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The infirmary was a busy place. The staff's annual physicals were almost done but there were still so many to get through. The inn was pretty big after all, and Shayna's infirmary could only hold so many. It was all the medical staff could do to keep things flowing and not let anyone get backed up, and this was just one of the small stations. Thankfully, there was a bit of a lull in traffic at the moment.

"Elliot, could you please bring me a blood pressure cuff?" Shayna was busy going over the charts for one of the cooks, marking down his vitals.

A cream-colored rabbit wheeled herself over atop the rolling chair she'd been using all day, handing a small device to the dragoness.

"Here you go. I'll need that back in a few minutes. Taylor's about ready for his turn on it."

Shayna took the cuff and wrapped it around one of the mouse's wrists. With the tap of a few buttons, it buzzed to life, squeezing his arm gently as it took its readings.

"Thanks," Less than a minute passed before it beeped. Shayna jotted down the numbers on its display, removed it, and handed it back to the rabbit, "There you go, all yours."

Elliot thanked her and wheeled back over to her patient. The dragoness added the new information to the rest of the mouse's chart and mulled it over only very briefly.

"Congratulations, you passed with flying colors. Five years running. Keep it up!" She gave the young fellow a pat on the shoulder and sent him on his way. Elliot was still busy finishing up with her patient, taking just a little bit longer than the dragoness did. Shayna had a good bit more experience under her belt, and it made her faster.

For the moment, no new staffers had come by to take their turn. A blessed relief, one the entire infirmary welcomed with open arms. It even gave some of them a chance to tend to their other duties. Shayna climbed out of her chair having marked down the last few things on her last patient's chart, and stretched a bit.

"I've got someone I need to follow up with. I shouldn't be gone too terribly long. You're in charge until I get back, Elliot." Without much more ceremony, the angelic lady headed for the door.

The young nurse looked up from her chart, hoping to mask a stutter to present an air of confidence.

"No problem." Inside, Elliot was quietly terrified. She had never been left in charge of the infirmary before. Most of the medical staff was elsewhere, likely on lunch or off in the main medical wing. There were maybe a couple of orderlies and another nurse, even newer than her, to help her cover. Still, she had a patient to attend to. She would freak out later.

A few more measurements and readings were taken. She quietly kicked herself for getting them out of the correct order. Once done, she sent the young fellow on his way. Another aced physical. With any luck, there wouldn't be any catastrophes while the 'Chief Medical Officer' was out. Without anything else to do, Elliot began straightening up her station. It was closing in on lunch, hopefully that was what kept other staffers from coming by. As well as guests. A quiet few minutes in charge was what she hoped for.

"Someone! Please help me!!"

So much for quiet. Elliot spun about, her eyes wide as she saw a frantic mother running in carrying a little girl in her arms. The child couldn't have been more than six years old, sobbing horribly. One of her ankles was wrapped in cloth, soaked through heavily with crimson.

"Over here, let's set her down here," Elliot guided the almost hysterical squirrel over to one of the exam tables, carefully helping the poor girl into a more comfortable position, "My name's Elliot, can you tell me what happened?"

"I don't know! I was in the gardens with my daughter and we were just taking a walk! Sarah ran off ahead of me along the path and when I rounded the corner after her, she was on the ground screaming! I think she tripped over a root or a brick or something!"

That didn't quite add up to the rabbit. A trip and fall like that wouldn't have caused so severe a wound on her ankle. At best, it might have scraped her knee, maybe her foot. She chalked it up to the heat of the moment blurring the memories.

"Okay, Sarah honey? I'm going to need to remove the dressing so I can see how bad it is. It might sting a bit. Can you be a brave girl and hold really still for me?"

The sobbing girl nodded, clutching her shirt out of a need to hold onto something. Her knuckles were clenched, no doubt perfectly white under her orange-brown fur. Carefully, Elliot pulled the cloth wrap back and revealed the wound. It was worse than she expected. Quickly, before the girl could see it, she covered it back up gently.

"Ma'am, I need you to maintain pressure over the wound. Be very careful not to press too hard, she has bone protruding from the opening. I'm going to need some help with this," The mother nodded as Elliot turned and rushed to the door leading deeper into the infirmary, "Hey! I need some help in here! Stat!!" Without waiting for someone to come to her aid, she left the door and hurried to the nurse's station, collecting what she would need.

"Please do something! She's bleeding very badly!"

"Can anyone hear me!? I need another set of hands!!" Elliot's cry for help went unanswered. Why was no one coming? Didn't they hear her?

The rabbit quickly opened the kit she had brought back to the table and began trying to clean the wound, pressing gauze against the girl's ankle. It wouldn't do any good until she could get the bone back in place. And no one was coming.

The rabbit glowered softly but maintained her composure, "Alright, looks like it's just you and me. What's your name?"

"Ch-Charlotte!"

"Okay Charlotte, I need to set the bone before I can do anything else. I need you to hold her leg right here on the calf," Elliot turned back to the little girl she was trying to help, "Honey, you're ankle is pretty badly broken. I need to get the bone back in the right place before I can make you feel better. It's gonna hurt a lot, and I'm really sorry for that. But once it's back in place, it's going to get a lot better. I promise. Can you be brave for me one more time?"

Sarah nodded, her cheeks soaked, her eyes huge.

Charlotte's heart raced, her breath ragged. She gripped her daughter's leg, guided gently by the rabbit's direction.

"Alright, we're gonna do this on three. Hold really still for me sweetie," Elliot fought back the tears that were trying to creep up, knowing she was about to cause this poor little squirrel unbelievable agony, "One... Two... Three!" With a sharp jerk, the rabbit pulled on Sarah's foot, feeling a rather unpleasant crunch as the bone slipped back into its usual alignment, pressing against the other side of the fracture.

Sarah screamed in misery, her cries finding renewed strength. Her mother released her leg when the job was done and wrapped her arms around the tormented child, trying her very best to sooth her. Elliot meanwhile began wrapping the wound as tightly as she could in gauze, squeezing with as much pressure as she could put on the wound.

"There you go. All done. You did a real good job, Sarah. You are the bravest little girl I've ever met," She then turned to the mother, "Now, I really need to go get some help. She may have lacerated an artery and I need two pairs of hands that know what they're doing. Keep pressure on the wound, as much as you can put on it." The rabbit took the woman's hand and pressed it against the gauze.

Immediately, the mother became hysterical again.

"You can't leave us! Please!! You have to do something! I can't lose my baby!!"

Sarah's cries echoed through the room. Her mother's frantic pleas clouded any thought Elliot tried to hold in her head. The adrenaline of the moment and the blood on her hands, knowing a child's ability to walk, possibly her life, was at stake. She had to do something.

"Okay... okay, I won't leave. Shayna will be back in just a moment, hopefully. She's the best healer I've ever seen. But I'm going to need you to help me since I can't get anyone else. There's a little device over on the nurse's station, it looks like a tablet, only thicker. Go grab it for me and hurry back."

The woman nodded and rushed off while Elliot removed the gauze once they were soaked, pressing new material against the wound. She looked over to see how the lady was progressing, and it was clear she was confused and flustered.

Sarah continued to cry, managing to cobble together a few words.

"Am I gonna die?!"

Elliot frowned and turned back, giving the little squirrel a kiss on the forehead, "No, you're not gonna die sweetheart. I'm gonna make sure you are back up and running around in no time. I promise."

"You said it wouldn't hurt as much after you put the bone back! It still hurts a lot!" It was difficult to understand the poor girl as she sobbed and choked.

The rabbit kicked herself for making such a promise, squeezing her fingers around the child's ankle, desperate to keep her from getting any worse. Her mother was still scrambling, trying to find the tablet she had described, and failing.

"I know baby, I know. But it's gonna get better. We're gonna make the hurt go away real soon. I promise."

"I want it to go away now! It's really bad!!" She threw her head back and squirmed, desperate to make the agony end. Her movement threatened to make her injury worse. Elliot removed the gauze for the second time, putting a third stack over it. Sarah was bleeding out. She had to do something to stop it. Now.

"Okay... okay you know what honey? I'm gonna make the hurt go away right now. Right now." She was still in training, but she had to try. It was the only option left to her. Elliot placed both hands over the girl's ankle and squeezed. She shut her eyes and focused, clearing her thoughts and picturing the wound. It appeared in her head clear as crystal and she began to imagine it shrinking, fading. She could see the fracture in the bone, feeling a sense of phantom pain as she empathized. And then she imagined the fracture zipping back up, as if it were happening in reverse.

Sarah's screams and cries remained present, but they slowly began to fade, replaced by only a few sniffles and whimpers. When her voice fell quiet save those few little noises, her mother rushed back over, fearing the worst.

"Honey!? Are you alright!?"

"It... it's not hurting so much anymore, mommy. She's making it go away." Poor Sarah was still a mess, riding the emotion of the moment, unable to shut off her tears. The trauma of it all had taken root and that would take time to go away.

When her mother looked down at the rabbit's hands, she gasped. There was a soft light coming from under Elliot's palms. The fact that Sarah was still perfectly conscious and no longer screaming in pain was proof enough. Elliot was healing her.

After a moment, the rabbit released her hands and gasped lightly for air, stumbling back a bit. The gauze fell away to reveal the child's ankle. Her skin and fur were no longer parted in a nasty gash. The only crimson that remained was a light stain on her pelt, nothing oozed or flowed freely. The wound had vanished.

"It's gone! It's completely gone, like it never happened! Thank you! Thank you so much!" The woman scooped her little girl up in her arms and squeezed her tightly.

Elliot composed herself and made her way over to the nurse's station, finding the device in question, "Before you run off, I just want to make absolutely sure it's all taken care of. If you could set her back down for me, please."

Sarah was placed back on the table, trying to dry her eyes in spite of her sniffles. The rabbit returned with the tablet she had been needing and turned it on, holding it just over where the injury had been.

"Does it still hurt anywhere?" Elliot moved the pad back and forth slowly, looking over the images it provided her.

Sarah shook her head strongly, "No. Doesn't hurt at all."

The nurse smiled and set the pad down after turning it off. There was no sign of a break or any trauma at all. She collected a tissue and began wiping along the little girl's cheeks, relieved that it was over.

"There, see? I told you it'd feel better real soon. Now do me a favor and be super careful where you run around out there, okay?"

Sarah nodded fiercely and clung to her mother.

"I can't thank you enough. Whatever you did... it was miraculous."

Elliot shook her head, guiding the woman back towards the door, "It was nothing. It's my job to take care of bumps and scrapes. Keep her off that leg for a little while, an hour or two, just to make absolutely sure. Okay?"

The woman nodded and disappeared out the door, not daring to let her daughter walk even an inch for the time being. With the infirmary quiet once more, Elliot walked over to the nearest chair and slumped into it with a loud sigh of relief. She was still shaking.

"Let's not do that again..."

"I don't know, seemed like you handled it pretty well," Shayna smirked as she walked back in, "Even managed to make the little girl stop crying. I'm impressed."

Elliot turned with a start, not expecting the dragoness back so soon.

"Caught the end of that did you? Can we not leave me in charge and completely alone? I couldn't get anyone else in here to help me, and I needed at least one other nurse." She slouched in her seat again, rubbing her eyes.

"Hopefully we won't have to. From what I can tell, I'd say you passed." Shayna grinned, her arms folded in front of her.

"Passed?" Elliot furrowed her brow.

The two squirrels returned, both of them grinning hugely. Little Sarah leapt out of her mother's arms and in a blinding flash of light, she sprouted a good three feet. And she suddenly wasn't a squirrel anymore, nor was her mother. It was Angela and Abby.

"Thanks for fixing up my leg. You did alright, kid." The darker of the two vixens gave her a light bump with an elbow. It was starting to dawn on the rabbit.

"Passed... right... it was a test..."

Shayna nodded, "That's right. Not everything happens according to how well staffed we are. Sometimes we're unprepared for what comes our way. I needed to know how you would handle something like that. You did better than most I've seen come through these doors. Some of them couldn't even stop 'Sarah' from bleeding out."

Elliot shuddered at the thought. Losing a patient, let alone a child, rubbed her very much the wrong way.

"So that's why no one from back in the back came to help out. It was supposed to be all about me and my abilities."

"Well, more how you handle pressure, but your abilities got showcased pretty well too," The angelic lady strolled over to the table where the 'little girl' had been, collecting the tablet. She switched it on and looked over the latest scans, "That was a severe break, fractured fibula with one side puncturing the skin, severe trauma to the tibialis anterior muscle, and a long laceration to the tibial artery. In a typical hospital, if they can stop the bleeding, you're looking at permanent muscle damage. A little girl with an injury like that might never walk properly on that leg ever again. And that's if they can keep her from bleeding out."

The weight of the severity of the wound pressed down upon the rabbit. She suddenly felt horribly unprepared for such intense injuries.

"Was it... was it real?" She sounded a little faint.

Abby nodded, lifting her leg and giving the affected calf a light slap, "You bet it was real. Hurt like hell too. But then that's the point. It has to hurt, so you know it's real. I can deal with it. We had to see if you could."

"You actually broke your leg to test me?" Elliot balked, shocked at the idea of something so awful.

"Oh don't get so upset. It's my leg, and it's not like I can't heal it myself if everything goes pear-shaped. But it didn't. You did great. But you didn't give me a lollipop." The dark vixen smirked with a wink.

Shayna stepped in, politely taking over for Abby and her sister, "So often, a simulation doesn't give you enough of the real thing. So, Abby and Angela have kindly provided tests like this for our new recruits for a little while now."

The rabbit, still stunned by it all, found herself suddenly hung up on something, "So... I didn't actually do any healing. Abby did."

The dragoness shook her head, resting a hand on the girl's shoulder, "No, that was all you. I didn't think you were nearly that far along, but you are. Unfortunately, it looks like you've got nothing left to give after that display of power. We'll need to build up your stamina. ...If you want to go down that road."

Elliot looked up at the angelic lady, "What, be an actual healer? Not just a nurse?"

"I know you've made rumblings about it, wistfully wishing you could just wave a hand and make someone's pain go away. How serious were you about that?" Shayna pulled up a chair and sat down beside the rabbit.

It was all the younger lady could do to muster a cohesive answer. She had only toyed with the idea in fantasy. She didn't think it was possible. She didn't have the strength necessary. She had the gift, sure, but one or two uses and she was out of gas for a while. Often a few days. The regular mental exercises weren't helping.

"I'd love to but... I don't have what it takes. I'm only good for a quick one-off now and again. Believe me, I've been trying." Elliot looked down at her hands, somewhat dejected.

Shayna chuckled, "And believe me, you haven't tried everything. I know how to help you break through that barrier," She paused, gauging the rabbit's reaction, "I'm sure you've heard rumors..."

The young nurse shrugged, "I hear a lot of things."

The dragoness nudged her softly, "And what are your thoughts on it?"

"It's... it's interesting," Elliot tilted her head softly, "I'd be out of commission for how long?"

"That depends." Shayna smiled a bit.

"On?"

