From gorgo@kwangju.net Sat Dec 20 00:17:27 1997 Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 13:37:49 +0900 From: Fred Herriot Subject: [fanfic][lemon][UY] "A Remarkable Destiny" Part X "Young Master?" Mendou shudders as he gazes at the chief of his Kuromegane. "Are you sure about this?!" the scion of Japan's richest family hisses, his eyes wide with disbelief. "We're positive, sir," the bodyguard bows. "The sniper failed to kill the alien woman you desired terminated. Instead, he nearly killed Nagisa Shinowataru." "What happened?!" "Sir, one of the Sagussan warriors...forgive me, I don't fully understand this...absorbed Nagisa-san's soul into herself. They then proceeded to construct a new body for him. There was a problem, however: there wasn't enough DNA material to repair Nagisa-san's old body and restore it, nor could they convert a spare female body into a proper replica of Nagisa-san; they had no spare male bodies. Nagisa-san is now female." Mendou quivers, shaking his head. "Gods, what have I done?!" "Sir, the sniper can't be traced to us. The bullet hole in the window at Tomobiki High School indicates something had been fired, but the bullet that struck Nagisa-san down has not been found. Further, who fired the shot? The sniper cleaned up after himself and it would take a good guess to indicate which building he fired from. We can deny everything." Mendou leans back, feeling his body chill. Nagisa, the fiance to Ryuunosuke, had nearly died...and was saved by the Sagussans, if you could call losing his manhood being "saved." His hands clench into fists. Damn Moroboshi! He was taking them away, all of them. First Lum, then Shinobu, then Lum's friends from space, then his classmates at school. No more! No more!! "Order all the Kuromegane onto the streets, along with our special action teams!" he hisses. "See to it that any interaction between the Sagussans and any native Tomobiki woman of high school age is stopped. Use whatever means possible. I will NOT have Moroboshi draw every girl in the city into his harem!!" "Sir...?" "Go!!" "Yes, sir," the bodyguard bows, then heads out. Mendou shudders, then glares into the growing evening. His world was perfect once...well, almost. Now, it was disintegrating right before his eyes. The cause of it lay not four hundred kilometres straight up, out of his reach...his clan still didn't have a space shuttle...but he could embarrass the Sagussans, shame them in front of everyone, then perhaps force them to leave, thus restoring things to normal. Of course, if the Sagussans took Moroboshi with them, so much the better. After all, SOMEONE had to be around to watch out for Lum. Unseen, a dark shadow takes notes about what happened, then quietly withdraws to inform his mistress... * * * "Hey, Lufy!" Lufy turns from staring at the beautiful necklaces in the jewellery store window, then smiles. "Konban wa, Ryuunosuke." As the tomboy runs up, the pilot whistles on seeing her dressed in a button shirt, tie, slacks and sweater. "Shit, hot date tonight?!" Ryuunosuke flushes, then laughs. "Well, yeah, I am in the mood to go on a date," she folds her arms behind her. "With you." "Me?!!" Lufy jerks, pointing to herself. "There anyone else named Lufy with blonde hair, brown eyes and a tattoo on her cheek standing around here?" Ryuunosuke looks left and right, then smiles at the pilot. Lufy blinks. She'd thought that with what just happened to Nagisa and Rabby, Ryuunosuke would prefer to keep away from people like her. She then shrugs. "Well, I'm not busy right now..." "Great! C'mon; I know just the place! Let's go!!" "Um...okay!" Lufy nods. Ryuunosuke takes her by the arm and drags her down the street. Unseen, an unmarked car pulls out of its parking spot to follow... * * * "A Remarkable Destiny" a Urusei Yatsura lemon fic by Fred Herriot gorgo@kwangju.net **** **** **** Based on "Urusei Yatsura" created by Rumiko Takahashi **** **** **** NOTE: All standard lemon warnings apply. This is my second time at this, so please give me a break. I'll try to keep it as spicy as possible without going too overboard. WRITER'S NOTES Sagussan rank abbreviations: Fleet ranks: Fleet Shipmistress (FSPMR), Shipmistress (SPMR), Watchmistress (WTMR), Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO), Chief Petty Officer (CPO), Petty Officer (PO), Leading Servicewoman (LS) Squadron ranks: Brigade Commander (BCDR), Squadron Commander (SCDR), Troop Commander (TCDR), Chief Sergeant Major (CSM), Sergeant Major (SM), Sergeant (SGT), Corporal (CPL) SISF ranks: Chief Inspector (CINSP), Inspector (INSP), Detective (DETC), Master Chief Warrant Officer (MCWO), Chief Warrant Officer (CWO), Sergeant (SGT), Constable (CONS) Rank prefixes indicate specialties. Engineer (E), Medical (I), Logistics (L), Aviation (P). Combat planning (Janny's job) is the same as combat; no prefix is added. **** **** **** PART TEN - SHATTERED BONDS, NEW LOYALTIES "So your brother was responsible!" Shildy hisses, then gazes at the lovely vision before her. Despite her annoyance, she couldn't bring herself to be angry at her host, not after the multiple flip-flops her heart had been doing since she first laid eyes on her. "Why did you tell me this, Ryooko-san?" "As you know, Shildy-san, my brother and I normally don't get along," Ryooko sighs, silently keeping note of the subtle change of expressions in her guest. The Sagussans were once said to be the perfect models of logic and reason. With introduction to emotion, all their feelings were an open book to someone like her. Yet, the open book before her was transmitting something which was making the younger Mendou confused. "You must believe that I told you this just to provoke trouble between Shutaro and Moroboshi-san." "The thought crossed my mind." "Well, while I wouldn't mind seeing my brother humiliated at Moroboshi-san's hands, in this instance, something worse than mere embarrassment can arise. My brother, while always taking delight in making use of his power, has never brought grievous bodily harm to anyone...until now. I can only guess where this could lead to, Shildy-san. Where it might lead to doesn't bring comfort to me." "You're suggesting that because of his arrogance, his desire to show to the world that he is perfect, your brother would... compound his error in hopes of covering up what he did to Nagisa, correct?" Shildy wonders. "Exactly," Ryooko nods. Lyna, she's so brave! Imagine the courage necessary to ignore your blood-bonds and make public news which could bring grievous injury to your sibling. Shildy bites her lip. Damn, every moment she spent with Ryooko was making her even more attractive to the "Hasei'cha's" first officer. She strains her knuckles to keep her emotions in check. "Ryooko-san, what you've told me has taken considerable courage," she lightly smiles. Ryooko blinks. Was that just an empty compliment Shildy gave her...or did she perceive something Ryooko wasn't completely aware of herself? My, there were so many facets to this woman. Which way should she turn now? "Thank you, Shildy-san. While I don't fear my brother, I do fear what his actions could do to someone else. I am doing what I believe is right." Moralistic, too?! Shildy hoped she wasn't drooling. She then gazes at the woman beside