{"id":2908,"date":"2022-06-12T10:39:16","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T10:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mazimai.com\/?p=2908"},"modified":"2022-06-12T10:39:17","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T10:39:17","slug":"amber-one-chapter-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mazimai.com\/?p=2908","title":{"rendered":"Amber One &#8211; Chapter 42"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"203\" src=\"http:\/\/mazimai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amber-One-Banner-1024x203.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mazimai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amber-One-Banner-1024x203.png 1024w, https:\/\/mazimai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amber-One-Banner-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/mazimai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amber-One-Banner-768x152.png 768w, https:\/\/mazimai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amber-One-Banner-1536x304.png 1536w, https:\/\/mazimai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amber-One-Banner.png 1918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Chapter 42<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"148\" src=\"http:\/\/mazimai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Line.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mazimai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Line.jpg 959w, https:\/\/mazimai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Line-300x46.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mazimai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Line-768x119.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We arrive outside a set of large wooden doors only minutes later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is the dining hall,\u201d Dallas says just as a new man came and passed him a bundle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThank you.\u201d He turns to us and the man leaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI do not mean to disrespect but\u2026\u201d I know what he is going to ask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLen, put it on.\u201d Without question, he accepts the t-shirt and pulls it over his head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dallas mouths a thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPerfect,\u201d Aaron purrs looking him over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shirt does little to hide his body. It clings to his torso and emphasizing every bulge and muscle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have to check to make sure I&#8217;m not drooling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBefore we head in\u2026\u201d I stop them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to walk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo!\u201d Both my mates say flatly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That got the reaction I expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut-\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSnow, maybe it isn\u2019t such a good idea you did almost fall last time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am out numbered, even Kiy doesn\u2019t help. He sides with my mates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The door opens moments later to reveal Dallas\u2019s wife, children, parents, Lula, Dax, Monet, one of his guards and an unfamiliar blonde woman all around a huge table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell, this isn\u2019t embarrassing,\u201d I mumble. But thankfully only the children are watching me, the rest are looking at Aaron and Lance. Well, except the blonde, she is staring at Lenime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I guess they have been told of my brother\u2019s undeath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh dear, are you okay, Elsa?\u201d Dallas\u2019s youngest daughter tries to get off her chair but her mother stops her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dallas covers his laugh with a cough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m fine, thank you, Violet?\u201d She grins hearing her name. I remembered her name, yay me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey like carrying me.\u201d She is too young to say anything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s good,\u201d She says and began bouncing in her seat. \u201cI saved you a chair.\u201d She point to an empty chair in between her and Lula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018She can\u2019t sit alone,\u2019 I hear Phe\u2019s voice and then Lenime\u2019s saying something similar in my head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh great. This is going to be a good dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Kiy\u2019s help, I am able to sit by myself. I just am thankful the kids can\u2019t understand him all but telling off his sons. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I love sitting with them. But we are in a room full of new people, we are guests. Plus it\u2019s not really proper when you are a guest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now I am sat beside the little girl who starts excitedly telling me all about her favourite Earth shows and some new ones I have never heard of while some waiter type people brought out large dishes of food, piling them all in the centre for people to choose from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ty had offered to give everyone at dinner the Zap -Translator Nanite injection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The injection only took seconds as it isn\u2019t injected into a vein but normally the base of the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steph went first as the children were a little nervous and then Willow &#8211; Dallas\u2019s cute but very quiet son. Then the rest of the children, the yet unnamed woman went last. Despite the lustful looks I notice her give the Poyun, she looks cautious and calculating. Not that I can blame her for the cautious part, not after their past experience with Alien lifeforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t sure what you eat, so I had the cook make various dishes,\u201d Dallas\u2019s explains as yet more dishes come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is tons!