[OC] Type A and Type B

Lurker for over half a year, first story, sorry for the quality

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-Khaine-

Khaine woke up on the wooded trail he and his wife had been running before he had apparently passed out...or fainted? He looked further down the trail and saw Maia ahead with her hands on her hips giggling at him. He got to his feet, "What is so funny, babe?...and what happened to me?...Babe?"

Maia, instead of answering him, kept on giggling and turned, continuing to run down the trail leaving him to catch up. As much as he enjoyed the view of her backside while running, he needed to talk to his wife. He clambered to his feet, in the back of his mind noticing that something felt off. He couldn't quite put his finger on it, but he had time, they were only about 2 miles into their usual 5 mile run. He would catch up to her soon enough.

-Maia-

Maia was dragged out of sleep by a light that she could see through her eyelids. Grrrrrr...it was still too early, damnit Khaine, why did you have to turn on the light without at least a warning?

"Babe, turn off the light please..."

The light stayed on.

"...Babe?..."

Something tickled her mind. It wasn't that she couldn't hear him, he was pretty sneaky and quiet naturally. It was that she didn't remember the bed being so hard...or falling asleep in her running clothes...without sheets...

Her eyes jerked open. Last time she checked her room had a bed, and it was not a roughly 25 square meter grey featureless room. It also tended to have her husband present, which in all honesty was her favorite part of their house.

Instantly awake she sat up, "Khaine...honey?"

No answer.

"Hello? Anyone?"

Okay...so what the hell is going on, Maia? You woke up in a room, alone. How did you get here? Who brought you here. Where is Khaine, hell, where are the kids? Wait...the kids are at Khaine's parent's house...they were there because...today was their 12 year anniversary! Today was their anniversary. Was it today? What was the last thing she remembered? She didn't remember drinking yet, that was supposed to happen tonight at Melting Pot...so she didn't think she passed out. The last thing she for sure remembered was going for one of their runs. The trail in the woods. They had gone for a run. She loved the runs, it was one of her favorite things to do. Well, it wasn't just the run, it was the run, and the exertion, and the shower together afterward. Also, she loved running just ahead of her husband, mostly because she liked knowing he would slow down just to watch her butt for the next 5 miles, not even trying to pass her. It wasn't that he wasn't faster than her, it was that he was content to let her lead the way and take charge. That was one of the best things about her husband...

Khaine had said, something, about a mile into the run, hadn't he? Something that didn't matter at the time, something that didn't seem so important then. He had said the woods felt...off...was the best way he could put it. She should have known then that something was up. Her husband didn't spook easy, even when they had first met, but especially in the years after he had attended SERE-C school. He still didn't talk about that school a whole lot, but he did say it was one of the best schools he had attended in the Army so far. She was starting to wish he had talked more about it, since from what she could gather about her situation, that type of school seemed to apply to her situation.

Her internal monologue cut off as a hissing sound came from the wall behind her. She quickly turned and saw part of the wall, roughly the size of a door receded further into the wall and then slid up into the wall. Through the new door slithered in something that she could only describe as a blueish green, white bellied octopus-headed snake man.

'I am fairly certain I was not prepared for this today,' she mused to herself...

-Khaine-

Something was definitely off. He had finally placed his finger on what had been bothering him earlier, the smell was off. There was no change as they ran through the woods, no difference as they passed pines or oaks, it was...uniform. He had tried to catch up to tell Maia to warn her, but she was moving faster than she ever had before, just staying out of reach. It seemed like she was matching his pace perfectly.

"Babe, slow down, we need to talk for a minute..."

He slowed down and stopped, and so did she...then she started giggling again.

"Funny, love, but can you come over here since you won't let me catch you?"

She just turned and giggled at him, hands on her hips again. Almost as if she was taunting him. He scrunched up his face, something was very wrong here...

-Maia-

Alright, I'm standing face to face with an...octo-naga, I guess Okay...so...octo-nagas...that's...a thing now. I don't remember seeing them in my biology classes, and I'm pretty sure I would have noticed something like that being found in the news. What does it want...and where the hell is Khaine! And why is it I feel a...buzzing, I guess, in my head?

It was at that moment that Maia had the wonderful surprise of a voice in head making itself known.

^Xrtto? ^Krdk, ^krdt, ^trdt. ^Xello? ^Tret, ^test, ^test. ^Hello? ^Is ^this ^working? ^Neural ^syncs ^are ^such ^a ^damn ^pain. ^Hello?

"Um...Hi?"

^Great, ^she's ^opening ^something ^or ^other ^on ^her ^face...hey, ^did ^you ^read ^that...ya...soundwaves? ^Really? ^They ^communicate ^like ^that? ^Um...seeing ^that ^you ^responded...try ^thinking ^instead ^of ^using ^sonic ^waves...I ^cannot ^detect ^those ^frequencies.

The hell is this craziness?

