I scoop up the baby and go after them. I get to the top of the stairs when they get to the door.
"Hello neighbors. We live right next door." A woman sounds so cheerful. "I would have brought a pie to welcome you, but my stoves are not working."
The boys tilt their heads.
"This is my wife Erotia. I'm Zepto. We live next door. My wife makes pie for everyone. What the hell is going on out there?"
Malax lets them in. "Invasion. Everyone seems to think they're clearing our chrono."
"I told you it wasn't human, Zepto."
"How was I supposed to know we were invaded?"
"15 foot tall walking spaceships with big eyes should have given it away."
The man rolls his eyes. "There was 1 in the backyard yesterday, but that's all we've seen here."
"What did it do?"
"It walked right by him while he wa
