Part 11 Serving Dizyntk (MF, rom, scfi)




		The Dizyntk Grand Imperium would be regarded, in human terms, as a true monarchy. Although in structure it is an unusual one. There are actually three monarchs. The fourteen star systems that make up the Imperium are divided into three groups. These are the Imperial Star Cluster, the Second Star Cluster and the Third Star Cluster. As the name implies the Imperial Star Cluster is ruled directly by the Empress herself. She technically rules over the entire Imperium, but her authority is delegated to the two royal houses who oversee the Second and Third Star Clusters. This was done as a time saving measure due to the vast distances involved in interstellar travel. The time involved in traveling from one end of Dizyntk space to the other is about six weeks. The Imperial Star Cluster contains the greatest number of systems at six. Currently the other two clusters contain four systems each. There are six systems that are currently undergoing colonization. These are considered frontier worlds. As their populations reach the levels necessary for entrance into the Imperium proper they will be assigned to either the Second or Third Clusters as distance dictates. The current population of the Imperium is roughly 100 Billion Dizyntk and one Human. The number of Humans may be increasing however.

		For some time the Empress Ziniadyra had been aware that there were humans who, having grown tired of the Protectorate's religious dogma, would be desirous of settling in Dizyntk space. At first there was little thought of accepting these aliens into her domain. All of that changed when it was learned that the humans could interbreed with her people. Even then it was thought that there was little possibility of any Dizyntk willingly mating, let alone breeding, with a human. Then came the news of Feyalisa's safe return to Sapphire. Also came the news of her new mate, a human, a human that she had mated and bred with. A human that was willing to stay in the Imperium in order to bond with Feyalisa. This knowledge completely changed the course of the Empress' thinking. It was apparent that humans could find her people attractive. It was obvious that Feyalisa was attracted to the human; she had a young daughter by him as proof of that. 

For six months the Empress and her advisors discussed the possibility of allowing human settlers into Dizyntk space. As the reports arrived that this human on Sapphire was quickly adapting to life with the Dizyntk, it significantly influenced the course of the discussions. The Empress finally decided that she would ask the Dizyntk with the most intimate knowledge of living with humans for her opinion. She dispatched a personal letter summoning Princess Feyalisa Zerleen to the Imperial Palace on Dizyn.


		Feyalisa was relaxing in her bedroom. It was still very early, almost two hours before dawn. Michael had left just an hour ago. It was time for his ship leave on patrol. Feya had awakened when he had gotten out of bed and had seen him off. Now she was sitting at her desk and softly stroking her growing belly. She was about four months along in her pregnancy. The thought of a new child made Feya very happy. It was not the only thing that made her happy however. The first time that Michael had gone on patrol Feya had been very lonely. That was not a problem anymore however. Feya smiled as she looked at Velakari sleeping soundly on the bed. Kari had been together with them for four months now. Kari was not yet bonded to her and Michael but that would change. Of that Feya had little doubt. Her mate and Kari were becoming closer all the time. Feya crawled back into bed and snuggled up to Kari. Feya loved the way that she smelled right now. It was a combination of Kari's own scent mixed with that of Michael's. Feya nuzzled against Kari's breasts and Kari unconsciously wrapped her arms around Feya's head and hugged her to them. Feya became very relaxed and began to drift off. As she did she thought that as soon as the three of them were bonded that her life would be complete.

		
		Feya was surprised when, three hours later, Risakala woke her. Feya had no appointments today and was hoping to spend most of it lounging in bed with Kari. Both of them looked up at Risa.

"I am sorry to disturb you, Your Highness" she said. "There is a messenger here to see you."

"Is it important?" Feya asked. She was just a bit irritated at having her day off disturbed.

"I believe so, Your Highness." Risa said patiently. She knew that her Princess was not happy at the interruption of her leisure time.

Feya nodded and got out of bed. She knew that Risakala would not have woken her for anything trivial. She reminded herself to apologize later for her tone. She got herself dressed and kissed Kari.

"Stay here, my love. I will not be long." she said 

Kari nodded and curled back up. She was still tired from the workout that Feya and Michael had given her the night before.

		Feya entered the living area of her quarters and saw a male Dizyntk standing there. He was dressed in the silver and black uniform of the Empress' personal guard. Feya immediately realized that Risa had been right, this was important. As he saw Feyalisa enter he dropped to one knee and bowed his head.

"Pardon this intrusion, Your Highness" he said, his head never coming up. "I have been instructed to deliver a personal message to you from Her Imperial Majesty."

