A.S.E.P. - Chapter 4
If they had not just climbed the many steps up past the walkway and through the airlock of The Crescent Cruiser, Ethan would have thought they just entered an office building. The corridor leading both ways was spacious, with carpeted floor and white walls covered in paintings and displays, showing various landscapes. Areas with chairs, coffee tables and potted plants were evenly spread out through the corridor.
Stepping into the hallway, the bat saw the landscapes on the walls shift to a different angle, like he was looking through windows rather than a screen, making him do a double take.
"When they designed the ship they wanted it to look as natural as possible from the inside, considering we are going to spend quite a long time in here," Lenny said, noticing Ethan's amazed look. "High-end 3D-technology paired with real artificial sunlight makes it seem like you're still down on earth."
"Real artificial? Isn't that an oxymoron?" Ethan asked, raising a brow.
"Real in the sense that you wouldn't be able to tell a difference, even with the best instruments out there, and artificial in the sense that it's not actually coming from our sun." The rat replied.
"That's amazing." Ethan said as he moved closer to one of the screens and poked a finger at it. "It's glass! Like a real window."
"Yup, no cheap plastic here." Lenny replied, grinning. "But you can marvel at it later, I've got things to show you."
Putting his hand on Ethan's shoulder, the rat steered him down the corridor to the right. They had only walked for a moment when they passed the first sliding door.
"This is one of the elevators. There are three more along the ship, and we're on the top level right now." the rat explained, gesturing to a sign next to the door.
- Bridge & Administration offices
- Medbay & Laboratory
- Recreational level
- Living Quarters
- Engineering & Security
- Storage & Cargo Hold
"So that's why this looks like an office building." Ethan said.
Lenny responded with a nod.
"The offices are not very exciting though, so we'll just pass through on our way to the bridge, where hopefully you'll meet the captain. I heard he has reported in already." he said.
"I thought Michael would be captain. He said he would lead the expedition." Ethan said, slightly confused.
Lenny gave an amused snort.
"He will be leading the expedition. But he's a scientist, not a captain, and couldn't run a ship better than a first grader. That's why he defers to Captain Thorne until we reach our destination." he replied.
Ethan chuckled. He supposed seeing the friendly and laid back lion as a captain was a bit unrealistic.
"He and Jasper will probably spend most of their time in the offices making plans, or in the laboratory running tests on god knows what." Lenny said with a dismissive wave of his hand.
They continued down the corridor and into the offices, Lenny pointing out the different groups and departments as they went. There seemed to be numerous projects, ranging from simple things like managing toilet supplies to how they were going to build a settlement on a new planet. Ethan was glad those were things he didn't have to think about.
"So what will we do when we've reached the planet?" he asked, afraid he would have to go back right after they arrived.
"Depending on what is decided at that time, we might disassemble the ship to use the materials for new homes, or we might decide to keep the ship as is, then we would have to run a full diagnostic and repair any wear and tear we find. You will probably be monitoring our scouting drones, looking for suitable areas to raise our settlement. There will also be trading runs to the nearby systems, so the shuttles will often require maintenance. So there will be plenty to do." the rat said, smiling gently.
Ethan returned the smile with relief. They eventually reached a pair of metal sliding doors labeled "BRIDGE" in bold red letters. Walking up to them, Lenny punched a code on a small keypad to the side and the doors slid open.
Now this looked more like a spaceship. The room was shaped like a half-circle with the curved wall tilting inward and rounded into the ceiling. The wall was covered in a screen moulded to its shape, making it look like a giant window. The floor was raised, with three levels going down closer to the screen, with a foot wide gap before it, letting the display reach below and curve slightly inward, making it possible to see under the ship if you stood at the edge. Unsurprisingly, it currently displayed the hangar.
Sitting in what was no doubt the captain's chair, being that it was in the center of the topmost level, looking out over the other stations, Ethan assumed was Captain Thorne.
