Starspeaker IC (Closed for silvertongue217)

[SinisterSpiders]

Avery watched, teeth gritted, ad Boomer and Crestfield negotiated their way out of the hangar. Blasting the doors was a good move, as it sent the officers scattering. However, the Traffic Control got wind of the situation and the siren for the port doors started sounding. Luckily, it was a small ship and Bomber was a good pilot. They scraped through the doors just in the nick of time and Avery let out a breath of relief. Well, for now they still had to make it back to wherever they were going without being caught.

"They'll have people in the air following us any minute," she said warily.

 

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"We will be long gone by then" Jase said with a wave of his hand "its to bad this shuttle is pretty nice I would have loved to have kept it"

"Approaching the ship now general" Boomer said turning to him

"Better get the general prepped" Jase said turning to Avery "Get him in a space suit I will help" He said going into the back and grabbing a spare suit.

 

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Space suits? Avery raised an eyebrow at Crestfield's command and was about to ask why the hell they would need space suits, but she shook her head. Every time she asked him a question it only made her want to throw him out of an airlock for his recklessness.

So, with an expression of distaste, she struggled to get General Starborn into a suit. There were a few grunts and overly-forceful shoves, but she got him in and secured. She then suited up herself and looked over at the General and Boomer.

"I assume we are wearing these because we'll need them," she said, voice full of distaste at the idea of needing such a suit.

 

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"I mean we cant race away in this thing since its got no hyper space" Jase said jerking his thumb at the ship "Plus Vera and Samantha would kill me if I left the Falcon behind"

"Ready to go General" Boomer said coming in and mouthing stop to her. He had already noted the distaste and he was torn on the one hand he was the general and on the other that was his girl friend.

"Alright lets blow this popsicle stand" Jase said hitting the airlock button and letting it cycle. The door opened with a hiss of steam and space opened up to them. The Falcon was right next to them nestled against a asteroid and its doors open and waiting.

"Boomer want to go first and set up a rope to bring our friend over?" Jase asked glancing at his watch "we got five minutes to jet out of here"

 

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If Boomer trusted Jase then she figured she should at least give him the benefit of the doubt. She watched as Boomer rigged himself up for the space jump and pulled him over to her, before he had the chance to seal his suit.

"I missed you," She said, before giving him a hard, quick kiss.

A minute later they had the rope all set to go and she and Crestfield were rigging the unconscious General to it. It was much easier with Crestfield's help.

"You know that absolutely none of this is regulation, right?" Avery asked with a lopsided grin. It wasn't a criticism per se, but she was thoroughly amused that the General of PEACe himself was out and about on such an off-the-record mission. Perhaps, she realised, he was just what they needed right now. She doubted she would be off that rock if it weren't for his odd approach to things.

Avery waited for the all clear from Boomer and then zipped across herself. She looked over the way of the PEACe base and swore. Three ships were headed their way. From what she could see they were too large to penetrate into the belt themselves, but she had no doubt they had a contingency plan.

When she unclipped herself she turned to Boomer.

"We have incoming. Tell Crestfield to get his butt over here ASAP."

She looked around then, at the cargo bay of the old Falcon. It was much cleaner than she had expected, and there were tiny glimmerings everywhere of non-approved mods. She merely shook her heads,wondering at the alternate reality she now found herself in.

 

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"General we have incoming" Boomker said nodding at her and running into the pilots seat "get your ass over here"

"Coming now" Jase said landing on the cargo ramp next to Avery "and I rigged the other ship up with a little surprise for our friends should be enough to cover our escape" Jase said grinning as he walked over to the cargo door and shut it.

The Falcons engines whirred to life and they popped out of the rock. Jase watched as the ships began to amble towards them from the holo screen counting down under his breath as they got closer and closer....

The ex generals ship exploded close enough to wash up the pilots shielding and to send them scattering.

"Punch it Boomer" Jase said as the ship accelerated greatly. Jase gave a sigh of relief and unsealed his helmet turning to Avery.

"Your secret is safe with me if you didn't know that already" Jase told her with a nod "now why dont you go join Boomer he missed you more than he will even admit to himself

 

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Avery watched as the PEACe ships got closer and closer, zeroing in on the General's craft. Then it exploded and forced the PEACe ship shields up. Avery let out an appreciative whistle at the timing of the blast; just enough to rankle their shields, but not enough to cause any terrible damage. She looked over at Jase with a reluctant nod of approval as Boomer put the falcon into hyperdrive.

