The Protector (Closed For desperado1089)

[Lady_Jade666]

Luna Wolff was a wonderful and very talented young woman. She graduated from high school in New York when she was only sixteen years old. After graduation, she wanted to get a job. She wasn't born in a rich family, but they were always comfortable, and she knew just how lucky she was to be born in the life she had. And even though Luna was beautiful, she was never a bitch about it. She was kind and wanted to do her part and help her parents with the bills. Which was why she wanted to get a job because she didn't get into Juilliard's music program, which would have been a blessing in disguise.

Two weeks after graduating, she was called in for a receptionist position, and that was when she met James Carter. He was the CEO of Advanced Tactical Solutions, Inc. Because of the way he walked and talked, she knew he was in the military or at least had been in the military. It was difficult to concentrate during the interview because he was very handsome. He was older than her, but there was something attractive about him. And it had nothing to do with his looks. He was very distinguished, and she was highly interested. Sadly, she knew at the time she was a minor, so she kept her mouth shut and her head down.

He hired her as a temp, but she was a very intelligent young woman who knew all about the company and what she would be doing. She wanted to come prepared, so she researched the company and the job. Within six months, he offered her a permanent job because she was kind, on time, and did her job perfectly. So she took it, and by the time she was there a year, she could afford her own car and a small apartment that was two blocks from work. The longer Luna was there, the more friendly he became, but that was because she had worked there for three years now, and she was eighteen.

She noticed James being more friendly and not so stiff, which she thought was only because she was a minor at first, but here she was, an eighteen-year-old woman who had grown fond of him and vice versa. They got so close so fast after she turned eighteen; it was a gift that she would end up needing. On her nineteenth birthday, her parents were in a car accident and died on arrival at the hospital. When she got to the hospital, James was there with her. Her hard exterior was cracked down the middle, and something inside her broke for a while. James told her to take a month's break from work.

That month would start a course of events that would lead Luna and James to have their friendship tested. That month she took off would be the reason Luna started to see James socially, which was wonderful. They started to become very good friends, so not only was he her boss, but he was also a very good friend, her best friend, actually. Now at the age of twenty-one, she is old enough to drink and celebrated her ability to drink. Over time, she knew everything about the company she worked for, which unfortunately put a target on her back, but the reason why James told her what he did was because he could trust her.

She was on the way to hang out with James when Luna noticed she was being followed, and soon a van came out of nowhere, and she was pushed into the van, and the driver took off with her inside. She started to fight but ended up getting hit, causing her to hit her head and black out. While she was unconscious, when she was woken up, she grunted, seeing her phone in the man's hands, and was given a script to read, but she refused. She ripped it up and threw it at him until the man grabbed her by her throat. She could not breathe, and when she passed out, her body went limp.

The man told James to give him all the vials of the T666 serum. He was told they wanted all of the serum that was wanted, plus the recipe to make more, and to come alone. But they had no idea what James would do for Luna and that he secretly loved her, but due to the age difference, he was afraid of saying anything. But his love would push him to take the serum, knowing it would change him, and there was no antidote, so once the changes were complete, that would be it. She started to have a strange dream about James, but he was in the shadows, afraid to show himself to her. But all of a sudden she was slapped awake.

Luna was sitting on a chair, ropes keeping her there. She growled, "James won't come for me, and I would die before telling you anything. I won't betray James." Luna looked down, her face hurting so much. Luna had no idea what was about to happen. Luna was afraid he would try to be a hero and help her out of this. She looked down, scared of what was going to happen to her; she prayed she wouldn't be killed. She silently started to pray; she wasn't religious, really, but she knew once you died you wouldn't just vanish, at least she hoped that wasn't the case.

"James..." She said lowly, a tear falling down her face, "I should have told you I was in love with you." She cursed herself, wishing she had done things differently. But here she was, tied to a chair and possibly dying here. But she thought she sensed something; her instincts stated to work overtime in this moment and she had no idea why.

 

[desperado1089]

When the courier dropped off the flash drive in a plain brown envelope, with James Carter specifically addressed on the front, the company IT security team was prepared for such an eventuality. First they took out an air-gapped laptop (meaning it had never been connected to the internet) from a secure locker. Next, they brought it into a room with a Faraday cage (a Faraday cage blocks all signals in and out of it) and plugged the flash drive into the laptop. The laptop was equipped with an anti-virus program that took up most of the available hard drive space, because it was AI-assisted to be able to detect new viruses that hadn't been used before, and even the most basic AIs took up a lot of hard drive space. It wasn't like they could connect to the company servers.

Only when the flash drive was confirmed to be clean was James called down to peruse the drive's contents. It contained a single video file, and the longer he watched it, the deeper his scowl became. When it ended he slammed his fist down on the table. "Dammit! Alright people, this is a direct attack on our company and our personnel! How many times have we lost a VIP and let it go unanswered?!" He drew a large "0" in midair with his finger. "And we are not gonna break that record! Sparky, work your magic," he said to the head of his IT department, using the nickname everyone affectionately used for him. "Scour that video and everything else on that drive for any clue. Tear it apart to the smallest bit of data!" Sparky said, "Yes, sir," and carried the flash drive off to its first stop, which was what James addressed next.

