Once school was over, Jimmy ran excitedly all the way back home. There truly was a way to make up for things, and he couldn't wait to get started. Jimmy ran across the street, cars honking at him, and cursing him out, but he didn't really care, he just had to get to his lab.
Jimmy finally made it to his lab, and as he entered, he was horrified to see a giant pile of his inventions stacked on top of each other, covering the entire lab floor. Pieces of metal, and bolts were scattered on the floor, along with wires that were sparking from within the pile.
Jimmy looked up to see Lilith snuggling on top of the pile, her tail hanging over the edge of the pile, and her wings wrapped around her body. A trickle of fire ran down her lip, as she snored softly, twitching occasionally.
"Lilith what did you do?" Jimmy said, running his hand through his big set of hair. Lilith kicked and snorted, before popping an eye open, Lilith rolled and stretched on her horde of items, her back popping as she settled back down.
"I have forgotten to inform you, but demons have a certain desire, to find, and horde things that belong to others." Lilith said, scratching her black ear, before laying her head back down on the uncomfortable stack of devices.
"You know what, just never mind, I have to get my rocket ready." Jimmy said, running past Lilith and grabbing supplies for his little adventure.
Jimmy had been so busy with school, he hasn't gone on an adventure for quite some time. Lilith watched as Jimmy pieced together a backpack full of items, which consisted of a laser shovel, a plasma gun, and a distress signal sending device, just in case he got stranded in space.
"Where do your desires lead you to be, human?" Lilith asked, as she hopped off of her mountain of treasures, and approached Jimmy who was running around his lab, gathering things and preparing for a trip into deep space.
"I am going a few light-years away from earth, to where there is an undiscovered asteroid belt, hopefully I can find what I am looking for there." Jimmy said, signaling to his robotic assistant, as it prepared his vehicle.
Jimmy had created a very high tech ship that was the size of a minivan, it could fit around eight people, and could travel one third of light speed. It took Jimmy until just this year to figure out how to make this possible, but he finally did it, and now he was going to put it to the test.
"What is this.. asteroid belt, it sounds intriguing." Lilith said, as Jimmy showed Lilith a picture of deep space on a screen.
"Space is a vast void that is not completely empty, but exists of many elements between celestial bodies, like Earth." Jimmy explained, pointing to the vast darkness on the screen.
"C-Can I horde this dimension called space?" Lilith asked softly, Jimmy shook his head.
"No Lilith you cannot horde space, no one can really own it."
Lilith pondered for a minute, why couldn't she own this territory? Why has no one claimed this land? Lilith craved to own a large portion of this space, and it didn't matter what this human said, she would horde it, and she will sleep on it like everything else!
"I demand to accompany you on your quest to this land of space! I shall not be denied!" Lilith said, standing tall against Jimmy with a demanding look in her eyes.
Jimmy ignored her, as he exited his lab, carrying with him a box of large tools and devices needed to survive any casualties. The sunlight felt refreshing to Jimmy as he started to go towards his parent's garage, where he kept his ship, that was created with spare car and machine parts.
Lilith snuck out of the lab, following Jimmy curiously as she watched him summon his ship from the garage. The ship activated, and started to float out of the garage, levitating towards Jimmy who was watching it excitedly.
The ship had a smooth interior, with large and thick black glass above the nose of the ship, going across the entire front part of the ship. Large pointy wings shot out of the ship, with deadly blasters hanging from the bottom of the wings. The door to the inside unsealed, and lifted itself up, to reveal the inside.
Lilith ran her hand along the smooth metal, as she looked under it, to see a red neon underside, with invisible fumes coming out of it. Lilith could smell the chemicals, but she was interested in how this thing was levitating.
"What is this beastly creature? What are its abilities, and how may it be of use to us?" Lilith asked, crossing her arms and glaring at the ship, almost as if challenging it.
"Lilith it is an inanimate object, it isn't alive." Jimmy said, placing his tools in a compartment under the wing-like door that were lifted up.
Jimmy put a device on his chest, and pressed a button, making a large chainmail-like covering stick to his body, and cover him. The covering was red, and was glowing softly, as Jimmy poked himself with his finger.
Lilith jumped back in surprise, "Fleshling, you have been consumed by some sort of foul curse!"
Jimmy sighed, "no Lilith, it is just something to help me breathe in space. You will need to wear one too, since you are going with me, I can't track you while I am traveling."
