The White Sheep and The Black Wolf Part6
Kay tumbled through one nightmare into the next. He fought to awaken
himself, but his effort only plummeted him further into the abyss.
It was always a different nightmare. Yet all of them followed one
common theme. There was always a black creature lurking in the
shadows of his mind. Each time he tried to focus upon it, it evaded
him, only to reappear in another crevice.
The next nightmare sequence was when he was only moments away from
being eaten by a bug. Just as it was about to drop him into its
cavernous gullet, a strange white blaze of light appeared from the
sky above.
He and the bug paused and stared at the light above. Suddenly, the
light intensified, and the light was divided into many hues. Then
there was a large explosion of colors.
The bug vanished, along with the whole landscape. But just for a
blink of second the light broke through the dark crevice, revealing
it occupant, a hideous black wolf. Before the whole scene
disappeared, he gazed into a pair of ravenous yellow eyes that were
fixed upon him. Then they were gone.
The light dimmed and Kay's vision returned and he found himself
staring up at what appeared to be medical light fixtures. The glare
of them caused Kay to squint till his eyes adapted.
A low baritone voice spoke but Kay couldn't place the source of
it. "Is he awake?" it asked.
A silence, then an answer came from a too familiar voice. "Yes, he's
waking from stasis," it said excitedly.
Kay tried to lift his head, only to be hit by a wave of pain and
nausea. Miniature explosions inside his mind forced him to lay back.
Kay breathed in shallow breaths, his head swimming from the pain. He
couldn't do anything but lie back and listen to the voices around him.
"I wouldn't move too fast if I were you," the familiar voice called
to him again. "You wouldn't want to strain yourself."
Kay groaned. "Where's Jay?" he gasped.
"Oh, I wouldn't worry too much about him. He's only in a deep trance,
though I would terminate him if need be." A silent chuckle
followed. "Ah yes, rookies are just so breakable."
Kay's eyes widen. He knew he heard that voice before.
"Alpha."
"The one and only." The voice sounded closer.
Kay craned his neck. The sight that greeted him made him wish he
hadn't.
Alpha's sinewy body was coated with coarse black fur. His well
developed hairy arms ended with dagger-like claws. His muscular legs
had goat-hooves feet. A long black mane flowed down his neck. His
mouth pointed out in the shape of a peculiar snout, filled with
jagged teeth. Atop his head was a set of sinister antlers.
"My what big teeth you have, Alpha," Kay said flatly. He tried to
move but found that his arms and legs were shackled.
Alpha bared his teeth in a menacing sneer. "We are not amused, Kay."
He turned to his companion, who stood in the shadows of the ship and
had been silent. "Koolah, you'll find this one quite exceptional."
The other stepped into the light. Kay automatically recognized him as
a Hook'tak, the same species that had recently gave MIB a Trojan-
horse gift in a phony peace treaty meeting.
The Hook'tak gazed at him and nodded. "He's one with lots of spirit.
After working in the koridium mines, we'll break that from him."
"What are you up to now?" Kay demanded, wishing what he had thought
of their discussion was wrong.
Alpha let out a throaty chuckle. "Why I thought you had figured it
out by now. I'm planning to sell MIB to the Hook'tak in the Slave
Trade."
Kay's eyes widened. The Hook'tak, along with a few barbaric cultures,
still permitted the selling and trading of slaves. Their slave-
masters were known for their ghastly abuse of their slaves. Only 1/20
slaves survived their tortures.
"You're sick Alpha."
"You have no idea how many times I've heard that one before." Alpha
hovered above Kay, so close that his putrid breath was unbearable.
But Kay didn't notice the stench that surrounded him. Instead he
focused upon Alpha's yellow eyes.
"Sleep, Agent Kay," Alpha said. Suddenly the pupils in his yellow
eyes shrunk till they because pinpricks.
For some reason, Kay couldn't look elsewhere. Something kept his gaze
on those eyes.
It was not until Kay realized that Alpha was emitting psychic waves.
