Attracted by the homing device, two nights later, several small shapes hovered in the sky above the farmhouse.

As each came into land in the surrounding gronds, groups of the ant-like aliens began to emerge and they all assembled in the yard outside the backdoor.

Blinking a bit at the brightness of the security light that shone upon them, they listened as the Commander began to talk.

'So far so good, Men,' he said. 'Now we must go forth and begin to take control of the entire area. Let us be on our way.' with that, he lead the way down the main pathway and out of the farm.