by Maia Starr
“Don't do that,” I said.
“I will release it. It is not what I had planned. I was going to release it over the village, but releasing it over the ocean will have to do. It should still have an effect on anyone that enters the water,” he said with a proud smile on his face.
“What do you want?” I asked him.
“I want you to get off this ship. I want to live,” he said.
“If I get off this ship, you will release the virus. If I stay on the ship, you will release the virus. Tell me why I should get off if the outcome is the same?” I said to him.
“If you leave the ship now and let me live then I will not release the virus. We will retreat,” he said.
“Why should I believe you? Take your word for it? I don’t think so,” I said.
“Well, what choice do you have? Take my word for it, and at least there’s a chance I won’t do it,” he said.
“Fine, I will leave. But first, answer me this one question. What did you do to Maria? Did you experiment on her?”
“Oh yes. Your human female mate that you went to Earth to get. The entire reason I caught you. I knew that I should have kept a better eye on you, but I did not know your skills. I had never heard of you and thought nothing of you.”
“What did you do to her?!” I shouted.
“Nothing. She was scheduled to have the virus tested on her, but we only got as far as putting her to sleep and examining her to see if she was fit to be tested. Then you escaped before we could move to the second stage.”
I sighed in relief. I was glad to know that.
“Thank you. But there is something that you should know. I planned on getting caught by you on that space station. We have been onto you for some time. I went to Earth to get a human female in order to make it look real. Then I set the coordinates to cross in front of the area that the space station scouts use. I got on that ship on purpose. We knew that you were planning something big.”
“You did what? Impossible.” Ephane was filled with rage. I could see it in his eyes as he began to tremble in anger. “How did you know of this? Who told you? How did you know that I had a plan?”
“We always know what the opposition is up to. That was why I got caught on purpose. I found your file, the recipe for your virus. We have been planning for some time that you are going to use it. We have been coming up with a vaccine.”
“Impossible,” he said.
“I just thought you should know that before I leave this ship. You kept your word you are not going to release it, and you are going to retreat. I will leave this ship now. I will let you live,” I said as I took a step sideways as though I was going to leave him. In my peripheral vision, I saw him move his hand away from the button and stand up straight.
Bam! I turned quickly, before he could react and shot him. I shot him between the eyes. He fell backward, dead. I rushed over to the console and disengaged the device. The entire console went from being lit up to completely dark. I had done it. I looked at Ephane one more time and spat on his face. “That's for Maria.”
Then I ran toward the front of the ship and flew directly out of the windshield. There was still plenty of blue sky and sunlight, and I knew that I was still on the planet. I saw Ravinn following closely, and I nodded at him. He gave me a signal, and I flew in the opposite direction back down toward the ocean. I flew back into the thick of battle. But I knew that something was different. The battle was not so thick. It was obvious to me that we were on the brink of winning. Then I noticed more ships, opposition ships heading straight for me.
“Shit,” I said. Then I realized they weren't heading for me; they were following the larger ship. They thought that Ephane was still in control of that ship and was retreating. This plan worked out better than I’d thought. I immediately flew horizontal away from the ships coming at me. I only hoped that Ravinn would fly in the opposite direction after he hit the ship with the missile. Because now all of these opposition ships were flying in his direction. I flew toward the village. Then I came around the shoreline flying along it, seeing if any of the opposition ships had made it to shore. I did not see any. But as I approached the shoreline of the village, I saw something that I did not think I would see. I definitely was not expecting it. There was a figure standing on the beach. There was no mistaking that ample figure.
“Maria? What the hell?” I said to myself. What the hell is she doing? Why is she not with Amelia in the bunker? I knew why. Because she was stubborn and fiery. She had a mind of her own and did whatever she wanted. I knew that she probably wanted to watch this battle. She was curious and wanted to see what an alien battle looks like. So she did not go to the bunker and instead came to this beach to watch. She was absolutely dumb, or incredibly courageous. It was funny how those traits went hand-in-hand very often. I looked back out toward the battle and saw that we had sustained a victory. Almost all of the opposition were retreating back into the atmosphere. As I looked up into the sky, I saw a quick burst; it was hard to see in the sunlight, but I knew that it was Ravinn hitting the large ship with a missile. I smiled. “That's my Draqua!” I said. Then I turned my attention back toward the beach. Now that I knew that victory was in play I could handle this situation with Maria. Handle her. In truth, I was sort of glad that she was so close. There was no one that I wanted to see now than her. Now that all the chaos was over and the virus had been taken away, I wanted to be with her, kiss her. I flew close over her and she waved in the air, waving me down. She had a big smile on her face, and I recognized an elder Draqua near her. It was Pila, the village fisherman. I flew straight for her. She was going to need a spanking for being a very bad human.
