Chapter 7:
Jace was worried about Clary. He was pacing back and forth in his cell when the giant duck returned with the two wolf aliens. The duck quacked something at the wolf aliens. The alien with the ragged ear pointed at Jace. Jace remembered his name was Youkan. The duck nodded and Youkan walked over to him. He picked Jace up. The duck said something to the dog alien with the scars on his snout and Jace heard the dog alien's name was Tak. Jace watched as Tak pointed at Simon. He walked over to him and picked him up. The two aliens walked out of the room carrying their new pets.
Youkan and Tak walked into a suite of rooms. Jace saw that they were in a humongous reception area that was attached to an even larger living room. Off to the side was a ginormous kitchen. Still carrying Jace, Youkan walked down a wide hallway. He opened a door and walked into the room, crossed the room and opened another door, leading into a bathroom. Youkan set Jace down on an oversized toilet. Jace looked around the room. He saw a bathtub, a sink, and a litter box. Jace wondered what the litter box was for. Then he wondered if it was for him. Whatever happened, he was not using a litter box.
Youkan left the room. Jace could see him in the bedroom changing clothes. Jace wondered why the alien was changing, and why the alien had put him in the bathroom. The alien came back into the bathroom and turned on the water. Jace saw water fill the tub. As Youkan walked towards Jace, Jace realized the bath was probably for him. He did not want an alien washing him. Jace tried to dart past Youkan, but was caught. The alien stripped Jace of his clothes and put him into the bath. He then proceeded to rub a soapy wash cloth on Jace. Jace grabbed the wash cloth out of Youkan's hands and rubbed it on his own body. If he was going to have to take a bath, he'd rather wash himself. Youkan seemed very pleased that Jace could bathe himself, and he left the bathroom.
As soon as Jace was finished with his bath, Youkan returned with a big fluffy towel. He dried Jace off and started redressing him. When Jace was dressed, Youkan picked him up and took him back to the living room. He set Jace down next to Simon. Simon had also been bathed, judging from the wet hair.
Jace had a sudden thought. What if the red cat alien had bathed Clary like the Youkan had tried to bathe him? If that cat alien so much as looked at Clary without her clothes on; Jace would kill him.
"You OK?" Simon asked.
"Yeah, just worried about Clary," Jace replied.
"I wonder what happened to the others," Simon said.
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