Chapter 3 Relationship

After silencing Amythyst, Richard took her into a room that he had just constructed and said "Look Amythyst from what I can tell you are human, you don't have any extra limbs, nor do you have an extra head or fins; from head to toe you look human to me so what are you talking about?" Amythyst sighed and looked into Richards eyes before saying "When I was in my mother's womb, I was probed, prodded and stabbed throughout the whole gestation period leading to my birth. I know this because I downloaded the data from the colony mainframe before I ran away to join the Alterra corp as a crewman on the sunbeam. You see as soon as I was born I was taken away from my mother who had died in childbirth and experimented on all through my life, then finally on my sixteenth birthday I was operated on by a load of scientists who cut me open and implanted several cybernetic enhancements into my body against my will and what did my father do? Jack shit! He just left on his ship and I was stranded on the colony where I was constantly butchered, stabbed and probed, turning me into what I am now, but the worst thing is that once the cybernetic implantation was complete they began to mess with my genetic structure and made me into this freak that stands before you and I hate it!"

Thoughtfully listening to Amythyst as she vented her anger he gently placed his hand across her feminine shoulders and said "Amythyst, I think it is best if you stop now, otherwise it could upset you even worse the more you talk about it, so why not wrap it up and give me the summary of why you think you are not human and what this was meant to achieve?" feeling Richard's gentle touch across her shoulders Amythyst calmed down and took a deep breath before saying "What I am trying to tell you is that my body has been modified to make babies, they have turned my body into a birthing machine so I can, to quote the bastards who did this to me, 'help secure the future of humanity on the frontiers of space', what a joke! I didn't want to become like this, I was happy being a normal human girl so why the fuck did they choose me?" she then broke down in tears to which Richard comforted her and said "But Amythyst you still can lead a normal life, I'm not going to force you to do things that you find distasteful am I? I'll tell you what, you have this room here and make it how you want it then you will have your own bedroom to sleep in just like I do, I'm not going to make you sleep on the cold floor of this habitat so sort out your room how you want it using any of the materials we have stockpiled and I will see you tomorrow." With that Richard gave her a friendly hug and left her to sort out her own bedroom as he slept.

Next morning the bellowing of a Reaper Leviathan permeated the morning air and he said in an angry tone "Oh for fuck sake! I am really starting to get sick of that noisy bastard, maybe I should go and silence him once and for all?" he then paused and looked at the newly constructed bedroom that Amythyst inhabited and said "No, I can't do that to her, not after what she has told me, right now my main concern is to try and keep her happy by making her feel like she mattered to someone. If I go out there now and get eaten alive how will she cope? Given her last performance when I last went toe to toe with one of the big guys it really upset and scared her, so I guess I'm just gonna have to live with it... For now." as soon as he finished his monologue he climbed out of bed and cleaned himself up before getting dressed in his radiation suit and headed into the workshop of the base, where he modified his suit and his equipment, as he upgraded his oxygen tank he heard a polite knock on the bulkhead door and said "Come on in Amythyst, what can I do for you?" As the bulkhead door opened a very well rested looking Amythyst walked in and said "good morning Richard, how did you sleep?" To which Richard just sighed and said "Well to tell you the truth Amythyst, I haven't slept well at all with Mr big over there bellowing at the top of his voice, I just wish that once, just once that I could actually have a restful night's sleep, how can you manage to ignore bigmouth over there?" To which Amythyst just smiled and said
"I may have been enhanced against my will by those bastards, but it has a few good points about it, like being able to isolate the sounds of the local wildlife and focus only on the sounds of the one you care about, yeah I'm referring to the instincts that have been enhanced within me as a result of this backwards and twisted project."

After what she said, Amythyst walked over to the fully kitted out Richard and gave him a hug saying, "Y'know Richard for someone who acts like he doesn't give a shit about others but himself, you really have a kind touch and are more approachable than most people I know, hell you even complimented me and made me feel like I mattered to someone when you gave me a room of my own to sleep in, so I have to ask would you consider being in a relationship with me? I mean don't get the wrong idea, I'm just speaking hypothetically here but if you had the choice would you?" As Richard looked at Amythyst he saw her blush bright red as she asked about the relationship and he said "like I told you last night, it is up to you what you do because I won't be the one who dictates your life to you, any choices you make are yours and I have no say in them so it is up to you, would you like to be in a relationship with me? Is that what you are asking?" Amythyst went all shy and cuddled up to him before saying "yes I would like to be in a relationship with you but given what I am, could you..." before she could finish her sentence Richard kissed her on the lips and hugged her before saying in a kind tone "don't be stupid Amythyst, of course I accept you for who you are; I'm not some shallow heartless prick that only goes for a woman based on how she looks, for me personality is much more important than curves or the size of their breasts, not that you aren't stacked I mean you do look really hot but I am more drawn to your personality than anything else so okay I will go steady with you, that is if it is what you want."

