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Counter Earth Chronicles - Dual Realities

Chapter 15: All The Evil In This World

March 22nd YOE 35

11:22 AM Sir Ram's Lab (Free Counter Earth)

Alex experiences what he hopes is his final conditioning therapy session.....

“Let's begin today's session with a little review shall we?" The evil beastial said while securing my arms and legs within the punishment chair. After making sure the straps were particularity tight he walked over to the small table nearby in the multi-level tiered metallic amphitheater.

“Subservience, submission and obedience." I replied hoping that Lady Ursa might have been watching today's session from somewhere and observing the progress I had made thus far.

(No matter what.)

“Good answer boy." He said removing his white lab coat and tossing it over a nearby railing. “Now what are you?"

“I am a refugee from a destroyed planet who became stranded on this one." I replied watching him remove his pants.

(Um, why is he removing his clothing?!)

“True. But I mean within the confines of this planet, this society and culture?"

“I am a second class citizen, a lowly human, a no tail."

The ram was working on his undergarments now.

“As such your rights are very minimal compared to the dominant populace unless designated so."

“Yes master, I am a filthy stinking human who must obey those who have authority over me without question. Your words are my commandments, your desires my prophesy." I replied as the evil beastial turned around. He was completely nude.

“Exactly right and your master orders you to kiss his ass lowly human." He said presenting his rear to me.

Like I had done in previous sessions I kissed the beastial's behind, first the right cheek and then the left cheek right where the white and brown borders were of his two toned coloring.

“Good boy. Now the tail."

“Yes master."

I did as ordered noticing that his fur was quite fluffy that morning.

“Very good and without hesitation." The beastial scientist said turning around and giving me a full view of his groin- penis and testicles included.

In some respects the scene reminded me of a baby chick emerging from an nest in the crook of a tree.

“And now it is time for a test... I order you to pleasure me- orally."

(WHAT?!!!)

We were working up to that weeks ago, but it was put on pause when Corbin and Dawn died, and now that day was finally here.

So this is where I am now. A government whose ruler despite being a dictator, I have supported after the humans on my world destroyed the planet fighting amongst themselves. I assisted the beastials in their dominance of the human population of this planet- I figured that they knew better. I even fell in love with one that adopted me and made love to her repeatedly. But that's right, she was only using me to treat her medical condition... in the beginning.

I had a good life here until I ran afoul of the beastial's high master- was imprisoned and now this is my road to redemption sucking off a Knight of Wundagore? If I were a beastial would my punishment be so humiliatingly severe?

“You can start with the tongue." Sir Ram ordered.

I did as ordered.

As the brown phallus found its way past my lips, I thought about this beastial I have gotten to know all these years. He didn't like me at first- hell, he even tried to kill me. But we went on mission after mission together when I was a contractor for the knight core- I felt he had grown to tolerate me. At the very least we built some type of rapport.

(If that is true, why am I sucking him off?)

I licked the phallus at its top working my way down from the tip. I was expecting the taste to be acrid. But it was like licking a paw or arm.

“Oh Yes!!! Now the sides human!"

I complied. The evil beastial was really getting into this.

“Good, very good." He said gripping his penis. “Now open up nice and wide and no teeth."

Again I complied.

“Mrrrr.... that tongue of yours is wondrous boy." He began moaning as I ran it on the underside of his thickening shaft.

The beastial stood there in silence for the next minute or so as this lowly human he was reconditioning sucked him off. The smell of his groin fur was not acrid, but musty very musty.

“Very good boy. Very good." He moaned placing his paw on my head. “You are probably wondering how far we are going to go with this session today? I say let's go all the way!"

I swallowed very hard at that admission.

“Yessss.... you are going to need to do that repeatedly very, very soon..." He moaned as he watched a tear well up in my eye.

I sped up my administrations and soon noticed some extra liquid in my mouth that was not my own.

(Did he?)

No it was only pre. But my overseer was getting very close. I watched as his breathing became erratic, his testicles drew close to his body. This was it.

(Mistress, if you are watching, end this please!)

I was preparing to drink his male milk probably even choke while doing so. But Sir Ram had other plans.

*BAAAAAAAAAAAH*

As he bleated the tapered brown phallus was removed from my mouth.

(Thank goodness.)

