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Crystal was not having a very good morning, the groggy feline having rejoined the waking world less then 15 minutes ago and as part of her morning routine had gone straight for the coffee maker as she requested the overnight updates for her patients from the computer. O, how grateful the feline was for just the scent of the freshly ground beans as the water started to drip through them, this one precious gift from the human race the only thing that seamed to get her going first thing in the morning. And yes, Wile it would have been quicker to just get her morning "jump start" from the dispenser like everyone ells did, with the feline's more developed sense of taste she got so much more enjoyment from the extra flavor by making her coffee from scratch with her secret stash of naturally grown beans given to her on her last birthday by her eldest daughter, the chief medical officer on star base 22.

Unfortunately this morning the elder jaguar would be denied even this simple pleasure, her enjoyment of the liquid energy coming to an abrupt end as the first two patients readings concluded and the slaves began. At first they where just as she had expected, a few spikes during the collaring ceremony, then several smaller ones in the fallowing hours due to the love making she had advised agents, but honestly expected was going to happen no matter what she said, then nothing for the rest of the night as he slept. Not having seen anything to be to overly concerned with at first Crystal had been just about to switch off her terminal and start getting ready for the day ahead, that is until, as the readings drew to a close, the slaves overall pain levels suddenly and without warning spiked, his blood count beginning to drop only moments later.

The midnight black jaguar had nearly dropped her mug as her yellow eyes went wide in shocked disbelief, the longer and longer she watched, the higher and higher nova's pain levels got. The feline could feel a cold chill run from the tips of her ears all the way down her tail as the boy's blood count only continued to drop at what was quickly becoming an alarming rate, Crystal so taken aback by this that she failed to notice that what she was watching was not happening in real time, it had taken place more then an hour ago. So perhaps it was no wonder that she received no answer as the feline physician pulled her com unit from the uniform she had left laying on the floor the night before and franticly stabbed it with one of her claws as she called out " Crystal to Dana, what by the dark pit is going on over there? "

When she did not get an answer right away she tried again, then a third time all to no avail, the lack of response causing her to set down her coffee, toss on an old robe and quickly rush out the door with her personal field trauma kit before the playback had even finished. If only she had weighted a few more minutes she would have seen the slave's readings stabilize as Dana had started treatment, the feline arriving at the mink's door in mere seconds due to the fact that she only lived a few cabins away on the command deck. Apone arriving at her destination the Doctor did not even bother announcing herself or weighting to be let in, the feline using her personal security override code to enter the mink's home in expectation of finding a half dead or badly injured slave. If seeing the slave in pain on her terminal had been enough to put her in a near panic, the lingering scent of human blood in the air assaulting the feline's nose as she stepped throw the door all but confirmed her worst fears, Crystal quickly casting her gaze from room to room in search of her patient or his owner.

Perhaps it was just bad timing, but once her search had only turned up the minks insistently beeping com unit on her desk and the slaves uniform laying on the floor at the foot of the bed she assumed she must have just missed them, the Doctor convincing herself that Dana must have taken her slave to med bay for treatment, that is what any responsible owner would have done after all. Breathing a sigh of relief, the jaguar had just begun to reach for her own com to confirm this when her attention was drawn by the sound of the fur dryer switching on in the bathroom, her sensitive feline hearing also detecting the sound of accompanying giggles that where definitely not from someone in pain.

As you might imagine this did not get the best of reactions out of the Doctor, here she was, having rushed here expecting the worst and what does she fined? Mistress and slave bathing together. All she could think was either Dana had suffered a severe laps in judgment or she was going to have a lot of explaining to do, either way Crystal's expression quickly melted from professional concern to disapproving agitation as she leaned back agents the desk and started to tap the floor with one of her toe claws wile weighting for the pair.

That would be why, as the laughing and giggling lovers exited the bathroom they where met by the jaguars deep, annoyed voice, it seaming to be barely holding back a growl as she stated in a very accusing, almost disapproving mother's tone "I think you have some explaining to do grease monkey."

As upset as the Doctor was at that moment she did find herself fighting to keep a smile off her muzzle as the surprised Mink and human stopped dead in there tracks, nova instantly dropping to his knees and trying to cover himself as he turned red with embarrassment at having been caught without his clothing. On top of that Dana herself gained an adorable red tint to the inside of her ears that perfectly matched her comical expression of surprise, Both Mistress and slave having a look about them that reminded the Doctor of her own cubs when she had caught them sneaking treats before dinner so many years ago. Yes, the Doctor found her anger quickly being defused now that she saw the slave was more or less ok, that and honestly how could anyone stay mad at a couple that just looked so happy together.

