Her
nickname is "Tanj", and she's certainly living up to it. For her, it seems, “There Ain’t No
Justice.” As a young engineer on a tramp
space freighter, this Cheetah-morph found herself the victim of a scam, sold
into slavery, and trained as a sex-slave.
Sold to pirates, she finds herself as a pawn in a much larger
struggle. This story contains bondage,
non-consensual sex, and hopefully some humor, adventure and intrigue. Adults
only, PLEASE!
This
is a work-in-progress, and the final chapter in the main plot sequence will
follow as soon as I can write it; please stay tuned and have patience!
Tanj's
Tales: Road Trip
Stardate
2404.10 By
Kittiara
Tying up loose ends
Tanj didn’t like it. This was one of those times when anything less than complete confidence in the information just would NOT do, and yet she couldn’t come up with anything better. The Bunny was inured against any form of interrogation she could come up with. Drugs didn’t work. And given the way her body was screwed up, torture was a death sentence. Of course there were those that were completely willing to do just that; to break her body until they were sure she’d told the truth. And indeed, that’s where they’d started; with the threat of physical violence. And the bunny sang like a canary. But could she be believed? Some had favored continuing on in that direction, but trouble was, Tanj just didn’t think she’d last long enough for them to be sure. And it would have been so wasteful… So she had to rely on the voice stress analyzer.
An expert could fool them. That was why they were questioning her with suitable “distractions”. They’d started off with sleep deprivation, asking her the same questions over and over and over, while she could barely stay awake. Then they’d gotten really mean, and had Zassa come in, with a feather. It turned out the Bunny was ticklish, and Zassa was implacable. The Vixen had tickled her until, despite her restraints, it was agreed she was on the verge of hurting herself. All the answers had been reasonably consistent. Finally, they’d turned Hinoki loose on her. Because of Jenka’s instructions, they’d done it covertly. Hinoki had pleasured the Bunny to climax after climax after climax, feeding off of her in the process, until she was so over-sensitized she was pleading with him to stop, promising anything. And still her story was consistent. Either she was one of the Empire’s best, or it was the truth. But still Tanj wondered.
The Mouse had been easier to handle. He’d simply been given a dose of his own “indecision” drug, and then been presented with several opportunities to escape. Of course, the opportunities were always withdrawn long before the drug wore off. Tanj thought it was slowly driving the Mouse mad, but John, who was personally overseeing the Mouse’s interrogation, didn’t seem to care in the least.
The Crown Prince had tried to kill them all. And in the process, he’d tried to blame the Gates’ world cartel. The Gates’ World techies had merely wanted to kill Jenka, albeit publicly and gruesomely. Not that Jenka was about to cut them any slack for that. The Jaguar was out for Blood.
And it was Tanj’s job to figure out how to get her that revenge.
Engineering had gone through the “Matter/Antimatter brake” device with a fine-toothed comb. As they’d feared, with all the modifications the Bunny had made, it just might have worked. However, Clancy had “restored” it to its original condition, and he’d made a few improvements too. Now, if someone tried to assemble the machine, even if they got everything connected correctly, it should explode well before it could do any damage. One of the big capacitors had been removed, and its interior repacked with explosives. As a backup, the other capacitors had all been rewired so that they’d explode well before they’d reached a full charge. The device had then been broken down, and repackaged. Some very clever work on Hinoki’s part sent it back to Gates’ world, with a clear, if somewhat false “paper trail”. It would look as if a simple routing error had sent it there, instead of to its intended destination. And it shouldn’t take the techies on Gates’ world long to trace the whole thing right back to the Crown prince.
The Mouse, now there was a problem. The goal was to make it look as if the Mouse had either sold out to, or had always been an agent of the Crown Prince. Again, Hinoki worked some magic, depositing a rather large sum in the Mouse’s accounts. He’d then sent word to the Mouse’s wife that it might be prudent if she took that rather large sum, and skipped town. QUICKLY. And of course, the funds were “Traceable”, with enough expertise, and diligence, right back to the Crown Prince. It wasn’t the ideal solution to the problem, but it was the best they could come up with…..
And when the plans had been put in motion, it left Tanj with one more problem; what to do with the Mouse and the Rabbit?
Jenka shook her head; “No way. We can’t afford to let her go like that. Way too much of a security risk!”
Tanj frowned; “Mistress, this guy is the caretaker for the Talium mine in CF 2395. A supply ship stops there once a year, for cryin’ out loud. Now he can’t afford a trained sex slave, but I think we could send him Kitchens as-is. All she’s looking for is a quiet place to live out the rest of her life, and I know Eisen would treat her with just the right combination of love and control. Besides, you KNOW she’s not going to want to call the Empire’s attention to herself. AND after the Hasgorth affair, we owe him!”
The Jaguar shook her head; “She knows way too much about the weapon she tried to use on us. Someone might seek her out to gain that knowledge. And she knows too much about our operation. And if it ever got out that she HADN’T sold out the Crown Prince….” The Jaguar crossed her arms over her chest; “No. Either kill her, or find something useful for her to do here. But if you keep her, she’s YOUR responsibility.”
Tanj sighed and nodded; “Yes, Mistress.”
Tying up loose ends II
Kitchens looked up as the Cheetah approached her cell. Her initial inclination was to go cower in the back of her cell, but somehow she managed to repress that. She’d never known how TERRIBLE someone with just a feather could be… She really REALLY hoped she wasn’t in for another session with that diabolical Vixen…
Tanj stopped between the cell housing the Mouse, and the cell housing the Bunny; she looked from one to the other, and then back. “I’ll give you a choice.” That got their attention. “Its been decided that we can’t risk letting anyone know just what happened here. As far as the Empire is concerned, each of you sold out your employer, and there never was any attempt to kill anyone.” She looked from one to the other; “Its obvious you’re not going home. In fact, you’re not going anywhere. Now, I can grant you a quick, clean death, or I can put you up for auction among the pirates. Your choice.”
The Mouse smiled wryly; “And here I thought I was dead. I thought I was dead when my plot was uncovered. I thought I was dead when that monster got a hold of me. And…” He shuddered visibly; “I thought I was dead when that Stallion got his hands on me.” He looked up at the Cheetah; “I’ve come to the conclusion that, in retrospect, I wasn’t really happy with that thought. And while there’s life, there’s hope. Yeah, go ahead and sell me. How much worse could it get?”
Kitchens made a rude noise; “Don’t kid yourself. It can get a lot worse. Oh, I’ll admit, the last couple of weeks haven’t been very pleasant, but it can ALWAYS get worse.”
Tanj turned to face her; “So you would rather die?”
The Bunny opened her mouth and then closed it. Looking down she shook her head; “Actually… I’m in no hurry to account for some of my actions, to whatever higher authority there may be.” She looked up and grinned wickedly; “Besides, I can always take that route. No, I’ll see what life will bring, at least for a little while yet.”
Tanj nodded; “All right.” Turning, she padded from the detention block.
When she was gone, the Mouse looked at the Bunny; “So…. What kind of pirate do you think would want to buy US?”
The Bunny looked him up and down and then laughed; “In your case, probably a pretty perverted one….”
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Tanj looked up from her console as the Badger approached. Roland had that “determined” look on his face again. “Hey, Skipper, I hear you’re putting Kitchens up for sale.”
Tanj nodded slowly; “Can’t just kill her. Like us, she was only in it for the money; it didn’t seem to be anything personal.”
Roland chuckled; “Good. I’d like to put in a bid for her.”
The Cheetah’s jaw dropped; “Her? Why?”
Roland shrugged; “She’s good with ‘mechs. And I could use some help putting mine back together again, after what that mouse did to it.”
Tanj raised an eyebrow; “And what does Cindy think of this?”
Roland straightened and stared at the Cheetah; “Cindy’s my slave; she doesn’t get a vote.”
Tanj just sighed and shook her head; “There are some restrictions. Can’t take her off the station, can’t sell her without the Black Fleet’s approval. And you’ll have to take precautions; if she gets hurt, I doubt Wanda and Co. will be able to do much for her.”
Roland nodded; “I understand.”
Tanj looked at the Badger and then smiled her most wicked smile. The bidding hadn’t been very good on Kitchens or the Mouse. Kitchen’s scarring had turned off most of the pirates that might otherwise have bid on her, and no one seemed to be able to think of anything useful for an over-aged mouse to do. Grinning at the Badger she purred; “Tell you what; take the two of them as a package deal, and I’ll talk to Jenka about it.”
To the Cheetah’s surprise, the Badger thought for a moment and then nodded; “Yeah. Yeah, he does know power systems. That’s not a bad idea. Deal.”
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Kitchens watched as the guard collected the Mouse, and then turned to collapse the forcefield and unlock the door to her cage. He offered no explanation, and she didn’t question him. Nothing had happened in the two days since the Cheetah had come to talk to them. No further interrogations, nothing but time, and more time. She was bored. She was ready to get on to whatever came next, even if it DID mean she was to be sold to some pirate. Probably some overweight, greasy looser who couldn’t attract a decent female on his own…. Wishing she’d never taken the job with the Crown Prince, she followed the guard at the end of his leash.
The Mouse came to a complete stop, only to have the leash almost jerk him from his feet as it went taut. There stood the female Badger, Roland’s slave, arms crossed over her chest, a sour look on her face. As they drew closer, he groaned; “Don’t tell me…..”
Kitchens sighed and shook her head; “See, I TOLD you it could always get worse!”
Starting new relationships
Roland watched as Cindy led the two new slaves into their quarters. He motioned for them to hold just inside the door, and turned back to the comm. Panel; “Listen, Ed, everyone here is going to be working for the Black Fleet! I’ve already checked it out with management. I’ve got my section leader’s buy-in, as well as the department head’s. Its no different than four buddies wanting to room together. Now, Eloise tells me there’s a team room down on level 12 that’s vacant….. Oh? Really? But that doesn’t… Ah. I see…. Okay, what’s it going to cost me? WHAT? YOU PIRATE!” Roland turned and fastened his glare on the furrs at the door. His gaze flicked from Cindy, to Kitchens and back “No, I won’t! Listen you reprobate, if I have to, I’ll go to…. What? WHAT? No, I don’t believe…. Oh, ALL RIGHT. Get me the passcodes and I’ll see what I can do, you Bandit!” Roland jabbed out a finger, stabbing at the disconnect button.
Cindy watched the Badger, wondering what he’d just traded. She knew he was looking for larger quarters; what they had now was barely big enough for two, let alone four. And space was at a premium on the station. She sincerely hoped she wasn’t going to have to do something… unpleasant.
Roland’s attention turned back to the trio by the door; to their amazement he broke into a smile; “Well, that’s settled. And for less than I thought it’d take.” He rose and padded over; “Can’t accomplish ANYTHING around here without paying someone off, even if its to do their job….”
Kitchens braced herself. She figured the next thing would be a rather personal examination by the Badger….. But to her amazement, he pushed between her and the mouse, headed for the door; “You guys start packing up. I’ve got to go see a horse about some Andorian Brandy….
The Author
“But you know it won’t sell in the Oligarchy.”
The Skunkette shrugged; “Who CARES? Look at the reviews! Its only been out two weeks and already you’re on the Best Seller’s list in the Empire Times!”
The Kurani shrugged; “Yes, at number 93. Seriously, Jinx, what the Empire thinks of my talents doesn’t matter. Its what the folks back home think that matters. At least to me.”
The Skunkette sighed; “So whatcha gonna do?”
The Kurani smiled; “Why, I’m going to finish my book on Sexual Practices in the Empire.”
The Skunkette just shook her head; “And THAT will sell in the Oligarchy?”
Kittiara smiled; “Oh, I think it might…..”
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“I don’t care how much money its making us. I told you I wanted her, and that reality-bending friend of hers OUT of here!”
Tanj teetered, almost on
tiptoes. Her feet rested on the upper
curves of a ball. Her arms were in an
armbinder, held tightly together behind her back, the ring at the end of the
armbinder attached to the ceiling. There
was just enough slack that if she fell off the ball, that her arms probably
wouldn’t be pulled out of their sockets.
Or at least she thought there was enough slack. But even so it was still an event to be most
assiduously avoided. Moving carefully,
she tried to roll the ball back under the ceiling anchor, to give herself as much safety margin as possible. Meanwhile, Jenka was doing everything in her
power to make the Cheetah fall, short of actually giving her a shove. Still, the way she applied her tongue to the
Cheetah’s sex was probably just as effective….
Trying hard to ignore the sensations, and to concentrate on her
balancing act, Tanj muttered; “Are you SURE?
There could be a
Jenka gave the bound Cheetah a long, teasing lick; “No. And I don’t even want to hear about any potential holo rights. They both frighten me. Sooner or later that Kurani’s mate is going to show up, looking for her, and from all the stories I’ve heard, he travels with a sizeable battle fleet. A fleet big enough to ruin our profit forcasts, possibly for the rest of the decade! And that Skunk fem…. I’m just waiting for the station to be hit by a rogue comet, or swallowed by a black hole no one’d noticed before.” She paused and sat back on her haunches to look up at the Cheetah; “Why, did you know that the day before yesterday, every single one of my leather catsuits turned to satin. SATIN! EVERY ONE OF THEM! No, I want her OUT of here. And speaking of which, how are your plans coming?
Tanj felt like mentioning that bound as she was, she didn’t have a very great opportunity to advance any plans, but decided not to mention that; “If we’re going to make it look as if we’ve vanished in a cataclysmic event such as swallowed Elysium, I’m going to have to go talk to Professor Corey. Fortunately his University is in the general direction of the Brou. I’ll talk to him and explain to him how it might be a good idea if he “disappeared” along with us. Plenty of privacy that way to perfect whatever he’s come up with. That’ll get him started on the “Special effects” part of the show. Meanwhile, we can be secretly moving funds to untraceable accounts, so that after we’ve disappeared, we’ll be flush enough to stay out of sight and still be comfortable.”
Jenka chuckled; “That won’t be too hard. Most of my funding already IS in untraceable accounts. Kinda standard practice in this line of work. But its not enough. I want revenge. Revenge on that idiot half brother of mine, and on those Gates’ World pirates!”
Tanj nodded, and in the process almost lost her footing…. Ignoring the later part of the Jaguar’s statement she continued; “Um.. yeah. OK, make that any additional funding. When Corey has his “special effects” rig set up, we’ll stage an incident that will bring both the Empire and the Gates’ world cartel running. After our leaks that both of their agents sold them out, they’ll probably be itching to try again. Which for what we have planned is just what we want. We’ll probably let it leak that Corey has perfected the interdimensional device and will be conducting a full-up test. Then we just have to make it look as if we’ve vanished, and slip away, without being caught. THEN, when no one is looking for us, we can plan our revenge.”
Jenka nibbled for a minute, eliciting gasps and then purred; “And you know how to do that? Evade detection, when everyone’s actively looking for us?”
Tanj let out a long moan; “Uh…. I’m working on it.”
Jenka nodded; “You’d better be; I don’t want to actually be CAUGHT by those goons. Now, what about the Kurani and the Skunk?”
Tanj moaned again and tried not to writhe; “Um… after we visit Corey, I’ll run them to Kurani space. While I’m there, I’ll try and “trade” them for an invitation to visit the Brou. There I’ll try and resolve Hinoki’s situation. One way or the other. Should be back by the time Corey has something cobbled together.”
Jenka smiled; “Your plan has holes large enough to drive a small and unmaneuverable moon through, but it seems to be about the best we can come up with. Keep after it, and make sure its going to work. Remember, its your neck on the line as well!” The Jaguar smiled and leaned forward once again, to apply her tongue to the place she knew the Cheetah was most sensitive. As expected, it only took a minute’s worth of licking to drive her to a shuddering climax.
Tanj yowled as the climax tore through her. As the waves of pleasure washed through her she tried to keep her balance, but it was just too much. She felt her feet slipping, the ball flying off to one side, the chain tugging at the end of the arm binder… and then she landed on her side, on the padded floor.
There’d been a cleverly disguised magnetic coupling in the chain, designed to look like an ordinary link. Instead of hanging by her wrists, the coupling had separated, and now the chain hung by itself from the ceiling. Glaring up at the smiling Jenka, she growled; “That was NOT fair! You had me worried silly!”
Jenka made a moue; “all right, next time, there won’t be a breakaway link, and I WILL leave you hanging…. Turning she headed for the door, muttering about ungrateful slaves….
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Jane Calamity put down the book reader and shook her head. Everyone was reading this thing, and while it was listed as fiction, it pointed directly to her and her Crimson Corsairs as the culprits. And that made her furious. Oh, yes, it had significantly enhanced her reputation, and it had even brought in some new recruits, but it seemed as if the entire Imperial navy was after her! She was simply FURIOUS! When the Tiger approached, she shot him her best withering look and growled; “WHAT?”
The Tiger spread his paws; “Ma’am…. Ah… It seems we’ve been approached by Tri-stellar films…”
The Vixen blinked; “Huh?” The Tiger gestured at the book reader; “it seems they want to do a holo…. And while not actually accusing us of having perpetrated the raid, they, well….”
The Vixen waved a paw; “Spit it OUT! What?”
The Tiger shrugged; “Well, they’ve offered us a consulting fee. Not exactly licensing the movie rights from us, you understand, but, ah, “compensation” none the less. Apparently they’ve decided they really wouldn’t want us mad at them, if they made the holo without our OK….”
The Vixen just stared at the Tiger for a moment and then shook her head; “It’s a Crazy Universe…..”
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Hinoki worked at the straps to the Arm binder, and shook his head; “I hope to heck you know what you’re doing. You’re walking an awful thin line here.”
Tanj moaned softly; the Cheetah/Brou had extruded a couple of tentacles; one was in her ass, slowly pulsing, while the other slid in and out of her pussy. “ummmm… OH! Ah…. Yeah. Well, from Corey’s progress reports he’s not that far away from a field test anyways. And if we can get any information at all out of the Brou, we might just actually HAVE an interdimensional transport system. That WOULD make our disappearance a little easier, wouldn’t it?”
Hinoki chuckled, pausing at the last buckle; “It would, only if we knew where we were going, and how to get back. I’m not really looking forward to being exiled…”
Tanj moaned and nodded; “Yeah. Well, that’s where the Brou come in. All we have to do… all YOU have to do is convince them to help.”
Hinoki released the last buckle, but caught her wrists as the arm binder slipped free; “Might be easier said than done. But I’ll give it my best shot. And lets just hope Jenka never finds out what you’re REALLY up to.”
Tanj couldn’t think straight. The tentacle in her ass was tickling her in places she could sworn she’d never been tickled before, and the one in her pussy was doing the most amazing things. For that brief instant before her climax claimed her, she wondered if Hinoki was talking about their having sex, against Jenka’s explicit orders, or whether he was talking about fooling her while she actually tried to develop an interdimensional gizmo. And then, as her world dissolved in pleasure, she decided it didn’t matter……
Starting new relationships II
Roland tossed the last of the empty boxes into a pile by the door, and grinned; “Everything may not be in the right place, quite yet, but I think its livable.”
Cindy ran a finger over the scarred tabletop, examined it, and shrugged; “At least its clean.”
Roland nodded; “And I’ll expect you to keep it that way too.” Throwing himself into the “living room’s” only overstuffed chair he looked at the lady Badger; “I suppose I ought to set some ground rules.”
Kitchen’s ears perked up; she’d been putting away groceries in the miniscule kitchen. Pausing she edged closer to the door, to listen.
Roland reached up and pulled Cindy down into his lap; “First off, you’re “First Girl.” I expect you to keep the others in line. You’re in charge of keeping our living quarters clean, keeping it stocked with everything we need, and organizing whatever repairs are needed. I’ll handle work schedules, and finances.”
Cindy nodded; “Yes, “master”… There are several hundred other things we’ll have to work out, though.”
Roland raised an eyebrow; “Such as?”
Cindy closed her eyes, as if reviewing a mental laundry list; “Clothes for the new slaves. Medical checkups. Curfews. Visiting rights. Allowances. Holidays.” She opened her eyes and grinned down at him; “And who gets control of the Holovision remote, and when.”
Roland laughed and swatted her on her bottom; “Silly Slave. I get control of the remote. Always.” After a moment he looked at her; “Holidays? Visiting rights? ALLOWANCES?”
Cindy sighed; “well, “master”, first off, we’re all going be working. Full time jobs, PLUS our ah, “household duties”. Heck, I’m even drawing combat pay! Its just not fair for us to get zilch out of it. There ought to be enough for us to have at least pocket change. Buy the occasional soft drink, or snack. Doesn’t have to be much. And if we scrimp and save enough to buy something, it ought to be OURS. As for visiting rights, you can’t expect us not to make ANY friends here. What if we want to have a friend over to play cards, or…. Just TALK? Or what if we want to go to a friend’s place?” Before he could respond she continued; “And you can’t expect us to be on duty 24/7. There ought to be some days when the others can cover for us; when we can unwind a little.” Cindy sat back and looked down at the Badger, half expecting an explosion. “Remember, a good leader always looks after the morale of his troops.”
Roland sighed, and shook his head; “Impudent. That’s what you are, an Impudent slave!”
Cindy laughed; “Yes; maybe Master should give his impudent slave a spanking.”
Roland mock-growled low in his throat; “Maybe I should.”
Kitchens heard the yelp from Cindy, and then the giggle. She was tempted to look, but decided it might be prudent to stay out of sight. She heard the slap of palm against flesh, and then another and a third; she heard Cindy’s moan, but she wasn’t sure if it was of pain or ecstasy. The noises continued, fewer slaps, more moans, until she was sure what sensations the Badger lady was feeling…. Turning back to her work, she continued putting the foodstuffs away. As she worked she wondered why Cindy would risk punishment for making those requests. They obviously weren’t just for her. He’d named her “first girl”; she could lord it over her and the Mouse, but instead she was lobbying for them. Most curious. Not at all what she was used to. She’d have to think about that.
The Opposition:
The Chamberlain knew it was bad. Shouting he could have understood. Thrown items were commonplace, but when the Crown Prince just SAT there, the message flimsy in his paws, it could only be one of two things. Either he was building up to a truly monumental explosion… or he just didn’t get it. Either one would be hazardous to the Chamberlain’s health. Finally he put the piece of paper down on the polished desktop and looked up; “I don’t get it.”
The Chamberlain sighed; “Your Highness, Imperial Intelligence learned that the matter/antimatter brake device that YOU obtained from the Crimson Corsairs, that you sent to the Black Fleet, with that Kitchens person, has shown up on Gates’ world.”
The Jaguar waved a paw; “Yes, yes, I understand that. But what in the HELL is it doing there? Kitchens was supposed to use it to destroy the Black Fleet!
The Chamberlain nodded, and commented drolly, “Obviously she failed.”
The Crown Prince glared at the Chamberlain; “I UNDERSTAND that. What I DON’T understand is HOW she failed. What mechanism could possibly result in that device winding up on Gates’ wor……”
The Chamberlain saw recognition dawn in the Crown Prince’s eyes. “Ah….. Yes. The only way the plot could have failed, the only way that device could have wound up there is if…. The Gates’ World cartel was aware of my plans, and acted against them.” He looked up at the Chamberlain, his eyes filled with fury; “THEY stopped Kitchens, and then THEY reclaimed what THEY saw as THEIR property! And so BRAZENLY too!”
The Chamberlain nodded; “We have reliable reports that Kitchens spent a week waiting for clearance to board a transport to the Brethren’s station. Its quite possible that she fell afoul of Gates’ world agents there.”
The Crown Prince nodded; “Obviously, we have a more serious situation with those tech pirates than I’d thought.” He looked up at the Chamberlain; “But that does NOT mean that we’re going to forget about those Black Fleet scum! Not by any means.” Rising, he turned to pace towards the windows; “Leave me. I need to think.”
Gratefully, the Chamberlain withdrew. As he closed the doors as quietly as he could, he wondered what hair-brained scheme the Crown Prince would come up with this time.
Starting new relationships III
Roland tossed a tunic at the Mouse as he came through the door; “Here.” He grinned; “I’m starting to get complaints from the neighbors about having to look at your ugly ass.”
The Mouse deftly caught the tunic, and grinned back at the Badger; “Ah, Master is too kind.” Looking at the fabric, he muttered, just loud enough to hear; “And here I was getting SO comfortable running around in just my fur. SO….Liberating.”
Cindy snickered quietly from the corner, where she was curled up with the new best seller.
Roland held a similar tunic out to Kitchens, but as she reached for it, he pulled it back; “you know, we’ve all been so busy, I haven’t really had time to examine my new property…..”
Kitchens tried not to sigh; she figured this was coming sooner or later. Roland bent to look at her left thigh; “That’s a nasty scar.”
Kitchens chuckled “Yeah; there was this stoat with a vibroknife….” Roland nodded; “Yeah… I thought so.” He pushed back his right sleeve, to show a scar on his bicep; “Vibroknife. Dunstan. Back in, oh, must have been ’01.”
Kitchens turned to face him; she pointed to a place on her abdomen; “Yeah, but the non-mechanical ones can be just as bad. Got this on Thrayce.
Roland nodded, pulled up his shirt and turned to show her his back; “Here, on, ah… Elwoody, and here… um…. Lets see, that was when I was with the 24th… Must have been on Xanthan. Of course, I picked up this one there, too.” The Badger pointed to the star-shaped scar left by a projectile weapon.