*SPLOOSH*

Instead my face was painted with his jizz in the ultimate act of humiliation and beastial dominance.

When he finally came down from his high Sir Ram studied his work. “You never looked better boy!" He sneered.

“So this is my penance...."

“I don't know boy, I could have cum in your mouth and forced you to swallow." The beastial scientist said turning away from me for a moment. His bare ass on display.

The nude beastial moved to an upper floor of his lab. I had trouble seeing exactly what he was doing because I had his spooge all over my face.

I felt a soothing cloth on my face after he returned. It moved from my forehead to my eyes, cheeks, nose, mouth and finally my hair.

“You have made some great strides during our past sessions. I believe you are now ready."

“Yes my master."

(Did that mean he finally had broken me? Is my reprogramming finally over?)

I would find out the answer that night.

11:10 PM The basement World One

“You know you didn't have to follow me home Ananias." The gorilla's bedmate said locking eyes with him.

“Someone had to make sure you arrived home before curfew." The silverback said locking eyes with his squeeze.

“Well, you didn't have to accompany me into the building and into my apartment." Renee replied admiring her beastial companion's lush fur.

“Someone had to make sure you got in safely." Was the gladiator's response.

“Well you didn't have to follow me to bed." The dark skinned actress replied.

“Aww but I like sharing your bed... with you." Ananias pouted.

“You know what? So do I. Now come here you big gorilla."

“By your command my love." The beastial said wrapping an arm around his human and pulling her to him.

“So soft." Renee said resting her head between those mighty pecs on his chest. “Let's stay like this forever and ever and ever."

“I do enjoy our sleepovers." He said whispering.

“I do too, that is when I get to see the real you."

“The real me?"

“Yes now lose the pants." Renee said giggling.

“Only if you do the same." Ananias giggled back. “I like seeing the real you too."

“Different yet similar." The woman said placing her hand within the gorilla's.

“Yes different yet similar." The gorilla echoed back.

“Disgusting!" The beastial knight said watching the surveillance from the probe just outside of the couple's apartment.

“I respectfully disagree with you my overseer." I replied watching from the copilot monitor.

Sir Ram threw a glance toward me. “I thought you were going to bore me with one of your tacit explanations."

“You didn't ask master."

“Well nothing else is happening on this patrol. Enlighten me boy." The ram said adjusting himself in the driver's seat trying to make himself more comfortable.

“Love is love Sir Ram whether it is beastial to beastial, human to human or human to beastial."

“You mean beastial to human?" He said taking the superior position.

“Yes."

**It is one of the reasons Mr. Winter continues to support the beastial agenda despite being by your description a filthy stinking human.* *

“Oh and why is that automated assistant?" Sir Ram asked inquiring.

“I love my mistress." I said looking at the ram. “As much as you love Mara."

“And why you have tried to atone for your sins against the empire."

“Yes master."

“We will see." He said smiling wickedly.

(Well, that was a mood killer.)

I returned to the copilot monitor and key board of the white prototype and started typing.

“What are you doing?" The evil beastial said staring at my direction.

“Educating myself master."

*Ananias Gorilla. Member of The Gladiator Wrestling League. After rejecting his family's legacy of service to the empire he became heavily indebted. With his debtors literally ready to carve him up for accessories, he joined the Gladiator League to pay his arrears.*

“You did not know that boy?"

“No master- I have been out of circulation." I replied. “Automated Assistant who is the woman?"

*Renee Kinds, Ananias' human girlfriend- a struggling actress. She used to live in World Four but relocated here to World One for work. He checks up on her frequently to make sure she is doing okay.*

“It makes sense she does live in the bowels of the city." The beastial scientist concluded.

“It is amazing what some won't do for love." I said watching the image.

“Yes like move heaven and counter-earth."

There was a pause between us. I thought about asking the big question I had discovered looking at the black PDA and had Cinder currently researching, but we were interrupted.

*Sir Ram, I am detecting a potential threat to the empire.*

“What is it?"

*An exponential increase in human activity.*

“At this time of night? It would be in violation of the curfew." The knight said powering on the white coupe we were in. “Where?"

So we left the snuggling interspecies couple. I recalled the probe and we were off. The automated assistant guided us to a small park on the border of a designated human area and beastial area.

