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Global Defences

Part 2

By Wolfie Steel featuring Draft the Suffolk Punch.

The Atlas docks in docking port twelve at earth base one, Commander Tanner stands at the air lock waiting for the pressure to equalise, finally there is a gentle hiss as the air lock door opens, standing the other side is Tanner's replacement, a sleek and black furred Husky, the two shake paws as they meet.

"Commander Webster, I have heard some very good things about you, please keep the Atlas in good health and running like clockwork"

Commander just nods his head a little.

"Don't worry Commander Tanner, I have heard that the outgoing Commander of the Atlas is a tough act to follow and so it is time to bring my 'A' game. Okay now for the official stuff, Commander Tanner I am Commander Darryl Webster and I am here to relieve you"

The Horse acknowledges the Husky.

"I am relieved, take care Commander"

The two part company, the Husky stepping aboard the Atlas, while the Horse steps into earth base one, he heads towards Admiral Chester's office where he knows that he will come face to face with his new Captain. Meanwhile, at Admiral Chester's office.

"Now then Ward I hope you realise how many ropes I had to pull to get Commander Tanner to agree to his new posting and how much reorganising I have had to do to give the Atlas a Commander that is comparable to Tanner, please don't give me cause to regret doing it, and please as soon as Tanner gets here, try not to fuck his ass straight away, save it for when you get to Base Station eighty nine"

I cut the Admiral a sour look, but I am brought out of it by the sound of the call alarm on the Admiral's door, the Admiral gives the all clear for the caller to enter, the door opens and there he is, the Draft Horse of my wet dreams, the Admiral makes his way towards the Horse with his paw outstretched.

"Commander Tanner, I trust that Commander Webster boarded the Atlas to relieve you?"

The Horse clears his throat to answer the Admiral, though his eyes never leave me.

"He did indeed Admiral; the Atlas is still in good hands"

The Commander shakes the Wolf's paw and then walks towards me.

"Captain Cramer, Commander Tanner reporting for duty sir"

I could tell instantly that the greeting was a forced one, just to make things official, but deep down inside I know that I have a lot of work to do to regain the Commander's trust in me.

"Commander Tanner, I know that things between us are a little strained at the moment, and I can't blame you if you hate my guts right now, but I hope that we can put this mess behind us and start afresh"

It is now the Admiral's turn to speak.

"Okay guys, the shuttle bound for Station eighty nine leaves at 0600 hours, so take my advice and go to the watering hole, have a couple of drinks and try to sort out the frostiness that I know is between you both"

We both acknowledge the Admiral and head from his office, we both head towards the bar, silence between us as we walk, as we enter the bar I speak up.

"Okay Commander, grab us a table and I will get our drinks, do you still drink Scotch?"

Draft just silently nods and heads off towards an empty table. Damn I knew it was going to be hard to get a conversation out of him but I didn't think that he would practically completely blank me, oh well I guess that is what happens when the bridges of trust are demolished.

I order our drinks at the bar; once they are ready I take them back to the table. When I get back to the table I lower the Commander's drink down to the table in front of him, as I am still feeling like there is an ice wall between us I sit opposite the Horse.

"Look Tanner, I know that you finding out about me was not exactly what you wanted, and yes I know that I should have made my feelings for you known much sooner, I dunno, blame it on me being a coward if you like, but I guess I was afraid that you would reject me, and when that shit eater Chester threatened to out me to both his father and you, well I was not prepared to lose everything that I had ever worked for and so I lost my temper, I nearly paid the price for it too, but now we have a chance to wipe the slate clean, with one exception, now you know how I feel about you. I would like to know where you stand though with regard to being with me, I mean yes I told Admiral Chester that I wouldn't be the Captain of eighty nine without you as my Commander and hopeful lover"

I tentatively place a shaky paw on top of one of Draft's hands.

"I'm sorry about what has happened, and I promise that I will do whatever it takes to make things right with you, in fact, tell me what I can do to show you how sincere I am?"

Draft seems to give this some thought.

"Okay this is going to test you out big time, allow me to have a poker night once a week"

I gulp a little at that suggestion, knowing the company rules about gambling on board their ships or stations, basically if we are caught gambling then it is twelve months in the brig, loss of rank and reduced rations and benefits for six months, but I have set myself this challenge and it is something that I need to complete so that I can get the Commander back on side.

