Three Square Meals Ch. 086

"How did you do that!" Tashana marvelled, blinking in shock. "You made over fifty hexagons all at once!"

"I think I see the problem," Alyssa said, smiling as she studied the Maliri girl with her penetrating cerulean eyes. "You're working too hard to make all the hexagons flawless. It's amazing you're able to make a shield with that much attention to detail on each hexagon, especially considering it only takes you a few seconds to do it!"

Sakura gave her an encouraging grin. "Quick and dirty, that's the secret. If you're trying to save yourself from an ambush, getting anything up to protect yourself is better than nothing. I don't even focus on the individual hexes, I just think 'shield' and poof, there it is!"

"Quick and dirty..." Tashana replied with a frown, holding her hands up again.

This time she just imagined the pyrokinetic shield as a whole, rather than trying to build it from hex-shaped tiles. Pushing out her will, the flaming barrier burst into life, naturally forming the fiery hexagons without her having to think about it.

The three girls clapped and cheered, while Tashana gazed at the burning shield in delight. "Thank you!" she exclaimed, grinning at them triumphantly and extinguishing the flaming barrier. Picking up the plate, she waved the trio goodbye, heading on her way once again.

She strolled down the corridor, forming the shield with blazing snaps of her fingers. As she stepped into the grav-tube again, she took a closer look at the pyrokinetic barrier, frowning as she spotted all the imperfections in the hexagons. It was obvious to her that this shield was much weaker than the one she'd been previously constructing, capable of withstanding around a quarter of the strain without buckling.

Waving her fingers, the burning barrier disappeared with a "whumph". Imaging a much more robust shield in her mind, with meticulous attention to detail of each individual hexagon, she gestured once again to summon it forth. This time it didn't appear instantaneously, taking perhaps a second to materialise instead. She studied it intently, examining each tile for flaws and finding very few.

Smiling in satisfaction, she stepped out of the grav-tube on Deck Seven, summoning and dismissing the barrier another dozen times. She walked down the corridor towards the Engineering Bay, then stumbled as she let out a tremendous yawn and felt waves of fatigue washing over her.

*You've overdone it, Tashana!* Alyssa warned the suddenly exhausted girl. *All that psychic power usage takes a little while to catch up with you. Even I'd struggle to create that many barriers without getting tired!*

Letting out another gaping yawn, Tashana stumbled on towards her destination, hitting the button to open the door to the Workshop. Staggering inside, she saw that Jade and Rachel were already running towards her with looks of concern on her faces.

"I brought lunch," Tashana managed to mumble, before falling into the Nymph's waiting arms.

"Easy now, I've got you," Jade replied, cradling her in her arms without any visible strain.

Rachel placed her hand on Tashana's forehead, her grey eyes glowing brightly as a misty aura flowed down her arms to envelop them both. "I can take the edge off, but you need to see John to rejuvenate yourself," she said looking at the drowsy girl with a kind smile.

Tashana felt soothing waves flowing through her, the soft tingling sensation banishing the worst of her fatigue. Her eyelids didn't feel quite so heavy and she looked up at the Terran girl beside her. "I think I got a bit carried away," she admitted sheepishly.

*It's good to push your limits,* Alyssa said, her voice gentle and reassuring, *especially here and now where you're safe and there's no consequences. Be very careful doing that in combat.*

Rachel nodded in agreement, having heard Alyssa's telepathic guidance as well. Leaning in, she whispered conspiratorially, "I got a bit overenthusiastic about healing the Ashanath and wore myself out too. It's very exciting, suddenly being given incredible psychic gifts like this."

"I know what you mean," Tashana said with a wry smile. She glanced up at Jade and added, "I'm feeling a lot better now, I'll be alright."

The Nymph lowered Tashana's feet to the floor, but kept a supportive arm around her. "Still feeling wobbly?"

Shaking her head, Tashana took a deep breath and exhaled. "That's a handy skill you've got there, Rachel," she said with a grateful smile.

"It was good to get more practice myself," the brunette admitted, returning the smile. She frowned as she quickly continued, "Not that I'm encouraging you to run yourself to the point of exhaustion again!"

Tashana had managed to keep the wraps on the plate and she offered them to the two girls. "As I managed to mumble earlier, I brought you both some lunch."

Jade picked up one of the flatbreads and grinned when she smelt the tantalising aroma. "You made some Maliri food?"

