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“This is why I am a spy. And you are warm bodies to feed the enemies.”

Sim growled and I don’t know if he’s irritated or aroused by the sight of Coone.

Coone straightened up from a squatting position. In a serious tone, he said, “Come. It looks like we need you to complete our side mission.”

“Side mission?”

“Who’s we?”

“How long have you been here?”

Coone came to us. He almost whispered but we can hear him clearly. “Just me and Roqs.”

I asked the important question. “Where’s Zirc?”

He remained silent and shook his head. Fuck, now we know, things are about to get fucked up more.

CHAPTER5

Rescuer & The Elder

Brynn

“Don’t touch him!“

“He has iiitttt”

“What is it?”

“You wouldn’t want to know.”

“Well, I know what it is and we need to have it and sell it to the highest bidder!”

Something hissed and growled loudly.

My body felt heavy. Don’t tell me someone got to me again? There is something heavy on my chest and I’m lying on the ground.

“He’s waking up. Quick, knock him out again, leader.”

A thump and something crashed.

I slowly opened my eyes. I have to be awake for this.

My vision cleared and I saw the almost hairless cat alternating between hissing and growling. It is standing just a few feet away from my chest. I know it is hissing but the only fluffy thing on its body, the small tuft on his head, is all pointed up. So cute. Reminds me of a poster before from Mr. T. Waywayback from my foster mom’s era.

I made an inventory of my body and my limbs ache. The back of my neck aches a bit and that worries me. The rest are just okay, like I exercised a lot and strained some muscles.

“Stay awaay froom m-my cat,” I slurred a bit. My vision is okay but I worry why I have the slur. “Who hit me?”

“Cat? He means hiscat?”

“Foreign. Not from this planet.”

He? Ah yes, they mistake me being male because all of them are males. I haven’t seen any female around, except for that weird psychotic bitch who has boobs but definitely a male. If he or she was only a little friendlier, we could be best buds right now. God, I missed my friend! I can use a buddy right now.

I used one of my arms to pull me up from my prone position. My arm wobbled. I noticed one of the manasties move forward, possibly to assist me, but the cat - hiscat - growled loudly. For a sickly looking creature, he sounded fierce and menacing. I will definitely keep him.

“You can’t keep it,” said someone to my right. Did I say that out loud or can this old manasty hear my thoughts. “I can read your face, young one. And I fear that you will forever be young if you carry such a burden with you.” He cast both eyes ringed with white eyelashes towards the hiscat who is just staring at him. Listening.

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