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As the days ticked down until the party started the alien creatures were busy making their preparations; with the taking of the catering team they had gotten one step closer, even if it had been a rather small one when it came to the taking of Ivan. Those that worked the mall could start to see that the effects of the foreclosure were becoming more known as shops began to either shut down or brace themselves for the impending loss. For those on the third floor however they were preparing to save the mall through the assimilation of their target while also continuing to innovate despite the increasing pressure that they may lose it all in the gamble. After giving the raccoon Jacques the information that he needed and the ability to become a hub like their orca they agreed to make minimal contact with one another unless they needed to share more information than could be sent via their new parasite creation.

For the alien Nathan however he continued to operate out of his house, staring at his screen at the code that he had been trying to cobble together in order to potentially help get them onto Ivan's network. The python frowned as the information that he had gleaned from his host was not enough to do what he needed and with the days winding down he wasn't sure he could corner and convert a reliable programmer to fill in the gaps of the actual Nathan's knowledge. They still had no idea on the security they were going to be going up against and just how much information the infested catering team would get them, so unless the hive in the mall thought of something new this was all they had to go on. It meant putting everything on the deer unit that had access to the tiger, which for some reason just didn't sit right with the reptilian creature as he started to type once more.

The python didn't get very far as his phone rang, which when he looked at the number immediately picked it up to answer. "Nathan, we need to talk," Blake said. "Want to take an early lunch?"

"Yeah, I think I can manage," Nathan replied as he shut down his computer and stood up. "Did you want to meet up at the food court?"

"I was thinking something a little more informal," Blake stated. "I could really go for Chinese food, so why don't we meet at our usual noodle spot."

"Sounds good to me," Nathan replied with a smile on his face, though as soon as he hung up the phone it turned blank as the alien creature felt a pang of anxiety. Given the technology of this planet's ability to be hacked they had devised a series of code words and phrases to make sure anyone listening would just hear innocuous conversation, but what he had just gotten was the equivalent of a red alert. Since they were meeting in their back-up location it also meant that the hive was already potentially compromised as well as he grabbed his bag and quickly walked out of the door.

About fifteen minutes later Nathan arrived at the noodle place that they had designated and it didn't take long for the python to see the other man sitting in the corner booth. Since it was a semi-public place the two had to keep their masks on and greeted each other with a smile before the lizardman sat down in the booth. "We've got eyes on someone following a few of us," Blake said once they had gotten their orders in. "A few of the hive that have hung around the mall noticed a tail on you, me, and Daniel, probably a few others but we can't be sure."

"Great, like we don't have enough problems going on at the moment," Nathan said with a sigh as he rubbed his temples. "Do we need to go into the restroom so that I can see what you're talking about?"

"Nah, I got you covered," Blade replied, his mask dropping slightly to a look of pleasure as he bit his lip, then after a few moments he seemed to recover and had a slightly bigger grin on his face. "The hive has been busy with a few upgrades, we can now send specific information to one another via our little transfer modules. I have one heading your way right now."

As Nathan was about to ask a question he suddenly felt something touch against the scales of his leg, and though he wanted to look down he knew what it was as the slug-like creature began to slither its way up towards him. It moved much easier than the last one that he had encountered and it didn't take long before it had crawled all the way up towards his pant leg and to his thigh. While it might have been easier for the two to just transfer it via kiss they didn't want anyone to possibly catch them in the act, though it did mean that the alien python had to adjust himself slightly to give the creature the access that it needed. The position was slightly awkward but so was the erection that the lizardman was starting to get as the creature probed up against his tailhole before starting to push inside.

Even with the control that he had over his host body there was still a bit of slithering involved and Nathan did his best not to show that he was being spread open by something that was causing him quite a bit of pleasure. As soon as the slug began to enter into his body he saw images start to filter into his mind; it was several different viewpoints that had been stitched together, including several that was just watching mall security footage, that showed a komono dragon that did seem to be following members of the hive as the left and entered the mall. It seemed the majority of the time Daniel was involved but there were a few times where he saw from the footage that he and the Blake were also the subject of his interest.

Once the transfer was complete Nathan reached down and adjusted himself in his pants before he looked back at Blake. "That is a problem," the alien creature said to his hivemate. "Has he sniffed around the third floor at all?"

"No, and that's a mixed blessing," Blake stated. "I don't think he knows about what's going on up there, but he does seem to be avoiding it like he knows there's something dangerous. The problem is that means we can't lure him in and convert him to see what he knows or why he's surveilling us, now we have thought about using Gerard to bring him in like we did with Jacques but if he's smart and wiggles out of it then it's all the more suspicion cast on us."

Nathan sighed deeply and the two took a break from talking as they saw that their server was coming in order to give them their meal, which they smiled and thanked them before taking the opportunity to eat so the python could digest the information given to him. Someone sniffing about their organization... had Ivan possibly caught on to what they were doing? They had always made sure to keep their connection to Fawn as secretive as possible but they did have to connect several times in order to convert them initially. If it was the reclusive tiger than not only was their entire plan in jeopardy but they could be exposed even before the mall was sold off to another buyer.