Kitchens chuckled; “Aw, that’s nothing. I got THIS one on the Imperial Homeworld…..
Cindy watched the two and just shook her head. Amazing. So far she hadn’t accumulated any significant scars and what few she had were from working on her ‘Mech, not taken in combat. With luck she wouldn’t acquire a collection like they had, either….. And it was a pity; the scars ruined the Bunny’s beauty… As they went on and on, she looked over at the Mouse; “How ‘bout you? You got any scars?”
The Mouse just chuckled; “I work with high energy power systems. VERY high energy power systems. When something goes wrong, there’s usually no body left to bury. No, no scars.”
Cindy just nodded, and turned back to her reading.
The Opposition II
Dr. Pangborne stared at the object sitting in the middle of the scattered packing materials. “But…. What’s it doing HERE?”
The Fennec Fox smiled; “Well, Doctor, it seems it came to us through a rather simple shipping error.”
The Elk blinked; “I beg your pardon?”
The Fennec held up a clipboard; “here are the bills of lading. It was sent to an address, on Trinity Four that doesn’t exist. The shipping authorities there also determined that the shipper’s address was false. Without a clue what to do, they opened the shipping crate, and poked around until they found the assembly manual. THAT led them to “return it to the manufacturer” with a request that we check the serial number against our records and notify the proper owner.”
The Elk felt his knees go weak; “The assembly manual? Good LORD, did anyone understand what it was they HAD?”
The Fennec shrugged; “Apparently not. The bill of lading from Trinity Four was labeled “Research Instruments”. I honestly don’t think anyone at the shipping company had a clue what it was. But we have come up with something interesting….”
The Elk raised an eyebrow; “And that was?”
The Fennec chuckled; “The address
was transposed. Instead of
The Elk frowned; “And where was it supposed to go to? What’s at 2127 Commerce?”
The Fennec’s smile broadened; “An Imperial Intelligence Safe House. And that group of Imperial Intelligence is known to run special operations for the Crown Prince.”
The Elk could only shake his head; sometimes the most world-shaking events came about through the most simplest of mistakes. In this case, an idiot shipping clerk had completely reversed their fortunes…. “Well, its good that we have it back, and that meddling buffoon doesn’t have access to it. See that it gets back to the High Energy Physics Department.” The Elk turned to go, but then paused; “By the way, where was it shipped FROM?”
The Fennec looked at the clipboard, leafing through papers; “Um…. Someplace called “Dusty”” He looked up; “Its got a star catalog number, but nothing else.”
The Elk nodded; “Um…. No matter, just curious.”
As he walked back towards his office, he wondered what had really happened. Dusty was an almost deserted rock in the middle of nowhere, but it was one of the “points of entry” to the Black Fleet’s station. The Mouse had gone there, enroute to his assassination mission. Had he run across something there? Had he tried to send the device back to the Cartel, through a misleading route? No, he wasn’t that imaginative. Something else had happened. The Black Fleet was still in operation; no word of the Mouse’s assassination had filtered out. Something was going on, and he needed to check on it..
The Wolf looked at the intelligence report and scowled. What in the HELL was going on here? His spies on Gates’ World said that THEY thought that Imperial Intelligence was working with the Crown Prince? And what was this about a device to suspend the reaction between matter and antimatter? Scanning down through the document, he found the part he was looking for. The thing had been shipped from a system called “Dusty”. Where had he heard that name before. Turning to his workstation, he entered a search string. The answer came up almost immediately. One of the access routes to the Black Fleet. Tanj! What in the HELL was that Cheetah doing? Had she been trying to send the device to HIM, and had some clerical error screw it up? Or was she playing some other game? Maybe it was time for him to go pay her a little visit, and remind her who she really worked for!
Starting New Relationships IV
About all that was visible of the mouse was the tip of his tail. Roland paused by the inspection hatch, and watched for a minute. When it became apparent the Mouse wasn’t about to come back out he banged on the panel above the inspection hatch. A muffled yelp came from inside, followed by some spirited cursing. The Mouse slowly backed into view, rubbing his head; “What JACKASS is STUPID enough to…. Oh. Its you, ah, “Master”. The Mouse did not look happy.
Roland did his best to keep his face neutral; “Am I disturbing you?”
The Mouse winced; “Well, lets just say that it had taken me three hours to get to where I was, three hours I’m going to have to repeat, as this bucket of shit doesn’t have decent diagnostic instrumentation…” The Mouse forced a smile. It looked more like a grimace; “But that’s OK, what can I do for you? Ah… Master”
Roland grinned, ignoring the sarcasm; “Well as long as you’re here, I wanted to talk to you about that gizmo that shuts down the reaction between matter and antimatter.”
The Mouse got a guarded look on his face; “Yes…..?”
Roland’s grin widened; “Well, I got to thinking that we might be able to market it as a safety device for warp powered ships.” He waved a paw enthusiastically; “You hear every once in a while about a ship that explodes due to a runaway warp core. I thought that if we could perfect that gizmo, we could sell them as safety devices.”
The Mouse stared at Roland for a moment, and then said evenly; “That was its original design function, until, ah, “special products” got their paws on it.” The Mouse reached down and picked up a rag off the floor, to wipe his paws. It looked more like just something to do with his hands, than an actual task that needed doing. “I suspect they’ll market it before too long, for its intended purpose.”
Roland just grinned and shrugged; “Hey, we’re pirates. How much you want to bet we can under-sell them?”
The Mouse just laughed and shrugged. “you never know… Master.”
Roland nodded; “OK, then, see if you can’t work on a design. I’ll talk to Clancy about production, and, ah, maybe Tanj for marketing.”
The Mouse just nodded; “as you wish.” As Roland turned to go, the Mouse muttered; “you know, what would REALLY sell would be a way to prevent the brake from working. We could sell THAT to every paranoid ship-owner in the empire, afraid of it being used as a weapon.”
Roland just turned and stared at him; “is that POSSIBLE?”
---
Kitchens scrubbed hard at the baked-on lasagna and growled softly. Cindy set the dirty dishes down by the sink, glad it wasn’t her night to do the dishes. She only had to clear the table. They’d settled into a fairly good rotation. Tonight had been the Mouse’s turn to cook, and to everyone’s surprise, he’d turned out to have a flair for it. She’d just turned, to head out for another load, when Kitchens growled; “Tell me…..”
Cindy turned back, and raised an eyebrow; “Yes…?”
Still scrubbing, Kitchens jerked her chin towards the Badger, who was just settling into his easy chair; “how long does he wait before he… you know.”
Cindy glanced at Roland and then turned to grin at the Rabbit; “Him? Oh, I think he likes to play head games with you. He’ll wait until he’s good and ready, and you’re going crazy wondering.” She glanced again at the Badger, making sure he was still engrossed in trying to find something on the holo… Three hundred channels and there was never anything on. Or at least never anything worth watching. Turning back she chuckled; “I HONESTLY think he thinks he’s giving you time to adapt to your new life, before adding that little bit of stress.”
Kitchens scrubbed furiously at the pan, as if she could make the scrubbie work its way clear through the metal; “well, I’m NOT sure it works like that…. I tell you, if he doesn’t do something pretty soon, I’m going to pounce HIM!”
Cindy just laughed.
Evolving the Plan
Jenka settled into the tub and leaned back. Tanj picked up the pitcher and slowly poured warm water over the Jaguar’s hair. Taking a bottle of shampoo, she poured some into her palm and then proceeded to work it into the Jaguar’s hair. “Well, actually, Mistress, we DO want them to come after us. Not too soon, and not too close, but they’ve GOT to be waiting in the wings. After all, if we’re going to stage a credible disappearance, there has to be credible witnesses.”
Jenka sighed and nodded; “I guess you’re right. It just seems a little dangerous. Unnecessarily dangerous. I’d rather really keep those folks at arm’s length.”
Tanj chuckled; “I understand.” After a moment she purred; “Have you thought yet about where we’re going to go?”
Jenka sighed; “No… all the really nice places are just too well traveled. Someone might recognize us. And all the places we might remain unobserved, well, they’re not very nice. Remote. Uninhabited. BORING.”
Tanj nodded; “you know, Kittiara says there are some interesting places along the Kurani frontier…..
Jenka winced; “Yeah… THAT sounds a whole lot safer than having the Empire after us!”
Tanj tsk’ed; “Oh, come on, a hardened pirate like yourself afraid of a little risk?”
Jenka opened one eye and cocked an eyebrow upwards; “I’m not crazy you know. That’s a rough neighborhood. Even Imperial Battlecruisers travel in groups, there.”
As Tanj poured more warm water over her hair she smiled; “Maybe we could go in for some cosmetic surgery.”
Grinning she looked back at the Cheetah: “How do you think you’d look as, oh, say, a Giraffe?”
Tanj just laughed.
---
Tanj took a deep breath, and ducked under the water. Jenka lay in the huge tub, legs widespread; Tanj settled between those legs, to lick teasingly at her cleft. However, as she licked, her mind was elsewhere. If she did everything just right, they could indeed escape to where the Empire couldn’t find them. To where they wouldn’t have to keep their identieis hidden. She didn’t know how Jenka felt about an exile on Elysium, but she was sure she’d get over it……
Jenka groaned as the Cheetah’s tongue stroked over her sex, but her mind wasn’t fully on the pleasures. The Cheetah was up to something. There were ways to disappear that were a whole lot less complicated. No, she was working on her own agenda….. When Tanj left to talk to that crazy Lynx about the “special effects” for their disappearance, she ought to send someone along to keep an eye on her. It would be tempting to send John; he certainly could keep her in paw. But she needed him here. Who else? As the pleasures mounted, as her climax approached, she had a sudden flash of Inspiration….
It was a good thing that Tanj’s head was under water; when the Jaguar climaxed, she found herself howling Dynotaku’s name….. Kill two birds with one stone; send her father’s “spy” off on a wild goose chase, and at the same time, send someone to keep an eye on her pet’s activities. Pure genius!
Starting new relationships V
Kitchens sat at the bar; it was a very unusual feeling. She was VERY conscious of the collar around her neck, of the scandalously short tunic, and of how almost no one looked at her.
She’d gotten a couple of credits from Roland, at the end of the week. To her amazement, the Badger was actually following Cindy’s advice. Then she’d made a small bet with that Rabbit down in Maintenance, that Clancy fellow. And won. The floating crap game in the Marine’s Maintenance bay had gotten her a bit more. And then her cockroach had come in, in the Friday night races. She was flush. Well, for a slave anyways. Flush enough to stop on the way home and buy herself a drink. Such luxury…
She stared at the glass; it would be all too easy to loose herself in the booze. This was not the way she’d envisioned her life winding up. Taking a sip, she sourly reflected that while there was life, there was hope. Maybe someday she could accumulate enough to buy her freedom from the Badger. Maybe someday everyone would forget who she was, and she could sneak away. And if she did, where would she go?.... Lost in her thoughts, she never noticed the figure stopping behind her.
Jenka looked at the Rabbit curiously. Was this the mercenary assassin Ruprecht had hired to kill her, and wipe out the Black Fleet? Somehow she just didn’t look… “imposing” enough…..
Kitchens slowly became aware of eyes on her. She glanced at the bar; there in a chromed bottle of Andalusa Sour Water was a figure….. A figure watching her. Slowly she turned, only to find herself looking at the Pirate Queen herself. For a moment they locked gazes.
“It wasn’t anything personal. Just business.”
Jenka nodded slowly; “Likewise.”
Kitchens smiled ruefully, and nodded; “I understand. No hard feelings.” It wasn’t a question, but a statement.
Jenka just nodded once, and turned to go. She made about one step before she paused to look back. “What was he like?”
Kitchens stared blankly back; “He? He who?” Jenka just looked at the Rabbit, and after a moment realization dawned on Kitchens; “Ah, you mean the Crown Prince.”
Jenka just nodded.
Kitchens chuckled, the sound turning heads along the bar; “He’s a real Jackass.” Kitchens took a sip of her drink and then shook her head; “Sister, you’d better hope the Emperor has a good long life, because when that clown ascends the throne we are ALL in for a really grim time!”
Jenka just nodded, and turned, to stride off.
Kitchens watched her go for a moment and then turned back to her drink. Maybe she had enough for a second. Suddenly, finding a way away from this place didn’t seem nearly as important…..
Pre-flight
Tanj shook her head; “Mistress, I really don’t think we need all these furrs.”
Jenka chuckled; “Nonsense, Pet. First off, you NEED to take the Kurani and the skunkette. That’s the whole point of the trip, right? And neither of them can help run your ship. You have to take Hinoki, to see if the Brou can help him. That’s the whole point of going to see the Brou, isn’t it? That and dropping off the Immature Brou. And if Hinoki’s going, and if you’re headed to see the Brou, I want you to take Wanda and Kath, to make sure there are no medical complications. I don’t want you bringing anything, ah, “contagious” back to the station. And of course Zassa is part of your crew.”
Tanj frowned; “And how does Dynotaku fit in with all of this?”
Jenka smiled; “He’s a little extra “muscle” should you run into trouble. Besides, he thinks quick on his feet, AND he’s fully rated as crew on an interstellar freighter.” Before Tanj could respond, she purred; “And yes, I know, Ralph could provide the “muscle”, but I’ll need him here, in your absence.” The Jaguar smiled sweetly; “Why? What’s the problem? You’ve GOT the room…..
Tanj sighed and nodded; “Yes, Mistress. With your permission, we’ll leave in the morning.” Jenka chuckled; “There’s a good girl. Now come here, if you’re going to be gone for a while……
---
Roland looked at the Stallion; “I don’t care. I am NOT going on a ship full of those little monsters, let alone with whatever that thing that ate Hinoki is. I’d rather take a walk through an airlock first.”
John shrugged; “Okay, I’ll pass that on to Jenka, but she isn’t going to be happy.”
As the Stallion departed, the Badger just growled; “Tough.”
---
Hinoki threw back his head and howled “ROAD TRIP” as he came through the shop’s door.
Doodles looked up from behind the counter and frowned; “Road? Where is Master going to find a road in interstellar space?”
Sashi came out of the shop’s tiny office and elbowed the Rabbit; “quit being difficult; you know it’s just a figure of speech!”
Hinoki chuckled; “OK, you two, start packing. We’ll be gone for about two weeks, maybe more, so I want you to make sure we’ve got all the essentials!”
Doodles nodded; “Right. I figure that’ll be about….. three quarts of lubricant. Would Master prefer the flavored or the super-slippery?”
Hinoki grinned; “Some of each. Don’t forget the clove oil, the padded cuffs, and those new vibrators! Throw in about two hundred yards of the soft braided rope, and a dozen padlocks, too! DON’T FORGET THE BATTERIES! Come on you two, get hopping!
---
“Don’t be ridiculous, Sabina, of course you’re coming!”
The Kitten frowned; “Are you sure, Mistress? This one sounds…. Dangerous.”
Zassa looked up from the suitcase she was packing; “Dangerous? What makes you say that?”
Sabina shrugged; “Oh, just that we’re going to see the Kurani, one of the most violent and warlike species in known space, and then we’re off to see the Brou. There are ALL SORTS of stories about them, most of them rather unpleasant….”
Zassa frowned at the Kitten; “Since when has something like that bothered YOU?”
Sabina shrugged and grinned weakly; “Oh, I dunno. Maybe I’ve just come to the conclusion there’s no point in pushing your luck…”
As the Vixen turned back to her packing, the Kitten added, quietly and to herself; “I just hope they don’t remember me….”
As she turned back to her packing, Zassa decided the Kitten was hiding something. That was all right; she had half the trip to tickle it out of her…..
---
Hinoki looked at the ledger and frowned. Rising he padded out of the office and back into the store; “Bad news. One of you is going to have to stay and mind the store here. Last month… well, business was off, and we ordered all that new stuff.”
Doodles grinned; “Most of which was for Master’s use…”
Hinoki scowled; “Hey, I have to check this stuff out to make sure its fit to sell, don’t I? We’ve got a reputation to maintain, right?”
The Bunny just grinned.
Hinoki sighed; “OK, any volunteers to stay?”
Sashi and Doodles looked at each other, then turned back to Hinoki and in unison, both shook their heads no.
Hinoki sighed; “OK, we do this the hard way, then.”
Sashi raised an eyebrow; “Draw straws?”
Hinoki shook his head; “No, we see who had the better sales record for last month.”
Doodles beamed; “That’d be me, Master!”
Sashi growled; “That’s because he had more floor time than I did! Not Fair!”
Hinoki looked at the ledger; “Even on a per hour basis, he still did better, Sashi.” He grinned; “You have to quit spending so much time demonstrating the merchandise for the customers and get on to making the sale!” He turned to Doodles; “OK, you convinced me. You stay.”
The Bunny’s eyes went wide; “WHAT?”
Hinoki shrugged; “We need the money. You had a better sales record, therefore its only logical that you should stay. Right?”
As the Bunny spluttered in frustration, Sashi just laughed.
---
Sashi hefted the box onto the float pallet and looked at the Bunny; “Don’t be ridiculous. He is NOT leaving you behind because you keep beating him at sexual trivial pursuits.” With a sigh she shook her head; “Don’t kid yourself. I’m FOOD for the trip…”
Doodles lifted another box onto the float pallet and shrugged; “So? Hasn’t hurt yet…. In fact, once you get over the shock, its not really that bad.”
Sashi nodded; “Yes, there is that… but somehow I’m just a little worried. I just don’t know where all this is going….”
---
Dynotaku looked at the Jaguar; “you know he’s not going to like this.”
Jenka smiled and shrugged; “Like I give a rat’s ass. You’re on this station, and you’ll follow my orders, or you, quite simply, won’t BE on this station. And it’s a long walk to anywhere else. Now, you WILL go and see what my Pet is up to. You WILL keep her to the mission statement. You WILL see that she leaves the Kurani and the Skunkette in Kurani space. You WILL see that she doesn’t create any interstellar incidents. And you WILL bring them all home safe. Is that understood?”
Dynotaku sighed and nodded.
---
“You know, you don’t have to escort me to the ship.”
John just grinned; “No, but if I didn’t it would probably go rough on me, when she found out, so if you don’t mind, I’ll just walk, ah, in this general direction. With you.”
Dynotaku just sighed.
---
Ralph nodded; “Yeah, don’t worry about it. I can handle it.”
Wanda nodded and kissed the Tiger on the nose; “I appreciate it. Bruno really is a dear, and he won’t be any trouble at all. And we’ll be back soon. Promise.”
Bruno watched Wanda head for the docking ring and sighed; “I wish I was going with her.”
Ralph looked up at the massive Bear and shook his head; “I don’t.”
Bruno turned and looked down; “Its not safe. She could get hurt.”
Ralph nodded; “True. But she’s a big girl, and where they’re going, you, me, and the rest of the Black Fleet might not make any difference at all.”
Bruno looked back up, at the now-empty corridor; “I still wish I was going with them….”
---
Kath set the analyzer on the shelf and pulled the tie-downs across it, making sure it would stay put if the artificial gravity failed. She was looking forward to the trip. It’d been a while since she’d “gotten out”, and she felt like stretching her legs. Besides, if she got to file a report with Imperial Intelligence, about conditions inside the Kurani Oligarchy, it’d probably get her a promotion. And the Brou… she’d heard so many stories, most contradictory. This could be the intelligence coup of her career. Grinning to herself, she shook her head; she was fooling herself. The REAL reason she was looking forward to the trip, was a couple of weeks locked inside a steel can, with Wanda, and Tanj, and Hinoki, and Zassa, and who-knew-how-many of those living dress creatures. It was going to be a FUN trip!
---
Wanda passed the scanner over Hinoki and stared at its display. “Well….. I guess the good news is that you haven’t gained or lost any weight. That suggests, at least, that you’re not evolving into a new form…..”
Hinoki chuckled; “Yeah, well, it isn’t easy, but I have been watching my weight. But I tell you, its left me constantly hungry.”
Wanda, still looking at the display, muttered; “I could prescribe some appetite suppressants, or some low calorie snacks….”
Hinoki chuckled; “Wanda, you’re not listening to me. I’m constantly hungry….”
Wanda looked up at the Cheetah, and blinked; “Oh….. OH!” She grinned, and glanced at the door; “well…. Ah…. I suppose a light snack wouldn’t hurt. You HAVEN’T gained any weight… It ought to be safe…”
As Hinoki stepped forward to take her in his arms, she giggled; “And I DO admit to being curious…” She looked at him and laughed; “In a purely professional capacity, you understand…..”
Departure
Tanj ran her eyes over the displays. Engineering, Green. Environmental, Green. Navigation, Green. Reaching over, she hit a button; “Station control, Lost Cause. Ready to release docking clamps.”
“Righto, Tanj. Clamps released. We show green. Handing you off to traffic control. Have a good trip, and don’t forget, if you get the chance…”
Tanj laughed; “Yeah, you want some Kurani catnip. I’ll remember!” Chuckling she touched a few buttons; “Departure Control, Lost Cause. Permission to leave the station?”
“Permission Granted, Tanj. You’re clear on vector 341 mark 149. Report crossing the outer marker. Shields are down, and the defense grid has your flight plant. I show your IFF as five by five green. Oh, and don’t forget…”
Tanj chuckled; “Yeah, yeah, I know. You want one of those Kurani short swords. And Haverty wants a Ching vase…. I’ve got the list programmed into the Ship’s computer. NO promises, but we’ll do what we can!”
“Very good, Lost Cause, we know you will. Have a good trip!”
Tanj swung her ship around and nudged the in-system drive. In the Nebula, the station was soon lost to the sensors. As she crossed the imaginary line that was the defensive perimeter of the station she duly reported it, and then switched the comm gear over to scanning mode. As the ship left the nebula, she engaged the cloaking device, altered course radically, and engaged the warp drive. The ship performed nominally, and she made a few notes about things that might need some minor tweaking. Settling back, she watched the instruments, just to make sure everything stayed nominal….
Hinoki grinned as he felt the ship slip into warp. They were away from the station, away from the Black Fleet. Any effect Jenka’s restrictions on his behavior might have had slipped away as well. Grinning, he left his cabin and turned left. He’d learned a few new tricks, and thought Zassa might like to, ah, “experience” them….
Sabina looked up as the Cheetah stuck his head in the door; “Heya, Hinoki.”
“Seen Zassa?”
“Um, no, Zassa’s not here. She slipped out just after we undocked. Maybe she’s checking on the cargo.”
Hinoki frowned; “I thought we weren’t carrying any cargo this trip….”
Sabina thought for a moment and then grinned; “Well…. That Unicorn whatever isn’t crew… maybe he’s classified as “cargo”.”
Hinoki chuckled “Supercargo, perhaps. I’ll poke around a bit and see if I can find her.”
Sabina just nodded; “OK.”
Curious, Hinoki checked the cargo bays. Except for a few things that might be considered trade goods, the cavernous bay was empty. So was engineering. So was Environmental. Wondering if she’d headed back to the living areas, Hinoki was retracing his steps… The sound was subtle, but it still brought him to a halt, dead in his tracks. There it was again, a rather rhythmic squeaking… leather on leather. He knew that sound well. Turning up a side corridor, he came to an observation bubble, on the dorsal side of the ship. Peeking in the viewport on the access door, he grinned. There was Zassa, tightly bound by a dozen straps, held suspended in mid-air, with the Unicorn stallion pounding her from behind. Hinoki chuckled, and gave Dynotaku points for originality in his “tie”, and the use of available resources, but thought she still could have been tied so that her mouth was available as well. As it was, if he slipped through the door, he would have a heck of a time “joining the party”…. Ah, well, perhaps just a matter of the Unicorn’s style. And he really didn’t want to come barging in like some sex-hungry monster. At least not while there were alternatives….. Slipping back the way he came, the Cheetah wondered if Zassa would be tied up long enough, that he might “borrow” Sashi for a bit…. Maybe SHE’D appreciate his new “trick”…..
---
Tanj took a sip of her coffee; “you know, I hadn’t really thought of that, but you’re right, it might be a problem.”
Kath grinned; “Yes, if the Brou value their own kind at all, I would imagine they’d be pissed if we showed up with a buch of half-starved “children”.
Wanda scowled; “But… if we’re to do this, we’re going to have to be very careful. Don’t want to wind up being overrun like Hinoki was.”
Tanj nodded; “Well, Zassa and I have been keeping the little darlings for years. It IS do-able…. You just have to keep the number you release down.” The Cheetah grinned; “And after all, if anything gets out of hand, Hinoki does have SOME control over them. I’m sure he could round up any missing ones, or rescue us from….”
Kath chuckled; “From ourselves?”
Tanj laughed; “Yes, exactly.”
The Mink smiled; “Then I have your permission?”
Tanj looked at Wanda and raised an eyebrow; “That’s up to your Mistress, but I’ve got no problem, as long as the proper precautions are taken.”
The Mink positively beamed.
Wanda sighed; “All right, Pet. Go check out three of the creatures, and meet me in the cargo bay.”
Tanj took her coffee mug, and headed back to the flight deck. The ship was on autopilot, and yet, as they headed further into the Empire, she felt someone had to keep an eye on the sensors…. The last thing they needed was to run into an Imperial Navy squadron, that might wonder why a freighter was traveling in Warp, and cloaked.
