[ WP ] You 're a scientist working for the government . You encounter a secret spaceship that the government hid away . You 're informed that no one knows how to take it apart or even open it . You touch the door of the spaceship , and suddenly it opens .

My heart pounding, I stepped forward. Instantly, I was blinded by a flash of light. Once my eyes adjusted, I took another step. How did I unlock this thing? My heart was hammering in my chest. For some reason, I felt like I wasn ’ t supposed to be here. 
 
 I remember when I was still in school for astronautical engineering. “ Mira, ” my friends would laugh. “ Aliens aren ’ t real. Why would you study something that leads to a dead end? ” The truth is, I wasn ’ t just fascinated with building spaceships to pass the time, and they knew it. I was positive there was another life form out there, and I wanted to prove it before it was too late. I was only five when she was taken from us. My mother insisted she never existed- that I ’ d never had a sister, but I knew better. I wanted to find out why she was a secret. 
 I gingerly kept moving forward, with her in the back of my mind. The hallway stunk of mildew and rot. I covered my mouth to keep from gagging. 
 Suddenly, I heard something fall to the ground behind me. I jumped in surprise and flattened myself against a wall. ‘ Shhh… something just fell, ’ I told myself. I snuck a peak around the corner and felt my stomach drop. 
 About 100 feet from me stood a being. It was tall and slender, with a long spiked tail protruding from its behind. It seemed to be looking for something. Or someone. I stealthily crept down the corridor away from the creature. What was NASA doing with this ship? 
 
 < < You! > > The voice I heard inside my head was not my own. It startled me so much that I nearly toppled over. “ Wh-who ’ s there? ” I whispered. 
 
 < < We know who you are, Mira Norton. It pleases our Master that you ’ ve finally come. > > I turned around and saw the being directly behind me. It was terrifying from the front. Its maw was distorted and lined with thick, pointy fangs that you ’ d see in a horror movie. The claws on its hands were as long as steak knives. The most horrifying part were the eyes. They were just open sockets of rotting flesh. You could see the disconnected nerves through the crusted blood. I almost fainted. 
 
 “ How do you know who I am? ” I asked shakily. The thing grunted in what seemed to be laughter. 
 
 < < We ’ ve been looking for you for years. It seems our partnership with your government has proved successful. They have delivered you to us right on schedule. > > The beast grinned. 
 
 “ What do you need me for? ” I looked around. The lights had suddenly gotten dimmer, and the temperature had dropped several degrees. 
 
 The voice in my head answered. < < To finish what we started. Your sister will be happy to see you. > > I turned and looked at the creature. 
 “ You… she ’ s still alive! Where is she? ” I asked frantically. I wrapped my arms up in my lab coat. 
 
 < < Bjorn will take you to her. > > A clawed hand grabbed my wrist and wrenched me around. It pulled me further down the hallway. I grew hopeful. After seventeen years of wondering what had happened to Alara, I ’ d finally be seeing her! 
 After what seemed like hours, we finally reached a door. Bjorn unlocked the door and threw me inside the room. The door slammed shut. 
 
 “ Hey! ” I said, banging on the door. “ I thought you were taking me to see my sister! ” 
 
 < < Oh little one, > > the beast chuckled. < < We did. She is in the corner. > > I turned around and felt the blood drain from my face. My sister ’ s skeleton was chained up to the wall with various broken bones. I collapsed to the ground. 
 
 < < She gouged Nura ’ s eyes out trying to escape. He strung her up to the wall and let the rats eat her. What a shame… she was so useful in our studies. Well, Mira Norton, it ’ s your turn. You never should ’ ve gone looking for us. Welcome to your own hell. > >
