Don't Change: Book 1 - Hope

Copyright© 2015 by Arquillius

Description: A special group of young people are chosen to, of all things, save the world. Why were they chosen? They chose to fight when no one else would. Who chose them? Well that's where it gets complicated... it was an alien. Inspired by the story Bait and Switch, this is the story of the Terra Warriors, six teens ready to put it all on the line to fight as the heroes of our planet, just like the ones they loved on Television.

Prologue

Throughout our own history, we have told tales of those who would rise up and take the flag of humanity to fight for what is right. The basic principal of Life, Love and the Pursuit of Happiness. If you look throughout these stories they're pretty much the same.

In our universe, much is unknown, but within our galaxy there are evils that we cannot even fathom awaiting us. In the darkest region of the galaxy they wait and prepare their attacks. Those attacks may not come today, or tomorrow, but eventually they will.

Deep, within this dark region of the galaxy there exists an empire of beings, headed by something truly incredible, only referred to as Master. Under the tutelage of the being known as Master, the empire has grown, either taking planets or species by force, or by having them willingly join. On the edge of the empire's space, there exists a planet that monitors them. The empire does not perceive this planet as worthy, nor as a threat due to the population of this planet dwindling. Though the planet itself is quite a sight to behold. The planet itself is ninety percent water, and has many sandy beaches. The technology there is far more advanced than Earth.

This planet is named Asparia and dwelling on it, a species that has blue skin but is completely hairless. The species, though land dwelling, can have their skin shift to tough scales to keep in body heat in the water, which are much like a shark's scales. The species is headed by a group of elders, who are very intelligent, but have not found a solution to their species problem of being unable to grow the population. Their breeding cycle is based on the males of their species undergoing a transformation which only takes place for a period of a few hours every ten earth years or so.

On this planet, Asparia, a soldier, the daughter of an Elder, is given a solo mission. This mission is to calculate the next planet that the empire wishes to take for its own, and if the inhabitants can fight back, to assist them in doing so.

The planet that the empire has chosen is Earth...

Chapter 1

A young lad, no more than 18 years old, and fresh out of high school suddenly snaps back into a cognitive mind. The lad is named Joshua Maximus. He looks around him, but only sees darkness at first.

He's about 6 feet tall, with a rather skinny build, thanks to his genes. His muscles are toned, but not bulky at all. He has short, red, naturally spiked hair. His eyes are green with a brown tint, so that if viewed by a person with bad eyesight, they'd swear that his eyes were brown, but a person with good eyesight would be able to tell where the brown ended and the green began. He has a light brushing of red facial hair.

Slowly, a light forms and with it, a figure. The light isn't too bright, but it isn't dim either. The figure in front of Joshua, who at first he mistakes for a power ranger, as he tends to dream about when he's been watching the television show all day, but then, as the light illuminates this figure, he quickly realizes that the figure isn't a power ranger or even one of the foreign counter parts. He looks over the figure and sees that instead of a spandex like uniform, the figure is wearing a painted plate based armor that closely resembled that of a futuristic soldier. The armor is black with a green tint to it, and on the center of the chest an odd looking symbol is placed. The symbol, though familiar, is unidentifiable to him. The figure speaks, but only for a moment.

"You are the one. I am sure of it. Your time will come, soon." The figure says.

Joshua is perplexed by what the figure has said, not quite sure what to make of it. He's the one? What does the figure mean? But before Joshua can get out a response that consists of more than a single word, his dream abruptly ends, and vanishes, replaced by the darkness of the back of his eyelids, and the sound of his alarm blaring. His mind tells him that he was dreaming, and that his alarm is going off. It is morning yet again, and time for him to awaken.

His eyes slowly open. His vision, though blurry at first, adjusts to see him staring at his alarm clock, which reads 7:00 in its calculator like form. The numbers are red, and there's no dot indicating that he's in the evening, but the dot to the alarm glows brightly. Closing his eyes again, he slams his hand against the top of the alarm a few times, until he is able to locate the silence button and turn it off. He slowly pulls the covers over his head and groans, not wanting to wake up.

His attempt to go back to sleep is soon thwarted by his roommate barging into his room and forcing him back out of his tired state.

"Joshua, Earth to Joshua! Time to get up! We have to get moving!" His roommate says as he barges into the room.

He pulls the covers off his head to see his roommate. His roommate is named Phil and stood about six foot five inches. He has the build of a wide-receiver, though he never works out, nor plays sports. Phil is a black man with short black hair and dark brown eyes. He is wearing the lower half of a costume with a pair of socks, and is nude from the waist up. He has a towel draped around his shoulders. Phil has a bit of hair on his chest, a light coating at most, and is standing there with a stupid grin on his face.

"Where?" Joshua asks, unwilling to get up.

"The Convention! Where else?" Phil says. "Did you forget that it was today?"

Joshua groans and pulls off the covers the rest of the way, and sits up. Joshua had went to bed in his boxer shorts, and nothing else. Joshua's skin is a slightly tanned Caucasian that honestly looked like it would rather burn than tan. Joshua rubs his head as Phil turns and walks out of the room.

"By the way, the coffee is hot! Get into your shower before getting your costume on." Phil shouts from the other room.

Joshua looks over at his closed closet door. His costume hangs from it. He had decided to dress as the character Buster Red from Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters. He had spent weeks in the designing stages, and even longer in sewing and making of the costume, and it was at a level that anyone would be proud to wear it. The helmet sat on his bookshelf near his closet, and he had only put on the finishing touches a few days ago. He had checked it the night prior to make sure it wasn't sticky from the Acrylic paint. He gets to his feet and slowly walks over to his mirror, looks at his body for a moment, wishing that he had been built more like one of the heroes he idolized so much. He worked out every so often, but couldn't put on any weight. He sighed before opening his closet door and grabbing his towel off a shelf inside. He then walks out of his room and into the bathroom to shower. He doesn't see what seems to be a distortion following closely behind him.

A little while later he walks out of the bathroom, freshly showered, but still half awake. He has his towel around his waist and his boxers in his right hand. He walks back into his room and closes the door. He tosses his boxers into the hamper and thinks he sees something out of the corner of his eye, but when he turns to look, nothing is there. He shrugs the feeling of being watched off, and pulls off his towel. He walks over to his dresser and grabs a fresh pair of boxers. Again he thinks he sees something out of the corner of his eye, but nothing is there. He pulls on his boxers and begins pulling on his costume slowly, making sure everything looks alright, and when he looks over to see his bedroom door is open.

"The hell?" Joshua says.

"Problem bro?" Phil asks as he peaks his head inside the room.

"Did you open my door?" Joshua asks.

"No, I thought you just opened it." Phil says.

"No. I was all the way over here." Joshua says.

"Weird, maybe we have ghosts now. Either way, finish getting dressed and we'll get moving." Phil says.

Joshua goes back to getting his costume on as Phil pulls his head back and heads out to the kitchen. Joshua pulls on the jacket and gloves before strapping on the foam Morphin Brace to his arm. He looks at himself in the mirror, checking out his costume again, before pulling on the custom made belt and grabbing his helmet. He walks out into the kitchen where Phil is making a couple slices of toast. Joshua sets his helmet on the counter. Phil is dressed as Buster Blue, minus the helmet which is sitting on the counter next to Joshua's. Joshua walks over to the coffee pot and pulls out a travel mug, and begins pouring his coffee into the mug. He puts the pot back in the dispenser and walks over to the fridge. He opens it, grabs the Coffee-Mate. He walks back to his mug, and opens the Coffee-Mate and pours some in his mug. He closes the Coffee-Mate and puts it away as Phil finishes buttering his toast. Joshua walks back over to his coffee, grabs a spoon from the drawer and stirs the coffee.

"You certainly took your time getting dressed, Joshua." Phil says.

"Well, Phil, when you look as good as I do, preparation takes time." Joshua says.

"Yeah. Sure. Grab your coffee, and let's get to the convention. I want to make it to some of the tables before lines get epically long." Phil says.

"What're you having autographed this time?" Joshua asks.

"My newest drawing, depicting all the characters that the actors portrayed that happen to be showing up today." Phil says.

"You did another one?" Joshua asks.

"Well, my last one didn't turn out half bad, so I figured: Why not? Besides, they're always happy to sign unofficial stuff." Phil says.

"That's true. Well, let's get going." Joshua says as he tosses his spoon in the sink and puts the top on his mug. "By the way, I was kind of hoping that you'd try to get them to sign the sexy one."

"What? No, that one isn't leaving our apartment." Phil laughs.

The two of them head out the door, grabbing their helmets and lock up behind themselves before walking out to Phil's white truck. Phil hits the unlock button on his keychain and they get in. Joshua takes a sip of his coffee, before setting the travel mug in the cup holder and buckling up. Phil buckles up and checks his mirror. He sees a distortion for a moment in the reflection, but then it vanishes.

"What the hell?" Phil says as he looks in the rearview mirror.

"What's the matter?" Joshua asks as he sets his helmet at his feet and grabs his cup of coffee from the holder.

"I could've sworn ... never mind. I think I just need some more sleep." Phil says.

"Speaking of sleep, I had this weird dream last night that I have to tell you about." Joshua says.

"The one about the chick with the six tits again?" Phil laughs.

"No, this one was different. Almost ominous in nature." Joshua explains.

"Really?" Phil asks.

"Yeah. It was just some armor wearing warrior that reminded me a lot of a power ranger, who told me I was the one." Joshua explains.

"But Joshua you are the one! The dumb ass one that likes to sleep more than do anything else." Phil laughs.

He starts the truck and pulls out of the parking lot, heading towards the convention. The two of them listen to the radio and keep sort of silent as they drive to the convention. They pull into the convention parking lot and hop out of the truck. The birds in the nearby park are chirping in the trees, and the sun is slowly making its way overhead. Joshua chugs the last of his coffee, and sets the cup in the holder. He grabs his helmet and shuts the door. He pulls on his helmet as he walks around to the front of the truck.

"Hey, let's only refer to each other in our ranger designations unless we're alone today." Joshua suggests.

"Sounds fun, Joshua. I mean Red Buster." Phil says.

"I wonder if we'll be the only one dressed as the go-busters today." Joshua says.

