Allow Me To Introduce Myself
The Starforce team looked at Yon-Rogg dumbfounded. Each of them had communed with the Supremor and received not only a debriefing but a whole new set of memories which had unsettled everyone no end. Yon-Rogg had finished his debrief with "Any questions", everyone shook their heads very slowly, still visibly in shock that since they had left C-53 that not only had the Commander obtained a new mate but they had also gained a new team mate and those new memories, no-one knew what to make of the whole situation. “Dismissed” he told everyone as he turned to go back to his quarters and rest for the last three hours of flight time.
"Commander, can I have word? “Att- Lass called after Yon-Rogg which caused Yon-Rogg to sigh once more, he made a mental note that, that had been happening a lot lately “that woman will be the death of me" he thought and motioned for Att-Lass to follow him. As soon as they entered Yon-Rogg’s quarters and the doors closed behind them Att-Lass asked “permission to speak without rank Commander?" to which Yon-Rogg nodded and waited for an ear bashing, Att-Lass was never shy about making his feelings known, a highly unusual trait for a Kree. He was expecting some backlash from this whole situation and waited for the ear full he was expecting, what he didn’t expect was, “I never did apologise to you did I Yon-Rogg? I really did make your life hell in school didn't l? I am so sorry" the memories had been carefully chosen by the Supremor it would seem. All the memories were authentic, just, rewritten. Vers had replaced the memory of a young blue skin Yon-Rogg had once had a very big crush on by the name of Una. She had been teased mercilessly because of her friendship with Yon-Rogg as blues did not associate with pinks and her father had removed her from the school not long after their run in with Att-Lass as her friendship with “ a person of lower standing “ was becoming an "Embarrassment". The whole incident had been a very low point in Yon-Roggs' life and until his rewrite had still caused him upset. Now all he wanted was to make sure his Vers was safe and well, it was a strange sensation. He genuinely loved this woman, he would give up his life for her. He would give up Starforce for her, even the Kree themselves if it was called for. He quickly buried the thought into a deep part of his brain that the Intelligence never probed for fear of retribution for his heretical thoughts.
“Att-Lass, pay it no mind. It’s all in the past. We were younglings after all, besides, all of your teasing... Bullying, “Att-Lass corrected, “yes, alright, bullying, well it made me strive to be better than everyone else at everything. I mean look at me, I am the youngest Commander in Kree history, also I am the first and only ever pink skin to hold the rank. I don't think that I would be the man I am today without your ill treatment. In fact, if you do wish to make restitution just make sure that our Vers never suspects a thing. Treat her as you would your sister my friend. “Att-Lass nodded his head in agreement, it was a small price to pay, Yon-Rogg could have made his life a living nightmare and this is all he asked of him. He smiled “it seems today we receive a new teammate and I, a new family member" he grinned as Yon-Rogg offered him some cerulean ale. “so, it would seem" Yon-Rogg said with an equally broad grin. “I’ll let you get some rest" Att-Lass told Yon-Rogg as he emptied his glass and saluted before leaving his Commander alone. “sleep well my friend" Yon-Rogg smiled as Att-Lass gave another over exaggerated Terran salute causing Yon-Rogg to let out a short puff of laughter as the door closed.
The Hellion landed back at Starforce headquarters with the usual pomp and ceremony. A claxon sounded to notify Hala of the Starforce teams safe and victorious return, not long after that came the sounds of cheering and applause. Yon-Rogg watched as Vers was stretchered from the Hellion followed closely by his team. " So, how is my daughter? “Yon-Rogg stiffened at the sound of his father's voice. Of course, he would have received the same treatment as he and his team. Chances were all of the relevant Kree would receive the same “mission brief” or were just reprogrammed and the remaining Kree would be none the wiser. He braced himself for one of his father’s lectures, but he never received it. His father looked at him and gave him a rare smile. “May I suggest a proper union when our Vers is back on her feet? You have done well my son. Not only do you give me the daughter I thought I would never have with the possibility of children to continue our bloodline, but you have managed to get a very archaic law repealed. I am so very proud of you" he said before walking away, leaving Yon-Rogg staring after his father in shock and disbelief. As his father walked away Yon-Rogg stood scratching his head in confusion. Surely it wasn’t this easy to manipulate a person. “OH, and welcome home boy" he called over his shoulder as he disappeared from view, “we will talk more in depth after you are suitably rested” Yon-Rogg was startled, he stood staring at the hanger door as he tried to make sense of everything. Now that was a conversation, he wasn’t sure if he should look forward to our not.
