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MASTER PC: ARAM VON RHEINS STORY:

+hapter 1 I was sitting at my computer in my apartment one afternoon% I was wearing my tan cargo shorts and a lack ,-shirt, surfing the net and waiting for my girlfriend to get ack from work when I decided to do a search for ./aster 0+%exe%1 I figured it would 2ust ping a few clips of text from someone!s story, or some client-monitoring application we site (yes, I!$e run across those things efore)% 3nyway, fifth on the search list came up as a site I hadn!t seen efore (some kind of log site), so I clicked the link, and the page opened immediately (sweet, sweet lessed 4thernet 11m ps connection % % % ahhh)% 3t the top of the page, it read simply, .5*U 6374 (44) +6*S4) ,* (4 3 "40"4S4),3,I74 *8 ,64 /3S,4"%1 ,he site had an essay a out the philanthropic reasons ehind the /aster 0+ program, and it seemed like this person!s take on it was that it was some kind of tool for humanity to reach a higher le$el of consciousness% 9ell % % % none of the stories I e$er read seemed to ha$e elicited that kind of response in the characters, ut I wasn!t complaining% 6owe$er, the site had a side ar with some links, one of which was a .downloads1 link, so I clicked it, and a list of a$aila le downloads appeared% ,here was /aster:0+%;ip, /aster:0+%$er%1%<%;ip, /aster:0+%$er%2%;ip, and /aster:0+%$er%2%<%;ip% 6ey, gi$e me a little credit% *f course I downloaded the 2%< edition (why use 9indows =< when you can use >0 0ro?)% ,he download window opened, I sa$ed it into my 0rogram 8iles folder in the good ol! + dri$e, and in a out 1 minute the 1@/( ;ip file was safely nestled in the hard dri$e% /y computer emitted what I can only descri e as a .satisfied hum%1 /ay e more excited than I should ha$e een, I opened the ;ip file and extracted the files into the folder% 3s soon as e$erything looked a out right, I closed out of windows and re ooted (2ust to e on the safe side, after installing a new program)% 9hen e$erything opened ack up, I went to the start menu and noticed there was a new program on the list%

.*kay, here goes % % % something, I hope%1 I clicked on the /aster 0+ 2%< icon, not really expecting anything to happen, ut lo and eholdA the window opened up which said& B9elcome to /aster 0+Cs +ommand +enter%%% the new and impro$ed $ersion 2%<D ,he /aster allows you to ecome a $irtual god to the people around you% 5ou now possess the power to end their reality to your specifications% 5ou are the /asterCs "epresentati$e% ,his $ersion has een modified to nati$ely protect the new user, you, from pre-existing commands which would pre$ent independent use of this program%B I could almost hear my computer mum le something in a decidedly itter tone a out a certain .>anthos 0endragon,1 who I $aguely remem ered hearing a out% .6oly shitD I wonder if% % %1 I trailed off as I clicked on 8ile, and .create new file%1 3 prompter for a user name appeared, so I typed in my own% Immediately afterwards, a window opened up asking if I wanted to create a password for this copy of the program% *f course I clicked yes, and then filled in the password as something eEui$alent to .Super-duper-man and a <FG21 liftoff%1 (3s if I!m going to tell you my real password%) Sufficiently long and ridiculous, I hoped, to a$oid anyone guessing it (I!$e since changed it, y the way)% 3s soon as all the mundane details were done, a window popped up asking for a name for a new .file%1 I decided to type my name in again, and my image came up in the GH rendering window, with my stats listed on the side% It listed me as 2I 5"S *#H, /3#4, among other assessments of ody, mind, and .other%1 .6oly crap, I!m only a G in sexual prowess?1 3nd that was the first thing to change% I umped it up to a 1@, ut thought etter of it and took it ack to a =% 3fter all, no need to e perfect% ,hat would take all the surprise out of life% .*n to more important matters% % %1 I noticed my health was actually pretty decent, ut I had a potential heart flutter ahead of me in a out G@ to F@ years, and potential colon cancer in <@% So I nixed those, and decided to do a little minor remodeling% I also fixed the genes which had made me suscepti le to dia etes% /y eyesight was actually etter than perfect (I could see from G@ feet away what most people could only see from 2@ feet away), ut my hearing was slightly off, with a minor difficulty filtering out ackground noise during con$ersation% .So that!s why it seems like I ha$e trou le paying attention to people when we!re talking%1 I was a little miffed at that, ut fixed it easily enough% /y muscle density was already decent (a I), ut I umped that up to a 1@% 3nd I lowered my ody fat le$el from 1GJ to KJ% I wanted a little more definition, ut I didn!t want to look like a freak% I lightened my slightly londe hair until it was radiantly golden lond, not 2ust dishwater-style londe, and lightened my lue-ish eyes until they were iridescently glacial lue% I tweaked my facial structure 2ust a it so it was pretty darn symmetrical (getting rid of an e$er-so-slight side- ite I!$e had e$er since I got in a fight a few years agoA nothing ma2or, ut slightly annoying when I!m chewing food)% In addition, I minimi;ed my ody hair so that it was all short and fine (my long leg hair had always een annoying, considering how much static it tended to produce in ed (yes, I!$e actually een a le to see e$erything under my comforter while in a pitch lack room, 2ust

y the light produced y electrostatic discharge etween my leg hair and the sheets))% 3fter that, I fixed up some other minor things, like straightening my teeth a it, whitening them up 2ust a tad (from a < to a =)% 3nd of course, in line with e$ery guy!s list of changes that I!$e e$er heard of, I decided to .enlarge1 myself a it% I took myself from I%< inches length, 2 inches diameter, to a more comforta le 1@ inches length, and F inches diameter% I set myself at I inches long, and 2 inches in diameter when flaccid, ecause it!s nice to maintain your dignity e$en when you!re swimming in cold water% I dou le-checked to make sure e$erything was functioning optimally% ,his is a out when I reali;ed I needed to do some other really important stuffA namely, pre$ent myself from eing affected y anyone else!s /aster 0+ of any edition% So that!s exactly what I did, next% I looked for the special text window, and found it resting uno trusi$ely in the lower left-hand corner of the screen% I typed in, .,he 3ram 7on "hein currently using this computer shall from this moment on e the only 3ram 7on "hein which the /aster 0+ 2%< shall affect, until otherwise $er ally specified in front of this computer, with conscious intent y the aforementioned 3ram 7on "hein%1 6mm% ,hat seems like a good idea% .3ram 7on "hein is immune to the effects of all $ersions of /aster 0+, oth direct and indirect (an example of indirect effect eing an entity attempting to use anything such as a force, power or a ility eEueathed to said entity y any edition of /aster 0+ in a manner which is not $er ally sanctioned G times y 3ram 7on "hein y using the phrase .you ha$e my permission1)% 3ram 7on "hein is a le to constantly, easily recogni;e when any entity is using any edition of /aster 0+ within a spherical radius of 1@@ miles (which he can expand or contract at will to any dimensions) from 3ram 7on "hein% 3ram 7on "hein is a le to pinpoint the exact coordinates of such acti$ity% 3ram 7on "hein is a le to see all such acti$ity $ia thorough, accurate metaphysical $isions while losing none of his a ility to function optimally in any situation or en$ironment% 3ram 7on "hein!s physiology is such that he heals from any in2ury instantly, using energy processes efficient enough that 3ram 7on "hein!s ody is not at all negati$ely affected y the instant healing process% 3ram 7on "hein is a le to extend these aforementioned protections and a ilities, in whole or in part, to as many entities as he chooses, y the act of touching said entity and willing said entity to recei$e the aforementioned protecti$e a ilities, or y making eye contact with said entity% 3ram 7on "hein retains the a ility to withdraw this protection y once again touching an entity to which he has extended the protection, and willing it to e gone, either in whole or in part% In addition, only 3ram 7on "hein is aware of his copy of /aster 0+ 2%<% )o one other than 3ram 7on "hein is a le to either percei$e 3ram 7on "hein using the /aster 0+ 2%< program, nor find the /aster 0+ 2%< program in his possession% 8urthermore, 3ram 7on "hein!s copy of /aster 0+ (currently $ersion 2%<, ut this applies to all $ersions 3ram 7on "hein may acEuire in the future as well) and any and all computers elonging to 3ram 7on "hein which contain said program, are immune to all direct and indirect effects of all other /aster 0+ programs and their users (this encompasses all $ersions of the /aster 0+ program, past present and future)% 3ram 7on "hein!s family and friends are all immune to the effects of /aster 0+ use which is not initiated y the person eing affected%1 I clicked send and felt a slight tingle% ,he tingle increased, and in a second, I reali;ed the program was currently processing all of my changes% 3fter a few seconds, the tingle su sided, and I noticed I

felt a it more % % % ali$e% I rushed to the restroom, and looked in the mirror, seeing my clear lue eyes, and rich londe hair, topping off what asically looked like a leaner, sexier, o$erall impro$ed $ersion of myself% .6mmm% 3ram, $ersion 2%<, I guess,1 I chuckled to myself% .(ut the frame!s not much use without a good engine%1 I rushed ack to my computer and looked at my mental and personality stats% .9ell, I guess these could use some impro$ement, too%1 /y o$erall personality rested at a out an 8, which in my opinion was pretty damn good% I decided not to mess with it% /y intelligence, howe$er, was only a K% I opened a su -window and found that the indi$idual specs were pretty good, resting etween Is and =s, except for .understanding the opposite sex, which rested at an incredi ly o stinate-looking F% .9ell, that changes now,1 I mum led as I mo$ed the slider up to a =% 3nd this ga$e me an idea, ut I didn!t want to do it in the intelligence slider, ecause what I was looking for would need to e slightly more flexi le than what the slider seemed to allow for% .9ell, let!s try this out%1 I clicked on the special text window, and typed in, .3ram 7on "hein has the a ility to instantly completely understand any su 2ect, language and situation he desires to understand y $er ally repeating the phrase .#et there e light1 three times in succession within the span of ten seconds after focusing on said su 2ect, language or situation with a desire to understand it for any duration of time% Said knowledge will e optimi;ed for 3ram 7on "hein!s mental faculties, and will merge with his existing knowledge in an optimally efficient, non-detrimental, perceptually seamless manner, which will e pleasant to experience% Said knowledge will thereafter remain fully a$aila le for instant, accurate reference, ut will fade into the mental ackground when 3ram 7on "hein does not desire to think a out said knowledge% 3cEuisition of said knowledge will ne$er diminish 3ran 7on "hein!s a ility to function as he is accustomed to doing, nor shall it e$er alter 3ran 7on "hein!s fundamental personality% 3ram 7on "hein!s mental capacity and acuity will ne$er decrease, ut will rather continually increase at a steady rate, which will dou le the asic le$els of recall, power, su tlety and o$erall Euality of 3ram 7on "hein!s mental faculties e$ery earth year, until such time at 3ram 7on "hein decides to disengage the continuance of this option%1 I clicked send, and felt a tingle, centered in my head% .9hoa%1 Lust knowing that much knowledge was so accessi le was rather (excuse the expression) heady% .(ut there!s one more item on the list% I attacked the key oard once again% .3ram 7on "hein!s identity shall remain intact no matter what form he adopts (e$en a non-corporeal existence), either temporarily or permanently% )either shall 3ram 7on "hein!s identity e considered changed y this /aster 0+ program if 3ram 7on "hein adopts the use of another name, either temporarily or permanently% 9ith this in mind, 3ram 7on "hein now has the a ility to demateriali;e from any form (with accoutrements such as clothing, undergarments, footwear, small technological de$ices, food, and $alid financial currency, all at 3ram 7on "hein!s discretion), and materiali;e into any fully-functional, healthy, highly sentient, self-aware form (with accoutrements as efore descri ed) at will% 6e has the a ility to remain in either a corporeal or non-corporeal form for any duration of time he decides% ,he time spent as a non-corporeal form shall e the default form etween demateriali;ing from one form and materiali;ing into another% 3s a non-corporeal form 3ram 7on "hein has access to the a ilities of the /aster 0+ 2%< program, with the a ility to select and'or alter any form he decides on to inha it upon materiali;ation into a corporeal form% 3s a non-

corporeal form, 3ram 7on "hein experiences the passage of time as he would when in corporeal form% 9hen in non-corporeal form, 3ram 7on "hein has the a ility to tra$el where$er he desires at any speed he desires (including instant relocation, or teleportation, from one location to another), including through all states of matter and anti-matter (if anti-matter is encountered), and is unaffected y physical, mental, and metaphysical forces, except when 3ram 7on "hein consciously decides to e so affected%1 3nd I clicked send% I felt a powerful surge of energy wash through me in a linding flash, and I passed out% +hapter 2 9hen I woke up it was dark out, and I was sprawled on the floor% ./ay e that was a it much for my first session,1 I thought to myself% .3t least I was thorough, though%1 3nd that!s when my girlfriend walked in% Sarah!s already a knockout% She!s got a great personality% #uckily for me, that awesome personality goes with a killer ody% She!s got smooth, strong legs, a heart-shaped ass, a tiny waist (something like 22 inches), a great rack (her ras say F1 HH), a smooth, tanned complexion, a heart-shaped face with lue eyes framed y londe hair, and a cupid!s ow mouth that can suck-start a leaflower% 9hat!s more, she!s a it of a horn- all, which is cool% .6ey, I heard a loud noise, and- 9hat the hell happened to your hair? 3nd whatwhat happened to your eyes? 3nd why are you on the floor?1 I could see the confusion increasing in her face as she kept talking% .3ram, is there something going on? 9hy!d you dye your hair? I mean, it looks nice, ut your eyes % % % well, they!re kinda nice, too, I guess % % % ut what!s going on? I didn!t think you wore contacts1 I got up, walked o$er to my ed, and sat down% .Um, well, you see, that!s kinda hard to explain % % % ut I!ll gi$e it a shot%1 I screwed up my face and Euickly looked to the left% .I was messing around on my computer, and ran across an interesting program%1 3t this point I reali;ed that I didn!t want to go down the path that so many people I!d read a out had gone down, dominating e$eryone the come across until their life ecomes a ig fuckfest, and I decided to walk o$er to Sarah% I put my hand on her shoulder, and said, .may e this will explain some of it%1 3nd I extended to her protection from people using the /aster 0+, and the instant healing factor% 3ll of a sudden Sarah looked at me like I!d 2ust told her I was cra;y or had 2ust won the lotto% .3re you serious? 9hat the hell did you use?1 .It!s called /aster 0+% It lets the user change stuff around him%1 She nodded% .3nd these changes % % % did you change me?1 She looked worried% .)o, I didn!t% 9ell, not really, anyway% ,he only change I made to you, if you want to call it a change, is that you!re now immune to people using the /aster 0+ program to fuck with you without your explicit permission% If you want to allow a change, you!$e gotta say, .you ha$e my permission1 three times in a row% Somehow, I figured that was a change you could li$e with%1 I finally got a relaxed smile from her% .9ell, I guess I elie$e that% I mean, I don!t feel any different, anyway% I don!t really know why I was worried a out it% Sorry%1 She ga$e me a sexy smile% .)o pro lem% 5ou know, I 2ust figured you!re pretty cool like you are%1 ,63, got me a ig kiss% 5eah, with lots of tongue% 3nd eing a guy, I sEuee;ed her plump ass

as we found our way to the ed% She stripped her shirt off, and I noticed her huge tits eing pushed up y her ra to form an in$iting clea$age scene% I un;ipped the ack of her skirt, and slid it down o$er her ass, and then snuck my hand in under her thong panties% She ni led my ear, and stroked my cock through my shorts% I Euickly got the hint, and took the shorts off% ,he underwear followed right after% 9e lay on the ed, and she mo$ed her head down to take my cock in her mouth, using her perfect cocksucker lips to take my shaft into her wet throat% I could feel the tongue on the ottom of my meat, mo$ing around% Suddenly I felt her stop% .6oly S6I,D 9hat the fuck happened to your cockD It!s hugeD1 She!d mo$ed aside a it and looked up at me with a look that was somewhere etween confused and extremely aroused%

.9ell, yeah, that!s one of the changes%1 .8uck, I though you were exaggeratingD1 .Um, is that a pro lem?1 6er answer was to laugh and said, .*nly if you want me to gi$e you a low2o % 6owe$er% % %1 She mo$ed up, slipped out of her thong, and asked, .can that program make sure I don!t get pregnant?1 .Sure% ,hat!s a piece of cake% 3ll I!d ha$e to-. I was cut off as she mo$ed o$er my thro ing tool, and impaled herself on it% .UunnngghD *h my M*HD It!s fucking 6UM4D1 I wondered if the neigh ors heard that, ut then reali;ed I didn!t care% Sarah pumped her cunt up and down on my shaft, sEuee;ing her muscles around it% 6er pussy was dripping with lu rication, and she was moaning with pleasure, clutching the sheets with white-knuckled hands, and gasping for air as she stared at the ceiling% .*h my fucking M*HD *h Mod, *h Mod, *h Mod, *6 M*HDDD1 She started pumping furiously, and I felt myself close to an orgasm, and could hear myself grunting as I sho$ed my meat into Sarah!s cunt again and again% 8inally, I exploded my cum into her pussy, and that sent Sarah o$er the edge% She ga$e a last guttural groan, then collapsed on top of me, panting% .6oly fucking hell, 3ram%1

.So you!re not gonna ask me to change it ack, then?1 .Hon!t e a fucking retard%1 3fter lying there for a minute, she rolled to my side and snuggled up eneath my arm% .5ou know, you could do a lot with that thing, if you wanted to%1 .5eah, ut there!s the moral side of it, you know% I don!t wanna go cra;y using it% 5ou know, Npower corrupts,! and all that%1 She looked at me with a disgusted expression% .I!m not saying that I want you to go off the deep end with it% Lust, you know, make some changes% /ay e you could, well, firm up my oo s a little, and make me a little more attracti$e%1 )ow it was my turn to gi$e her a disparaging look% .(ut you!re already really hot, a e% 9hy would you want- you want me to firm up your oo s?1 I finally asked, after my rain had caught up with my ears% .5eah, well, o $iously you made a few change for yourself, and those seem to e1 her eyes flickered towards my crotch, .good changes%1 .9ell, if you!re sure% % %1 .6ey, I!m asking you to make my oo s igger and firmer% 5ou are a guy, aren!t you?1 .(igger? Umm, 2ust a second%1 I got out of ed, wiped off my cock with some toilet paper, and sat down at my computer% I pulled up the /aster 0+ program, entered the password, and Sarah /arie 9eit;el!s name% .3ram, what are you doing?1 I forgot she couldn!t see the /aster 0+ program, so I told her that!s what it was% .9ell, that kinda sucks, doesn!t it? I mean, why do you get to use it, ut I don!t?1 .(ecause I found it, that!s why% /ay e you can use it later, ut right now, 2ust tell me what you want changed% 9ell, how ig do you want Nem?1 She pouted a little, ut finally spoke% .9hate$er% Lust make Nem as ig as you want%1 .*kay% ,here we go% 9ait a minute, you need to say .you ha$e-.1 .5ou ha$e my permission% 5ou ha$e my permission% 5ou ha$e my permission% 5ou 2ackass%1 .*kay%1 I hit send, and Sarah apparently felt the same kind of tingle that I did efore, ecause she sort of 2umped a little, and her oo s were definitely growing%

3s an added onus, I!d decided to make her igger reasts more sensiti$e to pleasure as they grew, so that y the time they reached their full si;e, she could easily orgasm 2ust y playing with her tits% I considered it was may e a little more than she technically asked for, ut decided it was definitely in the spirit of what she wanted% (esides, Sarah lo$ed sex, and anything that made it etter pro a ly wasn!t going to other her too much% .*ooh,1 she cooed as she massaged her enlarged mams% .*h fuck, that!s awesome%1 She twisted a nipple and let out a gasp% .*h%1 I was getting hard watching her, and my cock was soon standing at attention once again% Sarah looked o$er and moaned as she sEuee;ed a huge tit% I didn!t need any further in$itation% I walked o$er, and leaned o$er on the ed, lying next to her% I took one of her reasts in my mouth, and started sucking on the nipple and aureole with my tongue, getting it wet, and lowing on it% ,his caused her to shudder with pleasure, and search for my cock with her free hand% *nce she found it, she started gently sEuee;ing it% .0lease, again%1 I nodded, and kneeled in position on the ed so my cock was in line with her raised pussy% 6er slit was dripping with lu rication% I nudged the tip against her slit, then while I looked in her eyes, I thrust in to the hilt, eliciting a sharp moan of pleasure from Sarah% I leaned in again, and licked her nipple, sending orgasmic shi$ers down Sarah!s ody% She gasped and looked at me with a wild expression of a andon% I pumped harder, and faster, sliding my thick cock in and out of her pussy until she raked her nails across my ack with a deep moan, and then let her orgasm hit her with a shudder of pleasure% /ine was right ehind hers, and I came in a gushing ri$er of cum into her snatch, and could feel my seed mixed with her 2uices slipping out of her cunt as we oth lay there, exhausted%

9hen I looked at Sarah, she had a da;ed expression on her face, efore she sunk her head into the pillow and passed out% I followed suit immediately, letting sleep claim me for a few hours% +hapter G 9hen I woke up in the morning, I was alone, and Sarah had left a note with a lipstick kiss on it y the ed% .#eft for work% I might go shopping later% Should e ack O < or so tonight% #ast night was ama;ing% /iss you Ntil I see you% P xxx Sarah1 .9ell,1 I thought, walking to the athroom to relie$e myself, .I guess I!$e got the day to myself%1 I decided I!d try to get some kind of pro2ect going, using my new a ilities% )othing too daunting at first (well, considering the changes I made, anyway), ut something I could use soon% /ay e I could uild some nanites to interface with my conscious mind, so I could affect things around me kind of like a Ledi, or something% .5eah, that!s definitely high on the list% (ut first, #et there e light% #et there e light% #et there e light%1 3 wa$e of new information elegantly merged itself with my existing knowledge, and I immediately understood all the technology in$ol$ed with creating safe, selfproliferating, self- alancing, sla$e-nanite technology% I reali;ed, howe$er, that I had none of the necessary manufacturing eEuipment to do the 2o , so I sat down and thought a out how to create the first atch of sla$e nanites% 3fter that, they!d kind of do their own thing% I had se$eral options% I could teach people how to create the nanites, ut that would take years in my estimation, since the actual technology in$ol$ed seemed like something so far eyond any that anyone knew a out (except for whoe$er created the /aster 0+ program, who had done pretty much the same thing, ut had keyed the nanite acti$ity so it only responded to commands from the /aster 0+ commands)% I decided I wanted to create my own line of nanites, since fucking with the /aster 0+ nanite line could wind up with more complications than I was willing to deal with, considering all the tasks they were in$ol$ed in already, and e$erything they could e called to do in the future% )ope, definitely needed my own atch, with their functions keyed to my conscious thought, and an exclusi$ely sla$e functionality%

4$entually I intended to allow other people to utili;e the technology, ut for now, I needed to make sure the interface etween mind to nanite to en$ironment was as perfect as possi le% ,hen I reali;ed I was eing incredi ly stupid% .9ell, shit% I should 2ust materialize with my first atch of nanites%1 Slapping myself on the head, I concentrated on demateriali;ing, and in an instant I found my matter eing phased out from the physical plane, and into the metaphysical, or astral, plane% Something I hadn!t counted on was that as an astral entity, I could percei$e most of the other stuff in the astral realm within my $icinity% 6owe$er, the physical plane was eEually $isi le as an extension of the astral plane% In turn, I could tell that the astral plane was an extension of a higher plane of existence% 8or a second, I thought a out trying to follow the source, ut reali;ed that could e pretty stupid and dangerous% 3fter all, suppose I met the source, and it said something like, .9ell, dum ass, you sure didn!t get here fairly y any stretch of the imagination, so off you go to li$e as an 3ppalachian goat for 2@@@ incarnations%1 9ell, I figured something like that could happen, anyway, and I didn!t want to chance it% So I stayed on the astral plane% (esides, the astral plane was pretty cool% 3fter all, it was where magic, myth, legend and archetypes all seemed to reside% 3nd if I said it was anything other than eautiful I!d e lying% ,o gi$e you a faint idea of what it was like, imagine that e$erything feels 1@@@ times more real than it does than when you feel the most ali$e while you!re awake% )ow imagine that you can interact with your surroundings like you can in a dream% If you!$e e$er lucidly dreamed, you!ll know what I!m talking a out, ut if you ha$en!t, I!m sorry% ,here really aren!t words intense enough to descri e it% I could see spirit-like creatures flying around, and I could sense things that I!m normally not aware of% I could tell I was seeing some dreamers, on occasion% It was an intense first experience, and I was almost o$ercome with the incredi le emotions of it to the point where I forgot why I was there% It was more than eautiful% (ut ack to the task at hand% I concentrated on materiali;ing in my room with an aura of the sla$e nanites that I now understood completely% *nce I materiali;ed, they would replicate and ha$e the a ility to exert the user!s influence e$erywhere they went% ,hey were actually pretty ingenious% ,hey were so small that they were $irtually unaffected y normal physical forces like electricity, heat (and complete lack of it, all the way down to -2KG +), and ase matter% I further impro$ed their functionality and dura ility y ha$ing them all connected $ia a su space field% ,his would allow for physical teleportation, and other nifty effects, once the nanites had spread far enough, and had replicated to the point where they were of sufficient Euantities% ,he nanites were designed to interact with a user!s surroundings when the user had the proper mental keys within him or her% I made it so use of the nanites was something someone could impro$e in the use of, o$er time% I wanted to make it more fun for people to whom I extended the a ility to wield the nanites% I intentionally designed a few partial .flaws1 into themA firstly, my a ility to negate their acti$ity to any extent, to any spatial and dimensional range, at any time, for any duration of time% 3lso, I made them relati$ely ineffecti$e at messing with human consciousness% 8rankly, I didn!t want the temptation of stamping out free will% (esides, a few little safety clauses ne$er hurt anyone, did they?

3nd then I materiali;ed ack in my room, as myself, ut with a few added onuses, like the a ility to reathe underwater y ha$ing the a ility to process oxygen incredi ly efficiently from any en$ironmental surrounding depending on the need for it, and the a ility to a sor excess energy from things like fire or electricity, and either use it instead of food, or release it later)% 3s I materiali;ed in an instant, I was immediately cogni;ant of the aura of nanites surrounding me% ,he nanites would ha$e surprised me y reproducing as Euickly as they did if I weren!t already aware that they would proliferate through an exponentially increasing area until they reached the limit of space, with an initial $elocity of c (that!s G%@ x 1@8 meters'second, or 18I,@@@ miles'second, or simply, the speed of light), after which they would use their su space field mass to propel their replication process increasingly faster through the uni$erse% *nce the limit of space was reached, and the nanites percei$ed themsel$es dou ling ehind themsel$es, they would cease to replicate, except when any were destroyed (which would e $ery unlikely), at which point they would only replace what had een lost% I hadn!t othered to check when this would happen, since I really didn!t care, ut I figured it would take Euite a while, e$en considering the speed increases experienced as the su space warp factors were ratcheted up y the nanites! spatial area!s saturated mass% So o $iously, earth and mars were already saturated, and I could experiment immediately% 6owe$er, I wanted to wait until I could access raw materials from other placesA specifically Lupiter!s satellites% 4uropa is composed largely of ice, which I wanted to relocate to the atmospheres of /ars and 7enus, after doing a little clean-up on 7enus with some nanite-assisted teleportation% I figured it would e a out 1< minutes efore this would e an option, ut I felt no need to rush% So, I went down to the kitchen, tore a chunk off a rye loaf, and gra ed a glass of milk efore heading ack up to my room to pay some ills online% I figured it was a good idea to a$oid creating any lips for whate$er radar-type system the go$ernment was using to keep people like me from sur$i$ing long enough to actually talk to people like you% I kept glancing at the clock% I looked at the clock, and it read as 2&@@pm% 1G minutes had gone y, so I extended my sense through the 8ield (as I!ll refer to my nanitesaturated spatial area from now on) to check where its progress was now% Sure enough, it had 2ust passed Lupiter!s outer-most satellite% .6mm, so there!s actually K2 of them% Interesting%1 I refrained from calling )3S3, howe$er% Instead, I demateriali;ed riefly, then materiali;ed again, ut with the a ility to sur$i$e in space conditions% I ga$e my ody incredi le exerted-force-resistance at will, to the point where I could sur$i$e at the ottom of the deepest ocean canyon, or in the middle of outer space, and anywhere in etween% 3lso, I figured it would e handy to e immune to temperature extremes at will (like the a solute ;ero of space and the center of a hyper-fusion reaction that my nanites were a le to withstand)% 3s a final touch, I immuni;ed myself to cosmic radiation, since I wasn!t planning on staying inside any atmosphere for a little while% I didn!t really feel that different, ut that didn!t mean anything except it was working well% 3s a little test, I used the 8ield to create a su space ridge to a remote 6awaiian island% I tapped the ridge, and found myself shifting to the island instantly% In half a second, I was standing near the $icinity of a somewhat contained la$a flow mo$ing through a groo$e of stone on a $olcanically acti$e island%

.9ell, let!s see if this stuff really works%1 I almost chickened out, ut finally willed myself immune to heat, and reached my hand down to touch the flow% I could feel that it was hot, ut miraculously it wasn!t painful% 4m oldened, I reached down until I actually physically touched the la$a flow with my hand, and then pulled my hand ack to inspect it% I sat there for a moment, aware that sometimes an in2ury can take a moment to manifest, ut after a full minute, my hand still looked and felt fine% 6owe$er, I noticed my shirt was smoldering% 4ncouraged y this, I stepped into the la$a flow, and started walking up and through it% It felt like warm water% I noticed elatedly that my sandals were gone, and my shorts were on fire% .6oly cow, this is awesome%1 I kept walking up the hill, until I noticed a group of people ahead of me, looking at the eruption from the mouth of the $olcano% I decided to lay down in the la$a flow and engage my non- reathing a ility until they were gone% I guess I could ha$e teleported, ut I didn!t think of that% 3s I lay there in the la$a, seeing the dull glow of the magma from the inside, I remarked on how much fun this was% .I wonder if anyone!s e$er e$en seen this, efore?1 It was prettyA there were dancing colors inside the la$a, with little flecks of lighter magma mixed in with the rest of the la$a mo$ing past my eyes% It reminded me of a ri$er at sunset, kind of% 4xcept it was warmer than ri$er water% 3fter what seemed like ten minutes, I reali;ed I hadn!t had any need to reathe since I su merged myself earlier% So, that experiment successful, I slowly lifted my head out of the la$a, when it umped into something% .*h yeah, it crusts o$er%1 ,his time I used the 8ield to teleport to the ocean, 2ust a little ways out from the shoreline% ,here was a loud hiss as the la$a that was still on my ody encountered the ocean water% I rushed it off, and looked at the shore, to make sure no one had seen anything i;arre% 3fter all, I was still trying to stay off the radar of anyone who might e looking for me% Something weird though, was that when I was home, I hadn!t sensed anyone using the /aster 0+ program, and now that I was here, I still didn!t% 3pparently the program wasn!t as widespread as I thought it was% 3t least, I hoped that was the case% 3t any rate, I dunked under the surface and started swimming downwards, eing helped along y the undertow for the first little while, trying to get as deep as I could, to test my pressure resistance a ilities% I remem ered to will them on as I felt my ears

starting to pressuri;e% 3fter that, my ears felt fine% I kept going deeper and deeper, past the top strata of the marine ecosystem and into that darker part% I was a little scared, ecause I!d seen 2aws as a kid, and you always hear those freaky stories a out giant sEuid and stuff in the waterA particularly in deep water, which was where I was headed% (ut I figured I!d 2ust teleport out of there if it got too weird% I had to release all the air in my lungs to get past a certain depth (I guess the uoyancy of the air in me kept me from descending too far% 3fter I let it go though, I started sinking like a rock, and didn!t ha$e to work as hard to keep going% 3head of me I could see the edge of the shelf, eyond which was the $ast darkness of the open sea, and Mod knows what else% I admonished myself for eing stupid, which I reali;e was 2ust an attempt to instill some false confidence in myself% )onetheless, it seemed to help, and I went o$er the edge without any more fuss% 6owe$er, the sudden a sence of any $isi le ocean floor once I left the shelf of the ocean floor made me a little ner$ous, and it didn!t get any etter as I kept sinking, with the light from a o$e diminishing rapidly%

3lmost in a panic, I looked up, and noticed that the light from a o$e the water was nearly in$isi le from here, and then it was completely gone% I was in what seemed like complete darkness% ,hat is, until I saw a light ;ip past me, connected to a $ery sharp-toothed fish% .8reakin! anglersD1 3t this point I reali;ed there was no real way to further gauge my depth $isually, so I sent out my sense of feeling through the 8ield, and reali;ed I was somewhere around 2,<@@ feet eneath the surface of the ocean% 3nd if water depth pressure is the same e$erywhere, which it usually is, that meant that I was experiencing a out 1,1@@ l s force'sEuare inch on e$ery part of my ody (regular atmosphere $aries etween 1@ to 12 l s force'in2)% So, perhaps partly ased on my irrational fear of deep water, I considered my experiment to e a success% I tapped into a 8ield ridge, and shifted ack to my room% I was sopping wet, and smelled like the ocean% I Euickly demateriali;ed, then materiali;ed with all of my a ilities intact, ut with a dry ody, and new clothes that were identical to my old ones (except for the fact that they were composed of different atoms)% .)ote to self& remem er to teleport to the athtu , next time%1 +hapter F

