The Guns of Terra | HFY | A short Sci-Fi Story

[@wesfoster1178]

Imagine watching a planet being exterminated when suddenly human ships show up blasting Free Bird and responding with "proportional" force.

[@richardarriaga6271]

You want Rip and Tear until it is Done

[@charlsearowland9746]

Quack bang, y'all.

[@theasterian7037]

“Human ship, identify yourself or you will be fired upon”. “Bless your heart. This is the ISS Texas (guns charging) and we were praying yall say somethin like that”.

[@zacharychavez3482]

In the famous words of some youtuber I can't remember at the moment... "You've yee'd your last haw!"

[@FirstIsa]

I would be far more concerned if it was the ISS Wisconsin.. Big Whisky deleted a hill because Korean artillery hit it and, well it did nothing, the 155mm shell hit a turret shield and lightly wounded three soldiers. It just launched a volley at the artillery in response that turned the hill into a valley and probably left the soldiers parents wondering why it felt like they got kicked in the crotch by an angry bull. A space fairing version of the Iowa class would probably just delete star systems.

[@karal_the_crazy]

@@FirstIsado a bit more than delete star systems

[@RomonAnor8632]

@@FirstIsa Temper, Temper.

[@Community_GuideIines]

​@@FirstIsaTemper Temper

[@reddyredwolf3931]

From Space Switzerland to Space America.

[@doodlesquatch277]

Fuck Yeah!

[@samhavoc1066]

@@808bigisland And part of the merchandise for sale was their mercenaries used by many European nations in their wars.

[@the_jarric]

@@samhavoc1066 still used by vatican

[@vanguard9067]

Space Luxembourg.

[@furiouskaiser9914]

[@gabe9125]

The Compound: “Hey, why does such a wealthy, neutral nation not have universal healthcare?” Ameriterra: *flips on speaker system, Fortunate Son starts playing*

[@wakcedout]

Honestly they’d better in that situation lol

[@proudamerican183]

Also known as "the universe's best UNhealthcare".

[@Sum-kj8jo]

Quack bang ​@@proudamerican183

[@B1gLupu]

Best unhealthcare credits can buy!

[@56Firedead]

​@@proudamerican183welcome to the UN healthcare systems. Distributing our potent health and life modification tools to ensure the stability of the UN. unhealthcare it just works.

[@therealgreg5653]

This what I imagine it is like in Stellaris when someone attacks one my 2-3 world size allies and suddenly my 200k patrol fleet jumps in

[@salamilidontfit]

Real asf

[@anderewisp1]

200k? Thats lowballing for me...

[@Hypercube2017]

Or when pirates decide that today’s a good day to die trying to raid a mid-game empire.

[@Hoboman-1453]

@@anderewisp1 that’s why it’s a patrol fleet😂😂

[@theGreenChangeling]

Race X: *raises fist* Humans: "Ahem!" Race X: *lowers fist and skulks away with tail between legs*

[@savibang4412]

What it truly means to have the Mantle of Responsibility

[@fuckoffndie]

Self appointed and self serving.

[@_Offensivebias_]

Indeed my child

[@Adv_studying]

The responsibility for this galaxy has been ordained unto us🫡

[@ede7722]

And that's hopefully the path humanity will take when we finally reach out it into space. The good guys making a difference to help defend the weak and vulnerable. I hope we will make a difference, the right one.

[@ubergeek1968]

That is what so many demand of the USA, yet... look what it has led to

[@varlunmulland3992]

@@ubergeek1968 The problem is, once a government becomes corrupt (and they all do given enough time), there isn't really a means to uncorrupt it, aside from revolution.

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

​@@ubergeek1968most of the hate is due to jealousy of not being #1. Except look at the ones complaining.

[@hainleysimpson1507]

@Quetzalciatl Why would we be jealous of mass shootings, high suicide rates and not being able to afford basic housing? And the ridiculous amount of high powered gangs, with entire arsenals and decommissioned war vehicles and weapons. And the shitload of militias and history of genocide without and outside the USA caused by the USA

[@tw3f4tes52]

@@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_SerpentA far more substantial amount of “hate” comes from Americans saying idiotic things like this

[@danielleriley2796]

I like that. You kick off a war and your leadership gets a text message… “Remember the Neptune”

[@labbit35]

(Aliens appear and attack Humans: *smacks lips* oh boy I’ve been waiting for this since FOREVER

[@IronWarhorsesFun]

a lone corvette fighting the entire enemy fleet? GIVE EM HELL ROCCI!!!! also i love the absurdity of ENTIRE FLEETS just appearing in space. WHERE WHERE THEY HIDING lol.

