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The brains back at Auburn had finally doped out how to make an antigravity belt, and they built a couple of prototypes to test their theories. It turned out that the secret of the system was not all that exotic, after all. Given a few more years and Earth scientists would have come up with the principals, so they had little trouble modifying the design to fit human tastes and idiosyncrasies. All of the fighter-jockey types wanted a single-seater fighter where they could strut their stuff....
The Oolsans were welcomed into the new interstellar family that was forming. They did not have much more to contribute beyond the sample of Inklus' piss, since their body shape did not lend itself well to fitting into a spacetub. Nevertheless, they were given equal rights along with everybody else and were provided with replicators so that they could move into a more comfortable living standard. The invading Wasps had been easily eliminated, since they had just arrived and had not had time...
A reconnaissance flyover toward Tallahassee produced a startling result. There was what appeared to be a new pyramidal spaceship under construction! Judging from its appearance in the recon photos, it was only about 10% complete. The wasps could be seen working on it oblivious to the presence of human soldiers less than 100 miles away. The question was immediately raised: should they try to stop construction on the pyramid or should they allow construction to continue in hope of capturing it...
Capturing a Wasps' pyramid undamaged was too good an opportunity to miss, so Ann put all of her resources into the task. She left a holding force to occupy the territory already occupied, but moved all of her other forces into place near the Georgia pyramid. This took two days of nail-biting tension, because they didn't know what would happen if the troops were spotted by the Wasps. Very tight air cover was flown by tubs to keep any Wasp well away from the troop concentrations. The Wasps...
A fleet of 2,000 space tubs could cover a width of 2,000 miles when they were lined up side by side. Their FLIR had no trouble covering a width of half a mile on either side, so they were able to sweep for hidden nests very effectively and very efficiently. Hadron IV was a small planet with very few mountains, so it was swept in only three days. A few nests were found, but they were easily destroyed and the question was now raised: "Now what?" Very little destruction was vented on the...
One of the rescued men was a licensed radio engineer who worked part time at the University radio station. He suggested that they use the radio station to broadcast for anybody who wanted to join them to show up at the dining hall. The station was still operable because he could hear the carrier. He said that they could make a tape which would loop back on itself and send a repeating message up to about one minute long. Bill agreed to make such a tape and he and the engineer left for the...
The Xytal must have supplied most of the technology used by the Wasps. The humans reached that conclusion because the almost "magical" power supply was used to power so many of the marvels used by the Wasps. Nobody could see the Wasps having the intelligence to adapt that power supply to other gadgets. The only significant item for which the humans had not found a service manual was the pyramid, itself. And it wasn't for the lack of trying. Every one of the thousands of books in the...
The attack on Loki II started off the same as the attack on Loki IV, except that there were few SAM sites to deal with. Instead, they had spotted where the Wasp fighters had launched, and those places faced the full fury of the spacetubs' attack. Again, the destruction wrought by the kinetic warheads was awesome to behold! Massive craters were left whenever more than one of the rockets hit in the same place. The first rocket penetrated the ground, and that absorbed a significant portion of...
There was no question in anybody's mind that Freya must continue scouring the galaxy for Wasps. Until they found otherwise, they had to assume that they were the only beings capable of halting the Wasp menace and cleaning up after them. That was the thought when the first of the unmanned spacetubs (very logically called USTs) was delivered to Freya. The USTs had the same capabilities as the regular spacetubs, except that they were flown by pilots who were located on Earth and were...
Hello folks, after reading some stories in the IndianSexstories.net, I felt like coming up with something as a contribution. I am no regular reader of the site, but certain content made me re-read them. I am no good story writer, but still, trying to come up with something. So here is imaginary story that revolves around two people Vishwas and Akila. Please forgive me if there are (certainly, they exist) any mistakes in this long story. Everything in this story is imaginary and is a work of...
Incest??????????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? The Wasps Page 1. ??????????? Sometimes, a spectacular approach to torturing a woman just presents itself. All of a sudden the possibilities are there and it's all too enticing and fascinating to pass up.??????????? So it was with the wasps. Some call them hornets or yellow jackets. All I knew was, get them mad and they would sting like Hell.??????????? It didn't take long with the Internet to determine their behavior. Only...
