COMMANDER KASIAN JADE
She was hours early! When I saw the note on the table that she had arrived and had taken it upon herself to journey into the woods, I ran outside. I stared at the horizon and the last amounts of pink and orange of the sun were disappearing. She was out there alone in the woods, in unfamiliar territory. I had not bothered to clear many trails or even walk them, because I always flew over the forest.
“Kelly! Kelly!” I shouted. There was no answer. I ran toward the one and only trail entrance and shifted into dragon form while I was running. Then I flew low along the trail. Branches scratched at my arms and face. I didn’t care; I needed to find her. The forest had bears and wild cats, and about now is the time they would begin to hunt. I had to find my fragile wife to be before the predators did.
When I set out to find a human female bride, this was not what I was expecting to happen. It all started months ago. I didn't want to be on Earth, but I had no choice. Earth needed me. My king had commanded me to live on Earth for two years to oversee a big project. I had trained as a warrior all my life, but also studied building and engineering. It was theses skills that overshadowed my warrior skills. The king soon took notice and had me in charge of many projects on Mooreah. Then, as terms became more and more agreeable with the humans, he loaned me out to the Earthlings.
I was to go to Earth and build a large air cleaning system. The Earthlings had taken their environment for granted and the Earth was barely breathable. I agreed to these conditions with my king, for who was I to be disloyal to him? I agreed on the grounds that I would build it in an area full of trees and clean air. I did not want to be in the dirty, polluted cities of Earth. Then we would move it fully assembled into the cities. The king agreed and stationed me in an area known as Upstate New York. When I arrived, I found the place agreeable; after six months, I had even fallen in love with the place.
I had built a very large home structure that the Earthlings called cabins. It was made of large trees and it was two stories with very large second floor decks perfect for takeoff and landing. It was a very natural home that mixed in with its surroundings reminding me of Mooreah. It was good enough for now, until I could return home to Mooreah.
But after six months, I grew lonely, I needed companionship, so I registered for the human female bride program. I had always planned on taking a human female bride, but I had planned on taking one while I was in Mooreah and having her flown to Mooreah to meet me. But since I was here, I figured I might as well look for one, the perfect one.
Looking through the registered brides that were sent to me month after month, I never picked one. That was until I saw her.
She was called Kelly Perkins. She lived on the other side of the country. When I saw her delicate brown hair, soft features, and small frame, I knew that she was the female for me. There was something very natural about her. When the other brides sent photos to me, they were covered in what the Earthling females called makeup. I didn't find it appealing; there was something very fake and strange about it. We did not have our females on Mooreah using this sort of costumed paint on their face. I was not used to it.
Then I read her background and saw that she enjoyed the natural environment of what the humans called hiking. She also enjoyed preparing food, which meant she knew greatly about how things grew, plant life. These were the things that I could respect. These were the things that I found attractive. Many brides that I had read before her were something that the Earthlings called models, which simply meant they stood while being photographed. Yes these women were of great beauty, but what would they have to offer a marriage?
I sought an equal, someone that could contribute to the marriage. If I wanted a beauty that did nothing but birth offspring, I would simply pick a Drackon female. It was not what I wanted. So I sent for her, this Kelly Perkins. She would be arriving in a week’s time. I set her photo down on the table as I prepared to walk out of the cabin and leave to the engineering project, the massive air filters. There was a knock at my door.
"What are you doing here, brother?" I asked as I saw my brother Orik standing on the other side of the door. He did not wait for me to invite him in; he simply walked in and made himself at home. This was his way, as always.
"That is the greeting you have for your brother? I have not seen you since you left Mooreah. You didn't even say goodbye then,” he said, moving over to the table.
"I don't speak to you on Mooreah; why would I seek you out to say goodbye?"
"I have learned that the King has put a big project in your hands for the Earthlings. I would like to join,” he said to me.
"No. Now, if you will leave, I have work to do,” I said to him, pointing to the door.
He looked down at the table and then picked up the photo of Kelly. “Is this why you want me to leave? Do you have company? She is very pretty. Very delicious,” he said to me.
I snatched the photo from his hands and said, “No. I want you to leave because when I have brought you into a project in the past, you end up stealing funds from the project. This is why I do not speak to you anymore, or have you forgotten the last project, brother?”
He laughed and said, “That was a mistake. I did not steal from that project. I have come all this way. Will you not even offer hospitality to your brother?”
"No. Leave or I shall have you removed by order of the king. If he knew you were anywhere near this project, he would have you arrested. Does he even know that you have come to Earth?” I said to him sternly.
“Always telling on me, Kasian. You have been that way since we were younglings. When will you just be on my side for once?” He gave me a grin and then walked out. I moved over to the communication line and contacted my security team at the engineering project.
"This is Commander Kasian Jade. My brother has arrived on Earth. By no means is he allowed anywhere near the engineering project. I also need three warriors to come to my cabin and guard it while I am gone. He is a very dangerous warrior and is not to be trusted."
"Yes, Commander, right away.”
I hung up the line and waited for the security team to arrive. There was no way I would leave my home unattended where there was so much information about the project and about me stored away. My brother had proven himself time and again to be a very bad Drackon warrior. He had nothing but his own interests in mind and often was mixed up in the criminal element of those located on vanilla. I had come to his rescue many times, but after the last mix up on Mooreah a year ago, I cut off all ties with him. I no longer saw him as my brother. That wasn't something that I took very lightly; family meant everything to me.
I was glad that my new bride was not present when he appeared unannounced at my cabin. It would not be safe for her. Hopefully he would not return, but I knew my brother better than that. I would have to have a security team at all times even after she arrived. I knew that I would eventually have to report his presence to my king, but I hoped that my brother would leave Earth before I had to do that.
"Do not leave these premises. I also need security to follow my brother,” I said to the security team that arrived at my cabin.
"I will call it in now, sir. We will be tailing his every move."
"Just until he leaves this town. I don't need him tailed in other parts of Earth, just here,” I said to them. Then I left my cabin and went to the engineering project. That last order would be an order that I would regret, but I couldn't have known that then. I was too preoccupied with the engineering project and my bride coming the following week.