Chapter 7: All Hell Breaks Loose
After they all finished breakfast, they sat down in the living room and played twenty questions with each other. Varick and Melissa sat down on the loveseat and watched Tanaka and Melody rough-house around on the floor. It was obvious that their feelings for each other were mutual and since there was no need to worry about their relationship, they were free to feel however the wished.
"Hey mom, I'm going to go get dressed, since we are going to have to leave for work in about another few hours" Alex stated as he walked to his room.
"Ok. I guess the same applies to all of us" Melissa commented but, didn't want to get up. She was finally content that all of her dreams were coming true and that she had no fear that someone was going to destroy everything that she had put together.
"I don't see you making a move to get dressed" Varick mentioned as he felt Melissa's body sag against his and then she let out a sigh.
"I'm too happy to move" Melissa confessed as she maneuvered herself into Varick's lap and then laid her head against his shoulder. She felt Varick laid his arm across her lap and his other arm behind her back. She couldn't believe how good this felt after so many years of being hurt.
"I know what you mean" Varick allowed his hand to toy with her hair, running his fingers through the length and debating with himself on whether or not it would do to have her hair done like his or to leave it long and flowing.
"Ouch!" Melody squealed as Tanaka finally got her pinned down onto the floor.
"Finally, I was beginning to think that I would never be able to tackle you" Tanaka laughed as he held both of Melody's hands above her head and sat down on her waist.
"You're heavy and that's cheating" Melody reminded him as she felt the fact that he didn't put the full amount of his weight onto her, just enough to hold her down. They had been trying to tackle each other for the last thirty minutes without much success. Her small size gave her an advantage over Tanaka's large form.
"You do what you have to do to win. I believe I have finally won a round with you. But, I give you credit for being small which has given you advantage over me. Know this that I do not normally have anyone who can beat me but, you are more than welcome to give it a shot" Tanaka chuckled as he released both of Melody's hands.
"Don't worry; I'll beat you one of these days. Besides, you'll have plenty of time to train me and, I warn you, I'm a very fast learner" Melissa smiled up at Tanaka as she rolled over onto her stomach, her knee-length night shirt slid up high on her thighs.
"If we keep going like this, you're clothes will expose you" Tanaka stated as his slid his hand down the middle of Melody's back and down to the bottom of her night shirt and gently pulled it down to cover her thighs. He watched as she turned her head to look back at him and smiled. He noticed that a slight tinge of blush stained her cheeks.
"Ha, ha, ha. Very funny" Melody stated as she slid out from under Tanaka.
"You had best get dressed. We're going to have to leave in about thirty minutes" Melissa mentioned as she tried to get up off of Varick's lap.
"I'll be out in a few minutes" Melody said as she got up and walked to her room, swaying her hips slightly more than normal.
"Hey mom! What do you think?" Alex asked as he walked out of his room in a pair of black jeans and a dark blue silk shirt.
"You look great. Carrie's gonna love that look" Melissa stated and watched her son's cheeks turn red.
"I hope so" Alex reassured himself. He couldn't believe it. He was finally dating the girl of his dreams.
Carrie was everything that Alex could have ever wanted in a girlfriend. She was sweet natured and she was in medical school, training to become a heart surgeon. Even though most men considered her to be rather plain, Alex thought she was a diamond in the rough. It took a lot of work for her true colors to shine through but, when they did, she was beautiful.
"Hey mom, do you think this will work for tonight?" Melody asked as she walked out of her bedroom and then turned around for inspection. Melody decided to wear a lavender colored handkerchief dress that had a low waist style with floral appliqués on the shoulder and hip. She also wore a pair of four inch stiletto sandals that closed in the back with an ankle-strap that had rhinestone trim at the strappy toe. For jewelry, she wore a pair of beaded dangle earrings.
"You two look fabulous. It's almost as though you both have walked right off the cover of a fashion magazine" Melissa exclaimed. She watched as Tanaka turned his head to look at Melody and his jaw nearly hit the floor.
"Well, what do you think, Tanaka?" Melody asked.
"You look lovely" Tanaka confessed as he swallowed hard against the lump that was forming in his throat.
