Yes - Violent Morning.

The program thought it would be best to bring the child along; too much fear in Zak wouldn't cause him to focus on the marriage. Along with the fact such a presence could help reel in Blackfire's tendencies.

Everything locked in and set up, the Matchmaking service powers up to warp time and space to bring the trio together. That said..., the morning was going to be rather interesting.

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BE-

Zak's arm lazily lashed out and slammed the timer. Didn't matter how long he did this, he was never going to get used to that. "Suppose that's a good thing, can't sleep through it." he thought as he slowly rose up into a sitting position. He stretched and cracked his eyes open, hoping to see what time it was and maybe get a quick bite before heading out on the road. Instead of his cab though, Zak found himself in a foreign room.

It was bigger than the little room he had fallen asleep in, but still rather compact for a bedroom. It was made of metal and plastics, a mix of dark cooler colors, with several little compartments built into the walls. The little platform that had his mobile device and clock also hosted a stack of papers and a few boxes he wasn't sure were. A small desk was off in a corner with some state of the art brand computer or something installed on top of it. In fact several different monitors and screens dotted the walls; some showed off some sort of reading while others glowed softly as if to mimic sunlight. As Zak started to become more aware, the screens brightened and the lights above him flicked on. He blinked and saw a few 'doors' in the room though they were large metal doors with a couple warning labels on them among other labels. One read closet, another said hallway, and the final near the bed read 'bathroom'.

"What the hell..." Zak started to mutter out before a groan next to him caught his attention. Zak slowly turned to see what shared the mattress with him.

Waking up in a strange room was enough to make him think he was going nuts. Waking up with a strange woman in bed with him made Zak question either his sanity or consciousness. And the figure was clearly female, her feminine curves of her surprisingly orange-skinned body were undeniable under that sheer through bustier. As was her long waist-long oddly colored black hair, as it seemed to flicker from black or a dark purple depending on the angle of the light, which had bangs neatly stylized to accentuated her heart-shaped face. Her face had a small noise and high cheekbones, and her lips were full and kissable.

More than anything though was her eyes. She was rubbing at them with the back of her hand as she sat up, complaining about the light, and was now staring directly into Zak's own dark brown eyes. Her eyes shining like amethyst, a pure bright purple in Iris. Zak found himself lost in her eyes, drinking in every small detail of that color. As the two stared at each other for just a moment, the length of which Zak could not being measure, the pair sat there in complete silence. Eventually, the woman broke the stilliness with a sigh and a roll of her eyes.

"It is.., far too early for this...," She muttered, her voice dripping with contempt.

"Uh...,"

Before Zak knew what was happening the woman had flown, yes FLOWN, at him with her arm reached out. Not even slowing down as she grabbed Zak's neck, her path continued until she slammed him into the wall. He figured his neck should have broken but he found he could still breath. A bit a least, as the woman raised her arm slightly upward to make sure Zak's feet were off the ground. The woman merely scanned her head around the room as she took in the details.

Zak was treated to his own details though he hoped this didn't awaken some sort of kink in him. His gaze flowed down the toned limb holding him like a rag doll. She was a real knock out, with a chiseled curvy hourglass body, with shapely hips and a toned heart shaped butt. Her chest was easily C size at least, maybe bordering at Ds. Her body was very well taken care of and toned, either through routine exercise or possibly violent clashes. If her reaction to him was anything to go by, probably the second one.

"Hmm..., not my particular choice of rooms but... I suppose it's better than the usual cell I would expect to be in." The woman hissed as her hold tightened just a moment, almost in warning. Zak stopped his wild struggling but gripped her arm in his own hands. The woman just raised an eyebrow at the attempt and pushed forward more, the sound of the frame behind him starting to groan and his body starting to hurt.

"It's cute you think you have a chance. Now I believe you owe me an explanation. Or not, I could just look at the records on the ship and see who paid you." she said as Zak felt a bit more pressure start to be applied.