"Thank you, General," Avery said with a a nod to Jase before she turned. She saw some steps leading to what she assumed was the cockpit. She climbed them and saw Boomer in the captain's seat, busily fussing over the controls.

"Hey," She said softly as she walked over, perching on the edge of the co-pilot seat and giving him a tentative smile.

 

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"hey just give me one second" Boomer said to her his eyes on the ship controls as he punched in a few commands. The ship shuddered then launched it self into hyper space fleeing the scene entirely.

"Well we should be back and in the clear" Boomer said sighing and leaning back before turning the chair to her "hey" he said blushing as he leaned in and lightly stroked her knees.

"you okay? He asked looking at her with concern "they didnt hurt you did they?"

 

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Avery smiled at the tenderness in the contact, her body warming at his tentative touch.

"No, no, all good," She said, "You know PEACe, no physical torture policies and all that. Luckily it was Starborn who got me, he had to stick by to the book.'

Avery leaned forward, closing part of the distance between them. Her eyes met his for a moment before they fluttered away.

"Boomer, I'm sorry... It felt like I was there for an eternity... I just kind of assumed that no one was coming after me. I shouldn't have given up hope in you so easily." Now, seeing his handsome face and knowing that he would have spent a good deal of time organising this retrieval with the General... She felt terrible for doubting him. Vera, not so much, but Boomer, yes.

 

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Vera Starborn

The Hangar was bustling with people and aliens of all sizes. Jase had insisted that there not be the usual fanfare of a general leaving there was to much to do and in to little time for all that nonesense. Instead the Falcon was discreetly prepped and waiting for the general when he and Boomer reached the dock.

"Are you sure you have every thing" Samantha fretted hovering around Vera

"Your worse than her" Jase grumbled handing his duffel to Boomer "go prep the ship please" he said ignoring the yes sir as he turned to Vera and Samantha.

"I guess its not her fault you never have been away from me and the ship have you" Jase teased smirking

"I still think I could properly support both of you" Samantha grumbled crossing her arms

"Even you cant do the impossible Samantha" Jase said shaking his head "I have Boomer and Vera has you I promise I will be back home before you can even miss me the pair of you"

Samantha sighed shaking her head and dissapearing Jase shook his head turning to Vera and taking her hands.

"Be safe and no trouble" He told her gently "I will be home in a day or so with your uncle and Avery and I promise nothing is going to happen to me"

"Come back to us safe, Jase," Vera said, giving him a passionate kiss despite the streams of people bustling about them. "I love you. Don't be a cowboy," she joked, then stepped back and smiled at him. She watched him go, confident that he was the best person for the job, but terrified that something would happen to him. He was, once again, going deep into the heart of enemy territory, but this time she had more riding on his safety than ever before. It took all of her restraint to resist placing her palm against her growing belly.

"He'll be fine," Samantha said, though when Vera looked over she wasn't sure whether the AI was trying to reassure Vera or herself. Vera was still angry that Jase had insisted on leaving Samantha behind. Vera was much safer than he would be, and he could sure use her support on their mission. He had stated that he would be more than safe enough with Boomer at his side and that Samantha should be around on the off chance that something happened to Vera and the babies. Vera could sense the annoyance in Sam as well, but in the end she had to accept his decision.

~*~

When Vera returned to her office after seeing Jase off, Ashlyn was there, sitting in a chair, looking over some information on a data pad.

"Morning Chancellor, I trust the General got off okay?" Ashlyn asked, barely looking up from her datapad. There was no hint in her tone and posture that they had smashed through a dozen professional boundaries the previous evening.

"Yes, thanks," Vera said, "Though I wasn't aware we had an appointment?"

"An appointment? Chancellor, we have an entire wedding to plan. I would have booked you out all day, every day, for the next week if I could have. Kryten refused though, so here I am. Luckily, I was up all night researching."

With a heavy sigh Vera went around to her desk and say up, pulling the holoscreen up between her and Ashlyn. The sheer amount of information Ashlyn had sent her was overwhelming. Dresses, flowers, venues, invitations and the list went on. Vera rolled her eyes.

