Argent Dave Burger opened his eyes and wasn't sure how long he'd been out. After Krissy had dismissed him, he'd needed to walk off some steam. He did a few laps around the base, running through their latest conversation in his head. Every time he was around her, he wanted to ask her why. Why had she ended things? Why couldn't she give him a reason? Mostly he wanted to ask why she didn't love him?
After everything that happened in Kurth, he realized just how important she was to him. Their entire team had been killed. He thought it meant something that they had been the only ones to survive. He didn't want to waste their second chance. He didn't want to waste another minute without her. Yet when he'd asked her to marry him she'd rejected him.
It wasn't the first time she'd rejected him. From the moment he first saw her, he thought she was the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen. He'd been so blown away that he'd completely missed her rank. Even after she reprimanded him, he didn't give up. He took every chance he could, to be around her, and got to know her.
He knew some of the best things in life, took a lot of time and work. He still remembered when the Marlin Fif's, lost fifteen years in a row, and then won it all in one fell swoop. That moment had been one of the best in his life, in history! No one expected them to win, they were the underdog, the joke, but in the end, they won the championship and broke records.
When it came to Krissy, he didn't care that he didn't stand a chance with her. That her rank and beauty, out did him by far. He kept trying, kept hoping that one day like the Marlin Fif's he'd win it all and she'd let him in. No matter how many times she rejected him, punished him with laps, push ups and double shifts, he never lost hope that one day, he'd smile at her, and she'd smile back. He just hoped it wouldn't take fifteen years!
Thankfully it hadn't, it wasn't easy, but she slowly let him in. Of course he'd almost missed it. She had a subtle way about her. She always turned him down every time he asked her out, but one night she sat next to him while he was watching sports. She remarked she'd never watched before, and he explained how the game was played. He talked a lot, but she stayed through the whole game.
The next time a game was on, she showed up with popcorn. He thought she'd become a fan, but after a few games, he realized it was more then that, when she rested her hand on top of his. Eventually they started eating dinner, while watching the game, then they just had dinner, when the season was over.
He worried they might stop hanging out, but they went to movies, and started going on long walks, around the base. Whenever they could, they'd steal a moment to themselves. No one caught on that they were a couple, they just thought he was in trouble again, but he didn't care.
One day, he smiled at her and she finally smiled back. In that moment he knew he was right. It had been worth it, the rejections, the punishments and the wait. He felt like he'd won the championship and had broken all the records there would ever be. He felt on top of the world, he was in love and then...then Kurth happened.
When they'd gotten the call, the whole team was on edge, especially after seeing the video footage. They knew about Krissy and knew some of the things she could do. They'd trained with her, but had never truly gone up against someone with abilities. Krissy seemed excited to finally run into another of her 'kind' or something. Dave wasn't really sure how it all worked. She didn't really talk about it all that much, not that it matter, to him Krissy was just Krissy, abilities or not.
They came up with a plan, but at the last minute Krissy changed it. She said she wanted to meet with him on her own. It was unlike her to change plans and considering the things they'd seen, he thought it was dangerous. Yet Krissy insisted she could handle it. He admired her strength and ambition, but sometimes it felt like she forgot she wasn't alone. She didn't always have to do everything on her own.
He wished he'd insisted on going with her, when she got off the helicopter, but she probably wouldn't have let him. They'd dropped her off, but stayed close as she'd went to meet the target, in the middle of a field. From up high, Dave had thought the target didn't look so big. He watched them speak for several minutes and then something happened. The target started to charge Krissy. Dave realized how much bigger he was, compared to her. For a second he thought he might have lost her.
The team opened fired on the target and rushed in to help her. They were quickly ambushed and the situation got out of control. There had been gunfire and explosions everywhere. Bailey had the neutralizer. It was what they were suppose to use to put the target down, if he became hostile. Dave watched Bailey get shot between the eyes. He saw Krissy had stopped the target, but she was struggling to hold him, and protect herself.
Dave grabbed the neutralizer and fought his way to her. Once he attached it to the target, Krissy was able to assist in the fight. By the time they took everyone down it was just them. Krissy wanted to keep their relationship private, given her status, but in that moment he didn't care. He rushed to her and kissed her. Then before he knew it he was waking up on the ground.
He couldn't recall what had happened, all he knew was Krissy wouldn't wake up. He called for back up and made sure the target was still subdued. When back up arrived, they put the target into lockdown. He stayed by Krissy's side as she was airlifted to the nearest hospital. He didn't want to leave her, but they needed him to debrief. For hours he was questioned about everything that had gone on. Some Greegis, Avery Rogers was on his case demanding answers. He told them everything, and was glad when they finally dismissed him.
