The following morning, the vixens awoke to find Falco and Lucy already awake and eating. Smelling lingering pheremones from the previous night's fun, they walked through a doorway that led to the temple's bath.
"Do you think Falco smelled what we did?" Fara asked.
"He probably only has a vague idea." Fox replied, "For all he knows, Krystal and I had fun somewhere while you went somewhere else for some private fun. Not that Krystal and I could have to much fun."
"I'm still a little envious of you." Krystal told Fox, "I hope you don't mind if I borrow Fara later on to practice for our honeymoon."
"Please don't mind." Fara thought, aware Fox and Krystal can easily hear her thoughts at that distance in that temple.
"Get all the practice you need." Fox told Krystal, "Just don't let Falco find out."
The trio scrubbed their fur with soap left there for them.
"I've been wondering." Fara told Krystal as she looked through the doorway to check and see if Falco was eavesdropping, "Can you explain this relationship thing with the 'third'?"
"It's fairly simple." Krystal explained, sensing around to make sure Falco wasn't within hearing distance, "Sometimes, one or both partners want some practice before they consummate. Sometimes, they simply desire an addition to their relationship. Sometimes it's very temporary and sometimes it's quite permanent, depending on if they agreed to a short relationship or one or more parties back out. In any case, we participated in a Cerinian tradition that dates back millennia."
Fara understood, or at least she hoped she did. She had to admit there was something exciting about being pleased by the leader of such a legendary team. It was certainly something she dreamed of ever since her teenage years, though there were fewer Y chromosomes than she had expected all those years ago.
They soon finished bathing and dried off. Fox then activated her suit before they put on their robes and headed for the first room.
"So, what's the plan today?" Falco asked.
"Meditation, mostly." Fox answered, "Unless there's another power up even deeper inside this temple."
After the vixens ate breakfast, the group sat down and meditated again. For hours, the group meditated. Krystal's ability increased so much, she swore she could sense the hawk. She also had a very good idea of what was on everyone's mind.
Falco and Lucy still did not suspect a thing about the fun Fox and Fara had the previous night. Instead, Falco focused on how great it would be to have this freaky power, to know what the enemy was planning before they could enact said plan. Lucy seemed to have inadvertently smelled their pheremones earlier and was confused as to why she felt so needy and frustrated. Fara and Fox were trying their best to empty their minds, though Fox was naturally more successful thanks to having more practice. Fara's mind kept going back to the previous night.
Hours passed and it was time for lunch. After a quick meal, Falco had a suggestion.
"Why don't we explore more of this place?" he asked, "Meditation is fun and all, but I can only handle so much before I go insane."
"I'm fine with that." Fox told him, "I swear I could sense something deeper in this temple. It's similar to the Krazoa power-ups, but with a different signature."
"I'm curious as to what else this temple has to offer." Krystal said.
"I guess the 'ayes' have the majority." Fara told Falco. Together, the group followed the path they walked before, walking past the blue hawk that only offered the vixens a knowing smirk. Before long, they reached the room with the statue that gave Fox the second powerup. They walked behind the statue and found a door that opened automatically.
The group walked down a passageway that snaked its way deep underground. The walls deeper in the temple seemed to have been built out of a different material, possibly from having been built at a different time. Eventually, the reached a room with carvings of figures holding staffs in different positions.
"I'm guessing this was some sort of training room?" Falco suggested as Fox scanned the words that accompanied the carved figures and translated most of the text.
"You seemed to have guessed right." Fox explained, "Some of these poses are for standard melee combat. Others seem to be ways to properly use the staffs' various other abilities."
The group looked at the carvings until they found a carving of a male and female using their staffs for a more personal purpose. While Falco, Fara, and Lucy were shocked, Krystal almost expected it and Fox was only surprised they bothered to carve it.
"I guess when you're tired of someone throwing your magazines away..." Falco offered as an explanation as the group continued through the other doorway. Eventually, they reached a room that didn't seem to have any other exit. Inside was a bird statue holding a powerup and a few others holding maps of different planets. Soon, Fox touched the powerup and absorbed it into her suit.
The suit morphed slightly, the hood gaining a pair of eye-like markings on the side and a small beak on the mask. The fabric of the suit also gained markings that looked like feathers. Finally, a few options were added to her suit's menu, which Fox mentally accessed. There was an option to download and view maps as well as create maps on the fly. There was also an option Fox decided was best saved for a very private moment.
"So, what does your suit do now?" Falco asked, curious.
"I got a few new options in the menu." Fox replied, "That and I guess my suit looks different now?"
While the group left to return to the first chamber, Fox mentally went through the new menu options. The naughtier option might be... interesting with her belt still locked on. Beyond that, the other new options didn't appear to be translated and Fox didn't feel like checking them out just yet.