Nodding eagerly, Tashana said, "Try it and let me know what you think."

The Nymph wasted no time taking a big bite, then let out a rapturous sigh. "I'm so glad John's planning on settling down in Maliri Space!"

Rachel took an exploratory bite, then smiled in approval. "She's right, this is really tasty!"

"Glad you both liked it," Tashana replied, but she sounded distracted, her attention on the workbench. "What are you ladies building?"

Jade had her mouth full with another big chomp of the wrap, so Rachel swallowed her own morsel and replied, "Quantum pistols. Dana designed them for you especially, but made some spares for the rest of us to use as sidearms."

"May I?" Tashana asked, strolling over to look at the lethal-looking pistols.

"Be my guest, but those two are still under construction," Rachel replied, accompanying her to the workspace. "We've finished four others though, they're all in that container to the right."

The Maliri girl went over to the container and picked up two of the gleaming white pistols. They felt as though they'd been custom designed to be a perfect fit for her hand, which of course they had been, in a roundabout kind of way. The weapons had long barrels with transparent strips down the middle that revealed the magnetic rails built into the pistol. She tested the weight and each pistol felt exquisitely balanced - a testimony to the skill of their redheaded gunsmith. Carefully ejecting the magazines, Tashana discovered they were empty, but capable of holding twenty ten-millimetre rounds.

Turning to look at the two girls who were watching her while eating their lunch, Tashana gave them a solemn look, levelling the pistols their way. When Rachel and Jade looked at her in surprise, she twirled the two pistols around, using her finger on the trigger guard to spin the pistols in her hands. She caught the pistols lightly, before spinning them back the other way, moving her hands back and forth as she rotated the pistols in the air.

As the gleaming pistols spun before her, she got a flash of a memory... roaring crowds, an enclosed, high-walled arena, spinning her pistols as a way of distracting herself before a fight.

"Are you okay?" Rachel asked with a worried frown, seeing the look of confusion in Tashana's angular eyes.

"It was a flashback... some kind of duelling arena," the Maliri girl muttered, holding the pistols in one hand and rubbing her temple with the other. Shaking her head, she gave the doctor a wan smile. "I guess that explains how I became so good with pistols..."

Jade confiscated the two handguns and returned them to the container. "Come on, let's get you down to John and give you a full tummy. You'll feel much better." Giving her a maternal smile, she added, "Would you like me to carry you there?"

Tashana's moment of hesitation was all the excuse the Nymph needed and she effortlessly scooped the Maliri girl into her arms again.

Rachel smiled at them both. "You better hurry. Dana's offered to help warm John up for you. She's so greedy, you'll be lucky if he's got any left by the time she's done!"

Tashana laughed and waved the tawny-haired girl goodbye as Jade walked briskly towards the door. With the Nymph's arms full, Tashana pressed the button so that they could head out into the corridor. She glanced up at green-skinned girl as she strode along, the Nymph carrying her as if she weighed little more than a feather.

Jade met that curious gaze and smiled back. "Would you like me to feed you when we get there?" she offered, a gentle look of concern on her face. "It's no trouble if you're feeling too tired."

"I'll be alright, but thanks for the offer," Tashana replied, looking at those enchanting cat-like emerald eyes. She was about to say something more, but faltered and stayed quiet.

"What were you about to say?" the Nymph asked, looking at her with interest. "As John is so fond of saying, you can ask me anything, I promise I won't be offended."

"What does it feel like when you feed us?" the Maliri girl asked, self-consciously glancing at the luscious dark-green cleavage only inches from her face.

"Aside from finding ways to please John, it's one of my favourite things in the world," Jade answered earnestly as she stepped into the grav-tube.

Looking intrigued, Tashana asked, "Is the physical sensation that pleasurable?"

The Nymph shook her head, a dreamy smile teasing her full lips. "It does feel lovely, feeling your soft mouths and tongues suckling on me, but emotionally it's extremely rewarding." Her eyes had a tender look to them as she continued, "As one of John's mates, eventually you'll be able to give him lots of beautiful children. I love being able to keep all of you strong and healthy; it's like you're my very own kittens to nurture and protect."

Tashana blushed, but she couldn't deny the thrill she felt while thinking about the future that Jade was describing. She gave the Nymph a perceptive glance. "So, when you use the tentacles on us, you're doing both of your favourite things at once?"

