Ep5: The Imp and us find some treasure!

"So, why are you late this time?" The professor asked Becky, waiting outside his door like usual. "You do know at some point I have to report this to my superiors, right?"

"But you say that every week," Becky said, laughing at the possible threat. "Besides, I'm not the worst person in your class." He narrowed his eyes and sighed while adjusting his glasses. "No, but chronic tardiness is not good for you or your academics. You never know, you might regret not making it in time someday."

"Yeah, because class goes by sooooo fast," Becky responded.

"Sarcasm aside, bacteria do replicate rapidly; in a way that it would be life-threatening to not be timely. You're studying them and animal biology for your career, aren't you?"

"I'll be fine professor, trust me. I have my ways." He rolled his eyes and let her through, Becky hopping to her seat beside Leana. "Psst, why didn't you call me? I woke up late again."

"You always wake up late," Leana said, texting on her phone with her notebook left open. She had long since set up her desk, just merely waiting on the class to begin. "Well, I woke up more late this time. You always call," Becky said, concerned. "It's your new boyfriend isn't it?"

"What?" Leana said, looking up from her phone.

"Ever since the camping trip, you and Mortoii had been spending more and more time together. It's Wednesday now, and now you're phasing me out of your life!" She whispered yelled, her eyes full of distress from the thought of losing her friend. "I don't wanna be alone Leana, then I'll just be a boring B-grade student that happens to have big tits!"

"Bitch don't party?"

"Only when you're around! That's our thing! You're the smart but low key introvert cutie, and I'm the bad bitch that has an athlete as a boyfriend. I can't go back to being a nerd Leana, I need your notes and moral compass!" She grabs Leana, pulling her face into her breasts to hug. "I can't lose you-hu-huuuu!"

"mmmm mmm mmm mmm."

"Oh, sorry." She let go of her, letting her take her head out of the pillows on Becky's chest. "I...I just panicked."

"Seriously, I'm not going to leave you behind. Heck, it's still October," Leana said. "Can't exactly run away into the sunset if we are worrying about midterms,"

"Oh, right." Becky chuckled to herself, taking a deep sigh of relief. The worry didn't leave her mind though, even as Leana answered in her usual straightforward tone. There was time to think about it more later though, as the professor finally took his place at the podium. "Alright class, it's time for the next lecture. Before that though, the college had asked me to make an announcement."

"As you know, the library has been the campus landmark ever since its founding. However, the administration has voted to renovate the building. I know what you're thinking, and no, I don't mean just replace the foundation." Gasps and chatter started among the students, mostly about how they wouldn't miss the dingy interior when it's being hit with a wrecking ball. "Do you hear that Leana? We actually get windows now!"

"I mean, it is alright," Leana said. "Now it's not going to be quiet...great."

"Quiet down now please," the professor said, holding up his hand until everyone finally stopped talking. "Thank you. Now, due to the nature of the renovations, and how having access to resources is a must, we have made the decision to close down the campus by Friday afternoon. On the other hand, there is a protest and a petition organized to fight the taking down of the building earlier in the day. So if anyone wishes to join…" he trailed off as he looked for hands from the class, but no one even seemed to care. "That is a bit disappointing, but I get it. If anyone has any questions, you know what to do or where to go by now. Now then, let's get into our lesson…"

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After the class ended, Leana and Becky took the route they usually did, walking down beside the road that led to the library. "So, wanna head to the library later today?" Becky asked. "For nostalgia's sake?"

"Aren't we heading there anyway?" Leana said. Her hands were shoved in her jacket pockets, and her body was relaxed, letting the autumn wind carry her along. "Hey look, there's Brad and Kaiden!" Becky said, seeing two...no, three figures approaching in the distance. "Actually, there's a chick with them."

"A chick?" Leana focused her vision on the sidewalk in front of her, squinting real hard to see her. The closer they got to the three, the more Leana began to think that the girl seemed more dressed for mountain climbing than attending a lecture. Her hair was was white and cut in a short hime, the longest strands only just barely going under the line of her chin. Her blue eyes shined brightly in the sunlight. Even more than Becky's, ew, Leana thought, turning her attention towards the rest of her looks. Her backpack looked basic but larger than her torso, it's black straps going over her white tee. She wore cargo pants and sneakers that looked like they had been picked out randomly at the first store she saw. Despite looking out of place, however, her smile made everything seem like it was all normal of her wear. Brad certainly didn't seem to mind it.

"Hi guys!" Brad said, stopping once they stepped up to each other. "I don't think I've told you yet, Kaiden have I told them yet?"

"You haven't told them yet."

"I haven't told you yet, but I got a girlfriend!" He said while patting the hime-cut girl. She nuzzled, leaning her weight against his muscular stature. "She was just so nice to me, and you know, I felt a real connection."

