Kevin kept his eyes on the scanner the whole time while they were in the spaceship. "It should be a small ship, Tennyson" Kevin said pressing buttons on the pad. "Huh, wha?" Ben took out his earphones and looked over to see a pissed off Kevin. "It's like you don't even care that your cousin/ my girlfriend is with a sick pervert and bleeding to death" Ben placed his earphones back into his ears.

"We'll find her eventually" Kevin growled standing up and walking over to him then grabbing his collar and raising him up. "She could be dead by now and all you can do is listen to your damn ipod" Kevin spat in his face as Ben winced. "You don't think I know that" Kevin dropped him. "Yeah, you're right; she's probably bleeding to death or even death but there's nothing we can do til' we get there" Ben sat down in his seat and crossed his arms like a small child throwing a tantrum. Kevin snorted and sat down looking back at the monitor.

Gwen was pushed forth into a white-lighted room causing her to drop to her knees and drop her head. Kojo walked to the front of her and lifted her head up by her chin. She stared up at him with delirious eyes. Four slashes on the right side of her cheek were glowing a white and violet colour. He smiled at the glow then let her chin drop and grabbed her wrists cuffing then.

"Consider this your new home" Kojo stated walking around the clear white room. Gwen looked around the room. It was completely white with a metal bed, a drawer, a desk and another room leading to the bathroom. Gwen chuckled deliriously. "I liked my old one" Kojo walked over to her and brought his hand up. Gwen winced awaiting him to slap her but nothing happened.

"Very funny" He caressed her cheek. He leaned in closer to her. "I like what you wore last time" He shoved her down onto the ground. Gwen winced but didn't get back up. Kojo just laughed. "Nighty, night" He walked out of the room locking the door behind him.


"Got something" Kevin smiled looking down at the radar. "Got what?" Ben asked taking his earphones out his ears. "That cruiser that we were on before, its still there"

"So"

"it's the nearest spaceship that's large enough to at least hide another spaceship and its our only chance" Kevin said pushing Ben off the control seat and sitting on it. "Hey" Ben complained getting up and moving over to the monitor. Kevin ignored him and continued to control the ship into the cruiser. Julie walked over to Kevin and sat down beside her. "Kevin?" She instantly grabbed his attention. "Yeah" He took a quick glance at her then back at the cruiser. "I don't think Gwen's dead" Julie whispered holding the zip of her jacket and looking out the window. "What makes you so sure?" Kevin questioned. Julie gulped. "When we were on that ship, She was acting just like you usually do" Kevin looked over to her. "Kojo had a million chances to killer her. Why would he put in all this effort just to kill her now?" Julie asked making no eye contact. Kevin's eyebrow arched. He wasn't sure how to answer that question nor even if he could figure out if it was even a question. He turned his attention back onto landing the RustBucket.


Gwen was awoken by the sounds of heavy engines starting. She groaned and attempted to ignore it but it just seemed to be getting louder and louder. She looked up to her surroundings and fully noticed the desk; it had equipment on it. Gwen dragged herself towards the desk with her legs loosely trailing behind. She gripped onto part of the desk and lifted herself up and onto the seat. She cringed and looked down towards the desk. There was a piece of paper and pencils/pens. Gwen grabbed one of the pens and attempted to fit one of the pencils into the lock.

It started to splint. She sighed; it's not going to hold the pressure. She tossed the pencil aside and attempted to grab one of the pens. 'BANG' she heard the door open and close. She attempted to turn around in her chair but it didn't seem to help. She sat properly in the desk and waited for him to come over. She winced as his hand crashed down on the desk and his whole body lean over her.

"I haven't done anything," She whispered looking down at the paper on the desk and tucking the pen in between her hands. "If I knew you weren't doing anything then I wouldn't have come in here" He stroked her hair. Gwen fidgeted and remained quiet. He just watched her for a few seconds before getting up. She waited for him to leave before looking up at the camera above the desk. The alien turned around to see the girl still keeping her head low. "There was something I wanted from you," He stated coming back over to her.

