Authors note: i had to take a minor break from writing but have no fear! I will start posting more regularly... Also I know that the mental conversation between Caleb and the xeno was very confusing and honestly that was the whole idea. I mean think about it, if you had a xeno in your mind and you both where talking via thought it would get pretty confusing. However I promise that as the story progresses I will get easier to understand these two. Oh and on a quick note, I describe the characters in my story rather...vauegly, this is on purpose. I really like the idea of each reader having their own take on the story and experienceing it differently. It's not that I don't want to or don't have the ability to write vividly. Anyway, I've talked long enough, enjoy chapter three!

Caleb slowly came back to consciousness...and he tasted something absolutely delicious! 'Wow, that's really good!' 'Im glad you think so!'

He opened his eyes and realized that he was in the same room as before and that he was, rather vigorously, tearing into a hunk of meat. That's when he noticed his mouth...or mouths rather. 'Is that my...tounge?'

'What's a tounge? Oh are you refering to this?' He sat up and stretched his 'tounge'

'Yea, that's our inner mouth, we use it for chewing and eating while the outer mouth is more for biting.'

'Speking of which, what are we eating, it tastes wonderful!'

'Well, I believe this is what's left of your former leg.'

Caleb felt his stomach do an ethereal backflip (as his real stomach was enjoying itself thuroughly) '...so where's the rest of me...'

'If looking at your leg made you squeamish I wouldn't look behind you.'

Several thoughts popped into Caleb's head. 'No, we don't need to eat often. Yes we can eat most all meats. Our eyes are hidden under our skin. And no I don't have a name.'

'...how did you know my questions before I said them?'

'You don't need to say anything, we share the same mind remember?'

'Wait, so exactly how much do you know about me?'

'Everything.'

'...ok...prove it. Where did I have my-'

'On your home planet, in your fathers antique car, on a hill overseeing a big city. Her lips where soft, supple, and tasted faintly like strawberries, her name was Catherine and you two had been dating for three months.

'Ok, what's Sarah's-'

'Blue, her favorite food is sushi, her job is unknown to you aside from her telling you that she is a scientist, you have been dating for a year now, and you are still absolutely infatuated with her...believe me now?'

'Yes...'

'Good, now let's leave the nest shall we?'

'How are we going to do that, last I checked you-er we where a worm.'

'Well not anymore, how about you try moving a bit, you might find that a few things have changed while you where asleep.'

Without thinking too much he tried to slither like a snake...and quickly fell towards the ground. "Hissss!" He closed his eyes and prepared for a hard landing...but it never came. He opened his eyes to see that he had cought himself, with arms. Caleb did a once over of himself and saw that he indeed had legs, arms, hands, feet, and...a tail...all where shades of blue, ranging from navy blue to a darker cyan.

'...considering all the crazy shit that has happened so far...I'm gonna guess that this is normal.'

'You would be correct.'

'Mmmkay' Caleb moved his tail around experimentaly and found that it was very useful for keeping balanced. 'Yup, this is weird.'

'Well as good as it is to see you get acquainted with our body we should really get going.'

'Why?'

'I have been sifting through your memories and I found the protocols for the cleansing of unknown material, it involves lots of fire if I'm not mistaken...'

'Oh shit your right, but how are we gonna get out of here?'

'Just give it a try.'

Not seeing any other alternative Caleb took a tentative step forward, stumbling slightly as he was unused to the his new legs and surprisingly light weight. Looked up at the only passageway out, still unable to see the end of it even with his new eyes, then expiramentally tried to brush his hand along the black, ridged, substance. To his surprise he found that his hands practically magnetized to the walls, he placed another hand on the stuff and began climbing up. 'I'm like that old superhero Spider-man, this is no sweat!'

He reached the top quickly and found that he was still in the ventilation. 'Where do we go now uhh...I still need something to call you, I can't just call you cocky-voice-in-my-head can I?'

'I see no purpose in names, but if you really think I need one then I suppose you can call me... Hades.'

'Hades, the Greek god of the underworld. Why did you chose that?'

'Well I don't suppose I would make a very good Isis and I'm certainly no Hermes.'

'Point taken, now how are we gonna get through here. I don't really know where we are...'

'Leave that to me.' Hades began to navigate the maze of vents like he had crawled through them his entire life.

'Hades, how do you know where you're going?'

'The hive mind tells me.'

'The hive mind?'

'Yes, that which links all of my kind, and you now I suppose, on a level closer than physically possible.'

'So you all like share one mind?'

'No, but your close. Whenever one of my kind comes into contact with another we share our memories. So every member of the hive knows everything the rest of the hive knows. And everything their ancestors knew.'

'Thats amazing! So you had all of this information the instant you where born?'

'Even before I was born.'

'Thats just...unbelievable.' Caleb sensed that they where nearing their destination. 'Where are we going anyway Hades?'

'I am not to sure, the memories are...fuzzy...all I know for sure is that there is food and shelter.'

'Sound good to me.'

As they rounded a bend in the vent they noticed an open exit port, almost beckoning them to it. 'Is that where we are going Hades?'

'Yes, it looks just like the memory. Actually it looks quite a bit clearer, less fuzzy.'

'Well, I suppose let's go.' Caleb jumped out of the vents into the unknown room. They where momentarily blinded by the bright lights. When their eyes adjusted they saw that they where in a perfectly white room...with no way out. 'Oh no.' Caleb whipped around to see the ventilation close swiftly. 'Oh this is not good...Hades, have any ideas.'

'Just one.' Hades rushed the vent with lightning speed and slammed his tailtip into the creases, denting the metal significantly. 'I can get us out of here no pro-'

"I would stop that if I where you," a detached voice announced, "there are glass rods imbedded in the metal that, if broken, will cause the room explode violently, killing you no doubt."

Caleb stopped and turned looking for the source of the voice...he found it oddly framilar. The wall he thought the voice came from suddenly turned transparent...revieling Sarah.

There's chapter three folks, I hope you enjoyed! I have chapter four written and ready to post, I just want to wait a bit for reviews and such. So expect a two or three day wait for the next chapter. Happy Reading!