"Welcome to the bridge." the raven greeted with a surprisingly deep voice and rose from his chair. "I see you have brought someone, Dalson. The new engineer?"
"Yes, sir!" Lenny replied, giving a mock salute and puffing his chest out comically as the raven walked up to them.
"It would serve you well to show some real respect, rat." he said with amusement, poking the rodent in his stomach, making him lose the breath he was holding and clutch his belly.
"Ow! Abuse of power!" Lenny exclaimed, but followed it by a short giggle.
Smiling, the raven turned to Ethan.
"Ignoring the pest for a moment, where are my manners?" Captain Thorne said as he reached his hand toward the bat, "I am Captain Maxwell Thorne, and it's my responsibility to make sure everyone, pests included, make it to our new home alive." he said with a glint toward the rat.
Looking over the raven as he clasped his hand, Ethan saw that, other than being slightly taller, the glossy black-feathered bird had a similar build to himself, with lean muscles and broad shoulders. The captain's arms also seemed slightly elongated like his own, to make for better wings. His eyes were sharp and intelligent, easily boring into the bat and making him shudder slightly. He could see why this person was the captain.
"It's a pleasure, Captain. My name is Ethan Meyer, and I'm the new engineer like you said." Ethan responded.
"Great! Dr. Theris seem to be handling the recruiting well. We should be able to take off next week as planned." the raven replied with a satisfied smile on his face. Then continued after a beat, "But I assume you are not here just to ease my mind. Would you like a tour of the bridge?"
"Yes, that would be great, captain!" Ethan said with an excited grin.
"Well, this here is obviously the captain's chair." the raven said as he pointed at the chair he was previously sitting in. It didn't have that many controls and the captain explained it was because he would be issuing orders more often than acting them out himself. He then went on to explain the different stations on the bridge.
The commander's station was next to the captain's. It was currently empty, but the position was held by a tiger, and Ethan would eventually meet him, the captain assured. He explained that they would not be on the bridge together most of the time, only during big events like take-off or landing, instead taking shifts.
On the other side of the top level, at the edge along the domed screen was where one of the communications officers would be, had the lynx or brown bear reported in already. This station did not seem too interesting however, with only a big screen and a touch panel.
Down at the second level, Ethan saw it contained two stations.
"Now this one I'll let Dalson explain." the captain said, pointing toward the one on the left side, while smiling over at the rat.
"This is our station!" Lenny announced.
"Our station? So you'll be stationed here?" Ethan asked.
"You too, silly. We'll take shifts like the others. Each of us won't be spending as much time here though, since there are more of us. There'll be plenty of time spent tinkering down in engineering as well." Lenny replied.
"B-but i'm hardly qualified to be in this kind of station." Ethan protested softly.
Placing his hand on Ethan's shoulder and squeezing slightly, the rodent replied, "Of course you are. There is actually not that much to it. You monitor the automated systems, which I know you are probably even more qualified than me to do, and maybe do some quick fixing. Otherwise you just act as a liaison between the bridge and engineering, forwarding orders and keeping the captain and commander updated on the ship's status."
"Oh. I guess I can do that." the bat acknowledged with a slight blush.
Feeling another hand on his other shoulder, he turned to the captain.
"I'll look forward to working with you. " the raven said, then with a smirk added, "It could hardly be any worse than Dalson here spilling coffee exactly where it would short circuit the entire bridge."
"That only happened once! And we've fixed that uh, vulnerability." the rat squeaked indignantly, drawing a laugh from Ethan.
And with that they continued the tour of the bridge. To the right of the engineering station was where a security officer would be posted, with a similar objective to the engineers, being the contact between the bridge and the rest of security and keeping them updated.
On the lowest level there were three stations, and two of which would only be manned very rarely. To both sides there were the gunner stations, which would be covered by security officers should they encounter any hostiles.
