Aurum Academy: Episode 4
#5 of Aurum Academy
In this episode, we get a glimpse at Deneb's power and get the chance to meet an old friend of Jake's.
Plus, Jaden and Natsumi go on a little adventure!
The third weekend came upon our dear Aurum Academy students. And it couldn't come any quicker for poor Deneb. He walked into the cafeteria and flopped down in an empty chair with the rest of his group. "Hey, guys..." before his face dropped onto the table. "...Ow."
Barry raised a brow at that. "You, uh... you okay, dude?"
"No, I'm not." He spoke into the table before adjusting his face to lay his cheek on it." No one told me that our Powers and Discipline instructor was such a drill sergeant.
Deneb was talking about one of the mandatory classes that should be taken by those effected by Ultra Max. Just as the name suggests, that class teaches about self-control and how to handle your emotions under pressure so you don't send sparks flying in the wrong direction.
Deneb saw a colorful fizzy drink placed in front of him. He looked up to the dalmatian cook, who was wearing an apron and literally nothing else. "You can pay later, kid." He shot the tired beaver a quick wink before turning to check on other students.
But not before Deneb gave him a firm swat on that perky ass. "Thanks, man. You're a lifesaver." He lifted his head up enough to take the straw in his mouth and take a few sips.
"I'm sure it can't be that hard, right?" Lance asked before taking a bite out of his sandwich.
"It's not hard, more like him trying to drill stuff into our heads that most of us already have there." Deneb lifted a finger and began twirling it around, a second later, some of the liquid from his drink floated out of the cup and began spinning around his finger in the same motion. "It's not like I wasn't doing stuff like this since I was a kid." He then sucked up the floating drink.
"Just bear with it, Deneb." Natsumi said before taking a sip of his tea. "Maybe he'll teach you something new down the line. Like a breathing technique or a gesture to help you relax."
"I guess..." Deneb replied with a tired huff.
Barry was about to say something but his phone rang, so he fished it out and accepted the call. "Hey, babe..." his expression turned to one of mild concern. "You okay... you don't sound too good... oh, yeah, sure... I'll be there soon." He disconnected and pocketed his phone again as he stood up. "Sorry fellas, Jake's not feeling well, so I'm gonna see what's going on."
Natsumi stood up from his seat as well. "I better head back as well. Jaden and I are gonna be meeting with a tabletop group for some old D&D. So we gotta get ready for tonight." He downed the rest of his tea. "You fellas have fun." Then he and Barry left to do their thing.
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Up in their room, Barry was sitting on the bed while Jake was looking through his belongings. Once he found it, he walked back to the bear, sat beside him and handed him the object.
It was a picture, showing Jake, his brother, and a few others, everyone holding tennis rackets and wearing proper uniforms. "This was from our tennis club in highschool. We won our very first championship, so it was a big day for us."
"Well, you look pretty sexy in that uniform~" Barry stated. "But I'm sure complimenting your attire isn't the reason for showing me this."
"Yeah." He pointed at a grey wolf in the middle, his arms around Jake and pressing their faces together, both really happy in the picture. "This is my best friend, Tyler Copperfield. He enrolled here in the academy but will be arriving pretty late. So I figured you and I could help him get used to things around here and show him how fun this planet could be, maybe help him catch up on studies if we can."
Barry turned to face Jake, even with his eyes covered, Jake could clearly see the
'You think I'm stupid?' look. "Spill. I know there's more to all of this."
Jake scratched his face with a finger a few times. "Well... life hasn't been... fair to him, lately. He broke up with his girlfriend and ran off with another guy, his parents got divorced and until he reached 18 years old, he had to live with either of them on certain dates, a drug-abusing father while the mother didn't really care but was just keeping appearances. So..."
"So he's a ticking time bomb? Is that it?"
Jake let out a small sigh of defeat. "More or less..." He took a deep breath before continuing. "I told him that he can come here and make a few good changes in his life. He and I crammed hard just to be accepted into this academy. But... to him, it's more of shedding his old life for a new, brighter one... isn't that what this academy promises?"
"I suppose..." Barry gave the picture back and stood up. "When's he supposed to arrive?"
