I was drifting inside my head. It seemed... I couldn't always tell what was dream or reality. Those two eyes, staring straight through me.... There were times I thought I was awake, watching some strange two-legged creature move around me. Maybe I was awake. Other times, I was back home, or in the Dome ship. It was difficult to distinguish everything.
My eyes opened, all four of them. This time was real, not a dream, I could tell. I was lying on the planets ground. An extremely primitive shelter was around me, small but comfortable. Where had that come from? Around me where various bowls of substances, cloth, and many other items I did not recognize. Not too far from me was a small fire. I gazed at the fire, mesmerized by its colors and flickering. I had not seen a real fire for a long time; we used better means for heat and melting back home.
I broke my stare from the fire to myself. I could feel pain, but it seemed...diluted. My two front legs were splinted and bandaged. My right arm was bandaged. My chest was as well. My swiveled my stalk eyes back to see the rest of my body, only to find it hidden beneath a large, heavy cloth. My brain was starting to work now, lifting me from the drunk dizziness I was in.
The door to the shelter swung open, I snapped all four eyes on it. The creature came in, the two-legged one. It stopped, frozen when it saw I was awake. By instinct, my tail rose to twitch. But my tail didn't come up. The muscles of my tail where struggling, but my tail was forced to say down. I was going into a panic! I was vulnerable without my blade! I was struggling, trying to kick out my back legs to free my tail. My stalk eyes jerked back- the heavy cloth had flipped over during my kicking and I could see my tail was tied down tightly. My tail! I had no defense!
I was kicking out with everything now, and my sight was getting fuzzy. The creature rushed over to me, laying its five-fingered hands on my shoulders and gently pushing me down.
"Easy, calm down, would ya?" The sounds from its moth sounded not near as far away, but I wasn't listening. I had to get out of there!
"Calm down! You're just going to hurt yourself!" I still wasn't listening and even if I was, I didn't understand what it was saying.
LET ME GO! I could feel my energy draining. No! I had to get out! With one burst of energy, I jerked my tail, the ties snapped and I was free!
But instead of getting up and running away like I wanted to, my muscles were giving in. The creature was speaking, but its voice was fading. Everything was getting darker. My world went black... again.
I was in my own world again, thinking about what had happened. Why had I panicked? I hadn't even thought about it, I just went into a panic. I hadn't thought about speaking to the alien. It was trying to help me….
My eyes opened slowly. The alien was there, watching me, and as soon as I woke it stood up.
"Are ya gonna freak out again?" It spoke. My translator chip needed more words before I could understand what it was saying.
Thank you, for helping me. It looked amazed. I think. It must have understood what I was saying. I hesitated before speaking. I'm… sorry. For panicking.
I wish I had researched this species before coming to their planet so I could tell what their facial expressions meant. Or least how to tell the difference between sexes. The corners of its mouth turned up.
"Don't sweat-uh… don't worry about it. I'm Selene." I simply stared at it, waiting for it to continue. It gave me a strange look that involved one thin line of fur above the eye to lift up. To my amazement, it knelt down to my level. This species must have had better balance than what they looked. It pointed to itself and repeated.
"Selene." I understood then, it was telling me its name.
I am- I paused. It was probably to primitive to understand my full name. Ribil
The corners of its mouth turned up again, more so than the last time. I noticed as a few strands of that long, brown fur tumbled off its shoulder. As if by second nature, it pulled the strands back and tucked them behind its oddly shaped ear. I found the fur attractive…well...compared to the rest of it. I still needed some more words to understand.
Where am I?
The alien did a strange movement that involved swinging its legs in front of it and crossing them. It looked painful to me.
"Well, you're obviously not from around here, so earth for one. You… "landed" right in the middle of nowhere, Montana. And this is a lean-to, a temporary shelter since I couldn't pick you up and take you to my house. I don't think anyone would help me either if they knew you were here."
My translator chip came on and I understood the last few words.
What is your species? I spoke to it with simple words.
"We're called humans."
You are the intelligent race on this planet?
"Uh… yea."
And you are male or female?
It gave me that strange look again then made a sound that must have been laughter.
