Alder lay on Vanessa's bed, breathing deeply. The white-haired young woman snuggled on his bare, scarred chest, recovering from her exertions. She looked up at him and smiled lopsidedly, and Alder felt his cheeks burn red-hot as he recalled what a crazy night had brought them.
After they had gone to the bar, some green recruit to the RS thought it would be a good idea to grope Vanessa, not realizing her station. Before she could say anything, Alder had responded by breaking a bottle over the kid's head, knocking him out and initiating a massive barfight. Eventually, the punk recovered, pulled a shiv out of his waistband and swung at Alder, in an effort to compensate for his opponent's extreme growth. The guy had ended up cradling a broken hand on the floor, bawling for mercy. Vanessa held her own as well, downing a burly patron with a kick to the groin and tossing another thin goon out of the front window.
The duo eventually made their way out of the bar, fighting back-to-back without pause. Once they broke through the front doors, Alder began to laugh, and after a moment, Vanessa joined in, ending up rolling around on the ground together. After his sides quit hurting, Alder flipped over to find himself nose-to-nose with the pretty lieutenant. One thing led to another, and they had ended up locked at the lips in Vanessa's quarters, kissing each other with an almost religious fervor.
Though he was a super soldier now, fatigue was still setting in, and Alder nodded off, holding Vanessa in his arms.
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The Collapse
Science FictionLong ago, humanity ruined its home world of Gaia with quantum weapon fire and synthetic production of soldiers. High-ranking officials were able to board battleships and disappear into the stars, but the rest of the population were left to fend for...
