(Worry not! For I have an idea I've been wanting to try 👀. It'll probably be with Sterling again tho, I haven't made any other ocs lol. And lets be honest, Thragg is a Tsundere, just a more aggressive one.)
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Cecil wasn't too happy about how Sterling was going about taking to Thragg. However she was stubborn and told him if he wanted to talk him so badly she could arrange that. It seemed to shut him up for awhile.
⤷"This'll be the first time I ever left the planet. Are you sure these things are coming from up there?" Sterling inquired for the third time, since she'll be going alone for the time being.
⤷"there isn't many other places for them to come from. Don't worry, all you have to do is find out if they're hiding somewhere." He dismissed, gesturing for her to put the suit on.
It was fairly simple, the fabric was made to hold in body heat and plated armor to help her against anything unfriendly. All in a shade of black, gray and oddly enough, purple. There was an odd addition to the suit, off colored fur lining the shoulders and connecting back at the nape. They weren't white, more like gray and a bit of brown.
The helmet was simple, a large visor at the front that kept her face in view but also had an option to black out the glass for whatever reason. There were two points coming from either side of the helmet that almost looked elf ears or cat ears.
⤷"Art had a say in what the suit looked like." Cecil shrugged at Sterlings raised brow.
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The next day Sterling was sent off, after a briefing about how to navigate space as a small object and what to do if she came across anything hostile. The suit felt a bit weird at first but she got used to it.
Now she was floating just above the planet earth. A little overwhelmed but strangely calm, now all she had to do was find whatever was sending those things to earth. She had a small navigation panel in her forearm with possible locations.
She also knew the viltrumite warship was out here somewhere. Although she was tempted to have a look it might be for the best to leave it for now.
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(ooc: Tbh, Sterling seems more fitting with conquest they have something in common at least. I think Thragg has a different type of relationship to it, he would seen Sterling more as a pet thing.)
A handful of Viltrumites remained on duty
not being on earth, overseeing the control rooms. The vast array of screens lining the control panels displayed activity from every corner of the room.
One of them narrowed his eyes at a monitor, noticing a faint movement in the distance.
"Did you see that?" he asked, another stepped closer, studying the screen before nodding.
Thragg had made his orders clear if anything posed a threat, they were to deal with it immediately. Even so, this seemed important enough to report before taking action.
"Keep watching it." one of the Viltrumites said as he turned away. "If anything changes, let me know."
The other nodded and remained at his station, his attention fixed on the monitor as his comrade departed.
Making his way through the corridors, the Viltrumite eventually reached the large long room where Thragg stood, he was gazing through a massive reinforced window, watching the endless expanse of space beyond.
"Grand Regent." the Viltrumite said, bowing his head slightly.
Thragg did not turn to face him. His eyes remained fixed on the stars beyond the glass.
"We might have a problem." the Viltrumite began.
He remained silent for a moment, his gaze never leaving the endless darkness beyond the window.
"One of the outer surveillance arrays picked up movement near the edge of the sector."
Thragg stayed silent for few minutes.
"A vessel?" He responded.
"Possibly. The readings are unclear." Thragg finally turned around facing him.
"And you came to me because of a single unidentified contact?"
"No, Grand Regent. The object appears to be heading directly toward us."
Thragg remained still for a moment, his expression unreadable.
Without another word, the two made their way to the control room, the doors parted as they approached, revealing few Viltrumites stationed before countless displays and monitoring systems.
The moment Thragg entered, every Viltrumite in the room lowered their head in respect.
He paid them no attention.
Striding past them, he made his way directly to the main control panel. The screens shifted at a command from one of the operators, bringing up the contact's location.
He watched the distant object move across the sensor feed.
At first, he gave it little thought. Whatever it was, he had every intention of assigning another Viltrumite to intercept it and eliminate it if necessary.
Then the image sharpened, static faded and then blurred silhouette became clear.
A quiet sigh escaped him, so faint that only he could hear it.
Around him, the other Viltrumites remained focused on the displays, unaware of the realization that had just crossed their Grand Regent's mind.
For a moment, he simply stared at the screen.
"Stand down." he ordered.
"Grand Regent?" Several heads turned in confusion.
He kept his eyes fixed on the approaching figure.
"I'll handle this one myself." Before walking away, the massive doors slid shut behind him with a heavy hiss, leaving the control room in stunned silence,for several long moments, nobody spoke.
Thragg appeared behind her without a sound, she hadn't noticed him at first.
For a few moments, he simply watched as she went about whatever business had brought her this far into space, he found the suit ridiculous.
"I didn't think our next meeting would be in space." His voice cut through the silence, cold and steady.
