FSE

Furry search engine

formerly SoFurry search engine

Spring 1960, fourteen years after the R.E.X Experiment.

The three men rode in the beat up old sedan, running over the backroads as the car lurched and jostled along. It was past midnight on a friday, many of their peers were socializing or sleeping back in town, but these men had something unusual on their minds.

As they drove each one couldn't help but glance up into the sky, watching for strange lights, or some other sign.

But the sky was quiet, only the chirps of crickets heard as they rolled over the remote roads leading to the lakeside that the cryptic broadcast had sent them to.

“So there's a whole community for this kind of thing?" Asked David, the young man sitting in the passenger seat. He had been anticipating this night for an entire year, unsure what he and Jason would find at the end of it.

“Oh yeah, people see things all the time, and they need to share them. In the community they can find others who will actually believe them." Proclaimed Steve, the elder of the young men and an avid believer in the unknown.

“You two need to share your stories, we need people to not be afraid to come forward when things out of this world happen!" He said encouragingly to his passengers.

But the young men had agreed to keep quiet until they knew more, not wanting to be seen as perverted fools. It frustrated Steve not to know how they had gotten the messages, but he didn't pry further, knowing people were often hesitant at first to speak about their encounters.

“So you brought your camera? To try to document anything we find?" Jason asked from the back seat.

“Yeah, good evidence is hard to come by, I won't be one of the ones who's caught unprepared! If you two are gonna beam up to some alien mothership I'm gonna have proof! Plus I majored in journalism, did a stint for the campus paper before going into radio, might as well get some use out of this thing."

The men were quiet the rest of the trip, anticipation, excitement and a little bit of fear going through them. It didn't help that Steve had started the trip with long winded stories about flying saucers plucking people away for grim experiments, cows slaughtered in bizarre ways by unknown technology. Jason and David were made uneasy by the stories, it couldn't possibly be the same creatures they had met.

Those beautiful beings couldn't be treacherous, could they? They seemed so benevolent and kind, but still they had to admit they were very unsure what any of it was really meant for. Why were they chosen? How many others on campus had seen or experienced something too? There were so many unknowns.

The car was now reaching the lake, the shimmer of moonlight seen on the water between the thick reeds as they rounded the bend, slowing the car as they peered out into the night for any signs of the unusual.

All three of them were quick to notice a van parked on the side of the road, a lone person standing nearby.

“We got company. Maybe they got the message too?" Steve said, slowing as he pulled to the side of the road.

“They must have, who would come out here this late?" Jason added, feeling they just could actually be onto something.

Stopping and exiting the car Steve Jason and David walked together. Turning their attention to the man now looking back nervously as the three of them approached.

“Hey, see anything unusual?" Steve was quick to ask, holding his camera at the ready, eager to snap.

“..no" The young man answered after an awkward pause. Jason and David now recognized him when they got close. They didn't really know his name, but he was notorious on campus for being a recluse, sitting off alone at lunch and never talking. Rumors had spread about him, a black sheep of the campus and butt of jokes he never even heard.

Jason and David couldn't help but notice he was practically shaking, eyes to the ground as he tried to ignore the exuberant Steve, starting to skulk away.

“Hey, is that your van? Is there anyone else here?" Steve continued to probe.

“..no, was here already, I… I don't know..." He mumbled a bit, shoulders compressing inward as he shuffled away in the grass.

Steve gave up his line of questions, the shy kid of the school seemingly too uncomfortable to pry further.

But before he could slink away another figure suddenly approached the group out of the darkness.

“Howdy boys! How is this night treating the lot of ya?" Called out an older man in his fifties, just walking up from the lake. He had a fishing rod over his shoulder and a big shaggy dog at his side.

All four of the young men were a bit startled at the interruption, fumbling to respond first was Steve.

“Oh, very good sir, just doing some sightseeing."

“Awful late for that, lakes much better looking in the day, isn't it?" He fired back, smiling with a strange kind of confidence.

“Oh well.. We were just lookin for something..." David added, unsure if they should reveal anything more, but maybe the man had seen something that could point them in the right direction.

Meanwhile the man's dog stepped forward, sniffing about as he seemed to access the young men. Jason and Dave were quick to bend down to offer their hand and give the friendly mutt a quick pat on the head.

“Yeah, old blue is a good dog, knows far more than he lets on." The old man smirked.

“So, tell me why you're really here. No foolin." The man asked, crossing his arms and taking on a more focused tone.

“We are looking for UFO's sir, we think there may be something happening tonight. Have you seen anything? Anything at all out of the ordinary?" Steve piped up, hoping he wasn't going to be laughed at like so many times before.

The old man just grinned wide, chuckling to himself as the young men held in anticipation.

“Seen some things? Things you wouldn't ever believe." He said with a smirk.

“But the question is, are you ready?" He finished, standing back as the young men were confused by his cryptic words.

“What? What is going to happen?" Demanded Steve, stepping forward.

Above them a low rumbling was heard, an unknown sound breaking their focus.

The sound grew louder as a large shape came into view in the night sky, a dark shadow coming low on the horizon, easy to miss if it was not so close.

To his side David heard a frenzy of camera shutters, Steve snapping photos as quickly as he could with his mouth agape.

“What the hell is that?!?" Jason called out, feeling unnerved as the shape drew closer, almost hovering, this definitely wasn't any airplane he had ever seen.

“I got it! I got it!" Replied Steve, so focused on the shape in his view finder to think of much else. The older man and his dog just stood to the side, watching the young men marvel as the ship prepared for landing.

Now noticeably slowing and hovering the object held in the sky, it was shaped like a massive arrowhead, a sharp point ending in equally sharp ends on either side with a flat bottom. It was jet black with very hard angled edges. The air bellow the craft wobbled and shifted, some great energy holding it up as the craft lowered.

The sound was louder, but not deafening as the ship turned about, large landing feet unfurling from its underside as it neared the ground, the men spellbound as Steve snapped every photo he could, hoping his low light film was getting this.

Gear down the ship came to a rest, a surprisingly soft landing for the large craft.

David looked over the object, it was almost as wide as a commercial airliner but much shorter with a thick delta wing body. Its wingspan just barely fit among the trees, the bottom of the wings scraping some brush along the lake, the pilot must have been very attentive to land in such tight conditions.

With a hydraulic whine and hiss the back of the craft opened, an entire quarter of its width folding out like a door as light shined from the interior.

Inside it looked shockingly normal, a large mostly empty cargo hold, no figures or distinguishing objects visible from the ground.

The young men stared at the thing, filled with wonder, nerves and curiosity. Their focus was broken as the older man stepped in front of them, walking with the dog towards the ship as he turned back to them.

“This is what you're here for isn't it? Don't leave 'em waiting." He gestured with a strangely casual invitation to board.

Steve, Jason and David looked to one another, silently asking what to do.

Jason was the boldest, stepping forward towards the light of the ship, having a good idea who was inside.

Feeling drawn forward David, Steve and the shy kid followed in step, a small procession making its way to the metallic ramp.

Getting closer David looked over the craft in more detail. It was strange to see it like this, everything looked so real and solid, he could even feel a strange heat coming from the four large engines on the back of the craft. Alongside those engines he saw piping, thick wires and the inner workings exposed alongside the heavy nozzles. Deeper inside he saw something spinning and glowing, the massive engines idling and preparing to set off once again with some fantastic energy source.

