CHAPTER 5
THE DANCE of DEATH
"Are you their?" said a voice in Dykon's head. After he had wept he laid down of Vienta's cot and had fallen asleep. Once he opened his eyes he saw that the voice was Vienta and also noticed it was the evening.
"Yes", replied a sleepy Dykon. "Sorry I slept for so long".
"It was no longer than two hours", replied Vienta. "I just need to change into my ceremonial clothes."
"Ceremonial? What for?"
"We shall have a celebration in honor of yours and Cino's defection into our Rebellion."
"Defection? I did not sign up for any Rebellion. I am still part of the Empire".
"Mabey I used the wrong word. How about 'union into our tribe'?"
"Fair enough".
"Even though Rattakeen females have the same size as human males, we don't ware the same thing to special occasions. Go consult Poucho Jakuulson, my brother. He has at least three outfits you can borrow."
"Thanks." He then proceeded out of the tent while Vienta took off her shirt, and Dykon tried not to look, but he could hardly resist. However, Vienta saw him looking, and he dashed out of the tent. "Poucho? Poucho Jakuulson? I Poucho anywhere near hear?"
"I'm right here, you fool", said a deep voice behind him. He turned around and saw a male Rattakeen digging something in a bed of flowers. Unlike Vienta he didn't have muscles, in fact he had none whatsoever, but if so saw him you could tell that he was a male. He turned around towards Dykon holding a wilting flower in his hands. "Sad that all good things must come to an end. Well, if they all must come to an end, at least give it a long life. I don't like seeing things being destroyed. I like the opposite- seeing things being born, being built. New life fascinates me. How about you?"
"I make a living out of destroying my Emperor's enemies", said Dykon with a sigh. He couldn't lie to the beautiful creature, even thought it was male. He felt bad telling him the truth for he loved creation, but hey, he asked a question and he answered it.
"Pity", sighed Poucho. "Well, what did you come here for? No to watch me garden, I hope".
"No", said Dykon. "Your sister told me you had a ceremonial suit I could borrow. Can I?"
"Sure", said Poucho. Suddenly, there were several roars of laughter, and then Jakuul walked right up to a large campfire in the middle of the camp and raised him arms.
"LET THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN!" yelled Jakuul. Suddenly several Rattakeen ran up with primitive instruments and began to play party-type music while other Rattakeen cheered and began to dance around.
"We better hurry!" sighed Poucho. The two then ran to Poucho's tent, where he threw Dykon a dress outfit and they hurriedly put both of theirs on while Poucho landed Dykon some jewelry to match the outfit. After Poucho ran out Dykon ran out, but once he was out of the door he collided with another Rattakeen.
"I'm so sorry!" yelled Dykon. "Do you need a hand getting up?" Dykon stood up and held his hand out, but he felt a kick in the ribs and fell down. Once he was on the floor and looked up and saw that there was a female Rattakeen, not as beautiful as Vienta (a lot less beautiful than Vienta) and she stood up tall and had an evil glow in her eye.
"No one knocks me down", yelled the female Rattakeen. Suddenly, Vienta flew up to her and slapped her across the face.
"No one touches my mate!" yelled Vienta while the female Rattakeen ran away.
"You're mate?" exclaimed Dykon.
"I just made it up so she would get the hell away from you", said Vienta. She then held out her hand to Dykon and winked at him. "Would you care for a little dancing session?"
"Not at all!" exclaimed Dykon. He grabbed her hand and they began to prance around the campfire in a very silly way, for everyone else was doing it because the musicians were playing a fast, silly song. Dykon and Vienta both laughed at the fun time they were having bouncing around like headless deer. Dykon hadn't had this much fun with a woman since before he joined the academy, when he had a minor relationship with a human woman who wanted to study history. He was forced to end that relationship when he joined the academy. He regretted that, for he loved that girl so much, but she just had a replacement.
