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''Haneehr? What do your readings say? That signal, what it is?!''
''Don't know comander. To many disturbances. Seemed like Malakh's voice but I can't understand. It's a mix of voices.''
''Keep on listening! We are getting closer to the colony.''
''Yes Sir.''
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Nomii and Elizabeth manage to get out of the cave. They were in hurry to get away from David. Elizabeth knows he isn't to much damaged so it won't be long before he fix itself and come after them.
Nomii paused for a moment in the main city hall. She had an idea to try to contact their watchers. She heard communication link the day before, someone was trying to contact them. But she was afraid she won't make escape from that being then. But she was willing to take the risk. I may be their last chance.
She looked behind herself and with her hands she tried to tell Elizabeth to come with her. Elizabeth was looking at her in confusion but she quickly realized what she wants. She wasn't sure why she is going there, but she went after her anyway. She was amazed by the size of the communication sistem she saw inside. She understand then that the girl wanted to call for help probably.
Elizabeth listened Nomii while trying to make the contact with someone. Her spoken language seemed familiar, almost like Engineer language, but then again, diferent. She, maybe, recognized few words, but she was speaking with diferenet accent.
''Maybe that's it, maybe they just pronaunce the words differently.'' She thought.
Anxiety took over Elizabeth and she pulled Nomii's cloak to remind her they have to hide. Nomii was worried, she couldn't reach anybody, but she hopped the message will reach them soon.
Nomii was leading Elizabeth down the corridor that led to the main hangar. They will hide there till they figure out what to do next. Nomii really hopped someone will answer her calls and came to rescue them.
Elizabeth started to fell nausea. And her belly had swollen even more. She felt movements inside her like that when she was on Prometheus and she knew she has to get it out. What ever it is inside her. The thought of ripping her abdomen again made her feel sick but she hadn't had any other choice and she didn't have anything with her now, no anesteatic, no painkiller, no antibiotic, nothing. She looked at Nomii who was lost in her thoughts. Maybe, she had some medical supplies in the city.
Elizabeth stopped silent in her trackes when they came to the main hangar. Three Engineer ships were in there. Every one of them different than the other. But the same technology. Nomii placed her at her sleeping place behind the first ship.
Elizabeth pulled her arm trying to communicate with her. ''Elizabeth!'' She said and pointed with finger at herself. ''Elizabeth.'' She repeated again.
Nomii stood there for a moment looking at her before realizing she is intriducing herself.
''Nomii.'' She did the same as Elizabeth.
''Ok.'' Elizabeth repeated her and Nomii's name. She started to talk Engineer language, hoping she rememberes well, and Nomii will understand.
''I need a knife!''
Nomii stood there and listened her. She wasn't sure what she is trying to say, but it sounded familiar.
Elizabeth repeated again. ''I need knife, water, anesthetic and antibiotic.'' She repeated it few times and tried to describe every word slowly with her hands. There was water near by so she went there and pointed at it saying ''water.''
Nomii figuret out then, she knew why it sounded familiar, she was speaking Engineer language, not so good but she will figure it out.
Nomii repeated Elizabeth's words and pronounced it correctly. She quickly went into search for her dads medical supplies. He needed them while working on the maintaining of ships.
Elizabeth wondered around the place amazed with what she sees. She remembered Malakh, he was probably still there under the ship ruins, is he ok? David said he is, but he could lied her too. Panick was slowly forming inside her head but for now she managed to control it. She felt like she's gonna lose herself if he dies and leave her in this place alone.
Nomii returned with a wooden box and opened it in front of Elizabeth. Elizabeth started to look for the suplies she needed. She found small knife but good enough for the procedure. Nomii gave her some liquid in stone pot. She pointed at one of her bruises and showed what to do with it. It was some kind of antibiotic. At least it sounded like that when she said it. But there was nothing for closing the wound.
Nomii gave her another liquid. Nomii tried to describe the usage, but Elizabeth didn't understand.
Nomii brought her water and a few cloths she had for higiene. She brought her fruit that grow near by, it was the same tipe as one on the ship she came here. Elizabeth was starwing and she just put it in her mouth devouring it. Nomii smiled at her and then went to leave her do what she needs to do. But she was near by watching over her.