"My name's Sarah!" She said, holding up the peace symbol while sticking her tongue out. She then turned back to Brad, kissing him tightly "I never knew this hunk had so many friends~"

"Of course I did! I told you about them during class!" Sarah giggled and kissed him again, right on the cheek. "Oh yes, you did. Speaking of which, I should share the...pleasentries~" Sarah pulled away and bowed, her bookbag shaking around with her sudden movements. "I may be in the states, but I just can't help but bow to new people. It's the polite thing to do."

"What if you break your back with your entire closet on your back?" Leana said.

"Oh, I won't! Trust me, I've broken a lot larger things~" Sarah stood up straight, patting her backpack. "This training backpack is just one in the line of many things to eventually fall between my knees. Just like your cock Brad~" She hugged his waist, almost picking him up in the process. Brad looked caught off guard, feeling like a linebacker was in the process of tackling him. "Wooo there, not in public!" He nervously laughed it off and turned back to Leana. "You know, she's a bit like Becky if it helps to think about it that way."

"Well, that's hurtful. I'm at least tactful," Becky said back. "Come on Leana. Let's leave Brad with his whore."

"For once, you don't need to pull me along," Leana said, jogging with Becky to the library. "Bye guys, see you in a few minutes!" Leana, after saying bye to the three of them, looked onwards at Becky. "You do realize they can both easily catch up to us right?"

"Shut up the whore will slow them down!" Becky exclaimed, suddenly seeing Sarah dashing fast after them. "Leana…."

"Don't tell me they are already…" Leana turned around, seeing Sarah quickly gaining on the two. "Oh shit! Run!" Leana and Becky both broke out into a full-on split, but it was hopeless. Sarah had the physique to stride to their side and tackle both onto the grass, right before reaching the library. "I told you both already!" Sarah said, her blue irises suddenly turning purple as she gazed down at the two girls she had pinned under her body. "Training Backpack~"

"I-I need an adult," Becky said.

"We are all adults~" Before any unthinkable actions could happen, Brad and Kaiden caught up to her, not far behind her. "Wow, are you on the track team?" Brad asked, kneeling down and stifling a laugh at Becky's pouting face. "Ha, you guys got hunted down."

Sarah's eyes turned back blue before she turned back to her boyfriend, still brimming with a smile. "No, I'm not on the track team. Honestly, it would be a waste to join at this time," she said, sliding off of Leana and Becky. They both sat up in silence, helped up by Kaiden and Brad. "Although, if you wanna see how fast I can go~"

"Alright, they are right. That is a lot of sexual innuendos coming at me fast," Brad said.

"Oh, sorry Brad! It's just… I've been hoping you would notice me for weeks now, and I finally get my chance to go out with you! You must get it a lot; the constant messages and love letters…" her face turned red from talking about Brad. "Sorry, I'm being too…"

"No, it's alright," Brad said. "Hearing you say that makes me happy. And right now, that's all I can ask for." He ended his response with a kiss on the cheek, to pay her back from earlier. "Now then, let's head inside and spend one last day there." They all started walking over to the library, but before they could get off the grass, Becky tripped over something on the grass. Her foot had snagged a handle and lifted a doorway hidden under the grass. She oofed as she fell onto the grass, causing the four to turn around and notice the sudden square hole behind them.

Brad: "What"

Kaiden: "The"

Sarah: "Heck?"

Leana: "Becky!"

"I didn't mean it!" Becky defended. "I just stepped and this thing opened!" She said distraught. "Sarah, this is your fault for pushing me!" Sarah edged towards the hole, taking off her backpack to root through it. She stopped and pulled out a compact flashlight, shining it down the hole. Her eyes widened when she saw the hole lead down into a tunnel, filled with rust and dirt. "The artifact…" she whispered under her breath. She turned back, seeing the four staring at her like bosses awaiting her paperwork. Her brain turned as she figured out a way to bring them down with her, but nothing seemed good enough to try…

"So um...do you guys want to go down there?" She asked, expecting an immediate no from the group. "I think we might have found treasure?" She added, hoping it would be enough.

"Treasure?" Leana said, arching an eyebrow. "Let me see…." she walked up beside Sarah and looked down into the hole, seeing a whole lot of dirt and rust built up as well. "This doesn't look safe or sanitary."

"But Leana," Becky said. "Treasureeee-"

"It can just be nothing!" Leana retorted.

"It can also be money! Think about it, we can have enough to live for the rest of our lives. We can shop, eat out, do projects…"

"And pay for my tuition?"

