The Travellers

Come to stay

Ding ding, the bell on the door Drew the attention of the staffs and customers in the bar as both men walked in. The lights in the bar were dim hence it was a bit dark, music was playing, smoke from cigarettes filled the air, some guys sat in group, some playing snooker, others discussing. They scanned the room upon their entrance and they were greeted with strange eyes boring holes in their bodies. “well this is unusual" Tyrone said. They walked to the counter and took their seats.

“we'll take two glasses of your finest" Drew ordered!

“i know the whole reading thing was your idea but did you forget to read the part about money?" Tyrone whispered to him

“no I didn't, when we stole these clothes from that trailer park, I decided to add their money to it, you were too busy trying out boots to notice" he whispered back

“hey, do you kids have IDs?" The female bartender asked walking up to them, observing how young they look

“IDs?!" Drew said like he was confused

“yeah, apparently it's what you need to be able to drink or go clubbing here" Tyrone explained

“i know what it is!" He said abruptly almost shouting “good to know you are fully brushed up about drinks and parties here" he added “aren't you suppose to ask for that only when you want to confirm if someone is above the age or not for drinking?....do we look like kids? Do we look like we are under the age of 21?! Seriously 21!" Drew complained sternly

“calm now brother, I know we are old but we do look young or at least I do" he smiled winking at the bartender “i would say we look 18 in their world so..."

“Hey kids aren't you supposed to be in school?" A fat guy with a goatee came up behind them cutting Tyrone off

“back off buddy" Tyrone said pushing him back. Another guy stood up on seeing this and came up behind the fat guy. Drew stood up and signalled Tyrone for them to leave. They walked past the guys

“i was talking to you kid" the fat guy shouted and held Drew by the shoulder, swiftly Drew turned accompanied with a punch that sent the fat guy to the ground. On seeing this the other guy grabbed a bottle from the table and smashed it on the edge of the table, turning it to a weapon

“don't" Tyrone warned. Without hesitating the guy plunged forward with the broken bottle, Tyrone held his hand, swiftly disarming him and stabbing his right knee with the bottle, he cried out in pain and before he could get used to just that pain, Tyrone punched the bottle with his fist deeper into the knee, the force of the punch caused the bones in the knee to break, piercing out of the skin, making it visible to the eyes. The guy shouted in horror, everyone watching gasped in irritation and disbelief but couldn't do anything in fear of being next.

“come on let's go" Drew said hastily. Tyrone stood up to go out but his attention was caught by the keys in the guys pocket

“ooh, you have a car...you'll be supporting our movement with your ride" he said grabbing the keys from the guy who was still holding his leg screaming. They rushed out of the bar “which one of these do you think it is?" He asked pointing to the cars packed outside. He tried the keys on the cars one by one and one of the car responded “sweeet...a 1967 Chevy Impala" he shouted excitedly as they got into the car

“how do you know that?" Drew asked surprised

”i know the cool and important stuff bro" he replied

“can you drive a car?" Drew inquired

“read about it" he smiled

“read about it?" Drew shouted not sure about being in the car

“i thought you trusted reading" Tyrone laughed turning on the engine “watch and learn baby" he winked at his brother, turned the gear and hit the accelerator, zooming off.

***

“Make sure you read the book before our next class!" The teacher shouted as students rushed out of the classroom for lunch break. Emily and Anna held hands as they both made their way to the cafeteria

“he was totally checking you out" Anna pointed out excitedly

“noo, it can't be true, he's the captain of the football team and...and I'm just me" Emily explained doubtful the captain of the football team would be interested in her of all people

“what's there not to love about you?! Your beautiful long hair with your iconic pink highlights, you're smart, funny and you have big boobs" Anna teased. She was right though, although Emily was just 17 she had filled up rather quickly, she had brown eyes, long hair, average height and weight.

“we are graduating high School soon and you need to get laid before we do" Anna laughed as they got to the cafeteria

“will you bring down your voice...and who told you I haven't" Emily replied shyly. They took their tray of food and walked to a free seat

“three minutes with Logan McCall in the closet doesn't count and that was last day of freshman year" Anna said sitting down

“well boys are not my priority now" she stated

“and what's your priority now?"

“you know, graduating successfully and leaving this awful town" Emily explained.

**Osiris Corp underground facility**

“my work is not based on assumption General, you have seen it with your own eyes and you have seen what it can do," Dr Glass explained standing close to his office window which gives him clear view of the pods in the room below his office

“i have, but I also saw you fail to achieve the desired results" General Grant replied walking up to the window

“i wouldn't say fail, there wasn't just enough time and which is why we have to seize this opportunity that has presented itself again and I know we'll be successful this time, I guarantee it."

