alienassistant

[alienassistant]

Chapter 1

tw: medical imagery, needles, weapons

An alien is sent from their home planet due to committing crimes against the royal court of their home planet. This alien is encased through an artificial meteorite made of ice, which is quickly on course to Earth, where it crashes right next to a mysterious and tall building. The inhabitants of the building run out of the building as the alien crawls out of the ice. As the alien awakes from their slumber, they instantly become violent. Their seemingly human-esque hands quickly morph into large red-tinted claws, along with their teeth growing three times in size and sharpness. Horns that were once blunt and nearly incognito, cowering within the creatures ruffled and white hair, grow over 8 inches tall. This seemingly human-like creature has become a force to be reckoned with in a mere few seconds, yet the researchers aren’t stunned. Before the alien lunges at the scientists, a man pulls out a mysterious and large weapon, which resembles a bazooka with a much larger open end. In an instant, a large ball shoots from the weapon, in which it opens up into an electric-encased net. The alien struggles within the net, but it’s no use and they go unconscious. 

The aliens' eyes open slowly, with their vision slightly blurry before they eventually focus. A dull soreness lingers around their ear, to which they find a yellow tag on their earlobe. When they look around, they’re greeted by the scent of formaldehyde in the air, along with the familiar feeling of cold on their body. The environment is sterile and clean, yet oddly eerie. Inside of the room there’s nothing but smooth, white tile and a single camera on the ceiling. Instantly all the memories return to their mind: being encased in ice, crash-landing on a mysterious planet, and being hurt and captured by these weird creatures. They’re scared, worried, but most of all, furious. The alien instantly tries to find a way out, but this environment is completely unfamiliar. For some odd reason their teeth, horns, and claws won’t grow no matter how hard they try. Suddenly, two men in yellow hazmat suits and a doctor approach. A metal examination chair rises from underneath the alien, clamping onto their arms and legs. They try to struggle, but one of the men in the hazmat suits injects them with a needle, paralyzing them. Once the alien stops moving, the Doctor begins to speak.

Doctor: Good evening, I'm Dr. William. You might be confused on why you’re here, but first I need to assess your mental and physical capabilities as an organic creature. Sadly, this process may prove to be extremely painful for you, however I'm sure you’ve taken your fair share of beatings with the anatomy you have. You look so primitive, I doubt you can even understand this conversation.

Dr. William waswrong, the alien could understand every single word of the language he was speaking. But even though they could understand, they couldn’t speak the language itself, not without knowing the proper ways to contort their mouth. None of this was important right now though, the only thing on their mind was to escape as quickly as possible. Nothing could cross their mind until they’ve reached safety. Soon, an assistant wearing a surgical gown along with a respirator and medical cap enters through the door, bringing with her a rolling cart with various tools. On the cart contains several vials of mysterious serums, multiple wrapped 25-gauge needles, a small otoscope to examine the ears, a medical flashlight, gauze, rubbing alcohol, a scalpel, and a stethoscope. The assistant had a lifeless and depressing aura. Her skin was tanned with noticeable sunspots on her sunken cheeks, which was an unfamiliar sight to the alien. On their planet, there was nothing but heavy ice and snow pelting the ground, with a sky plagued with large, dark grey clouds. This weather never ceased, yet the humanoid species on the alien planet was accustomed to such conditions. Their skin was blubber-like and nearly 5-inches thick. Their skin was nearly bleached white due to zero contact with the sun. The aliens' eyebrows were nearly non-existent due to the lack of sweat being produced. 

Dr. William: Okay you three, you all need to be careful with this specimen, it’s already proven to be quite violent, so you need to be more attentive than usual. Don’t let your guard down, no matter what. I’ll be watching through the camera if anything goes wrong, but remember that if you mess this up, upper management will hear about you. They won’t hesitate to dispose of useless personnel.

The assistant looked nervous, becoming a little paler than she was before. She looked at the alien, and saw the look of fear and anger in their eyes, a look she’s seen many times.

Assistant: It never gets easier, does it?

Guard 1: It really doesn’t, I'm still squeamish looking at all these creepy things getting poked and prodded at.

Guard 2: Can you two shut the hell up already? Dr. William’s probably looking at the camera already. Let's just get this over with so we can move on and scrub this memory from our minds. Besides, why would you take this job if you didn’t want to see this crap?

Guard 1: Come on, this wasn’t in our job description and you know it.

Guard 2: Ugh, whatever.

