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�Black
Fire�

Written
by Sapphira, and based on Earth: Final Conflict, F Sea Season�

Pairing:
Howlyn/Renee & mild Liam/Lilli

Sequel
to �If Only For One Night�

Disclaimer:
Don�t own anything in relation to E:FC� darn. I am making no profit off of any
of my fanfics, except that which comes in the form of reviews, and those are
given freely� most of the time. (wink)

Note:
Alternate ending and continuation to the series finale� The premise for this
series originally came into being over at ff.net a couple of years ago, it was
completed almost a year ago from today, and had garnered over 300 reviews and
about 500 fans. Tis eis extreme Howlyn/Renee erotica at its best, so if you
have a problem with this couple, then don�t read. It�s that simple�

Enjoy!

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Chapter One

Yulyn stood by, and watched helplessly as Jaylis, Howlyn�s
second-in-command and runner up for the Throne, released his cleaves and ran
them deep into Howlyn�s solar plexus, lifting him clear off of his feet.
Feeding off of his King�s energy force, and declaring himself the new Ruler of
the Atavus.
Yulyn struggled against the Atavus soldier restraining him.
Trying to reach his father. To do what, he didn�t know. Jaylis had always
waited for the opportunity to remove Howlyn as an obstacle from his path to
Ruler, and now he finally had his chance. And he was going to make it count.
Yulyn hadn�t known what he was thinking when he had
sealed off the exit way, and locking himself in with his father, except that he
had wanted to give Renee and her crew a chance to work things out from their
end. He had stayed in the hopes of convincing his father to give up this
insanity, and make peace with the human race.
�She is someone I know and trust!� The boy spoke up,
despite the tightening of Jaylis�s grip.
Renee cautiously took a step closer. Her eyes
flickering to Yulyn momentarily to ascertain that he was still in one piece,
before focusing back on the Atavan male. She didn�t like the way he was
studying her.
�Stop the carnage. We can all work together on this.
Try to find a solution.� Renee tilted her head to the side as she slowly
repositioned her weapon. She didn�t like the way the male was calculating his
options to what she believed wasn�t probably going to be surrender.
Yulyn sensed it too, �Listen to her!�
�I think not!� Jaylis snarled in response. He started
to smile. Ah, so that was what it was that had been tickling at his
senses from the moment the female had stepped into his view. She was with
child, and unless his senses were a little cross wired from the 3 million years
in stasis, the child she carried had been sired by an Atavus male. The Atavus
male laying at his feet, to be precise.
Renee saw the dawning of comprehension in Yulyn�s
captor, as he ascertained Renee�s condition. Great, just great.
�I know who you are now.� Jaylis hissed. His eyes
glaring fire at Renee, as she tensed, waiting for whatever was to come. �Howlyn
must have fallen farther than I realized, to have taken a human, livestock,
as a mate.�
Renee gritted her teeth, as Yulyn looked at her in
shock. His under developed senses unable to pick up what Jaylis�s had. Renee
didn�t look back at him. Instead she kept her eyes trained fully on Jaylis.
Waiting for the other shoe to fall. She felt her daughter leap in fear within
her womb. Sensing it�s mother�s concern.
�Let�s try to keep civilized about this, okay?� Renee
took a step closer. �Let the boy go.�
Jaylis continued like he hadn�t even heard her. �You
know, I always knew that Howlyn had fairly good taste when it came to women.
His first wife was strong and beautiful, if a bit misguided in our role in
things. Juda, well,� Jaylis started to chuckle. �Juda was Juda.� /p>