"Seriously? I am leading the universe against the worst enemy we've ever known and you think I have time to sift through mountains and mountains of information about wedding dresses?" Vera sighed.

"Hey, if you want to inspire the universe and give them a fighting reason, this is your best shot," Ashlyn said dismissively. She looked up at Vera and when their eyes connected Ashyln rolled hers. "How about I narrow everything down significantly and then give you ten finalists for each category."

"Ten?"

"Fine, five. But don't get annoyed at me if there is nothing to your taste..." Ashlyn trailed off.

At this moment, Vera would normally shoot Jase a sarcastic comment about Ashlyn and her scheming, but her mind felt unusually empty. She missed the ability to contact him at will. For the first time since meeting him she felt truly lonely.

It was going to be a long week.


~*~


Two days later Vera was seated at her desk, looking over a bunch of reports and rubbing her aching head. Samantha was seated on her desk, looking over some plans that Vera had started working on for some changes to their living quarters. Vera had asked for her eyes, as a mother, as to what she and Jase would need to cater for their impending arrivals. Samantha had been pleased at the request, and had been talking openly with Vera about what it was like to be a mother and what to expect in the first difficult months. Without the risk of Jase walking in, or listening over their mind link she had truly opened up.

Though as more time passed, Vera found herself becoming more impatient for Jsae's return. And people had started noticing his absence. She had been very tight lipped, and merely stated that he would be back soon and looking at her engagement ring longingly, hoping they would think he was away on some sort of wedding related security scouting. Having their key player gone in such a time of upheaval wasn't ideal, but she knew that if his mission hadn't gone ahead they could have found themselves in dire straits.

Vera was just signing off on a report when a loud buzzing sounded through her comm. Sam looked up, eyebrow raised.

"Emergency beacon," she said, voice curious. "You're the only one getting it. It seems to be from a property on Mika..."

Sam threw the message over to Vera's datapad and Vera frowned.

"My family's estate..." She said. She stopped the alert and looked at the information. The emergency code that sounded wasn't one for external threats, or even internal threats, itw as something new that she hadn't seen before. That estate had been empty for almost a decade, so it was odd that it would happen now. Then, without warning, a holographic projection jumped out of her screen. Her mother.

"Vera Starborn, if you are receiving this prompt then you need to return to the estate. There is some important information waiting for you there." Then, the visage of her mother disappeared. Vera rolled her eyes, that was is? She wondered if her mother could have been even more cryptic if she tried. She looked up at Sam.

"No." Sam's voice was firm, and she returned her attention to the plans she was working on. Vera laughed.

"Seriously?" She asked, "You might order Jase about, but not me, not on this," Vera said, getting to her feet. Samantha appeared right in front of her.

"Vera, Jase would be dead set against this. You don't know what is waiting down there!" Samantha said, arms crossing over her chest.

"No, I don't, but I know that no matter how twisted my parents were they wouldn't intentionally hurt me. Not when I was so crucial to their plans," Vera turned to go to her room to get changed and Sam appeared in front of her again.

"No!"

Instead of replying Vera walked straight through Samantha.

~*~

A few hours later Vera and Samantha were at her parent's estate. Samantha was less than happy, but agreed to accompany her for the sheer fact that Jase would want to wipe her if she didn't. The estate was, as Vera had said, completely uninhabited. As they approached and entered the doors slid open easily for Vera, and Sam tried to hack into the system to make sure they wouldn't completely close behind them either.

It was an interesting trip to her parent's drawing room. She walked through familiar halls and rooms, remembering following her parents through them as a child as they did their thing. She tried to smile, tried to recall some fond childhood memory, but it was all business.

With a big sigh Vera made the final turn into the drawing room and opened the door. As soon as she did a holographic projection started up and she gasped, taken aback by how lifelike it was.

"Father?" She whispered, eyebrows furrowing in confusion.

 

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The emperor stepped forward looking every bit as regal and posed as he had in real life. His eyes moved across the room but the visage was broken as he showed no recollection of the changes made to the house and estate or of his daughter.

"My daughter" He said his accent coming out as his eyes softened with love (even though his eyes didnt truly see her) "I can not tell you how pleased I am to see you... If you are watching this then that means it has happened"

"You have become pregnant"

"We have so much to talk about a vision to share with you my vision the one I worked hard to bring forth as did countless others" He said walking over to a book case set in the wall and waving his hand across it.