\u201d Violet says wide eyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure none will go to waste,\u201d I tell her hearing a scoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t doubt it,\u201d The unnamed woman says with double meaning looking at me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m pretty sure she is implying I am fat. Bitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But thankfully my mates nor any of the other Poyun seem to get that or else I might have to fear for her safety. Aaron and the others though are another matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is Aria Marshall. Adair\u2019s descendant,\u201d Steph &#8211; Dallas\u2019s wife introduces, ever the diplomat. We haven\u2019t really spoken, but from what little I know and have seen, I like her, she gives me a good feeling. As does my brothers mates and the rest of the room. In all honestly, I don\u2019t even mind Monet that much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And he is arrogant and a flirt, but he seems to be honest. But I wouldn\u2019t want to be left alone with him and I doubt we could ever be real friends, but he is alright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aria, on the other hand, is a completely different matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat is she doing here?\u201d Dallas asks her not quietly. He is sat beside her and Violet on her another side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not nice.\u201d I don\u2019t like to judge people straight away but I like her even less than I do Monet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re a cunt. So I don\u2019t have to be nice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDallas! The children\u2026\u201d Steph warns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is alright, father,\u201d Willow reassures his dad. \u201cWe already know she is a megalomaniac.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My mouth drops open and most of the other Human adults have a similar reaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Willow, the quiet eleven-year-old. He must be pretty smart. I know a lot of adults who don\u2019t know what it means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then they burst out laughing, all but Aria, the Poyun, and children. But Willow looks happy with himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat does that mean?\u201d Lenime asks innocently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBasically, it means she is delusional with fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLoony?\u201d Seven-year-old Heather whisper asks her eight-year-old Daisy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think so,\u201d She whispers back making me chuckle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat did you call me?\u201d The woman in question snaps out of whatever daze she was in since my mate spoke and glares at the little girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSpeak to my children like that again and I\u2019ll have you hung! Marshall or not!\u201d Dallas warns her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey said you are a Loony\u2026\u201d Phe repeats nonchalantly, adding in his head, \u2018Whatever that means.\u2019 I am getting used to hearing random clip bits of theirs and other person thoughts though I have yet to tell anyone. I had not been sure it was thoughts until the incident when Aaron first arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is The Emperor of the Reese Providence, Andre Monet and\u2026\u201d Steph ignores the current subject and introduces Monet, his guard, and the children to Aaron and his mates. Dallas introduce me, Aaron, his mates, and the Poyun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd this is Dax Obama.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lance and Lula look at the man their eyes eager and full of love. Aaron smiles squeezing his husband\u2019s hand. \u201cDax, hello. Snow has been telling me you are joining us on our trip to\u2026\u201d He glance at Phe in question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Evalon system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPretty name,\u201d Willow\u2019s twin sister, says almost wistfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou can maybe visit in the future,\u201d I say looking to Phe and then Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dinner was going well. Aaron continued speaking to Dax though Monet and the child asked him if he really is thee \u2018Aaron\u2019 and he gave them a quick explanation. Telling them that they were frozen for my return. The little girls loved this and Willow was fascinated with the science of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aria avoided speaking to Dallas and Monet. Not that either appeared to bother. Monet had commented at one point, \u201cBeen there, and done her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lenime and Phe are sat across the table from me sulking the whole time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for Marmite, Steph had Violet\u2019s old Moses basket brought down into the Dining Hall to put him in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ty commented on the bed. I guess they don\u2019t have baskets in the Evalon system because he was asking where he could purchase one for his soon to be born child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steph said we can keep that one for Marmite after she learned Aaron is adopting him. And Dallas said he will have one prepare for tomorrow, free of charge. Telling Ty, it is the least he could do after all we are family and asking for almost nothing in return for our help with defence systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It isn\u2019t until the guys begin asking what a certain dish is I realize I haven\u2019t really seen they ever eat meat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAre you vegetarians?