The Beast

The Beast - Part 8

"How do you feel, Gabriel?" Aina shifted the focus of the conversation onto him.

"I'm not dead but I still have a bomb inside me and am forced to serve you." Gabriel didn't want to be polite, killing in the name of a navy, which he had no loyalty towards, was not fun.

"Necessity." Aina countered his comment.

"If you put a bomb inside me in the name of necessity then why did you order Chip to add the parasites." he seconds away from screaming at her when Chip suddenly bursted out in laughter.

"Sh-she-she didn't." Chips laughter echoed around the room, unable to control her breathing through the laughter she continued: "I was bored."

Nobody else laughed, they all just watched while Chip was trying to control herself. She was finally done and looked around the table with an expression that clearly asked why nobody else laughed.

Aina sighed before talking: "We will talk later Chip. Gabriel I'm sorry you have weaponized parasites inside you but there is nothing that can be done now."

"You could just take the bomb out." Gabriel was calmer again. Chip's confession weirded him out.

Aina raised her lizardy eyebrow before answering: "I cannot guarantee your obedience without something to leverage against you so just drop the topic, trooper."

Gabriel was about to respond when Tibi interrupted: "So Gabriel are you ready to tell us who built you? There is no point in hiding it anymore after you went full rampage."

The fact that Earth existed with a few billion just like him on it was Gabriel's last card and he wasn't just gonna play it but he wasn't gonna lie about being modified either, so he dodged the Question:"Maybe I'm just different. Do I really HAVE to be modified in some wizard's lab?"

Tibi replied instantly:"You weren't made in some Wizards science lab, but someone way ahead of the union's understanding engineering you. Before going on the mission I was briefly interviewed for a position to help create cells in soldiers that could accept adrenaline once injected by a pump we implanted and now I'm sitting at the same table with a being whose body can, not only accept adrenaline, but also produces it with a mix of addition stimulants naturally. Tell me why would any baseline mammal need a rampage button inside of it from an evolutionary standpoint. I am absolutely certain that these pirates raided some secret sanctuary of science and didn't know what you are."

He didn't know what to say so he said nothing and took another bite of the bread noodle mix Tibi brought him.

She took that as a sign to continue bringing up arguments:'' Every known technique of modification reduces the brain power and motor function of the subject, basically the more powerful we make something the more incompitent it gets. Either you are a God modified for war to end up like this or there is a lab which developed a new way of manipulations. And if tha...". "OKAY, okay, okay we get it." Chip interrupted:'' You don't have to suck his dick too hard, we can still blow him up if things go wrong so he's not that powerful. ARE YOU?" She stood up and stuck her face into Gabriel's when saying the last part.

"I'm trying to survive and eat." Gabriel was actually just hungry; he hadn't eaten since waking up.

"I'm just glad you made it out" Pin put down his spoon and boxxed Gabriel with his healthy arm. Looking at the bandages made Gabriel feel guilty, Pin was hurt because he didn't control himself.

"Hey man...I'm really sorry about what happened." Gabriel really meant it, feeling worse for riskings Pin's life than killing all those pirates.

"Don't apologize, you were following orders and so was I." Pin grabbed his spoon again.

Aina took this as her cue to talk:"Absolutely correct, you both were following my commands. Gabriel, how do you feel about another mission?"

"I'd rather do anything else with the exception of feeling a bomb inside me explode so why are you even asking?" Gabriel asked sarcastically.

"Because I want to offer you a deal. Pin is obviously unable to accompany me on a excursion that I planned and just the sight of you could scare off problems." Aina waited for his answer.

"A deal usually involves payment for both parties, what's in it for me?" Gabriel was practically praying it was the removal of the bomb but he knew Aina would never allow that.

"You get the prisoner." Aina leaned back in her chair.

"Prisoner?" Gabriel was caught off guard, he never considered that the pirates could also surrender.

"There were two groups of passengers left after you passed out, one half was assaulting the bridge to avenge their brothers and the other half were hostages the pirates took before reaching our ship. Resulting in me being able to offer you a prisoner for your services. She's a Hyee like Tibi."

Gabriel had to think one second before answering: "There is so much wrong about what you just said. I am mad for being forced to serve you against my will and you offer me slave, and what happened to the rest? Did you sell them too for favors?!"

Aina was clearly surprised by his outrage and replied:"We are part of a navy, not slavers. The only reason we took prisoners in the first place was so you could have one as compensation for your trouble but Tibi thought you wouldn't be able to pick one, which you clearly can't, so I chose one for you. If you don't want her, just put her in the airlock. Pin will show you how to operate it."

This broke Gabriel's mental capabilities, how was he supposed to respond?