A Life Lesson Learned(?)

You turn around and walk back to the girls.

"This fight is done," you say.

"No it's not!" he yells. "I haven't given up, and you haven't knocked me out!"

Val-Yor lunges at you.

*CRACK* You use your Blue Explosion technique to fire your elbow into Val-Yor's gut.

*WOOSH* You use Blue Explosion to fire your foot into the air, and you spin around.

*WHAM* Your shin slams into the back of Val-Yor's neck. He falls to the floor in a heap.

"There. You're knocked out." You continue your walk back to the girls.

The six of you enter Onyx's ship, and take off, leaving Val-Yor on Sweetzor. Luckily for him his ship is still there.

While Flashfire takes a second shower to scrub the racist perv germs off her leg, you sit with Foxy and Blackfire on the ship's crescent table.

"I can't believe a hero like Val-Yor was a racist..." Foxy says, her ears drooping.

"I can't believe a hero like Val-Yor was a pervert!" Nuh says from the co-pilot chair.

"I can't believe we let him touch our faces!" Onyx says from the pilot's chair.

"Well, that's how it is," you say. "'Great' people can have huge flaws that, once you find out about them, make them far less great."

You stand outside the door of the bathroom.

"Flashfire," you call. "You okay in there?"

"Yes," she calls back. "Can't believe I was losing to a guy like Val-Yor."

"Don't worry," you say. "You'll get stronger after your Changing, when you get your lazer eyes. You haven't gone through that, have you?" (NOTE: The "Changing" is the Tamaranian equivalent of puberty, where the end result is always an increase in strength and the addition of lazer eyes)

"Not yet," she replies. "Is it going to be bad?"

"That'll depend on what happens. I had blue fur grow all over my body, and I looked like an animal for about a week or more."

"And I was COMPLETELY purple for about the same time," Blackfire calls loudly.

"I bet you looked liked I would if I had a mouth!" Nuh jokes. Everyone shares a laugh, then you yawn.

"I'm going to bed," you say. "Blackfire? Care to join me?"

"But of course!"

Blackfire gets up and follows after.

"No doing any of 'that'!" Flashfire calls out.

"We won't," you falsely promise.

"Really?" Blackfire whispers.

"No," you whisper back. "But we won't do anything that will make noise."

Being a Big Brother ROCKS

"That is it!" you roar.

*WHOOSH* You fly at Val-Yor and knock him off from on top of Flashfire. He rolls, and the other girls protest.

"Saffire!" Foxy whines. "This was supposed to be one-on-one!"

"Yeah," Nuh speaks. "You can't interfer!"

Onyx goes to check on Val-Yor.

"Are you ok?" she asks.

"Yes," Val-Yor answers. "Thank you." Val-Yor stands up and looks at you. "Why did you do that? Like the girls said, this was a one-on-one fight."

"Yeah, well now you're fighting ME one-on-one! It's clear you are more than a match for a young Tamaranian girl, but let's see if you can take on a young man like me, OLD man!"

The girls let out an "Oooo...!"

"I am NOT that old!" Val-Yor insists.

"Well, what is your age?"

"I'm..." Val-Yor hesistates. "I'm thirty... four. I'm 34!"

"Gross, you're a racist AND a pervert?!" the girls yell.

"EW EW EW EW EW!!" Flashfire says, running to Blackfire. "He touched my leg..."

"Don't worry, we'll use LOTS of soap," Blackfire whispers.

With Flashfire out of your way, you and Val-Yor are now fighting one-on-one.

*ZING ZING* You shoot starbolts at Val-Yor.

He jumps aside, and *BOOM BOOM* the explode behind him.

*WHOOSH* You fly at him at full speed.

Val-Yor prepares to meet you with a powerful right hand.

*POOM* You completely stop right in front of him. You can see the utter surprise writtin all over his face.

*ZAP ZAP* You lazer beam his neck and chest with your eyes.

"ACK!" he says, stumbling back.

You decide to do something special for Val-Yor. You walk up to him, and stand there waiting for him to catch his breath.

"Why you--!" he growls.

*BAM* You fire your knee into him from your standing position.

*CRACK* You slam an elbow into his head while your knee is still holding him up.

Val-Yor stumbles and falls to the ground.

"Like that?" you ask. "Along with being the only blue-haired, blue-eyed, blue-energy Tamaranian ever, I am also the only Tamaranian I know that can isolate my flight ability into just one part of my body. Thanks to that, I have all but perfected a fighting style based off that ability. I like to refer to it as Blue Explosion. I don't usually use it because it takes SO much focus, but I decided to bring it out just for you."

Val-Yor's true nature

Flashfire rolls to the side, and Val-yor's elbow misses its mark, hitting the dirt.

*ZING ZING* Flashfire shoots starbolts at Val-Yor while he's on the ground.

*BOOM BOOM* They explode on his chest.

There is smoke, but no noise from Val-Yor.

Val-Yor's hand lunges out of the smoke and grabs Flashfire's ankle.

*WOO SLAM* Val-Yor yanks her leg and slams her on the ground on the other side of him.

Val-Yor jumps on her back and presses her down. He then grabs her around her waist with his arms and squeezes in a reverse-bearhug.

"That's the one thing I do like about you Troqs: your shapely physiques!" He squeezes his arms and presses himself down on your sister harder.

You grit your teeth, wanting to hit him, but this is a one-on-one fight. You wait to see what your sister does.

*WHOOSH* Flashfire flies up, carrying Val-Yor on her back. She spins and falls, dropping back to the floor. The impact makes Val-Yor release his hold on Flashfire's waist.

*BAMF* Flashfire hits Val-Yor's chin with the back of her elbow.

Val-Yor counters by grabbing her hair and shoving her face into the dirt. Then Val-Yor picks her up by her legs and swings her around.

*WOOSH* He lets go and tosses Flashfire at on of the peppermint poles.

Flashfire curls up and spins, and her feet hit the pole.

*WHOOSH* She flies back at Val-Yor, fists out in front.

Val-Yor catches her fists, and holds her up in front of him.

*POW* He headbutts her in the chest, knocking the air out of her lungs. Then he grabs her by one leg and trips her. He turns her over, still holding the one leg, and bends her back so that her body is like a crescent. His knee digs into her lower back as he pulls on her leg.

"What a nice view!" Val-Yor gloats. He pulls back harder on her leg, and your sister groans in pain. One of Val-Yor's hand starts to slip down Flashfire's thigh.

No Longer Valiant

You sit there, still feeling like Val-Yor doesn't like you as much as he likes the non-Tamaranians.

"Wow, that's a real step up from being an intergalactic hero!" Blackfire says mockingly. You chuckle.

"Now, what's that supposed to mean?" he asks.

"Oh, nothing," she replies, "I just figured that a 'great hero' like yourself would be protecting planets from evil in epic battles on a regular basis. Stopping everyday criminals seems a little boring after stopping the Locrix army."

"Well, it's not like there are that many armies of evil out there," he says. "Although that's probably because they know I'll defeat them."

Onyx, Nuh, Foxy, and Flashfire are wowed by his confidence.

"Well, if you're so confident you can beat another powerful opponent," Blackfire says, "how about you fight one of us?"

"W-what?" Val-Yor asks, confused.

"You should fight one of us Tamaranians," she clarifies. "After all, you guessed that our people took care of the Locrix that invaded Tamaran for you. And you said the Titans were able to defeat many Locrix, yet we beat the Titans. So it is a logical idea for you to test your strength against those stronger than your helpers, to see how truly tough you are."

"Well, I, uh..." He looks at Onyx, Nuh, and Foxy. The three girls are beaming, encouraging him to accept the challenge. "Sure, I'll face on of you. I choose you!" he says, pointing to YOUR SISTER!

"Me?!" Flashfire exclaims.

Onyx and the other girls seem concerned, but you and Blackfire are calm about it.

"Don't worry," she tells Flashfire, "you'll do fine. I know it."

With this vote of confidence, Flashfire accepts, and the seven of you go outside.

Foxy acts as the referee of sorts, standing between Flashfire and Val-Yor.

"This fight will go until one opponent either quits or is knocked out! Begin!"

*WHOOSH* Flashfire flies right at Val-Yor. He simply steps to one side and lets her zip past.

Val-Yor grabs the back of Flashfire's shirt, and pulls back. Flashfire's flight forward is halted almost immediately. When Flashfire flies backward, Val-Yor flips her upside down and slams her on the ground.

Val-Yor raises his elbow, and aims for Flashfire's back. Val-Yor lets his feet move out from under him, and he drops through the air.

Val-yor's Bias

"So, Val-Yor," Blackfire says, interrupting his flirting with Onyx, "what kind of places have you been to on your adventures?"

Val-Yor seems a little annoyed, but answers.

"Well, Blackfire... I have been to several planets. Not too long ago, I was the sole fighter in a crusade against an evil species known as 'The Locrix'."

Nuh, Foxy, Onyx, and even Flashfire, gasp at that name.

"YOU took on the Locrix?!" Nuh asks in awe.

"I sure did," he says. "And I defeated THOUSANDS of them!"

All but you and Blackfire let out a "Wow..."

"Without ANY help?" Foxy asks.

"Well... I did end up going to Earth on one occasion, where I met the Teen Titans."

Your eyes widen for a moment, as do Blackfire's.

"You met the Titans?" you ask.

"Yes. And they had a Tamaranian on their team, Starfire. The Teen Titans helped me defeat the Locrix on their home planet, but I was the one who delivered the final blow with a proton detonator to their central power core."

Again, everyone but you and Blackfire say, "Wow..."

"So, Val-Yor," you speak up, "did you ever go to Tamaran? I'm sure the Locrix attacked the Tamaranians, too."

"No," he says, "I never had to." Val-Yor hesitates, choosing his words. "I suppose the Locrix were defeated by the natives."

"Well, of course," you say. "The Locrix were evil, and they were numerous, but they weren't all that tough."

"What?" Val-Yor says in disbelief. "What do you mean they weren't 'all that tough'?"

"Well, you had the Titans help you defeat them, and not too long ago, Blackfire and I took all five of them on."

"Well, I took on my sister, Starfire," Blackfire adds. "Saffire took the other four on by himself."

"That's...!" Val-Yor stops his outburst. "That's... pretty impressive, even for a Tamaranian."

"Yes, well," you say, "enough about the Locrix and the Titans, what have you been doing since then?"

"Yeah!" Nuh asks. "What did you do after such an adventure?"

"Well, Nuh," he says, "I've been helping local authorities catch all kinds of crooks, like those smugglers."

Valiant Val-Yor

You walk up to Val-Yor and hold out your hand.

"Oh, I see you have some... Tamaranian friends," he says. He slowly grabs your hand and shakes. Val-Yor does the same with Blackfire and Flashfire.

"So, who are those green guys?" you ask. Val-Yor doesn't seem to hear you.

"Yes, Mr. Val-Yor, sir," Onyx speaks up. "Who are those green, wrinkly hunch-back guys?"

"Those are smugglers," Val-Yor answers, looking Onyx in the eye. "They were taking contraband across star-system boundaries without clearance. They were namely taking across drugs and stolen weapons."

"Wow," Nuh says, marveling at Val-Yor, "you are really strong to have stopped them all by yourself!"

