Void's Psionics (57 page)

The feel of the Dorgenox crew was peaceful
for most of the trip.

But Renee had been studying how her eyes
continued to glow right after finishing playing with her new
ability to appear anywhere on the ship in a moment’s notice. She
was cooped up in her sterile private lab.

Glowing eyes were the byproduct of a
tremendous increase of output the brain puts out when sealing the
body from constantly releasing natural energies. Sealing the body
locks the potential for gathering, harnessing the energy. But the
eyes have a near impossible way to block the rise stored inside the
body when gathering occurs. That was normal for human of Class Ten
and up.

For Renee, she didn’t need to block her body
to Gather. The mental valve released and had to. Though nearly all
released energy was constantly focused to her bracelet, her eyes
expressed the remainder.

And Oliver was right, Renee discovered. The
crew was greatly wary of her eyes the way they were.

Both human and Solarian eyeballs were near
identical and the glow produced was actually from a chemical
reaction caused by a great introduction of Psionic energy. Like the
bioluminescent glow of Drakes when they get excited, scared or
angry.

It was this reaction of chemicals Renee
discovered the key to fixing the issue. Her bracelet was invaluable
in figuring it out. With that in mind she created a cure for the
issue. Simply modifying the ocular fluid chemicals just a little
solved the issue.

Day fourteen of Faster Than Light travel had
Oliver looking up after wiping his sweaty face with a towel after
another strenuous battle with the robotic training dummy. He
blinked as Renee had appeared out of nowhere again. His usual smile
at seeing her faded for a moment as he looked up into vibrant
emerald irises that gave off a little evergreen smoke from the
corner of her eyes.

“
You figured it out!” he was
instantly on his feet as he was drawn into those large expressive
flecked irises.

“
There isn’t much I can’t,
Moron.” She teased already in a light blue bikini with a bag slung
over a shoulder. The bikini showed off all her voluptuous curves,
taut belly and thick muscular thighs. Her creamy complexion and
freckles were a stark contrast to her flaming mane. He felt himself
already hard. The only thing stopping him was a tiny bulge latched
on the right nipple. “The solution was a little tricky, but I
managed to make it permanent. Now only my hair turns green when I
Gather a shitload of energy. Can’t to a damn thing about this
mist.” She waved a hand past her eye to whip the smoke into a
frenzy for a moment.

“
It makes you more exotic
with the shadow you put over your eyes.”

“
I think so too. Do you want
it now or when we arrive?”

“
Now please.”

He nodded and it made her smile at such
eagerness. “Okay. Look at something and try not to move your
eyeballs. The gauge of the needle is a bit larger than normal.”

He looked pointedly at her ruby red rosebud
lips and how they quirked a little before she lifted her wrist. Out
of the bracelet style Valek shout two needles over a meter long
that pushed through the soft lens of the pupils. It was a very
uncomfortable pressure and after a few seconds she retracted the
needles. A tiny dot was in his vision, but didn’t compromise how
things looked. Whatever she injected from within her own body began
making his eyes cool down and gave a mild feeling akin to a brain
freeze. He had to close the lids and pinch the bridge of the nose
in attempt to alleviate the tension.

After about a minute he decided to open his
eyes to find her watching. “Stings a bit don’t it? Don’t worry,
it’ll pass shortly. It’s changing the chemical makeup of the ocular
fluid. The glow in your eyes are already diminishing. I’m glad you
told me to work on it. I really did miss those amber eyes of yours.
They are more expressive than those blinking light bulbs that never
go out… oh yes, much more sexy.”

Oliver lifted his hand and created a shape.
“Wow, so I can still see the emanation of energy still.”

“
That is what took me a few
hours longer than necessary to understand. We need that ability so
Phantoms don’t keep sneaking up on us. The chemical sequence is
intricate and I pulled off another miracle thanks to my knowhow of
all forms of biology.”

“
And people call
me
dangerous.”

