“I’ll need to call in my finding to my superior, Kat can you”
Kat’s reply came even before he had finished “Yep”
Jay headed up the hall out of earshot pulling his com screen from his pocket, he clicked on his superior’s secured line and was greeted with “Jay report!”
“Did corporal Gus, report to you? Have you seen our preliminary?”
“Negative”
Confused Jay continued “I sent Corporal Gus back to you almost 20mins ago, he should have that document in your hand by now,”
“You fill me in, I need something to go on now! and your explanation will be better than any report”
Jay quickly brought him up to speed, filling him in on his gut feeling about the assignation attempt, the princess’s safety and the listening devices discovered in her private apartments. He also requested to have his team be delegated to the princess’s protection detail.
With confirmation of their new mission and no news to report about the Kings current condition he clicked off the line. He took another moment to re-organise his thoughts before returning to the sitting parlour.
Shimel and Lacy had settled the princess with a tea tray and biscuits. The colour had started to return to her face and her hands weren’t shaking quiet as bad.
They all looked up at his arrival, he put a professional smile on his face while he informed the princess that his team had been assigned as her protection detail until this was all sorted out and the perpetrators found. “There is also no news of your fathers’ condition”
It had been 6 hours since he was shot, if he was still being operated on the prospects of him surviving weren’t good at all.
Then he remembered something else that had been bothering him. When he placed his hand on the princess’s arm to stop her entering the apartments, he had felt something concealed in her sleeve. How to tackle this, she must trust him before he could bring this up but if this had something to do with her safety he needed to know now. He never was good at playing the long game, so direct questions it would be. He turned to Kat and tossing the listening devices in the sound proof bag to her he ordered “Get these to the Benny and I want both of you to try and track their origin and where they were transmitting to.” Kat with a sharp nod, headed for the door “and Kat this stays only between the core, no transfers . . .and send me Beeves and Boris with the pieces of Royal jewellery” again Kat nodded and continued.
That gave him about 20mins to work out what the Princess was hiding.
He sat on the seat adjacent to her lounge, he swiped a biscuit from the tray and took a bite, once he had finished the biscuit, he turned his gaze on the princess and quietly asked “is what you’re concealing in your sleeve, have anything to do with your safety”
The princesses eye widened as they shot to his “Con con cea ling” she stammered“Yes” Jay’s voice was gentle but firm “Will you trust me?” and he gestured to her sleeve.The princess remained quiet for a little bit then gave the women quick glances, they all seemed to come to the same conclusion without words.Rota’s voice came out clear and resolved “I know, who you are Captain Jay, at least what your service record says, you impressed my father, you know. You are to date, the only guard the King himself requested to be on his protection. It was him who transferred you from the military to the guard and at his request you be made captain straight away. You got the highest scores in all your practical exams and still hold most of the shooting records. You alone have complete 2/3 of all the electives available to you in the Military and are probably more qualified than most Generals. Your team under you are co
Mia woke, stretching as smile played on her lips even before she open her eyes, she secretly loved this time of morning, waking up a few minutes before the day bell. She would snuggle down in her warm bed, wrap her covers around her tighter and enjoy the feel of it.She let her mind prepare for today’s activities. This morning she was rostered on the gorge run, her favourite run. Then the supply ship was due just after lunch, she had ordered some cargo pants like what they use in the military and new boots for herself, she had waited a full month already and was desperate to know if they fit right. From her only experience of living her whole life on this remote planet, she figured that waiting for her shopping orders was the worst.Her feet hit the ground and yep, the bell sounded. She dressed in a long sleeve t-shirt, and tights, tossed her shoulder length dark brown wavy hair up in a messy bun. She then slipped her comm into her back pocket and wrapped her ele
She entered the run’s changeroom and went to her locker to pull out her orange outside suit, and checked it over for damage or weak spots. They had to wear them whenever they went out, it protected them from the elements, the harsh cold and unforgiving rays of light that reflected into the solar system. You could survive outside without a suit but it wasn’t pleasant. It was freezing and if you got hit by a ray of light it felt like an ice cold knife being dragged across your skin, it left a red mark too.Jenny and Mac entered the room too. They were the other runners for this morning.“Hey Mia” Jenny said“Hey guys” Mia replied“Going to set a new record this morning” Mac teased“Nah” Said Mia “I don’t think you will be catching my old record anytime soon; I don’t want to make it even harder for you guys”“Ha!” said Mac “don’t worry, I
Captain Jay’s mind was racing, making lists of all the things he needed to get done, he needed a team to protect Princess Rota and a team to go and find the missing princess, He needed his core team now. He pulled our his comm screen and send a group message to his core team to meet him at Princess Rota’s apartments. His core team were the people he had trained from the start. He had other guards beneath him but they were transfers from other squads or new recruits that he hadn’t had time to asse yet. No he would only use the people he knew for now because there was the possibility of it being an inside job.Beeves & Boris were the first to show up, they were already on their way before they got Jay’s message. They had a case with them which jay took and put on the kitchen bench, he would explain that later. Next to arrive was Benny, his second in command, Then Kat and Tilly. Once they were all together Captain Jay introduced everyone.&ldqu
