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The Outer Rim

• Episode 3. -

The Moving Gears

Part I. - The Heart of the Killer

Date: 2334 (19 years ago)

Sector: The Outer Rim

Location: Planet, Borak'el nok Gola (The Home of the Oak)

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The first rule of the village where I grew up: Do not go to the Dark Forest! The second rule: Never, ever go to the Dark Forest.

The elders never told me why, but when I brought up the topic, they waved me with intense emotions to not go there. They were afraid of the forest but they didn't know why. It was nonsense. So when I turned to sixteen I made the decision: I will go to the Dark Forest.

The forest was dark, I admitted but it wasn't different than the other forests I saw in my life. The trees were tall and thick, the bushes were green and full with flowers and fruits, small creatures like squirrels, lizards and birds lived their life. I couldn't see any problem with the forest, in fact it was peaceful.

I spent two hours with walking further into the forbidden area, and I was sure about the prohibition was for nothing. So I sat down to a rock and grabbed my food and water.

While I was chewing on my dried beef and sipping from my flask I heard a strange noise. I stood up; drop the stuffs back into my bag and I was waiting. I had had no clue what was that noise.

"You are not supposed to be here." I heard someone talking to me. It was a voice of a girl or a young woman but she punctuated the words in a strange way.

"Who are you?" I asked because she was hiding in the bushes and behind the trees.

"It doesn't matter. You have to go back to your species." She highlighted the 'have to' part of the sentence but I picked up my head to the 'species' word. 'Why she used that word?' I was thinking.

"My name is George. I want to pass through the forest and see what is on the other side." I introduced myself and told my intentions.

"You can find only suffering and pain here. You can find only death on the other side." She whispered behind the leafs. I had to admit that I was scared. Her voice got a frightening tone as she highlighted the 'death, suffering and pain' parts. I was seriously thinking about took a turn and ran back to the village while screaming like a little girl.

"How do you know that?" I asked instead.

The leafs bent aside as a big, cat-like creature stepped into the light slowly. Her eyes were yellow, glossy like a pearl, and glowing among the shadows. She walked on four legs; she emerged from the darkness like a demon from the hell. She wore strange, black armour on her body with spikes, blades and crooked forms. On hear back there were two barrel shaped packages. I could swear that I saw them moving like limbs, just a second before. She stepped out from that bush without making any noise. She looked into my eyes and my foot rooted into the ground.

"I'm the harbinger of the death, pain and the suffering." She told me and if would have any doubt about she was who spoke to me before, It faded away.

"What are you?" I whispered silently in the voice of fear. She stopped in front of me and my knees started to tremble.

"If you won't turn back and run... I could be the last thing you see in your life."

"But why?"

"Because, this forest is prohibited to your species." She yawned and I could see her deadly fangs. They were spiked like a pin. She let me decide to leave right now but I couldn't move.

"You are beautiful." I told her and she looked surprised. She was beautiful indeed. She was strong and fearful but her eyes were like sparking gems, her presence intoxicated me. 'I would like to give her a hug.' I thought.

"You should stop flattering me and start running." She took a step closer to me and her claws popped out from her paws. I knew I should have done what she said but I couldn't, she charmed me with her beauty.

"I would like to kiss you." I said but I didn't want to speak. She froze in motion and tilted her head, looked puzzled.

"You want to kiss me?" She shook her head. "You are one of those mentally ill men, aren't you?"

"I'm not insane!" I protested.

"Think again." She looked me meaningful, then she showed me her teeth and claws again. 'She is right. I would like to kiss a talking beast. I've lost my mind!'

"You are right. But I would still kiss you if you would let me. Does that make sense?" I sighed.

She sat down to the ground and start thinking. I could clearly saw her thoughts running across her face. She was uncomprehending, surprised, angry and happy at the same time. I hoped that she won't kill me.

"Kneel down in front of me." She told me and I did it. She was surprised that I did it in an instant. "I will kiss you, and then I will bite through your neck with my fangs. You will die." She offered me seriously.

"I don't want to die. It would be just one harmless kiss." I begged for it but I didn't even know why. 'Come on George, you shouldn't do this. Just run away from her.'

"If you want to live, then run. If you want to kiss me, you will die." She confirmed my thoughts. Then and idea came to my mind.

"If I have to die, may I ask for more?" I smiled to her and as I saw she got suspicious.

"Speak..."