The two of them enter the convention hall, showing their tickets to the checker at the entrance before entering the crowded hall.

Joshua and Phil make their way through the crowded hall, not being surprised in the least as they are asked to pose along the way, or get asked questions about how they made their costumes. Before the end of the convention for the day, they make their way to several tables and get several autographs on their memorabilia, which in Joshua's case is stuff he purchased along the way. Joshua had purchased a poster which depicts a mass series cross-over and of course Phil has gotten each of the guests to sign under the character he had drawn of them. It was enough for the two of them. They are content, and head for the exit of the hall towards the parking lot.

Joshua and Phil make their way to the truck. Phil unlocks it and they begin placing their stuff inside as they begin to hear a commotion. Joshua turns and walks to the back of the truck with Phil following him as they spot the source of the commotion.

"What? Are they L.A.R.P.-ing or something?" Phil asks.

A terrified and screaming person runs by the two of them heading back towards the convention entrance.

"Somehow, I don't think those things are people in costumes." Joshua says.

Joshua points to the large group of what look like costumed robots, which are attacking some of the convention goers.

"We've got to help them, Phil." Joshua says.

"You've lost it! Those things don't look human, or friendly in the least! We should wait for the police!" Phil says.

Joshua turns towards him.

"I know you think that this is just me cosplaying as Red or something, but these people need to be helped. We have to get those things away from them or they'll get killed, Phil. I'll run in and provide a distraction. You pull anyone to safety that you can." Joshua says.

"What? You can't be..." Phil starts, but it's too late at this point as Joshua has turned and run towards the robots.

Joshua does a handspring then a backflip towards the group. He spin kicks one of the bots away from a civilian. He turns to the person, who happens to be dressed like a Shikai version of Ichigo from the anime called Bleach. The person is a little overweight and their custom made sword is broken in pieces around them. He turns towards the cosplayer. He offers his hand to the costumed person, helping them to their feet.

"I think you should get to safety." Joshua says.

"Those things are real." The cosplayer warns him.

"I gathered that from the way that they all look identical." Joshua says. "Now get moving. I'll hold them off."

The guy dressed as Ichigo nods, before turning and running for his life, past Phil. Joshua spots someone dressed as Buster Yellow and runs in as she bends over after being hit by a rod that one of the robots has in the back. She can barely keep herself sitting up right. Joshua runs in, and rolls over her back, knocking away the bot behind her. Joshua spin kicks another bot away from her, then turns to her.

"What the hell did it do to me?" She asks as Joshua helps her stand back up straight.

"Are you alright, Yellow Buster?" Joshua asks.

She looks up at him.

"I don't know, I think they hit me with one of those rods they have ... then my body went numb, Red Buster." She says.

"These things are bad all around, but thanks for the information. I'll try to avoid their weapons. You should try to get to my buddy over by the truck." Joshua says as he points towards Phil.

"Blue buster too? All we need is Stag and Beet and we'd be a team." She joked. "I'll try to get over to him, but my legs are numb."

"Just do your best, he'll try to help you to safety." Joshua said. "I'll hold off these goons while you escape." He tells her before taking a battle stance.

Joshua grabs one of the bots, and twists its arm back behind it. He puts his foot on the arm and kicks forward as Yellow stumbles over to Phil. She turns and looks at Joshua as he continues fighting and Phil runs over to her. Her body has gone completely numb now, and she can't feel anything from her neck down.

Joshua does a jump kick to one bot, knocking it down. Its head hits the pavement and shatters. It gives off a few beeps in error then stops moving. He turns to another one and does a jumping spin kick at it.

"He's nuts." She groans.

"Yeah, he is, but he's doing what he knows is right. Come on, we'll get you over to my truck." Phil says.

Joshua runs forwards, grabbing two of the bots, by their faces, and smashes their heads together as hard as he can. He can feel his body starting to get sore from being years out of practice. He grabs another bot by the arm and spins it around, thrusting it into a group of bots. He turns towards an approaching bot, running at it, and doing a jumping clothes line, knocking it to the ground, which breaks the back of its head. Phil picks up the young lady dressed as yellow buster and throws her over his shoulder and carries her over to his truck. He sets her on the back bumper.

"Can you stay sitting here, without falling?" Phil asks.

"I think so." She says as she wraps her arm around his tailgate.

"What happened?" He asks.

"They hit me with one of those rods, and my body went numb." She says.

She looks over at Joshua who's fighting his way through the robots towards different cosplayers.

"He's very brave." She says.

"Maybe. I think he's enjoying this though." Phil says. "He's acting like a power ranger, saving the regular people while not worrying about the consequences."

Joshua does a diving roll under the legs of one of the robots, jumps to his feet, and grabs it by the back of the head, and slams its face into the pavement.

"Run! Get to safety! I'll hold them off!" He yells.

Before Joshua can turn from them, a bot walks up and hits him with one of the rods in the chest. The cosplayers run off as he looks down at his chest before knocking the bot back a little. It doesn't hurt at first though Joshua's body, not being protected in the same way one of the go-busters may have been, starts to tingle, and his muscles give out. The bot slams its arm against Joshua's helmet as he drops to his knees, smashing his eye plate and part of the PVC made helmet, and sends him flying on his back to the ground. The helmet cracks in several places as his head bounces off the pavement. Joshua is out for the count. The bots begin moving towards his unconscious body.

"Fuck." The young lady says.

Phil turns and looks to see Joshua out cold on the ground. The bots approach him and begin bending down and hitting him with their rods.

"Shit, they got him!" Phil says as he gets ready to run in.

Before he can blink, he's surrounded by a group of officers in full riot gear. No one had even noticed the sirens until the officers had arrived. They pull out their pistols.

"Stay put kids. We're going to try to take these things out." An officer says as he walks up next to the truck.

"But, My friend..." Phil starts.

"We'll at least draw their attention if we can't stop them. At that point, run in and grab your friend." The officer says.

"Some of the other cosplayers may need medical attention." Phil says.

"On the way already." The officer explains.

The officers point their pistols and fire. The guns are standard issue, but do their jobs, hitting all of the bots in the heads or in the chests. The robots fall to the ground like broken toys.

"Looks like even though these things are robotic they have some of the same basic weaknesses as humans. Headshots and heart shots work. Get your friend, we don't know if those things are going to get back up or not." The officer says to Phil.

Phil runs over to Joshua. He kneels down and grabs his arm. He pulls the dead weight of Joshua onto his shoulder and walks back over to the truck, setting Joshua on the ground at the young lady's feet. She slowly moves herself off the truck and helps Phil remove his helmet as the paramedics drive up and disembark from their vehicles. The young lady looks at Joshua's face. Her breath is taken away. This guy had been the one who saved her, without worrying about himself and now he was in worse condition than she had been. She almost wanted to cry, but she knows it won't help.

"You think he's going to be alright?" She asks.

She feels upset that he is hurt, though she doesn't know why. She hadn't asked him to rescue her, and she had never met him before today. Normally she would've just turned and walked away, but something about him is different.

"I hope so." Phil says. "They hit him with that rod before really attacking."

"Yeah, I noticed. He couldn't put up a fight, and they beat him senselessly." She says.

A paramedic rushes over to the truck where the three of them are waiting. The officers have moved up, surrounding the bots.

"Is this the one who got most of the civilians to safety?" The paramedic asks. "We've been listening in over the radio."

"Yeah, his name is Joshua, Joshua Maximus." Phil says.

"Let me get him to the ambulance. What about you two? Do you need medical attention?" The paramedic asks.

"She does, she was hit by those things too." Phil says.

The girl looks at Phil for a moment, then turns back to the paramedic.

"I can walk with you." She says.

Chapter 2

In Joshua's mind, he's reentered the place he had been right before waking up before. Before him, again, is the armored warrior.

"Am I dead?" Joshua asks the warrior.

"No, and you did well, for a human. Not many can say that after facing the Cybots." The warrior says. "They are normally ruthless and will kill those who show opposition."

"Who are you?" Joshua asks. "And that's what those things are called Cybots?"

"A friend. I'm communicating to you telepathically while you are in an unconscious state." The warrior says. "And yes, they're part of an army that's come to take your planet by force."

Joshua can make out a feminine tone in the warrior's voice.

"You sound like a woman, but look like a guy." He says.

"I am indeed female. We will meet soon enough, but first, I have to check on the others." She says. "You may have saved one of them, but the other four fought as hard as you did. I must insure that they do not die as well."

"Others?" Joshua asks.

"The others that were chosen. I am sure of it now, that you are one of the six." She says.

"Why? Because I saved a few people at the convention? And who did I save?" Joshua asks.

"You risked your life without a cause." She says. "And you did save one of the others. You will meet that other soon enough. I have been here too long watching over you."

"Without a cause? They were in trouble! I had to help." Joshua states, but he finds himself about to wake again.

The dream has ended and Joshua finds himself staring at the back of his eyelids again. Joshua opens his eyes to find himself looking up a tiled ceiling, his eyes no longer behind the shattered eyepiece of his Buster Red helmet. His head is pounding and as he attempts to sit up, he feels a bit of dizziness take him. Phil, who is sitting in a chair on the other side of the room, looks up as he hears Joshua shifting in bed. He puts down his novel and stands up. He's wearing jeans and a t-shirt now.

"You're finally awake." Phil says.

"I had the weirdest dream." Joshua says.

"No, you really went off the deep end and attacked a bunch of robots in order to save people that you've never met, who happened to be dressed like a bunch of cartoon characters." Phil says.

"So, that wasn't a dream ... That would explain why I'm in the hospital." Joshua says.

"No, you're all over the news." Phil explains. "I think this is the best advertising Saban could hope for. A guy dressed as buster red running in to a large group of robots and saving people at a convention. The kids are going to be begging for the Americanized version of Go-Busters." Phil says.

"Did everyone get away?" Joshua asks.

"Yeah. You almost got killed in the process, but yeah." Phil says. "Now let me go get the nurse and let her know you're awake."

"One more thing. How long was I out?" Joshua asks.

"Two days." Phil says.

Phil leaves the room, speed walking to find a nurse. Joshua looks around and sees the flowers on his night stand. He pulls out a pink card from it. Written in the card in plain handwriting is 'Thanks for saving meAmy'.

