Chapter 3- Legacy

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#3 of Tiamat 2

I am terribly sorry this took so long to post- after a year of floating without real direction I had a friend come back into my life, and have been busy with them (not the friends with benefits type, just someone to talk to and chill with.) With that as a factor, my time to brainstorm and write went down, while at the same time my urge also died. After all that, I still squeezed a few lines here and there out until I finally had enough that I could justify posting . . . and then I realized I couldn't in good faith post it where it was without extending it a bit more. So here it is, and hopefully the next segment doesn't take me 6 months!


_ Chapter 3 - Legacy _

_ <Unnamed UEDF Capital Class ship> _

_ {Deck 1/2: Captain's Quarters} _

[August 19, 2088]

The knock at the door was no real surprise, only the speed that it happened. He had expected Bethany to take a while to make her way up, but less than five minutes had passed before the knock came. Even with the lift set to priority, it should have still taken closer to ten for her to get up here.

"Aura, why don't you let her in please?" Canith said, as much to Bethany as to Aura themselves. He could have simply thought it to the AI, but being vocal was just as easy, and might let Bethany know that Aura would be listening.

:Only if you want me too: Came the immediate snarky reply from the AI. But at the same time, the door clicked and hissed open, revealing the now changed Bethany.

"H-Hi there. Remember me?" Her tone hadn't changed much, except maybe a bit breathier, and there was a slightly nervous edge to her voice.

"Yes, why would I forget such a good secretary, and accomplice to the commandeering of this ship? If you are nervous, please don't be. I have no expectations, and Aura was being exceptionally dodgy about your work. They mentioned massage at one point, and after that simply stated that you would 'help me relax'." This seemed to settle her a little bit, and she stepped into the room and into the full light of the suite.

She had went with a Silver Fox rabbit base, he saw at once. He had saw that strand previously in the database as one of the less common bases, due to the original Anthro program not really taking into account the template's inherited gentle temperament as opposed to the more common high strung variants. Her dark silver colored fur was brushed to a gleaming shine, and while she had lost a little bit of actual height, her new ears covered that loss and then some.

She quickly saw him appraising her, so she did a slow turn to show off. Instead of the normal ship jumpsuit that most Anthro wore, she had continued dressing as she had originally. Today was a pants suit, but of softer fabric and a bit looser than would be popular on a human, but absolutely required for a furred Anthro.

"So, what do you think?" She said as she finished her turn, her storm-gray eyes twinkling merrily.

"Looking good. I was appraised by Snow that you had immediately applied to get changed once the pods were operational. He also mentioned everything came out okay, but refused to elaborate any more than that. Any issues, problems, or complaints about it?" As he said this, he walked over to the in-suite bar and gestured to the drink cabinet. "Something to drink?"

She grinned and strolled over to where he was. "No problems at all. I mean, the fur took a bit to get used to, and the ears are a bit distracting, but otherwise no." She thought for a minute, then gasped a bit. "I mean, there is the whole meat thing. I used to enjoy a good steak as much as the next person, but now? I 'can' eat a steak, but it doesn't taste right, and it doesn't play well with my digestion. Water, please." She finished, looking inside the cooling unit.

He quickly pulled out a glass, filled it with ice and water, and passed it to her while grabbing the same thing. Motioning for her to follow, he moved back to the main sitting area and had a seat with his back to the window. She sat across from him, and looked curiously at the blank stretch of wall behind him. "What's that, a giant screen or something?"

He hadn't meant to try to awe her or anything, but looked behind him and saw out the window. Confused, he spoke aloud. "Hey Aura, is my vision being adjusted in here, or is there a lighting problem with the forward window."

Now it was Bethany's turn to be confused, until Aura responded. "In a way, yes, your vision is being adjusted. You haven't actually had the windows opaque since you moved in, as it helps you sleep better in the dark, and your implant can allow you to see out only when you want to. Would you like me to remove the blackout setting now?"

"Yes please." He turned back to Bethany. "Sorry, didn't think that was a thing, thought the windows were always transparent." As finished this statement, the windows glowed for a brief moment, then abruptly it was as if the entire front of the ship stopped existing from a visual perspective. To Canith, he saw the glow appear and fade, but nothing changed for him. For Bethany however . . .

