Tanj’s Tales:  The Battle that Never Was, part 1				
Stardate 2399.31						By Kittiara 



The Wolverine glowered down at the Mouse in the labcoat; 
"No, that’s NOT what I wanted at ALL, you cretin!"  The 
Mouse cringed, but there was some spark of resistance, some 
shred of professional pride left; "I…. I'm sorry if we were 
unable to meet all your product requirements, Lord Xylex….. 
Perhaps if there was more time…….."  The Wolverine growled 
at the rodent again, and shook his head; these academics 
just didn't understand the realities of the situation.  
There WAS no more time.  Something had to be done NOW before 
things got completely out of control.  While the tailored 
virus wasn't what he'd asked for, it might still have its 
uses.  As might the incompetent mouse and his staff.  
Reaching out to close the insulated box, the one marked with 
all the biohazard symbols, Lord Xylex shook his head; "I am 
MOST displeased with your performance, Doctor.  Most 
displeased.  Its only the pressures of time, of the 
circumstances that we find ourselves in, that force me to 
accept the flawed product you have produced.  Your payment 
will be forthcoming.  With that he turned and strode towards 
the door.

The Mouse sighed when the Wolverine had gone, when his 
groundcar had left through the Institute's gates.  Xylex was 
a tough customer.  Pity he didn't seem to be able to 
understand that creating a biological warfare weapon wasn't 
as simple or as straightforward as building a starship, or 
an assault vehicle….. and the way he'd wanted his enemies to 
die………. THAT was ludicrous to begin with!  At least his 
visit had been late at night, after the end of the somewhat 
irregular day the researchers at the institute kept; there'd 
been no one to see his distress, his loss of aplomb……

With the departure of their prestigious guest, the security 
forces at the Institute relaxed.  No one had tried to 
assassinate Lord Xylex while he'd been inside their 
perimeter, and that was a relief.  Their security was geared 
more towards preventing the odd employee from stealing the 
secrets held within, than repulsing assassins.  And such, 
the guards on duty could be excused for missing the dark-
robed figures that slipped past what few surveillance 
cameras there were that were still showing true images.

The Mouse looked up in alarm as several large, armed furrs 
burst into his office.  Before he could scarce get out a 
squeek, one of them shot him, the bolt from his blaster 
cleaving off the top of the rodent's skull.  Efficiently, 
the team searched through his records, taking disks, and 
data crystals, and in one case, where the password proved to 
be too challenging, the whole computer…… and then they were 
busy, efficiently setting explosive charges…..

Lord Xylex leaned against the front of his groundcar, 
talking quietly to Trotskie.  They both looked up and 
grinned when three blocks away, the Institute's main 
building erupted in a ball of flame, lighting up the night 
sky, debris falling for blocks around the center of the 
explosion.

Xylex chuckled as he brushed himself off; "Ah, those pesky 
Rebels…. I'm sure the press will lambaste them for 
destroying a medical research facility."  The bear just 
chuckled; "Until I release all that data you gave me on how 
they were working on mind control drugs and biological 
warfare weapons….. and of course with their building 
destroyed, with their computer records gone, they won't very 
effectively be able to counter my claims.  You really were 
brilliant in that regard, Xylex."  The Wolverine smiled and 
waved a paw depreciatingly; "it was nothing, nothing at all.  
I just wish the incompetent fools had been able to develop 
what I'd wanted.  But I think what I got might still be 
useable."  Trotsie raised an eyebrow; "So what are you going 
to do?"  Xylex grinned, his teeth showing whitely in the 
night; "Oh, my dear Comrade, its not what I'm going to do, 
but what YOU'RE going to do!"

Trotskie shook his head; "I dunno; if they ever make the 
connection, the pirates will come down on me with both 
feet……"  Xylex just chuckled; "If my plan works out all 
right, they won't be around to figure it out.  Even if 
something goes wrong, the tailored virus has an interesting 
side effect of interfering with short term memory.  They 
shouldn't be ABLE to figure out what went wrong!  But don't 
worry, my dear Bear, the plan is fool-proof!"  Trotskie 
grimaced inwardly, growling to himself "yeah, just like your 
last few plans……"

Tanj groaned and squirmed; her master had posed an 
interesting problem to her, demanding a solution.  The 
penalty for not solving it was an occasional swat with a 
quirt, a short, thin whip that found its mark on her belly 
and her breasts when he felt she wasn't trying hard enough 
to solve her problem.

They were playing rougher than they usually did; with 
several provinces on Elysium in open revolt, the Pirates 
were busier than ever, both in interdicting Imperial aid, in 
aiding the Rebels, and in just pursuing the business of 
being pirates.  While things were going well, perhaps even 
profitably, everyone was stressed out, Tanj and her 
Master included.  And as such she found little fault when he 
decided to play rough; most times she relished it, but this 
time, the "problem" he'd posed was difficult, and the 
penalties just a little more painful than she cared for…..

Tanj stood with legs WIDE apart, held apart by a spreader 
bar almost as  long as she was tall.  A chain ran from her 
collar to a ring in the center of the spreader bar, pulling 
her into a bowed position.  To make matters worse, her 
Master had tied cords from her nipple rings to her ankle 
cuffs, pulling her over even further, pulling her breasts 
apart.  He said this was to make it easier for him to apply 
the quirt, and she had to agree it seemed to be working.  
Her arms were bound behind her at the elbow, but free at the 
wrist.  He'd pulled her back, slightly off balance, his 
thick cock buried DEEP in her pussy.  At least he'd 
"lubricated" it first, allowing her to lick at it until it 
was dripping with her saliva.

Now he was insisting that she make him cum….. but without 
moving her body.  She was NOT allowed to rock her body back 
and forth, to slide his cock in and out of her sex……  Every 
time she tried to sneak in a motion such as that, the quirt 
stung her.  And as she looked about, trying hard to work her 
vaginal muscles around his shaft, trying to milk him, she 
realized that while that would definitely hold his interest, 
it wouldn't be enough to bring him off.  And if she didn't 
think of something quick, she'd feel the sting of the quirt 
again……..

Suddenly it struck her; she knew what she had to do…..  
There, lying on the floor was one of her "toys", a latex 
dong, rather thick, and heavily studded…….  Given the 
position her paws were bound in, she reasoned that if she 
worked it in and out of her ass, the sensation, transmitted 
through the thin membranes that separated her back passage 
and her vaginal canal would be enough to bring off her 
master!  "Um, Master?" Tanj purrrred…..  "What is it, 
Slave?  Solved the problem yet, or shall I reacquaint you 
with the quirt?"  Tanj smiled at his rough growl, and 
wondered how he'd sound when he realized she had a 
solution….  "would you hand me that dildo on the floor?"  
The Lion chuckled and reached around her to wrap his paw 
around it.  Lifting it, he put it in her paws, by the small 
of her back.  Tanj purrred; "um, I don't suppose it would 
be too much to ask for some lubricant on it?"  The Lion just 
chuckled; "I think you can scrape up a little, if you need 
to, as wet as you are….."  Tanj sighed and turned the 
dong in her paws, stroking its head down into the furrow of 
her ass, to tease at the back periphery of her sex.  The 
Lion's shaft was well coated with her juices, but as she 
moved, ever so slightly, trying to transfer some of that 
slickness to the dong, she felt the quirt strike up at her 
left breast.  Gasping she jerked, and then brought the head 
of the dong up to her ass.  Slowly she pushed, groaning as 
the mostly unlubricated shaft worked its way into her back 
passage.

The Lion purrred in agreement with her solution, a deep 
basso rumble.  Tanj gasped as each of the bumps on the 
dong's shaft blipped past her anal ring, first on the way 
in, and then out; still, it was obvious from the way the 
Lion's claws twitched out, pricking her hips, that she was 
having the desired effect on him.  And then he was reaching 
around her, one finger rubbing at her clitty even as he 
whispered a warning in her ear NOT to move.…. Tanj panted 
harder, her paws straining to work the dong in and out of 
her ass, to stimulate her Master's cock by proxy, until his 
teasing of her clitty caused her to loose all control, 
writhing as her climax overtook her.  To her amazement, she 
wasn't punished for her movement, but instead was rewarded 
with the feel of her master's cock spurting, as he came, 
filling her pussy with his jism.

The Lion had insisted she leave the dong, in her ass, for 
now, as they cuddled on the bed, trying to regain their 
breath.  This necessitated that she lay on her stomach….. 
and in this case, that meant laying on top of her Master, as 
he insisted she hold his softening cock in her sex for as 
long as possible.  As the Lion broke yet another kiss, he 
looked at her for a moment and then purrred; "and have you 
solved the OTHER problem?"

Tanj groaned; she didn't want to get back to business so 
soon!  Their interlude hadn't been QUITE what she'd had in 
mind, but it was still preferable to their running argument.  
"No, Master I have not.  I don't care WHAT jucy tidbits 
Trotskie says he has for us, you are NOT going down to 
Elysium to meet him.  I can't tell you why, but I don't 
trust the bastard, and after the affair on Imroc, I'm 
insisting on increased security for things like that.  If he 
doesn't want to send us a data crystal with the information, 
he can either come here, or send a messenger, or meet us 
somewhere "safe."  The Lion looked at Tanj for a moment; 
"and where would you feel safe?"  Tanj snorted and then 
grinned wickedly; "how about the Black Fleet's station… That 
ought to be neutral enough."  The Lion just laughed.

Tanj grumbled as she waited by the personnel lock of the 
freighter "Agnes Scott."  The Lion hadn't liked the idea of 
meeting at Jenka's station as "neutral ground," and Trotskie 
had vehemently objected.  Finally they'd resolved on a 
meeting in deep space near the Elysium system.  The Scott 
was owned by one of the "dealers" (i.e. "fences") that the 
Brethren frequently used to move their booty, and Tanj'd 
had to make a run out to deliver a cargo anyways.  Now her 
ship sat a short distance away, cloaked and ready, in case 
of betrayal.  Hinoki was with Tanj, looking grim in his 
pirate's combat armor.  And Trotskie's shuttle was docking.

The Bear squeezed through the personnel lock and beamed at 
Tanj; "Ah, there you are!  I'm delighted to finally meet 
you in person; I've heard so VERY much about you!"  Tanj 
nodded politely; "Greetings, uh, Comrade Trotskie.  I'm glad 
you could come.  I have some interesting intelligence 
summaries to share with you…..  If you'll follow me, we can 
talk in the crew's mess." 

Tanj led the way, Trotskie following, with Hinoki 
bringing up the rear along with Trotskie's bodyguard, a 
silent and stern looking Panther.  Tanj had her briefing 
information spread out on the table of the Mess, with maps 
and charts tacked to the wall.  All of the information dealt 
specifically with the areas of operations that the Reds were 
currently active in.  And there was pointedly nothing 
present that dealt with the Blues or any of the other Rebel 
groups.  Trotskie walked around the room, paws behind his 
back, looking at the maps and charts, nodding to himself.  
Turning at one point he grinned at his bodyguard; "See here 
Ioseph!  I told you she was good!  Look at this!  She shows 
the disposition of the 23rd Grenadiers in and around 
Hagarsburg!  And look at this!  They're supported by the 
415th Military Police detachment?  Excellent!"  The Panther 
growled softly; "Just because she says it, does not make it 
so!"  The Bear made a dismissive motion but Tanj nodded; 
"No, he's right; no intelligence is perfect, and I've been 
misled before.  Be wise and check out the information you 
see here.  This is the best I have; the latest I have; but 
it could all have changed by now.   Trotskie chuckled and 
nodded, and turned to take the chair at the table across 
from Tanj, obviously ready to begin the formal briefing.

"….. and that's why we think the fusiliers are there.  There 
might be another reason, but we think they're there for 
reconstitution, and do not constitute a significant combat 
force."  Trotskie nodded, making another note in his 
notebook.  "your information will be of a great help to us.  
Now tell me; what of the mood of the people?  Are they 
frightened by the revolt?  Do they yearn to throw off their 
chains?  Were they content with what was and wish we'd all 
go away?"  Tanj thought for a moment and then shrugged; 
"as with most things, there are those that are passionately 
for the Revolution.  And there are those that are 
passionately against the revolution.  But most lie somewhere 
in-between.  Those with money lean most towards the status 
quo.  Those without, those with less to loose are more 
likely to side with the revolution."  Trotskie smiled and 
nodded; "you are very wise.  I agree!  In order to involve 
more of the people with our revolution, we must first insure 
that they have little to loose.  And if it is the government 
that takes what they have from them, so much the better!"  
Tanj nodded, as she thought furiously; that hadn't been 
quite what she'd said, but she could agree with his logic.  
But she wondered; how would the Reds manipulate the 
government into taking away what the people had?

Trotskie smiled again, and looked from Hinoki to Tanj; 
"Perhaps you could help me with another question?"  Tanj 
nodded reservedly; her briefing was over, and she was more 
interested in what information Trotskie had for her than in 
answering his philosophical questions.  Still, what he asked 
surprised her……  "I see you wear the collar of a slave, as 
does your associate.  If you have escaped the Government, 
why do you still wear it?  Or do the Brethren fight for 
freedom while keeping slaves?"  Tanj chewed on her lower 
lip as she considered her answer.  "First, as you know, many 
of the Brethren are……. Mercenaries, fighting only for 
profit.  Few of them care if the booty is ships, or cargo, 
or slaves.  In order to maintain our……. Operation, to be a 
benefit to the cause, we have to deal in slaves, despite our 
standing philosophy against it.  Oh, we give the prisoners 
every chance to ransom themselves, but for those that can't, 
or won't pay, they get….. wholesaled.  As for me, and for 
Hinoki….. well, I can't speak for him, but for me, I have 
more than enough money to purchase my freedom, but for some 
reason, I can't bring myself to do it.  I have a…….. good 
relationship with my master, and I guess I fear, that if I 
were to be free, it might change.  On the other hand, its 
entirely possible that the conditioning I received in my 
training is inhibiting me."  Trotskie nodded, as if 
considering her words.  After a while he spoke again; "I 
understand you were trained as a sex slave, no?  If I were 
to ask you to grant me a sexual favor, what would you do?"  
Tanj's mouth dropped for a second, and then she closed 
her mouth.  After a moment she shrugged; "As I have no 
instructions from my Master to the contrary, I would accede 
to your wishes.  What is it you would like me to do?"  As 
Tanj started to rise from her seat, Trotskie waved both 
paws; "Oh, no, no, you misunderstand!  Believe me, I would 
never ask you to do something against your will!  I am 
completely opposed to slavery and would never command ANYONE 
in such a manner; I was merely seeking to understand!"

Tanj settled back into her chair, watching the Bear, 
wondering if he was, in some strange fashion, making fun of 
her?  Or was he serious?  After a moment of studying her 
face, Trotskie smiled again; "I think you've given me 
another piece of the puzzle.  In order to liberate the 
people of Elysium, we must break their conditioning, for if 
the Government was SO efficient at conditioning the slaves 
it trained, surely they must have conditioned their citizens 
against revolt!"  Tanj frowned and shook her head; "I'm 
not sure they conditioned the general pop……….."   But 
Trotskie was grinning widely and nodding his head; "it is 
the only possible answer; its why there has been so little 
popular support for our forces!"  Tanj sat back and 
thought "that or perhaps its due to the fact that your 
forces seem to kill indiscriminently….."  Trotskie thumped 
the table with both paws, and nodded in delight.  He started 
to rise, but then, almost as an afterthought, he settled 
back into his chair; "Ah! I almost forgot!"  Fishing in his 
pocket, he produced three data crystals, and placed them, 
one by one on the table in front of Tanj; "These are the 
reports of all my field agents and centurions.  Hopefully 
you will be able to produce more miracles of data analysis 
from the information they contain."  Tanj looked 
doubtfully at the data crystals, thinking "Oh, great.  More 
rumors and hearsay from amateurs.  I bet it takes me a month 
to wade through all the crap!"  Then, with an even grander 
flourish, the Bear produced one more data crystal; "And 
this, this we took from an Imperial courier.  I don't know 
what it contains; its code proved to be too much for us; but 
considering the way it was defended, I'm certain its 
something important."  And with that, Trotskie rose and 
after a small bow turned and left the compartment.

Tanj was still sitting at the table when Hinoki returned; 
"They're gone.  Left quietly."  Tanj nodded and turned 
over the Imperial data crystal in her fingers.  "He said 
they couldn't break the code on this one.  I wonder……."  
Hinoki sat down opposite Tanj, in the chair that Trotskie 
had occupied; "Do you think it’s a plant?  A fake?"  Tanj 
shrugged; "Dunno.  We'll check it out."  Hinoki looked at 
her for a moment and then sighed; "and what do you think all 
that nonsense about the Elysium Government brainwashing the 
populace was?"  Tanj shrugged; "I'd never thought about 
it before, but come on, you have to admit its possible.  
Subliminal messages in the Holo shows……  Subtle messages in 
the education of the children….  Hell, if their advertising 
agencies can sell some of the stuff they do, maybe 
brainwashing of the populace ISN'T so far-fetched.  What 
scares me is that he might decide to try and counter-program 
everyone into supporting HIM just as loyally!

Trotskie grinned at Xylex as he exited the shuttle.  The 
Wolverine really was being useful, making it very easy for 
the Leader of the Reds to come and go, among other things.  
"You gave her the crystal?" the Wolverine growled.  Trotskie 
nodded; "Of course.  And her intelligence really was quite 
good.  It was almost dead on, compared to what you've been 
giving me."  Xylex nodded and shrugged.  The Bear grinned 
and clapped the Wolverine on the back; "More than that, she 
gave me the most marvelous idea.  Tell me; do you think we 
could start a covert campaign to subliminally brainwash the 
populace to support us?  Maybe if we were to find a way to 
insert messages into the advertising.…."  Xylex looked at 
the Bear and broke out laughing.  Trotskie looked hurt, for 
a moment, and then his face hardened; "You Want To Tell Me 
What's So Funny?"  Xylex struggled to control himself and 
finally he was able to gasp out; "Oh…. You mean….you're just 
NOW….. thinking of….. that?"  Shaking his head, the 
Wolverine grinned at Trotskie; "The government's been doing 
that forever; and it’s a lot more subtle than mere 
subliminal suggestion.  Of course, its limited in scope, as 
they want to keep it below notice.  In fact they try to keep 
it subtle enough that even a casual examination turns up no 
evidence……..  But I tell you what we'll do.  I'll tell you 
where to raid, to "uncover" the foul Government plot…… 
spread THAT information, and it'll hurt the government two 
ways.  The populace will be enraged at being tricked AND 
they'll all start avoiding certain information services.  
They'll have to depend on US for information.  And then 
we'll pull the same trick!"  Trotskie just grinned.

The raccoon shook his head as he handed the crystal and a 
sheaf of papers to Tanj.  "The crystal was genuine all 
right.  Only the Imperials use crystals of that quality, and 
format.  And they're jealously guarded; you don't find used 
Imperial data crystals on the black market.  And the code 
was a recent Imperial code.  In fact, we'd only broken it 
about three weeks ago, and only with the assistance of 
intelligence YOU provided.  The Transcript of the 
information is there.  I'm sure you'll find it interesting.

Tanj sipped her coffee as she read the transcript.  Why 
would the Imperials send a messenger to tell the Elysium 
government that a messenger would be coming?  It sounded a 
little suspect…. But then frequently bureaucracies did 
stupid things just like that……  It seemed that the Imperials 
had finally decided to intervene, to accede to Elysium's 
requests for significant assistance…. For troops on the 
ground.  And the courier that was being sent would carry the 
data on what was being sent, and when.  The entire Imperial 
Assistance Plan.  And it even listed the route the courier 
was to follow.  Tanj sipped her coffee, and smelled a 
trap… and yet the data crystal seemed to be genuine, seemed 
to have the proper background, and history, seals and 
authorizations….  If it was a trap, it was a trap conceived 
of at the highest levels.  Gathering up her transcript, she 
finished her coffee and rose, to go find her Master.

The lion nodded as he read the transcript.  "Yes, it might 
be a trap, but if it isn't, that’s information we want.  I 
suggest you set up a mission to intercept this agent, taking 
all possible precautions against it being a trap."  Tanj 
smiled, and nodded; "looks like I'm going to have to 
requisition Mark for the operation, and I suppose it 
wouldn't hurt to take Mala either……."  The Lion just shook 
his head no as he handed the transcript back to her; "I’m 
afraid I've got Mark on a….. Special Project.  And I believe 
the Overlord left the station about two hours ago, with Mala 
on it.  Make do with what you've got; you know how thin 
we're all running right now.  Let me see your operational 
plan by tomorrow evening.  Best get goin', you don't have 
much time!"

Tanj looked at the scrap of paper in her paw again and 
shook her head; "Tunnel 42, Frame 17B, Compartment A247?  
I've been living in this station for…. Years, and I've NEVER 
heard of this place!"  Shrugging she looked up at the sign 
on the corner of the cross-corridors, and turned to head 
down a little used tunnel.  After what seemed like an hour 
of trudging, as the tunnel became increasingly rough, the 
floor changing from smooth-as-marble to rough as cement, to 
uneven rock still showing the marks of the drill bits, as 
the lighting faded to an occasional maintenance light, she 
finally found the door she was looking for.  Twisting the 
handle, she found it didn't want to open, and it took all 
her strength to force it.  What she found inside was NOT 
what she expected.

The chamber inside was huge, a hemispherical bubble hollowed 
from the rock of the asteroid.  Some valuable ore body must 
have been here once, its removal leaving the large somewhat 
irregularly shaped chamber.  Now it was brilliantly lit, 
with cables thick as her thigh snaking across the floor to…… 
somethingvaguely resembling a sculpture of a half-melted 
flower made of a flaking, greenish metal.  A moment later, 
Tanj spied Mark, who stood right next to the thing, one 
finger lightly tapping his muzzle, apparently completely 
lost in thought. Grinning, she padded over……

Before she could speak, the Mouse held up a hand for silence 
and carefully wiggled a couple of blunt spikes protruding 
from the….. thing right where he stood.  The lights in the 
chamber dimmed for a moment as the metal pulsed visibly, and 
then returned to normal as Mark returned the spiked to their 
original position.  He nodded, scribbled a note onto a pad 
and finally turned to the Cheetah.  "Well, Hi, Tanj.  
What brings you down here?"  Tanj chuckled a bit 
uneasily, stealing looks at the "flower" as though it might 
sneak up and grab her at any moment; "Oh, just wanted to say 
goodbye.  Heading out on a "snatch-and-grab" mission."  Mark 
nodded; "Yeah, I heard.  The Imperial Courier.  Should be an 
interesting mission."  Tanj Chuckled; "Interesting……. 
Yeah.  I just hope its not a Trap.  I sure do wish you were 
coming….. But the Boss says you're needed here…. On……. 
Whatever this is."  Mark nodded and waved his paw for a 
moment; "That’s just what I'm trying to do here; figure out 
just WHAT it is.  Its one of the alien gizmos the Boss got 
from the Brou.  We THINK it might be some sort of 
teleportation device…. Or it might be a way to open a door 
between dimension…… or it MIGHT just be an alien garbage 
disposal…. Or the Brou's idea of a practical joke.  Pretty 
definitely one of the four…..."  Tanj grinned; "and how 
come YOU drew the job of figuring it out?"  The Mouse smiled 
mischievously; "For SOME reason, nobody else wanted much to 
do with a device that makes things just….. disappear 
seemingly at random.  Me, I don't mind - if anything, it 
reminds me of my last Weird Tech project."  Tanj smiled 
and leaned over to kiss Mark goodbye; "Well, I've got to get 
going…."  Pausing at the door, and giving the Brou device 
one last look, just in case, she turned back towards him; 
"Uh, you don't foresee any….. significant problems with my 
mission, do you?  Mark Hmmmmmm'ed and closed his eyes in 
mock concentration, one hand cupping his forehead.  "I see a 
tall, dark, hansom stranger…. No wait, that’s the NEXT 
mission.  Sorry."  He opened his eyes again and shrugged 
with a grin.  "Harmonic patterns, dear.  I'd tell you not to 
do anything I wouldn't, but knowing you, you will anyways…."  
Tanj stuck her tongue out at him, and then chuckled, 
waved, and wrenched the door open again, and padded towards 
the main portion of the station.

Tanj found Wanda in the station's medical facility.  
Since she'd gotten her RN licence by sub-space 
correspondence she'd been working there full-time, in the 
"emergency room."  The Wolverine lass looked at Tanj and 
sighed; "I STILL wish you'd consider taking me!"  Tanj 
nodded; "I know, and I wanted to, but the Boss overrode me.  
While he insists its too dangerous for you to go, he can't 
seem to find any more resources for me.  We're going with a 
minimal team, I'm afraid.  Everyone's just stretched too 
thin these days."  Wanda nodded and sighed; "Yeah, I know; 
with the fighting on Elysium, and all the raids we're 
pulling, our shop here is busier than I care to think about.  
But at least I'm learning a lot……"  Tanj nodded and 
kissed Wanda goodbye; "Take care, Dear, and I'll try and 
bring you back a little something."  Wanda grinned; "you DO 
that!  Male.  Good Looking.  And well built!"  Tanj just 
laughed..

Tanj sat at the end of the bar and quietly sipped her 
drink as she watched the crowd.  It had been a whirlwind of 
activity, leading through anxiety to boredom…… She'd put her 
team together, requisitioned the required supplies and 
personnel, worked up a plan, briefed the command team on the 
plan, revised the plan, added contingency plans, re-briefed 
the command team, gotten approval, loaded her ship, gotten 
flight clearances, made the trip to the interception point, 
established their cover, ……….  and now they waited.  And 
waited.  In a way, it had all worked out to their advantage; 
they were in place on Pharrpoint Station, with plenty of 
time to scout the place out, to search for traps, to watch 
for suspicious characters….. The courier's ship had been 
delayed; in fact it was three days overdue.  At first 
Tanj had wondered if they'd been raided by pirates; 
someone else after the prize; then it turned out it was a 
simple combination of things; delayed by customs at one 
port; a mechanical problem in another……  The connecting ship 
that the courier had been scheduled to depart on had left 
four hours earlier, and that only made Tanj's task of 
kidnapping the courier easier.  If the courier chose to 
charter a ship to continue the journey, to make up lost 
time, that wouldn't set off any alarm bells, would it?  It 
didn't seem like a trap; Tanj thought it was MUCH too 
unorganized to be a trap.  But that nagging worry remained.  
She'd wished that she'd been able to bring Mark; if there 
were any storm clouds on the horizon, she was sure he could 
have spotted them.  Tanj and her team had gone through 
the motions of checking out the station for hidden assassins 
and commandos, trooping about, poking their noses into this 
or that area…….  But all they'd found were a few smugglers 
and one floating BarLac game that Zassa had immediately 
joined.  Until she ran out of cash, much to Tanj's 
amusement.  So now they waited, spending their days roaming 
the station, trying to look as if they belonged there, and 
their evenings in the station's bar, watching the arrival 
board.

Zassa watched the bartender struggle to staple a large piece 
of paper to the bulletin board near the bar's front door.  
It was large and gaudy, with clashing colors; but it 
succeeded in drawing attention, and as the bartender 
returned to his position behind the bar, the vixen rose from 
her seat to move closer, to look at it.  As she read, a huge 
smile formed on her face; turning she strode across the bar 
to where Tanj sat; "Skipper, you have GOT to come look at 
this!"  Taking the Cheetah insistently by the paw, Zassa 
dragged her from her barstool, to look at the poster.

Tanj blinked and then chuckled; the poster read; "Do you 
think you have what it takes?  Got a good body?  Know how to 
use it to please your partner?  Know any "party tricks?"  
Enter our Annual Sex King/Sex Queen Contest!  Show the 
Universe what you got!  Competitions for Best Male and Best 
Female in the following categories:  Male/Female, Male/Male, 
Female/Female, Solo, Group, Freestyle, and Dom/Sub.  Enter 
Today!  Contest Starts 2000 Hrs, Stardate 2399.12"  Tanj 
grinned wickedly and took a sip of her drink; things had 
been dull; there didn't seem to be any danger present, and 
the contest was the night before the Courier's ship was due 
to arrive, assuming the latest estimates were accurate.  
Maybe it would be fun to see what they could do; to see how 
they stacked up against the other contestants.  The prizes 
listed weren't too shabby either…..

Zassa watched Tanj's face and then grinned; she knew that 
calculating look… Turning she padded back to her table to 
whisper to Hinoki, already thinking about what they might 
do…….

It was late when they got back to the ship, but not too late 
for Tanj to head down to Engineering…. She had some ideas 
she wanted to work on, ideas for their "show," and she knew 
she wouldn't be able to sleep well until she'd checked them 
out……

Tanj looked up as Hinoki wandered into Engineering 
carrying two steaming mugs of coffee.  Her workbench was 
covered with strips of leather, pieces of velcro, and short 
lengths of chromed and black anodized aluminum tubing.  
Grinning, Tanj pushed a lock of hair out of her eyes and 
set down the gizmo she was working on.  As she reached for 
the mug Hinoki had set on the counter, she purrrred; "Glad 
you're here; as soon as the oven times out, I think we'll be 
ready for fitting….."  Hinoki blinked; "Oven?  I thought I 
smelled burning rubber in here… what HAVE you been working 
on all night?  Or shouldn't I ask?"  Tanj blinked and 
swallowed her mouthful of coffee; gasping, she mumbled; 
"huh?  All night?  What time IS it?"  Hinoki chuckled and 
sat on the edge of the workbench; "Oh, its about 0900 
Hours……"  Tanj opened her mouth, obviously to say 
something, but then the timer by the oven dinged and she was 
dashing over, to find the insulated gloves, to remove a 
ceramic mold…….  Setting it on the workbench to cool, she 
turned back to close the oven door and then shut it off.  
Turning back to the mold, she looked at it critically as she 
spoke; "I got the idea from that drum of surfactant we 
picked up for the water recycling system….."  Hinoki 
straightened; "you mean that slime that looks kinda like a 
barrel full of cum?"  Tanj grinned and nodded; "the 
stuff's non-toxic, and it doesn't even smell bad, but it 
DOES look like jism, doesn't it?  Anyways, I was thinking 
about entering you and Zassa in the Dom/Sub competition, 
ordering you to use Zassa, to cover her in cum.  But of 
course, even with your, ah, "significant" prowess, that'd 
still take all night.  And the contest segments are only  an 
hour long, max.  Therefor, I thought you'd need a little 
help……."

Hinoki had slid from the edge of the workbench, his coffee 
forgotten as his eyes roved over the bits and pieces 
scattered over the workbench top; "Um, just what DO you have 
in mind?"  Tanj chuckled and gingerly tested the heat of 
the ceramic mold, finding it still just a little hot to 
hold; "Oh, first off, I thought a nice chrome and black 
leather cock and ball harness might be nice……. It'd keep you 
nice and hard, and provide some interesting stimulation for 
Zassa…. AND provide a hiding place for the tube….."  Hinoki 
looked down at the table again; "the cock and ball harness 
sounds ok, but "the tube?"  You don't mean to tell me…."  
Tanj grinned and nodded rapidly; "Yup.  We're going to 
give you a little assistance in covering Zassa with "cum"……

Hinoki shook his head and grinned; the device Tanj had 
built was a marvel… the cock and ball cage was bright chrome 
tubing, seemingly seamless….. and it gripped him 
mercilessly, one ring encircling that space between his 
balls and his body, another, oblong ring going from behind 
his balls, framing his sheath, to hold a smaller chromed 
ring over its opening, with all sorts of cross-members, 
making it look almost like a piece of armor……except for the 
tender bits of flesh squeezed between the metal.  And of 
course there was the obligatory section that traveled from 
back to front, separating and spreading his balls…. The 
trick was that it WASN'T all one piece, but was several 
segments that snapped together…..  Tanj had this magnetic 
wand, that when she waved it near the junctures, the thing 
literally fell to pieces.  At the tip of his sheath, the 
device turned to leather and elastic, and more chrome; it 
was the classic "gates of hell" just waiting for his cock to 
grow from his sheath…… and of course, the underside of the 
assemblage held a hidden, black anodized tube……

Hinoki grimaced as he bent over the workbench.  "Hold Still" 
Tanj chuckled as she tried to maneuver the special rubber 
butt plug she'd made into the Cheetah's ass.  Hinoki 
squirmed again; "But its COLD; the least you coulda done was 
warm it up some…….  Tanj slowly worked the device into 
Hinoki's ass; "Hmmmmm; I had to use a very flexible rubber 
for this thing, but that's made it just a bit soft and hard 
to get in……  There, finally in place.  Hinoki smiled and 
wiggled his bottom experimentally; "Doesn't feel that big; 
I've taken worse……"  Tanj just chuckled as she grabbed 
the base of his tail, to try and hold him still; "Oh, 
this'll be worse.  The part inside you will expand as I fill 
it with the surfac….. the goo. Let me know when it gets too 
much for you…."  Hinoki nodded, his head turning to look 
back over his shoulder as Tanj connected a tube to the 
center of the buttplug and slowly started to pump in the 
pseudo-cum with a small hand-pump.  Tanj couldn't help 
but chuckle as the expression on Hinoki's face went from a 
soft smile to a wide-eyed look to a grimace as the head of 
the plug expanded, swelling, filling his bowels…. The butt-
plug itself might have been cold, but she'd thought to warm 
the goo to just above body temperature, figuring the warmth 
would help relax his muscles.  As she pumped she panted; 
"Gotta get a larger pump; this one's made for high pressure 
and only does 5 cc's per stroke.  But then, at least that'll 
give you time to adjust…..  Finally the cheetah gasped; 
"That’s it…. Best stop there….."  Tanj chuckled and shook 
her head; "Oh, come on, Hinoki, you're barely starting to 
show!  You can take more, I KNOW it; why, if I remember 
correctly, your record is eight liters!"  Looking at the 
Cheetah male, Tanj chuckled and thought she knew what he 
really wanted…..  Rising, she grabbed Hinoki by the scruff 
of his neck, and growling with mock ferocity, pulled him 
back from the workbench, forcing him to his knees.  She 
laughed as he squirmed, the four liters or so of goo within 
him surging as he moved, putting pressure on his insides.  
As he knelt, she moved behind him to shackle his ankles to 
the opposite legs of the workbench, holding them well apart.  
A few more straps secured his wrists behind his back, 
pulling them up towards his collar, and another strap was 
run from the front of his collar to a tie-down ring in the 
floor, leaving him with his ass high in the air.  

Going back to her pump, Tanj slowly started to pump the 
warm goo into the Cheetah's ass, filling the inflatable 
plug, and as the plug widened, distended, extended, so did 
the male's eyes widen.  Hinoki yowled, and squalled, 
squirming, his claws raking ineffectually at the air above 
his back, and while he was struggling like mad, his face 
wore a curious expression of both pleasure and pain.  
Grinning, Tanj reached around with her other paw, to rub 
his slowly swelling tummy, to try and help relieve the 
growing pressures… and of course as she did so, she 
occasionally stroked his sheath, and his balls…….  If you 
didn't know him, you wouldn't think the growing bulge of his 
belly all that remarkable, but now the normally sleek 
Cheetah male was starting to look a little plump.  Tanj 
grinned as she used one paw to stroke his growing belly, to 
fondle him occasionally, as she pumped in the last of the 
goo……  Disconnecting the pump from the butt-plug, Tanj 
watched Hinoki as she struggled to connect up the tubing the 
way she wanted it.

Hinoki groaned and squirmed; the sensations were…. Unique.  
The combination of being tied down, and filled so full was 
something that strangely delighted him……. But he'd never let 
Tanj know that.  As Tanj fiddled with the plumbing he 
groaned and panted…….

Tanj finally finished and gave the male Cheetah a playful 
slap on the ass; "There you go.  Now all you have to do is 
keep your asshole clenched until the proper time….. then all 
you have to do is relax."  Releasing  the Cheetah's bound 
feet and then undoing his collar from the tie-down, she 
helped him stand, to lean back against the workbench.  His 
stomach did have the most delightful little bulge……

Hinoki winced as he moved, rising to a standing position.  
Turning to look at Tanj, he gave her his best "dirty 
look."  Tanj just laughed; "Oh, come on; its going to be 
great; here, let me show you……."

