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Starshadow and Friends (furry MF caution)
The following submission was intended for our anniversary. (Yay! One whole year and counting..) The author has generously set up the story for us as it is part of a longer series. In his own words: "It's the setup and intro to the rest of the story, which will be the actual sex scenes that take place at 'Mom's Place', in the 'Fish Tank', which is the special area where public sex shows are staged."
The Fish Tank (furry MF caution) The caution is due to the furry characters having canine shaped external genitals. No bestiality takes place.
Starshadow and Friends - The Nightwraiths By Stasya T. Canine stasyatk9@juno.com
"What if?"
In this story, I continue to explore some of the individual and social implications that arise when 'surgical furrys' are possible.
The story that follows is one chapter in the series/serial 'Starshadow and Friends'. Because of that heritage it depends heavily on the works that are already finished. In the following introduction, I'll try to give you the missing essentials that will help you during your reading of this chapter.
In this world, 'cosmetic biosculpting' is a common practice. Essentially it is a cosmetic changing of a person's body by adding non-human parts. An unstated number of years before this story, 'therapeutic sculpting' had started to be used as part of the treatment programs that involved people who were more comfortable when they thought of themselves as an animal in human form. In therapeutic sculpting the parts are not only added, they are integrated into the person's nervous system.
Koretina and Kalelupus are members of the second group of people who have undergone the next logical step. Through surgical and hormonal intervention they have become 'surgical anthrowolves'. The project is called 'Project Transform' and the people who choose to endure it, 'transforms'. The goal of the project is: "to make the outer form match the inner vision of self'. The entire process takes years to complete.
At the time of this story, they are the only transforms who are living away from the Institute.
Because of the research aspects, each person who goes through the process is assigned a 'monitor'. These people, for now, are normal humans who carry cameras and audio recorders. Everything except the most intimate moments are recorded. Even those are recorded if the transforms choose to allow it. Monitors aren't expected to stay objective. Often, monitors become close friends with those they monitor. One thing seldom mentioned, indeed, it is only known to the monitors and the other people involved in the project - is that while the cameras and audio systems are live feeds to the Institute, the monitors can receive live audio from special consoles at the Institute.
The speech capable wolves are from a different project. About seventy years ago, someone decided to give wolves the capability of speech. Ridgeback and Saddle are from the first successful batch. Sam and Catherine are from a later batch. There are two packs of wolves. One pack is composed of the wolves who are involved in the administrative aspects of working for the Institute. The other pack was formed by the wolves who are involved in the security aspects. The ones involved in security decided to call themselves 'The People of The Knife' because of the surgical intervention involved in giving them speech. Any humans partnered with a wolf are considered to be members of that wolf's pack.
Thad and Lisa are from the first group of people processed. Thad's chosen form is a bear while Lisa's is based on a Siamese cat. Because of his size, pre-transform experience and the fact he is a martial arts master, Thad wound up getting involved in security. Lisa, his first student, who is now a master in her own right, decided to stay with Thad as his mate.
For a more complete background and stories written in this world, go here: http://storiesonline.net/Stasya_T_Canine/series-z/starshadow/starshadow.htm
Kalelupus Nightwraith - male, surgical anthrowolf (Kale is pronounced 'Caylee') Koretina Nightwraith - female, Kalelupus' wife, surgical anthrowolf (Kore is pronounced 'Cory')
The Fish Tank
Starshadow and Friends - The Nightwraiths
by Stasya T. Canine
"Here, let me help you with that." I chuckled as I worked my wife's tail through her dress. Once I smoothed her dress out I carefully fluffed her tail back to its normal appearance.
She turned and hugged me. "Thanks. Someday I'm going to have to remember to ask Silky how she does it."
I started putting on my pants. "Maybe I should switch to wearing a kilt."
"Kale, a kilt would never work. You'd have more trouble than I have with my dresses." Kore turned me around and worked my tail through the opening below my belt.
I flicked my tail from side to side to free up the caught hair and then sighed. "I'm starting to understand everyone else's conversion to nudity. Covering my butt and leaving my sheath exposed is absurd."
Koretina, always the practical one, shrugged slightly. "It's raining. Do you want to drip for hours after going somewhere?"
"No." I put my long-sleeved shirt on. "There has to be a better way."
"Well, if there is, nobody in the first batch, or ours, has figured it out." She tossed me my raincoat and then put hers on. "Now let's go, I want to get there before all the seats are taken and we wind up standing - again."
