The Space Between

Chapter Ten: "The Needs of the Many"

Logan slowly lessened the pressure on Sean's chest, testing how Sean would react. Sean didn't know what to believe. So, he just stayed still and kept his eyes on Logan. Logan finally dropped his hand off of him, telling him more calmly. "I'm sorry. I wouldn't be doing this if I had any other choice." Sean straightened up off the fence, whispering out cautiously. "What do you want...?" Logan glanced around briefly. Nobody was even within ear shot of them. Stuffing his hands into his sweater pockets, he told him gently. "I told you. I need you to get a message to Mark. I tried talking to the others... but they didn't believe me either." Sean raised an eyebrow, gently mumbling out. "What the eye trick and threatening to be eaten didn't convince them...?" Logan narrowed his eyes on him, grumbling out defensively. "I didn't do that with them. I'm having a bad day... and my patience for human stupidity is wearing very thin." Logan turned his head to look at someone going to get their mail, causing Sean to see a patch of pale skin on the man's neck ripple to tan scales before turning back to smooth skin.

When Logan looked back at him, he told him seriously. "Look, just do this one thing for me and I'll walk out of your life. You'll never see me again." Sean shuffled his feet a little, asking tentatively. "Why go through me at all? Aren't you some advanced race? Can't you contact them directly in space or something?" Logan stared at him with a blank look as he growled out a bit bitterly. "Oh, sure. Why didn't I think of that! I'll just sprout antennas out of my head and call the Mothership. While I'm at it, would you like me to pull out my space probe and study your organs before implanting some alien eggs up your ass? Or would that be too personal." Sean licked his dry lips, then stated uneasily. "The hostility is a little uncalled for." Logan let out a low growl, stepping closer to bitterly snarl out. "Is it? Your advancements are OURS. You're just parasites clinging to a bigger animal. You're just too stupid to realize it because you're full of yourselves." Sean pointed a stern finger at him, snapping back in a low tone of voice. "Hey! That's insulting!"

Logan huffed sarcastically, sneering back. "Now you know how it feels. I can't warn them myself because my kind doesn't want me too. They are trying to deal with this... as you humans say... 'Rationally.' But those coming will not think what we are doing is favorable." Logan snorted, forcing himself to relax as he asked him more calmly. "Will you help me or not? Yes or no." Sean shrugged, questioning him a bit sarcastically. "That depends... If I say no, will you eat me?" Logan closed his eyes, taking a deep breath, before muttering under his breath in a forced calm tone. "Fuck it... I'll just go to plan B. What's one life." Logan started walking off down the road in the direction of Mark's house, causing Sean to panic. Pulling Chica with him, he jogged to keep up with him, stating aloud defensively. "Wait just a minute! What do you mean by that?!" Without slowing down or looking at him, Logan coolly droned out to him with disinterest. "I just need your computer. With it, I can hack the NASA codes and contact him myself. By the time the Order shows up, I'll be gone, and they'll arrest you and most likely eat you if they think you were helping me."

Sean grabbed Logan's arm to stop him, rushing out. "Whoa! Just hang on a fucking minute. They can't just do that, and neither can you! I have my rights!" Logan rolled his eyes, stating out bluntly. "You still don't get it. You aren't in power here. Your kind never was. We just let you think that to shut your annoying asses up. We make people disappear all the time. In a few days, you'll just be another missing person. You'll get over it. And I'll have saved my species from your species contagious stupidity." Logan yanked his arm back, continuing down the road at a brisk pace. Sean ran up to grab his arm again, stating out sternly. "Hey! I'm still not sure that I'm buying into all this. I have questions and I would like to have a few things answered first! Otherwise, how do I know you're not faking all this shite!" Logan slowed to a stop, turning to face him with a bored expression. Sean shrugged, quickly telling him. "You're having a bad day. I get it. But if what you say is true... You just shattered everything that I've been told my whole life."