They were halfway out into space and almost to Earth when the following space ship started hitting them with missiles. Angela, growling in frustration and tiredness, stirred the ship to the left and right, trying to miss the missiles. It was no use though, about seventy-five percent of the projectiles hit them. Janet tried shooting back at them, but she was no good. Karen, Sue and Kelly had moved up to the cockpit, and were huddled together screaming.
"Angel, I just want you to know this," Janet yelled. "I was the one that destroyed your car."
"What!" Angela exclaimed. "Never mind that."
Another missile slammed into their side and they veered off course. Angela brought them back on course with a grunt. The missile had forced them into Earth's orbit. They were almost there, the blue ocean and the green landscapes made all of them cross themselves. They were happy to be home. Janet could have hugged Angela, they all could have. But Angela was persistant that they stick to whatever they were doing.
"We'll be landing near the Yellowstone National Park in T-minus five minutes." Angela announced.
"Thank god we are home." Janet sighed.
"Don't get your hopes up, remember we are still being followed." Sue yelled.
"Sue's right, keep eyes and ears open." Angela said. "All channels tuned in."
Five minutes later they landed in a flattened space of forestland a few miles west of Yellowstone National Park. A few deer and a moose with a calf tagging closely by her side ran off in a hurry. The hatch was lowered and the girls trudged out in single file order. Angela led the with Janet, Paula, Sue, Karen and Kelly following closely at her back. Before they had reached the first hill, the ship that had been following them landed. With a roar, Angela switched from being infront of everyone to being behind them all. She pushed them all quickly past the hill and to the uncut and dense forest beyond. Angela took a few short glances back and gasped everytime. Besides the Yautja's emince weight, they were incredibly fast. They were closing down on them quickly.
"Angel, I'm scared." Sue screamed.
"Don't be, Angela will protect us." Janet yelled.
"The trees, climb the trees." Angela gasped.
Janet took a glance back to see Shemino's dark green eyes narrowing down on Angela's spinal column. With a roar, she picked Sue up and started climbing the nearest tree. Karen and Kelly followed closely at her heels. Paula was almost to the tree when another Yautja jumped out from behind a tree and grabbed her. Paula screamed, Janet tried to help but it was no use. Paula was pulled back to the awaiting ship.
Paula was dragged back to the ship none to nicely. The Yautja that was pushing her was a very muscular guy with a huge scar running down his face that ended at the nape of his neck. He was missing a mandible, a big chunk of pink meat was in its place. He had two inch nails that dug themselves into her waist and arms. She was bleeding badly on her left arm when she was pushed into the awaiting ship.
"Why...why couldn't I help her?" Janet cried.
"It wasn't your fault." Karen sighed.
"Where's Angela?" Kelly asked.
"Don't blame Angela." Sue exclaimed.
"I'm not, just wondering where she is." Janet sighed.
Paula was shocked, Angela was chained up against the wall of the cell that she had just been pushed into. With a scream, she ran towards her. Angela didn't lift her head, so Paula did, but with extreme care. With a yell of surprise, she released Angela's head and backed up. Angela had a deep cut to her right temple that was bleeding badly. She could see that Angela hadn't given up without a fight though, there were bruises and a few dozen scratch marks on her shoulders. There was a grunt, then she raised her head slightly. She narrowed her eyes, trying to see correctly, she could see two Paula's standing in front of her.
"Paula!" Angela croaked weakly.
"What happened?" Paula asked.
"Shemino hit me with his spear." Angela sighed.
"Did you fall quickly?" Paula asked.
"No, I put up a minor fight first." Angela said.
"My girl." Paula exclaimed.
"Uh, not so loud." Angela whispered. "Where's Janet and the girls?"
"Still out there." Paula said.
The door opened, Karen and Kelly were shuffled in. They were thrown up against the wall, then Sue was thrown in. Paula ran and caught Sue before she could hit the ground. Janet's yells of pain and fright could be heard from the other side of the door. She was thrown in and shackled right beside Angela. Janet had a small cut to her elbow that looked very painful. Angela tried to comfort her, but her voice faultered and she lost conciousness.
"Well that plan bombed." Janet squealed.
"Eh it was a good one, but didn't work out as well as it should have." Paula sighed.
"Now what?" Sue asked.
"Well with Angela out of commission, I suggest we rest for awhile." Kelly suggested.
"Yeah okay." Sue said.
Three hours later the doors were opened and a tray of food was slid over towards them. They all ate hungrily on what was on it, even Angela mustered up enough strength to swallow a few chunks of meat before she lost conciousness again. She had been drifting in and out of conciousness, but she was stablizing slowly. Everyone feared she had a concussion. Janet tried to speak to her, but Angela was too ashamed to speak to anybody. She kept her eyes shut tight.
