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 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.