"Amy? How the hell am I supposed to know who that is? Oh well. The gesture is more than enough." Joshua says to himself.

As soon as Joshua stops speaking, Phil reenters the room with a nurse and doctor in tow.

"Well, Mr. Hero, you gave us a bit of a scare there." The doctor says as the nurse walks over to him to check his vitals.

"What did that thing do to my body?" Joshua asks.

"We're not exactly sure. We were hoping you could answer that for us." The doctor says as the nurse begins checking Joshua's vitals.

"Well after the robot hit me with that rod, my body felt weak and numb, and since I couldn't react, it smashed me in the face." Joshua explains.

"Anything else you remember?" The doctor asks.

"No, that was all of it." Joshua says.

"Well, your story seems to confirm what the others who were hit said. The rods seem to temporarily cut off the nervous system of your bodies from your brains. This is what caused the numbness and weakness. Thankfully it only lasted a few hours. However your helmet saved your life. If you hadn't been wearing it, you would've died. That robot smashed that thing pretty bad according to the young lady that was in here yesterday to check in on you." The doctor explains.

"Amy?" Joshua asks.

"I didn't ask for her name." The doctor says.

"Well, if you're feeling up to it, you can check out and head home. Check in with your regular physician if you have any pain or more tingling in your body." The doctor says before he and the nurse leave.

"Thanks." Joshua says as they leave.

"Alright, man, ready to get going then?" Phil asks.

"As soon as I get my clothing, sure, but who the hell is Amy?" He asks.

"No idea, I know that was the name on the card on the flowers, but I didn't see who dropped them off." Phil says.

A knock comes at the door. Joshua and Phil look over to see a young lady dressed in a grey sweatshirt and jeans. Her hair is brown and cut short, and her eyes are hidden behind a pair of sunglasses. She has a backpack on her back.

"I'm sorry, the nurse said you were awake and that it'd be okay to come in and visit you." The young lady says.

"And you are?" Joshua asks.

"I'm Amy. I was the one who sent the flowers." She says.

"So ... I saved you the other day?" Joshua asks.

The girl sighs and flips around her backpack to her front, unzipping it as she walks over to Joshua. He can see that she's only 5'6" or 5'7" in height, fairly shorter to him and by her looks she's a petit girl. Her skin is a few shades lighter than his. She pulls out a buster red helmet and hands it to him as she bites her lower lip. Joshua looks over the helmet. It's definitely his, but there's not even a hint of damage to it.

"I did what repair work I could, but I'm afraid that without knowing the steps you took to make it, I could only do guess work on repairing it." Amy says.

Joshua continues to look it over.

"This is great. It looks brand new. But ... who were you?" Joshua asks.

"You aren't too smart, are you?" she says.

Joshua looks over to Phil who puts his hands up.

"Don't look at me, man, I'm at a loss for words." Phil says.

Amy walks up closer to Joshua, and leans in. She give him a soft peck on the lips, then moves her head next to his.

"Of course if we had been the real go-busters, I'm sure we would've fared much better, but you wouldn't have gotten kissed right now." She says.

Without letting him get out a word, she pulls back and turns before walking out of the room in a hurry. Joshua puts his left hand to his lips as Phil turns towards him.

"Wow." Phil says. "I think she's into you."

"Yeah ... you're telling me." Joshua says, still in a state of shock.

"So, who was she?" Phil asks.

"Buster ... yellow." Joshua says as he lowers his hand from his lips, looking at the smeared lipstick on his fingers.

Joshua sighs and stretches out on his bed. It's midafternoon, just a few days after he had gotten out of the hospital. He looks over at the Buster Red helmet that is sitting on his dresser. He reaches his hand up to his lips and touches them, thinking of Amy kissing him. Joshua had found a card with her number on it when he had brought it home. She had lodged it in the eyepiece in a way that he wouldn't have noticed unless he had put it on. He tried finding her in his old high school but she wasn't from his district to say the least. In fact the area code on the card was 828, which told him that she was in North Carolina. He had come close to trying to call her a few times since he had gotten home the previous day, but kept stopping himself, not sure of what he would say. He wasn't sure if he should try to ask her for a Skype address so they could video chat, or if he should just call her and tell her that he wanted to see her again. It was all odd.

No girls in high school had really showed an interest in him, and the one girl who went on a date with him when he was in high school only did it because she lost a bet. He turned his head and looked up at the ceiling again. He just had to face the fact that he was hopeless and go on with his life.

He finally tells himself that he's putting way too much credit into the kiss, and that it was a simple thank you. He stands up and walks over to his bookshelf, grabbing a DVD of Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters and pops it into his DVD player, and turns it on. He hits play, and the fast version of the opening comes on. The version titled: Morphin! Movin! Busters Ship!.

Joshua lays back down on his bed, and before he knows it, he's passed out again. She appears before him again, this time, the armor she's wearing has changed to resemble that of a shorter female armor. The armor is still the same color, suggesting that she was using a template of some sort, and just adapted it to her female form to make it more accommodating for him.

"You again?" Joshua asks.

"You do not seem pleased to see me, Joshua." She says.

"No, it's not that, I just wish that I knew why I keep dreaming of you." Joshua says.

"I've already told you, you are not dreaming. I am communicating with you while you are in an unconscious state. This usually takes place during your regeneration cycles." She says.

"Tell me your name then." Joshua asks.

"Pronounced in your language, it is Saitx. PSY-TAX." She says.

"Well, Saitx. Why do you keep contacting me?" Joshua asks her.

"I already told you that too. You are the one." Saitx explains.

"The one? What one?" Joshua says.

"The first one that I chose to save your world. More of the Cybots are coming." Saitx explains.

"So what do I do?" Joshua asks.

"You fight them, as you have before." Saitx explains.

"Can I get some help? I almost was killed last time." Joshua explains.

"The others do not live in your proximity." Saitx explains.

"What about you? Can't you help?" Joshua asks.

"My technology cannot currently be adapted to help you, but I am doing what I can to try and change that." Saitx explains.

"Where are you?" Joshua asks.

"Right here with you, I have been here for some time, watching you and your roommate Phil. I will be back in touch soon." Saitx explains.

Joshua suddenly awakens, due to his alarm blaring.

"Ah fuck ... I got to get to work." Joshua says as he sits up. "I doubt Mr. Waterless will let me take the day off to go hunting ... what'd she call them? Cybots? Yeah ... Doubt that'll happen."

He rubs his head, and looks at the clock. He had to head out to work at his job as a dishwasher. Sure it was a low paying job, but it was enough to keep up his anime and power rangers/super Sentai collection, and it had enough left over to make his cosplay costumes.

"Maybe I should make sure to bring another helmet with me, just in case." He says as he stands up and stretches.

Joshua is sure that Saitx's warning is real. She's come to him three times now, and gave him no reason not to believe her, but what costume could he bring that would be easy to change into? He walks over to his bookshelf and begins looking over the helmets sitting there. All of the ones on top of the book shelf would require a costume. That's when he spots it. It's holding up some of his manga volumes. He hadn't worn it since last year's Halloween. He walks over to the bookshelf and picks it up, letting his manga fall out of place. He looks into the red helmet.

"The red hood. That might just work. I could wear my normal clothing with a leather jacket and keep the helmet with me in a bag, just in case." Joshua says to himself.

He walks over to his closet and opens it up. He can't quite believe what he's doing as he pulls out a duffel bag.

"Now I understand how Peter Parker felt in the cartoon, hiding his Spiderman costume under his clothes." He says as he stuffs the helmet into his duffel bag.

He throws his duffel bag over his shoulder and heads out of his room, closing the door behind him. It was going to be another long night at work, but knowing he was semi prepared for an attack made him feel better. Joshua, as said earlier, is a dishwasher, well, almost, he's a dishwasher slash bus-boy. He works at a restaurant owned by Mr. Waterless. Mr. Waterless was the kind of employer that would infuriate you, the kind of dick that would argue with you if you needed the afternoon off to bury your kid. Yeah, that kind of asshole. Joshua, however, was one of his favorites, as he always showed up early to prep his workstation, clocked in only at the exact time, and stayed until close, regardless of what time he was scheduled until. Mr. Waterless stood 5'7", was overweight, had grey hair, and constantly walked around the restaurant with a lit cigar in his mouth. He didn't care about activists, or fines. He only cared about the money he was making. Yeah, that kind of greed. He is often known for coining the phrase 'He who has the gold makes the rules.' Yeah, it's an old phrase and Joshua wasn't sure who was the first person to say it, though he had searched it a number of times. But, unfortunately, in the world, that was the way things worked. The restaurant was Mr. Waterless's empire, and Joshua wasn't in a position to argue. So Joshua would work hard and the waitresses were nice enough to split their tips with him.

After yet another long night, Joshua shut down the kitchen area, shut off the lights, clocked out, grabbed his duffel bag and left the restaurant. He starts walking home. It was a busy night, but the tip split was good, so Joshua didn't complain, as per usual. He makes his way through the parking lot and crosses the street, making a direct path for home. He's tired and just wants to lay down. He starts through an alley as he starts to hear shouting.

"Oh god, don't tell me someone is getting mugged now..." Joshua says to himself.

He walks to the other end of the alley, and doesn't see a mugging, but spots a familiar form that has him press his body to the wall of the building. He sets down his bag, and unzips it quietly. He pulls out his helmet and slides it on, as the Cybots attack some older ladies who had just gotten out of the bingo hall. Why they had chosen to attack two defenseless old ladies, he'd never know.

"Dammit, why'd they have to start now?" Joshua asks himself as he strapped the helmet into place.

A cop car drives up like a bat out of hell, its lights flashing but no siren. The cop that was driving gets out, and draws his fire arm. He yells something that seems like gibberish to Joshua.

"What're you going to do?" A voice whispers next to Joshua.

Joshua turns his head to see a young lady standing next to him.

"Huh?" Joshua says.

"I'll ask again, Joshua, what're you going to do?" She asks.

Joshua recognizes the voice almost instantly. It's Saitx.

"You picked a hell of a time to show up, Saitx." Joshua says. "So this is what you look like?"

He couldn't really see her in the dark, but she looked human enough.