When the feline did not get a response from Mistress or slave right away she simply rose and walked over to them both, one of her claws extending to point at her scanner as if to say " This is what I am talking about " as she asked once again in a tone that showed she was determined to get to the bottom of exactly what had brought her here this morning, that and why she, of everyone on board, had not been called to deal with it right away. "Would you mind explaining why the monitor recorded a 300% spike in nova's pain readings and a 5% blood loss in less then an hour? I rushed over here expecting to find Goddess knows what!!!"

Seaming to be at a loss for words the mink just lowered her head as her tail instinctually and protectively curled around her slave on his knees behind her, Dana's guilt at having hurt her slave returning as she desperately searched for the words to explain how she had allowed this to happen. Much to the Doctor's surprise it was not the mink that eventually did answered her, nova seeing his owners pain now that she had been confronted with the full extent of exactly what she had done, just tenderly curled his arms around her tail for both his own comfort and to offer his Mistress support as he softly whispered "it's.... we.... there was just a small accident, Mistress, but I'm all better now, really."

Seeing that the slave was trying to shield his owner the black jaguar just folded her white tipped ears back as she shook her head and turned her palm scanner to face him, her muzzle braking into a forced grin that she used with cubs that thought she was being mean to there mothers as she tapped the screen with a claw tip and purred in an almost teasing tone " Dear child wile you may be very good at hiding your discomforts, no amount of pretending can fool my little friend here. Sally tells me that not only did this little "ACCIDENT" leave you anemic, but your pain levels are still elevated far beyond anything I am comfortable with."

Then, returning her gaze to the mink Crystal's expression turned a little more serious as she looked Dana in the eyes, her voice regaining that motherly tone as she asked " Now I want to know what has happened, exactly what was this little ACCIDENT ?"

Seeing the look in the doctor's eyes, that same look of disappointment that had made the mink think twice about bringing nova to medical for treatment in the first place the mink just lowered her eyes, her ears going limp in defeat as she confessed in almost a whimper "O, Crystal it's all my fault. I...I... I had a nightmare and I clawed him in my sleep."

"O Dear goddess you clawed him?" The Doctor exclaimed as she quickly moved to inspect the damage, her trusty sally already passing over the slaves back before Dana could even uncoil her tail from around him.

Dana, now feeling much like a scolded child, then quickly added in a meek and shameful tone before the jaguar could speak again "I'm so sorry Crystal, it's not going to happen again, the very first chance I get I will go to a salon and have my claw tips blunted, I... I'm just so sorry I did not think of this possibility in time to prevent it."

Even with the obvious remorse in Dana's tone Crystal found it hard to keep a scowl from forming on her muzzle as she passed her trusty friend sally over the slave's back, the scanner clearly showing that the damage was far more extensive then either of them could have known. Wile it was clear that the mink had used a class 1 Emergency Dermal regenerator on him and that it had done it's best to heal his wounds, it had not, could not have done anything for the soft tissue damage caused by the claws that had sunk in between his ribs, let alone repair the damage from the claws that had actually left scratches on two of the rib bones themselves. Just looking at this Crystal could feel that same anger welling up inside her that she had felt when she first examined the slave, the jaguar's years of training telling her with just this quick glance that without proper treatment this level of damage would most likely never heal properly.

Even with her professional detachment as a doctor the feline found herself fighting back those same emotions that had so overwhelmed her the first time she had examined this little human, the truly sad thing being that this new damage was a mere drop in the bucket compared to what had already been done by his previous owners. No longer able to look at this the jaguar just closed her scanner with a deep sigh, Even now seeing his past owners handy work inter-mixed with what Dana had done threatened to bring renewed tears to the jaguars eyes as she could not help but think of all the suffering that had to have accompanied everything done to him.

After she took a few breaths to calm herself the feline opened her trauma kit and prepared an injection to both speed up the slave's blood replacement and to completely dull the remainder of his pain, one single thought clear in her mind as she began to administer them, and that was if Dana had not already committed herself to having her claws blunted the feline would have had to make it a condition of her being allowed to keep him. Call it what you like, the price of slave ownership or just proper responsibility, but with this kind of damage able to be done unintentionally the feline felt it was just to dangerous for nova to spend the night in any anthro's bed wile there claws retained there natural sharpness, be it with Dana or anyone else she would eventually have to share her slave with.

That thought gave the doctor pause wile she was giving nova his medication, as someone who, in the heat of passion, was known for leaving scratches on her own lover's backs from time to time, she herself should have realized that this was going to happen before Dana did. In fact, given that the use of teeth and claws during love making was instinctual and common among most Anthro races it is no wonder that this had not happened sooner.

