Carnal X:Tournament
#5 of Carnal
Yes,? ?I know,? ?yet ANOTHER waste of my perfectly good time,? ?but there we go.? ?I got the idea for this story playing Unreal Tournament? ?2004,? (?no,? ?I will not play against you?)?.? ?As per usual,? ?any comments,? ?suggestions or hate mail to [email protected]?
A good team isn't one with great skills,? ?but one that works together.? ?-Avanti Halfhorse? (?I'm seriously going to have to compile a book of these one day.?)
He slowly crawled his way along the air duct,? ?his painter rifle ready in front of him just in case someone decided to pop up.? ?He hated being the Runt.? ?Usually,? ?the rookie of the team was the Runt,? ?just because it allowed them to rack up some kills,? ?but his skills and small size pretty much ensured that he was always the Runt.? ?He crawled out of the air duct and crept towards one of the enemy's Juggernauts,? ?usually a larger fighter with a stronger weapon and more hit points.? ?Bingo hoped that he didn't attract the Juggernaut's attention as he took his aim carefully before laying a single shot into the back of the Juggernaut's helmet.? ?The Juggernaut turned around as his armor blinked the kill,? ?but he'd already disappeared back into the air vent.? ?With the enemy's second Juggernaut disabled,? ?he activated his radio.
"This is Bingo to Alpha group,? ?do you copy??"
"Go ahead Bingo,? ?we read you loud and clear.?"
"Second Juggernaut neutralized.?"
"Copy that Bingo,? ?make your way to the Eastern tower and radio when you're there.? ?I'm forwarding you the way points now.?"
The first way point popped up on his HUD.
"Points confirmed Alpha Group.? ?ETA is two minutes.? ?Assume worst if no contact by then."
"Copy that Bingo.?"
"Bingo out.?"
Bingo,? ?as the team had nicknamed him,? ?started to make his way towards his destination,? ?hoping that the worst he would come up against would be another Runt.? ?Runts generally had fewer hit points than the other classes,? ?but had a long range marker rifle rather than the shorter range marker rifles the others had.? ?The only thing that equalized every class was the single shot to the head,? ?this disabled every class and that's what Runts were good for,? ?the head-shot.? ?As Bingo started his accent up the ladder,? ?he heard the preparation chatter of his team.
"Bingo is nearing his position.? ?Dreadnaught,? ?Flaks and Gunner,? ?you three will take the Eastern wall whilst Sharp-shock,? ?Beams and I will take the Western wall.? ?Use the standard clearing technique,? ?Bingo will give fire support if we need it,? ?we don't want to give away his position unless it's worth it.? ?Try to keep fast and avoid really open spaces.? ?All we need to do is reach their beacon,? ?nothing special or heroic.? ?We clear??"
"Copy that Carrier.?"
"Good.? ?Bingo,? ?you in position yet??"
Bingo switched his rifle's camera scope on and slid it over the top of the ladder into the tower to see if anyone was in the tower.
"The tower's clear,?" ?Bingo whispered as he lifted the grate.? "?Give me? ?20? ?second to get ready.?"
Bingo got up into the tower and took up his sniper position and scanned the area.
"What's your report Bingo??"
"They've taken up a defensive position in close proximity to their beacon,? ?using the scenery as cover.? ?I count two behind the rubble,? ?one behind one pillar on the Eastern side,? ?I can't see the other or their Runt.?"
"Copy that Bingo,? ?wait for our fire orders,? ?unless you see that runt.?"
"Roger Carrier.? ?Give? '?em Hell.?"
Bingo shifted his gaze toward the door and waited as the team made the final countdown.? ?The smoke grenade bounced through the door and went off with a bang and the half of the room near the door started to fill with smoke.? ?Bingo activated his magnetic imaging and scanned the room.? ?No other team used the magnetic imaging due to the fact that it lacked IFF,? ?but the entire team had been put through rigorous visual identification,? ?so friendly fire wasn't usually a problem.
"Any signs of the runt or the other defender yet Bingo??" ?Carrier asked over the radio as Bingo watched the magnetic images of his team mates move through the door and into their positions.? ?Bingo gave the sniper nests a quick scan.
"The enemy's Runt has fully exposed himself,?" ?Bingo said as he aligned his scope on his target.? "?Clear on my count.? ?3,2,1.?"
Bingo pulled the trigger and the gun gave off a flash.
"Bingo.?"
From their positions either side of the door,? ?the two Juggernauts,? ?Dreadnaught and Sharp-shock,? ?opened fire from within the smoke screen.
"The enemy Defenders are behind the cover,?" ?Bingo said as he watched the enemy Hunters get neutralized by his team.
"Smoke screen fading,?" ?Dreadnaught said as she started to strafe to her left whilst Sharp-shock strafed to his right.? "?Juggernauts withdrawing to permanent cover.?"
"Copy that Dreadnaught,?" ?Carrier said as he laid down some cover fire.? "?We'll keep these two busy.?"
Bingo watched Dreadnaught as she fired from behind one of the pillars in the room.? ?The Juggernauts were the largest class with the most hit points,? ?generally carrying a fast repeating,? ?heavy fire marker gun.? ?Speed was generally their weakness,? ?so more often than not,? ?a Juggernaut was backed up by another unit.
"Bingo,?" ?Carrier called over his radio.? "?Keep focused.?"
"I'm here,?" ?Bingo said as he shook his head.
"Good.? ?These defenders are dug in tight and we can't quite break through,? ?so we'll lay down fire and we want you to take one of them out.?"
"Copy that Carrier.?"