The angelic lady's smile stretched wider, "On how much you enjoy it."

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Shayna had a bit of a hunt trying to find scrubs that fit, and had the appropriate openings for wings. At the bottom of the stack, she found a set that promised to be big enough and she began putting them on. It was awkward wandering around the infirmary in nothing but her underwear during her search, even though nudity was fairly common. The half-way feel of it was probably what caused the mild discomfort. Then again, the rather enormous swell she now sported didn't help matters when it came to mobility. She pulled the pale blue top over her head and tugged it down over her chest, then prepared for the battle of making it cover her stomach. After a few good minutes, she managed to get the job done.

Elliot wanted to be a healer like the dragoness, and this was the best way Shayna knew how to do it. A soft thrum rose up in the lady's throat as she caressed her gravid middle, feeling subtle movements under her scales. The rabbit was still trying to get settled. Were the motherly lady back in her room, maybe laying out on the bed, she would be able to enjoy her gently active tummy. But trying to walk around and hunt for clothes that fit, it left her just a little weak in the knees.

"Don't worry sweetie, when you wake back up, we'll get you back to work. We can be a little short handed for the time being." Shayna cooed as though she were actually expecting. It was one of her absolute favorite intimate activities.

Carefully, the angelic dragoness sat down and began sliding the scrub bottoms on, covering her legs nicely. It was just a tad too cold for her liking in the infirmary, too cold at least to wander around without something on. With a similar bit of effort, she managed to tug the pants up over her shapely bottom, huffing a little once it was done. It had been a while since she carried anyone and she would need to get back 'into shape' as it were, remembering how to move, how to handle the weight, all of it. Fortunately, it was a bit like riding a bicycle, and she was very well practiced. It wouldn't take her long to slip back into those habits.

A growl rose from the large, round dome and Shayna gave it a gentle rub.

"Yeah, I'm hungry too honey. Let's go get some lunch." With noticeable effort, she rose to her feet and aimed for the door, grabbing her lab coat on the way. Scrubs alone looked funny on her she thought. The long white coat common among doctors added an air of distinction that took the edge off the silliness she felt. If only she could just wear her usual robes while she was on duty. Unfortunately, that wasn't the usual medical practice, and they did get routine inspections from time to time. Better to be in the habit of doing it than not.

The trip to the dining hall started off slow, the weight pressing down on Shayna's hips giving her reason to keep her pace more relaxed. As she found her feet again, her stride quickened, but not too much. Part of what she enjoyed about carrying a passenger like this was letting that 'burden' be felt. A few staffers greeted her as she walked past, thinking nothing of how the head of the infirmary was rather suddenly, and rather heavily, pregnant. It was nothing too out of the ordinary around the Inn.

The stairs in the main foyer came soon enough and the lady paused, contemplating whether she should take them or another route. A loud growl rumbled away in her belly and she shrugged. The other way would take longer to reach. This was here now. With that, she started up the broad spiral staircase running along the wall up to the second floor. Each step brought one of her thighs up to press against the lower curve of her ample tummy. It was all she could do to keep from smiling like a fool, relishing the feeling. The climb up the stairs gently jostled the rabbit in her womb, making her squirm again. Oh such bad timing. She would need to steal Smokey away for some quality time after lunch. His schedule be damned.

The dining hall finally welled up in front of her and she stepped through the doors. The hostess stepped forward as she entered, offering a brilliant smile as was the raven lady's nature.

"Hello Mrs. Shayna, how are you today?"

"I'm doing well, and please, you don't need the 'Mrs.', just Shayna is perfectly fine. Is Smokey here already?" The ivory-hued dragoness peered about the room, not spotting him straight away.

"Yes, he's already seated over by the window on the left side," Just as the dark avian mentioned it, Shayna spotted him, "He was expecting you. Can I go ahead and put a drink order in for you?"

"Something sweet and fizzy. Thank you." Shayna reached out and gave the raven's shoulder a fond, gentle pat. Without delay, she began waddling her way over to the table occupied by the blue dragon. A hand rose to wave to her as she was spotted and she returned the gesture. Her dining companion smiled and stood as she approached, his eyes falling immediately to her immense stomach.

"Hello dear. I take it Elliot's test went well?" Smokey wrapped an arm around Shayna, helping to guide her to her seat. She didn't really need the help, but she enjoyed the fact that he was so eager to provide it for her.

"Oh yes," She eased into her chair, "Better than expected. She's already got a healer's touch, literally. She just keeps hitting a brick wall trying to extend the useful life of that ability. When I told her I could help her with that, it was all I could do to get my pants off fast enough." She cackled a little, "Have you been waiting long?"

"No, just sat down myself," Smokey ran a palm over the large, smooth dome softly before settling back into his seat again, "And I'm sure you didn't mind that eagerness in the slightest. How long do you think you'll be keeping this one?"

Shayna rolled her eyes a little at the comment, amused as she recalled Elliot's zeal in squeezing her way in. It was a fair question. She'd done this several times before with other medical staff she had trained. The times ranged between a few hours and a couple of weeks, depending on a few things.

"Not sure. She and I have a pretty good rapport. She's just trying to get the hang of the logistical procedures, which can take anyone a while to memorize." She lowered her gaze to the ample swell, stroking over the rabbit with both hands. The tender contact soothed the girl, lulling her off to sleep.

Smokey nodded, "It sounds like you might want to keep this one."

Shayna looked up, "Would that be a problem?"

The blue fellow shook his head, leaning back in his chair a little, "I don't see why not. We've been talking about a family, not terribly seriously. Maybe we should really give it some thought."

"I'd like to start one," She looked back down again, "But... I was kind of hoping maybe starting one the traditional way. Besides, I don't know how Elliot would feel about it."

"Well, just think about it," Smokey opened his menu and began reading over it, trying to decide what he wanted to order, "And now that you're eating for two, I probably should go ahead and get an appetizer on the way."

"Could you please? I didn't have a terribly big breakfast and now I'm famished." Shayna picked up her own menu as her blue companion looked over to the waiter approaching.

Just as he was about to greet the slender mink, he was pre-empted.

"Mr. Aquatos, sir, we've just received word that a newly arrived guest is asking for you by name. Her shuttle is setting down as we speak," he collected the menus, "I'll hold your table for you, and have something in the works for when you get back. She said she would like to join you for lunch but wanted you to meet her on the landing pad."

"She? Meet on the landing pad?" Smokey seemed mildly confused, not being aware of any VIP's inbound. Still, he wasn't about to dismiss such a request, "Tell her I will be down presently. Did you happen to get her name?"

"Yes sir, she said her name is Mrs. Arthrikit." The mink stepped back as the azure fellow stood.

"Inara? She's here? Why didn't she let us know she was coming? All the suites are booked. Let the front desk know to start looking for a higher end opening if they can find one. This is a very special VIP," A sense of urgency suddenly filled the blue dragon, leaning over to give his angelic lover a kiss on the cheek, "I'll be back shortly."

Shayna returned his affectionate little peck, "Be back nothing. I'm going with you. I want to see her again myself. We had a great time during her last visit."

"Alright, alright, I'd love the company. But are you sure you're up to it? You only just started off with Elliot here." His concern was touching.

"I'll be fine. A walk will do me good, get me used to it again." Shayna hoisted herself out of her seat before Smokey could make his way around to help her up. She found it a bit easier than back in the infirmary, she was getting the hang of it pretty quick.

The two dragons left the dining hall, Smokey's arm wrapped around Shayna's waist. Instead of taking the stairs, they crossed directly over to the far side of the floor, where several tall metallic rings stood along the wall. Each one offered a different view of some distant corner of the Inn. It took a bit of doing getting the portals established, but they certainly made crossing the grounds much easier. The one in the center of the group connected them with the foyer below, faster than the stairs, and a short turn pointed them to another portal, much larger than the others. It was wide enough for groups to walk through without issue, leading to the hanger, and their waiting guest.

The flight and ground crews were busy tending to their duties, guiding in other shuttles, moving emptied shuttles off to service bays, sending loaded shuttles out, corralling people and luggage; on the face of it, it was chaos. Amidst all of the hustle and bustle, there stood a woman in a business suit, her back to the pair. One hand was raised to the side of her head. No doubt she was on her cell phone. A small stack of bags sat to her left, and to her right stood a jackal in a clean white uniform, appearing to be medical or personal service in nature. She seemed to have so short a pelt that it appeared as though it were some sort of hide, and it had an unusual sheen to it. As she caught sight of the two dragons approaching, she leaned in towards the vixen, speaking to her too low to be heard. It prompted the fox to glance over her shoulder and end her call.

Both Smokey and Shayna offered their own bright smiles as they realized they had been spotted, still closing the gap. The blue was the first to speak, before his return guest had spun around.

"Mrs. Arthrikit, it's a pleasure to see you again! You remember Shayna. I do wish you'd called ahead so we could have prepared a room for you." Smokey extended a hand in the usual friendly gesture.

"Mr. Aquatos, and yes, I very much remember the both of you," She offered both dragons a curious gaze, possessing what could have been mistaken for just a tiny hint of lust. As the vixen turned around, she took a soft breath, hauling with her a considerable swell in the middle. It gave both dragons pause, "It was a last minute decision. I have to spring these things on Alleris here if I want to enjoy traveling while in this condition. And I thought we got rid of the 'Mrs. Arthrikit' business last time I was here. It's Inara, please." After taking Smokey's hand, she extended hers towards the lady.

Shayna took her hand and shook it softly, "Lovely to see you once again. I wish you had kept in touch, I didn't know you were expecting."

Inara smirked softly, "Yes, he did a real number on me last time I was here," It was clear she was joking, but it was difficult to tell just what the joke was about, "And I can see you know what I'm talking about." She offered Shayna a coy wink.

The mood had suddenly grown uneasy and tense for Smokey. What was suggested startled him to the point where he was fighting back a series of stutters.

"Forgive me... are you saying that... I..." Smokey lifted a hand to gesture towards the fox's stomach.

Inara gave the dome a soft pat, "This is generally what happens. I hope you can forgive me for not telling you. I thought you might not have gone through with it if you knew what I was really up to." Her focus on him, ignoring Shayna, seemed to make the blue dragon even more uneasy.

Smokey turned to look at the angelic lady, feeling he needed to apologize, and quickly.

"Shayna, I... I'm sorry. I didn't... I mean..."

"You can just stop right there," The angelic lady lifted a hand, looking back into his eyes with an annoyed expression, "You know this is an open relationship. We made sure we were both on the same page about it. But you didn't even bother to tell me you slept with her? Or that you didn't use protection?"

Smokey let his head hang a bit, unable to bring himself to look at Shayna.

"I know, I should have told you. I should have taken precautions. You have every right to be mad at me. Please... what can I do to make this right?"

The angel crossed her arms, "I'm not sure you can. Give me some time to think about it. Why don't you head back up to the dining hall and have them pack up something to go for Inara and me? I'd like to have a meal with the mother of your child and sort a few things out."

The trembling blue dragon nodded, turning to hurry away but spun about and backpedaled to ask another question, "Of course... where should I have it sent?"

"Have it sent to my Sanctuary. I think I'd prefer to be there for the time being." Shayna's tone sounded quietly harsh, and it unnerved her blue lover.

In but a few moments, he was gone, out the gateway back up to the dining hall to do as he was told. Once they were in the clear, Shayna turned to gaze back at Inara, the vixen meeting her stare. Instantly, their hardened expressions melted away and they both burst into laughter.

"Did you see how quickly he started tripping over his words!? He is absolutely precious! You have got to loan him to me some time so I can enjoy him out in the city!" The fox reached out, wrapping her arms around the similarly gravid dragoness.

Shayna leaned in to return the hug, their stomachs forcing them to bend to accommodate, "Mmm, you'll have to find a way to convince me to let him go. I am rather fond of him. Now, how about you? How are you doing? I stopped getting updates from your doctor about a month ago."

"I stopped going to him. Alleris here is sort of filling in," The vixen turned and beckoned the odd jackal closer, introducing the two properly before continuing, "Things have become incredibly hectic around the office and I so very badly needed an escape. Honestly, any room you have would be fine, I don't need a suite or VIP treatment." Inara turned, keeping an arm around the dragoness' waist as they began to waddle together back towards the foyer. The matronly canid behind them followed closely, her gaze remaining ever fixed on the fox she was charged with watching over.

Shayna would hear nothing of this woman's request for no special treatment.

"Nonsense. You'll stay in our guest room. It's the absolute least we can do, especially considering your condition." She reached out, running a hand over the vixen's swollen abdomen, carefully feeling the curve, reaching out with her senses.

"My condition... what about yours? You didn't tell me you were doing the same thing! You little sneak!" Inara gave her friend's middle a similar stroke, purely out of affection rather than Shayna's urge to be a doctor.

"Oh, this isn't what it looks like. I've got a trainee I'm helping become a healer. Just tucked her in less than half an hour ago. I tell you, your timing could not have been better. I just know Smokey was terrified you thought I was genuinely pregnant. We were actually just in the middle of talking about having kids when you showed up. Just icing on the cake if you ask me." It was clear the two had been plotting secretly behind the blue dragon's back, and this was all a huge game to them.

"Oh good lord yes. You have no idea how hard it was to keep from falling apart right there when I turned around. The two of us, this big... I can only guess how close he came to fainting!"

"Pretty close I'm sure, now... I was serious about the Sanctuary. I've got a project in the works there that I was hoping to get back on top of. Since you're here, I bet we could finish it today. And who knows? You might get a kick out of it yourself." Shayna smirked, squeezing the arm she left curled around Inara's shoulders, keeping the two of them close as they walked.

"Sounds marvelous," the vixen cooed happily, even tilting her head to rest it against Shayna's shoulder, "Mmm, I've missed this place, and the two of you. I wanted to come back earlier so badly. But it would have spoiled the surprise."

"This project of yours, Miss Shayna, will it be terribly strenuous on Miss Inara?" Alleris chimed in, her voice had rather a bass quality to it, but still very feminine. It suited her role as a nursemaid quite well.

"Oh not at all. Most strenuous thing about this whole endeavor would be just walking there and back here when we're done," Shayna beckoned the jackal up along her unoccupied side, wrapping an arm around her once she was within reach, "Don't worry, you're both in excellent care." The dragoness noted a curious thing when she squeezed the dark canid, something about her figure seemed just ever so slightly yielding in an odd way. She dismissed it for the time being and carried on, turning the trio towards another portal. It led them to the hub where yet another gateway carried them to a distant corner of the grounds, Shayna's Sanctuary.

The name implied a place of peace and shelter, but it was a more literal notion than that. The building itself had once been an old gothic church the dragoness had taken ownership of. Over the years since she claimed it, the old, dilapidated, abandoned place of worship was restored and converted. It still carried much of its original design, but it was no longer meant to be purely a church. She had her own little hospital it seemed. The lion's share of her medical staff worked here, tending to the sick and injured. It was one of the lesser known features of the inn.

"I was not aware they had such medical facilities. Perhaps it would be best to remain at the inn until it is time." Alleris leaned forward, speaking across Shayna to the vixen she had arrived with. Her language was rather prim and proper.

