Winning the Peace
War is Over
In the end the war between the Riofaldians and Earth ended not with a
bang but a long, drawn out whimper. The human controlled Exaxxion
intercepted the fleet of Riofaldian ships warping in and decimated them,
sending a clear message that this Solar System was a dangerous place for
them. Back on Earth the Riofaldian troops surrendered, realizing that
even with their advanced technology they couldn't hold out long without
resupply.
However, that left Earth with the problem of what to DO with the
survivors, as well as the relatively innocent colonists who settled on
Earth without knowing of the coming conquest... The military officers
who participated in criminal acts were tried, while others who laid down
their arms and the colonists were given two choices. Either they could
settle in a reserve, separate from humanity or attempt to integrate,
taking all the risks involved.
Second lieutenant Fiot'ts, now simply Officer Fiot'ts of the united
police, hurried to her position as explosions rattled the building and
disturbed the night. "Sir," she used her suit's built in mic to ask,
"what is it this time?"
"Human terrorists," Alex replied, her commander and a former human
colonel, "making trouble for innocent 'Fauldies. We need to shut them
down as soon as we can."
"Innocent,' Fiot'ts thought to herself as she adjusted her light power
suit, took position and drew her pistol, 'I'm not sure that word even
applies to my people.'
The Riofaldian people were an expansionist militaristic race, and had
been for as long as anyone could remember. To support their standard of
living at home they took over other worlds and plundered their
resources, wisely choosing worlds that were well behind them
technologically speaking. After a peaceful first contact they would
cooperate with a native species to build a space elevator, supposedly to
open them to interstellar trade. Instead the elevator would be the tool
of their destruction, unleashing the giant battle machines that the
Riofaldians used to take over world upon world.
On cue Fiot'ts broke from cover, silently leading her team of three into
the warren that was the docks near what was once the space elevator.
Wrecked in the war it was a looming shadow, one doomed to be
disassembled when the time was right. Through the dim light Fiot'ts
moved forward slowly, the sensors in her suit picking up movement up
ahead.
"Damn 'Faldie bitch," a man hissed as they heard a blow being struck,
"think we'd just forgive and forget?! Your people made us cannibals with
your fake relief supplies! You aren't anywhere near done paying for
that!"
Fiot'ts winced. The Riofaldians lacked the taboos of their Earth hosts,
and at least in her case had been unaware of the reaction they would
cause among humans. 'Another error of our commanders,' she thought
bleakly. Gesturing to her team she said, "We have to move, they're going
to either rape or kill her."
Together they hurried up the hall into a open area, seeing three men
pinning a pale Riofaldian woman while another stood watch, gun drawn.
"Move away from the woman and throw down your arms!" her subordinate
yelled, weapon ready.
The standing man fired and Fiot'ts cursed softly, her short hair falling
into her eyes as she shot back, the projectile tearing into his arm. As
they saw their friend be hurt the men holding the Riofaldian woman down
leapt away from her as if she was on fire, looking around them
desperately for a escape.
"Surrender now," Fiot'ts pitched her voice as commandingly as she could,
"or suffer the consequences."
The man with a gun cast it away as her team rounded them up, binding
their hands as they walked by Fiot'ts. "Damn 'Fauldie," one man muttered
as he passed by, spitting at her.
One of her men moved to punch him but Fiot'ts raised a hand to stop him.
"Let it go," she ordered softly, "I don't care."
"Come on," her second in command dragged the man off even as Fiot'ts
walked over to the injured woman.
"Why didn't you kill them?" the wounded Riofaldian woman demanded, her
blonde hair shining against her pale skin, tears glistening on her
cheeks.
Fiot'ts offered her a hand up, mentally commanding the nanowear in her
dunsuit to form a rough gown for her. "If we just kill," she finally
said quietly, "things will never change."
The Riofaldian woman looked at her blankly as they walked then began to
sob quietly. "I want to go home," she managed to choke out, "away from
this human madness!"
'Home is something either of us may never see,' Fiot'ts thought to
herself tiredly.
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"Welcome home," hearing the door open Aoi Hino called out as she checked
over dinner. While the meal was basically pre-made it did need to be
properly heated... and to be honest Aoi was a bit superstitious that
way.
Fiot'ts took off the glove containing the core nanotech for her light
armor and set it down on the table, then the pale skinned and rose
haired woman smiled tiredly, "Hello, love."
"Long day?" Aoi asked her, the redish brown haired woman gently pulling
her into a loving embrace.
"Hmm," Fiot'ts sighed happily as she relaxed a bit in Aoi's embrace.
"Attempted assault," she sighed, "those are always hard."
"Hmm," Aoi nodded, her gaze far more understanding than most humans
might have been. "Ley me get you a drink," she smiled, "and we'll talk
about it..."
Aoi Hino was a unusual woman, her family having been yanked right into
the cusp of the war. Her little sister Akane had fallen in love with the
pilot of the earth mecha Exaxxion, Hoichi 'Gun' Kano, and the whole
family had been declared enemies of the Riofaldian forces. She survived
being taken hostage at the space elevator, an attack on the elevator and
was eventually rescued by the infamous Gun. Not only that, she had been
at ground zero when the first treaties between the colonist and humans
were made.
They talked a bit, Aoi soothing Fiot'ts while also talking about her
work as a reporter, both of them soon chuckling at a goof up her fellow
broadcaster had made. "It's days like this," Fiot'ts murmured, "that I'm
glad you approached me."
Sitting beside her on the couch Aoi chuckled softly, "Then I'm glad I
picked you to interview back then." She looked thoughtful, "I think it
was when you talked about your friend Shishi'a that I realized we might
be similarly inclined."
Fiot'ts blushed faintly, "That obvious, hmm?" She looked off into the
distance, "Shishi'a... was my first crush, really. She never knew I was
alive."
Aoi reached out and hugged her, well aware of how delicate a Riofaldan
could be. "I was so sorry for your loss," she said softly, "and I could
hear your anger too."
She nodded slightly as Fiot'ts said, "The general she sacrificed herself
to save? He didn't care. Her cries as she died were just a distraction
for him." Fiot'ts' eyes shimmered with remembered pain and grief, "He
never even went to pay his respects later."
Tenderly Aoi stroked her head, hugging her as she said, "I'm so sorry."
"No," Fiot'ts smiled weakly, "it's all right." She looked up into Aoi's
brown eyes, "If I hadn't discovered how I felt with her, I might never
have found you." Gracefully she pressed her lips to Aoi's, traces of
salt from her tears still lingering on her lips.
Aoi slid back as the kiss deepened, both of them sampling the alien yet
familiar taste of the other's skin. She slid her arms around Fiot'ts as
she nibbled her neck, stroking her back and sliding her hand down to her
skirt covered bottom.
"Hmm," Fiot'ts purred softly as she swiftly undid buttons on Aoi's
shirt, revealing a white bra and silky skin.
"If you like," Aoi purred in Fiot'ts' ear, "you can imagine I'm
Shishi'a,."
"I'm happier," Fiot'ts nibbled gently on the skin above her bra, "here
with you."
"You say the sweetest things," Aoi chuckled as she unclipped her bra.
Fiot'ts smiled as she scooted up to kiss her wife. "Loving you," she
looked tenderly into Aoi's eyes, "makes it easy." Then she kissed her
once again before moving on to certain more... intimate areas.
End
Notes: Fiot'ts is her LAST name, but for the life of me I can't find her
first name in the mangas I have. lol Her response to Shishi'a's death is
just as I mentioned, though she is mostly just a background character in
Exaxxion. Aoi Hino is also mostly a background character, and has almost
no fleshing out. So I decided to do a bit here... lol
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