Retired - Chapter Six – Death from above - Sex Stories

Retired - Chapter Six – Death from above

... dressed with me. I refused to put on my uniform. I was retired. We arrived on the bridge. Lizell was in awe of seeing space through the huge windows on the bridge. “Status, Angel,” I said, as I approached the grand marshal. “We are Status Green. All systems are responding normally. I asked you up here to inform you that the emperor authorized, no, I should actually say demanded, we use long jump protocols. We made the jump while you slept. We will be pulling into orbit around earth in about twenty minutes.” Lizell’s eyes grew wide. “You mean these ships can make a jump from rim to Earth in one step?” “Yes, ma’am,” Angel replied. “It is not an ability we like to advertise.” Then Angel looked back to me, “The emperor requests that you escort the prisoner. He has waited a long time to catch this bitch with undeniable proof. He does not want her to get away.” “I will escort her. Is she allowed to have bruises when she arrives?” “Protocol does not allow the mistreatment of prisoners. Make sure they don’t show. You should be in uniform, sir. It is normal escort protocol.” I gave Angel a hard look. “I didn’t bring a uniform with me.” “I have one, sir,” she said, with a malicious smile. My uniform was laid out on our bunk by the time I arrived at the cabin. Lizell took her shower first. Then while she dressed, I climbed into the small shower. When I got out of the shower, Lizell had my career bars in her hand and was looking at them. “Drake, I have been through a lot of military ...

... information while doing my job. I know what medals most of these ribbons represent. But this one is unfamiliar to me. And what are these extra stripes on the ribbons for the Bravery, Valor, and Honor?” I sat down and lifted the bars out of her hand. “For the standard medals they have the medal itself, if you win it a second time they give you a bronze cluster, which is shown by the metal bands at the end of the ribbon. If you win it a third time, they become silver, then gold, and finally platinum. The problem was that my career taught them people can win them more than five times. Each of these black stripes represents another medal.” “Okay I can understand that, you won each one of them more than twenty times. You also won so many other medals it is sickening, including five IMoH. What is this platinum ribbon with the black stripe?” “That is a medal that has not been seen since the early days of the empire. It is the Knight Protector’s ribbon. It is only awarded to someone who has saved the life of an unborn member of the imperial family.” “Tell me about it.” ********* “Robert, whoever has been after Asta is going to try hard in the next few days. If your child is born, it will make it that much harder for them to force your hand by killing her.” “I know, Drake. That is why I have placed her life completely in your hands. Keep her and our baby safe. Please.” The look in Robert’s eyes told me volumes. He trusted me with the most precious things in his life. “I will not let you ...