As they continued on their journey, the group couldn't help but feel like they were being watched. Fox and Krystal felt like they were surrounded by unknown entities, but couldn't make out what these entities were or what they intended to do. Fox in particular felt targeted by whatever these beings were. Perhaps it was because she took the power up?
"Anyone else feel like we're being watched?" Falco asked.
"This was a mistake." Lucy said, trying to control her growing dread.
"Just stay calm and stick together." Fox told them, "We're easier prey when separated."
Before they could react, Fox staggered as it felt like an invisible punched her in the face. Falco turned to see what had happened and was kicked in his gut by an invisible foot. Krystal managed to sense an attack in time and dodge, but both Lucy and Fara were punched in the gut.
Fox's suit generated a staff and Fox tried sensing around for an attacker. When one was about to strike, Fox quickly swung her staff. The unknown attacker retreated to a safe distance as Fox sensed around for her next target. Fox sensed someone about to attack Falco again and hit the attacker with her staff. After Fox hit a third attacker, all of the mysterious beings retreated.
"They're gone for now." Krystal told the group, "Let's hurry."
"They seem vulnerable to our staffs." Fox told the group as they hurried.
The group quickly made their way to the chamber with the hawk when the temple began to shake.
"What's happening?" Fara asked.
"They're mad." the hawk explained, "Beings that died attacking the ancients. They cursed the temple centuries ago, but were supposed to be long gone after this crystal was installed."
As the unknown beings flooded into the chamber, the crystal glowed brightly as it tried to repulse the attackers. The hawk screamed in pain as the energy surged through her body. Warriors ran into the chamber to fight off the beings, but the crystal was soon overwhelmed. The crystal exploded, releasing a burst of energy that weakened the beings as it forced them back to the deepest parts of the temple.
"They're gone." Krystal told the group. She then watched as the weakened blue hawk walked over to Fox.
"I can feel the changes." the hawk told Fox, "The energy changed me. I... I can't die here. I can't be trapped with them."
The hawk placed her hand on Fox's chest, dematerialized, and got quickly absorbed into Fox's suit.
"I hope you don't mind." she told Fox, "It's been years since I've been outside."
"We should leave." a warrior told the group, "We'll return with a larger force to retake the temple."
The warriors escorted the group out of the temple. On the return trip to the village, they could hear warriors fighting off mystery beasts. Shortly before midnight, they finally reached the village. Falco and Lucy were escorted to the village temple while the vixens returned to Krystal's home.
"What the heck were those things back there?" Fara asked Krystal after finally lowering her guard.
"The hawk explained it better than I ever could." Krystal replied, "They are essentially ghosts of beings that died trying to kill the ancients."
"Speaking of the hawk, what happened to her?" Fara asked.
"She got absorbed into my suit." Fox answered, "I think it had something to do with that energy making the crystal explode."
"So what is this 'naughty' option?" Krystal asked Fox, "Don't be surprised. The temple enhanced by abilities so much, it was almost impossible for me not to sense."
"It's... stimulation." Fox told her, "I think it's for when the wearer is alone for an extended period of time. I'm not sure what it would do while I'm still locked up."
"Why don't we find out?" Fara suggested, "Just turn it off if you don't like it."
Fox sat down on the bed and mentally went through the options until she found the one she was looking for. She turned it on to a low setting and immediately felt a sensation between her legs. She increased the setting and the sensation grew stronger. After a few minutes, she was ready to finish. Fox turned the setting to maximum and immediately realized what her problem was.
With her chastity belt still locked on, the most the suit would do was tease her. Fox kept it at the maximum setting for a half hour in an attempt to find relief she realized wouldn't come. Frustrated, Fox wanted to turn the setting off.
"Let me help." the blue hawk told Fox as she explored the suit's settings. Eventually, she found a way to alter settings in a way impossible for Fox. Fox felt something slip underneath her chastity belt and slide its way into her womanhood. The sensation grew stronger and stronger until Fox had achieved climax. Krystal said nothing, but smiled knowingly.
"Let's just get some sleep." Fox suggested as she took off her robe and deactivated her suit. Krystal and Fara also undressed. As Fara was about to crawl into bed, she sensed Krystal momentarily eyeing her hungrily.
"Do you want a turn?" Fara asked as she sat down and opened her legs.
"I do." Krystal said as she got on her knees and started pleasing Fara. She sensed how Fara was feeling and adjusted her tongue movements accordingly. Fara held Krystal's head in place with her hand and moaned softly, not wanting the rest of the village to hear. As the pleasure grew, Fara's grip in Krystal's head tightened. Before long, she had climaxed. Krystal cleaned Fara with her tongue and everyone climbed into bed and fell asleep. Krystal slept in the middle and held her lovers tight.
That night, Fara and Krystal shared a dream. They dreamt they and Fox were standing naked in a temple chamber. They weren't even wearing their chastity belts. The sole light source was a glowing crystal and the only exit led to a pitch black hallway. A deep growl could be heard coming from the darkness and the air was filled with a thick sense of dread.