Jimmy approached Lilith and pressed a device against her crop-top, the machine lit up and Lilith was covered with the strange red covering as well. Lilith looked at her arms, and her body, before poking herself as well.
Jimmy grabbed Lilith's arm, and took her into the ship. Lilith sniffed the air, smelling the inside and all the scents that came with it. There was the faint scent of sweat, probably because someone had spent all night working on it a while back.
Lilith touched the plush seats, before looking at the captain's chair, that had a large panel full of complicated buttons. Jimmy motioned for Lilith to sit down, and the demon did as she was told, as she held her long tail.
"Forgive me for my confusion, but I have seem too have forgotten why we are traveling to this uncharted territory." Lilith said, as Jimmy typed something into a mini computer sealed on the side of his chair.
"We are looking for Astrorubies, one of the most sought after and valuable things that exist." Jimmy said, typing the coordinates into his ship, to where he could hyper jump a few light years away.
Jimmy was going to try and find some Astrorubies for Cindy, she went crazy for them back in the day, and he thought it would be a good peace offering. There was no way she could stay mad at him, if he gave her something she would die for.
Jimmy's ship lit up, as it levitated higher into the air, making Lilith grip her chair in both fear and fascination. Jimmy pressed a button, and the ship shot forward at supersonic speeds, making Lilith fly towards the back of the ship, and slam into the wall, as her head felt like it was being pressed into the metal.
Lilith felt like her spine was going to break, as millions of colors flew past the windows, and Jimmy's head made a dent in his plush seat.
Lilith laughed in amusement, as the ship blew past planets and stars. Suddenly the ship slowed down, and Lilith fell from the wall, and landed on her face, with her wing feathers all ruffled.
Jimmy panted, "sorry about that, we made it."
Lilith picked herself up, and smoothed the feathers back on her wings, as she shook her head. Jimmy saw Lilith start to float, and she started to freak out, as she jerked her body around, trying to gain control of herself.
"Lilith it's okay, just relax, this is what happens when you are in space!" Jimmy said. Lilith started to swing at her surroundings, making a large dent in the side of Jimmy's ship.
"What is this sorcery?!" Lilith boomed, throwing herself when she threw a punch, making her body fly towards Jimmy.
Jimmy and Lilith both collided, making Jimmy yell out in pain, when Lilith's tail slapped him in the face.
"L-Lilith! You have to stop-" Jimmy was cut off as Lilith spat fire, engulfing everything in hot flames.
"I will challenge this powerful spirit to a duel, our battle will be legendary! I shall dance in its blood!" Lilith cried, making Jimmy scream as the demon tried to hit an imaginary foe. Lilith was starting to melt everything in the ship! Jimmy was surprised her fire even burned in space!
Jimmy struggled to float back over to his chair, as he hit a button, making Lilith drop on her tail from the air. Lilith cried out in surprise, as she looked at her hands in pure astonishment.
"AHA, I have single handedly conquered the evil spirit, that took control of our limbs and mobility! You're welcome little human!" Lilith said, putting her hands on her hips and giving Jimmy a toothy grin.
Jimmy rolled his eyes, and looked at his gravity meter. Jimmy had turned on the gravity in his ship, but he had a machine that would allow him to walk on an asteroid while he dug for rubies.
Jimmy put another device on his chest, and he suddenly felt his feet grow heavy. Lilith still seemed proud of herself, as Jimmy put a gravity device on Lilith and then opened the door of his ship and stepped out onto the asteroid.
"Lilith stay here, and don't touch anything, I will be back in an hour." Jimmy said, watching as the demon frowned and sat on a chair, before rolling her head back and falling asleep.
Jimmy nodded his head in satisfaction, before gathering his tools and using a radar to look under the surface of the asteroid. Nothing was coming up on his radar, and Jimmy sighed in defeat. Perhaps if he just started digging, the radar would get used to the signals on the asteroid and finally pick something up.
Jimmy walked quite a far distance from his ship, before he sank his shovel into the rock, the laser blade cutting right through the stone as if it were dirt. Jimmy's muscles started to cry out in pain after a little while, the physical labor of hauling and digging huge chunks of rock out was exhausting.
After a good solid thirty minutes, Jimmy had a pretty decent hole in front of him, but no rubies. Suddenly Jimmy's radar started going berserk, Jimmy wiped the sweat off of his forehead, as he sat down to rest his aching body.
