Dark Space 49: Invasion

by G. K. Scott

  She turned watching the queen back off snapping the spear free from her hand, which caused her to step back. “Take the chain and wrap it around that bitch’s neck!” Jeuki looked at the chain then at the queen. “Around her neck how?” Emma turned firing her shoulder cannon. “Don’t worry, I’ll get her to bend back enough for you.” Jeuki didn’t get a chance to speak as Emma leapt on to the rigging firing her cannon causing the queen to look at her as the shot ripped of one of her crests sidepieces. She pulled out her long dagger watching as the black-clawed hands grabbed the rigging. She watched in silence as the queen started to climb towards her. The huge head rose, as the queen got ready to bring up out her toothed tongue. Emma narrowed her gaze. “You think your so clever you bitch!” She threw the weapon watching as it hit the underside of the lower neck, which caused a screech of pure agony from the queen. Who pulled back bringing up good small arm trying to pull it free.

  Emma watched as she stumbled back. “Well you’re not smart enough! Now Jeuki!” Jeuki grabbed the chain jumping off the edge he felt the tough skin of the queens upper neck as he hit it. He jumped off the edge of her neck throwing him self in to a spin. He threw himself around her causing the chain to tangle around her upper throat. He could see Emma’s dagger denigrating in her lower neck. He landed on her upper neck then jumped with all his might landing back on the ledge. He could see Emma ready in the power loader as he put the rest of the chain in the power loaders other clamping hand he watched it close. Emma grinned this was going to be fun. She slowly turned the huge vice arms twisting the chain watching it tighten which was followed by the queens intense screeching as her whole body was lifted up by the neck. She knew she couldn’t tighten the chain fully because her acid blood would burn through them. She could tighten enough though to strangle the bitch and make it so she was nothing but a target for weapons.

  She watched the queen’s body rise up higher with the pull of the chain. Jeuki looked down the queen claws were scratching the solid metal as her feet almost felt the floor. Her tail thrashed wildly as her arms moved outwards. Emma narrowed her gave twisting the huge clamping arms bringing the queen up even further. The huge hybrid queen’s head was locked in place by the chains. Despite her long arms she was having trouble breaking the chain, which was wrapped around tightly causing a vicious strangle hold. Erisoki pulled back watching the now trapped queen struggle, he stared at the Jeuki and his mate. How on earth had they come up with that idea? It was a brilliant idea; the queen was now nothing but a target despite her trashing tail, she was getting weaker her claws where barely touching the ground. The chain was being tightened very, slowly to avoid it breaking. He looked at Jeuki who was watching the queen’s struggle. He slowly pulled back easing out his sword.

  He turned to the two young bloods. “Fire at her chest!” He watched as a set of blasts flew through the air hitting the queen’s now exposed underside. He grabbed the rigging watching her head thrash harder as her screeching of pain got louder. He slowly moved under her grabbing the rigging making his way up slowly. Jeuki watched as the two young bloods carried on firing the acid blood was hitting the wall bellow them, the already wounded queen was now struggling in what would be a last ditch attempt at freedom. He turned as Erisoki looked up at him from the rigging. “Turn her to me!” Jeuki snapped his head around to Emma who was sitting in the cockpit. “Turn her!” Emma grabbed both locked arms de locking them as she turned the power loader more towards the elder hunter. There was no need to de clamp from the floor. She could just twist her the arms slightly. She watched as the thrashing queen was brought closer to the elder hunter who raised the huge sword as her bent head came closer.

  Erisoki roared with all his might as he brought his huge sword above the chain watching it slice completely through the tough skin. The hybrid queen screeched but there was nothing she could do as his weapon sliced through her throat. He pulled back the sword, which was smouldering from acid blood the huge mandibles flared before going still. The massive head began to slide as it separated from the neck. He could see the acid blood spilling over the chains, which started to smoulder. He pulled back as the huge severed head finally came free it hit the floor bellow full force. He watched the two young bloods who stopped firing and instantly grabbed it heaving it away as they moved back. Emma turned the power loader she could hear the hissing of the acid blood. The headless body was just hanging in mid air she turned pressing the control to unlock the feet. Feeling them come free with a jolt, she turned the arms watching the chains hiss and smoulder she didn’t have much time. She had to toss this body before it burnt through the floor.