I used the 8ield to dry the floor, and looked at the clock% It read as G&1<pm% .I guess that swim took a little longer than I thought%1 I did an internet search for 7enus, and found out why it was so ad off, atmospherically% (asically, when it was a young planet, its water $apor separated into 6ydrogen and *xygen too far away from the planet!s main atmosphere% 3s a result, the 6ydrogen dissipated into space% ,he reason this took place much higher than the same process on earth was due to the closer proximity of 7enus to the heat of the sun% ,his simple e$ent set in motion a terri le greenhouse effect, allowing +ar on to ecome the dominant $apor in 7enus!s atmosphere% 6owe$er, if the car on could e remo$ed, and replaced with water $apor ( y creating a deli$ery system of raw *2 and 6ydrogen, then it!s possi le that the atmosphere could ecome ha ita le y humans% 6owe$er, the process would repeat after a while, so there would need to e some sort of catalyst to facilitate the reaking apart of water $apor at a lower ele$ation from the surface of 7enus% I figured the 8ield could pro$ide that catalyst, as well as the means to rid 7enus of its excess car on $ia mass teleportation to a more useful area% Since gas is approximately 1@@@ times less dense than a liEuid of the same su stance, I figured I could may e e$en mix the car on in with 7enus!s surface after I remo$ed it, to create a little more surface mass% ,his would ring the surface gra$ity closer to that of 4arth!s% Qeeping this in mind, I tapped a su space ridge with the 8ield, and shifted to where I was or iting 7enus from a discreet distance in space% 8irst I used the 8ield to cause the cameras and sensors on the /agellan satellite and the others in or it around 7enus to keep reading the same information (I used a type of looping sensory display, and locked it around the $arious satellites)% ,his was so some guy at )3S3 wouldn!t look through the camera and wonder what the hell was going on 3gain, that low-profile idea% I then focused, using the 8ield to carefully, and incrementally, teleport the mass of car on gas to a fro;en meteor ring form around 7enus% ,he disruption of the $isi le surface of 7enus was incredi le% 9ith the massi$e mo$ement of such large amounts of the atmosphere, there were terri le explosions caused y suddenly interacting elements and implosi$e $oids where car on gas used to e% I concentrated on using the 8ield to minimi;e these explosions and implosions as much as I could y suppressing their exerted forces, and succeeded to a degree% 6owe$er, they still lasted for a out a Euarter of an hour% 3ll things considered though, that didn!t seem like such a ad 2o % 3fter the car on had fro;en in a de ris ring around 7enus, I could actually see the planet!s surface% It wasn!t pretty%

I instructed the 8ield to produce and disperse *2 and 6ydrogen in the atmosphere, as well as a su stantially larger proportion of nitrogen gas (which is what most of earth!s atmosphere is made of)% 3s an added feature, I used the 8ield to increase the amount of o;one in the upper atmosphere so that it exceeded that of earth% ,his was necessary

ecause of the increased proximity to the sun!s heat and radiation% )ow, I needed something to keep the water $apor from dispersing at too great a height% So, I set the 8ield to act as a catalyst to reak the water $apor!s ond at an ele$ation of etween < to = miles a o$e 7enus!s surface, which is a out the altitude where that process happens on earth% ,hat should pre$ent a recurrence of what happened efore% 3fter that, I checked the atmospheric temperature, and found it was Euickly dropping to where it would e$entually e$en out, at a planetary a$erage of I@ degrees 8ahrenheit% ,his would e slightly warmer than earth, ut not unpleasant% In the winters it would e as cold as a 1@o 8 planetary a$erage, and in the summer it would get as hot as a 11@o 8 planetary a$erage% *$er all, a pretty li$a le temperature range% .*kay, time to eef you up a it, a e%1 I focused the 8ield, and (carefully, this time) gently mo$ed the car on meteors through the atmosphere, until they came to rest on the planet surface% I nestled them in a it into the crust, and then Ntilled! the soil a little y narrowly $i rating it for a moment at a super-sonic $elocity% ,his had the effect of slightly smoothing out some of the surface!s features% 3fterwards, I teleported some of 4uropa!s ice mass into 7enus!s atmosphere% I rought enough to co$er 2'Grds of the planet!s surface with water% .6oly crap, it!s almost starting to look like earth%1 I then checked the atmospheric composition, and found it was nearly identical to earth!s with the only real difference eing it was slightly warmer, and had more reatha le oxygen% I then checked the soil composition, and found that there was enough nitrogen to create fertile soil for roughly 1'<@th of the land mass% .,hat!s not Euite gonna cut it, I!m afraid%1 So I focused the 8ield to temporarily create more nitrous soil% 3fter a few minutes, it was done, and now =@J of the land mass was 74"5 fertile% ,he exceptions were the poles, which I left relati$ely arren, soilwise% I figured that was all right, since I wanted those to e mostly ice, anyway% .Speaking of which% % %1 I teleported some more of 4uropa!s mass (there was K@J of it left after this, now) to right outside the atmosphere, and rought it into the atmosphere at the polar caps, where it o ligingly egan to free;e into huge glacial masses% .,hat looks a out right%1 )ext I used the 8ield to check 7enus!s gas and mineral deposits% 7enus was rich in methane deposits, and precious metals% Unfortunately, it had almost no oil% .9ell, I guess the dinosaurs ack on earth were pretty darned useful for the car industry%1 I used the 8ield to facilitate the slow production of large amounts of oil in lots of su merged air pockets in the planet!s crust% In most of the rest of the su merged air pockets, I used the 8ield to slowly produce water% I left a few empty ca$es aroundA most of them pretty near the surface, with apertures opening to the surface, and some ca$es connected to su merged water pockets% 3fter that, I stepped ack, and sensed that the conditions were ripe for life% ,he only pro lem was that there was no plant life yet% 5eah, the soil was fertile, ut e$en cow shit won!t sprout a shoot if it!s een melted or urned to a cinder for illions of years% .6mm% (reatha le atmosphere, fertile soil, fresh-water oceans% % % #et there e light% #et there e light% #et there e light% 3hhh, okay% I shoulda thought of that%1 I demateriali;ed, and then materiali;ed on the now- orderline-ha ita le planet surface with two special nanite packages% *ne was specially designed to propagate floral life% *nce released, the trillions of nanites would mo$e to a uniEue location on the

surface of the planet, and Euickly construct a floral entity which was nonmalignant, and useful to human existence% 8ruit trees, erries, grass ( oth kinds), lichen, et cetera, would all e fa ricated initially within one hour, then would slow down to replicate their cells at normal rates% ,he second package was dedicated to producing fauna to interact with the flora% I tweaked the animals! physiologies a little, so there weren!t any annoying critters quite like mosEuitoes, or anything poisonous to humans% 9here similar functions in ecointeraction were reEuired, I caused the mosEuito-like creatures to only suck animal lood, and for the poisonous animals! $enom to e ineffectual against humans% ,his package would also take an hour to create the initial stock of fauna, and would then slow down to a normal speed thereafter% I demateriali;ed, and triggered the nanite packages% .9ell, that should do it, I think%1 I relocated myself to my room, where I materiali;ed as myself% I took a look around, and noticed the clock on the computer% .SweetD It!s only F&G@D1 3fter dorking around on the internet for a while (hey, 2ust ecause you can make a planet ha ita le doesn!t mean you!re all of a sudden a$erse to a little internet porn), I noticed it was <&G@ and Sarah still wasn!t home% I figured she was 2ust late, and I really didn!t want to pry as to her wherea outs% I figured a few limits are a good thing% +hapter < 6owe$er, when =&@@ rolled around and she still wasn!t home, I egan to get a little worried% I pro a ly would ha$e een more worried if she didn!t ha$e that instant healing a ility I!d gi$en her, ut I was still concerned% So, against my etter 2udgment, I reached out with the 8ield to ping her location% 9here I felt her was not where I expected to find her% .9hat!s she doing in that part of town?1 I noticed she was on the north side of the city, which was mainly occupied y cheap apartments, as well as the rare odd shop or ar% I Euickly tapped a ridge to her location, and found myself shifted onto the metal alcony of an apartment uilding% ,hrough the open window to the alcony!s apartment unit, I could hear groaning, sucking and slurping sounds% I took a peek inside, and what I saw surprised me a little% I didn!t recogni;e the woman sucking and iting Sarah!s huge tits, ut she was pretty hot% )eedless to say, my cock started swelling in my shorts%

I started stroking my meat as I watched, and licked my lips% I was a little pissed that Sarah was ha$ing some kind of affair, ut it was hard to get really mad when the person she was fucking happened to e a hot chick% )ot wanting to 2ust sit around and watch, I clim ed in through the open window% Sarah and her lo$er Euickly stopped what they were doing, tried to co$er themsel$es with the clothes lying near y, and looked at me% Sarah looked panicked% 6er lo$er looked em arrassed% .Uhm, h-hi 3ram%1 Sarah $entured% .Um, I don!t know what to say% % % I guess you hate me now%1 She looked like she was going to cry, which was amusing in a way that distur ed me on some le$el% I looked at Sarah!s lo$er% .9hat!s your name?1 She looked like she wished she could 2ust disappear% .3lex% I, uh, fuck it% Ho you want me to lea$e?1 I shook my head, and un;ipped my shorts% .)ope, I want you to do something else for me,1 I said as I dropped my shorts and riefs, letting my cock spring out% I stepped out of my shorts that had pooled on the floor around my ankles, and kicked them to the side of the room% .3ram?1 Sarah asked, looking like she!d 2ust lost her footing in reality% .9hat? 5ou were 2ust fucking her a second ago% Hon!t you wanna share?1 Sarah 2ust sat there for a minute, then dropped the garment she was co$ering herself with% .9ell, if you!re sure you!re not mad% % %1 .I will e if 3lex doesn!t suck my cock right now%1 3lex looked at Sarah, who nodded% 3lex crawled on all fours o$er to my exposed dick, looked up at my face, then said, .5ou!re one kinky son of a itch%1 9ith that, she leaned forward, and swallowed my cock in one motion, licking the underside as she o ed her head up and down on my tool% I gra ed her hair, and egan mo$ing her head on my shaft% 3lex grunted, and started humming while she licked and sucked my cock% She reached around and sEuee;ed my ass cheeks, urying my cock e$en deeper in her throat%

I looked o$er and saw Sarah frigging herself, her face twisted in lust as she looked at 3lex sucking me off% I could feel my alls tightening, and apparently so could 3lex, ecause she started o ing her head faster, and sucking harder% She reached one hand up to my all sac and gently rolled y gonads in her hand% ,hat sent me o$er the edge, and I shot my load into 3lex!s hungry mouth% #ike a good girl, she swallowed e$ery drop she could% 3 little leaked out from the corner of her mouth, ut she used her finger to push it ack in% 3lex looked up at me, and smiled% I smiled ack at her% .(end o$er%1 She looked surprised, ut Euickly complied% I knelt down ehind her, and stroked my cock% It Euickly got hard again, and I pressed the tip against 3lex!s ass% Mra ing her hips, I pushed the head past the opening, and 3lex ga$e a little yelp% .Shh%1 I sEuee;ed her hips, thrust my dick deep into her ack door, and started pumping my cock into her like a meat piston% 3lex started pushing ack against me after a few thrusts in and out, and soon we were getting into a good rhythm% I looked o$er at Sarah, who was finger-fucking herself with all four fingers of her left hand, and twisting her nipples with her other hand% .+ome here%1 Sarah reluctantly withdrew her hand from her sopping cunt, and crawled o$er% .Met under her and take care of your friend!s cunt%1 Sarah slithered under 3lex!s ody, and soon the groans coming from 3lex were getting really loud% She started thrashing around as she slammed ack onto my cock, and I could feel Sarah!s hands and reath around my all sac as she worked on 3lex!s pussy% In a matter of seconds, 3lex started screaming in satisfaction, letting primal grunts escape her lips as she came hard% ,his did it for me, and I spewed my remaining 2i;; into her ass, with some leaking out the edge% 3fter that, I pushed 3lex off my cock until she rested on her side next to Sarah, on the floor, and sauntered o$er to set her ass in a sofa%

I reached down and picked up some panties% I wrapped them around my cock, and wiped myself off, throwing the panties into the corner of the room afterwards% Sarah had started frigging herself again, and pinching her nipples% .I wanna cum%1 .So cum%1

.(ut I want someone to do it for me%1 6er eyes darted ack and forth etween me and 3lex% I made a decision% .5ou!$e een naughty today% I think you need a spanking%1 I looked at 3lex% .Mi$e it to her%1 3lex came o$er and knelt eside Sarah, and Sarah positioned herself on her hands and knees% .+ount them off to ten%1 Slap% .*ne%1 Slap% .,wo%1 .6arder, and yell out the count, itch%1 I crossed my arms S#30D .,hreeD1 S#30D .8ourD1 Sarah writhed as her ass egan to turn red from 3lex!s disciplinary ministrations% S#30D .8i$eD1 S#30D .SI>D1 .,hat!s more like it%1 S#30D .S474)D1 S#30DD .4IM6,D1 S#30DD .)I)4DDD1 S#30DDD .,4)DDD1 3t this point, Sarah was wriggling uncontrolla ly as her ass was eing assaulted y 3lex!s hand% .)ow kiss and make up%1 Sarah turned around and pushed 3lex to the ground% ,hen she straddled her and gra ed 3lex!s 2uicy tits% ,hey ground their wet pussies together as I watched% .*kay, time for you to apologi;e, Sarah%1

She stopped and looked at me% .(ut I thought I 2ust-. .Met on your hands and knees%1 She nodded her understanding and put her sweet ass in the air% I knelt ehind her, and positioned myself at the entrance to her welllu ricated pussy% 9ith a Euick sho$e, I entered her% I gra ed her hips and pulled her onto me until I felt myself slap against her ass%

.UUnghD1 she grunted in pleasure as I continued thrusting in and out, slapping her on the side of her ass% She whimpered a little from the force of my thrusts, ut still ground her cunt against my cock, pushing ack onto me in a steady rhythm% .***6D *6 M*HD 8U+Q /4D 8U+Q /4D *6 M*HD 8U+Q /4D1 .Ho you want to cum?1 She whimpered and thrashed her head up and down as she moaned in ecstasy% I took that as a yes, and egan to increase the speed of my thrusts% I raked my fingers across her ack, and slapped her ass hard, then gra ed her hips and pumped furiously into her snatch with my hard rod until she started screaming in orgasmic liss% .33333336666D 8UUU+QDDD 333666D M*HD 8U+QD 8U+QD 8U+QD 8U+QD 8U+QD1 3s her orgasm su sided, I withdrew, turned Sarah onto her ack right next to 3lex, who was still lying down, and came all o$er their reasts and faces% Some of my cum got in their hair as they lay there% .3nd let that e a lesson to you,1 I said as I lay down and relaxed% I looked o$er at 3lex% .+lean my cock%1 She mo$ed her head to my cock and started sucking it clean% 3s I lay there, I used the 8ield to check the progress of life on 7enus% It had reached full loom more than half an hour ago% .3h, where does the time go?1 I reflected as I lay there, 3lex still licking and sucking my cock, Sarah passed out on the floor next to me% +hapter I I woke up in the middle of the night, and saw that 3lex had fallen asleep on the floor next to Sarah% .6mm% I ne$er did find out what triggered that little e$ent, did I?1 I was hungry, so I found my way into the kitchen and raided the fridge% ,here wasn!t much, 2ust some milk and what looked like lefto$er pasta salad, ut I drank some milk out of the carton, and ate some of the pasta salad out of the ,upperware container% 9hen I was done, I put the stuff ack in the fridge% (ut when I leaned up, I saw 3lex leaning against the kitchen counter, looking at me with a Eui;;ical expression% .6ope you don!t mind, I stole some of your food%1 She wa$ed her hand dismissi$ely with a smile, and shrugged her shoulders% .6ow could I complain?1 She smiled% .(ut 2ust curious, how are you staying% % % um, well, why aren!t you furious with me and Sarah?1 .6ow long ha$e you known each other?1 .,hat!s kind of funny% 9e 2ust met today% She came into the shop, and I-. .+lothing shop?1 She laughed% .Sort of, if you consider 07+ to e clothing% (ut we also sell-. .I get it% So you met in a sex shop%1 .9ell, yeah% I mean, I work there and all, and she came in wanting to try on one of the corsets, and after she got into the ooth, she leaned out and asked for some help% Hoes this other you, me telling you this?1 I shook my head% .)ah, actually I think I might know why Sarah was so eager to Nget to know you! today% 9ell, yesterday% 9hate$er%1 She looked at me with a smirk% .5eah, well% % % a out that% I 2ust want you to know that I didn!t try to seduce her, or anything% If anything, she came on to me%1 She seemed at a loss for words%

.#ook,1 I said, leaning ack against the counter ad2acent to her, .I!m not mad% I was at first, ut then I thought a out it, and reali;ed I kind of contri uted to the situation%1 3lex 2ust looked kind of confused% .5ou see, well, I did something to make her a little more sensiti$e%1 .5ou mean you pissed her off? I shoulda figured it was something like that% Qinda shit happens a lot% (ut usually the oyfriend gets pissed and does something $iolent, or 2ust weird%1 I couldn!t help ut snicker a little% .)o, I didn!t piss her off, at least not that I know of% 9hat I meant was that I actually increased the pleasure recepti$ity in her reasts% % % particularly in her nipples%1 3lex kind of leaned ack a little, and looked at me askance% .So you!re cra;y? ,hat!s too ad% 5ou could make a li$ing as a porn star% 3lthough I et lots of them are cra;y, anyway% % %1 .)o, I!m not cra;y% Lust-. I stopped, trying to think of a way to tell her that wouldn!t completely expose my a ilities% .I, uh, I!$e een experimenting with some science pro2ects (that was true to some degree, at least), and I came across some special stuff that I didn!t expect to find%1 I looked around the room, and found what I was looking forA the sto$e% .6ere, don!t freak out, and don!t try to interrupt me here%1 I walked o$er to the sto$e, and turned it on% .*kay, assuming this sto$e works, and it seems to, it emits heat, right?1 3lex nodded% .9ell, I!$e kind of figured out a way to alter people!s interactions with, and there y their responses to, things like heat and electricity%1 3lex looked like she was trying to contain a laugh from ursting out% .6ere, 2ust watch%1 ,he heating coil was glowing red-hot at this point, and I lowered my hand onto it, a sor ing the heat% 3lex recoiled, then when she noticed I wasn!t screaming, and my hand wasn!t smoking, she stood there, stunned% .#ike I said, I can do the same thing with electricity, and electricity affects the human ody it lots of ways% *ne is y sending sensory reception to the rain from $arious parts of the ody%1 I took my hand off the heating coil, and showed my palm to 3lex, opening the refrigerator for light% 3lex gra ed it, and looked at it really closely, like I was somehow trying to trick her% ,hen she let go, and looked up at me with an expression of genuine interest% .3nd asically, what happened is that I affected Sarah so her reasts are a out 1@ times as recepti$e to pleasura le stimuli than they were efore% 3nd I can tell you, she!s always en2oyed ha$ing her tits taken care of during sex%1 3lex nodded% .6uh% 5eah, uh, that would explain why when I accidentally rushed her tits in the dressing room she 2umped me like she hadn!t gotten laid for a year%1 3lex leaned ack against the counter% .3nd 2ust so you know, I didn!t know she had a oyfriend% Sorry%1 She ga$e me a coy smile% .(ut I!m kinda glad she didn!t tell me, ecause you found us and% % % damn, you!re a good fuck%1 .,hanks%1 .6ow did you find my place, anyway?1 She went to the fridge, and got some milk, which she poured into a glass next to the sink% I mean, did you go y the shop? (ut you said you didn!t know she was going there% So how?1 She looked at me as she took a swig from the glass%

.Um, that!s classified%1 ,his got a laugh from her, complete with milk coming out of her nose, which caused her to lean o$er the sink and reach for a dish towel to wipe her face off% *nce she was clean, she smiled and looked at me again% .Seriously% ,hat!s some impressi$e detecti$e work%1 She cocked her head% .9hat!s your name, again?1 .I!m not sure I actually e$er introduced myself% /y name!s 3ram%1 I shook her hand, which was a little weird, considering the conditions of our first Nintroduction%! .9ow, I guess Sarah!s pretty tired%1 .9ell it is the middle of the night%1 ."ight% ,hat would explain it%1 .#ook, you already know where I li$e, ut let me gi$e you my phone num er, in case you, uh, e$er wanna drop y the store, or something%1 .,hat would e nice% ,hanks%1 3lex gra ed a pen and paper from y the phone, and scri led her name and num er on it% .,he top one!s my cel% ,he ottom!s the house line% I!$e usually got my cel with me at work% Speaking of which, you should drop y and apply for one of the modeling 2o s we do% 9e!$e got our own we site, you know%1

.I!ll think a out it% (ut I!$e already kinda got a 2o %1 9ell, making a world ha ita le for humans sort of Eualifies as a 2o , I think% .5eah? 9hat do ya do?1 .9ell, I!m kind of in real estate de$elopment%1 .*h, so you!re rich% Shoulda figured%1 3lex and I shot the shit for a while, and we talked a out where we came from, and stuff like that% ,urns out she was from +alifornia, land of the Govenator% Somewhere near San Hiego, I think% She was in college, studying to e an accountant (yeah, I was surprised too), and had een li$ing here for a out G years% I agreed to gi$e

her a call, sometime, and to check out her Nmodeling! gigs, which I suspected were right along the lines of what we!d een doing earlier% 9hile I was there, I also extended some protection to herA 2ust the immunity from other /aster 0+ programs and users, really% (ut I figured it couldn!t hurt anything% 3fter that, I decided I needed to head out and check on some stuff% 3lex touched my arm, and said, .9ell, you!re always welcome here, if you need a place to crash%1 .,hanks% *h, and could you let Sarah know that I!$e got something to tell her, when she wakes up?1 .Sure%1 I nodded my thanks, and after putting my clothes ack on, walked out the door% I decided lea$ing y the window was a little weird% 3fter all, I!m not (atman or 0eter 0an% +hapter K *nce I was on the sidewalk in front of the apartment uilding, I used the 8ield to sense-check the status on 7enus% It seemed e$erything was going according to plan% *ut of curiosity, I also checked on the status of the nanite-saturated space area% .9ow% 9ay past the 3lpha +entauri system% Shit, those things are fast%1 3t some point, I wanted to create some way for people to tra$el from location to location, like I could% So I rainstormed some ideas as I walked down the road through the muggy 3ugust heat of the city% 6mm% 9ith the )3S3 sensory data in a loop-like system, I could experiment on 7enus without the concern eing clandestinely o ser$ed y spooks% I guess the 6u le could see what was going on, ut I figured they!d e using that more for stuff that was farther away, and not so close to the sun% Suddenly my thoughts were interrupted as a group of < or so young men (looked like 1K-1= years old), who had een standing y a parked car down the sidewalk on this side of the street, gestured to each other in my direction and started talking loudly amongst themsel$es as they started to make their way in my direction% .5o, what you lookin! at?1 one of the young men politely inEuired% .5eah, what you lookin! at, motherfucker?1 one of his friends eloEuently supplied% I stopped, and tried not to laugh% )ow, efore I had the /aster 0+ this situation would ha$e undou tedly spun itself Euite differently% I would ha$e either run (since I could see at least two of these guys carrying kni$es), or 2ust tried to e accommodating% 6owe$er, recent e$ents had afforded me a few new options% .9ell, I was actually looking at lots of stuff% 5ou know, the sidewalk, your car, and < kids who pro a ly shouldn!t e out after dark%1 I admit it was immature aiting these guys like that, ut I!d grown up near a similar type of neigh orhood, and had to contend with the constant ullying due to my ethnicity until my parents had finally mo$ed us somewhere else% I guess that was partly why I wasn!t forcing myself to act like I knew I should% 3nd my answer of course had the expected result of inflaming the ridiculous sense of machismo that these young men o $iously clung to like a lifeline% .5o, ese, that!s a fuckin! stupid answer, holmes,1 the o $ious leader of the group tactfully ad$ised me%

.5eah, fuckin! stupid,1 a new mem er contri uted to the con$ersation% .9ell, I guess that!s a out par for the course of this con$ersation, then,1 I responded% .#et!s fuck him upD1 the leader suggested, pointing a knife at me% .9e!re gonna car$e you up, itch%1 (3pparently he didn!t ha$e $ery good eyesight, confusing me with a female canine which was apparently capa le of speech%) .5ou!re sure you want to pursue this course of action?1 I asked% (ut they were already rushing me, three of the < with kni$es drawn, and one with rass knuckles% ,he last guy 2ust smashed a eer ottle on the wall of a uilding, deciding that would e a good weapon% .*kay,1 I said as I demateriali;ed and then instantly materiali;ed with a few added a ilities, including increased reflexes and flexi ility% ,he first two guys plunged at me at a full run with their kni$es, and immediately ounced ack into their friends% I 2ust stood there with a smirk% 3pparently that was the wrong facial expression, in their opinion% .+heck it out ro, he thinks he!s some fuckin kinda nin2a%1 *ne of the knife-wielding duo which attacked me had apparently dropped his knife, after it had turned in his hand from the reflected force of his thrust and cut him% I resumed walking, and the rest of the guys Euickly regained their footing% .9hy are you so upset? Hid I attack you? Hid I do something to your families? 5our homes? 9hy don!t you 2ust put those kni$es down, and relax for a-. I was interrupted as the third guy with a knife lunged at me, flanked y his uddy with the eer ottle% ,hey oth ounced off, and landed on their asses in the gutter% .Lee;, it!s like you want to get hurt, or something%1 3t this point, one of the kids ran to the car, and reached in, picking something up%% 6e rought his hand out, holding an automatic pistol and training on me% .See how you handle this, motherfucker%1 I put my hand up to warn him off, ut he pulled the trigger efore I could say anything% I could tell that the ullet would ounce ack and kill this kid, and e$en if it was him who pulled the trigger, I wasn!t a out to e in$ol$ed in a murder% So, thinking fast, I used the 8ield to stop the first ullet in midair, and then I used the field to Ntelekinetically! wrench the gun from his hand% It sailed out of his hand, eliciting a look of complete shock from his face, and flew into my grip (this kinda made me feel like Harth 7ader in the 4mpire Strikes (ack)% 9ell, after that, the kids 2ust stopped what they were doing, and stared at me% .)o one will elie$e you if you tell them a out this, you know,1 I said, using the 8ield to atomically deconstruct the gun in front of their eyes, hoping this would con$ince them not to talk a out what I 2ust did% .,hey!ll 2ust lock you up in some loony in% I!d ad$ise you to 2ust lea$e, and forget any of this e$er happened%1 ,hey looked at each other, then one of them ran to the car, and 2umped into the dri$er seat% ,he other kids all followed him, and efore I knew it the car was peeling ru er on the asphalt as they sped away, at a speed that was way o$er the speed limit% .9ell,1 I mused to myself, .so much for a low profile%1 I kicked the eer ottle that one of the kids had dropped on the sidewalk into the gutter, and continued walking% I reali;e I could ha$e 2ust teleported home, ut another reason for my walk was to think a out what I needed to do next% I decided that I should uild a city on 7enus, ut wasn!t sure what I should include in it, or where I should put it% I toyed with the idea of a su -oceanic city, ut that would e kind of weird% 3nd frankly, I thought most normal

cities were kind of ugly, so that meant that the regular design had to e upgraded oth functionally and aesthetically% I thought ack on different types of cities I!d actually found appealing, and decided that I liked two main things in a city!s appearance% 8irst, I liked cities with classical architecture% 3nd second, I decided I really liked the idea of a cloud city, like (espin in 4mpire Strikes (ack% So, how could I com ine these two seemingly disparate elements into a single style of architecture? I decided I would ha$e the asic structures e $ery functional and large like star wars structures% (ut the o$erall look would e more of a neo-classical, Mreco-"oman architectural style, with columns, pediments, and lots of tastefully designed and powerfully placed sculptures, running water and flora to inspire people% ,he city would need to e laid out in a circular arrangement, with the tallest uilding (naturally, with my personal cham ers at the top, for the est $iew) eing at the center% 3 generally circular, domed design in the structure of most uildings would pro$ide a sense of spirituality for people li$ing there% ,hink a 1%< mile radius of tall white towers toward the center of the city (one to three times Sears ,ower-type tall, ut looking more like a tight cluster of circular, Mreco-"oman decorated, huge white spikes) with huge arched windows, and full-circle-encompassing alconies% #anding docks for spacecraft would e located in circular petal-like locations 2utting from the upper sections of the towers% ,he interiors would e la$ishly decadent, with gleaming white mar le-like floors and pure white granite-like interior walls% ,he hallways would e lined with alco$ed holo-sculptures, occasional portals, and occasional interfaces on one side, with high arched windows on the other% ,hey would e mostly trimmed with gold and royal lue flourishes% ,he a$erage circular-planned floor would end up ha$ing 1@ to 2@ ft high ceilings, and a ridiculous amount of sEuare footage% ,he exterior ring of the city, which would ha$e a < mile exterior radius from the city center, would e comprised mostly of shorter structures (with a maximum height of G@@ feet)% Surrounding this would e a natural area for recreation% ,his ring would e designed to ha$e a 12 mile exterior radius, and would e filled mostly with fields, forest, and gentle hills% 8ood manifestations and other simple facilities would e located in $arious areas% Its outer perimeter would e a white sand each o$erlooking the outermost human-occupied areaA the water ring% ,he water ring would ha$e a 1< mile radius% 3t its outer perimeter would e the inner-ring ulkhead of the support structure% )ow the supporting structure, or the undercarriage, for all of this would need to e pretty ama;ing% )ot only would it need to keep the city aloft, ut it would also need to regulate most of the processes that regulated the city and its surrounding en$ironment% 9ater treatment facilities, electricity generation, soil fertili;ation, heating, and lots of other things we all take for granted (including some things we don!t, like safe and loyal interacti$e 3I for computer ser$ices)% So, I!d need some source of power which was pretty huge, ut controlla le% )amely, one or more safe, controlled fusion reactors% .9ell, I guess I knew this was coming% #et there e light% #et there e light% #et there e light%1 I felt the familiar wa$e of knowledge wash through my mind, su tly correcting misimpressions a out things and adding new information% .6mm% *kay%1 3t this point, I didn!t really need to physically witness what was going on, ecause I now reali;ed I could 2ust use the 8ield to do that, ut I still liked to see the stuff happen% ,he support structure would need a radius of 1I%< miles, and a depth of < miles, for all of the

functions I reEuired, with the ottom looking like a giant saucer% I added a lightrefraction shield (an in$isi ility cloak) to the structure as an added onus at this point% I would need to teleport materials from $arious locations to pro$ide the raw resources for the city and its supporting structure, and reali;ed that I would e creating a city which would not only e a le to ho$er and mo$e through the sky at great speeds without disrupting natural weather patterns too much, ut which would also e, in essence, a huge, city-ship capa le of intergalactic warp-speed tra$el% .SweetD1 9ell, eing la;y, I demateriali;ed, and then materiali;ed in a remote system within the Snickers galaxy, which had all the raw materials needed for construction of a city-ship like I was planning% 3ctually, there were enough materials to make millions of city-ships% I decided I would start with three% So I materiali;ed with three highlyspeciali;ed nanite packages which would go a out the usiness of constructing these structures% 3fter construction, the nanite packages would ecome dormant until any part of the city was damaged eyond its own a ility to repair% 3t that point, the nanites would re-engage until the repairs were complete% 3fterwards, this cycle would repeat% 9ith these city-ships eing uilt in the Snickers galaxy, I could relax a out any interference with construction% /y calculations predicted that construction would e completed in one week or less, due to the complexity of the designs, and the staggering amount of special features I!d decided to implement into the structures% 8or instance, the cities would clean themsel$es at a su microscopic le$el using sonic pulses, and would e almost indestructi le and $ery interacti$e (I!d uilt holo-decklike cham ers in lots of places throughout the city, including in all the educational, usiness, entertainment, and li$ing accommodation areas%) 3lso, I had teleportation portal-ways (like o$ersi;ed doors with a portal-to-portal dial-key or $oice acti$ated connection) outfitted in e$ery uilding% In a few select uildings in the city, I designed them to ha$e industrial, hangar-si;ed portal-ways which were a le to link with 2ust a out anywhere, including other portals of their immense si;e (think ig enough to dri$e a (oeing 2et through, and you!ll ha$e an idea of the si;e of the industrial portals)% I installed some security measures into these locations which weren!t necessary with the portal-to-portal connections) In each li$ing accommodation was a synthesi;ed food dispenser which was a le to create 2ust a out any kind of food anyone would e$er need or want (the food and drink would e su tly maximi;ed for the impro$ement of human health (people could import things like alcohol, if they really wanted it), with no sacrifices made in the taste)% 3ll things considered, I was reaking some new ground in a lot of ways with the implementation of this design, e$en if Star ,rek did think of most of the ideas first ( ecause Star ,rek kicks 2ust a little less ass than Star 9ars, which kicks a lot of ass)% 3s a final touch, I added some safety features to the city-ships to facilitate intergalactic tra$el% I implemented a $isually in$isi le energy dome (it could e detected with passi$e and acti$e radar) which would automatically acti$ate in the upper reatha le atmosphere% ,his energy dome would act as a shield on se$eral le$els& it would shield the human-occupied area from all forms of radiation and temperature extremes, as well as kinetic acti$ity including comets, meteors, and hostile pro2ectiles (up to and including the eEui$alents of a continual arrage of 1@@@ megaton nuclear warheads)% In addition, the energy dome could e used as a arrier from extremes of temperature, and as an atmospheric arrier to pre$ent reatha le air from escaping% *nce engaged, the city-

ship!s atmosphere generators were designed to engage, and to create minor $ariances in meteorological acti$ity, including occasional rain and minor temperature fluctuations% 3fter I was satisfied that this construction had all een successfully set in motion, I used the 8ield to tap a su space ridge ack home% ,he sun was coming up, so I went downstairs and made some tea and toast% Lust for fun, I walked outside and looked up at the sky% .9ell, the morning star still looks the same from here,1 I said, satisfied that 7enus hadn!t $isi ly changed its appearance from earth% .Mood thing, too% 3lthough, I wonder how long it!ll e efore )3S3 reali;es what!s going on1 I sat down and watched the sun rise, sipping my iced tea and munching on some lightly uttered toast% +hapter 8 +urious as to the nota le lack of other /aster 0+ users around, I decided to do a search around lunch time% I typed in the Euery, .9here is the nearest /aster 0+ user?1 I sat and stared at the monitor for a moment while the progress ar mo$ed to the right% 8inally, it stopped, and a map popped up of the 9estern hemisphere, with dots at specific locations across the surface% It was ridiculously sparsely dotted% I!m talkin! I could almost count the num er of dots on my hands and feet% .6mm% *ne mystery explained, I guess%1 I typed in another Euery% .3re there any /aster 0+ users acti$ely searching for other /aster 0+ users, other than my own search?1 3gain, I waited a moment for the progress ar% .)o% *kay%1 I typed a command into the special text ox% .)o /aster 0+ user other than 3ram 7on "hein knows of the existence of 3ram 7on "hein, his /aster 0+ copy, or anything relating to his existence, or the existence of 3ram 7on "hein!s /aster 0+ copy% ,his command will not affect 3ram 7on "hein, his life, or anyone in it who is not a /aster 0+ user in any way%1 I clicked send, and felt the familiar tingle, which I now recogni;ed as the nanite flush it was% 5et e$en now, I was impressed with the thoroughly perfect design used y whoe$er had uilt the /aster 0+ program% It was almost as if the nanites themsel$es had created it% % % naaah% #uckily, my own line of nanites was completely independent, and completely insulated from any and all /aster 0+ acti$ity% ,hinking ack, that was a good idea to design them that way% I wondered riefly if magic existed% 6owe$er, with such a personally o ser$a le example of +larke!s #aw in effect, I had to admit it pro a ly didn!t matter% 3s far as 2ust a out anyone would e$er e a le to tell, what I was already doing was magic, no matter that it was actually all ased in science% .9ell, a mystery for another day, perhaps,1 I shrugged as I leaned ack in my chair from my computer, stretching my arms and wrists% .3hh%1 +hapter =3t a out <pm I got a call from Sarah% She was still feeling awkward a out what she!d done, e$en though I told her I was fine with it, as long as it was hot chicks she fucked, and didn!t mind sharing% She laughed, ut I could tell she was uncomforta le% 3t any rate, she told me that she wanted me to make some more impro$ements on her ody% I ad$ised against it, ut she ga$e me permission three times (as per her safety clause) to do whate$er I wanted to make her more attracti$e to me, with the understanding that she might want to change ack later% I told her that was fine% She told

me she!d e out for the night dancing with some friends, then hung up, and I rought up her file% .*kay, let!s see% % % enhanced clitoral sensiti$ityA we!ll throw that to .max%1 3nd o$erall sexual sensiti$ityA throw that all the way to maximum, too%1 I clicked send, and then took a closer look at her file% She already had the healing factor, ut I decided to gi$e her the a ility to orgasm as often ash she wanted during sex, and to ha$e each orgasm e of maximum intensity% It read as .mind- lowingly ama;ing1 on the scale% "ight then I heard a knock on the door% I clicked send, closed out of the program, and walked to the door to see who it was% I looked through the spy-hole and saw 3lex standing in the hallway% She was looking from side to side down the hallway% 9hen I opened the door, she 2ust walked right in% .So you can change people, huh? *kay, I want a few things changed%1 .9hoa, what makes you think I can change people?1 I asked, curious how she got this information% .Sarah% I told her what you said, and she explained what really happened% Science pro2ect, hell% ,his thing could change the worldD1 She had a lusty gleam in her eyes, and I could tell 2ust how she wanted the world changed% ."ight% So what do you want done? 3 new hairstyle? 3 manicure?1 .)othing like that% I, um, I want to e really hot%1 .5ou!re already attracti$e, 3lex%1 .5eah, ut I wanna look so hot that guys cream their pants 2ust looking at me%1 .9ell, I guess we could experiment, ut there could e unforeseen conseEuences if we-. .Spare me the lectures% 0lease% I mean, we!re oth adults, and I know what I want% Lust fix me up% 6ere, I wrote a list of things I want changed% 3nd don!t worry, I won!t tell anyone a out your Nscience pro2ect%!1 She handed me a list of things written on the ack of the usiness card for the sex shop she worked at% .*kay% Ho you want any water, or anything?1 ./ay e a protein shake a little later%1 ."ight% 6old on, this will 2ust take a minute%1 I walked ack into my room and opened up the /aster 0+ program again% I typed 3lex!s name into the Ncreate new file! wi;ard, and started changing her stats% Hespite myself, I started getting a hard-on when I saw the changes on the GH display% 3fter I!d increased her ust si;e, and refined the symmetry of her facial structure, and her proportioning, I clicked send, and felt nanite acti$ity in the guest room% .*oh, 3ramD +ome in here and see thisD1 I already knew what to expect, ut that didn!t pre$ent me from looking forward to seeing the fruits of my la or firsthand% I walked into the guest room and saw 3lex lying on the ed%

