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Author's notes: I would like to say that all characters in this story are all mine and made them up from my imagination, I have put in some mentions of old characters but all characters in this specific story are all of my own making.
Summary: A peackeeper realises where his heart lies
PART ONE
A NEW LIFE
Ral'Tak didn't know how long he had been circling this part of space but he was sure the Arns had passed since the last time he had checked in at the base. How long did Scorpius really expect the Peacekeepers to expend their time on his endless search for wormholes? It was a frelling waste of time in his opinion, they should be concentrating on the threat of the Scarrens, and he had heard from his various contacts that they were mounting a large attack force to the west. He didn't even want to think about what they were planning, he knew what Scarrens could do when they put their minds to it. He spun his prowler around as shown in his course plans, he was sure if he had to do another 360 turn and go back the way he came, he would go totally crackers!
He rubbed his eyes quickly and let out a long sigh as yet again nothing but empty space greeted him. He muttered to himself," This is a waste of time and resources, has Scorpius gone completely Fahrbot?" He placed his hands back on the controls and turned his prowler around again letting his eyes stray from one star to the next. As a Peacekeeper he had been taught to fight for the beliefs and honour of his race but he couldn't help but wonder if there was more to life. Every passing microt brought the same things over and over again, there was never a change and in a way this bored him. He had always been told to fall into line, do what he was told and he could still remember the punishment he had suffered when he had refused to follow a direct order.
It was not a memory he cared to revisit anytime soon, so he once again followed the course plans despite the boredom he felt. It was then he saw it, the space before him seemed to warp and suddenly it opened up scattering the stars around him like they weighed nothing. He couldn't help but gasp as the space spun around in front of him and he didn't notice the fact the prowler was moving without his help. It was like he was in a trance, engulfed by the sheer beauty of the darkest depths of this wormhole. It's shimmering surface and multi changing colour was like something from the visions in his sleep. He didn't know what to call what he saw at night, but this wormhole was the embodiment of it all. He shook his head and that's when he realised his prowler was balancing precariously on the edge of the wormhole.
" Frell!" he shouted as he attempted to regain some control back.
The prowler jerked around unsteadily and none of the controls were working, he had a feeling he was fighting a losing battle. He tapped the comms and frowned as nothing happened, he attempted to pull the ship back from the edge but every attempt he made was only overpowered by the pull of the wormhole. He felt the ship slipped and before he knew I, his world went black.
Ral'Tak blinked his eyes, groaning as his head pounded with pain, he could feel something incredibly hot focused on him. It felt like something the legends of Hezmana talked of, he felt his body begin to shiver. He knew he was in the early stages of delirium, he struggled to sit up before the weakness overcame him and he hit the ground again.
As he struggled against the pain, he managed to open his eyes and before him he was sure he saw a figure of light. Pure orbs of blue searched his face while long strands of gold stroked his fevered brow as long cream like arms slipped around him. He heard a strange muttering from this figure of light, he frowned but a gentle soft strange lyrics lulled him into a security he hadn't ever felt before.
Gabrielle tucked her hair behind her ears as she laid this shivering stranger atop her bed. He was not like any man she had ever seen before, his light brown hair was cut very short as if he was part of a military company. However she didn't recognise the uniform, it was a mixture of blood red colours and black, with a material that felt almost like leather. She frowned at his constant shaking and as she placed her hand on his forehead and winced slightly.
He needed to be cooled down, she hurried to her bathroom and began to fill it with cold water.
" Okay, what else??"
She quickly ran to the kitchen, grabbing out any ice she could find and begin to pour it into the bath. She shoved her hair back into a ponytail before she slipped her arms under the stranger's armpits and began to drag him to the bathroom.
" Bloody hell, when did he get this heavy??"
She then stood up, looked at him and scratched her head. There was no way in hell that he was going to cool down with all that getup on. She knelt down before she unclicked the restraints holding his top together, as she pulled it off his shoulders, she had to stop herself from staring. Whoever this guy was, he sure worked out.
She shook her head then unfastened his black boots, she then stripped down his trousers to a pair of very tight fitting black shorts. Her breath caught in her mouth before she mentally scolded herself, she struggled but managed to slip him into the ice bath. The stranger seemed to stop shivering and his red complexion disappeared to be replaced by a light brown one. Gabrielle smiled, shrugged then went back to painting on the canvas set out on her balcony overlooking the sea.
SOMETIME LATER....
