Chapter 1: Day Zero

The ship was nearly silent, just a faint hum from the engines steadily pushing them through space. Kreena was sat in the cockpit and the lights from the control panel were casting dim colors, that began dancing across her face. While gazing at the stars and the expanse of the galaxy she should see before her, she was thinking about how it all started, the day that would come to change her, that day which just seemed like a distant memory, and where everything changed.

Anna as she was called back then, was an inquisitive girl; she had not long turned seventeen and her parents were taking her on one of the space trips which had become all the rage back then. She had long, dark hair and dark, hazel eyes which blended beautifully with her olive colored skin. It seemed like she had started to look like her mother, who her father had repeatedly said, “Is the most beautiful woman in the world.”

The space flight had been at a halt for around fifteen minutes when they heard the captain over the intercom telling them the show was just about to start. This phenomenon had started to happen more frequently since the major earthquakes had ravaged the planet, and from their vantage point just out of the Earth’s orbit, it was now possible to see the sunset and rise at the same time.

The shutters protecting the viewing windows started to open, there were gasps of breaths as everyone was watching this truly remarkable event, it was like Armageddon and Genesis at exactly the same moment in time. Anna had her face close to the glass, she was gazing far beyond the sun's specular show, and she found herself thinking what is beyond all this, surely there must be more? If only she knew.

After fifteen minutes of picture taking, the captain urged everyone to return to their seats, the show, unfortunately, was over. It was time for them to head home, and with that, the protective shutters slowly came to a close over the viewing windows. Back in their seats, they started to buckle up and Anna’s dad thought he would have one last glance at Earth before they set off for home.

Anna’s dad Tyler, had seen many things in his life, most of which he had seen during his time as a soldier. Man, had created many things, most of which were intent on destroying the human race. From secret weapons to mass death and destruction, Tyler had witnessed it all, he knew the world could not survive the way it was going, and he had been preparing Anna for the day it would all change. She had been a class ‘A’ student, from survival techniques to unarmed combat, for nearly ten years she had soaked up everything he had taught her, what he didn’t realize, was that day was coming sooner than everyone realized.

As he glanced from the window, he saw a shimmer at the side of the ship, maybe a trick of the eyes or heat from the engines he thought, and again he saw it, but this time he thought he could see the outline of another ship. He turned to his family and was just about to say something, but was interrupted by the captain’s voice telling them it was time to head off home.

Just as he was about to forget what he saw, there was an almighty jolt from the side of the ship, and again he looked from the window and he was sure another ship had attached itself to theirs. The soldier inside of him was taking over, he turned to his wife and Anna.

“Something is going to happen, prepare yourselves,” he said to them.

“Dad, you’re scaring me,” Anna answered, with tears welling up in her eyes.

“It’s okay, you know how to take care of yourself,” Tyler said, trying to comfort his daughter.

Everyone on the ship was looking at the passenger door, where sparks were flying into the cabin and the stench of molten metal was filling the air and as if by magic, the door vanished as it was torn from its position. Once the smoke began to clear, the images of three beings began to emerge. They were dressed and looked like no one that Anna could have ever imagined. Two of the beings appeared to be fit and athletic looking, or at least that is what Anna thought by the shapes of their body armor, but one had body armor which barely covered his belly, and what appeared to be pony tails protruding from the chin area of his helmet. It seemed quite comical at first glance until the seriousness of the situation kicked in.

Had these three known it was just a tourist ship, they may not have bothered, no one had luggage and the ship had no cargo, but they were not to know, and since they saw the opportunity it was a chance to add to their haul from previous pillages they had been a part of.

“We have to get something,” Poco, the red-bearded one said.

“Take the girl,” said the taller of the two, Lane who was looking around the cabin and pointing at Anna.

And with that Anna was dragged from her seat in the clutches of Poco. Tyler stood to protect Anna, but got a swift smack in the face from the butt of a plasma rifle, which soon changed all that. With blood streaming down his face, he watched, as Anna was dragged out from the cabin, and onto the other ship. Everyone on board was helpless at that moment, they knew there was nothing they could do, once the ship left, they were facing certain doom. Anna’s mother just sat, wiping the blood from her beloved husband's face.

“She will be fine, she is a strong girl,” Anna’s mother said.

“I know, but I should be able to protect her, it is my duty,” Tyler replied.

Tyler held his wife’s hand tightly, he looked at her with tears in his eyes, as a father he thought he had failed his daughter, but this was not any normal situation. Everyone on board just sat as they heard the engines fire up from the alien’s ship, in a matter of seconds, they would all be facing impending doom. The ship moved to the side and they could hear the noise of nothing entering the ship from the door, and within an instant the air had just been depleted from the cabin and their fate had been sealed.

Once aboard the aliens ship, Anna was just cast to one side, while the three aliens muttered between themselves, as they were removing their body armor. None of them noticed Anna had moved into the cockpit, her face just pushed against the window, watching the space flight as it sat there motionless, with no sign of movement and no signs of life.

Those memories had been with her for nearly 10 years, she had no place to hide on the ship and definitely no place to run. It was both true and lucky, that her dad had taught her well. Even though she had become the aliens’ sex toy, she had used her inner strength to block out the emotions which would be associated with frequent sexual advances, and on occasions, she had used these advances to her own advantage. No longer did she need to be confined, she had the freedom of the ship, and the three aliens, she got to know by name. Lane, the tall skinnier of the three, who had piercing blue eyes and long, gray hair, he just wanted to take whatever he thought should be rightfully his. Then you had Poco, the fatter of the three with a mane of red, unkempt hair, full of ponytails and a big red beard, that looked like a smaller version of the hair on his head. He was a follower and he could not make a decision in his life that made much sense.

Finally, you had Threx, who was tall and muscular, with gray eyes, and he appeared to be the most like an Alpha of the three, yet he had soft inner qualities, so in the heat of confrontation or battle, he would not back down. But in the times when he visited Kreena in her quarters, he showed his inner softer qualities. Even though he may be a beast with a large sexual appetite, he was compassionate and tender when it mattered.

Kreena, as a growing woman also had needs and she had longed for a man, and had no choice but to settle for these three, and in a way, she had formed a bond with all three of them. Although, on occasion, she was still reminded that she was nothing but a prisoner and a slave.