Jade's eyes gleamed with excitement. "Pleasuring John to feed all of you feels absolutely divine."

"Doesn't it hurt when he takes you that way?" Tashana asked hesitantly, a flicker of anxiety crossing her face. "I couldn't help noticing exactly how he was entering you, when you fed us before the Award Ceremony. Such a thing is unheard of amongst the Maliri!"

"John would never do anything to hurt us," the Nymph explained, her tone patient as she stepped out on Deck Nine. "He's always been very gentle with all of us... at least until we ask him not to be." The last was said with a sly wink.

Tashana was shocked at the thought. "A-all of you?" she stammered, her mind immediately going to her sister.

"When done correctly, it's a manner of coupling that requires the girl's willing submission to her partner and her complete trust in him. John tries to deny his nature, but such an act resonates with him strongly," Jade explained, trying to put her feelings into words. "It's extremely pleasurable to be taken that way and very exciting to know how much he enjoys it."

The Maliri girl was still shocked at the idea of Irillith being taken that way and she stayed quiet, lost in thought as the Nymph carried her across the ship. She was only roused from her reverie by the very familiar sound of a wet cock pistoning into a willing mouth. Jade put her down on her feet and when Tashana glanced across the room, she saw John sitting on some large discs with Dana kneeling before him, her head bobbing languidly in his lap. He had his hands on her head, holding her in place as he gazed into her eyes, his fingers gently stroking her long auburn hair.

Tashana handed the plate of wraps to Jade and darted over to him in a heartbeat, all her tiredness forgotten as she sank to her knees beside the redhead. Dana glanced her way and smiled around the girth spreading her lips wide, before moving over to make room for the Maliri girl.

"Thank you," Tashana said gratefully, leaning down to nuzzle at John's cum-filled balls and reverently lapping those taut orbs.

"Alyssa told me what happened," he said, his hand brushing a lock of her white hair out of her eyes and looking at her with concern. "Are you alright?"

Jade answered for her, seeing that Tashana had her mouth full at that moment. "She used up a bit too much psychic energy. Rachel was able to help her a little bit, but she really needs a nice warm load in her tummy to fully recover."

Tashana moaned with need, slowly nodding as her tongue caressed his quad.

"Dana was eager to get me warmed up for you," John said with a faintly embarrassed smile. "I want her to try reinforcing the Valkyrie's Photon Lasers later, so I wondered if you'd mind sharing this one with her?"

The Maliri girl pulled back and gazed up at him. "No, I don't mind. I'm happy to share."

"Good girl," he said approvingly, sliding his slick cock from Dana's warm mouth and holding it between them.

They both picked up on what he wanted and engulfed his throbbing head from either side, tongues flickering in tandem as they licked every inch of his crown. He stroked Tashana's hair too, enjoying the exquisite sensation of having two beautiful girls eagerly trying to coax him to orgasm.

Jade walked around behind him, put the plate down on a stack of equipment and began massaging his shoulders. She leaned forward and murmured, "I was having a fascinating conversation with Tashana earlier." The Maliri girl's violet eyes widened slightly in alarm, as she recalled the Nymph's shocking revelation about Irillith.

"Oh really, what about?" John asked absent-mindedly, as he caressed the kneeling girls.

Looking directly into Tashana's pleading eyes, Jade replied, "I was telling her how much I enjoy feeding all the girls your cum. I love helping your mates stay in the peak of health; it's so exciting helping them stay strong and fertile, ready to be bred."

Dana whined with arousal, and Tashana let out a throaty moan as they worked his shaft. Her eyes caught the Nymph's, giving her a look filled with gratitude while she continued worshipping his cock.

"Are you looking forward to that too?" John asked Tashana, staring into her eyes.

Tashana's partner in crime moved aside, letting the Maliri girl take all of him down her throat. She began to suckle insistently in reply, her gaze softening at the thought.

Jade kissed his ear and whispered, "Tashana and Irillith will look so beautiful with big round baby bellies. You'll have to impregnate them on the same day, so they stay identical right through their pregnancy..."

The Maliri girl could hear every word and she whimpered with lust, her thighs squeezing together as she swallowed urgently, massaging his shaft. Her raw need was thrilling to see, reflected in her exotic angular eyes as she gazed at him intently.

"I'm cumming!" John warned her with a protracted groan, his cock lurching as the first blast of cum shot up his length.