"I want to... be with you as a man would do with a woman." I gesticulated with my both hands. I didn't want to be rude or look like a pervert. 'But I'm a pervert' I thought.

"You want to copulate with me. Don't you?" She dropped her jaw.

"Yes. If you kill me then I want to be with you before you bite through my neck." I explained.

She was laughing for at least five minutes. She almost rolled on the ground and grabbed her stomach. I didn't know why she was so joyful but she was cute and her laugh was like the honey for my ears.

"It was a good joke." She was wiping her tears. "I won't let you mate with me." She destroyed my dreams and I became sad.

"I see." I said with bowed head. "Then I have to go." I walked backward for a few seconds then I turned back.

I was walking for a half an hour so I thought I leaved her far behind me, but as it turned out she followed me.

"Wait." She shouted after me. Maybe she wanted to make sure about I was leaving the forest.

"Wait for what?" I asked when she reached me.

"You look different than the others I killed before."

"And?"

"I have an offer for you. You can use my mouth to earn pleasure." She surprised me with this idea.

"I don't know. Will you bite it off if I put it into your mouth?" I asked because as I saw she would kill me for any sudden move.

"Maybe yes, maybe no." She said jauntily. 'Gambling with my cock is not the first thing I would do.' I thought.

"Here is the deal. If you promise me that you won't bite it off till I.... finish that thing, then I'm in." I was waiting for her answer and my heart start to beating faster and faster. 'Are you crazy? She will bite it off and if you have luck you will bleed to death quickly!' The rational, thinking part of me yelled.

I was not listening to him anymore.

"I promise." She nodded.

I was standing there with a hard member, pointing to her. She gave it a smile and licked her mouth. I took a step forward and she lowered her head to my penis and opened her mouth, rolled out her tongue invitingly. She entrusted me the task to put it inside or change my mind. I moved and I let her maw engulf my precious body part.

My heart was almost jumped out from my chest I was so excited while she closed her jaws tight around me. She didn't have her bite as she promised but I wasn't sure about that I should continue or not.

"What should I do?" I whispered between two gasps. She raised her eyebrows meaningful. I started to move my hips backward and then forward. Technically I started to fuck that carnivorous mouth. I was the prey who willingly offered himself for diner.

The feeling was good, her mouth was wet, warm and moist. It was everything that a man could wish. Except the teeth. The first time I hit her teeth with my cock I hissed, but I continued more carefully.

"Could you please help a little?" I asked her. The fact that she didn't do anything against it encouraged me. Her facial expression changed, I could see her thought was something like: "Are you kidding me? You should be glad I didn't bite it off already". So I smiled back apologetically.

She had had in good mood because she warped her tongue around my cock and give it a strong suck. I couldn't hold back a small cry because it was intense and fantastic. She enjoyed my reaction I saw that so she continued the procedure and I grabbed her head.

"You are the best thing in my life." I confessed suddenly. She stopped and spat out my member. I was uncomprehending.

"You should go home." She told me. I saw she did not believe to her own words. "I don't want to harm you, just go." She motioned me with her paw.

"But... I don't understand. Did I offend you with something? If yes, please forgive me." I took a step closer with my still throbbing cock, but she stepped back.

"I would have bitten it off as soon as you finished it, you have to know this. Then I would have killed you and eat you, as I did for many times. But you are different. You really have feelings for me and you meant when you said I'm the best thing in your life." She sighed. "I let you leave unharmed." She finished.

I was there, standing without intent to move staring in disappoint and disbelief. She would have spare my life, but I wasn't about to accept it.

"I would like to stay with you." I whispered. "Please don't send me away." and there was silence for many minutes.

She took a step closer to me, lowered her head to my soft member and took it in her mouth. She smiled up, started to sucking just like she did before.

"Thank you." I said with a smile also. I was hard again soon and I gave myself to her moving jaw and playing tongue.

As I got close to the end I caressed her head. I was still unsure about if she will bite or not, but I was far behind the question. 'If she would do I wouldn't regret it.'

"I'm close." I told her while I was catching my breath quicker and quicker. She pushed my member up to her palate and massaged the underside with her tongue. It was too much for me and I released my semen with a huge roar. I was almost fainted when she sucked it harder for a few times to swallow every droop coming from it.

When I was empty, I knew the moment had come: Will she bite? Will she release me? I saw in here staring eyes she made her decision.

She released me and let me fell to the ground.

