Chapter 12
Almost one year later
Fin and Asher were bored out of their minds. It got to the point to where they were just making small talk to try to kill time.
That was to the point that Tak shook the cage. "Don't you ever shut up."
"If you didn't want to hear this, you should have taken us back to Earth," Fin responded back really annoyed.
Tak reached in a yanked at Fin's hair. As a reflex, Fin grabbed her wrist; breaking it. Tak sent a slur of curse words in her native language.
"'There's a kid present'," Fin replied in Irk as well with sarcasm. Tak was looking at her curiosity. "Don't look at me like that. I'm twenty. Humans take shorter amounts of time learning a different language."
"Shut up," Tak said as she walked away, holding her wrist.
"Did you just brake her hand?" Asher asked quietly.
"Her wrist." Fin started to rub her head where it was throbbing.
"Fin, there's something I still don't understand something, why would people separate us."
Fin went to go pop her neck. "Because, to most humans we're something to be cut open and be looked into. Then there are Irkins."
"What about them?" Asher asked sounding a little scared.
"To them, we don't know whether they will want to kill you or dissect you because they are scared of you."
"And they're scared of us because we're half human?"
"Yes. No other reason whatsoever besides that." As Fin thought, she started to stare out of the window. There was nothing but stars. But then there was a red blear that pecked her interest. The best that she could, she crawled past Asher and to when he was. She pushed him to the side and tried to get a better look out of the window. It was as she thought, the armada. All she could see right now was the various small ships, but she know that they were probably headed to the biggest ship. She felt the emotions built in on her as the memories were coming back to her of when she was there all those years ago. "Asher, I know that I've been saying that we're almost there since we left Earth. But, we're actually here," She said with some distaste in her voice. She turned around and pushed her hair out of the way.
The ship came to a jerked stop. The siblings bumped heads. The cage dropped and they bumped heads again. Asher came face to face the the updated SIR unit. It kicked the cage and Asher jumped back and landed on his sister to get away from it.
Tak came up from the front. The two looked up at her.
"MiMi, bring them," she demanded, still holding her wrist.
Fin glared at Tak as Asher clung to her. The little robot picked up a remote and the cage started to hover and followed behind. As the cage they were going through the ship, Asher was holding onto his sister for dear life. All she did about is was trying to get him to let go of her.
The last set of doors opened and Fin saw them; the Tallest. She glared at them as they were discussing something with one of their solders.
"My Tallest," Tak said with a bow as they were close enough. "Here she is, just like I told you."
Purple came over and looked at the two of them. Just at a close glace, you could see the years had finally caught up to them. "Who's the boy?"
Fin went for a punch and got him. "Stay away from us."
"Probably her kid," Red commented from where he was. As he came closer, Fin could see that the arm that she had shot at had been replaced with a mechanical arm. "Let me see." He leaned down and looked as Purple got himself off the floor. As Red was looking over them, Fin could see what stress had done to them. "Let them out. I don't think they'll be much of a problem once they're secured."
Both hovered away. Their cage was being opened, Fin leaped out and ran for the Tallest.
"MiMi, sick 'em," Tak demanded.
The SIR unit started running and got to Fin first. Fin stopped, turned, and dealt with the deadly robot. Fin couldn't lay a hand on it. It was too fast; in front, in back, beside, below. But after a couple rounds, Fin was able to catch it from the leg. She pulled it in front of her and shut it down. After dropping it to the floor, she looked to see where her brother was. He managed to get away from the captures; on the lower level, running in a circle, yelling at the top of his lungs, with the guards right behind him.
"Just like Dad," she said to herself as she turned back towards the Tallest, but Tak punched her. The two fought. Fin was able to block most of the attacks, being thrown back with every hit Tak got. After an uppercut, Fin landed on the floor. She tried to get up, but Tak kept her pinned under her boot. With her breathing labored with anger, she scanned the room. Asher was caught and the guards were bringing him over. Being thrown on the floor and put a blade to both of their throats, the Tallest came down.
"Nice try, Fin," Red said. "But we'll be able to stop you."
"Stop me from doing what? Trying to get at you like I said I would?" she spat as she was tried to release herself, causing the blade to slice her skin along her jaw line.
Purple said as he dug into his curly fries. "Take her to the most secure cell we have."
As she was picked up off the floor, Fin went willingly; trying to think of a plan to escape.
