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    Default [M] Cat-astrophic Crash: Behind Enemy lines (Holey & Pendragon) IC

    Prologue: Battleship Sventar

    Alexander reviewed the reports given to him by the junior officers and non-commissioned officers. Out of the thousand man crew of the Sventar, two hundred were killed in action, having either fallen in battle against the wyverns, or off he edge of the airship as it fell from the sky. Of the eight hundred survivors, only two hundred were able to function at full capacity. An 80% casualty rate from the risky operation.

    Still, they had knocked down at least five dragons in that battle, and numerous wyverns. All said and tolled, they had given the dragon a heavier blow than they had received, but now they had crash landed in a forest in the middle of orc territory. They had supplies to last about a month, but it was unlikely that any rescue expeditions would be arriving, and staying in one location wasn't going to work.

    Surveying the wreckage of the sky battleship Sventar, Alexander knew that the vessel would never fly again. Turning to his first mate Natalia, he remarked, "We're going to need to scuttle the ship. Making sure the enemy can't put it back together or figure out how to make it work. The cannon and mortars we can re-purpose as field artillery, as it looks like we're going to need to march the men back home, once they're able to move." Thankfully, they had enough healers on the crew that most of the casualties would make a full recovery to combat status soon enough.

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    Natalia had found her way to Alexander and had a healer come to assess her wounds. So the ship was totaled and they had to scuttle it. "Oh. Joy," she said sarcastically, though she was excited by the prospect of fighting groundside. "We need to make sure that when we camp, we are well hidden in case the enemy decides to plan an ambush." She wasn't fond of the idea of getting killed in her sleep, that was how cowards worked. She hadn't been told of the casualties yet, though she knew that Alexander would tell her soon enough.

    "Are you alright?" she asked, circling around him and checking for any signs of injury. The neko was probably not supposed to be moving around so much as she was injured fairly badly in her fight with the dragon. Though the stinging in her sides didn't stop her. "You are alright, aren't you?"

    Her white ears folded a little as her tail curled around her legs. Her snowy bun had come partly undone as she never took her hazel eyes off of the mage. "We should make camp soon. The sun will set in a few hours and I don't want to be marching after dark."


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    "We can't march at all until the wounded are tended to," said Alexander with a shrug at Natalia's comments. "We can send out scouts, however, to report back about any ground forces in the area. There will be a few stray wyverns, most likely, but it's unlikely they'll attack us so long as we don't travel alone." He offered her a slight smile, reaching out to pet her soft white wings. "I'm alright..." he said. "How about you?"

    "For now... we'll use the wreckage from the airship to set up our camp. Sails can be cut and sewn into tents, which we'll need. We don't have any pack animals, so we're limited in what we can carry. We might be able to salvage and scavenge some things, however." Reaching out to take her hand, he said, "Come with me a moment, would you?"

    He led Natalia a bit away from the camp where they could get some privacy. "How are you, Natalia?" he asked her, ushering her over to a fallen tree where she could take a seat. "Are you alright? You fought well in that battle, but you had a hard job and a rough fall." Glancing to her soft thigh which lay exposed due to the length of her naval uniform skirt, he said, "We can't show weakness in front of the soldiers, but you can rely on me, at least."

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    Natalia nodded, not even realizing how many wounded they had as she glanced around, even almost inclining to him touching her ears. He... never did that to her before. At least the ship would make a good camp for the night. Following Alexander to a fallen tree, she sat down and looked up at him. "I'm a little sore, but I'll be alright." Even now, she tried not to show that she was bothered by how sore her sides were. The neko knew that she would be sorer in the morning. She gave him a puzzled look as she noticed his gaze was directed to her thigh.

    "I know I can," she said, standing up to gently tug on his jacket. "How do you do it? How are you able to stay calm through out the battle and never show fear?" She greatly admired him for it and she could say that she found that to be a good quality for him. Bringing her gaze up to him, she said softly, "Thanks for coming to help me with that dragon." Without thinking, she pulled him closer to her and pressed her lips to his, her tail curling around their legs. She opened her eyes and immediately broke the kiss. "Sorry," she said, her tan cheeks turning red.


