The blast had forced it open, and the luxies were floating upward into the air. Head spinning, she slammed the cylinder shut as three of the escaped octopi-like creatures pulsed in the dark room. The gunfire ceased, all eyes on the small, colorful life-forms. “What the fod is that?” said one of the looters. “That, gentlefolk, is the first complex alien life-form found in the Casolla system, and the fifth in the history of humanity,” Ezren’s dad said, resignation weighting his words. For a moment, they watched as the creatures’ pulsing light slowed, their lights dimming.