"Well, thank you, Nuh!" he says, patting her on the shoulder. "Of course, it wasn't hard. Those guys aren't exactly super villains."

As Onyx, Nuh, and Foxy practically hover around Val-Yor, you get a strange feeling about him.

You lean in close to Blackfire.

"Hey," you whisper, "do you feel like Val-Yor doesn't quite... like us?"

"He did seem to ignore your question," Blackfire answers.

Flashfire joins the two of you.

"And he did seem to hesitate when he addressed us," she whispers.

You decide not to confront Val-Yor on this issue yet, and instead ask him to have a meal.

"Well, perhaps," he says. "So long as it's not any of these sugary sweets. I don't want to have an acne break out or ruin my healthy physique. Although I suppose you... Tamaraneans... don't need to worry about that, do you?"

You could sware there was a sneering tone in that last sentence.

"No, we don't, since we have multiple stomachs," you answer. "It takes much more than some 'sweets' to put weight on our bodies."

"That explains why you all have fit figures," Val-Yor says. Is he eyeing Blackfire and your sister?

The seven of you enter Onyx's ship and prepare some food. Val-Yor sits with Nuh and Onyx on either side, across from you, Blackfire, and Flashfire. Foxy serves up the food, then sits between Blackfire and Nuh.

"I see you are a Shadowan," Val-Yor says to Onyx. "A very mysterious species."

Onyx blushes, making her charcoal-black cheeks look like glowing embers in a firepit.

"Well, we're not that mysterious," she replies. "It's just that we live in the dark, and usually shy away from others."

"Well, your people should show yourselves more often," Val-Yor says. "You are very beautiful." Val-Yor then strokes his hand across Onyx's cheek. She blushes again.

A Shining Hero Shows up

*CHIIII BOOM* An explosion happens outside!

*CHIIII BOOM* Another!

All of you rush outside of the ship.

*CHIIII BOOM* A third explosion happens as you see a streamline silver ship fly by, chasing after a wide, flat ship.

The silver streamline ship fires a missile.

*CHIIII* The missile's jets screech.

*BOOM* The miissle hits a wing of the flat ship, and sends it spinning into the ground.

*KOOOM SCRAAP* The flat ship crash lands and grinds to a halt. The crew of the flat ship get out. They are pretty nasty looking, with wrinkly green skin and hunched backs.

The silver ship hovers in one spot, and someone jumps out of the ship, right at the flat ship's escaped crew.

*BAM POW WHACK* The silver ship's pilot, who has a silver head and dark blue body, beats down the flat ship's crew, and ties them up.

But wait! He missed one. The uncaptured wrinkly green thing aims a laser gun at the man.

Flashfire wants to step in and help, but you hold up your hand.

"Wait," you whisper. "I think he has this."

The green wrinkly thing holds up the gun when *BAMF* the silver-headed pilot kicks him without even having to look.

Onyx, Nuh, and Foxy seem enamered with him, and you are certainly impressed.

"Hey, sir?" Foxy speaks up as the silver-headed man puts the green wrinkly men inside his ship.

He turns to look at her. He has a big, chisled chin, and a small 4-point star on his chest.

"Why, hello there, young lady," he greets in a strong, hardy voice. He then takes notice of Nuh and Onyx. "My mistake, hello there young ladies."

The girls blush and giggle, and look at his big, barrel-chested physique.

"Hi, I'm Foxy, this is Nuh, and that's Onyx," Foxy introduces them. "And you are?"

"My name," the silver-headed hero says, "is Val-Yor." Val-Yor puts out his hand, and the girls each shake it in turn.

Soapy Strangeness

After walking and talking, the three of you return to Onyx's ship. Onyx, Nuh, and Foxy are freshly washed. They must've showered in the ship while you were gone.

"I'm taking a shower," you say. "Wanna join me?" you ask Blackfire.

"Oh, I'd be honored!" she says.

The two of you head to the bathroom. You turn on the hot water, and undress. You and Blackfire enter the shower together as steam starts to fog up the mirrors.

You take the soap and scrub Blackfire's back as she scrubs yours.

"Have you adjusted to having your sister around yet?" Blackfire asks.

"Not completely," you answer. "But I'm getting better."

"That's good," Flashfire says, entering the shower.

"FLASHFIRE?!" you scream. "What're you doing?!"

"I'm taking a shower," she answers innocently. "I'm still a little sticky from the soda swim."

"But why are you in here with us?!" you demand.

"Well, I couldn't wait until you were done," she says. "You two might use up all the hot water."

"Saffire, this might not be so bad," Blackfire says.

"What do you mean 'this might not be so bad'?!"

"Think of this as a test. If you don't think of Flashfire as anything but your sister, then you're over your incest paranoia."

"Blackfire, I don't think that's how it goes!" you shout.

"Just relax," they both tell you.

"I'll take care of scrubbing your sister," Blackfire says.

"Fine," you say. "But the only one Flashfire scrubs is you. Only Blackfire scrubs me, or I scrub me. Got it, Flashfire?"

"Yes, Brother," she says as she works up a lather of soap.

You scrub Blackfire's stomach, and you don't look where Blackfire scrubs Flashfire, sparing yourself a glimpse of your sister's body. Out of the corner of your eye, you can at least tell that it isn't anywhere you should be looking, anyway.

You stand very close to Blackfire, and kiss her on her neck as you scrub under her grebnaks.

"Hey!" Flashfire says. "No kissing in front of me!"

You grumble, but agree to the deal. Without kissing her, you wash all parts of Blackfire's body, and you assume Blackfire helped Flashfire scrub everywhere.

You three exit the shower, your eyes locked dead-ahead of you. The three of you towel yourselves dry and get dressed in the bathroom. Now you can feel comfortable again.

The three of you exit the bathroom, and see the other girls relaxing, nibbling on candy that they had brought in with them.

Chocolate Coated Weirdness

You lead Flashfire and Blackfire to the field of giant chocolate chips. The one you and Blackfire had partially eaten was still there, a big piece missing on one side.

Flashfire breaks a big chunk off, and munches away.

"Mmm~! Delicious!" Flashfire turns to Blackfire and holds out the chunk. "Want some?"

"No," Blackfire responds politely. "I had more than enough the last time your brother and I were here."

By now, Flashfire has made a mess of her face. She's more like Blackfire than she is like you. Flashfire continues to have more chocolate, making her face even messier. Only once it gets on her clothes does she stop.

"Awwrgh," she says. She looks at her messy hands, and realizes she can't do anything about the bit on her shirt without making it messier.

"Saffire, can you help me. I need someone with clean hands to take this bit of chocolate off my shirt."

"Uhh..."

You notice that the bit of chocolate is on one of her grebnaks.

"I think Blackfire should help you instead of me."

Blackfire shrugs and walks over to Flashfire. As easily as blinking, Blackfire plucks the bit of chocolate off of Flashfire's shirt and eats it.

"While I'm at it," Blackfire says. "I might as well help clean up your hands and cheeks."

Blackfire takes Flashfire's hands by the wrists, and licks the chocolate off her fingers, then off the palms.

"Blackfire, you're like a puppy!" Flashfire giggles.

"Arf!" Blackfire yelps in a little voice, giggling along with Flashfire. Blackfire then licks up the chocolate on Flashfire's cheeks.

You resist considering Blackfire licking your sister as anything but awkward.

Indecisive CE

A

You fly up to the same branch as Flashfire, and sit down. You pluck a smaller jawbreaker and pop it into your mouth. The two of you watch and listen as the two birds hoot and bellow their song.

"KAKAKAKOO!"

"HAHAKAHOO!"

"Brother," Flashfire says. "What were you and Blackfire talking about earlier?"

B

You stay there on the ground, watching and listening as the two birds hoot and bellow their song.

"KAKAKAKOO!"

"HAHAKAHOO!"

"Brother," Flashfire calls. "What were you and Blackfire talking about earlier?"

SPLICED SECTION

"We were... talking about..." You stall as you try to create a lie.

"You were talking about me, weren't you?" Flashfire says.

"Yes," you admit. "But it wasn't bad, I promise."

"So it was good?"

"N... not really," you say. "Well, see, Flashfire, I'm not used to having a little sister yet, certainly not one so close to my age as you are, so..."

"You're having trouble not being attracted to me?"

"No!" you blurt out. "Well, maybe... it's just that the things you are doing, and the way you're doing them... are very 'mature', so..."

"Oh, I get it," Flashfire says. "The fact that I am a cute girl doing them is superceding the 'I'm your sister' stuff, right?"

"I guess." You feel really awkward. Really, really awkward.

"Don't worry," she says. "I'm sure it'll switch, and the 'she's my sister' impulse will override the 'cute girl doing suggestive things' impulse soon."

"Y'know, that is basically what Blackfire said."

"That's because we're both smart," she says.

Gummy Tree

She stops, catching her breath and licking off the peppermint on her lips. She looks at you with an innocent smile as Blackfire kneels beside her.

"Oh, Flashfire, you are so messy!" Blackfire says. "Here, let me get that for you." Blackfire then kisses Flashfire's chin and neck, sucking up the peppermint that Flashfire couldn't get herself.

"Blackfire..." Flashfire says, blushing. "What are you doing?"

"I'm cleaning you the way Saffire cleans me off," Blackfire says casually.

"Oh. Well then Saffire should be the one to clean me off," Flashfire says. "He is my brother."

"I don't think that's a good idea," Blackfire tells her.

"Why?"

"Trust me, it just isn't."

Blackfire and Flashfire get up, and the three of you find that Foxy and Onyx have worn down their pole to a short stub. Onyx has her whole mouth wrapped around the top of the short peppermint pole and is sucking on it hard, her eyes closed and hands wrapped around the base.

You resist gawking at the suggestive sight, and lead Flashfire and Blackfire away.

The three of you fly to the gummy leaf tree and see the Gray Bird and Rainbow Bird sitting on a branch together.

"KAKOO KAKAKOO!"

"HAHOO HAKAHOO!"

The birds are singing with their deep, bellowing voices.

"Wow..." Flashfire is in awe of the two birds, and the sparkling candy tree in which they live.
Flashfire flies up to look at them more closely.

"Hello, birds!" she greets.

"KAKAKOO!" Rainbow bird greets.

"HAKAHOO!" Gray bird greets.

Flashfire giggles, and flies up to another branch.

"Remember, Flashfire!" you warn. "Only eat the jawbreakers!"

"I know, I know!" she says as she plucks one off the branch. "Whoa... It's so big!" she says. "I don't know if I could fit it all in my mouth." You do your best to ignore the double meaning of what your younger sister said.

Flashfire manages to fit the fist-sized jawbreaker in her mouth and into her cheek.

Awkward

You peel your eyes away and focus on Blackfire. She's still licking your shoulders and neck, and you lick her neck back.

After much licking, the four of you put your regular clothes back on and join Onyx and Foxy. They have practically licked away one peppermint pole, and their lips are smeared with red and white liquid peppermint.

"Hey, everyone!" Foxy greets. Her breath is so minty, you can smell it three feet away. "You should try these peppermint poles! They're scrumcious!"

Blackfire and Flashfire lead you to a complete pole, stand on either side, and start licking.

