by G. K. Scott
CHAPTER 11
IN TO THE DEPTHS OF CRUELTY AND DEFEAT
Location somewhere in the galaxy, heading towards level twenties labs on board the Iron Year science vessel.
That moronic son of a bitch! Did he honestly think I’d do his bidding? Become his lap dog just like everyone else on board this science vessel. If ignorance is bliss than this place is probably the greatest example in the universe god why does no one stand up to that man? I mean he talks likes he something special and all should bow to him. He’s even willing to put everyone in danger for ship that belongs to Jeuki’s race. What does he want a war? Does he want to see everyone die? I bet he doesn’t care ether way. I mean the human race has had enough wars without him starting a new one! I bet the coward would just flee if Jeuki’s race came here. Not that it’d help him Jeuki’s race would just see him as a trophy. A trophy to decorate there wall and be highly honoured for destroying the one who dishonoured there dead. I should’ve known better I should’ve known that my being here was only in his best interests. The man is insane he just wants to start a war at the expense of others who he doesn’t care about. He’s even worse than Utro.
Utro was just plain stupid and arrogant, but this son of a bitch believes he’s god. He even calls me a rogue because I didn’t pick his side. I’d rather die than do his bidding. I am on a side! I’m on my side and I like it that way. It doesn’t matter now anyway because we are leaving this ship. It’s no longer good for ether of as to be around. A part of me feels sorry for all these people here. I mean they probably have no idea how ruthless and egotist Oran is. I bet he’s got most of them by the balls anyway. They have no choice I’m guessing serve him or suffer. I bet he could make them all suffer which is why I refuse to become part of his stupid little kingdom. Emma turned the corner sharply she watched as Jeuki followed her. He turned his head slightly. “Foolish ooman male! Does he believe he can escape the arbitrators? No one can escape the arbitrators! They are the law of my race!” Emma carried on walking keeping a hold on his clawed hand. “I knew this was stupid! I mean why would he even let as on his ship, he just saw us as something he could use.”
She turned another corner. “I can’t wait to get off this ship!” Jeuki turned slightly watching the dark of space outside. “Does this ooman believe he is a god?” Emma turned slightly. “Nearly all rich men believe their god Jeuki, it why so many who aren’t rich suffer.” Jeuki turned another corner. “I truly understand now why you dislike your races ways.” Emma felt her hand form a fist. “Well at didn’t give the asshole what he wanted.” Jeuki flared his mandibles. “I don’t help unworthy prey!” He tapped his upper right mandible. “I’d make him my prey if I wasn’t bound to honouring my codes!” Emma swung her head around. “Don’t bother, he’ll meet his maker someday.”
“Ah there you are! How did it go?”
Emma turned meeting Julia’s gaze. The medical scientist was standing near by with Lucy and Marcus while Leo was leaning on a drink machine. Leo smirked slightly. “Well come on don’t hold out on as? It’s not very often someone gets to see Oran.” Emma stopped folding her arms. “It didn’t go well, were leaving.” Leo blinked pulling back. “Leaving?” Julia shook her head. “Leaving so soon now that is a shame.” Lucy took a slow step forward. “Look I’m not stopping you leaving but please can’t we just have one last chat with you before you go?” She pulled up her pad. “You know like a last dialogue for the history books. It would nice to hear you both speaking your thoughts.” Julia leaned forward. “Now I’m sure you can do that can’t you Emma?” She gave Lucy a cold look. “I mean she just want to know if you’re going to ever mate. Don’t want to let her perverted sick mind down do you?” Lucy sneered slightly. “Well I’d rather be sick in the head than like you Julia. You’re just a narrow minded idiot.”
Marcus pulled up both hands. “Come on people! Give it rest!” He smiled slightly. “Emma’s leaving along with Jeuki lets give them a send off.” He clicked his finger. “I mean I’ve got a bottle of brandy I’ve been waiting to open so let’s all have some.” Marcus grunted aloud. “You had brandy and you never told as! That’s plain rude!” Leo eyed him. “I was saving it for a special occasion and frankly this is a very special occasion.” He turned meeting Emma’s gaze. “Come on what do you say one little drink?” Lucy pushed past him. “Yeah come and have a drink I mean it’s not like you’re going to see brandy again in a long time.” Emma looked down slightly before meeting Jeuki’s gaze. “Okay one drink.”
