Dark Space 49: Invasion

by G. K. Scott

  Truth of the matter is that I need one of there translators. Hopefully I’ll be picking up one from one of the ships here above the ice planet. Since we will be doing a few trades with the Yautja there. The translator is very odd it apparently it’s not even half the size of my canine tooth. It clicks to fit on the underside of one of your teeth where it begins working right off. Apparently there are a few other intelligent races in past that have become honoured prey other than humans, which is why this device was created. This device will just make talking to them easier. Jeuki talks to me in my own language so nothing will change there and the elder being the thoughtful leader he is trying to learn my language of Jeuki. I feel so over the moon right now though, I mean me and Jeuki did more than sleep together for the past two night. I think this came about because we where ready and it felt right. Jeuki never forces and he never pushes it’s just not his way; I’ve never been one to push ether. It did catch me very much off guard though.

  I can’t say in words what it was like although it could be descried as being with a human man. Jeuki isn’t human though I guess that’s the difference but it doesn’t matter what counts is that we had a wonderful night. I like the way it feels when he moves his hands over me its so graceful and emotional moving my position very slowly so I’m comfortable. He’s bigger than me so him being comfortable in his position is just as important. I guess I’m not used to moving slowly and touching the stars in the final moment. No I’m not used to it at all, I’m not used to having to bite my lip while my body runs from hot to cold with the crashing of waves. There’s so much I have to get used to. I know Jeuki won’t hurt me, I know I’m safe and I know that he’ll always go slowly. I guess I’m not used to standing naked in front of him, even though I’ve done it before and we’ve seen each other this way. I was so nervous the first night; I have no idea why I know I shouldn’t have been. I guess though we are all nervous.

  I guess under the sheets is where most of our feelings of fright and anticipation linger. I just know once I found my feelings under the fur skin and after the gentle kisses and the movements of his mandibles across my face and neck I started to feel safer and stronger with in myself. I guess all the touching of each other bodies and hair can awaken the spirits within. I guess because it’s not about the act but the moment when you reach your height and you no longer feel single you feel whole and as one. I never heard Jeuki’s roar but then I never heard my own final cry. I was so lost in the emotions that first night, so lost in the feelings, feelings I thought I’d forgotten due to not being wanted on Callisto. Those feelings I wanted so badly and lost hope of ever finding again. Emotions being so full and strong can bring back things you remember. Like your first kiss and the first time, which was never great, but knowing that you had them makes this feeling so much better. I know just looking in to Jeuki’s amber eyes that it was a new to him as it was to me.

  I guess that’s what made the second night easier, we’d both got our emotions together and that made every feeling of the act different but just as fresh and as new as the first. I guess all the fright and fear had worn of in both of us making it even more pleasurable. I think that it what making me look forward to the next time even more. Being with someone you love is not about trying to make them do what they don’t want to. It’s about doing what makes you both happy. That’s just my opinion though others might say different. I’m no expert and I still have a lot to learn but I’m so glad that these past two nights we shared had so much feeling and love, to me that is all that matters. Emma leaned forward looking at the ice planet bellow, her gaze drifted across the ice continents it truly was an ice planet. There was not one area that she could see that wasn’t covered by white. She turned feeling Jeuki put a clawed hand on her shoulder; he leaned over looking out of window at the planet bellow.

  Emma turned meeting his amber gaze. “I’ve never seen anything like this, how big is that planet?” Jeuki put a hand on the glass. “It’s four times the size of tropical planet we landed on.” He tapped his upper right mandible. “It holds five alien hives in all, and is ruled by an ancient hard meat queen. She has two daughters but from what Erisoki told me she lives peacefully with them.” Emma raised an eyebrow. “I didn’t think hard meat queens could live peacefully together.” Jeuki tapped his lower mandibles. “They don’t, she’s just an exception. I think it’s because she’s so old that she can tolerate having daughters around.” He moved his hand gently through Emma’s hair. “She was put here by the early Yautja who took the first ships out in to space.” He turned slightly. “She’s probably the oldest hard meat queen in this galaxy.” Emma ran her hand up his chest’s armour plating. “Are Oran and Oni Jui ready for the hand over?” Jeuki leaned down running his upper mandibles gently across her cheek. “Yes they both are Adarmi and Idosoi have them chained and ready.”