Hinoki leaned back against the workbench as Tanj knelt 
before him, her tongue stroking over the chrome and leather 
binding his sex; it took almost no provocation for the 
Cheetah male to become aroused, his cock expanding from his 
sheath, slipping between the waiting rings…  As he hardened, 
as he grew, the flesh of his cock strained against the 
encircling rings, pushing against the elastic that held them 
together… by the time Tanj's tongue had added a sheen of 
saliva to his sex, Hinoki's cock was straining, tightly 
encircled in chrome, outlined in black leather.  Tanj 
took her time, her rough feline tongue stroking those 
exposed, most sensitive places, toying with him, teasing……..

Hinoki squirmed under Tanj's tongue; it was a constant 
effort to keep his asshole clenched, to hold in the goop, 
especially when he would much rather have released it, 
easing the pressure in his bowels.  That effort, that 
concentration subtracted somewhat from the pleasures of 
Tanj's tongue, but it wasn't enough.  Tanj hadn't told 
him to hold back his orgasm, and he gripped the edges of the 
workbench fiercely as that moment approached.

Zassa looked up from her console as she broke the connection 
with Pharrpoint traffic control.  The Courier's ship was 
still a good eight hours out.  Maybe more if they got held 
up at the Sou'gre jump point.  That place was always a mess.  
Zassa grinned as she thought of the wolf she'd met in the 
bar, the one who worked in traffic control.  It was amazing 
how a little loving could loosen someone's tongue.  She'd 
told him that an old friend was on that ship and that she 
was eager to see her, and the Wolf had most obligingly, 
between kisses, and some petting, related the ship's flight 
plan, revealing to her the whole route the ship was taking.  
Zassa had been amazed that the behind-schedule ship would 
take a path through the most backed-up traffic jam in the 
quadrant, but it seemed in character with everything else 
the ship was doing…..  Glancing at the Chronograph, the 
Vixen wondered just what had happened to Hinoki.  He'd gone 
to look for Tanj almost two hours ago….. Rising she 
proceeded to head for Engineering, to see if she could find 
them, wondering what was up.

Katherine van der Beck growled in frustration.  The Mink had 
been to see the ship's purser several times, each time 
getting nothing but platitudes and excuses as to why the 
ship was so far behind schedule.  They'd told her they were 
doing the best they could, and to please shut up and be 
patient.  And it was supposed to be such a reputable 
passenger line, too!  Growling she turned and strode from 
the purser's office towards the Port lounge.  Turning a 
corner she almost ran into a rather large, elderly and quite 
overweight Bison, who was maneuvering himself through the 
corridor with the aid of two canes.  Somehow, as she tried 
to keep from knocking him over, one of the canes jabbed hard 
at her foot, making her squall.  And then they had stepped 
back from each other, the Bison all apologies and concern.  
Kathy just shook her head and assured him she was fine, and 
limping slightly, resumed her trek to the lounge.

As soon as she was around the corner, the Bison 
straightened, no longer leaning on his canes.  Grinning he 
examined the tip of one of them, and then nodding in 
satisfaction, turned, and twirling both canes like a 
showman, headed off down a different corridor.

Zassa smirked as she entered engineering, to find Tanj on 
her knees, tongue stroking the male Cheetah's cock.  From 
the look on Hinoki's face, he was about to explode, but what 
happened next surprised even Zassa.   Throwing his head 
back, Hinoki yowled loudly, and as his cock started to 
spurt, Tanj sat back, his jism splattering her chin, 
throat and chest.  But the Cheetah didn't stop; his cock 
seemed to spurt for minutes, to spurt until Tanj's whole 
front was a white sticky mess…… and the look on Hinoki's 
face was somewhere between terror and ecstasy.  Zassa just 
stared in amazement, as Tanj started laughing….. Finally 
the Cheetah ran dry, and his eyes opened, and then widened 
as he saw Tanj.   Tanj took one look and started 
laughing again, little white droplets flying from her as she 
shook.

Zassa shook her head in amazement, as she padded closer, her 
eyes moving from the laughing, cum-covered Tanj to the 
panting Hinoki; "Tanj what have you DONE to him?  How'd 
you make him….. I mean he's never…… I've never seen even a 
stallion or a bull cum that much!

Tanj chuckled and rose to her feet, to look down at 
herself; "Hinoki, you show her what we've been up to; I've 
GOT to find a towel or something…..  Dripping, Tanj 
padded across the workspace to look for something to wipe up 
the mess with, as Hinoki grinned at the Vixen; "It’s a 
pretty interesting device, really…. It all works from this 
VERY inflatable butt-plug……  and you wouldn't believe the 
sensations; when I came; it was like I lost ALL control, my 
ass spasming around the plug, the sensation of the goo 
flowing out, my belly deflating, it all just seemed to 
combine to keep my orgasm alive for hours…..  And the look 
on Tanj's face!  It was Great!

Kathy sighed as she sat down in the Lounge.  That damn Bison 
should have looked where he was going.   SHE should have 
been looking where she was going.  Bending over, she looked 
at her left foot, where the Bison's cane had jabbed her.  
Sure enough, there was a tiny drop of blood on her fur.  But 
it didn't look too serious.  Ignoring it, she signaled the 
bartender, deciding on something STRONG to drink……

Tanj was still chuckling as she headed down the corridor 
towards the head; she'd used up half the disposable wipes in 
Engineering trying to clean herself up, but she was still a 
mess.  At least the surfactant didn't dry like genuine cum; 
it was still a sticky smeary mess.  As she rounded the 
corner, she almost collided with Hinoki; panting the male 
Cheetah gasped; "Good think I caught you in time; I got to 
thinking………Tanj, if you try and wash off all that 
chemical, you'll screw up the water recycling system 
royally.  You should know better!"  Tanj stopped and 
stared at Hinoki for a minute and then groaned.  "Dammit, 
you're right.  I hadn't thought of that……  Oh, Hell, NOW how 
am I gonna get clean?"  Hinoki just chuckled and shrugged 
and gingerly stepped around Tanj, continuing on his way, 
leaving the messy Cheetah fem in his wake.

It'd taken Tanj another couple of hours, but she'd rigged 
up a "bath" in Engineering, from some shipping containers 
and some plastic sheeting, and had finally scrubbed herself 
clean enough to use the shower…. Rising from the "tub" she 
grinned; she felt like she'd been slimed….  Still dripping 
on the floor, she rigged a transfer hose to let the vacuum 
of space suck the slimy water from the tub.  Then the 
plastic sheeting went into recycling.  And the shipping 
containers were collapsed and stored.  And THEN she padded, 
nude, and still dripping, towards the shower……

Tanj was yawning by the time she finished the nice hot 
shower.  As she let the hot air from the fur dryer swirl 
around her, she fantasized about a soft bed and clean 
sheets…… When the dryer clicked off, she straightened up the 
bathroom and headed for her cabin…. Only to run into Zassa 
as the Vixen headed towards the bathroom; "Contest starts in 
about two hours!  You gonna be ready?"  Tanj blinked at 
the Vixen, and then mumbled an assent.  Slipping into her 
cabin she groaned as she saw the Chronometer; she'd worked 
all night, and then spent all morning with Hinoki, and then 
all afternoon trying to get clean….. and now it was time to 
get ready……

Tanj was still yawning while she fiddled with the tubing 
connections.  She'd done her hair, decided on a "pattern" 
for her living dress, consulted with Zassa with respect to 
what she had planned for her part of the scene with Hinoki, 
and on what the Vixen was going to wear (or not wear, as the 
case may be), and now, finally, just before they were to 
leave the ship, Tanj was again on her knees, in front of 
Hinoki, as he perched on the edge of the workbench.  Hinoki, 
for his part, was wearing a stout leather collar, with 
chrome bosses and buckle, and the cock-and-ball harness 
Tanj had fabricated, and nothing else.  Bending over, he 
tried to both watch and not fall off the workbench as 
Tanj connected the tubing to the hand pump, and slowly 
started to fill his ass with the warmed surfactant.  
Tanj's gaze alternated from the Cheetah's face to her 
pump, to the tubing connections and back as she rhythmically 
squeezed the hand pump, loading the inflatable butt-plug in 
his ass with the goop.  Finally she exchanged looks with 
Zassa and then, looking up at Hinoki; she growled; "That’s 
where you were last time; want to stop here?"  Hinoki 
grimaced and then shook his head no; "Last time there were 
spots of you that HADN'T been covered; lets go a little 
more.  After all, if we're going to do it, lets do it 
RIGHT!"  Tanj grinned and gave the hand pump a dozen more 
strokes, and then disconnected the line.  She'd added a 
tiny, remotely activated valve, tucked into the leather 
behind the Cheetah's balls; he wouldn't have control over 
the device until she was ready to "let him loose"……..  After 
all, none of them knew how long it might be before it was 
their turn to perform…….

Kathy groaned as she lay nude on the bunk in her stateroom.  
She'd had MUCH too much to drink.  Her head was swimming, 
her vision blurry.  And for some reason she was horny as 
hell.  If she'd felt just a little better, she decided, 
she'd go back to the lounge and find a suitable male…. As if 
there was a suitable male on the whole flaming ship…….  
Sighing, she blinked, and resigned herself to being alone 
tonight.  Watching the ceiling slowly revolve, her paws 
moved to stroke between her thighs.  LORD she was wet……..

They had to walk carefully, but it wasn't any worse than 
walking in the coffle back at the academy.  Tanj's living 
dress sheathed her in gleaming black, coating her like a 
second skin.  The middle of it resembled a corset, with 
half-cups, barely supporting her breasts, but doing the job 
in making them stand out prominently.  It descended from the 
corset to form a miniskirt of indecently short length.  And 
from her exposed nipples, thin gold chains ran from her 
nipple rings, one to the ring in the end of Hinoki's hard 
cock; the other to Zassa's clitty ring.  Her left hand held 
a small purse, swinging at her side, but her right held a 
short riding crop, symbol of her authority over her slaves.  
Both Zassa and Hinoki were more or less nude, both wearing 
matching collars.  Hinoki was outfitted in his cock-and-ball 
harness, the leather and chrome seemingly making his sex all 
the more prominent.  Zassa sported short chains ending in 
jingle-bells from nipple and labia rings, and she made music 
as she walked.  From the way their little parade had turned 
heads on the way to the bar, Tanj was sure they were 
going to make a classic entrance.

Sure enough, despite a room full of sexily dressed, scantily 
clad, or just plain nude furrs, all eyes turned when Tanj 
and her slaves entered the bar.  Hinoki's tightly bound cock 
and balls, and Zassa's bouncing breasts drew their share of 
appreciative looks as they moved through the crowded bar.  
As Tanj signed them in Zassa and Hinoki knelt behind her, 
showing very good form (although Tanj was convinced that 
they were teasing her, considering the way the chains 
between her nipples and them seemed to go tight from time to 
time……..  Tanj was assigned a number, and flicking her 
riding crop as a signal, Zassa and Hinoki rose smoothly as 
they wheeled and moved off to a vacant table near the stage.

After Tanj had sat, Zassa and Hinoki at her feet, Tanj 
bent over to whisper; "We're Number 17.  They're currently 
on Number Eight, so we've got a while to wait.  Think you 
can handle it, Hinoki?  The Cheetah just nodded.  Tanj 
sat back and when the waitress came by, ordered a pitcher of 
Sangria.  Periodically giving Zassa, or Hinoki a sip, she 
settled back to watch the show.

Tanj smiled as the male/female act finished up.  She had 
to admit she'd never seen a Mouse/Clydedale couple before….. 
and the Mouse had to have been the best-hung Mouse she'd 
ever seen.  Still, she thought the Mare's cries of ecstasy 
were just a little…… staged.  The Master of Ceremonies (the 
Bartender) waited until they were off the stage and then 
stepped into the spotlight.  Thanks to Brent and Dahlia for 
an …… interesting performance.  Judges are you ready for the 
next act?"  After a moment the head judge nodded and the 
bartender turned back to face the audience; looking down at 
his notes, he grinned; "Next we have Duke…. and  Bruce, the 
third contestants in the Male/Male category."  Tanj 
sipped her Sangria and smiled as two muscular and well-
formed Rottweilers took the stage.  One of them grinned at 
the other as he pulled off his shorts; "Standard Rules?  We 
wrestle for who's on top?  The other Rotweiller grinned back 
and nodded, and slipping off his own shorts, fell into a 
wrestler's crouch.  Tanj smiled as she admired the way 
their muscles moved as they circled each other, thinking 
this could be interesting…….

Kathy was panting hard.  She'd never had a hangover like 
this before.  Her head was pounding, and she was sweating 
bullets.  And her mouth felt like a battalion of Imperial 
Marines had marched through it in their sweatsocks. The 
liquor she'd had the night before must have been real rot-
gut……  And she was hornier than ever despite the fact that 
through the sleepless night she'd stroked herself to at 
least a half dozen climaxes…….   Panting she hoped she'd be 
feeling better by the time the ship docked in a few hours.  
She was scarcely in any shape to be seen like this……

Tanj winced as she watched, her mind flashing back to her 
time in the academy.  The Dom/Sub scene that had come up 
next in the contest's rather random order seemed to consist 
solely of the heavyset male wolf showing just how much pain 
his partner, a rather svelte lady Rabbit could absorb.  He'd 
brought in a portable bondage cross, lashed her tightly to 
it, and started with a paddle, working over her ass until 
she squirmed.  Then he'd exchanged the paddle to work over 
her back and her upper thighs with a cane.  As Tanj 
looked over the crowd, she noted that most of them were 
having the same reaction she was…. And the Judges didn't 
look too happy either.  On the other hand, the Sub still 
tightly clutched the white handkerchief in her left paw.  
That was her "safeword"; if she dropped it, her Dom was 
honor-bound to stop….. and thus it went on.  Bending over to 
give Hinoki a sip of Sangria, she looked into his eyes for a 
moment and they both nodded to each other; they'd been 
through things like this in their respective training, and 
had both found it something to be avoided.  Turning to give 
Zassa a sip, however, Tanj found her eyes bright with 
facination; the Vixen was almost squirming in place.  After 
taking a sip, Zassa whispered back; "LOOK at her!  She's 
LOVING it!  Look at how WET she is!"  Tanj lifted her 
head to look, and sure enough, the Rabbit's thighs were 
matted with her juices.  And when the Wolf exchanged the 
cane for a heavy bullwhip, in a bar suddenly gone deathly 
quiet, Tanj caught the low moan of delight and 
anticipation from the Rabbit.  Sure enough, by the third 
stroke, the bound Rabbit was writhing through the throes of 
a powerful climax.  The Wolf finished up with a powerful 
stroke with the bullwhip, bringing its tip up to snap 
between the Rabbit's well-spread legs, its sharp pain 
seeming to only drive her further into her climax, her 
juices visibly flying from the impact.  After a moment, the 
Wolf untied her legs and then her arms, and the Rabbit 
turned, to throw her arms around him, to kiss him hotly.  
Slowly, he helped her off the stage, someone else coming to 
retrieve the cross.

The Bartender again stepped into the spotlight, looking a 
little shaken, staring off stage at where the Wolf and 
Rabbit had gone.  Then, clearing his throat, he looked down 
at his notes.  "Ah, our next contestants are …… Muffy and 
Buffy, the sixth contestants in the female/female category……

Kathy grumbled as she tried to brush out her hair.  She'd 
taken a long, cold shower, and had packed.  The ship was 
about to dock, and while she felt a little better, the 
headache receding, she still felt hot, as if she was running 
a low-grade fever.  And she was still horny as hell.  She 
didn't know what was wrong with her, but she'd NEVER felt 
like this before.  No matter.  She had a ship to catch, if 
it hadn't already left.  She was an Imperial Courier; she 
could handle this.

Tanj softly stroked Hinoki's head as she watched the next 
act.  The fact that the lady Porcupine was doing a "solo" 
act hadn't really surprised her, but the way she was using a 
variety of fruits and vegetables……. Tanj just had to 
grin.  Finally, she'd brought herself to a screaming orgasm 
squatting above a rather large gourd with the most amazing 
protuberance on top, and as she padded off stage, the 
Bartender once again took the spotlight. "Um, if our judges 
are ready, our next act is Bartholomew and the Gibbs 
sisters……"  Tanj took another sip of her Sangria and 
smiled as two nude White Tigresses led a rather short Bobcat 
to the stage.

Kathy stood in the middle of the Pharrpoint station 
embarkation area and groaned.  Her connecting ship was LONG 
gone.  And there was nothing else heading towards Elysium 
for almost two weeks!  Grumbling she checked her bags in a 
locker, and turned to see if she could find a ship to 
charter.  As she headed towards the station's offices, she 
stopped to look into the bar, in response to a loud cheer.

Tanj did her best to maintain her composure when, as the 
two ladies led a rather exhausted and drained Bobcat from 
the stage, the announcer called her name.  Taking a final 
sip of her Sangria, as the spotlight swung to her table, the 
Cheetah fem took her time, rising only when she was ready, 
Hinoki and Zassa rising smoothly behind her to follow.  
Gaining the center of the stage, Tanj paused to release 
first Hinoki's chain from her right nipple ring, and then 
Zassa's chain from her left.  Bending, she passed the end of 
one through a convenient eyebolt towards the edge of the 
stage, and then connected one chain to the other, 
effectively securing both her slaves to the stage.  
Straightening, she looked at Hinoki and then at Zassa, and 
then growled; "Slave, I command you to cover the vixen in 
cum.  Use her any way you like; command her as you will, but 
do NOT leave this stage until she's inundated!"  Shifting 
her gaze to Zassa, Tanj growled; "Obey this slave; do as 
he wills, and do NOT let him leave with a drop of cum still 
within him!"  Turning, Tanj walked as Regally as she 
could back to her table, to resume her seat.

Hinoki grinned down at Zassa, his face almost forming a 
snear; "On your knees, you worthless slave.  How low can you 
be, to be a slave to a slave?  Put your paws behind your 
neck, crawl over here, and lick me!"

Kathy watched from the doorway, and something within her 
stirred.  For a moment, she wondered what it would be like 
to be that naked and collared vixen in the middle of the 
stage, commanded to lick the male?  Shivering, she looked 
towards the station's offices and then sighed; they were 
probably all closed at this late hour anyways.  And she 
could use a drink.  Slipping through the doorway, she found 
a barstool, and ordered a soft drink, her eyes on the couple 
on the stage…….

Hinoki stood there, hands on his hips as the vixen ran her 
tongue over his hard cock.  He was turned at an angle, so 
that most of the patrons of the bar could appreciate the 
Vixen's talent in using her tongue.  Zassa first ran her 
tongue, not over the Cheetah's bound cock, but over his 
bulging balls, stroking him with the tip of her tongue, as 
if to call the attentions of the onlookers to the way the 
chrome and leather so tightly encircled the male's sack, how 
it made his balls bulge, and strain, how forcefully they 
were held away from his body.  Slowly Zassa's tongue worked 
its way up along his sheath, until it got to the bright pink 
of his hard shaft.  There, she lingered, stroking her tongue 
over all the exposed portions of his sensitive flesh.  And 
the results of her actions were seen on his face.  Hinoki's 
eyes closed, and a delighted smile spread over his face.  He 
suffered her attentions for a while, and then looked down at 
her and growled; "Enough.  Turn and crouch before me, ass 
high.  And don't take your paws from behind your neck!"

Kathy watched intently, her drink forgotten.  She could feel 
herself getting VERY wet at the scene being played out 
before her; so wet she worried about spotting through her 
dress.  But she couldn't bring herself to leave, to tear her 
eyes away.

Zassa turned meekly, showing her left side to the majority 
of the bar's patrons, her legs spread, her tail held high, 
her generous breasts squashed against the floor of the stage 
as she held her paws behind her head.  Hinoki stroked a 
finger across her rump, a gentle caress, followed by a quick 
surprising slap to her ass, making her flesh bounce 
delightfully.  Moving up behind her, he presented the chrome 
and leather encased cock to her pussy, and slowly shoved 
forwards.  Zassa took the cue and pushed back against him, 
moaning as she felt the rings surrounding his shaft force 
their way inside her, stretching her a bit wider than usual.  
Hinoki moved slowly, always pulling out enough to show the 
crowd that he was indeed burying his cock in her pussy, her 
juices causing his shaft, and the leather to shine slickly.  
She was panting hard, and obviously on the verge of a climax 
when he stopped and pulled out.  The Vixen let a small 
whimper escape as she felt his cock leave her, and that only 
earned her another slap on the ass.  Then Hinoki was 
pressing the head of his cock against her anal ring, and the 
Vixen HOWLED as he slowly drove his beringed cock into her 
ass, the chain from the ring in the "eye" of his cock being 
dragged along.  The Vixen writhed in both pain and pleasure 
as Hinoki fucked her ass with increasing fury, each ring 
shoved through her anal ring making her gasp.  

Kathy moaned softly to herself as she watched, and literally 
had to force her hand away from her crotch; she wanted soo 
much to touch herself, as she noted so many others doing in 
the bar…..  As she watched, she wished more than ever, that 
she was the one on her knees on the stage, instead of that 
flame-hued vixen.

Tanj grinned and thumbed the remote from "safe" to 
"Armed."  It wouldn't be long now…..

The Cheetah on stage grinned wickedly and snaked one  arm 
around her waist to rub between her thighs, to tease and 
torment her empty pussy….. until at last Zassa convulsed, a 
powerful climax ripping through her.  Hinoki slowed a bit, 
but didn't cease his motions, until at last he jerked his 
cock out of her.  Zassa moved quickly, and the suddenness of 
her move, the wantonness of her action made even Hinoki's 
eyes go wide as she slurped the Cheetah's throbbing cock 
back into her mouth.  Seconds later he was spurting, his cum 
flying from his cock….. and as his muscles spasmed, as his 
whole body shook, he lost the tight clench he had around the 
plug in his butt, the pressure of his bowels forcing the 
fake cum through the tube.  Zassa had pulled back, and was 
grinning, eyes closed, as Hinoki's cum rained down on her, 
bathing her.  From the expression on her face, you would 
have thought that it was the most sensual experience she'd 
ever had….

Hinoki panted and managed just enough control to 
rhythmically clench his ass, making the "cum" seem to spurt 
from his cock.  He took his slick shaft in hand and played 
the globs over the vixen, covering her face, her breasts, 
and on down over her belly and thighs….. it seemed to go on 
forever.

Kathy watched in amazement as the Cheetah seemed to spurt 
endlessly.  Never in her life had she ever seen ANY male cum 
like that!  It looked marvelous, and as she gazed in rapt 
attention, her paw unconsciously stealing to rub at her 
crotch, she decided she HAD to find a way to have the 
Cheetah slave do her, like he'd done the vixen.  Perhaps she 
could approach their owner about borrowing or renting 
him……..

Tanj's eyes weren't on Hinoki and Zassa, but were on the 
crowd.  Aside from the very liquid noises coming from the 
stage, from Hinoki's grunts and Zassa's moans, the room was 
dead quiet.  Here and there, one fur or another caressed 
themselves or a partner, but for the most part, Hinoki and 
Zassa had captured the audience's complete attention.

Hinoki sighed as the last of the fake cum dribbled from his 
harness.  Winking at Zassa, he turned to face Tanj, 
adopting a proper kneeling position, as if awaiting her next 
command.  Zassa, already kneeling, just grinned…. And 
dripped.  A not inconsiderable puddle was slowly forming 
under her.  Tanj arose, languidly, as if the performance 
had been merely satisfactory, and padded to the stage (being 
careful of where she stepped), to unchain her slaves.  
Heedless of the crowd, she took their chains in her left 
hand and headed back for her table.  And THEN the crowd 
burst into cheers and applause!

The Bartender mounted the stage, also being careful of where 
he stepped.  Gazing down at the puddle, he shook his head, 
and then he turned to glance at the judges.  "Um, if 
everyone's ready, the next contestants are Bethany and 
Samuel, Contestants Number twenty-three in the Male/Female 
category…..

Tanj gave Hinoki a long sip of Sangria and then gave 
Zassa a sip; "Very good, you two, I'm PROUD of you!"  Zassa 
giggled and shook herself a little, droplets splattering 
everyone for several tables around; "That was GREAT!  But 
how do I get clean?"  Tanj chuckled; "we'll get you clean 
when we get back to the ship.  Right now, you just kneel 
there and look incredibly sexy."  Tanj clipped the chains 
to the leg of the table and sat back, to wait her turn in 
the solo competition……

Kathy watched the couple on the stage make slow, tender and 
passionate love to each other and just sighed.  That wasn't 
what she wanted.  She wanted something rougher, something 
more forceful…..  Maybe, given her job as a courier and 
liaison for  the Imperial government, a position of some 
power and authority, had left her hungering for something 
else……  Her eyes kept straying to the Cheetah fem in the 
strange dress, with the two slaves.  As the current act 
concluded, she had just about made up her mind to approach 
the Cheetah Fem, and ask her if there was some way she could 
borrow her male slave……

Tanj smiled when the Bartender again called her name.  
Moving gracefully, she mounted the stage, to stand in the 
spotlight.  As she moved into position, she formed a mental 
image, commanding the creature that was her living dress to 
shift, to shrink, to form a thick, tight corset, pulling in 
her waist, pushing up her breasts.  As the creature flowed 
over her she heard a collective gasp from the audience, and 
the buzz of conversation.  Smiling at the crowd, she 
squatted, center stage, knees widespread.  Dropping one paw 
to her crotch she relaxed her muscles and slowly a standard 
pool ball appeared, squeezed from her pussy.  Grinning she 
held it up so that everyone could see it was the No.1 ball……

Zassa leaned over to whisper to Hinoki; "where'd she get 
those?"  Hinoki chuckled and shrugged; "must have been 
holding them there since we left the ship, a feat, I'd think 
on a parallel with me holding the opening to that inflated 
butt-plug shut all that time!  Zassa just giggled and shook 
her head; "noooooooo, she's been sitting, remember!  Easier 
to hold when you're sitting."  Hinoki just chuckled softly 
and turned back to watch.

Kathy blinked as the Cheetah produced a solid-colored ball, 
numbered "2", and then another striped ball numbered "3", 
each glistening with her juices.   Then, as everyone 
watched, she made great show of holding up the Number 1 
ball, and reinserting it into her pussy.  Then the No.2 ball 
disappeared in the same fashion, and then the No.3 ball.  
The Cheetah rose, to do a small dance, twirling about, as if 
she were in the middle of some exotic dance routine, and 
then she again fell into a squat, immediately in front of 
one of the stage-side tables.  Grinning at the male Stag 
there, she calmly produced, again, the No.1 ball, then the 
No.2, and then the No.3…. for a moment it was lost on the 
Stag, and it almost looked as if he were about to shrug, to 
say "so what?"  And then realization dawned on his face.  
The No.1 ball had been the first she'd inserted into her  
sex, but it had been the first one out!  No.3 had been the 
last one in, but it also had been the last one out.  The 
Stag's mouth dropped in surprise and Tanj laughed and 
bent forward to kiss him on the nose;  "Tell me sir, what 
order should I put them back in, and what order would you 
like to see them emerge in?"  The Stag grinned; "put them 
in, one, two, three, and THEN I'll tell you what order to 
remove them in!"  Tanj just laughed and nodded, making a 
great show of spreading her labia with the fingers of one 
paw, inches from his face, and inserting the pool balls as 
requested.  The Stag nodded as the last disappeared, and 
then chuckled; "Now, lets see you remove them, two, one, 
three!"  Tanj rose, as if to resume her dance but the 
stag grabbed her tail, pulling her back down; "No, no" he 
chuckled; "I don't want you pulling any kind of a switch.  I 
want you to stay RIGHT here.  Tanj chuckled and dropped 
one paw to her mons as she squatted at the edge of the 
stage, shamelessly caressing herself.  After a moment or 
two, she let out a low moan, her body shaking, as she teased 
herself to a small climax.  Then, grinning at the Stag, she 
expelled the No.2 ball, then the No.1 ball, and finally, 
with a flourish, the No.3 ball, which she presented to the 
Stag.  Rising, she bowed to the judges and with a saucy 
walk, sauntered back to her table.  As she moved, her living 
dress expanded, flowing up and down her body, to form a 
strapless sheath that covered her from just above her 
nipples to just below her crotch.

Kathy shook her head in amazement; either the Cheetah Fem 
was a master at slight-of-hand, or her vaginal muscles were 
incredibly dexterous…….  Deciding that perhaps this Fem was 
just the one that could help her with her sudden…. itch,  
the Mink left her barstool, almost untouched drink in hand, 
to push her way through the throng.

Tanj was still smiling, when her eye caught the motion.  
Turning to look, she had to make a conscious effort not to 
let her mouth drop open.  There, pushing through the crowded 
bar was a female Mink, looking almost exactly like the ID 
picture that had been on the Imperial data crystal… the ID 
picture of the Courier!  Grabbing Zassa's head, Tanj 
turned her forcibly to look in the direction of the Mink, 
and bent to whisper in her ear; "do you SEE what I think I'm 
seeing?"  Zassa reached up to the table and grabbed the 
glass of Sangria, to take a quick gulp.  Blinking she looked 
again and then turned her head up to look at Tanj; 
"OHYEAH!  And if SHE'S coming here, maybe this IS a trap!"  
Tanj took another look at the oncoming Mink, now stymied 
by two large Bears that seemed to be having some sort of 
argument.  The Mink was looking left and right, as if trying 
to find a way around the two arguing ursines.  Tanj 
scanned the crowd but couldn't spot anyone who looked like 
security forces, or commandos……. Unless you counted the lady 
Hippopotamus in the sheer Teddy…..  but no, she looked much 
too happy to be preparing for a fight.  Hinoki had shifted, 
following their gazes and had nodded sagely; "Yup.  If its 
NOT a trap, I'd love to know what's going on, as it’s the 
DAMNDEST coincidence.  And us not armed with anything more 
powerful than a thoroughly drained cum shooter…….."

Tanj hissed at her two "slaves" to behave, to kneel as 
they should, and as they adjusted their postures, Tanj 
slipped her right paw into her purse, to grasp the small 
nerve disrupter she had placed there, as surreptitiously as 
possible, as she turned to look at the approaching Mink.

Kathy sighed and then GROWLED as the two bears continued 
their argument, blocking her way.  As one, they turned to 
LOOK at her, and then without a word, each stepped back to 
let her through.  Moving carefully as to not spill her 
drink, Kathy stepped between them with an icy "Thank You" 
and resumed her trek towards Tanj & Co.

Tanj looked up curiously as she sipped her Sangria, 
holding the glass in her left paw.  Frowning she looked at 
it; somehow it had been almost completely drained……. Ah….. 
Hinoki and Zassa had been into it without permission while 
she was on stage.  Naughty.  She was going to have to 
"punish" them for that…..  A polite cough from the Mink 
brought her attention back to her and she tried to look up 
with the cool haughty smile of a Mistress.

Kathy looked down at the Cheetah fem and blinked; "Um, 
Ma'am, I couldn't help but notice the ….. performance of 
your  slave a few moments ago….. And I was wondering if I 
might…… If I could arrange to……."  As Tanj looked at the 
stammering Mink, her nose told her that this lady was very 
aroused, and she smiled, having a flash of insight.  "You 
liked what you saw, there on stage, didn't you" Tanj 
interrupted.  The Mink's gaze flicked from Tanj to Hinoki 
and back, and she nodded, a quick almost convulsive jerk.  
Tanj smiled softly; "and as you watched, you wished that 
you were in the Vixen's place, the subject of his….. 
attentions."  Again, the Mink's head jerked up and down, in 
a quick nod.  Tanj smiled and reached out her left paw to 
stroke Hinoki's head; "I can understand that; he's really 
QUITE good……..  But he's not for sale.  Or for rent.  On the 
other hand, under certain circumstances, he MIGHT be 
available…. As a favor."  Kathy swallowed; "Um…. What 
conditions might you have in mind?"  Tanj smiled again 
and abandoning her caresses of the Cheetah male's head, 
picked up her drink to sip slowly.  "I’m always in search 
of…. amusement.  I think that you're interested in exploring 
your…. Submissive side, am I right?  Again, Kathy's head 
nodded.  Tanj looked at her and noted that she hadn't 
pulled out one of the other chairs and sat, or even asked if 
she could sit down.  Instead she stood, as a supplicant, as 
if awaiting her mistress' permission, or acknowledgement.  
Nodding to herself in approval, Tanj smiled; "let us take 
you to somewhere quiet, and we'll see if we can fulfil your 
fantasies.  For a time of my choosing.  Activities of my 
choosing.  We'll see how well you care for that side of 
life.  And while I won't tell you exactly what will happen, 
or exactly what we'll do to you, I will promise you that you 
will get all of the stud you could ever want.  And all of 
the Vixen too.  And possibly, if I'm pleased with you, I'll 
take you into my own bed."

Kathy listened with growing agitation.  It was just what she 
wanted.  Exactly the sort of thing she wanted.  But she was 
on a mission…...  But she'd missed her ship and the next one 
wasn't for almost two weeks.  She had authorization to 
charter a vessel, but no mandate to do so…..  Would anyone 
miss her if she took some time for herself?  With a groan, 
she felt herself get even wetter as she considered what it 
might be like, felt her nipples stiffen, and she knew she 
had no real choice…….

Tanj smiled as the Mink whispered softly; "I agree.  As 
long as no one gets seriously hurt…… I'm yours to do with as 
you will."

Tanj shook her head; it just couldn't be this easy.  
Something HAD to be wrong.  But what?  Still, she'd be a 
fool if she sent away the furr she'd been sent to kidnap.  
Smiling, she indicated a place between Hinoki and Zassa; 
"Take off your dress and kneel there.  We have some 
unfinished business here but soon we'll leave."  Tanj 
watched carefully to see if the Mink would obey, or if she'd 
back out.  Or if she'd call for security or go for a weapon, 
or simply vanish… To her amazement, the Mink bit her lower 
lip, in a moment's indecision, and then with one quick 
motion pulled her dress off over her head, to step between 
Hinoki and Zassa, to turn and face the direction they were 
facing, kneeling as they knelt.  After a moment, Tanj 
bent to undo the chains from Zassa and Hinoki.  She clipped 
the ring on the end of Zassa's chain about the length of 
Hinoki's chain, and the ring at the end of Hinoki's chain 
around the length of Zassa's chain, forming a noose that 
could slide if tugged from either side.  Knowing it would be 
grim for her friends if the Mink decided to bolt, Tanj 
slipped the noose over the Mink's head, lifting her hair 
from the nape of her neck as she did so.  Then, smiling, 
looking at her THREE slaves, she sat back to finish the 
Sangria.

The Gerbil smiled and shook her head; The Pirate had indeed 
made contact with the Imperial Courier, although she'd NEVER 
anticipated THAT approach!  It was almost as if the Pirates 
KNEW what was to come, and had acted accordingly.  COULD 
they know?  Could they have a spy inside the Red's 
organization?  Inside Xylex's organization?  Could they have 
THAT complete a psychological profile of the courier?  
Shrugging, she finished her drink and headed out of the bar.  
She'd report what had happened, and let THEM sort it out.

Tanj smiled as the winners were announced.  In general 
she agreed with most of the Judges' decisions, even agreeing 
that the Tigress that could tie the most amazing knots in a 
piece of string using just her tongue was more impressive 
than she'd been in the solo/party tricks category.  Of 
course, going on to demonstrate just how useful so dexterous 
a tongue could be on one one of the Judges probably hadn't 
hurt……. Still, Tanj was satisfied with the second place 
prize, and the money that it brought.  And as she'd hoped, 
Zassa and Hinoki had taken first place in the Dom/Sub 
category.  When all the congratulations were concluded, and 
the prizes handed out, Tanj signaled her slaves and 
without looking back to see if they were following, left the 
bar, and headed for her ship.