"Becca, you're on physical forensics. Sweep the flash drive first so Sparky can get started, then the envelope. Get that courier too, play nice at first but have a snatch-and-grab team on standby." His Chief of Operations, an ex-Navy sailor who spent as much time in the field as she did coordinating missions back on base, snapped a quick salute and hopped to it. Several former law enforcement officers, both military and civilian, populated a forensics division that would scour the scenes of kidnappings and piece together where their charges were taken and who took them.

Finally, he turned to his head scientist, a small bespectacled woman with her dark hair in a ponytail and wrapped in a lab coat. "Park, it's time. Prepare four doses for immediate phase one human testing." The Asian woman, or more accurately Asian girl, as she was a prodigy who would have been lost to the poverty of Vietnam if she hadn't helped his team on a mission there back when he was with Delta. "Are you sure, James?", she asked in an English that lacked accent, a hallmark of her genius. She was one of the few who called him by his first name on company time. "No," he admitted, "but we need to be ready. And we don't really have a choice, especially if forensics doesn't turn anything up." That, of course, hadn't happened yet, but there was a first time for everything.

"I will let the others know," James said. Park lightly tapped him on his arm as he turned to leave. "James, there are only three men who have volunteered to be subjects for this. Why did you..." She trailed off when she saw the look on James' face. "I led these men before," he said. "That's why I trust them, and they me. So it's only fitting that I lead them once more, to bring back the most "I" of VIPs." Park smiled at the little joke and nodded. "Everything will be ready within an hour, James."

The serum had gone through every test known to mankind, but there were still computer models that suggested that it would have unpredictable physical side effects. This was because the serum contained a bonding agent that came from a small meteor that had struck a large patch of empty land the company owned out in the Mojave desert. It was isolated enough to escape notice and it damaged very little except for the impact crater. The element that came from the meteorite was still in the process of being officially named--a task that had been put on hold because the company had not yet shared their discovery with the scientific community--but everyone agreed it was not found anywhere else on Earth.

 

[Lady_Jade666]

Luna was terrified. There were a bunch of things going on in her head all at once. Her heart was racing, and she didn't know if she was seeing or hearing things, but her instincts were kicking up one hell of a feeling in her, and she did not like it when her instincts did this to her. She was in a lot of pain, but she didn't give anybody the satisfaction of showing that she was in pain; she was just scared that James was going to try something stupid because Luna knew that he was ex-military, so he would be able to get her out of this, but she feared for his sake, not her own. She closed her eyes, trying to get herself in a different place. She was good at that; she had a very good imagination, to the point where she felt like she was there just to get her mind off things.

Unfortunately, her mind took her to her parents' accident. It was hard to watch over and over; she would have lived it again for the fifth time. It was hard to see, and it was hard to imagine what her parents went through. Hopefully, they had died on impact, but right now, she knew she was going to be tortured for the secrets that she would never betray because she cared for James. Luna would rather die than betray the only man she's ever loved. She tried so hard to stay away from the situation she was in; her heart was beating so loudly she couldn't hear anything except the pounding of her own heart. But then thankfully her mind took her someplace else, somewhere she wanted to be right now, and that was with James not here.

"James," she muttered, a tear going down her left cheek. She went through her life with him, from being a 16-year-old girl to being a secretary to a big company, and then seeing the relationship between her and James blossom as she got older. She knew he was older by about 10 or so years. But that never bothered her. The second she met him, she knew he was ex-military because he screamed of it. But what was about to happen would terrify the hell out of her, and she hoped to God that somehow, somewhere, someone would be here within a few minutes to help her to get her out of here and to kill these sons of bitches. It was then she felt a horrible and gut-wrenching slap to the side of her face, which made her bright eyes open up on contact to the point where she actually growled.

But before her was a big basin, something you would use for a horse to put water in for them to drink, and she knew exactly what this was going to be because James had told her some of the things that he saw overseas. The easiest way to get information is to almost drown them, but she was not one to screw with because she was a very strong woman; she may have been young, but she knew what she was doing at all times. She heard them yelling at her, debasing her, trying to make her feel bad about herself, but she held in there. She said nothing, and she did not react. She had a blank stare, and hate could be seen every time they came into her focus.

"I will not tell you anything; I will die before I give you anything. I will not betray the only man I love and his company. Secrets will die with me." She heard the men growl, and before she knew it, they grabbed her by the neck and forced her down, her face completely submerged in the water. It was cold, and she was struggling to stay conscious. She had no idea everything she said would be heard by those coming to rescue her. They pulled her out of the water, and she panted softly, throwing up some water she accidentally swallowed. She said nothing and did nothing, ignoring them.

 

[desperado1089]

James paced back and forth in front of his team. "I'm not gonna lie. This is gonna be one fucked-up situation. But this is personal. To the company...and to me." One of his men, a tall Black man named Jamal, who had gone by "Frogman" on the radio back in the army due to his uncanny ability to hold his breath for longer and swim faster than anyone else in the unit, nodded. "I thought I saw something in your eyes when you looked at her, boss. Don't worry, we got your back." A blonde man, who looked like he had Scandinavian roots, Brian aka "Rhino" nodded. "Just like old times, but with a twist." The last man, a shorter guy who had clear First Nations origins, clapped the others on their shoulders as he stood between them. "Let's go get her, boss," Charles, also known back in the day as "Eagle" due to his uncanny parachuting skills, said with confidence.

