Golden Boy (Part 2-1)
#2 of Golden Boy
Act 1 of 3
This act begins where Part 1 left off and then later moves to Dolphin Bay where Bobby and Vanessa begin their honeymoon. While there, Vanessa happens to run into someone from her past.
Golden Boy (Part 2-1): The Honeymoon
NOTE: Due to the expected MASSIVE length in this part, I've decided to break this up into three separate acts. Hopefully, this will keep the total length of each story from getting out of control.
When we last saw Bobby, he and Sylvia were in the middle of an intimate moment when Luna walked in on them. Let's see what happened next...
With her umbreon rings glowing blood red, her claws extended outward from her fingertips and a growl, Luna took offense towards the intruder in her house...especially since she had been fornicating with her nephew. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING WITH MY NEPHEW!", Luna angrily shouted at Sylvia.
Bobby immediately looked in the direction of the door and saw Luna standing there, looking all pissed off and ready to beat the snot out of Sylvia. "Aunt Luna...relax...it's just Aunt Sylvia", Bobby explained, trying to reason with Luna, hoping she'd understand and back down. He also tried his best to protect Sylvia by remaining on top of her, knowing that Luna would never want to hurt him.
Luna did relax somewhat, but didn't believe Bobby. She only knew Sylvia as an eevee, she did not know that Sylvia had changed into a sylveon since the last time they saw each other. Luna figured that either the sylveon female had put some sort of spell on him, or that she was just playing on Bobby's natural horniness as a young adult male. Regardless of the case, Luna knew she couldn't act until Bobby was out of her way.
"Bobby, could you please move for me? I have something I need to take care of right now and you're in my way", Luna asked her nephew in a calmer, though still annoyed tone, trying to convince Bobby that she was trying to protect him. However, Bobby continued to shield his sylveon aunt with his body, making sure Luna couldn't inflict any harm on her, grabbing Sylvia tightly in his arms.
Meanwhile, Belinda had heard Luna shouting and realized what was going on, coming up behind her sister and wrapping her arms around Luna. "Luna...STOP! She really is Sylvia!", Belinda exclaimed to her sister, trying to get Luna to back down. However, it didn't seem to affect the female umbreon a whole lot...in fact, it only seemed to make her angrier.
"I don't know what you did to my sister, but I can assure you that I won't be affected by your tricks!", Luna exclaimed as she seemed ready to pull Bobby off of the intruder and take action regardless of what her sister and nephew might say. She figured that all of the alone time she spent with Gypsy would give her immunity from any sort of tricks the sylveon female might pull. However, as the argument continued and Belinda tried to keep her sister from ripping Sylvia apart, Gypsy happened to come down the hallway and saw what was going on.
Gypsy was in her own bedroom before this all began, using her espeon powers to play with the dildo she had. It had been molded in the shape of Bobby's penis and Gypsy felt like using it on herself a bit. However, once Luna erupted with her anger, it caused Gypsy to lose her concentration. "Thanks a lot, sis. You make me lose my...", Gypsy began to tell Luna before noticing that there was a mysterious sylveon female with Bobby. "WHO THE HELL IS THAT?", Gypsy exclaimed in surprise as Luna overheard her espeon sister.
"She 'claims' to be Sylvia", Luna explained as she tried to break free from Belinda's grip to take action. While Luna would not want to hurt her sister, she was hell-bent on taking action. However, Belinda would not give up.
"Gypsy...help me stop Luna before she makes a big mistake!", Belinda begged her espeon sister as it seemed as if Gypsy took her side. Gypsy used her espeon powers to help Belinda hold Luna back as a thought entered her mind.
"That's enough! I wanted to have a little bit of fun, and all of this arguing is ruining my play time!", Gypsy exclaimed, taking control of the situation. "There...now, why don't I settle things for all of us? I could read her thoughts and see if she really is who she claims to be", Gypsy added in a calmer tone of voice.
It was at that point when Luna remembered that Gypsy had the power to do this, thinking that no matter what tricks the sylveon might be able to play, she wouldn't be able to resist Gypsy's thought-reading abilities. "Alright...I'll give it a chance", Luna answered back, calming down enough to give Gypsy a chance to verify Sylvia's story.
