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Counter Earth Chronicles

Chapter 38: Want To Die For The Sake Of The Universe? You Better Check With Me First...

Day 121 continued

The meeting I attended with the senior Knights of Wundagore went on into early evening as Lord Tiger and the others started discussing strategy. In particular how to track, corner and neutralize this latest threat to the empire and their dangerous sound weapon which Sir Ram theorized could kill many in the wrong paws.

As we were adjourning, a horrible thought crossed my mind.

"Something on your mind boy?" Sir Ram asked me condescendingly.

"Yeah. It was determined that the triceratops, gorilla and raccoon are mercenaries for hire right?"

"Yes little Alex." Lady Vermin responded.

"Who is not to say that their weapon isn't already in the hands of the rebellion?"

The senior knights were silent. That was a most disturbing thought in deed.

"I will contact my counterparts in the other cities to tell them and their forces to be on the alert." The tiger warrior said. "Dismissed."

"So that is what a high level meeting is like. Quite fascinating." I said to my she beast as we were walking back to her lair.

"Yes, we discuss quite a lot in those meetings which can also be quite upsetting, disturbing and stressful. However, they can also be quite amusing say, when certain off-worlders interrupt them." The ursine warrior smirked.

"So if I may ask when I crashed your meeting five months ago, what were you and the other knights discussing?" I asked looking at her.

"The rebellion. Which was the biggest issue at the time. Now we have a greater one. I shutter to think what could happen if those mercenaries did sell that weapon to the rebels. Murders, kidnappings, destruction, chaos on a grand scale." My she beast said wistfully as we arrived back at the lair.

"Whoa, whoa hey! I know that you are quite disturbed mistress, but there is no need to get stressed out. You and the other knights are doing your best to find these individuals and neutralize them." I said to her.

"Too late I already am pet." She said placing her paw on my shoulder.

"Then why don't we de-stress?" I asked her as we entered the lair.

"Well I could start teaching you how to defend yourself. In fact I have been putting it off and putting it off. But no longer. In light of recent events, I think it would be prudent to start your self defense training- how to defend yourself in case the unthinkable happens."

"Um, kay." I responded. "When do we begin?"

"Now!" She responded as we started to make our way to her exercise room. "Alex why are your trembling?"

"I have observed your training style mistress- totally intense. But I am not sure about your teaching style."

"You are afraid I will accidentally kill you during instruction? Alex, please if I killed you during our training, who would I snuggle with at night? Who would I make love to in the morning? Who would treat my- uh, never mind. That will not happen. The most that would happen would be a minor injury- which you could handle- you are young. Your body would heal quite quickly." She cackled.

I groaned in response.

So we stripped down to just about nothing. Lady Ursa was in her undergarments and I was in my loin-cloth as we entered the exercise room.

"So what is the first lesson mistress?"

"I will teach you the proper way to fall." She said. "That is a pivotal first lesson. When you are thrown or fall land on your side and slap the ground with your paw. It will lesson the impact. Once you master this first technique we can start practicing throws."

With that she carefully picked me up and very gently tossed me onto the cushioned floor of the room making sure I did slap as I fell.

"That wasn't so bad."

"Good now that you have that mastered I am going to practice my grapples and throws- on you!"

"Mistress, please with extreme, extreme control and no body slams please!" I said remembering how she flattened that gorilla in the bank.

"Of course I won't hurt you- much!" She smiled.

So for the rest of the evening my fierce she beast worked off some of her stress on me. I played the part of a would be assailant. I charged and threw punch after punch which she would then deflect, grab me and throw me over her hip, leg or arm. With extreme control of course. During that process I learned the proper way to fall without injuring myself.

Afterwards we showered and then ate dinner. By that time my she beast had become very relaxed like she had been before we walked into the robberies at the bank. That was until I decided to turn on the hub while we were eating and stumbled upon a news report.

"I think we better watch something else." I said looking thorough the menus.

"It is ok Alex. I am fine now."

"Are you sure mistress?!" I asked skeptically.

"Besides I like this hub reporter, she really dives into her work often risking her personal safety in the process."

So we watched a kangaroo beastial deliver the latest news report while we ate:

"Updating our earlier story, the Pyramid bank was robbed this afternoon not once but twice. First by a homeless and unemployed human- Chester Conner _who wanted to become a prisoner of the empire so that he would be taken care of. Second by a group of mercenaries known as the Animalitia. Two Knights of Wundagore were also in the bank at the time of the robberies. They were able able to stop the first robbery but not the second due to some sound weapon that incapacitated those who were present. The mercenaries drained the bank of its funds before fleeing and are still at large with that weapon." The female kangaroo said. "Many are concerned that this weapon has the potential to kill if given to the wrong individuals- specifically the rebellion. _

"We all know that." My lady bear said to the monitor.