�But this� I didn�t expect. Makes me wonder what he
saw that is so special in you. Enough for him to place his seed within your
womb.� Jaylis evaluated his options. He could kill the boy, and try to take
control over the human, to evaluate her himself. It would be his final victory
over Howlyn. To take his Queen and offspring to be as slaves... But judging by
the way that female was holding that weapon of hers, he didn�t think he would
live long enough to enjoy the kill. Besides, first feeding on the father� then
the son... That was just plain gluttony.
An did did have the guardian status over the ship to
consider. It would never fly now, and it had to be destroyed to keep it safe
from other species that might try to steal the technology. He was sure that
there had to be some place on this planet that still had remains of when the
Atavus had ruled. Some place they could retreat to, regroup, and then attack
the human race when their Atavan numbers had increased, and their odds of
survival improved. Naturally with him as the Ruler.
But the female� she was carrying the future heir or
heiress to the throne. She was too dangerous to remain alive. The idea of a
half breed ruler was almost as bad as the thought of Yulyn ruling in his
father�s stead.
�Look. I don�t know what bone you have to pick with
Howlyn, but there is a bigger issue at stake here. Your ship is damaged, and
your species have been weakened by remaining on Earth as long as you have. You
are not as strong as you once were. Make peace, so no more of either of our
people have to die.�
�Never!� Jaylis hissed. His sense of authority threatened
by the commanding tone in the strange female�s voice. He quickly activated the
destruction of the ship. He started to reach over to activate the portals, and
awaken the Atavus soldiers in stasis, so they could scatter and regroup at a
later date, when Yulyn took advantage of his momentary lapse of concentration,
and darted away.
Renee watched as Jaylis activated something on the
computer terminal in front of him, and Yulyn managed to pull away from him.
Without hesitation, she brought up her phase cannon as Jaylis tried to go after
the young prince, cleaves extended. Pulling the trigger, she watched as the
threat of Howlyn�s second-in-command, faded away to green swirls of dead life
force.
�You all right?� Renee questioned as Yulyn enveloped
her in a tight hug.
�Yes. But Jaylis has initiated the ship�s
self-destruct protocol.�
�How much time we got?�
Yulyn glanced back at the computer screen at the
alien images flashing across. �Three minutes, maybe more. Maybe less.�
Renee�s mind raced with different case scenarios.
�OK, the ID drives, they�re still functional, right?�
Yulyn thought for a second, then confirmed by nodding
his head.
�If we extract them, they could power the Taelon
Mothership.�
Yulyn caught on. �The Taelon Mothership would get me
home!�
Renee smiled. �That�s the theory. Liam!� she
called into her ear piece receiver. �Meet me in the Engine Room.�
�I�m almost there��
Renee grabbed Yulyn by the arm, �Come on,�
Yulyn pulled her back, concern in his eyes. �What
about the Atavus? The other ones onboard the ship?�
Renee looked back at him in surprise and confusion.
�What?�
�We could keep them in stasis for their safety, and
then transport them to the Mothership.�
Renee looked around her as the ship began to shake.
�Yulyn, there isn�t time!�
�For what?� he challenged. �To save my species?! To
show mercy?!� Yulyn�s voice became more serious. �Renee, my father is dead. My
brethren will follow me now. We can go home.�
Renee felt a cold shock flood through her at the
mention of his words. �� my father is dead�� She couldn�t believe
it. They hadn�t come this far, for Howlyn to die.
But the truth was written all over Yulyn�s grief
stricken face. And Renee knew what she had to do, and she prayed there was
enough time to do it.
Grapping her global, she linked into the Taelon
Mothership. Ra-jel�s concerned visage appearing. �Miss Palmer?�
�Ra-jel! Target the Mothership�s tractor beam onto my
coordinates. Prepare the stasis deck for��
�Our stasis deck is already prepared, Miss Palmer,
and I am activating the Particle Transporter beam now. I am pleased with your
decision.�
�Yeah, let�s just hope it was the right one.� Renee
answered back, glancing at Yulyn.
Renee paused before running down the corridors toward
the Engine room. She couldn�t leave like this. Not without making sure there
wasn�t any chance that Howlyn was still alive. She owed at least that much to
Yulyn and her daughter. And to herself.
�Yulyn, go on to the Engine Room!�
�What! Where are you going?!� Yulyn looked at her
like she had gone mad. Maybe she had.
�I�ll be right behind you!� She assured him, pushing
him in the direction of the corridor. �I�ve just got to finish something
first.�
�Renee�the ship! It�s going to blow any-�
�Go!� Renee�s tone left nothing open
for discussion. She watched for a moment to make sure Yulyn followed her order,
before turning back into the Command Deck.
She hadn�t noticed Howlyn�s body before. She had been too
focused on Jaylis and Yulyn to have cared about the unmoving body of some
Atavus. It had never occurred to her that it belonged to Howlyn.
Renee felt a lump build in her throat as she knelt by
Howlyn�s body. He was pale and unmoving. The viscous wound in his lower chest
open and slick with blood.
Renee shook her head, as she felt something constrict
around her heart. Damn his arrogance!
Renee briefly touched Howlyn�s smoothly ridged
forehead, as she came to a decision. She didn�t know what the burial customs
were for the Atavus, but she was pretty sure they didn�t include getting blown
up on a ship from hell.
She pulled a miniature transporter beacon from her
pocket, and slapped it onto his unmoving chest. After activating the beacon,
she pulled out her global and linked into the Mothership again, as she ran as
fast as she could for the exit. Knowing Liam would be there with the ID Drives.
�Ra-jel! Lock onto the transporter beacon located in the
Command Deck, and beam the body back to the Mothership. Secure it on one of the
quarantine vaults in the Medical bay. Hurry!�
Ra-jel studied Renee�s words for a moment, then nodded in
agreement.
Renee rounded the corner heading towards the exit, and
almost collided with Liam, who was carrying the ID Drives. Yulyn right behind
him. The entire ship�s warning tones were ringing off the walls. The entire
ship was screaming now in protest. Shaking violently under their feet.
�Where the hell have you been?!� Liam bellowed at
her. His face lined with anger and concern, as he shoved Renee roughly in front
of him and down the exit. Tossing her one of the ID Drives.
�I�ll explain later. Preferably �away� from the ship
that is currently exploding around us!�
The three of them exited the ship, and ran down the
recently dug tunnel, leading the way out. They barely managed to throw
themselves clear, before the Atavan ship blew. The force of the blow causing
the cavern around them to shake violently.
�We did it.� Liam gasped as the dust began to settle.
A smile spreading across his face.
Renee sat up slowly. A hand covering her stomach
protectively, as she felt the smaller tremors racing through the stone floor at
their backs. Yulyn watched her specivelively.
�Yeah, let�s just hope it was worth it.� Renee
glanced over at Yulyn. Meeting his gaze. She knew she would have to explain
herself to him sooner or later. But for right now, she was just glad to be
alive.

