Tasha was the head of the scientific expedition to explore ancient peoples in Northern Europe. She smirked to herself as she read the letter one more time. She had been chosen to travel back in time using newly discovered time stream technology to study ancient cultures and people in Northern Europe. The letter warned that she would be the only one on the expedition and would not be retrievable if she experienced DNA alterations such as infection, insemination/pregnancy, or emergency transplant of organs/stem cells or viral immune enhancements.
Walking to her alcove she looked at the optic scanner and went to her room to pack. It would be a great opportunity to prove if her theories were correct about evolution being caused by retroviral activity on a micro level. Tasha smiled to herself she had two days to prepare.
The clothes she needed to pack were basic and utilitarian. Food supplies for a week of studying the indigenous peoples of the Neolithic and basic recording devices for her studies and the genetic sampling she would need to compare accurately.
The plants and the mammalian species would need genetic cataloguing and screening for bacterial and viral influences. The scanning devices would help select materials for cataloguing and oh Tasha couldn't wait to be back thousands of years ago at the dawn of human history.
The days and the preparations sped by and Tasha reported to the time stream technology government site and went through the tests and finally stepped into the black water like time stream with the retrieval marker on her wrist in the form of a biomarker tattoo.
Everything blurred and she felt a cold snapping and then ripped in shreds before emerging into what was supposed to be a grassland. Instead she was standing in a wooded area near a lake. Looking past the woods out to the crystalline lake Tasha gasped it was so pristine and gorgeous. Tasha couldn't wait to do genetic sampling and start her studies. The Neanderthals that were supposed to live nearby would be perfect to sample thought Tasha. With her classic high cheek bones, bright blue eyes, blond hair, 36 D breasts and wide hips Tasha turned heads but nobody was really into what she looked like in modern times. Standing in the clearing was a large set of stone statues. They were worn down to stones sitting just an inch or so above the ground in her time but here they were at least four stories up. From the woods Tasha had a good view of the clearing. People in oddly modern clothes were herding what looked like Neanderthals and they wore masks over their faces. Were they people? They were humanoid in shape but they held large spears that blasted energy at the Neanderthals who did not do as they were told. Odd but the people of this time shouldn't have that technology and the humanoids doing the herding looked like they were wearing synthetic fibers that wouldn't exist until 20th century manufacturing, at least.
Maybe, Tasha thought something had gone wrong in the time travel matrix but all the carbon and star charts were reading correctly which meant something was amiss. Most time travelers had no interest in this era and Tasha was the first to travel to this time period. The Neanderthals looked about as expected big primitive with huge eyebrows, naked, covered in hair, with thick noses. Easily 7 feet tall and 250 lbs. compared to Tasha's 110 lbs. and 5'4''height. Tasha carefully scanned one of the humanoids and then an alarm in her scanner began going off. The thing wasn't human or Neanderthal or any of the other subspecies. Worse they were pointing in her direction and Tasha worried she should run and turned to run. Unfortunately, a net of light was shot in her direction and landed all around her. Trying to move within the net Tasha found it nearly impossible.
The creatures surrounded her and pointed their light spears at her.
Tasha opened her mouth and asked what they were.
A hush fell over them all and one of them held the spear directly at her and moved in closer.
"Species 796 subset F female and capable of speech frontal lobe fully developed and reproductive organs functional language uncategorized but speech algorithm initialized." A mechanized voice stated in an oddly disturbing voice.
"We are the overlords/Gods and you are to serve us." One of the humanoids said through the translator.
"You appear to be an alien race on ancient Earth attempting to fool the indigenous life into thinking you are Gods." Tasha said looking at the creature suspiciously.
"Species 796 subset F whence do you have the idea of alien?" the humanoid said looking startled.
"From your technology, air masks, DNA scan, and synthetic materials." Tasha said clearly annoyed that they would attempt to tell her they were Gods to be served.
"Your species is technologically retarded to a non-space faring, primito-religious, non-agrarian race and your ideas of alien do not correspond to the native people. Identify your origin."