I had way to much fun making this chapter

3 Person POV

Astral had a peaceful night, the aliens didn't come. Dark Mist held Astral close, barely getting any sleep. "I'll protect you Astral, I promise." Dark Mist whispered into Astral's ear, stoking his cheek as he slept.

The next morning Astral and Dark Mist got ready for work. Astral went to his work station, preparing for the day's work. That is, until he saw GG approach Dark Mist.

Astral's POV

I was getting ready to start my work when I see GG talking to Dark Mist. I wasn't close enough to hear what they were saying, but I had a pretty good idea what they were talking about though.

I watch as they walk away, probably to talk in private. I follow them to a room where Shingetsu is waiting for them.

3 Person POV

"You wanted to see me?" Dark Mist said, knowing exactly what he was there for. "Yes, I've heard some troubling news from GG." Shingetsu replied. "Care to fill me in?" Dark Mist asked

"This is all you need to hear." GG said as he placed the tape recorder on the table. "I placed Astral under hypnosis and this is what he said happened to him." GG said, playing the recording.

Question: "What happened when you went to bed last night?"

Answer: "I stayed close to Dark Mist, before I fell asleep."

Question: "What happened after you fell asleep?"

Answer: I was woken up by a humming sound outside my window, I looked over at Dark Mist who was sound asleep."

*Time Skip*

Question: "How do they respond?"

Answer: "The gray responded by saying "We want to understand how the mind works." I then feel two nero transmitters placed on my temples. I begin to feel tried, I also feel some sort of probe trying to gain access to my mind. I start to fight to keep the probe out."

*Time Skip*

"This really caught my attention." GG said as the recording came to the part the caught his attention.

"I retreated to my mind, I could feel the probe's presence. I start to fight to push the probe out of my mind, then out of nowhere the probe's presence disappears."

GG stops the recording, Dark Mist is stunned by what he hears.

Astral's POV

As I listened to the recording, I can remember the feeling of the probe slipping into my mind. I'm brought out of my thoughts when I hear GG say "I suggest doing a mind sweep, we don't know if they implanted anything into Astral's mind."

I stiffen up, I didn't want a mind sweep. It was bad enough that I had my mind probed my beings not from Valkyrain, but it's even worse when people you know want to poke in.

"What if he refuses?" I hear Dark Mist say. "He doesn't have a choice in the matter Dark Mist, they could be using him to gather information to take us over without him even knowing it." I hear Shing say back.

Vector's POV

I followed Dark Mist and GG to a room where Shingetsu was. I listened to the recording of Astral. I knew I wasn't allowed to follow them, but something kept nagging me to do it. "What do you want me to do if the sweep comes up empty?" GG asks Shing. "Keep him in the lab until I'm notified of the results." Shing replied. "Understood." GG replied.

A terrifying though crosses my mind. What if the gray beings aren't really after Astral at all, what if they are looking for a Barian? I leave before the meeting between Dark Mist, GG and Shing is done. I didn't want to get caught, I got back to work as if I didn't hear or know anything.

Astral's POV

I leave before they are done talking. I don't want my mind to be probed again. I go back to my work station to get a few things. I leave before Dark Mist or GG see me. I hideout in a crystal cave that only I know about until nightfall.

While I'm hiding in the crystal cave, I try to calm down. I stay deep within the cave just in case Dark Mist or GG were to find the cave. I knew GG would try to track me using my phone, so I left it at my work station. I move to the opening of the cave silently, it was dark outside. I carefully and quietly make my way home.

Dark Mist's POV

I sat in the living room, staring at the door. Waiting for Astral to come home. I watch as the doorknob turns, and Astral walks through the door. "Where were you?" I ask him. "Like I would tell you." he replies to me, I hear the hidden fear and anger behind his words.

"You know, didn't you?" I ask him, a bit surprised. "Of course I know. I don't want anyone in my mind, and that includes you Dark Mist." he said walking past me, going up to our room.

Later that night, I come into our bedroom. I see Astral sound asleep, I take the opportunity to hide inside Astral's mind and body without him knowing. This was the only way I could see and experience everything that happened to Astral.

