by Stella Sky
“There you are! I knew it! My allegations were true!” Sergeant Banks said as he came out of the base.
“What? What the hell are you talking about, Banks?” I asked.
“Oh, did your lover not tell you? Before the invasion, we tried to take him into custody; we know what you two have been up to. He broke the rules, not only of his own race but ours as well. I will be reporting that you have returned, and you will be arrested, Commander,” he said.
“Why can't you just leave us alone?” I said to him.
“You know why! You were supposed to be mine, Nicole! You have chosen this filthy animal over me! I am not going to just let that go,” he said.
“She is no concern of yours anymore. If you want a fight with me, then bring it to me yourself,” Commander Vycon Dase said.
“No,” I said knowing that the commander would kill him.
“Gladly,” Sergeant Banks said as he began to roll up his sleeves and head straight for the commander.
This was not good. Where were my skills of diffusing tension? But this was so much more than your average feud. These were to soldiers that hated each other.
Bam! Sergeant Banks punched the commander in the ribs. The commander didn't even flinch. Sergeant Banks eyes grew wide. I don't think he had ever actually been in a fight with a Zenkian. It was sort of amusing.
“My turn,” the commander said. Boom! Commander Vycon Dase punched Sergeant Banks across the jaw. Banks flew back about five feet in the air before hitting the ground. He was completely unconscious. There was absolutely no competition.
“Let's get out of here,” he said as he grabbed my hand.
“Vycon! Come with me!” Leader Nizok said appearing out of nowhere.
“Crap,” the commander mumbled.
A few moments later, we found ourselves in front of a panel. It was comprised of Earth leaders as well as Leader Nizok and Captain Bidu. We were in deep shit.
Chapter Sixteen
COMMANDER VYCON DASE
I was glad that Nicole and I stopped in order to be with each other because now it seemed like it was going to be the last time that we touched each other. We stood in front of a panel of leaders. There were the Earth leaders as well as my own Leader Nizok. We were in trouble.
“Commander Vycon Dase, I don't have to express to you how disappointed I am in your behavior. You know the rules about our dealings with the humans, particularly when it comes to the human females. We do not touch them. You have broken that rule,” my Leader said.
“I do not deny it, Leader. I have betrayed my own kind. Do what you must in order to punish me. Exile me here to Earth, exile me on Anvin. It does not make a difference. I have broken the rules, and I shall pay the consequences,” I said as I stood in front of them with Nicole at my side.
“Commander Vycon Dase, we have rules as well,” the Earth leader said. “We also punish Grantsions that become involved with our human females. We have a zero-tolerance policy. We did not invite you here to this base in order to do what the Waysaw do with our females. We have a pact in order to fight the Waysaw together, and nothing more. You have violated our rules.”
“I understand. I admit to it being my fault. This is all on me, I will take the Earth punishment as well, whatever that may be,” I said.
“No!” Nicole shouted. “It is not his fault. I am the one that seduced him. I practically begged for him to touch me. The commander said no over and over again. But I finally got the best of him. I am the one that should be punished; not him.”
Everyone was in shock and there was a lot of commotion as Nicole spoke. I restrained a smile.
“Nicole, is this true? You do not need to defend this Commander. He has no hold over you. We can protect you from him. If he has threatened you to get you to save him, you do not need to,” the Earth leader said to her.
“It is the truth. Not only this, but I carry his child,” she said.
There was great commotion in the room.
“You scum!” Sergeant Banks shouted as he came for me. He hit me hard, and we fell down to the floor together. We wrestled, fighting until soldiers pulled us apart.
“Sergeant Banks, you will get a hold of yourself!” the Earth leader shouted. “Take him away; he is too heated.”
“I should kill you!” Sergeant Banks shouted at me.
“This was my doing. Do not punish the commander,” Nicole said to the panel as well as sergeant Banks.
“In light of this news, and the fact that you carry the commander's child, we must take a recess from this panel to discuss amongst ourselves. For now, take the commander into custody,” the Earth leader said.
“No! There is no need for that,” Nicole said as she tried to stand up for me.
I grabbed her hand before being pulled away. I squeezed it, letting her know everything would be all right, or so I hoped.
They took me away and locked me up in the tower. I wasn't held in any sort of prison with bars; I was only kept in a special apartment that locked. It was just one room with all the necessities. I truly hoped that Nicole would not be punished. I thought she was very brave for standing up for me the way she did, but I wished that she had not. I needed her and the child to be safe, even if that meant I was exiled.