The radar was directing Jimmy towards what looked like, a giant space under the surface of the asteroid. There must have been some sort of cave underneath the surface, but he had no idea how that could be.
Jimmy grunted, Cindy was definitely not worth breaking his back over, but she did protect him, and that made Jimmy's soft spot for her grow larger.
Jimmy took out a small space hand grenade, it would make a good enough explosion to break a few feet of rock, but not enough to harm the asteroid. Jimmy activated his grenade, before tossing it into his large hole, and diving behind a large chunky section of rock.
An explosion shook the ground, as Jimmy held his ears, waiting until the dust settled. Jimmy peered from behind the rock, and gasped when his eyes caught onto a very bright and beautiful red glimmer.
A giant cavern was under the asteroid like he guessed, but the entire cavern was filled with Astrorubies! They covered the ceiling, and grew out of the ground, and some were even several stories tall, and as thick as a house! Jimmy wanted to jump with glee, his discovery could possibly make him the richest kid in the galaxy!
Jimmy shook his head clear, now was not the time to get greedy, he only came for a few, enough to make Cindy satisfied. The boy genius entered the cavern, his eyes aching from all the gleaming jewels in front of him. Jimmy got to work immediately, cutting into the precious gem towering over him, and clipping a few chunks out of the giant ruby.
Tiny chunks fell into his palm, as glittery red dust blew in his eyes, as his laser continued cutting into the Astroruby. Jimmy placed a few pounds of rubies in his jean pocket, before turning off his laser and deciding that he had gathered enough for the day.
Jimmy flinched when something wet fell on his head, that couldn't be water could it? Jimmy touched his hair, as the liquid dribbled down his forehead and stuck to his face. Jimmy looked at his fingers, the liquid was green, and it was thick and sticky!
The smell of the substance was horrendous! Jimmy gagged when the gooey liquid dropped on him once more, making the teenager look up.
Something had hooked itself on the ceiling, its sleek black body gleaming in the light of the Astrorubies. It moved forward, its claws sinking into the rock, as it opened its mouth, revealing a long darting tongue.
Jimmy shielded his face, as the slimy substance dropped on his face once more. Jimmy now knew he wasn't alone, this alien had been watching him, and had chosen not to attack, perhaps it was friendly?
"U-Uh, hello, my name is Jimmy Neutron, I come in peace, and have only come to collect a few Astrorubies. I promise, I am not here to cause harm, and I will leave right now." Jimmy said towards the black being, it was on the ceiling, so was the gravity normal in this carven?
The alien cocked its head, before unhooking its long claws from the thick stone, and falling on the ground, towering over Jimmy.
Jimmy couldn't help but feel afraid, it was about fifteen feet long, with an extra five feet being only its tail. The creature had a long black head, and a short stubby neck, its head was oval shaped, with no eyes present. Its mouth was open, and full of short jagged teeth, slathered with green saliva.
Its long tongue was a few feet in length, as it rolled back into its jaws, and the alien closed its mouth. It was on all fours, with a skeletal-like body, that was jagged and bony, and almost armored in a weird sort of way. It had jagged front arms, with long hooked claws, and powerful long back legs. It had wing-like spikes that consisted of a three part pattern, on both of its shoulder blades.
The alien had a long and powerful tail that twitched. Its tail had a sharp blade at the end, that seemed to be smeared with dried liquids, which Jimmy didn't want to identify.
Jimmy saw the alien's throat rumble, as it arched its neck. Jimmy quickly dove to the side, as the alien's tail stabbed the rock that Jimmy used to be standing on. The blade sank in the rock, slicing up rubies and stone as if it were soft clay.
Jimmy's heart was pounding, just a second later, and that blade would have sliced through his body! The alien roared, as it arched its back, Jimmy took cover behind a shielding Astroruby, and a ball of sizzling green liquid spattered all over Jimmy's protection. The liquid smoked, as it ate through the ruby, boring a hole in the beautiful gem, as Jimmy panted, scared to move.
The alien seemed to have the ability to spit up deadly acids, one touch of that stuff, and Jimmy's flesh would melt to the bone.
Jimmy took out his emergency blaster, it had the capability to immobilize any creature that was as big or smaller than an elephant. Jimmy turned the notch on the side to the stun mode, it would electrify the alien, enough to scare it off, and hopefully leave him alone.
