FSE

Furry search engine

formerly SoFurry search engine

John dreamt that he was wrapped in a warm duvet and his legs were bound together. He woke to find something heavy was resting on his head. Blinking his eyes clear, he remembered where he was. John was currently sharing a nest with Milsi, and she had her tail wrapped around both legs. She hugged him tightly while his head was enveloped by one of her enormous breasts.

“Milsi?” John called out. He heard a murmur from above, “Milsi, are you awake?” he asked.

“You are so warm,” she replied. Milsi shifted her hold and then rolled onto her back. She pulled John with her, and he found himself lying face down atop the Quartermaster. Milsi unwound her tail from his legs, and as the blood flow returned, he felt her tail flop over the side of the nest. John’s head was now resting just above her breasts, his arms by his side as Milsi kept hold of him.

“Milsi, can you loosen your grip?” John asked, “You’re holding me a bit too tight,” he then watched as she opened her large eyes, their warm yellow glow visible in the dimness of the room.

“Sorry, John,” she apologised, her mouth emitting a similar glow. John relaxed once Milsi loosened her grip on him.

“Thanks,” he said as he rested his chin on her cleavage, “how long till we have to be up?” John inquired.

“About an hour,” she replied, “I will need at least twenty minutes to buff my scales, perhaps less if you help,” Milsi suggested.

“I’ll need a shower,” John said, “care to join me?” he offered.

*****

Officer Thissa stood in the queue at the ship’s canteen when she noticed Milsi and John arrive. As the two stopped next to her, Thissa noticed how the light from above shined off of Milsi’s scales.

“In all the time I have known you, Milsi, your scales have never been so shiny,” Thissa said.

“Thank you,” Milsi replied with a smile, “It has been so long since I last had someone to help,” she then took hold of John’s left arm, “John did a great job. I barely had to direct him,” she said with another beaming smile. Looking at John, Thissa watched as his face went red.

“I used to polish my car with a buffer, and you must keep it moving. Otherwise, you could damage the paint,” he said while shrugging, “I figured the same principles applied to Viper scales,” John then detached his pad and distracted himself.

“I suggest you be careful, John,” Thissa warned, looking down at him.

“What for?” John asked, looking up at her.

“If you buff Milsi’s scales too well, you will have crew members chasing you around the ship,” she replied with a smile.

“Haha,” he replied.

“Next fifteen,” John heard someone shout from the front of the queue. Unlike his first visit to the Cruiser’s canteen, he did not have to wait long before entering.

Stepping through the doorway, John saw the familiar light show as each Viper consumed their favourite glowing paste. This time, John asked for the colour which had the most taste. He didn’t see the point in eating food with little to zero taste. Finding an empty table, John sat down with Thissa and Milsi. Thissa had her usual large bowl of yellow paste, and Milsi had three bowls. One was a black paste, another was white, and the third was yellow.

“Do you know what I’m meant to do while I’m on this ship?” John queried.

“Well, you are a guest of The Matriarchy,” Thissa answered, “until we reach one of the main systems, there is not much you or we can do,” she then used her brightly glowing yellow tongue to scoop up a large amount of paste from her bowl. John found himself staring, and when Milsi noticed she nudged him, John laughed as she scooped up a large amount of glowing paste from one of her bowls.

“You don’t have to compete, Milsi,” he said, “I’m already in your nest,” Milsi smiled as John scooped up some of his paste. “I’m surprised this doesn’t make my pee glow,” he said and then sucked it off his fingers.

“What is Pee?” Thissa asked.

“Urine,” came a reply from nearby. All three of them looked over to see Doctor Mizta approach, “I see you have survived a night with a Viper, John,” Mizta said with a wink. She sat down next to Thissa and nodded at Milsi.

“He was so warm,” she said, pulling John against her chest. Despite her uniform, his head was enveloped by her large breasts. As he tried to free himself from Milsi’s tight grip, John noticed several nearby Vipers watching.

“Milsi,” he whispered, “let me go,” John pleaded. After a few moments, she relaxed, allowing him to free himself.

“Your scales are lovely too,” Mizta said. Milsi thanked Mizta as she licked up some of her white paste. “Have you had any problems since yesterday?” the Doctor asked, looking down at John.

