The effect of the alien's semen wore off after about an hour and by the time the door to my room opened again my lust was gone and I felt only shame. Shame that I had been used like bitch in heat in front of the entire group of research aliens.
A little blue alien in a green uniform entered the room. He had a white gown in one hand and a plate of food in the other. My stomach grumbled and I silently hoped that the food was for me.
"Hello, Subject 004," the alien said in a high-pitched voice.
I sat up and pulled the blanket up to cover my chest. The alien placed the tray with the food on the bed and handed me the gown. I quickly put it on, feeling embarrassed to be naked in front of this strange alien, even though I'd been naked in front of several of his colleagues.
"What is this?" I asked, eyeing the tray of food warily.
"This is pontifalo eggs with streaky kezwiz," he said.
I tried not to wrinkle my nose but the smell of the dish did not help. I looked up at the alien, trying to hide my discomfort. "Thank you," I said politely, taking a small bite of the eggs.
The alien watched me with its large black eyes, analyzing my reactions. "Do you like it?" he asked.
"It's...interesting," I said diplomatically, taking another bite. I made a small noise of surprise when I realized it was actually delicious. Whatever it was.
The alien seemed pleased with my response. "Good. I'm glad you enjoy our cuisine."
There was an uncomfortable silence for a moment as I continued to eat and the alien watched me. The streaky stuff was even tastier than the eggs.
"What's your name?" I asked. Maybe if I became more familiar with the aliens I could get useful information out of them.
"My name is Zolto," the alien said. "If you have finished with your meal, I will escort you to Keldon in the examination laboratory."
My heart sank. It had only been a couple of hours since my last visit to the lab. I did not want a repeat of this morning's humiliation. However, it was quite clear that I did not have a choice. I followed Zolto through the corridors of the ship toward the lab.
"How big is this ship?" I asked. It seemed to be an endless maze of white-walled corridors.
"It is a large research vessel. It was designed to accommodate 50 personnel," Zolto said with a touch of pride.
The ship was built for 50 aliens which meant there were no more than 50 on board. Maybe less. That information could be useful.
When I arrived at the lab I was relieved to see that it was the smaller lab that I'd first woken up in rather than the large lab from this morning. Keldon stood alone waiting for me. No Grabanimo and no other researchers were present.
"Thank you, Zolto," Keldon said, and Zolto left after giving him a polite nod. "Hello again Subject 004," he said to me.
"My name is Chloe," I said in defiance.
Keldon blinked slowly. "That name has no meaning on this ship. Please lie down." He pointed to the examination table in the middle of the room.
I folded my arms across my chest, feeling the anger start to boil within me. I was sick of being treated like an experiment, like an object. "I'm not doing anything until you start to treat me with respect."
"I have shown you respect by giving you a gown to wear and a bed to sleep in. I have provided you with prime sustenance to stop you from starving. If you refuse to comply I will remove all of these things and treat you as the laboratory creature that you are. You will live naked in a cage and eat of a bowl. Now, get on the table. Please," Keldon said firmly, his big dark eyes narrowing.
I felt a shiver run down my spine as I realized the seriousness of Keldon's threat. I knew that he wasn't bluffing, and the thought of living in a cage was too much to bear. I took a deep breath and lay down on the examination table, trying to quell my anger. I couldn't afford to lose what little dignity I had left.
Keldon walked over to the table and reached for a device. "This will only take a moment," he said as he pressed a button on the device and a soft blue light enveloped me.
A table rose out from the floor, on top of it was a tray of clinical instruments. There was an odd disc, something that looked like a hammer, and a scalpel. I really hoped that the scalpel wouldn't be used on me.
Keldon picked up the hammer thing and pressed a few of the buttons on the handle. A suction pad emerged from the end of the strange device.
"Please lift your gown so I may access your abdomen," he said.
I took a deep breath and lifted my gown, feeling exposed and vulnerable. I'd been given no underwear so my vagina was exposed to him and I squeezed my legs together. Without the lust induced by the alien semen, I felt only shame and humiliation.
Keldon placed the strange hammer-like device on my abdomen, and I felt a strange suction sensation. He moved the device around a bit before finally removing it.
"Your reproductive organs are quite different from our own," he said, as he concentrated on what he was doing. "I detect no signs of conception." He let out a disappointed sigh as he turned his back to me and stared at the screen on the wall.
My eyes fell on the scalpel. This was my chance to escape. It was now or never. If I stopped to think then my fear would paralyze me. I snatched up the scalpel and drove it into Keldon's neck.
"Ah!" he cried out in pain. He turned and stared at me, his eyes wide with shock. Blood poured from the wound I'd inflicted. He lifted a shaking hand and grabbed the handle of the scalpel. He pulled the blade from his neck and then collapsed to the floor with a groan.
I stood over him for a moment, completely stunned by what had just happened. How could I be so stupid? There was no way for me to get off the ship. Even if I could figure out how to fly the damn thing there were maybe 49 other aliens on board who could stop me.
But it was too late for logical thinking now. I'd already stabbed him. I had no choice but to try and escape otherwise I did not want to think about the punishment that would befall me.
I snatched the scalpel up off the floor and sprinted for the door. It slid open at my approach and I hurtled out into the empty corridor. I had no idea where I was going and I charged through the corridors aimlessly, hoping that I'd see something useful soon. The few signs that I saw were written in whatever language the aliens spoke. I turned a corner and saw two aliens dressed in black uniforms.
"Hey!" one of them shouted, and they both came my way.
Fuck, fuck, fuck, I thought. I spun on my heel, my bare feet squeaking on the polished floor. I went through the nearest door and found myself in some kind of storeroom. Boxes and barrels were stacked up to the ceiling. At the end of the room was a smaller door, probably to a cupboard, but it was the only door available to me. Wherever it went I had to go.
The aliens were right behind me now. I pulled open the door and flung myself through. I had less than a second to realize that the door opened onto a giant garbage chute before I teetered over the edge and went thundering down. It was much larger than any garbage chute I'd ever seen, but a garbage chute nonetheless. I tumbled down the metal tunnel, my body banging painfully as I traveled. The chute was totally dark but I could see a light at the bottom, dim and orange.
My robe snagged on part of the chute and I heard it tear. With my free hand, I tried to keep hold of the only garment I had but I was unable. The chute ripped the robe away and I tumbled out of the bottom, naked and with only the small scalpel still clutched in my hand. At least I was armed. Kind of.
I rolled onto my back and took a moment to catch my breath. I felt the cold of the ground seep into my naked flesh. The two aliens appeared at the top of the chute. They exchanged a concerned look before backing away and closing the door. The metal slid back into place with a clanging sound and I was left in darkness again.
It wasn't completely black. There were dim, orange lights along the floor, just enough for me to see by. The walls were constructed from shiny black panels with glowing green devices within them.
The smell of the room was putrid confirming my suspicion that it was a garbage room. I needed to get out of here before the two aliens found their way to the door. Pushing myself into a sitting position, I saw something on the floor a few feet away that didn't look like garbage.
I crawled slowly across the floor, wanting to look without getting too close. When I was close enough to make out what the shape was I gasped. It was a horse. An actual horse. The aliens must have abducted a horse for one of their experiments. It made me wonder what other animals had been discarded down here. Were subjects 1-3 down here too?