Border Station Five Ch. 07

**Twelve Hours Later**

"John, stop staring at yourself in the mirror," Tetzu called out. "I am eager to see how your new Nanosuit performs," she turned to face him in her Armoured Nanosuit.

With her helmet deployed, Tetzu's head looked as though it was covered in living metal. Her eyes glowed light blue, and when she spoke, the helmet's lower jaw opened slightly, emitting the same glow as the helmet's eyes. Tetzu's Armoured Nanosuit was a dull gunmetal colour, and it clung to her body like a second skin. Thicker than a standard Nanosuit uniform, it had segmented sections covering her entire body.

"I'll be with you shortly," John replied as he stared at his naked body. John was standing in front of a large mirror, similar in design to the one he had seen inside Milsi's quarters. Looking at his reflection, John thought over the changes he had made to his Armoured Nanosuit.

When he first wore it, the new Nanosuit reminded John of the Mark 85 Iron Man suit from one of the old Live-Action Avengers films. If you remove the triangle reservoir from the chest, change the colour to dull gunmetal, add a collar around the neck, and then change the helmet to that of a human head (which eerily was a copy of John's face), you'll have an Armoured Nanosuit designed for a Terran. After training for a few hours with Tetzu, John had asked if it would be possible to make some changes to the Nanosuit. She told him that it was possible, and he would need to submit them to her before returning to the Combat Arena.

Ten Hours Earlier

After saying goodbye to Zorna and returning to his suite, John sat back on the large couch and picked up his pad. Accessing the information on Armoured Nanosuits and activating the design application, John spent the following few hours making changes. He tried out some of the ideas he had thought of when he first wore the Nanosuit, as well as borrowing stuff from old science fiction films and TV shows. While John worked, Etsala and Nisku got progressively bored. At first, they took turns watching him work while the other went to get something to eat, and then they tried to distract him. This usually took the form of nuzzling his groin with their blunt noses, until he gave up and attempted to ignore the enthusiastic blowjob the two Vipers were giving him.

The first change that John made to the armour was the collar itself. His custom collar had a single reservoir of Nanos. With the help of the design application, John noticed that it would be possible to either install a single large reservoir or have multiple smaller ones attached. Like standard Viper collars, each reservoir could be installed onto the ring, and so John made the changes. The pad informed him that adding more would increase the weight and bulk of his collar, potentially increasing discomfort during long periods of operation. To compensate for this, John created a cushioning layer underneath where the collar would sit. While it would be heavy and irritate his neck when not in use, the additional weight would not be noticeable upon activation.

For the next alteration, John decided that a Gorget and Bevor should be formed over the top of his collar to protect it from damage. It took him a while to get the design right, but thanks to the intuitive design of the application he was using, John was able to make it work. The Gorget would protect his Collar, and the Bevor would provide sufficient protection for his neck.

Next, John reviewed the additional hardware that could be added to an Armoured Nanosuit once activated. He chose to include a full sensor suite and made the shoulder scanner Tetzu had used an integral part of his helmet. Alongside this addition, John decided to install a grappling hook onto both wrists, contained inside an armoured gauntlet and bracer.

Reviewing the specs for the landing thrusters and Jump Pack, the design application informed John that the Jump Pack could be added permanently to his back, rather than being attached after suit activation. For the landing thrusters, John built them into the soles of a pair of black, steel-toe-capped, leather combat boots. While the Nanosuits were comfortable, he had grown tired of effectively walking around naked.

Among the numerous ideas he had, John was able to add a few gadgets and toys to the new design. However, the one that confused him was the internal pistol holsters. When John attempted to incorporate them into the new design, a warning message appeared.

"What's this?" John asked. With his cock entirely inside her throat, Etsala could only mumble a reply. Nisku stopped sucking on his balls and looked at his pad.

"It is illegal to install weapon systems on Nanosuit designs," she replied and Etsala nodded while slurping on his cock.

"I'm only adding internal holsters," John grunted as he came. Etsala greedily gulped it down as Nisku frowned at her sister.

"They are still illegal," Nisku said as she tried to pry John's cock out of her sister's mouth. She swatted her hand away and deepthroated his cock, eliciting a groan from John.

"I guess I will just have to make do with external ones," he replied and relaxed back into the couch. Etsala kept her mouth at the base of his cock and John could see her throat muscles move as she kept swallowing.

While trying to relax as the two Vipers fought over his cock, John thought about a new design for his suit's helmet. He disliked how accurately it replicated his face, down to the smallest of details. After going through several design suggestions, all of which were practical, John decided to create a custom one. With help from the design application, John recreated the armoured helmet from an old science fiction film. Lost In Space had been one of his guilty pleasures as a child, and he loved the scene where the pilot assembled his rifle and an armoured helmet formed around his head.

**Ten Hours Later**

Bringing himself back to the present, John activated his collar. A bright neon blue light was emitted, and he watched as his Armoured Nanosuit formed over his body. The first layer was a skintight bodysuit, designed to act as a thermal barrier and prevent any irritation from the armoured layer. Next came the armoured Nanos. When John was making changes to the design, he noticed that you could also change the colour. After trying out a few looks, John opted for a matte black and a pattern effect similar to carbon fibre.

Lastly, the third layer that formed over his body was clothing. Along with the combat boots, John wore black combat trousers, a t-shirt, and a trench coat. While mostly cosmetic, the clothing concealed the Armoured Nanosuit underneath. John smiled at his reflection and watched as Tetzu approached him.

