Alien Busters: Alien Hunting (Alien Busters Series Book 1)
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We walked with Renee into the building to find Kat in the hallway, she hurried to me and laid her eyes on Star who held my hand. She looked at me for explanation. I shook my head, “Long story. This is Renee. I found her in the desert, alone,” I introduced her to Kat.
“I’m Kat,” Kat said and turned to me, “Harris wants to talk to you.”
“How did he know that I was here?” I asked. “Um, the guys called and told us,” Kat replied and smiled, “I’m glad you’re back.”
“Can you take care of Star for a while?” I asked. Her mouth opened, “Um, sure,” she said and took Star by his hand. “Let me show you your room, Renee,” she said and escorted Renee to the other hallway with Star.
I walked to the outside garden and my eyes stopped on the grass area where Jarrett used to sit, but he wasn’t there. Julienne waved to me with a smile and I smiled back. I walked inside and went to Harris’s office.
“Harris, you wanted to talk to me?” I called. He was watching the screen on the wall with pictures of our implants. He turned to me and said, “You were being tracked.”
I touched the bandage on my wrist and repeated, “Tracked?” “Yes, like following your location,” he responded. “But why would the Exos do that?” I asked.
He shrugged, “They want every code you guys know to enter the city, so that they can use them and get in to takeover the city,” he explained, “They also were tracking your interaction with other humans, so that they can communicate with us.”
“But I thought they were just stupid metals,” I spat. “Obviously…they weren’t just stupid metals. The Exos seem very intelligent in using this technology,” he stated. “This technology is over one hundred years ahead of its time, maybe more. It goes way beyond anything we humans have come to understand.”
He seemed a bit excited about his breakthrough discovery about the Exos. That explained why Star started talking when he touched that rock, so he can communicate with humans. That rock had all the technology inside it; it wasn’t just a rock or a key to a spaceship.
“Harris, before we came here, we found a rock that made my pet talk. Like real human words,” I confirmed. He nodded in interest, “I see. That is extremely rare to see aliens talk, but the Exos have the technology. Some how, it affected your pet. Say, did you change when you touched it?” he said.
“No, only my pet was effected,” I answered. He shook his pen in the air near his chin, “That means that those rocks from the Exos can change aliens and only aliens,” he concluded.
He sat on his chair and thought about it for a second, “Did you feel any changes in your body? Any changes at all?” he suspected.
“No, I’m perfectly fine,” I said and waved my hands dismissively. “Good.” He said, “Just make sure to stay here for a while to watch you if there’s any changes at all. Where are your friends?”
“I left them in the city, because I was labeled guilty by the evaluators so I had to run away with my pet Star,” I explained. He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion and didn’t say a thing.
“It’s a long story,” I completed, “So what’s your plan?” “I’m going to do more research about this rock you found and I will let you know about my findings,” he said.
“Okay, thanks,” I said and I walked out of his office to the gardens to see Jarrett sitting on the grass. I walked up to him and sat beside him. He wasn’t even looking at me, just at the people outside doing their chores. I followed his gaze and sat silently looking at the distance, contemplating about a permanent life there. I couldn’t not say anything so I figured to start a small
conversation.
“Do you know that when Adkad City was still building its borders, a lot of people died during the actual building?” I stated. “People sacrificed their lives to build such a flawless city.”
He refused to talk, instead, pursing his lips. At least I got a reaction from him. “Okay, if you’re doing your silent treatment thing then I’m leaving you alone,” I warned. I got up and was surprised when he gripped my unharmed wrist with his hand and finally craned his neck to look at me.
“I don’t want you to go,” he confessed.
I sat down on the grass, “Then why did you ignore me?” I wondered.
He stared at the distance, “You didn’t say goodbye. You just left,” he angrily said. “Well, I had to leave. I had a pet waiting for me at home and my results were out. What did you expect me to do?” I argued.
“You should have said something before you left,” he bashed.
“Like what?” I snapped. He shrugged; “I don’t know… like, hey Jarrett I’m leaving you for good so I’ll pretend that we never met,” he scoffed.
“I wouldn’t have done that!” I said aloud.
“That’s the same as leaving without saying goodbye,” he complained and got up and walked away. I had a decision to make. I was either going to follow him, or leave him be until he calms down. I sat on the grass and watched him walk to the building. I’ve made my decision by sitting on the grass. I crossed my arms over my knee and looked at the sky. It was a beautiful day despite the setbacks. There was always another day to fix anything.
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Other Books By The Author
The Finite Series is available on Amazon.com