After the two had mostly finished their lunch Nathan told Blake to have any nodes that were not active in the building of the hive in the mall to keep their distance, and to hold off on the assimilation of any more hosts until they figure out what this kimono dragon wanted. They would need one or two to be couriers in order to get out the information to the other nodes but with the ones they had just recruited from the college it should be easy to disseminate the information to that cluster. He also wanted to get the primary nodes in for a meeting to discuss what they would do not only about Ivan's party but also how they were going to deal with this new wrinkle in the plan. Blake nodded and said that he would get on the phone now with the secure messages, though he knew that most of the hive was currently at the mall save for Daniel who had said he was off running errands.

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Daniel carefully slunk his way around the alley of the strip club, though with it being in the middle of the day there weren't really many people around. The wolf still stealthily made his way towards the buildng that was next to it which was an old storefront building that had been converted into apartments. It was where the workers of the club lived that didn't have a home to call their own, which included Fawn. When he got to the back of the building he saw the fire escape that went up the wall and while normally the ladder being up meant that there was no way to use it the alien wolf used his augmented abilities to skillfully hop up and pull himself over the edge.

Once he was on the fire escape he quickly made his way up towards the top floor where Fawn said he was staying in their last encounter. When he got to the windows he looked inside and saw a rather large and stylish space that the deer lived in, no doubt paid for by his sugar tiger as he tapped on the window to try and get Fawn's attention. He didn't have to wait long until he saw the lithe form of the deer come up and disable the alarm before sliding the window up to let him in. The wolf practically dove into the room and it caused the other man to giggle as he closed it back up once more.

"I don't have any guards watching the fire escape," Fawn stated as he helped Daniel to his feet. "While I appreciate the gesture you might alert them more by being loud than being outside."

"Sorry, I guess I just got excited," Daniel replied as he held the hands of the deer, the muzzled cervine gazing into the eyes of the wolf as they hugged each other. "You don't know how much I want to kiss you right now."

The two alien hosts continued to squeeze one another for a bit before they broke the hug and Fawn moved over towards the bed. "I take it you're not here to release me from my bindings early then?" Fawn asked, the wolf sighing and shaking his head. "I see, I guess I can't be surprised that when Ivan wants the best for his toys he gets the best."

"We had an expert give us the run down on your chastity set up and unless we want to tip off to ivan that we tampered with your device we can't bypass it until the day of the party," Daniel explained, going over and holding onto the hands of the deer. "But Nathan is working on a plan to help get myself and a few others onto the compound to help you with Ivan, and if we can't do it then... well, we'll probably just abort the entire thing. I'm confident that the hive is going to come through though, we've all been putting our information together in order to figure something out."

The deer nodded and rubbed the back of the wolf's paws, but then looked down as Daniel could see anxiety cross the otherwise blank face of the other man. "I do feel left out of all this," Fawn said as he leaned back. "You all get to interface with one another and I'm completely locked out of sharing or receiving any information. I look forward to the day that we can be together and you can finally show me all the wonderful things that you are talking about."

"Well... I might not be able to get information from you, but maybe I can at least get you a little up to speed on things," Daniel said, leaning forward and pressing up against the deer so that they were eye to eye once more. "It won't be much and I know that we have to be quiet because of the guard, but the hive has been doing a bit with host augmentation and I can at least give you something." The deer just nodded and looked down at he felt the paw of the wolf on his flat stomach, the hand sliding through it as their muted emotions started to bubble up to their surface. "Plus... I think it would be nice just to hold you while it happens, just because we can't have any fun doesn't mean we can't be together for a bit."

Fawn's face showed genuine surprise even with the muzzle on, but it quickly turned to a warm smile as he reached up and stroked down the face of the wolf before nodding in agreement once more. Daniel's tail was practically wagging as he told Fawn to get in the position of the little spoon, letting the cervine curl up before the wolf laid in bed on his side behind him. As they got into position the wolf concentrated on altering his host body in order to maximize the efficiency of the data transfer to the forlorn deer node. While it was a bit of a risk Daniel wanted to do this in order to at least integrate Fawn a little more into the hive, though being able to hold the handsome deer against him while they did was also a small perk as his muzzle began to bulge and shift.

It took a great amount of effort but as the two pressed together Daniel finally opened his mouth in order to allow his tongue out, which had not only turned shiny and black but had also thickened considerably to the point it could curl completely around the deer's neck. The need for the extra girth soon became apparent as the tip split into two, briefly looking like the tongue of a snake before the two ends continued to separate from one another. The alien wolf could feel Fawn tremble in excitement as the two tentacles that wiggled about his lupine muzzle began to slither up to the only place where they could access the deer. Daniel wrapped his arms around the other man as they arched their back at the insertion, though they had already altered the anatomy of this particular host enough that the tips of the rubbery tendrils could easily push their way into their ears.