Elizabeth looked at her belly now swollen like she was four months pregnant. It was moving inside her, she felt it, almost could hear its thoughts, theirs to be correct, she felt few of them. And they were hungry.
She took the antibiotic and smeared it over her abdomen, then put a knife on her skin. She closed her eyes and bite her tong knowing the pain she will go throught but she needed to do this. She presed the knife at the place and screamed. The pain was unimaginable. She screamed with all her force but she sucedded to open her abdomen. Small creature started to press the opening and she screamed even louder.
She looked at it, it was monstruose, different than the one she pulled out first and even more horriffic. Metalic smell was spreading out of her woud, smal, grey creature pulled itself out of her. She took the knife, but it was faster than her so she didn't manage to kill it. It ran out to the corridor they came in.
Nomii returned, terrified with the scene, she took the cloth and put it in the water to whipe Elizabeth's face with it, she was covered in sweat and blood. She tried to wipe her belly but Elizabeth stopped her knowing there is at least one another. She could feel it moves, but she didn't have the straingh to pull it out herself, she was so weak from blood loss and pain.
Nomii closed her eyes and reached but the creature started to hiss at her while it was pulling itself out of her. She screamed and run behind from fear. The creature slowly came out and ran. After a few moments Nomii looked around to make sure it was gone, than she went to check Elizabeth.
Elizabeth lost her consciuosness. She was bleeding out. Nomii knew she has to close her quickly. She observed her belly for a few moments to reasure nothing has left inside now and then took the antibiotic and wiped the blood all over the wound, and then she took that other fluid she gave her before and smeared it all over the wound. The wound instantly started to heal.
Elizabeth immediately felt better but still too weak. She trembled in shock still out of consciousness. Nomii wiped the sweat and remaining blood off her body and covered her with a blanket. She put a cloth full of water to her mouth to try to hidrate her.
She looked around herself in fear those creatures would come back, but for now they were safe. She closed the entrance to the hangar and stayed by Elizabeth praying her gods to help them.
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One of the Engineers ship intercept the message Nomii sent. The face of the one that heard it was covered in black sweat. ''Call for Korhu, we have lost a colony!'' One of them immediately went for their commander.
Ueru was still under the impact of what he heard. He didn't noticed when Korhu came in. ''Sir, the commander wants to hear the message you intercept.'' He shake him to bring him back from his thoughts.
''I'm so sorry commander, but we lost our Paradise. It seems one of the inhabitants was still alive, she send the message. Some other being is there with her, but not of their kind. She said that the being looking like that other cast Black death on the city. She said that being is not a living organism, but it still somehow lives like them. It wanted to do some experiment on her and that other being.
Korhu and Ueru knew what other beings are. It could be only humans. But they thought they couldn't travel throught space. They were too primitive when they left them. That means only one thing. They found their worning and they have found the facility. That could mean that everything is in grave danger. Even their survival.
Korhu sent course for the Paradise. Now Paradise lost. Pain shocked his body. Everything they do is doomed to fail. After they created humans everything turned wrong. They tried to correct that mistake, only to make it worse, and they just put themselves in danger.
Ueru tried to stay calm, but he knew that his brothers are probably dead now. If Malakh was still on the planet he wouldn't make it. His other brother in the facility too. They were still waiting to pass the time of quarantine, so he could came for his brother, but now there are no chances that he could be alive. Not if humans came there. That means they took one of their ships.
''Sir?'' Ueru called Korhu. ''Malakh! Call for Malakh!
''I already did! He isn't answering! We'll wait little more!''
''Is there any signal left alive from the facility, any hibernation pod?'' Ueru asked slowly panicking.
''I need to check, wait a second!'' Korhu opened a hologram with the status of all hibernation pods they have. Many of them showed life signal still running, but of his brother, Hestu, was showing it was opened, but he went out of it alive.
That should be good sign, Ueru tried to calm himself. But Malakh, why isn't he answering?! Terror was running inside of his head, he knew there were little chances they are alive. But they were soldiers, he had accepted the risk of losing them both, but still, he couldn't bear it.
''You know the risk, but they might be still alive!'' Korhu tried to calm him.
''I know!'' He said with great pain in his heart.