"Are you sure you need all that?" she asked as she stopped behind him. John looked up at her reflection and smiled as his helmet formed around his head.

"I thought I'd have some fun with the design," John replied, his voice had a slight distortion to it, "the clothing helps to hide the armour, and it's still part of the Nanosuit," he said, and a hidden blade extended out from John's right wrist. He went to cut the coat, but the blade wouldn't go through.

"I now know why you wanted as many Nanos as possible," Tetzu said, "come, let us try out your new look. I have a few combat scenarios I want to try." She then turned about and headed towards a nearby door. John's helmet opened up and retracted back into his armoured neckpiece. It clung tightly to his neck and stopped just below his jaw and the back of his head.

*****

Theka lay back in her nest as Uszu's mouth pressed against her pussy. She gasped as his tongue pushed itself inside of her, all twenty inches of it. Theka felt everything that her steward did. Every inch of her most intimate of places was licked, tickled, rubbed, and stimulated. She placed a clawed hand on his head, and Theka gently stroked him.

Rubbing the edge of Uszu's hood between her thumb and index finger, Uszu purred. The vibrations travelled through her pussy and Theka moaned. After ten minutes of intense oral, Theka came. Her whole body tensed up and as Theka's orgasm took hold she squirted out thick viscous cum, filling the waiting mouth of her steward. Uszu drank greedily while he continued to use his tongue. Closing her thighs around Uszu's head, Theka moaned loudly as another orgasm wracked her body. With each lick, she squirted, and Theka could hear Uszu as he gulped it all down.

"That's enough, Uszu," Theka ordered, and once he had pulled his tongue out of her, she relaxed. "Give me a few minutes and then we can fuck," she said. Uszu sat back and Theka saw how much of her cum had covered his body. He reached over to his left and retrieved a nearby towel, wiping away the mess she had made.

"Don't forget to put these on," Theka said as she threw two prophylactics at Uszu. He caught them with a sigh, "oh don't be like that," she said, "you know full well what would happen if I got pregnant," Theka then watched with eager anticipation as Uszu carefully covered his twin cocks with them.

"Just once," Uszu said as he stood up in the nest, "I wish I could cum inside of you," he stepped forward as Theka opened her legs wide, "if only I were like John, then I could fill you up every day," Uszu dropped to his knees as his Matriarch adjusted herself so that both cocks could enter her welcoming holes.

"I admit that it would be nice if you could, however, you know the law," Theka replied and then gasped as Uszu pushed himself into her pussy and ass. "Besides," she said as Uszu hilted her, "John only has one cock and I prefer both holes being fucked at the same time," Theka then moaned quietly as Uszu slowly began to pull himself out.

*****

Zorna watched from her large fur-covered throne as two of her pack fought. She had retired to her ship after spending time with John. Upon arrival, one of her packmates, a young male called Beor, had voiced his displeasure over Zorna's choice of a mate during her mating season. Xepter had challenged the young Lupine immediately, and so the two males circled each other as the rest of the Ambassador's pack sat around the edges of the room, watching the fight.

In contrast to Xepter, the younger male had a smaller build, and his fur was a mixture of light and dark purples. The amber glow from above played over his fur as he sidestepped a swipe from Xepter's right hand, his claws making a swooshing noise as they passed harmlessly through the fine ends of his opponent's fur. Dropping to all fours, Beor swept his left foot out and caught Xepter's legs, knocking him over. As he landed, Zorna noticed a look of concern from Gele, one of the few females in the Ambassador's pack. Gele was currently kneeling on top of a large pelt, the light from above made her pink and white fur shine. Zorna watched as the female gasped and placed her right hand over her mouth, the movement making her ample chest jiggle.

"Gele," Zorna called out, "come sit next to me," she ordered. Zorna noticed the female blush as she got up and walked over to where she was sitting. The female Lupine sat with her back against Zorna's chair, her knees in front of her, and her long legs to her right. Gele's long pink and white tail swished back and forth as she watched the fight. Zorna leaned forward and stroked the female with her right hand.

"You like him, don't you?" Zorna asked as she tickled Gele's right ear.

"Yes," Gele replied, "I'm sorry, Ambassador," she said and then looked back at Zorna.

"Would you like to have him when this fight is over?" she asked and then laughed as Gele's face lit up. "Xepter!" Zorna called out. Her bodyguard dodged an upward strike from Beor's left hand and looked over to where his Ambassador was sitting.

"Ambassador?" he said, confused, "Are you calling an end to the challenge?" Xepter asked.

"No," Zorna replied, shaking her head. "Win this fight and Gele will mate with you," she said, and watched as Xepter looked down at the female sitting in front of her chair. Zorna laughed when she saw Xepter's thick cock emerge from its pouch. He dodged another swipe from Beor, grabbed his arm and threw him over his shoulder. The young Lupine grunted when he hit the floor, and before he could get up, Xepter had his right hand around his throat.

"Yield!" he shouted, his deep guttural voice filling Zorna's private chambers. Zorna and her pack waited to see if the young male would resist. She could see him think it over, and then his whole body relaxed. Letting go, Xepter stood back and waited for Beor to stand.

"I apologise, Ambassador," Beor said as he bowed his head.

