Chapter 112: Home is Where the Hive Is.
Seven watched as Visa and Thundertail took their two newest additions around the town to introduce them to their new neighbours and hopefully friends.
After they'd removed the collars and given them the choice of either going their own way or joining up both Varrel and his twin sister Vizzy had chosen to not only join the freed town which they kept referring to as the Hive of Freedom but to join the Free People's of the Waste which now placed them directly under Seven's command.
At first, the pair had seemed both overwhelmed and indeed confused by the warm welcome they were receiving from the freed human residents as well as the native Gatorclaws who had moved in here.
But after only half an hour of meet and greet the social nature of the insect-human hybrids had really begun to shine through and it wasn't long before the pair were already helping out their new neighbours.
Vizzy had wandered over to the farm that was being run by the Gatorclaws with the help of the freed human farmers who thanks to their vast experience of being forced to grow crops were already showing signs of life.
It seemed that the insectoid woman had some real talent for nurture as she began to help showing the farmers how to make their little farm more insect friendly so that it would attract good insects to their plot who would help out with things like pollinating the plants while also helping to keep the bad ones away.
Meanwhile, Varrel had begun helping his new neighbours in construction, his ability to fly meant he had a distinct advantage in moving both materials and tools up to the higher-up places vastly speeding the process up.
"It seems our new additions are settling in really quickly," Seven said as both Visa and Thundertail wandered back over to join him as he sat on a bench at the centre of the bustling little town watching the freed slaves enjoying their newfound freedom.
"They're not like nasty wasps at all, they's good people Thundertail can tell good from bad and me's said sorry to them for calling them nasty wasps when we's first meet," Thundertail said looking a little embarrassed by her faux pas.
"I'm sure they appreciate the apology Thundertail something tells me they probably aren't used to receiving them," Seven said and Thundertail's face instantly brightened and she began to bob on the spot looking like she was about to start slamming her tail into the ground.
"That's what lucky Alpha Claw Visa says! You two is so much alike in the way you's think, oh me's hopes me finds pretty human who can do this for Thundertail one day," she said sounding both happy and hopeful at the same time while both Visa and Seven chuckled at her excitable nature.
"Well, they do say great minds think alike, plus we do spend every available moment together so I guess it's only natural that we begin to think and act alike in many ways," Seven said and Visa nodded.
"I agree my love, I have noticed that you have begun to think and act more like an Alpha Claw since we have paired off, you are more decisive and determined not to mention you are more like a leader with everyday and decision you make," Visa said somewhat proudly.
Seven gave her a grin, "And I think it's safe to say that I have tempered your temper somewhat, you think first act second now which is better for everyone when you are as big, strong and deadly as you are," Seven said giving her ego a soft stroke along with her massive thigh.
Visa gave a mixture of a growl and a purr as she planted her large and beautifully rounded rump on the bench next to him while Thundertail planted her rather large but equally round rear end on the floor next to the bench which ironically still put her as taller than Seven.
"We compliment each other perfectly I believe," Visa said reaching up to stroke Seven hair lovingly and he couldn't help but smile at that.
"I agree totally, if someone had told me before all of this that I would be head over heels in love with a Claw girl in less than a year's time I'd have thought they were mad and probably created a telekinetic bubble around them until I could find a backwards jacket for them to where, but now I simply couldn't imagine my life any other way than with you at my side and nor do I want to," he said.
"Agreed, if someone had told me when I was back in my pack that one day I would stand proudly at the side of a human and declare my love for him to any and all who would hear my words I'd have called for their exile from the pack because I'd believe them to be fully crazy tail, but now my happiness is directly linked to your heart," she said.
"One day me's will find a human that sees me's this way," Thundertail said with a soft dreamy note to her voice and Seven smiled at her warmly.
"Of that, I have no doubt Thundertail, right now a human is looking up at the sky and wondering where their beautiful and strong Gatorclaw is hiding and when will they come to sweep them from their feet and carry them off to their nest for some serious Claw loving," he said and Thundertail's golden eyes widened.
"You's really thinks so?" she asked and he nodded.
"Totally because word of who we are and what we are about is spreading with every good action we do, just look at this place Thundertail, we have humans, Gatorclaws and now Cazador hybrids all living together in one place, this place proves what we've been saying all along, true unity is possible if only we are willing to try an set aside our differences and to embrace them," Seven said.
"But we's must also be vigilant and be willing to defend it and one another," Thundertail said and both Seven and Visa nodded in agreement.
"Exactly and that's why we are doing what we are because one day hopefully soon the entire of Nukaworld region will look like this right here, all we have to do is drive the fucking Raiders out," Seven said.
"Easier said than done given their numbers and let's not forget that after what happened with our two new friends we are going to have those fuckers hunting us to try and take back these people," Visa said with a note of caution to her voice.
"Agreed and I do believe it might be wise if rather than sit back and let them find us here we take the fight to them, we can't risk the Raiders getting wind of this place too early," Seven said.
"Hunters become hunted, me's likes this idea, we smash nasty slave-taking humans just like we did nasty biting worms and free yet more good humans and maybe Thundertail's human is among them!" Thundertail said excitedly springing to her feet and banging her tail on the ground as she bounced up and down.
Seven chuckled and nodded, "Looks like someone is excited but I think we should talk to our new friends Vizzy and Varrel first, learn everything we can about both this Torch and his boss," he said.
