Heros and Thieves: Act 1

Story by Ikana Makarti on SoFurry

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#1 of Heros and Thieves


The air was still and full of tension. Knight looked around for a moment, across the field stood an army of heavily armored beings, tanks and giant mechs. He looked behind himself, eyeing a equal sized army of all shapes and sizes. But everything became fuzzy and twitched, like a video tape skipped. When everything became clear the army behind him was gone, he looked forward again, the other army still there. Everything flashed again as quickly as the image appeared, a tall blue snow leopardess stood next to him, covered in what looked like solid ice. Though he couldn't make out their features.

One final time everything flashed and they were gone. Knight looked forward once more, only to see a giant hunk of metal in front of him. He looked up to see a bipedal mech looking down at him. It's single eye flashed a dark red as it raised its arm. Knight looked around quickly looking for a way out or if anyone else was around him. He was completely alone. He looked up at the mech and raised his arms above his head, like he was going to block the giant armored unit. The mech brought its arm down with all its force.

Knight quickly sat up in bed, panting heavily as his mind tried to go through what he just saw. He looked around quickly, he was safe in his room. He gave a sigh as he rested his face in his palm sweat ran down his body, it was just a dream. There was a soft knock at the door followed by an equally soft voice "Daddy, are you ok?" Knight smiled slightly, throwing the blanket off of his lap "Yes princess, daddy is fine." He glanced at the clock, 6:37 a.m. "Are you almost ready for school?" He heard a soft giggle and then the soft sound of footsteps going down the stairs. Knight chuckled and stood, walking over to his bathroom.

He turned on the sink water and looked into the mirror. He stared into his own deep blue eyes. Knight was a hybrid of a dragon and a fox, a dracofox. He had a long fox like muzzle, his eyes were silted like a dragon's. He had a pair of curved horns on his head, as well as two strong wings. His thick fur was a red-orange color, the tips of his fluffy tail were white. He had digit-grade legs, thick scales covered his thighs, shins and each of his toes. He also had scales on the bridge of his muzzle, shoulders and along his spine.

He reached back and ran his fingers against the leathery skin of his wings, and then the furred 'forearm' of each wing. He looked at both of his large hand paws for a moment, he could easily palm a basketball with them. He was tall too, standing at about eight feet tall. He opened his mouth, looking over the rows of sharp dragon like teeth, other than his canines. He stuck out his long tongue, which was about half a meter long. He chuckled a bit and pulled his tongue back reaching for his toothbrush.

He quickly brushed his teeth and splashed water onto his face, shaking his head a bit. He looked down over his body, he flexed his muscles for a few moments. He was quite strong and had quite a bit of muscle, though he was more in a toned shape than anything. He took off his pants and walked into the shower, planning on a quick one today. He turned on the hot water and sat down. He let the water run down his body, soaking his fur even more. He paused a moment and looked at the slit between his legs.

Like a feral dragon his balls were internal, as well as his dragon like member. He shook his head, shaking away a few thoughts, for now anyways. He started to rub soap through his fur, all the way down to the skin underneath. He lets the water wash all of the soap away from his fur. He heard another knock on the door "Breakfast is ready!" Knight chuckled softly "Be there in a minute." He climbed out of the shower and began to dry his fur quickly, giving a heavy sigh. He looked back into the mirror, wondering what his dream meant if anything.

He knew whom to ask though, he had to visit her eventually anyways. He pulled on his shorts and grabbed his jacket. He looked at it for a moment, running his fingers over the Shield etched onto the back of the long sleeveless silver trench coat. The symbol of the Guardians, the protectors of the land and its inhabitants. He unzipped the two holes in the back and threw his jacket over, slipping his wings through the holes. He reaches back and zips them back up. He hardly wore shirts at all, for one they hardly fit him with his wings. Just before he left the bathroom he grabbed a gold heart shaped locket and put it on, running his fingers over the smooth material.

