The Swords that Bind- Part 9 Flirting with the Captain
#10 of Swords That Bind
As I stood and watched, there was a sudden urgent knocking on the door, and Samis was brought to a halt. Artemis looked confused, and motioned at me. "You get it, Ramon. I told them not to disturb me, so it must be important." I rapidly put on my trousers, so at least to appear decent, and opened the door a fraction. Another Vulpini was standing there, trying to look less than harassed and failing. He paused as he saw me, confused. "Is Artemis there?" he enquired. "Yes, but he's a little busy in a meeting. What's up?"
"Uhhh, we have a troop ship requesting a dock." I heard Artemis gasp, and hurried noises behind me. "I'll be out momentarily." Artemis called to the Vulpini. He lumbered off the bed, walking a little unsteadily after the draconic ravaging, and motioned to me. "You and Samis may want to get ready to get back to your bay." he nodded and my clothes and rifle. Samis was already picking up his sword and trousers. As the centaur started discussing the new arrival, I got dressed at speed. Artemis motioned to us.
"Chaio is sending troops to inspect all docks for war-worthiness and preparation." "Ok, that's particularly bad?" I asked. "Not in itself, but you guys need to get back to your ship. You might not be so bad, but if the troops see Samis, then there could be serious people asking serious questions about what dragon is moving around the system." Artemis explained at speed.
"Have they docked yet?" Samis said, passing Artemis and the Vulpini at the door at a brisk walk. "Not yet, they didn't call ahead, so we've got them in a holding pattern. But that will only last a few minutes." Artemis trotted after the dragon. I nodded at the Vulpini, and started running after the two. "Facilier, get to the ship and let them know the situation. Fuel personnel only to remain outside the ship. Acheron and Silver."
"What about Celiana?" I asked. "She's a civilian, and not a dragon. Nor did she desert or get involved in any illegal activity leaving dock, so she'll be fine for now. We, on the other hand, have to get to the Dolphin, Artemis, could you let Celiana know we've gone back to the ship?" The last thing I heard before I started sprinting down the corridor was Artemis calling the bank, to relay this information to Cee.
I ran quickly through the passageways leading back to the dock. I could feel the entire station shuddering as one of the great roofs was either retracting or closing, the troop ship was arriving. As the shuddering stopped, I entered our docking bay. DAIN was at the bottom of the ramp, talking with Acheron, with Silver on top of the ship by the fuel line, the two refuellers from the station standing by the tanker.
"ACHERON!" I shouted as I ran over," We got troops on the ground. All non-essential personnel to return inside the ship, Samis says! You and Silver keep refuelling. Samis and Cee on their way!" Acheron turned to DAIN and said something quietly to the construct, who climbed up the ramp, disappearing from sight. I got to the cat. "Chaio's doing an inspection of the docks." I managed to say, panting.
"Right. There's a minute chance that it's Vulpini who will recognise you, but even so you stay in the bridge until the all clear. It's Samis who's the bigger worry. How far behind is he?" "He wasn't running." I replied, heading rapidly up the ramp. "He's not the running type." Acheron replied," but he's got his cloak, so he should be fine." I hauled myself up the ladder and entered the bridge. DAIN had parked himself at the communications set, and as I took the pilot's seat, I heard him talking to Cee.
I slunk low in the seat, so that anyone looking from the ground of the dock could not see me. Fortunately the sleek shape of the nose meant it would be hard for anyone to look in from a lower point, but I didn't want to chance it. I felt the station rumbling again, presumably the roof was closing over the troop ship. DAIN updated me. "Samis has just entered the bay, Celiana has finished her transaction and is returning."
"Do we have an identity of the troop ship. Species and number?" "It is a medium class Azuri ship. Chaio has sent them to this quadrant of the galaxy, it is most likely they will be taking the same route to the border that we will, before checking up on other border docks." "Azuri? That's weird, we're not that close to the Azuri homeworld. I was expecting Vulpini or one of the others in this sector." "I imagine Chaio is doing it deliberately, so all the troops meet all the other races. You had not met one of Artemis' kind before today, yes?"
