Taken by Space Pirates: A SciFi Alien Romance (Bound to the Alien Book 2) by Flora Dare
Authors: Flora Dare
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are some things you take any escape rather than going through." I felt her nod.
Her hand squeezed mine and she said, "Yeah, I get it."
I finally looked around the room. There were only ten of us. "Is this all of us?"
Sam's voice came from behind me. "They divided us up. It's not looking good for us though."
I wanted to get up, run to him, and throw my arms around him.
Ardal came up to me and stared down at me for a long moment, finally extending her hand and helping me stand up. "Thanks for the save. The blades were a good idea."
"I wish it had been enough."
She laughed, harsh but amused. "Honey, there have never been survivors left behind. I've seen the vids of the bodies left. Mostly people get massacred. That we lived long enough to worry what they are going to do with us? Kind of a miracle."
We all sat in silence. There wasn't anything we could do but wait, endlessly wait.
Every so often, a slot would open in the wall, and nutriloaf and vitae packs would tumble into the room. Based on our bellies, it seemed like they only fed us once a day.
I sat in the corner and watched the camaraderie of the group. Sam would wander through them. I felt like the outsider I was. Despite having fought with them and for them, I was still dangerous.
I started doing the warm-ups Yastlama had taught me. I didn't want to get weak as the days passed. Mavit and Ardal did them with me.
It had to be at least a week with boredom and hunger our only constants. We were fed enough to stay alive, but not much more.
Finally on the tenth day, the door opened. We sprang into action, pressing into the walls. A small robot rolled in and sat there while a flat voice said, "Follow it."
Chapter Ten
One of the men came forward and went to kick it out of the way, clearing the door, when a burst of light hit him from the little robot. He hit the ground, grey and smoky. Mavit reached out and touched him, and he disintegrated into ash under her hand. After that we fell in behind the little robot, careful not to touch it.
I whispered to Mavit, "Is this real?"
She said, "I think so. At least to me."
We entered a spacious room, with gear up against the wall. A being with a smaller exoskeleton greeted us.
"Welcome to the Reiver ship, Gooldets ."
We all just stared at her. Chairs extended out of the walls and she gestured to us to sit. I was hesitant after the robot killed one of the men, but she pointed again and said, "Please, sit."
So we sat.
"You are a biologically interesting group, I must say. I am Dr. Blattodea." She wandered in front of each of us, making comments as she progressed around the room. She stopped in from of Mavit. "Oh yes, you are interesting, indeed. I think you might be part Madrelir and have latent bonding abilities. It will be interesting to see if I can bring them out of you."
Mavit shook her head. "But my parents..." she trailed off as the woman put an imperious hand up.
Dr. Blattodea said, "The universe has many secrets. Some of them involve a little DNA fiddling to experiment." She pressed a slender black device against Mavit's neck. "I just need to run some tests. Will only take a few moments."
She stopped in front of Sam and I. "Oh yes, a Madrelir and a Human. I am so very delighted to have an unfulfilled life bond to play with. I've never gotten to study the moment of fulfillment."
Sam twisted his head and her and said, "Life bond? What is that?"
She softly laughed. "Oh my, you little scamp!" She wagged a finger at me. "You didn't even tell him? He must be awfully confused. Your father would be so proud."
I just shook my head. How did she know anything of my father?
"Well, you'll have plenty of time to fill him in." She stood in front of us when suddenly the chairs wrapped around us, becoming cages that trapped us in place. "You will submit to the Reivers. My experiments will continue, but if you
Her hand squeezed mine and she said, "Yeah, I get it."
I finally looked around the room. There were only ten of us. "Is this all of us?"
Sam's voice came from behind me. "They divided us up. It's not looking good for us though."
I wanted to get up, run to him, and throw my arms around him.
Ardal came up to me and stared down at me for a long moment, finally extending her hand and helping me stand up. "Thanks for the save. The blades were a good idea."
"I wish it had been enough."
She laughed, harsh but amused. "Honey, there have never been survivors left behind. I've seen the vids of the bodies left. Mostly people get massacred. That we lived long enough to worry what they are going to do with us? Kind of a miracle."
We all sat in silence. There wasn't anything we could do but wait, endlessly wait.
Every so often, a slot would open in the wall, and nutriloaf and vitae packs would tumble into the room. Based on our bellies, it seemed like they only fed us once a day.
I sat in the corner and watched the camaraderie of the group. Sam would wander through them. I felt like the outsider I was. Despite having fought with them and for them, I was still dangerous.
I started doing the warm-ups Yastlama had taught me. I didn't want to get weak as the days passed. Mavit and Ardal did them with me.
It had to be at least a week with boredom and hunger our only constants. We were fed enough to stay alive, but not much more.
Finally on the tenth day, the door opened. We sprang into action, pressing into the walls. A small robot rolled in and sat there while a flat voice said, "Follow it."
Chapter Ten
One of the men came forward and went to kick it out of the way, clearing the door, when a burst of light hit him from the little robot. He hit the ground, grey and smoky. Mavit reached out and touched him, and he disintegrated into ash under her hand. After that we fell in behind the little robot, careful not to touch it.
I whispered to Mavit, "Is this real?"
She said, "I think so. At least to me."
We entered a spacious room, with gear up against the wall. A being with a smaller exoskeleton greeted us.
"Welcome to the Reiver ship, Gooldets ."
We all just stared at her. Chairs extended out of the walls and she gestured to us to sit. I was hesitant after the robot killed one of the men, but she pointed again and said, "Please, sit."
So we sat.
"You are a biologically interesting group, I must say. I am Dr. Blattodea." She wandered in front of each of us, making comments as she progressed around the room. She stopped in from of Mavit. "Oh yes, you are interesting, indeed. I think you might be part Madrelir and have latent bonding abilities. It will be interesting to see if I can bring them out of you."
Mavit shook her head. "But my parents..." she trailed off as the woman put an imperious hand up.
Dr. Blattodea said, "The universe has many secrets. Some of them involve a little DNA fiddling to experiment." She pressed a slender black device against Mavit's neck. "I just need to run some tests. Will only take a few moments."
She stopped in front of Sam and I. "Oh yes, a Madrelir and a Human. I am so very delighted to have an unfulfilled life bond to play with. I've never gotten to study the moment of fulfillment."
Sam twisted his head and her and said, "Life bond? What is that?"
She softly laughed. "Oh my, you little scamp!" She wagged a finger at me. "You didn't even tell him? He must be awfully confused. Your father would be so proud."
I just shook my head. How did she know anything of my father?
"Well, you'll have plenty of time to fill him in." She stood in front of us when suddenly the chairs wrapped around us, becoming cages that trapped us in place. "You will submit to the Reivers. My experiments will continue, but if you
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