” “They’re hailing us.” Celia spoke with a slight tremble in her voice. “Put them on screen.” The outside window was a quarter way filled with a large creature that resembled what Nova had turned into. Only, he had spikes along his hairline and he was a deep brown color. His eyes were grey. “Your majesty.
.. your orders?” “Our guests have agreed to examination.” The admiral looked at me and then to his leader. “Very good, did you find what you were looking for?” “Indeed.
” “May I inquire as to why these ones are being spared?” “My mate has become quite attached to them. One of them is an Evolved human.. the others can be taken to the doctor.” “Understood. We’ll begin docking sequence now.
” The Com went off and Newton had a gun pressed against my spine. He pulled me away from Nova and spoke with desperation and fear. “I have no idea what you monsters were talking about but I’d rather die now than be tortured to death.” I realized that they had communicated in another language but I had understood it like it had been English. No one else knew what they had said to one another. “Are you fucking stupid?” Vega growled.
The captain stood. “This is not what we do. You let her go, or I’ll put a bullet in you myself.” “Fuck all of you! We’re surrounded by the enemy and you’re worried about me? I just want off this boat.” “Exactly, we are in enemy territory.
When that happens you don’t throw stones, especially at the one who saved our lives!” Snapped the captain. “Have you lost your mind? For all we know she helped set this up. All I know, is that the monster king over there is in love with this traitorous freak…
and if he tries anything I’m going to blow her brains all over his false face before I die…” He swore. He meant it. He’d kill me. He was so afraid he didn’t recognize himself.
Newton wanted to get away more than anything. “Last chance.” The Captain warned. Newton held my arm tighter and shook his head. “You should run too.” There was a stabbing sound and a whoosh of air before the gun fired. I gasped and winced.
Nova had his arms wrapped around me with his own body in place of where I had been. Celia knelt over Newton’s body with a bloody blade in one hand and his gun in the other. She was crying silently. “You never were good at doing as you were told…I’m sorry.
” His breathing was labored. “And you were always very sneaky…run if you get the chance…
.their kind…will kill us all.” He let out his last breath and closed his eyes. Celia sniffled and wiped her face as she stood.
“Nova..” I looked up to him. He had pain in his eyes, and something else i didn’t recognize. Had he never felt pain before? My hand ran up his back and found warmth and a thick fluid. He was bleeding.
His flesh started to shift and constrict. A bullet clanked as it hit the metal floor. He let me go and I took a step back. My gaze went to Celia. She’d killed Newton. “He was going to kill you, even if Nova let tus go..
..” she met my eyes and I felt her inner struggle. She wanted to live but not if it was for the wrong reasons. “Her hold on the the blade tightened and she shifted her gaze coldly to Nova. After a moment she dropped the blade and weapons. The aliens boarded and took us all onto the ship.
*details* I was laid naked and drugged on a glass bed when white tentacles coiled out from underneath. The captain was in the room but the other two were not. There were so many other aliens in the room. Waiting. Nova entered in his true form and came to stand over me. The others lowered their heads when he walked by. “What’s happening?
” I shook from cold. “This is going to hurt.” The tentacles went inside me then. I began to scream in pain. It felt like they were really inside. They did not pierce flesh but they had gone into my body. They were looking for something.
The shape of my body formed in a shadow projection next to us. I wanted to look at more but I couldn’t focus passed the pain. My vision blurred and the last thing I saw was the captain trying to get free. I came too just as Ezra finished yelling in pain. I had on a thin flowy golden fabric gown. I rubbed my head and looked over to find Ezra breathing heavily. There was a shadow form next to him and a light at the core.
He was naked. His head turned to look at me and his eyes were vibrant azure blue. My heart sped and I sat up. He was afraid I would have looked at him differently that I did now. Ezra was the other evolved human that Nova was talking about. Ezra hadn’t even known. “Where are the others?
“He asked in a dry voice. “Why aren’t they here?” One was the admiral he was speaking to a green colored alien. He had spikes going down his collar bone and over his shoulders. “There’s no way to tell without knowing his ability.” Said the green one. “He seeks to protect her, why?
” Asked the admiral. “It may be that their kind are drawn to one another, or just basic human male attraction.” The admiral wasn’t pleased. “We should kill him just for thinking about her…she belongs to his Majesty.
” “No,” the green one spoke sharply. “He wants him alive. For the princess… if she’s not a match then you can kill him.” “The odds of him being a match for her are-” “Hey, scaley face!
” Snapped Ezra. “While that conversation sounds creepy and boring maybe you could tell me where…the fuck…
the rest of my crew is!!” He struggled to get free. The admiral approached him and hit him across the face. Ezra grunted as his lower lip split. “You don’t get to speek.” He growled.
“That’s just rude.” Ezra licked the corner of his mouth. The Admiral’s spiked tail began to thrash back and forth. I stood. “But I’m assuming that I can!” “You understand me?” Asked the admiral.
“Yes. And you understand me?” He frowned and looked at the green one. “How?” “I don’t know. Some of her kind can have more than one ability but..
.for them to be so different and unrelated to one another is unheard of.” The green one replied. “You must be the doctor.” I said as I slowly approached Ezra. “Get away from him.” Ordered the Admiral as I reached Ezra’s side.
I shook my head. “No.” The others looked scared and the admiral appeared in front of me. “Disobey me again.” “You’re done with your tests, you found what you were looking for…
let him go.” He grabbed me by my jaw and I gasped. “You humans need to learn your place.” “Sir.” Began the green one. “Silence Arun.” He growled.
Ezra spoke next. “Either you’re out of place or you forgot who your leader is. If he sees you harm a hair on her head he’ll kill you and probably everyone in this room just for letting it happen. I saw your scans… you must not care for your life or your job.
” He growled and let me go. I let out a breath and began to tremble as I used the glass slab to keep myself steady. What did he see in the scans? “Ezra…” I looked at him with worry.
“It’s okay… he isn’t going to hurt you.” “Arun…
” I began as in looked over to him. “Please, release him and take us to the others.” “I will release him, but I was instructed by his majesty to keep you both here until he returns.” I gave a nod. “I understand.” “How do you know what they are saying?” Ezra asked as his bindings came undon.