Lol I dreamed that I met an alien

Funny, I had also dreamt the same kind of dream but in reverse.
Somehow I had become one of the chosen astronomer for space travel and I had already boarded on my rocket named 'SM-64 Falcon' and on my way to the newly discovered planet 'pegasus'. Due to system malfunction, I got seperated from my crew and landed alone on the planet. I had enough oxygen supply so, I explored the regions. It looked just like the cenozoic era and the inhabitants there looked like a hybrid of piranha and a chihuahua. They looked tiny and attacked me but since our technology were advanced, I could easily converse with them. I helped their civilization to flourish and they all treated me like their friend. Days passed and I received a signal from the headquarters that said they'll rescue me soon. It was time for good-bye and with heavy heart I left them.

So your question, about aliens, are they real? The most common question answered to your question. Their existence is a possibility yes, but have you ever wondered if they do exist, what can we do? Its not like we will welcome them with open arms (I bet 100% all the people will freak out) and why would they even step foot in earth? To obtain knowledge, pssh~ The least we can prepare for is how we can communicate with them and clear the misunderstanding of those alien movies that depict them as monsters. Or it can result to star wars or alien wars.
P.S. can we protect ourselves from them if such situation arises?

I once dreamed I gave birth to an alien... but that's a story far to embarrassing for me to elaborate further.

are you sure it was a dream?