by Eden Ember
I sat slumped forever, hugging the IV bar. The nausea passed, and the dizziness slowed. I took a few deep breaths and slowly stood, steadying myself against the wall. My vision threatened to dim again, but I lowered my head and kept breathing deeply. No, I couldn’t allow myself to lose consciousness. Not here.
“Gandrox,” I cried weakly as I ambled with my hand on the wall. My other hand was on the side with the bandaged shoulder and chest and clung to the IV bar. It helped me hold on to it. I must be a sight. Peering down, I was thankful I had on something better than the hospital gowns worn on Earth. This thing hung down like a long tunic with buttons on the sides and shoulders. At least it covered everything decently, or so I thought. I wasn’t sure about the back, and it hurt my shoulder to turn my head that far, so I didn’t.
Forward movement would have me reaching someone, eventually. I came to another junction. I needed a map. Three corridors stood before me, dim and empty. At least if there were others, I couldn’t tell. Bright lights dotted up ahead, and that became my target. I kept going, kept moving. My shoulder hurt, my head pounded. My throat ached, I needed water. Peering up at the near empty IV bag, I decided that it weighed on me, and I didn’t need it any longer. Yanking hard, the needle came out of my arm. I pressed the tape in place to make a bandage and kept going.
My breathing came in ragged, I stumbled as dizziness hit hard. Pausing at the wall, I tried to steady myself, but my peripheral vision darkened. The familiar wooziness took over, and I stumbled unseeingly into something softer than the wall.
Chapter 12
GANDROX
“Allegra!” I rushed forward as she fell heavily into my arms. We had stepped out for a bite to eat as soon as Dr. Econspox said she was coming around. The horror that she had disappeared when I returned washed over me, thinking the Kwobus had kidnapped her once again.
Set on searching the entire space station, my crew and I split up in searching for her. I followed the most logical path from the hospital and when I came around the corner; she stood there, pale and swaying as if she were about to topple over. And she fell right into me by the time I reached her. I gathered her into my arms as I carried her back to the hospital. Elgan came around the corner.
“Oh, what a relief. Xyru went to wake up the Terrans to have them help. Where was she?” he asked.
The IV bar sat against the wall, her arm bleeding a little from where she had pulled it free. “Grab that. She was heading toward the food dispensaries. Maybe she was hungry?” I said as we stepped quickly toward the hospital.
“She’s just weak and dehydrated. She is well on her way to a full recovery though,” Dr. Econspox said.
Allegra stirred in her bed, the new IV delivering much needed hydration. Her eyes fluttered open and peered around. I rushed by the bedside and took her frail hand into mine.
“Gandrox,” she whispered.
“Yes, Allegra. What were you thinking, wandering around the space station alone?” I asked.
Her hurt eyes glanced up at me. “I was alone here. I thought you had left. Couldn’t find my crew,” she replied.
“Your crew is outside waiting to see you. They were in their rest chambers. It’s, how do you say it, in the middle of the night for you,” I said.
“Well, how was I to know that? No sun here in the middle of space,” she said.
I chuckled. “No, there’s not. We came here for the surgeon and hospital facility. And to repair the Torq Runner. We received damage from the Kwobus,” I told her.
Her eyes widened frightfully. “The Kwobus? The same ones that did this to me?”
“Yes, but it’s okay. The ones that shot you will hurt no one else, ever again. And the ones that delivered the damage to my ship, well, they won’t be damaging any other ship again,” I said, feeling rather proud of myself.
“You killed them?” she asked.
“I took vengeance for what they did to you. And we took vengeance for what they did to our ship. I told you that they were chasing us. It’s been a trying time to get away from them.”
“I thought that you had left me here. I mean, you left as soon as I woke up,” she said.
“A big Aaran like me needs sustenance. Feeling rather faint while keeping vigil by your side nearly did me in,” I said with a chuckle.
“Will you help us reach Zeta now?” she asked.