Blackfire is licking the pole while looking at you :o

She slides her tongue up the red-and-white striped staff as she holds on to the bottom. As with Onyx and Foxy, the peppermint dissolves and gets all over her lips.

You hear a slurping noise, and look at Flashfire. She's licking and sucking on it while her eyes are closed and making yummy sounds like "Mmm~!" You start to panic again.

You keep quiet and just watch Blackfire. She does more sliding and licking, making more and more of a mess of her mouth, and now the red-and-white liquid peppermint starts running down her chin.

Blackfire stops a bit, swallowing what peppermint juice actually ended up in her mouth. Then she smiles at you.

"What's wrong, Saffire?" she asks. "Are you ok?"

The shlurping and sucking stop, and your sister licks her lips, swallowing the peppermint.

"Yes, Brother," she says. "Why are you just standing there?"

"I didn't really feel like having any," you say, partially lying.

Blackfire gets up and pulls you aside.

"I was talking about why you wouldn't stand near your sister," Blackfire whispers. "Or look at her while she was licking the pole."

"Because she was licking the pole!" you whisper back. "Did you not notice how she was licking it?"

Blackfire looks at you like you're babbling.

"It was too... sexy!" you hiss. "My sister shouldn't be sexy!"

"Oh, Saffire, don't worry!" she says, patting your shoulder. "It's just taking you a while to adjust to the idea that you have a sister. Right now, part of your brain is still thinking of her as another cute girl. It'll stop, I'm sure of it."

"Are you sure?" you ask.

"I'm positive."

You relax, and the two of you return to the peppermint pole to see Flashfire licking it passionately, one hand holding the base and the other behind the point she is licking and sucking on. Red-and-white liquid has gotten all over her mouth, chin, and even her neck.

Return to Sweetzor

"Let's go to Sweetzor," you suggest. "We can't go back to Sandalia, since authorities are watching out for this ship."

Onyx sets the course, and the ship's auto-pilot flies in that direction.

"Isn't Sweetzor that planet with all the candy and cakes?!" Flashfire squeals.

"Yep," you tell her. "And those two big birds that go 'KAKAKOO' and 'HAKAHOO', too!"

"And the numbing gummy leaves," Blackfire reminds you. "We have to remember not to eat those."

"Of course."

It only takes an hour or so to arrive at Sweetzor. Once the ship lands, the girls rush outside while you calmly walk behind them.

Foxy and Onyx find peppermint poles, and lick them up and down while Nuh and Blackfire change into swimsuits and swim in a soda river. Flashfire isn't sure which to choose, so she stays with you.

"Let's join Blackfire and Nuh," you say.

You start walking over to the soda river with Flashfire when you notice she is taking off her clothes! O_o

"Flashfire, what're you doing?!" you shout.

"What?" Flashfire innocently says, wearing nothing but underwear now. "I don't want my clothing getting wet." Flashfire then starts taking her underwear off.

"NO!" you shout, determined that today does not turn incestuous. "You keep that on."

Flashfire shrugs, and jumps into teh soda river. You take off your shirt and gingerly enter the soda river, not wanting to stand too close to your scantally clad sister.

Blackfire and Flashfire crouch, and take big gulps of the soda.

"Mmm~!" Blackfire purrs. "It's cherry cola~!"

You notice Nuh isn't drinking any, then you remember it's because she doesn't have a mouth. You feel awkward now.

"Nuh, I've been wondering," you say, "how do you survive without a mouth? Don't you need to eat?"

"I absorb energy, such as heat energy and light energy, and convert it into the necessary chemicals I need to survive."

You think a moment, recalling all the things that have happened since you and Blackfire met Nuh.

"So, body heat is something you can convert into that kind of stuff?"

"Yes, such as yours and Blackfire's, when we did... that."

"What does Nuh mean by 'that'?" Flashfire asks.

"Nothing you need to concern yourself with!" you snap.

"Oh, I get it," Flashfire says. "'That' equals sex, huh?"

"Damn you're smart," you say.

"Thank you," Flashfire says back.

*SPLASH* You get soda all over your sister, and even Blackfire.
*SPLASH* They retaliate, and Nuh joins you.

The four of you splash soda at each other for some time, laughing and smiling.

You and the girls get out of the soda river, and you all start to feel all sticky thanks to the soda. Blackfire starts to lick herself, and at first it is sexy, but then you see your sister do it and you start to freak out because a part of you still feels that it is sexy. You look away and focus on Blackfire and Nuh. Blackfire licks Nuh, too, since Nuh has no tongue to lick with. Now that's sexy.

Blackfire then notices you, and walks over, leaving Nuh with some soda still on her violet skin. Blackfire starts licking the sticky soda off your shoulders, and you love how her warm tongue feels. But you start to panic when Flashfire starts to lick Nuh on the places Blackfire hadn't.

Search for Spitfire, Conclusion

You use a sharp little rock to carve into the tree, writing Spitfire's name in Tamaranian.

"Lomiand'r," you say alound when you're done.

You and the girls walk back to your home and find royal guards standing outside, along with Greasefire.

"There they are!" he yells. "Blackfire and Saffire, wanted criminals!"

The royal guards rush at you, their weapons drawn. You take Onyx and Nuh up into the air, and Blackfire carries Foxy. The five of you fly towards Onyx's ship out in the field, but the guards follow you on both the ground and in the air!

"Brother, wait!" Flashfire yells.

You see her fly behind you, the guards closing in behind her.

"I'm coming with you!"

"No!" you yell back. "You need to stay with mother and father! They already have one criminal child, I will not let you become the second!"

"But Saffire!" she yells. The guards are almost on top of her, and the swing their halberd axe-spears at her! She dodges them, and catches up to you.

"Damn it..." you grumble. "Fine, you can join us!"

The six of you rocket to Onyx's ship, and arrive with a big gap between you and the guards.

Onxy fires up the engines, and Nuh sits in the second chair, as before. The ship takes off and heads for the sky just as the guards arrive. They fire starbolts at the ship, and a few just hit the wings, but nothing breaks.

*WOOOM* The ship blasts off, and you are in space within seconds.

Flashfire excitedly hugs you and Blackfire, and even Foxy, Nuh, and Onyx, and spins in circles, laughing and smiling.

"I am so glad I get to be with you, Saffire!" she cheers. "We finally get to spend quality time with each other!"

"Yeah, real 'quality' time," you say. "For all eternity. Because we are never allowed back on our home!"

"So what?" Blackfire says. "I don't care about being unable to return home. I'm just happy to have gotten away with you!"

"Then so am I!" Flashfire declares. "As long as I'm with my brother Saffire and his fiancé, Blackfire, I'm happy!"

"So," Onyx says, "where do we go?"

Search for Spitfire, Pt. 4

You grab the bully by his metal shirt collar and lift him up.

*SLAM* You shove him into a tree
*SLAM* You shove him into another tree
*SLAM* You shove him into a THIRD tree

"Saffire!" Blackfire and Flashfire scream, the two of them rushing to you.

"NO!" you snap at them. "I am NOT stopping! He will PAY for what he did to Spitfire!"

"Trust me, I already have!" he growls. "You burned me! I have to live with the memory of a freak who went berserk over a stupid cripple!"

*BAM* You knee him in the sternum, knocking the air out of him. You keep a grip on his collar as he hacks and coughs.

"She didn't deserve to die!" you yell in his face. "She could have lived, so that she could've gotten stronger!"

"No she wouldn't have," he says. "She would've stayed fragile and weak, just as you have stayed blue! And if she had grown up, all she would end up doing is passing on her weak genetics to a new generation!" The prejudiced bully looks at Blackfire, then at you again.

"Why are you so concerned with Spitfire anyway? It seems you've moved on to the Exiled Freak Princess, Blackfire!"

*POW* You headbutt him in the nose with explosive speed, and blood starts pouring out. Then you toss him away, so that his blood doesn't get on you.

"The only freak here is you, Greasefire," Flashfire says. "Someone who hates another just for looking different, or for having a medical condition like Spitfire did, or is just a little from the 'norm'."

"Now, where. Is. Her marker?" you demand of him.

"We didn't give her one because the elders said not to! It was their decision!"
"Then show me where you did bury her!" you yell at him. "You may not have marked where, but I'm damn sure you buried her somewhere!"

"Over there!" he points to a tree off to the right. "We buried her there!"

As you and the girls walk over to the tree he designated, Greasefire flies off in fear.

The tree he pointed to is amazing. It is larger than the other trees around it, and there are far more leaves on it than the others, too.

You fall to your knees, and stare at the tree roots.

"Spitfire did like these trees," you remember. "But for them to bury her under one... it's as if she meant nothing more to them than fertilizer!" You grit your teeth, and burning tears of anger form. A hand touches your shoulder, and someone kneels beside you. It's Blackfire!

"Your father was right," she whispers. "You did find good in my bad heart..." Tears roll down her cheek. "Before I met you, I might've thought nothing of someone being treated so badly, but now..."

You kiss her, and hold her close. Flashfire walks over and also kneels with you.

"We could always make a marker for her," she says.

"Yeah," you agree. "That'd be a great idea."

Search for Spitfire, Pt. 3

"YOU!!" you roar.

*WHOOSH* You fly at him at full speed

*WHOOSH* He flies up and dodges you.

*ZING ZING* You shoot starbolts at him as you fly upside-down.

*BOOM* one hits him in the leg, but he stays up.

*ZAP ZAP* He shoots lazer eyes down at you, but you easily dodge them.

*WHOOSH* You fly up at him, fists in firing position.

*ZING ZING* He shoots bolts down at you, but you do a twist and they miss, hitting the ground.

You and him collide, and you pull him up higher, and away from the graves. Whether Spitfire really doesn't have marker or not, you don't want to have his bolts wreck the markers that are down there.

*WHOOSH* You two end up in a grove of those purple trees you told the girls about.
*CRACK RUSTLE* The two of you fly into some branches, breaking them off.
*WUMP* The two of you crash into the ground hard.

*POW POW* You punch him across the face, and on his burn-scar. The one you gave him the day Spitfire died, and you almost killed him.

"GAAHR" he growls in pain. He pushes you off with his legs, and scrambles to his feet.

*ZING BOOM* You knock him back down with a starbolt, and he rolls.

The girls make it to you, Blackfire carrying Onyx and Nuh while Flashfire is giving Foxy a piggy-back ride.

"Saffire, stop!" Blackfire shouts.

Search for Spitfire, Pt. 2

You rush ahead, pulling your sister along.

"Saffire, they want you to wait!" Flashfire tells you.

"I know," you mumble. "I know."

You start running to the cemetary, and Flashfire barely stays with you. You can hear Blackfire and the other girls behind you, but you don't slow down.

You finally arrive at the cemetary, and you slow down, allowing Flashfire to catch her breath.

"Brother!" Flashfire whispers. "Why didn't you wait?"

You look for Spitfire's name on the grave markers, but don't see it yet. You wait a bit, thinking of how to answer Flashfire's question.

"What mother and father told you... that was personal."

"What mother and father told me... you mean about you loving Spitfire?"

