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Chapter 32: The Invite
Previously…
Later that evening, Lore set his counter for stand-by mode knowing Fenix was fast asleep in his arms. Nuzzling into her hair, he fantasized how one day they'd rule planets. Destruction is needed for new creation. Some things are already falling apart even if no one sees them. That all plays in our favour either way. Fenix adjusted herself in her sleep and was now facing Lore. His cobra yellow eyes scanned her closed shifting ones, and then to her partially open lips. We can destroy everything to creating something great, little Fenix. He leaned in and softly pressed his lips to hers as she slept. Wrapping his arm around her, he closed his eyes as he was about to go into stand-by mode. He instantly began to dream as his eyebrows knit together in a strained fashion.
Lore opened his eyes realizing he was spooning Fenix and her cuddling Data. They were all naked under the white sheets. He momentarily glared at his brother upon waking from stand-by mode but pushed those feelings aside. His movement woke Fenix, she shifted around to snuggle him, "Morning Lore." She smiled as she stretched, her hair and eyes shone brilliantly in the morning sun and illuminated her lovely mocha toned skin, then started to seductively kiss him. Data woke up, he shifted to spoon Fenix and kissed her delicate shoulder, pushed aside her dark long locks and kissed her neck making her moan while she kissed Lore. He noticed Data wore the same ring as him and Fenix. "Good morning my sunset, and... dear brother." His eyes met Lore's with a smile. Data grazed his long fingers up her thigh as she kept kissing Lore, her voice hitching. Data played with her breast. Tweaking her nipple as he nuzzled into her hair and nibbled her earlobe. Lore started massaging her womanhood, making his fingers slick and his manhood harder. Fenix touched his hardened cock and to slowly stroke him. Data slipped his manhood into her as he spooned her, making Fenix break the kiss with Lore as she hissed in pleasure. Her head tilting back as Data bit her neck. Her chest was angled for Lore to have easier access to her heaving breasts. He dipped his head down to hungrily love her nipple with his mouth as he kept massaging her clitoris all the while Data languidly pumped into her.
Lore woke up and blinked his eyes a few times, he looked down to see his erection pitching in his pants, then at Fenix who was already up and eating strawberry shortcake at the counter. Another erotic dream... Another erotic dream when the three of us are lovers and... married this time. Why? What does this mean? Would I honestly share my wife with my own brother? How could I? Even though I must admit... I am curious, more curiouser than before in fact. There's no denying that. However, that is something I can't even accept myself. I can almost hear Q telling me, "If you despise humans so much, then stop acting so much like a judgemental human." What a flamboyant bundle of short sticks. He stood up and put his black sweater on. Shaking his dream off, he walked over to Fenix and hugged her from behind.
"Morning, fire bird." Lore greeted with a kiss on her temple. Fenix smiled with her mouth still full of cake.
"Morning, mandroid." she mumbled with a cheeky smile. Lore nuzzled into her hair and grinned. I love the innocence you still possess. He released himself and ruffled her hair. Fenix piped up, "Hey, I got an idea." He looked at her wanting her to continue. She finished her tea, "Meet me outside in like twenty minutes?" His eyebrows knit together at her vague explanation, "Sure, sure. What's your idea?" She smirked, "You'll find out when we get outside." He rolled his eyes knowing she wasn't going to give him any spoilers.
Once Fenix finished her breakfast, her and Lore were outside. Lore's eyebrows knit together with worry as he asked, "Are you sure, Fenix? Q warned you about using your power. I'm also weary since the last time you used your power... you took three times as long to heal than usual." She nodded, "Yeah, I'm sure. We're back home, and there's no danger here. We're safe and we're not far from the house." Lore sighed in defeat as he let her continue, "I really want to know if I can concentrate my power into precise beams or something. I think it'll be useful instead of blowing everything up." Fenix concluded and looked into his eyes. Lore sighed knowing he wasn't going to win this argument, "Fine. I'll be here to make sure you're okay." She smiled, "Thanks Lore... for always having my back. And I was thinking... This power is pure energy... What if we could harness it and use it for the ship to run on it? Right? Like, then we could make it to Electi Illiusia." He thought momentarily, "It's probable, but for now, just do what you were planning on doing. No point in getting ahead of yourself." She nodded in understanding.
