Open World

by BioQuill

Imagine a reality built to be infinite. Built to be explored and built to be dropped in from your home reality and Izikaied into a reality where all you know to be fiction is reality. This is a reality built for everyone to explore and adventure within. Explore, Adventure, Live.

4. Chapter 4: Truths and Happiness

I awoke to the soft feeling of Abby and our third member, the sexy avian medic lady. It was… different. I mean she's human shaped and her… breasts are real but still, it felt good but different. Marianne was able to wrap us both around in her wing arms embrace.

"This is nice." I muttered in pure joy.

With still six days away from the next classes Abby, Marianne and I got up and got dressed. "That was definitely fun. I'm glad Abby wasn't lying when she talked about you." Marianne said as she got her top and shorts on.

"I told you." Abby said with a smile.

"Glad I didn't disappoint." I said honestly. "But...what did Abby say about me?"

"That you're a fast learner, have good endurance and aren't shy to… feel around~" She laughed. "And you definitely felt around me~"

I blushed but didn't argue. Her feathers were… different than what I was expecting. The ones along her body were small, soft yet durable and didn't pull out thankfully. Save for her arms. Those were longer and larger compared to the rest of her body

"So, Marianne, you gonna stick around or we gonna part ways?" Abby asked.

I… didn't know how to feel about that. I mean, yeah a one time thing is alright but… maybe I'm just clingy?

"Huh… not sure. From what I saw of you in the fights you have a good heart and are a kind person. The sex was good too, always a nice bonus…" She seemed to be mulling the idea over.

"I don't want to force you into it…" I said, wanting to at least be a good person about this and not act clingy.

"Tell you what, I'll stick around for the week until the next classes start, we go on some dates and if I like you enough, I'll stick around." Marianne said.

"Seems fair." Abby said. "Plus, the group could use a medic."

"Wait, you don't have a medic or healer?" Marianne asked.

"I'm still new to this world so…" I started sheepishly.

"Heh, well now I almost feel obligated to join you guys either as a team member, mate or both."

"You train to be a healer?" Abby asked.

"Yeah. My parents are both doctors and Adventure Healers so, kinda the family business. Aside from spells and the medic gun I know most all pharmaceutical drugs by heart and the majority of healing potions." Marianne explained. "Basically was taught it from the day I hatched."

"Sounds about right." I nodded. "But thank you Marianne...uh, how are you with dogs?"

"Good, why?" She asked.

"His familiar is a dog. I have allergies and take some pills to help." Abby said.

"I can actually make a potion that can help with that and it lasts for a week over a day." She stated.

"Wait really? Then let's build you a doctor's office." Abby said, she and Marianne walking out of my… our room? This is gonna be a little confusing… also I'm gonna need a bigger bed.

"I'm gonna need to go shopping for a bed...and a whole lot of sheets, blankets and a lot of other things incase we need to burn it…" I muttered.

At breakfast, DJ, Cassidy and John all met Marianne and talk about her being the team healer got everyone in a good mood. Having Sebastian as our group Butler was… different but he got his jobs done.

Our first task for today was setting up Marianne's doctor room and thanks to Sebastian we had enough materials to build it.

While that was being built we got to talking, get to know each other more.

"So, got any hobbies?" I asked, starting off with a simple enough question.

"Alchemy, but that's a little bit of potion work honestly. I also collect old glass jars and bottles. I love karaoke despite being as tone deaf as a broken car engine, and I will go out of my way to find and enjoy olive Pitts." She listed.

"Olive Pitts?" Abby asked.

"Yeah, by biology let's me digest seed Pitts better than other avian races and olive Pitts, at least to me, taste the best and are good for my beak."

"Sounds about right." I nodded. "And trust me, I am also as tone deaf as a broken car engine."

She laughed at that. "Alright then, what about you? What are your hobbies?" She asked us.

"Sex mostly." Abby said.

"My hobbies...well I'm gonna get a whole lot more, but right now it's just playing video games and collecting them." I shrugged. "Gonna need to start...all over again which sucks balls…"

"I can't even imagine starting over from scratch." She said, shaking her head. "What about favorite foods?"

"Tacos, Popcorn and yogurt." Abby listed.

"Pizza, Apples, and Taco's." I listed as well.

"Lasagna, mushroom pizza, and olive Pitts." Marianne stated. "I guess cheese too given both Pizza and Lasagna both use a lot of it. So, what about goals? Any particular goals at the moment?"

"Well, I'd like to grow this group, help David enjoy life and find love with me, and others who might wanna join in." Abby said. I blushed at that.

"And uh…" I gulped. "I'm here to just...figure out what I want to do with my new life with new friends, family, and a cute pupper." I said as I picked up DJ who was just walking by and giving her some well deserved pets.

"Heh, trying to figure yourself out then? I can understand that. I interned at a hospital a while back that helped Isekai adjust to their new reality. Not… all of them take the news so well… those that recover well though often try and find a place of a purpose. Rediscover themselves for a second or even the first time."

"Well...at least I'll have a professional on hand if I ever start feeling down right?" I pointed out.

She chuckled. "A minors in Psychology but better than nothing."

"So how long have you been studying medicine?" Abby asked.

"Four thousand and sixty years." Marianne informed.

"Have you ever had to shout at a person 'damn it man I'm a Doctor not a Doctor'?" I asked

She laughed. "No, but I get the refrance. Star Trek, right?"

"Yep, one of the longest running jokes in the series." I said honestly. "Although it might also have been from Doctor Who all things considered, haven't really watched it more than random clips on Youtube."

"So, ever date before now?" Abby asked.

"Well… no, actually. A few one night flings to relieve stress but nothing emotional before." Marianne said. "This will be pretty new to me."

"Why's that?" I inquired. "You look like someone who'd have a whole lot of people trying to date you all things considered, from your beauty, to your smarts to many other things."

"Heh, I never dated because of my studies. Being a doctor for any hospital these days is hard enough. To be both a doctor and an Adventure Healer, it's a lot more work and knowledge you have to know and you basically never stop studying." She explained.

"Sounds about right. "I nodded.

Nodding, Marianne continued. "Yeah. It sucks. Save for helping you in the match and then the fun last night, I haven't enjoyed myself in a long time. I think I'll take a break from my studies for a while and if this works out, I'll balance out my work as a healer and, well, a girlfriend…" she said, taking my hand.

I gently squeezed her hand. "I'll make sure it's the best time you'll have."

"Hey, Marianne?" We turned, seeing John at the door. "Medbay is all ready."

"Thank you John." She said with a nod. "You wanna follow and maybe get some check ups?"

"Will I get a treat?" DJ asked.

"Hehe, sure."

"Yay!"

I chuckled at DJ's want for treats. "Well, might as well get a check up to make sure I'm in good health."

With a round of nods we headed to the Medbay. Marianne set up her supplies, or what she had and quickly got used to the medical machines available.

After a bit she put on a white lab coat and got ready. "Alright, David, let's get you done first."

"Alright." I nodded. "This should just be a simple check up right? Nothing weird happening just because I'm in a different world?"

"It's just a body scan and a blood test to determine certain things." She said. I laid down in the examination table. "Now hold still." She said. I blinked, seeing a small camera looking thing descend from the ceiling and over me. It passed a green light over my body a few times before it stopped. "And now some blood." She said, taking an empty syringe and drawing a bit of blood and placing it inside a different machine.

I sat back up while she went over the data on a computer screen.

"Well, if there's one bonus to this, it's the fact we don't need to pay any medical bills." I brought up.

"I never got that." Marianne said, still reading her computer screen. "Hmm… well, Physically you're in peak health, but that's the Speed Forces doing. I'm seeing some signs of cholesterol buildup that's been repaired, a repaired boxers fracture in your left hand, and an allergy to deer urine."

"I didn't know I was having a cholesterol problem, a boxers fracture? And how the hell does someone get an allergy to deer urine?" I asked.

"Had. Your Speed Force has metabolized and cleared it out so it's no longer an issue. And a boxers fracture is when you break your hand in a punch by not keeping your fist straight when punching. They call it a boxers fracture because it's common amongst boxers and fist fighters. You broke your hand probably around seven years old judging from the repair."

Broke my… right! Tried to win a bet with a friend that I could punch a twig tree down. God seven year old me was stupid...

"Stupid bet…" I muttered. "And...my allergy to deer urine?"

"Seems to be a simple reaction to a chemical in it. Just one of those things, it's random but nothing serious." She stated. "Other than that, you're perfectly healthy."

"Sweet." I nodded. "Glad to know I've got a clean bill of health."

"Yeah. No major issues and everything seems to be in order. Now I just wanna run a stress test on your body and the abilities you have so far."

"Seems fair." I nodded. "How we doing this? It's...been a while since I've last had a stress test."

"It's not too bad really." She said, walking over to a cabinet and pulling out a small device. "I put this on your chest and this," She popped a smaller circle part off of it. "Onto your Assistant and it will scan the abilities you have and simulate using each of them to the most your body can withstand. Now, you will feel spikes of pain during this but that is normal and won't last long. A second or two at most."

"And...this won't cause my Speed Force ability to accidentally make me phase through the bed right?" I asked carefully.

"No, from what John and Cassidy told me about your top speeds so far you won't be able to phase just yet." She said, setting up the chest piece and the round part on my assistant. "Alright, I'm gonna start this. Are you ready?"

"Ready as I'll ever be." I said honestly.

With a nod she turned it on. I did feel various spikes in pain. Heaviness, some light headedness and such from head to toe but nothing excruciating. After about half a minute it all stopped and I noticed both the chest and arm pieces were flashing red.

"Huh… that's new…" She said, taking them both off me.

"What's wrong?" I asked worriedly.

"One moment." She said, taking the machine to her desk and looking over something on her computer. "Huh… according to this, it was able to successfully stress test every Ability, save for one." She said. "And there's no name registered with it… David, can you bring up your Ability trees?"

"Uh...sure." I said while bringing up my Ability trees. "Does this have to do with my symbiote abilities with Abby?"

"No, that all passed fine…" She said, looking around the branches. After zooming out she found something and her eyes widened. "Blessed by The Mother…" She said.

"What's wrong?" I asked worriedly.

"David, do you see this?" She asked, zooming back in on an Ability that was linked to no trees and off on it's own. It had no name displayed on it and simply had the image of a lock over it. "This is a dormant Legendary Ability."

"Well that's certainly something." I said honestly. "A dormant legendary ability? What, do I need to do something super specific to activate it?"

"Well… that's the thing. We don't know. Legendary abilities just pop in locked and open for sometimes the most random of reasons. No one knows how to unlock them and most people who have them never actually realize they are there until they're unlocked."

"Cool." I nodded. "Can't wait to figure out what it is."

"David, what do you think a Legendary Ability is?"

"Something kind of overpowered?" I asked.

"They are the strongest abilities in all of creation. They have no skill trees, no prerequisites, they just appear randomly to people. They also can be extremely dangerous. Scratch that, they are extremely dangerous. These abilities are the very same The Family used in their war for freedom from the Machine so many eternities ago."

"Wow…" I blinked. "So...how come it can just be randomly given to people if it's that dangerous?"

"Well, no one really knows. Just one of those great mysteries. But whatever it is, David, when it unlocks, it will be… quite the show."

"Hopefully it won't be something silly cause there might be one joke legendary ability that does literally nothing." I frowned.

"None of them are jokes David." Marianne said with some concern. "Just be careful alright, there's no telling which of them this is."

"Alright." I nodded carefully. "Anything else I should be worried about?"

"For now, no. You're in perfect health. Just keep an eye out for Ability notifications. It will let you know if this one unlocks."

"Alright, I'll keep an eye on it." I nodded.

With that the check up was done and the others all got theirs done. Everyone had a clean bill of health. DJ got her treat afterwards and with that done we still had a large chunk of the day left.

"Alright, you two are gonna go out." Abby declared as Marianne and I were sitting on the couch.

"You mean, out for a date?" Marianne asked. "Isn't it a little soon?"

"We've all already slept together so if anything it's actually considered late." Abby stated, to which Marianne and I nodded in agreement at that. "Just go for a walk or dinner, I can hang out with John, Abby and DJ and get to know them better since we're all gonna be a team it seems."

"Works for me." I nodded. "So, got anywhere in mind Marianne or just walk around?"

She pondered it for a bit. "Let's walk and talk for a while and if we get peckish we can stop at a restaurant for a meal. There's a lot about this place I kinda wanna see and all I've done since arriving here was study and practice with the medic guns."

"Good enough for me." I nodded.

With that, Marianne and I headed out. While the Mann Co advertising was… horrible and everywhere, the walk was nice. The sun began to set and we arrived at a small park. It was simple. Trees, grass, and benches.

We took a seat at the bench and just gazed up at the stars. Wow. Back home you can't see the stars this clear in a city, but I can see all of them up there as clear as if the world was empty.

"This is nice…" I sighed out happily. "And seeing all the stars is great."

"Each one has several or so planets with people on it. Amazing isn't it? You can visit each and every planet up there." She sighed with a smile.

"That's amazing to hear." I said honestly. "Can't see a view like this back home…"

"Light pollution?" I nodded. "Yeah. Most all cities avoid that by, ironically, using Light Gems. Rigged properly they absorb the excessive light and leave us with nightly views like this."

"Fair enough." I nodded. "When you have magical stones that can do a whole lot of special crap might as well use it for the best."

"True." She chuckled. She took my hand and I gripped her's gently. "So, any questions? Anything at all?"

"Just curious...what do you think of me so far?" I asked carefully.

"Well, you're kind. You seem to worry more about others more than yourself. While you don't know much about this world, you seem happy to learn whatever is explained."

"Well, when your effectively in an RPG world, gonna be happy about something." I shrugged. "Plus...sorry for sounding a bit generic all things considered."

"Heh, honestly it's actually kinda nice. So many people here brag about themselves, hearing someone talk with humility is a nice change of pace."

"I suppose simple is better in this scenario." I chuckled. "But simple isn't always bad."

"It's refreshing, and sweet." She said. "So many people live in this world of endless possibilities. So many forgot to enjoy the simple moments in life."

"And some people need to not be randomly racist to people like me." I frowned. "Seriously, when I'm told some of the most important people around are also isekai'd, you'd think there wouldn't be some random stigma against us."

"Nothing is perfect. People especially." Marianne sighed. "Still, there's always a brighter side. Three might be an asshole, but by challenging you so boldly, you have every opportunity to prove him wrong about you."

"And prove him wrong I shall." I said honestly.

She leaned against me and I learned up against her as we kept stargazing.

We were there for probably hours before we left to find a meal. Most restaurants were owned by Mann Co. So they were an instant no. Eventually we found a non Mann Co. owned beastro and went inside. The smells of fire grilled meats hit me instantly. We got seated and waited on the servers who were walking around with large chunks of the meats and sausages offering to tables.

"So this is what a beastro is?" Marianne said aloud as she looked around.

"Well...kinda? I've never actually been to a beastro, only heard about it from friends." I said sheepishly.

"Well, let's see what's on the menu." With that we looked over the various meats that were available…

…

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… What even the hell were these animals?

"The fuck are these animals?" I asked in pure confusion.

"Heh, none of these were from your world I take it?" I shook my head. "Well, this one, the Alfuthral, it's basically a three headed, seven stomach, ten legged cow. Tastes like them too. The Herthul is actually a type of sea squid, but has the texture and taste of Turkey."

"Huh, that is rather interesting." I said honestly.

"The others here have more unique flavors. Like this one, the Kalafran. The closest thing I can describe it to you is… Springtime."

"That...sounds interesting." I said honestly. "How can something taste like springtime?"

"Heh, that's all I can compare it to. It's best if you try it yourself."

With a nod one of the servers came around. I got a fair sized piece of this Kalafran thing and took a bite. My eyes widened as the slightly sweet, smooth flavor hit my tongue. It fell apart in my mouth and had an aftertaste of how cut grass smells. Woah.

Marianne giggled. "Like it?"

"So that's what you meant by 'it tastes like spring'." I said in awe. "It's delicious."

