John was having the same nightmare again. Louisa was standing over him, a chip rammed into her neck...she was digging a boot into his stomach and pointing a gun at his head. He could scream all he wanted for her to stop, but she wouldnt.

He woke up in a cold sweat. He shakily turned to see Louisa, black hair drapsing her shoulders, sleeping next to him. It had been a few months since Blackwater. He remembered the interviews, the T.V. appearances, the investigation. The chips had been traced to Memtech..sadly the company seemed to dissapear off the face of earth a few days after Blackwater.

He layed back down and wrapped his arms around Louisa. God did he love this woman. I.A.S.R. gave them a months vacation anywhere in the world. So they both choose Paris, France. They got into a nice hotel near the Eiffel Tower. They had been spending the last few days exploring the city, shopping, eating some pretty damn good food.

He nuzzled her hair and tried to sleep again. Louisa started to stir. "Its only me Louisa.." He said into her ear. "The dream again?" " Yeah..." She sighed sleepily and said, "I wonder where that asshole Nicolae Yolen went.."

" Probably hiding on some island, slurping down rum and laughing at us." John said. Louisa giggled and said, "Yep... but we got ourselves a nice little vacation.." "Mmhmm.." They slept till morning... Louisa was the first to get up, and leapt into the shower. John got up to his morning buisness. Take a piss and wash his face. She didnt mind having him in the bathroom when she was in the shower. They had both been in worse situations than that.

John wanted to peek in but Louisa would slap him across the face for it. So he just dried his face and got dressed. Suddenly someone knocked on the door. " Get that John." Louisa said as she stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around herself.

John opened the door to see a hotel concierge standing in the doorway holding a piece of paper. " Sir..you have gotten a call from the States. A..Lucy Wilkin is asking for you." He nodded and thanked the man and tossed him a tip.

" Lucy called us." John said as he picked up the phone. Louisa walked into the room, wearing a fresh set of clothes and combing her hair. She learned to dress quickly in her years of working for I.A.S.R. " Really? It must be 3:00 A.M. back in the States."

John dialed the number and waited for someone to pick up. " Oh good I managed to get you guys.." " Whats wrong?" John asked. "Well.." There was a series of grunts and clicks in the background. "Lucy what was that?" "Umm...you wouldnt believe me..." John sighed and said, "Lucy I was the guy who got turned into a termintaor a few months ago."

He rubbed at the spot on his neck, sometimes it hurt when he turned his neck in a certain way. Lucy's voice started to shake as she said. "Well... Johnathan came over today..his mom was holding a big bundle. She closed all the doors and windows and shades and took off the cover to the bundle. It was a grey John.. a grey."

John looked to Louisa and beckoned her to listen. "Lucy...what the hell is a grey?" Lucy sighed and said, "Well, its an alien. And this one is living, breathing and even drinking a little water." There was a few more clicks and grunts and a muffled voice saying, "Calm down. Its ok." "Was that clicking it-" "Yes...its talking in its langugage. Its in a lot of pain, he landed hard in his craft.." John blinked hard and tried to keep from losing control and said, "Can you send a picture of it to my email address?" "Sure, what is it? I'll tell you right now it will have to be one from my phone." "Ok, sure." John sighed and shook his head.

A grey... a living breathing alien. He gave the phone to Louisa and grabbed his laptop from his suitcase. He set it down and turned it on. Louisa told him when the picture was coming. John went to his email address and opened it up.

What he saw knocked him onto his ass. Louisa fell back into the wall. It was real, its eyes staring at the camera a way an animatron couldnt. And Lucy and Johnathan were in the picture, each taking one of the greys hand in theirs.

They had to be joking...were they. No. They would never joke to them about something this serious.

Jack stared wide eyed at the picture. "What the fuck have they gotten themselves into?" Jack said as he gawked at the picture. Louisa just shook her head and said, "I dont know John..I really dont know."

5 hours ago...

Holly Crinder had been getting into her car when the man approached her holding a bundle in his hands. It was pouring rain and his footfalls were drowned out by the loud rain and she was too focused on trying to get her key in the door. He smacked against her, saying "Please! Please help it! Keep it safe before they come!" "What? Who!?" Holly said as the man shoved the bundle into her hands. She had just gotten off the afternoon shift and was tired as a horse with morphine in its blood.