Every story he heard before about alien crafts described featureless disks, impossible hovering technology, but here he could clearly see the landing gear down, large feet holding the craft upright as the grass compressed under the weight. It was practical, believable and real.

Steve was still in awe, snapping anything he could as he walked up the ramp with the others. It was eerie to board the craft so casually, like getting on a flight to go visit across the country.

Trotting up the ramp the old man's dog made his way ahead of the group, sitting patiently in the craft as he watched the four young men make their way inside.

The interior was a large cargo hold, slots and fasteners all over as a few doors were visible along the walls. They noticed the doors were different, over a full foot taller than normal. Everything had an unusual design, but at the same time everything was very down to earth, metal alloys, large cloth straps and cargo nets along the wall for securing objects, everything served a clear purpose.

Their attention was drawn towards the center, a few rows of airline seats were placed there, looking like they were cut from a human airliner and secured onto some kind of rail in the floors of the ship.

The four men tried to take it all in, Steve finally breaking the awed silence.

“Is this actually alien? What is this?" Asked steve, pausing as he put the camera down for a moment, looking at it all through his own eyes. This wasn't at all what he expected the inside of a UFO to look like.

“I don't know… It seems to be our ride…?" Asked Jason, leaning down to examine the metalwork of the floor.

Sliding metal was heard as they all looked up, the door at the center of the front facing wall opening.

A tall inhuman figure walked out, not pausing as he strode with long legs.

He was well over seven feet tall, clad in a thick suit with a large domed reflective helmet. He walked on digigrade legs, body long and stature imposing as he made his way to the men.

Bouncing behind him was a long tail, still covered in the thick suit. David and Jason had a clue what kind of creature was hidden in that suit, but Steve was terrified, looking into the reflective dome of the unknown creature as it seemed to stare directly at him, making his hands shake. Steve forgot his camera as he froze in place, not wanting to anger the creature he had just trespassed upon.

“Jason, David and Jonathan, we are glad you made it." The creature spoke through a radio masked voice, slightly distorted, sounding deep and imposing. The shy kid, now obviously Jonathan stepped forward, seeming more bold as he waited alongside the others with rapt attention.

David and Jason were shocked to hear their names, growing hopeful as Steve was left clueless.

Then the figure pointed a gloved finger to Steve, who was still holding his camera in hand.

“You, you were not called." The creature said, having an air of judgement in its voice. Steve suddenly felt damned, stammering to respond.

“What is your purpose here? Explain yourself, human." It asked more directly, demanding action from the young man.

“Me..?" Steve asked, eyes wide, mind struggling to budge as his nerves gripped him in inaction.

“Yes, why did you follow the call?"

“I-I.. seek knowledge… I needed to know what was here. I just had to know." Steve responded, having always dreamed what it would be like to experience his own close encounter. Now unnerved as he found himself looking up to his bent reflection in the creatures domed helmet.

“Perhaps that is what you will find, follow, human." It spoke, turning about as it walked slowly back towards the door it came through.

Steve looked nervously to Jason and David before stepping forward, gulping as he followed in step with the creature, disappearing through the door out of the cargo hold under the watchful eye of the suited creature.

In another moment a door to the side opened as five more figures exited.

They too wore the large bulky suits, but without the helmets. David was overjoyed to see the familiar, black and white furred face of Suki among them, quickly meeting his eyes as she smiled back to him.

Two of the other females stopped with Suki, looking to Jason and Jonathan as the three young men rushed forward to them. Meanwhile the other two females stepped aside, taking other tasks about the space.

Suki Stood, bending down slightly as David stopped in front of her, just staring as she sniffed the air between them.

“Hello David, I'm glad you came." She said with a smile to the shocked young man.

“Suki..? I mean, is it really you?" David asked.

“Yes, It has been a year, and you have passed the test, I am very proud of you human."

Suki's arms held out, inviting a hug as David eagerly obliged, feeling her soft cheek fur brush against him again as the thick suit compressed between them. She held there, bent down to him as she smiled, knowing her human had made it.

Opening his eyes David looked over to see the shy kid. Jonathan was in the arms of a chocolate lab looking female as she licked him protectively, the boy was nearly in tears, the large paw of the female ungloved and patting his head to try and soothe him.

“Test?" Asked David turning back to Suki, curious to finally know more.

“Yes, each of you proved potential a year ago, a degree of dedication required to earn knowledge and trust. You were selected, and you have shown the patience and perseverance to make this rendezvous."

“The other man you came with has not proven that same level of connection with us, we must determine what he will be allowed to know."

“What are you going to do to him?" Asked Jason, looking up to Skyler, the long faced collie mix he too was hugging against.

“Do not worry, under no circumstance will he be harmed, we simply wish to keep caution around those who are unknown."

“I am sure you boys have many questions, let's take a seat." Offered Suki, gesturing to the airline seats near the center of the cargo hold.

Walking over to the seats David noticed Jonathan staying with the other female, now going back through the door to leave the four of them alone.

David and Jason sat down, watching as Suki and Skyler took their own seats, crouching down onto a long bench the boys had thought to be for storage, letting their long covered tails hang off the back.

Among the commotion They looked over to see the headlights of the parked van rolling up the ship's ramp, the older man behind the wheel as he maneuvered it inside, parking as the two other females began to strap it down in the cargo hold.

“You boys have waited a long time for answers." Suki spoke up again, bringing the boys attention back as the door to the ship started to close, locking them away in this strange new world.

“What... are you?" Asked David, the simple question having great significance.

“Firstly, we are not extraterrestrials, that is a common misconception among those who see us." Suki answered first before turning as Skyler continued the explanation.

“We are synthetically evolved canines, touched by a great power and reshaped by it into beings of incredible capacity. Our genes, bodies and minds hold fantastic abilities never seen before. We ourselves are a fusion of that evolved canine dna and human dna." Skyler said, pausing as Suki took back the conversation.

“We are called Sovereigns, a new form of life that is rising in this world, everything you see we have built, we will show you more when we reach the enclave."

“Enclave? Where is that?" Asked Jason.

“Forgive the rudeness, but we will purposely omit many details and facts, the reasons for this will become more clear as time goes on." Skyler said apologetically.

“So why the suits, if you can breathe fine without them?" Asked David, looking to the bulky outfit Suki was clad in, and the masking helmet the other Sovereign was wearing when he took Steve away.

“The suits are mostly used to control our impact. We wear them on most of our common missions incase we are spotted to hide our true nature." Suki answered, before Skyler went in to clarify.

“They are designed as pressure suits for space exploration and hazardous environments, but they serve a dual purpose. In them our nature becomes mysterious, human minds seeing something of great power, something not to be trifled with."

“Without the suits people react very differently, they would not see us as advanced creatures, but animals to be hunted down."

"But when we met you we wore nothing, letting our true form and more intimate mission be known to those we were to lay with, an outreach to specially selected humans."

“We stay hidden from most, we are very careful to keep our settlements and aircraft invisible to your radar and sensors. We are very aware of the many dangers in this world." Suki stepped in to conclude.

“So you build this?" Asked David, looking to the strange craft they were in.

“Yes, our technology is rapidly advancing beyond human limitations." Suki answered.

“We are very different from you developmentally and psychologically."