"I don't have anything," Gwen hissed with spite. He simply walked up to her and bent down to her knees. He looked into her eyes and chuckled then in one quick snap he stabbed her leg with a needle. Gwen held onto the desk and winced. She fell onto the floor and attempted to crawl away. He leaned against the desk and watched her as she crawled towards the opposite end of the room. He shook his head and laughed then got up and grabbed the back of her shirt pulling her towards the bed.


"Hey Kevin follow that spaceship" Ben pointed towards a medium size spaceship attempting to escape from the large cruiser. "Why?" Kevin growled looking extremely agitated with the brunette. "it looks suspicious" Ben said making Kevin growl more. "No we're going to the cruiser one, Gwen has more chance of being there"

"But"

"I said no" Kevin stated landing the ship into the bay. He immediately jumped off and ran towards the exit absorbing the metal at the same time. Ben rolled his eyes and followed him. "Where is she?" Kevin fisted his jacket as he laughed. Julie and Ben raced out the door but stopped. "Kevin stopped" Ben shouted grabbing him and attempting to pull him away.

Kevin finally released his grip and let him drop to the ground. He got up and dusted himself off. Ben took a step forward and glared at him. "Where's my cousin" Kojo smiled. "I needed a new ship and she caught the attention of a certain buyer" he smiled. "Who?" Julie asked. Kojo smiled. "So nice to see you again" Kojo's tongue came out like a snake. Ben took in step in front of Julie covering her from the alien. "Don't even think about touching her" Ben stared causing Kojo to hiss. "Enough. I want to know where Gwen is NOW," Kevin shouted. Kojo smiled. "And why should I tell you" Kojo crossed his arms and smiled. Kevin grabbed his collar and forced him into a wall and began to beat him til' he spoke. He began to choke out blood as Kevin stood over him about to hit him again. "Where's Gwen?" He cracked his knuckles. "Celivous t-took her an hour ago"

"That ship" Ben pointed his index finger up in the air. "Ha, suck it, I was right" Ben giggled causing Julie to hit him. Kevin growled and ran to the ship. "Kevin wait up," Ben shouted grabbing Julie's hand and following Kevin. Kojo smiled and followed them.


Gwen winced in pain. She felt like she had been hit over the head with a brick. 'Ow' She mimed cringing. "Shhhh" She felt a soft hand come down on her leg and trail its way up to her stomach. She attempted to move away but couldn't. She was stuck. She felt the bed move slightly indicating that someone was sitting down next to her. She groaned and moved her head to the side. A hand came down on her cheek causing her to open her eyes. She turned her head in time to see the cloaked alien caressing her. She looked down and noticed that she was no longer in her normal clothes but the slave girl ones. "Sssshhhii-" Gwen's eyes widened and attempted to cover herself. The cloaked figure laughed and placed his fingers back onto her body. Gwen tried to speak but nothing came out. She kept her mouth open and attempted over and over again. The cloaked alien looked up to the restraints above her head and tugging them making sure she wouldn't be able to get out any time soon. "You have no idea how much you're worth, you know that?" He moved over to her ankles and checked her other restraints. "well on the black market and to just the right customer" He tugs at the chains.

"Antodytes are worth millions. Especially young ones" He chuckled brushing her legs with the back of his claws. "And with that little smart mouth of yours shut" He grabbed her chin and made her look at him. "I can get billions," He laughed. Gwen was gob smacked she never saw this coming; she should've saw this coming. "It's a shame Kojo never saw the wealth in you" He smiled sitting back down next to her legs. "Well I'm sure he did but he just had other plans for you" He pulled a metal tray over to them with sharp utensils on it. Gwen tried to scream as he picked up a sharp metal instrument and brought it close to her wounded legs. "I'd close your eyes if I were you" Gwen sat back and winced her eyes closed. She bit her bottom lip and whimpered as he stuck the metal instrument into her leg. She screamed in utter pain. 'PING' She scrunched her face as he moved over to the other one. 'AAAHHH' She screamed mentally as he placed the instrument into the other one. She felt him pour liquid into the wound which stang but not too much. The redhead winced and hissed as he wrapped her legs up in gauze. "You can open your eyes now" he placed a hand on her cheek. She looked up at him and gulped. He smiled at her.

