Chapter 3

The air seemed to be sucked out of Dodorias lungs as the next few moments passed in silence, until he finally just about felt ready to break it. ''For the money? To buy the drugs…?''

But Zarbon just shook his head ''No, I have enough money…'' he mumbled.

In the end, Dodoria could only think of one other thing to say; ''…then why?''

Zarbon closed his eyes and took a shaky breath ''Again, I'm not too sure. I hate it- I feel so useless, helpless, dirty, degraded, humiliated… tainted. But then… I… I need to feel it again, I'm compelled too, as though I deserve it… and so I do it again. And again.''

The lights throughout the ship dimmed to signify that it was lock down time for all the soldiers and workers aboard the ship. Dodorias eyes flicked to the door- he knew he should be in his own quarters by now.

''….If I were to leave you tonight, could you promise me you wouldn't hurt yourself?'' he gently asked the handsome green man.

In a whisper so quiet he could hardly hear it, Zarbon gave his honest reply ''No, I couldn't promise you.''

Dodoria took a breath and nodded ''Then I'll stay here. All night, every night, Z. I won't leave you on your own to fight this, I'll be right here and we can find a way to beat this together, ok?''

He didn't think he'd ever seen anyone look so relieved as Zarbon did when he nodded ''Thank you, Dodoria''

…

The next few nights were simple enough; Dodoria would finish his shift then go and grab a bite to eat in the cafeteria, going on to his own room after to pick up his nightwear and other bits before heading to Zarbons room.

The evenings were pleasant, and not awkward and tense like Dodoria feared they would be. They just chilled out and chatted, just like everything was as normal as it always had been. Dodoria had noticed being this close to Zarbon that he was often a bit tipsy and smelt of alcohol, but at least he was there to keep him safe over night. Then the ship docked down to refuel- and when Dodoria went to see Zarbon that night, his room was empty, the only thing out of place were a few grams of white powder spilt onto his vanity unit.

Cursing to himself Dodoria frantically searched the ship, but to no avail. He went into the command room and trawled through the CCTV- which had captured Zarbon leaving the ship about an hour before.

Dodoria flew through the evening sky, tapping away on his scouter trying to find the location of the planets most popular bars/clubs. For 3 hours he searched the best known establishments and the streets with no sign of him. He was just about ready to admit defeat when his scouter finally got within close enough range to ping Zarbons scouter. As fast as he could, Dodoria was hot on the trail and in less than 1 minute he'd found him.

Zarbon was draped over a tall, thin, mean looking man, obviously very worse for wear. He could hardly walk without falling and the tall man seemed to relish running his hands over every part of Zarbons body as he acted like his crutch. Zarbons speech was slurred and his eyes were unable to focus on anything. Upon being able to make out Dodoria he smiled and waved at him, stumbling again. ''Hey Dodo, wha's up? Are you out too? You should have said, we could have gone together!'' he slurred out, his pupils were dilated and his hair notably messier then its usual pristine condition.

Dodorias face twisted into a look of disdain as he reached out and took Zarbons wrist, pulling the green man towards him, however the tall man managed to grab the other one as he yelled to Dodoria ''Oi! Knock it off! I saw him first, go get your own hoe!''

Dodoria was taken aback that Zarbon didn't smash his face in there and then; instead the green man just covered his mouth and giggled. With a flash of his trademark anger Dodoria punched the tall man so hard he flew through 5 walls, Zarbon just giggled again, ''Oh Dodo you are silly, I wouldn't have minded sharing!'' he teased as he tried to wrap his long legs around the other mans waist suggestively. Dodoria threw the light green man over his shoulder- eliciting a surprised squeal before shooting off back to the ship.

Looking after Zarbon on a buzzing high was more work than the heavily set pink man had expected it to be. Zarbon spent the next two hours trying to run his fingertips suggestively over Dodorias body, or sit on his lap, or creep up behind him and kiss or nip his neck with his teeth. The later had just happened whilst Dodoria wasn't expecting it and out of instinct he pulled Zarbon over his shoulder and slammed him into the floor- worried he'd hurt the other man he darted over to him just to be caught on the mouth by the others lips. Dodoria forcefully pushed him off and sat down on the edge of the bed exasperated, just for the green beauty to come crawling over to him on his hands and knees, strands of loose hair covered his face, looking oh so submissive. Dodorias breath hitched in his throat and he froze momentarily at the amazing sight before him, once Zarbon had crawled over to his feet he stopped and looked up at Dodoria with smouldering eyes as he bent his arms down to kiss Dodorias ankles-automatically suggestively raising his ass in the air as he did so, even giving a slight wiggle in case the other had missed the sight. When Dodoria finally managed to snap out of his trance Zarbon was on his knees and his kisses had worked their way up to Dodorias thighs, he pushed the legs apart gently so his mouth could continue its trail up to Dodorias now slightly bulging package. Dodoria came to his senses and managed to clench his legs shut, blocking the other off.

''Oh come now Dodo'' Zarbon purred ''Let me taste you big guy, let me see what I've been missing all these years… besides, it's obvious you want this…'' he trailed off managing to brush his hand over Dodorias delicate bulge before a pink spiky wrist caught his. Dodoria inwardly groaned- this evening was going to be hell.

Zarbon managed to lay a kiss on the top of Dodorias thighs and ran his tongue over his leg, he gazed longingly into the others eyes almost as if Dodoria was his drug. ''Please Dodo'' he whispered firmly but needy this time. ''Let me taste you… you smell sooo good…'' he trailed off, again trying to kiss his way towards Dodorias thankfully legging clad crotch.

''Hang on… smell?'' mused Dodoria gruffly, to which Zarbon gazed at him with lust clouded eyes again.