Jimmy shot out from behind the Astroruby and blasted a shot of energy at the alien. The attacking creature was hit directly in the head, as volts of electricity rampaged all throughout the alien's body, giving it a nice painful shock.
The alien's body stopped sparking, and it shook its head, before roaring with fury. Jimmy yelled out in surprise, when it lunged, slicing through a ruby growing out of the ground, as it shattered and several pieces hit Jimmy in the head.
Jimmy had no time to fire another shot, so he ran for his life, not looking at the alien running on all fours, with its mouth opening wide.
The alien hopped over a ruby poking out of the ground, before jumping off of it, and clawing its way across a sideways gem, casually keeping up with Jimmy who was struggling to duck and jump over the obstacles. Jimmy screamed as another shot of acid soared past him, and splattered in a puddle in front of him.
The acid hissed as it ate through the asteroid's tough rock, making Jimmy change paths, as he made a mad dash for the exit. The chortling sound of the alien's hunting voice, made Jimmy cry in terror. Jimmy stopped as he came face to face with a short cliff, with sharp groups of jagged Astrorubies reaching up at him from the bottom.
Jimmy out of instinct jumped, as the alien lunged at him with its claws outstretched. Jimmy felt the sharp claws of the alien clip his back, as the alien drew back, not wanting to fall down the cliff. Jimmy crashed into the sharp gems at the end, as they ripped at his flesh, and poked into his skin.
Jimmy cried out in pain, as he picked himself up, looking at his shredded clothes. Jimmy panicked when he saw his pockets torn, and the Astrorubies he collected had scattered themselves all over the ground.
Jimmy tried to gather them up quickly, but he didn't have time. The alien made a high pitched squeal from its throat, that echoed throughout the cavern, making Jimmy swallow the fear gripping his chest.
Jimmy closed his eyes in pure agony, when he heard hundreds of the creature's companions respond to its call. In seconds, Jimmy could hear the mad thunderous stampede of aliens, clawing their way through the cavern of rubies, gathering by the hundreds.
Some crawled on the giant Astrorubies hanging from the ceiling, others joined the first one on the short cliff, and more of them surrounded Jimmy from all sides. Jimmy jumped from one side to the other, looking at all the aliens that were surrounding him by the second.
Jimmy clutched his blaster, but he knew there was no way he could fight them all off. The scared genius had never given up, but there was no way he could get out of this one.
The aliens made hissing sounds from their throats, as they screeched and opened their mouths. Jimmy held his ears, their screeching and screams were taunting, and he just wanted to wake up and stop feeling the crushing weight of his fears.
One of the aliens jumped off of the cliff, its mouth opened wide, and its claws reaching towards Jimmy. The teen covered his face, knowing this was to be the first blow before they all tore him apart.
Jimmy heard something roar, before the alien was tackled out of the air, and slammed into the sharp gems dozens of feet away. The gems shattered under the weight of the alien, as it hissed, clawing at a shadow holding its head on the ground.
Jimmy squinted to see Lilith slamming its head into the hard rock, making dents in the stone. The alien screeched, as it kicked Lilith off, making her fly into a group of Astrorubies, as they shattered with a loud breaking sound.
Lilith roared, her fangs shining in the light of the gems. The aliens quieted themselves, when Lilith's demonic and powerful roar shook the loose gems from the ceiling. The alien that Lilith had attacked, slowly got up, and shook the pieces of stone and ruby from its smooth head.
Lilith stood firmly, with her body to the side, before lighting her fists with bright fire. The alien charged, as its companions watched curiously, and it lunged at Lilith with thousands of tons of force behind it. Lilith yelled with fury, before slamming her burning fist into the alien's jaw, making its bottom jaw pop right off, and its teeth shatter from the impact.
The alien went flying away from Lilith, as its jaw fell on the ground, sizzling and dripping with green saliva.
The alien was still, as Lilith turned from her victim and eyed the rest of the aliens clenching their jaws.
One of the aliens started to chatter noisily, as it flicked its head towards Lilith and roared softly. Lilith's flames grew brighter, as the aliens roared in a short two part pattern, before they all charged, trying to defeat Lilith by outnumbering her.
Lilith shot her gaze back to Jimmy, who was cowering as the aliens ran towards them. Lilith stomped over to Jimmy, before picking him up by his ripped shirt, and holding him firmly in her hand.
