A device hung over Lex's head, and then metal spikes pierced her cranium. Lex felt a painful sensation as the spikes drilled through her skull into her brain. The Prince watched, as the doctor worked on a computer. "We will now begin," he said.
"Is this really safe?" Lex asked painfully.
"It can put you into a permanent coma or vegetative state," the doctor said.
"What?" Lex asked shocked.
"Begin the procedure," the Prince ordered quickly.
The doctor pressed the buttons on his computer sending electricity into Lex's brain. The computer monitored Lex's brain waves and noticed increased activity. "It's working so far my Prince," the doctor said.
"Good, make sure all sections of her brain are active," the Prince ordered.
Lex felt the worst headache of her life, as the machine stimulated her brain. She closed her eyes, tensed up, and tried to shut out the pain. After a few moments, the procedure was complete. The spikes quickly withdrew from her head. The doctor quickly placed bandages on the sides of her head and cleaned up the green blood that leaked out.
"Well?" the Prince asked.
"It appears the procedure was a success," the doctor said.
"Inform the Court," the Prince ordered his lawyer who then left the room.
The Prince was summoned before his father, the King of Yautja Prime, and all colonies. He was dressed in his royal armor and passed by ranks of Royal Guards. Upon entering the throne room, he knelt down on one knee and lowered his head to the throne. The King and Queen were seated towards the back of the room in thrones made of metal and bones. The thrones each had metallic spikes that came from the throne and skulls from a number of creatures were on the ends of those spikes. The King himself was almost the same size as a Black Yautja and was intimidating to behold.
"What is your bidding, my King?" the Prince asked.
"What are your intentions with the female human turned Yautja?" the King asked.
"I intend to make her my wife and have offspring with her," the Prince said boldly.
"Is this not the same female that was convicted of wrongful death against a warrior on Earth?" the King asked displeased.
"I secretly encouraged the plaintiff's family to sue in civil court, and, in their grief, they agreed. I also encouraged the judge to rule the way he did in the case. Had I not been involved, the female would never have gone to court," the Prince revealed.
"For what purpose?" the King asked.
"She would have to choose between slavery and marriage to me," he said.
"You cannot win her heart through your own merits?" the Queen asked.
"She is stubborn and cannot be flattered, mother. She is quite the shrew," the Prince explained.
"Although the female is innocent, her reputation has been damaged. If you were to marry her, your reputation will be at risk. Why do have an interest in this female?" the King asked.
"She holds genes that will take the best of Yautja and human DNA. The offspring will have unique qualities that will take our species in new directions. She has also shown great courage despite her disadvantages. She intrigues me," the Prince said.
"The Prince only has six wives and this is not the first time he has selected a female of low reputation," the Queen reminded the King.
"Do you intend to marry another female after this one?" the King asked.
"I have no plans to," the Prince answered.
The King and Queen glanced at each other as if communicating their thoughts to each other. "You desire my blessing?" the King asked.
"I would have it, my King," the Prince said.
The King stood up and walked towards the Prince. "Rise son," he ordered.
The Prince and the King met face to face. "You liberated a solar system from the Black Yautja. That was a great victory, and you say this female assisted you in this task. If I read the case correctly, it appears she challenged a warrior of that rank in defense of humans. Your female has courage, but I have doubts about her loyalty to the crown and to the Yautja people. In addition, her offspring would not be pure-blooded. I will give you my consent as a favor for your excellent service, but her offspring shall not be in the line of succession," the King said.
The Prince bowed his head to the King's decision. "Bring the female to a royal dinner so that you can show her off to your siblings," the King ordered.
"As you wish, my King," the Prince replied.
Lex stayed at the hospital while she received therapy for her newly activated Yautja brain. She was made to see images on a computer screen and then remember them in order. She found her short term memory dramatically improved from before. She was also shown images of Yautja warriors raising their spears and blades in the air with their trophies. Lex wasn't sure at the time, but she felt a sensation every time she saw those images as if turned on by them. Lex was also shown images of Yautja children and her brain signals were recorded. She was told later that she felt a sense of protectiveness and affection for the little monsters.