Inara grinned a little, "You know, you have a point. I have no idea when that will be, but I could stand to spend at least a week here, maybe longer."

"Longer I hope. You were hardly here at all last time," Shayna complained, guiding them through the main reception area through to the more private areas, "And it's not just a medical facility. No matter what someone believes, they can come here and be at peace, practice whatever faith they hold. In fact, there's a small contingent of monks on site."

The vixen interrupted the angelic lady, leaning forward to address Alleris, who Shayna seemed to be trying to impress, "What she'll never admit is those monks are here to worship her."

The dragoness closed her eyes briefly, her eyebrows raising as she put on an air of aloof indignance, "I've no idea what you're talking about."

The vixen cackled a little and squeezed the ivory-scaled lady again, "Sure... sure... all those boys and girls who practically throw themselves at your feet."

"I like to think of it as putting their enthusiasm to good use. They are very good at lifting the spirits of our more dire patients."

Inara grinned again, "The fact that they would, without hesitation, stuff themselves down your throat at the mere mention of you being a little peckish is no never mind then?"

That seemed to catch Alleris' attention, "You devour your followers?"

Shayna frowned, a little defensive about the jackal's tone, "Only when I'm in the mood and they are willing. It's not like it's permanent. And they do seem to enjoy it."

"Forgive me, I just was not aware that such a thing occurred here." Perhaps it was just how the slightly overbearing nursemaid was. Shayna let it slide, having only just met the lady.

Inara giggled a bit, "Oh that's just the start. All sorts of things happen here. You'll see."

Shayna interjected quickly, "But from a safe distance. We can't have a mother-to-be getting too worked up now can we?" She and the vixen both snickered away like schoolgirls. Alleris seemed to take the dragoness more at her word.

Through the halls they turned and walked, finally arriving in a distant wing of the complex. It was different than the rest, carrying more of the inn's inherent atmosphere. It was a stark contrast with the clean, sterile feel of the hospital. Their destination was a large room, the walls lined with bookcases filled with old tomes and scrolls. It was Shayna's private library, and an impressive one to boot.

"Gracious. This wasn't on the tour. How long have you been collecting?" Inara was astounded. She had seen similar sized collections before, but only of more modern printings with a handful of older copies.

"For a long time. After a while, it gets hard to keep it all organized and in good condition without a place to keep them all. I lucked out when I found the church. And now I have help keeping track of what I have here. Make yourselves comfortable." Shayna ushered the other two over to a luxurious couch next to a short, round table.

Inara eased down in to take a seat, sighing softly in relief as the weight of her middle left her feet and slipped down atop her thighs, filling out her lap. She cooed and stroked the sides of her belly once she was comfortable.

"Thank you and Smokey both for your hospitality. I hated the thought of just dropping in unannounced." She reclined a bit as Alleris settled next to her and began carefully examining her stomach. It wasn't really necessary to check her as frequently as she did, but Inara secretly enjoyed the fondling of her tummy.

"You are welcome here anytime. In fact, I should probably give you our contact details so you can reach both Smokey and me directly rather than have to go through the front desk or have a message sent when you land," The angelic lady eased down carefully onto the sofa next to her guest. Her own stomach took up her lap just as the fox's did. Feeling the weight shift off her feet and onto her legs in that manner was a welcome relief to her as well. She enjoyed being pregnant, including the moments of respite such weight tended to elicit. She sighed and closed her eyes drinking it in before she turned and leaned in to offer the vixen's cheek a soft, affectionate kiss.

Inara smiled at the tender gesture.

"You know, my last visit was really more about spending time with Smokey. I think maybe this time I should focus a bit more on you. I could really use a good, long spell of 'girl time'." The red-orange lady leaned against the gravid dragon next to her, basking in the warmth of her touch. Alleris retreated, taking a seat in a chair just across from them.

Shayna nodded, "I agree. 'Girl time' sounds great. Of course... that can mean all sorts of things depending on who you ask."

The vixen grinned and turned her head, leaning down to offer a loving kiss to the hefty bulge her dragoness hostess carried. She then turned and pressed her cheek against the smooth dome, her ear twisting to listen carefully. The quiet sounds that came from within amused her. Clearly the rabbit inside was quite comfortable, giving off a gentle purr-like noise.

"Yes it can. But, I'm sure a clever lady like you knows what I might be alluding to."

The scaled healer's thrum continued as though it would never stop. A hand reached up and began to stroke along the back of the vixen's head, "Is your nursemaid comfortable with it?"

Alleris cleared her throat, having been able to surmise what the two were scheming.

"So long as you both do not get too carried away, I see no reason to stop you." The jackal's rather matter-of-fact tone offered the cold reassurance of a medical professional. It made both girls giggle a bit.

"Well you heard her. I'm good to go. All that's stopping us is figuring out how to get around these things." Inara sat up as she spoke, giving her lovely, motherly tummy a gentle pat.

Shayna smirked and leaned in, pressing her lips to the vixen's in a firm, passionate kiss. The fox was taken softly by surprise and immediately pressed forward into it. Hands roamed over the two large bellies, stroking and appreciating them, until finally, the angel pulled away just far enough to surface for air.

"I wouldn't worry about it too much. It's not my first time doing something like this."

"Good," Inara leaned away, lifting her top up and pulling it over her head, "Then you can lead." Her bra was unfastened easily enough, letting the copious bust of a mother expecting spill free atop her stomach. She had grown a bit in the past few months, but that was expected. She stood and began sliding out of the rest of her garments. The dragoness followed suit, climbing to her feet and stripping out of her coat and scrubs. Her own underwear was shed as well, revealing her nude, pregnant figure.

With both ladies undressed, they wrapped their arms around one another, renewing the kiss with intense passion. Already the scent of their mutual attraction had grown heavy. Their hands roamed over one another's forms, cupping and squeezing in all the right places to tease and push further towards their shared goal. Carefully, Shayna pulled the vixen back down onto the sofa, squeezing the two of them together tightly, side to side.

As the dragoness lost herself in the moment, her tail curled this way and that, inching its way up along Inara's leg, tickling against her thigh in short order. The weight of the heavy sphere above made tucking deeper a little more challenging, but not impossible. As she wiggled her way in closer, the vixen jumped softly in surprise. The lady's tail had managed to locate her moistening folds.

"Naughty girl. I like it." That was all Inara allowed herself to say, keeping the break in their kiss very short. She pressed in against Shayna as closely as their swollen figures would allow, spreading her legs to welcome the exploring limb below.

The dragoness took the opportunity and pressed forward, tracing her tail against the supple petals of her vulpine lover. It elicited a delighted coo from the lady, a good sign. She teased and twisted away for a few moments, making the fox squirm until she managed to separate the steadily moistening lips. A slow, breathy gasp resulted as the serpent-like appendage began its inward journey. They were going to make a bit of a mess. The cleaning staff was going to have their work cut out for them to be sure.

Inara, not one to be outdone, traced one of her hands down along the angelic dragon's belly, still locked lip to lip with her, tongues dancing wildly together. Her fingers skimmed the smooth surface until she reached Shayna's thigh. With a bit of a wiggle and push, she began trying to tuck her hand in between the heavy swell and the leg supporting it. The angelic woman reclined against the back of the couch, giving her a little more room to reach. Soon, those mischievous fingers tickled their way across the cleft hidden below. A soft shudder passed over the ivory-hued woman.

They were both getting to work now.

Only a couple of inches of the dragoness' tail had managed to slip into the fox, turning and twisting about slowly, dragging across her every crevice. It resulted in a more fervent response from the vulpine. Inara's fingers grew more aggressive, pressing and squeezing here and there, even managing to slip between Shayna's folds. A coo of elation was the result, as well as the white-scaled thighs opening further, but not too far. Too much and the weight of that enormous belly would pin the fox in place. Perhaps a naughty thought, but she wanted Inara to be able to adjust herself as necessary.

Alleris had lost interest, turning to look around the room and study the surroundings. It was just as well, the two ladies knew of nothing else but their passion. They ground away against one another in spite of their gravid swells, the bulk only serving to entice them further. Clearly they both had a very strong fondness for their conditions. Their long, only briefly broken kiss began to fracture as they panted for breath, each one diving back in after refilling their lungs. Shayna's tail grew more insistent, pressing a few more inches deeper and turning about. Inara's fingers grew more frantic, squirming around to find that one delicate spot. It was a race. Who could find it first?

It seemed the dragon had the advantage but when her entire form stiffened and she loosed a muted cry as if a few dozen volts had passed up her spine, it was clear the fox was the victor. Shayna melted in the fox's grasp, desperately trying to keep her tail engaged. A similar shiver claimed the vixen, both finding the others' little rough patch. With reckless abandon, they assaulted those clusters of nerves, driving one another furiously mad with erotic stimulation. They writhed away against one another as a new race began. Who would finish first?

Their breaths came in moaned murmurs, each one fighting to hold out as long as possible. Inara twisted one direction and pushed the other that much closer, coating the vixen's fingers a bit further. Shayna pressed firmly, dragging a louder groan from above as the dragon's tail turned over on itself, glistening with honey. They were so close, neck and neck, just on the verge of climax. One pushed, the other stroked. A turn here, a squeeze there. Finally, two long, relatively quiet bellows filled the room, the ladies striking climax at almost the same time.

Tail and palm alike were soaked in the sweetly fragrant nectar that ushered forth. Both ladies fell still, lying against one another, panting quite strongly. Hesitantly, they both pulled their extremities from the other. Inara brought her fingers to her lips to lick them clean. Shayna drew her tail away to respond in kind. A bit of pregnant lesbianism was always a good start to a vacation they thought.

"I'd say... we were both... a little pent up... wouldn't you?" The vixen spoke through her soft gasps.

The dragoness nodded, craning her neck over to kiss Inara's forehead, "Oh yes. I've been needing... something like that... ever since Elliot... dove in this morning."

They both regained their composure relatively quickly, returning to a powerful kiss almost immediately. The taste of each other's release danced on their tongues as they met. It wasn't nearly as long-lasting as the previous one, but it was relished just as strongly.

"Before we get too worn out, why don't I show you what I've been working on? I think it might add a new dimension to our fun." Shayna mused, quietly imagining the various possibilities.

"As long as it's fun, and Alleris doesn't try to stop us, color me interested." Inara licked at her lover's chin.

With the regret of not wanting to part, Shayna pulled herself away and stood. After such a lovely little session, suddenly her tummy didn't feel quite so burdensome. It still felt just as heavy, but it didn't seem to be as much trouble getting it around. Casually, she strolled across the room over to a table on the far side, lined with an array of equipment. No doubt this was where a significant portion of her experimenting was done.

Inara spread out on the sofa, lounging on her back as she caressed her swollen middle with one hand and one of her supple breasts with the other. The lower hand occasionally dipped a bit farther down, trailing gently across her velvety mound, missing the presence of the dragon's tail.

"When I visited last time, Smokey seemed a little distracted. Is he always like that?"

Shayna shook her head as she collected her things, "Not all the time. There was a special project going on at the time between him and Jace, the system administrator. They were trying to get a new creation of his off the ground."

Inara hummed softly to herself as she continued to tease the still tingling regions of her form, "Another attraction to the Inn?"

"Yes and no. It's still kind of in the works, but the groundwork has been laid. It was rather time sensitive. A friend of ours, really more a member of the family, was involved with it and he didn't want to disappoint her." The dragoness turned to head back towards the fox, having gathered all she would need.

"He seems to do that rather often, try his best to keep from disappointing." Inara mused.

"He does. Sometimes I think he lets it go a little too far, lets it run him ragged," the angelic woman settled back on the sofa, carrying with her a small tray lined with velvet. Atop it rest two teardrop stones, perfectly colorless and marvelously faceted. She was rather proud of the progress she had made on them, "Here we are, have a look and tell me what you think. Don't be afraid to pick one up and have a feel of it."

Inara nodded, sitting up and leaning forward to collect one of the precious gems. She held it in her palm as she studied it, shivering just softly as the magic it had been imbued with tickled at her senses. Within mere seconds of making contact with her, the stone turned a beautiful, rich ruby hue. The sensation the stone naturally gave off as well as its shifting of color told Inara all she needed to know about what it was and what it did.

"Oh you naughty girl. Is this what I think it is?" The vixen grinned broadly up at her hostess.

Shayna nodded, returning the grin, "Yes it is. I'm still in the process of stabilizing the link, but each stone is fully functional on its own. Care to give it a test drive?"

"Only if it's not too 'strenuous' for Alleris' liking." The fox turned and gazed mischievously at the jackal.

The nursemaid stared back, able to get something of a sense of what they were both on about.

"As I mentioned earlier, if you don't overwork yourselves, and if there is an appropriate place to do so, I can see no reason to stop you."

---

Smokey was a bit frantic. It had been only forty-five minutes since he was dismissed by a somewhat irate Shayna. It took him that long to conjure up a means of penance. He hurried through the kitchen amidst the cook staff, gathering a few things here and there. His 'theft' of supplies caught the attention of the head chef.

"Boss, boss, boss! You can't just come through here and take stuff like that!"

"I know, I'm sorry! It's an emergency! I'll make sure everything I've got is properly accounted for on the books! I just... I don't have time to make a run into town for groceries and I have got to put together something amazing!" The blue dragon rifled through the dry storage area, careful not to disturb the jackal's ordered layout.

"An emergency? What on earth kind of emergency could have you using your own restaurant as your private pantry?" The canid put his hands on his hips, not necessarily trying to stop the dragon.

Smokey paused and turned to look at the master cook, "I screwed up real bad with Shayna. I have got to make it up to her. Tonight. On top of that, Mrs. Arthrikit is here, unannounced. This has to be the best dinner I've ever made."

Hank winced a little, turning to grab a metal tray and held it out for him, "Ouch... sure, whatever you need, boss. If it's gonna get put on the books, that's fine. But, why don't ya just have us whip up something special for the ladies? Put on a nice, fine dining atmosphere?"

The blue fellow shook his head, "No, that won't do. It's got to be from me. All of it. I can't half-ass this. And the fine-dining idea is what I had in mind. Can you go get me a table cloth and a few place settings? Round table, big enough for four, but three seats total."

The head chef was now a co-conspirator in the dragon's scheme, rushing about helping him gather his needed supplies.

"I'll have someone from wait staff grab that for you, they know all about how it's organized. You want the full spread? Candelabras and everything?"

Smokey nodded, "Yeah, the whole nine yards."

"Right," Hank stuck his head out the door, practically barking the order to the nearest waiter, then rejoined the blue fellow, "What were you planning on cooking? Maybe I can give you some pointers, hell I could swing by and give you a hand if you find it's getting to be too much."

"That'd be great. Here's what I had in mind-" He was interrupted by the same waiter who had been given his orders.

"Chef, did you want the fine crystal glasses or will the regular do?"

Smokey interjected, "The fine crystal please. If you can put it all in a cart for me so I can get it all in one trip without worrying about dropping and breaking anything, I'd really appreciate it."

