Supernatural: Chronicles of the Order 6

Chapter 7: The Impossible Bodyguard

(DISCLAIMER: No, I don't own Supernatural because it belongs to Eric Kripke and Warner Bros. So, enjoy the show! Rated M for graphic violence, adult content, and adult language.)

I was getting packed up and ready to go as I was most likely to be taking a vacation for myself on Tezuka until I got back home. When I noticed Reiko in the futon with some extra pillows propped up, she was resting up as I wanted her to do as she had to deal with the pregnancy that she had. Still, I wanted her to come with me, but she wasn't allowed to do so as she was also under the strict eye of the Medical Corps, who pretty much took over part of the castle after the Order's main headquarters was destroyed four months ago. When I noticed Reiko sitting up, I was ready to give my leave before going towards Tezuka as I walked towards her and felt at the baby bump that she had. The second set of twins were different as I was blessed to have a girl in the mix of our set of boys, but the two girls that we took in were more than just elated to see what Reiko was having. I was also filled with joy to have more children to carry on the Winchester Legacy in which I was happy to see everyone thriving again since I evicted the squatters, for we were not afraid this time.

"Are you going to Tezuka?" asked Reiko.

"If only that you came with me, but you're stuck in bed," I said.

"This set of twins I carry within me are seven months and still going until their due date. I can't wait to see them when they come out."

"The last set got a boost from the raw power during our trip to Earendil last year. Let's hope that our next litter goes smoothly..."

"Stay safe, Sammy..."

I kissed Reiko on the lips as I was beginning to miss her already. When I left the room with my suitcase, I had the golden raffle ticket that Kazuo gave me as I was ready to use it in order to get away from the stress that was there. By the time I took the elevator down, I was ready to use the room with the red rubber ball once again as I was going towards the level that I needed to get to. By the time I got out of it, I stepped out of there as I was in the basement levels where the room with the red rubber ball was at. When I went towards it, I closed the door behind me as I was waiting for the ball to light up until it did so. Opening up the door, I found myself in the location where I was wanting to get to as I saw it to be the same as always. It was Tezuka in all its glory as was in the city of Kintora, which was a treasure trove of street fashion and pop culture that mirrored that from the time of the Elder Days.

I was fitting right in as I was on my way towards the Golden Tiger Resort as planned. The setting of it was more elegant as it even had a fountain that was the size of a pool that stretched the inside lobby of it. I was ready to check in as I went towards the concierge desk. With my raffle ticket in my hand, I was showing it to the receptionist as he made sure that I was good to go to spend my week away from the stress that I was under. It was smooth sailing from here until I spotted trouble coming. It was Dvora as she was there for a reason, but I didn't want to deal with her right now, for I wanted to spend this week at the Golden Tiger Resort alone and that was it.

"Okay, Mr. Winchester, you're all set for a week's worth at the Golden Tiger Resort," said the receptionist. "Knock yourself out."

"I'm honored to be here to relieve the stress that I have," I said.

"And room for one more," said Dvora as she was approaching towards me.

"This isn't your vacation, Dvora."

"And leave you unattended? Not a chance."

"I came here to get away from the stress, not be put under the surveillance of a babysitter or helicopter parent! I nearly lost it when Braddock gave me a guilt trip, but I don't have the time or effort to have a bodyguard to be looking over my shoulder every now and then!"

"If you avoid me on this, then I'll go and tell Dean about it and he's on Claudius! You know that you can't go unattended nor can you travel alone, you got that?"

"Go back to your supervisor, Dvora. I can handle this with or without a bodyguard."

"If you think of ditching me, then take it up with Dean. He's the one who told me to guard you whether you like it or not. If you don't comply with me tagging along, I'll make damn sure that your brother comes here and kicks your ass!"

"Let him try!" I gathered up my suitcase as the receptionist gave me the key card to my designated hotel room. "He's on a mission on Claudius, but he can't play babysitter forever. He has his own problems like everyone else, so I suggest that you return immeiately before you cause a disturbance."

"Hey, you…! Wait!"