[@johncunningham4820]

Cloaking Tech . Short Jump Tech . Ludicrous Speed . Who cares . Not there , and suddenly T H E R E ! and shooting . At You .

[@IronWarhorsesFun]

@@johncunningham4820 In space nobody can see your fleet of its human

[@jpatricklloyd7360]

Combat ftl

[@PostprandialTorpor]

@@jpatricklloyd7360Adama Maneuver

[@michaelpettersson4919]

And that lone corvette just drifted away. It was probably salvaged later alongside any surviving crew.

[@vincent_hall]

I love these stories. Thank you. This tale puts us humans in the most impressive position But it's still a warning. We need to be part of or allied to the most powerful civilization or we can be on the receiving end of immense violence! Nobody wants to be in that position!

[@shadowtheme96]

Chills. Absolute chills.

[@exterminater267]

“Human neutrality is not negotiable. Prepare to die.”

[@tonyjanney1654]

Good story, However, I heard the rescuing human shoulder yell to the small corvette "Give em Hell, Sammy B."

[@haveraygunwilltravel]

Yep. Samuel B Roberts. Laffey would work too.

[@Andrew_Sword]

wait whats this!? its, by god its the sammy b with a metal chair.

[@TheGelatinousSnake]

It’s very anticlimactic how boring real decompression would be. When the difference is only 1 atmosphere of pressure, nothing impressive can happen. Big hole? All the pressure gets lost in a moment. Not much of a woosh unless you are next to the hole. Small hole? You can plug it with your own skin. The difference is just near vacuum vs 1 atmosphere of pressure. Imagine the most pressure your thumb can hold back on a garden hose… far less than that.

[@johnmoore8599]

We all know how playing policeman works in world affairs. If only it worked as simply as this.

[@tenjenk]

well in RL events the claim was "policemen" but we learnt that it was more "sabotage areas into instability and when shit hits the fan, roll in to establish control with no plan for sustainability". Thats more like cops crashing into a bar and arresting people for the disturbance.

[@dennis2376]

Yep, and the UN is still on Cyprus 60 years on. No peace to be seen.

[@drewwar9344]

Yeah, but the world would be in a much worse place than if it wasn't being policed by us I mean we've created the league of nations the united nations and the european union And sure are these things perfect no but nothing will ever be perfect But the fact remains things could be far worse

[@Mglue3]

We guaranteed the seas for travel and kickstarted the rebuilding of western europe. But yeah been a real mixed bag since then. Need more Eisenhowers and JFKs and less Trumans and Kissingers.

[@ScorpiusZA.]

Just because a neutral doesn't fight, doesn't mean that they are helpless and can't fight. Its the ones claiming neutrality that you have to be careful of.

[@galacticalliance4801]

i thought for sure it was humans fighting a losing battle at first but nope, were just the saviours.

[@mandolinic]

0:42. It's "razed", not "raised". raze /reɪz/ verb completely destroy (a building, town, or other settlement). "villages were razed to the ground".

[@annguyen-tr3ne]

To be fair, it probably AI read

[@MichaelBarry-gz9xl]

No the planet fell, then they raised it. Get with the times

[@baltham0]

It takes an alpha to quell an unruly pack of dogs.

[@thedarkknight3440]

no one is talking about the deeper themes it is about what power over death means good story

[@Wolfen443]

Humans as saviors, interesting a bit like Star Trek except Star trek even goes in war rampages once in a while.

[@aocg1914]

In star trek, even in war the federation, dont use the weapons at %100, because "directives".. But, earth ships (section 31), will rain you nukes with joy as a welcome..

[@mikeymike3034]

Talon the 2nd wouldn't happen to be related to Talon from another story "Forgotten by Design" would he?😮

[@SparkeyAvalon]

Well... If it can be imagined, it's possible. Not very probable for 2 reasons, one of which is that it's highly likely that we are alone in the Universe, but still nice to think about.

