Chapter 18 – Small problems can become big…

'What the hell do you think you're doing with the Nourasian King in your bed?', hisses Lucide upset. 'If you're father finds out you two will be in big trouble!' For a moment Eva is standing in front of him like a stone statue, then suddenly she begins to giggle. First a giggle, then followed by a loud laugh. 'I don't care what my father thinks about it! If I want to be with him, then I want to be with Aikka.' It's crazy, but the man find himself looking at his little niece who is laughing like a maniac and tears running over her cheeks. 'I hate to be touched by people ever since Jordan did those things to me! Next to that my longing for the king has lived too long in my heart. I finally want be loved by someone who actually means it', she whispers while this time tears of sadness wet her cheeks. Lucide can't handle it anymore and any anger he felt disappears like snow in the sun. He takes her in his arms and just hold her close to him. 'I'll be here and I you love too.'

With a heavy sight Eva drops herself onto her bed. She stares up to the ceiling and is trying to recall the conversation with her uncle. It's one big blur of emotions en colours. Tired she tries to fall asleep, but that also doesn't work.; Eventually she get straight up from her pillow and leans with her back against the thin wall behind her. 'He knew about my night with Aikka', her thoughts are circling inside her head. 'No! He didn't…', with a shock the eyes of the young woman are swirling through her room. Last time he showed her how he could see in all the rooms on the ship. 'What if…', with an angry shake of her head Eva clears her mind again. Just when she thinks she is alone again, she hears a soft hesitating, but curious voice inside of her head. 'What if what? Dear Eva', it's Spirit! 'It's nothing Spirit', she answers with her best inner voice. She feels with great relief how the alien is pulling back and leaves her alone with her thoughts.

'No we can do it!', Stan is shouting angry at Aikka and Koij. 'It's not difficult and we will be back before anyone notice.' Eva decides that it's the best if she keeps out of sight for the boys, but she is curious and stays to listen more. 'The list of information about this planet says they have some kind of super fuel and with that we can win all the races back on Earth', Stan is eagerly telling the others. 'We just go down, buy a can and then come up again. It's easy, fast and undetectable.' With a deep sight Koij gets onto his feet and looks at Aikka. 'Why not? If we do it quick and don't make a mess out of it…'

'Maybe this wasn't such a good idea…', Koij is mumbling behind the King's back. They went with an little shuttle like aircraft down the planet's surface and are now standing in one of the Laiin shops. Till now everything went smooth. With their long robes, they look like the other Laiin and their faces are in the shades. The Laiin accent is a bit of a difficulty but Stan had found out that he is quit good in it. While the older technician is bargaining about the price of a can super fuel, the other two are looking around the shop. It's impressive what the big Laiin man has for sale. The last part of the pretty big shop was a shed, kept standing by four big sticks. In the shed part stands all the little things and the boys don't want to know what their purpose is. Everything seems to go smoothly and Stan already has the can of super fuel in his hands when a small problem becomes big.

'Oops..', Koij whispers at the moment he turns around to get out of the shed part when his elbow touches a little toy, that looks a miniature torturing device. The little device drops on the ground and begin to roll. Though Koij tries to pick it up, it's too late. The little toy bounces of the shed tarpaulin and flies right into a big stand full of more torturing tools. The entire stand collapse and all the tools are rolling, flying and bounces through the shop. But most of the tools stays in the shed and make an even bigger mess. And then when Koij finally hopes and thinks everything is over… he knocks over one of the shed sticks.

'Pff, luckily I'm out of that bloody shed', Koij is muttering while he gets up to his feet. Then the second shock hits him the face. Sun! The Laiin can all see his face and that means that they know immediately that he isn't one of them. He tries to cover it up, but it's too late. From everywhere guards are appearing and also Stan and Aikka are exposed, as 'not Laiin'. They all are ties together and being brought to the big town square. 'I think we're in a bit of a problem here', is the statement of Aikka.