Fic: First Blood
Mar. 26th, 2014 05:20 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jeriendhalYeah, I'm a horrible person for even writing this...
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“Hey, Ali-Kat!”
The ten year old Foxen girl turned and smiled. Sgt. Jack, a human, and leader of one of the Relentless' raiding teams, waved and came towards her. She leaned the handle of the floor sterlizer against the bulkhead as he walked up and gave her a fond rub between her black furred ears. Many of the crew did this for luck, and she liked it, except when they smiled at her a little too much. Jack, a compact, barrel of a man, had a nicer smile and always a good word for her. She liked him.
“Hi, Sgt. Jack,” she said. “What's up?”
“You been practicing your shooting at the practice range, Ali-Kat?” he asked cheerfully.
She straightened up. “Yessir! Before breakfast and after the end of my work shift, just like Mr. Compton told me to.” Mr. Compton, known by many of the Relentless' crew as Brutal Compton, was Lady Margo's right hand man, and one of the not-so-nice smilers. But she did as he told her, and stayed out of his way otherwise, so it was all good.
“Good girl! Well guess what, You're gonna earn yourself a raider's share in a couple of hours!”
She let out a squeal and gave him a hug, black and white tail waving in happiness. “Really?”
“Yep. We're trailing a nice fat freighter, no escorts or anything, an easy hit. I figured it was as good a time as any to ask Milady whether you should go out with us finally, and she said it was a good idea to get you blooded.”
“Oh, thank you, Sgt. Jack!”
He grinned down at her. “Now let's get you down to the armory and kitted up, so you'll be ready to go. Okay, Ali-Kat?”
“Yessir!” she said eagerly. A whole raider's share, not just a crewman's cut, all for herself! This was going to be the best shift ever!
TBC
* * *
“Hey, Ali-Kat!”
The ten year old Foxen girl turned and smiled. Sgt. Jack, a human, and leader of one of the Relentless' raiding teams, waved and came towards her. She leaned the handle of the floor sterlizer against the bulkhead as he walked up and gave her a fond rub between her black furred ears. Many of the crew did this for luck, and she liked it, except when they smiled at her a little too much. Jack, a compact, barrel of a man, had a nicer smile and always a good word for her. She liked him.
“Hi, Sgt. Jack,” she said. “What's up?”
“You been practicing your shooting at the practice range, Ali-Kat?” he asked cheerfully.
She straightened up. “Yessir! Before breakfast and after the end of my work shift, just like Mr. Compton told me to.” Mr. Compton, known by many of the Relentless' crew as Brutal Compton, was Lady Margo's right hand man, and one of the not-so-nice smilers. But she did as he told her, and stayed out of his way otherwise, so it was all good.
“Good girl! Well guess what, You're gonna earn yourself a raider's share in a couple of hours!”
She let out a squeal and gave him a hug, black and white tail waving in happiness. “Really?”
“Yep. We're trailing a nice fat freighter, no escorts or anything, an easy hit. I figured it was as good a time as any to ask Milady whether you should go out with us finally, and she said it was a good idea to get you blooded.”
“Oh, thank you, Sgt. Jack!”
He grinned down at her. “Now let's get you down to the armory and kitted up, so you'll be ready to go. Okay, Ali-Kat?”
“Yessir!” she said eagerly. A whole raider's share, not just a crewman's cut, all for herself! This was going to be the best shift ever!
TBC
