I do not own anything...literally. Here is the list of what I DON'T own:

Tiki is a Xenomorph, which I DON'T own.

War of the Worlds is another thing I DON'T own.

And the Crystal Egg is another thing I DON'T own.

I disown everything!

I stirred and opened my eyes. At first I didn't know where I am or why I'm even lying down. Then it all came back. Machi did this to me. I rose my head and looked around. I'm in the closet.

My head and body felt as though they've been hit with a Z'hina. As much as it pains me to do so, I stood up. I nearly toppled over but I recovered my balance. I shakily walked to the door and tried to open it. I was disappointed to find it locked.

I lost my patients and pounded the door.

"Melissa! Tiki! Muffin! Morphy! Open the door!" I shouted as loud as I can.

"They can't hear you. They're not here."

Machi. He's right on the other side of the door. I stopped my pounding.

"Machi...let me out." I tried calmly.

"I'm sorry. I can't do that." he said. I can tell that he's not sorry at all.

"Stop playing with me Machi! This isn't funny!"

Reginites natural interpret ever bad situation as a game. It keeps us calm and brings down stress.

"Everything for Reginites is fun and games. I'm not playing. I'm serious. You're not coming out."

"Then who's going to watch my pets.?" My pets to me is like children to humans. My pets are my life. They're the only things keeping me from leaving this planet. And I can't leave them alone for extended periods of time, especially Muffin and Tiki.

"I got that all taken care of. I sent them outside to play. I'll watch them as if they're my own pets."

I didn't like that. Who knows how Martians treat their pets. Despite the situation, my stomach complained for food. There's another problem.

"What about food?"

"You hungry?"

"Yes."

"Melissa ordered pizza. I'll give some to you when the delivery come."

"Delivery? Man..." I turned away from the door. I hate delivery. "I'm going to starve before they come."

I heard Machi chuckle.

"They'll be here in 5 minutes. Any later and it's free. Either way, this delivery human will be very unlucky."

I heard his Handling Machine turn around, about to walk away.

"5 minutes? I'll starve to death before then." I mumbled to myself. I layed down, looking out through the crack on the door bottom. My body was acheing for food. I wonder...

"Machi!" I called. He came back.

"You rang?"

"How long was I out?"

"Few days." The door bell rang. "Gotta go get that."

As he left, I listened. There was a pause and the door opened. I heard a male human yell and there were clues of struggling. I saw Machi's shadow go by. Another pause and the yelling got louder. Then silence. I waited for something to happen, but nothing did for a while. Just when I was about to turn away, Machi returned. He shuffled with something and shoved a pizza box under the door. The box was stuck for a moment, but I yanked it in.

"Only a few. The rest is for your pets."

At least I knew that he was feeding them. I took a few pepperoni slices and shoved the box back under. Machi grabbed it and left.

I nibbled on a slice. I'm not a fan of human foods but I was starving. After a while of small nibbling, I saved the rest in a corner. Knowing Machi, these pizza slices will be my only food.

I paced around the room, pausing to listen to what's going on outside. I climbed onto the highest rack and layed down, staring at the room below. I was trying to get a birds eye view, in an effort to find an escape. There was no hole or large cracks.

Reginites can fit through a space at least half a foot high and just as wide.

Suddenly, Machi opened the door, got in, and shut it behind him. He looked at me and tried to grab me. Fearing the worst, I jumped and clung to the ceiling using my suction cups. I was way outta reach for Machi.

"It's alright, zerxus. I just need to ask a few things. Come down from there." he said. I huffed and backed away even further.

"Then ask. Just don't try to grab me."

"Now now Reginite. No need to be frightened. I won't do anything to harm you as long as you cooperate." he continued, not making the slightest move towards me. Good. I'd like to keep my distance.

"You can ask me without grabbing me. I don't trust you anymore."

Machi smiled with a strange combination of innocence and a taunt..

"Don't trust me? I thought we were friends."

"You sure have a weird sense of friendship. Last time I checked, locking your buddy in the closet isn't exactly friendly."

"You're biggest mistake was trusting me at all. Now Reginite, this is how it'll work. Tell me what I need to know or I'll make you feel that your head will explode."

I paused. Machi never threatened me before, so I'm not sure if he's bluffing or not. Machi seemed to pick that up.

"Don't believe me? Well...how about this."

Then there was a horrible sudden pain in my head. It was so severe that I fell off the ceiling and crashed to the ground with a loud thud. Reginites have tbick skin as a first physical defense. A fall like that won't even hurt.

But the pain in my head continued, causing my body to thrash around violently.

"Still think I'm bluffing Reginite? Now if you don't cooperate next time I come around, I'll make your whole body feel like that."

Suddenly, the pain got worse but then died down. It's over, but I feel so weak I couldn't move. I just layed there, panting. I looked at Machi, using all the strength I had.

"I'll ask the question next time. Until then think. Think about what you're going to do. You can answer my question or you can suffer until you do. Just remember, I'm not afraid to KILL you. I'm being nice enough not to. But there CAN be a price to life if you decide to be stubborn. I'll make your life a living nightmare."

I didn't comprehend the rest, as I finally blacked out. It's going to be a long night.

I ain't got much to say. Next chapter will take a while in my standards because this is where I stopped on paper. Hi...pleaz review.