Chapter 4

Story by Koji Haeos on SoFurry

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#33 of Love and Pain

Kiyo and the gang meet some new friends and reunite with an old one.


Luna stood on the bridge of the Oblivion. They were responding to an S.O.S to a now self-destructing Fur ship. She was contemplating weather she should shoot the ship down or rescue whoever was on board

"How many are on board?" Luna asked.

Flare was doing some scans on the ship. When she wasn't training she was working on the bridge.

"I am getting 3 life signs." Flare said.

"Have you tried to make contact?" Luna asked

"They aren't responding to our hails. I am picking up multiple implosions. Auntie we can't just leave them." Flare said.

Luna sat in her chair in deep thought. She came all this way and knew Odin would punish her for wasting his time and the ship's energy if they left the site empty handed.

"Ready the medical staff. Flare use a worm hole to bring them in brings them in." Luna said as she left the bridge.

Flare used her wristband and warped onto the ship. Her eyes widened with surprise to see 3 humans. The trio was equally surprised. At this point the ceiling was caving in and the control panel was in flames. Flare blasted the ceiling with a fireball knocking away some of the debris. Her wrist band blinked before opening what looked like a large vortex.

"COME ON!" She shouted as jumped into the vortex.

The trio followed suit to land on the oblivion where armed guards had them at gun point. Luna raised a paw making the guard lower their weapons.

"Forgive my guard. They are well trained. Now which of you would care to explain what a bunch of Humans were doing on an imploding Fur warship?" Luna asked.

Jaden and Kiyo looked at each other. Chase was about to speak but Jaden cut him off.

"That is on a need to know basis." Jaden said.

"INSOLENT BASTARD!" One of the guards hissed.

"It's alright. He probably doesn't know who I am." Luna said

"With all due respect ma'am the reason we don't tell you is because we DO know who you are." Kiyo said.

"Guys they saved our lives. We should be thanking them." Chase said.

"You're right....thanks Miss?" Kiyo said.

"Luna, my name is Luna; I believe you 3 know my older sister Sora" Luna said

"How did you know?" Jaden asked

"I make it my business to know, Flare bring them to the medical bay for treatment." Luna said.

Flare gestured for the trio to follow her. As they walked down the hall Flare looked at Chase up and down. She knew who he was and needless to say she liked what she saw. Once they arrived there was another dragoness reading a few charts. She had bright lime green scales with a hot pink belly scales and black horns and claws. She stood taller than Flare at 8 feet. Unlike Athena her horns were larger and curled back around her ears like a ram's and her long tail had and arrow shaped tip and she has larger wings than Flare. She wore a white lab coat with blue pants and matching shirt that was very tight on her large breasts with open toe sandals and bright blue eyes.

"Flora I got some new arrivals for you. They are pretty banged up" Flare said.

Flora looked up from her charts.

"More of your sparing partners or did you have ANOTHER grand cross?" Flora said.

"Grand cross?" Chase asked.

"It's another term for a four way." Jaden Answered.

"Maybe if YOU got laid you wouldn't be so uptight Flora." Flare teased.

"I am not a sex driven monster like you Now OUT!" Flora huffed, shoving Flare out the door locking it behind her.

Flora sighed rubbing her bow. She then turned to the humans. She snapped her fingers and several what looked like large silver marbles floated around them slowly while she typed on a computer.

"Well I have good news and bad news, the good news is your injuries aren't as bad as they look. Just a bunch of bad cuts and scrapes." She said.

"What's the bad news?" Chase asked.

"Odin is going to meet you and decide what to do with you. Hopefully he will spare your lives." Flora answered as she unlocked the door.

Before the others could respond the door opens as Odin himself stepped into the room. The humans looked up as dragon towered over them they had heard stories of Odin but this was the first time they have ever seen him in person. He recognized Kiyo and Jaden from Luna's description but not Chase since he was a kid last time he was near earth.

"Leave us." Odin bellowed.

Flora stood up and left the room with great haste leaving the four alone.