"It was amazing. Thank you." I said and gave her a smile encouragingly. She smiled back and caressed my face with her paw.

"Come with me." She said suddenly. "You can live among us. You have the heart."

"If you stay with me..."

"I promise I won't leave you alone." She interrupted me. I hugged her and I wasn't care about I pricked my arm on a spike of her armour.

While we were walking through the forest, I overwhelmed her with questions about the place where we were heading, the life among them, the armour what she wore...etc. She kept answering and she admitted that I was a kind of curious.

"You didn't answer me when I asked you, what you are. So?" I jumped over a root and almost felt to the mud. She grabbed me at the last moment and pulled me back to my balance.

"We are the Tao'kale Mira." She said but I didn't understand that strange name.

"And what is your name anyway?"

"You can call me Zily"

End of Part I.

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Part II. - The Lucky Guy

Date: 2349 July 1st (A few weeks ago)

Sector: Emerald Cloud

Location: Planet, ERW-921 (nearby the Dying Rock, Military Facility - U.S.M.)

If you want to define the word: trouble. You don't have to do more than put you and lions into the same sentence. So believe me when I'm saying that I was in a hell of a trouble with not just one, but two lionesses. It didn't count much that I was a U.S.M. soldier and I was well armed. My name is Private Grant, Grant Forester.

"I will shoot your head off you little pussy cat!" I pointed with my rife to my opponent. She was a blood covered beast. Unfortunately I had no eyes on my back and it was a huge handicap in that situation. I felt a punch on my spine and that was all.

Something was dragging me slowly on the ground to somewhere. I didn't even understand the scene when I got my conscious back. 'Ouch... My head!' That was my first thought then I realized: A Big Cat caught me on my ankle. I was about to do something clever when she drop my feet and stepped on me.

"Listen to me. I will eat you from your feet to up while you screaming or I can just break your neck. It's up to you, so answer my questions."

"I'll take the third option." I interrupted her.

"There is no third option." She snarled to my face.

"Oh, sweetheart. There is always a third option." I laughed on her surprise then I kicked her stomach. She gasped then I made a strong hit on her neck so she couldn't breathe. I slipped away and was about to run when I got the answer to my question: Where is the second lioness? There she was and she wasn't rest to jump on me. 'Oh, the lovely ground, here you are again' I thought as she struck me on it.

I spent the next five minutes with bemoan my ribs as they suffered serious damage or at least I felt that way. She was the bigger and definitely the heavier lady because she rested only one paw on my chest but I couldn't breathe.

"Nice try. Next time I will rip your legs off." She whispered into my ear as she put some weight on me. I was still fighting with the mixture of pain and agony.

"Ok." I said when she let me suck some air into my empty lungs. That was the good answer as it turned out. I was happy, the breathing is a fantastic feeling, you know.

I was lying on my back while they had a short conversation. I didn't understand a word because they used the lion language. I was in trouble... in a very big trouble. They will torture me and eat me, which was out of the question. So I had to find a way to escape and report my findings to the U.S.M. There was a little problem with that. I was unarmed and cornered by those two beasts. Maybe I could make a mutually beneficial agreement with them.

"Hey girls!" I sat up and I got their blood-freezing attention. "If you let me go back to the U.S.M. alive, then I will tell you everything that you want to know." I offered.

"I will eat you slowly and painfully. Period." The first lioness said that I kicked in the stomach. 'Ok, it's not working. What is your next awesome idea you moron?' I scolded myself.

"So you think we need some kind of information from you. Don't you think that maybe we just want to see your suffer, hear your scream, and taste your blood?" The second lioness started to walk toward me.

"If I were you I would just shoot you down, without pain and suffering. I'm not cruel." I pointed to the fact: I'm nice and please don't torture me!

"Funny human, eh?" She was laughing for a minute and my blood frozen in my veins. 'I'm a dead man walking!' I said in my mind.

She grabbed my shirt... oh I didn't mention that they peeled me so I was only in shirt and trousers. Back to the story... I was there, lying on the ground and she grabbed my shirt with her paw, full with claws.

"I can smell your fear and it's stimulating." She took a deep breath through her nose. Then she lowered her head to my neck and licked it. I felt the whiskers tickles my chin and that sandpaper like tongue on my throat.

"Damn it!" I said it with feeling. "Just kill me you psychotic bitch!"

"Do not rush me, yummy little human." She showed me her teeth as she smiled with her lips.

"Suck my dick bitch!" I spat it into her face. I was done with the fear now I was angry.

