A/N Welcome to the new story! As always, let me know what you think.

This is my first story for this fandom. Not going to lie, I'm probably going to make mistakes. If you see any major ones, please let me know. I'll try and do my best.

Warning (for the entirety of this story) – sexual content, mature themes, violence, inter-species


"Be patient"

Ducked behind a fallen tree alongside my Father, the withered moss covered trunk hid us from the view of the Deer that stood only a few meters away. The animal grazed along the grassy floor of the woods. It didn't know that we'd been following is for days. It didn't know that death is so close. The thrill of the hunt made me my heart pound beneath my chest. The thumping noise echoed into my ears.

I held the gun so still and precise. I looked through the scope. I have the shot. My fingers caressed the trigger, but just as I went to pull back – the crackling sound of a branch had the animal standing in alert. Its ears twitched. It's jaw grinded. Another, more louder, crack sound echoed out and the Deer fled for its life. I huffed in annoyance.

What was that?

"It was probably another animal" spoke my Father as he stood up from behind the log "Come on. We can still get another shot" he adjusted his cap befor trekking forward.

I too stood up, ready to follow when I paused. I can feel eyes burrowing into the back of my head. The little hairs along my neck are standing on end. The air is tense. I listened and looked out to toward the other trees around us – up in the branches and around the bushes. I can't find anything. It's quiet – a little too quiet.

"Milaina!" called my Father as he stood a few meters away. He waved me over "Hurry up"

I started moving again. Rushing to catch up, we began tracking the Deer once again. It's heading west and so we followed in that direction. Taking out my canteen, I took a gulp of water. We've been out here for hours. The boring heat of the sun caused me to sweat, but the trees around us managed to cover up most of the direct sunlight.

I stopped when I saw my Father crouch down to inspect the imprints in the dirt and leafs. I moved beside him "He slowed down back there. Stopped" he pushed around a few more leafs "See how it digs in – something scared him again. It wasn't us"

"Another hunter?" I questioned.

"We're the only ones here, unless someone hasn't checked in" usually the other hunters are very careful to check themselves in when they move area to area. It's to make sure no one ends up shooting one another. It's safer.

"Like you said, it's probably just another animal. We should keep going before it gets farther out" I stood up. Following the trail the Deer had left behind, I was walking when I heard another crackle. I paused again and took another look around. There's nothing and no one in site, it's just us. Peculiar.

I jolted with fright when my Father hand landed on my shoulder. He gave me a strange look "You alright?" he questioned with his brows knitted.

I nodded "Yeah. I'm good" we continued on.

Lolling my head side to side, the bones in my neck cracked with relief. Moving around trees and massive logs, my Father held up his arm; telling me to stop. He gestured with his hand to crouch and we both did "There he is" he whispered as I carefully moved a little closer "Right over there. Do you see him?"

"Yeah" I nodded "I got him"

The Deer had paused near a tree to graze on bits of foliage. The animal looked up with his black beady eyes. He's a little far away, but he's there in a good line of view. I grabbed my gun from over my shoulder and flattened myself on the ground. It's easier to shoot this way when you've got nothing to lean on. It stops the shaking.

I lined up my scope. It's going to be a hard one, but I think I can manage. I took the time to breathe for a moment, slow my heart rate and clear my mind. My tongue ran over my front teeth and I swallowed. My finger rested on the trigger – I pulled. The distinct bang went off and the bullet soared through the air before a pitched groan echoed out and the Deer staggered before falling to the ground with a thud.

I gasped before smiling wide. I did it.

We both stood up and my Father clapped "That's my girl!" we high-fived each other and I felt that pump of adrenaline course through my veins with excitement. Victory "You go make sure he's down. I got to go take a leak and then I'll be over"

He walked off toward a nearby tree for privacy. I suppose when Mother Nature calls, you answer. I shook my head with a scoff before heading off towards the Deer. I called out over my shoulder "See, I told you it'd be a good seas – "

I took another step before the ground around me moved quicker than I could keep up with. The leaves, dirt and twigs whipped up into the air and a net formed up around me in a split-second. I screamed as I was suddenly hauled up into the air. I could hear shouting, my Father "Milaina!" he called while running toward me.

"Dad!" I yelled as I started to panic. I could barely move inside of the net, but I struggled none the less.

