Planet of the Mew
Choices
Earth
New Martians
Dusty's Story
Home, Sweet Home
With grateful thanks to VG - who gave ideas about Earth and the Mew
and
SW - who wanted to know more about Dusty
disclaimer: The muse who created these stories doesn't know the differences between galaxies, universes, etc, nor does the Human through whom this book was written. Those planets which are named are the ones around us every day, except for the Planet of the Mew!
Any resemblance to anyone is pure coincidence!
Any resemblance to anyone is pure coincidence!
Copyright - Virginia Kop
Kop's Katttery
17 March 2016
PLANET OF THE MEW!
Long, long ago, before life started in this galaxy, a planet arrived with sentient beings - the Mew!
Their planet no longer exists, it was slowly disintegrating but all their vast knowledge - especially science - had led to this galaxy, where they would eventually find their new home.
To pass the time until planets formed and lifeforms evolved, the Mew used their scientific skills in creating silver space crafts, which could be used for interplanetary purposes, with a special fuel the Mew never divulged to anybeing at all! These crafts were mainly for small numbers of Mew, but could easily be adapted for other lifeforms. Invisible to some eyes and undetectable by any means, the Mew realised that many crafts would be needed - and not just for themselves!
Whilst the Mew busied themselves in work and play, several planets formed and there was great interest in how they would develop. The only condition that would prevent the Mew for living on a planet was if it had an abundance of water. None of these planets had excessive water, so everyone was eagerly awaiting the development of life forms. There were three planets which would be suitable for Mew to live, Earth, Venus and Mars. Saturn and Jupiter were not suitable - the Mew could get no probe down to solid land. Whilst life evolved fairly quickly on Venus and Mars, there were absolutely no signs of it on Earth.
Sadly, Venus was found to be unsuitable for long-term inhabitation due to atmospheric problems. A temporary dome to cover the planet was created by Mew, Martians and Venusians. But the latter thought it was too claustrophobic and, after many debates, the Venusians decided to leave their planet and look for a more suitable one in another galaxy. Fortunately the Mew's silver crafts were quickly adapted, and goodbyes were said by all.
Shortly thereafter the Martians discovered that an enormous asteroid was heading straight for them, and couldn't be diverted, so their decision to leave was easy to make. They were hoping to meet up with the Venusians so they were assured of good neighbours. As the last craft left Mars, it made a quick visit to Earth and commenced life there with their own DNA, and the Mew awaited the result of evolution. Eventually lifeforms called Bipeds by the Mew seemed to be the final result.
Around that time, the Mew were aware of the faster disintegration of their planet, so had to make decisions as to where they went. Mars wasn't quite ready for occupation at that time, so there were only two choices available - Venus and Earth.
CHOICES
Many of Earth's Bipeds were not really suitable for the Mew way of life as they tended to be quite violent at times - for no apparent reason. However, Venus wasn't large enough for all of the Mew. After many meetings it was reluctantly agreed that some Mew had to go to Earth. They would have to make sure no-one heard them talk!
Unfortunately, there weren't enough crafts for all Mew, so some had to be returned by automatic systems which had never been tested before. Luckily it worked! And some of their equipment had to be stored on Mars, or it would have disintegrated with their planet. They had managed to find some caves, which could be disguised by false walls instead of doors. Luckily, they had discovered which parts of the planet were generally out of sight of other lifeforms. And a full survey had been undertaken to see how it would be as a future home once the Bipeds had stopped showing any interest in the planet. A small group of Mew on Earth had performed fact-finding missions which would be very useful indeed!
Once every Mew was settled in their new locations, those on Earth were delighted to find they could gather intelligence regarding the intentions of the Bipeds. Along with their new neighbours they saw the end of Planet Mew, which was a very sad day. Fortunately, the Bipeds weren't aware of any inhabitants on Planet Mew at any time at all - they didn't appear to be interested in neighbouring lifeforms! The Mew found out that there were plans for Bipeds to visit Mars to check if it was suitable for inhabitation, and the first rocket was due to leave quite soon - 4-6 weeks away!