"I wanted to see what you would do. He's obviously going to be killed if you don't intervene. So what're you going to do?" Saitx asks.

Joshua looks back at the cop who had done one thing right. He had pulled the attention away from the civilians.

"So, you're not going to do anything?" Saitx asks as the Cybots charge at the rookie looking cop.

Joshua just watches. He is holding back because he wants more information from Saitx, but the cop needed his help.

"No. I'm going to help him. But now that I know that you're not just a dream, I want to talk to you." Joshua says before rushing in.

The cop is hit by one of the numbing rods as Joshua slides across the cop's car hood. He grabs one of the Cybots by the arm and pulls it back, throwing it onto its back. He grabs the car door that the cop is hiding behind, and uses it to steady his body as he sidekicks another robot as hard as he can. The robot drops the numbing rod and flies through the air, landing on its back a few feet away. Joshua slams into a third Cybot with his shoulder, sending it flying, and moves over to the cop who is finding it hard to stand. The first Cybot comes at him with a numbing rod, hitting him in the back where he's protected by his leather jacket as Joshua attempts to help the officer up. Not seeing a reaction from Joshua, the Cybot hits him again, and Joshua grabs the cop's gun from his hand. He spins around, puts it to the Cybot's head and pulls the trigger. Then he kicks it away from him. It hits the ground like a pile of scrap metal.

"Who are you?" The cop asks.

"Hero in a costume." Joshua says. "With what's been happening in the news, why didn't you call for back up?"

"I thought that was a media ploy. What'd they do to me?" The cop asks.

"Numbing rod. Hope you don't mind me borrowing this side arm for a minute. Considering the circumstances, I don't see another way." Joshua says.

He walks to the closest Cybot and shoots it in the chest as it attempts to get up, causing it to fall down. He then aims at the last one and shoots it before turning back around. The last one falls down and all three explode in small explosions.

"But you got hit by one of the rods too." The cop says as Saitx steps from the alleyway.

"I know, I don't think what the rods do can go through the leather on my Jacket." Joshua says as he walks over to the cop.

Joshua hands him back the firearm. The rookie officer attempted to holster the weapon, but has trouble putting it back in the holster. Joshua gives him assistance.

"We should get you back to the station." Joshua says. "Your fellow officers can do more to help you than I can."

Joshua looks up at Saitx who begins moving towards him. Her hair is long and black. Her eyes are brown. She's wearing a jean jacket with a red t-shirt, jeans and sneakers.

"Who are you though?" The rookie asks him.

Joshua takes off his helmet, and tosses it on the driver's seat of the car. He bends down and picks up the numbing rod and tosses it into the passenger seat.

"My name is Joshua." Joshua explains.

"You look familiar." The rookie says.

"I should. I've been all over the news recently." Joshua says, staring at Saitx.

"We should speak privately, Joshua." Saitx says.

Joshua takes the officer by the arm and helps him to his feet, throwing his arm over his shoulders. He opens the back door and helps the officer lay down.

"Whatever you want, Saitx, but first we have to get him back to the police station. It's not far from here." Joshua says. "We can talk afterwards." Joshua explains. "Now get in the back with this guy and keep him calm."

Saitx climbs in the back of the police car, as Joshua reaches for the helmet and moves it to the front passenger seat. Saitx closes the back door as Joshua climbs in the front seat and closes the door.

"Hang on back there ... I've only driven a car once before." Joshua says.

"Under the circumstances, do we have a choice?" The officer says.

"No." Saitx says.

Joshua throws the car into drive, pulls a one-eighty and peels out for the police station with the sirens now on full blast. He pulls into the police station parking lot only a few minutes later, honking the horn and making a ruckus that causes a few officers to come out. Joshua throws the car into park and shuts it off before getting out. The first officer to approach him was the same one who had been there talking to Phil at the convention. Joshua tosses him the keys before grabbing his helmet and opening the back door to let Saitx out and to let the other officers have access to their rookie officer.

"Hey, you're that kid who almost beat down that huge group of robots the other day." The officer says.

"Yeah, wasn't lucky this time either. Your fellow officer was hurt before I could get in there." Joshua says.

The other officers make their way to the back of the car and help their comrade up and start getting him inside. Joshua reaches back into the car and grabs the numbing rod.

"Something tells me you saved his life tonight." The officer says.

"Indeed he did. He performed as expected." Saitx says.

Joshua stands back up and hands the officer the numbing rod.

"These things didn't affect me through my leather jacket." Joshua says. "It might be prudent to have all of your officers wearing protective vests for the time being."

"Alright, I'll make sure the others know. That information could save some lives." The officer says.

"Do you need to take down my information? Or do you have it?" Joshua asks.

"Your roommate gave it to us last time. I'll be in touch if anything comes up." The officer tells him.

"You guys aren't going to arrest me for driving a cop car are you?" Joshua asks.

"No, we'll be overlooking any illegal actions you took in the process of saving him and bringing him here. These are special circumstances." The officer assures him.

"Thanks." Joshua says.

He turns and grabs Saitx by the upper left arm.

"Come on." Joshua says.

"Where are we going?" Saitx inquires.

"My apartment." Joshua says.

"Ah, your domicile." Saitx says.

Joshua leads her a short ways down the road to an apartment complex, and through a door into his building. He unlocks a door, pulls her through and closes the door behind her. He leads her over to the couch where he shoves her by the shoulder into a seated position. He turns away from her and rubs his chin for a moment then turns back to her, a bit calmer.

"Alright, now what the fuck is going on? You obviously are the person I've been talking to in my sleep, I can tell by your voice." Joshua says. "But as far as I know, humans can't contact people in their dreams."

"Indeed I am. Why are you being hostile about this?" Saitx asks.

"Well, the whole secrecy thing. You could've come to me and asked for help directly." Joshua says. "I mean, why didn't you?"

"No, I could not. For a time, my membrane uniform could not display this disguise. I had not programed it yet." Saitx explains.

"What?" Joshua asks as he tries to wrap his head around what she had just said to him.

"I said I could not appear to you in your native form. Harnessing your language was difficult enough, but creating a disguise that would pass for human was hard. I had to take many images from your historical visuals." Saitx explained.

"Historical visuals? So you don't really look like this?" Joshua asks.

"No." Saitx says.

"Alright. I've got some questions then. One, what do you really look like?" Joshua asks.

"My appearance isn't that different from how I look now." Saitx explains. "If you are sure that you can handle my true appearance, I shall show you."

"Do it." Joshua says.

The young woman gives off a series of clicks from her mouth and her appearance shifts significantly. Her skin becomes a pale blue color. Her hair vanishes. Her eyes grow wider and turn completely green. Though her breasts stay the same size. He can easily tell that her breasts are a size 30-B. Over her pale blue skin from the neck down is a white suit now. It fits her form, leaving very little to the imagination. Joshua can easily make out nipples and the lips of her pussy. She is quite attractive to Joshua, even if she is an alien. Joshua feels himself blush brightly but then shakes it off.

"You're definitely humanoid then." Joshua says.

"Yes. I can tell from your thoughts that you approve of me." Saitx says.

"Sorry. I should probably keep my mind focused on the questions over what your real form is making me think." Joshua says.

"You wish to mate with me. Is this a normal thought for your species?" Saitx asks.

"Yes. The males of my species usually wants to mate with those they find attractive." Joshua explains.

"Do not worry, I do not take offence to your thoughts. Some of them are quite pleasurable to read. Males in my species are not so forward with their thoughts unless it is our mating cycle." Saitx says.

"So I'm guessing this outfit you have on is the membrane uniform?" Joshua asks.

"Yes. The membrane uniform was created shortly after my planet was invaded by those that now invade your planet. Besides the ability to disguise our warriors, or make them disappear, it gives its wearer several enhancements. Speed, Strength and stamina are all increased, and the suit can also disable the Cybots if we are in direct contact with them." Saitx explains.

"So why did you come to Earth if your people can already fight these aliens?" Joshua asks.

"I was ordered to by my elders. They detected movement in the Torran Nebula, which is where the species attacking your planet resides. The Torran species is known for attacking planets and stealing all of their natural resources. We're not exactly sure in what they want." Saitx explains.

"Why attack planets?" Joshua asks.

"To make their army of Cybots larger." Saitx explains. "It's the only reason they attack. Though it seems odd to attack planets in order to make more machines to me."

"Me too, so your elders sent you here. How long will you be here?" Joshua asks.

"Long enough to put together the initial team. The six warriors chosen have to come together to face off with the species from the Torran nebula. I chose this amount based on when my home world was attacked. It only took six members of my race that were trained in fighting to push the attacking species back." Saitx explains.

"Is your race going to be able to provide any support?" Joshua asks.

"No. We have many of our own problems." Saitx explains.

"Okay ... So what're we up against?" Joshua asks.

"Seven Generals have come to your planet along with the leader of the Torran race, and millions of Cybots." Saitx explains.

"Can't the Earth's military just do the work?" Joshua asks.

"No." Saitx says.

"Why can't they?" Joshua asks.

"While the Cybots weak points have been found, there is no way that the military can match the fire power of the seven generals. That's why the group must be formed." Saitx explains.

"If they are driven back, will the enemies ever come back?" Joshua asks.

"They haven't behaved that way in the past. If a planet shows too much resistance, then they retreat." Saitx explains.

"So, there will only be six of us?" Joshua asks.

"Yes. There were six chosen. Each of them are within the same age, and each had a longing to save the planet without regard of their lives. They each also put their lives at risk during the first wave of attacks." Saitx explains.

"So, I wasn't the only one?" Joshua asks.

"No, in fact, at the attack at your location, you fought alongside one of the other members of the group." Saitx says.

"Amy?" Joshua asks.

"That is her designation, yes. How did you know?" Saitx asks.

"Amy and I met briefly after the battle." Joshua explains.

"Ah, that explains why your thoughts often drift to her. She is one you wish to mate with as well." Saitx says.

Joshua blushes brightly again.

"It's not only that. My species doesn't simply mate to mate and produce offspring. We do it as part of our relationships, and form emotional bonds to each other." Joshua explains.

"Ah, I saw that in some of the historical visuals. I did not know what it meant. My species does not form families or emotional bonds." Saitx explains.

