The deepest, darkest part of the night was always the scariest. A monster under the bed, a wild beast in the woods, a missed alarm were the worst things in the world. Until the Espheni came.
Now, the darkest part of the night is the safest. We hide and scurry, fight back when we can. We lost the Earth so quickly, but it takes so much longer to liberate. But we will. Or die trying.
Aliens. Beings from another planet, tech we've never seen, feelings we can't understand. Who...what can we trust? You?
Now, sixteen of us in camp. The way we've been failing in our counteroffensives, we can't all be trustworthy. After another long march, we came across a welcome, yet depressing, sight.
Here in this clearing, there are twelve harnessed kids. They are just standing there, silent, staring. We need to save them, somehow.
But for now, bed down. Rest up. Get ready for another day. Find a way to survive.
Night Zero begins now!