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  “See for yourself.”

  She hesitated, then nodded for me to follow as she entered. I glanced around, feeling weird about following her in, but sure enough, Andromida gasped at Muerta’s wide-eyed stare.

  “This… isn’t right.”

  “She wasn’t watching you piss,” I countered.

  “Great,” she said, “now I have to relieve myself, but feel very weird about it.” Andromida stepped closer to the energy cocoon, then lifted a finger and moved it from one side to the other, watching as Muerta’s eyes followed it. While they glowed gold, it was definitely a fainter glow than we had seen on Earth, leaving room for a dark shape at the center of the eyes.

  “Something’s not right about this,” Andromida repeated, the words triggering an idea.

  “As in, broken?” I immediately had my troubleshooter skill active, scanning the energy cocoon.

  Sure enough, the cocoon was keeping her in place, but not out. A few changes, and the gold faded. Muerta was out again, but Andromida and I stood there for a moment, waiting. Andromida nodded, turned to the toilet, then me.

  “Oh, I’ll—” I started for the door.

  “Don’t leave me alone in here,” Andromida said.

  “No, come on.” I took another step toward the door, but the metal around the edges moved to weld me inside. “That’s not fair, and besides, we fixed it.”

  “Even so, I don’t want to be alone in here with that,” Andromida said, standing tall, proud, in spite of the fear showing through her words.

  With a sigh, I waved for her to go ahead. “Just do it already.”

  “Not with you looking!”

  I quickly turned away, biting back a laugh. A second later there was a tinkle, then a stream, and I tried to think about anything other than wondering if her piss was bright pink or some other weird color.

  “Okay,” she said, and I turned to see her standing, pulling her pants up over her pink panties. “Now, what’re we going to do about that troubleshooter skill of yours?”

  “Nothing?”

  “I mean, we’d talked about seeing what it could do on the other ladies, how it could make them feel smarter, healthier. Who knows?”

  “But…” I was about to say it hadn’t done anything for her, but remembered we had tried the Heavenly Light, not troubleshooter. “You want me to try on you, first?”

  “Not in here,” she said with a laugh. “But, maybe? Not for the blue skin, as that’s kind of grown on me. But… yes.”

  “Sounds good.”

  I turned to head out, but she stepped forward, catching me by the arm. When I turned back, she licked her lips, smiled, and said, “Thank you.”

  “For?”

  “Being there for me. With me. All of us, really.”

  I laughed. “We’re all here for each other. It’s not a problem.”

  She nodded, but moved closer, hand on my abs. “But you’re the leader here, this is your group, your team. And I want you to know how much I respect what you’ve accomplished.”

  “My team…” I let the words hang out there, then said, “Sometimes it feels more like Charm is calling the shots, or maybe you.”

  “No.” Her hand ran along my hip, around and to my back, pulling me close. “You’re surrounded by powerful women. Women who aren’t afraid to voice their opinion, to take charge when they can. That doesn’t for a second change the fact that we revolve around you.”

  Her blue eyes stared into mine, and I stared back. She actually meant it. For a while, I had been going about this whole team thing with the thought that I was kind of along for the ride, not thinking they actually saw me in any sort of leadership role. Or maybe they had said it, but I didn’t fully believe it. Staring into her eyes, I was starting to feel like the leader they apparently saw me as.

  “Also,” she leaned in, resting her head on my shoulder, “it doesn’t always have to be sexual, but I wanted you to know—anytime, anywhere… I’m yours.”

  I laughed, causing her to pull back.

  “Sorry,” I said.

  “It was meant to be sweet,” she protested. “What’s funny there?”

  “I mean…” I shrugged. “That is sweet. Of course. But it’s not something I’ve wondered about up to now, you know? Like, one thing you ladies haven’t made me feel is a lack of physical love.”

  “Ah, I see.” She smiled and stepped close again, fingers intertwined in mine. “Well, now I’ve said so out loud, too. I’ve… I don’t know if I should say, but I’ve been with my fair share of men before.”

  “Expected.”