Looking at the dead tree, Fenix lifted her hand and concentrated her energy onto that. Her entire body engulfed in light and stopped. "This isn't working. I can't focus! Damn it!" She cussed in frustration.
"Unsheathe your sword, Fenix. Use it as a guide and as a conductor. It will withstand the energy. The blade is composed of cortenide and duranium and has full tang as you have probably noticed." Lore informed. She smiled and commented, "It's made from the same material as your skull. That's cool, man. I'm basically wielding your head." Lore pinched his bridge with a grin, "In a way... yes." She pulled out her tanto and tried again. This time a bolt of lightning-like power hit the tree with full force. She smiled, swung her sword and aimed at another tree. Success.
She kept hitting all the dead trees with clean precision with a huge grin on her face. The lightning started to take form of a beam at times. Lore watched the display of energy with intrigue which quickly turned into a scowl, seeing that she was starting to look tired and grabbed her blade stopping her.
"Why'd you stop me, Lore?" She looked at him confused.
"You're overdoing it. Your heart-rate has quickened 35.3% and..." He nicked her hand lightly with his own sword, "Your healing abilities have slowed 13.7%" She watched her cut heal slightly slower than usual and understood why he was being stern with her. She looked at Lore with concern, "I'm sorry Lore. I... I didn't realize that I was pushing myself. I didn't mean to make you angry." Lore's eyes softened and embraced her, "I'm not angry, Fenix. Just concerned. I lost you once, I don't want to go through that ever again. Try to put yourself in my position." She thought of how terrible it would be to lose Lore, her eyes welled with tears instantly. "I'm so sorry Lore. I'm sorry for what I put you through." Lore whispered sweet nothings as he reassured her, "It's alright, Fenix. I just… I needed you to know... but I think we should go back inside and get you fed. You need sustenance." Her smile returned and nodded in agreement.
They were back in their dwelling, Fenix was fed and happy as she lounged on one of the couches. Lore was working on creating new pills for Fenix since both were used during the Borg incident. He sighed and tapped his chin for a moment as he thought. His eyes widened.
"Fenix, I'll need some of your blood. I'm just making more of those pills for you." Lore stated. She hopped off the couch and took a seat next to him at the work desk. Pulling her sweater up to reveal her arm, Lore readied the needle. He tied a tourniquet on her upper arm and pushed the needle in her vein. She held the needle stead as Lore collected a vial of her blood. Once he was finished, she took the needle out of her arm and it healed immediately. Like before, he created the miniature pills and stuck two onto Fenix's molars. Except this time, he decided to attach two to his own as well and grabbed a mirror. Fenix wondered for a moment, "Hey Lore, I thought I still one of them..." He finished lodging the last one in and replied, "I used the first one on you after the Borg incident."
"Oh..." Fenix nodded and leaned her cheek on her one hand. Silence fell between them momentarily. Lore added, "You were dead by the time I got us back onto the Enterprise. I used the first pill in hopes to get you to come back..." She stayed silent knowing this was still a difficult topic for him to discuss.
"The second one was after we got you cleaned up at sick-bay." Lore broke the silence as he fidgeted with a few extra pills he created for her.
"I remember that one, I woke up and I felt like I really needed food or something. I thought I was gonna end up taking a bite out of Beverly's arm or something!" Fenix recalled with a chuckle trying to lighten the mood even just a little. Lore faintly smirked but stayed silent. Fenix realized he was trying to not be stuck in the past of when she had momentarily died. "When you were taking us back to the Enterprise, it was really cold and I couldn't breathe after the RCE disappeared. I began to panic but then… for what seemed like an eternity, it felt…" Fenix sighed and closed her eyes, "...it felt really good." Lore's eyes widened in curiosity but let her continue. "I felt like I was part of the cosmos. I was nowhere and everywhere at the same time. I felt connected to everything and nothing… like I was part of something bigger... I think I even saw Electi Illiusia… It was like the best high I've ever experienced, Lore." She finished almost trance-like remembering how good it felt in that moment. It felt incredible… even better than Celestial Snow… If I wasn't with Lore, I'd want to try dying again and again just to feel that again. But I can't… I can't do that to him.