My vision is partially blocked as I tried to look down through the holes of the net. My breathing is hard and laboured. My heart pounded so hard it hurt. My throat is dry. I looked around, trying to find something that I could do to get myself out of here. There's nothing.

"Dad!" I called out "Get me out of here!"

There was no answer, just pure quiet besides my struggling. I looked down through the holes of the net. My Father wasn't anywhere in site. Where did he go? Did he leave to get help? He would have told me before he went.

"Dad! Where are you?!"

Still no answer. Surely he couldn't have gotten that far away in such a short time. I can feel tears well in my eyes but I pushed them back. I can't cry. I need to think. My eyes widened when I realised I have a pocket knife in my jeans. Squirming, I reached a hand behind me to fish it out. Flipping it open, I started to cut at the net but it isn't working. Is it made of rope? I'm not sure if it is. It feels like it.

I kept trying to cut into it before I suddenly felt weightless. The net was being dropped and I screamed as I was dragged back down to the Earth. I groaned as I hit the solid ground. My lashes fluttered. My vision is blurred. Darkness is creeping into the corners and I heard a voice – it was my Father. I could hear my name being called out over and over again, but his voice hiccupped and seemed to be on a loop. A tall dark figure walked toward me and the pitch of my name fluctuated drastically.

That isn't my Father.


When I eventually woke, I felt nothing but pain. My head throbbed and it was so tight I think my brain might explode. My legs and arms ache viciously as if I've broken a few bones. I'm surprised I'm not dead with the height that I fell from; a few meters off the ground. I must have bruises everywhere. I didn't want to move.

But as I lay on something hard and not anything at all like a mattress, I recognised the lack of beeping monitors and the warmth of my Mothers hand; as she'd no doubt be at the hospital for when I woke up. Slowly opening my eyes with a few winced blinks, I expected a white ceiling. I expected my parents or a nurse. I expected a soft pillow beneath my head and a blanket to keep me warm.

There was none of that.

Instead I felt the hard metal of a table beneath my back. My skin is flush against it. I'm only wearing cloth undergarments, not my own clothes. I shivered from the horrifying notion and the coldness of the table. The roof is also made of metal and now that I realise it, it's a little dark inside the room. There's no windows, just lights here and there.

My body twitched and I felt a tug around my wrists and ankles. My arms are restrained and my legs are as well. I sucked in a breath as I looked to my left. There's metal cupboards and tall glass cylinders filled with preserved thingsthings I've never seen before. There's equipment that doesn't belong to that of a hospital. It's all strange looking.

I suddenly heard a rustling to my right. I looked over. My heart skipped a beat and I felt sick as I felt my stomach drop. At first, I stared. Its back is facing toward me and all I can see is the muscular expanse of its body. There's black hair-like appendages coming from its head. The reptile-like green mottled tone of its flesh is mostly covered by some sort of net material. There was no other clothing on it except for a loin cloth and shoes.

It all caught up to me – I screamed.

For the first time in my life, I didn't know what to think. I'm afraid. I don't know where I am or if this is all real. Maybe it's some kind of sick joke. Maybe it's a dream and I'll wake up at any moment. The creature suddenly spun around, its hair shifting as it did. I screamed louder when I finally saw its face. It was nothing like a humans.

Its two eyes are sunken in and yellow, and its forehead elongated. It has no nose, and instead of lips there's four mandibles that had spread open with a growl. It doesn't look fake. It doesn't sound fake. Stepping toward me, I stopped screaming to struggle but the bonds are too strong. My eyes are wide. It's holding something, a syringe gun.

"No, no, no" I muttered "Get away!"

It didn't stop. It didn't reply.

Stepping closer until it was at the side of the table, I moved to the opposite side as much as I could. I panted with fear as it reached me for. The creatures hand is large and its finger nails look like claws. Pinning my head to the side, I squirmed before feeling a stabbing pinch in the side of my neck. What is it giving me?

The creature let me go and stepped away to turn back around. I felt a flush of heated warm flow through me from my head to my toes. The pain from earlier is ever so slowly easing to something bearable. Watching as it moved over to its working bench, I heard more rustling. Turning back around a moment later, I saw something else in its hand. It's circular, half an inch thick and made of metal.

It's a collar.

I struggled as it reached toward me to try and lock it into place. Lashing out, I went to bite the creature's hand but it moved away at the last second. It growled with a click of its mandibles before moving with swiftness. I wasn't at all prepared for the splintering pain in my jaw as I was backhanded without hesitation. Wincing, tears immediately welled in my eyes as I choked out a sob.

