{"sf1_id":1963725,"sf2_id":"keNwVd9m","title":"Battleborn chapter 5","author":"STRONG","words":3621,"posted_at":"2023-03-11T17:21:07.000Z","tags":["Anthro","Female","Fox","HMOFA","Human","Male","Robot","mech"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1963725-battleborn-chapter-5","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/keNwVd9m","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/de/ea/deeaf0e8-9b1c-4d64-8913-c1b6828e2eb7","description":"chapter 5","content":"Chapter 5: Everything Changes\n\n  \n\n\\\u003eYour Date with Calamity went far into the night, you had no reason to hurry back to the room beyond getting there before A.lfa and Vupel\n\n\\\u003eThe Luxury of not having A.lfa around was of course you could do whatever you wanted with Calamity and not have to worry about her moans or your groans\n\n\\\u003ePlus you didn't need to hide Calamity's leash\n\n\\\u003eBut for now you're content, sitting with Calamity on a nearly empty Transport that is zooming through the base\n\n\\\u003eCalamity has her padded fingers interwoven with yours and you hold her paw tight, in your other hand, you hold the case of leftover beers\n\n\\\u003eThe filtered air seems a bit heavier than in the gardens, once you get used to the smell of pollen and plants it’s much more noticeable\u0026nbsp; when it’s no longer there\n\n\\\u003eCalamity wraps her tail around you as you both sit in silence, enjoying the time you have together\n\n\\\u003eDays where you don’t have missions or maintenance or training aren't rare, but you still took the time to enjoy them together\n\n\\\u003eConfidence in your ability to direct her in battle was one thing, but sometimes it possible to do everything right and still lose\n\n\\\u003eA surprise explosion.... a blindside shot from a sniper...\n\n\\\u003eAll things that could take Calamity from you in an instant\n\n\\\u003eYou had heard of other Handlers losing their Donners and getting another one\n\n\\\u003eBut if you lost calamity...You doubt you would be able to\n\n\\\u003eYou press your nose into Calamity's fur and breathe deep, savoring the faint smell of flowers and pollen, with a touch of maintenance oil from the docks\n\n\\\u003e\"Our Stop is coming Sir\" Calamity says, rubbing her free paw through your hair\n\n\\\u003eYou look up at her and smile calmly\n\n\\\u003e\"We should have another free day tomorrow, A.lfa and Vupel will probably have maintenance and debriefing all day, we could use some of those ropes for fun\" you say with a smile, as you stand\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eCalamity smiles her toothy grin and follows you\n\n\\\u003eThe transport lurches to a stop, making Calamity stumble a bit into your arms\n\n\\\u003e\"You did that on purpose didn't you?\" you say with a smirk\n\n\\\u003e\"Maybe, not like I can fall into your arms any other way\" Calamity says, looking down at you\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eShe wiggles out of your arms and steps off the transport\n\n\\\u003eYou follow her and both of you make your way into the living areas\n\n\\\u003eOn the way in you spot Lily and her handler, the new guy who you never learned his name\n\n\\\u003eYou give a small nod to them as you walk by\n\n\\\u003eThere aren't many others loitering about\n\n\\\u003eThey might have other things to do, might be getting food, or whatever\n\n\\\u003eSome of them might even be on the surface for some R\u0026R\n\n\\\u003eThere were other bases to visit, the space station and a few thriving cities on the surface\n\n\\\u003eThe Cities weren't as well off as the Bases, but they got along fine\n\n\\\u003eYou had actually done a patrol of a few of them with Calamity\n\n\\\u003eWell you weren't there physically but still\n\n\\\u003eAs you press your hand to the biometric scanner that lets you into the Chief Handlers living area, a few red flags go off\n\n\\\u003eFor Starters, there were a group of Donners carrying stuff out of your room\n\n\\\u003eThe second is that A.lfa and Vupel stand directing them where to go\n\n\\\u003e\"A.lfa what’s going on man? You get promoted?