Yautja language

Thoughts or passed events

WRITTEN WORDS.

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The young woman kept her eyes on the brown Arbitrator in front of her even though multiple Yautjas were appearing here and there around. The roots of his dreadlocks were graying and he had many scars on him; he was obviously in charge. After a brief glance at his rings, she gulped down; he was a Master Elite. Things were serious now.

He stepped forward: '' You are to follow us; do not fight or we will use force.''

Just as he was saying this, She heard Dena'ee coming behind her: '' What's the meaning of this?!'' He growled.

The brown Yautja turned to him: '' Elite… I could ask you the same thing: weren't you supposed to land in New York?''

The black arbitrator kept on a placid face: '' Two members of my crew wanted to hunt here before going to New York and Captain Owen proposed to accompany them. Why are you here?''

The other Arbitrator removed his mask and frowned, his eyes hard: '' I do not answer to you, Elite; I am your superior. However…I will enlighten you.''

Lyna's eyes were dancing everywhere around her, trying to find an escape route, but there was none… Plasma canons were pointed at her and there were at least 10 warriors surrounding them. She looked back at the ship; everyone was now at the footbridge, appearing confused.

The Master Elite joined his hands behind his back: '' Captain Owen has been plotting with Bad Bloods. She's accused of treason against the Empire and of criminal negligence by the human government since she has omitted to declare the Bad Bloods' presence on Earth. As for why I am here, we tracked down your ship and I was rather surprised to see you coming here…It was suspicious, but since you have a reason to be in Canada…You won't be arrested; you could not have known this dishonorable creature was guilty of anything.''

Lyna could hear Dena'ee breathing hard; there was no way this would end well.

The brown yautja's eyes landed on her: ''Take her.''

As two warriors stepped toward her, she heard her uncle coming from the ship: '' You dirty crab faces; leave my niece alone!'' He roared.

Unimpressed, the Master Elite looked at him: '' Ah…this foul mouth must belong to Mister Owen I believe, haven't you heard what I just said? Your…niece, as you call her, is a criminal. I'm here to arrest her, rightfully so.'' He said in a perfect English.

Christopher was marching to him with decided steps, but Lyna grabbed his arm, preventing him to go closer to the brown yautja. She had seen his right wrist slightly move at his side and a wicked gleam in his yellow eyes; the girl was certain he would have hurt her uncle.

'' Don't uncle.'' She hissed.

'' You should listen to the female; apparently she knows best.'' He said derisively.

Hor'jin, Kiba and Ari'dan were walking their way and she saw all the Warriors around them take defensive stances. If any of a friend fought against them, they would be accused of being accomplices. For the first time, she was truly trapped; she had lost.

The young woman raised her hand at them: '' Stay in the ship; this could end badly.''

The Master Elite trilled: ''Exactly, now Captain, come to me and extend your arms in front of you.''

Lyna glanced at Dena'ee; he was wearing a sad, resigned air, powerless. Her uncle shouted again: '' I won't let them-''

The black haired girl abruptly faced him, enraged: he didn't realize the danger he was in: '' I SAID: GO BACK TO THE SHIP!'' She roared.

He stopped; his expression hurt and finally stepped back.

Lyna sighed shakily and walked toward the Master Elite, but Dena'ee grabbed her shoulder: '' We'll immediately go in New York; I'll see what I can do.'' He whispered.

She nodded and resumed advancing to the brown yautja and stretched her arms in front of her. The male rattled in a satisfied manner and placed magnetic cuffs around her wrists. When he activated them, her arms glued themselves together. The male gripped her nape tightly:

''Good; now follow me.'' He purred darkly, walking further in the field they were in.

The girl kept glancing back; she could tell her friends were panicking and worried now. She was too. The ship that had been hidden by an invisible shield began to appear in front of them.

'' For the last years, I wanted to catch you little rebel… And now I am the one that will bring you back to the Arbitrators station. ''

''Congratulations.'' She said flatly as she walked at his side.

His grasp on her neck tightened painfully: '' You will show me respect.''

''Respect is earned, Yautja.''

He snorted as they crossed the footbridge to enter the ship: ''Oh aren't you just a little package of stubbornness… You might have been a leader… but those days are over human.''

They traveled in the hallways and they finally halted in front of a door; he opened it and shoved her inside. The girl turned to face him: ''We'll see.''

He chuckled darkly as if he knew something she did not and closed the metallic door. The young woman stared at the door for a while, still digesting everything that was happening. In the end, she flopped on the cot fixed to the one of the walls.

Xxxxxx

'' *%&$ We *%&$ do ?! '' Christopher asked, pacing the room.

The arbitrator glanced at him, barely understanding.

Ari'dan was silent and his mate was trying to comfort him by caressing his back. He wasn't in a better mood either; he knew what awaited her. The black yautja was aware of the laws as his job was to enforce them.