"Guess you're pretty tired then, huh?" He placed a blanket over her and walked out the room. Gwen looked above her head and attempted to get her wrists out of the shackles. Her eyes were starting to well up when he clicked the light off and walked out. A tear rolled down her face as she closed her eyes and attempted to drift off to sleep.


Julie slept soundly on the chair beside Ben. He yawned and got up then walked over to Julie. "Julie and I are going to bed, you coming?" Ben asked Kevin whilst picking Julie up in his arms. Kevin mumbled something but Ben couldn't hear it.

"What?" Ben whispered trying not to wake his girlfriend.

"I said not until we find Gwen" Kevin mumbled causing Ben to sigh.

"we will find her Kevin but killing yourselves not gonna help. It's been a long day" there was a silence between the two for a few minutes.

"I'm not moving until I find her," Kevin stated.

Ben sighed and walked into the back with Julie in his arms.


6hrs later

Gwen watched quietly as the cloaked figure undid her restraints. He cuffed her hands together and placed a chain around her neck. He checked her restraints to make sure she wasn't getting away any time soon.

"Comfy?" He asked trying to lighten the conversation. 'No' Gwen mimed looking away from him. The cloaked alien lightly grabbed her chin and pulled her back to meet him. "Be on your best behaviour. One mess up from you and I can promise you, you'll be living in a small metal cage, understand?" He asked.

Gwen stares daggers at him but nodded. "Alright then" He helped her stand up and walk out of the room.


Gwen shuffled in her restraints causing Celivous to stare daggers at her. She moved slowly following his steps as he led her into a large area filled with different types of aliens. Some whistled at her others just stared as she was led into the back of the convention. She looked around to find herself not the only 'item' being sold today. Different breeds of pets, slaves, technology was all on sale and all in cages. An green eyed three legged alien approached Celivous and led him to a small eerie room with a man-sized cage. Celivous opened the foor and waited for her to get in. She shook her head. Celivous looked over to her. "Do you want me to throw you into a smaller one?" Gwen gulped and limped in. She sat down in it and looked up at Celivous chatting away in another language as the other alien. It was funny; she had never seen his face before and probably never will.

Celivous pointed over to her and rubbed his chin. The other alien looked over to her unsure but nodded anyway. He walked behind Gwen and attached a metal rod to the neck chain. Gwen heard a few clicks behind her and noticed Celivous watching her intensely. Gwen arched her eyebrow but stopped when a wave of electricity shot through her. Next thing she knew she was being led out in a cage wincing her eyes every single time energy surged through her causing her antodyte self to be shown. Celivous walked next to her as the alien pushed. He kept his claw like hands fairly close to where Gwen was sitting. He slowly leaned over but kept his gaze forward. "By the way, try to escape and I'll make sure you are tortured for a week" Gwen backed away from him causing him to smile. "Ladies and Gentlemen" a voice boomed out on stage. It was an alien species similar to Kojo's.

'Great' Gwen thought as she was brought up on stage. Celivous opened the cage and helped her up. "We have a treat tonight" He placed a hand on her back making sure she wouldn't try run. "May I present to you, Celivous" the cloaked figure walked out with Gwen shuffling and resisting in her restraints. She heard wolf-whistles and disgusting complements being shouted out. Celivous laughed. "She up for grabs tonight and is starting at 38mil." He stated making Gwen stare at him. '38million' she thought. She had never seen that money in her life. Celivous pushed her back into the cage and locked it then pushed her over to a booth in the corner picking up a magazine and began reading it. 'You'd be a bad real-estate agent' Gwen thought to herself hugging her knees.


