Boom factor

Oh my stars... you have a functional mind?!

Z was resting comfortably on the couch when Kat smacked her antenna right on her face. She always thought her partner to be part cat at times. This was just her way to get her attention. She seemed a lot more huffy than usual.

“Ok, so what’s wrong?”

Kat just pouted at the question. "Just be honest. You want to get married, correct?"

Hunter Zes, the one who spilled the blood of the guilty in Universe 10 to such a degree that it was known to all the consequences of what they did to her family. The same woman who self-made her sense of self from the ground up, and overcame the reminders of the most brutal training.

She was almost blushing pink. Despite her green skin. That intense emotion caused her Pak to light up the entire room.

Fuck fuck fuck, holy shit out of all the things she said. No, she is just messing with me like usual. That has to be it.

"As much as I enjoy this reaction, Zes, I need you to come back out of it so you can respond." Kat just put one hand to her cheek.

Z was still going through a whirlwind of emotions in her head. It wasn't even part of her whole package as an empath. This was all here. While this was happening, she felt a Kat's hand, and then the feeling of lips meeting hers.

When even the most chaste kisses happened when they were teenager, she used to get so flustered. Now it depends. This one felt soft and did what it was intended for. To ground her to the moment.

As Kat broke away from the kiss, she forced Z to look her in the eyes. "I need your racing mind to stop right now. I need you here right now to answer me, Zes."

Holy shit, she was actually asking the question?

Z sighed. "I know titles are not important. Just more and more, I like to say you're mine no matter what. I kinda see a wedding like claiming you for all to see. Also, the last wedding I was at was amazing." That was her truth.

Her parents' wedding wasn't typical, but it had everyone celebrating. It's probably staying as long as she did on Earth, because she says that the ceremony was great. If you do it the way you want to for your significant other.

“Thank you for giving me an answer then. It's just something to think about." Kat just gave the softest smile. Before she could ask why, she wanted to know about her thoughts on marriage, and another kiss came. This one had a clear message.

“Yes, I missed this.”

These were the few moments to themselves that the two halves of Venatrix had, but when you had infinite time, then there was no point in rushing things. Unless your name was Red, but even then, there shouldn't be any rush.

They took a small ship and parked it close to a very colorful nebula. The shield up top was extended. Not that they need it. They didn't need suits when they were Ves. Now there was just less risk of freezing to death.

Zes emerged and took her usual red form when they separated. She stretched and sat next to Ven. "Well, at least there is some benefit to being like this.”

They calmed down over time. They had more time to process everything, unlike Ves. Just them without any issue. "I always have to hear you. Just now I get to feel you sitting next to me. Still amazes me every time."

“Say that in front of Dre and you would get either him yelling gay or something about staying baby forever." Zes chuckled as her hand went to Vens. It was nice being able to laugh again, with all the tragedy that led to where they are. It's nice to just be.

Ven sighed and almost smiled. She had good memories with Dre when they were Ves. Good memories even after becoming Venatrix. Just this current version is a little skeptical of her. "Yeah, I still want to know what Red told him for him to get so freaked out over me."

“Fuck if I know. Well, I can guess. We are the backup if he goes rogue. Not that he would. Not even in the Phromoza space was anything like that possible." Zes was getting annalital again. Just took a slight squeeze from Ven so she wouldn't ramble.

“I think I see it.”

Zes just sighed as Gaz walked up beside her. It was a simple bet between friends that got them looking at the scene at Zim's lab. Well, more like what her brother was doing in his lab.

It was several of his usual biological experiments. Well, mostly he was taking apart the last one that failed. Also, there was a monkey for some reason.

Gaz just blinked and looked at Zes. "Hey, from all that you tell me about the Minecraft Steve you call your dad. He probably does similar shit."

Which is why if they are in a room together, either something is a kaiju or he's getting adopted.

"I mean, yeah, I've seen Dad's lab. I mean, he's not making shit like this in there." Zes loves her dad, but would still say something if his dead body collection was whatever her brother has on his table.