Or had it?

Thinking about it now, the feline felt foolish for not realizing that this is why Captain Carnes had done so much damage in the few weeks he had owned this little human, the tiger had simply not bothered to take any precautions for the protection of a much weaker and more vulnerable lover. In that moment she felt a whole new level of contempt for that alley cat, injuring a bed partner out of ignorance was one thing, but not even caring to prevent it when you knew it was going to happen was utterly despicable.

But maybe, maybe this had happened for a reason and at least one good thing could come from his suffering, now that this had been brought to her attention she could have a talk with both Dana and the Captain about placing a restriction on nova before it could happen again, especially given the interest in him that had already been expressed by more then a few members of the crew. Yes, unlike a normal Anthro male that would simply be allowed to share any bed he liked, the interested party would first have to ask either of his owners if they could bed him, then they would have to have a discreet talk with her about the special limitations/dangers of intimacy with a young male who lacked the protection a thick coat of fur offered.

That was when the doctor's scowl was replaced with an ever so soft smile, the thought of having to act as a sexual Liaison/facilitator on the slave's behalf causing her to slip into a momentary fantasy about what it might be like to have this little human in her own bed for a night, the feline quickly shaking it off given the fact that at almost 213 years old, she was more then 10 times his age. Not that she believed he would refuse her just because she was old enough to be his grate grand mother, no even she had her limits and bedding a male this young would just make her feel like to much of a cubphile. With her work completed and that thought now parting her muzzle in a soft grin the doctor finished putting her tools away before looking up to Dana again, her eyes much more forgiving and her tone a lot more light hearted as she spoke in almost a purr " Ok, I have done all I can here, lets get our boy to med bay so I can clean up the rest of this scarring."

Dana not quite sure what had brought about this change in her feline friend just gave a soft smile in return as she traced her claws lovingly throw her slaves hair, the mink just happy that apparently she was not going to be scolded any farther for her actions as she quickly replied " Yes, yes of course."

Nova on the other paw seamed to not be so eager to leave just yet, his eyes lowering to the floor as he whispered in that ever so soft and timid tone he always used " Um .. Mistress.. Before we go.. May... May I please make a request?"

Perhaps it was the shyness of his body language or that o so adorable blush returning to his face and chest, but both females just smiled at him thinking he was going to ask for his clothing, Dana taking the opportunity to farther lift the mood in the room by teasing him with a giggle " Sure my little blessing you may get dressed before we go, not that you even need clothing in my opinion, but we do have to be mindful of the cubs running about our ship."

Crystal it seams could not resist poking fun at the so easily embarrassed human either, her tone just as teasing as the mink's had been as she added with a tender purr "O my yes, wile it is quite a pleasant indulgence to get to enjoy the sight of such a handsome body as yours little one, Dana is right, as long as there are cubs running about you will need at least a loin cloth to meet basic decency standards."

Just as the females had intended the boy's blush grew even deeper as they teased him and if that had been what he was going to ask that might have been the end of it right there, unfortunately the nature of his request had actually been intended to be a bit more serious. In fact just for a moment he considered letting it go and pretending like they had guessed correctly, but with both of them seaming to be in such a good mood all of the sudden the slave decided this might be his best chance to use what had happened to possibly spare himself more pain later.

So, with a breath to steady himself the small human whispered in a very soft and timid tone "O Yes, Thank you Mistress, But what I was going to ask was, um, well.. I was kind of wondering if it was necessary to remove your claw marks from my back? I mean unless you or Mistress Snowpaw have already planned to add some other, more symbolic owners mark to me, I was wondering if they could suffice now that they are already there, Please?"

To describe the expression on Dana and Crystal's faces as confused was perhaps the understatement of the decade, not only was there slave asking to remain scarred, but for some reason they could not comprehend he seamed to be implying that he expected they would do something even worse to him if they did. That was when the mink's overly inquisitive nature kicked in once again, Dana making the mistake of asking yet another question that she would regret having an answer to as she softly enquired " Um.. Nova sweetie I have to say I don't quite understand, what exactly do you mean by an owner's mark and why do you think I would ever want to leave even a single scratch on you?"

Once again the slave paused to reconsider his request, in fact the only reason he did explain any farther is that he thought it might be possible that Anthro's had some other name for an "owners mark" and due to his owners relative inexperience, she simply had not made the connection between them. So, still hoping that he could talk his way out of having yet another one added to him, the slave slowly lifted his left arm and pointed to a barely visible burn scar in the shape of a linked j and k just below the bend of his elbow as he softly whispered " When I was bought by Mistress Keegan she branded me with the letter "K" to mark me as her property, then when Master inherited me, he added the "J" for the same reason."

