Time Flies

"Time Flies" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by American author Pete Rawlik.
==Synopsis==
A mass migration of Yithians to Earth brings with it a wealth of new scientific knowledge, although it does not go unnoticed by the authorities - who are well aware of the nature of these aliens - that this time they have chosen to inhabit the bodies of the recently deceased.
After a series of catastrophic events signalling the return of the Old Ones and the downfall of humankind, the Yithians reveal that they are simply there as tourists, wishing to have a front-row seat to such an important event. Furthermore, they reveal that once they leave their bodies, a consequence of the process acting upon deceased brains will turn them into ravenous, highly-infectious zombies, although they have made preparations for a select group to survive in pre-prepared defensible locations, allowing the continuance of the human race after a fashion.
==Characters==
*Pandora Peaslee, a former CIA agent working for the Yithians.
*Mister Ys, Pandora's Yithian assignment.
*Miss Trey, another Yithian.
==Publication History==
"Time Flies" was published in the thematic anthology Return of the Old Ones: Apocalyptic Lovecraftian Horror by Dark Regions Press in 2017.
==Trivia==
*The names taken by the Yithians appear to be plays on the word 'mystery'.
*The main character's surname, Peaslee, is shared with two of the characters from H. P. Lovecraft's short story "The Shadow Out of Time".
Category:Peter Rawlik works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works