Dr. Raichi was originally called Dr. Lychee so that is what I am going with.

Age 688

It was a typical slow day at the Near Plant Object department at the University of Fugi in the city Fugi the largest city on Plant. A young male pale blonde researcher of an average size for a Tuffle of 4'5 was sitting at his desk in a cubical. He looked outside to see the sunny red sky of the world outside.

The young Tuffle sighed the doctor was a damn slave driver to make him work on such a beautiful day. From his tablet he could see just about every single major potential asteroid or comet that was likely to his the planet math wise. But the scanners need constant refreshes to make sure that nothing new wasn't coming.

Sure there was A.I. programmed to analyze the data and make changes. But the doctor was obsessed with having Tuffle oversight on it.

Young Tuffle "Wait what in the f…"

His screen had exploded with warning and time measurements. The meaning was clear an object was on a collision course with Plant and it was maybe a day or two away. His blood ran cold the object was going to piece the atmosphere if the initial spectrum analysis of its composition was to be believed.

It was going to hit! Terror and fear permeated his face as he started to sweat he realized this might be the end. What was the point of going to school of working? He should haven't worried about his weight or excise. He should spent more time with his family and girlfriend.

He was crying, and in a absolute panic, snot was coming out of his nose. He wanted to curl up into a fetal position and above all else he wanted his mommy. In full freak out panic mode he realized he was supposed to give someone this information.

He remembered the doctor he would make all of this better. He rush out of his cubical and hurried down the hallways to the office marked 'Dr. Lychee'. The young Tuffle burst through the half open door to the doctor's office.

The panicking young Tuffle looked to see the pale skinned Tuffle in maybe his 30's with a brown beard and thinning hair line on his head, the doctor was going through his books. Turned to face the apparently panicking young Tuffle in that was behind him.

The doctor looked at the young Tuffle with confusion. The young Tuffle was hyper-ventilating unable to gather either his thoughts or breath. Instead knocking over some of the pictures and knickknacks on the doctor's desk including a picture of his family wife, son and daughter. To reach over and hand the tablet to the doctor.

The young man ignoring the fact that there were two ways around the desk didn't seem to occur to him. The doctor now agitated that his student just pushed over his stuff. Was about to yell at his student but then looked at the tablet in the young Tuffle's hand his voice died in his mouth and his blood ran cold.

The doctor snatched the tablet out of his hand and then waived the young Tuffle off.

Grateful the Young Tuffle said.

Young Tuffle "Thank you."

The young tuffle took off from the doctor's office running down the hall and to either his mother or girlfriend whoever was closer. The doctor fear had turned to steely eyed resolve and he took his phone the scene came on and turn to his contacts. He scrolled down until he reached the one marked PM Toadstool.

He pressed call. In an office far further downtown from the University in a street labeled Pennsbrown 100 avenue in a half-white half-brick building. In the main office of the building is a symbol of a four pointed star but on it is standing on one limb of itself. In its center is the words 'Peace, Power and Prosperity'.

The symbol is on both the carpet of the floor and a shield hanging on the very large desk in the room. The massive leather chair near the big open windows that have silk drapes covering the windows in this darkened room the fate of the freed world of Plant had been decided on numerous occasions.

The ringing phone is on the big well carved wooden desk right next to a gold ring and in-between the ringing is the sounds of moaning and groaning coming from under near the desk. It rings for about two times till a voice in some anger say.

Male tuffle voice "O for crying out loud!"

A hand from the voice comes out from the space beneath the desk and grabs for the phone. The play button is hit. With a very frustrated voice says.

PM Toadstool "Yes I very busy right know what is it?"

A panicking doctor says.

Dr. Lychee "Mr. Prime Minister we have an urgent matter to discuss!"

A little bit of the frustration leaves the Prime Minister's voice upon realizing who he was talking to.

PM Toadstool "O Lychee. I understand your anger but there wasn't room in the budget for more science spending."

Dr. Lychee "What? No! I trying to tell you a matter of world security not some irrelevant budget!"

Not used to hearing such panic coming from his friend's voice originally believed to be anger in a calm voice asked.

PM Toadstool "Okay, Okay what pray tell is it?"

Trying to mirror his friends calm he said.

Dr. Lychee "There is a large fast moving object heading towards Plant!"

In a practical scream the Prime Minister asked/statement.

PM Toadstool "What!?"

The doctor continuing to attempted to ape his friends now gone calm said.

Dr. Lychee "Yes, based on its velocity and possible composition it is in all likelihood not nature and of extraterrestrial origin."

In a excited fearfully reiteration of his previous ask/statement.

PM Toadstool "What!?"

Dr. Lychee "Yes the data doesn't lie in two days the world might come to a rather cataclysmic conclusion!"

Yelling in panic the Prime Minister said.