I sprinted towards the elevator as I got inside in order to get away from Dvora's gaze. I was further away as I was going towards the floor where my hotel room was. By the time I got there, I saw the doors to the elevator open up as I was on my way towards the room that I had. With my key card at the ready, I went towards the door of my hotel room as I opened it up and went inside to see it more elegant than what I was used to. The room itself was perfect as it had a queen-sized bed complete with a bathroom that had all the trimmings. I was in heaven as I wanted to have Reiko with me all the live long, for I was missing her really badly. I wanted her to be with me as I was also concerned about her pregnancy that was progressing slowly in her body.

Setting my suitcase into the wardrobe, I took off my boots as I set them near the door while I laid down on the bed. I was alone, but not with the stressors as I wanted to have my week of a long vacation to be very stress-free, but I would soon hit a snag. I had a gut feeling that Dvora would be hanging around the resort as she wasn't about to stop soon, for I didn't want her to interfere with my time being alone. I was happy as I wasn't bored right now, for I had something to do after all…

"Damn it!"

Dvora was in the pachinko parlor as she was busy blowing her spare change on scoring some money from a machine she sat at. The factor of being discouraged into not protecting me posed some problems as she didn't want to shirk her job while she was there to protect me against my wishes. By the time she saw the pachinko machine light up with a jackpot sign, she saw several coins flowing from it as she grabbed a bag and picked them up just for her to spend. She was ready to cash in her coins as she went towards the booth and came back with a whopping thirty thousand dinarii in her hands. She wasn't discouraged after all as she was ready to order up a hotel room in order to protect me round the clock whether I liked it or not.

By the time she left the pachinko parlor, she saw a familiar nuisance perched up on a ledge as she knew of it to be one of the Executive Division's surveillance birds complete with a SIM-Tron chip inserted into it. Just as it was about to fly away, she got out a twin set of knives that were crafted with a Draaza design on them as she leaped up towards it in which she wasn't going to let the bird leave. She was aware of the Executive Division's power trip since the death of General Wetzel four months ago as she didn't want them to get their hands on me right now, for I was still the ultimate prize in one hell of a power struggle indeed.

"Red rocket!" she yelled as she destroyed the mechanical bird when it fell to the ground.

It wasn't long until she saw the bird in pieces as she put away her knives and picked it up to examine what was in it. By the time she found the SIM-Tron chip, she yanked it out as she placed it into her hip holster in which she was most likely to show it to me, for she wanted me to know that I couldn't be out and about alone in this weekly vacation. Still, she had to convince me to keep her on my side, but she only prayed to the Draaza's main goddess deity, the Matriarch, for she wanted to pray for someone that was eager to steer me towards what was going on without knowing.

"Almighty Matriarch," she said to herself. "If you have someone there, let me know because Sam's in grave danger and he can't go without protection right now. And if I don't look after him, then Dean will have my hide if I don't do so..."

Dvora had a bad feeling that her prayer was heard by deaf ears until she turned around and saw Castiel standing in front of her. She never expected him to show up here on Tezuka as he was there to remind me of why I still needed protection, for the Executive Division is still out there waiting in the shadows to steal me in plain sight.

"I see that you have a problem on your hands, Dvora," he said.

"Yeah, but Sam's too pig-headed to see it in which he wants to enjoy his vacation alone, but it's not gonna be easy," she said.

"I know all about the Executive Division in which their new leader is still churning out Darbus Toller's leftovers in loopholes. Julilla Paxton is dangerous and she won't stop until she gets what she wants."

"I heard all about her when the former Elder of Meros on Claudius was killed along with his daughter. Now that his son-in-law took over his position, even though he was still a part of the Medical Corps, he still has to look after young Nerva, who won't succeed until he comes of age."

"Minara bears a grudge against Julilla for the deaths of his wife, Penelope, and her father, Lentulus Varus. Even though he wants justice, his actions will end up carving a dark path in front of him if he's not careful."