Ral'Tak woke up suddenly looking around frantically disorientated. Where was he?? Where was his prowler?? He shook his head then ran his eyes over his scattered clothing and the water he now soaked in. His ears picked up on the sound he had heard before, that strange yet beautiful sounding lyrics. He clambered out of the strange contraption holding the water, his hands searched through the sides of his uniform.
He pulled out a small silver gun, he then placed a small red vial into it and he pressed the nozzle to his bare flesh around his ankle injecting the red liquid into his veins before waiting for the translator microbes to work. He pulled on his clothes but noted his pulse pistol was missing. He turned to the entrance of this very odd room as he heard.
" I..jeynagata on falling lkau and hgar of love with ywat"
Ral'Tak knew the translator microbes were working but were taking their time to adjust. He cautiously exited the room, surveyed his surroundings and stopped dead as his eyes fell on the figure of light he had seen. He fell back into a defensive stance as the figure turned and once again the blue orbs looked at him.
Gabrielle gasped in shock as her stranger was now awake and fully dressed, he looked wary of her and she couldn't really blame him. She moved closer to him and watched as he stepped back, she smiled gently and said softly.
" I'm Gabrielle, who are you?"
Ral'Tak let down his arms and rested them by his side as the translator microbes had finally kicked the problem in the Eema. Ral'Tak attempted to make conversation but realised this Gabrielle person did not understand him. He pulled out the small silver gun again and slipped in another red vial. He watched as Gabrielle looked worriedly at the gun, he didn't know what he could to reassure her that he meant her no harm.
Gabrielle was a little frightened, the strange silver gun looked dangerous especially with that red vial. She looked into the clear brown eyes of this stranger and all her doubts were gone. It was odd but he looked a lot like other guys she knew, wherever he was from must be a replica of Earth.
Ral'Tak moved closer to Gabrielle and then knelt down pressing the nozzle against the skin around her ankle, then pulled away leaving Gabrielle to gaze at her ankle. Gabrielle couldn't help but wonder what that red liquid was for, she met his gaze. There was something hypnotic about those eyes, something she couldn't put her finger on.
" Do you understand me now?"
Gabrielle looked stunned before she nodded, Gabrielle noticed this stranger had a thing about showing what he was thinking. She could tell by the stiffness in his posture he had been taught the proper way to stand, and he wasn't ready to forget anytime soon. She was feeling very self conscious as his gaze ran over her old tatty dungarees and small crop top she always wore when painting.
Ral'Tak drew his eyes back to Gabrielle's face that seemed to have changed to a light red, it was very peculiar but very complimentary to her overall look.
" My name is Captain Ral'Tak of the Peacekeeper Army."
" Peackeeper?" asked a confused Gabrielle," Who or what are they?"
Ral'Tak instantly had his guard up but it shown disappeared, there was just something about this woman that made him trust her.
" Peackeepers are a Sebaccean life form, we are strong warriors and dedicated to our cause. I really should be asking what in the Hezmana are you?"
Gabrielle twitched her nose and looked around confused, " Hezmana? What does that mean?"
Ral'Tak could see this was going to be a long day, he sighed and replied," Hezmana is a story of legends, a place where only the worse of us go."
He drew back into a defensive stance as Gabrielle chuckled lightly, he had never heard that sound before. Gabrielle put her hands up in a friendly gesture," I'm sorry I didn't mean to startle you, it's just that your word Hezmana is Hell in my language." She smiled again, a warm open smile that seemed to warm the coldness in Ral'Tak's heart. It had been a very long time since a woman's smile had affected him as much as hers.
" I guess you could say, you're the alien." She stopped to smile again before she explained," I am a human life form, we live on this planet. It's called Earth, we look a lot like Sebacians as you've probably worked out."
Ral'Tak repeated," Erp??"
Gabrielle giggled softly and shook her head," No, no, you pronounce it Earth."
Ral'Tak shook his head and rubbed his hair," I do not understand."
" That's okay, you just got here. Can't be expected to know everything now can you?" She winked and looked at him with such sincerity, he couldn't stop the small smile that played across his lips.
ELSEWHERE....
Commander Tarann shouted angrily," What do you mean he just disappeared?!?!?" He looked amongst the bewildered looking techs, he snarled then growled," Find him or it will be your heads on the blocks. Is that understood??"
" YES SIR!" they all shouted loudly before scurrying out of his personal office.
