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The Other Side
Copywrite©Melina Swiftwind
********
Unknown Regions
Mehri Shadowmane was running, running for her life, demons on the most hand never repented. Or at least they were not supposed to all the same. The area around her was well mostly an open area, there was speeding shapes and clouds of dark colors and smells.
She had been sent down to the mortal realm to cause as many mortals she could to fall, that way after their deaths they would be able to be claimed by the dark forces. A stream of blood came from the several wounds on her body. Mehri swept her hand through her blonde hair, she softly whimpered and continued running. Her body was lithe and strong, muscle rippled as she ran.
Things had taken a weird turn in the mortal realms, things where going good for Mehri till the ‘child’ incident. Several beings had been corrupted that had pleased the demon princesses of the realm that Mehri came from.
Mehri had been walking the halls of a hospital, after all she’d been told the sick and dying would sign anything for a longer life. Kadara the demon princess had said this to everyone she had sent out. Mehri and Kadara had been sisters at one point, Kadara was the older of the two by two centuries.
Mehri had stopped as she heard the tears and a gut wrenching cry, being invisible to mortals did have its uses at times. She looked into the room. A child ward it seemed, a raccoon girl was in the bed of the room, from what Mehri could see the girl had about two hours of life left. The mother was being held by an older Raccoon male. Demons and other super naturals could see what they called ‘life timers’ which looked like a large gold pocket watch. The older Raccoon gently held his wife and softly muttered he would give anything to save their daughter.
Mehri had waited till the male Raccoon was alone in the hallway, he moved around the corner and reappeared. She carefully talked to the other male.
“Yes we can grant your daughter full health and a long life….damn it...never mind...fuck them all. Not all of us are complete uncaring bastards” Mehri had said.
Vanishing she passed through the wall into the room, she put her hands on the girl’s chest. A bright red light could be seen coming from her hands. She watched as the girl’s life timer nearly flipped it’s lid as it refilled. It now read something close to a century.
When the Princess had heard what Mehri had done’ she’d gone to town on the red pony for her ‘defiance’ she bore several wounds and her wings had been shredded and pulled off her back.
Right now all she wanted was somewhere to hide so she could recover, she continued running and panted softly as she rounded a building. She just needed a few moments to find a portal and she’d be safe for a while. Thankfully there was a portal station near but she did wonder if she could make it from where she was with the crowd that had been following her.
Being very very lucky Mehri managed to round the building and opened the portal, it was just a pity there was a sudden explosion that blew her through the portal. The last thing she spotted was a blue sky which seemed odd to her, then the darkness took her.
********
The Planet Aliona
Continent of Naran
Archen City
Telmar District
The house was a modest one, at least it wasn’t to bad perhaps things would look better or get better at least. The house was on the dge of the city mostly as two large Foxtaurs lived there. Like all their kind they were an engineered species who origins were in the past. I t was considered bad manners to speak of where they came from.
“Fireseed are you up yet?”
“Goddess yes, yes, Mistglow.. let me finish my coffee at least”
A tall fully white Foxtaur came into the room, the only thing that was a different color was hir gold eyes. Like all their kind Foxtaurs were engineered Hermaphrodites having male and female reproductive organs.
“No one said you should go on a bender, you got yourself a hangover, no one helped you” commented Mistglow.
“But...Foxtaurs are supposed to be resistant to most poisons and alcoholic beverages”
“Duh...we’re resistant to most alcoholic beverages yes, but the amount you put away last night was epic even for a Foxtaur”
“Whatever, just let me drink my coffee” replied Fireseed.
“You have a shift up at the dam, don’t forget”
“I won’t Mistglow” replied Fireseed.
“Hmmmm” replied Mistglow as shi watched hir Lifemate leave.
********
Continent of Naran
Archen City
Telmar District
Monorail Station Weston
Fireseed sighed softly the train was late as perusual, shi wondered if anything was going to go hir way today. Shi sucked at the black coffee in hir travel cup and shook her head. Hopefully in a few moments the train would arrive, the announcer board showed that the train was due by now. Perhaps shi would stop at the diner and get some breakfast or something. Finally the train arrived a few got off while shi located the car for taurs. Once she settled down shi started looking over the padd she brought with hir.