  Jeuki looked up watching as the huge battle cruiser came closer it was far bigger than their vessel. He watched, as it’s huge symbol moved past the window. “This is the main ship the Arbitrator will greet us.” Emma turned slightly. “Do the Arbitrators have anything different to the elders?” Jeuki felt her move her hand over his mandibles. “They wear long capes which are normally colourful.” Jeuki eased up his clawed hand. “You’ll recognise them instantly.” He clicked his upper right mandible again. “They sometimes have fitted teeth which have patterns and are made of metal.” Emma leaned down pulling the electronic note pad free from her belt. “Thank you Jeuki.” Jeuki nodded slightly. “Always a pleaser to help my fine mate.” He looked at the note pad. “I almost forgot we still have to give Oran that message from Lucy and Marcus.” Emma smirked slightly. “Well they said they wanted the message given to him before he gets dropped off on the planet, so it has more sting.” Jeuki laughed slightly. “Ah yes I remember them saying that.

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  Emma flipped the note pad. “So do you want to watch his face when I show it to him?” Jeuki moved forward. “Nothing would please me more.” Emma turned watched as Oran was thrown in to the hold full force. The chains around his body held him tightly in place, he looked tired from pain and his face looked white and sickly. All the power of the man had drained away, he had spent the first week spouting threats but these had stopped as the mutation had slowly taken place. His threats had become whimpers and his powerful persona was slowly reduced to nothing as the pain and fright started to set in. Now he was a whimpering wreck of a man. Jeuki watched as the two young bloods flared their mandibles at his fallen figure before going back in to the trophy room to get Oni Jui. Jeuki leaned down grabbing Oran he pulled the man harshly to his knees. “I do hope you’ve enjoyed your trip Oran.” Emma kneeled down so she was face to face with the dark haired man.

  Oran looked up despite his pain. “I swear one day you’ll both pay for this!” He was about to say more when he started to cough painfully. Emma looked at him with disgust. “Please that threat is getting very old. Your weak and your sick and spewing up that threat won’t help you or save you” She eased up the notepad. “I was asked to give you this message before we hand you over to the ice prison.” Jeuki grabbed Oran hair as the ooman male tried to look away from the note pad. He shoved his head so he was looking directly at it. “Enjoy this you filthy little ooman male it’s the last thing you’ll ever see that’ll remind you of your own race.” He leaned down flaring his mandibles. “Because believe me you won’t see oomans or there technology for the rest of your days!” Emma looked up slightly turning the note pad on. “This is a message from Lucy and Marcus, I’m not sure if you remember but you had them both tied up in one of the labs on the Iron Year.” She typed slightly watching as the note pads screen came on. “They recorded this just for you.” She watched Oran struggle weakly despite Jeuki’s grip.

  Her gaze turned as Marcus and Lucy both appeared on screen. Lucy waved slightly before leaning forward her smile widening. “Hello there! It’s so nice to see you Oran.” Marcus pushed up his classes. “Yes how good it is to see yo
u suffering.” He clicked his finger. “Yes that’s right your going of to some ice planet to spend the rest of your days.” Lucy breathed in. “How fitting you get to spend time in a place that’s about as cold and rotten as you are.” Marcus leaned forward. “Plus you being the asshole you are you’ll fit in there perfectly along with all the other disgusting filth of the galaxy.” Lucy clapped her hands together. “Plus your people believe your died so no ones ever going to come and find you.” Marcus’s grin widened. “Oh and you know what by the time you get this the Sirun will be on it’s way to earth. Think of the chaos your company will be in when Wayland Industries finds out about what you did.” Lucy leaned closer. “Yeah your share prices will hit rock bottom, frankly we are both hoping you go bust since you’re a sick little bastard.”