"Ahh pssh, you know me and your sciency friend got that," Becky assured, turning back to Sarah. She looked as animated as the white-haired girl as if their eyes were having a conversation of their own. "We're totally doing this Thursday right?"

"It's like you've read my mind," Sarah answered excitedly, closing the hatch and standing back up on her feet. She looked up towards the library and down to the sidewalk, making a mental note of the hatches general area before hopping back to Brad's side. "Now then hubby, shall we go do some studying?~" She said, walking her fingers up the side of his arm. "If you're implying I fuck you on the third floor, I think we can get away with that," he responded.

"Of course. You know me so well…" she kept on praising him, the two of them walking away to the entrance. The PDA they radiated could have made anyone within listening distance turn the other way. Speaking of which….

"Well um, I don't think I wanna go to the library anymore," Kaiden admitted. "Becky, you wanna…"

"I'm going home," Becky then said, wiping her hands on her clothes out of spite before walking away. "I'll catch my own ride!" Kaiden waved after, tapping his feet as he looked towards Leana. "Sooo…"

"I'll hop on the bus," Leana said, jogging off towards past the library. "Cool!" Kaiden said, looking around. The place suddenly felt a lot more empty with him just standing there. As if the world had been watching, the wind blew through his hair, highlighting the quietness that surrounded him. "Guess I'm going to my car then," he said, going to the parking lot so he could drive home.

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"Hey Mortoii," Leana said, walking through the door and taking off her jacket. The imp had been making origami, with dozens of different paper animals and objects strewn all over the place. "Why are you…"

"I am going to spice up the house a little," he told her. "It is a bit plain. It could use some art."

"Folded paper art?" she questioned, picking up an origami dog. She heard the cat hiss to her side, seeing her pawing at another paper dog that was in front of her. "The cat seems agitated."

"No no, he is just enjoying the art! He paws at all the ones that he thinks are worthy of playing with," Mortoii explained. "Thanks to him, I was able to perfect the decorations." He then held up a necklace, made out of small bits of folded paper diamonds strung together with string. "Speaking of which, jewelry for my majesty."

"Wow, this is the best and only gift I've ever gotten from you," Leana sarcastically said, tip-toeing through the origami liter to be crowned with the necklace. She got down on one knee before him, lowering her head so he could put it on.

"Oh trust me, I'll be getting you many more gifts in the…." Mortoii stopped his motion once his body got right against his head. His smile faded to a more perturbed look than anything. "Leana, you aren't cheating on me are you?" She looked up with a perplexed look, having been completely blindsided by his question. "Wait, we're together?"

"Aren't we?" He asked. "This does feel like something a couple would do...also I have licked your breasts already."

"Oh yeah." She didn't need to be reminded, as the clothing store incident was still burned in her mind. "I guess you are my boyfriend then, but what do you mean by cheating?"

"Your scent," he pointed out, poking her armpit and neck. "I don't like what my nose is telling me."

"Is it saying that I ran and jogged to the bus stop then to Brad's house because if it is then this entire accusation is stupid?"

"No, that is just your usual smell. However, this one smells of a non-human…"

"You're the only Imp I know Mortoii." He sat back in his chair and thought about it, now having a mystery to unpack. His hands played with the necklace, stretching it and spinning it around his finger while he came up with possible explanations. "Say, have you met anyone new?"

"Only this girl named Sarah. Oh right! Man, when I tell you that she's so fucking horny, she is, and I repeat, so fucking horny."

"Does she act dominantly? Is very hands on, and says a lot of sexual innuendoes?" Mortoii asked in a fast manner. His face seemed to have a mix of worry and disgust growing on it, as if a fear was being confirmed more and more.

"Do you count tackling and giving two people you've pinned bedroom eyes as dominant?" Leana watched as he got up, going and coming back with a teacup on a platter. He took a quick sip and sat back down, his tail starting to reel her head furth into his lap. "Mortoii, you have to talk to me."

"You've found a herm, Leana," he said, scowling as the h-word left his mouth. "The one thing I don't want magic to be able to do, and now one of those futanaris has wandered into our world!"

"Woah woah woah." Leana pulled herself back to do a double-take. "I thought those only existed in porn."

"For demon lord's sake, I'm a magical flying imp. At this point, anything that can be done in this 'porn' can probably be achieved with a flick of a wrist. This "Sarah" is probably just prancing around, finding girls left and right that she can stick her inhuman pole into."

"You don't seem to like dickgirls alot…"

"What's the point of them?" he asked, taking another sip from his tea. "If you want a cock so bad, go find a man! Or better yet, become one! There is no need to add an extra body part that looks so off on a female."

"What about strap-ons?"

"I think that's powerplay, although I prefer to be the one giving, not taking. Tell me, have you ever taken anything in the ass Leana?"