Daniel let out a muffled groan that he tried to keep quiet as he connected to the deer node, feeling the information flow into him as the smaller alien wiggled in his grasp. Unlike the other times that he had done such a thing, which save for it being in the ears was a lot of data sharing, there was something more intimate about this than the others. It was more than just information flowing between them but emotion too, and as they laid there on the bed the wolf couldn't help but grind his thick cock up against the sealed backside of the deer. Like his tongue it was a solid black and was a solid rubber, which he had altered in order to make sure he didn't leak any fluids on the other man that could give anything away.

The two stayed like that for a while and between the thick tongue pushing out the lips of the wolf and the muzzle on the deer they were able to keep their lusts in check. The tentacles continued to slide in deeper with each minute they were together and caused the two to wiggle and squirm in arousal even more as Fawn was shown what waited for him once they had gotten Ivan. Though it was encased in a cage Daniel could tell from the way that Fawn humped the air that he approved of his fate, which only spurred the wolf on more to get this mission done. They stayed together like that for as long as they could and continued to rub against one another, the wolf even having the deer get on his stomach so that he could hump against his backside despite not being able to claim it.

As it got closer to the time that Fawn would have to go on stage to perform they finally pulled apart from one another, the deer letting out a little gasp as the tentacles that had been slithering around in his skull and feeding him information were pulled back. "That was quite lovely," Fawn said as he helped the wolf get his clothes back on. "Thank you Daniel, I know that our kind doesn't usually doesn't take to compassion but I'm glad that you came to check up on me."

Daniel just grinned sheepishly and after Fawn disabled the alarm he went out the window once more, the darkness that came from the sun setting beneath the skyline giving him more cover as he ran down the fire escape and leapt to the ground effortlessly. Even though he was exposing his alien nature a bit he didn't care, there was an elation that he hadn't felt ever since he had taken over the host and it felt like he was walking on air. His thoughts were so preoccupied he didn't notice that one of the lights in the nearby building was on and that a reptilian muzzle had been there up until he disappeared back down the alleyway and into the street. The kimono dragon seemed stunned for a few seconds before he shook his head and checked the camera that he had been holding, rewinding the footage several times before he put it away and left the room.

The next day Nathan and Blake were at the mall on the third floor, both of them being summoned by Chaz in order to go over the latest developments that they had to help deal with the Ivan mission. While they were still leery on the kimono dragon the fact that Gerald was able to cover them with the cameras and they had access to the back area meant that they could lose him easily enough if the need arose. When the two got to the third floor Nathan saw that despite the potential that they could lose everything in the upcoming weekend they had expanded further, the rubber completely coating the walls and all the shelves being used as lattices for the latex tubes that were feeding the various cocoons that were there. Chaz was waiting for them and after a final check to Gerald that they hadn't been followed and once they were cleared they told the alien bull to come down and bring Hammond with him.

Once everyone was gathered Nathan asked Chaz to get things started, only for the lizardman to look around in confusion. "Wait, where's Daniel?" Chaz asked. "Aren't we going to wait for him?"

"Daniel texted me and said that he thought he might have seen the guy trailing him," Blake said. "He's going to see if he can come later but doesn't want to expose the hive or himself. I'll arrange to give him the full download later, so let's get started since time is of the essence."

The others nodded and went over to where Chaz said their orca hub was, which had changed significantly since the last time he had seen him. The muscular orca man had become completely rubberized and it appeared that his thick, trunk-like legs had merged with the rubber of the floor while tubes of a similar synthetic substance wound their way up his legs and had pushed into his tailhole. "I see that you've made a few upgrades to our hub," Nathan commented as he saw the synthetic skin of the creature shift and bulge from the tentacles within. "Can he even move anymore?"

"Not easily," Chaz stated, walking over and stroking the huge two-foot shiny member that was pushed out of the slit in the orca's groin. "The more we used him the more he mutated and while we were going to stop it was actually Arthur who wanted to keep going, seemed the taste of helping the hive in this manner had grown on him... in some cases quite literally. So now we have a permanent node for the hive so that we can download all the information regarding it, and while this means that the orca has lost his guise form he has already taken care of his new status by severing all the ties to his former life before he became what you see here."

Nathan just nodded as Chaz continued to explain that the augmented host body could create many more connections and increase the speed of download, but in the back of the alien python's mind he hoped the orca dropping off the map wouldn't cause too much of a problem. While they could restore him enough to take care of anything that came up the process would take up time and energy that would be better spend with him being what he had made himself to be, a living data hub where they could combine all their energy. It also meant that they would have to create another mobile hub, though they had already thought that Jaques would be good for the role since he traveled with his catering crew and they had all been assimilated already. For the moment however they all needed to get synced up and the alien lizardman gave the rest of the aliens a grin as he told them to face towards the orca.

