[ WP ] Humans are winning a war against an `` evil '' alien empire who instigated the war , and we 're closing in on their home planet with massive force . Write things from an alien civilians perspective .

We first found the planet they called Earth nearly 100 cycles ago. It was rich in minerals, covered in water, and it orbited a young, yellow star. It was perfect for colonization. The catch? It was already inhabited by a species known as humans. 
 
 The humans were primitive. We learned from their own `` internet'' that they had advanced quickly in the last 100 cycles, but this was not saying much. The humans could barely reach orbit, let alone construct a ship that could even stand a chance against our fleet. Not to mention the state of their government. 
 
 We were arrogant. We figured that if we wiped out a city or two with a mothership they would surrender. Perhaps then, we could give them a different place to live. With a bit of terraforming, the planet Venus would make a perfect home as it had similar gravity and was still geologically active. 
 
 So our mothership descended upon the city of `` New York''. We started by sending a transmission to their leaders, speaking about our plan to relocate them. Negotiations were pointless. As expected they did not want to move. 
 
 They made this message clear in the form of 48 flying machines. They were fast, but they were no match for our mothership's defense lasers and shields. In a matter of minutes the entire force was wiped out. 
 
 So the humans did not respond well to words. This was expected, as the humans were a primitive species. Maybe they would react well to force then. The mothership charged its beam and wiped out the city. 
 
 Again, we attempted to talk. This time, however, there was a long period before we got their message. It contained four words. 
 
 `` We. Will. Never. Surrender.'' 
 
 Our leaders laughed. They thought that there was nothing the humans could do to stop us. After all, the shields could easily resist a fusion bomb or two and besides, the humans seemed to be against using such weapons in the first place. 
 
 Then it appeared; a lump of uranium and explosives inside a metal tube propelled by an inefficient chemical reaction. There was one at first, it was promptly shot down, but then there were 10, then 100, and then we lost count. The humans had produced so many of these devices that they overwhelmed the mothership's shields and had actually managed to shoot it down. 
 
 So we left the planet alone. It was n't worth the effort as there would be other worlds with less annoying species. Perhaps we would pay them a visit later, when we had some form of cheap countermeasure for their swarms of nuclear devices. 
 
 This was a mistake. Like an infection, the humans festered. Our attack gave them motivation to finally unite as a species, and within 20 cycles they had created their first warp capable ships. 
 
 The ships were mockeries constructed from reverse engineering the mothership they had nuked. Yet they were excellent strategists. As it turns out, a history of war had refined their craft. 
 
 It started with one planet. It was a relatively new colony, outfitted with only a few frigates at the edge of our territory. The humans caught the fleet by surprise. They used dirty tactics. They hid behind asteroids, they cloaked their ships, and they even used our own ships against us through a technique they called `` electronic warfare''. This was against every rule in our code of war, but what could we expect from such a primitive species? 
 
 Like a virus they spread throughout our territory, taking over everything in sight and then using it to fortify their own ranks. Billions were slaughtered by friendly fire alone as their ships were almost indistinguishable from our own. 
 
 One infamous example is the massacre of Yoltarr. Civilians looked up and cheered as a battle scarred fleet flew overhead. It had seemed that they had won the battle. Then, they were all silenced when the ships charged their photon cannons and open fired. 
 
 Today our own ships surround our planet, manned by the dreaded virus known as humans. This is the last stronghold of our great race. 
 
 The humans have sent us a message asking once more for our surrender. This is not the first time they have asked, for we have ignored countless requests in the past. This time was different, because we sent a reply. 
 
 `` We. Will. Never. Surrender.'' 
 
 *-Last excerpt from the journal of Emperor Voltak VII, the final emperor of the only sentient species mankind has ever encountered. It seems we are alone in this universe, and we have only ourselves to blame. *
