The Space Between

Chapter Eleven: "Hidden in Plain Sight"

Logan tapped his fingernails on the desk impatiently, coolly asking him. "Tell you what. You let me contact them and I'll tell you anything that you want. Deal?" Sean kept the scissors to the cable, compromising hopefully. "I would... but I lost contact with him and so has NASA." Logan closed his eyes, his whole body losing its tension. Staggering back into the wall, Logan slid down to the floor and mumbled out to himself. "Then I'm too late..." Sean set down the cable and scissors, moving around the desk to ask Logan curiously. "What's going on?" Logan pushed his hood back off his face, defeatedly muttering out. "Harvest season." Sean crouched down but didn't say anything. He just gave Logan a worried look. Tilting his head back against the padded wall, Logan calmly told him. "Everything you think you know about your history is wrong. Your species didn't come from apes... Otherwise, there would be no apes for you to put in zoos. Your species was native here. You call them cavemen. You were simple creatures that wanted peaceful lives. You still do deep down or... or tropical paradises wouldn't still be what you desire to escape too."

Logan hefted a sigh, continuing on softly without looking at him. "We changed all that. When we arrived here. You were pests. You kept taking anything that wasn't nailed down. Our scientists studied the planet for years. We built a colony here and found that your species was curious enough to learn. So... We kept you around like... farm animals. Content without knowing what we were raising you for." Sean raised a hand to stop him, saying a bit shakily. "Are you saying you guys came from Dinosaurs?" Logan shook his head, correcting seriously as he looked him in the eyes now. "No. I'm saying we ARE the dinosaurs. We didn't go extinct. No giant meteor hit the planet. Think about it. If a meteor that big hit the planet... You'd see the massive impact. The meteor would still be lodged in the planet and larger than Pangea. We made that shit up... The truth was that we started experimenting with DNA. Slicing genes and breeding new life. Hybrids able to adapt to the planet better."

Sean blinked, mumbling out a bit doubtfully. "That doesn't make sense. Dinosaurs were BIG and there were so many different kinds with small brains." A deep growl left Logan's throat, before he stated through his teeth. "Humans come in all shapes, colors, and sizes. Each befitting their region. So, don't act like you're the only species with variety. And for your information... Your reptiles use more of their brain than you do. My species came here because your planet was perfect for reptiles. Our size was too big to sustain life for long... So, my kind found a way to adapt. They gave their children a future here and continued the work of their ancestors. Growing and advancing. We built culture as you know it. Some of us more successful than others. Egypt was most prosperous. It is why lizards are worshipped in almost every region is history. Sadly... the more your kind learned about us... the more you started to realize what we ate. What we were raising you for. We went from being worshipped to being the thing you feared in the dark of night. The demons that crept into your bedrooms and stole children."

Goosebumps sprang up along Sean's arms. He wanted this to be false and made up... but why did it make sense? Logan shifted a little to stretch his legs out, continuing on dryly. "The monsters in your history... Dragons, Sea serpents, Medusa, and so many others. Reptilians have been behind everything. Even in religion. I mean come on... A Serpent tempts Eve into eating an apple of knowledge? How more on the nose could we get?" Sean's breathing slowed a bit as he processed that. Logan looked over his own hand, adding in casually. "Think about how much technology has jumped over the years. Leaps and bounds. Ever wonder why? Because we only give you what you are ready for as a species. We see what you can handle through media. Movies, TV, Internet news, Video games and Social Media profiles. 'Leaked' information. It's all about knowing what makes you angry and what terrifies you. We use it to keep you calm, and we use it to rally you up into wars. Makes it easy to take people... because if the animal knows it is getting raised for slaughter. Does it enjoy its life?"