The waiter nodded and vanished back out the door. The dragon turned back to Hank, who was looking through what had already been gathered, quickly surmising what the intended dish was.

"Pretty ambitious what you've got planned here. If you think you're up to it, then more power to ya. A good trick to use to help control things a little more evenly, use the oven set to about three-fifty, and put a pan of hot water at the bottom. That'll add mass, keep the air moist to keep things from drying out, and it will help with rebounds if you need to open the door to check on things."

"Thanks. Now, I'm thinking about a sauce to go with it, something simple. Would that steaming method end up killing the chance for a good fond?" Smokey was getting deep into cooking trivia at this point, deeper than the chef saw from the average person.

The jackal nodded, turning away to grab one or two more items as he spoke, "It'll do just fine, but to keep it from being too bland, take that tray of water out thirty minutes before it's done. That's when you want it to start drying out a bit. The fond plus a bit of wine is a good start, round it out some with a bit of garlic and shallot, tighten it up with a pad of butter. Do not taste it until it's reduced."

"Right, thanks... you're a life saver!" Smokey gave Hank a firm pat on the shoulder, "I'll let you know if I have a meltdown and need professional help!"

The jackal snickered, "If ya ask me, I'd say you already do, tryin' ta tackle this on such short notice. You're a mad man."

The dragon grinned a bit, "I'll take that as a complement."

The waiter stood just outside with the cart Smokey had requested. The dragon dumped his procured supplies into the bin on top and thanked the mink who had gathered it for him, then rushed off. He had precious few hours to accomplish his goal. As he walked briskly down the hall, he pulled his radio from his pocket and rang up the front desk.

"This is Smokey, I need to know what room Mrs. Arthrikit is staying in."

The rabbit on the other end tapped away, trying to locate the woman in question, "I don't show her as having booked a room. I do see a note however from Mrs. Aquatos. It says she'll be using the guest room."

Initially, the blue's heart skipped a beat, causing a brief tightness, but then it all faded quickly. That actually worked out better than he expected.

"Okay... do you know if they're still in Shayna's Sanctuary?"

"As far as I'm aware sir. They've just taken delivery of their lunch only twenty minutes ago."

"Good!" His pace resumed from the brief falter only a moment ago, "Try and see if you can keep them there... or at least away from the owner's suite until I say otherwise. When I contact you again, that will be when I'll need you to send them a message to come to the suite."

"Yes sir. What message would you like me to send them?" The hare knew this game. It wasn't often played, but still played well.

"I'll work out the actual message in a little while. Just try to keep tabs on them for me, suggest other things for them to do until I'm ready for them. And don't let them know I'm keeping them out. This has to be a surprise.

"Of course, sir. I remember the last time we did this." He was smiling through the radio, and it eased the dragon's mind just a bit.

"Thanks, I'll owe you big," He quickly switched frequencies before the rabbit could reply with a 'yes you will'. His new contact was a different sort of favor, "Saeila? You busy?"

The vixen took a little while to respond but eventually came back over the radio.

"Yeah, I'm here, honey. What's up?" Her informality might have seemed slightly impertinent to most, but Smokey rather preferred. Being called 'sir' all the time was something he had gotten used to, but he still found it somewhat troubling.

"I've got plans for tonight that require a special outfit. Can you swing by and help me out with that when you've got a free minute?" He was going all out.

"Sure, what sorta plans are we talking about?" The vixen's grin poured through the radio.

"Think 'The Ritz' meets 'Hocking Hills'. I'll let you use your imagination and I'll tell you more when you get here."

Saeila whistled softly, "Swanky. What's the occasion?"

"Like I said, tell you more when you get here. Meet me in my suite." He put the radio back in his pocket and pushed his doors open. Once they were closed again, he locked them and placed a small enchantment on the seal. It would take a special knock to enter, and he hoped Shayna wouldn't think to try it. She couldn't know what was going on until he was ready.

Tonight had to be absolutely perfect.

---

Shayna and Inara kept busy all afternoon, working on perfecting the use of the stones the dragoness had shown off, and taking 'breaks' as they called them to enjoy one another's company more intimately. Alleris largely stayed out of the way, but on a handful of occasions, when she felt they were growing a bit too amorous, she stepped in and slowed things down. It brought a good deal of frustration with it. But it was the good kind; frustration they would be able to work out properly soon enough. They'd been occupied by the project for so long, they didn't even notice the sun was beginning to set.

"So, we've got the chain sorted, and we've even managed to make a third stone. I think we've got things pretty well in hand." Shayna smiled looking down at their handiwork.

Inara nodded, wrapping an arm about the angel's waist, keeping her close, the sides of their bellies brushing against one another, "I'd say so. Care to celebrate a little?" She grinned broadly.

"As lovely as that would be," Shayna sighed, starting to feel a little guilty for their game, "We should probably go check on Smokey. Goodness knows what he's gotten up to while we've been playing around."

The vixen nodded, "Probably. We did leave him just a tad ruffled."

"Let's go put his mind at ease," The dragoness leaned over, offering her vulpine companion a gentle kiss. Inara returned it, leaning in, pressing her belly against Shayna's. Without realizing it, the two began to fawn over one another's motherly forms. With just a little push in the right direction, they could easily have fallen back into the 'celebratory' mood they were tempted by. The angel broke the kiss, decidedly with great hesitation, "No... we should go see him. We can play more later. After all, we've got one hell of a night planned."

The fox whimpered softly as her angelic lover put on the brakes, but she was right, "Yeah... we do. Alright, alright, I'll keep my hormones in check... for now."

Alleris raised an eyebrow and moved to the vixen's side, pressing a hand against the lady's rounded stomach. Another quick check up.

"You are very close, Miss. Another couple of days and it will be time."

Inara nodded, leaning against the attention to her stomach, "And you're okay with our little scheme?"

The jackal shrugged softly, "My only concern is for your safety as well as that of your child. If this is how you wish to proceed, then I will do what I can to accommodate."

"How very kind of you," Inara chuckled, giving the all-business canid a quick peck on the cheek, "Now c'mon... we've got an innkeeper to go tease."

The two pregnant ladies, and their nursemaid companion, left Shayna's private library. The impressive clinic came and went, along with a comment about setting up a gateway directly to the library and linked to a more private destination. It was worth considering.

As the trio re-entered the inn proper, they were approached by the very hare from the front desk who had been given orders to distract or direct them. Thankfully, those orders had been resended.

"Mrs. Aquatos, Mrs. Arthrikit, you have been requested to come to the owner's suite." He bowed softly to the ladies.

Shayna blinked a little, not entirely sure what to make of this, "Alright, thank you. We were just headed that way presently."

The hare nodded again, "Miss Saeila will meet with you along the way to provide you with a change of attire."

Inara frowned, "What's wrong with our clothes?"

"Nothing, ma'am. But for what you have been requested to attend, it might seem inappropriate."

That seemed to strike the ladies as rather odd. Why would they need to dress 'appropriately' for something that was to be in private? In a place Shayna called home? Smokey had played this game before, but this particular dynamic was never part of it. It threw the experienced angle off the scent. Regardless of their confusion, they did as they were told, making their way towards the owner's suite. As they approached, they were joined by Saeila just as they were told they would be.

"Good evening ladies. Just taking a few quick measurements while we walk." The curious fox pressed a hand gently against Shayna's back, her scrubs seeming to vanish into the vixen's palm as if they were designed to be torn off.

The dragoness blushed ever so softly once she was completely naked. It wasn't that she was in public without clothes, it was the suddenness of it.

Inara grinned and reached out giving the nude lady's backside a tender caress, "Oh yes, much better if you ask me."

Saeila giggled, reaching over to give the other vixen a similar treatment, then the jackal. Soon, all three walked down the corridor completely naked as their change of attire was apparently being tailored for them.

"Sorry for the draft ladies, just wanted to make sure everything fit just right." She moved towards Shayna, holding out a hand along her back, and the same for Inara, clothing them at the same time. Fabric spread from her hands, wrapping comfortably around the two expecting ladies. When all was said and done, they were both dressed in very luxurious evening gowns. No doubt, the original request was something tasteful, but Saeila couldn't help herself. They were cut low enough to provide ample view of the contained cleavage. She then moved over to Alleris and clothed her in a similar fashion.

The rather formal attire left the three quite stunned and even further confused.

"What on earth has that dumb blue got into his head this time?" Shayna grumbled a little, turning and bending gently to admire the rather elegant gown. She had to admit it was comfortable, and rather stunning. Saeila was extremely talented. And when she caught sight of Inara's dress, as well as Inara herself staring back at her, it was clear they both liked what they saw.

"I'm glad you ladies approve. Your host awaits. Enjoy your dinner." The strange vixen with power over cloth turned and slipped away.

Inara watched her disappear down the corridor as she spoke up, "How did she do that? I've never seen anything so... unique."

Shayna smirked a bit, "She's a living stuffed animal. It took her a long time to master the art of 'healing' herself, but once she did, she started experimenting with actually making new material. Now, she's the head of housekeeping. And she's always eager to try out new patterns and uniforms as far as official work goes. You'd probably like her."

The heavy-middled fox nodded, looking back at her gown, "I think I'd quite like to keep this. It looks fabulous."

"She would take that as a compliment I'm sure. Now... let's go see what Smokey's decided was the best way to apologize." The angelic lady reached out and knocked heavily on the doors standing between them and the suite beyond. They could only guess what their 'host' was up to.

Without a moment's hesitation, the doors slowly opened, revealing a marked difference in decor. What had been largely casual and cozy was now more akin to a five-star restaurant lounge. The lighting was gently muted. Soft music played, some classical piece reimagined by a modern artist. It set the mood nicely. How Smokey had managed to pull all this off in so short a time was a bit of a marvel. Of course, he no doubt employed staff in his plans to woo the ladies.

As they entered, the doors swung closed gently behind them. Once they were in private, the dragon in question stepped into view from around the corner. He was dressed to match the environment. No red vest and shorts as was the norm. Instead, he wore a tuxedo, tailored to fit just as their gowns were. It wasn't the usual sort though. There were touches here and there that hinted at a bygone era, and other touches carried a more modern flare. No doubt Saeila's work, and damn good work indeed. Even his glasses were different. The slim lenses were replaced with almost perfectly round ones, framed in brass. They didn't appear so thick as to seem gaudy, but not so thin to make the set look fragile. And it suited him.

"Ladies, thank you for coming. If you will step this way, your table has been held for you." Smokey's voice was different. He was making every effort possible to put on as posh a performance for them as he could muster. He bowed to them and stepped to the side to permit them to pass. As they rounded the corner, they caught sight of the table in question.

It took Shayna and Inara slightly aback.

The usual dining table was gone. In its place was a place setting suitable for only the most prestigious of dining establishments. He had to have removed the leaves, making it perfectly round. The white satin table cloth draped across it was pristine, not a single wrinkle or discoloration to it in the slightest. The china was the finest the inn offered. Several crystal glasses sat at the three settings. An exquisite bouquet of flowers sat in a vase made of the same crystal as the wine glasses. No doubt they were the most beautiful lilacs, lilies, and roses Carmel could select from the garden. Three candles stood burning around the bouquet, flickering gently as they approached.

Shayna maintained her composure as best she could. She was starting to feel quite awful now for teasing him as much as they had.

"There are only three seats. Shouldn't there be four?" She turned to the blue.

Smokey shook his head, frowning a bit, "No, ma'am. It would be impertinent for the server to dine with his guests." He stepped in towards the table and pulled the first seat out, offering it to Shayna. She settled into the chair and her napkin was pulled from her plate, flapped lightly in the air to open it, and draped across her lap. Though, there wasn't much lap to be had, what with Elliot taking up so much space.

The blue dragon walked around the table to the next chair, offering it to Inara. She giggled and settled into it, her napkin getting the same treatment. Alleris was provided with a seat as well, getting just as pampered as the other two. Before they could say another word, Smokey went about the table, filling one of the two glasses each lady had been given with a carafe wrapped in a white cloth to catch condensation.

"Your first course will be out presently. Can I offer you anything to drink other than water?"

"Whatever the chef recommends." Shayna bit back a bit of a chuckle.

The other two ladies agreed and the blue dragon slipped off into the kitchen. He returned shortly thereafter with a basket of bread, steaming away, swaddled in its own cloth to keep it warm. He placed it on the table and began filling the other glasses. The two expecting ladies were given a sparkling fruit cocktail and Alleris was served a similarly hued red wine. After providing them with their drinks, the blue dragon disappeared back into the kitchen. It gave the ladies a chance to chat. Shayna and Inara at least. Their jackal friend wasn't terribly talkative. They commented on the extraordinary lengths Smokey had gone to for all of this, sharing a guilty feeling for their little game.

Their conversation was abruptly cut off as the subject of their discussion returned with the first course. If it was any indication as to how the rest of the meal would go, it promised to be a spectacular night.

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After a good two and a half hours, three courses, not counting dessert, and numerous refills, the dinner was complete. Shayna and Inara leaned back in their chairs, quite content. Alleris was satisfied as well but her stolid demeanor wouldn't convince anyone she was having a good time.

"That was amazing. I didn't know he could cook like that." The vixen ran a hand across her round stomach.

Shayna nodded, "I'm kind of surprised myself. I knew he was good in the kitchen, but I didn't know he had that in him! He had to have gotten at least a little help. No way he could put all this on alone."

"Well it's still damned impressive. And if this is how he acts when he's been caught misbehaving, then I might just have to make him misbehave more often!" Inara snickered.

The angelic lady cackled right along with her in agreement. As they settled after the meal, Smokey returned and collected their plates.

"Did the ladies enjoy their meal?" His prim and proper voice remained. Apparently he wasn't quite done with his performance yet.

"Oh yes. Very much so. Please pass our compliments on to the chef." Shayna offered knowingly.

"Can I interest anyone in an after dinner coffee or another drink?"

Inara shook her head, "No, not for me thank you."

Shayna shook her head as well, "No thank you, but I do have something in mind that I'd like to enjoy now that all of that is out of the way." She gazed up at the blue with a sly grin.

"Yes?" He still wouldn't drop the act.

The angelic woman gently tugged him down to whisper into his ear just loud enough for the other ladies to hear.

"Honey... you don't have to keep it up anymore. At ease. You've impressed us."

Reluctant to let his character break, the blue relaxed somewhat, but still showed an outward appearance of mild tension.

"Alright... what else can I do for you girls?" It was a small shift from his night-long charade, and while it had been amusing, the girls were ready for the real Smokey again.

"Well, for starters, you can take off the monkey suit. It's sharp and looks good on you, but I think we're all ready for a more casual time." The angel kissed his cheek after she brought herself to stand, the weight in her middle hardly hindering her at all. She had grown accustomed to Elliot's presence fairly quickly. It felt good getting back on the horse, as it were.

Inara stood as well, prompting Alleris to follow. The vixen stretched her arms, then brought her hands back to her motherly curve.

"Yeah, the gown is absolutely lovely, but I think I'd like to go change into something more comfortable. Why don't you do the same?"