"You're now at the bottom of the pack, Beor," Zorna replied, "I'm disappointed in you," she said and looked around the room as the rest of her pack listened, "we had high hopes for you this year. I had thought about letting you mate with one of the females," Zorna watched as Beor looked up, a look of surprise on his face, before Graxi stepped forward and took a swipe at the young Lupine. Beor took the hit and fell to the floor. "Let this be a lesson learned," Zorna said as Graxi picked the Lupine off the floor. He carried Beor out of the room, and once the door was closed, Zorna looked around the room. "Does anyone else have a problem with who I chose to share my Den with?" she asked.

"No," came the reply from her pack.

"Good," Zorna said with a smile. "Now, Gele, go have your fun with Xepter. He looks like he's about to burst," she ordered and watched as Gele stood up. She stepped forward and half fell into Xepter's arms. Gele blushed again and then led Xepter away.

*****

Xepter followed close behind Gele as he was led from the Ambassador's private chambers and down the corridor towards one of the Mating Dens. He took a deep breath and smelled the pheromones Gele was pumping out. While she was not in her mating season, Xepter was able to smell how ready she was for sex. He also smelled his precum as it leaked out of his cock. Xepter went to place Gele's hand onto its thick shaft, but she stopped him and looked back.

"Not yet," she said with a smile. Before he could say anything, Gele giggled and ran over to a nearby door. Xepter watched as she pushed open the heavy door and disappeared inside. When he reached the doorway, he found Gele sitting on a mound of furs and pillows. "Close the door," she ordered.

Stepping into the mating den, Xepter pulled the door shut and locked it. Turning around, he noticed that the room had been set up to resemble a traditional Lupine Den. Furs of various sizes were scattered about the floor, with large pillows placed on top. The light from above was dim, and numerous candles were lit around the edge of the room. A gentle breeze made the candles flicker as Xepter looked at the naked form of Gele.

Like all Lupines, she was eight feet tall and had digitigrade legs. Her fur was a mixture of white and pink. The white fur covered most of her face, the soft insides of her large, fluffy ears, down her neck and over her chest. It ended just below the insides of her large and thick thighs. The rest of her fur was varying shades of light to dark pink. Her eyes glowed bright green in the candlelight. Xepter's eyes lingered on Gele's six breasts, each of which had large, pink nipples.

"Stop staring at me and come here," Gele ordered. Xepter stepped forward and watched as she got onto her knees and took hold of his thick cock. He gasped as her soft, furry right hand wrapped around its shaft. Xepter looked down, and Gele smiled at him when they made eye contact. She kissed the tip of his cock and then pushed his full length into her warm throat. He felt her tongue as it wrapped itself around his shaft as she started to move her head back and forth. With her left hand, Gele cupped his big balls and then slowly massaged them.

Five minutes later, with his right hand on Gele's head, guiding her as she moved back and forth, Xepter felt his orgasm near. She smiled at him as his cock erupted in her mouth. Gele deepthroated Xepter's thick cock as it filled her mouth with his cum. He grunted as she pulled his cock out of her mouth and he stepped back as a few final drops of cum fell to the furs below.

"I loved that," Gele said as she sat back down while licking any traces of Xepter's cum from her fur. "When you're ready, you can eat me out," she ordered.

Xepter watched as Gele lay down with her head propped up by a large pillow. Kneeling onto the floor, Xepter crawled forward until his face was just in front of Gele's cookie. The light in the room was just bright enough to shine off the juices dripping from it. Placing his hands on her wide hips and pulling her forward, Xepter first sniffed it and then used his long tongue to lick around the outside. Gele gasped at the sensation and then moaned when Xepter started to bite and nibble on her inner thighs.

"Hurry up and eat me," she called out and then moaned again as Xepter plunged his tongue deep inside of her.

Xepter tasted every part of Gele's most intimate of places, and he gently nibbled on the three lips of her cookie. With each gasp and moan, he increased his pace. As his tongue roamed inside of her, Xepter felt an orgasm building. The Mating Den was shortly filled with a very loud moan as Gele came. Xepter's mouth was filled with her sweet nectar as her cum flooded out of her cookie. He kept up the punishing pace, and shortly after her first orgasm, Gele came again. Ten minutes later and four more orgasms, Xepter finally slowed down and allowed Gele to rest. He watched from where he lay as her panting slowed.

"Fuck Xepter, if only I were Alpha," she said as her chest went up and down with her rapid breathing.

"You could ask the Ambassador?" Xepter queried, and Gele shook her head.

"No," she replied, "I know she wouldn't agree to it." Gele then slowly sat up. "Give me a few more minutes and then I'll give you the best ride of your life," she said with a smile.

*****

**Three Hours Later**

Tetzu aimed her rifle down the corridor she was currently walking through. She had spent the last two hours training John inside Border Station Five's Combat Arena. He had been eager to try out the alterations that he had made to his Armoured Nanosuit. Apart from the visual changes, such as Terran-style clothing, and incorporating a few key add-ons to the Nanosuit, Tetzu had yet to see a noticeable difference in John's performance.

Hand-to-hand combat was the first part of the training, and Tetzu had already seen the hidden blade John had added to his right wrist. Near the end of the exercise, when Tetzu had charged headfirst towards John, she noted that he was able to sidestep out of harm's way and then jump over her tail as she whipped it around to trip him. However, with her experience in combat, Tetzu had expected this, and so she adjusted herself and was still able to hit John. What she had not expected was for him to grab hold of it, take the full brunt of the impact and then attempt to pull her towards him using her tail. Tetzu wished she had inspected the submitted changes to John's Armoured Nanosuit thoroughly, instead of just glancing at them. Her main concern was that no laws were being broken. Apart from the hip holsters, the design application did not alert her to anything else.