"Heh, I wondered if you'd like it. There's a lot more flavors to food than just the animals they had on earth. Fruits and vegetables too. My personal favorite is this one fish called Galfib. It's got this natural lemon taste to it that when deep fried just tastes like a natural sweet and sour flavor with no real other seasonings needed."

"Is it shaped like a lemon?" I inquired.

"No, it looks like this." She brought out an image from her assistant. Sweet Jesus it looks like an elephant and a Megalodon had a baby!

"Hot damn that thing's huge." I said in surprise.

She nodded, putting the image away. "They're mostly Deep Sea swimmers so they only rise from their depths a few times a year for feeding and such. Catching them is supposedly a big accomplishment for anyone in the Fisherman's Guild."

I shouldn't be surprised that's a guild.

"Sounds about right." I nodded. "So what, there's a guild for practically everything in this world?"

"Just about. Both for good and evil reasons but so long as they are licenced by The Family, they are legal. If they aren't, they are classified as Chaos Guilds."

"Chaos Guilds are just terrible people." I said honestly.

"The worst of the worst. There's not as many as there used to be these days. While some smaller ones exist and slip through the Heroes Guilds grasp, the larger ones are still around and some of them are some of the oldest guilds around. The big five are Arcsine, Violence, Lust, Profits, and Nexus…" She shuttered at saying that last one.

"And Nexus is the special one here?" I asked.

"Nexus was fought against by The Family long before this reality came into existence. They've always been around, a part of reality that just refuses to give up. Worse than cancer, worse than any illness. It's Evil in organized form."

"So why is it still around?" I asked. "If The Family has been fighting it for so long, you'd think it would have been wiped from existence given what little I've heard about the Family."

"They were. But like all bad weeds, they come back. They know the Family well with all they've fought them, so they know how to hide, how to abuse and manipulate the reality The Mother created to continue their twisted goals."

"Well that sucks." I frowned.

Marianne nodded, taking a drink from her glass before speaking again. "It's part of why I'm worried about this… condition of yours." She said… "They are well known for abducting people who get especially powerful Legendary Abilities. One way or another they take it from them, and the few who survived are found to have succumbed to Madness, or begging for a final, true death."

"So...has there been any recorded kidnappings of any cloners?" I asked. "Cause I'm pretty sure there's dozens or hundreds of them out there…" I asked carefully. "I don't know much about abilities, let alone legendary ones...but if someone can just clone another...then bad things can happen."

"While there are cloning abilities, I only know of two that also copy the person's abilities. Twice, and Starfish Clones. While Twice isn't a Legendary Ability, it's Rare and the clones of others made are only half as powerful as the original person. The clones can also make other clones but they too are half as powerful as themselves. Starfish Clones is a Legendary Ability, allowing someone to create equally powerful clones of themself by removing a limb or finger. That one isn't without a drawback. It can only clone the ability owner and the clones don't respawn. They do know they are clones though and share a hive mind with the original and one another, so any memories they make are shared and put within the original person."

"So...hunt down a character from….My Hero Academia was it?" I asked, trying to remember that one anime I was told was really really good but never got around to it because of other things.

"Don't know. All I do know is, you should be careful when that… unlocks."

"I'll make sure to be safe." I nodded. "And depending on the legendary ability...well I might not have to be too concerned right?"

"Hopefully." She sighed. "Onto other topics, is there anything about the guilds you want to know about? I only know what they teach in Primary school so it's basic but better than nothing."

"What are the Guilds for?" I asked curiously. "Cause it sounds like they are all part of the overarching governing body in this entire world."

"Yes and no." She said. "Typically when a newly founded town or city reaches a certain population a Guild Contractor from various ones reaches out to the founder or leader figures of the area. They talk about the benefits of setting a location up and this and that but it's all optional if they want certain guilds in their town or not. They can act like government bodies if you want them too but in the end they are bound by the regions laws."

"Fair enough." I nodded. "So, how many guilds are there?"

"Too many to list off the top of my head. There's an official listing. Last I saw it had over seven thousand pages," Holy! "In lists of a million or so per page. That was years ago though." Shit...

"Fuck...okay never mind." I shook my head.

She laughed. "There's a guild for everyone, but most people only ever focus on the larger, more popular guilds."

"Sounds about right." I nodded. "And what? The smallest guild is the solitude guild, where it's literally just the one person?"

"Close. Technically speaking your team can be considered a guild if you register as one. Small team guilds are mostly formed to compete in certain arenas or just as a means for friends to have an official group."

"Understandable." I nodded. "Um...is there anything I really should know about with Guilds?"

"Hm, just follow the rules and you'll get your rewards or payments. It's not too uncommon for fellow guild members to talk, trade and work together every so often to help a team or smaller guild."

"Fair." I nodded. "Simple enough to understand without suddenly breaking something."

"Yeah. Mind if I ask you a question?"

"Shoot."

"Have you ever thought about joining the Isekai Guild?"

"You can join multiple guilds?" I asked. "Also I didn't know that was a guild."

"You can join as many guilds as you want, and yes. The Isekai Guild gets a bit of a bad rap though." She sighed, taking a bite of her food before continuing. "For starters, while they are legally sanctioned by The Family, they despise them greatly. To the point their most powerful members often immediately attack a member of The Family on sight."

"Why?" I asked. "At that point, it sounds more like a Chaos Guild or just a bunch of whiney assholes that aren't the best at everything."

"Well, officially they are supposed to help any Isekai settle in and make a life when they arrive, but the majority of their members hold onto the idea that The Family, or a high up member is responsible for the Isekai being here in the first place."

"Well...that at least makes more sense than what I originally thought." I said honestly. "Still a dick move though, at that point why not attack the Time Walkers since they're the ones that actually know right?"

"They do. But you aren't wrong, it makes sense. Especially when you throw in the fact that The Family guards over The Machine they fought to escape from."

"Why? Is it still working then?" I inquired.

"No one knows. All we know is that they got everyone out of it, but it is a machine that was built to create existence in a contained environment. Lot of them wonder if it just reset after there was nothing left inside. It's a worrying idea, especially since a majority of Isekai all recall seeing Code before arriving here."

"I don't remember anything like that." I brought up. "I just...woke up here for some reason."

"Yeah… still, despite their flaws, you'd find good company there. They keep a log of every Isekai ever to arrive here so, if you ever wanna see if anyone you knew from your home is here, they're your best bet."

"I'll give it a look." I nodded. "Hopefully I won't get bitched at for joining multiple guilds though…"

"You won't. The Doctors and Adventure Guilds aren't all I'm a part of. I'm also a proud member of the Forestry Guild, Alchemy Guild, and the Gardeners Guild."

"Neat." I nodded. "Glad at least that's not frowned upon."

"Not at all."

Time passed a bit and we enjoyed more meat and such. "So, what was your family like?" I asked.

"Oh, three dad's, five mom's, and thirty-seven siblings." She replied.

"Damn." I said. "Quite a big family you got there."

"I suppose. Growing up it was normal for everyone to come from large families so I never noticed. Like me, all of them are Doctors and Adventure Healers. It's how my parents all met each other. I'm actually one of the five youngest of us all."

"Must have been annoying being one of the youngest and having thirty two older siblings." I said honestly.

"A little. I had big expectations to live up to both from my parents and my siblings, but the other four and I always had one another's back. Be it studying, school or anything really. Helped with the workloads a lot. I check in with everyone from time to time. Parents are still working back on Homeworld. Older siblings all working for guilds or hospitals, and my fellow youngest brother Kent, went off to work on Armageddon. We all called him crazy for it." She sighed. "Ever hear of it?"

"Well that just sounds like a rip off of Apocalypse, the super evil prison planet Darkseid controls." I said honestly.

"Heh, not too far off. It's a planet where every possible world ending catastrophe is happening on it's soil. It's the most dangerous planet in the stars, and to make it worse, they say there's this 'eye of the storm' called The Empty. A prison where The Family locked away the worst of creations evils. Past, present, and future." She said in an almost Horror story teller voice. "Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if it does exist. Just one more reason why not to go there unless you wish to respawn after a terrible death."

"And you're sure we're just...allowed to say half this crap in public right?" I asked worriedly.

"Trust me, everyone talks about it at some point. It's mostly all common knowledge anyway so it's not like I'm talking about something illegal or top secret."

"Alright, just making sure cause...well in any other circumstance some of this is actually kinda heavy stuff."

"Yeah, but it's better you know it now than later honestly. So, since you asked about my family, what was yours like?"

"It was...fine." I shrugged. "Middle child of an older sister and a younger brother, middle class family, about standard fair honestly."

"What were they like? Your siblings and parents?"

"Well my older sister could be a bitch sometimes, but she at least had the decency to be a good person more than being a bitch, little brother was always a sweet kid, and mom and dad...well mom was getting sicker by the day due to a disease and dad was at work most of the time...but both of them still cared about the three of us even if they weren't 'around' most of the time."

"That's upsetting… was your mother still sick when you arrived here?"

"If she was then I wouldn't have joked to people that they spray my mom's ash's with cooking spray." I said honestly. "For like...three years."

"Hmm… I'm sorry." She said.

"It's fine." I said with a raised hand. "I've had plenty of time to mourn...still sucks ass to remember this and...sucks even more to think that I'll never be able to go home and see my family again which isn't really a good thing in a public area…" I said with a mirthless chuckle.

"I… can't imagine going through that…" She sighed. "Here, Death is, largely, temporary. Madness is the main cause of… loss here and those who are willingly taken are placed within a… heh, well it's basically an asylum. Special built by The Mother to hold those under Madness. I… " Marianne sighed. She was at a loss for words. I can't blame her. Being born here… it was a blessing for her… She'll never know the… pain of true loss.

"But...hey, maybe I'm one of the lucky few who can see their once thought dead relatives right?" I asked nervously. "It's...possible right?"

"... Maybe. The only way to know for sure is to check with the Isekai Guild. DJ did arrive here after she died, so it might be possible."

"Oh yeah, almost forgot that." I said honestly. "Just...a lot of things to process half the time."

"That's understandable… how about we do something simple next to help you process?"

I looked up at her, confused but after our meals were done and paid for she lead me to something I was actually really happy to see. A GameStop. "You need to start somewhere to rebuild it. And I'm sure it will have games you know and ones that are new to you."

"Well...didn't expect GameStop to still be here." I said, honestly surprised. "Is it still a predatory pawnshop?"

"Depends on region it's in but the ones I knew back home were a mix of pawnshop and modern/retro game store."

"Fair enough." I nodded. "Alright...so before I just start buying everything I can...how much money do I have?" I frowned as I looked at my Assistant to see how much money I actually had.

Let's see. So far after everything so far I have… 32,422 rem. With a nod I headed inside. The prices were interesting. Most games were priced anywhere from twenty to five hundred rem and consoles were around a thousand or so rem depending on condition and brand. They had all kinds of games and consoles. Ones I knew and ones I didn't. Some I think weren't even out yet back on earth. Now then… what to buy at the moment...

"Hmm...let's start with stuff that I'm familiar with." I started while searching for some older games and consoles.

There was Xbox, PlayStation, and Nentendo. Let's see… ah, here's an all time classic. The PS2.

Huh. PS2 fat. PS2 slim. PS2 Remastered? PS2 All Digital Edition? Huh, neat.

"Alright...physical should be my priority here…" I muttered. "But...that all digital edition might have every PS2 game on it though…"

"It does but you'll have to buy each one individually. Unless you have PS Plus which gets you two free games a month." I turned, seeing the store clerk. He was a goblin. Like, a goblin from any fantasy game or show ever. Short like a toddler and wore the GameStop uniform and name tag. I tried to hold back a chuckle when I saw his name. Hob The Goblin.

"Uh...hi there." I said honestly. "Thank you for telling me that Hob." I said while looking through things. "So, what's this PS2 Remastered? Is it like the SNES Classic or something?"

"It's actually the classic PS2 but rebuilt with modern parts. It's five times as fast on the loading and has internal memory for save data."

I whistled at that. Man I wish earth did something like that, would have sold like fucking crazy.

"And is this internal save data actually worth it?" I inquired. "Or is like...one game a third of it's memory?"

"It's 4 Petabytes."

Petabyte… that's… like a thousand terabytes… and this has four Petabytes… shit!

"Alright, so this can hold a whole lot of video games." I said

"No, that's just for their save data. If you want to have them on it, you're best bet is to get the Digital Edition, which can hold 10 Exabytes worth of games." Christ that's… way more than I was expecting… "It can also take external storage as well."

"Damn." I blinked. "That's...a fuck ton more than I originally thought."

He nodded. "True but when you take into account the fact this gets every game ever made on its digital store, and that in some regions they are still developing and releasing games for it, it's more than enough space for a collector. Which I can tell you are. No casual buyer ever asks about storage space like that."

"I mean, some would be more attentive if their consol already had half their storage space taken up just by the system itself for some god knows why reason." I shook my head. "Fucking PS4 not letting me have more than one big game…" I grumbled. "But yes, I am indeed a collector...and I'm off the thought process of physical copies being more important than digital if that's not some archaic thought process in this place."

"Eh, we sell to all kinds and the laws for gaming studios and companies state that every game must have both a physical and digital version for the consumer's preference. So it's all up to you what you wanna get. We also offer a repair and restoration service for games and consoles in the event they are damaged for a fee. If you have a membership it's half off for that service."

"Outstanding." I said in absolute joy.

"If you want we can get you set up with a membership and you can get better deals, especially on multiple, high cost buys."

Well, I had one on Earth.

"Well, might as well." I shrugged. "Hopefully it's not going to be too much."

"Well, a monthly membership is fifty rem a month, yearly is three hundred, and we do offer a Lifetime Membership but it's a million rem. Comes with cost free pre orders on all new games and consoles, half off all non game merchandise, and a no cost on all repairs, even if the game or console was not bought from us." Damn! That is worth it… don't got enough yet though… later then. Yearly is fine for now.

"Alright, I know what I'm going to buy." I nodded.

As we were setting up the yearly membership he scanned my assistant and with all that done I got to buying.

I got several consoles. Mostly Playstation and Nentendo, and then games for them each. I spent about 7 thousand in rem but it was worth it. Putting them all away for now Marianne continued on our date. She got herself a console too and I laughed a bit at seeing her play the classic Gameboy Color.

"I don't mean to laugh, but just seeing you pick one of the oldest handhelds is just a little funny when I was buying all this remastered stuff." I said sheepishly.

"My older brother Thomas had one. Played it all the time when he was home. Thought I'd give it a try. Besides, it's not entirely the classic one." She showed the battery compartment. Inside were four Electronium double A batteries. "Won't have to worry about it running out of power for a long time."

"Awesome." I smiled. "I remember playing on a Gameboy Color when I was a kid, always was a fun time with either Pokemon or Link's Awakening."

"Heh… I just got Tetris. Used to play it on my assistant after an exam in school."

"Tetris is always a good choice." I nodded.

"So, gonna build a room to house your collection when we get back?"

"Yes I am." I answered. "Just...gonna need to learn how to moderate my gaming cause I'd rather not be stuck in there for days on end…on accident."

"Knowing Abby she'd be able to pull you away." Marianne chuckled. "And… I'd probably help her do it."

I blushed, but smiled.

"Yeah, that sounds about right." I chuckled.

"So… Can I ask you a question? It's a little weird and kinda early to ask but… part of me wants to know."

"What's that?" I inquired.

"Well… how would you feel if we had a family?" She asked, making me pause. "I mean, all this sex will lead to something, either by choice or by accident… I know you are a good person David, but if Abby or I, or the both of us get pregnant… how would you take it?"

"Uh…" I started carefully. "I...never thought of that to be honest…" I said nervously. "Would I like a family? Of course...but sadly just being preoccupied with a lot of other things I never gave it any thought."

"You wouldn't have to give up adventuring, if that's what you're worried about, but some things would change." She said. "I just ask because, for everyone like me, born in a family big or small, there's another born from a one time fling. I know that's not you, it's just something I've always been concerned about. Another reason why I never dated before. Working in hospitals, you see a lot of single parents."

"I understand." I said softly. "But even if we accidentally had a kid, I wouldn't abandon you or our kid."