“Hmm.... I am not seeing anything automated assistant." Sir Ram said pulling up and parking next to a patch of green grass and trees.

*I recommend using the holo-projector.*

“Very well make us invisible."

*Halo-projector engaged.*

“Activate scanners. Passive scans."

*Acknowledged.*

I watched the images from the co-pilot monitor on my side of the vehicle.

“Sir Ram I have about twenty blips headed this way." I replied looking out the dome window.

The knight switched to the rear camera. He observed a crowd wearing dark clothing pouring out of their apartments and homes not far from the park.

“They have become quite emboldened since the tracker-tracers are no longer online." The evil beastial noted.

*It appears to be a pop up protest.*

“But at night?" I blurted out of turn.

“Think about- if you were here marginalized and disgruntled how would you air your grievances in a most impactful way?" The ram said staring at me.

I thought for a minute.

“By disrupting beastial communities in the middle of the night unnerving its residents I suppose and disappearing into the darkness before the knights arrive."

“Like what it is happening now." Sir Ram said.

*Incidents like this have been on the rise across the five cities.*

“But by the time the knights arrive, the instigators are gone." I replied as crowd of forty to fifty individuals rushed passed us. They were dressed in grey, dark black, holding signs and shouting.

“This time they aren't going to be so lucky." Sir Ram said making his selection from the weapons menu.

*Side-pods engaged.*

*Glue bombs engaged.*

“EXCELLENT!!!" The big horn sheep replied as he pressed the middle toggle switch on the weapons console.

The bombs were fired from both side-pods landing them on the demonstrators as they protested sticking them in place.

*SPLUT*

*SPLUT*

_ “The hell?!"_ A man shouted.

“I can't move!!" A teen shouted.

“What is going on!" A woman shouted.

“You are conducting a illegal protest in violation of the empire's curfew you filthy stinking humans!" Sir Ram announced on the prototype's PA system.

“Oh no run!!" A female shouted.

“That's right they can't get us all!!" Another within the mob shouted.

_“Incorrect we can and we will. You will be our prisoners tonight." _

I watched as the protestors ran this way and that trying to avoid the glue bombs that were being fired from the invisible prototype.

“This is hopeless!!" Someone shouted.

“Where are they coming from?" A woman shrieked.

“Over there- it must be a cloaked vehicle."

*WHUMP*

*BAAFF*

“Over there!" A man dressed in all black pointed out.

“Take it out!" A female teenager dressed in grey ordered.

*It appears that we have been discovered Sir Ram.*

“What was your first indication automated assistant?"

*I think them rocking the hover vehicle.*

“WHOA!" I shouted as the white coupe we were in shook rather violently.

*Sir Ram that angry mob is picking up the hover vehicle. We are being carried off!*

(Uh oh!)

“This could be considered a direct assault on a Knight of Wundgore is it not boy?" Sir Ram said turning to me.

“Yes master." I replied watching us being carried off by the mob.

*Sir Ram?*

“Turn off the holo projector."

“Overseer?" I said looking at him.

“Wait for it. I want every remaining human to join in on our supposed destruction."

I took a look at the scanner display on my monitor and it appeared all who were left in the mob had a piece of us.

“NOW!" The ram grinned evilly. He powered on the white coupe, engaged hover mode and ascended five hundred, a thousand, two thousand, three thousand, four thousand, five thousand feet off the ground.

We heard the gasps and screams of those from the mob who were holding onto the white coup for dear life.

“How high are we boy?"

“About 12,000 feet master."

“Good. It is time to take care of this latest threat to the empire!"

I watched him make a selection from the weapons menu- deflector shield.

*That will most certainly take care of our problem.*

“Sir Ram those who are holding on to the prototype will fall to their deaths!" I said starring at him.

“Yes they will. They will be punished for attacking a knight of the empire." He said coldly.

“You are really going to do that master?" I asked in disbelief.

“No. YOU ARE." The evil beastial said turning to me.

*GASP*

“Your overseer is giving you a direct order- KILL THOSE HUMANS!"

It appeared that this was the test he had mentioned earlier. Subservience, submission and obedience no matter what.

(Do I defy him?)

In the past I have killed in self defense and in the name of the empire- but never like this.

