Crystal Starship

by Pinkamena666

Rating: mature
Tags: Narcotics, Anthro, Lemon Zest, Thriller, Gore, Original Character, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Fetish, Non-consensual, Adventure, Equestria Girls, Sex, Science Fiction, Profanity, Sugarcoat, Violence, Death, Sour Sweet, Alternate Universe, Shadowbolts (EqG)
Length: 16139

Lemon Zest, Indigo Zap, Sour Sweet, Sunny Flare, and Sugarcoat lead a team of space adventurers on their starship, the Crystal Dawn. However, all is not so easy as they attract the unwanted attention of Space Pirate Captain, Hollow Devoid.

Equestria Expanded Universe SPIN-OFF
Crystal Starship #1

Contains plot-relevant futa

Lemon Zest, Indigo Zap, Sour Sweet, Sunny Flare, and Sugarcoat lead a team of space adventurers on their starship, the Crystal Dawn. Their adventure takes them across the universe on a relocation mission. However, all is not so easy as they encounter not only friendly species but hostile ones as well. On top of that, they attract the unwanted attention of Space Pirate Captain, Hollow DeVoid.

Cover Art by: CrimsonRose97

Published 2020-07-06 01:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2021-08-25 05:03:43 UTC

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Author's Note

This has been worked on for about 2 years (I think) so I apologize if the end seems rushed. IT was never meant to be this long nor was the end ever meant to be a big action sequence. Right not, the end is still tame bu the thing is now over 10k words...

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Sour Sweet let out a groan as she opened her eyes. She was in a round, white room with four other bed capsules. Her capsule's clear cover slid open with a hiss and she sat up, stretching. All she had on currently was a black bra that hid her C-cups and black panties, both smooth like spandex, skin-tight, and thin. Letting out a yawn, the other capsules opened up. Getting out, she got to her feet and stretched again.

She was a pale, light gold mare with rose-colored freckles on her cheeks, upper part of her breasts, shoulders, hips, and butt. Her hair was a mix of rose shades with a streak of aquamarine. It was usually done up in a ponytail but she always let it down for bed. Looking around the room, she saw her friends waking up, wearing the same thing she was wearing. Only she had a tiny, uncomfortable lump in her panties. Eyeing it, she let out an irritated sigh before eyeing her friends.

There was Sugarcoat, a blueish-gray mare with A-cups and opal-gray hair with arctic blueish-gray streaks. Hers was usually done up in twin ponytails. Sunny Flare was a light-turquoise mare with B-cups and grayish mulberry hair with light raspberry streaks. Indigo Zap was a light amber-gray mare with dark blue and cerulean hair with arctic blue streaks. Lastly, there was Lemon Zest, a grayish-amaranth mare with B-cups and light pistachio hair with grayish-green and lime green streaks.

When Sunny Flare spotted the golden mare, she smirked. "So, how's the morning wood?"

Sweet rolled her eyes. "Oh, ha ha, you're so funny..." she sighed, making her way out of the room to the large shower room.

The turquoise mare ran after her and caught up rather quickly. "Hey, I'm just teasing. Seriously, though, what's it like?" She asked her, more seriously and seemingly curious.

As they entered the shower room, they headed to the right where the lockers were.

"It's odd..." Sweet answered, pulling her top off and opening her locker. "And tight..." After putting her top in her locker, she slid out of her panties and put them away, too. Looking down, she let out a sigh of relief as her girl cock was free from its prison.

"You could always sleep bottomless," Sunny pointed out as she disrobed, too. "We're all girls, and we've all seen it."

Sour Sweet smiled and turned around, making her way to the showers. "I guess I could. No telling how long until it goes away..."

"Yeah, shame about that," Sunny chuckled as she followed. "We could try it out..."

Sour Sweet let out a disgusted gasp and eyed her. "Are you crazy?" She asked, their other friends finally arriving and heading for their lockers. "You wanna try it out?"

Sunny nodded as they stepped up to the showers. "Why not? I mean, I've always wondered what it was like. And, I'd rather do it with you than some nasty stallion. Plus, I'm sure you're curious, too..."

The golden mare rolled her eyes again before turning on the water.

"Curious about what?" Sugarcoat asked, she and the others arriving at the showers and turning them on.

"Nothing," Sour snapped.

"I wanna try out her girl dick," Sunny blurted out, getting everyone's attention. "I mean, come on. Look at it," she said, pointing at the flaccid girl meat. "Who knows how long until it goes away?"

"Remind me again how she got it," Lemon said, turning to face them.

"Oh, yeah..." Sunny cooed. "You weren't there. Well, while you were jamming out to your music in the lobby, the others and I discovered that the CEO was using her Futa Drink to poison the customers. During the fight, Sour Sweet fell in the vat and overdosed."

"Normally, it's supposed to last a few hours," Sour Sweet explained further. "But..."

"Huh..." was all Lemon Zest said in response.

"I say go for it," Sugarcoat said plainly.

The golden mare went wide-eyed and took a step back in shock. "E-Excuse me?!"

"What's the harm?" Sugarcoat asked. "You can't get pregnant from it and we're all friends. What's the harm in testing it out?"

"Exactly," Sunny growled playfully, sliding up behind Sour Sweet and wrapping her arms around her.

"H-Hey," the golden mare gasped. "Wh-What are you--" She was cut off when she felt her friend's hand grip her cock. Surprisingly, it felt nice. "O-Oh..."

Smiling, Sunny slowly stroked it to make it grow longer, thicker, and harder. "That's it... Relax..."

