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familiar planes of his back. “If you don’t come back, I will come out and get you, and you know what kind of a fuss that will cause.”
    She grinned and leaned up for his kiss.
    “You are my heart, my soul and my destroyer. I will be back as soon as I can. Take care of Targo. He is approaching his special time, and he needs a lot of grooming.”
    “His special time?”
    “He is going to moult, change and have babies. His diet will also shift from vegan to carnivorous, so prepare to part with your jerky.” He gave her a peck on the nose and got into his newly refitted shuttle.
    She watched him go with Targo leaning against her calf. She didn’t need to reach down for him, the Resko-Devi were lifting him into the air so she could reach him easily.
    She took him for a walk on the beach and helped him remove his extra fluff. He was half bald but still adorable.
    The Resko-Devi were keeping her. In the three weeks since she had arrived, not only had she stopped two attempts to obtain either her or the other inhabitants, but also she had provided a safe space for them to gather in the large numbers required for reproduction. They reproduced via combined energy, and the more of them that could join a mating bundle, the more little bits of light that could create matter would be cruising around the world.
    A column of light particles formed in front of her, and she paused. They tended to do makeovers when the whim struck them, and it was best to hold still.
    Greetings, Destroyer.
    Rathi blinked. “Greetings, Resko-Devi. Speech is new.”
    We needed to gain sufficient mass. Thanks to you, we now have a safe place to build our numbers and enough stray energy to power our offspring.
    “Power?”
    We feed off your stray energy, and you give off plenty. Thank you.
    She tilted her head as the light column formed into a simulation of a bipedal being. “Thank you for allowing me to stay. It is good to have somewhere to belong.”
    While we doubted the description of the Destroyer guarding us, once we met you, it was clear that you would keep us safe. Speak to us when you have the need. We will be listening.
    The light being dissolved into a thousand points of brightness that zipped off in different directions, leaving Rathi and a moulting Targo to continue their walk.
     
    Fourteen days passed before Hidden’s code came through the com system. Targo was busy with his six little fluff balls, so it was up to Rathi to meet the ship as it entered the atmosphere.
    Three ships were streaking through the sky and none of them were the new shuttle. Rathi activated her com.
    “Incoming vessels, exit the atmosphere or you will be destroyed.” She hovered with the new gown that the Resko-Devi had crafted for her blowing in the breeze.
    A voice came to her. “Destroyer, surrender to us or your lover will be the first thing to fall out of the sky. He is in our sights and—”
    She ripped the shuttles apart, personnel and all. “You would think that they would learn.”
    A swarm of light circled something in her field of view, and as she turned, Hidden’s shuttle circled for a landing or, at least, the outline of it did.
    The shuttle flickered into sight, and she landed next to it, waiting for Jarrod to appear.
    The door opened, and Hidden staggered out, blood covering him and his eyes glazed with shock.
    Rathi caught him to her and held him as he smiled weakly at her.
    “I made it home, Rathi.”
    She let out a shrill whistle, and Targo screamed, flying toward them and landing on Jarrod’s arm. The Resko-Devi surrounded them, and Rathi gave them all the power they needed to heal him.
    When the lights flew off and Targo returned to his children, Rathi was left holding Jarrod’s hand as he reclined on the landing area. “Thank you. I did not think I would make it.”
    “What happened?”
    “I was caught re-entering this system. I had not thought that there would be more Raiders here. I didn’t get myself cloaked in time.”
    She