Hanna POV - The rescue
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I am so glad to see that the others are fine. I was so worried that they died yet here I am hugging Savannah, Mike, and Ava.
They look at me and then at the aliens and then right back at me.
-They are friendly and more importantly they will help us, but I skip the part with all the mating thing. Once we are safe and feed I will tell them everything.
-Where is Seth? Savannah asks.
-It is all my fault, I say. I should have been more careful, but I wasn't and he fell in a pit trap and, um, broke his leg. But he should be with the aliens' pack by now and a healer, doctor, will take care of him.
I could tell the others are worried about Seth but they don't blame me.
-How is everyone? I ask while I make signs to Da'r to come closer and to bring water.
I see that Mike and the others have a pained expression on their faces.
-Everyone is fine, right? I ask hoping that the answer is yes.
-Not everyone, Mike answer after a while. Last night some creature came and attacked us. One managed to take Natalie, we couldn't do anything for her. We and he swallows hard, heard her screams, and then nothing and we knew that she was gone. Jake saved Arry but I am afraid her hand is looking bad. And no signs that she is healing.
I nod, holding back my tears. This is not the place or the time to mourn for Natalie. While I make sure everyone receives water and food I observed Ja'k, that was looking dazzled. He passes all and goes in the back of the cargo bay, where Arry was I know he just found his mate. With gentle care, he takes her in his arms and leaves the cargo bay. I know we have to go.
-We have to go, I tell the others. I know you are tired, trusty, hungry, and want this to be over but we can't stay here.
Mike was already preparing everything for the trip.
-How is it that they understand you? Mike ask.
-They have translators, I start to explain and tell him the story that the aliens told me and also tell him that not all the aliens have translators.
After listening to me Mike tells me he found more translation chips on the cargo bay and that he already packed them. Once we are ready we leave the cargo bay behind and rush to catch up with Arry and Ka'r. I know that he will never hurt her but I am still worried.
By the time we are close to the cave is almost time for the Sun to settle and I know what night will bring.
-Listen, I say, we are almost there. We need to push a little more, night here is full of creatures, that think we are dinner.
I could tell they are ready to collapse just by looking at them but to my surprise, they hurry and we get to where we could climb to get to the cave.
While I wait for the others to get up I observe some little delicate neon-orange flowers I haven't seen last night. This little flower found the will to grow in such a dry involvement and I was just fascinated by it. And the smell was so sweet, like honey. I didn't even realize when I started to drift away from the others so I could get a better look at the flower. Something about it fascinated me.
All of a sudden I hear Da'r yelling at me.
-H'na, no, don't touch the flower. It's deadly.
And something changes because I hear him growl.
-H'na, run.
I turn to see what behind me and I scream. I f*****g scream like a little girl because the creature is big. About 2,5 tall looked like the velociraptor I have the evening at the hut but like an upgraded version of it. It has had scales that protest his body, and scales that acted like armor were around this creature's head and going down his spine and tail. And that tail was long. When the creature was close to getting me Da'r jump between me and this upgraded velociraptor.
I was shocked to see how the creature's teeth sank deep into Da'r's shoulder and with his upper hands was trying to rip his wings off.
Artemisia started growling hard. "No one harms our mate and gets to live," she says and takes over.
Artemisia
Losing my pack, and even Ethan, even if he wasn't mate was hard on me. I shot of everyone, including Hanna and I am not proud of it. Founding my mate was not something that I expected to happen but it did. And now this creature is trying to kill what is mine? Unacceptable! I will tear this creature to pieces.
I took over transforming fast and just leaped on the creature, sank my teeth in his neck, and started ripping it. The creature shrieked and let go of Da'r and I still kept tearing it. The taste was foul but I did not care, nothing mattered to me only killing this thing.
Once I made sure it was dead I turned my attention to my mate. He was sitting on the ground looking at me. I started sniffing and licking his wounds, and I was pleased when I didn't detect any type of poison or venom.
-H'na? I hear him asking me. I could tell he was shocked so I licked his face.
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