Chapter 10

There were some amused looks and many of speculation at the breakfast table.

The three who slept alone had a pretty good idea of what the rest got up to the night before. Quite a few were surprised by the way, that Kola, Quean and Tale were behaving. When Tale kissed Quean before she sat in Kola’s lap and Quean placed her hand on Tale’s leg, it became apparent that the three of them had been together.

While some had speculated if Tale and Kola would get together, the fact that the good doctor must have been with them was a surprise. None could argue with the happy and very satisfied looks on their faces as the three of them glowed.

The good Captain had also had an interesting night. Darla screwing him senseless before breakfast had certainly added to his happy mood. He knew that his good wife had enjoyed impaling him with her new cock just as much this morning as she had the night before.

They were both surprised to learn that he was multi-orgasmic in female form. Darla sucking on his tits during sex was a real turn-on for him. If it weren’t for the fact they had so much to do today, he would have kept her in bed so she could fuck him again. He was now looking forward to their trip to Tres Estrellas.

Surprisingly, the couple who hadn’t experimented with gender changing was Dusty and James. They were perfectly happy, just the way things were between them. They both knew at some time they would investigate their new abilities but neither had felt the need the night before.

The three singles wondered where they fit into the new relationships. While each had their own hopes, they all knew now wasn’t the time to pursue them. They all thought that they might get some relief from each other while they waited for an opportunity to join the couple they desired.

It was something to think about anyway.

Over breakfast, they mapped out the day ahead.

While Chris was in charge of the ship and his crew, Dusty was in charge of the Enforcers and the overall mission. Pat was an interesting case as she was part of both teams. Dusty and Chris retired to the ready room to work out the logistics.

“Chris, while we are in travel mode, you set the rosters and can include us Enforcers as part of the crew. The Andrews, James and I have all been trained in basic ship maintenance and space navigation, and we can all pilot a standard ship.”

“James and I have also done some training on ship defences, so if we are attacked, we can assist Beanie and the flight crew. If we are boarded, my team, including Pat, will take care of the intruders unless we are still engaged in a space battle.”

“We may need to come up with some scenarios and run some drills to see the best way to respond as a single team. Both of the teams need to work together and train together.”

“That sounds reasonable to me. I was told that you have mission control, and I hope we can work together to complete the mission and come home safely. Major Carmichael told me to trust your instincts.”

“I wasn’t aware that you and James had been practising magic for a couple of years, but your amazing record of successes makes sense now. Having three High Mages who all have experience using magic in our team can only be a good thing.”

“I realise the rest of us will be of little use in the magical department until we learn some of what we can do, so we will be relying on you three to pull us out of the shit if things get hairy.”

Dusty grinned, “Apparently, pulling my team out of the shit is one of the things I’ve had experience at. I can communicate with James telepathically. I can send instructions to Bindy and Aaron, too.”

“I’m hoping that now they have magical items that, they will be able to respond in kind. We will also have to practice it with the rest of the crew. Being able to communicate this way with my team has saved us a lot of time and our lives.”

“The fact that instructions are not lost in the telling is critical. You and I should probably also work on this method of communication. You, having Lore, Nature, and Energy should help as I suspect your Nature skills are more people inclined.”

“I understand that you have good tactical skills, so I have every intention of picking your brain and coordinating mission objectives with you. As far as I’m concerned, we are one team.”

“While you have the job of keeping this boat in space, my job is to determine which area of space we need to be in. The fact this ship is atmosphere rated should make us working as one team easier to achieve.”

Chris nodded. He had a feeling that working with Dusty was going to be an enjoyable experience. He liked his superiors to be decisive and straight with him. While he knew that she had the ultimate say, he suspected that she had no intention of putting the team or the ship in unreasonable danger.

His briefing when he had been selected for this mission had been a little vague. He knew that he had been drafted into a Special Forces Space Policing team, but his duties other than as the ship’s Captain had been left unstated.

He knew UNSEC’s laws, so he guessed that he was now a Police Officer for UNSEC. He had no issue with this, so he stopped worrying about it, as he was sure Dusty would let him know what she wanted him to do.

They discussed what else needed to be done this morning and then went to organise the team.

It didn’t take long for the rest of the team to work out who was in charge.

They all pulled together and got the rest of the stores loaded as they turned up.

Beanie found one of Sean’s cubes in his Armoury. It was labelled - ‘The Bad-arse Shit’. He chuckled as he looked in it. He had found a pad that listed his stores attached to the side of the door.