Defenders were the second largest unit in the game with fewer hit points than Juggernauts,? ?but were more agile and accurate.? ?Unlike the inaccurate weapon deployed by the Juggernauts,? ?the Defender's weapon was more likely to hit its mark.
"Good.? ?Gunner,? ?when I give the word,? ?we're going to charge the barricade and finish off the last Defender.?"
"Copy that Carrier.?"
"Good.? ?Bingo,? ?pick your mark and call the shot.?"
Bingo slid his reticle over one of the Defenders.
"Left Defender under the reticle,?" ?Bingo said over the radio as he prepared his shot. ?"?Count from Five.? ?5...? ?4...? ?3...?"
As Bingo said? ?3,? ?Dreadnaught and Sharp-shot slid out from behind their cover and opened fire on the Defenders,? ?causing the Defenders to expose themselves a bit more.
"2...? ?1...?"
Bingo pulled his trigger and the left Defender fell backwards,? ?panting as his visor flashed? '?Dead.?'
"Bingo.?"
Carrier and Gunner were both Hunters and were good at it.? ?Hunters were generally the rank a Runt would progress to after being the Runt for long enough,? ?should a position become available.? ?The Hunter was fast and agile,? ?relying more on speed to survive than Hit-points.? ?They only had single fire marker rifles and usually used them in stealth attacks or surprise strikes.? ?The final defender was caught off guard completely as the two Hunters closed on him,? ?firing several shots into his armor as they closed.? ?Once the final shot was counted,? ?the Defender's armor blinked the kill and Carrier ran to claim the beacon.? ?The referee called the score to Team Mixers over the radio as Bingo let out a sigh of relief.? ?He watched Dreadnaught do her after victory dance as the other team picked themselves up and returned to their dressing room.
"A good game team,?" ?Carrier said over his radio.? "?Lets go rest before the next battle."
Bingo slung his rifle over his shoulder before climbing down the ladder.
Bingo was the last to arrive back in the dressing room,? ?the other had already removed their helmets and were bragging about the battle.
"Well here comes our sharp-shot,?" ?Sharp-shock said loudly as Bingo walked into the dressing room.? "?Good shooting out there.?"
"Eh,?" ?Bingo said as he put his rifle down,? "?nothing special.?"
"Nothing special??" ?Sharp-shock,? ?a tall black shire stallion said as he stood up and walked over to pat Bingo on the shoulder.? "?None of them saw it coming.?"
"Don't be so cocky now,?" ?Carrier,? ?an orange tiger and the team captain said he stood up to address the team.? "?Their strength might be in their attack.?"
"I wouldn't be so sure with how they shoot,?" ?Flaks,? ?a jackal,? ?said as he mockingly made flailing shots into the air with his rifle.
"That doesn't mean we can give them any leeway,?" ?Gunner,? ?a female orca said as she wiped her brow.? "?We need to keep discipline,? ?otherwise they can still win.?"
"I'm going to have to agree with my wife,?" ?Beams,? ?a wolf,? ?said as he pat Gunner on the shoulder.
"So let's keep focused,?" ?Carrier said as he got his water bottle.? "?We can't let out pride rob us of our victory.?"
"Mmm? ?.? ?.? ?.? ?Pride.? ?.? ?.? ?.?" ?Dreadnaught,? ?a blue and white dragoness said dreamily as she gazed off into space.
"Dreadnaught,?" ?Carrier said to grab the dragoness?' ?attention.? "?Dreadnaught?!"
"What??" ?Dreadnaught asked as she snapped back to reality.
"We have to finish the game,?" ?Carrier noted.? "?So get your thoughts off what's between your boyfriend's thighs and back into your shots.?"
Everyone chuckled as Carrier took a drink,? ?except for Bingo,? ?who blushed.
"Take off your helmet Bingo,?" ?Carrier ordered as he wiped his mouth,? "?and wipe the sweat off your face so your visor doesn't fog.?"
Bingo reluctantly removed his helmet.
"Good fox,?" ?Dreadnaught chuckled as she flung him a towel.
Bingo wiped his face dry with the towel,? ?glad he had the towel to cover his face as he was very shy about his appearance.
"So what's our plan of defense??" ?Gunner asked as she took a sip from her water bottle.
"The Juggernauts are to take up patrol in the corridor outside the beacon room.? ?Bingo,? ?you're backing them up as radio,?" ?Carrier began.? "?The Defenders and the Hunters will take up positions in the beacon room,? ?the Defenders will hide behind the cover,? ?the Hunters will hold position behind the pillars closest to the door.? ?Bingo,? ?if the Juggernauts get tagged,? ?you're to fall back and take up positions with the Defenders.? ?Hold the positions as best you can and remember to watch for friendlies.? ?They have seven minutes to reach the beacon,? ?so don't get cocky and keep focused.? ?Is everything clear??"
"Yes Carrier,?" ?everyone replied.
"Good,?" ?Carrier said as he prepared to put his helmet back on.? "?Helmets on people,? ?lets go kick some tail.?"
?Dreadnaught and Sharp-shock patrolled the corridor as Bingo kept an eye out for any threats.
"Anything going on out there??" ?Carrier asked over the radio.
"Negative,?" ?Bingo replied as he checked an air vent.? "?Nothing so far.?"
"I've got a Juggernaut approaching,?" ?Dreadnaught said as she ducked behind cover,? "?and he's approaching fast.? ?Get over here Bingo.?"
Bingo ran over and dropped to one knee as he aligned the Juggernaut in his sights.
"Get ready to finish him if I miss,?" ?Bingo said to Dreadnaught as he prepared to fire.
Bingo fired and managed to tag a head-shot.