  “Right. Well, it was only physical. For the first time in my life, it’s not. And that means something. I trust you—and if you wanted to, you know, try things… I’d trust you with that, too.”

  My eyes went wide, mind racing with ideas of us ‘trying things’ and attempting to grasp what she might be hinting at, but I nodded. “I’ll take you up on that.”

  “It’s a promise?” She winked, then laughed and turned out of the bathroom, the cloths hanging from her waist twirling around as she spun.

  She looked over her shoulder, stuck out her ass slightly, and blew me a kiss, then led the way out. If I hadn’t already gone twice with her and the others so recently, I definitely would’ve tested her new offer right then and there, regardless of it being a bathroom. As it was, though, I could be patient.

  9

  Entering the bridge again, I was let down to see that Charm hadn’t yet returned, which of course meant her friends hadn’t, either. Still, the idea of testing out my troubleshooter skill on the team had me excited.

  “And while we’re at it,” Shimmer said, turning to address Twitch, “your experiment with skills back there seemed to work. I mean, you had wings of light, ice spears, even the Harp voice-thing.”

  “In a sense, yes,” Twitch replied. “But each had their own variation that I found interesting, if not a tad disturbing.”

  “Disturbing?” I asked.

  “Well, the reason I haven’t brought it up is I’ve been trying to figure out if that’s how it will always be. Like with you and the powers you took, Breaker—they were always slightly altered, I think. And in this case, maybe I can change one’s code to make them have similar skills, but… I think it’s as complicated as our bodies can be. Each and every part of us affects who we are, and therefore, changes from one person to the next can affect how the powers are absorbed. In theory, I could give you cloaking power, but it might make you only invisible to radar instead.”

  “Or go camo-mode like before.”

  “Right. Similar to that.”

  “Still,” Gale said, hand on her chin, “I would love to get me some of that healing power Breaker has.”

  “That’s the one catch,” Twitch said. “As his are absorbed, his natural state doesn’t take them on. Meaning… I can’t copy his code and process it into yours. It just wouldn’t work.”

  “Damn.” She turned to Shimmer, then Andromida. “And I’m guessing the fact that Charm is possibly alien, maybe even a genuine kitsune…?”

  “Yeah, makes her powers not work in this way for us either.”

  “Roger that.”

  Aegriss raised her finger, glancing around as she said, “Which leaves me out, too. So that’s Twitch, Andromida, Gale, and… Shimmer.”

  “Only, Andromida is half of Hadrian’s race,” I pointed out. “And he’s likely just as alien as Charm.”

  “Fuck.” Gale glared, hands on her hips, looking at Shimmer and Twitch. “You’re saying there’s only the three of us?”

  “Harp and Laurel could both be potentials,” Twitch said. “I used the wings and voice from Harp, so her for sure, but I don’t think Laurel would work.”

  “And right now, Harp doesn’t seem to be in a very helpful mood,” Aegriss pointed out.

  An awkward silence followed, which I was glad to interrupt. “So, it won’t be able to affect me?”

  “Maybe.” She shrugged. “But what power wou
ld you possibly want that you can’t get… other ways?”

  I grinned. “True.”

  “So, do we want to… try it?” Shimmer asked.

  The three ladies took a moment, looking at each other as if they could read each other’s skills on their faces. Gale was the first to answer.

  “Most definitely.”

  “Breaker, use your scanner to see what it says as I try the changes,” Twitch said, then hesitated. “And… be ready with your healing power in case that’s needed.”

  “Don’t make an arm…” Gale had been apparently about to say something about losing an arm, but turned to Aegriss and cringed. “Sorry.”

  “No, I get it,” Aegriss replied. “Best not to lose limbs, most definitely.”

  “Right.” They shared a friendly smile, and Gale turned back to Twitch. “Anyway, just powers—no loss of blood or limbs, and definitely no death, please.”

  “I’ll take an order of that, too,” Shimmer said.

  “You’re both certain?” Twitch asked. “Once it’s done, I’m not sure it can be undone. Though I don’t see why not, or why you would want to, I just don’t know.”