"I was not aware that humans had possessed interstellar flight, an impressive for such a primitive species, however now you are going to tell me why I should let the three of you live. I traveled very far out of my way to answer that distress call. So tell me why I shouldn't shoot you three out of my air lock." Odin said.

It has been many years since Chase had dealt with a dragon but he knew the easiest way to get Odin help was to appeal to his pride.

"Because WE have something you want. We know who the leader of the skull hunters is. They have also captured Athena." Chase said.

"What happens under Sora's watch is none of my concern." Odin said calmly.

"It should matter to you. Because if they kill Athena what is to stop them from killing Ace?" Chase said.

"And why should I care what happens to that whelp?" Odin responded.

"Because he is bedding your daughter." Chase responded.

Odin growled quietly narrowing his eyes. Chase did have a point. Ace mated his daughter without his consent and to add insult to injury was the fact that Ace considered Sora's children as his own. He listened to the human's words thinking very carefully. Chase knew that Odin's hatred of Ace was unrivaled and he was using that to his advantage.

"Are you really going to let some someone else takes the life of the one fur you have sworn to kill? If you help us get to the fur colonies we can wipe out the skull hunters leaving you free to destroy Ace at your leisure." Chase said.

"True, it would be more satisfying to hold that whelp's heart in my paws, to watch the life fade from his eyes and to have his head mounted on my wall..." Odin said

Odin began to laugh loudly. After a few moments he regained his composure before giving Chase a predatory grin.

"Well played human, I will assist your cause ONLY because it mutually beneficial but makes no mistake, this does NOT mean we are friends or allies." Odin said before turning and leaving the room.

"How did you know that would work?" Kiyo asked.

"I knew that Odin's pride wouldn't allow anyone other than himself to kill Ace." Chase answered.

"We're not out of the woods yet. The skull hunters knew how to bring each of us down. These guys did their homework." Jaden said

"We also don't know how many of them there are. Athena is tough and she wouldn't go down easily. We need to get her out of there. THEN maybe we may have a shot." Chase said.

"Assuming she is still alive..." Jaden said.

Chase shot Jaden a Glare as Kiyo got between the two before a fight started. Chase knew all too well that there was a possibility that Athena may be dead but he continued to maintain hope. Flora soon reentered the room and gestured them to follow her, which they did. They walked down a long hall before walking through a door to what looked like a main street. There were clouds in the blue sky and futuristic looking cars drove by. The also noticed there were just as many furs as there were reptoids.

"This place is like a city." Kiyo said.

"That's because it is. The Oblivion is not just a warship, it's also community where the ship's crew and their families reside, and we also provide repairs and fuel to passing fur ships and food and lodging to their pilots and passengers. Some choose to stay with us permanently. We even have special generators that make the clouds and sky and even weather changes too." Flora said.

They kept walking when they saw a large male earth class dragon harassing Flare. He was well built. Each of them was well muscles from head to toe each sporting an 8 pack. There were 3 of them slowly backing her up against the wall but Flare didn't seem bothered at all.

"I already told you boys I am not interested." Flare said calmly.

"Oh come on babe don't be so snooty." One drake said as he grabbed her by the arm roughly.

Flare narrowed her eyes as her body grew hotter by the second burning his paw causing. The male let go groaning in pain. The other two then lunged in. Flare ducked avoiding a swipe from one the males and grabbed his wrist, throwing him into his accomplice. However she did not notice the first male with the burned paw take out a gun. But just as he was about to fire Chase grabbed his wrist causing him to miss the shot. He quickly knocked the gun out of his hands and droves his fist into the dragon's stomach knocking the wind out of him. The drake gasped and crumbled to the ground unconscious. Flare turned when she heard the gun shot just to see the dragon lay on the ground unconscious. The other two quickly flew away now that the ring leader was taken down.

"Thanks for help though you didn't need to get involved." Flare said.

"He just saved your life Flare show him some gratitude!" Flora scolded.

"Don't get your tail in a knot." Flare huffed.

Flare then turned her attention to her rescuer.

"Do you know how we fire dragons say thank you?" Flare asked in a slightly seductive tone.

"You bow and say thanks?" Chase answer.

