Tuesday Tales - Simple

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! This week's word prompt is “simple”. We are back with Dani in my Sci-Fi story. 

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The alien’s head drooped a little. “It is not that simple, I am afraid.”

Dani shook her head. The disbelief flooded through her. “I don’t get it. Why couldn’t it get you home?”

He gave her a small, cat-like smile. “One, it is information meant for the Vigvuth. It may tell them how to get to their home planet. It may say nothing about how to get to mine.”

Her confusion slipped away like a fog breaking apart as the rays of sun pierced it. “That is true.”

“Also, even if there was something that may help me, it is not as easy as making it happen.”

She cocked her head as she studied him. “What happened, Bobo?”

“I told you I was a prince, did I not?”

“You did.”

Bobo gathered his robes to himself then scuttled across her bedroom until he settled on her bed. Like the monarch he was, he smoothed out his flowing garment around him before he continued his tale. “Grarkiel took me from my home because he panicked. Their attack on my planet started to fail and he made a rash decision. On the way back to their own ship, he made a detour to the residence of the palace. My father was with his advisors looking for a way to get rid of the Vigvuth. My mother was with her maids in hiding. They thought I was safe locked away in my room with my tutors. However, when your enemy is cloud-like, there are very few places to stay secluded.”

“That sounds terrifying.”

Bobo huffed. “It was. The Vigvuth barely got off the surface before my father’s pilots were following. I was implanted with a beacon of sorts when I was a babe. When my parents realized I was taken, they activated. Grarkiel discovered this quickly as well. He beat me over and over again until it was apparent that he destroyed it. It took me weeks to recover from the assault.”

Tuesday Tales - Lively

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! This week's word prompt is “lively”. We are back with Dani in my Sci-Fi story. 

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She hurried down the hallway to her bedroom and threw open the closet door. She eyed her slate colored hard shell suitcase carefully. There were a crazy amount of parcels in the living room. However, she noticed each of them only held a garment or two. If that theory held true for all of them, everything would fit. 

She hoped at least. She couldn’t imagine what Julian would say if something got left home. 

She was so engrossed in her thoughts she missed the sound of heavy fabric sweeping across her faux hardwood floor tiles. She jolted at least an inch into the air at the sound of Bobo’s voice. Her heartbeat picked up to a lively pace. 

“I do not trust him,” the alien murmured.

Dani frowned as she turned to him. “Who? Julian? Ezra?”

Bobo gave her one firm nod. “Yes.”

“Bobo…”

“I despise the human male at the library, the one that Grarkiel possesses. I lived in his head. I am aware he is suffering at the hands of the Vigvuth. His body was still my prison and he made no attempt to help me escape.”

“Did he know you were there?” Dani countered. 

Bobo’s eyes widened. Clearly he never considered if Ezra knew he existed. He continued. “I agree with him. I do not trust this professor. I do not like the way he treats you. He gives you gifts you are not comfortable with. It is apparent they are for his benefit, not yours. He demeans you. He threatens you. Why would you journey with someone who thinks so little of you.”

Dani pursed her lips together for a moment before she spoke. “If we go with him and see this site, can you read what is written on the wall? I mean the words written by the Vigvuth, not the hieroglyphics.”

“Yes, of course.”

“And what they say? Won’t that help get you home?”

Tuesday Tales - Ghost

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! This week's word prompt is “ghost”. We are back with Dani in my Sci-Fi story. 

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There were shopping bags everywhere. They littered the floor, the tiny kitchen table in the corner, the coffee table, the sofa, and the chairs. There was even one plopped on Bobo’s lap. The alien’s cat eyes looked almost offended by the intrusion in his space. 

The purchases Dani made were in the brown paper sack at her feet. The rest were delivered by an out-of-breath delivery boy. Cargo pants. Tank tops. Boots. A couple of lightweight jackets. 

There was also an envelope in the final package. When Dani opened it, she found a postcard from the university. On the back was scrawled a message. Now you are ready to go. Be packed and prepared for the car I am sending at 5:30 am on Thursday. You’re late, you stay home. Julian.

Dani stepped over the bag in front of her then reached inside one of the half dozen resting on the coffee table. She dropped the white tank the second she set eyes on it. She didn’t have to try it on to tell how snug it would be on her. 

She glanced at the mirror that hung in her living room and took in her long skirt and cardigan. She didn’t wear tight shirts. It just wasn’t her style. Did Julian really expect her to wear this stuff in Egypt? What was he trying to get at?

“You did not like it?” Bobo queried as he cocked his head at her. 

“Not a fan, no,” Dani answered. “I’m guessing bringing my ghost pajama bottoms with me is out.”

“Were you planning to dig in sleep pants? Did the professor provide garments to rest in?”

Dani’s eyes went wide. With everything else she found, she was a little wary that he did buy her lingerie. “I’m going to see if my suitcases will fit all this.”