I Tamed An Alien

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"Princess Linu, your father summons you."

"I do not care."

"Princess, you know how he gets--"

"I said I do not care. Do not make me repeat myself again."

The blur of hyperspace danced past her large oval-shaped window, illuminating her pale blue and green skin. Anger flickered in her large, rounded eyes. It was ridiculous how her father favored the humans so! They were nothing but a failed experiment that had gone way out of hand. For their own safety, her people had had to leave to another galaxy.

"They took everything, you know."

"Linu,"

"Leave me, please."

There was silence, and Linu turned her back to the guard. She was relieved when she heard his large boots tap delicately away from her, and the further silence that signaled his absence. Linu sighed, brushing her ridiculously long, silver hair over her slender shoulders. Why hadn't the humans been destroyed, since they posed such a threat? Meager little scandals!

It was time to take action...on her own.



Fernad was busy at work, clicking away at his large terminal and turning dials under the desk every so often. He took a hand and stroked the smooth skin of his chin, one eyebrow arched in perplexed concentration. He didn't even notice as Linu came to his side, a delicate and small figure in comparison. Linu had always admired the man--tall, muscularly built, kind black eyes and wavy brown hair. An ex-soldier, now he dedicated his life and knowledge to technology advancement and science.

"Try widening the area of the scope, maybe?"

Fernad grinned and looked down to her, and then reached under the desk and fiddled around with one of the dials.

"Aah, it is the most simple of things that pass my eye. Tell me, young Linu, what can I help you with?"

"I need..." Linu began as she walked slowly around the large, very clean room, where desks held various objects and different computers and controls. "I need something that will transform me into an animal from Earth. An animal where I can walk around freely without detection."

"Aah, that can be easily done. May I ask why?"

"Oh, just curiosity. I'd be in contact with the others down there, as well. I want to see why father adores them so much." Fernad chuckled, knowing very well Linu despised that greatly.

"In that case, I am willing to assist you. I trust you have passed the Human Knowledge Test?"

"The HKT? I sure have. Rather simple, despite there being more than one hundred questions on each page. Listen, I'm in a bit of a hurry." Fernad regarded the princess closely, then tilted his head up to the ceiling in exasperation.

"I can tell that you do not have your father's permission."

"No, I do not. And he does not need to know, for he is busy right now." Linu said as she watched the large man sigh and cross to a table, where small, round devices sat. He shifted through some, then tossed an orange one over to her. Linu caught it in her slender hands, and grinned. "Thank you, Fernad. I'll be on my way." With that she nodded to him, and swiftly left the room.

Fernad rubbed the back of his head, and sighed once again. "Princess Linu, what are you up to this time..."

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Marini muttered quietly to herself, hoisting her heavy back pack up onto her shoulders. Being a senior at high school was great and all, but it had its many downs. Thankfully it was Christmas break! The bitter wind rushed right through her thin coat, whipping her mid-length blond hair in every possible direction. The snow crunched beneath her pathetic excuse for shoes, melting into the material and soaking into her socks.

It was always such a miserable walk home on such days...

The streets were deserted, as were the sidewalks. The massive torrents of snow fell thickly all around her, and she found it hard to see even a few feet in front of her. She wasn't too alarmed about getting lost in the snow--she had distinguished landmarks to lead her home. The all oak trees and the forever-distinguished smell of her father's strong baking of pumpkin pies.

So she was surprise to see a small, orange form laying in the snow on the sidewalk ahead of her. Marini hurried her pace, and the form became larger and began to take more shape. As she knelt in the snow, Marini realized it was a cat! A very strange one...Marini picked up the skinny, adult-sized cat and slid it under her coat. To her relief, she could feel it breathing. Forgetting her own misery, Marini began to run as fast as she possibly could.



"Dad, it's me! Let me in!" Marini shouted against the wind, kicking the door with her numb foot. The door instantly opened, and she stumbled in as the door closed behind her.

"Marini! You should have called me for a ri--what is that?" Marini had carefully unzipped her jacket with one hand, and was now gently taking the cat out of it.

"I found it on the way home, do we have any milk?"