Feya nodded and said "It is always a pleasure to greet one of the Empress' guards. Please stand Captain."

He did so and handed her an envelope bearing the personal seal of the Empress Ziniadyra.
 
Feya opened the message and read it. 

"My dearest Feyalisa. I am so happy that you have returned safely to your family on Sapphire. Please forgive the tardiness of this letter. I should have written to you sooner but I have been quite busy. This is a poor excuse for my lack of manners. I should have sent you greetings, as well as my sympathies for the loss of your mother, as soon as you returned. To make up for this unforgivable lapse on my part it would please me greatly if you and your new family would come to visit me at the Imperial Palace. I have instructed Captain Girendalan to wait until you have prepared for your journey. He will personally escort you to Dizyn. I look forward to meeting you once more and to see how you have grown since I last saw you."

Feya was a bit taken aback. It was not every day that the Empress invited you to the Imperial Palace. It was even rarer that she would do so with a personal written invitation. Such things were normally done with official form letters. "The Empress requests your presence" sort of thing. Either way it meant that Feya was going to Dizyn. One simply did not refuse an invitation from Her Imperial Majesty. That went double for a personal invitation such as the one Feya was holding in her hands.

Feya looked at the Captain "Thank you Captain Girendalan. I will need to inform my grandmother and make arrangements for my daughter to be away from her classes. I should be ready to leave by tomorrow morning."

She then wrote an order for her personal transport to be made ready and handed it to the Captain.

He bowed deeply "I will send word back to Dizyn with the messenger ship that brought me. I shall be waiting for you aboard your transport."

		Feyalisa returned to her room. There she told Velakari what about the Empress' invitation.

"How long do you think you will be there?" Kari asked.

"At least a week" Feya replied, "probably longer."

Kari nodded and said "then I shall remain here and wait for Michael."

Feya gently stroked her friend's cheek and asked "are you sure?"

Kari smiled at her. "Yes I am sure. If you are on Dizyn for any longer than a week then you will not be back in time to welcome Michael home. I will stay and do that in your stead."

Feya hugged Kari tightly. "Thank you, my love. I will send word home if I am going to be on Dizyn for an extended period."

		Feya then went and took care of those things she needed for the trip. She had Risakala choose the clothes she would need and pack them. Feya then went to see Virathea and inform her of the trip. The young Captain then got busy preparing for security on the trip. Feya then went to visit Aria's class. She had not been here since she had been back on Sapphire. It was the same building that she herself had attended classes so long ago. She arrived during the lunch break. As she entered, Aria was the first to see her.

Aria's eyes went wide as she saw her mother enter. She then jumped up and ran to Feya. She was always happy to see her mother.

"Hello mother, what are you doing here?" she asked cheerfully as she hugged her.

"I came to see your teacher and to talk to you" Feya replied.

"Is something wrong, mother?" Aria asked.

Feya slowly shook her head, "Not at all, my dearest. We are just going on a trip."

"A trip?" Aria asked. "Where are we going?"

"This morning I received an invitation to go to Dizyn" Feya said with a smile.

Aria smiled widely, "Dizyn!? I have wanted to see Dizyn ever since I saw pictures of it in class. Who invited you?"

Feya leaned in close to her daughter and whispered in her ear, "We were invited by the Empress."

Aria's eyes went wide and she yelped, "THE EMPR..." she got out before her mother gently, but firmly, clamped her hand over her mouth.

She smiled at her daughter's surprise. She then said in a very quite voice, "Not so loud my dearest."

Aria nodded and then whispered, "When are we leaving?"

"Tomorrow morning", she replied. "That is why I am here today so that I can tell your teacher. You can tell your friends where you are you going but do not tell them who invited us."

"Why should I not tell them that?" Aria asked. She was a little puzzled by this.

"Your friends might think that you are bragging about things, don't you think?" Feya asked her daughter.

Aria thought about this for a few seconds and then nodded. Some of them might think that. The last thing Aria wanted was for any of her friends to think badly of her about something like this.

Feyalisa stood and then said, "Now finish you lunch my precious and then Virathea will take you back to the palace so you can pack for our trip."

"Yes, Mother" Aria answered. She then went back to sit with her friends to finish her lunch.

Aria's friends were very interested about why her mother had come to the school. The news of her trip, and of its suddenness, did not overly excite any of them. The school was mostly attended by the children of noble or wealthy families. The majority of them were therefore used to things like this coming up on occasion. It was rare for any of them not to miss several months every year due to such trips. This was especially true of those who came from smaller mating groups like Feya's. 

