[ WP ] The first extraterrestrial lifeforms found by Humans , are Humans .

& nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; Our ship was on a mission of exploration. One of the first ever built with the new prototype FTL Eirzon Drive. Our primary mission was twofold. One, find planets that could support human life, preferably without signs of intelligent life. Two, find intelligent life. 
 & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; We never expected what we found. Intelligent life that was physiologically identical to us. We had just landed our craft on the outskirts of a city, only to be surrounded by what appeared to be a military force. 
 & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp;'' *Shelba, niyabo fariha! *'' the leader of the force called out to us, aiming what appeared to be a weapon at us. 
 & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; I held my hands above my head, and cast a nervous glance at my fellow explorers. 
 & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp;'' *Niyabo fariha! *'' he repeated, gesturing to the ground with his weapon. 
 & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; I nodded to my crew mates and went down to my knees. They soon followed suit. 
 & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp;'' *Ela, meri lana niyabo? *'' The leader asked, approaching with his weapon lowered, though the rest of the force kept their weapons trained on us. 
 & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp;'' Sorry. I do n't understand you,'' I replied. 
 & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp;'' *Zur? *'' he asked, in a puzzled tone. 
 & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; I reached down with one hand, and patted the dirt before me, and said, `` Niyabo?'' 
 & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; He tilted his head, watching me warily. 
 & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; I raised my hand, and tapped myself on the chest. `` Patrick.'' 
 & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; He mirrored my gesture, tapping himself on the chest, then said `` Nandolr.'' 
 
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 And that was our first contact with the people of what we had called Eridanus II, and the locals called Niyabon. Both of our peoples were utterly baffled by the parallel evolution of our respective planets when it came to the human race.
