For as long as Artemis could remember, her father had been the prepper type. He believed that the world would end soon, putting a lot of his money into a bunker that would protect them from any war. To her, it seemed a bit silly, yet that had changed when the first serious virus had hit the world when she was 12, they had to go on lockdown and so her father had shown her that his fear wasn’t that strange. 
Back then the population of humans had gone from 10 Billion to only 7, all because of a virus that gave the humans a fever that few survived. 

Those times had passed, until she was at the age of 23, her visiting her parents when the ships started to show up in the sky. Only a telescope would be able to see them at certain times in the day, and so her father decided they would move to the bunker. At first, it seemed to help, as the filters kept the sickness at bay. At least that was until most of the population got infected in a matter of weeks. 
The humans that got the sickness actually became aggressive and more like zombies than anything else. It was a scary world, they felt safe in their bunkers. Only to have that same hope have chattered when her mother started to show the symptoms. At first, she would just stare at the wall, only to try and attack her father. He was able to knock his mother out and so, they feared for what would happen next.

A few hours after the attack, her father began showing the same symptoms as her and so he decided to leave on his own. Showing her how to use the surveillance around their bunker at the farm. Showing her how to use everything and telling her not to leave the bunker until all infected humans would be gone. And so she tried her hardest to do as he said.

Now she was a year later, she had watched every show that they had added in the bunker and actually felt like she was going insane. The plants in the back actually thriving, which meant that once in a while she had tomatoes, potatoes, and other fresh vegetables. She even had made her own type of Wilson, but instead of a basketball, it was a statue of a cat.

“I know Spock... I can’t go outside... I just miss the fresh air.” She told her friend, only to see the alarm went off. She ran towards the computer, wondering what the thing has seen. Only to see that her trap had caught a bunny, a smile on her face as she finally would have some fresh meat. “I caught a bunny Wanda!” she screamed. 

“Don’t start. But dad put those things there for a reason.” She said as she moved to put on some clothes. Ones that would blend in with the green at the farm of her parents. Making her way to the door as she looked back. “I’ll be right back Wanda. In and out without a sound.” She said as she made sure to grab a knife and an aluminum baseball bat. She needed to protect herself, and guns made way too much noise.
Moving into the sluice that would first close the doors behind her, before it would open the doors to the outside. Watching as those doors opened, taking a deep breath as she actually could smell the grass and trees once more. Oh, how she had missed that smell! 

Looking up at the sky as she pondered about what she would do. Silently making her way over to the rabbit. She knew there were still humans, but they were still mostly in the city... If they still were there. She had no idea… Those things were beasts and she just wanted the fresh meat.

But when she finally got to the rabbit in the humane trap, she hesitated. Looking at the cute animal and deciding to just put it in her backpack. Wrapping it in cloth so it would be able to move, she could use a pet. 

Just when she wanted to head back, a loud sound was heard in the sky. It sounded like a boom and so she looked up, her heart beating much faster as she realized that she saw nothing. Just the movement of air and the sound of a huge machine. Was there help?
The warnings of her own father clear in her head, yet she wanted to see what it was. Little did she know that his ship would be able to detect her heat, showing that a human was in the area. Their farm was one of the older ones, on the outskirts of the city close to some woods. 

Curiosity got the best of her, and instead of going to the shed and back into the bunker. She went to her home, moving up the stairs and looking through the telescope. That thing had an amazing range, yet all she saw was something had landed on the ground at the city. Was that a spaceship?

Artemis never had thought it would be possible, that any moment she would wake up from a dream. She had been watching Star Trek way too much these days anyway. Biting her lip as she knew that it was a stupid idea to go into the city. That was something she wanted to risk.
All she knew, was that there was a chance that the alien would look for her. And so she had to cover all of her tracks and make fake ones. And so she went to work, leaving some wrappers in the house and going to the kitchen to make it seem that someone had looked through all the cabinets. Eating some of the food before running off. 

She needed to lead everything away from the shed, yet she wanted to know more. She wanted to see what they looked like. It was then that another thought hit her. She could just hide in the shed, watching the alien as it went around the farm. The farm that actually had deer coming and going since they weren’t afraid of her anymore. She never hurt them, and they started to feel at home at the abandoned world. At least nature seemed to be blooming from the thing that happened.

And so she stood against the shed, looking at the wooden wall that would lead to the bunker. All they had to find was the hidden keypad and the 7 number passcode to gain access. Holding the bat ready for if she had to protect herself. She just hoped that she wouldn’t be found. Her heart pounding in her chest as she wondered about just going inside the bunker instead.

At least that was until she heard something in the distance. Slowly turning to look through the cracks of the wooden shed that also worked as a stable for the cows. At least it seemed to be an overcast day, making it so that she was well hidden from prying eyes. Her backpack with the bunny, left at the house, she could always go back for it.

It was then that she saw the creature for the first time, her breath catching in her throat as it looked like a mix between a Klingon and a human. It was a dark skin, almost glowing and she couldn’t help but stare in wonder. Was this even real?

If the alien would search the house, it would show a human was living there, yet one that was smarter than the beasts that took over after the virus. There was always a chance of immunity and so he would know a human was in the area. 

Artemis feeling even more self-conscious that she was only 5’6”, skinny from the fact that it was hard to understand day and night in the bunker. She had a muscled yet thin frame, from the year in the bunker. She was also a redhead, her long hair tied back as her green eyes watched every move of the alien. So if it would move into the shed, she would just knock it on the head as hard and fast as she could. She didn’t want to die.