"Not for a couple more days, it took him time to get the money for planetary travel."
"And let me guess. The father was too broke and the mother outright refused to give him the money?" Jake's silence was all the answer he needed. He can't believe how despicable some parents can be, he can only thank the Great Beasts that his family wasn't like that.
"Alright. When he arrives, we'll see what we can do." He let out a small 'oof' when Jake glomped him, hugging him tightly.
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That night, Natsumi and Jaden were making their way to the Games & Entertainment club, where the tabletop game would take place. Natsumi was wearing nothing but sweatpants, while Jaden wore a crimson jockstrap and violet leather sleeves, the ones that cover the arms and one's upper back.
Natsumi walked in front of Jaden, turning around to speak as he walked backwards. "I never pegged you to be the tabletop gamer type."
"I'm not, usually. But the DM of this game promised a little something extra to spice things up." Jaden replied with a wide smile, already excited for what's gonna happen.
They arrived and stood in front of the club's building, although it looked more like a frat house... sure was big as one, with a large neon sign that said Welcome to G&E. "Well, guess this is the place." Natsumi stated with a chuckle before he and Jaden walked in.
They were greeted by a slim otter wearing square glasses, a t-shirt that was a few sizes too big and apparently, nothing else. "Hey guys. Are you here for D&D night?"
Jaden walked up to him. "Yeah I was the one invited. Hope you don't mind that I brought someone extra."
"Oh, no worries. Actually that's pretty convenient, one of the other players had to cancel last minute so we had an extra space." He turned around, the base of his tail slightly raising the back of his shirt. "This way. Everyone's already waiting." Both Natsumi and Jaden followed, most of the time their eyes would slide down to the otter's semi-exposed rear.
They went into the lounge, which had a pretty wide space made in the middle, a low, circular table sitting in the middle, surrounded by the other members of tonight's game, a lanky giraffe, slim tabby, chubby boar with a light beard, a squirrel with the thickest round glasses, and a chameleon. All of them didn't seem like the athletic types, but they still had pretty good builds and definition to their bodies. After some quick introductions, everyone took their seat and were handed a character sheet each.
As he was writing stuff down on his own sheet, Natsumi noticed someone walking in, judging from their name on the shirt they seem to be employees at some shop. He brought a plastic box, the contents inside rattling a bit. "Here you go, boss. Anything else?"
"That'll be all. Thanks, man." The otter waved to the guy as he walked out.
"What's with the box?" One of the other members asked.
But the DM otter winked at him. "The box is for later~"
With everyone's characters set, the DM did a quick role call to make sure that everyone's set and ready. The current party consisted of a Barbarian (Boar, a Druid (Tabby), Ranger (Squirrel), Samurai (Natsumi), a Spellblade Thief (Jaden), a Paladin (Giraffe), and a Warlock (Chameleon).
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The adventure started normally, the party meet up in a tavern, strike up a deal to travel together and were walking down an open road, each of them dressed pretty revealingly and lewdly, their clothes displaying more body than actually covering.
That night, they made camp just after sunset, a few miles away from the nearest town. Just as they were ready to tuck in for the night, a loud scream of help pierced the night, as a figure ran in their direction.
It was revealed to be a young lady, her clothes tattered and dirty, she seems to have run all the way here. She was frantic and pleading with the adventurers that her town was being attacked by plants. So, without further words, the adventurers repacked their camp, which luckily wasn't that setup, and followed her to her town.
Sure enough, the town was being attacked by large vines and venus flytraps of all sizes. Didn't take long for everyone to cut them down branch by branch or whatever, not even letting the Druid try calming them down first, but the deed's done already and some serious investigation was required.
After some thorough searching and questioning the locals, the adventurers found out that this is a logging town and all kinds of strange happenings started when they began cutting down the trees. Herds of hooved animals stampeding through and destroying working areas, packs of predatorial beasts attacking the town itself from time to time.
The Druid, Samurai, and Ranger made their way into the forest to investigate the source, while the others remained to defend the town. The Druid had Spiritual Sense, which allowed him to located a hotspot of spiritual energy, a gigantic tree stood in front of them, surrounded by all kinds of animals and insects, all seemed serene and peaceful, even predator and prey animals were mingling together with no issue.
