Tau's Miracle: Alien Destination: Scifi FantasyRomance

by Serena Simpson

  Tau's Miracle

  By

  Serena Simpson

  Alien Destination

  Book One

  Acknowledgements

  I want to say thank you to my wonderful daughter. She is been so proud of me, she shows everyone my books on Amazon. I also want to thank her for the beautiful teen she has turned into.

  I want to take the time to say thanks to my mom who stood by my side as well as all the others who always believed in me.

  To My line editor, Lorie Merlotti, content editor, Anayia and my final editor Keriann Mckenna. A bit hug and a thank you to all of you.

  Then I want to say thank you to all of my fans, your e-mails encourage me and continue to keep me smiling. Your love for the males and females of my books makes my heart warm. Keep e-mailing me and asking questions, I love it!

  Copyright

  Copyright © August 2015, Serena Simpson

  All rights reserved

  Cover Art by Talina Perkins

  Edited by Keriann McKenna

  Lori Merlotti

  Anayia

  Published by Serena Simpson

  Tau’s Miracle is a work of art and the characters, events and dialogue found within the story are the author’s imagination and shouldn’t be taken as real. Any resemblance to events or people living or dead is totally a coincidence.

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  Chapter One

  ‘Damn,’ Talia said to herself as she felt that now familiar icy feeling cutting through her brain, separating her from reality and uniting her with someone else’s version of reality for the second time in as many days. The darkness took over as all brain function slowed to a crawl and her body began to painfully morph into something new. Lights out.

  Waking up after she had passed out was hard. Waking up from what was essentially death was a lot harder. Talia could feel her body functions coming online. She was breathing of that she was sure. Slowly her higher reasoning skills were kicking in. If they were not, she would be trying to run away as opposed to making her body lie still. Yes, this was good. The first time this happened, fear had ruled her. It had not been a pleasant experience.

  Silently, before trying to open her eyes, she sent up a request, a prayer really. Please let me be in a safe place. Not that she actually thought anyone was listening. If there had been someone to hear her, this would have never happened in the first place. So although logic said she was wasting her time, she still sent up that prayer for help with an unwavering belief that one day it would be answered.

  Opening her eyes, she moaned in pain as the light hit them. She closed them fast and tight. Wherever she was, it was very bright and her new eyes were sensitive to light. In the back of her brain she could feel that flight or fight feeling coming on strong. Knowing she had to move soon, she brought a hand up to shield her eyes as she tried opening them again. Looking up, she saw what looked like fingers. She wanted to cry and scream in joy at the same time. She had hands! Or what looked like hands, she cautioned herself, thinking back to the first time.

  The thought of what had happened, the sheer terror of it was enough to make her curl in a ball and simply stop existing. Pushing the image away roughly, she concentrated on moving, making sure that she lived. As she paid more attention to her surroundings, she realized there was a noise getting closer. She looked over her body, noting it was similar to her old one, but this one was huge. How could something so big move she wondered? But move it did, slow and haltingly.

  Aiming for a thicket of trees to her right, she stumbled into them, crouching. More like she fell to the ground in an attempt to hide, but she could still hear the danger that was coming her way. Lying flat on her stomach and looking through the thick vegetation surrounding the trees, she saw the danger come into view. It was big and black and did not touch the ground. It was loud. The sheer noise of it took her by surprise and made her want to do something to escape the pain of the sound attacking her ears, turning her brain to mush.

  She gathered herself together in desperation with only one thought in her head. Attack! Make that sound stop. She pushed herself up until she stood on wobbly legs to launch herself at the big black mass, when she was tackled from behind and forcibly held down. Talia’s only thought as she fought was to stop the ever increasing noise that was ripping her in half. Lights out.

  Waking up was a slow procedure, but it wasn’t hard like the last time. She felt every function come online as if she’d fallen asleep because she was exhausted and then woke up a little bit too early. Carefully she opened her eyes and fought back the urge to scream. She was surrounded by giants. They were tall and deadly looking. Could this be what was in the black mass?

  “Hi.” A big male voice rang out, “you’re safe here.”

  Safe was something she understood, but she found it hard to believe looking at the faces that surrounded her. “Safe?”

  “Safe.” The same voice reassured her. “I am a healer. The name is Tarek. I will be taking care of you.”

  She frowned at him, feeling her face twist in confusion. The word healer meant nothing to her. What was a healer?

  “Healer?” she questioned. She frowned again as she realized the words coming from her were not big and hard, but very soft and gentle. This place was very different from where she came from.

  “What is a healer?”

  The healer turned to another giant in the room. “Did you hit her head?”

  Shaking his head he replied. “No, I tried to be as careful as possible with her.”

  As she watched the exchange, she noted with surprise that the second giant’s voice was also big and booming, but it was very pleasant to listen to.

