Three Square Meals Ch. 056

Alyssa walked over to stand beside him, and reached out to gently squeeze Jade's breasts. "I just shaped the Crystal Alyssium frame in here," she explained casually as she tweaked the Nymph's breasts, making her nipples erect. "You can thank Irillith for the mattress and bedding."

He chuckled as he glanced at Irillith and asked, "Is there a lot of demand for beds this size?"

Irillith grinned at him, and said, "I very much doubt it! I actually just put the request in with my mother, and she arranged for it to be made and delivered."

*I like to think of it as an 'Epic King size',* Edraele thought to him. *Do you approve, my Lord?*

*Very much, thank you,* he agreed wholeheartedly, amused at her choice of name.

*I'm so pleased,* she replied, and he could feel her burst of happiness over their empathic link. However, Edraele's voice was also tinged with a hint of sadness, as she added, *Hopefully it'll remind you of me while you're off on your adventures.*

*Don't worry, we'll be back soon,* he thought to her kindly. *Perhaps then you'll be able to help me put the new bed through its paces?*

Edraele sighed with delight, and he left her to her increasingly aroused thoughts. He turned back to the girls, who were marvelling at the wonderful new bed, and he said, "Let's go and take a shower, and get cleaned up after the refit."

They nodded obediently, and with Rachel and Dana leading the way, the girls started filing into the bathroom. He held Alyssa back, and pulled her into his arms, as he said gratefully, *The new bed is wonderful, thanks for going to all this trouble to make it.*

She leaned in and gave him a loving kiss, as she replied, *With all the girls we've been adding to the crew, the bed needed an upgrade. Now we've got plenty more space if you decide to expand your harem.*

He smiled as he asked, *I thought my XO was in charge of recruitment?*

She grinned at him playfully as she replied, *So did I, but then you added eighty-seven Maliri girls to your roster of willing females. I can hardly keep up!*

Laughing heartily at that, he took her hand, and led her to the shower as he said, *Sorry for stepping on your toes. I'll leave any further recruitment in your lovely and capable hands.*

*No need to apologise,* she smirked at him. Her voice took on a lustier tone as she added, *These Maliri are absolutely stunning. I can't wait to watch you fuck them all, starting with the hot piece of ass getting soaped up by your girls.*

As John walked into the bathroom, he saw that Irillith was centred in the shower, with the four other girls eagerly lathering her up. With an eager grin, he followed Alyssa into the shower, to help make sure that Irillith was very clean indeed.

***

The following morning, the sound of soft, tinkling music swirled around the room, and John was the first to wake up, recognising it as a customised internal comm ring-tone. "Faye, is that you?" he mumbled drowsily.

Faye kept her voice to a whisper to avoid waking the girls, but replied happily, "Good morning, John! Watch Commander Faye reporting in!"

He stretched a little, trying not to wake Calara and Alyssa, and asked, "Is everything okay?"

"Absolutely fine, there's nothing to report," Faye replied, sounding pleased with herself. "I just thought you might want an update, as it's just turned eight in the morning."

"Thanks, Faye, you did a brilliant job," he told her sincerely.

"It was my pleasure," she replied with a happy sigh, before she ended the call.

He glanced down, and saw that Alyssa's bright cerulean eyes had fluttered open, and she gave him a beautiful smile as she curled up against him.

*Looks like you made the right call with Faye keeping watch,* he said, acknowledging that she had been correct to trust the AI construct.

She ran her fingers over his chest, feeling his muscles as she said, *She seems to genuinely want to help us. I think it's sensible to keep an eye on her, but Dana trusts her implicitly. I'm not saying hand over control of the Invictus to her, but she's been a great help to Dana and Rachel on their research, and with the bots on the refit.*

John looked thoughtful as he considered what she'd said, and then admitted, *I probably do have a bit of a knee-jerk reaction to anything AI related. Faye isn't a Terran AI though, so perhaps her programming is more robust. Either way, I guess it wouldn't hurt to give her a bit of a chance to prove herself.*

Alyssa smiled at him and said, *Dana and Faye will be delighted.* She gave him a playful wink, as she added, *Now, on to much more serious business; I can't believe we all flaked out last night! Who do you want to start off with this morning?*