“What does that actually mean?" David asked, confused.

“Yes, this concept is difficult to relay to humans, but we can explain the best that words can offer." Skyler stepped in, pausing as they seemed to collect themselves.

“To start, both me and Suki are only five years old, our species is very quick to develop."

“Five… you're actually five years old?" Jason asked, stunned at how young she was, how could such a complex creature grow so quickly?

“Yes, we speak at ten weeks, walk by twelve and reach full maturity at four years. A slower pace than our four legged progenitors." Suki explained further, the development of their own species being an ongoing study.

“This is due to an evolved biology within us, our brains are wired extremely tightly, allowing cognitive abilities unlike any other creature on the planet."

“We never actually speak to one another, we share our thoughts when in close proximity with our own species. A kind of limited telepathy, you would call it."

“When you speak, you are trying to put into words a concept in your mind, its details and meaning often lost or confused in the clumsy translation to another's mind. But we can know one another's direct thoughts and feelings when we share them to each other, all in rapid pace."

“Over time we have become very adept at sharing our thoughts and memories with new generations. We each hold the collective knowledge and wisdom of our peers and all who came before. Together with our incredibly advanced minds we can solve any problem."

“You're superhuman… that's incredible." Jason exclaimed, having never expected something so unreal within these already fantastical creatures.

“Not super human, we are beyond the scope of human. The past years have proven it. We have constructed machines not possible by humans, we see the puzzles of energy and matter as obvious when your people seem oblivious to the power hidden within reach."

“We have developed branches of science humans have yet to touch. Technology you would call magic is closer than you could imagine."

“And still the true capacity of our minds is an unknown quantity to us, our potential great indeed. We are the apex of life."

“So why us..? Why me of all people...?" Asked Jason, curious to why this beautiful, fantastic, impossible creature stepped into his window that night. Skyler stepped up to answer.

“We chose you both for a number of factors, pliability, openness and potential for attachment. Not every young man would take the chance with an unknown female creature, and fewer would show a level of genuine loyalty, a trait we value highly."

“We had scouts on your campus leading up to those days we searched for breeding males."

“You can tell an incredible amount about a person by their intimate scent." Spoke Suki. David remembered the underwear in the window thing, she must have scented him before opening the window, knowing he would actually be intimate with her.

The sound of the engines suddenly kicked back up, the ship jostling as David and Jason instinctively grabbed and fastened their seatbelts. Suki and Skyler simply sat, reaching a paw up to grab onto hanging straps like they were in a subway, holding as the ship began to move.

“You are going to feel some G-forces, which will cause light headedness, but it will pass." Suki warned.

Quickly after the movement began Jason and David felt the craft accelerate at an unrelenting pace, the entire structure rattling and shaking as it felt like the room was tilting upward, growing more frantic.

Hands clasp to the arm rests the young men did feel a little dizzy, vision blurring as the speed continued to increase with the constant rattling. They felt pulled upward and strained until it slowly relented, everything getting suddenly very quiet as the rattling ceased, only the low roar of the engines heard echoing around the cargo bay.

Suki and Skyler still sat across from them, seemingly unfazed by the acceleration, waiting for the young men to recover and continue.

“Why are you taking us with you?" David asked to his patient hosts.

“Those nights a year ago on your campus we were looking for potential allies, those among you who might come willingly, five of you were selected and given the cipher and instructions."

“You three were the only of those five to make it this far." Suki finished.

“The young man Jonathan's fate will be different than you two, He will not return to massachusetts, he has asked for sanctuary with us." Skyler spoke.

“What does that mean?" Jason asked perplexed.

“When Cassy met him all those nights ago she saw someone in serious trouble, a young man coping with many issues, in a world that did not care for him. He found a glimmer of hope in his meeting, and has endured many troubles waiting for the opportunity to be taken away, to escape from the world he doesn't wish to be in." David and Jason thought back to the shy kid, now having a greater context for his behaviour, he must have come from a lot of hardship, and his grades were not doing well, he was looking for an escape, and found one.

“So Cassy will gladly take him in, love him and give him a better existence among our people under her guidance." Suki explained, smiling along with Skyler before she gave out the example.

"we know many look at him and only see him as a nuisance, lazy and pathetic. But we know that even the most wretched can be helped, with a guiding paw he will reach his full potential, something impossible within your society."

“Think of taking in a stray dog, hoping to feed and care for the neglected animal that you feel for. It is much like that, we are attached to those in need."

“Yet you two are different, you have many ties to the world, and aspirations for the future. Over the next few days we will explain how you might be a part of our society and why such efforts can matter."

“The first order of business when we arrive is to meet your children." Suki interjected, bringing a little shock to the boys.

“Our… Kids?" Jason asked, a bit blindsided by the fact.

“Yes, I gave birth to seven children and Suki to eight after our encounters with you last year, the children have grown quickly and are eager to meet you, not all pups get to know their fathers."

“I.. have kids…?" David repeated, trying to accept that strange fact. He had actually impregnated Suki when she was in season that night, he hadn't even considered it as possible.

“We understand this may be a little shocking, young men in your society are not often reproducing yet. and we are sure there were many other things on your mind during our nights together."

“But how… you're not human, how…?" David had to ask.

“It is difficult to explain, but our DNA has an abnormal structure, able to blend and adapt to its conditions and exploit opportunities for growth. Our children look much like us, with attributes and genes taken from you. My own father was a human who laid with a four legged husky Sovereign, our kind intermixes with humans quite often." Suki explained.

“With each generation we grow stronger, wider swaths of human and canine DNA added as we adapt, it is an honor for those who are a part of our growth."

“How many people have done this? How many of you are there?" Jason asked,

“We number very many, spread wide across the planet." Skyler answered, purposely omitting their real numbers, a fact that needed to stay hidden for this time.

“Each of us does our part to grow the population, canines are very adept at breeding, a trait we are thankful to possess."

“What happens… when there are more of you? What are you going to do?" Jason asked, unable to get the plot of so many alien invasion comics out of his head.

“Follow, there is something we must show you." Suki spoke, rising as Skyler did the same.

Jason and David unbuckled their seatbelts and followed as told, walking across the cargo hold to one of the doors to the side.

Opening the door they stepped inside, large boxes of unknown supplies lining the walls, but at the center of the more cramped room was a wide window, looking out to an unreal vista.

David and Jason stepped forward to see the curvature of the earth stretched out before them, the bright blue seas and hazy clouds stretched far out to the horizon. The sun was just rising in the far east, wiping away the shadow cast over the earth. The sun looked so different, it's light set in the jet black sky and shining with a strange purity.

Spaceflight was a dream of humanity, so many satellites and probes sent up in hopes of one day sending humans to the moon and stars. But now, these two college students were looking at a site before the first human astronaut had ventured so far.

“Oh my god..." Jason spoke, hand to his mouth as he continued to gaze upon his own planet, Suki and Skyler sitting back as the humans took in what they were seeing, looking out as the ship made its high parabolic arc over the planet.

“That is europe in the distance, they are just waking up for their morning's." Skyler said, looking to the distant continent across the vast ocean.

David was awestruck, having always dreamed of traveling to space since he was a kid, but never having been prepared to actually look down on the earth, its form so real and its vastness so tangible.

“Its beautiful isn't it? Our earth, our home." Suki spoke, voice longing and sincere.

