Chapter thirteen: The company..

(Ghardehs pov)

Shane stays in the armour.. But i still feel his change he is deeply affected by what he saw.. What he experienced.. I couldn't see what it was but i felt everything he experienced.. He is sat with a fist on his chin on the edge of the bed.. I walk up to him.

"Shane.. Come on.. You need to get out of that armour.."

But he doesn't move.. "No Ghardeh. I just need time.." There is a beeping coming from the cockpit.. Then the craft shudders.. The whole cockpit shuts down.. The ship goes silent as we fall from the sky.. "Shane! Get up we have been hit!" He walks up to me.. "What do you mean?" He sees the view spin violently around.. We feel something hit the craft again. I sprint to the core to restart it but somehow the power has been wiped out. I throw a fist at the containment field and walk back to Shane,

"We're deadweight we must abandon the ship.. Something has hit us with an emp.. Shane.. Go.. Now…"

"What are you doing?" Shane asks walking up to me.. "Gliding down making an emergency landing.. I'll find you Shane.. Go.. Please.."

"No..I won't leave you.. Not again.."

I walk up to Shane and lower the ramp.. I embrace him.. "I love you Shane."

"Don't do it Ghardeh.."

"I'll find you i promise.."

I shove Shane out of the ramp and move to the cockpit with a low growl.

(Shane's pov.)

Fuck.. Shane thinks.. He falls like a rock.. But Shane sees two.. Small craft following the Scorpion.. Not craft… People in modified wing suits.. On the way down Shane follows them activating his wings and thrusters.. His boots thrust him forward. The Scorpion glides to a descent. The two imposters catch up to the craft but Shane fires his rockets.. One banks left and dodge his missiles.. Shane activates his ability.. Fiery wings sprout of his arms and his hands form two golden fire pistols. He vaporises one target.. The final one fires something at Shane it hits him and cancels his thrusters.. His hud goes blank and he is in freefall.. His breathing quickens as he falls.. The gs threatening to make him pass out..

Suddenly his yautja side kicks in. He positions his body so his feet are facing the ground. His hud flickers on and his thrusters kick in he falls ever more.. Then with a boost he launches up he carries on towards the Scorpion but Ghardeh is too far away.. He is hit by a missile. Knocking out his feet thrusters.. He sees the ground approach and literally skims across the floor smashing into trees.. Causing them to fall.. He lets out a pained shout as he crashes into a rock with a metallic thud. He sees a team of soldiers move in.. With weapons ready..

"Motherfucker.."

He unleashes his fire sword and his shield kicks in.. He locks on to roughly 7 soldiers.. How are they here so quick? Who are they? No matter they are between him and Ghardeh..

"Team one in position.. Retrieving the first target.."

"Like hell you are.." Shane says..

He fires his rockets at the soldiers and they open fire but the rounds are shock rounds.. Draining his shield… He impales another soldier.. Throwing him into a tree. His shield beeps with a red bar but Shane ignores it… He feels a sharp pain and growls he rams his blades into another soldier and takes cover behind the tree.. He was shot by an actual bullet. The soldiers move in around the tree when Shane cloaks.. He climbs the tree and smashes onto another soldier. He grabs a soldiers rifle and kicks him into another tree snapping his spine. He fires at the other soldiers but there are too many..

He is shot by another volley of shock rounds immobilising him.. He unleashes his blades but his armour malfunctions.. And shuts off leaving Shane at the mercy of the soldiers.. One radios in.. "Sir we have the first target.. Loss of life.. Moderate.. No sir… This one is different.. Team two may have the main prize.. Out. Shane is injected by a massive needle.. His world slowly goes dark..

Fuck.. What is going on?