When the hand-to-hand combat exercise was over, John mentioned that he had increased the overall strength and agility of the Nanosuit, as well as adding an impact layer. John had hoped to throw her over his shoulder by grabbing her tail. However, he admitted to Tetzu that he hadn't researched just how strong Vipers were.

Approaching a corner, Tetzu quietly put her back against the wall of the corridor and sidestepped her way towards its edge. Blinking at an icon in the bottom left of her HUD, Tetzu activated a remote camera that popped out of her helmet. It hovered just in front of her face as it powered up and then silently moved past the wall. Inside Tetzu's helmet, her HUD displayed the camera feed from the small drone. She watched as it approached the edge of the wall and then turned down the new corridor. Tetzu noticed that the lights were broken and debris was strewn about the floor.

She blinked three times in quick succession, and the small drone changed visual spectrums. The first mode was a low-light setting that allowed her to see the entire corridor. As the small drone continued, Tetzu could make out some electrical discharges from the broken light. Another triple blink and the feed changed again. This time, the corridor was lit up in reds, blues, and yellows as the drone changed to a thermal setting. Zooming in, Tetzu thought she saw a faint outline of where John was hiding. However, as the image adjusted itself so that it was clearer, Tetzu realised it was just an afterimage from some hot water, leaking from an overhead pipe.

Deciding that John was not waiting to ambush her, Tetzu recalled the drone, and once it had reconnected to her helmet, she turned the corner. Immediately, her combat instincts took control, and she dived forwards, rolling behind a large metal crate. The enhanced sensor suite, installed inside her helmet, had alerted Tetzu to the firing of a Rifle HE round. She activated her shield, pulled her tail tightly behind her and adjusted the settings on her right wrist. The shield extended by fifty per cent, and Tetzu braced herself for the explosion. Shortly afterwards, the wall opposite the one she had been leaning against exploded. Tetzu's shield took the full force of the impact, and she felt her Armoured Nanosuit adjust itself to lessen the effect of the pressure wave from the explosion. Seconds later, her shield lost power, and a few pieces of the wall pinged off the top of her helmet.

*****

Ema and Theka were sitting inside one of the Combat Arena's viewing booths. Both Vipers had freshly buffed scales, and their bioluminescence filled the small room with neon purples and greens. Standing to one side, both of their stewards, Uszu and Hisi, waited patiently for a command to be given.

"Did we ever rate Terrans on their combat prowess?" Theka asked. She had a bowl in her left hand and was using her right index finger to scoop up some glowing red paste.

"I think the reports indicated that they were able to adapt quickly and their imagination, ingenuity, and intuition served them well on the battlefield," Ema replied. She, too, had a bowl of paste and scooped some up. The black paste was almost hidden by her obsidian black scales.

"If only their system weren't so far away," Theka said as she watched Tetzu dust herself off. The viewing booth had lit up when the HE round exploded, and the speakers made it seem as though it was right in front of them. "Fifteen years is just too far to send an invasion fleet," she admitted.

"I must admit," Ema said as the two Vipers observed Tetzu make her way down the corridor, "using the hot water to hide the hole in the wall was a clever tactic," she then glanced over to where the two stewards were standing, "would either of you have thought of that?" she asked. Both stewards shook their heads.

"There was another male in my group who managed to modify a pistol to fire HE rounds," Uszu said while stepping forward.

"Really?" Ema replied, and Uszu nodded, "Huh, what did his instructors say afterwards?" she inquired.

"He got told off for destroying a pistol," Uszu replied, "however, he managed to drop the pistol before it took his hand with it." Theka's steward then bowed his head and stepped backwards.

"What did you do in your combat training?" Ema asked Theka as she turned to look at her.

"I don't recall," she replied, "it was so long ago." Theka then looked back at the projection in front of them.

*****

Thissa and Milsi sat next to each other as they watched John run towards a nearby ladder. The two Vipers were sharing a viewing booth with several of the station's crew. They had all cheered when John had fired the HE round at the Arena Trainer. Milsi had learned from one of them that Tetzu was a pretty hard taskmaster when it came to combat training. Milsi's body ached from her earlier stint inside the Combat Arena.

"Pass the bowl," Thissa said as she watched John climb the ladder. Milsi picked up the large bowl that was sitting next to her and handed it over.

"He's doing pretty well," she said, and Thissa nodded.

"I'm impressed," she replied, "I doubt I would have done the same as him with that hot water," Thissa admitted.

"What's he doing?" Milsi asked.

The projection in front of them was following John as he reached the top of the ladder. He crouched low and peered down. At ground level, he could see that Tetzu was scanning the floor with her shoulder-mounted scanner. When she reached the ladder, John moved away from the edge and jogged over to a nearby doorway, disappearing into the darkness of the room.

"She's got him now," came a voice from behind Milsi and Thissa.

"I'm not so sure," Thissa said as the camera followed Tetzu.

Instead of climbing the ladder, Tetzu ignited her Jump Pack and flew up to where the ladder ended. Using her landing thrusters to ease herself down, she aimed her rifle and scanned the area. When Tetzu stepped forward, those watching from the viewing booths saw a red dot appear on the back of the Trainer's head. Shortly afterwards, a shot rang out and Tetzu dived out of the way. The round embedded itself into the floor before exploding into arcs of electricity.

