"I’ll warn you that nothing in your training can prepare you to have your whole understanding of yourself and your species stripped out from under you."

This story is part 1 of a story sequence: The Next Layer https://youtu.be/DKgF7skFkW4

As always, thanks to Isaac Arthur and the SFIA team for the inspiring theme! Based on the SFIA theme: "Alien Imposters & Doppelgangers" Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss1FxBhbGys

If you prefer to read rather than listen, a PDF of the story formatted for tablets & e-readers is available on the story's page on my website linked below:

More from Rowe: https://www.rowelit.com

More on this story: https://www.rowelit.com/failsafe

About this project: I am writing a weekly sci-fi story based on the theme of Isaac Arthur’s SFIA videos. It’s a crazy challenging timeframe to create a good short story in, and to do so publicly is even more daunting. I’m just hoping some good stories come out of this and I have fun writing them.

Thanks for stopping by!

For the serious writers out there: Mechanics of Fiction Writing Series https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnRJzfG2BEMJusZSnaAG_Ew