Sweet leaned back against the mare and panted softly, letting her friend jerk her off. "That doesn't feel too bad, actually... I can see why the stallions like it..."

Sunny slid her left hand to the mare's right breast, gripping it as she felt the rod grow in her hand. "You have such a nice body..."

"Wh-What?" Sour Sweet asked, panting a little louder. "A-Are you coming on to me?"

"I honestly find you all attractive," Sugarcoat stated, rubbing shampoo in her hair.

Lemon Zest smiled as she grabbed a bar of soap. "Aww, thanks," she said, rubbing her body with the soap.

Indigo Zap eyed Sugarcoat with a smirk. "You're pretty attractive, too."

Turning to face her, the blueish-gray mare tilted her head. "Don't be ridiculous. You all have breasts and I have nothing."

"Flat can be hot," Indigo cooed, walking over to her. "Makes you look cute," she said, placing her hand on the mare's chest. "Don't ever let your slim body make you feel any less than the rest of us."

Sugarcoat nodded before grabbing Indigo's large breasts. "I can make up for my lack of tit by claiming yours as my own."

Indigo chuckled and backed the mare up against the wall, leaning in and licking her ear. "Oh, you can use them whenever you want..."

"Uh..." Lemon Zest spoke up. "I have a question..." This made everyone look at her. "When did this become an... orgy?"

The other four all eyed each other before Indigo backed away from Sugarcoat.

"Maybe we got carried away..." Sunny said, still stroking Sour's cock.

Sour Sweet let out a grunt as her girl cock fired off a few ropes of cum. "That felt amazing..."

Sunny smiled and let her friend lean against her some more, her right hand leaving the softening rod so she could hug her. "I do want to pick this up again later..."

Indigo left Sugarcoat and retook her place beside Lemon, patting her shoulder. "Gotta be the voice of reason..."

Once they were all in their purple and blue, skin-tight space suits, the girls made their way through the ship to the bridge. Sour Sweet took her place in the captain's chair while the others went to their assigned stations.

"Nothing interesting happened while we were asleep..." Sour Sweet announced. "Fantastic..."

"Hey, we're coming on that planet with the tavern we like," Indigo said, looking over her screen. "Pit stop?"

Sour Sweet nodded. "I could use some real food and not the garbage we have on the ship..."

"On it," Sunny sang, turning the ship towards the planet and getting ready to begin landing procedures.

Leaning back in her chair, Sour pondered for a moment. "Hmm... Where would be a good spot to find a habitable planet?"

Coming up beside her, holding her tablet, Sugarcoat blew a bubble with her gum and let it pop. Pulling it back into her mouth, she showed the golden mare her tablet's screen. It displayed a cluster of planets in the Jotun Galaxy.

"The Jotun Galaxy?" Sour Sweet asked.

"Seems like a good place," the blueish-gray mare replied. "Readings are similar to Myriad. That was the mission, right?"

Smiling, Sour Sweet nodded. "Alright. First, a bite to eat. Then, to the Jotun Galaxy!"

The mares entered the tavern and made their way to their usual table. The inside of the tavern had an old-timey look to it where the outside was a smooth, brown metal. As they sat down, a tanned brown mare with short yellow hair walked over to them. She was wearing shorts and a low-cut top.

“Hey, girls,” she greeted. “Welcome back. What are you up to this time?”

“Oh, just getting a bite to eat before we head to the Jotun Galaxy,” Sour Sweet explained.

The waitress gave a shake of disapproval. “I wouldn’t, dearies. There’s been word of some dangerous pirates in that area.”

“We can handle pirates,” Indigo said as she rubbed her arm muscle.

“These ones are bad,” the waitress sighed. “These are Hollow DeVoid’s pirates.”

The girls all eyes each other, confused.

Lemon Zest pulled down her headphones so she could hear better. “Who’s Hollow DeVoid?”

Suddenly, all the chatter in the tavern stopped, making the five feel a little embarrassed.

“Hollow DeVoid,” the waitress began. “is the space pirate other space pirates fear. Whenever she’s in the area, you won’t find any other pirates but her own. She kills without remorse and takes what she wants. Tales say that you can see infinity in her hair.”

“Uh...” Sunny said. “What?”

The waitress shrugged. “If I knew, I’d probably be dead.”

“Right, well... thanks for the tip...” Sour muttered.

Back on the ship, the girls took their positions and stayed silent in thought. Sugarcoat was the first to break the silence.

“We have to go,” she said. “Our civilization depends on it.”

“What if we run into this Hollow DeVoid?” Sunny asked. “She sounds dangerous. More than the others we’ve faced.”

Sour Sweet let out a sigh. “How about we pop in, scan, and if there’s any ships in the area, we leave.”

Sugarcoat nodded. "Sounds like the best idea."

"Right..." Sunny muttered, feeling unsure about this. "Preparing a jump to lightspeed..." she said as she pushed some buttons and grabbed a small lever. "Three... Two... One..." she counted, before pushing the lever forward. The stars around their ship began to stretch before they shot forward. It appeared as though they were traveling through a blue kaleidoscope. "Should take a couple hours..." Sunny announced, before leaning back in her chair.

"Then, let's use this time to relax..." Sour Sweet said as she stood up and began to leave the room.

Lemon Zest put her headphones one before pulling out a small, rectangular device. After finding the song she wanted, she put the device in her pocket and began to bop her head to the beat.

Sunny looked over at Sour Sweet as the golden mare left the room and smiled, getting up out of the pilot's seat.

