[ WP ] Earth becomes the battleground for two warring alien races , both of which claim to be humanity 's `` protectors ''

> What should you do if **you** spot a *Blue Menace*? 
 
 > Retreat, Report, & Retaliate 
 
 They had begun distributing pamphlets to the neighborhoods that had been reclaimed by survivors and refugees. The `` Blue Menace'' referred to one of the two races that had been at war on our planet for the last 7 years. Their natural pigment was blue, but like chameleons or cuttlefish, they were able to alter the appearance of their skin to a near perfect reproduction of the scene around them. The only flaw seemed to be in reproducing written languages - if the Blue in question did n't know the language, it could't imprint it. English text would just look blurry and unfocused, as if you had forgotten your glasses. 
 
 This last fact was just one of the weaknesses the Cats had revealed to us. They were n't really cats, that was just what we called them. Tall, thin, able to comfortably walk on two legs or four, covered in fine, soft fur and possessing facial features something like a cross between a lion and a chimpanzee, they were the more dominant, more involved of the two races. 
 
 When they arrived, they told us that the Blue Menace had already heavily infiltrated our planet. That they were dangerous, not just to us, but to the entire galaxy. They vowed to bring peace and security to us. 
 
 > *We want* **YOU** *to enlist in the citizen's brigade! * 
 
 The poster showed a line of humans, standing strong, with good posture, smiling, handsome. A Cat stood with them, its ears displaying friendliness or happiness. 
 
 The Cats were militarily structured as a race, and consequently, they knew a lot about the history of warfare on earth. Nobody knew for sure if they were emulating WWII propaganda because they thought it was effective, or if there was some sort of misunderstanding about the information they had received. Whenever they had been asked about it directly, they would act evasive and defensive, and suggest that they were only here to help us. 
 
 Blue, on the other hand, generally never interacted directly with us. 
 
 It was almost easy to forget about Blue, and then a Cat military barracks would go down in a blast that would level a few city-blocks, and a broadcast would go out on all of the radios and TVs that still worked, always a Blue with a vibrant array of colors on, deep crimson striped with black and yellow, or other aggressive color patterns. The broadcasts were always different and always sort of the same. `` We claim full responsibility for the attack last night on the station at the following coordinates: [ X, Y ]. We will not stand by and do nothing as the innocent beings of this planet are invaded by outside influences, and corrupted. Our deity on high commands us to protect those weaker than ourselves as if they were ourselves, and so we shall protect humanity. Stand with us, brothers, against these invaders! Together, humanity will be free from oppression once more!'' 
 
 Early on, people would sometimes listen to the broadcasts and go out and try to take arms against the Cats, but when they did the Blue were never there to back them up, and whatever groups attempted to do so would be routed by the Cats, viciously. They were highly organized, and even without their advanced technology, they were capable of killing several people in unarmed combat. Generally, though, they did n't bother. If humans took arms against them, they would simply evacuate the area and within 10 minutes it would be a smoking ruin. Later, they would send out delegates claiming that the Blue had heavily infested the area and had brainwashed the local population beyond their ability to rehabilitate. They'd apologize for the loss of any loved ones in the `` incident'' and hand out more pamphlets, confiding that they were doing everything in their power to rid us of the Blue. 
 
 The Blue never seemed especially concerned of the men who worked with the Cats. This is probably because of the relative failure with which the Cats and men had been met in trying to flush out and eliminate the Blue. Every now and then a dead Blue would be recovered from the wreckage of a building, but that's all it ever was. A single dead Blue here and there, meanwhile the Cats faced heavy losses every time a new explosion took place. 
 
 We had tried to function as normally as possible for years, but we've become dependent upon the Cats, who distribute aid to us now. And along with the aid always comes the pamphlets, or more posters. 
 
 > Food is a weapon! 
 
 > Do n't waste it! 