Zassa watched the Mink from the corner of her eye as they 
walked.  Hinoki was carrying the trophies and Zassa had the 
cash, and both were walking to either side and just behind 
the Mink as they followed Tanj.  That way, they could 
anticipate sudden "tugs" on the chains that were still 
attached to their most sensitive parts…..  But so far, she 
was following Tanj meekly, her eyes seemingly locked on 
the Cheetah fem's swaying ass…..

Tanj keyed open the airlock, checking her telltales for 
signs of tampering, or unauthorized entrance.  It looked 
OK……  Padding through the airlock and waiting for the others 
to follow she closed and sealed it.  "Hinoki, take our new 
friend down to the Cargo hold.  Lay out a mat, and then hog-
tie her.  Tightly.  I'll leave the use of the "dancing egg" 
vibrators to you, but I do NOT want her to climax.  Not yet.  
Then report back to me.  I'll be…… trying to clean up Zassa"  
Hinoki chuckled and reached up to undo his chain from 
Zassa's, handing the Vixen the end of her own chain.  
Twirling the end of his own chain in his left paw, the 
Cheetah male wrapped a paw around the Mink's upper arm and 
guided her down the corridor…..

When they were out of sight, Tanj turned and looked Zassa 
up and down; the vixen had stopped dripping but her fur was 
a matted sticky mess from her chin to her knees.  Combining 
a sigh with a smile Tanj shook her head; "I'm afraid I'm 
going to have to leave you to your own devices, Dear.  Our…. 
Guest checked her luggage in a locker on the station, and I 
need to go retrieve it before we leave."  Zassa blinked and 
shrugged; "that’s OK, I think I know what to do to get this 
stuff out of my fur.  But don't you need a palmprint to open 
the locker?"  Those things are supposed to be tamper-proof."  
Tanj just chuckled and winked; "Oh, some of our friends 
back home have taught me a thing or two.  I think I can do 
it……"

Tanj entered her cabin and ordered her "living dress" 
into its container.  Obediently, the creature flowed up her 
body, and then down one arm, almost completely filling the 
container.  Tanj looked at it and grinned, thinking she'd 
been feeding it too much lately.  What would she do when it 
got too large for its container?  Would it subdivide?  Or 
just keep getting larger and larger?  How DID the thing 
reproduce?  Putting it away, she pulled on a pair of jeans 
and a khaki top, gathered a few items, and dashed out.  She 
wanted to empty that locker, and undock from the station 
before anyone started wondering where the Courier had 
disappeared to.

Zassa purrred as she ran the water in the shower, getting it 
adjusted to steamy hot, before stepping into it.  The goop 
on her fur was supposed to be non-toxic, but she still 
wanted it out of her fur as soon as possible.  Grabbing the 
giant economy sized bottle of liquid soap, she slid into the 
shower and sighed.

Hinoki grinned and pointed to the gym mat in the center of 
the Cargo Bay.  They'd never had the hold so full of cargo 
that they'd had to move it, and that mat had seen some truly 
wild sex in the time they'd been together aboard the 
Freighter.  Obediently, the Mink moved to kneel on the mat, 
adopting the same posture she'd seen Hinoki and Zassa use.  
Hinoki pawed through the "toy box" for a while, finding a 
few items, and then, paws full, strode back to the Mink. 

Kathy watched from the corner of her eye as the Cheetah male 
moved.  He was in good shape, lean and muscular, his muscles 
rippling under his fur as he moved.  Her loins were still 
burning, her pussy literally dripping with anticipation, her 
mind filled with the images of things she'd seen, things 
she'd read about and heard about, and only imagined.  When 
the Cheetah male returned, to buckle a stiff, wide leather 
collar around her neck, she almost moaned, her eyes closing 
at its embrace.

Hinoki worked smoothly, efficiently.  Cuffs went around her 
wrists, locked in place, and then locked together.  Other 
cuffs went around her ankles, again locked in place and 
locked together.  A soft rope went around her waist twice, 
tied with one end dangling in front of her.  And then Hinoki 
gently lowered her face down onto the mat.  The loose end of 
the rope was retrieved from between her knees and brought up 
through her crotch, to be tied to her wrist cuffs, the 
strand pulled so tight it spread her labia, burying itself 
out of sight in her sex.  And then another piece of rope was 
tied from her ankle cuffs to the back of her collar, bending 
her back in a slight bow.  Hinoki looked at her for a second 
and then looked at the pressure door at the entrance to the 
Cargo Bay.  Looking back at the bound Mink he chuckled; 
"Mistress will never know, and probably not care…. And after 
all, she only said to make sure YOU don't come yet.  With 
that, he wrapped his left paw in the Mink's long hair, to 
pull her head back, as he moved to press his still-bound sex 
to her muzzle; "Lets see how good you are, as an amateur; if 
you do REAL good, I'll leave you with that vibrator…….  If 
not, I'll just leave you here for a while."

Kathy groaned deeply, her tongue flicking out hungrily to 
explore the chrome and leather that still encircled the 
Cheetah's bound cock, her tonguetip toying with the chain 
that still dangled from the ring in the end of his cock.  As 
the Male groaned "OhYES!" she took the head of his cock into 
her mouth, to suck hungrily.

Tanj smiled; the locker was an old one.  She shouldn't 
have any trouble at all.  Sliding the magnetic key card into 
the slot, she put the little black box against the scanner 
surface and laid her own paw over the box to conceal it.  
Soft buzzing noises were heard, and then a *beep* and the 
locker popped open.  "Piece of cake" Tanj thought to 
herself as she gathered the two suitcases and the carryall.  
One quick look to make sure that the locker was completely 
empty, nothing taped to its ceiling, nothing hidden in a 
crack, and she slammed it shut, to heft the bags, to head 
back to the ship, humming happily.

The Gerbil looked at the Mongoose and grinned; "See.  Told 
you she'd have no trouble with the locker.  They're supposed 
to be Professionals, Remember?"  The Mongoose shook his 
head; "I dunno.  This is working all too smoothly.  NOTHING 
happens this easily……"  The Gerbil sighed and nodded; "Yeah, 
I know what you mean… but honestly, do you think Xylex has 
sold us out?  And HOW?  Even if the Pirates and the Imperial 
Courier are in cahoots, something I think is extremely 
unlikely, even if they're just going through the motions 
pretending to capture her, how could that hurt US?  And 
don't forget what we did to the Courier!  You don't think 
they've got a vaccine against that, DO YOU?  The Mongoose 
just shrugged; "I don't know… but it wouldn't hurt to let 
the Reds know we got our suspicions….  Just in case someone 
DOES pull something on us….

Tanj’s Tales:  The Battle that Never Was, part 2				
Stardate 2399.32						By Kittiara 



Tanj hummed to herself as she walked back to the ship, 
carrying the Mink's bags, the bags she'd "recovered" from 
the storage locker.  As she walked, she did her best to 
look like just another traveler.  However her eyes were 
constantly moving, and occasionally she'd pause, to shift 
her grip on the bags she carried, the motion giving her a 
chance to look around surreptitiously.  Each time, however, 
she didn't spot any suspicious characters, didn't notice 
anyone following her…. But that in itself didn't mean 
much…. A sufficiently powerful organization could have a 
dozen operatives scattered amongst the throng in the 
station, not following her, but merely monitoring her 
progress.  That'd be the way she'd do it, if she had time 
to set it all up…….  Still, by the time she'd gotten back 
to the ship, no one had approached her, or as near as she 
could tell, even given her a second glance.  As she cycled 
the airlock, relaxing as she was back within the relative 
safety of her own ship, she grinned.  They had the courier, 
acquired in a manner that was NOTHING like the plan she'd 
laid out for the Brethren…. But then, she thought to 
herself;  "no plan survives contact with the enemy."

Hinoki growled with pleasure as the Mink brought him off, 
his cum filling her mouth until it dribbled from the 
corners of her lips.  With a sigh, Hinoki sat back and 
looked at her; "that was very good!  I'm pleased.  And now 
for your reward…..  Crawling around her, Hinoki pulled her 
knees apart, to work his muzzle up to her crotch, to lick 
along where the rope bisected her sex.  He knew with the 
rope there, he couldn't give her the direct stimulation she 
craved, but the feeling of his tongue should drive her wild 
nonetheless.  As he licked, she writhed, moaning and 
squirming, the rope almost sawing through her sex as she 
struggled against her bonds.  Finally, Hinoki stopped, 
pulling back, rising to lick at his muzzle.  She'd been 
incredibly wet, possibly wetter than any other lady he'd 
ever had the chance to encounter.  Smiling, he went back to 
the toy chest, to retrieve one of the "dancing egg" 
vibrators.  This was a little oblong "egg" of plastic, 
containing a powerful vibrator, connected to a 
control/powerpack by a long thin wire.  Hinoki wedged the 
egg under the rope as it crossed her mons, basically 
leaving her lying on it, and left the powerpack on the 
floor a few feet distant from her.  Setting it to random on 
both amplitude and frequency settings, he padded back 
around to fasten a blindfold over her eyes; when done, he 
whispered in her ear; "the controls are on the floor 
somewhere nearby; if you roll around enough, you might get 
it into your paws, and from there, figure out how to make 
it vibrate more powerfully, and maybe, just maybe, gain 
yourself a forbidden climax.  Mistress MIGHT not find out, 
but if she does, both you and I will be punished.  Would 
you like that?  Would you like for Mistress to punish the 
naughty slave?"  The Mink just moaned, her body rocking, 
squirming, the rope bisecting her folds straining.  Hinoki 
chuckled and shook his head and padded from the Cargo Bay.

Zassa hummed happily and bent her head to wash the shampoo 
from her hair; letting it dangle in front of her, as the 
water ran down over her, she ran her paws through her 
tresses….. but somehow no matter how long she let the water 
run on it, it still felt soapy…..  Opening her eyes just a 
slit, Zassa beheld only white…. Flinging her hair back over 
her head, letting the water run in her face, she shook her 
head and took another look….. The whole shower stall was 
filled with foam!  Soapsuds were almost up to her nose, and 
rising higher by the second!

Tanj pawed through the suitcase for the second time.  If 
the Imperial Courier was carrying data chips, crystals, or 
other documents, she couldn't find them.  No secret linings 
or compartments.  No obvious microdots.  Nothing.  Could 
she have Kidnapped the wrong furr?  The ID papers said she 
hadn't…. With a sigh, she rose, stripped off her clothes 
and stretched.  "I'll get a shower first, and then we'll go 
on down and have a small talk with the lady herself….."

Zassa had turned off the water, but was still up to her 
chin in foam that just didn't want to dissipate.  It'd 
finally struck her that Tanj had said that she'd used 
the water treatment chemical for the fake cum…..and that 
was probably what was creating all the foam.  While she was 
no longer covered in the pearly white stuff, now her fur 
just felt soapy and slick, and she still wasn't clean.  And 
the whole head was full of foam!  NOW what was she going to 
do?"

Hinoki felt his nose as he walked back towards the 
Engineering section of the small freighter.  Suddenly he 
felt rather warm, as if the Environmental controls were set 
a few degrees too high.  Could he have gotten that worked 
up over the Mink?  Had she been THAT exciting?  Shrugging 
it off, he padded up to the workbench and picked up the 
magnetic wand Tanj had built to unlock his cock-and-ball 
harness.  Enough was enough, and it was time to give it a 
rest.

Tanj, towel over her arm, opened the door to the head…. 
And yelped.  It was FULL of foam, a sea of billowing white!  
As she stood there, staring, she saw a movement in the mass 
of Bubbles… and then a foam covered fox-head emerged from 
the suds; "Oh, Tanj!  I think I've made a terrible 
mistake!"

Kathy moaned and squirmed.   She'd rolled over and over 
three times, actually rolling off the mat, but she STILL 
hadn't gotten ahold of that remote yet.  When she wiggled, 
when she squirmed, the rope pulled through her sex in a 
most painful, most delightful manner, but it just wasn't 
QUITE enough to get her off……  And the vibrations, while 
stimulating, had the damnedest habit of fading at the most 
critical moments, the pattern of vibration completely 
unpredictable, and hence highly frustrating.  Moaning, her 
chest heaving as she panted, she tried rolling back in the 
direction she'd come from, hoping to find that damn 
remote……

Hinoki groaned with relief as he was finally able to 
extract the Butt-plug.  Carrying the whole assembly, he 
padded off a little bow-leggedly, looking for a place to 
wash up….

Tanj sighed.  She'd rigged a hose from the maintenance 
airlock, and was slowly sucking all the foam from the Head.  
She'd have to buy atmosphere gasses from the station, 
probably at exorbitant prices, but it was the simplest, 
quickest way to clean up the mess.  She was just working at 
vacuuming the suds from Zassa's fur when Hinoki came up 
behind her.

Hinoki looked at Tanj, bent over, her ass in the air, as 
she worked at vacuuming the suds off of Zassa……. Vacuuming 
the suds off Zassa?  Come to think of it, the Head was a 
mess, covered in thick soapsuds…. It almost looked as if 
someone had been redecorating in whipped cream.  Hinoki 
shrugged off whatever might have brought this to pass and 
looked down at Tanj's ass again…  For some reason, 
despite all the night's activities, he was still feeling 
rather horny…. Maybe it was all the sexual exploits they'd 
witnessed  earlier…  Shrugging that off as well, he purrred 
and moved closer behind Tanj.  Gathering up a double-
handful of the soapsuds, he splatted her on her ass and 
then proceeded to rub it into her fur.  Before Tanj 
could respond, he'd moved a little closer, to rub his 
crotch against her ass……

Tanj grinned and wiggled her bottom back at Hinoki, 
surprised at how randy the male was; still, after the 
evening they'd spent, she was still in the mood, and as she 
leaned forward, to vacuum the suds from Zassa's crotch, she 
pushed back against his cock, purrring with delight as it 
sank home.

Hinoki reached forward to grasp Tanj's swaying breasts 
as he pounded her from behind.  Slamming it to her hard, he 
grinned as Tanj dropped the vacuum hose and pushed her 
muzzle into the Vixen's wet crotch.  Hinoki exhibited 
little style, just driving his cock into her again and 
again, his need seeming to increase with each passing 
moment, until little flecks of soapsuds were flying from 
the wildly gyrating bodies.

Tanj was panting hard, almost gasping when she felt the 
Cheetah male stiffen and then howl, as his cock started to 
spurt.  Suppressing the odd thought that she was surprised 
he had any cum left, she let the wild sensation of his cock 
throbbing and spurting within her drive her over the edge 
into her own wild climax.  And then, all too soon, he was 
pulling out, falling back into the suds, panting, as 
Tanj tried to bring Zassa off with her tongue.  She was 
still licking at the panting, moaning vixen, when Hinoki 
rose from the suds, to move around behind Zassa; holding 
her hips, he brought the tip of his once-again hard cock to 
the Vixen's anus and pushed, the soapy shaft sliding deep 
into her bowels.  Tanj flicked her tongue over Zassa's 
clitty, and smiled as the combined actions of the two set 
Zassa to writhing through her own climax.  Sitting back, 
she watched as Hinoki continued to plumb her depths, 
fucking her ass hard, as the vixen writhed on his shaft.  
Once again, Hinoki seemed to use her, to take her for his 
own ….. not so much enjoyment, as to slake his seemingly 
urgent need…….  And then he was once again howling, his 
balls drawing up tight to his body as he shot what little 
cum he had left into the vixen's ass.

Tanj snuggled them both under the running water.  They 
were STILL a soapy, slick mess, but at least they, and the 
Head were getting cleaner.  And amazingly, Hinoki's cock 
was showing signs of life again.  Shaking her head at the 
irrepressible male, Tanj grabbed her towel, leaving 
Zassa to handle his renewed advances, as she padded out to 
check on their prisoner.

Kathy groaned; she was SOOOOO close….. She was certain that 
the rope had sawed her half way to her navel, sure that 
she'd never walk right again, but while it hurt, it felt 
soooo good.  It just wasn't quite enough to bring her the 
climax she lusted after.  That she burned for…..  She never 
heard the door to the Cargo Bay open, but she heard the 
voice, dimly perceived through her lust; "Soooo, is my new 
slave enjoying herself?"  Kathy groaned and shook her head; 
"p…p… please, Ma'am, PLEASE may I cum?  I'm sooooo close!"  
Tanj chuckled and knelt by the writhing Mink, examining 
the way Hinoki had her tied, examining how he'd placed the 
dancing egg……. It was obvious she'd been trying hard to get 
at the controls.  Chuckling, she bent to run her tongue 
over the Mink's sex, feeling with its tip how the rope 
pressed TIGHT between her labia.  Of course, that only made 
the Mink moan again, shuddering.  "Oh…… I might be 
persuaded…. But first you have to tell me something."  
Kathy blinked, trying to reason out the words, wondering 
what she could possibly tell this mean, mean Cheetah, that 
would grant her the release she so desperately needed, so 
desperately sought!  "An….ny thing!" she finally gasped.  
Tanj purrred and gave her another lick; "you have a data 
crystal; something that has to be given to someone.  Tell 
me where it is, and I'll see that they get it, while you 
get what you're looking for……."  Kathy just groaned and 
nodded; "My….. necklace… the center crystal is ……..  
oooooooooh!"  As her statement trailed off into a moan, 
elicited by Tanj's licking, the Cheetah smiled.  Sure 
enough, the Mink had been wearing a necklace, and Tanj 
had thought it to have been just paste, or at best cubic 
zirconia, so gaudy and flashy was it.  But yes, the center 
crystal was about the size and shape of a data crystal……  
Chuckling, Tanj un-did the crotch rope, and moving 
quickly, she slipped the dancing egg into the Mink's 
literally drenched pussy.  Refastening the rope where it 
had been, making sure the egg wouldn't fall out, Tanj 
checked the settings on the control.  Then, softly removing 
the Mink's necklace, she rose to padd, completely 
unnoticed, from the Cargo Bay.

Behind her, Kathy shuddered and wailed, as the egg, 
vibrating wildly for a moment, before settling down to a 
more sedate level, tripped what was to be her first of many 
climaxes………

Tanj sat on the Bridge, at the communications console, 
bare naked (as if anyone on THIS ship would care) as she 
scanned the decrypted message.  The Mink was not just a 
courier.  She was the initial liaison with the Empire until 
the first large contingent of Troops arrived.  Then she was 
to take over the position of assistant liaison, for 
financial and economic affairs.  Truly someone of power.  
Smiling as she compiled a report to the Brethren, appending 
the files from the data crystal, she encrypted it and sent 
it off to the Pirates, hoping that THEIR code hadn't been 
broken yet.  Still, there were things the Brethren needed 
to know NOW… and they wouldn't be home for three more days.

Zassa lay nude on her bed, panting.  For some reason she 
was hot although she'd checked the compartment's 
thermostat.  Maybe it was the busy night they'd all had.  
Groaning, she brought her knees up, one paw stroking down 
over her flat tummy, to lightly caress her mons…. Despite 
Tanj's tongue and Hinoki's …. Spirited ass-fucking, she 
was still aroused, still wanting….. something.  Sighing she 
stroked herself absently as she tried to find sleep…….

Hinoki grinned as he entered the Cargo Bay.  The Mink was 
rolling around on the mat, shuddering.  It only took a 
moment to determine that Someone, probably Tanj, had 
shifted the vibrating egg to a more strategic position, and 
the Cheetah male sat on the edge of the mat for a while, 
just watching the Mink climax over and over…… finally 
though, he decided she'd had enough.

Kathy could do no more than pant for a while, after the 
vibrations stopped.  She'd long since lost count of how 
many times the vibrating little devil had brought her to a 
climax.  She'd also lost count of how many times it had 
taken her to the VERY edge before altering its vibration 
pattern, preventing her from climaxing.  The experience had 
left her exhausted, and drained, and more than a little 
frustrated.  As she fought to regain her breath, she 
gingerly rolled over, to see if she could spot, through the 
sliver of light under the left edge of the blindfold,  
who'd turned off the gizmo.  Catching sight of the Male 
Cheetah sitting there, cross-legged, at the edge of the 
mat, looking back at her, she had to smile, as she thought 
"now the REAL fun begins……."

Hinoki caught the hint of a smile at the corners of the 
Mink's mouth, and smiled in return; "now that you've had 
your fun, I think its time your training was begun.  You've 
shown a certain amount of talent as an amateur, but I think 
you can do MUCH better……."

Tanj had pulled on a shirt, to appear a little more 
"normal" to the Pharrpoint station's traffic controllers.  
As she requested permission to undock, and a vector to the 
Jump Point, she grinned to herself, wondering what they'd 
think if they knew she was nude from the waist down?

Zassa groaned and finally rose to her feet; she couldn't 
sleep……  Padding nude from her quarters, the Vixen went 
looking for someone to help her scratch her itch…..

Tanj smiled as her ship cleared the station, and she 
settled it down on its course to the Haverty jump point.  
Flipping on the autopilot, she opened a window on the left 
multi-function display to reexamine her course home.  It 
was a long, serpentine affair, designed to keep anyone from 
following them.  And as soon as they'd jumped into the 
uninhabited Haverty system, Tanj intended to cloak the 
ship, making pursuit that much more difficult.  Sitting 
back, sighing, she unbuttoned her shirt, to toss it into an 
adjacent station chair.  Giggling, she wondered when she'd 
decided she felt more comfortable in just her fur?

The Gerbil nodded; "good, they're away.  'Bout time, too!  
Wonder what took 'em so long?  You think Franz will have 
any trouble?"  The Mongoose just shrugged; "Dunno; that 
depends, I suppose, on how good that detection gear Lord 
Xylex sent us is.  He SAYS it can track a cloaked ship, but 
I've got my doubts."  The Gerbil shrugged; "well, if its as 
good as the cloaking device he's "loaned" us, we shouldn't 
have any trouble at all.  I wonder if that really did come 
from an Imperial research lab?  Sure never have seen 
anything like it before……"  The Mongoose just nodded.

Kathy wobbled, trying hard to stand on one foot.  Her arms 
were held horizontally to each side, and in her mouth she 
held a very heavy smooth metal phallus, straining to keep 
from letting it slip from between her lips.  She had to 
keep her head tilted down, as the end of the phallus had a 
ring, and the male Cheetah, now to be called only "Master" 
had looped a thin chain through the ring.  The problem was, 
if she let the phallus drop, the nipple clips on either end 
of that thin chain would savage her tender nipples, as if 
they weren't sore enough from the clips themselves.  And 
every time she altered her poster, lowered her arms just a 
bit, or let her other foot dip towards the ground, the 
Chee…. Master would lash out at her with a cane.  As she 
struggled to hold her posture she watched him from downcast 
eyes.  He seemed to be sitting there, meditating, or maybe 
even asleep, but every time she even came close to 
faltering from her stance, he seemed to know, the cane 
lashing out to sting her.  He'd said this was to teach her 
obedience; that Master's word, his desires came before all 
else….  And while she teetered, as she wobbled, as she 
struggled desperately to hold that heavy phallus in her 
mouth, she considered her plight.  There was something 
about her situation that turned her on like nothing before.  
Her juices literally dripped down her thighs…. Despite the 
pain, and the aching muscles, she was loving it.

Tanj was still on the bridge, just watching over their 
progress towards the next jump point, when Zassa entered.  
Like the Cheetah Fem, the vixen was completely nude… and 
from the damp and matted fur between her thighs, she 
obviously had something on her mind… "The usual thing" 
Tanj thought to herself with a grin.  Without a word, 
Zassa strode across the bridge, to swivel Tanj's station 
chair around, and kneeling she lost no time in assaulting 
the Cheetah's sex with her tongue!

Tanj was a little surprised; usually Zassa was a little 
less forward.  Well….. maybe just a little less forward.  
But then, the contest had been an incredible, sexually 
supercharged affair… maybe this was just the ….. 
aftereffects?  Trying not to analyze it too carefully, 
Tanj just slid down in her chair a little and tried to 
enjoy the sensations of the Vixen's VERY talented tongue.

Kathy tried hard not to gag.  After holding her stance 
until her muscles were so weak she was quivering, the Ch… 
Master had finally relented, letting her relax, giving her 
a hot kiss and a momentary grope as a reward.  They'd then 
gone over the proper postures and demeanors for a slave, 
the rules of behavior.  He'd made her repeat each 
instruction three times and had told her that he didn't 
expect her to remember them all at once, but there'd still 
be "punishments" for each one forgotten, each one 
disobeyed….. And after a while, he'd decided they needed to 
work on her ability to supress her gag reflex.  Master sat 
in a chair, and she knelt before him, holding his cock in 
her mouth.  DEEP in her mouth.  She was to tongue him until 
he came, and hold his soft cock in her mouth until he was 
hard again….. and then tongue him until he came…. Until he 
told her to stop.  To make things more difficult, she held 
a slim vibrator in her pussy, its vibrations seemingly 
doing their utmost to break her concentration…….  In fact, 
at one point she'd almost bitten him.  Trying not to moan 
as the tensions built between her legs, as another climax 
approached, she sucked her Master softly.

Zassa grinned as Tanj yowled, as she writhed through her 
climax.  Nipping sharply at the Cheetah's clitty, the vixen 
sat back and panted, just watching.  Gradually Tanj 
calmed down, her eyes opening to just slits, a smile 
spreading across her face……  Zassa grinned up at her and 
nodded; "And now you get to do ME!"…..

Hinoki looked up from where he was sitting as Tanj led 
Zassa into the cargo bay on the end of a leash.  Raising an 
eyebrow in a silent question, he watched, scarcely 
moving….. Tanj took in the scene, the Cheetah male 
sitting on a stool, the mink, paws bound behind her, the 
end of a vibrator showing between her labia, kneeling 
before him, holding his cock in her mouth.  Neither of them 
seemed to be moving, but Tanj knew better; she would 
have bet a month's pay the Mink's tongue was moving.  And 
that the Cheetah had an elevated heart rate…..  Grinning at 
the pair, Tanj explained; "Zassa's in the mood for 
something a little more… severe.  And I'm in a mood to 
oblige."

Hinoki watched as Tanj fastened thick padded cuffs 
around Zassa's wrists and ankles, with a padded strap 
studded with D-rings around her waist.  Laying the vixen 
out on the floor, Tanj spent the next dozen minutes 
rigging suspension cables from the cargo handling system 
overhead.  Each cable had to be tightened slowly, a few 
inches at a time, but gradually Zassa rose from the floor, 
to be held horizontally, a meter off the floor.  Her wrists 
and ankles were widespread, her hips were a little higher 
than her shoulders, and her head hung down, giving her an 
upside-down view of the cargo bay.  Tanj paused and tied 
the vixen's hair to a cargo tie-down on the floor holding 
her in that position.  Bending to give the vixen a kiss she 
padded back around to tie the vixen's tail to the floor in 
a similar manner.  Then all the cables got tightened 
another notch.

Kathy did her best to watch, as she softly sucked on 
Master's cock.  Once again, the Vixen's situation looked…. 
Enthralling.  Letting her tongue softly stroke the 
underside of the cock in her mouth, she watched as the 
female Cheetah attached weights to the Vixen's nipple 
rings, letting the weights fall to either side of her 
suspended body, pulling her ample breasts to the sides.  
Kathy watched, mesmerized as every little motion the vixen 
made set the weights to swaying…..

Tanj "twanged" one of the cables, watching the Vixen 
sway, as she lifted the jar that contained her "living 
dress."  This time she was going to ask the creature to do 
something a little more drastic, and she wasn't sure it was 
capable of doing what she wanted……  Dipping a finger into 
the viscous black liquid, she let it flow up her arm, 
feeling the tickle at the back of her mind that told her it 
was in contact with her, that it was obediently awaiting 
her instructions.  Grinning to herself, she formed the 
image of a pair of tight latex panties, and the creature 
obediently flowed down her body, to envelop her crotch.  
When the creature had finished that, Tanj grinned a 
little wider, and thought of the panties having a thick 
phallic plug,  and sure enough, the creature pushed up into 
her, spreading her labia, filling her all the way to her 
cervix.

Hinoki watched the smile spread on Tanj's face as she 
squirmed a little and chuckled, guessing what Tanj was 
doing, but not having any idea where she was going with 
this……

Kathy watched the black blob flow over the Cheetah, moving 
like a puddle of oil flowing downhill, until it formed a 
pair of normal looking panties, wondering what THAT was……

Tanj waited until the creature had finished shifting, 
forming itself into the image she'd thought of, and then 
she altered the image a bit.  This time, the panties not 
only had the thick phallic plug on the inside, but in her 
mind's eye, she envisioned the panties also having an 
external phallus shape, like a strap-on dildo.  Obediently 
the creature shifted, and she could have sworn she felt it 
growing thinner in some spots as it struggled to comply 
with her request.  Looking down, Tanj smiled as she 
watched a column of black extrude from her crotch, 
gradually resolving itself into a rather decent likeness of 
the Lion's cock.  Without preamble, she stepped up between 
Zassa's well-spread thighs and nuzzled the head of the dong 
against the Vixen's dripping snatch.

As she pushed the dong slowly into Zassa, Tanj sighed.  
She'd thought that since she had some sort of telepathic 
link with the creature, able to issue instructions to it, 
that it might be able to give her "feedback," to let her 
feel what it was like to have a cock sliding into a wet 
pussy….. but nothing like that seemed to happen.  Zassa, 
however, seemed to like it, as the Vixen let out a long, 
heartfelt moan.  Tanj grinned and pulled back to Jerk 
her hips forward, the thick dong spearing into Zassa's 
loins.  As she moved, Tanj gasped; as she'd pulled back, 
the creature had withdrawn some of itself, and as she'd 
pushed forward, it had lengthened, driving into her own 
pussy!  Chuckling, Tanj thought "well, my friend, if you 
can't give me the sensations directly, that’s an awfully 
good second best."  Resting her paws on Zassa's thighs she 
settled down to give the Vixen a good fucking, gasping 
herself with each thrust.

Zassa moaned and gasped, swinging back and forth with each 
thrust, the weights bouncing and dancing as she swung back 
and forth, driven by Tanj's hard thrusts.  The sensation 
of that thick dong moving back and forth was delightful…. 
And she was rapidly approaching a climax… but it just 
wasn't quite enough, wasn't quite what she was wanting……  
But somehow, as her pleasure peaked, as she screamed out 
the arrival of her climax, she couldn't put into words just 
what it was she craved.

Tanj panted and sagged against the Vixen; her own climax 
had finally arrived, robbing her of all coordination.  
Regaining her breath, she pulled back, moving away from the 
panting, dripping vixen, the dong sliding free from her sex 
with a soft slurping sound.  Commanding the creature back 
into its container, she flopped down on the floor of the 
Cargo bay, to grin at Hinoki.

Hinoki grinned at Tanj and ran a paw over the Mink's 
head; "Bring me off quickly, Little One, and I'll give you 
a new task……"  Tanj watched, a grin on her face as the 
Mink started to move her head back and forth along Hinoki's 
shaft, her lips forming a tight "O" around his cock.  After 
a few minutes, Hinoki's face grimaced, a look of combined 
pleasure, and something that might have approached pain, 
and then he softly pushed the Mink's head back.  While her 
eyes were downcast, Kathy had a grin on her face, and her 
tongue flicked out to lick at what cum had escaped her 
mouth.  Hinoki chuckled and nodded; "very good, Slave; 
you've earned a reward.  Go and lick the Vixen's crotch 
clean, and I mean CLEAN.  Inside and out.  And I'll be 
checking up on you.  Once that's done, walk around to her 
other end, and make her lick you until you climax.  Just 
one, Mind you.  Then resume your kneeling position."

Tanj watched as the Mink moved to address the tasks 
assigned, thinking she was rather pretty, if a bit thin.  
Turning to look at Hinoki, she chuckled; "you know, if 
Pirates decided to assault us, we'd be in Deep Trouble the 
way we've been behaving.  I'd best get back to the Bridge."  
Hinoki blinked at her; "you mean you didn't cloak the 
ship?"  Tanj nodded; "Oh, I cloaked the ship all right, 
but you know as well as I do, that’s no guarantee.

Franz looked over the shoulder of his sensor operator.  
Their cloaked quarry was fading in and out of sight, on a 
screen full of static.  Xylex's Sensor system may have been 
a technological marvel, but it was annoying as hell.  And 
something in its electronics was interfering with the 
ship's navigational controls; they kept drifting off 
course.  And running their own "loaner" cloaking device was 
stealing all the ship's power, to the point where 
environmental was having a hard time keeping the inhabited 
portions of the ship warm.  In fact, he was told that the 
cargo hold was a foot deep in oxygen snow, its temperature 
approaching that of space itself.  And fuel consumption was 
astronomical.  Grumbling, he rubbed his strained eyes, and 
tried to keep his ship behind his quarry.  If they pulled 
this off, his Mercenary outfit would be set for years!  
They might even be able to buy another cruiser!  They HAD 
to pull this off!

Hinoki smiled, watching Zassa writhe, swaying in her 
suspension restraints.  The Mink had long since licked 
Zassa clean, but had shown no signs of wanting to stop.  
Chuckling Hinoki rose, and padded over behind the Mink, to 
crouch down, slipping his muzzle between her thighs where 
she crouched.  He could feel her body tense as his tongue 
touched her, and then felt her sag a little, as she tried 
to keep her tongue working against Zassa's sex, AND push 
down against the Cheetah's tongue.  Hinoki purrrred as he 
licked, his tongue darting here and there, quick, sharp 
stabs up into the Mink's pussy, and then, withdrawing, to 
flick its tip across her clitty; back and forth he 
alternated, until the Mink was screaming with ecstasy into 
the Vixen's snatch.  Chuckling, he grabbed the Mink's tail, 
and pulled her back from Zassa, pulling her ass high.  
Kneeling behind her, he roughly brought his hard cock to 
the Mink's sex, still dripping with her juices and his 
saliva.  Holding her tail tightly, he drove his hips 
forward, burying his shaft in her pussy.  The Cheetah 
proceeded to roughly fuck the Mink, his hips jerking, 
bouncing her forward only to drag her back by his grip on 
her tail.  As he fucked her, he growled; "Slave….. you 
show…… a certain…..raw talent…… but you ……… need 
practice…..  The fact…… that I ….. was able…… to bring……. 
You off……before you…… brought off the Vixen….. shows me 
that…… you need….. to be shown……. How to do that…… better!  
Gradually the Cheetah lapsed into silence as his hips drove 
back and forth…… Finally, he pulled out of the Mink, just 
as she screamed out her passion again, to spray his seed 
over her back, and ass………..

Kathy panted hard…….. two more delicious climaxes in just a 
few minutes….. this was all working out JUST the way she'd 
wanted.  All thoughts of catching the next ship to Elysium 
had been washed from her mind by the river of lust flowing 
through her.  All thoughts of her job, her responsibilities 
were gone.… All she could think about was what her Master 
might want of her next… what he might do to her next…… she 
shivered in anticipation.

Hinoki chuckled as he rose.  Reaching down he grabbed the 
back of the Mink's collar, pulling her to her feet, 
dragging her over towards the vixen.  Zassa had been 
twisting her head, trying to watch, and now she hung there 
panting….. "That wasn't fair, you know, pulling her back 
just as I was about to Climax!"  Hinoki reached out to tug 
at one of the Vixen's nipples; "Oh, you'll get your climax; 
but you're going to have to work for it."  Turning back to 
the Mink, Hinoki grabbed her, lifting her off her feet, and 
turning dropped her on top of the startled Vixen.  
Chuckling, Hinoki pushed the Mink's head down towards the 
Vixen's crotch, and then, using a leather thong, he tied 
her arms around Zassa's waist.  A few more thongs and a few 
more ropes, and even some double-ended harness hooks soon 
had the Mink bound TIGHT to the Vixen's body.  After 
looking at the situation for a minute, Hinoki sighed; "You 
know, Zassa, I'd love to leave you supporting both your 
weight AND hers, but I think Tanj might get just a 
little upset……"  Fetching another cable, the Cheetah male 
ran a line from the overhead to a thick strap around 
Kathy's waist, partially supporting her weight…..  Padding 
around, Hinoki bent to kiss Zassa on the lips; "Tilt your 
head up and lick the Mink, Dear; show her how to use a 
tongue to please a female.  And in return, this worthless 
slave will mimic your actions, lick for lick.  Show her 
what you know."  And with that, Hinoki gave Kathy a slap on 
the ass, setting both her and Zassa swaying, and purring, 
turned to head for the door.

