Saved by a Siren
By DNL
Chapter 1: Unlikely Savoir
It was dark and cold. Slowly floating downward into the creeping dark. The cold surrounded the body embracing it harder and harder until everything felt like ice. A reflection above the waving surface was seen admist the red. It was hard to tell where this place was as the red spreaded out further and further eventually melding with the darkness that continued to creep further into the center. Eventually the reflected light was blocked out by the red that was soon overtaken by the darkness leaving nothing left but the cold and dark emptyness...
A figure swam through the waters near a cliff in search of worthy sea bound prey to hunt; however tonight seemed rather peaceful. Still swimming through the water was enough for it. Keeping out of the sight of oomans (humans) was easy enough with its naturally dark blue patterning and its armor was colored blue as well to add to the camouflage. The being sighed, tonight is far too peaceful to ruin with a violent hunt oh well I guess I'll just go and study Earth's sea life a little more..., it thought in a slightly dull manner.
Suddenly something caught the figures eyes, these eyes saw throught thermal vison which was sharpened by the helmet it wore, a warmer but cooling liquid was difting through the much colder ocean water. The alien technology's scanners indicated it was ooman blood. Startled the being swiftly swam deeper added by light metallic flippers covering its feet. It wasn't long before the navy blue patterned creature spotted a Pyode Amedha (Soft Meat/Human) female out cold on the sea floor near the cliff. Looking up the being figured she'd simply fallen off the cliff; however, that didn't explain the deep gash in her torso. It was easy to figure out some other human had tried to kill the poor female. For whatever reason the attempted murder had didn't matter to the being so the figure dived down and scooped up the female.
It was only a short, but quickly paced, swim later that the being surfaced to climb into a sea cave under the cliff side. Pressing a button on its wrsit computer caused her flippers to retract into metallic shoes making it easier for it to walk on land. Checking on the dying ooman female one more time, she was still out cold but alive, the creature walked towards the back of the cave.
A groan escaped Veronica as she came to then with a gasp she sat up upon remembering what had happened to her. Immediately the woman regreted that action when her torso screamed in pain causing her to grip the wound. "Wait...I'm ALIVE!?" The black haired human looked at her wound and was surprised to fined that she wasn't wearing her shirt she had earlier. No, now she was wearing some sort of wrap around her chest...the fabric was very smooth though. "What is this? Silk?" Veronica mumumered to herself as she felt it. Shaking that off, though still kind of worried, she looked back at her wound. It seemed to have been burned shut then covered in some sort of plaster. The plaster, though dried, seemed to move very well with her and didn't crack or chip off. "Waht is this stuff...in fact where the hell am I!?" She cried a loud as she looked around the room. Which once she did Veronica was even more so confused...
The room seemed tribal yet high tech. There were ruin like markings on the wall but also high tech screens. The floor was covered in a mist and the air was humidly hot. A few pipes ran aross the ceiling going who knows where and had a unknown purpose to the human. Looking at the think she was lying on she found it was a bed of some sort that on the outside looked like a scarifial slab making Veronica look slightly unsettled.
Veronica glupped, Its obvious i've been abducted by aliens who saved me so they can do horrible experiments on me and when I die they'll dump me back into the ocean to be eaten by fish, she thought fearfully. She jumped a bit when she hear the clicking that reminded her of a dog's claws clicking across a uncarpetted floor. Oh snap! Here comes the little green men now! The human woman thought as she frantically looked around for something to defend herself with.
Although she expected some sort of cliche little green creature with a big bulbus head instead she got something quite different. It was female obviously with dark blue patterning, sandy underbelly, black spots and a few stripes on her belly. The clothing it wore reminded her of atlantian theme crossed with Aztec clothing. The face of the creature was even stranger, mandibles were around a fanged mouth the forehead was wide with a ornate spikey crest. A scare resembling a tribal blood mark was on the center of her forehead. Black wavy marks went over her black and icey blue eyes similar to the ones on opposite sides of the self inflicted scar mark. The alien female also had long black dreadlock like hair which the front two that went over her chest had spiked peircings going through the center.
Veronica glupped fearfully, the female creature was also nearly three feet taller than her. "H-hello...there..." She started shakily as she scooted back on her bed. The creature tilted its head confusedly she she spoked to her, making Veronica wondered if it could even understand her. "So uh you um...save me?" The human asked shakily with the slight tilt of the head and a forced smile.
The big creature let out a plesant clickin noise and nodded her head curtly. This surprised Veronica but by looking into the being's frosty light blue eyes she could tell whatever it was understood her. The slightly reptlian being's eyes had a look of knowing to them. Veronica shifted to a more relaxed position, "Thanks..." The Pyode Amedha said sincererly. "If it weren't for you i'm sure I'd be dead." The thought of dying shook Veronica to her core and she drew her legs close to her chest to comfort herself.
Veronica let out a sigh then perked when she felt something gentally grab her shoulder. Looking up it was the creature was standing, more or less towering, over her and was emitting a soft clicking noise. [Everything will be alright.] She cooed gentally.
"You can talk!?" The ooman gasped eyes wide in surprise at the development.
A oddly human chuckle came from the maw of the creature and she shook her had and waved her hands. [Oh no][not really][just recording][I use.] The beng giggled a little at the thought. Then stopped and looked more thoughtful. [I can learn though.] She added normally her upper mandibles raising as if she was smiling at Veronica.
Veronica blinked interestedly and laughed, "Well I guess I could help teach you." She laughed happily till she winced in pain from her injured side and let out a 'ow' as she gripped it.
The tall female creature noticed the pain and gentally pushed Veronica down onto the bed.[Don't move.][Rest][now.] She instructed getting an unresisting nod from her Pyode Amedha guest. The blue patterned being then turned to the entrance of the room. [Call me,][if need][me.] The vocal recordings sounded with some pauses in between.
"Wait!" The mandible faced being turned its head back to her guest. Veronica paused a bit feeling intimidated by the creatures size and gaze, "W-what's your name?"
The being looked around trying to figure out how to explain her name but figured she'd better just go out and say it. "Guanju'dha." She said simply, in her native tongue it meant Dark Water. Fitting for an aqautic hunter.
Veronica blinked, she was sure she couldn't repeat that right, sheepishly she stratched her cheeck and looked away a little. "Um, can I just call you uh...Ju'dha for short?" The human laughed sheepishly.
Guanju'dah chuckled amusedly. [Sure.] She agreed knowing it must be hard for a human to pronouce a Yautja, her race, name correctly without practice. Once again the Yautja headed out of the room. [I'll be around,][if you need me.]
Once the tall alien was gone Veronica rested her head back down and sighed. Well I never exepected this to happen to me, heck I didn't even think aliens exsisted! Oh well, at least she seems nice, Veronica figured as she closed her eyes to rest.