"Now", yelled Jakuul, "for the mushy stuff!" Suddenly, in the middle of the silly song, the musicians changed the song to a slow, melodic love song. That change in tempo caused Dykon and Vienta to fall on top of each other, which was a humorous to see. Once Dykon opened his eyes, a new feeling overcame in. He was on top of Vienta, and just staring into her eyes caused him to be overcome with feelings of lust. He moved his head closer towards her, and she seemed to know what he was thinking. They then interlocked their mouths and engaged in a passionate kiss. The feelings that overcame Dykon were extraordinary, for he had not had feelings like this in ages. Suddenly, Vienta's eyes opened really wide and she threw Dykon to the side. There was a loud whistle in the air, and suddenly all the Rattakeen gasped, and he suddenly knew why- she had been pierced by an Imperial Saberdart.
"VIENTA!" exclaimed Dykon. He ran over to her and removed the weapon, but suddenly blaster bolts zoomed past his head and hit several members of the dancing party. A hoard of Scout troopers then ran out of the bushes and began to cheer as they began to blast the Rattakeen. Jakuul raised his hands in the air, as if he was telling his people to calm down, but he was met with a blaster bolt to the head. Dykon became dizzy with all the killing and blood spilling going on. The Rattakeen began to shoot up some of the Troopers with their blasters (mostly of Imperial design). Dykon wanted to do something about the violence, but he couldn't. He didn't have a blaster with him. Besides, Vienta was laying in his arms.
"DYKON!" yelled a voice. Dykon whipped his head around, still clutching Vienta, and saw that his friend G'Harra was standing beside a couple of Scout Troopers and waving at him wildly. "Come here! Let's go home!"
"I already am home", said Dykon very quietly. He dropped his dead lover and slowly walked towards G'Harra. G'Harra opened his arms to embrace his friend, but Dykon ran up to him and punched him square in the nose. The scout troopers grabbed him and tried to hold him back from hurting G'Harra, but Dykon fought as hard as he could.
"What the hell was that about?" yelled G'Harra.
"YOU IMPERIAL BASTARDS KILLED HER!" yelled Dykon. "I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU ALL! YOU'LL ALL DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE!" The one of the Scout Troopers then grabbed the butt of his blaster and smacked Dykon over the head with it, and Dykon fell down. He began to breath at an accelerated rate as he crawled his way up to get another go at his friend, but he fell down and slowly fell unconscious. The Rattakeen rebellion was doomed from then on.
THE DANCE of DEATH
"Are you their?" said a voice in Dykon's head. After he had wept he laid down of Vienta's cot and had fallen asleep. Once he opened his eyes he saw that the voice was Vienta and also noticed it was the evening.
"Yes", replied a sleepy Dykon. "Sorry I slept for so long".
"It was no longer than two hours", replied Vienta. "I just need to change into my ceremonial clothes."
"Ceremonial? What for?"
"We shall have a celebration in honor of yours and Cino's defection into our Rebellion."
"Defection? I did not sign up for any Rebellion. I am still part of the Empire".
"Mabey I used the wrong word. How about 'union into our tribe'?"
"Fair enough".
"Even though Rattakeen females have the same size as human males, we don't ware the same thing to special occasions. Go consult Poucho Jakuulson, my brother. He has at least three outfits you can borrow."
"Thanks." He then proceeded out of the tent while Vienta took off her shirt, and Dykon tried not to look, but he could hardly resist. However, Vienta saw him looking, and he dashed out of the tent. "Poucho? Poucho Jakuulson? I Poucho anywhere near hear?"
"I'm right here, you fool", said a deep voice behind him. He turned around and saw a male Rattakeen digging something in a bed of flowers. Unlike Vienta he didn't have muscles, in fact he had none whatsoever, but if so saw him you could tell that he was a male. He turned around towards Dykon holding a wilting flower in his hands. "Sad that all good things must come to an end. Well, if they all must come to an end, at least give it a long life. I don't like seeing things being destroyed. I like the opposite- seeing things being born, being built. New life fascinates me. How about you?"
"I make a living out of destroying my Emperor's enemies", said Dykon with a sigh. He couldn't lie to the beautiful creature, even thought it was male. He felt bad telling him the truth for he loved creation, but hey, he asked a question and he answered it.
"Pity", sighed Poucho. "Well, what did you come here for? No to watch me garden, I hope".
"No", said Dykon. "Your sister told me you had a ceremonial suit I could borrow. Can I?"
"Sure", said Poucho. Suddenly, there were several roars of laughter, and then Jakuul walked right up to a large campfire in the middle of the camp and raised him arms.
