Chapter 6
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Kate put her hand over her mouth and was grateful she had not eaten for several days as she gagged at the smell of rotting flesh and blood of several mutilated body parts flung into a corner.
Quietly they continued up the dark corridor until several minutes later they came to a dead end. Kate looked around feeling at the walls for some hidden entrance. "I don't believe this," she exclaimed downheartedly "there's no way out!"
Suddenly a faint glow began to emanate from the corner of the room. As the Asgard approached the object it became clear it was some sort of portal between ships. "This is how they boarded my ship," the Asgard said in a quiet voice. "The portal may be our only means of escape therefore we must act quickly before we are detected."
Kate looked shocked. "But we can't just go through like that. We don't know what's on the other side. The Asgard stepped through and Kate sighed "I don't like this" she whimpered. "I don't like it one bit."
As Kate gingerly stepped forward she was suddenly grabbed from behind and lifted into the air. Kate kicked and screamed as the creature holding her stepped through the portal with her.
On board the Asgard ship Kate looked around frantically for Thor but he was no where in sight.
She screamed and kicked as the creature, half man half beast pulled her along the floor and unable to hamper him she bit hard into his hand. She felt the force of his blow as he hit her almost knocking her senseless and she only just managed to cling onto him as a door opened and they entered what must have been the bridge of the Asgard ship.
Kate was thrown to the floor as the beast made his demands to the frightened Asgard who had mounted his control console.
Kate winced as she hit the deck but was astonished to find that she could understand the creature. Obviously there was some sort of translating device incorporated onto the Asgard ship.
The creature spoke in a low growl "Two of our ships have been destroyed by your vessel on the planet surface." Thor tilted his head and blinked in recognition of their achievement. "But you will not stop us from using this planet to get what we need." Kate suddenly felt the beasts large heavy foot on her body preventing her from moving.
"Surrender this ship or this human dies." Kate felt the beast's foot press hard on her back and she cried out.
"As you wish!" Thor replied to Kate's dismay and she struggled to free herself.
Thor had managed to contact the other Asgard vessel and requested that their crew be beamed on-board the Daniel Jackson. They complied and he beamed the Asgard onto his bridge a few feet away from where the creature was holding Kate.
Suddenly the beast took his foot away from Kate and lifted her in the air like a ragdoll and he slammed her down on the console. Kate yelped more from the shock than from the pain.
The beast then tightened his grip around her neck holding her securely as he demanded more. "Now…show me how to use your transportation device, or I will show you what we do to the puny females of this world." Before Thor could acknowledge the creature lifted his arm and swiped down at Kate his talons lashing at her delicate skin leaving several deep gashes.
Kate screamed as he lowered his head and licked the blood dripping from her throat.
"Ok! Back away!" Kate almost fainted as she recognised Jack's voice.
"Let her go NOW!" Jack shouted. Kate felt the beast tighten his grip and she struggled desperately making Jack trigger a barrage of bullets into his head. Releasing her the beast fell to the ground.