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat is that?\u201d Lenime asks curiously with a smile. I think he just likes hearing me talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t eat meat, animals?\u201d Dax explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh. I see. No, I understand the reason you would think that but no. Meat simply doesn\u2019t preserve well in space. We have tried different storage methods but most lead to the meat becoming completely tasteless and lacking previous nutrition&#8217;s. If we do eat meat it is either straight after receiving it on board or on the occasions we visit different systems,\u201d Kiy explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They all love the dishes, especially the venison &#8211; game -, whereas Lenime loves pork. I still love chicken best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That reminds me, I\u2019ll have to ask for a breeding pair or two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dallas made an announcement about the gathering by the ship tomorrow and saying the child can go if they behave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are pretty excited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aria &#8211; how is now affectionately known as cow &#8211; invited herself as Lenime\u2019s guest. Bitch, he is mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not that I am worried, he is obviously blind to her flirty looks. He appears to get rather annoyed every time she spoke to him and drags his attention from me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon enough, though, the conversations are all interrupted by the baby\u2019s wailing. Without thinking, I stand up and picking him up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh, poor baby, shh. I\u2019ve got you,\u201d I coo, rocking him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s hungry,\u201d Both Steph and Lula say at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWow, that\u2019s impressive. I can\u2019t wait until I can do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lula is looking at the boy as I return to my seat beside her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLula, this is your new baby, Marmite. Marmite, this is your new mama.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe is so beautiful, but what\u2019s that on his skin?\u201d She asks me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCream to fix his burns.\u201d She looks sad but confused. \u201cI\u2019ll explain later,\u201d I say glancing to the kids and back to her and she seems to understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor God\u2019s sake shut the child up,\u201d The cow complains. I send her a glare, well most of the table does but she only notices mine. I have a feeling she doesn\u2019t like me. Ha. The feeling is mutual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCould you hold him a moment,\u201d I say to Lula and she nods, instantly taken by the baby. I am glad. He deserves a loving mother. And if I wasn\u2019t due soon myself I would happily be it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without a second thought, I pass the baby to her and begin to pull one of my arms out of my suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I pause before exposing my left breast completely. \u201cWould you like me to go into another room?\u201d I ask Steph and Dallas. I don\u2019t know what people\u2019s thoughts are like about this nowadays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They both shake their heads. \u201cYou can stay in here. It is a natural thing, people are more accepting than they were on Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can feel eyes burning into my breast as I expose it and I know without looking it is my mates and probably Monet, seems like the type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMay I?\u201d The woman next to me smiles and nods passing me him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThank you,\u201d She says to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo need. I love him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I position his mouth at my nipple, I have no idea how to do this, but just hope for the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully, he latches on almost straight away. I have heard that doesn\u2019t always happen so I am pleased. His crying stops and he suckles my breast, getting his feed. It feels weird, but not bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat is disgusting. He isn\u2019t even your child.\u201d Yeah, her again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo. But he is a baby and my nephew, adopted or not, he is family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut he isn\u2019t yours. His mother is dead, so he should be bottle fed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor your information, you dumbass cow,\u201d I turn to Dallas mouthing \u2018sorry,\u2019 but he look amused at my name for her. \u201cWet nurses are common throughout Human history\u2026 Someone employed to breastfeed someone else\u2019s baby,\u201d I add the last part realizing she is dumb and probably doesn\u2019t know what a wet nurse is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMaybe on Earth but not here,\u201d She argued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not true,\u201d Steph interrupts. \u201cI actually hired a woman to express milk with one of my children because I was unable to at the time. It is a lot healthier.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aria looks ready to argue but Kiy spoke first. \u201cI, for one, think it is an honourable profession. Children are the stable of any community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can\u2019t help but smile. I love my mates father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn a different note,\u201d Monet speaks, gaining our attention. \u201cHow long are you staying? I would love to host an event for you too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wow, he is being strangely nice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Probably just trying to get us on the side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHow long are your planets days?