"Tell me about it… If Minara really does see Julilla again, I hope that she suffers the same way that he did after he lost his closest family members. The bitch is lethal, I kid you not, but what she secretes from between her legs is a neurotoxin in her cum in which it causes hallucinations, seizures, and even death if one gets fully sated with her without wearing any protection on his cock. It's also said that before she joined the Alecrian Army, she had experiments done on her in which her ability to seduce men or women into oral or vaginal sex paid off when her victims suffer the consequences when it comes to her being very lethal while screwing her way to the top."

"Julilla is gaining steam with adding extra followers in her cause to activate Project Ra in which the Sol-2 is located near Drakonus. Her campaign of intimidation won't stop there until she gets what she wants and that is using Sam as the Executive Division's weapon. Furthermore, Sam must be protected at all times or else we lose to the Executive Division and their allies. The war that they caused has spread, for it will also be dangerous on the horizon."

"And that gives me fresh hope to get a hotel room in this joint..." Dvora is ready to walk over to the concierge desk as she fished out a tablet to show a travel website. "Here we go!" She presses on the tablet as she gets a hotel room for a feasible price next to mine here in the Golden Tiger Resort. "Sam's not gonna say no to protection anyway, so it's better if I'm there to keep him from getting snagged. Priceline's got nothing on what I've got in store for him and there's no room for pessimism in my books."

Dvora was right on the money as she was ready to pay her way into crashing my weekly vacation here as a bodyguard that I didn't want. Still, she was stubborn in her way of being the usual protector, but she wasn't about to let me out of her sights yet, for the Executive Division is out there and waiting for the time to strike in other places…

"You sent Dvora to keep tabs on Sam?!"

Dean was in the doghouse as he was at the mercy of Minara in which the successor of Lentulus wasn't too happy with him right now. Still, he wanted to make sure that I was protected from the likes of the Executive Division as the time of Julilla was taking its toll on everyone all over the galaxy. It may not have been fun, but the time to strike was wearing thin as the basis of stopping this ongoing war was not doing too well right now.

"How could you do that after you got a message from Kazuo about having Sam take a week off at a resort on Tezuka, only to have it ruined?!" yelled Minara as he was at his desk. "You know very well that it won't settle on your record after all that has happened on the sly!"

"What was I supposed to do, Minara?!" yelled Dean defensively. "Let my little brother run around unprotected, hoping that he doesn't get captured by the queen bitch of the Executive Division?!"

"Kazuo's gonna be pissed at you when he gets this report and it won't be fun, Dean. Sam's gonna have to fend for himself in tough times like the rest of us. I know that you're concerned about his safety, but sending Dvora over there to Tezuka to be another helicopter parent isn't a way to go. You need to worry about this war, not having to help your brother up like he's some toddler who wears pull-ups all the time. He's already did away with General Wetzel, but Julilla is a hell of a lot worse."

"Are you saying that Sam's not good enough to be protected? And you call yourself an Elder! I've seen Ippei do much better than you, but he's long dead!"

"Our primary concern will be stopping Julilla and nothing else, Dean. She's already gaining ground when General Wetzel died off four months ago, but I can't let another innocent person fall victim to her schemes. You should be worrying about the full extent of this war instead of your brother because he's more capable with his raw power than the other way around."

"You still bear a grudge against the queen bitch who killed your wife and father-in-law in which you're at risk at going dark, aren't you? And yet you say that I need to worry about this war instead of Sam? Furthermore, I have every single right to worry about him because he's become a target for those asshats who started this war in the first place. If it were your siblings, relatives, kids, in-laws, or close friends who were left unattended, would you of all people go and save them?"

It wasn't long until Hector burst into Minara's office as he had a tablet in his hands. Turning it on, he showed an image of the Golden Tiger Resort on Tezuka as it was spying on me for no reason. There was no end of the Executive Division's spying on me as Dean was furious to see them still intent to steal me to be their weapon for Project Ra. He was stubborn, but he wasn't about to let me off the short leash yet, for there was hell on the horizon in this ongoing war on the sly.

