The Test Subject (Yautja)

Part 48 "Hope"

"Lydia: What do you mean? Is he unwell? He has been perfectly fine with me sort of... besides the killing." Hawshi thought for a second on how to respond. He was using a translator to communicate better with the human called Lydia.

"Hawshi: We discovered that your human scientists have been trying to create super soldiers with alien DNA, getting a hold of Di'seh was a huge value to your kind. Di'seh is extremely... Different compared to us from all those experiments done onto him. There are features, chemical imbalances in his body. We can heal him of those and bring him back to our society."

Lydia grew upset and blamed herself for not finding Di'seh a lot sooner in that facility. "Lydia:I was aware of what they... did to him, well most of it I think, but... To me he was normal. He was there a lot for me he is quite gentle and protective of me. Maybe I can help you help him."

"Hawshi:Yautja are way more advanced then your planet. How could you help me with him?" Lydia held her arms together insecurly feeling so small compared to Hawshi who towered over her, sure he was not as tall as Di'seh but he still intimidated her with his size comparison to her. She is like a toothpick to them.

"Lydia: You guys are way more advanced that is very true, but are you emotionally advanced?" Hawshi tilted his head in slight confusion "Hawshi: What exactly do you mean?" he felt slightly offended.

"Lydia:Di'seh is not like any of you, he doesn't do the things your people do. Di'seh is a protective, shyish and caring kind of person I can help him." Hawshi thought for a moment with a hum then nodded. He hand signalled her to follow him.

"Hawshi: If you are the only way we can get though to him then you have value for now. I shall take you to him." Lydia felt a slight sting in the chest from what Hawshi said but also releaved that he will take her to Di'seh.

Di'seh was restrained in the medical room, he struggled against the restraints. "Di'seh: release me! I don't want this anymore! The tests done onto me, getting treated like a wild animal I won't have it anymore and most certainly not from my kind!"

Di'seh used all his strength against the metal cuffs that held him to the table. He managed to bend it which frightened the yautjas around him. He overheard them talk once he freed his arms first then his legs. "He might be too far gone. He is not normal. He is too damaged." Di'seh stood up off the table he layed on and looked angrily at the other yautjas in the room.

Lydia heard a roar in the hall way and ran to find Di'seh "Lydia:Di'seh!!" Di'seh heard his name called out "Di'seh:Lydia!" Lydia heard where his voice came from and as soon as she stopped by the door Hawshi opened it.

Lydia looked inside noticing the yautjas by the door move aside and look behind them to see Hawshi and Lydia by the door. Di'seh perked his head up when he saw Lydia. His expression changed instantly.

Lydia ran up to Di'seh and hugged him showing no fear of him which made the other yautjas stare in slight awe. Di'seh hugged back with one arm keeping his other arm free incase someone rushes towards them.

Di'seh looked back up when he saw the other yautjas step closer. He growled at them causing them to stop except for Hawshi "Hawshi:You should refrain from threatening an elder, grand son."

Di'seh stood up straight looking down at the elder as he got closer. Lydia knew what Di'seh was about to do. She had to stop him from doing the wrong approach at Hwwshi.

"Lydia: Di'seh! You got it all wrong they are not testing you or me like Weyland Corp. They just want to help us." Di'seh looked down his side seeing Lydia hug around his leg.

"Lydia:Please don't fight your family." Lydia felt bad when she thought of the last two words 'over me' to fit at the end of her sentence. Di'seh calmed down, keeping a hand on her upper back.

He noticed the door open again but his parents stood there which made Di'seh mad, but he didn't visibly show it. Di'seh looked away when he noticed his parents walk closer.

"Dri'ah: Whats going on in here? Di'seh are you alright?" Di'seh ignored his mother with a growling response. He was upset with her for tranqing him. She made him feel like a lab rat again.

"R'ka: Talk to your bearer when she speaks to you!" Dri'ah smacked R'ka's shoulder and gave him a look of anger. "Dri'ah: What is wrong my son?" Di'seh growled in anger "Di'seh: Everything... I won't be treated like a test subject anymore... I want to be left alone." Lydia looked up at Di'seh hugging him tighter she needed him to calm down. She knew how Di'seh felt.

The other Yautjas growled and withdrew their wrist blades and combi sticks. Hawshi took steps back withdrawing his one wrist blade. Di'seh grew worried and defensive untill he felt many pricks on his leg where Lydia was. He watched the plasma casters, following the laser move off of him and onto Lydia.

Di'seh noticed her hands and arms look similar to the shape of a xenomorph. The black texture started spreading up the back of her neck. "Di'seh: Lydia, your skin." Lydia looked at her hands and quickly pulled away from Di'seh.

"Lydia: I thought they fixed me?!" her voice started breaking into a growling hiss tone. She saw the lasers and had adrenaline shoot through her body instantly feeling a migraine hit the back of her head.

"Di'seh: No don't harm her!" Di'seh watched as one of the combi sticks went straight at her. He wasn't fast enough to catch it and saw in horror as it got closer to Lydia.

Di'seh grew wide eyes when he saw the combi stick missed her and impaled the medical table. Lydia saw the combi stick right next to her abdomen it made her blood rush making her migraine worse.

Di'seh pulled the combi stick away and tosed it aside "Di'seh: Lydia please calm down everything is fine.". Hawshi withdrew his wrist blade "Hawshi: Stand down warriors we cannot afford a fight and most certainly not from your own plasma casters inside the spaceship. Leave the room. Now."

Lydia grunted in pain when holding her head "Di'seh: Lydia I'm here everything is fine." Di'seh went on one knee and hugged Lydia. Lydia took deep breaths resting her head on Di'sehs chest, trying to calm herself down.

Di'seh noticed the other yautjas leave including his parents. Hawshi came up to them which made Di'seh grow defensive "Hawshi: I won't harm her." Lydia watched as the black texture started to deform back into her normal skin.

"Lydia:I... I thought they fixed me... I don't understand I was suppose to be-" Lydia looked up at Hawshi while still in Di'sehs arms as she got cut off from Hawshi's voice "Hawshi: You still had small remnants left in your system obviously it multiplied over time. Looks like we will be helping you too it's the least I could do for you saving my grand son."

Lydia then had a sudden realization "Lydia: Wait are we not in space right now?" Hawshi gave a curt nod in response "Hawshi: We haven't left the planets orbit I'm still deciding on what to do next with you after we have helped both of you."

Lydia looked unsure at Di'seh but that soon changed when she saw him give his toothy yautja smile. She couldn't help but hug the big goof and bury her face in his chest with her own smile.

(To be continued)