Katieran Prime (3 page)

Chapter 2

Cassie woke up disoriented. She could barely lift her head up. She glanced around at the small room she was in. It had no windows. A small desk sat in the corner, a filing cabinet sat beside it. It was probably used as an office of some sort, except that someone had brought in a portable bed to put her on.

She jumped slightly when the door opened. A human woman that looked vaguely familiar came into the room. Recognition finally hit her. It was one of the women from the interview room that tried to protect her. The woman stood about 5’5” with very short blond hair and kind honey brown eyes. She was followed by a tall handsome man wearing something similar to a blue smock. Cassie was shocked to realize that this was one of those alien’s from Katiera that she had seen news reports and photos on T.V. about.

There had been many news reports and photos shown on television over the last year. The alien race showed up offering the EWG assistance with the overpopulation problem. They, also, had advanced technology that would help restore Earth’s natural resources.

The man was tall, at least 6’6” and probably weighed around 230 pounds. He had bronzed skin. His hair was dark brown. His skin color and facial features resembled that of Earth’s Native American. But it was his eyes that clued Cassie in to his nationality. He had soft brown eyes with yellow, almost gold, pupils. It made him stand out. He was very attractive.

The woman reached out to shake Cassie’s hand. “I’m Dr. Katrina Morris. I didn’t get to introduce myself with all that happened earlier.”

“I’m Cassie ...” She hesitated in giving out her last name.  She glanced nervously at the Katieran.

“I am Medic JadEN. I am lead medic for this mission. I am similar to what you humans would call … doctor.” He didn’t reach out to shake hands. Hand shakes seemed to be a custom only observed by people on Earth. But he did smile at her warmly.

Cassie watched as the two doctors looked at a digital tablet and discussed something medically related. It was almost like they had their own special language that only another doctor would understand. She felt uncomfortable knowing that they were discussing her. The Katieran looked her way several times. She gave him a shy smile before she turned her attention back to the woman doctor.

She cleared her throat to get their attention. “Um... excuse me. I need to leave. Do you know where my bag is?” Cassie was sitting up now trying to move her legs to slide off the side of the bed. Both doctors rushed to her side to ease her back onto the bed.

“Please Cassie, lay back in the bed. You are suffering from mild   malnutrition and lack of sleep.” Dr. Morris placed a blanket across Cassie.

“Is my baby okay?” Cassie grabbed onto Dr. Morris’s hand. She had tried her best to eat as much as she could for the baby’s sake. She hadn’t been able to seek medical assistance while on the run. She couldn’t afford to draw attention to herself or the fact that she was illegally pregnant. She prayed to God for the health of her child.

Dr. Morris sat on the bed beside Cassie. “Your baby is doing fine. In fact, I think you will start to feel a difference in your body. The Katieran medics implanted microscopic biological nanos to repair any damages that are done to the body from the inside out. They also direct nourishment to parts of the body in need; in this case, they will be directing the appropriate nourishment to your baby.  By the time you reach the Katieran home world, you will be looking like a happy, healthy 7 month pregnant woman.”

“They put nano things inside my body? Will it hurt my baby?” Cassie sat up and clutched her slightly rounded tummy protectively as she gave the Katieran doctor a suspicious look.

“No no Cassie. The nanos are helping you and the baby. I promise. I was present during the entire procedure.” Dr. Morris turns toward the Katieran. “Medic JadEN, would you use your medical scope so Cassie can see for herself how her baby is doing.”

The Katieran medic grabs a silver stick from the counter behind him. It was about as long as a pencil and had a rounded tip. He brought the instrument with him as he approached Cassie’s bed. The poor man acted as if he thought Cassie was going to suddenly attack him like a mama bear protecting her cub.

“What is that thing?” Cassie asked tensing up. She didn’t take her eyes off the instrument or the Katieran.

It was Dr. Morris who answered her. “It’s what the Katierans call a Medical Scope. It performs many different tasks from taking vitals, administering medications, and acts as a type of scanner for x-rays, and, in this case, ultrasounds.”

The Katieran medic waved the scope over Cassie’s abdomen. A few beeps sounded, and then Dr. Morris told her to look up at the wall in front of her.  An image appeared. At first, Cassie didn’t understand what she was looking at. And then....

