06-26-2015, 06:51 PM
He stood in the middle of an empty field, with cracked, pale mud stretching in every direction. At his feet lay the naked body of his lover, her dark, ebony skin glinting with sweat in the light of the high noon sun. She still slumbered, as the consummation of their dedication to one another was still freshly pulsing through their bodies. Nearby was the skybike, dutifully parked with its headlights looking in the opposite direction. To make love in a place that was such an expression of raw death and vacancy had been a cornerstone experience in his life, and he was glad that the woman had suggested it.
Still, despite the fact that they were the only living things for several miles around, Tearen could not help but feel slightly exposed. The dry, warm wind of the salt-flats felt good against his own sweaty skin, but they should really be getting back to the city. As the pilot in training began to dress himself, the sultry voice of his partner called out.
"Mmmmno. C'mere." she cooed, tugging on his ankle with a playful smile. Tearen grinned bashfully and sank back down to lay by her side, still bare chested. She ran her fingers through his long, white hair and gazed at his face as if in wonder.
"You realize I have to sortie by 1500, don't you? I'm already going to be late for the briefing." Tearen said, only semi-serious. She looked at him with a quirked eyebrow.
"And I'm the base nurse and I say you're on sick leave, fly boy." she said, arching upwards and moving to sit atop his pelvis. Tearen tried to fight her off with soft chuckles, but she pinned his arms to the ground and leaned over his face, her own long white hair tickling his nose.
"You're not dismissed, adjutant." she said, leaning in to delicately nick his neck with her teeth. Tearen sucked in a deep sigh and let nature take its course one more...
...
The sky overhead was completely black by the time they had finally clothed themselves and mounted back up on the sleek black sky bike. Tearen had left the canopy open so the cool desert air could lick their skin as they careened across the salt flats. Neither of them spoke, not because of any reticence to do so, but simply because the whir of the sky bike's powerful motors was too loud.
Tearen kept his eyes fixed on the glimmering lights of the airbase on the horizon, but the woman watched the stars overhead, and the ships that wove between them. The largest ships in orbit could almost have their actual shape made out, if she squinted hard enough. It was the love of the stars that had pulled the two of them together in the first place. That, and a few too many glasses of Ambrosia during a homecoming party that had been held after the Navy returned to Caprica after a succesful conquest against yet another nameless civilization.
Now there was talk of going after the center of all evil ifself; Terra. She had heard only scarce rumors of the frightening planet...of how self-proclaimed demigods walked the streets, how dragons roamed its hills, and vampires infested every shadow. That campaign was still at least a year off, but by that time, Tearen would be an official Navy pilot...and he would most likely be shipped off to that terrible world. The sadness of this thought spurred the woman to cling more tightly to Tearen's body as he guided the skybike back into its appropriate garage. The maintenance slaves didn't comment as the two of them dismounted. No good could come of betraying the trust of native Aschen citizens. Tearen and his lover parted ways with a single, sweet kiss before he returned to the barracks.
Only a few of his squadron mates were present...the rest were curiously absent. Tearen's wing leader whistled at the pilot and beckoned him into his cramped office with a snap.
"Corporralll...says here you've been in medical all say. You on your period again?" he jabbed. It was a a joke, but it was not meant to be funny. Tearen sat down in the only other chair in the office and, quite brazenly, propped one of his legs up on the Captain's desk.
"Eeeyup." he said simply, proceeding to pick grit out from under his fingernails. The captain narrowed his eyes and smacked Tearen's leg away. Tearen didn't fight it; he had already made his point.
"You missed your sortie. Command is starting to take notice."
"'Bout time. I am their best pilot, after all." Tearen said, flicking the badge on his jacket lapel that proved it.
"Agreed. Well, you'll be getting the usual demerits and extra chores. I'm also assigning you to traffic control for a week. Since you seem so reluctant to fly, I figure it's the least I can do." The Captain said, his tone oddly calm. Usually by this point he was red in the face with fury.
"Okeedoke." Tearen said, offering the captain a half-ass salute before standing up. The Captain cleared his throat.
"Not that I dismissed you, but I need you to see something real quick." the captain said, waving at his vid screen. An image of Tearen's lover appeared on the screen, sitting at her office desk. The pilot's heart sank, but he could not have possibly predicted what was about to happen. All at once, his missing squadmates burst into the office. Two of them pinned the nurse to the wall, while a third placed a disruptor pistol against her head. The gun-wielding pilot, someone he had considered a friend, smirked at the vid screen. Tearen was frozen in place.
"You're a valuable asset, corporal. The higher ups need you on deck with the rest of us, elsewise you won't be flying a damn garbage hauler." the captain said calmly. He stood up and lit a cigarette, also offering one to Tearen. The corporal didn't budge.
"So I'll ask you once, Corporal. Are you loyal to the divine shadow?" the captain asked softly. It took Tearen a moment to process the words, but after a second, he dumbly nodded.
"Excellent. Then you may be concerned to hear that we have discovered an individual who is acting as an inhibitor to the might of the Divine Navy. Luckily, we have apprehended them, and they will be dealt with accordingly." the captain said, a warm smile spreading across his face.
"W-" Tearen started, but he was cut off as there came a dull cracking sound echoing across the base. This coincided with the image of the woman's head disintigrating. A prey to reflexive rage, Tearen surged forwards to wrap his hands around the captain's throat, but the hands of the lingering squadmates grabbed him. It wasn't the worst thrashing Tearen had ever suffered in the service of the Divine Navy, but coinciding with the death of a woman he loved, it was the only one he ever truly remembered...
