Chapter 11
9 hours ago
Blaze was sitting at her desk with one of her hoof on her cheek and the other on the desk, facing toward the left at the window as she stares into the vacuum of space. The room had two level had two large windows on the same side, one by her desk and another down near the bed, viewing the endless space outside of the ship. There was a double sized bed, a three by one couch along with a coffee table.
Blaze head lifted when she heard the sound of the door to the room opening. Turning around, she saw a green earth mare, wearing a navy blue uniform, entering the room.
"Lieutenant Blossom, we have permission to land at the tower, we'll be landing in ten" The mare said
"Thank, I'll be at the bridge in a sec" Blaze said, getting off the chair
"If I may Lieutenant, but do you have a minute to chat" She asked
"Well, we do have about ten minute, so why not"
Blaze walked over to the arm chair while the mare sat on the couch
"So what do you want to talk about"
"It... it about me and the crew, I don't know if they would trust me or not" she said, rubbing two of her hooves
"What do you mean" Blaze asked
"Just don't, freak out, ok" The mare said
Suddenly the mare was covered in a green color flame before it died down. Blaze eyes widen at the sight of a changeling in front of her. She had a light green chitin and a small horn on her forehead, her eyes were purple, and her light blue insect like wings remain folded underneath her blue elytron
There was a silence before the changeling spoked "This is probably, uncomfortable for you isn't?" The changeling asked
"Well, y-you just spooked me… I'm more concern that you didn't tell me" Blaze argued
"It just that, I didn't think- that you or any of the crew would trust me" She said, looking down at her hooves
"Look uhh-"
"Azure Jewel"
"Azure, listen... No one can trust one another, if they don't know each other, personally" She said, leaning her head back and closing her eyes
"How would you know?" The changeling asked
"Let just say, I had the same kind of event that happened to me before" the Pegasus said
"I see… so who was the lucky stallion" Azure smirked, leaning toward the pony
"Woah, a bit personal!" She barked
"Oh come on"
"NO! But- H-how did you even know?!"
"Ooh I can tell when you like someone are not…"
"Luckily you don't know who" Blaze grumped, getting off the armchair and toward the desk
"Or can I" A male voice called out behind her. The blue Pegasus looked behind her, only to find a blue stallion in Azure place. Before the stallion could do anything, the Pegasus immediately pounced on him, pinning him to the ground.
Lifting one of her hooves up, preparing to hit the stallion in the face
"Lieutenant, WAIT!" Blaze stopped as the unicorn transformed back into the green changeling, with fears in her eyes
"Damn… sorry about that" Blaze said as she got off the changeling and walked toward one of the window.
"What just happen there, was there some between you and… him?" she asked. Blaze remained quiet, closing her eyes before opening them.
"His name is Arctic Night, former smuggler and… colt friend"
"Arctic Night, as in-"
"Yes him, and we're chasing him"
"Wait you mean that-" Blaze nodded at the changeling as her eyes widen
"B-but how is that-"
"He changed his identity into the name Cloud Spark after a… well, mishap. That was a few year ago at least, but when I get my hooves on him" Blaze grumped, hitting one of her hooves on the other, making a punching motion downward Look, no-one must know it him, got it" Azure nodded
"Well, Thank for the small chat, Lieutenant"
"Please, call me Blaze, Blaze Blossom"
The ship was awfully quiet beside the sound of the creaking bulkhead and the hum of the ship movement. The light filled the ship hallway and the corridor, the floor were mostly cover with metal tiles, but sometime with the floor mat or metal drains. There were only three decks, one for the bridge and the computer controls, another for the crew sleeping quarters, and the last for the hanger and engine.
The starboard observation room had a one large window, showing the star of the endless dark space. There were two long benches at the back of the room but not against the walls. In the middle of the room was the daedric knight, sitting down on the metal cold floor, there was six burning candles around him while a dark energy like void emitting out from the knight, surrounding him slightly before disappearing.
"You may enter" He said as the round door behind him open.
"How did you know?" Blaze asked, looking around the room
"My kinds call themselves, Shadow-Stalkers. We wear the usual dremora armor but we still move as fast as a sneaky thief. We can sense other living being in the surrounding areas" Keksis explained
"Shadow stalker? I heard about them but… I never thought I'll see one with my own eyes" Blaze replied, surprise at the knight
"It because we usually stay in our Daedra armor, we're like assassins, but we stay well-hidden as dremora, though I didn't told anyone but you" He explained, standing up
Blaze looked at the window behind Keksis as the ship started to go downward, showing from the dark space to the planet atmosphere.
"Alright, we're landing in the tower in three" she said "I'll be on the bridge"
"I'll see you on the hanger" Keksis replied
The hanger was narrow but large enough only for one dropship, which was in the middle of the room. Although it was supposed to have only a ship and a few flight tools, there was a weapon workshop with some weapons lockers beside it.
The Dropship back ramp was open, waiting for the ground team to go down. Around the dropship was a bunch of crates, some by themselves, others stacked on top of each other's.
"Are you really to go Keksis?" the knight looked over his shoulder, seeing the blue mare walking toward him.
"Do you know what we're looking for?"
"Well, I hoping our old friend dusk might lead a hand"
"Alright, we'll start there then"