The Invasion of the Geocache Snatchers
It was a sunny Saturday morning, and Jake and Amy were excited to go geocaching. They had been geocaching for a few years, and they loved the thrill of finding hidden containers and logging their visits online. They had a GPS device, a smartphone, and a backpack full of swag and tools. They checked the geocaching website and saw that there were several new caches in their area. They decided to go for one that was rated 5 stars for difficulty and terrain, and had a mysterious description: “The truth is out there. Do you dare to find it?”
Jake and Amy drove to the coordinates, which led them to a remote marsh area. They parked their car and followed the GPS signal, which showed that the cache was less than 700 feet away. They hiked through the marsh, enjoying the fresh air and the scenery. They noticed that there were no other people around, which made them feel adventurous and curious.
They reached the final location, which had a large metal tower. The GPS device beeped and showed that they had arrived at the cache. Jake and Amy looked around, but they could not see any sign of a container or a clue. They wondered if the cache was hidden inside the tower, or under it, or behind it. They decided to split up and search.
Jake walked around the tower, looking for any cracks or openings. He saw a small door at the base of the tower, but it was locked with a padlock. He tried to pick the lock with his multitool, but he could not open it. He gave up and moved on.
Amy climbed up the tower, hoping to find a magnetic cache or a camouflaged container. She reached the top of the tower, where there was a large antenna. She touched the antenna, hoping to feel something attached to it. She felt a shock run through her body, and she screamed.
Jake heard Amy’s scream and ran to the tower. He saw Amy lying on the ground, unconscious. He rushed to her side and checked her pulse. She was alive, but barely breathing. He called 911 on his smartphone, but there was no signal. He looked at his GPS device, but it was blank. He realized that something was wrong with the tower.
He looked up at the tower and saw something that made his blood run cold. The antenna was moving, twisting and turning like a snake. It pointed at him, and he saw a red light flash from its tip. He felt a pain in his chest, and he collapsed.
The antenna stopped moving and returned to its normal position. A voice came from inside the tower: “Target neutralized. Proceeding to next location.”
The door at the base of the tower opened, and two figures emerged. They were not human. They had green skin, large eyes, and tentacles. They wore silver suits and carried strange devices. They were aliens.
They walked over to Jake and Amy’s bodies and scanned them with their devices. They confirmed that they were dead. They took their GPS device, their smartphone, and their backpack. They threw them into a metal bin that was attached to their vehicle, which was parked behind the tower.
They got into their vehicle and drove away. The vehicle was shaped like a flying saucer, and it lifted off the ground with a hum. It flew away from the marsh, leaving behind no trace of its presence.
The aliens were on a mission: to destroy all GPS antennas on Earth and to stop geocaching. They hated geocaching because they considered it a threat to their plans of invasion and domination. They believed that geocachers were spies who were trying to find their secret bases and expose their activities. They had been hiding on Earth for decades, using disguised towers as their communication devices and surveillance systems. They had been waiting for the right time to launch their attack on humanity.
But they had not expected that humans would use GPS technology for fun and recreation. They had not expected that humans would find their towers and try to open them or touch them. They had not expected that humans would be so curious and adventurous.
They decided to take action before it was too late. They activated their towers’ self-destruct mechanisms, which would emit an electromagnetic pulse that would fry any electronic device within range. They also sent out teams of agents to hunt down any geocachers who might have escaped or survived their towers’ attacks.
They hoped that by destroying GPS antennas and stopping geocaching, they would prevent humans from discovering their presence and their plans.
They were wrong.
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