Copyright – Douglas M. MacIlroy
“I thought I was hacking into Taliban network – but they were alien.”
“And they have hacked the world?”
“Yup – the entire network – computers and mobile. Using them to send hidden brainwaves”
“That’s turning us into savages”
“And that’s the reason behind all the terrorism and massacres?”
“Doesn’t that make sense? They have turned us against ourselves”
“And you have no proof!”
“All of them lost – even mentions of them in the forums all over the net”
In the meantime the alien super-bug systematically moves around the globe – deleting all reference to aliens and brainwaves, pointing the discussions to Justin Bieber Forums.
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100 word flash fiction written for the “Friday Fictioneers” challenge managed by “Rochelle Wisoff-Fields“. For rest of the fellow fictioneer’s stories use the froggy link below.
Abode of Horus 
Dear Horus,
The bugs don’t scare me nearly as much as the Justin Bieber forums. Creepy!
Shalom,
Rochelle
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You bet they are 😀
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Dear Horace,
I always wondered what was really in charge of auto-correct.
Well done story. Now excuse me while I find my foil hat.
Aloha,
Doug
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I am waiting for the result of your hat Doug 😀
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Hah – a great idea from the prompt! (V. minor – but could you swap one of the forums at the end of the last line for another word? It’s a great last line, but that duplication made a bit of a clunk when I read it.)
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great and valuable suggestion ! Thanks – I acted on it ! 😀
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I think there is a grand plan to send us into Justin Bieber lethargy and maybe even jihad on his behalf
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Good point there Bjorn! very likely plan I must say! 🙂
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Justin Bieber … ugh! Good idea for the prompt – nicely done.
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Clever and entertaining.
AnElephant enjoys.
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Glad to make the Elephant enjoy ! 🙂
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OMG…it was so serious and then.,…badump dump! lol
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I too was wanting to keep it serious.. yet the last line was too tempting 🙂
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Ah, if only there were an alien race to blame for the mess we have created. Good take on the prompt, Horus.
All my best,
Marie Gail
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Thanks for reading Marie – but somehow I have a feeling that it might be a alien reason – cant explain this bizarre human nature otherwise !
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The Justin Bieber forums are the worst! Randy
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🙂 Thanks for the visit Randy !
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Oh, my, thanks for making me laugh!!!! Well done!
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Am glad to be able to ! 🙂
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Directing our links to Bieber forums… I think I prefer the aliens that just eat us, or burst through our chests.
A terrifying (and enjoyable) tale 🙂
KT
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Oh – the one you mentioned are just the regular ones – these recent ones really mean business! 😀
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Of course it’s all the fault of aliens. We couldn’t possibly just be savages by nature, could we? Clever story.
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Thanks Margaret ! Glad that you see it the way I do – I mean, we are human after all… how can we be savages and more predatory than the animals ! 🙂
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Lovely. I see they got into the Sony Corp systems. Who is
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Might be one way in to the final destination ! 🙂
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