"Come with me" He said turning as the book case opened to reveal a previously unseen corridor "come so we can discuss your future and the childrens"

 

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"trust me when I say you were always on all of our minds" Boomer said shaking his head and reaching out pulling her into his lap and stroking her hair "We were all worried about you Vera Jase and I"

He leaned in kissing her deeply his hands gripping her back "I just wanted you to know that after dancing around it I wont any more I am in love with you Avery.... I want a future with you I do more than any thing in the world"

 

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The emperor stepped forward looking every bit as regal and posed as he had in real life. His eyes moved across the room but the visage was broken as he showed no recollection of the changes made to the house and estate or of his daughter.

"My daughter" He said his accent coming out as his eyes softened with love (even though his eyes didnt truly see her) "I can not tell you how pleased I am to see you... If you are watching this then that means it has happened"

"You have become pregnant"

"We have so much to talk about a vision to share with you my vision the one I worked hard to bring forth as did countless others" He said walking over to a book case set in the wall and waving his hand across it.

"Come with me" He said turning as the book case opened to reveal a previously unseen corridor "come so we can discuss your future and the childrens"

Ver's hand flew to her stomach and she looked over at Sam, a frown on her face. She took a calming breath, and watched as the visage of her father disappeared down a hidden corridor.

"Can you sense what is down there?" She asked Sam.

"No, it is shielded really well. Vera, I don't-"

Vera shook her head.

"We've come this far..." She said.

And there ir was. Once again she felt that yearning. The desire that had been a stubborn part of her childhood. Her parents had summoned her here, and she wanted nothing more than to see some level of true love from them. Some affection. Even an iota of what Sam displayed towards Jase would have eased Vera's soul.

So, she followed her father, hoping that her instinct on him not wanting to harm her were true.

 

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"trust me when I say you were always on all of our minds" Boomer said shaking his head and reaching out pulling her into his lap and stroking her hair "We were all worried about you Vera Jase and I"

He leaned in kissing her deeply his hands gripping her back "I just wanted you to know that after dancing around it I wont any more I am in love with you Avery.... I want a future with you I do more than any thing in the world"

Boomer's kiss was beyond perfect. She had remembered the lust, the curiosity, but now there was a passion there. Something borne of their time apart, the though that they had lost one another. Avery fell into it eagerly.

When she pulled away, Boomer spoke and Avery's eyes watered at the message. He was right, before everything their relationship had been tentative, experimental. There was attraction there as well as devotion, but Avery had always stalled ut before things became too serious. There were so many things about her that he hadn't known. Now some of those were out in the open and he didn't care.

"Gods, Boomer, I want all of that too," she said, voice hoarse with emotion, "It's just... There are still some things that you don't know about me...."

 

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Boomer's kiss was beyond perfect. She had remembered the lust, the curiosity, but now there was a passion there. Something borne of their time apart, the though that they had lost one another. Avery fell into it eagerly.

When she pulled away, Boomer spoke and Avery's eyes watered at the message. He was right, before everything their relationship had been tentative, experimental. There was attraction there as well as devotion, but Avery had always stalled ut before things became too serious. There were so many things about her that he hadn't known. Now some of those were out in the open and he didn't care.

"Gods, Boomer, I want all of that too," she said, voice hoarse with emotion, "It's just... There are still some things that you don't know about me...."

"I dont care about it whatever it is" Boomer insisted his eyes narrowing "I am sure there is more to this Empress and you thing but frack it I love you and I think you love me you at least want the same thing" He said leaning in to kiss her once more.

"Were going to be going to war soon and if being around those two has shown me any thing its that love can blossom in dire times and it makes us all stronger!" Boomer told her his lips traveling to her neck to kiss and nip as it as he pulled her closer as if he was desperate to have her as near him as possible.

 

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Avery's body flooded with instant arousal. Nothing had ever been so alluring as his blind acceptance of her. She melted into his embrace, swept away by his words.

"I do love you, so much," she murmured, straddling him as he sat on the Captajn's chair. She groaned as the movement pressed his hardening groin ul against her and she kissed him. She was desperate now, she needed to feel him, all of him, to join with him and to erase the past four months of doubts from her mind.