\" you ask, both confused and with a bit of bitterness, already anticipating he got the promotion ahead of you\n\n\\\u003e\"Oh Uh...No A.non, We got back from our mission and were told we are moving rooms, no idea why\" he says scratching his head in confusion\n\n\\\u003eVupel, a large white wolf Donner, cocks her head to the side in confusion\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003e\"We thought you complained about us or something\" Vupel says, her ears flattening against her head\n\n\\\u003e\"Why the FUCK would we do that!\" Calamity growls \"Did YOU complain about us?!\"\n\n\\\u003eYou put a hand on Calamity shoulder \"Calm down, if it wasn't us and it wasn't them, there must be an administrative reason for it\"\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eA.lfa Nods and extends a hand to you\n\n\\\u003e\"Well A.non, it’s been nice, hopefully we still get a few missions together in the future\"\n\n\\\u003eYou nod and shake his hand \"We'll be seeing you around\"\n\n\\\u003eCalamity actually shakes his hand as well\n\n\\\u003eShe didn't dislike A.lfa nor Vupel, which is one of the reasons you got put into a room together\n\n\\\u003e\"Good to see you acting so Nicely Calamity” comes a cackle from behind you\n\n\\\u003eOf course, this instantly causes Calamity to start growling and you to turn around quickly\n\n\\\u003eOmega, the wizened handler stands, leaning against a wall\n\n\\\u003e\"Ah A.non, we wondered when you would be getting back from whatever you were doing\" he says with that stupid smug smile\n\n\\\u003eYou rattle the remaining beer bottles at him \"We had a date night\"\n\n\\\u003eHe smirks at you and nods\n\n\\\u003e\"In either case, A.non, We have a \\*ahem\\* Special assignment for you that requires you to be roomed with someone special\" he says looking over your shoulder and beckoning forwards\n\n\\\u003eYou turn and see her\n\n\\\u003eJane\n\n\\\u003eThe Ringtail Donner that almost got paired with you all those years ago\n\n\\\u003eHer white stomach and chest were accented by black, which covered her arms and legs, with lines of orange in between and in a pattern down her tail\n\n\\\u003eOrange and black colors like they're celebrating Halloween. A skirt and T-shirt that make them seem almost unprofessional\n\n\\\u003eCalamity's Sister\n\n\\\u003eShe was a smaller model of Donner, built for infiltration, so she had heavy cloaking fields and could change her appearance at will\n\n\\\u003eWhen it came time for you to get your Donner, you almost got paired with her\n\n\\\u003eThe Higher ups thought you and her would be a great pair, but the final choice came down to her\n\n\\\u003eAnd while you both got along well, there just wasn't that spark that you and Calamity had\n\n\\\u003eSo she didn't pick you to be her Handler\n\n\\\u003eStill you were friendly with her\n\n\\\u003eShe would even sneak into your room from time to time for fixes because other Handlers were scared of her\n\n\\\u003eShe, Like Calamity, had a reputation\n\n\\\u003eAfter she chose not to have you be her handler, she went to Spec ops, running \"dead stealth\", where she would disappear and only reappear once the mission was over\n\n\\\u003eMeaning she was a Solo Donner, one that operated without a handler\n\n\\\u003eAnd it didn't help that when most people tried to approach her, she just disappeared\n\n\\\u003eBut she would occasionally sneak into your room, or living area when you were a lower rank, appearing inches from your face with a smile and a simple \"Hey A.non I need you to fix me!\"\n\n\\\u003eShe had that same look as always, a cheerful smile\n\n\\\u003eAt least this was the look she always gave you, some others would tell you she was always scowling like her sister\n\n\\\u003eEven now when you looked at her smiling face, she had that same grin\n\n\\\u003e\"Heya A.non! I found a Handler! Meet Joe!