"I decided to track down a rebel from one of the factions to see what their take was on this group and their potentially dangerous weapon. The individual I spoke to agreed to be interviewed on the condition of amenity and that it wasn't a trap."

The reporter then played a interview she had recorded at great risk to herself:

"Oh yes baby we would love to get our hands on that." A very disheveled man in a dirty teeshirt and brown trench-coat said.

"What would you do with such a device?" The reporter asked curiously.

"Maw haw haw haw haw!" The rebel laughed maniacally. "Do you even have to ask that? Why wipe out your kind and take back the planet. But not to worry honey. I would spare you. I think you would make a nice pet or even a great throw rug!"

"She is kind of attractive for a furry abomination." A voice off camera said.

"You know we aren't going to let you make it back to your vehicle sweetie!" Another off screen voice said.

"Hey! You said that you would guarantee my safety while I was here!" The reporter said to the disheveled rebel she was interviewing.

"Well that has changed." The man said. "You are now our captive you attractive abomination."

"What do you intend to do with me?" The kangaroo asked horrified.

"Why captivate you." The rebel said laughing manically again.

_"Consider it a comparison study between human females and beastial females." Another voice off camera said. _

_"We will start at your oversized breasts and work our way down, all the way down." Another voice said. _

"Yeah, yeah then conclude our study by examining the maximum holding capacity of the beastial kangaroo's vagina." Came yet another voice off camera.

"Eek!"

"You for your part baby can convince us to change our ways and become model citizens." Another rebel snickered. "Well you can try anyway."

It was at this point the interview ended and the hub reporter continued:

"It is unknown at this time if this weapon is still with the mercenaries or if it has been sold to the rebellion. As for the rebel and his friends, I was their captive for a number of days- during that time, I educated them on beastials. Presently the faction has disbanded and a number of their members are pursing other interests (like dating female beastials). More updates as they happen."

(Well, that is one way to fight the rebellion!)

I knew after seeing the report, my she beast had become stressed out all over again, despite trying to hide it from me.

"Why did you do that?!" I said becoming cross with her. "You just undid all the de-stressing we had been doing for the last several hours! Couldn't you have put that off until Monday at least?!"

"Alex it is ok. I am fine. But we should get to bed it is getting late."

So despite the that minor slip up, my she beast and I called it an night. My mistress cuddled me like a plush doll as we started to fall asleep in her bed, but I sensed that she was still uneasy and anxious about the Animalitia and their weapon and I didn't need keen senses to realize that.

*POOF*

"Thank you for volunteering to be my test subject today Alex." The wicked goat lady said as she strapped on her white lab coat.

"Believe me my lady it was not by choice." I said appalled. "Isn't kidnapping against the law?!"

"It is for beastials, Alex- but not humans." She responded wryly. "Besides it is hard to find a perfect test subject like yourself."

"What makes me so perfect?!" I asked the goat lady as she strapped me into her lab chair.

"You are friendly, timid, shy, insecure, a pacifist and have a very cute butt." The goat lady said as she shot me with some ray- like device. Once again I was naked in her lab chair.

"Is my butt cuter than Rammy's?" I asked teasing her.

"Yes it is." She said. "But despite that boy, he is better endowed."

There was an extreme awkward pause while the goat lady fondled my scrotum and penis. "Much, much better endowed. Anyway, let's begin shall we?"

"Mara." I asked the wicked beastial- "Is my life in danger?"

"No, it is not." She responded. I noticed that she then went to the far wall of the lab and pulled out a pistol from one of the drawers after saying that.

"Ah what is that?" I asked as she returned to the chair.

"Another device I have been dying to test. I just haven't gotten around to it until now." She said.

"Will it hurt?" I asked the she beast as she pointed the weapon at me.

"It shouldn't." She said wryly and fired.

All went black. I passed out.

Some time later she awoke me. I noticed that there was concern on her face.

"Alex how are you feeling?"

"Weird and not quite myself." I managed to blurt out. "Oh no. What did you do?" I asked horrified.

"There have been some ah, complications."

"Mara, what type of complications?"

"Well, I was trying to test out my retransformation ray- it was supposed to undo what was done and instead did something else." She said trying to put the best possible spin on it.

"Mara...."

The goat lady reluctantly held up a mirror. In it I saw a large potted sunflower plant- big stem, big yellow leaves and it was talking. That plant was me!

"What did you do to me?!" I screamed.

"Relax, little human err... little plant, I think the effects are temporary. Well, I hope they are temporary. If not I promise that I will find you a nice spot in the arboretum to live out the rest of your days with plenty of sun light and water. However, I don't think sun flower plants live that long...." The goat lady sheepishly said.

"AAAAHHHHH!"

*POOF*

Damn, what a whacked out, messed up dream! I haven't had a bad dream like that in while. I guess subconsciously I was still freaked out at what happened to the Beasts Only gang at that park some weeks back.