All four men had changed into a special skintight suit that would adapt to any unexpected physical changes to their bodies. Body armor was added where possible and there were several places to mount ammo pouches and other equipment. There was an armory nearby and a team of gunsmiths were ready with different types of weapons depending on the changes the men went through, particularly to their hands. The same gun was repeated several times, each one with a different handgrip, trigger guard or both, most of them custom made.

With a nod from James, each man stepped into an alcove along the wall, and laid down on a metal table that shackled them down automatically. Each man held perfectly still as a robotic arm tipped with an injector moved closer and closer to their necks, and suddenly all four men were screaming in pain as the serum coursed through their veins. If a powerful painkiller hadn't been injected at the same time through a hole in the table that allowed access to their thighs, they might have passed out from the pain.

Charles went through the most dramatic transformation. Large black wings sprouted from his back, the suit automatically reforming itself around the points where the wings ripped holes in the back. His feet transformed into those of an eagle, but pitch black and proportional to his size. Any damage to the suit was likewise repaired to accommodate the transformation. His eyes, meanwhile, became much sharper, like his inner animal namesake. When he caught his breath he gave a thumbs up and with some difficulty folded his wings. "Got any worms? Just kidding."

While Charles was cracking wise, Brian was still out of breath. Nothing came sprouting out from beneath his suit, but he seemed even bigger than before--if he'd stepped on a scale he'd weigh in at more than 450 pounds right now--and his footsteps shook the floor slightly. His forehead, meanwhile, had a ridge right down through the middle, and his entire skull looked damn near indestructible. "Brian smash," he managed to breathe out, but then he chuckled and looked up, the support team relieved to see him smile. "Gimme a minute...this is...whew!"

Jamal, meanwhile, also went through a dramatic transformation. His skin took on a greenish hue and looked as slimy as a frogs. His eyes had nictitating membranes over them and his feet had transformed into long flippers. It didn't take him long to recover, and he decided to take a more serious route. "I swear, I'ma look reeeeal ridiculous if their lair ain't near some kinda water." Okay, maybe not that serious.

Finally, James' entire lower legs, arms and much of his face was unrecognizable. Much of his new features resembled that of a panther, with snout, eyes, teeth and claws to match. He had even grown an extra pair of ears on the top of his head, which helped him hear even better than the others. When he got his breath under control, he chuckled and said, "Chadwick Boseman, eat your heart out. Alright, team, gear up!"

Charles opted for a sniper rifle, which he seriously considered removing the scope for. But there was the possibility that the transformations could reverse themselves unexpectedly, so he kept it on. Likewise, Brian grabbed a SAW, which in civilian terms was a machine gun that could be carried by an individual person; his accommodation to the possibility that he might change back in the middle of the mission was not carrying half his body weight in extra ammo. Jamal grabbed an assault rifle, as did James. All four carried MP7 submachine guns as secondary weapons and all of their guns had suppressors.

The plan was for the others to hang back out of sight in a specially modified box truck while James scouted out the kidnap site based on where they lost Luna's cell signal. He knew her scent--it still unnerved him slightly to think like that--and he could tell exactly where it ended and the scent of an engine--burning gas, oil, rubber, the stink of the driver and the other men--began. He took off running, using all four limbs without even realizing it. The others followed in the truck, driven by one of their men who had also been on James' unit back in the army. He was kitted up in the company's normal night operations gear and if they were stopped by the cops, he and his passenger, similarly attired, were equipped with tranquilizer dart guns and tasers.

Soon the smells of the sleeping city were intermingled with the smells of the harbor and the river beyond: rotting trash, pollution, dead sea life, boat fuel, and all the rest. "Seems you're going for a swim after all, Frogman," he said into the mic at his throat. "Roger that, Panther," came the reply over an earbud nestled in his right human ear. After another five minutes the scent grew stronger and he could now hear things, many voices but also one that made his blood run cold. It was Luna and she sounded like she was being drowned. But he knew they were trying to extract information from her so they wouldn't let her die. Not yet, anyway.

"Frogman, in the water. Eagle, find a nest. Rhino, sit tight until stealth isn't an option anymore. VIP is on Pier Six, warehouse at the end. Go." James could hear rather than see the truck stopping at the end of Pier Four and letting Jamal and Charles out, the former slipping into the water and the latter taking to the air and landing on a crane overlooking the warehouse, where a brief struggle against an enemy sniper was quickly resolved. "Tango down," came Charles' voice over the radio. James moved in closer and melded with the shadows, his assault rifle at the ready as he switched it to single-shot and peered through the short-range scope at the man two hundred yards distant. He was talking to another guard and a third was leaning against the guardrail at the water's edge. "In position, on your go," came the whispered voice of Jamal over the radio. "Weapons free," James said, and three things happened simultaneously. One, James' rifle let out a quiet cough as he shot the first man in the head. Two, Charles' rifle let out a slightly louder cough but still not loud enough to be heard inside, as he shot the second man in the head. The third man suddenly disappeared, Jamal having thrown his knife which buried itself in the man's neck. Then Jamal yanked on a rope he'd tied to the handle to pull the guard off into the water. "Three down," came the voice of Charles over the radio. James and Jamal moved in from opposite sides, James easily leaping over the fence and landing without losing the grip on his rifle.

