Taken By Two Aliens (Alien Scifi Menage Romance) (4 page)

“See?” Araimeer said, and Allie looked up to see that his eyes were a striking yellow-gold—and curiously moving, as though the pigment were alive. “We look a little less human now.”

Viseer stood up and helped Allie to her feet, and she tried not to stare too hard at his eyes, which were orange-red, like campfire. His expression was grim, but he seemed a lot more willing to be friendly with her now that he didn’t have to hide part of himself from her. “More dangerous, too. So let us handle the jellyfish when it comes.”

Allie laughed, and she was shocked to find that her voice sounded different to her ears—stronger, rougher. “Why would I try to jump in?” she felt curiosity well up inside her, but it was squashed when she saw something moving toward the dome. She gasped. “The jelly fish!”

The two men turned and ran toward the largest hole in the ship, watching the mutant jellyfish swim toward them, its fang-filled mouth gaping wide open. Allie felt oddly without fear, and she wondered if it had anything to do with the electricity surging through her veins.

“Do you see it?” Viseer was asking.

Araimeer nodded. “Yeah, right below its mouth. It’s glowing so bright I can see it right through the skin.”

“Think the dome is strong enough to kill it?”

“Probably just stun it,” Araimeer answered. It was one hundred feet away now, and they both sank into crouched positions, readying their bodies for the fight. “It’ll thrash a little bit. Then just phase out, stab through its back—“

Allie’s eyes zeroed in on the jellyfish and the small spot of gold where the artifact had been embedded in its body, just below its mouth. She felt compelled to drift forward toward the two men, standing just behind their crouched forms and gazing at the monster as it came closer.

“Okay,” Viseer said, grim determination threading his voice. “Ten seconds. It’s almost as big as this damn ship. Maybe we can—“

Viseer’s voice was cut short as a low note filled the dome, like a huge gong had been struck. Allie felt her hands rise into the air, but she wasn’t moving them—
what’s moving them?
The low note intensified, vibrating every cell and fiber in her body, and the air thickened and started to heat up until it wasn’t breathable any longer. The two aliens turned to Allie, their eyes and mouths wide open with shock.

“Her eyes,” Araimeer said, his voice soft with awe and fear. “Her eyes are glowing.”

Allie felt something shift inside her, like a heavy switch being thrown, and there was a violent
pop
ping sound; there was a long, guttural scream, and Viseer and Araimeer turned forward in time to see a chunk of golden material burst forward from the mutant’s mouth when it was mere feet away from the dome. It hung suspended in the air for a moment, and Allie could see the vibrations of the note shaking the stone clean of jellyfish’s innards—then it sailed through the barrier to land right in Allie’s hands.

As soon as her hands closed around the stone, the humming stopped and the air returned to normal—but the scene outside the dome was far less peaceful. Allie collapsed to her knees and fell to her side as the huge creature exploded, sending clear, slimy liquid and a viscous slew of organs raining over the dome. Viseer and Araimeer crowded around Allie again, murmuring in hushed, panicked tones as they piled a robe underneath her head. All she could hear was the steady sound of their voices; none of the words were clearly audible at all.

It took a few minutes for her hearing to return, but when it did, Viseer and Araimeer were considerably calmer.

“Okay, her eyes are opening.”

She looked up to see Viseer and Araimeer peering straight down at her, the sky above them littered with starfish organs. Araimeer smiled beatifically, but Viseer looked upset.

“Why did you do that? We told you to stay back!”

Araimeer shot a withering look at Viseer. “Viseer, she obviously didn’t do it on purpose. She had no idea what was going on, couldn’t you tell?”

Allie tried to sit up, and the two men each helped her with a hand on her lower back. “What happened?”

Viseer laughed abruptly. “
You
happened. I knew you weren’t just human.”

And icy wave of fear washed over Allie. “What?”

Araimeer pointed to the glow in her hands. “Allie, you’re not supposed to do that. You’re not supposed to be able to take all of our energy and hold it in you. It’s supposed to pass through you, almost like gas.”

“Pass through me?” She repeated, looking down at her naked body. “So…what’s going on? Why am I like this?”

Viseer shrugged. “You’re a conduit. I thought you might be when we picked you up. I didn’t want to believe it, but you’re clearly not dying from the electricity we poured into you, and you didn’t even pass out.”