I took stock of my surroundings. It was one in the morning and I was safe and sound in my she beast's room- in her bed. But something was amiss, where was my bear hug?! Those soft breasts I like sleeping on and the warm crotch that my butt rests in? That was weird My lady bear was embracing me as we fell asleep what happened?

I rolled over and discovered in the dim light of her room that she was wide wide awake staring at the ceiling!

"Bad dream pet?" My ursine warrior asked emotionless.

"The worst mistress. I dreamt that Mara had kidnapped me to use as her ultimate test subject. Well there were complications from her experiment and she turned me into a plant!"

"What type of plant?" Lady Ursa asked still emotionless.

"A huge talking sunflower. She didn't know how to change me back at all! I was going to live out the rest of my days in the arboretum."

(That wicked, wicked goat is not coming anywhere near me ever again!)

Hearing how ridiculous that sounded my she beast should have broke out in hysterical laughter but she didn't. It was then that I realized that Animalitia and their weapon had disturbed her so much that she hadn't been able to sleep at all. I knew we shouldn't have watched that news report!

"Mistress how long have you been awake?"

"A while." She responded still emotionless.

"Alright enough of this. You need your sleep otherwise you are going to be completely useless in the field and a liability to your coworkers and colleagues."

I then remembered our trip to the massage-spa and her servant Bruno.

"Do you remember any of the techniques Bruno taught you on how to leave work at work?"

"Some, but not all Alex."

"Did he right them down?"

My lady bear then pointed to the night stand while still staring at the ceiling. She was still in deep thought. Deep worried thought.

I reached for the night stand and found the pad and a vile of oil Bruno had given her. I flipped through the contents and recommendations on the screen. I then found a procedure for extreme stress and examined it. It was broken down into two components anterior and posterior. It said that I had to follow the procedure in its entirety to completely de-stress the stressie so that they could fall asleep.

"Alright my love I am going to make you forget about your problems. You are going to leave work at work and when I am finished with you- you will be able to sleep and wake up well rested as well."

"Oh okay pet." She responded.

(Damn, she was out of it.)

I moved her paws from behind her head to her sides. I then kissed her deeply and passionately before petting her head and rubbing her ears as if she were a puppy-dog. Hey, it was what the procedure said to do.

I started massaging her front starting with strong circular motion at her neck then moving down to her shoulder, arms, breasts, tummy, thighs, legs and paws. I repeated the procedure several times. On the final pass I stopped to lick and suck on her nipples then proceeded to caress her labia rubbing its lips up and down. I then moved to her clitoris rubbing it repeatedly until she started moaning. According to the procedure this was to loosen her up and get her to relax. That completed the anterior.

"Alright lady bear I need you to roll over. I have to work on the other side." I said to my she beast. She complied.

I scanned through the posterior procedure on the pad and followed its instructions. I again started massaging Lady Ursa's neck, shoulders, back, arms, butt, legs and paws. I repeated the procedure several times eliciting soft moans from my fierce ursine warrior.

I then returned to the pad to read the final step. It said to complete the procedure I had to wear my lover's tail. That would make her forget all her problems and send her off to slumberland.

(What the what now?)

I reread the last step several times before I fully understood what Bruno was getting at. OOOOH!! The things I do for my she beast.

I decided to use the soothing oil that was included with the pad Lady Ursa had received from Bruno.

I returned to her soothing massage, this time focusing on her butt- that magnificent rump of hers. I kneaded, groped, smacked it up, flipped it and rubbed it down. Damn, her ass was magnificent.

Lady Ursa continued to moan softly during all of this. It was at that point I applied some of the oil to my boy bits, lifted her tail and um, ah, you see, drove the point home.

The ursine warrior grunted at the sudden intrusion, but settled back down as I started to make love to her in the wrong orifice. The final procedure said to use gentle rocking motions to bring myself to climax. When I did cum I wasn't supposed to violently, splurting or squirting, but to ooze in to her completing the procedure.

So gently, I made love to my lady bear. The weird sensation of being inside her tail-star was interesting.

*UNF* *UNF* *UNF*

She was quite tight back there. But what drove me over the edge was when I realized that her nubby was resting on my crotch! Her tail was one of my favorite parts of her anatomy. Soon after I gently orgasmed inside her given her my 'Essence of Winter.'

*MOAN*

When I came down from my high. I noticed that she had her tongue rolled out of her mouth and was softly snoring.

SUCCESS!!

Bruno knew exactly what he was talking about. Like Sorren and Tauren had done to Lurie that night she gotten a big head, I had shut this she beast with the magnificent ass and nubby tail down for the night.

Gently I pulled out from her and laid down on her back hugging her (and her behind) from behind and went back to sleep.

Day 122

Lady Ursa ended up sleeping in that morning. I think it was about eight when she finally awoke.

