Into the expanse. Night one.

Posted on Tue May 27th, 2025 @ 9:48pm by Lieutenant Xalanth & Lieutenant JG Leilani

584 words; about a 3 minute read

Mission: Gone, Without Ever Knowing the Way
Location: Xalanth Family quarters.
Timeline: MD 1

Xalanth's heart's raced as he felt the cold water upon his skin. His eyes darted around the darkened chamber as the smell burned into his nostrils. Where was the enemy’s he craved their blood.

A sound drifted into his ears. Something familiar. Something……… home.



His heart's beat began to slow as he felt his senses returning. The familiar feeling of soft skin against his scales as the vice began to piece itself together in his mind.

" You okay, imzadi?" came the voice of his second.

" Yeah...... I'm okay." He said softly as he settled back against her. They were clearly in one of her more unorthodox methods for counselling, which was in a sensory deprivation tank. " What happened?"

" You were having a nightmare. One so bad you were entering your survival state." His betazoids mate's reply came in a warm tone full of concern. He leaned back the water and warm flesh against his.

A reptilian groan that would have translated as a curse word escaped the security chief's lips before a horrific thought spread through his brain like a black tide. “ Di…..” He began before a gentle “ No my imzadi. No one was hurt. I managed to get you in here before you hurt anyone.” cut him off.

A sigh escaped his lungs. A survival state was as described by his first as a biological safe mode. Activate if the dragonian brain sensed it was in extreme danger. He gently leaned back against his beatazoid mate. Anyone who said his second was a pushover was kidding themselves. Leliani was just as strong and brave as every other maiden who had joined themselves to him. Anyone who could manhandle a berserk dragonian into a deprivation chamber was among the galaxy's bravest.

His mind tried to think back to the nightmare that could cause him to go into such a state, but something seemed odd. The more he tried to remember, the less he could picture. “ I can’t remember what is saw in my dreams.”

A soft stroke of his lover's hand quietened him. He could feel his mind calm. “ Hush, Imzadi. It’s alright.”

He felt her delicate hand tracing patterns along his head. “ Remember when we first met.” her soft voice echoed in the chamber.

A smile spread across his face. “ T’para had asked me to meet her down at the academy pool. You were swimming when i entered. I remember you climbing out and are eyes met. I loved you ever since.”

“ As did i Imzadi. Even if I was too scared to tell you in case you said no.” Echoed her voice her free hand gripping his own. “ Now, look at us. “

The red lizard gently gripped back in reply, letting his mind drift into a sense of security. He was safe, his family was safe, he…..

His brain suddenly realised something. “ Imzadi are you wearing anything?”

He could feel the blush spreading over her face. “ Not enough time to change when i got you in here.” She replied, chuckling as she did so. “ Only those who get me pregnant get the complete skin-on-skin package. “

Carefully shifting himself around, the red lizard shifted so his yellow eyes were staring directly into his second black eyes. He ran his hands slowly across her naked flesh as he wrapped her in a deep and loving hug.

No matter how hard things got, they had each other, and as long as they and their family were together, nothing could harm them.

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