A SPARTAN'S WAR

ARC ROYAL

3000 LYs SPACEWARD OF THE PERSEUS ARM

"Anse!" For'mya exclaimed as Anja lowered the medical scanner and smiled at her as she sat on the medical bed in the ARC ROYAL'S Medical Bay .

"For'mya… do not get upset." Anja told her. "It will happen. Marty ain't exactly sterile you know."

For'mya lowered her eyes and shook her head with a shy smile. "I… I know. I was just hoping that… I was hoping that it would be because of the other night."

Anja shook her head. "That might be pressing it lover." She explained. "The drugs they used are still in your system. The doses they gave you were four times what they normally use. Even our advanced healing systems will need time to purge that. It also speeded up your period of being in Phase. It's over now."

For'mya nodded. "I sensed as much." She said.

Anja nudged her as she sat on the bed beside her fellow Queen and lover. "Look at it this way… at least you can keep your goldar now that they are bigger! They have been a source of delight for all of us!"

For'mya reached up quickly and covered her new, enlarged breasts protectively with her hands. "Ginartas Vin!" She spoke with a laugh. "Pen bray el una inion!" (Heavens no! I like them too much!)

Anja leaned over and kissed her shoulder softly. "Don't worry KinosaurGai… all of us have decided you will give him a daughter before any of us have anymore children. That is our promise to you."

For'mya looked at her. "I don't want that Anja." She spoke. "It would not be right to…"

Anja took her hand. "It is what we want For'mya." She said softly. "All of us have given him boys and girls. Now it is your turn. After that…" Anja shrugged with a seductive grin. "All bets are off."

For'mya laughed and leaned into her. She became somber after a moment and lifted her eyes to Anja's face. "We must never let this happen again Anja." She spoke. "To any of us. It must never happen again!"

"It won't For'mya." Anja said confidently.

For'mya shook her head. "No! There is no guarantee Anja and you know it. The fact that we go through a Phase of heightened sexuality as purebloods or turned females makes all of us targets now. And Martin's blood racing through us makes it all the more powerful! It was never been openly acknowledged as it was with me. And it was used against me! It will not be forgotten by our enemies!"

"For'mya you…" Anja began.

"Anja… my mind was nearly lost. I knew it was wrong Anja… but when Pusintin hit me with his aura I was very nearly overcome! As it was… the burning inside me made me crave what he did to me." For'mya said. She turned away a little and shook her head. "It shames me how I wanted him to take me."

Anja took her hand tightly. "You stop that do you hear me!" She hissed softly. "It could have been any of us For'mya! You know that!"

For'mya nodded. "I do… and that is why it can never happen again! It weakens him Anja my love! It weakens him inside. He is stronger when we are strong with him. Strong with our love and desire for him and him alone! That is part of his power and you know it as well as I do. I could feel the surging within him when he kissed me on the ground there. It felt so wonderful. His aura was so pure and raw I was wet within seconds."

Anja grinned. "We did smell it you know."

For'mya looked at her. "We will be targets now Anja. You, me, Aricia, Dysea." For'mya said. "They will come after us thinking they can use that weakness against us. Against Martin."

"It worked against you because you thought he was dead." Anja said. "Because they had the static inhibitor inside you. Not being able to feel any of us within Mindvoice is what allowed that to happen For'mya."

For'mya nodded. "This time." She said softly. "Those who hate Martin enough will find other ways Anja. You know this."

"She's right." Aricia's voice made both of them turn and they saw Dysea, Isabella and Cirith with her.

Anja and For'mya waited while they moved closer, Cirith sitting beside For'mya on the bed while Dysea sat beside Anja. Aricia and Isabella leaned against the bed from either end and all six of Martin's Queens were together.

"Aricia… we can't just turn off what is now part of who we are." Anja said. "The Phase is part of us. We'll never get away from it. You know that better than us, you've battled it since puberty. We've only had to deal with it since we were turned."

"I know." Aricia said softly. "And it will only grow more intense as we get older." She spoke evenly. "But For'mya is right… now that it is now common knowledge outside our own species… others will use it against us. Against Martin. Or try to. Just as Pusintin did with For'mya."