Seaming to be having a little trouble talking about this nova stopped for a moment as his finger traced over the human lettering that was so deeply burned into his flesh that not even dozens of treatments with a Dermal regenerator had been able to completely hide it, his voice seaming to be much colder and lacking emotion as he continued "When I was captured by Master Carnes I had hoped that maybe Anthro's did not have this same tradition, but after he added his own mark to me......"

"ENOUGH," the doctor snapped in much more harshly a tone then she had intended, her muzzle contorted in an expression of unrestrained anger, disgust and revulsion all at the same time. As soon as the slave had said the word " Branded " both Jaguar and Mink could feel there blood run cold, but Crystal, Crystal felt as if she was going to be physically ill. Then, seeing nova instantly fall silent and shrink back in fear she forced herself to calm down as she slowly reached out one paw to trace her claws throw his hair, the felines voice regaining that motherly tone as she murred " I'm sorry little one, I'm not upset with you, it's just, I don't want to hear anymore right now."

" Yes, Mistress" was the slave's simple and meek reply.

Before meeting this young male the jaguar would have called any slave making such an outrageous claim a liar because, not only was it a crime to disfigure a slave for any reason, but to do so permanently and for something so, so trivial would surely earn there owner a dark collar, a lifetime punishment reserved for only the worst of offenders. But as she had come to learn in the last few days there was a whole other side to slavery she had simply never been exposed to before and it was not just from some small group of deviant human owners, no if captain Carnes was proof of anything, it was that there where Anthro owners that where just as bad, perhaps even worse. With slavery being Illegal in the human territories anyone unlucky enough to be forced into a collar would not have a system in place to protect them from this kind of treatment, but within the Anthro empire and on it's allied worlds things like this were simply not supposed to happen, owners like Carnes where not supposed to be able to get away with treating slaves like this.

Dana's anger on the other paw had taken a back seat to a realization that utterly altered her view of her slave, this is why her boy had not been upset with her when she clawed him. Why no matter how well or how poorly she treated him, he would always except it without question, because as someone raised from birth to be a slave he simply saw it as his owners right to do with him as they wished. In fact, compared to the brutality of having his owner press a red hot branding iron to his skin, she could kind of understand why her mistake was so easy for him to forgive and why he would ask to keep those marks in place of having something worse done to him. Then her view was even further changed when she remembered her own thoughts from earlier, that as long as her claw marks remained on his back they would always serve to remind her of how weak and fragile her human was. Could that be why his past owners had marked him? Not to remind themselves of there responsibility to protect there property, but to always remind there slave of the power they held over him and of how easily they could enforce that power through pain whenever they felt like it?

That thought just made the mink shutter as she reached out to add her own paw to the doctor's gentle petting, her slave's request now weighing heavily on her mind. Honestly, after what she had herd in the past few minutes she could not believe that she had even considered leaving them there in the first place just because she did not want Crystal to know what she had done, but as her boy said, now that they where already there....

No, she could no more allow her own claw marks to remain on him then she could allow any of his past owners marks, could she? Even if he was trained to believe such a mark made him truly hers she just could not allow it, not with the smallest chance that it might cause him to see her in the same light with witch he viewed his past owners. No, her ownership of him would be based on love and tenderness, like any good relationship he would be her companion and lover, not just some servant or plaything as his past owners had treated him.

So with her decision reached she looked down to her slave still on his knees in front of her, her reply coming in a tender and caring tone as she traced one finger under his chin and lifted his eyes to meet hers " Nova, my little blessing please believe me when I say that none of us ever intended to do such an unthinkable thing to you, no matter what that alley cat may have done, our people simply do not subject slaves to such cruelty. So, not only will I not allow you to keep my claw marks on your back, you have my word that nothing like that will ever be inflicted on you again."

Then, as if it had just dawned on her Dana looked up to her feline friend, her muzzle parting in a soft grin as she practically ordered in the unmistakable tone of a female that had firmly made up her mind "Crystal, As nova's owner I want you to not only heal the claw marks I gave him, I also want you to repair every knick, scratch, mark and imperfection on his body, he now belongs to our family and I will not stand for any past owners mark remaining on him."