“Not really,” he replied, shaking his head, “although,” John went to whisper, but then he remembered how well Vipers could hear. “I’ll send it to you as a message, Doctor,” John retrieved his pad from his thigh and tapped a message to Mizta. A few seconds later, her pad beeped. Removing it from her right thigh, Mizta read the message.

“Milsi alleviated your blue balls?” Thissa blurted out as she read John’s message. Instantly, the canteen went quiet, and John’s face went bright red. He tried to hide as he felt dozens of eyes staring at him.

“Officer Thissa,” said a familiar voice. John saw Yutsi, the ship’s Chief of Security, standing nearby. “What have I told you about reading private messages between crew members?” she asked. As the Chief spoke, Thissa’s hood folded against her head and neck. “Apologise to our guest,” Yutsi ordered.

“I am sorry,” Thissa said, bowing toward John.

“It’s okay,” he replied with a smile. The admonished Viper smiled back, her hood relaxing.

“I see you have finished your food. You should go and start your shift,” the Chief ordered and then looked at John, “if you keep making a scene while people are eating, I will have to separate you from the crew,” Yutsi then looked around the Canteen, “back to your food ladies,” she ordered and then headed for the door.

“What happened last time?” Milsi asked John as Thissa said their goodbyes.

“Everyone heard him say he likes the smell of our musk,” Mizta replied.

“I wondered why you were sniffing me,” Milsi said, laughing when she saw John’s reaction. “I promise not to say anymore, especially with all the jealous looks I am getting,” Milsi then looked around the room as she finished talking.

“No fair, how come you get to have a male?” a brightly coloured red and yellow scaled Viper said, “Calm down before the Chief comes back,” another Viper replied. This one had vibrant purple scales with a glowing pink pattern dotted around her body.

“I think we should leave,” Mizta said as she stood. Both John and Milsi nodded in agreement. John tried not to make eye contact with any of the Vipers as the three of them left. “If you follow me,” the Doctor said, looking down at John, “I want to do a few more scans, double-check that your body is working fine, and ensure you were not injured last night,” Mizta then headed down a nearby corridor.

“I will see you later,“ Milsi told John as she walked towards a different corridor.

*****

“Lie still while I activate the scanner,” Mizta said as she left John at the medical bed and headed to her workstation.

Watching from where he lay, she pressed a few buttons and the ceiling above John split open. A mechanical arm descended, and the small boxy device attached to the end of the arm activated. John covered his eyes as a bright green light blinded him. He watched it as it travelled down the length of his body and then up again.

“Try not to move too much,” Mizta said from her workstation.

“Sorry, it blinded me,” John replied.

“The scan will finish shortly,” she said.

A minute or two later, the scan was complete. The arm ascended back into the ceiling, and the panels returned to their original position. Mizta stood up and walked back over to where John’s medical bed, pad in hand.

“Did you find anything?” he asked.

“There is no damage to your body,” Mizta replied as she tapped her pad, “and the computer can not find any side effects to the treatments I administered,” she said.

“What damage were you expecting?” John inquired. He sat up and tried to look at her pad.

“Well, you did spend a night with a Viper,” Mizta replied and then showed the scan to John, “Milsi is one of the larger females on board,” she pointed out. Looking at the scan, John noted that the pad showed a clear resolution of his skeleton, nervous system, muscles, and skin.

“We didn’t have sex,” John protested.

“I know,” Mizta replied with a smile.

“How?” John asked.

“I watched the footage from last night,” Mizta replied.

“I forgot you guys record everything,” John said as he folded his arms.

“You were told that they can be set to private so that no one can view them,” she reminded him.

“True. I guess I just forget that option is there,” John admitted. “Am I free to go?” he asked.

“You are,” Mizta replied, “unless you want to provide me with a sample of your sperm?” she said. John laughed as he hopped off the bed.

“Sorry, what did you just say?” he asked, looking up at Mizta.

“Your sperm, I would like a sample,” she replied and held a round device in her hand. To John, it looked like a Collar but much smaller.

“Why do you want a sample of my sperm, and what is that?” he asked.

“We regularly test samples of Male Viper sperm,” Mizta replied, “and this device is what we use to extract and store it,” she said.

“Why not just ask them to produce it themselves?” John asked as he leaned against the medical bed.