Zassa found it hard to lift her head up, to lick at the 
Mink….. but it was a sweet ache that her neck muscles soon 
developed as she licked and nibbled softly, feeling the 
Mink respond in kind.  Slowly, in between licks, Zassa 
started a running commentary on how best to use a tongue………

Tanj shifted in her station chair, on the Bridge.  Her 
muscles were aching, and she felt a little hot, as if she 
were coming down with a cold.  Grumbling to herself about 
busy, crowded stations, and the probability of catching a 
bug, she ran another sensor sweep as her ship made its way 
towards the next Jump Point.

Franz looked up as his sensor tech growled; "Dammit, 
they're scanning again!"  Padding over, Franz looked over 
his shoulder; "Did they detect us?"  The Sensor tech shook 
his head; "No, don't think so.  We're keeping far enough 
back that they shouldn't be able to get a decent return, 
considering the cloak.  But that in turn makes it DAMNED 
hard for us to keep track of THEM, even WITH Xylex's wonder 
gizmo.  I tell you, by the time this mission's over, I'm 
going to need corrective eye surgery, from the strain!"  
Franz just chuckled; "if you do, we'll get it for you.  
Xylex will pay us well, if we pull this off."

Hinoki tossed in his bed, his sleep troubled with images of 
wild sexual exploits………  He was having the "wet" dream to 
end all wet dreams……..

Zassa's tutorial had long since run down, and now she was 
talking more than teaching, her head hanging back.  But 
even so, every once in a while, she'd strain to raise her 
head, to give the Mink tied to her another lick…….  The 
Mink, in turn, was speaking little, replying only 
occasionally with more than a grunt, or a monosyllabic 
response.  She was still licking at the Vixen, although 
perhaps a little less enthusiastically, she was definitely 
showing more skill, an apt pupil.  "Mmmmmmm yes, that’s 
nice, Slave… right there… do that again" the Vixen purrred.  
"you're getting me close……. Can you feel the way I twitch, 
the way the muscles….oh, yes…..tense?  MMmmmmmmm…. Its at 
times like this that I like a little spice…….Tell you what, 
I want you to do this……"  And with that, the Vixen lifted 
her head, to nip sharply at the Mink's puffy labia.

Kathy YELPED into the Vixen's wet sex, momentarily 
startled, her head rising from between the Vixen's thighs.  
Then, growling, she dropped her head, letting gravity have 
its way, to BITE the vixen, nipping her harder than she'd 
been nipped, vengeance for being pained so.

Zassa's body arched, the sharp pain driving her over the 
edge and into a bright climax.  As she writhed, as the two 
of them swung back and forth, the chains creaking as they 
moved, the Vixen yipped out her pleasure.

Kathy blinked, her tongue automatically moving to lick at 
the shuddering Vixen's sex, stroking over where she'd just 
nipped her.  "She LIKED that?" the Mink thought to herself.  
"Hmmmmmm, I might have to check into this…….. if she liked 
it so much, maybe there's something to it……."

Tanj sighed and looked at the Chronograph.  Usually 
Hinoki, or Zassa would come relieve her on the Bridge, but 
she hadn't seen either of them in hours.  Of course, she'd 
left Zassa tied up…. Surely Hinoki had released her by now.  
Hadn't he?  Rising from her station chair, giving the 
instruments a last look, she padded from the Bridge.

As she walked towards the Cargo Hold, Tanj felt her 
nose; it wasn't as wet and cold as she thought it should 
be, but was dry and hot.  Shaking her head, she groaned, 
thinking this was no time to come down with the Rigelian 
Flu……

Hinoki groaned as he awakened.  Something felt wet…… 
reaching his paw down, to rub his crotch, he felt his belly 
covered in his own cum.  Grinning to himself, he did his 
best to remember, to recapture the dream….. "haven't done 
THAT since I was a cub" he mumbled sleepily to himself.  
Smiling as his mind replayed fragments of the rapidly 
fading erotic dream, he slipped back to sleep….

On the Bridge, a yellow light on the Sensor console flashed 
three times, and then was dark again, the tenuous contact 
faded.

Tanj opened the door to the Cargo Bay and groaned.  In 
the dim light, she could see Zassa hanging where she'd left 
her, with the added weight of the Mink on top of her.  
Zassa was panting softly, eyes closed, and the Mink was 
sloooowly licking at the Vixen's crotch. Tanj turned and 
headed for the winch controls, but stopped after a few 
steps.  Grinning, she turned and padded back, to straddle 
the Vixen's head, her ass touching that of the Mink tied on 
top of the Vixen; reaching down between her thighs, she 
roughly grabbed the Vixen's hair, using it to pull her head 
up, until the Vixen's nose pressed into her crotch.  "Want 
to be let down, Slave?  Then lick me to a climax, and be 
quick about it!" Tanj growled.  Obediently, Zassa's 
tongue flicked out, to stroke over the Cheetah's sex.  
Tanj smiled and squatted a little; Zassa certainly did 
know how to do that well!

Zassa moved her tongue slowly, languidly.  Her shoulders 
and hips were on fire, her paws and feet long since numb, 
but the Mink's slowly moving tongue and the scent of 
Tanj were well worth the discomfort.  Flicking the tip 
of her tongue over the Cheetah's clitty, Zassa licked her 
JUST the way she liked it best.

Tanj jerked, when Zassa nipped her for the first time.  
She'd half been expecting it, but it was still a surprise.  
Zassa had always liked a little pain with her pleasure, and 
enjoyed tormenting Tanj in that manner when she could…. 
Moaning, Tanj tugged tighter at the Vixen's hair, 
pulling her muzzle harder into her dripping sex………..

Zassa mrowlfed, any noise she might be trying to make 
thoroughly muffled by the Cheetah's sex.  Slithering her 
tongue into Tanj's wetness, stroking upwards, seeking 
just that one special spot, Zassa struggled to bring 
Tanj off……. Not because she wanted to be let down, but 
because that was what she'd been instructed to do.

Tanj arched her back suddenly, yowling out her pleasure 
as Zassa's tongue stroked over her G-spot in just the right 
way.  Shuddering she moaned and mewled the way only a 
feline can…. And then she YELPED again as the Vixen nipped 
her yet again.  Panting hard, the waves of pleasure 
receding, Tanj stepped away, to lean against a wall 
until she could see straight again.

Zassa GROANED as she was lowered to the floor, the weight 
finally off her arms and legs, the weights attached to her 
nipple rings resting on the floor beside her.  The 
cessation of the tension was almost as bad as the prolonged 
tension itself.  Panting hard, the Mink still on top of 
her, Zassa felt Tanj begin the long task of untying her, 
and the Mink.

Tanj threw the restraints in the toy box, and gazed 
longingly at the double-ended dong there….. She'd love to 
have Zassa work her over with that…. but she really should 
get back to the Bridge.  Turning to look at Zassa, she 
sighed; the Vixen was softly stroking the Mink's crotch as 
she watched Tanj tidy up.  "Zassa, take our new slave to 
the Head, and clean her up.  In fact, why don't you teach 
her the proper way to wash someone.  When you're through, 
secure her properly and come spell me on the Bridge.  I 
need to get some sleep."  Zassa just nodded and rose, to 
recover Kathy's leash, and clip it to her collar.  Tanj 
smiled as the Vixen, a sticky, matted mess, led the equally 
sticky and matted Mink from the Cargo Bay.

174.Zassa nodded as she led the Mink to the ship's head, 
and to the oversized shower there; "Yes, I did like that.  
I know, it sounds a bit strange at first, but I've found 
that there is that point, when you've been teased long 
enough, when you've been tormented long enough, where 
pleasure and pain blurr.  Its not for everyone, I know, but 
I find it ever so much more intense.  If you're interested, 
I'll see if I can't take you to that point……….."  Kathy 
thought for a moment and then nodded; "I'd like to explore 
everything I can….. I don't know why I'm suddenly so 
adventurous, so …… driven, but I would.  You're right, I 
might not share that inclination with you, but I'd like to 
try it……."  Zassa just grinned.

Tanj Yawned.  Zassa's expert licking hadn't left her 
satisfied, like it usually did.  Instead she seemed…. On 
edge.  Nervous.  As if she needed…. Something.  As she 
watched her instruments, checking Nav and Sensors, and 
Engineering, she idly stroked herself, and thought; "Surely 
I couldn't still be horny; I've had enough sex in the last 
three days to last me for a year!  But if not that, then 
what DO I want?"  Struggling to stay awake, she wondered 
what was keeping Zassa.

Kathy had stood stoically while the Vixen tightly bound her 
arms behind her, at wrists, and just above her elbows.  
She'd then watched as the water was started, and the 
temperature carefully adjusted.  Zassa then grinned 
wickedly and had reached out to grab the Mink's collar and 
drag her under the water.  She was spun about, getting 
thoroughly drenched, and then tugged out of the main stream 
of the water……… 

Watching in amazement, Kathy's eyes followed the Vixen as 
Zassa picked up a gallon sized jug of shampoo, removed the 
cap and then proceeded to pour a liberal quantity down the 
Mink's front, covering both her breasts, and her belly.  
Zassa Chuckled; "OK, then, now, its your job to scrub me 
clean.  You're a living scrub-brush; rub yourself against 
me until I say otherwise."  Kathy grinned and stepped 
forward a little, to snuggle up against the Vixen, 
experimentally flexing her legs, stroking her body up and 
down against Zassa.  Zassa cooed; Oh, yes, that's the way. 
Keep going.  Don't stop………..

Hinoki grunted as he rolled out of bed in a tangle of 
sheets.  The second dream, if anything, had been better 
than the first.  Looking down at himself, he chuckled; he 
was a MESS.  Wadding up the sheets, he padded, still nude, 
towards the laundry, intending to get the sheets in the 
washer before anyone noticed.

Zassa was bent over, paws braced against the far wall of 
the shower, the hot water cascading down on her head and 
shoulders, as Kathy rubbed her head back and forth between 
her crotch.  The sensation of soapy mink ears tickling her 
sex was unique, and one that she'd have to remember.  And 
the feeling was MUCH too nice to abandon, just because 
she'd long since gotten as clean as she was going to get…….

Hinoki started the load of laundry and nodded in 
satisfaction.  Turning, he headed for the shower, wondering 
where everyone was.

Tanj jerked herself awake as the alarm sounded.  Looking 
wildly around she realized that they were merely coming up 
on the next jump point.  One more after this one and they'd 
be home.  And Thank God for that!  She was beginning to 
think she NEEDED the stability of her normal job, something 
to pull her away from all the wild sex that this trip had 
generated so far.  Even her dreams were getting risque………  
Checking over her boards, she watched as the autopilot 
prepared for the Jump.

Franz nodded as their quarry approached the Jump Point.  
They'd been following a path that looked to have been the 
meanderings of a drunken snake, but now they were 
approaching the Elysium system.  They HAD to be getting 
close!

Hinoki opened the door to the Head and blinked as a cloud 
of steam rolled out.  Stepping inside and closing the door, 
he grinned as he beheld Kathy rubbing herself against 
Zassa.  The Vixen was leaning back against the wall, 
directly under the shower head, with the mink straddling 
one leg, soaping the Vixen's thigh by running her crotch 
back and forth over it.  Grinning, Hinoki entered the 
shower to tap Kathy on the shoulder; "Me Next!"

Tanj kept falling asleep in her station chair, and when 
she did, the dreams were…… disturbing. She seemed to be 
living the most erotic times of her life, scenes from the 
Academy, scenes from her times with the Pirates…..  Each 
time she woke up, it was usually to a less-than-satisfying 
climax, and each time she awoke, she found one paw between 
her thighs.  Even standing behind her station chair, trying 
to watch over her ship proved to be futile, as she seemed 
to fall into an exhausted trance, usually awakening when 
she collapsed to the deck.  She was feeling hot, and achy, 
and was convinced something was wrong…….  And where WERE 
Zassa and Hinoki?

Hinoki purrrred as he ran the brush through Zassa's long 
hair.  They were standing on the grating of the "hair 
dryer", a tornado of warm air enveloping the three of them.  
They were long since dry, but it was obvious that Zassa was 
enjoying the brushing, and he was certainly enjoying the 
attention the Mink was giving his cock, kneeling between 
him and Zassa……

Tanj groaned, and tried to focus her eyes.  She was 
sooooo tired, but they were almost home.  Maybe when they 
docked, she'd go down to medical, to see if they had 
something for this year's variant of the flu…….

Hinoki zipped up his overall and smiled.  He and Zassa had 
gotten VERY creative with the Mink.  She was now bound, in 
the middle of Tanj's bed, bent back in an arch.  Her 
ankles had been tied to the opposite sides of the head of 
the bed, and her arms, still bound behind her, had been 
tied to the center of the footboard, the rope passing 
between her well-spread knees, pulling her into a bow.  The 
back of her head rested on a pillow, and her breasts 
pointed almost straight up.  A ring gag filled her mouth, 
and "dancing egg" style vibrators droned in both ass and 
pussy.  Zassa chuckled as she shrugged into her own fresh 
overalls; "A beautiful view if I do say so myself."  Hinoki 
chuckled and bent to give the Mink's very exposed sex a 
lick; "True; you do good work, no question about it.  Now, 
where do you suppose Tanj's gotten off to?  I think 
she's been hiding on us!"  Zassa chuckled and nodded; "Yes, 
quite naughty of our "Mistress;" we really should "punish" 
her for that."  Chuckling, the two turned and headed for 
the bridge.

Kathy moaned to herself as the door closed, leaving her 
alone.  She was pulled so tight, so deliciously tight…. She 
knew before long, her muscles would be protesting, but in 
the meantime, the vibrators felt SOOOOO good…….  And she 
felt so sexy, KNOWING that she was an arousing sight to 
behold…… enjoying the effect she obviously had on the crew 
of this ship.  What others might find her as alluring?  As 
desirable?  What others might want her for their own, to 
command, and abuse?  She shivered with the though…..

Tanj yawned widely as the Bridge door slid open with a 
whoosh, and Zassa and Hinoki stepped in, looking clean and 
rested.  Focusing on them, Tanj just growled; "where in 
the HELL have you two been?"  Zassa looked blankly at 
Hinoki and then back at Tanj; "Um, we've been, ah, 
"training" the new slave.  Why?"  Tanj growled; "Because 
in about 17 minutes we jump back into the Elysium system.  
We're almost home.

Hinoki blinked and looked at the Cheetah Fem.  Her fur was 
ruffled, and matted in places, her eyes heavy lidded as if 
she were having trouble keeping them open; "Um, Are you 
sure?  I mean, it seems like we just boarded the ship from 
the Station yesterday…. Surely it couldn’t have been three 
days already!  Tanj just scowled back at him; "Check the 
Nav console yourself if you don't believe me.  Now if 
you'll excuse me, I've got to prepare the ship for the 
Jump!"

Zassa looked over Hinoki's shoulder as he checked their 
position; sure enough, they were where Tanj'd said they 
were. After a moment she whispered in his ear; "what do you 
think's got a burr under HER tail?"  Hinoki looked at 
Tanj for a moment and then turned to whisper to Zassa; 
"Oh, I think she's just pissed that she didn't get as much 
nookie as we've been getting.  Don't worry; when she finds 
the little surprise we left for her in her cabin, she'll 
get over it."

Franz scowled as he looked over his Navigator's shoulder; 
"The ELYSIUM Jump Point?  Surely the Pirates wouldn't have 
a base THERE!  Hey, you don't think…. No, It wouldn't make 
sense for Xylex to sell US out….. but what if someone's 
sold Xylex out?  What if this is some sort of Imperial trap 
aimed at Xylex?"  The Navigator just looked over his 
shoulder and shrugged; "could be, I suppose, but if it was, 
why would they come HERE?"  Franz just shrugged; "I don't 
know, but I don't like the looks of this."  The Navigator 
nodded; "you going to tell Xylex?"  Franz thought for a 
moment and then shook his head; "No, if we were to 
transmit, they'd know someone was following them.  No, 
we'll keep radio silence, and just stay on our guard.  
Besides, if it IS a trap, maybe WE can sell out HIM….."  
The Navigator chuckled and nodded; "Whatever it takes to 
make a bigger profit….."

Tanj Yawned widely as the ship completed its jump.  
She'd followed a standard Freighter through the jump point, 
their own jump effect masked in the larger ship's wake.  
The cloaking device was holding just fine, and sure that 
they were undetected, Tanj set course for the Asteroid 
belt, and the Pirates' hidden base.

Hinoki nudged Tanj; "It’s a milk run from here; why 
don't you let me take it, and go get cleaned up."  Tanj 
yawned again and nodded, rising from her chair.  "No 
messing around, you two. I don't want my pay docked because 
you two took out the docking bay with a sloppy landing."  
Zassa shot Tanj a hurt look, and with a low growl, the 
Cheetah Fem stalked from the bridge.

Farr grinned at the image of the Cheetah on the monitor.  
He was receiving a tight beam broadcast from Tanj's 
ship, requesting landing permission.  Except the way Hinoki 
was squirming, his face twitching, it was obvious that 
SOMETHING other than normal flight ops was going on.  
Chuckling, the Ferret gave them permission to land, and 
then, switching channels, warned all the other Brethren 
traffic in the area that Tanj's freighter was coming in 
a little screwy, and they should keep an eye out.

Tanj headed for her cabin, intending to grab a fresh set 
of clothes before heading to the shower.  However, when she 
opened the door to her cabin, the first thing she saw was 
the bound and moaning form of the Mink, her pussy, slick 
with her own juices,  "pointed" right at her.  Sighing, 
Tanj stepped into her small cabin, intending to get the 
clothes she was after……. But then something took hold of 
her; tendrils of wild thoughts crept unbidden into her 
mind, and she turned to look at the Mink, thinking…. "one 
quick climax.  I should have time for that……"  dropping her 
clothes to the floor, she stepped over to her bed, to 
straddle the Mink's head, pressing her crotch against the 
ring holding Kathy's muzzle open.  Almost immediately she 
was rewarded with the feel of the Mink's tongue stroking 
her sex.  Purrring, Tanj thought; "Someone's been 
teaching her…. She's getting good!"

Zassa knelt under the Pilot's console, jammed into a tiny 
space, licking teasingly at Hinoki's cock.  She was 
struggling to hold him on the edge of an orgasm as he tried 
to fly the ship into the base's docking bay.  She had to 
admit, the Cheetah male's concentration was good; they 
never bounced off a single wall, or came more than within a 
meter of any of the other ships.  Still, furrs scattered 
before them, like geese before a wolf.  As she felt the 
landing pads touch down, Zassa licked him in just the way 
she knew he liked, and as he cut the drives he came, 
filling her mouth with his salty cum.  Zassa giggled as she 
swallowed rapidly; perfect timing!

Tanj was moaning through her third climax as she felt 
the ship shudder, and suddenly she knew they were back.  
Gasping, she pulled herself away from the Mink's tongue, 
and struggling to stand, weak kneed, she bent to retrieve 
her discarded clothes.

The unusual flight parameters of Tanj's freighter had 
drawn a small crowd, from the furious Docking Bay Manager, 
to the grinning traffic controllers, who thought they knew 
what the problem had been.  Sure enough, when Zassa  
emerged from the airlock, she winked at the crowd and 
ostentatiously licked her lips, and then with a saucy sway 
to her hips, proceeded to swagger towards the corridor.  
Bo, one of the crew from the Raider "Total Loss" grabbed 
the Vixen, to bend her over backwards, kissing her hard; as 
he let her up, he grinned to the crowd and nodded; "Yup, 
she did all right!"  Zassa just laughed, and resumed her 
trek towards the corridor.  Hinoki, emerging from the 
airlock, watched the vixen's swaying ass for a moment and 
then looked at the crowd, and grinned wickedly and just 
shrugged.  As he too made his way towards the exit, he 
paused to kiss Joline, one of the maintenance techs.  
Joline squealed in surprise, and possibly delight, and as 
Hinoki released her, she blushed, the crowd laughing.

Tanj was the last to emerge, looking tired and rumpled, 
leading the still nude and bound Kathy at the end of a 
short leash.  Eddie, the Docking Bay Manager strode up to 
her, a dark look on his face, but Tanj just Snarled; "I 
know, Eddie, I know.  I should have stayed at the Helm.  
I'm sorry, BUT DON"T START WITH ME NOW!"  Eddie skidded to 
a halt, his eyes wide, shocked at the uncharacteristic 
venom in Tanj's voice.  Growling wordlessly, Tanj 
stalked down the ramp from her ship.

Reggie and Slasher were on the fringes of the crowd, and 
Reggie tilted his head to one side; "Rough trip, Love?"  
Tanj sighed and nodded, and then tilted her head up to 
kiss them both hello; "Yes, and no.  It'll all be in my 
report, and that should make interesting reading.  It was 
NOT the way I intended to capture her, but what the hell, 
it worked.  Listen guys, I'm not feeling very well.  Would 
you do me a favor, and take my prisoner down to the 
Kennels.  I think I'm going to head down to Medical, before 
I check in.  Reggie grinned as Slasher nodded eagerly, the 
latter reaching out for the leash.  Reggie paused, and then 
looked back at Tanj; "Say, you wouldn't mind if we…. 
Indulged ourselves with her, would you?"  Tanj laughed 
and shook her head no; "I think this one's got the makings 
of a truly good sex slave; knock yourselves out, boys, but 
if you find her training…. Deficient, just let me know!"  
Reggie chuckled and nodded; "hope you feel better."  
Turning, they headed off towards the kennels.

Kathy was covertly eyeing up the Ferret and the Rabbit as 
they talked to the Cheetah.  They seemed to want her, and 
that pleased her.  She could hardly wait to see what they'd 
do with her.  The words the Cheetah had said, "capture 
her"…. She knew that was important, somehow, but for the 
moment, she couldn't remember why…. Was there something she 
was supposed to be doing?  Something else?  But then the 
Rabbit was tugging on her leash, and with eyes downcast, 
she eagerly followed them, all other concerns forgotten as 
they led her off..

Tanj's Tales:  The Battle That Never Was, Part III
Stardate 2399.33				By Kittiara

Wanda looked at the hand-held scanner and shrugged; 
"Tanj, you're running a low grade fever, but you don't 
seem to be congested.  You say you haven't had any gastric 
distress?"  Tanj blinked, and looked up at Wanda; "uh…. 
What?"  Wanda smiled; "you haven't had the trots?"  Tanj 
grinned weakly; "uh… No.  Not yet anyways.  But I do feel 
all…. Achy.  I guess that’s the best way to put it."  Wanda 
nodded; "its probably just a mild case of the flu.  Too 
early to tell yet if its Rigelian, or Sammamian.  With luck, 
you'll just have a mild case and feel out of sorts for a few 
days.  Take a mild analgesic, try and get some rest, push 
fluids, and let me know if it gets any worse."  Tanj 
nodded; "Um, any special precautions about contagion?  I'd 
hate to pass this on, even if it IS a mild one….."  Wanda 
smiled; "Oh, just don't sneeze on anyone.  And wash your 
paws.  That’s about all you can do."  Tanj nodded and 
looked at Wanda again; "I bet you guys down here catch 
everything that goes around.  You must see every furr with 
an ache or pain…."  Wanda just smiled and shrugged; "Some 
do.  Dr. Farquar, for instance.  Hell, I think he spreads as 
much as he cures.  But me, heck, I NEVER get sick."  Tanj 
grinned and slid from the examining table to give Wanda a 
hug; "I envy you.  Thanks, and I'll let you know if it gets 
worse."  	

As Tanj walked down the corridor from Medical, she 
grinned to herself; her nose wasn't yet dripping, but it 
seemed like her other end was; for some reason she was randy 
as hell, and constantly wet between her thighs…. As she 
headed towards the Intelligence office to check in, she 
wondered if she should have told Wanda about that?  Could a 
symptom like that be important?  She had the most powerful 
desire to go find her Master, to spend the evening as his 
sexual plaything……. To be Mastered by him……  But given how 
long it'd been since they'd had time for that, was it just 
her, or was it a side effect of this strange cold she'd 
caught?  She'd heard a guy say one time that when he had a 
cold, he was always horny, but then he'd also had trouble 
cumming; could a flu, or a disease affect your libido as 
well as your physical health?  Could the flu make her horny?  
Then again, she thought, from her, who'd believe it?  
Chuckling to herself about a flu that made her pussy drip, 
instead of her nose, she grinned and commented to herself; 
"Yup, Tanj girl, you've caught the Gorean flu………."

It was the off-shift at the intelligence office, and only 
the night crew was about.  Waving hello, calling greetings 
as she moved towards her work station, Tanj got herself a 
cup of coffee, and sat down at her terminal.  As she 
expected, she had a ton of e-mail.  None of it looked really 
urgent, though, and she just wasn't in the mood to wade 
through it right now.  And the coffee had been on the burner 
so long it was mostly acid.  With a sigh she logged off and 
rose to head for the door.  She was almost there, when 
strong arms encircled her waist from behind.  Instinctively 
she turned to look to see who it was……

Sam grinned and kissed the Startled Cheetah hello; to his 
surprise, she pushed him back as he broke the kiss; "Hello, 
Sam; I’m afraid that was a stupid thing to do right now; I 
seem to be coming down with the flu."  The Wolf just 
chuckled; "Ah, Tanj, for a kiss from you, I'd brave the 
most terrible disease!"  Tanj laughed and tilted her head 
up to kiss his cheek; "that’s sweet; come see me when I'm 
over it, and I'll make it up to you!"  Turning, the Cheetah 
fem padded out the door.

Sam sighed and idly rubbed the back of his paw across where 
Tanj had kissed his cheek; he'd really been in the mood 
tonight…. And while Tanj'd been his first choice, well, 
there were other ladies he knew on the station.  Maybe Kara 
was free tonight.  Maybe she'd even be of like mind.  
Smiling to himself, the Wolf left the Intelligence office 
and headed towards the Rec hall……….

Tanj found her Master in their cabin.  He was sitting at 
the small desk, obviously buried in operational plans, his 
eyes locked on the computer screen…… He hadn't even heard 
her come in.  With a Growl, Tanj launched herself across 
the intervening space, knocking him from his chair; wrapping 
her arms around his neck, she kissed the surprised Lion 
HARD!  For a moment, the Lion kissed her back, their tongues 
dueling, and then as if he could read her mind, he growled, 
showing anger at the interruption.  Tanj didn't care if 
it was staged, or real, she was in the mood for it rough.  
As they'd kissed, she'd rubbed herself against him, stroking 
him with her body, and feeling the tell-tale signs of his 
arousal, knew he wouldn't just chastise her and go back to 
his work…….

As they broke their kiss, the Lion surged, rolling Tanj 
over, until he was pinning her to the floor with his body; 
"Uppity SLAVE" he snarled; "how DARE you do something like 
that!  I can see you're long overdue for a correction!"  
Tanj tried to keep her eyes downcast, but a quick flick 
of her eyes upwards showed that despite his fierce demeanor, 
the Lion's eyes were smiling.  Biting her lip, Tanj just 
nodded… and then he was rolling her over again, onto her 
stomach, one large paw pinning her to the floor as he 
reached for the box under the bed……

Tanj moaned into her gag, and squirmed; the Lion had 
outdone himself this time….. taking his time, he'd carefully 
bound her paws together, using heavily padded cuffs.  These 
he'd then chained to a stanchion high up on the wall.  He'd 
then added more heavily padded cuffs to her ankles, and 
pulling them upwards, and apart, to chain them to stanchions 
on either side of her head, pulling her ass away from the 
wall, bending her so that her well-exposed sex pointed 
straight at him.  He'd then tied her tail tightly to the 
floor, and added a pair of weighted nipple clamps and a 
large ball gag…. And then he'd LEFT her there, hanging on 
his wall like some sort of obscene trophy!  Returning to his 
computer, he calmly finished the file he was reading, as 
Tanj squirmed in her bonds.

Finally, after what seemed like an interminable time, the 
Lion rose, to padd over to her.  Grinning, he ran his paw 
over Tanj's sex, as if testing how wet she was; "Is my 
little slave Horny?  Does she want something?  She must, the 
way she behaved earlier……  And in truth, a proper punishment 
would be to deny you what you want so badly……. But I don't 
think that would meet MY needs right now……."  Tanj could 
do nothing but look at him, any sounds she might make 
muffled by the ball gag, her motions severely constrained by 
the way she was tied.  The only noise she seemed capable of 
making was when she squirmed, and the chains jingled.  The 
Lion just grinned at her, watching her eyes as his paw 
stroked her sex, rubbing softly until her sex was thoroughly 
drenched.  Slowly he worked one, and then a second finger 
into her pussy, to pump her slooooowly a few times……  And 
then stepping closer, he spread her with those two fingers, 
to nestle the head of his cock between her labia.

Tanj GROANED as his cock slowly slid into her, filling 
her, stretching her sooo nicely.  The way he'd suspended 
her, her crotch was at exactly the right height for him; the 
way she was bent, her head naturally gazed down at where his 
thick tool slid in and out of her pussy.   Panting, she 
settled back to enjoy the fucking…….

The Lion grinned, his hips working back and forth smoothly, 
in an unhurried fashion.  One paw reached out to tease one 
of the Cheetah's nipples, tugging lightly on the clamp, 
fingertip flipping its tip….. the other rubbed softly at her 
mons, stroking her, adding to her pleasure.  Slowly he 
fucked her, until he sensed her breathing increase, until he 
sensed her body start to tense…. And then he sloooooowly 
pulled out.  Wrapping his paw around his hard cock, he 
stroked himself until he came, his jism splattering the 
bound Cheetah from her breasts to her crotch.

Tanj's eyes went wide as he turned and padded back to his 
desk, to open another file on the computer.  How could he 
stop NOW?  She'd been soooo close!  Groaning in frustration, 
she squirmed as much as she was able, completely unable to 
either scratch her incessant itch, OR to attract his 
attention!

Twice more, the Lion came to a stopping place, or finished a 
file, and rose, to torment Tanj, fucking her slowly, 
pausing from time to time, until she was on the very edge of 
a mind-shattering climax, only to pull out, to stroke 
himself within her field of view until he spattered her 
again with his cum, and again, leaving her unsatisfied, he'd 
return to his seat, to resume working……..

Tanj's head jerked up as the door chimed.  The Lion, 
still nude, growled from his desk for the door to open, and 
a moment later, Ben, the head of Operations, and Derrick, 
one of the logistics specialists padded in.  Ben scarcely 
gave Tanj more than a wink and a nod, but Derrick came to 
a halt, to stare open-mouthed.  "Looks like Tanj's been 
bad again…" Ben growled, and the Lion just pushed back from 
his desk to grin and nod; "Oh yeah.  Had the audacity to 
Pounce ME!  Thought she needed a "cooling off period"….."  
Ben gave Tanj another look and just shook his head; 
"Dunno, she still looks pretty hot to me…. But work first; 
what do you think of the draft plan for the Seagate 
operation?"

As they discussed the upcoming operation, Tanj did her 
best to listen, to follow what they were saying.  Operation 
Seagate had been in the initial planning stages when she'd 
left to intercept the courier, and she was curious as to how 
the plan had developed…. But for some reason she just 
couldn't concentrate.  Her gaze kept flickering back to 
Derrick, watching how the young Skunk kept giving her 
glances.  After a while, she made it a bit of a game, trying 
to predict when he'd give her a glance, moaning softly into 
her gag, squirming, writhing as sensually as she could, 
given how she was bound.  And it was obvious that she was 
having an effect on him…….

"So that’s why I think Hans would do better on that 
operation.  The Overlord's just a bit of overkill, and I 
know that they've been out a long time and could use a 
break, but he's got all the resources needed in one place."  
Ben looked over the Lion's shoulder at the monitor and 
nodded slowly; "Hans isn't going to like it, but I have to 
agree.  I'll pass the operational plan along to him."  The 
Lion chuckled and nodded; "Just remind him of the booty; 
that should ease his concerns a bit.  That and the fact that 
he's got more than enough firepower for a raid like this."  
As he talked the Lion's gaze flicked from Ben to Derrick, 
and he grinned.  After a moment's silence, he chuckled; 
"Like what you see?"  Derrick just gulped and nodded.  The 
Lion chuckled and nodded; "Tell you what, I need a break 
from all these damn reports and plans; why don't I run this 
down to operations, and you two have some fun with her?"  
Ben shook his head and smiled; turning to walk over to 
Tanj, he bent, and dragged his tongue over her very 
exposed sex, an intimate and teasing lick; then 
straightening, he sighed; "Nothing I'd like better, but work 
still comes first.  And there's just too damn much to do."  
Turning back to look at Derrick and the Lion, he shrugged; 
"I'll borrow her from you later… but Derrick, you go ahead, 
knock yourself out.  If we use the Overlord for this, we 
won't need any of the resupply facilities we'd been talking 
about."  

Derrick watched, wide eyed, as the Lion rose, pulled on a 
pair of pants, and he and Ben padded through the door, 
talking over yet another operation.  Turning he gazed at the 
bound Cheetah, suspended, hung on the wall like some exotic 
sculpture…..  Tanj moaned into her gag, and rocked her 
hips as invitingly as she could… and then grinned to herself 
as the Skunk exploded into motion, ripping his pants off, 
and kicking a footstool over, to stand on, so he could drive 
his hard cock into Tanj's waiting, and very wet sex……..

Sam purrred and kissed Kara again; he'd used his best 
technique, his best lines, all the tricks he knew to seduce 
a lady into his bed, and it had all worked.  He'd made slow, 
passionate love to the gray Vixen, and now they lay, 
exhausted and panting, amongst the rumpled bedclothes.  But 
as he stroked her, as he cuddled, he felt the stirrings once 
again in his loins.  Surprised that he'd be ready to go 
again so soon, he nibbled his way down between her breasts, 
wondering if he could persuade her into another roll in the 
hay…….

Bo groaned and stretched.  For some reason, his cabin was 
seeming to be very small tonight; the air hot and still.   
Feeling a little warm, he grabbed a pair of pants and padded 
out, looking for someone, or something, just what he wasn't 
sure……..  Maybe he could find Zassa, and get another kiss 
from her……..

Joline thrashed in her bed; she had kicked off all the 
covers and then stripped off her nightgown, and still she 
was too hot to sleep.  And somehow her paw kept snaking its 
way down between her thighs, to caress her most intimate 
places softly……  Growling to herself, she rolled over, 
burying her head in her pillow…. Why couldn't she sleep?

Derrick panted hard as he teetered on the footstool, his 
cock driving into the Cheetah again and again; she felt so 
good, so wet and so tight and so HOT… and the way she 
moaned, the way she squirmed, he got the impression she was 
just eating up his attentions………  Growling, he thrust at her 
a little harder, gasping as her pussy seemed to clench 
around his cock, gripping him in a velvet vice……

Tanj mewled softly into her gag; the Skunk had driven her 
to one quivering climax, and was rapidly pushing her towards 
another; she would much rather have had her Master do it, 
but after all his teasing she was in too great a need to 
much care WHO satisfied her……..  Groaning she squirmed, 
fingers and toes splaying, wriggling as she bounced back and 
forth between the energetically humping skunk and the 
wall……… she was getting soooo close!

Zassa purrrred and looked into the Rec room.  Slowly, the 
conversation from the card game trailed off, as one by one, 
heads turned to look at the Vixen.  Zassa was wearing thigh-
high leather boots, and a very tight, matching corset, 
leaving her sex, and her breasts bare.  Her arms were 
covered in leather gloves that reached almost to her 
armpits, and in her right paw she carried a coiled bullwhip.  
Grinning at the guys at the card table, she cooed softly; 
"now tell me, boys, who's been BAD?"

