Fate's Encounter

Chapter 25: Clever Oomans...

Xai'an had been very confused about her 'movies' until she had described the boxes to him. He still didn't understand how she could get 'bored' but ooman minds ran faster than he ever imagined. They thought about things he'd never entertained. Personal lives of others seemed to amuse them and they even going as far to make up stories of obscene universes with beings far stronger than was even possible. Yautja was the 2nd strongest beings in the universe and by far the most intelligent. The only other species that had rivaled them had been wiped out due to their own foolish genetic tampering which eventually muted and spawned the Kiande Amedha. 

After he converted her devices to accept his ships power, she happily picked out a 'movie' and climbed into their bed. He found it cute when she burrowed herself into a cocoon of warmth with her blankets so just her head poked out and occasionally her hands as she ate her fruit. He couldn't wait until she did the task while round with his offspring.

He had been cautious to mate her again though after the last time. She had fallen so ill that she couldn't even walk due to severe pain. It had sent him into a major panic, though she had tried to tell him it wasn't abnormal due to his size, he wasn't risking it. This time when he placed her in a recovery pod, he sent her charts to the labs. Within minutes he had gotten a response.

According to the scientists, she had internal tearing from the rigorous mating session, but the pod easily sped up her healing. Had she not had his blood in her veins she might have taken several days to heal. He felt immense guilt because he should have been more careful with her. She deserved better from him. It didn't help that she didn't seem at all angered by her pain either. In fact, she looked at him longingly and it brought out his intense desire to take her just as hard as before. No. He needed to distance himself just a bit for her sake. 

He also learned from the scientists that the reason her fertile time had been so painful for her was because she had benign cysts on her ovaries. Though it was incredibly painful for her when they burst, they were not harmful to her health otherwise. With his Yautja blood now in her veins, it would clear that problem up. She would no longer be held back by ooman diseases. So while she slept, he also made sure to remove that annoying device. He still didn't understand how a simple fiber rod implanted in her arm could produce enough chemicals to stop her from conceiving. Sometimes oomans could amaze him with their inventions. But at least she wouldn't have a scar unlike when her ooman doctors removed it. 

When he left her in their room, he made a quick stop to his armory to grab his armor, modified plasma cannon, metal whip, spear, knives and kunai. His mask was last. 

Baaul was waiting for him after he exited. "You honor me by trusting me with your female. Though my blood craves the hunt, I will ensure that she stays safe aboard your ship."

Xai'an nodded. "Your sacrifice does not go unnoticed. I would not trust an UnBlooded pup with her. Should I fall on this hunt, I trust you to honor me by protecting her as her ward."

Baaul slammed his fist over his chest and bowed his head slightly. "Though I doubt anything so trivial would claim your life, your wish will be honored. Hunt well, brother."

"Die well, brother." 

Xai'an left him then. He knew the group would be waiting for him on Yerin'an's ship. He had made it very clear the vessel Z was on would not touch Earth's atmosphere again for her safety. Though it had caused a great irritation toward him, he won that argument because not even Yerin'an wanted to challenge his authority and that had been more than enough for the pups.

Yerin'an's ship was not much bigger than Baaul's. Though he was considered an Elite, he was not as skilled as Xai'an, which is why he hadn't earned a better ship. In fact, after fighting alongside Baaul, he didn't even think Yerin'an was better than Baaul. It left him even more confident that he made the right choice by keeping the smaller Yautja with his mate.