Sysko had fresh food prepared in the cafeteria and had it brought to his cabin for their meal. Freda and Sysko sat down for their dinner with Violet enjoyed a can of high-octane oil.

“I can feel my dragon growing inside me,” Freda said as she took a bite of sushi with her chopsticks.

The food reminded Sysko of many of the delicacies they ate on his home moon of Arcadia. They ate their meal and talked with Violet. When they were done with their dinner, he knew it was time to take Freda back to Earth. But the last thing he wanted was to let her go.

“Would you like to stay with me for another day?” he asked.

“I would,” she said. “But I need to get back to the lab soon. My mentor Dr. Higgins is suspicious since I took Violet out of the lab. She's technically University property. But I don't want anybody to know what I've done.”

“That is wise,” he said.

“I'm going to create another robot that looks just like her and replace it. I already wiped everything out of the computers so there's no trace. I've hidden the schematics in a hole in the floor in my apartment.”

Sysko's wrist com beeped and he answered the call from the bridge.

“Admiral,” his first officer said. “The cyborgs in Slovenia have not been located by the away team. They are concerned that they have disappeared into the general population.”

“I want another team on this mission. Secure the borders of the country and patrol the airspace.”

“Yes, sir,” his tactical officer said.

“That sounds serious,” Freda said.

“It is serious. We had believed the immediate threat of the cyborgs was under control. But as long as there are living cyborgs on the planet, they can easily continue to integrate humans into their collective.”

He could see the worry on Freda’s face, and it made his heart ache. If they couldn't find the cyborgs on Earth, it would put everyone in the galaxy in jeopardy. Planets with the population the size of Earth would add billions to the cybernetic collective. Billions of new cyborgs to search across the galaxy for other species to add to the collective. Those planets who had already created defenses against the cyborgs would be in jeopardy again.

Sysko could not let that happen, and he was doing everything he could to prevent it. His inner dragon growled as he gazed into Freda's eyes. His dragon wanted nothing more than to take her back to bed and feel her sweet little body under his hands. Her transformation process had just begun and it would be quite some time before she was ready to be claimed. It would not be safe to claim her until her inner dragon had grown into maturity. Only then could he give her the claiming bite and complete the transformation process. Her first shift would also be a challenge and there were dangers at every step.

His thrall was getting worse every day, and he didn't know how much longer he could resist her allure, even though he knew it was a danger to her. She needed more of the protein applied to her body before he lost control.

After dinner, they watched some human entertainment on the large screen that covered the windows of his cabin. He sat on the couch with his arms wrapped around Freda as she laughed at the silly movie. He loved the sound of her laughter and the look on her face when she found something humorous. It was beautiful and moving, and it made his inner dragon purr with contentment. After the film, they retired to his room, but Violet insisted on sleeping in the bed with them.

“We need some privacy,” Freda said.

“But I'm lonely,” Violet said.

“I think you need brothers and sisters,” Freda told her.

“Brothers and sisters! I would love to have brothers and sisters. Then I would have someone to talk to and someone to play with! Please, can you make me a baby brother or sister?”

“We'll talk about it. But tonight, I want you to sleep on the couch,” Freda told Violet.

“Okay, I will,” Violet said, hopping off the bed and scuttling into the living room.

“That's a good girl, Violet,” Freda said. “We'll be right here if you need anything, and we’ll see you first thing in the morning,”.

“Okay, Mommy. Good night.”

Sysko closed the doors behind him and gazed down at his beautiful bride. She was everything he had ever wanted and more. The love burning inside him grew brighter with each step he took toward her. She giggled as he approached, hopping on the bed and crawling toward him on all fours.

“What are you going to do with me, Admiral?” she asked playfully.

“As much as I can get away with,” he said.

“There are so many things we still haven't done,” she said, rising up on her knees to meet him as he approached.

He leaned down and kissed her softly on the mouth, still distracted by the cyborg threat in Slovenia. He should have gone himself, but he couldn't resist spending time with his bride.

“That is very true,” he growled, bending down to kiss her neck and shoulders.

