by Kim Fox
The dinosaurs have left us alone since I’ve been here. Pontuck says it’s because they fear our powerful Saku Avery but I’m not so sure. I saw her screaming the other day when an insect ran across her foot.
But hey, if it still gets me nightly foot massages and wine, I’m all for letting them think that she’s their little brown haired God.
“Come,” Avery says, grabbing my hand and pulling me out from where I’m sitting on Pontuck’s lap. “Let’s dance!”
It’s nighttime in the village and we just ate a huge communal meal. It was a macrinom that I hunted with Pontuck. He was delicious.
The bonfire is raging and the entire village is around it while the usual musicians bang on their drums and sing. They’re actually pretty good and after a few jugs of wine have been passed around, the whole village is usually up on their blue feet dancing.
Avery drags me to the fire and we dance together, grinding our hips as we look at our men. Pontuck and Turic both gulp as they watch us with wide eyes.
We laugh as we dance our way back to them, my head swirling with the homemade wine, and pull them up to their huge feet.
Turic spins Avery as he moves his shoulders to the rhythm but Pontuck just holds me tight. He always has his arms around me like he’s afraid to let me go.
“I’m not going anywhere,” I whisper as I sink into him, letting him hold me even tighter. I love it here. If Mandy were here, it would be perfect.
There’s still no sign of her. Pretty much all of the Drandroka that Avery sent out to find her have returned empty handed. It’s not looking good.
The thought bums me out. I kiss Pontuck on the lips and wiggle out of his tight embrace.
“I just want to go for a walk,” I say. “I need some air.”
“Pontuck will go with you,” he says, his shoulders tightening.
I place a hand on his hard arm and he sighs. “It’s okay,” I say. “I have my knife. You can’t always be by my side. Remember we talked about this?”
His face is tight but he nods, reluctantly letting me go. He wants to be my constant guardian, which is nice but sometimes I just need a moment to myself.
It’s nothing big. We’ll get through it. Just a little women are from Mars, men are from Zandipor kind of thing.
I leave the comfort of the fire and Avery rushes over to walk with me. She slides her arm over my shoulder and I squeeze her hand and smile as she kisses me on the cheek. Her hard belly presses into my side making me giggle. I’ve really gotten attached to this girl. I’m so glad she’s here with me.
“Whatcha doing?” she asks, leaning her weight on me.
I hold her up and look at the bright moons in the sky. This planet really is beautiful.
“I was just thinking of Mandy,” I say with a sigh. “Do you think she’s looking up at the bright moons like we are?”
An irritating beeping interrupts us as Tin Tom rolls over, ruining our peaceful moment.
“Don’t worry about your friend,” he says in his choppy voice. “She will be found.”
Nausea creeps up my throat. That doesn’t sound good. “What do you mean?” I ask, turning to the blinking garbage can.
The lights on Tin Tom flash. “She was tagged with a tracker. You all were.”
“What?” Avery screams.
“Where?” I ask, rubbing my wrists and then neck, trying to feel it inside of my skin.
“It’s bound to your DNA and can never be removed,” Tin Tom explains. “Your tracking code is a part of you now. Isn’t that amazing?”
He just stands there blinking as he waits for an answer.
I kick him over with a stunning sidekick. How’s that for an answer?
Turic and Pontuck come racing over with their daggers drawn. “My Avery,” Turic shouts. “Turic heard you scream.”
“It’s okay,” Avery says as she helps Tin Tom back up. She always had more of a soft spot for the robot than I did.
She turns her back to the boys and kneels down in front of the robot. “But all of the aliens are dead, right?” she asks. “Rolanda killed all three of them.”
I glance at Pontuck and smile when I see him looking at me proudly. He likes that I’m a badass warrior chick.
Tin Tom blinks wildly. “Great news earthling women!” he says. “Tom turned on the homing beacon before we left the spaceship. Emperor Rsordan is probably on his way here personally to fetch you to be his love slaves. Isn’t that wonderful?”
My jaw clenches as I glare at the piece of junk. The aliens are coming back here?
“Pontuck,” I say. He leans down and I whisper in his ear.
He leaps forward, snatches Tin Tom into the air and tosses him down the hill.
“Emperor Rsordan is coming! Emperor Rsordan is coming!” he repeats over and over again as he rolls down the hill.
“Shit,” I say feeling my blood go cold. “Emperor Rsordan is coming.”
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