GENDER CHANGE
#2 of FSS DRACONUS MISSION 1
F.S.S. 2350 DRACONUS
MISSION ONE.
GENDER CHANGE.
Part 1.
20thMarch 2354
Location: Deep Space within League of Non-Align Worlds.
Operation: Investigate potential terrorist activities by Human First operatives.
A lone dark furred chakat was looking out of the portal to the bright lines of stars, as they stream past the newly functioning starship. Shi held deep apprehension on returning to the region that shi left with hir mother Tera Drop, so many years ago. Recent reports shi received about the pirate activities in the area was not good. Since hir departure from Space Station Gama almost 27 years ago, the pirates have taken over that area, and all routes leading through and around it.
If shi had hir way, shi'll commandeer the ship and hunt every pirate down and destroy them. The station is gone, in the hands of the pirates and is now a formidable base of operations. Even the federation stay clear of it. Pity, for 27 years of hir 46 years, it had been hir home, until a human riot, caused by the Humans First movement, stole hir father and forced hir and hir mother to leave on a Shuttle.
Sighing deeply, Goldpaw, the ships Physical sciences/Astrogation Officer made hirway back to the bridge. It was hir job to navigate the ship once it drops out of warp.
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"Come on, is that the best you got?" panted the cheetah patterned chakamil, as shi blocked and parried the blow from the yellowed furred chakamil with sun patterns.
"Don't press me Sunny, I'm just getting warmed up." The attacking chakamil grunted, lift both fore limbs to avoid the low swipe of the katana, then shi followed through with a lunge with hir own weapon, narrowly missing a mortal stab to hir life mate's throat. Luckily, the cheetah chakamil avoided the lunge, and grabbed the arm with a free hand and used hir tail to swat the opponents' hand, numbing it and dropping the katana into the waiting right fore paw, brandishing both weapons into a cross like pose, ready to decapitate the lime coloured hair mate's head.
"Relent?" Sundawn panted, but cursed when a blinding flash momentarily blinded hir, and shi felt Solarblaze break the hold and both katana's slashed at thin air. Although blinded, hir empathic senses alerted hir to Solarblaze's location, and shi faced hir, weapons ready.
"Cheat!" shi snarled.
"Did not." Came the retort.
"Did so, we agreed no special abilities."
"No, we agreed no special Offensive abilities, my Solar Flare is defensive." Solarblaze replied, moving around to Sundawn's right side, but was met by the slash of the blades, so shi backed off.
"Ok, draw then?" Sundawn asked, weapons still ready.
"Draw, besides, all this exercise is making Stephillum uneasy." Shi said, noticing the pale complexion on the red cheeks of hir step-sisters face, as shi sat visibly shaken.
"Wha.. you... eh?" shi muttered, looking at Sundawn and Solarblaze wide-eyed and mouth open.
"What's the matter sis? Kat got your tongue?" Solarblaze asked, walking over with Sundawn leaning on hir shoulder for support, as shi waited for hir eye sight to return.
"WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?!" shi nearly screamed. Shaking with rage and fear.
"What? Oh, that? We were just sparring." Solar replied, taking the bottled water and taking a huge gulp, then handed the rest to Sundawn, who splashed some on hir face.
"SPARRING? SPARRING? IT LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE TRYING TO KILL EACH OTHER?" shi cried, cuffing hir sister behind the ears.
"No we weren't, and besides, we have the best doctor on stand by if we did injure ourselves too badly." Sundawn added, rubbing hir temple as the blackness turned to a hazy blur.
Noticing that shi was still unable to see, Stephillum came over and used hir ability to heal the rectal so Sundawn can see the rage on hir face.
"Calm down hun, you know we wouldn't do any real harm to each other, if we can help it. Beside's, adding the threat of injury heightens our awareness and reflex." Solarblaze murred, rubbing hir sister's shoulders, trying to calm hir down.
Stephillum glowered at hir sister and co-mate, then let out a deep sigh and relaxed.
The room they were in was a combat training dojo, specifically created for crew members to spar and learn new hand to hand moves.
Just then, the captain's voice spoke on the intercom.
"Would Commander Shir Solarblaze, Lt Sundawn and Lt Snowdrift, please report to the bridge, immediately."
"Well, duty calls." Solarblaze replied, exiting the room with hir family and crew members.
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Silently, the snowy white tigertaur made her way through the lush vegetation, listening to the sounds of the forest, trying to locate the scent of her quarry. She picked it up at the pond, but lost track of it 5 minutes ago. Moving under the fallen tree, she scanned the area in front of her with her heat sensitive eyes, and located a heat source, but it was just a squirrel.
Moving cautiously, she caught the scent again. It was close, but the location was confusing, it seemed to be behind her, from where she had come from. Twirling around, she looked again; scanning, then a movement from above caught her attention. Looking up, she saw a blurred form, and then teeth and claws sank into her flesh, causing cuts and gashes.
Not lethal, or something that needed immediate medical attention, but painful nonetheless. Rolling on her back and growling, Snowdrift tried to dislodge her attacker. But the thing kept a tight hold on her, until she laughed and submitted, laying still like she was dead.
The tiny dark furred cub materialized out of nowhere and licked hir mothers face and cheek, purring with pride and honour. Shi meeped and nuzzled at the lactating breast, and started nursing at the luscious milk from hir mother.
"So, milk reward for killing the vicious killer tiger, eh?" Snowy replied, stroking hir daughters backs; stroking the white moon shaped crescent patterns that littered hir body.
Lunablaze, daughter of Solarblaze and Snowdrift, drank hungrily at the right breast with the ugly pink scar, a reminder of a painful past.
Just then, the captain's voice came from the sky above.
"Would Commander Shir Solarblaze, Lt Sundawn and Lt Snowdrift, please report to the bridge, immediately."
Sighing, Snowdrift got up and ordered the computer to disengage the hologram scenario. The forest shimmered and then vanished, revealing a large room.
Leaving the room, Snowdrift made hir way to the bridge, with an extra crew member in tow.
To Be Continued...