He had just finished up one of his encounters elsewhere, rendez-vousing with an ADD agent here. It was an isolate world for the most part, a haven for slavers no doubt since the agent he had a little fun with a few hours back was here tracking down one.

Aegir was busy constructing standing stones, using telepathy to move the heavy stones. The thing was he could warp space around himself effectively making worm holes to move about the galaxy and while the inhibitors at Shokushu limited him he had learned that he could not jump from there to Earth but could jump to there to a nearby planet then to Earth.

He had gone back several times already though he was always concerned that the "others" would find him one of these days. But today it was curiousity that pulled him away from the relative safety of Shokushu itself.

Today he was checking out on of the ancient cities of his people. It was the only settlement on the planet and he would have thought that there would have been standing stones here already so he could channel the necessary energies to warp space but he had yet to uncover one so he was busy constructing one of his own.

He was about three forths of the way finished, deciding to set the stones in the town square to make moving around the city easier when he returned to it. From the minds of the alien slaver and the ADD agent he determined that the agent and her organization did not know of this world and he had scrubbed her mind of that knowledge or rather it would erase itself after an hour of her departure and erase the navigational data pertaining to it as per a suggestion, he suggested that the slaver do the same though he realized that other slavers occasionally used the place although the city was probably picked clean of valueables by this stage.

But the sounds of an engine brought his gaze up to the sky where he made note of the vessel. Aegir realized that the ADD did not have uniform ships, but chances told him that this was not a military vessel of great stature, maybe it was a pirate? Then again he considered, it could be a military vessel but he did not know a great deal about technology.

Still he slithered back into the shadows of one of the buildings, he was patient and would have to see what this interuption was all about.

The royal shuttle landed just outside the settlement. The Trixians had been exploring for weeks now away from the main refugee fleet looking for some sort of place to settle and establish as a new homeland. It was only by chance that Enru found this settlement on while scanning the planet. Instantly Octavia insisted that they land there to learn as much from the people that settled there and to see what they knew about surround systems. An had protested, but once the pink haired princess had decided on something it was impossible to get her to change her mind.

The shuttle door opened and two hand maidens walked out, the tall blonde, Enru, and the short brown haired woman, An. They had just managed to barely convince her Highness to stay in the shuttle while they went out and checked out the town. Still they knew they had to find people quickly or else the Princess would wander out and try to find people on her own. Still if the handmaidens were able to handle the situation correctly they could make sure that Octavia would be in no danger.

Aegir watched as the ship grew larger and larger though as approached he could sense the minds of those inside. Of course altered brainwaves told him that they were not quite human, and thus it would take a few moments to map out their brain patterns and where everything was before he could exploit any sort of weakness on their parts.

Still, he was a curious creature and slithered through the deserted streets. He was not a speedy being but even he had managed to get into sight of the royal vessel to see two figures moving into the city. That of course concerned him though in the sort term there was not much he could do, he had yet to figure out their differences and he was too slow to head them off.

But he could sense other minds from the ship and assumed that they belonged to the pilot and crew. Where these explorers? He did not know for sure and unfortunately he had came upon Enru and An at a time where he could not tell if they were armed or not which may or may not have told him anything about them anyway.

So he used his tentacles and amazing climbing skills to shimmy up a column and take his place on a roof to get a better vantage point of the ship.

Aegir watched in silence, a portion of his multifaceted mind churning over the differences in these people's brainwaves as another calculated what to do about the situation. If they were explore's ...

He slithered down the side of the building as he made haste, as far as anyone was concerned his haste was equvilent to a jog. No, he had to protect it, the old temple near the center of the town. If they were explorers it reasoned that the unique green stone and large exterior might attract individuals, plus it was near the center of the town too.

He was unsure as to what they may do but the temple seemed like a logical step so he blended to the shadows and was about to set out there when he realized that he could just scrub this place from their minds when they were finished here as he had last time.