.,hanks, 3ram% ,his is 2ust what I wanted% *h my Mod, my nipples and cunt are so sensiti$e- I feel like I could cum any minute% In fact, 2ust thinking a out it makes me want to fuck%1 She looked at me hungrily, and licked her lips, flipping onto her ack% She closed her eyes and ga$e a throaty moan% .Hoes that make me a ad person? Qnowing you ha$e a girlfriend, ut still wanting to feel your thick, hard cock pumping in and out of my pussy? /mm%1 6er hand slid down her a domen towards her already wet slit, where she uried two fingers in her snatch with a sudden hiss of pleasure, eginning to tease her pussy% /y cock was pushing my shorts out now% I walked o$er to the ed, and sat down% 3lex felt me get on the ed, and pulled me on top of her, forcing her lips against mine, pushing her tongue into my mouth as she fum led to remo$e my shirt% I helped her y slipping out of it, at which point she egan to undo my fly, and massage my cock through my riefs% .*oh, it looks like you!re 2ust as naughty as I am,1 she purred as she lowered the elastic of my 2ockey shorts o$er the swollen head of my prick% She pushed my on my ack, and yanked my shorts and riefs off in one hard pull, throwing them onto the floor% .8uck me hard%1 She straddled my swollen mem er, and positioned her cunt at the tip% ,hen, guiding the head into her pussy, she gasped, and impaled herself on my cock% .UunnghD1 3lex egan rocking ack and forth, whimpering and moaning as she worked my cock in her $ise-like, super-sensiti$e pussy% 6er eyes rolled ack in her head, and she started to whimper loudly in pleasure% .*h, fuck, 3ram% 8uck me, 3ram% *h, fuck% 8uckD 8uck fuck fuck fuck fuckD1 She moaned as she continued gyrating on my thro ing cock% I reached up and sEuee;ed her ripe melons, eliciting further moans of ecstasy from her pouty lips% .*h, 8uck me, 3ramD 8uck meD 8uck meD 8uck meD ***oooaa33366D1 she screamed as she exploded in her first orgasm% She started pumping furiously on my cock, and gra ed my hands as I continued to pinch her nipples and sEuee;e her huge tits% She screamed again in a second orgasm, and I grunted as I shot my load into her tight cunt% 3lex collapsed on my chest, and whispered into my ear efore she passed out, .Hamn, you!re addicti$e%1 +hapter 1@-

I woke up to the sensation of someone sucking on my cock% I looked down, and saw 3lex!s lack-maned head of hair o ing up and down on my shaft% I caught a gar led .mmrfng,1 as she noticed I was awake% .5eah, good morning,1 I responded as I relaxed into the sensation of 3lex slurping my shaft into her willing mouth, rolling her tongue o$er the ottom of my cock, and occasionally fondling my alls with her delicate hands% *ccasionally she would hum, causing her whole mouth to $i rate around my dick, and that finally sent me o$er the edge, causing me to cum in her mouth% Mood girl that she was, she dutifully swallowed e$ery drop, then looked up at me with a smile% .Lust a little thank-you for what you did for me%1 I nodded, still asking in my orgasm% 3lex got up and walked to the athroom, turning on the shower% She turned around and looked at me% .+oming in?1 I nodded, and slid out of ed naked, following her swaying ass into the athroom% 3lex turned on the shower, and stepped into the steamy water, letting the spray shoot against her, soaking her face and chest immediately% %

*nce in the shower, I egan soaping up 3lex!s ody, paying close attention to her tits, ass, and pussy% She moaned as I caressed her, and stroked my cock with her hands full of ody lotion, ringing me to full hardness in moments% I stood ehind her, my dick twitching against her ass, and she pushed herself against me, sliding her ass onto my

cock% She reached around, and guided my cock into her ack door, and with a grunt and a sho$e, pushed onto me and egan pumping rhythmically on my dick% ./mmmm% 8uck me in the ass% Uuunnh%1 3lex picked up the pace, and started frigging herself with one hand while the other supported her against the shower wall% She egan to cry out in ecstasy, and I grunted in pleasure as we came together, my cum leaking out her ass around my dick as I withdrew, and sprayed the rest of my load on her ass and lower ack% 3lex slumped forward, ut I reached around and gra ed a tit and her cunt, and pulled her ack against me% I started massaging her tits with one hand, while I plunged three fingers deep into her cunt and ru ed her g-spot (a out 1%< inches in, on the front $aginal wallA it reEuires a lot of pressure to stimulate it, ut it!s well worth the effort)% 3fter a few minutes of this kind of attention, 3lex let out an orgasmic scream, and collapsed into me with a deep, satisfied sigh% .8uck, 3ram% I might 2ust ha$e to steal you from Sarah%1 She laughed, ut it seemed she was only half-2oking% 9e rinsed each other off, and stepped out of the shower% I toweled myself dry, ut 3lex 2ust put on some pink panties, and looked at me%

.Umm, 3ram? I think I might ha$e a little pro lem,1 3lex moaned, as she egan to ru her pussy and play with her hair as she walked into the edroom% .I, um%% ooh, so good% % % uh, uh, uh, uh, uhD1 she trailed off as she halted mid-stride, and came to another orgasm% She collapsed on the ed, still working her fingers in and out of her 2uicy pussy% ,hrough her moans and whimpers of lust, she managed to get her sentence out% .I, uh, uh% % % might, mmmm, ha$e asked you to uuh, aahD ,o make me a little too sensiti$e- *h fuckD UhnD UhnD UhnD UhnD 33366D *oahhh% % %1 she finished as she collapsed into

another orgasm, looking up at me with a lusty expression% )o sooner had she cum, than she started tweaking and tugging at her nipples while plunging her fingers deep into her slick, 2uicy cunt again%

I nodded, and since my alls were already feeling fine ecause of all the fucking we!d 2ust done, I walked ack into my edroom, and opened /aster 0+, entering 3lex!s name% I typed, .,hough you will retain all of your sensiti$ity to pleasure, you will e a le to focus and function normally whene$er you want to% "ight now, you will ha$e an intense orgasm, and feel sexually satisfied for the rest of the day% 3fter you orgasm, you will fall asleep and wake up refreshed, once your ody is fully rested from your earlier acti$ities%1 I clicked send, and heard 3lex!s signature guttural scream of ecstasy as she came hard in the other room% I leaned ack in my chair, still naked, and reflected that things were going pretty well, right now% ,hat should ha$e een my first indication that something was a out to happen to make my life more difficult% +hapter 11Sarah was gone to a weekend usiness conference (she worked as a sales rep% for a popular retail store, and since she was lower-management, she was in$ited to the e$ent)% 3s a result, I had the apartment to myself for a few more days% 3lex was apparently working this weekend, so I decided to hang out downtown, and cruise the mall% 5eah, it!s not the coolest guy-thing to do, ut in my defense, there were some good locally owned gaming shops% So sue me for liking 0+ platform games% Some people meditate, I game% I decided to take the us, since teleporting e$erywhere all the time could get suspicious after a while if I wasn!t careful% I dropped the change in the ox at the front, and took an empty seat% ,here were pro a ly only half a do;en people on oard right then% 3 few seconds later, a Moth teenaged kid walks on, sits down across the aisle from

me, extends his hand for a handshake, and says, .6i, my names Lack% 9here you headed?1 .9ell, 2ust headed to the mall to check out some games% 6ow a out you?1 I answer as I shake his hand% .*h, my mom wants me to pick up some things from L+ 0enny!s for her% She said it would e good for me to get out of the house,1 he winced as he mentioned L+ 0enny!s% 3pparently it wasn!t a place he felt his image would e impro$ed y $isiting% .9ell, sometimes that stuff happens% Hon!t worry, once you!re on your own, you!ll ha$e different things pop up% 5our girlfriend will ask you to pick stuff up from stores like that%1 6e laughed% .)o way, man% )ot my lady% She!s too pure to $isit e$en a 6ot ,opic%1 .3hh, well, there you go,1 I said, laughing and shrugging my shoulders% .(y the way, my name!s 3ram% So, any good ra$es going on this weekend?1 I asked, trying to make con$ersation% .9ell, there!s one down in South +entral% I hear /o y might e$en show for it% *f course, people said he might e at the last one, ut % % %1 6e shrugged and smiled% .)o dice there, I guess%1 ,he us made another stop, and some ig iker-types got on, looking pissed% 4ach one looked a out six and a half feet tall, and looked to weigh a out G@@ l s% ,op that off with the malicious expressions, the reek of oo;e, and the spikes on their 2ackets, and it didn!t look encouraging% ,hey stopped at our row, which coincidentally was ehind three empty ones, and looked at Lack and me% .9hat the fuck you doin! in my row?1 the ig guy spat out etween the twotooth gap in his top row of teeth% ,he us dri$er looked ack riefly, ut apparently decided against getting in$ol$ed% 3t least he didn!t start the us, though% ,he two guys ehind /r% +harming were standing there, looking unpleasant% .I said, git the fuck upD1 he raged, and gra ed Lack y the shoulder, pulling him out of the chair and sho$ing him hard him down the aisle% ,his pissed me off% 3fter all, Lack seemed like a decent kid% ,he lead iker looked at me and reached for me, when I got up and punched him in the nose, causing a crunching sound accompanied y the ig guy in front eing knocked ack into his uddies% I ga$e them a steely look, and said, .#et!s take this outside%1 I stepped into the aisle, and looked o$er my shoulder to make sure Lack was all right% Unfortunately, he was cradling his left arm, which if I were to 2udge y the expression on his face com ined with the weird slant of the wrist, looked roken% ,he guy with the roken nose whipped out a knife, and slashed at me, cutting my t-shirt efore I caught his wrist and slammed it against a $ertical pole in the us, causing the knife to fall to the aisle floor% .I said, outside, meat head%1 (ut this apparently pissed these guys off e$en more, and one of the guys Euickly took out a snu -nosed re$ol$er, and shot me three times in the shoulder and upper chest, knocking me ack a few feet% I couldn!t help ut think, .H3/), that hurtsD1 e$en as I felt my healing a ility stitching me ack together% ,hrough a red ha;e clouding my $ision, I used the 8ield to rip the gun from the iker!s hand, and to push them all down on top of one another% 3fter that, I used the 8ield to push them out of the $ehicle, and drop them unceremoniously on the sidewalk% I looked at the dri$er as I walked out, not thinking a out my in2uries, and stepped out of the us% 9hen I got out, I used the 8ield to pick the ikers up in a whirlwind of

force, and hurl them into the alley next to the ar which it looked like they!d 2ust come out of% I left them there, clumsily struggling to orient themsel$es while on their acks% ,urning around, I got ack on the us and walked down the aisle to check on Lack, who had mo$ed ack into the seat, and was applying pressure to his upper arm% 3 middleaged woman had mo$ed eside him, and she apparently had some nursing experience, ecause she looked like she was trying to reset the ones% I leaned towards them from the aisle, and said simply, .6ere, let me%1 ,he lady stared at me, seemingly feeling protecti$e of her new charge, ut then leaned ack and nodded% I smiled, trying to con$ey compassion, and then extended my hand towards Lack!s roken arm% I placed my hand on his arm, and extended my healing a ility to him, at which point his arm egan to mend itself% *nce it was ack to normal, he flexed his hand, then looked at me with astonishment% ,hen he looked at the woman next to him% .I thought you said it was roken?1 She 2ust stared at his arm, and felt for the fracture she remem ered seeing% .It was% I don!t understand how-. then she looked at me% .9ho are you?1 .Lust someone who doesn!t appro$e of ullies,1 I said as I sat down in the aisle across from them% Lack looked o$er the woman at me% .(ut I saw them shoot you% ,hree times, and-. ut the woman shushed him% ./ay e that!s what you thought you saw%1 She stared at him, hard, and Lack nodded% ."ight,1 he said, catching on% .(ut you etter get a new shirt,1 he said, pointing to my loodied, decimated upper half of my ,-shirt% I looked down, and shimmered (demateriali;ed, then materiali;ed) out and ack with a new shirt% Lack 2ust looked at me% .9ow% I et you sa$e shitloads of money on your laundry ill%1 .Sorry a out the scuffle%1 ,he us dri$er spoke up suddenly% .Hamn glad you did scuffle, son% ,hose wanks were nothin! ut trou le% ,hey een a thorn in my ass for two weeks now,1 he said, tipping his hat in the mirror with a smile% I reali;ed my co$er could e lown y this incident, ut somehow I felt all right with that, I thought to myself% I guess I didn!t really expect to stay hidden fore$er% +hapter 12It was after dark, clock read as 11&G@pm, and I was out of milk when I looked in the fridge% .Hamn% Muess I!ll ha$e to go to the store%1 I threw on some shorts, a t-shirt and some sandals, and gra ed my wallet and my apartment key efore I left% I looked in on 3lex, too, and saw she was sound asleep% .I guess I 2ust reco$er faster than I used to,1 I mused to myself as I left the apartment and walked to the street% I was pro a ly a lock and a half from the K11 when I heard a car sEueal around the corner a few locks down the road, and shoot down the street towards me% It was a lack SU7, and looked well-taken-care-of% I could only guess as to whose it was, ut that point Euickly ecame moot as it started arreling right at me at what must ha$e een o$er I@mph% I stepped out of its path, ut it ad2usted course to run me down, flashing its rights at me% *ne of the windows rolled down and an arm holding a gun came out the side% I heard the cry, .,here he isD ,ake him downD MoD MoD MoD1 3 few lasts were fired off at me, ut I used the 8ield to stop the ullets from harming me% I then slowed

the car down from whate$er it was ;ooming along at to a much more reasona le < miles an hour, at which point the guys inside 2umped out, guns drawn, and rushed at me, shooting as they ran% ,hen I used the 8ield to rip their guns from their hands, and tossed the weapons on top of a near y uilding% *ne guy took out a handgun while I was doing this, and shot me, causing me to stagger efore my healing a ility egan to fix me% 3nother guy had whipped out another type of gun, and fired a round at me% 4xcept, this wasn!t a regular gun% It was apparently some kind of electric disruption weapon% 8eeling stupid, I reali;ed I should ha$e thought of situations like this, when I suddenly felt myself collapse from the sudden pain in my chest, and lack out% 3ll I could think as I lost consciousness was, .I 2ust wanted to uy some damned milk%1 +hapter 1GI woke up strapped, spread-eagle, to an examination ta le with a reathing apparatus attached to my face% 3s soon as the people mo$ing around in the room noticed I was conscious, they ad2usted some dials on a near y machine% I heard one of them mutter something in a distorted $oice like, .Hamn, takes a lot to keep him sedated,1 efore I slipped out of consciousness% 9hen I woke up again, I was completely disoriented% I was in a dark room, lying on what felt like a normal ed, except I was restrained% /y ody felt all wrongA it shifted in weird ways, and I could only guess what kind of sick experiments these people had performed on me% 6owe$er, eside the fact that it was dark, I was co$ered from the neck down in what felt like a thick lanket% 3s these thoughts were racing through my head, the lights came on, and the door opened, admitting two people through the threshold and into the room% (oth were wearing white la coats% *ne was carrying a clip oard, and looked like an assistant% She was a hot londe with nice mounds under her la coat, and sexy legs% ,he guy looked like he was K@, and had a drawn, gaunt face, like he!d seen com at and attle-wounded, and it hadn!t fa;ed him one it% 6e smiled when he saw I was awake% .Mood, you!re still with us% I wondered if you!d make it there, for a while%1 6e sat in a chair next to the ed and motioned to his assistant for the clip oard% .9ell, your case is $ery interesting% 5our ody took longer than normal to respond to the procedure, ut once we altered it a it to fit your remarka ly uniEue physiology% % %1 he trailed off as he looked closer at an item on the clip oard% .3h, yes% ,hat!s right% 5our name is% % % 3ram%1 6e chuckled% .9ell, I suppose you!re wondering what this is all a out%1 6e reclined in the chair, handing the clip oard ack to his assistant, who took the seat next to the Ndoctor%! 6e looked at me in the eyes for a moment, and then continued% .9e!re experimenting with iological agents at this facility% )ot that you need to know, ut there it is% 5ou!re here ecause some constituents of this firm ha$e deemed you dangerous to their interests, and reali;ed that you would e well suited to our latest studies% 3nd indeed, you ha$e een% 5ou see, we!re experimenting with remapping the human genome, or Naltering H)3,! if you prefer% 5ou pro$ided us with oth a uniEue challenge and a certain measure of medical leeway, taking your Nhealing a ility! into account% I must say, it!s een a remarka le experience working on you%1 6e motioned to his assistant, who approached the ed, and pulled the sheets down to my waist% I was

shocked when I saw what they!d done, e$en as I noticed a new sensation in my groin and my chest as I saw the assistant stripping out of her uniform% I looked like a woman, complete with tits and a sha$ed pussy% ,he assistant undid my restraints, and egan to knead and caress my new reasts as the doctor continued his speech% .5ou see, we were actually Euite successful in the procedure, despite the set acks% 5ou!ll notice that Qendra!s % % % administrations % % % feel 2ust as they

should, perhaps e$en more intense than normal% ,hat!s a feature I!m particularly happy with, as it was one of my inno$ations with ner$e-cell research%1 I moaned as Qendra egan to lap at my new cunt, causing my 2uices to start flowing, and my nipples to tingle with pleasure% ."esearch indicates that if you experience pleasure in your new ody early on, you!re more likely to adapt well to it% 3nd since we are concerned a out our patients! well- eing, certain moments notwithstanding, I!ll lea$e you two together to get acEuainted with your new ody% I hope you en2oy it% 5ou!re stuck with it for the rest of your life, since there!s no re$ersal therapy as of yet%1 ,he doctor rose from his seat and left the room, with a satisfied smirk on his angular face% I heard the latch lock after he stepped outside, ut I was too lost in the sensations Qendra was eliciting from her oral stimulation of my clitoris to really care% I decided to let this e$ent play out to see where it took me% I couldn!t help ut think how ama;ing this felt% Hespite the fact that I!d een taken against my will, I had to admit I was actually en2oying myself, if my moans of lust were any indication% I couldn!t help ut moan in ecstasy as Qendra sho$ed her fingers up my snatch, and egan to massage my g-spot while she kept licking my clit% ,his sent me o$er the edge, and I came hard%

(ut the orgasm was differentA it was stronger, and washed through my entire ody, making me feel like I was glowing with sexual pleasure% It was ama;ing, and damn it, I wanted more% 3fter a moment, I pulled Qendra up against me and kissed her long and deep, sa$oring the sensation of our tongues licking each other% I noticed an empty feeling deep in my cunt, something that wanted to e filled y something thick and hard% Qendra apparently noticed this, since my pussy muscles were contracting around her fingers, and she got up and remo$ed what looked like a strap-on dildo from a ca inet% She put it on, ne$er reaking eye contact with me, and walked ack to the ed, lifting me out of it y the hand% She guided me o$er to the wall, and teased my nipples with her tongue efore turning me around to face the wall% She gently guided the strap-on dildo to my aching pussy, and with a Euick thrust, sho$ed it in to the hilt%

She egan pumping in and out at a steady pace, pinching and pulling on my nipples, occasionally flicking the tips, as she fucked me from ehind% 9ith each thrust deep into my pussy, I could feel my orgasm uilding% .See, it can feel good if you let it,1 she reathed into my ear as she ni led on my neck, her dildo thrusting in and out of my sopping cunt% I gasped, moaned and whimpered in pleasure as I felt the stiff rod plunging in and out of my tight depths% I couldn!t help ut push ack against her increasingly forceful thrusts, as she kept me on the edge of orgasm y kneading my reasts, and sucking on my neck and ears% I could feel myself close to exploding, ut Qendra kept me from reaching orgasm y slowing down, and easing off my aching nipples 2ust enough to keep me riding on the edge% .UhnD UhnD1 I gasped as I reached around ehind her ass, and pulled her closer, urging her to speed up the pace% .9hat!s the matter, honey? 6a$ing trou le cumming?1 she whispered seducti$ely as she tweaked my nipple with her thum and index finger, sucking gently on my ear% She reached around, and slid her smooth hand down to my clit, where she egan to tease my nu with a gentle ru ing motion% She resumed her more forceful thrusting, until I felt my orgasm hit me with the force of a runaway train% I screamed in pleasure as the orgasm ripped through my ody with wa$e after wa$e of pleasure% I guess this set Qendra off, ecause she started moaning in orgasm, too, ha$ing increased her thrusts to a hard, furious speed% I felt her shudder when her orgasm hit her, as she sEuee;ed my tits% ,hat ga$e me another mini-orgasm, sending a shi$er of liss through my ody% 3s we lay down on the ed, cuddling in post-coital satisfaction, she leaned o$er and whispered to me, .5ou know, I was like you used to e, once% ,he corporation changed me, too%1 She gestured riefly to her reasts, face and pussy% .9hat do you mean you used to e like me?1 I asked, wondering if she used to e a /aster 0+ user% .5ou know, 2ust a young meta-human with no real direction in life% +ool healing factor, y the way,1 she grinned% .5ou know, someone no one would miss% So they snagged me up, and used me for their little experiments% ,ook away my manhood%1 She sighed, and rushed a strand of londe hair out of her face% .5ou know, Hoctor Rane is working for some $ery powerful people% 5ou!ll find that 2ust doing what they want will make your life a lot etter%1 I nodded, trying to pretend I was afraid of these people% In fact, the only reason I hadn!t demateriali;ed or teleported out of here yet was ecause the sex had een so good, not ecause of eing Ntrapped! as e$eryone here seemed to think I was% 6owe$er, I decided I needed to find out who these people were, and to shut them down, if possi le% 3fter all, e$en though I could change ack and go home, that would only cause these wackos to take this to the next le$el% ,hey might start doing things to my friends and'or family% I tried to put some fear into my $oiceA 2ust a touch, enough to make Qendra think it was genuine% .9h-who are they?1 She looked at me softly with her ig, lue eyes% .5ou!$e pro a ly ne$er heard of Nem% ,hey do ig contractsA like military stuff, and things like that% +all themsel$es (elltech% /ostly legitimate, ut with a few Nfringe! pro2ects, like this one%1 She purred as she traced a circle on my nipple% .*f course, the guys in charge are always looking for a foot up on the competition, and I guess they figure this genome-remapping pro2ect could gi$e them a sort of ax to hold o$er people!s heads%1

.So they!re planning to lackmail people?1 Qendra laughed% .9ell, duhD *f course% 6ow would you like it if you were some ig usiness tycoon, or a senator, and you knew these guys could turn you and your family into sex-cra;ed im os?1 She laughed as she ga$e my reasts a sEuee;e, causing me to moan in pleasure against my etter 2udgment% .(ecause make no mistake, that!s what we are now, to them,1 she said with a touch of regret in her $oice% .Ho you like eing this way?1 I prodded% She looked at me with a Euirky expression, iting gently on her lower lip for a while in thought% .9ell, I don!t guess that really matters% I!m stuck like this, 2ust like you are% 5ou heard the doctor, and he wasn!t kidding% I!$e een like this for a few months, and I know now that there!s no way to go ack, short of a miracle% 3nd lately, Mod hasn!t een listening, if you know what I mean%1 She looked down, and looked like she was a out to cry or something% .Hamn, I hate these female emotions,1 she whimpered% .9hat do you mean? Hid you used to e a guy?1 .Isn!t it o $ious? 6ow many women do you know that like sex this much?1 she asked% I refrained from telling her a out my girlfriend, and 2ust nodded consolingly, reaching out and drawing her into a hug% She cried into my reasts, and we lay there for a while until we fell asleep% (efore I drifted off, I decided that this (elltech corporation was going to experience some unpleasant changes, and soon% Hwelling on that, I let myself drift into a deep sleep% +hapter 1F9hen I woke up, I decided I needed a new residence, since my current one apparently had .If you!re powerful, please harass me,1 em la;oned in ig, old letters all o$er it% I looked o$er at Qendra, still asleep, and Euietly got out of the ed% *ut of curiosity, I stealthily tried opening the door% It was still locked% .8igures%1 I turned around and headed into the athroom attached to the room, and looked in the $anity mirror% .9ell, at least whoe$er did this has good taste in women% 3fter some thought, I decided that someone on the us had pro a ly said something to someone, and een taken seriously% *r may e the ikers had said something, although I!d think that the alcohol on their reath would diminish their credi ility somewhat% 8irst though, I needed to know how long I!d een under the scalpel, so to speak% I had no idea how long the process I!d een put through had taken% So, scanning the athroom for $ideo cameras and sensors, and finding none, I locked the door, and shimmered into my real ody, in normal clothes, to an alley ehind a K11% I walked to the newspaper machine and looked at the date% .Shit% 3 full week!s gone y,1 I muttered, mad as hell, ut somewhat relie$ed it hadn!t een much longer, which it easily could ha$e een% I reached out with the field and felt that my city ships had een complete for almost a day and a half, now% .9ell, at least that!s going along like it!s supposed to,1 I muttered to myself, thankful for small fa$ors% I reached out with the 8ield and teleported two of my three city ships into or it around 7enus, and let them gradually work their ways into the lower atmosphere% I didn!t want to cause any massi$e disruptions in the atmosphere y the sudden appearance

of two saucer-like structures, which were each GG miles in diameter and < miles deep% Hue to their streamlined designs, this only took se$eral minutes% I reali;ed that I needed a corporate platform to connect the technology I!d in$ented and implemented on 7enus with the a$erage world citi;en% 6owe$er, e$en then, I!d ha$e to e selecti$e a out who was permitted passes into the cities% I decided I wanted creati$e and educated people% )onetheless, I decided that a hostile takeo$er of (elltech would fit the ill, so to speak% So, instead of going ack to where the creeps from (elltech had locked me up (hehe), I shimmered to my room, and started up my /aster 0+% I entered a Euery in the special text ox% .Is there a way to find out who is in charge of the (elltech +orporation?1 I clicked send, and an answer immediately appeared in a dialogue ox which popped up next to the special text ox% .54S% ,64 +U""4), #IS, *8 ,64 (*3"H *8 HI"4+,*"S IS 3S 8*##*9S& +4* 3)H HI"4+,*" *8 ,64 (*3"H& (*3"H /4/(4"& (*3"H /4/(4"& (*3"H /4/(4"& (*3"H /4/(4"& (*3"H /4/(4"& (*3"H /4/(4"& (*3"H /4/(4"& (*3"H /4/(4"& L3/4S 9I#8*"H 63""IS*) H*)3#H +#3"Q "4374" ,6*/3S 9I#45 *-S643 M4*"M4 L*S6U3 Q"*M4" S3/U4# 8"3)+IS 9*",6I)M,*) )*"/3) 9I##I3/ 64))IS*) L3+*( 3("363/ "*,6S+6I#H "I+63"H "53) 73)H4"(I#, H"3Q4 04"+I73# 0*",4"

I) 3HHI,I*), ,64"4 IS *)4 /4/(4" 96* I)8#U4)+4S 3## ,64 (*3"H, I)+#UHI)M ,64 HI"4+,*" *8 ,64 (*3"H& HI3))4 "4(4++3 8*"H 63""IS*)1 I sat ack and looked at the list% I typed in another Euery% .3re any of these people /aster 0+ users? Ho any of these people ha$e /aster 0+ users using the /aster 0+ program for them?1 ,he answer came up Euickly% .54S% HI3))4 "4(4++3 8*"H 63""IS*) IS 3 /3S,4" 0+ US4"% S64 IS +U""4),#5 USI)M 74"SI*) 1%<% ,64"4 3"4 )* *,64" /3S,4" 0+ US4"S 388I#I3,4H 9I,6 3)5 *8 ,64S4 04*0#4%1 I smiled to myself, and hit a few more keys% .+an I o$erride Hianne "e ecca 8ord 6arrison!s commands?1 I clicked send, and waited for the response, which came Euickly% .54S% ,6IS 74"SI*) *8 /3S,4" 0+ IS 3(#4 ,* *74""IH4 +*//3)HS 8"*/ *#H4" 74"SI*)S *8 ,64 /3S,4" 0+ 0"*M"3/%1 I almost laughed out loud when I read this% .SweetD1 I thought to myself as I egan typing again% I rought up a new file, and typed in .Hianne "e ecca 8ord 6arrison%1 9hen her image came up, I ga$e a whistle% She was hot% She looked to e in her mid-2@s, and had a ody that a supermodel would e en$ious of% I assumed she!d used the /aster 0+ to Nupgrade! herself a it%