CHAPTER NINETEEN
MARIA COVALLOS
I knew that I should not be out on the beach. But I had to see what was going on; I could not stand not knowing. So when I saw my love, Cerik, doing something heroic and stupid, I almost wished that I was still in the bunker. Seeing him at work turned me on, but it also gave me extreme panic. Then I didn't see him anymore. He was inside that ship, and he was in there for a long time, and it was banking and doing a U-turn, heading back out into space. I really began to panic then.
“Come on, Cerik,” I said to myself. It seemed like an hour went by but I guess it was really only a minute or two before he finally emerged from the windshield. At this distance, I could only see a dot, but I knew that it was him flying out. I jumped up and down in celebration. I breathed again. I noticed that the ships were retreating. This gave me the courage to come out from the brush. I ran out onto the beach near the waves crashing on the water.
“Maria, what are you doing out here? You should not be out here,” I heard a familiar voice say.
I turned to see the elder Draqua Pila. He was frowning at me. “Why are you not in the bunker with everyone else? You should get back there now.”
“I could not stay in there. But look!” I said pointing at the battle.
“The opposition is retreating. I think we are winning. We are going to have a victory; they are all leaving,” I said excitedly.
“We won?” he said.
“I think so; look. They are leaving,” I said to him.
“We are winning! We are winning!” he said and jumped. I joined him jumping up and down. Then I looked down the shoreline and saw a familiar physique flying toward us. I knew it was him. It had to be. It was my Cerik. A big smile came across my face. I was so happy that he was safe; he was a heroic commander and kept his promise that he would return to me. I waved him down and shouted at him. He looked at me and waved from afar, then he was coming straight for me.
A moment later, he landed in the sand. I ran to him and jumped on him, wrapping my legs around him. He put his hands under my bottom and held me up. I threw my arms around his neck and kissed him. I did not give him time to talk. I simply kissed him. He kissed me back. I pushed my fingers into his black hair. His whole body was sweaty from battle. He smelled of a manly animal scent that was driving me craz
y as I kissed him and inhaled. Finally he pulled away from me and set me down on my feet.
“Are you crazy? What are you doing out here?” he asked with a scowl on his face.
“Yes, it is possible that I am crazy.” I smiled.
“Not funny, Maria; this is serious. Why are you not in the bunker with Amelia?”
“I was. But when the battle started I could not stay there. I needed to see what was going on. I had to know that you were okay. I just could not sit there. I couldn't.”
“Of course not, you wouldn't be the fiery human that I fell in love with if you did sit there. You just do whatever you want, don't you?”
“Yes, I do,” I said.
“It is very reckless,” he said.
“Speaking of reckless, I saw what you did. I saw you on that windshield of that ship. Why would you do such a thing? That was a dumb thing to do. You are the reckless one,” I said.
“Well I…”
“You didn’t let me finish. It was reckless, but also badass. You truly are the best commander on this planet, aren’t you?”
“Yes, yes I am.”
“You’re my hero,” I said.
“I like it when you call me that,” he said.
“You are a hero, not just to me but to the entire village.”
“It is not all me. Ravinn has a hand in it too. He is shooting that ship in space. I had him follow it once I said it on autopilot. It was carrying the virus, and Ephane.”
“Ephane? Ephane is here?” I said, feeling very vulnerable all of a sudden.
“He was. I killed him. I left him on that ship, and Ravinn has already shot it in space. He is gone, and so is the virus,” he said.
“Thank God,” I said relieved.
“That is not all; I have news,” he said.
“What?”
“I talked to Ephane before I killed him. I needed to know what experiments he had done on you. I had to know what he put you through.”
I held my breath. I was scared to know. But I needed to. I only hoped that it wasn't as bad as I thought it to be. “Tell me,” I said.
“He said that he did nothing to you. No experiments were done on you, but he was planning to. He said that he put you to sleep so that you could be examined, to see if you were fit to be experimented on with the virus. But he never got around to it because we escaped.”
I jumped into his arms. I was so damn happy to hear that.
“I thought you might like to hear that,” he said.
“Yes, I am so happy. I am glad that you got that information. It means a lot to me,” I said.
“We will continue this conversation later. For now, I need to continue with the battle and the aftermath. I am taking you back to the bunker right now whether you like it or not.”
“Fine,” I said. He scooped me up into his arms and then nodded at Pila and then flew toward the village. He flew low along the path of the jungle flying between the trees. In no time we were in the area of the bunker entrance. He set me down on his feet and opened the door.
“I will come back for you when everything is safe. Now give your hero a kiss,” he said as he gave me that dashing grin.