"Bingo,?" ?Bingo said as he watched the Juggernaut's armor flash the kill.
"He's not stopping,?" ?Dreadnaught said as Bingo stood up.
"I'm gonna kill you,? ?Runt?!" ?The Juggernaut cried out as he dropped his gun.
"He's gone rogue?!" ?Dreadnaught called out over the radio as she grabbed Bingo and slid him down the corridor to Sharp-shock.
The Juggernaut charged at Dreadnaught and knocked her out of the way with a blow to the head,? ?Dreadnaught crying out as her helmet shattered from the blow.
"Get behind me Bingo,?" ?Sharp-shock said as he put himself between Bingo and the rogue Juggernaut.
The rogue Juggernaut charged at Sharp-shock,? ?but stopped only a few paces in front of him,? ?almost as if paralyzed,? ?before falling to the ground.? ?Carrier stood at the doorway,? ?holding a stun rifle,? ?along with two referees who proceeded to cuff the unconscious Juggernaut.? ?Bingo got up and ran over to Dreadnaught.? ?She had hit the wall when the Juggernaut had stuck her and she was now laying unconscious on her right side.
"Dreadnaught,?" ?Bingo said as he gently shook the unconscious dragoness.? "?Wake up.?"
As he shook her,? ?Bingo noticed a pool of blood forming under Dreadnaught's head.? ?He quickly pulled her onto her back before crying out.
"MEDIC?!"
Dreadnaught slowly opened her eye.
"Where am I??" ?Dreadnaught asked as she looked around.
"You're in the emergency ward,?" ?Bingo said as he walked over to the side of the bed.
"Why can't I see out of my right eye??"
"They bandaged it shut after you came out of surgery.?"
"Is it damaged??"
"No,? ?but they had to put three stitches above your eye as well as another seven in your face.?"
"What happened?? ?I can't remember anything after going back into the field.?"
"During the match,? ?I took down one of the enemy's Juggernauts,? ?but he wasn't too happy about being tagged twice by a Runt and he went rogue.? ?As you were my fire support at the time,? ?you threw me out of the way.? ?The rogue Juggernaut caught you off guard and struck you,? ?the force of the blow enough to shatter your helmet and send you flying.? ?You crashed into a wall and were rendered unconscious.?"
"Did the Juggernaut get you Bingo??"
"No,? ?Sharp-shock put himself in the Juggernaut's way,? ?but Carrier stopped him with a stun rifle.?"
"Has my boyfriend been around yet??" ?Dreadnaught asked hopefully.
"He asked me to give you this,?" ?Bingo said as he put something in Dreadnaught's paw.
Dreadnaught looked at what Bingo had put in her paw and started crying.
Bingo sat in the waiting area,? ?still dressed in his battle armor from the previous day,? ?when Carrier walked in.
"So how's Dreadnaught??" ?Carrier asked as he sat next to Bingo.
"Physically,?" ?Bingo explained,? "?she's fine,? ?nothing debilitating or serious,? ?but she will have a scar for the rest of her life.? ?Emotionally though...?"
"The incident scared her a bit??"
"No,? ?her boyfriend dumped her for another dragoness.?"
"I see,?" ?Carrier said solemnly.
"The whole ordeal has been hard on her,?" ?Bingo said as he looked up at Carrier.
"And you're still in your armor,?" ?Carrier noted as he tapped Bingo's breast plate.
"Haven't had a chance to change,?" ?Bingo sighed.
"You shouldn't blame yourself for what happened,?" ?Carrier said as he sat next to Bingo.? "?Just because we only shoot tag lasers doesn't mean people can't get hurt,? ?we all know that.? ?Dreadnaught was just protecting you because she knew he would have killed you,? ?given the chance.?"
Bingo sighed as Dreadnaught was wheeled into the waiting area in a wheelchair.
Once they both got home,? ?Dreadnaught went to bed,? ?under doctors?' ?orders to rest,? ?Bingo also going to bed to catch up on lost sleep,? ?but neither was able to rest.? ?At 9:30pm,? ?Bingo heard a knock on his door.
"Who is it??" ?Bingo asked as he looked at the door.
"It's only me,?" ?Dreadnaught sniffled as she opened the door.? "?You still awake??"
"Couldn't sleep,?" ?Bingo said as he sat up.
"Me too,?" ?Dreadnaught said as she wiped her nose.? "?Can I ask you a big favor??"
"Sure,?" ?Bingo said as he pat his bed.? "?Come and sit.?"
Dreadnaught walked into Bingo's room and sat on Bingo's bed.
"So what's up??" ?Bingo asked as he wrapped his arms around his knees.
"I need something to cuddle,?" ?Dreadnaught sniffled as she looked at her feet.
Bingo wanted to say yes,? ?but he knew it might be a bad idea to simply blurt it out,? ?so instead,? ?he asked.? "?Why??"
"I just feel so lonely,?" ?Dreadnaught sniffled.
"Well I don't really have anything you could cuddle,?" ?Bingo said as he looked around his room.
Dreadnaught placed a paw on Bingo's knee.
"Can I cuddle you then??" ?Dreadnaught asked as she rubbed Bingo's knee.? "?I know it's a lot to ask,? ?but I feel so alone after all that's happened and it's only for one night."
"You can,?" ?Bingo said as he put his paw on Dreadnaught's paw.? "?I owe you more for saving my tail.?"
"Thank-you,?" ?Dreadnaught said as she crawled into bed next to Bingo.? "?You have no idea how much this means to me.?"
Dreadnaught shift herself so she was gently hugging Bingo.
