short stories | Bands I Useta Like

“Sir! We’ve decoded the message from deep space!” The captain jumped to his feet and rushed to the side of his subordinate, who sat before a panel that had come alive with blinking lights.
“Well, what are you waiting for?! Patch it through!”

The air in the control room was thick with anticipation. After what seemed like an eternity, the message crawled across the main viewscreen.