 

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Ver's hand flew to her stomach and she looked over at Sam, a frown on her face. She took a calming breath, and watched as the visage of her father disappeared down a hidden corridor.

"Can you sense what is down there?" She asked Sam.

"No, it is shielded really well. Vera, I don't-"

Vera shook her head.

"We've come this far..." She said.

And there ir was. Once again she felt that yearning. The desire that had been a stubborn part of her childhood. Her parents had summoned her here, and she wanted nothing more than to see some level of true love from them. Some affection. Even an iota of what Sam displayed towards Jase would have eased Vera's soul.

So, she followed her father, hoping that her instinct on him not wanting to harm her were true.

"Very well then" Sam said sighing and looking uncertain she however followed.

The hologram that was her father led her down silently through a stone passageway. They traveled a few feet down spiraling deeper into the underground of the estate until they finally reached a large expansive room.

"this is your inheritance your legacy" Her father said waving his hand rows of machines lights and computer coming to life. It was a lab that was a sterile as it was horrifying. There were charts of fetuses and what Vera could only assume was her. There was another as well one that made Samantha gasp as she took it in.

"Thats Jase in his mothers womb" Samantha said stepping forward "but thats impossible.... He didnt go to Korlift until he was ten"

"If your pregnant than you met the child prisoner of Korlift" Her father said "from the womb he was selected targeted after so many were disregarded of course his parents had no idea but we did"

 

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"Very well then" Sam said sighing and looking uncertain she however followed.

The hologram that was her father led her down silently through a stone passageway. They traveled a few feet down spiraling deeper into the underground of the estate until they finally reached a large expansive room.

"this is your inheritance your legacy" Her father said waving his hand rows of machines lights and computer coming to life. It was a lab that was a sterile as it was horrifying. There were charts of fetuses and what Vera could only assume was her. There was another as well one that made Samantha gasp as she took it in.

"Thats Jase in his mothers womb" Samantha said stepping forward "but thats impossible.... He didnt go to Korlift until he was ten"

"If your pregnant than you met the child prisoner of Korlift" Her father said "from the womb he was selected targeted after so many were disregarded of course his parents had no idea but we did"

Vera felt ill the moment she leaned entered the room. She looked around, drinking in all of the information and listening in repulsion as her father spoke. She thought of Jase, poor Jase, being targeted before he was even born. Her eyes darted over to Samantha, her heart aching for the woman she was, how she was used. Her child was used. Vera put both hands on her belly now, protective.

"This is sick!" Vera said, glaring at her father "Why?" Not that anything he said could justify it, but she had to know.

 

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"You are no doubt asking why we did this" Her father said walking to the center of the room and turning to her.

"A storm is coming we do not know when but humanity at its present is to weak to fight it.... you represent the scientific endeavor of a whole galaxy to try and create a super species the species we were destined to be you and Jase were our only succeses and your child will merge together to give birth to the beginnings of this new species"

 

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Frack! He was right about the coming storm but they could face it.

"That's how you justify this?" She snapped angrily, knowing that he wasn't really able to talk to her, but too frustrated to care. "We will not create some Master Race or we species. Did you ever once stop to think that you were fracking wrong?"

Once, just once, they needed to have broadened their horizons. A new species? The galaxy had more than enough species. What it didn't have was unity. If they wanted to protect themselves they had to work together.

"You forgot," she said sadly "what PEACe is really about. You got so caught up in your delusions of a superior species that you failed to see the wonder all around you!"

 

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Avery's body flooded with instant arousal. Nothing had ever been so alluring as his blind acceptance of her. She melted into his embrace, swept away by his words.

"I do love you, so much," she murmured, straddling him as he sat on the Captajn's chair. She groaned as the movement pressed his hardening groin ul against her and she kissed him. She was desperate now, she needed to feel him, all of him, to join with him and to erase the past four months of doubts from her mind.

Boomer groaned both at her words of love and the closeness of her body "We probably shouldn't-" He moaned feeling her kiss him and her heated core against his crotch "I mean this is-"

"Oh frak it" He growled grabbing her prisoner shirt and tearing it off "I need you" He said leaning forward kissing and biting on her breast. His hands slipped down to her ass grabbing it messaging it in his hands as his lips sought and claimed every inch of her breast.