"Morning pet!" My fierce ursine warrior said greeting me while atop my crotch.

"Well someone's perky today after being up half the night worrying."

"I was?"

"Yes you were in deep thought starring at the ceiling when I woke up at 1 AM."

"I kind of remember that."

"I had to use Bruno's ultimate de-stresser procedure to get you to forget your problems and to force you to sleep." I said yawning.

"So that explains why my tail-star is wetter back there then usual." My lady bear commented.

"So what is on the agenda for today?" I asked her.

"I plan to continue your training and then assist the others searching for the Animalitia."

Which meant that she would be coming home all stressed out again.

(UGH!)

I then noticed that there was an additional sensation coming from my groin area. My mistress had her paws clamped on my penis and scrotum.

"Ah, mistress?"

"Yes pet?"

"You're groping my privates."

"I know."

There was a pregnant pause while Lady Ursa studied and fondled my scrotum and its contents.

"Hmm... nice solid weight and feel. You made some more 'Alex goo' while we were sleeping- good." She at last said. "Just what I need to start the morning right."

With that, she laid on top of me- carefully.

"Uh mistress?"

"I think we should try something different this morning pet." She said kissing me on my forehead.

"Uh what is that?" I asked.

"Mutual orgasm- It is one of the relaxation techniques Bruno told me about. This one will allow you to enjoy me this morning as much as I will enjoy you. Now be a good boy and get nice and big for your momma bear."

With that she impaled herself on my growing erection. As soon as I entered her- she gave me a bear hug and placed her head on my left shoulder. I returned the embrace with both my arms and legs hugging her in return.

"This is called the missionary position pet. It allows you to face the one who gives you the most pleasure during love making." My she beast said to me. "Feels good doesn't it?"

"It does mistress... OH!!" I moaned as she started humping my crotch. She wanted us to cum at the same time. I surmised if we came at the same time we could enjoy our mutual afterglows together.

Lady Ursa speed up her thrusting as I took in the pleasurable sensations of being inside the one creature on Counter Earth that meant the most to me in my life. Damn, she was warm down there and a bit slimy this morning. But she gripped me as I slid into and out of her.

"Oh this is amazing! So, so, so good!" I blurted out.

I wished the feeling, this sensation would last forever. If everyone could go through life feeling like this all the time- there would be no hatred or war, just fantastic, fantastic sex. It was then my fierce ursine warrior started growling.

"Grrr... getting close my pet."

"I am too mistress." I said simply during her humping motions. "Mistress?"

"Yes pet?"

"Please roar."

I aways loved it when she roared during her climax. It was like she was telling the universe this is my pet, my sex toy, this is my lover- everyone else keep your paws off!

"I will pet, just for you!" She gave me a few quick more pumps and it was then that I felt her cub tunnel spasm and then she roared- loudly as only a bear can.

I felt the gentle splash of her 'juice' dousing my penis, scrotum and crotch. It was then I reached my peak and exploded inside my she beast.

"AH! *gasp*, AH! *gasp*, AH! *gasp*." I moaned as I emptied myself into her. I must have shot nine to ten ropes of my semen inside this magnificent, magnificent creature before coming down into my afterglow breathing very, very hard. She soon joined me.

"That's Riiiiiigggghhhhhtttt!" She hissed.

I kissed her on her cheek. "Good morning mistress."

"Good morning pet and thank you for helping me sleep. For the record, what side do you like more- my frontside or my backside?" The bear asked me.

"Hmm... Tough question, I do love being inside your cub tunnel and embracing you when we mate. But after last night, I also love wearing your tail and hugging you from behind when we mate. To answer the question your INSIDE."

"You just like being inside of me?" She asked.

"I am one of the few that you will let willingly conquer you."

"True pet so true." She said.

We then returned to the exercise room to resume my self defense training. That morning my she beast decided to train me blindfolded.

"Now this morning I am going to teach you to defend yourself blindfolded." Lady Ursa gave me a bo-staff similar to Lady Vermin's and blindfolded me.

"Mistress how am I supposed to defend myself if I can't see?"

"We knights train for all sorts of situations pet especially when our assailants don't play fair." She said placing a claw-tip on my lips. "Your sense of hearing my not be keen as mine, but it is there. Listen carefully and you will be able to anticipate my attack."

So I cleared my mind and listened. She was right. I heard a whoosh sound coming from my left and moved right and then darted left when I heard the whoosh sound come from my right.

"That is good pet, now try blocking! Dodging will only get you so far."

I again listened for her attacks and started blocking her staff with my own. Returning a few strikes as well.

*Whack* *Whack* *Whack*

"Not bad. I think I will include more weapons training in the future when you are ready." She said putting away the bo-staffs.

"So what's next?" I asked hesitantly.

"I want to test your stamina and endurance." She said cryptically. "Alright I want you to punch me in the stomach a hundred times with good form, control and speed." My she beast ordered me.