Fortunately, the Mew had thought about this possibility, and ten were assigned to the flight, having to hide in empty spaces found on the plans. They were amused to find that the journey would take many moons to reach Mars - their silver crafts would be able to do this in less than an hour! However, the extra time gave them the opportunity to get to know each other, find out good - or not - how the Bipeds lived and prepare for life on Mars.Radio contact with Earth and Venus helpted to pass some of the time and the information was priceless.
The Mew Venusians were eager to leave Venus, the novelty of living under a dome had quickly dissipated, but they didn't want to go to Earth. They were hoping that they would be able to move to Mars quite soon, and bemoaned the Bipeds' journey time! However they knew that they would have to be patient, the day would eventually come.
Meanwhile, life on Earth was "interesting" for the Mew. They knew that another spaceship was being built to go to Mars very soon and, armed with a copy of the plans, they were able to disguise areas which would be good to hide 100+ Mew, store supplies and hide some silver crafts. They planned to exit the spaceship before it landed on Mars.
Whilst the planning on Earth for the trip to Mars was afoot, the Mew Venusians were working hard in readiness for their journey to Mars. They knew they had to be patient for several years, until the second group of Mew landed there. There were many tasks for them to have completed ready for that time - more silver crafts, designing and manufacturing computers to use in the future. Their work on better communication devices were hailed by the top scientists. Speaking to other Mews wherever they were at the same time helped to keep those on Venus positive about the future.
The Mew Venusians were eager to leave Venus, the novelty of living under a dome had quickly dissipated, but they didn't want to go to Earth. They were hoping that they would be able to move to Mars quite soon, and bemoaned the Bipeds' journey time! However they knew that they would have to be patient, the day would eventually come.
Meanwhile, life on Earth was "interesting" for the Mew. They knew that another spaceship was being built to go to Mars very soon and, armed with a copy of the plans, they were able to disguise areas which would be good to hide 100+ Mew, store supplies and hide some silver crafts. They planned to exit the spaceship before it landed on Mars.
Whilst the planning on Earth for the trip to Mars was afoot, the Mew Venusians were working hard in readiness for their journey to Mars. They knew they had to be patient for several years, until the second group of Mew landed there. There were many tasks for them to have completed ready for that time - more silver crafts, designing and manufacturing computers to use in the future. Their work on better communication devices were hailed by the top scientists. Speaking to other Mews wherever they were at the same time helped to keep those on Venus positive about the future.
EARTH
The Mew who had gone to Earth were finding Bipeds to be unlike any other beings they had ever found, and were looking forward to leaving them behind as soon as possible!
Violence on Earth was rife, even amongst the Bipeds, although there were quite a few who were against it. Fortunately most of the Mew had been able to find loving homes, whilst other Mew decided to live apart from Bipeds. These generally managed to find enough food to keep them alive, although most of it was alien to them. All longed for the day when they could find their own planet, away from this Galaxy, and even the Mew Venusians appreciated their superior lifestyles - despite wanting to leave as soon as possible!
With limited freedom, the Mew on Earth found it difficult to prepare for their future life on Mars. However, there were some who were able to find areas where they could work on their silver crafts and computer programmes. Meanwhile, most of the other Mew on Earth had to suffer at the hands - and/or feet - of Bipeds. Some Mew even wished they were living on Venus! They vowed that they would ensure no other Mew ever had any contact at all with Bipeds in the future. After millennia of peaceful contact with other species, it was a shock to all that mainly heartless behaviour was rife on Earth! And they just couldn't comprehend how the Bipeds had evolved from Martian dna in such a cruel fashion.
Being banned from speaking to the Bipeds in their language[s], the Mew had limited information on the causes of violence, but eventually understood that most of the cruelty was a trait handed down from generation to generation. However they found that not every member of a family was cruel, and that pleased them.
As the day for the spaceship to leave Earth for Mars, almost every Mew wished they were on board. However, they knew it was only a matter of time before they could escape. There were sufficient crafts for almost all of the Mew to leave Earth, but they were not certain if there was enough fuel for that. They hadn't been able to find any of the minerals they needed, but knew that the equipment stored on Mars included stocks of everything required! Once they reached Mars they would be able to refuel every silver craft, then there would be no need to rely on foreign spaceships.