 

[Lady_Jade666]

Luna inside was getting beyond scared, and she didn't know how much longer she could manage before they killed her, but she kept having a flutter in her chest and looked out the window so that she could see the sky. It was a skylight on top of the roof, and a tear fell down her face. But the emotion in her eyes changed when the man who was trying to get info was in her sight. She thought she heard something, but she knew the man before her couldn't hear it. Which may have been good; she had an idea. In school Luna was a singer and actually had been known to break glass while singing opera. She hadn't done it in years but figured if help was coming, she could help by making it so they didn't need to break glass. She closed her eyes, remembering the life that she had because of James. And looking into his eyes, so much anger and hate was seen. She had a determined look on her face, which made the man laugh his ass off. "You won't be laughing much longer, you piece of shit." She had no clue anyone was there yet, but everyone would hear what she was about to do. "God let me be able to do this still..." She spoke lowly and cracked her neck. She took a very deep breath and let it out; it sounded like she was scared, which she was. No matter how much she tried to hide it, the fear she was going through was showing that she was cracking. However, that did not mean that she would tell him anything; she would keep her mouth closed no matter what. But she knew she couldn't hold out much longer. She was so tired all she wanted to do was sleep, but she needed to know if this was a dream. or if this was real and the idea of it being real was nice but scary at the same time.

"I will NOT betray him, you piece of shit. You could drown me, cut me—I will not betray him. You may not understand what it's like to love someone other than your fucking self!" She held off and screamed the highest note, and she could see it bothered the son of a bitch in front of her. She belted it out so loudly it started to shake the glass all over. "I will not betray James!" She screamed out again, allowing the glass in the windows and the glass roof to shatter. She stopped panting loudly. "Fuck you!" She quickly had to take a deep breath as he drowned her again, but she was struggling to hold her breath because of the way her arms were; they were behind her, and it hurt like hell. She tried to hang on, but she blacked out for a few moments; she landed on the ground, she landed on her side, and it looked like she was dead. But thankfully, some water was coming out of her mouth, her body getting rid of what shouldn't be in her system. When she opened up her eyes, she thought she saw James, but he was gone. "James..." She whispered, a tear falling over her nose onto the ground. It was easy to tell she was getting weak; there was only so much she could do. She was only human after all. She was trying to get free, and thankfully, her arm did get free, and she reached one arm in his direction. It was her way of showing she knew he was there, but his eyes were so animalistic, and she felt terrible. Was she seeing things? Or was he there in the form of something else, because that would mean he took the serum? Everything was happening around her at such a fast pace that she didn't know if she was going insane or if something was happening around her.

Luna was trying to shake off what she was feeling, but she had been through hell and had a feeling it was about to get more complicated. The way she looked at James (if he was there), there was no fear in her eyes, but a weak smile that showed he was more than welcome. All this was her fault; if she had done something, she didn't want this man knowing something was going on, so she was careful what she did. Luna wanted this man and his goons killed, and she would not help him in any way, shape, or form. She had never felt anything like this in her life, and she figured she was due, not that she deserved this. But she knew what happened here could happen; it was why she kept going because she was strong and didn't want anyone hit but those who could deal with it. She had a rough spirit, and she didn't want anyone to feel this sort of thing. Luna could hear him call her a bitch, and before she knew it, he grabbed her, and she knew this was it. "You have no idea who you will piss off if I die..." She grinned softly, but it was a pissed-off grin, which made her feel a bit stronger. After she said it, she grinned, but sadly she was running out of air. "It...will die with me." She managed to get out of her mouth, and the man would have no idea why she was keeping everything to herself; he didn't understand what love was about.

 

[desperado1089]

If James didn't hear her the first time, he did now and his heart swelled from hearing confirmation that his feelings were reciprocated. He pressed himself up against the edge of the doorway to the warehouse, before turning towards the corner of the building, where he heard booted feet crunching against gravel. Two other men were coming around the other side where Jamal was already posted up. Charles had the one furthest from Jamal already in his sights. James drew his knife and crept to the corner faster than any human could and when the man came into view James slit his throat so forcefully that his head almost came off completely.

As soon as the two on Jamal's side were dispatched, one by Charles, he took off and flew over to the roof of the warehouse and crouched next to the skylight, which Luna had used her considerable talents to shatter. "Got ten tangos in the warehouse," came Charles' voice over the radio. "Copy. Mobile One, come up around the back. Prepare to release the Rhino." The driver of the truck responded and a moment later Brian's voice came over the radio. "Boss, you know I love you, but if you ever say 'release the rhino' over comms again, I'll put blue dye in your body wash like that one scene in Big Fat Liar." All six men involved in the operation chuckled softly as the truck moved into position.

James could hear the truck shifting into reverse even from several hundred yards away. The warehouse was huge. There were guards scattered everywhere between abandoned shipping crates and rusty equipment that created lots of long corridors. Five of them, including the ringleader who was torturing Luna, were in the middle. "The boss is mine," James said. "Eagle ready," Charles said. "Frogman ready," Jamal said from less than twelve feet away on the other side of the open warehouse door. "Rhino ready," Brian said after the truck's driver thumped on the wall separating the cab from the back to indicate he was ready. "Panther ready," James said. "On my go. Three, two, one, execute."