Flare shook her head before leaning in nuzzling Chase's cheek gently giving small licks. She then slipped her arms around him taking him into a soft embrace. Chase who was now blushing hard was surprised at how warm her body was and then picked up the scent of roses.

"Um that's a nice perfume." Chase stammered.

"Thank you but that's not perfume. It's my natural scent." Flare whispered into his ear.

She then released him from her embrace.

"Maybe I could show you around some time." Flare said.

"Yeah that would be nice." Chase said

"EXCELENT! Then it's a date, See later hot shot." Flare said.

The dragoness kisses her paw then blew a small heart shapes fire ring at Chase. The flame touched his cheek fizzling out but leaving a heart shaped tan line. Flare turned on a hell walking off. Flora nudged Chase.

"Well it looks like fighting isn't your ONLY talent. You must have balls the size of satellite dishes to date HER of all people." Flora tease.

"It's not like that!" Chase protested.

The others laughed. They continued to follow Flora.

"That dragoness you just met is the eldest of Wyvern's princesses. The middle child is a wind class named Venus and the youngest is a water class named Athena." Flora said.

"I know Athena, She and I used to be close." Chase said.

"You two were an item at one time if memory serves. Ratio chatter was all a buzz about the youngest of princess's engagement to a human, even dragon lord Odin approved, though he refuses to give Sora that same blessing and mate her mate ship to Ace official." Flora responded

"Basically unless Odin gives his permission Sora can't legally marry Ace." Jaden said.

"Precisely. And if he does it anyway Odin will find out and not only kill Ace but revoke Sora's birthright as queen. In dragon clans the leaders word is LAW and the leader has the right to punish as they see fit." Flora said.

Flora continued to talk with the trio as the came to the hangar. She showed them all kinds of ships everything from personal transport ships to fighters. Not too far away Toshiro was relaxing as his ship refueled and repaired. His last mission in the area resulted in the fighter in need of major repairs. The young Akita was 15 now. He wore a black vest with matching pants and his brown hair was much longer and tied up in a braid. He was still very well-toned with an athletic build and now stood at 6 feet even. Since he left earth he has enlisted in the F.A.S. Once he completed basic training he was assigned under Miyu, Ace's older sister. His ears perked up as he looked over to see Flora speaking to Chase, Jaden and Kiyo. It had been a few years but he could recognize Jaden anywhere. His eyes widen as a smile came across his muzzle and his tail began to wag. He quickly made his way over.

"Hey Jaden long time no see." he said as he walked over.

Jaden didn't recognize the Akita at first until he saw the canine's right eye was green. He begins to smile and he patted Toshiro's shoulder.

"You've grown Toshiro. It's been too long" Jaden said.

Toshiro surprised Jaden and by pulling him into a tight hug.

"Everyone thinks you're dead." Toshiro said.

Jaden and the rest looked at each other. Toshiro sighed and explained as Toshiro let him go.

"We heard about the attack on earth. It was all over the news about how the skull hunters attacked earth. They wiped out millions of humans...Shinryu said that 3 humans using fur tech tried to stop him but each was slaughtered...He mentioned each of you by name. We all took it very hard some...Sakura was so upset she almost had a stroke. She is alright now physically but she spent some time in the hospital to make sure she wasn't going to have one." Toshiro said.

Though it wasn't their fault the trio felt guilty about causing their dear friends so much grief Kiyo and Chase especially. Chase knew that Shin most likely told Athena of his supposed demise and he could only imagine how painful that was for her to hear. It only strengthened his resolve to rescue her. Kiyo knew it wasn't his fault but he still felt responsible that Sakura was hospitalized.

"So has Sakura got a new mate?" Kiyo asked taking Toshiro by surprised.

Toshiro nodded slowly. Kiyo smiled a bit. He was hurt that Sakura found someone new but at the same time he was happy that she found someone who made her happy. It wouldn't be fair of him to expect her to wait.

"Yeah they were supposed to be officially married last week but..." Toshiro trailed off a bit.

"But what?" Kiyo asked.

