Slowly but surely, the dark fog that surrounded me lifted. My head was dizzy. My eyes opened to reveal a bright light. They shut automatically. I forced them open. The light had vanished, so my eyes easily flew open. I was in my tank, and I was clean. I stood up and saw that the glass walls around my cage were tinted black.
"Well Tina will be happy to hear that you're up." Came Miry's voice. I jumped and turned to see Miry standing behind me. I was breathing heavily.
"Damn it Miry. Don't scare me like that." I said.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to startle you."
"It's ok Miry. Hey do you know why the walls are tinted black, or what happened to me after..." The memories came back to me and I shuddered.
"After you passed out. Tina took you to the restroom and cleaned you up. She finished before the bell, but just barely. She thought the kids would freak if they saw you like you were, so Tina tinted the glass so they can't see you. According to the kids you're asleep right now."
"Ok. Has Tina been notified that I'm up?"
"Why yes, yes she has." I jumped to see Tina smile over the cage.
"What is it with you people and startling people?" I asked. Tina laughed.
"I see you're feeling better." She said. "So, do you what ta take up my offer?" My brain spun again.
"Are your students back?" I asked.
"Most of them, yes. Class doesn't start for another few minutes."
"How long would it take for you to disable the memory thing?"
"About four seconds."
"Look, Tina, the main reason that I'm hesitating is because, I think I can remember bits of war, and if the rest of it is as bad as the bits I can remember. Then I don't want to remember. I don't want to lose my mind again. Do you understand?"
"I can target certain memories." Tina said. "I can pick out the one where you're not fighting."
"Tina, I would rather not remember any of it. Ok?" Tina sighed and said.
"Ok. I understand. Miry?" Miry appeared next to me.
"Yes boss?"
"Make sure Robert gets uninterrupted relaxation, ok? He needs it."
"Will do boss." Miry said. Before I could say anything else Tina backed away from the tank. Her head hung a little low. I felt terrible, but I knew that remembering would lead to my own destruction.
"Don't worry." Miry said. "Tina'll come around. You're not the first class pet you know."
"Wait, I'm not?" I said.
"No, far from it. Tina has been teaching for years. Every year she has at least one pet. You're the forth human."
"Forth? Who were the others?"
"Well one was from when you just starting to evolve. Then was King Author. Next was Elvis Presley. Then you."
"King Author? Presley?" I said in disbelief. "You're kidding."
"Nope. Now you should really relax."
"I don't know what to do."
"Do whatever you want. Go for a swim, fish, write a book I don't care just unwind a little."
"Could I listen to Tina's lesson?" Miry looked confused.
"Tina gives you this big tank, big house, two swimming areas, fishing area, and three boats. Yet you would rather watch Tina tell a bunch of kids information about your specie that you already know. Really?"
"Can I or can I not Miry?" She signed
"Yeah just give me a second." Her holographic depiction vanished and the walls lightened up. "Now keep in mind." Miry voice came from everywhere. "You can see them, but they can't see you."
"Thank you Miry." I said.
"Yeah, yeah." She said. Tina was up at the front of the room. Behind her a mega sized human. I couldn't hear her, but I could tell what the lesson was over based on the action of the hologram. It was over how we evolved. I looked over at Rachel. I could help but feel I knew her. Something about her tickled the back part of my mind. Monica was doing something under her desk.
"Hey Miry?" I called.
"Yes?" She responded as she appeared in front of me.
"Could you zoom in on what Monica is doing under her desk?"
"Um...yeah, I guess so." She snapped her fingers. Within half a second I could see that Monica was spinning a small, metal box.
"Hey, Miry. What's that box that Monica is spinning around?" Miry zoomed in. Suddenly the wall light up with computer scans.
"Is that..." Miry mumbled. "No it can't be...It is."
"What? What is it?" I ask eager to know.
"That metal box is a Cryo pod. It's designed for humans."
"A human cryo pod. Well is anyone in there?"
"Unfortunately. Yes, and she doesn't look good."
"Why? What's wrong with her?"
"Broken bones, internal bleeding, and...oh my god."
"What? What is it?! Spit it out!" Miry looked at me.
"If my scans are correct, then she is missing a kidney, a lung, and four tendons."
"Missing what do you mean 'missing'?" I demanded.
"I mean they aren't there. Worst is I'm picking up scars on her body indicating that the organ were purposely removed. Now before you say anything else. Let me tell you that my exterior scanners aren't as good as the ones in here, so they could be off. She could be perfectly fine, but odds are that at least some of the reading I got are truthful."
"Why would you need organs?"
"Human organs have value to us just like the do to you. Only they are lot more rare because of GL #18621368756."
"GL# eight five six, what?"
"Galactic law #18621368756 states that only two hundred humans are allowed to be taken for Earth each Galactic Standard Year."
"Miry, can't we do something? I mean if she is as bad off as you said she is, then she needs meds fast."
"Normally no, we would just have to sit here and watch. However, I did some background checks and turns out that Monica bought that human with her own money. That plus all the possible damages done to the human. Wow."
"Wow, what?"
"Wow she's gonna be fine a lot of money. Look the only thing we can do is send this intel to Tina, she can act on it and maybe save the human. And...it's sent." I ran to the glass and put my nose up against it. I watched as Tina's arm lit up with that growing familiar orange cylinder.