Chapter III: Brothers in Arms&In Brother's Arms
#3 of When Worlds Collide
Alright I won't go on the usual rant about this story containing adult themes which involve two male furries, or that this is my story with my characters and all similarities with anyone are purely coincidental. Enjoy :)
Captain Magrath was lying on the floor, a pool of blood slowly expanding beneath him. The lion was desperately struggling to reach a sword lying not far away from him, so close yet it could have been on the orbit... Towering above the lion was a figure clad in light-black power armor and a long, high-collared, billowing black velvet cloak. The fires raging around the two reflected from the almond-shaped lenses of the armored figure's helmet, making it look like a spawn of hell.
The figure was holding a large two-handed sword in front of itself, slowly turning the blade down. Magrath was so close...the tips of his fingers were already brushing the handle. A bit more and he would get the weapon. The armored warrior raised the blade up, stopping for a split second before driving it down, directly to Magrath's spine. The lion cried out in agony as the blade sank deep to his body.
Silence fell as Magrath went limp, lying dead on the floor with the sword still jammed to his back. The armored figure gripped it's helmet, rivulets of steam and a low hiss emitting from it as the armor depressurized and the figure removed the helmet. A mane of raven-black hair fell on the figures shoulders, his skin as pale as the Moon. The human, for that the figure indeed was, stared at the dead fur at his feet with frozen eyes. Slowly he lifted his gaze, a coky grin curling on his thin lips...
"NOOOOOOO!" Susan, a white hare and one of captain Magrath's cadets, sprang up in her bed. With shaky hand she rubbed her chest, feeling how her heart was hammering very fast. She shivered. "Just a dream...or was it? It felt so real...so vivid." She thought, heaving her feet on the comfortably cool floor.
She felt she simply HAD to tell captain Magrath what had happened. Maybe the much older lion could give some help. If nothing more than to convince her it was nothing but a dream. She gazed at the digital clock-display: 4:29 AM. It was still very early, even by the standards of the academy.
Quietly she slipped on a pair of comfortable loose cotton pants, mostly used during gym-sessions, and walked out of her room. The hallway was almost completely dark, the only sound being the steady, low humming of airconditioning. Moving very quietly on her soft, padded paws Susan reached the door labeled with the name Magrath. Michael N. Quietly she knocked on the door, hearing instantly quiet ruckus followed by tired mumbling.
The door slid open and the towering frame of Magrath appeared, looking very croggy, only wearing a pair of black cotton boxers. Slowly the lion looked a bit lower and recognized the visitor "Good, if somewhat early, morning to you Susan...Is something wrong?"
A small blush crept on Susan's face. Both because she started to feel really stupid -it had been, afterall, just a dream- and because she had noticed the small, though still visible, bulge on the lion's boxers. "Captain I...saw a nightmare..." hastily she added "But it wasn't like a normal dream...it felt so real, so vivid. Like I had been watching one of the historical holospheres."
Magrath sighed. He had never quite managed to put his paw on girls and their complex way of thinking. Smiling, hopefully understandingly, the lion rubbed the back of his head "Just a second Susan. I'll put on something a bit more modest and then we'll go to the mess hall, where I'll make you a nice cup of hot chocolate and you'll tell me everything about this dream of yours."
"Y-Yes Sir..." susan managed to say and Magrath closed the door, coming back a few moments later wearing black, synthetic-fibre pants and a matching jacket with some of the mandatory badges and medals a captain was to wear. He did not, however, wear any undershirt, leaving his muscled chest bare. Magrath placed a paw on Susan's shoulder, gripping it lightly and smiling most fatherly "Come along cadet..." with that the two walked to the stairs leading to the lower floors.
Susan felt her face burning. Looking at the dream now that she was properly awake made it look more and more like a simple nightmare. "He must really think I'm just a kid afraid of dark..." the hare thought grimly as Magrath opened the mess hall's door.
A while later, after Magrath had gotten Susan the promised cup of hot chocolate and himself a cup of black coffee, the two sat down by one of the six long tables placed in the hall. Magrath sipped from his cup, sighed contently and then smiled at the hare "Well then Susan...why don't you tell me about the nightmare you had. It's too late anyways to go to sleep anymore."
Magrath took both great pride and good care of his cadets, like they indeed were his own sons and daughters. Not many instructors in the academy could reach the same. Partly it was because Magrath didn't have, for a very good reason called Charles, any kids of his own.
Susan looked at the contents of her cup, inhaling the sweet aroma of the drink. For a while she just took deep breaths, trying to find a way to correctly explain the dream "It's...quite silly actually now that I think of it...I-I shouldn't have bothered you with it in the first place Sir."
Magrath crossed his hands and rested his chin on them "I'm still eager to hear what shocked you so much Susan." His voice was calm, even, one like made to comfort a troubled soul.
Susan hesitated for a second before starting to speak, first slowly then with increasing speed, as if trying to get the story over quickly. She told everything she had seen to the lion, who just sat there in silence, taking in every word the hare had to say.
"...and then I woke up and came to you Sir." Susan concluded, looking at the top of the table, trying to hide the fact her cheeks were bright red from embarrasement.
"I see..." Magrath said, mulling Susan's story in his head. "I've had similar dreams for over five years now Susan. It is my greatest fear, that one day the humans will manage to brak through the Gateway and slaughter everything in their path." He held a small pause, letting his words sink in to the hare's mind before continuing "Susan, you are one of my best students. You must have realized that the bizarre gravitational field surrounding Edenia not only blocks intruders out, but locks us in here. Our sanctuary is at the same time..."
