InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Cold ❯ Chapter Eleven ( Chapter 11 )

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Chapter Eleven

 

March 13th, 4035

 

Kagome scrunched her nose in distaste. The overpowering stench of boiling kryl limbs were among her most hated kitchen scents in the world. They reeked and were incredibly disgusting to watch cook. Severed from a grotesque creature, the slippery, tentacle shaped appendages continued to move several weeks after their severance, often slithering along the edges of the pot, searching for a way out of the scolding water.

They were as creepy as they were revolting.

Holding her breath, she pressed a button on the controller she held. A sleek, silver container hovering nearby drifted forward, and positioned itself over the steaming pot. Pressing the release, she watched as more kryl limbs, potatoes, torpal and seasoning floated gently into the cooking pot, careful not to disrupt the scalding water.

“Cover and boil,” Kagome commanded the stove.

A red light atop the industrial stove flashed twice, then flickered yellow. The pot covered, sealing the heat and the horrible scent of boiling meat. Kagome took a moment to breathe in the clean air then turned to the counter behind her. Purple fliier with bright orange spots sat waiting to be squeezed. She placed her hand underneath the small box attached to the wall, waiting as it hissed and dispensed an disinfectant tab. Kagome popped the disk shaped container and rubbed the clear liquid over her hands. Picking up the fliier, she squeezed the potato shaped vegetable until black, viscous liquid oozed, filling the bowl below. While acquiring the substance was a revolting sight, the shiny goo along with its accompanying scent was sweet and savory.

Once the fliier was completely empty, she grabbed the bowl and headed swiftly for the oven, dancing around a trilling Plynus and giggling as she passed by.

“Watch it Higurashi.” he teased.

The oven opened as she approached, releasing a digital rack and pan. Kagome dumped the contents into the pan. The oven closed and she made her way back to the stove. The light was green, signaling the kryl had finished cooking. A large soup bowl floated in reach. Linking with the kitchen system, she directed the bowl to the pot, then lifted the cookware and tipped it just enough to let the thick, stinky meal fill the bowl. She held her breath again. Caspte went absolutely crazy for the dish, forking over insane amounts of pernix for a taste.

She moved the meal to the dispenser, where it disappeared, transmitted to the pickup station.

She hurried back to the oven.

Fliier was delicate and prone to burning if one wasn’t careful. She removed the now fluffy fliier and placed it on a nearby counter. Reaching up above her, she pulled down knutss and sprinkled them over the blue fluff. Activating the kitchen lazer, she sliced it into eight squares, put them in the freezer and moved on to the next dish.

By the time the lunch crowd rolled through, her feet were aching.

It was another hour before she could catch a few minutes for a midday meal.

“Jeez,” she huffed, sitting hard on a stool, “finally a break!”

She was taking lunch with Plynus and Be’t today. The trio had ducked into the break room for a much needed break and sustenance before the next wave of hungry customers arrived. Be’t was an old female of the Wurmulix species. Tall and vivid orange, her face just beginning to sag with age.

“It will only get worse as the night wears on.” Be’t reminded her.

“Ugh, don’t remind me.”

Kagome took a bite of her sandwich then schmoozed up to Plynus, flustering the poor Sh’vek. The Sh’vek were private creatures and easily embarrassed in social situations.

“Hey Plynus, care to give a girl a ride after work?”

His six eyes blinked one after another, the equivalence of a blush, while his mouth opened wide, showcasing round teeth in nervousness. His elongated head fell forward and back in a jerky nod. Be’t laughed, feelers trembling.

“You shouldn’t tease him so, Higurashi,” Be’t mock scolded, “Else he’ll molt all over the table like he did last year at the Lyrial party.”

The two laughed at Plynus’ bulging eyes, rolling with embarrassment.

Lunch zipped passed faster than she would like, and within minutes, she was back in the kitchens. Customers flooded in well into the evening and before she knew it, she was elbow deep in making complex dinners and smelly desserts, falling into a chaotic routine of prep, cook and serve.

At the end of the day, her feet felt like cement and her legs cooked noodles.

