aimed it at the ship, squeezing the trigger as she exhaled.
When the first one was away, she loaded the second and fired immediately. Sure enough, a countermeasure was deployed to stop the first rocket, but the second cruised through to the hull.
The shuttle wobbled, but it was still coming toward the island that protected the base. She grabbed the EMP generator and struck the ship once more. It struck the rocky hills in the centre of the island.
Preparing for her own mission had been an education. She had learned about the island, the substructure and where folk could hide. It almost made her feel like a real Guardian.
She slipped the straps of the other guns over her shoulders and went striding into the forest, looking for her prey.
Dot had a few minutes. They had to blow the doors to get out of the ship. She ran through the forest and took up a strategic position with the stun rifle. It was time to party.
* * * *
Jekross got them to the base as quickly as possible, but there were no life signs within the base itself.
“Where is she, Jek?” Loxin was beyond agitated, he was cold.
“She’s on the ridge. There are twenty life signs in her immediate vicinity.”
Loxin went to the hatch and gave a short nod. In a moment, he had opened it and he was flying with a deadly purpose. Jek took the ship to the base, and together, the rest of the group ran to help.
* * * *
Dot saw the Guardian ship coming in, but she didn’t have time to get back to the base before Loxin was hauling her into his arms. It felt so good, she shivered, but the weapon straps she was still wearing got in the way.
Behind her, she heard a groan. She whipped out of Loxin’s embrace and fired the stunner at the Yinshin trying to get up.
“Why didn’t you return to the base?” It was a snarl.
She could see that he was tense. “Because I didn’t know what to do with them and I can’t lift them. I tried. All I could do was clump them together and keep zapping them whenever one of them woke up.”
His helmet blocked her view, but she thought he was working his jaw.
The shrubs seemed to explode as the rest of the team arrived. They looked around, shrugged and started to clean up her mess with force bracelets provided by their suits.
“Seriously, your suits generate handcuffs?”
He loomed over her. “Would you like to find out?”
Dot turned and poked him in the centre of his breastplate. “One day, perhaps, but I have had a very trying day and I just want to curl up on the couch in your arms. Is that so much to ask?”
He must have seen the wisdom of her request, because they were on their way to the base in seconds. She had her evening planned and her casserole would be ready whenever someone was brave enough to try it.
Loxin got her out of her uniform in seconds, but his took considerably longer. The reveal was quite worth the effort and they both crammed into the shower to remove the sweat of their exertions and the fear that both had felt. It wasn’t the only thing that they did together that afternoon, but it set a pattern.
* * * *
Jekross looked at the meal left in the heater and he sniffed carefully. It looked like a battlefield but was actually quite tasty. If Dot got more practice with the spice rack, it might be edged into wonderful.
Ralos sauntered over, “It smells pretty good. Should we wait for them?”
Jekross set the deep dish on the table and Keyesh sniffed at it carefully before reaching for the scoop.
“No. We are not waiting for them. After they mate, they will sleep in each other’s arms. They both had a scare today. They need it.” He sat and filled his plate and then his glass.
“They certainly do.” Ralos raised his glass. “To our fearless leader getting laid.”
They toasted to his sentiment.
Jekross wondered if Oracle would ever figure out that she was in charge. They had required a leader who was different in every way, and oddly enough, she was precisely what they
When the first one was away, she loaded the second and fired immediately. Sure enough, a countermeasure was deployed to stop the first rocket, but the second cruised through to the hull.
The shuttle wobbled, but it was still coming toward the island that protected the base. She grabbed the EMP generator and struck the ship once more. It struck the rocky hills in the centre of the island.
Preparing for her own mission had been an education. She had learned about the island, the substructure and where folk could hide. It almost made her feel like a real Guardian.
She slipped the straps of the other guns over her shoulders and went striding into the forest, looking for her prey.
Dot had a few minutes. They had to blow the doors to get out of the ship. She ran through the forest and took up a strategic position with the stun rifle. It was time to party.
* * * *
Jekross got them to the base as quickly as possible, but there were no life signs within the base itself.
“Where is she, Jek?” Loxin was beyond agitated, he was cold.
“She’s on the ridge. There are twenty life signs in her immediate vicinity.”
Loxin went to the hatch and gave a short nod. In a moment, he had opened it and he was flying with a deadly purpose. Jek took the ship to the base, and together, the rest of the group ran to help.
* * * *
Dot saw the Guardian ship coming in, but she didn’t have time to get back to the base before Loxin was hauling her into his arms. It felt so good, she shivered, but the weapon straps she was still wearing got in the way.
Behind her, she heard a groan. She whipped out of Loxin’s embrace and fired the stunner at the Yinshin trying to get up.
“Why didn’t you return to the base?” It was a snarl.
She could see that he was tense. “Because I didn’t know what to do with them and I can’t lift them. I tried. All I could do was clump them together and keep zapping them whenever one of them woke up.”
His helmet blocked her view, but she thought he was working his jaw.
The shrubs seemed to explode as the rest of the team arrived. They looked around, shrugged and started to clean up her mess with force bracelets provided by their suits.
“Seriously, your suits generate handcuffs?”
He loomed over her. “Would you like to find out?”
Dot turned and poked him in the centre of his breastplate. “One day, perhaps, but I have had a very trying day and I just want to curl up on the couch in your arms. Is that so much to ask?”
He must have seen the wisdom of her request, because they were on their way to the base in seconds. She had her evening planned and her casserole would be ready whenever someone was brave enough to try it.
Loxin got her out of her uniform in seconds, but his took considerably longer. The reveal was quite worth the effort and they both crammed into the shower to remove the sweat of their exertions and the fear that both had felt. It wasn’t the only thing that they did together that afternoon, but it set a pattern.
* * * *
Jekross looked at the meal left in the heater and he sniffed carefully. It looked like a battlefield but was actually quite tasty. If Dot got more practice with the spice rack, it might be edged into wonderful.
Ralos sauntered over, “It smells pretty good. Should we wait for them?”
Jekross set the deep dish on the table and Keyesh sniffed at it carefully before reaching for the scoop.
“No. We are not waiting for them. After they mate, they will sleep in each other’s arms. They both had a scare today. They need it.” He sat and filled his plate and then his glass.
“They certainly do.” Ralos raised his glass. “To our fearless leader getting laid.”
They toasted to his sentiment.
Jekross wondered if Oracle would ever figure out that she was in charge. They had required a leader who was different in every way, and oddly enough, she was precisely what they
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