4. Girl or ... what?

Together they jumped from behind the trees and shot at the blue aliens without shooting the girl. Darren,who had actually aimed at the blue creatures, took them down rapidly. Eli on the other hand hadn't aimed and was already glad that he didn't shoot the girl. The girl looked at them with big eyes, probably out of fright. Then she ran towards them and stood beside them. "Adirent?" It sounded like a question and while she asked it at Darren Eli answered for him. "yes, help whould be welcome." The girl shook her head. "Natah compradi" Eli knew that she didn't understand but at the moment he had forgotten almost all his ancient. "Oda" he said quickly meaning yes. The girl smiled and then nodded. "jeto qouta adirent, meto aqcepto." she said and with that there was suddenly a lightflash, blinding everyone.

"what is this?" Eli heared Darren say.

"don't know."

After that the light disappeared again.

"Did she do that?" Darren asked as he took down another alien.

"don't know. She only said: you ask for help, I'll comply." Eli said to Darren while aiming at an alien and taken him down. "did you see that. I took him out."

"yeah, well done. Say where is the girl actually. I don't see her." Darren said with a bit of sarcasism in the begin of the sentence.

Eli looked around him. "don't know, she's gone."

A huge animal suddenly jumped out of the woods, attacking the closest alien. This caused the alien to look up in surprise and to split up in two teams, attacking both the new enemy as Eli and Darren. Eli observed the creature for a moment. It was obviously a dog-like creature. It looked like a huge wolf with wings and long, sharp claws. It was grey with black striped accept for the wings which weren't striped. It attacked the aliens with all its fury and didn't stop as it got shot. It did seem to have a problem with one of its paws. It didn't ran at fullspeed nor attack with that paw. As it ran and flew over the battlefield, aliens kept dying. Eli and Darren had to retreat at a sudden moment because the trees on both side of them were pierced by lasers and if Eli hadn't pushed Darren away he whould be hit too.

"Let's go into the forest were the trees block their lasers." Eli said while getting off Darren.

Darren nodded. "alright. Go, i'll cover you." He said as he started firing randomly at the aliens.

Eli got up, look at the scene for a moment and then started to run as fast as he could. It was maybe only 200 metres, probably even less, but for Eli it was suddenly a whole challange. He tried not to run in a straid line as he had learned in his games. He was almost there when one of the blue creature appeared out of the forest. Eli tried to stop as he saw the alien draw its laser and pointing it at him. He jumped away, avoiding the laser by an inch. He didn't land right and so fell on the ground. He tried to get up, finding himself facing the alien. 'oh crap' he thought. the creature hissed something and raised its faser again. Eli tried to get further away from it but he didn't came far.

A sudden roar made both of them, Eli as the alien, look up and both saw the flying wolf coming towards them. It closed its wings and landed gracefully in front of Eli. The alien had to jump away to avoid to be crushed. The alien quickly pointed its faser at the wolf and fired. The wolf roared but wasn't hurt because the light didn't get to it. Eli looked closer when the alien fired for a second time. Just before the beam could hit the animal it was stopped. The animal had a shield covering it. Was this normal? Just another animal out of the forest from this planet? The wolf now lunged at the alien. It scratched it with its sharp claws. Eli was sure that this alien wouldn't get back on its feet for he had no longer a head. The wolf turned around and looked Eli in the eye.

"jetoe danura" It was a growl but the wolf really said something.

Eli looked at it. It just said something like: "you're welcome." Was this really an animal at all?

"Wetu eta jetoe?" he asked at the wolf. His answer was just a name: "Easia."

It told him it was Easia when he had asked it who he was. It had a name, then was this a pet? Maybe of that girl. It were all assumptions that crossed his mind in a split second. Then the current situation came back to him. This was a battlefield and now it was his time to cover for Darren. He took the gun and aimed this time as he started shooting.

"Darren, Get over here. I got your back!" Eli shouted over the crossfire.

In the corner of his eye he saw Darren approch him. The wolf still stood aside of him and growled something but he wasn't concentrated enough to hear what it said. Eli felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Eli, they're retreating. You can stop now." Darren shouted to him.

Eli looked up to Darren who pointed at the field with a few of the aliens withdrawing on the other side of the river.

"oh, right." Eli said and handed the gun at Darren automaticly. Then he said down and took a good breath of air. "well...that was my first real interraceal gunfight."

Darren smiled at him. "You did well" he said as he patted Eli on his back. "uh, by the way... this wolf-like creature... why doesn't attack us?"

Eli looked up at the creature which now sat down like a dog whould or rather like a german sheppard on guard. Again all kind of question raised inside his mind. He wished he still had the connection with the destiny or Rush. They could perhaps help him or at least help with translating the ancient growls.