''Yes, I can almost taste your delicious pheromones Dodo, and they're sooo good'' -his long tongue flickering out like a snakes as he took in a deep intake of breath before desperately running his teeth over the fabric of Dodorias leggings, as close as his crotch as he could get.

''Damn fucking lizards…'' groaned Dodoria with a frown as things slotted into place- no wonder Zarbon picked up on things so easily both now and in the past- his reptilian DNA obviously gave him a big hands up allowing him detect and smell the reactions of chemicals being released by someone's body. Dodorias cheeks flushed bright red as he placed two hands on Zarbons forehead to stop his mouth from inching up and nearer ''No wonder you're always so horny…'' he huffed quietly.

As the hours passed Dodoria grew close to his limit, almost ready to just knock the green man out to keep him off him for a bit. Dodoria turned round for a few seconds to pour himself a glass of water, then when he turned back around he stared in disbelief at Zarbon suddenly sound asleep on the bed. Exhausted, Dodoria crashed down beside him and also fell fast asleep.

Dodorias eyes flickered open, slightly confused due to being up well into the early hours of the morning Zarbon-sitting. As he came to his senses he heard water running and turned his head to find Zarbon missing from the bed. Thankful that they both had a late start Dodoria got up and shuffled over to the coffee maker, his stomach rumbled and he started looking through Zarbons cupboards hoping the other had some type of food. A smile hit his lips as he pulled out a posh looking biscuit tin and enthusiastically pulled the lid off- just for his heart to leap into his mouth as he found it was filled with razor blades, hypodermic needles and syringes. Feeling sick to his stomach Dodoria quickly shoved it back as he realised he could no longer hear water running. On cue Zarbon stepped out of the en suite, wearing just his lilac sleeves and a towel wrapped and tucked around his chest like a woman as he used another towel to dry his long green hair.

''Morning Dodo, wow I've got one hell of a head ache, do you have any pain killers?'' he asked innocently wandering up to the other man.

''No!'' snapped Dodoria so loudly and irritably he made the other man jump in surprise. Dodoria sighed when he saw the others reaction. ''I'm sorry Z, I just didn't get much sleep last night, obviously.''

Zarbon took one of the cups of coffee that Dodoria had made and took a sip ''Why? What happened last night?'' Dodorias eye twitched.

''YOU happened last night'' he growled lowly.

''Oh, I can't remember anything apart from getting ready to go out, then I woke up next to you'' he shrugged taking another sip of his drink. Dodorias eye twitched again as he calmly counted to ten in his head.

…

How Zarbon managed to get himself in such a state at night then go on so effortlessly through the day was most perplexing to Dodoria. That night, as they were still docked on planet, Zarbon was desperate to go out again. Luckily Dodoria arrived before Zarbon had a chance to leave, although not before he'd managed to have quite a bit to drink.

''Absolutely not.'' Said Dodoria as he placed his arms over his head and closed his eyes as a drunk Zarbon looked at him with wide pleading eyes.

''Oh come on Dodo! Just for a dance?'' he pleaded similar to a child, Dodoria snorted at the implication that dancing should have anything to do with him.

After a long discussion between the two… Zarbon got his way as usual, and they headed to a nearby club.

Dodoria sat in a booth by himself sucking on a bottle of beer, wondering how he'd been reduced from one of the most feared warriors in the universe to the baby sitter of a fully grown man. He flicked his eyes over to his counterpart, who was doing some pretty amazing pole dancing; a group of both men and woman (and some aliens neither here nor there) had gathered around him, the green man revelling in the attention. Dodoria had lost track of how much Zarbon had drunk, he'd tried keeping tabs in the beginning but every time he saw him he had a different drink in his hand from a different admirer- he hadn't even had to pay for one himself yet.

After stewing by himself for hours Dodoria decided it was time to just grab the other man and forcibly drag him out, but as soon as he stood up Zarbon practically fell in his arms, he suddenly looked so tired- far from the way he was energetically throwing himself round the pole just 5 minutes ago. ''Dodo… I don't feel too good…'' the pretty man slurred.

Dodoria frowned ''Well you've drunk enough to fill a brewery, what do you expect?''

Zarbon shook his head ''No… it feels… different''

Rolling his eyes Dodoria grabbed the others arm and dragged him out of the club, as soon as they were outside Zarbon fell to the ground, totally unable to stand up. ''Stop messing about! Let's get back to the ship!'' Dodoria snapped. When Zarbon could only pull himself up onto all fours Dodoria gave up and threw him over his shoulder, taking him by force back to the ship. He wasn't amused that Zarbon was sick three times on the way back- prompting Dodoria to carry him under one arm so none would get on him.

Back at the ship Dodoria dumped Zarbon on the sofa, expecting him to start whinging and complaining that he'd been dragged out of the club, but instead he just laid very still. Too still. After a while of putting his feet up Dodoria heard a strange sound coming from the other man and went to investigate- just in time to save him from choking on his own vomit.

''Baka! Surly you're not that drunk you can't figure out how to turn your head!'' he shouted pissed. Still no movement. ''…Zarbon?... Zaaaarbon?'' The green mans eyes continued to look around, but his body remained still, almost as if he couldn't move it. ''Shit!'' cursed Dodoria as he suddenly lifted the other up in his arms and flew him to the med bay.

As soon as he hit the bay the medics took one look at Zarbon and whisked him off, soon attaching an IV and varies monitors to him whilst simultaneously taking a blood sample which was then run through the computer.

Dodoria approached the medic when he heard him click his tongue ''What is it doc? Isn't he just pissed?''

The medic shook his head slowly, ''No… it seems the general has a lot of the drug Rohypnol in his system…'' he mused thoughtfully.

''Rohypnol?'' repeated Dodoria puzzled.

''Yes, it's one of the most potent date rape drugs there is.''