The first thing that happened was the truck revving its engine as it reversed across the tarmac between the road and the back warehouse wall. It crashed through the fence and a moment later it burst open the aluminum wall of the warehouse with an earsplitting rending of metal. The armored truck was unscathed and the doors opened to reveal Brian hopping out, who promptly gunned down a couple of guys who ran to see what was happening. One of them managed to get a shot off at Brian, but the thick hide of his arm caused it to bounce off. With a savage grin he let his machine gun hang off the strap and finished the guy off by throwing him up against the ceiling so hard it broke his neck.

Meanwhile, Charles, James and Jamal kept picking off guards who weren't in the middle or left their leader's side to reinforce their comrades. When there was just the leader and two others left they retreated into an office with Luna being dragged along with a switchblade pressed to her neck. "Drop your weapons or I paint the floor with her blood!", he screamed in obvious terror. When James appeared in the doorway to the office, his hands were empty. With a grin on his face, he said, in a voice much lower and more growly than normal, "Do I look like I need weapons to kill you?" Suddenly Charles landed on the roof of the office and tore a hole in it with his talon, which Jamal used to fit his elongated tongue through, which wiggled slowly, almost teasingly before snapping forward and breaking one of the guy's necks by wrapping around it and pulling hard. At the same time Brian smashed through the wall behind the other guy and choked him to death with very little effort. James was about to pounce but he stumbled to the floor, a tail starting to sprout from the base of his spine. Luckily the commotion caused the leader to stumble and drop his knife...

 

[Lady_Jade666]

Luna had no idea what was going to happen to her, and she was terrified. A lot was going on all at once, and he went from choking her to putting a knife to her throat. She grew angry, this pure anger was seen on her face. Luna was able to see everybody transformed into hybrid beasts of some kind. But she had heard everybody talking one at a time so she knew they were in there, which was weird, but she would trust him no matter what he looked like. It was impressive to see how they managed to put this operation together so quickly and she was a little angry at James that he would risk his life for her She was just a single girl who was in love with the one who ran a company but as soon as the captor of her was down she grabbed her throat.

It took her a moment to focus on not being strangled or struck or drowned. She stood there for a few moments not sure what to say to James, but a smile appeared on her face. She walked up to him slowly, and for a moment, she looked up into his eyes. Luna reached out a little but hesitated. She was full of different emotions and was scared that something bad was about to happen. But all she had to do was look in his eyes, he looked different, yes, but he was still there she could see it; she could see him as clear as day. She stepped forward as she closed the distance between them. She placed her hand on his cheek. But she grew sad because of them, they had to turn into these hybrids so they could get to her.

She wrapped her arms around his torso and cried into his chest. And she felt terrible because she allowed herself to get caught, even though she knew for a fact it was going to happen. Luna just didn't know it was going to be today, but crying into his chest she felt bad she couldn't help it because there's no cure right now. And frankly, she had no idea if there ever would be a cure because right now they were trying to make the perfect weapon, make the perfect Soldier without taking away their mind and giving them the ability of certain animals. "I am sorry..." she said to everyone who could hear her. She took his hands in hers and squeezed his hands.

"As you can see I told them nothing....I asked you to never use the serum on yourself, James. It could have killed you and the guys. I was too weak, and because of my weakness, you all are now paying for it." She looked down it was really hard to look into his eyes. Not because what he looked like bothered her, it was the complete opposite. Every time she looked into his eyes, she could see him. But it was hard because she was too weak to be of any use. She should have taken self-defense classes or something, but she never thought a secretary who didn't know too much would be taken the way she was. It was so easy to tell she was in love with him it's why she felt as bad as she did. She saw a glass on the desk and threw it, smashing against the wall in no one's direction. "I could have lost you..James.." She looked at him with kindness and love in her eyes.

But Luna could hear the son of a bitch getting up, she grabbed the knife from the ground and put it in her hand as she started to get angry again, it's like something inside her snapped. She slammed the knife into his hand that was on the desk. " Now you can call me a bitch you bastard!" She growled.

"You're lucky we need you otherwise I would put a knife in your heart...." She turned, looking back at James. "This bastard should be killed. He tortured me and made you and your people take a serum that could have killed the man I love." She looked at him softly. "If you had died.....I...." She shook her head, a tear streaming down her cheek. And onto his hand. "Why risk everything like this James? You, your men could have been killed?" She only asked because she had no idea he loved her too.

 

[desperado1089]

James could use words to express what was in his heart. But words would not be enough. Not nearly enough. So even as he and the others returned to their 'normal' selves as the adrenaline wore off--they didn't even realize it--James put a finger under Luna's chin and tilted her head up so she could look at the love in his eyes. And without another word he leaned in to press a kiss lightly to her lips.

The others playfully whooped and wolf-whistled and Jamal said, "Bout damn time! What do we do with this one, boss?" He kicked the merc that was in charge hard in the shin. James reluctantly turned his head to regard his team. "Cuff him and bring him to Bravo Site. Rhino, you and Frogman are in charge of the interrogation. Eagle and I will take Dove back to HQ." He kept his arm draped around her shoulders as the passenger from the truck walked into the room and wrenched the knife out of the bastard's hand before bandaging it up as Brian pointed a pistol at his head, stolen from the prick's holster. He was handcuffed and stripped of his body armor and all weapons, before being marched into the back of the truck with Jamal and Brian. The truck's passenger remained as a company SUV pulled up to the front of the warehouse, whose driver replaced the other guy in the truck. Sighing, he took off his body armor and other gear and put it in the back, where James and Charles put all their weapons as well. Then they finally drove back to headquarters, James looking like he might want to make out with Luna in the back seat...