"Oh Commander, you are pure evil, you know what Admiral Chester will do to us if the poker night becomes common knowledge, but for me it is a risk worth taking and so I will allow you to have your poker night, but we are going to have to be professional about this, as well as a little sneaky, whenever you have your poker night I will be with you, as soon as I get the call that a ship is about to dock or that I am being contacted by the Admiral, the game will be stopped, immediately, and of course there can be no outsiders to find out about the poker night, only the crew of the station will know, and only off duty crew members can play, that way we might just be able to have fun without losing everything"

The Horse gently nods his agreement.

"Okay Ward, I need a way of getting the poker equipment aboard both the shuttle and the Station without being seen, we also need to find a secure place to keep them when not in use"

A sly smile creeps across my muzzle as an idea springs to my mind.

"A Captain's personal effects are beamed straight to his Station quarters, the residential hallways will be empty after midnight tonight, so we will move the equipment from your quarters to mine ready to be beamed up with my effects cases, and then when we board the shuttle in the morning, you will take your personal effects with you, minus the poker stuff, and of course, the only person that goes into the Captain's quarters unannounced is the Captain"

Draft looks at me with a sly smirk.

"Oh my god and you had the nerve to call me devious, hehe, but if we can pull this off then I will make sure that the poker night is not the only fun that you will have with me"

We finish our drinks and then head away from the bar and towards our own private quarters.

"Okay Draft, I will come to your quarters at 0030 hours, so be ready to let me in, the quicker we get this done the less chance we have of anyone seeing us"

The Commander tilts his head forward to show that he has understood my instructions and we both split up and go our separate ways.

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At 0029 hours I am standing outside Draft's quarters, I do not use the door call point as it will register the fact that I have visited the Commander and it will also record the time of my visit too, so if any questions are asked then it won't look good for either of us.

The door slides open at exactly 0030 hours and Draft is standing ready with the suspicious cargo.

"Okay Ward, we have to move the poker table, which folds neatly into three sections, a large box that contains the gambling chips and also the card holder, the packs of playing cards will go in my carry on effects, because packs of playing cards alone do not constitute as gambling"

The Commander is indeed correct, if anyone checks him or his belongings and finds the playing cards they will not think twice about them as there are many card games that can be played on one's own.

As we move away from the Commander's door it slides shut with a gentle hiss, we then begin our five minute perilous journey towards my quarters.

We arrive back at my quarters without incident, I open the door and we slip inside, I quickly close the door again and activate the lights, in the middle of my main room stands the pile of my effects ready to be beamed to my quarters on board the station, the exact coordinates have been given to the transporter operator and so if we add the gambling equipment to the front of the pile we would have to adjust the coordinates again which would raise suspicion, and so we place the equipment on top of the pile, that way there is no change in coordinates and no suspicions will be raised.

With the sneaky addition made I turn to look towards Commander Tanner, half expecting him to be heading for the door, but to my surprise he is stood completely still.

"Look Ward, I know how big a risk you are taking by doing this, and if I'm being honest I never thought that you would go through with it, but you have now proven to me that you have the balls to do what you feel is right to get what you want"

I walk over to the Horse and lay a gentle paw on his right arm and give it a gentle stroke.

"Well Draft, when I see something that I want so badly, I won't let anything get in the way"

I continue to stroke the Horses arm but then I let out a soft whimper as the Commander lowers his left hand to my semi hard package and gives it a subtle grope.

"Captain, consider this as an initial down payment, I will be making regular payments into your...account"

I stand there stunned for a few moments until my senses finally come back to me, I again face the Horse but this time all I see is his back as he is standing at my door, he gives his sexy ass a gentle wiggle before he slips through the now open door, before the door closes again he turns his head back to me.

"Well Captain Cramer, I will see you on board the shuttle at 0600 hours"

Still a little stunned I just nod my head in agreement, with a smile the Commander vanishes from sight and my door closes. Somewhere in the back of my mind I feel uneasy, it might just be my suspicious mind but I get the feeling that I have just been played...like a two bit piccolo.