"No, I had not." "Yet their world is only five or so planar jumps from yours, albiet towards the edge of the galaxy." "This is true." I considered." Most of the planar travel I did was towards the Azuri and Ia Gelliath." "Chaio is a despicable monster," DAIN commented, and it was unusual to hear how the AI said it," but he does have the odd idea that makes sense. These ships being sent to meet new people and new races far from their homeworld, it will instil a "there's all of us versus them" mentality. A real group effort against Nexa."
"I see." "Of course, it has been done before, but a war and time of peace tends to kill off the veterans of this tactic, so it needs to be done each time. I imagine Nexa's forces will be doing the same." "Will this affect us?" "Hopefully not." the AI replied, " We are travelling to somewhere at speed, while they have to stop to survey and mingle. So in theory we should not meet them again."
Samis entered the bridge, closing and locking the door behind him. "Ok, we're buttoned up here." he announced, and I noticed he was smiling a little. "Good news, sir?" I asked. "Not really, but I kind of enjoy this. Thrill of the hunted, as it were. But they can't enter this ship without a warrant, which they won't have. So we will just sit here until we're ready to go, and leave the good centaur to his new guests."
"Poor Artemis." I sighed," I don't envy his position." "He'll be fine." "Not that. I meant he was enjoying your incredible sexual prowess, and just when it was getting good he had to go back to his job." I gave Samis a wink, and he just relaxed against his captain's seat with a grin. "I know, I could see how much you were enjoying watching." he retaliated. "I could see how much you enjoyed being watched."
The dragon smirked. "Well, you didn't do too badly yourself. I was quite impressed." "Just remember I'm smaller and more fragile than Artemis." "I won't forget. You're a nice cuddle toy size though." DAIN interrupted the flirting. "Celiana has entered the dock, but had to pass the troops on the way. No complications so far. A squad is currently in our dock with Artemis, inspecting the structure and refuelling capability."
After ten seconds, he added. "Photographs are being taken of the structure." Samis looked uneasy at this. "Dolphin's a rather unique ship nowadays. It used to be a fairly common diplomatic vessel, but there are few of them left. I hope whoever has that camera is not focusing on us." "The photographs are not solely focused on us, no." DAIN replied," They are taking pictures of the refueller and the size of the bay. We just happen to be in the way. Not one of the flashes so far has been centered on our vessel."
There was a polite knock at the door, and Celiana buzzed on the intercom. "If I could come in, Samis." she requested, and was promptly let in. She took a seat. "The diamonds have been swapped for currency in your Azuri accounts. The process was not at all difficult. The troops paid me very little attention, they seem to be focused on their job." "That's good to hear, Celiana, thank you." Samis nodded. "We'll refuel, bid Artemis adieu, then move on. Hopefully they will take a little longer to move on than we do. No offence, Celiana."
"None taken, Samis. The less I see them, the better." she replied firmly. "Captain," I interjected politely," What does this do to your plans of bringing the Sword back this way?" "Well, hopefully they will have moved on by this point, but it is going to be a problem we will have to sort out. What I'm hoping is that we can park the Sword near the planar jump point, and use Dolphin to bring fuel back and forth. You are familiar with the principle of core extraction?"
"I know OF it. But I never took part in it." "Well, tell me what you know then. We have the time to kill." I racked my brains. "Capital ships have difficulty refuelling, due to their size making docking with space stations tricky, and entry and leaving planets very time-consuming. So most of these vessels have a 2x2x2 metre removable core, which can fit in a standard ship. That's about all I know."