"LET THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN!" yelled Jakuul. Suddenly several Rattakeen ran up with primitive instruments and began to play party-type music while other Rattakeen cheered and began to dance around.
"We better hurry!" sighed Poucho. The two then ran to Poucho's tent, where he threw Dykon a dress outfit and they hurriedly put both of theirs on while Poucho landed Dykon some jewelry to match the outfit. After Poucho ran out Dykon ran out, but once he was out of the door he collided with another Rattakeen.
"I'm so sorry!" yelled Dykon. "Do you need a hand getting up?" Dykon stood up and held his hand out, but he felt a kick in the ribs and fell down. Once he was on the floor and looked up and saw that there was a female Rattakeen, not as beautiful as Vienta (a lot less beautiful than Vienta) and she stood up tall and had an evil glow in her eye.
"No one knocks me down", yelled the female Rattakeen. Suddenly, Vienta flew up to her and slapped her across the face.
"No one touches my mate!" yelled Vienta while the female Rattakeen ran away.
"You're mate?" exclaimed Dykon.
"I just made it up so she would get the hell away from you", said Vienta. She then held out her hand to Dykon and winked at him. "Would you care for a little dancing session?"
"Not at all!" exclaimed Dykon. He grabbed her hand and they began to prance around the campfire in a very silly way, for everyone else was doing it because the musicians were playing a fast, silly song. Dykon and Vienta both laughed at the fun time they were having bouncing around like headless deer. Dykon hadn't had this much fun with a woman since before he joined the academy, when he had a minor relationship with a human woman who wanted to study history. He was forced to end that relationship when he joined the academy. He regretted that, for he loved that girl so much, but she just had a replacement.
"Now", yelled Jakuul, "for the mushy stuff!" Suddenly, in the middle of the silly song, the musicians changed the song to a slow, melodic love song. That change in tempo caused Dykon and Vienta to fall on top of each other, which was a humorous to see. Once Dykon opened his eyes, a new feeling overcame in. He was on top of Vienta, and just staring into her eyes caused him to be overcome with feelings of lust. He moved his head closer towards her, and she seemed to know what he was thinking. They then interlocked their mouths and engaged in a passionate kiss. The feelings that overcame Dykon were extraordinary, for he had not had feelings like this in ages. Suddenly, Vienta's eyes opened really wide and she threw Dykon to the side. There was a loud whistle in the air, and suddenly all the Rattakeen gasped, and he suddenly knew why- she had been pierced by an Imperial Saberdart.
"VIENTA!" exclaimed Dykon. He ran over to her and removed the weapon, but suddenly blaster bolts zoomed past his head and hit several members of the dancing party. A hoard of Scout troopers then ran out of the bushes and began to cheer as they began to blast the Rattakeen. Jakuul raised his hands in the air, as if he was telling his people to calm down, but he was met with a blaster bolt to the head. Dykon became dizzy with all the killing and blood spilling going on. The Rattakeen began to shoot up some of the Troopers with their blasters (mostly of Imperial design). Dykon wanted to do something about the violence, but he couldn't. He didn't have a blaster with him. Besides, Vienta was laying in his arms.
"DYKON!" yelled a voice. Dykon whipped his head around, still clutching Vienta, and saw that his friend G'Harra was standing beside a couple of Scout Troopers and waving at him wildly. "Come here! Let's go home!"
"I already am home", said Dykon very quietly. He dropped his dead lover and slowly walked towards G'Harra. G'Harra opened his arms to embrace his friend, but Dykon ran up to him and punched him square in the nose. The scout troopers grabbed him and tried to hold him back from hurting G'Harra, but Dykon fought as hard as he could.
"What the hell was that about?" yelled G'Harra.
"YOU IMPERIAL BASTARDS KILLED HER!" yelled Dykon. "I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU ALL! YOU'LL ALL DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE!" The one of the Scout Troopers then grabbed the butt of his blaster and smacked Dykon over the head with it, and Dykon fell down. He began to breath at an accelerated rate as he crawled his way up to get another go at his friend, but he fell down and slowly fell unconscious. The Rattakeen rebellion was doomed from then on.