Flora: Teslic Morning

Story by ReynartWrites on SoFurry

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Foreword: This piece and the next were written with the intent to say, happy birthday to Glitchedpuppet. They have been a huge inspiration and a good friend. Being part of their community has allowed me to grow as a writer and meet a lot of good people in a good environment. Their comic has given me a lot of good feels and inspired me on various levels and heck, it is great to see so many queer characters. It helped me with a lot of my own image and well, it is fuckin awesome.

Actual summary: There are many mysteries to solve in the Teslic yard, and many things that need to be answered. Neon is wracking her brain trying to figure out how she can get past a door, how she can get answers to ease her own woes and the guilt she has. Her fixation has kept her up for days, and luckily her lover is there to tear her away from it.

World and Characters belong to Glitchedpuppet at Forbiddenflora.com


A week or so had passed since the day that Neon had managed to reunite with Lily in this frequency and convince her that they had known one another in a different timeline as partners, and more. Neon had a difficult time grasping it herself. Frequency shifts were a thing that she knew about even in this timeline, but the changes were only supposed to be minor and easy to record. This time she had gained a sibling and nearly lost a partner. Both of their memories of past events were muddled and buried somewhere in the dirt and it was only thanks to a certain robotic feline orb that both of them could recall anything at all, both good and bad. Through the yard, they had gone to search through the various labs that had been left in ruins in this frequency shift to search for answers to a vast amount of questions that seemed to keep growing. Neon's own luck and skill had failed, she herself had failed at getting them to where they needed to be. There were particular doors in the deeper portions of the yard that led to old labs that most surely hid finer secrets and it tore her apart that she couldn't even make a dent in them. Not even her sister and her infinite wisdom of cracking and breaking security and violating privacy could seem to get inside. There were still many things that needed to be answered, one of which where Lily's child Jupet was and if they still yet lived. After failure after failure, Lily and Neon regrouped back at the edge of the yard where she had a home base set up in an old building she had repurposed and there they sat on their rears waiting for either to find the answer, and Neon was no closer to it than she was during the first day of locking herself up. It was starting to wear on her mind as she sequestered herself in her room where she sat before a workbench thinking of what she could do to get through those doors and get the answers that they both needed.

Hunched over a desk with a variety of tools and gadgets was a stripe goat wearing a tank top and not much else. The room was boiling hot due to the machines and computers running that she had set up to help her crack whatever mystery she brought back here, and this one was proving tough. On the screen closest to her, she had several different pictures of the door. It might as well have been a literal blank slate standing before her, an obelisk of difficulty and obscurity. There were no locking mechanisms, no card readers, no displays that required passwords, nothing at all! Physical force of any kind might as well have been tickling, but at the same time, Neon was too wary to try anything severe. No explosives, no drills, no digging around to accidentally set off some sort of weird security that could vaporize them and end their involvement in this frequency.

With a huff, she brushed bangs of blue and pink hair dripping with sweat from her face and leaned back with her eyes looking up at the ceiling. How long had she just been sitting here pouring over notes and coming up with new methods to try and figure out how to get in. There were other doors to explore, and yet, her mind forced her to fixate on this one thing, this one door that they had never been able to look at. Krypto had given a list of helpful suggestions and had set aside some of her own time to help when she wasn't off doing her normal business, but Neon didn't want to trouble her too much. This was her job, her duty, her fixation and damn she needed this win. Maybe she didn't actually need it, but she wanted it badly. With a huff, she looked back down at the notes with black goat ears drooping down as she saw for the first time how messy her workstation looked and then she looked down at herself. Half-naked, fur matted with sweat, and her eyes must have looked horrible too because they felt heavier than the goggles around her head. With a sigh, she slapped both of her cheeks and grunted. There was no sense in taking a break, no sense in getting all gussied up when she had things to do. She was used to working alone and for long stretches of time and if she needed an even longer stretch of time to understand this before grabbing a proper meal and shower then so be it.

