Hearts & Whiskers (Alien Abductions (Part 1)) (Patreon)

(Author Note: Welcome to the first special series. This is like a one-shot that is completely cut off from the book to follow its own storyline that I might not follow next chapter. Not every other chapter away from the house will be like this unless you see that extra part. Now, please enjoy)

((Y/N)'s POV)

We were at a camping site and the sun was going down as we got back from a hike. Mommy said I could stay out and play while she goes in the RV to make some dinner for us, but I didn't see Tom or Jerry anywhere. Spike and Tyke were at some kind of pet spa or something and I wanted Tom to stay there too because he and Jerry hurt each other enough as it is. Mommy brought a mini stove out to cook some burgers with. She started by taking some raw meat to roll them into balls with seasoning, so I walked up to her.

(Y/N)-Mommy, have you seen Tom?

Mommy-I think I saw him by the lake on the way back. He'll be fine.

I tried to look for Jerry a little bit, but didn't see him. Maybe he is with Tom and this is a time where they get along for a little bit.

(???'s POV)

I was given a scouting and examinations job for a set of clients that desired companions. They wanted a race that was smart enough to be trained easily, but not enough to have hope of escaping or resisting much. The best species I could name was humans from Earth and I got all, but one client satisfied. I was working on her now, but it was hard since private human locations are hard to look into and a lot of public gatherings had either no openings to abduct or were full of crazy ones.

Peep-Day 8 on 'Earth' and I am down to my last client, but humans are hard to read at first glance. Private gatherings with small or solo groups go by quicker in a sense, but difficult to find... *Sigh* Not like anyone actually listens to these.

I put down the communicator and took a small break over a forest and turned on a camera to see myself doing makeup.

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While I was doing my makeup, I heard a beeping coming from the radar. I adjusted it to pick up human-related speech and noises. I finished what I was doing, but the radar stopped. I watched it carefully.

Peep-Come on, I know you're out there. *whisper*

It took a moment, but I got something and it wasn't far away. Not even 2 minutes on a settled flight and I spotted an explosion in the distance and something was flying up and on fire. I enhanced the image and sound to get this...

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???-AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

*BOOM*

The lights were pretty, but if this was it, I had nothing in this area for me. The earth creature was covered in ash from that primative-looking firework before they fell back into some trees and knocked own a beehive to be chased by angry bees. Just as I was about to leave...

???-Mommy, can I go out and play a little longer? I'll be close by.

I looked around the area and quickly found a mother and child at a small camp, all alone.

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The child was about to split off from his mother, so I could make an easy with her and then get him without any panic.

Peep-Good thing I studied humans enough to know the right bait for a child.

((Y/N)'s POV)

I could only explore for a little bit, but I could not go far and I needed to keep my flashlight and pepper spray. I never had pepper spray, but I don't like spicy food. When I left my Mommy, the sun went down and Tom was back at camp in pain, so he was not going anywhere. I turned on my flashlight and wanted to see if I could find an owl or some other animals that come out at night. I noticed a flashback at camp that looked weird, so I started to head back until...

*Jingle*

(Y/N)-Huh?

I heard more jingling, so I walked over to it and it stopped when I could smell something. I pushed a branch to the side that was hanging low and I saw something on the ground.

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(Y/N)-Cookies!

I don't know who leaves fresh cookies smelling like that on the ground, but one cookie won't hurt them. I ran over to go eat one, but a light popped up out of nowhere and I started floating and flying up. I flipped to see a bright light that stung my eyes, so I covered them. I felt tingly for a second before I was dropped and the light got a little less bright. I saw I was on a circle bed with a force field around it and this place looked cool. I looked around some more to see tech stuff until I saw the cookies from the forest and tried to reach for them, but I couldn't get out.

(Y/N)-*Grunt* Come on!

I kept on trying to get up until I saw a door open and it looked so tiny, like a mouse hole. Someone walked in and they looked a little funny while they stared at their tablet.