Smokey nodded, "I'll just go work on cleaning up then. You go get comfortable. I'll check on you in a bit."

Shayna leaned over to him, silencing him with a tender kiss. It lasted for several seconds before she ever so slowly pulled away, not even opening her eyes as she spoke.

"Don't keep us waiting too long."

The blue was left just mildly dizzy. She wasn't mad at him at least. That was a good sign.

"I won't be. I've been doing dishes while you three have been eating, it's mostly done already."

"Good... but if you're not done in ten minutes, I'm coming to get you." Shayna cooed sensually to him.

Smokey nodded, letting the angel pull away against his better judgment. All three ladies disappeared down the hall, all of them headed for his bedroom. Once the door was closed, he sighed, letting his eyes drift shut. The kiss was still on his mind, and he could still taste it on his lips. Once he recovered, he hurried back to the kitchen, finishing his dishwashing. True to his word, it didn't take long. Once he was done and the china was all set aside, waiting to be picked back up, he began changing back into his usual attire.

The red vest and khaki shorts were a welcome relief from the suit. It looked good, but it wasn't designed for comfort. And he was all about comfort. With his task complete, he walked back down the hallway, pausing as he passed the guest rooms. A quick glance in each saw him peer about, looking for Inara's bags. The front desk said she was staying in his suite. What had they done with her luggage?

It wasn't really something he intended to dwell on. Maybe she had put it all in the closet. He carried on to the room at the end of the hall, knocking lightly on the wood surface.

"Hello? Ladies? Are you decent?"

The voice that answered him was Shayna's, and it was playful, "Oh not in the slightest. Come in, we've been waiting for you."

Smokey wrinkled his eyebrows, puzzled by the curious response. He wasn't quite sure what to make of it. Considering some of the things that went on at the inn, he should have been able to figure it out. He was still stuck in apology mode.

A twist of the knob saw the door open and he stepped inside. Off to one side of the room sat Inara's luggage. Was she intending to sleep with the two of them? His gaze turned to the bed and his answer was quite forthcoming. Atop the sheets sat Shayna and their vixen guest, both of them completely without clothing, cuddled up against one another. They were clearly already having a pleasant time, fawning over one another's gravid bellies, occasionally offering the bust just above a light fondle. Alleris was present as well, but not so much part of what was happening as sitting off to one side in a chair, reading a book.

Smokey blushed brightly and immediately averted his gaze.

"I'm sorry! I should have waited for you to get dressed!"

Shayna laughed, "Honey... we're not going to get dressed. I told you to come in. It wasn't in spite of being naked. It was because of it. Now why don't you join us?" She reached out towards the blushing blue, beckoning him closer.

"I... I didn't know you were intending this. I thought Inara was going to stay in the guest room." He approached slowly, still keeping his gaze pointed anywhere but the two ravishing mothers-to-be atop his bed.

The vixen leaned in, giving the angel's cheek an affectionate lick, "Well, at first, that was the plan. Then the plan changed. You don't mind do you?"

Smokey shook his head, fighting a stammer, "No, not at all. I can take the guest room just as easily. It's no problem."

Once he was within reach, Shayna took one of his hands and dragged him towards them, pulling the bashful azure fellow onto the bed with them.

"Nope! No guest room for you. Inara here isn't sleeping with me," Immediately, both ladies began relieving Smokey of his vest and shorts, making him blush all the harder, "She's sleeping with the both of us."

The vulpine leaned in behind the blue-scaled fellow as he was unclothed, wrapping her arms around his stomach, "Yeah. I like the thought of being stuck between two dragons. Shayna and I kind of got to know one another a bit better earlier today while you were so busy... and I didn't feel like having to chose between you."

Smokey swallowed quietly as his nerves worked on getting the better of him, "Well... I... I don't see why... we couldn't."

The vixen giggled, running her hands over his chest as she brought him to recline against her chest and stomach, "I'm so very glad you approve." She teased.

Shayna tugged away at his shorts, tossing them aside once they were free, then began slipping him out of his boxers. She grinned up at him as she noticed the widening of his eyes. He didn't try to stop her, he was a bit too petrified to do anything but stare at her. It was then he noticed she was wearing something after all, a necklace. It looked to be made of silver and took the shape of a dragon who was resting its chin atop a teardrop-shaped ruby, its wings wrapping around it from either side. He'd not seen that before. It was new. Had he the wherewithal to do so, he would have asked her about it.

The angel continued on, leaning down to nuzzle at the blue dragon's groin, lapping gently at the slowly stiffening spire she had uncovered. The last garment was removed and tossed aside, and she pressed back in against her lover, settling in his lap as best she could. That enormous belly did make it a little tricky, but they had worked around similar obstacles in the past. She brushed her lips past his sensually as the vixen continued her work, one of those velvety hands moving down to his groin. It brought a light jump from him as she teased at his manhood. They were in rare form indeed it seemed.

"You know I wasn't really mad, right?" Shayna cooed, "I guess you could say I felt a little left out that I didn't get to join in last time Inara was here. This time, we're going to fix that."

Smokey gulped again, trembling a bit as he felt both ladies provide such intimate contact. This certainly wasn't something he was used to. He was largely accustomed to only a single partner, in the room let alone joining the activity. He wasn't quite sure he was up to the task.

"Well, I'm... I'm terribly sorry for not... inviting you last time. I wasn't sure if... if you would be willing." He was managing to keep from stuttering too badly. It would take a good deal of work to get him settled down enough. Shayna took note of that.

"Well, since you didn't ask me... I think I should get to say what sort of fun we have. Don't you, Inara?"

The vixen nodded, resting her chin atop the dragon's shoulder before nuzzling into his neck softly, "Oh yes... boy messes up, he's got to let the lady have her fun."

That seemed logical to the blue dragon. He nodded a bit and squeezed his eyes shut for a moment as Inara's grasp around his length tightened for a moment.

"Okay... I can go along with that. What did you have in mind?" If only he knew.

"I saw you looking earlier. Notice my necklace? Or were you too busy staring at these?" Shayna cupped and hefted her breasts, lifting them towards Smokey's face. She practically pushed his nose into her cleavage. They'd grown some since this morning. Elliot's presence was certainly having the desired effect, and the angelic lady was rather enjoying all of it.

"I did. Where did you find it?"

"I made it," Shayna bumped her nose with his, giving the end of his muzzle a gentle lick, "I made one for Inara as well, see?" She pointed with her chin to the fox behind her beloved.

Smokey turned his head to gaze over his shoulder at the vixen. She sat back far enough to let him drink a good portion of her form in. She had an almost identical necklace on, the crimson stone and dragon wrapped around it nestled nicely in the crevice between her breasts. It made him blush again and he turned back around.

"I see that. Any special reason?"

The ivory-hued dragoness smirked softly, leaning back in against him again as she slipped her arms around his neck.

"You could say that. It's a little project I've been working on for a while. Inara helped me finish it up. Once we were done, she wanted one for herself. I didn't see the harm in it," She kissed the blue dragon passionately, intending to make him dizzy and disoriented. After a moment, she pulled away and leaned back. Her hands trailed down over his shoulders to his chest, bringing with them another pendant like hers, hanging from a chain like she had about her neck, "So now there's three of them."

As soon as the pendant left her palm and came into contact with the blue's hide, he shuddered. A brief tingle passed from the spot where it rest against his chest, spreading outward quickly. The stone started perfectly clear, but quickly turned a deep azure. He lifted a hand to examine the pendant, feeling over Shayna's handiwork. It was impressive to say the least. He knew she had a few surprises up her sleeve he wasn't aware of. Apparently jewelry making was one of them.

"It's beautiful. Thank you. Is it supposed to commemorate something?" He felt slightly odd. His tension seemed to be melting away, leaving him feel more at ease.

Shayna shook her head, "Not really no. It's more functional than sentimental. Mine's red, and so is Inara's. Yours is blue. That's because we're girls and you're a boy," She leaned back from him a ways and closed her eyes. Immediately, the stone resting against her breasts began to shimmer, fading from the dazzling ruby hue it started off as to a royal violet. A soft moan came from the angel dragon as a curious swell formed under her gravid stomach. It pushed down against the blue's lap, feeling rather familiar, "If you mix red and blue, what do you get?" She grinned, not necessarily meaning the color.

Inara smirked, taking one of Smokey's hands and guiding it along the angel's hefty belly, down under the sphere to Shayna's thighs. The vixen forced him to delve between them only to find a rather sizable protrusion blocking him from jumping from one leg to the other, and shielding the petals he was already rather familiar with. Two round bulges rest just below the very base, the whole region feeling quite warm to the touch and reacting to the presence of his hand.

In seconds, he knew what he was being forced to stroke and his eyes widened further.

"You're... you're a..."

Shayna nodded, "I am now. And so's Miss Inara." The angel pointed with her chin again at the vixen behind him. The fox had rolled away, laying on her back, legs spread as she rubbed over her swollen stomach with one hand, and her new member with the other. They were both hermaphrodites now.

"We took these for a test drive earlier... it was wonderful. Now... feel like letting us take them for a spin with you?" The vixen murmured.

Smokey swallowed hard, his tension returning, but not in the same force as earlier. As soon as it claimed him, he felt it start to erode away once more. What was going on? Sure it might not have been unheard of for him to engage with someone who shared his gender, or equipped with some of its attributes, but it wasn't exactly a regular event. As he tried to come to grips with what they were suggesting, a singular notion rolled around in his head. 'Let the lady have her fun' he though. His eyes began to droop, not out of fatigue, but as if he were losing clarity of mind. Shayna must have put him into some sort of daze, made him more receptive. As his eyes began to glaze over, the angel grinned.

"I'll take that as a yes."

Shayna leaned back in, kissing hir blue lover once more. As shi kept him quite occupied, Inara rolled to hir side and sat back up, hir movement a bit sluggish. Shi wasn't as heavy as Shayna, but shi was still feeling the burden. Once shi was back upright, the vixen hoisted hirself up onto hir knees, leaning forward against Smokey's back. Hir breasts pressed against his neck and shoulders, warming him. His blush returned, though subdued thanks to whatever little enchantment Shayna had placed on him.

The angel in his arms cooed softly to him as shi broke the kiss. From there, shi began hoisting hirself up as well, perched on hir knees just as the fox was. Tenderly, shi cupped Smokey's head and held it to hir chest, pressing his face into that lovely bust. A soft yet audible thrum rose up from the blue dragon's throat. Shayna stroked down the back of his neck while Inara ran hir hands down his sides, the two delicately coaxing him into the desired position.

Before he knew it, he was stuck between both of those large, gravid bellies, nuzzling in and licking at the one in front of him as the other pressed in from behind. The warmth and subtle yield they both offered held him in place for all too brief a moment. They didn't intend to leave him there. Further down he was coaxed until he was under the ladies. Shayna's newly developed length welled up before him, stiff and pressing against the underside of hir stomach. The twin spheres that fueled it hung comfortably just beyond. Shi was rather generously sized, larger than he was by a noticeable margin. Ordinarily, such a revelation might give him cause for concern, perhaps provide a sense emasculation. And yet, he was fine.

A new urge welled up in him, a compulsion to explore and examine this new feature his girlfriend had grown. He leaned in, a hand reaching forward to cup along the smooth spire. He traced across it until his fingers began to curl around the ample swell of Shayna's scrotum, squeezing the two globes delicately. They had a bit of heft to them, and it was difficult to hold them both in one palm. The spire they were connected to twitched from his touch, beginning to dribble a thin trail of clear ooze. The smell was quite distinct, a musk that was markedly different from the fragrance he often detected from the lady when shi was in the mood, and yet it still smelled of hir, only 'manlier'.

Shayna gasped softly and spread hir legs in response to the hand discovering hir new attributes. Shi giggled and sighed as the sensation of a tongue lapped at the end of her length. He was getting right down to business and shi was quite pleased with him so far.

"That's a good boy, you know what to do." Shi turned hir hips back and forth just slightly, bringing the end of hir member to bump against his nose, encouraging him to press onward.

Inara ran hir hands over the blue dragon's backside, giving his rump a gentle fondle as shi watched Shayna carry on with their little plan. Shi smirked and inched hir way forward, bringing hir hips to bump against Smokey's. Hir own length, feeling every inch as large as the angel's, found itself nestled comfortably along the cleft of his bottom, bumping against the base of his tail and sliding along beside it.

"Does he usually bottom like this? With boys?"

Shayna shook hir head, "Not usually, no. Usually they want to bottom for him, and even then it's pretty rare he indulges in that. Some silly belief that there's something wrong with being promiscuous with others. He's still getting the hang of the open relationship concept." Shi gasped softly as shi felt a pair of lips finally wrap around hir member, bringing a strong suckling to the very end. It was glorious. A muted cry of delight followed hir sharp inhale as he began to slowly bob his head, oh so gradually taking more of the angelic woman into his mouth.

The vixen watched hir reactions and grinned, taking that as hir signal to get started on hir end. Inara leaned forward over the dragon, just enough to pull hir hips away and bring the aching length between hir legs into position. As shi began to straighten back up, the touch of the blue dragon's unused anus reached hir. It sent a mild shiver up hir spine, and a noticeable quiver up Smokey's.

He didn't try to shy away, more he arched his back a bit, whimpering around the rod sliding deeper towards his throat. The pressure that began to build against him made him squirm. He'd had someone tease and toy around with that region before, but never actually put anything in it. He was about to lose his virginity, or at least one particular sort of it. With a mild pop, he gasped and his form tensed strongly. Shi was in. The first inch or so of the vixen's impressive spire had managed to part his rear entrance. Smokey groaned over Shayna's dribbling length, halting his progress for a moment as he fought to keep his composure. It didn't take long for him to settle again. That strange enchantment seemed to lend him all the strength he would need. Feeling the blue acclimate, and relax everything, Inara began to urge hir hips forward again, moving slowly.

The fox sighed and smiled, looking up at Shayna. The dragoness returned hir gaze, the both of them grinning broadly at each other. He was locked in place, and he wasn't going to get away until they let him.

With that, Shayna pushed hir hips forward, letting hir belly come to rest atop Smokey's head, neck, and shoulders, spilling across his back a bit. Inara offered a similar gesture. The vixen's stomach covered the base of his tail and up along his spine, almost to the angel's tummy. Smokey winced a little, both from the full hilting he received in back and from suddenly feeling his girlfriend's shaft push its way into his throat. For an instant, the discomfort threatened to break whatever spell was on him, but it vanished in short order and he returned to thrumming away. Shayna reached down and stroked his cheek with a single hand. The other rest atop hir stomach.

"Ready?" The angel cooed huskily to hir vulpine partner in crime.

Inara nodded, gripping the blue dragon's hips carefully, "Ready."

