132 AVIS S BIRTHDAY PT 2
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“Fuck!” John snarled, incensed that the Brimorians were causing him even more problems. Let me get this straight ... the Maliri fleets won’t make it in time, so now we’re rushing to save the Kintark from an Enclave invasion?!
That’s correct, Edraele replied mournfully.
Except we won’t make it in time either, Alyssa added, sounding heavily distracted.
John froze. What do you mean?
It’s kinda tricky to talk right now. Come up to the Bridge.
He fastened up his trousers and reached for his T-shirt. On my way.
The door to Jade’s quarters slid open, admitting the nude Nymph herself. She padded barefoot across the floor, then wrapped her arms around him, pressing her warm breasts against his bare chest.
“You were wonderful with her, Master ... simply wonderful!” she gushed, gazing adoringly into his eyes.
Before he could say anything, Jade pressed her lips against his, giving him a tender kiss that was full of heartfelt emotion. As lovely as that was, John had been all set to sprint to the Command Deck and was hyped-up for action. The Nymph’s languid sensuality took him completely by surprise, not at all what he was expecting from her in a crisis situation.
With her tongue lovingly duelling his, conducting a regular conversation proved to be a challenging prospect. Err Jade ... I need to get to the Bridge, he prompted her, resorting to telepathy.
I know... she cooed, hugging him with surprising strength and making no move to let go. But I love you so much ... and you’re just so deliciously kissable, Master!
He squeezed her gloriously pert rump, making Jade gasp and give him a sultry smile. It also temporarily stopped the lusty Nymph from coiling her tongue around his and allowed him to talk again.
“Let me go speak to Alyssa, then I’ll come back ... I promise,” he said, kissing the tip of her nose.
Jade giggled and nodded, then fell back on the bed and snuggled Ailita from behind. She began to purr contentedly, a serene expression on her face.
It looks like I turned Jade into a love drunk, John said to his blonde matriarch, while slipping out of the Nymph’s quarters.
It’s rude to talk about a lady behind her back, the Nymph protested, before her infectious laughter echoed through his mind.
I wasn’t ... you heard every word, he said with a smile, as he leaped into the grav-tube. Now, quiet down for a minute or I’ll have to shut you out of my mind, okay?
Jade’s laughter cut off in an instant, the sudden silence eerily abrupt.
The fact that Alyssa didn’t make any comment about Jade’s behaviour was ample proof of how distracted she was. When John reached the Command Deck and stepped out of the grav-tube, he saw the blonde leaning forward in her XO chair, staring intently at the holographic Sector Map in the centre of the Bridge.
Calara was sitting beside her and when she saw John had arrived, rushed down the steps to greet him. “Alyssa’s trying to navigate a safe course to the Dragon March, but there’s huge numbers of merchant and civilian traffic near Alpha Centauri.”
“So we’re en route to Kinta instead of Genthalas,” John said, walking up the illuminated steps to the Command Podium.
She nodded, her beautiful face shadowed with worry. “Alyssa assumed you’d want to change course ... but we’re not going to reach the Imperial homeworld before the Brimorians arrive.”
He frowned as he sat down in his Command Chair. “Didn’t you tell me that we’d be able to make it in time?”
“Yes, but we’ve made so many diversions since then,” she protested, looking at him anxiously. “A couple of hours detour to pick up my dad and Mateo, docking with the Epiphron to build my mom’s new car, the wedding at Olympus, dealing with Khatri ... it all added up.”
John rubbed a hand over his face. “Shit.”
Calara’s expression was grim. “Even going full speed, we’ll arrive hours after the Brimorians. The two Kintark fleets are massively outnumbered and at a big tech disadvantage; they have no chance of repelling the Enclave forces ... absolutely none.”
“But we’re still flying there anyway?” John asked, staring at Alyssa’s projected flight path that snaked past scores of systems towards the Dragon March.
The Latina looked at him in astonishment. “Seriously? You don’t want to try to save the Kintark?”
John watched Alyssa’s incredible navigation skills in action as she guided the white battlecruiser towards Groombridge 34, a yellow star only eleven light years from Terra. His eyes flicked to Alpha Centauri and he couldn’t help wondering where his parents were lurking. It rankled that Rahn’hagon had ignored the banishment from Federation territory, but John grimaced and realised he shouldn’t have expecting anything else from his father.
The Invictus shook violently as it plunged into the gravity well, then the vibrations fell away as the hyper-warp bow wave reared up over the prow. They raced around the star on the holo-map, skipping forward in short jumps as the navigation computer struggled to keep up. Clearing the edge of the system, the white battlecruiser weaved around freighter traffic at astounding speed, giving the merchant ships a wide berth to avoid obliterating them with their wake.
“What do you think we should do?” John asked, turning to face Calara.
She nibbled at her lip, indecision in her eyes.
“Just tell me what the wisest strategic decision is in your opinion,” he urged her, clasping her hand and giving it an encouraging squeeze. “I don’t care how callous it sounds.”
Straightening, Calara met his questioning gaze. “We should fly directly to Genthalas and focus on securing Larn’kelnar’s fleet assets. Tamolith and the Kintark forces have no strategic value in the Progenitor War and can be ignored. We should still order the Maliri fleets to wipe out the Brimorian invaders, to prevent the Enclave from conquering what’s left of the Kintark Empire.”
“If we let the Brimorians destroy Tamolith’s forces and demolish Mar’Trinark Shipyard, the Kintark will never recover, will they? With no way of rebuilding enough ships to defend themselves, the Empire will be systematically picked apart by the Terran Federation, the Brimorian Enclave, and even the Drakkar.”
“That would be my assessment, yes,” she agreed solemnly.
