Far Horizons: Tales of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror. Issue #14 May 2015 | Seite 20

advantage for their own species. It won’t make much
difference in the end, you and the hybrids won’t be
predictable or possible to control in the way they plan
to do it.” The orb finished with a sound of laughter.

“They say they have a right to it.”
“Well, I say they don’t!”

“So you mean that this happened because some of my
DNA has been activated? Am I becoming something
like a mutant superhero?”
“Even we don’t know exactly what you will become.
It seems that your body started storing energy from the
sun as an adaptation. But don’t be afraid, other species
and even we have been through this before; it usually
happens when its individuals start living in space. In
space there is more radiation than in the environment
of an atmosphere protected planet, but eventually even
the ones who live on Earth will catch up.”
I must tell the others about it. Pearl realized.
“You can tell your friends, but be careful. Your powerful ones, they will want to silence you, they are scared
and are struggling to keep your civilization the form
it currently has. Trying to keep control when a whole
species is on the edge of a change of this nature is as
useless as trying to hide the sun with a sieve.” The orb
finished again, laughing.
“You use our funny expressions.” Answered Pearl.
“We do that so that you feel more comfortable with
our interaction.”
She made a brief pause and then said: “You must
interfere and stop Rafael’s species and other species
from taking the people from Earth away.”

The light orb considered that for some moments. “You
are saying that, as an inhabitant of Earth you declare
all previous agreements null and void and declare your
immunity from alien laws?”
“Yes. No people from my planet or from the space
stations are to be lied to and taken against his or her
will to another place. If they really know what they are
going to face and want to go this is not my business.
But the ones who were just taken have the right to
come back if they wish to.”
The light orb answered. “The Council will discuss
this, human woman. We must consider what you said.”
“Will I meet you again? I don’t know yet what to do
with these new unpredictable powers, and what happens if Rafael or another of his people come back and
wants to take me or other people f