The feed from inside Tetzu's helmet showed that the shoulder-mounted scanner was triangulating the location of the shot. Once it gave her the location, Tetzu dashed behind a nearby wall and then, with practised precision, aimed her rifle up into the air and fired. The taser round flew towards a raised platform that was near the ceiling of the Combat Arena. It impacted against the wall and then exploded shortly afterwards. A nearby neon sign flickered as the arcs of electricity played over its surface.

"Huh," Thissa said as she watched Tetzu step out from behind the wall. "She missed," everyone watched as the Trainer stared up at the neon sign.

"Why is that strange?" Milsi asked.

"She's the best shot on the station," Thissa replied, "once her suit triangulated the direction John fired from, he should have been hit by the taser round," she explained.

"Surely he would have moved before Tetzu could return fire?" Milsi queried.

"Normally yes," Thissa replied, "but he wasn't firing long-distance, and it was only a matter of seconds from when he fired to Tetzu's shot." The sound of a second shot filled the viewing booth, and everyone looked up.

A taser round had hit Tetzu. While her Armoured Nanosuit attempted to dissipate the electrical charges, Tetzu tried to get herself behind cover. She had only managed a few steps before she was hit again. The second taser round deactivated her Nanosuit, and the Nanos fell to the floor. A siren went off inside the Combat Arena as the combat exercise ended.

*****

Tetzu flattened her hood against her neck and pulled her collar off. She examined it and saw that the power had been fully drained. Placing it down on a nearby raised flowerbed, she looked up and tried to figure out where John had fired the second and third shots. Tetzu heard cheering coming from the viewing booths scattered around the exterior wall of the Combat Arena.

"Where are you, John?" she called out.

"Over here," he replied. Tetzu spun around and looked up.

She watched as a kind of electrical discharge appeared, revealing John. He was hanging in the air by his left wrist. The grappling hook had been fired at the ceiling of the Combat Arena. In John's right arm was his rifle, and Tetzu noticed a mechanical arm was steadying the front of it.

"Come down here and tell me what the hell you did," she ordered.

Tetzu watched as John activated his landing thrusters and Jump Pack, deactivated the grappling hook and reeled it in as he descended to where she stood. When he landed, she watched as the mechanical arm let go of his rifle and folded itself back and under his coat.

"Your scales look lovely," John said, and Tetzu folded her arms.

"Do not change the subject," she said, "I want you to tell me how you changed places so quickly and how you were invisible?" Tetzu demanded.

"The first shot was a distraction," John replied, "in the few seconds between firing and your scanner figuring out where I was standing, I jumped off the platform and fired the grappling hook." Tetzu watched as he explained with hand gestures. "Once I was at a comfortable height, I activated the steady arm and took the two shots that deactivated your collar," John said. Tetzu ran the explanation through her mind and grudgingly accepted that it was a viable strategy.

"How were you invisible?" she asked.

"This?" John queried and pressed a button on his right wrist.

The same electrical distortion appeared, and Tetzu watched as John disappeared. However, upon closer inspection, Tetzu noticed a distortion in front of her. Moving her head left to right, she watched as light bent and wobbled where John was standing. The electrical distortion reappeared as John pressed the button again.

"Yes, I have never seen anything like that," Tetzu replied.

"When I was making the adjustments to the Nanosuit, I was also researching what the Nanos could do," John said, "I saw a section on light bending and remembering an old science fiction film, figured I'd see if it would work," he then looked up and smiled at Tetzu.

"You owe me for this defeat," she said, returning the smile.

"I'm sure I can think of something," John replied, "how come the standard Armoured Nanosuit doesn't come with much versatility?" he asked as Tetzu picked up her collar and walked over to a nearby screen.

"The version I have is the standard model," she replied, "only specialised units make any extensive changes," Tetzu pulled out a cable from the screen and plugged it into her collar, "to be honest I am not an expert on what they can do, I merely train Vipers for standard combat duties," a few seconds later she removed the cable and walked back to where John was standing. She placed it on the floor and activated the collar. The scattered Nanos glowed blue as they headed towards Tetzu. Once they had all returned to the collar's reservoir, she placed it around her neck and activated it.

"Did I break any rules?" John asked as the Nanos formed around Tetzu's body.

"No," she replied while shaking her head, "I, however, failed to read what changes you made," Tetzu admitted. "To be honest, I was more worried about you breaking any laws." Tetzu headed towards the ladder and started to climb down it. "I should have looked closely at what you had done, that way, your stealthiness would not have been such a surprise," she looked up as she stepped down the ladder and watched John. "I hope you were not planning on doing much after this?" she asked.

"Oh, I'm sure I can spare a few hours," John replied with a smile.

*****

Xepter grunted as he came inside Gele. A few more thrusts, and she yelped when he knotted her. Falling forwards, Xepter's immense weight pushed Gele face-first into the soft pillows and furs of the Mating Den. He heard her moan as his cock continued to pump his hot cum inside of her cookie.

"Hold me and turn over," Gele ordered, her voice muffled by the pillows.

Xepter wrapped his big arms around Gele's torso and rolled himself over, pulling her with him. He moaned as the movement pulled on his cock. As he lay on his back, legs stretched out and with his cock stuck inside of Gele, Xepter attempted to make himself more comfortable. Gele moaned again as the movements rubbed her now sensitive insides. Eventually, he relaxed and pulled her closer.

