Chapter Two

Tahuna Fog

Responding to a noise complaint, Nelson neighbourhood watchman Stu Dapples, sees an alien-like form disappear into the heavy Tahuna fog.

Stu could be home right now, sipping on a tasty brew, but instead he’s about to make first contact… hopefully without being probed.

Wielding his trusty Dolphin torch, Stu cuts through the murk like a light sabre through a lamington.

‘This is intense,’ he thinks, and then chuckles to himself. ‘I’m in Tahuna Camp ground and this is in tents…’ - he’s just about to share this on his ‘Brooklands’ Dad’s Jokes’ Facebook group when he sees a weird looking bloke with a swollen head in the wheelie bins.

“Oi mate! Go back to Motueka,’ he yells, ‘We don’t need any trouble tonight.’ Suddenly, the weird looking bloke starts to glow and melt, and Stu regrets adding extra mushrooms to his stroganoff that evening.

Nek minnit, the alien form is entering his body - taking control… Stu’s last thought as he loses his sense of self is…’hopefully this dude is leaving through the same door or I’m going to need a doctor.’