*********
Continent of Naran
Town of Alton
Charlie’s Diner
She looked out the window to check out the weather again and decided that it had worsened even more. Rain was lashing down outside the weather modification net was still under repair.
“Meesha, the rain wont go away if you watch it, come on back to work”
“I’m sorry Ben I was just thinking”
“Hmm well serve now think later time to make money and tips sweetheart!”
“Hmm well no one’s going hungry right now, your going well Ben”
“Yeah king of the grill that’s me” the huge brown bear replied.
“Well your majesty, we better get back to work”
Meesha had learned many things in the time that she had spent here. She had come to appreciate the fulfilment of a job well done and the camaraderie of all the other severs and Ben. She had never worked so hard in all her life, nor been happier.
What had been the worst moment of her life had turned out to be the biggest blessing for it had turned her away from a life of indolence and greed. Instead, she had gained satisfaction, respect and friends. The pony girl considered herself very lucky indeed. The white furred pony girl looked up as Piper came into the diner.
“Your usual?” Meesha asked.
“If you please!” replied Fireseed with a grin.
“Two large cheese burgers no greens, a large chocolate shake, extra cheese on the burgers!”
Fireseed took a seat in one of the empty booth’s she had to agree Charlie’s was always popular no matter the time of day or night. A number of others where in the diner and Fireseed knew a few of them.
“Coffee?” asked Meesha.
“No no thank you, I think I’ve had enough, just you and Ann today?”
“Yeah, just us two, Ben and Charlie, you know what he’s like”
“Aren't you pawsore by now?”
"Yes, I suppose I am, but I've been too busy to notice. Shift change will be in a few more hours" Meesha answered.
The Arctic wolf/Fox hybrid girl went and fetched the cheeseburgers and brought the shake over. While Fireseed tucked into the first cheese burger Meesha looked up the weather was finally starting to clear, the gray clouds where slowly breaking up and shafts of bright sunlight came down to warm the air.
“Finally clearing up guess we’ll have more customers, hows the burger?”
“Great thank you, can I have the other to go Meesha?”
“Sure Fireseed I’ll get a box for ya”
Fireseed drank the shake with the rain clearing others would want to be getting things repaired. The work at the dam was never ending.
Meesha returned with the boxed burger and slipped in to Fireseed, thanked her and stood up. Before leaving Fireseed popped a few credits into the nearby tip jar.
“Oh Ben says we wont be open tomorrow Charlie is having the kitchen updated”
“About time he did that feline is a cheep skate”
“Well I wont argue with that” replied Meesha.
********
Continent of Naran
Meadowbrook Farm
Earlier That Morning
Muqatil Muhawir looked out from his home, the tall brown bovine looked over the large fields and pastures. The sun had been up a few hours but it was still no where near noon yet. Ruffling his hair Muqatil made his way from the bathroom and down to the main room to dress. Slipping into a dark shirt and pants his muscles rippled as he entered the kitchen and picked up a few granola bars from the top of the counter.
Picking up his hat he slipped it onto his head before leaving the house for the main barn. The hi-octane sport of Rocket Racing had been banned after a few spectacular crashes that had claimed a number of lives a few years back.
Muqatil sighed as he kind of missed it but he was happy enough with the farm and the ladies he got to look after. After the Genesis War a number of created species were left behind, most morphs where born naturally, some where descended from genetically engineered people. Some for tasks to dangerous or unpleasant enough that others did not want to do them. If you wanted to you could read about the Genesis War of 2315 – 2345.
Literally billions of people, humans and morphs alike, died in a series of genocidal wars fought with nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. In the aftermath, billions more died of disease and starvation. Entire worlds were bombed out of existence or into radioactive rubble.