  Sighing, the healer turned to her. “I heal the body.” He sighed again at the confused look on her face. “I take care of people who do not feel well. You know, who do not act like everyone else.”

  Fear crept up her spine. She remembered those who acted differently from the rest of the population. They had disappeared as if they never existed. No one ever spoke of them and new souls took their place. She had been called a soul. That’s what she was, so why was she here?

  Feeling a large hand on her brought her out of her past back to the present. “We will not hurt you. You have nothing to fear.”

  She stared up into the amethyst eyes of the second male and let the sound of his voice wash over her. The confidence in his voice made her want to trust him. Taking a deep breath, she relaxed into the voice. What else could she do, she rationalized to herself?

  “I am going to run some tests on you. Nothing should hurt, but it will let me know if everything is ok or if I need to do something to make you better.” The healer spoke as he gave her a smile of reassurance.

  “Can you tell me where I am?” she asked needing to know, hoping the knowledge would spark an understanding of why she was here.

  “You’re on Aylon the home of the Mian people.” Tarek answered as he worked the controls on the bed.

  Forcing herself to nod, she tried to relax as the bed started to move towards a machine.

  “This is a scanner. It will look at your body inside and out to make sure you are healthy. If there are any problems, it will tell us what they are and how to fix them. Don’t be afraid. The bed will move into the scanner and stop. It will not take long.” He watched her nod before letti
ng the bed continue on its course.

  Talia closed her eyes and focused on the giant with the beautiful eyes. His golden skin fascinated her as he moved. It rippled over tightly packed muscle that made her heart beat a little faster. Confusion clouded her as she tried to understand what was happening. Giving up she let herself drown in the memory of his eyes as the bed finally stopped moving.

  ******

  Tarek walked over to a bank of readouts, pretending to study them. He was actually watching Tau closely as Tau watched the new female. He looked at her as if he had found the other half of his soul, but that wasn’t possible. It took years of knowing a person to know if they were the one. Although before the invasion and the war that followed many years ago, long before he or Tau had come to be, the records stated a soul mate was known instantly. It was written even small children could identify their other halves.

  The beeping of the scanner brought him out of his thoughts and made him frown. He waited for Tau to cross the room, before he pointed to a particular display. “Do you see this?”

  “Yes, what does it mean?”

  “It says she is an ancient one. Look at her bones. They seem harder than ours, yet they are clearly more flexible, less prone to breakage. Do you see these lines of red going through them? In all the textbooks I have studied, the ancient ones were supposed to have some sort of natural resistance in their bodies.”

  Taking a deep breath, Tarek shook his head before continuing. “Of course, this is all speculation. Many of our people believe there were never any ancient ones. They say these stories were made up to give future generations hope. But I must tell you from this initial examination, I would say she is one of us and so much more. If there were ancient ones, they would have been built like her.

  “What does this really mean?”

  “Means we will have to watch her. See what happens with her and tell no one what we found.”

  “I don’t know what we found!” Tau barked in frustration.

  “Neither do I, Tau. Neither do I.” Looking at the other man, Tarek said in a lowered voice. “What is she to you?”

  Tau stepped back turning as if he would leave without answering. Stopping, he dropped his eyes to the floor and stood silently. Tarek placed his hands on his shoulders, encouraging him to speak.

  “She means everything to me. I know this is unheard of, but it’s true. She is the one.”

  Both men turned to look at the female who looked frail compared to them, but was declared to be the strongest of them all by the scanners.

  Chapter Two

  Talia looked around, paying close attention to everything she was being told. The healer had fitted her with something he said would help block out the noise of their enemy. Then he said her ears were so sensitive that she would still be bothered, but she should be able to resist the urge to attack and put her life at risk.

  She had been given an article of clothing and shown where she could change. The shock of seeing her form for the first time had been immediate. Tall was an overstatement to her. Her original form was maybe two feet tall, but this one was almost seven feet tall. She felt like a massive tree, but she liked her color. She was a brownish gold color and she glowed. Well maybe the last part was her imagination, but after what she had gone through she felt like she was entitled to a little imagination. The hair on her head was gold, not a yellow, but a true gold. She liked it. Her other form did not have hair. In fact, it did not have a lot of anything.

  “Are you hungry?” Tau asked, bringing her out of her thoughts.

  “Hungry?”

  “Yes, you know for food.”

  She let the thought move around in her mind as she looked for a connection. She felt an ache in her body and wondered if this was hunger. Acknowledging that she had never felt this sensation before, she nodded yes.

  “Glad to hear it, I am hungry also. Tarek has asked us to come over and share a meal with him, if that is acceptable to you.”

  She nodded yes and Tau led her out of the small structure hidden among a throng of trees. He maneuvered his way through them pointing out several variety of wild berries that grew and were edible.