Derrick yipped and shuddered as he felt the Cheetah's pussy 
spasm once again around his cock, her vaginal muscles 
squeezing him hard!  She was obviously having a powerful 
climax, and looking at the pleasure reflected on her face 
was all he needed to cum, and cum hard!  Clutching hard at 
her hips, he forced his cock as deep into her as he could, 
as he pumped his jism into her……

Tanj panted, trying to regain her breath, hanging limp in 
her bonds as she watched the Skunk try and release her.  
Finally he got her left ankle cuff unclasped from the wall, 
and then her right, and with a Groan, Tanj did her best 
to stand, to take the tension off her wrist cuffs.  As she 
moved her shoulders and her back and her hips ached, and she 
had to move carefully to keep from falling.  Derrick undid 
the gag and gave her a quick kiss, and mumbling his thanks, 
all but fled, as if suddenly embarrassed to be there.  
Tanj for her part, staggered off to the bathroom, in 
search of a nice long, hot bath…..

Joline yawned sleepily when her roommate, Amanda returned at 
the end of her shift;  She still hadn't been able to do more 
than doze fitfully, the periods of semi-wakefulness filled 
with soft stroking.  What dreams she'd been having, in her 
brief periods of sleep, had all been of an erotic nature, 
and the rabbit lass was quite aroused.  Accordingly, as 
Amanda slipped into their small room, Joline stretched, and 
yawned, the bedcovers slipping from her nude body.  This of 
course drew a smirk from Amanda; "That’s a different look 
for you, Jo…….."  The Rabbit just smiled and shrugged; 
"Can't seem to sleep.  For some reason I'm very warm 
tonight, and feeling….. strange……"  Amanda shucked out of 
her clothes, preparing for bed, and with a cotton nightshirt 
in one hand padded over to sit on the edge of Jo's bed, to 
feel her nose; "Hmmmm, you DO feel a little warm……."  Jo 
chuckled and reached up to pull her surprised roommate down 
into a kiss; "Positively HOT!"

Zassa smiled to herself; her "attitude" with the boys 
playing poker had worked.  A few snaps of her whip, letting 
it lightly touch one or the other of the guys, and before 
she knew it, they'd decided to  "turn the Tables" on her, 
and now it was she that was being "punished" for being 
"bad"…….  Of course, several of the furrs at the table had 
been old "playmates" of hers, and knew just what she 
liked….. and they seemed to be guiding things quite nicely……  
They'd tied her paws together and had hung her from the 
ceiling, other ropes pulling her feet apart to the sides 
until she hung completely off the floor.  And then they'd 
slapped, and pinched her, demanding an "apology," which, of 
course, the Vixen had NO intention of giving… not yet, 
anyways…..  In fact she'd told them as much:  Harry, a 
rather large bear, had stepped up to her, to take her right 
breast in his paw.  Squeezing hard, he'd growled out a 
demand for an apology, "or else."  Zassa had just growled 
back that they'd have to beat and whip it out of her, and 
even being gang-raped wouldn't make her apologize to such 
scum!"  The vixen had had to suppress a grin as some of the 
guys went wide-eyed in surprise at her statement, but Harry 
just growled and stepped back to deliver a stinging slap, 
first to her left breast and then to her right…  and then he 
was stepping back, to take the bullwhip from Art.   The 
first stroke was upwards, the whip stinging her pussy, its 
tip flicking her pussy, sending a fine spray of her juices 
out.  Harry nodded in appreciation and turned to wink at 
Art; "let me "warm her up" some, and then you can take her 
in the ass while I fuck her cunt…."  Zassa just purrrrrrred 
to herself…….

Tanj found that despite the relaxing bath, despite her 
tiredness, sleep wouldn't come.  It was as if something were 
nagging at her, something worrying……  As she tossed and 
turned on the bed, her mind went over the mission, over her 
job in intelligence…. Nothing she could think of seemed so 
urgent as to prevent her from getting some sleep, and yet 
SOMETHING was bothering her……..  Groaning, she buried her 
head under the pillow and tried to will herself to sleep.

Reggie groaned as the Mink sucked his cock; she was on paws 
and knees, Slasher's cock buried deep in her sex…. And the 
slave rocked back and forth between them, as if she just 
couldn't get enough of them.  Reggie thought, as he stroked 
her head, watching her devour his shaft, that with a little 
training, this one could be a world class bed slave; she 
certainly had the right attitude, instantly obeying their 
orders……  In fact she'd been SO good, they'd still not 
gotten around to taking her down to the kennels…….  Lifting 
his gaze, he watched Slasher's face as the Ferret pounded 
his cock into her pussy from behind, bucking her forward 
with increasing power, driving the Mink's mouth forward, 
making her take more and more of his shaft…….  It was simply 
exquisite!

Bo grinned and kissed Hannah again as they padded down the 
hall towards her quarters.  Pausing at the door to the rec 
room, they watched for a moment as a rather large bear and a 
very well built wolf fucked a very well tied up Zassa.  The 
Bear and the Wolf were jerking their hips in unison, the 
bear's thick shaft driving into the vixen's dripping pussy, 
while the Wolf drove his shaft into her ass; each of their 
motions literally drove the vixen up into the air, the ropes 
to her ankles going TIGHT, the rope holding her paws over 
her head going slack.  In unison the three grunted with each 
thrust…..  Bo's stare was interrupted as Hannah ran her paw 
over his chest; looking down into her smiling eyes, he 
listened in surprise as she grinned; "Looks like fun, 
doesn't it?"  Bo just nodded, grinning in return and turned, 
to drag Hannah off, and in a moment the two were laughing, 
dashing down the corridor, already starting to shed articles 
of clothing…….

The Lion ran a paw through his mane, and shook his head; 
turning to look at Ben, he asked; "is it hot in here or is 
it just me?"  Ben blinked; operations was usually kept 
rather cool, a side effect of efforts to counteract the 
waste heat of all the displays and computers…… "Um, it must 
be you.  I don't think its unusually warm in here."  The 
Lion nodded, and shrugged and turned back to the tactical 
display…..

Slasher grinned; he loved it when they were able to do this.  
He was flat on his back, the Mink slave laying on top of 
him, holding his cock tight in her pussy.  Reggie knelt 
behind her, between the Ferret's legs, slowly working his 
cock in and out of her ass.  And between them, the Mink 
writhed and panted and moaned and moved in SUCH a delightful 
manner…….  Slasher reached out to pinch each of her nipples, 
to try and slow her down, to keep her from moving so 
wildly….. he wanted this to last, and he wanted to make sure 
that he and Reggie came at the same time………

Kathy MOANED as the ferret pinched her, tugging hard at her 
nipples!  These two were so good, knowing just how to use 
her, just how to master her, to bend her to their will, and 
still satisfy her needs……… she panted and clenched her anal 
and vaginal muscles, gripping them, hoping it would never 
end……

Ben picked up the Coffee mug and took a long swig.  Looking 
down at it he made a face; he'd taken the boss's mug by 
mistake; he liked his with sugar and this was a bitter, 
black brew.  Sighing he took a look at how the Boss was 
doing on the operations coordination schedule and then 
turned to get both himself and the Boss another mug of 
coffee.  It was already a late night, and with all that they 
had going, it was going to go even later…...

Tanj finally sat up, abandoning her attempt to find 
sleep.  Something was wrong, somewhere, somehow.  Even if 
she didn't know just what, something was wrong.  Maybe if 
she checked in at the Intelligence office, and at Ops, maybe 
she could figure out just what……  Grabbing her dress, she 
headed for the door.

Franz stared at the viewscreen, and drummed his fingers on 
the arm of his command chair.  Their instructions were 
clear.  It would take time for the virus to infect enough 
folks on the pirate base for their efficiency to drop.  He 
just had to wait.  As he stared at the image of the asteroid 
mining base on his monitor, he shook his head; who would 
have EVER thought that the pirates could have their base SO 
close to those hunting them, and never be detected?  These 
guys were good, he had to grant them that…….

Zassa bit her lip as her climax raged through her; one of 
her tormentors was working a rather large studded dildo 
violently in and out of her pussy, while another was 
attaching weighted clamps to her nipples. A mate to the pair 
already swung from her distended clitty, knocked too and fro 
by the furr cramming the dong in and out of her.  And Harry 
was passing the bullwhip to one of the newcomers, gesturing, 
instructing him how to use it.  She was in heaven……..

Bo grabbed Hannah by the hair and pushed her head down; 
they'd finished making passionate love a little while ago, 
but now he was feeling rather randy again, rather……. Rough.  
As Hannah eeped, he shoved her head down towards his crotch 
and growled; "Lick me, Girl.  Lick me well, lick me till I'm 
hard and your reward will be another good fucking."  One 
small part of him marveled that Hannah did exactly as he 
demanded………… but soon that thought was lost in the pleasures 
of her tongue stroking him…..

Derrick grinned at June, and padded over towards her; 
normally he was rather shy, and would never be so bold, but 
tonight….. maybe it was his time with the Boss's Slave 
earlier that had emboldened him.  But for whatever reason, 
he let his arms encircle her waist from behind, turning her 
to give the surprised squirrel a kiss; "hey, Beautiful, what 
say you and I go sneak off for a while?  Won't take No for 
an answer!"  June blinked in surprise and then smiled………

Zassa sighed as the rope went slack and she collapsed on the 
floor.  The cardplayers, and what friends had wandered in, 
had all finally had enough, and had tired of their sport.  
Harry, the last to leave, had remembered to let down the 
cum-covered, bruised vixen, and shaking his head at her 
pleas not to quit just yet, had turned out the lights and 
padded off down the hall.  Rolling over onto her stomach, 
working her sore arms, Zassa shook her head; "no staying 
power.  I outlasted them all, and never did give them the 
apology they demanded.  After a while, she gathered up her 
whip, and moving carefully, headed back towards her cabin, 
and its shower, all the while wondering who else she could 
find to help her scratch this persistent itch?

Kathy blinked as Reggie and Slasher led her to, not the 
kennels, as she'd expected, but to a private room in a 
residential section.  When the door was answered, a rather 
junoesque lady rabbit in a kimono stood in the doorway, 
blinking in surprise; "well HELLO Slasher!  Heya, Reggie!  
Lord, I haven't seen you two in AGES!  And who's your 
friend?"  Reggie grinned; "Oh, just someone Tanj brought 
back from some Op.  Her name's….. Hmmmm.  Kathy just doesn't 
sound right for a slave….."  Grinning at Slasher, Reggie 
turned back to the lady Rabbit and smiled; "Betty, this is 
Kath.  Kath, Betty is an OLD friend of ours, and we thought 
she might just be able to do something for you that would 
leave you looking a bit more like the sumptuous sex slave 
you are.  Call it something to remember Slasher and me 
by….."  Betty cocked her head to one side, one ear drooping 
down, the other standing straight up; "Um, you're not 
thinking of a Kajira brand, are you?  If Tanj brought her 
in, she might just object……"  Slasher grinned and stepped 
forward to part the halves of Betty's Kimono, revealing 
large, soft breasts.  Hefting one in each paw, his thumbs 
played over the thick rings in her nipples; "no….. these"  
Betty laughed and nodded, and leaned forward to kiss Slasher 
on the nose; "Yes, I can see how they'd make her look MUCH 
better, and they're so handy on a slave.  Bring her on in, 
Boys, and I'll see what I can do."

Kathy watched as, once inside, the rabbit shed her kimono, 
hanging it on a hook on the back of the door.  She got the 
impression the rabbit, or the bunny as she was starting to 
think of her, preferred to wear just her fur in her 
quarters, and kept the kimono handy for when someone came to 
call.  Watching her move, Kathy became aware that more than 
just her nipples were pierced.  She must have had six 
earrings, of a similar style, but diminishing sizes along 
the outside edges of her ears, along with one comparatively 
large hoop earring in the tip of each of them.  "Must be an 
effort to get her ears to stand up straight" Kathy thought 
to herself.  Letting her gaze travel down, she observed that 
the bunny wore a waist chain, that was looped through her 
navel ring, even though it was in no danger of falling past 
her generous and well-rounded hips.  And as the bunny bent 
to retrieve a wooden box from under a chair, the Mink gasped 
at the rings, at least three in each labia, framing her sex.  
And there was a smaller one where the labia met; she'd had 
either her clit hood, or her clitty itself pierced!

Betty turned in time to catch the Mink's wide-eyed stare; 
"you like that?  I have custom made jewelry that I can hang 
from all my rings; when I walk, they sway, and produce the 
most MARVELOUS feelings…..  And sometimes, when I'm feeling 
particularly kinky, I let my lover chain me up by them……  
Now come here, girl, I promise this won't hurt as much as 
you think it will……"

Tanj stood in the middle of the Intelligence offices.  
The place was dark; it didn't always run around the clock, 
but with all that was going on, she thought SOMEONE would be 
here, even if it WAS the middle of the night.  Shrugging and 
sighing she turned, to padd towards Operation, sure she'd 
find her Master there…….

Kathy bit into the ball gag as they led her towards the 
Kennels.  The piercing had taken MUCH longer than she'd 
expected, mostly because Reggie and Slasher had 
"compensated" Betty for her time and trouble and hardware by 
making long slow love to her, letting Kathy lick them all 
clean when they were done.  As she walked, she felt the 
heavy rings sway with each step, sending little twinges of 
both pain and pleasure through her sore nipples.  She had 
the feeling that when they healed, she was going to love 
them, but for the moment she was glad Slasher hadn't hooked 
her leash to one of them as he'd teased…..

The Lion yawned widely as he closed the file; "Ben, I think 
that ought to do it.  Until we get more information, I don't 
think further plans would be advisable."  Ben nodded and 
scratched behind an ear idly; "Yeah, I agree.  I think I'm 
going to go find myself a nice cold shower and a soft bed.  
Suddenly I'm feeling just a little hot…."  The Lion nodded; 
"Yeah, I'm feeling a mite warm too.  Tanj was complaining 
of being under the weather earlier, some flu bug or 
something.  How much you want to bet she gave it to both of 
us?"  Ben just chuckled; "if she did, I hope you'll let me 
Personally punish her!  If she brought a bug home, she 
deserves to be…. Tickled to death!"  The Lion chuckled and 
nodded; "Tickled.  Yeah.  In fact, I suppose I should go let 
her down; she's probably pretty sore from hanging there all 
this time.  I'll see you in the Morning.  The LATE morning."  
Ben just nodded and waved bye as he headed out the door.

Hinoki purrrrred; he had a nice chilled bottle of wine, and 
the two dozen genuine roses had cost him an incredible chunk 
of change.  He was nicely dressed, and even smelled good.  
Knocking on the Duke Sister's door, he smiled to himself.  
Strangely, he was in the mood for romance, and he knew these 
old friends of his were suckers for roses…….

Bo growled as he came inside Hannah's pussy once again.  
He'd rewarded her for the magnificent blow-job by turning 
her over, tying her to her own bed using the remnants of the 
clothes she'd been wearing, and articles of clothing he'd 
found in her quarters.  With her ass high in the air, her 
arms between her legs tied to the foot board, her knees 
pulled forward and tied to the opposite sides of the 
headboard, he'd fucked her roughly from behind, until they'd 
both screamed with pleasure.  Falling back, to sit behind 
her, his slick cock slowly softening, he grinned at her 
posterior.  Reaching out a paw, he stroked one of the globes 
of her ass softly; "Like that, did you?"  To his surprise, 
her response was a muffled; "Oh, YES!"

Jo smiled as she found she no longer had to pin Amanda to 
the bed; her tongue had been VERY busy between the ferret's 
thighs, and now, after what must have been three climaxes, 
the ferret lass was starting to lick back at her.  Moaning, 
Jo only shoved her muzzle harder against her roommate's sex, 
her tongue wriggling, squirming hard against all the places, 
so recently discovered, that would make her roommate squeal 
with pleasure!

Tanj blinked and shook her head.  She was SURE she'd find 
her Master here.  Ops was quiet, only the night staff 
present, and even then several of the station chairs were 
empty.  Padding over to the Duty officer, Tanj raised an 
eyebrow; "Evening, Jim.  Looks like you're running a bit 
thin tonight."  The Beaver just nodded; "Yeah, I had three 
furrs fail to show up for duty!  That and Emmie was 
complaining of feeling hot and achy.  I sent her down to 
Medical.  Tanj nodded; "Yeah, there's something going 
around; think I've got it too.  But it doesn't seem to be 
TOO bad.  I'm surprised those folks didn't at least call in 
to let you know they couldn't make it."  Jim just shrugged; 
"Yeah, but they'll hear about it.  Believe me, they will.  
Oh, by the way, if you're looking for the Boss, he left 
about a half hour ago."  Tanj grinned and leaned over to 
kiss the Beaver on the nose; "Thanks Jim, I'll see if I can 
catch up with him."  As Tanj left, Jim wiped the back of 
his paw across his nose and sighed, grinning after the 
shapely Cheetah.

Kara squirmed in the bed.  She and Sam had had a marathon 
sex session, more than she'd ever thought Sam capable of.  
Almost more than she'd thought SHE was capable of!  But Sam 
had been so persistent, so persuasive…. And so tender.  But 
now, he was sound asleep, and she was feeling hot, and 
restless.  Rising, she looked down at him and wondered if 
she should wake him; amazingly, she still felt the itch… but 
no, the poor dear was obviously exhausted.  Pulling on a 
simple dress, she quietly let herself out and headed for the 
Rec room on level four……

Bo shook his head as he stroked Hannah softly; "you really 
ARE a sweet little thing.  Why've you been hiding it all 
this time?  Hannah, gagged with a pair of her own panties, 
secured in place with a scarf, could only make mumbling 
sounds in reply.  But there was a light in her eyes, a 
dancing gleam that told Bo she wasn't anywhere close to 
objecting to how he'd been treating her.  Smiling, he 
wondered just how far he could take this?  Rising, fetching 
a pair of her panty hose, he loosely knotted the end of one 
leg around her neck, and then taking the opposite ankle, 
tugged her to her feet; "I think you should stop hiding your 
bushel under a li….. I mean hiding your light under a ….. 
Huh!  Can't remember the saying…….  No matter….  I think you 
need to stop hiding what you've got, kitten.  Come on, lets 
show the world the New Hannah!  Tugging softly on the 
impromptu leash, the still nude Bo led the still nude 
Hannah, her arms tied behind her with another scarf, from 
her quarters.

Kath sighed as Reggie and Slasher checked her into the 
station's Slave Kennels.  She'd VERY much enjoyed her time 
with them, and had kinda hoped it wouldn't end.  But the 
prospect of being on the inside of a genuine slave kennel, 
not only as a prisoner, but as a naked and bound sex slave 
intrigued her as well.  And the Gray Wolf keeper was fairly 
muscular and hansom….. she wondered how he'd treat her, and 
if he was as good as the Rabbit and Ferret……..

The Lion stood in his quarters and blinked.  The stanchion 
where he'd hung Tanj was empty.  The bonds were lying 
empty on the floor.  Growling, shaking his head, completely 
forgetting about Derrick the skunk, he wondered how his 
slave had managed to escape?  And why hadn't she cleaned up 
the "toys," putting things back where they belong?  And 
who'd told her she could leave his quarters?  Growling, he 
turned, to seek out and punish his slave.  After all, she'd 
been bad, hadn't she?"

Tanj sighed as she found the Lion's quarters empty.  
Still, his scent lingered in the air; she knew he'd been 
here recently.  Figuring she'd have a better chance linking 
up with him if she just waited here, she looked around, 
thinking……

Rafael, or Rafe as he was known to his friends, looked at 
the new slave; the Mink was comely enough, but she was a 
mess.  Reggie and Slasher hadn't done much to clean her up, 
and her fur was a matted, sticky mess, especially between 
her thighs.  Hooking a leash to her collar, he growled; 
"Come on, lets get you cleaned up…….  Kath meekly followed, 
her eyes watching how his tail swayed as the Wolf walked……

Rafe led the Mink to the baths.  As it was the off shift, 
and not much was happening, he decided he'd wash her 
himself, instead of waking one of the other slaves.  
Unhooking the leash, and removing her leather collar, he 
replaced her leather cuffs with a simple plastic wire-tie, 
keeping her wrists bound behind her.  The Ball gag also got 
replaced with something a little more water-tolerant; while 
the rubber ball was made to be drooled on, the leather strap 
wouldn't handle the hot water well.  Dropping his shorts, he 
gestured to the pool of steaming water.

Kath smiled to herself, as her tongue explored the new, 
plastic gag, her eyes on the Keeper's crotch as he kicked 
his shorts away from the pool.  Stepping down into the hot 
water, she turned to watch the Wolf follow her, one paw 
filled with a gallon-sized jug of liquid soap.  The Wolf 
looked at her, neither smiling nor frowning, and filling one 
paw with the sweet-smelling soap, he placed one paw on the 
top of her head and proceeded to dunk her.

As Kath came back up, she leaned forward a bit, to rub 
herself against the Wolf, her nose briefly nuzzling his 
crotch.  As she regained her standing position, the Wolf 
just put the handful of soap on the top of her head, and 
started rubbing it into her hair.  "Uh Huh" he rumbled; "Now 
I can see why Tanj took you.  You like this, don't you?"  
Kath just nodded, and flexing her knees, rubbed herself up 
and down against the Wolf again.  She remembered her "shower 
experience" with Hinoki and Zassa, and wondered if the Wolf 
wanted her to scrub him as she'd "scrubbed" them…….  As he 
worked his way down over her ears, to her shoulders, the 
Wolf just growled; "turn around, wench."  Kath giggled and 
complied, and as he worked his fingers through her hair, 
down past her shoulders, she rocked up and down a little, 
stroking her ass against the Wolf's growing erection.

Tanj had set the table, with two candles burning.  She'd 
used her best tablecloth, and what passed for her best china 
and silverware.  A casserole was baking in the oven, and the 
wine was airing in an ice bucket.  She'd changed into her 
best, sexiest dress, an almost translucent cream-colored 
affair that was off one shoulder, with a neckline that 
flattered her bust.  She'd even dragged out her best 
perfume.  And now she sat, waiting, her chin propped up with 
one paw.  When she'd returned from her mission, she'd tried 
one technique with her Master, a technique more dictated by 
the spirit of the moment, and given the results, she wasn't 
really sure it'd worked….. now, somehow, she was in the mood 
for something softer; she burned to feel his strong arms 
holding her, to just kiss him, to hug him, and maybe, to 
make the slow transition from cuddling to slow and sensuous 
lovemaking…….  And he was nowhere to be seen.

The Lion stopped and blinked; at the intersection of two 
corridors, a nude and bound Hannah, from maintenance, was on 
her knees, hungrily sucking on the cock of one of the 
chipmunks from Logistics, while Bo stood by, holding the end 
of a…. leash?  It looked like he'd fashioned it from a pair 
of panty-hose…..  Bo just gave him a silly grin.  The Lion 
shook his head, and rumbled; "Any of you seen Tanj?"  The 
Chipmunk and Bo both shook their heads, Hannah oblivious to 
all but the task before her.  As he padded off down the 
corridor, the Lion wondered to himself, why he hadn't been 
able to remember the Chipmunk's name.  He thought he knew 
the name of Everyone in the Brethren…..

Somewhere in their lovemaking, Jo and Amanda had rolled off 
the bed, and onto the floor.  As the night had worn on, Jo 
had found Amanda's tongue gaining more and more skill, 
granting her more and more climaxes…..  And now they were 
both exhausted, just cuddling.  After a while, Amanda 
chuckled; "Jo, I NEVER would have guessed.  Never would have 
thought you were bent that way, and I NEVER would have 
thought that I'd enjoy it so much!  Thanks for introducing 
me to a whole new world……"  Jo shook her head, and rolled a 
little to her right, to kiss her roommate.  Breaking the 
kiss, she sighed; "Before tonight, I never would have 
dreamed of it; don't know WHAT came over me…. Or what's 
still over me.  I'm as itchy and twitchy as ever!"  Amanda 
nodded and stretched; "Say, is it hot in here or is it just 
me?"  Jo smiled; "It IS hot in here; what say we go find 
somewhere cooler?  Hey, you know Mary Kay, down in 
Personnel?  I wonder if she'd like to "play" with us?"    
Amanda giggled and rose to her feet, tugging at Jo's paw; 
"Dunno, but what say we go find out?"  Still nude, the two 
girls headed out to find their friend……

Kath purrred, and moved her body from side to side; the 
Keeper had finally just poured the jug of liquid soap over 
the bound Mink, commanding her to wash him.  And now she was 
stroking her soap-slick body back and forth against him, her 
nipples hard little points leaving furrows in the soapsuds 
on his chest, practicing what she'd been taught.  And from 
the look on the Wolf's face, he was appreciating her new-
found talent…….

Jim turned, his eyes going wide as he beheld a nude Bo come 
through the door, leading a nude and bound Hannah behind 
him.  "Where in the HELL have you been, Mister?  Your shift 
started almost four hours ago!  And what in the HELL are you 
doing with her?"  Bo blinked; "Am I on the schedule for 
tonight?  I thought I was off!  Oh, and we're exploring 
Hannah's submissive side.  Having quite an evening, we 
are……. Tell you what, you take her and let her practice her 
fellatio, while I go check the duty schedule.  I was SURE I 
was off tonight."  Handing the end of one leg of a pair of 
pantyhose to the surprised Beaver, Bo padded across Ops to 
log into a terminal.  Jim's eyes snapped back, traversing 
from Bo, to Hannah, to find that she'd knelt next to him, 
and was slowly nuzzling his crotch….  Blinking, for a 
moment, duty warred with desire in the Beaver's mind, and 
then he sighed.  Keeping one eye on Bo, he whispered; "OK, 
slave, if you're REALLY going to be good at this, you'll 
have to learn to pull the zipper down and undo my pants with 
your teeth.  Lets see just how good you really are……

Bo scowled.  He was sure the duty schedule was on this page 
on the station's web.  But try as he might, he just couldn't 
seem to find it.  After a minute, he gave up, turning to 
watch Hannah suck enthusiastically on Jim's cock.  Looking 
over to to a wide-eyed lady Coyote at the sensor console he 
wondered what her name was….. he should know that, shouldn't 
he?  He did work here, didn't he?  He should know who he 
worked with……  After a moment of confusion, he winked and 
grinned at her; "Hey, Babe, you up for some fun?  Doesn't 
look like the boss will mind if you take a small break with 
me….."

Kath purrrred behind her gag.  The Wolf, after having made 
sure she'd cleaned every bit of him, and her, had led her 
from the bath, only to tie her over a wooden grating.  Her 
feet were linked to the wooden grate, spread wide.  As her 
collar hadn't been replaced yet, the wolf had taken a length 
of string and tying it to her left nipple ring, had threaded 
its end through the grate just in front of her.  Tugging on 
the string, he forced her to bend over, WAY over, before 
tying its other end to her right nipple ring.  Kath 
teetered, trying to keep her balance, bent over, her legs 
spread, ass high in the air, as the Wolf padded off 
somewhere, leaving her…..  Suddenly a hurricane of warm air 
blew up from the gate, forceful enough to make her still-
damp hair fly straight up.  And then the Wolf was behind 
her, working his hard cock into her dripping pussy……… his 
paws on her hips steadying her against his thrusts…..

The Lion blinked as he encountered Kara coming down the 
corridor in the other direction.  Nodding to her, he asked; 
"Have you seen Tanj, lately?  She seems to have 
escaped……"  Kara giggled; "Escaped?  From YOU?  No, I can't 
believe that!"  The Lion just grinned and shrugged; "So it 
seems…."  Kara smiled and stood on tiptoes to kiss the Lion; 
"I just can't imagine ANYONE wanting to escape YOU….."  
Somewhere, in the back of the Lion's mind, something 
clicked, and his search for Tanj forgotten, he wrapped 
his arms around Kara, to kiss her hard….

Ben sighed as he stalked the corridors, hands jammed deep in 
his back pockets.  He'd been unable to sleep.  That 
sometimes happened, he thought to himself, when you were 
seriously over-tired.  His quarters had seemed hot, stuffy, 
and he'd decided to go for a walk, initially keeping to the 
less traveled corridors.  However, as he'd walked he'd found 
even less furrs than he'd expected, and now he was moving 
closer to the more well-traveled portions of the station, 
wondering where everyone was…..

Kath sighed, as the Wolf gently pushed her into one of the 
cells.  The doors were all low, so low you had to crawl into 
them, despite the fact that there was almost enough room to 
stand in the cell.  Figuring it was to reinforce the idea 
that you were a slave, or possibly to make it difficult for 
an enraged prisoner to effectively attack a guard when the 
door was opened, Kath did her best to squirm her way into 
the cell.  This was difficult, as her paws were still bound 
behind her, her arms encased in a pouch of leather, with 
straps over her shoulders… it was as if she had folded her 
arms, forearm to forearm behind her back.  It was 
comfortable, and obviously intended to hold her for long 
periods of time.  But it made it damn hard to crawl through 
the door.  Finally, doing an impression of an inch-worm, 
Kath made it through the door, her still-sore nipples 
dragging against the stone floor.  As the door clanged shut 
behind her, she did her best to stretch out on the pallet 
that covered most of the floorspace, obviously face down.  
She couldn't remember the last time she'd slept, and she was 
exhausted…. But that damn itch between her thighs was 
starting again.  As the keeper padded off, keys jangling, 
she wondered how she was going to scratch her itch, bound as 
she was……

Rafe grinned as he turned away from the Mink's cell.  She 
certainly was a hot little thing.  In fact, he felt rather 
warm……  He'd have to check the thermostat.  Grinning to 
himself, he nodded; she'd certainly lit his fire… in fact, 
maybe it was time to give that other new slave, the Tigress 
a bit of a workout. One of the perks of his job was getting 
to use one of the slaves whenever they weren't busy…..  
Forgetting about the thermostat, he turned to find the 
Tigress' cell.

Kara moaned, a long, heartfelt sound.  The Lion had proven 
to be a real animal; after a long, passionate kiss, he'd 
proceeded to lick and nuzzle down from under her chin, 
literally ripping her dress down the front to bare her 
breasts, and then her sex.  Before long, she was lying flat 
on her back, in the middle of the corridor, the Lion's rough 
tongue slurping noisily between her thighs…….

Hinoki smiled as he quietly poured another glass of wine.  
The glass was resting on Betty Lou Duke's bare tummy, as she 
lay, nude, in front of the holographic fireplace.  As he put 
the bottle back in the ice bucket, he turned to find Emma 
Lee Duke softly lapping at the liquid in the glass, 
splattering droplets of wine all over her twin sister's 
stomach.  "Here now" the Cheetah purrred; "you're making a 
mess Emmie!  Better let me clean that up!"  Bending, being 
careful of the glass, he started to lick softly all around 
where the glass lay.  This however, only elicited giggles 
from the sisters, and soon there was  a LOT more wine to 
lick up……

Zassa grinned at her "prisoner" and slapped the paddle in 
her right paw against the palm of her left.  She was still 
wearing the thigh-high black leather boots, her tightly 
laced corset, and nothing else.  Lucien was an old playmate 
of hers, and except for various leather straps and other 
restraints, was completely nude, kneeling in the middle of 
the exercise mat.  They were a strange couple to look at; 
the Cape Buffalo must have been twice the vixen's height, 
and five or six times her weigh, a dark mass of rippling 
muscle.  And for reasons neither of them could explain, he 
just LOVED to be "punished" by the vixen.  Now he knelt 
before her, tightly bound.  Padded cuffs, made especially 
for him, surrounded both ankles and just above both knees.  
Spreader bars attached to these cuffs kept his legs well 
apart.  More padded cuffs around his wrists were locked to 
the back of his thick collar.  With his hands behind his 
head, his back was exposed from his ass to his shoulders. No 
snap-hooks here, Zassa had used stout padlocks.  He wasn't 
going anywhere until she released him, and they BOTH knew 
that. A strap from the front of his collar to the bar 
between his knees pulled him into a bowing position, his 
muzzle almost touching the floor.  Zassa grinned; this left 
his ass slightly raised and well exposed to her paddle.  
Bringing the paddle down on the left asscheek, right on the 
"sit-spot," the vixen watched in amusement as he jumped in 
surprise, the weights dangling from the "parachute," the 
soft cone of leather she'd snapped around his pendulous 
balls dancing from his motion.  His bellow was more of 
surprise than of pain…….  Bending a little she took another 
peek at his massive erection, watching it bob up and down 
for a moment as he breathed.  He was MUCH too big for her, 
but when she was done with him, she'd roll him over onto his 
sore back, and then stroke that monster between her breasts 
until she'd brought him off….. but that time was still a 
long way away.  Taking a step to the side, she gave his 
other asscheek another swat, and smiled, waiting for the 
weights dangling from his balls to stop swaying before she 
smacked him again……

Hannah groaned around the cock in her mouth.  Things in 
Operations had come to a standstill as the crew on duty 
availed themselves of her.  Right now, she was astride one, 
his cock buried deep in her pussy, while another crouched 
between their legs, energetically fucking her ass.  And Jim 
still stood, straddling the bottom furr's head, his cock 
still in her mouth, even though she'd sucked him to two 
orgasms already.  But she didn't mind…. They seemed to be as 
insatiable tonight as she was, and that was just fine with 
her……

Kara panted hard; the Lion, having licked her to one 
smashing climax, had roughly flipped her over onto all 
fours, and was now taking her from behind.  As he drove his 
hips forward, his paws around her waist, he growled deeply, 
as if he were some feral animal that had captured her…….  
Lowering her chest to the floor, she braced her paws against 
the deck, and did her best to push back against his hard 
thrusts, loving every second of it……

Ben blinked as he came around the bend in the corridor.  He 
shouldn't have been surprised, he thought, but he was 
anyways.  So far, he'd seen two naked females chasing a 
laughing male.  And at least two other couples making love 
in semi-public places.  But here was the Boss fucking a gray 
vixen in the middle of the corridor!  As he stood and 
stared, the Lion raised his gaze, and without missing a 
stroke, he growled; "Ho, Ben!  Look what a fine prize I've 
caught!  Come, join me!  Share this fine captive with me!"  
Ben blinked, but then something clicked in his mind, and 
before he quite knew what he was doing, he was unfastening 
his pants, to press his crotch against the Vixen's muzzle.

Kara was so close to her climax, so lost in the haze of 
pleasure that she didn't see the Wolf until he was almost 
directly in front of her.  Her mouth was already hanging 
open as she panted, and as he presented his cock to her, she 
instinctively took it into her mouth, to suck hard, her 
tongue stroking it fervently.

Jo peeked around the corner of the Personnel office.  Their 
friend, Mary Kay, was in early, already at her desk.  
Looking back at Amanda, she winked and then crawling low, 
moved through the door in the best tradition of the ninja…..  
Mary Kay never saw them coming; suddenly she was knocked 
from her desk chair by two nude, furry missiles, landing on 
the floor with a "whomp!"  Looking up, blinking, she found 
herself staring into Jo's smiling face; "what in the………?" 
was all she managed to get out before Jo had lowered her 
head to kiss her friend hotly.  Amanda chuckled and 
proceeded to start removing the clothes from the squirming 
Mary Kay, helping Jo hold her down…….

The Lion roared loudly as he came, his cock driven deep into 
Kara's pussy, held there as it throbbed and spurted, filling 
her, flooding her with the warmth of his seed.  The 
sensations were delicious, and Kara moaned around the Wolf's 
cock as she savored them.  But she was not allowed to dwell 
on them long, as the Wolf's hips were bucking, and he drove 
his shaft in and out of her mouth, fucking her face roughly 
until he too came, splattering the back of her throat with 
his cum.  Panting, the Wolf finally pulled back, and sat on 
the floor, grinning.  Looking up at the Lion, he chuckled; 
"you're right, that was a good piece.  A most excellent 
catch.  Makes you wonder what other such fine prey might be 
hereabouts."  The Lion nodded and turned to retrieve the 
remnants of Kara's dress.  Bending over he pulled her paws 
behind her back and used the fabric to tie them there, 
knotting it tightly.  Pulling the exhausted vixen to her 
feet, he gave her a rough kiss and then swatted her on her 
rump; "go, run and hide, and we shall pursue.  If we catch 
you too easily, you'll be punished, but if you give us a 
good chase, you'll be 'rewarded.'"  The leer on the Lion's 
face told Kara exactly WHAT kind of reward she might expect, 
and with a nod and a giggle she turned to trot down the 
corridor.