 

[Lady_Jade666]

All this was so much but when she felt him lift her chin up using a little bit of strength and when she felt his lips on her own her eyes went wide for a moment and she returned the kiss as tears fell down her cheeks and loved the way his velvety lips felt against her own so she held him close her arms around his neck hearing the guys wolf whistle and hoot. She heard what was said about being about time he made the move, and she stopped kissing him for air, which was a good time as any to get some air. But when he gave the orders, she growled, looking at the man with disdain. It was then that Luna heard the nickname they gave her "Dove?" She looked at James with love in her eyes. "That is sweet actually," she said and watched the guys break off, and some took the bastard in, and the other drove them as she got in the back, waiting for James.

For a few moments, she kept thinking about everything until he got beside her. She was still in a simple spring yellow dress that was ruined no thanks to the sons of bitches that took her. She looked at him unsure of what to say now that it was over. It was strange seeing him change back early. "James, you have been my rock since I started working for you. I have had feelings for you since I turned eighteen. Even more so after the death of my parent, if I had lost you to that fucker or the serum, I don't know what I would have done. If you and your friends died for me," She said with much love. She took his hand in hers, feeling his warm skin against her own, and smiled at him. But she needed to tell him something before anything else.

"I knew it was you before I even heard your voice, you looked at me the way you always do. And I knew you would come for me, it's your code that all people have, whether you're active in the military or retired. I have a feeling the changes come with adrenaline. From what I have read in the reports on the serum, it can happen any time, whether one of us is in danger or even during sexual activity." She said the last part low for just James to hear. "I am not rushing anything, I just want you to know the panther you have become due to the serum, I am not afraid of it. And I am not afraid of your friends either. Your friends are my friends too, and I hope the feeling is mutual with them." She figured it was good to get that out of the way. Looking into his eyes, she had so much love for him, it was obvious.

She reached her hand up to his cheek a softness seen in her eyes as she brought her hand to his cheek. "I love you, James. I only want you, and I am in this with you every step of the way. No matter what form you take, I am yours," she said with great love, and she reached up, kissing him softly at first. She made sure to follow his lead since she knew nothing about how to be in a relationship. Her kiss grew deep as she slowly moaned into his lips.

 

[desperado1089]

When they got into the SUV and Luna started to kiss him, he wanted to respond but there were things he had to say as well. So he gently pushed her just an inch or so away so he could speak. "Luna...you have always been so beautiful. I've wanted you since before I perhaps should have. Technically, it's legal when you're sixteen, I think, but there would have been an epic shitstorm and I think it's still illegal between a boss and their subordinate. Anyway, obviously it grew from lust into love, and so when you lost your parents, I fucking cried. You know how hard it is to get me to cry? And the guys all got our backs. There's something about the serum and being such close friends with them...I can't like, read their minds but I can sense their feelings, their intentions. So that's how I know."

James gently tucked a lock of hair behind her ear before continuing. "And even though you are just you, I sensed something was up back there. You don't think you're good enough because you can't shoot or punch? My dear, sweet moon of my life," he said with all the love he felt for her, "I don't need you to be able to do what I do. The fact that you're so loving, so full of life and light, it grounds me. It keeps me sane. I don't want you to change. You're perfect, just the way you are."

A rather devilish grin stretched across his face. "And right now, the way you are is mine." At that moment, they pulled into the garage at the company headquarters so when they pulled up to an elevator he carried her out of the car after he got out. Carrying her bridal-style, he stepped into the elevator without any of the others and pressed the intercom. "Park, is the nest ready?" His head of science answered immediately. "Yes, sir. It's just like your penthouse, but everything in there that we could make indestructible, is." That grin came back as he answered, "Thanks, Park. Wrap up what you're working on then take the rest of the night off." He didn't even wait for the answer before he signed off of the intercom and his finger hovered over the single button in the elevator. "Ready to test just how much the animal comes out when he's engaged in a mating ritual?", he asked with a lusty growl.

 

[Lady_Jade666]

As Luna kissed them, she felt him gently pushing her away, which did not bother her, after all, she was following his direction. And then she heard him say all those things to her that he did not want her to change, and that she was perfect the way she was, that she didn't need to know how to fire a gun or punch someone out, but there was a lot more to Luna than even she realized. She had so many things on her mind right now, and she was glad to know that they had their back, that she was not alone anymore, and she was cherished by James even more, remembering that he did cry at her family's funeral, and he was a hard man to make cry. Everything in her was happy, and she didn't know what was going to happen now, but she trusted him and loved him.

When she got out of the SUV, she actually let out a sweet giggle when he grabbed her like a husband who just got married to his bride, and he was carrying her over the threshold. She had both of her arms wrapped around his neck and heard exactly what he said to his friends, and she smiled at them, showing she accepted them and was not afraid. But now she was technically the only human left in this group, and for some strange reason, it made her feel that much more special. Her heart was pounding to the point it felt like it was in her throat, and then when they got onto the elevator, she heard what he said about a mating ritual, which actually made her blush because technically she was still a virgin. But she would do anything for James.