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"Now the fun part starts~" The DM suddenly announced, much to the surprise of everyone. "Just wait and see." Then he continued the narration.
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"Leave mortals! Your presence is a blight on this forest. Leave, take your companion and those destructive heretics, and never return!" Two booming voices called out from within the tree, speaking in perfect unison.
The Druid stepped up, instructing his allies to stand back. "Oh great spirits of the forest, what has brought your anger upon these innocent people?"
Then the 'great spirits' went into a brief history lesson about the forest, how it connects to the spirit world, keeping the balance between the two worlds, and finally how destroying it will break the gate wide open which will lead to unspeakable chaos.
Upon acknowledging that information, the party made their way back to the town and explained the situation to mayor and the people, who in turn explained what they could do instead of logging since it was their only source of income and profit.
The party was about to head back to the forest to ask the great spirits, but suddenly, a blinding flash of light exploded in the middle of the town, before fading and revealing the great spirits in question. They explained that since their presence has been known, they shouldn't hide any longer, they also repeated what they said to the adventurers to the mayor and the town's people.
"How about this?" One of them suddenly started. "We will offer some of the forest's bounty to your people for food, cloth, and profit, in return, you must show the proper respect, not to us, but to the forest that births all of this magnificent life."
That seemed to be pretty agreeable to everyone, so they gladly accepted the offer. Happy with the outcome, the spirits returned to their home, requesting the presence of the party.
Once they arrived, the spirits greeted them warmly. "Brave and compassionate adventurers, we thank you for your aid today and would like to provide you with a boon." The spirits then produced a wooden ocarina with golden trims, presenting it to the adventurers.
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The DM otter placed the ocarina on the table. "And now, you'll be able to summon the spirits to aid you in battle. But you should be careful, you can only summon them twice each month." He looked through his book and notes. "And this appears to be a good place to conclude our first trek of the journey." The others cheered, high fives and fist bumps were offered all around.
The DM cleared his throat to get everyone's attention. "However... there's one more reward for you guys~" He grabbed the ocarina and held it out. "Who here knows how play the ocarina.
Everyone looked at one another a few times, then Natsumi grabbed it... then hummed a small tune to remember the song in his head, then began playing. What came out was a beautiful melody that lasted for a few seconds. "Sorry, I don't really remember the rest of the song."
The otter DM smiled widely, one of his upper fangs actually peaked out from under his lip. "No worries. That was beautiful, nonetheless. Speaking of which..." He turned his head around just as two figures walked into the lounge.
In front of the group stood two tall and athletic goats, one was completely white, the other black, both wore the same outfit consisting of roman-like kilts, golden-painted leather arm and legs bracers. The DM stood up and in front of the two goats. "The great spirits have graced us with their presence to present to you, brave adventurers, with your second reward." Seconds after he said that, he stepped aside, just as the 'great spirits' undid their kilts and let them drop to the floor. "Let the festivities begin!"
And so, everyone broke up into groups. Natsumi, Jaden, the DM, and tabby went with the white goat, the rest went with the black one, and an orgy broke out, right in the lounge. Lots of moaning, sucking, kissing, and plenty of fucking occurred, despite the lounge's spaciness, it still filled with the various smells of sex, while the sounds grew louder and louder by the minute. The goats took as much as they gave, filled up with and covered in cum from the group.
But, the festivities had to end sooner or later, so they finished things with a bang, or more like a big bukkake all over the two goats. After a short break, every headed to the showers, washed away all the sweat and cum, then Natumi, Jaden, and the two goats left.
They were walking together when Natsumi turned to them. "You're not members of the G&E club?"
They both shook their heads, the black goat replying. "Nah, we're actually members of the drama club."
The white one then continued. "The otter-boi asked us for a small favor, we thought it'd be a good idea to try out those new costumes that we got." He patted his duffel bag. "Gotta say, they fit perfectly."
"Oh, yeah," Jaden stated as he held his chin in one hand. "I have been hearing that the drama club is working a pretty big play."
"Yep, and if things go well, we might get noticed by the right people."