“Over the years, we have found that mechanical extraction is more effective than manual extraction,” Mizta replied. “The process is relatively quick,” she pointed out, “if you return to the medical bed and insert yourself, I will activate it from my workstation,” Mizta offered the device to John. She watched as he looked at it for a moment, then smiled as he sighed, took it from her hand, and hopped onto the bed.

“So I just place it on my groin?” John asked.

“Make sure to adjust your Nanosuit so that your groin is exposed,” Mizta said as she walked over to her workstation.

John lay back on the medical bed, used his tablet to access his Nanosuit and figured out how to expose his groin. Placing the device on his lap, he made sure his cock was sticking through the ‘collar’.

“Activating it now,” Mizta said.

With a familiar flash of blue light, the collar-like device activated, and Nanos exited their reservoir and moved toward John’s cock. As they slowly formed around it, John felt something strange and realised he was getting aroused. When the device had finished, his cock was fully covered in a flexible material and as hard as it had ever been.

“Well, this is weird,” John said, “what’s next?” he asked, looking over to where Mizta was standing.

“This,” she replied.

“Fuck,” was all John could manage as immense pleasure flooded his brain. Within seconds, he orgasmed, his toes curled, hands clenched the fabric of the medical bed, and cum erupted forth from his cock. Falling backwards, John relaxed into the medical bed as the fog of what happened slowly faded. “What the hell was that?” he asked.

“A surprisingly successful activation,” Mizta replied as she walked to the medical bed.

She reached over to the device and slowly lifted it. John was surprised to see that his cock was flushed red and glistening. A line of cum connected the head to the device as Mizta rotated it in her hand. Looking at it, John noted a glass vial attached to the side facing away from John. Mizta was turning it left to right, watching the contents move.

“A surprisingly large sample,” she admitted.

“What the fuck was that?” John asked.

“I told you, it is how we extract sperm samples from Viper Males,” Mizta replied. She then gripped the base of John’s cock with her right hand and pulled up firmly.

“Hey, it’s sensitive!” John complained.

“Just watch,” Mizta replied as she continued to move her hand up his cock. It felt like she was milking him as the last ropes of his orgasm dribbled down his cock. Thanks in part to the size of her hand, as well as how she was holding his cock, John’s cum stayed together until she reached the tip. “Hold this,” Mizta said as she went to hand the vial to him.

John was surprised by how warm the glass vial was as he held it in both hands. Mizta brought her right hand over to the vial, and with her left, she unscrewed the vial. John watched as Mizta manipulated her hand so that his cum went in.

“Thanks,” she said after screwing the top back on.

“Won’t your hands contaminate the sample?” John asked.

“I sterilised them when you were getting comfortable,” she replied. “You are free to go,” Mizta said as she turned around and approached a nearby piece of equipment.

“You’ll let me know if you find anything wrong?” John asked as she placed the glass vial into an open slot.

“There is no need to worry, John,” Mizta replied as she turned her head around.

“Oh, okay,” he said. John used his map to find the correct corridor and walked out of Medical.

Turning back to the scanner in front of her, Mizta hummed to herself as she watched John’s cum slosh about inside the vial.

*****

John guessed he was near the hangar, and it wasn’t just the map on his pad telling him. The corridor he was now walking through had pipes and cables of various sizes running along the walls and ceiling. Along the way, John had been stopped by a few crew members. One was a Security Officer who wanted to know what he was doing. After John had shown her the message from the Chief Engineer, he was allowed to pass. Another crew member was an Engineer. Somehow, he had lost his way and found himself an inch away from walking face-first into the tall Viper. She hadn’t seen John because of the boxes she had been carrying. After dropping them, the engineer apologised profusely and then, as suddenly as she had appeared, the Viper was gone.

Finding the door to the hangar, John stepped through it and gasped at what he saw. The room was vast, and he guessed it was around three hundred metres long by one hundred and fifty. He saw machines lining the walls, cables and steam rising as he looked left to right. Looking up at the ceiling, John guessed that it was around forty metres high, and he then saw that there was a large crane or some sort of claw set into the middle. It ran along tracks fixed to the ceiling, and John watched as it descended, picked up an alien craft and then moved it to another part of the hangar. Looking to his right, John saw two very large doors and guessed they might lead into space. Looking at the edges of the doors, he noticed a light blue shimmer. Shield technology? He asked himself. A whistle from nearby interrupted his current train of thought, and John looked down. In the middle of the hangar, below where he stood on a raised walkway, was a group of Vipers. He recognised one of them as Chief Engineer Zoazhis, thanks partly to the two mechanical arms attached to her back. Finding the nearest stairs, John headed to the hangar floor and over to Zhoazhis.