Before Gypsy could read Sylvia's mind, she had to have uninterrupted access to it and asked Bobby to move out of her way. While he was still worried about what might happen if he did, Bobby obeyed his espeon aunt, but remained close by in case Luna had a change of heart. With no other distractions, the red gem on Gypsy's forehead glowed bright red and her eyes soon followed with an intense blue glow as she concentrated on her task.
Within a few seconds of gaining access to Sylvia's thoughts, she started to see images of Sylvia's past. She saw when an eevee Sylvia held up her baby nephew for the first time, him responding by rubbing his tiny nuzzle against his aunt's nose, right before she gave him a kiss on his cheek. She also saw how Sylvia's brother came back to her as a sylveon, passing on his spirit to her, which allowed Sylvia to become what she was now. Finally, she saw all of the events that led up to the reunion between Sylvia and Bobby, leaving no doubt in Gypsy's mind that Sylvia was who she said she was.
After reading Sylvia's thoughts, Gypsy's gem and eyes returned to normal before she turned around and faced Luna. "She's telling the truth", Gypsy explained to Luna before another thought entered her head. "Now, if you're done arguing about this, I'd like to go back to my room and finish what I started...unless Bobby would like to come give me a hand", Gypsy added, turning towards her nephew as the young male eevee's ears perked up and his penis started to emerge from his sheath again. However, before Bobby could respond, Luna had something she wanted to say.
"You can have Bobby later, Gypsy...I still need to talk to him. So, why don't you go back to what you were doing and we'll discuss this when I'm done with him", Luna answered back as Gypsy followed her sister's orders and went back to her room.
"Aww...aunt Luna, why did you have to do that for? I wanted to play with aunt Gypsy", Bobby called out to Luna as his umbreon aunt approached him and placed a hand on his cheek.
"I know sweetheart...but there's something important I need to talk to you about. When you're done with me, you can go play with aunt Gypsy if you want", Luna softly told her nephew, kissing him on the nose before turning towards Sylvia, this time in a much calmer tone.
"Listen...Sylvia...I apologize for snapping at you like that. I didn't realize who you were, and I'm very protective of my family. I don't want random people coming into my house and finding out what my sisters and I do together, nor do I want anything to happen to Bobby or his mate", Luna explained to Sylvia calmly.
Sylvia responded by placing her ribbons in each of Luna's hands and rubbed her nose against Luna's gently. "I know...you've all done such a good job caring for him. It only makes me wish I could've done more for him", Sylvia answered back as Luna murred and kissed Sylvia on the lips.
"You know, if you really want to you could stay with us. My sisters and I could use another playmate", Luna offered boldly, making Sylvia blush intensely and feel a bit nervous. However, Belinda knew better and wrapped her arms around one of Luna's.
"Sis...haven't you forgotten that Sylvia doesn't feel the same way about females as we do?", Belinda calmly told Luna, trying to help Sylvia out of this uncomfortable situation.
Luna sighed and her ears dropped down low. "I know...but I can't help thinking about how attractive she looks. Plus, I'm sure she would be able to do a lot with those ribbons of hers", Luna answered back before Sylvia gave Luna a soft nuzzle.
"Listen...if I did feel that way, I'd be more than happy to join you. However, I'm just not interested in other females", Sylvia calmly told Luna while Belinda remained at her sister's side. "Although, I have to admit that I feel a little bit flattered by what you said about how I look", Sylvia added while blushing, this time with a smile on her face. "I'll tell you what I'll do...I'll let you take a picture of me like this if you want to and you can keep it for yourself to enjoy if you get the desire. If there ever comes a time that I change my mind, you'll be the first one I try it with", Sylvia offered Luna.
Luna was tempted by Sylvia's offer, but didn't feel as if it were the same as actually having sex with the female sylveon. "That's alright Sylvia, you don't need to do that for me. However, Bobby might want a picture of you like that", Luna answered as Bobby's ears perked up again.
Sylvia went over to her nephew and kissed him on the lips while letting one of her ribbons touch against his sheath, making more of his foxhood come out of it. She loved her nephew and was more than willing to show it physically. However, Sylvia wanted Bobby to see her more as a lover than just a random female who was interested in him sexually. "Yeah, I know what you mean. I feel the same way about Bobby as well", Sylvia answered Luna. "Anyway, perhaps I should be going now. I just wanted to stop by and see Bobby again and to let him know that I still love him", Sylvia added before she got another idea. "Do you think that I could have a couple minutes alone with Bobby before I go? There's something I'd like to ask him", Sylvia continued as Belinda, Gypsy, and Luna all were a bit curious. They all trusted Sylvia and decided to give her what she asked for, stepping out of the room for a moment to leave Sylvia and Bobby alone.
