sigh of relief.
One of the tribe’s men grunted and nodded to his fellow hunters. The Neanderthal-looking people began gathering the dead birds. Cali’s tummy rumbled thinking they had a good idea. Cali searched for the gutted bird Deimos had ripped apart—its innards lay on the forest floor, then snapped it up off the ground and headed back to her cave. Deimos raced to her side.
“Cali, we never should have let Altair take you. Our society puts our scientists first because they keep our people alive. I was deemed a hunter at creation. As was Blazar. I have always trusted my instincts, except when it came to you. After you were gone, and I took my light form, I felt so lost without you. I learned the true meaning of feeling desolate. As did Blazar.”
Cali didn’t want to listen but felt she had no choice. Deimos, Blazar, and Altair followed her into the cave. Ignoring him as best she could, she began plucking the dead bird. She concentrated hard on not vomiting as the feathers landed on the ground. She wasn’t certain if it was fowl or Gar she would be eating, but at this point she didn’t care.
“What are we doing following this human? We need to get off this planet,” Altair said, finally finding his voice. “I must regenerate. You must take me home. This human form is unpleasant.”
“Shut up,” Deimos bellowed. The scientist went pale and pressed his lips together.
“Just go,” Cali said to Deimos.
“We won’t leave you here.”
Cali could see Deimos and Blazar were in earnest. “You forget I’m dead on Earth. I won’t, can’t, go to your planet. I’ll die there.”
“You are needed on our planet as universe hunters,” Altair said, his words somewhat subdued. “I realize how arrogant I am. But Deimos is right about one thing, scientists are important to our species’ survival. So too are our hunters to keep the balance of the cosmos in-line. Deimos I can see what you are thinking, you wish to stay with the human—with Cali. Your own people need you.”
“My people use me to hunt.” There was anger in Deimos’ tone. “I live to hunt. Now I have found something else I’d live for.”
Altair sighed. “Give me your ship. I will return to the council and discuss your predicament. But you must give me something to barter with.”
“Tell them to give us a ship,” Blazar said. “Tell them we will hunt, but only when necessary.”
“If you stay, you will alter the lives on this planet,” Altair said. “I’ll go and give them your terms, but the choice is the council’s.”
“The choice is ours,” Deimos said.
Altair looked none too happy with Deimos’ threat. Deimos stood with his eyes blazing yellow in their intensity. Cali wondered what was up. There was something more to all of this, she was positive.
Chapter Five
Deimos paced the confines of the cave like a restless tiger.
“Everything will be fine,” Blazar said.
“I can’t go back to our planet,” Deimos said.
Blazar placed a hand onto Deimos’ shoulder. “Then I will never go back. No matter what the council says, it’s out of their hands.”
“What’s wrong with you two?” Cali demanded.
With a sigh, Deimos lifted his shirt. Cali gazed at his belly startled. There was a small yellow glow low on his belly not unlike a pen laser.
“What is that?” she whispered. “It wasn’t there before. Oh my God, were you hurt in your last battle?” Cali felt her heart drop to her toes in terror.
“That is our child.”
Cali gaped at Deimos who gazed back looking apprehensive. “You’re pregnant?”
“It would appear so,” Blazar said.
“But you’re a guy.”
“I’m an alien with no gender, or both genders,” Deimos replied.
“But how will you give birth?” Cali asked.
“When my entire torso glows, the baby will be ready to slip through my skin.”
“Okay, now that sounds painful.”
“Cali, I didn’t conceive on purpose,” Deimos said. He still looked anxious.
Cali felt like she
One of the tribe’s men grunted and nodded to his fellow hunters. The Neanderthal-looking people began gathering the dead birds. Cali’s tummy rumbled thinking they had a good idea. Cali searched for the gutted bird Deimos had ripped apart—its innards lay on the forest floor, then snapped it up off the ground and headed back to her cave. Deimos raced to her side.
“Cali, we never should have let Altair take you. Our society puts our scientists first because they keep our people alive. I was deemed a hunter at creation. As was Blazar. I have always trusted my instincts, except when it came to you. After you were gone, and I took my light form, I felt so lost without you. I learned the true meaning of feeling desolate. As did Blazar.”
Cali didn’t want to listen but felt she had no choice. Deimos, Blazar, and Altair followed her into the cave. Ignoring him as best she could, she began plucking the dead bird. She concentrated hard on not vomiting as the feathers landed on the ground. She wasn’t certain if it was fowl or Gar she would be eating, but at this point she didn’t care.
“What are we doing following this human? We need to get off this planet,” Altair said, finally finding his voice. “I must regenerate. You must take me home. This human form is unpleasant.”
“Shut up,” Deimos bellowed. The scientist went pale and pressed his lips together.
“Just go,” Cali said to Deimos.
“We won’t leave you here.”
Cali could see Deimos and Blazar were in earnest. “You forget I’m dead on Earth. I won’t, can’t, go to your planet. I’ll die there.”
“You are needed on our planet as universe hunters,” Altair said, his words somewhat subdued. “I realize how arrogant I am. But Deimos is right about one thing, scientists are important to our species’ survival. So too are our hunters to keep the balance of the cosmos in-line. Deimos I can see what you are thinking, you wish to stay with the human—with Cali. Your own people need you.”
“My people use me to hunt.” There was anger in Deimos’ tone. “I live to hunt. Now I have found something else I’d live for.”
Altair sighed. “Give me your ship. I will return to the council and discuss your predicament. But you must give me something to barter with.”
“Tell them to give us a ship,” Blazar said. “Tell them we will hunt, but only when necessary.”
“If you stay, you will alter the lives on this planet,” Altair said. “I’ll go and give them your terms, but the choice is the council’s.”
“The choice is ours,” Deimos said.
Altair looked none too happy with Deimos’ threat. Deimos stood with his eyes blazing yellow in their intensity. Cali wondered what was up. There was something more to all of this, she was positive.
Chapter Five
Deimos paced the confines of the cave like a restless tiger.
“Everything will be fine,” Blazar said.
“I can’t go back to our planet,” Deimos said.
Blazar placed a hand onto Deimos’ shoulder. “Then I will never go back. No matter what the council says, it’s out of their hands.”
“What’s wrong with you two?” Cali demanded.
With a sigh, Deimos lifted his shirt. Cali gazed at his belly startled. There was a small yellow glow low on his belly not unlike a pen laser.
“What is that?” she whispered. “It wasn’t there before. Oh my God, were you hurt in your last battle?” Cali felt her heart drop to her toes in terror.
“That is our child.”
Cali gaped at Deimos who gazed back looking apprehensive. “You’re pregnant?”
“It would appear so,” Blazar said.
“But you’re a guy.”
“I’m an alien with no gender, or both genders,” Deimos replied.
“But how will you give birth?” Cali asked.
“When my entire torso glows, the baby will be ready to slip through my skin.”
“Okay, now that sounds painful.”
“Cali, I didn’t conceive on purpose,” Deimos said. He still looked anxious.
Cali felt like she
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