The last, little bit of Boxed Black Holes. I still have a lot of writing to do. I wont post the ending, which is already written. ~~*~~ A face came before his eyes; a pale, pink-skinned creature he recognized as the dom lifeform here, followed by several others, all yammering in their native tongue. If the translate was working, hed be able to understand what they said in a few minutes. If not, he never would learn if they were discussing whether to help him or eat him. They came in a remarkable hue of shades, these creatures, as he recalled from the survey results. These all seemed to be the pink ones, and their fine, skin-like hair covered their faces to varying degrees. The pain was gone, which indicated the belt was at least partially working, but Cardle still couldnt move. “ – to God, Fred. Hes gonna die, then his alien buddiesll swoop down and kill us all. Aint you ever seen Star Trek?” “Shit. Aint my fault. He wasnt there and then he was. I just wanted to snag that eight-pointer.” “I wonder if he can understand us?” “Gray, you just get back. Me and the guys will handle this, boy.” “But Dad –” “I said get back. I dont know what this sucker is, but for all we know, he spews acid.” “Hey, mister,” said a third voice. “Can you hear us? Se habla Español? English?” “They dont talk English on Mars,” said a fourth voice. “Look at him,” said Grey. “How long and thin. Hes from a planet with lower gravity than ours. I think the shot damaged his lifesupport.” “Never mind that,” Dad said. “Hes obviously hurt. What do we do with him?” Was the day ending? Cardle saw the light dim and heard the voices fade. “Lets take him to the lodge …” ~~*~~ The light slowly returned, along with a stinging pain on his chin. Cardle felt a wetness there and a strange taste in his mouth. He spewed it out. He wished he could sit up, but the grav-null was damaged and the full weight of Earths gravity held him down. Cardles lower, right arm was tied down, but he couldnt have raised it if he trieed. “I told you he couldnt eat chicken soup,” Dad said. “We had to try something,” said Gray.
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