She is the most beautiful creature I have ever laid eyes on. To this day, I still get the same feeling I felt the first time I saw her here. That feeling’s not going away.
No, it’s here for good.
I lean forward and listen to what she’s telling them. “The Captain,” she says. “He isn’t well, but we can’t leave him here.”
Roy scoffs. “Isn’t well? Is that what you call it? I’m pretty sure he turned into a fucking monster back there.”
Hugh agrees. “The Captain is not our captain anymore. He’s gone, Naomi. There’s no way we’ll get him back to normal now.”
She paces, eyelids creased with concentration. I wish I could reach out and tell her that she can do it. She is the captain they always needed, and she’s strong enough to jump into the role.
Just as I need her, she needs me. When we are separate, everything falls apart.
“I can’t be your captain,” she cries, voice much louder than it should be.
Both Hugh and Roy stare at her.
Roy leans back on his heel. “You gave us an oath,” he says.
Sighing, she shakes her head with high velocity. “Okay,” she repeats. “I’ll do it. I just...”
Roy finishes her sentence. “You want your alien back.”
“I know you don’t understand, but he’s become my world,” she says.
I close my eyes and exhale, heavily. I glance at Fassbender and grunt.
“Stay still,” he tells me. “Let’s listen to your little love story.”
Naomi continues. “He’s misunderstood, yes. Frightening, maybe to some. But to me, he’s strong. He’s willing to learn and absorb one’s feelings. He may be an alien to you, but he’s the love of my life,” she says. “The cherry on top is that you need him to help you.”
Roy is far too cocky with the assumption he’s about to bring to the table. “I’m not too worried. We have enough ammo to kill Zakar,” Roy says.
“He can’t die,” she says.
Hugh wipes his forehead. “Excuse me?”
“He’s not like Turin. He was designed to kill and absorb all that comes his way. He’s cunning, too. Without Turin’s help, he’ll outsmart us,” she says.
Roy sighs. “Well, if you know where he is, now would be a good time to tell us.”
Naomi bends her neck, scratching awkwardly.
“That’s what I thought,” Roy says.
I’m right here. I won’t let you die.
I want to scream those words in her direction, but I keep my mouth shut.
When Naomi doesn’t speak, Roy tries to take charge. “We will stay here and search the premises until we f
ind something that might be able to help us get off this planet.”
That’s his plan? It’s no wonder they got stuck in this mess. This team can hardly manage themselves.
There is nothing in that facility that can help them.
“Wait,” Naomi says, pausing. “There is something.”