THE WAR OF ANA'S WORLD!

Written by: Shining Writer and Fun But Shy Girl

Inspired by the 1938 Radio Play: "The War of the Worlds", Created by: Orson Welles and Howard Koch, Based on the Novel by: H.G. Wells

Wednesday Addams and Enid Sinclair. They were a duo that shouldn't have worked... but they did... and somehow their relationship resulted in marriage. Now, Wednesday and Enid work at their old school: Nevermore Academy as teachers, raising up an entire new generation; including their own twin teenage daughters: Harmony and Ana. Harmony, who carries both of her mother's special abilities, continues to grow and explore the world with her girlfriend Megan. Ana meanwhile... is a different story...

One evening, Harmony Addams was walking down the hallways of Nevermore Academy towards her dorm room. Suddenly, Harmony heard odd moaning noises coming from her dorm room. Curiously, Harmony put her ear near the door, and heard her sister Ana saying, "Mmm. Oh yeah. That feels amazing. Oooohhh. Yes! Yes! Ooooohhhhh!" A very nervous Harmony then knocked on the door, and cautiously said, "Ana. Are you okay?" Then Harmony heard a very pleased Ana say, "Oh yes. I am having the most amazing experience right now with five guys!" Then a panicked looking Harmony yelled, "Five guys!?" Then a very concerned Harmony opened the door to the dorm room... only to see a fully clothed Ana eating a burger next to her cat. A very confused Harmony then said, "Ana, what's going on? I heard moaning noises, and you said it was being caused by five guys." Then Ana held up her burger and said, "Yeah. You see I got this amazing burger from the restaurant: Five Guys. It is so freaking good." Then Ana began to bite into her burger, and then said, "Mmm. Oh yes. Oooooohhh. That hits the spot. We gotta learn their secret and duplicate it for the Bunk Bed Restaurant."

Then Harmony sat down in a chair nearby as she said, "Well... how has the rest of your day been?" A smiling Ana then said, "Great. Me and Stormageddon the Conqueror have been playing Super Smash Brothers all afternoon. It's been awesome... except for the fact that Stormageddon the Conqueror keeps beating me." Then a confused Harmony said, "How is that possible?" Then Ana's kitten simply looked at Harmony with an innocent face and said, "Rowr." Then Ana made a big happy smile as she said, "It's possible because he's a hard core gamer that always tries his best. Anyway Harmony, where have you been all day?" As Harmony got ready for bed, she said, "I was studying in the library for the last four hours. I mean we do have that huge science test in three days from now, so I want to be ready." Ana's eyes got wide with panic as she yelled, "A science test... in three days!? Oh God, I totally forgot." Then Harmony calmly said, "Well... if you want, I could help you study for it. I have plenty of notes I could share. I'm sure you could learn the material over three nights of studying."

Then Ana leaned back and groaned as she said, "Uuuuuggh! Three nights of studying for a science test! That sounds so lame!" Then Harmony with a sympathetic face said, "Well the science test is gonna happen whether you like it or not. I mean the only way it won't happen is if something crazy like an alien invasion occurs." Then Ana suddenly sat up straight, and made a big smile as she said, "That's it! I'll create an alien invasion! That's a brilliant way to get out of a science test!" Then a worried looking Harmony said, "What are you talking about Ana? You can't make an alien invasion just happen. What are you gonna do? Make giant paper mache spaceships and expect the news to cover it?" Then an excited looking Ana said, "No. But your comment about news coverage is my plan! You see people are dumb enough to believe anything they see on any news source now. So I'll just make a bunch of fake news clips showing a pretend alien invasion. I'll make it with models, and special effects, and AI generated stuff."

Harmony then made an annoyed face as she said, "That's ridiculous Ana! If people see news clips on their phones and computers of an alien invasion, what are you gonna do if they all decide look outside and try to spot the aliens?" Then Ana fell down as she began to laugh hysterically, while saying, "Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. You actually think people will look away from their screens to see what's going on in reality? No one does that anymore! What year do you think we've living in? 1938 or something? Now then, I have to prepare my master plan. I have to film tons of fake news clips, find a way to create a bunch of realistic looking alien invasion coverage, create tons of bogus news channels and social media platforms, gets those new sources trending, and then prepare my complicated live feed for the Invasion Day. And when I'm done, I'll successfully be able to get out of taking that science test. Bwa, ha, ha, ha, ha!" Then Harmony raised one eyebrow as she said, "Or you could just study for the test." Then Ana looked very annoyed as she said, "Oh come on Harmony. That's so much work."

Several days later in the morning, several students were walking into a science class at Nevermore Academy. One student then looked at Harmony as they said, "Hey Harmony. Where's Ana?" Harmony rolled her eyes and sarcastically said, "She's just making plans for world domination." Then a female teacher walked in front of the class as she said, "Okay students. Settle down. It's time for today's science..." Then suddenly everyone began hearing beeping noises on their phones. Everyone took their phones out, turned on various social media sites - and then Ana appeared on everyone's screens: wearing a fake a mustache, and was dressed like a male news reporter. As Ana spoke in a very deep voice, she said, "Ah hem. Hello everyone. This is Herbert George Waterhole from the Dependable News Network, and we've recently received word from the Worldwide Space Organization that strange unidentified objects are on an intersect course with Earth. We shall soon be speaking with Doctor Orsons of the Space Telescope Society for comment." As all of the students began to become glued to their phones, they all looked very worried. Harmony however sat back in a chair, and groaned as she said, "Oh, come on."