"How are you coping??" ?Bingo asked as Dreadnaught hung her head over his shoulder.
"Not very well,?" ?Dreadnaught sniffed.? "?It's a trying time.?"
"Well I'm here if you need anything,?" ?Bingo said in an attempt to comfort Dreadnaught.
"I doubt you could,?" ?Dreadnaught blubbered,? "?unless you're a cosmetic surgeon.?"
"Why would you need one??" ?Bingo asked casually.
"So I can hide myself away.?"
"Hide yourself??"
"I come from a family of dragons known for their beauty,? ?but with this scar,? ?I will be shunned by the others.?"
"Does physical beauty matter so much??"
"It does for dragons,?" ?Dreadnaught sobbed.? "?Dragons are creatures of physical beauty and grace,? ?but here I am marred by this scar.?"
"You're being foolish.?"
"What would a fox like you know anyway??"
"I know beauty goes deeper than the skin and anyone can be graceful.?"
"Oh,? ?bullshit.?"
"Even in your armor,? ?your grace shines through.?"
"It does not.?"
"You couldn't do the Juggernaut's run in under two minutes if you weren't graceful.?"
"I suppose,?" ?Dreadnaught sighed.
"For what it's worth,?" ?Bingo said in an attempt to make Dreadnaught feel better,? "?I think you're extremely beautiful.?"
"Stop it,?" ?Dreadnaught sniffed.? "?You're making me blush.?"
"Sorry,?" ?Bingo chuckled.? "?Are you going to keep fighting??"
"With the Mixers??" ?Dreadnaught asked as she sniffed.? "?I don't really know.?"
"Well the doctor said to spend the next week resting,?" ?Bingo said as Dreadnaught rubbed the top of his head,? "?but please think about it.? ?You're one of the team and it just won't be the same without you.?"
A couple of days later,? ?Bingo drove out to Carrier's place for their weekly training session.? ?Usually Dreadnaught would ride with him,? ?but she was under doctors?' ?orders not to compete or train.? ?As Bingo pulled up into Carrier's driveway,? ?he saw the team getting ready to train,? ?but as Bingo got out of the car and they noticed Dreadnaught wasn't with him,? ?they started to pack their equipment up again.
"What's going on??" ?Bingo asked as he watched everyone start to take off their training armor.
"We can't train without Dreadnaught,?" ?Flaks said as he took of his arm guards.
"Why??" ?Bingo asked as he walked up to them.
"Dreadnaught was always responsible for our training plans,?" ?Carrier noted as he hung up his chest plate.? "?Without a training plan,? ?we can't train and if we can't train,? ?we might as well go home.?"
"We're not even going to watch our match??"
"Do you really want to go through that again??" ?Sharp-shock asked as he packed his marker rifle back into his bag.
Bingo hung his head as he put his bag down.
"I guess not.?"
"We're a close-knit team,?" ?Gunner said as she sat down to take off her boots.? "?If that is broken,? ?we simply can't fight.?"
Bingo sat down and sighed.
"Can I talk with you privately Gunner??" ?Bingo asked as he stared at his feet.? "?I need your help.?"
"Sure,?" ?Gunner said as she put her shoes back on.? "?Give me a minute to finish changing.?"
"So how's Dreadnaught??" ?Gunner asked as she stood next to Bingo's car,? ?Bingo resting on the bonnet.
"She's been very withdrawn,?" ?Bingo sighed as he looked up at the afternoon sky.
"Well I can imagine,?" ?Gunner replied.? "?She took quite a blow to her head and ego.?"
"Plus she's been talking about hiding herself away now that she has the scar.?"
"Well she comes from a family of beautiful dragons,?" ?Gunner said dreamily.? "?Wouldn't mind a night with one of her brothers.?"
"Gunner?!" ?Bingo shouted as he banged the bonnet of his car to catch Gunner's attention.? "?Focus on Dreadnaught.?"
"Right,?" ?Gunner said as she stood up straight again.
"Any way I could make her feel better??"
"Well I suppose she needs to feel pretty again.?"
"How would I do that??"
"Bingo,? ?that could put you in an awkward position.?"
"How awkward of a position could that put me in??"
"Let me ask you this way.? ?Do you like Dreadnaught THAT much??"
Bingo stood there nervously,? ?trying to figure out his answer.
"Right,?" ?Gunner said as she looked at Bingo.
"I can't help it,?" ?Bingo pleaded.
"No,? ?I can imagine,?" ?Gunner said as she looked at Bingo slyly.
"I need her,?" ?Bingo said.? "?And not just for the team.?"
"Then court with her,?" ?Gunner said as she looked up at the sky.? "?Treat her like you would a girlfriend and you'll make her feel better,? ?just be careful,? ?it could leave you in a fair bit of trouble.?"
Dreadnaught slowly woke up the next morning,? ?still feeling disheartened.? ?As she slowly opened her unbandaged eye,? ?she noticed a single white Cerribillius flower sitting on her bedside table with a small card attached to it by a ribbon.? ?Dreadnaught gently twisted the card on the flower so she could read what was written on it.
'To the most beautiful dragoness I know,?' ?the card read? '?Signed by a secret no-one.?'
Dreadnaught sat up and took the flowers in her paw and looked at it.? ?White Cerribillius were a rare and beautiful flower,? ?a single one often setting back the buyer by almost? ?$300.? ?Dreadnaught wondered who her secret no-one was as she got up to look for Bingo.? He? was still asleep when Dreadnaught woke him.
"What's up??" ?Bingo asked as he rolled over and looked up at Dreadnaught.
"Someone left me a Cerribillius,?" ?Dreadnaught noted as she showed Bingo the flower.