She gasped as the starry panorama appeared before her. If it wasn't for the red dragon in front of her, she might have panicked as the abrupt change. Instead, she slowly rose to her feet and walked to the window, to better take in the unimpeded sky. She remained quiet for several minutes simply staring, before slowing coming back to herself.

"Wow, that is just amazing to look at. I might have to intrude more often for nothing more than the view. " The view WAS spectacular. The ship was currently pointed at a nebula cloud, and between the twisting gases and stars, as well as all the other glittering points of light from all angles it was a thing of pure beauty.

He didn't say anything, however, as he was simply observing her figure, outlined by the starry field behind her. The silver fur suited her, and the starlight made it glow an ethereal color. She turned then, and saw his stare, complete with the starlight reflecting in his eyes, his body lounged on the couch and draped in the shadow of her figure from the starlight. She smiled then, not a confident smile, but one who at least saw something she liked.

"I've been told, by Snow, that your shape shifting doesn't just include people, but that you have a more 'feral' form. While I could give you a massage like this, I think you might like one in your feral form more- more muscles to work out, more knots to deal with."

Canith stated to nod, then saw, even with her back to the stars, a small twinkle in her eyes, and had to facepalm at what she was obviously insinuating. But, just then, his mischievous side reared it's head. "Sure, we can do that, if you think you can handle the size of this dragon." With a mental queue to Aura, he stood up and the couch sank into the floor. As the panel clicked shut, he breathed out and in, almost trance like, before his form rippled and grew. He had practiced this with Aura's supervision, but it was still tricky. Yes, he could shift in the blink of an eye, but there was something to be said about the slow, showy transformation if front of an audience.

Even slowed down, it was still quick. Less then a minute later, he was standing before her on all fours, wings tucked neatly on his back, tail curled to one side, and head down a bit, huffing and slightly out of breath. The slow transformation took a good bit more energy than a snap shift, but judging by the look on her face, it was worth it. Whatever saucy thoughts she might have had were nowhere in sight, as she slowly approached him. With a gentle hand, she ran claws lightly through his short fur, slightly scratching the skin underneath.

This sensation was rather novel and new to him, as the few times he had groomed himself in feral form was usually at a lake or in a stream- a good swim and a good shake later and he was good. The feel of the claws scratched an itch he didn't know he had. But, she didn't stop there.

Sensing the simple pleasure of this, she worked her way around, and he laid down obligingly when asked. She climbed on his back, her lithe frame barely registering in his mind, and slowly began working the muscles just around the base of his wings. The pleasure of it, not in a sexual sense but instead a relief, drew out a loud moan from him. She pressed harder, drawing more grunts and moans out as she worked out from there. Down the spine, up to the neck, the monstrously large thighs, and even the base of the tail- she left no muscle group untouched.

Finally, she climbed down and whispered in his ear to flip over, and he was so relaxed at this point he didn't question it and just did so. Once more, she climbed atop him, and in the starlight he noticed something that hadn't registered in his mind the whole time.

Shortly after she started, she had stripped. The whole time she was climbing all over him, she had done so bare-furred. She spent less time here in the actual massage, and slowly worked her way down his belly, giving the occasional scratch here and there. At one point she stopped and looked back at him.

"You know, if you want, this little bunny might taste awful sweet if you wanted a taste." And after saying this, with a wink, she turned, and with just a bit of hesitation, slowly teased a few fingers into his slit. The feeling of it was reminiscent of his anthro form, but at once more dispersed and more intense. He felt himself beginning to stir, so he bent his long neck forward, and with a delicate concentration, began to lick and caress her nether lips in slow motions. He was immediately rewarded both with a small spurt of feminine nectar, as well as a drawn out moan from Bethany.

They continued like this for a while, him bent forward lavishly attending to her, while she massaged and coaxed him from his slit. When he did begin to emerge, she let out another gasp as his cock rose from his slit. It ended up being larger than her estimates by several inches, nearly a foot and a half long, and tapered with a series of knots, similar to a full western dragon. Taking the tip into her mouth, she slowly began working her way around the crown, and down the shaft, painting it in a combination of her saliva and his own excretions.

Finally though, satisfied with her work, she gave his dick a kiss, then turned around to face him. "Ready big boy?" He simply nodded, and she simply reached behind her to take his cock in hand, and guided the tip to kiss her outer lips. "Go slowly, but I think I can handle it." Unsure of that, but willing to humor her regardless, he pushed forward slightly, and was rather surprised when not only did he slide in with only a bit of effort, but she also had a look of bliss on her face as opposed to the grimace such a size would have naturally incurred.