"...our prison. Yes I remember Arianna saying that." Susan concluded for Magrath. Arianna was the AI that taught history to all the cadets in the academy, one of the few semi-conscious AI's ever produced. The young hare felt slightly better now, having talked to someone about the nightmare. She managed to smile feebly to her captain "Thank you Sir."
The lion too smiled "It's always a pleasure to help my boys and gals in any way I can." Magrath sipped at the coffee again "I'd like to also congratulate you Susan. You and Katie made it through the tests and are well on your way to become my med-officers. It feels reassuring to have two very skilled, and very cute if I may add, med-officers to take care of us during the time we spend in Dawn Rose."
Magrath then stood up and Susan did the same "I think it's about time we head back to our quarters and get properly dressed Susan."
"Holy shit! Look at that guys!" Wesley shouted out and pointed towards an electronic billboard at the lobby of the academy.
Emberglaze turned his head to the billboard and peered over the heads of the other furs that had gatherd up in front of it. Lazily the dragon looked back at the brown stallion "I'll be damned..."
"What is it guys? Something exciting, or simply bad news? Come on...you know I can't see..." said a black panther, who was atleast head and shoulders shorter than his two companions.
Emberglaze looked down at the panther and answered, sounding drowsy and perhaps just slightly amused "I do not know whether it is for better or for worse, but there's going to be a huge tournament soon Damien."
Wesley nodded "Yeah...looks like SpaceCom and Cityfight will be in it..." the equine frowned, squinting his eyes as he tried to read the small text "It looks like there'll be a nice reward to the winners of each contest."
Damien spotted a group of familiar canines walking into the lobby "Karl! Roy! Daniel!" the feline waved with his hand to get their attention. Quickly the three canines walked to Damien, Emberglaze and Wesley. Karl, a german shepherd, raised a brow as they arrived to the others "Yeah? What's the fuzz?"
Before Damien had a chance to open his mouth, Wesley blurted out "A tournament! We'll be getting a good reward if we win in either SpaceCom or CF or both!"
Daniel chukled "Guess we might give it a shot...make Magrath proud"
The six cadets sank to a deep conversation about possible tactis, manovers and they all threw wild guesses as for what the prizes might be whilst they made their way towards the familiar classroom M-2.
Jim padded slowly down a narrow hallway. It had been a week since...since Alan had confessed having a crush on the rat and Jim had turned the feline down. Truth was he had been shocked by what kittycat had said. Not even in his wildest dreams Jim could have believed Alan felt so strongly for him. "But then again...we have known eachother for ages..." Jim thought to himself "And I'm the only true friend of Al..."
Suddenly Jim thought he heard something, a quiet brush of padded footpaw against marble. The rat looked over his shoulder, only to notice the hallway behind him was completely empty. Shaking his head a bit he turned his head and spotted something, or more likely someone, that made a cold shiver run down his spine. Standing on the other end of the hallway was a large, black gorilla.
Jim snorted and was about to take a turn to the left, but noticed the way was blocked by an equine, leaning almost casually against a wall. As the rat turned to head back the way he came, he saw yet another goon of the gorilla: a tiger with almost ridiculously muscled body. Jim felt his heart beating faster as the three furs closed in on him. He was surrounded and there seemed to be no one else around.
As Jim backed away against a wall the gorilla growled quietly. Jim inhaled deep and stared directly to the eyes of the gorilla, displaying his defiance and fearlessness "What a pleasure to meet you, Alexander. I hope you have been enjoying your work with the toilets." Jim said, with an almost too friendly tone.
Lex snorted, blowing lukewarm air on Jim's face as he leaned closer, punching the wall with a bang "You got lucky last time rodent...your instructor came to the rescue just in time, but this time there won't be a cavalry to save you..."
"If you lay as much as a finger on me, Magrath will kick your ass from here to the orbit..." Jim said, still sounding as calm and even as possible. Though he didn't let it be seen, he was scared. It didn't feel safe at all to irritate three beefy guys, who were atleast head and shoulders taller than the rodent.
The gorilla smiled most sweetly, his every word oozing poison "Oh we won't leave any evidence..."
Before the gorilla had a chance to go any further, Jim snapped at him "Then why do you sound as convincing as a drunken bum who's bragging with his sexual exploits you damn ugly ape?!"
The gorilla roared at the top of his voice, lifting his massive fist for a blow that would most likely crack Jim's skull. Jim pressed tightly against the wall, thinking he just MIGHT have gone a bit too far this time. Suddenly a deep, yet slightly...mechanical...voice spoke "I suggest you don't do what you are about to do..."
Alexander turned his head, frowning at the newcomer "Get lost! This is none of your damn business."
Jim peeked under the massive arm of the gorilla. There was something familiar in the voice...The rat saw only a green, scaly, clawed leg at first, but as he shifted a bit more the rest of the speaker came to sight. Jim's mouth fell slightly open as he recognized the figure of the large, toned crocodile "Zeke! Y-You're back!"
The croc smiled at Jim, his hands held behind his back "Damn right I am, though it was close that I couldn't have come at all." He then turned his attention back to Lex "Now get lost and stop picking on my classmate before I get angry..." To put some emphasis on his words, the crocodile opened his jaws a bit, revealing long rows of dagger-like sharp teeth.