He went to check on Krissy only to find she'd been transferred. They said she'd fallen into a comma. It took him months to find out where she had been moved, then weeks to get leave, to see her. When he finally got to her hospital room, she was still in a coma, and he realized the Greegis he'd met earlier, was her father. He knew they had the same last name but a lot of people did.
He quickly realized what all the sneers had been about. Over the years they'd said Krissy had 'connections.' He found out, both her father and mother were highly connected. It hadn't been something Krissy talked about. He realized how many things she had kept from him, but he didn't care. In time he wanted to know all her secrets.
He wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. He realized he wanted to marry her. Her father wasn't exactly happy when Dave informed him of his plans. He didn't even know they were dating. After a few weeks, they moved Krissy to a long term facility. No one had told him, and again, he had to find the hospital. He got the feeling her father didn't like him, especially when he failed to add Dave's name to the visitor list. Thankfully one of her other family members did. Dave didn't care whether her father liked him or not, all that mattered was Krissy and how she felt.
Whenever he wasn't on duty, he'd fly out to see her, and got to know the staff. One day, a nurse called him and told him she'd woken up. He took emergency leave and rushed to the hospital. He was so happy to he see her, awake and sitting up in bed. He told her how much she meant to him, and proposed right then and there.
For as long as he lived, he didn't think he'd ever forget her reaction. She'd just looked at him, with no expression on her face. He worried something was wrong with her. He asked her again, and she'd told him he meant nothing to her. She didn't want anything to do with him. It was like being hit with a thousand grenades. She didn't even give him a reason why. She just kicked him out of her room...her life.
He was beyond shattered. He assumed her brain had been scrambled by the coma or something. He tried to go back, the next day, and reason with her, but found she had already checked out. He tried to find her, even planned to go to her families home in the county, but he suddenly got orders to ship out. They canceled his emergency leave, and gave him two military escorts back to base. He had a feeling her father had something to do with it.
He didn't give up! For months he tried to contact her and left her messages everywhere, but she never returned a single one. The barrier and time between them, just grew and grew. He was demoted and put on shit detail, in some remote location. Before he knew it two years had passed. He began to think, things were really over between them and he might never see her again. Most of all, he might never know why.
Then the event happened! It had been all over the news, for hours, when he got the call from her father. He was putting together a team, apparently the event was related to the people that were like Krissy. Her father offered him the position of her second, under the condition that he'd keep a close eye on Krissy, and report everything back to him.
Dave knew it would be a betrayal, to spy on her, and go behind her back, but at that point, it was a chance to see her, and finally get some answers. He took the assignment and shipped out within hours. When he saw her again, she was cold and more distant then ever. She looked right through him and treated him like he was any other soldier. When they finally spoke, she made it clear she expected him to be "professional."
He was reminded of how she used to reprimand him. It didn't bring him joy but pain. He didn't bounce back with a smile. He was angry, bitter as fuck, but he followed his orders, and kept an eye on her. At first she seemed normal enough, but he noticed she'd yet to file her preliminary reports. She had the lock down team, ready to put Eyo down, and was watching the guy they'd found in a hole closely, but when it came to, Keyoko, her judgment seemed off. Krissy had yet to cage her. She'd allowed her to recover in a normal cell and wanted to speak with her alone.
Dave didn't think that was a good idea, he told her so and she got mad at him. She threatened to remove him, from the mission and he had no choice, but to back off. To top it off, she relieved him of duty, telling him to get some rest as if he could, when she was putting herself in danger. He was reminded of that day she'd wanted to go out alone, onto the field. He wasn't gonna let another Kurth happen. He didn't want her or anyone else to get hurt.
After he was finished blowing of some steam. He contacted her father, and turned in his preliminary reports. He reported Keyoko as the source and suggested Krissy was allowing herself to be affected. He knew she'd be mad, when she found out what he did, but he'd rather her be mad, than dead. He'd tried to, relax and laid down after that, but he couldn't stop thinking about her being alone, in the room with Keyoko. The first guy had been bad, but this new chick, took out whole city blocks. He got up and decided if he couldn't be in the same room as Krissy, he'd watch her on the monitors.
On his way down, his radio started going off, asking for someone to check out the lower floors, no one was responding. Then the people they'd sent weren't responding. He tried to contact Krissy about it, but she wasn't picking up. He found out she'd taken Keyoko somewhere. He ordered more men down stairs, and was on his way to check it out himself, when he found Keyoko throwing Krissy into a wall.