Just as she leaned back over the desk to continue her research, she heard the door behind her slide open. She assumed it was chip coming back since she didn't hear any steps and so she flicked her wrist back with an open paw, "Chip, I need you to help look at something with me. A theory I'm having is that this door is from a frequency with technology not yet known to this one. I want to search your logs to see if I can't find anything like this among the recorded memories."

She waited for a bit and chip didn't seem to respond, as she was about to turn around she paused when she heard a voice that caused her cheeks to burn up, "BZZT, I'll let you do that later, for now, I think you should take a break or something and maybe grab a bite to eat and something actually healthy instead of garbage."

Neon's head jolted around to see Lily standing there in a t-shirt long enough to look like a small dress ending at the midpoint of her thighs. The grey-furred feline's eyes were quirked, one pink eye raised and the purple one squinted and Neon was terribly aware of how awful she looked. When she finally composed herself she took a deep breath and said, "Lily. I thought you were napping."

Lily tilted her head, "Nappin'? Neon, it is the morning. I was sleeping."

Neon blinked and then turned back to the table to ruffle through the notes until she found her compact to check the time, "Ah, so it is. I...Should have been in bed about a day or so ago I think, well, according to your schedule. I'm fine though as is. Sleep is only necessary for me if the day's work is done, and it isn't. I just have a few more things to run through and I will do other things like eating and etcetera."

She felt a chin on top of her head and looked up to see Lily with her eyes closed lounging there. After a moment of two of silence she cleared her throat, "Excuse me, but, I need to keep working can you uh, not do that."

Lily then wrapped her arms around Neon's body before huffing, "Nope. I'm arresting you."

Despite herself, Neon smiled, "Very funny, now let go."

"Ahhh, I don't think so. You might have to bribe me."

Neon blinked, not expecting a response like that. She mulled over it for a moment before she decided that she'd play along, even if she was starting to not like where this was going, "Sooo...I'm guessing that a monetary bribe won't be working."

Lily leaned down and uttered a bare whisper to her ear, "You'll have to bribe me with your body." A shiver ran down her spine and if the room were any hotter then she would actually be on fire. Clearing her throat she opened her mouth to answer and then winced as Lily gave her left cheek a gentle pinch before she leaned back to continue, "And by that, I mean, get in the shower with me, have a meal with me, and let's go out and do some scrapping. I'm tired of waiting here for days and days on end with nothin' comin' up. Can't stop day to day life because of one wall y'know?"

Neon grumbled and looked away, but she was thinking. There had to be an argument or some sort of answer that could get her out of this situation without needing to stop her work. What Neon was doing was important, it was necessary, and yet, she couldn't quite argue that Lily's point was incorrect. Her brow furrowed and her nose scrunched as she kept on thinking and Lily kept on watching with a big smile. Every single time she came upon what she thought might be a good argument, she hit another wall and realized how stupid it would sound if she said it out loud. It was frustrating, and maybe it was the fact that she had spent so long mulling over that stupid door, but she felt infuriated with herself in the worst of ways. A nagging spike in her mind prodded at her telling her that it wouldn't be worth it to waste time going out with Lily while another portion of her mind urged her to take care of herself and actually be sensible, both sides seemed angry at her.

Suddenly, she felt a gentle touch on her cheek which broke her out of her fixation. She turned her head with raised brow and she saw Lily staring at her with that same bright smile, "C'mon if we find something awesome we can take a selfie and bug your sister that she didn't get to go scrapyard diving with us again."

Neon rolled her eyes, but she couldn't keep the smile from quirking at the side of her mouth. She sighed and turned her head to face the monitor with the picture of the door still taunting her. Shutting her eyes she took a deep breath and reached over, feeling over the side of the display before tapping the button to let it shut off, "Right...If we're going out then shower first I guess. We'll suit up afterward and prep. If I pass out at any time I'll trust you to carry me home, but then again, try not to let me pass out. Give me a good pinch or two if I look sleepy."