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    As the neko girl kissed him, Alexander chuckled. "Don't be sorry..." he remarked, lowering her onto her back and proceeding to relieve her stress several times, establishing a much closer than professional relationship with her and reasuring her that he would be around to take care of her and provide emotional support in these difficult times.

    Eventually, he found himself fixing his uniform and squeezing the girl's hand in his own. "Let's head back to camp... Tali," he said to the girl. "We have a lot of work to do to ensure these sailors make it home safely, and we don't have the necessary pack animals to move supplies efficiently. Needless to say... this won't be easy. But we can manage."

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    Letting Alexander take her hand in his and squeeze it, Natalia nodded. "I'm sure we can find a way to manage." Her suggestion would have been to steal a few beasts of burden from the enemy for them to use, but she didn't know where to begin to look for them. All the time Alexander spent to comfort her did make her head spin a little, but she was sure it would pass. Her tail brushed up against his leg as they walked back to wreckage.

    "Tell me," she said. "Which direction do you think we should go when we begin to move?" Not that she was in a hurry to get out of enemy territory, but she would like to get started as soon as possible.


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    Alexander nodded at Natalia's comment. Acquiring beasts to carry their loads would be ideal, but not many of them spoke Orcish, and orcish war beasts tended to be quite hostile towards humans as a general rule. It would be more dangerous to try and use orc beasts than to simply kill them, so that wasn't a very good option. He reached out to stroke her tail as she brushed it against him.

    "A direct route to the Imperial border would be ideal..." he remarked, "But likely unfeasible. No doubt the orcs will learn of our presence and seek to eradicate us while we are isolated. So we'll need to scout for safe routes back home. If we can locate some Imperial army troops along the way... they should be able to assist us. But for the time being, we're isolated." Sliding his hand over the back of her uniform skirt, he remarked, "Say Nya," in a slightly teasing tone.

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    "Yes, a direct route," she said, failing to sound professional now. If it was just the two of them, then she wouldn't have minded being isolated. But looking for other Imperial troops would help them. Perhaps they could even get a few horses or wagons so the traveling would be easier. As he stroked her tail and slid his hand over the back of her skirt, she jolted a little with reddened cheeks. "N-Nya," she said.

    With flattening ears, she slightly glared at him and said, "You're so rude." Thankfully, none of the soldiers had seen what their war mage had done and though it wouldn't stay that way for long, she did want it kept on the down low for as long as they could.


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    Smirking a bit at the neko lieutenant's reply, Alexander shrugged someone. "I can't help it," he remarked. "You're just so cute and adorable when you meow." He let his hands drift away from her cute little body once he got close enough to the camp. Though the soldiers would no doubt learn of their relationship soon, there still had to maintain some degree of officer dignity in front of them.

    He began to give out occasional directions to the sailors as they went about dismantling and scrapping the battleship. As impressive a war machine as it was, leaving it intact would only be gift wrapping it to the dragons, and Imperial battle doctrine was quite insistent on preventing any man of war sky battleships from falling into enemy hands.

    "It was a fine vessel," he remarked, "So sad that it had to fall in battle. But at least we took down enough of the enemy to justify our noble sacrifice." As valuable as sky battleships were, dragons were also high priority targets. The looting of dragon lairs was one of the primary ways in which the Imperial Airship Navy was financed, though it was uncertain if any of the Imperial treasure hunters would be able to trace the slain dragons back to their lairs.

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    Natalia tried to playfully move away from him as he told her he couldn't help it. "You should be so lucky that my family isn't here," she added. "They would be all over you and accusing you of sexual harassment." Moving closer to his side, she rested her head on his arm. "But I know you're not like that." She moved away when they approached the camp, not wanting to draw attention to herself.

    She oversaw the taking apart of the ship, feeling a little disappointed that they couldn't have saved it from falling and crashing into the earth. There was only so much they could do, after all. But they couldn't just let it sit out intact and have the enemy get its hands on it. Looking to Alexander, she nodded. "Yeah, I wish we could've done more to save it."

    Without thinking, she laced two fingers around his before moving to intertwine her fingers with his.


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