\" she says, moving to the side and gesturing to a man\n\n\\\u003eBehind her stood a man, seeming more confused than anything, wearing a jacket with an large collar\n\n\\\u003eEven as Jane speaks to you, her large tail swishes over him, batting at him lightly like he was a very delicate piñata\n\n\\\u003eYou hear Calamity growling as you slowly extend a hand to him\n\n\\\u003e\"I'm Alpha Non, you can call me A.non\" you say, judging his reaction\n\n\\\u003e\"Uh...Hi, I'm Joe\" he says simply, taking your hand in a firm hand shake\n\n\\\u003eWell then, he's no slouch, his handshake was firm, and not like a dead fish\n\n\\\u003eYou turn to Omega again, knowing Calamity has your back covered\n\n\\\u003e\"What does this have to do with me Omega? Jane has always functioned on her own easy enough, so why room her handler with me now?\" you ask, more annoyed than perplexed\n\n\\\u003eSo Jane found a Handler who lost his previous Donner, how does that involve you?\n\n\\\u003e\"Joe here is from the surface, not a trained handler like you\" Omega says with another annoying smile\n\n\\\u003eThis causes you to freeze\n\n\\\u003eA human from the surface? Here?\n\n\\\u003eYour mind wanders through so many different protocols as Jane hugs the confused human\n\n\\\u003e\"Is that ok?\" is all you can ask as you eye to couple\n\n\\\u003eOmega nods\n\n\\\u003e\"Jane has picked him, and you, as a one of our best handlers, will help him get accustomed to our lifestyle\" he says with a chuckle\n\n\\\u003eWhy do you always hate his laugh?\n\n\\\u003eYou frown, but think about the promotion\n\n\\\u003eMaybe if you do this, you can get promoted quicker...\n\n\\\u003eAs such you nod, agreeing to this\n\n\\\u003e\"Fine, I'll teach him how to be a handler I guess\" you say calmly\n\n\\\u003eThe Man, \"Joe\" looks somewhat relieved as Omega nods and smiles\n\n\\\u003e\"Alright then\" Omega says with his all-knowing grin before walking off\n\n\\\u003eYou're left looking staring at Jane and Joe, and not wanting to deal with awkwardness, you head into the room, followed closely by Calamity, who has been growling constantly at Joe\n\n\\\u003eYou walking to your room, relieved to see the curtain left behind to separate the room\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eTurning swiftly, you look Joe over once more\n\n\\\u003eHe doesn't look special...what made Jane pick him?\n\n\\\u003e\"Well then Joe...welcome I guess\" you say calmly, extending a hand with a beer to him\n\n\\\u003eHe takes the beer bottle calmly and smiles\n\n\\\u003e\"Uh...Thanks A.non\" He says with a confused smile\n\n\\\u003eYou pass a beer to Jane, and one to Calamity; who has been growling the whole time\n\n\\\u003eCalamity likes her sister and gets along with her\n\n\\\u003eBut she knows how Jane acts around you\n\n\\\u003eTo you it was platonic fun, To Calamity it was always Flirty\n\n\\\u003eYou sit on your bed, the curtain pushed away so you can look at Joe and Jane\n\n\\\u003eShe hangs on him and clinks her bottle against his and then drinks deeply from it\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eShe lets out a satisfied \"Ahhh\"\n\n\\\u003eGuess she missed good beer\n\n\\\u003eJoe follows suit, drinking from the bottle for a bit only to shudder slightly\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003e\"WOW! That's strong!\" he says with a smile, looking at the bottle\n\n\\\u003eYou nod and smile\n\n\\\u003e\"It’s made for us handlers and for the Donners\" you say calmly\n\n\\\u003eWhile you aren't drinking a beer right now, you want to see how everyone reacts\n\n\\\u003eJoe is a wildcard in all this, a random man from the surface\n\n\\\u003eJane might have picked him as her handler but... What does he know about anything?