Then on everyone's live feed they were watching, the video switched to a recording of Ana wearing a grey wig, fake grey mustache, fake glasses, and a scientist's lab coat while saying, "Thank you Herbert. For centuries now, man has worried if we are alone in the universe. However we now have great reason to believe that our world over the last several decades has been watched closely by intelligences greater than man's, and yet as mortal as his own. We know now that as human beings busied themselves about their various concerns, they were scrutinized and studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutinize the transient creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water. With infinite complacence, people went to and fro over the earth about their little affairs, serene in the assurance of their dominion over this small spinning fragment of solar driftwood which by chance or design man has inherited out of the dark mystery of time and space. Yet across an immense ethereal gulf, minds that are to our minds as ours are to the beasts in the jungle, intellects vast, cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes and slowly and surely drew their plans against us."

Then a recording of Ana as the news reporter appeared saying, "Yes doctor, but what does that mean? I don't think any of our viewers really understand most of what you just said." Then a clip of Ana in the lab coat appeared again as she said, "It means... something bad is coming, and you all should keep watching!" Then the live feed switched back to Ana as a news reporter saying, "You heard those really complicated words people. Don't think about what they actually mean. Just think about how scared and confused you are! That's all that really matters! Now we... Oh wait. I just received word that an unidentified flying saucer has just landed outside of Jericho County." Then in the classroom, one of the students looked worried as they said, "Oh no. The aliens have landed close by." Then another student said, "Hey. This sounds kind of sketchy. Maybe we should see if some other news sources are covering this."

Then in the video: Ana suddenly held out her hands and yelled, "Also viewers, I highly urge you not to check any other sources to see if they're covering this alien invasion! We have reason to believe the aliens have already infiltrated most media sources, and are conspiring to cover this up! Please, ignore the fact that a conspiracy involving tons of long time dependable news sources cooperating together for a massive nationwide cover up is highly unlikely! Ignore attempting to look up any background on this particular news source to see if it's reliable. Ignore the multiple lawsuits that were filed against us yesterday! Ignore the fact that I'm clearly going to make a fortune from all the ad revenue this video is getting me thanks to the massive amount of views I'm currently receiving! Don't think with logic! Think with your emotions! Think with anger! Think about how so many people have tried to put you down and deprive you of what you deserved! Now project all those feelings onto an alien threat that I totally am telling you is real! Now panic, and believe that somehow this one news source will give you all the answers you need!"

Then one of the students in the class said, "You know... the universe has always been totally unfair to me. It's a conspiracy! I bet those aliens are part of it!" Then another student said, "Yeah! Lets keep watching to learn how we can stop them!" Then as Harmony glanced at all of the other students, she annoyingly said, "Really? I mean... really?" Then on the live feed, Ana said, "We now go to our military contact: General Slaughter, who is on the scene at the alien crash site." Then the live feed switched to a video of Ana wearing a fake muscle suit, a general's outfit, and black sunglasses. Ana then talked in a low tough guy voice as she said, "Herbert, the aliens have just come out of their spaceship and are attacking us with their plasma based heat rays!" Then the live feed switched to Ana in her news reporter suit as she said, "Oh no. Lots of studies have shown that plasma based heat rays are the most dangerous rays in existence! And don't click away to see if those studies are real! I'm a person in a business suit telling you vaguely that unnamed studies said so! Therefore it must be the truth!"

Then suddenly the live feed featured Ana in her general outfit yelling, "My God! The aliens have some giant cat creature! Run for your lives everyone! It's the end of the world!" Then the live feed switched to video of Ana's cat wearing a purple sweater and two antennas on his head. Ana's cat stomped through a small model city as it yelled, "Rowr!" Then audio of people screaming was heard. Meanwhile as all of the students in the class watched the live feed, one of the students said, "My God! Look at the creature! It's destroying the city!" Then Harmony walked over to the students looking annoyed as she said, "Are you people really buying this!? That's obviously a cat in an alien costume stomping around a model city!" Then one of the students angerly looked at Harmony as they said, "What are you talking about? This is a real alien invasion! The news man said so!"

Then on the live feed, video footage of flying saucers attacking buildings at night was shown, while Ana was heard saying, "Oh my! Look at all of this devastation! Five great machines are wading the great lakes like men wading through a brook! Black smoke drifting over the city. People diving into the river like rats while others are falling from buildings like fleas! Oh, the humanity!" Then as many students watched the live feed, a worried student said, "Oh no! Look at all of the people in trouble!" Then a frustrated Harmony yelled, "Are you all listening to yourselves?! It's day time, and the supposed alien invasion footage you're seeing is at night! Also... that's clearly footage from an old PlayStation game you're watching!" Then an angry student looked at Harmony as they yelled, "Well where did you get that information!?" Then an angry Harmony yelled, "I know because I own the game which the footage from this is taken from! Plus, I know it's not night time because I can look outside right now!" Then another student rolled their eyes and said, "Well maybe that's your interpretation, but it sounds like you've been brainwashed by the false news channels!" Then a wide eyed and confused Harmony said, "How can the fact that it's day or night be disputed like this!?"