"Julilla's agents have sent those birds to spy on Lord Samuel," said Hector as he was panting for breath. "You should see Miss Dvora go to work on one of them..." An image of Dvora appears as she uses her knives to slash at something until the screen turns to static. "The Red Rocket move… It never fails when it comes to her abilities as a soldier for the Order."

"Whatever she slashed at is one hell of an advantage," said Dean.

"It's not all… There are more birds all over the building than anything and they spy on those who are vulnerable."

"Then it's settled," said Minara. "Dvora is fit to look after Sam if those surveillance birds are out there on Tezuka, for the Executive Division's not the type that can be taken lightly. You were right, Dean. We can't let Sam in the sights of what Julilla is doing and his life and safety can't be forfeited, not after what he did when he killed General Wetzel four months ago and shut down Project Apollo on the Sol-1."

"I told you that Sam needed to be protected," he said. "That's the bottom line there in which the Executive Division is still pulling their crap just to take my little brother just to make him Julilla's brood stallion and weapon for Project Ra. Sam thinks that he can go alone without protection, but he's wrong. He's a walking target and those who fear his raw power will either abuse what he has or kill him on sight. This isn't a joke or a debate 'cause those asshats who started up this war won't stop until they turn Sam into Jell-o and it won't stop at either Alecrast, Essos, or even here on Claudius. The Executive Division will have this entire galaxy under their thumbs and they'll end up using Sam as their personal puppet for their own entertainment if we don't keep them away."

"It won't be easy, but Sam's gonna need to put some trust into what everyone else can do to keep him protected, for Julilla won't stop pursuing him until she gets what she wants."

"I hear you there, but this crap isn't over, not yet."

"Still, we must protect Sam or else we all fall..."

The concern for my safety was the last straw as Minara didn't want me to fall victim to Julilla's machinations or whim. As for what could happen next, it wasn't about to go smoothly as my safety mattered the most when it came to dealing with the Executive Division and their nefarious tactics into bringing me towards them against my wishes…

I was at a spa as I found it to be relaxing in which it even rivaled the hospitality of the Blue Iris at the Kanzaki homestead. With a bath in the relaxing hot springs, I was just sitting there near a rock as I had a towel on my head while smelling the scent of lavender and sandalwood all over the place. I was happy to be here as I didn't have any problem at all, for it was bliss for me. I was simply enjoying myself until I heard a sense of commotion coming in which I saw Dvora with two towels on her body: one around her waist and another covering her large breasts. Still, the men's area of the hot spring was about to be violated as I was on the defensive to get her out before she caused more trouble for me.

"This is the men's area," I said as I was getting testy. "The hot springs areas aren't exactly co-ed, so I suggest that you go towards the women's section before coming here."

"Look, I know that I'm in the men's area of the hot spring, but that doesn't mean that I can shirk my responsibility into keeping you safe," said Dvora as she entered into the hot spring. "I'm doing what Dean asked me to do and that's it."

"I came here to get away from the stress, not add fuel to the fire with a bodyguard looking over my shoulder. I can hold my own, not be lugged around like a five-year-old! There's no need to have yet another helicopter parent to hover over me while I go alone! Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm getting out and going back to my hotel room…, but I'm not allowing any visitors!"

"I'm not doing this to be a helicopter parent, Sam. I'm here to watch your back and you can't just go alone when the Executive Division is still at large!"

"You and the rest of the allied forces have better things to do than just babysit me! There are vulnerable people like women, children, and the elderly to think of other than me. As for what you're doing, I suggest that you go back before you get a earful from Kazuo and he'll be there to dole out a stern lecture. I'm better off taking care of myself, not be under the watchful eye of some helicopter parent! I'm not some vulnerable infant that has to be looked after every five seconds, so I suggest that you back off before things get ugly!"

"You'll regret this, Sam! Sooner or later, you're gonna want a bodyguard to protect you in this predicament, so you better expect some danger in all directions!"

I got out of the hot spring as I went towards the locker area and put my towel into the hamper. By the time I got on my underclothes and white kimono, I was ready to return until I was knocked out onto the floor by someone who wasn't too happy with me for ditching Dvora so readily. It was Dean as he was furious when he came here to Tezuka to let me have it, for he had his reasons to put some sense into me one way or the other.

