How Hector F. Payne Saved the World
Appeared in
Catch Minitales: Short Science Fiction Stories with a Sting!
Story Summary
Hector Fortescue Payne was meticulous, punctual and predictable. The Drogons had a foolproof plan to conquer the earth ... a single seed with one bloom that held thousands of seeds to produce raptor-fruit which would wipe out Earth's bipeds instantly. Every day Hector would pick a flower for his lapel on his way out the door. "Today he picked a rather unusual crimson flower that he could not quite identify."