Lady A: Welcome to Part X of Sparkling Crimson. This chapter is dedicated to a certain sixteen year old genius who will remain nameless but you know who you are and this piece is for you. *bows*
Jim: Are you okay?
Lady A: Yep, I found my Lock, so I'm very happy.
Spock: *raises an eyebrow*
Lady A: Go away you pesky ST characters! I'm trying to get this started! Shoo Shoo!
Jim: Hey! *is getting shoved along with Spock until they are out the door*
Lady A: Whew. Sorry about that. Let's get on with the show, shall we? *chuckles nervously*
Part X – Fury of a Past Unknown
The crimson haired woman dragged the Starfleet captain up the stairs towards the VIP lounge, a smile on her face and her eyes alight with excitement. Jim was quite happy to see her so enthused and just a little bit proud because he was the one who made it happen. It looked so natural for her and suited her perfectly.
He felt pretty excited himself; more for the company than the destination. Sure, he was curious about the VIP floor and the crimson haired lady was satiating that thirst for knowledge. He frowned slightly when he realized that he didn't know her name which also led him to wonder what species she was.
She looked human, but with those eyes, she was definitely something more. What about the lashes on her back? There were not visible to the eye, but there had been quite a few. What happened to her? Who hurt her so badly and why did he care so much? He had so many questions burning in his mind and he was so enraptured by his inner musings that he was caught off guard by the sudden appearance of a large, burly…man?
He had sickly grey skin, charcoal white hair, two protruding ridges on each cheek, seemed to lack the external part of the nose and had just the holes, deep carmine eyes, and had a lizard like tail wrapped around his right leg. He was standing in front of his mystery girl with his arms crossed and a stern expression on his face.
She pulled Jim closer to her as if stating a claim to him and held his hand a little tighter as her eyes narrowed at the male.
"Matthias." She said her voice low and slightly icy.
Jim had to stop himself from cringing. He didn't like the way her voice sounded just then. It was the voice of a battle hardened warrior and not the little vixen who was smiling moments ago.
"Lady Crimson." Matthias answered still unmoving.
'Lady Crimson', seriously? Where was the originality in that?
"Step aside. He's with me." She ordered her voice even colder than before.
The bouncer grabbed her left arm and yanked her from the captain's grasp. Jim bristled slightly at how she was being treated.
"You know what he is." The bouncer practically hissed in her ear.
"I said he's with me." She answered firmly, signaling to Jim with her eyes to not interfere.
Jim didn't move but he sure as hell wanted to beat the living shit out of this guy.
"He's Starfleet. He's…human!" The burly man continued his voice layered in venom as he said the word human, "You're going to trust one of his kind after what the humans did to you, your brother, and your crew?!"
She stiffened as pain shot across her eyes. It was a pain so fierce that it ignited Jim's protective instincts, but the pain was soon replaced with a white hot fury that could scorch the flesh just by looking. Her eyes began to glow once more, but it was not the soft blue she had used earlier, but a reddish gold belied her rage.
She removed Matthias's arm and snapped it in six places and slammed her foot through his right knee, breaking it and his tail in two. The bouncer howled in pain and fell to the floor.
"You dare to speak of what you do not understand or can even hope to comprehend. You have crossed me for the last time, Matthias, and my patience is at its end." She stated her voice vibrating and echoing.
She raised her hand slowly towards the fallen bouncer as it began to glow in that same reddish gold light. Jim couldn't take it anymore. He rushed forward and wrapped his arms around the waist of his very hostile and very pissed off mystery girl.
"Please." He said softly.
That single word barely above a whisper melted away her anger and her hand dropped to her side limply. Her eyes stopped glowing and she took a shuddering breath.
"I'm sorry. I lost control for a moment. It will not happen again." She whispered leaning back into his arms.
Jim had been terrified, not of her, but by how much she had been hurt in the past. It was enough to make her want to kill a man for even speaking about her past in such a way. He wouldn't pressure her on it. She would tell him when or if she ever wanted to. The bouncer let out a low whine of pain which a male Ferengi took as his sign to finally make his presence known. He clapped his hands together as he joined them, a smile on his face.
"Lady Crimson, how wonderful to see you again. I see you snagged yourself a Starfleet captain. Your usual table, I presume." The Ferengi asked charmingly.
The red head smiled slightly at the newcomer.
"Hello Raveg, it's lovely to see you again as well. As for the snagging, we sort of snagged each other and yes, I would like my usual table please." She answered smiling more as she looked up at Jim.
Raveg nodded his head.
"Excellent, excellent. I'll see to it that the garbage is taken out and you won't be disturbed." The Ferengi replied shooting a glare towards the whimpering and now ex-bouncer.
"Thank you. I'll make certain to leave a little something extra for your troubles." She stated winking.
Raveg smiled at the crimson haired woman, his eyes alight at the prospect of getting paid more.
"I thank you for your generosity, my lady. Enjoy your evening." He replied bowing slightly.
Lady Crimson nodded to the Ferengi and guided the somewhat confused and somewhat annoyed captain deeper into the VIP lounge.
Lady A: There you have it! Part X – Fury of a Past Unknown is complete! Raveg is actually a Ferengi name; I got it from a name generator for Star Trek. I will dedicate the next chapter and give a big gold star to the person who guesses the identity of Lady Crimson's brother! Coming Soon: Part XI – Sparkling Crimson!