The Vorovian Vine Crisis

By E. R. Paskey

What do you do when an alien plant starts taking over your homeworld? Send in a botanist with a super weed killer, of course.

Diplomacy Corp Lieutenant Jag Trellis finds himself tasked with escorting Dr. Trina Bellagio into the heart of the Vorovian Embassy. Their goal? Stop the plant infestation before it swallows their world alive—literally.

Sounds easy, right? Wrong.

An alien invasion adventure of a different nature, The Vorovian Vine Crisis explores what happens when good plants go rogue.

• Language: English
• Publisher: E Minor Press
• Release date: Jun 21, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223544180

E. R. Paskey

E. R. Paskey writes across several genres and is the author of eight books, including a Christian science fiction series, The Guardians. She currently lives in Southern Indiana with her husband and their children.

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THE VOROVIAN VINE CRISIS

E. R. PASKEY

E Minor Press

CONTENTS

Introduction

The Vorovian Vine Crisis

About the Author

Also by E. R. Paskey

For my husband Timethy.

INTRODUCTION

When it comes to writing novels and short stories, they say inspiration can come from anywhere. That is most definitely true!

The inspiration for this particular short story came about because of an old vine-covered tree on our road. I passed this tree multiple times a week, and every time, I was struck again by its weird shape. I knew it was a tree, but in all honesty it looked like an old statue of a person that had been taken over by vines.

Hence this story was born.

I hope you enjoy this little peek into alien invasions of a different nature—and what happens when good plants go rogue.

Thanks for reading!

~ E.R. Paskey

June 2023

THE VOROVIAN VINE CRISIS

Of all the days to have lost his favorite hat, this was probably the worst. Lieutenant Jag Trellis blinked cool rainwater out of his eyes as he squinted across a sea of jasmine vines with their glossy green leaves. A heavy, soaking rain fell from the leaden sky above, making the vines glisten. Here and there, white petals from a multitude of delicate blooms peeked out from the mass of green, their heady scent mixing with the smell of rain to create something blissfully tropical.

Or at least it would have been, if