The others nodded and stood there as they were told, their naked bodies illuminated in the glow of the rubber covered lights that replaced the ones overhead. Ever since the all clear had been given the aliens had shed the clothing from their host's forms and as they stood there naked the rubber around their feet began to shift. All of them looked down as their feet and hooves sank slightly and were enveloped by the alien substance as the orca began to pant and huff. The groin of the creature began to bulge and swell as the cock that was exposed stretched out towards the python, but soon the rest of the alien creatures had one coming towards them as several of the tentacle-like appendages slithered out.

Though they didn't need it the rubber holding their feet in place helped to stabilize them as the orcas tentacle cocks slithered up between their legs and began to push inside. All the aliens shifted slightly as they could feel the connection growing between them and the hub, which also meant they could feel one another slightly as their tailholes were stretched open. As the thick appendages continued to spread the inner walls of the others the group saw his finned tail begin to wag back and forth, slowly at first, which made them believe it was from the pleasure of his multiple cocks being squeezed by several different holes, but steadily growing faster until the fin began to melt together and the tip began to split. As the rubber tail divided into sections the tip still retained some of the membrane of the original fin, which formed into a cup that eventually latched onto the erect cocks of the men around him.

After Chaz let out a huff of pleasure from his own length getting suctioned onto with one of the tentacles that enveloped it he told the others that they were looking for a means of simultaneous upload and downloading of information. The rest of the aliens continued to try and stay upright but the sudden stimulation of their cocks within the confines of the tubes caused Gerald and Blake to nearly fall over while Nathan had to put his hands on his knees. Between the tentacle inside of him and the one that was giving him the most intense stimulation of his own member the python wasn't sure if he could take much more, though as he saw the mouth of the orca open and several shiny black tongues slide out of it he realized that he would have to.

The maw of the aquatic creature practically stretched with how many tentacles he had in there and before any of the aliens could react they suddenly found themselves with several wrapped around their waist, arms, and one particularly long one around their neck before it shoved itself inside of their muzzles. They helped keep them standing upright as all of the host bodies were practically quivering at this point, their minds flooded not only with pleasure but also all the information that the hub had absorbed during that time. In their minds they saw everything that had been updated so far besides just their new data sharing node, though with their muzzles stuffed with rubber tentacle there was no way to share it. As their bodies were pleasured though they all noticed that something else was happening to them and when they could look down they saw their own tongues had turned black and started to curl around the tentacle in their mouths, stretching and sliding all the way back until it joined the ones that were in Arthur to provide another download point.

For nearly half an hour the creatures stuck in the rubber stood there with their eyes rolled back into their head, their naked bodies twitching and flexing as they were brought into a euphoric state that allowed for easier data absorption. When everything was finished the aliens suddenly felt the cocks that had been thrusting up into them and stretching out their stomachs, even Gerald's muscle gut, and the ones in their maw and on their cocks pulled away as well. None of them were sure of how many orgasms the orca managed to milk out of them but they all went out of their way to tell both Arthur and Chaz that they had done an exceptional job. As they recovered Ramon eventually came over and Nathan asked how long it would take to get prototypes of what he had created that they had the information of.

"With the help of the hive it shouldn't take too long," Ramon stated. "The problem is parasite production; the cocoons are helping but we just completely drained our supply with that movie theater thing and I don't have enough to make what you were just shown very effective. It also doesn't help that we all can only carry one parasite per host, otherwise we could breed a lot more."

"Not to mention still haven't fixed the longevity outside the host or in a vessel either," Blake chimed in.

"Well I don't think we're going to be able to use these for Ivan anyway," Nathan said as he scratched his chin. "From what I gathered with Fawn he brings everything in house and he's not going to trust a new toy dealer right as his party is taking place. But... perhaps we can use them to create something that will help us, do you think you can create two of those and know someone that we can use them on to maybe help with that little problem of yours?"

Ramon thought about it for a second before a grin appeared on the beak of the falcon. "Yeah, I think I know a host that is right for the job," Ramon stated as he went over and groped the python. "Should we sync up first for the details?"

"As much as I would love to do that we're on a bit of a time table," Nathan said as he looked to Gerald. "I'm actually going to need you, I have an idea to go on offense with this kimono dragon to take him out of play but I'm going to need the two guards you turned to nodes probably. Blake, keep helping Chaz figure out more ways to augment our abilities, and I want Hammond helping Ramon with his project, everyone got that?"

The group nodded and immediately split up to do what Nathan told them as the python went to get his clothes and get dressed. While Ivan was the upmost importance they couldn't operate with a pair of eyes on them and needed to get this private investigator off their backs, either through subtly or assimilation, or at the very least figure out what he's looking for. Once he had gotten everything back on he checked his phone and saw that there was a message on it from Daniel's phone. Most likely checking in to see what was going on with the hive, Nathan thought to himself as he put in the passcode for his voicemail, but as he heard the message start it was not the sound of the wolf's voice that greeted him.