(Ghardeh's pov)

With a growl i descend as neatly as possible.. I manage to get the ships systems back online.. The ramp still open i run and jump out and see the thing tailing my ship we collide as i see the ship jump to orbit.. I ram my wrist blade into the female.. I fall.. Clearly i didn't think this through.. Broken bones heal.. But from thirty six thousand feet in the air? Not even my body has the strength to fall that far without serious damage.. Or death. But still the human thrusters are still active.. My fall speed increasing. I hold the thrusters down and feel the speed decrease. And the floor closing in at an alarming rate.. I press the humans booster button on the wrist panel giving a much needed upward thrust.. I kick off the human and land in the swampy water with an explosive smash and splash.. My legs hit the bottom of the swamp floor and i torpedo out of the stagnant water.. I hear shots ring out as i see soldiers fire rifles at me.. I cloak and run into them.. Humans attacking me for once is a first but I'm already angry..

Who are these people? I am hit which is impossible.. I'm cloaked.. I feel a nasty shock pulse through my body.. Another hit.. I rip out the shock capsules and become enraged.. I don't have a problem with humans.. But these pauks take the c'jit..

A fourth capsule hits me.. I grab a soldier by the arm and throw him taking his weapon. I smash his colleague in the head with it making a plastic crack.. A net hits me from behind and i become caught like a bear in a trap.. A male voice is heard over my growling.. "This is team two.. Main target in company.. Extracting to blacksite zeta.. Out.. I am injected with a blue liquid and immediately feel its effects. Shane…i hope you are safe.. I hope you haven't met the same fate. My final thought.. As my world goes dark.

(Shane's pov.)

Shane wakes up.. Strapped to a chair. Staring at two men.. Shane sees the two way mirror and another 4 people stood behind it..

"First question.. Where am i?"

Second.. What the fuck do you want?

Third.. Who are you?

And fourth.. Why am i strapped to this chair?" Shane asks groggily..

The man with black hair and tuxedo looks at Shane and leans in..

"You are in a secure location where no one knows where you are..

We want to know why you were found with a yautja..

I'm called Mr D I work for.. Weyland Yutani..

And for your own good.."

The second man gets up and holds a syringe full with a deep green substance.. "Now. My colleague here is injecting you with a little something to help you cooperate.. Now who are you?" Against Shanes own will he truthfully answers.

"My name is Shane Hunter Dixon.."

"What were you doing with a yautja Shane?"

Shane resists saying, his partner gets up and zaps Shane with a taser..

"Fuck you krit!" Shane hisses while jerking in the chair..

"Why were you with a yautja Shane? The main man repeats…

"We.. Are… Bonded through blood.. You fucking piece of c'jit.."

How many more of you are there?

"M-di.." Shanes yautja side surfaces.

"Thei-de ell-osde pauk-de…"

He is zapped again.

"Ell-osde pauk!"

"Jim get a blood sample here asap.."

"Shane.. How many are like you.. Paired with yautja in your group..?"

"No… No please.. Keep me. Leave the rest of my family out of it.."

"Family? you have a yautja family..?"

The effects of the drug have fully taken over. And even though Shane had no intention of telling them anything.. He told them everything.. Then sent under again..

(Ghardeh's pov)

A whirring sound.. Talking.. Humans talking.. A female.. Scientist.. Objecting.

"No we can't do that we still don't know the complications of the test… We already injected her with 200 cc's of x01.. She is stable.."

"Do we know anything about this one?"

"Only she is paired with a male that Wilkins is holding in for questioning."

"She.. Is paired with a human male?"

"Yes sir.. We detected traces of human dna on her skin and.. Other areas.. We have no idea how being away from her mate will affect her.."

"I want this one on 24hr surveillance.

Keep her in a yautja cell when not conducting tests.."

"Yes sir.."

Moments later..

I wake up with a snarl a fisted hand.. I jump up to my feet.. I am completely naked. All of my belongings taken away.. I feel an itching on my wrist to find numbers on my wrist.. 3745. I look around my surroundings.. I'm in a cylinder shaped cell with an armed guard directly above me. There is a scraping sound. A plastic water cup and a red pill, a voice over a speaker interrupts my continuous growl.

"Subject Three seven four five.. Take your pill.. Comply."

"Ell-osde pauk zik'za.." I say with a growly undertone. A dart hits me in the shoulder and a shock is sent through my body i rip it out and throw it with a roar at the wall. It clatter and twangs against the floor..

"Take your pill subject comply."