"But won't I hurt you?!"

"No. Now begin!"

I punched her 100 hundred times alternating fists and bringing each one back into chamber or neutral position, while throwing the next punch. I was winded to say the least after finishing.

"Good. Now another hundred!" She ordered.

(What?!)

As soon as I finished she ordered another hundred. I dropped to my knee. But it was not to be. She picked me up.

"Exhausted, winded and can't speak?" She asked me.

I nodded.

"Good! Now give me 10% more."

"What?!" I wheezed. "But, but I am all but done!"

I started punching her again but collapsed after the eighth punch right there on the floor of the exercise room

"Good! Now you know your limit, we will work to get you past that. Now let's shower." The beastial warrior said picking me up and laying me over her shoulder.

Just then her communicator sounded off.

(Damn!)

It was Lord Tiger with her assignment. She would be assisting the other knights tracking down the Animalitia this afternoon. I on the other hand had chores to perform and some projects for professor Love to complete while she went to work.

So over the course of the next week in addition to my language studies and duties around the lair, Lady Ursa taught me self defense- punches, kicks, strikes, blocks and throws. She was the ultimate instructor in that she was built like a tank! She could absorb any punch or strike and return it to her opponent doubled with such ferocity and power.

During that week, she and the knights would spend a lot of hours behind the scenes trying to hunt down the Animalitia turning up nothing. Those mercenaries were like ghosts, very careful not to leave a trail exposing themselves. Many, many evenings my she beast came home frustrated, exhausted and upset. She would then use the techniques Bruno taught her to leave work at work- that often involved draining my testicles, but I didn't mind though.

Then one Monday morning a week later....

Day 130

My she beast answered her communicator. It was Lord Tiger with that morning's assignments. He wanted her and Lady Vermin to meet with Sir Wolf in World three that morning one of his knights had a possible lead on the Animalitia.

"Understood." Lady Ursa said as she put down the communicator and nuzzled me on the forehead.

I had to shut her down again during the night because she had awoken from an anxiety dream unable to go back to sleep- something about the High Evolutionary de-evolving her back to her pre-beastial state due to lack of performance. She was then promptly returned to the forest where she was recaptured by that circus she had escaped from and forced to perform tricks. It was quite the dream.

I concluded that frontside or backside she was one fantastic lay in that she was all mine.

We cuddled for a while longer until she said: "Alex, I have something special for you this morning."

"Uh what is that mistress?" I asked.

(Please say it is more sex).

"I think you have progressed far enough that we can start sparing, punches, kicks, trips and throws. You already know how to fall correctly."

"Ok mistress if you say so, but please no body slams or sneak attacks!"

"Aw, but I love sneak attacks." She cooed. "Especially when you fail to see them coming!"

That Monday the day began as any other with our usual routine- snuggling, morning sex, exercises, then showering and breakfast. But I would not make it past exercises.

It was around 6:15 in the morning when I joined my mistress in the exercise room.

"Alright pet, real life situation you and I are in a dark alley when we are attacked by another beastial who wants to take down a knight. I am knocked out by the attacker- another bear."

"Like that would ever happen!"

"Focus pet. He is now coming for you."

"Come here you runt I have something for you!" My she beast said assuming the roll of the attacker.

I dodged her strike err, the attacker's strike and moved behind her where I struck the back of her knee forcing her to fall backward onto the mat.

"Very good pet. But don't forget the sneak attack!" She said launching herself from the ground.

"NO FAIR! No sneak attacks and no body slams!" I said as she landed on me.

*THUD*

I was expecting that attack to hurt like hell as she flattened me on the floor of the room, but it didn't.

"Extreme control." My lady bear said kissing me.

"Have you ever thought about a career in wrestling mistress? It would be far less stressful than your current line of work."

"Aw, but I would grow restless pet- no life threatening danger, no adventure, no challenge."

She helped me up from the floor of the exercise room. It was now my turn to play the roll of the attacker.

"You are a evil rebel thug who is mad at me for taking down your brother and you want my head as a trophy."

"Mistress that is so morbid."

"Focus Alex. Now I want you to attack me. I will attempt to defend myself and I want you to anticipate my response!"

I looked at my beloved mistress dumbfoundedly. She goaded me on.

"Come rebel, you look really weak. I will butch you up!" She cackled as she motioned me to attack her.

I ran at her full speed ready to land a punch at her face. As I rushed her, she dodged my punch, lightly grabbed both sides of my neck dropped her butt down to the floor and lifted me with one of her legs performing a beautiful circle throw (like she had done with the gorilla in the bank).

It was at that point I screwed up, I was admiring the throw, her form and that counter attack so much that I forgot how I was supposed to recover from it despite Lady Ursa showing me countless times. In summation, I zigged when I should have zagged. I was soon tossed into the wall upside down, hitting it with my neck, my back and butt, before falling down landing on my head- hard.

