Hitting a Wall
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For people it is often one small incident leads to others feeling empowered and willing to make bigger statements or take greater risks to further a common goal.
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Why did the aliens cause the apocalypse?
Why did the aliens save those people specifically?
Why now and not 100 years ago or 100 years from now?
Why earth?
I think you've already got your inciting incident and plenty of fodder to springboard from. These humans are with the aliens, I assume. Are they happy to be there or are they prisoners? Are they trying to escape? Are the aliens good? Whatever the aliens are, have them do something with the humans and have the humans react, either by trying to help or trying to stop them or trying to escape or whatever the humans need to do.
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I suggest keeping a notebook and writing down ALL ideas that come to your head, no matter how bad or insignificant they seem at first. Even if you don't like the idea, write it down. Pretty soon, you will have a selection of scenarios to choose from. You can expand upon these ideas, reject the ones that you don't like, combine ideas that will work well together, and think about how each character will be affected by the scenario.
I do advise you to avoid packing too much into your story. You don't want it to be confusing or overwhelming, but at the same time, it's good to have smaller arcs and objectives rather than just one huge storyline. It's all about finding that balance.