Alien Outlier

Chapter 12 [The mothership]

I held Sebastian's hand tight. I didn't want to go back. I wanted to stay here on calm, some-what-more peaceful earth with him. Enjoying our lives like we had been for the past two days. I didn't want to go off and fight some war. I knew nothing about winning wars or battle strategies. What if can't save my people in the first place? I didn't want to go, with all of being but Sebastian was right, I had to try. In the end I couldn't abandon them. At least he'd be there with me but the thought of losing him just when I really gained him was unbearable.

"As soon as this pod attaches to the main ship come with me Xacialyn." Ahdima addressed me without turning to look at me. "And you, you will be going with the Xziatoiwan for examination to see if you can survive on our planet." She said turning her head to look at Sebastian.

"The Xziatoiwan are here!? Why are they here? All they care about are their own selfish experiments!" I couldn't hide my animosity towards them.

"Those things you saw in my memory didn't stop at the platform. They dispersed and killed everyone insight. That includes thousands of citizens, women children, destroyed all the eggs, and nests, and they breached the palace. Half of the palace inhabitants are deceased. We no longer have royal mid-wives, healers, nor scientists. I had to pick up the pieces left that those things left in their wake."

Every time she said things, she'd emphasize her disgust for them in her tone. She turned to look at both of us., "This is what they did to me."

She pulled her armor from her shoulder off to the side and both me and Sebastian gasped in horror. Her entire shoulder was puffy and pink, with tons of puncture marks. Some of the puncture wounds were filled with sickly yellow liquid. It reminded me of an ant colony with tons of holes on the soft dirt. Her wound was pretty nasty and looked awfully painful.

"That’s why the Xziatoiwan are here. They're our only hope when it comes to healing, and possibly repopulating our planet. If it weren’t for them I would've died. Those things have flesh eating venom. Besides their earth's keepers."

"What are the Xziatoiwan?" Sebastian said before I could ask my question.

"They are better known as The Grays on your planet."

"What do you mean when you said they were earth's keepers?" Me and Sebastian asked simultaneously and we both looked at each other for a split second.

Before Ahdima could answer the pod shifted, signaling that we've connected to the main ship. Ahdima turned her back to us, "If you want to know, why don't you ask them yourself."

Sebastian tensed a little beside me. He was afraid and I was afraid for him. I didn't trust them, and didn't want him going into there open arms without me. I lead Sebastian to the center of the pod, which everyone gathered around close. Then the a circular hatch on the top of the pod was opened and the gravity tunnel surrounded us. It pulled all of us up into the "mother ship". I had never been on the "mother ship" before. We've never had to use it before. At least not since I was born.

We were pulled up to the center of the ship. The interior looked like as if we just stepped into Tron. Some parts were either white or black with neon blue lines outlining the floors, and control panels. Sebastian looked around, taking in every detail. I wondered if inside he was super excited about this because I had to admit I was, simply because this was my first time on the ship, and it didn’t disappoint. Well so far.

"Xacialyn come with me. Lets you cleaned up before briefing."

I looked down at myself. I had forgotten that me and Sebastian were both in our jamies. Worst of all I was coated in dried blood. I had forgotten all about it until now, and I could feel it stiff against my skin every time I moved.

"Escort the human to the Xziatoiwan sector and give them my instructions."

The guards nodded. I looked at Sebastian, still holding his hand. I didn't want to be separated, I didn’t want to let go. He kissed my lips softly, "It's okay Lucy. I'll be fine." he whispered before giving me several more kisses. The guards gave us strange looks. They didn't know the concept of kissing. Sebastian made to turn and go with the others but I still held his hand, hesitant to let him go.

Sebastian looked back at me. "Lucy I promise I'll be right back, okay." Solemnly I let go of his hand, "Okay" I whispered as I watched him go. He didn't look back at me. I knew it was because he believed that he'd be right back and he wanted me to believe that to. But hoped it would be true.

"He'll be alright Xacialyn, now lets go." Ahdima said putting a hand on my shoulder. I turned to go with her as worry filled my chest.

I walked side by side with Ahdima as she lead me down hallways and corridors. We walked in silence. I didn't know what to say yet. She was probably disappointed in me for being so selfish.

"In here." she gestured toward what seemed to be a plane black granite wall but a door quickly opened. I followed her in without a word. Inside were glowing circular platforms of different sizes.

"Take the soiled clothes off and step on the platform of your size."

I did as I was told and Ahdima grabbed the blood stained clothes from the floor. She'd probably through them away I thought as I stepped on the platform. As soon as both my feet were planted on it, it started to glow a bright white like with a baby green hue. My body was enveloped in it and my skin felt as if I was inside a swirling wind. Little by little starting with my feet I began to feel fresh. The same way you feel after you've gotten out of the shower.

"Xacialyn you realize that mating is part of your duty as queen right?" She spoke from behind me and I didn't feel like playing twenty questions.

"What are you getting at Nana?" I replied with an irritated tone.

"I just don't want this........"human mate" of yours getting in the way. It's too dangerous for you to wait until landing back on Zeheerttiahk to mate and lay your eggs. So I have planned for you to mate and lay eggs in the nursery before then, so they can be safe."

I swallowed hard and my heart dropped. I had forgotten all about that, and thinking about Sebastian, it filled me with dread. Zeheertitakian royalty and monarchy didn’t work the same way as it did on earth. A true queen is the seventh born female. The last to be born not the first, and only queens held power. The kings were just sperm donors like it was with bees, and ants.

First the queen mates and lays six eggs. These six eggs hatch to become princesses. The princesses can't reproduce. There sole purpose is to help out with royal duties and responsibilities, which each will be assigned. Then after that the queen mates again and gets pregnant with the seventh child which will become the future queen. The queen doesn't lay an egg, she gives live birth to the seventh one. She gives the seventh one the utmost attention and care, because if anything goes wrong she can not have another child. After the seventh born her reproductive cycles end, and queens never give birth to males. It's unheard of.

If I wasn't practically taking a shower my palms would've started to sweat with the thought. I'd have to mate with a-a King Zeheertitakian. When it came down to that I was like a virgin on her wedding day, and it honestly scared me. I didn't want to do it. I wanted to be with Sebastian in that way at least before anyone else, but I knew it had to be done.

“When do you plan on this taking place?” I asked, my voice almost in a defeated whisper.

“Some time before reaching our destination of course.”

“Have you chosen a male?”

“No one in particular but I did take the ones on board that I thought were well qualified for mating. I'll let you have the final choice of course.”

At least, I thought to myself. The silence grew as I contemplated things.

“Well when it happens you need to be clean and well rested. Mating is a long twelve hour process.”

My eyes grew wide as I gasped, “Twelve hours?!” I didn't know if I could stand “getting physical” for that long. Why such a long amount of time. This was news to me.

“Don''t worry Xacialyn, you can do it.” She said with a teasing tone.

Fuck no I couldn't do it! But at least it wouldn't kill me. Or at least I hopped not.