She reached out and grasped him around the waist, pulling him closer. He drew her shirt up over her head, and she giggled and laid back on the bed. Sysko pulled down her pants and gazed at her beautiful naked body. Her sultry curves and the honey gold skin glistened in the low light of his cabin as the anti-grav candles encircled above.

“By the Bones of the Gods, you are beautiful,” he said with a growl.

“You aren’t so bad yourself,” she breathed.

He sank between her legs and began to suck at her delicious little pussy. He lapped at her clit and pushed his tongue into her channel. Freda groaned and arched her back as she ran her fingers through his hair, mewling and writhing under his touch. The proteins in his saliva would help with the transformation, but none of it was as effective as semen. He wanted to sink himself inside her, but he knew that if he did, he would not be able to resist sinking his teeth into her neck and claiming her immediately.

It took every ounce of his self-control to prevent him from doing it. Instead, he turned her over on her hands and knees and began to lick her from behind. She moaned as she laid her chest flat on the bed with her ass pointed up in the air. He grabbed her butt cheeks and squeezed as he licked her. She came repeatedly as her pussy clenched on his tongue. Deconstructing his uniform, he began to rub his swollen dick between the cleft in her ass and over her swollen, wet cunt.

“Oh God, oh God,” she groaned. “I want you so bad.”

“Not yet, little human,” he growled. “But soon.”

He used her body to stroke himself, thrusting between her cheeks as he squeezed them together around his cock. He felt his own orgasm building as her pussy clenched against his shaft.

“Oh fuck, Sysko, I want you,” she groaned.

He growled as he climaxed, his cum spraying over her ass and back. As it dripped down her spine to her neck and all over her beautiful tanned skin. He rubbed it into her pussy and continued to stroke her, making her come again and again as he pushed his semen into her holes. She writhed with passion and pleasure under his touch as he rubbed his white seed all over her. Finally, she turned over on her back and stared up at him, beckoning him to come hold her on the bed.

“I’m ready,” she said. “Why are you holding back?”

“I can't do it without claiming you,” he said. “Your body is still so small. Your human form must transform enough to take my size without injury.”

“I can take it,” she said with a giggle. He ran his hand down her belly and slipped a finger inside her.

“You are far too tight. I don't want to hurt you.”

“I think you're far too cautious,” she said, running her finger down his chest.

“That is quite a change of tune,” he chuckled.

“Now, I know I belong to you,” she said. “Now, I can hear my dragon calling out to me. She has emerged from her shell and is now toddling across the back of my mind. I can see her as clear as day. Her skin is night sky black, spangled with stars and her eyes are black and starry like yours. I am a space dragon like you, Sysko. When I transform, will I also be able to fly freely through space?”

“Indeed, you will,” he said holding her close. “But to ensure the health and safety of you and your dragon, we must take this slowly. I will protect you at the expense of my own life.”

“What would happen to me if something happened to you?”

“Now that the thrall has begun, we need each other now to survive.”

“Are you afraid?” she asked him.

“Needing each other is exactly how we should be. I don't regret a thing.”

“I only wish that you could take me now and we no longer had to wait.”

“I want the same thing, my beloved. But we must have patience. Soon, you will be ready, and we can complete the transformation process. After I bite you and claim you, then you will be able to transform into a dragon for the first time. I can see your human body is already changing. Your hips are wider. Your breasts are larger and you have already grown in height.”

“Have I?” she asked, looking down at herself.

“It is only a slight change as of yet, but I can see it with my dragon senses.”

“I didn't notice at all. But I've always wanted to be taller so that's just a bonus,” she laughed.

“I'm glad you approve. I certainly approve of these new curves on your petite little body,” he said with a growl.

His inner dragon was in complete agreement and wanted nothing more than to claim the curvy little human right now. He had to tamp down his own enthusiasm and be the voice of reason in all of this. Soon they would be together, two dragons in love and fully bonded, having come together over the vast reaches of space. He held her close as they drifted off to sleep.

In the night, Violet grew lonely and came into their bed as they slept and snuggled in at their feet. As strange as Sysko felt, it was as if he had found his family. His human mate and her creation. It was a funny little family, but it was his. He couldn't be happier. He wouldn’t change it for anything in the universe.