“Yes..." David whispered, unable to look away.

“Down there is everything humans have accomplished, every man woman, child and dog, everything worth living for." Suki smiled, but not for long.

“It is fragile, a small spec of life among the void, and it is on the verge of shattering." Skyler said with a sad tone, knowing how dire things were.

“You mean… the war?" Jason asked.

“Yes, the war that would end all wars, the war that would silence the earth. In the storm of nuclear fire there is no compromise, there is no escape, there is only death. Each year the technology becomes even more potent, delivering quicker and deadlier payloads in a senseless race to oblivion."

“But they wouldn't do it, they wouldn't actually do it, would they?" Jason almost begged.

“We have agents and eyes on every continent, many are within the Soviet Union, we see both sides of the conflict at once. There already have been three instances where direct warfare was almost initiated. We are afraid it is only a matter of time before the chain of events leads to conflict."

“But what can we do?" David asked, feeling a kind of dread he had never felt before.

“You must trust us." Suki answered simply.

David and Jason looked back to the window, the light of the dawning sun continuing to stretch across the vast ocean, the view tilted downward as they began the descent.

“Return to your seats, we are going to land soon." Suki warned, leaving the boys to their somber thoughts.

Quickly moving back and buckling up Jason and David held firm during another jostling ride back into the atmosphere, the harsh wind and turbulence heard all over the ship until it settled, now flying in. A few minutes later they seemed to fall downward, landing with a soft bump.

As Suki and Skyler rose so did Jason and David, following them towards the door as they wondered where they could be now.

The door unlatched, giving a deep echo before it began to slowly fall with a mechanical whir.

Peering out over the door Jason and David saw what looked like a hanger, dozens of Sovereigns and even a few humans and four legged dogs walking to and froe. Warning lights flashed along one wall as the door opened, the echo of some loudspeaker, speaking in the garbled voice of the growler stations was barking orders and announcements across the space.

Jonathan and his escorting female emerged from the other room, the shy reclusive kid now smiling wide as he followed his canine partner down the ramp first.

Standing by the open door David felt a slight chill, realizing they were somewhere far north, some of the outside air swirling about the large hanger structure.

Along a wall several groups of younger looking Sovereigns stood, from four to five feet tall all wagging with bushy tails towards the opening ship.

Eight looked like huskies, seven like collies and six more like labradors as the young men realized who they must be.

David stared as he walked behind Suki, the pups rushing to meet her as she kneeled. They sniffed noses like dogs, the pups giving affectionate licks to their mother as she turned back to David.

“Welcome your father, he has come a long way." She said smiling as David kneeled to greet them.

It was utterly surreal, David looking to the many faces of his canine children, each one coming up to him, sniffing and hugging against him. He couldn't help but smile, unexpected emotion welling up in him as he stifled back a tear. How was this real? He felt like he had asked that question a dozen times already. The pups each greeted their father, possessing shockingly eloquent voices for such young pups as they spoke to him.

Looking back David saw Steve being led out of the ship, alongside the van as it carefully drove down the ramp towards some parking complex.

Steve was blindfolded, still with the camera slung around his neck, his escort had since removed the helmet, a large shepherd looking mutt sticking out from the bulky suit. He marched Steve forward, the young man looking nervous as he had little choice but to go along.

“Do not worry, he will be fine, this is part of the necessary process." Suki said, seeing the boys looking on the scene.

Steve was terrified, he had seen his first UFO, quickly followed by his first alien. Now he was helpless, walking forward as a massive gloved hand guided him along, he didn't know where the other two guys he came with had gone, he didn't know if he was going to even survive this. The creature had been shockingly silent, just pushing as he heard the passing noise of strange machinery and an inhuman crowd walking by. He didn't even know if he was on earth anymore.

In front of him a door was heard swinging open, giving a heavy smack as it closed behind, filling the new room with silence.

He was guided to a chair, and silently prompted to sit.

He sat down, hands holding onto his camera for a kind of safety, gripping it as he waited quietly, afraid to anger his host.

“Tell us what you know of us. What has a man like you learned?" Called out a voice, now free of the radio static, but still very deep and foreboding to the frightened man.

“Are you.. Wraiths?" Asked Steve, using the common word that had been coined to describe the suited, helmeted figures some had described before.

“We have earned that title by some, yes." The voice responded.

“Were you involved in Roswell..?"

“No, human. We were not yet flying in your skies when that happened, a simple combinations of your government's paranoia and your imaginations running amok." He finished, setting steve back for a moment at the correction.

“I think you operate the growler stations, you send messages with it." Steve continued, fishing his mind for anything he knew.

“Very good, do you know what we are? Do you know what sits before you?" The creature asked, making steve gulp for a moment before he answered with a trembling voice.

“No one is sure… No one has seen what a wraith looks like underneath the suit."

“But rumors say your aliens, coming from the stars, to study us." Steve finished, trying to recite the most common belief, it was hard at times to reach consensus about these things in the UFO crowd.

“Are you frightened?" Came another masculine voice, startling Steve as he realized there were more creatures in the room with him.

“...yes." Answered Steve, not able to do much else but cower in his chair.

“Why did you follow those men? What has brought you to such a situation."

“I saw them translating the code… I had to follow them, to see what was here." Steve gulped, hoping honesty would see him through.

“Also I do a radio show.. It's not much but I share stories about the unknown. I wanted to have my own story..."

There was no response, almost as if the creatures were studying him, waiting until they broke the silence.

“Perhaps, you will get more than you could have imagined, we shall indulge your curiosity." The first voice spoke, audibly shifting towards Steve as if reaching out.

Steve suddenly felt the blindfold being loosened, a large hand pulling it apart as the top of his vision let in the first bits of light.

Blinking out Steve saw the large figure of the suited creature, now helmetless as it looked back to him.

Steve had to look twice, staring at the face of an oversized shepherd dog sticking from the suit with a long fluffy neck.

“Greetings human." It spoke in the same voice from before, Steve's mind putting it all together as he stared at the big dog.

“You probably expected something much more sinister to be staring back, didn't you?" The male Sovereign asked, giving a casual chuckle.

“Uhh.. guhhh.." Mumbled steve, having difficulty putting words together as the big mutt smiled back.

“Relax, That big pup won't bite." The other dog creature to the side spoke as Steve turned to him. He was a large rottweiler mix, thick furry body bare as he stood and watched the exchange.

Steve couldn't believe it, he had been kidnapped by dogs? Dogs were aliens? What the hell was happening?

“Your a... dog?" Steve asked bluntly.

“We are the Sovereign, the true title of our kind, remember it.“ The shepherd corrected.

“But I am sure you have many other questions." The Sovereign finished, reaching to the side.

Suddenly Steve had a pad of paper and pen thrust into his hands, the other half held by the shepherd as it was offered to the man.

“Take it, you are going to be the first human to interview our kind. And then you will be released to report back with all that you learn from us." The Rottweiler spoke, smiling too as Steve slowly took the pen in hand.

“What? Your letting me… report on this?" He was flummoxed.

“Yes, we have a number of individuals eager to tell their stories. We want the world to hear them. You may keep the camera, but we will choose what you will be allowed to bring back. Now follow us, we have many things to show you." The shepherd spoke, rising as Steve was asked to follow.