Out and out of her chair Neon stretched wide and yawned before yelping as she felt two claws pinch her haunches. Turning around with a deep frown she saw Lily grinning wide, "Prep better include a good meal for yourself, if not, then I'll feed you myself."

Neon cleared her throat and looked away, "Uh, tempting offer, but in my mind, I included a meal for two, and well, if you could prepare it to eliminate the possibility of me selecting something less than proper toward your tastes and my health then that would be best, I think."

The feline chuckled, "Gotcha. After we shower I'll fetch Chip to let it know what the plans for today are and we'll make something together before gathering equipment."

Neon nodded and took a step forward before wincing. Sitting so long made her joints feel stiff and her muscles sore. She rubbed her thigh while grumbling as she hobbled forward and Lily followed along snickering. Much to her credit, the feline remained quiet about the hobbling stripe goat. Neon expected some sort of jab, some sort of poke or prod, but instead, Lily only ever chuckled and followed along closely with that bright as the sun smile. There was something blindingly radiant about that smile, something that made her feel warmer than the room she had just been in. There were so many mixed feelings flowing through her whenever she saw Lily in any way possible, but even if she hated and cherished admitting it all at once; she loved and treasured Lily like no other. Part of her felt like she deserved none of that love.

Once her leg stopped hurting she took a steady stride with Lily toward the renovated rooms near the back. The facility was in good shape thanks to some help from some family and a few friends who were willing to help her with projects out in the yard. The room was shared with two beds, but for the most part, they slept in the same one ever since they had become reacquainted. It was just nice to have another bed just in case either needed their time or comfort alone. While she stepped toward the bathroom door she slipped off her tank top and let it hit a random wall. She could pick that up later, for now, the prospect of refreshing water on her body started to become more and more exciting. When she stepped into the bathroom, she left the door open but didn't even hear Lily stepping past her. She saw the lithe feline now nude, watched with a warmth in her cheeks as Lily swayed her hips back and forth while she slid the door of the shower back to take a step inside. Neon felt her heart pause for the single moment when Lily looked over her shoulder with such a devious glare that made her legs feel weak. Already proving to be worth leaving her work it seemed.

A steady stream of water came out of the shower head. Steam rose as the water started growing warmer and both Neon and Lily moved beneath the shower, the spray wide enough to catch each of them. As soon as the water hit Neon she sighed and brought her head forward to touch the wall with her eyes closing. Sure, showering with her girlfriend was hot, but feeling the water pressing down against her tired body reminded her that she felt stiff and sore, it reminded her that she wasn't in the best mental state either. There had been an underlying thought to get somewhat frisky as soon as the shower began, but the water hit her and so did everything else. So much work left undone and so many things left to do, and yet, even if she wanted to think about it, she was exhausted. It came to the point where she wanted to work on her latest project even if she was here to get away from that if even for a few hours or even the whole day. Every time she tried to think of the door and possible solutions, her head started to ache and she heard the distinct sound of sharp static replacing her coherent thoughts. It was so dumb, but she just couldn't stop thinking.

Neon felt arms around her waist and she felt the gentle squeeze of an embrace begging her to come out of her own thoughts for just a second. She was tired, it was hard to think while tired, it was hard to think while hungry and she knew it. Another squeeze and suddenly the static started lifting and she heard Lily muttering, "Hey, no napping in the shower." A gentle kiss on her cheek came along with the question, "You okay?"

Neon opened both eyes and took herself off of the wall with a sigh. She thought of obfuscating the truth in some way, but all that came out was that same static and so instead she said, "No. I have been driven mad by that door and I can't stop thinking about it no matter what I do and no matter where I am. Because of that, I ignored you, I ignored myself and now I'm beating myself up over it." She then paused for a brief moment to take in a shaky breath before continuing, "If I don't do it, if I don't open that door then we can't get answers and there are so many important things that we're missing because of these frequency shifts that are messing with my head more than usual." She then groaned while leaning back to slump in her lover's arms, "Being tired and hungry sure doesn't fucking help."