The Lion watched her go and then turned to grin at Ben; 
"She's good sport, but somehow I feel I should be hunting 
another……"  Ben shrugged and chuckled; "well, lets go see if 
we can find others to hunt.  Maybe we'll catch the one 
you're after….."  The Lion just nodded, and together they 
headed off down the corridor.

Mary Kay was still protesting, still insisting she had work 
to do, and that they were all going to get in trouble.  Jo 
and Amanda had shoved all the folders and papers off of the 
top of her desk and had tied her spreadeagled across its 
top.  Mary Kay HAD been protesting that she wasn't into 
girls, but that refrain had died out as Amanda softly 
applied her tongue to that spot between her thighs.  Now 
even her protestations about how they were all going to get 
into trouble were interspersed with gasps and moans……

Jo looked up as another furr entered the personnel office.  
This one was a young male Marten, and Jo thought she SHOULD 
know his name, but for some reason she couldn't remember.  
The Marten looked like he hadn't slept well the night 
before, his fur a bit disheveled, and when he caught sight 
of Jo and Amanda and Mary Kay, he just stopped and stared….. 
for a moment. Jo grinned at him and crooked her finger, 
motioning him over.  The Marten just grinned and with a 
silly grin on his face, padded over to stand before her…….

Tanj sighed; while she'd dozed fitfully, strange dreams 
flitting through her mind, the candles had all burned down, 
the ice in the ice bucket had all melted…… and her Master 
had never come home.  Rising, stretching, she shook her 
head; if he was still out in the Station somewhere, 
something must be wrong.  Padding to the door, she decided 
she'd better go look for him; she might need her help……..

Rafe smiled and petted the Tigress' head; she had been quite 
compliant, obeying his commands quickly, if not exactly 
enthusiastically.  Now he stood before her as she licked his 
cock clean.  Rubbing an ear gently, the Wolf smiled down at 
her; "I think you deserve a reward for the way you behaved, 
Kitten.  Something special……..  Stay here, in the kneeling 
position, while I go set it up…….

The Tigress watched her keeper padd off, and sighed to 
herself; she really wanted nothing more than to go back to 
her kennel, to go back to sleep.  She had no idea what his 
"reward" would be, but she was willing to bet it would be 
something sexual.  While she dared not shake her head, if 
she could have, she would have, just to reinforce the 
thought; "Didn't these furrs EVER get tired of sex?"

Rafe smiled as he led the male slave back into the center of 
the Kennel area.  Grinning at the Bear, he pointed to the 
floor; "Lay down, on your back."  The Bear was new to being 
a slave, but he knew that if he disobeyed, if he tried to 
escape, even if he killed this uppity Wolf, he could never 
regain his freedom, and that his circumstances would only 
get worse.  With a barely repressed sigh, he obeyed, laying 
flat on the floor.  Rafe measured the Bear's reluctance, and 
nodded at his compliance.  Taking several of the restraints 
he'd picked up, he proceeded to fasten the Bear to the 
floor, his arms stretched out above his head, his feet only 
slightly apart.  Grinning, Rafe turned to beckon to the 
Tigress kneeling a short distance away…….

The Bear's eyes went wide as the Wolf had the rather well-
built Tigress kneel astride him.  Where he'd come from, the 
chance of him getting to make love to a beauty like this was 
vanishingly small, and just her presence this close, her 
scent and the warmth of her body was making him hard…….

Rafe grinned as the Tigress moved; she seemed to know JUST 
what was expected of her; with a very neutral look on her 
face, she rubbed her crotch back and forth across the Bear's 
sheath, until he was rock hard, and then, sliding forward a 
bit, she positioned herself just so, and then slowly drove 
back, working his thick cock into her still-wet pussy.  As 
she moved, the Bear just groaned softly, a look of 
indescribable pleasure on his face.  Rafe watched and then 
shook his head, hoping the Bear wouldn't loose his load too 
soon…..  Moments later, the Tigress was strapped tight to 
the Bear, the cuffs around her ankles locked to broad cuffs 
around his thighs, and a short length of chain from the 
leather and chrome band around her middle to the similar 
band the Bear now wore.  When he was done, he stood back and 
watched the Tigress move experimentally; the chain was just 
long enough to let her ride his cock, but not long enough 
for her to rise off it, at least not while he was still 
hard…….  Grinning, Rafe turned to padd through the kennels, 
looking for the next slave to join his work of art….

Tanj stopped and stared as she went past the open door to 
personnel.  The office appeared to be staffed with the 
normal crew…. But it certainly didn't look like any work was 
getting done.  Mary Kay was nude, bound spread-eagled across 
her desk, with a male eagerly fucking her on one end, and a 
female crouched over her muzzle, obviously relishing the 
actions of the bound squirrel fem's tongue.  And over there, 
Amanda and several other male and female furrs were in a 
writhing knot, all doing their best to pleasure each other.  
As she looked across the office, she caught Jo's eye; Jo was 
sitting in an office chair, but both her feet were up on the 
desk… and it was obvious that someone was crouched beneath 
the desk, licking at her sex, from the silly grin on her 
face, and the glazed look in her eyes.  Still, Jo found the 
presence of mind to wink at Tanj and to crook her finger 
in the "come hither" gesture.  Tanj just grinned and 
shook her head no, and continued on towards the Intelligence 
office, wondering if there'd been an office party scheduled 
that she hadn't heard about……

Zassa looked up as the crowd pushed into the gym, her right 
paw raised, behind her head, the riding crop poised for 
another stroke.  "Oh Ho, WHAT do we have here?", the large 
Lion growled.  "Looks like the Vixen's being Baaaaaaad!"  
The Wolf behind him grinned and nodded; "Think we should DO 
something about this!  Grab her, Boys!"  As Zassa went down 
under the charging furs, she shook her head, thinking she 
really should know these guys……. Shouldn't she?

The lion looked at the Vixen being held before him.  She 
certainly was a pretty little thing.  Well built, almost 
voluptuous….  And so sexily dressed too.  She almost 
reminded him of…… whatshername.  The Vixen from the 
Cheetah's ship…… His slave's ship….. what the heck was HER 
name?  Jerking his attention back to the vixen being held 
before him, he grinned; "I think you need to be punished for 
treating the Buffalo soooo very nastily.  Pity he's so big; 
If I could, I'd tie you to him, and then let HIM run as Prey 
in our hunt………"  Behind him, a lady Black Panther growled 
softly; "Oh, I wouldn't worry about that…. when I get done 
fisting her, she'll be plenty stretched out for him!"  Zassa 
groaned, her knees suddenly going weak, as she contemplated 
what they were suggesting……..

Rafe smiled and led the Coyote male to his little ensemble.  
The Coyote wasn't particularly well hung, but his cock, 
while slim, was fairly long.  Pouring some lubricant into 
his paws, he bid the Coyote to kneel behind the Tigress……..

The Bear groaned, and tried to raise his head to see.  The 
Tigress had stopped moving almost as soon as the Wolf was 
out of sight; and that was just as well too, as he'd been on 
the verge of cumming.  And he knew what happened to slaves 
that orgasmed without being given permission…… now, the 
keeper was strapping the Coyote to the Tigress, and from the 
look on her face, the Bear had a pretty good idea of where 
the Coyote's cock was.

Rafe stood back and with a light flick of his whip, 
encouraged the Coyote to "move."  Standing back he watched, 
an amused smile on his face, as his "kinetic sculpture" 
swung into motion; the Coyote was driving his cock into the 
Tigress' ass hard enough for her to move on the Bear's cock, 
and the looks on their faces were indescribable.  As he 
enjoyed the scene, Rafe wished he had a camera……..  Now, who 
else could he add to the ensemble?  And how?

Tanj looked around the Intelligence office; the place was 
still dark, even though it was mid-morning.  Sighing she 
wondered where everyone could be?  She was beginning to get 
the impression something was very, very wrong.  Turning she 
headed out of the darkened offices, headed for Ops.

Rafe smiled; the addition of the Otter, tied in a kneeling 
position astride the Bear's head, was good.  Of course, the 
head harness on the Tigress, strapped to the Otter's middle, 
forcing his cock into her mouth made it even better……..  The 
four furrs on the floor slowly undulated, muffled sounds 
coming from them, accompanied by the squeak of the leather 
and the rattling of the chains……..  music to Rafe's ears.

Tanj blinked as she stepped into Ops…..  Hannah was bound 
in a kneeling position on the floor, her head tilted back, 
her muzzle pressed tight into a lady rabbit's crotch; the 
rabbit stroked her head, cooing encouragement as Hannah 
apparently licked her with enthusiasm.  Tanj was just 
about to comment on the situation, when arms encircled her 
waist from behind…..

Sam grinned; "well, HELLLLLOOOOOO there, Sexy!  Come spend 
some time with me………."

Something inside Tanj melted as she felt the hard cock 
press against her ass……… surely the world wouldn't end if 
she took a moment, and did something about the itch that was 
building inside her…… grinning, she wiggled her bottom, 
turning her head to look over her right shoulder; "Well 
hello to you too…….."

Zassa screamed as she felt the Black Pantheress form a fist, 
her entire paw now held within the Vixen's clutching sex.  
The vixen felt like she was about to split in two, the pain 
warring with the incredible pleasure as the Pantheress 
started to move her paw back and forth with short little 
jerks…….

Tanj panted hard; she was  on hands and knees, her dress 
thrown up almost over her head, as the Wolf took her from 
behind.  Lowering her chest to the floor she groaned in 
pleasure, and tried her best to clench her vaginal muscles 
around his driving cock; it just felt soooooo good!

Rafe turned and looked as the Stag walked up.  The Stag 
regarded the "living sculpture" for a moment and then 
grinned widely; "I like that… especially the way when one 
moves, everyone else seems to move in response… you kinda 
get a wave effect, motions rippling through the whole….."  
Turning to look at the Wolf, the Stag chuckled; "I'm kinda 
in the mood for some…… wild sex tonight.  I'm feeling a 
little….. "toppish".  Got a slave that I might borrow for a 
……. Until I work off this feeling?"  Rafe smiled and stepped 
towards the sculpture, to tighten the straps holding the 
female Mouse's crotch to the Otter's mouth, and nodded.  
Stepping back, he adjusted the suspension bondage of the 
mouse just a bit as he said; "sure, keys are on the desk; 
help yourself.  Just remember to bring 'em back in good 
condition."  Turning back to his sculpture he sighed; things 
had gotten very complex as he'd added the fifth, sixth, and 
seventh furrs.  It was getting so you could barely see the 
Tigress at all.  He certainly hoped she was appreciating his 
work of art……

The Stag just chuckled and turned, to padd down the row of 
cells.  The Wolf had a good number of the slaves wrapped up 
in his pet project, but there were still plenty left.  Like 
this bound Mink who seemed to be trying desperately to rub 
her crotch against the bars of her cell…….

Tanj purrrred softly as she tried to recover her breath.  
She lay flat on the floor,  her hips elevated just a little 
as the Wolf knelt behind her, his "knot" a palpable presence 
in her sex.  As she waited for him to subside, she wondered 
what had gotten into her.   After all, you couldn't fuck in 
Ops.. could you?  Wouldn't her Master get mad?  Where was 
he, anyways.  And what had gotten into everyone, herself 
included?  Orgies in Personnel just weren't that common……  
As she felt the Wolf behind her stirr, attempting to pull 
out, Tanj decided something was VERY wrong, and that 
she'd better start looking into just what it might be……

Kath purrred to herself as she followed the Stag, at the end 
of her leash.  At last she thought she'd get some relief 
from that damndable "itch" between her thighs!  As they 
padded out of the Kennel area, Kath's eyes widened in 
surprise, as she gazed at the mass of furr all bound and 
tied in the middle of the floor.  It was a concert of 
licking tongues and thrusting cocks, the whole mass moving 
like some bizzare creature.  As the Stag jerked the leash, 
as she padded out behind him, she gazed longingly over her 
shoulder, wondering what it would be like to be a part of 
such a thing…..

Deep within the pile of bound furry bodies, the Tigress 
moaned as the Bear underneath her came yet again.  She had 
cum dribbling from her muzzle, from her pussy, from her ass, 
and there was what seemed to be a constant rain of it from 
above.  The straps cut into her tightly, and she felt like 
she couldn't breath, but she'd lost count of the climaxes 
she'd had.  And now that energetic, seemingly insatiable 
Bear beneath her was moving again, setting ripples in motion 
through the mass of fur, bodies rubbing against her, cocks 
pressing into her, until once again she was mewling, on the 
verge of yet another climax…..

Tanj had escaped from Ops, when the Wolf had turned and 
tackled one of the other ladies milling about there…..  If 
anyone noticed her slipping through the door, she wasn't 
aware of it.  Shaking her head, she straightened her dress 
and turned to head for auxiliary control.  Maybe things were 
quieter there, and she could check on the base's status 
without interruption.

Tanj paused at the cross corridor, at the sound of 
approaching hoofbeats.  Someone was running in her 
direction.  Standing there, she gaped in amazement as an 
absolutely huge Cape Buffalo trotted past.  His hands were 
bound tightly behind him, and weights swung wildly from his 
bound balls as he ran, but what the Cheetah found more 
startling was the tightly bound Vixen strapped to his front, 
his truly enormous cock buried deep in her snatch.  As he 
ran, she bounced, her body jostling up and down against his 
front, his thick shaft working in and out of her 
overstretched pussy…….  They were both tightly gagged, and 
moved almost in silence, only the muffled grunts of the 
Vixen and the Buffalo's hoofbeats echoing down the 
corridor…. And then they were gone.  Tanj blinked in 
their wake and shook her head; brushing a strand of hair 
from her eyes, she muttered; "what in the HELL is going on 
here?"

The door to Auxiliary control beckoned.  It was at the end 
of the corridor, about 30 meters away….. but there was a 
rustling in the shadows……. Something, or someone was 
stirring in the cross corridor just shy of the entrance….  
Tanj shrugged off the feeling of danger; after all, so 
far no one that she'd run across had threatened more than a 
good fucking….. And she was sure she didn't have any enemies 
amonst the pirates…..  Calming herself she strode 
confidently towards Auxiliary control……

She'd just stepped into the intersection of the corridors 
when she heard a low growl; before she could turn, to look 
to see where it had come from, to see who had uttered such 
an animalistic sound, several furry bodies hit her from the 
other side in a flying tackle, driving her to the ground.  
Struggling, growling back, she fought futilely……   After a 
moment, strong paws gripped her, dragging her up into a 
kneeling position, and blinking she got her first look at 
her attackers.  Her eyes widened as she beheld her Master, 
completely nude, the fur of his crotch matted, and sticky, 
surrounding a massive erection.  He grinned at her ferraly 
and nodded; "at last, we catch the wayward slave!"  Behind 
him, Ben, equally nude and equally aroused just chuckled and 
nodded, starting a chorus of laughs amongst the other furrs 
in the party……

Tanj panted hard; they'd dragged her to the Cafeteria, 
and hung her by her bound paws from the ceiling.  Ropes 
encircled each ankle, the opposite ends tied to table legs, 
pulling her ankles wide apart.  And a rubber coated ring gag 
had been forced into her mouth; she could plead but only 
inarticulately, and the noises she made only seemed to 
excite and arouse the crowd…….  When she'd been bound, the 
Lion padded over to her to look into her eyes; "You've been 
bad.  You know you have!  And accordingly you shall be 
punished.  Punished until I deem you sufficiently 
chastised."  Nodding, he turned and padded back to one of 
the tables, his paw reaching into a box…. Extracting a large 
feather, he turned to grin at her; holding it like a weapon 
he handed the box to Ben, and then slowly approached the 
bound and struggling Cheetah.

Kath panted hard, concentrating on the feel of the Stag's 
shaft driving in and out of her.  He wasn't much for 
bondage, and had untied her almost completely, only a chain 
padlocked to her collar on one end, and to a ring bolt in 
the floor on the other end holding her in place…. And now 
the chain was bowstring tight, quivering between her 
breasts, as she strained against it, his hard thrusts 
driving her forward on hands and knees until the tight chain 
forced her to lower her head towards the floor.  While he 
wasn't much for cuffs and restraints, the Stag did know how 
to master her, commanding her to use her mouth to get him 
hard, directing her actions until he'd cum, spraying his 
load over her face and chest.  And now he was taking her 
from behind, in a most forceful and pleasing manner……..

Hinoki smiled and softly kissed one of the ladies; he 
couldn't remember which of the sisters this was… what was 
her name?  But she was such pleasant company.  Purrrring he 
snuggled her and her sister, idly wondering if there were 
any more of those delightful little appetizers left…..

Bo grinned at the crowd of nude furrs; "A hunt you say?  
That DOES sound like fun!  Count me in!  Now…. Who's going 
to be the "quarry?"……..

Tanj screamed wordlessly, as a dozen feathers tickled 
her; they tickled her between her thighs and beneath her 
breasts, on her nipples and under her armpits, they tickled 
the edges of her ears and under her chin… And on the soles 
of her feet; that was the worst!  Squirming as best possible 
she howled and yelped and sought escape, only to find escape 
impossible.…….

Kath was softly licking the Stag, both cleaning his shaft 
and getting him hard for another round… a round she felt 
sure would include him taking her in the ass, something she 
wasn't looking forward to, considering his size and power……  
While he'd been responsive to her performance, she had the 
feeling that something was wrong, that she just wasn't 
slaking his lusts like she was supposed to……  Her 
concentration was broken by the sound of approaching 
hoofbeats, the Stag turning his head to look, even as one 
hand forced Kath's head back down onto his cock.  From the 
Corner of her eye, Kath beheld a bizzare sight; a massive 
Cape Buffalo stood panting, his chest heaving….. and bound 
to his front was a Vixen, the Buffalo's cock buried balls 
deep in her widely distended snatch.  Both the Buffalo and 
the Vixen seemed to be covered in criss-crossed leather 
straps, and Kath found herself staring at where the 
Buffalo's cock disappeared into the Vixen; even his 
breathing was causing her to move up and down, minutely 
fucking her……

The Stag grinned and giving Kath a small shove, rose to his 
feet to capture the end of the leash dangling from the 
Buffalo's collar.  "What have we here? He mumbled as he 
looked over the two.  "You know, the Mink's good, but she's 
just not quite what I'm looking for, at the moment….. You, 
my fine stud, you might just fit the bill.  Now stand still 
while I get this limp hank of hair off you……"  So saying the 
Stag tied the end of the leash to a convenient doorknob, and 
turned to start to unbuckle the straps that held the Vixen 
in place……..  One arm caught her as she started to sag, and 
then the Stag was lifting her free, to place her on the 
floor.  Turning back, he looked at the Buffalo's rampant 
cock and nodded; "oh, yes, I think you're JUST what I'm 
looking for……"  Untying the leash, the Stag turned to lead 
the panting Buffalo off, Kath forgotten behind him.

Kath watched the two go, and shook her head; somehow she 
just couldn't believe that the Stag'd prefer a male over 
her!  And here she was starting to think she was 
irresistable.  Turning to look at the semi-comatose vixen, 
Kath smiled and shrugged, and moving to the limit of the 
chain locked to her collar, she started to softly lap at the 
Vixen's gaping sex.

The Fennec Fox watched the writhing Cheetah and grinned; she 
was close, he thought; pushing through the crowd, he shoved 
his way beneath her, between her widespread thighs, and 
taking his feather he proceeded to tickle straight up, 
tormenting her sex.  It was obvious that she couldn't squirm 
any more, but the volume of her cries, made inarticulate by 
both the ring gag in her mouth and all the feathers tickling 
her, signaled her increased distress….. if he did this 
right, he'd be rewarded for his efforts in a little while…… 

Zassa moaned and shuddered, her eyes gradually coming open; 
the feel of a tongue softly stroking her incredibly sore 
pussy was heaven…. That ride on the Buffalo had been 
something out of one of her most fevered imaginings… first 
the fisting, driving her to several powerful climaxes, and 
then all those paws holding her, lifting her, forcing her 
down on his shaft…. All the straps and cuffs and restraints 
holding her in place, most of her weight supported by the 
huge organ splitting her up the middle…. And then when 
they'd snapped the whip on the Buffalo's hind quarters and 
he'd taken off at a dead run…. Zassa had thought she was 
going to die, from the pain, and the pleasure of bouncing up 
and down on him…. And it had been obvious that the Buffalo 
had loved it; he'd run and run and run, never stopping…  
He'd run MUCH further than he'd had to, to keep away from 
the hunters……   He'd run until one final massive climax had 
robbed Zassa of consciousness.  Now, as she looked about, 
she recognized the chamber as an out-of-the-way break room, 
and she wondered how she'd gotten here…..  Lifting her head, 
she gazed down at the Mink, and smiled; "well, HELLO!  I 
know you… don't I?"

Kath purrred as her gentle licking brought the Vixen to a 
shuddering climax, but as the Vixen recovered, as she pulled 
away, out of the Mink's reach, she sighed; she'd just been 
getting started…….  Moving slowly, as if each motion hurt, 
the Vixen climbed to her feet, and then staggered over to a 
table by the door.  There she picked up a set of keys, and 
after looking at them for a moment, turned to grin at 
Kath…….

Jo panted and sighed; she was Exhausted, and would have 
liked nothing better than to crawl off into a corner and get 
some sleep; but it seemed she'd created a Monster.  Amanda 
had gotten with several of the refugees from the Personnel 
office orgy and they'd conspired to tie Jo in a 69 position 
with Mary Kay.  And now, between Mary Kay's licks, and the 
carresses from a half dozen other girls, Jo could find no 
rest…..

Ben grinned and nodded to Bo; they'd slipped away from the 
punishment of the Cheetah Fem, along with a few others, to 
resume the hunt……  His loins burned; he wanted a female in 
the worst way, and now the five of them stalked the 
corridors and passageways of the station, seeking their 
prey…..

The Chain was still locked to her collar, an improvised 
leash, and Kath followed the Vixen obediently as she was led 
down the corridor.  Somewhere in the distance someone was 
laughing hysterically, and after listening for a moment, the 
Vixen turned and headed in that direction…..

It had taken much, much longer than he'd expected, much to 
the Fox's commingled delight and dismay, before the bound 
Cheetah fem was so tormented that she lost all control, and 
the contents of her bladder raining down on him like a 
golden shower.  As he reveled in her discharge, he heard 
some of the furrs close-by express their dismay, or disgust.  
But not him; it was his opinion that watching a lady pee was 
incredibly sexy, and this was the best vantage point of all!

Mark carefully disengaged from the Brou device and switched 
it to standby before stretching to his full three and a half 
feet.  The Mouse held the position for a long moment and 
then relaxed, turning to key into the nearest terminal.  
"Progress report.  See file attributes for time and date.  
The last series of tests corroborates my earlier findings.  
The thing really is a teleportation device….. Unfortunately 
there isn't really anything useful we can do with it, as I'm 
pretty sure the Brou knew."  He paused for a moment.  "First 
of all, the technology used is alien enough to ours that 
even with the best combination of adapters I've been able to 
come up with, regular station power won't let us move 
anything further than a few meters at best, and even then 
there's some sort of feedback effect that causes chaotic 
fluctuations in range.  It would seem that the Brou supply 
their devices with some odd mix of regular electrip power 
and more exotic energies, some of which we can't even begin 
to replicated at the Empire's current technical level.   In 
fact, I haven't seen the like since I was with the…. Uh, 
computer, strike that last……"  The Mouse paused to clear his 
throat and then resumed; "Second, teleporting objects to or 
from anywhere except the device's immediate vicinity is 
risky; there's a chance that the transported item might end 
up in the wrong place or just disappear altogether and that 
chance quickly increases with range.  The Brou get around 
that by using a second device as a combined beacon and 
receiver when they want to cover nontrivial distances, but 
until we somehow acquire another, we don't HAVE that option. 
Finally, the user interface is partially mental, and 
naturally tuned to the Brou thought process.  In that 
regard, I've made some progress… Thankfully I might add, or 
I'd have even less to report because I wouldn't have been 
able to access what passes for an instruction manual in the 
device's … sort-of-memory.  Nonetheless, my recommendation 
is that we put further investigation off until we have some 
leisure time and manpower again.  We won't be getting any 
practical use out of it anytime soon, and we can't even take 
the thing apart to try and analyze it until somebody finds a 
way to keep the living-metal outer hull from resealing 
instantly.  End of file.

Zassa watched from the doorway, Kath's chain leash in her 
hand, and grinned as the tormented Cheetah Fem was tickled 
to the point of peeing.  "Now that's marvelous" Zassa 
purrred; turning to look at the Mink, she grinned; "Tickling 
can be horrible torture; it does no physical harm, and yet, 
if you're tickled long enough, it becomes horribly, 
excruciatingly painful.  Something you NEVER forget.  C'mon, 
lets join them."  Padding across the Cafeteria, pulling Kath 
by the chain, Zassa grinned at the group "This the 
WaterSports crowd?"  A few furrs made disgusted noises and 
moved off, but the dripping Fennec Fox between the Cheetah's 
thighs nodded eagerly, little droplets of urine flying from 
his fur as his head jerked up and down.

Switching the terminal off again, the Mouse surveyed the 
silent chamber for a moment before adding; "And since its 
been about seventy-two hours since I've had anything solid 
to eat, I think I"ll take a break before someone comes to 
batter down the door to see if I'm still alive…..  No 
comment from the peanut gallery, thank you."  He listened to 
the continuing silence for a moment, grinned, and turned 
towards the door.  
Before he ever got there, however, a familiar neutral voice 
in his head broke through his idle musings. **Priority 
transmission.**  Mark blinked, then half-closed his eyes to 
concentrate better.  **Receiving. What's up, I thought the 
next rapport wasn't due until tomorrow night?**  **Incoming 
sensor report.  Stand by...** Mark frowned lightly and 
braced himself, and right the next moment the complex images 
and context data exploded into his mind not unlike a sudden 
flashback.  It took him only a moment to sort out the cause 
of the disturbance: a cloaked cruiser trailing the 
Brethren's asteroid base, system status and internal 
communications proving it to be anything but friendly.  
**Ouch.  I see.  Weapons not armed yet...must still be 
biding their time.  Keep an eye on them while I see who's in 
sensor ops, and prepare to slip in a little phantom signal 
on my cue.**

The Lion watched some of the crowd move off, and something 
in him called for him to go with them, to resume the hunt.  
Looking around, he spotted the Vixen holding the end of the 
Mink's chain, and a smile spread across his face.  Stalking 
over to her, he handed her his feather; "this Cheetah needs 
to be punished.  Continue her tickling while I resume the 
hunt!"  Zassa blinked, and then, Grinning widely she nodded 
eagerly.  The Lion nodded in return and turned towards the 
others just as a female Leopard, wearing the remnants of a 
torn dress stepped into the room.  For a moment, everyone 
froze, staring at each other…….  and then she let out a 
small "eep!", turned and ran, the rest of the room charging 
after her amidst howls of "Talley HO!" and laughter.

Tanj panted hard, enjoying the respite; when she'd lost 
control, the tickling had slacked off and then stopped, and 
not being tickled felt SOOOOO good.  But then the Lion's 
words filtered through her fogged brain, and she lifted her 
chin, to look at the Vixen.  Recognizing Zassa, standing 
there with the Mink's chain in one paw and the feather in 
the other, and a maniacal look in her eyes, Tanj groaned, 
KNOWING it was about to get worse.  Much worse.

Mark closed his eyes fully and mentally reached out. He knew 
just where to look, he'd been there often enough 
before...then with a mild shock realized that there WAS 
nobody in sensor operations.  Nobody paying the slightest 
attention to the displays, at least...  He paused to quickly 
scan around the station, trying to figure out just what 
could have HAPPENED in the time he'd spent lost in his 
research.

As Tanj tried to recover from the extensive tickling, her 
eyes followed the Lion as he and the others charged off…. 
And then she was alone with Zassa and the Mink.  Turning to 
look at the Vixen, Tanj tried to plead with Zassa, to 
tell her something's wrong; that there was no one in Ops… No 
one defending the base…. But the ring gag made all her words 
unintelligible.  The Vixen blinked and then shook her head, 
as if understanding the Cheetah's protestations; "Oh, no you 
don't; I've got my orders and I'm going to carry 'em out!  
You're not escaping…. But on the other hand, misery loves 
company, and maybe you'd feel a little better if there was 
someone sharing your sorrow….."

Kath listened to the vixen, and shivered; the Vixen 
obviously had something in mind, and she would have bet a 
bundle it involved her……..  Part of her dreaded what was to 
come… but another part eagerly awaited it, curious at to 
what would happen…..

After a few minutes of effort, Mark sighed and shook his 
head again.  "So much for Plan A…." He sent outward again; 
**Tanj on this end.  For whatever reason, just about 
EVERYBODY onstation seems to be caught up in some kind of 
sexual frenzy.  Even if I could get one or two furs to 
listen, there's no way we could muster any defense 
whatsoever in time.**  The reply came immediately, still not 
betraying the slightest hint of emotion.  **Is that an 
attack order, then?**  Mark paused, his gaze falling almost 
routinely on the Brou teleporter once more...then gave a 
little negative shake of his head again, more to himself 
since his invisible partner wouldn't likely see it anyway.
**No.  At least not yet.  Sound battle stations and stand by 
to intercept enemy fire if it comes to that, but I think I 
have a plan...**

Zassa hummed to herself as she suspended the Mink, in mirror 
image of the Cheetah; face to face, almost nose to nose, the 
Mink now hung from the ceiling facing the Cheetah, her legs 
tied to the same table legs as Tanj's.  It had taken the 
Vixen a while, but she'd finally found some string suitable 
for what she had in mind, and the Mink's left nipple ring 
was now tied to Tanj's right nipple ring, and vice versa.  
Giving the Mink a quick swat on the can, Zassa grinned as 
she jerked, her motions making Tanj move in response, as 
her tender bits were tugged at.  The final touch was 
blindfolds… Then, with a feather in each paw, the Vixen 
started a slow dance around the two, tickling them in 
unexpected places simultaneously….

Kath moaned and giggled, and shrieked as the feather danced 
over her, moving from the soles of her feet, up the insides 
of her thighs, over her dripping sex, across her belly, over 
the undersides of her breasts, on up to her armpits, under 
her chin, and the edges of her ears; each stroke made her 
writhe and squirm, and each motion made her tweak her sore 
nipples.  And of course, the Cheetah was writhing just as 
bad, her motions making the tugs on the Mink's nipples 
worse.  And the Vixen had been right; after a while, the 
gentle stroke of the feather yielded ever increasing 
torment!

Zassa grinned maniacally as she wielded the feathers, 
tormenting the two bound furs.  Somewhere along the line 
she'd forgotten just why she was doing this, but she knew 
she had to do it.  As she let the tips of the feathers once 
again tease their sexes, she wished she had a couple sets of 
Ben-Wa balls; the way the two were gyrating they'd have 
driven themselves to a dozen climaxes so far… But alas, she 
didn't, all she had were the feathers….. and the feathers 
were all she used……

Tanj panted, trying to gather enough air in her lungs for 
another scream; the sensations moving over the sole of her 
left foot was almost more than she could stand.  Bucking 
wildly, swaying in her bonds as much as she could, she 
howled at the top of her lungs, just as she felt the Mink 
shudder and sag against her.  Some deep recess in Tanj's 
mind realized that the Mink had passed out, the tickling 
more than she could absorb, and another, more cunning part 
of her mind whispered; "if you pass out too, the torment 
will stop."  Mewling, Tanj surrendered, allowing herself 
to slide down into darkness……..

Zassa sighed as the two went limp.  She tried a few more 
licks with the feathers, but nothing happened.  There was no 
response…  Sighing, the Vixen took a seat at one of the 
tables, waiting a while to see if they would recover, but 
after a bit, she wondered what she was doing sitting there, 
and rose, to padd off, in search of some more excitement.

Franz sighed and shook his head, looking at the chronometer 
for the dozenth time in as many minutes.  As near as he 
could tell, his cloaked cruiser was still completely 
undetected.  Communications traffic from the asteroid base 
had tapered off almost six hours ago, no ships had departed 
or arrived, and it had been a while since there'd been any 
signs of life over there.  Or at least of organized 
activity.  The scanner showed plenty of life forms, but it 
didn’t show any in the areas they'd tentatively as 
Operations, Engineering, or the Docking Bay….  Looking up at 
his Exec he yawned; "Just about time.  If Xylex's 
information is accurate they should be completely …. 
"distracted" in about another hour.  Lets bring the ship to 
Battle stations, and make sure we've worked through all the 
checklists.  One more hour, and we'll move in, and destroy 
them.  The exec just grinned.

Tanj's Tales:  The Battle That Never Was, Part IV
Stardate 2399.34				By Kittiara


Tanj groaned as consciousness returned.  She seemed to 
be lying, face up, on the floor, and in fact, she had a 
good view of the cafeteria's ceiling.  As she tried to work 
some feeling back into her arms and legs, she came to the 
startling conclusion that she was unfettered.  And sore; 
very sore.  Her shoulders hurt, her hips hurt, her wrists 
and her ankles hurt, all her muscles ached as if she'd run 
a marathon.…  and then she remembered.  The madness that 
seemed to be gripping everyone; the sexual frenzy that 
seemed to be pervading the Brethren.  And no one was 
minding the store….  Struggling to sit up she looked 
around, her gaze passing over the still form of the Mink, 
to settle on the concerned face of Mindy.  The Mouse just 
sat there, on the floor, cross-legged, staring at her, a 
worried look on her face.  "Tanj, what's going on around 
here" she stage whispered, her head turning to look over 
her shoulder as if afraid.  "Everyone seems to have gone 
crazy!  You wouldn't believe what I've been through in the 
last couple of days!"  Tanj grunted as she tried to work 
the kinks out of her arms; "Yes, I know; we're all in great 
danger.  Something's happened to almost everyone on the 
station; they all seem to have gone mad in a sexually 
related way.  I've seen some pretty amazing sights myself."  
Tanj paused to stretch again, and Mindy nodded; "do you 
think this is …….. natural?  Some form of space madness?  
Or do you think……"  Tanj grinned; "Yes, of course I 
suspect foul play.  In fact, I suspect a pathogen; some 
disease that we've been infected with.  The vector is 
obvious.  I think this is all just a prelude to some sort 
of attack.  Tell you what; see if you can get to 
Engineering, and check on things there.  I'm going to head 
down to Medical and see if there's anyone there that can 
start working on some sort of counter-agent.  Then I'll try 
and make it up to Ops, or to Auxiliary Control, and see 
what I can do about bringing some weapons on line."  Mindy 
just nodded and rose to her feet; looking at Tanj she 
sighed; "I won't ask you why you're not as messed up as 
everyone else is around here, I don't know why I haven't 
caught it myself….."  Tanj just shrugged; "I think I've 
had a mild case.  I think it got to me for a while, but now 
I'm "feeling better."  But you… how are you faring, if 
you're not infected?  Mindy smiled and shrugged, and for 
the first time, Tanj realized the Mouse was nude; "Oh, 
I've had some rough times…. And some fun times…..  No one 
seems really violent, just…. Insistent.  Its like this was 
bringing out everyone's dominant, or submissive side…."  
Tanj nodded, and muttered an "uh-huh, well, Good Luck" 
and turning, staggered towards the door, and the corridor 
towards Medical.

Mindy smiled as she watched her go.  Twice she'd 
encountered "hunting parties" on her way up from her 
station in Engineering.  Both times the sex had been wild, 
plentiful, and forceful, but not exactly unpleasant.  No, 
not at all unpleasant………  Turning, the Mouse hastily fixed 
herself a sandwich, and then hurried off, back the way 
she'd come.  As she walked, she wondered if she'd make it 
back there without being "caught" again.  And then, 
smiling, she wondered if she really wanted to be caught……  

Tanj listened, her ears straining.  Somewhere down the 
corridor, a couple was making passionate love; she could 
hear the moans and the grunts, and even the sound of bodies 
coming together……  Probably she could sneak past them as 
they were otherwise occupied, but as she stood there, 
listening, she found her own right paw softly stroking her 
mons……..  It was obvious that she still had a mild case of 
whatever was afflicting them…..  Smiling she shook her head 
no; she couldn't risk it; perhaps they'd reach out and grab 
her, to pull her down with them…. And perhaps she wouldn't 
be able to resist….