Ryooko. "Well, Asuka-san? Why are you involved in this? Far as I know, you would take considerable delight in being rid of Ataru...even though these days, he wouldn't chase after you as he did before." Asuka quivers, then looks down. "No, Shildy-san, you don't understand. Nagisa-san...was the intended of one of my Onii-chans, someone I like very much. I can't imagine what Ryuunosuke-san must be going through right now, seeing the person he loves shot down like that..." "Ryuunosuke is a girl, Asuka-san!" Shildy's eyebrow twitches. "I still can't believe so many of you are blind to that. Surely with all the times Ataru went after her, the evidence is obvious." Asuka tenses, then feels her cheeks redden. Ryooko covers her mouth to hide her smile. So, regardless of what happened between Nagisa and Rabby, Shildy considered Ryuunosuke a friend. Very quick to defend her friends, this one. Such a powerful woman, one with a very agile mind. Staring at the Sagussan, Ryooko then feels a twitch of her own loneliness. For so long, the younger Mendou had privately desired a real friend, someone she could relate to as an equal, not use as a play toy. She couldn't see Tobimaro as a friend, certainly not anyone else she had met. Shildy blinks as her empathy detects the subtle changes in Ryooko's mind. There was the initial sign. Ryooko found Shildy interesting, someone she could relate to. Lyna, it WAS possible, if she was patient and took her time. With that, she projects a light smile at her hosts. "I apologize for my outburst. As my friend Lufy reminded me earlier today, I shouldn't take my anger at losing Rabby out on innocent people. Still, Asuka-san, you are right. Ryuunosuke is as much a victim of this as Nagisa, though she has shown considerable strength in accepting the new situation. If you wish, I could bring you to Ryuunosuke and Nagisa so you can see for yourself how they're fairing." "I...I'd like that very much, Shildy-san," Asuka nods. Such honesty, Ryooko blinks. How refreshing. She then tenses as her ears detect a faint rustling. "Report." A Kuroko bows beside her. "Forgive my interruption, Young Mistress. I have just overheard your brother give a very dangerous order to the Kuromegane concerning continued contact between Shildy-san's people and women native to Tomobiki." Ryooko's eyes widen. "What order was that?!" "He instructed that all further contacts were to be disrupted in whatever way possible. Further, he ordered the activation of the Mendou Clan Special Action Teams. Finally, he ordained that whatever force needed to enforce such a separation be used." Ryooko and Asuka gasp. "I see," the former looks down. "It appears your fears are justified, Ryooko-san," Shildy frowns. "For by meeting me, you and Asuka-san are now in potential danger. When one's sense of safety is destroyed, his reaction could range from paralyzing fear...to wild rage. Who's to say what your brother could do to you, Ryooko-san, especially if he learns that you just told me about what he had done to Nagisa." "What can we do?!" Asuka wonders. "One thing," Shildy smiles. "Since you have treated me with courtesy, have made a considerable sacrifice to see justice for one of our friends, one who is now a citizen of Sagussa, honour demands I do the same. I offer the sanctuary of the 'Hasei'cha' until such time as we can diffuse your brother." "Shildy-san, I don't believe that's necessary..." Ryooko stares in disbelief at her. "Please...I insist," Shildy gives her a radiant smile. Ryooko blinks, then sits back to consider the point. Could Shildy be right? Could this finally be the straw that broke the camel's back, force her brother down a path that could bring grievous harm, even death, to those around him? Could his innate foolishness lead to tragedy? Dare she risk it? "Shildy-san, thank you; we accept," Ryooko rises, then turns to her bodyguard. "Have something quickly prepared so Asuka and I can enjoy our small vacation, then inform my mother." "At once, Young Mistress," the bodyguard bows, then leaves as Shildy makes her call to the "Hasei'cha"... * * * "Whoo!!" Lufy breathes out as she and Ryuunosuke sit down at their booth. "Shit, you dance that good all the time?!" Ryuunosuke flushes as they enjoy their sodas. The two were at a popular karaoke/dance bar in Nerima which was frequented a lot by local high school students. A small cadre from Tomobiki High were there, waving to Ryuunosuke and Lufy as they pass. "You're a pretty good dancer in your own right, Lufy," the tomboy toasts her. "How're you feeling?" Ryuunosuke shrugs. "Pretty worried, I guess. I mean, since it happened, I can't bitch too much about it. Nagisa-chan's alive and well. She even wants to stay with me, still love me. I love her. No big deal. How to figure Rabby into the equation...well, we gotta wait and see." "Good plan," Lufy toasts her. "Rabs is a pretty nice person. You'll like her. She'll do good for Nagisa; that I guarantee. You won't be disappointed." "What about you? How do you feel about her?" "Me?!" Lufy shrugs. "Well...I like her. She's my friend and my wingmate. But, no, I'm not interested in her as marei'cha. There's someone else I'm interested in." "Who?" Ryuunosuke wonders, knowing the answer. Lufy flushes. "Catty..." escapes her lips with a sibilant sigh. "'Sides, I know Shildy wants Rabs. Shildy's my friend too...and I want to see her happy. I just wish Rabs'd see it." "You call Rabby 'Rabs,'" Ryuunosuke muses. "Nagisa-chan does, too. I'd think that's the name someone who loves her'd use." "Hey, we're still getting used to these names!" Lufy laughs. "We've only had them since...shit, since the day before we came to Earth. That's what...three, four days ago?" Ryuunosuke blinks. In four days, the lives of everyone who had been associated with Ataru Moroboshi and Lum had been flipped upside down in a way no one'd believe not more than a week ago. Shit, it felt like they'd known the Sagussans for over two months the way everything had come at them all at once. She then looks up on hearing a slow song. "Wanna dance?" "Sure," Lufy rises. They rise, sliding onto the dance floor. "Hold Me Slowly" was being sung by a couple of students from Furinkan High. Ryuunosuke stares at Lufy, then allows the pilot to embrace her. She hoped Lufy wouldn't do some discreet mind-probing to learn why the tomboy was with her tonight. Lufy seemed like such a normal girl from a distance. It was hard to believe all the things she was capable of doing. It scared Ryuunosuke. At the same time, it fascinated her. She is a tall, well-exercised person with shaggy blonde hair styled in a thick tuft combed over her left eye, possessing a wild streak of evergreen right over her forehead. Her eyes were a rich chestnut shade that seemed to burn with a sullen fire even when she was smiling. There was such profound knowledge reflected in her eyes; you'd never expect it from the knuckle-dragger eat-nails-for- breakfast-spit-out-spikes attitude Lufy normally projected. The red star on her cheek was a really cute touch; she'd have to ask why Lufy wore that particular insignia. Ryuunosuke tenses as Lufy's rock-hard arms gently squeeze her. Damn, even if she wanted to fight her, she'd lose. The tomboy doubted that Shinobu or Asuka would stand a chance against