*CRUNCH*

Everything went black.

"ALEX!"

When I awoke I was once again in the great beyond at the entrance to eternity surrounded by that light that seemed to come from all directions and then none at all. Again? No way! I knew what was going to happen- I was going to run into Sir Ram again, scream and awaken in a cold sweat.

Since this was only a dream like the last time, I could lecture him about his evil ways without any serious repercussions. So I started walking in the direction I had seen Sir Ram the last time I was here. The hike did not seem as bad this time around; I approached the chair I had seen him seated in, in no time flat. But instead of seeing him, I saw a sight that almost stopped my heart.

Three figures stood in front of the throne that I had not seen in some time. My parents and sister all of whom had died before my departure from Gaia and my arrival on Counter Earth! I ran up to all of them and hugged and hugged and hugged them again.

"Be at ease Alexy." My mother said.

"Mom, dad and sis!" I cried. "How is this possible?"

"You had a very bad accident while sparing this morning." Alexandria said smacking me on my head. "You weren't paying attention were fatally injured."

"Oh no! What happened?!"

"You broke your neck, your death was instantaneous." My father said gently.

"It can't be!"

"It is Alexy." My mother said gesturing to the calm sky above us.

We soon heard what was going on outside my body back on the other-side.

"LEA!" Lady Ursa shouted.

"What happened?" The lioness asked.

"A bad sparing accident!" The ursine warrior said horrified.

"Oh my gosh he is dead!" Lea shrieked.

"You must do something!!"

_"Ursa, I can do something about a broken bone, a gash and the green sickness. Death is more permanent." The lioness responded solemnly. _

"Please fix this!!" My mistress said in a tone I have never heard her make before.

"I will see what I can do...." The lioness said.

_"_So my life is over." I said to my family.

"Not quite son. You won't be staying." My father said to me.

"I am I going to the bad place?!"

"No. That lion girl you saved. She may seem ditzy but she is really, really smart. She is going to take you away from us."

"REALLY?!"

"She is really really good." My mom responded.

"So in our short time together we thought we would reminisce and drop some knowledge on you." My sister said.

"Wow, so many questions, so little time. When did Gaia meet its end?" I asked.

They looked at each other.

"Long after we had passed on." My mom said.

"Long after you had left." My father said.

"Oh and thanks for asking we are fine." My sister said sarcastically.

(Same old Alexandria)

"Yes son." My father said. "We are in a better place and it appears as are you."

"What is this place?" I asked.

"It is exactly as you see it- The Great Beyond." Alexandria told me. "We have brought you here to comfort you in your time of need."

"So keep your questions short and quick son." My mom said to me.

"Make them quick?"

"Yes, you will have to son, the rates on these transdimensional calls are murder."

(That's my old man.)

"To answer your first question, yes everyone on Gaia is dead. They died in a mass extinction 300 years ago long after we died; you are the last Gaian."

"Actually dad I was wondering if this is real or a fabrication in my mind?" I asked him.

He paused for a moment, looked at my mother and sister and then said:

"You broke your first and second vertebrae while sparing with that bear woman this morning. She was defending herself while you were playing attacker. You forgot to land correctly when she threw you- so you hit the wall, broke your arm, hurt your back, head, behind and snapped your neck. Your death was instantaneous." He responded. "Next question?"

"Alexy honey." My mother said, "We wanted to say that we have been watching you from afar and that we are very proud of you. You escaped a hellish nightmare and seem to be doing well for yourself."

"Yeah." I replied. "I escaped one troubled world only to land on another just as troubled up as the last one."

"It is not that bad son, this world despite some problems, is much more stable than Gaia."

"Really? How So?"

"There is only one civilization here and no wars because of it. Despite your modest position on this world you are thriving. You have also managed to make friends on your new world. Keep doing so. Take care of them, look out for them and they will take care of you like that lion girl is now." My mother said to me.

"I am glad Alex that you are in a relationship- finally." Alexandria said. "Even if it is as a pet, servant and sex toy and with a bear."

(Oh!)

"I shouldn't tell you this but I will." She continued. "Be that as it may, It is a start, that will evolve into a stable, loving, committed relationship despite the interspecies aspect- that will last the rest of her days and your days."

"So you are saying that this relationship, my first relationship will endure?"

The three nodded.

(Now that I think about it, the first time I met Lady Ursa there was some thing there, an attraction, fascination some affinity between the two of us.)

"Yeah, about that son...." My father continued. "We know your arrival on Counter Earth was very rough and terrifying. Hell, in fact we wondered many times if you were going to join us. The first beings you encountered were the Knights of Wundagore and at times you have wondered to yourself if the rest of them are as bad as that Sir Ram character. Rest assured there are some out there that are just as bad and some that are even worse. But of the knights that you have met so far you pretty much know who is evil." My father said to me. "Most of the others are honorable and just or in the process of becoming honorable and just despite serving a despotic dictator."