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThirty hours, our year only a few days longer than Earth\u2019s,\u201d Aaron answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smarty pants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As though reading my mind he looks at me and winks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThen\u2026 Two weeks or so, if that is alright? That way it will give us plenty of time to put up both the planets defensively Shields.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Dallas and Monet seem surprised hearing this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut I though you didn\u2019t give tech?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is only planets defensive shields and Translator Nanites for now. Insight of recent events\u2026\u201d Probably meaning the two Alien races before us visiting. \u201cWe all agreed it is the correct course of action. But we will have to discuss any other technology in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both look pleased to bursting. But Monet\u2019s changes to cautious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat do you want as payment? I know you said nothing earlier, but that is valuable tech, you wouldn\u2019t give it away for free.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYour people are curious. We know most races work on trade and when we need to, we do too. But in all truth, our planets and home is bountiful, when in our system food, clothes and essentials are free to all. The only time credits are needed is for jewels, weapons and buying your own ship, luxury things that aren\u2019t really needed but desired.\u201d The emperors aren\u2019t the only ones in shock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had no idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe parts for the technology is easy and inexpensive for us to come by and create. So you see, we really are in need of nothing. Other than anything Amber would like.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both men look at me expectantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are several or a dozen things I want. But don\u2019t worry, they are all inexpensive, mainly produce, seeds and animals. But I have to check the seeds they found on Earth first and see if they are growing. If they are and you do not have them, I will have a cutting made for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAre you sure you do not want to marry me instead?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monet earns a series of growls from all the Poyun. I have explained once when watching a television show with them what marriage is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I half expect the children to be scared but instead, Violet starts giggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She begins talking animatedly again, this time to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think he\u2019s full,\u201d Lula whisper into my ear and I could almost laugh seeing him just laid in my arms staring at me with milk dripping down his cheek. His mouth still over my nipple but no longer suckling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell hello, handsome boy.\u201d He pulls his mouth away and gives me a toothless smile. The sleep has to done him good. His eyes are still slightly red and inflamed but now his natural violet coloured eyes are shining through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDo you want to go to your new mama, Marmite?\u201d He makes the same adoring squeal he did when was choose his name. \u201cThat means yes.\u201d Holding him in one arm, I pull my sleeve back on, covering my exposed breast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The little girls coo and Violet tries to lean up to see him. Instead, I bring the baby down to her. \u201cHe is pretty.\u201d She leans in and kisses him. It is so cute. Marmite wriggles and squeals. \u201cI think he likes you too.\u201d She grins and I pass him over to Lula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She &#8211; like Violet &#8211; is instantly taken by him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I look at my mates and both look like they are getting antsy in their chairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMarmite\u2026 That\u2019s\u2026 Interesting. Where did he get a name like that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI named him\u2026 Well, actually he had a name but it was unsuitable. So I suggested a few names and that was the only one he liked,\u201d I explain. \u201cBut you can name him something else, he is your baby now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lula nods but says nothing. \u201cI for one like it,\u201d Aaron says walking up behind his wife to look at the baby. \u201cHa. He is a beauty, isn\u2019t he?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe has been fortunate to inherit his mother\u2019s facial features, minus his eye colour of course,\u201d Lenime states. \u201cTrenks are generally rough and scary looking creatures. It is good he is to be raised by you because they would raise him to be as ruthless as they are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAre all Alien species evil?\u201d The guard with Monet asks. Monet sends him a disapproving look which says &#8216;Do you want them to kill us?!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the Poyun seem unaffected. \u201cThere are evil in every species if you look hard enough. As in most \u2018evil\u2019 species, you will find they all have secret divergent fractions fighting for what is right,\u201d Phe explains. \u201cYou are unlucky to have met two of the worst. But no, not all Alien species are evil. Many are like you and simply are just looking to explore and learn. But I advise you to always be cautious,\u201d He warns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI will have a communication system set up in each of your planets main houses. It will have a direct link to my collective whether we are in space or in our system you will be able to contact us. 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