Chapter Three

�I keep hearing that we�re all connected, but there�s
a shoehorn in those ID Drives.� Renee griped good-naturedly at Liam as she made
the final adjustments.
Liam smiled back at her. �Whatever it takes to get
the job done.�
�My sentiments exactly. Ra-jel, try it now.� Renee
watched and waited as the Taelon Mothership struggled to come alive. Slowly
stuttered awake with the new, but alien, ID Drives in place.
Renee grinned in satisfaction as she stepped off the
platform to hug Yulyn. She planed to tell him before she left the ship, that
she had portaled his father�s body into the medical bay.
�I promised I�d get you home.� Renee wrapped her arms
snugly around the young prince.
�I guess this is goodbye.� Yulyn stated as he pulled
away. The shine of emotion reflected in his eyes. Somewhere along the line,
Renee had become part of his family. Renee felt the same.
�Hey, don�t be sad.� She gently squeezed his
shoulders, �We�re all connected, remember? You and I have a bond that
transcends time and space.�
�So why break it now?�
Renee looked at Liam in confusion. �What do you
mean?�
�This was but one of the many possible outcomes,
Renee. And it was the strength of your will that made it happen. And it is that
same will, that could open the next chapter.�
Renee cautiously eyed Liam. Realizing he was coming
around to a point here that she probably wasn�t going to like.
�I�m confused.�
******
Renee stalked back to her small Taelon ship in agitation,
after learning of Liam�s and Ra-jel�s �plan�. The two followed in close behind
her.
�Oh no, I don�t think so. You see, this �chapter� of
my destiny is over. No offense, but I just want to resume an alien free
lifestyle, thank you very much.� Renee turned back to look at them as she
stepped up onto the docking bay. �Ra-jel, it�s been interesting dealing with
you� Liam, let�s go.� With that, she turned back around. Fully expecting Liam
to follow her in. /p>

