I used Telescopic Vision to see three beings just entering the atmosphere and they were heading towards the main city. They didn't look like they were going to slow down, so I knew they were going to use their speed to cause huge impacts and devastation for the shock and awe value. I flew over to the spaceship and stored it, surprising the Praying Mantis people near it.

“Tell everyone to scatter and hide.” I warned them and braced myself, then I launched myself upwards at cruising speed until I was high enough and then poured on the speed as I broke the sound barrier. I needed to intercept them as far up in the air as possible and the sound should reach them and cause them to slow down to figure out what caused it.

My ploy worked even better than I expected as all three of them came to a stop. They were worried about something and were discussing how to handle it before they were overwhelmed. I flew up towards them and it gave me a few moments to observe them.

They were the oddest trio anyone could think of, with a tall overweight black man, a muscular blond man wearing mechanical goggles that looked like a part of his head, and an old woman with grey hair in a long interwoven braid. She looked quite fit and her formfitting whitish-grey uniform looked good on her.

The large loincloth in front and back was a slight disappointment. Although, to be fair, the men wore the same thing. Not having to see their bulges was worth it, in my opinion. I flew up to them and the three of them seemed to both relax and tense up at the same time, so I knew I wasn't who they expected to see here.

“Where is the Great Nowl-Ahn?” The big black man asked as his fists clenched.

“We backtracked his movements for months along the path of planets with breathable air until we reached this one.” The blond man added.

I heard the difference in how the man said Nolan's name and scoffed. “I caught him here before he could move on and killed him for deserting his post and abandoning his duty.”

The three of them looked surprised and briefly exchanged worried looks before schooling their faces.

“Who are you?” The old woman asked me. Surprisingly, she didn't look angry at hearing Nolan was dead. In fact, she kind of looked intrigued.

Since I couldn't give them my Earth name, Markus Sebastian Grayson, because it would be meaningless to them, I decided to fit the pronunciation with what the black man said. “I'm his son, Sebast-Ahn.”

The woman smiled slightly and nodded. “Greetings, Sebast. I am called Thula.” She motioned to the blond man. “That is Vidor...” She said and wiggled her fingers at the big black man. “...and Lucan.”

“Greetings.” I said and nodded my head at each of them.

“You do not wear an Empire approved uniform.” The blond man commented. Like Thula, he didn't sound angry, even knowing I had killed one of his people.

I scoffed again, because I needed to keep up the act to stop them from attacking me. “That's because the idiot left me ignorant for the last 17 years about his mission. Since I didn't know any better, I conformed to my planet's culture of heroism and bright colors to distract criminals during fights and to please the masses.”

They exchanged looks again, only their worry was gone and they looked curious instead.

Thula floated forward and stopped a few feet away from me. “We were sent here to retrieve your father to face justice for his crimes.” She said and her eyes dropped down to my waist and went back up to my face. “But, it seems his upcoming trial and execution will be unnecessary.”

I couldn't help but smile at both her words and her interest. Distracting her with some flirting could only help me at this point. “It took a bit of work to deal with him, that's true.” I said and made my hands into fists. “He still fell in the end and paid for what he did.”

The old woman smiled warmly and her hand reached out to lightly caress my chest, making my Danger Sense flare up. I moved instantly and grabbed her hand, flung her around to flare out her loincloths and gave myself a great view of both her front and her ass, and caught her long braid with my other hand. I hugged her tightly from behind and pinned her arms to her sides, trapping her.

Thula let out a purr sound and wiggled her hips to rub her ass against my crotch. “You knew I was testing you?”

“Hmm.” I said as I grew hard for her and bit her earlobe hard enough to almost draw blood.

“Ohhh.” Thula moaned and shivered. She definitely liked being treated roughly.

“We need to see his body.” Lucan said and his large fists unclenched. Apparently, if Thula was relaxed around me, that was enough for him as well. “Take us to him.”

I chuckled and made a copy of it in my inventory and quickly used Thula's braid to bind her wrists with one hand and I used the other to make the body appear and grabbed it by the neck to shake it. The two men floated backwards at the sudden appearance and braced for an attack, which didn't come.

“I developed gravity manipulation as a secondary power and can reduce things in size until they are needed.” I explained and they relaxed.

Thula let out a pleased sound when she saw the caved in face on the body and the two intact eyeballs dangling from it. She knew it took precision strikes to allow that to happen, because eyes were delicate and were usually destroyed first, and she liked seeing it.