"Noooooo?"

"Interesting. We should try that sometime. But, back to the subject." He placed down his platter, along with his half-emptied cup of tea. "I can guarantee that she is an butt-fucking herm. That awful stench is just too powerful."

"But she's been fucking Brad all day it seems. Plus, her pants isn't-"

"Bulging? She is probably pretending to be a human female." Leana shook her head, unable to believe it. Her being from another universe? Maybe. But how can anyone hide anything 'inhuman' sized in their pants? "It's too ridiculous," Leana said.

"Let's wager then. My nose vs your logic. If I win and she turns out to be a hermaphrodite, I get, say….owed your backdoor's virginity.~" His eyebrows wiggled as he stated his terms.

"Wow. Alright then, and if I win, I uhh…" Leana looked around for something to get out of him, then realized she had a possible win condition in her backpack. "Aha! You have to do my capstone! All three of them~"

"Wow, really? You do realize I am here all day?"

"Trust me, that isn't going to help you."

Mortoii chuckled at her warning, using his tail to shake her hand. "Then it's a deal then! Oh, but there is one more thing. We both agree that she is a horny outsider, no? Then-" In less than a second, Leana's face, and subsequently her shoulders and upper torso, had been tucked under and between his thighs. "Then, we should probably do this to permeate my scent onto you. Just to make sure she knows you're taken~"

"Mmmph, mmm!"

"If it helps to relax, I am told I smell like lavender," he advised. He heard her take a couple of whiffs through her nostrils, before giving one sole pacified 'mmm'.

"Brilliant~"

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Tomorrow that thursday, classes had been filled out faster than usual. The college, in anticipation of upcoming events, had decided to let out early to give time before the library area became restricted. Leana already saw signs of the building being closed off once she got there. Men were starting to go in and out of the building, and tape was being put up around the perimeter. "Sure are doing this early…"

"Yes they are!" Went Sarah behind her, appearing out of nowhere like a...um...actually I can't think of any similes right now. She immediately got to hugging, rocking both of them gently while Leana was still processing her arrival. "Say, are we the only ones exploring today?~"

"Where the hell did you come from?" Said Leana, as any rational human being might react. "Oh you know, places and classes. My class just happened to be reeeal close~" Sarah responded, looking around for Becky. "Say, where is your friend? Did she get cold feet?"

"She's coming, and so is the other two," Leana said, slipping out of her arms. "Can you not do that, I am just a bit sensitive to touch."

"But I see Becky hugging you all the time!"

"Becky is Becky."

"Can I be Becky then?" She said, making a cute smile with her mouth while she held out her arms. Leana's eyes shot down then back up, while Sarah's followed. "Oh, you looked at my hips for a moment."

"I know that. Also no," Leana said. "Hugs dumb and annoying. Becky is the exception, not the rule." While she told Sarah off out loud, her mind was making sure that she had gotten enough of a picture of her pants. Unless I had moved too fast, her pants was pretty much bulge free, she thought to herself. When Brad and Kaiden came, she peer-reviewed their pants for a second. Comparing notes, they had a slight bulge, and a wider stance now that she noticed it. "Guess I'm getting my capstone done early."

"You are doing final projects already?" Brad asked, suddenly wondering if he had missed anything in his own schedule. Sarah instantly went over to Brad, hopping on his back and closing her legs around his waist. "You give a piggyback ride so easily!" She said.

"Nice to see you too Sarah," Brad said, kissing her lip-on-lip. "I heard some talk about Beck...where is she anyway?"

"That meeting with her professor might be taking longer than I thought…." Leana said. "Becky said she had to stay after class for something earlier."

"Didn't know raising a D would take this long," Brad said, catching a no-look low five from Kaiden beside him.

"Hardy har har. We should begin before someone yells at us for standing around. Sarah?"

"On it!" She hopped off of Brad and propped open the latch, shining a light down into the tunnel. Kaiden went first, then Brad, then Leana, and finally Sarah before the girl pulled the sheet of grass over them. She hopped down to the rest of them, with quite a few phone flashlights and normal flashlights shining all over the tunnel. It was larger than the hole they went down, being large enough to squeeze a small hatchback into it. It stretched out in two directions and was covered in more rust from the age. "Well, this might not be useful," Leana said, looking in either direction. "I feel like we can be ambushed."

"Maybe, but it's treasure," Sarah said. "All you need is a good nose." She started smelling the area, before going off in one of the directions. The three followed her, struggling to keep up with her pace as she made seemly sporadic turns. It was like she was here before, effortlessly turning into corners that none of the others would have even considered. Brad kept his light on her back, being the bridge between the slower Leana and Kaiden. "Wait up!" Brad yelled, seeing Sarah turn and disappear from view. "You've left us behind!"

