In Evil, Residing
No Options
Author's Note: I would like to get this out of the way now; if I add a plot twist and it is really major, could you all not write a really obvious review? That's all. And if you were thinking that Fox and Krystal did in the last chapter, they did not.
Fox slowly came back to reality as groaned; pain lanced through his skull, which was where they had hit him. He rubbed his head and sat up, Krystal was beside him and blood was leaking out of her jaw. She was sprawled out on the floor and there was a black and blue mark above her right eye, a slash mark on her shoulder exposing the blue fur, and she had taken a small slice to the back of her neck. Fox crawled over and he cradled her in his arms as he looked around the cell: It was half of a room with a forcefield to prevent any escape on one end. A dragon was standing guard and he noticed that Fox was up. He walked over and Fox looked up at him
"Heh, jakit lactir smot." (Heh, you'll never escape.) The dragon's tone was mocking and Fox just ignored him as Krystal came back.
"F-Fox?"
"Shh, we're being watched." He whispered in Cerinian and Krystal noticed the dragon.
"Do you think he can understand us?"
"No, I don't think he can understand Cerinian or Cornerian. I'm sorry that you and I had to go through this."
"Don't blame yourself Fox, if you hadn't given me the idea to take you away, we might both be dead." She sat up and pressed her back to the wall. Fox sat next to her and the dragon clicked on his Comm.
"Commander Treylon, neehat yasto."
"Jilkilt svenov hiskin." The dragon paced the cell and Treylon walked into the cell. "Well, our foxes are awake. Did I hit you too hard vixen?" Krystal had wiped the blood off her fur but she gave him a nasty look. "Go ahead, glare at me that's all you can do." He walked to the field and looked at Fox. "I'm going to need you to open that crate again." Fox just dropped an expletive in mercenary fashion and flipped him off. That elicited a chuckle from Treylon and he took out his blaster. "Don't make me kill you. On second thought," He holstered his blaster and walked through the field. He hauled Krystal up and when Fox tried to intervene, the blaster came out and was pressed against the vixen's head. "I know you want to kill me, so here is your chance." Treylon walked out into the room and the guard turned off the field. Treylon handed Krystal to the guard and he also handed him the blaster. "Unarmed, can you take me Fox? If you can beat me, I will let you go." Krystal struggled but Fox held up a paw and the guard pressed the blaster tighter onto her head.
"Krystal, don't move, I'll be fine."
"Will you?" Treylon asked and he rushed Fox. The mercenary was taken by surprise and the dragon slammed him into the ground. He caught Fox's counterblow and threw him to the ground again. "C'mon mercenary, kill me!" Fox got up and his experience kicked in. He put up his fists and they circled each other, clearly Treylon had the advantage since he was larger, stronger, taller, and had the armor on. Fox ducked a right hook and he lashed out with his foot paw, Treylon caught it and he flipped Fox to the floor. Fox groaned as the impact bruised his chest and he stood up again as Treylon hit him with a left hook, followed by a kick to the stomach. Fox was floored and he spat out blood as Treylon sighed. "You're disappointing me Fox; I thought you were much better." He picked up Fox by the scruff of the neck, like a kit, and tossed him into the cell. "Throw her in there." Treylon said and Krystal yelled as she was hurled in. "What a worthless race." Treylon said as he walked out and the guard went with him. Krystal crawled over to Fox and he yelled as he sat up.
"Dammit, ahh shit!" He screamed as he laid his back against the wall.
"Fox, I know this might hurt but you have to trust me." She slid a paw under his shirt and her paw probed around his chest. Fox screamed as she encountered the broken rib and Krystal placed her paw over it. He suppressed the pain and then it melted away as Fox felt warmth under the vixen's paw.
"What was that?"
"You know that I told you that I had a strong psi power? Well, I've been working on it and this is almost the full extent now. Where else do you hurt?"
"Over to the right a little." She moved her paw and Fox gasped as the rib was fixed. Krystal removed her paw and Fox sighed. "So you can heal now?"
"Yes, I need to work on it but I can fully extend my abilities to way farther than this." She said and Fox looked in her eyes; the twin pools of jade captivated him and she laid her head on his shoulder.
"I need a drink." Fox said and for the first time in a while, Krystal smiled.
Treylon sat back in his chair on the bridge of the Maru and the Admiral came onto the screen.
"Well Treylon, I take back what I said earlier, with your affirmative action, we destroyed the Cornerians and I heard that you also recaptured the prisoners."
"Yes sir Admiral." Treylon allowed himself a small smile and the Admiral continued.
"Well, Lieutenant, I have some news that includes you now. We will be moving out of this sector in a few hours and you will be coming with us to Venom. I will try to make a deal with the scientist Andross and if he doesn't accept, the fate of the Cerinians will be his also. I will contact you when we are to leave. And one more thing, you can do what you would like with the prisoners. Admiral out." The screen turned back to space and Treylon fully smiled.
"Congratulations Lieutenant Treylon." Delquin said and the crew applauded him.
"Ok, that's enough." Treylon clicked on the Comm and he began to speak. "This is your Lieutenant speaking, be ready to leave in a few hours for Venom. This could be a combat zone so troops, make the necessary preparations." He clicked the Comm off and sat back in his chair.
