The Travellers

Preparations and changes

**Osiris Corp underground facility**

She looked round the lab that was neatly arranged, tools and equipments arranged orderly and placed size by size. confused and scared not knowing where she was, she held onto the chair she was sitting on. She inspected the white tank top and white shorts she was wearing as though it was her first time seeing clothes. Startled by the sound of the door opening, She retreated further into the seat. She looked frightened by the sight of the Dr and General approaching her. “Don't be scared! We are not going to hurt you...we are here to help you" Dr Glass smiled at her. He got to where she was and crouched in front of her, he inspected her for a while with the General standing behind him and observing. “Do you understand what I am saying?" Dr Glass asked. She hesitated for some seconds before nodding slowly

“How is this possible? I thought you said there were no signs of life in her, that you were merely experimenting on her" the General asked expressing his shock over the situation.

“Yeah and that was the situation...but I think the travellers visit to earth has something to do with it" he explained. He shifted his attention back to the still confused girl. “Can you remember who you are?" He asked. She shook her head sideways. He looked at the General and then back at the girl “Do you remember anything at all?" He asked again and was met with the same answer from the girl. He stood up and turned to the General “i think it's time for project somnus" he said with a hint of excitement in his voice.

“Project somnus?!...don't you need to run more test on her to make sure she's capable of surviving the process?" The General pointed out

“She's like a new born baby now, her undergoing the project somnus program now would make her better and more loyal, thanks to earlier experiments" he explained.

“Alright but upon detection of any error whatsoever or shift in loyalty, pull the plug" he concluded and walked out of the lab.

***

“How's that possible?" Drew asked in disbelief, pacing about in the ship.

“It was as if they had encounter our kind in the past. They looked pretty confident and the other guy held some kinda device that produces this high pitch sound that I think only our kind can hear, cause I was the only one affected by it. I thought I was going to pass out. I was lucky to escape." He explained adjusting on his seat.

“What did they look like?" Drew asked still pacing about

“Well, average human, maybe late thirties in earth's time. the one that rested on the car had this scar like a straight line under his right eye and they were both dressed in black suits." He explained

“ Maybe they are working for the government, I read that the government do research on life outside Earth, maybe they might have had some results or something close to that. I'm not certain but what I'm certain of is that this won't be the last time we'll see them. We have to be more cautious now." Said Drew.

**ARCTURUS**

Bartem walked closer to the computer screen, standing behind Thea, the girl operating the systems. The computer room was the control center for the planet, it was huge and filled with advanced technology, way ahead of Earth's by two centuries at the least. He sighed “Thea cut the energy supply to all the pods in the sick room and division 9." He ordered. Thea surprised by the order she just received, turned facing him

“But sir...the king is in a sick pod and is dependent on the energy supply" she pointed out. He smiled

“The king is not in a sick pod,Thea..." He saw the confusion on her face and continued. “The king is not in the sick pod because the king is dead!" he said, his voice devoid of emotions and his face expressionless

“What!" She shouted before quickly composing herself “We have to tell the people" she said

“We don't need that kind of panic right now until we have retrieve the vessel, not a word to anyone not even his sons, understood?" He asked sternly. She nodded her head in agreement. “Now like I said cut off the energy supply"

“Sir!" A soldier walked in hastily, Bartem shifted his attention to the soldier “Sir...the...the queen has escaped" he said with fear in his voice

“What?!...." Bartem said softly. “What about the soldiers on guard?" He asked calmly

“They are both dead, sir" the soldier replied. He walked up to the soldier and leaned in to him. “Find her and bring her to me or I'll be having your head" he said almost whispering.

“Ye...yes Sir" he nodded and hurried out of the room.

**EARTH**

The men on suit walked into the motel room, one of them held a phone which was on speaker, they walked to the bed and sat down listening to the general on the other end of the phone “You lost him?!* He said in disappointment.

“Yes General but we'll find them, I placed a tracker under the car before he came out, in case something like this happened" the first man said taking off his suit jacket

“Just make sure you don't disappoint again" the General stated

“We won't disappoint sir" the other man chipped in before ending the call.

***

"Hey ladies!" Tyrone said, smiling as He and Drew walked up with their trays to the table where Emily and Anna were having lunch.

“We haven't been introduced yet, I am Tyrone" he said extending his hand for a handshake.

“I am Emily" she smiled accepting his handshake

"And I'm Anna" she said snatching his hand from Emily's. She continued smiling at him still holding his hand

“okaay" Tyrone said. She snapped out of her daydreaming now realizing she was still holding his hand.

“Sorry" she said letting go of his hand.

“And I am Drew" he said to Anna, shaking hands with her

“We've already met" he said to Emily, smiling.

“Yeah" she smiled back.

“So do you guys mind if we sit with you, everyone else looks dangerous, better to sit with the cuties" Tyrone said smiling.

“Go ahead* Anna said pointing to the seats. They both sat down opposite the girls

“You don't think we look dangerous?" Emily teased, picking up the apple on her food tray and throwing it from one hand to the other

“Of course, you guys are dangerously cute" he replied intercepting the apple mid air. He smiled at her and took a bite from the apple not averting his gaze from her and she staring at him too

“Enough flirting..." Anna said snapping her fingers. They broke the state competition. “You guys have an abnormal set of blue eyes, is it like a family deformity?" She asked resting her elbows on the table, looking very interested in the answer. Emily hit her on the leg under the table for asking the question. “What?! I'll like to know, I know other people will want to too" she shrugged. “so, family deformity or?"