Lesson one: Don't... and when I'm saying don't, I mean: never ever say anything like 'suck my dick' to a lioness. She will do it and it won't be your best experience... if you survive with intact genitals. For God's sake! They are carnivorous beasts!

But where was I? Yes so I told her that thing...

"Suck you? I would like to eat you... but you gave me the great idea where should I start it." She said and I went white like a wall. 'Oh snap!' I thought with fear.

She grabbed my trousers and pulled off from me, she did the same with my underwear and I couldn't stop her. She was like a train, running at full speed. It was impossible to do anything against her. There I was, without anything that cover my private parts and she was about to put it into her deadly mouth.

"Sis, come here and help me with this struggling piece of meat." She called the first lioness into the scene.

"Fuck you, bitch!" I cried to her while her sister held me down.

"My name is Zily, not bitch. And you said suck, not fuck. So here we are." I couldn't do anything and I was near the end of my stamina. I gave up the fight, laid back and waited for the pain and death.

She licked my belly first and went to the base of my cock. She sniffed it and grabbed with her paw.

"Smells like tasty." She said playfully.

"Just bite it off and let me bleed to death." I said with a look on my face ready to die.

"Don't jump to the end so quick." She took my penis into her mouth and snarled up to me.

You probably know that Pavlov's dog thing. My ringing bell was the moment when I felt her heat coming from her mouth and the wet, fleshy environment. I got an erection in an instant. I was not able to not enjoy her playing tongue and I was disappointed when she finished it.

"Hm... He has an impressive mating organ." She said to the other lioness and caressed my balls.

"Yes it's bigger than it used to be."

"I agree sis, more flesh more fun."

"Just leave me a bite when you've finished." They were chatting while I was still shocked.

The lioness called Zily took my member back into her muzzle and I let out a strong sigh. The sight of a deadly mouth around your jewels is what you won't forget till the end of your life. In that moment I thought that will come sooner than I expected. First I was only two moments away from cum, second I hadn't had any escape plan.

"I'm... " I was about to tell her that she will experience some erupting liquid in her muzzle soon, but she stopped what she did.

"You were close." She told me with certainty.

"Please let me... " The first lion took her paw on my mouth.

"Not jet. First tell me the authorization codes for this sector." She demanded. I was in surprise so I couldn't even tell my name if somebody would ask. 'Was that the part of the interrogation or what the fluffy hell is this?' I was uncomprehending.

"What?" I pulled myself together and asked the first question that came to mind. It wasn't the best one according to the following events.

"Zily, bite in it." She told to her sister and she lowered her head to my groin.

"Wait! The codes. I don't know the codes I'm not a commanding officer." I defended myself but I was held down with ten claws.

"All right then." Zily told me from down and she licked my throbbing erection. It was like an electric shock went through my body. She licked from every direction and brought me to the edge of the orgasm and she stopped.

"Fuck!" I cried when she did it. It was a strange way of torturing: with pleasure not pain. 'A few more rounds and I will tell them everything I know' I thought.

She kept asking questions: Where is the nearest ship, who is the captain, what are the strategic weaknesses of our fleet...etc. If I gave a good answer she rewarded me with a few licks. She was good in balancing me on the edge. If I gave the wrong answer like "Go to hell you cruel bitch" she bit in my private parts. It was just a small nip like an indicative signal but I meant.

"Why are you doing this?" I was almost crying like a baby. The orgasm denial caused physical pain in my groin. It was like to swing a bowl of water in front of a thirsty man.

"I like your facial expression." She told me between two licks.

"Finish it, I beg you! One way or another." I was exhausted after an hour.

"What would you do for me to finish it... with a happy ending?" She asked the one million dollar question. What could I say?

"Anything!" I sighed. My penis was in pain, I had blue balls and I was about to die. Anything seemed better than that. She showed me an evil smile with those pointy teeth and engulfed my member to the hilt.

After two days I was sure about I was an idiot. She gave me that happy ending and I spurted in streams like never before. I was so used that I couldn't even stand up so they dragged me to the nearest cave. Few hours later they started over the interrogation and because I didn't want to feel the pain and suffering I answered every single question. She made me happy again and again and again.

So I was sure on that day, she will kill me. There were no more questions to ask, there were no more answers to give. I was just lying on the ground, naked, without the spark in my eyes. I was exhausted and ready to die.

