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Kei dreamt.
The hum of the Apache unit's warp engine was a drone that relaxed her and eventually put her to sleep. It was a happy dream. She was chasing after Keitaro through the park after he had put a bug in her sandwich. He had watched her intently while he waited for her to eat the sandwich. Kei had grown wise to his mischief over the years and sensed that something was up.
"What did you do?" She asked warily.
"Nothing Aunt Kei." Keitaro put on his most innocent face, but he couldn't hold it. The bug was trying to escape from the bottom of the sandwich and his eyes darted from it to Kei and back. Kei looked where he was looking and shrieked.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Keitaro bolted, laughing as he ran.
"Keitaaaaaarooooooooo!"
Kei took off after him, laughing at the joke as well. It was something she would have done as a child. Clearly she was rubbing off on him and she loved it. He was fast, but she was a well trained Trouble Consultant. He didn't stand a chance. He made it about thirty yards before she caught and tackled him. Rolling around in the grass, she pinched and tickled him mercilessly.
"Aunt Kei! Please! I'm sor...ha..ha..ha..."
"You little booger. I'll teach you!"
"I won't do it again...ha...ha..." He had tears in his eyes and snot was running down his nose. She had tears in her eyes as well. She was never so happy in her life.
Gustav glanced over at the smiling Kei and mused.
'Sweet dreams, Kei. Things are going to get a little rough for us soon.'
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"Where is she?! Take me to her this instant!"
"Yes, your highness. Please follow me."
Monsuud had stormed the palace hospital in search of Yuri. As soon as the Yamunesse landed, they immediately took her from sick bay to the hospital. The doctors had done their best to stabilize her, but she was still in guarded condition from the cyanide poisoning. She was in the ICU. Monitors kept track of her vital signs.
The team of doctors stopped in front of the ICU doorway. The chief of staff, Dr. Saerkess spoke up.
"Your Highness, as you can see by the monitors, she has stabilized. She will need some time for rest and recuperation, however. Our current prognosis is ..."
"Stand aside!" Monsuud pushed Saerkess out of the way and strode into the ICU, right up to Yuri's bed.
His scowl immediately softened.
Yuri was indeed a sleeping beauty. She had been bathed by the nursing attendants and they had also washed and braided her hair into one thick plait which they laid over her shoulder. It still reached past her waist. Her arm had been set and placed in a soft cast. Luckily, no lasting damage had been done there.
Monsuud gazed upon her beauty as if mesmerized. Her lips had a soft sheen, her cheekbones perfect. The rise and fall of her chest caught his attention. He reached for the sheet covering her and snatched it away, exposing her completely to his gaze.
"Your Highness!" The staff gasped. He paid them no attention.
Yuri was always pale. That was partly because she was slightly anemic. Her body was still a marvelous physical specimen, however. Her breasts were perfectly shaped, firm and upstanding. Their rise and fall in concert with her breathing was especially erotic. His gaze went lower, along her toned abdomen, the faint outline of her rectus abdominus laced with her intercostals, giving an athletic, yet still feminine effect. He was becoming aroused at the sight of her.
'This is what she would deny me? I think not.'
His gaze moved lower, to the neatly trimmed, heart-shaped purple tuft announcing her femininity. A sliver of drool formed and fell from the corner of his mouth. He was losing control of himself. Her beautiful, toned legs led finally to perfectly shaped feet. That was enough. He was going insane with lust. He had to take her, now. He reached out to put his hands on her.
"Your Highness!" The staff shrieked in disbelief. He didn't hear them. He was growling like a madman.
"Monsuud!" That voice pierced his foggy brain. It was Nialunh. The queen had followed the news of Yuri's arrival and had come to the ICU herself to satisfy her need to stay on top of all things related to this most recent development.
He paused at the sound of her voice. She noticed a vacant, far-away look on his face that she had never seen before. She reached him quickly, putting her hand on his shoulder.
"My husband, this is not befitting the Prince of the Realm. Surely you want to experience the exceeding pleasure of her realization that it is you, the great Prince Monsuud, who gives her the gift of his intimacy. That pleasure you cannot receive in her current state."
She was getting through to him. Slowly, the vacant look was replaced with one she was much more familiar with. She glanced over at the still unconscious Yuri and bit her lip slightly with envy. She now understood her husband's deranged infatuation. She reached over and deftly pulled the sheet back up over Yuri.
"Yes...Yes, Nialunh, you are correct. It...It would be unseemly if I were to...Yes."
She helped him away from the bed, fixing his clothing upon him once again. He cleared his throat as he regained his composure. And his ego.
"Yes. She will know that it is I who am her master. Saerkess!"
"Your Highness."
"You will revive her quickly, correct?"
"We will do all that is within the realm of medicine to ..." Monsuud struck him down to the floor with a fist to the side of the head.
"Is that the answer I wanted?!"
"No, Highness. We...We will ensure her revival." Saerkess spat blood along with the tooth he lost.
"That is the answer that I wanted. See that you keep you word. See that you keep your head!"
"By your command, Highness."
Klaxons sounded at that very moment. Monsuud gripped his comm unit.
"This is Prince Monsuud. What is happening?"
"Intruder alert, your Highness. A small ship has come out of warp and bypassed our long and medium-range sensors. It has likely landed in the Epsilon sector of the second Hyperian continent."
"How did they bypass our sensors!"
"We are investigating that at this time your Highness."
"I want the one responsible for this brought before me within the hour. Is that understood?"
"Yes, your Highness."
'Bastards. The 3WA is here. No matter, they will not leave this planet alive.'