"I guess that it's a pet of the girl we saw earlier on. She asked if I needed help and then she disappeared and moments later this flying wolf appears. I believe that is no coïncedence. It seems to reconise us somehow or maybe it just doesn't like those blue aliens and attacked it out of its own free will. Honestly I don't know." Eli said, trying to explain the ancient text that already had been said.

"can't you ask it?" Darren said.

"My ancient isn't that good. I can read it but nobody really heared any ancient recently so we can only guess at what it sounds like." Eli explained to Darren.

"can you try at least?" Darren said as he joined Eli on the ground. He seemed just as tired and shocked as Eli.

Eli shrugged. "ah...why not?" and with that he stood up and faced the huge wolf.

Before Eli could say anything the wolf already growled a few words. "adirent aqcepto, monta natah adirent"

"accepted help, now no help? oh you mean that you accepted to help but now you won't help us anymore. never? eh... I mean: Neghu?" He just said both so both parties whould understand the conversation.

"natah neghu. natah jurne" the wolf growled while turning its ears towards Eli to hear him better. "jetoe pero lac metoe"

"it says that it won't help us today and it states that I talk like him." Eli stated as he turned to Darren.

"does it know what happend to the girl?" Darren asked.

Eli huffed once. "metoe quota: fetas eta wheta?"

The wolf looked at him and then the lightflash appeared and after a second dissappeared again. The girl they had seen before stood before them again, staring Eli in the eyes. She kneeled for a moment and inspected her wounded foot. Then she raised again and looked from Darren to Eli who were still staring at here.

"metoe eta fetas e adirent." She said as she shrugged with her shoulders as if what she had done was nothing.

"she says she's the girl and the one who helped us." Eli said as he turned to Darren, who was a bit pale.

"well, this is not something you see each and everyday. How can she do that?" Darren asked after a while.

"I don't know that much ancient. We should bring her to the Destiny. Rush maybe understands her or at least talk better and more ancient then me." Eli said as he shook his head in denial. He had talked more ancient then anyone recently.

"alright, we'll take her to the camp and see what the others think about this. She won't attack us, will she?" Darren said as he spyed at the girl.

Eli rolled his eyes. "If she wanted to that then we wouldn't be alive anymore don't you think."

When Darren had accepted that they went back to the river. Eli had to explain to the girl that she should come too. She was hestitant but after being told that they wouldn't harm her and that there would be food she came with them. Darren walked in front and talked through his radio with scott and greer about what happened and that they would be having a guest. Ofcourse the news of the aliens caused the others to panic and to be honest so were Darren and Eli. From what they had understood of Cloë and Rush being captured by one of these creatures wasn't fun. Eli stayed with the girl and observed her movements. She seemed to walk very elegant and light, like she could glide just above the ground. Sometimes she sang silently and then her eyes shone. Suddenly she stood still and didn't move at all.

"What? Wa?" Eli asked as he stopped too.

The girl seemed to search for something in her bag. Her hands almost clawed in the bag, throwing all kind of thing out and spilling them in the she took her bag and putted it upside down so everything fell out it. Then she reached to as shiny object, a sort of glowing fabric. She ripped it in three pieces and gave one to Eli and then ran to Darren to give him one as well.

"What's going on? Why does she give this to us?" Darren asked to Eli.

"don't know... Something seems to trouble her." Eli said.

The girl motioned to them to put the cloth over their nose and mouth. Then she pointed to the way they were walking.

"natah compradi" Eli said. (I don't understand)

"Luta matha" The girl answered.

"what's she saying?"Darren asked, annoying Eli for he was about to translate already.

"I don't know what 'luta' means but matha means dead or death. I think something dangerous is in the area and she wants to help us." Eli said as he took the cloth away to talk.

The girl rapidly pushed the cloth back and shook her head. "Luta matha...luta matha" she repeated with a louder voice while she pointed upwards.

"the air? she's motioning for the air." Darren said.. "the air isn't safe, right?"

"Air?" the girl said carefully, mimicking Darren, while pointing upwards and then motioned for how she breathed in and out. "air?" she asked again.

Eli nodded. "oda, that's air. Air is 'luta'?" he asked.

The girl nodded franticly. "oda, oda!. air ...eta natah... safve?...savhe?...safe!" she tried.

"she seemd to try to learn our language. That's right: safe. The air is not safe." Eli said, trying to learn her the sentence.

"air...iz...no safe" the girl repeated while nodding and pointing.

Eli now pointed at the cloth he was holding in front of his mouth. "adirent?... it helps?"

"Oda... helpz" the girl said while looking at their reaction.

Both Eli as Darren nodded.