8
Carlos watched as the Knopf alien queen as she fought against her bounds. She’d been doing this quite often but had not in any way managed to free herself. His gaze turned to the two scientists who were putting the final touches to the huge metal headpiece, which would slot on her head just below her crest. His gaze moved as she went still watching them. He breathed in deeply. “Does she watch you often?” One of the male scientists behind him pulled up his laser tool. “Yeah but I doubt she knows what’s going on.” Carlos breathed out heavily. “You’re probably right it’s like Oran says she is an animal after all.” He slowly brought up the screen typing on it watching the bounds tighten. He watched the Knopf queen screech in pain. “All animals can be taught with punishment.” He watched the bound tighten to the point the queen’s heads had been pushed back as she trashed against the strength of the clamps. “Carlos sir you’re going to choke her!” Carlos tapped the panel. “Am I? If I did would it make a difference? She’s obsolete compeered to her counterpart.”
He watched a female scientist look up from the headpiece. “Carlos sir we need a test subject.” Carlos grunted aloud. “So we do.” He tapped the panel watching the bounds loosen. “It’s a shame that.” He watched the queen trash her head viciously before turning to look in his direction. “We won’t need her though if this works.” He watched the queen hiss through her mouthpiece. “I’d like to be the first to kill her when her useful ness runs out. I hate the lesser of any species.” He laughed slightly looking at the Knopf queen. “I mean that what you are bitch! A lesser worthless version one that serves no purposes other than to test our technology!” The queen hissed again her long fingers twitching. “When our project is done you’ll be disposed off to make way for the new!” He tapped the panel causing the bounds to tighten again for a second before letting them go back to normal. “But you don’t understand what I’m saying do you? I mean you’re just a stupid animal more to the point one big reproducing machine!”
The male scientist blinked. “You know I don’t think she understands.” Carlos sighed aloud. “Your right she doesn’t understand it’s disappointing.” He walked away slowly. He ignored the huge Knopf queen as she watched him leave her low hiss filling the air. Carlos turned to the huge pen seeing the other huge crested head rise as the hybrid Knopf queen pulled back her head screeching. He watched as the nursery workers gathered around her while some of the soldiers carried on standing guard. Her huge arms stretched down as the Knopf’s gathered. Her clawed hands running along their chests, while toothed tongues came out ward greeting their queens. He’d witnessed this behaviour a couple of weeks ago. It was like comfort behaviour the queen would call her followers who would come and surround her. They crawl all over her body only avoiding her huge abdomen as it carried on laying. Maybe she was talking to them for guiding them he wasn’t all that sure. Ether way it was still as fascinating behaviour from an enhanced version of the other animal.
He put his hand on the class watching her screech again and her workers run back to the duties. He felt his grin widen this would be humanities greatest success a controlled weapon, which could be used to do fight wars. It was better than any gun or enhancement or worthless android. It could tell it’s whole army of warriors to attack through control. He let his hand move away from the glass, it was wonderful thought. He took a step back watching as the hybrid queen went back in to silent slumber. Her arms drapping down and going still as she stopped lying eggs her huge chest goi
ng down as her version of sleep took over while two nursery workers sat down in front of her.
8
Emma watched the brandy move in it’s class she turned slightly watching Jeuki drink his. He pulled the glass away from his inner mouth. “Is this the strongest ooman drink?” Leo pattered his shoulder. “Oh no there’s a few stronger ones, is this one not to your taste?” Jeuki turned slightly. “It’s weak, very weak.” Lucy raised an eyebrow. “Well how strong is your races alcohol?” Emma smirked taking a long sip of the brandy. “His will knock you out literality and you wont even know what hit you. It’s incredibly strong. Trust me I’ve tried it.” Julia grinned “Not for human’s then?” Emma laughed slightly. “No not for our species I wouldn’t recommend it.” Leo folded his arms. “So where do you think you’ll go in this vast galaxy?” Jeuki tapped his upper right mandible. “To find my race.” Emma smiled taking another long drink. “Well I found mine it’s only fair that he finds his.” Leo grinned. “And after that?” Emma eased up her hand. “We want to hunt the greatest beasts in galaxy.”