PM Toadstool "You got to be… No… Lychee!"

Dr. Lychee "Yes?"

PM Toadstool "I am sending a hover car for you I want you here immediately! Understood!"

In a now returned to panicked doctor nearly yelled out.

Dr. Lychee "Absolutely!"

In a yell.

PM Toadstool "Good!"

The prime minister hangs up then calls up his chief of staff. The phone rings for only a second but is quickly answered.

Chief of Staff Morea "Yes mister prime minister?"

Trying to be calm again.

PM Toadstool "Yeah Aw Moe."

A little confused the Chief of Staff responds.

Chief of Staff Morea "Yeah?"

Continuing to attempt to be a pillar of calm says but slowly losses that ability.

PM Toadstool "Yeah I need you to send a car to go and pick up Dr. Lychee and get the entire National Defense Council here on the double for an emergency meeting of grave importance. I don't care where they are or what they are doing they could be giving birth for all I care! I need them here now!"

Now realizing that the odd feeling that she was getting from her boss was panic meaning that something dramatic was going back hurriedly said.

Chief of Staff Morea "Okay!"

The phone hanging up. And a voice pipers up from underneath the same desk that the Prime Minister was calling from it's feminine asking.

Female tuffle voice "So are we done or?"

PM Toadstool "O hell no! It's going to take a little while for everyone to get here and after this piece of information I am sure as shit finishing. Cause you know life is too damn short!"


A while later in a board in the Prime Minister's Mansion a group of some of the most senior military and scientific minds that the Kingdom of Fungi has were seated around a big oval table. The clear seat of power being the large symbol of the nation behind the seat of the Prime Minister.

Now fully revealed by the sun shining in from the windows of the mansion. The Prime Minister is a short tuffle even by their standards size about 3'10. He is brown hair, brown eyed, pale tuffle wearing his best ruffled suit and has currently messed up hair. Despite the circumstances in his eyes is a determined look.

Whether or not it is for show or reality remains to be seen. Only Dr. Lychee at this table other than of course the Prime Minister seems visibly worry not just confused. It was at this moment that the Prime Minister spoke up.

PM Toadstool "Ladies and Gentletuffles I have called you here today for a matter of National No World Security! A tuffle well known to all you all has an important matter to discuss with you all."

Dr. Lychee "I understand you all might be confused by this sudden and dramatic meeting. But I can assure you of its necessary and important nature. As of one hour entering our early warning system of object that may or will hit Planet Plant."

There is an obvious audible gasp in the room from all but Dr. Lychee and the Prime Minister.

Dr. Lychee "I understand your fear and trepidation but I must continue for there is more. Based on velocity and composition of the object scene here…

The doctor points to the center of the table where a holographic image of the approach spaceship is up. The ship is a hodgepodge ship apparent to all present in the Crisis Room. Very little thought or possible effort going into its construction.

Dr. Lychee "As can plainly be seen by everyone here. The object is not of natural design it is metal, possesses structures that aren't found on any known asteroid or comet. It has an FTL engine which is either malfunctioning or possibly more likely doing what it was programed to do. Which would be to decelerate before reaching a habitable world."

Another man in a lab coat label with a pin saying Dr. Cremini who has black hair, brown eyes and tan skin asks questioningly.

Dr. Cremini "What can we tell about their technology?"

Dr. Lychee "Quite a bit actually. It would appear that our would be visitors are using technology that is at or below our level. The particles being emitted from its engines are indeed similar to our FTL particle emissions from our ships. So it doesn't appear that they are even an generation ahead of us. In addition we can make an educated estimation about their possible motives.

A sigh a roll of the eyes as a response to Dr. Lychee, General Agaric says.

General Agaric "You mean a guess?"

Dr. Lychee quickly fires back trying to keep control of the room.

Dr. Lychee "A educated one. To continue I believe it is fair to say that this is not some sort of alien invasion.

With quite a bit of cynicism in his voice he asks.

General Agaric "How could you know that?"

Annoyed with the General but trying to keep calm says.

Dr. Lychee "If you will allow me to continue I will explain."

In his words he yields a bit to the doctor.

General Agaric "Okay explain."

Dr. Lychee "Here it is. The ships look is systematic of it problem. It was built in a hurry. It has nearly no defensive or offensive weapons according to our scans. Nearly all its power is going to its engines and it life support systems. And in addition it appear to be filled with life signs. It's hard to tell but I would hazard a guess as the General would say that they are refuges."

Questioningly the Prime Minister asks.

PM Toadstool "Refuges?"

Dr. Lychee "Yes PM refuges. We have been very quiet and haven't sought other civilizations under the basis of the threat that the Planet Trade Organization. From what we could gather the universe around is a dangerous. Worlds such as are a priceless commodity. With so much death and destruction out there is it not logical that their wouldn't be some desperate souls out their trying to escape."