"Have you finished?" Gele asked, "I can still feel your cock bulging inside of me," she said.

"You wanted this," Xepter replied, and he felt Gele run her claws down his right thigh.

"Don't make me cut you," she warned, "I thought you would be different, but you seem to be just like the other males, too rough," Gele complained.

"You weren't complaining earlier," Xepter replied. The two Lupine had spent the last few hours fucking inside the Mating Den. Only a young male would make the mistake of knotting a female on the first orgasm. Xepter had learned how to pace himself and so would only knot one when he knew that the end was close.

"That was then, now I'm just annoyed," Gele said, "I think I know why the Ambassador enjoyed that Terran," Xepter growled and then tried to pull himself out of Gele. "Hey, that hurts!" she complained.

"Don't mention that Terran," Xepter warned, and Gele laughed. All the times he had fucked a female, Xepter had never been inside one when they laughed. The sensation was strangely enjoyable.

"I see Beor was not the only packmate to be jealous of him," Gele said as she tried to make herself comfortable. She had enjoyed lying with Xepter, but now wished his knot was not keeping her stuck to him.

"You were not there," he replied, "you did not hear the things she said," Xepter pointed out.

"Hmm, let me guess.." Gele said while pretending to think, "Two words, one starts with a B and the second an M?" she asked and then laughed again as Xepter growled. "Wow, that Terran must have been really good to get her to say that," Gele yelped as Xepter tried again to pull his cock out of her. "Stop that!" she complained.

*****

Drifting through the outer edges of the Arroganza system, a Cerastes-class patrol vessel slowly made its way towards the system's primary sensor satellite.

"Comms, connect to the satellite and download its logs," the ship's captain ordered.

"Right away, Captain," the Comms officer replied. Tapping away at her screen, the Viper sent an access code to the satellite, and once it accepted the data link, she started the download.

The Captain of the patrol vessel looked over the orders she had received from Commander Zesta. While she shared the Commander's dislike for the Lupine Empire, the Captain did not share Zesta's paranoia. "Besides," the Captain thought, "the Lupine ships were here under an invitation from a Matriarch." The entire patrol fleet, based at Border Station Five, had been ordered to scour the system for any Lupine vessels, sabotage or traps. So far, they had found nothing, but Commander Zesta had insisted they keep looking.

"Captain," the Comms officer called out, "the ship has finished analysing the data from the satellite, nothing appears to be out of the ordinary," she reported.

"Send a coded message to the station, inform Commander Zesta of our findings," the Captain ordered.

"At once, Captain," came the reply.

*****

Orbiting the station, Lieutenant Ena watched the positions of the Matriarchy and Empire ships on the Tactical Display Table. She had elected to stay aboard the Pride of the Matriarchy while Captain Ema and the Matriarch were on the station. Comms Officer Akhi and Tactical Officer Suhli had joined her at the TDT, and they were currently running a series of combat scenarios.

"I've told you three times already that tactic won't work," Suhli complained.

"I still think it's a viable strategy," Akhi pointed out.

Looking at the TDT, Ena drew on her experience of space combat to evaluate the attack plan Akhi had proposed. Akhi had taken on the role of the Lupine Empire and was trying to convince Suhli that they needed to spread their ships out more. Border Station Five was orbiting the very large and only habitable planet in the Arroganza system. This meant that the station and any ships near it were blind to anyone approaching from behind the planet. To compensate for this, a series of relay satellites had been deployed, allowing you to see what was behind the planet. Akhi's attack plan called for Lupine vessels to sabotage the relay, making the Matriarchy forces blind to any approaching Lupine ships.

"In the two thousand years since we encountered the Empire, they have never been able to hack our technology," Suhli said, "what makes you think they're able to do it now?" she asked.

"Nothing," Akhi replied, "I just think we should have a ship or two stationed at the planet's northern pole. It'll prevent any potential risk," she then looked over to where Ena was standing. "What do you think?" she asked.

"When the station's patrol ships return, I'll suggest to Commander Zesta that we send a few of her ships to the northern pole," Ena replied.

*****

"Harder!" Tetzu called out, "fuck me harder!" she cried as John took hold of her wide hips and rammed his cock inside of her. She moaned and then bit into one of the pillows her head was resting on as John increased his speed. Tetzu heared her pussy squelch as John's long and thick cock was rammed inside of her. The claws on both of her hands tore through the pillow as her whole body tensed up as she came.

After their Combat Training and debriefing, Tetzu showed John the makeshift nest she had made since their last encounter. She had spent some time making it as comfortable as possible and was now enjoying the result of her efforts.

Tetzu moaned loudly as her orgasm took hold of her. She had cummed on a forward thrust from John, this meant that it squirted out of her pussy in a not too dissimilar way to someone putting their thumb on the end of a hose. Tetzu felt it land on her back and hit the base of her tail. Shortly after her orgasm had started, she felt John's cock bulge inside of her and heard him moan as he came as well. She gasped as his hot cum flooded inside of her.

"So hot!" she cried.

Having spent some time watching the footage of John fucking some of the Vipers aboard the Pride of the Matriarchy, Tetzu realised that it didn't do the real thing justice. Her whole body seemed to react to John's hot cum as it splashed against the walls of her warm and welcoming pussy. Tetzu moaned again as the cum kept pouring inside of her. She possessively wrapped her tail around John's torso and stopped him from pulling out. Tetzu laughed when John started to tickle the sensitive underside of her large tail.

