Over the next few days, Amy saw a lot more of the Aliens than normal. They were quite friendly to her and talked to her for a while.
As soon as Amy stopped growing rapidly however, they realised that she would not become a queen. Without a second thought, the Aliens had moved along and just abandoned her. Amy didn't care, Josh was still with her, and he would never abandon her.
Amy's body was largely the same. Her height had notably increased so she was now around seven-foot tall. Her feet and eyes had slowly started changing into the Alien forms. Her skin was becoming tougher and more defined by ridges. Amy was about 40% Alien at the moment.
Amy walked into the shack. "Josh, those Aliens have gone". Josh sighed, "I thought this would happen. I hope you don't feel too upset about it". Amy was shocked to see that Josh cared so much for her feelings, "Don't worry about it. I never imagined for one moment that I would become a Queen".
Josh smiled, "You've always been a Queen in my eyes, Amy". How can an Alien be so nice to someone that they had only just met? How can it be that Amy had never received this kind of affection from any of her own species? "Thanks Josh", she had to turn away as she wiped a tear from her eyes.
Now what? She couldn't just abandon someone who cared for her so much. She wanted to help him out as much as she possibly could. What could she do?
No matter what would happen in the future, Josh would protect her. Amy in turn, would grow to regard Josh as a very special friend.