Jeuki turned slightly. “The greatest trophies are the greatest honour in a hunters life.” Julia grunted aloud. “All this hunter bull, I mean what do you both hope to gain? Your both outcasts I mean look at you, you’re not even the same species!” Lucy turned slightly. “I wish I had a credit for every time you say something disrespectful I’d be rich by now.” Julia sneered slightly. “Oh please! Don’t give me your bull Lucy you’re the bitch around here! I’m the one who’s right.” She laughed slightly. “I mean those two breeding is a stupid thought in it’s self.” She eased up both hands. “I mean please think how ugly their offspring would be?” Emma narrowed her gaze. “If we had offspring they wouldn’t be ugly.” She let her gaze wander to meet Jeuki’s. “Jeuki isn’t ugly, you just see him as ugly because he doesn’t look like you, which is narrow minded thinking.” Leo nodded slightly. “Very narrow minded in my opinion.” Emma slowly finished her brandy. “I admit I used to think like you, I thought he was hideous but he isn’t Jeuki’s a wonderful being.”
She patted Jeuki's arm. “It doesn’t take much to see that.” Julia smirked. “I’d rather not I’ve got more important things to worry about.” Marcus eyed her. “You know to day your being beyond rude.” Julia pulled up her brandy cup. “Am I really, I thought I was only telling the truth. Which you people seem blind to.” Lucy pulled up her hands. “Which is?” Julia turned slowly. “That our two species merging is a disgusting concept.” She grinned slightly. “I mean its unnatural and an act against human nature.” She eased up both hands. “Human are meant to mate with humans! Not ugly looking aliens who are from another species!” Lucy laughed slightly. “You really did ignore the fact that Jeuki has a 40 percent change of fathering offspring with a human being didn’t you?” Julia put her hand on the table. “It’s still unnatural.” She slowly met Emma’s gaze. “Personal I think your head is messed up.” Emma put both hands behind her back. “Personally I think your rude and narrow minded.”
Julia slowly smiled. “Well what your doing is against the primal nature of what it is to be human! You’re an abomination!” Emma slowly turned away from her. “Oh please shut up you’ll never understand me! Plus you can go shove your narrow minded views up your ass.” Julia sighed aloud. “Emma you are a rebellious fool.” Emma turned sharply. “Rebellious maybe but not a fool.” Lucy turned sharply. “Look I’m not joking now Julia shut your stupid trap! Your not even being amusing!” Leo turned slowly. “Shut yours bitch!” Lucy watched in horror as a handgun was slowly lifted aiming at her head. She went quite hearing Marcus cry out in panic. Emma pulled back what the hell was going on! She watched Jeuki turn as the doors where burst open. She turned watching as the heavily armoured marines with there full armour ran in to the room. She felt her wrist blades fly out as one came at her gun raised. She slashed them upwards knocking the weapon from his hand.
Jeuki felt something hit his arm he roared in pain only to feel two more stabs of pain. His gaze turned as he lifted his arm seeing what looked like mini darts in his arm. He grabbed the nearest marine throwing him in to the others. He felt another stab of pain hit his stomach and mid section. He roared watching Emma knock another marine over. Lucy stared at the gun in Leo’s hand. “You son of bitch! What are doing?” Leo grinned slightly. “What does it look like I’m doing! I’m agreeing with Julia.” Julia grabbed a syringe from the side table. Lucy watched her run in what felt like slow motion on Emma’s turned back. “Look out!” She felt the agonizing pain as the handgun fired in to her shoulder. Emma turned only to feel a stab of pain as something was shoved in to her neck. She grabbed her unopened spear slamming in to the woman’s stomach causing her to be thrown off. Jeuki pulled back feeling another dart hit him he put a hand in front of his face watching as it started to blur. He could see the room around him swaying.
Lexington smiled walking in to room the huge hunter was slowing he eased up his gun firing. He watched the dart hit the aliens mid section poking out along with the others. The huge hunter stumbled back he pulled up his hand causing the dart guns to stop firing. The massive alien’s body swayed before falling smashing through the nearest table as it hit the ground. He watched as Emma turned in horror seeing her fallen boyfriend hit the ground. Oh this was so sweet! The little bitch was getting what she deserved! Jeuki tried to get up but couldn’t his huge weight felt heaver. The oomans had harmed them! They had done something to him! He watched Emma drop her spear as she started to sway.