Without thinking I moved my hand to the second toggle switch and pressed it initiating the selection he had highlighted on the weapons console.

The deflector field extended from the chassis of the white coupe making a protective bubble around the hover vehicle pushing off all those who were holding on for dear life.

We heard the collective screams of the protesters who fell to their deaths.

I get it. The knight core will consider it self defense. Sir Ram will consider it culling undesirables and potential rebels from the human population.

“Very good you are progressing very well boy." He said glancing at the scanner. “The mob has been neutralized.

*I will notify city maintenance that that particular area will need a detailed clean up.*

I was still in disbelief, I reacted with out thinking; and in doing so had obeyed my beastial master and killed in the name of the empire.

To Be Continued....

[MEANWHILE]

March 22nd YOE 35

11:22 AM Forest of petrified double trees (Chaundoon)

“Wakey, wakey little meatball." I heard as a felt this hot fowl breath on my face.

*GAH* I replied stirring.

“Is my magnificence too much for your small mind to comprehend?" The feline asked me.

“Actually your groin is right above me." I said looking upward.

“Explain this outrage right now!" I heard Ripple shout.

“It is exactly as it seems little kobold, you are captives of the S'mar." I heard a grizzled voice say.

“Who or what are the S'mar?" Chemar asked.

“They are a collection of clans from the far side of the planet un-united waring with themselves and occasionally with others. Each of the clans is known as a pride. Well according to Shaman Psi." Ripple replied.

“So this is a initial contact situation." I said to the dragon warrior. “Perhaps we have gotten off to the wrong start. I am Alex. To my left is Ripple. To my right is Chemar."

“What you are is tied and bound." The feline standing over me snickered.

“To whom do we have the pleasure of meeting?" Chemar said trying to sound diplomatic.

“Spear, Axe and Club of the Kenja Pride." The feline in front of our away team leader responded. “I am Club."

“Such peculiar names." Ripple replied.

“We are named after our weapons." The feline in front of the sand dragon replied.

“So why did you attack us?" Ripple asked.

“You are conquerers." Spear, Axe and Club responded in unison.

Our three captors could best be described as barbarians they appeared to be what looked like this planet's version of a lion, leopard, tiger and jaguar stirred and rolled into one. They had long hair, wore red bandanas, had leather wrist and leg bands, furry animal shawls on their shoulders, wore animal bone necklaces, carried huge weapons of their name sake and little else. By that I mean they were stark naked; their penises and ball sacks were on display for all to see. Okay I guess that made them savages as well.

I tried not to stare at Axe's penis sheath and ball sack which were in very close proximity to my face. I stared at his multi-headed axe, Spear's long bladed spear and Club's spiked club (which could rival Basil's) and even my companions who like myself were bound and tied. But the obvious question made its way to my lips.

“Why are you naked?"

“It is a societal norm for them Alex. The S'mar believe clothing is an obfuscation that distorts reality; each warrior should be seen as they look physically- whether, tall, short, strong, weak, fit or fat." Ripple whispered answering my question.

Our three captors were fascinating specimens of their species- nice musculature most likely from the life they lived in the wild. I was looking at my captor's rock hard abs which were bisected by a vertical strand of chest hair that extended from just below his neckline down his torso to encircle his penis sheath and ball sack.

“What is the meaning of this?" Chemar demanded.

“It is exactly like it seems invader." Club responded.

“We are dealing with a threat to all life on this planet." Spear responded looking at my away team.

“What? Us?" I asked struggling within my binds.

The three S'mar warriors looked like they were triplets. The only way to distinguish them from each other were the scars on their bodies and weapons.

“Yes you little meatball." Axe replied.

“We have heard about you." Club said in a accusatory tone. “You off-worlders attacking, pillaging, plundering and trying to reshape this world to your liking."

“Since your arrival the balance has been out of balance." Spear replied.

“We have noticed that too. We are trying to find out why, but is not us." Chemar said fidgeting while I tried to locate our weapons. They were in pile at the base of one of those weird trees a thousand feet away as was my medkit.

“It is you outsiders who have disrupted the balance. Even our pride is not immune." Spear said.

“Nonsense." Rippled countered. “We and others of our tribe are trying to help those who are in need, keep the peace and correct wrongs."

