Falling into Testosterone

Chapter 3

Aurora

We were still in the ship. Just floating around the universe . A small insignificant spot in the galaxy.

We lost the ship that was following us too.

"Fuel storage: 2%"

"What are we going to do about the fuel problem? You know the one that will leave us defensless in the galaxy?"

"I activated the emergency storage."

"And, you could not have told me this sooner?!"

"..."

"Well, at least I'm getting of this ship for once. The last time was too short and has been too long ago."

Sounds exaggerated but I'm right. It had been quiet a while since we have left the ship and the last planet has only been a trading planet, which means that everything was a little bare.....actually a lot. Besides from the different people walking around, there was absolutely nothing. So I was really looking forward to a stop.

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We were close to planet now. It looked like earth. It had lots of water like earth. But the land seemed to be dark blueish grey. The land was covered with forest and nature. It remembers me of how much I missed nature. You could not distinguish water and land a lot, but still it was enough that it remembered me of where I came from. It ached. My heart.

Sometimes the idea of staying somewhere -permanently- sounds nice. Having a home. Not just floating in space.

"Ship SRM-67892 asking permission to land."

Bokini spoke into the intercom to the concerning authorities.

A short answer came right back:"Permission granted",a deep voice told us sternly.

Bokini sat close to the control desk now. Leading us to the strange looking planet.

Even though I have been in space for so long, we just kept going towards new corners of the universe. We just kept on seeing something new.

I just can't stop thinking about how amazing this is. I am the first human to discover space and I will be the only one for a really long time. Till humanity Discovered space travel to descent level another three hundred years shall have passed.

This was and is an amazing opportunity that I shouldn't misjudge.

I was thrown out of my thoughts because of the turbulances we were facing. The ship started trembling. So I yelled at Bokini

"What the actual hell are you doing? Are you trying to get us killed or something? You never flew like this!"

"Hold on tight and stop being noisy."

Has this woman lost her sanity? She acts like everything is alright while in fact I feel like dying!

But it made sense as to why we were trembling in the first place. The ship was old it carried me and Bokini around for quit some time.

It wasn't the newest but I still loved this ship nevertheless. It held our memories.

It's like telling someone to move out of their house, in which they have lived in for the past years. In my case more like half of my life. Then again I am not that old so....

But still I think I got the principle good across. If you've spent lots of time I it, you ain't leaving. I spent lots of time in this ship, I ain't leaving.

Slowly we landed on a more deserted spot of the planet, but still surrounded in thick, lush forest and 'green'. Do you say Grey here? Thick lush forest and grey.
As expected, it sounds strange.

Before we descended the stairs, I put on my special boots to stay ob the ground and ring to breath.

It was exhilarating. Simply when the doors started opening and I could basically feel my first steps on this new discovered planet. I could smell the fresh air and already see the nature.

I fastened my footsteps. Nearly sprinting I stood right being Bokini.

And then

I got shoven to the back of the ships walls.

....

What the actual hell???

"Are you nuts Bokini? Why would you keep me away from the exit? Is there a bomb or something?"

"Stay here I will check the planet of any signs of danger. Oh, and don't even think about going behind my back, I will now if you do so immediately and there will be consequences if you disobey my instructions."

Oh how I hated it when Bokini marked boss around me. When she tried to command and control me. She definitely had a thing for obedience and took rules and instructions absolutely seriously.

She could use some jokes from time to time. Or a less serious face. But then again here entire species isn't like that so I shouldn't be the one trying to get her to be someone that she clearly isn't.

Bokini has saved my life countless of times already on other discoveries. Some planets simply weren't as found of other species as others.

One time we've met a species that accepted Bokini immediately on their planet because of her bloodline. As soon as they saw me however they tried to turn me into a pet.

Humans aren't a complete defenceless or harmless species. If we were we wouldn't have as many wars as we have, but physically considering or height or bodies were, compared to other species, a bit....soft.

It was better to stay here at the moment and wait for any possible signs of danger rather than jumping in the lion's den first chance that I have.

Besides Bokinis punishments were not to be messed with. This woman did not have mercy in her vocabulary. It has always been severe and left me feeling guilty and breathless as well.

Even if I wasn't supposed to go out, I still found myself wondering on what the planet might look like. I meant up close with all of its details. Maybe the trees were all sharp? Long roots and stem with leaves as strong as metal and as sharp as a knife? Or it was the complete opposite. Trees with soft edges and silk like leaves.

What about the animals? Maybe that looked absolutely funny and punny. Perhaps a bit spooky. Agressive and filled with bloodlust that was also a combination that I have seen.

And the people. Maybe they could be smaller and softer than me.

That was a nice thought. Small and soft meant that I could be someone they could look up to. I would tell them stories and look after them like little children.

It was a nice thought especially since I have been around too much dominant characters for so long and I was by no means anywhere near submissive. You can imagine the fights that me and Bokini had. Almost always ending
with a punishment for me, since I was usually the mischievous and don't know my limits one, and rarely an apology from her side.

Sometimes she was just as stiff as a rock.