"8 years and you're still nothing but a child, Ben." Gwen said, holding up the bag full of food for her grandfather.
"Here you are Grandpa." she said sweetly.
"Thanks Gwendolen. Ben, stop playing around and put the fire out." Max said as he took the bag.
Gwen turned and stuck her tongue out happily as her cousin slowly shrunk back to his 18 year old height.
"Oh fine Grandpa, but I was only getting ready for the trip." he said with a slight laugh.
"Ben, your 18 for Gods sake! The Omnitrix isn't a toy!" Gwen barked. She glared her cousin down and turned sharp on her heel, heading towards the back of the camper.
"Now you two, don't start fighting." Max said with a groan.
"Fine!" Ben spat, marching into the camper past his grandfather and Gwen, bumping hard into her shoulder as he went, only making her raise her fist.
"Gwendolen don't yo-" Max began, but was cut off. A sharp flash of light went off between the two teenagers and shot them both back a few feet.
"GWEN! BEN!" Max yelled through the light.
"Grab her and leave the boy!" a voice yelled. A roaring noise rose around Gwen and she tried opening her eyes through the blinding color.
"GWEN!" she heard her cousin shout after her. Arms linked around her waist and she felt herself being lifted into the air. She reached for the arms, only to have something pinch her hard on her neck.
"HELP!" She screamed, but it didn't even feel like it came out as a sound.
"GWEN! PUT HER DOWN!" Ben's voice called. Gwen felt her body go limp and the blinding light vanished. Everything vanished, and then she felt nothing.
It seemed like forever had gone by before she could feel anything, and what she did feel was silk. Silk bedding, and lots of fluff, maybe a pillow under her head. Was she in a bed? Was she in a comma?
She tried moving and felt her hands tied together above her head. Her legs left free, but she couldn't move them anyway, she was still trying to wake her body up.
"I think it's coming to, Gorg." a voice said in a giggle. It was like a gentle laugh even without the laughter, warm and… kind.
"It is, look, it's fingers are twitching!" the other voice nearly squealed in excitement. Gwen forced open her eyes, and at first everything was one big black blur. But soon two people were right in her face.
"Hi." the first said, she gasped and jumped slightly. The first was male, his ears positioned on the top of his head in blond hair, like a puppies they were long and droopy. His eyes were bright gold, and his hands hand a paw like quality to them. From his waist down though was the reason she had jumped.
A snakes tail stretched downward from the hip joint to the floor. The green scales shimmering as if covered in glitter. "Are you comfortable, miss?" the second asked.
Gwen turned to see another, female this time. She was brunette and had no puppy ears, instead she had white scales on the left side of her face, golden red eyes, and a shimmering purple tail.
"Wh... where am I?" Gwen swallowed out, and the women giggled and slithered behind the first with a blush.
"You're on our ship, we brought you here for our prince." the man said proudly.
"Don't worry, he isn't anything like us. He's human like you... well... almost." the girl giggled. Gwen slowly sat up and confirmed she was in a bed of black silk and satin pillows.
"Would you like anything?" the girl asked, her hands on the mans shoulders. On closer inspection, the man was much taller than the girl, maybe he was older?
"I could use some water." Gwen said quickly.
Perhaps they weren't her enemy after all. They would surely have killed her already if that were the case, not treated her with this awkward kindness. If your enemy is friendly, they may not be the enemy.
"I'll get it." The snake woman said in a sweet tone, slithering off at an unbelievable pace.
"Miss?" the boy asked. She looked over to him, a little shaken.
"Y-yea?" Gwen asked, her hands in her lap. The rope had come off when she'd sat up, but the snake-man didn't seemed to care.
"Will you make our prince better for us? He's been very sad as of late." the man said, sitting on one side of the bed, "he won't eat as much, he stares off into space, we don't know what to do." he said in a defeated tone.
Gwen looked around the room, it was covered in drawings and paper, ones that each had a string of beads tapped on every wall.
"I...I don't know how I can help." she said gently. The mans eyes saddened, giving her a pang of guilt and she quickly sputtered out. "But I'll see what I can do."
He smiled happily, a kind and warm smile, "My name is Hinu. That was my mate, Gorg." he said happily.
"I'm Gwendolen." she said gently, extending her hand for him. Hinu took it with a smile, they felt like normal hands.
"Our Prince will be back soon, we will wait for him with you." he said happily. Gorg nearly flew in it seemed a second later, holding a wine glass flute filled with what Gwen hoped was water.
She extended it toward her with a giggle and tapped her nails on the glass. Gwen took it with a shaky hand and sniffed it. No scent.
