(A/N: I do not own Duck Dodgers or Looney Tunes. That right belongs to Warner Bros.
Also a bit of a warning there's a bit of unpleasant graphic descriptions in this chapter. A bit.)
Three days had passed since the Queen's talk with the Commander. They'd been extremely distant since then but surprisingly, the Commander had actually been rather...calm around her than one would expect. It's almost like he was relieving stress of some kind. Whatever it may be, the Queen decided it would be best to not know.
And yes, it was true, X-2 had indeed in fact been relieving the stress of being heartbroken through a new hobby. A new...sadistic hobby in which Dodgers was the subject.
He made true to his word that he would make the Captain's life a living hell and boy, did he ever. If Dodgers even looked like he was going to speak out of turn, he was either beaten or shocked. Sometimes, the Commander would punish him simply for breathing too loud.
Another thing was that in those 3 days he was deprived of sleep as well. Whenever he was about to doze off, he was given an electric shock. If you added up all the time he was allowed to sleep in the last few days, it would have added up to at most an hour. He had dark circles and eye bags under his eyes.
Sleep wasn't the only thing he was deprived of. The amount of food he was getting before was practically a feast compared to the amount of food he's getting now. He was given crumbs of stale bread from leftovers in the kitchen. His stomach growled constantly which was another reason why X-2 would have him beaten as well.
If the Commander kept treating Dodgers in this manner, he would probably be dead in just a few more days. The duck looked like he was about to crack any moment now. He couldn't take much more of this. Never before in his life had he'd been more miserable. He almost wished he was executed instead.
That morning, X-2 walked giddily into Dodger's cell and looked at what he proclaimed to be his masterpiece.
"Good morning, Dodgers. How are we today?" The Commander mockingly asked.
Dodgers with all the strength he had in his eyes looked up at the Commander and said nothing. Instead, he looked back down at the floor.
X-2 gave a slight glare. "Now Dodgers, what exactly did we talk about ignoring your superiors? You don't want me to press the button again, do you?"
He got his device that emitted an electric shock to Dodgers whenever the button on the device was pressed.
Dodger's eyes opened wide and shook his head rapidly.
"N-n-no! No sir. Not at all. I'm...jusht peacy" Dodgers managed to get out, little out a terrified chuckle at the end.
X-2 just chuckled. Despite the fact that he got his heart ripped out just a few days ago, he was feeling pretty good right now. Finally, he was the dominant one over this vile duck. Even though he couldn't finish him off, at the very least he was able to bring him down to his knees and in X-2's shadow where he belonged.
"Now Dodgers...let's continue our fun activities from yesterday" X-2 said like a true sadist.
Dodgers just shuddered at the way he said it.
The Queen walked towards the dungeons absolutely fumed. She was just shown the archive footage of Dodger's room the night before their wedding. Everything Dodgers said was true. The Commander indeed lied to him about having to look over non-existent methane farms. It was also him who encrypted the archives to hide the truth and to top it all off, he lied to her just a few nights ago. She'd like to have given him the benefit of the doubt but there was no doubt about it now. He had A LOT of explaining to do.
She marched into the Dungeons and started walking towards Dodger's cell.
"Commander!" The Queen yelled as she approached the said cell. At first she was confused because he wasn't at his post but then she saw him in his cell for whatever reason. She saw him in front of Dodgers who was lying on the ground, his arms still chained to the wall.
"Commander!" The Queen exclaimed again. X-2 practically jumped 180 degrees behind him to face the queen and he looked rather nervous.
"M-my queen. W-what brings you here today?" X-2 asked.
"Come out of that cell this moment! I need to speak with you" The Queen said.
X-2 quickly did as his queen commanded. The Queen locked her eyes on X-2 as he exited the cell and quickly moved into the hall of the Dungeons.
"What did you want to speak with me about, my queen?" X-2 asked.
"You lied to me, Commander. As a matter of fact, you've been lying to me for quite some time" The Queen said with a deadly glare and with a whisper that would make anyone shudder.
"W-what do you mean, my Queen? I would never lie to you" X-2 said.
"Oh, is that right? Then let's see for ourselves then" The Queen said. She pulled out a sort of tablet device with footage the scribes presented to her. X-2's eyes widened with sudden realization and fear. He realized at that moment what Dodgers had revealed to her.
His fear only grew as the footage showed him telling Dodgers about how the King's responsibilities included watching over Mar's methane farms and it ended with Dodgers protesting, putting on his Captain's uniform and leaving the room. It ended with X-2 putting on a victorious grin as his plan had worked.
Dodgers, hearing the audio, let out a smile.
"Busted" The Captain thought. His eyes started to close as he started to black out.
"Y-your majesty, I can explain. I was simply mistaken-" X-2 said.
"You dare continue to lie to me like this, Commander?! You were the reason all along that Dodgers refused to marry me. You also encrypted the archives so no one would find this footage!" The Queen ranted.
"I was only thinking of the best for you and the future of Mars, my queen!" X-2 said.
"You don't make those decisions, Commander! I do! I decide who to marry. Not you. You've pulled the wool over my eyes for a long time and now you're going to pay! Guards! Seize the Commander!" The Queen said.
Two robots came and grabbed the Commander's arms. They lifted him into the air holding each arm.
The Queen looked inside the cell and she screamed at what she saw. She could see bruises, torn marks on his uniform, bags under his eyes and he was looking a lot thinner. He looked to be a mess.
Tyr'ahnee turned towards X-2, still being held by the Martian guards.
"What. Did. You. DO TO HIM?!" Tyr'ahnee asked, yelling at him at the end of her statement.
"I...I…" X-2 said, trying to come up with a response.
"Guards, place the Commander in a cell and take Dodgers to the Medical center immediately" The Queen ordered, stepping inside Dodger's cell.
She kneeled down and looked up and down at the Captain of the Galactic Protectorate. She let out a tear at the sight of her former lover like this. To think just a few days ago she wanted to execute him and now all she wanted to do was kiss every feather on his body.
Dodgers, with all the strength his body could muster, opened his eyes ever so slightly and looked up to see the beautiful queen of Mars before him.
"Tyr...Tyr'ahnee?" Dodgers asked in a soft whisper.
"Shh...it's alright, my sweet. Everything will be fine now. The Commander is gone" The Queen said.
Dodgers tried to say something else but his body gave out and he passed out on the floor. The Queen simply closed her eyes and gently held him in her arms.
After stripping X-2 of his weapons, they tossed him in a cell and locked it, trapping him inside. They then proceeded to go into Dodger's room.
The Queen stepped back and allowed the guards to release Dodgers from his chains and pick him up.
"Gently!" Tyr'ahnee said as she noticed carelessness in the way they were treating him.
She watched them and followed them as they began to carry Dodgers to receive medical attention. She stopped in front of the Commander's cell and turned towards him with a fierce glare.
"I'll deal with you later. You will suffer greatly for what you have done" Tyr'ahnee said and started walking out of the Dungeon halls.
X-2 gulped. Just to think, this week was starting out to be very promising. Oh how the tables have turned…..
(A/N: I'm beginning to think maybe humor wasn't the best genre to use for this story...though I'll probably get back to doing more humorous writing in future chapters I believe).