“Commander Jackson, you remember Mia”
“Yes the second Princess and your wife”
“That’s me” Mia said with a smile “So how’d you guys go out here?”
“We got seven prisoners and we took out 38 others.” Said Jay
“There are two more dead in the ship and one that has flipped, Dora got the truth out of him, he was a guard for a healer and had already tried to escape from the smuggling ring, but was found out and it didn’t go well, Serene, his healer, healed him and made him promise to always protect her. He was a couple of days away from putting his second escape plan into action for them both. He is very worried, Serene is being guarded by guards he doesn’t trust to keep their hands to themselves and wants to go get her now. He is writing up a report with all the details we will need to carry out the rescue. I was hoping if we could form a team tonight, we could rescue them soon.”
Jay nodded taking in all this information. “Jackson can your men take t
Mia made it back into the cockpit. Jay, Hunter, Jackson, Benny & Ryder. Were all standing around a map on one of the tables arms folded across their chests talking the plan over. Mia noticed that the men were all as tall as each other, just as muscled, all soldiers, all alike. Ryder moved away to check over Mistress after the battle, making sure nothing was damaged. Beeves, Boris, Tilly and Bunny were on their comms reading through Hunters report. Shimel and lacy had prepared drinks and some food everyone still up. Rota, Rose and Dora and gone to bed. Mia nudged in beside Jay to listen in, he instantly pulled her in front of him, wrapping his arms around her. They had circled the four houses where the GPS trackers were clumped together. They had numbered them.“Ryder how long till lift off” Jay asked“3 minutes” Replied Ryder“Ok, take her up when she is ready, we need to get to Ziion”“Alright a
As soon as “Mistress” landed at the Military Port, Jackson met his team with the trucks and made sure everything was ready. Hunter, Jay, Benny, Bunny and Tilly headed straight for his vehicle and took off towards the city.They approached the house where Serene was being held. “Benny, Bunny secure the permitter” Jay ordered.Hunter was about to knock on the door when they heard a scream, Hunter went white, “that’s Serene.”“We kick the door in three,” said Jay “One, Two, Three” They both kicked the door with all their might and it busts from it’s hinges. Hunter charged in first, he shot the man that was holding what Jay assumed was serene. She was being held up by her hair with her feet unable to touch the ground. Jay was shocked she was very young maybe fifteen or sixteen and so small. Hunter caught her before she fell to the ground. Jay shot the other guard in the room and kept his gun tra
The truck with the girls was sent back to base where the girls would be checked over, showered, supplied clean clothes and put to bed in a dorm with female soldiers to watch over them.Ryder and Emily were waiting when they got back to the ship. Ryder had a pack on his back and they jumped into the back seat. Hunter was still cradling Serene so there was plenty of room.“Hi Serene,” said Ryder “I have some food and water for you to help with your recovery. My name is Ryder and this is Emily, she is gifted like you.”Serene took the food and Hunter opened the bottle so she could drink. “Hi” she said shyly“Thanks Ryder” said Hunter for both them both.Jay gunned the engine and headed to the second house. By the time they got there Jackson’s team had cleared the house and the girls were waiting in a room.“They all have the numbing cream on,” said Tilly, “Should I start?&r
Day 15The next morning everyone on “Mistress” met in the kitchen for breakfast at 8.30. Jackson was there too. He and the rest of Jays team that was at the last house hadn’t got any sleep yet but they were thankful for food.It was organised that Dora would interview all the girls starting after lunch and to find out their details. The girls would be given a choice but it was preferable the gifted ones would be taken to Planet S610 for training and Jackson would keep the others on Ziion. They would all have access to counsellors and if they wanted self-defence training and then if they had homes to go back to their family would be called. If they didn’t Jay would open up his investment houses that he had purchased for them to be looked after in, until they found jobs and fit back into society.There was also the other matter of the other girls spread across planet Ziion that still needed to be rescued. Jackson was confid
Jay and Mia were some of those people.They were wrapped in each other arms, enjoying each other’s company.“I’m so glad we could rescue all those girls” Mia said “I’m so proud of you.” She planted a soft kiss on his lips, “do you think you got everyone or do you still think the Palace guard is still compromised?”Well we don’t need D-day but yes, I think there are still some in the palace guard but I’ll get Dora to figure out who.“Were the houses really bad”Jay shook his head, “yeah they were really bad. When I found the girls most of them were totally traumatised. One for the girls had been knocked unconscious by one of the guards. I can’t believe people think that it’s fine to treat others like that.” Jay shook his head“What do you think of Hunter?”“Yeah he’s alright, I think he just got caught up in the
Day 16Everyone on Mistress met for breakfast at 8.30 as per usual, they wouldn’t reach Planet S610 until mid morning. There were so many people on Mistress that they had to use the dinning room and Kitchen for people to eat. It was loud chaotic and fun. Mia had just got her breakfast from Rota and had started to walk to Jay when one of the gifted girls dropped a cup in front of her. The Girl Gasped. The kitchen went completely silent, she had a faraway look on her face. “You too, I see you both, you share one crown, your arms match and you speak the same words in the same voice.” Her focus then returned to the room.She looked confused. “show me your arms,” she said to Rota and Mia, She took Mia’s breakfast and passed it to someone standing near. She then took hold of Rota and pulled her to stand in front of Mia. Your arms with your birth marks, hold them up. Both Mia and Rota lifted their left a
Rota had requested that they leave Planet S610 for Ziion that night so they could meet with the elite tomorrow afternoon and discuss the changes to the “funeral” in person. The funeral was already scheduled for the day after. Rota also had to explain the joint crowning and her theory on the Ziion Blood restoring itself.Rota had a lot to plan but thankfully not the venue or the people invited. She had finished compiling a list of everything that needed to be done and organised. She and Mia also had to practice the Blood Oath, she wasn’t sure if it made a difference but Tia had said it sounded like they had one voice. She gave some of the jobs to Shimel and Lacy to organise and she sent a message to her Aunt for her help, explaining everything. It all hinged on the Elites and what they thought of the idea. They would have to be on board 100% or it wouldn’t work.She was lost in thought for how she would introduce Mia, it had to be done just right
Day 17It was mid-afternoon the next day and the catch-up conversation in the kitchen between the team and Jays family had just started to peter out. They had landed at the Elites personal port and Rota had gone to organise tomorrow. That was four hours ago.Mia didn’t know if that was a good thing or Bad, but she was starting to get a little restless not knowing. Marie had already claimed the kitchen and Mia was already stuffed full with the most delicious cakes and snacks. Emily and Serene were also enjoying helping in the kitchen. It looked like neither had baked sweet food just because it was nice to eat.“I’ve done it” Rota announced to everyone triumphally “Everything is organised and ready”“I’m worried” said Jay “and this time, I know she is organising something” everyone laughed“Do you trust me?” asked Rota“The last time I heard th
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