Not questioning this, as he had already figured it was part of what Snow was so tight lipped about, he bucked a bit harder, leading to a cute little moan coming out of the lapin's lips. With the utmost of care, he slowly began getting into a rhythm, working just the first part of his shaft, stopping just shy of his upper knot, and out again. Whatever composure Bethany had was quickly shattered, as he found his pacing, and slowly worked up to to a faster and faster speed.

Soon, his first knot was slapping against her lips at a demanding pace, as if it was demanding entry. He wasn't forcing it though, until finally she managed to string together a few words between gasps and grunts. "Please . . . ugh . . .don't . . . ohhhh . . . hold . . . back . . .I . . .Want the whole thing! . . . ohhhhhhh."

He raised an eye ridge at this, then recalled how Drake had filled him with the triple knot special, and how amazing it had felt. Deciding to give her what she wanted, He altered the rhythm a bit, actually beginning to truly force his upper knot. Her pitch of moans grew louder and higher, then with an audible pop, the first knot sank home. This, of coarse, was accompanied by a drawn out moan, and he felt her clenching like crazy around that first knot. He left it in here for a couple minutes, not moving much, until the spasms calmed down. She looked up at him, and he grinned before bucking a bit, letting his slightly larger middle knot kiss her lips. Her eyes went wide as she quickly processed what he had done, as well as what was left.

"Ready for part two then?" He asked quietly, aware that she had needed that break for more than just composure.

"I might not be able to walk after, but if that was only the first, It will be worth it." With this tact permission, he reached up and grabbed her hips, and slowly tugged his first knot back out. She gave a bit of a squeak at this, but he quickly pried her back open with it. Rest for a minute, pull out, push back in. Slowly but surely, she loosened up enough that he was able to start pushing further forward with his middle knot, drawing out renewed moans from the bunny on top of him. He picked up the pace, until the first knot was sliding past her lips without much resistance. Then, with a bit more pressure than before, he popped the second knot in, her clench this time was stronger, but no contractions this time. He gave her a minute regardless, both of them panting raggedly. Finally, when she seemed to have her breath back, he repeated what he did with the first knot, only this time using both the upper and middle knot. He spent more time, however, prepping her for the third knot, and while doing so realized something had been bothering him.

Based on her size, she should have been screaming in agony at him battering her cervix. But instead, she seemed to have an incredibly long vaginal cavity. :Aura, why?:

Aura was slow to respond. :If my queries to Snow are correct, she had a rather custom setup configured for this very occasion, and ones like it. Essentially, she can still get pregnant, but to do so you have to quite literally inseminate the eggs in her tubes. Once that happens, and the intercourse ends, her cervix contracts down to normal, and regular incubation occurs. Until then, however, her womb is just an extension to her vaginal cavity. There seemed to be concerns as to the viability of this, as well as potential complications during childbirth, but she signed a waiver stating that she understood the risks, and also agreed to have that portion of changes reverted if it caused issues down the line.:

Aura was quiet for a moment, before adding one more thing. :Apparently, in the notes that Snow has on her file, the reason she had this done wasn't specifically you. She is . . .well, a size queen. And wanting to go beyond the boundary of what her body could normally handle was something she truly wanted. Snow did what he could to curb that, but as you are the only Anthro on board that has not only a viable feral form, but one that increased your size by as much as it does, you are her ideal plaything.:

This left Canith blinking in surprise, but since this is what she wanted, he gave a very subtle shrug, thanked Aura, and then with a bit more force began prying her nether lips apart for the finally. The third knot being half again as big as the second, on top of the obvious size differences, meant that when it finally did sink in, it wasn't just a gasp that left her lips. He finally found the back of her womb, and started to pump and grind into it. This left her moaning non-stop, and between the wild contractions around the base of his knot and the ceaseless waves of pleasure from his entire shaft, he leaned his head back, so as to not deafen her, and roared out as he came, painting her entire womb, as well as her tubes, with his cum. He came so hard, in fact, that thanks to the seal from the final knot she started to swell a bit, his first knot acting as a plug for her womb in place of her cervix. Not quite fully satisfied, however, he rolled over, still holding her to his belly, and waddled over to the window. Letting her lean against it, he started pumping into her once more, his orgasm pretty much finished but extending hers out. This continued for a bit more, before he once more slammed into the back of her womb and painted it with cum all over again. By this point the amount of cum in her had cause a bit of a swell to her lower belly, and this extra only made it more prominent.