“Oh my God!  Is that my baby?”  She couldn’t take her eyes off the image she was looking at.   Without being able to seek medical assistance, Cassie had never had the means to get an ultrasound of her baby before. It was incredible. It wasn’t just a still image, her baby was moving. She could even see little fingers and toes. Tears of joy started to fall down Cassie’s face.

The Katieran looked accusingly at the female human doctor. “I don’t understand. I thought this would comfort her. Why is the female crying?”

Dr. Morris smiled at the Katieran’s discomfort. Males were all the same when it came to not being able to handle a crying woman. She reassured him as she handed Cassie a tissue. “It’s okay Medic JadEN. It’s probably the first image she has seen of her baby. She’s just a little bit emotional.”

Dr. Morris turned her attention back to Cassie. “Do you see the area right there?” She pointed to a spot. “That shows us that your baby is a girl and not a boy.”

Cassie smiled brightly. A little girl. She was going to have a sweet, innocent little girl to hold, to love, and to protect.

JadEN was still feeling very confused. These human females were strange creatures. Beautiful, but strange. He shook his head as he stepped away from the bed.  He answered his comm link which was beeping. “Medic JadEN here.  She is awakened. No, the human female medic is here with her. Yes Commander.”

JadEN ended the communication line. He turned back to the two human females who were watching him intently. “The Katieran Legal Advisor for Earth Relations will be coming here to speak with the breeding female.”

Cassie sat up and again looked around for her missing bag. She thought that if they were sending a legal advisor to see her, then the situation could not get any worse. She tried to pull the covers off of her when a small female hand reached out to grab her, stopping her from doing anything else. Cassie looked up into the kind brown eyes of Dr. Morris.

“Wait ... Just wait and see what this legal advisor has to say. You can always run afterwards. I will even help you. Just … wait.” Dr. Morris was afraid if Cassie left now things would only get worse for her.

A knock sounded on the door, causing both women to jump. JadEN opened the door and allowed the person on the other side to enter. It was another Earth female. She was a tall, attractive brown haired woman. She paused to say something to JadEN before she came over to the side of the bed.

“Miss Tomlin, my name is Lindsey Carreli. I am the Katieran Nation’s Legal Advisor for Earth Relations.”  Cassie thought the woman sounded friendly, but was suspicious over how the woman knew her last name. She was worried that the Katierans were going to turn her over to the EWG.

Lindsey saw the fear in the young woman’s eyes and felt compassion for the woman who only wanted to keep her baby. “Miss Tomlin, let me reassure you that you are safe here. I represent the Katieran Nation who has authorized me to offer you political asylum.” She gave Cassie a warm smile.

Cassie looked confused.  “Political asylum? What does that mean?” She looked over at Dr. Morris who also looked confused.

“You will be offered safe passage to Katiera. You and your baby will be given living quarters just like the other refugees and you will have the best medical care.” Lindsey waited while the young woman processed what was happening.

Lindsey looked at both Dr. Morris and Medic JadEN as she asked them to stand witness. Then she asked Cassie, “Do you accept the offer of political asylum from the Katieran Nation?”

She couldn’t believe it! She and her baby would finally be safe. “I accept.” Cassie said with a tearful voice.

Chapter 3

Cassie was nervous as she boarded the small silver shuttle that was to take her up to the Transport Ship. They gave her only 25 minutes to talk to her friend Jaxon and explain the whole political asylum thing. Her friend was relieved and excited for her. They both cried a little when Cassie told Jaxon that she was going to have a little girl.

Unfortunately, Jaxon had to stay with her military unit as they were being oriented to Katieran Warrior duties. So, they would be starting the journey to a new world apart, but planned to find time to reunite later on.

Cassie would have felt completely uncomfortable if she hadn’t already met some of her traveling companions.  Both Dr. Morris and Medic JadEN were accompanying her on the small shuttle so that they could monitor her for any problems. Someone she hadn’t met yet was the very attractive Katieran male, RajAM, who introduced himself as the pilot for the small shuttle. Cassie wondered if all men on Katiera were hot. The last passenger boarding the shuttle was Prime Leader RendEL. The man was intimidating to say the least.

