"Well they brought some nasty killer virus to earth. So now a bunch of different aliens are going around trying to rescue as many people as possible."
The comm beeped and Viper walked over to it despite of the two sets of suspicious eyes on his back.
"Report." Viper demanded.
"Viper we have another incoming asteroid that is dividing. We have to leave orbit since we're at capacity. We can't risk an impact."
"See that another ship rescue's the rest of my subeo's family, is that understood?"
"Yes Prognatus."
"What's happening?" Hope asked.
"We need to leave your system, we are at risk from another incoming meteor." Viper stated. Hope just nodded quietly.
"Hope on my honor we will try to rescue your family." Viper replied, hoping to assuage his subeo's fear for her loved ones.
The look on the other human's faces said they understood him. Viper had requested they instantly receive the translator since he knew they'd not go to the hibernation dorm. It appeared they'd assimilated it well. Although the fear and confusion in their eyes meant they understood too well what was happening. It was a shock.
"Am I hearing this right, we are leaving the solar system!" The dark male, John Paul said as he tugged on Hopes hand.
"Take your hands off of my subeo." Viper growled at the male, a breath away from his face in less than a heart beat. He could not believe the male dared to touch Hope let alone grab at her.
Tara shrieked in fright.
The male's dark face turned a shade whiter, and he instantly dropped Hope's hand.
"Viper enough! Why don't you go do something, your job or whatever!" Hope demanded.
"I'm not leaving you here!" Viper rumbled in protest.
He refused to leave Hope alone with this un-mated male. The humans trembled in fear of Viper but not his subeo. Viper was glad she didn't fear him, but not glad at the same time. Hope meant to send him away!
"I'm sure I'll be fine unless more of your people plan on coming to chain me up again!" Hope yelled at Viper.
If someone had punched him, he couldn't have been more stunned. Not only did she reject him, but she dismissed him so openly.
"As you wish." Viper stood up and stormed off though everything in him screamed that he should go back in there and throw Hope over his shoulder then lock the two of them in his room. But his subeo didn't want him touching her.
Hope
Hope watched Viper leave the room angrily. She'd meant to thank him for finding her friends, then he got all snarly. She didn't know what he thought was going to happen but clearly he didn't like John Paul being near her, which was crazy. Her friends were far less of a threat than he was. That man clearly was jealous of other men.
"Girl do you think it's wise to piss of that giant man creature? I almost peed myself!" JP said still clearly shaken.
"Well he's being a brute!" Hope replied.
She then realized it probably wasn't wise to piss Viper off since she'd seen first hand exactly how vicious and violent he could be. But for some reason Hope no longer felt threatened by him. Unless she thought of him coming at her in bed, then her pussy ached, her tummy got all fluttery and her cheeks heated. That image made her nervous as hell.
"He nearly took off JP's head!" Tara cried as she trembled, bringing Hope back to her friends. This was new to them and they were terrified.
"No he didn't, Viper just doesn't like other men touching me." Hope didn't state that she'd truly witnessed him almost take someone's head off.
"What is going on here, and here?" JP gestured flamboyantly around the ship and then at Hope.
"It a long crazy story." She replied with an exasperated sigh.
"Before you start I really need to go to the bathroom. Please tell me they have one." Tara implored.
Hope showed them the facility and how to work it. No sooner had she pointed out the alien toilet then Tara lurched over and vomited. She wiped her mouth.
"Okay, I'm much better now."
"That a girl." Hope said encouragingly as she got them both some water. Hope completely understood.
The three friends sat back down and Hope started her long tale. She described the terrible meteor crash and tsunami. The sight of San Francisco being leveled still shook her to the core. Hope related how Viper found her at the campsite, then trying to escape the spaceship when she thought she'd been abducted. JP and Tara looked shocked as Hope described all the other crazy aliens who were scrambling to rescue them even now.
Hope decided it was best to leave out her encounter with Viper in the cell, she didn't want them to fear him or taint their opinion of the Anguis since they all had to get along.
JP and Tara sat in stunned silence as they took it all in.