this one. Everything Lufy did, every act she made, it was done with the controlled grace of someone who knew she could take down anything facing her. You could tell right away by just watching her that this was someone you NEVER messed with. They gaze into each other's eyes, then Lufy leans up to kiss her as the song ends. Ryuunosuke sighs as she feels those soft lips, surprised at the tenderness she showed even with a chaste kiss. Was Lufy...looking for someone she could unwind around, feel relaxed with? Was that why she preferred Catty, someone who gave life willingly, over Rabby, someone she fought alongside? Oh, shit, this really complicated things. "Wanna relax?" Lufy wonders. "No," Ryuunosuke cants her head. "Another slow one." Lufy nods as they settle into a waltz... * * * Unseen by either, someone walks up to drop two small capsules into their sodas. As they disintegrate, their components mixing with the malt, he walks away, not once looking back... * * * Moments later, Ryuunosuke and Lufy sit, take their drinks in hand, then relax. "What do you want to do now?" the pilot wonders as she drowns the rest of her soda, then blinks at the odd taste. "Nothing much," the tomboy muses as she sips her soda. Right now, she had to figure out exactly what Lufy wanted before deciding what to do next. Maybe head back to the "Lyna'cha" and spend some more time with Lufy's android double? Sighing, she finishes her drink, then blinks. "What's wrong with the sodas?!" "You noticed that, huh," Lufy frowns. "Shit, someone aught to talk to the manager!" "Yeah," Ryuunosuke rises...then cries out as a sharp pain lances through her gut, driving her to her knees. "Ryuunosuke!!!" Lufy catches her. "What's wrong?!!" Nausea seizes the Terran as the poison inside her rips through her stomach, then surges into her bloodstream. Lufy casts her head aside, fingers lancing into Ryuunosuke's throat to trigger her gag reflex. Sure enough, the tomboy vomits what she just drank...but it's too late. "L-lufy...help me..." "Ryuunosuke!!!" Lufy exclaims, then her eyes widen. "No...!" She was dying. Already, the Sagussan's senses were picking up the ominous signs which indicated that her mei'na would soon take flight to the Te'a...unless it was protected, now! Realizing that a friend was about to die, Lufy's hands land on the Terran's face as she does what is right. "Forgive me...!!" * * * "Welcome aboard, Ryooko-san, Asuka-san," Eluza walks up, hand out. "Please, make yourself at home." "Thank you, Shipmistress," Ryooko gently grasps her hand. My, what command presence this one had. Truly, these were people her brother could never control. No wonder he feared them so much, feared Ataru for being with them. "I trust we aren't intruding." "Of course not," Eluza waves them out of the transporter room. "Since you have your bags, we'll assign you guest quarters. Have you had something to eat yet?" "Actually, no; we are famished," Ryooko admits. Eluza nods, noting Amy walking up. "Amy, would you escort our guests to the cafeteria for something to eat, then have them placed in guest quarters? We've no idea how long they'll stay." "Of course, Eluza," the coxswain nods, then waves Ryooko and Asuka down the hall, her hand reaching for their small bags. "Please, this way." "Thank you," Ryooko nods as she and her friend follow the Vosian-born master chief petty officer aft. As soon as they're alone, Eluza gazes at her first officer. "Shildy, she's a catch!!" the redheaded Ellsian-born shipmistress pats her friend's shoulder. "I never thought you'd recover from losing Rabby quite THAT way!" "Neither did I, admittedly," Shildy shakes her head. Eluza never chose to muddle in the love-chain in her crew, trusting them to figure it out on their own. "I just hope that my bringing her here doesn't wreck her home life. She doesn't deserve that." "We'll see what we can do about it..." Suddenly, a klaxon blares. "Medical emergency!!" Spea calls down from the bridge. "Catty-i'sagh, Pony-i'sagh, Hotaru-eii'sagh, Setsuna-eii'sagh, report to sick bay!! I repeat..." "Eluza here!!" the shipmistress stabs a nearby intercom. "What's going on?!" "Lufy just beamed up with Ryuunosuke, boss," Spea reports. "Her body just expired." * * * "***SOMEONE POISONED ME?!?!?!***" A VERY pissed off Ryuunosuke, now in control of Lufy's body, glares angrily at Catty. The tomboy's real body floated in a regen tank nearby, now being monitored by Hotaru. The lavender-haired doctor sighs. "That's right, Ryuunosuke. You're one of the most healthy people I've ever seen, though you bear many scars from your father's abuse. There should be no way your body would've expired like that...unless it had help." "What sort of help?!" Lufy demands. "A mixture of cyanide and some things even I can't recognize," Catty stares at a nearby readout. "It must've been inserted with those sodas you drank." The pilot considers the point. "Fuck, it must've been done while we were dancing!" she snarls, then twitches as Ryuunosuke takes over. "Who did this to me, Catty?!" "I don't know, Ryuunosuke," Catty takes a scanner and passes it over Lufy. "Well, Lufy, you're lucky. You ingested some of that stuff too. Fortunately, the regenerative enzymes in your body broke it down before it could much damage. Still..." she reaches into a small cabinet nearby, then hands Lufy a small pack of pills. "Take these before every meal for the next two days." "Aye-aye, I'sagh," Lufy nods, then pops one into her mouth. The door to sick bay opens, revealing Shinobu, Oyuki, Benten, Nagisa, Rabby, Sylia, Priss and Honey. "Ryuunosuke-chan!!" Ataru's former girlfriend embraces Lufy. "Are you alright?!!" "I'm fine, I'm fine!" Lufy/Ryuunosuke nods, then embraces Nagisa. "Hi, dear." "Oh, Ryuu-chan, who did this to you?!!" Nagisa sobs as she collapses into the pilot's embrace. "The same person who shot you, Nagisa-san," a voice warns. Everyone turns to see Ryooko and Shildy standing at the door. "Ryooko-san?" Nagisa blinks, then her eyes widen. "Your brother?" "Mendou-san did this?!!" Shinobu howls. "Yes," Ryooko looks down. "Before we came up here, one of my Kuroko reported that Onii-chan had ordered the Kuromegane out to disrupt all meetings between any of your people and any woman from Tomobiki. He's now convinced that Moroboshi-san is taking away all the women in town to create his harem." "What?!!" Shinobu snaps. "Ataru-kun would NEVER do that!!!" "That is true," Ryooko nods. "But convince my brother of it. Further, he also activated our clan's Special Action Teams. In business, as in intelligence, there do come times when...drastic measures are taken to prevent greater catastrophes. The Special Action Teams exist for just that reason." "A fuckin' assassin squad," Priss growls. "That's ALLOWED?!?!" Shinobu howls. "Legally, no...but did you ever believe that the zaibatsu would play totally by the rules, Shinobu-san?" Ryooko muses. "Further, the Special Action Teams are not funded by the money we borrow from Toranoseishin Finances, so Moroboshi-san could not ask his uncle to have them shut down, as could be the case for the Kuromegane and the Mendou Clan Armed Forces." Everyone exchanges horrified looks. Benten shudders as she moves to the door. "I'm gonna go down there and rip his fuckin' lungs out...!!" she growls. "Whoa, tiger!!" Priss' hand lands on her shoulder. "If you do that, you'll just provoke him into doing something worse!!" "He just ordered the death of one my friends, Pri!" Benten spins on her bond-mate. "Ryuu's always been that!! I'm be damned if I'm going to let him get away with it!!" Benten's use of Priss' special nickname causes the Sagussans to blink. "Then what?!" the coxswain demands. "He could scream total innocence, hide or eliminate the sniper who drilled Nagisa and the jerk who poisoned Ryuu, then demand we be thrown off the planet for taking the law into our own hands!! That's the reason we've been allowed to get away with what we have, Ben-chan! WE swore we'd respect Earth's laws!!" Everyone exchanges surprised looks. "'Ben-chan?!' 