Chapter 3. Hurry let’s save it!

“Hurry let’s save it!” Exclaimed Arthur rushing ahead of Shelly into the near meter (3 feet) deep pool of water.

Splash

The amount of water quickly rose up to above his waist the moment he hopped into the pool of water.

“Don’t worry alien creature I’ll save you!” Shouted Arthur as he rushes towards the waning hand attempting to pull it up like a sword embedded into a stone. However, for a weak 10yr old boy he is not capable of lifting the entire weight of an adult.

“Shelly, it’s too heavy! I need help!”

Looking over the edge of the pool of water Shelly contemplated before hopping into it too.

“I’ll find its head if it’s drowning, we need to at least let it breathe, keep pulling!” Answered Shelly as she rushes past the arm towards the head.

Taking a couple of deep breaths before finally calming herself she reached her hands into the water.

“I think I’ve got it, please don’t bite me, we’re only trying to save you” she quietly whispered in a soft voice hoping it’ll understand as she begins lifting its head up.

“It’s a person!” Shelly exclaimed as she finally exposed the head above water.

“What!? A person!?” replied Arthur as he kept pulling on the arm.

Spitting out the water followed by a huge gasp of air, Boss inwardly thanked them for making it on time before trying to get himself up with the help of their assistance.

Little by little with Arthur pulling the arm and Shelly pushing the back Boss managed to stand up out of the pool of water before falling face first onto the flat ground. Continuously gasping painful breaths of fresh air like a fish out of water, Boss finally managed to recollect himself before exhaustion took hold. Closing his eyes, he fell asleep.

The dark rainclouds in the skies began to disperse revealing a bright moonlight underneath. The once heavy rain that had occur slowly diminished to a trickle.

“We did it! I can’t believe a guy like that was drowning, is he an alien that is weak to water?” Wondered Arthur because anyone almost twice their height should have been able to easily walk out of the pool of water on the ground.

“He’s most likely injured like you said, he probably couldn’t move.” Replied Shelly picking up the umbrella and squatting down beside Boss’ face.

“He looks like a Exotic” She calmly said before shocked by what she saw “his hair is black!” she continues completely unsure if what she said was correct.

“Lemme see, lemme see” Arthur excitedly hurried towards Boss’ face and squatted down to have a closer look.

“Wow! He does look like an Exotic”

Peeling open the eyelids to see if Shelly’s hunch was correct. He exclaimed “You’re right! He does look like one! He as black eyes too!” Arthur exclaimed excitedly before slowly muttering “But he’s just a human” with a slightly depressed voice realizing that there was no shooting star or fallen meteorite but a human that was laying in the pit.

“We’re not too sure about that yet.” Shelly replied calming herself down, turning her eyes between the sleeping person and the pit of water that was on the ground.

“Huh, but he looks like a person?” Asked Arthur confused as to what Shelly meant.

“Wrong, he looks like an Exotic.”

“Same thing isn’t it?”

“Yes and no”

“Huh?”

Shelly calmly explained to Arthur who was squatting beside her about how normally an Exotic wouldn’t have mattered. However, Exotics were kept hidden by their kingdoms and wouldn’t be out stuck in a pit. Also, ones she’s read and heard about while slightly different in looks none of them has ever shown to have black hair and black eyes.

She continues to explain about the size of the person and the pit on the ground beside them, she speculates that he may have been the thing that had fallen from the sky and landed onto the ground while staying intact.

She concludes by pointing at the clothing he’s wearing it’s not made of material and fabric she’s ever seen, it’s soft as cotton yet strong as steel showing no signs of tearing or being soaked in water.

Finishing her explanation, she continues looking at the sleeping fellow on the ground while deep in thought.

“What do we do now, he looks to be sleeping?” Asks Arthur completely reliant on Shelly for the answers tonight.

“Hmm, we’ll need to go back home and get more people to carry him we’ve only managed to push him out of the pit so he won’t drown, but we can’t carry him back with just the two of us.”

“Okay let’s do that, I’m tired.”