They reached a crossroads and stopped. Natsumi held out his hand for them. "Well, it's been a pleasure meeting you guys, nonetheless." They took the offered hand in a shake, doing the same for Jaden before they waved each other goodbye and went on their respective ways.
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A few days later Barry and Jake were waiting at the arrivals section of the spaceport. Luckily it was the weekend as it would take a couple of hours, or more depending on traffic, for a trip back and forth. Barry was wearing his favorite, wide armed hoodie and a pair of jogging shorts, while Jake wore his crop-top hoodie and a jock, his color wrapped snugly around his neck. Jake was the one with the car but Barry has his license since Jake's expired recently.
Jake had a worried look on his face, but Barry placed one hand on his shoulder. "Calm down. He's supposed to be punctual, right? He'll show up."
A few minutes later, Jake's features lit up, his tail wagging a mile a minute as he finally saw the person they came here for. The wolf was fully grey, only his lower jaw was grey in color, but instead of a short cut like in the picture, his black hair a bit on the lengthy side, the back reaching just below his nape, almost looked like a mane. He was wearing a t-shirt with whacky characters and colorful writing that looked like a couple of sizes too small as it hugged his buff figure, and some jeans.
He saw Jake and the bear standing beside him, waving to them with a smile as he jogged over... but soon bulked a bit. "Jake, dude... the hell are you wearing!?"
The canine blinked a couple of times as he looked down at himself. "Was this too much? You don't like it?"
"It's not about me not liking it. It's... revealing! Aren't you worried someone will... see...?" His words slowly died in his mouth as he saw a passenger walk past them... completely naked with his 'twig and berries' swinging around with each step. "Nevermind."
Jake stepped closer to Barry, hooking an arm around the bear's. "Let me introduce you. This is Barry Oldman, my boyfriend."
It was faint and quick, but Barry noticed the wolf's ears drooping slightly before shooting back up. "Oh, great. I'm happy for you man!" Jake looked between them, noticing that Barry was a bit taller than Tyler... and way beefier in muscle mass.
Barry gestured to the exit. "Come on, let's get out of here and see about setting you up at the academy."
They left the port, made their way to the car, and drove off. Both Jake and Tyler sat in the back and were having a hearty conversation about their recent days, while Barry was driving and listening in every now and then. Although he can tell that Tyler was holding back some information, pieces and hints escaping here and there.
They arrived at the academy and made their way straight to administration, Tyler had to explain that money troubles were the reason for his very late arrival. He was taken in nonetheless with the warning that he had to work really hard to catch up with the other students, then was given the key to his room, unfortunately, he'd be sharing with someone.
Jake and Barry left him to unpack and settle in, while they went back to their room... with Jake's hand groping the bear's bulge even before they reached the door. "I'm hungry, sir~"
Barry smiled as he opened the door, ushering the canine in. "Don't worry pup, I'll feed you nicely~" Then closed the door behind him.
Jake didn't even need to take his clothes off, he just went down on all fours, arched his back, and hiked his ass and tail really high. "I'm all prepared, sir. Just stuff it right in and fuck me stupid!"
Barry didn't need to be told twice as he pulled out his cock, squatted a bit behind Jake, spreading his ass cheeks and spitting at the hole a couple of times, just to be sure, then pressed his fat head at that hole. "As you wish, babe!" Then slammed right in, electing a horny yelp out of the retriever before he began fucking him with all of his strength.
They've been having sex from the very first time they became official boyfriends, plus Jake's previous 'expertise', so he took the bear quite easily and happily, pushing back against the hard thrusts that soon left his ass cheeks red from the hard impact.
"Oh fuck, babe... your ass is too good..." He growled deeply as his grip on Jake's hips tightened, his teeth clenching and grinding together. "Getting close..."
"Yes! Fuck me, sir! I can't live without your cock, sir!" Jake was quickly reaching his own orgasm, in fact, somewhere in his mind he thought it was a miracle that he didn't nut the moment that Barry went in.
"THE FUCK YOU SAY, MOTHERFUCKER!?" They both stopped as they heard some pretty loud commotion happening in the hallway. Still panting a bit and wanting nothing more than to finish what they started, but curiosity got the better of them, so Barry pulled out and stuffed his hard cock back into his pants as they both stood up and went for the door.