"It's about time that you got here!" yelled Dvora as she was still in the hot springs. "He was calling me a helicopter parent when I kept trying to tell him that he is in dire need of protection!"

"We saw what was going on over here, so I decided to drop by and land the Kurokage here and see if Sam accepts what he gets," said Dean.

"He kept telling me that he didn't need any protection when I went in and busted up that mechanical bird in the lobby earlier. After that, I yanked out the SIM-Tron chip that was put into it, but there's no telling when or where Julilla's forces would do next."

"Let's get back to the hotel room and don't forget to put some clothes on before anyone else comes in here" Dean walks over towards me as he dragged me away unconscious. "Man, you're heavy, Sammy… I bet that the hair added more weight to your gargantuan ass..."

"Let's hope that he listens to us and not call us helicopter parents..."

With Dean dragging me out, Dvora got out of the hot spring as she went towards the locker room area and stuffed the towels into the hamper while getting on some clean clothes. With her first day as a bodyguard not going too well, she was determined to let me have it after I kept calling her a helicopter parent. Still, she wasn't about to shirk her duty into keeping me safe as she had a bone to pick with me after what she heard, but she spotted something hidden in the vent that made her suspicious. When she got over there, she got out a multipick as she used a screwdriver part to open the vent up to see a mechanical bird perched in there, for it was watching in the hot springs area against one's wishes. Just as it was about to fly away, Dvora yanked it out of the vent as she smashed it against the wall, only to see a SIM-Tron chip pop out of it. Picking it up, she was ready to show it to me as she wasn't about to let me off the hook yet, for this wasn't over right now…

I woke up as I found myself tied to a chair in a different hotel room. This wasn't my ideal vacation with people interrupting me while going it alone as I was facing Dean and Dvora who weren't too happy with me. I was in the doghouse as I wasn't about to wriggle out of what I've done. First and foremost, I didn't want anyone to watch over me while I enjoyed my weekly vacation as I needed to heal further after what I went through four months ago, but my convalescence was interrupted for no apparent reason at all. I was going through hell as if I was back at home under house arrest all over again. I felt the stigma of the squatters lingering over me as I was ready to lose it at any time, for I was getting fed up with being oversupervised for no reason at all.

"Wakey, wakey, Sammy," said Dean as he was standing in front of me.

"You should be on Claudius," I said as I was not too happy with my brother.

"Dvora told me about how you kept calling her a helicopter parent and that comment leaves a bad taste in a bodyguard's mouth after that."

"I came here to get it away from it all, not have the helicopter parents add fuel to the fire!"

"Call what you want towards me or anyone who is designated to protect you, but the helicopter parent card is a slap to the face of those who are willing to keep you safe, Sam," said Dvora.

"I'm better off without a bodyguard right now!"

"And what would happen if the Executive Division catches you off guard?!" yelled Dean. "They will steal you away and turn you into yet another weapon to satisfy their own lust for power and greed if you're not careful!"

"The vulnerable women, children, and the elderly are more suitable to be protected. Me? I'm just a minor inconvenience right now!"

"Would a minor inconvenience go out of his way to protect us time and time again when the chips are down? Would a minor inconvenience save our asses from the Elect? Would a minor inconvenience be ready to put the fear of God into General Wets-His-Pants when he destroyed the towns of Sgriccia and New Hanover? You're not a minor inconvenience, Sam! You're vital to what we have and seeing you unattended while the Executive Division keeps tabs on you without knowing is not off the table right now!"

"This is being under the wrath of the squatters all over again! You want to keep me on a short leash so I won't run off! Well, I've got news for you!" I untie myself as I was going towards the bathroom and look into the medicine cabinet for some pills. "I won't be under the watch of the helicopter parents anymore!"

