"Crime has gotten out of control," said a newscaster who stood up, shaking and sweating profusely, and shouted into the holo cam, "Nowhere is safe anymore!"


    The slogan became so ubiquitous that nearly everyone said it in casual conversation or as a meme: ''Nowhere is safe anymore!''


    One day, thousands of alien saucers arrived through a wormhole, orbited Earth, descended, and hovered over all major population centers.Unauthorized use: this story is on Amazon without permission from the author. Report any sightings.


    An alien ambassador made an announcement that appeared on every possible electronic communication device:


    "People of Earth, we''ve been through the same, and we''re offering a solution … Behold ..."


    Blueprints for ''The Vaporizers'' were sent. Immediately, people started constructing them and quickly discovered their capabilities. Not only did the handheld devices ''vaporize'' whatever was before them, but they would also erase the memories of anyone witnessing the vaporization who wasn''t a carrier of a device.


    In time, ''Nowhere is safe anymore'' became an antiquated phrase, replaced by those few remaining survivors who asked, ''Where is everyone?''