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had the sense of adventure to volunteer. Please calm down and this will go smoothly. First, I need you to ingest the three small pills I’m about to supply you. Then I need you to put the metallic rod in your mouth. It’s a translator and it doubles as a breather.”
    I t all seemed so different from this side of the looking glass. Chris almost felt bad for the hideous beast trapped inside.
    The creature handled the pills delicately and the captain said, “Take them or I will not let you out of that room. They’ll rid your body of contaminants. ”
    The reptilian alien threw the pills at the wall and shrieked again, louder this time.
    The captain yelled, “Just because you aren’t taking the pills doesn’t mean we’re going to take you home. We’re not stupid. If need be, we’ll force them into you. Hurry up now. You’re trying my patience.”
    To Chris he said, “What a stubborn race.”
    Chris nodded but he fully understood how the reptile felt. It had been abducted against its will, just like Chris had. It probably had a girlfriend too, or a reptilian equivalent. Then again, maybe Chris didn’t have the knowledge to make such assumptions. But it certainly didn’t want to be here.

Serendipity
     
    The reptile finally capitulated and ate its pills. It took a little coaxing for it to put the metallic rod in its mouth , and when it finally did, it struggled fiercely against it. But the rod won out in the end.
    Then the beast became serene, seeming to accept its fate. It shit all over the floor and then it was forced to endure the sterilization processes Chris had just gone through.
    With that done it was let out and convinced to walk down the corridor towards the command station.
    Chris found that he was holding his breath. The captain stood in front of the door and waited for it to open. When it finally did, the reptile launched itself at the robotic captain with a ferocity that made Chris stumble backwards and yelp in fear. He looked around quickly for a place to hide, but the other crew members didn’t seem too worried.
    The captain grabbed the reptile in a headlock and said, “I’d explain this to you but I doubt you’d listen.” Then he dragged the reptile out of th e other door, towards the corridor that led to the stasis rooms.
    Chris was shaking. He’d never been so afraid in his life. But this was all just another day at the office for the robotic aliens in charge. No wonder they seemed to like him; he was probably one of the few who’d accepted his fate with little resistance. That realization made him feel like a coward.
    The captai n returned and said to his first mate: “Strong little bastard.”
    To Chris he said, “You’re in luck. What just happened was serendipitous to say the least. He damaged your stasis pod while I struggled with him. It’ll take some time before it’s repaired. In the meantime you will stay with us in the command station so long as you stay out of our way. If you pose any problems for us or for the mission, you’ll be dealt with severely.”
    If Chris had been put into stasis just moments earlier, would he have survived the damage the pod had just sustained? The thought put a chill in his bones. He was against going into stasis now more than ever.
    But he was conflicted too. Maybe it would be better after all if he went into stasis before he saw anything else that went on in this ship. The mission and its ramifications scared the crap out of him. And worse yet: what if it was successful and a living god was created? What would that mean for the universe? What if it was an angry god?

Dead Planet
     
    One of the crew members said, “They’ve found us and launched another attack. We’d better get out of here. These guys are overly protective.”
    The reptiles were clearly upset at the forced abduction of one of their own.
    A dozen circular projectiles were approaching at a frightening speed. If they hit the ship, Chris had no doubt that they’d be killed.
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