Day 6
Princess Mia had received a call this morning at 8am, Her Father King Levis had passed away overnight. His heart had not been strong enough. She thanked the Doctor and hang up. Shimel and Lacy were by her side in an instant comforting her, crying for her too.
Kat took a moment to update the team of the news making it urgent. She wasn’t sure how this would change things but knowing that it would. Princess Rota was now at more risk. She also let the team know what had been decided with the governors that she would have seven days off to mourn and then the Kings funeral would be held. Seven days after she would be crowned Queen. They now had a dead line to find who was behind this attack and prove Mia was a princess. 14 days
Re-group
Jay was woken by an urgent update. He opened his comm trying to blink awake. The King had passed and they had 14 days to wrap up this investigation and have a princess
Kat had put in a transport motion for the princess to be driven to the Winter Palace and organised a fake motorcade, complete with servants dressed as the princess and her two attendants. They of course were in mourning, so their faces would be veiled. The princess, Shimel and Lacy however were dressed in full guard battle attire and were smuggled out early as preparations were made for her to leave the palace. Benny had led them to the roof where they were “officially” going on a live weapons training exercise. Jay had his superior to put in a request for transport by the military to the port for training. Ryder and Tilly would be waiting to pick them up. Kat would then be seen publicly having a disagreement with the superior regarding the Princess motorcade security and the superior would have them suspended for a week, Kat, Boris and Beeves would leave the palace immediately. The superior himself would escort the “princess” with a new security team,
“I am totally in love with Jay but he said if we ever get involved, he would be killed? Rota I need this man in my life, he is good and honest and I can’t live in a planet I don’t know with out him. He is my safe place and the only reason I could leave Planet S610.“Oh,” said Rota, not expecting that at all “I see, it is true, for a guard to take a fancy for a princess is normally a death sentence”“What if I marry him before I am proven to be a princess, can I marry him as just Mia.Again, Rota was shocked that Mia would be so bold to suggest it, she must really love him. She reflected about what she knew about Jay and Mia from their reports, they were so similar, in cleverness and abilities maybe they were supposed to be together.“Well I suppose so, in theory, a marriage can’t be broken by royal decree or the governors of Ziion.“If we get married in Mercer will it stand in Ziion?
“Well Rota,” said Jay “Your motorcade was attacked”both the Princesses gasp and quickly asked “was anyone hurt?”“Its like seeing double,” said Bunny“A couple of serious injuries on our side but no casualties. There were however two guards who defected to the other side, they were shot. My superior is very glad we took the precautions we did and got Rota out of there but now we have to decide whether we release news that Rota was killed or survived the attack.If we release news that she was killed, we will have to see who steps up to claim the throne, but that could take time and if Octave isn’t behind this it could put your Aunt and Octave at risk of being on the top of the kill next list. Planet Ziion will also have two funerals for two royals they loved, and it could create unrest.If we release that Rota survived the attack but was whisked away, we can then draw the attackers into a
They were just, taking off from getting “Mistress” fitted out when Jay got an urgent message from his superior: there is intel to suggest your family, is under threat. Can you get them to safety?”Jay went white as a sheet, “Jay what’s wrong” Mia said concerned“My superior thinks my family might be at risk” Jay said“Oh no,” said Mia with a shocked look on her face“Can’t we pick them up, where are they?” Rota suggested, “We have plenty of room on board.” She helped“Are they handy on the tools, getting all this set up inside is going to be a huge job,” Bunny addedJay was lost in thought. “Ryder head to Port Revena” he pulled his comm from his pocked and headed out of the roomMia winked at Rota, but Benny saw and when they turned and walk out, he stalked after them and when they were in an empty corridor,
Jays Mum Marie was the first onto “Mistress” as soon as she saw Mia she flung her arms around her, oh your still here with Jay.“Yep, he hasn’t gotten rid of me yet,” said Mia as she hugged her back.She pulled back and then froze, she had spotted Princess Rota, not believing her eyes. Mia realised.“Marie, this is Princess Rota of Ziion, Rota this is Marie, Jays mother. Her mother bowed her head. Rota approached her and took her hands into hers. Please while we are abord this ship I am just Rota. Just consider us family. Beside you just hugged Princess Mia of Ziion my twin sister. And she laughed as Marie look surprised, then worried, then awed and then furious, everyone was on the ship by that stage and Marie turned on Jay “You had a princess, in handcuffs” she exclaimed dramatically.“Woah,” said his Dad standing behind Jay, he put his hand on Jay’s shoulder “Son we really ne
Day 7 Almost everyone had surfaced by 8am, Marie, Shimel, lacy and Rota had made an amazing breakfast for everyone, and everyone helped themselves. Everyone opted for eating at the breakfast bar in the kitchen, rather than moving to the dining room which was more formal. There weren’t quite enough seats so people were constantly moving around, when it was time for Mia to find a seat, Bunny loudly suggested Jay’s lap might do, and to everyone shock and Jays absolute embarrassment, she shrugged and went and sat in his lap, well on his knee actually, she did try to save him a little bit of embarrassment. She smiled at him sweetly as if nothing was out of place and started eating, Marie’s mouth fell open. “Princess” Jay groaned out in a warning tone that Mia was used to, but that made everyone laugh. After breakfast little work parties, started to form. Bunny had her team fitting out “Mistress”, ther
Day 7The next day people came and went on the ship, it was a bit more of a rest day, there was still work being done but everyone was making the most of more freedom.Mia had asked if she could run the Gorge again, her body wanted to run after mainly sitting.“Hey Jay, you think you can keep up with me on the gorge run?”“Of course,”“Prove it,” Mia said before he could back down“Alright, show me a suit.”20mins later, Jay found himself on the gorge run, it did feel good to run again. he normally had a rigorous exercise routine but lately that wasn’t happening. He let Mia lead the way, she kept up a quick pace. They got to the first meter, if Jay wasn’t careful, he would be shown up. She showed him how to enter the reading to make sure they were safe. They continued running. I was so good to just be with Mia again and to not have to guard what he said and h
Planet Mercer was a little bit different to Planet Ziion in regards to Space ship travel. In Ziion you could only land at a port and then you had to clear security to enter Ziion. In Mercer you could fly and land your ship anywhere, but you had to go through “The Portal” as they called it, your ship had to project an electronic pass that had to be obtained to come and go. Dora had already obtained one for “Mistress” so that wasn’t a problem. They were also allowed to travel a lot closer to the planet than you could in Ziion. So everyone was plastered to the closest windows so they could see Mercer and its landscapes.Dora’s Sister had invited them all for an “Mercern Gathering” in her gardens, which she had requested everyone dress up for but they were told not to worry because there was everything they needed at the house. They would land just after lunch and have 2 hours to get ready, then they were to assemble in the garden.
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