I blinked at her, the words like a slap in the face. She’s right not to trust the likes of me. Leaving her on Arenthia like I did, I deserved this. “Of course, Allegra. We’ll take you and your crew there straight away when Dr. Econspox releases you,” I promised.
She turned her teary eyes away and nodded. “Thank you,” she said, sounding so small and frail.
My fists balled as I left Zekker with Dr. Econspox for last-minute instructions on caring for Allegra as we traveled back to the Zeta Empire. I’d fallen for the Terran, and now she wanted nothing to do with me. How could I toy with her emotions by telling her the truth? The best way to show my love for her would be to deliver her right to Zeta, where she originally intended to go.
The Torq Runner ran like a brand new machine, with new stealth skins over the repaired hull. They even tweaked the engines to travel faster and enter burst while in hyper-speed. It would help when we’re chased in the future.
Allegra grew stronger as we traveled. I couldn’t help but stare at the beautiful Terran who had captured my heart. More than once I wanted to tell her how I truly felt, but she probably thought of me as a brute, unable to have genuine feelings. We’d even cleaned out one of our bunks for her and her crew to have a comfortable place to rest. My crew grumbled, but not all that much, because they enjoyed having the Terrans around as much as I did. Still, I didn’t want to cross that line, so I kept quiet.
Being the captain of the ship, I had my room. Allegra stood in the hallway, the Terrans bunk room near mine. She smiled as she came to me, her arm bound to her, allowing her shoulder time to heal. “Gandrox, can I have a word with you?”
I nodded and smiled despite wanting to show her a cold and callous side. Still, the Terran brought out the tender side of me. Allegra entered my room. Looking around, she smiled and nodded.
“You have the king’s spot here,” she said.
“I’m the captain. What can I do for you?” I asked as I sat on the stool and folded my enormous arms over my chest in an act of domination.
She perched on the bed, bouncing just a little as if trying it out. Her hand ran over the cover. I ached to pull her into my arms, to tell her the truth, but surely, she didn’t want that.
“When I was held captive on Arenthia, I never gave up on you coming back for us. I tried to act all tough, you know, for my crew, but I just couldn’t deny the fact that every time I peered outside I hoped to see you or any Aaran.” She paused and smiled as her eyes focused on the unseen memory. “You didn’t disappoint.”
I nodded. “We heard the Kwobus had put a hit on the space station rotating the planet, it would have killed the lot of you.” My words should suffice and give her a clear conscience.
“But, you don’t understand. Originally, we came all the way from Earth in a humanitarian effort. Which means we came to help in the war effort. I believe in fate, Gandrox. I know we met unconventionally, but I’ve seen what you’re capable of and truly, my heart turns to you,” she said.
The tears in her eyes struck me hard. I lifted from the stool and stood, my feet planted firmly on the floor, unable to go to her. Perhaps she’s having a weak moment of vulnerability. “Allegra, I…”
She stood, her eyes locked with mine. The frail human approached, melting me as she stepped right in front of me. “Shh, I just appreciate how much you’ve done for me. You didn’t have to come back for us. You didn’t have to move, well all the stars in the sky to get the best help, possibly. I know I would have died if you hadn’t taken such heroic measures. I just...” she stammered, her eyes large as she approached me. Her small soft hands traveled up my chest, my heart
jumping within the walls of my chest. I leaned down to her, and wrapped my arms around her, pulling her slight frame to me, gently, gingerly. Allegra grimaced as her shoulder touched me, but her hand pulled around my neck, drawing me to her. I groaned as my body came alive. No other creature across this great galaxy has ever awakened me with such fervor. Kissing her came as easily as taking a breath, a kiss of claiming, a kiss of hope. Suddenly, nothing else in the entire universe mattered except to make her mine. She wanted me as much as I wanted her, as her body softened under my touch, her lips parting, that soft human tongue touching mine, sending shivers up my spine. Her scent drove me wild, her touch pushed me over the edge. Could an Aaran and a Terran mate? I aimed to find out as I lifted her carefully and carried her back to my bed.