She smiled, giving me a hug. "That makes me happy to hear. I'm glad I met you."

"And I'm glad I met you." I said happily, hugging my wonderful birb girlfriend.

As we hugged, we shared a kiss before heading back to the base. John, Cassidy and DJ were all asleep already and when we got to the bedroom I noticed it changed a bit. It was still largely the same, but now the upstairs second floor balcony/bedroom was larger, and there was a larger bed there now. Upon seeing us Abby smiled and got up, wearing one of her… rather lovely pink nightwears. "Everything go well?" She asked.

"Yeah. I can safely say, there's something between us." Marriane said as she gave me a kiss on the cheek.

"I'm glad." Abby said, walking over and giving me a kiss, and to my surprise, and her's, a kiss to Marriane. "Because tomorrow, we go on a date."

Marriane blushed, but laughed a little. "Fair enough."

I laughed, letting the two get to some girl talk while I messed with the room design and added in my new gaming room. It was simple, two TV's, one CRT and another HD. I first put the games along the various shelves in the room and then got to setting up the consoles. It was easy and once that was done I gave a satisfactory nod before heading back, changing into pajamas and finding Abby and Marriane both in bed, Marriane back in that sexy attire from last night. I smiled, climbing in and between the two.

---

The next day came and while I got a few more games as prizes in the Realm of Dreams I didn't do too much else. Abby and Marriane left around noon for their date and that left me a little bored. I started off playing games to pass the time but after a few hours I wondered what else the others were doing.

First up was Cassidy, who was still in her room. I've never been in her room before so I knocked. "Come in." She replied.

Entering I stool a bit shell shocked at the… mess. Various bits and pieces of tech were scattered around the walls. Filling shelves and boxes and tables. In the middle of it all was Cassidy, my first real ally and friend was messing with the various parts at a table.

"Good lord, it's a mess in here." I frowned. "What are you doing in here to make it this much of a mess?"

"Homemade upgrades." She replied simply. "With the Nanobots, all I need to do is insert parts into my body and they absorb it and put them as part of my hardware. Processors, Ram, Storage Drives, you name it I've been adding them to myself to boost certain outputs."

"Alrighty then…" I said, not sure if I should step foot into the room in fear of hurting my feet. "So...what are you up to today besides...this?"

"I was planning on heading back into those mines. John and I both figured that, given my specs, I'm a high speed, high damage combat droid but my defense is, for lack of a better word, crap. Absorbing metals for my skeleton and frameworks and armored internal casings will help me to not be a glass cannon. I hate feeling… defenseless… ironic given I was built with defense as the least important function."

"Sounds about right." I nodded. "I mean, I got the Speed Force so I could at least match you in some capacity cause...hot damn did that first scout training day not go well for me."

"Heh, true but, like you, I'll improve, upgrade and become stronger." She said, standing up from the table and looking over at me. "So, how'd the date go? Marriane and Abby both seemed happy when they left for their date."

"It went splendidly." I said honestly. "Nothing like eating a brand new animal that tastes like spring time.'

She laughed. "Sounds fun. Should really find a girlfriend too."

"I'd recommend it, cause it can be a wonderful time." I said honestly.

"Heh. Well, guess I could stop by the Match Makers Guild, see if there's anyone worth finding."

Match Makers Guild? That's a new one.

"Match Makers Guild?" I inquired.

"It's a guild for Prize Pod People, like myself and all classes of them from Ally to Lover, when Adventurers don't want to open them they drop their pods off with them so others can open and free them."

"Huh...that must...kinda suck for those people." I started.

She nodded. "Yeah. Lot of them don't get opened for years if at all actually. I lucked out when the guy who got me opened it but just let me go on my own."

"Fair enough." I nodded.

"You wanna tag along? Might be interesting."

"Sure." I nodded. "Might as well see how the place is."

"Cool. First to the Mines, then to the Match Makers."

With a nod we headed off, DJ quickly following. It was a short walk to the mines and once we paid to dig we started digging. "I'm looking for powerful metals, anything Mana infused is good but if you find Adamantium or Vibranium that would be perfect." Cassidy said as we broke open rocks and moved dirt.

DJ already dug herself into a small tunnel, popping out with a small bit of ore in her mouth and spitting it out. "How's this?" She asked.

Cassidy looked over. "That's tin. Won't do me any good."

"But good girl either way." I patted her head at finding something.

As we dug I found small lesser ores and some random stuff. As I dug I slammed my pick into the wall, and was blasted back. Ouch.

"You good?" Cassidy asked as she helped me up.

"I smell something burning." DJ said. My pick was melted.

"Okay I think I found calcified napalm…" I started. "Why the fuck is that down here!?"

Cassidy walked over to the wall I hit, a small hole there now as she looked at the metal on the ground and lifted it. "This isn't napalm, this is solidified helium." She said, "Actually kinda rare. Great for making explosives. I'm surprised the whole thing didn't go off."

"Also didn't think it would immediately melt my pick though…" I said as I made sure I wasn't also burning.

"Well when it blows it goes off as a quarter the heat of the sun." She said. I gulped, amazed I didn't die from that then. She placed it safely inside her Assistant and gave me a health potion. "You just luck out at finding all the cool stuff huh?"

"Yes, my luck must be fantastic if I almost blew myself up." I said sarcastically.

She gave a laugh and we continued our digging. As I dug, with a new pick, I hit something metallic. Carefully I dug it out, finding a long rusted, and I shit you not, Cyberman. "Is it alive?" DJ asked, sniffing it's foot.

"Doubtful." Cassidy said, effortlessly ripping it's head off. Dust and pebbles falling out from inside it. "Just an empty suit with nothing inside."

"So the better question is, how the hell did it get down here?" I wondered. "And are there more?"

"Probably spawned here." Cassidy said, pulling the rest of the body out of the wall. "Well, good news is that it's not a threat, better news, the metal these sons of bitches are made from rival titanium."

"So you're just gonna eat the entire thing?" I asked.

"Absorb the metal. When you say it like that you make it sound like cannibalism." She said, her hands glowing with blue outlines as she placed them on the long dead robot. Slowly, it was like watching water get sucked through a straw or pipe, and soon the entire thing was gone. "And there, enough usable metal to coat my internal plattings and framework."

"I'm sorry, I meant to say drink the entire thing." I corrected myself with a raised hand.

"Heh, in any case this helps a lot. More lucky finds like this and we can head off to the Match Makers."

"Alrighty then." I nodded. "Let's keep digging."

We dug around for another two hours, finding several ores of metal and some gems but nothing more. With our small but useful loot in tow we headed back up and to this Match Makers Guild. The walk wasn't too long and the building was simple. Entering we spotted an office with a single desk where a lady with brown bear ears but a human body was at a computer. "Hello, and welcome to the Match Makers Guild. What kind of companion are you searching for today?"

"What kinds of companion's we talking about?" I inquired.

"Ally, Servant, Lover, any really. We have a lot here." She said.

"I'm… Looking for a… Lover." Cassidy said, blushing as she said it. Can't blame her either. "Female preferably…"

Nodding, the desk lady quickly scanned her Assistant and typed some on her computer. "For you, miss Cassidy, we have seven exact matches at this location."

They can tell that from just scanning her Assistant?

"It's...that simple?" I asked carefully.

"Well, there's more complexity behind it but the short answer is that, when this Guild was founded The Mother gifted us a special device that scans and tells us who is inside each pod and other various data depending on their class. For Lover, it tells us what kind of person they are and what kind of person they unlock for, that being who they will love. By scanning the Assistant and comparing data we can give perfect matches." She explained. "Sad really, each time a Lover Class is taken it's always a perfect match but not too many people try. Embarrassment might be a big reason."

"Definitely…" Cassidy sighed. "So… who are these seven?"

"Nikkie Throughth, a Synthetic like yourself. Daisy Smith, an Equis Equine, feral type. Jenny Void, a natural Void Conduit and humanoid. Lassey Grime, Feline Anthro beastial. Mabel Bench, human, IQ off the charts actually. Anna Pitch, half demon half human and attunement to Terra and Pyromancy. Lastly, there's Hannah Den, an Algurthian Den Mother Dire Wolf, and like all of her kind can shift between a feral and anthro beastial form." She said, printing out pages with images and info on the seven and handing them to Cassidy, who blushed when taking them.

I looked them over with her. Woah… they're all so… beautiful. Even Jenny Void, she looks fucking terrifying but also drop dead sexy. Each page told likes, dislikes, favorite foods, hobbies… they're full-fledged people!

"Wow…" I blinked. "I...didn't expect this much detail."

"Well, yeah. All of them are like me." Cassidy said, looking the pages over. "They're people… we all come into this world differently. Some are built, some are born, some just appear here from a whole other reality… and some are made in Spawn Loot, waiting and sleeping for when we get to really experience this world… A… Dreamless Sleep…" She shook a little.

"Well...that sucks." I frowned. "Wonder why they are in a dreamless sleep?"

"Being in the pods is like being in a womb." Cassidy stated. "A newborn doesn't dream, just sleeps and waits to be born…" She sighed. "... I'll take them." She said.

"Which?" The lady asked.

"All seven of them."

"Wonderful! We do encourage mass… adoptions. We really need to find a better term for this." She said, tapping on her computer and the pods all raised up from an opening wall panel. "Just touch the pods and they will open for you, Miss Cassidy."

"And now the moment of truth on you getting seven girlfriends."

"Don't make this more awkward…" Cassidy whined. "Going from no girlfriend to seven in one moment is already nerve wrecking…"

With slow steps she arrived in front of the first pod, touching it the pod released a blow of air and then opened. Inside was Anna Pitch, the Half Demon lady was a full foot taller than Cassidy and her skin was red and platted along her arms, neck and legs. She awoke with a yawn, climbing out of the pod and looking at Cassidy. The two stared at one another for a while, but soon Anna grabbed Cassidy and hugged her tight. Her smile told a single phrase. Thank you for choosing me. No… Thank you for Freeing me.

"How...many people are stuck here?" I asked the receptionist carefully.

"At this location? Our… applicants are a grant total of four million. All of the various classes."

"Jesus christ…" I muttered. "Why...all things considered, if this place can just hand you party members and or significant others...why is it so high?"

"Wish I could tell you." The lady sighed. "We support mass… adoptions, and when they do happen we basically throw parties. Hell a week ago someone in the Realm of Dreams adopted over a thousand Lover Classes. No idea how that will work out but better them be awake and free than stuck here."

"Fair enough…" I said carefully. "But...might as well help out with whoever just decided to do that."

"Well, let's see." She said, typing and scanning my assistant. "And sexual preference?"

Now I blushed, looking over at Cassidy as she opened three more pods. Thinking about that I… never actually tried… anything… other… Granted my browser history back home told one story while my sex life, or lack there of, told another.

"Um...both?" I asked sheepishly.

She gave me a raised brow. "He's Isekai." Cassidy called out, opening her final pod.

"Oh! So you… don't know about the… other… genders…" The lady said.

"Is there four?" I asked carefully.

"Biologically...there's five but in the broader term there's more like… fifty or a hundred I think?"

"What's the fifth one?" I asked, not wanting to accidentally start an argument because of stupid people on the internet back home.

"It's sort of a combination of the other four really, can be any gender, non, all, their biology is interesting like that."

"Neat." I said. "Alright so...I suppose male, female and herm?" I asked, the receptionist noticing that I'm trying really hard not to accidentally say something that might lead to bad things.

"Alright, one moment." She said, typing a bit. "That's fifty three matches this location."

Wow… Fifty three... that's a lot of people. Nowhere near that one guy's thing but still.

"Well...not as much as I'd thought weirdly enough but more than enough." I nodded. "Who are these fifty three?"

"Let me print out their profiles." She said.

"You sure about this?" Cassidy asked. I turn- Sweet Jesus!

I fell flat on my ass in surprise. Behind her was perhaps the largest wolf I have ever seen in my life! It's the size of a semi truck!

"Uh…" I blinked. "How do they get that big!?"

"She's a Den Mother." Cassidy said. "They're a special… evolution of the various wolf species. All it means is that they are bigger, stronger, faster, and of course, extremely fertile."

"If I ever have kids I can birth a whole pack at once." The large wolf, Hannah, if I remember right, said with a nod and smile. "And care for them til they are adults."

"Yeah. Honestly surprised me as well but this is just her in her feral form."

"Uh...huh…." I started. "Well...glad to know that."

Hanna rapidly spun around, as if chasing her tail and suddenly in her blur of fur she stopped and… I stared at an easy eleven foot, huge, busty, eight breasted humanoid looking wolf lady… she was also naked like this.

"... I'll get her some clothes…" Cassidy said, her blush matching mine as we stared at Hannah.

"Well…." I took a deep breath as I was thankful to not have a massive nosebleed from her.

Shaking her head, Cassidy turned us both around. "Like I was saying… are you sure about this? I mean, I know Abby will probably be thrilled about this, but what about Marriane, you two just started dating."

"Uh...hold on a moment." I started as I used my telepathy skill with Abby. "Hey Abby? Can you hear me?"

"Yeah, what's up? Miss us already?" Abby asked with a bit of cheekiness in her tone.

"Kinda yes." I mentally told her. "But I have an important question to ask you and Marriane…"

"Okay… Where are you? This feels like one of those Face to Face things."

"I'm currently at a Match Maker's Guild...and I have fifty three possible additions, but I'd like to ask you and Marianne about...if it's alright." I mentally explained myself to my half symbiote girlfriend.

There was silence for a while. I began to worry if I said something wrong, then the front door exploded. Turning I saw a very dazed Marriane trying to keep upright and Abby tacking me. "Yes! Do it!" She cried, her hug making it hard to breath.

After collecting herself Marriane walked over to us. "So… fifty three?" She asked.

"Yes…" I wheezed out as I tapped on Abby's back. "Air!" I wheezed in slight pain.

She let go. I stood back up and looked over at Marriane. She looked worried. Alright… Time to explain myself.

"Alright, so let me start off with, are you okay with this?" I asked Marianne carefully. "I know we just started dating and...I don't want to hurt you with this decision, even if Abby might need a new change of pants and underwear…" I said carefully.

"I mean… it's kinda sudden. What brought this on?"

"Well, first Cassidy was feeling lonely, so after a quick stop at the Mines where we found a Cyberman body she literally drank like Cell from Dragonball Z, and me nearly exploding from crystalized helium...we decided to come here and see if she could get a girlfriend. Seven in total and...well I got my explanation on what the Match Maker's guild is and...how depressing it actually is."

Marianne nodded. "True…" She said, looking over at Cassidy as her group all were getting to know one another. "I… wow…" She said, shaking her head with a laugh. "I can't imagine how you lived your life before, and I can't imagine how she feels given how she came into the world…" Marriane said, almost hugging herself now. "The more I'm with you, the more you make me realize how small my world has been." She looked at me, smiling. "And it's barely been two days." She laughed.

"I mean...I'm supposed to be a good guy ya know?" I smiled softly. "And...well, the fact that a single, wordless hug gave such a powerful message...I just couldn't help myself."

"You have such a big heart." She said, walking over and taking my hand. "It feels like our world needs more people like you. Small changes and acts like this have bigger meanings than most people will probably realize." She gave me a quick kiss. "I just need to talk to Abby real quick, alright?"

I nodded and she and Abby began whispering to one another. Seeing the way Abby's face lit up and her smile grow that massive made me a bit worried, but I wasn't gonna back down.

When the two were done talking they walked over to me. "Abby and I have decided." Marriane spoke first. "We will allow this, and accept it, as long as we also get to… adopt classes."

"And by that, we mean as many Lover Class, and the other Classes we are allowed to." Abby finished.

"Say… what?" Cassidy asked, walking over to us. "Did I hear that right? You two want to adopt Lover Classes?" The two nodded. "And ALL the other classes that are here?!"

"As many as we can." Abby said with a nod. "Is there a limit?" She asked the lady at the desk, who just had this look of blank shock on her face.

"Uh… Well, no, there's no set limit…" She replied.

"Good, then I think we can work something perfect out." Abby said.

"So then how many are we getting?" I inquired.