“
I love proving people you
are a timid puppy compared to me. Between us, I’m the deadlier one.
I could kill you and you’d never feel a thing. Now I can’t wait to
get my hands on that bastard and pump him so full of poison not
even you nor I could build immunity against.”

“
What would that
be?”

“
Oh, that is my little
secret.” She looked downright evil with that smile. “He fucked with
the wrong woman’s man. If I see him again, he’s dead. No one can
stop me now. Muahahaha!” she cackled like an evil scientist and it
had Oliver doubled over.

“
Mrs. Void?”

Their heads turned to find Breena coming
inside the nearby door to the training room. “Yes?”

“
Sorry. I’m still unused to
you appearing out of thin air. The captain is waiting for you on
the bridge. He sent me to fetch Oliver first, but you saved me the
tr… your eyes!”

“
Notice them now do you?”
Renee laughed as the Huntress gawked between the tall couple. “What
do you think?” she batted her long crimson lashes
quickly.

“
Better in my opinion. If we
had to hunt, you would stick out. Now you are better
equipped.”

It didn’t take too long to reach the nearest
elevator and take it all the way up to the bridge. When they made
it most every woman was in a two piece bikini and every man was
wearing swim shorts. There were a few double looks when they
realized Renee and Oliver looked relatively normal again…

Right about the time there came an incoming
message. A woman’s face appeared large inside the bridge. “Hello
and welcome to Mereddia, the vacation island planet. Please state
your name for the record.

In his ornate throne the leader of the ship
said “Me name is Captain Jake Dorgen flying in the starship
Dorgenox. I be the pirate king of the Andromeda galaxy.”

The woman blanched. “My apologies, My king.
It has been a long time since I was part of your armada. You are
looking well.”

“
As are ye
Jezibee.”

“
You remember me?” shocked
was the literal expression.

“
Eidetic memory, Lass. I
know all me loyal subjects. Are we cleared to take
residence?”

“
Yes, My King.” She
recovered quickly. “Your land purchase is at coordinates I’ll send
after transmission. I must say you bought a lovely island. Have fun
and let me know if you want to rent the land for other vacationers
whenever you are absent. I’ll make sure the tenants know it belongs
to you and to keep it in pristine condition.”

“
Thank ye. I’ll have ye made
aware of me intentions before we make way from here.”

“
Enjoy your stay, King
Dorgen.” She vanished off the screen as Abdul smoothed out the fur
around his face to say “Location coordinates received.”

Sitting in space was the glorious blue jewel
of Mereddia, the planet of water. Situated in the heart of a white
star fed solar system and holding a dual moons to stabilize its
orbit, Mereddia looked peaceful. Large puffy clouds were spread
randomly through the blue planet. Patches of green islands floated
along the gentle oceanic currents. Long roots prevented collisions
between islands and somehow kept them from locking together. It
truly was a jewel that made all who looked at it want to dive and
swim its pristine waters. Most of the islands were untouched by
civilization. The few that were, were actually made into a resort
the average person could afford and enjoy. Those islands were by
far the largest and taken.

The Dorgenox, being a free-sailing sailboat
all on its own entered the atmosphere lazily. Flying through the
air in search of the acquired island procured in trade of a
handsome amount of credits. The lone island bought turned out to be
thrice the size of the Dorgenox and filled with native trees near
identical to those found on Earth. Coconut-like trees filled the
island and was dotted by many freshwater lakes and streams. The
giant sailboat shot out tethers to latch onto the root-system
moments before it gently landed on the ocean surface. Bright light,
a constant sea breeze and minimal clouds made for a perfect getaway
paradise. It was so breathtakingly beautiful no one had the courage
to speak for many minutes.

Drinking in the beauty before them.

The spellbinding silence ended as one of the
twelve down on the lower level of the deck where a lovely woman who
monitored some of the ship functions said wistfully “I haven’t been
to a beach since I left Earth three centuries ago. I forgot how
beautiful a white, sandy beach is.”