Scorpius was sure to have his head thought Tarann miserably, the operation to find wormholes was top secret and with one peacekeeper missing. It could mean leaks into the outside world of their plans, which would have devastating effects on the plan to defeat the Scarrens. To frell with it, he was going to find the missing Captain himself. He marched himself to the prowler hangars and ordered one to be readied.
ON EARTH....
Gabrielle rummaged through her various wardrobes, Ral'Tak watched curiously as various garments of clothes came flying out. He raised an eyebrow as a shirt landed on his head, Gabrielle turned round and giggled gently. Ral'Tak looked at her with a straight face so she muttered," Sheesh lighten up will ya?"
She pulled out a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, she knew she had a few remaining of that cheating rat Richard. She hurried over to Ral'Tak and gave him the clothes.
" Put these on."
Ral'Tak inspected the clothes she had picked out for him, he then looked her in the eyes," Why must I wear another man's clothes?"
" Hmm..how do I explain this? Okay, okay I got it. Here on Earth, men like yourself wear these kind of clothes and not that leather getup you have on..well maybe if you're riding a bike. Okay, okay I'm getting off track, just put them on..please!"
Ral'Tak smiled gently and watched as Gabrielle left the room, she was not at all like the women he was used to. She was so gentle, so friendly and so warm, almost as if his dreams of the perfect woman had come true. All his nights he would lay awake hoping for the one woman who wouldn't be like most others he knew, would let him in and share her happiness and love with him. Peackeeper women were somewhat lacking of this sort of thing, that's why he only flirted occasionally and maybe had a short relationship with one or two. He could never love them and in the end they didn't want love, they just wanted a physical release. It hurt him inside to be used simply for their pleasure but in some cases, he had gone along with it hoping for something more but nothing but disappointment met him each time.
Gabrielle plaited her long hair before she gazed out over the sea, she looked at her current piece of art and smiled. It was her best yet, almost as if the arrival of Ral'Tak was meant to be. He sent shivers down her spine, made her body tingle and her heart soar. Never before had she felt this especially after only a brief meeting, he was someone special all right. She tried not to think about the time when he would return home, that would have to wait. For now she was enjoying his company and was determined to get to know him.
END OF PART ONE
Author's notes: I would like to say that all characters in this story are all mine and made them up from my imagination, I have put in some mentions of old characters but all characters in this specific story are all of my own making.
Summary: A peackeeper realises where his heart lies
PART ONE
A NEW LIFE
Ral'Tak didn't know how long he had been circling this part of space but he was sure the Arns had passed since the last time he had checked in at the base. How long did Scorpius really expect the Peacekeepers to expend their time on his endless search for wormholes? It was a frelling waste of time in his opinion, they should be concentrating on the threat of the Scarrens, and he had heard from his various contacts that they were mounting a large attack force to the west. He didn't even want to think about what they were planning, he knew what Scarrens could do when they put their minds to it. He spun his prowler around as shown in his course plans, he was sure if he had to do another 360 turn and go back the way he came, he would go totally crackers!
He rubbed his eyes quickly and let out a long sigh as yet again nothing but empty space greeted him. He muttered to himself," This is a waste of time and resources, has Scorpius gone completely Fahrbot?" He placed his hands back on the controls and turned his prowler around again letting his eyes stray from one star to the next. As a Peacekeeper he had been taught to fight for the beliefs and honour of his race but he couldn't help but wonder if there was more to life. Every passing microt brought the same things over and over again, there was never a change and in a way this bored him. He had always been told to fall into line, do what he was told and he could still remember the punishment he had suffered when he had refused to follow a direct order.
It was not a memory he cared to revisit anytime soon, so he once again followed the course plans despite the boredom he felt. It was then he saw it, the space before him seemed to warp and suddenly it opened up scattering the stars around him like they weighed nothing. He couldn't help but gasp as the space spun around in front of him and he didn't notice the fact the prowler was moving without his help. It was like he was in a trance, engulfed by the sheer beauty of the darkest depths of this wormhole. It's shimmering surface and multi changing colour was like something from the visions in his sleep. He didn't know what to call what he saw at night, but this wormhole was the embodiment of it all. He shook his head and that's when he realised his prowler was balancing precariously on the edge of the wormhole.
" Frell!" he shouted as he attempted to regain some control back.