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They were working on something and I could not take my eyes off of them, and they walked up some steps to the table part of this circle bed before they looked at me.

???-Hello there. We're gonna do a few check-ups, so if I can have you lay down, it would make things easier for the both of us.

This was all so weird, but she sounded like a doctor, so I lied down and thought if I was good, I would get the cookies on that counter. She looked like she was about to press a button, but then looked surprised a little.

???-Uhh... Open your mouth and stick out your tongue.

(Y/N)-Ahhhhh.

A small drone came down to shine a light in my mouth and poke my tongue a bunch of times super fast before it went away, so I closed it.

???-Let's move on. Simply follow the light by only moving your eyes.

(Peep's POV)

The mother was in the other room having a meltdown in another room, and even after I showed compassion by putting her pet cat and mouse back in that home vehicle thing at her camp to keep them safe. I thought this would happen, so I thought I would let her child process this fully too before I move to another break, but he was surprisingly calm. I did 3 other children on this job, I had to put 2 back, and even the one I gave away was freaking out a little by the time he left. We finished all the tests and he kept on stealing glances at something... The bait I used to lure him here.

???-*Giggles* You look funny... In a cute way.

I turned my gaze back to him and he was smiling at me. I never saw a human mile until I sedated them and their brains were practically mush.

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Peep-Uhhhh, thank you... I guess.

???-My name is (Y/N). What's yours?

Peep-... Peep... I see you like that treat over there.

(Y/N)-I love cookies... Can I have one now, please?

I got a drone to get the plate of cookies it brought in here with the human child and opened the field for a quick moment to place the cookies in. In that brief moment, he didn't even attempt to run... I just went for his treats.

(Y/N)-There are amazing!

He kept on eating until they were gone and he looked at me again while laying on his belly and used his finger to play with the force field.

(Y/N)-So are you a doctor that wanted to give me a check-up?

Peep-Well... I have had training, but I am not a doctor. I'm actually here for... a job.

(Y/N)-Oh... Well, how long is this gonna take? Mommy said I can't stay out long.

He actually thinks I'm doing a catch-and-release sort of thing... I'll let him think that for now to make things easier on him... Or maybe it would make things harder if I lie, so I'll treat this like ripping off a band-aid.

Peep-You're actually up here with your mom and I can't let you two go home. Sorry.

(Y/N)-But... That's not really nice. It's mean and we won't be friends.

I was taken aback by that statement he gave me and gave me sad puppy eyes. He scooted up to me as much as he could and the way he was acting was... so adorable. Wish his mother can take a page from his behavior.

(Y/N)-Can I come out, so we can talk some more... Or you can get comfy on here too.

Peep-I'm on the clock. I can't be seen on a pet bed.

(Y/N)-You have a pet?

Peep-Well, no.

(Y/N)-Then why do you have a pet bed?

Peep-It's just for the job and... It's you.

(Y/N)-What's me?...

*Grumble*

He blushed a little while looking at me, but I don't have any cookies ready for him right now. I put an order into the bots, but it will still be a while. I tried to not break his mind about this whole new pet life thing, but he just keeps on not processing it. I was getting a headache until I found a way to make him stop. I got the ship to milk the cow on board, process it to make it clean and cold for (Y/N) and he drank out of a rubber nipple from a tube. My heart skipped a beat when he rolled onto his back to drink while he kicked his feet up in the air from boredom.

Peep-*Squeal* So cute! ~

After that little slip-up, he stopped drinking and looked at me like he was angry.

(Y/N)-Hey, I'm not cute!

I told him he was going to become a pet, he was not going back to earth, and he is a prisoner on my ship... Yet, calling him 'cute' got to him. He is so odd. I pulled out my tablet and just started to update his file for personality traits and all that was left was to place his class... He was definitely not feral.

Peep-(Y/N), you saw what you did, right? While you were drinking.

(Y/N)-There's nothing to do in here, but that doesn't make me cute! I anything, it makes you cute because you are tiny and I bet pretty-ful for your kind... 'I' am handsome.