  “I’m certain,” Gale said, and Shimmer nodded.

  “Here we go, then.” Twitch scanned Shimmer, then pulled up a screen for Gale and made adjustments. Gale blinked, appeared mildly confused, and then smiled.

  “I feel… something.” Gale turned to me. “What’s it say?”

  “Let me check.” My scanner showed what I’d set up earlier in the screens, I noticed, and a bit more, so that it read: Gale: Formerly with the Citadel military, thrown into prison for fraternization and then losing her temper, to put it mildly. Abilities include ice, wind, and lightning manipulation. New abilities include Elemental Thought. Plumper than most, in a fun and tasteful way.

  Gale cleared her throat. “So?”

  “It seems like you can mentally affect ice and whatnot once it’s mobile, or something like that,” I said. “It’s a bit confusing, because it only gives me the name, which is Elemental Thought.”

  “How’s that make sense?” Gale asked.

  “Maybe the mental connection?” Twitch said. “As I explained, the results are fairly unpredictable.”

  “What about giving me some of what you’ve got?” Gale asked Twitch.

  “I thought about it,” Twitch said, hesitant.

  “Doesn’t seem like a good idea,” I interjected, only then realizing from Twitch’s expression that I was about to say what she was thinking. “Sorry, did you…?”

  “Go ahead.”

  “Right. Seems dangerous, because the powers she took on would be going through another source, right? It might lose something in translation, once it takes on her code. I’m just guessing, but… maybe we try it on a monkey first?”

  “A monkey?” Gale asked, confused.

  “Oh, you don’t have those out here?” I chuckled. “It was a joke, anyway. But yeah, I think we should wait on that.”

  Gale nodded. “Roger. I’ll take what I can get.”

  “My turn.” Shimmer stepped up next to Gale. “Give me some of those big breasts while you’re at it.”

  Gale laughed. “You don’t want my back problems, girl.”

  Shimmer nodded, holding up a hand. “Joking—and don’t I know it.”

  “Right.” Twitch began her scan, taking this very seriously. When she was done, she nodded my way.

  My scan of Shimmer read: Shimmer: Military leader from the planet Harang, ability to make powerful illusions. New abilities include Ice Mind. Sweet, while not taking any shit.

  “Sounds like you… freeze people’s minds?” I said, shrugging. “It’s called ‘Ice Mind,’ so I have no clue.”

  “I’m guessing it’s more advanced than that,” Twitch said. “But something we’ll have to play with.”

  Shimmer nodded, smiling at Gale. “Can’t wait for us to try these out in battle.”

  “Let’s hope we don’t have to do that anytime soon,” Andromida said.

  Twitch pointed her way. “Exactly.”

  “Now… my turn to experiment?” I asked.

  The others looked excited, but the ship lurched. The screen flickered, then showed Sam there, covering her eyes. “Everyone decent? Clothes on?”

  “Yes,” A.I. Lamb said, suddenly appearing.

  “Great.” Sam lowered her hand, still looking skeptical, but smiled when she saw us all clothed. “Okay, what the hell just happened?”

  “It seems,” A.I. Lamb said, pulling up a scan of the ship. “There was a breach—forced entry into your ship, Sam.”

  We all shared a confused look at that, then took off running down the hall. All of us had been on the bridge, so we stopped first to check on Charm, with Laurel and Harp. She insisted that none of them had left the room, so then we turned to the doors, to see. Nothing looked off.

  The doors slid open and Sam stood there, frowning, glancing around.

  “Maybe a glitch? I don’t see anything wrong on my side.”

  “Same here,” Gale said, Twitch nodding.

  “And we’re all accounted for,” Aegriss noted.

  “Except… Muerta.” Twitch said, with a worried voice.

  We went to check on her in the bathroom, but the cocoon was there, no glow to Muerta’s eyes, her out cold. There was no way she could have broken out, that I could tell. No indication of that being the case, either.

  Next, I did a scan of the ship, but didn’t see anything out of the ordinary. We made for Charm, where she sat talking with Harp and Laurel. As soon as I entered, they went silent, Harp glaring at me for some reason.