"Yeah... besides, Spitfire and I were kids, younger than you. How could I have really loved Spitfire? How could I have loved her the same way I love Blackfire?"
"Probably the same way I loved you even though I had yet to meet you," Flashfire says. She gives you a hug as Blackfire and the others catch up. "Even though I only met you yesterday, I have always loved you, my older brother. You loved Spitfire because she was like you: different. And I loved you the same way because I'm different too!" At that, she creates a starbolt. It isn't the same bright green as a regular Tamaranian's but an aqua color, half-green, half-blue!

"I loved you, Brother, because you were just like me! We're the same!" Flashfire then gives you another hug, and Blackfire joins in, hugging both of you.

"Wait here," you tell the girls. "I'll go find the marker."

You walk through the rows of grave markers, searching for her name. You see several names ending in fire, several starting with fire, but none of them say Spitfire.

"Where is she?" you ask aloud to no one in particular. "Why can't I find her?"

"Because she wasn't given a marker," a voice answers.

You whip around to see a Tamaranian male, about your age. He has a scar on his left cheek that looks like it was caused by a burn. The scar aside, he looks just like that bully who pushed you and Spitfire around, the one who killed her!

"I knew you'd return, Blue Boy," he says. "And I knew you'd be looking for your sickly little girlfriend's grave."

Search for Spitfire, Pt. 1

The next morning, you wake up, and hear everyone talking and eating in the den. You go out and see Blackfire, Onyx, Nuh, Foxy, and Flashfire all laughing at a story your father is telling about you as a baby.

You walk past the table and head to the door.

"Saffire," Flashfire calls. "Where are you going? Aren't you going to have something to eat first?"

"Don't worry, I'll eat when I get back. I'm just headed to the cemetary to find Spitfire's marker."

"Who's Spitfire?" Flashfire asks.

"An old friend of your brother," Blackfire explains. "She died young, and Saffire never got to see her grave."

Flashfire gets up and stands next to you.

"Then I will go to see it too!" she declares. "I want to meet Saffire's first love!"

Blackfire does a spit-take, and your eyes dart around the room.

"Who... who said Spitfire was...?"

"Mother and Father did," Flashfire answers before you finish the question. "They said you loved a girl, and it was her death that made you leave."

You take your sister by the hand and hurry out the door.

"Saffire, wait!" Blackfire calls. "We're coming to."

Blackfire and the other girls file out of your house, following you.

A Sister's Love

"So, how long was it again after I left was Flashfire born?" you ask.

"About two or three years," your father answers, "which would make her 14. She has grown up well."

"Well of course she has," you say, "she's normal."

"And what is that supposed to mean?" your mother asks.

"Well, unlike myself, Flashfire has the normal Tamaranian colors: red hair, green eyes, and I'm sure she has green bolts, too."

Your parents look at each other, and both seem to understand.

"True," your mother admits, "Flashfire does have the same colorings as all other Tamaranians. But that doesn't mean she has gotten along with the other children any better than you did."

"What?" You don't believe what she is saying.

"Son," your father speaks up, "your sister may look like the others, but she is the only one with a brother like you, someone who doesn't look like them. The same kind of children who bullied you for looking different tease her for having a brother who is different."

You think about all of this, and imagine your sister, being teased to the point of tears because she was related to someone she didn't even know.

"But, there is one thing you should know," your mother says, resting a hand on your shoulder. "Never once did she think less of you. She didn't hate you for being different, she didn't hate you for not being here with us, she didn't hate herself for being related to you. She always loved you."

Hearing those words meant so much to you. You get up and peek in on Blackfire and your sister. The two are giggling and laughing, Flashfire snug in her bed, Blackfire seated on the edge. You go past her room and head to yours.

It is just as you remember. Your bed is in the corner, with your old stuffed animal--a little monster with big teeth and a little horn--sitting on the pillow. You walk to the bed, and lie down. It is still as soft as when you were a kid, and the horned monster is still full of stuffing and beads, making him rattle as you move him.

You get up and go back to Flashfire's room. She's still up, giggling at the funny stories Blackfire is telling her.

"I'm surprised this little guy didn't end up with you," you say to your sister, showing the girls your little horned monster doll.

"I didn't take it because it wasn't mine," Flashfire says. "I always hoped you'd come back for him, so that I could see you at least once. So that, for those few moments that you'd be here, we'd be a complete family again."

You are so touched by what she said, that you give her the monster.

"Really?" she says. "I can have it?"

"Of course," you tell her. "I have something else I can snuggle in bed with." You hold Blackfire in your arms. The girls laugh, and you take Blackfire back to your room.

"We're not doing that, are we?" Blackfire whispers.

"No, no," you say, "Not with my parents and sister still awake to hear. We can just sleep tonight."

You and Blackfire lie in bed, and you look at the ceiling. You remember how it was growing up on Tamaran.
You remember having to wear the traditional Tamaranian shirts with the metal collars, and how your skin would get irritated while the other kids were just fine. You remember how the children teased you, calling you "Blue Boy". You remember being pushed into trees, onto the ground. You remember the day of Spitfire's death.

Slowly, you drift off to sleep, Blackfire wrapped in your arms.

An Instant Bond

You stare at her as she walks up to the table. As far as you can tell, there isn't anything out of the ordinary about her. No slight difference in the hue of her hair, or the color of her eyes. Nothing.

You stand up, holding out your hand. She looks at you, surprised to see a guest, let alone a Tamaranian with blue hair.

"Father," she asks, "who is this?"

"Flashfire," you father says, "this is your older brother, Saffire."

"What...?!" she says, still staring at you, a little in awe. "This is really him?!"

"Yes," your mother answers. "Now shake his hand! You can't leave him waiting like this."

She doesn't grab your hand. Instead, she flies up into the air, and hugs you, her arms around your chest as she jumps up and down.
"I knew you'd return!" she shouts. "I just knew it! Father and Mother told me about you when I was little, and I always hoped that X'Hal would bring you back, and he has! He has!"

Then she looks around at the girls, and notices Blackfire sitting right next to you. She gasps a happy gasp, and hugs Blackfire.

"And you've got a Tamaranian girlfriend!" she squeals as she nuzzles up to her. A little awkwardly, Blackfire smiles, and pats Flashfire on the head.

"Yes," Blackfire says. "I'm his girlfriend. And it's official, since I gave him one of my aach-chas."

"Really?!" Flashfire's eyes widen. "That means you'll be my older sister someday!"

As Flashfire has dinner, you tell her stories about your travels. At least, the parts that don't involve crimes. Essentially, all the stuff that has happened since meeting Blackfire, minus the sexual things, and the Teen Titans.
"Wow..." Flashfire says with hushed excitement. "Saffire, your adventures are amazing! But if Blackfire is your girlfriend, why'd you bring Onyx and the others with you?"

"They're our friends!" you answer. "And they wanted to see our home planet. So of course we brought them!" You laugh as you pat your sister on the head.

"Flashfire," your mother calls. "It's getting late, you should go to bed!"

"Aww, but mother," Flashfire begs, "I want to stay up and listen to some of Blackfire's stories, too!"

"Don't worry, Flashfire," you tell her. "We'll all be here tomorrow, so you can listen to her stories then."

"Aww, but Saffire!" she begs.

"No, no," you say, "you know Mother is right. Besides, you look really sleepy."

"No I do*YAAAWN* not..." Flashfire rubs her eyes, trying to make the sleepiness go away.

"I have an idea," Blackfire says, leading Flashfire to her room. "I'll tell you bedtime stories. That way you get to do what you want AND what your mother wants."
"Well, even though I'm old enough to not need bedtime stories," Flashfire states matter-of-factly, "I guess that'll work."

"What kind of stories are you going to tell?" you ask Blackfire.

"Stories of how I and my sister were when we were young," she answers.

"You have a younger sister, too?" Flashfire asks.

"Yes, but we don't always get along as well as you and Saffire do."

"Really? Why?"

"Let's just say we have different ways of living, so we tend to fight."

Blackfire and Flashfire enter her room. You can hear them talking, but not clearly. You see that Onyx, Nuh, and Foxy have fallen asleep on the floor. You mother finds a spare blanket or two, and covers them as she did with you when you were little.

Introductions

"Well, since you already know Blackfire," you say, "let me introduce you to Onyx, the Shadowan..."

Onyx waves hello, a little nervous.

"Foxy the foxgirl..."

Foxy shakes hands with your parents, tail wagging.

"And Nuh, the telepath."

Nuh smiles with her eyes, and shakes hands as well.

"But of course," you mother says, "only Blackfire is your fiancé, yes?"

"Y-- wait, what?" You are confused, and maybe a little scared.

"Well, that is part of the meaning of giving someone an aach-cha," you mother explains. "Not only is it a symbol of deep, powerful love and devotion, but it is a symbol of your wish to one day marry the person you give it to."

Your head nearly snaps off as it quickly turns to look at Blackfire, your eyes wide open. She shrugs, and sheepishly smiles. That is as good as saying she knew about that extra symbolism, as far as you're concerned.

"I didn't know that..." you admit to your family. "Blackfire didn't tell me!"

"Well, now you know," you mother says. Then she leans in close to whisper to you, "And I trust you have only had 'relations' with her, yes?"

You immediately know what your mother wants to know, and you clench your teeth.

"Yes," you lie. "Only with Blackfire." You force a smile, and so does Blackfire, who could hear everything your mother said.

"Now, how has it been for you two?" you ask. "Since I left home, I'm sure it was just you two, right?"

"Oh, no," your mother says. "At least, not all this time."

"Yes," your father adds. "A year or two after you left, well..." Your father waits, unsure what to say. "We had another child."
"What?!"

"Yes, she is over at a friend's house, but should be home soon," you mother says.

"She?! I have a younger sister now?!"

"Mother! Father!" a young girl says as she enters. "I'm home!" At the door way is a young girl, barely in her teens. Unlike you, she is a normal Tamaranian, with green eyes and red hair.

Home, Sweet Home

The trip to Tamaran takes all morning, but the time goes fast as you and Blackfire tell stories to the other girls about the majestic mountains, the wide open fields, and the purple trees with their red-violet leaves. Nuh jokes about how she could probably blend right in with those if she were naked, and you all share a good laugh.
Upon arriving at Tamaran, the ship lands in one of those open fields, a few miles from the cities you and Blackfire grew up in.

"Wow..." Onyx says in wonder. "You were right, the fields are really big!"

Onyx, Foxy, and Nuh all marvel at the purple mountains in the distance.

"Ok, ok, enough sight-seeing," you tell them. "We're going to go into town."

"Really?" Blackfire says. "I thought we were going to the cemetaries?"

"We are, but after I see how my family is doing."

You lead the way on foot, and the four girls follow after. It takes some time, but it is easier to not be noticed on foot than while flying carrying the girls.

You remember the old route back home. Turn left at the town square, go right at the end of the street, and it's the third house on the left.

You enter through the open doorway and find your father sitting at the table, waiting for food. He looks at you for a moment, then his green eyes open wide, and he practically jumps out of his seat.

"Saffire! My son! You have returned!" He grabs you in his arms before you could say anything, and gives you a powerful hug. "It has been so long since we saw you! My my, you have grown! You are almost as tall as I am!"

Your father turns to see Blackfire and the girls standing in the doorway. They were apparently too shy to come in.

