Epilogue
I watched the prince become the captain again. I liked watching him be in command. I realized this was why I liked him in command in the bedroom as well. Something that made me flush as I watched him give commands to the army.
We had just landed on the planet of X003 just outside the trading village.
“Each of you have a map. You know what grounds to cover. I want you to scout the area. Remember: you are looking for my crew and human females. If there are human females on this planet, they are mine,” he said as he gave orders. He was precise and detailed in his direction. I watched each lieutenant listen to him intently as they each got their assignments.
One by one, scouting ships began to leave full of Kynon soldiers. It was an impressive sight.
Watching him command such a force was making me feel such pride for him. I hoped that one day I could give him a child just as he wanted. Children that would help to save the Kynon race from extinction. I had fallen in love with this tall blue alien, and I wanted to please him.
“What now?” I said as he came to my side.
“We are going to go with our escort inside the trading village,” he said to me, pointing to five soldiers around him.
“We are?”
“Yes, I have questions for an old friend,” he said.
“Then let's go,” I said grabbing his hand. I held onto it tightly. A part of me was scared to enter the village. The last time I was in it, I was taken by cyborgs and taken to the sadistic leader K8L. I was not letting go of Alicron's hand: not at all.
A few minutes later we were walking into a tavern. Alicron walked in with the soldiers, and everyone turned and looked. He scanned the room. He smiled. He walked directly over to a table, and I recognize them immediately. They were the Lana that helped save me.
“Captain, I see you have returned,” Keyna said.
“Keyna. I told you that I would,” he said.
“Yes, you did keep that promise. I have heard that you arrived with a very large army. And the entire village has been talking of nothing else,” Keyna said.
“I come to seek your knowledge. Have you heard of anything about human females being spotted? I could use any information,” Alicron said.
“Yes, only this morning I heard a traveler come into the tavern. He said he spotted creatures he had never seen before. There were two of them, one that he called a soft female. When he described her, I thought of you,” Keyna said pointing at me.
“It's a human; it has to be,” I said looking at Alicron.
"Did this traveler say where he spotted the human?”
“Yes, on the edge of the Oldivay Forest, the south edge, I believe,” Keyna said.
Alicron looked at me. Then he looked at his soldiers. He leaned in closer to Keyna. “I don't suppose you are available for hire once more? You and your men to guide us to this place and perhaps even take on a few cyborgs if needed, or whatever we come across, whatever enemy,” Alicron said.
“I think we are available,” Keyna smiled at his men.
“You will be paid the same as last time. You know that I pay well and I do not go back on my word,” Alicron said.
“We trust you, Captain. We are ready. When do we leave?” Keyna said as his men stood up. Tila, Yivo, and Mabi, the same as last time.
“We leave now. My ship is just outside the gates,” Alicron said.
“We are with you,” Keyna said.
“I thought so. You are a Lana that cannot turn down danger and adventure,” Alicron said to him as we walked out of the tavern.
“You know me well already, Captain. I live for it,” he said.
“So do I,” Alicron said.
“I am starting to understand why,” I whispered to Alicron. He laughed.
We walked out of the village and back to the gates to our ship. We climbed aboard, and I watched as Keyna gave directions to this forest. It sounded mysterious. I wondered if the human female the traveler spotted was Bridget. I hoped that it would be, but whichever human it was, we needed to rescue her. It was possible that one of the crew members was with her as well. Bridget, I hope that you are okay. I hope that wherever you are you are being taken care of just as I was out in the desert with Captain Alicron Qinov.
“Let's go,” Alicron said, shouting the order. He turned and looked at me. I gave him a slight smile. I was excited about this journey, but also nervous. And there was a lot at stake here. Lives were at stake in more ways than one. Human females were out there and cyborg s were after them, wanting to capture them to do ruthless things to them.
In seconds, the ship was in the air and heading away from the village, heading out into the unknown planet where the cyborgs were hostile and where the humans needed rescuing. We were the ones going to rescue them. I knew they were out there. I knew they were all experiencing their own moments of survival. I just needed them to hold on, hold on a few more hours, hold on a few more days. I am coming for you. We will find you, all of you.
The End