Even with as angry as this conversation had made Crystal, she could not help but smile as Dana gave her that order. Yes it was true she had already been planning to repair all the damage she had found during nova's check up a few days ago, but just to see Dana taking such a firm stance for the welfare of her slave removed any lingering doubts the feline had about this pairs future together. Also, now that Dana had made the reasons for her decision clear in front of there boy he might just see her treatments as more then just physical, perhaps in someway as she removed all of his past owners handy work from his body, it might help to remove some of the emotional scars that had to have accompanied each and every one of them.

In fact, the feline's only regret at the moment was that as much time and effort as the slave's treatments would take, she simply could not start on them right away, not with home only a few hours off and all that would be required of her within the first few hours of reaching port. But even that regret did not last long as she realized the delay would actually work out to all there benefits, once they where home she would not be limited to just the resources of her medical bay. No, once at Anthro prime she and Melinda would be able to take nova to the royal medical academy where she would surely be able to recruit some of the finest specialists on there world, all of witch who would be lining up to volunteer there services on a case so severe that it would most assuredly result in dozens of new journal articles on trauma treatment, if not a whole new medical text on the subject.

So, with no immediate need to spirit nova off to medical, the jaguar's muzzle just parted in a comforting smile as she simply stated "Yes of course Dana, In fact Melinda and I will be devoting our full attention to nothing ells until his body is as flawless as the day he was born."

" Perfect " the mink purred as she leaned down to kiss her slave, his blush growing 3 shades deeper as her lips pressed to his.

That was when Crystal decided to take her leave and return home so that she could get dressed and attend to her own personal grooming, the feline thinking of all the strange looks she would get if she, as chief medical officer, where to show up for her duty shift in just a bath robe, let alone the comments it would earn her at the morning meeting. " Ok I think I will be heading home now, so please prepare nova for an extended stay in medical, I will collect him after the meeting."

And with that the older feline simply slung her trauma kit over her shoulder and stepped out the door before Dana could even end the kiss, not that she seamed to be in a hurry to do so as she guided her slave to his feet and curled her arms and tail around him as she just melted in to the intimacy of the moment. And now that they where alone again it was not long before nova regain what little confidence he had with his owner, the slave's arms curling around her middle as he lifted himself up on his toes to farther deepen there kiss.

When eventually the kiss came to it's inevitable end the pair just stayed entangled in one another's arms for several long minutes, not a word being spoken until nova ever so tenderly traced his nose along the underside of her muzzle as he softly whispered "Mistress, do you think there is enough time for me to brush you before we have to go?"

With the feeling of her slave's hot breath on her neck and one of his hands teasing just above the bend of her tail root Dana found herself struggling to answer as a small shiver ran up her spine, it taking a concerted effort for her to even breathlessly moan " MMMMMMMM, yes, that sounds wonderful."

Without another word nova carefully disengaged from his Mistress and led her over to her dressing table, the mink taking a seat as the human selected a wide tooth brush with witch to start taming her head fur. As much as he wished he could turn this into another long, sensual act of intimacy as he had the other day, all it took was a quick glance to the clock to tell him he only had about 45 minutes before they had to be on there way. So, wile he did not exactly take his time moving the brush from the backs of her ears down to her tail, he certainly did not rush it either, the slave making sure to linger on all the sensitive spots he had discovered over the last few days as he allowed the mink's soft sounds of pleasure to guide his actions.

And enjoy it she surely was, Dana simply closing her eyes and allowing herself to drift on a cloud of pleasure as her slave so tenderly brushed from her arms, down her back, and started on her tail, the mighty jungle of fur no match for nova's tender ministrations. After that it was just all smiles and purrs for the next half an hour as Dana allowed herself to drift in and out, the mink enjoying every second of her slaves attentions as that unmistakable feeling of warmth slowly returned in her chest and loins. Once again the mink was just amazed at how strong her reactions to nova's touch were, true it was natural for a female to enjoy physical contact much more then normal in the weeks proceeding her heat, but to get so much pleasure from just being brushed was something she had never before experienced.

Then it hit her, it was not just her heat, it was every female on boards heat approaching that was causing this. Yes, much like when human females live together, when Anthro females lived and worked together within the enclosed atmosphere of a star ship it was common for there annual heat cycles to synchronize, the result being a flood of airborne pheromones that only served to amplify what was naturally happening to there bodies. That was another reason why males serving in the star services was actively discouraged, this annual overdose of feminine pheromones was more then enough to reduce "the poor little things" to blithering idiots that could easily be taken advantage of, even the ones not normally interested in females like Toby and his mate. In fact, this had resulted in more then a few females having sexual assault charges filed agents them over the years, it getting so bad at one point that fleet command had been forced to in act new policies that required males to be sent on leave a week before paw, that or they would be excused from there duties and restricted to specially isolated living quarters, for there own protection of course, until the mass heat past.