---

I don't know how. I'm not sure how. But somehow, we walked out of that Match Maker's Guild with all their… Applicants. All. Four. Million!

Transporting them all was… tricky but we ended up having a makeshift camp set up outside the city, still within the Safe Zones.

Thankfully, the Servant Class and Ally Class people all stuck around to help everyone. Hunting, gathering resources and building tents and such. This was… difficult to process.

It was almost the end of the week too.

"I know some of us Isekai take on massive projects… but this feels kinda… excessive?" John spoke as we all sat in a tent outside of the base car.

"How the fuck are we gonna do this?" Cassidy asked.

"Does anyone know if there's a City Builder Guild?" I asked carefully. "And if we need a Time Walker or a member of The Family to uh...help sanction half this crap?" I asked worriedly.

"If I may." Sebastian said literally behind me which, even with my enhanced senses due to Speed Force, shocked the shit out of me.

"Please don't scare me like that…" I said, trying to not panic at the sudden appearance of my super demon butler.

He simply smiled, but handed me a print out of something. It was about that random person that adopted a thousand Lovers Class in the realm of dreams. "So, what? Talk to whoever did that?" Cassidy asked.

"Won't have to. Someone of their's came to speak to us." Sebastian said, stepping to the side. I nearly jumped at who was there. A Time Walker.

Their hood was up but they were clearly female. "So, four million?" They asked, their voice a bit gravelly but still feminine and oddly commanding. "Wanted to show him up or?"

"I wanted to help, and then these two literally said 'we'll take your entire stock'." I pointed at Abby and Marianne. "I didn't mean to show up anyone because of it...just wanted to help out the most depressing guild I've seen so far."

They looked at me for a while, then laughed. "Not too different then. Alright then David Alchem, and yes I know your name so don't act surprised." They pulled their hood back. My eyes widened. Is that… "My name is Katsuki Bakugou, and long story short, you're all coming with me."

"Is this because we did something illegal or because of something else?" I asked nervously.

"Psst, no. Technically this is part of my punishment but that's besides the point. Look, I adopt Isekai children. I've been around since before the war, I fought in it, and my newest adopted son, Izuku, is the one who you managed to surpass. One crack about me raising a version of my childhood friend and I will hurt you." I kept my mouth shut. "Anyway, he won a Lover Class Pod Person in a dungeon and she's actually the reason he adopted all those people."

I can relate… I sighed, looking over at Marianne and Abby, who both just smiled at me from the couch.

"Well...at least we had the same idea." I said honestly. "So where are we going? And uh...how are we going to transport four million people?"

She grinned, raising her fingers and snapped. "We're here." I raised an eyebrow but walked outside the tent… We were now somewhere near a large set of mountains, a huge city of sorts was half built nearby. "Welcome to Candlelight. Not the first city to be built for Loot Spawn Pod people, but it will be the first to actively free them."

"Neat." I said honestly. "But...is it possible to free the prize people normally? I only got some basic explanations on it a while ago…"

"Well, all Prize people can be freed by anyone, save the Lover Class, they require the person to be specific to their hearts and emotions. What you did actually can be considered breaking the system, but for a good cause." Katsuki told me. "So, from now on, you and others like you are gonna help me try and grow this city and, with luck, put the Match Makers Guild out of business, which yes would be a good thing in this case."

"Sounds about right." I nodded. "But...they might still need to work just to be, you know, matchmakers, not a weird storage yard for unconscious people." I brought up. "And uh...the way we broke it was just ally's and servants getting their own lovers right? And not just Abby and Marianne being more likable than me?"

"Yeah, the prior one." She said, "Anyway, you can consider this your new home for now. What's built here can house several billion at the moment and we can work on getting everyone a job tomorrow."

"This is… oddly convenient…" John said.

"Eh, you got lucky more than anything." Katsuki said with a shrug.

I frowned as I double checked my skills and looked at my Legendary Skill, wondering if it suddenly sparked with this much 'luck'.

Nope, still locked… Huh, was never this lucky back home.

"Alright...something's off here." I brought up. "I was never this lucky back home, and...this feels too weird to be a coincidence or luck."

Katsuki looked over at me, giving me a smile as she put her hood back up. "What can I tell you?" She said, almost like that was a question before snapping her fingers and was gone.

"Time Walkers…" Groaned Abby. "Never can give straight answers."

"Let's… get everyone into the city. We should discuss this all later." John suggested.

"Alright." I nodded as I whistled, catching everyone's attention. "We're heading to town! Pack up and let's move!" I called out, hearing a chain of people start calling out to others as four million people started heading towards the new city.

As we packed up our things and put them into the base car, I was met with the things that shocked me most. Turns out, there's a rare class of Prize Pod People… Children. Ranging from newborns to teenagers.

The location we cleared out had three. A young, ten year old human named Timmy. A small four year old Anthro Panda girl named Tina. Lastly, the one looking at me, was a five year old, Anthro little Luna. Luna, as in Princess Luna from My Little Pony. Seeing them made my emotions… conflict. For one, even children were stuck in those pods for untold amounts of years, it was fucked. It angered me to no end that someone just left them in those pods. The other was fear… fear of the fact that now, I was their dad.

The way their pods work is that if two people place a hand on the kids' pod, then both those people are their parents. Tina and Timmy were, genetically, mine and Marrianne's kids, while Luna here, was mine and Abby's. Despite the difference in race and species, a DNA test apparently can confirm this. I didn't bother questioning it.

Luna was looking at me, still in her all white dress she was in from the pod.

"Something wrong Luna?" I asked my daughter as I kneeled down for the young mare.

She looked around, as if thinking about what to say. "You… are my dad, right?" She asked.

"Yes, yes I am." I nodded. "Even if it...doesn't entirely look like it."

"But… Neither you or mom look like me? And, I don't look like Tina, or Timmy…"

I sighed. She's smart for a kid, only five years old and noting the differences. Hell, Tina and Timmy haven't questioned a thing. They're actually asleep right now, but it doesn't surprise me that she's still awake. Her whole thing is with the night.

"I know we don't look like you." I said softly. "But...believe me when I say, I'm your father, and looks alone doesn't change that."

"But… why can't I remember anything before yesterday?"

Christ why do kids always ask the hardest questions...

"Do you know the story of Sleeping Beauty?" I asked softly, not knowing if Luna would even know what the hell I'm talking about but I'm just assuming she might because of how much the prize people already knew. She shook her head. "Alright...well the story of Sleeping Beauty is...she was cursed to be put to sleep for as long as it took before someone very important found her. You, Timmy and Tina were all...sadly like that, until me, Marianne and Abby found you." I answered softly.

"How did we get cursed to sleep?"

"I… Don't know… What I do know now, is that you and your siblings are awake, and you can enjoy your lives however you want."

"... Can you read that story to me? The Sleeping Beauty one? I wanna hear it."

"Sure Luna." I smiled softly as I went through my Assistant and bought the book in question so I know exactly how it goes. "Alright, once upon a time," I said as I opened the book up.

---

The next morning I was woken up to the ever iconic, and annoying, kids jumping on the bed. Tina and Timmy were bouncing on us just as much as the bed.

The two, despite the six year age gap, were almost twins. Both were the definition of hyper, the definition of curious, and the definition of a brother and sister getting along.

"Wake up! Wake up!" Tina cheered. She was an Anthro Panda child. While her body looked human, she had panda ears, fur, nose, and eyes. Even a tiny tail. Timmy honestly could have passed for my son, being the same eye and hair color I have.

"No jumping on momma." Marrianne yawned as she sat up, grabbing Tina and hugging her. 'Well that felt real nice to say." She giggled.

"I take it you are hungry?" Abby asked as she got up. Thankfully they slept in normal pajamas given, well, there's kids in the house now. "Where's Luna?"

"Still asleep. Tried to wake her up and she magic threw me out." Timmy said.

I chuckled. Not a morning person. Definitely takes after me.

"And that is perfectly fine if she's not a morning person." I yawned. "Cause I am not a morning person…"

With a round of laughs we got up. Marrianne took the kids to get dressed while Abby and I both got dressed. I gotta get back to the school thing for the TF2 classes. These were gonna be for Soldier. Entering the kitchen I was met by Cassey, John, DJ, Hannah, Jenny, Nikkie, Daisy, Mabel, Anna and Lassey. We are gonna need a bigger dining room… and kitchen. Living Room… We are gonna need to make everything here bigger.

"Morning everyone." I yawned. "So...how do we make this place bigger?"

"We are gonna need Space Gems… and various others." Cassidy said.

"Alternatively… Given this place is here and all… We could just buy a house and modify that?" John offered. "It would be more stable and we can link it to this place."

"Oh yeah… Guess we'll have to talk to… I guess that Time Walker chick about it."

"Shall I search for her after breakfast?" I looked around, barely noticing Sebastian in the kitchen. Maybe a house would be a good idea.

"That would be for the best." I nodded. "Thank you Sebastian."

"As you wish sir."

Marriane came along later with the kids, even Luna who was actually still asleep in her arms. The smell of pancakes did wake her up and after we all ate Abby and I had to go. "So you all okay staying back?" Abby asked.

"Eh, combat isn't my thing…" John chuckled. "I just keep dying. I prefer the workshop."

"I have nothing to prove, Seven hot ladies to get to know, a few upgrades to install." Cassidy said.

"And I'll make sure the kids are all alright." Marrianne said. "I can give them each a physical and a check up, then… I guess help around here."

"Fair enough." I nodded. "We'll be back in a bit."

"When will you be back dad?" Timmy asked.

"Should be back in…" I looked at my Assistant to see how long the class took.

"After three." Abby said, giving each of the kids a hug. "We'll be back a little after that."

"Okay." Tina said.

"Alright then." Timmy said.

"Be safe mom, dad." Luna said, still rubbing sleepiness from her eyes.

"We will." I said as I gave each of my kids a quick hug. "Just stay out of trouble, and Luna, make sure Timmy and Tina stay out of trouble."

"Okay dad." Luna said with a nod.

"Wait, why is she in charge? I'm older!" Timmy yelled.

"I'm smarter." Luna replied sassily.

"Oh- hay!"

Tina and Luna both laughed, earning a groan from Timmy.

"I'll make sure there's no trouble." Marianne said, giving Abby and I each a quick kiss. "I'll probably also be giving all the… new arrivals check ups as well."

Yeah… After my fifty three, Abby got Forty seven and Marrianne got fifty five. So… yeah.

"And here I thought Den Mother's were big...seriously, where the hell do Gaean Giant's even come from?" I asked, one of my new girlfriends being a special Giant race that was even bigger than that semi truck sized Den Mother Cassidy got.

Like as big as a mountain. Thank God she can shrink and grow at will.

"Someone probably knows, but from what I remember studying their biology in school, they're one of the more ancient races around."

"Neat." I said honestly. "Well we best be off and not take up too much of your check up time. Got a lot of work to do today."

"We'll see you all soon." Abby said.

After a final round of goodbyes, Abby and I headed off. So much changed, literally in less than a week. Abby and I teleported over and as we sat in the seats I kept thinking about everything that's changed.

"Sweet lord…" I muttered. "There's...so much going on suddenly…" I rubbed my temples lightly.

"Heh, it is a lot to process." Abby sighed. "Do you regret it?"

"Not really." I shook my head. "I wanted to help, and this is a good way to help...but who the hell puts children inside prize pods?" I asked carefully.

She shrugged. "No one really knows who runs or works Loot Spawn. People who get those rare tickets to go there never see anyone there. As is they're pretty rare. Still, that's messed up."

"Well, whatever physical manifestation of Greed is running the Prize Pools...I'm gonna need to find them and figure that out." I frowned.

"Well, at least we aren't figuring this out alone. Got a Time Walker helping us, everyone currently has a house, and looks like we'll be buying one. Probably best in the long run."

"Yeah, thankfully things are going well." I nodded. "Almost...too well to be honest with all my magical luck out of nowhere."

"You seriously complaining?"

"More...worried something is gonna come and bite me in the ass is all." I said honestly. "I'm not complaining about all the positive stuff going on, just...worried it might have repercussions."

"We'll face it together if that happens." Abby said, giving me a small hug.

I sighed as the lesson started. Well, calling it a lesson would be… generous. Blue Soldier walked in, threw helmets, Shotguns, Shovels, and rocket launchers at us all, said we've all been drafted and took us to the combat arena. I know I shouldn't be surprised… but I still am.

"Shouldn't be surprised...don't know why I am…" I muttered to myself as I carried around my new nifty rocket launcher.

Shooting this thing, the blast back was a kick. While trying to Rocket Jump, Abby blew herself up so it would be a little bit before she came back.

As I was swapping between Shotgun and Rocket Launcher I suddenly felt… something. Something was off…

I jumped to the side, barely avoiding having my head caved in via shovel… Three. "So the Orphan has some street smarts." He said standing up. "You've been busy."

"Unlike you, I've been doing something with my life." I said bluntly as I got up and leveled my Rocket Launcher at him. "What's your excuse?"

"I noticed." He ran, circling me as I fired at him. He was outrunning my shots. "All over the news. First that one Isekai in the dream realm. Now you. You lot just love being in the spotlight don't you. And for the dumbest of things."

"So helping millions of people find a new life instead of being stuck in a tube for an eternity is a dumb thing?" I asked. "Wow, you are an actual sack of shit aren't you?" I asked. "For claiming being born in this world makes you superior, you sure as shit are proving this world isn't if that's your argument."

"The Podders and Isekai are one in the same. The difference is that at least they have pre made purposes." Three said, taking a shot at me with the shotgun I dodged as I brought mine out.

"So...let me get this straight…" I started as I fired my shotgun at him. "You think that Prize Persons, their own sentient, living breathing people...are just some pre made slaves you can fuck with and not care a single bit about?"

"If they were more than tools to use, they wouldn't be won in dungeons now would they?"

I'm gonna kill this bastard!

"You know...it's astounding how, even after I'm told this is a world filled with infinite possibilities…" I said coldly. "That there's still entitled little shitsticks like you running around, acting like you're the hottest shit around while barely being able to back up your words." I growled as I ran at him, not caring if my speed force ability was locked away I was going to beat the absolute shit out of him.

He seemed to enjoy that idea, tossing his gun aside and ran at me. We both pulled back our fists and punched one another. I felt bones break, his metallic skin and body harder than my bones. He knocked me back. I was in pain, but I didn't care. I was not.

Ability Unlocked.

Going to.

Generation Obtained.

Lose to this!

Generation ability Activated.

To this entitled prick!

I ran at him again, feeling my speed force kick in but still capped. We chased one another, the second slowing to a crawl as I clenched my broken fist.

Minute mark passed. All energies doubled.

Suddenly I was in front of Three. I grinned, catching the fucker off guard as I focused Speed Force and Fire energies into my fist, and hit him square in the face. The heat melted his face and the impact made his head explode in a shower of gears and springs.

Take that, you fucking bastard…

I then passed out.

---

I woke up in Marrianne's medbay. I felt… good. I remember… Kicking Three's ass, after that… wait how did I do that?

"Uh...okay so the hell happened?" I asked groggily. "I just remembered punching Three's head so hard it melted and exploded at the same time…"

After a bit, Marrianne walked in. Seeing I was up she rapidly hugged me. "Thank the Mother you're awake." She said, looking me in the eyes. "I was afraid this was gonna happen soon…" She said, taking a heavy breath. "Your Legendary Ability Unlocked."

"Well...Three's an entitled sack of shit and needed to get punched really fucking hard." I said honestly.

"From what Abby, John,Cassidy and DJ said about him, I don't doubt that, but I'm more worried about the ability you got." She said. "It's…" Sighed, taking a seat on the bed next to me. "Generation."

"Certainly didn't feel like I was generating anything when I punched him really hard...unless it doubles my stats and I didn't notice it." I said honestly.

"Generation is one of the strongest Legendary Abilities. Once activated it doubles all your energies every minute." She stated.

"Wow, and it only ticked once if my hazy, rage induced memory serves."

"It's how you hit them so hard. Despite your Speed force being capped, Generation allowed you enough spare power to break the energy cap around the arena."

