The hivemind is conquering for me?

Stepping through the doors, Sophia took a few paces before she looked down at the room from her elevated platform. Her children who were talking amongst themselves with excitement suddenly became mute at her presence.

“Greetings, my children” Sophia’s voiced rang out through the hall enthralling all those who heard her voice.

“Greetings, Mother.” In unison, the whole room spoke those words as though it was a force of nature.

“Our Family is but one part of the collective.”

“And we await the day we can once again become whole.”

I got goosebumps all over me at their chanting and whispered to myself. “Wow so they are a ‘cult’ cult.” “What do you mean Apollo-mate?” Orchid asked in confusion, but I just waved my arms to tell her to forget it.

A few more creepy back and forth chants later, Sophia became slightly less formal with her address to her family. “My children, as you were informed over a month ago, your dear Father has decided to embrace this galaxy with his presence.” a low murmuring brought about through excitement infected the cultists before Sophia continued.

“You have slowly and inconspicuously been making yourself back home in the past month in preparation to greet him and I have good news. You will have to wait no Longer for he is now with us.”

Taking that as my que, I walked from the doors and took my spot right next to Sophia. To help solidate my position as ‘Father’, I wrapped my arm around Sophia’s waist and pulled her head towards mine for a PG kiss.

Looking out towards the large gathering, It was difficult to tell anyone apart as they all wore a similar robe to Sophia. But from what I could survey, There was a 60-40 split of female to male cultists judging of body shapes and heights.

The 3000 people below staring at me with mixed emotions left me a little unprepared as though I was supposed to give a speech.

Looking towards Sophia, her eyes were also giving off the same vibe as the rest of the crowd so I thought up a vague speech that left my intentions up to speculation.

Suffering from 18 years of enmeshed isolation, I took a small gulp to get rid of my stage fright before speaking.

“Hello to you all my family. On my way here I spent a short amount of time with one of your own called Ronnie. I told him upon our first meeting that you need not revere me nor worship me. We are one family that is here to support one another and I intend to treat you all this way.”

I took pause to gauge the crowds reactions but there was stunning silence. To fill the silence, I continued. “My primary purpose for visiting this galaxy is exploration, as I have spend my entire life on home word and I want to witness all the beautiful sights that exist here. My wish is that If I can help you while I am here I will do so and I hope you will also help me If needed. Thank you.”

There was silence once more before a burst of applause and cheers erupted throughout the gathering. Turning to Sophia I ask. “Was my speech good or are they just happy to hear me speak?” “Why cant it be both, my sweet?”

As the cheers and claps continued, Sophia began speaking and the noise stopped in an instant. It was a true display of the authority and power she held over her cult. “Now I know that human culture enjoys celebrating good news, so enjoy yourselves tonight. Be free and indulge in revelry as you wish free from my judgement.

With those words The majority of the cultists in the room took of their hooded cloaks to reveal clothing from their respective backgrounds ranging from military to farmers, all together to share in the wonderful news that had been brought them.

At the side of the room tables of food were already awaiting the congregation below and many began to help themselves. It was then I noticed an all too familiar face shovelling something into their mouth with zero decorum. “Onyx?” There must of been a hundred meters between us but she still heard me and looked my way with her cheeks puffed up due to the amount of food inside her mouth.

I blinked for but a moment and she had dissapeared from where she was standing leaving behind a confused Samantha who had managed to find her quite easily despite her stealthy nature. As I was about to look around for her, Right next to me a voice spoke out. “Did you call me, my universe?” Onyx said with a look of ‘confusion’

Turning my body to face her, I eyed her up and down with suspicion. “What were you stuffing your face with?” Onyx cocked her head to the side feigning ignorance. “I was not consuming anything love, are you perhaps seeing things during all the excitement?”

I was just about to let the issue go when an extra eager Samantha came running up a set of stairs to the side of the platform with a plate filled with what looked like shrimp. “Mistress! You suddenly vanished leaving your plate behind here.” Samantha lifted her plate towards Orchids face.

In order not to break her emotions and retain some dignity in front of her Apollo, She morphed back into her stalker form and took the plate with her three fingers. “Oh what is this? It looks appetising, I suppose trying it would not hurt.”

Being around this Samantha had thrown Onyx off her game as the amount of discomfort she felt disrupted her process to think correctly. Almost as soon as she brought the shrimp to her mouth, A chain reactions of gasps waved throughout the entire crowd as they took in her large stature.

The crowd grew uneasy due to the unfamiliar yet familiar feeling Onyx was giving off. Luckily Sophia was quick to act and through her sub link, sent of a chain reaction of chemicals in the cults mind parasites indicating Onyx’s role in the family.

Another wave of gasps rang out again only this time out of deep respect for one with such an important role In the families quest for universal unification. Onyx looked around, not used to being witnessed by so many at one, She then turned back to Samantha with an aggrieved look in her eyes. She quickly snatched the plate from Samantha’s hands before vanishing once more.

“Wow you need to teach me how to push her buttons like that.” I said impressed by how peculiar Onyx had just behaved.

It was then after frantically looking around and not being able to find Onyx once more did Samantha realise where she was and what she had just rudely done in front of her Mother and her Daddy.

“Apologies Mother I did not mean to disturb the atmosphere, I will gladly receive punishment.” She said with a deep bow. Sophia was about to respond to her assistant before I decided to speak up and punish Onyx for trying to lie to me.

“Its ok Samantha It was not your fault.” leaning in towards her I began to whisper in her ear making her blush. “You see, Onyx has a special ability called foresight which allows her to see certain futures. In the futures I’ve been told about, you are very important to Onyx. That is why she was trying to avoid you to prevent that future from happening too soon.

In my opinion, You should bother her every chance you get to bring the future closer. It is your destiny after all.”

Samantha was enraptured by this information. She knew there must of been a reason she was so drawn to the creature that appeared before her in the VIP suite. It is her destiny to be by her for eternity fighting For her Daddy!

As if by miracle, Samantha turned her head with such speed to the very far side of the large room and saw a woman with green eyes going to consume more food. Forgetting herself in her excitement for a moment she jumps into Apollo for a tight hug. “Thankyou for telling me Daddy! I will go and find her and stay by her side no matter what.”

Supressing my laughter, I did not even find the word sexually enticing that time as I responded. “Thats my girl, go get her!”

Samantha did not need anymore convincing and proceed to beeline straight for Onyx ignoring many cultists as she just charged straight passed them and sometimes through them.

I sat down on a nearby chair which Orchid then took roost on my lap, she was also enjoying the torment of Onyx, although for a different reason than my own. I watched Onyx being chased around for almost 20 minutes seemingly teleporting from one end of the room to another maintaining her stealth capabilities. I had even lost her sometimes but Samantha still found her every time.

As I was laughing, I suddenly felt a very defeated presence enter my Mindspace and It began sulking about being a failure of a stalker as It could not escape one measly hybrid.