Five
Abduction
Oh boy! It was the only thing that came to mind as I stood at the door leading into the chamber. Running was not an option. Besides where would I run?
Hundreds of pairs of large black eyes stared at me. I still couldn’t tell which was male or female. They all were the same in every physical aspect. Maybe they were androgynous.
I took one step into the chamber, a large windowless room with vaulted ceilings, and stopped. The milky membrane door closed behind me. It may not have been a closet, but I was trapped as R. Kelly. A narrow aisle divided the room. On both sides of the aisle huddled curious black eyed Vathian’s. At the end of the aisle sat a Vathian, flanked by Negu and two other Vathian’s armed with a staff, in a high back chair on a raised platform. This must be the empress.
Then a soft voice in my head said," Approach the throne." I nervously start walking down the aisle, casually glancing from left to right. It was really scary being in the chamber with that many aliens.
After taking about ten steps, I immediately dropped to one knee, grabbing my head in pain. I could hear the thought of every alien in the chamber. All their thoughts at once was like getting whacked in the head with a baseball bat. I felt like puking. Most of their thoughts were about my outer appearance.
Look at it! It’s disturbing to look upon. Look at its skin. What is that on its skull? It has more than three fingers. Look at its feet. Its eyes and mouth are unnerving!
I wanted to yell aloud, but I still couldn’t speak. I screamed inside of my head for the voices to stop. They instantly turned off as a light switch.
Coming to my feet, I started walking again, concentrating on the alien in the high back chair. I was about ten steps away from the seated alien when Negu instructed me to stop. Not wanting to provoke the aliens, I stopped and waited further instructions.
“I am Empress Kellil,” said the seated alien in a soothing voice as she nodded at me. “I’m Eli Morningstar,” I said nervously. I didn’t know if I should bow or kneel. I bowed.
“Why did you perform such an act?” the empress asked me. I thought for a moment and said, “I thought it was the right thing to do to an empress.”
On Kellil’s hairless, but elegant head sat a thin metallic band. She wore a shimmering necklace of blue stones and sleeveless white V-neck gown that covered her feet.
“To dismiss your human curiosity, I am the same as a human female,” said Empress Kellil in a soothing voice. They weren't androgynous. She was right, I was curious about their gender.
Staring at Kellil, I asked, "Are you the only one?"
She replied, “All females of the coterie wear a band made of midine around their neck.” I turned and looked into the group of curious aliens on both sides of the aisle. Sure enough, there were Vathian’s with bands around their thin necks.
Kellil stared at me for several minutes without saying a word before turning to Negu. In the meantime, I struggled to keep the other Vathian’s' thoughts out of my head.
After a long moment of silence, Empress Kellil said, “We have searched several cycles for one who did not reject the process. The Tabiil priestess, Risra, has discovered the right one. Now there is much you need to know. We must begin at once if your home world is to survive.” She stood and every Vathian in the chamber, except Negu and two armed Vathian’s, bowed.
Stepping off the platform, Empress Kellil said, “Walk with me.” We exited the large chamber and into another long corridor. Negu walked immediately behind us while the two staff wielding males walked behind him.
“You have a lot of questions Eli Morningstar,” said Empress Kellil. “You may ask.”
“First question, what did you mean if my home world is to survive?” I asked nervously. “Second question, why me? There are billions upon billions of humans you could have abducted.”
“You weren’t abducted,” responded Empress Kellil as she avoided answering my first question. “You were chosen by the priestess.” I glanced at Empress Kellil and said, “I was taken against my will. On Earth, we call that an abduction or kidnapping.”
Kellil nodded slightly. “There have been others Eli Morningstar, but you did not reject the implants,” responded Kellil. “Implants?” I inquired.
“Yes, you were injected with nanomachines,” said Empress Kellil. “Most humans instantly reject the nanomachines.”
“What happens to the humans who reject the implants?” I asked curiously. Negu joined the conversation and said, “They are returned with an unclear memory of the event. You are the first human to accept the nanomachines.”
“Okay, why did you inject nanomachines into me?” I asked as I ran a hand over my chest. That circular scar on my chest must have been the injection site. It was all coming back to me now. The silver cylinder with the pulsating needles and the bluish liquid in those tubes.
“Earth needs saving Eli Morningstar,” responded Empress Kellil with a smile across her lipless face. “What do you mean?” I asked nervously. “I didn’t know Earth needed saving.”
There was a long pause. I wasn’t picking anything up from Kellil or Negu. Somehow they had blocked me from their minds again.
“The time of your home world is short and getting shorter,” said Empress Kellil. “What are you talking about?” I asked seriously. “You keep saying that but haven’t answered my question.”
“We, the Vathian’s, gave the Gondorans refuge before their planet Gondora imploded,” said Empress Kellil remorsefully. “In turn they sought to turn our home world into a poisonous wasteland to better suit them.” A look of sadness covered Empress Kellil’s flat face. “You must understand, the Gondorans cannot live in an uncontaminated environment and are immune to all forms of toxins,” said Empress Kellil as we continued walking the long corridor. “Soon we were at war. The Gondorans, led by their leaders, the Prime, were ultimately defeated during the Two Cycle War.”
“How does your war have anything to do with Earth?” I asked as my curiosity rose.
“We imprisoned the Prime in what we called the Celestial Cluster, hoping they would change their ways,” said Empress Kellil. “With the Prime imprisoned, we attempted to reform the remaining Gondorans by placing them on Phand, our second moon, so that they could learn to live in a contaminated free environment, but it failed.”
Negu said, “Unwilling to accept their defeat and new way of life, a small band of rebel Gandorans liberated the Prime from the Celestial Cluster.”
“I still don’t see what this has to do with Earth,” I said with a bit of frustration, not that I cared.
Finally, Empress Kellil said, “The Prime came to Earth during what you called the Industrial Revolution.”
Negu added, “Given their ability to alter their appearance, they soon blended in establishing themselves as leaders and people of importance on Earth. Even to this day they maintain those positions of power and importance.”
This was mind numbing. Aliens are on Earth posing as humans in positions of power. That mean the President of the United States could be an alien or anybody deemed important by society. “Why Earth?” I asked.
“Earth is a young planet,” responded Empress Kellil. “The Prime saw it as an opportunity to cast Earth to support their coterie. They quickly recognized how easily humans could be herded. Given the Prime’s superior knowledge, it was easy for them to ascend to the higher ranks of Earth’s society.”
“Why not stay on Phand?” I asked. “Phand could not be turned. Many Gandorans failed to adapt and died.”
Did they place the Gandorans on Phand knowing they would not survive? Where they attempting to wipe out the Gandorans?
Soon we stopped in front of another milky membrane. Kellil nodded and the membrane dissolved revealing another large chamber with a small octagonal table in the middle. Hovering over the table sat a glowing orb which provided the only light in the room.
Empress Kellil entered the room and motioned for me to follow. The door quiet
ly and quickly solidified. Negu and the two armed Vathian’s remained outside the room.
Approaching the table, she waved two spindly fingers over the glowing orb causing it to glow brighter. The table slowly lowered to the floor. This room was similar to the other white wall room. An oval, white wall room with the same type of floor. However, this room was warmer.
“What’s the deal with Negu?” I asked out of curiosity. “He is my chief counselor,” answered Empress Kellil. “He fought with my father in the Two Cycle War.”
Satisfied with Kellil's answer, I asked, “What’s my role in all of this?” A smiling Kellil replied, “You will be their end.”
“What do you mean their end?” I slowly asked.