Max's POV
Well that was kinda weird. She was full of energy one minute and the next she is tired and wants to go sleep. I can't help but feel…. Different. Maybe it was something in the food that was putting me off. Maybe if I wash my face it will make me feel a little bit better. I head to the bathroom and I turn the knob marked with a big C for cold. I dump some water into my cupped hands and splash it onto my face. It felt so refreshing but it didn't really help with this feeling that was boiling deep within me. I walk out of the bathroom and almost immediately I know what it is that I'm feeling. Just then a surge of sexual energy courses through my body. I needed something to subside this energy, but Shaundi is fast asleep….
With every passing second, the energy got stronger and stronger until I didn't care what I did as long as it went away. The first person I saw walking around the corner was Asha and she had a big grin on her face which was unusual. At that moment I grabbed her kissed her lustfully. To my surprise she hadn't said anything about it but only kissed me back and I found her leading me to her room, all the while still kissing me. I can't believe im doing this to Shaundi but I can't control myself. But hey, she doesn't have to know. I'll just pretend it never happened and as long as I act regularly she won't be suspicious.
"You've been a naughty boy" Asha said seductively
"Now you're going to get your punishment" she continued
I sat back, speechless as she undressed in front of me and pounced me. As I look about I see a bright red light coming through a crack in one of her shelves. Seconds later I find myself indulging in guilty pleasures and nothing else mattered…
As long as this stupid feeling went away, I didn't care.
*The Next Morning*
Third Person POV
Max wakes up lying on the couch in the lounge. He grabs his head as he remembers the night before and wonders if it's a dream. He simply assumes it was and gets up from the couch and goes into the kitchen to grab something to eat, since he was starving. Sitting alone he eats in silence, still wondering about his apparent dream. After 15 minutes he disposes of his plate and begins aimlessly walking around until he looked up and found that he walked to Shaundis room.
Placing his ear against the door he hears someone crying inside and peeks his head in. He sees Shaundi crying into a pillow while cursing at both Asha and Himself. He is taken aback as he realizes that the events of the previous night were in fact real and he had a major problem laying in front of him, crying her eyes out. He quietly goes into her room and shuts the door. Scanning the room he sees a blank DVD split into 3 pieces on the floor and he walks over to them. He pieces them together and they read "Me and my love sharing a night together. Love, Asha". Max very silently mumbles "That stupid c*nt"
Evidently he wasn't silent enough because Shaundi lifted her head off the pillow and saw Max crouching over the DVD. "you…" she says angrily
"Shaundi I can explain…" I began but she interrupted me
"I don't want to her another goddamn thing come out of your mouth. You hear me?! We… We are OVER." She began to scream at Max who only looked at her, letting the truth sink in that he messed up. Badly.
"You really think that you could go around f*cking that slut without me finding out… No I'm not going to let you treat me like this. And as for that b*itch, im going to make her wish she died with everyone else on earth!" she yelled
She went up to Max and start slapping him and punching him in the face. He didn't do anything to stop it but simply stood there and took it, sorrowfully. As she is doing that she shouts "I HATE YOU!" "BURN IN HELL WITH YOUR SKANK"
After she tired of hitting him, she continued crying and whimpered "Just get out and don't come back"
He wasn't going to let this end without a fight. He knew something was fishy about this whole situation and he was going to get to the bottom of it.
He spoke for the first time since she started ranting "Shaundi listen to me. Do you really think that I would do something like this. We've been wanting eachother for so long and now that we finally have eachother you think I would go out and do something like this purposefully. Asha did something and I know it. I've been noticing her giving you nasty looks and when she snuck away from us during brunch our food ended up tasting funny. OUR FOOD. None of the others had the same problem, only us. Look I promise im going to get to the bottom of this and im going to make things right"
She had stopped crying but in a voice full of contempt she said "Do whatever you want. But do it the hell away from me…" she snarled
Max let himself out and he could hear her crying again
Meanwhile Asha was in her room content. She got revenge on them both AND as a bonus she had sex with him and recorded it all for Shaundi to see. Early in the morning she had slipped the DVD under Shaundis door and dragged Max's body into the lounge and put him on the couch. She thought to herself "I haven't felt this good in a long time".
Max's POV
I have to fix this f*ck up right now. GODDAMNIT. The big plan is today and this bullshit is happening. I have to be strong for everyone and I have to deal with the bigger problem at hand first. Through the intercom on the ship Keith starts to talk "Everyone is to report to the hull of the ship for briefing". F*ck.
I collect myself and walk to the hull of the ship. Everyone is already there but I hear a lot of chanting and I quicken my pace. As I see everyone circled around two people I quickly notice that it's Asha and Shaundi fighting. I have to stop them.
"ENOUGH OF THIS SHIT" I roar. All the chanting dies down and everyone looks at me.
"We have important shit to do today so stop acting like highschool assholes and stay focused. We can deal with all of this later" I made it clear that the last sentence was meant for Shaundi. She just crossed her arms and looked down angrily.
"Alright today is the day that Zinyak gets what coming to him. Everyone knows what to do so get to your pods and let's do this"
My first team went with me to take the key into the simulation mainframe. Once we "placed" the key into the mainframe it was going to cause the simulation to override and destabilize. My second team, which Shaundi was a part of, accompanied me to open rifts into the simulation and cause it to further destabilize. After Pierce stayed behind at the first rift I took the opportunity to talk to her.
"Shaundi, baby listen. I know things look bad but I'm going to prove to you that something else is up. I promise that I'll fix this…" I said sincerely
She seemed to get the sincerity in my voice and she replied "You'd better be right. Im not gonna wait around for you for too long"
"As long as you give me a chance, I'll make things right"
As we clear the area for the rift to appear I tell her to be careful and I take off to the last one. When I clear that rift Kinzie tells me to get off of the platform because something big is going to come out of it. I look in awe as Paul, a giant saint's flow can from Pierce's nightmare simulation, materializes from the rift and gives me a big thumbs up. With that Kinzie tells me to leave as soon as possible and I try to find the first portal back to the real world. When I reach it I find that it isn't working so I head to several others who don't work until I get to one but the entire simulation freezes and takes me back to the old days in the Row. Back when things weren't complicated…
Finally im able to pull out and I take my last time to assault the Zin on the ship and gain access to the armory. When we finally arrive I find power armor that has built in super powers like the ones in the simulation. Everyone else follows closely in the ship as I descend into Zinyaks Throne room. After some taunting and threats made by both of us, I get the jump on him and begin beating him in his face. He kicks me off and teleports somewhere that I can't see. A large hole opens overhead and Zinyak appears in a HUGE suit of armor. After a while of me shooting him he seeks shelter behind a forcefield which I task Kinzie to bring down.
After holding off hordes of Zin the shield is brought down and I destroy his armor and I stand above Zinyak. He begins to talk and I tear his head off with his spinal column still attached. As I celebrate my victory I discover that all of the Zin have pledged allegiance to me. Zinyaks personal slave, Zinjai, informs me that they have the means to time travel. As I look at my friends I ask them if they are ready for a field trip.
Our Journey is far from over
This is taken from the end of Saints Row IV except the earth will actually be able to be saved so the story can continue in the real world on earth. I plan for the rest of the story to take place after Max (The Boss) destroys the nuke but instead decides against running for presidency. Therefore everyone except for Keith will remember anything. I felt tired of the whole ship thing so i hope you'll enjoy the story more in this depiction of the story.