An unspoken 'go' was given and the two ladies began to rock away. Their hips retreated only a short way, not giving Smokey a chance to breathe, or relax his anus. They pressed forward sharply, sinking themselves back into their blue victim. Both girls gasped happily and drank in the sensation. They bucked again, giving their rather well-stuck friend a bit of a challenge to keep them both right where he started finding he wanted them to stay. The pace was steady and slow, just enough to keep the moment intact, but not so much to overwhelm the rookie. He moaned and squirmed under the girls, trying to slurp and suckle away, while somehow managing presence of mind enough to clench his rump as Inara pressed in.

There he was, on his hands and knees, beneath two heavily pregnant ladies, getting filled from both ends. It wasn't how he expected the evening to go, nor did he think he would ever be in a situation like this. The notion before seemed uncomfortable to him. Now however, he couldn't imagine saying no to it. Just what on earth did Shayna do to him? How did shi manage to open his mind enough to accept this so suddenly? It didn't much matter. He was there now, a shaft in his throat and one under his tail. What surprised him was how much he found himself enjoying it. He groaned and trembled from use. His own length throbbed away in the open air under him.

Tentatively, slowly, he lifted one of his hands, worried he might need the support. Thankfully, it appeared he only needed the one and reached down between his legs. Once he was certain he was still secure in his posture, he began to pump firmly over his own spire. The ache he was helping relieve the ladies of seemed to have just poured into him and he needed to do something about it. As he stroked away, jostled and squeezed between the heavy ladies atop him, he felt a subtle lump in his abdomen. It moved in time with Inara's hips. Intrigued by this, he removed the hand around himself and pressed against his stomach. As the girls rocked into him, he felt that lump slide back and forth, rigid and rather sizable. It was Inara's shaft. He could feel hir through his tummy with a hand. Maybe it could even be seen. That brought a new shiver to his form and his length twitched and throbbed away all the harder.

Shayna giggled as shi felt his efforts grow more impassioned. He craned his neck forward each time shi retreated, and suckled with all his might as shi pushed back into his gullet. The musky ooze shi leaked ended up smeared all around the inside of his mouth and the back of his throat, lending its taste to that of the flesh he was so eager to tend to. The fox behind him began to turn softly to one side, then another each time shi pumped forward. The sizable rod trapped under his tail pressed against a new region, then another, sending a renewed fire up through him. They knew what they were doing, and he was at their mercy.

All three remained locked in the throes of their passion, the ladies beginning to pant softly. As they pumped away, they both leaned forward, reaching for one another until their lips met. Inara and Shayna held one another as best they could, belly to belly, with Smokey trapped under them as their climax approached. Hands sought out stomach and breast, squeezing and groping as they worked their hips together. To the outside viewer, it might have seemed as if the blue dragon's presence was only incidental.

Claws glided across scale and through fur, teeth tugged at lips, tongues twisted about. The trio shuddered as the strain of the moment led to a glisten of sweat coating them all. Breath came in subtle ragged pants while the telltale throb of two invading shafts, and one dangling in the air, told the blue he was almost done with his task. He began pressing back against Inara as strongly as he could, while making every effort to keep his lips sealed around the base of Shayna's length. He huffed as his nostrils flared, pressing his free palm against the lump in his middle. Feeling that sequestered inside him was all the stimulation he needed. Stroking himself to orgasm was unnecessary at this point.

And then it began.

A thick, hot burst filled his mouth, aimed for the back of his throat. The majority of it was pumped directly down his gullet, but a not insignificant portion washed back along his tongue and filled his cheeks. The salty taste dominated everything as he found himself relishing it, gulping and swallowing briskly. And there was so much of it. Shayna squeezed hir eyes shut as shi moaned, arching hir back to press as deep into the blue's maw as shi could. His greediness encouraged hir.

From behind, Inara was trailing only a short distance. Shi grunted and bucked, steadily adding strength and force to each thrust. Hir chest wobbled and hir belly swayed as shi pumped, aching to finish. A firm pop stole away Smokey's breath. It was the vixen's knot. Shi was tied in, and couldn't seem to yank hirself free. No doubt the point. That same hot blast that filled the blue's mouth suddenly exploded under his tail, feeling even warmer there than up front. The blue dragon quivered powerfully feeling his stomach stretch and groan quietly as both ladies unleashed themselves into him. A firm clench of the rump saw Inara unable to pull free even should hir knot shrink back down too soon for his liking.

With such an assault coming from both sides, the blue twitched and moaned. He shivered as it felt like it would never actually finally hit, but then his form turned rigid against his will. His shaft tossed about as it added to the rather copious spilling of seed, only without a receptacle to fall into. They would need to wash the sheets after this. He groaned and panted, still holding both ladies in place as they struggled to catch their breath as well. It took several moments for all three to finally ease back down, relaxing enough to separate, and yet they didn't, not right away.

Shayna, still just slightly winded, leaned forward and kissed the vixen again, running a hand up along the back of the other lady's head, "That was better than I thought it'd be."

Inara nodded, holding a palm along the side of the dragon's massively distended, motherly stomach below hir.

"Yeah... that was amazing. Gotta try that again." Shi chortled tiredly.

Both girls looked down as they leaned back, hoping to get a better view of the blue boy still stuck between them.

"Should we let him go?" The vixen tilted hir head.

Shayna grinned, reaching down to caress along Smokey's chin, "I don't think he's quite done. It's like he wants every last drop he can get."

Inara laughed, "Oh dear... I think we've created a monster."

The angel lightly tapped against the blue's cheek, only trying to catch his attention.

"Smoky honey... you're good. You can stop now. There's nothing left to be had right this second." Quietly, shi was tempted to just leave him there all night, but they had bigger plans.

The bedeviled dragon slowed his efforts, eventually pulling himself free of his lover's rod. He panted softly, a few thin strings of white goo dangling from his lips. Shayna backed up and dropped down onto hir rump with a sigh of relief. Elliot was heavy and hir thighs were burning just a little. Shi lifted his chin up, bringing him to sit upright, or as much as he could when he still wouldn't let go of Inara.

"That... that was... interesting." He spoke between pants. Musk was heavy on his breath. It amused Shayna.

"I'll bet. Never been goal-posted by a couple of pregnant girls before, have you?" It was rhetorical. Of course he hadn't. In fact, not many could make such a claim, "I'd say you did pretty damn good for your first time. I guess I'd better warn Sirius he might need to be on the lookout for you in the future... or you might need to be on the lookout for him. I know he's just been itching to get you the way Inara did."

Smokey blushed and averted his gaze. He couldn't still be ashamed of it could he? Or maybe he was just embarrassed by the fact that the notion was more tempting than it used to be.

"Honey," The vixen tapped him gently on the back, "Much as I do love having my dick in your ass, you might want to let me pull out. Otherwise it'll be pretty hard for us to move on. We're not done with you yet."

The blue fellow turned to look over his shoulder again, his cheeks still a visible violet. They weren't done? Of course they weren't, not by a long shot. He just had no idea what else was in store for him.

"I... I don't think I know how. I'm kind of... stuck." He wiggled his hips a bit, making the vixen moan softly. Oh if only he'd thought of that sooner, maybe shi'd be less insistent on ending it. He pushed the thought away, finding it replaced by 'you'll find someone else to fill it up later'. It made him blush furiously.

"That's alright, first time's always a bit rough. Lemme help you out." The fox caressed his bottom gently, stroking ever so tenderly, not to tease and stimulate but to help him relax. Gradually her fingers worked their way further inward, made awkward by the size of hir stomach. Still, shi was undeterred. Smokey shivered anew and let a quiet moan escape as he felt those velvety fingertips stroke along the flesh holding on so very tenaciously to hir length. With a not so subtle throb, his anus began to relax, pulsing and flexing again and again as it softened. As Inara continued to work, his grip eased off hir and shi very reluctantly withdrew.

Smokey inhaled sharply as it left a very obvious void in him, and a desire to find something to occupy that void. With the fox free, shi settled back onto hir knees just as Shayna had, finding precious relief for hir legs. The blue could also sit upright properly now, leaning against the angel in front of him. The white dragon giggled and ran a hand down over his stomach. What shi found delighted hir and surprised the rather full-feeling blue.

What had been a trim form was now rather sizably swollen. He wasn't anywhere near Inara's or Shayna's size, but he did look as though he was many months along. He cupped a hand against the bloated dome, shivering as the sensitivity stunned him. The bulge gave, feeling a bit like a water balloon, and sloshed as he shifted. As he gave it a gentle squeeze, his legs tensed, pulling together. A renewed throb claimed his length and a soft burp forced its way up his throat, flinging a few droplets of Shayna's seed from his lips. He blushed powerfully after it passed.

"Excuse me." He shot an apologetic glance to the two ladies, then returned to staring at his belly, fascinated by it.

Shayna giggled, "Perfectly alright honey. Did you like how it tasted?"

It seemed Smokey's cheeks weren't ever going to turn blue again tonight. He looked up with his eyes only, his nose pointed down as he nodded slowly.

The vixen leaned in, wrapping hir arms around him again, this time fawning over his new tummy.

"Good, then you won't mind if you get another 'stiff drink' later tonight." The orange and cream colored lady cooed in his ear. That seemed to entice him a bit, making him lean against hir. Or maybe it was the attention shi was paying to his stomach.

Smokey's hands moved to rest atop Inara's, thrumming as shi gave him a gentle squeeze. He felt rather content at the moment; tired, but content. His respite was not long. Shayna scooted hirself in close, adding hir hands to the two pairs already cupped against the blue's rounded abdomen. Shi thought the curve looked rather good on him. So much so, a few additional curves would probably be just as lovely.

A single white hand glided up to the azure dragon's chest, the palm resting just atop the necklace found there. The hand's owner closed hir eyes and shi began to focus on a thought. The thought activated the gem, giving it cause to glow softly. Shayna removed hir hand and looked to the stone, watching as it began to shift its hue.

What had once been a rich blue began to tinge with red, mingling and mixing into a brilliant violet, not unlike what the angelic lady's had become. Smokey whimpered a little and squirmed in Inara's embrace as a wave of a tickle passed over him, tingling across his skin. A subtle tightness formed across his chest, as if he were wearing a shirt that was several sizes too small, but only across his front. It seeped deeper into his being as the tightness turned to a curious sensation of being filled, not unlike how his stomach felt earlier. He finally opened his eyes and gazed down, startled by what he saw. He stared wide-eyed at the supple bust he had grown. It was comparable to the two ladies who were so keen on wearing him out and it collected his necklace nicely in the crevice between the two pert mounds.

An odd sensation filled his hips as the bone structure within changed, widening, flaring his figure just enough to take on a more feminine shape. The girls watched as his face softened, subtle shifts in his features creating the desired effect. He looked like a girl now. And yet the experience wasn't over yet. The tingling, tickling wave withdrew from all but one region, his groin. He was forced to inhale sharply as an almost uncomfortable stretching occurred between his legs. An odd heat followed and began working its way into his interior, flowing up into his stomach and spreading out. It wasn't necessarily unpleasant, but it was certainly alarming, not knowing entirely what was happing down there. Eventually, the transformation ended and the blue dragon relaxed, falling limp against Inara. Smokey wasn't a boy anymore. He still had what he was born with, but it had been supplemented.

"Mmm, you make a very pretty girl, you know that honey?" Shayna drank in the new figure before hir, appreciating hir own handiwork.

"Wh-what... was that?" Even the blue's voice had changed. What had once been more of a Tenor was now decidedly Alto.

The angelic one grinned, tracing hir fingers up along the altered dragon, delicately caressing across those new breasts. It brought another sharp inhale, though more subdued than earlier. Good, shi was hoping they'd be so sensitive.

"The necklace I put on you has a stone in it that allows the wearer to change genders. Inara and I wondered how you'd look as a girl, and so, here you are. And I have to say, you make a good one." The delicacy of hir touch shifted to a more insistent cupping of the blue's chest.

Smokey gasped again and moaned, lift a hand to press against the back of Shayna's palm.

"Oh god... that... that feels..."

"Good I hope." The snowy-hued woman interrupted. Hir hand slipped away from Smokey's chest and began dipping lower, passing over the still inflated belly. Now the blue really looked pregnant. The very length that had caused all this stood upright, aching for another chance to explode. Shayna wasn't about to make that go away, nor any of the fun bits that came with it. Hir fingers curled softly around the two orbs just below it. Shi gauged their weight for a moment, bobbing them gently.

When shi was satisfied everything there had gained the mass shi had hoped for, shi squeezed them just ever so lightly. It brought a quiet coo from their owner who melted softly against the vixen. Then those fingers pressed further back, making contact with a previously featureless patch of flesh. It wasn't featureless anymore.

Smokey's eyes widened swiftly as a forced cry was ushered forth. Shayna traced softly over the new cleft, running the tips of hir fingers along its length. A warm film of honey began to coat those exploring digits. It was an encouraging response. The angel pressed at the new seam, letting hir index finger part those folds and slip inside. Smokey's eyes suddenly squeezed shut. A moan filled the room as a new sensation flooded forth from between the blue's legs. It was like a fire, only it didn't hurt. The single finger stroked ever so slowly around within the tender passage but only for a moment before a second finger joined the first.

"If I had to guess, I'd say you're enjoying this." Shayna cooed and giggled, continuing hir methodical teasing. Smokey simply wriggled and writhed, unable to do anything but drink it in.

Eventually, it did stop, but not before the angel brought hir blue companion just to the very brink of climax, holding there for a few moments, then backing down. The newly changed dragon fell limp again, panting more heavily than such an act was expected to cause.

"That... that felt... incredible..." Shi was breathless.

"I bet it did. And don't you worry, we'll make sure it gets put to good use," Shayna leaned in, kissing Smokey once more, even as the vixen holding the blue began to fondle those new breasts. It made the new hermaphrodite squirm all over again.

"Hey now, don't hog hir. I want some fun too," Inara complained. Shi tugged Smokey to hir and nuzzled into the blue's cheek. As shi did so, a sharp kick came from below and stole hir breath away for a moment, "Oof... easy in there kid. Mommy's just having some fun."

Shayna lifted hir chin thoughtfully for a moment realizing the vixen's baby was giving hir a stern reminder it was there.

"Maybe we should go ahead and get on with the rest of this. There will be plenty of time for fun after, but the sooner we get everything re-settled, the less likely there will be any unwanted interruptions."

The vixen grumbled softly, "I suppose you're right. At least the method is pretty fun." Inara turned and waved a hand to beckon Alleris over. The jackal stood from her chair and approached the bed, still maintaining a rather stolid exterior.

"How can be of help?"

The fox scooted hir way over to the oddly shiny jackal and leaned against her, looking up as if she were a child pleading for her mother to buy her a piece of candy.

"Can we do the thing now?" Inara batted hir eyes playfully.

Alleris nodded, gently guiding the vixen back towards the center of the bed as she climbed on after her.

"How long would you like this to last?" While it was clear Inara was excited, the jackal remained as stoic as always. Whatever it was they had planned didn't really affect her too much. Nothing really did it seemed.

"A little while, a couple of hours. Make it nice and slow so we can really enjoy it," The vixen grinned, running hir hands down the slightly heavy-set jackal's form, "And lose the clothes. No need for them here, sweetie."

