He was Almost Absorbed by the System

Chapter Ninety Six - Seventy Two Hours Part Two

"Found you! Found you!"

The alien woman danced with an awkward ridged form, despite seeming to swim through the atmosphere of her nest. Her frustrations had been increasing as she had failed to find her beloved one within the sector of space considered the territory of the Alliance. She had infiltrated their government and scoured their identification files, but nothing had piqued her interest. So she had begun to cast her web across her near neighbour, only to wonder... he had been royalty in his last life, perhaps he had been reborn in a similar position. It was hardly logical, It had told her with heavy sarcasm, but she had raised an invasion force and sent it towards the one place in this galaxy known to raise royalty; The Empire's Cherok.

Weaving through the coils, she sought out the place where his signature had been last heard. Her delight turned sour as the signals scattered about his location were silenced one by one. She frowned.

"My love, just let me in," she whispered, but the ploy of using the survivors that destroyed her initial invasion force failed.  Her pleas fell unheard. She sounded out her frustration, her minions wincing as the heard her sensory screams. "Prepare a new invasion force!" She demanded. "Separate it into three and invade Imperial space."

*Ah such a thing is not possible at this precise time. Many nanochips were destroyed by the Imperial Warships.*

"Then how long do we require?" She asked, grinding her teeth together.

*Seventy two hours should suffice.*

"Then I'll leave it to you."

*****

Guran was lead through the ship by Law to an empty cabin, though they were not too far apart from Luck who was still in near choke hold of his aunt, two cabins down. The chips that had made up his life pod followed him.  He hadn't told his lover yet, but Yin had taken over the chip inside his skull and reprogrammed it.  Now he could control a small amount of the chips as well as evade the Queen's control, though he could still hear the echoes of her whims.  He had bided his time, following her instructions as if he was just another minion until the opportune time came to escape.  He almost had not made it when it finally came!

Naturally this ability of his, to control the chips, though it was no way on par with that of the Queen, made the crew and survivors uncomfortable.  Were it not for the twins, he'd have been killed long ago.  As he wasn't entirely trusted, he was given the cabin to himself, but it would be locked from the outside while he was in it. The imperials were given two other rooms with the exception of Jezmi, who had to share with one of the female Pirates.

Law unlocked the cabin door and allowed Guran to enter first, before he followed, locking the door behind them.  Then he pulled Guran's head down slightly so he could claim the soft plumb lips.

Wah! Brother! That feels strange!

Bear with it, Luck, please. It's been sixteen years, let me have this one moment!  It won't be more than a kiss, I swear.

****

A frown marred Jezmi's forehead, not because of the small quarters nor because she would have to share; she had had plenty of experience with such as an ensign of the military many years ago.  Her thoughts were focuses elsewhere.  "What is it, sweetheart?" Jezmi asked, worriedly, as she noticed Luck's flushed face.  She placed her hand upon his forehead.  "Are you alright? Do you a fever?"  His temperature felt normal.