A Slave To Alien Masters

cles had all spent time locked up and now they couldn't get work. My mother was a drunk an

in. It was small, just a few bedrooms and a kit

ty much everybody. They blamed the bad economy. I blamed the stuff they kept snorting

e was creepy enough he probably wouldn't have cared if I stayed. My mother told me I could sleep on the couch, bu

n I managed to gra

ighteen I'd got out of

boyfriend drove me and my meager belongings to the motel. His payment was a quick

s to stay there. I had my own bed and a little TV. I did the cleaning, so it was spic an

mple things, like gloves. My hands were red and raw from the chemicals I used. Aft

grope me daily, but I was fast. I'd learned years ago how to

uld lock my room, so nobody stole what I bought. I rarely had fresh fruit or vegetables, canned foods kep

. There was a place there the tourists never went. If you clim

e water and the fish never bothered me. I learned to hold my breath a reall

red taking scuba classes and renting the equip

nally happy. My little world wasn

the motel late one night and noticed a faint glowing coming from ar

mes started fires back there. The manager didn't care unless th

investigate. I should have gone and

s coming from somewhere in the center. I wove between the trees watching the light. It wasn't

surroundings were all very clean, sterile almost and complet

room and the light seemed to be coming from the walls themselves. I put my feet on the floor and it felt like h

g, the sensation was slight, but prominent. My arms and legs were stuck, held in place by strong air currents. The ai

ribe it. One minute they were there and then they weren't. I

form was drifting slowly through a sea of faces. They were humanoid, most of

to shut off and be back at the motel fixing Rame

My tummy and hips had a soft look I hated. The same went for

ttered that did was that I hadn't shaved my legs or my armpits in ag

my lower stomach was a trait I had inherited from mom. I hated it and I never would have showed i

nes that I stopped in front of all looked human. I seemed to glide right pas

here they pointed the light and the air currents changed. I was bent over, laid flat, made to sit, and made to kneel. I could

se trays. All were held in a position similar to mine. A human looking woman was passing between them on the stage, placing co

slaving other humans. They should know

all over the place. The nerve they had to treat me like this. The auctione

t, some weird air current was preventing it. I glared at them and resis

e air current preventing me from speaking was gone and I made the most horrible noises. I called them every bad n

n out of cuss words, so I just scowled in their direction. I looked around angrily and wondered

over my mouth returned and my platform spun across the room to the wall. The light under my feet

what had

activity, my eyes were glued to the last group of men I had st

en large and muscular, I thought. His chest seemed to have a metal breast plate squarely in the mid

es. Some look sort of human, but most didn't. In fact, I didn't se

nymore. I had a moment of panic that he had left. If he hadn'

long with the four other men and they were staring up at me. Their eyes seemed to be apprais

ing thing. I pissed myself. The golden liqui

he edge of the platform. I felt the air currents fighting him, trying to push him away. He wasn't even a little

elf in public, now som

ut of her throat and delved into the ear of the long haired man. She was impassive, but the man bowed his head to her. She motio