She was also instructed to smell different substances which created different responses in her brain. She would learn later that these smells were powerful pheromones of a male Yautja and that she had responded as a normal female Yautja would. Headphones were placed on her ears and then she was forced to listen to Yautja music. What was merely noise to her before, became more emotional for her this time.
The Prince entered the hospital as the tests were being completed. Lex was in the hospital bed with a bandage around her head. "Is she ready?" he asked the chief doctor.
"She will require more testing and therapy, but she is healthy enough to go home," the chief doctor said.
"Good, will she require those bandages?" the Prince asked disturbed by the sight.
"I think we can take them off now," the chief doctor said, and then motioned for his subordinates to carefully take off the bandages. When they were done, the Prince gave her an inspection.
"Will they heal soon?" the Prince asked noticing the wounds.
"Within a few days," the chief doctor predicted.
"Procure drugs for me that will heal the wounds quicker. I require her head to appear undamaged," the Prince ordered.
The chief doctor departed with some reluctance at the Prince's order. Lex simply stared as the Prince ordered the doctors around with ease. She noticed the way he was dressed in his armor and cape behind him. She saw the way he moved and gestured as well as his physical form. She paid close attention to his powerful arm muscles and wondered what existed beneath his armor. Lex snapped out of it as the Prince continued to inspect her.
"Will I be okay?" she asked.
"You are better now than before. In time you will be satisfactory," the Prince answered.
Lex was irritated by his arrogant remarks but also felt turned on at the same time. Her mind like the idea of being dominated by this powerful creature. She realized what was happening and attempted to stop her thoughts from influencing her. The Prince came to her side and inspected her closer. Immediately, Lex could smell the familiar scent of the Prince, but it was different this time.
"Can you stand? If you can, do so," the Prince ordered her.
Lex cautiously got out of bed and stood up. She suddenly fell forward as her legs buckled. The Prince held her up with one arm and steadied her. "The drugs in your system will lose their effect in a few hours," the Prince told her.
The Prince then turned to the medical professionals. "I require a hoverchair now," he ordered.
Lex was assisted by the Prince's driver to the mansion as the Prince stepped inside. The Prince was immediately greeted by his wives and servants. "Escort her to her room and make sure she gets her rest," the Prince ordered Kachina.
The sixth wife bowed to the Prince and then quickly approached Lex lending her a hand. When the two were gone, the Prince then conversed with Makawee. "The King desires Lex's presence. Have her presentable in our tradition," the Prince ordered.
"The King has consented?" Makawee wondered.
"He has," the Prince answered.
"If the King consents, then so do I," Makawee bowed to the Prince.
Lex awoke with a terrible headache in the morning. As she woke up, Kachina was there waiting for her. "It is nearly the middle of the day," Kachina said bored.
"You have been watching me this whole time?" Lex asked disturbed.
"Yes, I had to make sure you didn't have a seizure," Kachina said.
Lex felt her head and felt the wounds still present. "Those will heal in a few days," Kachina told her.
Kachina then took out a cell phone of sort and spoke into it, "She's awake now. Shall I bring her down?"
She waited for a response and then ended the call. Kachina then turned to Lex amused. "There is a family meeting concerning you. Get dressed and come with me downstairs," she said.
Lex reluctantly got out of bed and was dressed by members of Kachina's staff. Kachina watched intently as the servants dressed and groomed Lex to satisfaction. When they were done, Lex's braids were perfectly formed, her wounds were covered up, and her outfit consisting of nets, cloth covering certain parts, and light armor were placed. Kachina then escorted Lex down the stairs to the living room.
The family gathering included the Prince and his remaining wives. Each wife took their position in the circle according to their order. The Prince's first wife was to his right, his second to his left, his third to his next right, his fourth to his next left, and so forth with Lex placed farthest away from the Prince.
"I have an announcement to make. I have proposed a mating to this female, and she has accepted," he said dropping a bombshell on them all.