"Stay," Lilith said quickly, as she threw Jimmy up into the air. Jimmy cried out in fear and in surprise, as his back slammed against an Astroruby, making him stick for just a second.
Lilith plucked a sharp long gem from the ground, and threw it towards Jimmy. The boy genius screamed in protest, as his body started to fall from the ceiling. The gem slammed into his arm sleeve, just hardly missing his arm, and almost shattering his bone. Jimmy hung from the ceiling by his left arm, as his feet kicked the air, hanging hundreds of feet from the ground.
Lilith had seconds to look away from Jimmy, as an alien lunged at her with its jaws open. Lilith caught the alien by its jaws, as its tongue wrapped around her arm. Lilith held the alien by its jaws, by having one hand on its bottom jaw, and the other on its top. Its teeth dug in her hands, but Lilith held strong, as the alien struggled to get out of her grip.
Lilith flicked her arms, twisting the alien's jaw, and causing a loud snap to occur, as the alien's jaws gave way. The alien fell to the ground, motionless, as Lilith quickly punched another alien in the head. The alien's head couldn't absorb the impact of Lilith's fist, and its head caved into Lilith's punch.
The alien had a large dent in its skull, as it tried to get back up, but failed to do so. Lilith quickly opened her wings and flew up into the air, before more aliens could try to attack her, and hovered over the screeching aliens below her.
Jimmy watched, as he tried to hang onto the ruby pinning him to the ceiling out of danger. Jimmy could feel his shirt tearing, and his body falling from his position each second he hung there. Jimmy knew Lilith was outnumbered, there was no way she could fight off three hundred aliens.
Lilith took a breath of air, and the aliens closed their mouths, as Lilith blew powerful flames from her mouth. The flames washed over the aliens like an ocean wave, as they screeched in agony, and their bodies burned and melted. Lilith moved her head, scorching the ones trying to flee, as they left their teammates to perish in the hands of the demon.
When Lilith ran out of air, she looked to see about a hundred of them motionless and burning. The smell was of burning flesh and melting metal, but nothing Lilith wasn't used to.
Lilith landed on the ground, folding her wings back, and staring at the defeated aliens that lay in heaps at her bare feet.
The remaining aliens questioned their chances of victory, as they started to fall back, no longer wanting to test the demon's power. Lilith snarled when she saw her foes trying to run away, so she decided to take them out all at once.
Lilith stomped her feet into the ground, cracking the stone and gems beneath her, as she lit her open hands with fire. Lilith opened her mouth, and started to suck in air, making the aliens stop in their tracks.
The aliens screamed as a long white ghostly trail started to leak from their bodies, and flowed into Lilith's mouth. The aliens fell to their stomachs, feeling the life draining out of them, and their muscles grow weak.
Jimmy struggled to hang onto the gem keeping him from falling to his death, his hands were slippery, and his shirt wouldn't hang on much longer. Jimmy's anxiety levels couldn't be higher, but when he saw a creature crawling towards him on the ceiling, he realized they could.
"No, please no," Jimmy pleaded. The alien crawled towards him, before twisting its head around to look him straight in the eye. Jimmy didn't know what to do, he could try and survive the fall to the ground, or try to fight the alien with one arm, both odds didn't look too good.
Jimmy watched the alien get closer, enough to where Jimmy could smell and feel its hot breath. Jimmy punched the alien with his right arm, with every ounce of power he had, and when he made impact, he was sure he caused some damage.
The alien didn't move, and Jimmy wanted to cry. The alien shook its head, before lunging at Jimmy and snapping its jaws around his trapped arm. Jimmy screamed in pain as its teeth sank into his flesh. Jimmy felt his blood sting, and Jimmy turned his attention to his veins, that started to grow larger and thicker, and color themselves black.
"AH!" Jimmy yelled, feeling the harsh sting of something spilling into his bloodstream. What was it? Some sort of venom? Jimmy clenched his teeth, as the alien tore Jimmy from the gem keeping him pinned and out of the bloodbath below. Jimmy's body hung from the jaws of the alien, as it gripped onto his arm, putting pressure on his very weak and breakable bone.
Jimmy didn't know what to do, he could try and blast the alien with the blaster on his hip, but what if it dropped him?
