Who's They Chapter 2
A/N: I don't own anything twilight related. I do own this lovely little story. Thank you to my lovely beta Southern heifer. Drink one for me love.
"Earth? Where is that?" I asked
"The Sol System?" Edward asked sounding more like a question than an answer (Not sure how to word that)
I just stared at him.
"I guess you don't exactly know where that is." He countered.
"No Edward I don't."
"My friends and I were traveling out past Pluto in the Sol System when we were pulled into what we thought at the time was a black hole. Obviously it was a worm hole. Next thing we know we are heading towards your planet bracing for impact. Luckily we were able to steer away from the heavily populated areas and land out past the mountains." He rushed out with out a breath.
"You have to overlook him at times. When he gets excited or starts discussing space travel he gets like that. He talks like a kid on crack." The big bulky one named Emmetash said as he slung his arm around Edward's shoulder.
"Kid on crack?" I asked as I cocked my head to the side puzzled.
"That's a strong drug on our planet." The quiet one named Jasperd answered.
"Like medicine?"
"No Bella, more like a recreational drug that's highly addictive." He explained more in detail.
"Oh, like Mishmosh. That stuff is horrible. It kills in no time. Makes you forget who you are, who your family is and everything else."
I turned back to the boys and laughed when I saw that Edward was fuming as Emmetash laughed at him.
"Well I need to go and update the Queen on our progress."
"Will we be seeing you again Bella?" Edward asked eagerly.
"Yes. I still have some adjusting to do." I said as I smiled at the aliens.
"Great. I look forward to talking to you again Bellka." Edward mumbled as Emmetash patted him on the back.
I smiled as I nodded to them and walked away.
~~~~~WT~~~~~~
"I have an update for the Queen." I announced to the guard as I approached the doors to the throne room.
"Wait here."
I waited patiently, taking the time to collect myself before I was ushered through the door.
"Bellka, what is your news?"
"Well your highness…." I started but was interrupted.
"I really want those translators ready as soon as possible. Those aliens are going to lead me back to their planet, so we can invade before they invade us."
I was shocked, but I couldn't let her see it. "Well your highness, I'm going to need a little more time. The translators are having a hard time recognizing their vocal patterns on any of the settings I have tried. I'm going to have to do a complete over haul on one to get it going." I lied quickly.
"Well why are you standing here wasting my time for? Get back to it." She said as she dismissed me.
I bowed and all but ran from the room towards my office.
"Hey Bellka." Angricka yelled as I passed her in the hallway. "I made progress on the weapons." She said once she was closer.
"Great." I sighed
"What's wrong?" She asked as we walked through the doors to my office.
"I can't talk about it Ang." I mumbled scared I would hurt her feelings.
"Well, does it involve the aliens?"
"I can't answer that Ang."
"Ben said you have been working on adapting the translators to recognize their language."
"He's not supposed to talk about it." I gasped in a panic,
"Ha, so you are." She shrieked.
"It's top secret."
"I know. I'm not talking to anyone about it, and he's just talking to me." She said matter-of-factly.
"What if she's listening?" I asked her as I looked around the room for anything out of the ordinary.
"Ben would tell me if she was."
"Meet me out by City Gardens. We'll talk more there in an hour. I have to do one more thing."
She walked out as I placed several extra translators into my bag. I headed back to the sick bay where the aliens where being held. I noticed the guards were now fewer than earlier. Once inside, I noticed that those guards were now gone, and even Doctor Persia was no where to be found. I let out a breath I had been holding and walked over to the men.
"Bellka." Emmetash boomed.
I think I jumped ten feet in the air.
"That wasn't long at all." He laughed.
"I can't stay long guys. Listen. Pretend you don't understand anything that is being said to you if anyone comes in here but me. I'll explain later, right now I want you to have these but hide them where no one will be able to see them or find them on you." I tried to explain as I handed them each a device.
Jasperd sensing my discomfort asked. "What's going on Bella?"
"I can't say right now, just if anyone comes in please play stupid. OK?"
They all nodded in agreement.
"Bella, could you turn around please or close your eyes?" Emmetash asked
"Why?"
"I need to hide these babies." He laughed as he held up the translators.
"Oh ,yes sorry." I blushed and turned away.
"All done pretty lady."
"OK, I'll be back in the morning. I'll explain then if I can; if not, then I'll tell you as soon as I can."
"We trust you Bella." Edward insisted.
I blushed and waved. I carried my bag back to my quarters and changed in to my civilian clothes and headed off to the City Gardens. I found Angricka drinking a Gronge cider ale.
"Want one?" she asked as I plopped down on the bench beside her.
"I could use one but no."
"So what's bothering you?"
I glanced around to see if anyone was within ear shot and when satisfied I turned back to Angricka. "Yes, I'm adapting the translators to work for them. The queen wants to invade their planet supposedly before they invade us."
"Why? I mean, do they seem hostile?"
"No, not in what little time I've been around them they haven't."
"Then why invade? I mean our people have always been peaceful throughout history."
I looked around again to see if anyone could hear our conversation before I replied. "I think the Queen is up to something, disguised weapons, invading distant planets and secret meetings with the Dogarians. I'm scared she is going to be the downfall of our people."
Angricka glanced around quickly before whispering. "Shhh. If anyone hears you, you could be thrown in jail or worse- executed."
"See! Before we could say what we wanted, go where we wanted, do what we wanted. Now, we are prisoners in our own homes and some of us in strange rooms in a castle designing weapons. Did we ever design weapons before Victanya? What do we need them for?"
"Careful Bellka!" she warned.
"I know. I'm just frustrated I guess, from being cooped up in those rooms building those blasted devices. I haven't seen Aleska and Rosaylay in so long that I have almost forgotten them."