Still, despite the fact that they were the only living things for several miles around, Tearen could not help but feel slightly exposed. The dry, warm wind of the salt-flats felt good against his own sweaty skin, but they should really be getting back to the city. As the pilot in training began to dress himself, the sultry voice of his partner called out.
"Mmmmno. C'mere." she cooed, tugging on his ankle with a playful smile. Tearen grinned bashfully and sank back down to lay by her side, still bare chested. She ran her fingers through his long, white hair and gazed at his face as if in wonder.
"You realize I have to sortie by 1500, don't you? I'm already going to be late for the briefing." Tearen said, only semi-serious. She looked at him with a quirked eyebrow.
"And I'm the base nurse and I say you're on sick leave, fly boy." she said, arching upwards and moving to sit atop his pelvis. Tearen tried to fight her off with soft chuckles, but she pinned his arms to the ground and leaned over his face, her own long white hair tickling his nose.
"You're not dismissed, adjutant." she said, leaning in to delicately nick his neck with her teeth. Tearen sucked in a deep sigh and let nature take its course one more...
...
The sky overhead was completely black by the time they had finally clothed themselves and mounted back up on the sleek black sky bike. Tearen had left the canopy open so the cool desert air could lick their skin as they careened across the salt flats. Neither of them spoke, not because of any reticence to do so, but simply because the whir of the sky bike's powerful motors was too loud.
Tearen kept his eyes fixed on the glimmering lights of the airbase on the horizon, but the woman watched the stars overhead, and the ships that wove between them. The largest ships in orbit could almost have their actual shape made out, if she squinted hard enough. It was the love of the stars that had pulled the two of them together in the first place. That, and a few too many glasses of Ambrosia during a homecoming party that had been held after the Navy returned to Caprica after a succesful conquest against yet another nameless civilization.
Now there was talk of going after the center of all evil ifself; Terra. She had heard only scarce rumors of the frightening planet...of how self-proclaimed demigods walked the streets, how dragons roamed its hills, and vampires infested every shadow. That campaign was still at least a year off, but by that time, Tearen would be an official Navy pilot...and he would most likely be shipped off to that terrible world. The sadness of this thought spurred the woman to cling more tightly to Tearen's body as he guided the skybike back into its appropriate garage. The maintenance slaves didn't comment as the two of them dismounted. No good could come of betraying the trust of native Aschen citizens. Tearen and his lover parted ways with a single, sweet kiss before he returned to the barracks.
Only a few of his squadron mates were present...the rest were curiously absent. Tearen's wing leader whistled at the pilot and beckoned him into his cramped office with a snap.
"Corporralll...says here you've been in medical all say. You on your period again?" he jabbed. It was a a joke, but it was not meant to be funny. Tearen sat down in the only other chair in the office and, quite brazenly, propped one of his legs up on the Captain's desk.
"Eeeyup." he said simply, proceeding to pick grit out from under his fingernails. The captain narrowed his eyes and smacked Tearen's leg away. Tearen didn't fight it; he had already made his point.
"You missed your sortie. Command is starting to take notice."
"'Bout time. I am their best pilot, after all." Tearen said, flicking the badge on his jacket lapel that proved it.
"Agreed. Well, you'll be getting the usual demerits and extra chores. I'm also assigning you to traffic control for a week. Since you seem so reluctant to fly, I figure it's the least I can do." The Captain said, his tone oddly calm. Usually by this point he was red in the face with fury.
"Okeedoke." Tearen said, offering the captain a half-ass salute before standing up. The Captain cleared his throat.
"Not that I dismissed you, but I need you to see something real quick." the captain said, waving at his vid screen. An image of Tearen's lover appeared on the screen, sitting at her office desk. The pilot's heart sank, but he could not have possibly predicted what was about to happen. All at once, his missing squadmates burst into the office. Two of them pinned the nurse to the wall, while a third placed a disruptor pistol against her head. The gun-wielding pilot, someone he had considered a friend, smirked at the vid screen. Tearen was frozen in place.
"You're a valuable asset, corporal. The higher ups need you on deck with the rest of us, elsewise you won't be flying a damn garbage hauler." the captain said calmly. He stood up and lit a cigarette, also offering one to Tearen. The corporal didn't budge.
"So I'll ask you once, Corporal. Are you loyal to the divine shadow?" the captain asked softly. It took Tearen a moment to process the words, but after a second, he dumbly nodded.
"Excellent. Then you may be concerned to hear that we have discovered an individual who is acting as an inhibitor to the might of the Divine Navy. Luckily, we have apprehended them, and they will be dealt with accordingly." the captain said, a warm smile spreading across his face.
"W-" Tearen started, but he was cut off as there came a dull cracking sound echoing across the base. This coincided with the image of the woman's head disintigrating. A prey to reflexive rage, Tearen surged forwards to wrap his hands around the captain's throat, but the hands of the lingering squadmates grabbed him. It wasn't the worst thrashing Tearen had ever suffered in the service of the Divine Navy, but coinciding with the death of a woman he loved, it was the only one he ever truly remembered...
And, we dream of home I dream of life out of here Their dreams are small My dreams don't know fear I got my heart full of hope I will change everything No matter what I'm told How impossible it seems We did it before And we'll do it again We're indestructible Even when we're tired And we've been here before Just you and I
Don't try to rescue me I don't need to be rescued
Don't try to rescue me I don't need to be rescued