A brown stallion was forced to his knees by a green space pirate unicorn mare wearing a black bodysuit, with a sheathed sword around her waist, and black boots and gloves. Her shoulder-length hair was yellow and was shaved on one side while the rest hung over the side of her head.

"Eyes down," she commanded in a gruff voice.

The stallion obeyed as he looked to his left and right at his other captive crew mates. They were currently on the walkway to the captain's chair.

The chatter among the pirates soon ceased as the door to the room opened up. The brown stallion wanted to see who it was or what they looked like, but he was worried what the green mare would do. Whoever the newcomer was was coming closer and closer. He could hear boots coming down the walkway. It wasn't long before he saw a pair of black boots that were stained with red on the bottom.

"This is all of them, Lacuna?" A mature female voice asked the green mare.

Lacuna must've confirmed with a nod as the stallion couldn't see anything but their feet. The new mare's hair, however, was most interesting. It reached down to her feet and almost touched the floor. Though, it didn't matter how the mare moved. The hair seemed to have a mind of its own as it never touched the floor. The coolest part was that her hair didn't really have a color. Instead, it seemed like a gap in reality. Looking at it was like looking through a portal into space. The stallion saw stars through the hair and he could've sworn he saw a shooting star fly by. What the hell happened to this mare to give her hair like this?

"What should we do with them, Captain Hollow?" Lacuna asked.

The captain thought for a moment before moving down to the captive mare near the captain's chair. "Are you the captain of this ship?"

The mare nodded. "Y-Yes... I am--"

"I didn't ask your name," Hollow interrupted, pulling out her sword with her right hand. The left one seemed to be made of metal. Pressing the point of her sword against the metallic floor, the space pirate captain let out a chuckle. "You know the one thing I love more than money and power?" She asked. The captive captain shook her head. "Giving one the knowledge that I am about to take their life... without telling them when. It keeps up the suspense."

The kneeling mare started to cry and she sniffled. "Please, don't..."

"That, right there..." Hollow cooed, kneeling down in front of her. "You know I'm going to kill you. That's a fact. But, you don't know when and how." She quickly brought her sword to the mare's throat. "I could do a simple decapitation. Make it quick. Or, I could cut you and let you bleed out." Standing up, she stomped the floor directly in front of the frightened mare. "Or perhaps I crush your skull. I do enjoy the feel of one's bones crushing beneath my boot." As she talked, the captain just sobbed. "I have so many ways to kill my victims..." Hollow continued. "How shall I kill you?"

"You should make her choose, Captain," Lacuna spoke up.

Hollow spun around to face her. "Excellent idea," she said with a chuckle, before spinning back around to face the captive. "How would you like to die? Boot to the head?" The mare only whimpered in response. "No? Well, how about I gut you, pussy to throat?" Getting a whimper again, Hollow got her sword ready. "Decapitation, it is!" She yelled, bringing her sword down on the captain's neck.

The mare's head dropped to the floor as her body collapsed, blood pooling beneath her fresh corpse.

"Whoo, that was fun..." Hollow moaned, bringing the blade to her coat and wiping the blood off, before sheathing her weapon. Turing to Lacuna, she smiled. "The rest are yours."

The green mare smiled and pulled out her sword, walking up to the next captive crew member in line. Shoving the blade through his chest, the stallion dropped and she moved on to the next one. When she got to the brown stallion, Hollow placed a hand on her chest to stop her.

"Has he looked up?" She asked, getting a head shake from Lacuna. "Skip him."

With a nod, the green mare moved past the stallion and went on to kill the others. The stallion could now see Hollow's boots, and only her boots.

"You're an obedient one..." the mare cooed, before her jacket fell to the floor. "I could use someone like you on my crew..." Then, her top fell, which appeared to be a black tube top.

Curiosity getting the better of him, and thinking he was out of it, he looked up to see the gray mare topless, her D-cups on full display. She also had a scar over her left eye, the eye itself undamaged. He then noticed she had her sword pointed at him.

"Bad boy," she cooed, before driving the blade down his throat.

Sour Sweet lay on her bed in her room, wearing only her underwear, staring up at the ceiling. When the girls needed a quick rest, they had beds to sleep in instead of their bed capsules. A few minutes passed before the door slid open and Sunny Flare stepped in, also in her black bra and panties. Looking over at her, Sour let out a sigh. "Don't tell me you came to check out my dick again..."

"Why not?" Sunny asked, moving to her bed. It didn't take long since the rooms weren't that big. "We're alone and we have a couple hours..." Pulling off her top, she let it fall to the floor. "Besides, I like your body."

"Yeah, well..." Sour started, eyeing her friend's breasts. "Go bother Indigo. Her tits are bigger."

"Aw, she's into Sugarcoat's flat chest," Sunny sighed as she crawled atop the golden mare. "Pleeeeease?"

Looking up at the ceiling again, Sour Sweet let out a groan of annoyance and rested her arms above her head. "Fine... Make it quick, though."

The turquoise mare chuckled happily and slid down until she was face-to-crotch with Sour's bulge. Gripping the panties, she pulled them down to let the girl meat flop free. Licking her lips, Sunny leaned in and gave the nuts a kiss. Gripping the flaccid meat in her right hand, she lightly stroked it as she began licking the balls.

Sour Sweet closed her eyes as she thought back to her training day. How she trained harder than all the others. In the end, it worked out in her favor as they gave her the captain's chair of the Crystal Dawn. Her other friends and her were all sort of in charge, but they did have ranks among themselves. Sour Sweet was the captain, Sunny was the pilot, Sugarcoat was the tactics officer, Lemon Zest was the communications officer, and Indigo was head of security.