"You said your species has their own problems, what did you mean by that?" Joshua asks.

"My species is in the middle of a population loss due to a massive illness. Our medical technology is not that good, and due to the lack of mating our population has decreased significantly in the past few years." Saitx says.

"Why don't you mate?" Joshua asks.

"Mainly due to the fact that the males in my species only can mate for a few hours every nine and a half years or so. The matings don't take most of the time, and because of this, our population was already small." Saitx explains. "The next one is three years from now, and though we've found a cure, and are administering it, the damage may have been too extensive to save our race."

"So you only mate every nine and a half years?" Joshua asks.

"Yes, the next one will be my first mating cycle where I am permitted to take a mate, before that, I was not allowed because I was too young." Saitx says. "It's actually quite exciting."

As she thinks of her upcoming mating cycle, her suit recedes into a small pentagon on her chest, leaving her completely naked. Joshua looks her alien body up and down. Her body was very much like a human. She had distinctive dark blue areolas with small nipples. She had no hair on her body what so ever, and her pussy was swollen with anticipation. Saitx looks down at her nudity then at Joshua who can't seem to take his eyes off of her.

"I am sorry. The membrane uniform is psychically linked to me, and retracts to this state when my mind tells it to do so. I was thinking of the upcoming mating cycle and what it will be like, and it retracted." Saitx says. "I can correct it to a normal state if you are uncomfortable with it."

"No, I'm fine with it, I'm just not sure how Phil would react to seeing an alien walking around our apartment, let alone a naked one." Joshua says.

"I shall take a hidden state if he shows up until you've prepared him." Saitx says.

"Okay." Joshua says. "That would probably be for the best, then." He says. "So, tell me more of your planet. If your technology is advanced enough to make the membrane uniforms, why haven't you found a way to correct the problem with the population?"

"Our medical technology was never developed to the level that it is on your planet." Saitx says. "So we have not explored the options behind why the population is dwindling."

"Well, let's look at this logically for a second. How does your race choose a mate?" Joshua asks.

"When the mating cycle begins, the males are sought out by the females and we mate. It's that simple. The closer the mate the better. Remember, I said it only lasts for a few hours." Saitx explains.

"So, you just find a mate? It doesn't matter who it is?" Joshua asks.

"No. Why?" Saitx explains.

"Well you said before that you don't form families or bonds." Joshua says.

"Yes. Is this a problem?" Saitx asks.

"Actually yes." Joshua says.

"How so?" Saitx asks.

"Well, on our planet, we've set a group of general rules when it comes to mating. Our people have found that mating with close relatives causes problems in the gene line." Joshua explains.

"Can you show me this information? Perhaps there is a way I can send it to my people." Saitx asks.

"Yes. I think I can show you some of the information on the internet." Joshua says

"In ... Ter ... Net? What is this? It does not translate to my language." Saitx asks.

"I'll show you." Joshua says.

Joshua leads Saitx into his room, where he closes the door and locks it behind him.

"It seems that your culture is so different from mine." Saitx says.

Joshua leads her over to an old wooden chair in front of a computer. He presses the power button on his computer, and it flickers to life.

"There are many cultures on this planet. We all live in peace with each other for the most part. I like living by the terms 'live and let live'." Joshua says as his computer boots into the operating system.

Joshua is running windows 7 on his desktop computer, though it isn't to his liking it suffices for the most part. After it boots up all the way, Joshua brings up his internet browser.

"Hmmm ... I think we should start with the basics and work up to the medical terminology. I know that the females of your planet seem to resemble the ones on Earth, but you don't know much about the males on this planet yet." Joshua says.

"I have observed you changing your membranes several times." Saitx says. "And cleaning yourself. You seem to be similar to the males on my planet."

"They aren't membranes, they're clothing ... wait a second. You've seen me naked?" Joshua asks, a little bit panicked.

"Yes, after I would come close to you and contact you telepathically, I found a certain fascination watching you prepare for your day." Saitx explains.

Joshua blushed for a moment.

"Well?" Joshua asks.

"Well what?" Saitx asks.

"Aren't you going to say something like 'The males on my planet are bigger?' or something to make me feel inadequate?" Joshua asks.

"I would not say something untrue to you, Joshua." Saitx says, looking at him.

"So am I bigger than them?" Joshua asks.

"Physically you are about equivalent to a male on my planet, however, sexually, you are better endowed then most of the males on my planet." Saitx explains.

This makes Joshua smile, though he's not sure if she's just flattering him or not, he does like the compliment.

"Did you enjoy watching me?" Joshua asks.

"I did find it pleasurable." Saitx says as she blushes, her cheeks turning purple.

"Well, I don't see any reason to stay dressed then." Joshua says.

Joshua pulls off his clothing, tossing it onto the floor by his bed, until he's completely naked in front of the alien. His cock is standing at full attention. Saitx licks her lips a little and looks up at Joshua.

"Your body is not all that different from our males. Though you have no pouch to protect your genitalia and you seem to have hair on you. I would more than be glad to mate with you." Saitx says, blushing slightly.

Saitx blush makes her face turn a shade of purple. Joshua looks down between her legs, which are now spread, and sees that she is wet with anticipation. Joshua thinks about just taking her for a moment, and who wouldn't in his situation? It had been a while since his last girlfriend, or his last fuck for that matter, and here was a naked woman, it didn't matter to him if she was an alien or not, and she wanted to have sex with him. He clears his thoughts in an attempt to control himself from acting like nothing more than a sex driven teenager.

"Let's not move too fast, I think you should learn a few things first considering you've never mated before." Joshua says.

He stands behind her and reaches his arms over her shoulders. He types on the computer and soon a video displays itself on the screen. The video explains sex and reproduction but is short.

"That is essentially how we procreate as a species ourselves." Saitx says after the video concludes. "Except the male's penis will only exit the pouch every nine years or so."

"I figured as much. Your body is giving off many signals to me that tell me that you're ready to mate." Joshua explains.

"It does?" Saitx asks, trying to look herself over to figure out what signals he's talking about. "I don't think my body has any electronic components."

"Um I mean visual signals, For Example..." Joshua says.

Joshua reaches up to her breasts and lightly pinches her nipples which are now erect.

"Your nipples are erect and..." Joshua continues.

Joshua reaches down and touches her pussy, he slightly dips his finger into her, and Saitx lets out a psychic moan. Joshua brings the finger he dipped inside her to her eye level.

"The wetness you have. You are wet enough that it is visible. This is a clear sign to any male in our species that your body wants to mate. Your body has most likely become sensitive in this state, and is more ready to procreate." Joshua says.

"The males of my species do not look for such signs." Saitx explains.

"That's probably due to your mating cycle." Joshua says.

Joshua types something on his keyboard again and clicks his mouse a few times.

"On our planet, as you can see, there is no mating cycle for males. Humans on Earth build relationships in order to mate, or if it is not an option, they pay money to mate, or if that is not an option, they can take one other route, one that does not involve another being. The only mating cycles are for females and only if we wanted to extend our population." Joshua explains.

Saitx looks up at him.

"A way to relieve the need to mate without another? What is this way?" Saitx asks.

"Humans call it masturbation." Joshua says.

"Show me." Saitx demands.

Joshua types a little more and clicks a couple times until a video comes up, then he brings up a video on his computer next to it.

"So both males and females of your species can masturbate to relieve the need to mate?" Saitx asks.

"Yes." Joshua says.

"Your culture is strange. Looking for companionship before mating ... paying for mating ... or self-mating ... it is very odd." Saitx says.

Though she criticizes what she's seeing, she doesn't move her eyes off the screen. She lets her green forked tongue protrude from her mouth and lick her blue lips. She begins rocking her hips against the chair as she watches, unsure of what to do with her body. Joshua feels like he is almost watching a little kid's reaction to seeing this kind of stuff for the first time.

"For something so strange you seem to be enjoying watching it." Joshua says with a smirk.

Saitx says nothing, as she just keeps her eyes glued on it. Joshua forces the video of the girl masturbating to go full screen as a male enters the shot and she begins giving him head.

"What is she doing to his reproductive organ?" Saitx asks.

"Sucking on it in order to stimulate it. It gives the males of our species pleasure. There are things the males will do to the females to pleasure them as well." Joshua says.

"Joshua, I may be wrong by saying this, but I demand you show me." Saitx says.

"Well, demanding is going too far." Joshua explains.

"Then what should I say?" Saitx asks.

"I'll leave that for another lesson. For now..." Joshua says.

Joshua shuts off the video and has Saitx stand up.

"Are you sure you want to learn this first hand? I could supply you with plenty of visual and text based records for your convenience." Joshua asks.

"No, I want to learn this now, and first hand. It intrigues me." Saitx says.

"Alright." Joshua says.

He leads her over to the bed, and has her lay down on it. He parts her legs and puts his head down to her alien vagina. He parts the lips with his fingers and begins licking her clitoris, causing her to moan again psychically.

"Oh. That is pleasurable." Saitx says as she moans a little.

Joshua doesn't stop as he keeps going, slowly slipping his index finger in and out of her tight, virgin alien hole. Her hole, though apparently wet, is cool to the touch and the smell reminds him of lime Jell-O.

"Something is happening. I am not sure what it is." Saitx says.

Before Joshua could explain, Saitx squirted, covering his face in her alien juices. Some of it dripped in his mouth, and the taste was not much different from the smell.

"That was odd, I have never heard..." Saitx says. "I do not know how to describe it." She tells him. "I want to ... I don't understand the phrasing your mind is telling me." She says as he stands up.

She sits up and without saying a word, she plunges his erect cock in her mouth and begins bobbing her head up and down on it, wrapping her tongue around it and licking it in any way she can. Joshua moans as she teases his member. She stops and looks up at him, taking her mouth off of it.

"Am I doing this right?" She asks. "I am new to your mating rituals."

"Relax Saitx. It's not about right or wrong, it's about the pleasure." Joshua says.

"That is why I am asking. You seem to be hesitating but enjoying yourself." Saitx says.

"Well I didn't want to cum in your mouth, Saitx." Joshua explains.

"What is this word... ? Cum... ? It does not translate into my language." Saitx asks.

"Read my thoughts." Joshua says before focusing on imagining what he would've done.

