Penny got out of the shower and dabbed at herself with a towel. She gazed down at her lean, naked red body, admiring the work of the ultra-sophisticated aliens that had changed her appearance. It seemed long ago, and all of the adventures she had since then were drowning out the initial change. She was totally Boccan now, and was even gestating another Boccan life within her.
Getting up early was routine for her. Settling into the royal life was getting easier. There were always new struggles, but she was getting her expectations up all the time. The new freighters were already completed, and the first stage of the new defensive space station was complete, meaning that people could permanently inhabit it. There was gravity and an atmosphere, and soon there would be trees and animals living up there. There were clear nights that Penny would gaze up from one of the tall towers of the palace, and she could actually see the station passing by, the few blinking lights but a faint dot, and the whole station a mere twinkle.
Penny got on her robe and went out to check on the daily alerts. Tannis would usually come by before Penny had gotten herself ready to drop off the tablet that showed some of the events that were coming up.
Instead, she was greeted by a gorgeous young thing, standing there in shorty shorts and a loose t-shirt. She was unaware of her regent being in the same room. The woman was bouncing as she dusted the shelves, listening to some of the light music coming from the wall speakers. She had a huge mane of white hair and bright pink skin. Penny could not help but check out her round little bottom.
The stranger spun around, wearing a huge smile, when she noticed Penny standing there. "Oh!" The woman dropped her duster in shock. "Eep! Your excellency! I apologize for the intrusion!" She squatted down quickly to pick up the duster, then stood there frozen. Penny checked out the goods, and saw the woman was quite busty. Maybe an F-cup, from Penny's guess.
Penny looked around and saw that her bed was already made, her various items that were scattered around were now put away, and the scent was lovely. She also saw the tablet sitting on the bed. Penny pointed. "Is that for me?"
"Yes! Absolutely, excellency!" The woman scrambled to get the tablet, then she ran over to Penny and went to her knees. She bowed her head as she held up the tablet. "For you, madam."
Penny rolled her eyes and took the tablet gingerly. "Arise, subject." The woman got to her feet with her head bowed. "Hey, don't worry about the whole royal protocol stuff, okay? I'm pretty cool." She gave the woman a quick pat on the shoulder. "What's your name?"
"Espa, madam," the woman managed.
"That's a pretty name," Penny replied. "How come you're the one bringing me my tablet? Tannis usually does that."
"I was alerted to Tannis's condition late last night," Espa said. "She has a broken leg."
"What?"
Penny nearly fell over. "What happened to her?"
"She is otherwise stable," Espa replied. "I was called in from the servant pool. I just wanted to straighten up in here before you greeted the day, excellency. The clinic did not wish to interrupt your sleep."
Penny sighed with relief. "Okay, at least she's fine. I have to go visit her before breakfast. You have to come with me."
"Are you sure?" Espa put a hand to her chest. "It would be a pleasure to accompany you."
"We'll get breakfast afterwards," Penny told her. "This will give me a chance to go over my daily routine, too." She rushed over to her dresser and held the flaps of her robe, then halted. "Uh, Espa? I like a little privacy changing."
"Oh!" Espa did a little hop, jiggling every which way. She looked down at her own attire. "I will go change as well, excellency."
Penny and Espa went over to the clinic, where they were escorted into Tannis's room. She was propped up in the hospital bed, a special cast with a small electronic device was on her right leg.
"Excellency, I am so sorry for this!" Tannis put down her fruit dish on the tray. "I was adjusting my climate controls in my room, and I was up on my ladder. I am afraid I fell over, and there was such a pain!"
"Aw, poor thing," Penny said with a pouty face. She gave the cast a pat. "This thing can heal you up?"
"The metastabilizer should allow for faster healing," Tannis said. "I am afraid I will still be incapacitated for seven days."
"Oh, no worries!" Penny put a hand on Espa's shoulder. "Look—I found a personal assistant! I know she'll do her best to fill your shoes." She leaned over and gave Tannis a huge hug.
"I wish you great health, Tannis!" Espa leaned down to give Tannis a hug. Tannis was nearly smothered by the pleasure pillows on Espa. Penny and Espa left Tannis to convalesce.
Penny took Espa up to her personal dining area for breakfast. "I can't expect you to fill in for Tannis perfectly," Penny cautioned. "We can cut down on my schedule for now. Everything's going great anyway, and the ministers could use some time to focus on other things."
"What shall we do then, your excellency?" asked Espa.
"Well, you can just tend to my little needs." Penny smiled sweetly as she buttered up her pastry. "This can be fun! Besides, Ilka's all tied up at work."
Meanwhile, Oola and Crele had some explaining to do to their respective loves. In one of the conference rooms, Groovi and Fiona were sat down, provided with some berry wine and finger foods.
Crele and Oola were on one side of the table, with Groovi and Fiona on the other. Oola and Crele decided they had better not eat anything. Oola's stomach was doing too many gymnastics anyway.
Fiona sucked on her fingers to get the syrup off of them. "What's all this for, anyway?"
Crele sucked in, and decided she had better start explaining. "Oola and I had decided we should tell you about the Opthagol training we had undergone."
"Mmm!" Fiona cleared her throat with some berry wine. "Yeah, you guys were all super quiet about that! Tell us."
Oola twisted up her lips, then swallowed. "Well, we were involved in a...match. A wrestling match."
Fiona laughed. "Oh oh! You didn't, like, slip a boob or something, did you?"
Crele and Oola glanced at each other. "We did not anticipate the strength and the size of our opponents," Crele said in a small voice. "They had offered us a sword and shield as a prize."
"Duronium," Oola stated.
"Right," Crele replied. "And so we...wrestled, but we lost."
Fiona shrugged. "Okay, so, you guys lost a bet or something?"
"Indeed," Crele responded. "We were also supposed to submit to the wills of the winners."
Oola started to sniff. "They did it to us."
Groovi leaned in. "Did what?"
Oola put her hands to her face to cover her eyes. "They fucked us! We got fucked right in front of everyone at the training centre!" Crele placed a hand on Oola's shoulder as she looked away.
Groovi just sat there in silence, while Fiona stood up, her face in a sneer. "Are you
fucking kidding me?!
What the fuck, Crele? You're just gonna let some bitch fuck you right out in public?"