'Pri?!' You two...?!" Lufy blinks, then beams. "Son of a bitch!!" Benten and Priss laugh. "Oh, you did it!!!" Oyuki embraces her friend. "Congratulations!!" "Thanks, Oyuki-chan!" Benten smiles. "Well, you can have the regen tank after Ryuunosuke is done," Catty sighs. "How long, Catty?" Shildy wonders. "Since it was still warm from Shinobu and Oyuki using it, I say three hours," the doctor reports, then stares at Lufy. "Ryuunosuke, you have a decision to make now." The pilot's eyes widen as the tomboy realizes what Catty means. "Oh, shit...I mean..." "Do it, Ryuu-chan!" Shinobu insists. "It's not that hard, especially with you learning everything from Lufy! Think of it as a new challenge!!" "'Sides, with you and Luf together, Ryuu, you can learn stuff that'll give you the chance to beat the shit outta your old man!" Priss adds. "Isn't that the condition he set for you to be recognized as a woman?!" "Fuck, Pri, I ain't gonna play that game anymore! If he can't take what's happening, I ain't gonna hold his hand and explain it to him...!" Lufy/Ryuunosuke shakes her head, then slaps her forehead. "Oh, shit, now I'm calling you 'Pri.'" "Like it or not, it's happening," Rabby sighs. "You two are bonding...if not bonded already." Everyone sighs. "I would gladly wish for every doctor and nurse on Sagussa to be on Earth right now," Catty hisses. "I can only imagine what Ataru's reaction to this will be. He won't be pleased one bit!" Eyes lock on the doctor. "What do you mean?" Benten wonders. "Benten, when he fully realized what we wanted of him, he knew right away that if something went wrong, all your lives would be greatly disrupted," Catty stares at her. "It was bad enough when Lum and Noa were kidnapped. Now all you people are having your lives turned upside-down...I'm not saying that falling in love and bonding is wrong, though...Lyna, where does this end?!" "It ends when cowards are dragged out and killed or put into boxes and the keys thrown away!" Lufy snarls. "Gaylan can't fight Invader face-to-face, so he kidnaps his kid to make the captain suffer. Mendou can't do the same thing to us, so he sends his army out to handle it. Relax, Catty; these people are way batter than Mendou'll ever be," she indicates Shinobu, Oyuki, Benten, Nagisa and Ryooko. "Don't waste your sweat on a jerk like him!" "Well said," Priss nods. "Still, he can be a problem," Shildy asserts. "I'll get Feb to order everyone to carry medical tricorders when they're on Earth, as well as antitoxins in case this happens again." "You should order that your people be more discreet should they choose to interact with people in Tomobiki, Shildy-san," Ryooko adds. "If we do that, Mendou wins," Shildy smiles. "We won't bow to a terrorist, Ryooko-san...that's what he's become. Terrorists have ZERO rights on Sagussa; we treat them as we feel they deserve in proportion to their crimes. Colonel Gaylan and his Niphentaxian allies'll learn that the hard way when we find Lum and Noa." "I pray you don't pay for that in innocent blood, Shildy-san." Catty claps her hands. "Alright, that's enough! I have work to do here! Lufy, you're on forced rest until we need you for the satre'cha. Rabby, Nagisa, you can stay with her, but keep the physical contact to a minimum; if you get horny, do each other or grab an android! Benten, when Ryuunosuke's done, you'll be next. I want you and Priss to report back here in three hours. Benten, you should be two hours at the most in the tank because I won't be cleansing out poisons as well as rewriting DNA. Go!" "Aye-aye, I'sagh!" Benten traces a salute to the doctor as everyone turns to leave... * * * "Rabs, how long are you going to prostrate yourself?" Rabby is now on her knees, her face to the deck beside Lufy's bed. Nagisa sits at the pilot's feet, staying neutral. "Forgive me," the other pilot sobs. "I wanted you so badly, Lufy, but...oh, Lyna, I never wanted you this way!!" Lufy gazes at her wingmate. "Rabs, get up!" she sighs. "It wasn't your fault that you were there for Nagisa-chan, just as much as it wasn't my fault that I was there for Ryuu-chan. It happened. Fate can be that way, you know." "Still..." Rabby shakes her head. "I'll bond with you, Rabs." Rabby's blue eyes widen in shock as she gazes deep into Lufy's chestnut orbs. "Lufy...!" "We got no choice; after all, these two have to get together," she points at herself, then Nagisa. "Lufy, I know how much you love Catty..." "I do, I still do," Lufy asserts. "And damn, she's gonna be really hurt when Lum and Noa bond." "Then we should find someone for Catty," Nagisa asserts. "I owe her for what she did for me. If I can be happy, she can, too." "But who's available?" Rabby wonders. "Ryuu, who was that girl with Ryooko...oh, Asuka!!" Lufy nods as Ryuunosuke tells her. "Maybe we should do an omiai." "There's a problem." Nagisa warns. "She is Mendou's fiancee." "So?!" Ryuunosuke takes control. "After what that fucker did to us, Nagisa-chan, you'd respect him for THAT?!?! 'Sides," she lays back, "...it'll be the perfect revenge!!" "Lufy, your corrupting this girl!" Rabby snickers. "I know," Lufy takes over. Everyone laughs. "Lufy-chan, can I ask you something?" Nagisa gazes at her. "I know this has bothered Rabs for some time and I'm curious. Why Catty?" Lufy blinks, then smiles, knowing Nagisa has knowledge of Rabby's memories through their bond. "Remember when Catty and I took Ataru to the Forge?" "Yeah?" Rabby nods. "Well, after we paid our respects to Lyna...yes, Ryuu, we take all our clothes off when we're in the Forge; it's paying respect to those who died there, you twit!!...we come back to the gate to get dressed. So I'm dressing and Catty's just standing there gawkin' at me. I ask her what's wrong...and she says 'I was just noting your aesthetically pleasing musculature!'" "Now, THAT'S a compliment!" Nagisa whistles. "And dumb shit I was then, I turn around and ask Ataru 'Do I have aesthetically pleasing musculature?'" Lufy throws up her hands. "To a five year old boy who wouldn't understand!!" Everyone falls over laughing. "I wonder if Catty remembers that," Rabby giggles. The door opens. "I do." Everyone stares at Catty as she walks inside. "Catty," Lufy feels her heart flutter. The doctor walks in, then kneels beside Rabby. "How are you two doing?" she politely smiles, ignoring the curious stares from Rabby and Nagisa. "Um...we're cool," Lufy blinks, then sighs. "Catty, you'll never get her." "I can dream, can't I?!" Catty smiles, her eyes glistening. Rabby