"I'm sure she'll be coming back any minute," Amber said for the fifth time.
She was holed up inside Ali's hideout with Timothy pacing in front of her. About fifteen minutes ago, Timothy had decided that Ali was overdue and had taken to pacing back and forth near the exit in anticipation. Amber had tried to comfort the restless alien in case it made an attempt to take out its frustration on her. But Timothy had made no moves to attack her; he appeared to be honoring Ali's wish. However, he would snap at her with his second mouth every time she tried to calm him down.
Suddenly, from above, there was a loud buzzing sound that grew louder and louder. Timothy stiffened and raised its upper lip, flashing silver teeth. He turned to Amber and began gesturing with its head toward the exit.
"What is it?" Amber asked.
Timothy let out a hiss of aggravation, moved behind Amber, and nipped at her back. Amber jumped up and away from Timothy. Timothy hissed in response and nipped at Amber again. Finally, Amber got the picture and moved toward the exit. Timothy followed behind her and helped guide her out of the Hive.
When Amber climbed out of the hidden entrance first she immediately saw what was making the strange buzzing; a giant spaceship was coming in slowly toward the ground. Standing beneath it, waiting, were the two creatures that had attacked them. One of the creatures was holding something in its arms and, as the spaceship grew closer, the lights illuminated the thing in the creature's arms; it was Ali.
"No!" Amber said quietly.
Timothy was still behind her, not quite out of the Hive entrance, and he hissed in confusion. Amber tried to stay inside the Hive as best as she could to avoid being seen by the creatures, but Timothy pushed her out of the way and climbed out of the Hive. He hissed in fury when he saw Ali in the arms of the creature and his body braced to pounce. Moving quickly, Amber grabbed the alien around its torso and dug her heels into the ground. Timothy turned and snapped at her, fighting to break free.
"You can't save her yet!" Amber tried to say in a loud whisper.
But Timothy ignored her and began walking toward the ship, dragging Amber along despite her feet gouging into the ground.
"Look," Amber said, trying again, "If you attack them right now, there's a good chance they would kill you." Timothy hissed as if to say "so?" so Amber continued. "If you died, think of how much that would crush Ali!" That stopped Timothy. "If we sneak on the ship quietly and rescue Ali before this ship leaves our atmosphere, it would be a lot easier and a lot safer."
Timothy thought for a moment and then nodded to Amber. Amber sighed with relief, glad to have stopped Timothy. She then focused her attention on getting on to the ship without being detected. Suddenly, there was a loud whoosh of air and Amber looked up. Nearby, at the base of the ship, there was an air vent that was sending a jet stream of air out.
"This way," Amber said.
Timothy looked toward the direction of her gaze and saw the air vent. He hissed and offered his back to Amber. Amber hobbled up quickly and Timothy moved toward the air vent, squeezing in just before the vent closed.
A/N: Short chapter, sorry guys, the next one will be longer!
~Ali Wenstern