"Lilith!" Jimmy screamed, making the demon stop sucking in the milky trail. Lilith shook her head, as her flames died down, what did the human want now? Lilith looked up to see her ally hanging from the mouth of an alien, and her chest filled with rage.
Lilith shot up at blinding speeds, as her body cloaked itself in hot flames. Lilith slammed into the alien, making it drop Jimmy, as he fell towards the ground. The demon knocked the alien from its spot on the ceiling, before diving towards Jimmy, losing her flames, and grabbing his right arm.
Lilith opened her wings, causing a parachute effect, as Jimmy and Lilith gently landed on a large sideways Astroruby that was sticking out from the side of the cavern. The alien that had bitten Jimmy, crashed on the ground below, cracking the gems and stone that was unfortunate to be under it.
Lilith was panting, as she shook small embers from her black hair. Jimmy tried to catch his breath, as his heart slowed down enough for him to speak.
"W-We have to get out of here, I am infected with a space virus that these aliens have equipped in their venom glands." Jimmy said, as he held his bicep with his right hand. His veins were bulging now, and black as night, as the pain shot through his entire body, making his muscles twitch and contract.
Lilith didn't make a sound, as she grabbed Jimmy's uninjured arm, and jumped off of the Astroruby, taking off into the air. Lilith spread her black feathery wings, before gliding over the hundreds of aliens jumping into the air, trying to knock the demon to the ground.
Lilith finally located the exit, before shooting out from the hole Jimmy's grenade made, and throwing herself and Jimmy into the ship. Lilith placed Jimmy on the ground gently, before hopping into the captain's chair.
"W-Wait, we have to go back, I lost.. I lost the Astrorubies, I have to get them back!" Jimmy said, trying to pick himself up off the floor of the ship. Lilith closed the door of the ship, making Jimmy blink in surprise.
Lilith had figured out how to close the door of the ship? Jimmy watched as Lilith typed a code into the ship's computer, and the engine burst to life. Jimmy crawled to the window, and saw hundreds more of those alien things charging towards them, apparently immune to the zero gravity.
Lilith pressed another button, and the ship started to depart from the surface of the asteroid. An alien jumped forward, catching its claws on the wing of the ship, as it clawed towards the window Jimmy was looking out of.
"AH!" Jimmy yelled, as the alien roared, spraying saliva all over the window of the ship. Lilith looked over her shoulder, before spinning the steering wheel, and causing the entire ship to spin rapidly.
The alien's claws tried to keep it attached to the ship, but its heavy body eventually went flying towards the asteroid ground below. The ship stopped spinning, as Jimmy whimpered at the harsh claw marks on his brand new and freshly painted ship.
Lilith turned the ship around and pulled out a lever, before jamming it back in, causing the ship to hyper jump at emergency speeds. Jimmy flew towards the back of the ship, bumping his head, as his ship sped towards earth at hyper speed. Lilith looked calm as she handled the ship, apparently knowing to control it to where it didn't burn up and kill them both.
Jimmy wanted to ask how she figured it out, but his voice fizzled out when he tried to speak over the speeding ship.
Suddenly the ship slowed down, jerking forward, making Jimmy fall on his face. Lilith slowly entered Earth's atmosphere, before going towards Jimmy's home, and landing on the grass in his backyard with impossible skill.
Lilith turned around and gave a happy smirk, before noticing that Jimmy was struggling to breathe. Lilith jumped out of her seat, and sat Jimmy up, noticing that his neck and chest veins were turning a scary shade of black.
Lilith looked around her, before picking up Jimmy and running out of the ship. Jimmy could hardly think, or breathe, he felt disoriented, and his head felt like it was going to burst from the pressure.
Lilith went through Jimmy's lab wall, before putting him on a table. Jimmy stared at the ceiling, unable to speak, as his breaths grew shallow.
"L-Lilith," Jimmy gasped, making Lilith's ear twitch as she ran back over to him, "we have to make an antidote.. I.. I can make it.. but we might not have enough time."
Lilith looked at Jimmy, seeing his veins pulse and bulge. Lilith could hear Jimmy's heartbeat grow weaker, and could feel his consciousness slipping away. Lilith knew Jimmy was a smart human, but there was no way they could reverse this venom in time, so she had to do something that only demons could do.
Lilith rolled up Jimmy's sleeve, and found the teeth marks of the alien that had bitten her human companion. Before Jimmy could react, Lilith sank her sharp fangs into his skin, making him scream in pain.
