Volume 2: Gamma-17, Chapter 2.6 [18+]

When I awoke in the morning I was immediately struck by an intense feeling of guilt as I realized I’d gone to sleep without even checking on Eve. I sprang up from my bed and rushed over to her containment unit and deactivated its stealth-mode, but all I was greeted with was a sleeping little black orb. I felt horrible how I’d basically neglected her last night, but I wasn’t about to wake her up and dig into whatever she was feeling and decided to just leave it for now.

Over the next couple days, we fell into an easy routine; we’d have our morning briefing and hear how the other teams had been adjusting here on Entana—like us, taking our time to get used to our surroundings. Wit and Kotlokk started establishing an investigation schedule and timeline for us to follow once we’d fully mapped out the capital. I was quite surprised to hear they cast a surprisingly wide net for a timeline, hoping they could have Gamma-17 contained or destroyed within two

years

. Since there were still 20 other Predazoans for us to find, that meant the mission could take up to

40 years.

At first I found that quite daunting—the mission could take nearly the rest of my life to complete—but then I remembered Zyno said most Imperial citizens lived beyond three centuries, so 40 years out of 300 actually didn’t sound too bad after all.

Still, hopefully I wouldn’t get bored or burnt out like I had in my previous career.

They also relented a little on the strict safety in numbers policy and decided to split us up for the next couple days as well, each taking a section of the capital so we could get through the information gathering phase a little faster. My team was led by Doctor Wit, accompanied by Uinda, Argenna, Westler and Darnia, then it would be me and Zyno together as usual. Unfortunately, that meant I’d be separated from Tillia for a few days.

Ever acting as tourists, our team went around the capital visiting high-traffic areas where our agents placed scanners and sensers all over, creating a GPS net that would detect any non-camouflaged Predazoan DNA, however unlikely. What we were hoping for instead was to be able to pick up a trail in the event any more people went missing.

While

pretending

to be tourists, we didn’t actually get to enjoy the city as tourists yet; we walked around buildings, creating our little net while not actually going inside the various alien venues—all play-acting. I was hoping to visit some of the museums or stadiums—maybe even catch an alien movie, but for now we ended up just doing a lot of walking around while the agents set everything up.

All the while, Eve remained disinterested in her containment unit. Any time I would check on her, I was either greeted by a large judgmental eye, or a hibernating tentacle orb all balled up into itself. I tried to get her engaged every so often, and back at the hotel room I tried to spend a little quality time with her, holding her box in my lap while watching TV, but none of my efforts seemed to matter. I wouldn’t stop trying, but I didn’t think anything would change soon. I’d probably have to wait until I got back on

The Radiance

before we could properly patch things up.

After four days down planet-side with the scanner-net established in the capital, command decided to give us a free day while they worked out the kinks to get all the sensors coordinating and communicating properly.

Before I could even fully leave the briefing room, Tillia quickly pulled me off to the side.

She opened her mouth to say something, but I beat her to it.

“How about that date?” I asked.

Her responding smile was brilliant, “Anywhere you had in mind?”

“They’ve been moving us all over the city the last couple days without actually getting to enjoy anything; why don’t we each pick a place to visit from our sections?”

Tillia’s eyes sparkled with amusement, “That sounds amazing! Meet down in the lobby in an hour?”

I watched Tillia leave with a quick two-step to contain her excitement, and it made me all the more excited to see her enthusiasm. It’d been a while since I’d been on a date at all, and now I was about to head out with a drop-dead gorgeous alien woman who for some strange reason seemed really into me. I just had to make sure I didn’t screw anything up.

I decided to dress less like a dorky tourist and put some effort into my appearance for the date. I wore a red zip-up shirt that was like a mix between a jacket and dress shirt, paired with those black leather-silk pants that were wildly comfortable—all futuristic gear I’d decided matched my human aesthetic.

I wasn’t exactly sure what all to do with Eve, but when I looked in her containment unit, the little scout-form seemed to just be hibernating again. I decided to keep stealth-mode activated on the box and leave her be for now. She’d be plenty secure in the hotel room, and if Eve ever woke the scout-form to see I wasn’t there, I figured she’d just put it back to sleep again.

