Pride Leader

Chapter 61
Author: Mark J. Silva Jr
First Editor Elvin Gan Kuan Leng
Second Editor: Andrea Moen-Reinhatdt

Mark finds the triplets huddling in the garden. They know they are in trouble, they know they did wrong,
and they expect to be severely punished. Mark looks down at his precious triplets. He reaches into their
minds, seeing their fear, their panic, and one thing he never expected, their hate for the White Bengal
Tiger race.

He sees everything they did, how they came to be on the ship. How they found the human, and both
their and Moonblades reaction to each other. A thought and all three are sleeping peacefully.

Mark thinks and he needs someone to talk to. He decides the one who might help and therefore, he
summons Heather.

Heather stands there stunned and wet. Eeekk!!!

Opps, sorry Mark waves a paw and Heather is dry and has a robe on now.

Please give me a warning next time, Heather comments as she notices the triplet sleeping, so you big
lug, whats going on now?

I would like your ideas on a problem I have, they did something that is not too good, and Im not too
sure what I should do with them.

Heather looks into Marks eyes, she can see his pain, whatever the problem is, it was really bothering
him. Love, tell me, lets see whats hurting you. Without warning, Heather heads fills with everything
the triplets have done; and how much it hurts Mark. Oh Mark, such things, I know are not your fault,
and theres an easy way for you to fix them.

Mark looks back at Heather with sad eyes. Tell me, whats the easy way?

Heather smiles as she begins speaking. Mark, you have been changing memories at will, lets now
change their hate to love, and remove that memory of what they did. Theyre yours, so they are not as
innocent as you thought at first, their mother wasnt the best furson around. So make them the best
fursons you can.

Mark smiles. Yes that will work, thank you Heather.

It takes a few minutes, but the changes have been made, the triplets will no longer have a hate in them.
Its not needed for them to hate, only to love and be loved. Okay, its done. Heather love, I am going to
send them home with you. Take care love, I will be back soon.

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Three hours later, Luna has made four major jumps in the tail of the Siberian Tigers fleet. Bad enough
the Gods start a war and loose control of it. Now having to deal with a war because of hate.

Marks been in deep thought for the past few hours. He doesnt want to destroy a fleet of his own
fursons ships.

Luna, the ships of the Siberian Tigers fleet, can the pulse cannons just take out selective targets?

Sire the Heavy Long Range Rail Cannon would be better suited for pin point targeting of selective
systems.

Luna, General Orders for all ships, Fire only if fired on, Second, Selective targeting only. Engines,
weapons systems. I want them taken alive. Only destroy if all else fails.

Understood Sire

* * *

Are you going to sit in here all day?

Mark looks up from his desk. Hey good looking, No. I think I have a plan now, just waiting to intercept
the Siberian Tigers fleet.

Tina walks over and climes into Marks lap, with a purr. Ahh this is the best seat in all of Luna. So whats
your plan?

Mark gently stroke Tinas fur I sent Fllee, Yip and Glaa on a sabotage mission. Theyre going to shut
down as many jump drives as possible. This way main power will be down on many ships. Their fleet will
stop to find out why and make repairs

Tina cuddles more. Will they be safe?

Oh yeah, Yip and her friends are quite able to stay out of sight and get away from them.

* * *

Luna Made her finale Jump, In front of her lies one thousand Siberian Tigers fleet ships. Mark stands on
Lunas Command deck.

Luna send Gamma commands. Shut down as many as you can.

About 675 Ships go dark, their Main power systems go off line. They lay adrift in space. Others start to
power up weapons and shields, forty of them are still down with out main power thanks to Yip and her
sisters.

Luna open Battle comm

Comm open Sire

On all the Ship, their Holoprojectors come to life, Standing on their command decks is an Image of their
King, In full battle armor. Siberian Tigers of this fleet, stand down. This is your only chance to lay down
arms and leave as free furs.

A lead Battle cruiser opens fires on the Luna, her shields never noticed the shots. A gunner station on
Luna arms the number nineteen Heavy Long Range Rail Cannons as ordered earlier. Taking aim for the
cruisers main weapons systems. One round right thru the main power conduit to the weapons. The
round punches right thru like the ships armor was never there.

Other ships of the fleet see how easy the Luna punch thru the XXuolls Strikes heavy shields and armor,
Ships power down, some back off and activate their parley lights. About fifty ships decide to fight.

Mark steps back, letting Krellels and his command staff handle the few who wanted to fight.

* * *

Sire out of the four hundred ship, we have three hundred and seventy four ships left. Most are still in
battle ready condition.

Mark looks up from his desk. How bad are the other ships Krellels?

Krellels take a deep breath. Its not good Sire, the ships that decided to fight, Sire most self destructed.
They were not going to surrender no matter what.

Mark closes his eyes, feeling the deaths of all the Tigers on the ships, in the mist he feels some lost, and
a shock, he finds an innocent, one who was dragged into this, one who would not fire her cannons, she
died at the hands of her commanding officer. Krellels, have the ships who stood down commanders
report to you, and a temp staff assigned to their ships, I want them absorbed into the fleet as support
ships. The command of their ships will stand trial for their parts with consideration for them standing
down.

And what about them breaking their oaths?

Thats why I want the trial, I want to know who armed them and gave the orders.

Okay Sire, anything else?

Not at the moment, Youre dismissed War Lord.

Mark watches Krellels leave and in a blink he is in the mist, Standing in the broken hull of a frigate. A
lone female tigress lays curled up crying. Young lady, please come here.

Ruaal Looks up and the voice, suddenly fearing what she sees. Standing above her is a monster of a
being.

Mark bends down, offering the scared tiger his paw. I know you can hear me, please now, Stand, Im
here to take you home.

Ruaal finds her voice. Sire? Is it really you?

Mark smiles. Yes, I am your King, and now Im here to show you the way home.

Home Sire? Am I not dead?

Yes sadly you have past, but you stayed innocent and now you have earned a new home. One where
you can just be happy

Ruaal takes hold of Mark paw, the mist around them swirls and she finds herself in a garden. Suddenly
Mark calls out. Pawwsss, Please come here.

A form glides over to them, Shes a young lioness. Sire, you called?

Yes, Pawwsss, I bring you a new charge, she is young and scared, but I bet your love will help her adjust
and be happy,

Pawwsss looks at the young soul with a warm loving smile.
Would you like to meet my grandkit? He is about your age and would love to meet you?

Can I?

Mark Yes you can, this is going to be your new home. Ahh, here comes Arn now.

Arn come over skipping al the way. Mammy, whats going on?

Pawwsss We have a new friend coming to live here Arn, came and meet her.

Arm walks over to the group with a big smile. Hello Sire, its very nice to see you, and who are you?

Arm, Pawwsss, this is Ruaal, she hard a hard life, now its time for her to learn how to be happy and be
loved.

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Mark just left the nursery, having tuck-in the last pup. A smile on his muzzle. He enters his bed
chambers, on his bed lays his loved ones, Tina and Fyyf sitting up, waiting for him, most other deep in
sleep. Fyyf the first to speak Love, come and keep us warm tonight come on Mark, I cant sleep until
you hold me tonight.

Mark crawls on bed, Fyyf cuddles up to his backside, He wraps his arm around Tina and pulls her up to
his chest, a few minutes later, he can be heard purring in his sleep. A long day done with, now its time to
dream of happier times to come.