When she returned to reality, she could feel Sunny's lips sliding up and down her cock. "Do you think I'm a good captain?"

Sunny pulled off the dick and pressed her cheek against the shaft. "Hmm... Of course. Why do you ask?" She then went back to licking the pole.

"I was just thinking back to training day..." Sweet said, eyeing her friend. "I was always nervous about being named captain. I mean I trained extremely hard to get this position... and, I don't feel like I've done enough to maintain it..."

"You need a kick," Sunny moaned, giving the rod a love nibble. "Something to boost your confidence. Like, a real challenge..."

Sour nodded and gave her a light smile. "Yeah, that's probably it. I need to prove myself... for myself."

The turquoise mare smiled back before removing her own panties. "Now, for the real fun..." she cooed, climbing up on the golden mare to be face-to-face with her.

"Seriously?" Sour Sweet asked. "You wanna ride it now?"

Sunny nodded and reached down to grip her friend's dick. After aligning it with her pussy, she dropped down on it with a moan. Sour also let out a moan and closed her eyes, the feeling amazing for both of them.

As Sunny started moving her hips, she sat up and smiled down at the other mare. Sour smiled back and removed her own top. When she did, Sunny reaches down and gripped her tits as she moved her hips faster.

As soon as they both started moaning, the bedroom door opened and in stepped Sugarcoat, also in her underwear. She didn’t blush or do anything but look at them. Sunny didn’t even bother to get off Sour’s cock. All three mares just stared at each other before Sugarcoat spoke up.

“I went over a couple of the readings and it seems a couple planets in the Jotun Galaxy fit our needs.” As she looked at her tablet to read the information, Sunny began to move her hips again. “Virgil-7, Rhyton-6, Jorgen-3, and Luder-8. Obviously made up names since they are uninhabited but their readings match Myriad.”

“Well, then...” Sour Sweet said as she gripped Sunny’s hips. “Let’s make one of them Myriad II.”

“Of course, but,” Sugarcoat replied. “Need I remind you of Hollow DeVoid? She was spotted in the area.”

“We can... handle her,” Sunny moaned out.

“Read this,” Sugarcoat said plainly, holding her tablet out to her captain.

Sour Sweet let out a sigh and took the device, reading it while Sunny kept moving up and down. As Sour read, Sugarcoat's gaze went to her captain's crotch where she could see the penetration. The meat pole was coated in Sunny's juices.

"Huh..." Sunny grunted, feeling something nearing the tip of her cock. "She does sound... dangerous," she said, turning it around so Sunny could read.

The turquoise mare placed her hands on the bed for support, still moving her butt up and down as she read. "Sadistic... Unpredictable... Likes to psychologically torture her victims. Killed hundreds..."

Sour Sweet turned the screen back so she could see. "We have to be careful," she said, holding it out to Sugarcoat. Seeing the mare watching them, she sighed. "Sugarcoat," she said loudly, making the blueish-gray mare jump a little. "Here."

"Sorry, I was watching you two go at it," she admitted. "It looks like a lotta fun and I wannna join."

Sour Sweet let out a grunt as she came. Feeling it, Sunny slammed her hips down and let the jizz fill her up. Sugarcoat watched the white goo leak out onto Sour's thighs. The twin-tailed mare pulled her top off and then slid out of her panties.

"I want a turn," she said, getting the other two to look at her. "I need it."

Lemon Zest lay on her bed in the room next door, legs crossed and swinging her left foot to the beat of her music. She suddenly heard banging on the wall. Trying to drown it out, she turned up the volume. When that didn't work, she let out a sigh and got up. Leaving her room, she went to Sour Sweet's door and opened it.

"Hey, can you keep it d--" she started. She stopped when she saw Sour Sweet with her dick in Sugarcoat, the blueish-gray mare up against the wall while Sunny sat on the bed. They were all looking at her. "U-Uh..." Lemon stuttered. "Can you... Can you keep it down?" She asked. "Can't hear my music."

"Yeah, uh... We'll try," Sour panted. "Uh... Sorry."

Lemon eyed Sunny and then the other two before backing out of the room. Closing the door, she turned around and bumped into Indigo Zap. "Oh, uh... Sorry, Zap," she apologized.

"What was that banging?" Zap asked, eyeing Sour's door.

The Communications Officer put her headphones back on. "Sex," she said, before turning and heading back to her room.

Indigo watched her leave before looking at her captain's door. "I want sex."

Hollow stood in the hangar of the overrun ship, her jacket hanging up on a clothing rack nearby. A mare was knelt in front of her as she held a baseball bat with a long wide blade attached to the underside. Raising the bat above her head, she swung hard. The blade completely severed the mare's head before the bat sent the limb flying.

Hollow watched the head fly across the room and hit the wall with a bloody splatter, the corpse it was once attached to collapsing with a thud. "Oh, home run!" Hollow yelled, triumphantly. "Shame I can only do that once..."

As she looked over the body, Lacuna entered the room. "Captain," the green mare said, approaching her. "Scans picked up an incoming ship approaching in light speed."

Hollow groaned in annoyance and kicked the dead body. "How many do I have to kill before they all stay away?!" She yelled, a supernova exploding in her hair, lighting it up a bright orange. "Don't get me wrong, I love the kill, but... SHIT!!!" She screamed, her hair bursting into flame as if it were a sun.

Lacuna had to shield her eyes, feeling the heat from it. "Relax, Captain. I have made it my job to keep your stress levels low. You know I'll take care of it."

Hollow hesitated before exhaling deeply, her flaming hair returning to normal. "I know... I can always count on you, Coon."

