"Humey jawab dena hoga," Samira dheere se boli, uska haath radio tak pahunchte hue kaanp raha tha.

Castellanos ne sar hilaya, uski aankhein ab bhi console par thi. "Humein savdhaan rehna hoga, lekin. Humein nahi pata bahar kya hai."

Samira ka dil tez dhadak raha tha jab usne radio key kiya. "Yeh Captain Castellanos aur Lieutenant Samira hai SS Odyssey se. Hum zinda hain aur madad ki zarurat hai."

Jawab turant aaya, dusri taraf se aawaz relief aur urgency se bhari hui thi. "SS Odyssey, yeh USS Ventura ke Captain Ramirez hain. Apni jagah par ruke rahiye, hum ek rescue party bhej rahe hain."

Unki aankhein chamak uthi, rescue ki umeed unki sunsaan zindagi mein ek roshni thi. Lekin yeh khushi thodi der ke liye hi thi kyunki dahaad aur tez ho gayi, floor unke pairon ke neeche kaanp raha tha. Samira ki Castellanos ke haath par pakad mazboot ho gayi, unka khauf saaf dikh raha tha.

"Yeh kya hai?" woh dheere se boli, uski aawaz kaanp rahi thi.

Castellanos ki aankhein monitor par gayi, unke perimeter ke kinare par ek darawni cheez ki jhalak dikh rahi thi. "Yeh... yeh ek maqami creature hai," woh bola.

Woh creature ghane ped-paudhon ko tod kar bahar aaya, uski badi parchhayi ship ki emergency lights se roshan ho rahi thi. Yeh planet par unhone pehle jo bhi dekha tha, usse bilkul alag tha, ek bada beast, ek serrated muh jo ek insaan ko aasani se nigal sakta tha aur scales jo andhere mein jewels ki tarah chamak rahe the.

Ek dahaad ke saath jo jaise hawa ko bhi hila sakti thi, woh Castellanos par jhapat pada, jo achanak intrusion se chauka gaya tha. Creature ki powerful tail ne usse ek doll ki tarah side mein phenk diya, usse bulkhead se takra diya. Uske sambhalne se pehle, uske clawed haathon ne use pakad liya, aur asaani se hawa mein utha liya.

Samira ki jism mein panic daud gaya jab usne dekha ki creature Castellanos ki kalaiyon ko vines se baandh raha tha, jo uski marzi se floor se nikli thi. Captain ne struggle kiya, uski aankhein khauf aur confusion se phaili hui thi, lekin creature ki pakad bahut mazboot thi.

Creature ne Samira par dhyaan diya, uski aankhein ek ghaib roshni se chamak rahi thi. Usne ek kadam piche liya, uska haath hip par sidearm tak pahunch raha tha, lekin creature uske react karne se pehle hi tez move kiya, uski tail ke ek jhatke se weapon ko uske haath se gira diya.

Woh ek ajeeb grace ke saath uske paas aaya, floor se vines uski kalaiyon aur ankles ke ird-gird lapet rahi thi, usse hawa mein utha rahi thi jaise woh weightless ho. Creature ka touch uske bade size ke bawajood hairatangez mulayam tha. Samira ko uski saanson ki garmi apni skin par mehsoos ho rahi thi, jo exotic flora ki halki khushboo de rahi thi.

Uski tail ke ek jhatke se, usne use ek beam se secure kar diya. Samira ka dil tez dhadak raha tha jab creature ki aankhon ne uski aankhon mein dekha, unke andar ki roshni jaise uski soul ki gehraiyon mein jhaank rahi thi.

Aur phir samira woh dekha, creature ke jazbaat ubharne ka bilkul saaf ishaara. Uska cock, ek nazuk khaal ki layer mein dhaka hua, uski aankhon ke saamne phoolna aur sakht hona shuru ho gaya, ek aisa reaction jisne samira jism mein confusion aur khauf ki ek wave dauda di. Woh kisi bhi insaan ke cock se easily dugna bada tha, aur jaise jaise woh badh raha tha, woh ek hypnotic rhythm mein pulse kar raha tha, jo us darinde ki gehri, gunjti hui dahaadon ke saath sync hota hua lag raha tha.