Survival station

Part 1: The Present

The hallways were dark, silent, and slippy. Every now and then, a slight shift from left to right would take place, as if something was bobbing in the sea and the wind was blowing in different directions with constant change.

Any exploration would cause a sense of discomfort, almost as if something was not quite right. Chairs, desks, and equipment sprawled all over the place, and doors were sealed tight or manually kept shut, with large objects being placed behind the doors, allowing no one to enter the rooms.

After a while, several squeaks could be heard, and once you turned around, in sight was a tiny, furry, and unassuming squirrel. A nut in hand and a peaceful stare, yet more squeaks could be heard, and before you knew it, you were surrounded.

A single thought is now bubbling to the surface.

They're not peaceful.

Part 2: The Past

The earth had long been reduced to a broken, radiated, and contaminated world whose resources had been dwindling for a while now. The humans now lay in fear and despair, as if waiting for the inevitable end to come. If history had taught them anything, it was that they should not have repented, for the consequences were dire.

No matter what the genius scientists said, every day presented more problems than the last, and the law was all but a joke as people ravaged and committed unspeakable acts both for survival and out of confidence that justice would not be served. It was quickly found out that there was a quick solution to the situation, and that was by releasing yourself from the solution, even if it meant being selfish and hurting those you love.

In the end, an idea was brought to fruition. Get the best people humanity has to offer and send them to the stars. A unknown amount of time passed, and now humans, along with squirrels, which were the only animals left, were now drifting in the endless void of space.

The plan was that these humans in space could survive and thrive, potentially coming up with a way to save everyone on earth, or they could at least survive the ordeal and repopulate the planet if they needed to, as this wasn't an event where love was needed but a crucial time when action must be taken.

One thing about space, however, is that sometimes the problem is not the objects floating around, but the people who make unfortunately terrible choices. A man named Fred Barns decided to feed the squirrels, who were in their own room, contained in a cage of sorts.

Fred somehow managed to cut himself, and his blood was mixed in with the food the squirrels were eating.

Fred then left after feeding the squirrels. Unknown to him was the fact that the squirrels had now found their new favourite taste, which was the taste of human blood. Fred returned after a while to check on the squirrels, so he entered the room and opened the cage once he was sure they could not escape.

A single squirrel stared at Fred, to which Fred smiled, thinking the little fellow was cute. Which was true until he realised it was digging through his stomach as red seeped out and his screams roared as he used his hands to swat the squirrels away and fell onto the floor, being quickly devoured by the creatures he once thought were his friends.

Obviously, the screaming by Fred got the rest of the crow to come check out the situation, and their faces showed horror beyond their wildest thoughts. The best decision would have been to shut the squirrels out of the room and then figure out what to do calmly, but instead panic erupted.

The crew ran as the squirrels were following and quickly closed the gap between the two. The humans thought there would not be any problems in space that they'd need a wepaon for and so brought nothing, which now turned out to be a mistake.

The humans attempted to fight back by using the proficient technique of grabbing the squirrel and watching it splat as the humans slammed the squirrels against any surface that was available. The squirrels, however, proved to be too much, becoming akin to a tidal wave of gluttony, and soon enough, human life was eradicated.

The squirrels then proceeded to ruin the engines and equipment of the ship by simply believing everything to be a nut due to their rations having run out, leading to the destruction of the ship. The lights are now gone, the thrusters are now causing the ship to slightly weave from side to side, and red is now converting the floor and walls.

Part 3: The Future

As it turns out, no one was able to ever communicate with the space station that contained humans in space; however, the most horrific yet intriguing part was that if anyone ever somehow reached the station and entered, all they would find were squirrels, and after all, squirrels would never be a threat. Right? Adorable creatures are all they are.