What happened next

I counted to ten and I woke up tucked in my bed! 'Come' Said Lara in a soft voice ' We can but try, if it fails we go back to the drawing board. This world needs saving their are to many good people alive to let it get destroyed' She said in a soft voice and took Cedric's hand, Bertha growled under her breath which made Melissa laugh 'do I sense some jealousy there Bertha' she chuckled Bertha turned to Melissa and pulled a face.

I think you are overstepping the mark there sweetie, you are well out of your depth, I have been tackling this sort of thing for many centuries. I intend to let you all blunder about and probably make matters ten times worse, I am late already I need to do my shopping at Netto's, also have a hot date with a hunk from the Chippendale planet, Bertha was gone in an instant all that remained was

total silence

Thunder and lightening flashed from the heavens,rain came down in torrents, the trees bent double with the force of the wind,something was coming so be very afraid, its not from this earth but the far distant

"Hello" said Cedric, "I've just woken up from a trance. It must have been the weather noise. I've had a ground-breaking idea as you do. Why don't we all gather together and approach the tricatops en masse. There is always stength in numbers and I'm sure they will respect a cohesive group. As they say two heads are bettter than one and we are many now". There was stirring and mutinous muttering in the group. Some wanted to return to their homes and pretend nothing had happened. They wanted normality and their castles and comfort. Others were not sure what to do and yes they were scared. It was a force they did not understand-they could not assesss or quantify the odds against them or whether their attempts at communication would be safe or a success. Like a lot of human beings they wanted certainty and this situation was by no means certain-it disturbed them. "Oh come on " said Cedric, " We can try and anyway I want to know what makes them tick. And they do tick literally", he said with a smile. The group mutterred some more but then as a body, ranked, drew their swords or cudgels or tin cans and proceeded

'Lets get this over with' sighed Melissa she couldn't believe how she had got mixed up in this. Just yesterday morning she was on her way back from the corner shop after needing some milk! Now she was on a charge to end alien monsters taking over the earth!