Coolie said that she would be more comfortable riding in the same van as Sue, so she joined that group for the rest of the trip. Coolie remembered Bill from her course work at Auburn, he was her favorite professor. Likewise, Bill had always been impressed by Coolie's work, so he was delighted that she would be joining him in the lab. Bill was already plotting how he could make her the prime chemist on the poison production job. They were doing well on the trip until they had almost reached...
As soon as the first uninfected slugs were found, an effort was made to contact them. No matter what was tried, the slugs seemed to be totally nonreactive. Finally, somebody had a brilliant idea: the sensors that the AI had used were brought into play. There was definite activity with their brains in the range the AI considered to represent sentience, but no sensible contact could be made. Then there was another brilliant idea: maybe the cognitive rate for the slugs was too slow for humans or...
The cab pulled to the curb in front of the twelve-story apartment on 36 th Street in Manhattan at 12:20 AM, and a short-haired blonde got out, flashing a glimpse of thigh that caused a passer-by walking his dog to stumble before regaining his balance and moving on. It was just starting to snow as the blonde entered the lobby and pressed the button for 725. “Inger, is that you?” A feminine voice called out over the speaker. “Yeah, Barb, it’s me.” “Um, you’re kinda late.” “I know, I know....
Now that John had worked out how the humans could use the antigravity belts and they had enough tubs and belts on hand, Bill wanted John to teach others how to pilot the ridiculous looking, but effective, craft. John reluctantly agreed to take time out from hunting Wasps to teach some new pilots, but he was in a hurry to get back to hunting down the enemy. Two men and one woman volunteered to be the first class of pilots, so John spent three days introducing each one to the controls and how...
Wells College and its First Males In real life, Wells College will admit males as students in the fall of 2005. 136 years of tradition will bite the dust. I have no ties to Wells College. This story is a work of pure fiction. No buildings mentioned here exist at Wells College at the time of this writing. No people or animals were hurt in the writing of this tale. Beware of my use of historical characters in slightly different roles. See if you can spot them all. I am side stepping here....
Hello mere dosto, Mera naam sonny hai. Meri kahaniya un logo ke liye hai jo sex har tarah se enjoy karte hai. Meri kahaniyo mein aapko lust, love, wildness, gandi galiya, sex ki bookh, roleplays, hawas aur sex ko enjoy karne ke har tarike milenge. Designer hone ke karan meri sex fantasies mein aap sabko bhut aag milegi aur koshish yahi rahegi ki in kahaniyo ko padte, padte aapke lund se aur madam ki chut se paani nikal jae. Aapki satisfaction meri sabse badi khushi hai. Saasu maa ki hawas –...
Twas the Night Before Easter By Paul G Jutras Twas the night before Easter and nobody was asleep. In her bedroom, Paul's mom was reading a book while his dad sat watching TV. His cat, Salem, was lying on her lounge chair bed, staring at dad and Paul was on the den computer. With a yawn and a rub of the eye, Paul shut down Crystal's Story site and headed off to bed. Mrs. Jutras was aware of how long Paul was spending in the bathroom and was aware that he was trying to beat...
Notes: 1- Continuing my futurology experiment, I describe what is going to happen to the fertile fields of central Brazil (the so called " cerrado") after people disappears. 2- The storm belt is no invention of mine. Currently, from time to time, a continuous band of clouds form carrying water vapor from the amazon lowlands towards southeast Brazil, these are called "convergence zones", you probably are aware of the sad happenings in the mountains near the city of Rio the Janeiro, who...
You know the feeling.You've been looking forward to a big night for ages and ages, and the best fetish party in Europe looks and sounds as though it's going to live up to all your dreams and expectations.You know where this is going don't you?Actually Wasteland is great. But in many ways, getting there was actually more fun than being there.For a start, we got a great deal on a fantastic hotel - the Pulitzer on the Prinsengracht, right in the centre of the city.And we had a night in town before...