“Hello again,” said the Chief Engineer as he approached the tall Viper. John could see her mechanical arms were busy manipulating some kind of device.

“Hello, Zoazhis,” John replied, looking up at her bright blue eyes. She smiled when they made eye contact, and John thought he had seen one of her mechanical arms twitch.

“What do you think?” she asked, gesturing to the dismantled remains of his ship.

“To be honest,” John replied as he looked around the hangar floor, ”I’m surprised you were able to dismantle her so quickly,” he said and then walked over to a group of engineers. A few of them nodded and smiled at him, and they moved aside so that he could look at the various pieces.

“I would have been surprised if it was not easy for us to dismantle the ship,” Zoazhis said, stopping next to John as he bent down to examine a piece of the Poseiden. “We stopped using titanium thousands of years ago, and our tools can easily cut through it, plus..” she waited as John stood up again, “the central crane can cut through most materials,” the engineer smiled at him when John looked up at her.

“I can imagine. What did you want to talk to me about?” he asked. John noticed that the other engineers were watching him.

“This,” Zoazhis replied and walked over to a nearby monitor. She tapped away at the keyboard, and a bright green hologram appeared next to where she was standing. “We have figured out how you managed to get to the system we found you in and why you survived the journey,” the Chief Engineer then waited for John as he walked over to the hologram.

Over the next few hours, Zoazhis and a few of her engineers explained to John what had happened: why his stasis pod had failed to wake him, how the Poseiden had entered the Vortex, why it took two hundred years to reach the system he was found in, and why he had managed to survive without a Vortex shield. They had also answered any questions he had about what the Vortex was. John left the hangar and slowly made his way towards the canteen. What they had told him had both surprised and shocked him. He was now hungry and not in the best of moods.

Arriving at the canteen, John found himself at the back of a long queue. “We keep bumping into each other,” said a familiar voice from behind. Turning around, he saw Thissa, and she smiled when he looked up. The light from above caught the shine of her scales. “You okay?” she asked, with a hint of concern.

“Oh, it’s nothing,” John replied, “I’ve just got a lot on my mind,” he then looked back at the queue as it started to move.

“I have some snacks in my quarters if you want to chat?” Thissa asked. She placed her right hand on John’s left shoulder, “I can be great company if you let me,” she said, smiling at John as he made eye contact. He could see the warm glow of her yellow eyes and mouth as she spoke. John wanted a distraction from his current thoughts and nodded.

“Let’s go,” he said, following Thissa as she walked away from the canteen. “You won’t get in trouble?” John asked as she slowed her pace to match his.

“No, I am off duty now,” she replied, “besides,” Thissa said as she bent forward so that her head was level with John’s, “it will be a few hours before my roommate finishes her shift,” she then laughed as his face went red. Fifteen minutes later, they arrived at Thissa’s quarters, and she placed her right thumb against the door. With a hiss, the door opened, and a warm red glow from inside lit up John’s face.

“So,” Thissa said, turning around to face John as the doors closed behind him, “how do Terrans have sex?” smiling at John’s reaction to her blunt question.

“I forgot how forward Vipers were,” he replied and then looked up at Thissa, “Pretty much the same as Vipers do, although I only have one cock, and I’m shorter than you,” John then yelped as he was picked up and hugged by the eight-foot Viper in front of him. She spun him around and threw him onto what John guessed was her nest. He bounced when he landed and sank slightly into its soft interior.

“Good,” Thissa said as she stepped into her nest.

*****

“Damn, look at him go,” Tactical Officer Suhli said while watching the image displayed above the Tactical Display Table.

“I knew Thissa enjoyed anal but not this much,” Comms Officer Akhi chimed in, “my butt feels sore just from watching John fuck her,” she then looked over to where the Captain and Matriarch were standing.

“He does have a nice rhythm,” Theka said as she watched John fuck Thissa in the arse. “It is a shame we never made official contact with the Terrans,” she recoiled slightly as the TDT emitted an audible scream. Ema tapped away at the control panel projected in front of her, and the audio from the image was lowered.

“That makes five. I have never had to lower the volume so much,” Ema said.

