Rax

by Maia Starr

  "No, I suppose not. That would be very dangerous; funny, but dangerous,” she laughed.

  "What you find humorous, I find deadly,” I said to her.

  "So tell me how it's done, Captain. Just like I told you how it's done last night,” she said teasing me. As soon as she said it, I felt hot and flushed Remembering what we did as moments came back to me. I began to feel my staff grow hard.

  "Careful, or I will have to go take another shower,” I grinned.

  "I don't know what you mean,” she said smiling.

  "I saw you watching me. I think you know that by now. I also heard you in your bunk afterward,” I said to her.

  She gasped. “How dare you!"

  "I should be saying that to you. You are the one that spied on me, remember?” I said putting my hands on my hips, playfully mad at her.

  "I guess I'm guilty of that,” she said.

  "As you are guilty of many things,” I said to her.

  "Are you trying to distract me from your plan? It's not going to work. Tell me how we're going to do this. I will need to play my part,” she said.

  "Fine, let's get started.” I rolled out a map of Earth’s moon. She gasped in shock.

  "Where did you get this?"

  "We made it. We have our own intelligence gathering as well. We have been in this war with Earth for decades; do you think we would not know the enemy?” I said to her.

  "I suppose not.”

  "Last time, I landed on the dark side of the moon and then took a small land vehicle to the backside of your lunar base. There is no fence because I assume Earthlings think no one would approach in that direction, only by air. It worked well for me. As soon as I got to the outermost building, that is where I found you. That is where I will take you again,” I said to her.

  Her eyes were wide with shock. “You make it seem so easy,” she said.

  "It sort of was. I had to be very quiet, slow, and stealthy in the land vehicle so as not to draw the eye my way, but slow and patient paid off. It was just my luck that there was a female in the outer building: you.”

  "Yes,” she said with a bit of anger to her voice. "So that's it then. We will land this hunk of junk on the dark side of the moon and then take a land vehicle quietly to the building where you will release me. Then you will take the rover back and be on your way back to the Corillion galaxy,” she said.

  "Yes, that is the promise I made you. That is the promise that I must keep,” I said to her.

  "Thank you, Kai,” she said as she jumped off the counter and then stopped before leaving the room and said, “I will be ready.”

  "I wish I had something more for you to wear besides that dress,” I said to her.

  "Yes, it is not exactly what I would want to wear on a stealth mission,” she said to me.

  "That is not why. It is because I can see your hard nipples through the fabric and now that I have tasted them, seeing them only makes me want to taste them again and again,” I said to her.

  "Oh,” she said, and paused for a second before she walked out. I did not know what she was thinking, but I knew what I was thinking. I was sacrificing a lot by returning her back to Earth. I was sacrificing my own needs of wanting her badly. I never should have touched her; then I wouldn’t know what I was missing.

  Twenty-four hours later, we were on the surface of the lunar base, close to the area where I had landed before. Karissa and I sat in the land vehicle inside the ship.

  "I didn't know the ship was carrying such a vehicle. It is surprising for such a small ship,” she said, looking around the inside of the vehicle. It did not escape my attention that she was pretty much a spy in enemy territory inside an enemy vehicle and she was soaking it all in.

  "Are you ready?” I said to her.

  "Yes,” she said to me. I grabbed her wrist and tied it to the dash of the vehicle.

  "What are you doing?” she asked in shock.

  "You must look like a prisoner, a captive. It is just a precaution in case we are caught before I can get you back to the building. If we were captured and you did not look like a captive, it will not look good for you,” I said to her.

  "Good point,” she said, calming down. Then I moved the vehicle out of the ship and we were roving across the lunar sand.

  "Kai, I really hope that everything works out all right when you return. I can't thank you enough for this. I really am happy to be home. I missed it. You were very wrong to take me from here in the first place, but I thank you for returning me. I don't think there are many Corillion warriors that would do such a thing,” she said to me.

  "Believe me, Karissa, it isn't easy for me to do it either,” I said to her.

  "What is that?” She said as she turned her face away from me and looked ahead, outside the windshield. Suddenly, large lights appeared all around us, encircling us.

  "I guess my plan isn't so stealthy this time,” I said as the human soldiers came forward with guns aiming at us.

  "Shit,” Karissa said.

  "Let's just tell them the truth. Maybe they will let you go in exchange for helping to return me," she said.

  "Not likely,” I said.

  "Put your arms up in the air, you Corillion scum!" a soldier shouted.

  "There's a human with him! There is a female!” another soldier shouted as lights were shining on Karissa's face.

  "It is agent Lane! It is agent Lane!” another soldier yelled as he opened the door.

  "Don't worry, Agent. You are safe now. We got you,” the soldier said as he cut the ties around her wrists. She turned to look at me with a worry in her eyes. I knew what she was about to do. I shook my head ‘no’ to her. But of course, that did not stop her. She always did what she wanted.

