Six kids explore the possibility that dogs have been trying to warn humanity about a terrible enemy in their midst…vacuum machines.

Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy

 

Excerpts:
They were right all along. 

"What do they know that we don't know?" 

"What are they trying to protect us from?"

"This is my home too! And it is in danger…" 

"If the law won't help us, we'll have to turn to…the outlaw."

 

What story or stories am I revisiting in this episode?
Each Season 8 episode is a standalone story, but it's connected to or inspired by a previous story through a character, a place, an object, a concept, a continuation of events (ahem, sequel), and so on.

The kids who wrote an original play for a school production are now aiming to make a movie with an original script over their summer vacation. Somehow the theme is again about an alien invasion.

Here's the link to the previous episode: "Attack of the Giant Cyclops Worm"

 

 

MY FIRST BOOK (yay)
Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written?  I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called Fictioneer's Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories.

It's now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover.

You can also get there from my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE

 

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Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.)

 

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CREDITS
Story: "Attack of the Vacuum Machine Army" Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel
Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:  Nila L. Patel

 

Music:
"The Superiority" by ANDREW SITKOV (Intro & Outro)
"Casual Theme #2 (looped)" by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)
"Abstract Vision #5" by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)

 

Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music)
"Casual Theme #1"
"Casual Theme #3"
"Casual Theme #2"
"Another World"
"Space Discoveries"
"Steel Enemy (looped)"
"The Superiority"
"Freedom"

Music by BENJAMIN CARR (Scythuz)
"Abandoned Spacestation"
"Gearworks Factory"
"Wasteland Ruins"

 

Music by Benjamin Carr and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market
Sound effects from AudioJungle, GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through Hindenburg)
Vocal effects created with Audacity
Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration.

 

Find more music by Benjamin Carr and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net
Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

 

Episode Art Description:
Image Description: Digital drawing. Art deco inspired poster. At bottom center, a terrier with a determined expression, wearing a collar, standing and facing left, seen in three-quarters view. Flanking the dog are the ghostly images of two modern vacuum cleaners. Behind the dog is an art deco marquee pattern of a fan set in a holder. Above the dog's head is the title of the story. Above the title, at top center, is a vintage vacuum machine with the hose missing, facing front. Watermark of "Storyfeather" along bottom right edge of marquee.