The next morning, I was pulled from the apartment and once again taken to the panel. I had spent the entire night thinking about the punishments that I had to prepare myself to accept it. I was led in front of the panel once more. I saw Nicole in the back of the room, and she stepped forward to step to my side once more. The panel began, and I was surprised that Leader Nizok was the first to speak considering that we were on Earth.
“Commander, in light of the news that this human female is pregnant, I have conversed with the leaders on our home of Anvin, in the village. They have come up with a verdict as to your punishment for breaking the rules.”
“Thank you for taking the time to do that, Leader Nizok; I am prepared to hear my punishment,” I said.
“It has been decided that you will be forced to stay at the side of this female. You have impregnated her, and you will take that responsibility. Wherever she decides to live, here on Earth or returning with us, you belong to her. If you return to Anvin, you will not be exiled only because you are a very valued commander. We need you in this fight against the Waysaw, whether you work here on this base or on our own planet. But the leaders have also requested that you deal with the punishment that the Earth leaders will give to you. We are their guests, and you have treated their hospitality poorly. We have a sacred pact with these humans, one that can help save us all, and you have disgraced it. You will listen to the Earth leaders’ punishment, and if they deliver any sort of recourse, you shall follow it,” Leader Nizok said.
“I understand, Leader. Thank you for your statements,” I said.
I looked to the Earth leaders. As I did so, Nicole came to my side and put her arm through mine. She squeezed me tight.
“Commander Vycon Dase, we have taken up your punishment with our leaders, and we do have a punishment to issue. Because you have impregnated our human female, we also require that you stay at her side through this. We also require that you stay here on the base. You will not be able to return to your own planet for the duration of two years. When you leave, you will be required to take Nicole with you, as well as the child. In the two years that you are here, you will be required to continue training the Earth battalions as you have been.”
“I understand,” I nodded in obedience.
“It has come to our attention that you have recently been training the Earth soldiers in combat in order to fight off the Waysaw. We have received many outstanding remarks that the soldiers are learning well from you. Because of this, we are being lenient and understand that it is a great asset to have you here. Only because of that are we not giving you the most severe punishment that you should rightly receive,” the Earth leader said.
I nodded my head. “I am in complete understanding of what you a
re saying, sir,” I said.
“Then let it be known that you are to remain here on Earth for the duration of two years, and you will stay by the side of this human female; after two years you will be permitted to leave if you wish to, but you will be taking the child and Nicole with you.”
“I accept these terms,” I said.
“Then that is all; this panel is dismissed,” the leader said and then everyone dispersed.
Nicole gave me a big hug.
“I guess there is only one thing left to do,” I said to her.
“What is that? Celebrate?”
“No, get married,” I said.
“Are you serious?” A big beautiful smile came across her face, and her eyes were wide. I was happy to see her happy again after the pain I had caused her.
“I have never been more serious about anything in my life, human female. That is if you will have me after I have been such a jerk,” I said.
“I think I can forgive you if all the Earth leaders and Anvin leaders have forgiven you for your deeply flawed actions,” she said.
“Thank you; I am also willing to give in to your punishment, if you have any for me,” I said playfully.
“Oh, I think I can come up with something,” she said.
I kissed her. This was a good beginning. We had made it through the toughest times, and now we would start anew. We had broken all the rules, and yet the rules had mended themselves to us, and our love. We were very lucky, and I would not be taking that for granted. I was more than happy to stay on Earth and train the battalions as I had discovered that not all humans were as bad as Sergeant Banks. I was growing fond of the soldiers: someone like Private Martinez was a loyal and respectable soldier. There were many like him. Plus, I would be able to be with Nicole and our child. It was all that mattered. I never thought I would find myself getting married to a human that carried my child, I had so deeply hated them for so long, but I had never really known many. I was judgmental and superficial, and Nicole had shown me the error of my ways. She had made me a better alien.
Chapter Seventeen
NICOLE PLIMOC
I was so incredibly happy. I could not believe how well life had turned out after all. I was now married to Commander Vycon Dase, and I carried his child. Sergeant Banks was transferred to another base in another state. We did not have to deal with him any longer. Commander Vycon Dase was doing very well training the soldiers. He was very popular around the base, and everyone seemed to love him. I loved him.
We had our child and two years went by very swiftly. But when the two years were up, we had to decide.
“What are you thinking, Nicole?” he asked me.
“I think we should go to Anvin,” I said.
“Are you sure? You want to leave Earth and your work behind?”
“I think I have to for one very specific reason,” I said.