"I'm a female." I didn't see what was funny about that.
Note: I am nooooooowwwww tried of writing and shall update another time. Thank you, come again. J
My eyes opened, all four of them. This time was real, not a dream, I could tell. I was lying on the planets ground. An extremely primitive shelter was around me, small but comfortable. Where had that come from? Around me where various bowls of substances, cloth, and many other items I did not recognize. Not too far from me was a small fire. I gazed at the fire, mesmerized by its colors and flickering. I had not seen a real fire for a long time; we used better means for heat and melting back home.
I broke my stare from the fire to myself. I could feel pain, but it seemed...diluted. My two front legs were splinted and bandaged. My right arm was bandaged. My chest was as well. My swiveled my stalk eyes back to see the rest of my body, only to find it hidden beneath a large, heavy cloth. My brain was starting to work now, lifting me from the drunk dizziness I was in.
The door to the shelter swung open, I snapped all four eyes on it. The creature came in, the two-legged one. It stopped, frozen when it saw I was awake. By instinct, my tail rose to twitch. But my tail didn't come up. The muscles of my tail where struggling, but my tail was forced to say down. I was going into a panic! I was vulnerable without my blade! I was struggling, trying to kick out my back legs to free my tail. My stalk eyes jerked back- the heavy cloth had flipped over during my kicking and I could see my tail was tied down tightly. My tail! I had no defense!
I was kicking out with everything now, and my sight was getting fuzzy. The creature rushed over to me, laying its five-fingered hands on my shoulders and gently pushing me down.
"Easy, calm down, would ya?" The sounds from its moth sounded not near as far away, but I wasn't listening. I had to get out of there!
"Calm down! You're just going to hurt yourself!" I still wasn't listening and even if I was, I didn't understand what it was saying.
LET ME GO! I could feel my energy draining. No! I had to get out! With one burst of energy, I jerked my tail, the ties snapped and I was free!
But instead of getting up and running away like I wanted to, my muscles were giving in. The creature was speaking, but its voice was fading. Everything was getting darker. My world went black... again.
I was in my own world again, thinking about what had happened. Why had I panicked? I hadn't even thought about it, I just went into a panic. I hadn't thought about speaking to the alien. It was trying to help me….
My eyes opened slowly. The alien was there, watching me, and as soon as I woke it stood up.
"Are ya gonna freak out again?" It spoke. My translator chip needed more words before I could understand what it was saying.
Thank you, for helping me. It looked amazed. I think. It must have understood what I was saying. I hesitated before speaking. I'm… sorry. For panicking.
I wish I had researched this species before coming to their planet so I could tell what their facial expressions meant. Or least how to tell the difference between sexes. The corners of its mouth turned up.
"Don't sweat-uh… don't worry about it. I'm Selene." I simply stared at it, waiting for it to continue. It gave me a strange look that involved one thin line of fur above the eye to lift up. To my amazement, it knelt down to my level. This species must have had better balance than what they looked. It pointed to itself and repeated.
"Selene." I understood then, it was telling me its name.
I am- I paused. It was probably to primitive to understand my full name. Ribil
The corners of its mouth turned up again, more so than the last time. I noticed as a few strands of that long, brown fur tumbled off its shoulder. As if by second nature, it pulled the strands back and tucked them behind its oddly shaped ear. I found the fur attractive…well...compared to the rest of it. I still needed some more words to understand.
Where am I?
The alien did a strange movement that involved swinging its legs in front of it and crossing them. It looked painful to me.
"Well, you're obviously not from around here, so earth for one. You… "landed" right in the middle of nowhere, Montana. And this is a lean-to, a temporary shelter since I couldn't pick you up and take you to my house. I don't think anyone would help me either if they knew you were here."
My translator chip came on and I understood the last few words.
What is your species? I spoke to it with simple words.
"We're called humans."
You are the intelligent race on this planet?
"Uh… yea."
And you are male or female?
It gave me that strange look again then made a sound that must have been laughter.
"I'm a female." I didn't see what was funny about that.
Note: I am nooooooowwwww tried of writing and shall update another time. Thank you, come again. J