Things were quiet as Tanj snuck into Medical, holding 
herself flat against the wall as she looked around.  It was 
an amazing scene of normalcy… everything in its place.  But 
quiet.  She was about to head back through the door when 
Wanda, in a green nurse's set of scrubs, came around the 
corner.  Tanj blinked at the Wolverine for a moment in 
amazement; Wanda stared back in equal shock; "Tanj!  
What's HAPPENED to you?  You're a MESS!"  Tanj just 
swallowed and nodded; "Uh, Wanda, something VERY strange is 
going on out there!"  Wanda cocked her head to one side and 
then nodded slowly; "I kinda figured something was up when 
my relief didn't show up, and then when I couldn't get 
anyone on the comm…..   I couldn't go out and look for 
anyone; SOMEONE had to cover the emergency room……  What IS 
going on out there?"  

Tanj sighed and shook her head; "I'd say it looks like 
everyone on the station's gone sex-crazy… I think its some 
sort of biological warfare attack.  The station's 
completely undefended.  I thought that someone here might 
be able to get started on identifying the agent, and 
perhaps work to counteract it…. But it looks like 
they're……"  Wanda nodded; "That would explain Dr. 
Narayanan…. We…. Had a rash of flu-like symptoms oh, about 
72 hours ago.  Similar to the symptoms you had, in fact.  
Dr. Narayanan was on duty, and saw most of them……  Then he 
complained of feeling hot, flushed….."  Wanda chuckled and 
shook her head; "and then he made a pass at me.  I had to 
decline…. Rather forcefully I'm afraid……  He left and I 
haven't seen him since…"  Tanj blinked, trying for a 
moment to imagine the slender Mongoose putting the moves on 
Wanda.. She was big enough to tie him in a knot…..  For a 
moment, she had the mental image of a Mongoose tied in a 
knot trying to escape down the corridor and had to suppress 
a giggle.  Then Wanda got a hurt look on her face, and 
Tanj waved a paw; "Oh, Wanda, I'm SURE it was just the 
good Doctor under the influence of whatever this is.  Did 
you have that problem with anyone else?"  Wanda chuckled; 
"there were two, or three that came by, but when I made it 
obvious I wasn't interested, they wandered off."  Tanj 
nodded; "well, you'd better stay here; they're no longer 
taking No for an answer.  I'm going to head out and see if 
I can find a way to attend to the station's defenses.  By 
the way, do you have any idea why YOU didn't catch whatever 
this is?  You must have been exposed……"  Wanda just 
grinned; "I told you; I never get sick; must be some sort 
of natural immunity."  Tanj nodded and rose, to head for 
the door.  Stopping, she turned to look back; "Um, you 
didn't tie Narayanan in a knot, did you?"  Wanda just 
grinned and gave a little shake of her head, no.  Tanj 
nodded, and waved and headed back out into the corridor.

Hannah sighed, and shook her head once again, trying to 
dislodge the gag.  She'd been sound asleep, exhausted, 
entwined in a pile of furry bodies when the crowd had burst 
into Ops.  Several of the sleeping furrs had been roughly 
grabbed, designated as "prey", bound in some manner or 
other, and sent off at the run.  She'd watched Evie 
hobbled, her arms bound behind her, a line from her rope 
collar to her ankles bending her over double.  She 
struggled as she sought to put distance between herself and 
the hunters that were soon to follow.  Gus had a similar 
problem; they'd tied his ankles to his thighs, and he was 
forced to crawl on hands and knees.  As he scurried off, 
Hannah thought the Otter was rather enjoying himself; he 
had the biggest grin on his face.  And the biggest 
erection.  For her own part, she'd gotten off rather 
lightly, a gag buckled in place, filling her mouth, and her 
arms tightly tied behind her back at wrist and elbow.  
Wouldn't have been any trouble at all to run fast, and keep 
ahead of them, except for the weighted nipple clamps they'd 
added, almost as an afterthought.  Now, with each step she 
took, the weights bounced, the clamps tugging sharply at 
her nipples…. And yet, as she ran, searching for a good 
hiding place, there was something about the situation that 
excited her……  She just couldn't deny the wetness between 
her thighs as she thought about a dozen hunters chasing 
her…..

Kath groaned and opened her eyes.  Her head HURT.  Her 
muscles were stiff, and her hands and feet felt heavy, as 
if they'd been weighted.  And her throat felt constricted, 
as if her shirt collar was too tight.  Blinking, she looked 
around in confusion.  This wasn't her cabin on the Liner….. 
how in the world had she gotten HERE?  In fact, where WAS 
here?  Struggling to sit up, she raised one paw to brush 
back some hair from her face, and froze.  There was a 
leather cuff on her wrist.  A LOCKED leather cuff on her 
wrist.  It didn't look like something you'd find on a 
prisoner… more like something you'd find on a slave, or 
someone playing at those silly bondage games……

Tanj heard footsteps echoing down the corridor, and 
rapidly ducked into a half-open doorway.  She wasn't really 
surprised to see a nude and bound vixen trot past…… 
stepping out into the corridor, she stage-whispered; "Hey 
YOU!  Stop a Minute!"

Hannah turned to see the Cheetah Fem emerge from a doorway.  
Groaning to herself, she sank to her knees, thinking; 
"Dammit, its too soon to be caught already!  I wanted a 
reward, not a punishment!….."

Tanj padded over to the kneeling Vixen and squatted next 
to her; "Bet you're wrapped up in the Hunt, aren't you?"  
The Vixen nodded.  Tanj grinned; "tell you what.  I'll 
see that you get a nice reward when this is all done, if 
you do me a little favor.  I want you to go find the 
nearest hunting party.  Act as if you've blundered into 
them by accident, and then turn and run.  There's an orgy 
in progress down in Accounting, and I want you to lead them 
there.  This is important; can you do this for me?"

Hannah blinked, and looked at the Cheetah from the corners 
of her eyes, as if skeptical, but finally she nodded 
tentatively.  "What have I got to loose" she thought to 
herself; "If I don't do as she asks, I'll be punished 
anyways.  Maybe this way I can earn an extra reward……."

Tanj grinned and rose; "Thanks; this is important, and 
I'll see you get something nice if you pull it off."  
Without another word, Tanj turned and trotted off down 
the corridor.

Hannah watched the nude Cheetah depart and sighed; turning, 
she started walking back the way she'd come……

Kath couldn't believe this.  Not only wasn't she in her 
cabin on the Liner, she was naked, wearing locked cuffs on 
ankles and wrists, a locked collar around her throat, and 
to her absolute amazement and disgust, someone had pierced 
both her nipples!  Her fur was a matted, sticky mess, and 
it was obvious that she'd been raped multiple times….. At 
least she thought she'd been raped; she couldn't imagine 
herself indulging in sex to THAT extent, and especially 
with someone she didn't know.  After all, she was an 
Imperial Agent; she had to be discrete…..  Rising, she 
padded to the exit from the…… cafeteria?…  and looked down 
the corridor. Where WAS she?  Wherever she was, she had to 
get out of here, get to someplace safe, and contact her 
department, let them know that she'd been compromised…..  
Steeling herself to the unknown, she started down the 
corridor, incredibly aware of her nakedness, and of the 
feeling of the rings in her nipples moving as she moved…….

Tanj grinned as she slipped through the door into 
Auxiliary Control.  She'd managed to avoid the few furrs 
wandering the corridors, and to her delight Aux. Control 
was deserted.  Sensors were off line.  Shields were off 
line….. Weapons were off line…. With increasing 
desperation, Tanj moved from Console to Console….  
Finally she turned and dashed quickly over to the 
Engineering Console.  Her fingers flying over the keyboard, 
she started checking power flows……

Hannah let out a muffled "EEP" as she came around the 
corner…. and saw one of the Hunting Parties.  Turning, she 
ran, wiggling her bottom as best she could as she fled in 
the direction of Personnel, the howls and cries of the 
furrs behind her becoming louder and louder as they grew 
closer……

Tanj Groaned!  She couldn't get ANYTHING to work.  
Somewhere between the fusion generators and the control 
relays, something had been turned off.  Aux Control was 
useless, until those connections were restored!  Sighing, 
she turned to look at the door.  Engineering was a LONG way 
away…  But there was nothing to do but head down there and 
try and restore power….   Opening the door a crack, she 
looked out, checking both ways…..  And then sliding 
through, she started jogging down a side corridor…..

Kath blinked and looked left and right. "I do NOT remember 
Pharrpoint station looking like this" she growled to 
herself.  Hearing voices down one of the corridors, she 
wondered; dare she approach them, seeking help, or should 
she, naked and collared, avoid them?  After a moment's 
indecision, she turned, to head away from the voices… but 
when she turned, she found herself staring into the eyes of 
a rather large, and completely naked Lion…….  The Lion 
rumbled; "well, look what we have here!  An escaped slave!"  
As the Lion turned to grin at the furrs accompanying him, 
Kath turned to run, to flee…. Only to be brought up short 
as the Lion's huge paw grabbed the end of her tail; "I see 
our prey doesn't know how to behave, either!"  The gray 
Wolf next to the Lion chuckled; "Oh, I think we can teach 
her how to behave……..  And the Ferret on the other side of 
the Lion chuckled softly, his head  nodding up and down…….

Hannah shouldered her way into the Personnel office, and 
looked around.  She'd been told by the Cheetah that there 
was a large orgy in progress here…. And the obvious idea 
was to get the hunting party sucked into the orgy, 
distracting them from their hunt……  But now the room was 
deserted.  Papers were strewn everywhere, and a number of 
desks had been pushed against the wall to provide an open 
space…..  Hurriedly she looked about, seeking a place to 
hide….. and then the door slammed open behind her.  There 
was nothing to do but to fall to her knees, assuming the 
proper position, and await her punishment…..

Kath groaned, and struggled feebly; they'd forced her to 
kneel, and then a fur had taken hold of either of her arms, 
holding them straight out from her body to the sides, 
forcing her to arch her back just a little.  Kath was VERY 
aware of how this forced posture made her breasts stand out 
proudly, her nipples prominent…. She could still feel the 
little rings in her nipples move with each breath she 
took……  The Lion had stepped up between her spread knees 
and had presented his cock to her mouth, forcing her to 
take it, to lick it, to suck it…… she squirmed, but there 
was no escape; the ones holding her were too strong.  And 
as she was forced to suck the Lion's cock, something inside 
her melted; to free a small, bright point of light within 
her soul.  As the Lion wrapped one paw in her hair, to hold 
her head, as his hips started to move, driving his cock in 
and out of her mouth, until its head repeatedly bumped the 
back of her throat, some small part of her came alive, and 
she realized that somehow, some way, she liked being used 
like this…….

Tanj heard the sounds from down the corridor.  It was 
unmistakable; the groans of a Male, the muffled noises of a 
female….. someone was getting a blowjob, and from the sound 
of it, he was loving it.  Grinning, Tanj turned to 
tiptoe down a side corridor, seeking to bypass the 
obstruction……

Sam grinned; it was obvious her attention was on the 
corridor behind her; as she moved, silent as a ghost, 
graceful as only a feline could be, her head was turned to 
look over her right shoulder……  For a moment, Sam watched 
how her breasts bounced with each step, a soft, fluid 
motion…. And then he was springing from the shadows, 
driving himself forward, to slam into her middle, knocking 
her to the floor.  Heinz and Pam were right behind him, 
helping him to pin the Cheetah to the deck.  His hunting 
party had just made their third capture, and he was sure 
the Leader would be proud of them!

Tanj squirmed, and thrashed; "No… you idiots, you don't 
know what you're doing!  Stop, you've GOT to let me up!  
We're all in Danger!"

Sam shook his head; usually the Prey were vocal when 
captured, but this one was yelling louder than most.  But 
he had a solution for that.  Reaching back to his belt, the 
only thing he wore, he pulled free the plug gag… and when 
her head was turned just so, her jaws gaping, he shoved it 
forward, the black latex filling her mouth, bringing 
blissful silence….

Tanj tried to force the gag from her mouth, but then she 
heard the "snick" of its lock and knew it was too late.  
And then they were rolling her over, to bind her arms 
behind her back.  Deciding it was useless to continue to 
struggle, she let herself go limp, and panting hard, tried 
to recover her breath……

Pam grinned as they dragged their prey to her feet; "Hey, 
lookit this!  This one's not only got pierced nipples, but 
someone pierced her clitty!"  Sam chuckled and bent to 
look; "Hey, you're right.  Nice little ring… But I bet its 
big enough to take the end of my leash!"  Tanj winced as 
she felt the weight of the Wolf's leash on her clitty; it 
wasn't supposed to be done like that, but her captors 
didn't seem to care.  Moving carefully, doing her best to 
keep the strain off of her most sensitive part, she 
followed them, almost eagerly as they led her off down the 
corridor, towards the increasing sounds of passion…… 
Towards the place she had been trying to avoid.

Kath's tongue stroked the Lion's cock as he drove it into 
her mouth again, eliciting a groan of pleasure from him.  
Some part of her wondered where she'd learned to do that so 
well, even as another part of her was disgusted that she 
knew how to do it at all.  And lurking in the back of her 
mind was an unspoken question……. Why wasn't any of the 
other furrs making use of her pussy, or fondling her 
breasts?  Even as she struggled to breath around the Lion's 
thrusting cock, some small part of her brain demanded; 
"held here like this, used like this, aren't I the sexiest, 
most alluring thing around?"

Tanj knelt when the Wolf with her leash stopped moving, 
and the whole group watched the scene before them.  The 
Lion was tilting the Mink's head back further, thrusting 
his cock almost down into her mouth, and Tanj knew that 
the way she was being held, the Lion's cock had to be 
pushing past the back of her mouth, and down her throat.  
The Mink squirmed and struggled, but the furrs holding her 
were strong, and her movements only seemed to increase the 
Lion's delight.  As she watched, Tanj scarcely 
recognized her Master.  He seemed a huge beast, a primal 
force of nature……..  And then he was throwing his head 
back, to fill the corridor with the sound of his roar, his 
cock pulling free from the Mink's mouth, to discharge its 
cum all over her prominent breasts.

Kath gasped for air as the emotions warred within her; part 
of her was relieved that the brute hadn't ejaculated in her 
mouth, and part of her was delighted that he'd so marked 
her with his seed, as if proclaiming to all; "Look at how 
this one's made me cum!"  Panting, she closed her eyes and 
waited for whatever was to come next…….

Sam grinned as he watched.  With luck, the Leader would let 
him use his newly captured prey in the same way; it would 
be a fitting reward…..  As the Lion caught his breath, the 
Wolf growled; "Hey, Look at what WE caught!"

For a moment, hope blossomed in Kath's mind, as the Lion 
stepped around her in response to some shout… but then paws 
were pulling her up, even as other paws groped at her 
crotch.  She heard a voice say; "Yup, she's soaking wet," 
and then she was being led off by a small group, and she 
knew they weren't done with her yet…..

The Lion looked down at Tanj and nodded, and then looked 
up at Sam; "Good Catch, Wolf.  Use her as you will, but 
make sure she's WELL used, before you release her again."  
Sam just nodded and reached down to wrap his paw in 
Tanj's hair.  Pulling her up a bit, from a kneeling 
position to a crouch, the Wolf watched as Heinz squirrmed, 
flat on his back, between the Cheetah's spread thighs…..

Tanj jerked as the Skunk beneath her drove his hard 
shaft up into her pussy; for a moment, she melted a little, 
thinking that felt SOOOOO good… and then she remembered; 
she had to get the skunk off, and quickly, so they'd let 
her go; she had things to do!  Moaning she started to move 
on his cock……

Sam watched the Cheetah start to move, riding Heinz's cock 
and nodded; he'd been right about her.  Padding around 
behind her, he knelt between Heinz's knees and put his 
hands on her hips……  

Tanj jumped again, much to the skunk's delight, when she 
felt the wolf's cockhead touch her anus; but his paws were 
insistent, pulling at her hips, dragging her back down, 
until she was doubly filled.  And then it was the Wolf's 
thrusts that moved her, again to the delight of the skunk, 
as he pounded his cock into her ass………

Tanj moaned as she felt the squirrel's paws on her head, 
unlocking the gag…. She'd thought the fem wouldn't just sit 
back and watch; no one seemed to be doing that these 
days….. as the squirrel pressed her crotch to Tanj's 
muzzle, the Cheetah obediently started to lick her……….

Hinoki yawned and stretched.  Both Duke sisters were sound 
asleep, and he didn't want to wake them.  They'd had a 
simply marvelous time together, stroking and petting and 
licking and nibbling, until the urges became simply too 
great, and they joined together in some absolutely 
marvelous love-making.  He couldn't call it fucking, it was 
beyond that; way beyond that.  He genuinely cared for them, 
and was sure they cared for him too……  As he watched them 
sleep, he felt his stomach rumble, and he grinned; wouldn't 
it be nice, if when they woke up, he had a sumptuous 
breakfast waiting?  Grinning, he rose and stretched again, 
to head out to find them all something to eat.

Kath panted as she lay limply on the floor.  The hunters 
had used her; used her pussy, her ass, her mouth, and one 
of them had even fucked her between her breasts….. and now, 
exhausted, they'd all moved on, leaving her in the middle 
of the corridor, covered in their cum.  And while part of 
her shuddered at the horrible ordeal she'd just been 
through, something within her reveled in it.  Growling at 
herself, she decided she'd have herself psychoanalyzed at a 
later date; for the moment, she had work to do.  Struggling 
to her feet, she looked up and down the corridors, 
wondering which way to go.  With a mental shrug she turned 
and walked carefully down one of the corridors, her muscles 
aching, not only from all the sex she'd had, but from her 
shoulders being pulled back so sharply.  They'd laid a 
broom handle across her back, just below her neck, and 
pulling her arms straight out to the sides, they'd tied her 
arms to it.  However, as the length of wood wasn't long 
enough to hold her in a cruciform pose, they'd folded her 
forearms back, to tie her wrist cuffs off to the back of 
her collar.  And then her upper and lower arms had been 
bound tightly to the wood.  As a result, her shoulders were 
pulled back, and she looked as if she were caught in the 
middle of the stretch some folks do as they yawn.  As she 
walked she wondered how, even if she found a comm unit, 
she'd be able to contact her department……

Tanj mewled softly to herself; her captors had 
eventually tired of her, and had released her, to be hunted 
anew.  But they'd given her a few handicaps…….. And from 
Tanj's point of view, as she tried to move quietly down 
the corridor, the jinglebells hanging from labia and nipple 
rings weren't as annoying for their weight, as for the 
noise they made with the slightest movement.  They'd also 
fastened her wrists to her neck with a pair of "stocks."  
These three foot long strips of metal, about 4 centimeters 
wide looked like someone had taken a flat bar of metal, and 
then pounded one large semicircular depression in the 
center, with two smaller ones on either end.  With the 
depression at the center of one bar pressed against the 
back of her neck, and the matching piece pressed against 
the front of her neck, they formed a second collar.  And of 
course her wrists were held to either side of her shoulders 
in the classic "hands up" position, by the smaller 
openings.  The bars were held together by simple wing nuts, 
but the way her paws were confined, there was no way 
Tanj could reach them, to undo them.  As she trotted 
down the corridor, jingling, Tanj thought to herself; 
"well, if I twist to one side, and bend over, I might get 
one paw on a keyboard…. But typing's going to be slow……

Mindy tiptoed towards Engineering.  She'd turned her trek 
into a kind of a game, seeing just how far she could go 
before being "caught."  On one occasion she'd happened by a 
couple making love in the middle of Environmental, but they 
were too distracted to notice her.  Another time, she'd 
hidden in a supply room while a hunting party thundered 
past, in pursuit of some poor hapless fur.  And another 
time she'd eluded a hunting party by taking a short-cut 
through an electrical utility tunnel.  Now the real fun was 
about to begin, the main pressure door to Engineering only 
meters away.  Once through the door she'd be on "home 
turf"…. But any hunting parties there might also be made up 
of Engineers and technicians, not accountants or staff 
wienies…..

Mark Hmmmmmed, deep in thought as he stared at the power 
distribution panel for the No.3 Matter/Antimatter 
generator.  The Generator was a complex system, providing 
not only plasma but electricity as well, and if he was 
going to carry out his plans, he'd need at least every erg 
this system and its mates could deliver.  But how to 
channel it all, and in time to do any good at that, without 
explosive consequences….  Sighing to himself, he muttered; 
"this is going to take some VERY creative engineering……"

Tanj moved in an intermittent manner; she'd dash ahead a 
dozen meters and then stop, to recover her breath, and to 
try and listen for pursuit, for any sign that her jingling 
bells had been heard.  Twice she'd heard footsteps, and 
both times she'd hidden as quietly as she could, and both 
times she'd been passed by, either unobserved, or ignored.  
Peeking around a corner she got ready to make another 
dash……..

Kath sighed and shook her head in frustration; she'd found 
a comm terminal in an empty office, and kicking a desk 
chair into place, had been batting at the keyboard with her 
right foot, trying desperately to get an outside line.  
Except there didn't seem to BE any outside lines.  Wherever 
she was, she'd determined it was isolated from the outside 
universe at large.  Grumbling, she continued to try , 
seeking some sort of comm line or e-mail program that would 
let her send a message to her superiors.  Concentrating on 
what she was doing, she failed to hear the door open behind 
her……

Hinoki smiled; he'd found the pantry in the cafeteria open, 
all the "specialty" items that were normally under lock and 
key were simply there for the taking, and take he had.  
He'd gathered up quite an incredible assortment of 
ingredients for the Breakfast he planned on making for the 
Duke sisters.  In fact, he was planning one of his 
universe-famous omelets.  And this time he even had a real, 
fresh onion!  The green peppers looked vat-grown, but they 
were reasonably fresh.  The eggs, however, were powdered.  
"Ah well," he sighed to himself, "nothing's perfect."  
Padding down the corridor towards the residential section, 
his ill-gotten gains under one arm, a bottle or orange 
juice and a bottle of champagne, for "eye-openers" under 
his other arm, he idly wondered where everyone was…….

Grillo smiled as he slipped through the door.  He hadn't 
had too much luck joining the hunt; no one seemed to want 
him on their team, and they'd made it quite clear that no 
one would be interested in hunting him……  "Ah, Well," he 
mused to himself; "A porcupine's life can be a lonely one.  
But that's about to change……"  He grinned as he tiptoed 
closer to the bound Mink so intent on her computer 
terminal.  In a moment, she'd be his, to do with as he 
pleased…. And he had a LOT of things he wanted to try with 
with a sexual partner, willing or unwilling……

Kath jerked and SCREAMED as the paw touched her shoulder.  
Bolting from her chair, almost falling over, she turned to 
regard the nightmare that had crept up behind her; for a 
moment, all she saw was a monster, all jagged and pointy, 
sharp spines seeming to stick out everywhere.  As she 
backed towards the far wall, her eyes wide, some part of 
her mind recognized the creature as a porcupine, but that 
bit of rational information seemed to fail to take hold, 
and she cowered, all her training forgotten, as if some 
unholy terror was approaching her.

Grillo sighed to himself; why did they ALWAYS have to react 
like that?  He wasn't going to hurt her; he had every 
intention of being careful; it was just that he was MUCH 
too horny not to do SOMETHING…. And bound as she was, well, 
this one wasn't going to escape him, no matter what she 
thought of him!

Hinoki paused at the cross corridor, and frowned; it 
sounded like someone from down there had screamed!  For a 
moment he wavered, his sumptuous breakfast forgotten as he 
pondered a damsel in distress……

Kath watched in horror as the creature came closer; in 
addition to spines sticking out everywhere, the creature 
had a truly massive hard-on, his pink cock bobbing before 
him as he approached.  Once again, her mind seemed to 
fragment into pieces; one part insisting that if this…. 
THING raped her, she'd be a pincushion, and for a moment 
she had this horrid vision of her drinking a cup of water 
and it leaking from a dozen or more punctures in her body…. 
And another part of her mind giggled; "he's just another 
male who finds you attractive!  He WANTS you!  How can you 
turn him down?  As the creature reached out to stroke her 
cheek, she flinched and let out a low, terrified moan…..

Hinoki nodded; "yup.  Someone's in trouble."  Setting down 
his groceries by the side of the corridor, he turned and 
strode purposefully down the corridor towards where the 
sound had come from.

Grillo grinned, as he placed both paws on the Mink's 
shoulders, to turn her towards him; looking her up and down 
he grinned; "Oh, yes, you'll do quite nicely…… Now, bitch, 
on your knees; you've some licking to do……."

Hinoki stopped in the doorway, blinking as the Porcupine 
forced the Mink down, forcing her to kneel, and then 
wrapping his paw in her hair, pulled her head forward 
against his crotch……  For a moment the Cheetah just 
watched, grinning, and then he remembered; he was here to 
SAVE her, not play the voyeur.  Growling low in his throat, 
he stepped forward.

Grillo looked up and snarled; he was NOT going to loose 
this wench to any other.  Shaking himself, he rattled his 
quills threateningly….. even as he thrust his hips forward, 
driving his cock into the protesting Mink's mouth.

Hinoki stopped for a moment, watching the quills move.  For 
a moment he wondered how the Porcupine ever got anything 
done, carrying around all those sharp little barbed spears, 
and for an instant he flashed on the hapless creature in a 
space suit, air leaking from a hundred pinpricks….. then he 
shook it off.  Still growling he stood there, wondering how 
to successfully attack the creature.

Kath mewled softly, her tongue instinctively licking at his 
cock; there were quills on either side of her face, but 
they were long enough that no points threatened her 
there….. however, the way her arms were bound, sticking 
straight out to the sides….. as the Porcupine had pulled 
her head to his groin, her arms could feel the pinpricks of 
dozens of quills……

The office seemed devoid of anything he could use in his 
assault, and Hinoki sighed to himself.  What he needed was 
a suit of armor, and as that thought ran through his head, 
he suddenly realized he was naked.  How'd he ever venture 
out without at least his shorts?  Pushing that thought 
aside for the moment, he looked around again, his eyes 
finally lighting on a desk blotter……

Grillo growled and turned away from the intruder, placing 
his back, and the majority of his quills towards the 
Cheetah; the Mink's tongue was heaven, and he was having 
trouble both watching over his shoulder and concentrating 
on the feel of her tongue and mouth on his cock…. Why did 
someone always have to come along and screw up what few 
pleasures he could find?

Hinoki stripped the sheets of paper off the desk blotter 
until he had the bottom sheet of cardboard; holding it in 
both paws he swung it upwards, in a golf-like swing, square 
into the Porcupine's rump.  As he intended, he'd caught a 
large number of quills point-on, embedding them in the 
cardboard.  By themselves an embedded quill would merely 
pull free, but he'd latched onto dozens, and when he tugged 
at the cardboard, the combined pressure was sufficient to 
make the Porcupine howl.

Kath almost bit the Porcupine when his hips were suddenly 
pushed against her muzzle; and then, wonderingly, she found 
his cock jerked from her mouth as the surprised Porcupine 
was pulled away from her……

Hinoki used his new "handle" to pull the Porcupine away 
from the girl, spinning him just enough so that when the 
startled creature turned to face him, he was able to jab at 
its unprotected face.

Grillo saw stars as the fist slammed into his muzzle.  For 
a moment he stared in confusion at the spotty cat dancing 
and bobbing before him… and then the image split into three 
spotty cats, blurred out, and went dark as he fell 
forwards, flat onto his face.

Hinoki saw the Porcupine topple (thankfully forwards and 
not backwards into the girl; he hadn't thought about 
THAT!), looked at his fist as if to say; "did I do that?" 
and then lifted his head to grin weakly at the Mink.  
Stepping carefully forward, he helped her to her feet; 
"come on, fair damsel; lets get you out of here before he 
wakes up; I'm not sure I could do that again if I had 
to….."

Kath blinked at the Cheetah; she'd seen him somewhere 
before; she was sure of that, but she couldn't remember 
where.  Didn't matter; he'd rescued her from what she was 
sure was going to be a horrible experience, and that was 
all that mattered.  Following him, she made her way into 
the corridor.

Hinoki paused to retrieve his groceries; straightening he 
grinned at her; "You'd better come with me, Ma'am.  I know 
a place where you'll be safe for a while."  As they started 
down the corridor, the Cheetah looked at the Mink once 
again, almost shyly, and muttered; "you look familiar; do I 
know you?  My name's Hinoki by the way… what's yours?"

Mindy smiled to herself; she'd made it into Engineering, 
without too much trouble, and while she'd evaded another 
hunting party, she'd found a rather large orgy in progress 
in Engineering Central Control.  Things there had been so 
wild, they'd never even noticed her look in the door.  Now 
she was almost to the primary motor control center, the 
main electrical switch room for the base.  If she could get 
in there, she could still figure out what was running and 
what was off line from the maintenance terminal there…….

Tanj squirmed, but found she couldn't escape; her 
jingling had finally attracted the attention of another 
hunting party, and they'd pounced her without too much 
difficulty at all.  Instead of hauling her off to be 
delivered to some hunt master, they'd dragged her into a 
utility room, and had tied her, suspended horizontally, 
face up, between a series of pipes.  With pumps humming in 
the background, the hunters had taken turns, one stepping 
up between her well-spread thighs to fuck her, in ass or 
pussy, as was their preference, while another had stepped 
up to her head, forcing it back and down, until she could 
take his cock in her mouth.  She'd lost count of how many 
times she'd made one or another of the hunters cum; it 
seemed like they were going around for the third time…….  
As the stud between her thighs came once again, pulling 
out, to spray his jism over her tummy, she moaned around 
the cock in her mouth…….. She HAD to find a way to get them 
to release her, and she knew that wouldn't happen until 
they'd tired of her…. But what would it take to satisfy 
them?  As the stud stepped away, she stiffened, her muscles  
going tense as she felt a tongue between her thighs; the 
way it stroked her, the places it danced over, it could 
only be a female, and that meant…… there were more hunters 
joining the "party"……  With a moan she applied her tongue 
to the cock in her mouth, striving to bring him off as fast 
as she could; she simply HAD to get out of there……

Mindy stared in amazement at the switchgear.  Almost all of 
it had been disconnected from the main power, all the 
breakers thrown.  Some critical switches were locked in the 
"open" position, preventing her from sending power to the 
switchgear that might let her send power to the station's 
shields or weapons…..  Lockout procedure was very strict;  
Each person who worked on such devices had one lock, and 
one key.  No one was allowed to remove anyone else's lock 
(preventing equipment from being worked on from being 
suddenly energized).  There was no way she'd get those 
locks off short of cutting them off……..  Looking over the 
system, she traced backwards until she came to the master 
breaker for the Motor Control Center.  This massive piece 
of switchgear was designed to handle the combined power of 
all the station's generators… and its door was open, the 
safeties bypassed, and a weird yellow-green cable of a type 
she'd never seen before spliced across the massive buss 
bars…….  Scowling, she turned, preparing to trace it, when 
she noticed a shadow on the floor, right next to hers…..

Hinoki let himself into the Duke sister's room quietly, 
motioning for Kath to follow.  Lazily, Emmie Lou opened her 
eyes, and looked up from the rug by the holographic fire, 
to smile; "Oh, Hinoki!  How sweet!  Such a delicious little 
plaything you've brought us!  And so nicely bound, too!"  
Hinoki just smiled and patted Kath on the head; "be a Dear 
and go entertain my lovers while I go fix us all some 
breakfast, will you?"

Kath looked at the sleepy Tigress, and then looked at the 
Cheetah…. Somehow she'd thought that he would be her 
complete salvation, that when they'd found a quiet place, 
that she'd be able to convince him to untie her, to help 
her contact the Empire, to arrange for her rescue…. And 
here he'd just casually turned her back into the sex slave 
she so seemed to resemble!  But before she could protest, 
the Tigress had crawled over to her, a predatory look in 
her eye, to distract her with a firm lick to her pussy.  As 
Kath's insides melted, as she felt herself once again get 
wet, she heard the other Tigress yawn and stretch, and then 
giggle; "Sister, whatever DO you have there?"

Tanj panted, and struggled to move. The hunters had 
finally tired of her, and had released her to be hunted 
again…. She'd lost the damned metal stocks that had held 
her wrists by her sides, and the jingle bells, but what 
they'd done to her was scarce an improvement.  Someone had 
come up with a latex dress, at least two sizes too small 
for her.  They'd taken great delight in rolling it down 
over her shoulders, without letting her put her arms 
through the armholes…. As a result, her arms were tightly 
pressed to her sides by the tight latex that covered her 
from neck to ankles.  In order to walk, she had to stretch 
the skirt material, and try as she might, she found she 
couldn't take more than an eight-inch step.  And as she 
walked the latex squeeked almost as loudly as the jingle-
bells had been.  "I look like I'm wearing a giant condom" 
she grumbled to herself as she tried to peek around a 
corner, to see if the way was clear.  Stumbling and almost 
falling, she staggered on her way towards Engineering.  As 
she moved, she wondered; if she fell, would she ever be 
able to get up, or would she have to try and roll there…….

Mindy gasped, and squirmed.  The hunters had dragged her 
back to Engineering Central Control, and had promptly 
buried her under a mass of writhing bodies.  She was 
astride someone, unable to even see who it was, his cock 
firm in her pussy, while another crouched behind her, to 
fuck her ass.  There was another cock in her mouth, and 
lips on her nipples, and paws stroking her, seemingly 
everywhere…… and as she was licked and stroked and fucked, 
she gradually lost all memory of why it was she'd come down 
to engineering in the first place…..

Mark looked at his jury-rigged power supply system.  He'd 
had to build most of it from scratch, using materials he 
wasn't supposed to have, and had browbeat several natural 
laws into grudging submission, and the end result was 
anything but pretty.  Still, it would work…. At least this 
once.  Pausing for a moment, he contacted his "hidden 
asset", to check on the Mercenary cruiser……

Franz smiled as he looked over the shoulder of his 
Offensive Weapons operator.  Zylex had obtained for them 
three Nova class torpedoes, any one of which would destroy 
a small moon; the three of them together could have done 
major damage to Elysium, or any other planet.  But they 
were a bitch to bring on line.  The plasma charge that each 
one held had to be brought to temperature, and once that 
was done, they had to be used within a set time.  Holding 
one too long risked the chance of it going unstable, and 
possibly blowing up in their launch tube.  And he didn't 
want that……. As the Mercenary Cruiser moved closer to the 
asteroid base, they carefully prepared their weapons…..

Mark nodded to himself; the mercenaries were living up to 
his expectations.  No surprises there, other perhaps than 
that they HAD taken this long…  He turned towards the Brou 
device and nodded again, determinedly; "And now, lets show 
a certain fur who's name shall go unmentioned but starts 
with an "X" how even the best laid plans of mice and men 
can go awry…"  Throwing a series of switches, he listened 
as relays clacked, circuits engaged, and massive amounts of 
power started flowing……

Tanj hugged the wall as the three furrs emerged from 
Engineering Central Control.  All were nude, and two of the 
three were kissing, or trying to, as they walked.  "Looks 
like things are a mite hot in there" she sighed to herself.  
Shaking her head, waiting until the trio were far enough 
down the corridor not to notice, she turned and squeaked 
with tiny steps towards the Motor Control Center.

Hinoki popped the cork from the champagne bottle, letting 
it fly across the room.  The noise startled the Mink, and 
she raised her head to see what had happened, only for 
Emmie Lou to put a firm hand on the top of her head and 
force her muzzle back down to her hungry sex.  The Cheetah 
chuckled as he watched the Mink lick slowly at the Tigress, 
with Emmie's sister behind the mink licking slowly at her 
exposed sex.  Shifting his gaze, he slowly added the 
champagne to the half full glasses of orange juice on the 
table.  Eye-openers, half orange juice, half champagne, 
were one of his favorite breakfast drinks, and went well 
with his omelets, he thought……..  Then, grinning up at the 
three ladies, he thought; "but nothing goes better with it, 
than some good loving.….."

