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“Aeson, seventh son of the seventh clutch of the Tsalu Salintinith Matriarch,” a voice sang out from outside the opening, a gorgeous rendition of Aeson’s name in dulcet tones. I stepped out into what looked similar to the inside of an airplane hanger if airplanes were parked in outer space with a giant open space where one of the walls should be that looked out to the stars.
I took a quick breath.
Air, still breathing air - I tore my eyes away from the open space to look at two lines of massive, hulking, cat elf alien men all dressed in the same outfit that I could only call soldier on bottom, stripper on top. They were wearing form fitting pants with what was generous to call them open chested vests on top that were nothing more than thin strips of fabric running up and down their sides. They all had fur on their heads, shoulders, backs of arms, and backs, and they all sported long fluffy looking tails. There was a wide variety of colors on display, including one fellow near the back who was bright pink.
The pink one was holding a white square down by his side.
“Jessica Stargazer Nguyen,” the dappled granite-colored cat elf marine man in the front called out.
“You said your name was Jessica,” Aeson murmured.
“My name is Jessica,” I replied, walking down the ramp.
“Welcome to the ship. We will escort the two of you to the human designated medical facility,” the granite cat elf continued, wiggling around like a jazz dancer in a modern musical. “I am Kevrar, 13th squad leader in the Emperor’s personal guard. Jessica Stargazer Nguyen, we were told you were experiencing medical distress. We have brought a gurney.”
“You can call me Jessica,” I replied, looking at the soldiers in front of me. I didn’t see a gurney anywhere. “I can walk just fine. Just tell me where to go.”
“Your name is Jessica Stargazer Nguyen?” Aeson asked. He moved beside me, his huge body sliding sinuously as we walked through the hanger, following Kevrar.
“Well, yes, that’s technically my legal name, but that’s not what I go by,” I said. “I’d prefer if you just call me Jessica.”
Aeson fell silent. As we reached a smaller door leading to a corridor into the ship, he lowered himself down so that his upper body was at an angle. The corridor was just too short for him to be lifted up that high. Even though the cat elves didn’t seem to be that short, they all towered above me by at least two feet, looking around at them. I guess the cat all elves were all 7 to 8 feet tall; that meant that when Aeson was at his preferred height, he was likely 10 feet. The full length of the tail was at least 6 to 7 times his preferred height. There was just so much of him.
No wonder they sent so many guards to escort us.
Aeson was massive.
He didn’t really fit on a ship like this. It certainly didn’t look like the vessel was built for species like him in mind. Given the sideways glances the soldiers were giving Aeson, it looked like there was a lot I didn’t know about. I knew very little about either of these cultures, and here I was in the middle of them.
It was a strange feeling to realize how different other people were. It shouldn’t be that big of a surprise, given that they were aliens and from different planets, but at the same time, knowing something from the outside while still living my comfortable, relatively normal life and knowing something while transplanted and immersed in a unique situation I never been in before was different - it was kind of exciting.
At least, I thought it should feel exciting.
With the Blamex, I didn’t really feel much of anything at all. The world was emotionally grey around me. I could tell that thing should be exciting or scary or fun or wonderful, but when it came to the actual emotions, all I felt was a distance shadow of what should be there. It was a good thing for panic, but it sucked for everything else.
“This is the guest human medical facility,” Kevrar sang, moving his body in place as if he was on a tiny stage. “The doctor is inside.”
The door slid open, and I tried to go inside.
Kevrar stepped in front of Aeson.
“Jessica will see the doctor alone,” he sang, his deeper tones holding the edge of a threat.
“She is my mate,” Aeson hissed in response. He lifted up higher in the air but stopped when the top of his head hit the ceiling. The spines going down his head and neck lifted outwards, displaying the colorful hood that framed his face. This time instead of a ripple of color, it held a steady shade of red.
“Threat display,” my translator echoed as I stared at the color.
“Do not be foolish.” Kevrar seemed relaxed, but all his soldiers around him were tense, their full attention focused on Aeson. “You came to us for help. You are welcome to leave without receiving it.”
I reached up and put my hand lightly on Aeson’s arm.
“Like I said, we’ll be done here real quick,” I repeated my words from earlier. “I don’t even need to go see the doctor. I’m fine if we just leave. We can just go straight to my house.”
It didn’t help that this whole situation was alien and strange to me. Having my new husband freaked out about me seeing a doctor alone didn’t make me feel too great either. What happened when I went to the dentist for a dental cleaning? Was he going to hover over the chair and glare at the dental hygienist?
Or maybe the problem was he didn’t feel like the cat elves could be trusted? If that was the case, why did he even bring me here?
Aeson lowered himself down closer to my level, relaxing his hood so it lay flat against him.