Skeptically the General Agaric pipes in.

General Agaric "Yet the fact that it is such a violent war-zone means that we can't take chances. Let's say you're right these are innocent refuges. Okay. What if they are being followed? What if they have some unknown alien pathogen on their person's? Do we even have the ability to care for these aliens? Can we support another life form on our planet?"

In a very stoic voice the doctor at first to address the General but then expanded to to include the rest of the group.

Dr. Lychee "I cannot answer those questions at the moment General. I can only give you the facts and my opinion. Mister Prime Minister in the World Treaty Organization charter paragraph one 'We of sovereign nations and free and independent thoughts due solemnly swear that to preserve our liberty and civilizations. Plead to our self's that we will protect our neighbors for we the Tuffle's have a duty to those neighbors to not see them as an 'other' but a brother or sister. That no matter creed we aspired to or what language we spoken we are all members of a family called Tuffle.' Though the meaning of these words were to serve as a start for our people to stop fighting over stuff. I think this is applicable to our situation. The aliens aboard that space craft are unknown to us. We are like all people in all times are scared of the unknown. Its natural and health to be skeptical and cautious of an unknown. But a stranger is a stranger because we know nothing about them. I can't give you anything but my dreams of someone that became a scientist that always want to discover the undiscovered country. We have been alone on an island called Plant for so long why not at least try and reach out and make a friend."

Absolutely inspired by the doctor's speech the Prime Minister stands up and says.

PM Toadstool "Well I think you are right Dr. Lychee. I came to this meeting unsure of what to do. I will not let blind fear make my decisions. Dr. Lychee I want you to immediately try and make contact with the vessel. I want to be able to say hello. That being said General Agaric."

A little confused on how the doctor's words had worked on the Prime Minister was a little in thought and was a little slow to answer.

General Agaric "Yes?"

With a firm and commanding tone says.

PM Toadstool "I want you to mobilize the entirety of our military to deal with the possibility of this going wrong. I am going to need to warn the rest of WTO of this event. And I am of course going to need to go on TV and inform the public."

A different General asks with some concern.

General Falmorea "Would that not cause a panic?"

The Prime Minister nodded but continued.

PM Toadstool "It might but the simple fact is that we cannot keep the public in the dark for both moral and practical reasons. This is a dawn of a new era. Everyone needs to know about it. Besides I think they might figure it out when green men start walking around.

Dr. Lychee piped up.

Dr. Lychee "We don't actually know what they look like all we know is that their ships atmospherics are similar to our own."

The Prime Minister shrugged.

PM Toadstool "I know I just using a generalization for what an alien might look like. Doctor find out where they will land. If they cannot stop and we are unable to make contact with them. We may very well need to evacuate a city or two."

Dr. Lychee shrugged in agreement.

Dr. Lychee "Understood I will do all I can."

The Prime Minister bowed to his friend and said.

PM Toadstool "Be sure that you do."


Many hours later on every TV station and radio station in the Kingdom of Fungi the Prime Minster of the nation comes on. Wearing his most expensive, well-tailored suit. It is black with white vertical pin stripes. On his face is his brave yet grave looking face trying not to sweat or show fear or panic.

PM Toadstool "Hello my fellow citizens of Fungi. I come to you on urgent and important news that immediately required your attention. As of just today an object was discovered entering our stellar system on a heading towards Plant. This object was different then every other rock that we knew of. For it was not of nature design but of alien origins. On board is an unknown species to us which has faster than light travel. But unlike in the movies this was not some unknowable malicious planet conquering pirates come to conquer our world. To the contrary it would our guests are in fact refuges of a distant world. Our most a stemmed scientists are working as we speak to get us in contact with these aliens. However, we can tell you that their ship is without any know armaments. I understand your nature inclination to assume the worst of our as of yet unknown guests. But as intelligent free thinking tuffles I would like you to keep an open mind about the aliens. As a people we have always strived to be tolerant and free society. I think this is an exciting and wonderful opportunity to discover a brand new society. Our alien friends are in need of assistance and care. With our help I am certain that we can repair their ship and allow them to continue on their journey across the stars. I know that they might not leave immediately but I would like you all to be patient and take this as an opportunity to learn about another civilization and culture. In the name of peace and friendship we have to make an errand of mercy to help our alien brothers and sisters. I trust that a century from now in the history books our children's children will look at our fear over this event and scoff at it as the shortsighted archaic fears of their elders. But they will no doubt have questions of us of this moment. And I wish for your response to these questions to be to the effect that you opened our arms wide for our alien friends, made first contact without resorting to blind aggression, and narrow-minded fear. Thank in advance for your openness, your courage in these uncertain times. May the Gods bless you and many the Gods bless the Kingdom of Fungi. Goodnight."

Before the speech had even concluded riots across the planet began.