and Nagisa gaze at each other, then the latter kneels by the doctor. "Catty-sensei, you can become part of us, you know." "I..." "You love Lufy, don't you?" "I...yes!" Catty nods. "I've always been attracted to Noa... but for a long time, I was attracted to you too, Lufy," she gazes at the pilot. "Back when we didn't understand emotions. Then you started to act as if everything around you was just a target to be eliminated. You frightened me in the same way Asuka frightened Rei when she began to emote. I'm sorry..." "No, I should apologize," Lufy shakes her head. "I...fuck, I didn't even really notice you until that day in the Forge, you know. I didn't care about a bond-mate until then." "I understand," Catty nods. "Ryuunosuke?" "Yeah, Doc?" the tomboy takes over. "Would you be offended if Lufy and I bond?" Lufy/Ryuunosuke smiles. "She's loves me, Doc...and she loves you. She cares for Rabby, can certainly say she could love her. Fuck, we're gonna have one big family when this is all sorted out, you know." "Doghma do va, Ryuunosuke," Catty bows, then gazes at Rabby. "Well, can we share her?" "I want Lufy to be happy," the pilot admits. "If's being with you brings her happiness, I can take it." "Can you be happy with me?" "Let's see..." Rabby smiles, then swamps Catty with a kiss. "Rabs..." the doctor gags deliriously as she nearly melts out of the pilot's embrace. "I can be happy," Rabby smiles. Catty shudders as everyone laughs, then turns to Nagisa. She leans up, then gazes at Lufy. "You won't be jealous, Ryuu-chan?" "Hey, love's the thing, ya know," Lufy/Ryuunosuke shrugs. Catty smiles, then kisses Nagisa. "I'm glad you agree," the latter embraces her. "I owe you my life...I owe you everything, Catty-sensei...Catty-chan. I want you to be happy. If I can contribute to that happiness, I'll do it." "Thank you, Nagisa-chan," Catty smiles, then stands. "Please excuse me, I have to get back to work. One hour, Lufy." "Aye-aye," Lufy nods as the doctor leaves, then snorts once the door closes. "We gotta work on her bedside manner, guys!" "I HEARD THAT!!!!!!" Catty yells from outside. Everyone laughs... * * * "***HE DID THAT?!?!?!***" Ataru roars. Ryooko tenses as she finds herself facing a VERY pissed off Daimon'cha in his office aboard the "Lyna'cha" a half-hour later. With them is Shinobu, Oyuki, Benten, Megane and the guards. "Yes, he did, Moroboshi-san," Ryooko relaxes. The guards tremble; Ryuunosuke and Nagisa were their friends, too. "That ki'shi!!!" Megane bolts for the door. "I'll fucking go down there and give him a piece of my mind...!!" "Whoa, Aisuru!!!" Ataru calls out. "Don't go!!" "Why not?!!" Megane demands. "Fuck, Ataru, you cared for Ryuunosuke like you cared for every other girl you met!!! Besides, Mendou's been on your case because of Lum since the day he came to school!!! How can you NOT do something?!!" "I AM going to do something," Ataru icily smiles. "But my ninja ancestors would curse me from the grave if I started to act like sword-for-brains!! Relax!" "You have a plan?" Shinobu wonders, smiling knowingly. "Of course I do, my dear!" Ataru crosses his arms. "You see, Aisuru, Mendou EXPECTS me to retaliate force with force. He won't defeat me, but he knows what to do in that situation! He'll scream to the government that aliens are picking on an innocent zaibatsu family...one who, by the way, saw a motherlode of dietmen and cabinet ministers, even a few prime ministers, elected!!" "You're losing us here, Ataru," Benten warns. "Benten, Japan is controlled not by the government, but by a bunch of super-rich families who pull all the strings, be they political, economic or social. In Korea, where the same thing has happened, they're called chaebol. In Japan, zaibatsu. It's an outgrowth of our Confucian beliefs: a steep pyramid-like social order with one person at top, everyone else falling below them in a defined rank structure. Even the Emperor has to bow to the zaibatsu's influence sooner or later." "A very excellent system for economic growth," Oyuki had been nodding understandingly for some time. "In many ways, Triton is the same, as is Uru and many other planets. Fukunokami excepted," she smiles at Benten. "You people understand democracy." Benten beams. "Ataru, what Mendou's done is wrong!!" Megane asserts. "He has to be slammed back into his place!!!" "I agree, Aisuru," Ataru stares at him. "But if I go your route, what happens to his parents? What happens to Ryooko's bodyguards? What happens to all the Kuromegane and all the Mendou soldiers, those who'd never think of something like what happened to Ryuu-chan and Nagisa-chan? Do they get punished for just being in the same place? I won't be party to unleashing collateral damage on innocent people, Aisuru; I'd never forgive myself!" "So what's the plan?!" Paama wonders. "The plan's this, Shitto," Ataru icily smiles, then stares at Ryooko. "We need someone who's ABOVE the zaibatsu, someone with enough connections, political and economic influence to minimize the damage that revealing what Mendou's done will unleash. Someone who's always avoided being dragged into the zaibatsu's game." "Your great-grandmother, your grandmother and your uncle," Ryooko's eyes widen in understanding. "Aren't they zaibatsu?!" Kakugari wonders. "Not necessarily, Kakugari-san," Ryooko smiles. "Moroboshi- san's clan has always avoided falling into the usual power-grabs and business buy-outs clans like mine have done. Look at what they do. Komeru Moroboshi is a financier, one of the wealthiest men in Japan, but he just deals in stocks. His companies are small by themselves; because of that, they're hardly considered a threat. However, if they were united, they'd have unbelievable influence; with one command, Komeru-san could shut down Japan's economy just like that," she snaps her fingers. "Nagaiwakai Moroboshi deals in foodstuffs, dairy products. She's also an international and intergalactic trader. It was Nagaiwakai-sama who provided the SCAA with the weapons they needed for their trade, so she has connections with every government on the planet. Our government wouldn't even dream of touching her. Kimaenowakai Hana is a horse rancher, but she also fights for the preservation of historical and cultural sites, which gives her connections into all the major faiths as well as all the social groups. Again, she wouldn't be touched; the people she supports would be up in arms if Kimaenowakai-sama was harmed. We zaibatsu can do a lot, Kakugari-san, but not everything," Ryooko smiles. "So you're going to call them," Paama nods. "What next?" "Let them handle that," Ataru sighs, then stabs a button on his intercom. "Ataru to Feb. Sitrep on the search?" "We've completed the first ten planets, Ataru," the fleet shipmistress reports. "Nothing yet." "Thank you," Ataru snaps off the intercom. "Damn!!" The door opens. "Oh, I'm sorry," a beautiful high-pitched voice gasps. "I didn't know you were alone, Onii-chan." Everyone spins around to see a very shapely female version of Ataru, fit in a rankless version of his black-and-gold jumpsuit, walk in. "It's okay, Atako-chan. C'mon in!" "Hey, looking good, Atako!" Benten winks. "Arigato, Benten-san," Atako flushes, then walks over to her brother. "Onii-chan, when can I go down to meet our