"I know,?" ?Bingo yawned.? "?I put it on your bedside table last night.? ?It was on the doorstep when I came home and since you were asleep,? ?I didn't want to wake you.?"
"So you don't know who my secret no-one is??"
"Well I know he's got a deep pocket,?" ?Bingo said drowsily.? "?They're expensive.?"
"It's a very sweet gesture,?" ?Dreadnaught said as she kept staring at the flower.
"Well glad you're feeling a bit better,?" ?Bingo yawned.? "?Now as glad as I am that you're feeling better,? ?I do need to sleep.?"
"I'm sorry,?" ?Dreadnaught said as she got up and walked towards the door.? "?Just wanted to see if you knew who it was from.?"
"Not really,?" ?Bingo said as he pulled his sheet back over his body.
"Well sleep well,?" ?Dreadnaught said as she closed the door.
'Stage one is complete,?' ?Bingo thought to himself as he gave another yawn and fell asleep.
Bingo woke up a few hours later and walked downstairs to find Dreadnaught sitting at the kitchen table,? ?staring at her flower.
"Well someone's infatuated,?" ?Bingo said as he made himself some breakfast.? "?You're going to wilt that flower if you keep staring at it.?"
"I know,?" ?Dreadnaught sighed.? "?It's just so beautiful.?"
"What??" ?Bingo asked as he sat at the table.? "?The flower??"
"The fact that someone thinks I'm beautiful.?"
"It's not hard,?" ?Bingo muttered as he started eating his breakfast.
"And what's that supposed to mean??"
"Hey,? ?all I'm saying is that you're a beautiful dragoness,? ?so it's not hard to think you're beautiful.?"
"You're just jealous you didn't get one,?" ?Dreadnaught chuckled.
"Hey,? ?I'm not a flower kind of guy,?" ?Bingo noted.? "?I'm more the perfume kind.?"
"I wonder if he'll leave something else??" ?Dreadnaught sighed.? "?Maybe a clue??"
"Well don't waste the day,?" ?Bingo noted.? "?You might scare him off if you try to catch him.?"
"Do you think he's a dragon??"
"He could be a she as far as I know.?"
"But I'm not really into the girls.?"
"Dreadnaught,? ?your guess is as good as mine,?" ?Bingo sighed.? "?Can I finish my breakfast??"
"Sorry,?" ?Dreadnaught sighed as she stared off into space.? "?Just being dreamy.?"
'Maybe Gunner was right,?' ?Bingo thought to himself as he finished his breakfast.? '?Maybe this will get me into trouble.?'
The next day,? ?Dreadnaught returned from her doctor's appointment,? ?somewhat disheartened by her scar and the fact that her secret no-one hadn't sent her anything.? ?Dreadnaught sighed as she walked in the front door,? ?checking her reflection in the hall stand mirror.? ?She saw the fresh pink scar that now marred her appearance.? ?She traced one of her claws down the soft pink flesh,? ?from above her eye and down along her cheek.
"Hey,?" ?Bingo called out from the living room.? "?Tell your secret no-one that he owes me ten bucks for doing his job.?"
"His job??"?Dreadnaught asked as she looked into the living room.
"Go see for yourself,?" ?Bingo said as he stuck his head over the side of his chair to look at Dreadnaught.
Dreadnaught walked down to her bedroom and opened the door.? ?She gasped as she saw her bed covered in rose petals.
"My goodness,?" ?Dreadnaught said as walked around her bed.? "?It's amazing.?"
"Good to hear,?" ?Bingo said as he rest against the door jamb.? "?Had to sprinkle the rose petals myself.?"
"So you saw him??" ?Dreadnaught asked as she looked over at Bingo.
"The package was on the step when I got home,?" ?Bingo said as he stood up straight.? "?The note on the parcel asked me to cover your bed with the petals and to give you this note.?"
Bingo took a folded piece of paper from his shirt pocket and gave it to Dreadnaught who hastily opened it up and read it aloud.
"I'll reveal myself tomorrow after the game.?"
"So you're going to go tomorrow night??" ?Bingo asked as he watched Dreadnaught fold the letter back up.
"Might as well,?" ?Dreadnaught sighed as she lay down on her bed.? "?My secret no-one will be watching me.?"
'Like you wouldn't believe,?' ?Bingo thought to himself as he walked back into the living room.
The next day in the locker room before the match,? ?Dreadnaught dreamily put on her armor.
"What's wrong with her??" ?Gunner asked Bingo as they watched Dreadnaught correct an upside-down arm guard for the third time.
"She's got a secret admirer,?" ?Bingo noted as he pulled his gloves on.
"How convenient,?" ?Gunner said as she pulled her thigh guard on.
"Dreadnaught?!" ?Carrier called out to catch the dreamy dragoness?' ?attention.
"Wha...?" ?Dreadnaught said as she shook her head and returned to reality.
"Your focus here,?" ?Carrier said as he put Dreadnaught's rifle in her paws.? "?We can't win with you fantasizing about your secret admirer.?"
"Sorry,?" ?Dreadnaught said as she hung her head.
"You will be if you get your arse handed to you,?" ?Carrier said as he checked his helmet,? "s?o keep focused.?"
After the match,? ?Bingo and Dreadnaught were packing their gear away after another success.? ?The rest of the team had already left,? ?Dreadnaught wanting to take her time in the shower.
"Where is he??" ?Dreadnaught asked as she looked around the locker room.
Bingo sighed heavily,? ?knowing this had gone on long enough.
"Dreadnaught,?" ?Bingo said as he looked at the dragoness,? "?I have to tell you something.?"