  Jeuki watched the huge ooman machine swing the chain while twirling the free from the clamps of the hands. He watched as the contraption swung throwing it’s body and chains outwards. The huge dead body of the hard meat queen fly out wards from the dock. The huge chains snapped as the acid blood finally burnt through. The huge dead body flew through the air hitting, the dock before falling off it in to the pit with the already burning ship bellow. Emma took a slow step back feeling the heavy feet move. Stupid slow contraption! She turned ripping the belt free, she didn’t get a chance to move as Jeuki ripped the shoulder brace free pulling her out. Erisoki looked at his hunters above this was a grand day! A truly grand day they had claimed their trophy! He looked at Jeuki. “Your both brilliant! Which one of you came up with that idea?” Jeuki pulled up his Emma stroking her face slightly with lower mandibles. “It was both mine and my mates idea.” He watched as the two young bloods lifted up the massive trophy roaring in victory.

  Jeuki slowly put Emma down. “That trophy will honour our clan.” He turned slightly ready to say something when something stopped him. Erisoki looked up slightly. “What is it? What’s wrong?” Jeuki turned only to see the huge machine behind him fall forward. He slammed out a hand pushing Emma. The next moments hit him painfully as the machine landed hard on him. Emma felt the floor of the ledge as her body hit it. She heard Jeuki’s roar of pain causing her to turn only to see him pinned under one of the power loaders. She ran forward watching him heave up trying to free himself. “Jeuki don’t move! I’m gonna get you out.” All her words felt her as a pair of wrist blades appeared slashing across her upper chest. It was followed by a kick to the stomach that sent her flying. She screamed in agony as she hit a power loader full force back first. She groaned in agony as her side made contact with the floor. She looked up only to see a stripped clawed hand appear which locked it’s self around her neck. She felt her feet fly around as they left the floor.

  Jeuki watched in horror as a dark armoured figure appeared he found himself roaring in anger as he recognized who it was. Emma looked up seeing the black armoured figure it was him! That dishonourable bastard the scientists called Oni Jui! She felt the air in her throat start to disappear as her neck was squashed. Oni Jui looked at the little ooman he snarled hanging her over the edge of the ridge, she was pathetic. Jeuki roared trying harder to get free he could see Erisoki running up to him his spear at the ready. Jeuki turned looking at Oni Jui. “Get your dirty hands of my mate you fifthly bastard!” Oni Jui looked at him cocking his head to one side. “Or you’ll do what? Kill me? I’d like to see you try you weak bastard!”

  8

  Oran laughed watching another Knopf get blown away by his cannon. He turned firing his pulse rifle watching the two others coming at him fall. He moved quicker this really was easy! His gaze turned as he moved through the barren corridor towards the base where his ship was docked. He turned the corner slowly. His gaze moved as he caught sight of what looked like Luther lying on the floor close to the door, which led to the dock. He moved closer seeing that the man was died his massive bloody stomach wound was bleeding all over the floor. His gaze turned he could see a huge bloody drag trail leading away. He turned sighing incompetent idiots! Her growled aloud turning slightly, only to feel a hand grab his leg. He turned sharply meeting Luther’s blood shot gaze. The man coughed up blood painfully. “The
Knopf’s someone let the Knopf’s out…” Oran raised an eyebrow. “I know that!” Luther coughed again. “They got Neil! They dragged him away and ripped him apart.”

  Oran pulled his leg away from the other mans grip. “Shame that.” Luther coughed again. “Help me…I need medical attention.” Oran eyed him he grinned widely. “You don’t need medical help, your incompetence is enough for me to dispose of you.” Luther’s gaze widened in horror as Oran lifted the gun to his face. “No! No Please don’t kill me!” Oran rolled his eyes. “Shut up and die like a man!” Luther looked at him in anger. “I need medical attention! That’s all I need, my wounds aren’t deep gashes!” Oran grunted aloud. “Please quit your whining Luther you’re an in competent little bastard just like Neil. I hate incompetent little bastards!” Luther looked up slightly. “You crazy assed bastar….” Luther’s word where cut off as Oran’s gun fired. Oran looked at the blood soaked wall his gaze turned as the dead mans body hit the ground. He turned slowly walking away. When he got out of here he was going to have the assholes head who let the Knopf’s out! Who ever they were they wrecked a years worth of research. He turned opening the door to the docking bay. He didn’t have much time left he needed to get to the hanger and get out of here. He turned moving through the doors he came to the other door typing in the code watching as they opened. He smiled three more doors then he’d get to main bay where he unlocks his ships docking clamps.