"No I didn't! Come look!" She said. They dashed over to her, finding a way that was completely void of rust or any degeneration. It was one, giant round tubular passageway, encashed completely in what seemed to be steel. Leana took off her backpack and took out one of her pens, tossing it well inside the passageway. She looked around for any boobie traps or surprises that could have popped out, but they're laid the pen, unharmed and unbothered. "I don't trust like that," Leana said. "Does anyone see a clue towards anything?"

"I think I found something," Kaiden said, looking at a tablet that inscribed into the wall at leg level. He tried his best to make the best of what was being written, but he couldn't make it out. "It's impossible to read though, it's some sort of symbol language." Brad took a gander, squatting down with Kaiden. "Dude, this is just Japanese. Although I don't know it either, so a lot of good I did."

"Did you say Japanese?" Sarah asked. "I know Japanese!"

"Well that's extremely lucky!" Brad said, the two of them shifting aside to give her room. She brushed the hair out of her way with her hand and scanned the tablet, seeing placid as she read the thing from end to end. "Well, what does this Japanese say?" Kaiden asked. "Does it take a while to read 3 lines?"

"A bit, but it says…. 'behold the sacred passageway to your treasure. If you have found this, then you must be one of the chosen ones that know of the secrets to the jewel of Omega. The way shall now open, for you lot are the ones that can protect this….weapon of….mass…." she trailed off, the last sentence scuffed enough to make her unsure of what it said. "Well, at least we know that we're safe to walk."

"Wait!" Kaiden said. "I thought we were getting treasure, not a weapon."

"We are getting treasure, and now, we're getting a jewel with power as well! Brad, isn't that exciting?" Sarah asked him, getting a half-hearted woop from him. "Is you lacking in imagination? There are a lot of other things that we can do with the treasure, besides all the money." She looked towards Leana, who was currently frozen in place by dozens of thin blades that had come out to skewer her. She had managed to dodge all of them, but now she was stuck in the awkward post until otherwise. Her bookbag though did not get such a nice fate. "Heeeeeeelp."

"It would seem that the tabloid didn't think of you as apart of us," Sarah said. Once Sarah had started walking, the blades of steel zipped back into hiding. Leana collapsed on the floor, her arms tired from having to stay lifted the entire time. "Well, thanks to that, all my stuff is ruined," she said, staying seated for a period while Brad and Kaiden walked past. "Oh don't worry, we can easily patch up everything!" Sarah said, smiling down at Leana.

"Patch it up my butt," Leana snarked, looking at her torn papers.

"I would LOVE to right now, but we can do that later sweetie~" She winked and continued on, Leana carrying her backpack in the front now instead of leaving it torn on her back.

"She does realize I used "it" right?" She asked herself, finding them in a barren chamber, lit up by the blue light emitting from the floor. Besides the four, they were the on things occupying this sterile space.

Well, Besides the blue jewel showcased on its own stone pillar in the center. It wasn't round, but made up of so many equal sides that it looked nearly like one. It was also the size of a small dodgeball, being able to be grasped perfectly in Sarah's palm. "Finally...we have gotten it!"

"Wait, that's it?" Leana asked.

"Yeah, where's the rest of the treasure?" Brad followed up.

"This is the treasure!" Sarah said, holding up the jewel. Lines of blue seeped from it onto the girl's arm, as if it was binding with her form. "Do you know what powers this thing has?"

"I don't care if it turns me into a fricken monster, I came for riches!" Kaiden said annoyed. "Not to guard some jewel from the devil's forces."

"Oh fine, oh fine!" Sarah said, sighing as she put the jewel. "I spotted some actual treasure on the way here. We can just stop there and loot everything."

"Not so fast!" Went a new voice. They turned to the steel entrance, seeing a hooded man standing with two burlaped figures and holding a large shaking bag. The man had a gun pointed that them, switching between them and his hostages while blocking the exit. "I don't think you will be going anywhere!" Sarah hurried in front of the three, putting up her hands to be a shield for them. "Agent Shilder, what the heck are you doing?"

Agent Shilder? Leana thought while looking at the hooded figure. He seemed to not take kindly to the name, pointing the gun harder at Sarah. "How dare you use that name! Don't you realize what you have done? What you have roped three innocent people into?"

"I was taking my friends to get some treasure, nothing more. There's nothing for you here anyways, the room is empty."

"Then why are you here then?" The hooded figure questioned. "I mean, it's not as if there was a….oh I don't know...weapon in here that can be used to take over the world in your hand?" Sarah gasped and looked up at her hands, seeing the gem still firmly in her grasp. "Damnit!"