  “Have any of you been out of your room?” I asked.

  “Thanks for checking on us,” Charm said, “but we’re fine.”

  “So, you’ve been here, right?”

  Laurel’s antennae lit up and she scoffed. “He thinks we’ve done something wrong.”

  “What?” Charm frowned, looked at me like there was no way, but saw the curiosity in my eyes. “Breaker, I just told you. We. Were. Here.”

  “Thanks, just… wanted to make sure.”

  The other ladies started to head back to the bridge, but I lingered a moment longer, addressing Laurel and Harp. “Is something wrong? I mean, before we were getting pretty close, and now… I don’t know what to make of this.”

  “If you felt sick, would you like being grilled?” Laurel snapped.

  I hadn’t thought I was grilling anyone, but nodded. “Right, of course. Sorry.”

  We didn’t even know if any wrongdoing had been done, so I nodded another apology, backed out of there and left them to whatever they were doing.

  It was all too weird, and I was ready to get back to the Citadel.

  10

  As I made my way to the bridge, a hand reached from one of the doors. I turned to see Andromida, completely nude. She had me by the shoulder, grinned, and pulled me into the dimly lit storage room.

  “We’re about to land,” Andromida said.

  “Yes…” My eyes roamed over her appreciating the blue curves, the cute little nipples, her dark blue, almost purple hair down below.

  “So, I thought we’d take advantage of my earlier offer. Anything goes.”

  “Anything…” My eyes went to the door, realizing we didn’t have much time. That wasn’t an excuse, or a way of backing out, but of reminding myself to not spend too much time debating or being shy. Best get to it.

  “So…?”

  Apparently, she had her own idea of what that meant, because she turned around without being told, hands against the wall, and stuck her ass out.

  “Fuck me,” she said. “Fuck me so hard, we might accidentally jump to the wrong side of the universe.”

  A glance down told me I didn’t have to worry about foreplay on my side, and judging by the wet, glistening hair I saw between her legs, she was ready. Fuck it, I thought, and stepped forward. I was ready, but wondered what exactly was so different about this. That is, until my
tip found its way to her pussy, and she adjusted her ass to move it back and away.

  “Wrong hole,” she said. “This time.”

  Ohhh. I slid back, maneuvering my cock up to her ass, and pressed.

  “Ouch, fuck! Don’t stop. Shit. Keep going.”

  Working my way in wasn’t easy. We didn’t exactly have lube, except that I was able to rub my hand along her wet pussy and then on my cock, and that helped a little. As I inched in, she let out a long, heavy breath and leaned into it, bracing herself.

  Staring at that blue ass with that slightly purple asshole as I slid in and out of it, I almost wanted to bite her. For some reason, this old cartoon started playing in my head and I imagined the blue lady from there just like this, and almost laughed. But I bit it back, giving Andromida what she wanted while the tightness of her anus made me almost cum with each thrust.

  “No reach around?” she asked with joking seriousness.

  I was happy to oblige, so I bent over and grabbed one breast with my left hand while using my right hand to massage her clit and finger her pussy. She was totally into it and helped me with the motion, then leaned her head back and gasped, hand over mine to guide me to rub harder and faster on her clit, and then she came.

  “Breaker, Andromida, strap in!” A.I. Lamb’s voice came over the comms, and a moment later she appeared next to us, eyes going wide as I climaxed.

  She didn’t go away, and I had to remember that this wasn’t the actual Lamb watching us, but a sort of version of what she would have been like if the current version wasn’t dating my brother. In that sense, it was sort of a turn-on to be watched, even if by an A.I. essence. The odd part there was that she was really only a step or two away from what Aegriss was.

  The ship jumped and light flashed, Andromida clutching that wall, and me with my dick still full up inside her.

  Best jump ever.

  “I’m not going to say anything to anyone about this,” A.I. Lamb said, shaking her head. “But for the record, your timing is a bit off. Maybe don’t do it while jumping across the universe next time.”

  “What… better… time?” Andromida said, while reaching for some towels to clean up with.