Alien A**holes (Tallest x reader)

30. Restraint and Revelation

(I don't know if this counts a trigger warning but some people are afraid of them so....just to be safe: mentions and detailed description of syringes/being injected)

I followed Fletch through a series of corridors, hoping to squeeze as much information as possible out of him. Such attempts received vague answers like "you'll soon find out" or "all will be clear soon" which almost made me start to believe that Fletch also had no clue.

Until he started adressing me directly.

"Do not worry. The control brains will happily explain everything once you arrive, my human." He spoke, formally holding his hands behind his back and standing with the straightest posture I had ever seen.

"Sorry, what did you just call me?" I inquired, halting in my tracks.

The irken ahead of me had also frozen, quickly turning on his heel to repeat himself.

"My human." He spoke, his expression still completely neutral and full of innocence. "Do you have a distaste for that? I can stop if you wish?"

Now I was thoroughly confused. Never in my time on this ship had anyone refered to me like they would a tallest, so it was safe to say that Fletch's title for me was a shock. But I couldn't tell if it was something to be positive about.

"I'm just confused. Why are you calling me that? I've never been labelled like that before so..."

"It was recommended by the control brains." He stated with a humble and informative expression, closing his eyes and pointing his finger inquisitively "They deemed you an important subject, so out of respect I took it upon myself to properly address you."

There was something wrong.

Actually, it was a multitude of things. But I could only identify two of them.

The first issue was regarding the Control Brains and the sudden change in address. Even if they decide not to call me what Fletch just did, it's still concerning that they have started telling other Irkens to treat me as a higher rank.

This could mean their plan is underway or almost complete, which is especially bad considering I don't know what the plan actually is. Furthermore, being a higher rank would also make me appear hypocritical towards all of the Irkens I helped inspire to look past rank.

The second issue was something to do with Fletch. There was something off but I couldn't place why. He was perfect. Not a single ounce of disrespect, no missteps, hints of nervousness, flinching, disregard for others needs. He was a perfect gentleirken. And I couldn't understand why that bothered me so much.

Maybe I was used to being treated like dirt by the tallest, which is probably why it felt the way it did. Or maybe I was just taken off gaurd by the "my human" thing.

Even so, I was trapped in an uncomfortable situation and as soon as I enter the doors growing bigger as I approached, I realised it would be hard to retreat.

Should I retreat?

Every instinct is screaming for me not to go into that room. And yet, here I am feeling the not-so-gentle urge to push the door open and walk inside.

And that's exactly what I ended up doing, after moments of hesitation.

"Greetings human" spoke fembrain, "we are so glad you could join us."

I felt a knot forming in my stomach and I felt too stiff to respond. How did they manage to get scarier every time?!?

"We suppose you would like an explanation as to why we have summoned you."