"Really should have tucked that away, it would be a shame if someone happened to steal it," the hooded figure remarked. "Luckily I'll be glad to take it off your hands."

"The Order Syndicate will never get your hands on this, even if it will cost us our life!" Sarah yelled back, getting loud disapproval from the three people behind her. "Shhh guys. Trust me, if they get this gem, this whole world will be destroyed!"

"I'm not risking my life and limb to protect some fancy gem!"

"Was I just a cover boyfriend to you?"

"Sarah he has a gun!"

"All valid arguments," Sarah said. "But trust me, he won't be able to hurt you."

"You're right indeed," The hooded figure chimed in. "In fact, you three are all protected. Double-Agent Blade is well equipped to handle a simple bullet." He then turned the gun towards the people with bags over their heads. "That's why I brought insurance. Leana, I must apologize beforehand. You were never meant to find this out…."

"You know him?" Sarah asked, Leana shaking her head. "No! How the fuck do you know my name?"

"Because Leana…" the hooded figure stopped talking and tapped his neck, a tiny chime sounding from him. "...I've been greeting you every morning." His voice had changed to a familiar one, one that made her do a double-take. "You're getting it now, aren't you? Your face seems horrified. More horrified than when you came."

"W-why is the professor here?" Leana said. "And who is that under the bag?"

"Well, you could say that she had run out of excuses…" The professor said, pulling the clothes off of both of them. Becky and Damien turned out to be the hostages, arms bound with rope while duct tape was over their mouths. Becky had mascara stains from her crying and looked like she was about to again. "Mmmf!" Damien went, trying to get Kaiden's attention.

"Why I outta-" Kaiden was about to charge him, but Brad held him back. "Dude no he's gonna shoot your brother!"

"Why is he even here!?"

"That is hard to explain. Becky at least made sense. Like always, she arrived late, but she happened to stumble onto a little..ceremony. But the lad, however," the professor said, tapping Damien's head with the barrel of the gun. "Found him yelling Becky's name in the parking lot. This idiot girl actually put her faith in a boy and a purple cat!"

"That wasn't hard to explain!" Kaiden yelled

"It wasn't? Guess I've outdone myself." The professor chuckled and recocked his gun, aiming at Becky first. "Simply Blade and/or Sarah, you give me the gem, and I give you all three of these innocent bystanders. A three for one deal! You would never get this in our world, now would you?"

"I would say that is a pretty good deal!" Kaiden added. "Sarah, toss the gem!"

"It's not going to matter in the long run," Sarah shouted back. "We're basically giving him the entire planet!"

"I won't live to see that if Damien comes back with a bullet in his brain!"

"Guys," Brad said, pulling Sarah closer and motioning Leana over. "I have an idea on how we can both get what we want back, without everyone dying. Kaiden, you said you always have baseball on hand right?"

"You're right, I'll bean the asshole."

"Not exactly," Brad said, turning to Sarah. His heart started to choke up as he still felt betrayed, but now wasn't the time for unpacking that. "Sarah, if...that is your real name if we can get you close to him, can you stop him from attacking." Sarah nodded, looking to the side while he talked. "Hey," he said, patting her on the head. "I'm not hurt, I promise."

"What do I do?" Leana asked.

"Call campus police, duh."

"Oh yeah…"

"Say, this huddle of yours is taking quite some time!" The professor said. "If you leave me too bored, I might just kill the cat!"

"Alright, let's just wing the rest. Capiche?" All four of them nodded and separated. Sarah held up the blue gem, letting it radiate for all to see. "Here, is this what you want?"

"No, I just wanted its pillar, it would make a nice decor- of course it is what I wanted! Now roll it over."

"I think I rather just give it to you. Make it fair."

"Ah, and here I was thinking you would fold just like that. Very well Sarah, let's exchange." The professor pushed his gun into Damien and Becky's back, nudging them forward with a cruel smirk on his face. He looked carefully at Sarah, watching a bluish-purple aura appear around her. "Why, you think that you can get fast enough to stop a bullet right on someone?"

"A lad can only hope to try~" She said with a smirk back.

"You hear that you all?" he called to the back. "She's getting pretty cocky if you ask me."

"Maybe. Maybe I am." He shrugged and held his hand out, moving the gun toward's Becky's head. "Just firmly push the gem into my hand and-" his head suddenly turned, hearing the wind blowing in what was supposed to be a windless underground room. It wasn't wind that he heard, however. It was the whiz of a ball spinning at full force, smacking right into his gun an instant later. It had beat his reflexes, as his trigger finger squeezed a bullet into the air since it was knocked away. "Arg!"