“By whose authority?" The warrior with the bladed spear asked.

“The Chado." Chemar volunteered.

“Never heard of them." The feline with the spiked club replied.

“Well, you won't succeed." The warrior said standing over Chemar replied.

“Man you guys are xenophobic." I replied.

“Spoken like a true conqueror." Club replied.

“Who said that we are conquerors?" I replied staring at the three.

“Word has been passed down from tribe to tribe and clan to clan of the chaos conquerors who brought death and misfortune to all since their arrival on this world." Spear said.

“They can't be directly confronted because their weapons are enchanted and magical." Axe said pointing to Attack Beast.

“Hearing of your tales, we have decided to deal with the threat personally." Club said.

I looked up from where we were seated to see that Attack Beast like us was bound and suspended in a weird tree right above our weapons. I suspected if she could Feleen would engage weapons and end this.

“You are wrong." The female sand dragon grumbled.

“Oh this one has some spunk. I can't wait to make her cry- very loudly." The feline with the spear replied.

“And what do you mean by that?" Chemar asked nervously fearing an execution.

“You and your kind have been accused or desecrating our planet and now you will be judged via trial." Club responded.

“Phew, well we at least we have a chance to represent ourselves." I said exhaling.

“TRIAL BY COMBAT." The three feline warriors replied in unison.

“UM, WHAT?" I gasped.

“It is a trial by combat Alex, if we win, we live, if we don't..." Chemar said fidgeting.

“This one here is their leader. Alright feline you are mine." The barbarian with the red headband and spiked club said picking up the chetah knight slinging him over his shoulder and carrying him off in most undignified way.

(CHEMAR!!)

“These three look rather scrawny. I was hoping we would have faced off against one of their stronger fighters." Spear said to Axe.

“I know right? Some of them would offer a real challenge." Axe said looking at me and the female sand dragon. “A trial is a trial." He said moving toward Ripple.

“Paws off! That kobold is mine!" Spear said to Axe.

“You mean I have this flimsy weird creature?!" Axe pouted. “Why he is not a challenge at all!!"

(WHAT?! WHY YOU ARROGANT SON OF A WHORE!!)

My thought was interrupted when Spear carried the dragon warrior away to another part of the forest. The same would soon happen to me.

“Ripple!!"

“Alex stand firm!!" She called back to me.

I think that was the sand folk's way of saying don't die.

“So trial by combat eh?" I asked as Axe picked me up and my things and took me to another part of this weird forest.

“Yes my clan's tradition. Might makes right." He replied.

We traveled a little ways from my companions before he placed me on the ground. I assumed it was to take care of distractions so that we could focus on our battle.

Damn, he was huge. He had many scars along his body and his pecker was big and thick and out there for the whole world to see.

(Is that thing erect of flaccid?!)

Focus Alex. This is an adversary. One that intends to do you harm. Whom am I kidding? He is going to kill me.

But still he is quite a magnificent specimen of his kind, fangs, claws, fur, spots, bulk and all.

“So what are the rules?" I asked as he untied me.

“Whoever is not dead wins." Axe replied. “Cowardice is not tolerated."

“Rather blunt and to the point." I said watching the barbarian lean on his weapon studying me carefully. “You don't like to waste words I see."

“I am going to beat the stuffing out of you, ground your flesh to mush and add your bones to my necklace." He said pointing to the thing around his neck.

“Ummmm, you seem nice." I replied as he studied me again.

Axe walked up to me and started looking me over, studying my stature, the length of my arms, legs before fixating on my neck. Specifically my spine. “Ah- one good strike right here and death will be instantaneous." He said feeling me up.

“Are you going to give me a chance to defend myself or is this going to be a straight up massacre?"

“Here." The barbarian said handing me my grappling hook and medkit.

Sizing him up, I slid my apparatus on my right arm. He watched me carefully.

“That seems like quite a useless device." Axe remarked.

I knew he was sizing me up as well.

“Only to those who don't know how it works." I replied.

“Shall we begin then? I am anxious to see how Spear and Club are faring."

“Oh one more thing!" With that I kneeled opening my medkit “Ah here it is." I started rubbing lotion all over my hands.

“You believe in washing your paws before combat?"

“Yup." I echoed back at him as I closed my medkit and turned to face him.

