Chapter 30

Tim looked at David and Wendy and said, “So this beautiful young lady is your mother; I thought she was your older sister.”

“No, Tim, she’s our mother,” David said.

Tim stuck out his hands to shake hers.

With tears in her eyes, she walked over to Tim, wrapped her arms around Tim, and hugged him. She whispered, “Thank you for saving them and keeping them safe.”

Tim hugged her back, “It was my pleasure. Who would want to see them hurt? They had the good fortune of having a mother who would give her life for her children.” He whispered this back into her ear.

She moved back just a little to look into Tim’s face, but still with her arms around him, “How did you know?”

“We watched the recording and saw how you took them and hid them, then gave yourself to the Red Ants guard and moved quickly away, so he would not look inside.”

“Again, Thank you.”

“Is there anyone else who was with you and the children? Could we bring them up here to stay with the 3 of you?”

“No, my husband died about four years ago in a car accident. It has just been the 3 of us.”

“The kids have been staying with a family on Deck 2; if you want, I’ll have Sarha place you in a unit close to theirs.”

“That would be nice; they will have someone to play with and talk to.”

“Mom, could we go back and play with Sadris?” David asked.

Deniece looked at Tim, and the look was more of a question than anything else.

“Tim, would you like me to take the kids back to Deck 2 while you finish your talk to Deniece?” Asked Tammy.

Deniece now looked towards Tammy.

“I am sorry, this is Tammy, our Navigator, and she has been helping to care for all the children,” Tim said.

Tammy stuck out her hand and shook Deniece’s, “Happy to meet you. the children and I have come to know each other.”

Wendy walked over to her mother’s side and pulled on the edge of her dress to get her attention. “Mom, let Tammy take us back and play; we have a game of tag going.”

Deniece looked at Tim again, “will they be, OK?” She could not help it; she just worried about her kids.

“David, Wendy will it be OK if your mother and I talk while you two go play?” Asked Tim.

“Come on, Tammy, let’s go,” David said, Wendy got ahold of Tammy’s hand and pulled her towards the lift.

The 3 of them got to the lift, and the kids turned around to wave, They both said, “Bye, Mom.”

Deniece waved back to them, then turned back to Tim. “What now?”

“Let’s move to the lounge where we can relax,” Tim said as he took her into the lounge.

She followed him into the lounge and looked around to see, “This place looks lovely. Is this where the crew eats?”

“Yes, Sometimes it’s just to give the shift crew a place to unwind while working.”

“Here, have a seat. Would you like a drink? We have coffee, tea, or something more substantial.”

“I’ll take a tea for now. Thank you.”

“Millie, could you bring us tea, please?”

Millie brought the tea and sat them down, “Will there be anything else? Tim.”

“No, Millie, Thank you.”

“How many people are on this ship?” asked Deniece.

Tim asked, “Sarha, could you please appear?”

Sarha appeared to the right of Tim’s chair.

“Deniece, this is Sarha, our ship’s AI. If you need anything, she will help you.”

“Deniece, nice to meet you,” said Sarha.

“Sarha, is there any unit near Sadris,’ parents, that Deniece and the children might have?”

“Yes, I will have the bots start cleaning it now.”

“Could you also tell Sadris’ mother about Deniece, so she will not be surprised?”

“OK, we have all the business out of the way. Have you seen Doctor Madlyn yet?”

“When you see her, you can ask about the kid’s health records, and she’ll tell you everything.”

“How did you get the kids out of their hiding?” Deniece asked.

“I will let them tell their story, their way.”

“Tim, you are needed on Deck 3, and if you would, Deniece needs to go also.” Said Sarha.

“Sarha, what’s wrong? Is Tammy OK?”

“Are my kids all right?” A worried tone could be heard in Deniece’s question.

Tim and Deniece got up from their seats and headed towards the lift and Deck 3. As they stepped out of the lift, they saw a small group of individuals that stood around the wall. Tammy was there with them, and she saw Tim and walked over to him.

“Tim, I am sorry, they said they were going to explore some caves.”