The green mare shot her a smile, crossing her arms. "I still like your new hair."

Hollow chuckled and patted her shoulder. "Me, too. Now, let's head back to our ship," she said, going to grab her jacket and pulling it on. “We have guests to prepare for.”

Sour Sweet’s ship left lightspeed in the Jotun Galaxy. Around them were three planets and billions of stars.

“Scanners aren’t picking up any ships in the area,” Sugarcoat said as she looked over her tablet.

Nodding Sour Sweet pointed ahead of them. “Let’s try that planet.”

Sunnny looked over her shoulder at her and smiled. “Right away, captain...” she cooed with a wink.

Sour rolled her eyes as Sunny made the ship approach the planet. When they broke through the atmosphere they were greeted by a beautiful landscape of lush trees, grassy fields, and a large waterfall in the distance.

“Oh, wow,” Sunny said in awe. "It's beautiful..."

Indigo smiled and stepped away from her station to move closer to the view screen. "This place could be our new home."

Sunny smiled and started landing protocols. "Setting her down," she called out, the ship lowering.

When the ship touched down, the view screen turned off. Sour Sweet and the others stood up and made their way out of the room.

"What's the air like?" Sour asked as they headed for the rear exit ramp.

Sugarcoat raised her tablet so she could read it. "Readings are similar to Myriad. Helmets shouldn't be needed."

Arriving in the rear hangar, the girls went to grab their gear; plasma pistols and a blue eye patch-like device that hooked on your ear which functioned like a scanner, radar, and communicator.

"Alright," Sour said, moving to the hangar door button. "Let's go..." Pushing the button, the ramp hissed to life as the hydraulics kicked in. It soon lowered onto the grassy terrain with a light thud. "As captain, I... will go first..." Sour said before taking a deep breath. Heading down the ramp, she hesitated before inhaling deeply. When she felt nothing, she turned around and looked at the others.

"Well?" Asked Lemon Zest, taking off her headphones. "You dying?"

"She appears fine," Sugarcoat replied, being the second to head down the ramp.

The other three soon followed before all five stood in the grass. The air seemed clean and the land seemed peaceful. There was the chirps of birds and the rustling of leaves. A paradise.

"Oh, this is nice," Sunny Flare sighed, holding her arms out and spinning around.

"Captain, I am picking up life signs," Sugarcoat said, turning to the golden mare.

"Sugarcoat, you don't have to call me Captain..." Sour told her, crossing her arms. "And, where are these life signs?"

The blueish-gray mare turned in place a moment before pointing towards the trees. "That direction."

Sour Sweet looked where she was pointing and nodded, pulling out her gun. "Let's go," she said, heading towards the trees.

The group stepped past the tree line and entered the forest, on guard in case anything jumped them.

"Anything close?" The captain asked.

Sugarcoat shook her head, swiping through the data. "Nothing coming up on us."

"Aside from the constant possible threat," Lemon said loudly, probably due to listening music too loud for too long. "this place actually seems pretty nice!"

"Keep it down, Lemon," Sunny urged. "We don't know what's out there. We don't wanna attract any unwanted attention."

"She is right," Indigo said, looking around. "This place is pretty nice."

Sour kept silent in order to stay on guard. Her eyes shifted left, right, up, and even down in case anything was trying to sneak up on them. Even with Sugarcoat monitoring, she couldn't be too sure. As she looked, they soon came upon a clearing. Reaching out, Sour pulled the brush away to see a village. A village full of anthro wolves, both male and female and wearing robes made of grass and leaves.

"Captain?" Sugarcoat asked. "I'm picking up nearby life signs. Do you see anything?"

Nodding, Sour Sweet looked over her shoulder at them. "Wolves. Like us."

Sugarcoat titled her head before stepping up beside her captain. Looking for herself, she smiled. "Interesting..." she said, before entering data into her tablet. "Do you think they're friendly?"

"Who's friendly?!" Sour practically yelled from the back.

Sour and Sugar went wide-eyed as a couple of the wolves spotted them.

"Alright, just.. back up slowly..." Sour said as she backed up. She noticed that Sugarcoat wasn't moving. "Sugarcoat, come on," she urged.

"Wait," the blueish-gray mare replied. "They're not... rushing to attack us," she said, before stepping through the brush and into the clearing.

Sour let out a gasp and rushed after her, stepping into the clearing and putting a hand on her shoulder. "Sugarcoat, come..." She trailed off when she noticed a male wolf walking towards them.

He was a black wolf with amber-brown fur highlights and streaks. His build was muscular and a head taller than the girls. Stepping up to the newcomers, he eyed them both before speaking. "Who are you?"

"Oh, good, he speaks our language," Sour sighed, before taking a step past Sugarcoat. "We are... here to find a suitable home for our people, but... it looks like it's occupied by a sentient species, so... we'll just leave..."

The wolf watched the captain turn around and try to get her friend moving before speaking. "There is no rush. You are welcome to stay. There is no danger here, except for..."

Sour stopped and turned to look at him. "Except for... what?"

The wolf male let out a soft chuckle. "Well... There's a... monster wolf roaming the area. We dare not leave the village unless we have to. Many have ventured off to hunt and have never returned."

Sour thought for a moment before taking a deep breath and looking at Sugarcoat. "Tell the girls we're staying until we deal with this monster."

Sugarcoat leaned in an whispered, "Are you sure, captain?"

Sour nodded in response before looking at the wolf. "We wouldn't be the good guys if we let a non-hostile civilization such as this remain pray to a monster..."