Krystal stood in front of the others, wielding her staff and ready to defend them from the unseen threat. Fox and Fara were close behind her, holding their staffs to aid Krystal should they be attacked. The growling came closer and closer until the unseen fiend lunged from the darkness and...
The pair woke up simultaneously. They looked around, relieved to be in Krystal's home instead of that temple.
"Did you dream we were attacked in that temple too?" Fara asked. Krystal silently nodded, waiting for her nerves to calm.
"I am not going in that place again." Fara told Krystal.
"We should at least help them install new crystals." Krystal told her, "If those angry spirit... things manage to get out of that temple, the village is in trouble. It's entirely possible they could find a way off of Cerinia and follow us back to the Lylat System. And there are plenty of dead Andronians to recruit from."
"I'm not going any deeper than the new crystals." Fara told her, "And as soon as they're installed, I am leaving."
"I have no objections to that plan." Krystal told her as they fell asleep again.
This time, Krystal found herself in Panther's house. She left a room where Fox and Fara were about to make love and walked down the hall. In another room, she found Falco in a room with Katt and Panther. They were all naked and Falco and Katt had on a heavy amount of make-up.
"Is our princess ready?" Panther asked. Falco nodded, got on his knees, and opened his mouth. Katt got on her knees behind him and grabbed his manhood.
"She's ready and eager." Katt told the other feline. Before they could start, Krystal closed the door.
Fox, meanwhile, dreamt she was back aboard the Great Fox.
"So this is your metal home." the blue hawk told her, "A little cramped, but it must be nice being able to fly it anywhere you want."
"It can get expensive, though." Fox explained, "We had Rob programmed to do most of the maintainance, but we still need parts."
"I'm sure you need a lot of things." the blue hawk told her, "Maybe some of those things a mere machine can't provide."
"Aren't you supposed to be dead or something?" Fox asked.
"My body was destroyed, but my spirit found a new home." the blue hawk explained, "I can access the suit as well as see, hear, and even feel what you see, hear, and feel. And I look forward to your honeymoon."
The blue hawk walked closer to Fox.
"We should find a way to bind my soul to your bird friend's body." she told Fox, "I've always wanted to explore a male's body."
Fox woke up from what was becoming an annoying dream. She sensed around her body and, unfortunately, confirmed the blue hawk's soul really was bound to Fox's body. Fox went back to sleep, wishing there was a way to free the blue hawk's soul from her body.
Back in the village temple, a warrior explained to the priestess what had happened.
"We need another crystal as soon as possible." the priestess told the warrior, "Get that temple under control and install another crystal. We can't lose that temple to those things."
"Yes priestess."
As soon as the warrior left, the priestess turned her attention to Falco and Lucy.
"Sorry about that." she told them, "I guess those spirits awakened when you guys explored too deep into the temple. We'll get that temple nice and purged of those things."
The priestess watched as Falco and Lucy undressed for bed.
"So, are you guys... uncomfortable with our sleeping customs?" the priestess asked the pair.
"Not as much as I was a few nights ago." Falco answered honestly as he and Lucy watched the priestess undress.
"Yeah, Katt would definitely be into it." Falco thought to himself, "She and her friends loved talking about 'harems'."
"I sense some eagerness from you two." the priestess told the pair, "The bird desires someone new and the bunny desires a first lover. Perhaps I can be of assistance?"
"Priestess?" Lucy asked as the priestess approached them seductively.
"Can I offer either of you any relief?" the priestess asked. Lucy blushed heavily and reluctantly declined. Falco, on the other hand, seriously considered her offer. Katt would have found it a turn on and, if things between he and Katt really went downhill, he'd probably have a nice planet to hide on.
"I'm in." Falco replied, much to the shock of Lucy and the joy of the priestess.
"Sit on the bed." she ordered. Falco complied. The priestess then got on her knees and spread Falco's legs.
For a moment, she eyed her prize and took in the odor. She gave it a lick, causing it to stiffen. A few more teasing licks and it was hard enough.
Lucy watched reluctantly as the priestess began taking the limb into her mouth. The priestess took more and more of the limb into her mouth until it was touching the back of her throat. She found a good rhythm of sliding her mouth on and off the limb until Falco was on the verge of release. A few seconds later, she swallowed Falco's seed.
Falco lied down on the bed, spent.
"Are you sure I can't offer you any relief?" the priestess asked Lucy. Lucy immediately shook her head.
"So you have taken a vow of chastity too." the priestess sighed, "Is this common in your system?"
After a few moments of awkward silence, the priestess spoke again.
"I shouldn't complain." she told herself, "I got a taste of the bird. I wonder how much he desires the taste of Cerinian females or if I should just cut to the chase and have him provide me with an heir."
By now, Falco was already snoring. The priestess admired his sleeping body, wishing she had a mate all these years. He was already taken, but perhaps his mate was as... open and tolerant as he believed and feared.