The gorilla growled again, clearly judging the possibility of assaulting the croc. After a while Lex snorted however "I wasn't going to hit him anyways...just scare him a little. Let's go guys." With that the three left, though Alexander pushed Jim pretty hard with his shoulder as he passed by the rodent, causing Jim to bang against the wall.
"You alright, Jim? Kinda lucky I got here in time" The croc asked, looking more than little concerned, yet he still held his hands behind his back
Jim dusted himself down, straightening his uniform before he answered "Yeah, I'll survive, thanks." Jim frowned a bit as he looked at the crocodile "Zee, why are you holding your hands like that? We all already know you lost your right arm in that little accident of yours."
Zeke grinned rather toothily "Well...Didn't want to intimidate those fucktards too much. But uhh...Well as you know technology advances all the time and as such...well, see for yourself" The crocodile then slowly withdrew his hands from behind his back. Jim couldn't believe what he saw; Zeke's right arm had been replaced with a mechanical one up to just a little bit below his shoulder. The metal was polished to almost mirror-like sheen, reflecting the artificial light created by the hallway's lamps.
Zeke smiled, clearly embarrased by the status of his hand "They gave me this about three weeks ago. It's incredibly strong compared to my left hand...they made me practise using it with eggs..." Zeke managed to chuckle lightly "'twas a messy job."
Jim reached out to tap the artificial arm of his fellow cadet. The metal was surprisingly warm to touch and Jim gave a small surprised "Oh." at it, having thought the material would be as cold as the walls surrounding them.
"They uhh...also had to tamper with my throat a bit, install a synthetisator to get my voice back..." Zeke said, blushing slightly as if he was embarrased of the fact he was part machine now.
Jim nodded, managing to muster a small smile. The quickly fading adrenaline rush, which the dangerous situation had caused, left him feeling weak and slightly shaky "Yeah...You were a mess after that miniature recon-probe went crazy and smashed against you...We thought you were gone for good, Zee."
"For a moment...I thought I was a goner too. They said I was nearly declared deceased, but luckily they got my pump working again."
Jim looked around and then at his wrist-display "Damn! We're late soon!"
The lesson had already started as Jim and Zeke arrived. A complex astrophysical model was slowly rotating at the holo-projector and Magrath was lecturing at his usual, bored tone.
The lion knew all this "theoretical crap" -as he called it- was necessary in order for the pilots to be able to control a starship, especialy one as large as EES Dawn Rose.
All the cadets started to whistle and cheer as Zeke walked in and for once Magrath just smiled.
"Cadet Zeke Wallace reporting to be back on duty, Sir!" Zeke shouted, snapping a salute.
Magrath returned the salute with a wide grin on his face "Take your seat, Zeke. I received a note of your return yesterday." As the croc sat down on a free seat(the one previously occupied by Batista the human), Magrath smiled at the rest of the class "I didn't tell of this because I wanted to suprise you."
As the lesson was nearing it's end, there was a knock on the door before it opened. An elderly black jackal walked in, clad in red uniform. Magrath roared out "Officer on deck!" and the cadets all sprang up, snapping a salute.
"General Lee what brings you here?" Magrath asked.
The jackal looked at the cadets "Cadets...dismissed."
Looking slightly puzzled the cadets of Magrath marched out of the room in an orderly fashion, the last one, Charles, closing the door.
As the cadets had left, Lee sighed and shook his head "Michael...I have bad news for you." Magrath was about to ask what it could possibly be, but Lee silenced him with a gesture of his hand "As you know, your group is the biggest here in the academy, but then again the ship you are assigned to is one of the biggest in our history. Well, the Council has just decided, due to the tensing situation on the outer planets, that Dawn Rose needs to be given to a veteran crew."
"Wh-What?" was all Magrath managed to say.
"As such, you have too many cadets. The Council has decided to split your group..."
Magrath shook his head slowly, his knees began to shake "This...this must be a joke...a bad one. Why would they split this group after all the time it has spent together? Tell me, Lee...Why?"
The jackal sighed again, handing Magrath a list "The following cadets will be transferred to the Aroda Fleet Academy...I know I know. It's on the other side of Edenia."
Magrath stared at the names on the paper with glazed eyes. He was going to lose Edgar, Julienne, Takira, Alicia, Nick, Lily, Karl, Ruy, Wesley and Roy to some backwater Academy he had never even heard of. He simply refused to believe this was true, even if the paper he was holding had the signatures and signs of all the Patriarchs.
"I'm sorry, Magrath...The cadets will be transferred this evening. Tell them to pack up and prepare." The jackal said, giving Magrath a reassurring squeeze on the shoulder before walking out of the door.
The first lesson of the following day was spent in silence. The previously packed room seemed so empty now that nearly half of the cadets weren't there anymore. Magrath was sitting behind his desk with his face buried to his paws to hide his bloodshot eyes.
The previous evening had been sad and emotional. Katie and Julienne had both been sobbing quietly, clinging to eachother and promising several times to keep in contact no matter what.
Wesley had been kicking the walls for most of the evening, swearing and cursing the fact he wouldn't be able to participate in the upcoming tournament. Karl, Ruy and Roy seemed least affected by the transfer. The three canines had spent most of their time together so, like Karl had said, "As long as we three get to be together, I don't give a damn even if they sent us to the frikin Terra in a basket!"