---
Sabina chuckled, put down the magazine, and sat up; “No, I don’t think she’d mind. And I do admit I’m curious….”
Hinoki chuckled and held out a paw; “Lets go down to the cargo bay; there’s more room there…..”
Kittiara smiled as Hinoki led the Kitten past the open door of their cabin.
Behind her, Jinx chuckled; “I didn’t think it would take him too long.”
The Kurani shook her head and smiled; “No. Not long at all”
The Skunkette rose and stretched; turning to the Kurani, she cocked her head to one side; “Do you think there’s any danger there?”
The Kurani thought for a moment and then shook her head no; “I don’t think so. I think he’d need another Brou in the same general degree of development, to move on to the next stage. Now, if all the immature Brou were to get loose and swarm us, there might be some danger, but I doubt that’ll happen.”
The Skunkette grinned; “Good. Lets follow them and watch!”
Kittiara chuckled; “You want to try him out too, don’t you?”
The Skunkette just grinned and shrugged; “Sure. Why not?
---
Hinoki grinned at Sabina; “Hang on a moment; gotta fetch a toy you might want to try out.”
Doodles looked up as the door
opened. The Cheetah stood there, and for
a moment just LOOKED at him. For some
reason it sent chills of anticipation up and then down the Bunny’s spine. Hinoki chuckled and then nodded; “Yes, even
better. Doodles, find the biggest
strap-on dildo we brought and come on down to the
When the door had closed, Doodles looked at Sashi; “I wonder what he’s got in mind?”
Sashi shrugged and rose, to paw through one of their travel cases; “I don’t know, but I think I’m going to tag along and watch. Something tells me this is going to be interesting.”
Sabina looked at the Cheetah; “you can do WHAT?”
Hinoki shrugged and just grinned; “If you don’t believe me, just WATCH!”
Doodles came to a complete stop in the cargo bay personnel door; such a sudden and complete stop that Sashi crashed into him from behind. Following the Bunny’s gaze, her jaw dropped. There was Hinoki, apparently nude, arms out to his side. As she watched he changed, his body flowing, rearranging itself. His waist narrowed, his hips swelled, his torso shortened, as his legs lengthened… As the Pantheress watched, he developed breasts; rather full, high breasts… and yet the “package” between his legs didn’t diminish in the least. Silence reigned for at least a dozen heartbeats after he stopped transforming; he just stood there grinning at the Kitten.
Sabina stood there with her mouth open; her gaze traveled from head to toe and back; “Um…. Does that still work?”
Hinoki laughed; “Of COURSE it does!”
“Ah… and that?”
“YES! I’m a fully functioning hermaphrodite!” Hinoki grinned evilly, a grin that seemed almost a little too wide for his face…. Shifting his gaze, he grinned at the Bunny; “Doodles get over here! I ‘m going to PROVE “it still works”, and that its learned a few new tricks, with the Kitten here, and while I do, I want you to take me from behind! Oh, I DO so think we’ll have fun!”
---
Wanda came to a stop just inside
the
---
Jinx shook her head, as she watched, eyes wide with amazement; “Gee, I wish I could do that!”
Kittiara leaned against the cargo bay wall and just chuckled.
Sabina howled, her body writhing, as the Cheetah pounded hir cock into her; she’d never even dreamt of a prehensile cock before, but the Cheetah was proving to be full of surprises. Never had she been fucked like this! As hir thrusts drove her higher and higher, she giggled, thinking her Mistress might have had a good time with the Stallion, but she just had no idea what she was missing!
Kath blinked. Putting down the three plastic containers, she edged closer to the Wolverine lass; “Mistress, is that what I think it is?”
Wanda chuckled and nodded; “Yeah, Hinoki’s learned a new trick, it seems.”
The Mink just shook her head; “Cool!”
All three of them seemed to achieve their release at the same time; Sabina was yowling, the Bunny grunting, and Hinoki, loudest of all, was howling, his body wracked by an orgasm so intense he seemed to be convulsing. Still entangled, they all seemed to collapse to the floor.
---
Sabina grunted; “Dang it, GET OFF ME; I can’t breathe!”
Hinoki chuckled and rolled to one side, dragging the bunny with him; “Wow, that was good.” He grinned at Sabina; “Tell me that wasn’t good!”
Sabina panted; “Yeah, that was wild.” She grinned at him; “But what are you going to do for an encore?”
Hinoki raised an eyebrow; “You ready to go again?”
Sabina chuckled; “Just let me catch my breath.” Raising up on one elbow, she looked at Doodles; “How ‘bout you? You good to go?”
The Bunny chuckled; “Not quite yet……”
Hinoki chuckled; “That’s OK, he doesn’t have to get it up yet for the next round”
Doodles twisted his head to look at the Cheetah; “Ah…..”
Hinoki grinned; “That’s right. I take HIM in the ass, while Sabina uses that delicious toy, on me!”
Sabina laughed; “You want it in the pussy, or ass?”
Hinoki thought for a moment and then grinned; “Lets go for the new experience; I’ve been fucked in the ass before…. Lets make sure ALL the new plumbing works!”
Kittiara watched as the trio rearranged themselves; “Antonia would love this….”
Jinx blinked and looked at the Kurani; “Antonia?”
Kittiara chuckled; “A herm I know.”
Jinx nodded slowly; “you’ll have to introduce me someday.”
Wanda shook her head; “If they think I’m just going to STAND here and watch……” Turning she grinned at the Mink; “Why don’t you go and see if you can’t give Sabina an occasional lick; I’m going to go see what the Bunny can do with his tongue.”
Kath grinned and nodded; “Yes Mistress.”
Doodles blinked as the Wolverine lass laid down on her back and scooted towards him, her legs spread. The feeling of Hinoki’s cock working in and out of his ass had enlivened him, had re-fired his lusts. Grinning he lowered his head, to bury his face between the Wolverine’s powerful thighs.
Sabina moaned as she felt the Mink’s tongue; the strap-on was providing some nice friction, but it would never be enough to get her off… However, with the Mink, it was just a matter of time until her next climax. Grinning, she concentrated on the pleasures, and on pounding the latex dong into the Cheetah’s pussy.
Dynotaku heard the sounds, and tugging on the leash, led the Vixen towards them. As the cargo bay personnel door slid open, his practiced eye slid over the writhing bodies. Someone had staged an orgy and no one had invited him. He felt… slighted.
Zassa blinked, and shook her head. Dang it, they started without her! And now, wrapped in yards of leather straps, she wouldn’t be able to join in, unless someone untied her! NO FAIR!
Tanj smiled as she watched the monitor. It’d taken even less time than she’d expected, even for her crew. It was tempting; she would have loved to have gone down there and joined them. But there was a ghost echo on the sensors; she wasn’t quite sure what it was, or if it was even there. It bore watching. But that was OK, she had prepared against that eventuality. Popping the top of the plastic container, she poured one of the living dress creatures over her crotch. No reason why she couldn’t have some fun too……
---
Hinoki rose to hir feet, hir body flowing, changing even as he moved, once again returning to the purely male form. Behind him, Doodles fucked Wanda with gusto, while Sabina and Kath entertained each other, taking turns with the strap-on. Stretching, the Cheetah gestured towards the bound Vixen; “you know, there ARE better ways to do that….”
Dynotaku looked at the Cheetah, and tried to figure out if his spots were slowly drifting across his body. There was something completely unnerving about him, but he’d be danged if he let it show. “Really? And what would you advise?”
Hinoki winked at the Vixen and then turned back to the Unicorn; “Shall I show you?”
Zassa giggled and squirmed as Hinoki poured the three “living dress” creatures over her. They’d removed some of the straps, but not enough to let her go free, and as a result, the creatures had all the access they needed to her pussy, ass, and mouth. Before long, she was squirming on the deck, as the creatures had their way with her.
Dynotaku watched for a while; “I assume there’s more of a point to this than letting them pleasure her.”
The Cheetah nodded; “They’ve got to feed; once they’re satiated, then they’re open to mental command. Normally, they’d obey the one that had fed them, but I think I can override that…….”
Dynotaku nodded; “Might take a while to satiate those things, from what I’ve heard.”
Hinoki chuckled and nodded; “True; they’re pretty hungry, and she IS a feast for them.” Hinoki grinned at the Stallion, and again his body flowed; after a moment a female Cheetah stood before Dynotaku; “But there ARE things we might do to pass the time while we wait….”
Dynotaku swallowed and shook his head; “Ah… thanks, but no thanks.”
Hinoki chuckled; “Awwww, don’t want me?” At the look on the Stallion’s face, he laughed; “That’s OK, I understand.”
“I wouldn’t mind.”
Hinoki turned to look at the Kurani curiously.
“But I wonder if you could shift back to male, and, ah, maybe “bulk up” a little….”
Hinoki grinned at the Kurani; “Ummmmmm, lemme see what I can do.” Again his body flowed, and he seemed to expand. Muscles bulged under his fur, his shoulders broadened, and he gained half a meter in height. When he was done, he resembled a rather large male Tiger.
Kittiara beamed; “ooooh, yes, that IS nice…..”
Dynotaku watched as the Kurani and the Hinoki-Monster came together, and kissed. He was just starting to think “whew, that was close” when he felt a touch. Turning he found the Skunkette grinning up at him; “Since you and I are the only two unoccupied….” Dynotaku thought back to their last encounter, swallowed hard, and opened his mouth; “Ahh……” But it was too late; the Skunkette had unfastened his belt, and as she fell to her knees, jerked his trousers down. As he felt her mouth on his meat, he wondered if perhaps the Hinoki-Monster would have been safer…..
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Sashi nudged the Bunny in the ribs with an elbow; “how long do you think its going to take him to notice?”
Doodles chuckled and shrugged; “Dunno; so far so good, though!”
---
Kittiara groaned, and gasped with each movement of Hinoki’s cock in her pussy. He’d grown SO large, stretching her almost as much as birthing her cubs had; on the other hand, Hinoki had morphed into some sort of Cat-taur creature, complete with six limbs. Curiously, while his size had changed, his mass hadn’t, so he wasn’t exactly crushing her; it was still strange and a little frightening to be “covered” so very completely…..
Hinoki pinned the Kurani to the mat, holding her, and looked over at the Unicorn. He was flat on his back, with the Skunkette astride his hips. Amazingly, the Skunkette had taken almost every inch of the Stallion’s cock. Grinning at them, Hinoki jerked his head at Zassa; “I think our little experiment is just about ready. You two want to watch?”
Zassa shuddered as yet another climax claimed her. It felt as if the creature in her pussy and the creature in her ass were trying to dance with each other, and the combination had been driving her into a firecracker-quick series of climaxes. But now she could feel their motions slowing, and knew they’d had enough, at least for the moment….
Hinoki closed his eyes and concentrated. The instructions he wanted to send were complex, and perhaps too ambitious, but if they worked…..
Zassa groaned as she felt the creatures flow out of her. Her ass felt hollow and her pussy felt all too empty, but it was a relief to get the third one out of her mouth, as her jaws had started to ache. It took her a minute to realize that they weren’t completely leaving her, just…. Relocating.
Kittiara tilted her head as far back as she could, to look behind her; her view of the Vixen was upside-down, but she could still make out the creatures flowing over her fur. One gathered her paws, and tugged them behind her back, spreading out to form something akin to an armbinder. The other flowed down her legs, to capture her ankles, forming a short hobble. And the third wrapped itself around her muzzle, head and neck, as if forming a living head-harness.
Zassa tugged against the creatures, and then strained harder. They seemed to be made of rubber-coated steel; she couldn’t budge them. Ah, well, she always had found being tied up exciting……
Hinoki chuckled; “See, Dynotaku? The creatures form restraints around her; but these are intelligent restraints….” Turning back to the Vixen, Hinoki chuckled; “Zassa, would you be so kind as to fetch us all something to drink? Oh, and you might want to take Tanj something too.”
Zassa squirmed, and suddenly found the hobble loose. Curiously she rolled to a sitting position, shifted to her knees, and rose to a standing position. She had just enough slack to walk, if she moved carefully. Turning, she shot the Cheetah a look. Hinoki nodded; “Don’t worry, when you get to the galley, they’ll release your arms, just enough for you to perform your assigned task. Once you’re done, they go back to the “full restraint” mode.” Zassa grinned as best she was able, and turning, shuffled towards the door.
Dynotaku shook his head; “I don’t know…. Are you sure they won’t mis-interpret your commands?”
Hinoki shook his head slowly; “If they did, I’d most likely be aware of it. I’m kinda linked to them. All of them. I think I could adapt the instructions, or just release her, if something unexpected happened…”
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Zassa shuffled down the corridor
towards the galley, moving carefully.
She had considerable experience moving while hobbled, and that had
taught her not to divert her attention.
Still, as she moved, she wondered if she could get away with
something. Bondage was always better
with sex, and there was a new vibrator in her cabin…. She turned, at an intersection and headed
that way, only to find the hobble had gone rigid, pulling her ankles
together. Only a superb sense of balance
kept her from falling. Grumbling to herself “All right, all right. The Galley, then the flight
deck and then back to the
---
Jinx leaned WAY back, making the Unicorn’s shaft press hard against the front of her pussy, as she rocked her hips. Looking down at him between the valley of her breasts, she smiled. It was nice that he was being so reasonable, and let her have her way….
Dynotaku watched the Skunkette look at him; a more predatory gaze he couldn’t remember ever having seen. And yet, there was something inside him that DEMANDED that he re-assert his authority. She was, after all, still a slave. Right? He’d show HER who was in charge!
Jinx whooped as the Stallion “bridged” underneath her, hooves, and hands on the floor, his torso arched upwards. She leaned forwards a bit, one paw on his stomach, her other arm raised, waving over her head as she rode the bucking stallion.
Hinoki frowned; something had caught his eye; turning his head, even as he kept his hips thrusting in a complex pattern, he looked at Doodles and Wanda…. What was wrong with that picture? And then the sensations were building, and his attention was diverted….
Kittiara felt the Hinoki ‘Taur cum, and cum hard. She didn’t know how he did it, but it felt as if he’d unleashed a gallon of jism into her. Groaning she shuddered, her pussy clenching hard around his spurting shaft, the hot flood triggering yet another climax.
Kath raised her head from Sabina’s crotch and sighed; “Dang it, where’d Zassa go? She ran off with MY creatures!
Wanda kissed Doodles softly; “VERY nice. Thanks!” Rising, she stretched. Gesturing to Kath she growled; “Come on, Pet. I need a bath. And then I think we’re both going to get some sleep.”
Kath leaned forward, kissed the Kitten, and then reaching back, unbuckled the strap-on, leaving it embedded in Sabina’s sex. Grinning, she winked at the kitten; “Catch ya later, ‘bina. Mistress calls.”
Hinoki groaned, and shuddered, his body shrinking, changing, as he resumed his normal appearance. Beneath him, Kittiara also groaned, more in disappointment than anything else, as the ‘Taur-sized shaft shrank to something more reasonable…. “Play time’s over?”
Hinoki chuckled; “For the moment.”
Kittiara sighed; “Before this trip is over, you’ll have to show me how those “living restraints” work. I’d like to try that.”
Jinx looked over from her position on the Stallion and laughed; “Me too! Hey, maybe you could use them to form a cinch to hold me onto my Stallion here!” Dynotaku just groaned…..
When the door had closed behind the others, the unicorn let himself fall back to the mat; the skunkette whooped and then giggled as the Stallion rolled. Taking one of the skunkette’s feet in each hand, he bent her double, legs widespread and proceeded to pound into her as hard as he could. He’d observed that when Jinx came hard, she was dazed for a few moments after her climax; if he got her to cum really REALLY hard, he might just be able to turn the tables on her. After all, Hinoki had left all the Vixen’s leather straps in a heap, not too far away…..
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Tanj yawned, and poured herself another cup of coffee. Glossy black encircled her waist, with a vertical strap descending down her front, between her legs, dividing to pass around her tail, to join the waist strap behind her. Other straps encircled her upper thighs, and connected to the strap between her legs. And it was all as seamless and form-fitting as only one of the living dress creatures could be. “No, thanks; got something to drink.”
Zassa grinned as she looked the Cheetah over; pity the creature around her head wouldn’t let her talk; she wanted to ask if there were phallic plugs extruded into pussy and ass. If it had been her, she would have so arranged it… She’d gathered drinks for the others, placed them on a tray, and offered the tray to the otherwise-nude Cheetah. One of the living dress creatures was still around the Vixen’s wrists, stretched thin in a ribbon across her back, as if ready to pull her wrists behind her at an instant, just as soon as she was done with her assigned task. Turning with the tray she turned and headed back, at a snail’s pace, towards the cargo bay.
---
Hinoki poked the Bunny; “Hey, I thought you were supposed to stay on the station and mind the store!”
Doodles forced a grin “Oh, Ralph and Bruno volunteered to do that.”
Hinoki scowled; “If they don’t meet those sales projections, its coming out of your hide!”
Doodles smiled; “Oh, I’m sure they’ll do just fine, Master!”
Hinoki shook his head; “They better!” Then, muttering about uppity slaves, he slipped through the cargo bay personnel door…
When Zassa got back to the cargo bay, it was deserted. The living dress creatures didn’t seem to care that there wasn’t anyone to offer drinks to; she barely got the tray on the floor when the hobble contracted, along with the wrist restraints. She wound up just STANDING there, alone. Boring. How long would it be, before Hinoki remembered? Before anyone came looking for her? Maybe if she could hop over to one of the mats she could at least lay down…..
---
Kittiara stuck her head through the door to the flight deck; “Missed you at the Orgy.”
Tanj chuckled and shrugged; she was sprawled on the Pilot’s acceleration couch, and it was obvious that the living dress creature was pleasuring her; “That’s, ah, OK, I’ve been a little “occupied” here….”
The Kurani shook her head; “I wouldn’t think it would have been like you to prefer solo fun…”
The Cheetah shook her head; “no, not that. Got a sensor ghost. At least I hope it’s a ghost. I can’t seem to make up my mind whether there’s anything there or not, so I’m keeping an eye on it.”
The Kurani padded closer to look at the display. After a moment she muttered; “You’ve run diagnostics….?”
The Cheetah nodded; “I have. Repeatedly. I think the system’s working correctly.”
The Kurani nodded, frowning slightly; “I’d like to have Jinx look at this, if you don’t mind…” Looking up, she grinned; “you haven’t seen her lately, have you?”
---
The Skunkette groaned as best she could. The Stallion had mysteriously come up with a bunch of leather straps, and while she’d been distracted with a most delightful climax, had proceeded to tie her up tight. He’d then thrown her across his shoulder and carried her off. Now, they were somewhere in the ship, and he was force-feeding her his cock. She wasn’t exactly certain where in the ship they were, because he’d blindfolded her. In fact, he’d even put earplugs in her ears. At the moment her whole World was the floor pressing against her knees as she knelt, and his thick shaft sliding in and out of her mouth….. That and the vibrating egg he’d pushed into her pussy, before he’d run one of the leather straps between her legs and pulled it tight. He kept playing with the control, making it vibrate more when she sucked on him enthusiastically, and less when she slacked off. She was discovering that she could use that information to manipulate him, to help her get herself off, rapidly bobbing her head back and forth along his meat when her climax approached…. It seemed to be working for both of them….
---
Zassa looked up as the door to the
Suddenly Zassa found the creature wrapped around her muzzle slacking off; “Um… something to drink, please” she managed to mutter.
Sashi grinned and set a bowl on the floor by the Vixen, and poured a bottle of water into it. “Sorry. Master’s orders.”
Zassa just shrugged as best she was able, and rolled onto her knees. Leaning forward, she found the creature around her muzzle had slacked off just enough to let her lap at the water. It constricted, though, when she’d barely drunk half of it.
Sashi met the Vixen’s gaze and shrugged; “Hey, I’m not controlling them. Not my fault.”
Zassa just nodded, and sighed.
Sashi opened another container and pulled out a cube of roast beef; she offered it to the Vixen. Again, Sashi found that the creature relaxed just enough to let her take it from the Pantheress’ fingers; then it tightened down again, making chewing all but impossible.
Sashi frowned; “Hmmm. Going to have to talk to Master about that, aren’t I? Tell you what, lets try something a little less chewy….”
Zassa purred; she loved pineapple. As the creature relaxed, she managed to snatch the chunk from Sashi’s fingers and get in a few good chews too, before things tightened up again. And thus it went; it wasn’t very satisfying, but she did manage to take the edge off her hunger. Finally, Sashi opened another box and poured yet another of the living creatures over the Vixen’s breasts. The creature flowed over her, stretching itself thin, and then proceeded to tweak her nipples in a most interesting fashion. “Shift change, I think. Arch back a little.” Zassa complied, and Sashi popped the top on another container and poured the contents over her crotch. The creature immediately took possession of her sex, driving hungrily into her. Sashi put the boxes and the bowl back on the tray; “Master says that when you have to, you can make your way to the head for a potty break. And you’re to be in the Wardroom for dinner. Other than that, you can go where you want to…” She grinned; “If indeed you can go anywhere. The creatures will, ah, take turns restraining and pleasuring you. Master says it should be pretty much non-stop.” Sashi paused; “I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. Guess you’ll have to let me know when you get the chance.” Rising, she turned and headed for the door.
Zassa watched her leave. The creature between her thighs was rapidly bringing her towards a climax, and the creature encasing her breasts was tugging and squeezing harshly, just the way she liked it. Wondering if she could talk them into a potty break, she tried to rise, only to find the creatures were giving her no slack at all. Oh, well, maybe she didn’t have to go that badly, quite yet……
---
Dynotaku reached out and opened the door. The cabin was so small, he barely had to take a step.
Kittiara stood there, grinning; “Thought I might find her here.”
The Stallion chuckled; “Yeah, I think I’ve figured out how to survive an encounter with her.”
The Kurani raised an eyebrow; “Oh? How’s that?”
The Stallion gestured to the tightly bound Skunkette; “First, keep her blind, deaf and dumb. I don’t think she can formulate an attack strategy if she’s without sensory input.”
Kittiara nodded skeptically; “and….?”
The Stallion grinned; “Keep her so well fucked she can’t think straight.”
The Kurani smiled; “Personally, I think I’d put more faith in Number Two than Number One.”
The Stallion just grinned and shrugged; “So… what brings you here? Care to join our little party? I’ve got plenty of leather straps left….”
The Kurani laughed; “Tempting, but there’s an operational problem. Tanj has a sensor ghost she’s worried about, and I thought it might be prudent to let Jinx have a look at it.”
The Stallion blinked; “She’s a sensor expert?”
The Kurani just smiled; “no… but she has insights to the physical universe that can, at times, be quite amazing.”
The Stallion nodded slowly; “Oooookay. Tell you what, I’ll just pick her up, and we’ll go look at your sensor ghost.” Turning, Dynotaku took a few more straps, and in a flurry of activity, changed Jinx’s tie to a “ball tie”, with a loop up her back from waist to shoulders. Grinning, he picked up the Skunkette like a suitcase, and stepped through the door.
Kittiara blinked, and then shrugged. She wasn’t sure Jinx was going to appreciate being treated like luggage, but then…. Maybe a decent frustration level in the Skunkette would be useful….
Zassa groaned, and took another tiny step forwards. The creatures were letting her move, but not by much. At this rate it would be even money if she made it to the head before her bladder burst….. She WAS going to have to have a word with Hinoki!
Tanj looked up as the door to the flight deck slid open. Both eyebrows went up when the Unicorn carried Jinx through the door as if she were a handbag. The Kurani followed. “Sensor ghost still there?” Tanj nodded. “Any evasive maneuvers to see if they follow?” Tanj shook her head; “I wasn’t sure it would be prudent to let them know we know they’re there, if they really ARE there.” The Kurani nodded and grinned; “Quite wise.”
Dynotaku undid the Skunkette’s blindfold, and then pulled out her earplugs. Hefting her, he held her up so she could see the sensor display. Tanj looked at the Skunkette, and then at the display; “We seem to have a ghost… Any idea if its real or not?”
Jinx frowned; “Yeah.” Turning her head, she glowered at the Unicorn; “Put me down. This is getting old.”
Dynotaku adopted a hurt look; “What, not enjoying yourself?”
The Skunkette shook her head; “Not since the batteries went dead. Cheapskate. Come on, I’ve got to pee.”
Dynotaku opened his mouth, but the Kurani stepped forward and started undoing buckles; “So you have a thought on our sensor ghost?”
The Skunkette shook herself all over and rolled her shoulders; turning she grinned up at the Kurani; “Yeah. I’ll tell you AFTER a quick trip to the head. Don’t worry; they’ll wait.” Without asking permission, the Skunkette turned and padded from the flight deck.
When she was gone, the Kurani turned to the Stallion; “I think you left her tied up too long. I think she’s mad at you.”
Dynotaku just grinned and shrugged; “Awwww, she was having a great time!”
Kittiara chuckled; “I don’t know… she’s kinda touchy. Might be prudent if you went and hid or something….”
The Unicorn blinked; “I am NOT afraid of her!” He leaned closer and tapped the Kurani’s collar; “She, and YOU are both still slaves, a fact you should BOTH remember!”