"Ok, well to fill in the rest, these cores are shielded to prevent fuel exposure to the crew moving it around, and are refuelled from the top using a special hose insert. They weigh about a ton each though empty, so need to be moved around on pallet jacks." "That might be an effort to get onto the Dolphin, given it's sloping ramp." I interrupted. "We may need to invest in a winch of some kind." Samis nodded," But using the lower floor corridor in addition to the bay, we could probably carry five, maybe six at once. Would make it a bit of a tight fit moving around down there, but Dolphin wasn't designed as a cargo vessel. So we make do with what we've got."
"We have no access to the engine bay to place more of them?" "No, the engine components are built into the structure of the Dolphin, so the one rear exit is just one for crew. Most of Dolphin's engine components individually are easy to carry around by one crew member, so you can't even access them from an external source without removing huge sections of the skin." "Going to make the shielding a pain to install." I said thoughtfully. "Silver's been thinking on that, and he agrees. We'll probably have to make quite a few alterations. But he has at least found a place for the module to go, and knows where to put the shield emitters for a good universal coverage."
"I hope it doesn't spoil the lines of the ship." I said, stroking one of the control levers, "She's a beautiful vessel." Samis smiled. "Well, Silver took that into consideration. I think our ride out of planets is bumpy enough without that sort of thing." DAIN spoke," The troops have left the bay with Artemis. Two troopers are outside the bay doors though, standing guard."
"Ok, breathe easy, I think we've gotten away with it. I'm going to take a nap. DAIN, let me know when we're ready to go." "Estimate time remaining, one hour and forty two minutes. Sleep well, sir." DAIN acknowledged, and Samis unlocked the door and left the bridge, followed by Celiana. I breathed out deeply. "DAIN, be glad you don't have adrenaline. I am so tense right now." "That was certainly an interesting diversion. And just when you were about to have such fun with Samis."
I paused, and turned to face DAIN with as blank as an expression as I could muster, which was not easy. "What fun were you referring to?" "I was monitoring the situation in Artemis' room, Facilier. I am fully aware of what you were up to." "Is there an opinion following that statement?" I said, curiously. "I am glad you are getting on so well with Samis."
"You voyeur." I teased, deciding to try and play this game. "All I do is watch and listen to everything, are you surprised that I could see that?" "Do you enjoy it?" I pressed, getting out of my seat. DAIN's eyes flickered briefly. "Are you coming on to me, Facilier?" "Well, you were the one who brought it up, apropos of nothing." I poked my tongue out at him. DAIN turned his head slightly to look at me.
"Interesting. Yesterday you were very timid meeting me, today you seem to be flirting." "As I said, YOU were the one who brought it up." I replied. DAIN paused, and then nodded. "Very well. Yes, I do enjoy watching it, as it causes such a rush for your organic bodies, and the data is pleasing to survey." "So you like the mechanics of the body working in exertion?" "Synapses firing, muscles tensing, the whole body wracked in the throes of ecstasy, it is a symphony to watch."
I had never thought of it that way, but I knew what he meant. To a creature of mechanical nature, our bodies were mechanical in themselves, albiet of different construction materials, so it made sense that he could enjoy the sight of a body working like that. "Do you mind if I ask one more question?" "You just asked it." "Shoulda seen that coming. Are you capable of climax, or whatever you call it?"
DAIN paused once more, and when he spoke he was picking his words carefully. "I do, but not like your organic method. My orgasm, as you would call it, is a build-up of electricity in my system until it has to be discharged. This discharge, while what I'd call pleasurable, is potentially lethal to organics nearby, so I'm not going to invite you to play, but electricity from an external source is all I'd need."
I listened, fascinated by this AI and the machinations of a mechanical body. DAIN continued. "Did you have anything further to ask, Facilier?" I shook my head. "No, thank you, DAIN. It is always interesting to learn new things." "Good, because I think Acheron needs to talk to me." DAIN nodded towards the door. I turned, and sure enough the silent kitty was leaning in the doorframe. "I didn't want to interrupt, not when I was learning this myself. I should invest in a cattle prod or a taser." Acheron grinned, nodding at me.
