Juno POV
Distant conscious called me out of a slumber. Voices conversed around me, but my grogginess weighed me down in a dark threshold.
"It was easy at first . . . separated from the group . . . other Yautja proved difficult. . . filthy human sympathizer".
As I slowly gained control over my mind, I realized my body was strapped down to a flat surface. With my eyes still closed, I rolled my wrists and ankles to find them securely bound by thick straps. Something cold and stiff was wrapped around my neck, similar to a collar. I squinted my eyes discreetly, and despite my half wakefulness, my subconscious warned me against drawing attention to myself.
As a few minutes passed, my mind cleared, and the voices of my captors were fully perceptible.
"File the results of the blood tests and vaccine administration, and for heaven's sake, clean your operating station. Have you no respect for your work?"
The voice speaking sounded female. Her tone was harsh and commanding toward whoever she was speaking to, and by the sound of it, she was clearly in charge. Items clattered across the room for a few seconds before a door shut. I heard her footsteps approaching where I was bound, and I froze in hopes she would think me asleep.
"These youngbloods and their incompetency. They have neither diligence nor respect for their superiors," the female huffed, shuffling some items around near my head. I remained frozen, my heart beating out of my chest.
"Veta," another voice replied. I gasped quietly as the voice continued.
"Give them time. They are still learning the ways of a medic, and you are certainly not easy on them".
The voice was male. I could recognize the unpleasant intonation of his mouth from anywhere. It was Maku.
"You are the only one who can tell me that" the female, Veta, replied with a playful laugh. "I know you are not one to critiqued, though. It took you quite a long time to acquire this human, and it was only one for that matter".
I held back my anger and remained still, hoping to use the element of surprise to my advantage when an opportunity arose. I ground my teeth together discreetly. How could Scai'k and I have been so stupid? Maku was treacherous and devious from the beginning, yet we trusted him enough to accompany our journey. A heavy pit of fear pooled in my stomach as I thought of my Yautja ally. Maku had kidnapped me, clearly, but I dreaded what he might have done to Scai'k while I was unconscious. Was I his goal from the beginning?
Maku responded to his female counterpart as I snapped back to the present.
"I had two of them, right in front my grasp in orbit around that horrid planet. The initial plan was to capture both of them without any resistance, until that ui'stbi had to crash right into them and killed the male in the process. You're lucky I went down to the planet to retrieve one in the first place. Terran humans are hard to come by and fetch a dashing price that you certainly won't mind later on".
I couldn't contain myself at his comments. Loosely aware of the female directly next to me, my eyes shot open, and I whipped my head up and toward her, biting her bare arm. Her scaly skin was thick, and although I likely didn't hurt her, she gasped in surprise and jumped backward.
Veta was taller than any human, but smaller than both Maku and Scai'k. She resembled the males, but had a thinner and curvier frame, much like a human woman. However, her flaring mandibles and beady eyes were about as inhuman as you could get.
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Science FictionCURRENTLY REWRITING Unbeknownst to the people of Earth, aliens have been murdering and enslaving human beings for thousands of years. As technology increased and people began venturing farther into space, the interest in humans by intelligent being...