Tashana felt the warm, heavy spurt shoot straight down her throat into her hungry stomach, then quickly pulled back so he was in her mouth. Sucking powerfully, her mouth was flooded with cum, bulging out her cheeks until she swallowed, her violet eyes rolling in ecstasy.

Dana moved behind her, slipping her arms around the Maliri girl's waist so she could feel her stomach expanding with the rich load of spunk she was gulping down. She knew exactly how big her own tummy would get on half a load and her fingers glided over the tightly-stretched dress that Tashana was wearing. When the time came, she murmured, "That's about half, gorgeous."

Humming in acknowledgement, the Maliri girl continued to swallow, coating her throat as she filled her growing belly. Dana moved beside her and John watched as the redhead latched her lips onto his shaft, the girls sliding back together in tandem. They switched over his throbbing tip between spurts, not missing a drop, with Dana quickly sheathing him down her throat. John gazed into her eyes as he finished his release, taking another thirty seconds to fill her young stomach with a couple of pints of cum.

Groaning as his aching quad gave up their last drop of jism, John slumped back against Jade who cooed lovingly into his ear. She propped him up in her arms until he'd regained his sense of balance, as well as any form of higher brain function. When he sat up again, Dana and Tashana had risen to stand before him. He placed a hand on the considerable swell of their cum-stuffed stomachs, then leaned in to kiss the gently rounded curves, smiling as they each murmured their thanks.

Tashana looked better already, her violet eyes brighter and more alert as the active connection between them flared brightly. Dana looked positively indecent in her croptop and hotpants while sporting a sperm-packed belly - needless to say, John absolutely loved the look, just as she knew he would.

He let out a contented sigh, then looked up at both girls as he caressed them. "As incredible as that was, we better get back to work. The mech isn't going to upgrade itself."

"Oh! I brought you lunch," Tashana exclaimed, smiling gratefully at Jade as she picked up the plate.

John smelled the tantalising aroma and grinned at her. Taking one of the remaining two, he took a big bite and groaned in ecstasy. "Damn, that's amazing!" he exclaimed, looking at her in surprise. "I had something similar back in Genthalas, but this tastes even better!"

"It's one of Irillith's favourites too, our father taught us the recipe for the relish," Tashana said with a smile, delighted to see how much he was enjoying it. She glanced up at the Valkyrie behind them then looked at John then Dana. "I'd like to help with the mech, if you could use another pair of hands?"

The redhead studied her speculatively for a moment until an eager smile lit up her face. "Actually, I could use some help if you can spare an hour or two! I've built a new experimental control system for the Valkyrie, but I need someone to help test it. You're pretty limber, so you'd be perfect as an assistant."

John gazed up at the thirty-metre-tall mech. "I don't think we'll have enough room in here to do much practicing."

Dana laughed and shook her head. "Don't worry, once I've installed it, I won't actually hook up the limb-feedback. This'll just be like a simulation, but with a really realistic control interface!"

"I'll head back to the workshop to help Rachel," Jade said, giving John a reluctant kiss goodbye. "We've still got lots more pistols to make."

John stood up and put his arms around Dana and Tashana. "Actually, we might as well keep you company on the way back. We all need to get armoured up before we can start installing everything."

"Do you mind if I have the last wrap?" Jade asked, eyeing it hopefully. "I really enjoyed the first one!"

Tashana glanced at Dana and said, "That last one was for you."

"It smells wonderful, but I'm stuffed!" the redhead replied, stroking her curved tummy as she gave John a sly smile. "Go ahead, Jade."

The Nymph smiled at her happily as she grabbed the last wrap, then fell into step with the group as they left the Launch Bay.

***

Sakura stretched like a cat, purring like one too, as Calara and Alyssa cuddled her. "Thanks for keeping me company. It felt wonderfully decadent having an afternoon nap in bed like this," she said giving them both a grateful hug.

"You've been through a lot," Alyssa said with sympathy. "We both wanted to be there for you."

"How are you feeling now?" Calara asked, her fingers gentle as they traced a circle above Sakura's heart. "Do you still have that same hollow feeling?"

Shaking her head, the Asian girl gave them both a beatific smile. "I feel calm, centred... at peace. I thought it was just the immediate sense of relief at getting rid of those implants and helping Yamamoto, but I know I've truly put the past behind me."