Soft moans and whimpers came from the main barn as he got closer. A tall yellow Foxtaur approched Muqatil, shi grinned and waved, before shi swept hir white hair back behind hir. Foxtaurs were one of the engineered species, the perfect solider, bio-chemicals, radiation, fallout, most poisons didn’t bother them.
“Your up and about on your day off?” the Foxtaur asked.
“Yes Sunleap, itchy feet you know me”
“Uh huh never mind the Mucows eh?”
“Well...” replied Muqatil with a slight blush as he scratched the back of his head.
Sunleap grinned and let out a laugh, Mucows had been a gene-engineering accident, were they came from no one was very sure. They were a mix of human, bovine and what seemed to be a dragon as least they had the tail and horns of a dragon. Their milk was quite popular in the markets and off world as well.
“So...do I do my rounds or are you taking over Muqatil?”
“Hmm think I’ll tag a long to be honest Sunleap”
“Sure, whatever floats your boat” replied Sunleap.
The two entered into the main barn, inside was an air conditioned, climate controlled area. It was separated into smaller area that looked like horse boxes at first. Each was actually a room furnished to the likes and wants of the occupant. The Mucows were allowed to come and go as they wished.
Muqatil was checking the enviromental settings when he heard a giggle and was nearly bowled over by a streak of white hair. He found a small Mucow holding his lower right arm.
“Hai Daddy!” the young girl said.
“Hey squirt, told you not to call me that. Should’nt be you with your mother?”
The white haired Mucow put her head to one side considering what to say next. Her skin was smooth with out blemish, mostly her skin was purple with white patches. She had tiny wings that were still growing. The girl took Sunleap’s hand in hers.
“What’s going on Tia?” asked Sunleap.
“Mommy’s on the milker thought I’d see what’s up” Tia replied.
“Uh huh and why are you not getting ready for school hmm?” questioned Muqatil.
“Uhhh...edu..cation.. umm”
“Education is important Tia, you know that” said Muqatil gently.
“Why...I mean I’m gonna grow up, grow big boobies and make milk like Mommy!”
“Sweetheart it was your mommy’s choice, everyone gets a good education so they don’t have to stay here and produce milk. They can do other things instead if they wish” answered Sunleap.
Tia considered their words and licked her lips, her dragon like tail twitched as it moved around behind her.
“Come on Tia lets get you breakfast and off to school” commented Sunleap.
Tia grinned as she released Muqatil’s hand, Sunleap easily picked the young Mucow up and placed her on hir long back.
“Oooh can we have ice cream for breakfast?” asked Tia.
“No...sorry sweetheart ice cream is not a good breakfast, let’s let Muqatil finish his work” laughed Sunleap.
“Awww alright...sure we can’t have ice cream?”
Muqatil grinned he had to admit that Tia was rather focused when she wanted to be, another hour or so and he should be done.
********
Continent of Naran
Town of Alton
Unowned Fields
Mehri Shadowmane woke up, she felt the pain in her head, opening her eyes she found herself looking up into a blue sky. It seemed strange, so very strange, the infernal regions had a sky yes, but it was a bright burnt umber and orange for the most part. Putting a hand out she looked at it, rolled over and got onto her feet. She was slightly wobbly, not wanting to look at the remaining shreds of her wings she chose to slowly put one foot in front of the other.
Her clothes a tight fitting body suit was torn and covered in mud and her own blood. Kadara had been less than gentle, the two had been family, but now...now the two were anything but family, Kadara’s elevation to princess of the infernal regions had done something to the jet black pony.
Mehri continued walking in the distance was some sort of structure, to be sure of what it was she needed to get closer to identify it. Maybe it was some sort of sign of civilisation with any luck.
********
Continent of Naran
Near to the Town of Alton
McHone Dam
Fireseed was checking the master control panel, in hir right hand shi held a computer padd. There was still a lot to do all the same. Fireseed was halfway through the check list Hir small wrist communicator came on:
=^= Torance here, I need help in the power hall, got an issue =^=
=^= Fireseed here, on my way, your spouce should be in soon, she called that she was coming in. =^=
********
The power hall was huge, something like two hundred feet long and eighty feet across, Normally all eight generators would be working, the last one had however had been closed down and taken off line.