“Tammy, where are my kids?” Deniece asked. She looked around and didn’t see them. Looked back at Tammy.

“They went to explore the caves, and the caves are here,” Tammy said as she led them to the air duct on the sidewall close to the ground. Tammy singled out the ventilation cover on the floor. “That’s where they probably broke into the cave.”

Tim kneeled to look into the vent, and the vent was only approximately two feet by two feet. He moved closer to the vent and called out David’s name, and he listened for any reply.

“Who’s in there with him?” asked Tim.

“All 3, David, Sadris, and Wendy,” Tammy said.

“How long have they been gone?” asked Deniece.

“About 10 minutes or so later, one of the other children came and got me. I came over here though he was joking about the cave. Once I saw the cover was off, I started to call their names, and no answer.”

“Sarha, can you find the kids inside the air ducts?” Asked Tim.

“Sorry, Tim, I have no sensors inside the ducts; the only thing I have is the diagrams of the air ducts from when the ship was built.

“Sarha, I need a bot here with the diagrams on his screen.”

“Tammy, how could you have let this happen.” Said Deniece.

“I am sorry, I didn’t know a five-year-old could remove the cover. Their imagination can take them into many worlds and beyond, but for an air vent to be a cave.”

“We will get them back into your arms safely.”

The bot appeared in front of Tim. Tim looked at the plans and saw that Sarha lit up the air ducts from Deck 3 in red. He now knew that there was no drop duct to the lower Decks unless the kids moved to the far end of the duct.

“How are you going to get the kids out?” Asked Deniece.

Sadris’ mother ran over to Tim, “Is it true; my Sadris is lost?” She heard about the 3 missing kids from another kid’s mother. Before someone mentioned two young boys and a young girl, she had not given it any thought.

“It’s going to be OK,” Tim said.

“Tim, how are we going to find them?” Asked Tammy.

“Sarha, I need some help. I need Pauline, Madlyn, Jeanne, and Commander Anden-Aipas. See if you could get them all down here ASAP.”

The Commander was there first, being stationed on Deck 3. “Tim, I have heard. How may I help?”

“If you can, I need about ten soldiers to give me a work zone without people.”

“I’ll be right back with your assistants, I promise.” She turned and went back to gather some helpers.

Pauline, Madlyn, and Jeanne all arrived together. Sarha had already informed them of what was taking place. “How may we help?” Asked Pauline.

“First, a question? Tawni, can your flames work away from you? If so, how far?” He asked Tawni.

“Tim, I have never tried that; why?”

“The kids are in the air vent, there.” Tim turned to point to the opened air vent near the floor.

Tawni bent down to look into the vent. Placing her hand near her face, “Friend, I need your help.” The tip of her finger started to glow. A small flame appeared, and its top moved back and forth.

“A couple of my little friends are lost in there. And if we can track them down, could you light their way out?” Tawni asked.

Tawni watched her fingertip, and the Flame moved at a quicker pace. “Tim, the flame can help once we find them.”

Anden-Apia returned with about twenty soldiers. The soldiers had already changed because they were no longer on duty and were not wearing their uniforms.

“Thank all of you. Anden-Apias, I need one each at these six air duct entrances. If the kid starts yelling, we need to know where.” Tim turned to the bot and pointed out the six locations he needed someone at.

“You six over here, please, we need these six openings to have someone there. If you hear a sound, let me know. Now go.” All six women left and headed to their new location.

“The rest of you, I need a twenty-five-foot semi-circle around this spot; now make it so.” The rest of the women started to form a semi-circle and started moving the onlookers back.

“Tim, what do you need me to do?” Asked Pauline, as she stood next to Madlyn and Tawni.

“Pauline, I need you to change into something that can move through these vents with no trouble.”

“I can change into a mouse; that would do it,” Pauline said.

“We have a little girl there, and a mouse would frighten her. How about something a little bigger.” Tim asked. “We need an animal that can carry a string, and that way, the kids can find their way back. That is where your Flame will come in, Tawni.”

“Once the animal finds the kids, we will need the flame to go to them and light their way back.”

“Tim, I am sorry I can’t think of any small animals, now.”

