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

There was zero warning. The *World Ship* just appeared in orbit one day. It popped into existence as if it had always been there, we just were n't seeing it. We had no clue what kind of technology could make that possible. 
 
 We analyzed the transmission and the only thing our scientists could seem to agree on was that the information delivery seemed too mechanical to be organically generated. We were talking to a machine. 
 
 Every nation received the transmission in a perfectly structured rendition of their native language. The signal was precisely the same, it just interpreted differently. It made no sense. 
 
 The message itself was clear in its intent. We were no longer in charge of our own destiny. The invaders were to be our new overlords. Only with their management would our race survive. 
 
 We were not about to accept this, of course. We had formed an international council to determine the best course of action when the second set of transmissions started arriving by the thousands. There was a new addition to the list of players. Each transmission varied slightly in its wording, but the message was essentially the same in each case. 
 
 Our parents were home to break up the party.