"Wait...how does a single double break an entire energy caping arena?" I asked in surprise. "Cause...I'm not all that strong am I?" I asked while checking my stat's screen to see if I'm really that strong even with a doubling effect.

"The capper scans all your max energies and sets your caps individually. Since yours suddenly doubled the capper wasn't able to adjust."

"Well...alrighty then." I nodded. "That makes more sense I suppose...but why did I get it from being stupid pissed at Three?"

"I don't know. They unlock just as randomly as they appear."

"Well it couldn't have come at a better time...rat bastard called all the people me and another are trying to save 'Podders' which sounds a tad racist...but also that the only reason their won in dungeons is because their 'no better than tools'." I growled.

"Prick." Marrianne said. She gave me a kiss. "Good reasons aside, I'm just worried about this. If anyone from Nexus or one of those other Major Chaos Guilds finds out about you…"

"Unless there's a world wide report I got a legendary ability, then there's no way they should know." I said. "Right?"

"I know, still… doesn't stop me from worrying… so much has changed, and I know Abby and I played a large role in that… but I'm still worried about you…"

"Trust me, I'm also worried." I said honestly. "Believe it or not, I was bringing up to Abby how all my luck is gonna bite me in the ass sooner or later...and this might be a double edged sword…"

Nodding, Marrianne and I sat there for a while just thinking about everything… "Maybe… talk to Katsuki? She is a Time Walker so, maybe she can help?"

"And that's a big 'maybe' cause Time Walkers have been vague to the point that it would have been better if they didn't say something." I frowned. "Especially with all the stuff I've heard about them."

"It's better than nothing-"

"Master David?" We looked at the doorway, seeing Sebastian there. "You have a guest."

"Well speak of the devil." I said honestly as I got up. "Is it the Time Walker?" I asked, wanting to make sure it was them and not Three wanting to be a petty bitch.

"Yes, she is in the living room."

Nodding, I got up, heading to the living room and saw her. Her hood was down, and she had a big smile on her face. "Kid, you just made my day."

"That depends, is it because I have a legendary ability or because I blew up an entitled little shit's head?" I asked. "Cause both can be a day maker, especially for me."

"Your Legendary Ability. Generation. I just got back from HQ and guess what? I'm in so much trouble I got promoted!" She laughed.

"That...sounds a little ass backwards don't you think?" I asked. "Like...you screwed up so hard your getting a promotion instead of a demotion…"

"Heh, allow me to explain." She said, sitting up as I took a seat on a chair. "The Lover Class Izuku won, Delilah, has a special Legendary Ability. Shrodengers cat. This Ability can only have one owner at a time, and it effectively makes her immortal in the right conditions. On top of that, He recently unlocked his own Legendary Ability, Copy Cat. This Ability let's him copy any non legendary Ability just by watching It in action."

"So how fast is our little settlement going to be bombed by one of the Chaos Guilds?" I asked carefully.

She sighed. "Actually, I'm in trouble in the first place for that reason. Long time ago one of the kids I adopted got taken by the Chaos Guild Nexus. It's been little over ten years since then. And a few weeks ago, one of their members openly attacked and went after Delilah. Izuku didn't have his ability at the time, thank goodness, and Delilah was able to get them both to safety. I broke a lot of rules, sending my kids to a friend's, a Void admin who's dungeon is up in those mountains. I jump started their destinies. And now, that ripple effect I started reflecting on you."

"You know…" I started. "I literally asked about cloning abilities a few days ago...I hate how you just confirmed my fears." I shook my head. "Alright, so how the hell did your actions reflect onto me?"

"You believe in fate, destiny and all that bull? Well, it's not all bull." She said, trading a finger through the air, making a line of light. "Think of these things all like how time flows and builds." She said tracing out branches and branches on branches. "All your choices will still lead you to an outcome you choose, but in the end, you're still a part of the main flow. Your choices or paths bring you closer to some people and further from others. Gaining your Legendary abilities this early in your timelines, and your actions back in the Match Makers Guild were meant to happen, but not this early. Now that it's happened you, Izuku, and several others are now all traveling along the same branches far sooner than you were originally meant to, if your choices brought you here at all."

"Alright...so there's two of us, how many more are supposed to get here?" I asked curiously. "Also...the Matchmaker thing...my god is it depressing."

"It is, but that's why you're here. And why, in Time, four out of the five of you will do amazing things."

"Alright...so there's me and Izuku...what about the other three? And why only four of us will do amazing things?" I asked curiously.

"Not everyone has a role in the… conflicts to come that require fighting. No, her place is here, helping this town grow."

"Fair enough." I nodded. "And...when will I meet these other highly specific people?"

"Sooner or later. I can't get into those specifics but all you need to worry about for now is to keep going along with your life. When the others arrive, you'll meet them and Izuku soon enough."

"Fair enough." I nodded. "Just gonna be a whole lotta waiting until then." I said honestly. "So how's the city building going?"

"Heh, it's progressing. Materials are the main thing. Gathering them can be a hassle and buying them gets expensive. Probably gonna start digging a mine into the ground and such." She sighed.

"Well considering you just got four million extra hands minimum, plus my Gaean girlfriend...I'm sure the mining is gonna go very well." I said honestly.

"Heh, fair enough. Still, hunting and gathering will only go so far, best to start farms. So, how's your day? Free?"

"I'm free enough for the day unless my girlfriends and kids want to drag me away." I said honestly. "And my day's been better than for sure."

"Yeah, I figured. Tell ya what, since you do have kids, you want a job you can do for when you aren't adventuring? Well, I guess it kinda is Adventuring still but that's besides the point, you'd be getting paid to do shit around the city. And the nearby border."

"What's the job?" I inquired. "Cause anything that can help out my new...massive family is always a good."

"A few things really." She said, snapping her fingers as a rolled up large bit of paper appeared in her grip. She rolled it open and showed it was a map. There were the Mountains we were near, the city, and on the otherside was a massive lake of sorts as well as a red line along the front bit of the lake. "This is a map of all the areas my friend owns, where we're building the town. He lives up here at the top of the mountains in his own dungeon." She pointed to the central mountain. I could see what looked like some kind of large tower on the map. "This area here is the city Candlelight. On the other side of the mountains is a large lake where after about maybe a hundred or so miles it crosses into the Hazard zones. Shortly passed that is an undersea dungeon that was recently discovered. A whole sunken city. Looks crazy freaky. Since you're already in the Adventurers Guild, you can raid the undersea dungeon or in Kurogiri's. In the event too many monsters and such spawn along the border of the Hazard Zones you can pick them off for bounties."

"So basically I'm a city guard that does some adventuring on the side?" I asked curiously. "Also...damn this place is a lot bigger than I originally thought."

"Heh, yeah. Perks of being an Admin is that he gets more land at cheaper prices. Now if only I could get him to help build the city…" She grumbled. "Anyway, if you head off to this lake and scout out the area we can set up a fishing pier and factory as a source of food. Just go there, check it out, and be back for an easy fifty grand."

"Excuse me, Fifty grand!?" I asked in honest shock at the high price. "For something that simple? You sure?"

"Heh, yeah. Believe it or not but the vast population of our reality don't all go dungeon crawling for fun or jobs. Only about 30% of the mass population actively participate in real dungeon crawling or even visit the Hazard Zones. Sure everyone joins in within the Realm of Dreams but you don't actually die or really get hurt there. Jobs like this in the cities pay a lot because the general populace don't want to get into fights. In fact a close comparison to active guild members like you, me, and others would be like… soldiers."

"That doesn't sound concerning at all." I said carefully. "But it fits. And uh...since I might as well ask while your here, is there anything dangerous with Generate I should know about?"

"Well, as you know it doubles your energies every minute. This only affects you and stacks every time. So you have a hundred fire energy, goes to two hundred, then four, then eight, then sixteen, ect. This makes it very good to use in short burst but can easily throw you into Overburn. Basically you produce too much energy, and blow up."

"That's fair." I nodded. "So...I only had a brief explanation, but how did I break the TF2 Arena hard cap? Cause Marianne said I had too many doubles at the same time for it to catch up."

"That's not how it works. Cappers first scan your maximum energy and reserves, then generates an unseen field around everyone in the arena specially made to limit your maximum output by putting a temporary debuff on you. When generation doubles your energies, the debuff couldn't keep at the level it was since it's placed when you enter the arena."

"Oh, okay yeah that makes sense." I nodded. "Cause when you're told 'hey, you literally broke a hard cap debuff' I was a little confused as to how when, all things considered, I'm not entirely that strong."

Nodding, Katzuki continued. "Also, if you do hike up to Kurugiri's dungeon, he can help you train to best utilize Generation, and sparring with Delilah and Izuku might be best. Not everyday three Legendary Ability holders all gather in the same area."

"And...just for my sake, there's no world wide notification that someone's got a legendary ability right?" I asked nervously.

"Not unless you got it while in a publicly broadcasted arena battle. And don't worry about the school, as far as they're concerned you just quickly absorbed some gems to bypass the cappers. You'll be suspended for the rest of the classes but can get back into it after."

"Fair." I said honestly. "Honestly I'd need a break after that...bet Three's gonna try and storm here to bitch at me calling me a cheater or something."

"Three? Synthetic, chrome skin, wears an all red jumpsuit with a helmet?"

"Is extremely racist to any Isekai or Pod Person, is a spoiled brat who think's he's hot shit, anything else we should add?" I asked.

She groaned, facepalming. "That… Damn it I gotta go." She said, getting up and giving me the map.

"What's wrong?" I asked carefully. "Is this gonna be an even bigger problem than he already is?" I asked while taking the map.

"No I just gotta beat the shit out of an old Co-worker." She said, exiting the door. Wait… Co-worker?! I ran after her outside the door and found nothing. Damn it...

"Alright...so not sure what's worse, dealing with me with a legendary ability...or dealing with a pissed off Time Walker…" I frowned.

I walked back inside and right to bed. I woke up a few hours later to Luna staring right at me. I didn't freak out, I was too mentally drained to bother. She was in a different outfit. A sky blue shirt with an orange on it and jean shorts. "Hi dad." She said.

"Hi Luna, how are you doing?" I yawned.

"Are we moving?" She asked.

"What do you mean?" I asked, rubbing the sleep out of my eyes. "Cause if you mean moving into a house at Candlelight then yes...but do you mean something else?"

"I was just wondering because Mom and Mom were looking at pictures of houses in the livingroom." She said, looking around the room. "Is John my uncle?"

I chuckled. Well, this was going to be something sooner or later.

"Well...do you want him to be your uncle?" I asked curiously.

"I don't know what an uncle is. It's just what Cassidy called him when I'm around. Is an Aunt the same thing as an uncle, cause that's what John called her in response."

I laughed. Those two...

"Normally, Aunt's and Uncles are the sister's or brother's of the parent's, but considering your question isn't in the 'normally' category…" I said, trying to think of a proper explanation to this. "Well...at this point, I'd consider John and Cassidy my brother and sister, so they'd be considered your Uncle and Aunt...if that makes sense."

"Alright…" She said. "Can I fly?" I noticed her flutter her tiny wings. Despite looking human, she was still an Alicorn, small wings were on her back and on her forehead pointed up was a small blue horn.

"I'm sure you can, but sadly I'm not the one to talk to about flying lessons. That would be your mother Marianne." I brought up. "Sadly I don't have wings and...don't know how to get them to be honest."

"Oh. So… can we go out? If we're going to live here, maybe we can get to know the area?"

She is too smart for a five year old.

"Have I told you you're too smart for your age?" I asked as I lightly ruffled her mane.

"I noticed but wasn't so sure. Aside from Tina and Timmy I don't know any other kids…" Wow, she even talks and almost refers to herself like an adult.

"Alright…" I started. "When we're done walking around, we're going to Marianne to make sure your actually five years old and not like...five hundred by accident."

With a nod Luna waited for me to get up and we began heading out. The city so far in this area was mostly various apartments and such. A few places like restaurants and a stop mall were built and open. We were passing a construction site where I paused as I saw the building was… growing? What?

"This one is gonna need more materials." I heard someone say. That voice sounds…

"Figures. I knew helping mom build this city was gonna be expensive but this is getting ridiculous." A scratchy voice replied. "Sorry I can't do more than make gravel and sand."

"It helps with the foundation."

Walking over, I did a double take. Tomura and Overhaul. Wait, mom… you… wait are they?

"Uh...hello?" I asked the two workers.

They turned. "Something up?" Overhaul asked.

"I was wondering if you two were...adopted by Katsuki?" I asked curiously.

"Oh, you must be the new guy mom got promoted for." Tomura said. "Was wondering if we'd see you first or Izuku."

"Sounds about right." I nodded. "Sadly she didn't really tell me where you three were after she said she was gonna kick a former co-worker's ass for being an entitled prick."

"Huh. Well in any case, I'm Kai, and this is Tomura." Overhaul- Kai said, giving a pat to the thin white haired kid. "As you can see, we're Forster siblings, but Tomura and I have been here since we were basically toddlers. Izuku is the newest and therefore the youngest. He's only been here a few months."

"Huh...probably the same amount of time I've been here." I said honestly.

"So, we heard from mom that you're another lucky person to get a legendary ability." Tomura said. "Main reason why she got a promotion and can at least help with a bit more of the construction."

"Yes actually." I nodded. "Got it while fighting the same asshole Katsuki is gonna beat."

"Huh. Heh, wanna hear how Izuku got Copy Cat?" Kai asked, a knowing grin across his face that Tomura chuckled at.

I looked down at Luna, who was just watching us talk but also looking around the area.

"Um...is it safe for Luna to hear?" I asked.

"Oh… huh… um… probably not. Hang on there's a McDonald's nearby. We can eat there while she plays in the play place." Kai said as he walked and we followed.

I got to talking with Tomura and turns out he is a game collector as well. We talked about our favorite games, physical vs. digital, all of it.

"Glad to see both of you are having a good time." Kai said.

"What's this place we're going to?" Luna asked.

"It's a simple fast food restaurant called McDonalds." I said honestly. "And...hopefully their food is at least higher quality than back home."

"What was the standards back on your world?" Kai asked.

"Well...serviceable." I said. "Yeah, serviceable is about the right word."

"Ouch. Well this should give you a happy surprise."

Arriving at the place we placed, paid and took our orders, Luna getting a Happy Meal. I was definitely surprised. The burgers are the size they always advertised, the patties aren't small little shits and are clearly made from actual meat! The soda was great and the fries were actually made from potatoes. All in all, a good McDonald's.

"Ah, this is what I should be getting from a multi billion dollar corporation actually putting in effort." I sighed happily.

"Heh, If you say so." Kai said as we ate. Luna, despite being a pony, seemed to have no issue eating the burger. Her happy meal burger was better than the ones kids got back home, but still. Maybe because she's anthro?

"Um...question, should Luna be eating meat considering her race or am I concerned for nothing?" I asked.

"Huh, I guess that's a lesser known fact. Say Luna, mind opening wide for your pops?" Luna raised a brow, but opened her mouth. Her teeth looked normal to me. "See her sharper K9's and the shape of her front teeth? It's a lesser known fact but all sentient races, even Isekai, are Omnivores. Regardless of race. Many sentient races that are herbivore beastials upon arriving here are really shocked to discover this change, but given even a natural born carnivore can live off only fruits and veggies if they want here's diets are all optional."

"Huh, that's really neat." I said honestly."Ya learn something new everyday."

"Feels like that's an unofficial motto of this world." Kai chuckled. With her food finished Luna went off to the play Place. Tomura followed to keep an eye on her. "So, ready to hear it? Laughed myself into near suffocation when I found out. Oh and Delilah was so proud of that fact too." He said, chuckling at the memory.

"I can take a guess, but please tell me." I said, starting to chuckle at what might be the cause of it.

"Okay, so it was after that Nexus jackass attacked Delilah. We were all getting trained to overcome our weaknesses. For Izuku, he has drive and impressive creativity and skill, but he's so awkward, especially around Delily, and she's his Lover. So he and her were doing Gymnastics. Full on tights and assisted stretches."

