Chapter Nine:
Celestia knew something was off, her bed felt wrong and her head hurt horribly. She couldn’t remember what had happened. She had been testing her new game Silver One and after that it was a blur. She tried to open her eyes but they were too sensitive to the light. Celestia reached over to get a drink from the glass of water she always kept by her bed. Suddenly it hit her! Everything that had happened came back to her in a rush. She sat up quickly but regretted it as it sent waves of pain through her head.
Celestia had to lie back down as the pain sent waves of nausea through her as well. As much as she wanted to move she couldn’t. Instead she slowly opened her eyes giving them time to adjust to the light. Once they finally adjusted she took a look at her surroundings. She was still in the cell that the aliens had brought her to after they tortured her. The door to her cell opened and another alien entered. Unlike the other aliens she had a kind expression and was wearing a medical uniform. At least it looked like a medical uniform based on the sketches she had drawn for her game.
“Ah, you’re finally awake, good.” The woman said. “My name is Crystal. I’m the ship’s doctor.” She sat down on the edge of the bed and pulled out a small device. “Don’t be alarmed, as this is only a scanner for me to get your biological information.” She said.
Celestia watched as the doctor looked at the small screen on the device she was holding. Her patient and kind expression reminded her of her own mother who had died when she was very young. The doctor finished with the device and put it back into her pocket.
“Now I’m betting you have a terrible headache, right?” she asked. Celestia nodded her head. “I thought so,” the doctor said. “Your genetic structure doesn’t break down the serum in the same manner as we do. I’d like to give you a little something for that if you don’t mind. I’m also going to have some food sent to you as your blood sugar is low and I believe it’s contributing to the problem. I’ll leave it up to you whether or not you take the medicine; I think you’ve already had enough forced on you for one day. I hope you’ll forgive me my dear, but I may be required to assist the Commander in further interrogations. Personally I don’t agree with the military’s methods, but I’ll still follow orders.”
The doctor got up and walked towards the cell door. She stopped at the door and turned around and said, “Oh I almost forgot, your friend Jason is here as well, I’m truly sorry child. He’s fine for the moment. Take my advice and cooperate with the Commander. You’ll make things much easier on you and him if you do.” With that final bit of advice the doctor left closing the cell door behind her.
Celestia closed her eyes. She was glad that Jason was all right, but sad that he had been caught up in her problem. If she had never written that game about aliens invading, none of this would have happened! And just how exactly had she managed to be so accurate about their invasion plans? She found it hard to believe that she had gotten so many things right. It had to be more than just a lucky guess. She had actually gotten the idea from the vivid dreams she had about the aliens invading. Every little detail she had included came from her own dreams.
The door to the cell opened and an alien carrying a tray entered the room. He gave her some pills, explaining that they were from the doctor. He set the tray of food and water on a small table next to the bed, turned and left. Celestia looked at the pills and decided to trust the doctor and take them. After all if they really wanted to hurt her, there was really nothing she could do to stop them. And though she wasn’t really hungry she ate just enough of the food to make sure the medicine didn’t upset her stomach.
Now what was really puzzling her was how she knew so much of their plans. Were the dreams somehow being sent to her by one of the aliens? A few of Celestia’s dreams had included a resistance group dedicated to preventing their leaders from taking over other worlds. The resistance disagreed with them taking other species and turning them into slaves to serve them. She had been considering making a sequel to the game based on you being a member of the resistance working to stop your own people. She had planned on doing that if the first game was a success.
Celestia figured that they must have found her by scanning the Earth looking for the most advanced forms of energy currently being used on Earth. It’s how she would do it if she were to develop such a device. Once they realized what her program Silver One was about, it was not surprising they decided to capture her. If she really had been working with the military, it could mean their invasion plans were seriously compromised.
Knowing what she did Celestia doubted that they would ever let her go. Not once they realized how she got her information. If someone was actually sending her the information through dreams, they couldn’t risk releasing her. Celestia sighed. She had never imagined that something like this would happen to her as a result of creating the game. If Jason was really here, then it was unlikely they would let him go either. Somehow she knew she would have to make sure they realized that she would need him if they expected her to work for them.
Celestia knew she was smart enough that they would try to use her knowledge. She would make sure Jason’s safety would be part of the deal. At that point she realized that although the medicine had gotten rid of the headache it was making her really sleepy. She set the tray back on the table and curled up under the blanket. She didn’t want to sleep but she found she couldn’t keep her eyes open any longer.