Bobby looked up at his aunt with his blue eyes twinkling and his penis fully erect, dripping with fresh precum. "Are we going to have sex again, Aunt Sylvia?", he asked eagerly, wanting to put his foxhood back into his aunt's warm passage and climax inside her yet again.
Sylvia giggled and kissed Bobby on the nose. "Honey, I'd love to...I really would. However, I think I've kept you from your other aunts long enough", Sylvia mentioned softly to him as his ears drooped down low. "Don't be too upset though, you know that I love you just as much as your mom and aunts do, right?", Sylvia added as Bobby looked into Sylvia's eyes and thought back to when she was still an eevee, remembering how Sylvia would treat him almost exactly like his mother would.
"I love you, aunt Sylvia", Bobby answered back softly, making Sylvia smile as she kissed him on the lips one more time.
"I love you too, sweetheart", Sylvia told him sweetly. "Anyway, I'm going to give you my address and phone number. Feel free to give me a call anytime you're in the mood to come for a visit", Sylvia added before she got out a piece of paper and placed her info down on it for Bobby. Afterwards, she got dressed and was ready to head back home. "I'll see you again real soon, angel", Sylvia mentioned to Bobby softly before placing one more kiss on his cheek and leaving the house.
Once Sylvia was gone, Bobby looked at the paper for a second while feeling his still erect penis throbbing. Sylvia had made him feel horny and he felt like he needed his aunt's love at that time. However, deep down he knew that he would have to wait a little while for that to happen. Besides, once Sylvia had left, Luna entered the room again, this time in a much calmer mood, seeing Bobby's erection immediately as she had to fight off her own temptations towards it. If she had her way, she'd take advantage of the situation and happily lift her tail for her nephew, but she had business to tend to with him first. "Bobby honey, do you think you and I can have a little talk together in my room for a minute?", Luna asked softly once she was close to him, touching his soft cheek with one of her hands and making him murr happily for a second. His erect penis dribbled with precum, still fully aroused by the nudity of his umbreon aunt, feeling tempted to give into his sex drive with her.
Bobby reluctantly fought off his urges and looked towards his aunt, curious about what Luna had in mind. "Sure, aunt Luna", he responded promptly as she offered him her hand and walked with him to her room. Once they were inside, she let Bobby sit down at her desk while she got behind it and pulled out some papers she had with her. "I wanted to do this yesterday with you, but since you were so busy with Vanessa, I never had the chance", Luna explained to her nephew before presenting him with the contract. "Anyway, now that you're officially an adult, you're old enough to participate in our videos if you'd like. We'd love to make you a part of the family business honey", Luna added as Bobby looked at the papers curiously.
The contract offered Bobby 1/10th of all net profits taken in by the family's website (dividing it equally amongst it's 10 members...including Vanessa, who hadn't been offered her contract yet, but Luna intended on doing so in the near future). As part of the contract, Bobby would have to film at least one scene with each of his aunts, plus his mother and Vanessa. He would be given the option of choosing who he did it with and how, just as long as he fulfilled his part of the deal. The site produced well over 1 million UIC dollars in net profit per year, which meant that Bobby would be getting paid over 100,000 UIC dollars a year, just for doing what he's done numerous times to his aunts, mother, and mate over the years. The contract also included a 20,000 UIC dollar signing bonus.
"So, what do you say, sweetie? Do you wanna get paid for showing your aunties and I how much you love us?", Luna asked in a playful tone, thinking that Bobby would sign the contract as the curious male eevee continued to look it over and smiled.
"You bet I would!", he exclaimed happily, signing on the bottom line as Luna took the contract from him after he was done and opened up another drawer, producing a check for 20,000 UIC dollars with Bobby's name on it.
"Here you go, sweetheart. This should give you plenty of spending money for your trip to Dolphin Bay with Vanessa", Luna answered back cheerfully, getting Bobby's attention once again.
"Wait a minute...what trip?", Bobby asked curiously, not being told anything about going anywhere as Luna blushed and smiled.