Leaving the sleeping immortal alone the two backtracked their way home with a bright moonlight over the skies the way back was less scary and uneventful as what had transpired.

The moment they returned to the house; Benjamin could be seen standing at the front door as if already expecting them. The sight of Benjamin already made Arthur gulped in anxiousness, knowing that his sneak attempt has been realized by his parents. However, to his surprise his father came up to them with an amused smile and asked him how it went.

In his excited manner he attempted to go over what happened using both words and gestures to explain.

“Shooting star! It was dark! Rain! And then clouds, I couldn’t see. Michael. Exotic Alien! Drowning. We need help!”

Achoo, sniff

Arthur terribly tried to say everything that was on his mind, yet his mouth couldn’t keep up with everything he wanted to say eventually sneezing from being wet.

Nodding his head knowingly Samuel Galafray informed Benjamin to take Arthur back and prepare a hot bath for him. Both he and Angel turned to look at Shelly.

Scratching his head in confusion “Alright now that Arthur is gone, can you tell me what he was talking about? I understand shooting star, rain and Michael? But what the heck was he talking about with an Exotic Alien? what help do you need?

Shelly quickly summarized what had occurred, but the moment she mentioned she felt uncomfortable a serious look was shown on the face of both the father and mother duo. Once the summary ended the entire room fell silent.

After a while with the same serious look on his face Samuel eventually asked. “How uncomfortable were you? Are you sure he had black hair and eyes?”

Knowing what he meant Shelly replied, “No one else came close to making me feel that uncomfortable. Yes, I’m sure.”

“What do you think?” he asks her.

“We should bring him back, while he is extremely dangerous, he didn’t seem to bore any malice towards us.” Shelly bluntly stated her opinion.

“Are you sure?” Angel intervened with a serious and concern tone to her voice.

“Yes. We did save him after all.”

Sigh

Samuel and Angel finally let the little girl go take her own bath before they turned to look at each other.

Rubbing his forehead and tired eyes “I wasn’t expecting this when I allowed for them to sneak out. I more so wasn’t expecting Shelly to feel uncomfortable either. Gah, we’re bringing in trouble if we save that person.”

“Well what’re you going to do about it? You can only blame yourself for this mess” Angel retorted still slightly annoyed he allowed for them to disobey her.

“Let’s ignore him and go to sleep” He jokingly replied as he headed towards their bedroom.

“Samuel…” A cold chill crept up on his back as he stopped in place and turned around to see an angry glare from his wife. Running back in front of her he quietly responded “I uhh… I was just kidding ahaha”

“Be more serious about this our kids could be in danger.” Angel pouted softly punching his shoulder.

“I think… we should agree with Shelly. When I found her during the war...” He sighed shaking his head recalling the events that transpired during the war before continuing “If she wanted to, she would’ve brought that man back herself. Her coming to us without him is because of Arthur and to let us make the decision.”

Sigh

“Fine, I’ll agree. I too think we should bring him back” Angel complied.

“Alright, I’ll go get him back.” Said Samuel.

“We’re going together” Angel quickly corrected.

“But-”

“Together.”

“Okay…”

Helpless Samuel could only submit and zip up his raincoat with his right arm carrying a large umbrella. With his left arm he motioned shadows hidden around the estate to follow suit. Angel quickly linked her arm to his right and rested her head on his shoulder. Under the bright glow of the moonlight the couple quickly disappeared towards the direction of where Boss is sleeping.

A romantic scenic walk under the bright moonlit night between the two effortlessly arrived in front of Boss within a matter of minutes. Looking at the sleeping immortal on the ground the two were at a loss for words.

“Never would I have thought that there was a person who actually had black hair, this is the first time I’ve ever heard and seen of such a thing.” Samuel slowly started to make his observation.

Crouching down and prodding and poking at the unconscious bleeding figure he continues, “He looks to be physically injured, broken pieces and fragments in every single place, it’s a miracle he’s even alive right now and even more so, sleeping so soundly.”

“How are his eyes, are they black too?” Angel squatted down beside him while giving a curious look.