A tall black human was wrestling a pair of large waldo’s into position over the open hatches down to the large turbine. The loud of rush of water can be heard in the power hall and little else.
“Jayce what happened?” shouted Fireseed
“Spring thaw up in the mountains, ice hit the turbine blades and knocked it off it’s axis!” Jayce shouted back.
“Someone will have to take a flyer up to the sluices and inspect them”
“That would be nice if we could that flu has half the city in it’s grip so there’s few of us to go around, seems not to like you Foxtaurs much”
Working together the two managed to wrestle the damaged turbine onto the floor of the power hall. Jayce’s top was already soaked so he took it off. The blades on one side where smashed and bent out of shape. Jayce was starting to shiver, Fireseed rolled her eyes and pulled him close, he was cold and started to warm him up.
“Foxtaur Fireseed what do you think your doing. Not getting enough with your own, you wanna try some human to?” called a voice.
Fireseed looked around and found a black woman looking down on the pair from the stairs.
“It’s not what you think”
“Not what I’m thinking...I’m thinking I see my husband in your arms!”
“Stella..you have it wrong Fireseed was just warming me up, ice has hit one one the turbines and you know how wet it can get in here when we have to repair the turbines”
“Oh...oh crap I.. I’m sorry Fireseed, you know.. I love my husband and...I get a bit jealous. Your life mate Mistglow must feel the same way about you”
Fireseed considered hir next words carefully. Foxtaurs knew little of jealousy it was something the found difficult to understand.
“I would hope I would trust Mistglow to not to jump to conclusions” replied Fireseed.
“Damn I...I’m..sorry I didn’t mean”
“I know Stella, we should try and get the checklist completed, once that done someone needs to take a flyer up to check on the sluices”
“Alright lets get this done” replied Stella.
********
Secret Laboratory Complex
Unknown Location
Sometime 2314
Shaylee ‘Shay’ Munoz watched as the shuttle left the cloaked asteroid, the work there was more than top scret the human knew. The tall blonde human pursed her lips and turned around. Most of the laboratories were working on something different.
Most were working on gene-engineering, there first few things were complete. A tauroid fox had been worked on a few adult specimens had already been trained and secured. The mystery backer of all these projects was unknown, and Shay knew not to ask those kind of questions, it wasn’t healthy. Plus the amount of credits for a successful project was more than enough to ensure no questions.
Returning to the main control room, Shay changed out of her normal clothes for an isolation like suit. Once this was done she passed through a airlock, which sprayed anti-fugal and biological gases through the small room.
The room she went to was large already a few others were working. A few other humans were in small group together. Taking her place she placed her eyes on a large microscope.
“So what they wanting today, what gene-miracle they ordered Vince?” asked
Shay.
“Hmmm oh we’re working on a Bovine/Dragon hybrid, its wanted for some soldier programme” replied the tall Asian human from the booth next to her.
“Like some kind of back up for if those Foxtaurs don’t cut the mustard?”
“Yes I think so Shay” replied Vince.
The two continued to work, about four hours later they were getting ready top ut the new gene-sequence into the gene bath and then given a bit of time then into the grow pods. The pods were waiting in a sealed room nearby.
“Vince, I’ll transfer everything myself, you could take off, go relax” said Shay.
“Damn I’d like that think you can handle it?”
“Pretty sure I can Vince, I’ll see you tomorrow”
“Awesome I’ll repay you for this sometime!”
After a few minutes Shay was starting to transfer the resulting tissue to the gene baths, here the baths would grow out the genes and recombine them, before the resulting goop into the the rest of the process. Shay was pulling her hands from the booth when she accidentally cut herself a few drops of her blood splattering over the gene trays.
“Shit...oh damn...I don’t think a few small drops will affect all this much” Shay to herself.