I hurried down to the lobby and was set to wait, but I saw an eager Tillia had beaten me there. She was

crazy

beautiful, wearing a form-fitting blue sundress with a short translucent purple jacket, with matching translucent stiletto heels. Her silky black hair was tied up in a fancy bun, with little silver accents holding a couple long strands to frame her face. It was wild how sexy she was, a body any human supermodel would be jealous of, and a smile that made my heart skip a beat. I opened my mouth to compliment her, but she spoke before I could.

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“Are you considered gorgeous among the humans?” She asked coyly, leaning forward to adjust my collar.

“I’ve been called a pretty-boy occasionally, but I don’t know about

gorgeous

.”

She looked up in my eyes, holding back a smile, “Well, I must say I find you quite gorgeous.”

Tillia hooked her arm in mine and started leading us out of the hotel, “And what about you? Did I luck out and find myself paired with one of the most beautiful revorans?”

She patted my hand and giggled a little, “Oh

please

, I’m a research doctor—a science nerd. I’d

like

to say I’m at least above average, but that would be a judgment left to others.”

I paused in our walk to turn her to me, “Tillia, seriously, by human standards you’re like

ridiculously

beautiful.”

Tillia held my gaze, and when she saw how serious I was, I saw the deep purple blush rise in her cheeks, “My dear Adam, that kind of flattery will get you

anywhere

.”

***

The date with Tillia was probably the most…

unusual

date I’d ever been on. For my choice in venues, we went to some art museum, and Tillia found it hilarious how I just straight-up didn’t get any of the alien art. I was a bit of an artist back on earth, but the stuff they considered art on Entana left me at a loss. There were some holograms that seemed to tell a story, but they were all abstract so I couldn’t follow the plot. There was a statue that had several floating silver orbs that rotated around and knocked into each other occasionally that caused a noise like a baby crying. And then there was just a jar that held some purple gas inside—apparently some critique on a war the Empire fought recently, and right before I could make fun of it, I stopped myself when I saw Tillia getting emotional over the whole thing.

For her choice, Tillia took us to a comedy club, and I was glad for the less serious venue. Unfortunately, the show was also quite alien as some guy stood before the audience with some sound machine that made outrageous noises and then would tell a nonsense story about them, earning nearly riotous laughs from the audience. I had no idea if this was Entana’s version of standup comedy, but seeing my blank face in response to the alien’s jokes amused Tillia all the more.

We returned to the hotel restaurant that evening, and when we sat down at our table, Tillia gave me an apologetic look, “I’m sorry, I should’ve found something for us to do that wouldn’t make you feel so…out of place.”

I chuckled and waved it off, “Hey, it was my choice to take us to the museum; it was my own fault I haven’t researched other Imperial cultures.”

Tillia shook her head, “There’s

thousands

of different Imperial cultures—there’s no way for you to just sit down and study them. It must be such a culture shock for someone who wasn’t born and raised in the Empire.” She looked down at the table, “I feel dumb…”

This absolutely gorgeous space-babe was concerned she was messing things up with me on the date—she was actually

worried

over me. That was something I’d never experienced back on earth; most human girls played a bunch of mind-games and always acted like their existence was a prize by itself, yet Tillia was nothing like that.

I grabbed her hands up in mine on the table, “Hey, I just wanted to spend time with you. Sure I’m like a fish out of water here on these alien planets, but that just means you can show me all these amazing things for the first time.” I offered sincerely.

She looked up at me with a small smile, “You mean it?”

In response, I leaned over the table and pulled her towards me and gave her a tender kiss on the lips. We pulled back after a couple seconds, and I could see any doubt she had in her eyes was replaced by renewed excitement.

“So…what are your plans

after

dinner?” She asked coquettishly.

***

Tillia and I were on each other the entire way back to my hotel room. Before dinner was even over, I messaged Zyno on the communicator and told him it was time to kick rocks. Right in front of my room, I could barely get the door open as Tillia and I were aggressively making out. The desire she had for me was unlike anything I’d ever experienced, and it drove me crazy.