"Oh my god that poor boy." I chuckled, already seeing where this was going. "Is Delilah a cat? Due to...well her legendary ability?" I asked, remembering Katsuki telling me she had Schrodinger's Cat.

"Yes. She looks really human but has the ears, tail, eyes, and claw like nails. Her hair is also really poofy, almost like a mane actually. Anyway, so the icing on the cake is that after all that, they have to share a locker room. And bath."

I laughed at that. "Oh my god, that poor innocent teen."

"So, being the overly affectionate feline Delilah is, they fucked. Little passed Dinner, Delilah declares this fact and that during it Izuku also unlocked Copy Cat."

"Please, please tell me he magically sprouted cat ears and a tail because of it." I said, knowing it's bad to laugh at someone's own embarrassment but it's just too silly.

"Yes. But that is because Copy Cat also copies a person's race if the ability is race specific. And, since some are even gender based…"

"Ha!" I laughed at that. "Okay...I know I shouldn't be laughing at someone else's embarrassment...but wow."

"Heh, yeah. It was hilarious. Whatever force at work that governs how Legendary abilities unlock has the best sense of humor."

"And the best sense of timing cause when I got my legendary ability, I was fist fighting a Synthetic and then punched his head so hard with fire it not only melted his face but also made it explode." I said honestly. "I passed out soon after but damn was that punch amazing."

"Respect." Kai said, giving me a fist bump. "So, what lead to you undergoing your own mass adoption?"

"Because I have never seen a hug that said 'thank you for freeing me'...and honestly just seeing that just...made me feel sad at how many people are just...unable to have a life...how just showing some basic kindness was somehow earth shattering...the Matchmaker's Guild is really depressing."

"No arguments here. Hardly anyone even gives the guild any attention. Most think of it like a charity group or something. Sadly it is even more depressing than that."

"I can imagine...cause seriously, if I'm told people have a party if anybody comes and get's a lot of pod people…" I shook my head. "And nobody knows how or why it's happening…"

"Guess that's why." Kai sighed, sipping his soda for a while in thought. "Izuku had the same idea. While he got all the Lovers Class he could, mostly because of Delilah, but you… you both clearly have the same idea."

"Thankfully, cause it's gonna need to be a group effort to fix this mess." I shook my head. "Just glad that the Servant and Ally classes could also get their lovers though."

"Yeah. Heh… I wonder… What would happen if a Lover Class tries to find another Lover Class. As in open the pod I mean?"

"Well...we can actually check." I shrugged. "I have over fifty Lover Class that can probably get other Lover Class...but we'll have to see later on."

"I've just never heard of it. Makes you wonder…" Kai sighed. "So, wanna hear how it all happened with Izuku?"

"Sure." I nodded. "What can you tell me about young Midoriya?" I said as a minor joking reference.

"He's a good kid. Honest, caring, a quick learner. Though… I can see why he now has a dislike of All Might."

"He…didn't grab onto All Might did he?" I asked sadly.

"He asked him if he could be a hero, and he said no. Same story as most… though, he didn't climb down the stairs of that building. He claimed the safety rails, and jumped. Woke up here before he hit the ground."

"Yeah…" I sighed out. "I knew it was gonna be like that…"

"I don't know if he would have survived, been saved, or died… all I do know is that he will prove All Might wrong. Izuku Midoriya will become a member of The Family of Heroes, and even surpass Jericho the Undead in power."

"Jeez, talk about setting the bar as high as you can." I said honestly. "But...who's Jericho? And isn't The Family like...their own actual massive family? I doubt they were named that and not have it be about actual family."

"They are. But if they deem you worthy enough as a person and as a hero, you will catch someone's fancy. It has happened where someone honorable and powerful enough marries into the family."

"Fair enough." I nodded. "But you'd have to do something pretty big over years from what you said...or maybe he's on the right track from what Katsuki mentioned…"

"Heh. Well, we'll just have to wait and see. And as for who's Jericho. He's the first born child of the family, and the most powerful of the still active members."

"Still active? What did most of them retire or something?" I asked.

"After the war they fought, wouldn't you?"

"True." I shrugged. "But now I wonder what's gonna happen with me considering this all kind of...bumped into what I'm doing with my life."

"Well, it's gonna make it all interesting but It's still your life. Just enjoy it like you would and when this work of whatever you, Izuku and whoever else joins is on, work, then back to enjoyment."

"Fair." I nodded. "Gonna be really weird all things considered but...it'll be worth it."

"The best things always are, aren't they?"

---

After lunch Luna and I headed for the strip mall and walked into someplace I never imagined I'd see again. A Toy's R Us.

Luna seemed in awe of all the toys. They had toys from seemingly every era of history on earth… and some that I don't think should have counted as toys. That aside, we were now walking through the Legos aisle.

"I feel old now…" I shook my head.

"How come?" Luna asked as she looked at a Lego set for building a Knight's Castle.

"Because I remember when I was a kid, walking with my dad through this place and getting Lego's myself...and now I'm doing the same thing with my daughter…" I chuckled. "Funny how that works…"

"Huh. Came full circle… so, are any of these fun? It looks like you build with the smaller pieces. Woah…" She said, walking over to a Lego set for building your own Death Star. "What is that?"

"The point of Lego's is to start building with small stuff, and this, this is a Death Star." I said honestly. "A moon sized space station from the series Star Wars."

"Is it to scale or smaller?"

I wanted to say no, but then I remembered where I was now living… and wondered.

"Hmm…" I started as I walked over to the box and lightly picked it up, looking it over to see if it said anything about it being to scale. I sighed in relief, seeing it was just no bigger than a large beach ball in scale if the image on the back was accurate. "Alright, so it should be about the size of a beach ball...so it's not really to scale with the actual thing but it's still a sizable build."

"Can we get it? I like the little Lego people."

"Since...I might as well double check…" I muttered as I looked over to see if the little Lego people weren't sentient beings or that this becomes a fully functioning Death Star that can blow up a mountain.

Thankfully this was just normal toys and we took that and a few other sets before heading out to pay. As we were walking I realized Luna wasn't next to me. A momentary panic averted when I spotted her just a bit further back looking down an aisle. I walked over and smiled as she was looking at a display for a Retro Remastered Gameboy Color.

"I see you've found something of historical interest." I said honestly. "Even if it is remastered."

"Historical?" She asked.

"Well, technically not as historical, all things considered, but to me this thing is over twenty years old and has a lot of fond memories attached to it." I said with a smile.

"What is it?"

"A Gameboy Color." I said while gently picking up a box that had one in it. "A portable game console, one of the oldest handheld's I know, and also a personal favorite of your mother Marianne."

"What do you play on it?"

"Video games." I said while taking her along the aisle and showing her the dozen's of Gameboy Color games.

"And these are…?" She asked, looking at one box for Pac-Man.

"That holds a cartridge for Pac-Man, a game even older than the Gameboy funnily enough." I answered. "I can buy some of these things for you if you want and me and Marianne can teach you back home the wonders of video games."

"Sure, they look… different? Sorry…"

"It's alright Luna." I said softly. "I know it's...a lot, and I'm probably not explaining it well." I said sheepishly, forgetting that, even though she's really smart for her age, she's only five.

"It's not that… looking at all this… I dunno, something about it all just makes me feel… out of place? If that makes sense?"

I thought about that for a bit. I don't know much about the show she is from, but little videos and such in YouTube told me they live in some weird partly middle age era with some tech but nothing like earth. Nothing like here either.

"Need help?" I jumped, hearing Abby in my head. Shit, right, Symbiote now.

"Yes...cause right now I'm trying not to make Luna feel uncomfortable with talking about Video Games, especially the Gameboy Color." I mentally explained to Abby.

"Hmm. One moment." Abby went silent for a while, and I was helping Luna look through the various games. "Okay, so some quick searching said that Luna is a Princess of Equestria, and something something fell to darkness, morphed into a demon, banished to the moon for a thousand years, returned to bring eternal night and saved by magic rocks and six randos. Long story short, I think Filly Luna if what this is saying would have been from an era where Candles were the use for light and Quill's were how everyone wrote. Maybe get her some wood toys, or a doll from a similar era?"

"I was gonna buy Lego's so that's a start right?" I mentally inquired.

"Well, if she is something akin to the majority of other Luna's, she's basically Displaced in time. Try a mix of some modern and old-school toys? I mean, if she's basically time displaced she's practically an Isekai like you."

"Fair." I thought to myself. "So Lego's, maybe get her Tetris on the Gameboy Color and...maybe a doll or two."

"Sounds like a plan."

After grabbing Tetris and the Gameboy Color, a nice violet purple one, I took Luna and we walked around until we found the section with toys from ancient times. Luna did seem to perk up at seeing them, as if something familiar yet forgotten was found. I got her this small faceless doll and a telescope.

With all this in tow we headed back to the base. I left Luna and her siblings to play while I sat with Abby and Marrianne.

"Had fun?" Marrianne asked.

"Yeah." I nodded. "Met some new friends, learned how Izuku got his legendary ability, and now get to help teach Luna the wonders of video games...which just begs the question as to why they're still here if the games are actually reality…"

"Remember, this reality was made from countless other multiverses so yeah some were games in one reality while being an actual reality in another. It's pretty common."

"Fair." I nodded. "So how has your day been while I was with Luna?"

"We've mostly been browsing houses." Abby said. "Honestly it's almost… surreal."

"I think you mean 'normal'?" Marrianne asked with a laugh.

"Both." Abby shrugged. "We narrowed it down to three possibilities."

They handed me the pictures. The first was what, on the outside, looked to be a two story suburban house within a suburban neighborhood. The years was fairly large and roomy.

Second was a more county looking ranch house, complete with a barn, a lake on the property, and next to a small forest. Wow, talk about frontier living.

Last was more of a condo smack in the middle of the city on the third floor of the complex. All of these buildings were like the base, able to be grown and expanded but rather than requiring raw materials it just cost a set amount of rem to expand their inside and even change the outside look.

"Well…the countryside is nice, well have a lake to swim in if need be, and plenty of room for the kids to run around."

"True… plus if we are… ya know, gonna find and open and even… have more kids… the room will be needed." Marianne suggested.

"Plus with all the new Lovers, gonna need one heck of a bedroom~" Abby added.

I had almost forgotten about that. While true most of the Lovers Class were freed by other more easily opened classes of Pod People, I still had fifty three from me, forty eight from Marrianne, and fifty seven from Abby. A grand total of one hundred and fifty eight lovers… ranging from various species and genders.

"Yeah...it's gonna...be quite a bit and...might need to replace my hips with metal at this rate…"

"There's abilities for that. Metallic bones is a branch that does just that, makes your bones basically like a living version of known metals, harder to break, or bend, and can still heal when broken like normal bones."

"Good to know." I nodded.

"So, frontier house it is?" Abby asked.

"Yep." I nodded. "Just...might need to learn how to farm if we want to make use of the place fully."

"Guess that settles that then. So, just have to gather the money together. Shouldn't be too difficult." Marianne said.

"Considering I'm gonna get fifty thousand just by taking a trip to the lake nearby, won't be too hard right?" I brought up.

"It's one hundred thousand so that's half of the cost right there."

"Actually I can pay it off." Abby said.

"Wait, really?" Marianne asked.

"Having been a homeless fairy symbiote for so long, I saved up a lot of rem. I only ever used it for food or travel so I've been sitting on a large pile of savings."

"Well...yeah that makes sense." I nodded. "Still an interesting day when I went from killing a weird fire demon to meeting you." I said honestly.

"Yeah. Hehe not so sex shy now aren't ya?" Abby chuckled. "I'll head on over to the Property Owners tomorrow and get the deed. For now, shower, then dinner." Abby said, heading off to our room.

Marrianne got up, taking a seat next to me as we leaned into one another. "You look stressed?" She asked.

"A bit yeah…" I sighed. "Just...gotta lot to think about all things considered."

"I can imagine." She said. We shifted around and ended up with me laying down on my back on the couch and Marrianne laying on top of me. It felt nice to have her weight on me. It was oddly relaxing. "How was your day out with Luna?"

"It was nice, felt a little bad about her feeling 'out of the loop' when we went toy shopping though." I said honestly.

"Hmm. Yeah. When I did her checkup, her health, while fine, was on par with old civilizations that believed leeches were a form of medicine. Aside from a few… intestinal parasites, nothing bad. Already gave her the medicine for them so they should already be gone."

"That's good." I nodded. "How were the other kids?"

"Timmy had a clean bill of health and Tina just has a mild shellfish allergy. Nothing serious, she'll just get an irritating rash when she eats them but nothing a potion or medicine can't counter."

"Works for me." I nodded. "And all the other lovers we got?"

"Majority so far of who I was able to run check ups on had clean bills of health. The rest had some allergies or a condition Medicine was able to cure or treat fairly easily. All in all so far it looks like everyone is going to be fine."

"Sweet." I nodded. "Good to know everything's going to be okay so far."

"Yeah." She agreed, giving me a kiss before resting her head just below my chin. "This has been fast. Yet, oddly relaxing."

"Honestly...yeah, it kinda does feel relaxing." I said honestly.

"It feels nice for me to do something aside from focusing on studies and all that medicine stuff. I still don't know what it was that had me agree to Abby's offer but I'm glad I did. It felt nice to throw caution to the wind, put on something sexy and actually live for a night. One I'm hoping we can repeat often." She hugged me, light yet firm as I hugged her back.

"And I do hope we can repeat that often as well." I chuckled warmly.

Marianne and I laid there till dinner, and after that we went to bed, where she, Abby and I did repeat that night until we all fell asleep and entered the realm of dreams.

---

As we walked down the roads of the realm of dreams I wondered about what to do. Normally I'd hang out with Abby, Marrianne even, or someone but arriving here was rarely consistent. So I arrived here with one of my… new Lovers.

His name was Mike. Yeah he, I did pick for various genders. I've never dated a guy before let alone think of one as attractive, so this was definitely… new territory.

He was shorter than me by a foot, and was actually a fairy like Abby, though he was a Wind Fairy. His wings l, rather than made from water, were like mini tornadoes stuck to his back. He had orange eyes, hair.

"So, how have you been Mike?" I inquired my fairy friend.

"Pretty good all things considered." He said. I couldn't help but notice his… unique outfit. It was as if someone took gold, molded it into the shape of leaves, added silver highlights along the veins and then somehow stitched them into pants and a shirt. He walked around barefoot which to me was honestly the oddest thing. "So, David, this is uh, you're first time dating a male?"

"Yes...this is my first time dating a male." I said sheepishly. "Was...always curious how it would feel to...do all this with another guy."

"Heh, well, when you say do all this do you mean being romantic or being intimate?" They asked, giving me a playful elbow. "Cause honestly, I'm as clueless as you are."

"Yes." I said as I gently patted my fairy friend's head. "But...hey, at least I'm not in the 'first time' boat here."

"Well, how about we get something to eat and talk. I only know some things about you and you know nothing about me, plus now that I think about it this is also your first time going on a date with a Prize person so, it will give you an idea of what to expect from the others."

"That's also true." I nodded. "Um...here, might as well make it special, what's your favorite food?"

"Anything Mexican is always good." They said.

"Alright, what is a good mexican place around here?" I wondered while looking around for a good place to eat.

After some looking we found a place and ordered. Alright, guess it's question time. "So, go ahead, ask me anything." Mike stated as he munched on a tortilla chip.

"So...let's start with something simple, besides the different elements, what's different between water fairy's and wind fairy's?" I inquired.

"Heh, well for one, it's in magic. Historically Water Fairies purifies lakes and ponds that would get polluted or poisoned in some way, shape or form while Wind Fairies like myself can either clean the air of smoke and such from a bad wildfire or even divert bad storms and even tornadoes from harming the forests our ancestors lived within. All of us largely did the same thing, keep our homes alive and safe, but these days that's not something we all do."

"Cool." I said honestly. "That's pretty interesting you can stop tornado's of all things."

"Not easily, and we don't actually stop it, we divert it. Just changing the direction it was going is all."

"Still gotta be strong enough to divert a tornado, especially some of the stronger ones." I mentioned.