Answering Angel’s question Samuel slowly peeled open the eyelid upwards they both exclaimed in shock, his eyes were black.

“Mm… I was already anticipating this when Shelly told us but seeing it in person… wow.”

“Well? Are you having second thoughts now?” Angel said teasing him.

“Honestly, yes ahaha! Can’t we just kill him?” Samuel jokingly said as he continues poking at the sleeping person.

“Hmm, I don’t know~ He’s quite cute let’s bring him back home” She said continuing her tease.

Flared up Samuel began jabbing at the body harder and harder “You better not dare mess with my woman you punk.”

“Stop that.” Angel pushed his finger away before turning serious “It’s better to not let anyone else know about this.” Angel continued.

Nodding his head in serious confirmation “Alright.”

Getting back up from their squatting position Samuel motioned the shadows to converge and properly placed Boss on a stretcher. Four people covered completely in pitch black appeared with two on respective sides of Boss. After covering him up in a cloth they lifted him up onto the stretcher, carrying him slowly back following the couple that was walking away from the scene.

This time their scenic walk took almost an hour on their way back as they enjoyed the pale moonlight and the drizzle from the rain. The atmosphere was the definition of a young couple enjoying themselves taking slow walk home loving each other’s company, if only there wasn’t four people carrying a stretcher with a covered-up body slowly following behind them barely 4 meters apart.

After taking a nice hot bath Arthur in his pajamas looked around the house before wandering around looking for Shelly.

“Shelly~” Arthur began knocking on her door.

Opening the door, the refreshed Shelly in her pajamas still currently drying up her hair replied “Yes?”

“Shelly! Where is everyone?” Arthur asked.

“Most of the servants and maids went back to sleep when we came back, your mom and dad went out to look at the person.”

“Are they bringing him back?” Arthur inquired with a hopeful look on his face.

“I don’t know, most likely” Shelly truly was unsure whether they’ll bring him back, even though she gave her opinion on the matter they’re still the deciding factor on whether he’ll be brought back or buried.

“I hope he’s fine, I don’t want an alien we found to die just like that” Arthur said before closing his eyes completely immersed in his own thoughts and fantasy about how cool it was to have an alien living with them. He was imagining Boss growing extra appendages and transforming into other weird creatures that he’ll practice his swordsmanship on.

“Haha, take that! And that, hiyah!” Arthur continued spouting while swinging his arm around.

Facepalming herself Shelly tossed the towel drying her hair aside and before walking towards the entrance and opening it up.

“Shelly?”

“They’re back” she replied pointing at the silhouettes coming into view cuddling each other.

“Mom! Dad!” Arthur waved at them inside the house not wanting to run outside during the rain and getting wet again.

They both waved back before stepping foot back into the house. Looking at the hopeful face of his son his Samuel showed a sorrowful one.

“Ah… that person you guys found, he was completely injured with external and internal injuries everywhere.” He sighed before continuing “When we found him, he was still as a statue face first into the ground…” slowly letting his voice trail before shaking his head in disappointment making way for the stretcher carrying the covered body come into view.

Distraught at what he had heard and then seeing the covered body carried on the stretcher Arthur completely stood in place. Frozen.

Wahh

“Wahh, my alien! My wish! Shooting star. Nooo! Arthur began crying as he rushed towards the stretcher.

“I was gonna, I was gonna, play and he was gonna, grow arms, and, and, hiyah” he continues crying while motioning the things he would have done with Boss.

He continued to cry as the stretcher got carried further inside before it got placed down on the ground inside one of their empty rooms. The four people that placed them down vanished without a trace.

The moment the stretcher got placed Arthur knelt in front of it and cried “I’m sorry alien if only I found you sooner.” His head digging into the body wiping away his snot and eyes on the cloth that covered the body.

Tired of seeing her son cry Angel glared at Samuel before turning her head away and rushing to Arthur’s side she began rubbing his back to calm him down.

“Mom! He’s dead… he’s dead…” Arthur muttered as he still in complete distraught.

“He’s not dead.” Shelly calmly replied before pulling open the cover.