“Sarha, do you have pictures of different small animals that Pauline could look at?” Asked Tim.

“Tim, I have picked some pictures out; these are small animals with excellent low-light vision at night and fast-moving.” Sarha showed them to Pauline.

Pauline saw a picture of a small animal with a long body, about fifteen inches long, not counting the tail. It looked like it weighed only 3 pounds. Its face was white fur and looked like it wore a light brown mask. The big black eyes were all shining, with small white ears atop its head, and golden brown and black fur trailing down its back. Its chest was dark brown with black mixed into it. “Sarha, what is this animal called? It looks delightful.”

“That is a ferret, and it has a musky smell.”

“If I change into it, do I have to smell like it? I have never thought about that!” Stated Pauline.

“I do not have any data on shape-shifters and their smells.” Sarha, at this point, had a smile on her face.

“Well, I’ll try this one and think of no smell.” Pauline transformed into a ferret and sat at Tim’s feet, and Tim tied a tracker device around her neck.

Tim kneeled to Pauline, “Please be incredibly careful; if you need help, change into a small child, and call us. We will then know where you are. Find the kids, and we will send the Flame to you. That way, the kids will be able to see.”

Pauline scampered into the vent and turned to the right, moving amazingly fast along this vent. Her hearing was better now, and she could hear sounds somewhere ahead. She came to a junction and sat for a second to see if she could listen to the sounds and where they came from.

She did not hear a sound, so she went straight ahead until she came to another junction and stopped to listen; this time, she heard a sound to her left and moved quickly in that direction. About fourteen feet down this section, there was another junction, again stopped to listen. She heard the sound, and it was louder.

This time the sound sounded as if someone was talking. The sounds came from the right, and she moved faster now. The voices, she now heard two voices. Thinking that she was close, she smiled at herself. Up ahead, where the voices were coming from, was alight.

She now raced to the light, and she had found the kids. She got to where the voices were, and a vent opened. The sounds were coming from there. She looked through the screen to see the kids. She looked into the kitchen to her surprise, two little ones were talking, but not the kids.

She now had to backtrack to check the other junctions. She went back to the last intersection and turned to the right; that was how she had been going. She traveled about another twenty feet and again heard voices that did not sound like the others. She came to another junction and stopped. The voices she heard now were of small children. She turned to the left, and they’re about ten feet away sat the children.

Pauline crept so as not to scare them. Once she saw them, she knew where the kids were; she moved back around the corner and changed into a kid about the same age as David. Once the change was done, she took the tracker and called Tim. “I have found them. I have changed into a small child. Will crawl around the corner and talk to them.” Tim sent the Flame to guide them to the nearest exit.”

“Is there anyone else here?” Pauline called out as she started around the corner.

“Are you here to save us?” asked Wendy. She now sat up and wiped away the tears.

“I don’t know, are you lost? I am. Do you know how to get out of these caves?” asked Pauline. She tried to make the kids feel like they were the brave ones.

“Yes, we are lost and would like to go home. Do you know how to get out of here?” said David. He is the one that’s close to Pauline.

“Well, I have a little friend coming to help me find my way out; maybe she will help you too.” Pauline now sat close to the kids, and she just waited for the Flame to get there.

A few minutes later, a small light shows up. The kids could see the light but not the body. “Hello, Flame. Did you come to guide me home? Could you help these children also?” Said Pauline.

The Flame got a little brighter and started back the way she came. Pauline said. “Let’s follow my little friend, You guys go first, and I’ll follow.” She allowed all 3 to slide by her. She quickly checked each one out, making sure there were no cuts. Then said into the tracking device, “We are on our way back; everyone seems OK.”

Everyone supportive of the mothers was listening. There were happy faces everywhere now. The Flame brought the kids back to the vent’s opening and flickered out after heading towards Tawni. The kids came out and ran to their mothers. Pauline came out, and everyone saw a ferret go in, and a small girl came out. Most had shocked looks on their faces.

Pauline walked over to Tim, “Should I wait before changing back?”

“If you could, please, attention would be focused on you and not on the children,” Tim said.