  "No, you have it all wrong! This Corillion warrior was returning me. He comes on friendly terms to leave me and then return home!” she shouted.

  "I am sure that is what he told you!” the soldier said as he pulled Karissa out of the vehicle and then pulled her away from me.

  "Karissa…” I whispered.

  "Get out of the vehicle with your hands above your head!” the soldier shouted at me as several guns were aimed at me. I did as I was told. I knew there was no reasoning at this moment, and resistance would make this situation worse. It was best to let Karissa explain the situation to a higher authority. That is what would be done in the Corillion galaxy, and I knew that Earth obviously had a hierarchy as well. She would speak of my sacrifice to return her and how dangerous it was because she was a fugitive in my land, a wanted murderer. So I put my hands above my head and let the soldiers lead me away back to their lunar moon base. I was put into a prison cell to await my fate; I knew that at any moment, Karissa would be visiting me to tell me what was going to happen to me, that she had cleared my name and I would be able to return home. Or so I hoped.

  I sat in the cell waiting. I didn't know how much time had passed, but the Earthlings fed me. I’d had five meals so far, and to me, that meant it had been at least two days since I was captured. Karissa had not visited me, and I knew nothing of what was going on outside of my cell. The guards did not speak around me, not even to each other. They were very tightlipped. But they did not mess with me either, which was refreshing. I began to think that I was on my own here. I couldn't rely on Karissa to get me out of here. Maybe she didn't plead for my release. Maybe she was fine with my capture; she was an enemy agent, after all.

  These thoughts of betrayal by her started to make more and more sense the longer that I stayed in the prison cell. My paranoia was growing strong. I was going to be left here to rot.

  "Corillion warrior!” a guard yelled as he came to the cell door accompanied by five other guards with their guns pointed at me. I stood up but remained silent.

  "You are coming with us,” he said to me.

  Was this Karissa's doing? Had she arranged this? Was I about to be led to a stealth path to help me escape? If so, I needed to be ready. I quietly stretched my limbs as they opened the door.<
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  But I couldn't have been further from what was actually happening.

  "This way. You're going to love this,” the guard said as he waited for me to walk out of the cell. I followed one guard in front of me while the rest guarded me from behind. I was led to a stairway that led down into some sort of basement. Was I going on an underground path to a ship?

  But when I walked into the room, I saw exactly what it was. There were many chains and torture devices. I was going to be questioned, and it wasn't going to be pretty.

  Chapter 7

  KARISSA LANE

  I really did think the plan would work. But I had no way of knowing what had happened on the lunar base since I had left. There had been a major change, and that change came with tougher tactics and a broader sense of security. Working on the lunar base as an agent, I knew what areas were protected as in the one on the base new. So when Kai told me his plan and how he got me the first time, I was shocked that such a simple tactic would work. It was so simple that no one on the lunar base thought anyone would try such a thing, so it was not an area that was covered. So because of our stupidity, Kai was able to get in and get out, easily taking me along with him. So it seemed like it would work again a second time, but this time there was a major difference.

  "Agent Lane, this is Commander Cook, he is the new commander on the base,” my superior agent, Mickey, said to me as I walked into the office.

  "Agent, are you hurt? Did she go to medic?" the commander said to agent Mickey.

  "I am perfectly fine. I am not hurt. I could use a change of clothes, however,” I said, standing there feeling very naked.

  "Of course,” the commander said as he nodded to one of his assistants and they left to get clothes for me.

  "Agent Lane, I have taken over command of the lunar base. When you left, Commander Ricks was in charge. That is when you were taken, because of his sloppy work. I was brought in to make the lunar base a tighter facility. Judging from the fact that you're standing here now, I think it has worked. Tell me, what was going on there when we found you on the outskirts of base?” he asked.

  "It is not as it seems. The Corillion warrior was bringing me back to the lunar base of his own will. He is going against his own Corillion tribe to do so and risking much. His plan was to return me quietly and then return home himself. I hope that you will still give him leave to do so,” I said to him.

  "Why would a Corillion warrior willingly return you to your moon base? You are a prized possession to them. This does not make sense. Please explain, Agent Lane," Commander Cook said.

  "He helped me to escape after I murdered a Corillion leader. I am a wanted fugitive now in the Corillion galaxy. This Corillion warrior helped me to escape certain death,” I said to them.

  Commander Cook laughed and said, “You did what? Good for you, Agent!”

  "I didn't do it for fun, Commander Cook. The man was going to take me without my permission. I did what I had to do. But in doing so, I am now wanted by the Corillion galaxy. The Corillion warrior that you captured was helping me to return quietly to the moon base. I owe him my life, and I would think that we could reward him by giving him his,” I said.

  "Do you know how we captured you with him?” Commander Cook asked.

  "No,” I said.