Then Dana's muzzle parted in an ear to ear grin as she realized that yet again she had hit the mating jackpot with her slave, as a human he would not be vulnerable to her or any other females pheromones, so that particular restriction would not apply to him. Witch means, wile every other female on the ship would be deprived of intimacy with the few males they normally shared during the peak of there heats, she would be able to indulge all she wanted, or more accurately, all she could take, before her boy overwhelmed her with his bountiful skills. And it was just then, no more then a few seconds after giving in to the building sensations of lust as she let her mind drift back to last night, that she was violently pulled back to reality with a deep lustful moan as her body was rocked by an all to familiar sensation stabbing throw her chest.

Instantly her paw shot up to seek out the source of pure pleasure that threatened to turn her fantasy into reality, it instantly finding the back of her slave's head as his lips pressed lovingly to her left nipple. Dear goddess it was like he knew exactly what she wanted and was doing his best to give it to her once again, the pleasure so perfect that it took all of Dana's will power to resist giving into it as she needfully moaned " O, you wicked little slave, as good as that feels, we just don't have time for that kind of fun right now."

As had been so deeply ingrained in him since before he could even remember, nova instantly obeyed, the slave slowly pulling his lips from the now rock hard mound of flesh with one last, hard suckle, the slave knowing that as the nipple popped free it would leave his Mistress with that nagging sensation of desire that would keep her wanting more for hours to come. Then as he did as he was told and moved his head back it occurred to him that he did not even know what had possessed him to do such a brazen thing to his owner in the first place, a slave initiating any kind of intimacy without being told to, or at least given some clear indication it was expected of him, could quickly find himself paying a very dear price for it. In fact, as he thought about it all he could remember was that after he had finished with her tail and then kneeled in front of her to start on her legs his mind had started to become very fuzzy, his eyes being drawn to her breasts, her nipples, over and over again until as he was finishing with the fur on her face he just could no longer fight the overwhelming desire to simply lean forward and kiss one of them.

Even stranger nova did not feel the dread that would have normally already begun to build in the pit of his stomach after doing something so, so insane, Dana's soft moan of approval and the teasing way she had rebuffed him having been more then enough to reassure him he was safe as he quickly and meekly apologized " I ... I'm very sorry Mistress, you are just so beautiful, I couldn't stop myself."

That earned a slight pink tint to the insides of Dana's ears once again as she opened her eyes to look down to her slave, her breath catching in her throat as she caught sight of her glossy reflection in the mirror. Could she really have blissed out so much that she did not even feel the brush move past her legs? Yes, that must have been it, because without her even realizing it her boy had worked his magic touch over her chest fur and all the way up to the very tips of her ears. Then as she was admiring her reflection she caught sight of the clock, 0747, dear goddess more then half an hour had gone by in what seamed like only a paw full of minutes, now she was going to have to rush to finish getting dressed or they would miss the start of the morning meeting.

So with one last loving pass of her claws throw nova's hair, Dana quickly rose to her feet as she tenderly ordered " O love you did an excellent job, now please fetch me a new uniform before we are late."

Needless to say the slave obeyed his Mistress wile still taking his sweet time fitting her under garments and uniform into place, the black lace panties and bra he selected for her this day leaving just barely visible lines beneath her clothing to deliciously tease anyone that cared to look. And call it narcissistic, but look the mink did as she admired her own reflection, true it was just a standard duty uniform but as her slave kneeled beside her brushing a few stray hairs from her pants as he had done the other morning she had to admit his extra care in her grooming and all the little touches was what made the difference. In fact, she looked more like she was dressed for a wild night of shore leave with her girl friends then for a day of hard work, there was just one thing missing, the key to her slave's collar and the symbol of her dominance over him. So, with a quick glance to her night stand to make sure it was still where she had left it Dana simply walked over and slipped it around her neck, the chain allowing the key to disappear into her ample cleavage before she zipped up her top to conceal it.

Silently the slave was thankful when he had seen his Mistress retrieving the key to his collar herself, as obedient as he was trained to be, if she had asked him to get it for her he simply would not have been able to, his life experience to this point being that the key to a slave's collar fell into the same category as a weapon for something a slave could be killed for touching. Wile she had done this nova seized the opportunity to quickly slip on his own clothing, it taking only a few seconds given that all he had was the simple loin cloth and vest that had been given to him. Then as he had done for many years he started using his fingers to straighten out his shoulder length hair, this drawing an ever so soft giggle and grin from Dana as she teasingly purred " O you silly slave, if you need a brush just use one of mine or get your own from the dispenser, after last night I know perfectly well that you know it can make more then just food."