Bending his neck down, he caught her lips with his and shared a kiss with her, short lapin tongue wrestling with his longer draconic tongue. While doing so, however, he mentally reached out and grabbed their glasses of water and floated them over, offering her hers as he took his own. They toasted each other, before quenching their thirsts- first on the water, then on each other.

She had been dead right on one point. She wouldn't be walking out of there that night for sure.

Snow leaned back from the panel that Aura was broadcasting to him. While he had a small smile on his face, it was more of a relieved one than of watching something pornographic. "Glad that worked out. Now to let Aura break the news soon that neither one of them are on birth inhibitors, as that was more a Tiamat thing and less here." This did draw out a chuckle from him. As he glanced back at the screen, however, another thought came to him. "If that scientist couple and the Captain are both planning on having kids, looks like I'll either need to gather some individuals that are helpful for childbirth, or brush up on it myself. That and daycare, schooling, and other activities . . . " Snow was quickly lost in thought at these new issues that were coming up quicker than anticipated, but Aura, ever vigilant, had already noted down these concerns and had started planning out these extensions.

Canith slowly woke up, first in confusion as to why he was in his feral form, then as to the warm weight laying against him. He hadn't napped like this since Will on the Tiamat, and their lazy afternoons when he was still practicing his transformation. As more and more sleep fled his mind, however, memory returned, and he had to blush and sigh in equal measure.

Sure, the massage was wonderful, but she could have stopped there. But what was done is done, so he looked down to see what the damage was. She was curled against him, dried cum liberally coating not just her pussy but both legs down to the knee, and up to her belly. Her lips were still gaping slightly, with the occasional involuntary twitch. One leg was also doing this, and between that and the euphoric smile on her lips he could only smile and sigh once more.

Slowly, as to not jar her too much, he slid out of his 'nest', as his bed might not have supported his weight as a feral. He tread lightly over to the bath unit, shifting back to his anthro size in the process, and stepped inside. He shut the door, so that she wouldn't be disturbed by his shower, and he went to work rinsing and grooming out all the mutual fluids from their exertions the night before. About halfway through, he felt the air pressure in the room change slightly, and then a furred set of arms wrapped around his waist and a head was placed on his back.

"That was wonderful last night. But sneaking off for a shower first thing while trying not to disturb me was almost as sweet. Pity these ears could hear the moment you started stepping across the floor, and once the shower was turned on it was a forgone conclusion that I would be woken up."

Canith looked back at her, water running off his shoulder. "Sorry about that. I would ask if you cared to join me in here, but you pretty much already answered that by your presence in here." She responded with a chuckle, and slowly dragging her claws lightly through his fur. He heard her fumbling behind her, and the claws were quickly replaced with paws coated in fur soap, and for the next few minutes they busied themselves with cleaning each other off. He tried to stay chaste in there, but she was frisky, and he resorted at one point to lifting her off the floor both telekineticlly and physically, and ate her out till she shivered and screamed in pleasure, then setting her back down.

All too quickly they finished, and after taking turns under the fur dryer, the headed back out to the living area. He took advantage of his position at this point, and made them some breakfast, making sure to check with Bethany the whole time on what she could and couldn't eat, liked and didn't like. Luckily, soy derivative bacon was still on the table for her, so she could eat a BLT, and for himself he had the actual thing- he had never liked the taste of the soy versions of meat, so he avoided them where he could.

As they ate, they chatted a bit about what each had been up to since their separation over a year before. While doing so, the door buzzed, and Aura answered Canith's unspoken question. _:It's Snow, and it's best if you let him in. You both need to hear what he has to say:_This sounded ominous, so he gave the go ahead for Aura to open the door, and quickly warned Bethany who was at the door. Contrary to what he thought her reaction would be, she leaned back and seemed completely at ease.

Snow quickly came in and the door slid shut behind him with a quiet snap. His eyes quickly adjusting, he strolled calmly over to Bethany and with a smile on his face, simply stated the fact he knew that they, until he spoke it, did not. "Congratulations I suppose. Most would have had a harder time conceiving than you did, but I guess those modifications actually worked both against you and in your favor in this case. Assuming, of course, you wish to carry to term?