  She grinned evilly. “Speaking of which we just thought we let you know that, when we hacked and diverted power from your office we also saw your accounts. Eddy left your personal files wide open after he copied them, which gave as easy access to them.” Marcus smirked pulling up his hand. “We needed a few credits compensation for our troubles so we took some. Oh yes and we donated all the money you had on the ship to a charity back on earth.” He put a hand on his chin. “I believe you where going to use that money as a back up if the Iron Year experiments failed. Well I guess you can’t now even if you ever did get out of that hell hole, which is doubtful.” Lucy laughed slightly. “Yeah you get out of that hell hole, unlikely Jeuki’s people would just kill you if you tried.” Emma heard Oran’s scream of anger hit the air. She pulled up the notepad watching Lucy smirk. Marcus pushed up his glasses leaning forward. “Oh and one more thing before we forget we’ve taken your super drop ship. We won’t give your company the luxury of stealing the design for the Yautja hyper drive. By the time you get this we’ll probably be repainting it to look like a stranded civilian drop ship.”

  Lucy looked up sharply. “Oh and I forgot to mention Marcus deleted all your messages that where going back to earth, do hope you didn’t have anything important on there.” Jeuki held Oran as he cried out again. Marcus leaned forward. “Well we wish you all the best you worthless asshole and hope you die slow.” Lucy laughed slightly. “ Yeah you filthy stupid bastard I hope you die slow!” Jeuki watched as the note pad’s video message went black. Emma smiled turning the note pad of she pushed it back in to her belt. She turned sharply as Oni Jui hit the floor next to Oran full force. She looked back at the dark haired man. “Well I’d say that your time has come Oran.” Jeuki flared his mandibles. “Filthy ooman male your time has come!”

  On aboard the Sirun battle cruiser, travelling to earth half way to its destination.

  Lucy ran her fingers over the new symbol on the side of the drop ship. It matched the one Jeuki had given them to copy on the plate of metal. All the military colours had been stripped off. The drop ship was now completely black with a civilian Id marker on its side, which gave them owner ship off it. Eddy had ensued this. Nether of them had told him what the symbol was all about despite that he’d asked. Lucy ran her fingers over the dry paintwork they had made a promise one they would stick to. Half of the civilians and scientists and marines were now asleep in the chambers for the long travel home. There weren’t enough sleeping chamber on board which has resulted having to rotate them. The first lot had, had to work on the Sirun until the half way mark of the journey. Now they had been switched over with those who had been sleeping. Eddy had needed help and all these people from the Iron Year had been giving it in any way possible. The fist week on board had been horrible though. Watching the hundreds swam in to the large hall on board trying to find out what had happened to friends and family.

  So many tears and screams of agony over lost ones so many names on lists being struck off as the dead and missing where counted and verified. Twenty thousand had met their end on board the Iron Year, it was less than on Callisto but there where names still being struck off. Plus it didn’t take away the pain and horror of situation ether. So many had lost their lives and that in it’s self was sad and overwhelming on so many levels children without fathers and mothers, couples with out their partners. Family members who’d lost a son or daughter and were yet to get the horrible news. Some of the Children who had lost both parents were already being adopted in to other families, who were taking them in with open arms. She’d found herself crying at situation because she’d been so lucky yet these people had, had it so bad. Even the marines where having trouble with their emotions she’d seen the sadness in their eyes. Many had seen friends; partners and comrades fall in battle. They had come of no better than the civilians and scientists.

  Somehow she couldn’t block out the screams and cries of those who’d been wounded ether. Watching from her sick bed as the bullet was pulled from her shoulder and seeing so many wounded people screaming and crying out for help so much blood staining the floor as well as men and women suffering from terrible acid burns. Some with bloody claw marks and horrific bite marks made from the Knopf’s razor sharp teeth and mandibles. Others screaming because they had no arm or leg ether it had been burnt off or ripped off. Burns to the face and eyes missing, people going in to shock and others who had medical scientists trying to get their hearts started again. She’d never wanted to leave a place so badly in all her life. As soon as the bullet had been pulled out and her shoulder had been bandaged along with the drugs to stop pain and bleeding. She’d asked Marcus to help her out of bed and out of the medical room, with it hundreds of wounded people. She couldn’t take the screaming and pain any longer.