Alleris nodded again and her clothing seemed to melt away and vanish, not unlike what Smokey had seen Saeila do many times before. But this was different. Her garments almost looked like a liquid as they vanished, not fabric. As the two dragons watched, the nursemaid opened her mouth quite wide and eased Inara's head into the dark cavern. The fox closed her eyes as her ears laid back flat against her head. The warmth of the jackal's maw surrounded her and she pushed herself up with her knees, eager to be eaten. Alleris took hold of the fox, holding her sides as she worked, going rather slowly. Her jaws stretched and 'chewed' harmlessly around the heavily pregnant lady, drawing hir in inch by inch.

Visible bulges formed in the jackal's throat, her form stretched by her meal. Inara's squirms made it clear shi was quite happy. Hir scent growing strong again was another good indication. Alleris stretched her jaw again as she reached the vixen's bust, each mound quite impressive in size and producing a very thin trickle of creamy white. Under such attention, shi had begun to leak a bit. Were it any other predator, that might have warranted at least a few licks, but the jackal didn't seem too interested. She simply carried on, her cheeks bulging heavily from those pert orbs.

A rather audible gulp saw the vixen's chest disappear into the nursemaid's throat, puffing it out in a comical fashion. If that was what she looked like trying to swallow Inara's breasts, the grand belly just beyond would look even more ridiculous going down her throat. The obstacle did not deter her. Alleris continued on, determined to finish the job. The lady's jaw stretched impossibly wide, gradually pushing its way over the sizable dome, tugging it further and further out of sight. After a good ten minutes, the jackal was halfway past that enormous tummy, her own stomach beginning to swell as the vixen slipped in.

Inara's bushy tail swished about happily as shi glided out of sight, hir new length throbbing away powerfully. Again, most predators would have taken the opportunity to indulge in a little prolonged tasting, but Alleris chose not to. She sealed her lips around the fox's thighs and tilted her head back, swallowing hard. The incredulously huge bulge in her neck, stretched so far it looked like she might rip open, began to slide down, puffing out her chest as knees passed her lips. She seemed to take it all in stride, without a hint of discomfort or displeasure. Once the vixen's middle sank into the jackal's, landing with a bit of a bounce, the rest of hir eased in without difficulty. Her toes wiggled about before Alleris closed her mouth around them and swallowed one last time. The last few bulges slipped down her throat and her stomach finally settled, stretched into quite the large dome, bigger than Shayna's to say the least.

The two dragon's watched the whole thing in awe, the angelic lady reaching down to tickle between hir blue lover's thighs. Shi was eager to play some more, but that would have to wait for the time being. With a gentle nudge, Shayna pushed Smokey forward towards the bloated jackal.

"Ready for the second course?" The angel dragon smirked.

Alleris looked to the blue dragoness, taking note of hir blush and uncertain demeanor.

"You seem uneasy. Do you wish to not proceed?"

Before Smokey could respond, Shayna reached up, covering the blue's muzzle with a hand.

"Shi doesn't really get a say in this. Shi's going in and shi's gonna like it. A lot." The rather decisive lady kissed hir azure companion's cheek firmly and pushed hir forward again.

That seemed to satisfy the jackal. She opened her mouth wide again, taking hold of the trembling blue lady. Down those jaws came over Smokey's head, darkening hir vision as shi moaned aloud. With a more trim figure to work with, at least compared to the other two girls, shi went down much more easily than Inara. Alleris wasted no time, but showed no sign of greed, simply an interest in completing the task requested of her. Only moments passed as she reached the azure dragon's chest, squeezing it into her throat. The tight confines wrapped around the tender swells made their owner groan and writhe a bit. Shi found hirself wishing the jackal had taken just a bit longer, maybe even licked about a bit more. Shi knew Shayna enjoyed that when shi was begin eaten.

Out swelled the dark canid's belly even further as Smokey spilled in. Inara even reached up to give the dragon a hand, dragging hir down the nursemaid's throat. Relatively slim waist, shapely hips and rump, and smooth thighs all passed without any issue. In mere moments, Alleris was pulling Smokey's feet into hir mouth and swallowing them down. Two passengers gained, one more to go, and shi was a bit of a doozy. The angelic lady scooted closer, leaning in to offer the shiny black-furred lady a firm kiss, hir hands roaming over the writhing, squirming stomach hir two lovers were held within.

"Ready for dessert? A bit of angel-food cake?" Shi grinned a bit.

Alleris nodded, "I am ready. I hope it isn't too cramped inside once all three of you are in." Her mouth stretched open one more time and in Shayna went. The jackal went about her final course just as she did the first two, methodical, almost machine-like in the effort to swallow the dragon down. Shayna's bust, roughly as impressive as Inara's thanks to Elliot's influence, bloated out Alleris' neck just like it had been before. She didn't seem to notice or mind. She simply pushed them down just like the earlier pairs.

The angelic lady's belly, a good deal larger than Inara's was a bit of an interesting challenge. The nursemaid found she had to stretch a good deal further with this one, and her progress was a bit slower. Shayna offered a bit of help by pushing forward with hir legs, managing to sink that huge gut into Alleris' lips. The jackal gulped loudly and lewdly trying to keep up with the dragoness' eagerness. With both their efforts working together, the grand rabbit-filled bulge slipped out of sight, swelling the nursemaid's throat hilariously huge. All that weight and she could still sit upright without any trouble. A hard swallow sent it down to join the other two in her stomach. The twitching spire pressing against the lower curve of that great white belly saw no real attention just like the other two ladies, disappointing its owner. Oh well, they'd have their fun soon enough.

The angel's legs slipped down Alleris' throat and her feet disappeared past those amazingly stretchy jaws. The jackal lowered her chin and gulped one last time to pushing the third passenger into the immobilizing gut below. It was so vast at this point, she couldn't reach around it with both arms, and it took up a rather large portion of the bed. She ran a palm over the bloated swell, showing no sign that the whole experience impacted her at all.

"Are you comfortable inside?"

The writhing mass produced a few moans as the girls tossed about, squirming against one another wantonly. Inara was the only one to answer.

"We're just fine honey. Go ahead and get us started."

Get them started? That worried Smokey a bit, but shi couldn't speak, shi was too busy being trapped between two deeply attractive, heavily pregnant ladies, sealed up in the belly of a jackal to really care.

As they wriggled about, a warm moist sensation began to seep around them from below, working its way up slowly. Shayna shivered and giggled a bit, clinging to the other two girls.

"So... this is it, huh?"

Inara nodded, kissing them both, "That's right. This is it. After this, there's no going back, we're committed."

Finally, the blue managed to speak up, now rather concerned.

"Is she digesting us!? What about the baby? What about Elliot?"

The vixen silenced the overprotective azure dragoness with a powerful kiss, leaving hir a bit dizzy so an explanation could be given.

"She's not digesting us honey. That's liquid latex. Alleris is made of living rubber basically. She's gotten real good at mimicking the appearance and feel of organic flesh. Don't worry, we're going to be just fine. It's just going to be a little intense, but you'll love it. I promise."

Intense was the operative word. As the goo crept its way up their forms, Smokey felt an odd pressure against hir backside. The latex seeping in around them was actually trying to force its way in under hir tail! Shi moaned and squirmed all over again, gasping as it began to part hir brand new folds and sink in there as well. For a liquid, it had a strong sense of substance, as if it were a solid mass invading hir. The other two girls sighed and wriggled against Smokey as they were molested in a similar fashion. Once it was far enough up, the latex ooze began to tighten around all three twitching members, even working to force its way in there as well. The blue cried out loudly, forcing hir legs apart. Inara was right; shi was loving this.

Gradually, the fleshy chamber filled up with the rubbery goo, covering all three passengers in rather short order. As the girls lost the last bit of open, air-filled space, the ooze pushed its way into their mouths. Smokey marveled at the sensation. It felt like a sort of tendril, not liquid, just like it did in all hir other openings, twisting and writhing away inside hir, setting hir entire form afire with pleasure. And it just kept pushing deeper. Shi could feel hir testicals swell as more and more of the goo filled hir out. Hir stomach stretched further than it already had, still sloshing quietly from the impressive load Shayna and Inara had left hir with. The other two felt a similar swelling of their figures.

A couple of hours the fox said. Smokey found hirself wondering why it wasn't going to be a couple of days... or a couple of weeks. Or why they were even thinking about coming back out at all. Alleris dragged herself over to the head board and sat quietly as her churning gut worked on her three occupants, not fazed by any of the motion inside her. To her, it was just a job Inara had asked of her. The vixen took note of her lack of reaction. It was a little disappointing. Shi would have to do something about that.

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The time passed more quickly than any of the three ladies hidden away would have liked. For Alleris, it didn't really matter. Eventually though, the time had come for the group to come back out. Ordinarily, that might have meant a traditional 'exit', but since the jackal was, as Inara described, living rubber, they had other options. The vixen, still writhing away inside against the two dragons stuffed in the churning gut with hir, gave the wall a firm pat to get the nursemaid's attention. Alleris gave her enormous, bloated stomach a similarly firm pat in response and closed her eyes.

The roughly spherical shape of the jackal's belly began to distort, taking on odd forms and distensions, the figures of her three passengers. Their movements slowed feeling their world suddenly retract quite strongly around them. The dark skin wrapped closely around them, then began to turn from opaque to translucent, filling into every crease and crevice all three ladies possessed. As it stretched, it became almost perfectly transparent, like a strongly inflated balloon. Shayna was the first to appear, hir creamy white form darkened just ever so slightly by the second skin Alleris had coated hir in. Shi leaned back once shi could move and gasped softly, the first real breath shi had taken since hir throat had become occupied. Shi shivered and moaned, running hir hands over hir chest and stomach. Everything felt tight, not unpleasantly so, and more full than when shi went in. Hir new endowments below saw a similar boost in mass.

"Ooo... that was fun... I might have to dive back in there sometime. That or somehow convince Smokey to let me turn hir into rubber for a while." Shi giggled, reaching forward to stroke over the other two, still adhered rather closely to Alleris' abdomen. The angel was still connected as well, by a narrow but strong 'cord' of latex, an odd 'umbilical cord' of sorts. It permitted the jackal to maintain control over the thin film of rubber coating hir ever inch, even down to individual feathers in hir wings and strands of hair in hir mane. Shayna could still feel the slick sensation of the rubber running along the inside of hir mouth, down hir throat, and other similar points of entry into hir being. The nursemaid was skilled indeed. It would probably only take a single thought from the jackal to make the still 'trapped' lady cry out in orgasm.

A second figure began to appear, turning from shiny black to a dark blue, then fading to Smokey's more natural tint, slightly dampened by Alleris' protective covering. Shi moaned and sat upright, shivering as shi came back to the land of the living, falling back against Shayna. The angel cradled hir against the grand sphere still housing the rabbit being converted from nurse to healer. Shi cooed as shi stroked along hir lover's cheek tenderly, holding the azure lady close. Shi noticed the exhausted girl had a cord attached to hir as well, Shayna's connecting to Smokey's back, Smokey's connected back to Alleris, like a chain. The newly released dragon saw identical changes to hir figure, a swelling of the bust, stomach, and one or two other key areas. The sensation of still being invaded so deeply left hir trembling. At least now shi wasn't reliant on the latex tendril that had shoved itself down hir throat for air.

"That... that was... wow..." Smokey said breathlessly.

"I know. We'll have to see if we can't find our own Alleris." Shayna grinned, wrapping hir arms around the somewhat bloated blue, sitting hir up a bit more.

Inara was the last to return to the world outside the jackal. Hir ravishing figure dissolved into sight through the dark rubber coating hir and shi sat up, stretching as far as shi could. Hir own form had taken on the same changes as the other two, though a touch more subtle. As shi relaxed, shi 'fell' into Alleri's embrace, wiggling and squirming to press hirself against hir nursemaid as much as shi could. The jackal's arms wrapped around hir from behind, palms stroking over the motherly curve of hir stomach.

"Mmm, that was great. Always love taking a trip in there. How 'bout you two? Did you enjoy?"

Shayna nodded for both hir and Smokey, who was still quite winded, "Oh that doesn't even begin to describe it. You've opened up a whole new world for me to toy with. Now, is everything ready?"

The vixen nodded softly, wiggling against Alleris again, spreading hir legs nice and wide. It was then Shayna noticed Smokey's cord connected to Inara, and Inara no doubt was connected back to Alleris, continuing the chain. The position of the connection began to shift, easing from navel to navel down to join them at the groin, but not their shafts, further down than that.

The angelic lady grinned seeing the final preparations being made, gave hir mate a kiss on the cheek, and squeezed hir tight.

"You'll want to spread your legs honey. We're not quite done yet."

Smokey looked up over hir shoulder at Shayna, puzzled by the comment. How could they not be done? Shi was so tired. And yet, the fire burning in hir loins remained quite intense. Was shi in heat? Was this how girls felt all the time? No, it couldn't be that, shi had to be in heat. A moan caught hir attention, bringing hir gaze back to Inara. The vixen writhed softly as shi began slowly rolling hir hips. Alleris held hir in place as the latex around the fox's groin darkened again, thickening as it worked its magic.

Inara cried out again as hir stomach shifted, beginning to smoothen out. The swell shi had been carrying for so long descended, easing its way from hir belly into the dark patch between hir legs. In moments, shi was about as trim as the first day shi visited the Inn. Between hir legs sat a large, perfectly black orb, large enough to house hir baby and then some. Smokey marveled at what shi had just witnessed, an odd way to give birth shi surmised. Before shi could comment on the sight, the black sphere inched its way over to hir groin. Smokey gasped as it pressed strongly against hir, forcing hir legs apart.

The vixen, quickly composing hirself, grinned a tired sort of grin.

"Just relax and let it happen honey. You're gonna be the mommy now."

A new moan filled the room as Smokey felt hir new petals parting to accept the intruding sphere. It insisted strongly as it forced hir wider. The blue's voice caught in hir throat as shi felt it begin to slide in. Hir already softly curved belly bulged outward to contain it. Progress was slow, either because it was difficult for Alleris to push something so big in rather than out, or because she was trying to go easy on the dragon. Smokey writhed and squirmed, panting furiously as shi continued to stretch, feeling hir own passage begin to convulse. It felt like hir own body wanted to tug the dark ball in. Once those incredibly stretched lips managed to reach the halfway point, they began to slide down the far side of the orb, the pressure forcing it in with a swift, lewd slurp. It stole the dragon's breath away again as it settled in hir new womb, the weight coming to rest on hir hips. Shi collapsed breathlessly as it finally ended. A soft kick came forth during the relative peace, catching hir attention strongly.

Shayna smiled and reached down, caressing the blue's heavily domed belly with the same motherly affection shi gave hir own tummy. Again shi kissed Smokey's cheek and cuddled firmly against hir.

"There you go. How's that feel? Comfortable?"

The azure girl still struggled for breath and brought a hand to hir large abdomen. Hir fingers traced softly over the region where shi had felt the kick. Something about it resonated with hir. Shi nodded softly and closed hir eyes, reclining against hir angelic partner.