She sipped it cautiously, and then downed the glass. A few moments of silence went by before she handed it back.
"Our prince is coming!" Hinu said quickly, his ears perking.
"We'll leave you two alone." Gorg said with a bright blush.
"Wait-" before Gwen could get her words out the two had slithered out the room. Now she could hear footsteps from down what looked like a hallway. She looked around and then down at her shirt. A moment of confusion displayed across her face.
"What happened to my clothes?" she puzzled aloud to herself.
A blue velvet spaghetti strap with a V cut that showed off enough of her bust for her liking. She pulled it up and pulled at her black pants, rubbing her legs, trying to get feeling back into them.
A dark figure soon walked in, leaning in the doorway. His face concealed by shadows. He had broad shoulders and wore nothing but black, on his wrists were tight bracelets, a pad lock hanging from his neck.
"I don't believe it." the voice mused, "Of all people." he said in a heated tone.
Gwen sat up straight as his face came into view. "KEVIN!" she nearly screamed.
He laughed, his face had matured, and his lip had been pierced. He still adorn himself in eyeliner, and they only seemed to darken his already angry eyes. "Surprised Gwen?"
"Gwendolen!" she spat back.
"Whatever." Kevin said stepping forward into the light, "What oh what are you doing on my ship?" he asked, crossing his arms as he headed toward her.
"What are you doing in human form and out of the generator!" she spat grabbing the sheets on the bed.
"Oh, that?" he laughed and leaned forward, "I still need to punish you for that you know." he said with a smirk.
"Answer my question!" Gwen barked, but Kevin stood straight and shrugged.
"They got me out, changed me back, helped me with my powers. All that bullshit. Then split second later decided they liked having me around." he gave her a smile, "Much more than I can say for you and your cousin, aye?"
She glared at him as he started toward her again. "You're the one who went crazy!" she hissed. He laughed and kicked off his combat boots before sitting on the bed.
Gwen tried to move away, but only got pinned down under Kevin's arms and chest. "Hold up bitch." he said with a smirk, his hair falling next to hers, "How did you get on my ship, I answered your question, you answer mine." he said, his grip tightening on her wrist.
She gasped and rose slightly under him. "Gorg and Hinu." she squeaked out.
Kevin loosened his grip and smiled. "Oh, those two, figures." he said with a sigh.
"LET ME GO!" Gwen screamed after a moment in rage.
"Why, are you uncomfortable?" he asked her with a laugh.
"Kevin your HURTING me!" she said as his grip got tighter, she felt her eyes water and she looked away from him.
"Don't you dare." he grabbed her wrists in one hand above her head and forced her face toward his with the other, "I've been alone with half snake things for the past god knows how many years, the least you could do is talk to me." he barked.
She glared at him, into those almost empty eyes. "Oh, don't act so tough, you look stupid that way, you screw up that face." Kevin said with a laugh. Gwen let out an outraged huff and bucked under him, only to feel just how close he was.
"I suggest you don't struggle, Gwenafer. Unless you like it rough." Kevin said pressing his leg down against her.
Her eyes widened and she pushed back into the bed. "IT'S GWENDOLEN!" she shouted.
He only laughed and retied her hands, this time to a center bedpost that was sticking up from the middle of the headboard.
"What should I do with you?" he asked aloud, rolling off of her. He sat up in the bed and played with a strand of her hair. She turned her face and tried to bit his finger when he started twisting the strand. He only snatched his hand away with a laugh.
"Still have a smart mouth, don't you?" he asked, watching her struggle against the rope. Gwen tried over and over again to move her legs, but to no avail. Kevin sighed after a while and laid next to her.
"What have you been up to?" he asked, arms under his chin.
"Why do you care?" Gwen barked back as Kevin laughed and brushed hair from her face.
"I just wanted to start a conversation." he said with a smirk. "Your cousin blown himself up yet?" he asked with a snide smirk.
Gwen rolled her hips and was able to swing enough of her legs over in Kevin's direction to kick him, but he just grabbed the limp limb and stuck it between his own legs.
"Don't try and attack me while your handicapped." he said simply. She tried pulling away but her struggles were in vain.
"Why are you such a jerk?" she spat out, her body shivering from the struggle of movement. Kevin smiled and ran his hand through his hair.
"Well lets see." he lifted one finger into the air, "Social outcast." he lifted another finger, "Beaten as a child for having my powers." he lifted another finger, "I ran away at a young age, had to learn things the hard way, fend for myself you know." another finger went up, "Your cousin screwed my life over." he lifted his thumb, "You help trap me in a fucking endless void of screaming monsters and things trying to rip me open from the inside out." he sighed.