All of them looked concerned except his sixth wife who was pleased to finally be superior to someone. "She will take on the responsibilities and duties of her position as my seventh wife. You will train her in our ways so that she brings honor to the family. There will be a royal dinner soon, so she will need to be briefed on our procedures," the Prince continued.
"When will this mating take place?" his Nizhoni asked.
"Within the month. That is when the deadline for her debts is to be paid," the Prince replied. "Speak your concerns."
"I have given you two daughters so far. If she gives you a son, I fear you will lose favor in me," Talutah said.
"A child is more likely to take on the values of his mother than his father. The sons of your daughters will carry on our values as opposed to any other. In biology, it is the female that progresses our evolution by choosing mates. I am not like my brothers, my brothers-in-law, or even my sisters in this matter. The offspring of this female will not be in the line of succession although they shall be given royal titles," the Prince said.
"Should we expect more wives in addition to this one?" Aylen asked with hints of jealousy.
"No, this will be the last wife I shall mate," the Prince replied.
"There are only so many hours in a day and only so many days in a year. Will you have the time to satisfy us all?" Urikia asked.
"As you produce more children, you may not be so inclined to desire my touch," the Prince said amused.
"Will she perform her duties to you with complete compliance?" Nizhoni asked.
"All relationships require mutual consent, my dear. She will not be forced to do anything she does not wish to do, but I am hopeful she will want to in time. What are your thoughts?" the Prince asked Lex.
Since the operation, Lex had a number of confusing thoughts in her head. She was starting to look at Yautja males and the Prince in particular in a different light. She felt new desires that were compounding with each day. "I can give it a try," she said uncommittedly.
"I consider this no different than an arrangement for the sake of accomplishing a goal. A loveless marriage," Aylen spoke up. Talutah gave her a dirty look.
"She has time to learn. We just need to teach her," Kachina said cheerfully.
"I appreciate your enthusiasm," the Prince gave a slight nod to Kachina. "There is not much time left between now and the dinner. I expect no less than perfection."
that night, the Prince escorted Lex to the King's palace for the first time. It was a massive structure with hundreds of rooms. It was in the shape of a pyramid with a power core several floors below them. Inside the pyramid, she saw statues of great Kings of the past. "This King ordered the first expedition of Earth thirty thousand years ago. We favored the humans over the Neanderthals and so we assisted the humans in hunting them down," The Prince said.
"This King brought humans to isolated areas of your most southern continent and created the first civilization. The people that lived there tragically died but their ideas we gave them in architecture and language survived on three different continents. If not for him, humans would still be living in caves," The Prince said.
"This King sponsored the invention of the cloaking device we use to hunt humans," The Prince pointed out another statue.
The Prince then pointed out another King, "He defended Yautja Prime in the first Black Yautja war."
"What will your father be known for?" Lex asked.
"You will never know what you are remembered for until after your death," The Prince replied. "My father expanded the empire and gave our race more hunting grounds. He will live to see the Yautja race expand in a different direction," The Prince said, as he focused on Lex.
The two finally reached the chamber holding the dinner. Already, the room was filled with the Prince's brothers and sisters. None of their spouses were invited. Only those connected to the King by blood were present. "Are these all of your siblings?" Lex asked.
"No, only the siblings that come from my father's four most favored wives," The Prince corrected.
Lex saw the King at the end of the table with his four wives next to him at the table. Lex watched curiously as The Prince's siblings greeted him with embraces. The Duke approached Lex with a glass in his hand. "A drink?" he offered.
"Yes, I think I am going to need one," Lex said feeling stressed. She was in a room filled with the most powerful Yautja in existence. She downed the drink in seconds and then a servant took the glass from her. The hall was guarded by a number of Royal Guards and servants would work quickly around the table.
"What is the Prince's relationship with his siblings?" Lex asked the Duke.
"In most cases, the Prince has no relationship with his siblings from our father's lower-ranked wives. Of those he is intimate with, he has friends and enemies. There is always talk of a struggle for power when our father dies and jealousy is quite common," the Duke said.