^Craziness? ^Hell? ^Regardless, ^you ^seem ^to ^get ^the ^general ^idea

Did this thing just read my mind? The hell is going on here!

^Ummm...not ^so ^much ^read, ^but ^I ^can ^hear ^what ^you ^are ^broadcasting...you ^really ^don't ^stop ^do ^you? ^And ^thing ^is ^not ^very ^nice, ^I ^have ^a ^name, ^you ^know, ^and ^a ^species ^for ^that ^matter.

Broadcast? This...alien?...can hear my thoughts. Perfect....Khaine where the fuck are you?

^*Yes, ^I ^suppose ^from ^your ^point ^of ^view ^I ^am ^the ^alien, ^though ^to ^me, ^you ^are. ^As ^for ^this ^Khaine...is ^that ^another ^human?

Ok, calm down, ummm...Yes, Khaine is another human, he is my husband, do you know where he is, he should have been nearby wherever you found me, I don't think he would leave me alone.

^We ^definitely ^need ^to ^get ^a ^filter ^with ^you. ^In ^addition, ^why ^are ^you ^are ^so ^loud, ^I ^am ^right ^here. ^How ^do ^you ^keep ^thinking ^at ^that ^speed? ^As ^for ^this...Khaine...is ^that ^right? ^As ^for ^him, ^the ^only ^person ^around ^you ^was ^the ^null ^predator ^that ^was ^chasing ^you ^when ^we ^found ^you. ^I ^fear ^Khaine ^may ^have ^been ^captured ^by ^the ^hunter.

Focus, Maia, focus...slow your mind...Null predator, chasing...wait...what did this null predator look like?

^Hey ^look ^at ^that, ^you ^are ^getting ^the ^hang ^of ^it. ^Um...it ^looked ^a ^bit ^like ^you, ^but ^about ^a ^head ^taller ^and ^about ^a ^quarter ^more ^mass ^to ^it. ^Its' ^skin ^also ^looked ^different. ^It ^was ^chasing ^you, ^clearly ^stalking. ^It ^even ^had ^a ^weapon. ^Sorry ^that ^you ^were ^caught ^up ^in ^this, ^but ^it ^was ^our ^main ^target.

A weapon, you mean a knife. I...I think, no I know, you might have captured my husband. Um...my mate, you have captured my mate!

^Mate...with ^a ^null? ^How...just...NEVERMIND ^just...stay ^put. ^I ^shall ^return ^shortly.

Wait...just take me to him...and leave him alone...he's umm...military...hello

The creature quickly slithered out of the room leaving Maia alone as she was thinking her words...she hoped they wouldn't try anything aggressive around him.

What...the actual fuck...is going on...

-Khaine-

Khaine had sat down about 10 minutes ago, now convinced this was some sort of trap or delusion. He refused to play the game any longer. About 2 minutes ago Maia had stopped giggling, and had just vanished, along with the woods, he found himself sitting in a small room.

"Ok...apparently I am in some sort of Star Trek holodeck...annnd I am talking to myself"

There was a hiss and part of the wall recessed and slid up and into the wall, making a door. Through this door slithered Cthulhu and a naga's love child, sans the wings. Khaine instantly was on his feet and into his fighting stance, his body moving on its relying on muscle memory. Reacting to a perceived threat, like he had been trained.

The Naga-thulu advanced on him slowly, clearly on edge. There appeared to be something in its hand. The creature stopped then backed out of the room. As soon as the door closed there was a faint hissing sound and the hairs on his arms and the back of his neck felt a slight breeze...was he getting gassed?

In seconds he felt his pulse accelerate in a very familiar manner...funny, he didn't remember downing a Monster...

-Maia-

The door opened again and the Octo-naga stuck its head in the room.

^Um, ^quick ^question. ^How ^does ^your ^species ^react ^to ^the ^sedative ^Epinephrine?

Epinephrine...you mean adrenaline? It's one hell of a stimulant to us...why...what did you...oh god no. Did you try to kill my husband adrenaline? Oh sweet jesus, take me to him now, unless you all want to die

^I ^am ^glad ^you ^reached ^the ^same ^conclusion ^we ^did. ^Please ^follow ^me

Maia raced after the Octo-Naga, idlely wondering if they could move any faster than a light jog.

^Sorry, ^my ^species ^was ^designed ^for ^strength, ^and ^water, ^not ^land ^based ^movement ^thank ^you ^very ^much. ^I ^wonder ^if ^you ^can ^stay ^submerged ^in ^water ^for ^longer ^than ^a ^few ^cycles?

Did...did I just get mentally sassed by this guy? Right...mind readers...got it...keep my mind to myself.

^That ^would ^be ^appreciated

Asshole

^Anus? ^Where?

