The Last Ship (18+)

Chapter Forty-Eight: Unfolding

'Luna, you're not going out there. Not with the state you are in.' Zio hissed out as he watched her putting the armor together so she could go help. That is, if she could find it. Zio followed her around the room as she rushed about grabbing things. He huffed, shaking his head as he stood in front of the door as she walked towards it, 'I'm not letting you get yourself killed!' The male hissed out as he pointed at the ceiling.

Luna hadn't said a word to the alpha as she searched for the armor. Things had been tossed about and any drawers or containers pulled open and searched through. She turned and looked at Zio, "Z-Zio, something isn't right. How did they find us?" The blonde opened a drawer, only finding that it was empty. She slammed it shut, her eyes swelled with tears as she looked towards him, "I am going to help because I'm tired of running. I'm tired of being pushed into the corner when I am just as capable of helping. You can't shelter me like this forever, Zio." Luna looked up at him, "I'm going to help them because that is what I came here to do, now give me my armor!"

The pale skinned male hissed out. He leaned forward towards Luna, snapping at her with a frustrated stance, 'It is my job to protect you!' He roared out, his green eyes began to let off a neon green color, and the Hollows on top of his head pulsed. Zio grabbed her hips and pulled her forward, his breathing was heavy as he closed his eyes. The male leaned down as he hugged her rather tightly, 'It is my job to protect you, Luna. I have done so since I found you.' The male thought for a moment, snarling his lip, 'I don't plan on losing you again..'

Luna gasped as Zio pulled her forward. The female wrapped her arms around the male's shoulders as she buried her face against his chest. She closed her own eyes, feeling rather overwhelmed as Zio expressed his worry for losing his Queen, his mate. The blonde leaned her head back as she held his cheeks, a soft smile on her lips, "We're the tough ones, right? Must we follow protocol constantly? If I want them to trust me, then I have to show them like I showed you." Luna pressed her forehead to Zio's own, "But we can't just stand here while they blow a hole into their home." Luna found herself flushing a soft red as the large male pulled her close, his grip rather tight against her hips as he jerked against his frame, but as the door cracked, Fex and the others came inside.

Fex was holding Luna's armor. His feathers raised as he watched Jewel come inside. He huffed, shaking his head lightly as he moved back from the female. She was acting, odd, "Luna, must you go outside? Why can't you just let the others handle it for now?"

Luna's eyes had locked on the woman. The female shifted a bit as she moved from Zio to look at Jewel, "Because that's not what I do, but you already know that, don't you?"

Jewel tilted her head, "Excuse me?" The woman crossed her arms to her chest, "I don't have any idea what you're talking about-"

Luna moved forward rather suddenly as she raised her fist up, "You tranquilized me! You, Reed, and the doctor!" Luna's gold eyes glowed as she raised her fist, but Jewel suddenly pulled out a gun from her pocket and pointed it at Luna. The hybrid tensed as she stared at the women, "I wasn't saved, I was kidnapped!" The blonde's eyes swelled with tears, pure anger filled her, "You nearly killed me shooting my Hollow off." The gun had quickly brought Luna to a silence as well as the others.

The twins were both surprised, each calling out for Jewel to put the gun down, but she had refused, "What the hell is going on, Jewel?" Ian asked, Sam doing the same, "You told us she out when you all found her." Ian crossed his arms to his chest, Sam raised his.

Jewel grabbed Luna by the Hollow before yanking the woman towards her and pressing the gun to her neck, "Now, listen, no one is stopping me from getting back on that fucking ship with their cargo!" The Professor seemed frantic, "I've told you, Luna, I study the sexual reproduction of your creatures, and you had two functioning mates, but a late baring cycle it seems. Strong agreed with Reed and I that if we succeeded in the process, we would be set for quite a lump sum. We knew we had the perfect bait for the experiment, and you even led us straight to a colony of them." Jewel smiled as she wrapped her arm around Luna's neck, "Did you really think we would just let you be in a room together all alone? It's fine though. I can always stick you with one of those feral ones next time." The female looked at the group, "I want a ticket out with the girl, and no one to follow."

Zio and Fex had both roared and stepped forward, even Bruno had dropped his gun, but Jewel pressed against the trigger, "If I can't have her no one can. I have put to much effort into this work to let anyone take it!" The threat was enough to make them back off, but they had no choice bit to follow and let her out, "This way, now!"

As Luna was held by the Hollow attached to her head, she winced, her eyes glowing rather brightly, "So that's it? You've been using us this entire time. You weren't escaping with us, you were using us to find the hive."

"Bingo, sweetheart." Jewel watched the two large males, who were hissing down at Jewel as she held on to Luna, not seeming to have any sort of intentions on letting her go, "We needed a fail plan, and I had enough trust to keep you from second guessing me. I even had Bruno thinking he was going to get laid." Jewel stepped into the elevator, "Send us up, now!"

Zio and Fex got on, but the gun was pushed to her forehead, "No, send us up, stay the fuck off." Jewel pulled Luna back.

'You won't make it up without one of us on the current. You'll be trapped up there, and the Irinaut's here don't care if a rouge queen dies or not. You need us.' Zio called out, obvious worry in his eyes as he stepped forward as his hands were held up, 'You need us as much a you need her.' Jewel seemed to calm down and soon agree, gesturing for them both to get on except to keep their distance.

Zio placed his hand on the vine, as did Fex. The two males shared the harsh pulse that went through their arms, and soon, the vine began to make the rock climb up the wall. Both males stared at Jewel and Luna with clear worry.

Fex hissed out at Jewel, 'I knew you were fucking bad. I smelled it on you from the beginning.' The blue male looked at Luna, letting out a soft whine, only seeming to let her hear him, 'I'm sorry Luna, we're going to get you out of this.'

As they reached the top, outside, a battlefield had been made. Large caliber bullets were being shot from the panel, the Irinaut's using plants to interlock into the tires, shell shaped guns with a gel handle were held. The shots it fired landed, and exploded on impact, but a field seemed to be wrapped around it. No one was getting in or out of that without help. Luna gasped as Jewel threw out a flare that sparked in green. Everyone halted, and even the Irinaut soldiers seemed confused, "Call them off, now!"

'I'd rather watch them rip you to fucking pieces.' Fex snapped at her, but Zio pushed him back and hissed out in rather clear anger. The two of them shifted a bit as Luna told them both to back off. Her eyes locked on to theirs, and both quickly went out, telling the other's to stop.

Luna looked at them as Jewel pulled her out into the open. She gasped as she was being pulled, but at this point, she had to he patient. As she looked at him, she reached her hand out to them, the door opening for Jewel and Luna to enter. As she looked back at the two, she told them as the doors closed, "I love you both.."

"Luna!"