They all turned their heads when they heard the door bell ring.
"I wonder who that could be." Melissa asked as she got up off of Varick's lap and went to answer the door. She immediately sensed Carrie and Mara, along with someone else.
"Carrie. Mara. What's going on?" Melissa exclaimed after she opened the door and both girls ran into her arms.
"Bashera!" Varick and Tanaka both exclaimed.
"You have a lot of explaining to do. Tanaka has been looking all over the place for you. Where have you been?" Varick started yelling at Bashera in Yautja.
"These two females were attacked in their home. I followed the dark haired one to her place because I wanted to know more about her. Come to find out they both live together. As soon as they entered the home, several ooman males attacked them. So, I did what any would-be warrior would do for a female in distress. I saved them from the ooman males. After the fight was over with, the girls had vanished. I believe they were afraid. I searched for them most of the night until I found them. We have walked from the other side of this city to here. That is where I have been" Bashera explained.
"For once, you actually did something right" Varick complimented.
"But, you should have radioed for help or to at least let someone know where you were at" Tanaka stated.
"Oops. But, I did try to help" Bashera said sheepishly as he shrugged his shoulders.
"Are you okay, Carrie?" Alex asked as he watched Carrie move away from his mother and sling herself into his arms.
"I'm okay. Thanks to this big guy" Carrie said as she wrapped her arms around Alex and pulled herself closer to him.
"Mom, where's the gun at?" Alex asked as he stroked the back of Carrie's head with one hand and used his other hand to rub the lower part of her back.
"Under my mattress. Alex, be careful" Melissa whispered as she ushered Mara over to the couch.
"Alex, what if they're still there?" Carrie worriedly questioned as she felt Alex remove his arms from around her and walked up stairs.
"Then, I won't go in there. This is just for precautions. I don't plan on using it unless I have to" Alex stated as he came back down the stairs, tucking the gun under his shirt, and hurrying out the door. His plan was to take his sister's truck but, decided to take his newly restored 2010 Corvette convertible which was painted red.
"Don't worry, Carrie, my big brother can take of himself" Melody stated as she wrapped her arms around Carrie's shoulders and walked her over to the couch.
"Your son is brave but, he could get himself into a lot of trouble by going alone" Varick stated as he repositioned himself on the loveseat.
"I know" Melissa was worried that Alex might get himself hurt if he didn't watch his back to closely. She just hoped that it was nothing to serious.
"Hey. I have a good question for you. Why is it that you are not afraid of these guys?" Mara asked as she sat down and watched the one who had saved her and Carrie's lives sit down next to her.
"Well, my mom and Varick used to date a long time ago and she took several snap-shots of him, which our grandmother kept up in the attic. Mom showed us the pictures a few years ago. That's why we're comfortable around these guys" Melody stated as she watched Bashera stared at Mara, in that way.
"Besides, the kids and I are leaving with Varick in a few days. You ladies are more than welcome to come along with us. Better education and very big men to take care of you" Melissa laughed as she felt Bashera's attraction grow towards Mara.
"Hey sounds like an interesting vacation. How long would we be gone for?" Carrie asked because, she wanted to be wherever Alex was.
"There will not be any coming back" Varick finally spoke as he held out his hand towards Melissa and she accepted it. He gently pulled her onto his lap and wrapped his arms around her.
"No coming back? You know, I think that's an awesome idea. I don't have any family left outside the people I work with. Besides, I could definitely use a higher education in Bio-chemistry" Mara stated as she felt the alien's gaze upon her. For some strange reason, she wasn't frightened by it. It thrilled her no end to have a man who was that interested in her.
"I agree. I have nothing left here and nor do I have any parents. I was abandoned when I was a baby. So, I'm going and besides, you guys might be in need of a good heart surgeon" Carrie laughed as she sat down on the floor.
"Alright, we will be leaving in seventy-two hours. Pack anything that you would like to take with you" Varick calmly stated as he watched Bashera's interest in the dark haired female.
"Computer is coming with me. I can't live without it" Melody stated. Her hacking name was "Phoenix" to anyone who knew her. Most people called her either a computer geek or a nerd. She prefered the computer hacker because, that is what she was.