I saw a bottle of pain pills as I was ready to open them up and get ready to down them without any regard at all. I was getting tired of being under house arrest or being on a short leash as I opened the bottle up and was ready to end it all until I was stopped by Dvora, who was scared for my safety after what I saw. With the bottle of pills being closed again and put back into the medicine cabinet, I was subdued by Dean as he was starting to regret his decision to send a bodyguard to keep watch over me without knowing the consequences of his actions. I was stopped from trying to end it all as I felt overwhelmed by the pressure that was there in front of me, for there was no end to it whatsoever. By the time we were out of the bathroom, I was sitting in the chair as I was shaking in which it was difficult for me to calm down, for it was more than just hell for me.

"What the hell were you thinking, Sam?!" yelled Dean. "You've been bogged down by the squatters for four months, but you're aiming to kill yourself?!"

"I've been looked over, belittled, and even beaten by the squatters on a daily basis," I said as I had tears in my eyes. "I can't take any more stress or pressure right now! As for your meddling, it's gotten worse in which you show up out of the blue just to add a helicopter parent to hover over me!"

"Hey! I resent that!" yelled Dvora.

"I don't need a bodyguard on this vacation, alright?! You already ruined it for me anyway!"

"Does smashing up mechanical birds consist of ruining your vacation?" Dvora fishes out two SIM-Tron chips from her hip holster as she shows them to me. "The Executive Division still keeps tabs on you, Sam. You may think that you're safe from the danger since General Wetzel bit it, but his second-in-command has taken over the top spot and every time she sets those birds to spy on you, it makes her nethers quiver to see you in action."

I saw Dvora get out a mini-projector from her suitcase as she turned it on while inserting one of the two SIM-Tron chips that she confiscated. It wasn't long until I saw the image in the hot springs area in which I heard some erotic breathing in the background. The image of me was closing in as I was under the worst surveillance that I ever had in which I was wrong to exclude Dvora as my bodyguard the whole time. It wasn't long until I was about to hear a familiar voice in the surveillance video as it was about to unnerve so far.

"Oh, Sam…," said the familiar voice. "You changed your hair, but that doesn't mean that you changed your mind about me… Sooner or later, you will be further away from that Elf wife of yours and you'll be mine..."

It was Julilla's voice that I heard as I wasn't out of the woods yet. She was watching my every move now since General Wetzel was killed four months ago. The vocal sounds of her moaning in the background in that surveillance video was a reminder that Julilla was still pursuing me, for she wasn't ready to take no for an answer until I saw Dvora arriving in the hot springs in which her erotic admiration towards me turned to scorn.

"How dare she?!" I heard Julilla yell. "That Draaza bitch thinks that she can take advantage of Sam like that, but once I show this to his wife, she'll die of a broken heart… Oh…, how glorious it can be in the end..."

"That bitch!" yelled Dvora as she was staring at me. "She assumes me to be someone that you would cheat on Reiko like that?! I only came in there to protect you and I know you to be heavily devoted to Reiko because of what you're propelled to do in this galaxy!"

"This being in Trainfell all over again…," I said.

"For the record, if you even think about cheating on Reiko, I'll kick your ass!"

"I won't cheat on her because of the fact that she's expecting a second set of twins and they won't come out until February, which is the last stretch of her pregnancy."

"First and foremost, I'm a bodyguard to protect you and don't call me a helicopter parent! As for what Julilla pulled, she's not messing around when it comes to seeing those robotic bird brains flapping their wings just to spy on you. No wonder the SIM-Tron chips got banned after the company went belly-up."

"She's serious about this," said Dean. "You may think that it's okay to go off alone, but you're wrong on that, Sam. No matter how many times you go off alone, I'm just gonna keep sending a bodyguard to look after you when I'm not around. Your life is in danger, Sam. You think that you're safe in deeper waters, but what about the Executive Division dogging you all the time? They won't stop stalking you until you become their bitch and that's a fact in a nutshell. And another thing, you shouldn't be considering about offing yourself all because you've been cooped up by the old bag and her group of flunkies 'cause you would cause a lot more hurt than good, you got that? You can continue your vacation, but on a short leash and Dvora's here to protect you, not act like a helicopter parent, are we good?"