David and Jason walked down the hall of the facility with their large families, Suki and Skyler guiding them as the men took in the sights of the unusual city.

The halls were rather crude, mostly bare rock as it became clear the entirety of where they were was deep underground. Suki explained that the crudeness was a necessity, resources were limited and they were not going to spend precious metals and compounds on beautification and convenience.

But even still the structures were impressive, tall arching rooms, seemingly endless winding walkways. It was almost like a massive ant colony in its complexity.

There was an entire city here, water purification, hydroponic farms and massive fisheries to support the large population.

In the halls they saw dogs of all kinds, nearly every breed represented along with a number of humans following their canine guides just like jason and David.

They also noticed most every other female, both human and canine was in some stage of pregnancy, along with a number of young Sovereigns moving in groups. Despite the sheer number of bodies moving in the wide halls things were remarkably orderly and quiet, letting Suki and Skyler speak clearly even as large crowds moved around them.

Jason and David were in awe as they reached the Sovereign science labs.

They were greeted by Sovereigns in lab coats, protective gloves and face shields. The coats were worn loosely, lacking the normal pants as the creatures stood and worked. It seems clothing was a matter of practicality rather than modesty for the Sovereigns.

Within those labs they saw computers, their Sovereign creators delighting in showing off their power, far greater than the machines they had seen on campus.

Next door the robotics lab was working on synthetic muscles for autonomous drones. Their division was already responsible for automating the digging machines that were hard at work expanding the tunnels and finding more natural caves to add to the network. The boys watched with rapt attention, seeing things only talked about in science fiction sitting right before them.

Jason and David were wide eyed for the whole tour, forgetting that it was past six AM in their excitement.

Sensing the boy's withheld fatigue Suki ended the tour as they made their way to some kind of living space. Suki guided David inside a room as he saw a wide cot. Not the most lavish accommodation but more than enough for the overtired young man.

His head hit the pillow as Suki undressed from her suit, folding it away before she crawled in behind David.

“Sleep, you will need your energy." She spoke, snuggling in as David felt her against his back, her husky fur so warm and secure as his mind could hold back sleep no longer.

David awoke with the feeling of fur against his back and a warm muzzle nestled into his neck.

He sighed out to the familiar feeling, having always grown up with dogs. But as he awoke he remembered where he was, looking out to the rock wall of the subterranean room. Suki was sleeping with him, her cushioning fur like another pillow against his back, she was real.

Everything he had seen the night before, it almost made his mind numb at the thought, realizing he was now somewhere thousands of miles from home, in a secret underground city.

Seeming to sense his consciousness he felt Suki's big paw like hand against his chest. She was slow, rubbing her soft pads against his skin as he felt her tongue gently lap against his neck.

David realized he was shirtless, not even remembering taking it off the night before in his tiredness, Suki's fur having warmed him during the night.

“Well slept, David." Spoke suki, giving a morning greeting to the stirring human.

“How are you feeling?" She asked, pausing her licks to knead her paws against his chest.

“How can this be real..." David spoke, some part of him needing to express how out of place he was feeling.

“It is normal to be unsure of a situation like this, we brought you here knowing it may be very trying on you." Suki gave with a caring almost motherly tone.

“I think I can handle it.. It's just..." David stumbled, trying to condense all his thoughts.

“You are unsure what to do now?" Suki said, finishing the thought for him. It was true he was unsure what could possibly come next, this was wholly uncharted territory.

“Do not worry, I am here to help you, I will never ask you to do anything I do not know you are prepared for." Suki assured, continuing her slow caresses.

A moment later Suki adjusted herself, sitting up in the bed. She was nude save for the blanket draped over her long legs. David looked up as she smiled down, hands reaching out and rubbing along his bare back. Her touch was amazingly soothing, like a practiced massuse kneeding and massgaing his tired body. David couldn't help but smile back, one hand petting along her furry forearm.

“There is one rather easy task I might ask of you." Spoke Suki, pushing away the stray blanket to fully uncover her body. David's eyes drifted to her heat swollen vulva, looking as large and enticing as it did that night a year ago.

“If you wish it, I would like to breed with you again." Came her proposal.

That wild night a year before had never left David's mind, an emptiness and need she had unfortunately left him with. But now Suki was going to reward his patience, her body open and within reach.

“Yes..." David acknowledged without any debate, sitting up himself as Suki wagged her tail off the side of the bed. If he did this, she would bear more of his pups, bringing more of these amazing creatures into the world. And within them he would live on in a way, the father of living gods.

Suki didn't say a word, leaning in as her muzzle met David's lips, tongue reaching out to him. David held nothing back, his own tongue meeting hers as he reached up and pulled her into the sloppy kiss, her paw reaching for his body in turn.

David let it all out, lips and tongue pressing into hers, feeling her warm muzzle again. his mind was returning to that passionate night when he first felt the full extent of physical passion with the beautiful husky. He reached and pulled, pressed and kissed against the Sovereign female as she guided her body down to the bed, legs spreading wide as David found the huskies canine spade with his fingers.

His whole hand closed upon her canine shape, flexing and testing her hot muffin as he remembered how amazing she felt. his fingers moved faster, squeezing the wetness from her eager mound. He acted like that night never ended, an endless cycle of dreams and longing that continued into this moment, preparing to mate again with this amazing creature. Rubbing he felt her flesh open, she was more than ready for him.

Head falling to the pillow Suki laid her body out for him, long canine legs held wide as David pressed his eager erection between her spread thighs.

David held back a moan as the head of his cock sunk into the heat of her canine folds, hot moisture pouring out over him. Slowly he pushed down into her, slipping deep as his member found its familiar place inside of her.

“Oh David, it's been too long..." Suki moaned playfully, back arching as she pressed her hips against her human lover.

“Oh god yes..." David groaned back in male satisfaction. He reveled in how great this had felt, how it made every nerve in his body tingle with masculine energy.

David's hands fell to her long legs, pushing them up as her canine body curled in, giving David adequate leverage to hump into her heat swollen pussy.

Suki let her flexible body adjust as David began to pump into her, giving the fertile female what she demanded.

David remembered this position from their first night, the young man exhausting himself as he struggled for another orgasm with his secret lover. And now he was slamming against her in force, the bed frame squeaking as his cock thrust into her flexing pussy.

David's eager balls slapped against her, fur rubbing against him as her raised legs wrapped around him, pulling the human in and begging to be bred.

Glancing down David looked to the panting female, a Sovereign, a supreme being of vast power. Despite her superior mind she was still very much driven by those visceral, primal indulgences that all mammals felt. Her canine body singing out in the sexual friction of breeding, anticipating the human seed she was about to receive.

David humped hard, rocking the entire bed as he looked down to the big husky. He was holding nothing back, feeling Suki's swollen lips pressed between their bodies, then stretch as he reared back, her shape hugging his cock like a glove.

Remembering to their night a year ago David let his hand slip from her leg, moving it in between their bodies. With a strong thumb David pressed down on the plump tip of her canine spade, feeling it squish down, pressing her sensitive flesh even harder against his stroking cock.

Suki looked up to him, giving a toothy canine grin as she audibly gasped in pleasure, her clit sliding directly along his pistoning cock.

David continued his motions, thumb circling as he manipulated her flesh. Suki thrust back weakly against him, the pressure too much to resist for the she-husky.