Ant-Man paused at the doorway to the room in the Avengers Mansion which had been appropriated by the Wasp."Well, I guess this is goodnight. sleep well, Jan," he said, turning to leave."Not so fast, mister!" quipped the Wasp. "Get in here!" Suiting actions to words, the Wasp grabbed a hold of Ant-Man's arm and pulled him into her room. The Avengers had just returned from Asgard, where they had prevented a power-mad Loki from usurping the Odin-force and using it to destroy the Nine Realms,...
Jagat Niwas Co Society. Ye kahani hai is society mein rehne walle kuch logo ki. Ye society mein total 3 wings aur 5 floors hai. Yaha sab log bohut pyar se rehte hai. Kuch jyada hi pyar hai inke beech mein. Toh chaliye apko sunata hu Jagat Niwas ki kahaniya. Achi lage toh support zarur karne. Ajj 31st December hai. Society mein ek choti si party ho rahi hai. Sabhi log ache ache kapde pehne hai. Kuch groups bane hai, jaise, bacho ka group jo dance kar raha hai. Ladies ka group jo ki gossip kar...
See "My Trip to Wellington Sevens" for the first part of this story.Last year I went to the Wellington Sevens rugby tournament. It is a fantastic rugby event where teams from all over the world play a form of rugby with seven players. Very fast and the guys have to be so fit. The tradition for spectators for the two day event is to wear a costume. From say a nurse to a super hero, all great fun and most are reveling clothes. Last year I was invited to a party after the rugby late on the...
Please, read the prequels if you like this Story: PREQUEL - Karla’s Descent to Hell – The beginning YOU CAN READ PREVIOUSLY Chapter 1 of 3: www.sexstories.com/story/103802/karla_rsquo_s_descent_to_hell_-_the_beginning_-_1_of_3 YOU CAN READ PREVIOUSLY Chapter 2 of 3: www.sexstories.com/story/103814/karla_rsquo_s_descent_to_hell_ndash_the_beginning_ndash_2_of_3 YOU CAN READ PREVIOUSLY Chapter 3 of 3 www.sexstories.com/story/103832/ You can read previously - Karla’s Brainwashing...
Wells College First Males Part Six Nicole gets in a jam and Larry comes to the rescue. Wells College Two Days Later. Bobbie had Nicole in the Security office and they were talking with Kit Carson, President Walker, and Lt. Georgia Custer in the security office. Dr. Walker asked, "Is this for real? Can you be sure of your facts?" Bobbie said, "Yes we can Dr. Walker. Both Georgia and myself interviewed all the injured parties. They confirmed who attacked them. Positive I.D....
Hi ISS readers hello to all my friends. Vaise to main ek achi ladki hun par main sex ke mamle me hindi bolti hun. Ab main mere sath hue sex experience shuru karti hun ye tab ki baat hai jab meri age 21 thi, aur main 23 saal ki hun. Mera figure 34-28-36. Mere papa ek dukandar hain. Humare dukan pe ek ladka deepak kaam karta hai. Vo bahut acha hai.vo mere ko school time lene aur chodne jaya karta tha. Is vajah se vo mujhse pyar karne laga aur kai baar mere boobs bhi dabata tha. Par main us samay...
A WASP LISTENS TO HIS WIFE AT DINNER By Rhayna Tera, copyright 2020 Warning: If you don't like reading Fiction Mania stories, then stop reading now. Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. RT THE RESTAURANT Randolph Cartier the Third drove his black S-Class Mercedes up to...
The year is 2277, approximately 200 years after The Great War that led to the creation of the aberration that is the Wasteland: the remains of the United States after nuclear war. The Capital Wasteland lies over where Washington D.C once stood, the ruins of the once great city now filled with nuclear beasts, scavenging survivalists and warring factions venturing for technology. There are all sorts of things happening in the Wasteland, big and small. People are venturing out to rescue the future...
It wasn't easy to find the right spot - but I looked and looked - it had to be perfect: industrial, abandoned, out in the open, yet secluded. Finally, after three days of driving endlessly through the wasteland of closed factories, chemical plants and cavernous assembly lines at the edges of our metropolis, I found it: a drainage ditch stretching itself from an old tannery long since abandoned. At the head of the ditch, which was about eight feet deep, was a series of iron railings and several...