My lips twisted into an almost snarl. "My legs still hurt when I think about last time."
Kore's ears twitched in agreement. Without any more conversation we left our apartment.
Kore and I exchanged grimaces as our bodyguards and monitors joined us for the walk to the institute. "Do any of you know what this meeting is about?"
Surprisingly, Catherine, the wolfess who guarded Kore, glanced up at me before resuming her constant scanning for danger. "Thad and Lisa issued a 'call to gather'."
I stopped, stared at her in surprise and then turned to the wolf who was my bodyguard. "Sam?"
He managed a shrug. "Lisa said it's because of you and Koretina. I'm getting soaked. Let's go."
We resumed our interrupted walk.
Kore asked the question that was bothering me as well. I guess she couldn't wait until the gathering. "I thought only the alphas could issue a call."
There was a long silence before Catherine answered. "This isn't a pack problem ..." Sam snarled softly and she stopped her explanation. I didn't know much wolf but I did recognize the unmistakable 'shut up' he uttered to her. She continued softly. "Thad and Lisa are the pack elders. They seldom use their special authority."
Kore and I glanced at each other and used our silent language to communicate our unease about the situation. Sam and Catherine were extremely edgy about something. We decided to trust their feelings.
Lisa and Saddle were settled on an outside bench when we arrived at the Institute. "Getting some fresh air while we waited for you." She looked relaxed but as we walked past I could smell her tension.
When the main doors opened, Thad and Ridgeback greeted us and waved us through.
What was going on? Thad and Lisa were joint heads of Institute security. Ridgeback and Saddle were the alpha wolves of the pack that called itself 'The People of the Knife'. We no longer spent much time at the institute but in the time we had, I had learned that these four no longer had the free time to perform routine duties, such as casually greeting people who walked through the doors.
I flinched when Kore lightly touched my arm as we walked across the lobby. "Kale? Something's not right."
I reached across and gripped her hand. "Look at Sam and Catherine. I've never seen them so edgy."
We were halfway across the lobby when I heard Thad calmly say "Sam, Catherine, isolate and guard."
I nearly fell as Sam suddenly leaned into my legs and forced me out of the center of the lobby. I shivered when two wolves snarled.
When Sam stopped shoving me at the wall, I turned around and was surprised to see that our monitors had been stopped just after they got though the first set of doors. Saddle and Lisa were blocking the outside doors while Thad and Ridgeback were standing in front of the two trembling monitors and blocking them from leaving the entry vestibule. Ridgeback had his hackles raised and was frozen in a menacing crouch.
"Whatever it is, leave it in your pocket." Thad was deceptively calm. "And don't think you can gas us and get away. Backup teams are waiting at all the exits. Now, just relax and wait for the police to arrive - then we'll sort this out."
I looked down. "Sam?"
Instead of answering me he queried Thad. "Safe?"
"Wait for the new monitors, then it's OK."
A few minutes later our new monitors arrived and we were escorted to the conference room.
Kore settled and then demanded answers from Catherine. "What happened?"
"They've been making tapes, editing them, and then selling them as adult movies."
Catherine sounded slightly amused. Kore and I looked at each other and I shrugged. "It's been extremely likely ever since Silky retired from making movies for the public."
Koretina sighed. "Our monitors. People we trusted. Wonderful." She sounded bitter.
I agreed but I also accepted there was nothing we could do about it. I turned and held out my hand to my new monitor. "Hi. I'm Kalelupus Nightwraith and this is my wife Koretina."
The woman hesitated and then smiled wryly. "Hello Kalelupus, Koretina. I'm Kate and he's Mark. Starshadow asked us to take over for now. He and Silky felt that you'd want some people that have proven their trustworthiness. They agreed to break in two new monitors. As far as anyone knows, only one badly edited tape has made it to the streets as a market test. Four others were intercepted before they were duplicated."
"I thought you looked familiar. How did you find out what they were doing?"
Mark chuckled. "Stupidity. They sent their main set of tapes to the adult film division of the company that does all of our outside video editing and distribution. When they realized what had been sent to them, they contacted us. It wasn't difficult to figure out who the 'stars' were."
Kate sighed softly. "And that brings us to some of the problems. We're looking at our screening and training programs to see if there was some way we could have prevented this. Personally, I agree with you. It was going to happen sooner or later. Folks are curious about all the transforms' sex lives. You and Koretina aren't staff members and you live away from the Institute. That meant you were the obvious first choice for anyone spying on the transforms' private lives."