“What is that?” He asked.
“Our child. He is now two-years-old, and he is starting to understand that he is not like everyone else here. He is a hybrid. Sure, he has the Grantsion soldiers to look at and he knows he is like them, but there are no children like him. I want him to have children to play with. I believe there are families in your village, correct?”
“Of course. There are thousands of Grantsions in our village; it is a vast city. We only call it the village because it started small at first. But I think you are right. Our child will have a richer life away from the prejudice of a hybrid alien child like here. There is no place for him on Earth.”
“Yes, that is the conclusion that I have come to. Because of that, I will sacrifice leaving Earth. It will be hard for me, but I know that I can do it. I can do anything for our child, for us,” I said.
He put his arms around me and kissed me.
“Over and over again, you have proven to me that humans have a very big heart. I will never stop being surprised by your kindness and your sacrifice,” he said.
“So, it is set then. We will be leaving Earth for Anvin?” I asked.
“Yes, let me get started on that. I will report to our leaders, and we will be departing on the next mission.”
“I will report to my boss and the president as well. I might as well make this a work mission. I am sure that they will have work for me to do and to be in contact from Anvin. Just because I am leaving Earth does not mean that I have to leave my job,” I said.
“That is a good point. You would be a great asset to our military base on Anvin and to your own people as well.”
“Let us get started then,” he said.
A month later, we were on a long-distance Grantsion ship headed for Anvin. I had never been in space before, and I knew the moment that I got out into the blackness that it was the right choice. I was only thinking about our child when we made this decision to leave Earth, but now that I was out there, I realized I had forgotten one massive thing: adventure. I was headed to an alien planet! I was journeying across the galaxy through space! It was more than I could have ever imagined. This was not something that happened to everyone, and I was doing it with the ones I loved: my family.
“I cannot believe how beautiful this is!” I said to my husband as we sat near a large window looking out into space. He held our child on his lap, pointing out at the stars.
“Yes, I have seen it many times, and yet every time it is beautiful to me. Beautiful things are like that,” he said as he stroked my cheek.
“That is beautiful,” I said with a giggle.
“Our son will also be able to pilot ships like this. He will be able to be a soldier and journey across the stars,” he said.
“Don't make me worry before I have to,” I said.
“Apologies, my wife, my human life,” he said with a smile.
I pushed his silver hair off of his face and leaned in and kissed his blue lips. He was such a beautiful creature, and I was astounded every time I saw him at just how exotic he was. Every time I saw him, I felt a stirring between my thighs. He constantly turned me on with just one look or the sound of his voice. I could not get enough of him. I considered myself a very lucky human female.
“You are going to like Anvin,” he said to me. Then he picked up our son and sort of tickled him and said, “And you are too. You are going to have so many children to play with.”
I laughed.
“I know that I will like it because I will have you two to be with,” I said.
“But more than that., you will love the village, and you will have other females to speak with, more than you had at the base, that's for sure,” he said.
“Well, Grantsion females. I don't know if they will like me,” I said.
“There are a couple of human females as well; actually more than a couple,” he said restraining a smile.
“What? Why do I not know this? Does Earth know this?”
“No, we keep it a secret considering that we are not supposed to be like the Waysaw. But it is not what you think,” he said.
“What do you mean? What are you talking about? Is this a secret? I thought there were no secrets between us,” I said, starting to feel a little panic.
“This is not a secret; I am telling you now. I couldn't tell you on the base and risk getting that information out there. It would ruin the pact that we have with Earth. But you must understand these are not humans that we took from Earth. They are human females that the Waysaw took from Earth. Every now and then a few of them escape and make their way to our village. They know that it is a sanctuary. We have rescued quite a few. We couldn't just leave them out in the desert to starve or die; they had been through so much already.”
“So, you take them in, and you keep them?” I asked putting my hands on my hips.
“No, not at all. We take them in and restore them to health. Then they are given a choice: to return to Earth or stay. We have brought many back to Earth, without the humans knowing. When we have a mission, we just drop them off where they want to be left, before we meet up with the human militar
y. It has been going on for years, Nicole,” he said.
“Why do some stay?”
“They all have their own reasons for staying; some of them think it is amazing to live on an alien planet, as long as they are not a slave to the Waysaw. You will be able to ask them yourself. They will be able to tell you that they are not being held against their will and they still have the option to go back to Earth whenever they want to,” he said.
“That is fascinating,” I said, understanding the full scale of what he was saying.
“So, I will have human females to talk to and make friends with? I am so excited!” I said.