"Ell-osde pauk!" i shout tensing ready for the next shock dart.. It never came.

A female voice calls over the speakers.. "E-watcha please take the pill it will make you feel better.. Please.."

"That's better.. Thank you.."

I walk up to the tray take my pill then drink the water.. I throw the cup behind me and lay on the cold floor. Several hours later i wake up as i hear a noise.

A guard walks in wearing some kind of power armour..

"Subject three seven four five arms out.." He holds a set of cuffs in his large grip..

Something feels off. I don't feel right.. Sapped.. I hold out my arms and he slams the cuffs on and another guard walks in.

"Alright let's go.."

He holds several pieces of attire and puts them on.. At least it covers my modesty the pauk-de. They move me on walking down brightly lit corridors all empty and clean.. The housing cells hold no specimens leading me to believe i'm the only one… No.. I'm detecting Shane.. He is far away.. The tether.. Just clinging on i can't tell what he is feeling it's very faint.. I am escorted into a room with a woman in a lab coat i can't make out her features due to my vision being blurred..

My cuffs are locked into the chair and my legs are also restrained against it along with a titanium bar going across my chest.. One of the guards stays in the corner of the room and the other one leaves. The woman speaks her voice velvety and soft.. Sympathetic..

"Subject Three seven four five."

I look her in the eyes..

"I am conducting a series of tests regarding your.. Relationship with a human male.."

"Where is he?" i ask, her eyes flash at the sound of my voice..

"He is safe.. So long as you both comply with our demands.."

I snort.

"Now.. Where did you find this.. Shane Hunter Dixon?"

I remain quiet..

"Subject Three seven four five…"

I growl it stirs in my chest and escapes my throat..

"That is NOT my name ooman.."

She lays down her pen.. And takes off her glasses..

"Alright.. Let's be civil.. My name is Amanda.. Brody.."

"What is your name e-watcha?"

My frow raises at her mispronunciation of 'Yautja'.

I snarl..

"Ghardeh.."

"Alright Gar-di-ah."

"Ghardeh why don't you tell me where you found your human male?"

I look her in the eyes..

"ic'jit kv'var.. Kalei'pyode'a.. Amanda."

She blinks.. "In a language i understand Ghardeh.."

"Release my restraints and I'll show you.." i say with a deep rumbled tone.

My eyes begin to shine with anger and she sits back in her chair.

"If i show you the male first.. Will you comply?"

I nod.. "Sei-i."

She holds up her head guessing that means yes.

"Alright.. Guard.. Release su.." She stops.. "Ghardeh. And take her to b wing.. I'll call ahead for them to show Shane.."

(Shane's pov.)

Shane sits in his cell when a familiar face appears at the cell door.. Shane's memory jogs.. "You.. I remember you.. At the festival.."

He nods..

Shanes anger spikes..

"We had you pinged the moment your craft hit our stratosphere.. Nice of you to go back to the girls house.. After we lost contact with Stevens group those years ago we tried in vane to find where she went.. Now all the pieces fit together.. Just like the islands off panama.. We found something interesting there."

"Fuck you asshole! Fuck you!"

"Change that attitude.." Shane feels a deep pain ripple from the back of his neck and it floors him.

"Do you have any idea the world of shit you are currently in? Where you are? Your family isn't coming to save you.. Only thing we need is your damn ship.. But it's eluding us.. Smart move by the way using a yautja in halloween.. A little obvious but.. We'll get the best from her.. Then probably liquidise her.. As for you.. Make yourself comfortable."

Shane stands up and with a shout he runs at his door and kicks it causing it to thud..

"The fucking guy in the xeno suit.. Something felt off with him.."

Shane's head pounds.. If they had Shane and Ghardeh pinged from the get go… His mind races.. Glynda.. Trey.. Tilly..

"Fuck.." No.. No they can't have known about those three..

A guard approaches Shane and he steps back.

"Subject 12 move forward.."

