Alien Slave 2
Chapter 8: Communication Barrial
Readers Notice: Please note, I've changed the new thought-speak sign to " ' ". Apparently the old sign I used doesn't seem to show up anymore. Thanks
"WHAT? THEY DISSAPEARED?"
"Yes sir. We've lost all contact with Team B, Sergeant Trelli and the other Park Ranger." General Romata said slowly over the radio.
"DISSAPEARED?!!!? Couldn't your troops handle one Park Ranger, an alien and the forest environment?!" Dr Breens voice was close to a hiss.
"Sorry sir. It seems we underestimated the seriousness of this situation." General Romata replied. It was getting worst by the minute Romata thought.
"Underestimated? I never underestimate General. Your troops are incompetent, useless, and fruitless." He insulted Romata. General Romata, who had never lost his cool, lost it the moment he heard Wallace's insult.
"My troops are incompetent? What about dear old Gordon Freeman? Didn't you underestimated him too?"
"Watch it General. I'm not a patient man." Wallace fired back.
"Yes, I know that very well."
"Fine. Say what you want. But we have business to complete." Wallace said.
"I need reinforcements. I need better weapons, equipment, better intelligence and experts to help me complete my job." Romata said.
"That will be in order, seeing you already know a lot already I may as well help you finish what you failed to do."
"Good. You do your job, and I'll do mine."
"Sure. Glad doing business with you. Romata."
The Outcast were advancing. They were invading Xen in the masses. Teleportation balls enveloped and the Outcast poured in. Colath 44 rounded up whatever was left of the Xens and ordered them to hold the assault. Slaves, Grunts and Controllers all rushed to the line.
'Star Controller 44, this is Colath 12. More Outcast are pouring in. I need more Slaves and Grunts to hold them off. The outcast are powerful.' Xen Controller Colath 12 telepathed to Colath 44.
'Colath 12. I do not have anymore to spare. Hold them off with your current forces. Fall back to a more fortified position if necessary.'
'Yes Star Controller. Colath 12 out.'
It's was 7 days since Nihilanth was destroyed by the humans. Colath 44, was one of the few Controllers that survived the giant explosion that took out Xens teleportation system. Different tribes of Xenlings lead by different Controllers were formed. Colath 44, with his leadership nature took command of a portion of the stranded Slaves and Grunts.
For the first 4 days, the different tribes fought, they fought for land, resources and power. Colath 44 used his variety of minions to over run some of the smaller tribes. Another opposing tribe lead by Corath 1, the head controller, used his vast number of Xen Grunts to beat down the other tribes making them submit to his power.
However on day 6, something happened. Colath's specialist team encountered Corath's army on the Ni Ha plains of Xen. Colath's team was decimated immediately with Corath's army, Colath was taken prisoner.
Than just before they left the plains, a teleporter ball enveloped. Since the destruction of the Xen teleportation system, teleportation was not possible. Corath, sensing the teleportation, went to investigate.
Corath took his team to investigate and left the main army for a moment. Corath came back minutes later, with the Outcast army after him.
The Outcast were an army of unknown alien life forms from another dimension(like Earth). Nihilanth spoke about the Outcast every now and then, he told most the controllers the Outcast were once Xenlings that used the teleportation technology to conquer other planets and dimension. However, they broke off the link with Nihilanth and assumed their own command.
The Outcast often did minor invasions, causing havoc in the heart of the Xen factories. The Outcast, with their superior fire power managed to interrupt productions and activities of Xen but were overrun with the numbers of Slaves and Grunts.
Pandemonium broke out, the Outcast poured out from the teleportation ball and covered the battle field with Xenling bodies. During the battle, Colath managed to escape. Corath too, managed to escape. The 2 Xen Controllers held off a massive number of Outcast before being forced to retreat back to the outskirts. Corath and Colath, knowing that they could not hold off the Outcast army alone, joined forces. Corath supplied brute forces with his army of Xen Grunts while Colath had his contingent of Fliers and slaves.
An hour after Corath and Colath joined forces, the teleportation of the Outcast army was completed. The Outcast invaded, Voltigores charged the front lines, Pit Drones used their range attack to snipe down the Xen forces. Shock Troopers teleported behind the front lines and caused confusion with the Xenlings. Within hours, 5 squads of Xen elites were destroyed.
