The White Sheep and The Black Wolf Part5
X watched as Central Park pulled into view. Sunset was coming, and
only a few joggers were left. He checked his watch. It was 8:15. His
transport was due in 15 minutes.
He paid his fare and walked over to the water fountain. Peering about
his surroundings, he saw that he was in the clear. He reached into
the fountain and grimaced in distaste as the feel of cold and wet
water caused his human suit to tingle in discomfort.
X wanted very much to tear off the hideous thing. He wanted to free
himself of being trapped in such a puny appearance. He was tired of
criminals not taking him seriously because of his disguise.
Well that would all be over in just a few minutes. In a few minutes,
he would far away from this miserable rock and back home where he
belonged.
That is if he did belong there. No one ever took him seriously there
as well.
X decided that if things were just as worse back at his planet, he'll
just leave and take a grand tour of the galaxy, perhaps working in a
trade vessel.
But for now, he had to get off this planet.
His finger caught a ring at the bottom of the fountain. With a jerk
the water drained away, revealing an open stairway leading down.
X scowled at the disgusting rendezvous point his pilot gave. The
sewer was a good place to hide a transport ship but was hard on the
JeeDang nose.
He took a few steps inside. The door shut closed and he could hear
the water refilling the fountain. It would be just as he had found
it. With no one the wiser.
Slowly he began to make the decent.
It was 8:25 by the time he reached the bottom of the stairs. There a
reptilian-like alien slid up to him. It eyes narrowed into slits
giving the appearance of a snake about to strike.
"Are you ready to depart?" it hissed.
X nodded and opened a case he had been carrying. "200 Zulian dollars
as promised." He jerked the case away as the trader reached out at it
with a voracious claw. "But now until we get to my designation."
The serpent made a small bob with his head, which was the equivalent
of the Earth head nod. "But of course," he replied. "However there's
a small fee for entering the ship." A rough sound, like the grating
of sand paper against wood, came from his rubbing claws.
X sighed and gave him a small bundle of cash. He would pay no many
how much to get away from here.
The interior of the ship was small and cluttered with trash. Metal
panels peeled from the walls and the place reeked of Cudian squash
leftovers. X scoffed at the sight. "So this is first class. I wonder
how the toilets are like," he muttered.
"It's not much, but it's home," his reptile companion said.
X dropped his human face onto a chair. "Just as long as it doesn't
fall apart on us during the flight." He glanced about the ship. "So
where are my quarters?"
The Zulian slithered up to a large panel in the wall of the ship. He
tapped a code into the lock of the door.
"Access denied," the computer beeped.
The pilot hissed in frustration and slapped at the lock. The door
slid open, exposing a room that almost made X think twice of leaving
Earth.
X groaned. "Nice...Must be the Presidential Suite," he remarked with
a smirk.
The Zulian hissed in anger. "You won't have a flight if you don't
stop with your insults. Honestly, it's a wonder how no one has ever
finished you off on this planet." With that he left.
X shook his head. It was going to be a long trip.
only a few joggers were left. He checked his watch. It was 8:15. His
transport was due in 15 minutes.
He paid his fare and walked over to the water fountain. Peering about
his surroundings, he saw that he was in the clear. He reached into
the fountain and grimaced in distaste as the feel of cold and wet
water caused his human suit to tingle in discomfort.
X wanted very much to tear off the hideous thing. He wanted to free
himself of being trapped in such a puny appearance. He was tired of
criminals not taking him seriously because of his disguise.
Well that would all be over in just a few minutes. In a few minutes,
he would far away from this miserable rock and back home where he
belonged.
That is if he did belong there. No one ever took him seriously there
as well.
X decided that if things were just as worse back at his planet, he'll
just leave and take a grand tour of the galaxy, perhaps working in a
trade vessel.
But for now, he had to get off this planet.
His finger caught a ring at the bottom of the fountain. With a jerk
the water drained away, revealing an open stairway leading down.
X scowled at the disgusting rendezvous point his pilot gave. The
sewer was a good place to hide a transport ship but was hard on the
JeeDang nose.
He took a few steps inside. The door shut closed and he could hear
the water refilling the fountain. It would be just as he had found
it. With no one the wiser.
Slowly he began to make the decent.
It was 8:25 by the time he reached the bottom of the stairs. There a
reptilian-like alien slid up to him. It eyes narrowed into slits
giving the appearance of a snake about to strike.
"Are you ready to depart?" it hissed.
X nodded and opened a case he had been carrying. "200 Zulian dollars
as promised." He jerked the case away as the trader reached out at it
with a voracious claw. "But now until we get to my designation."
The serpent made a small bob with his head, which was the equivalent
of the Earth head nod. "But of course," he replied. "However there's
a small fee for entering the ship." A rough sound, like the grating
of sand paper against wood, came from his rubbing claws.
X sighed and gave him a small bundle of cash. He would pay no many
how much to get away from here.
The interior of the ship was small and cluttered with trash. Metal
panels peeled from the walls and the place reeked of Cudian squash
leftovers. X scoffed at the sight. "So this is first class. I wonder
how the toilets are like," he muttered.
"It's not much, but it's home," his reptile companion said.
X dropped his human face onto a chair. "Just as long as it doesn't
fall apart on us during the flight." He glanced about the ship. "So
where are my quarters?"
The Zulian slithered up to a large panel in the wall of the ship. He
tapped a code into the lock of the door.
"Access denied," the computer beeped.
The pilot hissed in frustration and slapped at the lock. The door
slid open, exposing a room that almost made X think twice of leaving
Earth.
X groaned. "Nice...Must be the Presidential Suite," he remarked with
a smirk.
The Zulian hissed in anger. "You won't have a flight if you don't
stop with your insults. Honestly, it's a wonder how no one has ever
finished you off on this planet." With that he left.
X shook his head. It was going to be a long trip.