"Can't it wait Bingo??" ?Dreadnaught asked as she looked around nervously.? "H?e could be here soon.?"
"He's not coming,?" ?Bingo admitted.? "?It was me.?"
Dreadnaught slowly looked at the fox.
"You've been playing with my emotions??" ?Dreadnaught asked angrily as she looked at Bingo.
"No,?" ?Bingo replied,? ?feeling somewhat ashamed.
"So you did this to get me fighting again??"
"No,? ?it's not that either.?"
"Then what was it Bingo??"
"I've been a secret admirer for a long time,?" ?Bingo sighed.? "?Just I didn't want to show it because you had a boyfriend.? ?I did all this to make you feel beautiful and loved,? ?because it's then that you're at your best.? ?When you're impressing someone,? ?you're a marvel.?"
"Are you asking me out Bingo??"
"In my own runt-like way,? ?yeah.?"
"Gotta hide in the shadows and shoot from afar eh??"
"Uhuh.?"
"Do you know about the Juggernaut approach??"
"No,?" ?Bingo gulped.
"Juggernauts have a more direct and aggressive approach,?" ?Dreadnaught said as she walked up close to Bingo,? ?who started to back away.
"Is that so??" ?Bingo asked,? ?trying to suppress the tremor in his voice.
"It is.?"
Bingo backed up against the lockers and gulped as Dreadnaught put a paw either side of Bingo's head.
"Looks like the Juggernaut has cornered the elusive runt,?" ?Dreadnaught said as she stared at a shrinking Bingo.? "?You're out of options Bingo.?"
"I'm sorry,?" ?Bingo whimpered as he curled up into a ball on the floor.
"Oh you will be,?" ?Dreadnaught said as she grabbed one of Bingo's ears.? "?Now up with you.?"
Bingo stood up quickly,? ?trying to ensure as little pressure on his ear as possible.
"Don't hurt me,?" ?Bingo whimpered as he quivered.
"No promises there,?" ?Dreadnaught said as she let go of Bingo's ear.
Dreadnaught kissed Bingo hard,? ?pushing his head against the lockers.? ?Bingo murred in shock as he felt her tongue push into his mouth as their lips locked. She broke the kiss and stared him in the eyes.
"Now I have a problem,?" ?Dreadnaught said as she smirked at Bingo.? "?I'd always rush to get to my boyfriend's place because I needed a male's touch after a match,? ?since I was always hot and bothered,? ?but I'm not his girl anymore and you're the only one here.?" ?He watched her tail rise,? ?accompanied by the rip of her shorts tearing.? "?Now you and I are going to have a little chat about what you can now do for me,? ?but I don't think you'll have much to say on the matter.?"
He had a shocked look on his face as he watched bits of her ripped shorts fall to the floor.
"So are you going to play with this big girl,?" ?she asked as she traced a finger around Bingo's heart,? "?or are you going to run off??"
Bingo trembled as he stared at Dreadnaught.
"Lost for words??" ?she asked as she leaned back and undid her shirt.? "?I'll make it easier for you then.?" ?She leant forward again,? ?showing him her cleavage.? "?Yes or no??"
Bingo nodded rapidly as Dreadnaught took her shirt off.
"Good fox,?" ?Dreadnaught said as she threw her shirt aside.
She kissed him again,? ?forcing her tongue into his mouth as her paws ran down his back and coming to rest on his rump.? ?He sucked on her tongue as she picked him up and sat him on a table.
"Should we do this here??" ?Bingo asked as Dreadnaught ripped the buttons from his shirt.
"I don't think I'll be able to restrain myself now,?" ?Dreadnaught said as she scritched Bingo's chest.? "?There's a point where I need to get myself fulfilled and I've reached that point,? ?so there's no stopping me.?"
She lay him down on the table,? ?pushing her mouth as hard against his as her lips would allow.? ?He gave a muffled cry as he felt her rip his shirt open, tearing parts of the front of his shirt from the rest.? ?He could feel her tongue roaming throughout his mouth as her paws rubbed and traced his slender chest.
"Are you just going to lay there shocked??" ?Dreadnaught asked as she broke the kiss.? "?Because you can touch me if you like.?"
She took one of his paws and slid it under her bra.? He? murred as he felt the warm,? ?tender flesh of her chest under his paw.
"Good fox,?" ?Dreadnaught said as she unclasped her bra and let it slide forward before throwing it aside.
He started to massage her breasts with his paws as she started kissing him again.? ?She groaned and moaned into the kiss as she started rubbing herself against the crotch of Bingo's trousers.
"Now this is a bit of a problem,?" ?Dreadnaught said as she traced a talon tip along Bingo's cock through his trousers.? "?So how about we remedy that.?"
She undid his belt before undoing the button on the trousers and slowly unzipping the fly.? ?He gasped as he felt her paw gently rubbing his crotch through his boxers.
"It does look nice and healthy,?" ?Dreadnaught said as she slid Bingo's boxers over his hips,? "?but I wonder what it tastes like.?"
She shift herself and blew warm air over his cock before taking it into her mouth.? ?He let out a gasp as she sucked on the pink,? ?veined flesh.? ?She gave a happy, muffled moan as the salty precum filled her mouth.? ?She ran her tongue up and down the length of his cock as her lips squeezed at the knot of his cock.? ?After a few minutes,? ?Dreadnaught lift her head up.
"You certainly are tastier than my last boyfriend,?" ?she said as she licked her lips,? "?but I do think that it's time we put it to work,? ?don't you??"
She stood up straight and started to take her cum-soaked panties off,? ?strands of her nectar stretching between her we cunny and her panties.? ?He watched in awe as she gently massaged her wet cunny.