Gaz just lightly slapped her upside the head. “Bitch, you told me about the dead body collection.”

"Yeah, but it's not bioengineering...or squid man." Zes just shrugged and put her hands in her pockets. It's semantics at this point.

“Do we have a plan?”

Z just blinked as she was already looking at the guard rotations and the scans of the building they were going to hit. With her tactical mind, she's already finding several different ways to enter the building. That, along with several combat plans.

She sighed. "Yes, along with paths where the ones Gramps wants alive should be located. Seriously, I wouldn't go in without some idea."

Should I be proud I'm more like pops in this regard? Eh, I've always been like this, just now I have to put several times more thought. I'm not a kid anymore.

"I have to ask, considering what happened in the past. It's what I'm here for. To make sure you don't mess it up."Kat was already smirking. Though this was her way of making sure her partner didn't fall back on old habits.

Z smirked and adjusted her gun. “Fuck you. I was pissed then for a good reason the last time. This is just for money right now.”

"We will do the fucking later. Don't worry about that part." Kat smirked as she used one claw to lift Z's chin.

Dad can never know about this. Don’t be a simp.

She was blushing fiercely. "Hey, it's our first job since I found dad again. Can we get back on track?"

"We'll get off track later in our room then. You are like both your parents in that regard. It says something when I tell you to lighten up." Kat was a little smug but returned her focus to the building.

Hunter Zes just sighed. Still blushing hard. “We’re working bitch, but I’ll take that as a compliment.”

She's gonna kill me one of these days. Fuck, the last thing I want to do is propose when covered in blood.

Z just smirked and grabbed the side of Kat’s face. “You do like it when I’m the most dangerous thing in the room.”

“Does this help you?”

Zes yawned as she heard Kat talk next to her. They were watching whatever was on TV on the couch at Kat's place. It says something that she felt comfortable enough to take a nap there.

The question came as she was waking up.

"Well, fuzzy blankets were always a given even as a smeetling." Zes just stretched. Technically, their brand of Irkens can go and function without sleep. Her pak just tends to use more energy depending.

I never did figure out what they put in those blankets to make them so soft back on Irk.

Kat just sighed and lightly smacked the other girl upside the head. "I meant the dreams. It's not hard to notice you only sleep when you're comfortable. Even then, sometimes it's not great."

"I didn't think you annualized it that much. You never had the problem on Irk, but, dreams aside, it's just a habit from when I was a smeetling. I figured I liked sleeping, but if I did it too much, people would figure us out. So you rest when things were safe." Zes paused, thinking back on it. Gaz would say that she couldn't rest due to monsters nearby. It was a random video game reference, but it did simplify things.

That was rule number one of not getting caught being defective.

Kat sighed. “Fuck am I helping the dreams by staying here or not?!”

“Stupider people than us have done this.”

Zes just looked at her friend and nodded. “Yeah, and we’re related to them.”

The entire situation was typical for her and Gaz. Their brother got into trouble, and here they are to save the day. This time, a pumpkin patch mutated.

Should I be grateful no risen dead? I mean, Membrane doesn't believe in a lot of supernatural stuff, but even he thought Dib would go that route.

"Pretty sure this should have been a corn maze before the dumbass twins got here." Vaz wasn't even surprised. The boys weren't in immediate danger. Just crying very loudly.

Zes just turned off her disguise and checked her pockets for her fire granades. "I mean, you said it yourself, it's stupid to get in all that, but who else will if not us?"

“True that. So wanna bet which dumbass started this?” Vaz asked as she got out her bat.

Zes just looked at the situation. Her tactical mind is already kicking in and analyzing the situation. "If it was my brother, then they would have started as his attempts to make pets. Dib probably got something out of his lab.”

“Welp, my dumbass brother this time. Guess I’m buying lunch.” Vaz sighed.

I almost forgot that little bet. Even when the boys didn't know the truth about me, the bet still stands. The sister of the brother who starts the shit buys lunch.