********
This Story Will Continue In:
Out Of The Darkness
Copywrite©Melina Swiftwind
********
Unknown Regions
Mehri Shadowmane was running, running for her life, demons on the most hand never repented. Or at least they were not supposed to all the same. The area around her was well mostly an open area, there was speeding shapes and clouds of dark colors and smells.
She had been sent down to the mortal realm to cause as many mortals she could to fall, that way after their deaths they would be able to be claimed by the dark forces. A stream of blood came from the several wounds on her body. Mehri swept her hand through her blonde hair, she softly whimpered and continued running. Her body was lithe and strong, muscle rippled as she ran.
Things had taken a weird turn in the mortal realms, things where going good for Mehri till the ‘child’ incident. Several beings had been corrupted that had pleased the demon princesses of the realm that Mehri came from.
Mehri had been walking the halls of a hospital, after all she’d been told the sick and dying would sign anything for a longer life. Kadara the demon princess had said this to everyone she had sent out. Mehri and Kadara had been sisters at one point, Kadara was the older of the two by two centuries.
Mehri had stopped as she heard the tears and a gut wrenching cry, being invisible to mortals did have its uses at times. She looked into the room. A child ward it seemed, a raccoon girl was in the bed of the room, from what Mehri could see the girl had about two hours of life left. The mother was being held by an older Raccoon male. Demons and other super naturals could see what they called ‘life timers’ which looked like a large gold pocket watch. The older Raccoon gently held his wife and softly muttered he would give anything to save their daughter.
Mehri had waited till the male Raccoon was alone in the hallway, he moved around the corner and reappeared. She carefully talked to the other male.
“Yes we can grant your daughter full health and a long life….damn it...never mind...fuck them all. Not all of us are complete uncaring bastards” Mehri had said.
Vanishing she passed through the wall into the room, she put her hands on the girl’s chest. A bright red light could be seen coming from her hands. She watched as the girl’s life timer nearly flipped it’s lid as it refilled. It now read something close to a century.
When the Princess had heard what Mehri had done’ she’d gone to town on the red pony for her ‘defiance’ she bore several wounds and her wings had been shredded and pulled off her back.
Right now all she wanted was somewhere to hide so she could recover, she continued running and panted softly as she rounded a building. She just needed a few moments to find a portal and she’d be safe for a while. Thankfully there was a portal station near but she did wonder if she could make it from where she was with the crowd that had been following her.
Being very very lucky Mehri managed to round the building and opened the portal, it was just a pity there was a sudden explosion that blew her through the portal. The last thing she spotted was a blue sky which seemed odd to her, then the darkness took her.
********
The Planet Aliona
Continent of Naran
Archen City
Telmar District
The house was a modest one, at least it wasn’t to bad perhaps things would look better or get better at least. The house was on the dge of the city mostly as two large Foxtaurs lived there. Like all their kind they were an engineered species who origins were in the past. I t was considered bad manners to speak of where they came from.
“Fireseed are you up yet?”
“Goddess yes, yes, Mistglow.. let me finish my coffee at least”
A tall fully white Foxtaur came into the room, the only thing that was a different color was hir gold eyes. Like all their kind Foxtaurs were engineered Hermaphrodites having male and female reproductive organs.
“No one said you should go on a bender, you got yourself a hangover, no one helped you” commented Mistglow.
“But...Foxtaurs are supposed to be resistant to most poisons and alcoholic beverages”
“Duh...we’re resistant to most alcoholic beverages yes, but the amount you put away last night was epic even for a Foxtaur”
“Whatever, just let me drink my coffee” replied Fireseed.
“You have a shift up at the dam, don’t forget”
“I won’t Mistglow” replied Fireseed.
“Hmmmm” replied Mistglow as shi watched hir Lifemate leave.