"Will the Prince ever become King one day?" Lex asked.
"Very unlikely. All of his brothers before him and all of their offspring will have to be dead before that would happen. Our oldest brother has nearly a hundred wives and a few hundred children. All of those children come first in the Line of Succession before the King's second son. That is why we have so many wives and children," the Duke answered.
"What of your sisters?" Lex asked.
"They are not part of the Line of Succession although in rare cases they may serve as regents for an heir. They may marry several husbands or mate with only one. This one, here, has a dozen husbands, and she has them fight against each other in a personal arena. The winner is allowed to mate her," the Duke pointed out.
Lex saw the sister casually drinking a glass of wine and chatting with her other sisters. Lex would have never thought of her doing such a thing. "This one here sends her husbands off to war on the front lines whenever she is displeased with them. They rarely return," the Duke pointed out.
"That's horrible. Why would any male put up with that?" Lex asked.
"For the opportunity to have wealth and status. Their seed becomes Royal through her. Not all are the same way. This one only has one husband for her entire life, and I have been told that they have a very positive relationship," the Duke said.
A bell rang signally that everyone was to take their seats. The Prince came up to Lex and took her to a seated position a distance away from the King. His older brothers and sisters were closer up to the King while his younger siblings like the Duke were farther away. The King stood up and looked over the table. "My son, take a seat to my right and bring your female with you," he ordered.
The Prince stood up and led Lex to the end of the table near the King. The Prince's oldest brother moved down a seat to make room for the two of them. "It has been said that one should sit in a seat lower to their station so the master of the table may come to them and tell them to take a seat closer. For if one should sit in a seat above their station, they will be embarrassed when the master of the table tells them to move," the King said.
When everyone was seated, the King motioned for his servants. "Dinner is served," he said for all to hear. There were some furious clicking from the other Yautjas at the table and some pounding on the table. Lex waited as the servants placed odd meats, vegetables, and fruits in front of her.
"This young female is here among us as our honored guest. She is to be the wife of one of my distinguished sons," the King pointed out.
There was some polite fist pounding on the table by the Princes. "To our victorious brother," one of the princes toasted. Lex looked at the assembled crowd and began to name them according to their characteristics.
The princes and princesses pounded the table with their goblets and drank it down. Servants rushed over to take the goblets away and replace them with full ones. "What distinguishes this marriage above our own?" Claw asked the King with some envy.
"It is rare for him to take a wife. You, on the other hand, have a new marriage every week," the King replied.
There was some eerie chuckling from some of the princes to the King's reply. "Brother, what distinguishes this marriage is that the female is human," Coyote said coyly.
There was some silence in the halls as that revelation sank in. "I had thought the procedure had been outlawed," Fang said with some outrage.
"It has been. The one who committed the act is dead and cannot be punished further," the King said.
"The fruit of the crime remains," Fang said with hostility.
"The son shall not be punished for the sins of the father and, in this case, the human shall not be punished for the sins of the one that created her," the King spoke.
"The line of succession?" Beast asked.
"Her line will not be in the succession," the King answered.
"Shall we assume your majesty has consented to this marriage?" Lion asked.
"I have consented," the King said.
"Then, who are we to question this arrangement?" Lion advised his brothers.
There was a brief silence as it seemed the room was about to explode in violence. The Prince seemed relaxed concerning the exchange as if he was not concerned. Lex finished her goblet as she felt her stress levels reach a new high. A servant quickly replaced it.
"Does the female consent to this match?" the King asked.
The Prince elbowed Lex to respond. "I do," she said scaring herself with her answer.
The princes and princess immediately noticed her strange accent. "She is clearly a work of art. Just look at her skin patterns. She is a mix of many different clans from across the empire," Artisan complimented The Prince.
"I am quite satisfied with her genetic diversity," The Prince replied.
"To a male child!" Enforcer suddenly toasted.