She smiled at him with much love, "Anything for you, James." She leaned up into his lips, kissing him again as the elevator went up. She had no idea what he was planning and it did scare her a little bit. But it was mixed with a ton of excitement so now a lot of things was going through her head about him and it felt nice. When he growled it actually gave her goosebumps all over her body which he should be able to feel since she was wearing a dress I was rather revealing but still classy at the same time.

 

[desperado1089]

As the elevator ascended the building, James looked at Luna with a hungry look in his eyes. Before she could say anything he was on her, mouth devouring hers as he ran his hands over her body. When the elevator doors opened he picked her up again but this time she clung to him like a koala, her hips moving of their own accord as she whimpered in need.

Her grinding against his cock finally brought about another transformation, and he used a single claw to tear her already ruined dress straight down her spine, along with any underwear she might be wearing, but he didn't leave a single scratch on her flawless skin.

He set her down on the bed and started to remove his battle suit, which peeled off of him like a second skin which showed off all his muscles (and the bulge in his crotch).

 

[Lady_Jade666]

Luna looked up at him when he growled, and when he kissed her, her body was all over him, and it was nice. But seeing him slowly turn into his hybrid form. She was curious if he would let them flow or if he would fight them. She felt his claw on her skin but not once did he scratch her. He used them like a doctor using a scalpel. He put her on the bed with a giggle coming out of her mouth. "I hope you never regret what you did, James. It's the main reason I didn't want you to use it on yourself" She said softly. That was the last thing she wanted, putting her head down a little bit. She lay on his bed in nothing but her panties, and she lay on her elbows. His hands had turned into claws. She loved him no matter his form Luna was content and full of love. James was beyond special to her and had been since she met him.

She sat up and was serious for a moment while he got naked. "I do appreciate everything you guys did, James. You took a big chance. You loved me secretly like I did. Then you took the serum because you love me and took a chance that I would accept the new you. I had no idea how much you loved me till tonight." She smiled, seeing him look at her. She watched him walk toward the bed, and she extended her hand to him, showing her love for him. Pulling him toward her, "You have gone from handsome to beautiful," she said softly. "I love you so much...James,"

She wanted to show she loved him and trusted him. She followed him since she was a virgin, not knowing what he wanted. "And I should tell you I haven't been with a man James, I was waiting for the right one, which would be you, and I do want this and have for a long time. You have no idea how much I want you. I have to admit I have thought about us doing this since I was seventeen."

 

[desperado1089]

"I've thought about doing this since you were seventeen too. But now we are here." When he was finally naked, he was much different than his normal form, but he still looked human enough. His body was covered in more hair than usual, but of course the arms and lower legs were covered in actual fur along with the claws that protruded from all twenty of his digits. They were retractable, much like a certain X-Man with a rather animalistic nickname, and currently only his right index claw was extended and he wagged it back and forth in an admonishing sort of way.

"If you like those panties, you have about five seconds to take them off before I ruin them." The way her pubic hair already stuck out of the sides a little bit and the scent of her arousal combined to make him harder than he ever had before, and his cock throbbed as if it were alive.

 

[Lady_Jade666]

She blushed a bit, she saw so much panther but she also saw him in it. She untied her panties, which were like a bikini bottom, so she did t need to move much. Her pubic area had well-groomed hair, but it was neat. She looked into his eyes and smiled. She smiled, looking into his eyes, which were those of a panther, but how he looked at her, and she knew he was there. She placed her hand on his jaw. "I am glad you don't hold back the changes, sweetheart. I accept you just the way you are. I have waited for this for so long," she said with much love. Her heart was beating quickly.

"Take me, baby, make me yours," she whispered in his ear. "Don't treat my body like a virgin, make love to me, fuck me, I don't care, I just want you inside me." She kissed him hungrily, and a soft whimper escaped her lips. Luna's fingers went through his fur, moaning into the kiss.

 

[desperado1089]

James blinked and suddenly he saw that the untamed bush he saw poking out of her panties...wasn't there. Some imprint of a fantasy of his? He didn't know, nor did he care all that much right now. "If you're gonna be mine, there's some things I'd like to ask you to do, or not to do. Later, though."

When she kissed him, he moaned as well, but it sounded crossed with a growl at the same time. His throbbing cock poked her thigh as he pulled her hips closer to him. Her wide, childbearing hips. Suddenly a primal urge seized him and he broke the kiss to growl in her ear, "You best be ready to carry my child, because I will not be pulling out and last I checked, you hadn't been using your employee health plan to cover birth control."

He used one hand to align himself with her entrance but he didn't want to begin until she was wet enough. Using the tip, he swiped up and down her slit, before humping her pussy, his cock sliding back and forth along her clit.

 

[Lady_Jade666]

Luna looked at him and was curious as to what he meant about that, but then tossed it for later. Right now, she's ready for anything. It was incredible that she could tell what belonged to him and what was enhanced due to the hybrid serum. She really found it hot that he said that she would need to be prepared herself because she would end up getting pregnant. She wondered if that was him or the panther inside him talking but either way, she was fine and she blush that he knew so much about her it was a little captivating She was surprised he knew so much about her.