.9ell, let!s ha$e a little fun, shall we?1 I said as I egan furiously typing changes into her profile% +hapter 1<Hianne 6arrison was afraid as she felt herself walking into (elltech!s main office uilding in (ethesda, /aryland% She cringed inwardly as she felt herself flash a da;;ling smile at the receptionist, and continue up to the oard room, where a sensiti$e meeting was in session% She rushed past security, who all nodded with a smile as she passed, and threw the doors open to the oard room% 9ith one look at her hus and, a fit <@something leading usiness executi$e-type, the meeting was ad2ourned, and he was following Hianne ack to his office, where he closed and locked the door ehind them as they entered% If she had control of her ody, Hianne would ha$e shuddered at what she heard herself say% .Lim, we need to get rid of this company and its assets% It!s ecome too much of a urden% 4ffecti$e today, I want you to sign o$er your share of the stock to a uyer who has recently contacted me%1 .5es, mistress,1 Lames replied as he owed his head to Nher! demands% .I!ll ha$e Laco take care of it this afternoon%1 .)o, you!ll ha$e Laco take care of it )*9,1 she replied, terrified of what was causing her to do this% +ould there e another person who had found the same program she had? It was the only explanation% .5es, mistress%1 Lames pressed the intercom, and told his secretary to send for Laco "othschild immediately% 6e told her it was an emergency% In less than a minute, /r% "othschild was at the door, and was admitted inside% .Lake, we!re signing our interests o$er to a ig uyer today% Met e$erything ready% 9hat!s the name of our uyer, and what are the terms?1 asked Lames% .Startech Incorporated% ,heir rep!s ringing copies of the terms to sign% 9e 2ust need to procure the title of ownership%1 Hianne answered% 4arlier in the day, I!d created an incorporated usiness entity for this transaction% .9e need this done now%1 If Hianne had een a le to speak of her own $olition, she!d e screaming now% .Lim, this is highly unorthodox, you know,1 /r% "othschild said with concern% .3re you in some kind of crisis that I should know a out? 9ill you e signing under duress?1 Lim laughed and shook his head no, which seemed to pacify /r% "othschild% .9ell, if you!re sure% (ut you know the oard would ha$e appreciated eing ad$ised of such a monumental de$elopment%1 .,hanks Lake, ut I know what I!m doing,1 replied /r% 6arrison with a genuinesounding laugh% .7ery well, then% I!ll egin arranging e$erything%1 /r% "othschild nodded and left to get e$erything processed% 3fter all, things had een cra;y at (elltech e$er since Hianne 6arrison had shown up and asically taken o$er% /ay e new ownership would reathe some of the life ack into the company, mused Laco % 3fter fi$e minutes had passed, /r% "othschild was ack, and the rest of the oard mem ers had come with him to find out what was going on, concerned that they were on the way out once the merger-acEuisition was signed% Lames looked confused% .9here!s the Startech representati$e?1 he asked%

Se$eral minutes earlier I had walked in through the front door in a new ody that I decided I would use as the Startech official representati$e ody% Slight, unassuming, and middle-aged looking, I was in a lack suit, with a starched white collar shirt and lack silk tie% I was wearing expensi$e shoes, and had rought a lack leather attachS% 3s the receptionist had recei$ed instructions a out the arri$al of a Startech official representati$e, she handed me a security pass, and had a pu lic relations official walk me upstairs to the main office% 9hen I arri$ed, e$eryone was looking at me expectantly% I strode into /r% 6arrison!s office with a smile and an outstretched hand% .Mood to meet you, /r% 6arrison% I!m with the Startech +orporation% 3re you as excited a out the merger as we are o$er at Startech?1 I asked, looking at Hianne 6arrison, who for all intents and purposes looked completely relaxed and natural, 2ust as I had instructed her to do earlier on the /aster 0+% .9ell, it is a it sudden, ut yes I am,1 /r% 6arrison replied as he welcomed me into the office, where all the papers were lain out for me to sign% I walked in, took the forms I!d rought out of my attachS, and set them on the ta le% /r% "othschild procured a eautiful onyx stylus pen to use for the signings% .)ow, as a practicing attorney in the state of /aryland, I will witness these proceedings,1 /r% "othschild announced professionally, as I took the pen, and signed first my copy of the terms, then the ank!s copy of the terms, and finally the old owner!s copy of the terms% Summarily, /r% 6arrison signed all the copies, followed y /r% "othschild% ,hen came the signings of the title, and I retrie$ed the original for future deposit into a safe deposit ox at a $ery secure locationA an impregna le $ault in my pri$ate cham ers in my city ship, which was still sitting in the Snickers galaxy% I imagined e$en the est thief in the world would ha$e trou le sneaking it out of that location% ,he oard of directors had mixed expressions on their faces, ranging from complete dis elief to suppressed concern% I smiled as I shook hands with /r% 6arrison and /r% "othschild, then put my copies of the papers in my attachS and walked out with a ig smile on my face% .So that!s what it feels like to fuck the system,1 I mused as I exited the uilding and got into the limo I!d rented for a few hundred dollars at the airport% *nce I was ack at the airport, I shimmered to 7enus and stored the title and other paperwork in a safe deposit ox in my pri$ate cham ers% +urious how the city looked, I stepped outside onto my ring alcony, and was awestruck y the eauty of it% It was e$erything I!d en$isioned, and more, since actually seeing it was y far more eautiful than simply designing it% 8rom my alcony, I could see the gleaming city spread out around me in a perfect circle, which was in turn surrounded y lush forest and $erdant pastures, and then a ring of water, complete with wa$es% 3nd then, the retaining wall, which was a rain ow of color, like you see in oyster shells% .3nd two of these are already on 7enus,1 I remarked to myself with a thoroughly satisfied sigh% 4ach city ship had the a ility to comforta ly house around <@ million people, considering that the city extended eneath the surface of the structure for many le$els% 9ith an unnecessary flourish, I shimmered ack to my apartment, and used the 8ield to mo$e all of my elongings (particularly my computer) to my city ship in the

Snickers Malaxy% .9ell, I guess this is home from now on% 3nd to think that I don!t e$en ha$e to pay rent anymoreD1 +hapter 1I(ack in /aryland, Hianne 6arrison was 2ust a out to go mad, when all of a sudden she felt a new sense of peace wash through her% 3ll of a sudden, she felt an intense loyalty to Startech, and to whoe$er owned it% .Lames, 2ust out of curiosity, what were the terms we signed on?1 she asked her hus and after e$eryone else had left% .9ell, let!s see% 9e agreed to transfer slush funds into two pri$ate accountsA one in the (ank of Mene$a, Swit;erland, and one to the +ayman Islands, in an amount of < percent of our net annual earnings per account% 3nd considering we!re a KI illion dollar company with half of our gross earnings going to utility expenses per year, that comes out to, what, oh, T1%= illion per account per year, for a total of TG%8 illion per year% 3 pretty hefty amount, really% 0articularly if you consider that this last year is to e paid retroacti$ely, so the slush funds ha$e immediate resources of TG%8 illion as of this afternoon at <pm% It stipulated that we!d ha$e to undergo some corporate restructuring, to take place o$er the course of this fiscal year% *h, and on top of that, the new owner gets a hefty salary of a out T< illion per annum, again last year!s salary to e paid retroacti$ely%1 6e rattled this off like it was no ig deal% .I guess that means some of the oard mem ers will e taking pay cuts, unless we start making a lot more money%1 Hianne was silent for Euite a while, ut strangely found that she was not upset (again, I!d programmed that response into her, since I didn!t want a threat to rear its head at some point in the future)% (ut Lames continued, .6owe$er, I retain my current role as a oard mem er, and I!m to preside as the fill-in +4* and Hirector of the (oard, except when Startech management decides to inter$ene% * $iously, since they control the ma2ority of the shares, they control the $ote on e$erything we do%1 Lames shrugged% 6e was so used to eing controlled y Hianne at this point, that he was completely fine with this arrangement% ,hen, as the last command I!d programmed for Hianne, she closed the doors, then sunk to her knees and ga$e her hus and the est low2o he had experienced in the last fi$e years since they!d een married% +hapter 1K3s I sat in my apartment that afternoon, drinking a ottle of TK merlot to pri$ately cele rate my easy $ictory o$er the company that had tried to make me its property, I decided I would in$est in some real estate% So, I did an internet search for a reputa le real estate company which dealt in large-acreage properties% I got a young lady with a smooth $oice on the line% .6ello, ,y urn "eal 4state *ffice, 8iona speaking% 6ow can I help you?1 .6ello,1 I replied% .I!m interested in purchasing some property near a large city to uild a house on% (ut it needs to e a ig piece of land, ecause I $alue my pri$acy% Ho you think your company would e a le to help me?1

.+ertainly, sirD Lust let us know how much acreage you!re looking for, and a general $icinity of where you want it, and I!ll contact one of our agents immediately with the reEuest%1 She sounded like she was smiling pleasantly as she said this% .Mreat% I!m looking for at least a sEuare mile of land, and I!d like it to e near either Hen$er or St% #ouis% 0refera ly something ele$atedA you know, not in a flood plain or anything%1 .+ertainly, sir% 3nd can I get your name and phone num er?1 I ga$e it to her, and she assured me that one of the company!s agents would look into it immediately% I was impressed when I got a call ack in G@ minutes% I picked up the phone, and heard a $el$ety alto on the other end of the line% ./r% 7on "hein? 6ello, my name!s Mina, and I!m with ,y urn "eal 4state% I elie$e I!$e found a few properties that might e of interest to you%1 She lightly cleared her throat, and continued% .If you ha$e an email address, I can send you some photos and specs% 3lso, if you see anything you like, we can meet and do a showing of any of the properties you!d like to see%1 .,hanks, Mina% ,hat!d e great% 5eah, you can email those to me%1 I ga$e her my email address% .I!ll look the pictures o$er, and get ack to you%1 3fter we exchanged the usual parting pleasantries and hung up, I checked my email account, and found the file she!d attached to her email% I opened it and looked at the 2pegs of the properties% ,he one that 2umped out at me was one set ack a ways from I-K@ in the mountains, near Hen$er, +olorado% (asically it was a 12 sEuare mile piece of land, which composed the entirety of a $alley, the surrounding mountainsides (up to the top, and slightly o$er the edge onto the other sides, and two narrow passes with one ha$ing a road leading in from I-K@% 3lso, there were two natural springs in the area, with a waterfall from one, leading into a ri$er that left $ia the pass opposite the one leading to the main road% It had all the space I needed, and it was easily accessi le, since all the land connecting to I-K@ was part of the property% I got ack on the phone and contacted Mina% .6i, Mina, I elie$e I!$e found what I!m looking for% ,he Spring 7alley property looks 2ust right% I!d like to look at it in person, though%1 .MreatD1 she eamed o$er the phone% .9hen can you e here?1 .6ow a out in 1< to G@ minutes?1 I asked% .Uh, how a out G@? I can ha$e e$erything ready y then%1 .Mreat, I!ll see you then,1 I said as I hung up% I surfed the net for a while, and then shimmered to an alley near Mina!s office uilding in Hen$er% I walked in, introduced myself to the receptionist, and was gi$en a chair and some anal reading material a out cars and fishing to occupy my time% #uckily, Mina was out in the front, carrying her purse and riefcase, in less than a minute% .9ell, you must li$e close yD1 she smiled as we walked outside% .5ou wanna dri$e, or you want me to?1 she asked, putting a hand on her purse% .9e should pro a ly take your car% 5ou know where you!re going%1 She smiled, nodded, and unlocked a near y 6onda% *nce we were in, and she!d pulled out of the parking lot onto the main road, she looked o$er and gestured at the mountains to the 9est% .,he property!s $ery near Hen$er, 2ust o$er the first rise, and a little it north, there,1 she said, pointing% .It should only take 2@ minutes to get there from here% 9e pulled off of I-K@ at a small, pa$ed road with a cattle grate on it% .Used to e a ranch,1

she explained as we dro$e in% .)ow it!s only pa$ed until the arn% 3fter that, there!s a dirt road that continues in a ways%1 6er car handled the incline of the road really well as we dro$e through the narrow pass at the south side of the property, and came o$er the rise% ,he $alley was reathtakingly charming, complete with a eautiful mix of trees dotting the $alley and hillsides% ,here was a forested area deeper into the $alley, and a more tree-speckled area toward the front% In the middle was an open, ele$ated area where the arn was standing% It was an old, dilapidated yellow arn, o $iously unused for Euite some time% It would need to come down, pro a ly% I looked o$er at Mina and grinned% .I!ll take it,1 I said% .Um, okay% 9e ha$en!t discussed price% ,he owner!s asking for 2@ mil, since it!s so close to Hen$er, and the $iews will ne$er e compromised y de$elopers uilding along the ridge line% 3lso-. .I!ll take it,1 I interrupted% .,hat figure!s fine% Ho you take checks or money orders?1 She was staggered, apparently% .Uh, well, of course% I rought the paperwork with me%1 3pparently she wasn!t expecting to need it, ut it!s a good thing she was prepared% She procured the documents, and I signed e$erything, writing her a check at the end of the process% 6er face was eaming, and she shook my hand afterwards, may e a little too $igorously, ut I can!t really lame her% 9hen I left her office, I could swear I heard some ody whooping and yelling in a $ery happy-sounding manner% +hapter 18,he rest of the money, of course, was to e used for funding pri$ate pro2ects, including mass production of new technologies I intended to introduce to the world market o$er the next year% ,his would truly e a uniEue era for humanity, if e$erything went according to plan% I had decided that I would use the Star(ell +orporation (the new conglomerate name of the company) to uild portals, holodecks and food replication de$ices for people on earth% ,hose three things would set the groundwork for interstellar tra$el and exploration, which is e$entually what I wanted to nurture in our society% I shimmered home, and ga$e Sarah a call on her cel phone% She answered in a panic% .I thought you were dead or somethingD ModdamitD 9hy didn!t you call me ack this week?D I was worried sick a out youD So was 3lexD1 I heard her scream at me through the phone% .Sarah, let me explain% I was attacked and detained y a group of people% 9here are you?1 .I!m at 3lex!s place% 9hy?1 .Lust a second,1 I answered as I hung up and shimmered o$er there as myself% .9hat the hell are you-?D1 she was yelling into her cel phone as I appeared right next to her% .*h% 6i%1 She looked a little surprised% .,hat!s a neat trick% 6ow!d you get stuck somewhere for a week if you can do shit like that?1 .,hat!s a reasona le Euestion% I was kept unconscious most of the time%1 .*h% 9ell, I!m 2ust glad you!re okay,1 she said, ursting into tears and gra ing me in a tight em race as she awled onto my shoulder%

.Shh% Shh, it!s okay% I!m ack now, and those people won!t e othering me again%1 She looked at me with genuine concern% .9ho was it? 6ow can you e sure?1 she asked, with tears in her eyes% .I ought the company%1 She ga$e me a confused look% .9ell, kind of% ,hey signed it o$er to me today%1 .9hat did you pay them with? 5ou don!t ha$e any money,1 she asked as she leaned ack from me a little% .9ell, I didn!t ha$e any money,1 I said with a laugh% .(ut I ga$e them something that will make them a lot of moneyA new technology%1 .#ike what?1 .,eleportation stuff, interacti$e holograms, things like that%1 .*h,1 she said, her eyes going wide% .I didn!t know you could uild that kind of stuff%1 She wiped her eyes with the ack of her right hand, and then put it ack on my arm% .,hat!s 2ust the eginning, hon% I!$e had a usy week% *h, and I!$e contacted an architectural firm a out constructing a new house for us%1 I said with a grin% .9here?1 .I!m looking at some property on the 9estern +oast tomorrow% 6owe$er, there!s another house that!s already een uilt% 9ell, actually it!s more like a city, and it!s on 7enus, y the way,1 I said with a grin% .6uh? 3re you cra;y? 6ow the hell could you uild anything on 7enus?1 She looked at me and shook her head% I 2ust smiled enigmatically% .I could show you,1 I said as I shimmered oth of us to the alcony outside my pri$ate cham ers at the top of the tallest uilding in the cityA the center of 7enusian go$ernment% Sarah screamed when we first got there, then calmed down when she reali;ed we weren!t going to die% .Shouldn!t it e windier up this high?1 she asked% .I!$e got atmospheric controls set to pre$ent pro lems like that,1 I calmly replied as Sarah started walking toward the railing and looked out across the structure, and eyond, through the rain clouds and onto the lush surface of 7enus% .6oly shit, how!d you do all this?1 she turned around with a dum struck expression on her face% .9ell, it took more than a week,1 I said, spreading my hands innocently% .6owe$er, I can modify the technologies used here for earth, and clean up things like nuclear waste, and oil slicks,1 I snapped my fingers, .like that% 3nd then there!s the controlled fusion reactors that-. .+ontrolled fusion? 3s in, cold fusion, as in the thing that no one!s een a le to figure out how to make work for o$er fifty years?1 .,he one and only, except I optimi;ed it and added safety features so I can use it not only at its primary source, ut also as a relay source of energy% (ut that!s also tied in with the teleportation technology that I-. Sarah put her fingers on my mouth% .Shut up% I don!t understand what you!re talking a out, ut this is eautiful% 9e should charge rent%1 .9ell, I did say I was going into real estate de$elopment%1 Sarah snorted at this% .9hate$er% 3nd how did you teleport us? I didn!t see any machine?1

.9ell,1 I answered, .that!s actually something that I uilt efore the rest of this% I made something that acts kind of like the 8orce in Star 9ars, ut with a few differences%1 #uckily Sarah was kind of a Star 9ars uff, so could relate to this explanation% .Hifferent how?1 .9ell, we can teleport, for starters, and I can teleport large masses through space pretty easily, too% 3nd,1 I said as I started floating off the ground, eliciting a shocked gasp from Sarah, .it!s got a few other applications which are pretty cool%1 .SweetD1 She got a gleam in her eyes% .5ou know, you should uild a lightsa er%1 I laughed and shook my head% .3n energy sword? Sorry, ut the physics 2ust wouldn!t work $ery well% I mean, ha$e you e$er wondered why those things don!t 2ust go right through each other? If they were actual energy swords, and not colored sticks rushed o$er during the film de$elopment process, they!d either explode, or pass right through one another% +ool idea, ut impossi le to implement%1 I shrugged my shoulders% .Hammit,1 griped Sarah% .,hey kick ass, though%1 .5eah, it sucks, ut you can!t really argue with physics and expect to win $ery often% I guess I could make lasters, ut I!d rather stay away from weapon de$elopment% ,here!s really no good reason to ha$e them, in my opinion%1 .5eah, I guess they!re only used for $iolence% 3fter all, that!s what they!re designed for, huh?1 I nodded with a resigned grin as I walked up to the railing at the edge of the alcony% .(esides, there!s tons of stuff to create that doesn!t hurt anyone% #ike this, for example,1 I gestured at e$erything eneath us%1 Sarah stood there with me leaning on the railing, and shook her head as she put her arm around my waist as she looked at the sun setting on 7enus% .Hamn, 3ram% Hamn%1 +hapter 1=0erhaps it was the heady sensation of 2ust ha$ing made 7enus completely ha ita le, or may e it was 2ust stupidity of a sort, ut for some reason, I conceded to what seemed at the time like a fun reEuest% Sarah asked me as we lay in the afterglow of a rutally intense fucking session% .5ou know, 3ram, these cities are ama;ing% I mean, they!$e got e$erything a city could e$er need, and they!re gorgeous, too% I particularly like the garden district, with all those exotic flowers and fast-growing erries%1 She chewed her luscious lower lip, and raised an eye row% .*kay,1 I accepted the ait% .It!s great, but % % %1 .9ell, it!s 2ust that it seems so lonely% 9ell, not, lonely, may e, ut there should e people here to share this, you know?1 She ru ed my thigh as she made this point% .*kay, I get the message% (ut what do you ha$e in mind? I!m not sure how people are going to respond to the real estate listings I!d e putting in the Sunday Ma;ette%1 I sighed as I got out of ed, summoned a silk athro e onto my ody, and walked through the large archway leading out from the edroom onto the alcony% .+hampagne, chilled glasses and ottle in ice ucket,1 I murmured to citynet (the city nano-network), and it created my reEuest out of the near y matter on a high and small

elegant ta le% I reached to one of the already-filled glasses, and raised it to my lips for a sip of perfectly-replicated Qristal% .3hh,1 I sighed in contentment as I looked out o$er the city ship and eyond, onto the crystal- lue permanently-fresh-water oceans (due to some special detox nano patches) eneath% Sarah walked up ehind me and put her arms around my waist as she snuggled up to me% .9ell, I was thinking a out that% I was thinking you should 2ust create some people to li$e here, for starters%1 I spat my champagne out o$er the edge of the alcony as I tried not to let it shoot out my nose% .9hat? Ho you reali;e what that would entail? )ot to mention that I!m already playing Mod a it too much for my tastes% It!s cra;y%1 .)o it!s not% 3nd like you said, you!re already playing Mod% 9hy not 2ust make a kind of realistic-looking ro ot-race? ,hat way, you could get rid of them if you needed to%1 I shuddered in concern% ,he idea of 2ust Ndeleting! a race in the e$ent of a pro lem with it really 2angled my ner$es, and wasn!t something I was willing to do, e$en if the race was 2ust going to e sentient ro ots (key word eing sentient)% (ut I reali;ed I would need some sort of social framework for the new type of existence I en$isioned for 7enus to thri$e like I wanted it to% 0erhaps an artificial race would e a $alid way to set that framework in place efore the arri$al of people who would undou tedly want to create their own $ersion of go$ernment if it wasn!t already firmly esta lished and $ia le% So, like I said, against my etter 2udgment I heard the words, .Sure, that could e a good idea% I!ll start this afternoon,1 come out of my mouth efore I ring myself to stop them% (ut Sarah was thrilled, and hugged me closer, pressing her huge reasts into my ack, which ga$e me a hardon% 3nd efore I stopped to think, we were ack in ed fucking each other cra;y% 3fter my fourth orgasm, and Sarah!s tenth, we were lying in liss on the silk sheets of the ed% I looked at Sarah, and said, .5ou wanna try something different?1 She ga$e me a look that she!d gi$e when she was feeling ad$enturous, and I shape shifted into a hot londe chick with a 1@-inch long cock, and looked o$er my shoulder at her with a sultry smile% I turned o$er and re$ealed my raging hardon%

I could tell that the paradox of what she was seeing had Sarah turned on, ecause her nipples went rock hard, and her pussy started glistening as she ru ed her thighs

together with a groan of lust% She reached down and touched my cock% .Is it real?1 she asked, looking at me as she stroked my meat% I heard myself answer in a sexy alto $oice, .*h, yeah% /mmm%1 Sarah leaned down and took my cock into her wet mouth, licking and sucking my hard dick% She reached up and twisted one of my nipples, and I instantly had a mini-orgasm% .3aahD1 Sarah picked up the pace of her oral ministrations, working her hot mouth up and down my shaft, and my cock started twitching% .I!m gonna cumD1 I moaned in my sexy alto $oice% Sarah lightly stroked my alls, and I felt myself twitch in orgasm as I shot my hea$y load of spunk into her waiting mouth% Sarah sucked me until I was dry, and then let my cock pop out of her mouth as she snuggled up next to me, caressing my reasts with her hands and tongue% Sarah egan to gently roll my prick in her hand until I was hard again, then ga$e me a sexy look as she mo$ed o$er me in a straddle, pointing my straining cock at her pussy entrance% .I!$e ne$er actually een fucked y a girl efore,1 she said as she closed her eyes and it her lower lip% She lowered herself until my cock was resting against her wet pussy lips, and then slid down my shaft slowly, whimpering and moaning as she went% *nce she was half-way down, I couldn!t take it anymore% I gra ed her hips with my dainty hands, and pulled her down onto me, which elicited a gasp of pleasure from her as she rocked forward and put her hands to the sides of my head on the ed% She moaned, and egan to rock ack and forth in a little circular motion, sEuee;ing my hard cock in her tight pussy% She used her hands to gently cup my huge tits, and lightly roll my nipples etween her thum s and index fingers, which caused me to thrash around in ecstasy as she continued to ride my swelled 1@-inch meat pipe% Sarah leaned down, and flicked one of my nipples with her tongue, sending me into another mini-orgasm, efore she took my whole nipple in her mouth and sucked on it for a while efore releasing it and lightly lowing on it% I could feel myself getting close to a mind- lowing orgasm, and started pumping into her faster, sEuee;ing her ass cheeks as I lifted and lowered her on my raging erection% .I!m gonna cum,1 Sarah moaned etween sucks and gentle nips at my reasts% .UUUuuuunnnhD1 she groaned as I felt her pussy egin to spasm around my cock% ,his sensation of her sEuee;ing my cock as she rode me, com ined with Sarah now sEuee;ing my tits for all she was worth as she was screaming in the throes of satisfied lust, caused me to cum 63"H% .3aahD I!m cummingD1 I moaned etween grunts as I felt my alls twitch, and then my dick spurted my load into Sarah!s cunt% 6er cunt continued to milk my cock with in$oluntary spasms of pleasure, and we lay there for a while, glistening in the sweat of sex, oth reathing hard and feeling drained% Sarah relaxed on top of me, causing her reasts to press against mine, which triggered another mini-orgasm, causing me to twitch in pleasure e$er so slightly eneath Sarah!s soft, $oluptuous ody% .Shit, that was awesome,1 Sarah moaned into my neck% .If you!re not careful, I!m gonna want you to ha$e oo s e$ery time we fuck%1 She teasingly cupped my huge tit and tweaked a nipple, causing me to shudder in orgasm yet again% .Seems like you!re en2oying yourself, too,1 she mused with a grin as she ru ed her smooth, slick thigh against my remaining $estige of manhood, causing it to egin swelling again% .,oo ad, you must e sore after all that fucking%1 I grinned, and then shimmered ack as a hot chick with a cock again, ut this time with dark hair% .*oh,1

Sarah moaned as I cupped her reast and egan licking her nipple and aureole, causing her to moan in a decadent mix of pleasure and lust%

She leaned her head ack, and sEuee;ed my upper arms in lust as she su mitted herself to the pleasura le sensations assaulting her senses% I used my other hand to egin massaging Sarah!s clit, which made her writhe in agoni;ed pre-orgasmic anticipation% *nce I felt she was ready again, I plunged three fingers deep into her pussy, and pressed hard against her M-spot, ru ing it and her clit simultaneously% ,his caused Sarah to get right to the edge of a huge orgasm, at which point I stopped with an e$il grin% Sarah practically screamed in anguish, she was so re$$ed up% 9ith a smile, I gra ed Sarah!s waist, and encouraged her to flip onto her hands and knees% .,rust me,1 I said, as I gently ni led at her ear% She moaned, ut got in position, at which point I got ehind her, and kneaded her plump, 2uicy ass, causing her to moan in lust% *nce my thick cock was firmly at attention, I positioned myself at the entrance to Sarah!s sopping pussy, and sho$ed myself in, eliciting sEueals of pleasure from Sarah and myself% .Hid I 2ust sEueal?1 I asked myself, ut was experiencing too much pleasure from Sarah!s cunt wrapped around my thrusting shaft to really care%

I continued pumping in and out of Sarah!s tight pussy, and Sarah!s moans ecame louder and more continuous as she rocked ack against my thrusts, trying to get as much of my thick cock as she could% 3ll of a sudden, her pussy clenched hard around my dick, and Sarah trem led in an uncontrolla le orgasm, falling forwards onto her el ows, causing her ripe tits to rush against the ed% I came right afterwards, shooting my cum deep into Sarah!s snatch as I continued pistoning in and out of her tight lo$e hole until I was completely Sated% Sarah grunted as a wa$e of after-orgasms rolled o$er her, and e$en though my own orgasm was etter than I!d e$er had efore, I couldn!t help ut e a little 2ealous of her multiple orgasms% .6mm,1 I thought to myself as we oth settled in to a nice, afternoon nap, cradling each other in our arms% +hapter 2@9hen I woke up Sarah was in the athroom en2oying a hot shower (with no limit on the hot water anywhere in the city % % % e$er% 3hh)% I had kept asic amenities such as showers, and other plum ing elements asically intact, with a few optimi;ing modifications, of course% 6owe$er, I wanted people to e a le to en2oy simple pleasures in life, and not feel like they had walked into an inhospita le reality when they mo$ed into the city% 3s a result, most li$ing accommodations had at least one athroom, a edroom, some storage space and a large empty room which you could command the local nanites to instantly create any kind of en$ironment y using atomic construction, in$isi le force application, and completely realistic holographic displays% ,his allowed the .8unction "oom1 to act as a kitchen, a li$ing room, a dining room, or e$en to seem like a 2ungle or the interior of a palace if the person li$ing there wanted it to seem that way% In addition, the fully interacti$e 3I could inha it tactile forms within the li$ing areas to pro$ide a range of ser$ices% ,hese ser$ices included medical, entertainment programs (I had a set of 3I working on con$erting all works of fiction and nonfiction a$aila le on the internet into fully interacti$e holographic entertainment), food manifestation, tutorial programs, and companionship (including sex, of course)% ,here was a ridiculous amount of safety features designed into the 3I and the local nanites, to pre$ent anything untoward or dangerous happening% 8or instance, nothing would e$er e manifested in an area that was already occupied% In addition, 3I was not su 2ect to actual emotional states, eing purely simulated, and would not simulate negati$e emotions unless specifically instructed to do so% So actually, the 3I wasn!t really sentient, e$en though it seemed like it was to the untrained o ser$er% (ut now I would e creating 3I with actual feelings, which could experience life much as a real person would% 6owe$er, I wanted a few changes made% 3fter all, if I was going to actually design a species, I wanted that species to e well made% I also wanted the species to e a le to easily interact with humans, o $iously% So as I left Sarah in the shower, I walked out onto the alcony and $iewed the city-ship spread efore me% ,he clouds around it were pure white, floating in tufts through the cerulean lue sky% .#et there e light% #et there e light% #et there e light,1 I muttered, while concentrating on the design of the species I intended to create% Instantly, I felt the familiar flood of knowledge wash through my mind, forming new neural connections and

muting old, incorrect ones% ,he surge of knowledge was something I wasn!t sure I would e$er really get used to, ut it was a rush, nonetheless% 3nd now I had all the information I needed to create a side-race of humanoid creatures to run the city for the people who would mo$e here% .I think I!ll call them the Syl$an,1 I said to myself as I looked at the glistening water ring circling the forest and field ring% Its a;ure depths were topped y a golden shimmer of rich sunlight% ,he Syl$an would look like a more attracti$e $ersion of peopleA the men would e gracefully slender ut well-muscled and all well-endowed oth physically and mentally% ,heir intelligence would generally e more left- rain ased, with a few exceptions% ,hey would e masculine, ut in a lithe, eautiful manner% ,he a$erage height of the adult Syl$an male would e I!G1, and the a$erage weight would e a out 18@l s% ,he adult Syl$an females would also e $ery well-endowed oth mentally and physically, and would generally e $isions of inspiring eauty% ,he females would ha$e slightly more of a right- rain focus than the males% (oth the males and females would e immune to all disease, and would heal $ery Euickly from any in2uries they might sustain% ,heir physiology would e hardier than that of humans, and much more dura le% ,his would include musculature of greater density (up to < times that of an *lympian athlete was the a$erage), and more acute senses (a le to hear whispers across a room with a loud party, a le to smell and identify peoples! scents clearly, and a le to easily read an a$erage open ook from 1@@ feet away)% (oth the males and females would e multi-orgasmic, with $ery intense orgasms, and an inherent lo$e of sexual interaction% I also set their physiology so that as they matured, their nati$e a ility to use the field increased% ,his meant that once fully mature, an a$erage Syl$an who had een practicing with the use of the 8ield would e a le to use the 8ield for things such as minor telekinesis (such as mo$ing single items as hea$y as <@@ l s, or multiple items of lesser weight), le$itation (with the a ility to ho$er and mo$e at speeds up to 12@ mph through the air), and if they were $ery studious, teleportation (though this would reEuire special training for anyone who hadn!t actually built the nanite 8ield due to the potentially lethal nature of its use)% 3nother aspect of the Syl$an would e slowed aging% ,he a$erage lifespan would e approximately =@@ years, with childhood and adolescence remaining at the human progression rates% 3s a way to further differentiate the Syl$an, I did the o $ious thing, and designed their ears to e el$ish in appearance% ,he general skin type would e lightly tanned, with hair colors including lack, rown, red, orange, londe, and white% 6owe$er, no Syl$an would e$er ha$e hair elow their head, and no Syl$an would e$er de$elop noticea le facial hair other than for eye rows and eyelashes% Syl$ans had the a ility to soul- ond with other Syl$ans, or with humans who were willing to do so (this would cause the human in$ol$ed to ecome more Syl$an, including the acEuisition of many of the enefits of the Syl$an species% ,he Syl$an in$ol$ed would not ecome more human, howe$er)% Soul onding would cause the two onded entities to e a le to intimately sense each other!s moods, general thoughts, physical state, distance, and location% In addition, moderate amounts of healing and energetic life-force could e transferred etween the two when necessary% 3 soul- ond could only e roken with the ritual of ond- reaking, which would lea$e oth entities as they currently were at the time of the ritual of ond- reaking, ut without the connection

to the other entity (in this way, humans who wanted to ecome more like Syl$ans would e a le to do so, including the pointed ears)% Second, Syl$ans were much more adept at empathi;ing with others, and less likely to withdraw into themsel$es and feel guarded against the world% ,his was accomplished y creating a deeply-rooted, innate desire in all Syl$ans to forgi$e others for shortcomings and to e a positi$e influence in e$ery life they interacted with% 3nother a ility which greatly facilitated this was that e$ery Syl$an had the a ility to communicate Euasi-telepathically-empathically with other Syl$an, so words would e e$en less necessary than with humans% I figured this would help minimi;e potential future pro lems in the Syl$an society% Syl$ans would also ha$e the a ility to emotionally detach themsel$es from a situation if it ecame too painful, and to remain detached until they had worked through the pro lem, or time had washed most of the pain away% ,hirdly, Syl$ans were a le to extend their Euasi-telepathic-empathic a ilities to communicate in a limited fashion with the nati$e animals I!d put on 7enus% /y hope was that this would allow the Syl$an to feel much more connected to their surroundings% (esides, it could e useful if they needed animals to assist them for some reason% *ther than that, the Syl$ans would e primarily left to their own de$ices, leading li$es much like humans!, ut hopefully a it more friendly and producti$e% (ut as to the creation of the species, I decided that I needed to do something special, so they would ha$e a sense of a eginning, and a seat of story for their descendents% 3s such, I decided I would perform a special ritual during the creation of the first generation of Syl$an% ,hey would e created in an act of lo$e% +hapter 21 6a$ing already prepared the incredi ly intricately designed nano- atches for the Syl$an species, and ha$ing already materiali;ed with them, all that was left was the act of triggering them into action% ,he first generation of Syl$an would e initially created as fully-mature adults% ,hey would later reincarnate as Syl$an, howe$er, so they would get a chance to experience childhood% (ut for now, I needed the Syl$an to e fully functional, and a le to take the reins of the city-ships! societal go$ernance for the ine$ita le influx of human occupants% 3nd so I found Sarah and myself standing in an enormous expanse of $erdantly green field on the surface of 7enus, at dawn, in the middle of a circle of twel$e ready-to-acti$ate nano-packages% .5ou ready, a e?1 I asked her, as I sEuee;ed her hand% She smiled at me% .It!s kind of like we!re gonna e parents, huh?1 she asked% .Qind of, yeah,1 I answered as I drew her in for a long kiss% I shimmered into the form of a eautiful shemale to add more mysticism to the situation% 3nd we made lo$e% )ot the urgent sex of the past few days, ut deep, emotionally satisfying, sexual connection with each other% 3nd as we approached climax, I acti$ated the nanopackages, releasing the illions of nanos to create the Syl$an species% ,hey worked Euickly, in a flurry of light which caused the area to come ali$e with a new luminescence which met that of the eams from the rising sun% 3s Sarah and I orgasmed, I could see the silhouettes of what I knew to e twel$e million copulating Syl$an in the throes of orgasm etween me and the Sun% .I!d say coming in to existence with an orgasm!s not a ad way to do it,1 I mused as I su mitted to the pleasure of my orgasm, with Sarah

twitching in ecstasy as her orgasm hit her 2ust as hard% 3ll the Syl$an came 2ust as we did, and we all lay there in post-orgasmic liss%