"Oh yeah...I never had a chance to give you my other gift to you", Luna answered back, opening the drawer and producing a paper that had hotel reservations on it. "Your mom, aunts, and I figured that since you and Vanessa were mates, you might want to have a little bit of time alone together. So, we all chipped in and got you two a room at the Azul Palace for the weekend...with meals included", Luna told her nephew softly, presenting Bobby with the paper. "Why don't you take that and show it to your mate, I'm sure she'll be more than happy to go on a honeymoon with you this weekend", Luna added as Bobby looked over the paper and saw that the package even included limo service for the weekend, including going to and coming from Dolphin Bay.
Bobby was delighted as he pounced on his umbreon aunt, kissed her on the lips and rubbed his nuzzle against hers. "Thank you, aunt Luna! I don't know how I could repay you", Bobby exclaimed cheerfully as Luna murred, getting an idea in her head.
"Mmm...why don't you show me what you wanted to do with your aunt Sylvia before she left", Luna suggested to him, thinking that she could help ease her nephews immediate tensions and make love to him at the same time.
Bobby murred for a second and then kissed Luna again. "Can I turn the tie with you, aunt Luna?", he asked curiously, wanting to go all the way with her.
She kissed his lips and gave his crotch a playful grope, feeling how stiff and aroused his foxhood was before she answered his question. "You can have me any way you want me, sweetheart", Luna told Bobby softly, making the male eevee's tail wag before he climbed off of her long enough for Luna to get on all fours and hoist her umbreon tail high in the air.
"Mount me, Bobby. Show your aunt Luna how much you love her", Luna coaxed seductively, continuing to present to him as he murred eagerly and came up behind her, mating with Luna foxy-style and taking in all of the semen that Sylvia had coaxed him to produce while he was with her.
A few days later...
When Bobby and Vanessa arrived at their room in the Azul Palace, they stopped for a moment to take in the sights. The room was painted teal with accents of navy blue and white, making it seem as if it were like the ocean itself. The room also had automatic air fresheners that periodically emitted a scent that made it smell like an ocean breeze. It also had a king-size bed, mini-fridge and microwave, as well as a lot of the other essentials that you'd expect a hotel room to have. There was even a sliding glass door that led from the room out towards the beach. The Azul Palace had it's own private section of the beach, with fences on either side of the property that separated it's section of the beach from the "clothing optional" section of beach to the east, and a segment of general public beaches to the west. As such, there were far fewer people at this part of the beach than there would be in the public segments, but it still had all of the amenities.
Once they got settled in their room a bit, Bobby went over to his mate, kissed her on the lips and softly grabbed her down around her hips. He brought his crotch towards hers, letting the bulge that was inside his shorts touch against where Vanessa's crotch was in her jean shorts as she blushed a little. Although she appreciated her mate's affection and his horniness, Vanessa had other thoughts in mind at that moment.
"Honey...do you think we could wait on sex for a little bit. At least until after dinner. After all, we just got here and as much as I'd like to play with you, I'd also like to get out on the beach for a bit", Vanessa told Bobby in a soft tone, hoping he'd understand what she wanted at that moment.
Although Bobby's foxhood throbbed for Vanessa, he couldn't say no to her. Besides, they had the next three nights all to themselves, there would be plenty of time for them to mate together without any distractions. "Alright sweetheart...we'll wait", Bobby answered softly, kissing Vanessa on her nose afterwards as he somewhat reluctantly backed away from her. However, his shaft stayed fully erect inside his pants as thoughts about his mate raced through Bobby's head. It was unusual for him to go so long without having sex. He hadn't put his dick into a female's vaginal folds since he had turned the tie with Luna, deciding to save up his load for when he was alone with Vanessa...as was also suggested by Luna after they had mated. As such, he had built up quite a lot of semen over the last few days and he needed some relief.
"Sweetheart...you don't mind if I stay behind for a little while and tend to this, do you? I don't think I could hold back for much longer without doing something about it", Bobby commented, thinking that if he couldn't have sex with Vanessa at the moment that at least he could masturbate to her.