Shane does so and is cuffed.. Unlike Ghardeh's guards Shane's are average guards.. They disabled Shanes yautja and ascendant abilities. If he so much thinks of using them he receives a nasty shock inside him.. He is taken to a room.. Its dark.. As the lights flicker on Shane sees Ghardeh on the other side of the glass. She rushes up to him and Shane moves up to her, he sees her mandibles move as she talks but she is completely silent. He rests his head on the glass and she does the same. The scientists on the other side of the glass observe their body language..

"See that? That's a complete yautja bond… In a way he is very lucky that she chose him as a mate.. Yautja are very complex beings.. And it seems our human friend here is well versed in their mannerisms, watch."

"Open the cover.. Let them connect.."

Ghardeh looks up as the glass slides upward allowing them to touch..

"Shane.." She embraces him tight.

"Ghardeh.."

Shane closes his eyes and she talks… In her language a language they do not understand..

"Thwei'mei.. Q'se Ell-osde g'kte? Ell seh Va'swe.." (Bloodkin.. Are you hurt? I am sorry..)

"Why aren't we hearing this? What is she saying?" the male scientist says pointing..

"M-di Ghardeh mo'kte es kas'dte.."

(No Ghardeh nothing to forgive..)

He pulls away.. He suddenly bursts into fire and throws a fireball at the guard behind him ignoring the almost agonising shock coming from within him as the Bracelet tries to suppress his power. Ghardeh grabs the exo guard as he runs to Shane the glass panel slides down but Ghardeh throws the guard at it causing it to crack. Shane throws a fireball at it causing it to explode, but the floor fills with electricity and sent an incapacitating shock to the pair of them..

"We don't do this again.."

"But now we know.. Their bond goes way past blood.. Did you see that gerald?

That was a rally.. We may not understand her language.. Yet.. But that woke something inside Shane, that was dangerous."

"They are guardians of each other.."

They are taken away..

Two weeks after capture..

(Ghardeh's pov.)

"Wake up buttercup.." A guard says as i snarl awake…

"Today is a lazy yautja day.." I say with vehemence..

"No it is I'll throw your yautja face all over this cell if you don't get up day."

I growl with an intense violent vibration. As i stand..

"How many bones are in your body ooman..?"

He laughs. "Two hundred and six.."

"How many could you live without pauk-de?"

He walks up to me and huffs.

"Shut up.. I'd hate to mess up your already mirror-smashing looks.. Now move.." He shoves me towards the door. My breathing intensifies.. I have never had a problem with humans.. Ever in my life but right now.. That is beginning to change.. They have prodded me, stuck me with needles and stolen my items.. I haven't seen Shane for many days.. I worry for him. I am slowly reverting to my huntress self looking for weaknesses i can exploit. Escape routes i could take.. I'm finding it hard to contain my rage.

If he shoves me.. One.. More.. Time…

Author note: Talk about dun dun duuuun! Humans can be such dicks! And it seems Ghardeh is finally seeing the bad side of humanity, whether or not she can forgive remains to be seen. Of monsters and men.. More to come! Will the couple escape? Will Ghardeh judge humanity fairly? Or will she see humanity as a whole based on how she has been treated by Wey yu? Lets find out! Stay fab people!

Yautja words:

Krit- Idiot or general remark. (Non-cannon my own word.)

C'jit- Sh^t.

Thei-de- Kill.

Ell-osde- You.

Pauk-de- F^cker/s.

M-di- No.

Sei-i- Yes.

Ell-osde pauk- F^ck you.

Zik'za- General low demeaning remark. Undefined. (Non-cannon my own word.)

Ic'jit- Dishonoured/dishonourable/Badblood.

Kv'var- Hunt.

Kalei'Pyode'a- Young female human.

Thwei- Blood.

Mei- Kin.

Q'se- Are. (Non-cannon my own word for 'Are'.)

G'kte- Hurt. (Non-cannon my own word for 'Hurt'.)

Ell- 'I'.

Seh- Am.

Va'swe- Sorry. (Non cannon my own word for 'Sorry' )

Mo'kte- Nothing.

Es- To. ( Non-cannon my own word for 'To'.)

Kas'dte- Forgive. (Non-cannon my own word for 'Forgive'.)