The last one was obviously the pilot's station. It was placed in the center, almost flush with the display. The chair was a tilted back slightly and lowered a few inches through the floor. It looked almost like a racing chair with a huge amount of controls, ranging from pedals and joysticks to buttons and touchscreens. There was only one full time pilot in the crew, with the captain as backup pilot. The autopilot was good enough that it could be monitored by the engineering crew when the pilot was off-duty.
As the bridge-tour came to an end and Ethan and Lenny were saying their goodbyes and shaking the captain's hand, the raven leaned in and placed his beak next to Ethan's ear.
"Once the rest of your tour is complete, I want you to report to my private quarters. Captain's orders." he murmured.
They continued down to the next level, the one labeled "Medbay & Laboratory". As they left the elevator they stepped right into what looked like an empty waiting room, with doors on both sides and a small reception area.
Lenny walked over to one of the doors next to the reception and peered through the glass.
"Look like none of the doctor's have reported in yet. Let's check out the lab." Lenny said and led Ethan to one of the doors on the right side of the room.
The door led to a corridor similar to the one on the floor above them, but this one had a more clinical and spartan feel to it with bare walls and only a few carts lined up neatly along the sides, holding what appeared to be different samples and instruments.
Pushing open a door at the end of the hallway, the rat motioned for Ethan to follow. It looked very similar to Michael's lab in the AnthroGen building, with machines and tools strewn all over the place. Shelves and cabinets lines the walls, filled with binders, vials and instruments. At the center stood an examination table identical to the one in the AnthroGen lab.
"This is Michael's lab, You'll find him and Jasper in here along with some other doctors and scientists if they're not in the office. Looks like no one's here yet either though." the rodent commented.
Ethan chuckled. "I could've almost guessed this was Michael's, it looks just like the one in the building." he said.
"Yeah, same kind of mess." The rat replied, as he poked a vial filled with liquid looking suspiciously like semen.
A muffled noise made Ethan's ear perk up. "Did you hear that?" he asked.
"Hm? No. From where?" Lenny said as he looked up from the vial.
Looking around the room, trying to locate the noise, the bat found his eyes resting on a door with a sign labeled "SUPPLIES".
"In there." Ethan said as he pointed to the door. Lenny raised an eyebrow and walked over to the door, putting his ear to it. He hummed for a moment, then reached to the handle and slammed the door open.
"HEY!" the rodent yelled.
A loud bang followed by an "Eeep!" rang through the laboratory. Jogging up to the doorway to see what happened Ethan saw a red panda laying on the floor, his glasses askew and one foot inside a large cabinet.
He ran in after Lenny, staring curiously at the form laid out before the supply closet. From what he could see the fur had all the makings of a scientist: a white coat, slacks and a button-up shirt with a badge pinned to the lab coat pocket that showed his picture and name, Doctor Owen C. He had the customary markings for a Red Panda: red, white and black fur all mismatched to make a rather fetching coat and pinned under him was the longest, fluffiest tail he'd seen yet, as well as a scruff of dark red fur on his neck.
"Oops, sorry Doc." Lenny said, helping the short male up.
"Ow... Fuck... Think I sprained it..." Owen hissed, hopping on one foot while using the rat for support. He glared. "What are you two doing in here?" He asked, fixing his glasses and pining accusing green eyes at them both.
"We heard a noise, came to investigate." The rat replied with a mischievous smirk. "What were you doin', Doc?" He asked back.
Ethan came to the other side of Owen and helped Lenny put the Red panda up on a countertop; smiling at the fact that his feet didn't reach the floor, despite how low the counter was. He was adorable!
For his part, Owen was rubbing his ankle and muttering into it, though Ethan could hear him complain about nosy males and his sprained ankle quite easily. "If you must know, I was trying to retrieve something from the closet."
"Which was?" The bat asked, then blinked in confusion as the Red Panda tensed and blushed. Lenny's smirked widened.
"My lunch." They blinked in surprise. "One of the tech guys put it up there when I refused to have sex with him." He sniffed, then pinned Ethan with a glare that made him gulp. "You'll find that not all of us want to screw every available male to scratch a genetic itch." He said with a bit of venom and conviction, making Lenny roll his eyes.
