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by E.J. LeRoy

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đŸ“» Moon to Moon FM
Artwork by Tony Tran

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The following program contains unedited and uncensored information that the ruling class does not want you to know. Listener discretion is advised.

“Welcome back to Moon to Moon FM, your radio program on all things paranormal, supernatural, off-planet, out-of-galaxy, and just plain weird. I’m your host, Thev’nar. Before the commercial break, our guest, Mezadan, discussed his intimate encounter with sentient beings from a planet outside the Kirazart Galaxy. We thank Mezadan for having the courage to share his harrowing experience with us on our program. We have time for just one more caller. So give us a call on Moon Colony Seven, conveniently located on Moon Seven. The line is open
 

“It seems we have our last caller of the night. Hello? You’re on the air.”

“Hello.”

“We have good sound tonight. Apparently, the Xil’kana Empire isn’t jamming our signals for a change. Maybe their overpaid censors are sleeping on the job. Ha ha! Okay, joking aside, who’s calling please, and where are you calling from?”

“My name is Tiyanok and I’m calling from the Main Planet, Hom’Kirazart.”

“Ah, a long-distance caller! Well, you’re coming in just fine. Can you hear us okay?”

“Yeah.”

“That’s good. We don’t get many calls from the main hub of the Xil’kana Empire these days. So how’s the Empire been treating you?”

“Not bad. Taxes are higher than ever, but what do you expect?”

“Hah! I assure you, it’s not much better out here in the moon colonies. Tell me, Tiyanok, what’s on your mind?”

“Well, I was listening to your last guest’s testimony about his alien encounter, and it got me thinking about Incident 317.”

“Yeah, we talk about Incident 317 quite a bit here on Moon to Moon FM. What’re your thoughts?”

“Like you, I think the whole thing is a blatant cover-up. I mean, we all know the official story: ‘Exploratory Spaceship 317 and its crew of five burned up in the atmosphere over Moon Six.’ But you and I know that’s not the way it happened. There’s plenty of evidence out there that 317 and its crew not only made it past our galaxy but successfully landed on another planet.”

“Oh, absolutely! Here at Moon to Moon FM, we’ve always maintained that the pictures of 317’s alleged destruction above Moon Six were staged.”

Artwork by Tony Tran

“Don’t get me started, Thev! Those official pictures are totally fake. But the Xil’kana Empire wants everybody to think they’re real because 317 very likely made first contact with the intelligent primate aliens of that largely aquatic planet in Galaxy 42. That’s the same galaxy where your last guest claimed to have had his disturbing encounter with hominids. And I don’t have to tell you or your listeners that Galaxy 42 has never been formally acknowledged by our government, even though it surely must exist. Not to mention there’s also evidence that 317 landed and the crew was taken prisoner by the alien primates’ empire.”

“There’s definitely evidence to that effect. No question about it.”

“Also, if the crew of 317 was captured, it would explain why there haven’t been any manned exploratory missions beyond our galaxy since, and why such missions have been forbidden until further notice. What further notice are they waiting for? That’s what I’d like to know. Incident 317 happened over a hundred years ago!”

“Yeah, and if you bring any of that up, the mainstream writes you off as some crazy conspiracy theorist.”

“As usual, Thev, you’ve got it absolutely right.”

“Well, thanks for calling in, Tiyanok. I’m afraid that’s all the time we have tonight. Tune in tomorrow when we’re joined by Xilikam, a former employee of the Xil’kana Empire’s mysterious drone-based space exploration program. For his safety, his real name will be kept secret, and his voice will be modified when he gives his interview tomorrow. But I promise you, his testimony will be most enlightening. Until tomorrow, I’m your host, Thev’nar, from Moon to Moon FM, broadcasting from Moon Colony Seven. Goodnight.”

End transmission.


E.J. LeRoy is a freelance writer and poet whose work has appeared in several speculative and literary fiction publications, including After the Storm Magazine, Fiction on the Web, Neon & Smoke, NonBinary Review, and Tales from the Crosstimbers. LeRoy also published the novelette Fusion and has a science fiction, mpreg novella starring recurring character, Henry Trevalu, forthcoming at The Whumpy Printing Press in 2026. Visit the author’s website at http://ejleroy.weebly.com.
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