Colath and Corath split up their forces, Corath took the masses of the forces to the front lines to hold back the Outcast while Colath took a smaller force and retreated to the old teleportation facility in an attempt to get the teleportation system working.
However the Outcast knew, and a squad of highly trained Outcast assassins were at the facilities door step. Colath forces were battle harden and ready to hold off anything, however Colath was only shaken by one thing. The assassins did not had an alien look, but had the looks of a human.
The assassins poured into the facility, the assassins managed to take ground and set up mini bases. The assassin had powerful projectile weapons and managed to clean out the majority of Colath's forces. However, Colath realise the assassins had one weakness. Their metal armour and equipment. Colath used his remaining grunts to distract the assassins while the slaves went to the rear and zapped the assassins. The metal armour conducted electricity well and the assassins went down by the masses. The Outcast raid failed.
By than the momentum of the Outcast assault had subsided. By day 7, the Outcast were calling for more reinforcements. Than on the same day, their reinforcements came. The Outcast were backed by technological equipment. Corath was stunned and pondered where the Outcast could get such equipments. The flier squad managed to capture one of the Outcast Gunship. Corath examined it and was shocked by what he discovered.
The gunship used human machine guns. The pilot of the gunship looked like humanoid alien, fighting back with human guns when captured. The Outcast, apparently knew, and used human technology, military tactics and advantages associated with the human form.
'Star Controller 44. I am falling back to a safer position. I request cover from fliers to cover us.' Colath 12 telepathed.
'Request noted. Colath 12.' Colath telepathed. 'Corath 1?'
'Yes Colath 44? Is the teleportation system fixed? Any news? Any weakness you've discovered?' Corath 1 responded after 5 seconds.
'None of the above. Colath 12 forces is taking casualties, they are falling back and need cover. Can you spare some fliers?'
'Affirmative. What is your progress?'
'Slow. Working with one mining equipment is a pain.'
'Yes I know. I've been a miner before. Is there anyway I can help?'
'I am facing a wall of iron and anything that can help me get past it will help.'
'What about explosives? I managed to steal a giant box of TNT from the Outcast. I tried it out and it works like magic.'
'As long as it works. How are you going to get it to me?'
'I'll get a scout flier to bring it to you.'
'All right. TNT. How does it works?'
'Fill a container with the Powder and attach a long extendable, flammable object to it. Light it up and get out of there before it blows. I have to go, incoming! STRIDER!'
I slowly creped though the bushes, I carefully placed my steps. Covering my foot prints, attempting to leave little clue of my presence. I placed my water container one side and used my hands to scatter the dirt over the ground. Turned back and stepped onto the rocks that lead to the cave I was sheltering in.
The cave, my temporary home, was where I was sheltering for the last 7 days. I took cover there when it rained and when the temperature got too hot for me. I had to admit that without the cave, I would not have lasted a day in the Earth Jungle.
I laid the water container in the corner of the cave, I walked over to the healing pool. The healing pool was finally complete. I spent my previous night soaking in the pool to heal my wounds. The wounds were healed already but I still had a couple of minor scratches on my legs and arms. I looked over the pool and towards the human.
After the fight with the Predator and the evil humans, I took one of the innocent human in. The human knew of my presence in the jungle. He wore some sort of uniform that indicated his authority in the area. He also knew his way around the area indicating he had frequently visited the areas around the cave. However on his frequent visit to the water hole, he was attacked.
The human was approaching the water hole when he was caught unaware by the evil Black humans. While I was watching the action, one of the predators caught me by surprise and we rolled out of the bushes, each trying to over power the other.
The human managed to escape and kill some of the Black humans while I took out the evil humans that fired at me. The human than ran off leaving me to fight against one remaining evil human which I easily dispatch. However the predator caught up with the human. The predator was about to bite down on the human's neck when I interfered and shot the Predator with the human weapons killing it. The human was still alive and a feeling inside me prompted me to take the human in.
The human sustained massive bite wounds, deep scratches and massive blood lost. I took off the human cloths and laid him in the healing pool to heal. The human has been unconscious since than.
"Urr....." The human moaned.
