[ WP ] In the movie `` Independence Day '' , the aliens invaded on July 4th , a day that holds a strong signification on why we should fight for freedom . Now the aliens are really invading and they do it on the worst day possible : April 1st .

April 1st, 2017: 
 
 I woke up that morning like any other, with my dog, Steve, plowing his wet nose against my forehead, panting heavily. The sunlight streamed in from the large 15th floor window. I yawned, stretched, and stumbled my way to the washroom to brush my teeth. I turned on my phone and began my morning routine of checking my email before hopping on Reddit. On the front page was a bright red post in all caps. 
 
 EMERGENCY NEWS: ALIENS HAVE INVADED THE EARTH. EMERGENCY EVACUATION AND PROTECTION PROCEDURES WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY THE GOVERNMENT. 
 
 I chuckled as I spat the white foamy toothpaste into the sink. Really now, I thought to myself, from the Orangered and Periwinkle war to TheButton Factions, this is the best Reddit can come up for April fools? This was by far the most underwhelming and obvious joke ever planned. I turned off my phone's screen and turned on the television as I prepared my morning coffee. Steve looked visibly upset, tugging at the bottom of my jeans, growling and looking at the window fearfully. I heard CNN broadcasting from the living room as my coffee maker stuttered, coughing up drops of that delicious brown liquid. 
 
 Something was wrong. 
 
 The news anchor looked ever so scared and a bit ruffled, missing his usual shiny blue tie. Over the coffee maker and the distance, I could n't hear anything. But I could see everything. The screen cut to a news reporter standing outside, with people in a hurried frenzy, running towards one general direction, as if they were running away from something. Steve started barking, looking at me with pure animalistic dread, prying me towards the apartment door. The television screen cut again, and all I saw was a dark grey object floating in the air, with a matte finish that looked like it absorbed all of the sun's rays by itself. Little white lights flickered from the edges of the strange object before the camera was knocked over, revealing that the streets had already been evacuated. The camera did not cut back to the news anchor. 
 
 I was really becoming worried. CNN would n't make a crappy joke like this, right? There's no way the whole world just collaborated on some underwhelming joke this April Fools. I walked over to the balcony and peered outside. Not a mile off I could see the mysterious flying object. I started feeling like my chest was being pounded on. I could feel myself start turning pale, losing my breath, and starting to hyperventilate. I grabbed my car keys and ran out the door, with Steve close behind. This was no longer a joke. This was real. We are actually being invaded by aliens. The whole building shuddered, and I could feel the ground beneath me soften up. I kept running, and just as I took a step forward, the ground opened up and I-