Captain Jay’s call to his superior went off without a hitch, Kat was authorised to watch the princess and they had permission to follow up on the lead but he would need a spaceship, and a crew who he could trust. He thought for a minute and then he smiled, Bunny, she owes me a big favour and she would make this mission fun. He found her on his comm screen, and clicked on her line.“Hey bunny”A loud cheery female voice was on the other end “Oh hey Jay, you remember how to get in touch with me now”“Nope, I remembered you own me a favour, a big fat favour and I’m calling it in”“Oh gosh” There was scoffing laugh on the other end of the line “I forgot you really are the most direct person I ever knew. What . . . could you possibly ever want from me?“A spaceship that I can borrow for 1 week, without anyone asking questions, and maybe a couple of trusted crew members”
Mia had a Planet History class after her morning run & shower with Master Alex. It would be in room 2a. She was a little early so decided to go via the mess hall and help herself to a choc custard. She only allowed herself to have a little a week because she loved them so much and unchecked this addiction could ruin her figure. She had a classic hourglass figure, or she had been told by one of the girls that read all the rich people gossip news, that she had absolutely no interest in. She had left her thick wavy hair out because it was still drying from the shower but now it was starting to annoy her so she chucked it up in a piggy tail and headed for class.Master Alex was in the room waiting, so was Mac and the other trainees, just Jenny was missing.“Trainee’s get your comm’s out and open the document Planet Guizer History and start reading until you get to chapter 5.”There was a collective groan, Mia didn’t actually know mu
At the unloading dock the younger trainees where already starting to carry the smaller parcels inside to put in the mess hall, the older trainees would use the trolleys and move the bigger supplies, that were in metal shipping crates. There were about 20 crates to unload and then empty crates that were delivered last month were loaded abord. The whole process took about two hours.Most of the trainees then wondered back in via the mess hall to check for their parcels they ordered. This was the most exciting time on Planet S610.There wouldn’t be any other classes for the rest of the day so Mia found her parcels and went to her room to try them on. She tried on the cargo pants, they fit her alright although they clung to her legs and were a lot tighter than she imagined they should be, but they felt nice on, the material was stretchy and they moved with her. She then tried her new boots on. Perfect fit. Just as well, normally in the past she would have traded with
Captain jay threw his duffel bag into the boot of his car as it pulled up at the water gate, two mins early. He then removed his pack from his back and climbed into the back seat, putting the pack at his feet.“We leave from the Military Port”“Ok” Benny said, as he eased the car back onto the traffic.“You will need to get your credentials up on your comms for the checkpoint,” said Jay.It was a quiet drive to the port, traffic wasn’t too bad and they made great time.When they pulled the car up out the front of the workshop near the port, Bunny was there waiting for them, she wrapped Captain Jay into a big hug, shocking Kat and Benny.“Come on, grab your stuff – this way.” said BunnyJays team grabbed their bags, packs and Tilly had a case Jay supposed she had filled with explosives. They followed Bunny into the ship she had commandeered. They got a quick tour and met
Mia had a weird dream that night, Mia was being led by someone who was familiar but she didn’t know who. It was a young woman dressed all in white, the white woman lead her into a dome and on every surface they were moving images or footage playing. Each scene contained a certain woman as the focal point. All the different scenes all starring the same woman. Mia gasp as she took in each new scene. The woman picked up and tightly hugged a young girl who had just fallen and hurt herself, the woman solving a dispute between two boys, the woman running with all her might towards a fight, the woman laughing with a friend, the woman standing strong while under attack from an unknown threat, the woman rushing to the rescue of a teenage girl, the woman taking a shot at her enemy. There were so many to see. And each footage or scene seamed to loop. Playing over and over again. It was strange Mia couldn’t place any of these scenes but each one felt like dejvu, like she h
Once they were back in their apartments, Jay stood Mia beside their bed and he removed her dress and took her hair out. Mia could feel the anticipation coursing through her heating her core. Jay then knelt before her and removed her ankle boots and holster. He then peeled her tight black pants down so she was just in her underwear. He ran his hand up the inside of her leg. He then removed his weapons belt and suit. “Have I fully disarmed you” he asked as he kissed across her collar bone. “Almost” she said as she felt her body stirring from his touch. “You were so good tonight” he claimed her lips stealing her breath and igniting the fire she felt in her core. He broke away, running his fingers down her back kissing down her neck, she didn’t even realise that her Bra was no longer there, he took her first nipple into his mouth and a sigh escaped her lips. His hands wondered lower pulling her undies down. Once they were out of the way he picke