"I thought Martin was crazy when he told me Pusintin was in love with me." For'mya spoke shaking her head. "I'm beginning to think he was right. Pusintin actually thinks I belong to him, that I love him because of the way he forced me to act. That can not be allowed to happen ever again."

"I understand what you are saying KinosaurGai…" Dysea spoke now. "But we are Queens. We all have obligations. Nauta Melme is the strongest Alpha male of our species. While he lives no other man could affect us as he does. We would be remiss in our duties to our people and to him if we just stopped doing them because we fear our… sexual nature will be used against us. There must be something else we can do. All six of us can not remain at his side while we are in Phase. We all come into Phase at the same time now after so long together. Even Bella is oriented to our cycle because of this. Cirith will become this way as well."

"It's not like we can clone him." Anja said jokingly. "Though that is a most delicious idea. Two or three Martin's at the same time? Wow!"

"Melyanna you are such a slut." Dysea spat playfully.

Anja laughed with her. "I won't deny that I love every single glorious inch of that man's body and I could eat him every day."

"I don't think any of us would disagree with that sentiment." Bella quipped with a twinkle in her eye.

"Well… if this is really a concern…" Anja began. "A way to alleviate some of the beginning portions of Phase is for us to begin travelling in pairs or trios wherever we go. At least during Phase. We can ease the fever some that way."

"What about the last two weeks when it is the strongest?" Aricia said. "We can not give each other what we need then Anja. And if we return and the war is still going on we can not expect Martin to stop in the middle of a battle to sate our desire for him. No matter how much he would want too or we would want him too."

Dysea looked up. "I could… I could make more casts of him." She stated. "Like I did before Melyanna."

Anja shook her head. "While they are extremely gratifying… they would not suffice."

Aricia nodded. "I don't think so either."

"I could try and design some sort of med, but it won't be easy suppressing part of our natural instincts." Anja continued.

"We don't have to figure this out now." For'mya spoke. "Maybe it is just me being too worried. Wherever this trip takes us we have him all to ourselves now. Just us. We can worry about this later."

"Yes we do." Aricia spoke. "And we have all of us together for the first time in over a year." She moved closer to For'mya, between her legs and took her hands. "I think it is the perfect time for all of us to become reacquainted as well. It has been too long."

Dysea nodded and leaned against Anja. "Yes it has." She said. "There is not a whole lot for six Queens to do right now."

"Do not forget we have two children with us." Isabella said. "Though at the rate they are growing… we won't long be able to call them children."

"Get dressed For'mya." Aricia said. "We'll have a healthy breakfast and then we will begin showing our children what they can do."

Martin looked at the star chart once more and then turned his head to Muton. They were in the ARC ROYAL'S port landing bay which had been turned into a combination nursery and Combat Ops center because of all the dragons that were with them. The short and shrill trumpets of the dragon hatchlings as they were being schooled under Miath, Aurith and Iriral in short take offs and landings filled the opposite side of the landing bay. Arzoal and Isheeni sat on either side of Torma behind Martin. "You are sure about the coordinates Muton?" He asked.

Muton nodded. "Yes." He answered. "I've written the images down twenty different ways and it always comes out the same King Leonidas."

"Stop with that King shit!" Martin barked at him. "You and your son saved For'mya and our children. I think that has earned you the right to call me by my name."

Muton bowed his head slightly. "Milord." He said.

Martin looked at Akemi. "Captain Katsumi?" He asked.

Akemi nodded her head. "My people have confirmed what he put together Milord." She answered. "Damn fine work too considering he was doing it all from memory."

"So what's our plan?" Martin asked. "This is as far as any of our Long Range Probes has been out. What are we looking at?"

Akemi leaned over the star chart and pointed to the small greenish dot. "This planet Muton has marked as our ultimate destination is in the Echo Quadrant. That's twenty-eight thousand light years away. Muton and I have plotted fourteen LSD jumps that will get us there in seven weeks."

"Seven weeks?" Martin asked looking at her.

Akemi nodded. "We'll be slaved together as we make each jump, but we'll need at least three days between jumps for our people to go over each drive unit after the jumps to insure there are no problems. We have to separate to do that. Elder Mother Arzoal's Drones will be assisting us and that will make it much faster, but I'd rather not shear off part of either ship upon exiting a jump."

Danny chuckled. "That sounds painful." He stated.