Lilith kept Jimmy still, when he tried to squirm and kick her off, but she held him firm. Jimmy was freaking out, what was Lilith doing to him? Jimmy yelled and screamed in fear, but Lilith kept trying to do what she was doing.
Suddenly Jimmy felt his body relax, as the veins on his neck shrank back to normal size, and the black color started to drain from his body. Lilith was panting, as Jimmy's head started to reduce its throbbing and painful state, and his arm and shoulder blade started to look normal again.
Lilith released Jimmy, and took her fangs out of his body, before wiping her mouth and gasping for air. Jimmy sat up, quickly looking at his arm and blinking in surprise when he saw that only the teeth marks from the alien remained.
"Lilith, what… what did you do?" Jimmy asked, out of breath.
Lilith made a face as if she had a bad aftertaste before replying, "I have liberated your body from the venom, the alien had so viciously brought forth upon you."
Jimmy was shocked, had Lilith actually sucked the venom out of his body? How was that possible? If the venom left him that meant that it went into Lilith's body, how was she still alive?
Lilith noticed Jimmy's concerned look, "do not worry little human, demons are immune to such weak substances, I commend your concern however."
Jimmy watched as the demon gave a happy smile, Lilith had saved his life, not once but twice. Jimmy couldn't believe that his kind despised these creatures, Lilith was not like what the myths described at all!
"Lilith why did you save me?" Jimmy asked. Lilith was supposed to be a demon, and they only caused trouble, so why did Lilith feel the need to help him?
"I do not know, little fleshling. I could hear your cries of fear, and out of instinctual reaction, I came to your aid." Lilith responded, as her tail curled around the leg of the table.
Lilith didn't know why she felt the need to save him, she just did, and went with it. Lilith was fascinated by the humans, she didn't want to harm them, secretly she wanted to protect them, she wanted to become… what the little human had called the blond haired human… a friend.
Yes.. A friend.. Is this not what friends do? They help each other, and save each other from danger, just like what… Jimmy.. Yes… Jimmy is his name.. Did for his friend.
"How did you know how to drive the ship back home?" Jimmy asked, as Lilith shrugged her shoulders.
"I observed your memories, enough so I could gather enough intellect to help us escape." Lilith replied, making Jimmy's eyes sparkle with fascination. Demons had the ability to look through past memories, and Lilith could do this while fighting off hundreds of aliens all at once!
Suddenly Jimmy's enthusiasm died, Jimmy touched his ripped jean pocket. Jimmy had done so much work, only to have his plans ruined by space creatures trying to murder him for taking a few Astrorubies that he lost.
Jimmy sighed, perhaps in a few weeks when his body healed he could try again. Jimmy laid his head against the table, he was exhausted and his body ached, and his arm felt like it was going to fall off. Lilith saw the defeated and disappointed look in her new friend's eyes, and she was determined to fix it.
"What is that dejected and sorrowful gaze you cast upon the ground? Why do you look as if your body is still riddled with venom, have I not cured you of this?" Lilith asked, watching as Jimmy shook his head.
"I tried to get some Astrorubies for Cindy, but my pockets were ripped, and I lost them back at the asteroid." Jimmy said, making Lilith cock her head as Jimmy's face fell into despair.
"Astrorubies…" Lilith pondered, before dropping on her knees, and started to make a very painful gagging noise. Jimmy snapped back to reality, as he saw his demon companion clawing at the ground and gripping her throat, as she coughed and sputtered noises.
Jimmy ran over to Lilith's side, she must have really been affected by the venom from the aliens! Jimmy quickly ran to his shelf, fumbling with his inventions, trying to find parts to create an antidote. Lilith rolled on the floor, holding her stomach, as she cried out in pain.
"Hold on Lilith, I'll save you, I promise!" Jimmy said frantically as his brain jump started into action.
Jimmy heard something large and heavy drop on the metal floor of his lab, he quickly turned around to see Lilith panting and sweating furiously. Lilith rolled on her back, wheezing as Jimmy looked to see a giant pile of glittering gems piled up on top of each other on the floor of his lab.
Jimmy dropped his antidote that he was making in surprise, there were hundreds of chunks of Astrorubies on the floor of his lab! Lilith groaned, as she rolled on her stomach, clearly feeling better, but still not one hundred percent well.