“Alright flimsy creature ready to rumble?" He said growling.

“Almost." I said dropping my grappling hook and walking over to him.

I examined his paws, arms, torso, shoulders and back touching each.

“My magnificence blinding you meatball?"

“A little. You are the first S'mar warrior I have ever met."

“And your last meatball."

“Well yes. Besides you felt me up, I feel I should have the same courtesy. My you are full of scars." I said feeling up his back. “So let me get this straight, if I win my friends and I go free?"

“No, if you AND your friends win, you will win the trial. But that won't happen Spear, Club and I will see to that." He said grinning tossing me my weapon. “Now enough talk!"

Axe politely decided to give me the first move. I decided to oblige.

I charged at the feline barbarian hitting his abdomen with my palms flat on his rock hard abs. He did not move. Not an inch. I continued trying to push him.

“TCH!" He grinned staring down at the blond haired human.

I saw his right paw pick up that multi-headed axe and try to knock me into next week. I dodged behind him and used my open palm technique on his back. Just underneath his furry shawl.

*SWOOSH*

I heard the axe and ducked just in the nick of time.

The barbarian had left himself open... I bawled up my fist and punched him as hard as I could in his junk.

*AUGH*

It was solid!! What are his testicles comprised of rocks?!

“My turn, hold still now." Axe grinned.

I watched as both paws raised his weapon to cut me where I stood.

*SLASH*

I felt the air rush by as I cart wheeled backward.

Now was my chance as he left himself open. I aimed with my right arm and fired.

*SHANK*

A small scrape was made underneath his left pectoral.

I retracted the line which pulled me right into him. Withdrawing my spear tip I started slashing that beautiful abdomen as quickly as I could before he could lift the his axe again.

He knew my next move.

*SMACK*

He used his own palm strike I went spiraling backwards. I hit the ground.

*OOF*

The next thing I saw was that axe raised over my head ready to carve me up for parts for his new necklace.

(One more time.)

I fired my grappling hook which pierced his axe. I quickly retracted the cable pulling it from his paws. The force of the pull moved him forward.

I dislodged my grappling hook and rolled over to my left side which gave me a clear line of site between to the crux between his thigh and leg. I hit that with my left foot.

*SWEEP*

And backward he fell. I then pounced on him trying to pin him to the ground. Emphasis on try.

“Cunning." The barbarian said amused. “But you overestimated your strength and mine."

“Let me guess, I am weak, you are strong, I lose questions? I have heard that one before."

As the words left my mouth the feline had rolled on top of me, pinning me under his weight.

“You put up a good struggle but that was all that it was. A struggle." The savage barbarian said wheezing. “Re-re-ready to die?"

“I'm not going to lie, I wasn't planning on it." I responded channeling Corey Collins.

That was when Axe started gasping for air.

(Thank goodness.)

He released my arms as he straddled my waist placing his right paw over his chest.

“It looks like you had the wind knocked out of you." I replied making a evil grin that would make Sir Ram proud.

“I... I... can't breathe!"

“Oh, that is because I lathered your chest and back with a pulmonary muscle relaxant." I replied stone face.

“What is that?"

“Something that I was hoping would disrupt your vitals. Apparently you don't know as much about us as you think you do. Among my tribe I am known as a hostile environment specialist." I said to the wheezing feline barbarian.

“Wha-- wha does, that mean?"

“It means that you will remember my name, because I am the one who beat you at your game- Axe."

*COLLAPSE*

The behemoth fell flat on me, struggling to breathe.

“Now you are going to enter another trial S'mar warrior. I call it how many truths can you tell me before you suffocate?" I asked channeling Sir Ram.

Elsewhere in the forest of weird trees....

“C'mere little kobold I want to hear you scream." Spear called out to his prey.

“Not a kobold!!" Ripple shouted as she unleashed a flurry of attacks with her rods at her opponents eyes, mouth, fangs, chest and his beautiful six pack abs.

*SNIKT*

*SNAKT*

*SLASH*

*POK*

“Tch! You made me bleed." The feline said rolling his neck and spitting blood.

*WOOSH*

The female sand dragon barely dodged his swing. If his spear had connected- he would have hit a home run.

The barbarian started jabbing her.

*BOB*

*WEAVE*

It was like he was taunting her.