Akemi grinned. "It would be yes." She said. "We also don't have the stores to feed everyone on both ships for the entire trip. Even with the extra supplies Androcles sent, Iama says we'll need to re-supply within a month."

Martin looked at her. "Iama? The Kavalian girl we rescued?"

Akemi nodded her head. "I've spoken with her. And she submitted to a drugged session of questioning voluntarily. The hate for her own people runs deep Milord… and she has a genuine desire to stay among us and try to rediscover a life for herself. O one day find love and have children. That is what she wants. Surprisingly… she is an excellent cook and we won't lack for expertise in that area. I've assigned her quarters and she has been in the main Mess Hall since coming aboard. Setting things up just how she wants them. She knows a lot about food stuffs and supplies we need. You said to use everyone and when we left Dreamland we didn't have a full galley crew. Now we do."

Martin nodded his head. "If she passed muster with you then I accept your decision." He stated. "Just to be on the safe side however, let's put weapons scanners on all the entrances to the main Mess Hall. We've been burned in the past by those claiming to be our friends. I don't want to make the same mistakes."

"As you order Milord." Akemi said.

Wayonn stepped up to the table. "Can we use the time between jumps to search for planets that might provide suitable food?"

Akemi nodded. "That is a possibility as well Milord. Queen Anja and Iama would have the final say on whether we can ingest it though. Medically and edibility are a priority."

Martin nodded. "Danny… you and Jules make sure teams are ready to deploy once we exit the jumps. Standard Recon Op, heavy on load."

Danny nodded. "Expecting trouble?"

"We are moving through two different quadrants to get where we are going. Better safe than sorry. We don't know who or what we might run into." Martin said. He looked at Wayonn. "You moved around a lot in your travels Wayonn, ever get out this far?"

Wayonn shook his head. "I never came out this far Martin my boy." He answered. "I was reckless… not foolish."

Akemi shook her head slowly. "I don't like not having a CAP Milord." She spoke. "Our sensors are good… but we can extend the range even more if we equipped a KADEN transport with some of the Shroud generators Prince Andro sent to us. We launch that ship while we are between jumps and she does a continuous loop on the very edge of our sensor envelope. We can extend the range by twenty light years easily."

Martin nodded. "Endy… you and Tina handle that. Put together a schedule of all pilots that we have. Including me."

"You?" Endith exclaimed as the others who knew Martin and his history with Endith only smiled. "Shit Skipper… I wouldn't trust you behind the wheel of Ben's old 2021 Chevy let alone a KADEN."

Martin chuckled at the dig and shook his head. He looked at Muton who appeared very confused. "Inside joke." He told him.

Muton couldn't help but smile. "You are unlike any King I have ever known or read about in history books Martin Leonidas." He said.

"Yeah… I get that a lot too." He answered with a smile. "Akemi… this is your ship. You run it like your ship. Just think of all of us as hired hands."

"Cheap labor in other words." Julie quipped.

Akemi chuckled and nodded her head. "Thank you Milord… I don't think that will be necessary. I have almost a full crew. I'd like to have Muton's engineers come over here though. That ship they built is something and we would benefit by working together."

Martin looked at Muton and he nodded. "I will see to it right away." He stated.

"We don't know what we are going to find out here." Martin spoke now. "Let's be damn careful about everything we do. We can get support from Earth, but even with the Pralor ships they have it will be a minimum of a couple days before anything comes. We need to rely on everyone and they need to rely on us."

We also need to consider the hatchlings Martin. Arzoal spoke now. They will need space to fly and learn to hunt. Something none of us considered before we brought them with us.

Martin nodded. "We'll figure something out." He answered her. He looked at Akemi. "How long until we make the first jump?"

Akemi met his eyes. "Six hours." She answered skeptically. "Never thought I'd be jumping into the unknown. This is all very new to me."

Danny laughed and looked at Julie. "Captain… that ain't the half of it. With Marty here it's not just a job…"

"It's a fucking adventure!" Julie finished the statement.

Martin shook his head. "Assholes." He muttered with a smile even as a swell of love and pride coursed through him that he had them here with him..