The Kurani smiled; “Then next time you get the urge, tie ME up. It’ll be a LOT safer for you!”
Dynotaku just Hmphed and crossed his arms, glaring back at the Kurani.
Jinx padded in a few minutes later. All the remaining straps that had encircled her seem to have been left somewhere, as, aside from her collar she was completely unfettered. Tanj looked at her from the Pilot’s couch and raised an eyebrow; “Real, or ghost?”
Jinx chuckled; “Real.”
Dynotaku growled; “Friendly or hostile”. Jinx thought for a moment and then shook her head; “Neither.”
Kittiara muttered; “Well, THAT helps”, earning a sour look from the Skunkette.
Tanj sighed; “Just someone headed in the same direction at the same speed, in Warp, and cloaked?”
Jinx shook her head; “No. I get the feeling they’re following us. But they just don’t seem to have any hostile intentions. They’re just watching.”
“But they might be reporting to someone who IS hostile!” Tanj growled.
The Kurani shrugged; “True. Or they might be reporting back to Jenka.” At this, most eyes turned to look at the Stallion.
Dynotaku shrugged; “Hey, she didn’t say anything to ME about an escort.”
Tanj sighed; “Well, they might be in the pay of the Crown Prince, or the Gates World cartel, or even Imperial Intelligence. Any of those isn’t good.”
Jinx chuckled; “Oh, come on; they could be paparazzi!”
Tanj blinked; “What?”
The Kurani chuckled and interpreted; “Newsfax reporters.” After a moment she chuckled; “And there are other possibilities too. It could be someone looking for me.”
Jinx chuckled; “Ah, chasing after the best selling author for an interview!”
The Kurani shook her head; “or someone in my Mate’s employ, searching for me.”
Tanj sighed; “Well, I guess that means we shouldn’t really drop a few mines in their path….”
The Kurani made a sour face and shook her head no; “Might not be prudent….”
“So what do we do?”
Tanj chuckled; “We try and loose them. I’ve got a few ideas.”
Jinx blinked; “You’ve, ah, been up here on the flight deck for quite a while. Shouldn’t you take a break?”
Tanj gestured to the monitor; “how can I take a break with who-knows-what out there? No, I’m good for a bit. Let me check our route, and see what we might do to try and loose them.”
The Skunkette nodded resolutely; “Well, I think someone should stay to help you. Someone devious, and tricky, someone knowledgeable in such things.”
Kittiara tweaked an eyebrow upwards; “And just who do you have in mind?”
The Skunkette grinned and shrugged; “I haven’t a clue. Lord knows, I can’t help. Don’t know a thing about piloting starships, or evading baddies. And I don’t think its your field either. Hey! Maybe we ought to go talk to Hinoki! Maybe he knows something about this kind of thing!”
Tanj chuckled; “Yes, go talk to Hinoki. He always seems to have a trick up his sleeve… Go on, y’all, let me think on this.”
The Kurani nodded, and took the Skunkette by the arm; “Come on, lets go find Hinoki.” Together they left the flight deck. Tanj stared at the displays for a moment and then turned to the Unicorn; “well?”
Dynotaku was staring at his hooves, an enigmatic expression on his face; “Um…. I’d be glad to let you consider the problem in peace, but…. I seem to be stuck.”
Tanj looked down at his hooves; the deck plate seemed to have gotten soft, as he’d sunk about a centimeter into the metal, which had then, just as mysteriously, re-hardened, trapping his hooves. Tanj just laughed; “Well, I guess you’re elected. So…. Just how devious and tricky ARE you? Got any ideas?
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“No, the Nebula just isn’t dense enough to loose them in.”
Dynotaku shrugged; “Well, what about we feign a mechanical failure. Send out a distress call. Maybe they’ll come closer and we can at least figure out who they are?”
Tanj chuckled and shook her head; “What if they decide we’ve suddenly become vulnerable and decide to attack. Or just SIT out there and watch? No, I don’t think that’ll work either. I still think our best bet is just speed. Pour it on, and hope we’re faster than they are.”
Dynotaku shook his head; “Your ship may be fast for a freighter, but it could hardly outpace a raider, let alone a deep space fighter.”
The Unicorn looked down at his hooves again and sighed; “No…. I’m thinking we need to think a little further “out of the box” on this one….”
Tanj looked at his hooves and nodded slowly; “Maybe so…..”
---
Kittiara leaned back against the counter in the galley and looked at the Cheetah; “Well…. She SAYS she can’t control it, but I don’t think that’s completely true. The problem is, while I suspect she has SOME control, I’m not sure how good that control is…..”
Tanj nodded; “So… if she got really pissed at that other ship, it might suffer a critical failure and explode, vanish and never be seen again, or suddenly find all the interior surfaces were painted truly sickening colors…”
Kittiara nodded; “Their plumbing might back up, all their ice cream might melt, or one of their torpedoes might suddenly explode in the launcher. Although I have to admit, generally, her “events” are non-fatal….. Just truly annoying.”
Tanj nodded; “And what if she were to feel really really good about us…. Might our ship suddenly go faster?”
The Kurani chewed on her lower lip for a moment and then shrugged; “I suppose its possible, but generally when nice things happen, they’re pretty frivolous. All the nasty stains are suddenly gone from your favorite tablecloth, or you find you’ve got twelve cases of your favorite brandy in the closet, or someone you haven’t talked to in ages calls and says they’re coming to visit, and would you mind if they brought your favorite holo star? That kind of thing.”
Tanj sighed; “Well, we’re either going to have to drop out of warp and try and shoot it out with them, or we’re going to have to do something equally desperate.” The Cheetah shrugged; “We don’t even know who they are, but they’ve been matching our course corrections move for move. I’d hate to shoot up some escort Jenka assigned us, and forgot to tell us about…..”
The Kurani nodded; “Well…. I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to talk to Jinx about it.”
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“And then you fold this piece over like that, add a crease, unfold it and refold it like this. Pull this side up, hold it here, and bend this part over, and bingo, there you have it!”
Tanj paused just inside the door, and blinked. Hinoki and Jinx were on the floor, both bent over, and for the life of her she couldn’t figure out what in the world they were doing. “Um…. Could we bother you for a moment?”
Jinx looked up and grinned; “Come look! Hinoki’s shown me how to make an Origami Dragon! Isn’t it NEAT? See, you can pull on his tail and the wings flap!”
The Kurani shook her head; “And here I thought you’d…. Oh, nevermind. Listen, we’ve got a problem….”
The Skunkette’s face clouded; “I keep TELLING you, I can’t CONTROL it!” below decks, something went WHAMratlerattlerattle… and Tanj flinched.
“Um… Yeah, but we thought we might want to try something anyways.”
At the look on the Skunkette’s face, Kittiara hurriedly went on; “Positive energy! Something Good! At least for you, that is……”
The Skunkette looked skeptical; “What do you have in mind?”
Kittiara gestured to Hinoki; “Actually, him.”
Hinoki just blinked; “Me?”
---
The Cheetah shrugged; “Well… yeah, I guess I could do that. But don’t you think it’s a little risky?”
The Kurani nodded; “Yeah, well, only if it gets mis-directed. I’m just trusting that if we’re being nice to her, she won’t really do something to hurt us.”
Hinoki shook his head; “I just hope you’re right…..”
Turning to the Skunkette, he cocked an eyebrow upwards; “you ready?”
Jinx chuckled; “Can you do the ‘taur? That looked really wild.”
Hinoki chuckled; “Maybe if you’re good. First, I thought we’d start with the tentacle monster.”
Jinx’s eyes grew wide as Hinoki’s body sprouted a half-dozen tentacles; a moment later they had encircled her, lifting her off the floor, bringing her closer.
Jinx looked down, between her breasts and groaned as she watched the Cheetah-monster grow a formidable looking erection. Hanging in his tentacles, wrists held over her head, ankles held wide apart, knees held up towards her chest, she found herself deliciously helpless. And as he lowered her onto his waiting cock, she found it a delightful and thoroughly enjoyable helplessness.
On the flight deck, Dynotaku grinned; “hey, I can move again!” Clopping over to the Pilot’s couch he settled himself, his fingers running lightly over the controls, as if trying to memorize their locations. Turning, he looked at the sensor display. The ghost was still there. Running his fingers over the weapons controls, he debated turning and attacking. He might be able to destroy the ship before it could report the event. He was certain it wasn’t someone sent by Jenka, and likewise he was certain it wasn’t someone sent by his employer. There wasn’t really anything left but enemies….
Jinx howled with delight as Hinoki’s strong tentacles lifted her and dropped her, repeatedly, onto his waiting cock. He stood there, legs braced, leaning back slightly, watching her face as he fucked her. For her part, she was enjoying the way one tentacle squirmed in her ass, while another filled her mouth. That one, strangely enough, tasted of pickles, but that was OK. She liked a good dill. Other tentacles encircled her waist, thighs, and upper arms; others squeezed her breasts. It was actually rather a comfortable way to be held… As she rose towards her first climax, she tried to remember what it was she was supposed to do…..
Dynotaku’s fingers drummed on the control panel. Chin cupped in one hand, he stared at the sensor display. What to do? He was supposed to watch over this crowd. How best to do that? Make sure they all came back in one piece, Jenka had said. How big a threat was that sensor return. Was it even there? It looked like a genuine return, at times, and then at other times, he wasn’t so sure. If it was real, whoever it was had state of the art stealth gear. State of the art sensors too, to track a cloaked ship. Gates’ World? Some splinter faction in the Imperial Navy? Perhaps Imperial Security? Hard to say….
Hinoki grinned as the skunkette shivered through another climax. Pulling her closer he growled; “you want the ‘taur?” When she nodded, speech obviously beyond her, he chuckled; “Then you know what you have to do. Make them go away, or make us capable of loosing them. Shouldn’t take much. Fill their sensor electronics with honey and their bridge with bees. Make everyone fall asleep long enough for us to move out of sensor range. I’m sure you can manage SOMETHING.” The Cheetah leaned closer, his tentacles pulling her hard to his body; “Make them go away, and I’ll give you the ride of your life!”
Jinx barely heard the words. It felt as if the tentacle in her ass was trying to arm-wrestle with the cock in her pussy; every motion was a delight. And every time those tentacles squeezed her breasts, or tweaked her nipples, she felt as if she was going to explode…. What was he saying?
Dynotaku sat up, and stared at the sensor display. The ghost was gone. Vanished. Without waiting for permission, he shoved the throttle forward, past the indent and all the way to full emergency power. Grabbing the helm controls he altered course to port, and downwards. He didn’t know what had happened, but he was dang sure going to take advantage of it!
Tanj heard the sound of the engines change, and without a word turned and dashed for the flight deck.
Hinoki chuckled and pulled the Skunkette close, to kiss her hard, his tongue driving deep into her mouth. Somehow, he just knew she’d done it. Now it was time for her reward.
Kittiara watched as the Cheetah’s body changed, watched as the tentacles lifted and moved the Skunkette, until she was on paws and knees. Watched as the Hinoki Cheetah-taur Monster mounted her. She’d seen Jinx in ecstasy before, but never quite like this….. Sometimes its amazing what imagination can do.
Tanj ran her eyes over the sensor display, and then ordered a level four diagnostic. Without even looking at the Unicorn, she replayed the log tapes, and then replayed them again in slow motion. And then slower motion. The sensor ghost was there one nanosecond and gone the next. Poof!
When the diagnostic finished, she turned to the Unicorn; “Keep us on this vector for another twenty minutes, and then come about to….. 247 mark 118. Hold us there for an hour and get us back on course. If the sensor ghost shows up again, call me.”
As the door closed behind her, Dynotaku raised an eyebrow and chuckled; “you’re welcome.”
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The Crown Prince looked at the Imperial Intelligence officer and growled; “What do you mean you lost contact with your ship?”
The officer shrugged; “your highness, their transmission just stopped. The last telemetry we have shows the target freighter at the fringe of their sensor range, moving as if they were on a completely normal trip. No signs of weapons discharges, no probes launched, no unusual scans. Just a freighter, albeit a cloaked freighter, traveling between stars.”
The Crown Prince shook his head; “So what happened?”
The Officer shrugged again; “We don’t know, Sir. Perhaps they had some sort of catastrophic malfunction.”
The Crown Prince’s scowl deepened; “If they did, there’d be wreckage. Get a ship out there to investigate. And FIND ME THAT FREIGHTER!
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Zassa sat in the wardroom, and just waited. The creatures had allowed her to report here, at mealtime, but no one else had shown up. What was going on? Where was everyone? WHAT WAS SHE MISSING? Growling to herself, she tried to figure out how to get revenge on Hinoki for doing this to her…. Dammit, she didn’t mind being tied up, but missing out on something, THAT was NOT to be tolerated!
Jinx almost bumped into the doorframe as she came through the door to the Wardroom. Zassa watched through slitted eyes; the creatures were at it again; they’d changed position and the “relief crew” was working on her again, bringing her to the very edge of a climax, and then backing off. She was dripping wet, and extremely frustrated. Watching the way the Skunkette waddled, she just knew she’d been pounded hard, and from the silly grin on her face, she’d loved it. What HAD been going on? Dammit, she was missing everything!
Jinx poured herself a glass of milk and collapsed into a chair opposite Zassa. For a moment she regarded the Vixen, and then grinned; “Yeah. Little monsters. Don’t know much about them, but the big one’s great, isn’t he? Lord, I love that ‘taur form!”
Zassa tried to speak, but the creature around her head tightened its grip on her muzzle, holding her mouth closed. All she was able to get out was a growl and a negative shake of her head. The Skunkette’s eyebrows rose; “Not having a good time? Really?” She got a sly look on her face; “I dunno; that looks like fun. Frustrating, but fun.” Her grin widening she tilted her head to one side; “Wanna trade?”
Zassa was only able to think “you can DO that?” to herself, but she found herself nodding enthusiastically. Jinx chuckled and finishing the milk, put down the glass and held out her hands. To the Vixen’s amazement, the creatures flowed over her body, extended a pseudopod, and flowed, seemingly with delight, to the Skunkette. Moments later, Zassa was free, and the Skunkette was restrained as she’d been. Zassa chuckled; “You’ll have to show me how to do that some day. Have fun; If you’ll excuse me, I’ve got me a Monster to skin. Ta ta!”
Zassa stuck her head into Hinoki’s
cabin and looked around. No sign of him,
Sashi, or Doodles. Growling, she turned,
stalking down the corridor. Maybe he was
in the
Dynotaku took another bite of the donut and grinned. Ah, the lovely Vixen…. Moving as quietly as he could he stuffed the last of the donut into his mouth and moved up behind her.
Zassa yelped as strong arms encircled her. “Ah, my little Vixen Slave got loose! We’ll have to do something about that, won’t we?”
Zassa growled; “Not now, you….!” But Dynotaku’s left hand found her muzzle, squeezing it shut; “Ah, now, now! No yelling at Master! Be good or I’ll have to give you a spanking!” As Zassa squirmed in his grip, she became aware of the growing bulge in his pants. What was he doing wearing anything on this ship anyways? The more she squirmed in his grip, the bigger the bulge grew, and she found herself thinking “Well, maybe just a quickie….”
Hinoki stuck his head through the cargo bay door, and grinned. The Unicorn Stallion had Zassa tied in a hanging position, her body bent almost double, and was pounding his shaft into her with gusto. The Vixen had her head back, eyes closed, a look of indescribable ecstasy on her face as the Stallion took her roughly, pinning her between his body and the wall. Grinning, the Cheetah-monster took a step back and turned, to resume his walk towards the flight deck. And here he’d wondered how the Unicorn would fit in on this trip……
---
Zassa sighed, and tensing her muscles, tried once again to escape. The Stallion had tied her to a stanchion in the cargo bay, her arms stretched over her head, her feet raised off the floor, and spread, tied to similar stanchions on either side. And then he’d fucked her as she hung there, like a piece of meat. That part hadn’t been so bad; in fact, it had been rather nice. But when he’d finished with her, he’d kissed her, and then chuckling, departed.
The really annoying thing was that the ropes were merely looped over projections; if she flipped the ropes in just the right way, she SHOULD be able to get loose. Grunting, she pulled herself up by her arms, and right leg, and then kicked her left leg. She watched as the rope curled, all the way to the stanchion… but it didn’t flip free like it was supposed to. Dangit, what was wrong?
Dynotaku smiled. He pulled the tiny tube of superglue from his pocket, grinned at it and then put it back. A cup of coffee and another donut and he’d be ready to go again, and by the time he got back to the Vixen, she’d probably be ready to welcome him with open arms…. Or in her case, open legs. Yes, she really was a treasure.
---
Jinx chuckled; it really was too simple. After the little monsters were satiated, they were open to your mental commands. That’s what Tanj had said. It would appear the big monster wasn’t all that different either. She’d known Hinoki had cum, his ‘taur cock filling her to overflowing with his seed. She’d obviously satiated him, and now, through him, she had control of his little relatives. Talking them into letting her walk, while still bound, had been simple. And they hadn’t needed to be told to keep fucking her. Moving in short, quick steps, she made her way towards the cargo bay. Something told her more fun awaited her there…..
Tanj chuckled and gestured at the sensors; “not a thing showing. Zilch.”
Hinoki nodded; “Great. Lets hope it stays that way.”
Tanj yawned and nodded; “Well, I’m going to go get a few hours sleep. We should be coming up on our destination in about six hours, and I want to be fresh for our landing.”
Hinoki nodded; “Don’t worry, I’ve got the conn.”
Tanj chuckled and nodded; “Call me if anything happens.”
---
Zassa kicked her leg again and then turned as the door to the cargo bay opened. She’d expected Dynotaku, but instead, still hobbled by the living dress creature, Jinx came in, her steps quick and short. Jinx grinned at her, and stretching the creature around her muzzle just a little, managed to lick her lips. Zassa watched, eyes narrowing. What did the Skunkette have in mind?
---
Tanj paused, just about to get into the shower, as the ship’s intercom came on. “Sashi, please report to the flight deck” She grinned. Hinoki. Ah, well, it looked as if, now that they were alone, that the watch would be a dull one…. And a Monster has to eat, doesn’t he?
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Jinx chuckled to herself, and moved closer. Falling to her knees before the Vixen, she forced her mouth as far open as the creature would let her, and stuck her tongue out to lap at the Vixen’s sweet sex.
Zassa groaned; ooooh, that felt good. If she wasn’t so intent on getting free, and dealing with Dyno… no, wait, it was Hinoki she wanted to… well, maybe BOTH of them deserved…. As the Skunkette’s tongue brought her to a lovely little climax, all plans for revenge seemed to turn to mist and float away…..
Dynotaku paused in the corridor as the ship’s intercom came on. Hinoki’s voice had a laugh to it, and he could hear giggling in the background as the Cheetah-Monster said; “Doodles, please report to the flight deck”….
Zassa panted hard, as the Skunkette’s tongue slithered in and out of her pussy. Looking down between her breasts she watched in amazement and horror as the creature forming the Skunkette’s head harness flowed, and stretched until it also encircled the Vixen’s hips, holding the Skunkette’s head tight to her crotch. For the moment, that was a delight, but….. what if Dynotaku came back? Could he get Jinx loose? And where was Hinoki?
No sooner had that thought formed than the Cheetah-Monster’s voice came over the ship’s intercom; “Sabina, please report to the flight deck.” Zassa blinked; what was going on?
Dynotaku paused at the door to the
The tube of lube was right where he left it. Picking it up, Dynotaku turned to head back towards the cargo bay, just as Hinoki’s voice came over the intercom; “Um….(giggles) Would Wanda and, ah, Kath please report to the (laughter) Flight deck…. Um… Medical Emergency…. (giggles) Severe swelling…” The Unicorn shook his head; “I don’t care if he calls for me, I’m NOT going….”
Zassa groaned as she felt hands on her hips. It had to be Dynotaku, and she knew what was coming even before she felt the tip of his cock touch her rosebud….. However, Jinx had her So hot, so worked up, she could only rock her hips encouragingly……
Jinx giggled to herself, her tongue dancing over that one spot within the Vixen’s sex that seemed to produce the maximum response. Silly Unicorn. He REALLY should have known better…..
Dynotaku howled as he came, his cock pulsing, throbbing, shooting wadd after wadd of his jism deep into the Vixen’s ass. And Zassa seemed to be loving it; she writhed and moaned, and squirmed, her motions only adding to the Unicorn’s delight. It wasn’t until he was calming down, catching his breath that he realized his worst fears had come true. The black straps around the Skunkette’s head, around the Vixen’s hips, had extended, stretched and grown, to encircle the base of his cock, and his balls. Worse it had also trapped his hands where they’d rested on the Vixen’s hips. As he watched, thin tendrils moved rapidly to encircle his hips, binding him to the females. With a groan, he tried to pull out, to pull away. The Vixen groaned in response, but the creature contracted, making him slide back into the Vixen’s ass. He was stuck. Now what?
---
Tanj rose, and stretched. There was nothing like a good night’s sleep to rejuvenate oneself. Picking up a jumpsuit, she glanced at the chrono, and then headed out for the wardroom. Just enough time to get breakfast, and then she’d have to start the approach to their destination….
Kittiara was in the Wardroom. The coffee maker had almost finished making a fresh pot, and the Kurani was just putting the final touches on a huge omlet. “Thought you might be getting up about now. Best have a good breakfast. I suspect we’re going to have a busy day.”
The Cheetah blinked, and then nodded, slipping into her usual chair; “Yeah, that sounds good. Say, where is everyone?”
The Kurani just smiled.
---
With the jumpsuit tossed over one shoulder, Tanj stuffed the last of the muffin into her mouth. The door to the flight deck slid open smoothly, but what she found wasn’t what she’d expected at all. Hinoki lay on the Pilot’s acceleration couch, his gaze on the instruments, but at least a half a dozen tentacles spread from his body. Around the pilot’s couch, Sashi, Wanda, Kath, and Sabina knelt, each being fucked by a different tentacle. To one side, Doodles was tightly bound, with yet another tentacle working over his throbbing cock. The Flight deck smelled of sex, and the floor looked sticky….
Hinoki looked up and grinned; “Course and speed as before, Skipper. No ships on the sensors, and everything is running in the green.” Tanj swallowed and nodded; “Good. Distance to our destination?” Hinoki smiled; “We’re about forty minutes from the edge of the system.” Tanj chuckled and moved to sit astride the Cheetah’s hips; “no, don’t get up. No reason why I shouldn’t have some fun too, is there?” Hinoki laughed and as the Cheetah descended, he extruded a remarkable phallus upwards to meet her. “Nope, none at all. By the way, have you seen Zassa, Jinx, or Dynotaku? They haven’t been answering their pages.”
Tanj kept careful control of
herself. The motions of Hinoki’s shaft
in her pussy were very distracting, and most delightful, but she still was able
to hold it all together long enough to run through all the displays. Engineering was running fine. Environmental was showing high pheromone
levels, but that apparently was to be expected.
The scrubbers would catch up in a bit.
She chuckled, once again wondering if any other ship in known space had
sensors like that in their environmental system….. Fuel consumption had been as predicted. Sensors were starting to show signs of
distant traffic, but that also was to be expected. Navigation showed them pretty much where they
thought they were. And they still had a
few minutes…… Flipping a few switches,
she scanned the internal security cameras.
Yeah, there they were. Dynotaku
had Zassa and Jinx bound in the
Hinoki chuckled; it took almost no
effort at all. In a few moments he had
them all howling, in the throes of their orgasms. Even those in the
---
The Crown Prince blinked, and read the report again. The Imperial Security stealth ship had reported in. From the Endurhass sector. They’d wound up on the far side of the Empire, almost beyond the frontier. They were undamaged, but it had taken literally days for the FTL transmission to arrive. Putting down the message flimsy, he sighed. If the Cheetah had developed the technology to the point where she could use it to so casually dispatch an observer, then… Definitely a threat. And he HAD to have that technology. With it, he could not only rule the Empire, but all of known space. The only problem was, how to get it away from her without it either being destroyed, or her just using it to take flight? This was going to take some careful planning…… Turning to the courier, he growled; “I have a message for your commanding officer. The Cheetah’s ship MUST be found at all costs, and as soon as possible!”
Arrival 1
Walter looked at the image of the Cheetah in the screen, and frowned. Unscheduled arrivals weren’t exactly illegal… but they were a little unusual. On the other hand, tramp freighters seldom kept to any kind of a schedule. But what was really bothering him, was the camera angle. It showed the head and shoulders of a female Cheetah, and a fairly attractive one at that. And she didn’t appear to be wearing a stitch. Of course, the view stopped just above her nipples, so he couldn’t be certain, but… What kind of furrs traveled topless? Or worse, in the Nude? The manifest she’d transmitted showed a goodly number of furrs on the small ship. Just what exactly was going on here? Looking down at the flight plan, he frowned; “Well, I’ll have to check with traffic control.” Looking back up he growled; “The University will have to approve your flight plan. I’ll forward it to them directly.” Cutting the connection he turned to the next ship in the queue. He’d forward it when he was good and ready. Imagine, the idea of running around BARE like that. Scandalous!