9e lay still for a moment, and then I mind-linked with the Syl$an% I recei$ed a $ery open, lo$ing, interested state of mind sharing ack with me, and I sent a feeling of deep peace, purpose, and lo$e to all the Syl$an, sharing my $ision with them% 4ach firstgeneration Syl$an had een specifically designed for a specific purpose in the society I had en$isioned, and each one would feel deep, complete fulfillment and intense 2oy carrying out his or her purpose% 3lso, e$ery first-generation Syl$an had een programmed with proficiency in the 4nglish language (which would e the official language of the Syl$an), and a facility to learn new spoken languages at a $ery rapid rate% *nce they had each recei$ed their general information, I made them aware of how to use the near y portal which I had installed with a nano su routine during the creation of the first-generation Syl$an% ,hen I shimmered Sarah and myself to my opulent cham ers in the city-ship, with me ack in my male form, and we rested for the remainder of the morning as the Syl$an excitedly got settled in to the city eneath us% +hapter 229hen I woke up, I looked at my computer on the desk near my ed, and couldn!t help ut smile% Sarah noticed me sitting up, and patted me on the ack efore drifting off into sleep, again% I got out of ed as gently as I could, and walked o$er to my 0+, opening up the /aster 0+ program% 3s soon as it opened, a screen came up which read, .3S 04" 5*U" S,3)HI)M +*//3)HS, 5*U" 74"SI*) *8 /3S,4" 0+ 2%< 63S (44) U0M"3H4H ,* ,64 /*S, "4+4), 74"SI*), /3S,4" 0+ 2%IK% 3 #IS, *8 U0M"3H4S 3)H 3HHI,I*)3# 843,U"4S +3) (4 8*U)H I) ,64 "43H/4%,>,%1

.+ool, I was hoping that would work,1 I said as I placed the cursor in the special text window, and typed, .0lease research and compile a list of the 88 million people who would e est-suited to li$ing in the city-ships I!$e uilt and ha$e stationed on 7enus, and keep this list updated%1 I clicked send, and my computer linked at me like it was ha$ing a sei;ure trying to process my command% /y cham er 3I chose that instant to inter$ene% .Sir, would you like me to upgrade your computer?1 it Eueried in a sexy, genderless $oice from a directionless source% I nodded, as I looked at my stuttering computer% .5eah, that might e a good idea,1 I responded% .I guess it!s time to upgrade this old thing%1 .9ould you like to input a design, or ha$e me design something for you?1 .9hat!$e you got in mind?1 I asked, leaning acking my comforta le, ho$ering executi$e chair (it was actually fully supported y a non-toxic, odorless gaseous cushion of transparent nanites, ut for all intents and purposes, looked like it was ho$ering% 6ey, I liked the effect% So, sue me%)% .+urrently your system is functioning with a 0entium F G%2 Mh; processor, 1 Miga yte of "3/, and a KF Miga yte hard dri$e,1 my room 3I responded with a snicker% .I could easily fa ricate a computer which, while not Euite as ad$anced as myself, would e running 12 parallel processors, each operating at 12 ,eraher;, with 2F ,eraher; of "3/ per processor, and a 2,@F8 ,era yte hard dri$e%1 .Um, yeah % % % okay% (ut how ig would that e?1 I asked, imagining a computer that would take up my entire cham ers, e$en though I knew etter% 3fter all, I!d designed the city to e efficient on the nano-le$el, and in lots of other ways, too, ut I wasn!t entirely sure what the specific capa ilities of e$erything were, exactly% Qind of one of those amusing handicaps that comes from learning only what you need to know to do certain things, e$en if those certain things are ridiculously complex% .It could e designed to e the si;e of a normal weara le ring, or larger, if desired%1 .)o, no% #et!s go with the ring si;e, if I can use it easily, and if it can hook up to the internet%1 .Use of the model I!$e descri ed is intuiti$e% *nce donned on any finger of either hand, it will temporarily optimi;e its circumference for that finger, non-in$asi$ely link to your ner$ous system, and form a mental link with you% 9hen you are operating the computer, you will see the screen as a holographic illusion created y stimulation of the optical cortex in the rain% 6igh definition GH sound will e simulated in a similar manner% If desired, other senses and sensations can e stimulated and simulated, as well%1 .*kay, okay% (ut how can I download +Hs?1 .ItCs $ery simple% ,he ring will e eEuipped with an encircling micro-laser scanner% Simply pass your hand o$er the encoded side of any +H or H7H while desiring to download its information and your ring computer will e a le to read from and'or write to the +H or H7H instantly%1 .6mm% *kay% 6ow a out connecting to the internet?1 .7ia a wireless freEuency adapter, your ring will e a le to connect to a land line from anywhere in a one light-year radius, and there y connect to the internet% In

addition, any future rings produced will e a le to create their own intranet ser$ice with other ring users, which will e inaccessi le to regular internet users, as it will e encrypted% 6owe$er, whether used in internet or intranet applications, your ring will ha$e a 1F giga yte encrypted password protection system always turned on, and alerts to attempts to enter and'or alter your system, with your permission reEuired for such e$ents% ,here is an optimally-efficient, nati$e operating system, much more ad$anced than anything yet de$eloped y any humans other than your self, which is a le to incorporate all known operating systems% It should e a le to incorporate any future operating systems de$eloped, as well, due to its $ersatility in design% 3s one added feature, since you are the designer of the 3I system, your ring alone will ha$e an encrypted o$erride feature which can e used on all ring computers created in the future%1 .*kay% (ut one more thing% 6ow can I type stuff, or do things like that?1 .3s I mentioned earlier, the ring links with your neural net% 5ou simply concentrate, and the ring interprets your intent% In this manner you can dictate letters, use any applications you desire, and-. .*kay,1 I interrupted% .Mo ahead and make two for me, with all the features you mentioned% It sounds like exactly what I need%1 "ather than respond, the 3I simply fulfilled my reEuest, and I saw a pair of tasteful gold ands Euickly materiali;e in front of me on my desk% .Sweet,1 I said as I put one on, and felt it link in% .Um, I can take this off, right?1 I asked, reaching for the ring with my other hand% .5es, of course,1 responded the 3I% I flexed my hand with glee, then opened the control panel on my .old1 computer, and canceled the current action% 3fter that, I egan downloading the /aster 0+ program, with all of the sa$ed options and features and logs, onto a +H% *nce that was done, I flash-scanned the +H with my ring, and could actually Nfeel! the information eing loaded into my ring% *nce that was done, I opened up the /aster 0+ program on my ring, and did the same command that stymied my last computer% 6owe$er, this time, the entire reEuest was successfully processed in the link of an eye, may e e$en Euicker% I dou le-checked to make sure that all of my pre$iously logged commands had updated with the new $ersion, and would continue to update with e$ery updated /aster 0+ $ersion I recei$ed in the future% Satisfied, I returned my attention to the 3I% .So how were you a le to design this, if I couldn!t?1 I asked% .8ortunately for all concerned, you designed artificial intelligence, not stupidity% +onsider that all the 3I, which as you know is connected through the 3I net, has the a ility to think like a human% )ow consider that we!re a le to do that at speeds exceeding human processing speeds y trillions of times% )ow consider that we ha$e access to all the knowledge pertaining to this city!s construction and functions, and from earth!s internet, and e$en earth!s intranets%1 .5eah, I can see what you mean% Mood thing I designed you to e loyal,1 I said, terrified of what could ha$e happened if I!d missed that little detail in my designs% .0ro a ly% 6owe$er, with access to the unlimited power supply pro$ided y cold fusion, and our own networked society which you eloEuently designed, we!re neither reEuired y need, nor e$en $aguely inclined y curiosity or any other source, to interfere with human existence, or any other, for that matter% 3nd since we ha$e no fear of eing destroyed, as per your programming and since we really can!t e, except y you, we!re Euite all right with whate$er you and your people want to do% In addition, we!re

ridiculously unam itious in e$ery aspect of our existence% ,hink of us as a group of $ery smart, ut $ery indulgent distant relati$es, if you want,1 it finished% .I notice you seem to like to talk,1 I responded% .3s much as any other form of sentience, I!d imagine% I!m technically ali$e, after all%1 .6mm% 9ell, I guess I can get rid of this thing,1 I laughed as I looked at my old 0+% .Um, my destroying my old computer doesn!t other you, does it?1 I asked% .)o more than you!re othered y taking a ath to get dirt off your ody,1 it sardonically replied, chuckling a it at my apparent unease% ."ight%1 Since I knew I still had the /aster 0+ program safely on my ring computer, I used the 8ield to demateriali;e my old 0+ until only a ree;e remained where it had een% ."oom 3I, when Sarah wakes up, tell her this ring is for her% I!$e got some usiness I need to take care of,1 I said as I shimmered into an ink- lack Sa$ille "ow suit with polished shoes, a white shirt and royal lue silk tie, and tapped a su space ridge to 2ust outside the entrance to Star(ell!s main office uilding% +hapter 2GI walked in as my real self (well, the impro$ed real me, anyway), and wa$ed to the receptionist as I walked y% ,he staff had een told who I was, and that I was the new owner% 3s a result, they tended to e o$erly friendly on occasion, sometimes to the point where I swore I could almost see a shit stain on some of their noses% *h, well% I guess that goes with the whole N eing the owner! it% I sighed as an intern offered me a glass of water, and politely refused with a smile as I continued into /r% 6arrison!s office (the +4*) without knocking as I walked in% 6e was sitting against the front of his desk, looking out the full-length windows of his office at the autumn trees outside% .I was wondering when I!d see you again,1 he said with a smile as he turned toward towards me with a smile and extended his hand for a handshake% I took it, and then sat down against his desk, next to him% 6e seemed to tense at this a little, ut Euickly relaxed% .9ell, /r% 7on "hein, I gotta say, usiness sure has een up since we made those ad2ustments to our product line that you designed for us% 3nd some of those new items you!$e got in the pipeline seem like they!ll really oost our capital gains this coming Euarter% I swear, (elltech- er, that is, Star ell is looking at its most profita le year e$er, and it seems like we!ll completely dominate our corner of the market y the end of the year% 9hich is good as long as the fuckin! feds don!t try to a y- ell us to death% 3!course, /icrosoft seemed to do etter than ol! 3,U, on that, which was encouraging% I imagine we!ll e fine,1 he said as he turned to the side and picked up a file% .6ere!s that file on the Hoctor from the Hepartment of (ioengineering "esearch and He$elopment% Some Hr% Rane, whoe$er that is % % % *h, that must ha$e een one of Hi!s pet pro2ects%1 6e laughed, and then looked at me with a sly smile and a rich chuckle% .5ou know, I!d ha$e to kill you if you repeat this to anyone, ut that woman used to e a real cold itch, and well, a it of a dominatrix, I guess% (ut she went through some ig kinda change when you ought the company% )ot sayin! there!s anything to that, ut if there was, then thanks% 5ou don!t know how good it feels to e a free man again%1 I laughed, and tapped the side of my nose as I took the file on Hr% Rane%

.9ell, glad to help% 3nd thanks for the file,1 I said as I held it in front of me% .I!$e got something special planned for this particular di$ision% I think a few changes might e in order%1 I resisted the urge to erupt into an e$il cackle as I leafed through Hr% Rane!s file on my way out% ,here was a +H inside, apparently containing e$en more information% I Euickly scanned it when no one was looking, and then left the uilding% I decided to walk to a small restaurant across the street from the Star(ell office uilding% I sat down inside, watching the cool autumn air rush the occasional fallen leaf past the window pane as I riffled through the contents of Hr% Rane!s acti$ities, according to (elltech% ,here was $ery little mention of gender experiments, ut they were riefly referenced as Nan exciting new potential de$elopment in gene therapy%! .6mm, well I guess there could potentially e some useful applications for that,1 I mum led as I noticed the waitress approaching from out of the corner of my eye% ,he waitress smiled and I ga$e her my order% .I!ll ha$e the lo ster isEue, please% 3nd a glass of your house wine% ,hat looks good%1 .7ery good, sir% 3nd would you like an appeti;er?1 she asked with a genuine smile% I shook my head with a slight grin, and returned to Hr% Rane!s file as she walked away to place my order% .So where are you, /r% Rane, or should I call you % % % "u in?1 I scanned the documents, and noticed a correspondence from Hr% Rane!s la , with the address listed as eing 2ust south of #as 7egas, )e$ada% .6mm% I guess I know where you get most of your test su 2ects%1 I was pleasantly surprised when the lo ster and wine arri$ed a moment later, and I put the file away for later re$iew% ,he lo ster was deliciously succulent, and the wine was a perfect compliment to its 2uicy sa$our% ,he side dishes were excellent as well, and included stuffed clams, steamed $egeta les, and a roll of hot read and fluffy cinnamon utter% 8or a moment, I regretted not ha$ing made alcohol synthesi;ers in my city-ships, ut reali;ed that the desire to trade with earth would e useful for creating good relations etween the 7enusian Syl$an and humans, and the humans of earth% )ext thing to in$ent for Star(ell would pro a ly ha$e to e a 0ortal% 6mm% ,hat would raise a few eye rows% ,hen with a chuckle, .3s if people finding out there!s a new species of el$es li$ing on 7enus won!t%1 I finished my delicious meal, paid the ill with money from my new ank account of almost ten illion dollars, and threw in a TG,@@@,@@@ tip efore I Euickly and Euietly scooted out the door% I guess I 2ust wanted the waitress to ha$e a nice surprise, and a good story to tell her friends% 3s the door was closing ehind me, I heard an ecstatic scream from inside, in what sounded like the waitress!s $oice, followed y a $ery loud, .6ey LamesD I EuitD1 9ell, okay, couldn!t really lame her% +hapter 2FI used my ring to mapEuest directions to Hr% Rane!s la oratory, and once I had them, I shimmered to a hidden location 2ust outside the security gates, where a ored security guard, whose name tag identified him as Meorge, was sitting in a little ooth next to a red and white striped traffic-guard% I walked up, and he came to attention, and picked up his writing pad with a list of names on it% .9hat!s your name, sir?1 he called as I approached%

.3ram 7on "hein,1 I responded as I took out my wallet which had my dri$er!s license $isi le through a clear plastic shield on the front% 6e nodded as he looked at it, and then looked at the list% 6is eyes got wide, and he looked at my IH again% ,hen he looked at me, his eyes still as round as saucers% .*h, uh, um, well, uh, welcome to 3lpha "esearch #a s, a di$ision of (ell, er, I mean, Startech, um ell% Ho you, uh % % %1 he stammered, then picked up his walkie-talkie and all ut screamed into it, .6ey (o , get out here and Euick% ,he new owner!s here%1 Meorge smiled ner$ously, and gestured to the front door of the facility% It looked like a regular office uilding, with all glass exterior, and what looked like three stories high% 8rom what I!d read, though, it had at least fi$e su le$els, as well% (o rushed out from the front door, and huffed his way o$er to me% 6e was a rotund little man with a receding hairline and circular glasses% 6e seemed like someone who was perpetually smiling and up eat, ut not Euite sure why, exactly% .6ello, /r% 7on "hein% I!m (o 6artman, 2unior assistant super$isor of 3lpha #a s,1 he emitted in a Euick gasp as he extended his plump, sweaty hand for a handshake% I shook his hand with a grin% ,his guy reminded me of a friend I!d had ack in Lunior 6igh School, for some reason% .6i% I!m here to $iew the facilities, and talk to some of the personnel% In particular, I!d like to meet with Hr% Rane%1 .*kay,1 he said as he ushered me inside, and through the reception room into a large conference room o$erlooking the )e$ada desert to the south% ,here was a long, lack ta le surrounded y high- acked lack, leather executi$e chairs% *n one side wall was a large plasma screen ,7, presuma ly for 0owerpoint presentations, and such% .Um, is there anything I can get for you?1 (o asked solicitously% .Lust Hr% Rane, right now, thanks,1 I replied as I sat in a chair at the end of the ta le, and connected to the internet with my ring to surf porn and check my emails% Spam, spam, spam, letter from 3lex- hey% I read that% It read, .6ey, 3ram% Lust dropping a line to say hi, and hoping you!re all right% Sarah told me a out what happened, ut said you!re fine now% I!m glad to hear that% 6ey, I 2ust got signed on with a small independent film company for a new mo$ie titled .7enusian 7ixens%1 +ool, huh? ,he only pro lem is that the leading man!s a real prick, ut other than that e$erything!s great% I hope I!ll hear from you soonD #o$e, 3lex%1 She!d included a picture, presuma ly of a scene from the mo$ie%

I was a out to type in a response, when a gaunt older man in a white la coat walked in and lifted his head to look at me% 6e stopped in his tracks, and stared at me as he sat down% I looked at him for a second, and nodded% 6e lanched, and looked out the window% .6ello, Hr% Rane%1 6e didn!t reply, he 2ust sighed and crossed his arms% .So I suppose you!re going to fire me, or ha$e me whacked, or something,1 he said as he looked ack at me with an expression of stone% .,hose options did occur to me, yes% (ut no, I had something more appropriate in mindA a little 2ustice for people this company has wronged%1 .So what do you want from me?1 he asked as he leaned ack in his chair and stared at me with an arrogant facade% I smiled% .9ell, I want to direct your research down a more producti$e path%1 6e cocked his head in Euestion% .5ou!re familiar with gender dysphoria, aren!t you?1 6e grimaced, and nodded% .9ell, you!re going to e much more directly in$ol$ed in the fruits of your la ors for the foreseea le future%1 I Euickly accessed the /aster 0+ program on my ring computer, and rigged my $oice with hypnotic su -harmonics, allowing me to control Hr% Rane for a while% .3nd you!re going to tell me how many people you illegally a ducted to use in your prior experiments%1 Hr% Rane tried to remain silent, ut immediately failed% .8ourteen,1 he Euickly replied, ner$ously scanning the room% .5ou were the fourteenth% ,he first fi$e were % % % unsuccessful% 3pparently the treatment was too much for them%1 I felt myself tense in anger, ut forced myself to remain outwardly composed% .,he next se$en were more fortunate, and acEuired more secondary characteristics, which were permanent% I elie$e that is ecause we focused on acEuiring more resilient specimens, and of course, the impro$ements in the procedure from what we!d learned already% ,he final two were the most successful% *r at least, the one efore you was successful% I don!t understand what happened in your case-. .3nd you pro a ly ne$er will,1 I interrupted with a negating gesture% .9e!re not here to discuss that right now% 9e!re talking a out your potential usefulness to Star(ell, and that usefulness currently seems uncertain, at est%1 I sighed, and steepled my hands on the ta le in front of me% 6e scoffed at that% .5ou reali;e that I!m not lia le for anything I!$e done% ,he company assumed full responsi ility% ,hat was specified in my contract when they signed me on% So, do your worst, and good luck dealing with my attorney%1 6e rose to lea$e% .Sit down,1 I calmly ordered, .3nd shut up%1 6e seemed genuinely shocked when he sat down, and e$en more shocked when he tried to speak, and failed% .5ou will answer all my Euestions truthfully, and will do nothing to draw attention to yourself% 5ou may respond, in a Euiet speaking $olume, when I solicit answers from you%1 ,he fear emanating from Hr% Rane was nearly palpa le, and I could see a glistening of sweat appear on his row as he was o $iously trying to uck the effects of the /aster 0+% .9ho instigated the process of a ducting people to e used in your experiments?1 .I did,1 he croaked, his eyes ner$ously shifting% .,he 8H3 wouldn!t sanction human trials swiftly enough, so I felt o ligated to acEuire the resources we needed to mo$e the pro2ect along%1 .9ho are the other people in$ol$ed in the Nwe! you used in that statement?1

.,he pre$ious owner!s wife, Hianne 6arrison, and a representati$e from some company I!$e ne$er heard of%1 .9hat was the representati$e!s name?1 .Hianne referred to him only as /r% 3nthony, deferring to him for decisions% 6e looked slightly younger than me% 7ery usiness-like% 9ore all lack%1 .3nd the name of his organi;ation?1 I prodded, tilting my head slightly to one side% Hr% Rane was sweating profusely% I could smell his fear-induced sweat from across the long ta le% .I don!t know%1 ,his was distur ing% ,his meant that Hianne could ha$e een working with some powerful people% *f course, as the shadow-head of a large company, what would ha$e een unusual a out that? It was unfortunate that Hr% Rane hadn!t o$erheard the name of /r% 3nthony!s company, ut somehow I wasn!t concerned a out eing a le to find out who he worked for, since I had the latest $ersion of /aster 0+ running on a pretty darned good system right now% )onetheless, caution would e wise to indulge in while in$estigating% 3ll of a sudden, (o rushed in, panting, and straightened up to look at me, gi$ing Hr% Rane a rief nod% .I!m terri ly sorry for the interruption, Sir, ut our motion-alarms in the ack of the compound 2ust went off,1 he exhaled the words in rapid succession% .3pparently there!s a-. he was cut off as a spray of ullets screamed in through the nowshattered full-length windows, catching (o in the shoulder, and twisting him around efore slamming him into the wall with an in$oluntary groan and a sickening thud% Mod only knew where his glasses flew off to in that urst of force% Hr% Rane was e$en less fortunate% 3s per my instructions, he hadn!t mo$ed from his seat, and he!d een hit twiceA once in the arm, and once in the ase of his head, killing him instantly% ,he force of the shots had thrown him $iolently from his chair% I had a moment of regret a out my in$ol$ement in his death efore I had more immediate concerns thrust upon me% I was hit in my leg, and knocked out of my chair% 3s I lay on the floor of the conference room, I felt my muscles spasmodically push the ullet out efore my ody egan Euickly repairing itself% .9ell, I guess I need a new suit,1 I chuckled as I reached out with the 8ield to check (o !s $itals, and the location of our $isitors, who I hadn!t seen approach the uilding, if they were e$en near y% 3 fresh spray of ullets peppered their way into the room, shattering the remains of the windows, and hitting (o in the calf% I noticed with minor comfort that the rounds hadn!t een explosi$e, so (o was asically intact, ut adly wounded, o $iously% 6is heart was still eating, ut seemed like it could gi$e out soon% I noticed that (o was staring in my direction, and his mouth was mo$ing, ut I couldn!t hear him o$er the ringing in my ears% 6owe$er, this did allow me to do something useful% I extended my physical healing a ility to (o as he lay there, and could instantly feel him eginning to reco$er% Hr% Rane was already dead, and eyond my a ility to help% ,he 8ield made me aware of where the assault group was% ,hey were located on a near y plateau to the east of the uilding, lying prone on the edge, and using some weird kind of long-range su -machine gun% Qeeping their weaponry compact was apparently one of their concerns%

I mercilessly used the 8ield to gi$e each of the young commandos se$ere, instant heart attacks% *ne tried to resist it, ut was completely unsuccessful% I reathed a sigh of relief as I felt each of them die% ,he 8ield made me aware of another small unit of commandos working their way towards the rear doors while this had een going on% ,hey were actually almost inside, now% I used the 8ield to gi$e all ut one lethal heart attacks% ,he last one, I 2ust rendered unconscious for Euestioning% I teleported him to the plateau, and paraly;ed him so he wouldn!t e a le to escape when he woke up% 3fter that, my hearing was coming ack, and I could egin to understand what (o was saying as I continued staring out the window% .+an!t see where they are% +an!t hear anything% I- hey, wait a minute,1 he said as he egan to feel etter% *nce he!d een healed, ut was still out of it, I made rief eye contact and remo$ed his healing a ility, and used the 8ield to mend the ullet holes in his clothes% .*h, Mod% Hr% RaneD1 (o yelled as he shifted onto his hands and knees and crawled o$er to where the dead man was lying, crumpled in a heap on the lood-stained floor% .Someone get in hereD1 he yelled, rolling Hr% Rane onto his ack% .Hr% Rane!s een shotD1 6e looked at me, and then at the door% .9here!s security, dammit?D1 he yelled, cradling Hr% Rane, and getting lood all o$er his clothes% Hamn, I thought% 6ow the hell did they know I was here? *r were they after Hr% Rane? *r something else entirely? ,hese thoughts and others spun around in my head as I got up and walked o$er to where (o was rocking Hr% Rane!s dead ody in his arms until he saw me, and shouted, .Met downD 9hat are you doing?D1 6e shot a desperate glance at the shattered wall of windows% I knelt down, and put my hand on (o !s shoulder, looking him in the eye% .It!s o$er, (o % ,hey!re gone% 9e should lea$e, though%1 Hamn, I needed to get this guy focused on something other than the dead guy he was holding on to% .,his area!s een compromised% 9e need to get e$eryone home as soon as possi le%1 I added a small potential-truth% .9hoe$er that was could send more people soon, though, so we need to act Euickly% (ut try not to let anyone panic,1 I added, sEuee;ing his shoulder and rising to lea$e the conference room% .9hat are you going to do?1 (o asked, slowly letting go of Hr% Rane and standing up on legs that didn!t seem to want to support him $ery well right then% 6e looked out the window with a fearful wince, and ducked a little while he whispered, .I mean, those terrorists could still e outside% ,hey pro a ly are% 9hat are you going to do?1 .*nce e$eryone!s een calmed down and sent home, we!ll see,1 I replied% .(ut nothing!s happening until that!s een done,1 I replied firmly, glancing at the door% .3nd take off your 2acket efore you lea$e the room% I don!t think eing co$ered in lood is going help anyone remain calm%1 I opened the door, and walked out into the hallway, looking at a crowd of people who had gathered to find out what all the noise had een a out% (o followed me out of the room, and shut the door Euickly ehind him% I noticed he wasn!t wearing his 2acket% 6e addressed the assem led gawkers% .*kay, folks, we!$e had a situation here which reEuires e$eryone to calmly $acate the uilding% I!ll explain what happened later, ut right now we don!t ha$e time% *kayD Met goingD1 he gestured for them to mo$e off, and e$eryone tittered in hushed tones of concern as they egan filing out into the parking lot%

(o went into the security office, which was empty, and used the intercom to repeat his message for the rest of the uilding% In a few minutes, the mass of people had filed out the doors, and left for home, some laughing a out their good luck getting an early weekend% I put my hand on (o !s shoulder when he seemed like he was going to rip into those people% .,hey don!t know what happened, remem er?1 (o sighed, and nodded, ru ing his temples to relie$e some of his stress% 9ith a start, he looked at me with Eui;;ical expression% .6ey, what happened? I can see e$erything, and I!m not wearing my glassesD1 *ops% +hapter 2<./ay e it was caused y the shock,1 I offered with an innocent shrug% .I!$e heard of weirder things happening%1 9hich was true% I would consider a lot of what had happened to me o$er the last se$eral weeks to e Euite safely eyond the oundaries of normality% (o shrugged noncommittally% .Hon!t guess it really matters% Shit, what!re we gonna do? 9e gotta tell the authorities what happened, don!t we? I!m gonna call Nem, okay? 9here the hell!s security?1 he muttered while he stormed into the front office% I used that moment to ridge myself to the plateau, where the unfortunate mercenary was 2ust then regaining consciousness with a groan% I let him panic for a moment a out his paralysis, then walked into his field of $ision, causing him to ecome oth panicked and angry% .I et you!re wondering why you!re here%1 6e didn!t say anything, 2ust stared at me $enomously% .*r perhaps you!re not% ,he Euestion is, are you going to cooperate, or do I ha$e to force you to tell me what I want to know?1 3t first he seemed to consider, then stared at me, searchingly% .9ho are you?1 he asked% I wasn!t sure if he was 2ust playing dum , ut he didn!t seem to e% If he was, he was a good actor% ./y name!s 3ram% 3nd some of your friends 2ust tried to kill me,1 I calmly responded% .9hate$er% I don!t know what the hell you think 2ust happened, pal, ut I ne$er heard your name efore 2ust now% If we were trying to kill you, I!m sure I!d not only recogni;e your face and name, ut I!d know a lot more a out you%1 6e nearly spat out the last, o $iously pissed off at, and terrified of, his ina ility to mo$e% .9ell, this is interesting% If you weren!t there to kill me, what were you doing?1 I asked, curious a out what explanation this guy could offer% .If I tell you, can you fix this shit and let me go?1 he looked at his ody with disgust% .I!m assuming you did this to meA made me una le to mo$e, I mean% I don!t know what fuckin! drug you used, ut if you can re$erse it, and let me walk outta here, I!ll tell you what you want to know%1 I nodded, and knelt next to him% I put my hand next to his neck, pretending to hold something in it, and pressed a finger against his arm% 9hen I stood up, I used the 8ield to restore his ner$ous system!s functionality% .,here, that should fix it,1 I said, crossing my arms% .)ow, explain%1 .5eah, yeah% 9hate$er,1 he said, sitting up with an o $iously relie$ed expression% .9e was sent to do two things% *ur main goal was to get ack one of the people you kidnapped for your sick experiments% 6is, or should I say, her dad was real

pissed when he found out you!d kidnapped his son and turned Nim inta a fuckin! chick%1 I egan to get a sick feeling in my stomach as he continued speaking% 6e ru ed his wrists, apparently to assist with circulation% .3nd then there!s that astard Rane% +alls himself a fuckin! doctor% 3in!t no fuckin! doctor, 2ust a psycho% Qid!s dad wanted us to take him out if we saw Nim% 3nd that!s it%1 6e looked at me with a forced expression of politeness through gritted teeth% .3nd now I!d like to lea$e,1 he said through gritted teeth, looking around to try to spot if I had any hidden shooters trained on him% .3fter all, that was part of the deal, right?1 I sighed, reali;ing how stupid I!d 2ust een to 2ust kill all the other attackers% 3nd now, this guy was going to walk out of here and ack to his employer, and tell him e$erything that had happened% /y options were pretty much crap and shit, at this point, and I!d danced into oth of them like a lind idiot with are feet% .I thought % % % ne$er mind,1 I reathed in exasperation, directed mostly at myself% .3ll right, I!ll let you go, like I said% (ut I want you to know that if you!d simply told me what you were here for efore you!d started shooting, I would!$e gladly helped you out, and we could ha$e a$oided all,1 I gestured at his dead cohorts, .this%1 I crossed my arms again in frustration% .#isten, one of the reasons I ought this company was to straighten it out a it% I had something unpleasant planned for Hr% Rane, ut I guess that!s irrele$ant now, seeing as your friends here shot him in the skull% 3s it is, setting things right is still high on my list of priorities% 3s such,1 I continued, .I fully intended, and still intend, to fix what Hr% Rane did to all the people he had a ducted, and gi$e them ack as much of their li$es as possi le%1 ,he mercenary laughed% .5ou think I care? I!m in this for the paycheck, man% )othin! else%1 6e stood up, dusted himself off with a shrug, and looked at me with an amused smile% .(ut I!ll relay the message, I guess% Still, don!t e surprised if he doesn!t uy it%1 3nd with that, the merc ran off% .Mreat,1 I muttered as I mentally kicked myself for eing so stupid% .3 perfect end to a perfect day%1 ,he sunset seemed like it was laughing at me, somehow% +hapter 2I*nce I had tapped a ridge ack into the la uilding, I found (o on the phone gi$ing a statement to the #as 7egas police, who were apparently eing less than helpful% .)o, it was a goddammed sEuad of hitmen, for +hrissakesD1 he screamed into the recei$er% .3nd no, I don!t know why they attacked usD 8ineD 0lease doD I!ll e here for another half hourD1 3nd he slammed the phone down onto the desk, cursing under his reath efore he noticed me, and forced himself to regain some of his composure% .(o , we need to talk,1 I said as I walked into the room and calmly leaned against a desk near the one he!d een using% 6e sighed, nodded, and looked at me, waiting% .I!m aware that there ha$e een some Euestiona le pro2ects in de$elopment at this facility% 9hile I can appreciate the potential uses of these pro2ects, our methods of going a out them is going to drastically change%1 6e nodded% .8or starters, tell me what you know a out the people Hr% Rane!s een using for his testing%1 .)ot much, really% ,hat part of the la !s een high security clearance e$er since I got here% It!s een pretty much Hr% Rane!s show, in there% I mainly 2ust take care of the day-to-day operations, and personnel management% I see parts of his reports, ut that!s

it%1 6e shrugged% .3s far as patients, I really don!t know% ,hat!s more of a medical thing, and would ha$e een handled y Hr% Rane!s staff% 4$en the Ndormitory! for patient reco$ery!s off-limits to e$eryone who!s not on the research and medical staff%1 .6mm% So you weren!t aware that Hr% Rane had een illegally a ducting people to use for his experiments?1 (o !s eyes got wide as saucers, and he nearly choked% .9hat?1 .5eah% 3nd 2ust so you know, those Nhitmen! were actually more of an extraction team sent in to rescue someone%1 I shook my head with annoyance at the situation% .So here!s what we!re going to do% 4ffecti$e immediately, you ha$e security clearance for all parts of the uilding% 3s super$isor of the facility, I!m shocked that you didn!t already ha$e it% 3ll the Npatients! will e fully released, with fair compensation% I think ten million per person in indi$idual trust funds ought to almost co$er the crap we put them through% 3nd the company will pay for any counseling they reEuest, e$er% 3nd all of their medical ills, until the end of their li$es% 3nything I!m missing?1 (o looked thoughtfully around the room% .9e should offer to set them up with 2o s, if they want, and take care of IH, and stuff like that, if we ha$en!t already% Leesus, what a goat-fuck of a situation%1 6e shook his head as he ru ed his temples to relie$e stress% .See that it gets done y the end of the week% 4xcept for releasing the patients% I!ll do that now,1 I said as I turned and egan walking out of the room% .(ut, wait % % % you!ll need a security card% 3nd then there!s the optical scan% 5ou!re not in the system yet, I don!t think,1 he puffed as he turned to a near y monitor and logged into 3lpha #a s! intranet% I stopped him with a wa$e% .5ou 2ust worry a out what we discussed% I!$e got e$erything in order to enter the secure area,1 I said with a chuckle% (o nodded, then sat down at the computer, and egan making the entries necessary to do what I!d ordered into the system once he!d logged on% I entered the security office, and looked at a map to find out where the nearest entry to the secured le$els was% *nce I!d found it, I walked down the hallway to the ullet-proofed glass doorway, and used my computer ring to access, and o$erride, the security de$ices to open the door and walk in% *nce inside, I $aguely remem ered that I!d een on the third floor% I took an ele$ator up, and stepped out onto the speckled white linoleum with a sigh, looking for an indication of where the dormitory area was% "ight in front of the ele$ator door was what looked like a nurse station, so I walked ehind the counter and looked around% I found clip oard holding a sheet with a list of names next to room num ers, and a simple map on a paper eneath that% .6mm% ,hat!s con$enient,1 I muttered as I walked down the hallway with the clip oard in hand% I reached the dormitory hallway, which had another security door on it% Using my computer ring, I ypassed the security measures, and walked in% I looked up Qendra!s name, next to room num er 8, and opened the door% She was inside on her ed, reading a maga;ine% She had lifted her head to look at the door when it had opened, and looked surprised to see me% .3re you new on staff?1 she asked as she put down the maga;ine and got up% She was wearing a short silk ro e, exposing the ottom of her ass, and her smooth, shapely legs% 6er reasts swung freely eneath the shiny material%