Mike shrugged. Our drinks arrived and he took a fair sip before talking. "Okay, so something you should know about we Lovers Class. When we are freed from our pods, we have no real history. I mean, I can tell you about the History of wind fairies, some wind magic and even my favorite foods… but I can't tell you how I know it, where I learned it or even why I like this food. It's like not remembering who you are yet you can remember everything else in the world perfectly. The only thing of mine I can recall is my name and that's it."

"That's...kind of fucked when you think about it." I said carefully.

They laughed. "It is. But, not much I can do about that really. Secondly, while we don't have our own history, we know things about the person who freed us. Like for example, I know you enjoy the basic junk foods, Pizza, burgers, and you are practically addicted to sour candy. All that aside, we also know why we love the ones who free us."

I blushed a bit but tried to shake that off.

"Well...yeah." I said sheepishly. "But...why do you love me? Cause there might be differences besides...the obvious."

"I love how sheepish you are. Despite all you have done, you still find things people do for you or the fact people can love you so alien. It's kinda cute and really humbling for you."

My blush got a little darker now. Wow that is… different.

"Well...no one's ever said that about me before." I said honestly. "It's...different...but nice."

"Heh. Sorry if this is kinda foreword, but you look cute when you blush."

Now I was steaming. Wow okay this is… well. It's like with Abby and Marrianne only… I don't know, awkward? Or… flustered?

"Well...you're a little more forward on verbal flirting that's for sure." I pointed out. "And...not sure how to fully feel...either awkward or...flustered."

"Heh, well, you are new to this, so I won't push my luck with anything physical. Besides, since You've never thought of another guy romantically before, so makes sense you don't know how to react."

"I mean...true." I shrugged. "It's a whole lotta new when it's coming from...a cute guy like you."

While my blush turned a new shade of red after saying that, Mike finally blushed as well, chuckling as they drank some more soda. "Opening up or testing the waters there David?"

"I don't know…" I groaned lightly, not knowing where the hell that came from.

"Well, if it helps I'm very flattered you are trying. So, onto some less awkward topics. Any other questions about the Lovers Class?"

"Hmm…" I started, scratching my chin in thought. "Can you...choose to be with someone else after you wake up or is it like a 'soul mate' kind of thing?"

"Well… we can, but it's not easy. We Lovers Class are made to be with whoever opens our pods. If for some reason it… doesn't work out, we can find love with another but it won't be… the same. The only comparison I can make is like, imagine using bicycle wheels for a car, it could work but they, we aren't really made for that. It rarely happens though, only really happens if they fall to Madness or they don't care or something."

"Well...at least you have another chance." I said carefully.

"Not much of a choice if I'm being honest. I know you don't know how to feel about… this. But I can't imagine being with someone else. It's just how we're built. Maybe that's why so many leave us at the Match Makers Guild?"

"Well...maybe." I shrugged. "But...hell if I know, I'm still knew to all this and...I'm still super sad about the state the Match Maker's Guild is in…" I sighed out. "But we're not here to feel sad, we're here to get to know each other."

"Heh, yeah. Well, since I have no real history to speak of, tell me about yourself."

"Well…" I started. "Hmm, where to start with myself…" I thought for a bit. "Well...I'm a game collector." I started simply. "Mostly video games, any and all of them even though I might not play...literally half of them."

"Heh, I feel like that's part of the point of collecting."

"True." I chuckled. "Anything else about me…" I frowned. "Do you want to know anything specific about me?"

"Sure." Mike nodded as our food finally arrived.

We ate and talked about things I enjoyed and such. It felt a little less awkward, but only less so.

With food done we headed off again. "Heh, so, do you consider this a date?" Mike asked.

"I'd like to, do you consider it a date?" I asked curiously.

"Honestly? No." He said. His bluntness surprised me. "Mainly because I know you don't. Not for a lack of trying, but there's still no… romance behind it is all. Aside from a little flirting, I don't really consider this a date. This is more... getting to know each other."

"I mean...that's kind of what dates are for right?" I asked carefully.

"Normally yes but both parties have to have some form of interest in each other." Mike said as he looked over at me. "And I can see that when it comes to you and I, while I have great interest in you, you are confused about me."

I winced a bit. It was hitting the nail on the head perfectly. I don't wanna brush him off, or hurt him. He is nice and so far, way more… wise than I am to read me like that.

"Damn it…" I sighed out. "Listen, it's not that I'm not interested…" I shook my head. "I suppose it's because porn got me...curious about a whole lot of things...and...this is nice but...super new…"

"I get that David. It's something I imagine you never experienced or expected before huh?"

"Not...really." I sighed out. "Hell, I didn't expect to get Abby and Marianne to be perfectly honest…"

"Fair enough. So, what should we do?"

"Well...what do you want to do?" I asked curiously. "Anything specific you want to do or just walk around and talk?"

"Well… what can we do to make this less… awkward?"

"Watch a movie?" I asked.

"Sure."

We headed on over to the theater, watching Coco and it was good. Still, I felt bad. I felt so… awkward.

"Hmmm…" Mike hummed. The movie ended and we were back to the streets for something else to do.

"What up?" I inquired.

"Well, I just had an idea but I dunno."

"What's the idea?" I asked.

"Well, this is awkward because of my gender, to you anyway so, I have an idea to make it just a bit more awkward but it would be a learning experience."

"Does it involve the possibility Abby would record it?" I asked.

"I wouldn't put it past her to try but if anything that's up to you all."

"Well...what is it?" I asked, wanting to at least try to make this work and not hurt it more.

"As you can imagine, there are multiple ways people can… enjoy physical interaction, and one just happens to swap the biological equipment. Are you getting what I'm saying or do you want a more blunt explanation?"

"So...who'd be the woman in this situation?" I asked.

"Both of us. One so we both aren't in new forms alone, and so we both can be awkward about it."

"Well...yeah, that would be awkward, but...it'll be nice." I shrugged. "Wonder how I'll look as a woman."

"Guess we'll have to find a shop that sells Gender Swapping potions and find out."

Finding the shop was actually pretty easy, turns out alleyways here service the more… adult oriented 'dreams' and after browsing the transformation potions available we got several potions for gender swapping.

These potions, according to the labels, lasted a full day. So by this time tomorrow, five AM, we'd be male again. I sniffed the bubbling, pink potion. It smelled a bit like… strawberry kiwi.

Mike and I both were seated in a private room inside a motel. Yeah, that kind of motel. It was the only place where we could get some privacy and was close by. "So, cheers?" Mike asked, raising his potion.

"Cheers." I said as I raised my potion as well.

We drank the potions fairly quickly. The labels said it was instantaneous. I was expecting a flash of light or a puff of smoke or something. No, rather, all I got that showed it worked was when I pulled the jar away was my wrist hitting the rather large pair now protruding from my chest. Woah...

I got up and ran to the bathroom.

My height was slightly shorter. Maybe an inch or two missing. My new… chest assets were a rather large C and my curves were on par with Marrianne. My face, more rounded and lacking my usual stubble I try and keep, was still somewhat recognizable as me, just… female. My hair was also now much longer, reaching down to my elbows save for some bangs just above my eyes.

"Well...this is new." I said, noting my new female voice was just like the rest of me, sounded like me just… female. Softer and more high pitched really.

"Huh, this is definitely new…" I heard another female voice. Mike's female voice was more high pitched than mine, and a bit… squeakier.

Walking back into the room I stopped dead where I stood.

Mike, height wise didn't change, but body wise did. Their clothes somehow changed also, fitting their new form almost like a second skin. Their hair went just a bit below the shoulders. His, er, her face was definitely more feminine and their chest was a fair bit smaller than mine but not flat at all. Lastly their hips were just a bit smaller than mine. "Huh, this is definitely something different." They said, messing with their hair.

"I thought it would feel...weirder but this is all...nice." I said as I softly grabbed my new tits to feel them up.

I jumped as the sensation of my action made itself known. It was almost… not quite ticklish, more… it was just new. Sensitive, and not unpleasant. Like a flush of Embarrassment and Want filled me all at once.

"You okay there?" Mike asked.

"So...that's how that actually feels…." I shuddered lightly.

Mike chuckled. "Rather friskey in that form there David?"

"Well…" I blushed brightly. "Maybe...but these feelings are a whole lot different then what I remember Abby doing when I became her host." I mentioned, having all her memories due to that was a bit different than this.

"Makes sense. Not having a female body you lacked the hormones to properly emulate the sensations and such she felt. Now you do though, so you can really feel how she felt."

"And it feels great." I said, still squeezing my new tits to get a better feeling for it.

"Heh, you are way more into this than I expected." Mike said, trying to hold back their laughs.

"Uh, s-sorry." I said sheepishly, letting go of my sizable breasts finally. "Just...ya know…"

"Yeah, new experience. More than willing to bet Abby will feel you up when you wake up. But that aside, I wanna test something." Mike explained.

"Test what?" I asked curiously.

Walking to the bedside table, Mike picked up the tv remote and flipped through the channels until- Holy!

I won't describe what was on, all you need to know is that it was long… and big… and fuck why can't I look away!?

"Uh…" I muttered, not entirely sure if I was drooling and don't know why I'm so fixated on...that. "Why…?"

"Some people still debate on if sexuality is genetic or a choice. Personally? I think it's a mix of both. Biologically we're built to desire the opposite sex but when you throw Consciousness and Will into the mix, you get choice of desired sexual preference. You can't look away because your body wants… that, but mentally you're conflicted. Because you never had the biological desire for that before."

"My porn folder...kind of said otherwise." I muttered, having looked up certain things cause curiosity got the better of me. "Okay...so now I see...okay how is that so big!? It's damn near as big as my forearm!" I said, which my body betrays me as I had to cross my legs.

"Eh, some people are just gifted like that. There's also potions and such too that do that." Mike shrugged. "Now, David, I want to ask you a question. If you were to have sex, in this form, would you try it with a guy?"

"I'd at least give it a try." I said honestly. "But...a less half assed answer...yes."

Mike smiled, taking my hand and sitting us on the bed. "Okay then." They turned off the TV. I was thankful for that since I now know what it feels like to be wet between the legs now. "So, when you wake up, odds are after Abby has her perverted teases and fun, you'll talk to her and Marrianne about this. If you feel comfortable, do you think you can… let them pleasure you?"

"Well...yeah most likely." I nodded. "Gonna be embarrassing as shit though considering what Abby might say or do…"

"Alright. Now, after all that, if you want, give either Abby or Marrianne one of the spare Gender swap potions, and try it out. Once you have, if you wanted to, meet me back here and we'll talk about your experiences. Oh and don't worry about getting pregnant if you do, these potions are non fertile."

"Okay thank God for these being non fertile." I said thankfully. "But that sounds like a plan."

Nodding, Mike stood up. "Now then, I'm assuming you won't be waking up til the kids do… so around eight or nine… giving us three or four hours."

"Well...what do you want to do with that time?" I inquired.

"Well, it depends. You think this will be a regular thing?" Mike asked, motioning to my… everything.

I thought about that… I didn't feel wrong being a woman. In fact it felt kinda exciting, different and oddly more… confident? No, not confident… more… bold, yeah, that's it, bold.

"Maybe." I shrugged. "I do feel a bit more bold and excited but...not fully sure until I have another few times at this."

"Well then, if you'll look the part, you best dress the part. Let's do some shopping."

And so, leaving the sleazy sex hotel, we wandered to a mall where I was now tasked with finding and learning about women's clothing.

It was… different. Women's clothes definitely hugged more.

"Now give me a spin." Mike said as I did. They had me dressed up in a long, rather beautiful red dress that was held up by my knockers alone. "Sexy thing aren't ya?"

I blushed, but nodded. Looking at myself in the mirror like this was… so strange. I never looked this good as a guy that's for sure.

"Okay so….just for my sake, is there a way to be...both if being a woman is...better for me in someway?" I asked carefully.

"You mean a hermaphrodite? Yeah, there's spells or potions but if you're talking in terms of a permanent transformation, those potions are a bit more pricey and can only be given by either a doctor or alchemist."

I nodded. This… was so strange for me. I always figured I was a little bi curious but never… acted on it…

"Well...I suppose it's a good thing Marianne is both a doctor and an alchemist if need be." I said honestly, lightly grabbing my new dress and just...trying to get my bearings back at all this new crap happening at once.

"Are you… considering it?" Mike asked, helping me get changed as I put the dress away and tried on a more simple top and jeans.

"Honestly...I don't know…" I sighed out. "This is just...a lot to take in all at once...I never acted on this back home and...it's a little overwhelming to be honest."

Nodding, Mike folded the dress back up. "That's fair. Here, things like this are way more common. Lots of people will just swap their genders for so many years to keep it fresh. It's something that's as easy as snapping your fingers really. Guess things like this were pure fantasy back on your world huh?"

"You have no idea." I shook my head.

"Hey, don't be afraid to indulge in your curiosity. Besides, if you did desire to settle on the middle ground gender I imagine your sex life will flood with all sorts of possibilities."

"Yeah, that is true." I nodded. "Sure Abby would be the most giddy unless someone in our new harem has a libido bigger than Abby's."

"Don't jinx it." Mike laughed.

With clothes shopping done, we headed back out and just enjoyed the time before I woke up.

---

Waking up, after giving the kids a quick little white lie to explain why Daddy was now also a Mommy, Abby, Marrianne and I talked about things.

"Somehow I knew you'd make one sexy bitch." Abby said, giving me a kiss.

"I will admit, you are pretty hot." Marrianne added. We were all still in bed, Abby got John and Cassidy to look after the kids for the day.

"Yeah...I didn't expect to be this pretty to be honest." I said sheepishly.

"So you and Mike are gonna be like this for the rest of the day then?"

"Yeah, for the whole day." I nodded. "And...either of you can join in if you want."

"Are you… asking what I think you're asking?" Abby asked.

"Mike brought that up…" I replied. "And...well I don't want to leave that out."

"Are you sure you're okay with it? Do you… trust us that much?" Marrianne asked.

"Do you trust me that much?" I asked carefully.

"Of course I do! I'm just worried and-"

"Marrianne." Abby spoke up. "Throw caution to the wind, alright?"

She was silent for a bit but did end up laughing. "Guess it's one of those moments huh? Alright, but before we take that potion, let's give you a lesson in the female genitals."

I won't go into details about what happened. Your perverted minds can do that for you. All I will say is that, when all was said and done. I had a whole new Respect, Outlook, and Curiosity on top of a few new kinks Abby just had to add to the mix.

I felt good, when it was over. Exhausted and spent and messy, but I was, in a simple word, happy. It was definitely way different than sex as a guy but I wouldn't say I preferred it. I'd put both as being the same, fun in it's own unique and messy way.

"That… was… great…" Abby purred next to me. Their figure far more… large and flat where once it was round. For a guy, they looked good.

"Okay...so…" I took a deep breath. "I..think being both is winning out here…"

"That such a bad thing?" Marrianne asked as they pulled me in. They too were much larger than I was now. Their figure now masculine and their voice a surprisingly deep baritone. Riding that beast felt extremely unique.

"Well...I'm currently having an entire world view plowed into submission and...it's still a lot to process…"

"Firstly, that was a terrible pun." Abby started. "Second, whatever you choose, we will still love you. I feel like what we just did proves it."

"Definitely." Marianne agreed.

"How did I get so lucky as to have you two here?" I chuckled softly as I cuddled up to the both of them happily.

We laid there for hours, but finally got up to wash, burn the sheets and get dressed. Abby went off to buy us a home while Marrianne went back to examining the new arrivals.

I, very happily, spent my time contemplating my million questions and… finding more and more of them rather silly and pointless the more I thought about them. The more questions I tossed away for being pointless the more it felt like I could breathe. One question did pop up though and I did think about it.

Is this who I'm meant to be? Someone of both genders, sharing life and love with those I cared for the most?

"Well...is there anything really wrong with being both?" I muttered to myself. "Besides...the possibility of womanhood being a massive pain in the ass…" I muttered.

"There are meds for that." I jumped, Cassidy jumping into the couch next to me, eyeing me. "Huh, a lot cuter than I expected." She said simply.