I tossed the body to the big black man and he easily caught it. “You can have it as evidence, even if I should take it back with me to Earth and show it off as proof that I dealt with him.”

That had the three of them smile, because proving your accomplishments to others fit right in with their mentality. The strong ruled the weak and the Viltrumites were the strongest race in the universe.

“You are making me regret I am past my child-bearing years.” Thula said, then she tried to slam her head backwards into my face to distract me and possibly make me let her go.

I moved my head aside and avoided the blow. She tried to use her elbow, which was ineffective with her wrists bound, so she tried to bash her hips backwards to push me away, except my hardness easily slid between her firm cheeks and she rubbed herself over me instead. She moaned wantonly and froze, because that was not what she had wanted to do.

“You're making me regret it, too.” I said and let her braid go, letting it unravel and freeing her hands as I pushed her away and slapped her ass really hard.

*CRACK!*

“Ohhhh.” Thula moaned as she floated away from me and spun around several times. When she stopped herself and faced me again, her face was red and she had bitten her bottom lip. She was definitely turned on because I could easily make her feel impacts like that without trying.

The blond man named Vidor chuckled. “We need to report back to the ship that the situation has been dealt with.”

The big black man named Lucan hung the corpse over his shoulder. “General Kregg will be pleased.”

Thula took a breath and let it out. “As the Great Nowl'Ahn's son, his mission automatically falls to you.” She said and floated back over to me. Her eyes dropped to my waist briefly and she licked her lips. “It will be your job to subjugate the people on your planet to put them under Viltrumite rule.”

I smiled as my hand darted out and I grabbed her by the throat. My grip was tight but not smothering, so she only let out a soft choking sound as I pulled her in close. “Give me 50 years and I'll have them eating out of my hand. Give me a hundred and they'll willingly elect me as the Planetary Governor.”

Thula let out a soft moan and her hands reached out. She didn't reach for the hand around her throat, though. She caressed the pectoral muscles of my chest instead and her eyes were full of desire.

I chuckled and kissed her hard, making her squirm happily, then I broke the kiss and pushed her away again. “If you're allowed to take a break from enforcement in a few years, come visit me.”

“I will.” Thula said, her voice full of promise.

“Perhaps I'll figure out how to reinstate your estrous cycle by then and I can give you exactly what you want.” I said, even though I could have given it back to her immediately.

“By Grand Regent Thragg's grace, you better!” Thula spat, almost angrily, and turned to give the two men with her a pointed look. “Let's go before I break my vow and take him while I'm working.”

The two men chuckled and the blond waved her forward.

“The ship won't be far away now.” Lucan said.

Thula nodded and flew ahead and the two men started to fly after her, then the blond paused and looked back at me.

“Be prepared to have someone visit to check on your progress in a few years.” Vidor warned.

I had to grin at that. “If it's not Thula, make sure whoever it is, is female and is ready to contribute to the population of the Viltrumite Empire.”

“I'll pass that along.” Vidor said and flew up after the other two.

After a minute, I felt someone glare at me and then her words reached my ears.

“It's going to be me as well!” Thula shouted.

She must have yelled at the top of her lungs to reach me from that far away. I thought with a laugh and used an amplify spell on my own voice. “I'LL BE WAITING!”

After another few minutes, my Danger Sense finally stopped and I let out a sigh. I flew back down to the main city and all the Praying Mantis people were still in hiding. I landed at the top of the temple-like entrance and walked inside.

“Andressa?” I asked and she opened the door to her private chambers. “They're gone.”

“They didn't attack?” Andressa asked, surprised.

I pointed at the purple baby. “They would have if they saw that.”

Andressa sighed and nodded. “His is a miracle.”

“That shouldn't exist.” I said and she nodded again. “What are you going to do with him?”

Andressa didn't answer me as she undid the top of her dress and revealed her breasts, with actual nipples, and then she picked up the baby and nursed him right there in front of me. I had to admit that her modest chest was quite appealing, despite being blue and her nipples being dark blue.

“Unfortunately, I am not suited to care for him.” Andressa said, despite the baby having quite a good time suckling on her breast and drinking her mother's milk. “I am nearing the end of my life cycle and all those he has come to know will die of old age before he is little more than a toddler.”

I didn't mention anything about ensuring a legacy group to continuously care for him, since his much longer lifespan would see him live past several generations before he's a teenager and then countless other generations as his Viltrumite genes kick in and extend his lifetime to a thousand years. That was a thousand generations of Thraxians and he would become a living ancient historic relic of their people.