Zak started to punch at the arm holding him. He wasn't sure what insanity was happening, but he wasn't going to just die to some random stranger and leave his daughter without a dad. The woman started to laugh, only for the pair to be covered in a field of pale blue light, that while not harmful, was cold to the touch and tingled at the skin. Zak tried moving when he felt the pressure of the grip lessen but found he couldn't. His breathing was easier now though as he looked at the woman, her eyes rapidly shooting around trying to find the source of what was happening. The blue field flowed back to the bed, taking the two with them and slowly got the woman's grip off his neck.

What could only be described as a holographic screen suddenly appeared at the foot of the bed displaying a heart with a set of wings attached to it, with church bells ringing on either side on a plain white background. Zak knew that tacky set up, it was from that Cupid Wish site he looked at last night. A projector softly glowed from the ceiling and two more panels opened beside it, where a set of small speakers started to play a cheerful and undeniably cheesy voice of an announcer. He had the same tacky sound that most washed up announcers had, the kind here for a paycheck and trying too hard.

"Congratulations, Komand'r of Tamaeran and Zak Tanner! We here at Cupid's Wishes would like to thank you both for using our services to find the "one" in your lives!" The cheerful voice began, causing the pair's eyes to flick towards each other. It was hard to get emotion across with just eyes but Zak could feel her burning glare.

"We hope you enjoy your new lives together and enjoy the new amenities of the new home we have graciously gifted to you two! As well as the optimized bodies we've given you! Now we're sure you want to go ahead and start your honeymoon and see the sights and sounds of the multi-verse!" The voice continued with missing a step. Zak was unsure about that mutliverse thing; wasn't there a movie about that?

"But to do that, you must first make the marriage official with a dance underneath the sheets! Once that is done, you can traverse the multi-verse to your heart's desire!" The pair's eyes widened as the voice went on. Sex with someone they had just met, and by **** too?

"And remember you are now bound in holy matrimony for good and for ill, For life and for ****! So take care of each other, else you both will meet and suffer a quick meeting with the reaper!" The voice continued to chirp out, Zak's blood chilling but the woman seemed just grit her teeth hard enough to move in the blue field.

"But enough with the doom and gloom, it's a time to think about life! So enjoy your new life together, you cute couple! And if you have any questions, consult your travel manual, it is next to your complimentary wedding gifts from us here at Cupids Wishes!" The Message finished before the hologram cutoff with a sound of wedding bell, leaving the two frozen only for a few more seconds. When the field faded away, Zak braced to get attacked again but nothing came.

Instead, the woman just sighed, a long and angry one. "This a new trick..., who's idea was this?" She muttered as she folded her legs. Those damn shapely legs of hers.

"So... um... what... now?" Zak hesitantly asked as he scratched behind his ear, trying to look as polite as he could.

The woman looked at him, gave him smile that could only be described as 'dangerous' and stood up, turning to stand just in front of him which gave him a very good look at her figure. "Oh... is this what you had in mind? All alone with a beauty like me, told to make oh so sweet love by some unknown benefactor? Mmm, I know just the rough and heart pumping thing to do with you..." She said as she moved closer to him, a sway in her step.

**WHAM**

Zak blinked as he processed the fact he was upside down before a ball of clothes were slammed into his face.

"Was it everything you desired?" The woman named Komand'r called, posed in front of the bedroom door she had just tossed him out of. "I'm getting dressed, and if you look you're DEAD. After that I'm finding who's in charge and skinning them. Get in my way shrimp and you're a shield if I feel nice, or target practice. Be grateful I have bigger fish to fry than you right now." Her hands seemed to glow with a violet energy, "Honestly I should burn you to ash for even being in the same bed as me, but the fact someone thought you were low enough to use to insult and bind ME is actually quite... humorous. I suggest you find a way to an escape pod." With that she stepped back inside the room and slammed it close.

Well as much as one can with an automated panel.

Zak gumbled as he picked himself and looked around. He was in a long hallway, with a few more doors like the one in front of him. It all looked very... high tech but junky too. Like wherever he was had been lived in for awhile before he got there..., or was made to look rustic with all the nice tech. A room labled 'bathroom' probably would be the first place to check, but a few other rooms looked interesting. "Kitchen", another "Bedroom" door, "Office" and "Bridge" were all visible from where he was.