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Kei dreamt.
The hum of the Apache unit's warp engine was a drone that relaxed her and eventually put her to sleep. It was a happy dream. She was chasing after Keitaro through the park after he had put a bug in her sandwich. He had watched her intently while he waited for her to eat the sandwich. Kei had grown wise to his mischief over the years and sensed that something was up.
"What did you do?" She asked warily.
"Nothing Aunt Kei." Keitaro put on his most innocent face, but he couldn't hold it. The bug was trying to escape from the bottom of the sandwich and his eyes darted from it to Kei and back. Kei looked where he was looking and shrieked.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Keitaro bolted, laughing as he ran.
"Keitaaaaaarooooooooo!"
Kei took off after him, laughing at the joke as well. It was something she would have done as a child. Clearly she was rubbing off on him and she loved it. He was fast, but she was a well trained Trouble Consultant. He didn't stand a chance. He made it about thirty yards before she caught and tackled him. Rolling around in the grass, she pinched and tickled him mercilessly.
"Aunt Kei! Please! I'm sor...ha..ha..ha..."
"You little booger. I'll teach you!"
"I won't do it again...ha...ha..." He had tears in his eyes and snot was running down his nose. She had tears in her eyes as well. She was never so happy in her life.
Gustav glanced over at the smiling Kei and mused.
'Sweet dreams, Kei. Things are going to get a little rough for us soon.'
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"Where is she?! Take me to her this instant!"
"Yes, your highness. Please follow me."
Monsuud had stormed the palace hospital in search of Yuri. As soon as the Yamunesse landed, they immediately took her from sick bay to the hospital. The doctors had done their best to stabilize her, but she was still in guarded condition from the cyanide poisoning. She was in the ICU. Monitors kept track of her vital signs.
The team of doctors stopped in front of the ICU doorway. The chief of staff, Dr. Saerkess spoke up.
"Your Highness, as you can see by the monitors, she has stabilized. She will need some time for rest and recuperation, however. Our current prognosis is ..."
"Stand aside!" Monsuud pushed Saerkess out of the way and strode into the ICU, right up to Yuri's bed.
His scowl immediately softened.
Yuri was indeed a sleeping beauty. She had been bathed by the nursing attendants and they had also washed and braided her hair into one thick plait which they laid over her shoulder. It still reached past her waist. Her arm had been set and placed in a soft cast. Luckily, no lasting damage had been done there.
Monsuud gazed upon her beauty as if mesmerized. Her lips had a soft sheen, her cheekbones perfect. The rise and fall of her chest caught his attention. He reached for the sheet covering her and snatched it away, exposing her completely to his gaze.
"Your Highness!" The staff gasped. He paid them no attention.
Yuri was always pale. That was partly because she was slightly anemic. Her body was still a marvelous physical specimen, however. Her breasts were perfectly shaped, firm and upstanding. Their rise and fall in concert with her breathing was especially erotic. His gaze went lower, along her toned abdomen, the faint outline of her rectus abdominus laced with her intercostals, giving an athletic, yet still feminine effect. He was becoming aroused at the sight of her.
'This is what she would deny me? I think not.'
His gaze moved lower, to the neatly trimmed, heart-shaped purple tuft announcing her femininity. A sliver of drool formed and fell from the corner of his mouth. He was losing control of himself. Her beautiful, toned legs led finally to perfectly shaped feet. That was enough. He was going insane with lust. He had to take her, now. He reached out to put his hands on her.
"Your Highness!" The staff shrieked in disbelief. He didn't hear them. He was growling like a madman.
"Monsuud!" That voice pierced his foggy brain. It was Nialunh. The queen had followed the news of Yuri's arrival and had come to the ICU herself to satisfy her need to stay on top of all things related to this most recent development.
He paused at the sound of her voice. She noticed a vacant, far-away look on his face that she had never seen before. She reached him quickly, putting her hand on his shoulder.
"My husband, this is not befitting the Prince of the Realm. Surely you want to experience the exceeding pleasure of her realization that it is you, the great Prince Monsuud, who gives her the gift of his intimacy. That pleasure you cannot receive in her current state."
She was getting through to him. Slowly, the vacant look was replaced with one she was much more familiar with. She glanced over at the still unconscious Yuri and bit her lip slightly with envy. She now understood her husband's deranged infatuation. She reached over and deftly pulled the sheet back up over Yuri.
"Yes...Yes, Nialunh, you are correct. It...It would be unseemly if I were to...Yes."
She helped him away from the bed, fixing his clothing upon him once again. He cleared his throat as he regained his composure. And his ego.
"Yes. She will know that it is I who am her master. Saerkess!"
"Your Highness."
"You will revive her quickly, correct?"
"We will do all that is within the realm of medicine to ..." Monsuud struck him down to the floor with a fist to the side of the head.
"Is that the answer I wanted?!"
"No, Highness. We...We will ensure her revival." Saerkess spat blood along with the tooth he lost.
"That is the answer that I wanted. See that you keep you word. See that you keep your head!"
"By your command, Highness."
Klaxons sounded at that very moment. Monsuud gripped his comm unit.
"This is Prince Monsuud. What is happening?"
"Intruder alert, your Highness. A small ship has come out of warp and bypassed our long and medium-range sensors. It has likely landed in the Epsilon sector of the second Hyperian continent."
"How did they bypass our sensors!"
"We are investigating that at this time your Highness."
"I want the one responsible for this brought before me within the hour. Is that understood?"
"Yes, your Highness."
'Bastards. The 3WA is here. No matter, they will not leave this planet alive.'
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