Zassa frowned; “looked like one of those fundamentalist types to me. Did you notice the cut of his tunic?” Tanj just smiled and crossed her arms behind her neck, her breasts thrust out. Had the video pickup still been on, the furr on the other end would have gotten an eyeful; “It takes all kinds, Zassa…. Just be patient. I’m sure we’ll be able to descend shortly.”
Tanj drummed her fingers on the console. It’d been four hours and she was getting a little frustrated. She was also getting a little hungry. Rising, she found the jumpsuit where it had been tossed, and examined it. It was still reasonably clean. Pulling it on, she zipped it up almost to her throat. Sitting back down, she felt the fabric pull at her, and smiled. She really did need to wear clothes more, just to stay used to them. Checking her hair in the reflection of the Environmental display, she sighed and pulled it back, into a ponytail. Wondering if she should find a pair of eyeglasses, she tapped on the comm. Panel. The Beaver was gone, replaced with a younger Coyote. “Can I help you, Ma’am?”
Tanj shrugged; “I’m still waiting for clearance to descend to the University starport.”
The Coyote frowned, and checked a display; “Ma’am, I don’t even see you listed. Let me… yeah, here it is. Walter seems to have pigeonholed your flight plan. Curious… Let me check…. No, don’t see anything wrong. You say you’re picking up cargo?”
Tanj nodded; “Yes, from Professor Corey. Ah… I wonder.”
The Coyote lifted one eyebrow; “Yes?”
Tanj smiled; “Professor Corey is the archetypal absent minded professor. I bet he forgot to notify you.”
The Coyote shrugged; “Notifying us would have been a courtesy, but isn’t really required. Let me see what I can do to expedite your landing request.”
Tanj smiled; “Thanks, I appreciate that.”
---
As the ship descended, a dozen minutes later, Tanj wondered about the Coyote. He too had been dressed rather severely, and she wondered if it was a local fad, or something else. Then as the atmospheric turbulence increased, her thoughts turned to the landing….
“University approach control, this is the freighter Ohdimagah. We’ve just crossed the outer marker, request a landing bay assignment.” Tanj listened for a moment, frowning. For a moment she thought she heard a fragment of a transmission, with yelling in the background. Keying the microphone again, she growled; “University approach control… are you there?”
A voice came over the speaker, high pitched and talking rapidly; “Ah, approaching freighter, veer off! We’ve got a problem! Leave while you can!”
Tanj blinked; “Um… University control, Ohdimagah, what’s the problem?”
The voice came back; “Its gone! Something ate it! We don’t know what’s happening, so it probably isn’t safe to come here!”
Tanj blinked and stared at the viewscreen. “Um… University approach control, Odimagah. I can still see the starport; it seems to still be there….”
The voice all but squealed; “No, not the starport! The Stadium! The whole stadium’s vanished, along with part of the parking garage, and…. Oh, I don’t even know what classroom building that was, just beyond it! GONE! VANISHED!”
Tanj frowned; “Approach control, just give us a docking bay designation. I don’t think anything’s going to happen, but if it is, I want to pick up my cargo before IT vanishes. Dammit, I need the money!”
The mercenary approach seemed to work; the voice growled; “Take whichever one you want. I’m evacuating! Land at your own risk!”
Tanj lowered the landing jacks and throttled back; she’d have to make a pass over the starport to figure out which of the landing bays were empty. And if any ship was trying to lift off, to escape whatever menace they had, or thought they had, it could get real busy. Keying the Intercom, she growled; “All hands to general quarters. We’ve got something happening dirtside, and I might have to maneuver suddenly. Seal all airtight bulkheads, and it might not hurt if someone was on weapons….”
Zassa looked at Hinoki; together they growled; “COREY!” It took a moment for them to disengage, Hinoki’s tentacles having an annoying tendency to tangle when he tried to move them fast. Then, each were running for their duty stations.
---
Dynotaku blinked, and looked up from the Kitten’s dripping sex. Weapons? While landing at one of the premier Universities in the sector? Wasn’t this taking the Old College Sports rivalry a bit far?
---
As she banked to port, Tanj saw a huge crater. It was almost perfectly bowl-shaped, and she could see where underground pedestrian tunnels, utility lines and foundations had been cut almost perfectly smooth. Growling to herself, she shifted her gaze, picked a docking bay, and dropped the ship in what, in any other time or place, would have been a very aggressive combat landing. Corey. No question about it. She just hoped he hadn’t departed with whatever used to be in that crater. What had approach control said? A stadium?
Hinoki dropped into his station chair just as the ship touched down. Tanj looked over at him; “I don’t think we’ll need ship’s weapons, but we ought to take some personal weapons. DISCRETE personal weapons. You, me, and Kath, I think. Lets find out if Corey is around, and if so, how much trouble he’s in….
---
Dynotaku stood in front of the personnel lock and shook his head; “No way you’re going without me.”
Tanj sighed; “All right, no time to argue. Just try and stay out of the way. And don’t scare anyone.” Looking over her shoulder she growled; “Zassa; you’re in charge until I get back. Treat the local authorities kindly, but don’t let them do anything to prevent a sudden departure!” Reaching past the Unicorn, Tanj palmed the inner lock control, and then pushed past him into the lock.
Jinx grinned at the Kurani; “this looks like an exciting place. Too bad we have to stay on the ship.” The Kurani just sighed.
Checking on Corey
Tanj watched as a ground vehicle skidded around the corner on three wheels. The siren was blaring, and there were figures hunched inside. As it righted itself and wove off down the street at high speed, Tanj wondered if it was an ambulance, or just some sort of emergency response team.
“So where we going?”
Tanj looked at the Unicorn; “The High Energy Physics Building. That’s where Corey is supposed to have his office. According to the map I downloaded, its about two streets over… um… that way.”
The Unicorn looked where Tanj pointed; “Isn’t that where the big hole in the ground is?”
Tanj nodded; “Yeah, just this side of it.”
The Unicorn nodded; “Oh. Ooooookay.”
---
Kath watched as what appeared to be a dozen or so students rounded a corner, and headed their way. Each was carrying something, and she wondered if they were looting, or merely evacuating something. Whatever was going on, they didn’t stop to talk, but just hurried past.
Tanj looked at the sign; “
Hinoki took a few steps to one side and then waved; “There’s a walkway down this side of the building; doesn’t seem to be anyone in the way….”
Tanj found the back door unlocked, and the corridor deserted. Tanj studied the directory just inside the door, and then gestured to a stairwell; “We go up. Third floor. Room 308.” Tanj led the way, with Hinoki watching their backs. As they climbed the stairs, Kath wondered where everyone was? Surely the place shouldn’t be THIS deserted.
There was an eerie purple glow in the corridor on the third floor, and a rather ominous “Hmmmmmm”. Tanj was tempted to go for her sidearm, but decided it probably wouldn’t do a whole lot of good. Moving carefully down the hall she found, as she’d suspected, the glow emanating from room 308…..
The Otter’s head came up with a
jerk, as if he was expecting someone.
However, as he looked at them, his face was full of confusion; “You’re
not the
The Lynx looked up from a strangely glowing sphere and grinned; “Of course you do! TANJ! How delightful to see you! We were just running a few follow-on experiments. I think we may have had a small breakthrough in the project!” At that statement the Otter cringed.
Tanj nodded slowly; “Yes, the sports stadium. I saw the hole on the way in.” Corey smiled and waved a paw; “Oh, the University can always build another Stadium. They should be delighted its gone; the power curve is MUCH better than I’d calculated. Why, that entire event was done with a mere 1.1 megajoules! When the Physics board hears of this, they’re bound to recommend me for the Tanith Prize!” The Otter just rolled his eyes.
Tanj frowned; “Um… was any one IN the stadium when it vanished?”
The Otter shook his head and rapidly stated; “No, I made sure there were no events planned.”
Tanj nodded; “But… there might have been athletes training, or janitors or maintenance furrs working there…?”
The Otter just winced and shrugged.
Tanj turned back to Corey; “Um… who knew you were conducting an experiment there?”
Corey looked blank for a moment and then shrugged; “Ah…. Well…. I didn’t exactly request permission to conduct my experiment there, but…. Most of the staff know of my work.”
Tanj sighed; “So they’ll put two and two together and figure it was you…”
The Lynx brightened; “Yes! Yes, I should get full credit for this marvelous discovery!”
Tanj sighed and turned to the Otter; “We’ve got to get him out of here before he’s lynched.”
The Otter nodded and swallowed.
Corey frowned; “out of here? But….”
Tanj smiled reassuringly at the Lynx; “Come now, Professor Corey; don’t you think you’ve outgrown these limited facilities? Can’t go around making buildings disappear; eventually someone might get hurt! I think we need to relocate you to a place where you can conduct your experiments without, ah, “interference”. Plenty of opportunity to publish when the project is complete.”
Corey looked at the glowing purple sphere and nodded slowly, reaching out a paw he flicked a switch on the sphere’s surface. The glow died, the sphere settled to the ground, and a small hatch opened on one side. Corey reached down, picked up the sphere, and absently stuck a paw through the hatch. Pulling something out he popped it into his mouth. Chewing he muttered “Yes, I guess you’re right.” Looking up, he sighed; “They do get too wrapped up in their sports programs here. You’d think it was more important than the research, the way they fawn over their athletes…. Maybe it would be best to find a quieter place to work.” Holding out the sphere he rotated it so the open hatch faced the Cheetah; “Care for some popcorn?”
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Kath watched as the Otter hurried stuffed data disks in a valise. Over in one corner, the Lynx was arguing with Tanj over what “the minimum necessary equipment” meant. The way he was talking they might not have brought a big enough ship….. Hinoki had left a while back to try and find some sort of ground transport. And she was watching the street in front of the building. Occasionally someone would run by, or some vehicle would flit past, but by and large the place was deserted. She was sure it wouldn’t be long before someone came looking for Corey….
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“Yes, yes, YES, I KNOW that kook was working on something like this, but you don’t REALLY expect that hairball to actually be able to DO something like that, DO YOU?”
“Its awfully hard, Chancellor White, to ignore the physical evidence. The stadium is gone, and we have no idea how many furrs with it. It vanished, literally, on Professor Corey’s doorstep. Now, who ELSE in your university might have the capability of doing something like that?
The Chancellor threw up his paws; “Why do you insist that it has to have something to do with the University? Why couldn’t it be a purely random event, or some strange alien attack?”
“Oh, come now, don’t they teach Occam’s razor anymore? The simplest explanation is most likely to be the right one. And in this case, runaway research is the simplest explanation. Besides nothing like this has ever happened in the Empire before.”
The Chancellor straightened; “Now that I know to be false. The entire planet of Elysium was consumed by a phenomenon similar to this! How can you be so sure it wasn’t a natural event?”
“oh, very well, Chancellor; I suggest you have your cosmology department look into tears in the time/space continuum, but in the meantime, WE are going to go have a chat with your Professor Corey. And if you know what’s good for you, you won’t interfere!”
---
Hinoki looked at the massive device and shook his head; “I knew I should have stolen a bigger truck.”
Tanj growled; “No way we could get that out of here in time anyways. Its built into the foundation of the building.” Turning she looked at Kath; “how are we coming?”
Kath shrugged; “We’ve got his computer, all of his notes, and a truckload of laboratory equipment. I think we’ve pretty well got everything we need, or…” she paused to shoot a look at the sulking Corey; “Everything we can handle.”
Tanj nodded; “Good, now find me some more of that popcorn…”
Kath just blinked; “huh?”
---
There was a strange purple glow filling the corridor. It SEEMED to be coming from the Lynx’s office. Sometimes discretion is the better part of valor, and the Inspector waved two of the uniformed police forward. They edged along the wall, weapons drawn, as if they just knew they were being irradiated to death. One of them stuck his head through the door and then pulled it back as if he’d been singed. “Sir, there’s a strange device in there….. But I don’t see anyone.”
The Inspector nodded; “Can you see into his office?” The officer swallowed and stuck his head around the corner again, pulling it back just as fast; “Um, nosir, can’t.”
The Inspector nodded, and turned to his aide; “Better call the bomb squad. Oh, and you’d better call that University type and ask him to send one of his Physicists too. God only knows what that thing is, and I have no great desire to vanish like the stadium did….
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“Departure Control, this is the Odimagah. Requesting permission to depart….” Tanj smiled; she’d tried to reach departure control three times so far, with no response. She was sure they’d evacuated their facility. It almost seemed as if the entire city had been evacuated. Flipping channels she growled; “Traffic Control, this is the Odimagah. University departure control is not responding, and I’m NOT going to sit on the ground here waiting to get eaten like whatever got a sizeable chunk of the campus. We’re raising ship, and if you don’t like it, tough! Odimagah out!” The Cheetah grinned at Hinoki, pulled up on the right joystick, and then flipped the landing jack button with her left paw. When she got a green light, she pulled up harder, and back, the freighter rocketing from the docking bay. Doing her best to fly like a panicked civilian, she made for the nearest horizon, as if putting the University on the far side of the planet might save her. Curiously, Traffic control never uttered a peep.
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“We’ve got them!”
The Crown Prince looked up; “Excellent. Where?”
The Imperial Intelligence officer handed the Crown Prince a message Flimsy; “It would seem they’ve, ah, “extracted” one of their agents, after doing extreme damage to a University…. Some planet in the Dimass sector.”
The Crown Prince frowned. An entire sports stadium had vanished, leaving a hemispherical hole in the ground….. Yes! They’d used their device again! He didn’t have a clue why they’d want to steal a sports stadium, but that didn’t matter. It was just further evidence of their new technology. Dropping the flimsey, he growled; “I want you to shadow them. I HAVE to know where they’re going and what their intentions are!”
After the messenger had left, the Crown Prince rose, to stare out the window. Where were they going? What were they up to? If he were them, what would he do? Chuckling, he thought; “Go after those Gates’ world bastards.” And then a chill ran down his spine. What if they were coming after him? What if that Jenka bitch had traced the attempt against her, to him? What if at long last she was starting to take an “interest” in Imperial Politics? Looking around, as if assassins might be materializing out of thin air, he suddenly decided it might be better to be where the minimum number of furrs knew where he was….
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Corey shook his head; “no, that wasn’t supposed to happen. It was only supposed to make a small test object vanish.”
Hinoki raised an eyebrow; “Oh? What were you using as a test object?”
Corey shrugged; “I don’t know; some big silvery trophy we got out of a case in the lobby. It was about the right size and weight.”
From the corner the Otter muttered; “it was only the Hessman Trophy. Best Rollerball team in the Empire. That’s all….”
Hinoki winced; “And your device worked better than expected?”
The Lynx nodded enthusiastically; “Oh, YES. Much better.”
Tanj frowned; “So… that was the big thing bolted to bedrock in the lab next to your office?”
Corey blinked; “oh, no, that was an earlier prototype. No, I’m afraid the device that caused the stadium effect… vanished with the stadium.”
Sashi muttered; “Well, at least if there was anyone IN the stadium they might have a way back…”
Corey fidgeted; “No, my dear, I’m afraid it doesn’t work that way.” Turning to look at Tanj he sighed; “I can reliably produce the effect… but control is the problem. Things… vanish, but I have no idea where they go. Or perhaps even “when” they go. I’m still not convinced that they’re just not being displaced in time…”
Tanj sighed; “Great. Just great.”
Corey brightened: “Oh, its not THAT bad! I learned a great deal from that experiment. First off, the effect wasn’t thrown forward from the device, but seemed to be centered on it. I think I know how to change that. Secondly, there was the power factor. I can account for that in the next prototype as well. If I can open a portal, a stable portal, I can learn a great deal more about WHERE the portal is opened to! Oh, there’s So much work left to be done!”
The Opposition II
Dr. Pangborne always got nervous when he dealt with the computer “wizards” of the Cartel. It made him think that his own systems could not possibly be secure. It made him think that those geeks were looking over his shoulder, watching everything he did. It made him paranoid. The Cheetah wore thick glasses, and seemed to move with an almost unnatural economy of motion. And his manner of speech was minimalist almost to the point of incomprehensibility. Shaking his head, the Elk growled; “Let me see if I have this right. You were able to hack into the shipping company’s records, and trace the Matter/Antimatter Brake back to a planet called “Dusty”.”
The Cheetah nodded; “Set Statement equal True”.
The Elk considered that for a moment; “And you then searched the records of all the shipping lines and independent couriers that have visited that place in the last six months.” The Elk held up a hand to forestall the Cheetah; “And what you found was that the only other furr not accounted for was a female Rabbit, by the name of Kitchens.”
The Cheetah nodded; “Set statement equal True.”
Pangborne swallowed and continued; “And you then searched the databases to see what you could find on her. And you found that she was a Mercenary, an “agent for hire”, and that she was recently on the Imperial Homeworld.”
The Cheetah nodded; “Imperial Security Records show her meeting with Crown Prince. Surveillance video arrival / departure available.”
The Elk nodded and muttered; “I’m surprised you didn’t have his office bugged…”
The Cheetah smiled; “Did; swept that morning”.
The Elk leaned back in his desk chair and locked his hands behind his antlers; “So…. We might conjecture that our agent was in contact with an agent of the Crown Prince.”
The Cheetah nodded; “Probability 0.993”.
Pangborne growled; “Er.. yes. Now the question becomes; did she neutralize him, or did he sell out.”
The Cheetah shrugged; “too many variables for statistically meaningful computation. Female Rabbit has also not been seen. Possibility both were neutralized.”
The Elk winced; “I would suggest Occam’s razor. The Simplest explanation is most often the correct one. The opposition simply isn’t that good. Our “Market Analysis” teams show them to be barely competent at their trade.” The Elk sighed; “Of course our market analysis teams also show the Crown Prince’s faction to be scarcely more competent. And that suggests the Mouse sold out.”
The Cheetah shrugged; “Unverifiable. Additional data required.”
The Elk nodded; “Then I suggest you find a way to get it. But until something proves me wrong, I will assume that the Mouse sold out to the Crown Prince, and that everything he knew is now in their possession.”
The Cheetah just shrugged, and without a word, rose, and departed.
As soon as he’d left, the Elk called in the “sweeping” team. He was sure the Cheetah had left at least a half a dozen listening devices. After a moment’s thought, he decided it was time for a new computer too. Who knew what the Cheetah could accomplish, just by being in his office?
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An “invitation” to the Brou
Kittiara grinned at the Cheetah; “Of course I can get you an invitation.” Her grin widened; “It might not come cheap, but never the less, I still think you can handle it.” At the look on the Cheetah’s face, she continued; “Of course the trick will be doing it expeditiously. If you were to go through channels, it could take years…..”
Tanj frowned; “Just what do you have in mind?”
The Kurani smiled; “Well, the first thing is to sneak into the Oligarchy. Once we’re “home”, I can make a few calls, and set things up. That wouldn’t be easy, sitting at some frontier post, dealing with some local official that feels he’d been banished to the armpit of the universe and sees no reason to be reasonable.”
Zassa shook her head and growled; “Sure, we’re just going to sneak in. Happens all the time! Riiiiight!”
Kittiara smiled; “Actually, it does. You just have to know the right people, and the right routes. There really is a fairly lucrative smuggling trade, in and out of the Oligarchy.”
Hinoki smiled; “And of course you know just where to find the furrs that can get us in and out.”
Kittiara shrugged; “I can get you in and out, after I talk to a few furrs and find out what the current border patrol pattern is, and how they’re scanning the frontier.”
Tanj nodded slowly; “And just where is it we have to go?”
The Kurani’s smile grew wider; “A place called “New Tortugas”…
Jinx grimaced; “Sounds like the far end of the Universe…” Kittiara nodded enthusiastically; “Oh, it is. It IS; that’s what makes it so perfect.”
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Tanj ran the search string again; the navigational database wasn’t showing anywhere by the name of “New Tortugas”, and the coordinates the Kurani had rattled off didn’t show as a system. And yet, the Cheetah couldn’t think of any better way to approach the problem. The only thing worse than sailing up to the Kurani frontier and requesting admission might be sailing up to the Brou….. You just didn’t show up uninvited. With a sigh she punched in the coordinates the Kurani had given her and watched as the ship’s heading changed. It would take a while to get that far out into nowhere…. She hoped the Kurani knew what she was doing….
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“Ah, there you are!”
Tanj paused and turned to look at the Lynx.
“I hate to complain, after all you’ve done for us, but….”
Tanj smiled; “But?”
Corey sighed; “if I’m going to pursue my work, there are some things that I need that simply aren’t available! For instance, the supply of liquid helium on this ship is woefully inadequate. And I just can’t find a decent neutrino source.”
Tanj scowled; “you know, the Fusion APU’s give off neutrinos…”
Corey shook his head; “True, but not nearly enough!”
Tanj shrugged; “Professor, I’m sorry. We simply don’t use liquid helium on this ship. Its just not something we normally stock. As for the neutrinos…” She simply shrugged. And then a sly grin spread across her face; “But you know, we do have deuterium for the fusion reactors. If you were clever, you could probably find a way to make the helium you need. It is, after all, a simple fusion reaction, isn’t it? Oh, and if you do it just right, you MIGHT be able to generate your neutrinos. Couldn’t you?”
Corey got that look on his face again; that look he had when he was thinking hard, when he was so lost in his own world that he missed doorways and walked into walls. “Um… You know, now that you mention it…..” Without another word, he turned and meandered off down the corridor, slowly ricocheting from side to side….
Tanj grinned, turned and resumed her trek towards the wardroom, and a fresh cup of coffee.
Zassa looked across the table at the Otter. The plate in front of him was untouched, the food long since gone cold. He sat there, with one elbow on the table, his chin cupped in the palm of his hand, just Staring at her. Normally, Zassa loved any, and all attention, but this was just a little too…. Intense. “Don’t you have something you should be doing? Won’t Professor Corey be looking for you?”
The Otter just shook his head; “He’s off on some wild goose chase. Threw me out of the lab; said I was too distracting.” The Otter chuckled; “All I was doing was sitting there, working on my thesis. The keyboard was virtual, and totally silent.”
Zassa nodded, and then a slow grin spread across her face. “Perhaps, since you’re at loose ends, you could help me with a small project.”
The Otter smiled and nodded; if she’d asked him to step outside the ship, naked, to wipe a nasty smear off the forward viewport, he obviously would have agreed in an instant, and without even thinking about it. Zassa’s grin widened; “It involves the care and feeding of some alien lifeforms that we’re carrying.”
The Otter just nodded absently, still smiling.
Zassa chuckled; “Tell me, are you adverse to homosexual relationships?”
The Otter’s smile froze; this one had sunk in; “Um… huh? I thought I’d be assisting you…”
Zassa grinned; “oh, you would. Nevermind, just come with me….”
---
Dynotaku met them in the corridor and turned in the same direction. After a half dozen steps, he nudged the Otter; “Vixen’s pretty hot, isn’t she?”
The Otter blinked and looked at the Unicorn, and then at Zassa, a few steps ahead. With his eyes on her ass, as she walked, he nodded, and then grinned; “Yeah….”
The Unicorn chuckled; “Learned how to get her eating out of your hand yet?”
The Otter’s face fell, and he looked up at the Unicorn; “Um… no.” He frowned; “Why is it I get the feeling you think you have a … route to that?”
The Unicorn laughed and shrugged; “Oh, I’ve a trick or two up my sleeve.”
At this, Zassa looked over her shoulder and just grinned at the Unicorn. The look was NOT lost on the Otter. Looking back to the Unicorn he growled; “And just what is this secret?”
Dynotaku had just opened his mouth when he heard the patter of running feet behind him. Turning to look over his shoulder, he felt his face freeze as the Skunkette, her breasts bouncing wildly, jogged up behind them; “THERE you are! Been looking for you!”
Dynotaku forced himself to remain calm, and to keep his feet moving, just so they wouldn’t stick to the deck; “And why’s that?”
Jinx grinned; “Your tongue.”
The Otter blinked; “His WHAT?”
Jinx grinned; “He’s part Giraffe. Didn’t he tell you? He’s got the WILDEST tongue you’ve ever seen!” Her gaze shifted back to the Unicorn; “And I want some of it. Got the dangdest itch in a place I can’t reach. But YOU can!”
Dynotaku gestured to the Otter and the Vixen; “But I was just going to……”
Jinx tilted her head to one side; “Just going to what?”
Dynotaku grinned; “I was going to show the kid here the ropes.”
Jinx shrugged; “its OK, you can tie me up. I don’t mind.”
Zassa chuckled; “You can show him the ropes later. Right now I need him for another project.”
Dynotaku turned to smirk at the Vixen; “And what could be more important?”
Zassa grinned; “Feeding the little darlings. Oh, and probably the head Darling too. Care to help?”
It wasn’t an easy choice. Sex with the living dress creatures, or with Jinx. On one hand, things could get out of control and he might wind up like Hinoki. Or he could spend time with a furr around whom reality got soft and pliable…. On the other hand, he did have a working theory about how to control her, and she DID say he could tie her up… Turning and putting a brave face on it he grinned at the kid; “I’ll show you later”. As he turned and let the Skunkette lead him off, he muttered under his breath “if I survive….”