“Something like that" Drew replied

“I like it, it's sexy" said Anna, bobbing her head

“Where are you guys from and why Greenville high or Greenville in general?" Emily asked.

“Well, we are from a far away place, I'm not sure you'll know it and we chose Greenville because we think there's something meaningful here" Drew tried explaining as best as he could

“Something meaningful huh?! Good for you" Emily responded “What about your parents?" She asked

“They stayed back, so it's just us here" Tyrone replied

“Are you guys like twins or something? cause you are both in the same grade" Anna asked. They both looked at each other not knowing what answer to give, they hadn't thought about it and it didn't come up when they applied.

“Humm...well....Drew missed two years of school due to a sickness that got him in the hospital for a long time, so he had to redo those classes with me" Tyrone said hoping they'll buy it. Drew nodded his head in agreement. The girls made a sympathetic face towards Drew, showing they bought it.

“Well, guys I'm hosting a party at my place this weekend, my Dad isn't at home most times which is the reason he and my mom are getting a divorce but anyway you guys are invited. I'm inviting everyone and hopefully it won't just be the four of us there." Anna said smiling

“Sounds nice, we'll be there, just give us your address" Tyrone replied before Drew could say anything

“Great, give us your numbers and we'll text it to you, where's your phone?" She asked

“Oh, we...we don't have one" Drew said and immediately felt stupid

“Both of you don't have a phone?" Anna asked surprised

“Yeah, it was stolen" Tyrone chipped in

“Both of your phones was stolen?" Emily asked in disbelief

“Yeah, we'll get a new one soon" Tyrone said. Anna reached into her backpack and brought out a paper and pen “Alright this is my address" she said writing on the paper. She handed the paper to Tyrone. “Be there and I wrote the time too" she added.

”Okay." He replied

**Osiris Corp underground facility**

Dr Glass sat in front of the girl, he held a book and pen to keep track of the progress he was making. a tube was inserted at the back of her neck and connected to a pod close to her. She sat still, looking at Dr Glass directly in the eyes. The lab lights were dimmed, which was required for the test. Another Dr stood behind Dr Glass with a tablet, tracking her

, heart rate and other signs. “What is your name?" Dr Glass asked staring at her.

“My name is Alexa" she said still staring at the Dr. Sitting still like a robot

“Who do you work for?" He asked

“Osiris corporation" Alexa replied. He wrote down something on the book and then looked back at her

“What is your primary mission?" He asked.

“ To bring in the travellers" she replied.

“Let me rephrase that. What do you think is your primary mission?" He asked again, crossing his legs and adjusting his lab coat. She hesitated for a while before replying

“To bring in the travellers". Dr Glass looked up at the other Dr.

“Everything is stable" the Dr confirmed. Dr Glass looked at the lie detector machine by his side which Alexa was strapped to. It was stable. He stood up and turned to the Dr “Put her back in and rerun it for a couple of hours before moving to the final stage, she's almost ready but we don't want any surprises" He instructed.

**ARCTURUS**

Bartem stood close to the throne in the throne room. He walked round the throne, running his hand all over it. He stopped suddenly when he got to the front of it, he stared at it for a while. He then turned and sat on it, feeling the hands of the chair with his. He relaxed back into the chair and smiled. The door to the left of the throne room flung open as he was still sitting in the chair savoring the moment. Two members of the kings guard dragged the queen into the room and threw her at the feet of the throne. She crashed on the floor in tears. “We found her hiding in the sick room" one of the guards spoke

Bartem stood up from the chair and walked down the four steps that led to the throne “So then you threw her on the floor forgetting she's still your queen" he said calmly walking to where the guards stood

Confused and in fear the guards apologized “We are sorry sir"

“Oh you are sorry?!" He said to them

“We are..." He drew out the dagger in one of the guards waistband and slit both guards throat in one swift motion. They held their opened throats, choking on the blood as they crashed to the floor. He dropped the dagger on the owners body, straightened his jacket and turned back to the queen who was still on the floor weeping. He walked up to where she was laying and bent down in front of her “now now my queen, you crying isn't helping anyone" he said stroking her hair.

“you killed him, you killed the king" she said amidst tears.

“He was dead already, I just ended his and our suffering" he replied

“You'll never rule, the council won't let you and my sons won't let you" she said still sobbing

“Don't worry, all that would soon be taken care of. Your sons are still of use to me now, unlike you who has become a liability" he said lifting her chin with his right hand and stroking her hair with his left.

“You'll die painfully and..." He snapped her neck before she could complete her sentence and she lay lifeless. He stood up and shouted for the guard outside the door to come

“Sir!" The guard said

“Lock down all the divisions and impose a curfew" he ordered “And get one of the guards to clean this up discreetly" he added pointing at the bodies on the floor.

“Yes sir" he responded and walked away hastily

Bartem walked back to the throne and sat on it, he rubbed his lips with his right finger and smiled.