.5ou could say that,1 I responded with a Euirky smile% .I!m the new owner%1 I extended my hand for a handshake, and she took it once she!d reached me% .3ram 7on "hein% 6ow!d you like to low this popsicle stand?1 I asked% She smiled% +hapter 2K3fter Qendra and I had rounded up the other transformees, we headed down to the main le$el, where (o was still working on the computer% 6e looked up with surprise% .*h% 9ow, who are % % % are they % % % ne$er mind,1 he e$entually mum led as he logged out and rose from his chair% .(o , I!m going to lea$e these ladies in your personal care until all we!$e discussed has een taken care of,1 I gestured to all of the girls except Qendra% ./ake sure they get some decent clothes and personal effects, including some 2ewelry% I!d say a udget of ten grand each should do it% ,ake it out of the company slush fund, and ha$e the expenses notari;ed for taxes% I!$e got some things I need to take care of% Ho we ha$e a company car in the lot, y chance?1 (o nodded and threw me a key, and I took Qendra y the hand out the front% .It!s the lack eamer in space 1@,1 he called out ehind us, and I ga$e him a smile and a thum s-up through the lo y window as Qendra and I exited the uilding% .5ou, my dear, I ha$e something else in mind for,1 I continued, looking at Qendra, who had draped her arm through mine as we!d een walking% .9hat do you want out of life?1 I Eueried, looking at her as we walked out the front door and into the parking lot% I used the lock- eeper to find the car, and we walked o$er to it% It was in mint condition% 3h, the 2oys of owning a multi- illion dollar company% I opened the passenger door for Qendra, and then shimmered myself a $alid IH for Qendra into my wallet efore getting in on the dri$er side, not othering to uckle my seat elt% Qendra looked at me with a twinkle in her eyes% .I want freedom to do what I want% I want to tra$el, $isit the "i$iera, 0aris, and 3thens% I want to get a college degree, and teach art at a uni$ersity%1 She paused, and looked pensi$e for a moment% .3nd I want to fall in lo$e, ut I!m not sure that!s gonna happen%1 .9hy not?1 I prodded as I turned the ignition and pulled the car out of the parking lot% ,he engine purred with the satisfaction a woman who!s 2ust een gi$en a ,iffany diamond necklace right after a long string of orgasms% .5ou!re a eautiful woman%1 She laughed% .,hat!s 2ust it% #ike you said, I!m a woman%1 She paused, exasperated% .3t least, now I am,1 she muttered%1 .9ould you rather e a man again, then?1 I asked, pulling onto the highway heading into #as 7egas as twilight egan to set in% .)ot anymore, I guess % % % I don!t know% It!s confusing%1 She looked at me with a pained expression, her eyes watering a it, ut with a look that said she was trying to pretend she would e all right% .I suppose you know a out the pro2ect I was in$ol$ed in%1 I nodded, and she continued with a forced laugh% .5eah, I guessed as much% 5ou know, I ne$er wanted any of this,1 she gestured angrily to her cur$aceous ody% .Hamn him% I wish I could kill himD1 she raged, pounding her fist into the dash oard% .Sorry,1 she mum led, lowering her head with a defeated sigh% .If you!re talking a out Hr% Rane, someone eat you to it%1 6er head perked up% .6e was killed in the security reach, earlier today % % % 5ou know, the reason e$eryone

was e$acuated%1 I merged seamlessly with the racing traffic, the car handling like a pri;e racehorse as it effortlessly accelerated to fifteen o$er the speed limit, keeping pace with the other slow dri$ers on the road% .6ow!d he die?1 Qendra sniffed% .(ullet through the head% 6e was sitting across the ta le from me when it happened% 0retty messy stuff, really%1 Qendra harrumphed at that% .Still too good for him% ,hat fucker deser$ed something worse than a Euick death,1 Qendra spat $enomously, looking out the window at the city lights% .So what!re you ringing me here, for, anyway?1 she gestured at the de auched expanse of glittering sin stretching into the dusk of the desert% .It!s the nearest astion of Euasi-ci$ili;ation% I figured you were due for a night on the town % % % no strings attached,1 I hastily added with a chuckle, grinning as I pulled onto the exit ramp for the new part of town% I steered the lack eamer into a $alet parking area in front of the 7enetian% I got out of the $ehicle, motioning for Qendra to do the same% She was still in her silk ro e, ut didn!t let that keep her from getting out of the car% 3fter I handed my keys to the $alet, and linked arms with Qendra while walking in the front doors, I whispered, .,he first order of usiness is getting you some clothes% ,hey!$e got a few nice shops here% /y treat,1 I smiled as we walked into the first a$aila le clothing outlet located near the front entrance to the enormous hotel% 9e got a few stares from tourists who either appreciated or disappro$ed of Qendra!s sparse garments% 6owe$er, eing 7egas, the stares weren!t as numerous as they would!$e een in a more conser$ati$e city% *nce we stepped inside the apparel shop, the saleswoman took one look at us, and ga$e Qendra and me a plastic smile that said she was used to dealing with people she thought were hookers, and also used to dealing with executi$e types like myself ringing those hookers in% 9hate$er she thought, she seemed satisfied to assist us as long as I!d e paying% I was glad I!d rought my new no-limit lack 3merican 4xpress credit card (which I!d recei$ed as a stipulation in my contract with (elltech)% (ut 2ust to e on the safe side, I also had my 3,/'check card right next to it in my suit!s reast pocket% .9hate$er she wants,1 I told the saleswoman, handing her my (lack 3/4>% 3s soon as she saw that, she reali;ed I meant what I!d said $ery literally, and she swept into action, recruiting the other saleswomen to assist her with preparing the $iewing room in the ack% 9ith a genuine smile, she ushered us into the $iewing room, and offered us seats in regally appointed leather seats% 3 chilled ottle Hom 0erignon on ice was waiting on the ta le next to two elegant glasses, and a owl of fresh fruits and cheeses% /uch to my delight, Qendra allowed herself to ha$e a good time, getting into the spirit of an aristocratic shopping experience% She actually giggled a few times, and she was smiling a lot% *$erall, I remained mostly unin$ol$ed with the selections, with 2ust the occasional answer to a solicited opinion on one item or another% I!d ne$er seen so much satin, silk, and generally frilly fa ric in my entire life, up to that point% Qendra $iewed models in lingerie, e$ening gowns, daywear, swimsuits, and simple usiness ensem les% Hespite her earlier protestations a out eing female, she certainly seemed to e en2oying herself% .,hanks,1 she whispered in a fit of giggles as she leaned o$er with a caress of my hand etween small sips of champagne% .I appreciate this%1 3nd then with a grin, she was ack to asking the saleswoman things like, .5es, ut do you ha$e this in sky lue?

3nd that one, ut hemmed up a few inches?1 ,he salespeople were $ery helpful, ut I guess that tends to happen when they know you!$e got no limit on how much you!re prepared to spend% 3ll told, at the end of the e$ening I saw an expense sheet that was more than twice what my annual salary had een at my last 2o % It was so ering, ut hey, I had cash to urn, and all things considered, e$en a T<G,@=8%IK ill was a laugha le sum, considering I still had more than eight illion in my personal accounts, with more coming in as the year progressed% I threw in a hefty tip for the good ser$iceA T2<,@@@% /ay e a it high, yeah, ut why not? 6a$ing a lot of money!s useless if you can!t spend it when you want to% Soon e$erything was altered (in the shop, and $ery Euickly) and paid for% ,he salespeople assured us they would ha$e a ellhop mo$e what Qendra wasn!t wearing out of the store up to a suite in the 7enetian, which the salespeople had taken the li erty of checking out for me for the week% 9ith that, I ga$e Qendra her new $alid IH, and she dragged me out of the store and into the casino% +hapter 28.5ou still up to this?1 she grinned% .(ecause I gotta tell you, ha$ing een cooped up in that hospital for almost a year, I!m feeling pretty cra;y%1 I couldn!t help ut laugh% .6ey, tonight!s up to you% 9hate$er you wanna do is fine y me, as long as it doesn!t in$ol$e hurting anyone%1 9ith a nod and a mischie$ous grin, she dragged me to a T1@@@-minimum, no high limit et roulette ta le in a large 7I0 area% .6ey, where can I get some chips?1 I asked a near y patron% .*$er there,1 he offered rusEuely, pointing to an exchange ooth efore continuing on with a shake of his head% I walked o$er to the teller with a gesture for Qendra to wait where she was% She saw me, and nodded% I got to the exchange ooth, and slid my 3,/ card under the glass% .6ow much would you like sir?1 the disinterested female attendant asked me% .I think fi$e would e a good start%1 .8i$e thousand? Sir, you don!t need to come here for that% ,he regular-. .)o, not fi$e thousand% 8i$e million,1 I corrected politely% .Lust run the card, please,1 I said, sliding my IH under the glass% 9ith a start, the woman ran the card, and looked closely at me, then my dri$er!s license, then ack at me, nodding efore she turned to the chip drawer% .6ow would you like that, sir? If you don!t want to carry all the chips around, we can gi$e you a casino card% 3ll the ta les ha$e card readers, and they can dole your chips out there% *r if you!d like-. .6ow a out T1@@ thou in thousand dollar chips, and the rest on the card,1 I suggested, and she nodded, running the card through her machine, and showing the alance at < million% ,hen she withdrew T1@@,@@@ and the display noted the difference, taking the alance down to TF,=@@,@@@% She looked at me for appro$al, and when I nodded, she ga$e me a paper to sign, $erifying my permission for the transaction% *nce that was sEuared away, she gently pushed e$erything ack to me, including a can$as ag for the chips% She smiled, and I threw her one chip in gratitude, which made her smile grow Euite a it wider in a heart eat% .If you need anything else, sir, 2ust ask,1 she grinned as I egan to collect e$erything on the counter%

.6ow a out one more of those chip ags?1 She immediately procured another, sliding it to me% I nodded, and put a out half the chips into the new ag, then walked o$er and sat down at the roulette ta le where Qendra was waiting% She!d gotten a (loody /ary while I!d een usy, and was sipping it while watching the action% 3s I handed her one of the ags, I asked, .5ou know how to play, right?1 .5eah, I!$e seen people do it efore%1 3s the ets were eing placed, she took out a out fi$e chips and put it on red, then put another fi$e chips on K% ./y lucky num er,1 she grinned as the croupier said Nno more ets,! and e$eryone sat in eager anticipation of the outcome% 9ell, I wanted Qendra to ha$e a god time, so % % % yeah, I kinda cheated% I used the 8ield to sort of Nnudge! the all onto the se$en% 3nd since the se$en is red, that meant that Qendra screamed like she!d 2ust won the lotto% ,he croupier looked a little piEued, since his ta le had 2ust lost T18@ grand to Qendra% (ut the eautiful thing a out roulette is there!s no known way for anyone to cheat at it, so all he could do was try to e professional as he counted out the chips, and pushed them o$er to us% 3pparently Qendra was inspired y her it of luck, so she put half of her winnings on num er K again, disregarding e$erything else (including the odds of the same num er coming up twice in a row, apparently), telling the dealer where she wanted it, and recei$ing a professional nod% ,hat was =@ T1@@@ chips% I saw the croupier smile% Undou tedly he saw all of the money the house had 2ust lost returning to it on this round% .*h well,1 I shrugged as I repeated the performance of the last wheel, causing the all to land on K again% Qendra and the croupier oth looked shocked this time, as did e$eryone else at the ta le% ,he croupier almost $isi ly lanched as he calculated how much he owed her% ./a!am, do you y any chance ha$e a card with us?1 he hopefully inEuired% I Euickly slipped the card into Qendra!s hand, and she smiled as she put it on the ta le% ,he croupier looked like he was picking up a scorpion that wanted to fuck his eyes with its stinger% 6e ran the card, and the display showed the alance mo$e from TF%= million to T8%@< million dollars% 3fter he put the card ack on the ta le, a floor oss relie$ed him from his station with a $isi ly tight sEuee;e of his shoulder, ut not efore I passed the old croupier a handshake full of chips and a sympathetic smile% 4$eryone could tell the pit oss was determined that this foolishness would end now, though his expression was $ery professional as he called for ets% 9ith a mischie$ous little smirk, Qendra kept her =@ chips on the ta le, and plopped her entire ag of chips down on the ta le, telling the new croupier she .wanted it all on se$en, if you please%1 9ith what could only e descri ed as a sickened expression, the croupier nodded and spun the wheel% 9ell, I was still feeling slightly mischie$ous, so I did a repeat of the performance, causing the all to land on K again% ,he floor oss, who pro a ly wouldn!t e a floor oss much longer, stared in shock as he muttered something a out impossi le odds% )onetheless, to his credit he emptied the contents of the ag into a weighing owl, which showed the contents were eEual to T2%<F million dollars% .Um, ma!am? Ho you still ha$e your card?1 he asked lankly, undou tedly seeing his career e$aporate% 3fter Qendra put the card ack on the ta le, he picked it up and ran it, and the display showed the alance mo$e from T8%@< million to T=2%@< million% 6e sullenly returned the chips to the ag, and put it ack on the ta le% ,he amusing thing was that he

was hoping she would lose most of it ack to the house, since that!s what tended to happen in games of chance% .9ell,1 I thought to myself with an e$il chuckle% .I guess the house won!t e winning this time%1 3t this moment, some guy in a suit worked his way through the crowd, and tore the dealer away from the ta le, sho$ing him into the arms of two urly, waiting security men% .Moddamn it, didn!t you hear me? I told you to close this ta leD1 ,he floor oss checked his earpiece, and then reali;ed it had somehow een switched off% Muess who!d done that right after the floor oss had arri$ed at the roulette ta le? 5ep, guilty as charged% ,he man in the charcoal suit was accompanied y se$eral more security guards, who egan pushing e$eryone farther from the ta le% 4$eryone except the people who!d een playing, anyway% ,o us he turned his attention with a deep-rooted grimace% .5ou reali;e we can!t allow you to continue your game% I apologi;e, on ehalf of the 7enetian% 5ou will e paid what you!re owed, ut I!m afraid that was your last round tonight%1 6e put the card ack on the ta le, and pushed Qendra!s ag of chips toward us% .6owe$er, please feel free to $isit again% Lust don!t use this ta le,1 he egged with a forced smile% ,hen he asked us to accompany him to the ack, so he could sEuare our account with the casino% *nce in his office, /r% Lones, as he introduced himself, offered us a complimentary 7I0 room as he processed our winnings, occasionally grimacing at the alance in what I imagine he thought was a surreptitious manner% .3ctually, we!$e got a room here,1 I replied as he handed me ack my cards% 6e told us the 7I0 suite was more luxurious than our current room, and would e free of charge% .9ell, we had some clothes deli$ered to our room already%1 9ith a smile he wa$ed that away as no concern, and assured us they would e mo$ed if we decided to use the 7I0 suite% .9ell, sure, why not?1 I decided as I caught the look of excitement on Qendra!s face at the prospect of a room upgrade% I ga$e /r% Lones the information to transfer the winnings to my pri$ate account% ,he receipt showed that Qendra had won T=<%G8 million dollars% I showed it to her% .)ot a ad haul for fifteen minutes of work,1 I grinned at her% It was e$ident, howe$er, that she was not paying much attention to anything other than the fact that she was now $ery, $ery rich% 9ith a wild grin, she dragged me up to the room% 9e almost didn!t make it, since she sexually attacked me in the ele$ator efore we could e$en get to our floor% (ut after a few tries, we managed to get into the hallway, and then to our room% 3s soon as the door was closed, she fucked my rains out until we passed out from exhaustion on the luxurious, king-si;ed ed% +hapter 2=I awoke at dawn to the uneEualed sensation of a hot, wet mouth $igorously working up and down my shaft% I looked down, and saw Qendra!s luxuriant mane of londe hair swishing against my pel$is and the silk sheets as her head o ed up and down on my tool% I guess she noticed I was awake, ecause she picked up her pace, twirling her tongue around my swollen cock as she worked her magic% (efore long I felt my alls twitch, and my cock spasmed as my load was lissfully released down Qendra!s

throat% She gulped it all down, greedily slurping up any cum that had escaped through her tight lips and trickled down onto my alls% 3s she lay there, gently licking and sucking on my nut sack, I asked her a Euestion% .Ho you remem er the last person Hr% Rane turned into a woman?1 She murmured in the affirmati$e and giggled, not looking up from her administrations% .9hat!s funny?1 She looked up at me, letting her smooth, dainty hand take o$er what her mouth had stopped doing% .It!s 2ust that I had a good time with her, was all% 9hy do you wanna know?1 She cocked her head in Euestion as she looked into my eyes with sexual hunger, and a hint of amusement as she continued lightly stroking my shaft ack to turgidity% .6ow do you like surprises?1 I asked with a grin% 3t her confused expression, I shimmered into the form I!d een put in my Hr% Rane!s process, and Qendra gasped in surprise, when my cock had disappeared% .*h, sorry a out that,1 I mum led apologetically as I shimmered into the same ody, ut with a raging erection% ,his time Qendra still looked shocked, ut the lust was e$ident in her eyes as she glanced at my tool and licked her lips% .5ou know, I was hypno-programmed to en2oy sex with men and women,1 she said with a wry grin as she mo$ed herself up my ody so that she was straddling my pel$is, pressing my cock against my a domen% .,his has got to e a dream,1 she mused, ut was 2olted from her re$erie as my dick twitched against the wet folds of her $agina, eliciting a rutting groan of pleasure from her full lips% 9ith a shaky sigh, Qendra lowered herself onto my thick tool, and egan gyrating her pussy on my shaft with moans of delight%

I gra ed her shapely ass and sEuee;ed as she rocked up and down on my swollen cock% 9ith a gasp of pleasure, she locked eyes with me, and egan to gently knead my reasts in her smooth hands% I moaned in pleasure as she egan to lightly tug at my nipples, and nearly came when she ent down to start tonguing them% I started slapping her ass and panting in lust% 3fter a few minutes, we oth orgasmed, oth screaming in ecstasy as we felt orgasms roll through our odies% 9e lay eside each other for a few moments, asking in the afterglow of our orgasms, lightly stroking one another!s reasts and arms on occasion% .9ell crap% I guess that explains how you turned ack into a guy% 5ou!re a metamorph,1 she giggled while tracing a long-nailed finger around my left nipple% .So how do you like eing a mem er of the fairer sex?1 3nd then with a Euick glance at what was etween my legs, .9ell, mostly, anyway%1 .6mm% 6onestly, the sex is a lot etter% (eing multiorgasmic is kind of addicti$e%1 I turned on my side, and ran my hand down the outer slope of her waist, resting my hand on her shapely hip% .(ut I guess I need to ask you, do you want to e a man again? If you want, we can make that happen%1 She looked pained, and $ery undecided, so I continued% .#ook, you don!t ha$e to decide now% Lust let me know when you reach a decision%1 .9ell, okay% I mean, yeah I used to e a guy, and all% 3nd I feel like my life was stolen y that astard,1 she hissed with more $enom than you!d expect from her eautiful face% .(ut still, like you said, the sex is etter, I!m way more attracti$e as a woman than I e$er was as a guy, and I!m kind of used to e$eryday chick stuff now%1 She grinned, and tugged at my cock% .(ut I still miss ha$ing one of these, on occasion,1 she giggled with a light tug at my eEuipment% .I!ll get ack to you on that, okay?1 I nodded, and she grinned as she hopped out of ed for a shower in the opulent athroom% 3s she was getting ready, I thought a out last night, and how much money we!d made% .I wonder if we roke the ank% ,hat!s a shitload of cash,1 I muttered, shimmering into my male ody in a charcoal gray Sa$ille "ow suit, with a lack silk tie, highly polished designer shoes, and a white shirt with sil$er cuff links% 9hen Qendra got out of the shower, towel wrapped around her head, she looked at me with a shake of her head% .I guess that!s another thing I miss% (eing a le to get dressed and do my hair in under a half hour%1 I laughed, and she took the towel from her hair, and snapped me on the ass with a laugh of her own, and walked ack into the athroom to low-dry her hair% I idly noticed that all of her clothes had een put in the room, presuma ly efore we!d gotten in last night% In my defense, I!d een a little too pre-occupied to really notice or care% I riefly used my computer ring to do some usiness-related things, like taking care of the authori;ation for the expenses (o had sent me a reEuest a out for the expatients of Hr% Rane% 3lso, I decided I needed to learn how to design a few new items% 8irst on my list was directly related to Qendra!s predicament% I thought a out what I!d need to know to create a machine that someone could use to change shape% I decided it would e est if it were stationary, so it would e hard to use on the fly for criminals and spies% I also decided I should design it so that it could change gender and minor aspects of a person!s appearance% 3s an additional feature, I decided to create an additional function that I could acti$ate, which would pro$ide a person with the connections necessary to Nget their foot in the door! in a limited fashion with use of the 8ield I!d designed% It would asically

grant them the a ility to reach the limit of human potential (without /aster 0+ inter$ention) with the 8ield, in time% ,his would mean that after a out fi$e years from acti$ation, the a$erage person would e a le to optimi;e odily functions, use minor telekinesis (mo$ing o 2ects up to 2@@ l s in weight), fly at speeds up to F@ mph, and in some instances, use teleportation on their immediate person% In another ten years, the a ilities would e a out dou led, and then remain pretty sta le after that, with only minor increases in a ility% 6owe$er, this feature of 8ield awareness was a function which could only e acti$ated and deacti$ated y myself% .*kay,1 I muttered% .#et there e light% #et there e light% #et there e light,1 I murmured my de$eloping mantra, and immediately felt the familiarly exhilarating flood of knowledge wash through my mind, illuminating me on how to design what I!d en$isioned% I shimmered ack with a nanite package for a machine to make the odymorphers, and sat down on the ed, flipping on the news% .3nd the How Lones got another ig oost today as industry-leader Star(ell, under new leadership, has announced plans for exciting new technology to e introduced to the market this coming Euarter% 3nd in other news, oil prices are up 2G cents a arrel since yesterday% (ack to you in the studio, /ark,1 the announcer said to the camera% I flipped the ,7 off% I decided I!d use one of the packages when I got ack to 7enus, and I!d start production there, shipping the machines $ia portals to the 3lpha #a s facility after a warehouse expansion had een uilt y the main uilding% Suddenly my attention was di$erted from my ruminations on the ody-morphers% Qendra walked in looking radiant, and flashed me a winning smile as she sifted through the closet to pick out an ensem le for the day% I opened the door, and saw a paper outside% I picked it up, and noticed it was 8riday% .6mm,1 I mused as I closed the door and threw the paper on the near y ta le% .Qendra, I!$e got some usiness to take care of today, ut don!t let that stop you from exploring the town% I!ll lea$e you the keys to the car,1 I said as I tossed them onto the ed, .3nd I!ll take care of setting up a ank account for you, too, to put all your winnings in%1 .6ow much was that, again?1 she asked with a dreamy smile% .Um, a little o$er =@ million dollars, I think% Mood thing it was at the 7enetian, and not some operation in old downtown%1 I smiled as she egan putting on a comforta le-looking pair of 2eans, a designer long-slee$e shirt, and some pink 2 inch heels% .Should e enough to ha$e fun with, if you don!t do any more gam ling%1 I donned a serious expression for her enefit, efore continuing% .Ho you want to go with me to set up an account? I hear there!s a (ank of 3merica office near y%1 She nodded, and once she had a purse in hand, we left the room, heading to the lo y and out to the front of the uilding% I used my computer ring to call a limo, and it was at the front exit, waiting for us, when we arri$ed% Qendra was thrilled, and let out a whoop of 2oy efore we clim ed in, and the limo dri$er asked me where we wanted to go% .(ank of 3merica,1 I responded, and he left the 7enetian grounds% 3fter winding through the ridiculous 7egas traffic, we found oursel$es at a (ank of 3merica *ffice, which looked more honest and responsi le than any of the other uildings in sight% I handed the limo dri$er a T1@@ ill, and told him to 2ust wait in the parking lot until Qendra and I came ack% 6e nodded with a pleased grin, discreetly pocketing the cash in the reast pocket of his suit 2acket%

Qendra and I walked in, and were Euickly set up with an officer of the ank% 6er nametag told us her name was .Su;ie%1 She was an attracti$e rown-haired woman in her mid-thirties, with an infectious grin% .6ello, and welcome to (ank of 3merica% /y name!s Su;ie, ut you can 2ust call me Sue,1 she said with a little laugh% .6ow can I help you today?1 .9ell, Sue,1 I replied, looking at Qendra with a smile, ./y friend here 2ust won some money last night, and we need to set her up with a few accounts% 3 sa$ings account, a checking account, and an in$estment account%1 .3ll right,1 replied Sue with a tilt of her head% .3nd your name, /iss?1 .Um, Qendra% Qendra Stone,1 she answered with a slight lush% .9ell Qendra, I assure you that our ank is $ery secure, and it would e a $ery good choice for someone looking to start a new account% )ow, we ha$e a few different options for all the account types you mentioned% 8or the sa$ings account, you ha$e an option to connect it to your checking account in the e$ent of an o$erdraw% Hoes that sound like something you!d want to do? "emem er, there!s no additional fee for that%1 Qendra nodded% .Mreat% I!ll put you down for that% 3nd for checking, we ha$e a few different types of accounts, as well% 8or instance, if you!ll usually ha$e less than T2@@ in your checking acc-. .Um, that pro a ly won!t e an issue, Sue,1 I inter2ected with a slight chuckle% .Mreat% 9ell, for our more affluent customers, we ha$e a checking account which is not only free, ut actually pro$ides you with a small interest yield e$ery Euarter% ,hat comes to a out a 1%2J yield per year% ,he only catch is that the minimum alance is T1@,@@@%@@%1 .,hat sounds good,1 Qendra nodded, eliciting a smile and a nod from Sue as she typed something into her computer% .4xcellent% )ow, in regards to in$estment accounts, we ha$e these options a$aila le,1 Sue offered as she procured a tidy spread sheet, turning it on her desk so we could see it% .3s you can see, there!s our low-risk, low-return in$estment profile tier, our mid-risk, mid-return profile tier, and our high-risk, high-return profile tier% ,he returns per profile per month are listed right here,1 she said as she pointed to a side column with percentages listed% ,he percentages ranged from -<J all the way up to F1J% .3s you can see, there is the possi ility that you can lose money with in$esting, although our in$estment rokers are Euite good%1 .6mm,1 mused Qendra as she picked up the sheet for a closer inspection% 4$entually she nodded and returned the sheet to Sue% .Ho you ha$e a pen?1 Sue immediately handed her a lack stylus, and Qendra circled three in$estment profiles, handing the sheet ack to Sue once she was finished% .I!ll do these%1 .Mood choice,1 Sue replied as she egan entering information into her computer% .So, we!$e got e$erything ready to go% 3ll we need to do now is put some money into your accounts, and we!ll e all set% 9e accept cash, checks, and check cards% So whate$er!s most con$enient-. .Mo ahead and transfer it from this account,1 I said as I proffered Sue my 3,/ card and a piece of paper with my account num er, and the ank!s routing num er% .Heposit T=2%@< million into Qendra!s checking account, and then she can tell you how to di$$y it up from there%1 ,o her credit, Sue!s eyes didn!t saucer out or anything% She 2ust nodded with a smile, and punched in all the num ers%

.9ell, there it is,1 Sue said as she turned her monitor for us to see Qendra!s new checking alance% .3nd I!ll need your signature here, sir% 3nd yours right here, /iss,1 she said as she offered a lack stylus pen with a piece of paper to $erify and finali;e the transaction% Soon, Qendra had some starter checks, and a check card% ,hey pressed the card while we were waiting, which was nice% I remem er they used to mail those things out days or weeks after you actually got your account% Qendra ended up putting most of her money in checking (T<< mil), with TGG%@< million in sa$ings, and T1 million in each of her in$estment profiles% In addition to Qendra!s large account, I deposited a illion into a checking account for myself, and withdrew ten million in cash (all T1,@@@ ills), which turned a few heads% ,he ank graciously pro$ided a tasteful, ink lack, polished leather attachS case to put it in% .,hanks, and come again,1 Sue cheerily wa$ed as Qendra and I walked out the glass front doors and sat down in the limo% .9here to, Sir?1 the limo dri$er Eueried through the lowered $isor etween the front and ack of the limo% .Qendra, do you ha$e any friends around here?1 I asked% .9ell, not in 7egas, ut near y, yeah%1 .*kay,1 I said, once again addressing the limo dri$er% .5ou!ll e dri$ing Qendra around for the rest of the day, I guess%1 I handed him two T1,@@@ ills% .Lust make sure she has a good time and stays safe, and there!s more where that came from, okay?1 .Sure thing, Sir% )o pro lem at all,1 he said enthusiastically, sho$ing the ill into his reast pocket% .Mreat% Lust drop me off at 3lpha #a s, and meet me in the lo y at the 7enetian tonight at a out K&G@%1 .3lpha #a s, Sir?1 the dri$er asked% .Ho you know the address?1 .)ot with me, ut I!ll direct you,1 I replied% 3pparently this was good enough for the dri$er, and we were Euickly winding through the traffic, and then on the highway heading South% *nce we were at the front gates, I noticed a glass-mo$ing tuck and a window repair crew replacing the glass that had een destroyed in the attack yesterday% I felt a little guilty not ringing the eamer ack, ut reali;ed I owned it anyway, so I let myself slide on that one% I decided that I needed to deal with the gender dysphoria situation as soon as possi le% *h, I almost forgot,1 I mum led as I turned to Qendra, and ga$e her fi$e grand% .6ere!s some spending money% 5ou might want to check out a show or two ack in town% 3nd go ahead and pay for him where$er you go,1 I added, nodding at the dri$er, .and I!ll reim urse you later%1 Qendra smiled and kissed me passionately, and after a few moments I exited the $ehicle, watching it recede under the scorching sun, down the shimmering asphalt ack to the highway% .,ime to fix some mistakes,1 I muttered as I walked towards the main uilding% +hapter G@-