In her dorm room, Ana sat in front of a camera wearing her reporter costume as she said, "Martian cylinders are now falling down all over Jericho County! We now will show you footage of these attacking Martians!" Then Ana pressed a button, causing fake alien invasion footage to be played on the live feed. Then Harmony suddenly rushed into the dorm room, grabbed Ana by the collar and said, "Ana, you have to stop this now! Everyone actually believes this alien invasion is real!" An excited looking Ana said, "Really!? Sweet! My plan is working!" Then suddenly an air raid siren was heard from far away. A confused looking Ana then said, "What's going on?" Then an annoyed looking Harmony said, "Well you see Ana... everyone actually believes this invasion is real! I was just tuning into the real news, and apparently since your alien invasion video is now trending worldwide, the federal government is now on high alert and has sent the military to come investigate the alleged alien invasion!" Then a wide eyed and surprised Ana said, "Oh my God. This means... the science test is definitely canceled now! Woohoo!"

Then Ana switched her live feed back to her face as she said, "People of America! The aliens are getting stronger, but I promise you we can stop them! However to do this, the army requires you to not switch watching to any other videos or websites, as the energy involved in that clicking could take away necessary electricity they need from the energy grid in order to power their tanks." Then as Harmony stood away from the camera, she softly said, "I don't even know where to begin with listing everything incorrect with that last sentence." Then Ana looked at the camera with passion as she said, "But I ask you all to join hands, and use the power of your minds to give strength to our troops as they take on the alien army! We need to show these aliens that we will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!" Then suddenly twenty federal agents burst into the room with weapons out, as one of the agents yelled, "We traced the video to this location! Where are the aliens?" Then Ana's kitten walked into the room still wearing a purple sweater and antenna on it's head. Ana's kitten looked at the federal agents innocently as it said, "Rowr." Then the lead federal agent yelled, "It's one of the aliens! Shoot to kill men!" Then Ana suddenly looked panicked as she jumped in front of her kitten and yelled, "Don't shoot! It was all fake! I made it up!"

Several hours later, Ana was sitting in her dorm room with her mothers: Wednesday and Enid standing in front of her, while Harmony was sitting in a chair as far as possible from them. As both Wednesday and Enid had their arms crossed, Wednesday glared at Ana as she said, "So... what would you like to say?" A guilty looking Ana then said, "Well... at least nobody got hurt." Then a wide eyed and angry Enid said, "Ana... you caused a nation-wide panic... again! Do you have any idea how much emotional distress and trauma you've inflicted upon countless individuals!?" Then Wednesday kept a straight face as she said, "You should consider yourself fortunate to not be in any legal trouble, since the FBI does owe our family for the secret assistance we've provided them over the years... and for the fact that the army is in deep trouble for actually believing your video was real as well." Then an upset looking Enid said, "Look Ana. You're about to turn sixteen. That's just one small step away from adulthood. So listen to me clear when I say, me and your mother are done bailing you out of trouble. You've been trained and taught by the two of us everything we can instill upon you. Next time you break several dozen laws or cause mass chaos, you are going to have deal with the consequences of your choices alone!" Then an angry Enid walked out of the room.

Wednesday however remained, as she looked directly at Ana while saying, "You would do best to head the words you just heard. But with that being said... I was quite impressed with your skills today." Wednesday made a little smirk, and then walked out of the room. Harmony then finally got up and walked over to Ana as she said, "Well Ana... hopefully you learned a lesson from all of this." Then Ana looked at Harmony with a confused face as she said, "What lesson? I'm not in any long-term trouble, and I got out of the science test!" Then Harmony rolled her eyes and said, "Ana... we're still taking the test. It just got delayed. We're simply gonna do it tomorrow now." Then Ana fell back, moaned, and then said, "Oh, come on! All that work for nothing!"

Then Harmony took out a book she had while saying, "Well you could just study for the test." Then Ana sat up looking excited as she said, "Or... I could create an army of mutant bunnies with razor sharp claws and have them attack the school! Then there will definitely be no test!" Then Harmony rolled her eyes as she said, "Or you could just study!" Then Ana looked very annoyed as she said, "Oh come on Harmony. That's so much work." Then Ana's kitten walked into the room, as an excited Ana said, "Hey Stormageddon the Conqueror! Wanna help me violate the laws of nature and create some genetically engineered monster bunnies!?" Ana's kitten looked excited as it happily said, "Rowr!" Then Ana jumped up, put a rabbit mask and cape on her body, and then yelled, "Quick! To the bunny mobile!" Then Ana and her kitten ran out of the dorm room, while Harmony just groaned and hit her face with an open palm.

THE END