Chapter 14: Fatal Error
(Wolf's P.O.V.)
Krystal and I were walking home so we could partake in an event of our lives, which would permanently seal our two relationships together. She chose the worst thing for us to do together, especially when I was already as uncomfortable as it was. Samantha had dragged Tyler off to go do something else at Krystal's order, which left Krystal and I all alone with each other. My stomach wasn't feeling all that great, a mix from the alcohol and what was soon to come; and strangely, Cerinian alcohol doesn't get me as drunk as human alcohol.
Krystal tightened her grip on my hand as we drew closer to the mansion type home, and that was the best I could call it. It was a mix between a mansion, governmental building, and a mix of just a large complex. Krystal and her family weren't royalty from what I could tell, so calling it a palace wasn't exactly correct.
A giggle came from beside me, and I looked over as Krystal looked up at me as she said, "I'm going to make the special event so special for you…"
I let out a groan as she kissed me on my cheek, and I felt my face heat up as her affection turned a few heads…
Her smile dropped as she raised a hand to her forehead, and I saw her wince while she shook slightly. We both stopped walking, and I looked at her as she grabbed my shoulder tightly, and she cried out in pain as she fell legs stopped supporting her weight. As I grabbed her and held her, I asked, "Hey, Krystal, what's wrong?"
She looked up at me as I saw tears welling up in her eyes, and she whimpered quietly, "P-Pain… someone is in... lots of… pain… AH!"
Krystal yelled out as she clutched her forehead more, and I picked her up and looked around. I saw a few restaurants, with a dozen or so people surrounding us. Running towards a restaurant with outdoor seating, I set Krystal down in an open chair, and I held her hand as I turned to a canine and said, "Call the emergency services!" I looked back at Krystal as she whimpered again, and I felt her pain lightly, literally. Whatever it was, she was dealing with it telepathically, maybe if she shares the weight of it with me, I can't let her suffer like this alone. "Krystal, share it with me… don't take it by yourself…"
Leaning forward, I felt it intensify, and I winced as well, but Krystal said, "N-No… I won't force you to!"
"Krys, just do it, as your soon to be husband, I won't let you deal with this by yourself." I said as I grabbed both her hands. She opened her eyes slightly and looked at my determined expression, and I felt like she was searching for my sureness. She nodded before she said, "Brace yourself…"
As soon as she said that, I let down any mental barriers I had in place, and I felt a wall of mental pain shake the very foundation of the ground beneath me. I grunted in pain as I raised one of my hands to my own head, it was like a level five hurricane, but in the form of a migraine. As long as I have you Krystal, I will be fine…
(Garit's P.O.V.)
"Start the teleporter; we are receiving troops from Venom in five minutes!" I yelled out as I stood in the giant room. Everything had been cleared from the room to accommodate the two dozen venom troops in heavy power armor that would be arriving shortly. My hands were clasped behind my back while I wore my best uniform; I need to look my best, while showing how I am the one in charge. I will not allow these troopers to think of me as some pushover, my reputation alone should supersede the fools, but I will need to be extra careful as well. Venom spec op troopers have an attitude, just how we need them to be…
Turning my muzzle and facing one of the technicians, I said, "Prepare the defiliberator for the receiver, adjust the power input my five point three decibels of square inch. We do not want these boys being locked in underpowered armor."
"Roger that sir!" The technician began to frantically type on the computer monitor he was near, and I could hear the air crackle with power above the teleportation pad. Blue light began to physically crawl and zap across the top of the surface of the device, and then I could see outlines above it. I stepped closer to the pad as I started to make out the shapes of black power armor inside the white circular haze. They shapes were getting sharper and sharper as the time dragged on, and when they were visible, my blood ran cold.
The troopers were writhing around in pain, many of them were standing, but a few were kneeling; a single trooper lay on the pad in the light, blood seeping from a crack in his helmet. I was left speechless as I watched the light continuing to brighten; the sound of a carrier flagship is what occupied my hearing. The loud humming noise was accompanied by what sounded like rushing wind, even for me, the great General Garit O'Donnell, it made me cringe.
A horrifically loud zipping noise sounded from inside the room, and I felt something painful blow through my neck. Before I could register what it was, everything grew silent, and the light was once again dim, before a loud groan occurred.
-Que the dramatically suspenseful music-
ZIP! A ball of light appeared among the frozen venom troops as my breath was sucked away. The light appeared so fragile and peaceful, until it winked out of existence.
BBOOOOOMMMM! Screams, yells, and the sound of millions of pounds of dirt shot upwards. Everything collapsed around me as I felt the ground beneath my feet shake violently, and I saw a dark blackish red light shoot up, into the now exposed sky. What have I done…!?
Local Space Station Above Cerinia
In a command and logistics room a young Cornerian transfer raven was studying a screen along his counter, and he looked behind him and yelled out, "Sir, I'm reading erratic power signals over here!"
A rusty colored blood hound stood up from his place alongside another monitor, and he walked over to the younger raven. He leaned over the ravens shoulder as he asked, "Tell me son, what is it you are reading?"
"This graph here, it is saying there is enough power in a single place in Cerinia that would crack a planet, theoretically of course sir…"
"Bring that spot on screen son." The old rusty hound said as the raven began to fiddle with a few notches and switches next to a monitor. Just as the screen flickered on, it showed an image of a blackish red laser beam erupt from the surface, and shot straight up towards the camera. It lasted for a few seconds before it instantly cut off, but the damage had been done.