---
The Otter looked over the stacks of clear plastic containers. They each seemed to be filled with a couple centimeters of black tar. Except, as he stepped closer, they all seemed to surge towards him. Zassa chuckled and picked up six of the boxes, which she handed to him. Turning she picked up six more; “Come on, lets go down to the cargo bay; there’s more room there.” Still staring at all the boxes over his shoulder, he turned and followed the Vixen back into the corridor.
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Jinx chuckled; “No, feeling helpless can be good, as long as you trust the one you’re with. Its when you DON’T trust them, that it gets scary.”
Dynotaku pulled the bolt from the end of the metal bar and nodded; “And when you get scared, things happen.”
Jinx watched with interest. There were two metal bars, hinged on one end, with a fastening on the other end. Along the length of the bar were four curved sections; the larger ones were towards the ends, with the smaller ones close together at the center. “Oh, that’s not completely true. Things happen when I’m happy, or excited as well. Just different things happen.”
The Unicorn nodded; “So its more along the lines of when you experience powerful emotions.” He split the two bars apart, and knelt before the skunkette. Gently moving her legs apart, he positioned the device to one side of her; as he brought the bars back together, the curves by the hinge started to encircle her left ankle.
Jinx nodded; “Mostly, but there seem to be a lot of exceptions.”
The Unicorn nodded; “bend over, and put your wrists through the smaller openings.”
Jinx obliged, bending double. Dynotaku brought the bars together, trapping her legs wide apart, with her wrists between them. The bolt went back into its hole; there was no way she could undo even so simple a fastener. Not without help. Moving around behind her, Dynotaku leaned over and ran his hands over her dangling breasts, teasing her nipples. Jinx moaned softly; “Well, lets see if we can’t concentrate on the positive energies, then….” Releasing her breasts, he straightened, and undid his belt, dropping his pants to the deck.
---
Zassa put down the boxes and then gestured to the Otter; “OK, loose the clothes.”
The Otter, who’d suspected this was coming, given the state of dress of most of the crew, pulled his shirt over his head, and then dropped his pants.
Zassa chuckled; “OK, lay down on the mat, face up.”
The Otter’s eyebrows rose; “I thought we were going to be feeding some alien creatures.”
Zassa chuckled and popped the top on one of the plastic containers; “We are. Lay down.”
The Otter complied, but as he was settling down on the mat he muttered; “This isn’t going to hurt or anything, is it?”
Zassa just laughed; “not hardly! Here, I’ll show you…” She grinned and leaning back a little, poured the contents of the container down her front. The Otter watched, wide-eyed, as the black spread out, encasing her breast for a moment, as if she were wearing a latex bra; it then flowed down over her stomach, to pool in her crotch. As he watched, the Otter thought “That’s a neat trick; she’s standing, but the goo has run down and is resting on her crotch as if she were laying….” And then he realized that it was moving rhythmically…..
He was still staring at her crotch when the Vixen poured another container over him. His gaze shifted suddenly, and he stared as the stuff flowed over him, to cover HIS crotch…. And then things started to get very interesting…..
---
Jinx groaned, and shuddered. It was about the only motion she could make. The Unicorn had knelt behind her, his long tongue flicking over her waiting sex. He was good, she’d have to hand him that. Very good. Quite possibly the best she’d ever had. And the added stress of keeping from toppling over had added spice to the whole thing… Finally, he’d decided she’d had enough, and moving carefully, had tipped her forward, until her arms and calves were on the ground, her head pressed hard into the floor. And her ass was HIGH in the air. He’d taken her, then, roughly, forcefully, his hands on her hips, holding her, as he pounded his cock into her. But sometime around her second climax (in that position), he’d cum, filling her with his seed. It was too soon; she wasn’t ready for him to be done yet! And yet, he’d slapped her on her upturned bottom, and said something about going out for drinks; that he’d be back in a while, for round two. And then she was alone….
---
Hinoki grinned at Tanj; “Got the camera ready?”
Tanj chuckled and nodded; “Sure you can get this to work the way you want it to?”
Hinoki chuckled and nodded, the surface of his body changing to all-black, the texture going from fur to something that looked like latex; “Sure, I can control the immature Brou; at least well enough for THIS. He grinned and looked down at himself, his sex disappearing, until his crotch appeared as smooth as that of a manikin. He grinned and leaned forward to kiss Tanj softly; “Be alert; we may only get one chance at this….”
---
Dynotaku grinned; he’d fucked the Skunkette to a fair-thee-well, leaving her panting and satiated. He’d find some wine, and maybe a little cheese, and perhaps some of that baggette the Vixen had baked, and head back down there, and after a brief break, fuck her senseless again. Chuckling to himself, he envisioned feeding her bits of bread and cheese, holding the glass for her to sip… and perhaps, just perhaps, making her beg for more… He WAS after all, one of the Empire’s premier Doms, wasn’t he? And ANY female, no matter what their powers, should be trainable… And he was JUST the Dom to do it!
His concentration was broken by a slithering sound. Turning, his eyes widening in horror, he watched as a disembodied phallus slithered down the corridor as if it were a Python. A moment later, he heard the sound of running feet, and turning, saw the Hinoki monster running towards him.
Hinoki chuckled; “Heya, Dynotaku; have you seen…..” His gaze shifted; “AHA! THERE you are! Come here, YOU!” The Cheetah pounced, and after a moments struggle, caught the errant phallus. Grinning, Hinoki looked at the Unicorn as he stuck the thing back on his crotch. The phallus continued to squirm as if it had a mind of its own. “There, that’s better…. Now if I could just find my balls….. You haven’t seen ‘em, have you? Dynotaku opened his mouth, but before he could speak, something round and black bounced past; all he could do was to point wordlessly. Hinoki followed his gaze, let out a Whoop and an instant later was in hot pursuit.
Hinoki slipped into the Wardroom, his texture and color changing back to standard Cheetah even as he moved; “Well, did you get it?”
Tanj had tears in her eyes, and a paper towel in her mouth; “Duunno” she lisped; “Wath tryink to keep from lathing so hard I bit my tongue”
Hinoki stared at her for a moment and then broke into a big grin; “It was that good, eh?”
The cheetah just winced and nodded.
Hinoki chuckled; “Let me go retrieve the camera and we’ll see what we got!”
Dynotaku slipped out of the pantry and looked around. For some reason he was being very careful where he stepped. He wondered, if he stepped on one of Hinoki’s disembodied testicles, would the Cheetah monster howl in pain? Would he even know? Things around here were getting much too strange for his tastes… Straightening, he tucked the bottle of wine into the crook of his arm and headed back to his bound Skunkette.
Jinx had managed to roll onto one side, but that wasn’t particularly comfortable either; after a lot of rocking back and forth, she’d managed to roll into a sitting position, and that was better; but as she sat there, with legs widespread and her wrists between her ankles, she started to feel the pressure of the floor against her hip bones. OK, it was much better than laying on her face, and arguably better than laying on her side, but it was still getting old. Where WAS that Unicorn?
Dynotaku smiled as he saw the Skunkette; “My, but you’ve been busy! But that’s good. You’re in the right position! Sitting down in front of her, he smiled and broke off a piece of bread, and offered it to her.
Jinx hadn’t realized just how hungry she was until the bread touched her lips. Eagerly she took the morsel from his fingertips.
---
The Otter groaned as the thing worked over his hard cock. It was like heaven; indescribable. Nearby the Vixen stood, paws on hips, one creature working over her crotch, another squeezing her breasts, and he suspected a third plundering her asshole. And through it all she was just standing there, watching HIM. Well, maybe she was breathing a little heavily, but she seemed to be getting the greatest pleasure from watching HIS reaction….. Most strange.
---
Kath watched the Cheetah chase the squirming phallus down the hall and couldn’t help it; she just had to laugh. Before she knew it she was doubled over on the floor, laughing so hard her sides hurt.
Sabina heard the sound of laughter and trotted down the corridor to see what was going on. By that time Hinoki was out of sight, and the story the Mink told was soooo unbelievable… Or was it?
---
Jinx groaned; “Please? Just a little more. PLEASE?”
Dynotaku held out the piece of cheese and smiled; “Say it right, little one.”
Jinx sighed; “Please may I have some more, Master?”
Dynotaku grinned and moved his hand just a little closer. The Skunkette’s head darted forward, to take the cheese, leaving Dynotaku counting his fingers…..
---
Wanda listened to Kath and frowned; “You say his penis did WHAT?”
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Dynotaku smiled and sloshed the wine around the bottom of the bottle; “Almost all gone, Pet.” He put the bottle down and moved towards her; “Time for round two….”
Jinx groaned as he tilted her back onto her face, her bottom once again high in the air. Smiling the Unicorn picked up the bottle and pushing the neck into her pussy, let the wine run down, filling her. Pulling the bottle out with a soft “pop”, he bent, to slither his tongue into her wetness, lapping up the wine. Jinx shivered, having a good view of the action; this time her forehead was on the floor and she had a great view of her own sex, between her dangling breasts. She felt the Unicorn’s marvelous tongue slither around inside her and couldn’t help but moan in delight.
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Doodles watched his Master chase his disembodied cock down the corridor and nodded sagely; “THAT would explain the reason for codpieces, I guess. Keep important private parts from escaping!” Turning, he wandered off, pondering the problems such a creature might suffer, if he were to, say, prefer boxers over briefs….
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Tanj watched the replays and grinned; “Well, I still think the Unicorn should be nominated for an academy award. The look on his face was simply priceless.”
Hinoki chuckled; “Yeah… Kath wasn’t too bad, either. Wanda was way too clinical, not to mention skeptical. And Doodles…”
Tanj just laughed; “Yeah, well, that’s our Bunny. Who’s next?”
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The Otter moaned as the creature brought him off yet again. The Vixen had been rotating creatures on, and off her body, and had so far “fed” at least three times what he’d “handled.” Talk about endurance!
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Dynotaku whinnied as his orgasm arrived; his cock throbbing, pulsing, he filled the Skunkette’s sex with his seed. When he’d caught his breath, he settled back to the mat; “Wow… Where’d you learn to control your muscles like that? That was great!”
Jinx smiled an upside-down smile; “Oh, I had some pretty good instructors. Can I get up now?” Dynotaku staggered to his feet; “No way. I’m going to go catch a shower, and I’ll be back for more.” At the look on the Skunkette’s face, he grinned; “But don’t think that I’d leave you all alone; no, not me!”
---
Jinx sighed; the vibrator was nice, but it wasn’t the same, and her muscles were starting to cramp. “He’s pushing it again” she growled to herself…..
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Zassa smiled and peeled the creature from the Otter’s crotch. The Otter just lay there, panting hard, eyes closed. He’d satisfied two of the creatures and looked as if he’d run a marathon. Dropping the little darling into its container, she snapped the lid on; “Well, did you enjoy yourself?”
The Otter forced one eye open and looked up at her; “Yes… but….”
The Vixen raised an eyebrow; “But?”
The Otter sighed; “It was good, but it would have been better with you….”
The Vixen laughed and bend to kiss him softly “That’s sweet, I appreciate that, but we DO have to keep these little darlings fed… Maybe when they’re all satisfied, we can find some time together….”
The Otter watched her walk out, hips swaying, holding the stack of plastic containers. “Maybe when…” she’d said. And then he thought of ALL the stacks of plastic containers like that, in that compartment; flopping back onto the floor he just groaned. He was NEVER going to get a piece of that delicious ass, if all of those creatures had to be “fed” first!
Zassa was humming softly to herself; she’d put the boxes back on the “just fed” side of the room, popped the top on yet another, for a quickie” and then, having done her duty for the little darlings, headed towards a nice hot bath.
A sound by her feet made her look down. There, inching along the corridor was a rather sizeable disembodied cock. For a moment she just STARED at it, and then she grinned; “Well, hello little fellow! Come to Momma…..”
Hinoki trotted around the corner, looking left and right. After sweeping the floor with his eyes he frowned; the “bait” should have been about half way down the corridor… And then it hit him; the Vixen was holding it! The words slipped out without conscious thought; “Hey, that’s MINE! Give it back!”
Zassa ran her eyes over the Cheetah’s smooth crotch, and grinned. Giving him her No.2 glare she growled; “The pure bloody HELL I’m going to give it back. I caught it and I’M keeping it!” Turning away she growled; “its not MY fault if you lost it!”
Kath blinked as a laughing Zassa ran past, waving a bright pink phallus, with Hinoki in hot pursuit. She stopped and stared for a moment and then shook her head; “I guess that gives a new definition to “ripping off a piece”….. Chuckling she turned and resumed her trek towards the storage compartment where the Immature Brou were kept. Wanda had given her a very strict schedule for feeding them, much to her delight, and she had her duties to attend to….
Hinoki slipped through the door while it was still opening and growled; “AHAH! Gotcha!” Looking around, he sighed; Zassa wasn’t in here. However, Jinx was, tightly bound, with a quivering vibrator in her quim. The air was laden with her pheromones and he couldn’t resist. Stepping over to her, he played with the vibrator for a moment, slipping it in and out of her upturned sex, teasing her with it. The Skunkette responded as he’d anticipated, her breathing quickening, her body quivering. Stopping just before she climaxed, he slid the vibrator from her pussy, and slooooooowly pushed it into her ass. Then, reproducing his own cock from what had been perfectly smooth crotch, he slowly worked that into her dripping pussy. Jinx moaned softly, and he could feel her muscles spasming around his shaft. Reaching down beneath her, he lightly stroked her clitty, as he pumped his shaft in and out of her, until she was howling through a climax.
The Cheetah-monster took her to several more climaxes, savoring the taste, the texture and the power of each, until he’d sated his own hunger. But, being a glutton for such things, he took her to ecstasy twice more, just to be sure SHE was fully satisfied. Only then did he unfasten the bolt, spread the metal bars and release her.
Jinx rubbed her wrists and grinned; “Thanks. That was getting a bit old.”
Hinoki raised an eyebrow; “how long had he left you in there?”
Jinx shrugged; “Don’t know. Felt like hours and hours. This is the second time he’s left me here.”
Hinoki frowned; “That’s not fair. He shouldn’t do that.”
Jinx sighed and nodded; “What can I say; he’s just not quite reading me right yet.” She grinned; “But give me time; I’m working on him.”
Hinoki chuckled; “Feel like playing a trick on him?”
Jinx raised an eyebrow and grinned “What you got in mind?”
---
Dynotaku slipped through the door, and stopped dead in his tracks. There was Jinx, still bound, her wrists between her ankles, face down on the mat, her rump high in the air. And there, right next to her was… another Jinx. Two of them. Stepping forward he paced around the pair, staring. Try as he might, he couldn’t detect any difference.
Finally he had to ask; “What’s going on?” He thought he knew, but he had to ask anyways.
Jinx grinned; “Here’s the deal. You release one of us, and get to play with the other.”
The other Jinx chuckled; “If you pick the right one, you get sweet Skunk pussy, for as long as you want.”
The first Jinx chortled; “But if you pick the wrong one, the Hinoki-Monster gets YOU!”
Dynotaku frowned; “And what if I don’t choose at all? What if I just leave?”
One of the Jinxes laughed; “Then the Hinoki-Monster gets the bound skunkette! Win/Win, for her at least!
The Unicorn shook his head; “All right, I’ll play, but you have to let me take my own time in coming to a decision.”
The Two Jinxes looked at each other and then shrugged. One of them said; “if you’re thinking of turning this into an endurance contest…” The other grinned; “We can handle it!”
Dynotaku had wandered away from
them, staring off into space; he muttered to himself “We’ll see…” Reaching out he tapped the comm. panel on the
wall; “Bridge,
Tanj’s voice floated back; “Flight deck. Dynotaku? What’s up?”
The Unicorn grinned and looked back over his shoulder at the bound pair; “Need a favor. I’ll explain later; right now I just want you to drop the temperature in the cargo bay as far as you dare.”
Tanj looked at the monitor and frowned. Panning the camera, she caught sight of the twin Jinxes, and knew immediately what had happened to Hinoki. Pity. The first look at the recording of Zassa’s reaction to the Hinoki-Monster’s errant cock had been priceless, not to mention Kath’s cameo appearance. Shrugging she nodded; “OK, I’ll see what I can do.”
Hinoki felt the breeze from the air handling system change, and knew immediately he was in trouble. The Unicorn was dropping the temperature in the cargo bay. How long could he hold on? This was going to get VERY uncomfortable…..
Jinx shivered and shook her head, as much as she was able. She hadn’t thought he’d think of that. Oh well, in for a penny, in for a pound….
Tanj watched the temperature drop in the cargo bay, and frowned. Hinoki wasn’t going to like this… But… if the Unicorn could stand it…. Fortunately, the Skunkette had a thicker coat than the Unicorn, and should be the more comfortable of the three. Still, she had no intention of letting things go on too long…
Jinx watched her breath form in front of her muzzle, and then shifted her eyes to look at the OTHER Jinx. Was it her imagination or was that skunkette just a little “hairy-er” than she was? Could the Hinoki monster extrude tentacles so fine as to resemble fur? And why didn’t she see HIS breath steaming? Surely he still had to breathe, didn’t he?
Dynotaku wondered if it would be fair to leave the two long enough to fetch a parka, and then decided he dare not take his eyes off Hinoki… whichever one WAS Hinoki. Convinced the Monster would break before he would, he wrapped his arms around himself and just waited.
Hinoki groaned to himself. Tooooo cold. He could feel himself slowing down; soon he wouldn’t be able to move. He wasn’t worried about surviving; he could take the temperature of deep space, and survive, as long as eventually he was warmed out. It just wasn’t very pleasant. And the Unicorn was going to figure it out in a moment anyways, when he stopped moving. With a groan, he yelled; “OK, I give! I surrender! YOU WIN!”
Tanj grinned and slapped the environmental panel. She’d only be able to warm the cargo bay up so fast, but at least it wouldn’t get any colder.
Dynotaku grinned and bent to release the REAL Jinx. Offering a hand to help her up he smiled; “Now… what would you say to a nice warm bath?”
Jinx shivered and nodded; “Sounds good.” Turning she looked at Hinoki; he was only slowly changing back to his normal appearance; “Are you OK?”
Hinoki shuddered and nodded slightly; “Will be, in a bit.”
Dynotaku just grinned, and led the Skunkette from the chill air of the cargo bay.
---
When the door had closed behind them, Hinoki muttered to himself; “This isn’t over yet….”
---
Kittiara watched over the Cheetah’s shoulder as she ran the video. The sight of Hinoki chasing his errant cock down the corridor made her laugh, but Zassa’s reaction made her laugh so hard it brought tears to her eyes. “Oh, that’s simply priceless. That should be all the rage in the Empire, when you get a chance to release it.”
Tanj blinked; “Release it? Gee, we just made this for our own amusement; I don’t think it was intended to be a commercial venture….”
The Kurani smiled; “never the less, I do think you should consider it….”
---
It was one of those rare moments aboard the ship; a moment an outside observer might call “normal”… Zassa sat at the wardroom table, idly leafing through a fashion magazine. Kath was doing dishes, and Wanda was making entries in her journal. And Jinx was just finishing a second helping of Apple pie….
“Yes, it really was an interesting experience. But I guess it was marred by the fact that I wasn’t really helpless. I could talk the creatures into releasing me any time I wanted.”
Zassa grinned “Do you think you could do it again?”
Jinx raised an eyebrow; “Do what again”?
Zassa purred; “Fuck Hinoki until you had control over him again.”
Jinx grinned back; “you’ve got an ulterior motive, haven’t you?”
Zassa nodded; “I think he left me tied up much too long, and I missed way too many interesting things. I think I need to return the favor.”
Jinx thought for a minute; “You know, Dynotaku’s been treating me the same way….”
Zassa got that look and purred; “Maybe we could take them both down a notch…”
Middle of Nowhere
Despite the Kurani’s nonchalance, Tanj had the ship secured for battle, when they dropped out of warp on the edge of the system. A dim red giant primary, a widely dispersed asteroid belt, and a single planet was all the sensors reported. No power sources. No ships. Nothing. The place looked deserted. And for good reason; there wasn’t anything of interest there.
Kittiara smiled; “Head for the planet.”
Tanj shrugged and brought the ship around; “All right, but I don’t think there’s anyone home…”
The Kurani’s smile widened; “Appearances can be deceiving.”
Turning she headed for the door; “Please call me when we’re getting close. The approach can be a little tricky.”
---
Tanj watched the sensors as they approached the planet. Occasionally they passed something that might have been an ion trail… or it might have been just noise. They WERE close to the Kurani frontier out here, and she could just imagine patrols from the Oligarchy passing through, looking for smugglers, looking for pirates, looking for Trouble…..
The Kurani came back through the door, bearing a tray heaped with sandwiches. She handed Tanj a mug of coffee, set the tray on the communications console and settled herself into the copilot’s acceleration couch.
Tanj looked at the tray; “Um… we won’t be needing….?”
The Kurani looked at the tray, selected a sandwich, and shook her head no. “Not unless my twin brother is home; but that’s rather unlikely.”
Tanj turned back to the Nav display, and sipped her coffee. She almost choked on it. It was heavily laden with Irish whiskey and heavy cream…. Irish Coffee at a time like this? Shrugging she returned her attention to what the Nav display was showing her.
Zassa slipped through the door, and came up behind Tanj, her eyes fixed on the main viewscreen. “now that looks familiar.”
Tanj nodded; “Yes. It reminds me of Gates’ World.”
The Kurani chuckled from the copilot’s seat; “The pirates! They stole it from us! We had it first, and I can document that!”
The Vixen watched the asteroids and moonlets moving across the disc of the planet and shook her head; “Gates’ has more.”
The Kurani chuckled; “Maybe, but I doubt theirs are as well armed.”
Tanj frowned; “I’m not showing anything. No sensors, no power sources, no magnetic containment fields or cryogenic temperatures…. Nothing normally associated with weapons….”
Kittiara nodded as she munched another sandwich; “That’s because, at the moment, they’re all off. But if you zoom in, um, there, on the lower left corner of the screen, that dot moving diagonally upwards…” Tanj zoomed the display in, and then in again, and then, in amazement, in again. What it showed was not an asteroid, but some sort of derelict spacecraft. It looked like an assembly of cones; two broad based, short cones base to base, with that pair tip to tip with another pair just like it. And it was full of holes, covered in blast marks, and traveling in its own cloud of debris.
Zassa muttered; “What IS that? And what happened to it?”
The Kurani chuckled; “That, my dear Vixen, is my brother’s handiwork.”
The Vixen looked at the Kurani; “What? He destroyed that ship by himself?”
The Kurani laughed; “oh, no. He picked it, and the others like it, up at an Oligarchy military surplus sale. The Oligarchy destroyed the ships, and my brother bought the scrap.” She grinned; “he’s been slowly restoring them, reprogramming the computers, upgrading here and there…. They form the core of our outer defenses here.” She turned and looked at the Vixen, eyes twinkling; “Believe me, from Ops we can have them active in less than a hand of minutes.”
Zassa stole a look at the Kurani’s paw; thumb and three fingers. Would that be four, or three minutes? She kept trying to remember that in the Oligarchy, they operated on a base eight numerical system. Sometimes she had to force herself to remember that Kittiara was part alien…..
“See that bluish rock? Follow that for a bit. Pull in right behind it. Then, when you see the dumbbell shaped rock pass left to right, below you, turn and follow that.”
Tanj shot the Kurani a look and nodded. It wasn’t the path her nav computer was suggesting, but the rocks here weren’t as numerous or moving as fast as those at Gates’ World….
Hinoki wandered onto the flight deck, and paused to watch. After a moment he reached down and grabbed a sandwich. “Cool! Tuna fish and peanut butter! My favorite!”
Zassa shot a look at the Cheetah-monster and winced. It was lost on him however, as he proceeded to stuff the sandwich in his mouth.
Tanj watched the rock come in from the right; it passed less than a hundred meters over her ship. So far, the Kurani’s instructions had been working, although there was a lot that was “too close for comfort”. Still, the Kurani didn’t seem to be fazed in the least….
“See that egg shaped rock? The one that looks like an Easter egg? Pull in behind that, and follow it until you’re over that huge peak down there. Once we’re past the mountain, look for a chasm running left and right. Drop into the chasm, heading to the right.”
Tanj frowned; “INTO the chasm?”
Kittiara nodded; “Don’t mind the gun emplacements; they’re off line.”
Zassa frowned; “how could you possibly know they’re off line?”
The Kurani grinned; “Because the last time we passed over the ditch, they didn’t shoot at us, silly!”
The Vixen just winced.
Tanj watched the surface of the planet as the ship descended. There were a large number of craters around the trench, and the mountain looked curiously... “melted.” “What happened here?”
Kittiara smiled; “Just a little collateral damage from the last Xurian invasion. They almost got in…… It was after that, that my brother went shopping for some additional hardware, for our defense…..”
Zassa frowned. Xurians? Who the hell were the Xurians? And why would they want to invade THIS
place? Softly she muttered; “Toto, I
don’t think we’re in
Dynotaku slipped through the door, just as the ship was dropping below ground level. Clopping forward, he stared at the viewscreen. THIS certainly was different.
Hinoki watched as the ship passed a niche carved in the rock. He didn’t know what the greenish-metal objects installed there were, but they didn’t look friendly…. But as the Kurani had said, they also didn’t look “active”
Dynotaku took a quick glance at the sensor display. As they’d been descending, an atmosphere had been forming around the ship. Apparently this crack in the planet’s crust was deep enough that it held an atmosphere. Temperatures were rising… raising an eyebrow he realized they might just be able to survive outside the ship without a suit….