The prowler jerked around unsteadily and none of the controls were working, he had a feeling he was fighting a losing battle. He tapped the comms and frowned as nothing happened, he attempted to pull the ship back from the edge but every attempt he made was only overpowered by the pull of the wormhole. He felt the ship slipped and before he knew I, his world went black.
Ral'Tak blinked his eyes, groaning as his head pounded with pain, he could feel something incredibly hot focused on him. It felt like something the legends of Hezmana talked of, he felt his body begin to shiver. He knew he was in the early stages of delirium, he struggled to sit up before the weakness overcame him and he hit the ground again.
As he struggled against the pain, he managed to open his eyes and before him he was sure he saw a figure of light. Pure orbs of blue searched his face while long strands of gold stroked his fevered brow as long cream like arms slipped around him. He heard a strange muttering from this figure of light, he frowned but a gentle soft strange lyrics lulled him into a security he hadn't ever felt before.
Gabrielle tucked her hair behind her ears as she laid this shivering stranger atop her bed. He was not like any man she had ever seen before, his light brown hair was cut very short as if he was part of a military company. However she didn't recognise the uniform, it was a mixture of blood red colours and black, with a material that felt almost like leather. She frowned at his constant shaking and as she placed her hand on his forehead and winced slightly.
He needed to be cooled down, she hurried to her bathroom and began to fill it with cold water.
" Okay, what else??"
She quickly ran to the kitchen, grabbing out any ice she could find and begin to pour it into the bath. She shoved her hair back into a ponytail before she slipped her arms under the stranger's armpits and began to drag him to the bathroom.
" Bloody hell, when did he get this heavy??"
She then stood up, looked at him and scratched her head. There was no way in hell that he was going to cool down with all that getup on. She knelt down before she unclicked the restraints holding his top together, as she pulled it off his shoulders, she had to stop herself from staring. Whoever this guy was, he sure worked out.
She shook her head then unfastened his black boots, she then stripped down his trousers to a pair of very tight fitting black shorts. Her breath caught in her mouth before she mentally scolded herself, she struggled but managed to slip him into the ice bath. The stranger seemed to stop shivering and his red complexion disappeared to be replaced by a light brown one. Gabrielle smiled, shrugged then went back to painting on the canvas set out on her balcony overlooking the sea.
SOMETIME LATER....
Ral'Tak woke up suddenly looking around frantically disorientated. Where was he?? Where was his prowler?? He shook his head then ran his eyes over his scattered clothing and the water he now soaked in. His ears picked up on the sound he had heard before, that strange yet beautiful sounding lyrics. He clambered out of the strange contraption holding the water, his hands searched through the sides of his uniform.
He pulled out a small silver gun, he then placed a small red vial into it and he pressed the nozzle to his bare flesh around his ankle injecting the red liquid into his veins before waiting for the translator microbes to work. He pulled on his clothes but noted his pulse pistol was missing. He turned to the entrance of this very odd room as he heard.
" I..jeynagata on falling lkau and hgar of love with ywat"
Ral'Tak knew the translator microbes were working but were taking their time to adjust. He cautiously exited the room, surveyed his surroundings and stopped dead as his eyes fell on the figure of light he had seen. He fell back into a defensive stance as the figure turned and once again the blue orbs looked at him.
Gabrielle gasped in shock as her stranger was now awake and fully dressed, he looked wary of her and she couldn't really blame him. She moved closer to him and watched as he stepped back, she smiled gently and said softly.
" I'm Gabrielle, who are you?"
Ral'Tak let down his arms and rested them by his side as the translator microbes had finally kicked the problem in the Eema. Ral'Tak attempted to make conversation but realised this Gabrielle person did not understand him. He pulled out the small silver gun again and slipped in another red vial. He watched as Gabrielle looked worriedly at the gun, he didn't know what he could to reassure her that he meant her no harm.
Gabrielle was a little frightened, the strange silver gun looked dangerous especially with that red vial. She looked into the clear brown eyes of this stranger and all her doubts were gone. It was odd but he looked a lot like other guys she knew, wherever he was from must be a replica of Earth.
Ral'Tak moved closer to Gabrielle and then knelt down pressing the nozzle against the skin around her ankle, then pulled away leaving Gabrielle to gaze at her ankle. Gabrielle couldn't help but wonder what that red liquid was for, she met his gaze. There was something hypnotic about those eyes, something she couldn't put her finger on.
" Do you understand me now?"
