Tank Borne

Part 3: Opening the tank

After a week Dr. Rikes and Valgor introduced the idea that they needed Liana to help translate the writing on the tank and showed her the Youtja.
He was standing in the fluid that fed him like her tank did her but this was on a whole new level. No tubes or device on the inside. He was just like a baby in the womb.
She'd watch him twitch and flex his claws from time to time, which made her unsettled. It was creepy to watch it move inside like the giant unborn infant that he was and what Liana knew about them, she knew beings that were raised unsocialized could be dangerous or docile.

Yeah definitely don't think you'll be docile, she thought while taking in his mass and coloration.

He was black around the head, arms and legs. His body was a blueish grey color made of of spots around his stomachs edge around his muscles, ribs, pecks and flank line. Where the blue ended his grey to back faded limbs came into play and from what she could see while walking around to his back side was he had grey and blue like stripes on his back that reminded her somewhat of a rattlesnake diamond.

One thing was for sure, he was taller than what she remembered of the Youtja that hunted on Earth when she was little. Or maybe he was the same because she was so small but she could swear he was bigger and what was odd to her was this tank somehow made him grow full size and even the fact that he looked 'ready to go'.

Open the can and a killing machine goes to town, she thought and shuddered.

Liana turned back around and looked at Rikes and said, "I can read and translate this on his tank. I'll except the offer and work here. Thank you."

Both Rikes and Valgor bought it and smiled that they would be excepting her onto the team now. They shook hands and Valgor said, "we will be opening the tank after preparation today. Tomorrow morning to be exact, at 0700, if you like to start now we'd appreciate it." He pointed at the tank and added, "can't let him grow any bigger in there."

She faked laughed and smiled which tickled Valgor and made him smile to her. She nodded and said she'd love to and went ahead and helped the team to get things ready for the next day.

She wrote out what she translated on how to open the tank and immediate care of the "new born."

 
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The next morning after Liana had a shower to relax her screaming body she went into the mess hall and had breakfast. The scientists weren't there with the regular crew and that's why Liana would go to eat there even though the food technically wasn't as good. She didn't care, she just needed to get away from that creep Valgor. The way he acted like he was raping her with his mind, touching her body with his eyes, it grossed her out how he was. But he never did anything really, just was awkward, it was enough to convince herself to try and come with a plan to leave.

Maybe make a giant friend and have him fight for you? She thought and sighed. She wanted out of here but didn't know where to go or what truly happened since her memory was still missing pieces.

Last thing she did remember was the ship she was on finding a wreck. Finding the tank with the Youtja and then nothing.

Did we get attacked and the ship I'm on saved just me and the tank? No. No way....  she thought, her mind wondering before she snapped herself back and finished her food.

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In the Youtja Chamber Liana saw that the scientists were trying to figure out how to lay the tank on its back with her and she said to everyone, "the tanks instructions state that the tank is to be opened and that the new born is drained with everything else. You can't tip it or won't be able to without disturbing something vital."