The captain smiled. “Aye, Jesephina. I too
haven’t seen a beach in roughly the same time. Alright ye dogs!” He
stood up, drawing attention as leader of the crew. “Ye all have
done me proud. Ye of me crew deserve a respite for all yer hard
work keeping me ship in tip top shape. Enjoy Dorgen Isle to yer
hearts content fer a good relaxing two weeks. Spend time under the
sun and have fun, Lads. There should be no reason to fear dangerous
critters so long as ye stay far from me family. Me granddaughter
attracts them.” The captain had to repeat since his granddaughter
was a Beast magnet and would be so for approximately the next four
to five years. Since marine Beasts of the lowest rank did inhabit
Mereddia, steering clear of Isabella would be in the crew’s best
interest. The benefit of the low rank and type meant these beasts
were unable to creep up on land.

The captains words were relayed ship-wide and
there was a cheer. With the Dorgenox tethered to the island, the
eager crew were already heading towards the shuttles for two
wonderful weeks of vacation.

The bridge quickly cleared as Jake knelt down
in front of his only daughter and said “Nice to see eyes ye got
from me again, Lass.”

“
What? Didn’t you like how I
looked before, Papa?” She teased and punched his shoulder
lightly.

The king of the pirates grinned. “I suppose
me daughter intimidating people did give me some pride as a father,
but yer still me little lass. A father does tend to want to see his
own eyes in his children. Especially for his beautiful
daughter.”

“
What about his son?” Andrea
spoke up as she came waddling out of the captain’s quarters quite
pregnant and proud of it in a lovely yellow thong bikini that was a
contrast to her natural dark caramel skin. “Shouldn’t you want our
son to have your eyes too?”

“
Nay, me love.” He reached
out to gently grab her lower back and drew her closer to give her a
bushy bearded kiss she loved. “Me son should have yer eyes, but be
as built as I am. Big and strong.”

“
Well there is no denying
David will be a big baby. I’m already a beach ball and I’m not even
full term. If Renee is naturally taller than average for a woman
and she was born almost four and a half kilos, David is going to be
larger than Michael when I bore him. I’m just glad I won’t have to
suffer like women of old.”

“
True, but David will need
to be born next week.” Renee said.

This news made Andrea pause. “Next week?
Why?”

“
Your cervix is too small
for a full term. You aren’t like my Ma who was just as tall as me
and my brother will need to be delivered or else I’ll have to cut
you open.”

“
What aren’t you telling me,
Renee?” Andrea noticed the slight shift of her new girlfriend’s
eyes. A telltale sign something is being withheld.

Renee sighed. “I got the results from your
weekly workup I did this morning and the Solarian gene therapy has
increased David’s growth of fetal development by five percent since
I gave it to you almost two weeks ago. It is why your belly has
become so large. You’ve been craving more than your fair share of
Beast brain from the Piranha stocked aboard. David needs to come
out by next week or he will likely grow too fast and the additional
weight will make him detach from the placenta before your body can
be strong enough. And I can’t put you on bed-rest because you are
rather stubborn.”

“
Why didn’t you tell me?”
Andrea was worried and instinctively rubbed her exposed
belly.

“
Because I didn’t foresee
the therapy increasing the gestation rate for a human fetus. I
thought it was only for my biology. Isabella has put on a lot of
weight, more than a human. She now fits entirely in my hand, not
just in the palm anymore. Now any woman with the Solarian gene can
expect full term to be in twenty to twenty three weeks, not thirty
six to forty four. And since Papa was big before being spliced,
David will weight roughly as I did by next week. But don’t worry,
you and I will be close so I can monitor you.”

“
That makes me feel better,
but now I’m worried if he’ll be alright… mentally. Is there any
chance the increased cellular division could affect his
mentality?”

“
Not at all. As his mother,
the therapy has already bonded to him through you. He’ll likely
just mature a slight faster. Not as fast as Izzy, but faster than I
would expect a human ought. Now that you know, how about you and I
go enjoy sunbathing.”