John grimaced and sighed in frustration, then reached over to his console and activated the comms interface. He made a secure call and a stunning young brunette answered a few seconds later.
“John?” the sleepy Fleet Admiral asked, rubbing her eyes. “Everything okay?”
“Hi, Marie,” John replied, emphasising her undercover name. “Please could you ask your Aunt to clear a path for us to the Dragon March. I need her to issue an executive order banning all civilian and military traffic from our route. It’s for their own safety and we need it done immediately.”
Lynette blinked in surprise. “Err ... okay. I’ll pass the message on.”
“Thanks a lot,” he replied with a grateful smile. “Sorry to disturb you.”
She waved goodbye and grinned. “No problem!”
“Good night.” John returned her wave and ended the call. Turning to Alyssa he smiled. “That should help keep everyone out of our way.”
“Nice job,” she replied, flashing him a quick smile before returning her attention to navigating a safe course through the thousands of spacecraft in the Sector. “If Lynette can give us a clear run, I’ll be able to create an optimal flight path, and we might be able to get there a bit faster than I predicted.”
“No problem.” John rotated his chair to look at his Tactical Officer. “Alright, so we’re rushing to the rescue ... again. Can we slow the Brimorians down? Maybe mine their invasion route and use Gravity Well Generators like we did against the Drakkar?”
Calara sat down on the top step and frowned as she mulled it over. “I’ve got some ideas, but I’ll need as much information as possible about the fleet assets and materiel the Kintark have available.”
“I’m sure Edraele can get that for us,” he agreed.
I’m still on an open comms channel with Tamolith ... I’ll start gathering the data Calara needs, Edraele informed him.
Thank you. He leaned forward with his elbows on his knees and propped his chin up on his interlaced fingers. “Okay ... anything else?”
“We should discuss this with the girls,” Calara said, glancing at Alyssa. “They might have some useful ideas.”
“They’re on their way,” the blonde instantly replied. “I’ll get them to join you in the Briefing Room.”
John got up and offered Calara a hand. “Send them to my Ready Room instead, it’s more comfortable there.”
It didn’t take long for the girls to arrive, with Dana, Rachel, Sakura, Helene, and the Maliri twins all wearing cotton shorts and crop tops. Jehanna yawned as she followed after them, wrapped in a slightly oversized silk robe.
“What do you think?” Dana asked, doing a twirl to show off her outfit before sprawling on the sofa. “Cute, right?”
“Very nice,” John agreed from the chair opposite, his arm around Calara’s shoulders. “I half-expected you to turn up nude.”
Rachel sat demurely on the sofa beside her girlfriend. “Alyssa thought that might be a little too distracting.”
Jehanna eyed the seat next to John, then glanced around at the girls to see if anyone was going to take it.
Sakura encouraged her with a shooing motion. “Go ahead.”
“Thanks,” the reporter said with a grateful smile. She snuggled into John and stifled another yawn.
“You don’t have to stay up for this,” he said, rubbing her arm as he hugged her close. “You’re exhausted, honey. You should be in bed.”
“No, I’ll be okay. I really want to listen to you plan this rescue mission,” she insisted, before covering her mouth to fight back another yawn. Jehanna smiled self-consciously and looked around at the girls with admiration. “I don’t know how you’re all so bright-eyed and bushy-tailed ... it’s 4:00 am!”
“John likes to keep us on our toes,” Irillith said, with a coy smile. “We’re not always on our knees.”
The girls laughed as they all took their places, with Helene sitting next to Sakura, and the Maliri twins seated opposite.
John welcomed them all with a warm smile, then his expression turned serious. “Alright, let’s get down to business. Has Alyssa brought all of you up to speed?”
Tashana nodded. “We were settling down for bed when my mother raised the alarm. Alyssa headed up to the Bridge to change course and updated us on the way.”
“Okay, good,” he said, pleased that he didn’t have to brief them. “So we need ideas on how to slow down the Brimorians, upgrade the Kintark fleets, or enhance our maximum FTL velocity.”
“Ideally all three, I assume?” Rachel asked, tucking her legs underneath her.
“Anything would be helpful,” Calara replied, looking at each of the girls in turn. “I have some ideas myself, but you’re all very creative and might be able to suggest something I missed. Have you thought of anything yet, Sparks?”
“There’s no chance of me being able to upgrade the Invictus to go any faster. I haven’t even started looking into enhancing a Progenitor FTL drive yet, plus, I’d still need to build and install it which would take time we just don’t have.”
“Alright, forget about that for the moment,” John said, keeping his eyes on the redhead. “What about giving some of our technology to the Kintark to upgrade their fleet?”
“I’ve been thinking about that, but there’s a big problem. We’ve got access to a ton of amazing tech, but even if we give something awesome to the Kintark, they won’t have enough time to build it before the Brimorians get there.”
“What if we slowed down the invasion force?” Calara asked. “How long would something like ... Pulse Cannons ... take to construct?”
Oh, by the way... John said to Edraele, tuning out the technical discussion for a moment. When you raised the alarm about the Brimorians with Alyssa, why didn’t you warn me too?
You were deeply intimate with Ailita at the time, the Maliri matriarch replied. Jade said that you were making a profound difference to her sister and asked that you not be disturbed. As neither you nor the ship were in any immediate danger, Alyssa and I agreed to leave you alone.
It felt fundamentally wrong to have been enjoying himself with a sexy girl while the fate of a galactic empire hung in the balance, but John couldn’t find fault with their reasoning. Okay ... no harm done, I guess.
By the sounds of it, Ailita benefited immensely from the experience, Edraele said, her voice soft and supportive. Alyssa said that Jade was ‘high as a kite’ afterwards.
Yeah, I noticed... he said with a wry smile.