An and Enru got a little ways into the settlement and looked for any signs of life. Alas, there was nothing that made the handmaidens believe that the settlement had been occupied in years. The two looked at each other as they realized that the princess would be disappointed that the settlement had been abandoned. And if it was abandoned, then that meant the planet wasn't suitable for colonization. The two shook their heads and split off to do a patrol for around the city. They wanted to make sure there wasn't something hiding on the edge of city. Once the city limits was secure then they would work their way towards the interior.

Meanwhile, at the edge of the of the shuttle entrance a pink haired princess appeared. She was wearing her formal wear, wanting to make a good impression on whoever was lived here. However she could only but feel disappointed at the conditions of the town, if anyone lived there, they were living in horrible conditions. The princess slowly stepped off the shuttle to look around and see if anyone might still reside in what looked like an abandoned colony.

Aegir had climbed back up to a roof top effortlessly so that he could few the ship. He was still close to it and since he was he was able to continue to map out the alien minds, which would be useful when the others came back.

This was a city in the ancient days of his people and while he had shared no love for them he realized how rare the find was. His people were no longer plentiful enough to construct cities and while there would be no hope in finding monetary treasure, which he was unconcerned with anyway, he could make ancient discoveries about his own culture in the past which interested him far more.

But for now he watched the interlopers noticing the pink haired women make her appearance. She was well dressed, his eyesight was keen and while it was hindered in bright light this world had a gloom about it, perpetual twilight. His people would not have constructed a city here if they would be disadvantaged half the time.

This women was well dressed too and pointed to one of authority and leadership ... then he felt it, an emotion, concern. It was not much but that told him he was getting closer to cracking the minds of the aliens already though it did help that they shared many brainwaves in common with humans, perhaps they were one in the same one species becoming the off shot of another, colonizing a world in the distant past then evolving differently over time, or maybe it was just a coincidence he wouldn't know until he could access there memories.

He did find an interest in this woman, she was shapely and appealing enough, and her position of authority lead him to believe that she was unuse to hardships. Still, he had decided that it would be best to pass her up, hide somewhere in the city then wait until the explorers departed before exploring further himself after he completed his project of the standing stones.

But being on the roof could attract undo attention so he climbed back down to the streets, aware of the locations of each explorer from the brain waves that they emitted. Two at the outskirts, the pink haired one and the others in the ship.

Once he cracked their minds he could plant a mass suggestion into them to forget about this place, erasing it from their logs and so forth. That seemed easiest as he got back to the street level and glanced around at the abandoned buildings, a tentacle brushing over one of the downed standing stones that he did not have time to erect before the interuption, thinking, the action almost similar to a human stroking their chin in thought.

It would take too long for him to reach the temple, so ... his eyes fell on the assembly hall nearby. There was no longer a door here and the walls had been spider webbed with cracks but he could look out into the street and he wasn't exposed in the street as he was now so he slithered towards it, there were no stairs in this place but ramps due to their lack of legs stairs were more of a hindrance then anything else. So he vanished inside the hall, slithering inside the dark building.

Octavia looked around at the empty settlement, everything looked so old like it had stood there there for centuries maybe even longer. The pink haired princess made her way down the ramp towards the ground below. It was clear to her highness that there was no one down that would pose a threat to her. She would get a earful latter from An, but the princess wanted to know more about these people and why they would have abandoned this place. Slowly she began to make her way towards the center of the settlement.

The young woman continued to moving down the major throughfare through the settlement. All around that that she saw nothing but ruined building, a silent testament to what must have been a thriving settlement at one point. The pink haired princess looked up and could only imagine the rooftops being filled with people as a parade moved through. The young woman just missed the fact that just moments before there was someone on those very roof top.

Little did her highness know that she and her two handmaidens' mind were under assault by a psychic mind far greater than the princess had ever met. So far their minds were safe but it would only be a matter of time before the handmaidens minds would be unravelled by the ancient being. Octavia had at least some protection as she had a powerful ability to protect her thoughts from others. However, like the Trixian commoners she was vulnerable to any other form of psychic attack. Worse she had a tendency to project her emotions if they were particularly strong.

