Lisa Ex Machina: Part 10
Two hours later, the Gatorian starship was in orbit of Gator, a yellow world, with a young bright yellow star, and three grey moons in orbit of the planet. "Well, were here." Said Thomas, looking out of a window overlooking the planet, Walter was standing beside him, twitching unnervingly. "So… how do we get to the planet? Are there any shuttles on this ship? Drop pods? Or are we just going to land the whole ship down there?" He asked.
All of a sudden the ship began to rock violently. "Please tell me that we aren't going to crash land." Said Thomas panicking. "Don't worry Thomas," said Lisa entering the room, "the ship is just entering the planet's atmosphere." She explained, Thomas was still unnerved by the fact that parts of her artificial skin had been burnt off when she had made the Gatorian ship FTL capable. "Oh, sorry, still scarred by all this." Admitted Thomas.
About fifteen minutes later, the ship had landed on the planet… there was a loud noise as it skid against Gator's landscape but it was intact either way. Then, Lisa, Thomas, Ivan and Walter exited the ship. What they saw was breath taking, massive yellow hive towers that stretched for hundreds of miles into the sky. "You know, two very weird things just occurred to me." Said Thomas. "Really? Just the two?" Asked Lisa. "Yes, if Gatorian ships land by crashing, then how do they get up into space? And for that matter how did they land on Earth without crashing… the ship we were just on, not the one that brought Walter to Earth." Explained Thomas.
"Oh… your right that doesn't make any sense…" She paused for a moment to think about what Thomas had said. She then decided to save what she had been thinking to a folder separate to her consciousness. "Now as I was saying before you stared out into blank space. I don't think 'Bishop' is Ivan's real last name."
"You know I'm right next to you." Said Ivan. "And your right, my last name isn't Bishop. My family name is Ivnovowels." He said. "Oh… well that answers that question." Said Thomas, they then all entered a massive hive that there ship had landed in front of. "The Queens Counsel awaits you." Said a Gatorian guard, he noticed Walter's inane babbling and twitching. "I take it that his Queen died when he was a grub?"
"I guess." Said Lisa. "I see, anyway, follow me to the Council chamber." He said, guiding the four of them to the council chambers. It was a massive room, it only had one dead plant for decoration but it was only because everyone was too busy too water it.
"Greetings little ones." Said the largest of the Gatorian Queens. "I am High-Queen Jrn, of the Gatorian Trade Hives. I understand that you have the knowledge to traverse the void at light speed? Would you be kind enough to share that knowledge with us?"
"I don't see why not." She said. "But I have only one condition. The first planet we visit will be Earth, and, if Walter's claims about your Trade Hives are anything to go by, you will help our planet recover." The massive queens were debating amongst themselves in the Gatorians native language, of clicks and gurgling noises. "We will do what we can, but we are not miracle workers. And it would take time to make all of our ships Light Speed capable." Said Jrn after they were done talking. "Good, now… do any of you know where I can recharge?" Lisa asked sheepishly. "There should be a vending machine in the lounge room, you can plug into that."