By the end of the day Feya had made all the necessary arrangements. Her grandmother was as interested as Feya as to why the Empress had sent a hand written invitation. Kiasyphia decided that it was probably due to the fact that Feyalisa was family. Any other reason would just have to be discovered by Feya when she arrived on Dizyn.

		The next morning Feya's transport lifted off from Sapphire. Feya and Aria sat on the bridge as the ship slipped rapidly up through the atmosphere and left the planet behind. Two Dizyntk warships took up positions to either side of the transport as escorts. Feya smiled as she saw that one of them was the destroyer that had brought her home almost half a cyanka ago and that now bore her name. It would take the better part of a day to reach a jump point and then ten more days to actually get to Dizyn. 

		Twelve days later Feya arrived on Dizyn. From orbit the planet was beautiful. It was blue and green planet much like Sapphire although almost half of its surface was covered with cities. They landed near the Imperial Palace in the late afternoon. The palace was over twice the size of the one on Sapphire. As Feya and Aria exited the ship there were forty members of the Imperial Guard waiting to greet them and take them to the palace. This was in addition to the dozen members of her own personal guard that had traveled with her. It was certainly a lot considering that they were on as safe a planet as existed in Dizyntk space. Feya was a Crown Princess, however, and such a large honor guard was considered only proper for someone of her station. Had her grandmother come with her then the number of troops would have been at least triple.

		After they arrived at the palace Feya and Aria were taken to a private room so that they could change clothes and rest until it was time for their audience with the Empress. It was the first time that Feya had worn her full royal garments since her coronation. Aria had never worn such fancy clothing at all and was a bit uncomfortable at first. She felt better when her mother explained that she would only have to wear them until after the Empress had officially welcomed them to the palace.

		An hour later they were taken to the entrance of the Imperial audience chamber. It was a huge room that had seating for two thousand Dizyntk on either side of the long walkway that led to the raised dais on which sat the Imperial throne. Normally the room would maybe be half full for receptions such as this one. The combination of Feya's station and of her fame due to her recent return after having been thought dead for so long ensured that right now the room was completely packed by various nobility from not only Dizyn but from several other planets as well. In addition there was a full compliment of 100 Imperial Guards flanking the walkway.

		As they waited to be announced Feya knelt down and smiled at her daughter. "I know you will be nervous my dearest. Just walk slowly behind me and stop at the bottom of the steps and kneel like I showed you when we get to the Empress. You need to stay there unless the Empress asks you to come up to see her. If she does then walk slowly up the steps and kneel again in front of her until she tells you to rise."

Aria nodded and said, "Yes, mother." She was nervous but she was mostly excited at being able to meet the Empress.

		 As the head of Feya's personal guard it was Virathea's duty to enter first and announce her Princess to the room. She entered and bowed before speaking. "Your Imperial Majesty and assembled nobles of the Dizyntk Grand Imperium I present to you Her Highness the Crown Princess of the Second Star Cluster and Heir to the Sapphire Throne Feyalisa Fretheri Ariarisha Zerleen and her daughter Ariarisha Michaela Feyalisa Zerleen." 

		Feya walked slowly towards the throne with her escort, Captain Girendalan, beside her. Feya was actually a bit nervous. She had been to the palace and the reception chamber before but that was long ago. This was the first time that she had been the center of attention. As they reached the bottom of the steps Girendalan and her daughter dropped to both knees and bowed. Feya slowly ascended the dais and then knelt and bowed in front of the Empress.

		The Empress then spoke. "On behalf of the nobles and the citizens of the Imperium I welcome you to Dizyn, Princess Feyalisa."

With her head still bowed Feya responded, "Thank you for your kind welcome Your Majesty."

Ziniadyra then smiled and said, "Rise Feyalisa."

Feya stood and the Empress rose from the throne, stepped towards her and softly embraced her.

"Welcome home, Feyalisa" she whispered to her.

Feya returned the embrace and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I am happy to be back."

		This final gesture was meant not only as a welcome but as an affirmation of Feya's place as part of the Empress' family. Only those who were members in good standing of the Imperial house would ever receive such an embrace from the Empress in public. This act would serve more than anything else to ensure that Feya's mate and daughter were fully accepted by the nobility of the Imperium. For by embracing Feya publicly at this moment, the Empress Ziniadyra was letting it be known that she approved of Feyalisa's new family. The Empress had one more thing to do just to make sure that the message was driven home to some of the more troublesome nobles. She released her embrace and looked down at the bottom of the steps at Ariarisha, who was still kneeling with her head bowed as her mother had taught her.