The princes pounded the table while the princesses remained silent. Lex felt herself burn with embarrassment as they were obviously referring to her. She was having difficulty imagining giving birth to an alien monster. She looked at The Prince and noticed his confident smug look and realized what the future held for her.
"Female: Tell of your first kill," the King ordered.
Lex thought about the question and realized fishing with her dad wouldn't be entertaining to these alien monsters. "Alright, I killed a Xenomorph with a spear," Lex said.
There was some pounding on the table at that. "She assisted in subduing a Xenomorph Queen," The Prince added and immediately there was louder table pounding.
"While she was still human," The Prince said proudly.
There was some awkward silence and then some table pounding followed. "Impressive, but has she hunted armed humans?" Coyote asked.
"She assisted in the hunting of several humans on Earth," The Prince answered.
Lex shuttered inside as she recalled the memory. She had betrayed the mercenaries and led them to their deaths to save the entire planet. "She killed a few Black Yautjas as well," The Prince revealed.
"She has impressive tenacity but perhaps she will turn her blades against us," Fang said.
"You fear her?" The Prince challenged his brother.
"The Black Yautja were spawned by only a few. Who is to say you don't spawn a race that we will later have to exterminate?" Fang pointed out.
"We don't know yet what will be spawned," Enforcer said in Lex's defense.
"What are your plans?" the King asked The Prince.
"I intend to file an engagement and then we will go on a hunt together on Earth. After we have conducted our hunts there, we will be married," The Prince answered.
"What will you do on Earth?" the King asked.
"We intend to hunt the Undesirables and the strongest the human race has to offer," The Prince answered.
"I would be very grateful if you could end that embarrassment," the King said referring to the Undesirables.
"The female's skills will be useful in tracking them down," The Prince said.
"I believe we should have a review of policy concerning Earth. The humans are developing technologies that will expose us. Their primitive nuclear fission weapons can damage our ships if they can get past our cloak," Fang warned.
"The humans are overpopulating their planet and consuming resources at a record pace. They will implode first before they could ever become a threat to us," another Prince said.
"A small fraction of their population is capable of space exploration while the majority starves to death. Not all human collectives are the same in their threat level," Lion pointed out.
"Perhaps, we should expose ourselves again like our ancestors. They will worship us as gods as they have done before," Enforcer chuckled.
"It's different now than in those millenniums. Over half the population believes in one god and they have priests that have a direct connection to this god," Lion argued.
"We should give the humans the technology to explore their sector. Perhaps some of the humans could even join in our hunts," Artisan suggested.
"The humans are no longer worthy of being the hunt or joining the hunt. They are more like insects now," Fang said.
"This female proves that some may be worthy of the hunt," The Prince said pointing at Lex.
"Transform those worthy and let the rest kill themselves off," Enforcer suggested.
"Transformation is forbidden," Fang objected.
"Then perhaps it should be lifted," Enforcer shot back.
"The prohibition shall be in place until the Undesirables are taken care of," the King interjected.
The dinner then focused on other subjects some of which were boring practical matters on how the empire should be run. When it seemed that even the King was bored, Lion then made a suggestion. "Let us have some entertainment. I am curious about how well your female can fight."
"You wish to challenge her, yourself?" the Prince asked mocking his older brother.
"Of course not. Let us make the match a little fairer. Rose, if you would be so kind," Lion said to his sister.
She gave him a disdainful look. "I hereby challenge you," Rose said to Lex with a bored tone.
"The challenge has been given," Lion chuckled.
The Prince elbowed Lex as she was not paying attention. "Oh…right," she said getting up from the table.
Rose looked over at Lex unimpressed. She had been drinking a number of glasses provided to her by the Duke sitting next to her. She could barely stand and her vision was blurry. Rose gave Lex a polite bow which Lex did not return. The Prince sighed in his chair as he realized events were not working in his favor.
"Bring her to the match-floor," the Prince ordered the Duke.
The Duke got up and led Lex over to the floor in front of the table. The King watched with interest as the two females were placed in a circle. The Duke took center stage and addressed the two. "The first one to tap out or faint loses," he said simply.