I reached up on my tiptoes, and he pressed his lips against mine. We indulged in a deep and desirable kiss as his hands moved down my back and over my bottom. I let my hands move over his strong shoulders and scales. He was my dragon, my own alien dragon hero. He finally pulled away from me.
“Get in there, and stay there,” he said. I stepped inside, and he closed the door behind me. I was so glad that he was all right and the battle was over. I could feel happy again. I made my way down the four flights of stairs and into the massive room. I ran straight to the corner that Amelia was in.
“Maria? Where have you been? I have looked for you.”
“Don't get mad. I went out onto the beach. I could not help myself.”
“Maria! That is a bad thing to do. But tell me what you saw,” she said, anxious to know what was happening.
I sat next to her and whispered in her ear, “I don't know if it is official yet. But I saw the opposition retreating back into space, and we have victory. But don't say anything. We have to wait until it has been declared safe.”
Amelia smiled and hugged me. She was so happy, and I saw the worry move from her face.
A few hours later the official announcement was made inside the bunker; we had victory. Everyone shouted in celebration. Amelia and I jumped up and down with her child. We were all lead back out of the bunker. Cerik was waiting for me, and Ravinn was waiting for Amelia and his child. Each of us ran into their arms and hugged them. I was so extremely happy to see that Amelia's husband had returned and that my own lover was safe.
“I am glad you stayed put this time,” the commander said playfully.
“I did. I was scared of what punishment you might give me,” I said.
“Yes, I do believe I owe you punishment for leaving the bunker to begin with. You are a very bad human, and you need a good spanking,” he said.
“You are right, I do need to be punished,” I said playfully. He scooped me up into his arms. He took off and flew into the air. We landed on the platform outside of our home. He shifted out of dragon form. We walked in and Cerik moved directly to the tub and began to run the hot water. “I could use a bath after that battle.”
“And a celebratory drink,” I said, pouring him a cup of Hiwa and bringing it to him. He grabbed it and drank it.
“Let me,” I said grabbing the belt of his loin cloth. “Let me take care of my tired warrior.”
He smiled. “I like the sound of that,” he said.
I continued until he was completely naked and then poured some scented soap into the tub. He climbed in and laid back. I grabbed a sponge and began to wash his body. He sighed. I could see the tension leave his shoulders and he closed his eyes. I was becoming aroused as I ran the sponge over his strong arms, the same arms that guaranteed victory in the battle. I ran the sponge over his strong chest, the same chest that supported me again and again and that I laid my cheek against whenever he flew with me in his arms. I ran the sponge down his hard abs; they were chiseled. I continued down over his strong thighs and tired feet. Then I moved back up over his cock. It was hard.
“You are hard, Commander. Should you not be resting? There is no time and energy for that,” I said.
“There is always time and energy for that,” he said opening his eyes. “Besides, I think this is exactly where we were when we were interrupted this morning. We were just about to have some fun.
“That is true. We were on the bed about to have a good morning,” I said.
“Yes, I think we should continue that. We were interrupted but we should always finish something once we start it.”
“I agree,” I said.
Then he stood up. Seeing his glorious body dripping wet with his hard cock was enough to make my nipples hard. I bit my lower lip as I watched him step out of the tub. He grabbed my hand and led me over to the bed.
“There is also the position of your punishment that needs to be executed,” he said.
“Now?”
“Yes, now,” he said.
I narrowed my eyes at him and took off my sheer dress. I threw it on the floor. I moved in front of the bed and then bent over and put my palms on the mattress. “Is this sufficient?”
He sucked in a sharp breath of air. “Mmm, I think that will do.”
Slap! His hand playfully slapped my ass. I felt it jiggle. I was so turned on, I wanted him to take me then and there.
“Damn, I love watching your delicious ass,” he moaned.
Slap! He spanked me again. Then he grabbed me and turned me toward him. “I think that is all I can handle because I need you right now before I explode all over the place just watching you.”
I laughed and then kissed him. He lay me down on the bed and took off my clothes. We made love in celebration of the victory and our child.
CHAPTER TWENTY
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COMMANDER CERIK HADE
It was one hell of a battle and invasion. I had never seen anything like it, and I was glad that it was over. We had come out victorious one more time over the opposition. But we all knew they were not done with us. As long as they continued to hate our ways and wanted to revert to breeding with only Draqua, they would continue to fight us. We would be ready for them just as we always had been. But I had cut off the head of the snake for now. Ephane was a massive threat to us because he used to be one of us and knew the ins and outs of the structures and systems we used. So having him gone was a major victory for us as far as the intelligence that the opposition had. I was grateful for that. I thought this as I stood on a platform outside the King’s palace as the King gave a speech regarding the victory.