Mrs.Glorft's Class Field Trip

                I told my doctor about my blog awhile ago. I was telling him about my blog because I wanted him to share it with some of his patients to see if it would cheer them up. Many people with epilepsy suffer from severe depression, I just figured maybe if they read something with someone going through the crud they're going through and still succeeding they wouldn't feel as bad, one of the reasons I report on my health so much, seizures are down today too by the way, this medication's practically a blessing) Anyway, onto the flash fiction! I hope you enjoy!

Mrs.Glorft's Class Field Trip

          “And here we are, the human exhibit.” Mrs. Glorft said to her students with a shivering the tentacles over he mouth. She applied huge swaths of purple makeup on her face to make her scales pop out more to be much more appealing as she desperately tried to cling to her youth. “Well, this is actually the second one. The other one is on the upper floor of the zoo.”

         “They're so cute!” a young alien girl named Dorlinga said with a sharp two hundred tooth smile, “the day's fine, why are they wearing clothes? Why do they even know what clothes are?”

         “They are a very intelligent species. Though despite their intelligence they insist on wearing clothes no matter the circumstance.” the teacher explained.

         “Sounds dumb to me.” said Corgton, a burly male alien boy, “And why's the glass on these thing's cage's so thick? They're half our size yet their glass is thicker than the cage on the three-headed Horgorstorns. Did the zookeepers put them in the wrong cage?” Corgton shot a nasty glare at the humans. A few of the humans looked at the aliens, though many of them appeared preoccupied.

          “Goodness no. Despite their appearance these are very dangerous creatures. They were the dominant creatures on their planet before we colonized and they resisted us with nuclear arms.” the teacher told her students.

          “These cute little things had nuclear arms!?” the tentacles of the class folded back into their mouths and they all shivered.

          “Yes. But don't worry they're docile as long as you don't aggravate them. So don't tap the glass!” the teacher said with a smile. She had been the zoo many time with many classes and had seen the same reaction out of hundreds of students.

          “O-of course.” the class responded. Usually kids would ignore the don't tap the glass request.

         “Why are there so many television screens, plastic boxes, patterned balls and other junk all over the place in their cage?” Corgton asked.

          “Those are toys from their world. Some of those are their own kinds of video games, movies and sports. One of the key parts of keeping humans docile is keeping entertained. Oddly enough though, they're not playing. Usually they talk and play, even when we're around. I wonder why their all quiet. Now that I look closely, some of the electronics are dismantled. Did they...did they make...is that a radio?”

         “Attention guests, do not panic! This is the head keeper of the zoo. One of the animals has escaped from the zoo. It is one of the humans from the exhibit on the upper floor.” the zoo keeper said with a calm voice over an intercom all across the zoo. “Though I have it on camera and it appears lost so we should have it captured shortly. It is small and not venomous so do not panic.”

        “Oh, that's the other exhibit!” the teacher said, “Oh, though I said it was dangerous its a tool user and its tiny compared to us so its safe as long as it doesn't get anything.”

         “Then there's nothing to worry about.” Dorlinga smiled.

        “By Frotstorn, its not lost!" the zookeeper yelled,  "It's headed straight to our supply rooms! Someone get over there! That's where we keep the keys to the cages and the stun guns for handling the animals! Wait, did it just crack the code for the lock? It's in! It's armed!”

         “It's gonna kill us!” Dorlinga screamed while her tentacles shot straight out. The entire class panicked running about.

         “Calm down everyone!” the teacher shouted to no avail.

         “Everyone, the human is headed down to the lower level human exhibit! He's running!” the zoo keeper shouted. Then in another few seconds the human appeared before the class. He was large with a strong, muscular build. He had obviously been hand-picked for the job and seemed to have been preparing himself for the escape for a very long time. He motioned the stun-gun at the aliens and they quickly moved out of the way. He used the keys to unlock the cage the humans were in. The glass lowered. The humans did not scramble out. They instead grabbed many things from the cage such as the radio or other electronics and tools they had made from the toys provided to them. The humans moved out of the cage quickly and in an organized fashion. “It's a mass breakout!” the zookeeper announced, “Everyone, clear the areas around the path to and from the human exhibits. Do not attempt to exit the zoo, that is where they will be headed. Do not attempt to exit the zoo. Stay where you are.”

             “Mrs. Glorft what will they do after they escape the zoo?” Dorlinga asked.

              “I don't know.” she responded.

              “We conquered them. Do you think that's what they're going to do to us?” Corgton said. He then wished that thought hadn't crossed his mind.