The General checked his watch and then looked up at the Dr, “alright start up the project again and this time, do it right" he concluded

“very well, i'll send out the team to Greenville to locate and bring it in" he smiled, walking to his desk and picking up his phone to call.

***

They pulled up close to where the ship was and came out from the car. “so what do we now and I must say I'm enjoying this planet" said Tyrone closing the car door. Drew walked close to the ship and the door opened up with the body of the ship still invisible and just the inside visible

“ let's hear from the arc first" he replied. They went into the ship, Drew standing faced a screen “spiria contact arc" he commanded

“contacting arc" Spiria replied. The screen beeped before bartem pooed up on the other end. Tyrone stood up on sighting him as demanded in their planet among commanders and warriors

“sir we are ready to retrieve the vessel, the town is small so he shouldn't be hard to find, who is he?" Drew asked

“not he, she, it's a teenage girl, her name is Emily Greene" Bartem replied

“a teenage girl?!" Both of them said simultaneously looking surprised “we haven't had to harvest through a female specie before" Drew said

“first time for everything. That's not all... apparently, Thea here failed to research thoroughly before you guys left. Seeing as she isn't an adult yet the prints haven't fully developed, so we have to wait till she becomes an adult before you bring her" he explained

“and how long is that?" Tyrone asked walking close to the screen

“ 52 days, she becomes an adult in 52 days according to earths calendar, I just sent you all her details and everything you need to know" Thea said as she stood close to bartem.

“can't we just come back home and wait, you know Dad is sick, mom might need us" Tyrone said

“you won't be any help here, you are much help staying there and securing the vessel. So remain there and keep an eye on the vessel till the time comes, that's an order" bartem concluded and log off. They sat down and looked at one another. Drew operated the screen and pulled out the files Thea just sent, they both stared at the picture of the girl

“huh.." Tyrone looked closer at the picture “she's beautiful, I'll give her that" he complimented

“yeah" Drew agreed. He scrolled down the pages rapidly as if downloading them into their brains.

“so what are we going to do now?" Asked Tyrone as he sat back on his chair

“well..." He turned away from the screen now facing Tyrone “we are going to school" he said with a serious face. Tyrone laughed at this thinking his brother was just joking, after realizing he was serious he stopped laughing “no way" he shouted

“you just heard what he said, we should keep an eye on her and what's the best way than being close to her! We become a student at the school thanks to how young we look here, we become close to her and when it's time it'll even make it easier to take her" he explained.

“let's say I agree which I don't, how are we going to get admitted there, we don't have a life here, we don't exist here" he shouted

“leave that to me, I can do that, it's very easy and they won't even notice, humans are pretty dumb. Think about the girls you'll meet and the fun you'll have" he said knowing that will definitely make his brother interested

“ahhhh... okay" he gave in.

“great, I'll get right on it" Drew smiled.

***

“i pray senior prom isn't going to be anything like junior prom" Anna said startling Emily as she came up behind her on her locker. Emily gasped with shock “sorry" Anna apologized. Emily took out her book from the locker and turned to her friend

“how do you want it ?" she asked

“well for one, not ending the night alone" Anna shrugged

“hey Emily!" Derick greeted walking up to where the girls were standing. Surprise about who was standing in front of her, the captain of the football team.

“h..hi....hi" she stammered, touching her ears in an awkward way, Anna knew what was happening and was finding it difficult to hold back her laugh.

“um, you see I have been watching you for sometime now and I think you are pretty, I was wondering if you would have dinner with me today, we could go to Ray's diner" he shrugged

“erm....I don't..."

“she'll be there, she works there, so you'll meet her there on her break" Anna cut in before she could say no.

“okay great, I'll see you later" Derick said walking away and waving at Emily. She waved back at him forcing a smile

“why do you have to do that?" Emily fired at her friend

“what! You know you want to, he's handsome, tall, he's jacked" Anna smiled and rolled her eyes

“i know, I just don't think I'm ready to date yet and besides I didn't even know he knew my name" she said closing her locker

“this will be good for you, getting back into the normal" Anna explained hugging her friend

“i guess so" she replied not totally convinced yet.

“oh...my...God!" Anna said with her mouths wide open, Emily looked at her friend who was staring mouth open at something behind her. She turned to look at what got her friend in a trance ”wow!" she exclaimed as she saw Drew and Tyrone walking into the hallway as heads turned in their direction. People whispering to each other as they passed by them, their good looks and bright blue eyes catching their attention. Drew and Tyrone were tall and had broad chest, Drew had a shorter dark hair in contrast to Tyrone's long black hair. They both have distinctive blue eyes which is a commune feature in their home planet and which clearly differentiates them from humans.

They walked past Emily and Anna and headed to the Principal's office.