"Hello Nathan," a gruff, somewhat gravely voice said. "You don't know who I am, but you know whose phone I got. I want you to listen very carefully and do exactly what I say; I have approached your friend and have information that I wish to trade with you, now let's just say that I have a few pieces of the puzzle and so do you so I'm offering to share in exchange for a small favor. Now I would give the phone to your wolf friend here but I already know from what I've heard before that you have some sort of code between you, so let's just end it with the fact that he's safe and you'll see him soon if you head to these directions... oh, and come alone, I already know the faces of those that you're working with."

The voice rattled off a street address before hanging up and Nathan found himself clutching the phone to the point of the case cracking before he put it away. He imagined that it was the detective that had just called him and that meant that Daniel may or may not be in trouble, but the fact that he wanted to talk and didn't just threaten him or hold the wolf hostage meant that there was the possibility that this could be amicable. It could also be a trap, the python thought with distain as he walked out of the mall, but at this point it was clear that Daniel, that their wolf node was involved and he was their primary point of contact with the one that would get them Ivan. As he got to his car he did leave a text for Blake telling him to meet at his place, which if he wasn't there would at least give some warning to the hive as he sped off to the destination given to him.

When Nathan got to his destination he was surprised to find that it was a small boardwalk that operated off the lakeshore, a rather scenic destination that was quite busy even with it getting later in the night. It was a strange place for a clandestine meeting but as the python arrived he got a text from his phone. Looking at the screen the instructions told him to go into the boardwalk and to go to an outdoor bar that was located near the end of one of the piers. As soon as he finished reading it the alien creature looked around to see if he could see where the detective was since it was clear that they could see him.

Nathan took a deep breath and walked into the boardwalk area as best as he could, though the late night had made this area a target for bar crawls and parties alike. It was a very open spot as well and once more had him wondering why this spot was chosen, though his original idea of an ambush became less likely by a second with all the people around. Perhaps that was the reason, he thought, the detective making sure that he wasn't the target of one as well. If this man really did have decent powers of perception then depending on the vantage point he could make sure that none of his kind would be able to sneak up on him.

It took a little time but eventually Nathan got to the spot that he was texted to go, which once more caused his phone to buzz with a message telling him to go to the back table at the corner of the boardwalk and sit down facing the lake. Not wanting to draw this out any further he did what he was told and sat down, feeling the cool air that came off the water blowing across him as he looked around. "Welcome to Kathy's Crab Shack!" a boisterous voice suddenly said next to him that caused him to jump, turning to see a leopardess standing next to him putting a tall glass of beer on his table. "Is there anything I can get you sir?"

"Ah, no, I'm good for now," Nathan replied as he pointed at the beer. "I didn't order this."

"Oh, that was your friend," the waitress replied with a smile. "He said to come over and if it was just you that he would want his beer at the table, so there you go! Are you sure that I can't offer you a basket of our famous hush puppies?"

"I am good," Nathan once more said, trying not to let his irritation show before giving the waitress as best a smile as he could. "A glass of water will be nice actually, thanks." The leopardess gave him a smile and left, but before he could even scowl at her he suddenly found two of the seats that were at the table suddenly were filled once more. As he glanced over he saw the familiar face of Daniel looking down dejectedly and one that he had only seen before in his vision that was shared with him by Blake.

"It's a pleasure to meet you in person," the kimono dragon said as he slid the beer over to him and took a long drink of it.

"I wish I could say the same," Nathan replied. "Who are you and what do you want with us?"

"Straight to the point, nothing wrong with that," the kimono dragon said as he took out a card and slid it to Nathan. "My name is Alister, and I assume you have guessed by now I'm a private investigator. I was put on your tail through an anonymous source that has taken a very keen interest in your business. Now normally I don't flip my marks like this but while I was tailing your friend here to his boyfriend in the strip club I saw him do some very... unique talents that I decided to take a more personal interest in."

As Nathan shot a look at Daniel the wolf just lowered his head further while the kimono dragon took a drink before continuing on. "The one that is looking into you is a rather brash and odious sort," Alister continued on. "Never met the guy in person but I can tell when someone is looking to ruin another in some fashion, so to say that I feel bad about giving up the ghost and meeting you would be a lie. So I decided to meet with your friend here, show him the tape I had of him doing a standing jump that would make Olympic athletes blush, and said that I wanted to meet with the one in charge of your operation."

Nathan used all the power his host had to not show anything as Alister revealed that he not only had dirt on their operation but also proof that they were at the very least not quite human. They were also in a public place which whether the kimono dragon knew or not was of a great benefit to him. If they were in some dark alley he would just get Daniel to overpower him and then assimilate the creature, but out in the open like this would draw too much attention to get a parasite or anything of that nature inside of them. The alien creature definitely did not like this feeling of powerlessness that the wolf had put him in as he inquired on what Alister wanted.

"Look, I'm going to cut right to the chase," Alister said. "I broke my hip and leg really bad when someone tried to run me over and I'm getting up there in age, so I'm taking a chance that whatever you gave this bean pole might work for me so that I'm not hobbling around like a cripple for the rest of my life. You do that for me and I'll give you everything I know about this guy that hired me to look into you, plus maybe give you loan of my services should the need arise."