Vanessa knew that Bobby was saving up his sperm and figured it was awfully hard for him to resist his sexual urges...especially with nine naked females sharing the same house with him. She nuzzled him gently and placed her hand down on his crotch, brushing up against it a little. "Do what you need to do, honey. However, don't do it too much...I still want some from you later on", Vanessa answered sweetly, deciding to give Bobby a chance to release some of the pressure while she would take in the sights of the beach alone for now. Afterwards, Vanessa went over to her suitcase and looked for her bikini. As she did this, she was bent over with her tail raised in Bobby's direction, helping to fuel his sex drive even more. It made him think about how much he wanted to turn the tie with Vanessa again...however, he fought off those urges, trying his best to honor Vanessa's wishes, knowing that good things would come if he waited.
Meanwhile, Vanessa tore through her suitcase, flinging shirt tops, bra, panties, and her pants all over the place as she came to a revelation. "I left my bikini back home!", she exclaimed while putting a hand over her face, realizing she had nothing to wear out on the beach. This caused the young eevee female to change her plans as she went over to Bobby and placed her hands down around the bulge in his pants. "Honey, do you think you could give me a little bit of money for a new bikini? I promise I'll get something that you'll like", she coaxed to Bobby as he was the only one of them that had money of their own at the moment. Luna had yet to offer Vanessa her contract, deciding to wait until after she gave birth to her pups to do so.
Naturally, all of the touching and Vanessa's loving tone only made Bobby hornier as his shaft started to produce enough precum that it created a wet spot where his tip bulged into his pants. In this state, Bobby was eager to please his mate and produced his wallet and 200 UIC dollars for Vanessa, thinking that should be plenty of money for her to buy a nice bikini. She promptly took the cash and kissed Bobby on his lips. "Thank you, cutie pie!", she commented cheerfully before placing the money inside her shorts pocket. "I'll be back in a little while...maybe I'll show you what I bought when I do.", Vanessa added after pocketing the money, giving Bobby's crotch a playful grope. "Until then...try not to spend too much energy", she added with a wink, thinking that Bobby was going to masturbate to thoughts of her while she was gone.
Afterwards, she grabbed one of the two room keys the couple had and left the room as Bobby made his way into the bathroom and locked the door. He promptly undressed and got into the shower, sitting in it while placing one of his hands down around his penis as he began to stroke it. At the same time, Vanessa left the Azul Palace and made her way down to Shoreside Drive (the main street that ran a few hundred feet from the edge of the water).
Shoreside Drive was lined with mostly recreational properties as well as "One-eyed Jack's Nude Beach". There were a couple of other hotels in the area, though neither were as fancy or expensive as the Azul Palace, and then there was "Sirens By The Sea". Sirens By The Sea was another strip club/sex club that had been constructed to cater mainly to the young male audience that came to Dolphin Bay during Spring Break. There was also another club further down on Shoreside Drive called "The Trident", which was a club that featured male models/dancers to cater to young females. However, neither of these places interested Vanessa. She had what she wanted in Bobby, and even though she did go both ways she had plenty of female partners back home with Bobby's mom and aunts. She simply walked past Sirens By The Sea and made her way further down Shoreside Drive, until she reached her intended destination.
Between Conch Avenue and Delfino Avenue was the strip mall "The Shops on Shoreside", which featured 10 different local shops as well as a Fryburger. Vanessa and Bobby went past this on their way to the Azul Palace and casually noticed the shop called "Bikini Bottoms*", which was a shop that had swimwear for females and males alike...even though about 80% of the shop's attire was geared towards it's female customers (since they were the ones who came in the most). This was wear Vanessa decided to go shopping for her new bikini as she walked in the store a few moments later.
After looking around for a little bit, Vanessa found two bikinis that she liked and purchased both of them. One of them was a dark blue bikini with small teal spots on it, and the other was silver-colored. She bought the silver-colored bikini since it blended in with her body fur quite nicely, making her think it would be fun to show it off to Bobby later on. Before heading back to the hotel, Vanessa decided to take some of the money she had left over and stop at the nearby Fryburger, picking up a choco-vanilla swirl shake, and some jalapeno puffs. While she was sitting on the outdoor patio having her snack, Vanessa could look across to the other side of Shoreside Drive at the beach and the ocean, watching as the waves came in from the distance. There weren't many people in the water today, given that the waves were higher than normal, being generated by a distant super hurricane** that was passing well to the south of Mason Island. Vanessa wasn't too interested in taking a swim in the water right now anyway, she just wanted to get out onto the beach and relax in the warm sun.