The initial occupants were humanoid with dark purple skin and webbed fingers each wearing a strange metallic symbol around their neck. In the crowds though she glimpsed the occassional behemoth that stood at least a head taller then the others, something that looked like a cross between a man and an octopi.

The creatures were mauve though a few changed colors as they moved about, mostly browns and some greys to better blend in with the terrain appearing to do so subconsciously. But as Octavia envisoned matters where people where standing and overlooking this long past event.

While she moved about Aegir was made aware of her current location. She seemed to be getting closer to him but seemed aimless in her wanderings thus far and hadn't been aware of him as best as he could tell.

He was in a hall of records, a city hall so to speak and while it would probably be a start for most explorers he felt confident that he could lurk here and remain hidden with ease, by the time the pink haired one would get close he believed to be able to crack her mind and thus remain out in the opened while he adjusted her perceptions.

He gazed out of the building through one of the cracks in the wall at the street below gauging where she was likely to approach from if she remained on her current trajectory. He waited, and she nearly went off in another direction but he could see her at last just a ways down the road now. He observed her, wondering if he should pass up an opportunity or not, though he supposed he would make things interesting and let fate decide, if she came into the square, nay this building, then he would alter his plans and do something about it provided that he had mapped out her mind by then of course.

Octavia got a little dizzy as she put her hand on one of the walls. From the psychic residue left in the ancient buildings, the princess could see the former occupants of this settlement. Most had dark purple skin and each wore a strange metallic symbol around the neck. The creatures seemed to be able to change there skin like a chameleon as they changed colors in browns and greys depending on what the terrain behind them. Then like a flash the young woman found herself in the empty settlement once again.

The pink haired princess found herself standing in a square looking at the various buildings. She was standing front of one large building that it looked like it was very important. The young woman decided to take a look around to see what mysterious it contained. The princess walked up and one of the large doors and took a step inside to see what she could find out about this settlement.

Aegir watched patiently and in some anticipation to see what the verdict would be to his little game then as he witnessed her approaching his hearts beat a little faster as a musky scent emitted from his body. He then slithered back finding a dark corner and going so far to change his skin tone to a darker shade as he did so, he may not have been able to conceal himself from her olfactory senses at this moment but visually he could seek to blend in.

Excitement flooded him, a childish glee almost. He had unlocked her species minds at this stage and due to the natural defenses there he had determined that she was a psion of some sort. He got this far easy enough and thus felt that the trait was a gift within her and not a species norm for he had not sensed it in any of the others just yet.

He pondered this though, sensing her mind rather close he gently pressed against that invisible barrier seeing what, if any, natural defenses she had akin to a doctor checking her reflexes he probed just enough to illicit a response from her first and foremost.

While he was immune to all but telepathic gifting it was wisest to start simply then work at accessing her memories and learning more about her. He also wondered how this was going to play out, normally he was willing to make deals as part of a game to qwell the boredom of his long years so part of his mind pondered that while another tested Octavia's internal defenses.

The first think that hit the Octavia as she entered the building was the smell of musk, the first weird smell that she detected on this planet. Until this point with the exception of that vision, the pink haired princess's experience had been....sterile. But this was new if not necessarily welcomed, indication that maybe something lived here or at least visited some time soon. The royal made a glance around the room for any indication but she could not spot the hidden Aegir as he had blended into the shadow he was currently hiding.

The young woman decided that the best bet would be to look further into the building, to see if she could find books or any of those necklaces that she saw in her vision. She would have no way of reading them of course, as her highness had only learned to read the Trixian language. However, she might be able to get some sort of visions or emotion from the material that might prove useful. Meanwhile, the pink haired princess had no idea that she was being probed. Her mind simply protected her from any attempts to read what she was currently reading more about what she was actively thinking about.

Odd, he could feel her, monitor where she was, sense her brain waves and those of the others but could not read her mind. He was so use to being capable of doing so and while he sensed the other two individuals in the city he had no problems reading their thoughts.

He pressed a little harder into her mind but it was as if she existed but didn't exist. He was getting more sense of her then plant-like creatures, which he could not read but communicate with, their brain waves too different for him to learn, at least as of yet.