"Fine then, you want to do that, then she dies anyways!" He shouted, moving his arm as fast as he could back into her head. Around the same time, a whitetail grew rapidly out of Sarah's back, making a beeline for her head. By the time the bullet was launched, the line of floof was able to get a piece of the bullet, cushioning its impact against her head to just a painful slap. "Mmmph!"

"You wouldn't be yelling if you were dead! This is impossible!" The professor said, getting poked on the cheek from his side. He turned his head only to get decked in the jaw by Brad, falling to the floor and dropping his gun. "Yo."

"Don't 'Yoo' me peasant!" The professor started scrambling for the gun. Sarah saw and kicked him in his stomach before he could reach, ensuring he stayed down for good. "Oooh, you bitch…." he muttered, cursing all the way as he stood up on his feet. "You think a punch and a kick is enough to keep me down?"

"No, but I'm glad it's not-" Brad said, cracking his knuckles. "Guess you got unlucky this time."

"Oh, but you see! You're the one that is going to be unlucky!" The professor's speech was filled with him coughing and hunching over, hugging his stomach like a body pillow. "This pain..this pain is only temporary. In a few seconds, my own power will kick in. The true power, of a blessed Orderite! Yes, I can feel it now, healing and numbing my body…" Brad started going over to finish the job, but Sarah blocked him. "Wait, what if he's luring you in?"

"He's getting stronger I have to do something!"

"Oh, but you're too late!" The professor yelled, no longer hunching over from the kick. His muscles looked more defined, stretching the fabric of his worth clothes. His eyes had a new hunger in them, one that aches for an ass-kicking. "First, I'm going to beat you up, then I'm going to kill all of you!"

"Can't kill me if you're knocked out cold," Brad responded, putting up his fists and coming closer.

"By the time this is over, you will be the one...knocked out cold!" the professor speed and ran into Brad, sending a haymaker into Brad's face. Brad groaned taking a step back and holding his nose. "Did you feel that! That's my power you puny, mortal sophomore! No normal human could stand up to me!"

"Tell me," Brad started asking while still wincing. "Before you kill me, how long have you been here?"

"Want to know how long? Well, ever since you started playing of course. Even then, I can still handle an athlete, especially someone that hasn't done anything for a year."

"That's where you are wrong, Doc." Brad took his hand off his nose and quit his hunching over. His nose was a bit swollen, but from his stoic face, you wouldn't be able to tell if it had fazed him.

"What! I literally just punched you!"

"Yes, you did. However, you made one, giant mistake," Brad said, walking over to the professor. "I never said I stopped playing."

"Oh, ohoho! I get it. A cheap imitation trick." The professor turned his face, patting his cheek right then and there. "You think you can intimate a soldier of the chief god? You? Fine, take your best shot."

"I will." Brad winded up and took the older one's advice, smashing his face as hard as he hit baseballs. The professor, in all his bravado, did not prepare for it at all. His body was knocked down to the ground, accompanied by a painful yell. "Y-you shouldn't have that much force…" Two tails came up and lifted him by the arms, holding him up high enough to be level with Brad's chest. "H-huh?"

"Hello~" Sarah said.

"Let go of me you...bitch…" Brad grabbed the professor's head, tilting it up towards him. "Oh she well, once I'm done giving my best shot."

"Is it too late to say I didn't mean literally?" While Brad simply smiled and started punching him more, Kaiden rushed over to the hostages, first undoing the knot on the burlap sag so the cat can be freed. It rushed out and scattered away, running over to where Leana was standing, busy in a phone call with the police. "Yeah, you're welcome! Dumb cat." He moved on to Damien, tearing off the tape on his brother. "Ow!" Damien yelled. "Why did you do it so hard?"

"This is is the least I should do to you. Why did you go after Becky?! You could have….I'm gonna…." Before he could finish, Becky nudged Kaiden. "Oh right, and you." He took off the tape and started undoing her rope. "It's not his fault, I made him come!" Becky yelled

"What?"

"He just wanted to call the cops, but….I panicked and-"

"You got my brother in trouble over this!?" Kaiden said, making a face of betrayal. He was prepared to defame his brother, but he had never expected the fault to be on his girlfriend. The anger in his face faded to disappointment and sadness. Becky looked down at the blue-lined floor, rubbing the tears out of her eyes. "B-but…."

"The professor was right. I can't do anything…."

"I never said that, I just said you were late chronically!" The professor said, before catching another punch from Brad. "Ooof!"

"Becky…." Kaiden lifted her face, seeing her sniffle.

"Y-yes?"

"I'll….I'm upset at you." He said, hugging her. "But that professor is so wrong. You're not a screw-up, you just like to have fun!"

"Why does she get off so easy?" Damien said, collecting the rope on the ground.

