sounds were so complex. She couldn’t begin to make the ocean waves in his language. “One almost killed me on the space ship we had to abandon. It did kill another female.” She pointed at her chest. “Bethany. Bethany human.”
“Human?”
“That’s right.” She nodded vigorously.
“Our worm hole to humans has been closed on Earth for some time. The planet is volatile with unhealthy water. I have seen a human only from a distance, once, and from under water where their image can be distorted. We saved as many of your water species as we could and closed the portal.”
“Worm hole—in space?” Bethany was certain they’d landed on a planet and hit water.
“Only a black hole in space can lead to our planet. In our own oceans I can open worm holes. We have no need of space vessels. If a planet has water, we will have a worm hole to it. If a planet has no water we have no use for it.”
“Are you saying you were on Earth, my planet?”
“Yes, in a way, we are on everyone’s planet. Our water world is a world within your world, and others. If I choose I can take you to Earth. I can open a portal, but Earth is dead.”
“We left Earth to escape with the Zargonnii. We were attacked and landed on a planet. We fell into their water or a source of water.”
“We have various portals everywhere.”
“Can you take us to the Zargonnii planet?” Bethany filled with excitement.
“Perhaps.”
“Who are you? What are you?”
“Arax of Sitnalta. I am leader of the water warriors.”
“Sitnalta?” Bethany stood there thinking. “Atlantis?”
“Atlantis is an alternate world on Earth.”
“Alternate?”
“Your Atlantis sunk within the ocean while our Sitnalta slipped from the ocean depths onto the shores. In time my people adapted to breathe air. Why did you come here? Why were you in Tiger Shark area? Are you friend to our enemies?”
“Tiger sharks? They sound interesting. I’ve never seen one. The Gorgano and Tonans destroyed the Zargonnii vessel. We escaped into shuttles and were sucked into a black hole figuring anywhere we landed was better than being obliterated in the sky. Both of those species want humans dead, especially female humans. It’s because of the Gorgano I can understand you.”
Arax had his head cocked to the side, obviously having a difficult time determining her words. Bethany tried her best to incorporate the swooshing sounds, the rushing of the waves was difficult to mimic. Dolphin sounds coming naturally to him were next to impossible for her. She never knew a language to be so ‘soundy.’
“Please take me back to Finn.”
“Is Finn your mate?”
Bethany stood feeling stunned. She wanted to go home with Finn; she wanted to be with him right now. She wasn’t exactly certain of the Zargonnii rituals of sex with a human. Mating a Zargonnii female meant nothing more than sex. Having sex with a human man didn’t mean they were mated. Was she mated? Finn hadn’t exactly been specific.
“Perhaps he is not your mate, but a close friend,” Arax said and grinned. “Come with me little human. Since you are not an enemy, at least you are not threatening enough to cause me concern, we can become acquainted for the amount of time it takes Finn to locate you.”
“He’s alright isn’t he?”
Bethany placed her hand against his broad light grayish chest expecting him to be cold and wet, he was warm and hard and dry. His scales were patterned in a unique way, almost resembling a fingerprint. His hair was drying in the breeze. His gills vanished. When he shifted inwards bending her hand at the wrist with his chest, she noted his dorsal fin was gone. He lifted a hand and trailed a finger over her flesh making her shudder.
“Such a soft little being. Your friend will be fine. If not pissed. I know of the Zargonnii, they can survive many hours under water. The Gorgano are elusive, thankfully their planet has no water.”
When Arax turned her in his arms, Bethany was
“Human?”
“That’s right.” She nodded vigorously.
“Our worm hole to humans has been closed on Earth for some time. The planet is volatile with unhealthy water. I have seen a human only from a distance, once, and from under water where their image can be distorted. We saved as many of your water species as we could and closed the portal.”
“Worm hole—in space?” Bethany was certain they’d landed on a planet and hit water.
“Only a black hole in space can lead to our planet. In our own oceans I can open worm holes. We have no need of space vessels. If a planet has water, we will have a worm hole to it. If a planet has no water we have no use for it.”
“Are you saying you were on Earth, my planet?”
“Yes, in a way, we are on everyone’s planet. Our water world is a world within your world, and others. If I choose I can take you to Earth. I can open a portal, but Earth is dead.”
“We left Earth to escape with the Zargonnii. We were attacked and landed on a planet. We fell into their water or a source of water.”
“We have various portals everywhere.”
“Can you take us to the Zargonnii planet?” Bethany filled with excitement.
“Perhaps.”
“Who are you? What are you?”
“Arax of Sitnalta. I am leader of the water warriors.”
“Sitnalta?” Bethany stood there thinking. “Atlantis?”
“Atlantis is an alternate world on Earth.”
“Alternate?”
“Your Atlantis sunk within the ocean while our Sitnalta slipped from the ocean depths onto the shores. In time my people adapted to breathe air. Why did you come here? Why were you in Tiger Shark area? Are you friend to our enemies?”
“Tiger sharks? They sound interesting. I’ve never seen one. The Gorgano and Tonans destroyed the Zargonnii vessel. We escaped into shuttles and were sucked into a black hole figuring anywhere we landed was better than being obliterated in the sky. Both of those species want humans dead, especially female humans. It’s because of the Gorgano I can understand you.”
Arax had his head cocked to the side, obviously having a difficult time determining her words. Bethany tried her best to incorporate the swooshing sounds, the rushing of the waves was difficult to mimic. Dolphin sounds coming naturally to him were next to impossible for her. She never knew a language to be so ‘soundy.’
“Please take me back to Finn.”
“Is Finn your mate?”
Bethany stood feeling stunned. She wanted to go home with Finn; she wanted to be with him right now. She wasn’t exactly certain of the Zargonnii rituals of sex with a human. Mating a Zargonnii female meant nothing more than sex. Having sex with a human man didn’t mean they were mated. Was she mated? Finn hadn’t exactly been specific.
“Perhaps he is not your mate, but a close friend,” Arax said and grinned. “Come with me little human. Since you are not an enemy, at least you are not threatening enough to cause me concern, we can become acquainted for the amount of time it takes Finn to locate you.”
“He’s alright isn’t he?”
Bethany placed her hand against his broad light grayish chest expecting him to be cold and wet, he was warm and hard and dry. His scales were patterned in a unique way, almost resembling a fingerprint. His hair was drying in the breeze. His gills vanished. When he shifted inwards bending her hand at the wrist with his chest, she noted his dorsal fin was gone. He lifted a hand and trailed a finger over her flesh making her shudder.
“Such a soft little being. Your friend will be fine. If not pissed. I know of the Zargonnii, they can survive many hours under water. The Gorgano are elusive, thankfully their planet has no water.”
When Arax turned her in his arms, Bethany was
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