The feline kept her radiant smile, even despite her tone crawling to a low that she had not quite heard from Lily, at least, not in this timeline, "I'm losing sleep too...I'm not eating as much and maybe you don't notice because you're so preoccupied your own thoughts, but I'm stressin' too." Lily pressed her cheek to Neon's shoulder softly while sighing, "There are a lot of things I want to know, you know most of them and I'll admit that this thing has been bugging me too. I just try to stay sunny and positive and push myself to keep up with the good habits ith y'know? Besides...There is one thing here keeping me bright and happy."

Neon raised a brow, "And what's that."

The arms around her body tightened and Lily planted a gentle kiss on her cheek before purring, "You."

It was stupid, but she honestly hadn't expected that answer. Her cheeks were flushed with color and her eyes were looking down at the shower floor where the water was slipping inside the drain. There was a lot to work through, not only with the door but between themselves. Despite whatever had happened before, Neon needed to remain right here in the present. It stung, thinking that she could just ignore Lily's pain like that, to think that she could forget that Lily was just another creature made of flesh and blood just like herself capable of thinking, feeling things both positive and negative.

Slowly, she brought a paw up to cup Lily's cheek and leaned back against her just a bit more. It felt good to have her lover there and she needed to focus on that, however hard that was, "Thanks, Lily." She said with a small smile, "We should get to washing right? I think I'm actually partially starving and that won't help when we go out scrapping. If we really want to mess with Krypto, then we'll need to take selfies of the breakfast too, make it a show that this a real bonding experience she's missing out on." She then frowned and shrugged remembering that she needed to be a bit nicer to her sister, "Of course, I'll also have to apologize and get her something to placate her inevitable tantrum."

She could practically feel Lily brightening up behind as the response came out with a near purr, "Right! I'll cook us up something actually filling to get you back on your hooves and to make Krypto seeth. Of course, I'll help you pick something out for your sister too."

Neon felt some sense of fulfillment at affirming their plans for the day. It was enough to put a smile on her face. As Lily removed her arms from her body she moved a paw to grab a bottle held in a metal basket on the wall. While she squeezed out the gel on her paws she allowed herself to beam with that sense of fulfillment and she felt a positive rush flowing through her. It was while she was lathering her paws that she was turned around by the shoulders.

Lily's mouth connected firmly with her own and her ears perked up. Her eyes grew wide as Lily parted their lips together to let both of their tongues play in the middle and she shuddered. Lily pressed in close and took the bottle away from her while slowly pulling her mouth away to breathe out, "Let me help with that and you can return the favor."

She shuddered as she watched with a meek and crooked smile as Lily lathered her own paws before setting the bottle aside. Soft and gentle digits pressed against her sides and dug through the fur to press against her skin. She trembled as she felt Lily move those soft paws up and down her form. Taking a steadying breath she moved her own shaky digits to start returning the favor, worshipping the feline's lithe form. Inch by inch the pair began to wash one another, Lily occasionally pecking Neon's lips until their mouths were connected in a permanent kiss and Neon's shy nature began to melt away to hunger, lust and need.

What troubles she had been thinking about, became a dull buzz at the back of her mind that slowly washed away in the loving kiss and the water pouring between them. They out from beneath the shower head to press against the wall and Neon gasped as she felt greedy and lusty claws grabbing her fat rear to squeeze and knead each cheek. Every touch soon became less about cleaning and more about excess. She felt digits dip between her legs to slide against her heat, and she did so in kind to Lily, though, her own touch was much shakier.