Her eyes closed, long body shuddering as powerful lungs pumped in her large chest. David watched in awe as she came on his cock, her motions slow and pleasured as he felt her grasp for him, the pull of her body begging him to spill his seed into her fertility. His eyes traced down her elegant canine face to her many long nipples, perky rows of soft flesh. She was so shockingly beautiful and primaly sexy.

Straining he reached out, his other hand grasping for her teets, running them between his fingers as his hips pushed hard against her, shallow thrusts of deep penetration as his eyes grew heavy.

Hips against Suki's soft body he came, gasping as he struggled to keep pace as she held herself to him. Overwhelmed he stuttered and gave one more exquisite thrust in her firm grasp as he held deep.

His wide human cock twitched, pumping its load of heavy human seed into the female Sovereign. Suki's body was waiting for this, letting the human squirt deep as her fertile eggs laid in wait. Another litter of strong pups secured.

Sputtering to a reluctant close David's body yielded, rear falling to the bed as Suki came along, watching the human panting and sweating from his exuberance.

David breathed out, the afterglow of sex settling over them both as he slipped free, half hard member dripping as he sat.

Rising up on the bed Suki opened her arms, inviting David to come closer as he eagerly moved across the sheets.

Suki pulled David in against her, warm fur pressing into him again as the young man leaned back into the husky, smiling as he let himself rest against her sturdy form.

They sat for a few minutes, David catching his breath as she held her furry arms around him, nuzzling gently against his face.

“Suki..?" Asked David, meek in his questioning, almost feeling unworthy to find himself under such affection from this amazing, almost godlike creature.

“You're mind is so far beyond me... Why do you bother with us humans? Why sit here with me now?" David questioned, feeling unworthy of her kinds grandeur.

“Oh David, do not be so disparaging to yourself. I am here because I enjoy spending time with you, you are lovely."

“But why? Aren't I boring, having to speak to me, when you communicate so quickly with your own species. and it must be so infuriating to have to explain things to me I cannot understand. Like some dumb kid."

“On the contrary, I very much enjoy speaking to you, It is greatly calming." Suki said soothingly, not wanting to see David be so hard on himself.

“In the lab things move very quickly, I share my thoughts and observations with two dozen others as we work day in and day out. Even when walking the halls I share my thoughts with others, a thousand voices speaking out to each other in communal solitude. It is invigorating, yet very tiring and stressful."

“But when I am here with you, everything slows down, I can let my thoughts relax. I can feel you against me and articulate my thoughts to exchange words so that you may partake in the grandness of our society. It brings peace to my worried mind." Suki said, revealing a small bit of weakness in front of the human. It was true her life was stressful, most Sovereigns knew what was at stake, stretching their minds and bodies abnormally as they raced to advance their equipment and manufacture everything needed.

“We hold the entire world on our backs, our combined future hinges on our success. But here with you I can silence my thoughts to a whisper, and know what we all are fighting for." She said, giving David a slow wet lick to his cheek.

David could never hope to fully understand her, but he could start. Humans like him loved to be with dogs, to just pet and relax with the simpler animal. Perhaps he was like her pet in a way, below her, but loved by the kind hearted creature.

So he leaned back, accepting the big huskies touch as he let himself smile, knowing he was being watched over.

Across the facility Steve was busy. He sat in a room, writing quickly on the pad of paper as he interviewed many different couples throughout the night sitting across from him.

Earlier he had spoken to a pregnant woman, her tall Sovereign lover at her side. This was her third pregnancy from the big handsome mutt. And she was happy to speak about it all. She had a hurtful life before she was whisked away to this strange world, now saved and cherished by her big canine lover. Steve couldn't help but get a bit hot under the collar as she described their love making in detail, petting the upright dogs furry arms as she reminced. She just giggled as Steve tried to take it in, leaning against her beloved master as his paw held her rounded belly.

And now he was speaking to a Russian man, the first he had ever actually seen outside of TV. He spoke in broken, but understandable english. The tall lupine female at his side helped him along and translated the more difficult things to get across.

He had actually been a member of the Soviet government before he was thrown into a gulag with many of his peers perceived to have betrayed their leader. The eastern land was in constant turmoil, fear and shows of power becoming the norm in the massive nation.

He and many others were freed when a Sovereign task force from the Russian wilderness stormed the remote prison camp. The men there were eager to follow their saviors, having nothing left for them, their homes and possessions long since seized and families lost.

Despite it all the man spoke fondly of his homeland, he wished the chaos would end, that the Russian people would be allowed to live and thrive once again.

He had lived through the second world war, he saw the ghastly toll it took on his own people. And now he was working with the Sovereigns, relaying all the information he could to help them. The others willingly helped too, many offering to become infiltration agents for the coming revolution as they saw it.

Steve wrote everything down, wide eyed and astounded at each story he heard. He couldn't deny the emotion and energy he felt from them all, so many people who had been forgotten by the world, saved by these canine creatures, the people's hearts set to their new masters, following willingly and loyally.

A few hours later Steve was nearly passing out, completely exhausted as he fell asleep on the long couch. The Sovereigns let hims sleep, knowing he had a very important job to do.

When they were ready Jason and David were sat down with Suki and Skyler, ready to inform them of the higher purpose they had been brought here for.

Along with the females was the older man from the lakeside, introducing himself and his four legged Sovereign companion. He was what they called an agent, someone whom the Sovereigns relied on to do groundwork and interact with the human community in specific ways where Sovereigns could not. The older man had been homeless before the Sovereigns found him, now he roamed all over the country and took on any identity he needed to help his new masters.

If they were to accept Jason and David could become agents as well, the boys would live their own lives as normal, but would be called upon for certain tasks. Their education and standing in American society would make some missions much easier for them, able to write for grants and have access to sensitive materials in their fields.

Jason was going into chemistry, while David was studying physics. Each of them with a little Soverign help could boost their careers to levels they themselves could never achieve. And in turn they would be eyes and ears in the human world, able to influence events and act on behalf of the Sovereigns.

It was stressed by Suki and Skyler that they did not need to do this, that they would never be forced to do anything they were not comfortable with. Despite the option to quietly pull themselves away both boys accepted as expected.

With Suki and Skyler's help the boys made plans for the future, they would get an apartment together for their senior year. Most importantly because they each would have a Sovereign Chaperone living with them. The title of a four legged Sovereign who would be their contact with the others, able to watch over them out in the world and ensure their cover was solid.

Both Jason and David nearly chocked when Suki asked if they would prefer a female chaperone, as they would be a full sexual partner to each of them.

So Jason and David headed down to a lower level of the city, finding themselves in a large room full of wagging dogs. It was practically heaven, so many dogs coming up to them, inspecting the boys and accepting a pet on the head as Suki and Skyler stood by, silently broadcasting their intention to the group. They even shared their memories of their sexual encounters with the boys, letting each bitch know David and Jason's appetites and passions.

It was like a round of a surreal kind of speed dating, each of the boys going from bitch to bitch as they accessed one another. Neither of them could choose, they all seemed so friendly.

But before long it seemed the bitches had chosen for them, having accessed them enough.

Jason found himself paired with a big saint bernard mutt and David with a floppy eared shepherd mutt.

Walking along David sought to get to know his new companion better. He couldn't help but feel awkward, trying to keep a conversation up by himself, not knowing if he was coming off as awkward or strange to her. But he knew she was listening to every word, her focused attention made certain of that, and she did seem pleased with him one way or another.