BDSMHello dosto, mera nam Tanya hai. Main ek prostitute hu. Waise toh har tarah se meri chudai ho chuki hai, alag alag tarah ke aadmiyo se. Par ek aadmi kuch zyada hi maza de gaya tha mujhe, main wahi kissa aapko aj batati hu. Yeh kissa padh ke har ladki puri gili ho jayegi aur har ladke ke lund khada ho jayega. Us aadmi ne jo mujhe maza diya tha, aisa maza kabi nahi mila mujhe. Chaliye kahani shuru karte hai. Ek aadmi aya ek din aur hamari malkin se kaha usey ek ladki chahiye 2 din ke liye aur...
Bobbie and Nicole go in deep cover to find their foe. Insertion Time. It was time for Bobbie and Nicole to go to Wells College. Nicole loved Cinnamom Cigars and Bobbie liked the Cohibas. Bobbie admitted Berings worked perfectly for cover. Bobbie liked Scott's and Nicole's thinking on a Spa Fest at the end. A long soak in a hot tub with scented oils and candles sounded great. Relaxing with good tunes, good food, a little wine, and good friends. A great way to spend an afternoon....
Please, read the prequels if you like this Story: Karla’s first step to be a Fuck Sow www.sexstories.com/story/105721/ You can read previously - Karla’s Brainwashing Room 1 – Lesbian Stitches www.sexstories.com/story/104312/ ============================== Karla receives a strange visit of Marylou in the Brainwashing Room where Karla lives without sense of day and night. “Karla, since we are in agreement that you want me to be tougher with you, let me try to surprise you, so I go...
Janet ‘Oh my. Oh. Yes, Yes, Yes, work it. Right there, yes.’ He was finally done. He rolled over and was gasping for air like he was in a marathon. ‘You liked it baby?’ Dixon asked. I put on a fake smile. ‘Baby, do you really need to ask?’ Couldn’t he tell by the fucking fake screams? ‘You right baby. I’ll see you in the morning.’ Every time I look at this puta I ask myself why I am with him. I can’t believe I lost my virginity to him those months ago. I went to sleep disgusted....
Mera nam arun hai. Meri age 17 sal hai. Meri maa 36 saal ki ek sudol sharir vali gadrai hui aurat hain. Unki sexy body k bare me bus itta hi batana kafi hai ki meri puri colony k kai admi unke sath rat bitana chahte hain aur unhe chodne k liye pagal hain. An jyada der na karte hue mai sidhe kahani pe ata hu. Bat un dino ki jb mai mai class 10 me padhta tha .Ek bar mere biology k book me ek chapter padhaya gya jisme ek aurat and admi k dwara kaise bacche ka janm hota h is bare me btaya gya tha....
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‘Twas the night before New Years, The lights were turned dim, Every person was stirring, Especially Kim. Her stockings were black And clung to her thigh. She sat on her bed And let out a sigh. Her thoughts were all filled With what was to cum. She knew it’d be her And for sure more than one. She picked out her panties Matching bra trimmed in lace. Turning to the mirror With a smile on her face. She liked what she saw Indeed it was HOT! She could not resist But to reach for her spot. The hairs...
Brenda stared with furrowed brow at Lexi’s reflection in the restroom mirror.“Don't give me that look,” Lexi said with a wicked grin. “He’s hot as all fuck.”Brenda tried to convince her friend to reconsider her choice. “He just made senior partner. He’ll fire our asses in half a heartbeat. Pick someone else. How about the sexy DJ we hired? She's hotter than fuck, too, and, has the cutest, heart shaped ass.”Lexi turned to Brenda, and calmly, but adamantly, replied, “It’s my turn to pick, and I...
Humor‘Twas the night before New Years,The lights were turned dim,Every person was stirring,Especially Kim.Her stockings were blackAnd clung to her thigh.She sat on her bedAnd let out a sigh.Her thoughts were all filledWith what was to cum.She knew it’d be herAnd for sure more than one.She picked out her pantiesMatching bra trimmed in lace.Turning to the mirrorWith a smile on her face.She liked what she sawIndeed it was HOT!She could not resistBut to reach for her spot.The hairs on her neckBeginning...