I picked up the container and placed near the humans mouth. The human automatically began to sip the water.
"No....no....stay away.....stay away! Don't hurt me!" The human started screaming in his language.
'Hush Human, hush. You are safe...you are safe.' I telepathed to him.
"I'm hearing voices! No no!" The human opened his eyes frighten, I saw the look on his face. The human was terrified. I stepped back at the emotion shown, I was frighten myself.
'Human. Stop it. Stop it.'
"The alien! The Alien! Get away from me!" The human desperately splashed his way out of the pool. The human attempted to stand up but fell. Pain gripped him, I couldn't bear to watch and turned away.
"Stay away! Somebody! Help! HELP!" The human screamed and attempted to escape. However each time the human stood, it fell again. Pain went though the human. I guessed the human was not fully recovered yet. I could only lean in one corner and watch.
"Help! Help....help....help....hel...he..h" The human slowly blacked out from the pain that he was causing to himself. I stood in the corner of the cave for a moment breathing hard from the reaction of the human. I tried hard to analyse the human's behaviour.
Why would the human react in such a panic way? Why was the humam scared of me? Just because I was alien to him? Are all humans like that? If so, than I might be doomed on this planet. I telepathed to myself. Humans are so unpredictable...and complicated.
I flicked my eyes opened. It was dark, dark and moist. I moved my hands and felt myself. I was lying on dirt, naked. I wondered where I was for a moment.
"Urr....somebody..." I moaned.
It all came back to me again. The alien, the black operatives, the cougar, near death. I was certain I had died and I was in hell. I remember waking up earlier on, soaked in some sort of liquid, opening my eyes to see the alien I was after. I panic and attempted to escape. I did not realise that my leg was not fully healed and I fell unconscious to the pain.
I soon realised that I was in the old caves. As I expected, the alien used the cave for shelter from the harsh jungle environment, I also suspected it used the water hole for it's water source. Maybe the alien was smart than I thought. I had to find out more about the alien. I needed to find out more.
I slowly sat up, careful not to further injured myself. I looked around and examined the cave. The cave was almost the same as when I last visited it but with a few changes.
The alien had managed to create a pool of unknown liquid. in one corner of the cave. It was were I found myself when I first regained conscious. There was also a pile of rocks just above the entrance, held together by a simple rope. I examined the rope and realised that a tug of the rope would sent the rocks tumbling down the entrance, which was sure to kill if it landed on anyone. The alien had created a simple defence system. I was amazed at the intelligence of the alien.
I began to wonder, if the alien could create a self defence system with rocks and rope, what were the chances it could communicate intelligently? Could it understand simple ideas and concepts such as it's name? Could it think for it's self or did it relied on instincts?
"I should give it a try." I said. "Hello there alien!"
From the corner of the cave, the alien came out of the shadows. I tried hard to control my emotions, but I realised that I was already shaking. I discovered I had xenophobia.
"Hello there alien. My name is Tim. What is you name?" I said slowly, like towards a child.
The alien stood there, I could see the alien was fascinated with my speech. The alien was trying to make out what I said.
"You do not understand English. I could teach you." I said. It was not working, I needed an easier, more universal way of communicating. I began to think about children. What was the first way children began to communicate? Pointing!
"Tim." I said and pointed to myself.
"Tim."
"Tim."
I could tell the alien's brain was trying to figure out what I meant. The alien seemed very deep in thought. Than the alien extended his arm and a finger.
"Tttiimmmm." The alien said in a weird zombie like voice. It's finger pointed at me.
"Tim." I said and I pointed back to the alien.
"Ttttiiimmm." The alien than pointed to it's self. "Iiiinnnniiiissss."
"Tim. Iniss." I said pointing to myself and the alien.
"Iiiinnniiisss. Ttttiiimmm."
"Good. You are a fast learner." I took my attention off the alien. Maybe I could teach it more words, but I could only teach the alien names as it was easier. My eyes fell on the rocks on the ground. I picked up a rock and pointed to it.
"Rrrroooocccckkkkk." I tried to imitate the way the alien pronounced.
The alien took a moment, before it said after me.
"Rrrroooocccckkkk."
"Yes. Rock."
"Rroocckk."
"Excellent." I smiled at the alien. And the alien smiled back.