Two beings stood before the craft as a dozen men stepped out.

“Take us to your leader” one of the men joked as the beings look at each other unamused. Their large eyes appearing vacant to the ignorant travellers.

As one of the beings went to speak another of the men made a crude symbol towards them to an eruption of laughter from his peers.

“Look they have no idea what it means bless them.”

A taller man pushes to the front of the group holding a flag pole in his right hand.

“We claim this planet in the name of the New Interglactic American Empire.”

The beings blink silently before they too begin laughing.

“What’s so funny?” One of the men calls out.

“They’re laughing at us!”

The beings slap their knees in hysterics as they fall to the floor pointing between the men and their flag.

After a joyous moment they collect themselves and clear their throats.

“Yeah I don’t think so” one of the beings steps forward crossing its arms.

“They can speak English?” The men mutter amongst themselves in awe.

“You’re not the first humans who’ve tried this, we will do to you what we did to them if you don’t leave our planet right now.”

The men laugh nervously amongst themselves unsure what was being implied, but clarification soon came as one of the beings reached into his pocket and pulled out a disembodied human hand.

The men gasped in horror before retreating back to their ship. Their leader standing firm still gripping onto his flag.

The beings stare him down before he too begins to sweat.

“We will be back you green skinned scum.” He says before walking backwards into the craft.

Once the door closes as the craft blasts off the beings share another laugh as they turn around and walk back home.

“I can’t believe they fell for it.”

“The old fake hand trick never fails.

They push back some foliage to reveal a bustling cityscape filled with all manner of inventions any sci-fi film would be jealous of.

“You know we’d happily share our home with those who show us some respect.” One being says to the other.

“Honestly, I’m not sure humans are ready to respect anyone. They don’t even respect themselves.”