The image above the TDT had been running since word had reached the bridge that Thissa had taken the Terran to her quarters. The whole crew of the Pride of the Matriarch knew that Thissa's friendly and clumsy personality was a ruse, and everyone knew she enjoyed breaking males whenever they got shore leave. Ema even had a separate file for the Security Officer detailing which establishments she was banned from. While Viper males were valued, often above females of higher social status, it was a common practice for them to be made available to those in the military. Each military base planetside or station in orbit had at least one registered brothel, and they would always make sure they had enough males available for when military ships docked. Unfortunately for Thissa, she would usually get banned on the first visit.

The bridge crew tried their best not to listen to the moaning and screams of pleasure coming from the TDT. However, it didn’t go unnoticed that neither the Captain nor Matriarch had moved away from the projected image since the doors of Thissa’s quarters had closed.

“How many times has she orgasmed?” Lieutenant Ena asked.

“Four? No six,” Akhi replied. The image screamed again.

“Make that seven,” Theka chimed in, “I think we might need to give John a guard,” she said, “or we could convince him to join the military, train him to be a steward,” Theka looked up from the image as the other bridge officers collectively said ‘Please!’

“I wonder what he would say if he knew we were watching?” Ema asked and then looked up, “No,” she said, shaking her head, “however much we all might want to get a taste of what Thissa is experiencing,” Ema said, recoiling herself as another moan came out the TDT’s speakers, “it is up to The Matriarchy itself to decide what happens to him,” Ema lowered the volume for the sixth time.

“Do we have permission to pursue him?” Akhi asked, looking up at the captain.

Ema shrugged, “you all know the law. I would prefer not to send you all to the brig for harassing him,” she replied. The officers around the Tactical Display Table heard a different moan as John finally orgasmed.

“I am impressed,” Theka said, “looks like Terran has impressive stamina, especially when it comes to sex,” she then looked over to where Captain Ema was standing.

“I agree,” she replied while nodding, “urgh, if I had my steward, I would go and fuck this heat off,” Ema said as she lent against the side of the table.

“You could always ask John for help,” Theka suggested, “he was quick to get over his apprehension over how liberal we are about sex,” there was a collective murmur of agreement from the bridge officers.

Before Ema could reply, an alarm sounded.

“Captain, thirty minutes before Vortex exit,” a crew member called out from the front of the ship. Ema walked over to her command chair and keyed the comms button.

“Vortex exit in thirty minutes. All crew make preparations,” she ordered.

Closing the channel, Ema returned to the TDT and saw that John and Thissa had stopped. He was slumped over her back, and her tail was wrapped around his torso. Ema noticed that both of them were also twitching slightly, John then slapped Thissa's large butt, and she unwound her tail. They both groaned as John pulled out. Ema was reminded by how detailed the image projected by the Tactical Display Table could be, as a large amount of cum spurted out of Thissa’s butthole.

“I think I know what I am going to get Uszu to do when he wakes up,” Matriarch Theka said with a smile as she deactivated the footage.

*****

At the edge of the Arroganza system, a shining star was born as the Vortex opened. The small fleet of ten ships re-entered standard space, their combined Vortex shields deactivating. Nearby monitor satellites and patrol vessels detected the energy discharge, and the satellites sent alert signals towards the system's centre. Following standard defence protocols, the nearby patrol vessels charged their shields and activated their weapon systems. Two Cerastes class patrol vessels fired engines and burned at full speed towards the exit point.

“Receiving a hail from the local patrol vessels, Captain,” Akhi called out.

“Open channels with the lead vessel,” Ema ordered, “send them our security codes,” she sat down in her command chair and smiled at Theka as she walked past.

“Channel open now, Captain,” Akhi replied.

“This is Captain Ema, commanding the Cruiser - Pride of the Matriarchy,” Ema said from her command chair. Projected at the front of the bridge was an image of a female Viper, and her scales were white with pink spots.

“This is Lieutenant Uhla, and we are receiving your codes now, Captain,” came the reply. A few seconds passed, and then the Lieutenant looked up from her screen, “Codes have been accepted. Welcome back to Matriarchy space, Captain,” Uhla said with a smile.

“Thank you, Lieutenant,” Ema said with a nod, “please inform the Matriarchs stationed on Border Station Five that Matriarch Theka and I will need to meet with them,” Ema then went to close the channel.