"Oh. You did not wish to spill any of your fluids if you were not trying to impregnate me." Saitx says. "It is most admirable."

"Wait, what? You want me to impregnate you? Is that even possible?" Joshua asks.

"I do not know, my species has never tried with another species before. So this is all very new to me." Saitx explains. "There is no data of this type in our archives, but if it were to happen, I would indeed welcome the chance."

Joshua is blown away. First she wants to have sex with him, and now she wants to get knocked up too. It was like something out of a bad fan fiction. He quickly shakes off the thought and bends down to eye level with her.

"Saitx, normally we, my species that is, only attempt to procreate with another if we are ready to start a family." Joshua says.

"Joshua, I want to experience mating with you at every level. We do not know if our species is compatible to procreate, but I would like to make a point, your mind and your body is telling me you wish to mate and you do not have what is known as protection." Saitx says. "So, to attempt to utilize some of your Earth sayings: We will cross that bridge if we come to it."

Saitx grabs the back of his head and pulls Joshua into a passionate kiss. She pulls him back with her into a laying position on the bed with him positioned over her. He breaks away from the kiss.

"Saitx are you sure about this?" Joshua asks.

"I thought the visuals my body were giving off were clear. I wish to mate." Saitx says

"I know that, but you are what my people call a virgin, meaning you've never done it before. It could be a bit painful." Joshua says.

"Joshua, I wish to make another point clear with one of your earth sayings." Saitx says. "Though I am not sure if the context fits."

"Go ahead and try." Joshua says.

"Joshua, mate with me now, or I will 'kick your ass'." Saitx says. "Was the context right?"

Joshua snickers and smirks.

"Yeah, it was fine." He says.

Joshua positions himself at her entrance and slowly slides his hard cock inside her, causing her to moan until he's fully inside her. He had done it, taken Saitx's virginity. Her fluids as they slowly surround his cock, feel like a cool gel, instead of warm liquid and her virgin walls hug this new intruder. He can feel her vaginal walls adjusting to his size.

"Mmm ... this feels pleasurable." Saitx moans.

"Good." Joshua says.

Joshua begins thrusting his hips against hers as he begins exploring her neck and chest with his lips and tongue. As he teases and fucks her, her pussy heats up, but still feels like a gel around his member. Before long he cums inside her, but keeps going. Her scent has become intoxicating and he cannot help himself, their tongues entangle again as she gets close to her second orgasm.

"I'm getting that feeling again." Saitx warns.

"You're going to cum." Joshua explains.

"Yes, Joshua. Release your seed inside me as I do, please." Saitx begs.

Joshua began sped up his thrusts, and made them harder, and before long he could feel her clenching down on his cock, which made him cum again inside her. As he came, he stopped, enjoying the feeling of sending his seed inside this alien girl who had basically seduced him into mating.

"That was better than anything I have heard about mating on my planet." Saitx pants.

"I hadn't planned on doing that with you ... but when your suit retracted like it did, I just wanted it so much. Then while we were mating, your scent just drove me wild." Joshua pants.

"Do you regret mating with me?" Saitx asks.

"Not for a second. Actually, I wouldn't mind mating with you again while you are disguised in human form." Joshua asks.

"It would be possible. The suit reacts to psychic notions, so essentially, I could allow you access to my sexual organs while in disguise." Saitx explains.

"Really?" Joshua asks.

He pulls his half hard cock from inside her hole. She reactivates her suit, and it spreads across her body before activating, hiding her true form. This time the disguise was in blue underwear with a matching bra.

"I was able to manipulate this form based on images in your mind. What do you think?" Saitx asks.

"Very attractive." Joshua states.

Joshua begins tracing her hole with his finger, then shoves his finger past her panties into her disguised hole.

"Wait, Joshua! I should retract the suit!" Saitx says.

"Why? Would it ruin it to get your juices on it?" Joshua asks.

"No." Saitx says shyly.

Joshua pulls his finger from her hole and traces her disguised lips to her clit and begins massaging it with his finger.

"So leave it." Joshua says seductively.

His cock begins to get harder again as she moans psychically.

"No, this feels too wrong. It feels as if the suit is mating with me." Saitx protests.

"But it's not, it's me. It's just acting as a barrier." Joshua explains.

Saitx pulls him into a passionate kiss. Her tongue encircled his. He was obviously driving her body, which was in no way used to this kind of attention, nuts. He slips his hard cock back inside her disguised hold and she moans into the kiss. He can feel her retract the suit just enough to leave him unprotected and he can feel her alien pussy clamping down on his hardened member again.

"Please Joshua, I want more of your seed. Just let us enjoy this one last time. I know you are preparing for a regeneration cycle." Saitx begs. "I just cannot express in words how wonderful it feels to have your hot seed trying to fertilize my eggs."

This makes Joshua smile. The two spend the next hour making love before Joshua collapses on the bed next to her. During that time he had cum at least once more, and she had cum a few times more. She is laying on top of him now. She reaches out and takes his hand, smiling as the suit retracts to her natural state. He jerks his hand away as images begin flashing through his mind. He pushes her off of him.

"What the hell was that?" Joshua says.

"Is there a problem?" Saitx asks.

"I saw a watery planet, More of your people, and an attack on them by a strange species." Joshua says.

"My home world, and its history. You were reading my mind. It seems that our intimate contact has given you some psychic powers too." Saitx says.

Joshua is taken back, a bit surprised by this.

"Do not despair Joshua, We may be able to use this to our advantage. Tomorrow we will return to my ship and run some scans, but if we can contact the elders and exchange this information with them, they may be able to let us know what happened here. For now we should get some time in a regeneration cycle." Saitx says.

"You're saying you're tired?" Joshua asks.

"Yes. Would it be alright if I spent the night with you on this soft nest object?" Saitx asks.

"Sure. You can sleep with me on my bed." Joshua says half laughing.

With that the two of them curl up together. Joshua shuts off his lights and they go to sleep.

Chapter 3

The birds are chirping loudly, signaling it's the next morning as Joshua opens his eyes, waking to the sound of laughter from Saitx and Phil. Joshua grabs his pillow and puts it on top of his head.

"Joshua! Wake the fuck up and get out here!" Phil calls out from the other room.

Joshua picks up his head, to find Saitx is no longer next to him. He gets off the bed and grabs a pair of boxers and pulls them on before leaving his room. Joshua is a bit panicked about the fact that the alien girl who he had screwed the night before hadn't stayed in his room until he had awoke, and wonders if she had donned her membrane uniform before exiting the room.

He walks out to the kitchen where he sees Saitx, fully naked except the pentagon on her chest, cooking like she's a pro. The sight of the naked alien cooking in his kitchen almost gives him an erection, and she turns her head to look at him and gives off a little psychic giggle. He looks over at Phil next, who seems in no way alarmed by the presence of a naked alien woman, none the less cooking at the stove like she has done it all of her natural life. The scent of her cooking has filled the apartment with a pleasant aroma.

"It's about time man." Phil laughs. "Saitx and I thought you were going to sleep the day away."

"Saitx, you're still naked? Didn't you plan on wearing your membrane uniform?" Joshua asks, still a bit in shock at the situation.

"She doesn't care and neither do I. It's not like the suit leaves anything to the imagination. I don't know what you taught her last night, but when I got back from class she was in your room using the net." Phil says. "But dude, hooking up with an alien chick after your first meeting? Definitely win, bro."

"So, you're okay with the fact that a naked alien woman is cooking you breakfast?" Joshua asks, raising an eyebrow as he asks.

"Why would I care? It's a bonus if a naked woman is cooking us breakfast, the fact that she's an alien shouldn't matter much when you're past that point." Phil points out.

Phil has a good point in Joshua's eyes. She is just another woman to him, in every sense of the word.

"I read your mind while you slept and learned how to use the internet. I learned many of your culture's habits. They are intriguing to say the least." Saitx says.

"She told me you two had sex last night." Phil says before taking a sip of his coffee.

"Oh my god, dude, I'm sorry..." Joshua says as he face palms.

"Dude, there's nothing to be sorry about. That's fucking hot. When I saw her at your computer, I thought it was awesome to see an alien chick, but to find out that you were not only fucking her, but the fact that you were her first fuck, totally awesome." Phil says. "I've always wondered what Xenophilia was like."

"It's not so different from normal sex ... So you walked into my room and found her?" Joshua asks.

"Yeah, I had intended on waking you up, but Saitx told me to let you sleep." Phil says.

"And you just openly talked to him?" Joshua asks.

"I read his mind. He seemed very open to the thought of an alien being, and very open to the thought of a naked woman talking to him." Saitx explains.

"Oh, so you figured, why not?" Joshua says.

"Yes. Then I came out here and began prepping breakfast for the two of you. Which is quite a unique thing. Our people eat mostly raw fish." Saitx explains.

"So you told me that Joshua was your first, but you've seen other males? Does that include other males that are human or just of your own race?" Phil asks.

"Both. I've seen, both you and Joshua and several other humans, in the nude, as you say it. My species only uses the membrane uniforms while we are off of our home planet." Saitx explains. "So we are normally in our natural form, or in our scaled state for swimming."

"So how do we measure up compared to your species?" Phil asks.

"You two are both more endowed than those from my planet, and thanks to my experience with Joshua, I can successfully say that you two care more about your mating than those on my planet." Saitx says.

"Was Joshua any good?" Phil asks.

"He was most pleasurable. But you must understand that I have not mated before, so I do not have anyone to compare him to." Saitx says.

Much to Joshua's surprise, Phil continues openly talking about Saitx and Joshua's mating, and asking all sorts of in-depth questions. Saitx seems very proud of mating with Joshua.

"Eat up Joshua, we will need to report to my elders in a bit, and I think I've come up with an idea about helping you and the others fight". Saitx says.

Saitx places a plate of scrambled eggs and bacon in front of him, and a cup of coffee next to that.

"You know, Saitx, if it turns out that humans and your race are cross compatible, there are other members of our species that wouldn't mind cross breeding, myself included." Phil points out.

"That is good to know, Phil. My people would be grateful with a population increase, even if we need to create a hybrid race to increase it." Saitx explains.

"What's wrong with your population?" Phil asks.