"And you have brought friends! Female friends!" He counts them. "FOUR female friends?! Well, son, it seems you have been blessed by X'Hal after all!" He laughs and pats you on the back. He then notices the aach-cha on your upper arm. "Where did you get that?"

"I gave it to him," Blackfire speaks up. "A few days ago."

"Wait," your father says. "Aren't you Blackfire, the Exiled Princess?!" You father puts up his fists, and prepares to attack.

"Yes, father, she is!" you tell him, getting between them. "But she isn't here to start trouble. She came here, with me, because I wanted to see..." You pause, because the tears have already started forming somewhere in your eyes. "I came back to see Spitfire's grave."

Your father looks at you, and then at her. He relaxs, but only a little.

"She... gave you her aach-cha?"

"Yes, father, because we love each other, and that is what you do when you love someone that much, isn't it? Or have your forgotten that exiled or not, we are still Tamaranian, just like you?"
Your father stares into your eyes for a moment. Then he sits down in his chair again, and smiles.

"X'Hal truly has blessed you," he says. "He gave you the charm to make friends with four beautiful girls, and the ability to find good in the heart of a bad person."

Blackfire's face reddens, but you pat her shoulder, and smile.

"Well, perhaps you would like to join us?" your father exclaims. "We were about to have a meal!"

You nod your head, and the four girls join you and your father at the table. With a pot of steaming stew, your mother exits the kitchen.

"Oh, my son!" she loudly exclaims. "You have returned!" She puts the pot down on the table, and hugs you where you sit. "Forestfire," she scolds your father, "why didn't you call me out sooner?"

"I didn't want you to leave the pot boiling past its limit!" you father defended. "Besides, Bonfire," he says, "you get to see him now, don't you?"

Your mother sits down at the table. Your father calmly explains who Blackfire is, and again says how blessed you are, then you all eat your fill of the bubbling Tamaranian stew. Onyx, Nuh, and Foxy have far less than you or Blackfire do.

The Getaway

"Ok, but are you sure you want to come?" you say. "You know Blackfire and I are criminals?"

"So?" Onyx says. "You haven't been caught yet, right?"

"Well, there was this one time with robots, but-- no, no, Blackfire and I can't take you, we move better when it is just us," you say. "Besides, only Blackfire and I can breathe in space. We'd need to get a ship for you three."

"Don't worry, we can use mine!" Onyx says. "That is how I got here, after all."

"So it's decided!" Foxy exclaims. "We can go with you to Tamaran tomorrow on Onyx's ship!"

The four girls cheer, and pull you to the bedroom.

"Let's celebrate!" they shout, and push you onto the bed. This time, the GIRLS initiate the fun, and it is a marathon of satisfaction!

Blackfire, Onyx, Nuh, Foxy, Blackfire, Nuh, Foxy, Onyx, it is so amazing you nearly lose your sanity!

In the morning, the five of you pack up your things and say good-bye to Boit and Radian. You walk to a spaceship dock, and find Onyx's ship. It's surrounded by police!

"Oh yeah," Onyx blurts out, "I forgot to mention that the ship I flew here on was stolen by someone else, then I stole it from them. Heheh!"

"Let's try to sneak past them," you suggest.

"But how?" Foxy asks. "They're all over the place, except for the sky."
An idea pops into your head. You grab Nuh and Foxy around the waist and *WHOOSH* fly up high into the air.

The girls scream for a bit, but calm down as you gently float down and land on top of the ship. The police don't even notice you.

Blackfire follows your lead, and carries Onyx up into the air, and land softly on top of the ship. Luckily there is an emergency hatch on the top. Onyx pops it open with a special key, and the five of you slip inside.

The ship is definitely equipped to go to dark planets like Onyx's home world. Night vision goggles and Thermal Detection devices hang on the wall, along with giant flashlights.

Onyx sits in the pilot's seat, and Nuh joins her as co-pilot. The engines roar to life at the push of a button, and the ship begins to take off.

You can hear the police outside take notice of this, and soon, lazers start firing. The ship's outer hull is too tough, and the ship takes off without a hitch.

*WOOSH* The rockets blast and the ship accelerates into space, headed for Tamaran.

Last Day of Vacation

You tell Blackfire about the nightmare, and she comforts you with kisses.

"I know I'm going to meet that bully if we go to Tamaran," you say. "Maybe we shouldn't go."

"No," Blackfire says. "As against the idea as I was, we should go to Tamaran, for your sake. It might even help make amends with the bully."

"I suppose," you say. "But I heard you talking last night, before I fell asleep. You wanted to stay here on Sandalia."

"No, no," she says, "I said I wished we could, but I know we should be moving on, and the only destination we have in mind is Tamaran."

"Well, we don't have to leave today," you say. "We could stay and spend one more day, then leave tomorrow or something."

"Are you sure that's what you really want?" Blackfire ask.

"Yeah," Onyx says. "It would be worse if you're lying to yourself, or holding back the truth because of fear."

"Well..." You think about it. "I... I don't really know right now."

"It's alright," Blackfire says. "We'll stay one more day anyway, so that you can think it over, ok?"

"OK."

Blackfire gets dressed, then you and her exit the room, with Onyx and Nuh following you. The four of you join Boit and Radian in the den.

"Whoa whoa," Boit says, seeing you and the girls. "FOUR girls? Man, you Tamaranians have unbelievable stamina!"

Foxy sleepily stumbles out and joins the rest of you. All five of you have thick oatmeal for breakfast. The girls giggle, probably at some private joke having to do with last night.

The whole day goes by, you and the girls walking around the beach, playing in the water, watching people play beach sports, watching television.

It's after dinner that Onyx speaks up.

"I have an idea! When you two leave for Tamaran, WE can join you! Foxy, Nuh, and me!"

Living Dreams and Having Nightmares

"You know what," you say. "Let's try something different. Why don't you four have some fun without me first!"

The girls look at each other, and all smile. They slowly get into positions, as if they had made a plan, and begin.

Blackfire kisses Nuh on the neck, and Nuh strokes Foxy's tail while Foxy licks Onyx's midriff and Onxy massages Blackfire's butt and thighs.

"Wow... this is so... hot."

The girls reposition themselves, and you could feel drool form in your mouth.

Nuh cups Blackfire's grebnaks as Blackfire kisses Onyx on the lips. Meanwhile, Foxy rubs up against Onyx from behind, her bushy tail wagging happily, while Onxy reaches back and squeezes Foxy's thighs.

You can't resist the sight anymore. You charge in, and grab Onyx around the waist. You place her on top of Blackfire, and initiate!

Blackfire and Onyx open-mouth kiss as you move back and forth. Foxy and Nuh join in, rubbing Blackfire and Onyx all over. When you reach satisfaction, you turn Onyx on her back and pour it all over her face and chest. As you sit back and catch your breath, Blackfire and Foxy clean Onyx off with their tongues.

When they're done, you lie down, and let out a sigh of deep satisfaction. As your eyelids start to feel heavy, the girls crawl next to you and lie down, Blackfire directly next to you.

Onyx snuggles up to you on the other side real close. She and Blackfire hook their legs around yours, and hold hands as they place their hands on your heart.

Nuh snuggles in behind Blackfire, and Foxy in behind Onyx, and they press up as close as they can. You extend your arms as far as they go, and just get your hands around the backs of Foxy and Nuh.

Your eyes shut, and you drift off to sleep, the four girls whispering about how good you were, and how they wished you would stay on Sandalia forever...

You and Spitfire are playing, tossing rocks at trees and laughing at the birds and their funny chirps. Blackfire is there, too, but younger, smaller. The three of you laugh and play, and eat giant spoonfuls of ice cream.

But then, the bullies show up. They taunt you and Blackfire for having different colored hair. They taunt Spitfire for being weak. They shove you around, and push Spitfire down. Spitfire hits her head, and she doesn't get up!

You attack the bully who did it, and you punch him repeatedly. But the bully doesn't look hurt at all! You punch and punch, but he's still fine. Then his face mutates. It has slimy skin, and bulgy eyes! Transgression's back from the dead!!

"NOO!" you scream, sitting up in bed. It spooks Blackfire and Onyx awake, and Nuh grumbles. Foxy continues to sleep.

The more the merrier!

You zip up, and enter the hall.

"Saffire," Blackfire says sweetly, "come back! It's probably nothing."

"Well then it won't hurt me," you tell her back.

You walk down the hall, and see the room the light is coming from. You peek around the door frame, and see Onyx sitting up in bed.

"Oh, I'm sorry," she apologizes. "Is my light keeping you awake?"

"No, no, we were still awake on our own," you tell her. "So, what species are you? I haven't seen anyone with white hair and black skin before, and certainly not one with yellow eyes."

"I'm a Shadowan," Onyx answers. "from the Planet Shadow. Our planet is small, and doesn't revolve around a star, but instead revolves around a giant rock that acts like a moon. Therefore, our planet is always in the state of what you would call 'night,' like it is now. And during times when the Moon-star is on the other side of the planet, the only light we really have is from our glowing white hair."

"So that's what's making the light..."

"Yeah. It makes it hard for non-Shadowans to sleep, but it's my own personal night light." She smiles, and the light casts shadows that make her smile seem bigger than it is.

"Well, it still seems a little sad for you to sleep in here alone," you say. "Why don't you join us?"

"Really?" she replies.

"Yeah," you say. "The more the merrier!"

"So it's sex you want, huh?" Onyx says slyly. The word "sex" sounds a little odd coming from her soft voice.

"Well, I already had quite a bit," you say, smiling and smoothing your hair. "But the more the merrier there, too!"

Onyx gets out of bed and walks towards you. She smiles as she brushes past you and into the hall, stripping off her red bikini as she strolls down towards your room. You hurry after, and close the door behind you.

"You don't mind one more girl, do you?" you ask Blackfire.

"No, variety is good," she says.

Onyx crawls into bed and sits between Blackfire and Foxy, stroking the bushy tail of the foxgirl. Foxy giggles, and smooths a hand over the dark black skin on Onyx's thighs.

You climb into bed, and see the beautiful sight in front of you: four young, naked girls, all wanting you!

Slumber Party Done Right

You look at a clock, and see that it is REALLY late!

"Blackfire, I think it is time we go to bed," you say as you get up off the couch.

Foxy, and Nuh let out an "Awwwh" in stereo.

"Saffire has a point, girls," Blackfire says. "It is laaa*YAAWN*te." The two of you head for the bedroom.

"Unless..." you start. "Foxy and Nuh, want to join us?"

Foxy's ears perk up, and Nuh's eyes brighten. They hop up off the couch, and scamper to the bedroom ahead of you.

"Saffire..." Blackfire says quietly. "I thought we'd get some alone time?"

"Blackfire, this is someone else's house, there'd be someone hearing what we did no matter what. Might as well invite a few friends and make that much more noise!"

She smiles a scolding smile, but lets you have your way anyway. The two of you walk into the "Lovers' suite" and climb into bed with Nuh and Foxy.

"Alright, who's first?"

You pull Blackfire close and peel of the purple swimsuit. Her golden-orange skin still looks so soft and smooth, and you kiss every inch. Foxy and Nuh watch, and you get just a little nervous. You've had three girls in one bed before, but never an audience.

