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. No Xeno in this chapter belongs to me!

War of the Worlds (And it's aliens) is another thing I DON'T own.

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

I disown everything!

We were trying to keep the door shut, trying to protect our owner. Unfortunatly, we weren't strong enough. The door opened so fast and so hard that all 3 of us were slammed between it and the wall. We heard something fall and we peeked out from our position. Zerxus was out cold...again! Machi's eyes glowed for a split second then went back to normal. I gulped.

"Tiki. What did he just do?" Morphy asked, whispering and hoping Machi couldn't hear us.

"He wiped out Zerxus' memory regarding the Clortho Reginite." I answered.

"How did he even know where to find us?" Melissa questioned quietly.

"This was a trap little human." Machi unexpectedly answered. The door suddenly closed, freeing us...unfortunately. I felt safer behind the door.

"A trap?" Morphy asked. Machi nodded.

"I knew Zerxus would come to this machine. So I waited in my room across the hall. As it turns out, I was right."

He took Zerxus and was about to go out the door.

"Who's the new Reginite?" I asked. Machi paused.

"You mean Clortho?" he asked.

"Yes."

"He's a Reginite who has made his home in a human military base where that human friend 'works'. He's been there since the invasion."

"Is he coming to rescue us? Please say yes." Melissa said.

"No he won't. This is none of his concern. And besides, if he and his other Reginite friends think they'll have a chance against me then they're badly mistaken."

"There's more?" Morphy asked.

"Yes. He's accompanied by 3 of his Z'hina crew." He paused, smiling. "4 Reginites versus 1 Martian. Not even fair to the Reginites."

"What do you mean? Exactly how many Reginites have you killed in your life time?" Melissa dared to ask.

"More than 100." We gulped, looking at eachother. I asked another terrifying question:

"At most, how many did you kill at one time in hand to hand combat?"

His smile widened. "I killed 10 Reginites in one battle easily."

"You are one sick Martian. And to think that you were nice." Melissa said. Machi chuckled, leaving the room.

"Join the club. It's almost full." He shut the door.

"Wait!" I yelled. He opened the door just a bit. "Why wipe out Zerxus' memory, but not ours?"

"Because it'll be fun when you confuse Zerxus with something he's forgotten." he answered.

"JERK!" Melissa shouted, throwing a book at him. He shut the door and the book bounced off. "I HATE YOU!"

Melissa then sat down and began having a hissy fit of frustration. Morphy looked at me worriedly.

"Now what?" I jumped on the doorknob and opened it.

"We save Zerxus of course. I made a promise to protect him like a Queen. And that's exactly what I intend to do."

So we went out of the room and journeyed outside. I dug the grass a little and looked around. Everything looked clear on my end.

"Machi is coming!" Morphy warned. We hid in a nearby bush and watched as the Martian took Zerxus back into the machine thing. He then began fixing the hole I made with my blood. After a quick Hive Mind scan, I knew that he was also making it acid proof.

Great. My blood is the only thing I can use to get in or out of something. While he worked, we tied to form another rescue plan.

"I got it!" I finally called out, after some long hours. Machi had gotten into the house a long time ago. "Melissa, Morphy...We need a distraction for Machi. Are you guys willing to take the job?"

After a pause, they smiled at me and nodded. Perfect.

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Sorry it took so long. I had a lot of school work to be done and now this line thing that seperates the story and my retarded notes won't work on my computer. Until it does, there's 8s for everyone!