He grinned at her, and replied, *It's a new bed, so it seems only right that you help me break it in first.* He reached down and squeezed one of her firm asscheeks as he added suggestively, *It's been quite a while since our last XO catch-up meeting.*

Her sparkling blue eyes grew hooded with lust, but she surprised him by shaking her head, and saying, *I'd really love a rough pounding, but I think you should save me for last. Work your way through the crew first, as Rachel, Calara and Dana haven't been stuffed full of cock in weeks!*

*Aren't you a kind and caring Matriarch,* he teased her with a smile. He paused a moment, and said, *Actually, I do need to catch up with Rachel about a couple of things, I'll start with her first.*

*That's the spirit!* Alyssa told him exuberantly. *My tight little ass will be ready for you when you've ploughed the rest of the crew. Consider me the 'Sex-Boss', and you have to defeat my lusty minions before you get to plunder my treasures.*

Shaking his head in amusement, he stifled a belly laugh, as he said, *Alright 'Sex-Boss', I'll render your minions insensate, then you'll be mine!*

She grinned at him, and all at once the girls all started to wake up, stretching languidly after receiving a gentle telepathic prod from Alyssa. They each gave him a loving kiss goodbye, then climbed out of the enormous bed to get dressed for breakfast, until it was just Rachel left under the covers with him. She looked absolutely delighted that he'd picked her to start the day, and she flung herself into his arms, and hugged him tightly.

"I can't believe I get you first! I was absolutely certain you'd choose Alyssa," she exclaimed, looking thrilled. She paused for a moment as she thought it over, and said, "Actually, I bet you did choose her first, but she told you to catch up with us girls, as you've already been with her since the Progenitor-John episode."

He looked a bit abashed, and said, "You're right, I'm sorry. I hope you aren't disappointed."

"Of course not, we all know how devoted you are to her. That you'd choose to be with me after her is still wonderful!" she replied with a radiant smile. Her eyes looked away distantly for a moment, as her brilliant mind turned over the possibilities, and she added, "Is it because you wanted to speak to me about Progenitor-John?"

He gave her a warm smile, and said gently, "Easy there, gorgeous. I do want to talk to you about that, but that's not the primary reason I wanted some time alone with you."

John rolled her over on to her back, and brushed her tawny brown hair away from her beautiful face, enjoying the feel of her soft tresses as they swept over the back of his fingers. He stopped to admire her for a moment, just taking in her lovely delicate features, and alluring, smoky grey eyes. She was watching him intently, and he could see the fierce intelligence behind her entrancing gaze, reminding him of just how lucky he was to be with such a brilliant young woman.

He could see she was holding her breath as she gazed up at him, and when he leaned down slowly, he watched her pupils flare as she wet her lips with anticipation. He stopped an inch above her, just relishing her look of need, until she took matters into her own hands, and crossed her arms behind his neck so that she could pull him down to her. They kissed tenderly, and he relished the feeling of her soft lips yielding to him, as she parted her mouth to invite him inside. Their tongues duelled for a while, and she moaned excitedly, writhing underneath him as she arched her back so that her breasts pressed against his chest.

When they eventually parted, she was panting breathily, her eyes flaring with passion, and her expression telling him she was hungry for more. "That was a hell of a kiss!" she exclaimed, fanning herself with her hand, and smiling at him playfully. "What did I do to deserve that?"

He smiled at her, and replied, "You know full well, you lovely girl; your plan to help the Maliri. When they found out we were going to help them have children, I felt guilty seeing all their looks of awe and gratitude, because in all honesty, they should have been thanking you, not me."

Rachel smiled at him, and said softly, "It's alright, I wasn't after their thanks. It was rewarding enough just seeing how much it meant to them."

John nodded and said sombrely, "I've been awfully selfish with you."

She frowned, not understanding what he was implying, and said, "Sorry, I don't follow?"

He reached up to gently run his fingertips through her hair, then tenderly caressed her temple while cradling her in his hand. "Your exceptional mind. I've been selfish keeping you focused on researching things to help me, when you could be doing so much more."

"I love helping you, don't be silly," she said with an affectionate laugh.

"I know, you're a very good girl," he told her, enjoying seeing her pupils flare with excitement as he praised her. "But you could make a huge difference to so many people's lives. When you get an opportunity, I'd like you to start research into anything you like, but focus on helping people. Curing incurable diseases, that kind of thing. I want people to revere the name of Doctor Rachel Voss, for the wonderful gift to mankind that I know she is."