But what made things odd as he watched her was that he could feel her exhuberance at finding this place, the sense of joy that she encountered was easy enough for him to read, though he had no way of piercing her defenses. It was only from the minds of the others that he discovered that the royals of her species possessed psionic gifting and while he was busy accessing the memories of Enru and An to better understand the situation and search for answers that explained her abilities Aegir was left to ponder the situation further.

He did find it rather interesting as she searched about for something but he waited where he was patiently like a spider in the center of a web waiting for an insect to fly into it. He waited for her to grow closer as he pushed harder against her mind ... nothing, no push back as if she were unaware of him but he got nothing other then that feeling of joy at finding this place.

Close up now he could tell she was not human given the four fingered hands and tail, human enough though to have evolved from the same stock it seemed. But at last she moved closer, he still waited allowing her to draw closer to him, he shifting just slightly behind her as he poised himself to strike, tentacles reaching out to her, seeking to coil around her ankles, tail and arms with the aim of restraining her rather quickly and drawing her back against his chest in one fell swoop.

Odd, he could feel her, monitor where she was, sense her brain waves and those of the others but could not read her mind. He was so use to being capable of doing so and while he sensed the other two individuals in the city he had no problems reading their thoughts.

He pressed a little harder into her mind but it was as if she existed but didn't exist. He was getting more sense of her then plant-like creatures, which he could not read but communicate with, their brain waves too different for him to learn, at least as of yet.

But what made things odd as he watched her was that he could feel her exhuberance at finding this place, the sense of joy that she encountered was easy enough for him to read, though he had no way of piercing her defenses. It was only from the minds of the others that he discovered that the royals of her species possessed psionic gifting and while he was busy accessing the memories of Enru and An to better understand the situation and search for answers that explained her abilities Aegir was left to ponder the situation further.

He did find it rather interesting as she searched about for something but he waited where he was patiently like a spider in the center of a web waiting for an insect to fly into it. He waited for her to grow closer as he pushed harder against her mind ... nothing, no push back as if she were unaware of him but he got nothing other then that feeling of joy at finding this place.

Close up now he could tell she was not human given the four fingered hands and tail, human enough though to have evolved from the same stock it seemed. But at last she moved closer, he still waited allowing her to draw closer to him, he shifting just slightly behind her as he poised himself to strike, tentacles reaching out to her, seeking to coil around her ankles, tail and arms with the aim of restraining her rather quickly and drawing her back against his chest in one fell swoop.

Octavia had no idea that she mind was being probe by the unseen creature. That he was studying her trying to figure out what she was and what psionic defenses she had. She didn't realize that someone was learning that her mind was impossible to read though she projected her emotions. The pink haired woman simply continued to explore the building hoping to find something that would provide some insight how the people of this settlement lived out their lives and why they would have abandoned this place.

Little did she knew she was not alone in the building and that she was backing up towards another even as she marveled at the place. Suddenly tentacles reached out and wrapped around her ankles and around her arms. The young woman screamed as she was suddenly pulled back into the darkness towards a creature she until now didn't even know existed....

All too easy, his apppendages wrapped around her and since she was not expecting anything amiss he was able to real her back against him. He was well taller than her and while she reacted as he figured she would have had he had been pleased with her quick capture.

His hands slipped over her breasts giving them a squeeze and making it clear what his intentions were as he leaned down, the tip of his tongue gracefully moving against her neck.

Struggle if you like, you'll only make things worse for yourself. I am curious though, I cannot read you like I can the others, perhaps I need just a bit more time, yes, more time ...

Octavia struggled to free herself but the tendrils were simply too strong for her to break free. The pink princess could feel the warm creature press against her bare back, she screamed for helped but it was not going to do her any good as she guards were simply too far away. Soon a pair of hands slipped over her mounds and began to squeeze them. If she had any doubt on what he wanted, it was made clear by his tongue moving across her neck.

The Trixian began to spoke, unable to speak the language of the creature as she could not read his surface thoughts. Still by now Aegir had probably already learned her language from her handmaidens. How dare you! You will unhand me right now or you will face the consequences!