He eventually conceded to her subtle offerings and sat down on a soft bed with her by an underground lake. One of the many impromptu sleeping places for the dogs here.

The female, whom Suki had told him was named Naomi nuzzled up at his side. In truth she like all Sovereigns didn't actually have a name before this moment. Sovereigns were able to refer to one another in a much more direct way, a concept impossible to translate into words. So Naomi had chosen the name on the spot, a calculated decision for the benefit of David.

Nuzzling close Naomi delighted as he scratched and rubbed the affectionate bitch.

David himself could almost forget the creature beside him was frighteningly more intelligent than him, just succumbing to her canine charms, relaxing with her by the lakeside.

But something more intimate was on Naomi's mind, she had to give this young man a test run.

Standing up she not too subtly raised her tail and brushed herself against his shoulder, thrusting towards him as David stared back at her, seeing a subtle smile across her canine muzzle.

David glanced about, realizing there were dozens of other dogs within sight of them. But David had to realize Naomi was going to be his guide, she knew far better than he ever could. So he swallowed his hesitation and complied with the willing bitch.

His hand reached for her groin, receiving a look of approval as he held himself against her hot rear, rubbing her lips between his curious fingers.

He was careful, letting the bitch push back against him as he rubbed her pussy, watching her face fill with a look of focused contentment. She wasn't as large as Suki, but David couldn't help but feel the similarities and the unspoken promise of pleasure from those plump canine lips. His index and ring finger gently squeezed her femininity, his middle digit stroking down as he slipped it into her wet slit, breathing out in anticipation.

Coaxed further David found himself quickly undressing as Naomi held her rear high, forepaws and head resting down on the blanket as she looked back to the nervous young man. She was amused, Naomi knew how delightfully predictable humans could be, and this one was singing to her tune so quickly, just as she had expected, such a lovely boy she thought.

Naomi let her big furry butt wiggle in the air, swaying her tail as she tempted the young man with the promise of carnal pleasure inside her. She gave a little pleasured jolt as she felt her swaying hips steadied by the young man's strong hands, being taken control of by the emboldened human.

David was slow, petting her affectionately as he bent behind her, reaching down as he guided his member up to her raised spade.

With a cautionary push his head slipped into her, testing the limits of the female canine. Seeing no objection David continued, pushing against some resistance as Naomi stood firm. With another bit of effort he felt himself slip inside, the bitch taking his entire member.

David grunted viscerally, feeling as the bitch clenched around his whole cock, her warm rear pressed against his groin. She wasn't even in heat, and still she felt amazing.

By the lake David began to thrust, delicate sexual friction tickling his mind once again. He couldn't believe he was here, doing this.

Naomi's flesh slid and followed his wide cock, her lips stretching wide as she took her first human member. Both of them breathed out and gasped as their nerves tingled and tightened in the embrace. Naomi shuddered first, canine body unable to hold out against the slow steady assault of the human girth.

Breathing into the underground air David closed his eyes, focusing on his groin, his body demanding another sweet release as it loomed ever closer.

Naomi looked back, half lidded eyes and a subtle smile on her lips, watching her human working himself against her. David gripped tightly around her hips, staring at the cute mutts face, her floppy ears bouncing lightly as she rested against the blanket, furry rear brushing against him.

Grunting David felt his end approaching, giving a hard, solid push as his body began its release.

Deep within her soft pussy flesh he let loose, ropes of human seed filling the satisfied bitch as he continued to thrust, pushing hard as the head of his cock rubbed against her delicate flesh. Every moment was amazing, David grunting and grinning like a fool as he extended his pleasure within her body.

Breathing hard David fell back, softening cock almost popping out of her as he kneeled to catch his breath. Naomi rolled onto her side, reaching her neck over as she licked at David's still dripping cock. David couldn't help but chuckle aloud as she lapped at him, tongue stretching to follow him as he bounced above her. It was so absurd that all this was actually happening.

Laying with both paws pushed together she posed to him and wagged, giving a subtle sultry look to her new lover.

David looked to the bitch, his chaperone and partner. A man could get very used to this.

“I see you two are bonding well." Came a voice behind them, Suki walking forward as David turned with a start.

“I was able to secure something important for you." She continued, holding up what looked like a small desktop radio.

“Very nice to meet you, David." Came a feminine voice from the radio speaker.

David looked to the radio confused, until a paw tapped against his arm. Naomi looking to him as he turned to her.

“Yes human, it is I speaking to you." She said through the radio, her focus on him making the connection clear to the uninformed David.

“This is a piece of equipment that will be paramount to you. Naomi will be able to decipher our communications for you, and help you in your missions." Suki said, putting the radio down next to the dog so her voice was coming from the same direction for David's benefit.

“I think we will make a great team, David." Naomi spoke again, projecting her thoughts into words through the special radio, a recent Sovereign design built much to the delight of the humans close to their four legged Sovereigns.

“This is… amazing. I can talk to you..." David responded, reaching out to pet the big dog again.

“Dont worry, I will have your back in the field, I'll make sure you stay safe out there."

“And… I look forward to living with you, it will be nice to have an intimate partner." She cooed, one paw reaching down as she rubbed her belly fur, letting David's eyes fall back to her recently vacated lips.

“I know how to treat a young man like yourself, a healthy sex life does wonders for the mind and body."

David couldn't believe this was going to be his life, every day she would be there. How could he ever ask for more.

“Heed her advice well, David. I am untrusting your care to her." Suki said, knowing that Naomi would protect her special human.

“Your gentleness was sweet, but next time don't be afraid to take me for a ride, I'm tougher than I look." Naomi said with a toothy grin, knowing David had more in him, the sultry bitch wanting to know what it was like to be ravaged by the human.

“Oh and keep in mind, when Naomi goes into heat, cumming inside of her will lead to a pregnancy. She will arrange the necessary logistics." Suki warned, reminding the human of the unusual consequence of interspecies breeding.

“If we don't have any missions planned, I don't see why we couldn't breed, my sweet little human."

"My hormone addled body will be all yours, you can pump me full every night..." Naomi cooed up to him, reaching for her own pussy, rubbing it at the dirty thought. The image made David's heart beat faster, he would eagerly be her stud, rutting with the heated bitch.

“So I'll take every pup you can give me, us girls gotta do our part." Naomi teased, knowing every litter was extremely valuable to the Sovereigns cause.

“Speaking of, if you had the energy David, we may spend some more time together before you go home." Suki offered, standing to the side.

“I just need a minute… " David stammered, eyes falling to the nude form of Suki once again, her swollen lips calling out to him. He couldn't let down his special female, he would never question doing anything for her, hopelessly loyal.

Suki didn't need to wait long for David, laying down on the bedding as he grabbed the huskies long legs and spread her wide. Nude body slapping against her David bred Suki by the lakeside. Naomi laid watching to the side, enjoying herself with the show.

Holding Suki's hips David once again mated with the beautiful Sovereign female. He felt like a breeding stud, pounding away in another hot pussy and anticipating that sweet release, giving the fertile female what she had demanded from him.

Body straining David struggled for his peak, Suki rapidly humping back into him as her long body reached up, kissing against his face as he finally gave out, cumming hard into the fertile Sovereign.