Rachel's expression had frozen in surprise, as she listened to him utterly spellbound. As soon as he stopped speaking, she pulled him down to her and kissed him fiercely, then gasped, "I love you so much! I've always dreamed of helping people, and you're right! I know I can make a difference!"

"Whatever resources you need, just ask, and you'll have them," he told her earnestly. He leaned down and kissed her again, and said, "And I love you, my beautiful, brilliant girl."

She whimpered into his mouth, kissing him with a look of adoration in her stormy eyes. He ran his fingers over her belly, just where the swallow tattoo used to be, and she moaned with arousal at his touch.

"You want me to swallow your cum?" she asked him eagerly. "You know we can do anything you like!"

He shook his head, and gave her a loving smile, as he replied, "I want to fill your womb with cum, and think about how wonderful it'll be getting you pregnant. I just like seeing the hunger in your eyes when I stroke you there."

"Let me ride you," she suggested longingly. "You can stroke my belly while we both think about the same thing."

He let her push him onto his back, and she straddled him in a smooth, effortlessly graceful motion. She paused above him for a moment, and stared into his eyes as she said, "Thank you for this morning. I didn't think I could love you any more than I did, but you proved me wrong."

John smiled at her, and said, "I just want you to be able to fulfil your potential, and I know you'll be able to do great things."

She closed her eyes, then sank down on his hard cock with a blissful sigh. "You don't know how good that feels," she moaned with delight, relishing being stretched around him.

"I've got a pretty good idea," he said with a grin, feeling her gripping him tightly.

He stopped to admire her glorious, athletic figure, and reached out to hold on to her slender waist with both hands. Her skin felt smooth, soft and pliant under his eager fingers, and he stroked her toned stomach with his thumbs, feeling her well-defined abdominal muscles. She slowly opened her eyes, then leaned forward slightly to place her hands on his chest, as she started riding him at a sensual pace. She stroked up and down on his length a few times, then settled down, resting her breasts against his chest, and staring into his eyes from only a few inches away.

"Before you fill me up, let's talk about Progenitor-John," she said, studying his face intently.

John encircled her in his arms, and he asked, "What did you want to tell me?"

"Alyssa told us everything that happened," she began, watching every change in his expression, "But I'd like to hear you describe what transpired with Progenitor-John."

He smiled, and asked succinctly, "Why?"

"Indulge me, please, and I'll explain afterwards," she said to him firmly.

He nodded, then looked away, losing focus on her face as he said, "Progenitor-John started influencing me several weeks ago, when we first met with the Maliri. I think meeting Irillith, and seeing what she looked like behind the armour, brought forward a powerful need to dominate and control the Maliri, when he recognised them for what they were."

"Which is?" she prompted him gently.

"A species tampered with by a Progenitor, to prepare them to be conquered and enslaved," he replied in a sombre voice. "That instinctive drive made Progenitor-John stronger, allowing him to encourage me to make risky decisions like going deep into Maliri Space."

"Until we met Edraele," Rachel said leadingly.

John smiled wryly, and said, "Yes. Unfortunately for her, damaging my mind-shield let Progenitor-John leak out, and he eventually started being able to take over my body. He got stronger as time went on, making my blackout periods last longer while he was in full control." He paused for a moment, as he thought back over what happened, and added, "When he was asleep his control wasn't so absolute, so I was able to reach out to Alyssa, and she strengthened all of your mind shields. She doesn't seem to remember doing it though, which is weird."

Rachel sat up a little, and looked at him curiously, as she asked, "If she didn't do it, who did?"

John shrugged helplessly, and replied, "I recognised Alyssa as the radiant figure who's helped me in my dreams, but I was trying to communicate through a shadowy barrier, which made it hard to tell. Whoever it was did a thorough job on you girls, and cut you off from Progenitor-John, preventing him from drawing energy from you to fuel his powers. Then when he went to assassinate the Glowing Queen, he must have exhausted himself using his own power reserves, which weakened him enough to let me take over again."

Rachel subtly shifted her weight, which felt delightful, then smiled at him as she said, "Yes, I remember that. It was such a relief to have you back to normal, even if it was just for a short time. Irillith was lucky you were back in control, after what Progenitor-John did to her mother."

