

The figure, to Minnie's surprise, had the appearance of a mouse only slightly taller than her. Its fur was bright blue with sparkling, flashing white marks all around the body. It had strangely bigger arms and hands, and its feet were a few centimeters above the ground, floating in mid air. On its sides it had three gills that opened and closed fast as the creature 'breathed'. And, to make Minnie's cheeks red, it was totally naked.

The officially called 'alien' slowly looked around, then its eyes met with Minnie's. The girl was still in shock and her gaze was captured in those bright blue iris-less eyes. She almost forgot how to breath when the figure suddenly jerked, and with one of its big paws grabbed its other shoulder. It tottered a little then collapsed on the ground.

"O-oy!" Minnie finally snapped out from her daze and rushed to the figure, kneeling next to it. "Hey, are y-you okay..?" Vacillating, she touched the mouse's hand. It was much warmer than a normal human body, and something silver streamed out from under its fingers. "I...it's blood? You're injured! B-but... what should I do? T-this has to be just a dream..." Her rationalism fought with the facts. But... no matter what laid right next to her, it was wounded and needed treatment.

"H-hey... hang on. I-I-I'm gonna help you..." Carefully picking up the figure, she was surprised to find that it was as light as a feather. She carried it to the truck and drove back as fast as she could to the farm with the alien on the passenger's seat.