SisterSuns

The alien transports fell through thick scattered clouds towards the autumnal surface of a forested continent. As the planet rushed up and the transports began to swoop, thick raindrops streaked across the transparent viewing portals and were transformed into brilliant diamonds by the thick orange rays of sister suns. The two transport shuttles landed near a densely wooded alien base camp.

With a show of gentleness and dignity, two human captives, a man and a woman, were taken from the shuttles and escorted into the base. The woman arrived on a stretcher and the man arrived unshackled and quietly. They were taken to a large wood paneled room with wide doors at one end that opened into a tranquil deciduous forest. The aliens moved the woman to a bed and quietly left the room. After a while the man lifted the woman and placed her into a wheeled chair. With what seemed to take all of her determination the woman pushed her chair through the doors and onto a covered veranda. The breeze was cool and as she breathed deeply the woman looked tired.

The woman and man remained outside, still and breathing. The air of this planet was good and a luxury not available for the last several torturous months aboard the alien spacecraft. They watched the sister suns take turns illuminating the brilliant colors of the falling leaves, alternately sharing their rays with large scattered clouds. When the youngest of the sister stars faded beyond the trees the man took the woman inside and placed her back into her bed. He sat beside her until he slept.

When they awoke a steady rain sang through the trees. The woman was peaceful and intent. The man was practical and heavy. As the morning hours passed the woman became quieter, laying on her back with her eyes closed. When the man would bring a straw to her mouth she would open her lips and drink. She would gently nod when he whispered into her ear. The rain kept on all day.

Overnight a chilly wind began to creep into the forest. In the morning the sister suns walked across the blue sky and the man watched the woman leave his side and join them.

Day 127 – After this sleep cycle Debra and I will be transported to the planet surface. I am assured by our captors that the surface is habitable. Debra has sustained massive injury and I do not expect her body to last long without the life sustaining machinery aboard this ship. She has made her decision to pass on with her feet on solid ground rather than remain in limbo aboard this spacecraft. I will continue to be brave for her and will remain by her side until she is with us no more – after which I will make my escape and hopefully find a way to rejoin our children back on earth. The story of Her bravery and sacrifice will echo through the galaxies forever.

Day 100 – It has been 100 days since our abduction. Life aboard this alien spacecraft never relents in its weirdness. The merciless experimentation of my wife by the aliens continues unabated. I am still unsure of what they expect to learn by their constant cutting and probing and am confused as to why I have been spared their experimentation thus far. So far their morbid curiosities seem to be focused on the female human species. I have been given free access to most parts of the spacecraft but still have not managed to infiltrate the laboratories where the most intense experiments take place. We have been sustained by substances resembling earth food but lacking both the flavor and satisfying texture of even the cheapest most common staples found on earth. Most of Debra’s sustenance has been delivered intravenously in the form of a strange whitish liquid the contents and makeup of which I have not yet been able to ascertain. Morale is expectedly low but our training is still serving us well and we are waiting for any opportunity to escape. My hope is that Debra will recover from her wounds and gain enough strength to make escape possible. I will not attempt escape without her and will spend my time gathering as much intelligence about these beings and will hopefully be able to determine what they are attempting to accomplish and perhaps gain the key to save the human race from a similar fate as what we are currently enduring.