For all the readers, I hope you enjoy this chapter FYI sorry that I forgot. This chapter is rated PG 15-18 I guess, for some sexuality.
The Truth
The next day Sergio was taken to another lab. They didn't do anything, save taking a sample of his blood, and placing it in a machine. A series of images of his DNA slinked on screen. He could see that much from the small evaluation area they kept him in. Afterwards that they came back, he began to ask them questions about what they were doing. They ignored him as they took up a syringe that he recognized to be for drawing tattoos. There were a number of scalpels on a small tray near him. He thought about trying to take one of them hostage. But the three armed guards who were near him armed with automatic M-37 pulse rifles were a good deterrent. After a few more blood samples they drew up some charts and let him go to the cafeteria. Not before they outfitted him with a pair of weird looking magnetic boots and marking him under the forearm with the number 36. The guards told him that the boots would show where he was at all times and they would stick to the floor if he misbehaved. When he got to the cafeteria, which was open and immaculate, there was one woman sitting in a table alone, with three guards nearby.
Her hands were bound by a pair of sleek looking cuffs. She had very pale skin and black hair that had a dark, almost opaque hue of crimson, with matching eyes. Her nails were sharp and black and she had a quietness about her. Like a child learning how to use a fork. She was in fact struggling with the eating utensils. He was served some generic food which was hard for him to identify, it smelled like chili but in a paste form. He walked to the woman's table and sat, without making a sound. She shot him a glance, then went back to her food. Sergio wasn't sure how to start the conversation, but to his relief Tear showed up and sat next to him, she was also outfitted with the same type of boot. "Who's this?" she asked him, eagerly digging into her food, Sergio smiled, ever since she was a child, Tear always had a taste for military cuisine. "I don't know. What's your name?" he asked the woman, she looked Tear over and stared at both of them, her eyes focused in an instant as if remembering her name, "Ripley". Tear offered to shake her hand, Ripley stared at the soft hand a little confused, not sure what to do, he raised her hand a bit and was a little surprised when Tear latched onto hers and gave her an affectionate shake. "I'm Tear Albatross, this is my boyfriend; Sergio Grants", Ripley smiled slightly at the pair, "They are doing something to you aren't they?" asked Sergio trying to start off a conversation, Ripley didn't nod but her eyes said yes, most of her expressions were silent but one could pick up on what she meant. "They are trying to change you" she said plainly staring at him, "What do you mean?" asked Tear, concern crawling into her head, "They are trying to change you into one of them…..I can smell it, it's feint but I can smell it", said Ripley plainly. Tear shot Sergio a look of concern "Are they doing something to you?" she said, then noticed the small band aid on his arm, Sergio nodded, "What do you mean one of them?" he asked. Ripley smiled wickedly, "Ask them for permission to see room 336" she said before quieting up grinning. "Tear, you've been left alone yes?" asked Sergio, Tear nodded, "She's next most likely" said Ripley again. "For what?" asked Tear concern digging a deeper root. Ripley finished her water and got up leaving the tray on the table, Tear and Sergio without saying anything looked at each other and decided to follow her.
Through the eerie passages of the ship, there were guards everywhere. The ship itself looked like it was alive with it's breathing pipes and tubes. In front of room, 336 Ripley bopped the button outside, the door slid open and then she left without saying anything. The kids went inside minding the guards outside and inside the room. Amongst the tables and endless machines was a doctor with his hair sleeked and tied back who didn't wear the characteristic mask of the scientists. He glanced at them and then went back to his chart, "Ah children, so nice of you to visit. I assume Ripley led you here?", "Yes" answered Sergio, Tear looked around and latched onto his hand. "Come, I have something to show you" he said walking to a panel with a window, the kids reluctantly came to the window and looked in. Both of them almost fell back as a macabre, eyeless creature jolted to the window. It was bony and skeletal, it hissed madly at both of them. "Not to worry kids, its safely contained" said the scientist, "What in the hell is that?!" almost yelled Sergio, "That is a Xenomorph. We're experimenting with them" answered the scientist almost admiring the creature, "How so?" asked Sergio staying well away from the window. Tear was latched to his side behind him, she was terrified. "Oh, some complex cross breeding. By the way my name is William, we'll be getting to know each other very well in the coming days" he said with a casual tone, "Feel free to check out the databases on the Xenomorphs. I think some knowledge or just something to keep you two busy will do you some good" he said scribbling away on his chart.