"I will give you the final pleasure then we will eat you." She walked to me.

"Just be quick." I whispered.

"Oh... no little human. I won't. I want to give you something special. You will put your penis inside my vagina." I picked up my head.

"Sex?" I asked with disbelief.

"Exactly. So get on your knee and give me a good fuck. If you will serve me good, I will reward you with quick death. If you not... then my sis will do it and you knows her." She laid on the ground and presented her pussy to me. I was about to sex with her and I couldn't believe that I will do it. That was my last chance for a good fuck. 'Screw you little cat! I will give you all I have' I thought and pushed myself inside of that little tube of pleasure.

First I thought that was what I lived for. Then I was sure that I waited for this in my entire life. She had a perfect shaped tube of pleasure as if she had made for me. I pushed it all way in and I let out a strong sigh as the heat and pressure hit me.

"Oh fuck!" I said in conviction. As I pulled back I felt little bumps inside her like rings made from muscles. She wasn't rest to contract them like a hugging snake would do with a rat. I almost cried up like a little baby when I felt the milking waves inside her.

She smiled back above her shoulder and that encouraged me to move more. So I grabbed her hips and started to hump her like a rabbit. I knew that I won't last long so I closed my eyes and gave myself to the feeling.

It was a little odd I admitted. There was more fur I used to. She was tighter and warmer than any human I had had sex. But it wasn't a problem anymore because I was in heaven.

The rate of contractions had accelerated and I opened my eyes. I saw that she was close to, then her eyes popped open, the facial expression changed to "oh my goddess" and I felt the crushing muscles around my member.

"Fuck!" I cried and came with her in an instant. I felt myself exhausted as I kept spurting my liquid inside her cavern of pleasure. She milked me for a few moments then I collapsed back.

I was done... I meant with everything. I was hungry, thirsty, exhausted and had had a good sex with a lioness. 'If she would bite my neck through, I wouldn't even blink.' I thought. She laid next to me and stared me with her big yellow eyes. She was cute after all if she was not about to torture me or speaking to me on the voice of terror.

"How cute you two are." Someone told us and Zily was on foot in a sudden. I blinked a few times into the direction and I dropped my jaw.

There was a lioness with white, glowing fur and bluish lines, symbols on her body. She was huge and when I'm saying huge I meant it. She was at least twice bigger then my interrogators.

"What the hell?" I asked the most sensible question in this situation.

"Not quite. I'm Mira the Goddess and I have a small task for you." She walked closer while I pushed myself up to sitting. I wasn't ready to stand up nor speaking. I had no doubt that she told me the truth. She was a Goddess. Then I realized, she didn't even open her mouth. She spoke with her thoughts.

"Our mother, he is a human. He killed many of us." Zily said with anger.

"I know my child. He has blood on his hands and hate in his heart." She kept a few seconds of silence then she continued. "Just like you."

Zily seemed angry and puzzled at the same time. I was totally uncomprehending. 'Task for me? She is huge and strong. What could I do for her?' I thought and was about to ask this question when she sat down in front of us. Zily laid on the ground and bowed her head.

"I would like to kill him and eat him. He is my enemy." She grumbled. I could barely hear it.

"Come here Helia, your sister needs you." The Goddess told to the other lioness who just appeared at the entrance of the cave.

"Our mother! It's an honour to see you. How can I serve you?" Helia laid next to Zily and me. I could stand it without a word so far. I rose to my knees.

"What the hell is happening?" I asked from everyone.

"May I tear out his heart and offer it to you?" Helia stood up willingly.

"Calm down, my child. You have to stop the war, before it's too late. You three have to go to the Earth." The Goddess said and we remained silence for a few minutes. 'Earth is the first planet on the Red List. It's dangerous.' I thought but I was sure that I will do whatever she said. She radiated a kind of... power from her, it was like a static noise or a magnetic field that pickle your skin. I would do anything just to keep her calm and peaceful. I had no doubt that she could destroy an entire planet with one thought.

"He is just..." Zily start but the Goddess silenced her with a glance.

"He is a key to the mission, my child. Without him you will not earn success and I would become very sad. This task what I gave to you is more important than the differences between humans and... lions" She looked into my eyes and I felt a warm feeling increase inside my body. You could call it: hope.

"If they won't eat me or bite my parts off, I will do my best." I promised with conviction.

"Good. Zily, Helia?" She turned her head to the lionesses.

