Stepping on board.
Posted on Wed Apr 22nd, 2026 @ 3:28am by Commander Kaylia Strenvale
Edited on Wed Apr 22nd, 2026 @ 3:30am
881 words; about a 4 minute read
Kaylia yawned a little bit after getting head bumped by Smokie to wake up. ~Hey! I'm hungry,~ she bellowed into Kaylia's mind. There was a groan and a grunt. Tossing the grey cat off of her lap and over her shoulder and the chair she was lounging in. Her legs shifted a little bit where she had them propped up on the shuttles pilot console.
Smokie narrowed her eyes a little when she landed on her feet. Turning around with her tail up and fluffed out. 'Oh, that bitch did not.' Her crafty little eyes looking back and forth a moment. Once she saw Kaylia's tail settle again that's when she pounced. Flying off of the deck of the Class-9 shuttle. Paws lightly tapping the edge of the right console, upwards at a diagonal angle, then finally off of the cockpit window.
~I'm a bitch huh?~ was said into Smokie's mind, right in the middle of the attack sequence. Without even opening her eyes, she twisted the chair just enough so that Smokie flew right past her. "Shoulda waited about thirty minutes. I love you, too." Turning the chair the rest of the way, her tail moved up behind her and to the side.
Smokie gave a little growl when she landed again. Hunching her back a bit. She knew this game, or...practice..lesson. Watching the tail move and twitch in random directions and speeds. She went for it in different ways, also using the environment to her advantage.
Just before Kaylia was about to give up and call it for the time being, Smokie surprised her. Running straight at her like a number of rush times, except she stopped. Banked off of the chair and using Kaylia's own head as the counter point. Flipping over and snagging the violet tail. Latching down with not only her claws, but her teeth. "Ow!!" her eyes when slightly wide in surprise. While Smokie was going violent Wolverine on Kaylia's tail. Hind legs kicking furiously while the front dug in, mouth continuously biting down. "Okay! Okay! Frak! Let go. You got me. You win."
Smokie finally let go and plopped to the deck. Looking mighty proud of herself. Strutting around the shuttle like she was the Queen. Coming back over to shit down directly in front of Kaylia. She wanted to get up and start cleaning the wounds that she'd made, but she know better.
Kaylia let her have it, she did one up on her, that was good. Standing up and stretching. She moved over to the replicator and then ducked underneath. Getting out a real can of real chicken and fish, putting it on a dish to let Smokie have at it. While that was going on, she went into the small bunk area and the even smaller, nearly non-existent bathroom. Bringing up her tail to see just what all at been done. The violet color of her hair and the red of her blood actually looked pretty good together. Maybe she should dye her hair that color, the red covering up the natural black hair on the one side she had.
Thoughts aside, she watched in the heavily mauled skin of her tail start to close in on itself as it healed. Once that was done, she stripped out of her uniform to shower, among doing other things. Gotta do something to bide the time during a week on the shuttle.
Two days later.
Kaylia had Smokie in her lap, purring, both of them. Smokie was watching her play an old Earth game, 'Resident Evil 2' on one of the main viewport windows when the Computer signaled. She paused it and leaned up. Her fingers moved across the console and dropped the shuttle out of warp. Signaling the Station that she was on approach. Doing a fly-by of the USS Sacagawea on her way in to dock.
Once everything was cleared and the shuttle secured she shut it down and gathered her things, the ones she personally wanted to carry. The rest were transported to her quarters. Stepping out of the shuttle, she gave another stretch. Smokie sauntered out also and right past her. She had a red collar on with a small comm badge on it. While Kaylia checked in with the flight chief Smokie just helped herself to heading right to the doors where she was stopped.
"Ma'am, pets are not allowed to roam freely around the ship," one of the Flight Deck Security Officers mentioned.
'Oh.....sheet....' Smokie gave a thought.
Kaylia finished what she was doing and then stalked up to the Ensign, her eyes narrowed, not saying a thing for a full three seconds. That glare could kill. The Ensign, actually took two steps back, was he about to piss himself?
Once that moment had passed Kaylia just smiled, "She's with me, Ensign and she has a higher rank than you do." A wink given as she moved around him and towards the double bay doors also.
Smokie paused and tilted her head, confused. 'Why was she just nice?" then an internal and external shrug given. Turning to follow Kaylia, giving the officers a snoot of her nose and rear end. The doors closing behind them.
=/\= End Log =/\=
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