"It is tough to explain. Our mating cycles only come around every 10 of your earth years or so, but the matings don't always take." Saitx explains.

"So, is that why you took the chance of mating with another species?" Phil asks.

"No. Not at all. I mated with another species to experience it. The chance of impregnation is a bonus at this point. Though I will have to return to my ship to see if it took." Saitx explains.

"How are you going to get back to your ship?" Phil asks.

"It is in a cloaked orbit around your planet. It will transport Joshua and I up as soon as he has finished eating." Saitx tells him.

Joshua begins eating the food Saitx cooked. It tastes perfectly normal as if someone with years of experience of cooking had made it.

"So when you get up there, what will you do?" Phil inquires.

"I will submit my reports to my elders. After reporting to them, they will contact us, and let us know what we should do to prepare for the enemy." Saitx says.

"Will what you did with Joshua be addressed?" Phil asks.

"Yes. I have no doubts that will be one of the subjects they will talk to us about. There is undoubtedly a great amount of research to be done concerning this, not just from our crossbreeding, but with the transference of my psychic abilities to him." Saitx says. "That transference may be the key to saving your planet."

Saitx turns to Joshua.

"Have you had any other visions since last night?" Saitx asks.

"Well, I dreamt of your home world, saw your memories of your people and got some good insight on what to expect. I also learned that it's thanks to the membrane uniform that you speak English." Joshua says.

"What do you mean?" Phil asks.

"She isn't really speaking English. She's speaking in her native tongue. The membrane uniform, even in the current state cancels her voice, translates, and retransmits her voice to us with the proper language. In the reverse aspect, our words are canceled to her, translated and retransmitted to her in her own language. It's why she doesn't understand some words we use. There's no direct translation for some words." Joshua explains.

"That is awesome. You learned all that from the psychic powers you now have?" Phil asks.

"Yes. But it's not like I heard her say it, or read it on a screen, it's more like I just know it." Joshua explains.

"Interesting description." Phil says.

"That is how our abilities work. It makes me wonder if your powers will grow any further." Saitx says.

"What do you mean?" Phil asks.

"Records of our ancestors tell of greater abilities with psychic powers. They were telekinetic in nature. Our ancestors also started with these powers at birth, and then over time and with more contact they would grow significantly." Saitx explains.

"Do you think that the reason they degraded was because of the breeding?" Joshua asks.

"It is possible." Saitx says.

"What's wrong with the breeding on their planet?" Phil asks.

"Think about it logically." Joshua says.

Joshua takes a long drink from his cup of coffee as Phil sits there with a dumbfounded look on his face.

"Huh?" Phil says.

"Saitx's race doesn't monitor who they breed with. They merely breed with the closest male when they enter the mating season." Joshua explains.

"So?" Phil asks.

"How much inbreeding do you think has taken place because of this? They don't build relationships or form families. So it would be hard to know your brother from an absolute stranger." Joshua points out.

"Oh." Phil says.

"Overtime, wouldn't it make sense that things like inbreeding would negatively affect their society, like ability impairment or physical impairment like the inability to breed regularly?" Joshua says.

"I see your point." Phil says.

"It would explain it. My people have no want for family structures, or ties of the sort. We don't look for emotional bonds when breeding, just the need to satiate the urges of breeding." Saitx says.

"One other thing, if this has been the case with your species, if the inbreeding continues without a fresh stream of DNA, your race may lose their natural abilities, and their ability to breed at all. There have been scientific studies on our planet where these things have been explored. It may be of great importance to your people to know it." Joshua says.

"We may need to adapt our technology to fully read your language. While using the internet, I was able to use my powers to read your mind for the translation of words and measurements, but your videos with the audio on proved most useful." Saitx says.

"We'll talk to your elders about it. Maybe they will be able to get it to us quickly." Joshua says.

Joshua sets down his fork and stands up. He walks over to Saitx.

"Shall we be off then?" Joshua asks.

"Of course, Joshua. Phil, if you will excuse us. We should be back shortly after the report is made." Saitx says.

"Have fun you two." Phil says.

Before Phil can blink, Joshua and Saitx vanish before his eyes in a glow of purple light. Saitx and Joshua appear in the center of the command section. A blue light projects from one of the panels and scans Saitx first, then Joshua.

"Subject: Saitx. Heath: Nominal. No anomalous data detected. Subject: Alien Life form. Species matches Human Data. Sex matches male human. Please state name for records." The computer says.

It speaks in a voice that seems to come from all around them.

"Designation is Joshua." Saitx says.

"Registration of Alien life form complete." The computer says.

All around them are control panels of various shapes and sizes. The room seems to be lit by an odd glow given off by the walls, ceiling and floor. Saitx walks forwards and places her hand on a cylindrical panel and it lights up.

"Prepare for report. Augment database to include thought and memory algorithms." Saitx commands.

"Report prepared. Awaiting command." The Computer responds.

"Download memories and thoughts into report and directly upload to the elders." Saitx commands.

"Download commencing. Downloading complete. Sending report. Report sent." The Computer responds.

Saitx removes her hand from the control panel and turns to Joshua.

"Place your hand on the console as I have. Including your thoughts and memories should help the report." Saitx commands.

Joshua did as he was told, taking Saitx's place at the console, and placing his right hand on it.

"Prepare for report addendum. Augment database to include thought and memory algorithms of Alien Subject Designation Joshua." Saitx commands.

"Report prepared. Awaiting command." The Computer responds.

"Download thoughts and memories, and send addendum immediately to elders." Saitx commands.

"Download commencing. Downloading Complete. Sending report addendum. Report sent." The Computer responds.

Joshua removes his hand from the console. A few seconds later a screen appears before the two of them and lights up. Three figures appear on the screen. These apparently are the elders. There are two that are obviously females, and one who seems to be male. The male stares at Joshua with intrigue.

"Greetings from Asparia, Saitx and Joshua of the planet Earth. We have received, reviewed, catalogued, shared and stored your reports." The First Female Elder says.

"Thank you for such a speedy reply, madam elder." Saitx says.

"You two will be honored as heroes on the planet of Asparia. Coming up with a solution and probable cause of the population stunting and degradation is not a simple feat." The Second Female Elder says.

"It is apparent that your people have studied what is damaging our population in great detail." The First Female Elder says.

"They have, Madam Elder. We would need a way for translation to take place before I could upload any research to you." Joshua says.

"We have been developing one for a while. The prototype program should be online within a few of your planet's cycles. Joshua, you should know that we took a sample of your DNA when you uploaded. We will see if your species is a match for ours for crossbreeding purposes." The First Female Elder says.

"Alright. That's fine, considering the outcome may be favorable for your species." Joshua suggests.

"We will not forbid the two of you trying to crossbreed in the meantime. As for the ability transferred to you after prolonged contact with Saitx. We believe the transfer may be permanent. Our historical records talk of this happening long ago. In doing so, you also may have given your planet a new advantage. Saitx, we want you to outfit the team of humans you have chosen with Membrane Uniforms, if they choose to join you. This will mean giving them the ability as well." The First Female Elder says.

"Joshua, you should know that anyone you come into cumulative contact for at least one hour should give them the psychic abilities as well." The Second Female Elder says. "Though you didn't begin to show signs of the abilities until after the mating, your mental algorithms show that it took one hour for your abilities to take root."

"If our species are compatible for crossbreeding, we will need you to act as a liaison between our worlds, Joshua. Will you be up to that?" The First Female Elder asks

"Madam Elder. First let us see whether or not we are compatible. We will take steps after to attempt to further your population. Before that, we have a team to recruit to face these aggressive aliens who have attacked my world. What can you tell me about them?" Joshua asks.

The male elder finally steps forwards so he can speak.

"They are from an area we know as the Torran Nebula. They are aggressive with any planet they think they can mine for resources, usually killing off any sentient inhabitants that may attempt to delay or stop them from taking what they want. You have already seen their advance robotic forces known as Cybots. Their next step will be to send in their generals for a formal attack." The Male Elder says.

"Hand to hand fighting?" Joshua asks.

"For the most part. They are unlikely to use ships as it would waste precious resources." The Male Elder says.

"What're they gathering resources for?" Joshua asks.

"We are unsure. So far it's been all about domination of whatever they can get their hands on." The Male Elder says.

"I'll share this information with my government when I get the opportunity." Joshua says.

"Joshua. One more thing. Thank you for what you've done with Saitx. Even if your species cannot breed with ours, you have solved a centuries old problem in a matter of minutes." The Male Elder says.

"We will meet again with you for our next report." Joshua says.

"Until then, friends, stay safe." The First Female Elder says.

With that the video cuts out and the screen vanishes.

"I am surprised he took that so well." Saitx says. "He has always been a bit protective of me."

"What do you mean?" Joshua asks.

"The male elder you met. His name is Sabiex. He is what you would call my father." Saitx says.

"I thought you don't keep emotional attachments." Joshua says.

"Normally, no, but the elders are a unique case. They usually choose one or two offspring each to watch over. I am Sabiex's daughter. Before today, he has never approved of what I was doing." Saitx explains.

"Should I be worried?" Joshua asks.

"No. You need not concern yourself unless he comes here." Saitx explains." Well, let's get prepared for you to suit up. We'll need to gather clothing, costumes or whatever else you wish to have connected to the Membrane Uniform. You'll be able to change outfits at a whim through your psychic link with it. Saitx says as she turns to Joshua.

Joshua thinks for a moment before responding.

"Then we should head back down to my room. Are we limited to things that I own?" Joshua asks.

"At the moment, yes. Until the computer has the translation program we will have to use what you have in stock." Saitx explains.

"Alright, but what about after?" Joshua says.

"We should have the ability to use any data you wish to have imported." Saitx explains.

"Alright. Let's get back to my apartment." Joshua says.

Joshua and Saitx reappear in the living room in a glow of purple light.

"Phil, we're back!" Joshua calls out.

Phil comes out of his room, and walks into the living room.

"You missed the police. They wanted to talk to you about the other night. Apparently the rod you handed them has been sent to a government testing lab. They want to set up a task force for facing off with the attacking aliens." Phil explains.

"What did you tell them?" Joshua asks.

"The truth. I told them that you had been contacted by a friendly alien who was willing to help us in this situation, and you two had gone to her ship to report to her species that she made contact." Phil explains.

