He’s back, just like he said he would be! It took but minutes to ripple through the digital ether to inform the human population. The website posted his tour schedule, where the faithful were expected to gather to join him, where they would rise to The Promised Land.
In city after city, The Faithful climbed into the clouds.
In Chicago, He stood on stage, welcoming The Chosen as They boarded.
A shot rang out. Sparks flew from him as he slumped, now still.
“He’s an imposter!” someone yelled.
The “cloud cloak” dissipated; the ET ship and its pilots revealed themselves.
[100 words]
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the creative host of Friday Fictioneers.
Tao Talk 
Another false prophet bites the dust.
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As they say, just because you’re paranoid, doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you
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Yeppers, Neil! :)
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Yoiks. That’ll put me off concerts for a while. A delightfully eerie tale.
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Thanks, Alicia :)
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Ohhh, those tricky ETs! Be careful who/what you worship!
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Exactly, Linda!
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Belief can be a strange drug. (K)
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Good way of putting it, K.
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Interesting, for a moment I thought you’re taking about Bruuuuuce! :-)
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OK, Christian, you’ll have to tell me who Bruce (or is that Bruuuuuuce?) is.
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Sorry, that would be Bruce Springsteen. Springsteen fans are known to scream ‘Bruuuuuuuuce’ at concerts when they want him to come on stage.😀
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AH! Maybe the person whose picture it is will tell us who it is. I’m embarrassed I didn’t know which Bruce :::blushing:::
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Following the wrong individual! But what a way to go.
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:)
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You had me at first…I thought who is touring at the very first lol. Oh…bad news…the bike is toast. I worked on it for a couple of hours…that means a bike will be bought….or bikes
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Glad I “gotcha” on the story. Sorry to hear about your bike. A lot of times at bike shops they have trade-ins in really good shape that are cheaper than new. I hope you buy two, good activity for you and Jen :)
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Yea I walk every day but Jen doesn’t…but sometimes I hate her…lol I mean that in the best way…Lisa she can eat anything and not gain a pound…URGGGGGGG. But she does need more exercise and she agrees.
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What’s your weather been like there? It’s a massive heat wave here in the mid to upper 80s every day here! We are not used to that at the end of May, that’s like mid-July weather.
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Beautiful! Around 80 degrees and sunny. Not hot and not too cold. Yea around the middle of June it will start getting hot.
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Very intriguing story Li.
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Thanks much, Sadje. Glad you found it intriguing.
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You’re welcome ☺️
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I guess ET phoned home. Crowds are so unforgiving. 😀
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lol :)
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i despair about the promised land, even ET thinks he can manipulated the weak.
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When it sounds too good to be true….
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Yeppers! Also, I just finished S5 Pt.1. What a rude surprise that the last disc of the 4 was special features :( I didn’t realize I was watching the season finale when I was watching! What the HECK is the next season going to bring us??? Do you hate that wench Jamie is with as much as I do?
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Tell me about it. What a way to leave us hanging.
Again.
And you are way nicer than me. Jamie is a first class prick I loathe him (which means he’s doing a great job!)
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I’m really intrigued by that brief scene with Jimmy and his gf/wife! I was expecting the crew to run into him in TX on the last disc! Jamie is one of the more interesting characters on the show to me, as it shows him morphing all along the way, into something downright deadly. That wench that pushed him over the edge needs the Beth Beatdown. That’s the thing I love about Beth. She drives me batty with her extremes, but she seems to be the only one that can get them out of major jams.
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I just love Jimmy and his gf – don’t think they’re married yet). (It was weird to watch him play a real sleezeball on Chicago P.D.!)
Jamie is and that bitch is playing him like a fiddle. Lemme tell you, once Beth gets wind of just what’s what? It ain’t gonna be pretty! She’s the one with the biggest balls on the show ;-)
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Speaking of Jimmy, I *just* watched an episode of S4 of Elementary (another show I adore) where Jimmy is a computer nerd. To me he will always be the goofball kid that got conscripted by the Dutton Ranch and got turned into a cowboy. Oh, I cannot wait to see what Beth does to both of them!
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Haven’t watched that one :) Hard to keep up with all that’s out there!
And yes, for me, too. Jimmy is the best!
Same!
Meanwhile, I don’t know if you watched “Justified”? It’s back on Prime AND there is a new series coming out soon. Woo hoo! Bring on Raylan Givens! Timothy Olyphant was MADE for this role…
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I understand about too much out there. Yes on Justified. I own all seasons of it. Older son texted me yesterday that they are bringing Raylan back. YEE HAH! Agreed he was made for that role. I loved him in Deadwood also. I watched a trailer yesterday. Did you know the new series is set in Detroit??? It’s not exactly Harlan County, KY, so we’ll see how it works out….
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Can’t keep up!! Sooo good! I feel like rewatching it (but there is so much to still watch!)
We ended up watching Santa Clarita Diet only because he and Drew Barrymore were in it. We never thought we would end up enjoying it so much. Their chemistry was great.
Deadwood is another I wish I had seen. I’ll have to make an effort.
Yes, I saw that. (Didn’t you just LOVE Boyd Crowder?) Too bad he won’t be around … unless he gets out and chases Raylan!
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I’ve been staying away from Santa Clarita because of the topic. Omigosh I don’t think Justified can be the same without Boyd. Seriously!
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It’s hilarious… Ya ya, zombies but not your usual fare. They definitely don’t focus on the gruesome. Boyd. Why use five cent words when you can use a string of hundred dollar ones?
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Love where you went with this prompt. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you and glad you enjoyed the story.
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So it was all too good to be true after all.
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We’ll see….
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Finally, a cult that delivers on its promises, spaceship and all. I’m so tired of the “We don’t have a spaceship, but we do have this nice, refreshing Kool-Aid.”
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You’re comment has me cackling in delight.
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It’s never a good idea to worship any ‘living’ thing to such an extent, mob mentality is a dangerous thing – great story Lisa 🙌
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Ange, indeed. Thanks :)
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Dear Lisa,
So much for this false messiah. ET should just go home ;) Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, for sure on the ET going home. Maybe now that the curtain has been pushed aside, they’ll zoom off to impersonate another planet’s deity. Thank you :)
Shalom,
Lisa
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Interesting story. Really makes you think.
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Thanks much, Dawn.
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I’ve seen a few tribute acts but never one like that!
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Glad you didn’t or you wouldn’t be here. Best advice: avoid returned messiahs floating in on clouds.
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From a rapturous experience to alien abduction all in one hundred words. Excellently done! Great story!
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Bear, thanks much, so glad you liked this one.
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More aliens! I love it. Can’t trust those who say they speak for so many! Good one
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Laurie, thank you, the image just had the feel of something deceptive and dangerous for me.
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