Save their world or return to your own

[Berethond]

1) Kill all the bad guys.
2) Kill all the good guys.
3) Go home.

 

[monkey_man]

1) Kill all the bad guys.
2) Kill all the good guys.
3) Go home.

i copy Berethond with 2 add-numbered-line-thingies
4) win all pie eating contests back home
5) eventually rule earth

 

[Hybridwolf]

*Grimaces*

Good or evil...Good or evil...

Honestly? I'd leave without the powers and offer the chance to everyone else. Because as far as I know, I'm helping the wrong side here. If someone else wants to do it, fine by me, but as far as I know, I'm helping the wrong side here. Besides, when you return you have three options. One: show your powers and hope to God you don't end up being studied, or worse Killed, for your talents. Two: Go into hiding and never show your talents to avoid inevitable curiosity. Three: use your new strength to enslave everyone which could be tricky, as your not bulletproof just enhanced.

Nice thread though, got me thinking, which was good.

 

[Berethond]

1) Kill all the bad guys.
2) Kill all the good guys.
3) Go home.

i copy Berethond with 2 add-numbered-line-thingies
4) win all pie eating contests back home
5) eventually rule earth

How did I forgot about the pies?

 

[SimuLord]

I'd do it, then when I got all those chemically enhanced abilities I'd come back to Earth and play Major League Baseball. Let's see their testers find THOSE performance enhancers! I'd ask the Pmaliens (who I just know I'd be calling "Palmians" until it drove them nuts) to give me some extra chemical to give to David Ortiz and the rest of the Roid Sox.

 

[Asciotes]

oh psh. Of course I'd help them. It would be so much fun to be that awesome. And if you die, you die having fun.

 

[Wallflower]

I'd take the powers and save them, that would be one kick-ass day to die on. If i don't die i will have those powers on earth which would be sweet.

 

[ultracheeser]

Why isn't this a game?

 

[Akai Shizuku]

Scenario:

At this moment, you have been teleported across several galaxies unto another planet (we'll call this planet Pmal). Once you've arrived, the aliens or "Pmaliens" explain to you that they have been invaded by a force that they cannot physically rival, because their (Pmaliens) mental capabilities develop greatly while their bodies remain ill suited for any kind of combat. They've calculated that within a years time, planet Pmal will have been taken over completely and every Pmalien will have been killed off by the invaders

They have brought you to planet Pmal because your human strength is capable of defeating their invaders and saving planet Pmal. To aid you in the fight, they have formulated a chemical that can enhance the strength of a person to a certain extent. Everything about you will be enhanced, your jump height, your speed, and overall strength, the effects will be permanent. (you won't be super-human but you will be pretty damn impressive)

The catch is that these enhanced abilities won't give you a definite upper hand in the battle, rather it will give you the power to run through all the minor minions and have a pretty evenly matched battle with the "Big Bad" in charge. ( the equivalent of a video game final boss) As with all adventures, there is a good chance you will die. So, what will you choose to do?

Accept the powers and try to save planet Pmal?(you can go back to earth afterwards)

Or, go home knowing Pmal will be taken over and an entire alien race will be exterminated?

I'd help them, it's the only morally acceptable response to the situation.

 

[pompom8volt]

It'd be great feeling super powerful, plus if I survived I could be just as awesome on earth.

 

[historybuff]

Definitely do it! How exciting!

 

[KaZZaP]

Save their world and them have them worship me as their god.

 

[Flying-Emu]

oh psh. Of course I'd help them. It would be so much fun to be that awesome. And if you die, you die having fun.

I don't consider suicide missions fun.

 

[LewsTherin]

I'd be down.

 

[MortisLegio]

sure. Saving an alien species from annihilation, thats just the kind of guy I am.

 

[Zacharine]

Save the aliens. Not for the possibility of keeping those powers or anything like that, but because discounting my kidnapping they seem like fairly good bunch and are on verge of genocide.

Saving them is morally right. There is danger for me, but as stated in the OP I do have a very real chance of making it through.

So, moral analysis:

Risk my life for a significant possibility of saving an entire race, who appear to be fairly benign. They also are willing to give me a reward/gift of apology I'd be unable to gain from anywhere on Earth.

Or save myself with 100% certainty and let them all die with equal certainty.

Saving them it is.