Don't Lean Out the Window

Scottie heard the rumors of alien worlds populated by little green men. But the rumors couldn’t be true. Most worlds were populated by females with only a few men kept as breeding stock. It was common knowledge. Scottie knew the other rumors, too; the ones about alien societies that transformed all but a few males into females.

Urban legend, Scottie thought as he prepared for his trip aboard Captain Altair’s spaceship. Captain Altair was quite a looker, Scottie had to admit. He read the article written by the Captain warning of the dangers of visiting alien worlds. Scottie was not scarred.

Zenxk 9 was the first planet on the itinerary. Scottie was warned to stay in the tour bus. The green Zenxkian women were more than exciting to Scottie, they were hot. At a rest stop Scottie cracked a window on the bus to speak to one of the green women. He grew more comfortable as they talked. Scottie opened the window all the way and leaned out as he continued the conversation.

In a flash, the Zenxkian woman jumped at him, grabbed his collar, and pulled him from the bus. The tour guide noticed too late and could only close the window and warn the remaining tourists of the risk they were in while on other planets.

The last day on the planet the tour bus passed a green Zenxkian woman, green and spring grass, holding her head and grinning. The tour guide spoke into the mic, ”That is your former mate, Scottie. He is a Zenxkian woman now. He will never leave the planet. His name is Xammie now.”