Tear glanced on a large computer on a desk nearby and sat on the chair looking at the scientist and the creature. It seemed to be ok to use the computer. She went to the root menu with Sergio hovering protectively over her, "Check under specimens and morphology" said William without even looking at them. Tear opened the folders, her eyes widened, there were almost a hundred documents on each folder. She nodded as Sergio whispered to her "Find out if you can access any information on our parents and Ripley….and me", she closed the two files and began searching. Sergio as to try and distract the scientist walked over to him to try and chat, he began with the subject that would most likely hold his concentration. "Ripley told me you are trying to change me into one of them, I assume you mean one of these?" he said, William nodded, "We're trying, and the tests are going well" he said almost cheerfully, Sergio felt a massive amount of dread crawl from his deepest bowels strait to his heart. He felt a certain degree of violation, who could these people do this to him? "Am I changing?" he asked, "No, we injected you with a chemical that will in layman's terms; loosen the slots of your DNA, so we can manipulate them tomorrow. It takes 24 hours to completely do its job. And we are not taking any chances as your predecessors displayed massive levels of mutation and psychosis due to taking said chances" said William, Sergio felt like he was about to cry, he wanted to kill these people so badly. By all means he would attack them and let himself be killed, but Tear…..what would become of her? "What are you going to do with Tear?" he asked controlling the rage in his voice, "She's next, after we finish the experiment on you. Which might take a few weeks, we're understaffed so this is a tediously slow project" said William shooting a grin to the creature, the same shifted its attention to Sergio, in an instant it slammed its second mouth into the glass, spooking Sergio who in turn slammed his fist squarely on the section of glass where the creature's face was, the creature flinched. Sergio recoiled painfully, "Damn it that hurt" he thought silently, biting his tongue and stroking his hand. William paid no heed to the boy. "I don't suppose I can convince you to let Tear go?", "No" said William squarely, "Do you know how hard it is to get young subjects?". Sergio had had enough and marched off, Tear glanced at him leaving and almost bolted out of her chair in front of the computer.
She followed pace with Sergio who looked like he was about to pull out his hair. After a few minutes he sat in a corner away from earshot of any guard. Tear walked to him quietly, she was surprised when she looked at his face. He was crying, crying with rage. She could tell what this face meant, there was something he desperately had to do but could do nothing about it. "What's wrong?" she asked sitting next to him and throwing her arm around his shoulders, Sergio looked at her and said, "It's better if you don't know yet", "Tell me" she said trying to smile, Sergio took a deep breath. "They are going to…..what they are going to do to me, I'll let them, I want to keep them away from you", Tear felt a tear escape from her eyes. "I love you" he said to her, "I love you too" she answered almost instantly. She didn't ask him anything else, she sat next to him, comforting him until he calmed down. She hadn't found anything concerning her parents, and nothing about him either. But he knew that, by her silence, he knew.
After he calmed down both came back to the room William was in and voraciously ate all the information that was on the database about the creatures, by the time it was time to turn it in for the night they had only gone through half of the information. They were escorted to their rooms and passed Ripley who made a slight wave at them, being escorted to her room. All the way, Sergio could feel Tear's pulse, it was strong, like she was excited. Something big was on her mind, he figured, but refrained from asking her anything while having the guards nearby. When they reached their room the guards removed their boots.
Sergio told Tear to go ahead and use the shower first. She did so, he had seen her partially naked a few times by accident, but the thought didn't occupy his mind for an instant. He just laid back on his bed looking at the ceiling blankly, he thought about the creature and then pictured himself and Tear looking like them. He concentrated and managed to calm down if only a little. He could hear Tear's footsteps near him, he didn't bother to look, he felt, her getting on the bed with him, she was carefully getting on top of him. When he looked, there they were her same vibrant, vivid green eyes. But they weren't charged with affection, they were charged with something else. When he looked down, his body tensed, she was naked.
"Tear what are yo-" he said before she placed her hand on his mouth. He quieted. She kissed him tenderly on the lips and slowly as if not sure of what she was doing, she took off his shirt. She laid herself on top of him between his legs, she slowly kissed his neck and chest, exploring every single part of his torso. Sergio felt strange, this was Tear, someone he had known forever, what she was doing was unlike her. But to be truthful to himself, he acknowledged that he wanted this, he had wanted this for a long time, but not because she was beautiful it was because he loved her. His hands involuntarily snaked themselves down her back, exploring her body like feelers. She sat on his lap as he sat up. She eased up as she felt he was taking to what she was doing. He stroked her silky, long, pale brown hair like he usually did, she stroked his back like she always did.
Tear backed off and fingered his belt buckle as if asking him if he wanted to go all the way. He smiled involuntarily and stroked her cheek. Both of them lay naked on the bed, he on top of her between her legs, he slipped inside her as she pulled him to her. She gasped slightly for a moment, he stayed perfectly still watching her every expression with warm concern. He wanted to be gentle with her. The instant of pain evaporated and both enjoyed it. Sergio wondered if she was alright sometimes during the intense lovemaking. She as if detecting it, always smiled and looked at him strait in the eyes. Sometimes Sergio felt like she could read his mind.
Sergio held Tear tightly as she and he both crested at the same time. She and he made love fully, without shame, or self-consciousness, just lovingly. He held his body weight up as to not crush her underneath him. He was happy and so was she, he rolled over and laid next to her. Both of them were breathing deeply and were bathed in each other's sweat and scent. Both had lost perception of the time passing by. How much time had passed? It could have been forever, or just several hours, or maybe just one. Sergio looked his petite lover over, her small, perk, orb like breasts. Her silky skin and legs. Her hands and her eyes, he had always been proud of the way those eyes looked at him, since the day he met her. "Who knew it would come to this?" he thought, she slid out of bed and tugged his arm towards the shower, he smiled and followed her to take a shower, which indeed turned into a second, more confident, time as they both made love again. Afterwards, after all of it, Sergio and Tear had forgotten everything about their situation. There was nothing except he and her, Sergio didn't fear for tomorrow, she didn't fear for their lives. For a few precious hours, there was only he and her.
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