"I didn't know she spoke spanish." Janet said.
"We all do, except you of course." Karen laughed.
"I'm a little rusty." Kelly stated. "But I understood her perfectly."
Paula was really worried about Angela, all she did was look down. She could swear that she had seen a few tears fall down unto the floor. She wished she could help, but Angela had said that no one was to touch her. The thought of what Yvertjo and the rest would do to them when they got back drifted helplessly through her brain. She could just see the sheer terror on all of their faces, except Angela's of course. Angela wasn't going to be scared, she was going to be strong, as always.
Two days later they landed on the planet and were all hustled down the ramp and into a building. Angela kept her head down, still ashamed of herself. She could just imagine the roars of Qua Sho as he rose the whip, tearing into her soft flesh on her back. She had never felt this ashamed, this frightened in her life. It made her even more afraid. The fright traveled up to her heart and settled there. It started turning into pure rage.
Paula stopped dead center and they all bumped into her. Yvertjo was staring at her angrily. Qua Sho, Celtic and Chopper were ringing their hands together in anger. Scar, Melkire and Lotoja were glaring at them with furious eyes. Master Yautofo had a few whips on top of a table. She could guess which one was going to be whipped. There was a yell of anger and Angela jumped up. They were escorting her to the table.
They had her bent over on the table in less than three minutes, Qua Sho had lifted her loin cloth to were her smooth white skin on her buttom showed. Master Yautofo had stepped away from the table and was now circling it, he stopped long enough to grab a whip. He wound it a few times around his hand and was just rising it. Paula couldn't take it anymore, she let out a mighty roar that made them all stop whatever they were doing. They were all looking at her now. The room was quiet.
"It wasn't Angela's plan, it was mine." Paula hissed.
"What!" Angela yelled.
"Is that so?" Master Yautofo hised.
"No, Paula no." Janet screamed.
"Bring her to me." Master Yautofo exclaimed.
Paula was pushed to the table and was forced down. Angela fought all the way back to the girls, trying to stop Paula from recieving her punishment. Janet was silent, Sue's mouth was open. Before Angela was even ten steps away, there was a mighty yelp of pain from Paula. The whip rose and fell, rose and fell, rose and fell. The screams grew deeper, more painful. Angela's eyes reddened. She wrestled her way back, but was constantly pushed back. A few minutes later, Paula was huddled to the floor, blood flowing freely. Angela roared and tried to help her.
"Let this be a lesson to you all." Master Yautofo barked.
"Punishments get worse with every attempt of escape." Lotoja finished. Qua Sho roared.
"Besides this punishment, you are all to be beaten by your mates." Master Yautofo growled.
"For what you did to them." Lotoja growled.
"What!?!" Janet yelled.
"You can't..."Sue cried.
"Oh we can." Lotoja exclaimed. "And we will."
"Take them away." Master Yautofo exclaimed.
They were escorted out of the building and back into the citedal that this entire mess had started at. Angela put up another small resistance, but it was fruitile. Qua Sho and the rest followed, roaring and clicking away. The citedal was packed, full of Yautja spectators expecting to see a taming worth seeing.
There were a few weapons that Angela noticed right off the bat. Her sword, bow, arrows and knives were hanging up in a glass case. She tried to get to them, but it was useless. Her handler was too strong. There were a few whips littered about, she could guess what they were to be used for. The word taming came to her mind and she roared. Master Yautofo and Lotoja had retreated to a high seat at the head of the stadium.
"They are going to tame us." Angela croaked.
"Goodnight." Paula screamed.
"Not on my life." Janet squealed.
"Calm yourself, just stick behind me." Angela ordered.
They were chained up to a metal protrusion that was nailed into the ground at an angle that couldn't be ripped out. Angela tried to run away, to get the girls behind her and make her promise come true. But it was a promise that couldn't be kept. Janet was kicked down and kicked in the belly. Karen was being spanked. Kelly screamed, Chopper was slamming his fists into her stomach. Paula was picked up and thrown into the sky. She landed on her side, where she lost her breath. Sue tried to evade Scar but he grabbed her just in time to land a few slaps to her face.
The pain was unbearable, everything hurt. Angela couldn't believe that she had been caught off guard. Qua Sho had done a number on her. He had punched, kicked, slapped and whipped her. When they had returned home, he had locked her up in their room. The rage in her chest grew into a purely dangerous anger that she had never felt before. Qua Sho was down stairs, sleeping on the couch she believed. He was probably too disgusted to sleep with her. With a smile on her bruised face, she went to sleep and dreamed of the green grassy plains on Earth.