Lyna's uncle was having a nervous breakdown while all the people from Yautja Prime were in a somber mood. The man walked to him, the short scientist following behind him: '' You're an Arbitrator, you must do something!''

Dena'ee cocked a brow and Leonard translated: '' He said that you are an Arbitrator…that you must do something.''

The male growled: ''I did not write the laws; I do not decide who is guilty and who is not! There isn't much I can do, but vouch for her on her trial. ''

The glasses man murmured that to Owen and this one pushed him in the stomach, barely moving him and shouted something.

'' He said that we must get her out by any mean possible.''

'' You're a dumb human Owen! We can't get her out; if any of us tries, we'll be arrested as well. You will be declared enemy of the Empire, you will never be left in peace after that! ''

After Leonard translated his words, Lyna's uncle calmed down, defeated.

The tall yautja slouched in one of the pilot chair; this wasn't going to end well…but first, they needed to go to New York. Once there, he would see what they could do to help her.

Xxxxxx

The travel to New York had been short: barely half an hour with the spaceship. The Master Elite had brought her to the Yautjan jails in the Arbitrator Station near their mother ship.

Her cuff had been removed and she had been pacing her cell for the last hour when she heard someone coming her way. The young woman hurried to the cell bars: it was Al'tan.

''Lyna, dear! By Paya and Cetanu.'' He exclaimed as he reached her.

'' What's going on, Elder? ''

The council member shook his great head, swinging gray dreadlocks left and right.

'' You are in trouble, young human…big trouble.''

Scowling, she pressed herself to the bars: '' Tell me.''

'' It was decided that since you are a Yautjan citizen, you will be judged on Yautja Prime. ''

That means she her fate would be decided by Yautjas…not good at all.

''A yautjan citizen? Why?''

''You have spent more time on Yautja Prime than on Earth and you are officially registered in our archives. You are still wearing a collar… Furthermore, your government won't have anything to do with you. You always had the people on your side, but not the Empire nor the human government and you just gave them an excuse to get rid of you!'' he informed her.

The girl looked down; things were indeed not going well. Had she been considered as an Earth citizen, she would have had a certain protection and a jury made of both humans and Yautjas…now, she was would be judged under the Empire Law by Yautjas…whom were quite more severe.

Al'tan gently touched her hand: '' You are to leave for Yautja Prime tomorrow morning…I am sorry, Lyna.''

''It's alright… I know I should never have made that deal with the Bad Bloods… See where I am now? People think they were here because of me…And it is forbidden to do anything with a Bad Blood. ''

The Elder sighed: '' Dena'ee and I will do whatever we can to help, but…We can't do much.''

Nodding, the girl said: ''I know…I'm not asking you to. ''

'' You know what the consequences are for what you have been accused of…'' He trailed off.

'' I know.''

Xxxxxx

Morning came fast and as soon as the sun was up, the Master Elite was back with two Warriors.

Lyna leaned her forearms on the bars of her cell: '' Isn't a bit too much for one, small, human female? Scared?'' She drawled.

If her comment affected him, he didn't let it show. Well, maybe this stoic façade was coming with his title…

'' We can't be too sure with you Captain… You have demonstrated us time and time again that you were dangerous and sly. ''

He bent, bringing his face closer to hers: '' Go against the wall; you are to be handcuffed and collared.''

''Great…'' She mumbled as she moved toward one of the walls.

The Warriors came in and slowly approached her; one placed the magnetic cuffs around her wrists, but when they other moved to her neck, he froze.

''Sir? ''

The brown yautja groaned and walked in the cell: ''What is it now?''

The Warrior pointed at her neck and the Elite stepped closer, pulling on the bandana covering her nape: '' well, how… surprising. ''

The young woman remained silent as he untied the piece of tissue to fully reveal the silver collar.

'' Pretty isn't?'' She asked sarcastically.

The Arbitrator eyed the thing around her neck, making it turn: ''Very… it is well crafted and obviously expensive… You must have been a cute, spoiled, little house pet.''

Lyna shook her neck free from his grasp and glared at him: '' I never was a house pet. ''

The tall male frowned and rapidly gripped her chin: ''Well…perhaps with some luck you'll end up to be one…With those blue eyes you certainly could fetch a good price. '' he chuckled meanly.

'' I will never belong to a Yautja again!'' She growled.

His claws slightly dug into her cheeks: '' We both know that might be very well true: the punishment for what you have done is often death.''

She tried to escape his painful grip:'' I'd rather die than to be a servant!''

'' This might also very much happenTake her; we are to escort her on the ship. '' he ordered the Warriors.

Xxxxxx

She spent the space travel in a cell, alone…The young woman would have liked to see Dena'ee one last time before going to Yautja Prime. To say she had lived there for thirteen years…not once she thought she would return back as a criminal. During the three days, she thought a lot… And accepted what was to come. Her life would most likely end soon. Sure, she didn't want to die; she'd rather live, but she understood that this time, no one would save her.