"Yes, I'll warm some up. Wrap it in a blanket so it can keep warm." Marini slid off her shoes, limping a little on her numb feet and legs. She made it to the living room and plopped onto the couch, grabbing a small fuzzy blanket from the basket near by and gently wrapping it around the cat. Marini breathed on her fingers to warm them, then cradled the cat. With two fingers she gently stroked between the two big ears.

"It will be okay, you'll see."




"It will be okay, you'll see."

Linu blinked open her eyes, shivering. The haze lifted and she was able to see a pair of blue eyes looking at her, concerned. Lips formed words that echoed in her head, fingers stroked warmth back into her mind. Without meaning to, she purred for a moment. A warm, delicious liquid was dripped into her mouth, and she felt it slide down her throat to revive her body. Her confused mind began to slow, and she fell asleep, knowing those blue eyes were watching over her...

[Starless::Night]

Ooooh! I really like this. Definitely interesting. I like the whole alien turning into cat. ^^ Based off the picture from your dA yes? Can't wait to see more!

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( Thank you very much! *cheers* Yes, it was indeed my inspiration ^_^! )


With a soft sigh, Linu opened her eyes once again. She was warm, she wasn't in that awful pain...!

"Good morning, sleeping beauty. And sorry for my asking, but--what planet do you come from? Because I plan to take it off my list of places to visit."

"Marini, be considerate! Now you two be nice, I'm off to work. There is some money on the table if you want to go shopping for food."

"I was kidding, dad. Alright, see ya later."

Linu slowly sat up, then froze. Alarm shot through her body in the form of hot, dreadful knives. She wasn't in the cat form...!

"Hey, sorry about that. I saw this on your collar, and I pressed the small button on it. You sure gave us a surprise, but I after I did that, you improved quickly." Linu gazed at the girl standing next to the couch, taking in her shaggy appearance and noticing that she held a collar in her right hand, where the small device had been attached. As she had expected, the human language was not too different from her own, so it was easy to adapt to.

"You...are not alarmed?"

"Not really. The only thing I am concerned about right now is you catching a cold in those clothes. A tank top and a long skirt just doesn't work in this kind of weather. C'mon, let's get you a sweater at least. Can you walk?"

Linu was put into a state of an odd, numbing awe as she followed the slightly shorter human girl out of the living room and into a separate, much smaller room. The wallpaper was a nice blue, and the room itself was very tidy.

"I must admit...when I was walking home from school yesterday, I didn't think I'd find an alien. Do you have a name?" the girl asked as she opened up a drawer and began to rummage through it, shifting through various layers of clothes.

"Linu...tell me, why are you not alarmed? I am obviously not a human."

"If any one else had found you and discovered that you were an alien, they would have freaked out and called the cops and all that good stuff. However, my dad is pretty much a heavy-duty writer of fantasy and science fiction. Growing up with all those stories kind of dulls the surprises that pop up in reality, I suppose. Here, this should do it." Linu caught the white sweater that Marini tossed over her shoulder, and thankfully pulled it on. The girl sat on the edge of her bed, looking thoughtful. "So, what brings you to Earth?"

That instantly seemed to awaken the anger Linu had had, and she faced the human with her hands placed on her hips.

"I'm here to figure out how to destroy it." But to her surprise, the girl just chuckled.

"That's kind of new, considering. Most invaders are about world domination. Though, it seems to be an alien trend to destroy things."

"I couldn't care less about domination. I just want it gone."

"The earth itself, or the people who occupy it?" Linu regarded the girl carefully, wondering how of all humans, she ended up with this one.

"The people who occupy it."

"Well then, you don't even have to lift a finger. We are doing a good job of destroying ourselves all on our own. Breakfast?" Marini concluded, getting to her feet and stepping around Linu, leaving the princess surprised yet again.

What did she mean...?

[Hikari]

Very good so far; the descriptions and dialogue work great. I love how Linu and Marini get along so far (or rather, don't). Marini's nonchalant attitude is perfect. ;D

[lil1]

AAHHHH!!!!! NOOOOOOOO!!! keep writing!! im smitten!! tehe hi! im lil1 im bestest friends with prego!! i really really really like this!! PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE!!!!!

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LOL! Okay, okay, more more more! thank you Hikari, and Lil!