"Acheron, ever the mischief." DAIN replied, in full on snark mode,"I swear between you, Samis and Kitty, I'm surprised any work gets done around here. And now you've corrupted the Vulpini in the short time he's been on board." "I doubt Ramon had any innocence left when he arrived." Acheron replied with a playful slap on my shoulder. "But given I'm the unofficial morale officer on board, knowing how to make the robotic cutie enjoy himself is good news."
"When did you get a robotic cutie on board, and why has no one introduced me to it?" DAIN deadpanned, and Acheron approached and draped an arm around the back of the robotic entity's neck, giving him a half hug. "Awww, you're cute enough to me." DAIN gave a long sigh. "If we're done discussing our baser instincts, didn't you come up for a reason?" "Of course. But it's nice to find out you have some instincts, base or otherwise." Acheron smiled genuinely. "But enough teasing, Given the arrival of the troop ship, have you sent word to the next port of call that we'll be arriving earlier than expected?"
"I had not, have you asked Samis?" "He went off to bed before I could, so I was going to confirm it with you. Kitty has gotten our border crossing paperwork sorted and Celiana's got the next couple of planar jump calculations sorted." "Very well, I will do so." DAIN began plugging himself into the console. Me and Acheron left the bridge so DAIN could work in peace.
"So, the AI has something akin to stimulation. That's interesting." Acheron looked very cheerful. "Indeed. I knew a little about them, but I didn't realise they felt stuff like that." I nodded. "So how'd you get onto that topic, anyway?" he asked, and I debated internly whether to tell him. "Uhhh, let's just say he saw what Samis and Artemis got up to before the emergency." "Ah, I see." Acheron nodded. "Celiana tell you what happened financially?"
"I guessed. Miners always need diamond gear." the feline nodded. It was too early for dinner, so we broke off there. I headed to Caboose's room, to find him playing a game on a computer. I brought him up to speed with the main details of everything, the bunny quietly listening to everything I had to say.I was just finishing up with Celiana's transaction when the bunny's intercom lit up, and the bunny answered.
"Caboose. Oh, uh, hey Samis... Yes, he's here.... Ok, I'll tell him." he looked at me. " Samis wants you to meet him in his quarters now." I looked perplexed, but nodded and went down the length of the ship, down the ladder, and then past the three sleeping quarters until I knocked on the door. The draconic voice at the other side called me in, and I entered.
Samis was in the en suite bathroom, and for the first time I saw him slightly less off his game, he was completely nude and still very much erect, even though it had been almost thirty minutes since we had had to return. He gave a slight blushing smile as he caught my stare. "Sorry to ask, Facilier, but I was wondering if you could give me a hand?" Oh boy. I had struggled with Artemis, and while the dragon was no equine taur, he was still pretty big.
"Takes a while to go down, sir?" "Uh, yeah. More sorta the fact I was mid-fun with Artemis, and I really needed release. I'd ask Acheron, but he's refuelling." I smiled and took pity on the captain, getting out of my uniform. "Shall we play in the shower, captain?" I suggested as I deprived myself of my trousers. Samis regained a little of his cheerful self. "Thank you, Facilier." he walked over to the shower and turned on the water, flooding the unit with a spray of hot water pretty much instantly.
We together found a temperature that we liked, and he stepped in, ricochets of water bouncing off his wings and shoulder scales, soaking him rapidly. He strokd his cock under the spray a couple of times, grinning as I finished stripping down. I stepped in, giving an involuntary shiver as I was enveloped in spray, my fur matted down. With the warmth surrounding us, Samis turned so that he blocked out the spray with his back, and I dropped down to my knees, at eye level with the throbbing member.
I looked up into Samis' face, grinning cheekily. "You weren't even trying to sleep, were you? You were trying to jack off." I teased, and Samis reached down with a paw, stroking around the back of my head. "Maybe. Maybe not." the dragon teased back, and I poked my tongue out at him, before licking around the narrow tip. It tasted of sex, smelt of sex, but not in the same way the Vulpini did. This was a much more potent smell, it assaulted the nostrils, almost infusing me with lust.