Suddenly I hear a humming sound. Astral wakes up hearing the humming as well. I look through his eyes to see three gray brings. "Leave me alone." Astral said terrified. Astral blacks outs, as well as I.

I slowly wake up in Astral's mind, feeling Astral already awake. I look through his eyes, seeing all kinds of strange objects.

Astral's POV

I slowly open my eyes, I quickly learn that I'm sitting up which was strange to me. I look around, seeing all kinds of strange objects. I realize that I'm on the ship again. I look around for the grays, but I don't see any. I try to move, but my wrists are restrained as well as my legs.

Dark Mist's POV

I slip out of Astral's mind without him noticing and hide behind the strange chair he's restrained to. I'm able to peek out from behind the chair just enough to see four gray beings enter. "Let me go!" Astral demands. The gray beings ignore his demand.

I see a gray walk over to Astral, holding what looks like a U shaped headset. "Stay away from." Astral said, but the gray didn't back away.

Astral's POV

A gray walks over to me with what looks like a U shaped headset. I told the gray to stay away from me, but it didn't listen. "Now hold still, this won't hurt." it said as it placed the headset on me. I begin to feel tried, I also feel something trying to come through and take hold of me. I black out, letting whatever was trying to come out take hold.

Dark Mist's POV

I watch as Astral blacks out, I was worried that the grays were probing his mind again. "What is your name?" I hear a gray ask Astral "My name is Astral." Astral replied to the question. I realized the headset put Astral in some kind of hypnotic state, where they could ask him questions without having to fight with him to get an answer.

"What are you?" the gray asked. "I am an Astral Being." Astral replied. "Do you know what a Barian is?" I hear the gray ask, 'Why would they ask about the Barians?' I ask myself. "Yes, there are seven Barians living here." Astral said, slightly twitching. "Does one of the Barians possess amethyst eyes?" Astral nodded in reply.

A gray comes to take the headset off. I look at Astral, who is unconscious. I look back at the grays who seem to be talking amongst themselves. The leader of the grays looked at U shaped headset and said "He's ready for the programming." 'Programming?' I think to myself. 'What are they going to have Astral do?'

The lead gray hands over an oval shaped headset to another gray, I look back over to Astral who is slowly waking up. The gray walks over with the headset in hand, Astral's fully awake again. "Hold still, you won't feel a thing. Just relax your mind." the gray told Astral as it places the oval headset on him. I hide behind the chair, not being seen by the gray.

I hear Astral yell out, I look up at him. "Get out of my head!" He yelled, fighting to keep the program from taking over. "You will obey theses commands." the lead gray commanded Astral. "No! I won't let you use me!" Astral yelled. I looked up to see a monitor of some sort. There are strange symbols that look like numbers, along with a bar that was half filled.

"You will do as you are told." I hear and look back at the lead gray. "No!" Astral yells back as he continues to fight against the program that they are implanting into his mind. I watch a gray come over with a needle, it then sticks the needle into Astral's neck. "No..." Astral manages to whisper out as he loses consciousness.

I watch as the bar reaches 100%. The gray that stuck Astral with the needle said "The programming is complete, should I interest the inhibiter?" 'Inhibiter?!' I think to myself. "Yes." the lead gray responds. The gray leaves and comes back with a strange looking metal object.

The gray puts the metal object to Astral's forehead, "This won't hurt a bit." the gray said, as it pulls back what looks like a trigger. Astral twitches in his unconscious state. "The inhibiter is planted sir." the gray said. "Good. Open your eyes Astral." The lead gray commands Astral. Astral did as he was told and opened his eyes.

"You are to bring the amethyst eyed Barian to us. Don't let anyone or anything stop you from completing this task. Do whatever you have to do to being the amethyst eyed Barian to us. Is that understood?" The lead gray told Astral. Astral nodded in reply, before becoming unconscious again. I could tell that they were ready to release him. I quickly fuse back with Astral.

I black out and come to shortly after the grays release Astral. It's still dark outside surprisingly. I try to wake Astral. "Astral! Astral! Wake up! Astral!" I say as I shake him, but he doesn't respond. There is nothing I can do but go to sleep and hope that I can remember what happened to Astral tomorrow morning.