Allegra’s hair splayed over the pillow, her eyes filled with desire as she peered at me. I could no longer hold back, my will broke to make her mine. She opened her arm as I came down beside her, exploring every detail of her beautiful Terran face. Leaning in, I closed the gap between us as her arm entwined around me. Everything within me shuddered as her body moved slightly under me, her hand caressing me. I lifted and yanked the tunic from my body. She smiled and grimaced a second later as she struggled with her top. I helped her easily, as I gently lifted it from her and gazed at her naked beauty. I’d never seen a Terran like this, her body soft with curves, voluptuous and pliable. My hands wandered over her, testing every surface, curious as to the rise of the nubs on the hills on her chest. She moaned when I did, and I knew I had to taste her. Our lips met again, her good arm caressing over my muscles. Her back arched as I moved down, tasting of the twin hills, causing her to squirm delightfully beneath me. The rest of our clothing had to go. Her eyes grew large when I unveiled my phalluses.
“What’s that for?” she asked, not out of disgust, but more out of great wonder.
The smile stretched across my face as I realized she had awoken my deepest desire. “For Aaran females, this is an appendage to promote the ova. It stimulates her body to release an egg for fertilization. Then once that occurs, we release our seed through here. Are we not similar to Terran males?”
She smiled. “Human males have that,” she said as she pointed to the larger of my phalluses. “But not that. Does it feel pleasure?”
Chapter 13
ALLEGRA
I stared in amazement at Gandrox’s body. Everything about him screamed alien, from his blue-tinged skin, to his impossible muscle mass. When he revealed the package under his tunic, I never dreamed I’d behold what could be every human female’s dream. I wanted to pause and tell my friends to grab an Aaran and have a little fun with him. The two cocks bobbed forth.
“I feel pleasure in both, but it’s different. This one,” he said as his enormous hand grabbed the smaller one, turning me on so much I could feel the wetness forming between my legs. “Leads up to the other, releasing my seed. This one needs direct stimulation. The female Aarans have an ova pouch, where this prods prompting her to release an egg for fertilization. Then once that occurs, she releases pheromones which prompts this one to produce the seed. I must warn you, our mating is raw.”
I hoped so! “Humans don’t ovulate or produce an egg except for every twenty-eight Earth days, give or take a few days. But we can feel pleasure. We have a little member that swells and helps us to, well, I suppose we release sex pheromones. I’m not sure it can work between us,” I admitted.
He grinned, his face beaming at me. “I think we can try. You have made me do this, and trust me, not just any female can do this, awaken it like this unless I wish to claim her,” he replied.
I moaned as he sniffed between my legs. His phalluses grew longer and harder. The desire to touch him there grew strong, but he pushed me back and his lips landed on my soft warm folds, his tongue working between, drawing out my essence. His groans matched mine as he brought me to the edge, carefully tasting me, tracing through my lower seam, working to my hard knob. My back arched as the room spun. I could no longer hold back as I ground into his face, needing the release, feeling myself lost in the sensations. He relentlessly swirled his enormous tongue over my clit, my body shaking hard as I screamed out in ecstasy.
“Oh Gandrox! I want you to fuck me with those cocks,” I yelled.
He growled when I shoved him back. A look of pure uncontrolled desire settled into his eyes as he pulled me around while he stood at the edge. “I can’t trust myself not to pound into you with everything I have. This way I can control it better,” he told me.
I loved the rough play; I giggled as I scooted toward his double cocks. He took the larger one in his hands and rubbed it through my slit and thrust it forth, penetrating through my hole filling the tunnel as I stretched to accommodate his giant phallus. He slowly pumped it into me while he held my bottom up to reach him. The smaller cock, stiff and long, rubbed against my clit.