Ziniadyra smiled and said, "Ariarisha Zerleen, approach the throne."

Aria was about as nervous as she had ever been. While she was normally very friendly and talkative towards just about anyone, the past few minutes had served to remind her of just how important the Empress was. She stood and walked slowly up the steps. As she reached the Empress she knelt on both knees again and bowed her head.

The Empress then loudly said, "Welcome to the Imperial Palace Ariarisha."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Aria replied.

Ziniadyra could see that the young girl was trembling a bit and asked, "Are you nervous little one?"

Aria just nodded her head in response. There was a small ripple of laughter among the crowd until the Empress looked around sternly. The laughter quickly stopped. She then looked back down at Aria and smiled.

"Rise, Ariarisha" she said.

Aria did so and the Empress approached her and wrapped her arms around Aria's shoulders and hugged her. Aria returned the embrace and was suddenly very calm. Although it was different, the Empress' scent was similar to her great grandmother's and this served to relax her considerably.

"Welcome home and welcome to my family, Ariarisha" the Empress said softly.

Aria was feeling like her normal self now and looked up at the Empress with a large smile and said in a very happy tone, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I am happy to be here." 

This caused more laughter. This time it included the Empress. After this, the Empress asked that Feya and Aria remain on the dais as the remaining receptions were made. After this was done there was a reception dinner for Feyalisa. This gave the other nobles a chance to talk with her. She remembered several of them from when she was a child. There was even a couple that were her age that she had played with when they were younger. Later that evening Feya and Aria retired to the quarters they were to be staying at while at the palace. Feya now knew that she would be on Dizyn for some time and dispatched a message back to Sapphire to let Kari know.

		Three weeks after Feya's departure to Dizyn, Michael returned home from his patrol. It was just after dark when he returned to the palace. As he entered his living quarters he saw Velakari standing there waiting for him.

He smiled at her and said, "Hello Kari, I am happy to see you."

She bowed her head slightly and replied, "and I you."

"Where are Feya and Aria?" he inquired.

"We will need to leave tomorrow to go and see them", she answered.

Kari then explained what had transpired right after Michael had left on his patrol. She then showed him the message that Feya had sent that told them she would be on Dizyn for at least a month and asking that Kari and Michael travel to the capital as well.

Michael laughed a bit and shook his head as he said, "well I suppose that means I have a few more days of piloting ahead of me."

Kari was confused by this as she said, "But we can take one of the transports. You do not have to pilot anything."

Michael looked at her and replied, "Yes, we could do that but it would be much faster if we were to use a messenger ship would it not?"

Kari smiled and answered, "Yes it would."

Michael stepped up to Kari and wrapped his arms around her. "You want to get to her as quickly as I do, don't you?" he asked.

Kari embraced him and nuzzled against his chest and nodded. She then suggested that he take a bath to wash off the smell of the chemicals. Michael laughed and agreed. On smaller ships like his there were no proper bathing facilities and the crew used a chemical shower. While this did keep them clean it left a chemical smell until one was able to wash it off properly.

		After entering the bath Kari softly began washing Michael's body. Just a couple of months earlier and he would have been quite embarrassed about her doing this. By this time, however, he was completely comfortable with her doing this. More than just being comfortable, he was becoming quite aroused as he felt her small hands running across his body as she washed him. He sat there in the water and wondered how long it would take Kari to notice how aroused she was making him.

		Velakari actually knew exactly the effect she was having on Michael. At first she had just been washing him normally. As she realized how he was reacting she had begun to use her hands in a much more sensual motion. She was very happy that Michael always found her touch so arousing. She had realized almost a month ago that she loved this human, that she could bond with him. She had said nothing, however, as it was not her place to do so. As the one seeking entrance into an existing mating group, Dizyntk culture dictated that it was those who were already members that had to express their emotions to her first before she could say anything about her own.

		Michael had come to the same realization at almost the same time. He had been waiting for a private moment to share this with Kari. He knew that this was his human upbringing peeking out again. As she was washing him he decided that this was as good an opportunity as any. He waited until she had come around in front him to finish cleaning his chest and then gently cradled her small face in his hands. He gently ran a thumb across her cheek as he looked deeply into her pretty blue eyes. She started to speak but he gently put a finger to her lips. Michael was in no hurry to let this moment end. This was the first place where he and Kari had met and gotten to know each other. He was remembering how much he was attracted to her the first time he had seen her. He was thinking about how he would have thought it to be impossible to love someone else in the same way that he loved Feya. The fact was inescapable that he did love someone else that much now.