\n\n\\\u003eNot to mention Jane right now, who is happily snuggling against the confused man\n\n\\\u003eWho the fuck did she pick? Some random guy for kicks?\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eAnd even more to the point, why the fuck would she pick a random guy with NO training at all?\n\n\\\u003eHe isn't a clone handler like you\n\n\\\u003eCalamity snuggles up close to you and chugs her beer quickly\n\n\\\u003ea twinge of concern hits you as she does, she already had 2, and these beers were made to get Donners inebriated\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eBIG Donners at that\n\n\\\u003e\"Najina Lite\" was made for Smaller Donners\n\n\\\u003eAnd you, in your infinite wisdom, just gave Jane and Joe the strong stuff\n\n\\\u003eCalamity pops open another with her teeth and begins drinking it\n\n\\\u003ethere was tension in the air... more than you wanted\n\n\\\u003eJoe seemed at ease, as he watches Calamity and Jane drink together\n\n\\\u003eBut when Jane shifted over to your bed, you felt that tension escalate further\n\n\\\u003e\"Joe! A.non here has kept me in tip top Shape! Fixing me whenever I needed it!\" she says with a big smile\n\n\\\u003e\"He knows me Inside and out!\"\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eYou can already tell the alcohol has gotten to her\n\n\\\u003eWhen she throws her arm around you in a friendly hug, pulling you in close to her\n\n\\\u003eThe shifting weight from Calamity already tells you that there is going to be a problem\n\n\\\u003eThe fact that the higher ups had chosen Jane first to be your Donner over her had always been a cause of insecurity for Calamity\n\n\\\u003eShe knew you would NEVER do anything with anyone else, but she still was protective over you\n\n\\\u003eYou react even before Calamity can begin her roaring, getting a bit of distance between you and Jane\n\n\\\u003e\"HEY HEY! FUCK OFF JANE!\" She roars, throwing you and Jane off the bed that you had been sitting on\n\n\\\u003eQuick reactions, you need to stop this\n\n\\\u003eYou put your body in between Jane and Calamity, feeling Jane's arm shift to her Vulcan cannon right as Calamity's paw grabs Jane by the throat\n\n\\\u003e\"NO NO NO! CALM DOWN BOTH OF YOU!\" you scream out trying to stay between the two Donners\n\n\\\u003eIf they wanted, they could tear you apart in an instant\n\n\\\u003eThankfully they don't want to\n\n\\\u003eYou use all your strength to pry them apart, pulling Calamity's paw from Jane only to have it wrapped around your side\n\n\\\u003eJoe thankfully gets involved too, grabbing Jane and pulling her away while simultaneously turning her away\n\n\\\u003e\"HEY HEY! It’s ok!\" he cries as you hold Calamity's head to look right at you\n\n\\\u003eYou can feel her claws dig into your side, her fangs bared\n\n\\\u003eIt takes a moment for both of the Donners to calm down\n\n\\\u003eYou look over to Joe and see that he is unharmed\n\n\\\u003eBut you aren't though\n\n\\\u003eCalamity stares at you wide eyed as her claws dig deep into your flesh\n\n\\\u003e\"Sir....? A.non?\" she chokes out, looking at you wide eyed\n\n\\\u003e\"I'm ok\" you cough out, rubbing a hand down her muzzle\n\n\\\u003eTears form and run down Calamity's face as she looks at you and her bloodied claws still buried in your side\n\n\\\u003e\"Sir?\"\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003e\"I'll be alright, just... Get me to a first aid station\" you gasp\n\n\\\u003eYou can feel Calamity's claws trembling as they dig deep into your side\n\n\\\u003eHolding her paw, keeping her claws dug into you, you lead her out of the room and to a first aid station\n\n\\\u003eIf you let her pull her claws out before you were ready, you could bleed out\n\n\\\u003eAs you lead her, tears fall freely from Calamity's face\n\n\\\u003e\"Sir... I'm sorry please I'm...