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Creatures David put in Elizabeth were roaming through the corridors until they came into the city halls. They already grow twice the size they were when they were birthed. Their instinct pushed them to find their creator. But they were weak, they needed host.
Their sences pushed them forward until they found small opening in the walls. They cut it open with their claws, acid from their wounds made the opening even waider. They pushed through it and found a room full of embrios cast all over the floor. David has broken the pods they were in while trying to repair himself.
He heard a sound in the room. Something was inside. His nerve sistem was, even damaged, still capable of scan the room and inform him that the two of alien life form were inside.
''Welcome, my children!'' He said with the smile.
Creatures were eating embrios scattered on the floor. That immediately fastened their growth. They were almost the size of a 11 year child now.
He took two embrios he found on the floor and tried to reach the creatures. ''Come my children, come! You must be very hungry.'' He said with a voice of a true father. The hissing sound stopped and he could hear small steps getting closer.
''That's right! Don't be afraid! I'm your father! I won't do you any harm!''
The creatures carefully came closer to him. One of them was looking at him and trying to smell him. David wondered will they react on him. He reached his hands with embrios still in it. The creatures immediately grabbed it with their metalic teeth.
They looked at him like they recognized him. He patted one of them but it wasn't afraid of him. ''Good. That's a start.''
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Elizabeth was still unconscious. She was mumbling something but Nomii couldn't understand anything. She tried to calm her, but it didn't help. Elizabeth was losing the battle. Her organism was too weak to heal. Nomii had an idea but she was afraid she would make it even worse.
But she was desperate, she didn't want to be alone on that planet so she took a small amount of regeneration serum she smeared on Elizabeths wound and poured it into her mouth. She started to cough immediately but she drank it all. And then everything stopped. She wasn't trembling anymore, but she didn't react either.
Nomii was terrified. Did she kill her. She checked her body, she felt the puls and she was still breathing, but wasn't sure why she felt like she was gone.
Elizabeth was lost in her memories and memories of all of their creations. She could feel their life force inside herself. It was so strong, so connected to everyone alive in the universe. She felt someone calling her, but she was afraid to reach. She knew she was alone and there is nothing to change that.
But it was still calling her, like a lover. She couldn't resist it. She turned around to see Charlie and Malakh. They were the same person. Or she loved them both so she sees them as one. Then she saw the one she killed on the Prometheus. He was telling her something. But he wasn't angry at her. He touched her check and took her by her hand.
''You are safe now'', he said, ''but my brother isn't! Save him. Your love will save him, and us all! Protect what's inside you! It's your and ours future!''
With a strong breath she screamed Malakhs name and came to consciousness. Her vision was blurred and she didn't remembered anything she dreamed and been through this past days. She didn't hear Nomii calling her. After a few minutes her sences started to come back, so is the pain. Then everything came back and she knew she survived the procedure.
Nomii was still by her side. And she was happy to see her. She gave her hope and strength she needed. She reached to touch her cheek but couldn't do it. Nomii knew she should take her to one hibernation pod to help her heal but she was too heavy for her to carry her.
She went for the fruit and tried to feed her. Elizabeth managed to eat one berry but that was it. ''It's ok!'' Nomii said. You'll be fine! I'll take care of you!''
Even though she didn't understand almost anything she said Elizabeth felt safe and calm. Even a bit stronger, so she managed to eat more. Nomii was glad to see that.
She remembered they are not safe there, but she hopped her message will reach someone. And she was right, two of the ships were approaching the city. They could fell the trembling of the walls after they broke the atmosphere. Nomii knew the sound.
''They are here!'' She said with obvious joy.
Elizabeth knew it was the good sign, but wasn't sure is it a good for her because of what happened here. She just hopped they find David first and destroy him. Then, they can do what they want with her. As long everybody else is safe after that.
She lost her hope to return home one day, or to get her questions answered. It wasn't important anymore. Actually it wasn't ever, but she didn't understand it then.
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Malakh was still laying under the ruins of his ship. His body sensed his brother coming, but he couldn't bring himself from blackout.
White hand touched his body. ''He is still alive!''
''Thank you Almighty! I'm your great servant!'' Ueru said with humbleness in his voice.