Empyrean Iris Story Collection

Storm of Ice Pt 2

He was trapped on a death world

He was trapped on a death world and the old human was staring at him.

He had never met an old human face to face before. He had seen them from a distance or seen them in pictures, but he had never actually met one before...... he was beginning to think that was a good thing. Captain Vir's sire was tall and well-muscled with steel grey hair and matching eyes. His hands were thickly calloused and bent from years of work, and that expression of his could have melted iron.

The man tapped his fingers on the tabletop keeping Krill locked in his gaze.

"Where did you say you were from?" The man demanded as the storm raged outside snow and ice pounding against the house's siding threatening to rip the house from its foundation and throw it into the sky.

He was trapped on a death world with its death species.

He stammered out a response, and instead of appearing pleased, the human's eyes narrowed further, "And what is it you do on my son's ship?"

More stammering.

"A surgeon. And where did you learn, what makes you qualified to treat humans."

Captain Vir came to his rescue then placing a hand on his father's shoulder, "Dad, give him a break. He's one of the most experienced, and best members of my crew. I have and will trust him with my life...." He paused, "Don't tell mom, but he was the one who performed the surgery when I.... you know lost my eye."

The man leaned back in his chair arms crossed, "Fine."

In comparison to her mate, the human female was almost opposite in her personality, and it didn't really seem to matter what Captain Vir did or did not say. Not a few minutes after they had gotten inside, she sat him down aggressively crooning over his missing eye.

"My poor boy..... why do you have to be so reckless. I told your father that you joining the army was a bad idea. And now here you are, missing your leg AND your eye." She hugged him to her chest as he squirmed, "I have half a mind to call someone about this."

"Agh.... Mom, I'm fine, really."

Krill looked on in uncomfortable interest shifting at the glower the old human shot at him, but interested in the protective and smothering aggression the female human was showing. As far as he understood Captain Vir was not a child, so there was really no reason for her to be acting like this. He was just now beginning to realize he knew absolutely nothing about human social structures.

He was about to get an even bigger shock when a booming voice roared from the top of the stairs followed by a chorus of three other voices.

"BABY BROTHER!"

Krill looked up just in time to see the three large, human men charged down the stairs to tackle his friend.

The three of them went to the ground hard, and Krill squealed ducking under the table as the three of them began to struggle yelling and squirming.

"HOLD HIM STILL!" One of them yelled

"HE WON'T STOP SQUIRMING!"

"GOT IT!"

And just like that, the three humans rolled away leaping to their feet, one of them triumphantly holding his bionic leg aloft.

Vir stumbled, with difficulty to his foot, "Come on guys give it back." He lurched towards the brother with the leg, but the man tossed it to the shorter brother.

"Sorry, I don't have it, Jeremy does."

Vir turned holding out his hand. The leg was tossed over his head to the third human.