"Remove yourself from my circle," Rose ordered the Duke.
He bowed out and watched from outside the circle. "Is this really happening?" Lex asked the Duke.
"Do your best. You're not expected to win," he said to her.
Rose got into a fighting stance and charged Lex at full speed. Just as Rose was about to attack Lex bent over touching the floor with her palms and then kicked upward with one leg. Rose couldn't stop her momentum and was cast over the top of Lex outside the circle. Rose landed on her feet and quickly ran back into the circle. The male Yautja cheered the unexpected hit. Rose glared at Lex and decided to simply walk up to her. She looked over a drunken Lex and punched her hard to the midsection.
Lex felt a faint pain from the hit but was too intoxicated to realize it. She swung at Rose, but she easily dodged the drunken attack. Rose punched at Lex again hitting her shoulder. Lex walked back a step and considered what to do. She remembered her climbing training and then looked at Rose. She motioned for Rose to come at her further infuriating the Yautja Princess. Lex put her hands into fists and slammed down her right hand on Rose's chest as if she were climbing. With her left fist, she slammed down on Rose's shoulder the same way she would attack a mountain with an ice ax. Lex did this a few times stunning Rose. She withdrew from Lex with a stupefied expression.
Lex gave Rose an amused expression and had to concentrate to steady herself. Rose charged Lex and then flipped on her hands. Lex tried to watch her movements, but she flipped too fast. Rose flipped next to Lex and kicked her hard sending her outside the circle. Lex hit the ground with a thud. Her gut was in intense pain and then it went away. She got back up much to Rose's surprise.
Lex came back to the circle and was hit a few times to the face and body by a furious Rose. Lex could barely feel the punches, but she felt weakened. She lost her balance and fell to the ground. Rose went to get on top of her for a hold. Lex suddenly shot up her arm punched Rose hard to the gut. Rose hung over Lex devastated by the blow. Lex pushed her off of her and slowly got back to her feet. Rose was still on the floor coughing up green blood. Lex hesitated to give her a finishing blow. The Duke walked over to Rose with concern.
Rose struggled to get back up but was coughing more green blood. "She's injured. Take a fall and end this," the Duke whispered to Lex.
Rose gave Lex a hateful look even as green blood oozed from her mouth. Lex did nothing as Rose charged her and punched her to the chest. It wasn't a hard punch by any means, but Lex decided to just fall down. Once she fell, she closed her eyes and went to sleep. The Duke looked at the two of them and then announced Rose the winner.
"No commoner or human could defeat me," she spat. Her attendants immediately came to her aid and took her to the medical wing to be treated. The Duke knelt down next to Lex.
"You can get up now," he whispered.
Lex continued to snore and required the Duke to pull her back up. The Prince walked up to her with a pleased expression on his face. "I beat her, you know," Lex said to him.
"I know you did," the Prince replied.
"I don't know how I did it as drunk as I am," Lex slurred.
"My brother put a performance enhancer in your drink. This had been anticipated," the Prince revealed.
Lex thought about that for a few moments. "What?"
"You have impressed the King and that is all that matters," the Prince said.
After the dinner, the Prince brought Lex back to the palace to recover. Makawee, Urikia, and Kashina were present on their return. The Prince motioned to Kashina who immediately took Lex indoors. The Prince then turned to Urikia, his fourth wife. "Make preparations for our departure to Earth. I want all of our equipment and weapons on board."
The Prince then turned Makawee. "Inform the other wives and servants."
Kashina placed Lex inside their room and then injected her with a detox. She then worked on Lex's bruises from her fight with Rose. "I have always wanted to fight a Royal blood," she smiled at a sleeping Lex.
The next day, Lex had a splitting headache from the alcohol last night. She also felt sore where she had been punched by Rose. As she awoke, Kashina was busy directing servants to remove their belongings. "What's going on?" Lex wondered.
"Don't you know? We're going to Earth for a hunt," Kashina said enthusiastically.