“I am afraid that will not be possible, Captain,” the Lieutenant said with a bow of her head, “an urgent matter called them away. They should, however, return in three days,” Uhla smiled again as she finished.

“Understood, we will make our way into the system and wait,” Ema then closed the channel. “Signal the fleet, have them form up and head towards Border Station Five,” she ordered.

The bridge was filled with confirmations as the crew performed their duties. Turning her chair to face the Matriarch, Captain Ema looked up at her. “Who shall we send to retrieve John?” she asked.

“Contact the Security Chief,” Theka suggested, “she is usually the one to deal with Thissa anyway,” Captain Ema nodded.

*****

Resting his forehead against the shower cubicle wall, with his hands pressed against the wall, John’s enjoyment of the water hitting his shoulders was interrupted when a large shadow appeared behind him. Thissa bent forward and picked him up, wrapping her arms around his chest.

“Thissa!” John cried as her large breasts flopped over his shoulders. As he struggled to free himself, John could feel her tail as it slowly wound itself around his right leg. He paused when the tip started to tickle his balls.

“How can you be so warm?” she said, adjusting her grip on John so that she could snuggle his neck. Thissa held him there for a short while and then placed him back down, her tail unwinding itself from his leg.

“We’re meant to be cleaning ourselves,” John said, looking up at her. The water from above splashed off her chest, blinding him.

“What is wrong with having some fun in the shower, too?” she asked. Before John could answer, the two of them heard the door to the bathroom open.

“I have been ordered to take him to the bridge,” Yutsi declared as she stood in the doorway.

“I broke no rules and did nothing wrong!” Thissa said loudly, turning to face her superior while John moved out of the way of her tail, “he came freely,” she said, and John sniggered.

Ignoring the pun, Yutsi stepped into the bathroom, “Officer Thissa,” Yutsi said, “if the Captain or even the Matriarch wanted me to reprimand you, I would have dragged you out of that shower before you even had a chance to put your arms around the Terran,” she said in a commanding tone. Watching the conversation, John thought the Chief had grown in height, and her hood was larger. Thissa stood her ground for a few seconds, then her hood retracted, and she bowed. Yutsi looked down at John and smiled.

“As much as I would love to experience a shower with you, I suggest you dry yourself off quickly and follow me,” the Chief said as she turned around and exited the bathroom, “make sure you put your collar on,” she called out.

Looking over to where Thissa was, John walked up to her and took hold of her head. He leant forward and kissed her blunt nose. “Save that for next time,” he said with a smile. Thissa’s face lit up, and her hood returned to normal.

“I look forward to you cumming inside me again,” she called out as he headed for the doorway, grabbing a towel as he left the bathroom.

A few minutes later, John exited Officer Thissa’s quarters. Yutsi was waiting for him outside. “Did she do something wrong?” John asked as he walked alongside the Chief.

“Not exactly,” Yutsi replied, “Thissa has a reputation for misbehaving around males,” she then stopped and looked down at John. “In the next few days, you will be given a choice,” Yutsi said as she knelt, “they will most likely recommend that you become a Steward. You would then be out of bounds for any Vipers like Thissa,” she smiled as John listened, “or you could join our military and get a steward yourself, now that would shake up the Matriarchs,” the Chief then laughed as she stood up.

“Would that be so unusual?” John asked as he tried to keep up with her as she continued to walk down the corridor.

“It is not unheard of for male Vipers to get a promotion. It is just quite uncommon,” Yutsi said. “However, you are not a Viper,” she pointed out as Yutsi picked up her pad. “I am going to send you some information. It might help you later on,” John heard his pad chime as it received the data stream.

Arriving at the bridge ten minutes later, John was greeted by the familiar sight of the twins. Taki and Zoki smiled at him and stood at attention when Yutsi coughed. “Sign here,” Taki said as she offered her pad to Yutsi, “and you can sign here,” Zoki smiled at John as she held out her pad for him to sign. The doors clanked open as both the Chief and John were granted access.

Entering the Cruiser’s bridge, John could see and hear that it was a hive of activity. Orders were being given, crew members were moving between workstations, and the projection at the front showed a view of the outside. It was the first time John had seen space since he had woken up. He had even tried to find a window on the map he had. When John had been speaking with Zoazhis and her engineers, he had been told that windows were a luxury for spaceships. They even expressed their surprise when they had seen how many the Poseiden had.