"I promise my mother, I won't make any harm on him." Zily was the first one and as I see Helia hesitated a little bit before she repeated what her sister said. It wasn't enough for me, but the Goddess nodded to the words.

"Zily, first you should visit the planet Ka'ag Tu Char'e. You will know why I sent you there when you arrived." She smiled to her and disappeared like the smoke above the campfire.

End of Part II.

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Part III. - New Player in the Team Date: 2349 July 28th(present)

Sector: The Outer Rim

Location: On the board of the space ship Lyra

It was two days ago when we left the Oharet. Everything went well, we had enough food, water and of course privacy... in fact there was a little problem with that.

"Lyra is watching us during the sex!" Leona yelled with angry.

"Not exactly. She has sensors everywhere. So she sees everything in the ship, not just us." I explained because it was true and I didn't want to quarrel with anyone.

"I just gave some advice." Lyra blurted. "I'm not staring you while you... mating like a wild beast."

"You see! She peeps!" Leona started to growl and got really angry. She snarled and let her claws out. We were on the bridge lying on the mattress and I was about to initiate some caressing and love making when Lyra did a remark about the sex positions and the depth of penetration. It wasn't the best timing, I had to admit it.

"Girls. Calm down!" I stood up. "Lyra, disable the sensors in the cabin when you see that we are about to...

"...merge together in the sweet embrace of lust?"

"Stop it!" I yelled. "And Leona, don't lacerate our bed." I warned her.

"Understood, Mr. Captain." Lyra replied in hurry. She knew that she went too far. My love bowed her head and saw what she did.

"Sorry. If you still want it I can use my mouth but my mood has gone." She rubbed her head to me.

I had to check the systems so I took my route across the ship. Lyra diligently assisted me in the fine tuning process also. Everything was in good condition and I was sure that we could make it through without any problem. 'We just need a little luck of course.'

"Mr. Captain." Lyra called me when I was calibrating the new shield.

"Stop calling us Mr. and Mrs. Captain."

"All right Tim. I caught an emergency call." She said and I quickly stood up. We were near the border so it could be anything.

"ID code?" I ran to the bridge. Leona was already at the communications terminal.

"It's coming from a planet. A small colony called Ka'ag Tu Char'e. The U.S.M had attacked them." She read it from the console. I jumped into the captain's chair and went out from the D-Field. It was not too far from our current position.

As soon as we reached the planet it turned out that the U.S.M cruiser had been destroyed already. The wrecks float around in the space. Unfortunately a few escape pods had landed on the planet so there were armed soldiers in the colony.

"Grab your gear, we have to help them." I told Leona and ran to the cargo bay.

I had some new stuff. A rifle, designed to me but based on Lion technology. An armor what I had made for my desires. It could handle a few beams, heat-resistant, acid-proof and also could protect me from the puncture. So it couldn't be a problem dealing with only a few soldiers.

I landed nearby the mentioned area and as I took a step outside I had discovered many bodies. Lions and humans also.

"Leona, where are you?" I shouted back into the ship.

"I'm here." She answered and I saw her walking down on the ramp. Her armor was black, fit perfectly on her beautiful body. On the helmet there were spikes and blades pointing backward and forward. It continued along her spine. On her paws there were small blades near her claws. She was a killing-machine with her foldable, thought controlled shoulder cannons.

There was no resistance as we approached the colony, just bodies everywhere. At least 200 U.S.M. soldiers reached the planet. They were in million pieces for now.

"Where are the others?" Leona asked me as she scanned the empty buildings and tents. That planet was like the savannah, grassland and the buildings were nothing more than small huts, painted to brown.

"Check the street on right side. I'll check the left side." I gave the orders so we split up. It was annoying that there weren't any movements just the chilling wind among the buildings. Of course there were a few human corpses around.

As I crouched to a body to check it I discovered, something had ripped his throat wide. But what really worried me; he didn't even shot with his gun. That thing what killed him had to be fast and absolutely accurate.

"Leona, do you see anything?" I switched the radio.

"Nothing so far. Human corpses, a few lions and silence." I got back what I thought. 'Where are the survivors or the remains of the residents? There were five hundred lions in the colony and we saw only twenty of them' I had a bad feeling about that.

"Lyra? Is there anything on the sensors?"

"The interference of the ionosphere is strong. I can't even see you." She answered.

I heard something from my six, so I turned back and a sudden shadow knocked me off from my feet. I kicked it through over me; I rolled away and grabbed my gun, pointed to the attacker. It was a lioness covered with blood.