  CHAPTER 23

  THE BURNING DISGRACE OF DISHONOUR SHALL BE DESTROYED

  Location somewhere in the galaxy, hanging of the ledge of dock nine on the Iron Year science vessel.

  I can’t breathe, I want to breathe! I can feel my lungs struggling I can feel them trying to get the air up through my windpipe. Why is it every son of bitch who hates me or wants me dead, always tries to strangle me first? It my sodding height since everyone’s taller than me they just go for the nearest thing my throat! I hate this feeling every time it’s the same, the same feeling of desperation. The same panic as my life starts to waver like a sad groaning sea with its waves trying to break a rocky shore. That horrible light-headed feeling mixed with hesitation and doubt. Doubt that I’ll get free and fear of dieing all playing out in motion I feel like some kind of victim who’s in some murders hands, and he’s holding my ace card. No wait that’s complete bull I am in murders hands some disgusting filthy dishonourable murder. Whose Yautja mother must be weeping in disappear. Lexington was a murder but he was the human kind this is the polar opposite except it’s one of Jeuki’s people.

  Some things really don’t change between races it’s a shocking revelation. No matter where you go in the universe you will always find that’s there are total assholes lurking among more races than your own. It’s like scum just doesn’t wash off, I guess that’s one of the greatest notions in every race that you can’t have good with out evil. As you have day you have night, and one can’t be with out the other. Because you can’t know what good is until you see true evil. I still think though that, that is not so of everyone since everyone is a part of both it just depends on what side you step further in to. Some might not consider a man who kills the other man to save his wife evil. Yet the soldier who is ordered to shoot the refugees during war is looked at with utter disgust. Even though his general was the one barking out the orders, which he had to follow or end up dead him self I guess there are truly evil people but the ones I see who are like this are after power or money or something more.

  Others just do evil things to please the ether themselves or to please these tyrants who wallow in there riches. Oni Jui is just doing this to me both out of evil and to please his evil desires to kill me for amusement and watch Jeuki suffer. I’m no more than his tool so he can taunt the one I love. That sickness me the most evil always want to destroy love! God why am even going over this? I know why because I can’t feel my legs anymore and my heads spinning. I can even the see the blackness is starting to move up my eyes I can’t even see the inferred in my sight lens anymore it’s just a blurred mass of colour. Help me! Please I don’t care if you have to break my bones! Please I don’t want to die because of this bastard! Please not when I found what I was looking for! Not when I found were I belong! Not when I found my place in life! Not when I found the one I love! Please Jeuki! Please kill this son of bitch! Please don’t let him take me from you, not now! I love you! Please help me I beg of you!

  Emma struggled she knew it was a weak effort but it was all she could do as the iron grip tightened even more. Oni Jui looked at his prey oh this was fun Jeuki’s little ooman piece of worthless meat dieing in such an amusing way. He watched as the eyes started to roll back the ooman was on the verge of passing out completely. He turned looking at Erisoki who raised his weapon up higher. “Come one step closer and I’ll break her neck!” Erisoki snarled in anger. “You dishonourable bad blooded hunter!” Oni Jui tuned to Jeuki who was struggling trying to get free of the ooman machine. “You ooman loving excuse for a warrior!” He pulled up the little ooman. “What is it Jeuki her smell?” He grabbed the air vents on his helmet pulling them free, then slowly eased of his helmet. He leaned forward opening his mandibles letting his breath soak the little oomans face. Oni Jui turned slightly the ooman was still fighting to stay conscious. “Do you like smell of her in heat Jeuki?” Jeuki felt his claws scratch the floor.