However, as Vanessa watched the ocean, there was another young female who was coming into the Fryburger. She was a female vulpix, about the same age as Vanessa, with pink colored tails and hair, as well as bright violet eyes. She had a "Sirens by the Sea" T-shirt on and a pair of short-cut jean shorts that revealed most of her legs. She was a very attractive vixen and anyone who were to see her in the nude would certainly agree, especially considering how her shirt concealed her "D-cup" breasts and how she had a slender appearance. She worked at Sirens By The Sea as a stripper/prostitute, having been there for a few months after moving to Dolphin Bay. But when she came out of the Fryburger and noticed Vanessa sitting at one of the tables on the patio, she thought she recognized the female eevee.
"Vanessa...is that you?!!", she called out to Vanessa curiously, catching the female eevee's attention as she turned around and saw the female vulpix. From the pink hair/tails and violet eyes, Vanessa immediately recognized who was calling to her and leaped up from her seat and into the vulpix's arms. They nuzzled each other and kissed passionately, each of them murring softly to one another while the vulpix fem reached around to grab Vanessa's tush. Not only did the two of them know each other, they were also lovers from the days before Vanessa met Bobby and his family.
After a few moments, Vanessa calmed down as she looked into the female vulpix's eyes as they each held each other close. "Aurora...I can't believe it's you!", Vanessa exclaimed, looking at her lover with significant interest, no doubt still having a thing for her. "How did you get down here?", she asked, remembering how they used to work together out on the streets at times, helping to produce even more money from any horny male who wanted a chance to be with the two young vixens.
Aurora licked Vanessa on her nose and groped her tush a little tighter, bringing Vanessa in closer to her body. "It's a long story, sweetheart. Personally, I'd rather not explain it to you in public anyway", Aurora mentioned, realizing that if she brought up her past that she could potentially get into trouble. "Why don't we go somewhere else a little more private to talk about this...and maybe we can pick up where we left off as well", Aurora added as Vanessa blushed and sighed softly.
"Honey, I'd love to...but I don't know if I can. You see, I'm on vacation with my mate and I don't know how he'll react to us...well, you know", Vanessa calmly told Aurora as the female vulpix's violet eyes twinkled a bit.
"I'm sure he'll like me...especially if he sees the two of us making out", Aurora answered happily as a thought crossed her mind. "You wouldn't mind sharing him a little with me, would you sweetie? After all, I think it would be a lot more fun for all of us if we got together for a threesome", Aurora added, thinking about sex as her vulpix hole was getting hot and damp to the prospects of having a male inside of it and getting to play with Vanessa again.
Vanessa couldn't help liking the idea of having Bobby and Aurora at the same time. The two vixens had been close to each other for years prior to when Vanessa and Bobby met and there was still love in Vanessa's heart for Aurora. The only question was how Bobby would take all of this...would he even be interested in having relations with Aurora. After all, while Bobby was used to having sex with multiple females, they were all his family members. This would be the first time that two females who had no blood relation to him would want to share. Furthermore, there was also the problem with what would happen if they tried to bring Aurora back with them. Given how Luna reacted at first to Sylvia, it's likely that she would be highly protective towards Bobby if Aurora came over.
"Well...we'll see", Vanessa answered, deciding to take a little bit of time to think about it before she'd commit to the threesome. However, she then murred softly and rubbed her nuzzle against Aurora's. "In the meantime though, why don't we go somewhere that we can get 'caught up' on our own relationship. I've missed seeing you and now that we're together again, I can't wait to feel your heat on my body once again", Vanessa told Aurora as the eager female vulpix murred and grabbed at Vanessa's tush tightly.
"Mmm...come on back to my place, sweetheart. I'll give you everything you'll need", Aurora answered eagerly before she and Vanessa kissed on the lips again and then left the Fryburger together, holding hands as they walked down Shoreside Drive, feeling happy to be back together once again.
To be continued...
*: Take a wild guess where this name is inspired from! ;3 **: On Kapernia, a "super hurricane" is a term used for hurricanes that are the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. There is also something on Kapernia known as a "mega hurricane", which has wind speeds reaching F5 tornado intensity on the old Fujita scale. Mega hurricanes are extremely rare, but extremely destructive.