"Nathan, wake up," I heard something say.
Something tapped my shoulder, but I didn't flinch.
"It worked now let's wake him up," I heard that same creature say.
Then I smelled something good waved in front of my face.
"That smells good. What'd you make?" I asked her as I woke up. I opened my eyes to her, holding a cooked catfish. My mouth was beginning to water until I managed to snap out of my trance.
"What just happened?" I asked her.
She only giggled before I got my arms out from under the sand as she said: "Here, get something in your belly," me as she handed me the catfish. I took a bite before stopping to see if something was amiss; there was nothing wrong about it, so I kept eating. "Once you're done, I have something I want you to see," she told me.
Once I was done, I followed her through another door into the entrance of a cave, and in it was what she mentioned yesterday, a dragon. "Well, I'll leave you here with her. Bye!" She said before hastily went back inside. I was starting to think that was part of the act; that she wanted me to think she was dangerous. I walked over to her without worry. Suddenly she let out a roar, but I figured that had to be part of it too.
"You aren't fooling me, I know this is a ploy," I said just as she grabbed me. "Either you're a good actor, or I'm legitimately in danger," I said nervously. She started to lick her lips, and that made me fearful. "Ok, get me out of here!" I shouted before she covered my mouth with her scaled hand. I looked around the cave for signs of cameras; there were none.
She then began to lick me thoroughly. Her tongue, though soft, was quite sticky from her saliva. "This stuff is like slime. Gross!" I said. She then stuck me under her tongue in her mouth. "Hey, what are you doing!" I shouted before she closed her mouth.
Secured down to the bottom of her mouth by saliva with only my head out from under her tongue for air, I was utterly defenseless if she was going to chuck me down any farther.
"Is he in here?" I heard something ask the dragon. She opened her mouth, and I saw that same kid looking at me.
"How'd I get into this mess? Stuck, practically glued to this dragon's lower jaw," I said.
"You'll be fine. I sleep in there," he replied.
"You sleep in here?" I asked as I looked around her mouth. "How exactly?"
"I know it's gross at first, but after a while, in there, it gets comforting and warm for a reptile," he replied. "I think he has one for you too."
"a dragon of mine own? How nice of him," I replied.
"Just stay in there for a few more hours and get used to it, and then you'll head back," he told me before the dragon shut its mouth.
"Why would I even need to get used to this? I have a bed already, " I mumbled before trying to take a nap. "You know what, your mouth is quite warm, and your tongue makes the perfect blanket."
I was in there for what seemed like 3 hours, but I felt an unusual connection with the dragon as if I had a bond to her.
"Nathan, you awake?" I heard her say.
"You can talk?" I asked the dragon.
"That's not the dragon! It's me, your mental trainer," she replied as the dragon opened its mouth.
"Oh, it's you, is this why you had me in here? So I'd adapt to sleeping in a dragon's mouth," I asked.
She nodded yes in response. "How was it, though?"
"Sticky, but warm, can you help me out of here, though?" I asked. The dragon then grabbed me and pulled me out of its mouth onto the rock floor of the cave.
"How's that salvia feel?" She asked me.
I looked at my suit, and the saliva made the mass smooth. "It feels quite nice. I didn't even know I had nerve endings through this mass," I replied.
"Good, then we won't need to get you into a shower to clean it off. It works well to strengthen your Infested suit. They also use it to help their young shed or coat them even," she replied.
As I headed back to my home, the saliva started to soak into my suit. "This feels good through these fringes on the back of my mask," I said as I rubbed it into the Infested.
"I'm sure with the new dragon friend he's going to introduce to you; you'll have that feeling every day," she replied. As I headed inside, I saw him outside with one of the most beautifully colored dragons I've seen, despite only ever seeing two at this point.
"Nathan, come here," I heard him say through the window.
"What do you need?" I asked him. The dragon then turned and looked at me with curious eyes.
"Well, go up to her and her young one," he told me. I approached quickly, despite its protective behavior. Once I got close to her, she picked me up and wouldn't let me go.
"If you want her to trust you, you'll have to trust her," he told me.
"What's that supposed to mean. I know I have to trust her, but this is an odd way for her to show it to me," I replied.
It then began to lick me as the last one did thoroughly. "I guess I'm going under her tongue again aren't I," I said. She then stuck me under her tongue before flying off with me in her mouth. "Where are we going?" I asked her.
I then heard a voice say: "if you want me to trust you; you have to trust me, which means you have to stay by my side, you don't question the food I give you, and you don't squirm when I'm about to put you under my tongue. got it?"
"Ok then, I think you're the dragon, so I'll comply," I replied.
"Good, I'm looking forward to growing our bond, but I need to know that you'll trust me like I'm your mother," she replied.
Once we landed, she pulled me out of her mouth and laid me in the alien grass. She nudged her nose against her head as I heard her say: "I'm going to get some food for you 2. Both of you stay put," she said before flying off. Then her young one laid on top of me, looking at me as if asserting dominance on me. He dragged me to where a bunch of snake-like creatures was catching up the planet's sun's rays.
"What are you doing?" I asked him.
Once he dropped me in with them, I was quickly overwhelmed by them, but one detail stood out that assured me; they blinked. "Well then, what brings you to these parts?" I asked them. Then the dragon landed near me with food in its mouth. The snakes quickly unraveled from around me and dispersed. I could only chuckle as I said: "your young one dragged me over here." She was, weirdly enough, carrying a basket of fruit. I took a few out and took a bite into one of them then all of a sudden I felt a calming sensation through me. "this is so good, whatever this is it's taste is enough to put me at ease. I think I'm going to enjoy this," I told her.
after I got my fill; I followed alongside her; I heard her growl in rhythm until we got to the pond. "This is beautiful, this is the perfect place to stay the night," I told her.
She put her nose to the back of my head as she said: "yes, now it's getting late, so let me get you into my mouth." She thoroughly licked me and then stuck me under her tongue as we prepared to get some rest for the night.
As I slept the night in her mouth, I started to hear an unusual voice.
"Do you hear me?" Is what it said.
"Who said that?" I quickly said as I woke up.
"It's me, the one your sleeping in. It appears our bond is getting stronger. Do you feel it; do you feel my strength?" She asked.
"All I feel is your saliva against my skin, sticky but soothing," I replied.
She hesitated a bit before replying with: "I thought I knew how to trigger it."
"You sure you're doing this, right? Or is this some fabricated lie?" I asked her. Suddenly I felt sore throughout my body. "Wait, am I supposed to be sore?" I asked her. I felt like something was protruding through my skin.
"Oh good, it's working now." I heard her say.
"I don't feel good. Did you make sure I could handle anything here?"
"It's not that. Your bond is growing with me, and that with the Infested is giving you strength," she replied.
"If it's supposed to be that, why do I feel drained," I said before I passed out.
I was out for the rest of the night only to wake up not in her mouth but an unusual room covered in an Infested mass.
"Isn't this the kid, the commander, had chosen? It's unlike something of his position to do this," I heard something say.
"Well, he was severely drained, and the Infested is coursing through his body, becoming one with him. He needs to stay here if he's to end up with the best results. This is because of medical; he wasn't abandoned," I heard something else say.
"Is he ok? I guess the Infested knew his condition then," He said as he looked into my eyes. "I assure you you're fine. What you think will happen isn't happening. Just get some rest and let it build off of what you have." I look around the room and see others of my kind in here—some looking as if their lives had been changed for the better. Then I felt something coming into my mouth. "Do you like it? My son used to make this drink before... Well, I'll tell you at some point," He told me in a depressing voice.
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