Poking their head it, Jake let out a small gasp as he saw Tyler having a pretty loud argument with a tall tiger, probably his roommate. "I DARE YOU TO FUCKING SAY THAT AGAIN!!"
"Oh, I'll say it as many times as you want, slut! That is my room so you will be my bitch for the rest of the semester!!" The tiger leaned forward, almost pressing his nose to the wolf's. "Don't think I don't know about your little bitch ass. It's all over the cybernet, dipshit!!"
That seems to have struck a nerve with Tyler, his face turning into a murderous scowl, his fist clenching hard as his muscles tensed, a telltale sign that fists are gonna start flying.
But before that happened. "AHEM!!" They both turned and balked, the tiger more so, as they saw Barry standing there, arms crossed over his chest and a really terrifying look on his face. "How about we keep it civil, yeah?"
The tiger seemed to shrink quite a bit as he saw the bear. "S-s-sorry, Barry. I'll keep it down..." Then went back into the room.
But Tyler wasn't having it. "Hey asshole, I'm not done with-"
But Barry grabbed his arm tightly and pulled him back. "And you are coming with me." Then dragged him back to his and Jake's room.
He shoved him in and closed the door, just as Tyler stomped up to the big bear. "The fuck is your problem, dipshit!"
"Me? Nothing. You're the one who seems to have a problem."
"I don't have a problem! It's that asshole who thinks he's the king of the place." Tyler replied as he crossed his arms.
"Oh yeah, the whole 'cybernet' thing. Mind telling me what's that about?"
"Fuck off! I don't have to tell you anything!"
Jake placed a hand on Tyler's arm. "Tyler, if there's anything you should tell us..."
Tyler turned to Jake, a very angry look on his face. "I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY TO YOU!!"
"Oi!" Barry grabbed his arm and turned him around, before grabbing his shirt's collar, leaning down with a murderous look that Jake was very familiar with. "Listen here, you bratty shit: I don't give a flying fuck what happened to you or what sort of trauma you went through. If you snap at Jake or anyone like that again, you won't be leaving this academy in one piece. Got it?"
Tyler's face switched from anger to absolute terror, that look alone meant that the bear won't hesitate to keep his word. "Yes, sir... I got it..."
"Good." Barry let go of his shirt, his expression softening as he placed his hand on Tyler's shoulder. "Look man, Jake told that there have been some... trouble in your life, that doesn't excuse you snapping at others like that." Tyler just crossed his arms together, looking irritated than angry this time. "Look... we just want to help you as much as we can. We want to be your friends here."
When Tyler didn't look at him, Barry held the wolf's chin in one hand and turned his face to him, strangely, Tyler didn't object to the motion. "If this whole debacle is that much of a bother to you, then you don't have to say anything, not yet anyway. We'll be here for you whenever you're ready."
Tyler saw the soft smile on Barry's face, causing him to blush a bit and turn away. "Whatever man, I'll just go back to my room." And he made his way to the door.
Only to be stopped by Barry. "Hold up. You're not going back there, doubt the guy will let you back in after what happened." Before Tyler could object, he silenced him with his finger on his lips. "So... how about this? I bring your stuff over and you can stay here with us?" Both Jake and Tyler were pretty surprised by the offer. "To be honest with you, ever since Jake and I became an item, we just sleep in one bed, both our wardrobes have plenty of space, and I'm practically the only one who studies on the desk." He turned to Jake with a small smile. "This pup here usually lays or sits down on the carpet, while the TV is blaring out with some crappy show."
"Hey! My shows aren't crappy!" Jake snapped with a pout. "They're filled with drama, suspense, and dangerous love affairs. Things that really make your adrenaline pump out."
"Yeah. In other words: Crappy~" Barry insisted, causing Jake to go on a somewhat cute rant about how his shows are better than whatever Barry watches.
Tyler watched the whole exchange from the side, actually enjoying this new, outgoing Jake, a small smile spread on his lips... despite his ears drooping low and his tail dangling sloppily behind him.