\" she chokes out, holding her free paw to her mouth\n\n\\\u003e\"I'm fine\"\n\n\\\u003eYou reach the first aid station\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eIt’s literally a pod for healing, accelerating cell multiplication for quick healing\n\n\\\u003eThey had this because Donners sometimes fight other Donners, as well Handlers and Donners don't always get along,\n\n\\\u003eSometimes fights happen, and this is a quick solution to the wounds Donner can inflict, purposely or on accident\n\n\\\u003eBut it didn’t fix scars\n\n\\\u003eYou pull Calamity's claws out of your side then step into the first aid station quickly\n\n\\\u003eIt whirrs to life fixing your flesh but not fixing your shirt, nor cleaning the blood off of it\n\n\\\u003eA few moments later, you're able to step out of it, four large claw shaped scars on your side\n\n\\\u003eYou look up at Calamity, who has tears in her eyes as she looks at the scars\n\n\\\u003eNever before had you ever had to use these stations\n\n\\\u003eHer eyes are wide with fear and her paws reach out to you, only to be drawn back as they near your newly formed scar\n\n\\\u003e\"Ss-sir\"? She gasps out, looking at you, her paw finally touching the injury she inflicted\n\n\\\u003eYou hold her paw against it, looking at her\n\n\\\u003e\"It's Ok Calamity, we've been together for so long...\" you say with a pained smile\n\n\\\u003e\"Trust me\" you finally choke out, the pain finally fading\n\n\\\u003eEverything about her falls, from her frame to her face, in a sadness you had felt before, when you let her die in one of the simulations\n\n\\\u003e\"I...I'm Sorry sir...I just got so...\" she chokes out, looking at your ruined shirt\n\n\\\u003eYou tap the side her muzzle lightly, then pull her face to you\n\n\\\u003e\"its ok, don't let it happen again\" you say calmly, holding her face to yours\n\n\\\u003eDid she really see Jane as that much of a threat?\n\n\\\u003eNo matter what had happened before Calamity always loved her sister\n\n\\\u003eShe was one of the few Calamity got along with\n\n\\\u003eWere you the limiting factor?\n\n\\\u003eIf you weren't around would Calamity be a \"Normal\" Donner?\n\n\\\u003eBut then again, does it matter now?\n\n\\\u003eYou reach out and grab her paw, still dripping with your blood\n\n\\\u003eCarefully, you grab a few alcohol wipes, and clean her paw and claws off\n\n\\\u003eGuiding her quietly back to the room, you regret sharing the beers with Jane and Joe and Calamity\n\n\\\u003eYou had no idea of the tolerance of Jane and Joe, Plus Calamity had more than usual\n\n\\\u003eYou pushed this limit and you paid for it\n\n\\\u003eCould you ever hold Calamity's misplaced protection of you against her?\n\n\\\u003eNo, you couldn't\n\n\\\u003eAs you quietly lead Calamity back to the room, you pull your shirt off and toss it to a garbage receptacle along the way\n\n\\\u003eYou enter the room, and seen Jane and Joe looking at you wide eyed\n\n\\\u003e\"Are you o-\" Joe starts\n\n\\\u003eYou hold up a hand calmly\n\n\\\u003e\"I'm fine, don't worry about me\" you say with a smile\n\n\\\u003eAs fake as the smile might be, you don't want him to worry\n\n\\\u003eHe was an outsider, someone who doesn't understand how to deal with a Donner\n\n\\\u003eYou have seen other Handler use the first aid station before\n\n\\\u003esometimes Donners get too stressed or simply don't know thier own strength\n\n\\\u003eOnce a Handler got put into a mating Press by his handler and has to go through the station, and one of the handlers who has a Feline Donner has Scratch marks all over his back\n\n\\\u003eJane sits next to Joe, looking at you uncomfortably\n\n\\\u003eYou clear your throat calmly and smile then head to your wardrobe\n\n\\\u003e\"Hell of a first impression eh?