		Velakari could feel her pulse quicken when Michael took her face in his hands and looked into her eyes. At first she thought that he was going to kiss her and have sex with her. She knew that he was aroused and assumed that he was giving in to that arousal. He had not done that however. He was just looking into her eyes and smiling in a kind and comforting way, not lustful at all. When he began to softly stroke her cheek she began to say the thing that she was not supposed to say. Michael seemed to realize this and put a finger gently to her lips. She realized what she had almost done and was embarrassed for a moment. This did not last as she realized next that the look in his eyes was the exact same feeling she had been feeling in her heart for a month. Her pulse increased further and she felt herself begin to tremble slightly. She could even feel her tears slowly running down her face. She was happy and scared at the same time. The scared part came from not being completely sure if he was going to say anything or not. If this had been a Dizyntk she could have been certain. He was human, however, and human facial expressions were just slightly different than Dizyntk. Then, after several minutes, he leaned his face closely to hers and she almost stopped breathing.

		Michael said softly, "Velakari Destinina Salithea Yiskun, I love you." 

Kari could feel her trembling and tears increase as she heard these words and her body went almost numb. She then nodded her head and said in almost a whisper, "I love you, Michael Christopher."

He then wiped away some of the tears that were flowing down her cheeks and asked, "Will you bond with me Velakari?"

She nodded gently and said, "Yes I will"

Then she leaned forward the last two inches separating them and kissed him. She kissed him deeply and passionately as she straddled him and lowered herself down onto his cock. She broke the kiss and gasped as she felt him slide all the way inside of her. She began riding him slowly and sensually as she looked into his eyes. She would be his mate forever. She would be Feya's mate forever. She would have children and be a mother. She would be happy. These thoughts flooded her mind as she felt him sliding in and out of her.

Michael licked and kissed Kari's neck and softly rubbed her breasts as he felt her tight pussy ride up and down on his cock. Having sex with her was completely different from having sex with Feya but just as enjoyable. He could feel her arms wrap around his neck as she leaned back and increased the tempo of her thrusts. He looked at her as her head fell back and her breath quickened. After several minutes of this her head snapped back up and her hands gripped his shoulders as she quickened the pace of her hips. He held his release as long as he could but it was suddenly too much and he felt himself cum hard inside of her hot wet pussy. He leaned his head back and let out a yell as he pumped into her.

Kari had been on the very edge of orgasm for a couple of minutes when she saw Michael's head lean back. She heard him scream and felt his cum pumping into her pussy. The first hot jet splashed against her cervix and her own orgasm tripped. Her hips pushed down hard and her pussy locked around his cock to ensure that his seed pumped as deeply inside of her as possible. Her head fell back as she let out a long loud howl that reverberated throughout the room. Her claws dug into her lover's shoulders as her climax washed over her body. Finally she leaned forward nuzzled against Michael's chest. At the same time she felt her claws retract. Kari had been unaware the she had unsheathed them in the first place.

She smiled as she said, "I think that is the first time that I have drawn blood during sex."

Michael chuckled at this. He had felt her claws dig in during her orgasm but it did not bother him. Feya did it fairly often and he was used to it. He put a hand under her chin and lifted her face up to look into her eyes.

"I do not mind that at all." he said smiling at her.

Kari nodded and then sat up and began to softly lick the blood from his shoulders. Feya had told her once that Michael's blood was very good. She was now tasting it herself and could agree with that statement. While she was not as energetic as Feya was during sex she had a feeling that she would be drawing blood from Michael more often from now on. Not as frequently as Feya did to be sure, but more often than she had till now.

		The two of them then got out of the bath, dried each other off, and went to bed.

		The next day they would have to get a ship ready and leave for Dizyn. Kari had already packed everything they would need in anticipation of their trip. Neither of them could wait to tell Feya what had transpired. Kari most of all. Feya had already told Kari the she had loved her and wanted to bond with her two months earlier. All that remained now was the bonding ceremony to join the three of them. The two of them thought that this would be the most important thing that would happen when the reached Dizyn.




They were both right and wrong. . . . . . 

		

 




Sorry about the delay with this part. Been busy and well you now how time seems to get away from you sometimes.

 
  


		

		

		 