Zeke's return had been a slight sparkle of light in the otherwise dark day, but it wasn't enough to save the day, not by a long shot.
Magrath had been seen in his office late in the night, drinking a combination of vodka and whiskey, the occasional thump his fist made as it hit against the table the only sound the cadets could hear.
Late in the evening, when the cadets had finally fallen asleep, doctor Charles Browning had entered Magrath's office. The cougar had stood in the doorway for a while as magrath lifted his gaze from his desk. Charles had then simply flung his arms around the neck of his beloved mate, showing his compassion for the loss Magrath had suffered.
Jim, Alan, Marcus and Charles had gathered, as usual, in Charles' room to play card. Jim had been true to his word, behaving like nothing had happened between him and Alan in the gym a while back. Charles was still happily in the shade about the whole affair. The hyena didn't even notice Alan had been sitting next to Marcus. Jim had, however, noticed and he had also seen Alan's tail brushing against Marcus' shin a few times too often to be accidental or unintentional.
Back in the class Magrath stood up, feeling nauseous "I'll be away for a moment...You are to remain here untill I return."
"Yes Sir..." The cadets mumbled and Magrath left for the toilets. The alcohol the lion had downed the previous night was preparing to make a grand comeback.
After Magrath's departure, the cadets remained mostly quiet.
Suddenly Charles tossed his pencil to the back of Jim's head. The rat slammed his pen on his desk and stormed to the hyena "What the hell was that for?" Jim asked with narrowed eyes, his face but a mere inch away from Charles'
"I did it because I felt like it." Charles snapped back. Most of the cadets were now looking at the two having a go at eachother -again.
Marcus, who was sitting in front of Charles, looked over his shoulder at Jim who was directly behind him. A small, sinister smirk curled on the reindeer's face and he gave Alan a small wink.
Marcus pretended to yawn and stretch, his antlers "accidentaly" poking Jim's rear. The little whispering and muttering in the class came to an abrupt halt and a deadly silence fell.
Both Jim and Charles blinked a few times, trying to figure out what had just happened. As Marcus had poked Jim, the rat had moved a bit forward. The result: the two boys found their lips to be firmly together as everyone in the room watched.
Jim's fingers and Charles' foot started to twitch a bit, small snickers and giggles emiting from the onlookers. Suddenly Emberglaze burst into a roaring laughter and the rest followed suit.
Marcus tried to look as innocent as possible whilst laughing so hard his stomach hurt. Finally the two seemed to regain control of their bodies and pulled apart, coughing, gagging and wiping their mouths like they had tasted something absolutely revolting.
Just then Magrath peeked into the room, confused by the laughing he had heard all the way to the hallway. What he saw made him smile too. As the lion stepped to the room he shouted merrily "And when will the wedding be then?"
This statement made the cadets laugh even harder, except for Jim and Charles who both blushed bright-red.
"If I knew you did that on purpose I'd neuter you..."
"Calm down Jim...I told you it was an accident." Marcus said, looking as serious as possible.
After Marcus' little trick, everyone seemed to be a lot cheerier. Sure the loss of so many good friends still hurt, but atleast they weren't sulking anymore. Everyone seemed to think, that it wasn't going to change things no matter how much they felt under the weather.
Magrath had held a long speech for his remaining cadets, telling them to remain strong like stainless steel. "--And I expect you to win in the upcoming tournament...Show everyone we can win even if we have lost so many dear to us. Make Edgar, Julienne, Ruy, Roy, Karl, Takira, Alicia, Nick, Lily and Wesley proud. Dedicate your victory to them. Do it...for your friends, for those who have been like borthers and sisters to you during these years."
The cadets had all cheered and applauded after Magrath had finished. The lion had swiped the schedules of the next few days clear and placed a rigorous training exam on them. During the next few days Magrath and his cadets would be spending a lot of time in the simulators, practising both SpaceCom and Cityfight as much as possible to assure victory.
Currently it was evening and the cadets had some free time for themselves before having to go to their own dorm-area.
Jim let finally go off of the reindeer's uniform, managing to flash a small smile "Well...I must admit it sure took care of the awkward silence the departure of half our classmates had caused, but don't do that again."
Marcus grinned, rubbing the back of his neck "Don't worry...I'll be more careful with my antlers from now on."
"What? We won't be seeing Marc get his hiney kicked for that horrible misdeed of his? Oh cruel world...where are you leading us?" Charles moaned, holding his hands up and looking to the ceiling as if expecting some higher power to answer. Jim swatted the hyena to the back of the head, mumbling something to the effect of Charles being a dimwit.
Suddenly Alan stood up "Guys I think need to go see doc B...I'm not feeling too well." With that the cheetah left.
Zeke and Emberglaze were having a round of arm-wrestling, the servos in the croc's artificial arm were grinding as he slowly forced EG's hand lower. The dragon growled and grunted, managing to give a good opponent to Zeke, but in the end his hand went against the surface of the table and the crowd that had gathered cheered to Zeke.
Charlie was sitting at a table in one of the corners. The fox wasn't alone, Daniel was with him, but the husky was reading a book of history.
Charlie opened his mouth several times to say something, but decided not to, sighing deep instead every time.
Suddenly daniel spoke, his eyes still fixed on the book "It makes me sad too to have lost so many friends, but you really should lighten up."
Charlie said nothing so the husky went on "They aren't dead. They've just had to travel to the other edge of Edenia. It's not like we wouldn't see them ever again."
