When unconscious, the mind can be a fearful opponent. The maze of the subconscious can be treacherous. I've found myself lost there many times. I haven't been tranquilized in a long time, but I remember the feeling now. It makes reality feel like a dream and your head feel like a joke. One of those jokes that aren't actually funny to anyone other than the person telling it. That has always bothered me.

I heard Ya'uta's voice loud and clear asking me what a video game was. To think that I had let my mind get so clouded by that cyber world that I forgot about the existence of aliens. Something I knew about for most of my life. Not because I had seen them or anything, but because I knew at an early age that if the Earth was the only habitable planet in the universe, someone had gotten the game of life messed up. Ya'uta had proven beyond all doubt that there were aliens out there, that we weren't alone. I suppose I had gotten around to that first come to think of it. I had grown up on earth, but I wasn't human. The only word I can think to describe me is a demon. I seem to be immortal, impervious to pain, I can change forms. Maybe someday I'll give enough of a damn to attempt to find out what I really am.

I looked at Ya'uta and laughed. He was trying to fend off Jubei. That cat was never afraid of anything.

"What is this creature doing?"

"Your hair is provoking him."

"Why?"

"Anything that looks snake like and moves does that."

I frowned. This never actually occured. Why do I still want things to go differently? I can't change the past. If I could, however, I would. I wouldn't cause so much trouble for Ya'uta.

I opened my eyes and looked right at Fahu.

"Got you as well, did they?"

"Yeah. That's a powerful tranquilizer."

"Well, what's the damage?"

"We're in a cage. There are guards outside the door. We have about an hour before they come in and bloody us up."

"Or so they think, right?"

"Yeah. In reality they have an hour to live."

"I like that time frame. Let's make that our time frame. We'll steal it from them. Gives us more time to cause mayhem and still get away from here before reinforcements can arrive."

Fahu nodded his acquiesence and I looked at Sponge Guy.

"Would you do the honors of getting us out of here?"

He garumped and trotted across the floor to the lock. He disengaged it and I lifted him back onto my shoulder.

"Brilliant."

I pushed open the door and headed to the shelves that were in the back of the room. Fahu followed me seeming to know my plan of action. I climbed the shelves and into the ventilation I went. I turned and looked down at Fahu.

"Remember we only have an hour. Kill who you want, but make sure you're at the ship before I leave. I wont hesitate to leave you behind if you're late."

"Really now?"

"I abhor tardiness."

He laughed and replaced the vent cover. While he rampages I'm going to find that Jack guy and teach him what happens when he messes with the wrong demon. I followed the scent of retardedness and soon found his office. The alarm sounded and I smiled. Sounded like Fahu was having fun. I watched as the fat man barred his door and then ran back to his desk. He picked up a communication device and yelled into it.

"What is going on?"

"The prisoners have escaped! The big white one is killing everyone!"

"What about the female?"

"We haven't seen her yet. The men think she can make herself invisible."

I raised an eyebrow. I wonder if I could become invisible. I don't really have time to figure that out right now.

"I want all soldiers positioned outside my office. You have to keep them from getting in here!"

I heard an anguished scream come through the radio. I laughed and punched the vent cover off. I dropped down on top of his desk in front of him. He stumbled backwards into his chair. I leapt on him. I jammed my thumb claws into his shoulders and my other claws into the chair to act as an anchor. He cried out in pain.

"Hello jackass."

"What are you going to do to me?"

"What do you think?"

"Are your going to kill me?"

"Yep. But before that I'm going to thank you for all the things I and my friend are going to steal from you. It should keep us flying for a long time. All this gold should get a little bit of money."

"I. . ."

I decided not to give him the courtesy of speaking his last words. I know that humans love to yammer on before they die to try and seem a little smarter before they die, or tell their killer that they wont get away with it or whatever. A lot of times the people I kill don't know they are dying until it's too late.

I used my claws to tear through his neck and his spine, completely sevoring it from his shoulders. It tumbled to the floor and I grinned. Killing seems to make me more happy than sleeping does. I jumped backwards over his desk and went to the door. I unbarred it and it opened.

"Thank god captain, we can't hold them off much longer!"

The unsuspecting moron turned and looked at me. His eyes grew wide and he attempted to turn his gun to me. I tore his stomach out with my claws before he had fully turned. Captain, pah. He's a corpse now. He can't save anyone.

I looked at the clock on the wall. It was almost that time. I headed towards the docking bay to get my ship back. If Fahu isn't there when arrive. . .I'll just have to wait. I turned a corner and ran smack into a man with a really huge gun. I flung myself into the wall to avoid the shot. Luckily for me, and I mean that very sarcastically, it was a grenade launcher. It took off the majority of the skin on my left side. I didn't have to take my revenge on the man, he was killed by the blast.

Before I stood up I picked up the grenage launcher. I looked down at my feet and watched the blood start to pool around me. That kept my attention for a few minutes. That's a lot of blood. Strike one for me. I moseyed slowly down the hall, not because I was in a whole lot of pain, but because I didn't want to run into anymore people with grenade launchers and the like. My side was stinging a bit and getting worse by the minute. I heard footsteps running towards me so I lifted up the grenade launcher and got ready to fire. Three men came running around the corner looking like they were headed somewhere important. When they saw me I can only imagine what went throught their minds. The first second was probably an 'oh shit a grenade launcher', the next second could have been 'that's a big cat pointing a grenade launcher at me', and the last second, well, that's when I fired.

The explosion shook the floor. More men came around the corner and I tried to fire the launcher again. Nothing happened.

"Only two grenades? Piece of shit!"

I threw the gun at them and took out two of them. I rolled under the bullets they fired at me. When I was close enough and while on my back I kicked my feet up and eviscerated two more of them. I rolled over onto my paws and tackled the last man. He started screaming like a woman. It took a lot of concentration not to start laughing at him. I broke his neck and let his head drop. I felt a sting in my neck and grabbed at it. I took the tranquilizer dart out of my neck and turned to scowl at the person that had shot it at me. It's nice that my body becomes immubne to things so quickly. It's handy in these situations.

When I didn't go down she seemed to understand that her life was in jeapordy. I slowly stalked towards her, giving her a chance to run to safety. I prefer not to kill human females. I don't have a sisterly feeling towards them or anything, it's just that Ya'uta drilled it into my head that they weren't good prey since they were so weak. Funny that he wanted to fight me. I guess that just goes to show that he knew I wasn't human before I did. Good thinking Ya'uta.

The woman bolted for a door. She slammed it and barred it from the inside. Just to scare her I smashed my face against the glass, roared, and snapped my jaws at her. After a few seconds of these particular theatrics I decided to get to my ship. Time was running out. I really don't want to be late. Fahu wouldn't let me forget it if I was. I double timed it towards my escape. I got into the control room and released the magnetic locks that were holding my poor ship hostage. I felt a hand on my shoulder and swung around and roared. Fahu just stood there with no expression on his face. He's more than used to my terror tactics.

"Oh, hi."

"Are we ready?"

"Uh huh."

"Good."

We walked out of the control room and boarded the ship.

Once we were in deep space again I decided it would be all right to black out.