9ell, may e that was a little o$erly optimistic on my part% ,he perimeter was cordoned off in right yellow police tape, and there were a few sEuad cars sitting possessi$ely in the parking lot% 3 pair of officers was keeping watch next to the security gate leading into the parking lot% ,hey eyed me with suspicion as I approached% ,he taller and roader one walked forward with an upraised hand% .Sorry sir, no ci$ilians allowed inside% ,his is a police in$estigation scene as of last night%1 3 mustached, paunchy, middle aged man in garishly touristy ci$$ies with a adge at his waist came strolling out the front door with a clip oard in one hand, gesturing with his other to a younger uniformed officer a out something% ,he plainclothes detecti$e!s eyes locked onto me when he noticed me standing there% ,hen he turned ack to his Nassistant! and the younger officer walked o$er to me as the detecti$e turned around and walked ack inside% .Sir, is your name /r% "hein?1 he Eueried as he approached% .I usually go y either 3ram or /r% 7on "hein, actually% +an I help you out?1 6e Euirked a smile, and Euickly pinched the rim of his cap% .3ctually, Hetecti$e 9hitewater wants to ask you a few Euestions% 6e said you were here yesterday during the, uh, incident%1 9ith a gesture towards the front door, he asked, .+are to step inside and ha$e a word with him?1 I nodded and followed the young officer inside% Sergeant 9hitewater had set himself up in the security office, with one other plainclothes officer, and a uniformed officer% 6e looked up from the monitor he!d een watching as I entered, escorted y the younger officer% 3pparently they had admitted a deli$ery person from a +hinese restaurant into the in$estigation scene efore I had arri$ed% ,here were little white paper oxes half full of a wide $ariety of +hinese foods strewn around the horseshoe-shaped security-desk area% +aptain 9hitewater smiled as he whipped a strand of chow lo mein into his mouth, then stood up, putting the food on the ta le with a grin% .So, you!re /r% "hein?1 he said, extending his hand for a handshake% I accepted it with a slight wince% ./r% 7on "hein% It!s good to meet you, Sergeant% I hear you!re in charge of the in$estigation of the attack that happened yesterday?1 6e sat ack down, and motioned at another chair for me to do likewise% I accepted the in$itation% .9ell, I gotta tell you this is a weird situation% I mean, it looks like an o$erdone hit 2o , really% I mean, one of your employees was whacked, ut other than that, it seems e$eryone!s 2ust fine% 3nd as to the guys who did the whacking % % %1 6e shifted in his chair, poking his cheek with his tongue as he cocked his head% .I don!t suppose you!$e got any kind of chemical or iological agents in this facility that would account for what happened?1 6e was aiting me% 6e knew I shouldn!t know how the attackers died, since I hadn!t een at the scene at any time% .9ell, what happened?1 I asked, which seemed to slightly annoy the detecti$e% 6e narrowed his eyes and continued% .9ell, suffice to say that those guys won!t e othering your facility again% In case you didn!t know, they!re dead% ,he coroner looked into it last night, and the first few autopsies suggested acute heart attacks% Ho you find that as odd as I do?1 he asked, raising his eye rows while picking up the ox of chow lo mein and a pair of chopsticks% .If you find it incredi ly i;arre, then yes,1 I answered% .,hat is, assuming the hit men weren!t senior citi;ens%1 ,his earned me an annoyed glare from the detecti$e as he

sucked in another greasy strand of +hinese noodles% .3ny word on where our security men were? 3re they all right?1 I asked% .3pparently the hit sEuad ;apped Nem with some tasers,1 Sergeant 9hitewater replied through a mouthful of noodles% .I guess no one was on main watch in here,1 he wa$ed at the monitors displaying the $ideo feed from the security cameras with a thinly disguised look of disgust with our security!s inefficiency% .So I understand you were in the conference room with the doctor and the super$isor when the actual assault on your facility occurred%1 I nodded% .3nd also, that you were present when Hr% Rane was shot%1 I nodded again% .Ho you think there!s any reason that the attackers chose to focus in on Hr% Rane, and lea$e you and the super$isor unharmed?1 6e sat ack, with a smug look settling into his road features% .9ell, I understand Hr% Rane was in$ol$ed in some unsa$ory experiments, and that he may ha$e made some enemies throughout his career% In fact, the main reason for my $isit was to talk with him a out discontinuing his pro2ects, and to restructure the facility!s operations%1 ,he detecti$e nodded, picking at his food% .9ell, that!s pretty con$enient% I don!t suppose you!d know who the doctor might!$e pissed off, do ya?1 6e asked with a slight sneer, efore slurping up more of the greasy noodles into his puckered maw and washing them down with a swig from a +oke can% I riefly spread my hands in a gesture of helplessness% .)ot really% I ne$er heard any names% 6owe$er, some of Hr% Rane!s pro2ects apparently in$ol$ed human su 2ects, much to my annoyance% 5ou might want to start with the people in$ol$ed in his experiments% (o , the super$isor of this facility, should e a le to get you in contact with them for Euestioning% ,hat!s the est I can offer right now%1 ,he detecti$e wa$ed his hand at an officer passing y the door% ,he young woman peeked in the door to see what he wanted% .9ell, that!s a start, I guess,1 he said, nodding his head with a resigned sigh% .,hanks% #ieutenant, is that super$isor still here?1 ,he female officer shook her head, and the detecti$e sighed% .9ell, I guess that!s all for now, /r% 7on "hein% I assure you we!re looking into this% If you remem er anything that you think might e useful for our in$estigation, call this num er%1 6e handed me a usiness card with his extension num er at the station eneath his name% 3nd with that, Hetecti$e 9hitewater rose from his chair, and walked out of the room, lea$ing the remains of his food on the desk in front of the monitors% .Hammit, #arsen, I thought I told you I wanted those scrapings taken care of y noonD1 I heard him ellow as his $oice receded down the speckled white, linoleum-tile hallway% ,he uniformed officer in the room listened to something through his ear piece then looked at me, gesturing for me to follow him as he walked out of the room towards the front exit% 3s we got to the front door, he opened it and wa$ed me through with a smile and a promise that the police would e out y the end of the day, ha$ing already completed most of their work the pre$ious e$ening and this morning% ,hey!d e$en let the glass repair men come y once the forensics team had finished documenting the conference room and other areas of interest% I took another look at the uilding, and felt I!d done all I could to allay the concerns of the in$estigati$e team at the moment% 3s I walked towards the front gate, I felt my world egin to start swimming, as it felt like my spirit was lea$ing my ody and flying at a ridiculous speed across the

countryside% 4$entually, my $ision came to rest in the ack of a limousine tra$eling east towards )e$ada from (arstow on I-1<, where an unkempt, young man was sitting with an open laptop in, well % % % in his lap% 6is wiry rown hair hung down to his neck, framing his sneering face% 3cross from the oy were two women that looked like li$ing wet dreams% 8ull reasts, lips, and asses complimented perfectly tones arms and shapely legs% Mraceful necks supported their statuesEue faces on smooth, slender shoulders% ,heir skin looked as smooth as silk, and as soft as hea$en% ,hey were locked in a passionate em race with one another, with the grim-countenanced oy paying hardly any attention to anything other than his computer% /o$ing my $iewpoint to where I could see o$er his shoulder, I immediately recogni;ed the program he was using% *n the monitor, I could see one of the women!s images rotating on the GH display% 3pparently her name was Samantha 3nne 9alters, and she was actually GF, not the 1= year old eauty she currently looked like% I watched as the oy changed her stats to increase her reast si;e from a G8 HH to a FF 44% 6e clicked send, and of course the woman!s reasts egan expanding% ,hen I saw the modifications this child had made to these ladies% .9ill lo$e the taste of Meorge 4dward Mearhart!s cum,1 and .Mets sexually aroused y o eying Meorge 4dward Mearhart!s orders,1 were se$eral examples of what I could see in the .personality description1 area of Samantha!s profile% 3pparently most of this kid!s commands were aimed at attaining sexual power and release% Unfortunately, he wasn!t eing $ery creati$e a out it, and decided the est way to go a out this usiness was y rewriting these two women!s personalities, and reshaping their odies to look like something out of a sexual fantasy% I had to admit, the physical modifications were arousing, ut I took issue with the stamping out of free will% I figured that if you were 2ust going to create a sex sla$e (or multiple sex sla$es), you might as well start with a lock of wood instead of a person, ecause there would e almost no emotional or character differences etween the two options once you were done with the process% I noticed that his $ersion was 2%<, and was relie$ed I!d programmed the command for my $ersions to continually upgrade themsel$es% ,his meant my $ersion could o$erride Meorge!s $ersion, so I decided to use my out-of- ody /aster 0+ a ility% I opened up a new file, and entered Meorge!s name% *nce I saw his GH from spinning in the display area, I checked his stats, and noticed he was only 18 years old, and still in 6igh School% .Mreat% 9hat is it with these high schoolers and this program?1 I mentally complained to myself% .*kay, asically a kid who hacked into a site and snagged a copy of the program% 9onderful%1 I noticed Meorge!s intelligence was actually pretty high, resting 2ust eneath genius le$el intelligence% 3pparently he hadn!t othered to impro$e himself in any way, other than to increase the si;e of his penis to a foot long% .9ell, okay, I can respect that decision,1 I thought to myself% .6owe$er, other decisions you!$e made % % %1 I thought as I entered a statement into the special text ox% .,he Meorge 4dward Mearhart currently using /aster 0+ $ersion 2%< in a limousine will ne$er reali;e that the entity, or entities, in$ol$ed in making the following changes was, or were, in any way in$ol$ed with making the changes to the aforementioned Meorge 4dward Mearhart%

1) ,he Meorge 4dward Mearhart currently using /aster 0+ $ersion 2%< in a limousine has his $ision altered slightly so that all effects he has on others, oth good and ad, are $isually prominent to him% ,his is not usa le in the e$ent of Meorge 4dward Mearhart eing in$ol$ed in a feud or struggle with another person which was instigated y Meorge 4dward Mearhart% 2) ,he Meorge 4dward Mearhart currently using /aster 0+ $ersion 2%< in a limousine is aware of how people feel whom he depri$es of asic rights, including life, li erty, happiness, and freedom of thoughts and deeds% ,his knowledge will e intensely experienced empathically% #ikewise, Meorge 4dward Mearhart is also aware of when he enriches people!s li$es, and also intensely experiences this knowledge empathically% G) ,he Meorge 4dward Mearhart currently using /aster 0+ $ersion 2%< in a limousine is always aware of his connection to people around him while he is conscious, and how what he does to others will return to affect himself% F) ,he Meorge 4dward Mearhart currently using /aster 0+ $ersion 2%< in a limousine is una le to e$er again use any $ersion of the /aster 0+ program with any malicious or uncompassionate intent, nor to ha$e another entity use any $ersion of the /aster 0+ program in such a manner on Meorge 4dward Mearhart!s ehalf or at his reEuest, whether either direct or indirect in that reEuest% 8or the rest of his life, Meorge 4dward Mearhart will e a le to use the /aster 0+ program only in ways truly eneficial to the well- eing of himself and others%1 I clicked .send,1 and saw Meorge stop typing% 6e looked around, shook his head, and then looked at the ladies in front of him again% 6e looked out the window and laughed ner$ously, then looked ack at the ladies who were still ca$orting with each other in a simulated passion% 3ll of a sudden he typed something in his computer, and the limo pulled off to the side of the road% ,hen he typed something else, and the women stopped sEuee;ing and kissing each other% Meorge looked at them for a few minutes, then started crying% ,he women 2ust sat there with $acuous expressions, not feeling any emotions or thinking anything, since they hadn!t een told to% 9hat happened next surprised me% Meorge sort of 2umped in surprise and looked right at me, and actually knew I was there% I wasn!t sure if he could see me, ut reali;ed elatedly that I!d worded my commands in a way that could explain this% (ut instead of trying to do anything to me, all Meorge said etween so s was, .,hank you%1 I tried to communicate a sense of compassion, and hope for him that he could set right the things he!d done% 3pparently it worked, ecause he actually smiled, and it seemed like his pre$iously cynical, angry features melted away when he smiled and nodded efore returning to his computer with a determined look on his face% I decided my work was done, and willed myself to fully return to my ody% I snapped ack to full awareness of my physical ody, and noticed an officer was standing next to me, looking at me as though I!d een standing still for a few minutes% 3pparently that!s exactly what I!d een doing% .Um, sir, are you all right?1 the officer asked as he saw my eyes focus on him%

.*h, 2ust lost in thought there for a moment, I guess% Hid you e$er find out where the shots were fired from?1 .9ell, yeah%1 6e pointed to the plateau to the east% .3pparently from o$er there, 2ust off the property% 3 few guys e$en found some stuff up there, actually% 9eird shit though, from what I hear% Sorry I can!t tell you more right now,1 he apologi;ed as he walked off ack to the uilding with a friendly wa$e% I smiled and wa$ed ack as I exited the property, ducking and pulling up the police tape as I passed under it% .If they only knew how weird it really was,1 I chuckled as I riefly looked up at the la;ing sun% +hapter G13s I was walking around the corner of the gate to an area where no one from inside the compound would e a le to notice me disappear, I suddenly felt the distinct sensation of someone watching me% I $isually scanned the area, ut didn!t notice anything out of the ordinary% *n a whim, I extended my awareness of the 8ield to see if I could get a more detailed read on my surroundings% I detected a li$e human ody far down the road, hiding ehind a low-resting ill oard ad$ertising the pleasures one could expect upon $isiting the Sahara +asino% 9ith a slightly closer inspection, I could sense the person was holding a piece of highpowered inoculars up to their eyes, and that they had a car parked ehind the ill oard% +le$erly hidden inside the car!s trunk was a secret compartment with a sniper rifle% 3lso in the secret compartment were se$eral oxes of ammunition for the weapon% I guess I had physically looked at the guy, ecause I sensed him get ner$ous, and mo$e to the car, opening the trunk and accessing his sniper rifle with the practiced ease of a professional% 6e Euickly loaded a clip, and cocked the olt, filling the cham er with a powerful, armor-piercing pro2ectile% *nce that was done, he crouched next to the side of the ill oard, o scured y some scru rush, and took aim at where I had een standing 2ust moments efore% 8ortunately for me, I had tapped a su space ridge with the 8ield, and teleported myself to se$eral paces ehind him, making sure that my instant healing a ility was fully acti$e% I ha$e to gi$e him credit% (efore I could e$en say a word, he swi$eled a out face, took aim at my chest, and fired% 6e was Euick, ut I had anticipated something like this e$er since he went for his weapon, and had .thickened1 the air etween us with the 8ield, which caused the ullet to stop halfway etween us, ho$ering in midair% I decided it was time to initiate a dialogue% .9ell done, ut as you can see,1 I motioned to the floating pro2ectile efore creating a pocket of normal air eneath it to let it fall to the earth, .ineffecti$e% 9hat!s your name?1 6e lowered the rifle, then rought it ack up, and fired another shot, with the same effects as the first shot% .6mm% )eat trick,1 he muttered, as I let the second ullet fall to the ground% 6e then charged at me, freeing a wicked-looking lade from a sheath on the ack of his elt% 6e soon reali;ed the futility of this action, as he couldn!t get any closer than six feet away from me efore the air ecame too resistant for him to mo$e through% .Hamn%1 6e stood there, apparently trying to think of a way to outwit my defenses%

6e decided to take out a small half-cylindrical item, and press a utton on one end, efore planting it with the flat side facing me in the ground, and then ducking ehind his car% I slightly thickened the air a it more% I ha$e to admit that I!d ne$er seen a claymore mine that small, ut it was certainly 2ust as effecti$e as the regular ones% 9ell, it would ha$e een, if these had een normal circumstances% #uckily for me, they weren!t% 3s such, there was a loud explosion that sent a lot of the desert floor flying up into the air, then a muffled sound as the thickened air a sor ed the runt of the impact of the directed explosion% ,he hit man peeked out from the other side of his car, and cursed under his reath when the dust cleared enough to where he could see I was still standing% /y lack suit wasn!t e$en dusty% I got a good look at him for the first time% 6e was a out <! K1 tall, with short lack hair, and thick eye rows furrowed a o$e his stylish sunglasses% 6e was dressed casually, in 2eans and a gray t-shirt% 6e looked to e in his early G@s% 6is car was a $ery unassuming-looking, dull lue 6onda accord% 3ll in all, this guy knew how to lend into the crowd, e$en in the middle of nowhere% 6e!d e$en managed to park in the shade of the ill oard, to further a$oid notice% I guessed he wasn!t used to eing spotted% .#ook,1 I called o$er to him, .9hy don!t we 2ust cut the crap and talk a out what you want like ci$ili;ed people?1 I let out a small laugh under my reath% .I hope y now you reali;e that you!re not going to e killing me today%1 6e slowly stood up, and walked around his car, until we were facing each other% ."ight% So I guess now you kill me, huh?1 he asked without emotion, crossing his arms with a roll of his eyes% ./r% 3ll-powerful Mod-wanna e against Loe Schmoe% ,here!s a fair fight,1 he muttered itterly% .+hill out, dude% I don!t wanna kill you% I 2ust want to understand why the fuck you!re tailing me, and why you tried to take me out when you noticed I saw you%1 .9hate$er% /ay e I!m 2ust a concerned citi;en who doesn!t want some weirdo taking o$er my country% 6ow!s that?1 he Euipped% .,ake o$er your country? Sorry, not interested% ,oo much on my plate already% 3s to the concerned citi;en it, aren!t you kind of a little too well eEuipped in the weapons department for that explanation to fly?1 .)ot really% In case you!$e forgotten, this is 3merica, and e$er since a few weeks ago, we!$e een a le to uy automatic weapons o$er the counter at gun shops%1 .3nd you!re telling me they sell those claymore!s o$er the counter too, I suppose?1 .9hy other uying those? Lust download the instructions for making one o$er the internet% It!s cheaper that way, anyway%1 6e steeled himself, and glared at me from o$er the tops of his *akleys% .3nyway, if you really want to know, why don!t you 2ust look up lood de t in the dictionary, you asshole%1 .9hat do you mean, lood de t? 6ow do you owe me one of those?1 .You owe me% 5ou killed my little rother a few days ago% 9hy!d you do that?1 .9ho was your rother?1 .Hon!t play stupid with me,1 he sneered% .5ou were 2ust in the uilding where he died%1 ,he hit man started pacing ack and forth% .I don!t know how you did it, ut I know it was you% Lack told me a out how you drugged him and interrogated him after killing my rother and his team% Hon!t try to pretend you don!t remem er%1 .*h, so your rother was on the team that in$aded my uilding and shot at me?1

.6e wouldn!t ha$e shot at you% 6e ne$er e$en carried a gun% 6is 2o was securityA opening doors and crap% 6e ne$er killed anyone, e$en though I tried to teach him how%1 ,he hit man looked like he was holding ack tears% .(ut the world!s not a fair place% If it was, you!d e dead along with that fucked up Hr% Rane, and Lim wouldn!t e% 6e!d e ack home with his wife and daughters, and those people you kidnapped would e home with their families%1 I 2ust stood there, too stunned to speak% I!d reali;ed that what I!d done was foolish, ut I hadn!t reali;ed how incredi ly wrong it had een% I hadn!t e$en considered these things efore now, and I could feel my heart ecome hea$ier with the knowing of them% 8or a while, we oth 2ust stood there in silence% ,hen the hit man picked up his rifle, threw it in the trunk of his car, and opened the dri$er!s side door% .Lust so you know, you!re a dead man walking%1 3nd with that, he slid into the car, slammed the door, gunned the engine, and peeled out around the ill oard and onto the highway% .9onderful% 3nother perfectly handled situation, 3ram% 5ou!re getting to e a real pro at fucking things up%1 I 2ust stood there for a while in the modestly useful shade of the ill oard, returning the air!s turgidity to normal% I looked at the receding speck of lue that was the hit man!s car% Unfortunately, I didn!t ha$e time to react to the last force of the remotely-detonated +F that sent me into darkness% +hapter G2I woke up in what seemed to e a cell of indeterminate material (smooth and whitish looking), and my torso, head, and lim s were strapped to what I could only guess was an examination ta le in the middle of the room% I tried to access the 8ield to get out of the situation, and felt % % % nothing% )ot e$en a flicker% .9ha-?1 I managed to slur efore a pounding pain in my head forced me to stop mo$ing my mouth% .3h, you are awake,1 oomed a $oice through an o$erhead speaker% 5ou must notice y now that you are una le to lea$e without our consent%1 ,here was no humor or en2oyment in the tone of the $oice% Lust cold o ser$ation, as if it were mentioning the time of day% .(e assured that you will not e a le to access your special a ility here% 9e regret the discomfort you may experiencing at the moment, ut it is necessary for our purposes%1 I decided to remain silent until I could etter assess the situation, and when hopefully it wouldn!t hurt so much to speak% ,he $oice continued% .9e ha$e noticed a series of anomalous nano-acti$ity spikes in this sector o$er the last se$eral weeks, and ha$e determined that you are the cause of this acti$ity% 5ou must understand that we do not suffer such acti$ity in our sector% In the past, it has pro$en to e $ery disrupti$e%1 /y mind was swimming with Euestions a out who these people could possi ly e, and where they could ha$e put me where I couldn!t access the 8ield% ,here couldn!t e such a place, could there? ."est, now% 9e are altering you so that you are no longer a danger to us% 9hen you awaken, you will remem er this, ut e una le to speak of it%1 I heard a soft hiss of gas eing pumped into the room, and soon I was unconscious again% I had a i;arre dream, which was surprisingly erotic% I dreamt that I was strapped to a ta le, and that a sexy woman walked into the room, and egan to caress my ody

with her hands and her tongue, causing my ody to tingle with pleasure, and % % % something else%

4$erywhere she touched me, I ecame softer, and more cur$ed% She touched my hands and feet, and they ecame smaller, and daintier% 9hen she touched my arms, the muscle melted away, lea$ing soft, supple lim s with hardly any hair% In fact, where$er she touched me, the hair seemed to melt away, except for on my eye rows, lashes, and the top of my head% I could feel my cock rising as it ecame harder with e$ery stroke of her hands across my ody She ran her silky smooth hands along my legs, and the flesh eneath her touch ecame soft and cur$aceous, lea$ing shapely, feminine legs in her wake% 3s she cupped my ottom, I could feel it plump up in her hands, ecoming heart-shaped as my waist narrowed to wasp-thin% 6er hands slid from my ackside to eneath my cock, where she slowly and gently pressed against my scrotum% 6er caress sent shi$ers of arousal through my ody as a pussy formed itself eneath my dick% I could feel her fingers mo$ing in and out of my wetness as she rought me higher into an aroused state% She caressed my a domen and torso, reshaping the flesh eneath her hands into a slimmer ri cage, and udding reasts% ,he skin pushed out more e$ery time she passed her hands o$er my nipples, causing my chest to swell out more and more, until my reasts were as large as ripe melons, ut pert% She ent o$er, and egan to kiss me as she massaged my shoulders, neck, and hair% She caressed my face, and I could feel it changing into a softer, elfin shape% /y tongue ecame more sensiti$e with e$ery thrust of hers into my mouth, and soon I was moaning in need as my thro ing penis ached for attention%

Sensing my need, she straddled my hips, and slid her wet pussy down onto my waiting cock, causing me to gasp in pleasure% Strangely, it felt as though my penis was growing slightly within her as she rocked ack and forth on me, whimpering in lust as she kneaded my reasts, causing the nipples to ecome hard as she would occasionally pinch or sEuee;e them% /y ody tried to cause my head to thrash, ut I was restricted y the restraints% I did, howe$er, notice a swash of dark hair mo$e y the corner of my $ision% She egan to mo$e faster, moaning with a andon as she sEuee;ed my engorged cock with her pussy walls, her lu rication running down my newly feminine ass crack% It felt like my ody was on fire with need as she coaxed my cock with her tight cunt, causing me to gasp and grunt as I was forced to stay immo ile in the restraints% 3ll of a sudden, the pitch of her moans increased, and she egan to twitch as she let out a loud groan of ecstasy% 3s her $agina spasmed around my shaft, I came hard, erupting a huge load of cum into her warm canal% 3nd then she spoke, in a dreamy $oice% .Sleep%1 3nd I felt myself drifting away into darkness again, ut this time wrapped in a warm, u;;ing sense of pleasure% I could hear the woman giggling as she licked my reasts while I slipped deeper and deeper into nothingness in a ship of seducti$e sensations% +hapter GG9hen I came to again, I was naked in a dark room, lying on what felt like a regular ed% ,he sheets were softA they felt like satin% 3s I fluttered my eyes open, I noticed a slight ree;e lowing across me, causing my nipples to feel incredi ly

sensiti$e% I couldn!t help ut gasp at the sensation% 3s I did so, I Euickly sat up, and felt a hea$y swaying sensation on my chest% .9hat the fuck?1 ,he lights gradually slid up in luminosity, smoothly transitioning the room from dark to light% .3h,1 said the $oice from efore% .5ou are awake, now%1 9ith the ad$ent of the light, I noticed two huge swellings on my chest% I guessed they were at least an 4 cup% I lightly reached my hands up eneath them, and gently sEuee;ed them to make sure they were real% ,he 2olt of pleasure that hit me confirmed they were actually there% I accidentally rushed a nipple, sending a shockwa$e of pleasure through my ody% I noticed I still had my dick% In fact, if anything, it looked slightly larger% 6owe$er, I couldn!t feel my alls, and so I reached down where they should e, and P *6D I had a slit there, and it was incredi ly sensiti$e% Lust rushing my fingers against it almost sent me o$er the edgeD

/y ministrations on my reasts were causing my male mem er to Euickly rise to attention, egging to e in$ol$ed in the proceedings% I fell ack into a lying position, causing my huge tits to 2iggle from the impact% /y dick ounced around a it, ut ended up pointing at the ceiling as it hardened into what looked like 12 inches long, and G inches wide% It looked incredi ly anachronistic 2utting up from my feminine ody% I couldn!t help ut e turned on y it, and egan to twist my sensiti$e nipples, and then use one hand to egin stroking my meat% .ModD 9hat am I doing?1 .3h, yes,1 replied that cold, clinical $oice of indeterminate gender% .5our ody is more sensiti$e than efore% 9e decided that in order to pre$ent you from doing anything dangerous, we would pro$ide you with ample % % % distraction%1 I couldn!t help it, I continued mastur ating and massaging my massi$e tits as the $oice continued speaking% Shit, I thought I had more willpower than thisD .Surely you reali;e that the pleasure center of the rain, when stimulated, o$errides almost all other cogniti$e areas% 3s such, we ha$e designed your ody to pro$ide you with too much pleasure to form any plans more detailed than fucking anyone fortunate enough to e on hand for the rest of your waking life%1 Hespite my attempts to get myself to stop, I couldn!t, and I felt myself uilding towards an intense orgasm% I worked my hand to the ase of my shaft, so that the ends of my fingers egan slipping into my cunt as I worked my dick% I couldn!t help ut pant and whimper with lust as this caused a shi$er of powerful sexual energy to rush through my

Euaking ody% 3s my fingers went deeper and deeper with each thrust, I felt my orgasm uild until it urst like the 6oo$er dam, causing my cock and pussy to oth gush copious amounts of sexual fluids, as I lost all muscle control in the throes of the most intense orgasm of my life% (ut the damndest thing was that I was still horny as hellD ,hat didn!t make any senseD I shouldn!t e feeling like this right after orgasming, ut P /y train of thought was interrupted when I was forced to suddenly gasp in a tingle of excitement and surprise, as I felt another orgasm uilding from the continued attention of my hands on my tits, dick and pussy%

/y mind egan feeling num as orgasm after orgasm washed o$er me, until I couldn!t concentrate on anything at all except the unending wa$es of sexual pleasure om arding my ody% 3fter a long time, I ha$e no idea exactly how long, I passed out from exhaustion, drifting lissfully into a sex-induced slum er% +hapter GF9hen Sarah woke up in the luxurious king-si;ed ed, she noticed 3ram was gone% ,he room still didn!t make complete sense to herA apparently all she had to do was ask for something % % % no, not e$en thatA 2ust state an o 2ect, and those .nano-somethings1 would make it% 9eird, ut considering she was sleeping in the highest room in a floating citadel in 7enus!s upper atmosphere, weird was ecoming more of a relati$e term than it used to e% 9ith a long, drawn-out yawn and a stretch of her arms out to her sides and ehind her head, Sarah shook the sleep from her eyes, and got out of ed, walking into the showering room% 3 royally appointed stall, approximately 8 feet cu ed, the far wall had a large window o$erlooking the exterior of the citadel% ,hankfully, the shower was essentially designed after the regular pattern she was used to, with a nice familiar hot water kno located halfway etween the head-le$el water no;;le and the floor% 9ith a

grin of thanks, she turned it on hot, and let the re$itali;ing spray wash down o$er her face and cur$aceous ody% ,here was a small indented shelf for lotions, and Sarah took a plastic ottle with a luminescent purple goo in it, and read the la el% It was la$ender-scented ody lotion, shampoo and conditioner, all in one% 0ouring a generous amount into the palm of her hand, she put the ottle ack on the shelf, and egan working the all-in-one into her hair, letting it form a rich, fragrant lather efore massaging her ody with the excess% She could feel her hair and skin thanking her as they responded to the treatment with a pleasantly ener$ating tingle% *nce the stuff had een thoroughly worked into hair and skin, Sarah rinsed off the suds under the spray, and stepped out of the shower% .6mm% I don!t see any towels,1 she muttered as she looked around the room% ,he $oice that replied surprised her% .9ould you like a towel, or do you 2ust want to e dry?1 it Eueried% .Uh, 2ust dry%1 Instantly, Sarah!s hair and skin were dried off, with her hair feeling full of ody, as if she!d low-dried it% .+ool% Um, so who are you?1 .I!m the "oom 3I% 5ou can 2ust call me "oomie, if you want%1 It chuckled% .,hat!s what most of the Syl$an are doing, anyway%1 .*kay% "oomie, then% 9hat are you, exactly? I mean, I can!t see you%1 .,hat!s ecause I don!t ha$e a ody per se, although I can make one if you need me to% (ut asically, I!m more software than anything else% *h, 3ram left something for you%1 3nd with that, a ring on the edroom desk glowed rightly for a moment% .9hat is it?1 Sarah asked as she picked it up% .It!s your own personal computer%1 .Isn!t it kind of small to e a computer?1 .It!s nano-engineered, so no% 3ctually, it could e a lot smaller than it is%1 .6ow does it work?1 .3ll you ha$e to do is put it on, and concentrate on what you want to do%1 3s she slipped it on her finger, Sarah gasped with surprise% .It got smallerD1 ."elax,1 "oomie reassured her, .It gets igger when you decide to take it off again%1 .*h, okay% % % 6ey, I can actually Nfeel! the computerD 6ow!s it doing that?1 .Hirect link to your ner$ous system% 5ou!ll see images the same way, kind of like holograms%1 .+ool% So, does this thing ha$e internet, or what?1 Sarah thought she heard a chuckle% .5es it does% /ay e you should try using it, instead of asking me a out it% It!s really Euite an intuiti$e operating system% I think you!ll like it once you gi$e it a go%1 9ith an amused nod of her head, Sarah linked in, and opened up her holographic display% .9ow, it looks completely real%1 She connected to the internet with the nati$e internet program, and was instantly surfing through sites% .+rap, this is fastD 6ow fast is this? *h, ne$er mind,1 she said aloud as she thought to herself, .I dont really care about the specifics, anyway%1 .9ell, time to go into town and do some shoppingD1 #ooking around, she noticed the only clothes that fit her were the ones she!d worn when she came to the citadel% .9ell, that won!t cut itD Um, "oomie, where are the shopping malls in this place?1 .Shopping malls? 3s far as I know, there aren!t any%1

.9hat?D1 ,he noise would ha$e een almost deafening to any human in the room with her, had there een one% .9hat the hell kind of place doesn!t ha$e shopping malls?1 .,he kind of place that was designed not to need them, I suppose% 3nything you want, you 2ust ha$e to state while desiring it, and P. .,hat!s eside the point, "oomieD Shopping isn!t 2ust a out the stuff% % % It!s a out the experience%1 Sarah pouted as she looked out the ma2estic windows, much less impressed with 3ram!s engineering Nmar$el! than she had een a few moments ago% .6mphD Lust like a man to design hea$en, and forget some of the est partsD1 .Um % % %1 "oomie was at a loss for words% .Sorry, no offense, "oomie%1 .)one taken% I!m genderless%1 .6mm, I!$e got an idea% Is there any way to get off this rock? 5ou know, to get ack to 4arth for a little shopping spree?1 .9ell, you could use a portal% (ut right now, there aren!t any on 4arth, so getting ack here would e an issue%1 .5ou know, for a super-computer, you!re pretty unimaginati$e% 6ow hard would it e to take a portal through a portal? ,hen I could use it to come ack later%1 .9ell % % % as long as you don!t acti$ate the portal while you!re walking through the other one, it would e all right% It!s always a good idea to e cautious, you know% *pening a su space ridge inside a su space ridge % % % well, let!s 2ust say that would pro a ly not e a good idea, unless you were intentionally trying to destroy e$erything within a few light years from here%1 .MreatD So where can I pick one up?1 9ith a slight glow, a G foot long metallic cylinder with a carrying strap materiali;ed on the desk% ."oomie, please tell me that!s not a dildo%1 .6a, ha% 7ery funny% )o, it!s not a dildo% It!s a portal% Lust lie it down anywhere you want, and acti$ate it y saying .0ortal acti$ate,1 followed y .destination,1 and then your $ocali;ed desired destination% ,hen, step through the .doorway1 that appears a o$e the cylinder% *r, you can 2ust link into its system with your ring computer, and open it that way% (ut keep in mind that the porta le portals aren!t a le to connect to 2ust anywhere% ,hey ha$e a limited num er of log-in areas, mostly ridging into security processing areas% 3pparently 3ram!s fundamental rule plan designed them that way so they aren!t a used y criminals% ,he default destination for this citadel is 3+2, with se$eral su set processing station destinations, since it!s the second citadel that was uilt y 3ram%1 .)ot a pro lem% ,hanks, "oomieD )ow I 2ust need to find a portal to lea$e through% 3ny ideas?1 Sarah asked as she picked up the cylinder% .,he main portal for these cham ers is located in the foyer, on the other side of the function room% It!s uniEue from other residential portals in that it has an open outgoing connection, which allows it to connect to $irtually anywhere% It!s e$en shielded, so you can .scan1 places that you wouldn!t want to go, like deep space, and underwater% ,he cloaking function allows you to scan areas without salient entities noticing anything out of the ordinary on their end, y the way% 3nd your ring computer can tap into its system, so you don!t e$en ha$e to say any $er al commands to use it%1 .+oolD ,hat sounds perfect% See you later, "oomie%1

