Page 21 of Becoming Super

Axel smiled at Zack, “I am going to take Sassy back to our room. I would seriously get that looked at. What time are we flying?”

“I won’t let that she-devil on my ship!”

“Like I would go anywhere with human stealing alien bastards!”

“Shit, Axel, is she always like this?”

He laughed; the big idiot that somehow had managed to contain me with one arm and still carry on a conversation laughed.

“Nah, she’s just tired, you should see her when she gets mad.”

“I am mad you, ass hat! Put me down this minute.”

It didn’t matter what I said or did, Axel just continued to carry me back to our sleeping pod. Once we were there he went directly to his bed and threw me on it. Before I could scramble off he plastered his massive weight on me.

It felt pretty damn good and that only made me angrier.

“How could you be a part of something so evil?” I raged at him.

“Sarah”, he said calmly, “I think you misunderstood what Zack was telling you.”

“Oh no, I heard him loud and clear!”

“Sarah,” he said firmly, “would you just listen?”

“Fine!” I bit off. “What wonderful words of wisdom could you possibly impart that would make this any better?”

“We don’t take humans at random. The only time they are pulled is when death is not only imminent but confirmed as the only possibility. We zap them out seconds before the human’s heart stops. Not every human makes the transition through space and sometimes we aren’t fast enough.”

“That doesn’t make any sense!” I shook my head in confusion. “I wasn’t going to die. I was at a bar having a good night and then the next thing I knew I was waking up here.”

He kissed my forehead, “Do you remember the bartender?”

I gulped, “Yeah, it was Tim or Toby.”

He sighed, “His name was Rob, and he did end up going home with you, Sarah.”

I was in shock, “Are you trying to tell me that the bartender intended to kill me?”

“He almost did.”

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