The mothers hugged their children for a few minutes and then began the lecture on where they could not go.

The mothers turned towards Tim and the girls. They walked over to the group, and each one thanked Tim and each girl for their help in bringing their children back to them.

“If you kids want to explore caves, maybe we could build you some in the play area at the end of Deck 3. How would you like that?” asked Tim.

“That would be wonderful. Can we assist you?” asked Sadris.

“I’m going to speak with DarkIce and see if we can start tomorrow,” Tim said.

Esireli had her mother worried. She had changed in the last week; now, she is all smiles and happy, and nothing seems to bother her. After finishing her work each afternoon, she met with her friend and said they were going to the fields to sit and enjoy the quiet time.

She wanted to know what went on in the field that made them so happy. So, she decided she would follow them. She knew when they got off work and which walkway they took. She started towards the walkway about ten minutes before the girls got off.

She found a location to observe them without being seen. She sat there for a few minutes and saw the girls headed down the walkway. They were talking and didn’t see her. She watched them as they took a pathway to the left. They now strolled and spoke with a lower voice.

Nanladra started to follow her daughter and friend. She stayed far enough back, so they did not see or hear her. The only thing she saw was a lone green plant in the middle of this field, and that was the direction the two girls were headed. The girls stopped next to the plant, and it looked like they were talking to it.

Nanladra moved a little closer, hoping that she might hear what was said. She saw the plant and the girls better now. The plant was about a foot tall and one foot and a half around. It had some yellow markings on the sides, and it looked like it needed something.

She sat back and watched to see what would happen next. It only took a minute, and both girls started to remove their clothes. They placed their clothing away from the plant and laid down with their legs spread apart. The girls were on different sides of the plant.

Nanladra was about to get up and go down there and ask what they thought they were doing when something started moving the grass. The girl did not seem afraid, so she sat back down.

She heard a sound, “Mmmm, that feels good.” And she got up and found out what had happened. What she saw frightened her. She saw both girls on the Deck with a vine entering their pussies. She started to go to them, but the girls lay there and raised their asses off the Deck. She stopped and stared, and both girls had their arms straight out to their sides to help keep their asses in the air.

She watched, not believing what she saw. The vines that had entered their pussies were growing larger. But now, two more vines were reaching for the girl’s tits. Each vine seemed to encircle the breast, squeezing gently, and then the end seemed to suck on their nipples. The girls both were now moaning, and their hips started to move.

Nanladra stood there with her mouth ajar. She noticed the vines in the pussies were now approximately four inches in diameter and going in and out. The girls enjoyed it; that was obvious.

Nanladra watched her daughter get fucked by a plant and get hot herself. She was not going to play with herself here, but when she returned home.

She started to hear groans, and they were growing louder and louder. She watched the plant place a vine close to both girls’ lips. The vine was goading them; her daughter raised her head and grabbed the vine between her lips and started to suck on it.

She looked at her daughter and what she was doing to that plant. The plant must have enjoyed it also because it started to turn a darker green. She watched many smaller vines move all over her daughter’s body like it was cleaning her up. She checked out the friend, and the same thing had happened to her.

Nanladra could not wait any longer; she walked up to her daughter and started to scream at her. Both girls were startled but could not move. The vines wrapped around their tits and in their pussies and mouths kept them from doing or saying anything.

Esireli was shocked by her mother’s presence and could not tell her she was OK. She came down from a magnificent climax that this plant had given her. Her mother needed to stay away, or the plant would think she was here to feed it.

Nanladra stomped up to the girls and the plant, “What the fuck is going on?” She stood there with her hands on her hips, waiting for an answer.

The answer came when the vines wrapped around her legs and placed a large vine against her back. Then lowered her to the Deck. Wasting no time, the vine spread her legs, and another vine headed towards her pussy.

Esireli’s hands were free, so she gently removed the vine from her mouth to not hurt the plant. Her mother was about to get fucked, “Mother, please do not scream; it will not hurt you.”

Nanladra looked at her daughter, frightened, and did not scream; she could already feel the vine inside her. She was already wet from watching her daughter take the vines. So, the vine went in quickly and easily.

