In the year 2023, when the Earth had run out of cocoa beans, everyone thought that the aroma of chocolate would be lost forever.
Two years later, the human race was saved when beings from another planet that was drifting towards Earth made contact.
‘We come in peace,” were their words, as they came to Earth from their dying planet.
We welcomed them and wanted to build something to remember them by. But what?
When hairstylist Betty Wallsworth mistakenly stabbed one of the aliens in the ear, while giving them a quick trim, and discovered that their blood was chocolate that contained no calories, the human race not only had its answer but was saved.
The world’s biggest zero-calorie chocolate fountain was built, and the human race had its planet back.
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What’s your favourite aroma?
Written in response to the Sunday Stills Photo challenge which, this week, has the theme of ‘Aroma.’ Click here to join the challenge.
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Haha! Somehow I suspect that shouldn’t have made me laugh, but it did… now what does that say about me, I wonder? 😉 I love the smell and taste and look of chocolate, and ate it all my life but can’t eat it anymore as it makes me ill. So… well, I just have to make do with excellent posts like your story. 🙂
Thank you, Val. It’s a shame you can no longer eat chocolate. That comment reminded me of my mother telling me how she craved and ate lots of parsnips while pregnant with me. I’ve never been able to eat parsnips. Just the smell of them make me ill.
Maybe she ate so many when she was carrying you that it caused a reaction before you were born?
It could be. There are not many foods I dislike, but parsnips seem to bring out the worst in me.
What a dark and twisted bitter chocolate genocide must taste like.
Thank you, Claudette.
Hugh that’s naughty… But so nice 💜💜💜
Thanks, Willow. Glad you enjoyed it.
I did who would not calorie free chocolate 💜
Oh my Hugh… I love chocolate but not at the expense of ET!
Not even if we lost all our supply of cocoa beans, Jan? 😈
Such a fun and creative post! Cocoa is among my favorites but lavender is number 1!
Thank you, Aixa. I couldn’t resist when I saw the prompt word and then found that photo of the chocolate fountain in my photo archives.
I’m not a chocolate lover but I loved the short story. lol. I would prefer fruit flavors or anything made of cinnamon! @v@ ❤
Thanks for the reblog, Viv. We have a variety of chocolate called fruit and nut. I wonder if you’d like the taste of that type of alien chocolate? 🤔
Reblogged this on Viv Drewa – The Owl Lady.
This is a dark story about something sweet, but here’s my question, Hugh. Is it dark chocolate? If not, I have no interest in alien, calorie-free milk chocolate blood.
As with us humans and our blood types, aliens come in dark, milk or white chocolate, Molly.
Ooooooooh. That’s not good, Hugh.
Noooo! Another living creature the human race would want to take over and use for their own pleasure….Noooo! Great story though Hugh!
Thanks, Sam. I thought it a change that the humans ate the aliens. It’s usually the other way around. 😀
Yes true 😀
Love this little short dark chocolate fairytale, lol. Calorie-free, weeeeeeeeeeeee 🙂 ❤
Thanks, Debby. Another one ‘off the cuff’ from me. Saw the photo in my photo archives, and bang, I had a short story. 🍫xx
You’ve got the gift my friend. ❤ xx
Ouch, I think this is the moment when I am not sure if I really prefer calorie-free chocolate… or rather forget it…
I guess what we don’t know, won’t hurt us, Erika. However, once Betty found out what the blood of the aliens was, the news spread like a wildfire.
I have no doubt. So whenever I see a chocolate with 0 calories… I will ask you first… lol!
That species will be extinct in no time.
Unless they somehow divert their planet in a different direction, John. 😀
Yes. Avoid Earth and the indulgent human race at all costs.
This just floored me, Hugh, still chuckling! That photo of the syrup being poured, in that context, sends chocolaty shivers down my spine! Thanks for taking the Sunday Stills prompt and sweetening it up, LOL!
I missed last week’s challenge (because of the Bloggers Bash), Terri, so had to come up with something good for this week. Glad you enjoyed it. The photo of the pouring syrup was taken in a hotel in Las Vegas. It holds the Guinness-book of World records for the biggest chocolate fountain in the world. Not to be missed if you visit.
Yes, that pesky Bloggers Bash just takes up everyone’s time, LOL! I keep hoping “maybe next year” to attend! Nice to know where that fountain is, Las Vegas is a mere 8 hour drive from where I live. So glad you took the time to contribute with your creativity, Hugh!
Yummy! I like dark chocolate the best, Hugh! 🙂
I’m more of a milk chocolate lover, Judy. I used to love white chocolate as well. Was once known as the ‘Milky Bar Kid.’ 😀 Do you remember him?
Oh yes, I remember the Milky Bar Kid, Hugh! He was rather cute! 🙂
Lol! 🙂
The smell of chocolate is almost to die for. Like many other “foods” (like coffee and marijuana for example), I like the smell of chocolate better than the taste. Some wines also belong in that category. I love the smell of a good bakery, and pine and ocean breezes.
Wine is a great example of aroma, Liesbet. It’s something just about all wine drinkers do before taking that first taste.
Wait, did we have to bleed the aliens to death to get our chocolate? This sounds like a dark fairytale.
We sure did. It’s a tale from my crystal ball, although it’s been on the blink lately.
Yikes. That is dark but an interesting concept for a story
Thanks, Phil. It came to me as soon as saw the second photo (one I took when in Las Vegas).
Ha!!! For once it’s not the aliens eating the humans, but the reverse. Love it Hugh. I’ll put out my “Welcome!” sign right now. Hugs.
Yep, I thought it about time we got our own back, Teagan. 😀
Hugs to you.
The machine could have been invented by Roald Dahl, writer of ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’!’
Indeed. I think this version will be built on one of his long-lost designs.
I’ll stick with the traditional variety, calories and all. I’ll start hoarding in 2021.
Good idea, Dan. I do hope my crystal ball wasn’t faulty today. I’ll be doing the same in 2021 and 2022. Just think of all the money we’ll make on eBay in 2023!
Ew… remind me to go on a diet about 2023 😉
I’ll ask Alexia to remind me, Sue. 😀
Phew 😉
You mean we’re bleeding these aliens for chocolate? Some welcome to earth !!
I know. But add some ‘fruit and nuts’ to the mixture and I’d be quite happy. ☺️
Is this chocolate diabetic friendly? Hehe. Favourite aroma? Too many to mention. 😎
I believe it will be. Those aliens were very healthy until we got our hands on them. 😀
Zero calorie chocolate? Just the thought of that has made me smile!
One day, maybe, Donna. But it’ll have to be made of something other than alien blood to make me smile. 😀
Calorie free chocolate! Yes please!
Even if it’s made from alien blood? No, no, Ritu. 😱
What’s a chocaholic to do when faced with this supposedly great alternative!
True. Us humans will do almost anything to get what we want. I know I would, anyway.