Yay, another installment for your viewing pleasure. It seems that my muse came back for this story again. I have also realise that my dog is also a cat as well. It's hard to write when she is always claiming my attention. Oh well, that is small animals for you.
Cybernetic Mango: Yeah she would do that and more. The empress has her own agenda when it comes to Malea. But yeah, I was thinking that as well. Nothing works out with what is planned! Enjoy the new chapter.
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CHAPTER SIX: JUST DRIFTING.
Shifting in her seat she was waiting for the journey to come to an end. She was already tired of the meager meals that she got. Her stomach growled as she moved yet again. A hard surface was not the most comfortable thing to sleep on. She had napped most of the time anyway. Not much noise or sounds besides the gentle humming of the engines filling the void. The silence grated on her nerves. She wanted nothing better then to have this adventure over and done with. Wishing it was all a nightmare that she could wake up from.
Her thoughts swirled around as they dragged her deeper into herself. She had already thought she was resigned to her fate. Shifting yet again, as she settle once more against the wall behind her. Hearing the screaming that was coming from somewhere deep within the ship. She had watched as one by one of the females were picked out of the group. Taken away for whatever purpose to be return in a stunned manner. Something settled uneasily into her stomach. She knew it was only time for her part of what was getting done. Malea glanced over to her companion. Not knowing anymore then her name. Thinking it was such a weird name to begin with. She supposed it was no worse then her own name.
"Hey, Guan. You awake?" Malea whispered over to the prone form.
"No." She replied gruffly back. Her head shifting to look back at Malea.
"What crawled up your nose?" Malea snickered, before her eyes wonder overhead. She had a desperate need to hang from something. And the itch was only getting more intense as the time passed slowly. "Reckon you could lift me up?" her eyes not moving from the beam that crossed in front of her. Hearing her shifting around as she switched her eye to Guan.
"Will you stop looking at me?" Guan grumbled as she lifted her brow up. "That is plainly creepy what you are doing now!" Making herself sit up in a fluid motion.
"I don't know what you mean by that!" Malea huffed at her.
"Take your eye off me. It's creepy what you are doing!" Guan growled at her. Her expression showing her confusion as she mover closer to the other female. Watching her face as she glanced at where her eyes were pointing at. Shaking her head, she murmured. "How are you doing that?"
"Oh you mean, looking in two different directions?" She smirked at Guan. "Just gifted I think!" Malea laughed out loud at the expression of confusion on the other female's face. A thoughtful expression on her face as she tried to remember on how she could learn to look in separate directions. She felt it was something that she had been able to do for a long time. A frown cease along her forehead as she tried to dig deeper pass the fog that seem to be her memories. "I really could not tell you how!" She shrugged her shoulder at that. "How about that lift up?"
"Sure." Guan replied as she extended to her full height. Cupping her hands together to make a step of sorts, Malea hopped on one foot before feeling the push on the sole of her foot as she was launched upwards. Stretching as she grabbed for the beam that just danced passed her fingertips.
"Got it." She stated as she hung from one arm, swaying as she leveled her body movements down. Reaching up with her other hand to provide the stabilisation that she needed, feeling her back crack in several places as she felt her spine straighten from its cramped position. A happy sigh left her mouth as she let herself dangle for a few minutes before dropping down softly to the floor below. A smile pulling at her lips as she crouch down. Making her muscles work as she launched her body back up to land on her toes lightly.
"You are strange." Guan small eyes widen a fraction as she glanced at Malea in front of her. Her long black swinging with her head movements. She sat back down in a cross legged fashion. A thoughtful look on her face as she allowed her eyes to close. Her hearing attuned to her surroundings. A deep rumbling starting in the room.
Malea searched around the room for the noise that had suddenly appeared. She growled as she felt her more primitive side draw forth in her mind. Almost like she was answering the sound that vibrated around the walls. A sense of calm instilled itself inside of her as she crouch low. A sound that rumbled deep from inside her chest. Tilting her head to the side as she looked towards Guan.
"And you call me strange!" Malea muttered as she sank down to the floor further. Curling up on her side as she allowed her eyes to slide shut. Darkness closing around her as she manged to find the little bit of contentment that she was able to get. Nor did she feel the body that laid behind her or the arm that curled around her waist. Holding her close in a protective manner.
Guan laid awake for sometime in her thoughts. She could not understand why she had felt so protective of the female in front of her. Watching as her body stop twitching in her sleep. She knew that her body heat help somewhat with the coldness of the holding cell that they were stuck in. She glanced down at the slight female feeling a kinship flowing through her veins. Silent tears slipped down her cheeks to land in the silvery hair of her sleeping partner. She closed her eyes to allow the silence slice through her conscience as she slip into the much needed sleep that her body had been craving.
Command Bridge:
Gren stared out of the viewer screen in the front. The stars rapidly passing as he sat slumped in his seat, waiting for the trip to be over with. A sigh escaped his mouth as he shifted in his seat. It was almost time for a shift change in which he was thankful. Stifling a yawn behind his hand, he watch with interest when a red light started to flicker in the corner of his screen.
"Captain, we have an incoming signal." Gren shouted over the alarms that sounded out.
"Captain, we've entered a gravitational field with space debris." Another voice sung out.
"Sir, our shields are down to half full operation." The voice was worried.
"Open a communication channel." The captain barked out.
"Yes, sir." The fingers flew over the keys as he made attempts to open a line up. "Nothing's working." he attempted again. "it's like they're jammed, sir!"
"Gren. Situation on the communication." The captain's head swung over to his direction. An eyebrow quirked as Gren tried to the systems back online again.
"We're down, sir. Almost dead in the air. Communications is down. Nothing is going out." Gren scratched his forehead as he tried to think of a way to override the system failures. "Not even the secondary systems are coming online."
"What do you mean?" The captain bellowed. "I want systems status reports now."
"Engines are fully operational."
"Shields down to 35 percent now."
"Weapons are non functional."
"We have an incoming message, captain!" Gren yelled as his screen keep flashing in front of him.
"Open up a line, now!" The captain yelled.
"You are in Rok'an territory. Your systems have been shut down. Failure to comply with our demands, you will be opened fire upon." The darken voice snarled. "You are to stay where you are as we will dock with your craft. Do not try my patience." was the only warning that they got before the signal was switch off.
"What are we to do, captain?" A timid voice asked into the silence of the room.
"Just wait, I suppose." The captain did not look very happy with that statement. Casting a worried glance around his men, as they realised that they had precious cargo to protect. All feeling the other craft jostle them as it docked. "How many are with the cargo?"
"About twelve, sir!"
"Hopefully that will be enough to protect them. Be ready for anything." he stated as he stood up. Looking at each man before turning around to the door. "May the gods help us all!" he murmured before he left the bridge. Leaving behind a stunned crew with what he had murmured.
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