Three Square Meals Ch. 048

Dana smirked at John and said, "You must have been in your element! A whole planet of hot women who looked just like your type."

John replied grimly, "It wasn't as fun as you might think, the Maliri aren't exactly friendly. It also sounds like a pretty huge coincidence to me, and you know how I feel about coincidences."

Rachel looked thoughtful as she said, "So you think we all changed via the Gift to look like the Maliri, rather than Alyssa as we had originally thought? Or at least the genetically modified version, of the Progenitors' standard template for bipedal mammalian species?"

John nodded and said ruefully, "It looks like I did just turn you all into soldiers after all."

Rachel smiled at him reassuringly, and corrected him by saying, "Very beautiful, very feminine, athletic women. Don't forget the Maliri's twenty-to-one gender ratios. They were obviously primed as breeding stock as much as anything."

John nodded, looking thoughtful, and his pained expression lightened a little.

Alyssa threw Rachel a quick glance, and smiled at her as she thought gratefully, *Thank you.*

Deciding to change the subject, Dana asked, "Would you guys like to see something interesting?"

Everyone nodded eagerly, so they cleared the table, and then followed the exuberant redhead out of the Officers' Lounge, and then down the grav-tube to Deck Seven.

***

Irillith unlocked the golden star-shaped security device, and sauntered happily into her room. She was delighted that she had gone to dinner, and it had been tremendously successful. She had upset that ridiculous green-skinned woman, Jade, by pretending to find her cooking distasteful. In fact, she had thoroughly enjoyed it, and found the different flavours to be quite exotic and delicious. Conversation for the rest of the evening had been stilted and awkward, and she was quite certain that her mere presence had ruined their meal.

With a wicked grin, she stood in front of the mirror, admiring herself one last time before changing outfits. The highlight of the evening had been noticing the way John had watched her with obvious interest. Even though she reminded herself that she loathed and feared the man, she still took a perverse delight in having teased him with her body. She changed quickly, and then sat back on the bed eagerly, wondering what else she might be able to uncover from the video archives.

***

John followed a cheerfully exuberant Dana, as she bounced along the corridor ahead of them into the Engineering Bay. Rachel peeled off from their group as they passed the Medical Bay, and said that she would join them shortly. John politely waited for the girls to enter the Engineering Bay first, before walking in behind them. By the time he had entered the workshop, the girls had gathered around several large pieces of equipment, which he was sure he hadn't seen before.

There was a large cylindrical vat of some kind, made of silvery metal, that stood about six-feet-tall. A couple of consoles flanked the vat, with all sorts of complex readings displayed in holographic text, and curved graphs seemed to track the progress of something in the vat. Finally, there was a large square table that looked something like a tray, and was illuminated in a soft turquoise glow. The cylindrical vat had metallic tubes coming out of it, that swept around and connected to the odd table. Covering the bottom of the tray was a viscous light grey liquid of some kind, that glimmered, and caught the light.

"I thought you were my Chief Engineer, not my mad scientist," he said to Dana light heartedly.

She cackled manically, and cried out, "It's alive!"

Once the laughter had died down, Dana strode over to the Engineering Podium, and leaned over one of her consoles. She tapped away at the keyboard, until she nodded with satisfaction a few seconds later.

She pressed a button, and then nodded towards Alyssa, saying, "Whenever you're ready!"

Alyssa grinned, turning towards the tray, and John noticed what looked to be a holographic shape floating over the table-like apparatus. They watched spellbound as the blonde girl reached out her hand, and made a gentle upwards motion. The liquid began to spiral upwards, under her careful direction, moving sluggishly beneath the holographic image of a tube. The liquid had a bizarre icy structure to it, and it reminded John more of half-melted slush than any form of water.

Moving her guiding hand slowly, Alyssa sheared off a large piece of the crystalline liquid, and carefully moulded it into a perfect replica of the holographic tube. She then floated it over to John, and dropped it into his hand. He was surprised to find it slightly warm to the touch, rather than cool, as he had been expecting.

"Alright, I'm intrigued," he said with a grin. "What is it?"

"That, my handsome man," Dana said jovially, "is a reinforced Maliri and Etherite crystal compound, formed into an XR 75 railgun barrel."