Neon's knees buckled as she felt a digit slide into her rear and one inside of her pussy. She hadn't expected it and she nearly fell over, but Lily was bracing her with her own body. The stripe goat trembled and the kiss took a more fierce turn with Lily pressing in a close as possible while propping her up against the wall to make sure that she didn't fall. Neon eventually had to gasp out as she felt those digits dig in deep, her gasp turning into a surprised bleat as Lily's fangs pressed down on her neck. She gasped out and cursed, both of her paws splaying out and moving to further brace herself against the wall as Lily began adding digits into each hole. She shook and trembled as she felt both her rear and her pussy being filled and stretched wide by Lily's probing digits. More than that, the feline's touch was rolling inside of each hole, inner walls clamping down on both as the unexpected intrusion brought nothing but pleasure along with the initial shock that trembled up her back.

Those nimble digits darted in and out while the purring feline bit down harder, Neon being unable to do anything but moan and huff, her hair matted over her eyes by the shower. Such surprise had already brought her a jolt closer to her climax and the feeling of being so thoroughly pounded by such skilled digits pushed her just a bit more. She didn't want it to end so soon, but Lily was pressing in firmly and twisting those digits just right and she cursed aloud as her legs crossed involuntarily and her eyes shut tight while the pressure was released from her gut and the pleasure crashed against her senses from the oncoming climax.

Lily tore her mouth away from Neon's neck and the stripe goat gasped as she suddenly didn't have anything other than the wall holding her up with her legs still shaking violently. She slid down to her rear panting and looked up just as Lily stepped on her shoulder and looked down at her with a small smirk. Neon knew at any point she could have protested, could have said something about Lily letting her drop onto her rear, but instead, she just dipped forward and put her mouth on Lily's inviting warmth. From bottom to top she dragged her tongue against the slit while she felt claws grazing through her hair to feel over the back of her head.

No urging or pushing was needed. Neon dipped her tongue inside and brought her own paws around to grip upon Lily's firm rear. She always admired how in shape Lily was, partially because she knew that this jolly feline could crush her if desired, and to her, that danger was fantastic. She slipped her tongue deeper and deeper while pressing her nose closer against the other's crotch, Lily moaning as Neon continued trying her hardest to serve the feline towering above her. She worked on kneading that rear, squeezing and spreading it apart while twisting her tongue inside as if she were the one being pleasured by this. The pressure on her shoulder from the feline's foot grew just a bit and the claws on the back of her head splayed out letting her know that Lily was close. There were so many little ticks and motions that just felt natural to her even though they were still in the process of getting to know each other again after that terrible shift tore them apart. Everything seemed just right and she wanted more of it. With one last slide of her tongue against the feline's inner walls, she felt a gush of pleasure against her mouth and shuddered as she heard Lily let out a breathy moan that seemed to echo in the showers.

It was with Lily's climax that the pressure on her shoulder was lifted, and the claws went away, leaving only digits that rubbed at the back of her head while the feline purred, "Good girl."

That added bit of pet play to their session made her shiver, but she smiled all the same. After a bit more petting, she accepted an outstretched paw to help her up back on two. Together, they got back underneath the shower for a bit before stepping out. Drying off with a full body of fur took a bit, but they each managed just fine while helping one another with hair and the sort. Rather than one or the other, they both walked back to the room to retrieve Chip and get their compacts at the very least. They could get dressed after breakfast, but they couldn't just leave Chip in the dark in sleep mode. After retrieving the microcat, they headed to the kitchen, paw in paw, tail curled around one another's tail, troubles left behind and a growing appetite rumbling from Neon's stomach.

Breakfast was hotcakes and sausage. Neon had helped, as much as Neon could, by cracking eggs for the mix and Chip had helped by listing off ingredients. The floating robotic feline orb also helped set the table with plates and utensils balanced carefully on its head. Before they sat down to eat they stood near the table together, Lily's arm around Neon's shoulder with her tongue stuck out, Neon smiling as best as she could with Chip on her head as they took a selfie together.