I reluctantly agreed as I left the hotel room and went back to my own, which was next door. I laid down on the bed as I was dreading the tightening of the short leash, but I had no other choice in this matter, for the incidents involving the mechanical surveillance birds spying my every move that I made. Still, I felt violated as I had no other choice but to accept the helicopter parent that was in the other hotel room next to mine. I never wanted it to be that way, but if Julilla was there spying on me, there was a primal cause for alarm as this debacle wasn't over yet…

The next morning, I was up as I sat in my bed without having any further difficulty after last night's debacle with what I saw. By the time I got up, I was walking towards the bathroom as I was ready to take a shower. Stripping off my clothes, I stepped in the shower as I turned it on in which I felt the hot water warming me up. I was busy cleaning myself as I was ready to start my day anew, but the feeling of having a short leash was weighing heavily on me so far. By the time I was finished up, I got dressed in some fresh clothes as I was trying hard to forget about the debacle that I had yesterday, for it was relevant that I needed to heal after what has happened to me during the house arrest for four months. By the time I left my hotel room, I was on my way towards the cafeteria where they had the continental breakfast waiting, but I wasn't about to be let out of Dvora's sights for very long.

It was at that moment that I noticed her coming into the cafeteria as she was ready to start the day just as I was in which I noticed her go towards the donut section. The sight of the flower-shaped pastries were a feast for the eyes as she got into them while getting her usual cup of coffee with creamer and sugar. For me, I went for the usual breakfast that consisted of pancakes and syrup with a side order of sausage links and a carton of milk. I was busy digging into my food at my own table until I noticed Dvora coming towards me with her donuts and coffee, for she wasn't about to let me out of her sight just yet.

"You're not making my life easier, Dvora," I said.

"Hey, there's no room for pessimism here, so I suggest that you get used to the short leash," she said as she took a bite of her donut. "The Executive Division isn't something to be taken lightly and Julilla won't stop until she gets what she wants."

"And you think that a shorter leash will get me to accept protection?"

"Yes..."

"For the record, I've been a target of Julilla since I came back home from my exile in the Dabb Mountains on Shiganshina. When I came to Trainfell with my family in tow, I noticed Julilla here, along with a blowhard who tried to kill me in the furnace. After that, the ice queen was more than willing to steal me away from Reiko in which she once destroyed my hotel room, only to have it fixed to brand new with my raw power. Dean and Magda saw the damage in there before it was fixed, but the final nail in the coffin was when Julilla kept stalking me in which she sent voicemail messages about how she'll disfigure Reiko if I didn't agree to her demands."

"That bitch..."

"It's not all… She was responsible for what she did to Minara a few years ago the same way, but he was resistant towards her due to his loyalty to his wife."

"I heard all about it when the news showed the funeral of Lentulus Varus and his daughter after they were strung up and killed by that bitch. Lately, Minara still bears a grudge against Julilla in which he vows to kill her when he gets the chance to do so after what she did to him and killing his wife and father-in-law was the last straw. When the Executive Division made their mark, they were led by General Wetzel, but you took him out plain and simple. Now that Julilla's in charge, she won't stop until she gets what she wants, no matter what is put in her way."

"And she sets her sights on starting up Project Ra, which is tailor-made to be activated on the Sol-2 that is above Drakonus."

"I hear you there, but first, let's finish up our breakfast and then we'll see more of what the ice queen is cooking up."

And so, we finished up our breakfast as we emptied our trays and set them above a trashcan that had a container for other emptied trays. By the time we left the cafeteria, we were most likely to be at the usual business of what was at stake as we were on our way towards our hotel rooms, only to be stopped by Kazuo, who was livid with what he heard not too long ago. The look on his face was a steely one as he walked towards Dvora and slapped her in the face, but she was no stranger to pain or pessimism on the sly. She was also no stranger to dealing with his wrath as he wanted me to spend my vacation alone instead of having a bodyguard to protect me for far too long.

"There wasn't supposed to be any bodyguards here to look after you on this vacation, Sam," he said as he was not too happy with the situation at hand. "You were supposed to be healing, not be put under the microscope of another helicopter parent!"

