Natasha takes the stone

Natasha took the stone without thinking twice. When her skin came into contact with the object, an electric current invaded her body causing a moan to come out of her mouth.

She had never felt like this. It was as if a cataract of power and pleasure had washed over her.

"You come with me." she said putting it in one of her pockets.

After this, she returned to the rest of her team.

"Did you stop playing the Rambo?" Tiana teased her.

"I just found more bones and dust, nothing outstanding." she reported to Elizabeth ignoring her partner.

"Excellent, then let's get this back to the ship and see what we're going to do."

They all nodded to get into position and, with their devices, transport the capsule.

The return had its ups and downs, but they were able to reach the ship without major difficulties.

Once inside, and after the decontamination shower, they transported the object to Doc's laboratory.

"Wow, it looks so much more imposing than in the video." she said with great emotion leaning against the glass without taking her eyes off the thing for a second.

This was what she had studied all her life, to be able to unravel the mysteries of the universe and before her she had a big one.

"How long until obtaining the necessary data to be able to make a decision?" inquired Elizabeth.

Seeing that the girl was almost mesmerized by the stone, the captain repeatedly snapped her fingers to get her attention.

"I'm not sure," she answered finally shaking her head to try to focus on the upper one of her "but I think the best for today would be to stay on the ground. I will do my best to gather what I need for tomorrow."

"Sounds perfect to me, but don't overdo it."

Helen intervened by putting a hand on her shoulder.

"Don't worry Cap. If necessary I take it by her ear and drag her to the bed so that she has at least a couple of hours of sleep."

"A couple of hours? I'd rather use it for something more fun." she winked at her.

Most laughed. By now the entire crew had gotten used to that somewhat sour humor.

"Well, let's have dinner first and then you can go rest. You deserve it" ordered the Captain.

After taking off their suits and getting more comfortable, they all went to eat. The atmosphere was much more lively than on other occasions thanks to the fortunate event that occurred.

Natasha was the last to arrive as she had taken care to hide the artifact that she had smuggled. She felt weird after leaving him. In her head all she wanted was as close to the stone as possible. The effort it took for her to maintain her composure was enormous. She felt that this thing was transforming her into something different and, against all her predictions, she liked it.

At the end of each one, she went to her respective room except for Valentina and Christen, the latter had decided to stay awake at the wheel in case of any emergency.

Doc spent hours analyzing the stone. Every thing she did revealed a new secret to that thing, but she still couldn't discover the key behind it.

"Val." Her girlfriend caught her attention causing her to jump in her seat.

"Hel almost scared me to ****."

In response she got a giggle.

"Sorry baby, I was just coming to get you."

"Are we going to have sex?" she looked at her with some hope.

"No sexual beast, we're just going to sleep." she rolled her eyes.

They both left the room amid laughter and affectionate kisses.

Without anyone noticing, the rock began to move.

Something was about to happen.