Elle's hands were shaking uncontrollably. Over two hours. She had been forced to set there and listen to X snoring for over two hours! She had tried everything she could think of to stop that noise, shaking him, slapping his face, even forcing herself to doing something revolting and pinch his nose shut. All head done though was to bat her away and then go right back to his loud snores. Apparently fighting an alien invasion made him very sleepy. She didn't know what she was going to do when the plane landed. If she let X live until the plane landed, that is.
She reached down, picking up the pillow that Kay had smuggled out of first class for her. Leaning over, she pressed it against X's face, blocking off his mouth and nose, stopping that horrible noise! She sighed a bit in the blissful silence.
X's eyes flew open as the lack of oxygen finally hit him. He was shocked to see something white over his face, pressing against his nose and mouth keeping him from breathing. he batted at it, frantically trying to push it away but it just wouldn't move! He increased his struggles as his chest begin to burn. He needed air!
"Elle?" Kay said as he came up to the blonde agent, who was pressing the pillow he had given her firmly against X's face, ignoring the alien's struggles. "The plane's on its final approach. You can let him breathe now. We'll be touching down in ten minutes."
"Finally the nightmare is almost over," Elle murmured as she removed the pillow allowing X to gasp loudly for breath.
"Did you see that?" X demanded as he looked up at Kay. "She tried to kill me!"
"Can't say I blame her. We could hear you in first class," Kay said as he started back to the front. "Better fasten your seatbelts. We're almost there."
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Elle shook her head as she struggled through the crowd at the airport, clinging to the worms to keep them from running off to the airport Starbucks for coffee while clutching Orion's carrier under her arm. At least X was being marginally helpful, pulling a cart with their things and Frank's case behind him.
Elle let out a sigh as she spotted a man in a dark suit holding up a large sign saying MIB. Now maybe she would finally be able to get some rest! She hurried over to him, pulling the worms along and ignoring Orion's frantic meows of complaint.
"Agents Elle and X, the worms, Frank the Pug and family. Where are we supposed to go now?" she asked.
"Go right through that door over there," the agent told them after checking his list. "There's a black van waiting with a white three on it. It will take you to your new living assignment."
Elle stopped short when she saw the van. It seemed so small. How were they all going to fit in there? Just then Zealtor popped his head out. He was in a human suit with a particularly nerdish look to it. He even had little wire rimmed glasses for effect. She could tell it was him by the cheery expression as well as the petri dish he was clutching.
"Ah, Agent Elle! Come right in! It's all comfy cozy in here!" he called motioning for them to join him.
"Elle moved towards the van, gasping when she saw that at least ten other agents were already packed in there. This was never going to work!
"Here you go. Just climb right in," Zealtor said as he reached out, giving the worms a hand in. I believe there's some space in the back next to Agent U. Just pack that luggage in the floor, Agent X. There's plenty of space!"
A little while later, the van headed out onto the highway, Elle crammed up against X so tightly she was almost sitting on his lap. She hoped they got to where they were going to live quickly. She didn't know how long she could stand the odor of pigs without being sick.