The fox leaned closer, his ears raising slightly "You're right, Dan, we will get a chance to see them at some point again."
"If not before, then at the halls of Machala."
"That religious stuff again, huh?" Charlie said, smirking lightly. The fact Daniel had vigorously religious parents had resulted in the husky being quite religious too. The group had even given Daniel the nickname "Preacher" as a kind of a joke. Odd thing was, Daniel liked his nickname.
Daniel closed his book and looked at Charlie "Faith is an important part of life, foxy. Whether it is faith in your God or in your friends, it's still important, because if you have no faith you are sure to be damned."
The fox merely shrugged "I guess you're right..." He held a small pause before asking the thing that had been bothering him for most of the evening "Dan...are you gay?"
Daniel blinked a few times, staring at Charlie "Wh-What? Why are you asking this?"
Charlie just shrugged and lowered his voice even more, ensuring no one else coukd hear them "Well, during all the time we've been here, you haven't showed any interest in females at all...just makes me wonder if you prefer sausage over pie."
Daniel arranged his face to look most serious "Machala teaches it is wrong to sleep with a female outside marriage and as such I haven't showed any interest in females."
"You didn't answer my question, Danny-boy..." Charlie pointed out, flicking an ear idly.
"No." Daniel said curtly, took his book and marched away.
"Dan...Dan! Hey, wait up!" Charlie shouted at the canine and went after him.
Upon hearing a knock on the door, doctor Charles Browning went to open. The cougar smiled warmly at Alan and gestured him to enter "What brings you here cadet Hopping?"
Alan felt nervous, even more than when at Magrath's office some time ago "I uhhh...I feel like I need to talk about something."
The cougar guided Alan to one of the chairs in the office and sat down himself "Well ol' doc Browning is here to help you in any way he can. Now what do you have on your heart young man?"
Alan fidgeted with his fingers for a while, mustering the courage he needed "I-I think...I think I'm...gay" he said, whispering the last word as if it was dangerous to say it aloud.
Browning merely resumed smiling, the tips of his fingers pressed together "You are living a turbulent era in your life right now. It's all part of growing up, searching your sexual identity that is."
"Y-yeah, but it's...it's unnatural to feel attracted to the same sex." Alan stammered out.
Browning shook his head slowly "Don't you know love is blind, that it won't look to neither age nor gender? As long as YOU make your own deciscion, wether that makes you gay or bi or straight or even asexual, there is nothing wrong or unnatural in it." the cougar leaned closer to Alan, looking over those horn-rimmed glasses of his "So...who's the lucky guy? That rat friend of yours, Jim?"
Alan shook his head "No, not Jim. I...I don't want to tell who it is I like..."
"Does he know you like him?"
Alan nodded "Y-Yes...we've been together for two weeks or so."
Browning looked only ever so slightly more serious "As I'm responsible for the health of everyone here, I must ask this and I'd appreciate an honest answer. Have the two had sex yet and has either of you been with anyone else yet?"
Alan blushed quite visibly and shook his head a bit "N-No we haven't and I think we are both still virgins...wh-why so?"
Doctor Browning rummaged through one of the drawers on his desk and then dropped two condoms on the desk "STDs can be quite nasty and since you aren't sure of your boyfriend...use these if or when you two have intercourse."
Alan picked the condoms up and stuffed them quickly to a pocket inside the jacket of his uniform "Th-thank you doctor Browning."
Browning smiled a bit wider "Don't hesitate to come and ask for more. I'm not allowed to tell anyone anything about my patients."
Alan stood up and saluted "Yes...yes I'll come for more if need comes..." then he left the med-office, padding quickly to the nearest common restroom.
The lights of the completely empty restroom buzzed quietly as Charles stormed in after Daniel. The fox grabbed a hold of Dan's shoulder "What's the matter with you? Ok...I admit my question was a bit too personal, but you still shouldn't get so mad at me."
Daniel turned around, tossing his book on a table. The husky's ears hanged low, his lower lip was quivering and he whined quietly.
Charlie blinked a few times, his mouth slightly open "My god...you ARE gay, aren't you?"
Daniel sighed, looking away from the fox "I...don't know. It's all so confusing. The code of Machala denies having sex with females before marriage, but it speaks nothing of being intimately with males. I've..I've been thinking about trying, but I don't know..."
Charlie lifted Dan's chin upwards, forcing the canine to look at his mis-matching eyes(one blue the other brown). The fox leaned quickly closer, pressing his lips against Daniel's. Daniel yelped quietly in surprise, having expected anything but THIS to happen.
Charlie pulled back again, licking his lips a bit "How did that feel?"
Daniel opened and closed his mouth like a fish on dry land a few times before regaining his ability to speak "It was...I liked it."
Charlie smiled "Want to try again?"
Alan entered the restroom, feeling dizzy but slightly better after having talked to doctor Browning. He was just about to open a tap to splash some cool water on his face when some unusual noise caught his attention.
Someone was moaning and panting quietly in one of the booths. Alan crouched and was surprised to see not one but two pairs of feet in the booth. Apparently the occupants of the booth wanted some privacy, so Alan thought it best to leave as quietly as possible, sneaking away.
Just as Alan was about to exit, the words "Oh, Charlie...." drifted to his ears. The cheetah froze. "Charlie? No...It can't be.." he thought to himself, shaking his head before leaving the restroom.
