by Maia Starr
"Wait here that must be the Master on the projection screen?"
I moved out of my sleeping room and into the basic and answered the projection.
"Consulate, it has been decided that the commander is able to challenge you. The challenge will be held tomorrow. Take this day off to prepare yourself and best of luck to you Consulate," the Master said before he hung up.
I made sure that the projection was closed off on my side. I immediately moved back into my sleeping room and closed the door.
"We're getting out of here," I said as I opened the storage wall and began to pack a survival bag. Jade sat up in bed and looked at me confused, "What do you mean? Tell me what is going on here?"
"It has been decided that I will be challenged by the commander tomorrow. I was given the day off from my Consulate duties today to prepare. However, you were right. The commander will do all he can to win this challenge and pull any dirty trick that he can. What if he has a member of the council under blackmail or bribery? What if he has spiked food that I did not know was in my possession? There are many number of things that he can do as he has many resources. He could have me attacked on my walk to the challenge arena tomorrow and injure me just so that he can win in the combat trials. I do not trust it. Therefore, we are getting out of here."
"Where will we go? Are we going to the outlands with the rebels?" She asked as she got up out of bed and came to me.
Her presence was instantly calming to me. I looked at her and said, "No, we would be found quickly if we did that. There is only one place we can go that we would be completely safe."
"What place is that?"
"Earth," I said looking at her.
"Earth?! Do you really mean it Dalik?"
"I do really need mean it Jade. It is the only way to get you into a safe place. Do you think that there is a place on Earth that we could live where I would be accepted or we could hide and live alone together?"
"You mean live together, as a couple?" She said that she looked at me with a hopeful manner.
"That is what I mean Jade. I have realized that I have fallen for you. It is the only explanation of why I am willing to leave all of this behind. I am willing to leave the planet that I love and wanted to help transform just to keep you safe. I will not have any harm come to you."
"Oh Dalik," I feel the same way," she said and she jumped into my arms.
I kissed her deeply and moved my hands all over her body taking her in. However there was no time to do anything else.
"Come, we must pretend like we are going to the market and going about my day. However, we will be going to the pods," I said as I picked out a cloak for her to wear.
"The pods?" She said as she began to get dressed.
"Yes, there are emergency escape pods. They are designed to help us escape in the event of a disaster in the city. They are very fast once they are launched and go into hyper travel speed with in seconds and are hard to trace. We can get into one and plot a course to Earth before and launch. We will be more than halfway there before anyone ever discovers that we have left the planet."
"But are you sure? This is what you want?" She asked as she stopped and looked at me.
I had to admit that it was not what I wanted before she had entered my life. If it was only me I would be more than happy to take up the challenge against him and I knew that I would win. Now with so much weighing on the whether or not I won, made me feel like I would be too distracted to win. Her life depended on it now. Escape seemed to be the only way to be with her, to be happy, and to be away from that vile creature. I looked at her and simply said, "This is the way."
Chapter 11
DR. JADE ROBERTS
I had the most epic night of my life. Letting Dalik take me the way he did was thrilling and the fact that he was of an alien race was intoxicating to me. He was very much like a human male, but also very different. His long limbs and tall stature made me feel delicate and petite under his weight. He was able to handle me like a rag doll and I liked that. As I stretched out in bed and thought about everything that had happened the night before I smiled to myself. So it was a shock when he burst into the room in a panic.
"We're getting out of here," he said as he opened a wall and began to pack. I sat up in bed and looked at him confused and scared. My heart pounded not knowing what was happening. I was so confused as to what had changed his mind. He went from being very confident to undertaking the Commander no matter his tricks to suddenly being very paranoid. I did not understand the change and since I did not know the planet I had no idea that there were places we could go to hide.
But when he mentioned Earth I was shocked. My heart jumped at his words. Tears started to form in my eyes hearing that he had fallen for me. I was falling for him too and I had been scared to admit that to him and to myself. It was too much too soon, but I had a connection with him. He was unlike any creature that I had ever known. He was a strong warrior that set me on fire in both mind and body.
I was impressed with his plan for Earth, but I was scared. How could he leave his home so abruptly just for me? I felt guilt creeping in.
Moments later we were going through the market smiling and having conversation as though nothing was out of the ordinary, my heart was racing so fast. I wondered if it was obvious on my face that I was so nervous. Dalik leaned in and whispered in my ear, "Now pay attention to where we are going. Memorize this just in case."
I nodded yes in response to him but said nothing. I looked around at my surroundings and picked out various landmarks that I had drawn on the map that I had made for myself. I knew that we were headed east towards the warrior stations. That fact only made me feel more nervous and terrified. How would we get through such a band of warriors if they figured out what we were up to?