"Thanks Cassidy." I nodded. "But...right now I'm just thinking through a lot of crap right now…"

"Clearly. So, what's keeping you from making a decision?"

"Literally having a million questions at once and trying to sort through all that." I said honestly.

"Do you even know what these million questions are?"

"Considering most of them I immediately thought were silly or pointless...currently I have the 'is this who I'm meant to be?' question and that's kind of bugging me right now."

"Well… you enjoy sex as a man?" I nodded. "As a woman?" I blushed but also nodded. "You love Abby and Marrianne?"

"I love them more than the world." I said readily.

"Then you should realize that they love you for you, not your gender, and if your little morning sexcapades mean anything it's that you love them for who they are too. In the end a body can only express the physical parts of love and it's just a fraction of what it is, so, if you feel your body isn't letting you express all the love you can. Change it. Just remember, it will still be only a fraction of what this can express." Cassidy said, patting the space over her heart.

"Well...to be honest, I didn't expect to have a minor existential crisis based on me trying to date a guy." I frowned. "Like...seriously that's the silliest part of this all to be perfectly honest."

"Heh, true, but better to find this out now and be happy for the rest of your life than to put it off and always have the question nagging at you."

"That is also true." I agreed. "Plus...it'll help me try and date with all my other Lover Class people...cause I really want to make them happy too."

Cassidy just gave me a smile, then laughed. "Then I believe you have your answer David."

I sighed, but smiled back and nodded. It would be an adjustment, but one I think I won't regret. First off though… I gotta find Mike. I owe them a date.

"Alright, so where's Mike right now?" I asked curiously.

Finding Mike proved fairly easy. Apparently, there was enough air based elementals in the city to start a Weather Management Team. After finding Mike I did the only thing I felt was right in this situation.

I ran up and kissed them.

When it ended we left to get some privacy on a park bench. "So, guess you had some major realizations then?" Mike asked, holding onto my hand as I held theirs back.

"Yes I do, and I owe you a date my lovely fairy." I smiled.

They chuckled, but leaned in against me and I them. "So, what did you choose?"

"I'm gonna be herm." I answered. "And I'm gonna be all that I can be for you all."

"Really? Well, that's definitely going to be interesting. Hope you don't mind, I'll still be a guy. If it helps you can rutt me first when we get to that part."

"I'd like that." I said honestly. "And I won't mind cause...after my fun this morning, I've learned a lot of new things...like I'm gonna need new sheets...again."

That got a chuckle from Mike. "Does that mean I can move in? Oh, wait, you still owe me a date right? I have an idea for one, and it will only really work while we're both still women."

"Oh?" I inquired. "What's the plan?"

---

I met back up with Mike some hours later. I had to get dressed in a simple white shirt, blue jeans and jacket. I kept sneakers on since it would be a while before I even tried high heels. Mike had decided to take me to a bar. It was an odd choice for a first date, but I didn't mind.

Arriving at the bar I was surprised to see it was so… lively. People cheering, drinking and laughing. Upon entering I was hit by the lovely noise of live music, the band playing had a mix of bagpipes, accordion, violin, and a flute as they played something out of a medieval fantasy story.

"There you are." Mike said. Turning I saw they were out of their normal clothes, wearing instead a pink top and skirt with pink boots to match. Wow they looked cute!

"You look way too cute Mike." I giggled, yes giggled.

"I was going for that. Figured I can bring back this body for special occasions or if I feel like it, so I got a small wardrobe. Now then, David," Mike said, holding out a hand as the band began to play a new song, new energy and sound hitting our ears. "Shall we dance the night away and get shit face drunk?"

"Yes, I would love to." I laughed.

And so, we did. We drank, danced, enjoyed the music and danced poorly to it too. We got into drinking games and at one point I got into an arm wrestling contest and lost, but I did not care. I was already too drunk.

When the bar started closing for the night Mike and I, drunk off our asses and laughing like we were insane, walked through the streets singing bad covers of various songs. We managed to arrive at a hotel where after finally finding our room we hit the bed. We were drunk, tired, but not exhausted yet.

Idle hands and all that soon led to booze aided passion as we explored one another. Inside and out.

I woke up the next morning with a light hangover. It didn't hurt as bad as I was expecting. I felt Mike still wrapped around me. I blushed a bit but didn't care. At this point, I could probably lay here like this all day and enjoy it.

Mike quickly woke up with a yawn. "Heh… not how I imagined our first time together but, I wouldn't change it." They said.

"Neither would I." I smiled warmly. "Also...not sure if speed force or not but...my hangover isn't as bad as I thought it would be."

"Normally Speedsters can't get drunk. Luckily some booze knowledgeable bastards made some and that's what you drank last night. Gets you buzzed and drunk." Mike said as he stretched and got up.

We both got dressed and headed off back home to base and upon arrival sat at the table and began enjoying breakfast. "You two sure look like you had fun last night." Abby said, she and Marrianne were also back to their regular genders.

"Yes we did." I chuckled. "Partied, got drunk, partied more, and just had an all around great time."

"Glad to hear it." Marrianne said. "Was a bit worried when you didn't come home but after Abby used her assistant to Locate you I felt better knowing you at least made it to a hotel."

"Bet that hotel had to burn those sheets too." Abby giggled.

"Maybe." Mike said.

"We didn't have to pay for new sheets so maybe not." I shrugged. "And Marrianne… how long do you think it would take for you to get me a… permanent swap potion to a hermaphrodite?"

Marrianne looked at me, first a bit surprised but then got to thinking. "Well, for one of those all they really do is change your default gender and therefore body, but I do know my sister has a fair stock back in Ruby Hills, I can probably get her to send one over for you. Gonna be ten grand though."

"Then I better get that job for Katsuki done." I said honestly. "Cause even if I still have enough to pay for that...I'd rather not be dirt poor."

I rapidly finished eating, kissed everyone a good morning and headed back out. Yes, I even kissed Mike.

Finding Katsuki was easy, and once I got the job details again I got to it. Speed force made the run around this mountain only an hour long. Upon arriving here I saw the lake and it was so clear and sparkled in the reflection of the sunlight.

"Damn…" I blinked. "This...place is beautiful."

I should bring everyone here for a fishing trip someday. Running along the lakeside I stopped suddenly coming across an odd sight.

"The fuck is that?" I frowned.

It looked like… the Millennium Falcon. It was parked next to the lake bed and next to that was a fairly generic looking suburban house. And on the other side half in the water was a large glass dome half in the water. Do… people live here?

"Hmm...that's weird...don't remember Katsuki saying anything about someone living here?" I muttered as I made my way towards the house.

I knocked and was greeted by a… hot… female fox lady. "Yes?" She asked.

"Uh...hi there." I said, only to shake my head to not get distracted by how hot she looked. "So my name is Daniel and I'm searching this area for the town Candlelight that's about being fully set up a couple thousand miles away...probably about an hour if you have speed force or you have the...Millennium Falcon of all things."

"Oh that, that's my son's. He and his fiance just got engaged and she's pregnant! It only took three hundred years…" She sighed but shook her head. "So they're building a town here? It must be on the other side of the mountains cause I didn't see anything being built."

"Yeah, sadly it's on the other side of the mountains." I nodded. "But if your ever curious as to why...literally four million prize pod people are making a city for themselves, just take a quick detour to Candlelight." I nodded. "And tell the happy couple I said congratulations...also jeez, three hundred years?"

"Oh tell me about it." She groaned. "Well, I'll be sure to tell them the news. I imagine Casey will be happy about it. Probably can find some work too. Oh, forgive my manners. My name is Hannah."

"It's nice to meet you Hannah." I nodded with a smile. "Also question, did the folks here that took...forever to propose find anything weird here? Either around here or in the lake?"

"Oh yes, they did find a sunken city dungeon just passed the Hazard zones barrier."

"Good to know." I nodded, bringing out a pencil and pad of paper and writing that bit down. "How deep and...how did they figure this out? Did they have diving gear or something?" I inquired. "Just so I know cause of guard duty and all that."

"Well, my daughter in law, Heather, is a Shark Anthro beastial. Her race can breathe fine in any body of water. My son Casey a while ago bought a new Profile Slot and set the race as the same as Heather's so they wouldn't need any bulky equipment. And they figured it out because they swam down there. My son worked largely with the Cartographers Guild taking pictures of everything while they explored. Heather was basically his body guard since he's a pacifist."

"Sounds about right." I nodded as I wrote down who found it. "Thank you very much...and as a personal question, is this land privately owned? Cause...I have a family back at Candlelight and honestly this place looks fantastic for a nice simple fishing trip."

"No, we knew the Mountains were owned but not this area. Though now that there's a city being built we best get our locations registered. And it is, Heather and her family swim fish all the time here, it's rich with all kinds of freshwater fish."

"Sweet." I smiled. "Thank you ma'am, this will help out a lot."

"You're very welcome." She said, giving me a smile as she closed the door.

I put the notes away and began thinking about what to bring when I take everyone fishing here. Speeding back to the city I gave my report to Katsuki and she gave me my payment. Still felt a bit like overkill but I wasn't gonna complain. I ran back to base just in time as everyone was preparing for the move. I gave the money to Marrianne and within a few hours I'd have that potion.

Til then, we got to moving. Arriving at the place, we had seven hundred acres to work with. The pond here was fairly large too. I actually forgot this was here. The water here wasn't as clear as the lake but did seem to have a few catfish swimming in it.

The house itself on the inside was fairly large, while the outside was two stories and the inside was four stories plus a basement. John claimed the basement immediately.

Cassidy and her group took a room on the third floor and Abby, Marrianne and I took a room here on the first floor and the kids each got their own room down here too.

DJ made claim to the Living room. The hard part wasn't linking this place to the base, the hard part was moving our crap from the base to here.

"When did you even get so many handguns?" Abby asked as she lifted a box full of them from our general storage space in The Base.

"I don't know." I frowned. "Seriously...when did any of us get that many handguns?"

"Those are mine actually." John said as he walked up and grabbed them. "Projects I cleaned up and repaired. Didn't have an armory so I just dumped them all into a box. Guess I can finally build one here though."

"Just be sure to keep the door to it locked." Marrianne said, carrying a few books in her grip. "I'd rather not have the kids holding weapons until they're at least fourteen."

"Sure, I got an Assistant Scanner Lock I can hook to the door. No one under age can get in with that."

"Fair enough." I nodded.

"True, I use the same lock for the more potent potions and meds I prescribe. Speaking of, David, I was thinking I could set up a small clinic here on the farm. Gives us some steady income and in case the kids get hurt I'll be right here." Marrianne informed.

"That actually sounds like a good idea, maybe a little something like a clinic and pharmacy?" Abby asked.

"That's what I was thinking too. Doctor and pharmacy on site and various things to buy while you wait or just wanna buy something. I can set it up near the main road so there's some regular traffic."

"Sounds like a plan." I nodded. "And considering we're near some hazard zones, the guards will have a really good medic close by."

"Flattery will get you everywhere David~" Marrianne cooed before giggling as we got back to work.

The day was almost over but eventually we got everything done. My new bedroom now shared by Abby, Marrianne, and Mike, was a single story, and the bed was massive. Easily fitting up to maybe thirty people. It would last when… eventually, but that was later down the road, for now it was more than big enough for us.

"Well, everything is done." Abby said.

"And this just arrived." Marrianne said, pulling from her Assistant, a small vial with a glowing pink liquid. "This will change your default gender, meaning if you take an over the counter swap potion you'll revert back to a herm David. Though, given this will give you both sets I don't think you'll be taking any of those."

"Nice." I nodded. "And...you three are perfectly fine with this?" I asked, just to make sure they're okay with my big decision.

"Yes." Abby said, giving me a kiss.

"You are you, regardless of how you appear." Marrianne said.

"I did basically start this for you. I know I'm the newest but I just want you to be happy." Mike said.

I nodded, smiling as I took a deep breath then drank the potion

It was like taking the normal swap potion. No fancy flash or anything, just my clothes felt a bit tighter in certain areas now, and the feeling of my boys stayed too. I went to the bathroom and checked the mirror. I looked no different than when I changed into a woman, save for the bulge in the pants I still had, now noticeable because of how tightly they now fit. Guess I'll need a new wardrobe.

"Well...clothes shopping is gonna be a bitch." I said honestly. "But this will be a great change."

"Alright, before anything I'm giving David another Physical and explaining their new biology to them." Marrianne said, causing Abby to pout. I chuckled but followed her to her clinic room back at the Base. This linking door is very useful. "Alright, up on the table."

I got up onto the table. "So what new concerning things should I be worried about doc?"

"Well, first I need to adjust some of your data from your other physical and add some data." She said, pulling out some measuring tape.

"Does being a herm make something's bigger?" I inquired. "Or is that just a silly question?"

"Well, you definitely have more… mass, in certain areas." She chuckled. "But that is a possibility. It varies from patient to patient. Plus this is more for your hip, torso and chest measurements."

Oh boy…

Marrianne was professional in her Physical. Even when it got… touchy, though I wasn't. Herm or male this thing has a mind of it's own.

After a rather awkward, for me anyway, physical Marrianne was looking over everything. "Okay, so far everything is in order. You're a bit small for a human hermaphrodite but that's not too much of an issue."

"Can't be too lucky now." I joked. "But glad that everything's in working order I suppose."

"Yeah. Large C cups, hips are fair sized. Physically you are fine. Now, onto some basic information." Marrianne said, taking a seat next to me. "First off, your penis will still work no differently than when you were male."

"Would suck if it didn't." I said honestly.

"Now, normally in female biology you'd urinate through the urethra there but since you still have a penis you also urinate through there. Your vagina is solely a reproductive organ. Made for sex and childbirth. Now, being a hermaphrodite your… periods, when they happen will be a bit different than that of a normal females."

"How so?" I asked worriedly. "I hope it won't involve me pissing blood...that would suck hard."

"Not pissing. That bleeding will still occur in the vagina but normally males produce sperm constantly while females release eggs to be fertilized. In your case, having both, a period would cause the normal effects, but also speed up your semen production. During this time you are more likely to impregnate a female while also at risk of pregnancy yourself. I have medication I can give you for the cramps and such but will have to teach you about tampons and pads, but for the excess semen production the only real cure for that is… relief. Which brings me to this." She then handed me a scroll. Opening it, it was a very simple magic spell for anti-fertility. "Knowing Abby she will be more than thrilled to aid you in this so just cast this on yourself when you do and it will make sure what shoots out will be blanks. It lasts for five hours."

"Isn't it a problem if it lasts for more than four?" I asked nervously

"Hermaphrodites have a much longer sex drive. On average, if they are with another hermaphrodite, it can last up to five. But anyways, in the event you… get knocked up, I should warn you Hermaphrodites can birth twins or triplets on average for birth rates. Now in terms of how they will come out, if you knocked me up the kids have a sixty percent chance of being a half breed, half avian, half human, a twenty percent chance to be pure human, and a twenty percent chance to be pure avian. The rules for your newfound gender also apply, one third chance to be male, female, or hermaphrodite unless you are with another hermaphrodite in which case it's guaranteed a hermaphrodite."

"Uh...huh…" I started.

"Any questions?"

"Um…" I thought for a bit. "Are women's clothes as annoying as they are back home? Look nice but have literally zero pockets and just look annoying to wear half the time?"

"Majority of all women's clothes have enchanted pockets to get around the size issue. Some clothes can be annoying but that's an opinion for yourself. Actually I do believe they make a special underwear for hermaphrodites that is enchanted to hide your… equipment making clothes shopping easier. It doesn't remove it, it's just enchanted to… not sure what the enchantment is but it works."

"Well at least it won't be annoying." I shrugged. "And...it also keeps things from getting awkward as well."

"True. Now, with all this in mind, shall we return to the bedroom where I imagine Abby is eagerly awaiting your return?"

"I'm sure she is." I chuckled. "But let's get going and see how much Abby wants to fondle my tits."

"If she does, I know what I plan on fondling~" Marrianne said, giving an unexpected slap to my butt.

A flush of Embarrassment, joy, and excitement hit me when she did. This was definitely going to be an interesting new take on life for me. I regret nothing!