“Come on you cute little kobold I want to hear you scream as I impale you."

“Did you just make a pass at me?!" Rippled blushed.

*GRAB*

“It is called a distraction." He said lifting her off ground by her neck.

She could smell his musk.

“Eww.. you haven't bathed in some time have you?" The dragon warrior said kicking his chest.

“It is very harsh where I come from." Was his reply. “Short on breath? I guess this is the end then."

“No I was just gathering myself for this..." She said blowing sand into his face.

“GAH!! My eyes!!"

With Spear distracted, Ripple some how merged her rods into a bow staff and went for the only prominent target she had left.

*THWOK*

“AUGH!!" The barbarian said covering his privates dropping the female sand dragon to the ground.

“Such sensitive areas really should be protected at all times."

“You will pay for that little gorgeous." The barbarian replied running toward her at full speed.

*SWOOSH*

The sand dragon warrior reciprocated. Spear met bo-staff. Bo-staff met spear.

*GAK*

*CHUNK*

*Groin kick*

*reciprocated groin kick.*

“This is the end little kobold." Spear said dropping his weapon. He then picked up the dragon warrior by her leg and neck dropping her hard against his raised knee.

*KRACK*

“I win." He wheezed looking down at his prey only to see the end of his spear sticking out from his impaled chest."

“Do you?" Rippled wheezed back.

Not far away....

“They both lost." Club said shaking his head as he unceremoniously dropped Chemar on the ground.

“It was a double knockout, a draw." Chemar said as he and the leader of the trio watched the conclusion of Ripple's and Spear's match.

“GRRR.... that youngling was weak and inexperienced."

“WEAK?" The cheetah said standing.

“Exactly. You will find that I am not."

“That is because you are the leader of this trio?" The chetah said nervously as his arms and legs were untied.

“As are you of your group." The leader replied as he returned the knight's sword.

*GROOOOARR*

The mid-grade knight nearly jumped out of his fur as the roar echoed through out the forest.

“Sounds like the other fight has concluded." Club said smugly.

“OH NO!" Chemar gasped.

“You should clear your head and focus on the here and now." The savage barbarian said picking up his spiked club. “Time for ours to BEGIN!!!"

The barbarian feline charged at the cheetah his club raised. Chemar had just enough time draw his sword, move to the side and block the overhead strike.

*KLANG*

The force pushed him back a few paces.

“You know invader your comrade Alex is dead."

*GASP*

“Axe Is one of the strongest and fiercest in our pride." Club boasted.

“I thought it would have been you." The cheetah said darting behind his opponent trying to attack. Repositioning his sword he tried to strike but was blocked by that damn club and more commentary.

*CLINK*

“I said one of the strongest..." Axe said blocking the strike, he drew back his club and then...

*BOOM*

The club hit the with such force, the leaves fell from the trees nearby.

Club hit a home run. The cheetah was knocked backward and into the trunk of a weird tree landing on his butt.

That hurt!!

“You appear to be the most nervous of your group. Why is that?"

The mid-level knight knew that he could not sustain another hit like that. But what could he do?! He tried to remember his training.

He was facing a superior opponent in what was most likely a fight to the death.

“You obviously aren't strong..." The feline barbarian said jabbing him with his club. “Nor swift or smart...."

That insult stung just as much as that huge spiked club tapping his side.

“So what does that leave? Is that why you are nervous?" The leader said goading him.

Chemar noticed something suspended in the branches above them. It was Attack Beast. Tightly held by the vines of the tree much like he, Alex and Ripple were when these barbarians captured them.

Realizing he was over powered the cheetah kneeled.

“You yield?! There is no yielding! This is a fight to the death!" The barbarian shouted raising his club. He brought it down with such force to kill the kneeling cheetah who stepped right, then right on the end of the club and jumped upward right into the tree where he used his sword before...

*AUGH*

There was pain on his side from where he had been struck with the club. Chemar landed on his side. His opponent looming over him.

“Trying to flee in that flying cart you arrived in? Not very smart of you. I enjoyed our tit for tat match but this is the end Chemar." The barbarian said raising his club preparing for the fatal strike.

“It is." Chemar exclaimed hitting the trunk of the tree with the butt of his sword.