The Elites began the Banquet and after they were announced Mia and Rota held hands while they walked out to take their seats, Jay was announced next and he followed. There were a few whispers as people took in Mia’s dress. They all stood before their seats until Rota had declared the Banquet to begin. Jay then helped Queen Rota into her seat and then Mia, taking his seat next to Mia.The food was delicious and between courses Rota took Mia around the tables to officially introduce her to the people of Ziion. She got a lot of comments about her dress. She just smiled politely and thanked them. As the dessert was brought out, they wondered back to their table. After Rota announced Jay in his new position as Ziion’s Royal Ambassador. Everyone cheered. Rota also explained that Mia would be going on a trip with General Jay to meet all the Planets leaders and to extend our continued friendship to our allies since the crowning. With the official part of the night over, M
Day 21The next day Mia was introduced to all the Palace advisors and important people at a variety of events and functions all organised by Rota and Aunt Alice. Mia was also given two senior attendants that could help her with everything from hair and make up to who she might meet at the next event and the traditions behind the events. She found it exhausting, but it fascinated her too.Dora had prepared Mia as much as she could for her meeting with the Mercern Ring. Jay had also spent some time with Dora, talking over plans about Mercer and questioning Octave. It turned out that the girls on the other planets were on loan to other smuggling rings and that the problem was a lot bigger that they had first thought. For every one of the GPS trackers, they could see, there might be more girls that they couldn’t see.Octave was stripped of all his wealth and it was directed straight into Ziion’s Royal Ambassador’s account. That Jay
Jay and Mia had arrived back to their apartments ten minutes before the dress makers Evie and Skyla arrived with a heavy suite case between them.“Hi, come in” greeted Mia “How did you go?”“Oh, we came up with some really good ideas but I need to see how they feel on you, and if you can move in them”“Ok sure,”The girls set up, they pulled out three dresses that were partially finished. One was a deep maroon, another a deep blue and the last was black.“Wow those colours are really dark,” said MiaYes, they are suitable for a queen and they reflect your true warrior abilities. I wanted your dresses to give you a edge of danger but if they are too dark we can lighten them with chiffon layers, beading and embroidery.”“They are perfect,” said Jay “these are exactly what you need to wear before the Mercern Ring, they convey power and an edge of danger.
Hunter took a big breath, “Yeah. There was another guy that started in the same class as me but his Father was 2nd in command of the Viv military, as you can imagine he couldn’t fail, instructors spent twice as much time getting him through than anyone else. I seen him take the place of other brilliant soldiers when he was incapable. No one in the class could pass or rank up until he had. It was a complete Joke. He lorded it over everyone because of his success, he didn’t even see that he was holding us back. The brass finally got sick of pandering to him and finally let me rank up before him but they got raked over the coals and he was made commander too. We were both sent out on a mission together.” Hunter stopped to rub his hand over his face “He led his team straight into a trap, they were captured and tortured while he bargained for his freedom with classified information. It was two days before my team could get into a position to rescu
“Well Mia, this looks like this is on you” said Bunny “we all know how bad ass you are, you just need to NOT piss them off while demanding they listen to you”Mia laughed “I’m not bad ass”“Hell yes, you are,” said Bunny “we can vote on it if you don’t believe me”Mia laughed again “Your kidding me right”“Actually Mia, how you see yourself is very important, if you don’t see yourself as a queen and their equal they will strip you down with the truth you believe.” Dora said“So who says Mia is a bad ass” Bunny saidYeah they all yelled“Bad ass is carrying a solider twice your weight to safety when he told you to stay in a safe place” said Ryder”“Bad ass is taking out an assassin in the middle of the Kings funeral,” said Kat.“The way you held yourself when I grabbed your
Day 20It was just before 9am the next day and everyone had gathered for the first meeting in what used to be the Kings Apartments.“Alright,” Jay began “thank you everyone for being here. Today we need to figure out, how this team will operate and how we can get into Mercer to rescue the girls.”“I’ve given the new team, some thought. We will have people who operate in a combative role . . . trained soldiers and a non-combative role, this will cover things like advisors, the gifted and administration. I suppose we will figure out most of this on the way and a lot of you already know the tactics that I use but please look out for the people who don’t. Is there anyone else you can think of that we need on this team?”We will need a good cook, if we don’t have your Mum, Shimel and Lacy abord,” offered Bunny“Maybe someone to clean and tidy?” Suggest
“They looked shocked before one of the girls shyly took a sketch pad and started drawing, the other girl while looking over she shoulder made a couple of suggestions. They both look at each other before hesitantly turning the sketch around.The dress had the same corset type top of an evening dress but the skirt was just one layer of shear fabric over the top of pants that and an A-line skirt like a traditional dress.Jay smiled, “Hey Mia, Come have a look at this.” She handed Jay a cup of coffee while examining the dress. “Yes, Said Mia “that’s what I’m after, what other ideas can you think up?”“Um . . . can I see the weapons you normally carry and how you would normally use them, so I can design the dress around them.”“What is your name?” Jay asked“I’m Evie, and this is Skyler. I prefer to sketch and Skyler is the most amazing at making any creation come