family?" "Pretty soon," Ataru embraces her. Everyone stares in awe at him, not realizing how much he liked the idea of having a sister pop out of the blue like that. "Actually, you just came in when we were talking about Mendou. I'm going to call Grandma in on that." "Awful!!" Atako shudders, hugging herself. "How could that man do those things?! I was the one he was after, yet it was Nagisa-san who was shot! Then he poisons Ryuunosuke-san?! To believe I once worshipped him!!" she turns away. "Hey, Atako, it's cool!" Benten smiles. "They're alright; what's happened brought them closer together, which is always a good thing. Don't worry about Mendou; we're gonna fuckin' cut him off at the legs for what he did. Don't sweat over it." "I'll try not to, Benten-san," Atako smiles at her. "Still, try sleeping at nights when you have visions of someone you honoured being shot in the back right in front of you." "Ataru, we gotta get your sister bonded to someone!" Megane shakes his head. "The sooner the better!" "True," Ataru nods. Atako stares concernedly at him. There was no sign of the usual hatred a Church of Lum member held for the 'Great Evil.' After all, she owed her very life to this man, in many ways. "Have you heard about Lum-san and Noa-san yet?" "The first ten planets are clean," Ataru reports. "You're searching from inside-out?!" Atako blinks. "Seems the best way," he shrugs. "No!!" Atako asserts. "If you're looking for these people, go look at Phentax Twenty-three first!" Everyone stares at her. "Why?!" Megane wonders. "Megane-san, Phentax Twenty-three's our most remote colony," Atako stares at him. "It's seldom swept for heretics and isn't considered important to Oogi. Everyone knows that the old pagan faiths relocated there after the Great Conversion. If Colonel Gaylan sought the assistance of the Church of Hollywood, he's on Phentax Twenty-three!" "Can you lay money on that?!" Benten tenses. Atako nods. Ataru stares at her, then stabs his intercom control. "Ataru to Feb. I need a redeployment done..." * * * "Looks good on you, Ryuunosuke," Megane nods. Ryuunosuke stares at the mirror, gazing at the beautiful image staring back. Her hair was short though the matrix had made her eyes bigger, more expressive. The eyes of a woman, she smiles, remembering the one time she tried to get the girly-eye measles from Ataru. Atop that, her massed callouses and scar tissue were gone. A clean bill of health for the newest Daishi'cha. She then tugs the collar of her jumpsuit, then feels her new rank insignia. Pilot Chief Petty Officer Ryuunosuke Fujinami, R.S.S. "Hasei'cha." "Damn, I'm not even properly trained!" she shakes her head. He chuckles. "I know. But you know how to fly a Gladiator; you learned it from Lufy. Nagisa's the same way, learning how to fly from Rabby. And very soon, you'll have access to all of Catty's knowledge." "Is that dangerous?" she wonders. "Search me; I haven't bonded yet with Feb and April," he looks up from his computer, tapping in a final command. "There, done!" "Can I see her?" Ryuunosuke turns. "Sure thing," Megane keys a remote. A programming cubicle opens, revealing Ryuunosuke's completed android double. Now dressed in her red I LOVE THE SEA T-shirt, cut-off jeans and sandals, she looks exactly like the tomboy Megane always knew...save for her breasts, which were unwrapped. "Jeez, you do good work!" she whistles. "Yeah," he comes up. "Strange. Some people would equate me to Frankenstein or Rotwang...did you ever see 'Metropolis?'...or any of the other robot builders from the movies or TV. Yet...here is a work of art," he points to the android Ryuunosuke. "Hey, remember who she's built after!" Ryuunosuke growls. "Why do you think Ataru liked you so much?" Megane smiles. The new pilot flushes. "As I said, she's a work of art," the robotics engineer points to his latest masterpiece. "She'll never kill save in self-defense or defense of others. She's built to give total pleasure to whomever wants her...and she's perfect for keeping people from raping the real woman." "Never thought of that," Ryuunosuke nods, then blinks. "What the...?" she tenses as something enters her mental range. "What?" "Benten," Ryuunosuke turns to the door. The door to Maintenance Lab Two opens, revealing Benten. Now in the uniform of a Pathfinder chief petty officer, she still wears her hair and sash chains...and now has a tattoo on her cheek. "Yo, Ryuu-chan, Aisuru-kun!" she waves. "Wasn't that weird?! I sensed you were here not ten metres away, Ryuu-chan. Did you feel me?!" "Sure did, Benten," the pilot nods, then stares at the tattoo. "Did Pri give you that?" "Yeah, like it?!" Benten blushes. The tattoo was in the right place for a *pirpirsiw'r,* showing two hearts bound by a chain over a sword. "She had it done for me while my body was in regen." "Here, let me see that," Megane takes up a scanner, then runs it over Benten's cheek. "Have to make sure your android's perfect, you know. Good. Now," he slips out the scanner's disk, then loads it into a computer. Keying controls, he waits for a moment, then nods. "And another masterpiece is done!" The programming cubicle beside the one holding Ryuunosuke's double opens, revealing Benten's double in her battle bikini with a new set of chains. A wisp of smoke emanates from the tattoo just lasered onto her cheeks. "Beautiful, Aisuru-kun!" Benten whistles. "You gonna build Lum's when we find her?!" "I wouldn't think of anything less," Megane smiles, then stares at them. "Any news about Atako's suggestion?" "Feb just redeployed the rovers; we won't hear anything for a few hours," Benten stands. "If you'll excuse me, you two, I'm gonna go to the amphitheatre and listen to Pri. Later!" "Later," Megane waves, then looks at Ryuunosuke. "Don't you have to be somewhere too, Ryuunosuke?" "Yeah," the pilot shudders, then waves at him. "See ya tomorrow, Aisuru. Have fun!" "Oh, I intend to," Megane muses, then smiles as the door closes. He heads into the storage room, where Nagisa's double stood beside Rabby's, dressed in her usual sleeveless summer dress. Tapping her power-up switch, Megane waits as the energy warps into her systems. Nagisa's eyes flutter open, then she smiles. "Hello, Aisuru-kun. Thank you for waking me. Can I help you?" "Come with me, Nagisa-chan," Megane waves her outside. "Of course," she smiles, then blinks as they pass through the testing lab to the preparation lab. "Is there something wrong? My self-diagnostic shows no errors." "No," Megane waves to the two newest companion androids. "Oh, Benten-chan, Ryuu-chan!!" Nagisa beams. "Turn them on!" Megane walks to his computer, then taps a command. Benten's and Ryuunosuke's eyes open a second later. "Oh!" the former stretches herself, then steps out. "It's about time!!" "Yeah!" the latter nods as she stretches, then smiles. "Hi, Nagisa-chan! How are you?!" "I'm fine!" Nagisa flushes. Megane walks over. "Okay, you two. How are you?" Benten and Ryuunosuke stop for a moment as their minds scan their bodies. "Diagnostic complete, all systems operating at proper specifications," the former reports, then looks over. "I feel great! Ryuu-chan?" "Diagnostic complete, all systems operating within proper specifications," the latter smiles. "Wonderful, Benten-chan! Aisuru-kun, you're