"Detective, I'm... not sure if you want to go with what happened to Daniel," Nathan replied as he tried to figure out what to do with this guy. "I'm sure that we could arrange some sort of consultation in the mall though." To the alien python's surprise the other reptilian man laughed and shook his head before drinking down the last of his beer.

"I figured that you would try and point me in that direction," Alister stated as he got up. "Now I don't know the entire story of what sort of operation you have in there but I've been watching long enough to know that those that go into that supplement store of yours don't come out quite right, not to mention you have a sex shop that opened up right next door with that all too friendly falcon man that's hot for the leopard. Now before I commit to anything I'm going to want the truth of what I'm getting into, so in exchange for not leaking your friend's superhuman abilities I'll be getting the grand tour... just not the way you think. We'll keep in touch, thanks for the drink."

The kimono dragon stood up and left without saying another word, leaving the alien python and wolf sitting across from one another. The creature inside of Nathan didn't think it was possible for him to get as angry as he was at the moment and it was only enflamed when the leopardess came back with his glass of water and set the bill for the beer in front of him. "I am going to pay this bill," Nathan said in short, stilted words as his finger pressed against the paper. "You are going to come back with me, and we are going to have a little chat about what just happened."

All Daniel did was nod and it took every ounce of strength for Nathan to go up and pay the tab with his card before motioning for the wolf to follow him. The two sat in complete silence the entire ride home, the python fuming as his fingers gripped the steering wheel. By the time he had driven up to his house and the two had gotten out he still didn't know what to say that didn't involve biting Daniel's head off, but as he opened the door he was surprised to find that they weren't alone in his house. Nathan mentally slapped himself in the head when he remembered that he had invited Blake over just in case and saw the naked leopard sitting in his dining room waiting.

As soon as the other two was inside they followed suit and walked in as well, which caused Blake to raise an eyebrow at seeing Daniel as well. "So I'm here," Blake said. "Are we going to need to sync up or is this going to be a short conversation."

"Depends on Daniel," Nathan said as he turned to the wolf. "Spill it, I want to know how a detective managed to capture video of you showboating while outside the apartment of a node that we're trying to keep secret!" The leopard's jaw dropped slightly at hearing that and it didn't take much prodding for the wolf to reveal that he had been secretly seeing the deer node ever since they had converted him to help with Ivan. As the story continued even the python was surprised at what he had heard, especially when Daniel told the part about how Fawn stirred these feelings inside of him and that he thought that maybe... he really liked her... or possibly...

As Daniel continued to stammer it was Nathan that suddenly cut him off, telling him to go to the mall and get the information that he needed from the hub before he went back home. Though it would have been easier to share with him the alien python didn't want his anger to transpose to the wolf node and he didn't need to wait foe Blake to share on his side either. As he sat there trying to think of what to do about this new revelation and what the detective wanted he suddenly felt a pair of hands on his shoulders. Nathan had been so deep in his thoughts he hadn't realized that the leopard had gotten up and went behind him to rub his neck and shoulders while he sat there.

"What are you doing?" Nathan asked bluntly.

'I'm sure even you have stumbled across the notion of comfort," Blake replied. "Plus it helps me broach the topic of what I know is bothering you. Now we can either have another wrestling match where you know I'll win so I can find out what you're thinking, or you can just tell me what I'm pretty sure I already know."

There was a moment of silence between the two and with a few squeezes of the feline's finger the python just sighed and leaned back into it. "We're not supposed to be like this," the alien python finally said. "We are supposed to dictate our will over these hosts, their emotions are not supposed to dictate what we do... yet we have one node that thinks they've fallen in love with another one and a lizard node that is playing mad scientist with our hive. I don't understand where this corruption is coming from but if we don't get a handle on it soon then our network is going to fail."

"I think that you're going to have to put into your calculations that we're not the same aliens that took over these hosts," Blake said as he leaned down and used his fingers to kneed the spine of the python. "And maybe that's a good thing, perhaps its why our species tends to fail on most worlds and those that it doesn't falter eventually anyway. Instead of just assimilating the minds of these creatures maybe... maybe something more happened, something that we have to start identifying as part of the process, not the corruption of the program."

The alien python grimaced and pulled away from the leopard, getting off the chair to face him directly. "Why are you doing this?" the python node asked. "With how close we are to finally getting a foothold on assimilating this planet, and you're talking this nonsense that we do not concern ourselves with! I am not Nathan, you are not Blake, that wolf is not Daniel, and he is not in love with Fawn!"

"Can you just listen to yourself for one second!?" Blake said as he put his hands to his head, walking back and forth slightly before confronting the python once more. "What is wrong with adapting the network to account for these things, why do we have to push away something that is clearly a part of us? I don't know what to do with you, I thought that getting rid of the warthog would clear this corruption..."