  "When you were captured, I was hired to analyze the defenses of the lunar base and I found many holes. The entire outside area of the base was not patrolled; now it is. We have various trigger wires set up to let us know of any activity. We figured out that this was the way the Corillion entered the base in the first place and took you. We weren't going to let that happen again. It is a treat to have you returned to us; we thought we would never see you again. But because of your disappearance, the base is now stronger, so we have you to thank for it,” Commander Cook said.

  "I am glad my disappearance helped the E.I.A. in such away. I am glad to be home,” I said.

  "Yes, it is a rare advantage for us to have a female that has seen much of the Corillion systems to return to us. Especially one that is trained with the E.I.A. Your knowledge is now invaluable. I will expect a full report once you are settled in. I want to know everything of what you saw and I want to know where you were taken. I want to know the name and tribe of the leader that you assassinated. In truth, we could turn this around and say that we planned it this way ourselves. Imagine what that would do to the Earth and Corillion relations in this war,” Commander Cook said.

  "Yes, if the punishment for taking a human female from Earth is that the human female will then assassinate the Corillion that they are taken to, that might stop the Corillion from taking females all together. I think you may have stumbled on a solution for us accidentally, Agent Lane,” Mickey said.

  "But that's not what I meant to happen. I wasn't doing my duty as an agent. I was just protecting myself. Thankfully I am trained; many women are not and are defenseless against the Corillion that are nearly three times their size.”

  "Yes, we should start a training program to teach the females all over the world to defend themselves against the Corillion. Now that you have left the Corillion with a taste of what a femme fatale can do, it could be the start of a revolution, and an end to this war,” Commander Cook said.

  "And what of the Corillion warrior you captured. Will he be let free?” I asked.

  Commander Cook and Agent Mickey looked at each other for a silent pause, and then they both burst into laughter.

  "Absolutely not. He will be kept here, never to be released. He is a prisoner of war. That will be all for now, Agent Lane. Get settled in, shower, change, and eat," Commander Cook said as he walked out of the office.

  "But… !" I shouted after him, But agent Mickey grabbed my arm and stopped me.

  "Don't agent Lane. You don't know Commander Cook like I do. He is ruthless,” he said to me.

  "What is going to happen to the Corillion warrior?” I asked.

  "Your old bunk room is ready for you. Let me know when you have those reports done. Welcome home, Agent Lane,” he said.

  I stood there completely pissed off. He didn't bother to answer my question. I don't care if there was a new commander in charge. Treating Kai badly was wrong. He was only returning me, and he should be let go. I needed to take this up with the higher command. I needed to speak to the Earth Council, but I did not have direct access to them. I would have to figure something out. For now, I needed to shower and change. It would be a welcomed sight to sleep in my own bed again. I needed to gather my thoughts and focus in order to figure out how to get Captain Kai Spornium out of here.

  I made my way out of the office complex and towards the showers. As I was rounding the corner, I overheard two men talking. I heard my name, Agent Lane. I stopped walking and leaned against the wall, quietly peeking around the corner. I saw Commander Cook and agent Mickey whispering about me.

  "Do you think she's telling the truth?” Commander Cook asked him.

  "Hard to tell. Agent Lane has never gave me reason to doubt her before. She is always been a good agent, very trustworthy,” Agent Mickey responded.

  "She seems very eager to save that Corillion warriors life. It's possible they have had relations,” Commander Cook said.

  "Yes, it is, considering that is what the Corillion warrior is after. They’re after it so much as to cause a war with the Earth.”

  "Do you think she is now a double agent?" Commander Cook asked.

  "Do you mean an agent for the Corillion?”

  "Yes. She has been gone enough time to have been turned. She could be here gathering data and be an inside person for the Corillion intelligence,” Commander Cook said.

  "I guess that isn't a far stretch. I will keep an eye on her,” Agent Mickey said.

  "Good, keep me posted. I am going to see to gathering as much information off of the warrior’s ship and databases. Then we will get answers from the warrior himself,” Commander Cook said.

  "Yes, sir,” Agent Mickey said as they saluted each
other and went on their ways. I quickly made it to the showers. I now knew that I had to act normal and do everything routine. I was going to be watched. They did not trust me. They thought I was a double agent, or could be. Now I would not be able to go to the Earth Council. They would definitely think I was up to something. I had to figure out another way.

  I settled into my bunk and found comfort in my possessions. There were pictures of my parents and a few from college. It was comforting and felt like a lifetime ago. I had now lived an adventure that I could not live down. I had been to another galaxy. I had killed in another galaxy. I was I wanted criminal by the Corillion race. And more than that, I had been with Captain Kai Spornium, and it woke something inside of me that I was not wanting to admit to myself. I missed him. I missed our banter together. I missed being on an adventure with him. I missed looking at his strong, tall alien warrior body. And of course, now I missed him being inside of me.