The dragon, however, was not as near as forceful as I had seen him be with Artemis, or when he was repeatedly tackling Silverbeak, His claws ran along the back of my head fur, skritching me affectionately, his free hand bracing himself against the wall, and he did not try to thrust into my licking, letting me gain momentum at my own pace. In return I did not hold back, opening my mouth and suckling around the narrow tip. I had played with Vulpini that had broader heads than this, and I found it quite easy to manage, it was the length and broadening of the shaft that I had doubts abouts.
Samis moaned softly as my tongue curled and played around the head, his body tensing up noticeably. I closed my eyes as I felt some spray ricochet down onto my face, and as I held his legs with my forepaws, I began to bob my head back and forth, savoring the rich taste of the dragon's shaft. His hand maintained it's presence against the back of my head, and he began to give little, almost involuntary thrusts back against my blowjob, but for the most part he was letting me go at my rate.
I managed to get about halfway down his cock before his length threatened to set off my gag reflex, and I lifted my left paw up to stroke his cock from there to the base, working it in tandem with my head bobbing. A dollop of pre dribbled from the tip onto my tongue, accompanied with an extra shiver from Samis, and I tasted it a little. It was sweet, much sweeter than any semen I had tasted before, as if there was a high sugar content, but what I focused on was the richness. It felt heavy, intense, overwhelming, and I murred softly, greedily swallowing.
I looked up into Samis' face, and he was looking very flushed. He met my eye, and smiled with a look I would describe as kind, but slightly predatory. His comment following backed this up. "Enjoying it, Facilier? I'm craving to fuck you right now." he grinned. I nodded and pulled back so I could respond. "If you would sit down and let me ride you, I think we could try that. Where did you put that lube?"
Samis opened the door of the shower, drenching my kneeling form in water. I immediately shielded my eyes as he stepped out to get the lube, and stood up, self consciously reaching for the body wash and soaping between my legs. I was clean already, but I felt a little nervous about playing with Samis, due to his size. I fingered my anal ring, working at the muscles, trying to get them prepared for what was coming.
Most of the nerves, however, were buried by the thrill that I was playing with a dragon, and as he came back with the bottle of lubricant, he saw that mix of emotion on my face and the fact I was fingering myself. As he stepped into the shower, he moved the shower head so that it pointed away from me, and I felt his hand rub down my back. "Would you like a hand with that?" he said, as his digit brushed against my probing one. "Not the whole hand, you're too big for that." I replied wittily, and Samis spanked me on the ass lightly.
"Cheeky toy. Up against the wall and spread them." he commanded. I immediately put both hands on the shower wall, my legs slightly spread, tail up and leaving myself exposed. The dragon squirted some lubricant onto one finger, and as he took me in a warm, one-armed hug, wiggled the slippery claw deep into my ass. I couldn't help myself at that point. I moaned loudly as my ears flattened, my ass clenching against the exploring finger of the dragon, lifting my head up and almost standing on tip-toe. Samis chuckled, his mouth right next to my ear.
"Oh, does the Vulpini like that?" he teased. "Just you wait... til I do it to you." I managed, squirming, my body wracking itself in pleasure. He wormed the single digit back and forth, seemingly determined to make me moan as vigorously as he could, and I was helpless but to oblige, my own cock hardening rapidly out under this lust assault. Samis nibbled playfully on my ear, his free paw reaching around to give my vulpine cock a caress.
In an attempt to retaliate, I reached behind me, running my fingers down his scaly chest untl I found his lubricated cock, and began to pump it slowly and firmly. I felt the dragon give an intake of breath, and he let go of me, directing the spray away against the wall, before sitting down with his rigid, slippery shaft at full mast. And I was not slow to give him what he wanted.