[@uncharted7954]

Send the nightlords.

[@Venerable_Banana]

💪😎 Aliens beware of our guns.

[@DavidDavidunderthebridgeChampi]

Historically the Swiss were are a very strong martial force. Just because you are neutral does not mean that you are cowards that won't fight.

[@ronaldcosmore9607]

Hey nice story thank you

[@khylerbane4523]

“Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary” - Karl Marx

[@Smokejensen212]

Basically, economy build until we got bored and built ships.

[@samhavoc1066]

Interesting how many "human" metaphors an alien will use in telling a story... 😉

[@beverlycrusher9713]

@@draganromcevic6337 well remember, it was testimony, there is no telling how long he had ben on earth or what he picked up from the humans he was around before he told his story, using human metaphors could be old hat for him when he gave his testimony.

[@mousepotatoliteratureclub]

The story was probably localised for a Terran audience.

[@Mglue3]

Translation artifacts.

[@jacobjohnson2603]

walk softly and carry a big stick

[@Sprutky]

So humanity is led by Switzerland

[@N4than177]

I mean, it turned out well. We got more investors than ever and nobody dares to mess with us.

[@Sum-kj8jo]

Foxtrot Alpha Fubar Omega

[@PerStenback]

Hate to break it to you, though Fubar is an acronym in itself. I know, I'm fun.

[@americandad4864]

Oh no , not a Space Ukraine 😳

[@danielleriley2796]

Neptune is NOT BLUE AT ALL. It’s pasty white and you can’t see the storm because it’s white on white on white… Tournament out that the first pics from voyager for the first time had a note next to the Neptune pic, “Not true colour, enhanced false colour for definition.” Yeah that caption lasted 5 minutes and not Neptune was blue. So for the next 40 years every single pic of Neptune when received from space craft or the hundreds from Hubble were photoshopped to be blue JUST BECAUSE THATS THE COLOUR IT IS RIGHT? So when Hubble took pics of it the picture processors said “Shit another couple of hundred white Neptune pics yet again. What’s wrong with this heap of shit? Everyone knows it’s blue even though it’s almost exactly the same gasses as Uranus. Oh well a few days in photoshop and I’ll fix hubble’s mistake yet again, funny how every other pic it takes seems to be correct colours? Hmm, oh well.” Yep. No shit. Zillion dollar telescope takes great pics of everything but Neptune so we will just ‘fix those up’.

[@EmilNicolaiePerhinschi]

Who is reading this ? Just in case I might need somebody to do voice :)

[@commanderstorm8874]

It’s an ai text to speech

[@TheChosenWarriors777]

Good job 🤒🤒

[@worldcomicsreview354]

Pax Humanum

[@carloreneeventura8714]

Oh what's that? You can't preach peace and have a Gun?? I say *NAY*

[@swiftmatic]

TransStar: Condition Prime Total Red

[@EmilNicolaiePerhinschi]

"decimating" that means "killing one in ten" not "destroying"

[@Tryst1982]

#1prioritytarget, yass slay queen!

[@kirillsukhomlin3036]

Haha, blue Neptune... it was revealed real color is more of a gray just a month ago.

[@scifistories1977]

Yeah, the story is over 2 years old, so we can forgive the author on this one, I think. (Not specific to you so please dont take it as such) I do love how these details can get to people though, but no one says aliens aren't real or there's no such thing as FTL, but get the colour of a planet wrong and you're in trouble!

[@kirillsukhomlin3036]

@@scifistories1977 sure, no offence at all. The video was posted just a month ago, so I though: „what an irony“. Great stories, listened to dozens of of them yesterday.

[@jackjohnson40]

Human ppppower!!!

[@definitelynotobama6851]

POV: you weren’t created in God’s image

[@comicsgatekeeper9746]

Decimated doesn't mean what he thinks thinks it means

[@joebollig2689]

“Razed,” not “raised.”

[@bernardvc5820]

quite the difference indeed :D

[@kennymoad873]

I started listening to these sci-fi space stories and now my feed is being spammed by these AI reader programs