Oberon
I gazed down at my enemy, a deep growl resonating in my throat. I wanted to attack. I wanted nothing more than to make this bastard regret ever coming near Jenny. They had no right to be near her. She had never done anything wrong.
The little worm that was after her was from a very obscure planet in the earth’s solar system. Most people didn’t even know it existed, but several of the scientists were quite aware. Personally, I did my best not to judge other species most of the time, unless they were well renowned throughout the galaxy. These were called legions, and they were not to be trusted. They were, in fact, some of the most incredibly manipulative and greedy creatures in the entire universe.
It was unsurprising to find that they had managed to violate the earth’s atmosphere and begin to alter it to their liking. Time and time again, they had proven to be excessively cruel, even to their own kind. Perhaps humanity had a bad reputation because of the invasive species populating their planet.
“You know you aren’t going to be able to do anything to us, dragon,” the legion snarled at me. “Because you are on earth now. Shifter powers rarely work on earth. Didn’t you know that?”
“If they didn’t work, then how did I become one with my dragon form?” I asked, letting out another deep growl.
Jenny was unable to understand us. Our communication was far beyond human comprehension. Although they were technically capable of this sort of communication, it was something that was going to have to evolve over many years of evolution before humanity could tap into it.
Most of the time, this was because they didn’t want to tap into it, but still, I had to admit it was difficult to believe in things like this unless you had seen them firsthand.
“It doesn’t matter if you shape shifted. Sure, you can change your body. What good does it do if you don’t have the strength or the power you need in order to defeat an enemy? You might as well stay in your human form. And when you are stuck on Earth, that is exactly what they intend for you to do.”
I frowned, gazing curiously at the legion. “That is what who exactly intends for us to do?” I asked.
The legion grinned. “You think we are the only invasive species on this planet? There is someone out there who hates shifters just as much as the legions do. We are going to do whatever it takes to make sure you guys do not hold any power here. This is going to be our home turf. You will not have any say in it whatsoever. We are going to get rid of the good for nothing humans, the ones who are not good at providing resources and working hard. We are going to make sure that those people are no longer able to participate in this culture, and then, once they are gone, we will have the perfect stock to breed with and ultimately take over the rest of the universe.”
I couldn’t help but chuckle. Those were lofty goals. Especially coming from a little tapeworm that could barely even stand up straight on the curvature of the earth.
“You can talk as much as you want about your plans, but it’s not going to change the fact that you are not going to touch a hair on this human’s head. I don’t care what you guys do with the earth. It has nothing to do with me. This is not my planet in the first place. And you know that. I just want to get back home. What I do care about is you and your people haggling this poor human for all her resources, when it wasn’t even her fault. What are you doing? It makes no sense.”
But the legion was done having a conversation with me, and decided to strike. It let out a shrill cry, and soon, several hundred legions were coming toward me, their bodies writhing on the ground. I felt a sickening sensation in my stomach as I readied my breath up into fire at them. But again, it faltered and I was unable to defend myself with it. That was okay, though. I was still far more powerful than they would ever be.
I started forward, using my sheer strength and muscle power to work against the legions that were attempting to take Jenny’s home and abduct her.
They wanted more from her than I would allow or accept, and I lunged at them, fighting them off with my broad dragon form.
A few of them shrieked as I snapped them in half with my powerful jaws, and I heard Jenny utter a small cry of disgust and surprise. I had already told her to turn away, to go back into the house, to avoid this horrible and tragic scene once and for all, but it was too late. She was already witnessing the way I treated the legions in her yard. They fought me with all their might, but although there were many of them, their strength was in their power of manipulation, not in their physical prowess.
The yard was littered with their corpses by the time I was done, and the final legion that was standing shape shifted back into its human form got into his car.
“You are going to regret this, dragon. And you,” he said, glaring at Jenny, who was still cowering in the doorway of the house. “You are going to pay for this even more. You brought this ghastly creature into your home, and now you are going to pay.”
When the legion was finally gone, I shape shifted back into my human form and hurried into the house, where Jenny was trembling in terror and confusion. I had never told her about being a dragon shifter. I had been too afraid for my own safety. Afraid that something was going to happen that might compromise my ability to survive in this world without the rest of my crew or without my powers.
But when Jenny looked at me, she didn’t look disgusted or afraid or confused any longer. She looked relieved.
“You’re all right,” she said, taking my hands into hers and pulling me closer.
“I thought you were going to get seriously hurt. When he pulled a gun on you, I thought I was going to lose you forever. You are so reckless!”
Tears started to cascade down her cheeks, and I held her close, doing my best to console her. It had been a long day, for both of us, and we walked back inside, hand-in-hand, neither of us willing to let the other go.