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the dwelling Not a creature was stirring, save my cock, which was swelling; From walls hung portraits, setting the mood, Above the mantel hung Grandma, totally nude; Down the hall in her bed, my sister Susan did sit, While a vibrating dildo danced on her wet, throbbing clit; And Mom in her panties, and I in the nude Had just ready’s our loins for long winter’s screw – When from outside our window there arose such a cry, My head darted up...
IncestWith apologies to Clement Clarke Moore. "Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring..." except for me and I was getting more and more pissed as I went from room to room looking for what should have been there. There should have been a wife and three children in the house, but they weren't. I had been away from home working on a project that was in trouble. We had a hard target deadline and a contract that called for sanctions if the job wasn't...
Red lightning tore through the green sky over the vast wasteland outside, but, in the protective arms of the succubus, the young man was safe. The man took the succubus’s fingers and slowly began licking them before putting them in his mouth. He sucked on her soft skin, moaning slightly as her soft tail reached around and slid up and down the underside of his erect cock. Feeling this new sensation, the man bit down on the succubus’s fingers. This caused her to grin and slide her tongue...
The Waste Land is a longform poem written by T.S. Eliot. It is widely considered by literary critics to be one of the most important poems of the 20th century, if not the most important work of modernist poetry. The poem is divided into five sections: “The Burial of the Dead,” which tackles themes of disillusionment and despair; “A Game of Chess,” narrative riffs on the same themes; “The Fire Sermon,” an exploration of death and concepts of self-denial; “Death by Water,” a lyrical protest; and,...
Premium Fetish Porn SitesWASPS by BobH (c) 2009 (Note: A few months ago long-time Marvel Comics character Hank Pym took on the superhero identity of his dead ex-wife, the Wasp. No, he didn't change his gender as well, but an image released at a recent comic convention that looked an awful lot like a female version of him had me speculating that this was Marvel's next step with the character. As it happens I was mistaken and, despite looking nothing like her, this turned out to be a drawing of the...
"Sergeant, we found people up here. You should come take a look!" "Roger. We're on our way." The five people in the control center eagerly hurried up to the next floor to see what had excited the trooper. There was row after row after row of chambers, each with an individual inside. The people looked like caricatures of asparagus stalks: they were up to eight feet tall, about two feet in diameter, had arms and stubby legs, and were gray-green in color. Jim took one look and said, in...
The experience with the Nolyn caused a complete rethinking of the communication system used aboard the battle carriers. A hand-held FTLR was developed for use, and everything using conventional radio was scrapped. The radar systems for close-in navigation were kept, but the frequency was high enough that the Nolyn were not bothered. The Nolyn's star did put out EMR in the dangerous range, but their planet was far enough away from the star to cause the radiation to be too weak to be harmful,...
Wells Males Part Seven Recovery, Rest, and Rewards for our valiant band. Auburn General Hospital Bobbie and Georgia were waiting for Kit and Larry. Bobbie took Larry to a small room. Bobbie said, "Nicole is suffering from shock, internal bleeding, pulled muscles, and several small cuts. She is also depressed. Right now she is in a hospital gown and in bed. She liked the fact you gave her your Godzilla doll." Larry said, "I got some cloths for Nicole. Also some nightwear....
By Downing Street Twisted and re-posted with his permission by Homer Vargas Everyone knows by now that Downing Street is my favorite writer. His way of telling how uptight women gradually are transformed into tarty sluts is without peer. But is it ‘conceivable’ that he is not telling the ‘full’ story? The ‘expanded’ consequences of these changes ‘bear’ further examination. ***** I ***** ‘This is the best deal you have any reason to expect, Cromwell,’ the woman said coldly, ‘I suggest you...
Der Tag war kalt und grau. Da braucht der Körper Wärme und Nähe. Ich fuhr also wieder in die Ruhr Wellness nach Mülheim. Dort angekommen begab ich mich als erstes unter meine Lieblingsdusche und genoß das warme Wasser. Ich merkte, wie mein Körper sich entspannte und sich von dem tristen Novemberfeeling befreite.Ich begab mich in die Dampfsauna. Es war gerade mal 13 Uhr, also noch recht früh für einen Dienstag, und die Sauna war auch nicht sehr warm. Ich tastete mich langsam voran, meine Augen...