Sugarcoat gave a light smile before leaving the clearing to tell the others.

"You do not have to do this," the wolf said. "It's dangerous here."

Sour smiled and stepped up to him. "We'll be fine. We're trained for combat and are happy to help."

"WHAAT?!" Came Lemon's voice from behind. Sour let out a forced chuckle before Lemon emerged from the brush. "We're gonna do what now, Captain?"

Sour put a hand on her shoulder. "I know it's different than what we're used to, but they need help. Don't forget, Zesty," she cooed. "They don't have these," she said, holding up her pistol. "We'll just shoot the monster wolf."

Lemon looked as though she was pondering intently. She then nodded. "We'll shoot it a lot."

Sour chuckled and looked at the wolf male. "Any place we can... stay? While we hunt the monster wolf?"

The friendly wolf nodded. "My name is Kenna," he said, before turning and leading the group towards the village. "What are yours?"

"I'm Sour Sweet," the captain introduced. "The others are Sugarcoat, Sunny Flare, Indigo Zap, and in the back is Lemon Zest."

Kenna looked over his shoulder and smiled. "Pleased to meet you all."

"Same," Sour replied. "It's also rather interesting to see a different dominant species. I guess on this planet, wolves evolved more than ponies whereas on our planet, wolves are still feral."

"It is interesting to see a new culture," Kenna pointed out as they neared the village. "You may ask around to see who will let you share their hut. I know, without a doubt, Lana would be okay with it, Captain," he said, turning to the golden mare and pointing at a nearby hut. "That is Lana's hut. You may check in with her."

Nodding, Sour began making her way to the hut, which was about half the size of a normal Ponyville house. Opening the door, she peeked her head inside. "Hello?" She asked. "Lana?"

There was only one room inside the hut, a bed on the left made of sticks and leaves which looked rather comfortable, and the wolf herself sitting in the center on a comfy-looking mat made of leaves. She had a wolf cub in her lap who was currently sucking on her mother's nipple. Looking up, the white wolf smiled at the newcomer.

"Greetings," she cooed in a gentle, motherly voice. "Who are you?"

Sour eyed the exposed furry C-cup before looking Lana in the eyes. "Uh... Sour Sweet. I'm from the Crystal Dawn and trying to find a new home for our people. When we heard you all had a monster wolf problem, we decided to stay and help."

"Oh, thank you," Lana said, looking down at the cub. "That wolf has been a real bother. Khalin, we call it."

"Ah..." Sour said, her eyes going to the breast again. "Well, we... couldn't let you all get... eaten by the monster wolf..."

Hearing the mare's broken sentence, Lana eyed her. Smiling, she used her free hand to pat a spot on the mat beside her. "Come. Sit." Sour hesitated before slowly walking over to her. Siting down beside her, she and the wolf locked eyes. "You look like you have never seen a mother feeding her cub."

"We, uh... have breast-feeding on our planet," Sour explained. "Only, I've never actually... seen it for myself."

"Not used to seeing a female with her breast out so casually?"

Sour let out a nervous chuckle. "Guess you could say that..."

Lana smiled deviously before gently pulling the cub off her breast. Setting her down beside her, the cub curled up and fell asleep. The mature wolf then turned to the mare, her breast still hanging out. "One thing you should know about me is... I am a wild one. I love new experiences, especially kinky ones."

Sour eyed her with a blush before eyeing her cub. "What about her?"

Lana eyed her cub and her smile became a softer one. "I lost my husband a year ago to Khalin." She then returned her gaze to Sour Sweet. "I have not had intercourse since then since all the other wolves are either with another or feel it is too soon to seduce me. But, I need something... Anything..."

"Uh..." Sour said as she stared at her. "Like what?"

"Well, if you want to stay with me during your stay..." Lana began. "Touch my breast. I have seen you staring at it since you walked in. Perhaps even suckle on it like my cub."

"Are you serious?" The mare asked with a heavy blush. "We just met. We're a totally different species, and--"

Before she could finish, the wolf grabbed her shoulder and pulled her into a kiss. Sour's eyes went wide. She wanted to pull away but the wolf was too strong. Soon, though, Lana let go and licked her lips.

"Mmm... Do not forget... if you are a pony, that makes you my prey..." she cooed sensually, her face centimeters away from the mare's.

Sour chuckled nervously. "Wow, you're... horny..."

"Of course, I have not had sex in a year," Lana reminded her.

Forcing a smile, Sour reached her hand out to squeeze the wolf's bare breast. As her skin felt the soft fur and her fingers sank into the breast, both let out a gasp for totally different reasons.

"Oh, wow..." Sour said as she squeeze a little more and rubbed the mound. "It's so soft..."

Lana let out a soft moan as she felt the hand on her tit. "Feel the weight? It has milk inside, if you want to taste..."

Sour eyed her before eyeing the breast. Leaning in, she wrapped her lips around the erect nipple and sucked. As she did, her face brushed against the fur on the chest and breast and it felt super comfortable. She almost began to feel safe, as though this was her mother and she was a cub. Soon, she felt milk entering her mouth. Squeezing the breast even more, she drew more milk out. Swallowing what entered her mouth, she used her free hand to instinctively move to the clothed breast. Lana smiled and pulled her other breast out so the mare could play with it. As Sour sucked, her expression went from content to uncomfortable as her cock began to get hard and press against her suit.

Looking down, Lana noticed the bulge and her eyes went wide with hope. Pushing the mare on her back, she climbed atop her and pinned her to the floor. "You did not tell me you had a male's penis..."