not going to shut us down, are you?" "No," Megane leers. "Into the bedroom, you three." The three androids head inside, followed by the man who had a hand in their creation. "What now?" Benten wonders. "Well, none of you have been properly beta-tested," Megane smiles. "You have to be beta-tested before I could allow you to be with anyone else, you know." The three beam. "How do you want us?" Nagisa sighs... * * * Ryuunosuke salutes the Sagussan flag at one corner of the transporter room. "Reporting back. Log me in, Spea?" "Welcome back, Ryuunosuke," Spea returns her salute. "Logged in. Good luck, Ryuu-chan," the combat officer winks. "I'll need it," Ryuunosuke waves as she heads out. Her time spent aboard the "Lyna'cha," atop Catty working in sick bay and Lufy and Rabby helping Nagisa become acquainted with the Gladiator, allowed Patty the chance to reconfigure the sleeping arrangements aboard the "Hasei'cha." With a family of five now assigned to this ship, two of the standard two-woman quarters had to become one large room. Ryuunosuke stops at the door to what was just once Rabby's and Lufy's room. The nameplate now said: I/WTMR CATTY (40435) P/CPO LUFY (29363) P/CPO RABBY (27009) P/CPO RYUUNOSUKE FUJINAMI P/CPO NAGISA SHINOWATARU "My family!" Ryuunosuke whistles. "Damn! This is going to be MY family from now on!!" Breathing in, she opens the door, then smiles. "Hi, guys! I'm home!!" "Shit, this is just our home away from home!" Lufy laughs as she hands Ryuunosuke a brandy snifter. "Relax." Space on the "Hasei'cha" was well-used. Even the old two- woman rooms were large in Ryuunosuke's eyes, she being used to just a small closet-like space at school. The room had personal work stations with everyone's names over them, Catty's blocking the other door. Lockers held everyone's stuff beside the work spaces. In the middle was two queen-sized beds welded together; how'd Patty get THAT in here?! "Ours isn't to question our chief engineer's magic," Lufy toasts her, then drinks. Ryuunosuke bites her tongue, then sips the ran-jugh. The dry taste, something that wipes out all the moisture in her mouth, hits her right away, then a warm glow fills her stomach. "Guys, I don't want to be drunk when we do this." "You can take this very easily, Ryuu-chan," Catty sips her own brandy. "I notice when I did your pre-regen autopsy, your liver was already showing signs of considerable use." "Yeah, Dad always got me drunk every time he wanted me to go see a strip-show," Ryuunosuke takes down the rest of her brandy. "Thank Lyna we were never rich enough for a hooker. I'd've been really screwed then!" "It was awful, what he did to you!" Rabby hisses, finishing her drink, then slipping onto the bed. "Well, are we ready?" Everyone places their glasses down, then slipping off their boots, sit on the bed in a small circle. "Now, for more than two people in a bonding, it goes a little different," Catty reports; neither Rabby or Lufy knew what to do in that case. "We still swear our hearts to each other, but when we break the mind-meld, we have to reassert our identities first. Ready?" The others nod. Hands reach out to touch the faces of those to both sides of them. Even those already bonded do so; the circle had to be complete to make this work. Breathing in, they all lower their shields at once, allowing their minds to flow out of their heads and through their arms to visit each other's minds to sample their memories, link up with each of them in turn. Memories soon become jumbled. The fragments of Lufy's first life as a princess on Yehisril mix with Ryuunosuke crying for her father in the middle of winter on a lonely beach. Catty learning she had committed suicide to become a Daishi'cha, that mixes with Nagisa and her father testing their new treat on the island, that in turn mixes with Rabby realizing Lufy was the right woman for her. More memories jumble in. Catty and Lufy taking Ataru to the Forge of Tere'na. Rabby saving Nagisa, Lufy saving Ryuunosuke, both feeling anguish for what those bonds would do to their dreams, but never regretting helping two of Ataru's friends. The shock everyone had learning Ryuunosuke was a girl, then learning Nagisa was a man. The joy Nagisa felt on feeling her new body, knowing she could give life. The built-up rage Ryuunosuke felt at her father's unwillingness to recognize fact and let her live her life. All five minds finally merge as one. They were one person now, just for a bit. They feel each other's bodies and souls. They soon understand each other's strengths and weaknesses, dreams and nightmares, desires and hatreds, all the knowledge that makes a relationship, especially something THIS complex, work. <> they intone as one. Their minds drift apart as each asserts their own identity. It becomes a rhythmic chant as their eyes flutter open. "We are one family...we are Catty, we are Lufy, we are Rabby, we are Ryuunosuke, we are Nagisa...do vanan'cha, marei'cha-Catty... do vanan'cha, marei'cha-Lufy...do vanan'cha, marei'cha-Rabby...do vanan'cha, marei'cha-Ryuunosuke...do vanan'cha, marei'cha-Nagisa... we are one, we are one family..." "Igh Catty va..." "Igh Lufy va..." "Igh Rabby va..." "Igh Ryuunosuke va..." "Igh Nagisa va..." The hands drop. Ryuunosuke shudders as she feels bits of herself elsewhere, touching four minds as those minds touch hers, caress hers with love and trust as she caresses them. Oh, man, this was making her so hot. As her breathing increases, her hands reach down to undo her belt. Another's hands find the belt, unlashing it, then two more slip off her jersey. She lays back as Catty and Nagisa attack her meijasha, their lips and psi-powers firing erotic jolts into her breasts to make them unleash their produce. Another pair of hands, Rabby's, tug at her trousers to free her south gate, then her tongue lances into her. "Fuck, why me first?!" she gasps. "Because we want you first!!" Catty looks up, then guides Ryuunosuke's hand to her breasts. Nagisa does the same with her lover's other hand. Ryuunosuke purrs as her fingers fleck those soft mounds, the realization that only she could really take delight in pleasing these people...HER lovers, HER family...sends a great thrill through her body. Damn, it hurt, this first time expressing her true sexuality...but it was with people she loved, people who protected her from a mad galaxy, welcomed her as one of them without reservation. Wait...where was...? "Luf!!" "Looking for this?!" a voice hails from above her. Ryuunosuke looks up, seeing Lufy's moist soft gate right over her face, the pilot leaning down lightly to stare at her. "Oooh, don't mind if I do!" Ryuunosuke yanks her hands away from Nagisa and Catty, then bracing herself on Lufy's hips, digs in. "Oh, yeah!!!" Lufy gasps as Ryuunosuke gongs her tower, then reaches down to pull Nagisa and Catty up. "Get up here!! I want something to lick, too!!!" "Be my guest, Lufy-chan!" Catty warmly kisses her, then throws off her top, guiding Lufy to her meijasha. "Hey, don't hog her!!" Nagisa whines, her top long gone. "No offense, Nagisa-chan, but I've wanted this one longer," Lufy winks, then starts manipulating Catty's meijasha...then howls as Ryuunosuke's teeth clamp down on her tower! "Ouch!!! Damn you, Ryuu, that hurt!!" "Don't diss Nagisa