“John,” came a voice to his left, and he looked over. Ema and Theka were standing around the Tactical Display Table. He walked over with Yutsi and noticed she was keeping close to him. “Sorry for pulling you away from your shower,” Theka said.

“You saw that?” he asked, remembering what Mizta had told him. “I keep forgetting you guys recorded everything,” John said, looking up at the matriarch, and she winked at him.

“After today, I think you will notice the crew being very friendly with you,” she said and then laughed when John’s face reddened. “I do love how your race expresses embarrassment. Uszu just folds his hood back” Theka then adjusted something on the TDT.

The image changed to display a binary star system. Both suns were blue, and John could see six separate orbits displayed. Looking closely at the information displayed, he noted that the six orbits belonged to planets.

“This is the Arroganza system,” Ema said as she looked down at John, “Border Station Five is our destination,” as she spoke, Ema adjusted what was being projected above the TDT. The image zoomed in and showed a circular space station orbiting the third planet. “Once we dock, we will have to wait three days, and then you will have a meeting with the Matriarchy,” Ema then looked over to where the Matriarch was standing.

“My sisters and I will go over some of the key laws of The Matriarchy,” Theka said, the light from the projection reflecting off her emerald eyes, “then you will get to speak,” she smiled at John as she finished.

“Why three days?” he asked, looking up at her.

“At this moment in time, we are not currently aware of the reason for the delay,” Ema chimed in, “we have only been told that they were called away for something urgent,” she then adjusted the projection again, and John could see that the third planet was blue. “We will assign you some guards while you explore the station,” she raised a hand when John looked concerned, “they are for your protection.”

“You can thank Officer Thissa,” Theka said, interrupting Ema before she could continue.

“Thissa suggested the guards?” John asked and watched as the Matriarch and Captain shook their heads, each of their hoods flapping back and forth.

“No, it is because of her,” Yutsi chimed in, stepping forward so that she was next to John, “I had told her not to pursue you, but I think she just could not ignore the chance,” she said. Before John could answer, Ema raised her right hand.

“There is no need to worry, John,” she said with a smile, “the guards will just make sure no curious female gets too close,” Ema was then distracted by a member of the bridge crew handing her a pad.

“You are free to fuck any Viper you want, John,” Theka said and then laughed as he started to cough.

“Theka!” Ema called out, “I swear, someday you will get in trouble,” she said and facepalmed when the Matriarch shrugged.

“What? It is the truth,” she replied, “besides, I am sure one of my sisters will try and pry him away from his guards when they arrive,” Theka then winked at John when he looked up.

“If someone told me I’d end up stranded on the other side of the galaxy with a bunch of horny space snakes,” John said, interrupting the two of them, “I’m not sure if I would just laugh at them or hurry to get here,” he then waited for their reply.

“You never did say what you thought of us,” Theka said as she looked down at John.

“I’m a Scalie,” John said.

“Since when did mammals have scales?” Yutsi said as she moved next to him.

“That’s not what it means,” John replied, “the easiest explanation is that I’m someone who has a fetish for people like yourselves who have scales. Perhaps Xenophile would be a better term? Urgh, it’s hard to explain,” he then scratched his neck and yelped when Matriarch Theka picked him up.

“No need to explain,” she said while holding John tight to her chest, “it is clear that you have accepted us since you came on board,” Theka then laughed as he tried to struggle free.

“Put him down,” Ema said, “just be glad Uszu is not here,” she then watched as Theka half-dropped John. Landing on his feet, he tried to dodge her as she went to pick him up again.

“I also like people with fur,” John said, and the Matriarch stopped.

“Fur?” she said, “I hope you are not about to tell me you like the Lupine?” she asked.

“I don’t even know who or what the Lupine are,” he replied. The Chief of Security wrapped her tail around his waist and pulled him away from Theka. “Urk,” was all John managed to say, and he was starting to feel like the three Vipers were fighting over him.

“Lupine are a bipedal species,” Yutsi said as she released him, “their bodies are similar to ours, and they control the region of space near the system your ship was found,” she smiled at John when he looked up at her.

“Urgh, Lupine, their entire body is covered in thick fur, and they shed everywhere,” Matriarch Theka said disgustingly. She then crossed her arms.