Esireli looked at the plant, “Please do not hurt her; she is my mother, and she only wanted to protect me.” She could now sit up. The plant was pulling all its vines back from both young girls. However, it continued to work on the mother.

Esireli asked, “Mother, are you OK?” She looked down at her mother’s face and saw a smile; she had not seen her smile in years. “Mother, enjoy this time because it may not last long.”

Her mother moaned and smiled; the vine took what it needed and pulled out of her. Nanladra sat up and straightened out her dress. Patted the Deck next to her, and both girls sat down.

“I am sorry I spied on you in a way. I could not understand why you were so happy all the time. Now I understand. Will you forgive me?” asked Nanladra.

“Mother, we could not tell anyone; if word got out that there was an alien plant on this ship that fucked females, it would be hunted down and killed. Or fucked to death.”

“But, if it stays here, someone may find it.”

“It seems to understand that, but how can we help it? It is nice to have around, but again.”

“Yes, I will agree on that part.” Her mother said with a smile.

“Mother, you look beautiful when you smile.” Said Esireli.

“Well, the smiles come from the fact that I got fucked after so many years and by a plant, no less.”

“Are you going to tell Bob or Tim about the plant?” asked Bajuli. She sat there and listened to the whole thing, and she was playing with her breasts while she sat there.

“No, we can’t. They’ll destroy it.” Said Esireli.

Nanladra asked, “Can it move?”

“I would guess so; it wasn’t here 3 weeks ago.” Said Esireli.

“You seem to be able to talk to it. What if we took it home? Do you think he would go?”

“How are we going to move him?” asked Bajuli.

“We could get an anti-gravity board.” Said Esireli.

Bajuli said, “My dad has one in the warehouse.”

“Well, tomorrow after work, come home with the board, and we’ll see if he gets on the board. Then we’re going to take him home.” Said Nanladra.

“Mom, where will we put him and not in your bedroom?” Said Esireli.

“Well, there’s an alternate storage room; we could set it up.”

“OK, but we’ll have to put some pads on the floor. Will you be informing the other two of what he can do?”

“Let us get him home first. Besides, I have to get home and finish what he started by myself.”

“You could roll over and let him do his thing, now that you know he won’t hurt you.” Said Bajuli.

“How do you know whether he finished, if he ever did?” asked Nanladra.

“You saw him as we walked up, and he had yellow markings; look at him now. The majority have disappeared. The last time we were here, he looked like that. By the time he was done with us, he had turned a dark green, and I’m assuming that meant he was full.” Said Esireli.

“No matter how incredible it sounds. I’m not about to lie down in the field and let some wonderful plant fuck my naked body until I pass out from all the pleasures, he could give me.”

“Why not?” asked Bajuli.

“Because what if someone were to see us? What am I supposed to say?”

“What the hell? Tell them how awesome it was!” said Esireli.

“Look, we have to leave before you two talk me into staying and letting that thing fuck me. Now let us go home.”

Nanladra got to her feet and raised her dress to check her legs for anything that might still be there; finding no wetness but her own, she lowered the dress, and the young girls just stood there watching her.

“Mom, could Bajuli and I stay and let him finish? Both of our bodies could use the sexual release; besides, it feels so nice.” Both girls were still naked and had not even started to get dressed.

Nanladra looked down towards their feet. The vines were there, just waiting as if listening to what was said. She looked into the girl’s eyes and looked back down at the plant; the vines had grown about six inches. “If I say OK, you promise you will be right home after that?”

Both girls were shaking their heads ‘Yes.’ Nanladra looked down, and the plant was shaking its vine the same way the girls were shaking their heads. She just smiled and turned to walk back to their units. Hearing a moan, she knew the girls were enjoying themselves.

She thought, ‘When I get that plant home, I’ll wear it out!’ The closer she got to the living area, the more she heard voices. She looked around to see where the voices came from. There were children playing tag, and they ran all over the place.

When Nanladra got home, the first thing that needed to be done was finish what that dam plant started. She went into her room and began to deal with it.

