to move, and I watch him as he distractedly stares at me. He’s not seeing me now, not really. His mind is elsewhere.
I decide to leave him to his thoughts and rush towards Hank. I wonder if Kane will be okay and what we’re supposed to do now, given the fact we’re stuck in the middle of nowhere.
As I near Hank , he begins punching the tube, trying to crack it open.
“Just press the symbols .” I roll my eyes at him, watching as, when he stops hitting the tube, a muffled punch keeps going. Kane is obviously alive and trying to bash his way through the tube from the inside. “You guys are hopeless,” I mutter, touching the tube until I find the place where the symbols light up.
“How do you do that?” Hank asks me with wonder in his voice.
“I just touch the area .” I take my hand away, still hearing Kane hitting from the inside, and gesture for Hank to try.
The symbols fade quickly , and when Hank touches the same place I just did, nothing happens.
“See, it doesn’t work for me. How do you do it?”
I open my mouth to answer him, but I don’t have one. How am I doing it if Hank can’t? Wait, didn’t Marduke say humans can’t get these to work? Why am I able to then if that is true?
“This did just fall from space, don’t forget. I’m sure it’s just short-circuiting. See?” Marduke’s unexpected voice makes me jump . He reaches around me, and at his touch, the symbols appear, too. He presses the right one to make the door appear and we all jump back when a fist flies through, almost hitting Hank who was leaning over the most.
“Finally!” Kane gasps, practically diving out of the tube as though it’s on fire. His hands are bruised and grazed from hitting the inside, some places are even bleeding. He collapses on the ground and gasps for air as his hands fist beside him. “What the fuck was that!” he screams.
“Dude, calm down.” Hank crouches beside him , yet Kane quickly jumps to his feet and storms towards me.
“What the fuck did you do back there? We were on that spaceship and then you did something. And what were those things? How is it that you can fucking transport us like an alien ? Are you one of those brainwashed fuckers? Is that what this is?” He’s in my face, and while Kane is possibly the scariest human I’ve ever seen, I don’t feel scared in this moment. I think it’s because the fear is being blocked by my anger.
“I didn’t know touching that thing would transport us anywhere! Do you think I wanted to be on that spaceship with those creatures?” I scream back at him, but Marduke grabs my arm and steps in front of me.
“Back off,” he warns Kane, who takes a moment to focus his gaze away from me and onto Marduke.
“Who the hell are you?” he growls.
I hold my breath, suddenly realising this is a serious situation. If Kane even suspects Marduke might not be human, then he’ll kill him.
“It’s okay, he’s cool.” Hank pushes both Marduke and Kane apart until he’s standing between them.
“How do you know? We’re in the fucking middle of nowhere and what? He just walks up and he’s cool?”
“He didn’t just walk up. He was on the spaceship when we crashed ,” I explain heatedly, my anger fast disappearing, allowing my fear to take over.
“So he was on an alien spaceship, but he’s cool ?” Kane steps forward, knocking into Hank.
“We know him . He’s a friend. We knew him on Earth. I’ve known him for years!” I lie, my fear making me blurt out things before I can properly think them through. “He was being transported here as a prisoner. He was fighting them!” I finish, feeling Marduke’s eyes on me. I’m too afraid to break eye contact with Kane, though, in case he sees it as an omission of my lie.
“She’s right ; we know him. So just back off, okay?” Hank shoves Kane lightly, and thankfully, he appears to listen.
Hank leads Kane away from us to let him cool down.
“Who was that?”
“That’s Kane; he’s
I decide to leave him to his thoughts and rush towards Hank. I wonder if Kane will be okay and what we’re supposed to do now, given the fact we’re stuck in the middle of nowhere.
As I near Hank , he begins punching the tube, trying to crack it open.
“Just press the symbols .” I roll my eyes at him, watching as, when he stops hitting the tube, a muffled punch keeps going. Kane is obviously alive and trying to bash his way through the tube from the inside. “You guys are hopeless,” I mutter, touching the tube until I find the place where the symbols light up.
“How do you do that?” Hank asks me with wonder in his voice.
“I just touch the area .” I take my hand away, still hearing Kane hitting from the inside, and gesture for Hank to try.
The symbols fade quickly , and when Hank touches the same place I just did, nothing happens.
“See, it doesn’t work for me. How do you do it?”
I open my mouth to answer him, but I don’t have one. How am I doing it if Hank can’t? Wait, didn’t Marduke say humans can’t get these to work? Why am I able to then if that is true?
“This did just fall from space, don’t forget. I’m sure it’s just short-circuiting. See?” Marduke’s unexpected voice makes me jump . He reaches around me, and at his touch, the symbols appear, too. He presses the right one to make the door appear and we all jump back when a fist flies through, almost hitting Hank who was leaning over the most.
“Finally!” Kane gasps, practically diving out of the tube as though it’s on fire. His hands are bruised and grazed from hitting the inside, some places are even bleeding. He collapses on the ground and gasps for air as his hands fist beside him. “What the fuck was that!” he screams.
“Dude, calm down.” Hank crouches beside him , yet Kane quickly jumps to his feet and storms towards me.
“What the fuck did you do back there? We were on that spaceship and then you did something. And what were those things? How is it that you can fucking transport us like an alien ? Are you one of those brainwashed fuckers? Is that what this is?” He’s in my face, and while Kane is possibly the scariest human I’ve ever seen, I don’t feel scared in this moment. I think it’s because the fear is being blocked by my anger.
“I didn’t know touching that thing would transport us anywhere! Do you think I wanted to be on that spaceship with those creatures?” I scream back at him, but Marduke grabs my arm and steps in front of me.
“Back off,” he warns Kane, who takes a moment to focus his gaze away from me and onto Marduke.
“Who the hell are you?” he growls.
I hold my breath, suddenly realising this is a serious situation. If Kane even suspects Marduke might not be human, then he’ll kill him.
“It’s okay, he’s cool.” Hank pushes both Marduke and Kane apart until he’s standing between them.
“How do you know? We’re in the fucking middle of nowhere and what? He just walks up and he’s cool?”
“He didn’t just walk up. He was on the spaceship when we crashed ,” I explain heatedly, my anger fast disappearing, allowing my fear to take over.
“So he was on an alien spaceship, but he’s cool ?” Kane steps forward, knocking into Hank.
“We know him . He’s a friend. We knew him on Earth. I’ve known him for years!” I lie, my fear making me blurt out things before I can properly think them through. “He was being transported here as a prisoner. He was fighting them!” I finish, feeling Marduke’s eyes on me. I’m too afraid to break eye contact with Kane, though, in case he sees it as an omission of my lie.
“She’s right ; we know him. So just back off, okay?” Hank shoves Kane lightly, and thankfully, he appears to listen.
Hank leads Kane away from us to let him cool down.
“Who was that?”
“That’s Kane; he’s
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