"Not everyone's libido is the same, and I for one am studying the effects of turning and trying to find a way to lower such a need. All it takes is an inattentive official, or someone slapping the wrong button with their tail or whatever, while rutting into someone in the most inappropriate place and we're all dead." He announced. "Can you imagine the head of security, tech plus the captain in a threeway during an emergency? We'd be dead!"
"Aren't you being a little dramatic?" Lenny asked, feeling both slightly offended and amused.
"Aren't you thinking with your cock 24/7? I have your file, pal." Owen hissed.
"So.. you don't have sex?" Ethan asked.
"That's none of your business." He replied."Anyway, I suppose I should introduce myself. My name is Owen, as you can see." He said as he flicked his nametag. "I know Lenny already, but who might you be?"
"I'm Ethan. One of the new- er, tech guys. ..I won't ask you for sex, I promise!" the bat answered nervously as he shook the red panda's paw.
The sudden smirk on Owen's face however made both of the males take a step back. "But if either of you are ever in need of a physical, please stop by my office..."
The Panda jumped down from the counter, standing as tall if not a bit taller then Lenny. "I'll be sure to show you exactly what a good Doctor I am." That felt like a threat and an invitation all at once. He patted both of them on the cheek as he started to walk away.
They gulped.
Freezing mid-stride, he turned back to the duo. "...can one of you grab my lunch for me, please?" Owen asked sweetly.
After helping the poor(and slightly crazy) doctor, Lenny and Ethan continued down to the next floor, the recreational level.
"And this is the rec floor!" Lenny said, sweeping his arm across the rather large, high ceiling hall.
There were tables strewn across the floor with couches and comfortable looking chairs. Some held computers and gaming consoles, others were empty and open for anything. Dividers and numerous plants were set up to grant each table a little bit of privacy. Along the walls there were a couple of food courts and cafés, a library and a gym. There were even doors labeled "Private chamber" with a small display letting you know whether it was occupied. Ethan could easily imagine what they were for. All in all, it looked more like a tiny mall than what he had thought when he heard "Recreational Level".
"Wow, I'd never think someone would put something like this inside a spaceship." he said, clearly impressed as he looked out over the dozen or so furs milling about, setting things up and preparing for the full crew.
"Yeah, this place is pretty nice. Most people spend their free time here, you can imagine." Lenny replied.
They walked around for a little while, the rat pointing out where to get the best food and coffee, before going back to the elevator.
"The next level is the living quarters." the rat informed. "And you probably won't be rooming with any of our engineering buddies, unfortunately. They said that they wanted people to bond with more than just their coworkers, to prevent cliques and hostilities between groups, or something like that." Lenny said, waving his hand vaguely.
The elevator dinged as the bat was about to answer, and they stepped out into the next hallway. The first thing Ethan noticed was the big screen with a map on the wall right in front of them. It seemed to cover the entire floor, with names written on every room. Someone had even cutely drawn a big yellow star around the captain's quarters, which seemed to be the only single room.
"Great! It seems they have assigned the rooms already. Let's see here..." Lenny stated and hummed.
Scanning the map himself, Ethan quickly found the rat's name along with Michael's and two others he didn't recognize in one room at the bottom left. "There you are, with Michael." he pointed out.
"Ah, awesome, I get the fluffycat!" Lenny exclaimed. "Ian B. Hmm.. I think he's one of the volunteers to man the rec floor. Horse, not sure what breed though. The last guy, Seamus, I have no idea who he is, I hope he isn't as stuck up as his name sounds." he said with a snort.
Ethan smiled and rolled his eyes at the rat, then continued scanning, this time looking for his own name. A naked pink digit suddenly stabbed at the screen, pointing to a room on the upper right part of the map.
"There! And you're with Jasper and Desmond." the rodent announced "Des' gonna be really happy when he finds out you got assigned to his dorm.", he continued with a grin.