The rubies were covered in small embers, as they sat on a pile of blackened ash, and flames.
"L-Lilith, did you just regurgitate Astrorubies?" Jimmy said, wrinkling his nose in disgust, as Lilith picked herself up off the floor.
"Y-Yeah, how else was I supposed to transport these small red rocks out of that land so I could horde them?" Lilith responded, spitting fire out of her mouth, staining the spot next to her black.
Lilith had consumed the Astrorubies so she could keep some to horde in secret, she kept eating them until she heard Jimmy cry for help. Yes, her human companion had told her to stay in the metal beast, but her lust for adventure (and her boredom) had called for her to wander to unknown parts of the asteroid.
"Lilith you didn't need to actually eat the rubies, you could have just carried them in your hand," Jimmy said in a laugh.
Lilith stuck her finger in the air preparing to defend herself, but she stopped when she realized Jimmy was right.
"By the way, why did you take such a liking to these Astrorubies?" Jimmy asked, as he picked up the hot rubies, and quickly dropped them in pain.
"I do not need to have a reason to horde things, but if your curiosity needs satisfaction, I like taking things that do not belong to me." Lilith replied, crossing her arms and sticking her nose in the air.
Lilith had taken about twenty pounds of Astrorubies, and there were enough for anything Jimmy wanted to make out of them. Jimmy quickly ran over to Lilith and wrapped his arms around her in a hug, Lilith jumped in surprise, what was this fleshling doing to her?
"What is this sudden action, what is the meaning of it?" Lilith asked Jimmy, who released her and frowned. Did demons never get hugs?
"Oh, Lilith that was a hug, humans do it when they meet old friends, or want to show their appreciation." Jimmy replied.
A hug… that is what Jimmy called it.. Lilith had never experienced it before, but she felt warm inside. Did her eternal hellfire make her feel this way? No, it was not where she usually experienced her fire abilities, it was more near the little section where something was beating.
"A hug, very interesting, demons do not have such traditions." Lilith said, watching as Jimmy gave her a cheeky smile.
"Well you do now," Jimmy said, as he picked up an Astroruby that was now cool, and didn't exactly burn his hand when he picked it up. Jimmy inspected it, the jewel was in great condition, considering the fact that it was eaten by a demon, and regurgitated along with fire.
Jimmy picked the rest of them up and placed them in a bucket, and started to get to work right away. Jimmy was going to make a necklace and earrings out of the Astroruby, he couldn't think of a better peace offering.
Jimmy turned to check on Lilith, only to see her sleeping on a pile on inventions that she had stolen from Jimmy's lab. A ring of fire was around the pile, probably to warm Lilith as she slept on her horde.
Jimmy turned back around, before getting back to work, but he stopped when he heard a voice behind him.
"Jimmy, do you consider my title as friend, instead of foe?" the female demon asked, her tail flicking, and her face and front side hidden.
Jimmy turned, unable to see Lilith's facial features, but he could tell she was a little nervous. Jimmy couldn't see why they shouldn't be friends, Lilith had shown that she was friendly, and had saved his life without thinking twice.
"Sure Lilith, I say we are pretty good friends by now." Jimmy replied, before returning back to his work and fusing the rubies to a metal base.
Jimmy heard something shifting itself off of metal, before he felt a warm body pressed to his back. Black fluffy wings wrapped around him, as Lilith's head rested on his shoulder.
"I am quite fond of this new establishing title, and I am showing my appreciation through your kind's traditions." Lilith said, as Jimmy rolled his eyes and giggled, Lilith was strange, but she was entertaining and loyal as could be.
Suddenly Lilith's body grew extremely hot, as small flames started to appear on her skin. Jimmy yelled in pain, as the hot flames touched his sensitive skin, and Lilith held onto him tighter.
"Lilith! Ow, OW, stop!" Jimmy yelled, as Lilith had an evil twinkle in her eye.
"What is the matter friend? I am showing my appreciation through a demon's tradition, I am curious to see if you will survive." Lilith said in a mischievous laugh, as Jimmy struggled to get out of Lilith's playful grip.
Jimmy couldn't help but laugh, even though he was in pain. Lilith was destined to destroy all life, but Jimmy was starting to see that perhaps he shouldn't judge anyone before he met them. Jimmy couldn't believe his own thoughts, but he had officially befriended the Anti Christ, a demon, that wanted to control her own future.