�I�m not heading back, Renee.� Liam spoke softly.
Watching her closely.
Renee felt a chill of dread run down her spine. She
didn�t really fully understand where Liam had been the past months, but she
didn�t want to lose him to it again. She had already lost so many people she
had cared about.
�You�re not leaving again?� She asked shakily.
�I hadn�t planned to.� He reassured her, �And I think
you should listen to what Ra-jel has to say.�
Ra-jel jumped in, �Renee, it is understandable that
your view of alien species has been unduly poisoned by Zo�or�s malevolent
leadership of the Taelon Synod,�
�Well, I can�t say that the Atavus or Jaridians were much
of an improvement.� Renee replied sarcastically.
�Renee�� Liam began. Ra-jel cut off whatever it was
he was going to say.
�Of all humans, you and Liam are the ones most capable of
exploring the heavens. And then sharing the wonders with your own species.�
Renee shook her head wearily. �I appreciate the
offer, Ra-jel, but I just want to go home.�
Liam smiled at her, like he knew something she
didn�t. �You�ve just got to let it go, Renee. There is a more noble purpose out
there. And it�s your destiny to be at the forefront of humanity�s next great
enterprise.� He paused a moment before continuing, �Space travel.�
Renee�s eyes narrowed.
�It�s the reason I came back.� He explained. �To
accompany you.�
Renee looked between Liam and Ra-jel helplessly. Not sure
as to how to respond to this well planed launch of attack. Yulyn had just come
up behind them. Concern and hope on his features.
Renee knew what his vote was.
She had really just wanted to find someplace isolated
and protecteherehere she could have her daughter in peace. And they wouldn�t
have to be involved in the rest of the world.
But on the other hand, did she really think that she
could keep her daughter hidden for long? What kind of life would Renee be offering
her child then? If they remained on Earth, she would always be alone or feared.
Or locked up in some lab for experiments. She would always be on the run. What
kind of life was that?
Or, she could agree to this wild plan of Ra-jel�s and
Liam�s, pre precede with her so-called destiny. And raise her child up among
the stars as she deserved.
Unconsciously placing her hand over her stomach, she
sighed. Knowing Liam and Ra-jel had played her beautifully.
�What the hell.� Renee stepped down from the platform.
�I guess a �normal� life would have been way overrated anyhow.� Renee walked
resolutely back towards the portal. �But first, I�m going to pick a few things
up at the Liar, and contact Hubble and Street. Let them know that I�m okay, and
what�s going on.�
Renee hup aup a hand for silence when Liam would have
protested. �I am not going to just disappear, and not let them know I�m
alright. I know how that feels.� Renee eyed Liam smartly before stepping
past him. Liam rubbed the back of his neck a little ruefully, before following
her out.