BANG! *rumble* Every single soul inside the logistics room fell onto the floor as the lights turned off, before being replaced by a sharp red light. Klaxons were blaring as people all around the station began to pick themselves up and off of the ground. Outside of the room, and outside of the station, a giant ragged section was ripped from the Space station, and it was venting atmosphere. Back in the logistics room, everyone was gathered around the one operating camera screen, and what was visible, sent a chill through everyone's body. From a rough estimation, a part of Cerinia's surface was missing a chunk, only a mere thousand kilometers from the capital city Iris.
"By the gods, what happened…?" one of the other workers said aloud. The blood hound stood up and backed away from the screen and said in a loud voice, "Cerinia has been attacked by an unknown force, we must alert high command, and by the gods, may we find those responsible…"
(Wolf's P.O.V.)
Krystal was feeling much better now, but we were on the ground as the ground shook violently beneath us. When the shaking had started, it was twice as powerful, but luckily the building we were near suffered only minor cracks along its walls and along the sidewalk. "Krystal, is this normal?" I asked over the rumble of the ground, already the shaking was starting to die down. Krystal looked over at me as she shook her head, and I was left to look around as the last of the shaking died down. Just like home… just not as long or bad…
The shaking was now dormant, but as I stood up, I could still feel slight aftershocks from the major quake. I shakily walked over, and helped Krystal to her feet, and I asked, "Is your head still hurting you?"
"N-No… thanks Wolf." She looked over at me, and I could only smile as she gave me one of those warm smiles. Maybe now we can cancel the event for later tonight…?
"That, is still going to happen." Krystal said as she leaned against me, and I looked away sadly.
I let out a huff as I said, "Let's get home then, so we can get it done and out of the way."
…
I was now back in the mansion home, standing in the middle of the room as Krystal smiled towards me. I felt myself blush as it felt like a lump was forming in my throat and it suddenly felt like it was extremely hard to breathe. Just relax… focus on me. Facing back forward with a smile, I nodded, and the camera dog nodded as well before he flicked a switch downwards, and a red light appeared next to the lens. I took a shaky breath in as I focused on a sole thought, Krystal.
"Hello to every Cerinain, my name is Wolf, and I was a diplomat between this world, and my home world of Earth." I took in another breathe as I continued to read the script off of the paper provided to me from the Gov… dad and Krystal. "My goal was a success, and our two worlds will continue to be a peace."
Reading through the next few lines, I felt my heart skip a beat and I looked over at Krystal as she smiled encouragingly, though I thought I saw a blush in her cheeks. Facing the camera again, "As for being the hero by saving Cerinia from the rebels a little over a month ago, it was decided that I would marry Krystal."
Krystal moved over to my side as she said facing the Camera, "Without the aid of Wolf's help, my family and I would have surely perished that fateful day. So I ask of all of Cerinia to welcome him with open arms, just as I have done. That concludes today's announcement…"
The camera man waited another second before he flicked the switch off, and I looked at Krystal as I said, "Shouldn't I have read this over first before I had to say it? Not only am I the 'hero of Cerinia', but I'm also the one that fought and lived from the biggest person apparently… Don't you agr-…"
I turned back as I began to ask the camera man, but I saw the red light of the camera, which meant it was still filming. My face felt like it began to burn, and I smiled nervously as I quickly said, "H-Hey Fred… the camera is still on."
The camera dog looked at me confused before he looked back at the side of the camera and his eyes shot wider in surprised before he turned off another switch, and now the camera was actually off. Fred gave me an apologetic look as Krystal giggled lightly, and he said, "S-Sorry, I guess I got… the wrong switch. I think I got the subtitle switch first time…"
"No… no, it is alright. I just hope that extra knowledge doesn't get to me in anyway."
Shaking my head, I looked towards the window and out to the city of Iris. It was and always would be stunning to know that this was bound to be my new home, but still, I wasn't sure if I would be all that suited to be here. This planet, the people on it… I will never be fully accepted, not when I'm the only one without fur, a tail, and even a muzzle. Good deeds only go so far and count for only so much…
Smoke… I saw smoke in the distance, and then I saw a spout of what looked like dirt shoot into the air, but I turned when I felt Krystal place a hand along my shoulder, and when I looked over. She was facing me with a worried look, and I already knew, she had read my most recent thought…
A.N.: OUCHIE! I literally JUST finished this chapter, I was working on Fabled World the entire weekend, so I shorta rushed this chapter from 2hours last night, and 30mins just now… sorry if it shows. I've been thinking too much on that crossover, and I can say, it is going to be the best story I write, par none. I just hope I can detail it so much, that you all see what I see while I'm writing it.
GrimlockX4: Tell me… what did you think I was implying when I wrote those pieces all those times? XD I totally meant this chapter to be how it came out to be.
Comrade: Best thing about your question, it was never going to BE a romance :D. Lol, if I made it like Katt's special services, then I would've had to up the rating, least I come out like XxSantaruimxX.
Jedelas: I have seen a few bars like that when I used to live in the countryside. They are bars at night, but restaurants early in the day. Glad the chapter covered the fee. Cpt Fox is one of the top TOP of my favorite authors, especially when it comes to romance, so I'm glad it was like his, because that just means I'm following a great author!
PointCaliber: Oh man… I'm typing out my replys, look at your review, I went LMFAO! In class just now… and I don't want to appear Racist by doing those suggestions ;]