"Are you hungry,? ?fox??" ?She asked as she gently parted her lips,? ?revealing her moist insides.
He slowly nodded as he watched some of her nectar dribble onto the floor.
"That's good,?" ?she said as she crawled onto the table,? "?because I am very hungry.?"
She kissed him firmly,? ?pushing her tongue into his mouth as she rubbed her crotch against his.? ?As they kissed on the table,? ?she took one of her paws and slid it between their two bodies and gently took his cock in her paws,? ?directing the erect flesh towards her wet cunt.
"I will enjoy this,?" ?Dreadnaught said as she broke the kiss and slowly slid herself onto Bingo's cock.
He let out a gasp as she felt the warmth of her cunny wrap around his cock.? ?He gasped as he felt the warm,? ?wet insides of her pussy gently squeezing and pulling at his cock.
"Something you haven't felt before??" ?Dreadnaught asked as she watched Bingo pant and gasp.
He simply shook his head.
"Yeah,? ?not too many other females can do that with their bodies,? ?but us dragonesses can do that and a lot more.?"
She gave her insides another ripple and he let out another gasp.
"Mmm,?" ?she sighed as she watched Bingo's reaction.? "?You are very sensitive and tender,? ?that's for sure,? ?I can feel your knot growing inside of me right now,? ?certainly doesn't take much to get you going now does it??"
Bingo panted as Dreadnaught gave his cock another squeeze.
"Don't pass out yet fox,?" ?she said as she looked at Bingo,? ?licking his mouth as she smiled.? "?I have to finish yet.?"
Dreadnaught started to kiss Bingo again as she slid her hips up and down on his crotch.? ?He murred as he put a paw on the back of her head and rubbed her neck,? ?savoring the taste of her mouth as their muzzles locked,? ?Dreadnaught grinding herself against his cock,? ?gently pulling and teasing it with her walls.? ?After a few minutes,? ?Bingo gasped as his knot became engorged with blood.
"You are close,?" ?Dreadnaught said as she licked at Bingo's neck.? "?But you're not done yet.?"
With that,? ?she lift herself up enough that his knot was sitting just outside her lips,? ?gently rubbing against her clit.? ?She slid the knot through her lips and ground her clit against the warm flesh as she squeezed herself tightly shut,? ?preventing him knot from entering her body.? ?She moaned loudly as leaned back,? ?the stimulation drawing her closer and closer to her climax.? ?Just as her orgasm closed on her,? ?she opened herself back up again,? ?allowing herself to slide onto Bingo's knot.? ?Bingo let out a loud cry as he felt her slide onto him before clasping down on his knot.? ?In their last moments before orgasm,? ?Dreadnaught pushed her tongue deep into his throat and he almost choked on her tongue as his knot tied with her,? ?his cock throbbing and filling Dreadnaught with his seed as he came.? ?As she felt Bingo's warm semen flow into her,? ?she squeezed his cock firmly as her own body threw her into orgasm.? ?She let out a muffled scream as she came,? ?her fluids spilling out over his knot,? ?saturating his fur as her fluids spilt out.? ?As the two of them rested there,? ?Dreadnaught slowly withdrew her tongue from Bingo's mouth and broke the kiss.
"That was very nice,?" ?Dreadnaught murred as she licked Bingo's nose and cheek.? "?Thank you.?"
"You're welcome,?" ?Bingo panted.
"Did I work you too hard??" ?Dreadnaught asked as she squeezed Bingo's tender knot with her cunny.
He gave a sharp gasp as he felt Dreadnaught squeeze his knot.
"Tender,?" ?Bingo whimpered as he rolled his head back.
"Sorry,?" ?Dreadnaught chuckled as she rubbed the top of Bingo's head.
"You feeling better now??" ?Bingo said as he caught his breath.
"Very much so,?" ?Dreadnaught said as she gave Bingo a lick.
"Still worried about this??" ?Bingo asked as he traced his paw down the scar on Dreadnaught's face.
"Not at all,?" ?Dreadnaught replied as she rubbed Bingo's stomach.? "?I now have you and you have me.?"
"Does that mean??"
"Yeah,? ?now all I have to do is go home to see my boyfriend.?"
The next week at training,? ?Bingo and Dreadnaught kept smiling at each other as they got ready for practice.
"That's just creepy,?" ?Sharp-Shock said to Carrier as the rest of the team watched the two lovebirds.? "?How can that smile for so long??"
"They're probably doped up on endorphin,?" ?Gunner said as she checked her rifle.? "?A good shock should get them out of it.?"
"Well I'll set their armor shock on high,?" ?Carrier said as he checked his rifle as well.? "?On three,? ?we start them.? ?One,? ?two.?"
As Carrier said three,? ?both Carrier and Gunner shot Bingo and Dreadnaught respectively with their tag rifles,? ?causing Bingo's and Dreadnaught's armor to give them an electric shock.
"Hey?!" ?Bingo and Dreadnaught called out as they started at Carrier and Gunner.
"Well I hate to wake you two up from your lovers?' ?daze,?" ?Carrier said as she turned the armor-shock down,? "?but we have this little thing called? '?training?' ?that we'd like to take part in,? ?so whenever you're ready to return from your fantasies of ripping each other's clothes,? ?we'd like to get started and for every further minute you two waste,? ?I'm going to start you again.? ?We clear??"
"Yes Carrier,?" ?Bingo sighed as he put his helmet on.
"Clear Dreadnaught??"
"Can you just ask Bingo to turn off my butterfly??"
"Your butterfly??"