  She hadn’t gone back there until later for a check up which had been over two weeks later when things had settled down. One of the medical scientists had told her off for being late for her check up. She’d told him to go to hell. Somehow she knew full well that she couldn’t take going back in to a room full of suffering people who needed a hell of lot more treatment than she did. Her gaze turned sharply as Marcus came through the double doors; he smirked pulling out a pair of sunglasses with shining reflective lenses and replacing them with his glasses. Lucy raised an eyebrow as he came closer. “Nice where did they come from?” Marcus moved forward straightening his leather jacket. “You like them? I got them made they act like my glasses but there nicer to look at.” Lucy smirked leaning against the drop ship. “Nothing like nice eye candy to get the girls smiling at you.” Marcus breathed in pulling out another pair of sunglasses. “You know frankly I only like it when you smile at me.” He looked at them. “I got you a pair, thought you might like to ware them for fun.” He tossed them, watched as she caught them.

  Lucy turned the glasses looking at the blue shine of the lenses. “ Thank you…how did you know blue was my favourite colour Marcus?” Marcus looked down as the dropping bay bellow, which was shut tight. “You where looking at some of the child’s toys in the nursery the other day. I noticed you liked the blue dog toy best.” He pulled his glasses down slightly. “Thought you needed something to cheer you up.” Lucy smiled slightly she leaned down slightly. “Thank you Marcus.” He came closer only to stop sharply as she kissed him on the cheek. He breathed in deeply. “Your welcome.” Lucy tapped the drop ship. “Everything’s ready all our supplies and equipment.” She turned looking at the Bishop android who was behind the control panel in the station above them. “He’ll drop us as soon as where ready.” Marcus sighed aloud. “It’s a shame Eddy couldn’t be here to see us off.” Lucy tapped the panel watching as the drop ship opened. “The man has done more than enough for us he’s needs to get these people home.”

  Marcus walked in to the ship he closed the door as Lucy came in. “The man’s also a little depressed I mean I got the feeling he was somewhat in love with Emma.” Lucy slowly took her seat strapping herself in. “I know I feel sorry for him he even helped Jeuki get it together with her.” Marcus strapped himself in. “It’s all the more reason why we are never going to tell him about our mission.” Lucy watched him grab the controller. “If he knew he would
ask to see her and it would turn sour. People who can’t have the thing they want get depressed I think it’s better that he forgets about her and moves on.” She slowly pushed on the sunglasses. “I mean the guys bound to find someone in time and forget about her completely.” Marcus tapped the control feeling the drop ship come to life. “Probably better he forgets about us for a while to.” He turned signalling to the Bishop android. “I hope you’re ready for this Lucy, I mean this is the trip off a lifetime.” Lucy pulled down her glasses. “You know for once I’ve never been more ready for anything in my life.” Marcus watched as the dock bellow began to open slowly. “Live the dream.” Lucy smirked slightly. “Yeah, live the dream.” Marcus left the clamps let go causing the ship to fall which made them both hit the back of their seats. He watched the ship insides fly by in seconds. Space appeared in front of them he turned pulling the hyper drive control back.

  8

  Eddy looked up sharply as the dock ship hit space, he breathed in looking out of the space glass window. It was quite in his personal room above the control room. Sergeant Sera was in the chair at the moment giving him a break from it. The Sergeant took over the nights while he did the days, although a clock was the only way of telling day from night. There was blast of white light as the drop ships hyper drive came on-line followed by a white blast as the drop ship disappeared in to space. Its light faded as it headed away from them, he sighed aloud it wouldn’t have been right to see them off. He was sick of goodbyes and this was not a goodbye in his view. He knew they’d be back again sooner than ever and he’d be there to greet them. He smiled slightly he hoped Marcus had, had those sets of glasses made. He found himself laughing, the image of those two wearing them was a funny though but a nice one none the less.