Outside the Lexx, the sky grew dimmer as the second sun set making way for the stars to shine upon the desert ground of the planet. A large winged creature appeared from it's hide out, it's teeth glistening as it drew it's lips back in a grotesque smile, another appeared behind it then another behind that one till the Lexx was surrounded by the creatures. These were the night flyers, the dark ones whom appeared during the night and drank the blood of the living. Like the fabled vampire they took the shaped of bat-like creatures yet their alien appearance is indescribable. What appeared to be the leader of the group approached the Lexx and sniffed at it. Sensing that the large ship was a living being he turned to the group of hungry creatures and began to emit a deep growling sound then they rushed the ship.
"Ouch, Stan, Ouch I am being hurt," the voice of the Lexx cried out.
"What?!" Stan replied with a small hint of fear in his voice.
"Ouch I am being hurt Stan," the ship replied.
"By what?"
"I do not know but there are many and they are hurting me."
"Ok, ok Lexx can you take off?"
"I think so"
"Ok Lexx try to take off."
Hearing the Lexx's distress Kai got up from where he was sitting with Sindel and made his way to the bridge. Sindel followed him not knowing why he left but she to sensed that something was wrong. As they reached the bridge, they found both Stan and Zev there both with frightened and confused looks on their faces.
"What is going on?" Kai asked Stan.
"I don't know I was just about doze off and Lexx alerted me that something
was hurting him."
"Ask the Lexx if he can identify what is hurting him."
"Lexx do you know what's hurting you?"
"No Stan I cannot."
"Then I will go outside and find out," Kai informed them as he made his way to one of the moths.
"No you can't go out there," Sindel called out to him.
"Why can't he go out there?" Zev asked.
"Because I know what's out there and he doesn't."
"What's out there?" both Stan and Zev asked.
"Night flyers," Sindel responded as she ran after Kai.
Jumping in the moth along side him, she pulled out her daggers.
"I ask that you stay here Sindel this could be dangerous."
"Hey I can't let you have all the fun," she replied sarcastically.
"The dead do not have fun."
"Sure but still you could get hurt and I know how to deal with these things."
"I cannot be hurt I am dead."
"Look master Kai there's no way to stop me from going out there and I suggest
you don't argue with me besides I'll cover you."
"Very well," he agreed with her.
Looking over at his student, he was confused at what he was feeling. Yes he did feel and he knew he could feel and what he was feeling right now was a feeling that he had not experienced in a long time, the feeling of fear. He feared for Sindel the way he had feared for his own life before he had died. What was happening to him? In all the time he had spent with Stan and Zev he had never admitted that he did have feelings he kept them hidden. He always used the excuse of the dead not being able to feel or have wants had made it easier on him to cope with things yet he did feel and he did have wants. He was just afraid to express anything. Now being with Sindel had freed this river of feelings and emotions. He wanted nothing more then to protect his new friends and to protect his student. The sound of a clicking brought him back to reality. Looking at Sindel, he noticed something on her right wrist. The sound was so familiar. Then he saw it a brace exactly like his.
"Do you still know how to use it?" he asked her as they landed the moth outside.
"Of course, how do you think I survived all this time." She replied as she climbed out of the moth.
He followed her and then proceeded to move in front of her scanning the darkness for any signs of the creatures. Then he heard something behind him, and then he heard her scream. Turning around he faintly saw one of the creatures on top of Sindel as she screamed trying to block her face from the thing. The feeling of utter horror filled him as he looked watched as his student struggled to keep from being bit. He ran towards her arming his brace but before he could fire it the creature fled. He ran to her and found her lying there...
"Ouch, Stan, Ouch I am being hurt," the voice of the Lexx cried out.
"What?!" Stan replied with a small hint of fear in his voice.
"Ouch I am being hurt Stan," the ship replied.
"By what?"
"I do not know but there are many and they are hurting me."
"Ok, ok Lexx can you take off?"
"I think so"
"Ok Lexx try to take off."
Hearing the Lexx's distress Kai got up from where he was sitting with Sindel and made his way to the bridge. Sindel followed him not knowing why he left but she to sensed that something was wrong. As they reached the bridge, they found both Stan and Zev there both with frightened and confused looks on their faces.
"What is going on?" Kai asked Stan.
"I don't know I was just about doze off and Lexx alerted me that something
was hurting him."
"Ask the Lexx if he can identify what is hurting him."
"Lexx do you know what's hurting you?"
"No Stan I cannot."
"Then I will go outside and find out," Kai informed them as he made his way to one of the moths.
"No you can't go out there," Sindel called out to him.
"Why can't he go out there?" Zev asked.
"Because I know what's out there and he doesn't."
"What's out there?" both Stan and Zev asked.
"Night flyers," Sindel responded as she ran after Kai.
Jumping in the moth along side him, she pulled out her daggers.
"I ask that you stay here Sindel this could be dangerous."
"Hey I can't let you have all the fun," she replied sarcastically.
"The dead do not have fun."
"Sure but still you could get hurt and I know how to deal with these things."
"I cannot be hurt I am dead."
"Look master Kai there's no way to stop me from going out there and I suggest
you don't argue with me besides I'll cover you."
"Very well," he agreed with her.
Looking over at his student, he was confused at what he was feeling. Yes he did feel and he knew he could feel and what he was feeling right now was a feeling that he had not experienced in a long time, the feeling of fear. He feared for Sindel the way he had feared for his own life before he had died. What was happening to him? In all the time he had spent with Stan and Zev he had never admitted that he did have feelings he kept them hidden. He always used the excuse of the dead not being able to feel or have wants had made it easier on him to cope with things yet he did feel and he did have wants. He was just afraid to express anything. Now being with Sindel had freed this river of feelings and emotions. He wanted nothing more then to protect his new friends and to protect his student. The sound of a clicking brought him back to reality. Looking at Sindel, he noticed something on her right wrist. The sound was so familiar. Then he saw it a brace exactly like his.
"Do you still know how to use it?" he asked her as they landed the moth outside.
"Of course, how do you think I survived all this time." She replied as she climbed out of the moth.
He followed her and then proceeded to move in front of her scanning the darkness for any signs of the creatures. Then he heard something behind him, and then he heard her scream. Turning around he faintly saw one of the creatures on top of Sindel as she screamed trying to block her face from the thing. The feeling of utter horror filled him as he looked watched as his student struggled to keep from being bit. He ran towards her arming his brace but before he could fire it the creature fled. He ran to her and found her lying there...