“Oh, fuck!” I yelled as my pelvis burned with a fresh flood of passion. The smaller cock rammed against it, while his larger one filled my tunnel, moving in and out. I nearly blacked out. I couldn’t scoot away, as my body crashed with a second powerful orgasm, one so strong that I lost my breath. He pounded into me hard, his thick cock extending even longer. I thought he’d poke out through my belly. His eyes grew wide as he growled and shoved it inside me. The smaller cock vibrated over my clit, while his larger one filled me with his seed. He lasted and lasted. I arced over the edge for a third time, my fingers on my good arm clawing at him as we thrashed through the violent orgasms. Never have I had such a strong one, never have I come three times in a row like this. When he finished, he paused, staring down at me with his glassy eyes. His normal blue-tinged skin taking on a reddened hue. Finally, he nodded and backed away from me, and gently put my legs down, my feet dangling to the floor.
The deep reverberation of a chuckle came from Gandrox as he smiled. “How is my little Terran doing?” he asked.
My body trembled as I scooted back on the bed, the need for lying on my back strong as the room spun dizzily. “I’m fine,” I said as I smiled up at him.
The full weight of his body caused the bed to shift towards him as he settled beside me and I rolled slightly to him. His arms gathered me to his side where I relaxed, my fingers tracing over patterns of his bluish skin. On Earth, blue skin meant the person wasn’t breathing, but for an Aaran, it meant a picture of health. He probably thought the same of me with my pale complexion. I lifted as I stared into his light blue eyes, mesmerized that he looked at me with a unique expression now that he’s claimed me.
“I guess this changes things?” I asked, hopefully.
“How do you mean?”
Was he really going to make me say it? “I mean, now that we’ve done this, does it change anything? Or are you still planning to drop us off?” I asked.
He winced. “You think that I’m letting you out of my sight now? No way. Those who want to stay on and be a part of my crew can,” he promised.
This time I winced. Our original purpose to come to the Zeta Empire changed since crashing on Zarsola. I no longer wanted to be away from Gandrox. His mission now became my mission, as he planned to deliver weapons for Zeta, in giving aid to the war-torn regions and in helping them defend themselves. If ever there was a humanitarian, it was Gandrox and his crew. The enemy of Zeta, the Kwobus, sought to stop him. Now I wanted to align my allegiance with his.
“I can’t speak for my crew, but I can speak for myself. I want to be with you. I’m not sure about your kind, but on Earth, humans either fall in love and stick with one partner, or they play the field. I’m not that type. I’m a one man, or alien, type of woman,” I said.
He visibly sighed with relief. “I really wasn’t keen on dropping you off at Zeta. I’ll drop any of the others off though, if that’s what they want. I knew that you were for me when we left you on Arenthia. That was the biggest mistake I’ve ever made. I thought the proof of my feelings for you were obvious with the way we came back to rescue you and th
en to take you to Darniner. So many times over the past couple of weeks I thought I had lost you before I ever had the chance to let you know my genuine feelings toward you,” he said.
I smiled and snuggled into his shoulder. “Then it’s settled, you know what I want now,” I said.
“You want life with me?” he asked.
I giggled. “You make it sound like I am putting myself in prison by wanting it.”
“I’m afraid a life with me is anything but safe,” he answered.
“Are you worried? Will the Kwobus keep hunting you?”
“I don’t know. We blew up one of their ships,” he said.
“They have more than one ship?”
“They have many and they are the enemy of Zeta. We are a close neighbor of Zeta and have been helping the Empire for quite some time now.”
“Then they are my enemy too.” The implication of my words had a double meaning because originally we came as aid workers for Zeta.
“You have made me rethink life, I’ll be honest. I’m not so sure that I want to put you in danger like this,” he admitted.
I shook my head. “Look, we were headed to Zeta on a mission, anyway. Whether I’m here on the Torq Runner or if I’m on Zeta, I would think that I would be in danger, regardless. I might as well be by your side.” I grinned, hoping to ease his concerns.
“My sweet Terran. I shall not be without you by my side now. Aarans mate for life, and I hope you realize that I will fight anyone who tries to stand between you and me now,” he said.
I snuggled into his side. “I want nothing more than to be with you forever. I’m not sure about all the specifics, but I never thought I’d fall in love with a blue-skinned alien.” A giggle escaped my lips.