Focusing his attention on the girls again, John listened to Dana calculating how long it would take for production lines to be modified before the Kintark could produce Pulse Cannons. The amount of time required to customise manufacturing facilities meant that they wouldn’t have a single weapon installed before the Enclave besieged the planet.
“You need to think quick and dirty, Sparks,” he interrupted, shaking his head. “What can the Kintark churn out that’ll make a difference but won’t take a massive manufacturing or refitting effort?”
“Oh, I know!” the redhead blurted out, her sky-blue eyes widening in inspiration. “What about EMP missiles?! I could send them the schematics we swiped from the Kirrix! A solid hit from one of those would instantly overload the Brimorians’ shields!”
Calara sat bolt upright. “They’d be perfect! Kintark cruisers are already equipped with missile launchers. We could swap their plasma warheads for EMP payloads!”
“They wouldn’t take long to mass-produce?” John asked, delighted that they’d already figured out something that could make a difference.
Dana shook her head and jumped to her feet. “I’ll make some tweaks to the blueprints so they’re even easier to build! The Kintark should be able to crank out a bunch of warheads if they start as soon as they get the updated schematic!”
“Well done, Sparks,” John said to the beaming redhead.
“I’ll let you know as soon as I’m done!” she exclaimed, waving goodbye as she rushed out of the room.
Irillith rose from her seat. “I can encrypt the schematic so that it’ll only unlock when Tamolith speaks a specific command. We’ve still got samples of her voice from when you met her in the Xen-Nuchek mines.”
“Sounds good, we don’t want everyone getting their hands on them,” John agreed.
“Wait ... couldn’t we use EMP missiles to knock out Thrall shields?” Sakura asked, her eyes shining with excitement.
Calara ruefully shook her head. “I’m afraid not. Thrall and Progenitor Shield Generators are both protected against EMP. Hard shields would also block the incoming missiles and the explosion would just cause some temporary instability in the defence field.”
“Damn, that’s a shame,” the Asian girl sighed, sagging back in her sofa.
John nodded in agreement, then turned to Calara. “How much difference will the EMP missiles make to the Kintark fleets? Will they be able to hold their own against the Brimorians?”
Her brows furrowed as she played out battle scenarios in her mind. “Brimorian ship hulls are lightly-armoured compared to all the other space-faring races. If the Kintark can knock their shields out using EMP missiles, their plasma cannons will tear them apart. The Kintark are still outnumbered at least 4 to 1 though. We’ll be lucky if any of their missiles get through the defence grid, with that many enemy destroyers protecting the capital ships.”
“So we need to slow down the Brimorian armada long enough for us to arrive and take them out, or break up the invasion force into much smaller groups so the Kintark can try to overwhelm them piecemeal?”
“Yes, that’s about the size of it,” Calara confirmed, her expression grim. “But if we’re relying on the Kintark, we can’t afford to lose any defending ships to the first couple of Brimorian waves.”
John ran his fingers through his hair. “Damn...”
I’ve started receiving an inventory of the Kintark assets, Edraele informed him. I’ll transmit them to you over a secure channel.
The data arrived a few minutes later and Calara leaned forward to study the information. “It looks like Baledranax stripped their munitions reserves bare. There are hardly any mines left ... not that they’ve got any minelayers to deploy them.” Blowing out her breath, she sat back and frowned with worry.
“Worse than you thought?” John asked, stroking her back.
She nodded, her expression bleak. “I better get down to the Combat Bridge and start running simulations. The sooner I can come up with a defensive stratagem, the more time the Kintark will have to begin preparations.”
Tashana eyed the list of equipment speculatively. “I notice they’ve got sizeable stocks of mining drones and seismic charges. I know a few handy tricks from my smuggling days ... I’ll come with you and see where we can put them to good use.”
Calara gave the Maliri girl a grateful smile. “I’d appreciate that, thank you.”
John patted Jehanna on the thigh and moved to get up. “Okay, let’s go.”
Calara shook her head and placed a hand on his chest. “Thank you, but that’s not necessary. Unless you have a specific idea you want to discuss, you’d be more help getting a good night’s sleep and reviewing my plans with fresh eyes.”
“I was going to offer my moral support,” he admitted with a rueful smile.
“That’s sweet, but I’ll be completely absorbed in planning and I won’t be able to appreciate your company.” She gave him a fond kiss. “Get some rest ... you’ve been through a lot today. If you do think of anything helpful during the night, come and see me immediately so I can factor it into my plans.”
“Alright, will do,” he agreed, realising that she was right. Tiring himself out unnecessarily was pointless.
Calara nodded to Tashana and the two girls strode purposefully from the Ready Room.
“Okay girls, time for bed,” John said, before glancing down at Jehanna who had already fallen asleep. “It looks like someone beat us to it.”
Rachel, Sakura, and Helene laughed quietly, then waved goodbye and headed back down to the Observatory.
John rubbed Jehanna’s shoulder to wake her up. “Come on, let’s get you to bed.”
“Mmm ... sounds good...” she agreed, snuggling in closer. “You’re so comfy...”
He scooped her up in his arms, then headed out onto the Bridge, where Alyssa was watching the traffic on the Sector Map like a hawk.
“You’re not planning on pulling an all-nighter are you?” he asked with concern.
“I haven’t got much choice. If we’re trying to get to Kinta as fast as possible, then I’ll need to nursemaid the Invictus until we’re away from the Core Worlds,” she replied, flashing him a rueful smile, before focusing on her route again. “It’ll only be for tonight. If Lynette clears a path for us, it’ll be plain sailing tomorrow and I can sleep all day.”
“I feel bad about going to bed while you girls are working,” he admitted, flashing an apologetic look towards Irillith at her IntOps station. “Are you sure you don’t want me to keep you company?”