\" you say as you fish though your wardrobe for a new shirt\n\n\\\u003eYou hear Joe laugh softly\n\n\\\u003e\"Yea, I would say that's an interesting one\" he says behind you\n\n\\\u003eCalamity Sits on the bed, looking down at her claws and frowning, tears still in her eyes\n\n\\\u003eYou sit next to her and pull her paw into your hand, interlocking your fingers with hers\n\n\\\u003e\"Well uh, welcome to The groundbase, I don't know what work you've done prior or what you’ve seen of the base but I guess tomorrow I’ll show you around and Fix Up Jane in the maintenance docks with you\" you say looking at Joe and Jane\n\n\\\u003eJane's tail swishes lazily behind her and Joe gives a quick nod\n\n\\\u003e\"Well then, goodnight\" you say as you stand and draw the thick curtain\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eWith a Small sigh you turn to Calamity, who is back to staring at her claws\n\n\\\u003e\"Sir I-\"\n\n\\\u003eYou put a finger to her muzzle, silencing her\n\n\\\u003e\"It's OK Calamity, Just don't let it happen again, otherwise you would be a bad girl, and bad girls get punished\" you say into her ear\n\n\\\u003eNo need for Joe and Jane to hear you\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eYou rub the side you Calamity's face and then scratch her ears\n\n\\\u003eShe wraps her arms around you gently then pulls you into a tight hug\n\n\\\u003e\"I Love you Sir\" she whispers\n\n\\\u003eYou continue scratching her ears gently, which sends small shivers up and down your Donner\n\n\\\u003eYour hands trail slowly down her back, still scratching through her fur\n\n\\\u003e\"Mmmm feels good Sir\" Calamity moans out a whisper\n\n\\\u003eYou Grip the hem of her shirt and pull it off her, freeing her large breasts before she grabs your shirt and pulls it off you\n\n\\\u003eHer ears droop for a moment, as her paw traces the scar on your side\n\n\\\u003eNot wanting her to get all Mopey, you bend down and grab her legs, then, with a hearty heave upwards, cause her to flop backwards onto the bed\n\n\\\u003e\"Hey!\" is all she can say before you pounce on her\n\n\\\u003eYou dig your fingers into the fur on her chest and stomach, scratching wildly\n\n\\\u003e\"S-sir No!\" Calamity weakly protests\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eFor a moment you stop and look into her eyes\n\n\\\u003e\"I Love you Calamity\" you say, rubbing your hands down her toned sides\n\n\\\u003eShe wraps her arms around you and pulls you close\n\n\\\u003e\"Do I get punished tonight Sir?\" She says, making sure her perky nipples are rubbing your chest\n\n\\\u003eYou think for a moment\n\n\\\u003e\"Tomorrow, When Joe and Jane aren't around\"\n\n\\\u003eShe smiles and snuggles you, pulling you deeper into her chest\n\n\\\u003e\"Ok Sir, let’s get so sleep\"\n\n\\\u003eHer saying that actually makes you realize how tired you are\n\n\\\u003eBetween maintenance, the date, Beer, and meeting Joe; you've had a pretty busy day\n\n\\\u003eYou grab the blanket and pull it over you and Calamity, feeling her tail wrap around you as well\n\n\\\u003e\"Goodnight Calamity, I Love you\" you say through a yawn\n\n\\\u003eShe nuzzles her head into your neck\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003e\"Love you too sir\"\n\n\\\u003eFor a moment you hear Joe and Jane, shift in their bed behind the curtain\n\n\\\u003eA quiet Muffled \"I love you\" in Jane's voice followed by silence\n\n\\\u003eafter a while Jane Whimpers sadly followed by a quiet \"Sorry\"\n\n\\\u003ea quiet whisper, barely audible in a male voice, \"love you too Jane\"\n\n\\\u003eThat interaction hurts you a bit\n\n\\\u003eJane found someone she loves but...it seemed like he might have reservations about it\n\n\\\u003eWas he even here by choice? Or Did Jane grab him from the surface and force him to come here?\n\n\\\u003eYou doubt you'll ever know.\n\n\\\u003eBut for now, you only worry about Calamity\n\n\\\u003eYou drift off to sleep, thinking about your cyber Cheeto and what you’re going to do with her tomorrow","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1958223-battleborn-chapter-4.json"}