"Because bro, I wouldn't know what to do if I lost you." He turned to Damien, lifting him up. "Yeah, mom is gonna kill me, but you're also pretty cool. I don't wanna see you dead or missing. Guess it gets annoying..." Damien hmphed then looked away unamused.

"Alright, very annoying, but I'm still doing it." On that cue, the professor had been sent to land in front of them, with a black eye and whimpering. "T-this isn't fair...I was given the chief god's power!" Damien looked down at him, then back at Kaiden.

"Can I at least kick the shit out of him?"

"Sure bro, but stop cursing ma might here." Damien went to work getting his own beating in, while Leana watched from the side still having the phone to her ear. "Yeah, we're at the library. The situation now...um, we are beating up our hostage and tying him up." Sarah came over, setting the gun down over. "How's the call going love?"

"The operator said they are going to send two cruisers over," Leana said, hanging up. "You would think this would be the one time they send a swat team."

"Fair enough. So, after this, I was wondering if you and Becky would like a little...one on one on one action~" She asked, turning to and fro gently while her tail waved behind her. "Fuck out all the angst~"

"I'm alright, although wouldn't we need Brad?"

"Oh, with me, we wouldn't need any man to fill our holes~" She said, winking. Her inquiry was interrupted by the professor crawling over to the gun, using his remaining power to get himself over. Leana stepped over and kicked the gun away, sending it sliding over to where Brad was.

"...well fucketh," The professor said, looking up at Leana. "I suppose we wouldn't be doing any more tutoring sessions, noo?" Leana shook her head. "Well shoot. If it means anything, you were my favorite student."

"Thanks, I remember that when you get sent to jail."

"Actually, he's going with me," Sarah said. "Leaving him in this world wouldn't go well. He would go for a lot in a demon sect~"

"Don't you dare!"

"Too late, Damien, bring the ropes!"

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Mortoii sat in a circle of origami, finishing one last one before sitting it down in last vacant spot. "There," he said, looking around the first floor. He had covered the entire living room area in origami, arranging them so it looked more like an art piece than a collection. He carefully got up and flew over to the light, switching the lights out and double-checking if the blinds are closed. The origami started to glow, illuminating pink, blue, and green paths that led to the stairs and kitchen. "Perfect!"

The door swung open, Leana coming through holding a stuffed backpack. "Imp man! I- why is there glowing paper ducks on the floor?"

"A project of mine to pass the time. Isn't it nice?"

"Of course, like, it's like a long domino chain and Christmas lights rolled into one. But that's not the subject at hand."

"Oh right! The bet~" Mortoii motioned Leana upstairs, watching to make sure she followed the path before trailing behind her. "I'm thinking...you present whatever object I get~"

"Oh, I'll present alright," Leana said with a smug grin. "I'll present all over your face!" The notion caused an erection to start forming up under his skirt. He nearly pushed Leana into the room, closing the door behind him. "Now then, show me~"

Leana smiled, and with one simple motion….dropped three textbooks onto the bed. "Wait what?" Mortorii said, suddenly feeling out of place with his hard-on.

"She just fucks with her tails apparently!" Leana said. "Never said she was a futa, and she even showed me her form. So now you have to do the capstones!" She patted the books and sant behind them. "Start studying~"

"What! You're lying right?"

"No, why would I lie? I even saw her tail and everything."

"Wow…." Mortoii seemed in disbelief as he sat in front of the books, staring at all the bland covers. "Maybe it wasn't smart to place a bet on one scent after all."

"I can agree to that," Leana said, her phone vibrating in her pocket. "Oh, I think that's Brad."

"Oh right, he and Sarah…" Mortoii peered over, curious to what Leana was reading:

'Hey! So we broke up and turns out she had a dick. Said she didn't think I would like "being the taker" in the relationship. This is the most confused I have been since high school.'

Leana's smile faded as she read the text, while Mortoii picked up the slack with a smug look of his own. "Telling the truth, aye?"

"What!? But I really did see her form! I saw a tail and…"

"Now that I think about it, did you see ears as well? Beastman with tails tend to have ears on their head." Leana flashed back to the encounter, but she saw nothing about ears. "Well no…"

"Did she show her tail when doing something?"

"She did use it to catch a bullet…"

Mortoii rubbed his chin in thought. "My assumption is that she might have shown only the tail, out of sheer utility."

"Well that's not fair at all," Leana complained, getting another message from Brad:

'She just sent me a dick pic, oh god.'

"Well that confirms it," Mortoii said. "Guess I'm not doing a capstone, or what you called it! Instead..."

"I know," Leana said, rubbing her shoulder. "But I still don't want to pull my asscheeks apart in front of you...."

"Oh, don't worry~" Mortoii said, his erection restrengthening itself with confidence. "I'll spread it for you either way~"