Hidden viper.

It was a true surprise to wake up without a raging erection, you were pretty sure that the effects of the spores would last longer but their effectiveness must have relied on continuous exposure rather than long term infection. You had worked up a fever in your sleep and the sweat that covered your chest made you very cold in the early morning.

After emptying your bladder, washing away the sweat and drinking your fill at a small trickle of water, you started to look around for something to eat. Climbing up to the makeshift shelter to get to the supplies you had saved the night before.

Without remorse, considering her attitude towards you, you ate the handful of nuts and berries that remained from your dinner last night without leaving any for Diana. You glance at where she is sleeping in the hut, wondering what you are going to do with your beautiful but bitchy junior officer.

Smith was laying on her small bed with her legs spread, unconsciously exposing her firm body in a lecherous position. Her legs were spread enough that you could see the pink lips of her sex and the neatly trimmed golden patch of hair just above it. Like yours, was her body was gleaming with perspiration and in many ways she looked like a porn star from the holo-vids you've spent far too much time watching.

Even this view triggered no reaction in your lower body, you hoped that it was a temporary blow-back from your infection and not something permanent.

"Hey! Wake up lazy girl! We have to go look for that ship." You poked her in the side with your toes.

You already had your belt on, last remnant of your lost uniform.

She grumbled a lot, but once awake up couldn't go back to sleep with the sunlight shining into your little shelter.

"Where is the food? " she asked as she was squatting on the toilet.

"I was hungry. You will eat on our way to the crash site. There was hardly any left anyway." She might not like you but you had decided not to take any shit from her anymore.

"Selfish prick!" she muttered in response. Like you she had sweat a lot in the night but there was no time for her to wash, you had to find this ship before it was too late to salvage anything or help its crew.

Once equiped (for what little there was anyway) you left the shelter using the rope ladder.

You had a second breakfast of fruits while walking. You were very careful to record both the way you took and any item of interest to compile a map of the area in your implant. Finding a way back to the shelter would be vital as you doubted you would have the strength to set camp another time after doing it twice already.

Diana wasn't in a talkative mood which was for the best, what she had to say was not usually very nice to you.

You arrived at the crash site and saw with horror that the Starfighter that crashed here was a Draykchin Viper. The damage sustained by the single pilot fighter made it clear that it would never fly again and the ability to salvage parts from this alien technology to use on your ship was limited at best.

Worse, a quick look inside confirmed that the cockpit was empty, the pilot and the emergency gear is missing.

There is an armed Draykchin pilot in this jungle.

This falling star was of bad omen, there is now a terrible predator lurking around. A Draykchin warrior who, if he could, would do everything in his power to take you and the pretty Ensign Smith as slaves to use for labor and Stars knew what else.