********
Continent of Naran
Archen City
Telmar District
Monorail Station Weston
Fireseed sighed softly the train was late as perusual, shi wondered if anything was going to go hir way today. Shi sucked at the black coffee in hir travel cup and shook her head. Hopefully in a few moments the train would arrive, the announcer board showed that the train was due by now. Perhaps shi would stop at the diner and get some breakfast or something. Finally the train arrived a few got off while shi located the car for taurs. Once she settled down shi started looking over the padd she brought with hir.
*********
Continent of Naran
Town of Alton
Charlie’s Diner
She looked out the window to check out the weather again and decided that it had worsened even more. Rain was lashing down outside the weather modification net was still under repair.
“Meesha, the rain wont go away if you watch it, come on back to work”
“I’m sorry Ben I was just thinking”
“Hmm well serve now think later time to make money and tips sweetheart!”
“Hmm well no one’s going hungry right now, your going well Ben”
“Yeah king of the grill that’s me” the huge brown bear replied.
“Well your majesty, we better get back to work”
Meesha had learned many things in the time that she had spent here. She had come to appreciate the fulfilment of a job well done and the camaraderie of all the other severs and Ben. She had never worked so hard in all her life, nor been happier.
What had been the worst moment of her life had turned out to be the biggest blessing for it had turned her away from a life of indolence and greed. Instead, she had gained satisfaction, respect and friends. The pony girl considered herself very lucky indeed. The white furred pony girl looked up as Piper came into the diner.
“Your usual?” Meesha asked.
“If you please!” replied Fireseed with a grin.
“Two large cheese burgers no greens, a large chocolate shake, extra cheese on the burgers!”
Fireseed took a seat in one of the empty booth’s she had to agree Charlie’s was always popular no matter the time of day or night. A number of others where in the diner and Fireseed knew a few of them.
“Coffee?” asked Meesha.
“No no thank you, I think I’ve had enough, just you and Ann today?”
“Yeah, just us two, Ben and Charlie, you know what he’s like”
“Aren't you pawsore by now?”
"Yes, I suppose I am, but I've been too busy to notice. Shift change will be in a few more hours" Meesha answered.
The Arctic wolf/Fox hybrid girl went and fetched the cheeseburgers and brought the shake over. While Fireseed tucked into the first cheese burger Meesha looked up the weather was finally starting to clear, the gray clouds where slowly breaking up and shafts of bright sunlight came down to warm the air.
“Finally clearing up guess we’ll have more customers, hows the burger?”
“Great thank you, can I have the other to go Meesha?”
“Sure Fireseed I’ll get a box for ya”
Fireseed drank the shake with the rain clearing others would want to be getting things repaired. The work at the dam was never ending.
Meesha returned with the boxed burger and slipped in to Fireseed, thanked her and stood up. Before leaving Fireseed popped a few credits into the nearby tip jar.
“Oh Ben says we wont be open tomorrow Charlie is having the kitchen updated”
“About time he did that feline is a cheep skate”
“Well I wont argue with that” replied Meesha.
********
Continent of Naran
Meadowbrook Farm
Earlier That Morning
Muqatil Muhawir looked out from his home, the tall brown bovine looked over the large fields and pastures. The sun had been up a few hours but it was still no where near noon yet. Ruffling his hair Muqatil made his way from the bathroom and down to the main room to dress. Slipping into a dark shirt and pants his muscles rippled as he entered the kitchen and picked up a few granola bars from the top of the counter.
Picking up his hat he slipped it onto his head before leaving the house for the main barn. The hi-octane sport of Rocket Racing had been banned after a few spectacular crashes that had claimed a number of lives a few years back.
Muqatil sighed as he kind of missed it but he was happy enough with the farm and the ladies he got to look after. After the Genesis War a number of created species were left behind, most morphs where born naturally, some where descended from genetically engineered people. Some for tasks to dangerous or unpleasant enough that others did not want to do them. If you wanted to you could read about the Genesis War of 2315 – 2345.
Literally billions of people, humans and morphs alike, died in a series of genocidal wars fought with nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. In the aftermath, billions more died of disease and starvation. Entire worlds were bombed out of existence or into radioactive rubble.