"Earth?" Lex wondered.
"We're going to hunt some Undesirables," Kashina said.
"Right," Lex said as she stumbled out of bed. "The Prince expects you to be dressed soon," Kashina warned her.
Lex and Kashina exited the palace as the other five wives waited for them. The Prince meanwhile exited the palace with the Duke. The two walked together chatting about dinner and the upcoming hunt. As the Duke came forth, Makawee bowed her head to him. The other wives bowed lower to him with Lex abstaining.
"Shall we board?" the Prince ordered.
Lex hesitated to board the spaceship. Her life had become a little surreal. She was going to travel back to Earth from an alien planet light-years away. She eventually came on board and felt the familiar air of a Yautja ship. Kashina led Lex through the ship and showed her their quarters. It was larger than her old room, so she had no complaints. The ship was more luxurious than the previous ship she had been on. This was the Prince's personal flagship.
The Prince and the Duke stood on the bridge as two pilots took the ship into the atmosphere. Lex showed up as well and saw the ship exit the planet's atmosphere. She then saw nothing but space and stars. "Prepare for a quantum leap," the Prince ordered his pilots.
A hologram appeared showing the desired path towards Earth. Once the pilots were sure the ship wouldn't hit anything on the way, they activated the controls. Lex saw the light from the stars turn blue and overwhelm the window screen. On the sides, the light disappeared from the stars as the ship went faster than the speed of light.
The Prince then turned to Lex. "You will teach my men what to expect on Earth. Tell them about the terrain, the atmosphere, the weapons the humans use, and how human society works."
"As you wish," Lex answered disdainfully.
"Remember that the easier our mission is the least amount of collateral damage there will be," the Prince said and then left with Makawee towards the interior of the ship.
Lex did as she was told giving a class on Earth to the male Yautja warriors and some of the wives. An hour before they would arrive on Earth, the warriors equipped themselves with the best high tech weaponry Urikia could make. As the ship approached Saturn, a smaller ship detached and sped towards the inner solar system.
"The Prince requests your presence in his quarters," the Duke informed her.
Lex sighed as she walked through the ship towards the Prince's quarters. She entered the room and found the Prince busy with some sort of chemistry lab. He took out a needle and without warning plunged it into her shoulder. Lex felt a light sting as the Prince quickly injected the substance.
"What the hell?" Lex spat at him.
"You will thank me later," he said ignoring her outrage.
Lex immediately felt a burning sensation throughout her body and fell to the ground in pain. The Prince simply watched as her Yautja patterns disappeared. Her bone structure shrank along with her muscles. She was rapidly losing height from six foot six to five foot four. Her yellowish skin became darker until it almost looked human. Her claws on her toes and fingers softened and turned into nails. Lex felt an uncomfortable sensation as her jaw changed shape and her mandibles disappeared. Finally, she laid on the floor a naked woman.
The Prince looked over with curious interest. He clicked at her, but she could no longer understand him. He clutched her arm with his large hands and lifted her up. Lex felt shaky on her human legs. She could sense she had lost a lot of strength. The Prince looked at her hair and with a swift slice cut off her hair. Her braided hair fell to the ground giving her short hair. Lex clutched her hair and glared at the Prince. She then began to cough from the air in the room.
The Prince placed a mask over his face and then changed the settings in the room. Lex felt the crushing gravity become relaxed and she was able to breathe normally again. Her armor hung loosely from her frame. The Prince opened a container and threw human clothes at her feet.
Lex quickly took off the Yautja armor and put on civilian clothing. They were tennis shoes, a red t-shirt, and jeans. She noticed with some horror that there was a slash mark in the jeans and red along the tear. "I think you're missing some items," Lex said to him referring to a lack of bra, underwear, and socks.
The Prince shrugged unconcernedly and then motioned for her to go outside the room. The two walked down the hall towards the bridge. Everyone was there wearing masks and weapons for the hunt. The Prince clicked commands to them all and then turned to Lex.
"You have a week to give me a desirable kill."