Kevin stayed up for hours until he noticed a ringing from his phone. "Hello?" He said tiredly. "Hey buddy?" Kevin's eyebrow arched. "Argit, what do you want?" Kevin asked grudgily. "It's not what I want, it's what you want?" Argit smirked as he looked around the convention centre. Kevin growled. "I'm not interested" Kevin growled. "Oh so I'll just go tell Gwen that your not coming" Argit began walking to the antodyte. "Wait…. Your with Gwen?" Argit smiled. "Yeah, at the convention centre, which We Usually go to every year, but she's going for a hefty price"

"How much?" Kevin asked concerned. "38mil. And that's just the starting price"

"Crap" Kevin thought to himself. "I'll be there soon, make sure she's not taken"
"No problem, buddy" Argit put the phone down and walked over to her. He tapped on the cage catching barely catching Gwen's attention due to the other aliens sticking their hands into the cage and trying to touch her. "Gwen?" He called out making her turn around. "Argit?" She mimed attempting to move over to him. She gripped onto the bars and looked down at him. "Hey red you look different" Argit told her smiling. "Get me out of here" She mimed but Argit gave her a confused look. "Huh?"

Gwen pointed at her throat and shook her head.

"Can't speak huh?" She shook her head. "Can you use your powers?" Gwen shook her head and sighed. "Ok, you cause a distraction, I'm gonna get you out" Gwen arched her eyebrow but nodded. She grabbed onto the bars and stood up then began kicking the cage catching Celivous's attention. He walked to the front and yelled at her telling her to sit back down as Argit made his way over to the door and attempting to pry the lock off. "Almost got it," Argit said almost getting it. Gwen grabbed onto the collar attempting to pull it off. 'BANG, BANG' Both the collar and the lock came off.

Gwen dropped to the floor and noticed she was still in her Antodyte form. "Gwen?" She looked over to Argit. "Lets go" Gwen raced over to him. He grabbed onto her waist and helped her down. Gwen and Argit began to dash between buildings as the mob chased after them. "Common I gotta ship" Argit told her making her smile. 'Woah' Gwen fell to the ground making Argit sceared. "Gwen!" He looked up to the crowd racing to catch them.

She attempted to pick herself up but fell. Argit quickly raced over to her and helped her up then ran behind an alleyway and hid behind a dumpster. "Stop glowing" Argit whispered harshly towards her. 'I cant' Gwen mimed placing herself into the corner. Argit breathed harshly. Gwen shuffled in her restraints trying to remove them. "Keep it down" Argit whispered harshly to her.

Gwen sighed and stopped moving as Argit took a peak behind the dumpster checking if anyone was coming. "Oh, no" Argit stared at the mob entering the alleyway. He turned to find an exit but there was none. Gwen poked him in the shoulder and questioned him. "Sorry red you're on your own" Gwen eyes widened as Argit grabbed her and shoved her in front of him. "She's the one you want, take her instead" Celivous took a step forward as Gwen winced. He grabbed her arms and shoved her towards him. "Consider yourself already in trouble" He whispered into her ear. "Now move" He pushed her. "And for you" He stared at Argit. "SECURITY" He shouted at the top of his lungs.


Kevin dashed in looking around the convention to find most people leaving. "GWEN?" He screamed as he ran through. "GWEN?" He screamed so loudly his throat was beginning to hurt. "He took her" Kevin turned round to find Argit. "what?" He stared down at him. "I tried to save her but he took her" Kevin grabbed him coat growling at him. "You were suppost to take care of her" Kevin spat in his face. "I did, Kevin, Buddy, but I was out numbered and well…."

"well what?"

Argit gave a nervous laugh. "They were gonna kill me if I didn't hand her over to him" Kevin just growled. "Where is she? Whose got her?"

"I-I don't know, this guy in a red cloak grabbed her began dragging her back to wherever her came from. I think his names Celivous" Argit added. Kevin dropped him and began walking away. "Wait Kevin, Buddy, wait up" Kevin turned round to him. "I can help you find her" Kevin began to walk away. "Help me? You couldn't even help her for 5 minutes" he walked back to the ship.


Gwen was shoved into the back of the ship. She attempted to get up but Celivous kicked her back down. "You costed me more than your worth" He picked her up by the back of her hair and smacked her back down. Gwen hissed in pain as he shoved her into a small cage not even big enough to stand in. Gwen glared at him as he closed the cell door. "Don't think you'll be getting out of there anytime soon" He told her making her wince. She could barely move. "You ruined my deal today" He shouted at her as Gwen just rolled her eyes. He noted the gesture and pulled a gun from behind his back. Gwen backed away as far as she could go which was barely a few centimetres. She cringe her eyes and looked away. He placed the gun down on the side and walked away. Gwen tried to get her breathing stable but was failing horrendously.