"It's good to see you too, Kazuo," said Dvora. "I hope your peanut butter cups are freakin' worth it!" She feels at the cheek where he slapped her. "Man, that smarts, but you can't outmatch the potential of a bodyguard and don't ever call me a helicopter parent, you got that?"

"I gave everyone strict instructions not to interfere with Sam's vacation, only to have it fall on deaf ears! You know that Sam's been through hell and keeping him confined does more harm than good in which it mixes in with his clinical depression like prescription meds mix with alcohol."

"Is this true that you have clinical depression, Sam?" Dvora stares at me as she was concerned about my mental state even further. "Reuben did say that you were put through the ringer, weren't you? I even said that you need to focus on yourself for once while we had to help you shoulder the burden, but when Dean told me that you needed to be protected, he wasn't lying."

"After what those SIM-Tron chips showed, I can't just catch a break, can I?" I said.

"What are you talking about?" asked Kazuo sternly.

"Last night, I was not too thrilled to having Dvora become my bodyguard, but she saw the same mechanical birds that were documenting my every move for a while now. And do you know who was in charge of watching me under surveillance? It was Julilla herself and she's not stopping until she gets what she wants."

"It's true, Kazuo," said Dean as he was coming towards us with the evidence in his hands. "We saw the whole thing in which the background noise is a page right off of the Playboy Channel. As for having to get a bodyguard to look after my brother, it's a godsend that she's there 'cause if she wasn't, then the Executive Division would've hit it out in the ballpark just to go here and cause terror in this resort. If you want the steamy audio, then here it is!"

It wasn't long until Dean got out his vidphone as he inserted the SIM-Tron chip into it. The image of me in the hot springs area popped up in which Kazuo heard Julilla's voice moaning in the background in which it made him more angry at the Executive Division for doing this. Still, he bore a grudge against them for destroying the Order's main headquarters on Alecrast as the loss of Jun was more than enough to bear, for he wanted them to be eliminated for the damage that they caused.

"So, are you still wanting to chastize the helicopter parent in the room, Kazuo?" said Dean.

"The evidence is clear," he said. "The Executive Division is still out there, but we can't let Sam be put on a shorter leash than normal."

"Well, the shorter leash is better than having Sam become the Executive Division's bitch."

"You may have gotten away with hiring a bodyguard to protect your brother against his wishes, but his mental state is still in grave danger, Dean. The squatters who occupied the castle four months ago gave him hell and they damaged him in many ways than one. With a bodyguard around, it's drumming up bad memories for him and having him on a shorter leash isn't a way to go."

"Well, last night, he tried to overdose on pain pills," said Dvora as she noticed me have a guilty look on my face. "It's true, but he shouldn't act like that, even when it comes to his mental state. I saw him just untie himself just to go towards the bathroom and take them like candy, only to have me stop him from doing so. Call me what you will, Kazuo, but I'm not a helicopter parent. I know what I saw and the truth about Sam's mental state shouldn't be under wraps, but he can't go unprotected. I also know how that old bag kept badgering him on pulling his weight to bust his ass for everyone and not himself in which he needs to do a better effort into doing so. As for what you call 'helicopter parenting,' it's better than having the queen bitch coming at Sam and she still has an obsession over him in which she'll even pull off the usual 'notice me, senpai' move that kills off the people that are closest to him in this fight. I may not be actual bodyguard material, but I won't let Sam go alone, nor cheat on Reiko with the ice queen who still stalks him with the birds in her arsenal. It's not fun, but we can't put it off, no matter what, are we good?"

Dvora's speech made Kazuo livid as he was itching to give her a new one until I stopped him in his tracks. Even though I never approved of having a helicopter parent watching my every move, I didn't want the director of the Medical Corps to fly off the deep end as we were all in this fight, no matter how many times I try to get away from the weight of being overprotective. Still, I didn't let it bother me as I was ready to try new things before my vacation was up, but the factor of the Executive Division stalking my every move hung over my head as they were hiding in the shadows, for they wouldn't stop until I was their weapon once and for all…

To be continued...