“You suspected she was a conduit?” Araimeer asked, his cheeks reddening as he spoke. “And you didn’t mention it to me?”

“The way you were mooning over her, I assumed you’d figured it out,” Viseer said, frowning. “Why else would we both be so drawn to her? Why else would the transpo-spheres pick her up? We were scavenging for parts that we could use for the transporter as well as conduits. She got picked up, so she must be a conduit. Just a bigger, more fleshy conduit than we’re used to.”

Araimeer and Viseer glared at each other, and Allie wondered if they were about to fight. Then she cleared her throat, bringing their attention back to her. “Sorry, but what’s a conduit?”

Araimeer looked at her sheepishly. “It means you can handle large amounts of energy in much the same way we can. It’s rare for someone outside our species to be able to do it.”

“Other members of your species are like this?” Viseer and Araimeer exchanged another look, and something stirred in her mind. “Wait…
all
of you aren’t electric gods? Can some of you do other stuff?”

Araimeer looked surprised. “Well, yeah, somebody’s gotta be average, so not everyone has abilities. And some of us have other elements we can control—fire, minerals, water. Water would have been real handy.”

“But maybe not as handy as you. You summoned the stone,” Viseer said. “You’re stronger than we thought. I never thought we’d find a human this strong.”

“I never thought we’d find a human so calm,” Araimeer said, looking at Allie closely. “How do you feel? Your color is returning, and your eyes are back to normal.”

Allie took a deep breath, wondering how to answer the question. She felt better than she’d felt in years, but she didn’t want to admit what this meant for her. The entire ship probably knew about the attack by now, and would be sending submarines down to look for the wreckage. When her body wasn’t found, she would be presumed dead.
Poor Collin,
she thought. Then:
Poor Carter.

Then something stirred in her mind. “You said you guys are travelers?”

Viseer look startled. “Yes, but you didn’t answer our—“

“And I’m a conduit. So I’m stronger than other humans?”

Araimeer smiled. “Yes, but—“

“Okay.” Allie said. “What if I tag along with you guys?”

Viseer shook his head at once. “Absolutely not. It’s too dangerous. Do you even know the first thing about space? What about your health? What about your ship?”

“Her ship thinks she’s dead,” Araimeer reminded Viseer gently. The other alien fell silent, looking embarrassed. “And it’s our fault in the first place. You wanted to play with that jellyfish, and I let you. You’re fascination with Earth creatures finally got us in trouble, and it nearly cost us a human life. What would the council say?”

Viseer’s cheeks blushed a brilliant red. “Fine,” he spat. “She can stay with us. For a while!” he added, as Araimeer and Allie cheered. “A trial run. In the meantime, we can think about contacting someone on your ship at some point, doing damage control if it’s an option. Now we have to get back to base, though. Is that okay with you, Allie?”

“That’s fine,” Allie responded gleefully. She and Araimeer grinned at each other while Viseer grumbled to himself and began to slip the lightening stone into it a soft pouch before stowing deep in the transporter’s engine. Her heart was pounding, and not from fear, but from the dizzying excitement of finding a new adventure at last. Araimeer slipped his cloak back on pulled out a fresh one for Allie; it fit her snugly, almost like it had been made for her in advance.

Araimeer turned to her and put one arm around her shoulder while Viseer finished packing up their surroundings. “So, you never did tell us how you feel now. How do you feel?”

Allie looked at the old wooden ship above them, with its dome of light protecting it from the crushing waters around them. Viseer flipped a switch on the transporter; after a moment, a beam of light flickered on and a shimmering doorway appeared out of thin air just behind it—she could see shifting dunes made of vibrantly colored sand, rounded matte-finished buildings in pastel shades, and disc-like vehicles zipping around in midair.  Viseer had called it their base—was it their home planet? Whatever it was, it meant they were ready to report back, and Allie would need to be on her toes while she learned all she could on their next adventure.
I’ll call Carter, tell him I’m alive and I’m doing my own thing for a while. It’s going to be hard, but he’ll understand,
she decided as she gazed at the teleporter; then she laughed, imagining herself bursting out of his dorm room closet to deliver the news instead.

She raised her eyes to Araimeer’, taking his hand in hers as they followed Viseer toward the teleporter’s doorway. “I’ve never felt so alive.”

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