Goddamnit

-Khaine-

After the Naga-thulu had left he had felt a surge of energy, like he had just downed 3 cans of Monster and he needed to do something, anything. He knocked on where he remembered the door to be. It sounded hollow. Interesting. He stopped for a minute. He took off his shirt and wrapped his hand in the shirt. This might hurt a bit. He lightly punched the door. A hollow sounding thud was his reward. He tried a harder punch. A louder thud and the barest hint of movement. The door definitely flexed this time around. Interesting.

-Maia-

There was a definite banging sound coming from up ahead, it was rhythmic and was getting louder. This was not good.

What is that?

^How ^do ^you ^know...wait... ^vibrations...soundwaves... ^right...Um, ^apparently ^your ^mate ^is ^invigored ^by ^my ^crewmates ^attempt, ^and ^is ^now ^striking ^the ^door

As they stopped in the hallway where the banging was the loudest, occasionally the wall would bounce. Octo-naga looked at the wall his eyes widening...

^I ^can't ^hear ^him, ^but ^I ^can ^practically ^taste ^his ^aggression...what ^in ^the ^depths ^of...

Will it hold?

^Huh? ^Oh, ^no, ^most ^likely ^it ^will ^not. ^Do ^you ^think ^you ^can ^stop ^him ^from ^damaging ^our ^ship? ^Repairs ^are ^expensive, ^and ^I ^would ^hate ^to ^have ^to ^damage ^it, ^sentient ^nulls ^are ^so ^rare.

There is that word again...what the hell did they mean, Khaine was Khaine, just a quiet man.

^Yes, ^quiet, ^we ^cannot ^hear ^it...we ^at ^first ^thought ^it ^was ^mentally ^handicapped ^or ^damaged, ^but ^its' ^actions ^denote ^a ^logic ^and ^intelligence. ^It ^is ^clearly ^intelligent ^but ^unlike ^almost ^every ^sapient ^species ^we ^have ^discovered, ^it ^does ^not, ^or ^cannot, ^broadcast ^its' ^thoughts.

That sounded like the 'Nothing Box' that Khaine had mentioned before...Mostly when she had ever asked what he was thinking, he would respond with, "Nothing". That idea was so alien to her which still baffled Maia. How could someone not think of anything? Khaine had said it was easy, you just do, don't think. Maia had just thought it was because he was a Soldier. A few marriage retreats they had been on had said that it was just a way some men did things. She would ha-

^Can ^you ^please ^focus ^and ^stop ^yelling?

Oh right. I was waiting for you to open the door

Octo-naga touched the door and the door started to slide open, though with considerable more difficulty than it had before, damn, what did you do Khaine?

-Khaine-

The door slowly slid open, and Khaine was ready to advance, his knuckles on his left hand were bleeding slightly before he had decided to start kicking the door. No sense breaking his hand, was there?

He smelt her before the door was open, and he saw legs under the slowly sliding door. That smell immediately gave him focus, helped him calm his racing mind. It smelled like Maia. It smelled like home. The door opened all the way. There she was, the girl he had met during a summer job lifeguarding. There was his life. He grinned and stepped through the door.

-Wheyvuhshine (AKA Octo-naga AKA Naga-thulu)-

As soon as the door had started to open the aura of almost palpable aggression had instantly died, replaced by a wave of euphoria and feeling of belonging, of just being right. If felt like he was with his brood mates and guardians again. The human's mate walked through the door with the same steady, hunting grace they had observed when they had tried to save the human from it's 'predator'.

Wheyvuhshine was confused. This creature exhibited all the characteristics of a null, but this ability to radiate pure feelings, this was undocumented. Just what was this species? Granted it was a relatively new discovery, his kind has recently only just found this planet on the outreaches of their home spiral. They had been looking for a suitable place to colonize.

The smaller one was definitely a broadcaster, compatible with all known communication. It certainly needed to reign in its' thoughts, they were manic and flitted about like seaspray on the wind, and they threatened to overload and drown out any conversation in the area. It clearly cared for its' mate, the null.

That was something else. After observation it was the same species, but with a few differences. It was clearly a null, but on an order of magnitude never before seen. Most nulls only affected themselves. This creatures null was a aura that surrounded it, and it seemed wildly chaotic. The first broodmate they had sent in had been unable to communicate with anyone once it entered the room. That silence had completely unnerved it, which prompted the decision to gas the human. It radiated...what could only be described as mental silence. Even the small humans normally loud thoughts were reduced a faint whisper. It was still radiating the aura of...joy? But it was just a feeling, no thoughts.

This definitely warranted more research. What were these species?

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A few notes.

1. Yes there is a distinct difference in how I wrote Khaine and Maia, this was a clumsy attempt to try to show the difference in their personality and trains of thought, it was intentional

2. SERE-C stands for SURVIVE, ESCAPE, RESIST, EVADE Course. It is a school that is given by the US Military, in Khaine's case, the US Army. Other countries have their own versions as well. It typically for pilots and for people in the Special Operations Community. It is a school that teaches how to survive in the woods and escape capture from hostile forces. If failing that, how to resist interrogation and how to best work to escape back to friendly forces.