Cassie remembered seeing images of him on TV. He was supposed to be something like a prince. She noted how tall he was when he had to duck down to keep from hitting his head on the roof of the shuttle. He must be at least 6’7”. Wide shoulders, muscular build. Probably weighed 240 pounds. Built like a quarterback. All muscle.

He had the blackest hair Cassie had ever seen. It was so black that it appeared blue at times. His eyes were a dark blue with the yellow-gold pupils designating him as a Katieran. He was exotic and beautiful.

Ren fought all his instincts that urged him to go to the small, flame haired female. He wanted to hold her and to comfort her. But this was not the time or the place. It was imperative to get Cassandra Tomlin off the planet. He focused on co-piloting the shuttle. Running checks for all the flight instruments and giving his flight code to control center for takeoff clearance.

The takeoff wasn’t what Cassie thought it would be like. She thought the takeoff inside the small spherical shuttle would be rough and jarring. But it wasn’t like that at all. She barely felt anything as the shuttle gently lifted up and up and up.

Cassie was able to watch their ascension from the viewer screen, which was like a window.  Through the viewer above her head she watched as they passed through the clouds. Rising up and above everything. They rose higher and higher until the blue of the sky slowly turned darker and darker. They passed through the invisible barrier that keeps everything within Earth’s gravity.

She couldn’t hold back her awe. “I never knew it could be so beautiful.” She said in a soft and amazed voice.

Ren turned back to look at Cassandra. He watched her staring up at the viewer and could see the stars shining in her eyes. His voice was deep and rich and warm as he spoke to Cassandra for the first time, “May the light show us the path, and the darkness show us the stars.”

Cassie looked at Ren in surprise. She felt his voice vibrate deep within her. The sound of it felt like velvet rubbing over her skin. She blinked a couple of times. She could, almost, imagine him repeating those same words to her while he was moving inside of her. She felt her female parts tingle.

Ren broke eye contact and turned back around. He had to do something to take his mind off the fact that the scent of Cassandra’s arousal now filled the small shuttle. He shifted in his seat to try to alleviate the tightness that he felt within the lower half of his flight suit. He adjusted the thermostat to a lower temperature and then changed it back again a few minutes later. He glanced at his pilot and noted the male was also scenting Cassandra’s arousal. Ren emitted a low growl which caused the other males to look at him worriedly.

This wasn’t good. Ren never acted this territorial toward any female before. He couldn’t afford to lose his control. He was Leader of his people. They looked to him to be level headed and even tempered.

His brother KydEL had refused the position of Leader because he felt that he was too aggressive. Kyd convinced Ren to take the position in his place because Kyd said that RendEL, being more in control of his emotions, would be much better at the position than he ever could be. Kyd would certainly be shocked if he knew how much Ren wanted to tear apart the other males inside the shuttle that were scenting his female. What was he thinking? She was NOT his damn it!

Ren decided he was going to have to keep his distance from the lovely female. No matter how attracted he was to her, or how good she smelled to him. She was bringing out strong urges that were hard for him to keep control of. Ren’s people would be better off if he chose a different female, one less dangerous for him. His mind was made up, but his body clearly disagreed with the decision. A battle within himself he was unsure whether he would win, or, if he even wanted to win.

The trip to the transport ship only took about 20 minutes. The landing was just as smooth and soft as the takeoff had been. Cassie was a little disappointed that Prime Leader, RendEL, did not try to speak with her again. She reminded herself that he was handsome, sexy, and completely out of her league. She was starting a new life for herself and her little girl. Her getting involved with a man who was so complicated, would not be the best thing for her. She wasn’t looking for a new boyfriend, but if a nice, gentle, easy-going Katieran man was good to her and her baby, she would be open to a relationship.

The Katierans were different from humans in many ways. Those differences became clear to Cassie early on during her journey.

The Katierans didn’t have first and last names because their names had been combined centuries ago. So, RendEL was a result of squishing his first name Rend together with his last name EL. Another difference was that the Katierans didn’t shake hands, they clasped forearms. Their living facilities were different as well. All the doors operated like pocket doors and they were usually kept open unless someone physically closed them. Despite the differences, or maybe because of the differences, the human women found the Katieran males enjoyable.