The leader of the barbarians did not see it coming.

*FOOM*

*WHAM*

“If Spear's fault is that he is young and inexperienced, yours is that you talk too much."

The leader who was under the wrong side of the utility vehicle did not respond.

*Chemar do you require assistance?* Feleen said assuming control of Attack Beast.

“I think I broke something... several somethings fighting that palooka."

“I saw, I wanted to help but I was indisposed."

“Feleen clean up here. I will go find Alex." Chemar ordered.

*Right, engaging autonomous mode.*

With that Attack Beast converted from black utility vehicle to a robot mode which was controlled by the automated assistant. The hood folded down becoming a torso, the camper became feet, arms emerged from the tires and the head emerged from the cockpit.

She carefully picked up Ripple, Spear and then Club. While the nervous chetah desperately searched for the group's medic.

Elsewhere in the forest...

“Alex?!!" The mid-grade knight called out.

“Here!"

The chetah limped over to the sound of my voice. He found me underneath my opponent.

“Thank the stars! Did you win?" Chemar asked.

“What do you think? And could you get this nude brute off me? I think my leg is touching his tenders."

11:10 PM King's Chambers Central Tower...

“Sorren how are you feeling?" I asked our on the mend monarch.

The red dragon perked up from his bed as I entered the room, took a good look at me and said: “Much better than you look little buddy. What brings you here?"

“Well your bandages need changing and I also wanted to check on how you are doing, remember you had internal injuries?"

“You look like you have some of your own." He said looking at my arm which was in a sling and I had my own set of bandages. “I heard about your team being ambushed."

“First contact with some self righteous individuals who thought they were saving the planet. They accused Ripple, Chemar and myself for disrupting the balance and causing the crazy." I replied.

“You tried to convince them otherwise?" King Dragon asked.

“They didn't believe us. So we fought."

“Chemar and you bested your opponents. I heard."

“Yes your majesty Ripple fought hers to a draw." I replied.

“And now we have new enemies." Sorren replied as I approached his bed.

“Let's just say we are saving the planet from them- the world is on fire tribe is attacking clan, clan is attacking tribe, then there are the disappearances and we are torn between defending the city and trying to keep the peace." I said as I started to remove the sling on his right arm.

“This agreement we made with the Chado seemed better on paper." The goofy dragon said turning serious.

“Sorren?"

“Alex, did we really gain anything by relocating here?"

“What do you mean?"

“I mean we left a planet in chaos and ruin for..."

“Another planet in chaos." I replied as I checked on his arm and shoulder. It was healing nicely. “But it wasn't in chaos until recently and it isn't in ruin."

“Yet." King Dragon replied.

“Are you actually suggesting that life would be better on Conquered Counter Earth? Really your majesty?"

“Well despite the collapse of the empire and the various factions trying to fill the void..." Sorren lamented.

“ONE, TWO, The Countess, The Monster King and The Warden- there are probably a few more that popped up since we left."

“Yes, despite all that there has to be some place where we could hide away from all that." King Dragon said.

“You mean like the Nexus where Titanous was living?"

“Yes some place like that."

“Well that place was paradise... a hidden one under the protection of an entity. How long do you think they can hide? What happens if they are ever discovered? Or what happens if he perishes?" I said playing devil's advocate.

“Hmm...." The goofy dragon replied as I carefully inspected his arm and shoulder.

“You are healing nicely. I think our situation here while not perfect is better. Your majesty"

“But little buddy what are we really trying to accomplish here?"

“We are trying to live out the rest of our lives in peace away from ONE, TWO and the rest of the madness that infected Counter Earth. If that means we have to keep the peace- I think that is a perfectly good price to pay."

“But what gives us the right?" King Dragon said focusing his attention on me. “Hey you clan of fishes you have to be cordial and get along with your neighbors no fighting. Hey you tribe of weird looking critters no pillaging, plundering or killing!"

“Well your majesty..."

“What about the other side of the planet Alex?"

“Umm King Dragon..."

“What about the other civilizations, tribes and cultures we haven't met?"

“Sorren!!"

That seemed to break him out of his monologuing. I now had his full attention.

“It has already started."

“I guess your right."

“We didn't find Umebo, but we now have three savage S'mar warriors to deal with."

To Be Continued....