[ WP ] A benevolent alien race is exploring Earth in a remote area ( forest , etc ) . One of their landing party becomes injured and stranded . You help her and she invites you to visit her ship .

‘ Ow! ’ he winced. Okay that definitely hurt, he wasn ’ t dreaming. Ken had gone hiking like he did every month, trying to get away from the pollution of the city. To him, nothing brought peace to his mind, than some good alone time with nature. 
 
 But there lying on the riverbank, was something he had never seen in all his years of hiking. A young woman, choking. Well not a woman, she looked womanly enough, but the paleness of her skin, the way it shone made it clear to him this wasn ’ t a normal girl. He ran up to her, his years of training as a medical student coming into play. Asking awkwardly if he was choking, he proceeded to carry out the procedure as he had done many times in the past. Dirty water poured out of her mouth, soaking the pebbles underneath. 
 
 “ Are you okay? What are you doing out here alone? ” She looked wary of him, as if she was trying to work out why he had helped her. To be fair, Ken completely understood that. There was enough in the media about men harassing girls to make anyone wary of a stranger. 
 
 “ My name ’ s Karla, ” she spoke. The voice was the final straw. It was too perfect, as if she ’ d had years of practice training her vocal chords to make such a beautiful, relaxing sound. His Lord of the Rings obsessed mind quickly drew similarities between her and the elves. It couldn ’ t be could it? 
 
 “ Well Karla, I just saw you choking and wanted to help. I ’ m sorry if I alarmed you, I ’ ll be on my way now. ” He didn ’ t want to go, he wanted to learn so much more about the woman in front of him, but he had the feeling he wasn ’ t welcome to ask questions. “ Wait, you ’ ve helped me. It would be rude of me to not help you in some way in return. ” 
 
 Ken ’ s eyes flicked towards hers. Help? How could she help him? “ There ’ s a lot of things you don ’ t know about me Ken, but I know quite a lot about you now. ” Now Ken was alarmed. This woman, this thing, knew him? “ E-Excuse me? ” 
 
 “ Humans haven ’ t been alone for a while. It ’ s my job as the Guardian of Earth to help protect the species. ” Ken would ’ ve normally laughed at such a title, but the way she said it made him completely believe her. “ Guardian of Earth? ” 
 
 “ Long ago, we discovered Earth, a planet on the edge of our solar system capable of life. We were naturally intrigued, but found it rather uninteresting. Large reptiles, dinosaurs as you call them, were the only creatures here. You can imagine my disappointment. ” 
 
 “ Dinosaurs? Wait, how old are you? ” She smiled at him, revealing pearly white teeth that entranced him. 
 
 “ You never ask a lady her age, where are your manners? ” He shifted uncomfortably at that, but didn ’ t reply. “ We returned later to find a thriving race, very similar to our own. Our scientists called it the Primordial Impression Effect, they were convinced we somehow imprinted our genes on to yourselves. ” 
 
 “ But what about Evolution? ” Ken had found his voice, he was determined to not seem dumb anymore. 
 
 “ Oh that ’ s a real thing, it happened. You evolved as you did, and so recently we ’ ve been studying your species. ” They ’ d been walking for a while now, and for the first time Ken felt extremely uncomfortable. 
 
 “ Studying us? ” 
 
 “ The odd human would go missing every now and then, usually one ’ s that wouldn ’ t really be missed. Our younger operators sometimes made massive mistakes, tearing families apart. I assure you, they were punished. ” Ken stopped walking, his stomach was flipping and he felt nauseous. 
 
 “ I have a family, ” he said. 
 
 “ Oh, I know you don ’ t Ken. You ’ re an orphan. ” He knew what he had to do. Dashing in the opposite direction, he attempted to sprint away from her. Something solid blocked his way, he was trapped. 
 
 “ I promise you that you won ’ t be harmed. We have finished our research on your species. Tell me, do you know much about the Human Genome? ” 
 
 “ I know bits and pieces, why? ” 
 
 “ There ’ s a gene in your species, a very interesting gene. It ’ s as if someone has altered your genetic information. ” They had reached what appeared to be a ship, resembling a wingless aeroplane almost. It was a matte black, with small neon green markings engraved into it. “ The interesting part is the gene is different in the sense that it is controlled by time. In the year 2035, at 07:15am GMT on the 3rd of April, a certain part of your brain will be wiped. ” 
 
 “ That ’ s impossible, you can ’ t just wipe a part of someone ’ s brain. ” Ken was annoyed at the way she was speaking, as if she knew everything. 
 
 “ Of course you can. You humans have much to learn about yourselves. The problem is you don ’ t have the time to learn it. ” 
 
 “ So what does that have to do with you? ” They entered the ship, and Ken stopped to marvel at the hieroglyphic markings on the hallway walls. 
 
 “ A few investors love the Earth, the species that reside here. They want to protect you, so they ’ ve paid us to work on a cure. You ’ re going to be patient Zero. We need someone who hasn ’ t been tested on, someone who ’ s pure. ” 
 
 “ Do I not have a say in this? ” Ken had almost resigned himself to his fate. These aliens were infinitely more powerful than him. 
 
 “ No you don ’ t. If the cure works, we will produce an air-borne vaccine. Don ’ t worry I ’ m 99 % sure you ’ ll survive this. ” 
 
 Those were the last words Ken heard, before he was knocked out unconscious. 
 
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