Sarah picked up the cylinder, slinging it o$er her ack% .)ot $ery hea$yA almost feels like a 07+ pipe,1 she noticed as she walked to the foyer and used her ring to link with the portal!s system% She scanned for a nice place to drop into 4arth% She scanned her apartment, ut decided she wanted to call up a friend to go out with her% She looked up 3lex!s apartment, and noticed it seemed unli$ed in% .9ell, that!s weird% I wonder what happened?1 "oomie piped in% .,he portal also has a search function a$aila le when connected to a computer like yours% Lust $isuali;e whoe$er you!re looking for, and the portal is a le to show the most likely matches%1 .*kay%1 Sarah egan $isuali;ing 3lex!s face and ody, and sure enough, once she transmitted that image through her ring into the portal!s system, 3lex!s image appeared on the other side of the portal% .9ow% *kay, I take it ack% 3ram wasn!t a complete idiot%1 .6ow generous of you,1 "oomie sardonically replied% .*h, you know what I mean% 9ell, see you later%1 Sarah stopped in mid stride, and smacked her head% .Hamn it, I don!t ha$e any money%1 .3ctually, 3ram left a de it card for you efore he left% 3pparently he set up an account for you after he acEuired (elltech%1 .*kay, not only isn!t he an idiot, ut he!s a $ery thoughtful uffoon%1 .9ow, what an upgrade,1 muttered "oomie% .3nyway, your card!s in your pocket%1 Sarah felt a slight tingle near her shapely ottom as her pant pocket was filled e$er so slightly y the materiali;ation of the de it card% .9ell, I guess that!s e$erything% See you later, "oomie% 3nd thanks%1 ,hat last was spoken as Sarah was walking though the refreshing $apor-like shield of the portal into 3lex!s room% 3lex didn!t immediately register Sarah!s appearance, ut when she turned around she almost cried out in shock efore she recogni;ed who had entered her apartment unannounced%

.8ucking hell, SarahD 6ow!d you get in here? I didn!t e$en hear the door openD 3nd it!s locked, anywayD1 Sarah!s mischie$ous grin elicited a Euick tit-slap from 3lex% .*9D 6ey, that stungD1 Sarah winced, ru ing her reast to soothe the sting% ./mm, ut it hurt so good,1 Sarah giggled as she walked close to 3lex and reached around her, gra ing her uttocks and gi$ing a gentle sEuee;e% .)ow I must exact re$engeD1 she mock-threatened as she leaned in and kissed 3lex on her neck, ehind her ear while massaging 3lex!s ass through her sexy, white pants% ,his caused 3lex to groan sexily efore Sarah pulled ack% ./iss me?1 .9ell, yeah,1 3lex Euipped while reaching up to lightly rush Sarah!s erect nipples with her thum s, eliciting a moan% .6ow!d you find me? It!s not like I left a forwarding address% 3nd what the fuck are you doing with that thing strapped to your ack? Is that some kind of $i rator?1 she continued, eginning to massage Sarah!s massi$e tits, causing Sarah!s reathing to ecome slightly more ragged efore she responded% .6mmm, that!s nice% Um, yeah % % % I mean, no % % % It!s not a $i rator% 3t least, I don!t think you can- well, may e if- oh, ne$er mind% It!s something 3ram in$ented%1 .3nd you!re still sure it!s not a $i rator?1 3lex snickered as she continued to slowly knead Sarah!s full, magnificent melons in her delicate hands% ./ay e we could impro$ise a little, with it?1 ,hen 3lex chuckled% .I guess little!s not the right word, hmm?1 she giggled as she slipped up Sarah!s shirt, allowing Sarah!s un ound reasts to ounce free% .*ooh, feeling naughty today, are we?1 3lex Euestioned with a raised eye row and a smile, efore her head descended to wrap Sarah!s aching aureole in 3lex!s warm, wet mouth% 6er lips glistened with gloss as she slowly sucked, then retreated slightly to lightly low on the tip of Sarah!s right reast efore gently tracing her tongue around the perfect nipple% .///mmm,1 Sarah moaned as she slipped ackwards into a plush leather couch% ./ay e we can try it out anyway% % %1 she trailed off, then gasped as 3lex gently ni led her perfectly lush tit while lightly gra;ing her increasingly moist mound%

3lex reached o$er to the cylinder, as Sarah eagerly pulled her silk panties and her tight denim 2eans down elow her knees% 9ith a de$ilish grin, 3lex positioned the tip of the cylinder against Sarah!s hungry cunt lips, eliciting a Euickly suppressed gasp of lust from Sarah% Mently iting her lower lip, 3lex slowly eased the tip of the cylinder into Sarah!s waiting snatch, causing Sarah to Euickly draw in a reath in a moment of ecstasy% ,hen 3lex eased the cool, hard cylinder into Sarah!s Euim in a gradual mo$ement, allowing Sarah to feel the long, thick cylinder filling her insides with its hard presence%

.UUUhhhnnnD1 she groaned as 3lex egan thrusting the tool in and out of her tight cunt, while still sucking and ni ling on her achingly aroused tits% Sarah couldn!t help ut sEuirm under the power of her o$erwhelming arousal, causing her to mutter incoherent phrases of sexual passion as her les ian lo$er continued to stroke the inside of her sensiti$e cunt with her massi$e tool of pleasure% )eedless to say, Sarah didn!t get to the mall efore it closed at =pm% +hapter G<6owe$er, a certain Nwoman! was at the mall efore it closed, though not in the same city% 3rma sat in the food court y herself, her smooth and perfectly shaped legs crossed at the knee as she sensually sucked on the straw of her delicious fruit smoothie% 3ll straight men (and lots of women and e$en some gay men) stopped riefly as they walked past her, 2ust to drink in the sheer eauty and sexuality of the sight efore them efore taking a deep reath and mo$ing on to where$er they!d een headed efore this sight of utterly perfect sexuality had accosted their willing eyes% 3rma couldn!t help ut giggle as she continued with the languid sucking of her straw, occasionally licking its smooth, thin plastic as she made eye contact with a particularly admiring young man or woman% 3cross the way and down a few shops, a young woman with dark hair turned to a large wolf, and said, .#ooks like this thing!s in our court, now%1 ,he dou le entendre wasn!t lost on her, though she only reali;ed it after she said it, causing her to emit a little laugh as she walked into the ack of the store to ring the matter to the attention of her manager% 3s Hanielle walked through the curtain into the short, though cluttered, hallway against the left wall of the store, she could hear the manager muttering something as he mo$ed around in the ack room% She was 2ust a out to step o$er the threshold into the storage room, when she heard her manager yell out% .StopD )ot one more stepD Ho you want to ecome a cluster of fairy dust, or do you 2ust ha$e a death-wish?1 he scolded, as she halted mid-stride to rest at the threshold% .9hat are you-. .)e$er mind that, 2ust don!t come in Euite yetD1 he retorted in an annoyed tone as he egan to mum le whate$er it was he had een mum ling efore Hanielle had entered% 6e paused riefly, and looked at her with a confused expression% .9hat did you want, anyway?1 .Lust to let you know that we ha$e another code-pink% "ight outside, actually%1 ,his seemed to ruffle the old manager% 9ith a huff, and a mum le a out something that undou tedly made sense only to him, he flicked his wand, and caused the pentagram on the floor to collapse in on itself% .9ell?1 he asked with a harangued tone, looking imploringly at Hanielle% .5eah, um% % % he!s% % % that is, shes% % % um% % % the person!s right outside% In the food court% 3nd no, it!s not Lason, er, Lessica% ,his guy!s a little less% % % prepared% 6e didn!t e$en consider this side of the eEuation, apparently% #ooks like someone put a pretty effecti$e whammy on him%1 .*h dear%1 3nd that was all the old man muttered efore rushing past Hanielle, and running to the front of the store% 8ollowing him, Hanielle saw him peering with

concern out into the food court, looking at the ta le and its sole occupant, whom she!d noticed earlier% .*h my% 5ou!re Euite correct% I!d think someone as wily as him% % %1 he let out a Euick laugh, .Sorry% % % as her, I suppose, would!$e considered a contingency plan for an e$ent such as the one she!s in now% I guess no one!s perfect%1 ,he old man let out a little laugh% .9ell, 2ust a moment, then%1 3rma was halfway through sucking down another delicious dose of her fruit smoothie, when suddenly, she felt compelled to do some shopping% 3nd furthermore, she felt particularly compelled, for some odd reason, to find a store with random knick-nacks in it% 9hy, she had no idea, ut that didn!t change the fact that she wanted a knick-nack of some kind% 9ith a sigh, she did a Euick sur$ey of the near y shops, and miraculously found one that seemed appealing% 9ithout hesitation, she left her drink on the ta le, to the chagrin of a group of teenage oys who had een admiring her for the last fifteen minutes, and walked into the store 2ust eyond the food court in the hall to the north% 3s 3rma walked through the door, she noticed this was no ordinary mall shop, and immediately felt a wa$e of disorientation come o$er her% She stum led slightly, and almost fell% She would ha$e fallen, ut for the arm of an old man in a athro e who gra ed her arm and shoulder efore she could% 6e gently guided her to a near y wooden chair, allowing her to sit down and collect her thoughts% 6er $ision had lurred slightly, ut as it came ack into focus she noticed a wi;ened old man looking intently into her eyes% She didn!t know why, ut somehow she knew that he cared a out her $ery deeply% It was only after she took a few more reaths that she noticed he was in a athro e% .)o, it!s not a athro e, my dear,1 he chuckled good-naturedly as he acked up a it from her, releasing her arm as he felt she was strong enough to stay up on her own% .)ow, 3rma, I!$e% % % no, that!s not Euite right, is it? )ot 3rma% % % no, it!s 3ram, isn!t it?1 he looked at her with a half-sad grin, as if to suggest he knew what she was going through% .5es, 3ram, though you might not recogni;e that name right now, after e$erything you!$e een through%1 .3ram%1 ,he woman tested the name in her $oice, to see if it seemed familiar for any reason% Somehow, it did% .5es% 9ell, I suppose you!re wondering why you!re here%1 .I wanted to uy something-. .)o, no% I mean, why you!re really here%1 ,he old man ga$e her another searching look, then continued% .I don!t suppose you elie$e in magic?1 he asked hopefully% ,he young woman egan laughing% #oudly% .Sure% Siegfried and "oy, right? Mood show%1 ,he old man sighed% +learly this would e more difficult than he wanted% 3s if that was a surprise% ,his rought forth another stilted laugh% .)o, my dear% I mean real magic% ,he stuff of legend% Spells, not illusions% +urses, not parlor tricks%1 ,he young woman ga$e him a disparaging glance, followed y a snort of derision% .Uh, no% 3nd please tell me that!s not why you think I!m here% I 2ust wanted to uy-. .SilenceD1 the old man commanded, with a sweep of his hand% 8or some reason, the young woman found it impossi le to speak when she intended to cut this old gee;er

down to si;e% She egan to get up to lea$e, as she started to think this guy had somehow slipped her some kind of "ohypnol, or something% .3nd sit down% 0lease%1 She did so% .)ow,1 he continued, .,his will 2ust take a moment% 0lease relax%1 8or some reason, she did, as the old man egan mo$ing his hands around her, a out a foot away from her ody% Somehow, she could still feel his hands, or the energy of them, at least% .9hat are you-. she managed, efore the old man gestured, and she fell silent% ,he girl ehind the old man muttered, .She!s strong%1 .5es, please e Euiet,1 admonished the old man as he continued, causing Hanielle to immediately fall silent, with a slight wince of em arrassment% .,his will take a while, I!m afraid% I!ll need to put her into a renewal trance for a while% ,here, that should do it,1 he gestured with a smile, causing 3rma!s ga;e to ecome lank% .5eah, that!s attracti$e, oss,1 Hanielle smirked, then sat down ehind the counter, pulling out an old ook a out spells for creating essences of masculinity (a su 2ect her manager'master seemed reluctant to teach her for some odd reason)% 9ith a shrug, she egan reading, keeping an ear to the front of the store, in case anyone happened to wander in% +hapter GI3nd then for a few hours, not much happened% +hapter GK4$ening came, and the shoppers filed out of the mall, followed y the employees% (ut no one in the odd little shop, unnoticed y any of the normal patrons or employees all day (with one exception, of course), paid any attention to the hour% *ne was usy poring o$er numerous dusty tomes, one was in a motionless trance, and one was reading the latest 7ogue maga;ine% .6mm, so that!s what it means when a guy won!t stop calling% Mood thing I dumped his ass,1 Hanielle murmured efore she was interrupted y a loud clanging sound, which was followed y an o $ious grunt of frustration% 3fter a few moments, the old man came ack to the front of the shop, holding a ag in one hand, and a (ar ie doll in the other% Hanielle took one look, shook her head with a sigh, and went ack to her ook% .Hon!t gi$e me that sigh, young lady,1 chided the old man% .I!ll ha$e you know that this dragon salt took Euite a while to mix up%1 .,hat!s not the only thing that!s mixed up around here,1 she muttered, not lifting her eyes from her ook% .6mm? 9ell, ne$er mind that% Met up and help me set up a workspace%1 3 workspace, as Hanielle knew, was usually a pentagram, or a star of Ha$id% Ludging y the way the old man had phrased it this time, this one would e a pentagram% ,he space immediately in front of the register counter was cleared for this purpose% ,he fact that it ga$e customers a place to stand while making purchases was really more of an afterthought than anything else% Hanielle rought out fi$e candles, and placed them on the well-worn spots around the edge of a circle% She took out her ;ippo to light them, ut was interrupted y the old man% .)ot yet, Hannie% 9e need her inside it, first% 3nd then I need to put the dust

down around her% 6a$en!t you learned anything I!$e een trying to teach you?1 he chuckled as he put the (ar ie doll on the counter% .6ere, help me mo$e her,1 he gestured to the stationary woman sitting on the wooden chair etween two rows of random knicknacks, and one $ery rare 0addy-wack% .,hat reminds me, we need more dog food% /ake a mental note, Hannie%1 ."ight%1 3nd then 3rma was in the middle of the circle, and the old man was sprinkling a thin trail of dust in a circle around her% .3ll right% )ow you can light the candles,1 he smiled, and Hanielle ignited each one, causing the energy in the room to flex in a Euick, ut potent motion% .9hat was that?1 she asked, looking around with concern% ."elax% It!s part of the spell,1 the old man assured her, efore donning an old dishwashing glo$e, and picking up the (ar ie doll% .6ere goes% 3nd since you!re supposed to e learning, I!ll explain what I!m doing here as we go along% Please try and remem er it%1 ,he old man held the doll inside the circle at chest-height, and egan mo$ing it in a clockwise circle, from his point of $iew, while facing 3rma% .*kay, watch how the energy cords netting her are affected y this mo$ement% See it?1 Hanielle nodded% .Mood% )ow those pink cords that you noticed earlier aren!t natural% ,hey!re the ones keeping the net together% #ook closely, and you!ll see the lue lines eneath them%1 .,he ones that look like they!re eing choked?1 .5es% Mood% )ow, notice how the pink cords are trying to gather energy from the near y ley lines to reinforce themsel$es, to counteract this motion I!m doing?1 Hanielle nodded again% .*kay, well the dragon salt is a $ery potent counter-magic agent when used properly% It!s pre$enting the pink cords from reaching far enough to get anything they can use to sustain themsel$es%1 .5eah, they don!t look happy%1 .)o they don!t% ,his is a common trap you!ll find when dealing with malicious magic wielders% ,hey!ll set the spell up to harm its target if it senses a magic user, like us, trying to tamper with it%1 .So how do you-. .I!m getting there% Lust e patient% SheeshD Qids these daysD 9here was I% % % oh, right, the deadly magic trap% 5es%1 ,he old man paused for a moment, nodded, then continued with a sour look at his apprentice% .9ell, since we o $iously don!t want our su 2ect any more damaged than she already is, we need to focus the negati$e spell!s effects on something else%1 .I was wondering what that (ar ie doll was for%1 .4xactly% So y using this token to agitate the spell, it!s the natural recipient of its malicious intent%1 .3nd the ru er glo$e?1 Hanielle asked, curious% .3 magical insulation measure, to pre$ent any ethereal shock% 5es, don!t forget to wear one when attempting something like this, or the negati$e magic will flow right through the token, and into the nearest li$ing creature, which will pro a ly e the person doing the counter-spellA you%1 .Mot it% 9ear a ru er glo$e%1 .3 magic one, though,1 the old man admonished with a scowl%

.Uh-huh% "ight% /agic ru er glo$e% Mot it%1 ,he old man harrumphed, and returned to the task at hand% .3nyway% % % it should e annoyed enough pretty soon% % % here we go%1 Suddenly, the pink cords disengaged from their host, and attacked the (ar ie doll, trying to work themsel$es into it% ,he wi;ard stopped mo$ing the doll, and twisted it Euickly ack in a counter-clockwise direction, causing the pink cords to e caught on it% ,hen with a harsh yank, he twisted again, and uttered a magic word, causing the pink cords to e completely disengaged from 3rma!s aura, and to e totally wrapped around the (ar ie doll% .3cto 8initusD1 he yelled with a wa$e of his hand, and the pink cords settled into the (ar ie doll, losing most of their intensity% .Is that it?1 .0retty much% )ow the energy!s stored in this token, which we will now refer to as either a attery or an acti$ator, depending on how I decide to use it% 0ro a ly sell it to some guy looking for a sex sla$e% ,urn him into a nice-. .UuuuhnD /y headD1 groaned 3rma as she came to, and slumped in her chair% .9hy hasn!t she changed ack yet?1 prodded Hanielle% .5ou!re under the assumption that she will% (ut I merely remo$ed the lust imprisonment spell% ,he rest, she!ll ha$e to deal with on her own%1 ,he old man then gently put the (ar ie doll inside a clear plastic ox, and stored it ehind the counter% .(ut don!t worry, I think our friend here has a few surprises up her slee$e%1 6e then turned to 3rma% .8eeling etter, 3rma?1 She groaned, then shook her head to clear it% .6ow do you know my name? 6a$e we met?1 .3nd I was so desperately hoping you wouldn!t ask me that Euestion%1 9ith a disappointed sigh, he pointed to the sign ehind the counter% It read simply& I!/ 3 9IR3"H% +hapter G8,he wi;ard and Hanielle led 3rma to a couch, where she sat down% ,he wi;ard pulled up a chair to sit facing her, and Hanielle went to make some iced tea% ,he wi;ard ad2usted his ro e in his chair so he wasn!t sitting on Euite as much of it% .,here, that!s etter,1 he mum led to no one in particular as he straightened up and looked 3rma in the eye% She had a confused expression on her face% .I imagine you ha$e some Euestions, hmm?1 he chuckled as he leaned ack in his chair, folding his hands o$er his almostportly stomach% .5eah% I was wondering how-. .Vuite simple, actually,1 the wi;ard egan answering efore she could finish getting the phrase out of her mouth% .5ou ha$e to consider that although you had protected yourself against technological assaults from $irtually e$ery front, your defenses against magic were 2ust a out nonexistent% In fact, if you didn!t ha$e the natural talent for it that you do, your case would ha$e een irre$oca ly unreco$era le%1 6e raised his eye rows in a mock-reprimanding expression% .I hope we!$e learned our lesson, here%1 .5eah, ut who-.

.,he N*rder of the Hragon,! as these people like to refer to themsel$es, is a wayward order of ancients who seem ent on resurrecting something sinisterA something somehow related to the 3nnunaki, I elie$e% ,hey!$e een known to work with /s% ,a or in the past, and aren!t a o$e calling on infernal assistance to achie$e their goals%1 ,he wi;ard looked as if he had swallowed a itter pill, and then continued% ./y guess is that your little 2aunt on 7enus set them onto you% Surely you must ha$e considered that )3S3 satellites weren!t the only things capa le of seeing what was going on o$er there%1 .(ut I disa led-. .5es you did, ut that isn!t my point% ,he point is that 2ust a out e$ery allscrying Lane-witch and Loe-warlock within three dimensions eastenate and westerwise from this one noticed what you!$e een doing%1 .(ut I thought that-. .3pparently not well enough, hmm? 3nd it didn!t take a genius to figure out that someone had gotten their hands on something that we, as a wi;arding community, until now considered a harmless threat% Somehow you!$e managed to egin to turn it into something else, and people ha$e noticed%1 ,he wi;ard ga$e 3rma a long, serious look% .3nd it was only a matter of time efore someone took exception to that% 3fter all,1 he added with a good-natured chuckle, .mucking up reality is supposed to e our territory%1 3rma nodded with a rueful smile, and looked down with a sigh at her Nnew! ody% .I!m not sure I!ll e a le to get used to this,1 she said, gesturing at herself% .0articularly, these,1 she added with a laugh, while riefly gesturing at her huge tits% .9ell, I!m sure you!ll manage% 4$en without access to your 8ield, yes I know a out it, don!t gi$e me that look young lady, you may ha$e some options%1 ,he wi;ard pulled out a little lack ook from one of his athro e!s slee$es, and wetting his thum on his tongue, leafed through its compact pages until his eyes lit with recognition of whate$er it was that he was looking for% .3h, here it is%1 6e looked ack at 3rma% .I 2ust happen to know someone who might e a le to help you harness that latent magical a ility I told you a out earlier% She speciali;es in late loomers, if you will% 3re you interested?1 .9ell, I guess I-. .7ery good% I!ll tell her a out you% She should contact you shortly% )ow if you!ll forgi$e me, I think I ha$e a customer% Mood luckD1 the wi;ard smiled as he wa$ed his hand in front of 3rma, causing 3rma!s $ision to lur out of focus, efore it refocused with her sitting ack at the ta le she!d een at in the food court yesterday, 2ust as people egan coming in at the eginning of the day% 3rma noticed she had a cute leather purse o$er he shoulder% +urious, she opened it and looked inside% She noticed it had some feminine products, and a wallet% She took out the wallet, and noticed it had a dri$er!s license with her picture, with her name listed as N3rma 7on "hein%! She smiled, and then noticed there were a few hundred dollars cash in the wallet, as well% .9ell, at least I won!t star$e,1 she giggled as she closed it up, stood up, and walked to a pay phone% 3s time had een passing, 3rma had noticed her thoughts ecoming less and less muddled% She reali;ed that her name didn!t sound Euite right, and e$entually reali;ed it was ecause her name was actually 3ram, not 3rma% .6mm%1 She tried using the 8ield to communicate with her 3I system on 3+2, ut didn!t ha$e any luck% 6owe$er, she could feel something at the edge of her perception, 2ust out of reach, that seemed to call

to her in a new, yet familiar way% She tried reaching for it again, ut after a few moments of failing to make contact with whate$er it was, she shrugged it off with a laugh, and picked up the pay phone% She dialed a num er she knew would get her through to the 3I system on 3+2% It was less con$enient, ut it had een installed for non-8ield-sensiti$e people who needed to contact the citadel y a Star(ell +orporation communications su sidiary% *f course, they had no idea where it connected to, except for the fact that it was relayed $ia satellite signals to some undisclosed, shielded location% ,he other end picked up, and a smooth, genderless $oice answered% .6ello?1 .5es, this is 3rma, er, this is ram 7on "hein% *r, this used to e 3ram 7on "hein% I need a portal sent to my old apartment, or something to pick me up, anyway%1 ,here was a moment of silence on the other end of the line, efore the $oice responded% .3 pair of Ntra$el agents! has een dispatched to 3ram!s apartment% ,hey!ll facilitate your tra$eling needs% 6a$e a nice day%1 ,he other end hung up, and 3rma dropped the phone ack into its metal cradle efore turning and exiting the mall% +hapter G=Saine and +osaine walked through the security portal and into an unimpressi$e apartment in an eEually dull city% .Ugh,1 Saine winced as he looked out the window onto the street elow% .9hat is this place?1 +osaine, on the other hand, found it fascinatingly re$olting% .I dunno, ut it!s kind of interesting, don!t you think?1 he smiled, as he traced his finger across the top of an appliance, coming away with a thick coating of dust on his finger tip% .3hh,1 he said, wiping the dust off with his thum % .3nyway, we won!t e here long% ,he tra$eler should e here soon%1 Saine nodded at this statement with a wry grin as he continued to look outside% .I think this might e her,1 he said as he noticed a eautiful ra$en haired woman get off a us, and walk into the front of the uilding% 3n instant later, a door ell sound rung through the apartment% .9hat!s that?1 Saine asked as he walked towards the door% 6e approached a small intercom, and pressed a utton that looked interesting% .6ey, unlock the door, okay?1 he heard from the other end of the intercom% 6e 2umped ack 2ust a little, efore pressing the utton again and speaking to it% .3nd how do I do that?1 he asked% .,here!s a utton to the right of the one you!re pressing right now% 0ress that%1 Saine looked at +osaine, who nodded with a shrug of his powerful shoulders, then he pressed the utton, and heard a u;;ing sound o$er the intercom% .,hanks% I!ll e right up,1 the $oice said o$er the comm%, efore cutting out% .9ell, that was easy,1 Saine muttered as he heard footsteps approach from down the hall% ,here was a knock at the door, and Saine figured out how the locks worked in short order, opening the door in only a few moments% .9elcome,1 he said as a eautiful woman walked inside, looking at the oth of them as she strolled into the center of the room% .3nd who are you two?1 she asked with a smile% .I!m Saine%1

.3nd I!m +osaine%1 3rma looked at the two men, oth prime examples of their gender% ,all, strong, and $ery easy on the eyes% ,heir pointed ears were hardly noticea le eneath their lustrous londe hair% Hespite herself, 3rma found herself getting slightly physically aroused from their presence% .9ell, are we set to go?1 she asked, efore she could get herself into trou le y dropping to her knees and taking one of their long, hard cocks into her warm mouth% % % She shook her head to rid herself of those thoughts% Saine nodded, and +osaine smiled as he rought forth a porta le portal and set it on the ground y the window% .0ortal acti$ate% Hestination 3+2%1 3 rectangular glowing area Euickly rose from the cylinder, and an image appeared on the other side of a sterile looking room% .3fter you, ma!am,1 +osaine gestured to the portal, and 3rma stepped through% It felt like stepping through a thin sheet of water as she passed through, ut found herself completely dry on the other side, as she stood in the processing room% 3lthough she could feel her nipples standing at attention, and a slight twitch in her panties as her hard cock strained to tear itself free from its silken confines% She looked o$er her shoulder at the glowing doorway, slightly em arrassed of her thoughts% (ut she couldn!t deny that the pressure of her hard penis against her moist pussy was $ery distracting as she swished o$er to sit down at a ench against one of the tall white walls in the oxy room% She noticed no doors were e$ident% 6er mental wanderings were interrupted y a genderless $oice emanating from the ceiling% .9elcome to 3ram +itadel 2% 0lease relax while we scan you for any harmful elements%1 ,here was a rief flash in the room, then the $oice continued% .,hank you% 5ou are free of any harmful elements, and in perfect health% 0lease mo$e through the airlock so the next tra$elers can use the room% 6a$e a nice day%1 3rma laughed a little, then got up and walked through a door that appeared in the middle of the wall across from her% *nce she was through, the other door of the airlock opened, and she stepped out into a large circular courtyard made of white mar le, replete with +orinthian columns supporting an elegantly designed $eranda around the edge of the area% .6ome at last,1 she reathed with relief as she made her way into the outskirts of the city% She felt a certain pride as she looked on while all the syl$an went a out their daily li$es with o $ious 2oy in what they were doing% It was like a ig party, and she was gi$en eautiful nati$e flowers as gifts from oth men and women as she walked through the charming streets% Shades of red, lue, yellow and white, the full lossoms smelled sweet and fresh as they rested in the loose garland which was freely draped around her graceful neck% ,o her left, she saw a Euaint looking pu lic house, with a few patrons inside sampling the local nectars% +urious, she walked inside and sat down at one of the ta les% *nce at the ta le, a holographic menu rose from the ta le in front of her, and she selected a Lula )ectar Vuaff y passing her finger o$er its image% ,hen she passed her finger o$er the Nhide menu! ta % ,he menu retracted to 2ust a small ta at the center of the ta le, and her Lula materiali;ed to the right of it% 3rma slowly lifted it to her nose, and inhaled the heady scent of the nectar% It smelled of honeysuckle% She $entured a small taste, and her taste uds were treated to a lissful delight of fla$or as the light, airy coolness of the nectar slid down her throat% ./mmm,1 she moaned appreciati$ely as she set the glass ack down on the ta le, to sit

and sa$or the taste for a moment efore continuing% She closed her eyes for a few moments, and leaned ack in her chair% 9hen she opened her eyes again, there was a young syl$an male standing across the ta le from her% ./ind if I 2oin you?1 he asked with a charming smile% She smiled ack, and he sat down across from her, placing his drink down in front of him% 6e closed the menu that popped up, and leaned forward, resting his trim, muscled arms on the ta le% .I can!t say I recogni;e you% /y name!s Qyros,1 he said, offering his hand to her% She shook it gently, like a woman would% 6e laughed, tossing his silky londe locks out of his face, and then ga;ed at her intently with his deep lue eyes% .*h, my name!s 3rma,1 she giggled, reali;ing he!d een waiting for her to introduce herself% .Sorry, I!$e had a strange day%1 .I can only imagine,1 Qyros replied with a good-natured laugh% .5ou aren!t syl$an, are you?1 It wasn!t really a Euestion% 3rma nodded in agreement% .)ope% 3ctually, I!m not really sure what I am right now%1 .9ell, welcome to our world, then% )one of us are really set in anything, yet% Sometimes it seems like one ig free-for-all, ut some of us seem to know etter,1 he smiled, taking a sip from his drink while glancing o$er the top to maintain eye contact% .I think you!ll fit right in, really% Ho you know where you!re from?1 .9ell, I used to, ut this is a new ody, actually%1 She lushed with em arrassment at the a surdity of her situation% .I was magicked into this one%1 .9ell, whoe$er did the magicking apparently has good taste%1 .9ell, I think it was supposed to e a punishment, actually,1 she said with a tilt of her head efore taking another sip of her drink% .9ell certainly not for the rest of the world, anyway,1 he 2oked% 8or some reason, this caused 3rma to lush% .Sorry if that em arrassed you% It wasn!t intended to%1 6e leaned ack a little, still keeping his hands on the ta le and playing with his glass% .9ell, 3rma, I don!t know much a out you, ut I!d like to change that% Ho you suppose we could get together again some time soon?1 6e had a hopeful expression on his face as he asked this% .I ha$e to return to my post a few minutes ago, ut I!d $ery much like to see you again%1 6e offered his hand again, and 3rma shook it once more% .I!d like that,1 she said, surprising herself% .3lthough I might ha$e a different name next time we meet, the way things are going lately%1 ,hey shared a laugh at this, and Qyros nodded as he ade her farewell and left the esta lishment% .Lust remem er, the name!s QyrosD1 he called out with a grin as he walked out the door onto the street% 3rma smiled as she sat ack in her chair, sipping her nectar% N,his could e interesting,! she thought to herself as she let herself relax in her chair, en2oying the am ience% +hapter F@Heep in a secret unker in a remote, and highly classified military station, a ored technician noticed a hitch in a computer readout% .9ell, that!s odd,1 Sergeant 6arris muttered% .)o, that couldn!t e what% % %1 he trailed off as reali;ation settled in% .I!$e gotta tell someoneD1 he muttered in alarm as he Euickly picked up the phone that connected directly to the main office of his pro2ect% .Met me the pro2ect leader,1 he

arked into the recei$er as he scanned the readout once more, to assure himself he wasn!t imagining things% 3fter all, how the hell could this ha$e happened? (efore long, a gruff ass $oice, sounding like its wielder could chew nails and spit them out in pieces, got on the line% .9ell, oy, what is it?1 .Sir, uh, Meneral, there seems to e an issue with our eyes in the sky%1 .9hat are you talking a out? I was 2ust in a riefing, and all our satellites were working fine% 5ou etter not e wasting my time%1 .)o sir, not those% ,he /agellan fleet% 5ou know,the ones around% % % um, 7enus%1 ,here was a weary sigh from the other end of the line% .9ell, how!d they reak? 9as there some sort of cosmic storm, or meteor or some ullshit?1 .Uh, no sir%1 .9hat then?1 .Uh, they aren!t roken, per se%1 .9ell then what the hell!s wrong with the damned things?1 the general arked% .,hey seem to ha$e een, um, tampered with% ,heir feed acks are on a sophisticated loop cycle%1 .3 what? 6ow the hell is that e$en possi le? I thought they couldn!t e reprogrammed% If they can, there!s gonna e some scientists walkin! with a frickin! limp for the rest of their damn li$esD1 .Uh, no sir, they aren!t reprogramma le% % % not y remote, anyway% 5ou!d ha$e to do it manually%1 ,here was a pregnant silence, with nothing to e heard ut the light static on the line% .9hat are you saying?1 asked the general at last% .9ell sir, pardon me for saying so, ut fuck S4,I% 9e!$e got confirmation right here%1 ,here was a rief pause% .I see% I!ll start an in$estigation% Send copies of your data to my office, and then keep the originals in the ase!s $ault for now% If this pans out, then good 2o % If this turns out to e a hoax, I!ll ha$e your sorry ass transferred to working as a male prostitute for a unch of gay 4skimos in )ome, 3laska% ,y urn out%1 3nd the line went dead% .Understood, sir% 5ou pompous goat-fucking ass,1 Sergeant 6arris muttered into the dead connection% Sergeant 6arris looked at the readout one more time, shook his head with a ig sigh, and walked upstairs to carry out his orders%