She and Plynus shuffled to the parking lot behind the building, chatting as they walked. The cool air felt nice against her skin after leaving the heat of the kitchens. She directed the nanonites to knit her a soft blue cotton romper and black gladiator sandals. She piled her midnight mane atop her head, leaving several loose tendrils of curly dark hair brushing her cheeks and the nape of her neck. They were just nearing the car when the soft hiss of a vaprifle activating ended their friendly banter.

The duo froze.

They turned to face the lone figure pointing the lazered weaponry at them.

Plynus’ face was the picture of confusion, Kagome’s determined and unsurprised. She’d been in this position too many times to count and knew the drill.

Her system had already alerted Lyra and Sota.

The figure across from them was tall and silent, its face a mask of indifference, garbed in its customary neatly pressed, black form suit and knee high silver boots. Short brown hair covered its crown, long bangs covering one cold silver eye. A small, dull light gleamed from its neck, the device a tiny sensor attached to every nerve ending of its body, monitoring and often controlling its actions. The micro sized piece of technology doubled as a detonation receiver should there ever be a need to destroy their creation.

It was an android.

One she was quite familiar with. They always sent the same model. Each an exact replica of the last, though every once and a while, they sent one that had been…tweaked. Enhanced speed, ungodly strength, the last to grace her with its presence had been able to melt steel with a mere touch. Blue eyes traveled over its lean form, searching for a hint of its special ability. She got the feeling they were testing these droids against her, recording their exchanges in an effort to perfect their seemingly mindless mechanical slaves.

Cold steel slipped into her palm.

The silver eye twinkled, its form stiffening slightly. Kagome tensed, finger gripping the trigger. Her heart was pounding hard against her rib cage. She had to be radiating more cuei than she thought if Android 5 was here in the flesh, or whatever that skin like material was that covered its metal frame.

Kagome sent a query to her system.

‘Storage of cuei is still in effect and has exceeded maximum capacity. Cuei leakage estimated at 25%.’

Crap.

Plynus shifted nervously at her side, snapping her back to the situation at hand.

“I thought I told you and who ever the fuck you work for never to approach me again.” she said softly.

It blinked, face splitting into an abrupt, awkward, creepy smile. The wide stretch of its lips was unsettling and unnatural. This attempt at facial expressions was not something she’d ever seen on the previous versions of 5. Why the hell they’d equipped it with something so unnerving she couldn’t begin to imagine.

“We are not here to hurt you, Kagome Higurashi,” it crooned to her in a low, smooth voice, “We only wish for you to return home.”

Her blue eyes narrowed.

It was the same spiel every time. The fine hairs on her nape stood on end.

Home.

Every time it said those words, her gut clenched with dread.

Home wasn’t a nice place. Mother had told her that long before her death, and the few, dark memories the word ‘home’ conjured up assured her that the place of her origin was not home in any sense of the word. Pain, isolation, tubes, bone deep cold; it was fuzzy but it was there. Her earliest memories were the things of nightmares.

There was no home.

Not for her or her brother. At least not with them. They’d been trying to build their own home for years now.

“I have no home,” she informed it, “Leave.”

It’s face shifted into an awkward attempt at disappointment at her words. It shifted closer, gun leveled at her silent co worker.

Her heart sped up.

“You have a home, let me take you there.”

Kagome moved, throwing Plynus to the ground behind her and lifting her gun in one fluid motion.

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Edited 08/17/19

Hello people, hope you enjoy the chapter. It’s a bit short I know, but things have been a bit difficult on my end. Thank you for the reviews, I enjoy reading what you all think about the story and get many ideas from your questions and suggestions. Let me know if there are any words missing from the glossary and I’ll be sure to fix it. Working on the next chapter now, hope to have it out sooner than this one. Please review, I love to read your comments!

Laters

~Sessakag

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Glossary

 

 

Antiseptic Tonic: Cleans wounds and kills majority of germs.

Azerai: A bright red planet currently being evacuated due to its dying sun.

Azeraic: An individual who was a citizen of Azerai.