Sour chuckled with a blush, staring up at the horny predator. "Yes, well, uh... I have one..."

A devious grin spread across Lana's muzzle before she leaned in and licked at the mare's neck with her thick and rough canine tongue. Moving lower on Sour's body, Lana began to lick at the bulge. Sour moaned with pleasure and grunted uncomfortably as her rod wanted to spring free.

"Oh, wow..." Sour moaned, closing her eyes and panting.

Hollow sat at a desk in her room on her ship, looking over a few files. "Nothing..." she growled, leaning back in her chair. She was only in her tank top and panties, her coat hanging up on a coat rack by the entrance to her room.

"How's it going?" Lacuna asked, entering the room. She was wearing her usual ripped black t-shirt, with tears just above the breasts, with ripped shorts and black steel-toe boots.

Hollow shook her head with a sigh. "There's nothing..."

Lacuna smiled and walked up behind her. "You'll find what you're looking for... Eventually..."

Shaking her head, Hollow forcefully pushed the files off the desk as a star exploded in her hair. "We've been at this for years! And, nothing!"

Lacuna spun the mare's chair around before slapping her across the face. Hollow stared into her eyes, not seemingly hurt by it. Suddenly, she lunged from her seat, grabbed the green mare by the wrists, and backed her into a wall as her hair burst into flames. The two locked eyes for a moment, sweat running down their faces due to the heat from Hollow's hair. Suddenly, the gray mare leaned in and forcefully kissed the mare.

Lacuna kissed back, both moaning before Hollow let go of her wrists to feel up her body. Lacuna did the same, her hands going to try and pull up her captain's shirt. Hollow smirked and threw the green mare onto the bed to their right. She then pulled off her top before jumping atop her first mate. Lacuna felt up the gray mare's back as they went back to sloppily and roughly making out. The fire in and around Hollow's hair changed from orange to pink as she broke the kiss to lick up the sweat on the green mare's neck.

Lacuna moaned and closed her eyes. "Mmm... Fuck, I love you so much..."

Hollow smiled and pulled her black t-shirt above her breasts. "I love you, too," she cooed, moving lower to suckle on the nipple.

Lacuna opened her eyes and used her right foot to push her left boot off, kicking it off the bed. She then used her left foot to work off her right boot. Kicking it aside, she wrapped her legs around her lover. Rolling them over, she took the top position before sliding lower to look the mare in the eyes. "Not often I see you on your back..."

Hollow smiled and relaxed, her hair calming down and returning to normal. "Only for you..."

The green mare smiled and nuzzled her neck. "What are you hoping to find?"

The gray mare sighed and gently ran her right hand's fingers up and down the mare's back. "Information. On who did this to me and where they are..."

Lacuna nodded and ran her right hand down Hollow's left arm to her metal hand. "I'm sorry about your hand... I should've been there..."

Hollow shook her head and moved her normal hand to the mare's cheek. "There was nothing you could've done... It wasn't your fault."

“Perhaps...” Lacuna sighed, before moving her right hand to the gray mare’s hair. Her fingers felt hair but it looked like they were disappearing into space. “I still think this is weird... I suppose it’s a good thing that your hair isn’t an actual portal into space...”

Hollow let out a soft chuckle. “Ya think?”

“It’s still pretty...” the green mare cooed. “I especially like it when it gets wet...” Hollow smiled and pulled her into a kiss again. When they parted, Lacuna let out a soft chuckle and rested her head on the gray mare’a shoulder. “I can’t wait to find the bastards responsible for taking your hand...”

Hollow nodded and rested her metal hand gently on her mate’s back. “That would be nice. All we’ve encountered are their... damn search parties...”

“Any idea why they’re after you?” The green mare asked.

Hollow shook her head. “That’s what I was trying to find in those files. Regardless, they won’t think to look for us here.”

“Aaaand... where is here?” Lacuna asked.

The gray mare smirked. “Think of it like their backyard.”

Lacuna thought for a moment before chuckling. “Oh, clever...”

Hollow’s hands went down to Lacuna’s pants. “What’s my reward for being so damn clever?”

Lacuna chuckled, before working Hollow’s pants down. “Lemme show ya...”

Sugarcoat stood in the center of the wolf village, holding her tablet out in front of her and turning in place. She currently had a map of the village on-screen and was scanning in the buildings around her to create a 3D model. As her model was being created, a male and female wolf cub walked up to her.

Sugarcoat eyed them as she worked. “Hello,” she said with a small smile, which was as big as she could force it.

The male cub eyed the female before lightly tapping Sugarcoat on the leg before they both took off.

“Huh?” The mare asked, watching them stop a few feet away to look back at her. “Oh... Tag?” She asked. “I am afraid I’m far too busy for games. Maybe another time.”

The cubs both sighed unhappily before talking among themselves. They seemed to have something else in mind and took off again.

Watching them leave, Sugarcoat let out a sigh as she thought back to her upbringing.

A young Sugarcoat ran through the hallway of her home, holding a toy spaceship which she was pretending to fly. Rounding a corner into the kitchen, she bumped into her father.

“Sugarcoat,” he said sternly, getting to his knees and taking the toy from her. Letting out a sigh, he looked at the toy in his hand. “We’ve talked about this. If you’re to be the captain of the Crystal Dawn when you’re old enough, you need to start behaving like a captain. No games. Act proper. It’s a big honor so you need to impress them.”

Sugarcoat listened before eyeing her toy and nodding. “I understand, father...”

Sugarcoat let out a sigh and returned her attention to her tablet. The mapping was done. Zooming out, she scanned the area for movement. When she did, she saw a rather large blip a few miles away, though it was getting closer. Eyes going wide, she turned and began making her way to the hut her captain was in.