In the booth, Charlie had opened Daniel's jacket and now had his paws deep under the husky's undershirt, caressing Daniel's back. Daniel had his hands around Charlie's waist, the lips of the two boys locked in a passionate kiss.
Daniel moved his paws lower to pet Charlie's tail, his tongue duelling with Charlie's. Charlie pulled his paws out form under Daniel's shirt to caress the husky's cheeks, head and neck. Both boys murred and groaned with eachother as they were making out.
Charlie broke the kiss and stepped back, fumbling with his jacket for a while before managing to open and, with a fluid motion of his shoulders, drop it on the toilet-seat.
Daniel did the same, tossing his jacket on top of Charlie's, followed soon by his undershirt, leaving the husky's torso bare. Charlie did the same and the two boys were standing in the booth, looking at eachother for a while before hugging once again.
"Isn't this a bit sudden?" Daniel asked as his paws trailed allover the fox's orange-furred back.
"Yeah...I guess it is." Charlie answered, not stopping but going even further, slipping one paw under the waistline of Daniel's pants. Charlie giggled at what his paw found; instead of underwear, the fox's paw met with Daniel's buttock "You like going commando often?"
Daniel blushed, both because of what Charlie did and because of Charlie's discovery "Yeah...almost always..."
Charlie rubbed Daniel's buttock a bit more, leaning closer to whisper into the other's ear "You ever been with another guy?" Daniel replied by shaking his head and Charlie went on "I have...several times over the years. If you want to, I can show what I've learned..."
Daniel was at a loss of words, so he simply nodded, patting Charlie's back. The fox slipped his paw over Daniel's crotch, rubbing lightly over it for a moment before undoing the husky's pants. As Charlie pulled the other's pants down, his other paw guided Daniel to sit on the toilet-seat.
Daniel sighed contently as Charlie massaged his crotch. His blush grew more obvious as Charlie made him sit down. The fox smiled, admiring Daniel's maleness. He reached out to stroke Daniel's sheath lightly with one paw, whilst with the other he spred the husky's legs.
Charlie resumed stroking over Daniel's sheath, feeling how it slowly began to harden. The quiet moaning of the husky encouraging him to keep on going "Good boy..." the fox whispered as the tip of Daniel's rod slid into view. Without wasting any time, Charlie put his head between Daniel's legs and started to gently lap at the slowly emerging canine member.
"Th-That feels amazing...d-don't stop." Daniel whispered, his pas squeezing the edges of his seat. Charlie did as told, running his tongue over Daniel's nearly-erect rod. Moving on the fox placed his lips on the tip of Daniel's member, slowly taking more and more into his muzzle, making Daniel moan even harder as the warmth of Charlie's maw engulfed the husky's maleness.
Charlie bobbed his head slowly, not deepthroating the husky but taking as much as he could. He hadn't ever managed to learn the art of deepthroating, but he didn't let that slow him down one bit.
As the fox tasted Daniel's precum, he wrapped a paw around the base of the rod he was working on, slowly moving his paw like Daniel's member was a screwdriver. The husky groaned, leaning his head against the wall behind him. Never before had Daniel felt something like this. Charlie's warm muzzle felt simply so different from pawing off.
Soon enough Daniel's knot began to swell, indicating he was nearing his limit. Slipping his paw a bit lower, Charlie gently squeezed the husky's knot before starting to rub the small bit of meat below the knot. Daniel responded by bucking his hips a bit, almost instinctively as the fox gave him the time of his life.
Charlie gagged as he felt Daniel's rod poke against his throat. He moved to slowly run his tongue over and around the tip, holding his eyes closed, focusing solely on the task at hand.
"I...I can't take it much longer..." Daniel whispered, letting out an audible moan as if to emphasize his words. Charlie redoubled his efforts, stroking the sensitive parts of Daniel's member even more, urging the husky to release his load.
With one last, loud moan the husky came, waves of sticky, warm cum shooting into Charlie's muzzle. The fox gulped as much down as he could, savoring the slightly salty taste. As Daniel's orgasm died down, Charlie stood up and planted a kiss on the husky's lips, letting the canine have a taste of his own seed.
"Did you like that?" Charlie asked as he withdrew from the kiss.
"That...was...amazing..." Daniel managed to say between pants, a thoroughly satisfied smile on his muzzle "Thanks, but we really need to get going. I think silence has been declared already."
The fox nodded "Yeah...A sound plan, now lets go." The look on Charlie's face was slightly disapointed however. He had so wanted to do a few other things with Daniel. Oh well, there would be time for that eventually.
Paw in paw the two canines left the restroom, stealing glances at eachother from the corners of their eyes, small smiles like painted on their faces.
"Kittycat! On your left!"
"Wha-?" Alan turned around, only to realize he was staring directly at a rocket-jockey. Only mere seconds later a blood-red blossom of miniature nuclear blast blinded Alan's sight.
Jim shook his head and tapped open a link to all the remaining members of the team "Kittycat is down folks."
The sound of Emberglaze came through to the speakers on Jim's helmet "Daniel and Charlie are KIA too...no more sniper support either."
Jim jogged through the remains of a ruined building, clouds of dust rising ot the air with every step he took. So far this was the hardest simulation of Cityfight they had had to go through -ever. Alan, Charlie, Susan, Daniel and Zeke were already down and the mission had been going on for mere fifteen minutes.