"Death and dying are central events for organics, but neurobiological changes during this process are still rarely understood." Lore began as he dug through his files, "Extracellular levels of serotonin... Serotonin levels increased threefold when dying, while the EEG recorded simultaneously went down to a zero-line of no activity." He stopped for a moment as his eyes shifted from side to side and concluded, "This could be caused by the neuroprotective activity of brain serotonergic system, which subjectively makes dying easier due to the mood enhancing function of this neurotransmitter. Except for you… your EEG did go down but it slowly began to elevate by the time I got you on the ship. Your body was ice cold, I couldn't heart your heart, you weren't breathing but I sensed the EEG was still present."Fenix tilted her head as he explained. "When I gave you the pill, your EEG shot up instantly." Lore finished as he stared at Fenix. Even though you've told me that you're practically invincible, it was the first time you've tapped into the RCE power… I wasn't sure if you were going to come back.
"After that initial 'high' I felt stuck… I felt like I was in between awake and asleep, I couldn't move… kinda like sleep paralysis." Silence fell between them again. Lore's expression hardened remembering the events of her momentary death vividly. What he wasn't aware of was what it was like for her. He always wondered what it was like to die for an organic. Knowing he was able to bring her back brought him some peace knowing she was stuck in the in-between.
"When you say you were stuck, you must've been in-between… between the living and the dead. That's probably when your serotonin levels began returning to normal and your EEG began to slowly elevate." Lore hypothesized and put the pills in a small vial. Pocketing the small vial, he looked to Fenix who seemed deep in thought.
"I honestly wasn't sure if you were going to survive that ordeal." Lore's confession broke Fenix's thoughts and met his yellow eyes full of worry. "Fenix… I know you've told me you'll never die but that incident was the first time you've used the dormant RCE. As powerful and incredible it is, it's also your weakness. It leaves you vulnerable to death." Lore paused for a moment as his eyes flickered to her lips, "I don't want him coming around you ever again." He grasped her arm and pulled her into him. His lips melding with hers as he kissed her in heated passion. He broke the kiss for a moment, "I need to feel your fire. Burn me, Fenix... Turn me to ashes..." She kissed him with just as much passion and could tell what was going to happen as her body ached in anticipation. Pulling her body close to his. She instinctively wrapped her legs around him, he stood up and walked to the couch. He kept kissing her as he seamlessly undressed her with skill. She leaned her back against the couch completely naked and watched him slide his black sweater off. He proceeded to unbuckle his belt and pants tantalizingly. He stood at the edge of the couch, his erection full and proud. He smirked when he saw Fenix unintentionally and hungrily looked at his body with pink tinted cheeks. He kissed her calf and moved up her inner thigh until he reached his desired spot. Slowly, he licked her slick folds. Burn me to remind me that you're here with me… She instinctively raised her hips for closer contact with his mouth on her womanhood. She mewled as she played with her nipples then slid her hands down to play with his dark hair.He kissed her nether lips one last time, her slick arousal stuck to his lips he licked it off clean, enjoying the taste.
Fenix threw herself into his arms as she devoured his intoxicating lips. With her strength, she shifted Lore and herself so he was sitting on the couch and she was straddling him. Lore smiled into his kisses as he let her take the lead for once. Moving her hips teasingly, she ground her slippery womanhood against his throbbing, hardened shaft. She whimpered in pleasure as Lore's eyes fluttered shut as he moaned. Slowly descending herself, he felt his member becoming engulfed in her hot slippery sheathe. Hissing at the sensation, he gripped her hips and pushed her down onto him deeper. Composing herself, Fenix began to slowly move her hips and roll her body. Lore's eyes widened seeing her moving in ways he enjoyed. With his hands on her hips, he guided her so she felt more pleasure with him. Eventually, their movements began to quicken as their climax began to build. Her muscles clamping down on his throbbing cock while her voiced hitched and called out for Lore. He burst into her with a feral groan as Fenix slumped on him as she tried to catch her breath. Adjusting her, he touched his forehead to hers as he whispered, "Thank you… Fenix. I needed that." and captured her lips.