"Let me guess, that would be Lord Tiger and Sanda, Chemar and Springer. What about Lady Vermin and my mistress Lady Ursa?" I asked.

"They are in transition." My father responded. "At one time they were close to becoming like Sir Ram, but have ever so slowly started to see the error of their ways as well as the dictator for what he truly is despite being honor-bound to him. The other knights that you have encountered from the other worlds are close to entering this stage or are in it as well. With your influence Lady Ursa and Lady Vermin will complete their transitions."

"Your mistress that bear woman- despite her brash and bold exterior, she deeply loves and truly cares about you, don't ever question that, always remember it, no matter what the future brings." My sister said cryptically.

"Speaking of the future." My mother said interrupting Alexandria. "You are slowly realizing that you left one conflict on one world only to land into the middle another. You may not think you have the power to do anything about it because of your limited position but you do. Your experiences among these creatures will help you realize that in time."

"Speaking of time you and your friends are going to face many numerous, difficult, trials and challenges in the years to come." Alexandria said to me. "Your path in particular will be rocky; you will struggle, suffer and grasp through it as though you were blind.

(Aw crap.)

"What challenges? What trials?" I asked the three of them.

They looked at each other.

"Many. Each increasingly more difficult then the last. Some will bring your friendships to the breaking point others will make them even stronger. In a few years time the empire, this civilization and the planet is going to face a mighty big one which it probably won't survive." My mother said.

"Mom, details please! Not generalities!"

"Sweetie, I could tell you everything that is going to happen but it would take too long and what would be the purpose? So you could try to prevent all that from happening?"

I nodded.

"It wouldn't matter. It is like you are traveling down a river toward numerous rapids, whirlpools and a big waterfall at the end. If you had complete details of what is to come, the best you could do is just to redirect that river; all you would be doing is to delay those dangerous obstacles you would still have to traverse them at some point honey. The best I can do is to give you warnings and vague generalities and tell you to embrace and enjoy each moment you experience because it will all end at some point.

"Looks like our time is almost up." My father said looking at the sky.

"But wait I have only asked a few questions!" I protested. "What about my so called clairvoyant and healing abilities?"

"Permanent side-affects from transversing realities. As long as you stay on Counter Earth you will possess them." My mother said.

"Will I ever see you again?"

"We are already here on this world." Alexandria said. "Rather our alternate-selves."

"Yeah I know," I responded. "But it isn't really you more like looking at a twin. I mean will I ever see YOU again?"

"When it is your time bro, but not for a while."

"What do you mean by that?"

"I mean after our encounter today, you will experience a long. long, long adventurous existence."

I noted that my sister didn't say a good, peaceful, stable life just long and adventurous.

(Oh crap).

I looked at my mother, father and sister.

"Uh how do you know all this?"

"Hey dad, he still doesn't believe this is happening!" Alexandria shouted.

"Very well son I will prove it to you: your bear woman's favorite color is rose, her favorite food is salmon. She loves challenges, fighting, battle, conquest and testing herself to the limits of her abilities. She also dreams of one day surpassing the man-spider rebel in a sheer test of strength and power. Is that proof enough for ya?!" My father scoffed.

"Well not really, I already knew that."

"She is also hiding three secrets from you that you have vowed to discover one day- what happened on the Bandit Trio mission, why she changed her name and why she needs you to heal her several times a week." My sister added.

"So you know the answers to all that." I asked.

My family nodded.

"The answers are a bit surprising so we decided to let you find out on your own and you will in your own time." Alexandria said.

"You can't give me a little kernel? Anything?" I pleaded.

"Very well. You remember when you unwillingly became a lab experiment of the goat lady Mara?" My mom asked me.

"Yes." I nodded.

"Well you aren't the only one that has been experimented on. The bear woman that you live with for instance.

"For instance what?" I asked my mother.

"Lady Ursa is being studied; she is someone else's experiment." My mom said to me.

"Of course, the High Evolutionary's. The entire civilization is his experiment."

"That is true son but also incorrect. Lady Ursa is also some else's experiment outside of this empire and beyond this civilization."

"Really?"

"You will find that out around the same time you find out the truth of her embarrassing secret. Next time she is asleep, check her armpits and her paw pads on her feet you will see what we are talking about." My mom said cryptically.

"How do you all know this?" I asked again.

"I could tell you son, but then I would have to kill you." My father said laughing.

"Actually bro, from here you can see in all directions, I am not referring to North, South, East, West- but past, present and future." My sister responded. "That is how we know."

"Honey it looks like our time with you has ended." My mother said in closing. "Know that we are watching over you and that we love and care about you forever and always; please keep us in your heart."

"Uh, are you watching me even when I am having sex?"