“And distract us with annoying questions all night long?” Irillith replied, the twinkle in her violet eyes letting John know she was just kidding. “I appreciate the offer, but you should get some sleep.”
“Go to bed, handsome,” Alyssa agreed. “You’ve got training in the morning with Sakura, then we need to teach Tashana how to Spirit Walk in the afternoon.”
“Yeah, true...” He walked up the illuminated steps to give Alyssa a goodnight kiss. “Thanks for doing this, beautiful.”
“It’ll be worth it just to see the look on Tamolith’s face when we arrive in the nick of time,” she replied with a grin.
He laughed and gave Irillith a quick peck on the cheek before leaving the Command Deck. With Jehanna still slumbering in his arms, John exited the grav-tubes on Deck Two, then walked along the corridor to Jade’s quarters. When John opened the door, he saw that Ailita was still asleep where he’d left her, purring contentedly as pink pulses swept out across her body.
Jade’s emerald eyes glinted in the darkness, reflecting the light shining from her sister. “Hello again, Master.”
“It’s going to be a squeeze tonight,” John whispered with a smile, placing Jehanna on the double bed beside the pink-hued catgirl.
Jade rolled off the covers and walked around the bed to join him. She seemed much calmer now, having regained her composure. “I’ll move out of the way and let the three of you share the bed.”
“Hey, I wasn’t chasing you out,” he protested, pulling her into a hug.
“I know,” she murmured, giving him a warm smile. “But tonight is special; Jehanna decided to join the crew and you became Ailita’s new master, binding them both to you permanently. You should be alone with your two newest mates.”
John decided not to dispute Jehanna’s status, but darted a guilty glance at the resting catgirl. “Jade, the things I said to Ailita ... about using her for pleasure...”
“Were perfect,” Jade said solemnly, turning him to face her. “You told Ailita exactly what she needed to hear, in a way that she could easily understand. You couldn’t have handled things with her any better, Master ... I promise.”
He brushed his fingers through her long dark-green hair and studied the Nymph matriarch. “I know you were overwhelmed by psychic energy afterwards. Did the way I handled her really make that much difference?”
“Yes ... among other things,” she replied, her loving smile turning playful.
John chuckled and rolled his eyes. “Which I assume you’re not going to tell me?”
“I love you very much, Master ... more than I can put into words. Do you trust me? Will you let me keep this secret from you for a short time?”
Moved by her sincerity, he nodded and gazed into her eyes. “You’re my perfect mate, Jade. Of course I trust you.”
She quivered with delight, her smile broadening. “No matter how much I’ve evolved and grown, some things are still nice to hear.” Jade glanced at the sleeping girls, then continued, “Thank you, on Ailita’s behalf. Someday soon, she’ll be able to understand just how precious this gift is that you’re giving her.”
Slipping out of his arms, she blew him a kiss, then padded out of the bedroom as if she was floating on a cloud. John watched her leave, glad to see how happy and contented Jade seemed to be. She seemed particularly serene and he was quite certain that there was some special significance to rescuing Ailita.
John stripped off his clothes, then climbed onto the bed between the two sleeping girls. As if drawn to him like a magnet, Ailita rolled over and draped an arm across his chest, with Jehanna mirroring her actions a moment later. He relaxed at the comforting and familiar feeling of being flanked by two nubile women, and drifted off to sleep almost as soon as his head hit the pillow.
Tashana stood in front of the glowing holographic map, her angular eyes flicking from side to side as she studied Kintark territory. “There!” she called out, pointing to a sweeping band of asteroids. “That’ll do nicely!”
Tapping a button on the tactical overlay, Calara displayed the most pessimistic forecast of the Enclave’s advance towards Kinta. “It’s cutting it close. I’ll ask Irillith to send the deployment order immediately, or the mining craft won’t reach the asteroid belt in time.”
“That’s it for this sector,” the Maliri smuggler murmured, her eyes roving over the map. “Move on to the next and I’ll search for a nebula we can use...”
Calara nodded and shifted the focus of the holo-map. Leaving Tashana to her careful scrutiny of Kintark territory, the Latina continued updating her combat simulation, issuing Kirrix EMP missiles to the two Kintark fleets.
Alright, I have a few minutes to chat, Alyssa announced, the relief in her voice palpable. Everyone’s finally getting out of the way.
The Latina leaned back in her chair and mulled over how to frame her question. The awkward silence stretched on, until Calara finally blurted out, We should talk to John about contacting his father.
Even if Rahn is still sneaking around out there, that’s not a good idea, Alyssa said quietly. You saw how angry John was earlier and that was just from talking to his mother.
But with Rahn’hagon’s help, we could arrive in Kinta tonight! the brunette protested. Larn’kelnar used the dreadnought’s wormhole generator to jump a Drakkar battleship deep into Ashanath territory and that ship was much larger than the Invictus.
Alyssa let out an exasperated sigh. There’s no way in hell John would go along with that. It was only last week that Rahn punched him in the face and tried to kill him, for fuck’s sake!
Calara grimaced at that dreadful thought, but she wasn’t to be deterred. If Jessica is trying to contact us, Rahn’hagon must’ve had a change of heart or he wouldn’t have allowed her to make the call. We know Jessica regrets abandoning John now and you’ve shielded her mind to stop Rahn from dominating her again; what if they’re calling to apologise?
So what if they are? Rahn’hagon’s got his own agenda and I don’t trust him. Besides, John has more than enough to deal with at the moment, without dredging up all his parents’ shit all over again. She let out an exasperated sigh. They hurt him, Calara ... worse than anything he’s been through so far. Even if they do apologise, I’m not sure John is ready to forgive them ... at least not yet. You saw him come apart at the seams with your mother.