Blackfire pulls out "the Tamaranian trouser snake," and the other two girls stare at it like it's more valuable than that Horba in Boit's room.

"I know," Blackfire says, "it feels even better~!"

Blackfire initiates sexy time for you, and rides you like a horse. Nuh and Foxy watch in awe as Blackfire bites her lower lip and lets out squeaky moans.

The bed creaks with every wiggle of Blackfire's hips.

"Ahh-haah~!" she cries after a minute, almost collapsing on top of you. You gently help Blackfire off of you, and grab Foxy next.

"Brace yourself," you tell her as you get behind her.

"Eeyah~!" she squeals as it begins, looking down at it. "It DOES feel better!"

As you "make her feel good", Foxy's tail and ears twitch, and her tongue hangs out of her mouth. It takes you as long as it does with Blackfire to satisfy Foxy, and she almosts faints with the ecstasy.

Last but not least, Nuh. You take hold of her violet skin, and lie down on top of her. It begins, and you love how her violet grebnaks act as cushions while you move around on top of her. Even though Nuh has no mouth, she can sure make naughty squeaky noises similar to the kind Blackfire makes. You imagine Nuh has had less experience than Blackfire, because it takes you less time to reach her satisfaction point.

You yourself are not yet satisfied, so you set them really close, and go another round with Blackfire. By the time Blackfire lets out another cry, you hop on top of her chest, push the three girls' faces together, and pour it all out over all three faces. In what is possibly the sexiest thing you've seen three girls do ever, they all lick the stuff off each others' faces.

You lie down, catching your breath, and can see a white light down the hall.

Girls: can't live with 'em, can't let 'em steal your Horba

"Oh no you don't!" Boit says.

*OOOSH OOOSH OO OOSH* Boit supersizes
*BAMF* He punches her in the head.

"RRROAW!" she growls.

"Let me help you with that, Boit!" you shout.

*WHOOSH* You fly off the couch and at the mutated female.

*POW POW* You give a one-two combo, but the female is still standing.

Boit uses his extended arms to grab the female around the waist, and then lifts her off the ground, leaning back. You fly up and hover over the two of them, and aim for her face.

"Sorry about this, miss!" you yell.

*WHOOSH* You divebomb at the female

*KABLAAAM SLAAM* Diving Punch to Body Slam!

The girl is knocked unconscious, and returns to normal, her giant teeth and long claws disappearing.

After waiting almost half an hour, the authorites come and apprehend the girl in the polka-dot swimsuit. You and Blackfire hide in the "Lovers' Suite" the whole time the police are there.

"Ok," Boit says as the police vehicles fly away, "come on out."

You join everyone in the den, and sit back on the couch, BLackfire on your lap as before. Nuh and Foxy take their places again, and though shyly, Charcoal girl sits by Nuh.

"Sorry, I didn't get a chance to ask you your name," you say to her.

"My name's Onyx, like the stone." Her voice is very soft and gentle, and while she talked, you could see that her tongue is pale gray.

"Did you come here alone?" you ask.

"No," she says, looking a little nervous. "I came here with a few friends, but after the game, most of them left. Only me and one friend stayed to talk."

"Wait..." Blackfire says. You see that she is thinking about what Onyx said. "The only other girl we saw here other than you was the girl with the polka-dot bikini! She was your friend?!"

"Yes," Onyx replies, "but I didn't know she'd do something like that! Honestly! We were just here for the party, I didn't think she'd go nuts and try to steal Boit's Horba!"

You believe what Onyx says to be true, and signal to Blackfire to do the same. She does, but only because you think to.

Be wary of strangers

As before, you sit on the couch, and Blackfire sits on your lap, allowing Foxy and Nuh to sit directly at your side.

"How do you do that?" Boit asks.

"Do what?" you respond.

"Get three girls to see next to you like that." By "that", you figure Boit must mean having Blackfire on your lap, Foxy's tail curled around behind you, and Nuh sitting so close that her violet bosoms nuzzle your biceps, with only her white bikini top keeping your skin from making contact.
"It's just my natural charm, I guess." You and Boit share a laugh, and the girls giggle along, Blackfire patting you on the knee.

"It's what made me like you to begin with," she says. "That, and the fact it was either you or that guy with tentacles for lips." Boit roars with laughter, and even you have to smile at the humor of that situation.
You see Radian and his chubby female friend head outside to the pool, but the charcoal girl with white hair is still standing all alone.

"Hey, Boit, do you know who that is?" you ask, nodding your head towards the girl in question.

"What, three ain't enough?" he teases.

"Yeah!" the girls tease in chorus.

"That's not why I'm asking," you say, defending yourself. "I was just curious. I don't know how I didn't notice her sooner."

"You are right about that," Boit says. "She's too attractive, and her color scheme is too unique, for none of those guys to ask her to leave with them."

"Hey," you call to her. "Why don't you sit here with us?"

The charcoal-colored girl looks at you with her yellow eyes. There is no pupil, so you can't tell if she is really looking at you, or looking at someone else.

She walks over, still sipping Hiccahp through her bendy straw.

*SMASH* someone comes flying through a wall. It's Radian!

"Radian!" Boit yells. "What happened?!"

"Th-that girl I was with... she went nuts!"

"RRRRRRROOOOAAA!" A horrible screech echoes outside.

*SMASH* someone busts through another wall. It is huge, with gnashing teeth and sharp claws. You see that it is wearing polka-dotted bikini bottoms. It IS the girl Radian was with!

"Whoa, how'd she get those?!" Boit screams.

"She grew them!" Radian screams back. "I told her about how the fight you and Saffire had was over your Horba, and she mutated!"

Of course! She's after the Horba, too!

The girl with the polka-dotted bikini charges for Boit's room.

Unfamiliar Faces

You get up and head over to the grill.

"Boit, is that true?"

"Is what true?"

"You fighting other Tamaranians before."

Boit turns to look at you.

"Did B'naga tell you that?"

"Who?"

"That'd be me, brah," Floppy-ears interjects. "B'naga of the Floppy-eared Kohms!"

"Oh. Yeah, B'naga told me."

"Well, B'naga forgets to mention that I tried fighting them before going big, and managed to land a couple punches as my little self. But eventually, my hand was forced, and I had to go big or go home. And that those knock-out punches came a couple punches later than he makes people think."

Boit sneers at B'naga, whose floppy-ears droop with guilt.

"But he is right, taking those hits from me and still moving is an impressive thing. Here, have an extra big burger! And Blackfire, you too!"

Boit hands you two plates, each with double-patty hamburgers oozing with mustard. You sit back down with Blackfire, and chowdown.

About an hour later, the party seems to die down, and a few guests leave.

"So is it just you living here, Boit?" you ask.

"No no, Radian is my roommate, that's how I can pay for the place and still keep my Horba. And I use the extra rooms to house tourists while they stay. Speaking of which, you and Blackfire are welcome to stay the night."

"Well..."

"Hey, man, it's late in the day. If I were you, I'd turn in instead of trying to make it all that way without sleep. So you gonna stay or what?"

"Alright, we'll stay."

The room cheers and applauds, and Boit leads you and Blackfire to the rooms.

"Here, you two can have 'The Lovers' Suite,'" Boit says with a sly smile. It was a nice room, with a Queen Size bed, all soft pink and red. It is when you and Blackfire put your things in the corner that you notice she is still wearing her swimsuit.

"Blackfire, you know you can change out of that."

"Yes, but I don't want to," she replies.

You shrug and follow her back to the den. The only guests left other than you and Blackfire are Foxy, Nuh, B'naga, the green girl on his lap, and a couple more females. One has coal-black skin and shoulder length white hair, with completely yellow eyes and a red string bikini. The other is a bit chubby, wearing a t-shirt over her swimsuit, a polka-dotted two piece judging from the bottom half.

The chubby one is talking with Radian. Perhaps he likes girls like that...? The coal-colored one is by herself, sipping on her Hiccahp with a bendy straw.

By-gones are By-gones

Blackfire's eyes tear up, and she flies back down to Boit's house.

"Blackfire!" you yell as you chase after.

"Here, take it back!" she shouts as she shoves the Horba into Foxy's hands.

"Blackfire, why?" Foxy asks, her ears sideways again. "I thought you two needed the money."

"We do, but I couldn't stand the feeling seeing your sad faces made me feel!" Tears falling from her face, she turns and buries her face in your shoulder.

You look at Foxy, Nuh, and all the other confused party guests.

"Even though we are criminals," you begin to explain, "friendship is still an important thing to us, as it is to all Tamaranians. We once lost a friend because of our selfish choices..."

Nuh and Foxy let out an understanding "Oh", and pat Blackfire on the back as a form of comfort. Foxy takes the Horba back inside, and you can see Boit get back up.

*OOOSH OOOSH OO OOSH* He returns to his smaller size.

Nuh looks at Boit, then at you and Blackfire. You prepare to run if he attacks again.

"It's alright, you guys," Boit says, surprisingly calm for a guy who nearly got his face burnt. "I don't hold it against you. You did say you needed the money, and I can understand why you wanted my Horba."

Blackfire looks up, still teary eyed.

"Really?" she asks.

"Yeah!" Boit says with a smile. "Friends of mine have done far worse, I've done far worse!"

Your brain nearly melts when you hear that.

"You mean, you have a criminal record?"

"Yeah! But no one on Sandalia gives a fadoodle! This is a VACATION planet, where everyone can relax, regardless of what they've done! Now come on back in, Radian and I are about to make dinner!"

"If this really is behind us?"

"Yeah, yeah, no problem," Boit replies, "that fight was actually kinda fun. Except for the nearly-becoming-blind part!"

Boit laughs, and you do your best to laugh, puzzled at how truly carefree Boit is.

"What about Tamaran?" Blackfire asks.

"Home can wait," you say. "As you said, it'll still be there."

The two of you join Boit and the others inside, and Boit walks up to a large grill in the kitchen, alongside Radian.

The two golden-eye males start slinging beef and other meats onto the grill, and the sound of sizzling juices fill the air.

That floppy-eared guy from earlier is sitting on a beanbag chair, with a green-skinned female on his lap.

"Looks like you've got some luck of your own," you say as you sit on the couch with Blackfire and Nuh.

"Haaaah," he laughs like before. "Still not as lucky as you, man! I ain't never seen somebody take a hit from Boit's big form like you did and get up."

"Thanks, but it's probably because I'm Tamaranian."

"Nah, man! More than that!" Floppy-ears sits up a bit. "Boit's faced a few before in the past, before settling down on Sandalia. They were a little shorter than you, maybe younger, but he still knocked them out with one blow a piece!"

"Is that so...?" You look over at Boit, still in his small state. He and Radian have already moved some of the beef patties onto bread, and serve the mustard-covered Hamburgers to the guests.

You're about to be Black and Blue

"No," you say, looking WAY up in order to look him in the eyes.

"Well, then, I'll have to make you!"

Boit swings his massive arm at you, and you toss the Horba to Blackfire before getting slammed by his massive fist.

*POW SMASH* The punch knocks you into the wall.

*WHOOSH* Blackfire takes the Horba and flies out of the room, into the den.