Power was a good thing.
Treylon walked into the cell where the foxes were kept and he turned translucent as he watched them. Krystal had fallen asleep on Fox's chest and Treylon crossed his arms; his memory flew back to when he was only ten. His father had been a cruel taskmaster and he had put through Treylon through The Test numerous times. The Test was a rigorous and often lethal ordeal that required all dragons to be staked out in the wilderness of Dragonis 3. They had to go 48 cycles (equivalent to 48 hours) and then it was complete, completion of the Test made them eligible to go into the military, marry, etc. If a dragon did marry, he was excluded from the military in the sense of off world activities.
He made me what I am… Treylon thought and his mind wandered again.
Treylon walked into the room in his apartment and the female dragon met him at the door.
"Lex, I thought you and I were through."
"No Treylon, I came back…for you." They kissed passionately and Treylon looped his arms around her. Lex broke the kiss and she placed a paw on his muzzle.
"I have been called into the military Lex. We will never see each other again."
"But, I can change my name and my identity and I will be on your ship." Her voice was shaky and Treylon nuzzled her neck.
"They will know about our relationship Lex and then you and I will be separated. If I am in command of a craft, I will be put to death."
"Then resign from the army and stay here with me. I can't live without you Treylon." She started to cry and Lex laid her head on his shoulder. He stroked the back of her head and he pressed her to his body.
"Lex, if you wait for me, I will come back." She held him tight and they looked into each other's eyes.
"Treylon, you will keep in touch with me right?"
"I will try." They kissed again and Treylon let her go.
The dragon Lieutenant came back to reality and he powered on his Comm. A picture of the female dragon came up and he gazed at the picture.
I miss you Lex… He flicked off the Comm and looked back at the foxes. Krystal had awoken and she was standing up now. She walked over to the field and listened intently; Treylon tip pawed over to her and in one swift motion, he grabbed her, muffled the scream, and pinned her to him.
"Shh, quiet my little vixen. I won't kill you if you are quiet." He placed a claw on her neck and Krystal whimpered in fear as Treylon materialized. He wrapped a paw around her muzzle and he held it shut as Treylon walked her to the elevator. He hit the button for his quarters and Treylon released Krystal. She shrank back against the wall and Treylon smiled.
"D-d-don't kill me please." She whispered and Treylon squatted down next to her.
"Oh I wouldn't dream of hurting a vixen like you Krystal." Treylon gently stroked her head and Krystal curled up into a ball.
"Please don't touch me." Every time he touched Krystal, her high psi power saw into his mind, what she saw was terrifying. The door opened in the elevator and he hauled her up by the fur on her neck. Krystal let the tears flow and they walked into his quarters. Treylon threw her on the ground and he locked the door with the panel on the wall.
"You'll have to stay with me until I can let you back with Fox." Treylon sat at his desk and Krystal crawled into the corner.
"Just…don't touch me." Treylon looked up and he folded his paws.
"Did you think I was going to rape you?" Krystal looked at him and she nodded. "Well, I'm not that uncivilized. I may be trying to destroy your entire race but raping vixens is below me." He clicked on the Comm and Treylon paused, could he do it? He tapped the Comm with his claws and it connected.
"Treylon!" Lex asked and her tiny hologram came up on the Comm. The Comm was a different type than the normal one with just the vid shot; this one gave a full projection of the recipient's picture and Lex smiled.
"Lex, how long has it been?"
"Too long, when are you coming home?"
"I don't know, the campaign that I'm involved in might last for a cycle or two." Lex's figure walked onto Treylon's desk and she leapt off it. Lex turned life size and she turned from a light shade of blue to the regular color of a dragon. Her scales were a light gray and she was wearing pants, shirt, no shoes, and a bracelet on her left paw. Treylon stood up and the two embraced.
"I miss you so much."
"Is it possible for you to enlist?"
"I already have, you need to put in an order for my transfer to your ship."
"I will right away. I am a Lieutenant and my ship is called the Maru."
"Isn't that named after your-"
"Yes, after my mother." Treylon finished and Lex looked over at Krystal.
"Who is this?" They walked over to the cringing vixen and Lex crossed her arms.
"This is a Cerinian, she is a prisoner aboard my ship along with a Cornerian mercenary. Cerinia and Corneria are the two planets that we are taking over now; Cerinia has already fallen and after we deal with Venom, another planet, Corneria will fall next." Krystal looked up and the hologram Lex sighed. The entire conversation was spoken in Dragonian and Krystal understood none of it. Lex turned to Treylon and they embraced one more time before she vanished.
"Please…can I go back to Fox now?" Treylon hauled her up and his paw slammed into her muzzle. He pinned her to the wall and placed his muzzle right in her ear.
"No, now shut up or it will happen." Krystal felt extreme hate flow from Treylon and she tried to suppress her power. It almost worked but she felt hate creeping into where his paw was latched around her neck.
"Just let me go." Treylon dropped her and Krystal curled into a ball as tears flew openly on the floor. Treylon took her paw and he dragged her into a closet, Treylon shut the door and he locked it.
"Now I don't want to hear any noise, so be quiet in there." Treylon said and he sat back at his desk.