"Easy! Friendly!" I shouted her but she was everything but aware of my words. I saw in her eyes that she was about to kill me. She measured the distances and weak spots. She was a hunter and I was her prey. I could shot but I didn't.

"My name is Tim. I'm a Lion by the Captain of the Life Space 17th." I introduced myself without success. 'Maybe I can convince her if I lower my gun.' I thought so I did it. As soon as the gun's barrel pointed to the ground she attacked like lighting from the sky. She was not just fast, but super-fast. She could be the killer of the soldier next to me. I was her next possible victim.

I put my gun between us so she was not able to tear my throat open within a glance. Her fangs clattered around my face as I led them away and if my armor was not puncture-proof I would be dead already. I tried to kick her away, but I couldn't, she pinned me to the ground and I was only able to drive her blood covered jaws out of my reach.

"Leave him alone!" I heard a strong voice from not too far. My new friend picked her head up while she finally put her one paw onto my neck. I felt the claws on my artery. 'Just one little move and I will bleed to death within a minute.' I thought as I reached my belt carefully.

"You?" She was surprised by the presence of Leona. I secretly hoped that she will show up.

"Zily?" Leona was surprised too. I didn't understand the situation. "Don't kill him! He is my true love." She said after she pulled herself together.

"This little human is your boyfriend? This weak creature?" Her voice was full with contempt and disgust.

"Look at his left hand then call him weak again." Leona told her. There was my best friend the HEPEG, I aimed straight to her heart.

"If you kill me, I'll shoot." I told her just for sure.

"Then we will die together." She snarled in my face and added some pressure to her claws on my neck.

"It's romantic, isn't it?" I replied with a little sarcasm.

"Sister. Don't make me kill you!" Leona interrupted the scene. One of her shoulder cannon emerged and aimed to the lioness Zily. The mentioned Big Cat took a step back away from me and sat down. I rose to one knee.

"Did you just call her as your Sister?" I asked with pure surprise.

"She is my younger sister Zila'kna." Leona came to me and checked my neck. I was fine.

"Darling, you are full with surprises." I smiled and hugged her with one hand.

Zily, as Leona called her, told me that the refugees were rescued already by a small cargo ship. She just remained here to finish her job, kill every human left on this planet. She was a fantastic warrior so she killed the U.S.M soldiers without gun and armor.

Because there was no reason to stay we went to the ship.

"We can drop you out at the closest Life Space." I offered to her.

"Where are you going exactly?" She asked from Leona. I was happy with this because I couldn't bring together a single explanation.

"We are going to Earth." She said and I dropped my jaw. 'Is she crazy? The truth wouldn't be my first choice'

"Is this some kind of secret mission, what you got from a certain person?" Zily smiled. I could swear she knew something.

"Probably a suicide mission but it's necessary to save everyone." She explained.

"I see. Ok, I'm in."

"No you are not!" I interrupted. "Leona, I don't think this is a good idea." I started but Zily rubbed her body to me lasciviously.

"The little human is afraid of me... the little human is want me to stay away from him because he scared like a little bird." She cooed to me and I was thinking 'If I shot her into pieces could I explain to Leona?'

"Stop it. Both of you." Leona warned us. I got myself on grabbing my gun and it was pulled out half way already. "If you promise, my sis, that you won't play your games with Tim, then you can come with us. Tim please just don't... kill her."

"I can't promise that my love. It's depending on her."

"I will be good...ehm... not too evil at least." She shot a frightening smile to me.

The next two days were like in hell. Zily kept going after me and she could scare me to death with her sudden jumps and snarls. I told it to Leona and she did some serious conversation with her but it was useless. I was angry and frustrated.

"Calm down darling. She is just..."

"A pain in the ass?" I guessed

"Come on! She is just a little... rogue."

"Don't say! Today morning while I was testing the stealth system she came to me and got me a half an hour lecture how she would kill me and eat me. She went into the very details." I swallowed.

"It was just a joke." She rubbed her head to me.

"I don't think so." I whispered.

I had had a fantastic idea what was a solution for the next week, till my patience lasted. I asked Lyra to track Zily's movement and warn me when she was close to me. But I had lost my ability to tolerate her craziness when I realized that I didn't have to be a victim on my own ship.