“If you stay with The Matriarchy, John,” Ema said, interrupting Theka, “then I am sure you will encounter many of the alien species that live in this area of the galaxy,” she then changed the image displayed by the TDT. Rotating above the Tactical Display Table was an image of two Lupines. Looking at the rotating figures, John forgot where he was and thought someone had accessed his computer.

“Both male and female Lupine have an average height of eight feet,” Ema said, drawing John’s attention away from the TDT. “As you can see, their bodies are covered with a thick layer of fur, the only exceptions being their reproductive organs, parts of their face and the upper torso of each sex.” Ema then changed the image. It zoomed in and showed a picture of Lupine genitals.

“Do we have time for an anatomy lesson, Ema?” Theka asked, clearly disgusted by what she was looking at.

“I just thought it best to show John what Lupine looked like,” she said while shrugging.

“It’s okay, Captain,” John said, looking up at her from where he was standing, “I can look at the data on my pad if I get curious,” he then looked over to the image of the female Lupine. It was still zoomed in and showed her reproductive organs. “Huh, they do look like fortune cookies,” John said, realising that he had spoken out loud.

“Cookie?” Yutsi asked.

“It’s nothing,” John replied, noticing his cheeks warm.

“I know a Viper that fucked a male,” Akhi chimed in, “she liked how thick his cock was, but that knot got stuck inside her,” John could see her neon pink bioluminescence reflected off the TDT, “she stayed away from males for a week,” Akhi looked at the others stood nearby, “what?” she asked.

“Nothing to worry about, Akhi,” Ema replied, “I sometimes wonder how we ever conquered so many star systems if we are this casual,” she said with a smile.

“We are receiving a call from the station, Captain,” one of the crew called out.

Ema deactivated the Tactical Display Table and then approached her command chair. “Open comms,” she ordered. John watched as the image projected at the front of the bridge shifted, and a Viper appeared. Her scales were a mixture of greys, and she had a bright blue diamond pattern that started at the front of her blunt nose and then went up and over her head.

“Captain Ema,” the Viper said, “it is good to see you again,” she then bowed her head and smiled, “Matriarch Theka, Border Station Five is honoured to have you in our system,” John watched as the Matriarch bowed her head slightly.

“Commander Zesta,” Ema said, “we will be docking shortly, and I need you to provide two guards and prepare a primary male suite,” she then looked over to where John was standing. He could see Zesta adjust where she was looking, and then she cocked her head.

“The unknown ship had a male on board?” she asked.

“A Terran male,” Ema replied, “he was the pilot of the ship which exited close to the Lupine Empire,” before the Commander could say anymore, Ema put her right hand up, “instruct your crew to access the database and install the Terran Lexicon,” she ordered, “I imagine he is wondering what you have been saying,” Ema then looked at John.

“I was curious how you were all speaking English,” John said.

“I will do that immediately, Captain,” Zesta said, “I will also make sure the two guards I assign have read the Terran database. Is there anything else, Captain?” she asked. Ema shook her head, “Very well, I look forward to seeing you all,” Zesta then closed the channel.

From her command chair, Ema looked over to where John was standing, “I suggest you return to Quartermaster Milsi’s quarters,” she said, “I will have the Security Chief take you to the hangar once we have docked,” Ema then looked at Yutsi, “please escort him back,” she ordered.

“This way, John,” Yutsi said while gesturing with her left arm.

Watching them leave, Theka walked over to Ema. “Why did John have to say he liked Lupines?” she asked.

Ema sighed, “you’ve disliked them ever since that Lupine male turned you down,” she started to say.

“I was naked in his room, and he said no, I mean no, to this?” Theka interrupted as she gestured to her body.

“Uszu loves you,” Ema replied, and Theka sighed.

“True,” she nodded and then shrugged, “who are we to tell John not to like Lupines?” Theka asked.

“We could ask the Ambassador to visit?” Ema suggested, looking up at her.

“Good idea,” Theka smiled, “Comms Officer,” she called out.

“Yes, Matriarch,” Akhi spun around, surprised by Theka’s call.

“Contact the Lupine Embassy and ask the Ambassador if she has time to meet a Terran male,” Theka ordered.

“At once, Matriarch,” Akhi replied.

Theka leaned down to where Ema was sitting, “If I remember correctly, the Ambassador should be close to her mating season,” she whispered.