But you set that up to help John, Calara said in confusion.
Yes and I’m sure it did, but it’s much too soon to push John into reconciling with his parents. We’ll give him another few weeks to let things cool down a bit first.
The Latina shook her head. The Kintark don’t have three days, let alone a week!
I’m not willing to risk John getting hurt again just to save the Kintark, Alyssa declared, her tone defiant and uncompromising. Don’t forget, it’s their own fault they’re in this mess.
It was Baledranax that ordered the invasion, not Tamolith, Calara corrected her. I’m not exactly overjoyed that we’re helping her after what she did to Mateo and those T-Fed prisoners ... but John’s committed to protecting Kinta now. While the remnants of the Kintark Empire don’t matter in the scope of the Progenitor War, I am worried about more delays before we return to Genthalas.
Me too, Alyssa agreed. But the most important thing is supporting John and helping him recover from having his heart stomped on, otherwise recovering Larn’kelnar’s fleets won’t mean a thing. You know what’s coming ... and John needs to stay focused and eliminate his guide before we face another Progenitor.
Calara mulled it over, then nodded. Alright, I won’t say anything to him, but I think you should seriously consider telling John what you did to Jessica. It might help him to forgive her if he knows she’s not under Rahn’s thrall anymore.
I will ... but not yet, Alyssa said softly. Not yet...
The first thing to register on Tom Walker’s befuddled senses was a quiet rhythmic beeping, the noise increasing in tempo as it got louder. He tried to open his eyes and winced against the white glare that felt like stabbing lances into his brain.
There was a sudden flurry of activity and he heard muffled voices, the noises droning around him but not making any sense. He desperately strained his ears to try to figure out what they were saying, but he could only make out a few words here and there.
“ ... brain activity ... check ... responsive?”
“ ... Walker ... hear me?”
He fought to respond and the irritating beeps got louder and more obnoxious.
“ ... cardiac ... sedation!”
As he struggled, Tom felt a soothing wave sweep over his body, lulling him into its gentle embrace.
John stretched as he woke, being careful not to disturb the two luscious girls draped over him. He’d spent a wonderful night with Athena in the Astral Plane, kept safe from Xar’aziuth’s clutches despite having just added the Nymph to his network of girls. Jehanna’s mass of dark hair didn’t so much as move when he stirred, but Ailita lifted her head and greeted him with a dazzling smile.
“Good morning, Master!” she whispered, before darting a curious glance at the raven-haired beauty slumbering beside John. “Is this Terran female your mate?”
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Cheryl was coming home from work, when I left for Big Al's Pawn Shop. "Where are you off to," she asked as I passed her on the walk. "I have to see a man about a bike." I replied. "Are you going to buy another one?" she asked. "No somebody stole mine this morning and I'm going to go discuss it with him," I said. "Not without me you aren't," she said as she turned back toward the gate. "No Cheryl, this could get messy and you are on parole," I tried to explain. "I won't...
Friday morning we were at the site at 5:45. The site was already open with signs and placards in the hallway announcing MAAR had cars available for rent. There were customers standing at the counter. Marcy went in and signed in at one of the computers to do her daily checks. We had stopped at one of those famous donut shops and purchased several dozen of their pastries and several boxes of their great coffee that I placed on the counter. Oscar brought several sets of keys in and placed them...
Something for seniors to do to keep those "aging" grey cells active! -and anyone, for that matter! 1. Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. ... What was the third child's name? 2. There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall and he wears size 13 sneakers ... What does he weigh? 3. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, ... what was the highest mountain in the world? 4. How much dirt is there in a...
Dear Willow and family, Hello from someplace outside of what we knew about the universe when humanity took up the Confederacy's challenge to fight the Sa'arm. I'm sure that you're saying that in my last letter that we had a good idea of where we were and how to get back to Confederacy space. And that is true. At least the part about having a clue about how to get back to Confederacy space. In my last letter, I believe that I mentioned that we were pursuing an anomalous signal that...
Grigsby stood in the living room talking to his SAC as several techs manned the various screens tied to cameras set up around the property. " ... My sources say there are thirty of them, all highly trained mercenaries," Whatley said. "They suckered us with that compound we've been watching in Wyoming. It was just a fluke that we noticed this group moving in barely before they got to your location." Grigsby sighed. "We're ready as we can be, but I need to get off this phone. The...
The next three weeks or so were a paradise for Laura. She and Randi fucked nearly every night, except for one night a week which Laura spent with Trina. Trina actually wanted her more, but Shawna made more impossible. But Laura's scratches healed, and she was able to bring so much passion to each evening with Trina that Trina had no suspicions about Randi. In fact, Laura couldn't remember such bliss. She spent every spare minute in bed with two of the most beautiful young women she had...
Alan hadn't eaten dinner yet, and Susan had finished cooking dinner for him and the rest of the family while he was taking his shower. When he called Glory to tell her he was coming over, he found that she hadn't eaten either. So he packed up his dinner of eggplant parmigiana, including an extra serving for Glory, and went to her home. He'd changed into pants and a different T-shirt, but didn't bother with a sweater since it wasn't that cold of a night. For the first time since he'd...
Larry goes to church and listens to the preacher. After a while the preacher asks anyone with needs to be prayed over to come forward to the front at the altar. Larry gets in line, and when it’s his turn, the preacher asks “Larry, what do you want me to pray about for you?” Larry replies “Preacher, I need you to pray for my hearing”. The preacher puts one finger in Larry’s ear, and he places the other hand on top of Larry’s head and prays and prays and prays. After a few minutes, the...