"Well during the ceremony everything went off without a hitch except no one actually got hitched. We waited for 4 hours for him to show up, until Julie and I caught him getting into a car with some female. It turns out the bastard's EX mate had crashed the wedding and he ran off with her leaving Sakura at the altar." Toshiro fumed.

Kiyo's smile soon disappeared as his anger rose. There are many ways to break up with someone however there was none more painful than being left at the altar. Toshiro then went on to tell the trio what he and the others have been up to. It was good to see a familiar face given what the Kiyo and the rest went through and for Toshiro it was good to see old friends. The Akita smiled when an idea came to him.

"Hey I have an idea, why don't you come with me? Mom and the others would love to see you again." Toshiro said grinning.

"They are in OUR custody and you know they need to register with the immigrations department first. Since they are refugees from a planet outside the alliance the department will decide where they live for the time being." Flora said.

Toshiro's ears lowered with disappointment. Ever since the furs settled on Wyvern's moon Lotus, Furs rom other colonies began to travel and from it. This opened new trade routes and increased the furs population; however it also meant more racial conflicts with the native Reptoids. It wasn't long before furs started to live on Wyvern itself. To prevent conflicts from escalating Sora put segregation laws into place ensuring that furs and reptoids had very minimal interaction with each other. Normally she wouldn't put discrimination laws in place however she wanted to reduce the chance of fighting and of course hate crimes. Once the fur and reptoids get used to each other's presence t she would repeal the laws. The Immigration department would assign them to a house to live in for 3 months to let them adjust to life on the planet and to learn Wyvern's laws. Once that was done the furs were free to live where they wished. Flora saw Toshiro's disappointment and sighed.

"But you can take them to the immigration department on Wyvern. But I am going with you, WHEN the Oblivion is in Wyvern's sector." Flora said.

Toshiro's ears perked up instantly as his tail started to wag. His ship was too damaged to make the trip so he too was staying on board. The four friends continued to talk and catch up as Flora led them to where they would be staying while on the Oblivion. Toshiro was over joyed that Mira was still alive but horrified that she was now part of the Skull hunters and played a part in the attack on earth. He told them about how he trained and how the band when their separate ways. The truth was he never thought he would see Jaden or the others again. They kept walking admiring all the shops, restaurants, even the beauty parlors. Needless to say a lot of people were staring at them. Many of the furs and Reptoids on board have never seen a human before and those that have were surprised that they could breathe in their atmosphere. Some were even concerned that if the humans do prefect interstellar travel what will stop them from starting another war. Flora then stopped in front of what looks like a large apartment building.

"It will be a few weeks before we enter Wyvern's solar system. You will be staying here till then." Flora said

Back on the ship's bridge Odin stood watching the monitors as Luna knelt down behind him.

"What is it?" Odin asked.

"Father, are you sure it's wise to aid the humans in assisting that wench Sora?" Luna asked.

"We share a common enemy, by aiding them we not only rid ourselves of the skull hunters but also it will make Sora vulnerable. The word of Athena's capture along with the earth attack is spreading like wild fire and people are already questioning whether she should step down as queen or not. Relying on the aide of both humans and furs alike will only increase the civil unrest." Odin said.

"Which means you can challenge her and take back the throne and rule Wyvern once again. Which means as king you can execute Ace and Sora won't be able to do a damn thing stop you." Luna said.

"Yes and those humans are going to help me do it. With Ace and Sora out of the way I will restore Wyvern to its former glory as a utopia and remind the rest of the galaxy why the Wyvern Empire is known as one of the most powerful empires to ever exist! And with that power we will hunt down and destroy EVERY remaining tiger wolf and ANY who ally themselves with those monsters! Together we will avenge death of queen Divina and rid the world of those beasts once and for all, so say I." Odin bellowed.

"So say we all!" The crew cheered unison

Luna smiles widely and the rest of the crew who heard Odin applauded and cheered. She knew she will have to face her sister again, and when that time comes she has no intention of sparing her life. But for now she will step back and watch. Though his plan was well thought, Odin had to be ready for if he does succeed and Ace is killed. Kittana herself will be out for blood.

To be continued......