Coming of the Gods

Toshia's heart turned over when she saw that one of the aliens at the speaking stone stood up and looked straight at her. While her mind raced, searching for "What next?", the chime on her communicator went off. Instinctively she quickly covered it with her other hand, before anyone could notice the sound it produced and made a run for it. Finding safety amongst the still stunned and murmuring crowd, Toshia pretended to adjust her hair as she brought the bracelet up to her ear. Through the static she heard; "Material will be sent through at drop off point, 8 hours after 13:00 hours, as indicated on com-device. Awaiting response." Toshia's lips tersed after hearing the incoming communication. She needed privacy to respond but as she attempted to break free from the crowd, Toshia was confronted by one of the alien guards posted around the villagers. She looked up at him and then tried to step around the huge warrior. He moved with her, blocking her way. Toshia stepped the other way but when she did, he also sidestepped in that direction. When she dared to try it a third time, he moved again; this time, letting out a low growl in warning and extending a spear-holding arm to the side as he did so. "I guess I'll just stay here then", she muttered angrily, turning around to face dozens of confused faces. "Toshia, no can leave when Gods here, you make Gods angry!" Peya-Luna practically shouted, as she came out from behind the watching villagers. "Stay with me, no get in trouble". "You very strong Toshia, like big cat in jungle, how you do that!" Shyann said, with the biggest smile and brightest eyes Toshia had ever witnessed. "Daotu still sitting down!" "How is Tanun?" "He not get up too, he still breathe, but not move..."Peya-Luna answered with sorrow. Only the strong chosen for sacrifice, so hunt can begin." "So Tanun not chosen?" Toshia asked, trying to look dismayed, knowing that for them it was considered a great honor to be chosen. "No, Daotu is chosen one." "Awww, that's too bad." Toshia thought to herself, with a twisted sense of satisfaction. The fights went on for 2 more hours, until 8 men had been declared victorious . One by one, they were called up to face the leader of the 'Gods' to be 'marked' as chosen. The Quaturians cheered with every marking, to the great joy of the chosen, who smiled wide with pride. "What a bunch of idiots", Toshia thought gloomily, as she looked on. After all the honors were given out, it was time for the feast. To Toshia's great dismay, she was invited to sit with Henday, his daughters and the 'Gods' at a cafeteria sized table, that had been set up in front of the speaking stone. And if that wasn't enough, her 'savior', whom she had recognized by the pattern of the skin on his chest, chose to sit to her left. Shyann ,smiling as always, sat to her right. Toshia had pleaded with Henday and his daughters to tell the 'Gods' that she had been found at the beach, only without the part where she fell from the sky. Henday feared that if the 'Gods' found out the truth, he would be accused of some form of treason, but Toshia had managed to convince him that she would cover him, in the event that the truth should be known. Henday and his daughters, along with Toshia and a few other aliens sat right across from the alien leader and the rest of his crew. Toshia followed the others in filling her wooden plate with the different dishes that garnished the table. "You are strong", the alien leader spoke with a thundering voice, catching Toshia off guard. Toshia just lifted a startled gaze at him, unsure whether to respond or not. She had only seen Henday communicate with the aliens so far, and was surprised to hear the alien leader speak their language. The occupants of the table fell silent and practically stopped moving for a moment, giving Toshia the distinct impression that that was her cue to say something. "Thank you," she answered shyly, slightly bowing her head as she did so, while keeping her eyes on her plate. "Where you come from?" Toshia glanced up at him for a fraction of a second, before looking down again. "I not remember." "Not remember?" The large alien asked doubtingly, as he leaned forward , slightly cocking his head to the side. Toshia fought to stay calm, as the eyes watching her grew almost too heavy to handle. She couldn't bring herself to look the alien leader in the face and she felt horribly cornered. Her eyes shifted arround nervously and just when she thought she might pass out from the pressure, Henday swooped in to save her ass. "She was found lying on beach, two fishermen bring her back," he declared, drawing all attention to him, to Toshia's great relief. The alien leader looked back at Toshia and then proceeded to unhook the tubes connected to his mask. Seeing him do so, the others did the same. Toshia's eyes widened, as they started to lower their metal helmets, not knowing what kind of faces hid behind them. Henday and his daughters didn't seem one bit phased. They had obviously seen their faces before. All of a sudden, Toshia felt light headed. Even with all those years of training and a very hard-knock life, she was not prepared for this kind of irrational non-stop stress. Before she even got a glimpse of the aliens' faces, Toshia's mind decided to take a breather. "Shyann...," Toshia whispered, before falling limp against her. _________________________________________________ Lord Go'Jin's mandibles fluttered as he laughed out loud at seeing the strange ooman female loose consciousness. "They are such fragile creatures." "I don't know what Di'tse'te sees in them," Ra'jon'te huffed, as he watched his younger brother pick up and carry the unconscious female away. "Well, they are very soft-mannered and curvaceous," Ti-zook offered, "It certainly is a change from the hard, ill-tempered females we have back home!", he continued with a chuckle. "I wouldn't mind sinking my tusks into the ooman leader's daughter," one of the un-blooded trilled as he looked over at Peya-Luna. "In your dreams Kajar, if anyone is going to have fun with that one, it's going to be me," Ti-zook replied mockingly. Lord Go'Jin looked on as Di'tse'te set the ooman female down in the grass away from the commotion of the crowd. " There will be time for play when the hunt is over", he said sternly, before picking up a large piece of meat. "Until then, let us feast!" ____________________________________________ When Toshia woke up, Shyann was at her side looking down at her. "Oh God, please tell me I didn't just faint in front of everybody!" She said in plain English, obviously