David was going to be a fine agent, his dedication was absolute. It was clear this initiative was a success.

David spent the rest of the time with the two females, asking questions about his life ahead, about them both and how all this had come to be. But overall David felt at ease, something about the Sovereigns was calming, they seemed so confident and in control.

A day later Jason and David found themselves dropped off just outside the campus, hurried off the ship as it prepared to take off once again. It was early morning, the sun just coming up as the ship sped off, cloaked in the darkness. The black shape speeding off into the sky they started their walk back towards campus, the mundanity of the real world coming back to them as they saw people moving about.

A man was walking out to get the morning paper, dozens more driving by in suits, heading to their office jobs. The boys exchanged glances, it was a strange realization that they were the only ones who knew that things were not quite as they seemed with the world.

They both had missed monday's first classes, stumbling into their dorms to collapse after their exhausting weekend. A small knock in their grades was of little concern to the boys now, the world was a much bigger, stranger place than they could have expected.

The boys finished their classes as summer came along.

As planned David and Jason found an apartment for themselves, preparing for senior year. Just as the boys were moving their things in two dogs appeared, it was Naomi and the bernard mutt Jason had been paired with. They did not expect them to find them so quickly, the Sovereigns were more on the ball than they had even thought.

David and Jason moved on over the years, taking to life with their canine companions very well. Their careers grew quickly, Naomi shocking David as she helped tutor him on his work. It showed the Sovereigns stunning abilities, a two year old mutt finding connections and solutions the college educated man couldn't ever hope to fully understand.

Every few months either of them had a mission to complete. Some were simple, pickups and drop offs of people or supplies. They would do the pickup and rendezvous with a Sovereign ship. Such activity was the lifeblood of Sovereign society, their efficient, fast ships hauling needed cargo and tools across the planet, above the knowledge of the earth's population.

For Steve things were a bit different, he had been returned home separately from David and Jason. He had paid close attention to what he was told. He had not been given the same knowledge as David and Jason, his purpose was more focused.

A few days later after collecting himself Steve spent his entire two hour radio block to relay what he had been told to the world. He had never gotten so many call ins. Many people grilling him about the outlandish claims. but many more believed him, asking for more details he easily gave to the excited enthusiasts. Many were dazzled by his story and it's shocking detail, they wanted to know more of what he had seen.

The message he was sent to give was the Sovereigns were here, they were watching and they were the hope of humanity's future. Steve said they were the closest things to gods this world would ever see, worthy of our trust and praise.

He also told about the humans who had found their places with their own watchful Sovereign. All the men and women taken in by these strange, canine creatures. Steve informed everyone that anyone who came to the Sovereigns seeking sanctuary would be granted their protection.

In a world embroiled in strife and uncertainty the message hit home to many. Even those that criticized the ridiculous story about dog people who were here to save the world couldn't help but wish part of it was true. That there was some greater force out there watching over them, that someone would be there to protect them. It was a natural feeling for all humans, something the Sovereigns knew well.

Now the seeds had been planted, the first clear story of their existence circulating into society.

Steve found himself elevated to a level he had never expected, he became infamous overnight on campus for the story. But he paid the criticism no mind, not after the country's biggest fringe radio show invited him on to tell his story.

The local papers spread the story too, even publishing a few of his photos. Blurred images, unclear representations of fantastic looking objects. The Sovereigns were careful to keep their presence in the state of uncertainty, 'plausible deniability' as they called it.

Over the years Steve became world famous in the ufo community, doing tours, publishing books on his encounter and even getting an occasional new visit from the Sovereigns, updating the world the next day as he was instructed.

Most people scoffed at him, another man telling these outlandish stories to sell his books and radio appearances. But still people followed along, listening to him and others tell the stories of the mythical Sovereigns.

Officials took little notice, previous investigations into UFO's had yielded no results, mass hysteria and hoaxing blamed for such outlandish encounters. This was just another silly story spread around, a change from the little green men people had claimed were visiting us before. Only a few even noticed the subtle connections, too subtle to draw greater attention.

So the Sovereign myth grew, some others coming forward with their own strange stories of dog like people. Years later even a comic series and several sinful, sultry books were made made based on Steve's tales, amusing the real Sovereigns who watched as their message was received, their image set within popular culture. A few of those books were written by humans living with the Sovereigns, using an agent to anonymously publish to give people a taste of Sovereign passions.

It was a silly fable to most, a curiosity to some, and a developing obsession for others.

Only recently had the Sovereigns reached a level where a direct military conflict with humanity could be handled in the event that their location was discovered. With their defensive positioning and technology a stalemate would be forced, but the cost of such a confrontation was not desired.

But conflict was rife in the rest of the world, the US and USSR continued their silent face off, nuclear arsenals bloating to absurd levels as military funding and technology raced ever higher.

Hopes around the world were dashed in 1964 when a number of lethal accidents and logistic hurdles saw a slow then stop to the space race. Attentions turned back earthward as the threat of war became increasingly real. Funding was diverted, the powers at be proclaiming such a token act of reaching the moon was impractical and childish when the enemy was so near. Yet it sent morale ever lower as fear and dread spread around the world, their fate seemingly sealed.

Jason had only recently gotten himself into NASA was soon to be left behind, getting cut with the program. Soon after he disappeared, having enough of it all as he retreated back to the Sovereign enclave with his lover, becoming a full time agent as he and David kept in touch during his own visits back to a place he too could call a second home.

The Soviet Union suffered under a brutal dictatorship, their leader resolute to undue the influence of the west on the world. Compromise or peace was out of the question.

The United States became embroiled in many civil wars, communist uprisings and general social unrest. In its involvement to quell this chaos matters only seemed to get worse, fear and hatred running across the country as a similarly stubborn line was drawn between ideologies. Through the next decade it seemed to get worse, more conflicts as generations of men were drafted to their deaths. Social upheaval seemed looming as the war weary country hoped for an end to the uncertainty.

The world was in turmoil as the lines between nations grew darker, the hope of peace seeming to fade as a direct conflict between east and west loomed over the horizon, now armed with the weapons to shatter the earth.

Meanwhile the Sovereigns toiled in secret, thousands upon thousands of brilliant minds working together for a singular goal. They made breakthroughs every day, a rapid technological evolution promising their success.

The branch of Sovereigns social engineering became a critical undertaking. They studied the humans in their care, while watching the world at whole, examining the habits influences and social patterns of the human animal.

Humans proved to be the greatest puzzle the Sovereigns would face. Compared to the predictability of matter and energy human minds and their shrouded complexity was a great challenge to manipulate and predict. But like all the world the Sovereigns would master them, studying the creatures and knowing them far better than humans could ever hope to understand themselves.

All the while the Sovereigns prepared, spreading their story and giving hope to many who saw them as a light in the darkness.

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Author's Notes: This one took way too long, been distracted and had trouble putting this together.

It has proven to be the most complex story I've done. The others now seems so easy, focusing on just a few characters in a limited scope. Here there are dozens of characters interacting over decades and across the world. I ended up re-writing and scrapping many parts of this chapter a few times, unsure exactly how to approach the ideas.

But it's helped me develop the character of the Sovereigns, how they function and think. I've even been watching stuff about the cold war era and deciding how I wanted things to go differently, the first real evidence of the alternate history I wanted this to take on.