Chapter Four

�Renee, where have you been? Whatpenepened?� Juliet Street
questioned her friend. Concerned seeing as how she hadn�t seen or heard from
her since the hospital.
Renee smiled at Street through her global. She knew
that after picking up her things, and taking care of Sandoval�s body, that she
should have stopped by the apartment that Street was now sharing with that new
love interest of hers. And judging by the rock on her hand, Renee figured it
would be much more soon. But this goodbye was going to be hard enough, without
having to stand face to face to the woman that Renee had called her closest
friend and partner for the last year.
�It�s finished, Street.� Renee spoke hurriedly. �The
Atavus� ship has been destroyed. The Atavus on board remained in stasis, and
were beamed up to the Mothership. Yulyn will be the leader now, and we�ll be
escorting them back to the home planet. The worst is over.�
�Whoa, hold it, and rewind! What do you mean �we�,
and what happened with �Prince of Darkness� Ho, an, and his lapdog Sandoval?�
�They�re dead.� Renee stated quietly. Watching
Street�s eyes widen in surprise.
�H-How? I mean, what happened?�
Renee rubbed her forehead tiredly. �I don�t really
want to get into the details right now. It�s done.�
�Right. Are you okay?�
�As well as to be expected.�
Street studied Renee for a moment before nodding
quietly to herself. She didn�t know what to say. She knew Renee and Howlyn had
always had some twisted version of a relationship, right from the beginning.
Attracted to one another. Pulled to one another. And for a moment in time, even
lovers. But always on the opposite sides of this conflict. Both knowing they
could never give up the fight for the other. Fighting each other, even hating
each other. But both still wanting each other.
�What a second.� Street said, remembering something
else that Renee had said. �What �we� is escorting the Atavus back to their home
planet? Renee, I thought we agreed that you were going to keep your feet on the
ground where they belonged, after the conflict with the aliens was over.�
Renee glanced around to make certain she was out of
ear shot of the guys, before answering in a hushed tone.
�That was before I became pregnant.�
If Street hadn�t already been sitting down, her legs
would have crumpled beneath her. She was already starting to feel a headache
coming on.
�Please tell me it�s Michaels� � Street begged
quietly. Already knowing the answer.
Renee shook her head sadly at her friend. �If it was, then
it wouldn�t be necessary for me to leave Earth. You know that.�
�Yeah, I kinda did. But, you can�t go by yourself!�>
�I won�t be.� Renee reassured, �Liam will be coming
with me.� Renee watched as Street went completely pale.
�Liam!, He�s alive?! But how?!�
Renee shook her head. �I don�t fully understand it
myself, and I don�t have time to try to explain. I need you to do a favor for
me. Well, actually two.�
Street shook her head, a little dazed. �Um, yeah.
Okay. Sure. Anything.� Street couldn�t possibly imagine what the urgency was,
that Renee couldn�t explain what was going on.
�First off, I need you to contact Hubble for me. Let
him know that the main threat is past now, and that Liam and I both are
alright. And second�� Renee paused to make sure Street was listening carefully.
�I want you to continue the search for the stasis chambers on Earth. There are
hundreds of them out there, and unless you find them, the threat to Earth will
never be fully behind us until they are located. Once you find them, don�t mess
with them. Chart their location, mark it, save it. Hopefully we�ll be back soon
to retrieve them. And don�t let anyone know about what you�re doing. Track down
Augur if you can. Get him to help you. We both know he could never resist helping
you.� Renee added wryly. �You two are the only ones I know of that are smart
enough to get this done.�
Street just shook her head in stunned silence. What Renee
was asking her to do was no easy task. It was going to be next to impossible.
�Please, Street. I need you to do this. For me.�
Renee stared pleadingly at her friend. Hoping she wouldn�t turn her down.
�Alright,� Street sighed, �I�ll try, but you�ve got
to promise me that this won�t be the last time I talk to you.�
Renee looked away for a moment. �I can�t promise, but
I�ll do the best I can.�
Street sighed, �I guess that�ll have to do. Good
luck, Renee.�
�You too, Street. Stay the course.�
Street smiled one last time, before cutting off the
transmission.
Renee folded up her global. Confident that Street
wouldn�t let her down. She walked back over to join Liam at the front of the
deck. Overlooking Earth. She had changed clothes already into a more
comfortable, feminine, non-warrior type outfit. She had forgotten how much she
preferred to dress like this. She had released her lengthened blond hair from
it�s tight ponytail, and it flowed down around her shoulders. She came up
beside Liam, and started to speak.
�I realized just now that my whole life has been
spent pursuing my own goals with a vengeance. Because now I know I�m
heading towards something greater than myself, I can feel it. The great
unknown. Right?� Renee leaned in teasingly towards Liam. Hoping he wouldn�t
think her foolish.
Liam smiled at her, �Yeah, but what part scares you
more? Not knowing, or the idea of not having control?�
Renee laughed. �Both. But, it�s liberating. I mean,
the whole time on Earth we are looking for the answers to those questions; Who
am I? Why am I here? What�s my purpose?� Renee glanced back into the
star-filled galaxy. �And they�re all out there.�
�Ra-jel gave the version of a Taelon smile.
�The Taelon Mothership is a little more� advanced than your Atavan ship was.�
Renee nodded at Ra-jel as she stepped by the control
systems. She decided it was about time to crash for a few hours, recharge her
batteries, before getting some more info from Yulyn and Ra-jel, on what exactly
they were looking at once they arrived at the Atavus homeworld. All sorts of
scenarios ran through her head. All of them revolved around someplace that was
constantly over a 100 degrees in temperature. Not exactly a nice vacation spot
in Renee�s book.
She just wanted to stop by the medical firsfirst. In
order to put this day behind her, she had to put it completely behind
her. And that meant figuring out what needed to be done with Howlyn�s
body.
�Renee! Please wait a moment.�
Renee came to stop in the empty corridor and closed
her eyes in surrender. She turned around to watch Yulyn pace towards her
quickly. She knew he had questions that she needed to answer. But that didn�t
mean she had to look forward to it.
Renee watched Yulyn as he came closer, suddenly
embarrassed. �Um, when we were on my ship, Jaylis said some things that�
concerned me.� Yulyn broke off, not sure as to how to continue. �Were you and
Howlyn�?�
Renee decided to get this awkward situation over and
done with right now. �Yes, Howlyn was interested in me for other reasons than
killing me.� Renee paused a moment before continuing. �He pursued me, and I
fought him. I refused to become his� whatever the hell he wanted me for.� Renee
sighed, having a really hard time talking about this to Yulyn. He just watched
her. �He� located me at a rather difficult time for me in the middle of this
conflict a couple months back, and I would like to say that it was all his
doing, but� I did�submit to him momentarily, before managing to get away.�
Renee looked away from Yulyn. She could feel heat rising into her neck and
face. Silence cloaked the corridor, as Yulyn evaluated what she had just told
him. Renee met his gaze as he studied her quietly.
�Are you with child?� He asked softly. Neither
condemning not condoning her words.
Renee nodded. �It�s a female.�
Yulyn sighed, before nodding his head slowly. He looked
at Renee one last time, and smiling gently at her in understanding, turned back
around and headed back to the Command deck.
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