As they sat to eat, Neon took the time to think of a message to send her sister, smiling as she tapped it out on the screen. She then frowned as she realized that the tone of her original message might not be too nice and so she deleted it. With a sigh, she spoke as she typed out her new message with a dry air, "Got out of the cave to actually eat and get some fresh air with Lily. Gonna go out and scrap. Wish you were here. The door is a pretty tough crack and I have been trying the stuff you suggested. Might need some more help. Maybe next time you're here we could all go out."

Neon was distinctly aware of Lily watching her with a big smile that she would call dumb if she were in a rude mood, instead, she ignored the look she was getting and tapped the display on her compact to attach the image and send the message. She set the compact down on its back so she could see the inevitable reply and she heard her stomach rumbling. After a quiet and quick, "Thank you." She started digging in with the fervor of someone who hadn't eaten in a while.

The meal was enough to satisfy, and maybe it was the hunger speaking, but the process of eating had felt like heaven. There was a fluffy warmth to the hotcakes that kept her drooling even as it hit her gut and a certain satisfaction hit her when she bit through the meat of the sausage. Yes, it was just a basic breakfast, but there was also the fact that she rarely cooked for herself. When she was finished she noticed the display on her compact flashing to let her know that she had received a message. Lily, in all her infinite kindness, took up the plates while she picked up the compact to see that Krypto had sent her a message.

She read it over with a snort, a small smile cropping up on her face as she read it aloud with half-lidded eyes, "Breakfast? Like, actual food and you didn't invite me? Not only that, going out scrapping without me yet again with that weirdo cat you just met! I mean, I get it, she's cool to you and you really like her but you can't just leave me hanging again! Besides, if you keep taking breaks I'll bust that door open before you, but anyway, I wanna come too today! I can totally make it if you just wait like, an hour or two. So come on! Let me come along and make it three instead of just two!"

Neon looked up to see Lily chuckling, "Geez, she's really attached to you isn't she?"

The stripe goat shut her eyes and leaned back in the chair, "I guess she is...And I guess we can take her along right? If she's loud enough maybe I won't think of that dumb door, and well, she's good at this too."

Lily sat back at the back at the table after washing the dishes, "Think she's still wary of me?"

Neon brought her attention back down to the message and then back up at Lily before she cleared her throat, "I think she might possibly dislike you, but she just doesn't know you yet."

"That's fine! I'm sure this little trip will help with that, right?"

She quirked a brow at that one, "So, you want her to come along then."

Lily nodded, "Yes! Why not? It'll be fun and a good bonding experience at the same time. Besides, I really think she's cute, if not a bit of a firecracker."

Neon rolled her eyes and started typing out her reply telling Krypto to come over as soon as possible. When that was done she set aside her compact and sighed, "Right, now that that's done...Thanks. I feel somewhat normal again sitting here after a hot meal. Might need to pass out when we get here again, but I uh, I feel good thanks to you."

Lily shrugged, "Eh, I needed this just as much as you, but more importantly, think if I send your sister a picture of us kissing, she'll lose her mind?"

The stripe goat coughed, "Excuse me?"

Lily laughed, "A joke! The more important part is that we should be getting ready and dressed and then take the selfie of us kissing. It'll keep a memory and we can save it on Chip."

While Lily got up to trot off to the room, she thought about retorting with something haughty until she heard that portion about saving it on Chip. It would preserve it, preserve this timeline's memory and at that thought, she looked at the microcat and brought both of her paws out to let it land.

"Chip..." She said quietly, "Could you automatically store pictures, videos and messages from both of our compacts?"

Chip's single eye flashed as it spoke, "BZZT, I CAN ALSO RECORD YOUR MORE INTIMATE MOMENTS SHOULD YOU DESIRE IT ALONGSIDE YOUR OTHER REQUESTS."

Neon's cheeks flared, but she nodded quietly before letting Chip float back up into the air. With a sigh, she got up and moved to follow Lily. She had a date with her lover and her sister to dress for, and a wild scrapyard to prep for.