He walked downstairs to see a smaller dracofox sitting at the dinning room table, a plate full of eggs, bacon, sausage and toast. She was smaller than him, about four feet tall. She was young too, almost in her middle teens now. She had emerald green eyes, and long brown hair. Her fur was a natural fox red, and a little thinner than his. She had a pair of similar wings to Knight, only smaller and thankfully, not as fragile as they used to be. She as well had digit-grade legs, however she didn't have any scales covering her legs. Her long fluffy foxtail swayed back and forth, almost impatiently

She was wearing her school uniform medium length blue skirt, and a white button up t-shirt and an open light blue jacket with the school emblem on it. Knight could easily make out her small, but growing breasts against her shirt. She looked so much like her mother. "Daddy you're staring off into space again!" she giggled softly and took a bite of her breakfast. He shook his head and sat down, having a plate full of the same thing Catha had "Sorry princess just thinking. Hey I know I promised but, I can't walk you to school today." Catha looked up, folding her fox ears back "But....you promised! You never get to walk me to school"

Knight sighed and quickly ate his breakfast, almost swallowing it whole "Sorry, something came up...look I'll pick you up after school and we'll go visit your mother. How does that sound?" Catha sat there a moment and threw away the rest of her food, obviously very disappointed "Alright..." she reached down and grabbed her bag and headed out. Knight was about to say something, but she already slammed the front door. He looked down and opened the locket, having a baby picture of Catha and a picture of his mate Kathika. He stared at the picture for a moment "What kind of father am I...?" He asked himself as he closed the locket and stood up, heading out quickly.

He looked around a moment, his eyes scanning the area. They lived in a decent part of the city. It was fairly clean and the houses and apartments looked well kept. There were scattered plants and trees, and the occasional garden like the one Catha had in the back yard. Knight crouched down and jumped up into the air, spreading his wings apart. He beat his powerful wings and took off towards the inner depths of the city. The downtown area was not as nice as the outer where he and Catha lived. There was not as much crime in the outer works of the city, most of it was deeper inside. This is where the patrols of Guardians and other law enforcement was thickest.

He flew quickly into the heart of the city, the sound of noisy vehicles, construction, yelling and maybe the occasional gunshot and scream. However there was nothing he could do, he couldn't go searching despite how strongly he wanted to. Unless he saw it in front of him on his way, he could not stray from his task. He scanned the ground below, looking for anyone that may need help. He didn't though, he only saw the dirty streets and the individuals who lived on them. He stopped for a moment and hovered, eyeing the building he was supposed to be at. A place he hated going to, a strip club and brothel called The Tide.

He dropped down and landed in front of the door, a very large individual stood in front of the door. A very muscular wolf in fact guarded the door, acting as a sort of bouncer. His yellow eyes fell on Knight, staring at him for a moment. He eyed Knight's coat and opened up the door "He's expecting you" the wolf simply said. Knight nodded and headed inside. He tried not to look around, all around him there was nothing but lust. He despised senseless lust. A smaller white furred feline walked in front of him, only about half of his height. She wasn't wearing a top at all, pushing her breasts up for the dracofox to see.

Her breasts were about a C-cup though Knight didn't pay much attention. "Hey big boy, how about you and I go somewhere hmm?" she grinned broadly, reaching her paw forward to brush against his crotch. He kneeled down to her level, eyeing the feline right in the eyes "I'm looking for Retu..." She pursed her lips and reached down, starting to push her panties down "Aww can't he wait just for a little bit?" she gave a suggestive grin, though Knight didn't buy it. He simply stood up, towering over her "Where." He said sternly. She gave a growl and thumbed towards the back "Tch...he's in room five..."

Knight simply walked past "Thank you." He said as he left. He heard the feline say 'whatever' under the pounding of the music. Multiple colored lights flashed all around, intending to show off the dancer's bodies. Knight pushed open the curtains to room five, frowning at what he saw. A large black fox sat in a very comfortable looking chair, his red eyes looked up at Knight holding laughter to them. There were no real distinguishing features about him other than his eyes, though he was a bit thin.

Knight looked down and saw that there was a young looking husky female between his legs, probably in her early twenties if he guessed right. She was bobbing her head up and down, sucking on the fox's canine shaft. "Ahhh, my least favorite customer. Welcome Knight..." he stopped in mid sentence, grinning broadly as he leaned back. Knight sat down across the room, not happy in what Retu was doing. "I'm here for business. And I'm sure you know why and what I need to know."

