1 hour later
"Ahriya! Where are we going?" I said.
"To find Josh, he'll be in the research department", she replied as we reached the elevator.
"Who's Josh?" I asked.
"He's a friend" she stated.
"A friend?" I asked questionably.
The elevator doors open and we walk in.
As we wait for the doors to close, and take us to the 9th floor below, I start having sharp painful stabs all over my body, even my mouth is painful.
"You getting sharp pains too?" she asks, gripping the railing.
"Mmhhmm" I reply clenching my teeth.
The doors open to the research department, but it doesn't seem like anyone is here.
"They must have evacuated everyone down here too" Ahriya exclaimed.
As we walk through the corridors to find Josh, we come across a set of large heavy doors, with long thick bolts running across the width of them.
"I wonder what's in here?" Ahriya said.
"Do you wanna see?" a smarmy voice says behind us.
We turn around and Ahriya starts smiling at him.
"Hey Josh, everyone is getting evacuated upstairs, thought maybe you'd wanna come too" she said to him in a gushy manner.
I don't trust him, there's something not right about him, the way he talks and walks, its like he thinks he's powerful.
He keeps watching me with a glint in his eyes, like he knows something I don't.
"You see, I was hoping you'd come down here with your sister. There's something I want to show you", he said with that glint look.
'I'm going to rip you apart, if you keep looking at me like that ' I thought grinding my teeth.
Ahriya doesn't say anything, but looks at me confused.
"I don't trust him, he's up to something". I said, watching him with a warily look.
I watch him as he taps in a few numbers on the keypad, next to the heavy doors, '71580' I repeat in my head.
The doors hiss open and the lights inside start to flicker back on.
"Ahh their he is, my latest test subject" said Josh with a malicious smile.
Ahriya and I are terrified at what we see, in the centre of the room was a huge glass container, with pipes sticking out of it.
Monitors all around the container beeping away, I look at the container and see that it's him, the creature that attacked me and my team.
Weirdly I feel sorry for him, seeing him in the tube thing, wires hanging out of him looking vulnerable.
As I keep looking at him, I realise he's young , compared to the other two we saw.
His skin and markings were vibrant unlike the leader one, he was a grey in colour.
His markings were black and striped, just like Ahriya's except his were blended in with a dark green which was around the outside of his body and his inside part and belly area were a caramel beige colour.
I look up at his face, his face was terrifying, four mandibles each with a long sharp tooth, there was no nose or lips, just all teeth.
The edges of his face had the same dark green and the rest was beige, his eyes were sunk deep into his skull with a thick hooded brow bone.
The eyes themselves were beautiful, a bright golden colour, similar to Ahriya's but not as bright.
I quickly realise he's awake and staring at me, but he seems at ease, like he isn't threatened, looking at me relieved.
"Your...here" he whispered, in a low deep raspy voice.
I tense, does he remember why he's here, who I am, does he remember grabbing my throat?
I look at Ahriya and Josh and see that they are busy talking amongst each other, I decide to help him, but first I want answers.
"Why did you kill my team?" I said to him sternly.
"I was coming for you, they must have seen me somehow and began shooting. I had my right to defend my honour and kill those worthy enough" he stated.
"Why did you grab my throat if you were sent to get me?" I spat.
"I didn't realise it was you until I was electrocuted" he said angrily.
I looked back to check they were still busy and unlocked the capsule holding the creature prisoner.
The capsule hissed open and Josh span around panicking.
" No, no, no, NO!!" shouted Josh.
"What have you done?" he shouted again as he ran towards the capsule to close it again.
But it's to late, he's gone.
From out of nowhere the creature had Josh by the throat and dangling in the air.
'What is it with these guys and our necks' I thought, holding my own neck.
Josh begins begging the creature not to kill him but he didn't listen, instead he let out a loud bellowing roar as he tore Josh's head clean off his shoulders, blood sprayed everywhere and his body was thrown across the room like a rag doll.
The creature turned and looked at me and Ahriya, he thumped his chest with his fist and bowed his head.
"My name is Thwei, I'm a blooded warrior sent by your father, king Sabre to bring you home". He looks up at me with a look of awe.
"You saved my life your grace, and I will forever be in your debt". He said.
My heart beats rapidly again, trying to understand if this is really happening.
How can I be a soon to be Queen of a highly advanced race.
It's not possible.
"Show me". I said as I look down at the creature bowed down to me.