But when she felt him sliding himself up and down her slit, she hissed a little bit, not of pain but pure pleasure, a pleasure she'd never had before. " to be fair I didn't know I was going to end up being kidnapped and tortured and then the man of my dreams turning into a panther hybrid leading me here." She smiled and giggled a little. "I was going to if we ever started to see each other. But I don't mind having your children, I wouldn't care how they were, just as long as they were healthy. She felt her body reacting in a way she's never felt before. "Mmmm," she moaned, her hips moving into him.

 

[desperado1089]

James hummed in pleasure as well, and he felt her growing wetter and wetter as he humped her. When he judged she was ready, he pulled his hips back and nestled his head at her entrance. "Funny, I think I'm a little bigger than I normally am," he said, glancing down at his nearly nine-inch length and the girth actually made him wince on Luna's behalf. "I don't want to hurt you, so I am most definitely going to treat you like a virgin, at least at first. I may let the animal out but I have enough control to keep it slow so you have time to adjust."

With that, he slowly pushed himself inside, and when he reached her hymen he looked in her eyes and she looked back with an expression that signaled she was ready so he pushed past the barrier as gently as he could while still strong enough to "pop her cherry" so to speak. And then he sunk as deep inside her as he could, which still left about an inch or two outside of her.

 

[Lady_Jade666]

She looked into his eyes and smiled at him and nodded. She had no idea if she was going to be strong enough for this, but looking into his eyes, she knew she was, just by looking into his eyes, that she was, in fact, strong enough. Everything in her wanted him now and not to wait, but he would know better. Luna smiled, looking at him. " I am surprised you have any control at all, you haven't even had this ability for a day." She gave him the nod he needed to begin, and she took a deep breath. When he got her good and wet, she felt the tip of his dick go in. She relaxed her body looking into his eyes.

But when she felt him hit her wall, she smiled, looking at his eyes, getting lost in them until finally she felt him go last it and she moved her head back against the bed, "Oh James..." Her body adjusted well only because she had a high pain threshold. She smiled, her fingers going up his chest. "I am glad I waited for you, and I know I want only you." She hugs each leg close to each of his hips. "I am alright, James, I am sure tonight proves I have a very high pain threshold." She grinned, "So if you want to work on getting all of you the rest of the way inside, I don't mind. But I know we have plenty of time for it"

She went back to kissing him, her fingers were traveling around his feeling every inch feelings muscles. She had waited for this for going on five years. She was always relaxed around him she could feel his hands all over her body giving her goosebumps.

 

[desperado1089]

"I know we do. Plus, if I pound the crap out of you, it might mess up your chances of being bred. Best to make sure everything stays intact. But maybe I'll temporarily break your mind for a bit." James had a very hungry look in his eyes as he started to slowly make love to Luna, his eyes looking straight at hers.

"Heh. Before this, I just imagined tawdry secretary porn type fantasies. But this serum is some next level kinky shit. Fuckin' crazy." He grunted as he changed his angle slightly which felt better somehow. "Fuck, you're so tight and wet for me, my love, my angel...my mate." Witu a wicked grin he sped up, not fast enough to cause damage but certainly enough for her to feel it rearrange her insides in the most delightful way.

 

[Lady_Jade666]

Luna could feel most of him inside filling her up for the first time It felt wonderful and because she looked him right in the eye as he did with her she couldn't feel much pain She was a strong woman much could be seen this night since she got tortured keeping the secrets of his company and him intact. Luna would rather die than betray the man she loved and the company he ran. Luna felt how thick he was, and it made her even wetter.

Luna smiled when he called her all the names he did, her hand brushing over his cheek, hidden promises within her own eyes. Her smile gave him a silent promise that she was his only and that he was hers. "I love you, James," she grunted out, "you feel so good, you were worth the wait." As he made love to her, her 32B breasts moved with their body. "I am yours and yours alone." She kissed him deeply, and the hunger wrapped around her body.

She could feel her body mold against him perfectly. he was everything to her, and he was perfect to her. "fuck, this feels so wonderful," Luna cried out.

 

[desperado1089]

He grunted in what sounded like agreement as he started to slowly fuck her, his instinct to take her for all she's worth almost overpowering him. But he held back for her sake, at least until she got used to his size. In and out, slowly, he became one with his mate, his animalistic face bearing a very human expression of love.

"I can't help but wonder what our children will be like. Or if you will be affected. I read a story on Literotica one time about a super soldier from the future that turned his poly pod into less powerful, extremely beautiful female versions of himself. And all he had to do was cum inside them." He paused for dramatic effect and asked, "Will we see your inner animal, my love?" Then he started to go faster, still not going as blisteringly fast and hard as he might have wanted to, but there was a definite increase in his pace.

 

[Lady_Jade666]

Luna was having a wonderful moment with him, feeling every inch of him just about made her own lovely, and she knew his name every now and then. But then she was surprised when he admitted he went on a website like that. "I didn't peg you as an erotica reader," Luna said with a huge grin. Luna's heart was racing, from the deafening sound to the pounding in her throat.

But when he asked her about what animal she would be she had to think about it for a second. "I don't know you gave me the name Dove so maybe a dove? I am a lover and a fighter" Luna chuckled.