or I'll give you some more!!" Ryuunosuke threatens from below...and screams when Rabby starts thrusting her fingers into her waiting gate. "Rabs!!!" "Be careful when you give someone pain, Ryuu," Rabby icily smiles. "Especially when it's your bond-mate; it's bad luck!" Ryuunosuke gasps as three of Rabby's fingers thrust into her gate. Oh, shit, what was she doing?! That thought is soon chased out of her head as the waves of pleasure flood up from her gate, driving her into giving Lufy's gate a thorough licking! "Whoa, Rabs, keep her going!!" Lufy exclaims, one hand darting to Catty's pants to yank them down and get at her gate. "Hold it!" Nagisa kneels beside Rabby. "If you don't mind, love, I'll break Ryuu-chan's door!" "Just a second here!" Rabby growls as her thrusting increases. "Have to get her really wet...okay!!" Nagisa's fingers dive into Ryuunosuke's love box as Rabby's come out. The tea shop worker-turned-pilot gasps as Nagisa's dry fingers slip into her moist gate, then jab at her door. "This is the one time I actually wish I still was a man," Nagisa muses, then slips her little finger into Ryuunosuke's gate. "NAGISA...OH, YEAAAAAAH!!!!!!" Ryuunosuke howls as Nagisa's fingers and psi-bolts energize her gate, causing her body to heat up as an orgasm begins to build. "Faster, love!!! FASTER!!!!" Nagisa grits her teeth, leaning down to lick Ryuunosuke's gate as she prepared to work her thumb into that tight space. The trick of this was to provoke an orgasm at the same time as breaking her door, thus negating as much pain as possible. Yes, this would be better were she still a man, but she was a woman now and those who loved her wanted her this way. "Rabs, pull my pants down!" she calls out. "I'm next!" Rabby leans back to yank down Nagisa's pants, then growls on seeing her wet gate. "Oooh, I get first dibs!!" she snarls as she leans in to start licking her tower. "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH...RABBEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!" Nagisa exclaims as the first experience of someone gonging her tower as a woman floods her whole body with wondrous delights. Her meisuyang thrust into Ryuunosuke and Rabby, adding to the former's sea of pleasure and driving the latter on. That also drives Nagisa's thumb into Ryuunosuke's gate, the pressure on her vaginal walls finally shattering her hymen. By that time, the latter is on Cloud Nine heading straight for Mars! Ryuunosuke howls as she arches back, dropping from Lufy as her body explodes with passion!! "Yeah, take her, Nagisa!!!" Lufy screams as she drops from Catty to help her clean up Ryuunosuke's quivering gate. Nagisa gasps as her hand emerges streaked with blood. "Oh, Lyna, what have I...?!" she exclaims, covering her mouth. Catty leans over, cloth in hand. "It's alright, Nagisa-chan. That's normal when someone's door is broken. You made sure Ryuu- chan couldn't feel the pain when it happened; that's good." "Ryuu-chan, are you...?!" Nagisa wonders. Ryuunosuke breathes out, a giddy smile on her face as she weakly takes the cloth from Catty and wipes herself down before leaning up to wipe Nagisa's hand. "Oh, man, that was great! Don't worry, love; I'm glad it was you who took my cherry!" Nagisa blinks, then breathes in as Ryuunosuke's delight, her love, flows like a gentle wave through their bond. "Good!!" she growls, twirling to lay on the bed. "Now break mine!!" Ryuunosuke and Rabby exchange smiles, then both dive down to probe Nagisa's gate. Lufy tosses the bloodied cloth aside, then moves to place herself behind her wingmate. "Spread 'em, Rabs!" she cackles. "Time to gong YOUR tower!!" "Take me, Lufy!!" Rabby purrs. Nagisa gasps as Ryuunosuke's fingers lance into her gate, followed by Rabby's. Both begin a slow thrusting motion as they work to moisten the gate and get Nagisa aroused enough so they could shatter her door with as little discomfort as possible. The one receiving their ministrations pants as their psi-probes increase, then stares at Catty, who sits at the side. "Catty-chan, come here, you silly girl!! Let me have a taste!" "Okay!!" Catty slips off her pants, then kneels herself, her south gate right over Nagisa's north gate. "Drink away!!" Nagisa feels a touch of disquiet; like all Tritonians, Catty had no namghsupgh, which made the already slender girl look like a child. She may a child in stature, but her many responsibilities as a preserver and giver of life made her the den-mother of this family. Besides, this was the woman who made it possible for Nagisa to be finger-rammed by Ryuunosuke and Rabby, the latter now being done by Lufy. Stop worrying and give Catty what she wants! Catty softly cries out as Nagisa gongs her tower, then leans down as the waitress-turned-pilot laps her gate juices with gusto. *She must've been fanaticizing doing this to Ryuu-chan!* the doctor concludes as the licking continues, then her panting increases as Nagisa begins probing Catty's gate with her fingers. Down south, Ryuunosuke and Rabby had worked Nagisa's gate up enough to allow penetration to occur. The latter backs away, rolling around to stare at Lufy as the former continues her thrusting, two fingers now jabbing Nagisa's door. "Ready, Nagisa- chan?!" Ryuunosuke gazes concernedly at the woman before her. "Take me!!" Nagisa cries out... * * * Outside, Asuka leans against the door, her starry eyes wide as she hears the five women panting. She came here to visit Nagisa and Ryuunosuke, ensure her friends were alive and well. She didn't understand what had happened between them, still couldn't believe Ryuunosuke was a girl, but that didn't mean she shouldn't be rude. At present, her confusion is so great, her body doesn't know how to respond. "What are they doing?" she innocently wonders. She then jolts as Nagisa's orgasmic scream echoes from the room. Asuka shudders as she opens the door ever so slightly, then looks in. One look is enough. "Gods...!!" The surprise of seeing five women nude on a bed was one thing, but seeing what they were doing causes Mendou's fiancee to gape slack-jawed at the orgy before her. Nagisa is now bucking back as Ryuunosuke probes her privates with her lips and tongue. Even stranger, Nagisa's fingers were now in the privates of that nice doctor Catty. By Nagisa's left leg, Lufy and Rabby were probing each other's privates with fingers and tongues. Asuka leans back as she closes the door. Why were they doing that? Rising, she moves to the transporter room. Maybe she should find someone who could help her... * * * "What was that?!" Ryuunosuke looks up. Everyone stops, staring at the door. Lufy rolls to her feet, hops off the bed, then runs to the door, leaning down as she passes her hand over it, sensing the subtle psionic signature. "Hey, Ryuu-chan, your friend Asuka was here!" "Oh, Lyna, no!!" Nagisa bolts up, ignoring the trickles of blood from her shattered door. "What did she see?!" "Search me!" Lufy shrugs. "Ah, c'mon, Nagisa-chan!" Ryuunosuke hugs her lover from behind. "You'd think that someone'd take Asuka-chan aside to tell her how things work! After all, she was meant to marry Mendou, remember?! She'd have to know what to do sooner or later, eh?!" "Why am I not so sure, Ryuu-chan?" Nagisa bites her lips... * * * To be continued...^Z