"Leona, Zily. Enough is enough! Zily, I will shoot you down next time you scare me or playing your stupid games. Leona I love you, but you have to understand that I don't want to live like this." I told then waited for any reaction. Zily just smiled like she knew everything and Leona got angry.

"You can't shoot her down!" She started and I was about to argue with her but she continued. "Because I will." There were a few moments of silence.

"All right sis. I will leave him be, if he gives me a good fuck." She said happily. Leona and I dropped our jaws.

"That's it!" I pulled out my gun and pointed to her face. "Leona, would you please take a step away from her? I don't want to spread her brain on you." I cocked the gun. For a moment I really meant it.

"Tim, please lower your gun." My love was about to ease me down, but I was really angry. My hand trembled as I tried to not pull the trigger.

"I don't want to interrupt this little performance, but an unknown ship is approaching to our coordinates." Lyra told us and I quickly put back the pistol.

"It's not over Zily." I warned her and went to the bridge.

The ship hadn't had any ID Code and it was hard to identify with the sensors. It had Lion shields, U.S.M engines and so on, so it was like a makeshift flying wreck set.

"Captain Tim Hornet to the unknown space ship. Identify yourself!" I waited for the answer but there was nothing.

"I repeat. Captain Tim Hornet to the unknown space ship. Identify yourself or I will shoot!" I said and there was a little noise in the channel. It sounded like someone would like to make the connection but there was some kind of technical problem. According to the condition of the ship I was not surprised.

"Lyra, could you tune up the signal?"

"Yes, Tim. Here it is."

"This is.... system failure... need... repeat..." That was the erratic weak message from a male passenger. 'As I thought. It's falling apart' I sighed.

"His voice was familiar to me." Leona marked for the record.

Because I was not that type who just leave a ship and its crew in trouble I had to do something. So I maneuvered Lyra close to the wreck, opened our cargo bay's airlock and attached to the others. It made a connection between the two ships.

I quickly jumped out from the seat and ran to the cargo bay with HEPEG in my hand. Yep! I was paranoid and I didn't know who or what was in the radio. As I reached the place Zily jumped to us as Leona followed me.

"What was that?" She asked curiously.

"We will find out soon." I said while I was watching the lights on the airlock. The yellow lit up saying there was someone in the tunnel. After half minute, the green lit up, saying the outer door had closed and the pressure, oxygen level was still good. Then the door started to open slowly.

A human stood in the doorway. He was a tall, strong and only wore a t-shirt, shorts and nothing else. He hadn't had shoe. In his neck there was a medallion, made from silver in a shape of a lion's head. The lion have had a large mane and ruby eyes.

"You?" Zily broke the silence and jumped forward faster than the light. I had had only a fraction of a second for aim with my gun to her.

But not that happened what I expected. She didn't bite off his head in an instant or killed him. She hugged him and laughed up happily.

"George!" She cried joyfully.

"Zily! If I had known you are here...I would have come sooner." He hugged back with passion. I had had no clue what just happened.

"George. Nice to meet you again." Leona took a step closer and she smiled on that stranger. I put back the gun. It was not necessary to hold it in my hand anymore. It seemed that everybody else knows each other, except me.

"Someone would explain who is he?" I couldn't stand the greetings and laughter anymore.

"Forgive me Captain." He bowed his head to me when he released Zily. "I'm George Howen from Borak'el nok Gola." He said and I knew that planet is a Lion planet. 'So he probably grew up with Lions' I thought and I got the picture.

"He was my human boyfriend when he was sixteen. We lived together for eight years then he left the planet for the adventure and discovery." Zily continued the little touching story of them.

"And because Leona is your sister she knows him also." I nodded.

"Yes, when I visit Zily on Borak'el nok Gola I met with George. I lived with them for a year, and then I went back to Oharet." Leona completed.

"Nice to meet you George. I have millions of questions about Zily but first: How the hell have you got here?" I shook his hand.

He told me a familiar story about a big, glowing lion and her advices about how to save the galaxy. She told him that he must go to the sector where we were, than he met with us. So it wasn't a lucky accident or a strange coincidence.

It turned out that Zily was a guardian near the village of George and they have met with each other when he left that village and went to the forbidden forest. According to the little stories and the cheerful atmosphere they were happy to meet again. I did not recognize Zily, she'd changed, and she always looked for the opportunity to touch George, rub her head or body to him. I was not surprised that George did the same with her. And Leona... She was smiling like she wouldn't stop it anymore.

It was like a family reunion...

End of part III. To be continued....