POV:
As Alex drove down the hard top road, he turned on his radio and pressed a button to make the car top fold down.
As Alex stopped at the stop light, he turned his head down to look at the radio, and started to change stations. He didn't even notice the two large black vans that pulled up on either side of his car. He couldn't sense anything because his whole being was preoccupied with his radio.
That wasn't until he heard the distinct sound of an electronic window rolling down. He glanced up, briefly, and his heart dropped to the floor board of his car. He couldn't believe his eyes when he saw an all too familiar face. Alex saw the same short, stocky form of Kareem.
"Hello Alex" Kareem said in a smarmy tone of voice as he looked at Alex's shocked expression. One Sinclair is as good as another. Just the fact that it's Alex makes it far more pleasant.
"Kareem" Alex softly exclaimed as his eyes got wide before he felt a pain wrack through the side of his neck. He struggled to stay awake before his whole body sagged against the steering wheel.
"Well now. This is turning out to be a better day than what I had an originally planed" Kareem stated as he stepped out of the van and walked over to Alex's collapsed form. He quickly searched Alex over and found the hand gun and a cell phone.
"Now Alex. Don't you know that guns are dangerous, especially in the hands of someone who doesn't know what the fuck their doing?" Kareem stated as he handed the gun over to one of his other employees.
"What do you want done with him?" one the men asked as he opened the car door and pulled Alex out of the car.
"Take him down to the docks and tie him up. I don't want him to escape until after I am through with my plans. Until then, make sure he has kept under constant guard. No one goes near him but me" Kareem stated as he climbed back into the van.
"Understood sir" the employee said as he placed Alex's body into the back of the other van. Another employee sat down in the car, he grumbled about having to slide the seat forward, and then drove the car down to the other side of town near the docks.
Two hours later:
Alex started to rouse out of his drugged state; he could feel the chains that bound him down on top of a cold metal table. Alex felt his eyes start to focus and saw a large egg-like object next to his head. He felt his fear welling up inside of him when he saw the egg start to move. Was this what a "hard meat" looked like before it matured?
The last thing Alex remembered was seeing Kareem and the two black vans that were parked along side his car. He could recall the sharp pain that went through his neck and then passing completely out.
"Oh good, you're awake" Kareem stated as he kept his distance from the table.
"What the hell do you want?" Alex asked, still slightly groggy from the drug that he was given.
"Isn't it obvious? I want your mother and sister back" Kareem said as he crossed his arms over his chest and just stared at Alex.
"Then what am I doing here with this slimy egg-like thing?" Alex questioned as his eyes finally focused on Kareem. He could sense the anger that Kareem was holding back.
"You are here for the simple fact that your mother will come to rescue you. As for the egg, it's a wonderful experimentation that I am planning on performing on you. You see, the egg will open up in a few minutes and you will be impregnated. A few hours later, you'll be dead when it breaks through your rib cage. I get my revenge against you for being the bastard son of Varick. I get even with your mother for her betrayal with Varick. I get your sister, who has already been bought for the highest amount" Kareem stated as he walked to the door.
"You murdering asshole!" Alex screamed as he turned his head back to the egg, which was opening up like a flower. Alex pressed his back against the table as his mind screamed for his mother.
"Have a nice death, Alex" Kareem sternly stated as he walked out of the room.
"If I die, I'll take you with me" Alex growled as he watched Kareem leave.
"I doubt that" Kareem softly stated.
"Come on, budge damn you" Alex grumbled as he struggled with the chains and found that they would not budge.
He looked over at the egg again and saw something climbing out of it. He knew that there was nothing he could do as he turned his head away from the egg. His breathing became erratic as he tried to calm himself down. He felt fingers crawling onto his face and a rope-like device wrapping around his throat, tightening and cutting off his oxygen supply. He looked up as soon as the spider-like creature laid itself on his face and slid something into his mouth and down his throat.
Alex fell unconscious with the creature supplying oxygen to him and implanting a xenomorphic creature into his chest.
Vee017 if you look in Chapter 4: Confessions there is a section on Tanaka. It will be after the part called "About Midnight". That should provide you with the information that you were looking for.