"Stop that," she said.

"Let me pull out then," John replied.

Tetzu kept him inside of her for a while longer and then relaxed her tail, allowing John to slowly pull his cock out of her. They both groaned in unison as their sensitive parts rubbed against each other. Once his cock was out of her, Tetzu rolled onto her back and felt his cum leak out. A mix of pearly white and viscous fluid fell out of her pussy and onto the pillows below.

"Damn John," Tetzu said as she tried to catch her breath, "why did we not do this last time?" she asked. She looked up at John and saw that he, too, was out of breath. Tetzu smiled when she looked at his glistening cock.

"My guards interrupted us," he replied, "give me a few minutes, and we can go again," John said as he sat down on a nearby pillow.

"If only you were taller," Tetzu said, "you could suck on my nipples while you fucked me," she then adjusted herself so that her tail was lying flat on the nest in front of her, with her legs straight either side.

"Or you were smaller," John replied. He reached for a nearby towel and wiped the sweat from his forehead. When he went to wipe the mess from his cock, Tetzu stopped him with her left foot.

"Stop," she said, "when you are ready I will suck it clean for you," Tetzu smiled at John when he made eye contact with her. He returned the smile and then shuffled towards her on his knees.

"Mind if I sit down?" John asked, "I don't like kneeling for long periods," he then adjusted himself when Tetzu nodded.

She sat up and turned to face John as he sat down on the makeshift nest. Tetzu leaned forward and deepthroated his cock. He groaned as she kissed his groin and wrapped her tongue around his balls.

"Fuck Tetzu," John said as she pulled his cock out of her mouth, "keep that up and I'll cum again," he then moaned as Tetzu deepthroated him again. A few minutes later, after a very fast blowjob, Tetzu's mouth was filled with the warm and sweet taste of John's cum.

*****

**Nine Hours Later**

Beor woke to the sound of Graxi's snoring. His fellow packmate was sleeping off the last few hours of sex, and the older male was currently facing the other direction. Beor went to move but winced as the pain from the cuts to his torso and the soreness of his butt hit him. After he had lost to Xepter's challenge, Beor had been carried away to one of the Mating Dens by Graxi. It was common practice amongst Lupine packs for a defeated member to serve a higher-ranked packmate. The fact that said higher-ranked packmate was male did not bother Beor.

Sex between males was just as common as it was between females. It created bonds of friendship and allowed each pack member to relax and relieve stress. The only real difference was that male Lupines were often a lot rougher than females. Cuts and bites were common during sex. Beor just wished Graxi had been gentler with the anal sex. However, he was thankful that a quick visit to the ship's Medical would alleviate most of his discomfort. Adjusting himself again, Beor groaned as the hairs on his butt pulled. Graxi's cum had dried, sticking the younger male to one of the pillows. With a quick swipe of a claw, he cut the hairs, and the pain went away.

Sitting up, Beor shuffled away from Graxi and used the light from a nearby group of candles to examine the cuts to his torso. Most of them were not deep, and Beor noticed that they had already begun to heal. Scar tissue had appeared on several of them. However, he spotted one near a rib that had not yet fully healed. Beor tried to remember when it had occurred and guessed that it must have been the first time Graxi had pushed his cock inside. The older male had gripped his torso tightly as he went inside Beor. Once it was in, Beor involuntarily clenched when Graxi tried to pull out. The older male had growled at him as well, tightening his grip.

Satisfied that he wasn't bleeding, Beor gingerly stood up and half walked, half stumbled his way over to the door. The door clanked and then creaked as he pushed the heavy door open. Beor heard Graxi stir, looked behind and down at the older male.

"Sorry," Graxi said as he rolled onto his back and looked up at him.

"Next time, try not to be so rough," Beor suggested as he stepped through the open door.

*****

John picked up his newly printed spoon and used it to scoop up a large amount of glowing pink paste, happily putting it into his mouth. It felt good to finally have something to help him eat his food, instead of relying on his fingers. John had grown tired of having to dry his fingers off after each meal. After spending several hours with Tetzu, John had inquired if it would be possible to have a spoon made. Initially, Tetzu didn't know what he had meant, but after explaining what a spoon was, John was told that one of the station's printers could easily be programmed to make one. When he left the Combat Arena, John used his pad to direct himself to where he needed to go.

The spoon had been delivered to his suite the next day, and John was now sitting inside one of the station's canteens, with his two guards sitting on either side of him, enjoying a fine meal of glowing paste. A few of the Vipers near where he was sitting were watching him eat. John wasn't sure if it was the spoon or the fact that there was a male in the canteen.

"Mind if we join you?" came a familiar voice, and John looked up. Thissa and Milsi were standing nearby.

"Sure," John replied and smiled at them. "It feels like days since I last saw you both," he said. The two Vipers sat on the bench opposite him and returned his smile.

"We watched your training yesterday," Milsi said, "both Thissa and I were surprised by how well you have adapted to our technology," she then stared at John as he scooped some more pink paste.

"What is that?" Milsi asked as she placed her tray down. She had two large bowls, one filled with black paste and the other with white.

"This?" John asked, waving the spoon about, and Milsi nodded. "It's a spoon. Terrans use utensils for eating, it makes life a lot easier when it comes to food," he then put the spoon in his mouth.

"We did not know what it was either," Etsala said as she used her tongue to lick some paste from a small bowl. She had six bowls in front of her on the table.

