A Wild Recolection

[Wilde.Lynggard]

(Somewhere in the Omega 11 system)

Mathias had grown accustomed to his lingering state. He did not resist It’s will and this pleased It greatly. For he knew, he was one of the only humans that did not struggle against Their control. It would grant him sight and sensation, though the sensations felt more like a shadow of the real thing. One day he was granted much more than It had shared in the last several months, and he understood why.

***Anger***

***Hatred***

The communication system blared into life, a pilot frantically called out into the depths “Achtung! Das Wilde! Requesting backup immediately!” Mathias could feel It reach out into the pilots mind, he could see what It was pushing into his mind.

{An image of a young girl stood in a darkened doorway. Blood was smeared across her face, her eyes were missing...replaced by black pits that oozed some repulsive ichor. Her head shifted to one side with a sharp cracking sound and she reached out her tiny hands, “Vater, when are you coming home?”}

The pilot screamed in horror “No no! You died! You’re dead!” Mathias knew in an instant that It had seen this pain in the pilots mind. Mathias could see It was drawing closer to the vessel. The scanner showed a Red Hessian IFF.

The Odin was damaged, Mathias could see blast marks on the aft port quarter of the vessel. Easy prey he thought as the Tiger shark banked sharply into position. The pilot screamed into the comm system requesting aid. No return signal and Mathias knew it would be over soon.

The pilot reacted on base level instincts as It began to fire upon the vessel. The Odin turned sharply upward to avoid the incoming fire. Mathias could still feel it reaching into his mind but he tried to resist. The Tiger Shark moved effortlessly into a new attack vector.

It fired again, plasma tore down the side fuselage of the Odin damaging the canopy. The Odin turn rapidly and its weapons roared into life.

Several shots struck the Tiger Shark, its shields buckled under the fusilade.

***Danger***

The Odin flew past the Tiger Shark, It banked and the Tiger Shark turned sharply directly facing into the Odin. Mathias could feel the danger at hand, but could do nothing but watch.

Both vessel unleashed shots, the Tiger Shark took several direct hits down the starboard wing and an explosion rocked the ship violently. He could see at the same moment two direct hits strike into the cockpit of the Odin. Body parts erupting into the cold vacuum of space.

In an instant Mathias was totally overcome with sensory input, for the first time in months he could feel control over his body. He could not hear It, and in an instant Mathias felt utterly alone again…

Mathias was now in control of the Tiger Shark, he had seen It control the vessel and had memorized its basic operation. He didn’t know what to do, as both vessels floated in the void as he contemplated his options. Mathias knew he didn’t want to be alone again, and in a strange way he missed It.

He brought the Tiger Shark about and engaged the tractor beam on the Odin. The vessel was damaged but Mathias knew he had the skill to fix it. He decided to take it back with him to the home of the others. He did not know how they would react but his options were limited and he engaged the engines.

The Tiger Shark lurched violently as its struggled to pull the Odin, Mathias rerouted power from the shields and weapon systems to boost its output. It slowly gained momentum and headed back towards the jump hole.

***Gratitude***

He could feel It awaken as the sensory input faded to just a shadow…

***Ours is One and you are as Us***

Mathias felt complete relief

“Are you okay? I was worried that you had been hurt”

***Pain {An image of Elaine filled Mathias’s mind, she smiled and he could feel her warmth. She embraced him and held him tightly} You do not resist Us, you are as Us***

“This is all I have ever wanted”

It now shared more with Mathias then It had ever before and he understood that he wanted what It wanted. He knew things could never be the same but he didn’t want things to return as they were. He had always felt alienated from humanity, so to him it seemed fitting to be as alien to humanity as he once felt. He knew It was pleased with his actions.

The Tiger Shark made its way into the jump hole returning with Mathias’s prize. It returned to Rechlinghausen with the Odin in tow. Others had come and helped to moore it into the docking bay.

***You will repair this for Us***

***We will let you service Us***

“It would be my pleasure”

Mathias, began his work like always correlating the work at hand. He itemized the required tools for the job and set them out on a workbench in the docking bay as he had always done in the past. His joy overwhelmed him as he began the repairs on the Odin a step at a time…