Gabrielle looked stunned before she nodded, Gabrielle noticed this stranger had a thing about showing what he was thinking. She could tell by the stiffness in his posture he had been taught the proper way to stand, and he wasn't ready to forget anytime soon. She was feeling very self conscious as his gaze ran over her old tatty dungarees and small crop top she always wore when painting.
Ral'Tak drew his eyes back to Gabrielle's face that seemed to have changed to a light red, it was very peculiar but very complimentary to her overall look.
" My name is Captain Ral'Tak of the Peacekeeper Army."
" Peackeeper?" asked a confused Gabrielle," Who or what are they?"
Ral'Tak instantly had his guard up but it shown disappeared, there was just something about this woman that made him trust her.
" Peackeepers are a Sebaccean life form, we are strong warriors and dedicated to our cause. I really should be asking what in the Hezmana are you?"
Gabrielle twitched her nose and looked around confused, " Hezmana? What does that mean?"
Ral'Tak could see this was going to be a long day, he sighed and replied," Hezmana is a story of legends, a place where only the worse of us go."
He drew back into a defensive stance as Gabrielle chuckled lightly, he had never heard that sound before. Gabrielle put her hands up in a friendly gesture," I'm sorry I didn't mean to startle you, it's just that your word Hezmana is Hell in my language." She smiled again, a warm open smile that seemed to warm the coldness in Ral'Tak's heart. It had been a very long time since a woman's smile had affected him as much as hers.
" I guess you could say, you're the alien." She stopped to smile again before she explained," I am a human life form, we live on this planet. It's called Earth, we look a lot like Sebacians as you've probably worked out."
Ral'Tak repeated," Erp??"
Gabrielle giggled softly and shook her head," No, no, you pronounce it Earth."
Ral'Tak shook his head and rubbed his hair," I do not understand."
" That's okay, you just got here. Can't be expected to know everything now can you?" She winked and looked at him with such sincerity, he couldn't stop the small smile that played across his lips.
ELSEWHERE....
Commander Tarann shouted angrily," What do you mean he just disappeared?!?!?" He looked amongst the bewildered looking techs, he snarled then growled," Find him or it will be your heads on the blocks. Is that understood??"
" YES SIR!" they all shouted loudly before scurrying out of his personal office.
Scorpius was sure to have his head thought Tarann miserably, the operation to find wormholes was top secret and with one peacekeeper missing. It could mean leaks into the outside world of their plans, which would have devastating effects on the plan to defeat the Scarrens. To frell with it, he was going to find the missing Captain himself. He marched himself to the prowler hangars and ordered one to be readied.
ON EARTH....
Gabrielle rummaged through her various wardrobes, Ral'Tak watched curiously as various garments of clothes came flying out. He raised an eyebrow as a shirt landed on his head, Gabrielle turned round and giggled gently. Ral'Tak looked at her with a straight face so she muttered," Sheesh lighten up will ya?"
She pulled out a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, she knew she had a few remaining of that cheating rat Richard. She hurried over to Ral'Tak and gave him the clothes.
" Put these on."
Ral'Tak inspected the clothes she had picked out for him, he then looked her in the eyes," Why must I wear another man's clothes?"
" Hmm..how do I explain this? Okay, okay I got it. Here on Earth, men like yourself wear these kind of clothes and not that leather getup you have on..well maybe if you're riding a bike. Okay, okay I'm getting off track, just put them on..please!"
Ral'Tak smiled gently and watched as Gabrielle left the room, she was not at all like the women he was used to. She was so gentle, so friendly and so warm, almost as if his dreams of the perfect woman had come true. All his nights he would lay awake hoping for the one woman who wouldn't be like most others he knew, would let him in and share her happiness and love with him. Peackeeper women were somewhat lacking of this sort of thing, that's why he only flirted occasionally and maybe had a short relationship with one or two. He could never love them and in the end they didn't want love, they just wanted a physical release. It hurt him inside to be used simply for their pleasure but in some cases, he had gone along with it hoping for something more but nothing but disappointment met him each time.
Gabrielle plaited her long hair before she gazed out over the sea, she looked at her current piece of art and smiled. It was her best yet, almost as if the arrival of Ral'Tak was meant to be. He sent shivers down her spine, made her body tingle and her heart soar. Never before had she felt this especially after only a brief meeting, he was someone special all right. She tried not to think about the time when he would return home, that would have to wait. For now she was enjoying his company and was determined to get to know him.
END OF PART ONE