She grabbed the man and said, "Is this a baby? If it is you can take it inside and they will take care of him or her." She turned to walk with the baby when the man grabbed her. "NO! Dont go in there with that! Its not a baby." Holly was getting ticked and said, "What? What is it then?"

The man tore off the cover to the bundle. She gasped, she felt shock travelling down her head and into her toes. It was an alien. Big, oval shaped eyes tilted at an angle stared at her like black pits. Its skin was a sickly grey and it had no nose, and a tiny slit for a mouth. It had no hair and it barely blinked. It made a clicking noise and started to shuffle.

Holly looked up at the man and said, "Why are you giving this to me?" The man cleared his throat as tears welled in his eyes. "It crashed when I was driving down the highway. It was trying to crawl out when I got it out." He wiped his eyes and said, "Please...keep him safe before they come to get him.." He started to cry as he said, "If they get to him, you can kiss mankind goodbye."

He ran off before she could try to catch up. She looked down at the alien in the cloth and got into her car. She layed him on the passengers seat and reluctantly touched his forehead. It made a sound that sounded like it was happy. The doctor found herself starting to grin at the grey one.

She turned on her engine and drove for home. Her mind was flying a mile a minute. Johnathan would have a kitten to have a real alien in his house. Nick would probably be estatic too. She drove onto the road and realised Nick and Johnathan wouldnt be at the house. They would still be at Lucys house, Nick would probably be playing cards with Sam and Johnathan would be sitting with Lucy.

The alien began to cluck and grunt again. She looked down at it as she tried to concentrate on the road. She lifted her hand and parted her fingers into the Vulcan hand symbol. The alien let out a series of wheezes as he looked at her. "Hi." She said to it. The alien looked happy and clucked and grunted in its own language.

"Know any English?" Holly asked as they pulled into a light. The alien just gave another cluck and kept looking around. Suddenly she could feel a gentle warmth trying to spread through her head. Her heart leapt as a horrible thought came to mind. "Oh crap, this alien could be carrying a virus!" She gulped and said to it, "Are you trying to harm me?" The alien squinted for a moment and said something that she heard but didnt see his mouth do.

No.

She nodded and kept driving.

I not hurt you.

She nodded again and gripped the steering wheel.

You not be afraid of me.

She realised this thing was speaking into her mind.

She tried to speak with it in her head as they neared the neighborhood where she lived, luckily Lucy and her family had lived a few houses away.

Why are you here?

Ship crashed... Human male save me. He bring me to you.

Ok.

She got out stiffly from her car and opened the passenger door. She scopped up the alien and headed for the door step, sliding the cover over. Her bones felt like they were going to give way as Samuel answered the door, his shirt and tie replaced by a sweater that beared the name of his alma matter.

"Hey Holly! What do you got there?" He moved away as she entered the house and sat down with the bundle in her arms. Nick was walking down the stairs holding a can of dust remover. "Turns out all your computer needed was a little dust remove.." Nick looked at his wife and said, "Holly are you all right?"

Holly looked up at him and said, "Get the kids. They need to see this." Samuel nodded and said, "Johnathan, Lucy get down here!" Minerva walked in from the laundry room holding a clothes basket as Lucy and Johnathan barreled down the stairs.

"Hey Mom..Mom whats wrong?" Johnathan asked as he looked at her eyes and the bundle in her hands. Holly looked at them and said, "Dont scare it." She yanked back the cover and revealed to them the grey.

Lucy swallowed her scream as she stared down at the grey faced bundle. Her mom had dropped the basket and was leaning on Samuel, who was trying to keep still. Johnathan and Nick gasped and walked over to the grey. Johnathan held up the Vulcan hand symbol and the alien did a bunch of wheezes.

Nick looked up at his wife and said, "Holly...please tell me.. is this thing for real?" Holly nodded and said, "Yeah...its real." Then the alien started cough dryly and it spoke to her again.

Water, water. Please..water..