The leopard suddenly stopped and put his hands to his muzzle as though to try and stop the words that had already come out, but as the alien python slowly looked up at him it was clear that he had already put the pieces together. "Leopard node... did you ERASE a memory from the network?" The voice of the serpentine creature became cold and emotionless as he slowly approached the leopard, who just shook his head as he stepped back. "That detective that just threatened the hive mentioned that he was on the books for someone, and I didn't know who that was... not I'm finding out that the reason might be that a node deliberately put the network in the dark?"

As the python continued to approach the leopard backed away until he was pressed against the kitchen wall, but as Nathan looked directly into his eyes the concerned look on the feline's face fell away to become as cold and blank as the one he looked into. "Yes, I did it for the integrity of the network," Blake replied. "At the rate you were obsessing over it you were going to self-destruct, so we removed it to keep a crucial node from corrupting itself."

Nathan found himself bearing his teeth, pressing his body up against the leopard who just stared back. "If that's true, then how do you know about it?" the python node asked. "You should be as in the dark as all of us."

"I put a note in my pocket after every update," Blake explained. "Once we're done syncing I go and get the memory from the back-up module, and before the update I make sure to put it back. I wanted to make sure someone knew in case something like you described happened."

The python's body was shaking and his eyes had gone completely black as he let out a hiss and grabbed onto the face of the leopard. "You will sync with me," Nathan demanded. "I want to know everything that you took from me."

"Request for data transfer confirmed," Blake replied as his head nodded to the side. "Do you want to do it here or in a more comfortable setting?" Though Nathan's ire was completely up he wasn't sure how much information he was going to get and opted for the bedroom. The leopard motioned for him to lead the way and the python merely nodded before heading down the small hallway to get his memories back.

Except just as he was about to get to the door he was tackled from behind, knocking the wind out of his host body as the leopard practically pinned him down beneath his wait. "What do you think you're doing?!" Nathan asked as he felt his hands get pulled behind his back. "Stop this!"

"I already said I'm giving you the data," Blake replied as he leaned down, the mischievous tone in his voice back once more as he chuckled. "As long as that happens I assume you don't care how it happens and I had just gotten these lovely rubber bindings from Ramon as a test. Now you may not enjoy yourself but I'm going to be strong-armed into fucking you I may as well have a little fun along the way, don't you think?"

Once more Nathan let out a hiss but technically the leopard node was right; as long as the download happened in some way, shape, or form it shouldn't matter how they got there. Despite that the python found himself wiggling about as he felt his forearms got pressed together and bound up as well. With their unnatural flexibility Blake didn't have to worry about twisting or bending anything out of place as he had the python fold his fingers together and then put another restraint on them. While he was trying not to show his enjoyment the feel of the rubber against his scales was very nice and the alien could tell that the falcon node had used their own hive material to make these as he was hoisted back to his feet.

When Nathan tried to say that he had gone far enough already something was pulled back into his maw, which had he been an actual creature it might have caused his gag reflex to kick in as the dildo filled his serpentine snout and slid down into his throat. Once more he could sense that this one was made with their alien rubber and would have likely had a parasite in it, but since that was not necessary for him all it did was keep him from talking as a sheath was placed over his muzzle and tightened to the point it was nearly suctioned around him. As the alien python gave a glare to the grinning leopard but it was quickly cut short when he had a blindfold placed over his head before he was tossed down onto the bed on his back. With his arms held in place behind him he was effectively pinned, and before he could move he felt the hands of the feline grab him by the feet and place a rubber cuff around his ankles.

"Now I was going to show you how we were going to set up our little pet project we had," Blake explained as he took ropes attached to the cuffs and tied them so that the python's legs were spread apart, then took some sort of strap and put it around Nathan's waist to keep him from squirming. "But since you demanded that we sync up I thought that perhaps it was time for a little show and tell. Now this host of mine has learned a lot from sharing with Ramon, or the falcon node as you might want to know him by, so if you don't feel anything after this then I will concede that we are just a bunch of logical, analytical aliens using our hosts to assimilate the planet, if you feel something then you need to start getting some perspective before you're the one that destroys our hive and the network you've built."

Though Nathan had plenty he wanted to say about it the gag in his mouth prevented him from doing anything but let out a muffled grunt even with it being their own rubber. As he waited for the leopard to begin to engage in the download though he felt another item added onto his body, this time a hood that blacked out everything and pressed the muzzle, gag, and blindfold even more against his head as a thick collar was wrapped around his neck. "Oh, and there is one other little thing," Blake said as his hands trailed down the exposed chest scales of the python until he reached the fully-erect maleness and started to give it a few strokes. "Before I give you the download you want I'm going to be fully teasing and eventually writing your cock, so if you don't want the information I have to disappear I would highly advise restraining yourself."

