The Tale of the Moon

Chapter 4: A Life with the Human Race

  Colin step foot inside the house, Tucker, Kip and Milky Way following. You could hear the tapping of Milky Way's nails on the wood. It was much warmer on the inside of the house than in that cold forest due to the heater. As Mark's hand flicked the light switch, Kevin's face turned to a frown. 

- "GAH! Why'd you do that? You could've counted down!"  

Kevin whisper-shouted. 

- "...Sorry." 

Mark quietly responded. The house's floor was made of dark wood planks. The walls were simple and white with some paintings hanged on them. Tucker looked around."

-  "Ooh! Look at this house! I think the people that build stuff over at Nyve should definitely get a look at this house. It looks AMAZING! Ooh... Imagine if the Attacus' palace looked like this!" He paused and looked at Colin, "Wouldn't it be amazing?!"

Colin glared at Tucker and sighed.

- "Yes, Tucker, it would! It would definitely be... It would be amazing! Fantastic! Brilliant, just brilliant. You're right, you are."

Kip glanced at Colin.

- "Are you... a-are you... okay? I-I don't want to seem rude or anything, I just... I...I just wanna know... You've been acting... Oh, what should I say... Strange? Lately? You've just been acting like..." They waved their scarf-hands around in Colin's direction, "Y-You know? Like this?"

- "No, I'm alright. Yeah... Just fine. I think I just need a rest or something. Something like a break from all that's going on right now. Maybe my antennae aren't working well, because they're supposed to give me energy."

Kevin looked at the living room. There was an average-sized sofa sitting next to an average-sized television. A big, white furry rug was spread across the room. 

- "If you guys wanna take a rest, you are NOT allowed to sleep on our beds. Got it? We don't want weird alien kids in our beds. (No offence.) If you wanna sleep anywhere, your best bet's the sofa. We don't really sleep there, so you guys can go there. Although, it might get a bit crowded. Unless you all sleep sitting down, which is weird."

- "...Sleep? Wh... No, we don't wanna sleep, haha. (Maybe I have to say it slowly...) I. Just. Want. To. Take. A. Rest. Be. Cause. Every. Thing. That. Is. Happe. Ning. Is. Very. Very. Stress. Ful. Got it? A quick rest.", Colin said, somewhat passive-aggressively. "C'mon guys, let's go."

He grabbed Tucker and Kip's hands and walked over to the sofa. Colin and Kip both sat on the sofa, but Tucker stood next to Colin... outside... of... the sofa? Milky Way jumped on the sofa and lay on top of Kip.

The Next Morning

Colin seemed to have dozed off while resting on the sofa. Tucker was still standing next to the sofa, holding his own hands. He had an eerie, robotic smile on his face. Milky Way was sleeping on top of Kip, her chest puffing in and out as she snored. Kip's glowing golden eyes were wide open the whole night, they were staring at the wall in front of them. Maybe they were thinking about what was going to happen.

An unfamiliar girl lazily walked into the living room. Tucker saw her and quickly reached to notify Colin about her, but before he could, she shouted.

- "KEVIN? MARK? THERE ARE SOME WEIRD EYELESS KIDS IN THE LIVING ROOM!"

Kip looked disgusted by what she called them.