  “Does all of the food grow wild?” He stopped to pick some berries to allow her to taste. The first had a sweet flavor that made her lick her lips. The next was slightly tart with a tangy after taste. She could get use to eating both berries.

  “No we cultivate the land.” He led her to a large space of land set between several trees. This is one space we work here. The village takes turns coming to sow, then water and reap the produce. The young are given smaller patches to take care of together when they are old enough to understand why we farm our food.”

  “How do you grow enough food?” Although the field was large, it couldn’t feed the whole village Tau had spoken to her about.

  “This is just one field we have others placed strategically to keep them hidden. Every village takes care of their own growing enough food to take care of the ones who live there. We also trade with other villages for supplies that we don’t have or can’t produce because of where we are located. There are more than enough animals on Aylon that we have meat all year round. We only kill what we eat and no more. We live in harmony with our planet as long as we take care of it, it will take care of us.”

  Talia nodded her head looking around at the trees and the flowers as well as the grain and vegetables that grew in the field Tau was showing her. There was a serene beauty to the planet that made her want to stop and simply stare in awe.

  “Aylon seems like such a peaceful place to live.”

  “It was before the enemy came. The Krier came and the peace we once took for granted was threatened. We Mians are warriors, Before the Kriers came there were not battles to fight. The Krier stirred the warrior that lives in each of us. We have risen up to protect our planet and our family.”

  She paid close attention as they came to a large village encircled by the tall trees they walked through. The ground was a dark brown, but the trees and the grass were various shades of blue-green. The structures that housed the Mians were one story and blended in with the surroundings. They were shaded in browns and greens to trick the eye into not noticing them. From further away you might never know the village was there. The sky was a soft shade of purple. Altogether, she decided it was very appealing.

  They walked into what she thought was the center of the village before stopping.

  “Tarek is located in the center of the village, as well as the main hospital. This is the safest place in the camp and Tarek is the only healer we have. We can’t afford to lose him.” Turning he knocked. The door was opened by a young female.

  “Jana, how are you today?” Tau asked smiling, as he bent to hug her.

  “I am well, Tau,” she threw him a smile before looking at Talia. “Who’s your friend?”

  “This is Talia.”

  “Hi Talia. I’m Jana, nice to meet you.”

  “Hi Jana. It’s nice to meet you also.” She pasted a smile on her face, wondering why it bothered her so much to see Tau touch the other woman.

  “Jana is the other half of Tarek’s soul.” Tau spoke, seeing the frown on Talia’s face. “And, of course, Tarek is the same for Jana.” He laughed, like it was a joke only he understood.

  Shaking her head at Tau, Jana said “Come on in. Tau, you know we are still waiting to know for sure.”

  Moving back into the structure, Jana led them into the main room. “Have a seat please. Tarek’s in the kitchen. He will be out shortly.”

  “Tarek hates company in the kitchen when he decides to cook.” Tau said loudly in the direction of an open doorway.

  “But its ok. He doesn’t cook often,” Jana said laughing.

  Talia looked at the two of them, wondering how to ask what she needed to know.

  “Talia?” Tau asked, almost feeling the question hovering around her.

  “What exactly does the other half of their soul mean? Why are Jana and Tarek still
waiting to know this about each other?”

  Tau tried his best to hide the ‘what planet did you come from’ look trying to take over his face. Judging from Talia’s reactions, he figured he wasn’t doing a good job. All day she had been asking questions only children asked. It made him think she truly was not from this planet. Maybe she had bumped her head, he thought for the hundredth time that day. Yet the scanner indicated there was no head trauma. He made Tarek check twice.

  “That is how we identify our mates.” Seeing her confusion, he looked for a more detailed explanation. “Do you know what a mate is?” Seeing her nod he continued. “There is one female born for one male. A female would say there is one male born for each female. We do not mate unless we find the one born for us. Many years ago, before the war, before the invaders, it was said that many found their other halves as young ones. It was said that to merely be in the same village was enough for the sense of your other half to kick in. We would even go on journeys to be united with our other half. No one is sure anymore what is truth and what is just wishful thinking.”

  Talia thought back to where she came from. The souls there had mates. Well some of them had mates. She never had a mate, although she wanted one. You could always tell the ones who were soul mates. They had their own aura about them. In fact, they were impossible to miss. All the single souls would watch for any new souls to see if they had an aura that matched their own. She had been told by the older souls that everyone had a soul mate. They said that she also had one, but now she was here on this alien planet in this alien body. Seems the older souls were finally wrong. There was no one for her.

  Feeling down at the thought of a long life lived alone, she asked what she thought was the next logical question. “How do you know if someone is the other half of your soul? I mean, do you feel something, hear something or maybe see something…?”