Thread: Open Skies, Smoking Guns(Myself x F R O S T)

The dragon grinned at his subdued prey, her reaction to his sudden attack amused him, humans were almost cute when surprised or scared, lightening that mood even further and making his tail twitch with a predatory pleasure. She complied readily enough to his threat, which he appreciated. Mercenaries tended to not be as loyal and often displayed a sense of self-preservation, not having silly concepts like duty and caring more about their next paycheck than some notion that they needed to die for something. She had enough sense to understand the very real threat that this male posed despite the almost suggestive manner that he was pinning her to the ground. She seemed to be quite a bit of a robust female, a little stronger looking than the neko or the captain, and though he appreciated such a physique he kept that to himself, trying to remain serious even though the tip of his tail twitched like a playful cat. She could certainly have fought back, maybe try to bite his hand or shove him off, but he was much faster than her, and that bite might well end up on one of the talons or scales, which were certainly harder than her blunt little teeth and were also quite capable of removing her face from the rest of her skull. That would be a hideous waste though, so Mercury continued to press his threat, those claws pricking at sensitive skin and teeth gleaming dangerously in the darkness. Those claws also teases the metal guarding some of her curves, scraping gently along them, head tilting curiously before eyes returned to hers. The human female did quickly relent though, which made mercury smile and expose those long, glinting fangs to her, watching her hand release that hatchet before that tail of his swiftly and dexterously wrapped around the hilt of the weapon and tossed it across the hold of the ship, well out of reach of the female. The dragon's handsome face leaned in close, close enough that she would be able to smell the mint he enjoyed chewing to keep his breath fresh, a smile touching the lips on his handsome face. Good girl The dragon purred, the sound and vibration moving straight into her chest from his. His grip relaxed ever so slightly, if only to show the female that her compliance was doing work to save her life. His eyes returned to her, noticing her calming herself, which he respected, nothing more irritating than a victim... she also steeled herself just in case he decided to kill her anyway, which pleased him... courage was a good thing to see, especially in the face of death and in one that most would expect to drop her flags and run at the first sign of danger. With the female dealt with Mercury turned his vision to his companion, noting that the neko had also taken down her foe with no injury at all minus some damage to her clothing. She was quite skilled, and that he appreciated, and her own target was down and muffled. Mercury glanced over to her noticing the pleasure of her having captured her own prey, an enormously pleased look appearing on his handsome face, The dragon offered her a playful smile, those golden eyes glancing at the skin revealed and that flicking tail of hers. Seemed they had quite a bit in common, and he quite liked the look of her toned midriff. He glanced back at his own tail, grasping the rifle from the nearby the soldier and also removing that potential threat from him and tearing it from his hands if needed, placing it down a little more carefully before signalling the other boarders to enter. With both threats neutralized he rapped his tail two times on one of the crates, signalling to the boarders to enter. It didn't take much time for the rest of the party to drop down the hatch, ready to subdue the captives. Two men and a woman dropping down after them, both heavily armed and ready for the capture. One of the males moved to assist the neko with her prize, the other two moved to secure the mercenary. Mercury's hand moved to her throat while the man who came to assist him bound her wrists and then those talons moved away altogether, gently slipping up her neck and chin scratching only enough to raise the skin on her teasingly before she was pulled away. Likewise the neko's prey was tied up and dealt with. From there the mercenary's life was in the hands of the boarding party, perhaps she would turn and join them... the soldier however was a wildcard, greenbacks tended to be loyal and and it might be best to throw him overboard or slit his throat for a quick death. Once his prey had been dealt with quietly and calmly Mercury sent her a wink, letting the boarders place her and her soldier pal somewhere safe to be hauled onboard their own ship for questioning later. For now however his attention shifted to the neko and he offered her a talon to grab ahold of so they could move on to the next couple chambers, gesturing to the other boarders to follow them as he moved silently across the floor to the door that the soldier and the mercenary had entered from. Unfortunatly things wouldn't go as smoothly as they would have initially thought. Merc perked and growled when his ears picked up the sound of footsteps, it was before even he could react much less anyone else could before another figure stepped through the door, holding a pistol... another greenback cadet who's eyes went wide and he opened his mouth to shout, seeing the tied up captives and the pirates onboard. He actually did manage a cry of surprise before Mercury silenced him, driving the blade of his tail up into the young man's jaw and away, golden eyes now widening as he gestured to the boarders. Tell the boys upstairs to throw a smoke grenade the boarder signaled to a man above and Mercury darted into the hallway, moving over the body of the young man he had just killed, talons bared and ready. He didn't know if anybody had heard the shout, but he wasn't taking chances.