In my stunned state, the creature locked the metal collar around my neck and I instantly felt breathless. The unfamiliar weight around my throat makes me feel like I can't breathe, as if my whole body is suddenly caged. When I realised that the restraints around my wrists and ankles had been released, I immediately rolled off of the table and stood up on the other side with shaky legs.

My head is spinning.

Keeping my eyes firmly on the creature, it was then that I realised how incredibly massive and tall it is. It stood poised like a solid wall of flesh and pure muscle. Looking it up and down, I saw its toned chest and defined abdomen. Physically is looks a little similar to humans. I could say with some confidence that it is a male.

Staring at me with those yellow eyes, neither one of us moved. I glanced around for something to use as a weapon to defend myself. I found some sort of scalpel looking knife and held it in front of me "Let me go" I demanded as firmly as I could. The creature didn't reply so to speak, but clicked again. Can he understand me? Can he speak properly?

I stepped forward toward what looked to be the open door way of the room that led into a corridor. It was off to the side in middle ground. I'd have to be quick if I was going to make it. But as soon as I took another step, he growled and his whole body tensed. I was hesitant, but I ran despite the obvious warning and danger.

Darting toward the door I thought I was going to make it, but my hopes of escape where crushed. A searing burn blossomed along my scalp as he grabbed a clump of my brown hair by the roots. Pulling me back, I fell to land on the ground with a thump. Striding over to me, I held up the knife but it didn't seem to faze him as he stood above and reached down. I swung without any real aim and he knocked the knife from my hands.

I saw him reaching for my throat – I thought I was going to die.

I thought that he was going to wrap his monstrous hands around my neck and choke me until the life left my body. My eyes closed as I waited for the crippling pressure, but it never came. Instead I heard a metal click sound out and I opened my eyes to see he'd attached a metal leash to my collar. Relief flooded me before the anger swooped in.

"No!" I growled "Let me go!"

Grabbing the leash, I tried to tug it from his hands but the grip he has is like a vice. Squirming and wriggling on the floor to try and get free, the creature ignored me as he turned and strode toward the door. When the length of the leash ran out, my body jolted forward and I slid along the floor with a yelp.

Dragging me out the door and a little way down the hallway, the collar dug into my throat and I choked before hurrying to scramble onto my two feet. My eyes watered as I took in a lung full of air. Stumbling to keep up with his large strides, I eagerly looked around to try and figure out where we were. But like everything else, our surroundings are made of metal panelling, grids and somewhat intricate mechanical designs. A slight mist of smoke also covered the floor.

A hard tug caused me to stumble and I picked up the pace so he didn't do it again. I still can't see any windows. There's only a labyrinth of long, large hallways, rooms that branched off and no one else but us. I feel so alone. I feel so lost. I still can't tell if this is real or not, even after everything. Why am I here? I wanted to ask but I doubt I'd get an answer from him.

Stopping in front of a large door after a few minutes, I heard screeches, wails and growls coming from the other side. Dread filled me to the brim and I took a few steps away. What's making all that noise? I don't want to go in there. Watching, the creature pressed a few buttons on a control panel and symbols consisting of red dashes lit up before disappearing.

The door swiftly opened up to an incredibly large storage facility. The noises became incredibly loud, deep and pitched. I didn't want to move but he pulled on the leash again and I was forced to follow. Peering around, there's row of cages all separated from one another on either side of the large storage room. I could see other-worldly creatures banging their alien bodies up against the metal bars of the cage.

What is this? What are they?

Walking down the centre, there's a good two or more meters between us and the cages either side. I made sure to stay right in the middle. Glancing at the rabid looking aliens as they snarled at us, I hadn't noticed he'd stopped and I bumped into his back. I shrieked and took a few steps away from him as he turned around and grabbed the back of my neck. He dragged me toward an empty cage and opened the door.

"No!" I shook my head and planted my feet "I'm not going in there. I'm not staying here"

It wasn't a negotiation. Opening the door, he unclipped the leash and easily shoved me inside. I had enough room to stand up and lay down. Turning around, my hands clutched the bars and I watched as he left. I started sobbing. Tears flowed down my cheeks and stumbled to the back of the cage. Sitting down with my legs drawn up to my chest, I cried until I couldn't anymore.

Where am I?


A/N What do you think so far?