All Your Base Are Belong to Us: A Tale of Universal Real Estate Takeover

In a world not much different from our own, humanity woke up one morning to a startling realization: all their bases, from their homes and businesses to parking lots and baseball fields, had suddenly been claimed by an intergalactic real estate agency known as Zorglom & Co. The news was delivered through every electronic device, in a voice that sounded suspiciously like a budget voice synthesizer from the 80s, declaring, 'All your base are belong to us.'

As the human race scrambled to understand the legalities of interstellar property laws, YouTube was flooded with DIY eviction notice countermeasure videos, and Reddit hosted frantic Q&A sessions with self-proclaimed extraterrestrial law experts. Meanwhile, Starbucks began offering a new 'Alien Latté' in a bid to seem welcoming to our new landlords.

The world leaders, in a united front rarely seen, came together for an emergency U.N. meeting that was live-streamed across platforms. The meeting descended into chaos when the delegation from Zorglom & Co. arrived, floating above the ground in holographic form, and claimed the U.N. building as their central Earth headquarters, moving the meeting to the adjacent parking lot.

Citizens around the globe started marking their 'territory' in creative ways to avoid alien appropriation. Some painted giant 'No Zorglom' signs on their rooftops, while others turned to more mystical methods, drawing sigils and chanting incantations they found on Pinterest, hopeful that magic might just be the loophole in alien real estate laws they were looking for.

In an unexpected twist, the human spirit of entrepreneurship saw a boom in 'alien-friendly' businesses. From zero-gravity yoga studios to an Uber-like service for flying saucers, humanity showed its resilience and adaptability. The aliens, meanwhile, found themselves entangled in the same bureaucratic mess that they had hoped to exploit, with Earth's zoning laws and neighborhood committees proving to be their most formidable adversary yet.