Once the door opened, she pushed me inside with a giggle, then twisted around to fall into my embrace once more. Her kisses were eager and enthusiastic, her surprisingly long purple tongue exploring my mouth hungrily. She unzipped my jacket and tossed it to the far corner of the room—a playful, hungry look in her eyes. She threw her own jacket away, then kicked off her heels and turned around as she pulled her sundress off over her head, showing off her curves as she twisted side to side, giving me a tantalizing show. Underneath she wore an enticing lacey dark purple bra and matching thong, and I pushed her towards the bed.

She giggled again as she righted herself on the bed to face me, trailing one hand teasingly along her impressive cleavage, “You know, I’ve wanted to do this since we spied on you back on earth.”

“Oh yeah?” I leaned forward, trailing kisses along her full lips, chin and neck. “I’ve wanted this since I saw you on

The Radiance

.”

Tillia smiled in such a sexy way, then leaned up to undo the clasp to her bra. She teased me as she removed it, holding her hands over her large, perky red breasts. Whatever science nerd she was, she knew how to get a man going. With another big smile, she tossed her bra away, revealing cute purple nipples the perfect size to place in my mouth.

Tillia was unbelievable sexy—her attitude, her enthusiasm, and of course her body. Her skin was a smooth deep red, and all over she had those maroon markings that somehow accented her curves even more. Her little red antenna danced on her head, as though displaying her playful mood. Her silky black hair had fallen a little into her violet eyes, and the way she said my name with her full dark red lips was enough to cause me to shiver.

I put a knee on the bed and leaned into her, kissing her hungrily, trailing my tongue down—giving her a playful bite at the neck. I continued down more and kissed her breasts in little circles, ending with her nipple in my mouth—giving a little suck and bite, causing her to let out a surprised moan.

In response, she pulled at my pants a little to try and free me, and I stood up to help out, and when my hard cock sprung up, her eyes grew wide.

“Adam!” She said, and her smile was like she’d just gotten the present she wanted most in the world, “Are all humans so well-endowed?” She asked, trailing delicate fingertips along my length.

“I never had any complaints back home.” I said coyly, then leaned forward to pull down her panties.

Tillia giggled again and lifted her hips to help me, acting like I wasn’t even moving fast enough for her.

So far, Zyno was right on the money; revorans seemed pretty wild.

Except for the color, her purple slit didn’t seem very alien to me, but I could see she was absolutely drenched with desire—she’d probably been good to go for a while now.

I positioned myself above her and slid my length along her entrance, giving her a playful tap at her clit—earning another giggly moan from her.

“Adam, come on, do it!” She said eagerly.

“Happy to comply.” I said, then prodded my head right before her entrance and pushed—

Suddenly, an ear-shattering shriek echoed all around us—so loud I instantly grew dizzy. Tillia buckled on the bed, and I fell to my knees on the floor. We both tried to cover our ears, but the shriek kept going—somehow growing louder all the while.

I felt something pop and soon I could feel warm blood trickling down between my fingers. The shriek held more emotions than I could even understand—pain, anger, betrayal, sorrow. I realized dumbly the shriek wasn’t just a noise, it was in my head too—like nails trying to drill out of my forehead.

My vision darkened, and I tried to stand to see how Tillia was doing, but all I could see was her body shaking on the bed—she was having a

seizure

.

As the scream continued to wail around us, the glass and mirrors all started to crack, and I could hear some shattering off in the distance.

It felt like the scream lasted for an eternity, but I realized it was probably less than a minute since it started, but it showed no signs of dying down.

And then I suddenly remembered when I’d heard a scream like this before—back on earth before Eve transformed into the monster to kill the humans. I looked around to see Eve’s containment unit still in stealth-mode rattling around on the nearby table—lights flashing out as something railed against the repulser field inside.

Eve—I tried to say, but my breath was completely taken from me, and I realized I was slowly losing consciousness from the noise and the lack of air.

The last thing I remember was reaching up towards the containment unit, and when I got close, the shriek got so loud, I passed out instantly.