Retu placed one of his paws on the husky's head, pushing her head down a bit. He pushed more of his member into her seemingly eager maw "Ohh...I do know, and yes...ah I know what you want to know. But.." he paused a moment and pushed the female's head up, stopping her from continuing her work "Information isn't free." Retu grinned broadly, daring Knight to charge at him like usual. But the young husky kept him from doing so. Even though Knight didn't like what she did or is doing, she wasn't a criminal like Retu was.

"You know I don't make deals with your type. I should just give you the normal payment" He started to stand, balling his right hand paw into a fist. However Retu pulled the husky up onto his lap, in the reverse cowgirl position. The fox wrapped his arms around the female, basically using her as a meat shield. Knight stopped in place and thought, slowly sitting back down. Retu grinned evily, rubbing his shaft against the husky girl "What were you saying again? Not really the payment I like for information." He laughed and thrust himself into the young girl's cunt, causing her to moan out quite loudly. Knight's ear's folded back, dulling the noise at least a little bit.

The husky began to raise up and down on Retu's lap, her large breasts bounced with each thrust Retu gave her. The fox's knot was the only few inches that were not inside the husky's sex. Knight hated this and Retu knew it, he was trying to tempt the dracofox. The husky's moans filled Knight's ears, which was starting to get himself aroused. He wasn't going to ask what Retu wanted for payment, he already knew. "Alright fine, how about this for an alternative. You tell me what I want to know, and your 'business' says up and running for a few more days. You don't make any more deals with us. If the information stops, you get locked away for a very long time."

That hit Retu hard, he had kept his business running through bribes and murder, however if the Guards were to deem it utterly necessary, they could close shop quickly. As a Guardian Captain, Knight had quite a bit of pull. Retu growled softly, thrusting his knot into the husky. She gave a pleasured scream at the entrance, grinding her hips in circles as a response. "Alright, fine then. If you want to play that card, then I guess I'll play ball for now." Knight could see a thick white fluid oozing out of the husky's sex, dripping onto the floor under her. He knew what it was but he didn't want to think about it right now.

Retu leaned around the panting husky, thinking a moment "You're here about the human sympathizer that was killed last night? Let me guess...the Empire military ordered the Guard to look into it." Knight nodded to confirm, Retu had a mysterious way of getting anything he wanted. Though information was his strong point "Well now doesn't that look nice on their part." He said with a chuckle "What do you mean?" Knight asked as he leaned forward, perking his ears. The fox grinned "The Empire Military, infamous about out right slaughtering any species different than their own. Its quite typical for them to investigate their own species being murdered but have they ever involved any other species? Well as murder suspects of course but have they ever let any other species help investigate?"

Knight thought a moment, not sure where this was going, but Retu was right "No...this is the first time" The fox nodded and continued "This human was a sympathizer of our own kind, in the past the military didn't care at all. But why now all of a sudden?" He paused a moment "Propaganda. The Empire is trying to make themselves look good by investigating the death of a sympathizer, despite the fact they know who and what she did. By allowing the Guardians to help investigate it appears as though the Empire is working towards true peace, and letting us have our say in the actions of the rule." Knight paused a moment, thinking about this "Then who is the murderer?"

"Well that I don't know for surtain." Retu said as he pulled his cock out of the husky. She stood up and gave a deep murr as she walked out, Retu's member slipped back into its sheath. "Though I wouldn't be surprised if the M.Ps performed the murder and then planted fake evidence, or even hired outside help." He grinned darkly, crossing his legs "Either way, whether you find a killer or not, chances are the Empire was behind it." For a moment the dracofox sat there, thinking a moment. He slowly stood up "You just bought yourself a few days..."

With that Knight stood up and walked out quickly, getting away from the building as fast as he could. He thought about what Retu had said, despite how crooked and twisted he was, Retu never gives bad information when his life, business or money is at stake. He jumped up and flew away, heading back to the Guardian base for now. He had to finish up a few things before Catha got out of school, he didn't intend on disappointing her a second time. Knight stopped in mid air as a bright flash caught his attention followed by a large bang. He hovered there for a few moments, staring as a large apartment building combusted into flames. He quickly flew towards the building, flying as fast as he could. He didn't know what happened, but he intended to find out.