Aisha ate Jim's breakfast almost as fast as she ate her own. Jim said nothing as Aisha ate his breakfast at break neck speed. This time, however, Aisha spilled nothing onto herself. Gene had gotten up from the floor and glaring at Aisha. Suzuka had an amused look while she sipped at her tea.
Jim couldn't believe how much food Aisha could eat. If he ate as much as Aisha, he would be the size of a house. Maybe it was because Ctarl-Ctarls did have better ways to getting rid of excess fat. Hell, some dogs have better metabolisms than Terrans had. It didn't seem fair, but life was rarely fair. If life was fair, Jim would be with his parents. If life was fair, Jim wouldn't be acting like an adult all the time. And if life were fair, then the police should've gotten all of the slavers.
"Aisha, how can you still stay so thin after you eat so much?" asked Jim before he could stop himself.
"Nygga?!" asked Aisha, who had just finished Jim's breakfast. "we Ctarl-Ctarls have to keep our bodies well-tuned, not like you chubby Terrans. Besides, I have to keep my girlish figure"
Gene snorted.
"What was that?!" asked Aisha.
Sally the doctor came into the room just then. She looked over Jim's burns and made her decision.
"You can leave today, Mr. Hawking" said Sally, and gave Jim a lollipop. This made Gene crack up and laugh all the way to Starwind and Hawking Enterprises. Jim had turned as red as that Firecat costume that Aisha had worn in the "Strongest Woman in The Universe" contest.
Jim received his clothes from Gene, and the crew of the Outlaw Star was at Starwind and Hawking Enterprises before noon. When the group arrived, Melfina was cooking lunch for John, who looked like he cleaned himself up. John was so dirty, that you couldn't tell what color his hair was. Now, John had bright red hair and had so much freckles he looked tanned.
"Welcome back" said Melfina as cheerfully as she could.
"I heard what happened to you, Jim" said John. "I...I was once threatened to being eaten by Sara too. She said that she could need the extra food, because she was pregnant and all, but.."
CLANG!!
Aisha was helping herself to the vegetable soup that Melfina was cooking, when she dropped the serving spoon which had been going to her mouth.
"SHE WAS PREGNANT?!" asked Aisha. "oh no....oh no.....and he was her mate....oh no..."
"What's the matter, Aisha?" asked Jim.
"...." Aisha said nothing, but looked as if someone had pulled her tail. She was glaring, and there was no trace of the friendly Aisha anywhere on her face at the moment.
"Aisha?" asked Gene.


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"Did you find out where my future bride lives at?" asked Hojoma Jinjin to Dr. Alavri in an office at Miracles R Us hospital. He was holding Dr. Alavri up in the air and against the wall. Dr. Alavri nodded weakly and Hojoma let Sally down.
"She lives at Starwind and Hawking Enterprises" said Sally. "the same place where that boy lives"
"Indeed?" asked Hojoma, sounding amused. "well, it's time to greet my future wife. You've done well, Sally"
Hojoma left the office just like that. He didn't eat the Terran female because she herself was pregnant. It didn't show much, and Hojoma had his sights on the boy that Sara had tried to eat. Yes...that boy would make an execellent meal for him.
Hojoma Jinjin was an outcast from the ctarl-ctarl homeworld. He had gotten in so much trouble after eating 24 Terran children intended for the Emperor himself, that he was banished from the homeworld and never to return, or Hojoma would be killed. The 24 Terran children and thier destination were never discussed in public, and only few ctarl-ctarl knew about it.