John smiled at her, and said good naturedly, "Something tells me you're itching to go into more detail."

Dana nodded at him eagerly, and slapped her hand down on the red button on one of her engineering consoles. The lights went out on the other side of the Engineering Lab, and a second later a bewilderingly complex chemical formula was displayed in scientific notation.

"That's the formula for this crystalline gel," she said proudly, nodding towards the light grey liquid in the large tray. "I took the reinforced crystal formula that the Maliri use for their crystal armour, then mixed it with Etherite crystals to form a new compound. It's a lot more robust than the base Maliri version."

Calara looking impressed, and asked enthusiastically, "Could we replace the armour on the Invictus with this compound? Replate ourselves in crystal armour, like the Maliri do with their ships?"

Dana looked chagrined as she replied, "Yes, but it would take forever using the manufacturing equipment I have here. If we could get full access to that Maliri shipyard, they must have some kind of large scale crystal cultivation facility to grow their armour plating. With Alyssa's help, and a few tons of Etherite crystals, I could cook us up a special batch of super crystal and we'd be in business."

Calara nodded, and asked curiously, "How about the properties of this super crystal? How does it compare to our triple forged Alyssium plating?"

Dana replied enthusiastically, "That's a very good question! The Maliri crystal is about six times more resilient than standard Titanium plating, and by adding Etherite crystals to the mix, it makes it even tougher and psychically responsive."

The Latina grinned and said, "That all sounds wonderful, but I sense a big but coming along."

Dana glanced at her pert posterior with a raised eyebrow, before continuing with a smile, "Yes, that's right. Alyssium is an alloy of Etherite and Titanium, but it gets all its absorption capabilities from that black Onyxium ore we swiped from the Drakkar. Alyssium has a built in latticework that siphons away energy, which combined with the capacitors makes us incredibly resilient to lasers unless they can overload the capacitors. If we keep reshaping Alyssium enough times, it will make us immune to laser weaponry, which is obviously totally awesome."

Jade looked puzzled and said, "So which is better?"

Dana pondered the question for a moment and said, "Alyssium for the ship armour, the new super crystal for making body armour, because I couldn't get capacitors to work on those suits anyway. The crystal will be perfect for making incredibly strong weapon barrels as well. They'll let me push projectiles through with more force, without having to worry about the barrel warping due to stress. The other nice thing, is that it doesn't use Onyxium, so we can make as much of it as we like."

John looked at the light-grey railgun barrel in his hand, and asked, "I thought the Maliri used a clear version of this stuff for those domes?"

The redhead nodded and said, "Yes, that's right. Making it transparent, or adding different colours to it just requires a slightly different chemical mix. It's not a big deal."

"Can't you just add Onyxium ore to the crystal compound?" Calara asked Dana curiously. "Wouldn't that give you the best of both materials?"

Dana frowned and had a pained expression as she explained, "Combining Etherite crystals with the Maliri compound was easy, but what you're asking for is on a whole different level of complexity. I had to use sixteen other elements to get Onyxium to bond with Etherite crystals. It's a real stubborn son of a bitch to work with."

Alyssa laughed and nodded to the huge sprawl of holographic chemical formula that was floating over on the other side of the Engineering Bay. "You call that easy?" she asked the redhead, sounding impressed.

Dana nodded and said, "Compared to combining it all together into one ultimate material? Yeah, that was like doing some ten-year-old kid's chemistry homework for him."

John smiled at her and said, "Alright, one last question. What about reshaping?"

Alyssa answered for the redhead and said, "Yeah it works, and makes it tougher. Unfortunately, the Maliri crystal won't liquefy like Alyssium does, so reshaping it is hard work."

He nodded, then suddenly remembering something, he blurted out, "Handguns!"

"Bless you," Calara said with a smile.

He chuckled and then said to Dana, "We're still using standard issue Terran Federation sidearms. We've had a few situations recently where we were only carrying my old heavy pistols, and if things had got nasty, we would have been in deep shit. While you're looking at developing new weapons, could you make us some new pistols too?"

She nodded eagerly and replied, "Yeah, of course. I've got some ideas about new rifle designs, and modifying those for a pistol should be easy enough."

Rachel strolled into the room, and grinned at them all, as she said, "One female Maliri's DNA ready for analysis!"