  He roared raising his back with all his might. “Get off my mate now!” Oni Jui laughed slightly. “You can’t do anything you soft pathetic excuse for a warrior. Face it I’ll kill your little mate and you’ll get to watch!” Erisoki roared in anger. “You have broken so many laws Oni Jui! You’re a disgrace to your father’s good name! Your family will disown you for this treachery!” Oni Jui looked at the little ooman. “So tell me Jeuki what is you like about this little ooman? I’m really curious you see, I want to know what makes you pump out musk when you look at her?” He looked at the ooman who was still fighting but her fight was starting to finally give out. “Tell me Jeuki from one male in his prime to another?” Jeuki leaned down grabbing his cutting disk as he raised himself with all his might. “I hate you, I hated you on the elders ship! I still hate you now you’re a disgusting cowardly bastard.” He looked at Erisoki lowering his voice to no more than a whisper. “When I throw my disk please catch her, she’s the only thing I truly love.”

  Erisoki looked at Oni Jui the sudden realization hit him he watched as the dishonourable hunter hung Jeuki’s now gagging mate over the ledge again. He lowered his voice. “I’ll catch her on my word.” Jeuki heaved again looking at Oni Jui he narrowed his gaze flaring his mandibles fully in anger. “To answer your question Oni Jui I don’t love because of her smell in heat.” He brought the disk up further seeing that Oni Jui wasn’t looking at his hand but in to his eyes. “I love her because she’s has a warriors soul! Not something you’ll ever understand because you have no honour!” Oni Jui watched as the little female went limp he started to laugh his laugh filling the air as he taunted Jeuki’s remark. Jeuki roared opening his disk he watched the gleaming sides fly out as it flew through the air. Oni Jui turned only to feel a horrible pain go through his upper arms armour plating as the disk slammed in to it full force. Glowing green blood flew through the air, followed by his roar of agony.

  Erisoki watched the hunter howl shaking his head furiously as he let go of Jeuki’s mate. He ran forward with his might leaping of the edge as she plummeted towards the ground bellow. He roared as he pulled out his hand mid fall grabbing her leg. He could still hear Oni Jui’s howling above. He ignored it grabbing the little oomans front plating. All he felt was pain in his feet as he hit the dock, he groaned pulling the little ooman close as he barrel rolled painfully coming to a stop on the floor. He turned looking at Adarmi and Idosoi who instantly put the trophy down. “One of you help Jeuki now!” Idosoi turned running towards the rigging, which he started to climb instantly. Erisoki pulled Jeuki’s mate forward looking at her limp body. He put a finger to her face she was cold, som
ething was wrong. He changed his vision watching her insides appear in his lens he could see Adarmi running towards him. He turned seeing the lungs of the ooman were still, her heart wasn’t moving! He turned sharply looking at Adarmi. “Get her upper armour plating off now!”

  Oni Jui grabbed the disc yanking it free, he watched green blood fly through the air spattering the platform. He could see the elder and one of the young bloods pulling the oomans upper plating off, he watched as Jeuki heaved again. “You shouldn’t bother Jeuki your little ooman is dead! I suffocated her, you lose you pathetic worthless ooman lover!” Jeuki’s eyes widened he felt a surge of anger go through his system. Emma was dead! This wasn’t happening! It wasn’t real the evil little coward was lying! Oni Jui laughed again watching Jeuki struggle. “Admit it Jeuki you lost! You’ve always been a loser! I mean look at you, you can’t even get out from under that machine!” He turned looking at the bloody disc. “You couldn’t even save you weak little mate from me!” He moved forward. “You’ve always been pitiful and weak! Once I’ve killed you and your friends. I’ll take your trophy back to the homeward and take my honour!” He moved closer. “Weak ooman loving losers like you Jeuki deserve no less than to die!”

  He leaned over slightly. “Your weak mate deserved to die.” Jeuki felt his eyes snap open he was going to kill him! He was going to rip out his insides and wrap them around his neck! He would have his vengeance! He’d taken away the only thing he loved! He would suffer the consequences like the coward deserved! He grabbed the machine with both hands heaving with all his might, mixed with his anger, which was getting stronger. He would make him suffer so much before he died! He felt the huge machine lift up with his adrenaline rush, he slammed his foot in to the floor pulling himself into a kneeling position. Oni Jui turned watching as Jeuki began to lift the huge machine higher. Jeuki narrowed his gaze as he roared with all his might letting his roar echo through the air. He felt the huge machine lift up even more. He could see Oni Jui’s sudden panic he found himself snarling. He would have his vengeance for Emma’s death! He pulled back throwing the machine full force, watching as it hit the floor hard behind him.