I waited two days to call the automaker's CEO on the private number Martin had slipped me. "My name is Sylvia Porter, I understand you have a problem," I said. "It looks as though we have a huge inventory shrinkage problem. We also have labor relations problems simmering," he said. "Well I'm not a labor relations specialist, but I might be able to help with the shrinkage problem. The best and fastest way to find out what is going on is to come into the plant as a simple worker, but...
Even though I don’t remember doing it, I sure did a great job making myself look like I survived a tornado by lying in the lowest place I could find in a pinch. My goggles popped up a message that 911 had already been called and there were lots of emergency responders heading this way. No one was killed thanks to me getting the family behind Trudy’s house into their bomb shelter. In fact, I was the only one with even minor injuries. The family behind Trudy didn’t even yet know that all they...
I had barely gotten started when Liz arrived in the workout room. In spite of the fact that I was bent forward with my arm hanging downward, I felt a stirring below my waist when I saw her. She wore a pair of white transparent workout shorts that were rolled down at the top and up at the bottom. I was positive they were designed to be worn over leggings or a leotard or something. I was also positive from my first glance that Liz wore nothing beneath them. Her top was a white tank top that...
At 0700 I was eating breakfast while I was reading today’s security briefs. Today there was a brief from the UN Ambassador about yesterday’s freighter and weapons capture. The brief contained a full listing of all the weapons captured and technical information about the crew and ship’s captain. There was also a complete description of the action including statements by the men of my coastal patrol ships and the four aircraft pilots. Admiral West had requested all video from the go-pro cams...
“Generalities are intellectually necessary evils.” —Aldous Huxley, Brave New World After Rachel and I had made love Christmas morning and I took her home, I spent a quiet Christmas with my family. I was already up, so I went to the kitchen and made blueberry scones. Don’t get the wrong idea. I’m no great cook. It was a package thing. But they smelled good and about the time I was pulling them out of the oven, Pey came padding into the kitchen. She wrapped her arms around me and hugged...
September 11th 6:46 AM MDT – Ben, Jens, Ira and Mira – Back at the cabin It’s been some time so I need to catch you up on things that are going on. We had an uneventful trip back to America so I decided not to say anything about it. Jens and the twins were excited to be able to wear ‘normal’ clothes on the trip back. Of course I had to buy new (overly expensive!) clothes for them in the gift shop before we left. Thom did a hell-of-a job on the cabin. It was nice to be in our room and not...
I spent one very long, very trying week at Soldier’s Peak. I had meetings with Levi, Avernus, Faren, Jowan, and Mhairi. Avanna, being both older and more experienced than Mhairi, should have been put in charge of the guard at the Peak, but Mhairi’s organization and effectiveness had impressed both Faren and Levi. And Avanna had requested, instead, to become my personal bodyguard, and the head of Alistair’s and my personal security details. It would be her job to find and screen applicants to...
Rebecca, Trinity and Erin headed off to Las Vegas just after noon. But with them, they carried two additional passengers – Anya and Ekaterina. Anya would see Las Vegas again in a few days, she knew, but Ekaterina would be making the only visit she would make for awhile. She had determined after only a few minutes of talking to the group from Five Friends Casting that she would stay in the United States and work toward a resident visa. Ekaterina and Shelly had quickly become friends, partly...
Oval Office: Me: Madam President, how are you coming along at signing the bill that hit your desk this afternoon? You: I am a little reluctant to sign without fully understanding some of the boilerplate and technical jargon, yet I'm getting that oh so familiar itch. Me: That's highly inappropriate and besides, this desk has probably seen its fair share of christenings. Voters are looking forward to your speech you have been drafting up for tomorrow You: Well, maybe my chief of staff...
Chapter One: Jaivon Johnson As I crossed the square from the Casimir Inn, on the south side of Pulaski Square, to the General’s Café on the north side, I shuddered as the big brute of a landscaper, Caleb, rose up from a flowerbed and glowered at me. He too? Would he too make me bend to his will as if by right?—not that I deserved better. But then I saw that he was looking beyond me, at Miz. Muriel standin’ at the service door of the hotel. Lookin’ at her like he’d like to eat her up. Still not...
BONEHEAD SQUARE Upon my arrival, there didn’t seem to be a lot of activity, so I stayed at the counter and conversed with the clerk. Few words had fallen before I heard footsteps, looked to my right to get a visual on a man walking toward me from the area where I should have gone right away. The look of longing on his familiar and handsome face as he walked toward and then past me with a nod of acknowledgment told me I’d arrived too late to attend to the needs of his thick and uncut seven inch...
CHAMPIONS OF THE SQUARE DANCE By Annie James As he was about to pull their motorhome back onto the highway after gassing up at a truckstop John Heywood's concentration was interrupted by an exclamation from his wife. "Wait, John! We can't leave that poor hitchhiker just standing in the rain. He's only a boy." John halted the vehicle, leaned out his open window, and waved to the figure huddled under the shelter near the gas pumps. That person came running up to the side of the...
Dana bounded out of the Invictus, leaving Alyssa and Jade behind her, as she hurried to meet up with High Councillor Rathus and the dozens of Ashanath engineers who were staring at her expectantly. She was surprised at her surging confidence, having previously hated being the centre of attention, especially when there were more than a handful of people watching her. Instead of feeling the familiar crippling fear of public speaking, she was eager to get started and speaking to everyone at...
Chapter One ‘I should have brought a newspaper or a book or something.’ Nearly unpacked, having already survived her first class at the Savannah College of Art and Design in the old Barnard School building across the square, and feeling the itch to get back to her dolls, Ginny had eschewed the thought of fixing her own breakfast of burned toast and weak coffee this morning and ventured out onto the square to William’s Café at the corner at West Taylor. The serious and mournful-looking young...