“Mom, we’re home. Could you come to the living room, please?” Said Esireli.

Nanladra walked into the living room, and her jaw dropped. There were Bajuli and Esireli, and they had the plant on an anti-gravity board. “I thought we were waiting until tomorrow for this?”

“We were, but after you left and we were getting our relief, we heard kids playing in the fields close to the walkway. We could not take the chance that they would wander into our area. Bajuli went home and grabbed the board.

You were right once we laid the board down next to him. Tiny legs came out of his bottom, and he moved onto the board.” Said Esireli.

“Didn’t the kids see him on the board?” Asked Nanladra.

“No, we took a long way around them; they had no idea we had been there.” Said Bajuli.

Nanladra now took an extended look at the plant, and the yellow marks had disappeared. No vines were protruding from his body, and everything looked OK. She looked at the girl and curled her finger on her right hand. She wanted them to follow her to the spare room.

They left the plant in the living room and followed her. They entered the room, and there were boxes and other items just lying around. “You can now clean up your new friend’s room.”

It took the girls one hour to get the room ready. They had laid blankets on the floor and placed a large bucket of water against the wall so that he could drink. This all finished, and they went back to the living room. They moved the plant into his new space and lowered the board to the floor. The plant then stepped off the board and moved around to find a comfortable place to settle.

“Bajuli, please, take the board back to your unit; I figured we would see you tomorrow. We will let him rest tonight.”

Everyone said their goodnights and headed home, and the others headed off to bed. All thought about the days to come.

Tim was in the lounge taking a break when Talsa and Ditin came in and saw him. “Tim, may we talk to you for a minute?” Ditin asked.

“Sure, what is it?”

“Well, we have a problem; there are two females for each male.” He said.

“And that’s a problem, why?” asked Tim.

“Because our laws do not allow that.” Said Talsa.

“So, if your laws do not allow it, why did you want to talk to me?”

“Well, Tim, if two females would like to share a male and live together, the problem is this. But since our laws will not allow it. Could you help us out?” asked Ditin.

“What can I do for you?”

“Because it’s your ship, and you’re the captain, you’re the one making the rules, aren’t you?” Talsa asked.

“And because we are now members of this ship, but no crew members, we are still under your rules, according to the letter that everyone signed.” Said Ditin.

“Is this not true?” asked Talsa.

“Sarha, I need you to help me with this,” Tim said.

Sarha appeared next to Tim, turned towards him, and said, “Tim, I’ve identified your problem; what is your question?”

“Can I change their laws?”

“The answer to your question, No, you cannot change their world’s laws. But Tim, they are not on their planet, and they are on your ship, and you make the rules per your letter.”

“So, Tim, if you say that it is OK for two females to be with a male, then by your law, we can have a family of two females and one male.” Said Talsa.

“Let me think about this, and I will let you know tomorrow,” Tim said.

Ditin took Talsa by the arm and looked at her. “We will give Tim the time he needs!”

Ditin turned with Talsa in his arms and walked out of the lounge. “We will wait for your ruling, Tim.”

“Tim are you in a good mood?” asked Sarha.

“Yes, why?”

“Well, Commander Anden-Aipas would like to talk to you. Do you have the time now?”

“Yes, I will make the time for her, any idea what she wants?”

“No, she is on her way here now.”

The Commander walked into the lounge and saw Tim was to the left. She walked over to him and stood.

Tim stood and asked Anden-Aipas to have a seat. “You wanted to talk to me about something?”

“Yes, I have members of my troop who want to volunteer to keep your ship safe. If you need assistance for any reason like children lost in caves.” She smiled as she said this.

“In your opinion, how many of these volunteers would be needed to assist?”

“Well, I think twenty-five on board with rotating every two weeks would be the best way of doing it right. That way, each group would have R & R back in our world.”

“That’s all well and good, but what would they do here if nothing happens.”

“We could train using your new weapons and become familiar with your people. Also, we could be helpful with prisoners or free individuals like the two thousand on Deck four.” She said,

“You have an excellent point, and who would be in charge of these volunteers?”