“You want me to take him with me when I leave.” I said, understanding her need without having to read her mind.

“Yes. His place is with his family. His more humanoid family.” Andressa said and transferred his suckling mouth to her other breast. “Ones with similar lifespans, even if by your standards he will grow quickly, by ours he will be as long-lived as our buildings and just as revered.”

I had to sigh at that. “He'll be an oddity if he stays or if he goes. He'll just be less of one if he's among similar looking people.”

“Yes, Mark. That is what I desire. For him to not be the outsider. To be accepted. To become more than just the oldest person among my people.” Andressa said and kissed the baby's forehead with her large lips. She walked over to me and held him out to me. “My staff have prepared the things you will need for the trip back to your world.”

I wanted to refuse, I really did; but, I knew if the Viltrumites returned here, they would find him and slaughter him and the rest of the Thraxians. I took him into my arms and he cooed up at me and reached for my mask.

“I wonder... could I ask you for a favor?” I asked.

“What is it?” Andressa asked back.

“If you want to start another colony, Earth has plenty of room and the scout you sent is still there.” I said and she looked surprised. “You mentioned a science team before. Perhaps a couple of them and some children or teenagers. When they are breeding age, they'll have plenty to choose from.”

Andressa thought about it and crossed her arms under her breasts. That pushed them up and I barely avoided looking at them. Her mouth twitched at that and then she nodded. “I will talk to a few that are nearing their ends. Perhaps the thought of sending them on a final grand adventure will appeal to them.”

I smiled and nodded back. The attendants brought me several cases of clothing, materials, and milk, which I assumed Andressa produced or they had something else making milk for the baby. I didn't see any kid of cow or cow-like thing anywhere on the surface, so maybe they kept them underground.

Funnily enough, she didn't put her dress back on as she sent several attendants to retrieve who she wanted to talk to. She walked around her private quarters as if I wasn't there and she went to her closet, picked out a different ornate dress, and stripped off the old one.

I was surprised that she was so uncaring about showing herself off to the son of her husband. Well, she gave me a full view of how anatomically correct she was and again I had to admit that the only thing that detracted from her being quite attractive was her bug-like head. The different hands and feet were negligible and didn't really impact their function.

However, I was smart enough to not ask why she didn't do the same thing the normal Praying Mantis females did to their males after they mated. That was not something I needed to know until whomever she sent with me reached breeding age. Then I would need to know and could ask the elders, assuming they would give away their people's secrets like that.

I stored the baby's things and Andressa led me out into the main area of the palace and met with several older bug-people whom looked excited about her idea to establish another colony in another galaxy. I didn't correct them and let them believe it was their queen's idea to ensure their people would always survive.

Shockingly, a hundred of them chose to join me on my journey and they had several tons of things to bring with them. Building materials, computers, crops, seeds, furniture, and everything else they could think of to bring along.

Needless to say, I brought out the copied spaceship and went inside, then enchanted it to become a hundred times the size inside. The Praying Mantis people cheered and brought everything inside as I made chairs for everyone. The trip was only going to be six days and should pass fairy quickly with so many others there to talk to and keep my mind occupied. I could entertain them with a few stories of my own, too.

Andressa walked over to me and knelt by the cradle I had transfigured next to the pilot's seat. She gave the baby another kiss on the forehead and pet his dark hair, then she stood and gave me a very sad look.

“I know.” I said and stepped close to give her a hug and held her.

Andressa let out a soft sob and her slim body shook as she cried for several minutes. She eventually calmed down and eased her hold on me and looked up at my face. “Safe travels and good luck.”

“Thank you.” I said and she leaned in to kiss my cheek.

“My thoughts are with you.” Andressa said and let me go and faced the other bug-people and smiled. “My thoughts are with you as well.”

“Queen Andressa.” They all said and bowed to her.

Andressa nodded and walked by them all and went down the ramp. “Save travels and good luck to you all.”

The ramp closed and I let out the sigh I was holding and sat down on the pilot's seat. I set the autopilot to return to the last coordinates in the Milky Way Galaxy and the ship lifted off. We were on our way and the bug-people cheered, both inside the ship and outside.

I glanced down using X-Ray Vision and saw Andressa waving goodbye, so I sent her a warm feeling of family and contentedness. It was the least I could do for her after losing her husband and her son because of the Viltrumite threat.