"I tried my best to protect her, and working closely with Alyssa, we shielded Irillith too. That's why he severed the connection with all of you when we returned to Valaden, as he was planning to set up Edraele as his new Matriarch, and enslave the Maliri for his thralls. Once Edraele broke my mind-shield, Progenitor John was able to take over completely, chaining me up, and banishing me into a bottomless abyss," John explained with a shudder as he recalled the feelings of hopelessness and despair, manifested into demons who had tortured him as he fell.

Rachel saw the haunted look on his face, and she leaned in to give him a tender kiss, before saying gently, "Until Alyssa stopped him."

"Yes, exactly!" John said with relief. "I saw her appear next to me as a radiantly beautiful figure, and she reached out to me, banishing those demons. I gathered as much of my will as I could, then broke my chains, and grasped her hand."

Alyssa interrupted, and said gently, *Sorry handsome, you remembered that wrong. When I went into spirit form, you were already reaching out to me, and I realised you wanted me to grasp your hand, so I grabbed it.*

John frowned, sure his memory of events had been correct, but he conceded, *I was pretty out of it, so you probably remember it better than I do.*

Rachel arched an eyebrow at him, and asked, "What did Alyssa say?"

He smiled at her apologetically, and said, "Sorry, that must be annoying, me getting distracted by telepathic conversations."

She leaned in and gave him an understanding kiss, before she said, "I'm just eternally grateful that Alyssa lets us all share you, I'd never begrudge her anything." She looked at him curiously, and added, "So what did she say?"

"Just that I remembered events a bit wrong, as we both remember each other reaching out first. Anyway, after we made contact, I re-established my connection with Alyssa, but I held back the compulsion for you to obey me. That must have freed up Alyssa to make a connection with me as well, which massively boosted the bond between us. We banished Progenitor-John, locking him up in the same abyssal pit he tried to seal me up in."

Rachel looked fascinated, and she said, "And after you made your enhanced connection, all of us got a surge of inspiration, which we suspect came from your subconscious Progenitor mind."

John smiled, and said, "That's about the size of it, yes." He looked at her playfully, and asked, "So what's the prognosis Doctor? Am I a lost cause?"

She smiled, and hugged him tightly, replying, "No, I think you're a keeper." She sat up on his lap, gazing down on him as she added with an air of caution, "But I've got a theory about all this, if you'd like to hear it?"

Holding on to her waist again, he returned her smile, and replied playfully, "Of course you have, I don't just keep you around because you're so gorgeous. Tell me what you're thinking?"

She took a big breath, then said, "If you were a Terran, I'd suggest that you developed this second personality to deal with a psychological trauma that you weren't equipped to deal with. You aren't Terran though, so there could be all sorts of reasons for why this other personality manifested. Progenitor-John might even be your real Progenitor personality trying to emerge, but you've been sufficiently strong willed to keep it at bay, locking it up behind the mind shield.

Progenitor-John's personality is strongly influenced by Progenitor natural instinct, which is probably why he's able to access psychic powers that you can't. He seemed to be quite single-mindedly obsessed with conquering the Maliri, and spent over a week creating plans to dominate them all. What he planned to do with them after that, I've got no idea.

In any event, I think you're starting to subconsciously access more of your built in Progenitor knowledge because you defeated Progenitor-John. Maybe by stuffing his personality into that abyssal prison that you mentioned, it freed up more of your mind, because you seem more focused since you came back to us."

John looked thoughtful as he considered this, eventually nodding his agreement before he said enthusiastically, "I know exactly what you mean! I do feel clearer, and more in control, and I don't just mean compared with the last few weeks. I feel sharper than I have done in years." He grinned at her, and added, "Thanks, honey, it's been really helpful to talk this over with you!"

Rachel smiled at him, pleased to see him responding well to her observations, and said, "Fantastic! I'm really glad I could help." She paused for a moment, studying his eager expression, and added reluctantly, "There's something else you need to be aware of though."

"That sounds ominous," he said warily. "What's the problem?"

"You probably can't count on Progenitor-John saving the day any more, like he did against the pirate cyborg, the Drakkar, or the Fulmanax. Just like you were able to reach out to Alyssa while he was asleep, he was able to take control while you were in a weakened condition. From what you just said about him being locked away now, I think you're on your own," she said with caution.