Dalik came to a door on the outside of the warrior’s station, and he typed in the code and forced me to remember it. "Pay close attention Jade. This is important."
"I got it," I said as I memorized the code. The door opened and there was a long shaft in front of us that was dark and empty.
"Hurry," he said as he grabbed my hand and the door closed behind us. We walked fast but we did not run. I soon realized that this was a back way to the escape pods because we did not see anyone along the way. "Where is everyone?" I asked him.
"This entrance is for the higher officials, it is why I know of it but there are only a few that do," he said.
"I see," I said as I soon found myself in front of a long line of small escape pods. Dalik showed me how to open the door and then we both crawled in. He went through a series of switches and it wasn't very much unlike an escape pod on the ship I had been on. “This,” he said as he took out a projection tool and held it in front of my face. “This is the most important piece to the escape. Take it. Push it into this,” he said as he handed me the projection tool. I slid it into the slot of the pod. It reminded me of a cigarette lighter in a car. It fit perfectly and clicked.
"That's it. Now all I have to do is push this button and the escape pod will activate and launch." He said as he showed me a large blue button that was under a glass lid. He lifted it up and stared at the button.
I could sense the hesitation in his voice as he looked around. I couldn't allow him to do this. This was his home and he had dedicated his life to becoming the Consulate just like his father, and now he was going to give it all up for me. I could never live with the regret he would feel once we were on Earth. I grabbed his hand before he touched the button. "Don't Dalik. Stop. You don't want to do this. I can feel it. I won't let you do something that you will regret for the rest of our lives. We can get through this I know it." He looked at me and was silent for a long time. Then he finally said, "Do you remember everything? Do you remember how we got here? Do you remember how to activate the escape pod?"
"I think so," I said confused by his question.
"Good. Then promise me that as soon as you know who is winning the trial that you will come here and esca
pe to Earth. Do not wait for me. You must go alone," he said as he squeezed my hand.
"But…" I tried to say but he stopped me.
"No, Jade, promise that you will sneak over here before they have even announced the commander’s name as the new Consulate if it comes to that," he squeezed my hand firmer.
"I promise," I said to him and he looked at the pod and said let's go over this one more time." Then he began to show me the sequence of activating the pod and entering the coordinates for Earth. I had to admit that the excitement and adrenaline made me feel scared but also aroused. The act of talking about leaving each other only made me want him right then and there incase I would never get to have him again. He looked at me for a long time and I think he was thinking the same thing. Then he finally said, "Come. Before we are caught." He pulled the projection tool out of the pod.
I followed him out of the pod as he erased the coordinates and undid all the switches. Then we quietly made our way out of the station and into the market.
"Come we must be seen. Let us go talk to a few shopkeepers and stop in at the market to eat in view of everyone. This way no one would think of any suspicion," he said as he grabbed my hand and invited me along the busy streets.
We made a big show of talking to a lot of Kalazaron who treated me with strange looks but out of respect for Dalik said nothing. We continued on our way to the Iccanis fields and the keeper had good news. "I moved several plants and they are doing well. You are a very smart human female," he said with a smile.
"I thank you," I said feeing proud but also some despair that I might not be able to help this project any more after I had become so excited about it. I had really started to see a place here for me as a scientist and as the lover of the Consulate warrior Dalik Moscurn, but now those dreams had been shattered. After the fields we continued back to the living quarters where we were meant with a surprise.
"Consulate where have you been?" A man said as soon as we stepped into the hallway outside the door to our living quarters.
"Master Bresh," Dalik bowed and I felt my heart drop to my stomach.
Chapter 12
DALIK MOSCURN
After being with Jade I knew that I had to get us both out of there. As I dressed her and grabbed my survival bag I had to make it look like we were just going for a stroll through the market and making rounds as we had done previously. It was easy with a strong human female like Jade. She was able to adapt to the situation and I counted myself lucky that I had fallen for an intelligent being. The pod travel was going to be long and hard on us, but it would be worth it. But first we had to make it to the pods and stealthily looked around to see if we were being followed. Commander Yun probably had a watch on me at all times just waiting for me to slip up.
I showed her how to get to the escape pods and how to work them. Then we went to the Icannis fields to make it all look less suspicious.
After the fields we continued back to the living quarters where I thought it had all come to an end. As we stepped out of the elevator to the hallway outside my living quarters, Master Bresh was waiting for us. I looked for an escape but knew there was none.
"Consulate where have you been?"
"Master Bresh," I bowed.
I felt anger inside of me as soon as I saw Master Bresh waiting for us. Did he know what we had been up to? I was on my guard waiting to see if we would be taken. I stared at Jade and as soon as I did the Master turned his attention toward her.
"This must be the human female that has caused so much trouble," he said as he moved toward her.
