THEY CAME PART 12
I convinced everyone to leave but Doug. He wasn’t budging. For some reason he didn’t believe that it hadn’t talked. I refused to lie but I also refused to admit it had. When I had asked everyone to step outside so I could try to get more information, Doug refused to leave.
I stared at the now fully alert alien. His black holes for eyes squinted at me as if trying to convey a message. I had no idea what that message was, but I didn’t care. I needed to find out how to save my family. So, I dove into the mind of my enemy.
Swirls of silver and black ran through my mind before finally settling on a metallic walkway interlaced with black tile. The walkway hung suspended hundreds of feet above some kind of engine. Cables ran the length of the bridge holding it in place. The gentle sway could barely be felt. On the far side was a single metal door. Some kind of language was written above the doorway. It took mere moments for it to translate in my thoughts, “Intelligence”.
The name above the door was humorous for some reason to the alien. Clearly what was behind that door didn’t seem ‘intelligent’ to it. As soon as the impression came through, the alien shut it down. I was instantly kicked out of its mind.
“I got something. I think I know where the humans are being kept.” I swerved around to face Doug. A feral growl came from the alien. Apparently, I wasn’t supposed to understand that. There is a door across a high walkway. I believe they are all behind that door.”
“That is wonderful news. Can you go back in and find out how to get to that walkway?” Doug placed a hand on my shoulder.
I didn’t answer since I planned to do that anyway. I needed this information just as much as they did. Preparing to do just that, she spoke up in my head again, “we need to do more than just get information. We need a way in. I want to try something, but I don’t want them to know, so let’s keep it subtle.” What could I say, I was intrigued.
Closing my eyes for a moment, I took several deep breaths. I wasn’t sure how this was supposed to work, but it seemed the logical thing to do. Pressure built in my head and a sharp pain started in the front. It built to be almost unbearable. When it released, it seemed nothing had changed. I tried to open my eyes, but they refused to obey my command.
When they did open, it wasn’t my doing. My head swiveled of its own accord. I was watching but I wasn’t driving my own body… again. Visions flew into my mind. Corridors, hallways, rooms, and other aliens blurred past my internal vision. Communication came and went that I couldn’t grasp but their meaning imprinted in my consciousness. I could see, now, how to get to that walkway and exactly how to get into that room.
The alien and I released moans of pain at the same time before my other self severed the bond. Doug’s hand, still on my shoulder, tightened slightly. “Are you ok?”
I took a deep breath as if I hadn’t in a long time. I was in control again. “Yeah. I have the way into the room and how to get there.” I stood and stretched my neck from side to side. “Now all you need to do is figure out how to get us up onto that ship.”
Doug smiled broadly. “Oh, we have a way. You are either gonna love it or hate it.”