"Alright, did they believe it?" Joshua explains.

"The officer was the same one from the attack at the convention. He left his number and asked for you to call him as soon as possible." Phil says.

"Do me a favor, call him back, and let him know that I stopped in, but not long enough to call him. We've got to grab my cosplay gear. I'm about to get my own ability to change." Joshua says.

"The aliens are hooking you up with one of the membrane uniforms?" Phil says.

"They insisted." Joshua says.

"Anything else I should tell them?" Phil asks.

"See if they can set a meeting up with the president ... I think he'll want to be briefed on all of this." Joshua suggests.

Joshua and Saitx walk into Joshua's bedroom. Joshua closes the door behind them and begins gathering clothing, helmets and whatever else he thinks could be valuable to change into.

"The membrane uniform will allow you to wear whatever you wish, but we cannot use it to transport any weapons." Saitx explains. "The system only allows for fabrication and disguise of what is directly worn."

"It's fine. I'm sure that your people can come up with a delivery system for those if we need them. So Saitx, tell me, what do you think about giving powers to the team?" Joshua asks.

"What do you mean?" Saitx asks.

"Each of us will have to be allowed the psychic ability to use the membrane uniforms." Joshua points out.

"Should I be alarmed by this? Each member of my species has the ability." Saitx explains.

"What about the method of delivery? Based on who you chose, either of us could end up mating with any number of people." Joshua asks.

"We will do as we must. The fact is that the elders have charged us with assembling the team, and endowing them with this power." Saitx says.

"So who's the first one we should recruit? I hope you had someone in mind." Joshua asks.

"I was going to suggest Amy." Saitx says.

Images of Amy flash through his mind, focusing on the kiss she had given him.

"Amy, huh? Why her?" Joshua asks nervously.

"You keep thinking of her." Saitx points out. "And she was one of the six that I had chosen to monitor after the initial attack.

Joshua stops what he is doing and looks at Saitx.

"Oh. Listen, Saitx, I hope you didn't take offense to my thoughts of her." Joshua says.

"You seem to be stricken by her, Joshua. I have nothing to take offense over. You and I only mate to attempt to increase my planet's population. I have no emotional attachment to you." Saitx says.

Joshua raises an eyebrow to this as he probes Saitx's mind to see that she keeps thinking of how they had mated. Joshua sighs, a bit let down by the statement, but she was right. He knew it. She knew it. The only real reason they had mated the night before was she felt the need to mate. Joshua goes back to gathering up all of his cosplay costumes and gets them together on his bed.

"Are you ready, Joshua?" Saitx asks.

"Yeah, I think so. I've got all of my cosplay costumes gathered, and some clothing as well." Joshua says.

"Let's return to the ship. We can input the clothing and costumes into the database and use them for any attacks." Saitx says.

"How long will it take for your people to re-contact us about the crossbreeding and the program?" Joshua asks.

"Not long for the program. As for the crossbreeding, that may take some additional time." Saitx explains.

Joshua stands next to Saitx. They, and the clothing and costumes vanish in a glow of purple light. Saitx and Joshua reappear in the command section of the ship, with the articles of clothing and costumes in Joshua's arms. Saitx leads Joshua over to a console on the far side of the room. She places her hand on it. Joshua can feel her psychic connection to the device, and before long she turns back around to him. A long and wide tube appears behind her with a hole on top.

"I've constructed your base database. Place each article one at a time in the tube. After you will be able to categorize them psychically into groupings for access." Saitx says.

"Alright." Joshua says.

Joshua steps forwards and begins dropping the clothing and costume pieces in one by one. When he's done he turns to Saitx.

"You may want to take off your shorts and drop them in too." Saitx suggests.

"Okay, why the hell not?" Joshua says.

Joshua pulls off his boxer shorts and drops them into the tube. Saitx looks down at his manhood and licks her lips, but then regains her composure. Joshua easily senses what she pushes to the back of her mind, in an attempt to have some self-control and smiles. She walks back over to the console and places her hand on it. She then turns to Joshua as a small pentagon the size of hers appears in front of him.

"This is your membrane uniform. Please attach it to your chest." Saitx commands.

Joshua reaches out and takes it, and places it against his chest. Amazingly the pentagon stays firm on his chest though it lacks any sort of adhesive.

"Now place your hand on the console that I was just at." Saitx explains.

Joshua steps forwards and places his hand on the console. He feels a slight pain in the back of his head, but the pain quickly vanishes.

"You can remove your hand, you are now linked to the database." Saitx says.

Joshua removes his hand, and his membrane uniform covers his body. It tightens and adjusts to perfectly fit his form, leaving nothing to the imagination. Joshua looks down at it, examining how it hugs his body. He looks more toned than he did normally,

"To change your appearance, you merely need to think of how you wish to look, though I wouldn't mind if you stayed in your natural state aboard my ship." Saitx says.

"Are you saying you like seeing me naked?" Joshua asks.

Saitx blushes at this comment, and looks away slightly. Joshua can feel the lust from her as if it were entering him now. He can feel something else from her too, a sense of belonging alongside of him.

"Being around you in that state is ... pleasurable." Saitx admits.

Joshua turns to her and retracts his membrane uniform, before pulling her in for a passionate kiss. He soon breaks the kiss and looks into her large green eyes, with his arms still around her. She begins to breathe heavily, and is obviously aroused.

"If I didn't know better, I'd say you've started growing attached to me, emotionally." Joshua says.

"I told you, my species doesn't have emotional attachments normally. However, you are not of my species, and there is nothing normal about our situation." Saitx says.

Before Joshua can utter another word, the screen reappears on the other side of the room and activates, revealing the three elders again.

"I hope we are not interrupting your mating ritual." The First Female Elder says.

"Not at all, Madam Elder." Saitx says as she turns her head to look at them.

Saitx pulls away from Joshua and they walk over to the screen.

"If you two were not engaged in mating, what were you doing?" The Second Female Elder asks.

"Light foreplay, it's something humans do before we fuck." Joshua explains.

"Fuck?" The First Female Elder asks.

"It means mate, but it's a derogatory term that is beginning to pass as a permanent replacement for mating without feeling. For mating with emotional attachment, we call it making love." Joshua explains.

"Ah. Well, we have just sent the program to the ship's database. It should be able to translate the Earth languages into our language. It is still slightly flawed though, as your new terminology was not tested with it." The First Female Elder says.

"Any words on the tests yet? Is the human species of Earth compatible with your people?" Joshua asks.

"At the moment, the testing is slow. It is more likely that if you are compatible, that Saitx would become pregnant from continued mating. This is why we did not forbid it. Our medical research and technology aren't advanced as your planet in those fields." The First Female Elder says.

"Understandable." Joshua says.

"Saitx, as you no doubt remember, your orders were to alert the people of Earth to the growing threat of alien invasion, and if possible help them prepare to battle that invasion without risking your own well-being." The Second Female Elder says.

"Yes. I have made great progress on that." Saitx says.

"We are adding an addendum to your mission. You are to stay by Joshua and the others you have marked as the planet's protectors and help them in any way possible, without causing harm to yourself or their planet. We will be needing you both to be liaisons as well if the cross breeding is possible. If it is the case that we can cross breed with their species, we want you both to contact the leaders of Joshua's world and put a treaty on the table that will allow our two species to cross breed. Do you understand and accept this addendum?" The Second Female Elder explains.

"I'll defer to Joshua's decision." Saitx says.

"Joshua?" The First Female Elder asks.

"The answer is simply yes. As you no doubt know, my species builds relationships with each other and though my time with Saitx has been short so far, I have grown attached to her emotionally as something we call a friend. I would not want her taken from me now." Joshua explains.

"Very well. We understand that your people have a great emotional attachment, and we may need to start having emotional attachments as well if we expect to save our own race. We await your next report. Before reporting, please contact at least one new member of the team that you are creating." The First Female Elder says.

"Yes, Madam Elder." Saitx says.

The screen shuts off and then vanishes. Saitx turns to Joshua.

"It seems you are emotionally attached to me, Joshua." Saitx teases as she runs her finger down his chest.

"Are you still insisting that you have not grown emotionally attached to me?" Joshua asks.

"As an ally, yes, I can feel the attachment." Saitx says.

"Liar. I can sense what's in your mind." Joshua says.

"I am unfamiliar with these feelings, if I am misrepresenting them, I apologize." Saitx says.

"Don't worry about it. Your mind says what your mouth can't. Now, I'm going to get dressed and we can head back down to Earth and start surfing the internet for the data your people may need." Joshua says.

Saitx looks down at the floor plating.

"You do not have to get dressed if you do not wish it..." Saitx says.

There is disappointment in her voice now.

"I know, you like it when I'm naked around you. But we can't ... I can't keep prancing around my apartment naked. Phil may be fine with you naked, but he wouldn't say the same for me." Joshua says.

"Why?" Saitx asks as she looks back up at him.

"He gets pleasure from seeing you naked as I do, and you get the same pleasure from seeing me naked." Joshua says.

"I understand. I could transport us straight to your bedroom. That way you could stay in your natural form." Saitx suggests.

"Alright, but only in the ship and in my bedroom. I can't go walking around in public naked, and neither can you for that matter." Joshua points out.

"I can agree to that." Saitx says.

"Good" Joshua says. "Now, I think I should get some training in to get my body back in shape before the next attack. Do you have a room where I can train my body?"

"Yes. I have a room like that on the ship." Saitx says. "And afterwards, do you think it would be alright if we..." She starts but then begins blushing.

Joshua smiles as she looks down at the floor plating again.

"You don't need to be embarrassed about it, Saitx." Joshua says.

"I am unsure of what to say. The way you pleasured me last night keeps reentering my thoughts like I am obsessed with it. Just thinking about it makes me want it again." Saitx explains.

Her scent fills the air again, the same scent that had kept him going during their escapades during the previous night. He feels himself growing aroused as well.

"Well, I tell you what ... How about we start with a tour of the ship, and see where it takes us, then I'll get to the training and the research." Joshua says.

Saitx looks up from the floor plating into his eyes. She smiles then throws her arms around him, giving him a hug.

"Thank you." She whispers. "And I think I am growing attached to you."