Unlike Krissy, he didn't hesitate to fire. He missed a few shots, but knew he got her, at least twice. Then suddenly, Keyoko threw Krissy into the path of his gun fire. To his horror, he shot Krissy. He immediately stopped firing. He wanted to go to her but came to his senses. He couldn't help her until he took Keyoko out. Before he could, Keyoko raised her hand up, and sent him flying back.
He didn't know what happened after that. He sat up now, hearing the alarm go off. He saw Krissy, a few feet away, on the floor. She was barreled over in pain. He looked around for Keyoko, and realized she'd escaped. He quickly grabbed his gun and rushed to Krissy.
"I'm so sorry," he said. "Where did I get you?"
"Where didn't you!" hissed Krissy, clutching her side.
"Can you reverse it?" asked Dave.
"No!" Krissy spat like he was an idiot, then she sputtered, "I mean, my powers aren't working right now."
"What!" said Dave. He didn't know that could happen, but it explained why she hadn't frozen Keyoko in time. He move to pick Krissy up, wanting to take her to the infirmary, but she pulled away from him.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!" she hissed.
"Krissy," he said hurt. She wouldn't even let him help her?
The lights kept flashing and the alarm blared in his ears. He knew he needed to do something! His commanding officer was injured that meant he was in charge. He needed to take control of the situation, to lock down the facility, and call for back up, but all he cared about right now, was Krissy.
"Krissy please, let me help you!" He said reaching out to her.
She slapped his hand away, shouting "I'M FINE."
"That you are!" said another voice.
Dave looked up, he'd been so focus on Krissy that he hadn't seen two men coming down the hall. He recognized Eyo, and the man they'd pulled from the sink hole. Dave quickly pointed his gun at them. He didn't know what they were up to, but had a feeling they had something to do with the lower floors.
"Freeze," he commanded, "Put your hands in the air,"
Neither man stop walking, they just laughed. Dave realized there was gonna be trouble.
"If can you move, get out of here!" Dave whispered to Krissy. "I'll take care of these two." He got to his feet.
The man from the sink hole smiled at him, "My, my aren't you a brave one!"
Krissy struggled to her feet, but made no attempt to leave. Dave wondered if she didn't want to leave him behind. "Go Krissy! Don't worry about me!"
He took a step forward and did his best to block Krissy, should either of them seek to attack.
Suddenly Dave heard a woman's sultry voice, "How romantic,"
He turned, confused and felt a sharp pain in his gut. He saw it was Krissy, she'd pushed a knife deep into his gut. She dragged it across his body and he saw his intestines spilling out. He looked at her in horror, "Why...Kr-" There was something in her eyes, something unfamiliar, he suddenly realized it wasn't her. The woman flicked her knife, cutting his throat. The blood poured out of his neck as he dropped to his knees. He barley felt his gun slip from his hand as he tried to grasp hold of his neck, and passed out.
***
Urel turned his head to the side, and cracked his neck, before rolling his shoulders. Eyo and he had been quite busy, the last hour or so, clearing the lower floors. Once he knew who he was, and what was going on, he realized there was a lot to do. He wondered how many lives had passed since he'd last been awakened… aware. It was something he'd have to assess when he had time.
His life as Jesep Zian, still lingered within him, stronger then all his other memories. It would take time to fully sync, with his former selves and catch up. It annoyed him that he was late to the party as it were, but he usually had a faster recovery time then the others.
He'd made sure of that over his vast lifetimes. He found he couldn't afford to be weak and uncertain. Still he knew it would be weeks, months, perhaps even years, before he'd regained what was lost. He recalled having worked on various efforts to do away with the lag time, but had yet to succeed. Perhaps if he had some spare time, in this life, he would look into the matter once more, but right now, there was much to do, much to conquer and reclaim.
All things considered, he was rather pleased with the current situation. Eyo and Gigi were already awake. He wouldn't need to locate them, and get them caught up to speed. While they had been captured, their captors seemed to have vastly underestimated them. Eyo and Gigi, had already secured most the base on their own, using Gigi's illusions, and Eyo's vast access to energy and strategic planning. It might take them another hour or less, to completely take over this base. Once they had, they'd have access to all its assets. Perhaps they could use it as their first stronghold.
On top of everything else, he'd already located his beloved, Keyoko, and had a taste. It pleased him to know he was her first, and would be her only, and that her body had been so receptive to him. He understood now what she'd been going on about. Things hadn't worked out, but it made no difference. Whether she came willingly or not, he more then anyone knew, she would cum. He liked the double entendre, losing himself in thought for a moment, he smiled to himself.