He roared before watching his world fall in to darkness. Emma turned sharply trying to stay focused. “Jeuki….” She turned watching Lexington come towards her she tried to raise her wrist blades only to find that her body felt weak and powerless.” Marcus turned trying to help Lucy off the floor. The blonde woman’s shoulder was covered in blood. He turned snarling at Julia who was watching Emma sway. “You evil bitch!” Julia smirked at him. “What did you believe that bull about me being from level twenty? You’re so gullible I’m from a level where real science happens!” Marcus turned slowly meeting Leo’s gaze. “What’s your excuse? You asshole!” Leo smiled at Julia. “Oran was willing to pay me and up my level so I’m higher than you.” He smirked slightly. “I’ve always hated you smart ass scientists. I’d rather tell you what to do than be forced to do as you say or be at your level!” Julia smiled watching as Emma carried on swaying. “What Emma and Jeuki are is unnatural and an abomination! All abominations should be gotten rid off, to keep the human race pure!”
Lexington walked up to Emma who was no longer focused on him. He leaned forward. “Why isn’t she passing out!” He pulled back grabbing the woman’s arm as she tried to strike him. It was a weak blow, he grinned evilly then slowly pulling her arm back. Watching her face show the sighs of pain and agony Julia turned slightly. “I’ll up the dosage it’s obvious something’s conflicting with the drug.” Lexington heard Emma yelp of pain as he pushed her arm back further. “Don’t bother! I’ll finish this myself!” Emma felt the agony as her arm was pushed back. All she could make out was Lexington’s blurred face. She suddenly felt the force as she lifted off her feet. Only to feel the agony as her body was tossed. She felt shear pain as her back hit something hard. She watched as blurred objects flew through the air hitting the floor around her. She hit the floor on her side. Only to feel an agonizing blow of pain to her stomach as the blurred shadow moved over her. They’d betrayed her and Jeuki! When they hadn’t done what Oran asked the true betrayers had come out!
She felt another blow causing he body to jolt. She couldn’t stay awake any longer. She watched as the blurred shadow turned to darkness as she sank in to unconsciousness. They’d pay for this! Lexington slammed his fist in to the woman’s mid section again despite that she’d just passed out. He could see the fallen table, which she’d crashed in to when he’d tossed her. He pulled the unconscious woman up looking at her face. “Not so strong without your ugly moth fucking boyfriend are you!?” He droppe
d her before turning to face Julia who was looking at him in annoyance. “Was that necessary?” Lexington looked at the unconscious woman. “Yes it was!” Samantha slowly pulled off her helmet. “Sir that was unnecessary Oran asked for her to be unharmed.”
Lexington smiled he turned kicking the unconscious woman. “Well this is my version of unharmed.” Fern pulled of her helmet. “You go sir you show that little bitch whose boss!” Eddy eased of his mask. “I don’t believe this! She was drugged! She was harmless! What you did was completely unnecessary!” He pulled up his gun. “You’ve lost your mind sir!” Lexington turned slowly meeting Eddy’s gaze. “Shut up now! I make the orders boy and I can do what I want! How I want!” He snarled aloud. “You don’t follow my orders and I’ll kill you myself!” He pulled up his gun. “Is that clear!” Eddy pulled back narrowing his gaze. “Perfectly clear…sir!” Lexington turned eyeing the fallen alien. Leo pulled up his handgun. “What should we do with Marcus and Lucy?” Lexington raised an eyebrow. “Lock them up here and lock this lab permanently. Oran will be happy to punish them later!” He smirked. “He wants you and Julia in his office now!” Julia one hand behind her back turning Lucy screen which she typed in to.
She watched as Oran’s image appeared on screen. She smiled slightly. “The guests have been put to sleep sir.” She watched as Oran leaned back. He slowly lit a cigar. “Good well you know what to do with Jeuki, as for Emma well she in the marines hands now. They’ll force the codes out of her, by any means necessary.” Marcus felt his hands get pulled up as he was roughly chained. He watched as Lucy who was half conscious was chained as well. He turned watching as the ten marines gathered around Jeuki pulling him off the floor. His gaze turned as the two female marines lifted Emma up one of which picked up her spear. He growled aloud. “You'll pay for this! I swear to god I’m going to make you people pay!” Julia leaned down injecting something with another syringe in to Lucy neck. “Oh please be quite Marcus you stupid asshole!” Marcus eyed her as she turned off the screen as Oran’s image disappeared. “What did you just do to her?”