Encounters Out There

Students sat in a circular room surrounding ‘Teacher.’

Teacher stood up and pronounced, “It’s time for the truth …”

The human students gasped while staring.

A holographic projection filled the room. “This is your homeworld, Earth. Several millennia ago, we captured the Voyager for scrapping. But we found it interesting as it guided us to Earth. There, we could salvage plentifully to cannibalize or rebuild, and we discovered the fossils of your ancestors. We salvaged their genetics to restore you.”

“But do what with us, Teacher?” asked a student.

“You shall rebuild Earth so we can salvage more, of course.”