I’d seen enough human movies to know that in most, the aliens were monsters. Killers. Creatures to fear. Why the human governments distributed this view of others, I had no idea. Other than the Hive, most advanced societies were far more civilized and compassionate than the humans dreamed to be. There were good and bad among all species, but on Earth the divide appeared to be growing. Rich. Poor. Nations. Religions. Us and them. There would be no peace on this planet until the people grew to understand they were all one in their place in the universe. One planet. One people. One.
The Hive would not stop at an arbitrary line drawn on a human map. They did not make deals nor sign treaties. They were impossible to influence, bribe, or corrupt. In that way, they were more than the species the