UZU OZEIB 7

YDARE

TEMPORARY HOME OF ARRARN, NARICE AND TORIA LEONIDAS

"Ahhhhhhh! Arrarn!!!!" She screamed out in rapture, reaching up with one arm to try and grasp his head.

Perhaps it was because he was half wolf and half elf and part of his very essence was the need for physical contact. Perhaps it was because what she experienced with him and Toria in their bed had been so taboo within High Coven society for so long. Perhaps it was because he simply enjoyed torturing them, but whatever the reason Narice Leonidas wished for it to never end. He could do things to her and Toria that caused them to scream and cry out for more over and over. His hands were cupping her large breasts as he drove into her from behind with power and confidence, using her breasts to assist his dominance over her. Her black hair flew back and forth as she shook her head from side to side in utter bliss. Her lips were slick with Toria's passion, their red haired lover already nearly out of it from Narice's ministrations, and laying in front of her with passion heavy eyelids as she came down from her orgasm. Narice could feel every wondrous pulse of life and passion from his cock as it plunged into her depths with ever increasing urgency. She felt his hand grasp her hair and twist her head around and she cried out as he covered her lips with his own. That kiss is what set them both off, and Narice moaned in surreal bliss against his lips as her orgasm struck her. She felt his cock swell in size and then he was filling her with his own passion, pushing her to greater heights of decadence.

Arrarn pulled her tightly against him, holding her by her breasts to his chest as her hands went to his hips trying to pull him even further into her depths. Narice could feel his large balls against her ass cheeks as they emptied his seed into her and caused her to shiver in delight. His kiss deepened and she returned it with every fiber of her being as her own passion coated his pulsing manhood in her sweet fervor.

Slowly Arrarn lowered them forward, one hand leaving her breast to guide them back to the bed. Narice dragged her tongue over Toria's delicious breasts as she settled half onto her taunt body and Arrarn remained buried within her as they found a comfortable position on the bed and their arms drew Toria close to them. His face was buried in the back of her neck, his lips and nose nuzzling her skin and the back of her ear constantly as the last vestiges of his hot passion filled her and he began to soften inside her tightness. Narice smiled in wonderful love as he made no move to remove himself from her and simply pulled her tighter against his chest as she pulled Toria in to her arms.

She cooed her delight as his lips drew across her lobe of her ear and he breathed heavily. "Son vada carians… you two will be the death of me." He gasped warmly.

Narice and Toria both began to chuckle at his words since he could easily outlast both of them and they knew it.

"Death by sexual pleasure." Toria groaned as her face nestled between Narice's breasts. "Not… not such a bad way to go."

Narice smiled and nodded. "No… but we have many more years to experience before we need to worry about that." She stated as her breathing began to return to normal. She groaned once more as she felt Arrarn slip from within her depths and lean forward over her shoulder. They rested for several minutes in that position thoroughly enjoying the feel of their bodies so intimately pressed together and his hands stroking their flesh.

"You two don't move." He spoke finally. "I'll get us some juice."

Toria grinned. "I don't think I could move even if I wanted too." She spoke. "And I don't want to."

"Neither do I." Narice agreed with a smile.

Arrarn grinned, proud of himself, and rolled off the bed. The two most beautiful female creatures in all the universe as far as he was concerned and they were all his. He padded naked through the large apartment and into the kitchen area where he poured three glasses of juice while silently thanking his brother for encouraging him to pursue his feelings for them at the beginning. He reached up to gently touch the two spots on either side of his neck where both Toria and Narice had bitten him earlier and fed on his blood in the midst of their passion. Both were nearly gone but he knew from experience he needed the juice just as much, if not more than they did. Holding the tall glasses he moved back across the dark apartment and into the bedroom to find them both sitting up on the bed, neither of them bothering to cover themselves. After what they had shared over these past months and the intimate way they knew each other's bodies it would be silly to try and hide from each other. He sat on the side of the bed and they both took a glass from him and drank down nearly half immediately, just as he did.

Toria then leaned forward and kissed Narice's bare shoulder. "You should tell him." She said softly.

Arrarn looked at them his eyes moving back and forth between them. "Tell me what?"

Narice looked at him, her black hair cascading around her shoulders and exotic features. Her normally dark eyes looked at him with love and devotion. "Arrarn… I…"

Arrarn smiled. "I get it now. This is where my two delightfully naked wives and mates convince me to remain out of the spotlight. To not make any waves."

