“They weren’t just going to imprison us, they were going to kill us,” said Carrie.
Dave was pressing his knuckles to his mouth.
The bug paused. Its head disappeared and ten pairs of insect legs extended through the hatch. With a clatter, it landed next to Carrie “We must discuss this matter further,” it said.
“So, you get signals from this thing?” Carrie held up the translator.
“All your devices transmit your status while you are in your probationary period. It appears you neglected to read that section of your instruction manual. At first, I was receiving signals from an unknown human, and I thought perhaps you had discarded the device or it had been stolen.”
Carrie narrowed her eyes at Dave, who was squashing himself into a corner.
“I was about to recall it,” the creature continued
