(A/N: I do not own Duck Dodgers or Looney Tunes. That right belongs to Warner Bros.)
Dodgers was known for his luck as said before but when he got unlucky: He got unlucky. The Doctor Tyr'ahnee had to look him over diagnosed him with sleep deprivation, practical starvation, some broken bones and some burn marks on his skin strongly suggested frequent electrocution. Tyr'ahnee was on the verge of sentencing X-2 with the most vile punishment she could think of at the moment right then and there. However, she was more focused on Dodgers at the moment.
Dodgers was placed in a bedroom for ambassadors from other planets on diplomatic missions. It was quite a marvel to behold. A large king sized bed with silk sheets, cotton beds and feather pillows (Non-Duck feathers for good measure), marble floors, a chandelier hanging from the ceiling. There was a bathroom in the bedroom as well with a bathtub with enough room for two (Do with that as you will). It was quite the royal treatment. He had been stripped of his uniform when he was being diagnosed and now he was dressed in Martian robes.
Tyr'ahnee also instructed the royal staff to treat him as they would her and to comply with any reasonable request he may have when he woke up.
The Queen herself practically never left Dodger's room when he blacked out a good 28 hours ago. The Doctor proclaimed that it would be natural for someone to sleep for a long period of time after suffering from injuries as Dodgers had.
The Queen watched Dodgers from a chair nearby his bed as he watched him breathe in and out. She couldn't help but feel responsible for this. She was the one who assigned X-2 to watch over him. If she hadn't, maybe he wouldn't be in this position. The Queen prayed to the gods that he would forgive and maybe hopefully give them another chance. Though with the way he'd been treated over the past few days, it was doubtful he would want to.
Suddenly, she heard a stir from Dodger's bed and shot her head up to see Dodgers opening his eyes slightly and starting to sit up though it was painful to move in such conditions. The Queen quickly got up from her chair and moved to the side of Dodger's bed. She gently caressed Dodger's face which caused him to look at her in the eyes. He did have to admit, she did have beautiful blue eyes.
"Well...thish ish a pleashant change from the lasht few daysh" Dodgers said.
"Good morning, darling. How are you feeling?" Tyr'ahnee asked, stroking his face.
"Well I'm better than I wash yeshterday so itsh an improvement. Itsh nicesh to wake up without chainsh on me" Dodgers said.
"I'm deeply sorry, darling. I should have believed you from the start and I should never have left the Commander guard you. Can you ever forgive me?" Tyr'ahnee asked. Her eyes sparkling as she looked down upon the one being she's ever truly loved.
Dodgers let out a smile. He had to admit, based on the past few days, he had to say he wasn't a big fan of Martian hospitality. However, waking up in a luxury room with a beautiful woman at his bedside to greet him, he had to say it was growing on him.
"Ah, I've been through worsh. Don't worry about it, babe" Dodgers said.
"Oh thank you, beloved" Tyr'ahnee said, embracing him. With the Captain's condition and the strength in which she squeezed him, the embrace brought about a slight pain to Dodgers which in turn caused him to groan. The Queen hearing this moved back.
"Sorry" She said with a slight blush.
"Itsh alright. Itsh a nicesh change" Dodgers said, referring to his treatment in the previous few days.
"I'm glad" She said with a pleased expression on her face. They both smiled at each other for a moment before Dodger's stomach started to growl.
The Queen gave a concerned look. "Oh, my poor darling. You're probably starving"
She claps her claps and almost instantly, servants came in with trays of fruit. They moved the trays by Dodger's bed.
"Any preferences, sir?" One of the servants asked.
"Just leave the tray here. The former Commander has been starving him for days" The Queen said with disdain at the mention of him.
"Yes, milady" One servant said and they left the room.
"Oooh, don't mind if I do" Dodgers said as he reached up for a vine of grapes. However, he stopped as pain overwhelmed him. He lied back down with a groan.
"Allow me, darling" The Queen said, reaching for the vine of grapes for him and one by one fed him the grapes. Dodgers had to admit: This was a life he could get used to.
Dodgers all of a sudden got curious of something he'd been wondering for quite some time.
"I've been wondering about thish for a while and sho don't take thish the wrong way: How exactly do you Martiansh eat when you don't have mouthsh?" Dodgers asked.
The Queen didn't say anything for a while before saying "Trust me, you don't want to know"
Dodgers shrugged. "I don't know. I kind of do"
"Maybe I'll tell you someday" Tyr'ahnee said.
"Sho thish meansh you're not executing me anymore?" Dodgers asked.
"No. Of course not" Tyr'ahnee said, shaking her head.
"Well thatsh good to hear" Dodgers said with a mental sigh of relief. He gave a little bit of a smirk towards the Queen.
"What is it?" Tyr'ahnee asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I do have to shay, you look poshitively breathtaking in your latexsh outfit" Dodgers said.
Tyr'ahnee gave a playful look to Dodgers.
"Oh, is that so? Then...maybe I should put it on display for you more often" She said. She started to run her fingers down Dodger's face to his neck.
"Though leave the whip" Dodgers said.
They both laughed with each other at the Captain's comment. After a little bit, the laughter died down.
Tyr'ahnee decided for a moment to ask something she had wanted to ask him ever since he woke up.
"I...have a question I've been wanting to ask you...something personal" Tyr'ahnee said, nervous. She didn't know how he would take it. After kidnapping him, nearly executing him and leaving him in the hands of her vindictive commander, she was afraid the answer to her question might be one she didn't really want to hear.
"Oh yeah? Shoot" Dodgers said.
Tyr'ahnee gave a sigh before proceeding to ask her question.
"I...still have feelings for you. I've been trying to bury them deep inside so even I could convince myself I was over you. However...after discovering what really happened and me seeing you in your condition at the hands of the Commander, I want to reassess how much I love you. I was wondering if there was still a chance for us?" The Martian Queen asked.
Dodgers didn't exactly know how to react to this. While he constantly rejected the Queen's advances, he always had to admit that he always carried some feelings for her. He would never admit but he always felt a tinge of jealousy when she and X-2 were getting married and mentally jumped for joy when the Queen announced he was leaving the Commander for him.
After all, why wouldn't he want to be with her? she was considered the most beautiful woman in all of the galaxy. She also was the only person in Dodger's life who cared about this deeply about him.
The duck tried his best to always be proud and prideful. However, he figured at this point why bother? He did still want to be with her.
"Well...why the heck not? I'm yoursh again, babe" Dodgers said in his usual 'charming' manner along with a cocky grin.
Tyr'ahnee's eyes watered and her heart melted. There were no words to describe how happy she felt at that particular moment. It was like all her dreams had finally come true. Without saying a word, she leaned down and embraced Dodgers in a hug.
Of course, given that Dodgers was still injured, he felt a large amount of pain. However, at that moment, he didn't care. All that mattered was the two of them right then and there.
After a while, they pulled apart.
"I'm so happy right now, my love. I'm...I'm at a loss for words" Tyr'ahnee said.
Dodgers was about to say something until he took a big whiff of himself and found that he smelled really bad.
"Ugh. It sheems I'm at a losh for cleanlinessh" Dodgers said, wincing in disgust at himself.
Tyr'ahnee gave a devious look. "Then let's remedy that, shall we?"
She uncovered Dodgers and she picked him up as gently as possible. She then proceeded to walk to the bathroom.
"Don't you have shervantsh for thish kind of thing?" Dodgers asked, wondering why she was carrying him.
"Oh believe me, beloved...they won't be needed right now" Tyr'ahnee said, winking at Dodgers who suddenly got the picture.
After all, as said before, the bathtub was big enough for two.