We had a square dance weekend planned in Baker City March twelfth. We’d had it planned for a long time, to go with our square dance friends, Jim and Joan. We’d made hotel reservations at the Best Western a month earlier for Saturday night for a room with two queen beds as we enjoyed sharing a room with them. We’d been friends with them long before we started our sexual odyssey and our relationship with them was purely platonic, other than a little sexual teasing. They had no idea of how we’d...
Wife LoversThe Angel Of Times Square By Bluto I graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1981 after nine months at the New York City campus. It was not my first visit to New York, but it was by far the longest time I've ever lived in Manhattan. A one school year master's program requires a lot of concentrated work and most of my time was spent in classes or choosing, researching and writing a thesis or practice reporting and more. However, in spite of all that I...
Dana woke up first, feeling completely refreshed after a good night’s sleep. The Ashanath engineers had been tasked with completing the last of the work while she slept and she was so eager to check on their results, that she wanted to leap out of bed and go sprinting out the room. Instead, she stealthily climbed out from under the covers and tiptoed out softly, being careful not to awaken John, or the other three girls who were still fast asleep. She dressed in her own room, then walked down...
Stefanie knew that stripping down to her underwear was not the brightest thing to do in a secluded wood, in the dead of night, but, hey, she did what she needed to do for art. She stepped up to the rock where she had trained two lights and her tripod-held camera set on time-delay. In between each click, telling her that the camera had taken a picture, she struck and held a pose with a katana a friend who was into swords and knives had leant her. Her poses were those of a warrior. In one, she...
“What was that?” Alyssa gasped. “We’re picking up an emergency distress beacon” John replied over the din of the klaxon. He pushed a button reducing the volume to a much more subdued level. John looked at the monitor for more information. “It looks like it’s a freighter experiencing engine trouble. They need a tow or spare parts.” “Are we going to help them?” Alyssa asked, excited at this unexpected turn of events. “It could be a trap” John frowned. “They might be genuine though!” Alyssa...
Calara stepped out of the armour-equipping frame in the Dojo’s armoury and hurried into the corridor, breaking into a jog as she headed for the grav-tube. She’d heard a brief summary of the disastrous confrontation with John’s guide from Alyssa, but after discovering that her girlfriend had been injured, all she wanted to do was rush to her side. She leapt out of the blue anti-gravity field on Deck Two and caught up to Rachel, Sakura, and Alyssa in the corridor, the blonde being supported by...
John wondered what could be the problem. The After Action Report he had submitted to Federation Command last week, had made it pretty clear what had happened aboard the Corvette. He was unsure what kind of trouble the young Latina could be in, as there was certainly nothing in the AAR that implicated her being responsible in any way. “What kind of trouble?” he asked Alyssa. “Calara said she was being accused of ‘dereliction of duty’. She mentioned something about a possible court martial!”...
Dawn at their island on Oceanus was a spectacular affair. The golden sun slowly crept up above the horizon and sent out bright spears of light, illuminating the rapidly brightening sky. John and the girls felt the warm glow of the sun’s rays, and they woke up at the same time, stretching languidly in the extremely comfortable bed. Jade was on the western edge, and when she rolled on to her other side, so that she was facing the sun, she sat up abruptly with a startled gasp. “Oh, John, this...
“I don’t recall seeing Irillith around here before.” John mused, addressing Ceraden, who sat behind his desk, drumming his fingers on the glossy surface with irritation. “No, thank heavens. She’s a ‘guest’, and I only have to put up with her for another week, then it’ll be glorious peace and quiet once again,” Ceraden replied wistfully. Ceraden looked over the desk, and tsked with annoyance at the mess the shattered device had made on the floor. A few second later a pair of cleaning robots...
Copyright 1999, 2002, 2003 by Wanda Cunningham. There is no actual sex or transformation in this chapter, but I guess it should be rated R for context. So, nobody under 18 should read this, or whatever is the appropriate age in their community. This story deals with transgenderism in children and may be uncomfortable for some readers. Kelly Girl Chapter 15 "Triangle Square" By Wanda Cunningham "I need to go for a walk - or something," Kelly said. He stood near the edge of the glass...
The dimly-lit chamber where the Deep Pool gathered was damp and chill, and would have been considered a gloomy and deeply unpleasant place to any Terran. However Deep Lord Athgiloi was a Brimorian and his scaly hide barely felt the cold, capable as he was of swimming down to the freezing depths of Brimor’s deepest oceans. The darkness held no secrets from his black eyes, which were sensitive and highly-developed, able to pick out all the exquisite details of this sacred room in the low light....
Ularean’s image faded away, the Senior Councillor closing the call abruptly and leaving John and Calara exchanging frowns. “Any idea what Ularean was referring to with his ‘preparations’?” John asked, a pensive expression on his face. “He was doing that same slow blinking mannerism as Talari - I’d love to know what that means.” The Latina shook her head, turning to gaze at her listings of the Ashanath’s fleet assets. “I hope they’ve got something significant planned because they’re going to...
Alyssa glanced around the Ashanath Command Web over Ularean’s shoulder, feeling overwhelmed with relief. She tried to contact John to let him know she was safe, but she was unable to reach him telepathically. Are you alright, Alyssa? You seem very distressed, Senior Councillor Ularean asked, awkwardly patting the radiant girl on the shoulder while trying not to concentrate on the breathtaking perfection of the orbs pressed against his chest. She pulled back and gave him a grateful smile....
We are meeting in Federation square. You're wearing a dress that hugs your figure as you walk toward me. When you hug me I slide my hands down your body and squeeze your arse enough you make you jump a little and give me that little smile. I let you get ahead a little as we walk to a bar by the river and order drinks so I can admire your figure.We sit beside each other looking out over the river and talk about nothing, as you lean in closer I pick you up and put you in my lap. As we drink I run...