Boit bends and just fits through the doorway. You clamber to your feet and chase after Boit.

*POW BAMF WHAM* You punch and kick at Boit's massive back, but only manage to make him stumble forward into the couch.
*SMACK* He backhands you, and you fly down the hall.

Blackfire has now made it outside with the Horba.

"Saffire!" she yells.

*WHOOSH* You fly at the door, but something grabs your foot! It's Boit's huge hand!

*WHOMP* Boit slams you into the couch
*WHAM* Now he throws you at the ceiling.
*CLUNK* You fall to the floor.

You push yourself off the ground, only for Boit to kick you in the ribs.

*THUD* You collide with the wall.

"Tell you what," Boit's bass voice says. "I'll stop wailing on you if Blackfire gives my Horba back."

"No deal," you say.

*WHAM* Boit's massive foot stomps you into the ground.

"And now?" he asks.

*ZAP*

"AARRGH!" Boit roars, your lazer beams hitting him in the face. The giant falls back, covering his face. "AARRGH!"

*WHOOSH* You fly outside to where Blackfire is, gasping for breath.

"Let's go!" Blackfire yells, and you don't have to say anthing. The two of you take off towards space.

You and Blackfire look down, and see Nuh and Foxy looking up, their faces sad and disappointed.

Boit Super Sizes... himself!

The four of you walk into the den, and sit down on the couch. Blackfire, being naughty, sits right on your lap so that Foxy and Nuh can sit right next to you, surrounding you with their beautiful bodies.

"Haaah, lucky dude!" a male with floppy ears says as he comes out of the restroom, giving you a thumbs up. You give one back, and the floppy eared male heads out back to the pool.

Noticing that the house is empty aside from you four, you get up and enter Boit's room. You take the silver Horba off of its shelf.

"Saffire, what're you doing?!" asks Foxy. "That's Boit's favorite possession!"

"I just want to look at it!"

You look at the Horba, its sterling silver alloy shining like moonlight.

"Ɍ3000..." you whisper. "This item is also incredibly rare, only a few exist."

"Much like Tamaranians with hair color other than red," Boit says from within the doorway.

You jump, frightened by his sudden appearance.

"How did--"

"Please," Boit interrupts. "Your golden-orange skin and phenomenal physiqes were a dead giveaway. Plus, I've heard stories about a purple-haired Tamaranian girl and her new blue-haired Tamaranian boy toy all this week on the news. You two made quite the mess on Modos," referring to the place you and Blackfire met for the first time. "Just put the Horba back, and I won't call the authorities, ok?"

"Can't do that, Boit. Blackfire and I could use the money."

"I'm sure you could," Boit says. "But you ain't gettin' the money by selling my silver Horba."

Boit steps closer, and Nuh and Foxy clear out of the room. Why would they be scared of what Boit can do? He's barely tall enough to look over their shoulders.

*CRICK POP* It sounds like bones or joints popping...

*OOOSH* Boit's legs extend to twice their original size!
*OOOSH* Boit's arms extend to twice their original size!
*OOO OOSH* Boit's entire torso expands!

Boit is now incredibly huge, his antennae just touching the ceiling! He glares down at you and Blackfire.

"Now just put to Horba back on the shelf," Boit's voice booms, now with incredible amounts of bass.

Belly Flop

*SPLASH SPLASH* You can hear some of them diving in.

Blackfire heads for the pool with Foxy and Nuh.

You follow behind Blackfire and the girls, admiring the three lucious behinds as they bounced inside their swimsuits. You pass through the dooryway, and are now outside.

Boit's pool is massive, stretching for 20 yards in either direction, making a perfect square of 400 square yards.

Nuh dives in cannonball style, making a big splash. She comes up, and her jet-black hair shines in the light. Blackfire swan dives into the pool, and smoothly moves through the water. Foxy climbs down a special ladder into the pool, her bushy tail curled around her.

You simply jump in, and create a big splash.

Blackfire wades through the water over to you and Nuh, her purple-black hair gleaming as much as Nuh's.

As they did on the beach, the girls start a splash fight game, slapping water all over the place. Blackfire splashes you, and you splash back. But then, Nuh and Foxy join Blackfire, and they all splash water at you repeatedly, giggling and laughing.
To escape, you dive down underneath. You rise to the surface, and grab Foxy by the tail, and Blackfire on her behind. Foxy lets out a yelp, and her ears perk up.

"Saffire~!" she squeals. "You naughty boy!"

Foxy looks at you two, her ears sideways.

"Saffire?" she says. "I thought his name was Lue."

You start to panic, and Blackfire starts to stammer.

"Well, yea, but see, his blue hair, and eyes, I call him that--"

"You lied to Boit, didn't you?" someone interrupts. It was Nuh!

"Nuh can talk?!" you almost shout.

"Of course," Nuh responds, "but with my mind, of course."

"But you did lie, huh?" Foxy asks.

"Yes..." you admit, releasing her tail. "Don't tell anyone who we really are, Blackfire and I--"

"Blackfire?" Foxy asks. "So her name isn't real either?"

"No," Blackfire admits. "But as Saffire said, don't tell anyone, ok?"

"Sure, but why?" Nuh says.

"Because we have outstanding criminal records..."

You and Blackfire get out of the pool, and Foxy and Nuh follow. The four of you head inside.

"Don't worry, Blackfire," Foxy says, "we promise not to tell. We have no reason to."

"Thanks," Blackfire responds.

May I have this bounce?

A catchy rock song plays, and you decide to get up and dance. You take Blackfire by the hand, and you join the other teen aliens on the "dance floor", which is just a big open space behind the couches.

Of course, dancing to rock is really just jumping and shaking your hair, as Blackfire and a few other long-haired females display.

You jump around a bit yourself, bobbing your head to a steady rhythm.

The song ends, but quickly switches to another rock song, and the crowd of alien teens continues to bounce around.

Blackfire bounces close, that purple swimsuit of hers letting her grebnaks bounce a little, and takes your hands in her. The two of you bounce and jump together, shaking your heads, her purple hair flying around, gently lashing you in the face. You can't help but smile.

When the second song ends, there is a short pause as the jumping teens catch their breath.

You use the pause to get away and sit down on the couch.

"Lue," Blackfire calls, using your false name, "stay and dance with me!"

"I can't, I'm tired!" you say. "But you can keep dancing and stuff."

Blackfire walks away from the dance floor and sits on your lap.

"No, it would be boring without you."

Song #3 starts, and some of the males start knocking into each other on purpose.

"MOSH PIT!!" Radian shouts, and all the males start knocking into each other. They spend the entire song hitting each other shoulder to shoulder.

When the mosh pit settles down, Boit gets up on a table and shouts, "The pool. Is. Filled!!"

The guests file out of the den in a hurry, headed down the hallway, exiting out a back door.

Buzzer Beater

You watch the sport quietly. The athletes move, taking a little object from one end to the other. The one in possession of the object tries to shoot it into the net, but a goalie blocks it with their stick. A few of the males in the den seem disappointed, probably fans of the shooter's team.

Ten minutes pass by, but no mention of the sport's name.

"Hey, Foxy," you ask, "what sport is this?"

"You don't know?" she asks back.

"No," you reply. "I don't usually watch sports."

"Well, I think it is Hocrosse. Or is it Lockey?" Foxy's ears point sideways with her confusion.

"No, no, Foxy," Boit says as he sits down next to her. "It's Hockey, note the ice. Locrosse is played on grass."

Foxy nods, acknowledging the difference, but you can't tell if she really does.

The game is almost over, the time clock counting down the last minute. One team is winning 2 to 1.

The hockey players move fast, the team with only one point passing the object between them rapidly. They zoom around on the ice and around the opponents' net. Only ten seconds left. 9... 8... 7... 6... A player takes a slapping shot at the net! 5... 4... The goalie moves and... 3... 2...
*BZZZZRRT*

The hockey fans here in Boit's house hold their breaths.

"It's no good!" the announcer yells. "The goalie blocked it!"

Half the room roars with cheers, the other groans.

Within the next few minutes, somebody turns on music, and the teens get up.

Horbas and Hiccahps

"I'm Lue," you lie, "and this is my girlfriend, Umber."

"Well, welcome, Lue and Umber, to my home!"

Boit takes you on a tour of the home.

"This is where I sleep," Boit says, showing you his amazing bedroom. There is a large plasma television, a King sized bed, and a big silver ornament atop a shelf. "And that is my prized possesion!" he exclaims, pointin to the silver object, "The Horba of Kozoal!"

"The Horba of Kozoal..." you echo. You recognize that name as the name of the object worth Ɍ3000 (around $100,000).

"Alright, no more tour," Boit declares. "It's PARTY TIME!"

The people in the den shout and cheer as Boit leads you back to them. Radian and some other males bring out large kegs with pumps, and Nuh grabs two dozen red plastic cups.

A majority of the guests line up to have their red plastic cups filled with whatever was coming out of the kegs.

Blackfire gets in line with Foxy and Boit.

You decide to line up with them, so that you aren't left out. It takes a few minutes to get to the front, but there is still plenty of drink to be had.

"What is this, again?" Blackfire asks as Radian fills her cup.

"It's a Sandalia specialty known as Hiccahp," Boit answers.

"Hiccahp?"

"As in, 'if you have to much, all you can say is Hiccahp'."

The word-play on "hiccup" is amusing, and Blackfire laughs.

"Hey, Lue, Umber!" Foxy calls from the longest couch in the room. "Sit by me and Nuh!"

Blackfire leads you by your free hand, the other one busy with holding the cup of Hiccahp, and the two of you sit down between the two, with Nuh next to "Umber", and Foxy next to you. Her tail brushes against your leg, and you move it away.

"Oh, sorry," she apologizes.

"Oh, no, it's not you," you say. "I'm just not used to tails touching me."

Foxy giggles, and her long bushy tail curls around your back.

"Hey!" Blackfire says, giggling. "Foxy!"

"Oh, sorry," she apologizes again, still giggling.

The four of you sit and watch the nets-and-sticks sport.

Going to the Beach where I belong

As with those weird robots, most of the males around couldn't help but stare at Blackfire's beautiful everything. You make your way to the water, and Blackfire scampers in, splashing and laughing. She plays a quick little splashing game with some other cute females, a girl with violet skin but no mouth, and a girl with the ears and tail of a fox.

You then join Blackfire, and the two of you head out into the deeper water. You try and grab her, but she always seems to slip free, laughing each time.

The two of you play around in the water for a while, tagging and touching each other, then make your way back to shore.

The foxgirl and the girl with no mouth wave to you when you and Blackfire get out of the water.

"Hey!" the foxgirl calls out. "Wanna join us? We're headed to a party!"

You look at her pouty face, and the pleading faces of her apparent new friends. Even without lips, the violet-skinned girl could really pout, with big, sad eyes.

"Well, I guess we could spend some more time."

Blackfire erupts with squealy glee, and she gives you a kiss.

The foxgirl and mouthless girl lead you to a fairly big house, where young aliens about your age are talking and laughing as music plays in the background.

"Well hellooo, Foxy!" a muscular male with shining gold eyes calls to the foxgirl.

"Hi, Radian!" she says back. "Have you seen Boit? I wanna introduce him to some friends."