By that time, it was too late. Kay fell asleep, remembering that
yellow gaze in his nightmares.
himself, but his effort only plummeted him further into the abyss.
It was always a different nightmare. Yet all of them followed one
common theme. There was always a black creature lurking in the
shadows of his mind. Each time he tried to focus upon it, it evaded
him, only to reappear in another crevice.
The next nightmare sequence was when he was only moments away from
being eaten by a bug. Just as it was about to drop him into its
cavernous gullet, a strange white blaze of light appeared from the
sky above.
He and the bug paused and stared at the light above. Suddenly, the
light intensified, and the light was divided into many hues. Then
there was a large explosion of colors.
The bug vanished, along with the whole landscape. But just for a
blink of second the light broke through the dark crevice, revealing
it occupant, a hideous black wolf. Before the whole scene
disappeared, he gazed into a pair of ravenous yellow eyes that were
fixed upon him. Then they were gone.
The light dimmed and Kay's vision returned and he found himself
staring up at what appeared to be medical light fixtures. The glare
of them caused Kay to squint till his eyes adapted.
A low baritone voice spoke but Kay couldn't place the source of
it. "Is he awake?" it asked.
A silence, then an answer came from a too familiar voice. "Yes, he's
waking from stasis," it said excitedly.
Kay tried to lift his head, only to be hit by a wave of pain and
nausea. Miniature explosions inside his mind forced him to lay back.
Kay breathed in shallow breaths, his head swimming from the pain. He
couldn't do anything but lie back and listen to the voices around him.
"I wouldn't move too fast if I were you," the familiar voice called
to him again. "You wouldn't want to strain yourself."
Kay groaned. "Where's Jay?" he gasped.
"Oh, I wouldn't worry too much about him. He's only in a deep trance,
though I would terminate him if need be." A silent chuckle
followed. "Ah yes, rookies are just so breakable."
Kay's eyes widen. He knew he heard that voice before.
"Alpha."
"The one and only." The voice sounded closer.
Kay craned his neck. The sight that greeted him made him wish he
hadn't.
Alpha's sinewy body was coated with coarse black fur. His well
developed hairy arms ended with dagger-like claws. His muscular legs
had goat-hooves feet. A long black mane flowed down his neck. His
mouth pointed out in the shape of a peculiar snout, filled with
jagged teeth. Atop his head was a set of sinister antlers.
"My what big teeth you have, Alpha," Kay said flatly. He tried to
move but found that his arms and legs were shackled.
Alpha bared his teeth in a menacing sneer. "We are not amused, Kay."
He turned to his companion, who stood in the shadows of the ship and
had been silent. "Koolah, you'll find this one quite exceptional."
The other stepped into the light. Kay automatically recognized him as
a Hook'tak, the same species that had recently gave MIB a Trojan-
horse gift in a phony peace treaty meeting.
The Hook'tak gazed at him and nodded. "He's one with lots of spirit.
After working in the koridium mines, we'll break that from him."
"What are you up to now?" Kay demanded, wishing what he had thought
of their discussion was wrong.
Alpha let out a throaty chuckle. "Why I thought you had figured it
out by now. I'm planning to sell MIB to the Hook'tak in the Slave
Trade."
Kay's eyes widened. The Hook'tak, along with a few barbaric cultures,
still permitted the selling and trading of slaves. Their slave-
masters were known for their ghastly abuse of their slaves. Only 1/20
slaves survived their tortures.
"You're sick Alpha."
"You have no idea how many times I've heard that one before." Alpha
hovered above Kay, so close that his putrid breath was unbearable.
But Kay didn't notice the stench that surrounded him. Instead he
focused upon Alpha's yellow eyes.
"Sleep, Agent Kay," Alpha said. Suddenly the pupils in his yellow
eyes shrunk till they because pinpricks.
For some reason, Kay couldn't look elsewhere. Something kept his gaze
on those eyes.
It was not until Kay realized that Alpha was emitting psychic waves.
By that time, it was too late. Kay fell asleep, remembering that
yellow gaze in his nightmares.