"Mmm hmm!" The three said in unison.

(Eek!)

At the time I questioned if the event and what I had experienced really happened. I didn't have to wait that long for an answer.

*GASP*

"ALEX! ALEX!" I heard two female voices next to me say.

It was around 7:30 when I came too- forcefully pulled back from The Great Beyond. I was on the sectional in the great room Lady Ursa was by my side as was Lea. My head, arm and back hurt like hell.

"I thought I had lost you for ever." Lady Ursa said bear hugging me.

"Ow." I said coming to.

"You do get carried away from time to time my lady." Lea responded.

"Ow."

"Yeah, I do have a tendency to fantasize that Alex is the other Alex when we spar. Will he be alright Lea?"

"He broke his right arm, has a slight concussion, exacerbated his back again and broke the first and second vertebrae in his neck. That is what killed him."

"You did a fantastic job repairing his neck." My she beast said to the lion girl. "As well as bringing him back to life."

"Hold him still while I repair his arm and the shock to his brain." Lea said.

"Repair?! What?" I moaned. "I going to be in a cast for the next few weeks and heavily medicated!" I moaned in pain.

"No you're not pet. Technologically advanced civilization remember?" My she beast responded. "Oh and the next time you try to die for the sake of the universe, you better ask me first."

"Mistress, forgive me. That accident was entirely my fault. Lea thank you for bringing me back and putting me back together." I said hugging and kissing them both.

Lea held out some circular tubular device about the size of her paw over my right arm that repaired the fracture immediately. She then held the same device to my head. I started to feel better all most immediately. The females then rolled me onto my stomach, removed my loin cloth and started applying a soothing gel to my back. I assume it was the one from before that was used after my mission with Sir Ram's rogue were-beast experiment. Lea and Lady Ursa drenched my back in the gel.

"How does that feel pet?"

"Wonderful simply wonderful." I murred.

"My lady, he has been through a traumatic experience, he should stay off his feet and take it easy for a day or two to make sure that his body heals properly. I would also apply this gel once a day here, here and here." Lea said pointing at several spots on my back.

"What about there Lea?" My she beast asked the lioness.

"Oh yeah especially there."

Before I knew it the female lion had moved from my back to my hind quarters applying the gel to my butt. My mistress soon joined her. One rubbed my left check while the other my right check.

"Uh ladies?"

"Yes Alex?" They responded in unison.

"Um, you're both groping my butt."

"We know." They said together.

"It is so adorable." The lioness said squeezing it. "A nice firm rump with just the right amount of give."

"It is a nice shape too." My mistress said. "I wonder how humans make due without tails?"

"They had them at one time a long time ago- but not any more." The sexy lioness responded. "Anyway, I have go start the day. Spoil him rotten and let him rest." Lea said as she started to depart. "I will check on him later."

Spoil me rotten Lady Ursa did. She personally bathed me, paw fed me and applied another round of the gel and let me rest on then sectional before departing for work.

While we were showering....

"I am sorry for the rough work out this morning pet." She said kissing me on the forehead. "I will make it up to you."

"Really?! I plan to collect on that debt."

"So what was it like to be dead?"

"Very wierd mistress. I saw my mother, father and sister and spent some time catching up."

"What did they say?"

"The told me about the destruction of Gaia and a few other things. But nothing real specific."

I decided not to tell my she beast everything at that moment but perhaps in time.

"Well you are definitely taking the next few days off to recover pet. I want you to rest an reflect on your experience. Write on it if you need to. Not ever one dies and then comes back from the other side." My she beast said as she dried me off.

(She was right about that.)

"I have to meet with the knights from World's Two, Four, Five and especially Three about another important mission this morning. So I will see you this evening."

(My she beast couldn't take the day off and spend it with her resurrected pet. That must have been one hell of a mission.)

I spent the next hour staring at the hub viewscreen without it being on and processing what had had happened to me during the hour that I was dead and on the other-side visiting my parents and sister.

I contemplated about later telling my mistress and Lea what I had seen and experienced, that there was a life after this life and the challenges we were to face in the coming years. But then again maybe not. My parents and sister didn't really give me any real details except for one....

Later that evening I had to take care of my mistress' insomnia again. After I had shut her down for the night, I grabbed her communicator and used its light to carefully looked at the paw pads on her 'feet' and then the pit of her arms. My mother was 100% right. Yes there were some strange unnatural markings there. It looked like one somebody or someone would make to catalog, track and identify an animal. Further, my after death experience had been real and what my family had said to me about the events that would happen to the empire and this civilization were spot on.

To Be Continued....

Extra long chapter this week coming in at 25 pages. Perhaps I should have broken it up into two? Hmm....

Next Week:

Some real epic story telling (I am a story teller by heart) and everyone will learn what chapter the Shere Kahn's Revenge: The Wrath of Kahn story came from.