"Yeah, I think he's inside, near the back."

"Thanks!"

Foxy leads you and Blackfire inside. The house's den is furnished with long couches and several beanbag chairs. Many of the alien teens are sitting, watching television. You're not sure what it is, but you can tell it is a type of sport involving two nets and strange looking sticks.

"Ah, there's my girl!" a croaky voice exclaims.

"Hi ya, Boit!" Foxy replies, bending down quite a bit to hug a short male with an antennae on his head. Boit is short, but still muscular, so you figure he must be strong for his size. Other than his antennae and short stature, there wasn't much difference between his appearance and Radian's. Boit's eyes gleamed a golden color as he hugged the violet skinned girl.

"And of course, Nuh!" Boit hugs Nuh as she also bends down.

"Boit," Foxy says, "I'd like you to meet some new friends Nuh and I made at the beach."

"Well, hello!" Boit says, holding out his hand. You take it and shake, noticing Boit has a good grip.

"And what're you're names?"

Another Detour

You fly for hours in the direction of Tamaran, but it is not in sight. Soon, Blackfire's stomach rumbles.

"Are you kidding me?" you complain.

"I'm sorry," she says sarcastically, "I forgot to get something to eat on a planet of ROBOTS!!"

"Alright, no need to get upset with each other. Let's go to that planet over there and get something that is safe to eat."

The two of you fly down to a planet with giant oceans and tiny continents. The tiny continents have large sandy shores. On your way down is a floating sign. It reads, "Welcome To Sandalia, The Beach Planet!"

"Ooo~~!" Blackfire squeals. "I've always wanted to go to a beach resort!" She flies down at full speed before you can say anything. You follow her, since there is no point in waiting up there.

"Blackfire?" you call out. "Where'd you go?"

"Back here!" she replies. You see her hand poke out from behind a curtain. "I'm picking out a swimsuit!"

You can hear her clothing fall to the floor. That is when you decide that Sandalia may be an okay detour before going to Tamaran.

After another few seconds, Blackfire pops out from behind the curtain. She is wearing a purple one-piece swimsuit.

"Is this good?" she asks. "Or should I wear something else?"

"Yes, it is fine!" you tell her. Which it is. The one-piece fits snuggly, as if it isn't there and Blackfire's torso has merely been painted purple. "Now c'mon, you said you were hungry."

You pay the swim-wear merchant for the one-piece, then you and Blackfire walk around the beach, looking for food. A peculiarly delicious smell wafts through the air, and the two of you head off towards the smell. You find yourselves at a food stand where they are serving barbecued meats of all kinds.

You and Blackfire sit down on some bar stools, and the grill master asks you, "What would you like?"

Blackfire looks at the selection, and picks out some round meet patties, one for each of you. The grill master puts them on bread like a sandwich, and pours a yellow condiment on the meat.

"Here ya go!" the girll master says. "That'll be ƞ10 ($8) please!"

You pay for the meal, and Blackfire takes a bite.

"Delicious!" she says. "What is this?"

"Beef," the girll master says, "from Planet Earth! When you put them on bread like this, it is called a 'hamburger'! The yellow stuff is called 'mustard'!"

As Blackfire chows down, you look around. There are a lot of attractive females in skimpy swimsuits, but none that can match your Tamaranian Princess.

"When you're done, wanna swim?"

"That's a great idea!" she exclaims. "I bet the water here is nice and cool, like on..." She stops before saying, "Arborio..."

The two of you remeber Gogorio, and the tragedy that was his death. After a moment of silence, Blackfire continues eating her hamburger. Once she is finished, the two of you walk around the beach, Blackfire's arms linked in yours.

Is she gonna spit-shine it?

Blackfire picks up a rag and a little canister of wax polish, and gets down on her knees. She rubs a good amout of wax onto the rag, then wraps the rag around the metal shaft. She smooths the rag up and down the long piece of metal several times, gripping really tight. Up, down, up, down, up, down...

The metal shaft soon begins to be shiny, and you can see Blackfire's reflection in.

"Make sure to shine the plug at the end," the square robot says.

Blackfire puts more wax on the rag, and rubs it on the plug in small little circles.

"That's it," the square bot says. "Just like that..."

You start feeling a little awkward, just standing there watching. You hear clicking sounds, and look to your left. There are robots standing there, with little flashes of light coming out of their eyes. They were taking pictures, just as Blackfire said!
Blackfire finally put the rag and wax away, then put on her clothing.

"Good-bye, everyone!" she says as she waves to the robots.

"Good-bye, Blackfire!" they say back.

You and Blackfire exit the mysterious buidling, and fly into space.

"Where to?" she asks.

"I think now we can head to Tamaran."

Blackfire groans a bit.

"Are you still for that?"

"Yes!" you respond. "And I already told you why. I'm sure my parents will be glad to see us."

"But Saffire, we're still criminals!" she reminds you. "We've been banished from home!"

"So what?!" you say, defiantly. "If they try to capture us, then we can just fight them and escape. I just want to visit."

Blackfire stays quite for some moments. The two of you stare at each other.

"This is because of your old friend, Spitfire, isn't it?"

You are a little caught off guard, but you answer her.

"Yes, because I never got to see her grave, I never got to attend her funeral, I never got to say good-bye to her!"

"You loved her, didn't you?" Again, Blackfire's question catches you off guard.

"Yes," you admit, "I did. But that was then. I love you now. I just want to visit home long enough to say a good-bye that has been years overdue."

Blackfire looks at you for a few minutes.

"Ok," she concedes. "We'll go. But ONLY long enough for you to find her grave marker and say good-bye."

Talk about Service

You go towards the pumping, fearing what that sound could possibly mean. You imagine them trying to pump milk out of her grebnaks, or plunging something deep inside...

You come to the end of the hall to Blackfire naked, holding a hose. But the hose isn't stuck inside her, it is stuck inside a hole, that belongs to a robot... O_o

"Blackfire, are you... pumping gasoline? Naked?"

"Yes," she replies, actually calm.

"Wha..." You look around. "Where are the horny robots with big rods and pinchy claws...?!"

"What?!" Blackfire seems a little sickened, and mostly confused. "Why would there by any of... those things?"

"I thought they were going to... 'truly experience' a female organic."

"Well, they did take pictures and record video of me. Naked. But only of me doing things like heavy labor, cleaning them up, and helping them refuel."

A bell rings, and she pulls out the pump.

"Ok, Male Unit 05841, you're all full!"

"Thank you, Female Unit: Blackfire!" the robot says, walking away cheerfully.

"Well, this robot told me you couldn't go until all the male robots had a proper experience, so I assumed..."

"Oh, well yeah, I can't go until I finish helping. But don't worry, there is only one last thing I have to do."

She walks over to that square robot from before.

"Male Unit 68412 needs me to polish something. What was it again?"

Square-Bot pulls out a big metal pipe with a plug on the end.

"I need you to polish my shaft."

The Torture... of not knowing

"BLACKFIRE!" you shout. You wake up in a dimly lit room, on the floor. You look around frantically. "Where is she?!" you roar.
*SLAM SLAM SLAM* You punch the walls repeatedly, but barely leave a dent.

"Do not get upset, Organic Male," a robot voice says. "We have not harmed either of you. Yet."

You look around for the voice's source, but can't see in the low light.

"What do you mean 'not yet'? I know you want to 'experience' an organic female, but why did you say 'not yet'?"

"If she does not cooperate, or you refuse to consent, we will harm one of you."

"There is no way i'd consent--!"

*KZZZZAAP* The entire room is electrified, and you are shocked with a painful amount of voltage.

You fall to one knee, gasping for air.

"As we said," the voice says again, "if you refuse to consent, we will have no choice but to harm you."

"And Blackfire, what about her?" you ask. "What is it that you're doing to her that she may resist?"

"That is none of your concern," the voice answers.

"'None of your concern' my ass!" you yell.

*SLAM SLAM* You continue to punch the walls.

*KZZZZAAP* Another shock, and you fall to both knees.

*SLAM SLAM* You punch the walls more. You may be on your knees, but that doesn't mean you're quitting!

*KZZZZAAP* A third shock, and you nearly collapse.

You hack and cough, then lie down, out of breath, your ears buzzing.

You begin to panic. They're probably 'experiencing' her at this very moment. They're probably pinching her all over with their little claws, or sticking rods in places that they shouldn't be sticking rods in! And she was probably having to hold back the tears and screams, for fear of being harmed like you were.

"Please! Just let her go!" You force the words out of your mouth. Every wasted breath could be a moment they use to violate Blackfire! "I'm begging you, let her go! You have no right to 'experience' an organic female!" Your throat clenches up, from pain or tears, it is hard to tell.

"The experience is not complete," the voice states in its monotone. "We can not release her until all males have had a proper organic experience."

Your blood boils, and stinging tears pour out.

"DAMN YOU!!" you screech. Despite the pain, your fear and rage fuel your movements.

*SLAM SLAM SLAM SLAM* You punch the floor!
*SLAM SLAM SLAM SLAM* You force yourself up to your feet and punch the walls!

*KZZZ* The shock charges...
*ZAAP* It releases!

You jump up, avoiding the shock because you are not in contact with the floor or walls!

*ZING ZING ZING ZING ZING* A flurry of starbolts!
*BOOOOOOOM* You blow out an entire wall!
*WHOOSH* You fly through the hall and enter a large hallway.

You hear a pumping sound on one end of the hall, and whirring noise at the other.

Get your claws off me, you damn dirty robot!

You fly upwards, dodging robo-arm grappling hooks and little missiles.

*WHOOSH* That flying robot from before is back, and he brought back up!

*WHOOSH WHOOSH* They fly at you like a swarm of angry, robotic bees!

"Why do you robots want with an organic female?!" you demand. "Organics only live for so long, but your robotic women are nearly immortal!"

"But our robotic women can be mass-produced as we see fit!" one shouts back. "Organic women are unique and different from model to model, and rarely appear to us! We want to experience organic females at least once in our incredibly long lives!"

Great, so they're all organic-philes or something?

The original flying robot rams into you, knocking all the air out of your body.

"Saffire!" Blackfire screams.

*ZING ZING BOOM* She fires bolts at the robots, and one hits, blowing up their rockets. The hit robot spirals towards the ground, and crashes into a half-dozen other robots.

Blackfire swoops down and grabs your arm, holding you up.

You hack and cough as Blackfire hauls you up to her level.

*WHOOSH CLAMP* One of the robots flew up behind Blackfire and grabbed a hold of her!

*POW* You punch it in the head, and it lets go, flying off. But that one is soon replaced by two more, who hover around you on both sides.

You and Blackfire fly upwards. The robots pursue, and you shoot more bolts and beams at them. Once you are past the clouds and in the upper atmosphere, the robots no longer follow you. You're home free!

*KA WHOOSH* That ship from earlier returns!
*KACHOO* It fires another net, and you and Blackfire get caught.

The net connects behind you, and the ship hooks on to it, pulling the net along with it down to the planet's surface! Is it working with them?!

You and Blackfire try to cut your way out of the net, but it is too late, the ship lands and the robots surround you.

*CLONK* One of the robots hit you in the head with their metal hand. Everything gets blurry, then dark.