Betr: A two headed reptilian creature from the planet Tarthrix.

Brakon: The equivalent of bacon.  

Caspte: Fuzzy, peaceful nine foot caterpillar like creatures.

Cuei: A type of energy to be explained later in the story.

Curerator: A container with a strong concentration of healing nano that promote the body’s natural healing capabilities and fight infection. Can be applied to most species without adverse reaction.

Fliier: Eggplant shaped vegetable that is very bitter when eaten raw but produces a sweat, savory juice when squeezed.

Foxlings Cartel: A small cartel with a strong influence in a number of key parts of the Teriaus galaxy.

Gartuan: A grasshopper looking creature with several limbs and soft bones. It changes colors when distressed or in pain.

Gilrex Cartel: A major cartel that dabbles mostly in drug sales, prostitution and weapon deals. The cartel is a major rival of the Xaltaric Cartel.

Glurtak: Xerian insult.

Heedrix: Winged, moth like alien from the planet Qtax.

Knast Tree: A tree that produced nuts that are highly sought after on many plants and used to enhance the flavor of many dishes, mostly desert dishes.

Knutss: Pea shaped nuts from a Knast tree.

Krists: A snack almost like caramel popcorn.

Kryl: A creature found in the sea. It’s body consists of mostly tentacles, sort of like the spaghetti monster.

Laengs: Red eggs

Lyrial: Winter celebration on Rektan 7, pretty much like Christmas but has no religious context.

Omakran: A planet home to Voltrin and several other species.

Pain Inhibitors: A tonic that reduces the body’s ability to feel pain due to injury or illness.

Pernix and Xin: Currency accepted in most of the known universe with Pernix equivalent to dollars and Xin the same as coins.

Phantox: Turkey type meat

Pheran: A highly addictive illegal drug that induces a strong high, stimulating adrenaline and heightening senses. It leaves behind a relaxing euphoria when leaving the blood stream.

Rayn: Blue salad dressing with the texture of ranch.

Red Rooms: An illegal service that provides the customer with live murder/torture, allowing the viewer to dictate the actions taking place.

Rektan 7: A highly popular, wealthy and advanced planet home to thousand upon thousands of species.

Rhit: Akin to spaghetti noodles.

Rizek: A popular bar/restaurant near one of the major check in stations on Rektan 7.

Saratuo: A blue/green planet with a series of pink rings of average wealth and technological advances.

Sark lettuce: Orange, crisp vegetation with the consistency of lettuce.

Sh’vek: Tall and spindly with elongated heads, these creatures have six eyes and round teeth. They are native to Rektan 7.

Slaxton: A androgynous, often times short creature with a big head, black eyes and gray skin.

Skyway: Equivalent of a freeway or highway. It is a transparent road high in the sky with a gravity system that keeps vehicles in place and make crashing less likely.

Thermal/Heat Regulating Band Aid: Band aid that comes in multiple sizes. It senses the best temperature for each step of the healing process, changing its temperature from cold, to reduce swelling, bleeding and inflammation, to hot, to reduce aches and pains and any temperature in between.

TinO: A research facility on New Saturn that specializes in space sciences.

Torpal: Blue, genetically altered vegetable that is crisp on the outside, but gooey on the inside and has an earthy taste. Shaped like a bell pepper.

Vaprifle: A powerful rifle capable of vaporizing an individual into dust.

Voltrin: A dog-like race of people that live mostly on planet Omakran.

Wurmulix: An alien with a vertical mouth full of mini tentacles called feelers.

Xaltan: A term applied to the leader of the Xaltaric Cartel.

Xaltaric Cartel: A major cartel specializing in drug sells, weapon deals, and prostitution.

Xer: A wealthy planet of significant technological advancement.

Xerian: An individual who is a citizen of the planet Xer.

Zalvan: A family Xer that share a tight bond. The word is synonymous with pack as in a wolf pack.

Zkyek: An exotic tiger type of animal with an extremely soft pelt. It comes in a multitude of colors and is found in the jungles of Rektan 7.