The exitement about learning eachothers language quickly disappeared as they walked further. The air was indeed very dangerous. Eli and Darren couldn't feel a thing from it, except the girl although she kept singing a sad tune the whole time. The scenery around them was effected by the air. Flowers hung down, grass was yellow, trees had no leaves and animal lay on the ground. They saw more then one deer every twenty metres, the same kind that they had caught. Carefully Darren moved to one of them. He inspected it with one hand.

"it has a pulse. I believe that it sleeps." Darren said when he rejoined Eli and the girl.

Eli turned to the girl. "natah matha? not dead" he asked in both languages, trying to see if the girl whould learn another word.

The girl shook her head. "nott matha" she stated while pronouncing the 't' a bit long. "dorti"

"she says that they sleep indeed." Eli said to Darren. "dorti eta matha? sleep becomes their death, right?"

"Oda" Easia answered with a nod. "yes...no earta..."

"No food" Eli translated to Darren who still inspected the deer.

Easia walked towards it and holded her breath as she putted the cloth over the deers nose. Suddenly the ears started moving and the eyes opened. Then the animal quickly got up while Easia tried to hold to cloth on the nose but failed miserbly. As soon as the cloth was away the eyes slowly closed but the deer ran away, falling down several honderd metres away. Easia hissed at the fall but putted the cloth back over her own nose.

After this scéne the radio suddenly came back to life. Darren immeadiatly took it and listened Young ask for Scott or Greer but no response came. Easia had looked confused for a moment but now studied Eli who frantically typed away on his psp.

Mathboy: I believe I found the girl. She speaks ancient and calls herself Easia. Is she the one I had to find for you.

Survivalshope: Unbelieveble... There actually... She's... Good work Eli. Make sure that you get her aboard. We might need her.

Mathboy: I do not know if col. Young will agree with this. I am sure that it will break some kind of protocol.

Survivalshope: believe me that when I say that some things will malfunction then, I don't lie.

Mathboy: That almost sounds like a threat.
Survivalshope: I do not mean you all any harm at all but getting her aboard is a nessecity.

Rush: I believe that we will find some way. Anyway what is the status of you guys because we can't get any contact from Scott or Greer.

Mathboy: we're fine at the moment... with the help from Easia that is.

At Darren side the conversation went just the same way. Darren had responded to Youngs call and now found himself explaining the situation.

"so in short: there's water and food but the aliens are there and there is a natural sleepgas?" Young asked.

"exactly sir but we found an inhabitant who has helped us this far. That way we escaped from the aliens and she warned us from the gas." Darren went on.

"are there anymore dangers we should be aware off?" Young asked while he request and searchteam for Scott, Greer and the rest of the group.

"one moment. She speaks ancient." and with that Darren turned to Eli who hadn't been concentrating on the conversation.

"puta matha? more death? danger?" Eli tried, not knowing the word for danger anymore. It whould sure come in handy if Rush could help...wait...Rush!

And with that Eli snatched the psp again.

Mathboy: Rush, can you help me? I need a word for the english word 'danger' in ancient.

Rush: 'getaas' is the word your looking for.

Mathboy: Thanks Rush.

Rush: yeah, yeah... You should have known that by the way.

Easia who had looked confused again watch Eli with big eyes but when the boy tried his sentence for the second time the result was better. She now understood what he tried to say.

"natah, no...luta e werduters, natah puta getaas" Easia answered but now it was Eli who looked confused.

Mathboy: Werduters?

Rush: ...I'm sorry to say that I don't know what your talking about.

Mathboy: It was a word Easia used.

Rush: Don't know it's meaning. Never heared it before.

Survivalshope: It doesn't have an english translation I believe. It means something like alien intruder but it's more a curse for the beings that visit.

Mathboy: oh alright... She means the blue aliens. Thanks Destiny.

"well, is there any danger except all the things we already faced." Darren asked with some agitation.

"No. It seems to be save."Eli answered,looking up.

"It's safe" Darren said to Young.

"Good then we send out an search team." Young answered.

"but sir... the air."Darren said.
"We have gas masks. It will be fine. Just get back to the ship. When everyone is gathered we get out of here. I'm sure that those aliens don't wander off alone on a planet." Young said as he ordered them to come back to the ship.

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ancien termen

ancient - engels

Natah - no

jetoe - you

matha - dead

adirent - help

compradi - understand

Oda - yes

qouta- ask

metoe - me, I

aqcepto - comply

danura - welcome

monta - now

neghu - never

eghu - ever

jurne - today

pero - talk

lac - like ( you talk like me/ zoals)

fetas - female

eta - is,zijn

wheta - where

e - and

wa - What

luta - air

dorti - sleep.

puta - more

getaas - danger

Werduters - alien intruder (curse)

oaka - also