Atlantean Squirrels vs. Aliens: Conspiracy Fantasy

The river will rise up, Marvin swore. She didn't believe him. He had said such things many times before. First it was that aliens would come from the skies to probe them all. Then it was that the aliens had come, but had forgotten their probing equipment, so they were spying on people with squirrels. Then it was that the squirrels themselves were doing the spying, and the aliens were the enemies of the squirrels, the ones who would save us all. Then it was that the squirrels were only spying for our own good, and the aliens were bad again. Who could keep track of it all? Admittedly, promising a flood was more...ordinary...than his usual prophecies, but as soon as he explained that it was because the squirrels were from lost Atlantis, it all made sense. Right until the river started to rise.

Inspiration: "The river will rise up" -- stuck in my head.
Story Potential: Low.
Notes: Iterations of crazy conspiracy theories really just write themselves. Something to keep in mind for the future.