“All right, just after this bend to the left, there will be a hole in the rock wall, on the left. That’s the entrance.”
Tanj blinked and let the ship’s forward progress slow almost to a crawl; “We go… in?”
The Kurani smiled; “Yes, its not that difficult. You should have no trouble.”
Zassa frowned as the ship turned into the dark passage. On the main viewer, ultrasonics, radar, and infra-red had each shown up as “wire mesh” overlays; the path ahead was clear, but Zassa reached down, to flick on the ship’s exterior work lights. What she saw wasn’t reassuring. All down one side of the cave was a huge metallic scrape. “looks like someone wasn’t too careful…”
Kittiara chuckled; “I suspect that was more from a hasty exit, than a reckless entry…..” somehow the Vixen didn’t find that reassuring…..
Tanj moved her ship carefully around a bend; as they made the turn, the view gradually lightened, until they exited into a huge natural chamber. On the floor of the chamber were over a dozen ships, of all sorts. Dynotaku frowned and wondered what a bulk tanker was doing here… and how it had made it through the twists and turns of the entrance tunnel.
Kittiara laughed and remarked that once, long ago, they’d actually run out of beer, and some of the regulars had gone out and pirated a ship from the Schliz fleet.
The Unicorn leaned forward peering at the viewscreen; “How long ago was this?”
The Kurani shrugged; “I don’t know, maybe…. Six years?”
The Unicorn’s face was carefully neutral; “Back then, Schliz made a brand known as “Old Milwauchee”…..
Kittiara turned in her seat to look up at him; “Why, yes, I believe that’s what they stole.”
The Unicorn nodded thoughtfully; “How much is left?”
The Kurani shrugged; “I don’t know; I’d guess in excess of 60,000 liters. Why?”
The Unicorn grinned; “I think I’m going to like this place.”
Zassa frowned and turned to look at the Unicorn; “you LIKE that stuff?” Looking away she muttered; “you’re weirder than I thought!”
Tanj watched the Kurani; she seemed to know each ship, and the furrs that crewed them. She rattled off names, species, and “occupations” faster than she could keep track….. It sounded like a genuine rogue’s gallery… Finding an open place on the cavern floor, she set the ship down without a bump. It was a tight fit.
The Kurani was the first one off the ship. Curiously, she appeared to not even think twice about her nudity. Most everyone else, though, found something to pull on, except for Hinoki, who merely changed his outward appearance. It was curious; as they moved through the cavern, his shorts and tee-shirt seemed to quietly flow into old and stained fatigues. The next time Tanj looked, he seemed to be carrying a side-arm… she wondered if it was real, or just a prop. Smiling she patted the pocket of her jumpsuit where she’d stuffed the disruptor. This certainly looked like the kind of place you wanted to go armed.
“That one there is mine” she purred. Jinx followed the finger; the ship was comparatively small, jet black, and shaped like a partially melted manta ray, the wingtips drooping down to form supports, as it rested on the cavern floor. She turned and explained to the others; ‘It’s a Kurani deep space fighter. Crew of three.” She grinned at the Unicorn; “Stolen, of course.”
Tanj muttered; “Does your mate know about it?”
Kittiara laughed; “of course. He’s the one who helped me steal it!” She chuckled; “But that was back before we were mated…. I think we’re both a little more… ah,… responsible now.”
Jinx shot the Kurani a look and muttered; “Yeah…. Right”.
The Kurani just smiled; “This way.”
The powered door looked like something salvaged off of a warship several hundred years ago. It moved slowly, although without any of the squeals or groans something that ancient usually made. Its slow motion became apparent as it gradually opened; it was a body-length thick. Tanj looked at the Kurani and crooked an eyebrow upwards; “Xurians, eh?”
Kittiara nodded; “Yes, after the last go-round we decided we needed something a little more… resistant. That door is an iridium alloy and should outlast the rock around it.”
Tanj just nodded.
The tunnel was better finished than the passage into the docking cavern, and seemed to have been made by some sort of mining machine. The surface, however, was still rough, the tunnel shape as close to round as could be expected. After a few turns, they came to another door, apparently of the same manufacture. As it slowly slid open, Tanj was surprised to find a rather pleasant scene on the other side.
The cavern had probably started out naturally, but had been nicely finished. Here and there were planters holding everything from flowers to towering trees. Diffused light filtered down from somewhere high overhead. Around the perimeter of the chamber were various shops, and here and there a furr was seen moving about. It had a quiet, peaceful, and entirely too normal a look. The Kurani grinned and gestured; “Home away from home. My quarters are down that access tunnel in the north residential wing. Feel free to look around; if you need me, I’ll be in the bar.”
Tanj raised an eyebrow; “You… feel the sudden need for a drink?”
Kittiara laughed; “No, I need to check on business. Besides, it’s the best place to find the smugglers we need to talk to.” With a grin she turned and headed for a neon-lit entrance.
Kath nudged Wanda and pointed to a kiosk set up under a huge tree of a type she’d never seen before; “Mistress…. Look at those”
Wanda followed the mink’s finger and nodded; “Interesting. Lets go take a closer look.”
Dynotaku frowned; there was a shop on the other side of the plaza; obviously a weapons store of sorts. And there was a piece in the window… Nodding to the others he turned and headed that way.
Hinoki looked around; there didn’t seem to be a shop like his anywhere here, and he wondered if this might be a good franchise location. Turning to Doodles and Sashi he grinned; “I think I’m going to go check out this bar. You two scout around and find out what this place is like, and I’ll see you there in a bit.”
Tanj fell in next to the Cheetah-Monster and hooked her arm through his; “What do you think of this place?”
Hinoki looked around and shrugged; “Don’t know. Somehow it looks too…. “normal” for a place so well hidden. No bunkers, no obvious gun emplacements….. Curious that they’d change their “theme” so suddenly….”
Doodles peered down the circular tunnel and frowned; his ears had picked up a strange scraping sound. Curious, he bent over and started down the tunnel…..
Wanda held the glittering device up to her left ear and grinned at Kath; “What do you think?
Kath nodded slowly; “its… different all right.” Turning to the shopkeeper she raised an eyebrow; “What did you call it again? A beejouran earring?”
Sashi couldn’t read the writing over the doorway, which was a surprise as it was in at least a half a dozen different scripts. Shrugging she stepped forward. The doors parted smartly and she stepped through, wondering what the place was.
The Tigress’ eyes went wide, and she almost dropped the beer mug. “THERE you are! Where in the HELL have you been?”
Kittiara smiled; “Hello, Katja; miss me?” The Tigress just spluttered.
Tanj watched curiously. The Tigress had flopped a huge, ancient and inkstained book in front of the Kurani and was growling things like “And the Hamani brothers are saying you STILL haven’t paid them for the last shipment” and “I can’t get Barnaby to take a draft with my name on it; YOU’RE going to have to get him the money and quickly, or he’ll repossess it!” Stacks of receipts, invoices, bills of lading and other unidentified documents were spilling off the bartop and onto the floor. The Kurani seemed to be taking it all in stride, as if this happened every time she walked through the door. Well, maybe it did.
Hinoki watched the Tigress, noting the fact that she too was nude. Maybe it was the custom here. And yet, of the dozen or so furrs in the bar, only half were nude. The others were dressed to various degrees, everything from loincloths to powered armor. Or was that an environment suit of some sort; it was hard to tell. Dark vapor swirled behind the faceplate and he wasn’t really sure who, or what was in there.
Jinx grinned at the Skunkette waitress; “Hi, you must be Kris! I’ve heard all about you!”
Kris frowned; “Don’t believe a word of it! Um…. Want something to drink?”
Jinx nodded enthusiastically; “Some of that blue stuff Kittiara talks about.” Her grin widening, Jinx purred; “And put it on HER tab!”
Sabina watched the Skunkette; “What IS that”
Jinx shrugged; “Don’t know; something Kittiara called Rhomulan Ale… She says its strong.”
Sabrina leaned forward to sniff it; “And is it?”
---
Doodles jumped back as something broke through the tunnel wall just ahead of him; cutting head whining due to the sudden lack of resistance, it leapt across the tunnel and attacked the far wall. Shuddering, it slowly vanished. Turing and heading back the way he came, the Bunny wondered what in the HELL that was? Whatever it was, it was obviously the thing that was creating the tunnels…..
---
The Tigress looked up as Sashi came through the door; her look was not exactly unpleasant, but it was certainly “guarded”. “May I help you?”
Sashi shrugged; “Just looking around.” As she spoke, she did just that; the room looked like the bridge of a major warship. There were monitors, holographic displays, and control stations throughout the room. The Tigress sat at a semi-circular console in the middle of the room, from which she could monitor most of the other stations. The room looked like it had been made for a crew of at least a dozen, and yet she was the only one there. “Just what IS this place?”
The Tigress smiled; “Operations. Everything from civil engineering to system defense.”
Sashi made a small “oh” sound; “And you do this all by yourself?”
The Tigress put her paws behind her head and leaned back, stretching; “We’re pretty highly automated. In fact, in some areas you wouldn’t BELIEVE how automated we are….”
Sashi couldn’t help but notice as the Tigress stretched, how her breasts thrust out……
---
Corey bent to peer down the tunnel; he frowned slightly and then straightened; “Waveguides?” Turing he wandered on, muttering to himself. He’d gone about ten meters when he turned and quickly strode back. Peering into the tunnel he smiled and nodded happily to himself; “OF COURSE! WAVEGUIDES! Why didn’t I think of that before!”
Doodles emerged from the tunnel, glad to have found his way out again, and looked curiously at the Lynx. Corey stared back and then inquired; “What were you doing in the waveguide?”
Doodles’ mouth opened and closed, and then he shrugged; “Inspecting it.”
The Lynx clapped him on the back and nodded; “Good fur! Very good. Let me know if you find any defects; its horribly important!”
Doodles stared at him for a moment, and with a sigh, turned and headed back into the tunnel. Next time he’d just admit he’d gotten lost…….
---
Dynotaku tried the door again, and sighed when it refused to open. He really wanted to talk to the owner about that ’03 Hapsta disintegrator in the display case. Those things were incredibly rare, and very powerful. A sidearm of distinction. Something that friends would envy and enemies fear. Hearing a light tap-tap behind him, he turned.
The Ferret grinned up at him; “Sorry, Sir, but Krrut’s away.”
Dynotaku took in the sight; the Ferret was nude, and hobbled, with her arms bound tightly behind her. Raising an eyebrow he calmly replied; “Any idea when he’d be back? I’m really interested in something he has in the display window.”
The Ferret smiled back; “I think Eridani, in Ops, has the key. He might have left her instructions about what to do if a customer calls.”
Dynotaku nodded slowly; “Okay… can you tell me where to find Ops?”
The Ferret grinned; “I’ll be glad to show you; just follow me.”
Dynotaku watched the Ferret’s tight ass move as she walked with tiny steps, the chain jangling, and wondered if she wasn’t as great a find as the Hapsta….
---
Kittiara closed the book and firmly pushed it away; “enough. We’ll finish this later.” Turning she looked around the bar; “Have you seen Tanabi? Or maybe Celes?”
Katja leaned on the bar, still scowling at the ledger; “Smugglers?” She looked up and grinned; “What are we importing this time? Something good to drink, I hope. jonwI’ has been giving me grief about the ale; says things are changing and he’s having trouble filling our orders…”
Kittiara smiled and shook her head; “No, not an import; got an export order.”
The Tigress’ gaze shifted to Tanj, and she muttered; “Uh-HUH” thoughtfully. Looking back at the Kurani she shrugged; “I haven’t seen Tanabi in a few days. Celes is in port; she should be in later this evening.”
Kittiara nodded; “It would probably be best if I talked to her after she’s had a few drinks; it might make getting the information I need a mite easier.” Katja nodded sagely; “Riiiiight.” “See if you can scare up Tanabi for me, too. Its always better to have multiple sources of information.”
The Tigress nodded; “Not a problem.” After a moment she looked slyly at the Kurani; “So you’ll be here for a while?”
Kittiara sighed; “Depends on how long it takes me to get the information I need……”
The Tigress laughed; “You KNOW what’s probably going to be required…….”
---
“Tell me, can I get a phased plasma flow of at least thirty terawatts here?” Tanj looked over her shoulder at the Lynx. She thought they’d left him on the ship.
Behind her, the Tigress just laughed; “Sugar, around here you can get almost anything, if you’ve got enough money.”
The Lynx swallwed, as he looked at the Tigress, as if noticing for the first time that she wasn’t wearing anything; “Um… then you CAN provide such a flow?”
Katja shot the Kurani a look, and then turned to a comm. Panel. The button she stabbed was well-worn; “Hey Sis; got a customer here looking for a jolt of plasma. He’s buying.”
A voice came back from the speaker; it sounded just a little breathless; “Ummmm…. Ahhhh….. probably… what’s he need?”
The Tigress grinned at the Kurani; “Sounds like Sis is being bad again….”
Kittiara nodded sagely; “That’s what happens when she spends so much time alone in Ops. Anyone who walks in is likely to get pounced. You really DO need to get her out more….”
Corey cleared his throat and looked from furr to furr; “Um…. Phased Plasma flow, modulated to thirty terawatts. More if you have it.”
For a long moment there was silence from the comm. Panel broken by a low moan; “Ummmmm…. Yeah…… we’ve got one of those, ah….. mark twelve’s left from that wrecked Xurian dreadnought. I think I can coax it back to life. That ought to put out power like that. I think…..” Someone giggled, and the connection was broken suddenly.
Katja looked at the Lynx and shrugged; “you heard her.”
Corey nodded; “Well, if they can do that….” He turned to look at Tanj; “This place should be adequate for my needs.”
Tanj blinked; “Ibegyourpardon?”
Corey nodded; “Well, doesn’t it fit all the requirements? Its out of the way, not much to damage, not much chance of anyone finding us here. No significant chance of the Empire or Gates’ world interfering. I should be able to conclude my research here, IF the power is available as promised!”
Kittiara smiled; “by all means, Professor; she turned and grinned at the barmaid; “Katja here will be your liaison; if you have any problems, just see her.”
Behind the bar, the Tigress sputtered in outrage and frustration. Corey didn’t seem to notice; “Thank you; you’re most kind.” Turning to the Tigress he nodded; “Madam, I shall prepare a list of requirements forthwith. Um… can you get someone to help unload my equipment from the ship?”
At a lull in the conversation, Zassa leaned across the bar, and caught the Tigress’ eye; “So, Katja, tell me; what is there to do around here?” The Tigress just grinned.
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Brolly looked up at the Unicorn, and chuckled; “Mistress, actually, but she has no problem with me picking up a temporary Master, as long as I come back to her….”
Dynotaku raised an eyebrow; “Sounds most… flexible.”
The Ferret laughed; “Hey, that’s what Ferrets are; Flexible. But Mistress is pretty accommodating too, just so long as I tell her about all the juicy details. Loves a good story she does. Ah, here we are.”
Dynotaku’s eyes went wide as the door slid aside. Sashi seemed to be quite intimately involved with a rather large Tigress. Right there in the middle of the floor, in Ops. Classic 69 position, each licking the other the way only felines seem to manage; with slow, loving strokes of rough tongues…. Clearing his throat he looked down at the Ferret; “Um… maybe we should come back later.”
Brolly nodded sagely; “Yeah…” She looked up at the Unicorn; “But I’m sure we can find a way to pass the time…..”
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Sabina hiccupped and grinned lopsidedly at Hinoki; “Thish schtuff is great! You ghotta tri it…..” Next to her, Jinx stared at her drink a little cross-eyed and just nodded sagely. Hinoki looked at Kris, who just grinned and shrugged.
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Tanj looked up as Wanda and Kath came in, her eye drawn to the glittering movement on their right ears. Grinning, she lightly inquired; “How’s the shopping?”
Wanda flicked an ear, causing the bright chains to tinkle musically, and smiled; “Oh, there are a few items of interest, but in general the selection is poor and the prices high.” She shrugged; “Didn’t really expect much else in the middle of nowhere.”
On the other side of the bar, Katja just chuckled.
Tanj nodded and looked over at the Kurani; she’d opened the leger again and was studying something she’d found there. “So, what’s the plan?”
Kittiara looked up, and shrugged; “There are a few furrs I need to talk to. I’ll wait here for them; everyone in Port Royale comes through here eventually.” She shot the Tigress a look and then turned back “Why don’t you go wander around a bit, see the sights, and come back after dinner. This place is a whole lot more lively in the evening.”
Katja just chuckled quietly at that.
Zassa raised an eyebrow; “See the sights? WHAT sights?”
Kittiara turned and leaned on the bar. With her chin cupped in one paw, her elbow on the scarred wood, she grinned at the Vixen, almost nose to nose; “Well, for starters there’s the river.”
Zassa blinked; “River? WHAT river? This place looks like a total dustball!”
The Kurani nodded; “Oh, on the surface, it is. But down at the bottom of the gorge, its really rather nice.” She straightened; “just follow the tunnel down to the floor of the gorge, and you’ll see.” She grinned; “And don’t worry about a bathing suit; no one around here ever uses ‘em.”
The Vixen nodded slowly; “Ooooookay…” Turning she looked at Hinoki; “You, ah, want to go for a walk?”
Hinoki shrugged; “Sure, I’m up for it.”
Katja watched them leave, and then turned to the Kurani; “You didn’t warn them.” Kittiara lifted her gaze from the book and smiled; “Oh, I’m not worried about it. If you knew this crowd, you’d know they’d take it in stride. Now, what’s this entry here about seventeen hundred credits for floor cleaner? Isn’t that a bit much?”
The Tigress shrugged; “Oh, the Stevens brothers got into a shootout a couple of months ago. It took forever to get the bloodstains out of the rock. Porous, you know….”
Kittiara frowned; “Why didn’t you just bring in Bro’s mining machine and take an inch off the floor?”
Katja sighed; “Because the stains were on the walls, the ceiling… and we’ve already taken it down so far I was afraid we’d get into the wiring. And THAT would have cost a bunch more.” She grinned; “Besides, you should have seen the cute salesfurr…….”
Zassa grumbled as she strode down the corridor; it seemed to be going down, and down, and down, constant switchbacks, and lit only occasionally with a dim light. Talk about the middle of nowhere! And worse, there was nothing to DO. No shopping, no malls, and only one bar. ONE! They didn’t even have a band!
Jinx hiccupped and leaned on Sabina, as the Kitten leaned on her. She wasn’t really sure where they were going, but that was OK… She’d gotten that nice striped lady to give her a bottle of the blue stuff…..
Tanj watched the Skunkette weave as she walked and hoped the inevitable headache wouldn’t destroy the planet…..
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“At LAST! Geez, I think we’ve come down a kilometer!”
Wanda nodded; “At least. And just think; we get to go back up again, too!”
Kath nodded, and looked past her mistress; “Still…..” As the party exited the tunnel and looked around, Kath let out a low whistle; “It MIGHT just have been worth it….”
Lush tropical foliage surrounded them. There was a slight trace of a path through it, and a little ways off, the sound of moving water could be heard. The air was full of moisture; so full, it was hazy, and the light was dim, incredibly tall canyon walls rising into the distance, with only a bright stripe across the distance to show where the “sky” was. Zassa pushed through the unfamiliar plants, following the sound of water.
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“Oooooh, this IS nice.”
Wanda nodded in agreement; they’d come to a natural pool. To their right, water cascaded over a twenty meter cliff in a picturesque waterfall. The beach seemed to be pure quartz sand, and there was a rock, a few meters out in the water that looked just perfect for laying on. With a grin, the Vixen tore off what little she wore, and dove into the water.
Wanda peered after her; when the Vixen surfaced, she growled; “Find any rocks?”
The Vixen shook her head; “It goes down real quick. Don’t know how deep it is, but its plenty deep for diving!”
Wanda nodded, and started to undo her blouse; “Water is OK?”
The Vixen laughed and nodded; “Yeah; fresh water, and nice and warm, too. Come on in!”
Kath laughed and ran past Wanda, to do a cannonball; the splash soaked everyone close. Hinoki just laughed, his body texture changing as what had looked like clothes were absorbed back into him, to be replaced with what looked like just fur; “Hey, another advantage; I can be completely wet, but not have to put up with wet clothes! Cool!”
Tanj looked at the weathered sign and nodded absently. “Yeah… Cool.” She’d been too far away to be splashed. When she finished reading, she looked up. Everyone else was in the water. Well, it was early yet, and they could try this later. Unzipping her jumpsuit she headed for the water’s edge; it had been ages since she’d been swimming.
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Brolly squirmed and moaned; she and the Unicorn had indeed found something else to do. They’d found a quiet alcove off the commons area, and some pieces of rope; he’d tied her to a table and as she lay there, “helpless”, he was feeding her his cock. A nice, thick, LONG cock. With her head tilted back, over the edge of the table, she groaned as he slid it into her mouth, until the head pushed against the back of her throat, teasing her with it; she, for her part, licked him, where she could, doing her best to tease back……. It was a delightful way to kill time, until Eridani might be done with her lady friend.
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Kittiara frowned, as she examined the ledger; “There’s an entry here for Ironbadger’s Custom Leather Shop….”
Katja chuckled; “Yeah, I had a few things made. To MY measurements. Care to see them?”
The Kurani looked up; “And you charged them to the BAR?”
Katja shrugged and nodded; “Yeah. Entertainment expenses.”
Kittiara closed the ledger; “Your’s, or the customers’?”
The Tigress grinned and nodded; “Both, yes.”
The Kurani nodded; “Yes, I’d like to see them…..”
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Tanj lay on the rock looking up at the bright stripe of the sky. It would have to be three kilometers up, at least. The ship had descended a long way, and it felt like they’d come down a kilometer at least, in that switchback tunnel. And the air density down here, by the river, was a lot higher than in the docking cavern. It really was rather pleasant down here… Closing her eyes, she found herself dozing…
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“Hey, LOOK WHAT WE FOUND!”
Tanj jerked awake, uncertain, for an instant, where she was. Sitting up, she saw a round yellow thing rapidly floating down the river. Someone who looked a lot like Jinx was waving from it… Worse, it looked as if Sabina was with her. And then it was out of sight around a bend in the river.
Hinoki sighed; “Now we’re in trouble.”
Tanj shook her head; it was coming back now; “Maybe not… There was an old sign over there about some sort of river raft ride, but the sign was broken and I couldn’t read it all.”
Hinoki looked at her for a moment, and then said; “Well, unless you want to get the ship, to go after them, maybe we’d better go look at it.”
The writing was faded, and the wood rotted and broken. There was obviously more to what the sign had once said, but a quick search failed to turn up any more pieces. Hinoki shrugged; “It certainly LOOKS as if its OK….”
Tanj nodded; “But you’re right; they’d been drinking and we ought to go after them.” Looking up she growled; “Zassa, if we’re not back in a couple of hours, get the ship and come looking. And send someone to find that danged Kurani and tell HER what happened; maybe she’ll know what’s at the other end.” Turning back, Tanj pulled a faded yellow package from the remnants of the wooden bin, and carried it towards the water.
Hinoki watched the raft inflate, and smiled. The sign had said something about the raft trip having been designed for lovers, and that had gotten him thinking….
Tanj knelt at the edge of the raft, peering down the river. The mists were thicker than she’d like, and it was difficult to see where they were going, let alone spot the wayward pair. Growling softly she wondered why the raft hadn’t come with paddles….
Hinoki reclined on the far side of the raft, his head pillowed by the sidewall. He had a fine view of Tanj’s posterior, and smiling, stretched out his tail, to lightly stroke up along the inside of one thigh. Tanj turned and shot him a look, part scowl and part grin; “Don’t tell me you’re “hungry” again.”
The Cheetah just chuckled; “Always hungry. You know that. Besides, its not likely we’ll catch up with them unless they run aground or something.”
Tanj sighed and nodded, and turned to peer back downstream. Hinoki chuckled and let the tip of his tail move up between her legs, to stroke her lightly. He knew it wouldn’t take long to get her aroused…..
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Wanda shrugged; “well I don’t want to climb all the way back up, until I have to.” Both Wanda and Zassa turned to look at Kath. The Mink sighed, and shook her head, resignedly. Turning she headed for the tunnel and the long trek back to the bar.
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Tanj smiled in spite of herself as Hinoki’s tail teased her. It was curious how it seemed to change texture, from silky smooth to bumpy, to rough, and back. Despite herself, she was getting wet; he just knew her too well. And she couldn’t see anything ahead of them, even when the river was straight, and that wasn’t too often….. She OUGHT to just relax and enjoy it…..
Hinoki purred, and slowly worked the tip of his tail into the Cheetah’s sex. For a while, he teased her, sliding it in and out slowly, until she was panting lightly, and dripping wet. He started moving the tip of his tail around, pulling it out and “painting” her rosebud with her juices, teasing her there as well until he could slide his tail into her back passage as well. By then, she was squirming rather nicely…. As the raft undulated over a series of ripples in the water, he had a thought….