"And lets just say I've been through hell and back. I've seen things that you couldn't even dream up in horror films." his tone grew bitter as he pushed her legs away and stood off the bed, "I don't know why they brought you here, but you're not leaving." he turned and started walking away.
"KEVIN UNTIE ME AND LET ME GO!" Gwen screamed, thrashing on the bed.
He kept walking but glanced back, "I intend to sleep in my bed when the sun is out of view." he slammed the door to the room on his way out.
Gwen struggled against the bindings for a while longer, tears of frustration leaking out of the corners of her eyes. Her wrists had turned raw, her legs tingling in such a way it made her want to scream, she fell back onto the bed with a heavy groan.
The door from before slowly opened, the tip of a purple snake like tail slipping around the handle. "Miss?" Gorg's soft voice called into the room, "Are you decent?" she asked gently.
"Yes, just get me out of this!" Gwen gasped out as the bindings cut into her wrists even tighter. Gorg took a chance and looked into the room, her long white shirt flowing around her as she moved forward quickly with a small knife.
"I'm sorry Miss. Our prince normally isn't this aggressive." she said with a gentle flick of her wrist on the ropes.
Gorg had her hair tied up behind her now, a gentle braid to her waist. She helped Gwen into a sitting position and slid back gently to the edge of the bed, her tail wrapping around her stomach as if protecting it.
Gwen leaned against one of the bed posts and wiped her eyes, looking around quickly. "Why did you two bring me here!" she barked back at the half women. Gorg winced gently and her tail slithered back.
"I-I'm sorry miss… Hinu said it was a good idea, he likes to talk about you..." Gorg blushed and looked at her hands on her tail.
"Hinu doesn't even know me!" Gwen nearly screamed, tossing up her hands.
Gorg looked up quickly in surprise and shook her head. "Oh no miss, not my Hinu! I meant Kevin, he talks about you a lot." Gorg said in a soft voice, rubbing her belly through the shirt. Gwen noticed a slight bulge in the woman's waist but ignored it.
"He's awful lonely miss, I know it's none of my business… and it may be just a bit to bold to say." Gorg looked at the tip of her tail as it flipped up and down, as if it was impatient, "But, I believe he just wants a… mate... if you will."
Gwen stared at her for a moment, before crossing her arms and shaking her head. "Kevin is nothing but a selfish jerk." she huffed.
Gorg looked up with a soft smile, "I said the same thing when I first met him." she nearly whispered, "But you really have to get to know him miss." Gorg slithered to her tail on the ground, an action Gwen considered standing.
"Would you like anything? I'm having your bed brought in soon." she blushed a bright pink and held her stomach, "I'd have brought it myself... but Hinu told me not to carry anything heavy with the baby on the way." she giggled and let strands of bangs fall in her face.
Gwen looked her over again, it was odd to see something half human, pregnant. Gorg was quiet but polite to her though, she seemed to be trying to help, even if it was an odd form of help.
"I'm… a little hungry." Gwen said truthfully.
Gorg's eyes shot up with a sparkle. "Oh I can help you with that miss! I'll whip something up right away!" her voice was chipper, she turned around and started toward the door. Gwen looked at her retreating form and felt something flip.
"Gorg." the snake women turned again, a hand holding her belly.
"Yes, miss?" she asked.
"Call me Gwendolen." she said with a small smile.
Gorg smiled back, looking back with a gleam in her eyes, "Anything special you want?" she asked, her tail sliding across the floor gently. Gwen simply shook her head 'no' with a laugh.
"At the moment my head hurts a little to much to be picky. Whatever you cook should be fine." she said with a sigh. Gorg nodded and hurried out the room, her tail making a soft scrapping noise across the floor as she left, closing the door behind her gently.
Gwen mustered enough strength to cross her legs and began to take in the room. It must have been Kevin's bedroom. The beddings were all black, some shards of glass shaped like skeletons, hung on the wall. Stylish yet creepy at the same time… how charming.
Gwen glanced at the floor, marble tiling it seemed, the crevasses filled with something she couldn't tell, nor did she want to.
Maybe it was for Gorg and Hinu and all the other creatures, to make it smoother as they slid across the ground. If there even were other creatures like those two. She leaned against the bed and let out a sigh, her body aching slightly through the comfort of the sheets.
She looked above her and let out a shaky breath. "I wanna go home." she breathed out, tears slipping back out from the corners of her eyes, "I just wanna go home." she shut those sharp green orbs and started sobbing in silence.
Through the slight crack in the door a green light shown heavily from the top, unnoticed to the crying Gwen. A grunt and the shine snapped closed, the door along with it.