A figure in black flack-jacket stepped out behind a corner; an enemy. Jim hurled himself to the side, hefting his rifle and shooting a hail of bullets at the enemy. The dark figure flew backwards, smashing against the wall as the tiny aluminium bullets from the MAR Mk.5(Magnetic Accelrator Rifle)pierced his body.
Suddenly EG's voice boomed from the speakers "Holy fu-!" and after that, only static...
Jim stood up "Computer, status report." A complete list of the statuses of the team rolled into the array over his right eye. There was a small tag of KIA on every member of the team except for himself.
Suddenly everything went dark and Magrath's voice boomed like that of a god "This time..." there was a sigh at this point "Pathetic...That is the only word with which to describe your performance in this mission. Only compliments go to Jim and, surprisingly, Charles: Your performance was above the average. Now get to showers, tomorrow will be even harder."
The "coffins" opened and grumbling the sweaty cadets of Magrath detached the wires from themselves before heading to showers. The simulator chambers each contained the wires and equipment needed to take one cadet to the virtual battlefield. Using highly advanced technology, the machine was able to simulate not only sounds and sights, but also smell, touch and taste, creating a near-perfect illusion of a real combat.
"I can't fucking believe how rough that round was..." Charlie grumbled whilst rubbing his arms.
The towering figure of Emberglaze strode next to Charlie "Magrath just wants us to be ready for the tournament. There are bound to be some cadets equally skilled as those AI's were."
"EG has a point, foxy, we need to train harder or we will get our hineys kicked in the tournament." Marcus added, stretching as he walked down the corridor and to the shower section.
Jim let his head hit the wall as he stood under the stream of water. "Daniel...how on earth did YOU get KIA? You've been our sniper ever since the first simulation, so you should be able to keep your location hidden."
Daniel shook his head and sighed "My rifle isn't of much use against a Juggernaut class wanzer...one blast from that Demolisher cannon it has and I was a toast...and I was hiding inside the remains of an old bunker."
One by one the cadets finished cleaning off and headed for their dorm-section. Silence had been declared thrity minutes ago, so they had to move quietly.
In the dead of night Alan heard a knock from his door. Yawning the cheetah went to hit the open-button. His surprise was nothing short of complete as he saw who it was "Sis? Wh-What are you doing here at this time of the night?"
Katie's face was concealed in shadows, but her voice betrayed the fact she had been crying not long ago "Can I...Can I come in bro?"
Alan stepped aside to allow Katie to enter, closing the door behind his twin-sister "Katie what's wrong?"
The cheetah-girl sat down on Alan's bed, looking miserable "It's just that...I miss my friends...haven't been able to sleep for a while now."
Alan sat down next to Katie and put an arm around his sister's shoulders "Hey...don't be so sad about it, we'll get a chance to see them sooner or later and besides, you've still got me to pick on."
Katie lied down, looking at her brother's silhouette in the dark "Is it alright if I sleep here tonight? Wouldn't want to be alone right now..."
Alan didn't say anything, he simply lied down too, facing his sister. Alan put his arms once more around Katie, holding the girl close, whispering to her ear "Everything will be alright...Now please get some sleep or you'll be too tired tomorrow."
"Good night, bro." Katie said.
"Good night, sis." Alan answered.
"I tell you sweetie, they are doing terribly..."
The cougar got on his knees behind Magrath, who was sitting on the edge of his bed, and started to rub the lion's shoulders "You are being too hard on them, Michael. Remember they are cadets, not Mobile Infantry."
Magrath sighed "I just don't want them to lose..."
"Nor do I, though I believe I should remain neutral in this matter." the cougar replied.
Magrath turned around and gave his mate a tight hug "Maybe I'll take a bit easier with them from now on." He then let his paws slide over the naked back of his lover, slipping them under the elastic of the cougar's underwear and pulling them down.
Charles did the same to Magrath and went even further by lying down and pulling the lion on top of himself, the considerable weight and the warmth of the lion always made the cougar feel comfortable.
Magrath turned in the bed so that he was in opposite position to Charles, his head nearly between the cougar's legs. Sliding their hands on eachother's legs, the two feline lovers took away the last pieces of clothing they were wearing, lying on their sides.
Magrath leaned closer, nosing and sniffing at Charles' scrotum, inhaling deeply the familiar scent he so loved. The lion ran his tongue over Charles' sheath and furry globes, spreading the cougar's legs apart to make his parts more accesible.
Charles buried his muzzle deep between Magrath's legs, his slightly rough tongue pressing into the lion's sheath. Magrath murred deeply in response to the intrusion into his sheath. Charles let his tongue explore his mate's sheath, licking over the continuously swelling rod he found.
Magrath felt blood pumping into his maleness, causing it to grow and push the intruding tongue slowly out of his sheath. The lion kept on licking at his mate's sheath, giving it the occasional tender nip and smiling as he saw the black member starting to come into sight.
Charles coiled his tongue around Magrath's cock-tip and placed his lips on it, kissing the glans before parting his lips to allow it to enter his muzzle. He tilted his head slightly to see Michael lapping at his cougarhood. Charles couldn't help but smile, the attention and affection Michael gave him was nothing short of heavenly.
Slowly Magrath pressed his head further down Charles' lenght, murring slightly as he felt the rod twitch in his mouth a little bit.
The two felines both started to bob their heads over eachother's rigid members, moving their heads up and down, their tongues gliding over and around the piece of hard meat they were giving attention to.