Upon this door it read "Women's Health" and I knew I was soon taking the next step in my exam. This room also had an examination table in the middle of the room, but this time it also had stirrups attached and the backrest was sitting at about 60 degrees. At this stage only a female nurse was in the room, her back to me I could see her assembling and placing instruments on a metal tray. The orderly ordered me to take a seat on the side of the table. He soon left the room and a male doctor...
Cresswell Industries ? by: Keshara The beginning Chapter One - Summer 1995 The wedding went according to plan. Sarah and Graham Lees were happy, although both of them were na?ve to the world that both their strict upbringings had given them, they were both looking forward to their long awaited wedding night. Sarah's father Bernard, despite being a hypocrite who regularly cheated on his wife, had imposed many restrictions on his one and only daughter and although Graham was a...
Cresswell Industries ? by: Keshara Chapter Five - Jigsaw Complete Jack awoke to the sound of a ticking clock and complete darkness. He was as before strapped in, but this time to a chair. However, when he finally gained his senses he became aware of certain changes to his body. His whole body was sore and he imagined that the grey haired woman had given him over to the organisation he had been hiding from ever since they had killed his father. Fear suddenly gripped him as...
Cresswell Industries, Part 2 - by: Keshara Chapter Nine - Salon Day The journey to mall was very much in silence, for Edward felt conscious of his nipples. How could he have known that was going to happen he was supposed to be a young man and young men did not have to worry about such problems? Though as he looked across at Ivan's muscular biceps and watched them tense every time he turned the steering wheel, Edward knew that he would never ever be a young man. For he needed...
Cresswell Industries, Part 3 - by Keshara Chapter Eleven Housekeepers Grace had informed Melissa of her own intentions concerning the other residents. They were now all under her control and Melissa could only agree with her prize transgendered daughter, as she now thought of her. In fact she could not wait to see the outcome of her work. Elizabeth's training had gone perfectly. For during the last three months Ivan had been showering the budding young shemale with gifts...
Cresswell Industries ? Part 4 - by: Keshara Chapter Thirteen - End of the Day The rest of the day was spent following in Dominique's footsteps and although Dennis, like Juan and Terrence, had copied the French talking maid perfectly, Kevin had found the going very hard indeed. This in effect had caused a very disappointed Miss Primrose to postpone any training in sitting until the next day. "Now then girls your respected trainers will be coming to pick you up, so make...
Cresswell Industries, Part 4 - by: Keshara Chapter Seventeen - Familiar Faces Angus awoke in pitch darkness with an unusual dryness in his mouth that he had never felt before. Instantly he guessed it had been that awful gay bitch or bastard Lucy who had tricked him into wanting to marry him or her. He sensed he was still sitting and tried to move his legs. "Fuck!" was all he could say as he tried to move. Then as the dryness hit his throat again he attempted to spit....
Chapter Twenty One: Conditioned For the next two weeks Dennis was assigned to the kitchens to learn how to cook and prepare meals for the Masters and Mistresses of the compound. Head of the kitchen was a portly woman in her sixties called Mona and from what he could make out from listening to the gossip and conversations of the other three women, who worked alongside her, she was very much a lesbian. In fact it turned out that she had at one stage bedded all three of the women....
Bagwell By Dimelza Cassidy Just a story about motorcycles and cross-dressing For many reasons I had abandoned organized motorcycling. I lost interest once big money and television ruined it by taking it mainstream. "Sonny" Barger even went corporate writing two books and touring to sell them. A headline in the business section of the New York Times chronicled Harley Davidson buying itself from American Machine and Foundry. "What Did the Hell's Angels and the California Highway...
I hadn’t been to Bridewell for years. I’d gone quite a bit in my student days, always on a Friday (they did men on a Thursday), enjoying the sport with the other students, leering half-drunkenly at the breasts or buttocks of the whores and other miscreants as they were beaten.I don’t know why Tobias suggested it that week – maybe somebody had tipped him the wink. We’d shared a dinner at his chambers, me, him and Henry, who’s a surgeon (I never quite ascended to their level and work in a...