Fenix looked at Lore with a smile then she playfully bit his shoulder. He nuzzled into her chest wrapping his long arms around her. Fenix began, "I was thinking... the crystal entity doesn't attack androids. That's what I've come up with. Say... there was still some sort of oasis or something left behind on Electi Illiusia, even if there wasn't, don't you think there would be some androids left behind?" Lore turned his head and looked at her as he answered, "That is very possible... if Q was right and their technology is more advanced than we can imagine, I think the androids would be much more sophisticated and thus would be more resilient than Soong-type androids." Fenix nestled into his embrace and asked, "If you were left behind on a planet that you loved and then was destroyed... along with your biological mate, what would you do?" He shifted to position himself on top of her playfully startling her. With intense eyes and replied, "I would try to resurrect her in some way and together rebuild the planet to surpass its former glory." Lore kissed her passionately. His kisses intensified as her mewls became louder and skin became hotter. They were interrupted by the computer. The Enterprise was hailing them, she wrapped herself in one of the fluffy throws, ran to the computer to open the frequency and greeted, "Hey Data!"
"Hello Fenix..." Data quirked an eyebrow, "...you are naked under that furry throw."
"Yeah..." Fenix grinned at her own chagrin. Data blinked a few times and continued, "We are orbiting Omicron Theta and I was hoping you and Lore would board the Enterprise." Data inquired. She smiled and answered, "We would totally be up for it! Lore, let's get our stuff and get going!" In the background, Lore stood up, completely naked and looked for his pants, Data blinked a few times looking puzzled momentarily before he concluded, "Perfect, I will see the both of you shortly. Data out." The pair scrambled to put on their clothes and grab their minimal necessities.
Lore and Fenix boarded the Enterprise, Data patiently waited for them in the shuttle bay. Fenix ran out of the shuttle with a big smile as Data lifted his arms in anticipation of a hug. She lunged into Data's arms as she greeted him. Lore didn't look too pleased but he was glad to see his brother. Data released her and hugged Lore. Geordi, and Deanna joined in to greet them. Deanna noticed something was different with Fenix and she quirked a perfectly groomed eyebrow. Seeing Fenix and feeling her vibrant energy, she needed some cheering up after Tasha's passing from about a month ago. Deanna began, "Data, I know you just reunited with your family, but I was wondering if I could steal Fenix away for a while." He tilted his head in confusion, "I suppose it is alright..." Lore scowled at Deanna and Fenix chided, "Lore, can you please stop giving her that 'What the fuck?' look, it's alright." He sighed as he rolled his eyes and said, "At least give me a kiss before you go running off." He leaned down and waited for her to kiss him as she stood on her toes to kiss him. She mischievously smiled as she skipped away with Deanna. Geordi asked, "What the heck was that all about? I can never understand women..." Data added, "I am still trying to understand humans let alone human females who differ quite extensively from human males." Lore tilted his head and commented, "Just understand that it's impossible to understand them. Hell, I remember Fenix saying even she can't understand women." he chuckled, with Geordi joining in and Data doing his laugh.
The women walked to the spa with a huge grin on their faces. "I didn't know you guys had a spa... this is dope! Thanks for inviting me for your spa day. You're totally the best female friend I've ever had." Fenix exclaimed. Deanna answered with a lovely smile, "Well, I'm glad that you feel that way, Fenix. You have a way of making things more enjoyable. So, any improvement for you since our last session?" Fenix smiled and whispered, "Yup. Success!" Deanna's eyes widened and asked, "Wait, wait... details!" Fenix grinned and said, "I will, but first, let's get our hair did, our face masks on and I'll tell you all about it."