"Yeah... it feels good."

"Glad to hear it." Two feathered wings wrapped around from behind, their owner cradling Smokey against hir lovingly.

Inara watched the two of them as they bonded over the blue's new belly, smiling at them while shi continued to lean against Alleris.

"Oh you two make a cute couple like that. Both of you nice and round, curled up against one another."

Shayna nodded, "It's a shame you had to give up your tummy to pull this off."

The vixen agreed, "Yeah, it's a shame alright, but I've been giving that some thought," Shi turned around and looked at the jackal holding hir, "You didn't sound like you were enjoying yourself at all. It was like you were just going through the motions."

Alleris shrugged softly, "It was what you wanted. I had no strong feelings either way so long as you and the baby were safe."

"Okay, sure, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy yourself. I think you've gotten too uptight about your work."

The jackal frowned a little, "I'm just trying to make sure-"

"-I know, make sure the baby and I are okay. That's all well and good, but it's keeping you from being a regular person. I think you need to take a vacation." The fox leaned up, giving the dark, rubber lady a firm kiss.

Alleris was quietly surprised by the sign of affection, able to speak only after Inara permitted her to, "Well, since you are no longer pregnant, I suppose I could consider myself 'off duty'. Unless you're interested in one of the samples you've asked me to store."

"Oh not right now, but keep a firm hold on them for me."

Shayna tilted hir head a bit, "Samples?"

Inara nodded as shi turned back about to look at the angelic dragon, "Yes, Alleris' unique nature lets her do all sorts of amazing things. I've taken to asking her to hold onto samples for me, samples taken from various men... and women equipped like us... whose company I appreciate. Every now and again, I'll ask her to provide me with one of those samples."

The feathered dragoness narrowed hir eyes just a bit, trying to parse the other lady's meaning, "By sample... you mean..."

"Semen, yes. Alleris here is holding a few dozen different batches. I just pick and choose who I want to be the father and... well... she makes a very good surrogate," Inara winked, running a hand over the jackal's stomach, "I hope you two don't mind, but I had her take samples from you both while we were in there. She probably took one from me too."

"So, you want to keep us 'on tap' so to speak, in case you find yourself in the mood to have our babies?" Quietly, Shayna found the notion appealing, just deciding to have a child by a particular person, whether they were present or not. Shi'd probably never be able to talk Smokey into it. The Inn was a full time job.

The vixen nodded, "That's the basic idea. You don't mind, do you?"

The angel shook hir head, "I don't, and I'm pretty sure Smokey doesn't either. Just let us know if you 'press us into service'."

"Can do," Inara leaned back against Alleris again, giving the jackal's thigh a soft squeeze, "I think you can let our friends go now, honey. I'm sure they're interested in getting up and having a stretch."

The nursemaid nodded. The cord connecting the two dragons back to the vixen and jackal dissolved away, as did the cord between them. As Alleris tried to break the connection with the fox, she frowned, finding it not obeying.

"Miss Inara, I can't seem to separate us. Are you keeping it in place?"

The vulpine lady grinned having sensed the attempt to break away, nodding softly, "Oh yes I am. I'm not through with you yet. Like I said, I think you need a vacation, and I know just where you should kick back and relax."

Alleris shuddered as she felt a change pass through her. Inara had managed to take command of her form. That wasn't terribly surprising, the vixen was quite a powerful magic user, and she had just spent a considerable amount of time locked away in the jackal's stomach, saturated by the living latex she was made of. What was surprising was what she was doing with that control. The nursemaid felt her interior liquefy, which she had done many times before, and began to pour into a specific region. The vixen shivered and cooed happily as she felt her stomach start to swell outward once more. Alleris' legs pulled back out of sight behind Inara, their mass disappearing into the round bloat the fox was growing.

"Mmm, that's it sweetheart, in you go. Careful not to open up any of those samples while you're in there. Might make for a more crowded visit." The vulpine sighed happily, leaning forward. She propped hirself up on hir hands and knees, legs spread behind hir while hir tummy sagged under hir. It drooped lower and lower with every passing moment. Alleris closed her eyes and shivered, finally showing some sign of emotion. The act of being claimed by her mistress was rather alluring. She had not dared to suggest it since Inara spent so much of hir time with child, needing her services. Now seemed like the perfect opportunity. The jackal's hips popped into the vixen's tunnel, her waist and stomach flowing in just as easily as the rest of her. Alleris rest her hands atop the fox's rump, giving it a gentle squeeze.

"Thank you ma'am. I know you'll take very good care of me."

"You know it. Now go on, all the way in." Inara shivered, hir tongue hanging free from hir grinning lips. The jackal let herself go, surrendering to the will of the vixen. Her upper half slipped in without any real difficulty. Her bust gave her mother-to-be reason to gasp as the jackal's own lovely breasts slipped in, feeling like a pair of large, warm water balloons. Her shoulders followed, then her neck, and at last her head.

The end of Alleris' nose poked out from between the vixen's womanly cleft for just a moment, taking one last inhale of the world outside. With a soft, wet slurp, she was gone, sealed up in Inara's womb. She pooled there, filling out her new mother's middle quite heavily. She was slightly concerned that she might be too much, but then she remembered hearing the story of how the previous occupant ended up in there.

The vixen rolled back onto hir rump, hir belly sloshing back into hir lap as shi did so. Immediately hir hands moved to roam over the bulge with extraordinary satisfaction. As shi squeezed the swell, the surface giving as though shi was full of liquid rather than a person, it began to grow firm. The jackal inside re-solidified, curled up comfortably inside. Inara shivered quietly as shi let the sensation wash up over hir, delighted at the prospect of being pregnant again, and starting hir new term at full size, just like Shayna.

"Mmm, I love this feeling. And it's perfectly fine if I roam the halls like this? Naked, fat, and horny?" The fox smirked.

Shayna nodded, grinning back at hir, "Perfectly fine. Though, there might be times where you should restrain yourself just a bit. Depends on what guests we have and when they visit."

"I think I can accommodate," The once-again pregnant vixen rolled back onto hir hands and knees, crawling over to the pair of dragons. Hir belly dragged softly across the sheets before shi plopped down next to the happy couple, tugging Smokey to rest hir head against the jackal-filled tummy. The rest of the blue remained curled up against Shayna's swollen middle, "How's Ivory doing in there? Settled in yet?"

Smokey looked up, blinking softly as the revelation dawned on hir.

"Wait... you were carrying Ivory?"

Inara nodded, "Yep, and now you are. She needed to have a bit of air let out of her sails, taken down a few pegs... and this is my favorite method of doing that. It'll take only a few minutes for everything to attach and take hold, really make the switch official. When that happens, you'll feel it."

The blue dragoness looked down at hir large, round stomach, unable to take hir hands off the dome.

"What will it feel like?" Shi was quietly concerned, worried it might hurt, "And... isn't it a little pointless moving her over to me, if she's just about ready to come out anyway?"

Shayna giggled, leaning over to kiss Smokey's nose, "If everything stayed as is, it might be. You'd probably only have her in there for a few days at most. But then we're not going to leave everything as is. You got Inara pregnant. It's only fair shi gets to return the favor, don't you think?"

A new, powerful blush filled the azure girl's cheeks just picturing the notion. It certainly wasn't an unpleasant thought. Shi looked up at the vixen, knowing shi really didn't have much of a choice in the matter.

"So... I'm going to end up carrying her for a full nine months?" Shi tried hir best to conceal the fact that hir heart fluttered a bit on hir chest just saying the words.

Inara picked up on the subtle cue, "That's right. Maybe longer if you're so inclined."

Smokey looked back down at hir stomach, dwarfed by the two ample bellies shi was pressed up against, but still fairly large by itself.

"How big is she going to get in the next nine months?"

"Oh, probably not just a whole lot bigger than she is now," Shayna ran a palm over the blue and grey dome, "Then again, I suppose that depends on how rapidly she grows. She might be one of those babies that stretches the limits. You'll just have to find out, won't you?"

The blue fell silent, quietly contemplating what had happened, and what was going to happen. It wasn't something shi was against by any means, and shi wasn't necessarily inexperienced. It was just a bit of an odd situation how it all came about. It was a lot to take in. As shi pondered it all, a sudden, soft pop came from deep in hir belly, followed by a powerful warmth that flowed outward, right out to hir extremities. It left hir feeling a great deal more relaxed, practically melting in the arms of the two ladies that had done this to hir. A mighty thrum rose up from hir throat as hir eyes drifted shut.

Inara chuckled, "I'd say it's taken hold. Everything should be settled and ready for another contribution."

Smokey nodded softly, feeling a strangely gentle sense of euphoria wash over hir. Shi didn't care what came next, shi just felt marvelous. That was a familiar sensation. One shi was grateful shi had been permitted to experience again.

Shayna offered the blue another little kiss on the nose, pleased to see such a reaction, "Would you like another drink?"

The blue nodded again. There was no telling how much it would take to satisfy hir now. The other two girls were certainly up to finding out though. Smokey rolled onto hir hands and knees, craning hir neck up to kiss the angel. While shi was distracted, Inara took the opportunity to begin. The vixen brought hirself up onto hir knees again and inched in towards the azure lady's rump. Shi sighed happily, wasting no time at all in hilting hirself in the blue's new cleft. Smokey gasped as shi felt the familiar shape of the invading length spread hir in a different way than earlier. A soft moan eased out of hir as the vixen behind hir rolled hir hips.

The ivory-hued lady kissed hir beloved once more then hoisted hirself up onto hir knees as well. With a gentle lean backwards, shi hefted hir rather enormous belly up over Smokey's head and tucked the blue between hir thighs. Immediately shi felt those familiar lips wrap around hir throbbing member. Goal-posted again, twice on the same day the blue began trying it. The thin film of latex coating them all added a curious squeak to each twitch and thrust, moisture running freely from various crevices. Something about it felt rather enticing.

The vixen huffed softly as hir stomach rest atop Smokey's back, pumping steadily against the dragon underneath. A hand reached out to stroke the angel's bloated middle, both their abdomens actually able to touch now that shi had a larger passenger.

"Ooo... I forgot... how the rubber... made everything feel. Don't worry. It'll... dissolve away... in a day or two. Just enjoy it." The fox cooed, letting hirself get lost in the moment.

Shayna relished the coating, already plotting and scheming to find a way to repeat the day's fun eventually. Smokey wasn't so productive as that. Shi was too busy focusing on the two members stuck inside hir. A stout drink in front and a firm blast in back was as far as shi saw into the future at the moment. The trio continued to grind against one another, filling the room with moans and cries of elation. Thankfully, there was a bit of a buffer between the bedroom and the hall just outside their front door. Otherwise, it would be far too easy for passers-by to hear them.

The angel considered fixing that too.

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A few days passed, and the sheets were changed several times. Shayna and Inara seemed to settle in quite easily to the new arrangement. Smokey still felt the newness of it all, especially hir figure. To say nothing of the libido. It was difficult keeping that scratch sufficiently itched. Thankfully, the other two girls were more than happy to assist. As were a few others around the inn.

The angelic dragoness and vixen sat at their table in the dining hall, their chairs turned to face away from the edge due to the impressive size of their stomachs. It didn't stop them from conversing with one another or eating. They just couldn't sit face to face unless there was nothing between them.

"So, enjoying your vacation so far?" Shayna sipped at hir water.

Inara nodded, dabbing a napkin to hir lips after having taken perhaps a slightly too large a bite of hir meal, "Beyond words. I'll be sad to leave, I can tell you that much."

The angelic lady nodded, "I'm sure. Why not extend your stay? A week just isn't long enough."

"Believe me, I've been giving it serious thought. But I wouldn't want to intrude. I'm sure you and Smokey would like to get some alone time again." The vixen leaned back in hir chair for a moment. Shi ran a hand over hir heavy belly. Alleris seemed to be sleeping quite soundly.

"Think nothing of it. In fact, whenever you come, I insist you stay with us." Shayna noticed a similar sleepiness in hir own passenger. It was a good sign for both of them.

"You're just saying that so you can pounce me whenever I'm here." Inara giggled.

"That's just a perk," Shayna grinned, "It's actually rather nice having a third person cuddled up in bed. It's awfully fun to pin Smokey between us."

The fox nodded, "And I don't think shi minds too terribly much. Speaking of, where is shi? Shi said shi'd be joining us for lunch and I'm almost done."

The angelic lady scanned the room, spotting the blue making hir way over to them with hir new waddle, "There shi is. Shi's moving a little slow today it looks like. I can take a guess as to what kept hir." The ivory-hued woman winked a bit at hir companion.

The blue dragon managed to make hir way across the room, hir progress just a bit less hasty than usual. Something was giving hir cause to walk in a more labored fashion, and it wasn't hir stomach.

"I'm so sorry for being late. I um... had a meeting I guess you could say. It ran longer than expected." Smokey's cheeks were flushed, but only just so. Probably from the effort of getting around. Shi was panting just ever so softly.

Shayna reached over and took one of the blue's hands, squeezing it gently, "It's quite alright. We were just a little worried you might miss lunch."

The azure lady pulled out a chair and eased down into it very slowly, hissing and gasping gently as shi made contact. A soft leap brought hir off the cushion a short distance each time shi touched it, the distance shrinking each time. Finally, shi settled into it, sighing softly in relief. Shi must have been sore.

Inara gazed down at the blue's middle, "Everything alright down there?"

Smokey nodded, scooting hirself in towards the table. Shi frowned a bit as shi realized shi wasn't going to be able to reach easily. When shi took note of how the other two were seated, shi turned hir chair in kind and scooted in. Hir belly wasn't quite so large as Shayna's or Inara's, but it was notably larger than it was days ago. Ivory was still growing it would seem.

"Everything's fine, I just... I'm not quite used to being a pin cushion. Shayna, if you run into Sirius and Brian, could you please tell them to be gentler next time? I feel like I'm sitting on a bed of needles."

The angel nodded with a quiet chortle, "I'll let them know. And when we're done here, come by the infirmary. I've got something there that'll help."

Inara leaned in, "Sure... help... I think shi wants to try and make it a little worse hirself."

"Maybe. But then that's part of the fun." Shayna grinned.

Smokey sighed, "Can I at least get something to eat first? I'm starved. My first two breakfasts just weren't enough."

"Of course," the vixen dabbed hir lips again, just finishing hir plate, "I was about to order seconds myself."

The blue nodded, pausing as shi looked past the vixen to one of the guests taking a seat. He was a rather large brown dragon, fairly muscular build sporting a hefty gut of his own. The dark scaled fellow was accompanied by a shorter figure, not a dragon but certainly reptilian. A raptor perhaps? The taller, darker of the two caught sight of the innkeeper, flashing a broad grin over at hir. Smokey blushed powerfully.

Shayna noticed the reaction and turned to have a look at what caused it. When shi spotted the other beast, shi grinned broadly, "Well aren't you just a little heartbreaker? Eager to try out the whole goal-posting thing with someone else?"

Smokey simply blushed all the more furiously.