Kevin sat in the ship thinking. He felt sick to his stomach knowing that somewhere his girlfriend was being held hostage by a crazed maniac. "Kevin, you find her?" Ben walked up to him. "Obviously not or she'd be sitting right here" Kevin stood up and growled at him. Ben raised his arms up in defence. "Jeez, Sorry" He said walking away.

Julie looked over to him and sighed. "I'm sure she's okay" Kevin sat back down and placed his hands over his eyes. "You don't know that" Kevin stated not looking up at her. "True" She walked up to him. "But you don't know she's not okay" Julie sat down next to him and rubbed his back. "She's with a guy that tried to sell her to a bunch of low lives," Kevin stated shifting in his seat. Julie didn't know what to say. She quietly got up and said. "We'll find her eventually" She then walked out of the room after Ben.


6 DAYS LATER

Gwen sat there shivering in the darkness. It had been so long since she had seen sunlight.

"Supper" the cloaked figure brought in a plate full of food. He walked over to the girl covered in cuts and bruises and placed it down next to the cage. She tried to grab it with her restrained arms but they wouldn't fit. Celivous laughed and picked the tray up then sat down opposite her.

The red head looked up at him with tired hungry eyes. He began to eat it making sure she was watching. "Guess you're pretty hungry, huh?" He smiled at her. Gwen didn't answer that question; she just slumped. He chuckled lightly putting the plate aside and heading over to where he had the gun.

Gwen heard him cock the gun. She looked up to him and gulped. "Let me have a look at your leg for a second" He aimed the gun towards them. The redhead didn't move; he had played this card too many times. He laughed and put the gun down. "Kojo wasn't wrong about you" He put his arm in the cage and stroked her cheek. Gwen looked up at him; she could see the hunger in his eyes. She attempted to back away.

"Say your 16" He whispered opening the cage and grabbing her. "LET ME GO" She mimed screaming at him as he grabbed her by the collar and dragged her out the door. He pushed her into his bedroom as she fell onto the floor. Gwen attempted to back away into the corner but he grabbed the back of her hair and threw her onto a king sized bed with black silky covers and red pillows. Celivous grabbed her and began to tie her arms to the post of the beds. She was too weak to fight him and could conjure the energy too. She hadn't eaten for six or seven days; she had lost count after the third. Gwen tucked her legs up to her chest but he just laughed and grabbed them tying her down. She struggled hopelessly as he began to remove his clothing.

She stopped struggling and looked up. She had never seen him before and now she was staring at what he actually looked like. It was like a robot cross a lizard cross a snake. "What the-" She mimed staring at him. Celivous chuckled and placed his red coat down on a chair. "ive had a few injuries that just wouldn't heal" He crawled onto of her, his snake like tongue gaining the scent of her sacredness. She turned her head to the side and winced her eyes closed.

"There's nothing wrong with having a taste of the stock" He licked her cheek and began kissing her neck.


Kevin hadn't had any sleep. He had very dark rims around his eyes and looked like he was going to faint at any second. He heard shuffling behind him and turned round to see the last person he wanted to see. "Argit!" Kevin hissed standing up and walking over to him. "Kevin wait" Julie stood in front of Argit as Ben pushed Argit back. "He can help" Ben said. Kevin cringed and growled. "He's never helped before, why should he help us now" Kevin backed away into his seat. "Kevin its our only chance" Julie told him. "How can he possibly help?" Kevin didn't look back.

"I placed a tracker on her" Argit held his hand out with a small black box on it. Kevin looked up and instantly turned around racing up to it and ripping it out of his hand. "How come you didn't tell me til' now?" Kevin grabbed Argit's collar. "I tried telling you" Argit struggled. "You just wouldn't listen" Kevin dropped him and raced over to the controls starting the ship up and following the tracker.