Narice grinned. "Actually… actually it's quite the opposite Arrarn my love." She stated. "The Ventash'ma and I have been discussing certain items. We… we want to erase how the past government was run under my mother and father."

"Your are the Empress Narice." Arrarn spoke.

Narice nodded her head. "But we want to make certain changes to spread the authority out more."

"I don't follow." Arrarn said.

Toria laughed softly. "Just spit it out Narice!" She exclaimed.

Narice smiled at her. "We are establishing several new positions." She told him. "One of them is A'ni d'Sikul. General of Defense." Narice met his eyes. "I want you to assume that role Arrarn my love."

Arrarn looked at her with wide eyes. "Me?" He finally exclaimed. "Narice… ussta ssinssrigg I am no politician!"

"And that is why you will be perfect for the job." Narice said. "As A'ni d'Sikul you would remain outside that realm but retain all of the power. For this to work, for me to be able to show my people that I am serious in my goals, I need to show I will be different. Appointing you as my A'ni d'Sikul is only the first step."

"Narice I am not a general." Arrarn said.

"Admiral Pontal disagrees." She said. "His words to me when I questioned him about it were very much to the point. He says you represent three things. You represent change and the commitment of the Union to Andro's promise. He said you also think outside of the box, which is what our forces need now. Cha'talla agreed my love."

"Narice… I'm not a citizen of the High Coven." He said. "The Ventash'ma would never agree to it."

"You are my Blessed Husband and that makes you a citizen." Narice answered him. "And the Ventash'ma be damned! I will not do things as they have been done in the past. I need to be different."

"Making me this A'ni d'Sikul isn't going to make you any friends Nari." Arrarn spoke moving closer to her and using his nickname for her. "I don't have the experience and no one can deny that… and I am my father's son. There are still those out there who don't particularly care for Lycavorians on the whole and they positively hate my father."

Narice nodded. "I know." She said. "But I believe the majority will see it as part of the change I have told them I will implement. You will have Pontal behind you my love… and I intend to appoint Colonel Norris of the Union as Commander of all Coven Ground forces. He was a man that Andro and General Tareif recommended to me."

Arrarn nodded. "I know him. Excellent commander… very experienced… but he is a cloned soldier. Not a Pureblood."

Narice looked at him. "Arrarn… Purebloods are part of the reason things have become so convoluted. We are almost a minority on Uzu Ozeib 7 now you know. Everyone knows it."

Toria nodded. "The numbers establish her statements Arrarn." She answered. "Across the entire Coven Purebloods only make up fifty-nine percent of the population."

"Androcles… my father… they'll never go for it." Arrarn said. "And I will not forsake my title as prince of the Union."

Narice reached out and took his hand. "That is something I would never ask of you Arrarn my love. And I will never forsake my title as Princess of the Union. Nor will Toria. And I have already run it by Androcles. His words to me were to do what I thought was best for I was Empress now."

Arrarn looked at her with wide eyes. "He said that?" He asked.

Narice smiled. "He loves and trusts you more than you will ever know Arrarn Leonidas." She said. "Regardless of what you think. This may work, it may not, but I want to try."

Arrarn stared at her for a long moment. "A'ni d'Sikul of the High Coven huh?" He spoke finally. "That doesn't mean I have to wear some funky uniform does it?"

Narice and Toria laughed at the look on his face. "No… no funky uniform." Narice said bringing his hand to her cheek.

Arrarn nodded his head. "Ok… if it helps you Nari. I'll do it."

Narice leaned forward and kissed him with zeal. She pulled back and looked at him with dark, sultry eyes. "There is still several hours before we have to be back to work." She spoke with a devious tinge in her voice. "Do you think you are up to showing us how much you love us?"

Arrarn's eyes narrowed. "I don't know… I'm pretty beat." He said. "Maybe you should show me how much you want me to show you that I love you both."

"So it is blackmail is it?" Toria said with a seductive grin.

Arrarn shook his head. "Blackmail is such an ugly word." He said. "Why don't you think of it as…"

They didn't give him a chance to finish his statement as first Toria and then Narice fell upon him with glee, their glasses of juice falling quickly to the floor forgotten.