The bat chuckled. "Well, I'm happy I get to dorm with people I've already met, even if it was only briefly." he replied. "Who is Nate S.?" he then asked, reading the name on the map next to his own.
Lenny shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe he's one of the volunteers, too?" he suggested.
Returning the shrug, Ethan turned to the rat. "Maybe. Are we allowed to check out the rooms?" he queried.
"Since they've been assigned, I don't see why not. Let's go." Lenny answered and turned toward his own residence. Ethan rolled his eyes, of course they'd check out Lenny's first.
They made their way toward Lenny's new apartment, heading straight left since the elevator was on the bottom of the map. They only passed couple of furs on the way, both dragging suitcases, no doubt trying to settle in before the rush.
When they reached the door Lenny only glanced at the sign for a brief moment, making sure it was the right one, before throwing the door wide open.
"Nyeeh!" The startled, naked Clydesdale that greeted both males suddenly exclaimed.
He was bent over drying his fetlocks in the middle of the room, and when he tried taking a step, his hooves caught on the towel. As if in slow motion, Ethan watched as that muscular rump and heavy ballsacks started tilting towards the floor.
Crash!
"Ow! What the hell, dudes?" the equine huffed.
"Man, now that's a view." Lenny said, staring at the now prone horse's ass. Ethan couldn't help but smile at the rodent's antics.
"Strike two, huh, Lenny?" he said with a giggle. The rat turned to him and raised a hand for a high-five, when someone cleared their throat.
Now on his feet, the clydesdale glared down at them. Standing over seven feet tall with bulging muscles he dwarfed both Lenny and Ethan, making them shrink back.
"Liking the view, huh?" the horse said, scowl still on his brow. His sheath betrayed him however, starting to spill out his mottled equine member.
"Seems like you liked the attention, though." Ethan squeaked out awkwardly, eyes not leaving the growing shaft.
"Maybe i'm just thinking of how you can make it up to me for making me fall over." the big male replied, a grin now tugging at his lips.
"I-i suppose we could do that.." the bat said nervously as he looked over at Lenny, who nodded vigorously.
"Then come on in to my room." The horse said, now with a grin. "Name is Ian by the way. You my new roommates?"
"Just me. Leonard- Lenny." the rat finally managed to squeeze out, making Ian turn to the bat with a raised brow.
"I'm- .. He's my boss. I'm Ethan." he said.
They moved through the modest living area containing not much of note, a gray sofa with a coffee table and a screen on the opposite wall, acting as a T.V. The other side of the room held a kitchenette and a table with room for four.
"Is that so? Getting the tour?" Ian asked, as his now erect phallus swung with each step.
Ethan nodded, following the equine into his room alongside Lenny. The room had a king sized bed, which Ethan later would learn was standard on the ship considering the crews tendencies, with a bedside table next to it. The other side of the room held a desk with a screen mounted on the wall above it.
"Alright boys. Strip." the equine demanded, eying them eagerly, his cocktip now glistening slightly.
Giving eachother a grin, they both started removing their clothes. When they reached their pants, they bent over and exposed their behinds to the horse, who whinnied softly at the sight.
"Damn, rat! You've got a pair to rival an elephant." the clydesdale exclaimed as Lenny's orbs came into view.
One rough hand cupped each rump and squeezed slightly, earning murrs of appreciation. An equine snout pressed in between Ethan's cheeks and inhaled deeply, catching his musk mixed with the smell of rat cum.
"I see you've already been at it. Good, I do like my sloppy seconds." Ian murmured before moving over to Lenny and pushing his face between those white cheeks as well. This time along with the deep breath, he let his tongue dart out and trace around the rat's pucker for a moment.
"Hmm. There seem to be something missing here." he mused out loud playfully. "But I do think I know someone who can fix that." the horse continued, eyeing Ethan.