Eyo looked at him, patiently waiting for his orders. Urel pushed Keyoko to the back of his mind, for now, he would 'reconnect' with her later. He looked around and again smiled, of all the places he could have woken up in, a fucking military base. So far the only possible resistance he'd seen was Jezza. He chuckled now realizing how close he'd come to destruction.
Why if she had been able to figure out who he was before he had, things could have gotten quite messy for him. He assumed Gigi had 'handled' her, given she was walking about in her current form. Then again it was Gigi, there were moments when she excelled, but he never put too much stock in her, knowing she'd eventually fuck up sooner or later. Alas, it would appear that she already had.
Eyo had sent her to get Keyoko, and yet she was nowhere to be seen. Urel could feel her presence nearby, but annoying felt her pulling away. He let out a heavy sigh, then sent Atoe out, to find her and keep an eye on her. She would not get far. He groaned then turned his attentions to Gigi. She was clearly injured, but to what extent, remained to be seen. She turned into Esma before him and gave him a smile. Now that he was awake, he could pinpoint the falsities of her appearance.
"You're hurt." He said
"Just a little." said Gigi.
"No need to keep up appearances. Let me see, all of you."
Gigi lowered her head, but dropped her illusions. Their awakening had a way of changing them, over time, their physical forms would reach near perfection. Gigi wasn't satisfied with near, she always needed to add more and more. She wanted to be beyond perfection at all times. The most beautiful woman in existence. He could see how she'd adjusted herself in this life.
She was still wearing the clothes from when they'd been attacked. They were dirty, torn and bloody. He could see the two bullet wounds she'd endured, one in her shoulder and the other in her lower abdomen. She'd lost a lot of blood and was still losing it. She winced in pain swaying slightly. She would no doubt succumb to her injuries soon enough, but was still holding herself together. He admired the effort. He stepped up to her and gently took hold of her chin. He lifted her head so that she looked up at him. He watched her eyes search his.
She smiled and her voice radiated with emotion as she called, "You're back!"
"Yes." he softly whispered.
She practically threw herself at him, wrapping her arms around him. He saw her wince in pain, but she didn't seem to care, holding onto him tightly. He wrapped his arms around her, not to embrace her, but to move her to the nearby wall. He pinned her there with his body. She looked up at him and he grasped hold of her chin again, drawing her into a soft kiss.
He could feel her melt like butter as the kiss deepened. He let go of her chin, and took her moment of distraction, to jabbed his fingers into her shoulder wound. She cried out as he retrieved the first bullet. When he moved his hand to the second location, she grasped hold of his arm, and looked up at him fearfully. She knew it was going to hurt even more, but it needed to be done. It would take her longer to heal, if the bullets remained. They could also become problematic and possibly cause future injuries, if they didn't properly exit her body.
He just stared back at her. She looked into his eyes then let go of his hand. She turned her head to the side, and gave herself to him completely. He inserted his fingers and dug out the second bullet as she squirmed, letting out a painfully wail. Much to her agony, Urel eventually got the bullet out. He let it drop to the floor and pulled away from her.
She slowly slid down the wall, and dropped to the floor. She was barely conscious as Eyo stepped up and touched her. He poured energy into her and Urel watched her chest rise, several ribs repaired themselves and the bullet wounds grew smaller until they were no longer an issue. Healed and no longer in pain, she crawl up to Urel grasping hold of his pant leg.
"Oh master, how I've missed you."
He reached down and brushed her cheek. She moved kissing his wrist. He traced his thumb over her luscious lips. She took it into her mouth as if it were his member and sucked on it, looking up at him with sultry eyes.
Urel shook his head, finally letting his disappointment show, he sighed "Ah yes, Gigi, incompetent as ever." She looked up at him pained and confused. He pulled his thumb from her mouth and wiped it off. Then simply said "Keyoko."
She opened her mouth to speak and he gave her a stern look. She groveled and began to list off all the things she'd done, "But I- I- I helped Eyo! I watched out for you! I- I TOOK CARE OF Jezza!" All valid points, but she knew by now, what mattered to him most. He just looked at her. She dropped all the way down on the ground, accepting she'd failed him. "I'm sorry master, I failed you please allow me to-"
Eyo cut her off. "You had your chance! She can't have gotten far, I shall retrieve her."
Urel smiled, both of them, were always so eager to please him, but he shook his head, "No." He was done chasing her. He nodded to himself and ran his tongue across the top row of his teeth, before he said. "This time, she will come to me."
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