Soft moans and whimpers came from the main barn as he got closer. A tall yellow Foxtaur approched Muqatil, shi grinned and waved, before shi swept hir white hair back behind hir. Foxtaurs were one of the engineered species, the perfect solider, bio-chemicals, radiation, fallout, most poisons didn’t bother them.
“Your up and about on your day off?” the Foxtaur asked.
“Yes Sunleap, itchy feet you know me”
“Uh huh never mind the Mucows eh?”
“Well...” replied Muqatil with a slight blush as he scratched the back of his head.
Sunleap grinned and let out a laugh, Mucows had been a gene-engineering accident, were they came from no one was very sure. They were a mix of human, bovine and what seemed to be a dragon as least they had the tail and horns of a dragon. Their milk was quite popular in the markets and off world as well.
“So...do I do my rounds or are you taking over Muqatil?”
“Hmm think I’ll tag a long to be honest Sunleap”
“Sure, whatever floats your boat” replied Sunleap.
The two entered into the main barn, inside was an air conditioned, climate controlled area. It was separated into smaller area that looked like horse boxes at first. Each was actually a room furnished to the likes and wants of the occupant. The Mucows were allowed to come and go as they wished.
Muqatil was checking the enviromental settings when he heard a giggle and was nearly bowled over by a streak of white hair. He found a small Mucow holding his lower right arm.
“Hai Daddy!” the young girl said.
“Hey squirt, told you not to call me that. Should’nt be you with your mother?”
The white haired Mucow put her head to one side considering what to say next. Her skin was smooth with out blemish, mostly her skin was purple with white patches. She had tiny wings that were still growing. The girl took Sunleap’s hand in hers.
“What’s going on Tia?” asked Sunleap.
“Mommy’s on the milker thought I’d see what’s up” Tia replied.
“Uh huh and why are you not getting ready for school hmm?” questioned Muqatil.
“Uhhh...edu..cation.. umm”
“Education is important Tia, you know that” said Muqatil gently.
“Why...I mean I’m gonna grow up, grow big boobies and make milk like Mommy!”
“Sweetheart it was your mommy’s choice, everyone gets a good education so they don’t have to stay here and produce milk. They can do other things instead if they wish” answered Sunleap.
Tia considered their words and licked her lips, her dragon like tail twitched as it moved around behind her.
“Come on Tia lets get you breakfast and off to school” commented Sunleap.
Tia grinned as she released Muqatil’s hand, Sunleap easily picked the young Mucow up and placed her on hir long back.
“Oooh can we have ice cream for breakfast?” asked Tia.
“No...sorry sweetheart ice cream is not a good breakfast, let’s let Muqatil finish his work” laughed Sunleap.
“Awww alright...sure we can’t have ice cream?”
Muqatil grinned he had to admit that Tia was rather focused when she wanted to be, another hour or so and he should be done.
********
Continent of Naran
Town of Alton
Unowned Fields
Mehri Shadowmane woke up, she felt the pain in her head, opening her eyes she found herself looking up into a blue sky. It seemed strange, so very strange, the infernal regions had a sky yes, but it was a bright burnt umber and orange for the most part. Putting a hand out she looked at it, rolled over and got onto her feet. She was slightly wobbly, not wanting to look at the remaining shreds of her wings she chose to slowly put one foot in front of the other.
Her clothes a tight fitting body suit was torn and covered in mud and her own blood. Kadara had been less than gentle, the two had been family, but now...now the two were anything but family, Kadara’s elevation to princess of the infernal regions had done something to the jet black pony.
Mehri continued walking in the distance was some sort of structure, to be sure of what it was she needed to get closer to identify it. Maybe it was some sort of sign of civilisation with any luck.
********
Continent of Naran
Near to the Town of Alton
McHone Dam
Fireseed was checking the master control panel, in hir right hand shi held a computer padd. There was still a lot to do all the same. Fireseed was halfway through the check list Hir small wrist communicator came on:
=^= Torance here, I need help in the power hall, got an issue =^=
=^= Fireseed here, on my way, your spouce should be in soon, she called that she was coming in. =^=
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The power hall was huge, something like two hundred feet long and eighty feet across, Normally all eight generators would be working, the last one had however had been closed down and taken off line.