She chuckled. "The wolves have caught people trying to sneak onto our grounds. So far, all it has taken is a warning to keep them from trying it again. Still, we intercept several new 'spies' every week. 'The People' are wondering when they'll be able to relax from the constant patrols."
I sighed and leaned against the wall. After considering possibilities I turned and queried Kore for her thoughts. After another one of our silent discussions, I forced myself upright and nodded.
When we turned back to Kate and Mark, they were watching us expectantly.
"It's up to us, isn't it? I mean about what happens from here."
They nodded.
I turned away from Kate and grinned at my wife. "You feel up to a foursome?"
Kore thought about it briefly and finally laughed. "Of course. " She swished her tail back and forth seductively. "I told you I could smell their interest."
I turned back to Kate and Mark. "Let's go have a little talk with our former monitors."
Kore shook her head slightly. "Not until we get out of these wet clothes and dry off."
Kore and I strode into the holding cell. Kore motioned for me to follow her as she settled in one of the chairs opposite Tom and Karen. "Sam, Catherine, shield positions." They studied Kore, glanced over at Thad, then waited for me to settle in the chair next to Kore before they placed themselves in the open space in front of our chairs.
We'd long ago decided that if we took this step, Kore would be in charge. I leaned back and made a show of making myself comfortable as she let the silence lengthen.
It was Tom who finally broke. "There's a tape out there already. You caught us but there's no way you can stop people from seeing it." His posture was belligerent and he reeked of aggressiveness.
I guess Sam got tired of the smell because he curled his lips back and rumbled deep in his chest before warning Tom: "Done is done. Trust - betrayed. Payment to Koretina and Kalelupus needed."
Tom slumped and everybody relaxed slightly. "OK. We took the chance and missed. What now?"
Kore shrugged. "The two of you are going to get blacklisted from the high security list." She held up a hand to stop them from saying anything. "Nobody can do anything about that. However, Kale and I won't press charges, if." It hung there enticingly while she and I grinned - and waited.
Karen glared at Kore. "Koretina Nightwraith, I've seen that grin before. What's the catch?"
Kore laughed. "Nothing much. You and Tom work the Fish Tank at Mom's with Kale and I for four weeks, six days a week - for free. Anything you would have made gets turned over to Mom's Place." When Karen started to smile in relief, Kore set the hook. "You'll be in front of the cameras - with Kale and I."
"What!"
Kore shrugged at Tom's outburst. "The two of you have reeked of sexual readiness every time Kale and I have gone to our bedroom and closed the door on the two of you. Did you forget that the transform included an enhanced sense of smell? Anyway, you have a choice. Mom's and nothing said about what has happened - or invasion of privacy charges in addition to the blacklisting you can't avoid."
"That's blackmail."
My wife smiled nastily. "No, Karen, it's called 'negotiating an out of court settlement'. We won't do a thing about any money you choose to make after the four weeks in the Fish Tank. We're already famous - and rich. When we get done with you, you'll be famous."
I chose that moment to shift slightly. The motion wasn't much but I knew from experience that the movement would cause my sheath to contract slightly, which would expose the tip of my penis. Karen didn't move her head but I saw her eyes focus on my crotch. She blushed and when she looked at my face again, I smirked. "I know what your answer is going to be. Don't I, Karen?"
She nodded jerkily.
"Kale. Enough. In spite of what they've done to us, they're still our friends."
I held Karen's eyes with mine and then shrugged and held out my hand. "Still friends. If not you two, somebody else would have done it. We knew the risks when we decided to live on our own."
I glanced down at Sam. "You want to move?"
He snorted. "Not really, but you four reek of sex so I think Catherine and I can relax for a few minutes. Besides, Thad and Ridge are still here. I know you'll behave while we're gone." He and Catherine left to go do whatever it is they do when they relax.
Karen and I stood and embraced each other. I felt her relax as the tension left her. Once I was satisfied that Karen understood that I didn't harbor any resentment about what had happened, I looked over at my wife and Tom.
Tom is about six inches taller than Kore and at least 100 pounds heavier. He was slumped against her and crying into her fur. From the ripples in her leg fur I could tell that she was supporting most of his weight and keeping them from falling over. I felt a light touch on my side. "How long can she keep from falling over?"
I couldn't stop my laughter. "Obviously you and Tom missed some of our more athletic sex when you were filming us in secret. Our enhanced musculature is good for more than long distance running. It's not unusual for her to hold me for thirty minutes while we do a standing 69. She won't have any problems with Tom."