 

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Avery moaned at Boomer's words, smiling wickedly when he tore her shirt apart. He immediately went for her breasts, and she couldn't believe how good it felt to have his lips against her. As his hand messaged her arse she writhed against him, hating the amount of layers still between them.

After a few minute sof the passionate writhing Avery ached for more of him. She pulled away, gently detaching her breast from his mouth and slid down his body, her hands going to the fastening of his pants. She deftly undid them and within moments his glorious cock sprung free. She stared for a moment, taking in his member in all its wonder, before grinning up at him and diving forward. She engulfed his cock then, taking it deep down her throat, one hand massaging his thigh as the other caressed his balls. She was on her knees mow, servicing his cock with eager laps and sucks as he sat in the captain's chair of the falcon.

 

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Boomer POV

"OH FUCK" Boomer hissed in a moan as he watched and felt Avery devour his cock. How the Frack had she gotten so good at that?! Boomer thought to himself as he writhed under her expert touch and mouth. He had never asked her for that before and he was starting to realize how much of a fraking fool he had been for not! She pleasured his cock expertly and soon he was stroking her hair urgering on and muttering thats it baby yes yes as she kept going.

"Frak I need you" He finally said pulling her off of his cock with a wet plop and grabbing her pants. He ripped them down exposing her flesh to his hungry eyes. He drank her in before diving forward biting nipping and suck on her hips and her legs as he moaned into her skin. He sampled her body for several seconds before pulling her forward forcing her down to straddle on his lap as his hands snaked down and grabbed his cock.

"Oh god" He said moaning in pleasure pushing forward with his hips. He speared her easily thrusting in until he filled her deeply before grabbing her ass and hanging on for dear life.

...................

"One day you will thank us for this" Her father said continuing his little spiel "we have given you the gifts to face this threat to become perfection as you should be my daughter together you and the subject shall etch out a new prosperity in the world and your children will know it was their grandparents that made them the lovers they were meant to be"

With that the transmission ended leaving them in stunned silence

"I cant believe" Samantha whispered shaking her head before moving forward. She waved her hand over the console frowning at the information coming in.

"Its all here how he did it every thing" Samantha said "looks like he set up a fail safe to prevent you from destroying it if you do it will be leaked out every where transmitted across the galaxy"

 

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Avery Watersmith

Avery couldn't help but groan in disappointment when Boomer pulled her off his cock, though the sound was soon replaced by a sultry chuckle as he guided her to her feet and tore her pants away. His lips and teeth nipped at her hips and her hands flew to his shoulders as her legs went weak. His tongue and lips delved toward s her mound, and though his skills were pleasurable, his desperation was even more so. They had never explored each other too thoroughly; she'd had too many reservations due to her past and fears brought about by the loss of Vera's lover. It had always been tense between her and Boomer. But now? Now they had a chance and they weren't going to waste it. Avery stumbled when he tugged on her hops and she fell against him, taking a moment to regain jer balance before she followed his guidance and straddled him.

"Oh frack!" She moaned as he sheathes himself within her. He hadn't given her a chance to get used to his size, but she was wet and aroused enough to accommodate him. His hands grasped her arse and she took that as all the permission she needed to ride him and ride him hard. Her breasts bounced as she did, her hair tumbling from its loose braid as she rode him, making up for all that lost time and stalled action. Her hands fumbled with his shirt, but once she had it undone she moaned in appreciation, her fingers trailing up and down his chest appreciatively, her head thrown back as the stirring of an orgasm started in the pit of her stomach. It wouldn't be long before she toppled over the edge, her hunger and desperation driving her to ride him for all they were worth.

 

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Vera Starborn

Vera felt physically ill at her father's words and the sentiments behind them. She cursed, unable to believe just how much hey had managed to manipulate even after their death. She wanted to throw her knife through his visage, but knew it would achieve nothing.

When the transmission ended she and Sam looked at each other for a few moments before Sam spoke. Vera grimaced, believing her words and unfortunately being unsurprised at her parents plan.

"Right, well if I cant destroy it I will ignore it." Vera said, she eager to leave the room. "The children that Jase and I will not be victims to their machinations."

"This was nothing but a waste of time."

An infuriating, disappointing and soul eating wats if time. They had been down here long enough. Vera had too much to do on her ship to do to deal with this.