The Mew were preparing for the second Biped ship to Mars, carefully selecting those who were not related, although an exception was made for the Matriarch, the leader, as her bloodline was very important and she could not bear young. So her youngest daughter was chosen. All the females were asked to be pregnant when they left Earth to keep the bloodlines going. Lineage charts were drawn so every Mew could see the importance of their choices - and it avoided any complaints of nepotism.
Meanwhile the Mew who were not going to Mars tried to keep their minds off it, but weren't happy with what was happening. Groups of Bipeds were being extremely vicious. No-one could find out why this was happening, nothing had changed. Just as suddenly, the behaviour stopped. Those Mew in the area tried to find out why it had begun, but not a word about it was said in their presence - and they knew 'their' Bipeds weren't hiding secrets. Eventually they discovered it was a group of Bipeds from another part of Earth who had vowed to rid themselves of Mew - for no apparent reason.
Eventually some of the beleagured Mew left Earth and moved to Venus, although there wasn't enough room for all those who wished to go! To keep some measure of safety, there was a ban on any Mew going to Mars independedly, so several had to scrap their plans to do this - although not the supplies they had amassed. They were kept under scrutiny for a while to ensure they didn't take matters into their own hands.
This situation made the Mew leaders think long and hard about what would happen once the 100 Mew left Earth. Different options were seriously investigated, and finally one was chosen which they hoped would pacify all dissenters! The 100 Mew would take their silver crafts with them as they were invisible to Biped eyes, use them to reach the surface, then return all of them to Earth along with all those hidden on Mars. One or two Mew would accompany them, and they would boost the numbers for the Mew to reach Mars in due course. The proposition found favour with all Mew, which meant a huge sigh of relief - which could have blown them all to Mars very quickly indeed, and although it would take several Biped years the Mew could just wait for the happy day when they left for Mars.
At roughly the sane time, the Mew discovered the reason why the Bipeds had been so violent - as well as alcohol they had recently discovered drugs, which gave them feelings of bravery and they had taken it out on the Mew. Fortunately the drugs had disappeared, thanks to some brave Mew who risked their lives to get rid of them - and a few female Bipeds had helped with that by distracting the males. All types of drugs were tested by the top Mew scientists and some actually could be used for fuel in their silver crafts. That delighted the total Mew populace in the galaxy! In fact, the sigh of relief could have made the Biped's spaceship reach Mars in a very short time!
The ship had just left Earth and the Mew were settling down in their quarters, planning activities for the rest of their long journey and their eventual arrival on Mars!
This situation made the Mew leaders think long and hard about what would happen once the 100 Mew left Earth. Different options were seriously investigated, and finally one was chosen which they hoped would pacify all dissenters! The 100 Mew would take their silver crafts with them as they were invisible to Biped eyes, use them to reach the surface, then return all of them to Earth along with all those hidden on Mars. One or two Mew would accompany them, and they would boost the numbers for the Mew to reach Mars in due course. The proposition found favour with all Mew, which meant a huge sigh of relief - which could have blown them all to Mars very quickly indeed, and although it would take several Biped years the Mew could just wait for the happy day when they left for Mars.
At roughly the sane time, the Mew discovered the reason why the Bipeds had been so violent - as well as alcohol they had recently discovered drugs, which gave them feelings of bravery and they had taken it out on the Mew. Fortunately the drugs had disappeared, thanks to some brave Mew who risked their lives to get rid of them - and a few female Bipeds had helped with that by distracting the males. All types of drugs were tested by the top Mew scientists and some actually could be used for fuel in their silver crafts. That delighted the total Mew populace in the galaxy! In fact, the sigh of relief could have made the Biped's spaceship reach Mars in a very short time!
The ship had just left Earth and the Mew were settling down in their quarters, planning activities for the rest of their long journey and their eventual arrival on Mars!
TO BE CONTINUED!
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