"John told us all about it when we got out of bed," Nisku said and looked down at John, "I did offer to lick his hands clean," she scooped some of the paste from one of her bowls and suggestively licked it off her hand, "but he said no." John recoiled slightly and then looked over to where Milsi and Thissa were sitting. Milsi looked annoyed while Thissa looked aroused.

"So, what are you two up to?" John asked while trying to ignore Nisku as she noisily licked some more paste from her hand.

"Oh, we will be heading back to the Cruiser," Thissa replied, still entranced by what Nisku was doing.

"Really?" John asked, and Milsi nodded.

"The Lupine Ambassador will be leaving shortly," Etsala chimed in, "I think it is due to the three Matriarchs returning early," she said, and then John watched her as she used her neon pink tongue to scoop up some of her glowing pink paste.

"Huh, so soon?" John said and then recoiled as all four Vipers looked at him, "What?" he asked.

"Probably best not to talk about other women you have fucked, especially a Lupine," came a familiar voice from behind. John jumped and turned to look up at the speaker. Security Chief Yutsi was standing nearby.

"You have a habit of doing that," John complained.

"I do try," Yutsi said with a smile. "Now, Ladies," she said while looking at the four Vipers sitting around John's table, "you received your orders this morning. I know John is a pleasant distraction, but do not forget your duties," all four Vipers nodded in unison. Yutsi looked down at John and smiled, "You will be with me for the rest of the day," she then walked off towards the queue of Vipers next to the food stations.

*****

Standing beside Ema and Theka, with Yutsi just behind him, John watched as Zorna walked down the ramp of her ship. He was glad to see that neither of her bodyguards was present. Stopping in front of Theka, Zorna smiled at her and stepped forward, arms wide. Theka accepted the hug and picked her up.

"Sad to see you go, Zorna," Theka said and then placed the Ambassador back on the ground.

"I am needed back home," Zorna replied as she looked up at Theka.

"Give my love to your Empress," she said, and the Ambassador laughed.

"I am not sure she will appreciate it," Zorna replied with a chuckle, "but I will let her know that The Matriarchy officially wishes her and her litter good health," she then looked over to Ema. "Feel free to order your fleet to escort me to the edge of the system," Zorna said.

"I will let Lieutenant Ena know," Ema said with a smile.

Zorna turned to her left and walked over to where John was standing. "So," she said, "have you thought about my offer?" Zorna asked as she looked down at John.

"I have," he replied while looking up at her, "I've decided to stay. There's a lot I need to learn, and I think I'm in the right place," John then yelped as Zorna picked him up. She held him close, sniffed his hair and gave him a long kiss. There were a few gasps from the assembled Vipers, who stood to attention behind where John was standing. A few minutes later, Zorna placed him back on the ground and stepped back. She laughed at the dazed look on John's face.

"Zorna! You are just as bad as one of us," Theka said as she placed her hands on her hips.

"Think of it as a going-away present," Zorna said with a smile and a wink. Turning around, she walked up the ramp and then spun around once she got to the top. Zorna waved as the ramp was slowly retracted. Stepping back, everyone watched as her ship ignited its landing thrusters and lifted off.

"What did she offer you?" Theka asked as the Lupine ship headed for the blue shield of the docking bay.

"Full access to Empire space," John replied.

*****

**Six Hours Later**

At the edge of the Arroganza system, a shining star was born as the Vortex opened. A large fleet of Matriarchy ships re-entered normal space, their combined Vortex shields deactivating. A large bow wave of Vortex energy travelled through the system, and nearby monitoring satellites, detecting the wave, powered down to protect their delicate systems. The nearest patrol vessels turned into the bow wave and temporarily activated their Vortex shields. Once it had passed, their sensors identified the large fleet as friendly, and so they resumed their patrol.

Aboard the Bothrops class Battleship - Zhukia's Wrath, Matriarch Eztuh, Szaki, and Ossih watched from their trio of command chairs as the large fleet of ships formed into an arrowhead formation. Admiral Sshuizshallius, sitting in her command chair, gave the order for the fleet to make its way towards Border Station Five.

"Admiral," Eztuh called out, "contact the station and order the Commander to send all logs to the fleet," she ordered.

"At once, Matriarch," Sshuizshallius replied. The Admiral got up from her command chair, bowed at the three Matriarchs and walked over to where the battleship's Comms Officer was standing.

"Of all the things I hate in the universe," Szaki said, "the Ericius has got to be in the top ten," she then waved her hand, and her steward stepped forward. He was holding a small tray of drinks.

"I agree," Ossih replied, "they are worse than the bloody Lupine," she said and copied Szaki. The male Viper, who was her steward, stepped forward, and Ossih picked up one of the small bowls sitting on the tray.

"The station's logs are coming in now," Sshuizshallius called out.

"Thank you, Admiral," Ossih said as she used her bright yellow tongue to scoop up some paste.

"Huh, there's a message from Matriarch Theka," Szaki said as she placed her drink back onto the tray.

"What does it say?" Eztuh queried.

"She invited the Lupine Ambassador to visit the station," Szaki replied and then laughed. "It seems the Terran her fleet picked up is quite skilled in the nest," Szaki said as she continued to read the message.

"Oh my," Ossih said as she began watching some footage of John, "I can see why he's so popular." The bridge of Zhukia's Wrath was suddenly filled with the sound of a Viper moaning.

"So," Szaki said as she looked at the other two Matriarchs, "who gets to fuck him first?" she asked.