He said that last part with a snob-ish pride before he went back to drinking his milk from the tube.

Peep-... Right.

I moved on with this observation, but this would involve testing something.

((Y/N)'s POV)

This milk tasted a lot like vanilla and I wonder if she could change it to chocolate. Suddenly, the force field went down and I turned to see Peep walking on the bed to me.

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Peep-Last test. We're gonna do commands and you just have to follow them as best as you can.

(Y/N)-Oh, like Simon Says?

Peep-Um... Sure, just do what 'I' say... Sit up.

I got off my back and sat up since I think this was part of the game.

Peep-Get on the floor and walk with your hands behind your back. 3 laps.

I get off to start walking and she seemed really happy, but jokes on her. I'm winning the game because these are super easy to do.

Peep-Very good... Let's see what happens when we get tricky.

(Timeskip 1 Hour)

Peep was having more fun with the game now, but I was getting so tired... I'm not going to lose the game.

Peep-*Giggles* Ok, game over. You can lay down. ~

I got back on the bed to rest and she reached for my chin to scratch it again and it tickled so I curled up, but turned into her while closing my neck to stop her tickles.

Peep-Awwwww, you are so adorable! ~

(Y/N)-Heeeeyyyy!

Just then the big door opened and I saw a robot bring in...

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(Y/N)-Cookies!

Peep-*Giggles* Now, only 2 and we can work on the rest later. ~

(Peep's POV)

I was gonna give him 2 for his treat, but took the 2 I said he could while leaving the rest alone. That settled it as I went on my work tablet and put his difficulty class as "Domesticated". With his file done, reality hit me... It was time to contact my last client for pickup. This was so much easier with the others, but I accidentally got carried away and very attached to him... Even that is an understatement. My last pet was more of my work's pet to help hunt, but (Y/N) is a complete sweetheart.

Peep's mind-It's not fair! Probably the best human to ever be a pet and I have to sell him. If I don't, I have to let him go even if I were to put him into the adoption system process.

I snapped out of my thoughts when...

(Y/N)-*Yawn*.

He nuzzled up to me and used a hand to hold me closer to cuddle... Not only do I have to add 'cuddler' to his file, but it made it harder for me to send the file to the client. As my finger was over the send button... I changed the locations and sent it to the universal adoption/ownership agency to put (Y/N) into the process. What's an extra day or 2 on Earth? The process is a week or 2 anyway. Until then, I wanna keep track of him, so I got a bot to slip a nano tracker into the milk and I waited for it to go through the tube and at the end of the rubber nipple.

Peep's mind-One little sip should do it. ~

Peep-Oh (Y/N), you were right about how I should let you go, but before that... How about some milk to wash down the cookies? Say ahhhhh. ~

(Y/N)-*Graon* Ahhhhh.

I put the nipple in his mouth and he drank a good amount of milk before he fell asleep while drinking. I wanted to enjoy a few more moments before he goes, so I had bots and drones sedate the mother and put her back in that small bed first, and I went outside with him to sneak in the vehicle to let the bots put (Y/N) in the small bed. I saw the other 3 creatures sleeping in her, counting the annoying woman that I need to watch over (Y/N) before I can adopt him.

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Peep-I'll be back for you someday really soon. I'll have the cutest bed and toys ready for you in a bigger house... I'll even come up with a pet name for you on your collar. ~ *whisper*

I gave him one last kiss on his cheek and listened to his adorable snores before I left. I checked my tablet as I flew to another part of the planet and saw (Y/N) on my tracker. I rubbed my finger on the red blinking dot that was him.

Peep-Hmmm... I'll let you keep your name, but I'll put 'cute' on your collar in my people's writing. ~

Thoughts flooded my head about me leading him around town and he has no idea that everyone will think his name is literally "Cute". I continued my job to find that last human I need to go home and get ready for (Y/N), starting with making a bigger house where he can fit.

Peep-*Squeal*! ~