Lyna had received two meals a day and unfortunately, the visit of the Master Elite whose name, she learned, was Erendir. He came a few times to chat; the male was been curious. After speaking with him a few times, she had to recognize he wasn't so bad. The brown Yautja was there now, conversing with her.

''I will admit that I was…astonished when I saw you. Not once have I thought that a little human female could create so much panic among my kind.''

'' Sorry to disappoint. '' She muttered from where she sat on the floor.

He rumbled in amusement: '' I'm not disappointed…simply surprised. Humans don't tend to achieve great things, but you did.''

Scowling, she growled: ''Humans are achieving great things all the time! You've never realized this because you restrain humans on Yautja Primes; you reduce them to the state of animal! ''

Erendir hummed pensively, unconcerned by her temper: ''perhaps…but you humans are under us, inferior. It is your fair place in our society.''

She shook her head: ''Dumb Yautja…''

Again, he rattled, amused: '' I had never conversed with a human…I find it rather amusing. All the use of this sarcasm, irony and expressions…it is interesting.''

Banging her head against the wall, she rolled her eyes: here was a typical Yautja. Humans are inferior…humans are stupid… humans don't think…Yeah right. And for sure, he had not even talked with one before… The male was staring at her, still waiting for some answer.

''What? You had heard all kind of things about us humans, but never tried to verify if they were even true? And they say we are inferior…'' She trailed off.

The Master Elite shifted in his crouching position: ''I am 431 years old…I never felt the need to.''

'' I never felt the need to be collared and see what I'm wearing around my neck.'' The girl mumbled flatly.

His yellow eyes lightened: '' Who placed that lovely collar on you? I presume you were so difficult to tame if it even happened! '' he questioned excitedly.

She chuckled: '' There was no need to tame me… You were right: I was a spoiled, little house pet…I was perfectly fine were I was. I was napping and reading all day and I had servants at my beck and call. What a life it was… ''she said with nostalgia.

It seemed to shock him because he rose: '' You are telling me the truth?! Who did you belong to?''

She spread her arms and let them fall on her knees again: '' I am not a liar…I'm not sure if I should tell you…''

'' Was he or she so horrible that you fled on Earth and started a war? You can tell me…I will speak to no one of this conversation…I was originally here to gain confessions from you, but I found that I did not have the heart for it since you will probably be executed anyway.'' He confessed her.

She had thought so; there had been no reason for him to visit her like this.

The girl shrugged: ''Well, since I will probably be killed in a few days… it would not hurt to satisfy your curiosity. Can you keep a secret then?''

Crouching again, Erendir nodded: '' I will keep it. I have never shared a secret with a human.''

''There is a first time for everything, I guess… ready? First of all, the last year with my Yautja I wasn't a pet anymore. I was his mate.''

His eyes widened: ''You were? So he was a male…''

She snorted and chuckled: ''Obviously…''

Erendir was about to say something when the ship began to shake; a minute after there were voices on the other side of the door.

'' We have landed; it is time to bring the prisoner, Sir.''

The Master Elite rose: '' Of course.''

Two Warriors came in carrying cuffs; they walked toward her, but the brown yautja stopped them: ''I will take care of the criminal; you may follow us behind.''

Lyna stood still when he slid the metallic thing around her wrists; he then gently nudged her toward the exit. As they walked in the hallways he asked: ''So…Who was it? Do I know him?''

Smirking, the girl hummed: '' You know him…''

He glanced back at the two warriors and bent a bit to whisper: ''Tell me.''

They arrived at the outer gates and one of the yautjas behind communicated something in his wrist-com.

She faked thinking and finally shook her head: ''Nah. I decided that it was a secret.''

Erendir frowned at her; the door opened and they went out: ''But…I have to know now!''

The girl shrugged: ''That's my revenge for you arresting me.''

The tall male chuckled: ''It is rather cruel.''

Lyna scoffed: ''We can switch place if your fate is so unbearable to you.''

Looking ahead of them, the Master Elite hummed and the young woman glanced around: they were in the Capital…her home town. Her heart tightened in her chest as they walked: '' Are we going to High Council Court?''

''Yes.''

She sighed: ''Could we go there passing by the West Streets? I've always found that part of the town beautiful.''

Erendir cocked his head: '' You have been here before?''

'' I lived here for thirteen years.'' She admitted.

'' We could … but I must warn you: if this is some plan to escape, I won't hesitate to put you down.''

Shaking her head, the black haired girl said: '' I just want to enjoy the view.''

They walked for half an hour in those streets; Lyna took her time to appreciate the houses architecture, the landscape, the merchant stands…It was just as she remembered; even the smells were the same. It was also probably the last time she was seeing it.

When they arrived in front of the huge building made of white stones, her heart fluttered. Warriors and Arbitrators awaited them forming two long rows on both sides of the stairs leading inside the edifice.

Well…this is it. She thought.