As soon as Richard said that Amythyst visibly perked up a bit and pulled Richard closer to her body so her chest pressed against his and she said in a very halated tone "That's all I ever wanted in my life, to be in a relationship with someone who has a kind heart, you have made me the happiest girl on this planet right now, Thank you!" with those words she kissed Richard on the lips and snuggled up to him as he held her close to which he said "well now that we have sorted out this place why don't we go and get some food? So what do you say Amythyst, do you want to come with me to fish?" To which Amythyst paused and said in a polite tone "No, not today Richard, there is something I want to do but I need to use some gold and titanium for it and since it is your habitat I'd like to ask your permission to use some resources so can I?" Richard sighed and said "It's not just my habitat anymore Amythyst it is also yours, we are a couple now so what's mine is yours and all I ask is that you replace what you use," this made Amythyst happier and she said "Well if that's the case I was wondering if before you do anything else could you get me some creepvine samples? I would like to make some clothes to wear other than these wetsuits that we have and as for the metals I use, what I'm using them for is a surprise and I hope you like it, if not it doesn't matter I will still do it," Richard nodded and smiled before saying in a friendly tone "That's the spirit Amythyst, remember only you can decide what you do and as for your creepvine samples, sure! I will get you as much as I can so I will see you in a few hours maybe?" Amythyst nodded and they both kissed each other before Richard left the Habitat to get the supplies that Amythyst requested.

Shortly after Richard left the habitat Amythyst went into her bedroom and opened up her PDA and said "Hmm I wonder if I still have the blueprints for the Jewellery on this thing," and as she scanned through the PDA she saw what she was looking for and decided to craft it "Ah yes a few navel rings that's what I'm looking for so what do I need for them? Oh yes I see titanium and gold, what about the chains? Well for a basic chain I just need three gold so let me see what we have," as she opened the storage she saw what they had and said "Perfect! I have enough for three navel rings and three belly chains, I hope Richard likes me wearing them, but if he doesn't I don't care; I have wanted to do this since I was eleven years old." With that she crafted the jewellery and pierced herself before attaching the chains to the navel rings, she then smiled as the rings went in and she cleaned herself up. After her shower Amythyst started making some revealing clothes to wear with the creepvine samples they already had and once she got enough together she made a bikini and sarong to which she said "Well that's all finished now so what shall I do? Oh yeah I can tidy around this pigsty ready for when Richard gets back."
A few hours later Richard returned with a lot of resources including a few diamonds to which he said "well at least I can make Amythyst a diamond ring as a gift now but do I have the blueprints for one?" he looked through his PDA and was disappointed to find that he had no jewellery blueprints of any kind to which he said "Goddamnit, I wanted to make something special for her birthday that comes up in a few weeks according to the biodata on the CPU, she'll be twenty-four and shortly after that I'll be twenty-six, man time sure does fly when you are having..." before he finished the Reaper Leviathan bellowed again to which Richard shouted out "Shut the fuck up flipper! I'm trying to think!" Hearing Richard shout, Amythyst became happy again and began to bandage up her piercings before sliding into her wetsuit and dashing out to meet him, as soon as they saw each other they both locked each other in a warm loving embrace to which Amythyst said in a seductive tone "What took ya so long handsome? Did you decide to fight a boneshark on the way back or what?" after hearing Amythyst say that Richard burst out laughing and gave her a tight squeeze before saying "my, my, my, aren't we feeling perky today?" before giving her a kiss to which she said "Well I have a reason to be perky today, in a few weeks it's my birthday and this time I'm not on my own for it and with me being the way I am right now, being alone on my birthday just really broke my heart and thanks to you I have someone to celebrate my birthday with, as I am no longer alone and I have you to thank for it." hearing Amythyst say what she did Richard patted her backside playfully and said "Well now didn't I tell you that I'd look after you? Anyway I got the supplies we needed including some extra so erm, what did you want to use the metal for?" Amythyst just smiled and placed Richard's arm around her slim waist and said "that is a surprise for later, right now we need to eat, so let's have a decent meal shall we and we can talk more," Richard just nodded and they both headed into the kitchen and dining area where Amythyst began to hum a beautiful tune as she made their dinner.

A few hours later they finished their meal and began to plan their future on the planet to which Richard said "Oh yeah about that, as I was exploring the island closest to the Aurora I detected a strange energy signature that matched the energy that hit our ships and as I drew closer I saw what looked like some kind of energy cannon with some weird-ass life-form guarding it so I kept my distance but I did get some snapshots and recordings of both the cannon and the entity, you wanna have a look?" Amythyst nodded and when she saw the picture of the life-form she gasped in horror and said "What the fuck is that thing? It looks scary!" and as soon as she said that the communications hub activated again "Captain a new message has arrived" and once again the array chimed and Richard said "well we may be having some more company soon so let's see what this message is," with that he played the message

"This is Sapphire Triton of the Alterra vessel Sunbeam, my lifepod has entered this planet's atmosphere and is descending at an astronomical rate, my flotation devices have not deployed and I am about to hit the water in sixty seconds, please help me! My co-ordinates are attached and my estimated touchdown time is t-minus thirty seconds please hurry!" Then there was static to which Richard looked at Amythyst and said "Well shall we go and help her? my scans show that she will be landing about one hundred and twenty meters off the port side of the Aurora" to which Amythyst nodded frantically and said "Of course we need to save her because she is my little sister, luckily she escaped the fate that has befallen me so she is just a normal human girl that cannot survive very long without help so we must save her," Richard nodded and equipped his fully recharged stasis rifle, his Fully recharged Seaglide and a fully charged repulsion cannon on his way out to which Amythyst gave him a loving kiss and said "Please be careful, look after yourself and bring my little sister back safe!" and with that Richard set off to rescue the new survivor that had just crash-landed on the planet

To Be Continued...