"Master” she said as she bowed her head. I was glad that she was playing along; there was no need to make the master angry. But then my fist clenched against my sides as the Master pulled the hood off of her hair and untied it down the front. He was undressing her right before my eyes! I wanted to strangle him. He took the hooded cloak off of her and stopped at that. It was a good thing too because I could have killed him if he kept going. He looked at Jade up and down and walked around her in a circle. Jade looked at me and I could see her lips pursed together in anger as she was biting her tongue trying not to speak.
"I must say I regret this gift to you Consulate. However, it is a gift you must keep as I cannot be known as a Master that takes away gifts after they are given, that would not be good for the Kalazaron to doubt gifts from their Master. However, should the commander win tomorrow, everything that was given to the Consulate shall be his. This includes your human."
"I understand. You made that perfectly clear yesterday. I am not worried. I will defeat the commander. I am the rightful Consulate, even if I have to prove that twice, it will only make my position seem stronger."
"Yes, I see some sense in that notion."
"How can I serve you master? It must be something grand to warrant you coming to my living quarters," I said in a polite manner even though I was wondering why the hell he was there. Was it just to look at Jade? Or was it because we had been seen in the pods? I was growing angrier by the second, and even angrier that I could not show it.
"Yes, I did come for a reason. I have come to offer an armed escort to the trials tomorrow. As you know the commander has quite a reputation for doing things his own way. With an armed guard you shall be protected from your home to the trials, just as a precaution. I am also offering the same to the commander."
"Thank you Master, I will accept your offer," I said with a bow of my head.
"Very well, that is all consulate. I wish you best of luck tomorrow," he said as he left with his guards.
I pushed Jade to the wall and opened the door to the living quarters. I quietly pushed her in and closed the door behind us. I was relieved. We had not been caught for trying to escape to Earth. We would both be in chains by now if they knew. I was relieved.
"That was very scary. The master frightens me," Jade said.
"Yes he is very powerful. I was frightened too that I may never see you again. I would not be able to handle that Jade. For now, we must act like this is our last day and night together," I said as I pulled her into my arms up off the floor and kissed her. She kissed me back passionately. We were both lost in the moment and in lust. The adrenaline ran through us knowing that this could be the last time that we would be able to make love to each other. I wanted to enjoy every single inch of her body and her mind. I picked her up and scooped her into my arms and carried her to my sleeping bed. She moaned as she wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed my chest. She was so small and delicate and she made me feel like a more powerful warrior every time she touched me.
I placed her on the bed and took off all her clothes until she was naked and pale lying on the bed in front of me. I started at her toes and kissed her up to her ankles. Then I licked slowly up her calve, kissing and licking each one until I was at her knees. She moaned and wiggled on the bed sighing out my name, "Dalik."
I moved up her thighs and kissed and lick them and she slowly parted them. She was begging for me to lick her wet center. I did exactly that as I moved my tongue inside of her wet slit. She gripped the sheets into her fists as I kissed and licked and sucked on her clitoris. My tongue was long and I pushed it inside of her and out again, and then inside once more. She opened her thighs wider letting me in. Then I moved away from her center and moved up her belly placing soft kisses all the way up until my mouth was on top of her hard erect nipple. I flicked it with my tongue and pinched the other one between my fingers. She arched her back up off of the sleeping bed groaning and moaning. My mouth moved up to her neck where I kissed her while my hands moved down her arms massaging and kneading them. I wanted to memorize her body with my hands and my tongue.
"I cannot give this up. I cannot," I groaned.
"Then don't. Fight for me Dalik. Fight for our love is at stake; make sure it is not broken. Nothing will separate us," she whispered in short breaths as I kissed her.
She was right. I would fight and I would win. I was Dalik Moscurn damn it. No one had ever defea
ted me and no one would now. I was going to make dirt of the commander and send him away forever. But for now I was going to please my human female. I stood up and disrobed and she gasped as she looked at me. I loved her reaction to me. It was unlike anything that I would get from a Kalazaron female but I was exotic and new to Jade, just as she was to me. I positioned my hips between her thighs and entered her slowly. My body was very long and my head towered over hers as I moved in and out of her. Her hands clawed at my back. I did not want this feeling to end. There was no way in hell that I was giving this up. This was mine.
Chapter 13
DR. JADE ROBERTS
Fight day. As I walked with him down the hall with the armed guards I was shaking. So much was riding on this challenge and I had no idea what to expect. I was terrified. This morning I was starting out the property of the warrior that I was in love with, but I could very well end the day the property of a warrior that would ruin me. I would have to get to the escape pod, not be caught, and successfully launch off of a planet and be in space alone. It was a lot to take in, and it was exactly why I was a shaking mess as I walked with Dalik to the warrior station where the challenge was held in the grand arena.