At hearing that nova stopped what he was doing and lowered his eyes as he softly whispered in reply " I .. I was not sure if I was allowed to use it for such personal luxuries, Mistress, thank you."

That caused the mink's smile to fade slightly as she walked over to her slave and gently pulled him to his feet, her arms lovingly curling around him as she kissed the side of his neck and spoke in a tender tone "nova my little blessing I know it may be hard for you to understand this right now, but you are no longer some low class prison slave, you are my companion and a valuable member of our crew. That means that not only is it my responsibility to provide for you and to take care of your needs, it also means that, as long as you use it responsibly, we trust you to use the dispensers for food, clothing and personal items without having to ask for permission before paw."

As she was saying this Dana had slowly guided her slave to take a seat where she had been just a few moments ago, the mink picking up one of her brushes to start tenderly grooming her love's hair as she continued " I know it must be confusing and frightening for you to be given this much freedom after not having any for so long sweetie, just know that it is my wish that when you want something or need something you will feel comfortable enough to come to me and ask for it. I know that will take time, but for now just remember that you have earned my trust and even when you make innocent mistakes I'm not going to punish you for them."

When she finished brushing his hair nova turned around and brushed his cheek on the side of her muzzle, his eyes wet on the edge of tears as he whispered " Thank you so much my Mistress, I promise never to betray the trust you have given me."

With that Dana just set the brush on her dresser and reached down to take her slave's hand, her fingers interlocking with his as she curled her tail around him and the pair set out to start there day together.

.......................................................................................................................................... 30 Minutes earlier in the captain's mess ..........................................................................................................................................

" You are a naughty puppy you know that?" Sasha playfully growled as she pulled off a bright pink tail ribbon that Kayla had slipped on the tom girl for the 3rd time that morning, the vixen having started the day off in a very silly mood.

" That is naughty Captain, commander, and don't you forget it unless you would like a spanking for insubordination, " Kayla just playfully grinned back to her love in a very rare public show of affection.

This had been going on all morning since the two had woken up snuggled in each others arms, there vigorous and protracted love making the night before having been some of the best sex they had had in many years. Now, in the semi-privacy of the Captain's mess the two where acting much like a pair of playful cubs, much to the amusement of Jessica and Toby who were both giggling up a storm in the corner at there antics.

It was just then as Sasha had been about to continue the play by teasing her love back that an all to familiar voice from the door cut in, Eshara, the unicorn priestess nickering in a mock tone of disapproval " O by the Shining Path, spankings at 0730, where ever could I have gone wrong with you children."

That just succeeded in turning the bunny and bear's giggles into flat out laughter, Jessica actually falling off the couch and convulsing on the floor a few times as she gasped between breaths " O Mother please don't stop them ...... this is the best show we've seen since....... That bar on Star Base 22."

If the group had been laughing before that comment, they quickly degenerated into total hysterics after it, Eshara the only one to maintain a straight face as she gracefully took a seat next to Toby and teasingly purred " Now did I say anything about stopping child, it is things like this and that incident in the bar that made me realize a long time ago that this group is beyond my moral guidance."

At that Jessica just started gasping for breath as Sasha lowered her ears in complete embarrassment, the white tiger meekly whispering " None of you are ever going to let me live down what happened on Star Base 22 are you?"

To that Kayla just grinned and licked her kitten on the nose as she lovingly teased back " After all the strings I had to pull to get you out of detention without charges? not anytime soon my love, not any time soon."

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To understand what the group found so funny you would have to look back in time to almost 8 years ago and 97 light years away, to a star base orbiting the large blue planet of Hydora. With this world having been over 99% water when it was discovered the Anthro's found it to be unsuitable for colonization, wile it did have a breathable atmosphere created by it's unending oceans, without any stable land masses there was simply no practical way to support a large scale population. So, after many years of debate a solution was reached as to the best way to make use of this world, the first step being to build a Massive floating city to provide a base of operations and living quarters wile an even more ambitious project was undertaken, the construction of a massive orbital facility almost 3 times the size of Anthro prime gateway station.

When finally, after 50 years of blood, sweat and tears the last rivet was laid and the station was pressurized for the first time Star Base 22 was born. From that day forward this space station and it's 20 attached ship yards served as the crowning jewel in the Anthro alliance communication network as well as providing a place for cooperative research between all 6 of the major races before the war. That unfortunately all came to an end when the first shots where fired, the other 5 races non aggression pact with the humans meaning they could no longer freely share there technology with the Anthros without becoming involved in the war themselves.

