The meeting: Dark path

One hour later. Steven was at the door to Ellen's home. She decided that because of his heroism a couple of years ago he could be trusted. Ellen approached the door, but as her hand grabbed hold of the handle she had a moments hesitation. "Am I doing the right thing here. Inviting someone I don't even know to my home. No, I'm sure he's a good guy. But the way I'm dressed. What will he think of me..." " Sod it. I can't leave him hanging." She then opened the door. "Steven. You look really well." Noting for the first time how good looking she thought he was. In her head she was kicking herself for even thinking that. Another thought that went through her mind was. "I must have subconsciously dressed like this. You idiot Ellen."

"Well that's cut me short. I look this well because of you. I, for that... I thank you." He had to hold back a tear. Then looked up and smiled. "But that still leaves unanswered questions." They both laughed which eased the nerves on both of them. Him thinking "Damn, she's hot"

"Yes, I can imagine." She opened the door wider. "Come in." Stepping aside to let him pass.

As he walked in he took a quick glance around, as everyone does when in new surroundings. "Nice little place she has." He thought to himself.

Ellen led him to the living room and offered him seat on the sofa. "Cuppa. Only use PG pyramids. Best you can get as far as I'm concerned." Awkwardly grinning.

"Yes. Please. 1 sugar, splash of milk. Thank you." Ellen left to switch the kettle on. Leaving Steven alone for short time to take in his surroundings. The fact that her living room only had room for a sofa, meant she would have to sit near to him as opposed to a more professional place in an armchair opposite. So when the tea's were brought in and placed on the coffle table. She sat down. "So, you wanna start, or shall I just fill you in on the details?" Steven took a sip straight away.

"Hmm. Yep. Can't them pyramids." Again in an attempt to sever the nerves. "Well I guess the first question why? Why did you pick me, not that I'm ungrateful, mind. I just can't help but wonder."

At this point. The nanobots decided about Steven. It was time. As Ellen was about her to answer him, they started taking over Steven And Ellen's bodies. Forcing them to release the pheromones to make them get closer together. Ellen was at her fertile time, and she wasn't on any birth control as she hadn't dated in a long while. "You was chosen because of your nature. That act of heroism by rescuing that baby from the housefire. We decided that we'd rather some one that would do that sort of thing as opposed to someone who had a habit of beating up his girlfriend. If any one deserved a second chance. WE, decided you was the one"

"I see." He looked back on that day. But instead of feeling proud of that moment. He was thinking. "What if all mankind was the same? If their bodies were like mine." The nanobots had now started to corrupt his mind. The pheromones continued to work on both their senses. "So what exactly did you do to bring me back from brink. I mean, I was lying there. Ready to say goodbye. Then I had a dream. But it wasn't a dream, I was conscious enough to hear voices. Something about an injection into the base of my skull. Where the little guys will have direct access to the brain and destroy my tumour. But it wasn't a dream was it. It was your cure, wasn't it."

"You heard that. Yes, that was my instruction to the D.R. with the hypodermic." She moved next to Steven and touched him on the neck. "Here, right next to the spine by the base of the skull. the skull is denser then soft tissue. Soooo, We, how can I say this this without sounding geekey?" " We injected small robots into your body. They went straight to the tumour and started eating it alive. Then they repaired the damage to the area around the tumour. When they were done. We extracted them from a pre determined location"

They looked at each other. The nanobots had now taken them both. They decided that he would be the man for their queen. They were both the perfect human specimen. They had other plans on top of what they were doing to Steven and Ellen. Plans that soon would be realised by both humans they inhabited. To them. It was the solution that Ellen had been looking for.