"Bastard!" I turned to see the plastic cup exploding on impact, spilling a vivid red stain on the wall's white. A clean shaven man in a Tuxedo gawped at the remains of the missile that had been intended for him. Finding the assailant did not take very long. She was out on the balcony muttering obscenities under her breath. The snow had driven the rest of the party back indoors but the crowds below were preparing to welcome the new year with barely diminished spirits. The balcony had never...
Quickie SexSquare Dance Panties By Margaret Jeanette Sara Long stepped out of the truck stop restaurant door and got into her car. She had stopped at the edge of town for breakfast -- she needed her coffee to get going for the day. She was very happy, on her way to surprise her best friend Sally Morgan. They had been best friends in college. Sally had been maid of honor at her wedding five years previously. But they didn't see each other real often, as they lived 110 miles apart. Sara...
“They were in Times Square, for New Year’s Eve.” “Never understood that, celebrating New Year’s with all those strangers, standing in the cold, in a place so fucking crowded.” “And how did it happen?” “I don’t know ... He just said his parents got pissed on by somebody.” “I assume it was a man.” “You never know.” “It was so clotted with people that the pisser probably couldn’t reach a bathroom, was stupid drunk, I’d guess.” “It was New Year’s Eve...” “I wonder how it went down. Did the...
You are naked except for a slinky thong and high heels. Very high heels. You can barely walk in them. I have made you wear the thong to keep it inside you. You don't know what it is, except it's something. Is it a dildo? It vibrates... continuously. But there's another feeling too. Some kind of irritant has obviously been applied before I inserted it. You didn't notice it at first but the itch is maddening. You'd like to scratch it, but your hands are tied behind your back. You totter to...
Finally Charlotte was taken from the hated cage and put into an abaya. Quite a lot of the other women were also taken and they were all loaded on to a lorry and driven through the town. On arrival in the main square, Charlotte realised with horror that she was to be auctioned in public with the rest of the captives. It was over an hour in the hot sun that she waited and watched as woman after woman was rapidly sold. Then she was dragged to the rostrum herself, and stripped of her...
The elevator swished open quietly and John, Alyssa, and Calara darted into their respective positions on the bridge. Sparks turned to face them as they arrived on the Command deck. “We’re getting an incoming distress call from a freighter. They’ve been disabled by pirates and are being boarded!” Sparks said with alarm. “Alyssa, plot a course to their location. Calara, shields up and weapons armed, we’re going to need to strike quickly,” John ordered decisively. The girls sprung into action...
Alyssa smiled to herself as she listened to John and Dana chatting on their way out of the Legacy. He was trying his best to concentrate on the detailed technical benefits of the new Progenitor tech that they’d just acquired from the ancient ship, but he was more than a little distracted by thoughts of the Maliri twins. The blonde girl was currently floating in the air, her body shrouded in a soft white light as she set about systematically repairing the damage to the Invictus’ armour. She...
Jenny Roark had been with her boyfriend, Darryl, for six years. They had dated since high school and survived a long distance relationship during college. When they got back together and after graduation there was something different. Jenny knew that Darryl hadn’t been loyal, nor had she for that matter. During college, she figured, it was permissible to explore your own sexual identity. She had many sexual encounters, with men and a few women, but she always kept her heart focused on...
Eventually Tracey, Vanessa and Max finished their dinner. Tracey started the clean up while Vanessa and Max climbed onto the sofa together to snuggle for a bit and watch some TV. Vanessa always loved nestling her head down between Max’s big round breasts while Max ran her hands through Vanessa’s hair and stroked her soft, pointy breasts. This often led to some serious love making sessions with both girls doing the sixty nine position on each other so they could munch away on each others pussy...
John took a deep breath to calm himself and glanced at the holographic image above Dana’s engineering station that showed they at least had their shields up now. “Ok Alyssa, you’re with me. We’re going to have to repel boarders.” he ordered brusquely. “Dana, try and get the damage to fire control repaired.” “Calara, send out a distress call. Don’t fire back unless they continue attacking, they might think they knocked out all our weapons. They know we can’t get away and they’ll probably...
Dana slapped another magazine into her railgun, and hurriedly snapped off a three round burst at the Fulmanax warrior that was charging straight towards her. The high velocity rounds slammed into the right side of its head, blasting out huge chunks of white, fibrous material, until the third round punched through to the nerve ganglia. The eight foot tall Fungoid creature crashed over lifelessly, skidding across the ground, and coming to a rest at her armour plated feet. “I’m getting low on...
‘Bastard!’ I turned to see the plastic cup exploding on impact, spilling a vivid red stain on the wall’s white. A clean shaven man in a Tuxedo gawped at the remains of the missile that had been intended for him. Finding the assailant did not take very long. She was out on the balcony muttering obscenities under her breath. The snow had driven the rest of the party back indoors but the crowds below were preparing to welcome the new year with barely diminished spirits. The balcony had never...
They called themselves the Magnificent Seven, but only among themselves. They consisted of four guys and three gals, all in their late twenties. They had met in college, some as roommates, some as classmates, a couple as former sweethearts. Now they were a tightly knit group of friends. Some of them roomed together and others lived nearby, so they were constantly together in the roommates’ apartment or their favorite hang-out joint – a Starbucks.Over the years lovers have come and gone, but if...
BisexualAlyssa looked down over her lovers and saw that she had their undivided attention. They listened to her eagerly, intrigued to learn more about the beautiful blonde girl they cared so much about. “As you know, I grew up on Karron. It’s a bleak inhospitable place, a massive asteroid that’s been gradually hollowed out as the mines have dug deeper. Slums have built up in the old abandoned tunnels and there’s thousands of people living there now.” Calara didn’t know much about Alyssa’s history...