Page 7 of Axon’s Lust

“No,” Captain said, shaking his head. “We will keep all of that a secret. Our only mission is to deliver the message and tell them about the Compiers, and then leave. Is that understood Lieutenant?” he said.

“Understood. I’m ready for further instructions.” I replied. The Captain raised a small projector device in his hand and handed it to me.

“The rest of the brief is in here. I’ll meet you in the landing port in half an hour,” he said before leaving. I operated the device, and it projected my orders in the air, reading them as I left the Captain’s den.

***

A week later, we arrived on planet Earth. We landed on the planet’s most densely populated city, not trying to hide our arrival, and choosing the location because we thought the Compiers would go there first. As our ship hovered over the city, our first step was to peacefully communicate with the humans.

We sent out a message requesting a diplomatic meeting, and then we waited, knowing the humans were not as advanced in technology, and would take them some time to decipher the message.

I stood on the flight deck of our ship alongside the Captain, staring out the windshield overlooking the city. Compared to my village, the humans’ city looked urbanized and metallic; their shelters looked like tall boxes that obscured the view of the sky.

It felt a little suffocating, but maybe humans preferred it this way. Earlier as our ship was making its descent, the city was very busy, but in the moments since we arrived, everything started to change, and it became apparent they were to a large extent terrified of us.

“Lieutenant, now that the message is sent, it will only be a matter of time before they respond. Make sure our channels remain open at all times. Until they respond, our ship doesn’t move at all, we are on lockdown. We do not want them to see any movement and misconstrue it as aggression. We’ll just sit here and wait until we’re invited and given instruction.” the Captain said, rattling off his orders in quick succession.

“Understood. I will double check that all channels are open,” I said, moving into the back of the ship.

We had twenty warriors onboard a fully operational battleship, but our canons were tucked away, pulled into the walls, and covered by a sleek shield so the humans wouldn’t realize we were a military ship.

“Watch the communication lines,” I ordered, watching as the crew keyed in my instructions to the monitors. “We should be receiving a response from the humans within 24 hours or less.” I surmised.

“Lieutenant, we are getting something!” one of my men shouted at me from across the room. I walked over to his station in surprise.

“Already?” I blurted out. “That was fast.” I was expecting them to take a little longer, to be honest, that is impressive.

They must have a very good person deciphering, which makes it easier, and gives us more time.

“Let us make sure it’s not an anomaly, but in fact a message from the humans,” I ordered. He was working hard to write down the message before handing it over to me.

“They have accepted,” I murmured, glossing over the message quickly. “They want to meet. They even attached a time and location here. I’m taking this to the Captain now. Keep me informed if any more messages come in.” I stated before leaving.

I made my way back to the flight deck, tapping the Captain on his shoulder before handing him the message. He scanned the reply carefully, nodding at certain points before putting the message away.

“Good. This is good. Lieutenant, you and I will take the smaller ship and go to these coordinates. Put them in the system, and let us see where this location is,” he said.

“Yes, Captain,” I said. We headed off into the main control room, and I entered the coordinates the humans gave us. On the windshield of our ship was a projection overlay which pinpointed a building ahead of us in the distance.

“It’s not too far from here. We leave in a few moments,” the Captain ordered.

About an hour later, the Captain Weko and I went alone, despite our team of warriors’ protests, and insistence they protect us. The Captain thought it would be viewed as a hostile act to bring warriors with us, so we took our chances. We landed on the roof of the building, and I looked around.

“There is no one here,” I noted, frowning as I turned to the Captain. Could this be a trap? I clenched my fists and tensed up, tuning my senses for any possible threat.

“Give it a minute. They’re probably watching us, getting a sense of who we are,” Captain said, raising his hand up for me to calm down. “Our appearance must be shocking to them. Come. Let us get out and stand calmly away from the ship with our hands clasped together in front of us.”

“Yes, Captain,” I nodded as the hatch descended, and we stepped out of the ship.

We slowly and carefully walked to the middle of the roof, standing side-by-side with our hands together in front of us so they would see we were unarmed.

And then we waited.

Finally, a door opened on the roof. It was sticking out like a small hut, and a man and woman walked out, both of them with wide and very frightened looking eyes.

My eyes immediately zeroed in on the woman. All humans were so small to us because of our eight feet height, but this woman was quite small and petite. She was just over 5 feet tall and wore a tight black skirt accentuating her hips, and brown hair pulled back into a ponytail. She wore a form-fitting grey shirt with buttons down the middle, hugging her body in all the right ways. There were black stockings on her legs, and she was wearing footwear humans called, “high heels”. She seemed to be trembling a bit, and her bottom lip quivering as she stared at us. Her hands were clammy and white as she clutched a small board tightly against her chest.

I could not take my eyes off of her. I had seen many human females, but there was something about this one that drew me to her more than any before.