The assistant looks visibly nervous. She’s examined hundreds of specimens, gotten her hands dirty with intergalactic blood. No matter how many times she does this to her “patients”, she never gets more comfortable doing it. Watching life form after life form growl and scream in unimaginable pain, a pain that they didn’t deserve. On one hand, she knows what happens if she backs out, but on the other hand, this alien was the most human one she’s seen so far.

Assistant: (They look almost like a real person from our planet. From careful observation, the only difference I notice is the odd pigmentation and the small, blunt horns on their head. I just can’t shake this tight feeling in my chest.)

She grabs what seems to be a mysterious liquid-filled vial. The label states in small, bold lettering “Lysergic Acid Diethylamide”. The alien doesn’t know what this is, but the assistant knows it very well, liquid LSD, a hallucinogen. She’s seen hundreds of aliens react in hundreds of different ways to this substance, which is why it’s used in every procedure. The assistant draws 5 cc’s from the vial with her syringe, and as she’s about to point the needle to the alien, she hesitates. Her body freezes and won’t let her move, no matter how much she tries to force it.

Guard 1: Hey, what's the holdup? I wanna go home, so just inspect the thing already!

In an instant, the assistant stabs the first guard with the needle and injects half of the LSD into his arm.

Guard 2: What the hell are you doing?! You’re going to get us all killed with this stupidity! Get over here!

The second guard tries to grab the syringe from the assistant's hand, but he’s too slow. The assistant makes a dive to the floor and stabs the syringe deep into the second guard's thigh. She quickly injects the rest of the LSD and gets up, there’s no time to hesitate, she knows Dr. William already sent more guards to the cell. Quickly, the assistant unlocks the cuffs to the chair, freeing the alien. She grabs onto the alien's wrist and pulls her out of the chair.

Assistant: C’mon, hurry! We need to go right now, there’s no time to hesitate. Please trust me, I promise I'm going to keep you safe.

The alien doesn’t know what she’s saying, but has already seen the acts she’s taken to help her by freeing them from their bleached-white prison. They instantly bolt up from the chair, but their legs wobble and fall to the ground. The assistant, in a hurry, quickly picks the alien up, propping them onto her back, and runs as fast as she can towards the exit. As she traverses the hallways and staircases, she can hear the guards yelling and marching toward her. When she enters the building's parking garage, she tries to fiddle through her pockets for her car keys. Her body is covered in sweat, and her lungs are burning from the non-stop running with her mask covering her nose and mouth. The surgical cap she was wearing has fallen off of her head ages ago, and her long hair is now reduced to a frizzy mess of a low-bun. She finally grabs onto the keys in the front pocket of her scrub pants. After unlocking the car, she lays the alien into the backseat of her Camery and she quickly makes way for the driver's seat. Jamming the keys into the ignition, she messily and quickly backs out from her parking space and slams on the gas. She rams into the ticket barrier at the end of the garage, causing it to snap and fly forward at immense speed. She quickly makes her way onto the main road, her adrenaline still running high. 

Assistant: Oh my god, what the hell am I doing?! My job is going to have both of us killed if they find us, what was I even thinking? Stupid, stupid, stupid!

Suddenly, the alien starts to grunt

Alien: Urghht… Ssss… Stth…

Assistant: Are you…mimicking english? Oh my god, what have I gotten myself into?

Alien: Sss… saeyyy… Urggrr… 

Assistant: Hold on, we’re almost home, okay? We can practice speech when we get to my apartment. Thank god I never gave those quacks my real information. 

As the assistant pulls into the driveway of her apartment building, the alien grunts in paint. All they can focus on is the pain all over their body. Their wrists and ankles are bruised from the restraints on the chair. Not only that, but their muscles were still spasming from the electric net that got them into this mess in the first place. Due to all of this, the assistant had to carry her out of the car up to the apartment. When she opens the door, she lays the alien down on the couch in the living room. She goes to the freezer to get some ice packs for the aliens' bruises and gently places them on their wrists and ankles.

Assistant: Okay, first things first, we need to actually learn each other's names, it’s only fair with all the crap we’ve both been through today. My name’s Serena, Serena Maddox.

Alien: Mmrmggh… n-nneem, nthhh… Neenah…

Serena: Neena? Your name is Neenah, yes?

Neenah: Yyeath… ssss..th

Serena: I’m really surprised by how quick of a learner you are, but I still need to help you pronounce words properly. For now though, you should focus on getting some rest, okay?

Neenah: Thhhh.. thaeenk… eww…

Serena: It’s okay, I'm just glad we’re both out and safe. Finally safe…

Hey yall! Hope you guys like the first chapter of this fanfic/webseries i'm starting. It's my firs time writing any type of fanfiction, so criticism is welcome! Let me know what you guys think :)