Tanj felt Hinoki shift, rise to his knees and come up behind her. She’d wondered what’d taken him so long. Purrring she felt his paws on her hips, felt the head of his shaft brush her asshole… and then felt an identical sensation at her pussy…. Two cocks? Well, for Hinoki that wouldn’t be a problem. Chuckling, she pushed back against him, feeling a double penetration….. and then the raft bounced over a series of ripples, the uncontrolled motion leaving her gasping……
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Kath was panting hard, when she finally made it to the bar. She’d decided there might just be an emergency, given that it was Jinx that had floated off, and thought that maybe it would be prudent to find out as fast as possible. So she’d jogged through the switchback tunnel. It wasn’t quite the “vertical mile” but still, she was pushing her limits, when she finally made it up to the level of the docking bay, and the commons area.
Kittiara looked up as the wet Mink came through the door, panting hard. She pulled the strap tight, tucked the loose end under the other side of the buckle, under the loop that would hold it nice and flat, and turned to look at her; “Is there a problem?”
Kath looked from the tightly bound Katja, to the Kurani, and just blinked; “Huh?”
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Tanj moaned softly; she’d pushed Hinoki back, until his body was leaned back at about a 45 degree angle; she was essentially sitting on his crotch, bent forward, twin cocks buried in pussy and ass, thoroughly loving the motions of the raft as it bounced across a series of mild rapids. This was FUN!
Hinoki felt the raft drift into a series of eddy currents, spinning almost like a top, bumping against the canyon wall occasionally, and laughed. His paws were braced against the moving floor of the raft behind him, and with each ripple they encountered, the flexible floor of the raft seemed to push him up, thrusting his hips at the Cheetah without any assistance from him. It was random, and just violent enough to make it a great fuck!
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Kath shook her head; “Why should you tying up Katja be a problem?”
Katja, tightly gagged, and bound, did her best to shrug as if she couldn’t see the difficulty either.
Kittiara frowned for a second and then shook her head; “No.. not that; the way you came in here, it looked as if something had happened. Down at the pool perhaps?”
Kath’s eyes went wide and her mouth formed a silent “OH!” and she nodded energetically.
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The next set of rapids looked to be more severe; Hinoki chuckled, straightened and reached up, to take Tanj in his arms; pulling her off his cocks, he turned her and put her down on the floor of the raft. Grinning at her, he mounted her, missionary style. Just in time for the raft to go into a wild bouncing motion, slithering from side to side as the water currents drove it wildly down the river.
Tanj felt the Cheetah-Monster enter her, pussy and ass, again and then felt the raft bounce up beneath her, driving his shafts into her to the hilt. For a moment the world bounced uncontrollably; at times she thought Hinoki would fly off of her, fly completely out of the raft, and then things would change and he’d come slamming down. Howling at the top of her lungs, the wild and unexpected motions of the raft drove her to a series of climaxes every bit as rough and powerful as the rapids they were going over.
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Kath sighed; “And then Tanj and Hinoki went after them in another raft. Mistress Zassa wants to know if we should get the ship and go after them.”
Kittiara turned to look at the Tigress. After a moment she started undoing the buckles that held the prod gag in place. This took a while. When she was finally able to pull the latex dong out of Katja’s mouth, she growled; “It still works?”
Katja nodded; “Yup. Used it just last week. Took that Deuterium Salesfurr for a ride down the river. Its as good as ever.”
Kittiara raised an eyebrow; “The Clydesdale?”
Katja just grinned; “Ah, you remember him! He still asks after you, you know.”
The Kurani just made a noncommittal noise and raised the gag; Katja turned her head away and laughed; “Not until you dip it in the Kahlua again!”
Kath watched the Kurani dip the prod in a brown liquid, and then push it into Katja’s open and waiting mouth. The Tigress looked inordinately pleased, while the Kurani refastened all the little buckles. Finally Kittiara turned back to the dripping Mink; “Its OK; they may be a little surprised, but they should be fine.”
Kath nodded; “OK, I’ll go tell Mistress Zassa.”
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Hinoki felt the raft drift into smooth water, and sighed. Raising himself on his elbows he looked down the river; “That was Wild!’
Tanj nodded, obviously trying to catch her breath; “Yeah…. Uh… do you hear something?
The Cheetah-Monster frowned; “You mean… like rushing water?”
Tanj nodded; “More rapids?”
Hinoki grinned and thrust his hips forward a few times. “Hope so!”
Tanj howled; the next set of rapids were even worse. Hinoki had extruded tentacles to either side, to hold onto the raft; he’d also caused the cock in her ass to swell at the head, making it like a living butt-plug, firmly anchoring himself to her. And as the raft pounded over the rapids, she’d suffered through a string of firecracker climaxes that had left her dazed, and panting.
Hinoki howled as the raft tilted; for a moment he thought they were going to flip completely over, and then it slammed back to the water, right-side up; they spun violently first one way and then the other, bumped into something hard, lurched to the left and then shot forward at what seemed like horrendous speed. Underneath him, Tanj was writhing, and howling, her nipples rock hard against his chest, her pussy and ass clenching TIGHT around his shafts…. And then as she exploded into another series of climaxes, the water again smoothed out, and the raft drifted lazily.
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Kath was panting hard again as she exited the tunnel; it had been a lot easier going down, than up, but she was still tired, her leg muscles aching. She exited the tunnel just in time to see a red-orange glow, filled with little sparkly things form above the pool. As the glow faded, Jinx, Sabina, and a round yellow object formed, and then fell about a half a dozen meters, into the pool, with a splash!
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Tanj panted hard, eyes closed. Hinoki chuckled; “Had enough?”
The Cheetah laughed; “Oooooo, tough question. Any more rapids coming?”
Hinoki shrugged; “I hear something, but I’m not really sure. Think it’s a little ways down river.”
Tanj chuckled; “OK, roll me over; take me from behind. This time I want to watch. I think I’m good for one more go….”
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Zassa watched, open mouthed, as Jinx and Sabina pulled the yellow thing to the shore, laughing, and giggling. “Where in the hell did you two go?”
Jinx looked at her and chuckled; “The ride of my life. I have GOT to find that Unicorn stud, and do that again! You wouldn’t BELIEVE it!” Next to her, Sabina just grinned and nodded.
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Tanj thrust back to meet the Cheetah-Monster’s thrusts. She could hear rushing water ahead of them, but couldn’t see anything because of the mists. She wondered how far ahead Jinx and Sabina were, but in truth, most of her attention was centered on the twin cocks working in and out of her… Once again, she was getting So close to her release… The first bounce from the rapids ought to push her over the edge…..
Hinoki knelt behind Tanj, his hips moving rhythmically, his shafts working in and out of her…. Looking to one side, he thought he saw a beach, and there might even have been a trail leading away from it, up into the rocks…. And for a moment he thought he saw something that looked like the remnants of a sign…. But then they were past it, the water speed increasing, along with the turbulence. His paws clutching Tanj’s hips tighter, he pumped her a little faster, fully intending to make the next set of rapids the most memorable….
Tanj’s eyes went wide. The horizon seemed to be getting closer, awfully fast. The water speed seemed to be picking up, but so far there’d only been mild turbulence…. Something wasn’t right….
Hinoki felt Tanj’s muscles contract around his cocks and he almost lost his load right then and there. Grinning, he pulled her back to him, driving into her harder, faster, oblivious to anything but the feel of her as he fucked her hard.
Tanj found she didn’t have any voice; she wanted to scream, but couldn’t get a sound out. The reason the water was moving faster was that they were approaching a waterfall! She hoped it was a small one, like the pool where they’d started…. But at this point there wasn’t anything to do but hang on, and pray!
Hinoki felt the raft tip forward, felt it start to fall. Tanj howled out something, and he felt her body start to writhe, felt her pussy, and her ass clench hard around his shaft. Howling himself, he came, and came hard, filling her with his seed, his orgasm raging through him…
Tanj howled, and felt her body responding to Hinoki; felt her climax explode deep within her, felt little lightning bolts ricochet around inside her from pussy to ass to nipples to brain and back, even as they fell. The falls were immense! They were so tall the pool at the bottom was lost in the mists! Howling, her pussy spasming around his shafts, she felt them fall free of the raft and start to tumble through the air.
Hinoki HOWLED as their situation finally filtered through to his brain. Hanging onto Tanj TIGHT as they tumbled, a series of thoughts flashed through his mind; could he form wings? Could he extrude himself into a parachute? What could he do to keep them from falling to their deaths? And then, things in front of his eyes started to sparkle, an ominous hum filled the air, and everything turned red-orange….
Tanj saw things freeze, saw things sparkle and shift towards the red, and then the glow was fading; things looked different in the instant before they hit the water. And then she was spluttering, trying to swim, trying to find up, and find the surface, trying to take a breath of air. When she finally had herself oriented, she saw Wanda, Zassa, Kath… and Jinx and Sabina all standing on the beach, looking at her.
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“But you were supposed to bring the raft to shore too!”
Tanj shook herself, and growled; “you expect me to think of a detail like THAT after… after THAT happened?”
Hinoki nodded; “It was just a little disconcerting, after all.”
Jinx waved a paw; “Oh, come on, it wasn’t THAT bad!”
Tanj frowned; “Just what were you and Sabina doing when you went over the falls?”
Sabina looked at the Skunkette and then looked back to Tanj; “Just sitting, talking, and admiring the view. Why?”
Tanj opened her mouth, and then closed it; “Nevermind.”
Behind her, Hinoki formed thumb and forefinger of one paw into a circle and slid the index finger of his other hand in and out of the hole, grinning.
Zassa laughed; “All right, you had a nasty shock; just be glad you’re in one piece!”
Tanj growled; “True, but that doesn’t mean I can’t give that Danged Kurani a piece of my mind!” Turning she stalked off towards the tunnel.
Hinoki paused to retrieve Tanj’s jumpsuit, before following her. As he walked, Kath caught up with him; “Um… Master Hinoki?”
Hinoki looked at her and raised an eyebrow, smiling; “Yes…?”
Kath grinned; “Well, um, Mistress Wanda and I were wondering, if perhaps….. maybe later, ah,… you might take her and me for a ride down the river….”
Hinoki chuckled, glanced at Wanda, and then back at the Mink; “Yeah, we might be able to work something out……”
Kath nodded; “Probably would be a lot more fun if you know what’s going to happen….”
Hinoki chuckled; “Oh, I dunno; I thought it was pretty slick as it was….”
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Dynotaku smiled as the Ferret licked his cock clean; he’d cum in her mouth, then clopped around to the other side of the table, and taken her in her pussy, fucking her hard until he’d cum again, and now, the delightful Ferret was licking him clean of both her juices and his…. It was tempting to take her back to the ship, but he really did have something else he wanted to do… if he could just remember what it was.
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Kittiara smiled, and pointed to the star chart; “And you say they’ve left this sector completely open?”
The Raccoon opened her mouth to answer, but before she could get a word out, her gaze rose; she found herself staring at a completely naked and still quite damp Cheetah, who looked particularly upset about something….
“Dammit, you could have warned us!”
The Kurani blinked “About what?”
“That… that river ride! The Raft thing!”
Realization dawned on the Kurani’s face; “Oh. That. Sorry, forgot about it….. I, ah, guess the transporter still works….”
Celes looked from the Kurani to the Cheetah and back again, obviously lost….. “What are you talking about?”
Tanj shook her head, eyes locked on the Kurani; “The… WHAT?”
Kittiara smiled; “It’s a device that transmits matter from point A to point B. Rather limited in range, though. AND in bandwidth. We got it from… well, a ways away. The Oligarchy knows about them, but doesn’t like them. Too many things that can go wrong. But Bro got one cheap at one of his military surplus sales, and installed it for the river ride.”
Tanj growled; “I thought we were dead!”
Kittiara smiled; “Bro assures me its reasonably safe, at least the way he’s got it set up. Now, if the start and finish points were moving relative to each other, it gets a little more risky, but….. Believe me, I wouldn’t have let you go down there if I’d thought you’d be in any danger.”
Tanj just growled to herself, and turned to stalk off, but found herself facing Katja; the Tigress was wearing a very tight leather corset. And she had mitts over her paws that effectively left her without fingers; that didn’t matter as a serving tray seemed to have been lashed to the mitts. A thick collar encircled her neck, and a large gag filled her mouth. The Tigress raised one eyebrow, as if to say; “Well….?” Tanj took a quick look up and down, and then turned back to the Kurani; “What’s with her?”
Kittiara turned back from her conversation with the Raccoon, and smiled; “Oh, she’s been bad. She’s being punished. Fiscal irresponsibility.”
Tanj digested that for a moment, looking again at the Tigress. She didn’t LOOK like she was being punished; instead she looked as if she were thoroughly enjoying herself…..
Kittiara smiled, and purred; “Tanj, you really should come over here and meet Celes; she runs a smuggling route into the Oligarchy, and she’s been telling me about the current situation along the border.” Turning back to the Raccoon, the Kurani continued; “Tanj is the one I’ve been telling you about.”
The Raccoon turned to look, and then turned back; “SHE’s the famous Pirate? Huh! Could have fooled me!”
Tanj opened her mouth, and then closed it again. What the Raccoon thought of her wasn’t important. Stepping closer, she took another look; the Raccoon was so light a grey as to be mostly white. She had brilliant pink hair, and was wearing a matching jumpsuit. Closer examination revealed the jumpsuit to be an almost-translucent latex, leaving little to the imagination. Its zipper was pulled down almost to her crotch, and it was obvious that the zipper continued down between her legs… That in itself was suggestive enough, but the D-rings built in at wrists and ankles…… Tanj smiled crookedly, and took another step closer; “Show me what you’ve got.”
Kittiara looked from the holographic star chart to the Raccoon and just laughed.
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Zassa stuck her head in the door, fully expecting to see little tufts of fur floating in the air and blood on the floor. For Tanj to be calmly talking to the almost-white Raccoon was a surprise. Waving to the others, the Vixen slipped through the door.
Hinoki grinned at the bound Tigress; “Nice outfit! Excellent craftsmanship; you’ll have to give me the name of your tailor!”
The Tigress laughed behind her gag and curtsied, demonstrating remarkable grace for someone who’d been hobbled.
Hinoki smiled; “If you’re taking drink orders, I’ll have a Planter’s Punch.” The Tigress just nodded and hobbled off.
Wanda chuckled; “That was mean; she’ll never be able to make something like that wearing mittens.”
Hinoki just grinned.
Kath leaned against the bar and watched the crowd; it wasn’t just her Imperial Security training, but simply just curiosity; there were so many unusual furrs here. There were even species she couldn’t identify. Who knew what was behind the murky, swirling vapor of that environment suit, or within the powered armor? And then there was the horned, lizardlike creature hanging from the ceiling; it seemed to have four arms and four legs, and each arm split at the elbow to provide what seemed to be eight hands…. However, she found her eyes drawn to a skunkette wearing unusual footwear; they seemed to be designed to keep her on her toes; it looked MOST unusual. Her curiosity getting the better of her, she found herself walking over to inquire about them…..
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Dynotaku stuck his head through the door; Brolly stuck her head through the door, as well, albeit at a lower level. At the Ops console, Eridani looked up, and grinned at them; “Hello… Can I help you?”
Dynotaku cleared his throat and tried to take a step into ops, only to find Brolly had slipped in front of him; trying to keep from kicking her, or tripping over her, he staggered his way through the door; “Um, yes…. This delightful Ferret here says you may have some information about an item in the display case of the weapons shop…..”
Brolly padded up to the OPS console and leaned over it; as she’d expected the Chocolate Pantheress she’d seen earlier was on her knees, under the console, her muzzle buried between the Tigress’ legs; turning back to the Unicorn, she giggled; “Master, May I?”
Dynotaku stopped in mid sentence and looked at the Ferret; “Huh? May you what?”
Brolly inclined her head towards the Tigress and licked her lips.
Dynotaku chuckled and waved a paw; “If you wish”. Before he’d finished the sentence, the Ferret had disappeared under the console…..
“Now then, where was I?”
Eridani smiled lazily; “The Disintigrator, I’d hazard….”
Dynotaku nodded; “Yes, ah, do you have the authority to negotiate its sale?”
Eridani reached one paw down to softly stroke Sashi’s head, and nodded; “I do. I have instructions as to the minimum acceptable price Krrut will accept, and codes and keys to his shop.” The Tigress grinned, showing an amazing amount of teeth; “What do you offer?”
Dynotaku glanced downward, seeing the Pantheress for the first time, and then glanced back up; he grinned lewdly and purred; “Oh, I think I could make it worth your while…..”
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“No, its actually due to an…. Accident I was in quite a while ago; the muscles in my legs are messed up, and the boots are for support….”
Kath nodded to the Skunkette. Tasha was the Engineer for Celes’ ship, and apparently a regular here. “Well, I think they make you look sexy as hell, in a kinky sort of way.”
The Skunkette took a sip of her drink and nodded; “They do have that effect….”
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Kittiara looked up and smiled as some furrs came through the door to the bar; she turned to Celes and Tanj and muttered; “ ‘scuse me, got to go say hello to some friends….”
Tanj watched as the Kurani all but tackled a muscular panther, hugging him hard. Celes followed the Cheetah’s gaze and smiled; “Ah, I see Tandaress is back in port; haven’t seen him in a good while…..” She turned back to grin at the Cheetah; “He can be a most imaginative Dom, when he’s in the mood to play.”
Kittiara purred and turned to give Sapphire a hug; “Good to see you too, Dear; how’s life been treating you?
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Wanda’s eyebrows rose as the police furr stopped just inside the door, to scan the crowd, one thumb hooked in his gunbelt. Somehow, the law was the last thing she expected to see here….. Turning to one of the furrs at the bar she muttered; “Who’s he? Are we being raided?”
Spotweld turned to look at the
Wolverine lady, and then followed her gaze; “
Wanda laughed and shifted her gaze to Kath, who was talking to a petite Skunkette; “Yes, I know minks….”
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Hinoki watched the Cheetah walk in, with interest. Like most of his breed, he was slim and muscular. This one, however, was fully dressed, in clothes suitable for a starship’s crew.
Kittiara smiled; “Tanabi! HELLO! Its good to see you again! Come join Celes and me; we’re plotting, and could use your help!”
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Eridani purrrrred; it wasn’t often she was so entertained. Sashi was licking her pussy while the nice Unicorn took her in the ass. But if he thought he was going to get a better price this way, he had another thing coming……
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“So the Egger route is out?”
Tanabi nodded; “I was bringing in that load of Kilrahi catnip a couple of days ago, and dang near got caught. No, you’ll have to go by way of TeHa….”
The Kurani nodded; “That’ll add some time…. But it should be safer.”
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Kath leaned on the bar and giggled; “That’s a new one; I’ve never heard of someone being tied like that.”
Tasha chuckled; “want me to show you how its done?”
Kath straightened and looked around for Wanda; “I ought to ask my Mistress first, but yeah. She’s over there; lets go ask her.”
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Wanda chuckled “Sensors, eh? And ECM gear? I bet that’s a lucrative specialty in these parts.”
The Tiger nodded; “It is. I even do some contract work for the Navy from time to time.”
Wanda raised an eyebrow; “Navy? Who’s Navy”
Wesley chuckled; “Why, all of them, of course. They all pass through here, sooner or later, thinking they can “tame the wilds”. Of course, that just leaves them with damage that needs to be repaired. And there’s usually a pretty good trade in salvage after such an attempt as well…..”
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Tanabi nodded; “Yeah, I think that should work. But you’ll have to make your run before they change the patterns again.”
Kittiara stretched and looked around; “True. The morning should be soon enough though.”
Celes chuckled “Probably. Sounds like you’ve got something else in mind, though.”
The Kurani gazed at Katja, moving around the bar, serving drinks, taking tiny steps, and trying to work despite her punishment outfit; “Well, I was thinking it’d probably been a while since this place had a good orgy.”
Tanabi chuckled and took a sip from his drink; “Yeah, must have been… gee, almost nineteen hours since the last one.”
Kittiara laughed; “There, you see? Way past due.”
Celes nodded sagely; ‘Too true. So…. How do you want to jump start this thing?”
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Wanda grinned at Kath; “Why yes, I would like to see that. A single piece of rope, you say?”
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Tanj sipped her drink as the Kurani hopped up on the bar. She sat there, grinning at Tanabi and then laid back. Arched across the bar, her legs spread wide, her bare sex an open invitation, she waved lazily in the direction of the Raccoon; “Celes, why don’t you come around here for a bit…..
Tanabi chuckled and pulled up his bar stool; leaning a bit, he applied his tongue to the Kurani’s sex, holding himself slightly to one side so most in the bar could see exactly what he was doing….
Celes padded around behind the bar, her paw going to the zipper on her jumpsuit. As she walked she pulled it lower and lower, until she had to reach around behind her, to pull the tab up under her tail. Moving up, she straddled the Kurani’s head, pressing her bare sex to her muzzle.
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Hinoki caught Katja by the elbow; “The orgy’s starting?”
The Tigress glanced at the Kurani, and grinned around her gag; turning back to look at the Cheetah, she nodded.
Hinoki smiled; “And anything goes?”
The Tigress got a sly look on her face, and nodded again.
Hinoki chuckled and took her by the elbow; “Good. I’m feeling a little hungry, and I think you’ll do. For starters.
Zassa watched as Hinoki shoved the bound Tigress up against the wall, and kicked her legs apart. If anyone in the bar remarked at how his clothes seemed to vanish into his fur, she didn’t catch it. Hinoki grabbed her tail, pulling it up hard, and pressing his hips against her from behind, literally extruded a cock into her ass. The Vixen took a sip of her drink, put it on the bar, and started a slow, sultry walk towards the pair, slowly shedding what little she wore in as sultry a fashion as possible.
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Jinx grinned at the Tigress as she came through the door; “Don’t tell me; you’re Antonia!”
The Tigress looked surprised, and a little uncertain; “Um… yes…..”
The Skunkette grinned; “Kittiara’s told me ALL about you! Is it true you’re a Hermaphrodite?”
The Tigress adjusted her glasses, and nodded; “Um… well…. Yes…”
The Skunkette laughed and pounced; “Great! Always wanted to meet one of those. SHOW ME!”
Antonia let out a startled “EEP!” and went over backwards. No one in the bar seemed to notice.
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Katja grunted into her gag as something drove into her ass. It wasn’t quite what she’d been expecting, but it wasn’t unwelcome either. But when it grew in diameter, stretching her, she did grunt into her gag in surprise…. And then another phallus pushed into her sex…
Zassa sprawled between the Tigress’ feet, her head tilted back, licking upwards at her sex, as the Cheetah-monster’s cocks drove in and out of her. Reaching out, she caught Hinoki’s tail, and brought it around between her legs. Pausing in her licking she chuckled; “Come on, you can do three at once, I KNOW you can…..”
Hinoki laughed, and morphed the end of his tail into another cock; purrrring he pushed it into the Vixen’s sex, as he took the Tigress hard. It might be a little more “advertisement” than he wanted, but… how could he resist such an invitation?
Srrallana nudged Tandaress and pointed; “now there’s something you don’t see every day, even here….”
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Tasha tightened the last knot and stepped back; “how’s that?”
Kath giggled and squirmed, only succeeding in falling over, onto her side; “Very nice! Remarkably comfortable and yet I’m completely immobile.”
Wanda chuckled and ran a paw over the bound mink; “I’ll have to remember this one.” Looking up, she caught the eye of the cop; grinning, she inclined her head towards Kath; “you look interested; would you like to try her?”
Wesley watched Sian tease the bound Mink to a red heat, and grinned; coming up behind the lady Wolverine, he let his paws stroke up over her hips, stopping just shy of her breasts; “Now that you’ve found someone to please her, we need to find someone to please you…..”
Wanda grinned, and not taking her eyes off the Mink couple on the floor, wiggled her bottom back against the Tiger; “Oh, I don’t think that’ll be too hard…..”
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Jeran padded through the door and looked around. After a moment he grinned and nodded to himself. This place was, if nothing else, consistent. Padding over to the bar, he reached over the top; he knew where his bottle was kept. It looked as if Katja wouldn’t be able to serve him anytime soon, so he just helped himself. Settling into his usual booth, he put his feet up on the opposite seat and settled back to watch.
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Spotweld paused, looking around. Sooooo many opportunities. “Lets see, who haven’t I been with recently”…..
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Kittiara purred as her tongue flashed in and out of Celes’ sex; the Raccoon was standing on tiptoes, and moaning softly, so she must have been doing something right. Tanabi had left off his licking, after her second climax, and had stood, to drive his cock into her wetness. She hung there, supported in the middle by the bar, with delight at each end…..
Spotweld purred and came around behind the bar. Wrapping a paw around each of Celes’ breasts, covering her nipples and squeezing lightly, he nibbled on the back of her neck and chuckled; “Guess WHO!”
The Raccoon just laughed
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Kris paused in the door and grinned; “Just the way I like to see the bar…. Removing her apron, the only thing she wore, she tossed it behind the bar, and went looking for one of her favorites……
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Wanda panted hard, as Wesley took her from behind. There was just something about the way a large feline made love…. She grinned to herself, thinking she’d have to show him how Wolverines made love… but that could wait a minute; things were just too nice at the moment to interrupt, even if for only a moment….