Ten days earlier:
Concentrating, Dorian felt time slowing down around him. He had been practicing nonstop since dropping Aya off at The Collector's Tower.
He felt his energy melt away, causing him to stumble forward as time returned to normal.
"Good job master!" His AI Hex said encouragingly. "Though you need to work on your stamina. What good are all these powers if you nearly lose consciousness every time you use them?"
Dorain rolled his eyes. "Yeah yeah, I know." He replied dismissively. "How long until we reach Yarrin?"
"Like I told you a few hours ago-" Hex's words were cut short when the ship was rocked violently by blaster shots.
"The hell?!"
A second series of explosions ripped though the ship, throwing Dorian to the floor violently.
Having only been repaired by scavenged parts, it didn't take much before The Chimera's thrusters were powered down by the attack.
"Master, we have an enemy ship approaching..." Hex announced.
"I kinda noticed, Hex!" Dorain replied sarcastically as he scrambled to his feet.
"They're preparing to board..." she stated.
He grabbed his electric sword before running to the airlock. "How much time do I have?"
"Not much, without our thrusters they'll be here any second. They're already extending their docking port."
Dorian tightened his grip on his blade as he heard the two ships connect with a screech. He heard footprints coming closer, before a loud bang rang out from the other side of the airlock. They were trying to get in.
"Hex, shoot their extending bridge!" Dorian commanded.
"I'm sorry master, but all of our turrets were damaged in the crash. There's nothing I can do."
Before he could even reply, the airlock door slid open quickly. Dorian's eyes widened in surprise when he saw the four individuals on the other side.
"Well look who it is," a girl with fiery orange-red hair and a long black jacket said, "it's our little rapist..."
"Hehra..." Dorian said, glaring at her. He hadn't expected her to be able to find him, though he was far more surprised to see the three other individuals, all of which had been sent to a peacekeeper prison the last time he saw them.
The black haired woman to Hehra's right was her lover, Mihoko, who he had knocked up while interrogating her.
The second woman was Zahara, who he had impregnated after she pulled a mutiny on her best friend's cargo ship. She still had the same green hair with shaved sides as when he had turned her over to the peacekeepers.
The final intruder was Gursaw, the muscular pirate who had attacked The Collector's Tower at Talia's command. He was removing his robotic arm from the airlock control panel, the tiny mandibles returning to the shape of a hand. He glared at Dorian, the large burn scar still visible on his face from their fight.
"You don't know how long it took to track you down." Hehra said, casually holding a large blaster.
"How the hell did you break them out?" Dorian asked, taking a step backwards.
Hehra aimed the blaster at him. "Don't move. You didn't think I'd just leave Mihoko locked up in a peacekeeper fortress, did you? It was easier than you think, considering that she managed to make some friends while inside." She explained, gesturing to her allies. "Apparently they wanted revenge on you just as much as me and her."
Zahara took a step toward him. "You forced me to be a mother! I never wanted that!"
Hehra held her back.
"Is the child...alive?" Dorian asked cautiously, his curiosity getting the better of him.
"Yes, your little rape-produced children are safe and healthy." Mihoko said smugly. "But you're going to pay for knocking us up. I've waited for this for a long time."
"What're you planning to do to me?" He replied, readying his sword. He wasn't going to go down without a fight. Or so he thought at least...
With a quick pull of the trigger, Hehra shot a bolt of electricity that sent Dorian screaming to the floor, before going limp as he lost consciousness.
***
He groaned as he opened his eyes, still feeling the effects of being stunned. When his mind cleared, he looked down to realize that he was completely naked with his arms shackled behind his back. Only the ankle tracker that The Collector has given him remained on his body.
"Where...am I..?" He said, mostly to himself. He realized that there was a girl guarding him, as he was currently inside of some kind of metal cell.
"He's awake!" The girl shouted.
Dorian struggled to get to his feet, unable to use his hands.
Only a few moments passed before Mihoko entered the cell, smirking at his naked body. "That's a good look for you, but somethings missing..." she said, holding a metal collar. She approached, hooking it tightly around his neck."There, now you're perfect!"
"Mihoko...what's going-" he was cut off when he pulled the chain that was hooked to his collar, causing him to stumble forwards.
"Come on, we're going to the market."