John grinned back at her, nodding his approval as he said, "Nice work. Are you going to study that next?"

The tawny haired girl nodded, and replied, "I'm actually done with my research into Jade, but she was thinking about giving you guys a demonstration tomorrow. I thought I'd do a follow-up presentation, if that's alright?"

"Fine by me," John said agreeably.

Jade looked at them all apologetically, and said, "I'd do it tonight, but lots of rapid shapeshifting gets quite tiring. I thought it would be better if I had a rest first."

Rachel looked over at Dana and asked, "So, what did I miss?" When the redhead groaned at the thought of repeating everything, Rachel laughed and said, "Alright, just give me the executive summary."

Alyssa spoke up and said, "Dana's made some new material out of the crystal tech she's ripped off. She's going to make us body armour and guns out of it."

Dana pouted and protested, "There's lots more to it than that!"

"Why don't you fill her in later?" Alyssa asked innocently, pretending not to be aware of the lewd innuendo.

They all laughed at that, while Dana and Rachel flashed each other flirty looks. They noticed John watching them with interest, so Rachel walked over to Dana boldly, and leaned over to give her a tender kiss. They hugged each other, while looking his way coyly, and he grinned at them in delight.

"And on that note, it's time for bed," Alyssa announced, walking over to Calara and slipping her hand into her lover's.

The blonde and brunette leaned in for a kiss, while glancing smouldering looks over at John to gauge his reaction. Unsurprisingly it was quite enthusiastic.

The four Terran teenagers sashayed out of the room hand-in-hand, with John watching entranced. Jade waited by his side patiently, and he turned his attention to her when the other girls had left.

"I'm getting worried about my crew," he told her, faking concern. "They seem to be getting seduced by Sapphic pleasures."

Jade looked up at him, and nodded as she said seriously, "I agree, it might become a problem. I suggest we follow them up to the bedroom, and you can watch them closely to see if we should be taking steps."

He looked thoughtful for a moment and said, "I think you might be right. I'll probably need your assistance while we watch. If I get too turned on, I might have to interrupt them."

"I'll help, don't worry," she replied solemnly.

John laughed, and Jade giggled cutely. He held his hand out to her, and said, "Anything you'd like to try tonight, lovely little Nymph?"

She shrugged at him happily as she took his hand, and said, "I love doing anything with you, so whatever you fancy. I'd like to make one request, if that's alright?"

"Hmm, I'll have to see..." he teased her playfully as they walked out of the Engineering Bay.

She laughed again, and bumped him with her shoulder as they walked along the corridor. "If it's not too much trouble, I could do with a full tummy tonight to make sure I'm fully rested for tomorrow's demonstration," she requested enthusiastically, with a cheerful smile on her face.

John pulled her into his arms for a soul-searing kiss, and they spent several minutes in a passionate embrace. When he finally pulled away, he left her panting with lust. "I'll see what I can do," he told her with a smile.

After rising up in the grav-tube, they walked along the corridor on Deck Two, and the noises that drifted down to meet them from his bedroom, let him know that the girls hadn't wasted any time. Following the intriguing sounds of breathy moans, and soft cries, they walked into his room, and John marvelled at the sight. The girls had paired off, and were eagerly going down on each other, their slim, beautiful figures intertwined as they pleasured their partner.

Jade stepped out of her dress as soon as she walked into the room, and then stood in front of him, unbuttoning his shirt as he watched the four girls writhing sensually on the bed.

"How do you want me?" she asked him accommodatingly.

John smiled at her, and brought the chair over to the foot of the bed, before beckoning Jade over to him. "Why don't we both enjoy the show?" he asked her generously.

The Nymph nodded eagerly and then leaned over the back of the chair, arching her back and standing on tiptoes for him. John ran his fingers down her smooth green flanks, and smiled when he watched her skin react with goosebumps. He stepped close behind her, and nuzzled the head of his cock against her pussy, lining himself up. Not wasting any time, Jade pushed back against him, steadily impaling herself on his broad shaft.

"Mmm, that feels so much better," Jade purred ecstatically.

John wrapped his arms around her, and massaged her breasts as he pushed himself up to the balls inside her. "You're right, that feels amazing," he agreed, leaning down to nibble at her ear.