"Yeah it's a small vibrating thing that...?"
"I don't want to hear.? ?Bingo,? ?turn it off.?"
A few hours later,? ?Bingo and Dreadnaught were doing some training of their own in the maze.? ?Bingo was sneaking around the maze,? ?trying to be as quiet as possible as Dreadnaught hunted him.? ?He slinked around a corner and down another corridor as he heard the heavy steps of Dreadnaught closing in.? ?Bingo peaked around a corner to check the way was clear,? ?but Dreadnaught let off a shot in his direction.? ?Bingo took a deep breath,? ?sure she hadn't hit him,? ?before taking off at a run in the opposite direction.
?"I'm gonna get you fox!" Dreadnaught called out as she gave chase.
Bingo ran as quickly as his legs could carry him,? ?ducking and weaving to try and throw her off his trail,? ?but the dragoness was quick and as he went to slide around another corner,? ?he felt the sharp electric shock of a confirmed shot and he fell over,? ?sliding into the wall.? ?He groaned loudly as he lay on the floor,? ?the electric shock knocking the wind out of him.? ?He watched as Dreadnaught slowly walked up to him,? ?the rifle sitting in the crook of her arm.
?"Look at what I've caught," Dreadnaught said as she put the rifle aside, took her helmet off and crouched down, "looks like I've got myself a nice little fox toy to play with."
Bingo rolled over onto his back as Dreadnaught started to remove parts of her armor.
?"Does the rifle have to be on high?" Bingo groaned as he rolled over.
?"You're more inspired when the rifle is on full," Dreadnaught said as she removed her crotch plate. "So how about you start doing what you do so well with your tongue before I hit you again."
Bingo slowly removed his helmet as Dreadnaught rested the barrel of her rifle on his shoulder.
?"Come on Bingo," Dreadnaught said as she rubbed the top of his head.
Bingo grabbed the back of Dreadnaught's thighs and nuzzled his nose into the sweet folds of her her dragonhood.
?"You smell sweeter today," Bingo said as he pressed his wet nose against Dreadnaught's clit.
?"I always smell sweet."
?"You smell sweeter when you're anticipating some action."
Bingo ran his tongue over Dreadnaught's vaginal opening,? ?ever so slightly teasing her insides.? ?Dreadnaught gave a deep sigh as she smiled down at him.
?"You've always enjoyed this."
Bingo didn't reply,? ?his muzzle buried deep within Dreadnaught's moist folds,? ?his paws grasping at her rump,? ?holding her close.? ?She let out a deep murr as she rubbed the back of his head,? ?his tongue ever so intently exploring every corner of her in search of his target and he hit it with great efficiency as she let out a cry of pleasure as she acknowledged his oral strike.? ?She tensed around him gently as her thighs pressed against his cheeks,? ?her nectar starting to dribble from her between her folds. He licked with great fervor, his tongue seeking out all the best spots, where her nectar was most concentrated. He favored these spots, where she would give him the strongest tastes as it was intoxicating. He drove his tongue and muzzle deeper, trying to get further into Dreadnaught's warm sex. He gave a long exhale deep into the dragon's cunt, making her squeal in delight as the warm air rushed in.
"That felt good," Dreadnaught moaned as she leant against the wall behind her, trying to keep herself from falling over.
Bingo continued to lick and tease his way through her insides before pulling his muzzle from her. She gave a little whimper of pleasure as she felt his muzzle slide forth. He took a deep breath as he felt the cool air around his wet muzzle before blowing more warm air into Dreadnaught's passage.
"You're such a tease," Dreadnaught whimpered in between her pants.
"It makes you so much more appealing," Bingo replied with a smile before running his tongue along the length of her slit.
Dreadnaught gasped and moaned as she leaned back, her head laying against the wall behind her as she felt her legs getting weak. She tried desperately to hold herself up with her tail as Bingo continued his assault on her sexual senses. His tongue ran along the length of her slit again, going a bit deeper and ever so gently teasing her clit at the end of his lick.
"Harder," she moaned, trying desperately to reach her climax.
Bingo now forced his tongue against Dreadnaught's sex, causing more firm stimulation against her tender and erogenic flesh. She groaned and whimpered loudly as she felt the sudden rush of pleasure rush up her spine. She started to pant rapidly as the feeling of her climax approach her like an oncoming truck and the feeling of her climax was very much the same. She let out a loud, musical roar as she came, her body releasing all the built up tension in a rush of spasms. Bingo happily lapped up as much of the dragon's leaking nectar as she watched him cum desperately onto his face. She panted quickly, trying desperately to catch her breath as she came down off the last highs of her climax.
"You taste so rich when you're so heavily aroused," Bingo said with a smile as he wiped his mouth.
Dreadnaught couldn't reply, her own body forcing her to try and catch her breath.
"You're learning all my sweet spots rather quickly," Dreadnaught was finally able to gasp. "Even my ex paid little attention to bringing me to such powerful climaxes."
"He was obviously quite the fool," Bingo said as he slid out from under her. "You are quite the sexy dragon and it's a pleasure to arouse you to such heights of ecstasy."
"I'm going to need a minute after that," Dreadnaught said as she slipped to the floor, sitting on the ground as more of her nectar ran from between her legs.
"Well I'll give you an extra minute to get ready," Bingo said as he grabbed his towel from his belt and wiped his face. "Then I'm going to hunt you."
"I already know what you intend to do," Dreadnaught said as she mustered as much energy as she could to give him a smile. "Your crotch plate is barely holding it back as it is."
"So you'd better use your time to hide well," Bingo said as he put his helmet back on and picked up the marker rifle.