"This isn't right" Tanj thought to herself as she looked 
at the cables and wires snaking across the floor of the 
MCC.  "I've seen a lot of power distribution systems in my 
time, but this is just plain……. Weird!"  And then it hit 
her.  Mark.  The Alien Teleportation Device.  Smiling to 
herself, she turned to try and trace out the path of the 
cables, trying to confirm to where the power was all 
flowing.  "I should have KNOWN Mark would know." Tanj 
thought to herself.  "I don't know what he's doing, but I 
think I'd best get down there……."  Tanj turned and 
minced towards the door, taking miniscule steps….. and then 
she stopped.  One of the disconnect doors was open, 
exposing the 1760 volt wires within the box…..  The door 
edge was sharp sheetmetal, its top corner just about crotch 
height, and she looked at it for a long moment; "If I push 
into that, it might just puncture the latex, and let me 
tear this damned dress enough to be able to MOVE…… but if I 
push too close… voltage that powerful has been known to 
jump considerable distances to "ground"……"  Finally with a 
sigh, the Cheetah moved forward, to push against the corner 
of the door, pressing herself forward until she heard the 
latex go "pop."  Staggering, she all but fell backwards as 
she tried to keep away from the exposed live circuits……  
Working her legs, moving her knees apart, she managed to 
enlarge the tear enough so that the could bring one knee 
through the opening, hook one foot against the lower edge 
of the tear, and use her claws to shred the latex the rest 
of the way down to the hem.  It now looked like she was 
wearing a dress slit up the front to the crotch…. Looking 
down, Tanj grunted; "very stylish.  At least I can run 
now…… but if I could just free my arms……"  Another look 
around convinced her that there were no other sharp 
projections that she could use to her advantage and she 
didn't seem to be able to get the leverage she needed to 
extend the rip further upwards.  With a sigh she once more 
headed for the door.

Hinoki smiled and slid the finished omelet out of the pan.  
It was huge and he grinned as he sliced it into four 
portions……    Putting a piece on each of the plates at the 
table he'd set, he served up the hash browns and then 
turned to announce that Breakfast was served……..

Kath blinked as the Cheetah held her chair for her; things 
had taken on a bit of a dream-like quality as she went from 
rolling around on the floor, licking and being licked, by 
the two tigresses, to sitting down to a mouth-watering 
breakfast, albeit nude, at a finely appointed table.  She 
blinked and picked up her fork, only for one of the 
Tigresses to gently lay a paw on hers; "wait a moment, 
Dear; I know you're hungry, but we'll let Emmie say Grace 
first…. Then you can dig in….."

Mark growled as yet another alarm sounded; the numerous 
beeps, bleeps and screams from his control panel was 
distracting him with warnings  which would have made sense 
BEFORE his extensive rewiring, but were worse than useless 
now. Reaching out one paw, he flicked a finger and four 
meters distant, the console speaker made a funny sound and 
lapsed into silence.  Nodding, he folded his legs under 
himself, closed his eyes and concentrated………

Franz's head jerked up as his sensor operator yelped; "NOW 
what's wrong?"  the Sensor tech just shrugged; "I …… don't 
know….. there's some sort of distortion growing in front of 
us….."  Franz just sighed and shook his head; "I KNEW this 
was too easy to be true.  I KNEW those Pirates were 
professionals, and too slick to be caught like this!….  OK, 
put it on the main viewer and lets see what we're up 
against……..

Tanj panted hard as she ran; she'd managed to avoid any 
and all furrs …… well almost all.  One she hadn't seen 
until the last minute had merely waved politely and kept on 
walking as if seeing a naked Cheetah half encased in 
translucent latex was an everyday occurrence.  And now, as 
she ventured further away from the more inhabited sections 
of the station, Following the strange yellow-green cables 
that sang with power, as she drew closer to Mark's remote 
workshop, she ran harder, less mindful of the noise she was 
making….. something told her they were very near to 
disaster, and she wanted to be with Mark when whatever was 
going to happen, happened.

Kath settled into the cushions of the couch and smiled.  
Breakfast had been a delight, even if her head now swam 
from the strange concoction she'd been drinking.  The two 
Tigresses were splayed out on other pieces of furniture, 
smiling, half dozing, as the Cheetah male bustled 
industriously in the kitchen, cleaning up the remains……

Franz scowled as the distortion took shape on the main 
viewer; it looked for all the world like a black and silver 
flower blossoming before them, opening…..  Looking over at 
his Exec, he raised an eyebrow in a silent question; the 
Exec just shrugged in return; "Never seen ANYTHING like 
that….."  Franz nodded and bit his lip.  The Nova torpedoes 
had been "lit"… he'd have to use them soon, or jettison 
them.  Should he bore on through, and ignore the… whatever, 
or take evasive action and hope he could get back to the 
right vector before he had to fire?

Tanj slid to a stop before the doorway to Mark's lab.  
It was closed, and she couldn't use her hands!  Growling 
she threw herself to the floor, bringing one foot up to 
pound on the keypad…….

The sensor operator growled and shook his head; "Sir, I'm 
getting some awfully strange readings here; there's a LOT 
of power in that thing, whatever it is……"  Franz nodded and 
turned to his helmsman; "Try and skirt that thing, whatever 
it is, and then get us back on track on the other side of 
it."  The Helmsman just nodded, his fingers dancing over 
his console.

Tanj howled with triumph as she finally hit the right 
button and the door slid aside; rolling, moving quick 
before it could close again, she squirmed her way into 
Mark's lab…. To behold a bizarre sight. The mouse was 
seated in a lotus position…. Floating a good three feet off 
the floor.  Over one portion of the Brou device, a sphere 
of light showed a starscape, the wavering outline of a 
vessel more hinted at than directly visible…. And in front 
of it, shifting as the ship changed course, was a black 
flower, its petals outlined in a crosshatched pattern that 
seemed to describe and delineate the flow of energies……  
Transfixed, Tanj stared, open mouthed.

The Helmsfurr on the Mercenary Cruiser cursed and tried 
again; it seemed no matter what course he set, that strange 
flow of dark energies seemed to slither straight in front 
of his ship.  It was obvious there was an intelligence 
behind it, whatever it was……  "Captain, I can't seem to 
evade it…. And I can't kill our forward momentum in time… 
we're going to hit it……."

Franz growled and nodded; "Weapons officer; put the first 
Nova square into that thing; maybe we can blow it out of 
our path!"  The Wombat he was growling at hesitated for a 
moment, and Franz knew what was going through his mind; at 
this distance, their massive weapon might destroy them as 
well as that thing….. but after only a split second, his 
fingers were caressing the controls, and the ship bucked as 
the first torpedo left its tube…..  They watched it run 
straight and hot, only to be swallowed up by the energies……

Hinoki purrred and settled onto the couch between the Mink 
and one of the Duke sisters.  Snuggling softly, he settled 
down for a short nap…….

Franz watched in amazement as the torpedo just seemed to… 
vanish.  One moment it was there and then next it wasn't….  
No flash of light, no wreckage, no energy discharge that 
they could detect… it was just gone!  Growling he turned to 
yell at the Helmsfur; "Do SOMETHING!  Don't let us pass 
into that thing!"  But even as he spoke, he knew it was too 
late…..

Tanj watched in amazement as the image of the ship 
passed into the cloud of roiling black energies…. And 
didn't come out the other side.  After a moment the black 
flower seemed to fold in on itself, diminishing until it 
was gone, leaving only the blackness of space, sprinkled 
with distant stars……  And then a breaker somewhere slammed 
massively as it tripped and Tanj turned to gasp as a 
panel seemed to dissolve in a shower of sparks.

Ben blinked and shook his head.  Sitting up, he looked 
around in amazement.  How'd he get in Personnel?  As he 
struggled to get up, his jaw dropped, as he realized he was 
naked!  Staggering he headed for his quarters, hoping he 
wouldn't run into anyone on the way…….

Mark smiled and nodded in satisfaction; opening his eyes he 
turned and looked at the wide-eyed Cheetah; "Hello 
Tanj!" he called cheerily; "What's new?"

Tanj blinked at the Mouse and then growled; "New?  NEW?  
The base is inundated with some sort of sex craze, probably 
a biological attack of some kind, you're using a device 
that isn't supposed to work to make ships vanish, and you 
ask me whats NEW?"  Mark laughed at her expression, and 
nodded with only mildly exaggerated seriousness.  "Of 
course.  News travels rather slowly down here, after 
all….."
 
The Lion blinked and sat up.  "Now how in the Hell did I 
get down in the Docking bay?" he growled to himself.  
Rising, he scratched his head and padded off towards his 
quarters.  It wasn't until he was about to step into the 
shower that he realized that he wasn't wearing anything to 
take off.  Yawning widely he put off that conundrum for the 
moment.  He wanted to get clean and then get some sleep, 
and he'd deal with that curiosity later.

Tanj grunted as she rolled up the cable.  Mark had cut 
the latex sheath from her, but they hadn't been able to 
find anything for her to wear, so she was working in the 
nude.  Mark was insisting that they get the power grid back 
to the way it was supposed to be as soon as possible, or 
the Engineering managers would have his hide.  And therefor 
Tanj worked to help him undo all his jury rigging, not 
understanding half of what she was disassembling.

Emmie Duke yawned and stretched…. And her eyes fell on the 
sleeping form of a nude Hinoki, as he snuggled against an 
equally nude Mink.  Blinking in surprise she looked around; 
her apartment was just the way it should be, perhaps with a 
pillow here or there out of place……  As her gaze fell upon 
the form of her sleeping sister, she blinked and then 
grinned wickedly as she realized that she too was nude….. 
as she was herself!  "Well," she purrred to herself; "I 
don't know what's been goin' on here, but it looks like 
we've all been having fun…..  but enough's enough.  Rising 
she padded over to Hinoki, to shake his shoulder lightly.

Hinoki awakened to the sight of a smiling Tigress looking 
down at him; with a grin he tilted his head up to try and 
kiss her, only to have her put a finger on his nose and 
push him back gently; "enough of that, Dear.  I think its 
time you and your friend went home.  Sis and I have to get 
to work in the morning and we need our sleep."  Nodding 
sleepily, Hinoki yawned and tugged Kath to her feet, to 
lead her from the appartment.

Emmie closed the door behind them and locked it and then 
padded over to her sister, to rouse her just enough to get 
her to go in to her bed.  As the two tigresses headed for 
their bedrooms, Emmie growled; "getting' kinda risque, Sis, 
inviting those two over for a wild night….."  Her sister 
just looked at her sleepily; "Me?  I thought YOU invited 
them!"

Tanj put the heavy, insulated electrician's gloves back 
in their storage bin and turned to Mark; "OK, everything's 
pretty much back the way its supposed to be, with the 
exception of the one melted transformer, and all the blown 
breakers.  Engineering IS going to notice that, I suspect.  
The smell of burned insulation is EVERYWHERE."  Mark just 
smiled and shrugged; "some things we can't hide; but we do 
have power flowing to most of the rest of the station, like 
its supposed to be."  Tanj nodded and crossed her arms 
under her breasts; she stared down at the Mouse for a 
moment and then demanded; "So just what WAS that I saw, in 
your workshop?  What did you DO?"

Mark shook his head and smiled disarmingly.  "Only what I 
was supposed to.  Remember how I told you I'd been assigned 
to figure out what that device DOES?  Well, how would I 
ever find out for certain without at least one test run?"  
Tanj frowned and shook her head; "Why is it I get the 
feeling you're not telling me the whole story?"

Sam grinned as he stepped through the door and into Ops.  
He was fifteen minutes early for his shift, a fact he was 
sure was going to shock and amaze his boss.  But as he 
looked around, he realized something was very wrong.  The 
place looked like a tornado had struck, papers and manuals 
scattered everywhere… and there wasn't a soul present!  
Shocked, Sam turned to check the status of the station's 
defenses, only to find them offline.  Biting his lip, he 
started the recycle procedure, to bring the shields back up 
to their normal status…..  When he got them some 
protection, he'd get on the comm and find out where 
everyone was…. And then he grinned; usually his boss gave 
him grief for being late; now, it was quid pro quo time!

Franz looked over his navigator's shoulder, and shook his 
head for the dozenth time; "it just doesn't make sense.  
Are you sure our navigational database wasn't corrupted 
somehow?  I mean, if the stars around us don't match 
anything on our charts, we'd have to be WAY outside the 
Empire!"  The Navigator shrugged; "I know its unbelievable, 
but there's no trace of computer problems, and nothing 
matches.  I literally have NO idea where we are, or how we 
got here!"  Franz just groaned; turning to the Exec, he 
shook his head; "better put us on restricted rations.  
We're going to have to find out where we are by going 
around and ASKING folks… Might be a while before we get 
home……."

Tanj padded slowly back towards her quarters.  It was 
all catching up with her and she felt wore out, totally 
exhausted.  On her way, she passed a few furrs, wandering 
about; most seemed to be confused, or dazed, as if they 
didn’t really know where they were, or how they got there.  
She had one bad moment when she recognized one of the 
members of the hunting party that had captured her, but the 
wolf walked right past her as if she wasn't even there……  
As she watched him padd away down the corridor, she had to 
chuckle; "has to be an improvement over the last time we 
met……"

Grillo opened his eyes and groaned, only to hear a "No, no 
don't move; you've got a nasty bump on your head; better 
lie still."  Forcing his eyes open he blinked as things 
came into focus…… A lady was kneeling over him, dressed 
only in the tattered remains of a blouse, gently pressing a 
damp cloth to his brow.  Shaking his head a little, the 
porcupine groaned; "Be careful, I wouldn't want to stick 
you."  To his surprise she laughed, a light musical sound; 
"Oh, I'm not worried; I don't think you can hurt me……"  
Taking another look, the Porcupine blinked, trying to focus 
his eyes; as the image of the lady armadillo cleared, he 
smiled and muttered; "I think I'm in love……"

Jim rolled over in bed, and swatted at the comm switch; 
"Yeah, yeah, I'm here, whats the emergency?"  Sam's voice 
came over the speaker; "hey, Boss; I'm in Ops and YOU 
AREN'T!  YOU'RE LATE!"  Jim blinked, suddenly more awake 
than he wanted to be.  Shifting his gaze at the 
chronometer, he blinked; "Naw, that's GOT to be wrong!  
Check again!"  "Sorry Boss, every Chrono I can find, 
including my wrist unit, says the same thing.  Got the 
schedule right here on the monitor in front of me.  And I'm 
the ONLY one in Ops!"  Jim growled and shook his head; he 
felt like he'd been drugged, and was still so sleepy he 
could hardly see straight; "all right, all right, but if I 
find out you're screwing with me, you'll regret it!"  
Stabbing a finger at the disconnect switch, he struggled to 
sit up, only to go wide-eyed as a feminine voice behind him 
purrred; "who was that, Lover?"

Rafe blinked at the mass of bound furrs in the middle of 
the kennel area.  Walking around them, he chuckled and 
shook his head; "I see SOMEONE'S been busy.  Pity I missed 
it; they do good work!  Chuckling he reached up and started 
undoing the straps holding the lady squirrel in what had to 
be a most uncomfortable position, thinking this was going 
to take a while to undo… but it should be interesting work.

Tanj keyed open the door and stepped into the cabin she 
shared with the Lion, only to come to a quick stop.  There, 
in the middle of the bed, he lay, snoring softly.  For a 
moment her mind was filled with the animalistic image of 
him on the hunt, and she almost turned and slipped back 
out.  After a moment of indecision, she turned and tiptoed 
quietly towards the bathroom, and a good hot soak.

Hannah worked her jaw hard, as the Chipmunk pulled the ball 
gag out of her mouth; "thanks; that'd been in there so 
long, I was afraid it was going to take root!"  As the 
Chipmunk worked at the straps that bound her, he muttered, 
"Geez, Lady, who DID this to you?"  Hannah smiled; "you 
know, I don't remember… but I'd love to run across 'em 
again!"

Jo smiled and nuzzled Amanda soflty; she had no idea how 
she'd wound up in her roommate's bed, and could only 
suspect what they'd been up to, given the ruffled state of 
her fur, and certain matted areas… but after a few minutes 
reflection, she decided this was a nice place to be, and 
snuggled softly against Amanda once again……

Hinoki padded into the Kennels, leading Kath at the end of 
her leash.  They'd both had a shower back at his quarters, 
and the Cheetah had found some clean clothes, and after 
some quiet conversation, he'd decided he'd better get her 
back where she belonged.  As they padded through the 
entrance, they stopped to watch for a moment as a Wolf 
slowly unstrapped a rather large and exhausted looking 
Tigress from the center of the floor, to lead her towards 
the baths.

Kath sighed as the Cheetah gently pushed her into the cage.  
She'd been polite, but firm as she dared, given the way she 
found herself, given the fact that everyone assumed she was 
a sex slave.  But the Cheetah had just smiled and shrugged, 
and refused to let her use a comm, or to get a message to 
her office.  When she'd told him that she was an Imperial 
Agent, he'd just smiled and said that was Tanj's domain, 
and she'd be along shortly, he had no doubt.  It wasn't 
until they were almost to the Kennels that she'd had her 
worst fears confirmed.  She still didn't know exactly where 
she was, or who these furrs were, but she knew she wasn't 
on pharrpoint station any more……

The Lion yawned and stretched; he felt good, felt rested…… 
and somehow he felt… well, young.  Like he'd just won some 
sporting event the previous day, and after the strenuous 
task, had gotten a good nights sleep.  And then his eyes 
narrowed; there was Tanj wrapped in a blanket, sleeping 
on the couch?  What was she doing over there?  Had he said 
something to make her mad at him?

Tanj jerked awake when she felt the rough tongue on her 
cheek; as her eyes came open she beheld the face of her 
Master and instinctively flinched.  The Lion just sat back 
and blinked at her; "Tanj, what's wrong?"  She shook her 
head; "wrong?  Urrrrr, the hunt!  I remember you leading 
the hunt… and the feathers, Oh LORD, the feathers!"  The 
Lion just frowned; "Tanj, you're not making any sense.  
What hunt?  And what feathers!"

Zassa yawned and stretched, looking about, wondering how 
she got here… wherever "here" is; looking down at herself, 
she grined at the stickyfurr; "must have had a truly great 
time; can't remember a thing!"  Rising, she padded nude and 
not in the least self-conciously back to her quarters. 

Mindy purrrrred as various furrs disengaged themselves and 
headed home.  Thinking over what Tanj had said, she 
realized she'd never really had the "flu" bad, it never 
really affected her….. but now that everyone else seemed to 
be recovering, she was kind of sad to see it end.  She'd 
been  enjoying herself.  Suddenly remembering why she had 
come to Engineering in the first place she rose and padded 
towards the MCC to check it out.  Standing in the doorway, 
she looked around and frowned.  No strange yellow-green 
cables.  No systems modified, and re-arranged…. Everything 
looked, well, normal.  There was the stench of burnt 
insulation in the air, but nothing seemed IMMINENTLY in 
danger, nothing too hot…..  Finally she shook her head and 
with a shrug, turned to head back to her quarters, thinking 
she must have imagined it all…… 

 As they padded towards the Cafeteria, the Lion shook his 
head; "Tanj, I remember you coming back from the last 
mission not feeling well…. Are you sure you didn't run a 
fever, and, well, imagine it all?  You have to admit, it 
sounds like something delirious……  Tanj sighed and 
nodded; "it sounds wild all right; but I bet you we can 
examine the internal security cameras and prove it….. 
except the power was turned off.  There HAVE to be records 
somewhere……"  The lion just shrugged and got a tray, to 
move down the line, grabbing things for both of them for 
Breakfast.  Tanj just looked around the Cafeteria, 
remembering the wild night, and the tickling.  Finally she 
settled into a seat opposite her Master, to stare at her 
glass of Orange juice, as if trying to divine whether her 
memories were real, or imagined.

The Lion took another spoonful of cereal and watched the 
distracted Tanj.  Frowning, he looked past her and a 
little to her left…. Rising he stalked around behind her 
and bent to pick up something……..  The yelp Tanj let out 
when the Lion picked up the feather turned heads all 
through the room……

Tanj sat at her work station in Intelligence, the hum of 
the busy office serving to reassure her that everything was 
getting back to normal.  The e-mail and field reports, 
however, were all stacking up as she sifted through records 
from engineering.  There was no doubt that the generators 
had delivered an absolutely massive surge of power to 
something…..  the Engineering staff members she'd 
questioned had passed it off either as an instrumentation 
glitch, or as some power spike caused by what Mark had been 
doing.  Tanj was convinced of the latter; she'd been 
there, seen what had happened, but try as she might, she 
could convince no one of what she'd seen happen.  All the 
sensors had been off-line at the time; the records showed 
that clearly, although no one could explain WHY they were 
off-line.  As to the missing three days, most were evasive 
about that.  Some firmly insisted that there was some sort 
of a glitch with all the chronometers in the station, and 
the true date was almost three days ago.  Some thought it 
all some obscure practical joke….  Others thought that 
Mark's experiments had somehow thrown them three days into 
the future.  And no one wanted to own up to three days of 
wild sex.  But Tanj was convinced.  There HAD been a 
ship out there, there HAD been a threat.  She was just 
having difficulty proving it.  Turning back to her 
terminal, she called up the communications logs.  She had 
to find out if that ship out there had transmitted 
anything, if they'd revealed the location of the Brethren's 
base…..

The Mink stared at the Cheetah fem as if she'd gone crazy; 
"Madam, I am an Imperial Agent; there is No WAY I'd behave 
like that!"  They'd taken her from the kennels, biterly 
protesting until someone had gagged her, to some sort of an 
interrogation room, strapped her tightly to a chair, and 
then left her.  Kath had squirmed, tugging against her 
bonds for what seemed like hours, before the Cheetah had 
shown up.  The Cheetah had then proceeded to tell her the 
most fanciful story of a sex contest at Pharrpoint station, 
and of how SHE had approached HER, asking to borrow her 
male slave.  LUDICROUS!

Tanj smiled and shook her head at the still gagged Mink; 
"I know you don't believe any of this, and I think I know 
what happened to you, but before we get into that, let me 
show you a holotape.  You see, one of the prizes we won was 
a copy of the commercial recording of that evening's 
events.  At one point, if you ignore the goings-on, on 
stage, you can see, in the lower left hand corner, yourself 
coming over to our table to talk to us."  Tanj sighed; 
"and to my chagrin, my crewmates have been distributing 
copies of this tape all over the station………"  Shaking her 
head, Tanj sighed and then shrugged.  After a moment she 
looked up; "No matter.  Aside from that, we also keep a 
camera running in the cargo bay of my ship, just for 
security purposes.  The player will switch to that 
recording as well.  I think you'll find it….. interesting.  
I'll start the player and then I'll leave you to watch in 
peace.  I'll be back by the time its over."  So saying, the 
Cheetah rose and pressed a button on the holoplayer, and as 
the air filled with the images of the bar on Pharrpoint 
station, she slipped quietly out of the door.

Tanj smiled and sat down across from her Master, only 
slightly late for Dinner.  As they discussed the day's 
events, in what Tanj found to be an annoyingly normal 
manner, Mark and Mala sat down next to them.  For a while, 
the conversation turned to the recent voyage of the 
Overlord and the success of their operations, and of Mala's 
exploits.  As happens, after a while, the conversation fell 
off, and in the momentary silence, Mark turned towards the 
lion; "Say, did anybody ever find out just where those guys 
trying to attack us while most of us were, ah, 
"incapacitated" came from, and who might be behind the 
operation?"  The Lion turned to look at Mark; "you mean the 
story about the cloaked cruiser being eaten by the Brou 
device?  As much as I trust you two, I find that story 
awfully hard to swallow.  But if it IS true, could you put 
on a demonstration for us?  Show us how the Brou device can 
make a Cruiser, or something of equivalent size, vanish?"  
Mark frowned lightly and shook his head; "No can do, I'm 
afraid.  The device was never really meant to move quite 
that kind of mass OR operate off station power, and in 
doing both, it was severely overtaxed.  It has some basic 
self-repair capacity and should be able to restore itself, 
within time IF we can feed it the correct raw materials… 
but for the moment, its essentially out of order.  To be 
honest, it’s a miracle and a half that it didn't just go up 
in smoke under the strain."  The Lion gave Mark a long hard 
look and just let out an "uh-huh….." before returning his 
attention to his meal.  For his part, Mark turned and gave 
Tanj a smile and a shrug as if to say "I tried……"

Kath looked up as the Cheetah re-entered the interrogation 
room; the holoplayer had run its course and she'd been 
alone with her thoughts for a while.  The Cheetah set down 
a covered plate, and turned to remove the Mink's gag; 
"well, what do you think?"  "I think it’s a blatant 
forgery!" the Mink snarled.  "I'd NEVER behave in such a 
manner!  NEVER!"  Tanj just grinned and bent, to shove a 
paw rudely between the Mink's thighs.  She'd been bound to 
the chair with an ankle secured to each of the front chair 
legs, and she was unable to pull her knees together to 
defend herself.  After a moment Tanj looked up, into 
Kath's eyes and smiled; "for someone who finds such 
activities so objectionable, you're awfully wet, Dear."  
And under her fur, Kath blushed, the blood rushing to her 
skin, the heat making her facial fur bristle.

Tanj smiled and fed the Mink another spoonful.  It was 
obvious that while the Mink was hungry, she hated being 
spoon-fed.  On the other hand, Tanj knew Imperial Agents 
were well trained and she had no intention of discovering 
the Mink's unarmed combat abilities.  "So you say the 
Buffalo jabbed you with his cane on the Transport, and that 
it bled a little.  How much you want to bet you were 
infected right then and there?"  Tanj could see the 
indecision flicker across the Mink's face before she flatly 
rejected the idea.  Smiling, Tanj held up another 
spoonful; "now, tell me all about this Buffalo, and 
anything else you might remember about anyone else you 
noticed on that ship……"

Kath grumbled, the ball gag once again stifling her 
comments, as the Cheetah dragged her down the corridor at 
the end of her leash.  At one point the Cheetah had 
actually threatened to re-attach the leash to a nipple 
ring, if she didn't behave.  Grumbling, not quite fighting 
the leash, she followed the Cheetah down the corridor……

Wanda smiled and gave Tanj a hug as she entered Medical; 
"you wouldn't BELIEVE what I've found!"  Tanj turned and 
looked at Kath, and pointed to a spot on the floor, and 
with a glare that would singe fur, the Mink reluctantly 
knelt where she was told.  Turning back to Wanda, Tanj 
grinned; "What did you find?"  Wanda led Tanj over to a 
computer terminal, and called up a file; "I found this 
little beastie.  Well, all right, Dr. Narayanan helped…. 
Its definitely a virus, and we're pretty sure its 
artificial.  Not many natural viruses die out so completely 
after they've run their course."  Tanj nodded; "Pretty 
much as we thought.  Now, the big question; who made it?"  
Wanda blinked and shrugged; "well…… I would have to guess 
there are a couple dozen labs throughout the Empire that 
might produce such a thing…… Be awfully hard to figure out 
which one though.  They don't exactly put logos or serial 
numbers on things like this."  Tanj nodded and bit her 
lower lip as she thought…… "Is there any place on Elysium 
that might have produced it?"  Wanda thought for a minute 
and then nodded; "actually, there was, but I heard it was 
destroyed in the fighting a while back…."  Tanj just 
smiled and nodded….. "how convenient…."

Kath looked up as the Cheetah and the Wolverine padded back 
towards her, completely forgetting her new "station."  
Tanj grinned and forced the Mink's head back down, to a 
more proper posture and then turned to grin at Wanda; 
"years ago, your father gave me to you as your servant, and 
I've always felt a little bad about "stealing" myself away 
from you, and for landing you in such a strange and awkward 
situation.  I told you I'd bring you back a little 
something from this trip, and to try and make up for some 
of that, I'd like to give you this slave.  In chorus, both 
Kath and Wanda yelped "WHAT?"

Tanj smiled; "well, we certainly can't risk letting an 
Imperial Agent get loose on us.  I don't trust the memory 
wipes the Psych folks say they can do, and the only other 
alternative is to kill her.  Don't really want to do that 
either.  I think, deep down inside, she's an amazing 
submissive, and that she's been hiding it under a layer of 
bluster all her life.  And I think you could keep her under 
control.  Oh, I'll have to borrow her from time to time, as 
certain questions come up, but aside from that, she's 
yours.  Her name's Kath.  Wanda smiled and hugged Tanj 
again; "Thank you, she's lovely and I'm sure we'll get 
along famously!"

Kath watched the Cheetah leave, and then turned to look at 
the Wolverine lass in the nurse's uniform; shaking her 
head, she muttered; "this can't be happening……"  Wanda just 
laughed.  "you stay right where you are, and keep quiet.  
I've got another two hours left in my shift, and then I'll 
take you home……  In the meantime, think about what you're 
going to make me for dinner……"

Xylex watched calmly as Trotskie stepped out of the 
shadows.  The industrial side of town was always dangerous 
after night, especially now that the rebellion was growing 
so strong, but he knew he had nothing to fear from the 
Reds.  They needed him too much.  The Bear looked at Xylex 
for a moment and then growled; "the Brethren are still 
making their presence felt.  Their forces are constantly 
backing up the Blues.  Their ships actually provided fire 
support for the assault on the Government facility at 
Arneth last week.  I thought you said you were going to 
destroy them!"  Xylex shrugged; "the Mercenaries I hired 
haven't been heard from.  I know that operation was 
initiated, but obviously something's gone wrong.  But 
that's my concern.  Tell me about your advance on New 
Prague……"

Later, Trotskie watched Xylex's ground car disappear into 
the night.  He was growing tired of the Wolverine's 
attitude.  Yes, he was providing priceless intelligence, 
and yes, he was able to provide the weapons and money…. But 
he was starting to act like HE was in charge….  And now 
this failure with respect to the Brethren….. Trotskie 
wondered to himself if Xylex wasn't also supporting the 
Blues, and his story about trying to take out the Brethren 
just a decoy to make the Reds more … amenable.  Grumbling, 
as he turned to head towards his own transport, the bear 
decided he didn't care one way or the other if the pirates 
lived or died; just so long as they stopped helping his 
arch rival, Cromwell, and his goody-goody Blues.

Xylex watched the scenery go by as his groundcar took him 
home by a circuitous route.  That Trotskie was becoming an 
annoyance.  He was starting to fight against the leash 
Xylex had so carefully forged for him.  "Have to get rid of 
him soon" the Wolverine thought to himself….  And then his 
thoughts turned back to the mercenaries.  Why HADN'T they 
completed their mission?  The plan was fool-proof!…… unless 
someone had tampered with it.  Had Trotskie and the Reds 
done something to mess up the plan, to keep him distracted 
while they sought to usurp HIM?  Growling, Xylex reviewed 
his plans for replacing Trotskie, evaluating how he might 
accelerate the time-table.  Besides, the cause could use a 
martyr about now……  Settling back in his seat, Xylex made a 
mental note to figure out how to blame the loss of the 
Imperial Courier on the Brethren, and if possible, on the 
Blues.  Maybe some profit could come of this fiasco after 
all…….

Wanda smiled as she watched Kath do the dishes.  As a chef, 
the Mink's cullinary skills definitely needed improving.  
And the MOUTH on that one!  She'd finally had to gag her to 
shut her up about how the Empire was going to destroy them 
all, and how she'd have her vengeance…… and about how she'd 
been so horribly mutilated……  Wanda chuckled at that one; 
she'd seen the Mink flick one of her nipple rings back and 
forth, when she thought no one was looking…….  Relaxing, 
waiting for Kath to finish the dishes, Wanda wondered if 
she might be able to use her tongue for something other 
than complaining…… "Only one way to find out" she mused to 
herself, watching the Mink's ass move as she scrubbed one 
particularly stubborn pot……

Tanj smiled as she read the field report.  She'd been 
gathering bits and pieces of information, in the weeks 
since the "incident."  The medical evidence that Wanda had 
turned up was hard to refute, but still there were those 
that insisted that nothing had happened.  The short term 
memory loss associated with the virus was amazing, and the 
Brethren's own scientists were trying to find a way to 
incorporate just that in a virus…… And now she had a report 
of yet another skirmish on Elysium.  Except this time it 
was between the Reds and a Mercenary group.  Well, that 
wasn't THAT unusual; sometimes thieves fell out with each 
other.  But in this case, a reason was listed.  It seemed 
the Mercs were trying to charge the Reds for an operation 
that hadn't quite come off, including a rather hefty 
payment for equipment lost… and the Reds didn't want to 
pay, because they hadn't completed their mission…..  
Smiling, Tanj composed a message, to her opposite number 
in the rebel group known as the Blues, asking him to have a 
few select furrs "picked up" for her……

Kath knelt in the corner of the interrogation room, at 
Wanda's feet, the Wolverine lass lightly holding her leash.  
Tied tightly to examining tables on the other side of the 
room was a female Gerbil and a male Mongoose, both nude.  
Various barbaric instruments of torture lay about, as if 
ready for use.  The room was cool, almost chill, and Kath 
had trouble keeping from shivering.  The tension in the 
room was so thick you could cut it, as if the cold had 
congealed it from the bodies of the Gerbil and the 
Mongoose.  After a while, Tanj padded in, looking 
particularly rough in her combat vest and camouflaged 
pants.  For a long moment she paused, just inside the door, 
ignoring Wanda and Kath, her gaze fixed on the two bound 
prisoners.  With a convulsive movement, the Cheetah jerked 
a slim-bladed dagger from a sheath at her belt, the metal 
of the blade making a hisss as it was withdrawn.  Toying 
with the dagger, its point pressed against the pad of one 
finger, its hilt twirling back and forth, she padded over 
to stand between the two examining tables. "Lets see now, 
you're from whats left of a mercenary unit called the 
Renegades…. No, don't answer, I know that to be a fact.  
You don't have to confirm that……  I understand you recently 
had a small altercation with the Reds…. I'd like you to 
tell me about it."  The Gerbil's eyes flashed to one side, 
as if trying to look at Mongoose, but the way she was 
bound, unable to turn her head, it was obviously more a 
reflex than a genuine effort to obtain guidance or 
reassurance.  Finally her eyes turned to Tanj and she 
sighed; "It was just business you understand.  Nothing 
personal……"  Tanj smiled; "so the cruiser that was about 
to attack us WAS yours……?"  The Mongoose nodded; "Yeah, but 
if we'd known your defenses were THAT good we would never 
have taken the contract…. There wasn't even any report of 
WRECKAGE!  How in the Hell'd you DO that, anyways?"  
Tanj just chuckled; "so who gave you the contract?"  
Again the prisoners tried to exchange looks.  After a 
moment, the Mongoose muttered; "Um, that wouldn't be 
ethicalllllLLLEEEEYYYOOOOWWWW!"  Tanj smiled sweetly, 
the point of her dagger under the Mongoose's chin, a drop 
of blood forming from where its tip had pricked the skin…..  
The Gerbil looked at the instruments strewn about and then 
at Tanj and sighed; "Leave him alone; I'll tell you!  It 
was Xylex.  He set the whole thing up.  On the other side 
of the room, both Wanda's and Kath's jaws dropped.  Tanj 
smiled and nodded as she looked up into the corner behind 
them, the voice stress analyzer flashing green…. "Thank 
you; that’s what I thought, but its good to hear from 
you…..  now… what can you tell me about……." 

As they padded back towards Wanda's cabin, Kath edged up a 
little, until she was essentially walking next to Wanda.  A 
frown on her face, the Mink growled; "Xylex was the Elysium 
Government official I was to contact on my arrival.  He was 
the one I was coordinating all my travel plans through.  
Obviously he sold me out!  If I EVER get my paws on that 
Xylex, he'll wish he'd never been BORN!"  Wanda chuckled 
and tugged on the leash just a little, to remind the Mink 
of who and what she was; "my Father?  No way, I got first 
dibs!"  Kath blinked and came to a complete stop, the leash 
jerking tight; "your FATHER?  You're Xylex's DAUGHTER?"  
Wanda just grinned; "Yup.  Real bastard, isn't he?  Come 
on, Slave, we've got revenge to plan….."