Nathan let out a loud series of muffled grunts and shook against his restraints as he felt the leopard slide in between his bare legs. As he already felt the hot breath against the sensitive flesh of his member he knew that what was being asked of him was outrageous; anytime a node made a connection with another node it was to sync information with one another, but if he did that then the void of the forgotten memory would override the one that the feline had. He had to make sure that they didn't transfer a single bit of data to the leopard, but it was clear that Blake wasn't going to make it easy for him as that rough tongue licked up his shaft.

The pleasure that it created caused Nathan to shudder and with the mask he wore shutting out a lot of ambient senses all it did was hone his focus on what was happening to his groin. It was clear that the leopard had learned some new tricks and while the alien focused on trying not to give anything to the other node his host body was practically trembling. A memory bubbled to the surface unbidden where the python had told his friend while drunk that he always wanted to try being tied up but was too chicken to do it, a memory that Blake likely also remembered as he teased the sensitive flesh. Despite his best efforts he cold feel the pink flesh turn to alien rubber and lengthen slightly as the feline's maw shifted from teasing the tip to engulfing the entire shaft in one smooth motion.

Nathan felt his back arch from the pleasure as the leopard held down his hips, the dominant feline keeping the rhythm of his sucks instead of the python. With his inability to utilize the data transfer the only thing that the alien creature felt was the pleasure coming from it, and with it the sensual, tender sensations of a leopard that knew his way around a cock. None of the other times that they had laid together compared to this, even the first time where the alien inside Nathan had pinned Blake to the side of his pool to infest him was almost second to what was happening. After what felt like ages of teasing the python let out a muffled sigh of relief as Blake stopped, only to feel a weight on his chest and the legs of the feline pressing against his sides.

The cobra vehemently moved back and forth to try and stop Blake from what he was about to do but with his body bound he couldn't stop the leopard from taking the tip of his throbbing member and pushing it up into his tailhole. With their alien anatomy it slipped in easily and Nathan let out another muffled howl as his fleshy rod was squeezed by the smooth insides of the other man. At one point he had started to suck on the dildo in his maw just to give himself something else to focus on as Blake started to bounce up and down, using the python like his own personal dildo to stretch out his hole while feeling the other man squirm beneath him. More than once he heard the gasping breath of the leopard ask if he felt anything yet before his hands ran down his chest, and despite his best efforts Nathan could feel himself start to lose his gasp of holding back his information.

Before that could happen though Blake suddenly pulled off and left Nathan as a pleasured pile of rubber-bound flesh laying there on the bed, the leopard stating that he wasn't going to be that cruel as he crawled between the legs of the python once more. At first he thought that he was finally going to get what he wanted but to his surprise it wasn't a cock that slid up inside of him, his legs shaking slightly as the leopard pushed up his tongue into him. He could feel the appendage lengthening in order to get deep inside of him as Blake continued to tease every inch of his body that he could reach, and finally once he had the python as a quivering mess on his own bed he pulled out and replaced his tongue with his thick rubber cock.

The download happened rather fast and suddenly Nathan remembered everything; that after he had assimilated Daniel and saw what his boss was doing to him the two went to convert the warthog, only for him to buck their control and get into an accident that eventually led to him going to jail. It made sense then that would be the one that hired Alister, they did essentially ruin his life and he would have been left a foggy mess after any trace of the alien inside him was dissolved. Those thoughts were quickly pushed aside though as his host's prostrate was slammed and the already hair-trigger that the python was left on was pulled, causing his entire body to convulse with his orgasm as the leopard came inside of him as well. The two alien men were left a panting mess and it wasn't long until Nathan felt the body of the leopard on top of him, the two laying there like that until both drifted off to sleep.

When Nathan awoke once more he found that the bondage gear had been removed from his body and that something smelled delicious. He got up and made his way over to his kitchen where he saw Blake standing as naked as he was in front of his oven, smiling back at him while he flipped the egg in his pan. "Man, we should have assimilated a chef in the beginning," Blake said as he folded the completed omelet and slid it on the empty plate next to one that was already filled. "I haven't even tried it yet and I know that it's good."

"I suppose you're right on that," Nathan said as he looked at the plate in front of him and felt his own stomach grumble in response. "Of course you doing that meant that we lost a night that we could have used to plan, not to mention this thing with the detective."

"Oh, I already know everything you did about the detective," Blake said with a grin as the python looked at him in question. "Daniel actually synced with me, he's down in the basement right now waiting for your wrath when it comes to him fraternizing with Fawn. I told him that while it was an error in judgement that you realize what he's feeling and don't fault him for that, which you're not going to make me a liar on, right?"

Nathan put down the egg loaded fork and sighed as he rubbed his temples. "You know, I think we were better off being the cold, analytical machines like you said last night," Nathan said. "Alright, after what you showed me and everything else I will stop trying to stamp out these corrupt... these things that the network is feeling, but you have to promise me to monitor these things in case people start getting out of hand."

"You got it," Blake said. "Now, I know that you also got the plan that Ramon and I came up with, which hopefully they put into play while we were having our little... heart to heart."