Page 8 of Possessed By the Alien Guard
But I’d never be fast enough.
A gust of wind knocked me sideways, toward the sheer drop.I gasped, unable to get enough air as a jolt of fear locked my chest tight.
More thunder, going on and on.Was that natural?
Something hit my shoulder.
What the hell?
Impacts—my thigh, my arm, my back.
A wall of noise roared overhead.
I twisted my head toward the mountain.A rush of moving stone above me.A sharp rock struck my forehead.I ducked forward, slow, too slow!
My legs wobbled as the ground shook beneath my feet.
A massive, hard force struck my back, carrying me toward a dark patch on the mountainside.A boulder?
No.Strong arms wrapped around me, taking the worst of the blow as we hit the ground.
Rock crashed and roared behind us, and everything went black.
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Something wet swipedmy cheek, and I moaned and tried to bat it away.But I couldn’t move my arm.
What the...?
My eyes opened, or at least I thought they did.It was pitch black.I blinked repeatedly, and my eyes strained, attempting to focus on something they couldn’t see.
The wetness came again, making me jerk my head back.It collided with something firm, but thankfully not quite as hard as the surface under me.I lay on my side, and bands of steel enwrapped me, trapping my arms to my torso.I maneuvered one forearm around until I could raise it enough to grope along whatever held me.Firm muscle.
The alien!
My whole body jerked as a spurt of adrenaline shot through me.But instead of releasing me, the arms tightened.
“Let me go.”
No response.
I jammed my finger into his arm.“Let.Me.Go!”
The Varool didn’t move, but something clattered in front of me.
“Hello?”As soon as I said it, I felt foolish.There weren’t any other people around but me and him.
More noises—something solid striking stone.Then a pitiful little bleat sounded, and the wetness touched my face again.An animal?
Okay.I didn’t know what the hell this was, but I couldn’t lie here all tangled up in alien while something licked me!I wiggled, slipping down out of his grasp a centimeter at a time.It tookforever.
Finally, I sat up.Everywhere hurt!I felt like I’d been beaten.What had happened?There’d been a noise and rocks and movement...I shook my head.Everything after that had turned into a blur.
Another clatter, and something brushed against my thigh.I reached through the impenetrable darkness and touched something warm.
That little bleat again, and a small body pressed against my leg, trembling.