showers were usually a ten-minute affair but after today’s events Yon-Rogg had decided an hour shower was in order. He needed to run through the events of the last 35 hours as his head and he was still in a daze. He just couldn't process what had happened without the feeling that it was all, well, wrong! Yes, he had decided to bring Vers back with him to Hala as he felt she would be a great asset to the Kree, but was it really necessary to create such an elaborate back story? was this really for the good of all Kree? Was this programming really for Vers' benefit? He couldn't help but feel that this was all put in place to keep him in line. He ran through all the conversations that he had had recently with the Intelligence to try and work out if he had given them reason to think that he was a liability but he couldn't come up with anything. He was devout to the Kree and would never turn against them, so Maybe Vers was a gift from the Intelligence for his loyalty. But all of this manipulation just did not sit well with him and what was even worse was everyone had accepted these recent events without question.
Yon-Rogg leaned on the shower wall and bowed his head under the jet spray, he let the water massage his aching muscles as his mind started to wander to the point that he didn't even hear his door open, in fact the only time that he registered that someone was in his quarters was when the air changed in the washroom, ” Sloppy Yon-Rogg, very sloppy “ he thought as he reached for something to use as a weapon but stopped dead in his tracks when he heard, " They let me out early baby, apparently I'm good to go.
“Vers?
who else would it be? Minn-Erva?” ” Now that is a frightening thought" Yon-Rogg shuddered, “Now, wouldn't that be scary?” Vers laughed as she stepped into the shower and took him into her arms. “A scary thought indeed" he laughed as she echoed his thoughts before pulling her close and kissing her. At the back of his mind something was screaming at him, “what are you doing? this is not right”, Yon-Rogg silenced that voice quick smart. He had a mate and a chance of a family, something he would never have if he were to let Vers go. The selfish part of him was not willing to let this opportunity pass him by. “You know what I was thinking about while I was getting patched up after that damned Skrull near killed me?
No. Why don't you enlighten me?" Yon-Rogg tried to make his voice sound light hearted, but it sounded strained, even to him. He knew Vers would put it down to the stress of him nearly losing her, but in reality, he was having a hard time with yet another fake memory. This new memory would no doubt show a Skrull killing Mar-Vell and aiming its’ weapon at her, this hole that was being dug was getting deeper and deeper and he couldn't shake the feeling that he was the one who was going to be buried in it. “Well. I was thinking about our shower that Minn-Erva interrupted the day of our engagement and how we never got to finish what we started. I do hate leaving things unfinished" Vers grinned as she wiggled her eyebrows at him. For the first time in an age Yon-Rogg actually laughed and for the first time in his life he actually felt free. “I think you’re going to have to refresh my memory my love” he laughed and was rewarded with a crafty smile, “oh, I intend to" Vers grinned as she swept his legs from beneath him and pounced on top of him. “I think your memory is askew my darling mate" he laughed as he reversed their position, “Now, where were we before we were rudely interrupted?” he smirked as he started to nibble at her neck, “Ah yes, we were here" Yon-Rogg grinned as he slipped his fingers within her just as he had done in their memory rewrite and set a torturously slow pace that was clearly having a wondrous effect on his Vers. He studied her closely, talking in every expression and movement she made as she cried out with her release, the sigh of contentment that left her sent a thrill through him as he prepared to make her his outside of their dream world.
Another air disturbance in the washroom effectively threw cold water over the pair of them, Yon-Rogg couldn't help but feel pride in his mate as her instincts kicked in putting her on high alert “she will be a great warrior" he thought as he brushed his fingers lovingly over her cheek. Vers allowed herself a loving nuzzle as she leaned into his touch and gave him a chaste kiss as she exited the shower. “You know, one day I will get you back into bed" she whispered as she quietly pulled a towel around her. Yon-Rogg merely grinned sarcastically as he followed her lead by covering up his modesty before going to greet their intruder.
They had no weaponry to defend themselves so Yon-Rogg found himself putting Vers behind him to protect her, much to Vers‘ annoyance but both were startled with a burst of laughter, “Aw c'mon dad, you know mom doesn't like to be babied" a woman giggled at the look of astonishment that now adorned both of their faces. “Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Phyla and I'm your daughter"