A tall black human was wrestling a pair of large waldo’s into position over the open hatches down to the large turbine. The loud of rush of water can be heard in the power hall and little else.
“Jayce what happened?” shouted Fireseed
“Spring thaw up in the mountains, ice hit the turbine blades and knocked it off it’s axis!” Jayce shouted back.
“Someone will have to take a flyer up to the sluices and inspect them”
“That would be nice if we could that flu has half the city in it’s grip so there’s few of us to go around, seems not to like you Foxtaurs much”
Working together the two managed to wrestle the damaged turbine onto the floor of the power hall. Jayce’s top was already soaked so he took it off. The blades on one side where smashed and bent out of shape. Jayce was starting to shiver, Fireseed rolled her eyes and pulled him close, he was cold and started to warm him up.
“Foxtaur Fireseed what do you think your doing. Not getting enough with your own, you wanna try some human to?” called a voice.
Fireseed looked around and found a black woman looking down on the pair from the stairs.
“It’s not what you think”
“Not what I’m thinking...I’m thinking I see my husband in your arms!”
“Stella..you have it wrong Fireseed was just warming me up, ice has hit one one the turbines and you know how wet it can get in here when we have to repair the turbines”
“Oh...oh crap I.. I’m sorry Fireseed, you know.. I love my husband and...I get a bit jealous. Your life mate Mistglow must feel the same way about you”
Fireseed considered hir next words carefully. Foxtaurs knew little of jealousy it was something the found difficult to understand.
“I would hope I would trust Mistglow to not to jump to conclusions” replied Fireseed.
“Damn I...I’m..sorry I didn’t mean”
“I know Stella, we should try and get the checklist completed, once that done someone needs to take a flyer up to check on the sluices”
“Alright lets get this done” replied Stella.
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Secret Laboratory Complex
Unknown Location
Sometime 2314
Shaylee ‘Shay’ Munoz watched as the shuttle left the cloaked asteroid, the work there was more than top scret the human knew. The tall blonde human pursed her lips and turned around. Most of the laboratories were working on something different.
Most were working on gene-engineering, there first few things were complete. A tauroid fox had been worked on a few adult specimens had already been trained and secured. The mystery backer of all these projects was unknown, and Shay knew not to ask those kind of questions, it wasn’t healthy. Plus the amount of credits for a successful project was more than enough to ensure no questions.
Returning to the main control room, Shay changed out of her normal clothes for an isolation like suit. Once this was done she passed through a airlock, which sprayed anti-fugal and biological gases through the small room.
The room she went to was large already a few others were working. A few other humans were in small group together. Taking her place she placed her eyes on a large microscope.
“So what they wanting today, what gene-miracle they ordered Vince?” asked
Shay.
“Hmmm oh we’re working on a Bovine/Dragon hybrid, its wanted for some soldier programme” replied the tall Asian human from the booth next to her.
“Like some kind of back up for if those Foxtaurs don’t cut the mustard?”
“Yes I think so Shay” replied Vince.
The two continued to work, about four hours later they were getting ready top ut the new gene-sequence into the gene bath and then given a bit of time then into the grow pods. The pods were waiting in a sealed room nearby.
“Vince, I’ll transfer everything myself, you could take off, go relax” said Shay.
“Damn I’d like that think you can handle it?”
“Pretty sure I can Vince, I’ll see you tomorrow”
“Awesome I’ll repay you for this sometime!”
After a few minutes Shay was starting to transfer the resulting tissue to the gene baths, here the baths would grow out the genes and recombine them, before the resulting goop into the the rest of the process. Shay was pulling her hands from the booth when she accidentally cut herself a few drops of her blood splattering over the gene trays.
“Shit...oh damn...I don’t think a few small drops will affect all this much” Shay to herself.
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