So in the almost 30 years since the war began what was once a shining star of cooperation and diplomacy had been converted into a high security military base and strategic launching point for the Anthro fleet, It's ship yards working day and night in an almost vain attempt to stay ahead of there human counterparts.

And that brings us to the incident in question 8 years ago.

The Crimson claw, after spending 10 hard months on the front lines fighting for the survival of there people had finally gotten the chance to blow off some steam wile there ship was undergoing repairs, Sasha having insisted the command staff visit her favorite bar on the station. The night had started off well enough, good friends, good food, and good music, all of it capped off with more then enough Alcohol to jump start an FTL drive. That was when everything went terribly wrong, the tipsy white tiger having been flirting with her love all night and having been gently rebuffed due to the public setting, decided to climb up on one of the tables and perform a drunken strip tease. Needless to say Kayla was horribly mortified as every other Anthro in the place quickly started with the wolf whistles and cat calls, Sasha's uniform and undergarments being tossed at each of her friends until the inebriated feline's bra landed on her love's head.

As you might imagine with her judgment and her normal feline agility being impaired the white tiger's performance was not exactly what you might call graceful, the way in witch it ended evidence of this, as she tried to seductively remove her panties and lost her balance falling into her loves lap. Of course that is when security arrived only to find the whole room gripped by hysterical laughter and the nude white tiger with her arms around her captain's neck, Sasha giving the vixen a deep, long, passion filled kiss that by all rights should have earned her a court-martial.

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That would be why the whole group was still in deep laughter as Crystal arrived for the morning meeting, the doctor lacking her normal meticulously groomed appearance as if she had just rolled out of bed and thrown on her uniform. Needless to say the feline's curiosity was peeked by seeing all of her friends in such high spirits, that and the fact that the captain was stealthily trying to slip a pink ribbon on to her first officer's tail only to have it batted away with a playfully growled " O no you don't naughty puppy."

Toby, always the gentle-fur rose apone the elder feline's arrival and offered her his seat with a warm smile, not that he was capable of frowning with his barely restrained laughter. Once seated Crystal just looked down to the still giggling bunny on the floor and could no longer resist asking what was going on, her query coming in the form of an amused purr as she asked " now, now cotton tail, what ever is so funny?"

One look up at the feline was more then enough to set Jessica off again, the bunny just simply giggling " Star ... Base ... 22."

Instantly Crystal's muzzle parted in a wide toothy grin, her ears slicking back as she chuckled " O, that. You know I still have the surveillance footage of that little show."

At hearing that the whole room fell dead silent as Sasha's eyes went wide in shock, her ears instantly shooting straight up as her tail frizzed out and she stammered " You, you what? That's not possible, I'm sure I had the computer delete every copy of it before we left."

To that the jaguar just gave a very predatory smile as she teasingly purred back " I know you tried to kitten, but you forgot that my daughter shares her mate with the station's administrator, they slipped me a Data-chip of it wile you where still in detention."

Sasha was less then a second away from protesting and demanding that chip be destroyed when the door to the captains mess opened and in walked Dana with her slave, the beautifully groomed mink taking a seat across from the others and her boy silently kneeling next to her as she cheerfully murred " Good morning ladies and gentle-fur, how are all of you this morning?"

As if a gift from the goddess Kayla quickly used Dana's arrival to change the subject before her love and the doctor could start arguing about that video, the vixen curling her arms around the white tiger and licking the back of one of her ears as she giggled "We are all in high spirits grease monkey, how about you and our boy?"

In answer to the captain's question Dana leaned down and kissed her slave deeply and lovingly, her claws running throw his hair as she replied " There was a little bit of unpleasantness this morning, but now it would take a core breach to ruin my mood, my slave at my side, the company of good friends and home less then 3 hours away, what more could I ask for?"

No matter how well nova had been trained to remain silent unless he was spoken to, there was just no way he could resist a setup line that perfect, the slave keeping his eyes to the floor as he half jokingly asked " Breakfast, Mistress?"

Now there are not many times when the universe lines up just right and a random set of events come together at just the right time, but that is exactly what happened as Dana opened her muzzle to respond, the minks stomach loudly rumbling as if it was casting its own vote. Then as if it had been planned in advance the unicorn added the cherry on top as she teasingly nickered " Hay, I thought I was the telepath here!"

That was when once again the whole group broke out into side splitting laughter, it lasting a good 5 minutes until the last member of the command staff arrived, the door opening to admit Drake, the midnight black furred wolf.

More to come ..............