Jade ground back against him, moving her hips in a rhythmic rocking motion, and she sighed happily as she felt his quad swinging forward to brush against her clit. Turning her attention back to the girls on the bed, she said, "Your mates look spectacular."

John looked over her shoulder, as he thrust into her pliant body and nodded as he said, "They do. Watching them make love to each other is breathtaking."

Jade looked up at him, and gently kissed him on the throat as he looked over at the bed. "Just imagine how they'll look when you put a baby in all of their bellies," she said softly. "Will you have them perform for you then as well?"

He nodded as he looked down at her, and said, "I'm looking forward to seeing you like that too."

He moved his hand down to her slim waist, then brought it round to massage her lower belly, and felt his throbbing cock moving inside her. Jade gasped at his touch and began to move more urgently, as she got more turned on. They stared into each other's eyes, seeing the growing arousal as they worked one another to climax. Jade got there first as John moved his hand lower, and began to stroke her throbbing clit, and he drove hard into her when she finally came.

The Nymph let out a long cry of ecstasy, and her pussy gripped and massaged him as she gyrated against him. He kept his focus on her, and brought her to a second shuddering climax, before he felt his quad start to rise as he struggled to hold back.

"On your knees," he ordered her firmly, remembering her earlier request.

Jade's emerald eyes sparkled with anticipation, and she smoothly dismounted him, then dropped to her knees as instructed. Not wasting any time, she sank his cock down her throat, and she gripped his bottom, pulling him towards her and urging him to move. He held her soft locks in his hands, and began to thrust cautiously in and out of her mouth.

*Jade says to just fuck her face, it won't hurt her,* Alyssa thought to him, and looking up, he realised all four of the other girls were now lying on the bed watching them.

"Come here," he commanded them, and they immediately moved to kneel around him, looking up at him with excited faces.

He then began to stroke more roughly into Jade's eagerly sucking mouth, and her throat gripped and squeezed him encouragingly, urging him onwards.

Alyssa's eyes gleamed with excitement as she said eagerly, "We've all cum at least twice, and now it's your turn. We'll help!"

The four girls crawled over to him, two in front, two behind, and each began to lovingly lick and massage one of his four balls with their hot little tongues. He held still, unable to move as his senses were overwhelmed, so Jade began to bob eagerly against him. When he looked down, he saw a fierce hunger in her green eyes, and so he pulled her lips right down his shaft, and then began to unload his balls.

It was a tremendously powerful orgasm with his quad being given such exquisite attention, and he shuddered as Jade sucked him like a woman possessed. With their combined efforts, he gave her every drop of cum he had, sending long spurts down her throat to settle in her stomach. He could only groan weakly when she was done, and he swayed unsteadily above them. The four teenagers stood gracefully and then helped him to the bed, lit up by the green glowing bands that were shining out from Jade's heavily rounded tummy.

John collapsed in the middle of the bed with Jade snuggling up alongside him, and the other girls cuddling up on either side of them. "That was a hell of a team effort girls, thanks!" John panted as he struggled for breath.

They giggled with delight, and he could feel several soft hands reach out to stroke him gently as they told him he was welcome. Calara and Dana pulled the covers over them, but Rachel suddenly clambered over the redhead behind her, and darted around the bed to retrieve the psi-detector from the chair.

"Come to bed!" Dana said to her, shaking her head at the girl's tireless dedication to her research.

Rachel nodded and said, "Sure, I just want to check on one thing. Can you girls all move off the bed a minute? I want to confirm my theory about what's happening with Jade and these glowing pulses of light."

The girls groaned and grumbled dramatically in protest, but they slipped out of bed nonetheless. They waited patiently while Rachel studied John and the now sleeping Nymph, until she finally nodded with satisfaction.

"Find out anything interesting?" John asked her curiously.

Rachel nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, I've confirmed my working theory. I'll show you in the presentation tomorrow, if that's okay?"

"Sure," he replied with a smile, then beckoned her over. "Now, come to bed."

A delighted smile lit up her beautiful face, and she put aside the psi-detector, then clambered back over the bed. Dana and Alyssa made room for her, and she smiled at them gratefully as she got to cuddle up next to John.