Charles rolled on top of Magrath and felt how the lion took hold of his hips. He kept on, feeling how the tip of the lion's member pressed against his throat, but he didn't gag, this was all too familiar for him.
Magrath parted the cougar's cheeks gently, rubbing two digits over the pink pucker he found under Charles' tail. He heard Charles gasp as he pressed the fingers against his lovers tailhole harder and harder untill they slipped in. Charles purred in response, the vibrations running from his throat to Magrath's rod, making the lion murr.
The two fingers explored further into Charles, moving slowly inside him to make sure he dind't get hurt. Magrath would've sooner gone through hell and back rather than hurt Charles and the cougar knew this.
The anal stimulation combined with the vibrations of Magrath's murrs took Charles to the edge rather quickly, his balls churning out ribbon after ribbon of warm seed into the lion's maw as the lion shot his own load into Charles' muzzle. The two felines happily gulped down the love-juices, licking eachother clean to make sure they got all of it.
Magrath turned around to kiss Charles briefly on the lips, one of his large paws rubbing over the cougar's black rod.
"Mmmm...meyowza that felt good sweetie. Ready for another go?" Magrath said, licking his lips as he felt Charles get hard again.
"With you...always." Charles replied, gasping slightly as Magrath straddled on top of him, something he had never done before.
The lion rubbed Charles' member in the cleft between his buttocks, smiling at his lover "Want to try what it's like to be on top?"
Charles was astonished. So far Charles had always been in the receiving end, though he didn't complain about it, on the contrary he loved to have Michael in him. "A-Are you sure you want this, Michael?" Chalres managed to ask after a few short seconds.
"Yes I am." Magrath said and nodded.
Charles took hold of his erect member, holding it steady for his lover. Slowly Magrath sat on the black tip of his lover. As Magrath sat further down, Charles' tip penetrated his almost virginial tailhole. Magrath had to fight the urge to clench around the rod and push it out. He even grit his teeth out of the stinging pain caused by the stretching of his entrance.
As Charles saw the pain on the face of his lover, he reached his free paw to caress Magrath's cheek slowly, grasping the lion's mane and pulling him down to a loving kiss. Magrath seemed to relax, sliding further down on the cougar's slick rod, slowly taking more and more in.
Showing remarkable self-control, Charles quelled the urge to buck with his hips, to thrust all the way into the warm cavity which slowly enveloped his shaft. Before long Magrath had taken almost all of Charles in him, the cougar clearly squirming a bit, fighting the urge to mate his lover before the lion was ready. Letting out a content sigh Magrath lifted himself up and then moved slowly back down. The pain started to make way for unimaginable pleasure as he rode slowly on Charles, their eyes locked, dwelling in all the sensations of the new experience.
Noticing his lover was getting aroused again, Charles wrapped a paw around it and started to caress along the shaft in rhyme with Magrath's movements over his member. Each motion of their two bodies sent pure ecstacy through them, the pain Magrath had felt nothing but a memory, replaced by something far better a long time ago. The two coiled their tails to further show and strenghten the bond between them, quiet moans escaping from both of them as they were heading towards their second orgasms.
All of a sudden Charles plunged his rod deep into Magrath's rectum, his body giving off a slight jerk, an audible groan emiting from him as his member pumped several waves of semen into Magrath's rear. The feeling of cum flooding into him, filling him sent Magrath over the edge of his limits. With one final moan the lion came again, drenching Charles' face, chest and paw with his cum as his head felt like it was about to explode out of pleasure.
Panting and gasping for breath, Magrath slipped Charles out of him before laying down next to the equally spent cougar. Magrath chukled and started to groom away the mess he had made on Charles.
"Wow...just...wow..." Was all Charles managed to say, the experience having been truly mind-blowing.
"I take it that you liked it." Magrath said and pulled a blanket over them.
Charles curled up close to Magrath, his head resting on the lion's chest "Yes very much so." he said with a yawn "Now it's time to get some shuteye sweetie..." he added and closed his eyes.
"Sleep tight, Charles." Magrath replied and soon enough the two were fast asleep.
Charles woke up early in the morning. He reached out to search for his horn-rimmed glasses and upon finding them, he put them on "Michael...Michael wake up I have to go now."
Magrath yawned "So soon? Is it that late already?"
"Yes it is. You know I must go before the cadets wake up." The cougar replied and stood up. One by one the feline gathered his clothing and put them on.
"I'll be seeing you soon, Charles." Magrath said from the bed, watching as that cute butt of doctor B was concealed by a pair of white pants.
"Take care sweetie." and with that said Charles exited the room.
The corridor was as quiet as it should be at 4AM. Doctor B was about to head down the stairs as his keen ears picked up the sound of a door sliding open. Peeking around the corner he saw Katie exit one of the rooms, fish out something from one of her pockets, dumb the stuff into a trash-disposal unit and then go to another room.
Doctor B sneaked to the trash-disposal unit. Katie had dropped something and the cougar picked it up. Without thinking much he looked at the door from which Katie had exited.
Doctor B red the name labeled on the door. Though his lips moved he made no sound whatsoever "Hopping. Alan J."
"Isn't that Alan Katie's twin brother?" Browning thought to himself. Suddenly he remembered he had picked something up and was still holding it in his hand. He opened his fist and his eyes went wide open. It was the empty wrapping of a condom...