The monster flinched back before letting out a roar.
It was deafening. Like an avalanche. Like a mudslide. All loud noise at a bone rattling intensity. So overpowering, it completely swallowed their return screams.
Garnet, startled out of her stunned, terrified stupor, turned and ran, dragging Goldie by her wrist back down the hall. They immediately took a different turn. No monsters in this one.
“Whatwasthat?!” Goldie gasped.
“I don’t know!” Garnet looked back at her sister. Hating the tears in her eyes. Hating this entire situation. How could things have gone thiswrong?! Their lives weren’t perfect, but surely, they didn’t deservethis!
Someone stepped into the hallway. Right in their path. Garnet almost didn’t react in time, but Goldie pulled against her hand, bringing her up short before she ran into another person.
This guy wasn’t as big as the monster back in the other hall. And Garnet actually recognized this species. This was one of the three eyed domini that helped protect Earth. But just because his species had vowed to protect humans didn’t mean this particular guy did.
He was still big, just not overwhelmingly huge. He was also much leaner than the other guy, but that didn’t make him look weak at all. He cocked his head to the side, smirking at them. His three eyes were sharp slashes on his face, two near where theirs would be and one on his forehead, all three of them angled inwards towards each other. A fang glinted in the light as his lips parted. He had long hair back in a ponytail, a thick belt slung on his hips with weapons on both sides. At least, she assumed those gun shaped things were weapons.
Garnet and Goldie stepped back together as he said something. His voice was soft, almost playful, though since they didn’t understand him, maybe it was actually mocking. His skin and hair changed color as he moved. The majority of his body was the same red as his shirt, his hair and parts of his head were the silvery gray of the ship behind him.
Domini camouflaged to their surroundings. It didn’t make him invisible, but if he hid, it would definitely be harder to spot him.
He said something else. His tone a casual drawl as he reached for his hip.
His gun!
He was going for the weapon!
“Screw off!” Garnet kicked for him. He jumped back with a cry of surprise, his long tail whipping around as if to fend her off.
Goldie tugged on her hand again. Garnet turned to run with her, taking a different turn in the hall, passing by multiple doors. None of which opened.
Where the hell were they?! And where could they possibly go!?
They didn’t get far this time before they were intercepted again. This time, a door opened off the hall, and, without even thinking, Garnet took it. She ran right in only to come up short because there was someone stepping out.
This time, Garnet and Goldie both screamed. Their voices echoed into the small room, out into the halls, as they backed up.
The huge guy, much taller than ponytail guy but not quite as big as the monster, snarled at them before barking something in a rough, gravely voice.
This guy had dark brown skin, hard and rough, with streaking veins of gleaming red breaking through like cracks in the ground, shining like the glow of embers on a fire. Orange eyes burned; brow furrowed in anger as he barked something else. On his head wasn’t hair but a crown of short, thick horns. He was broad in the shoulders with big biceps and thick, heavy arms.
And huge. Not as big as the four-armed behemoth, but he could probably grab their heads in both hands and crush them like eggs. He certainly looked angry enough to do it as Garnet and Goldie backed up into the hallway.
He stepped towards them, raising his hands.
Goldie let out a cry as she kicked out, sending her slipper shoe flying. It smacked the guy right across the face. As he sputtered and smacked it away, Garnet was already tugging on Goldie’s hand dragging her – minus one shoe – down a different hall.
Damn it! They weren’t doing anything but running into monsters and possibly making their captors angrier.
They needed a plan! They needed a chance to fucking breathe!Something!
Someone stepped into her sight, right at the end of the hall. Garnet came to a skidding halt, Goldie knocking into her back. Both of them were breathing hard. Goldie’s hands tightened against her arm as Garnet’s heart raced.
This guy…
This guy was dangerous.
“Garnet,” Goldie called to her weakly, tugging against her arm. Trying to get her attention.
Garnet turned and gasped.