Deanna and Fenix laid down relaxing into their seats as Fenix squealed, "So, Lore and I... we did it, you know? We made love Deanna!" Deanna looked to Fenix with a huge smile and congratulated, "I'm so happy for you! That's wonderful to hear! Tell me... how was it?" Fenix deviously chuckled and slyly spoke in a story-telling fashion, "It was absolute magic. We were sparring like usual during golden hour on the dusty, rough grounds of Omicron Theta. We were both feeling really good, it felt right... so I jumped on him and we started kissing... one thing led to another. Oh my god, Deanna... it was insane! We're both strong, right? So, I had my legs wrapped around him and he was standing... That's how it went. I swear, Lore is heaven sent!" Deanna blushed her mouth agape with a dumbfounded grin and replied, "That sounds really... sexy and... sensual." Fenix agreed, "It was so damn hot... Oh man, it was intense, very intimate and beautiful. Oh, hey Deanna, did you know? Lore tweaked his pleasure programming to cater to my desires? That's totally how he says it, too." and giggled. Deanna's eye widened and her mouth agape as Fenix continued, "I think you can guess what that means... He knows exactly how to touch me." She smiled with her tongue between her teeth.
"Incredible... And he doesn't get tired either." Now if all men had that kind of stamina… well… I'd want them to get tired so I can do other things too, but… a girl can dream.Deanna grinned at her own thoughts. "Exactly. And I have like crazy stamina and strength so I'm very thankful to Dr. Noonian Soong that he created Lore with all the right bits and all the right programming. He's all that and a bag of chips, baby!" Deanna burst out laughing upon hearing her unique lingo. The hairstylist asked Fenix, "How would you like your hair cut?" Fenix grinned and pulled out a pictures of Nikki Sixx and Joan Jett, "I want the 80's rocker mullet." Deanna looked and her eyes widened, "That would really suit you." Fenix added, "Lore's gonna lose his shit. Imagine the confusion on his face!" Deanna giggled.
Meanwhile Data, Lore and Geordi were in the engine room talking about the power core and maintenance. Lore listened intently as he observed trying to learn anything that could be useful for their very ambitious adventure. Deanna and Fenix walked in and joined the men. Lore scrutinized the length of her hair and the smokey eye makeup. I wasn't expecting this at all... I can't believe she cut her hair and didn't get me to do it this time... At least it's still long in the back. Reminds me of Nikki Sixx… It suits her. Fenix looked to Data and asked, "Hey Data, whenever you have time, can Lore and I talk to you in private?" He answered, "Yes, I am actually available right now, would the two of you like to join me in my quarters?" She smiled and said, "Let's go." She looked to Lore, he understood it was time to ask him.
Data, Lore and Fenix sat in Data's quarters. Fenix inhaled and began, "Data, what if I told you that I know the coordinates to Electi Illiusia and we were hoping you'd join us on our journey." Data's eyes widened, "I would resign Starfleet this instant to join the two of you. However, I remember you informing us that the entire Semita Cealeste system was destroyed." She replied, "Do you remember the day the power core incident happened on this ship and my hyper-regeneration secret got out?" He nodded then she continued, "Q was there and he said something about how strange it was that the crystalline entity left a patch of untouched land on Omicron Theta. It's possible that a small part of Electi Illiusia remained intact. It can't be just coincidence that I recovered the coordinates after coming into contact with the crystal..." Data nodded his head as he sifted through her words.
"Lore thinks is probable. But I don't want you to do anything you might regret. I know being part of Starfleet is important to you." Fenix added. Data looked to her and Lore then answered, "So is my family. I have already come to a decision, dear sister." He went pulled out the artefact from his desk and handed it to her. It was a thin marble looking slate with unrecognizable, yet elegant inscriptions written on it. Fenix took it and observed as she touched the stone, "I... I know what this is. They're a list of light and... twilight... spells... I can... read it. There's a name on the corner... Fa... lor... ay. Faloray." Data and Lore simultaneously echoed, "Magic?" She looked up them, "Yeah. Magic." Data commented, "But magic does not follow or fit science. Unless, magic is a type of science we do not comprehend yet." Lore thought and concluded, "Q said that the Electi Illiusians were revered, feared and magical. Its possible Q meant it quite literally when he said they were magical." Fenix gently ran her fingers over the words and mumbled, "I guess we'll just have to find out."