The lewd sound of spit came next as Ian spit right into each of their holes, a generous amount of it was applied before a meaty finger entered them, causing the bat to gasp and the rat to moan as they both sucked the digits in.
"Gotta get both of you ready, I'm a good host after all." he said and curled his fingers. Heavy splats along with groans of pleasure could be heard as precum was squeezed out of their prostates.
Working them over for a moment, he added a second and then third finger, before deeming them ready.
"Alright bat, Ethan was it? Let's see what you've got." He said as he removed his fingers from the rumps before him. Ethan turned around, slightly delirious, swinging his hefty 11 incher toward Ian.
"Not bad at all, you're almost as big as me." the horse said as he took hold of the bat's cock and lined it up with his own, producing a grunt from the flying fox. Girth Wise Ian only seemed to be slightly thicker, but he definitely had Ethan in length, his flat tip poking the bat's pelvis while about two inches remained for the bat.
"Now let me see you fuck that rat ass." he demanded, motioning toward his bed. Ethan complied, moving them both onto the bed and lining himself up with Lenny's rump.
He leaned in over the rodent. "You okay, buddy?" he whispered.
"Yeah.." Lenny responded with a grateful smile, wrapping his tail around Ethan's thigh and squeezing slightly. "Just do it. Spread my ass with your dick." he then said with a lewd grin. Not one to disobey a command like that, Ethan started sinking his member into the white fur's opening, making the rat grunt and groan all the way until their balls gently tapped together.
Just as Ethan was about to draw his hips back, something broad and flat pressed against his own pucker and he moaned slightly at the sensation.
"Wha-" was all he got out before the blunt tip spread his tailhole wide and started descending into his ass. He groaned and felt himself spurt several jets of precum into Lenny as the equine phallus stopped at about a third of the way, and started pulling back out to the tip.
"Jesus that's bi- Hngh!" Again he was not allowed to finish his statement as Ian slammed his hips forward powerfully, burying himself to the hilt in bat butt.
"There we go. Everyone is squeezed together." he said with a grunt, then pulled his hips back about half way. "Start moving, bat."
Still reeling from being penetrated so quickly, Ethan started slowly pulling back from Lenny's ass, impaling himself on the horsecock, the double sensation making him moan loudly. Changing direction, he felt Ian leave a trail of precum along with Lenny's hour-old Jizz as the rat's pucker opened for his member once more.
Feeling himself moving rapidly toward the edge, he picked up the pace, quickly starting to slam himself into the rodent's asshole, and onto the horse's length. He angled his hips slightly to connect with Lenny's prostate, making the rat's moans reach a higher pitch. Not to be outdone, Ian started moving his hips, hammering at the bats nut as well.
Unable to hold on any longer, Ethan clenched down on the cock pounding him into oblivion and started painting Lenny's inside with long spurts of bat cum, starting a chain reaction. Ian slammed one last time before pushing his hips flush against Ethan's, who's in turn were pressed against Lenny's. Huge gushes filled the bat's ass, pushing far into him, giving him that same bloated feeling Lenny gave him earlier. Lenny in turn also started feeling extremely full with the bats continuous orgasm. The pressure finally triggered his own, and huge jets started soaking the sheets.
As the spurts continued he pushed a hand to his stomach, feeling it growing slowly, along with Ethan's building over his back.
Whinnying, Ian pulled his member from the bats anus, aiming it over the two furs on his bed, pelting them with horsecum. With the pressure inside him dropping, Ethan felt his orgasm start to wane, and pulled out as well, shooting the last jets over Lenny's back. The rat in turn flipped around and started painting Ethan back with his load.
The bat sputtered and giggled for a moment, before taking the shooting rat dong into his mouth and swallowing the last shots.
As the orgasms finally ended the trio flopped onto their backs next to each other, two bloated bellies and one flat.
"Uuuh. I think we might have to delay the rest of the tour." Lenny groaned, rubbing his gut.
"That's okay. I'm not exactly keen on moving either." Ethan replied, hands on his own belly.