Chapter 11:The Exploration Begins

The three of them slept until late the next day. Remi awoke first to find that she was still lying on top of Stan in a tight embrace. He had shriveled during their sleep but was still in her sheath. Tes was curled up beside them with her arm thrown over Remi's back. Remi turned her head and found herself looking into Tes's face that was only inches away.

Remi smiled at the sleeping woman pleasantly. Tes must have sensed Remi's awareness for her eyes fluttered open to stare back in Remi's and she returned the smile.

"Hi Tes, How are you feeling? Is your heart ok?" Remi asked in a whisper.

"Hi Remi, My heart is fine now that it has slowed to its normal beat and I don't have some young stud or female nymph making it race. As to how I feel, well I heard Kurt once say something when we were visiting that I feel accurately described how I feel right now. That saying is Rode hard and put up wet," Tes laughed quietly.

Remi snorted quietly, "I can identify with both especially the wet part right now. I feel like I'm glued to Stan. I hate to move but my legs are cramping doubled together as they are and I really need a shower. Will you join me taking a shower? You can scrub me and I'll scrub you," she offered.

Tes looked down and saw that the stone of the necklace she wore had stuck to her left breast as her sweat had dried. She sniffed herself and wrinkled her nose. "Damn I smell like sex and though it is a nice smell when it is being produced I find that it is not near as pleasant when it gets stale. I'll join you Remi but no sex, leave that dildo thingy on your wrist," Tes laughed.

Remi began to arise and as she did so, she peeled her skin away from Stan's. When she got to her knees, she carefully crawled to the side and as she did so Stan's limp appendage pulled from her to flop to one side.

Stan mumbled something in his sleep but then returned to quiet slumber.

"Poor dear I think we used that thing all up," Tes scoffed as she looked at limp wet dick that glistened with Remi's moisture.

The two women carefully crawled from the bed and made their way gingerly to the shower where they began to wash the dried love making juice and sweat from each other. The effects where diminishing, but Eroctin still flowed in their veins. Before the shower was done they both climaxed again as they took turns giving each other oral stimulation under the warm stream of soothing water.

"Your nectar tastes great Remi but it doesn't satisfy the huge thirst I have," Tes laughed as they stepped from the air shower together.

"I feel the same way about you. Wait right here. I'll be back," Remi wrapped her towel around her and walked through the door as it irised open. She returned a short time later with a huge pitcher of ice water and three glasses. She poured each of them a glass and when they had drained it and refilled the glasses she grinned and said, "It doesn't taste as good as you Tes but it satisfies my thirst better."

There was a knock on the door and when Remi answered it a robot stood there. It handed Remi some clothes and left. Remi handed a short dress to Tes, kept one for herself, and placed the pants and shirt for Stan on the shelf.

Remi slipped the dress made of soft material over her head and let it drift down over her body. The black dress was sleeveless and hung loosely to about mid thigh. The one she had handed to Tes was identical and as Tes slipped hers over her head Remi said, "I didn't order any panties for us Tes but I can do so if you want some."

"That's fine Remi I'm too sore down there to wear any, besides I like the breeze on it, it helps cool things of if you know what I mean," Tes replied and winked.

"I know exactly what you mean. I think I'll go to the mess now and get more to drink will you join me?" Remi asked.

"That sounds great. What about Stan?" Tes asked.

"Aww let him sleep. When he wakes up he'll no doubt join us because we didn't leave him much to drink,." Remi laughed as she looked at the nearly empty pitcher of water.

Hand in hand, the two women made their way to the mess where they got another huge pitcher of water to share. Stan awoke shortly after they left and after taking a shower and getting dressed quickly joined them. He got two large pitchers of water, one for himself and one for the pitcher the women had and had emptied again. Later that evening after tearful goodbyes Tes was teleported back to the planet below along with the clothing she had been wearing when first coming on board and the new outfit that had been made for her. The next day the spaceship left its parking orbit around Eros and started its journey toward the first solar system they intended to visit.

During the journey Stan and the crew he had picked to explore any habitable planets with, trained daily in the hanger bay. After two weeks of flight at tremendous speeds they slowed as they entered the solar system of their destination. After checking each of the planets they were disappointed to find that none of them had an atmosphere further exploration was deemed unnecessary. They reported their findings to the control center on Eros and prepared to depart for their next destination. The giant ship reached the edge of the solar system, increased power was fed to the engines and in a flash they were gone toward their next destination.

This solar system looked to have greater promise. The ship was orbiting the second planet out from the sun and it had an atmosphere. It also had water, a lot of water, only a few islands rose above the surface. Stan and Remi decided to explore the largest of these which seen from space appeared to be about twenty miles long and ten miles wide. Stan and the five other crew members which consisted of Alia, Val, Casta, Neal and Rafi boarded one of the six person ships, launched and headed down. They stopped descending when they were about a thousand feet above the ground and scanned for any signs of life again. Only plant life was detected so the ship settled into a clear area. Wearing skinsuits, helmets and portable air tanks the crew gathered samples of the soil and plants and then headed up to the ship once more.

After careful analysis of the samples very little of interest was found so, they left orbit and headed for the next planet. This planet was almost the same distance from the sun and nearly the same size as the one they had just examined but its orbit placed it on the opposite side of the sun from the first planet. The spaceship assumed a parking orbit above the planet and the same crew boarded the smaller space craft. This planet had larger landmasses and the small craft hovered above one of these to scan for signs of life.

None were in evidence so finding an open area the craft set down in the middle. Leaving Val on board the other five dressed in the skinsuits, helmets and their portable air tanks cycled through the decontamination/equalization chamber and went outside. Examining the ground they found that the clearing was some kind of rock. The clearing was surrounded by heavy jungle like growth. Alia after testing the air and deeming that it was breathable and contained nothing harmful to breath announced her findings to Stan. Stan removed his helmet, shut off the air supply from the air tanks and sniffed. Other than the slight unpleasant smell of decaying vegetation the air smelled fine, a little low on oxygen content maybe but otherwise fine. At his okay the rest of the team removed their helmets and air tanks which they placed under the ship. They separated and made their way around the edge of the clearing. As Casta explored his area, he spotted what looked to be a walkway that wound its way into the jungle growth and called it to the attention of the others.

"It looks to planned to be natural. Look at the way they are placed, like they were stepping stones to some destination. Shall we follow them?" He asked.