forgetting she 'wasn't in Kansas anymore'. As she finished her sentence, she shot up into a sitting position to look around. "Shyann, please, I need to be alone now". For once, Shyann didn't argue with her. "Ok Toshia, come when feel better, I wait for you to eat." With these words, Shyann got up and went to join the others a few dozen feet away. The coast was finally clear for Toshia to discreetly open a channel back to her time. "You set me up Reeves, I'm retrieving human, plant and mineral samples, that's what the deal was. After that,YOU BETTER GET ME THE FUCK OUT OF THIS NIGHTMARE!" Toshia warned, through tightly clenched teeth. _____________________________________________ As Lord Go'Jin got up from his meal his wrist-com lit up, alerting him that one of the officers still on board the ship was hailing him. "Lord Go'Jin, the ship's sensors have just picked up a strange energy distortion a short distance from your position", the voice coming through declared. "Are you sure Razaya?" "Yes my Lord, absolutely, the signal was quite strong". After terminating the transmission, Lord Go'Jin focused his attention on the coordinates Razaya had given him for the distortion. _______________________________________________ Toshia had just closed communication when she noticed the alien leader get up from his seat, before turning around swiftly in her direction, his long graying dreads swinging around as he did so. When his massive form went around the table and started marching her way, Toshia panicked. It had to be the bracelet, "They must have traced the energy output during my communication with home!" she thought. Although he was coming her way, the alien leader's attention was not focused directly on her. Toshia was able to move fast, tumbling on the ground behind a rock and out of sight. She then dashed back into the crowd and circled around to the table where Shyann still waited for her. "That was just way too close for comfort," she thought as she sat down in front of Shyann, surprising her with a smile she tried her very best to fake. "I feeling better now," Toshia declared, lying right through her teeth. "Good, eat now!" Shyann said with her usual glee, that by now, just made Toshia want to smack her upside the head. Not that she did not find Shyann absolutely adorable, which she was, but after all the shit she had just gone through, the giddy mood she was always in was driving her up the wall. Toshia's eyes moved up just long enough to catch a glimpse of the alien leader coming back towards them. He stopped to talk to two of the other aliens,sending them off to investigate the perimeter with strange divices, and then pressed a few buttons on his gauntlet before speaking into it. When he starting coming back towards the table Toshia noticed he had not yet put his mask back on, so she was able to gradually get used to his shocking facial features as he got closer. With four clawed mandibles around his fang filled mouth and dark amber eyes buried deep under a low protruding brow, he was a frightening vision to say the least. "Better?" the alien leader declared, as he sat down to finish his drink. Toshia's eyes darted up to him for a split second, before nodding 'yes', all the while nervously stuffing her face. Her 'savior', who had been gone since her return to the table, came to sit back down at her side. Toshia's heart skipped a beat when she noticed he had not yet put his mask back on either. She desperately tried to focus on her meal while he looked down at her intensely. He stared down at her for a good few minutes, breathing heavily in her ear, and then, out of nowhere, Toshia shot up, practically causing the wooden stool underneath her to tip over. "WHAT!?" she barked at him, arms spread out, causing him to cock his head back in surprise. "Aaaaaahh!" she then gushed before storming off. Shyann just sat there, eyes wide and mouth hanging open as she watched Toshia leave. _____________________________________________ "What did she say?" Lord Go'Jin asked Di'tse'te before putting his bio-helmet back on. "I have no idea...but by Paya she's cute when she's angry!" Di'tse'te purred, curling his mandibles up into a smile. _____________________________________________ The drums had started beating again, but this time, more elaborately and accompanied by the rhythmic chanting of a dozen tribe's women. The Quaturians started to dance, almost in unison. The crowd looked like it was pulsating and Toshia started to fallow. Dancing was the one thing in the world that could set her free, no matter what she was going through. Before long,Toshia let go completely, entering a trance-like state as her feet shifted, hips following suit. Soon, her arms accompanied her hips, adding fluidity to her movements. As the rhythm intensified, her body moved spastically, undulating and shifting from one position to another with ease. When the space around her grew , she fell to the ground , where she sent her whole body into a spin,quickly alternating positions from her back to her feet, then to her hands and back to her feet again. Break-dancing was definitely a new thing for the Quaturians who watched in amazment. She continued dancing like this until the sweat literally ran down her back, at which point she slowed down long enough to notice that the people had formed a circle around her. Shyann , Peya-Luna and the other Quaturians howled in delight, before closing in on her, covering her with praise. "You show us how dance like that, Toshia?!" Peya-Luna asked, as she lead her away from the crowd along with Shyann. "I show you... but... much work," answered Toshia, still trying to catch her breath. _____________________________________________ From his perch on one of the sitting stones, Di'tse'te watched the strange female's heart beat ferociously as she tried to catch her breath after her performance.He was completely captivated by her demonstrations of strength and agility. Shyann had been his main interest until he had seen this 'Toshia', as he had heard the others call her. She fascinated him in ways that no other female had to that day, not even one of his own kind. How he wished he could strip her naked, pin her body up against the wall of his chamber and mark her right then and there. With those thoughts his groin expanded, pressing painfully against his armored loincloth. He was going to have to be patient, and survive the hunt. With motivation like that, nothing would stand in his way... NOTHING. FEW!One more...PLEASE feel free to review guys, it's been a while and I would love some motivation! Don't be too cruel!!!