The reactions he got from that simple statement was priceless. Canith became very pale, as the normal way that anthros operated (at least on the Tiamat) was that unless they had permission and were prepped by the pods, they were effectively sterile.

Almost the opposite could be said of Bethany. She was practically glowing she was blushing so hard, and also had a bit of a confused look on her face. "Pr-pregnant? Isn't it a bit early to tell something like that? We only did it once after all!"

Snow chuckled at the both of them. "First, let me clear a bit of a misunderstanding that's going on here for the captain. This ship isn't the Tiamat, where pop control is important, yet needing an outlet for the crew. This ship instead is in need of a population boom, so there is no need for the crew to be sterile. We can abort pregnancies if there is risk to the mother or if there are other issues that are at play, and we can pull temporary sterility for the anthro crew on request, but otherwise everyone is a fertile as possible." He leveled a smirk at Canith. "So you should probably be aware of that going forward."

Then the white cat turned to Bethany. "As for your part, your special modifications kind of work against you with someone like the captain. While you might be slightly less fertile with a normal sized human or anthro, once you factor in the increased size of a shapeshifter that goes full feral on you, they are more likely, rather than less, to knock you up. And as you are both consenting adults, I see no problem here, other than a few missed memos."

Bethany turned to Canith. "It's a shock, to be sure, but honestly? I don't mind. I didn't think I would be a mother this quick, but I'm okay with it." She got a bit of a pouty look on her face. "But I guess this means I won't be able to enjoy the extreme stretching that we did last night for several months."

At this point, both looked to Canith, who was still silent and pale. He took one final bite of his breakfast, then slowly placed both hands on the table. "Snow, I know you already ran some simulations on this outcome. No, Aura hasn't said anything about it. What is the likelihood of complications or issues, either with the pregnancy or with the genetic makeup of the child?"

Snow dropped his smile for a moment. "These things are always risky, but not overly so. Incompatibility is a possibility, but I have seen stranger combinations. As for the child having any defects, the tubes can correct that either before or after birth." Now he turned to Bethany. "As for you, once you are around 6-8 months along, if the need arises, we can use the tubes to transfer the fetus to a birth tube to allow it to finish maturing into a functioning child without having you go through childbirth. I don't see that possibility being needed at the moment, but the option is there on the table."

The next little while was spent discussing the the ramifications of the pregnancy, both in the short term and the long term. One thing was made clear almost immediately- while they truly liked each other, they both needed a bit of time and space to determine if they would actually make the short leap from friends to spouses. The child would be a non-issue, as they both cared about it, and between them, a ship-full of people that would help with the care and raising of it, and an AI that had a personal interest in it, they would never feel unloved. It was the parents that needed the time. Therefore, they decided to remain in their own quarters for the time being, and if they decided later she could move in with him. He made the offer up front, but it was mostly her that was hesitant. But he respected her wishes on this.

Snow, after they had hashed out those issues, brought up the other issues he had noted earlier- those of childbirth-care, daycare, schooling, and the like. Canith gave him the go-ahead to scan for any that could cover for the services out of their medical crew, as well as to train or recruit what they could not fill locally. Aura chimed in with the idea of them covering most all the schooling, as well as setting up apprenticeships for the children once they were sufficiently mature enough and showed a leaning in a particular direction. Canith noted that it was not a bad idea to have some flesh and blood instructors and caretakers as well, and that he needed to work a bit more on some of the side projects that he had set aside in the heat of the moment- like the advanced rig for Aura.

Aura countered this by informing Canith that the test craft was almost ready, and that plans had been drawn up for a device to help him with his energy crafting, but it needed some fine tuning by Snow before it was ready for testing. Snow lifted an eyebrow at this, but held his piece. Finally, with most of the pressing issues taken care of, Snow excused himself, leaving Bethany and Canith alone once more. Bethany also soon excused herself, citing that she had actual work to get to, in addition to a now scheduled exam for the child's sake, even as early as it was. So with a fond farewell, she too left, leaving Canith alone with his thoughts.

"So then," he said to himself, seating himself on the couch and leaning his head back, his snout pointing to the ceiling, "I'm gonna be a dad . . ." It was that last thing he said for a while, letting his mind wonder at the possibilities ahead of him, and his new child.