Without knocking, she burst through the door. “Captain, I—“ she started, before blushing.

Lana was sitting in Sour’s lap, bouncing up and down. Both she and Sour stopped and looked over at her. Even though Sour Sweet was blushing hard, Lana decided to resume her movements.

“Wh... What is it?” Sour asked with a light moan.

Sugarcoat hesitated before walking over to them and kneeling down. “I finished mapping the village and then I picked up a large life sign a few miles away, approaching at a moderate pace. Could be the monster wolf.”

“Khalin?” Lana asked, stopping her movements before getting up. After putting her clothing back on, she scooped up her sleeping cub and ran out of the hut, probably to warn others.

Sour Sweet watched her leave before letting out a groan. “I was so close, too...”

Sugarcoat hesitated before pushing her glasses up on her nose. Holding her tablet with her left hand, she reached out and gripped her captain’s throbbing rod with her right hand. Without saying anything, she quickly jerked the mare off.

Sour let out more moans. “Y-You don’t have to do this...”

“Anything to help my captain,” the blue mare replied.

Sour hesitated before sighing. “About that. I never apologized...”

Sugarcoat eyed her as she kept edging the cock closer to an orgasm. “Apologize? Apologize for what?”

“I know how hard you prepared for the training,” Sour Sweet explained. “You told me how your parents acted... And, all things considered, you would be a better captain than me... Our crew needs a captain with a level head and can make quick decisions on the fly... Someone who doesn’t let emotions cloud her judgement...” She then realized Sugarcoat had stopped jerking her off.

“Sour Sweet,” Sugarcoat began. “Captain. You were picked because you were believed to be the better choice. Maybe it is due to my lack of emotions that they picked you. Regardless, what’s done is done and you need to stay focused on the mission.” She then resumed her movements. “Stay calm, cool, relaxed and make those decisions I know you can make.”

“W-Well, on the bright side...” Sour panted, feeling close. “They made you Second-in-Command...”

Sugarcoat sped up her stroking until she heard her captain moan. Cum shot up from the cock and landed back down on Sugarcoat’s hand and Sour Sweet’s chest.

Sugarcoat pulled her hand away, which was still connected to the shaft by cum strings. Raising her hand to her mouth, she hesitantly gave her hand a lick to taste the cum. She soon cringed and reached out, wiping the cum off on her captain’s chest. “Not my thing,” she said. “It feels nice but the taste isn’t appealing to me.”

Sour Sweet smiled and nodded. “Still... thanks for the assistance.”

The blueish mare nodded in response before Lana returned, without her cub. "Everyone's in the shelter," she explained. "Come quickly."

Sour Sweet nodded and rushed to get dressed. When she was, she joined the other two. "Lead the way."

The wolf turned and left the hut, Sour Sweet and Sugarcoat following close behind. "How close is it?" Lana asked.

Sugarcoat checked her tablet. "It's about a mile away."

"Would hiding help?" Sour asked. "Couldn't it just smell you?"

"We hurt it the second time it appeared," Lana explained. "It can only see and hear now.” When she got to one of the huts, she opened the door. Inside was nothing but a wooden hatch in the floor. Walking over to it, Lana opened it up. “After the first attack, we started building an underground shelter. We just recently finished.” As she headed down the stairs, she motioned for the other two to follow. “This hut was designed specifically to hide the passage. Now, come. Your friends are waiting.”

Sugarcoat was the first to head down, followed by Sour Sweet. Once below, they saw a bunch of wolves and wolf cubs. When they spotted the others, Indigo Zap waved to them before she and the rest of the crew came over to join them.

“What’s the plan, captain?” Sunny Flare asked.

Sour eyed them before looking around at the wolves. More specifically, the cubs. “We have to fight. We can’t leave with that wolf out there. If it comes back when they’re all asleep... how many cubs will be—“ She cut herself off before looking at her crew. “We have to do something.”

“What’s the plan?” Asked Sugarcoat.

“What about these?” Indigo asked, holding up her gun. “Can’t we just shoot it in the face?”

Sour sighed and shrugged. “Perhaps. Though, we’re going to need a better solution.” Looking at her second-in-command, she motioned towards Lana. “See what you can find out about the landscape from her. Rocky terrain, cliffs, anything. Log it in on your map.”

Sugarcoat nodded and went off to carry out her assigned duty.

“Everyone have their guns?” Sour Sweet asked, holding up her own. The others did the same. “When we leave here, make sure they’re not set to stun.”

“Captain,” Sugarcoat said as she walked over to them, Lana close behind. “She said she should just show you herself.” She then held out her tablet.

Sour Sweet nodded and took it. When she did, Lana moved up beside her and pointed to a spot on the map. A circle appeared on the map around her finger, marking the location.

“Right there is a bunch of dead trees, their tops broken and sharp,” Lana explained. “They’re taller than the wolf but maybe you can use them.” Pointing to a new spot and marking it, she continued. “This is a bone graveyard. Maybe you can find some sharp bones to stab it to death with.”

Sour Sweet nodded and eyed her. “Do you have rope?”

Lana nodded. “In the market,” she said, before there was loud thudding from above.

Everyone suddenly got quiet and listened.

“Well, that sucks,” Indigo Zap whispered. “It’s here already.”

“Which one of us is the stealthiest?” Sugarcoat asked, before the group looked at Lemon Zest.

“What?” The headphone-wearing mare asked.

Lemon Zest and Sour Sweet stood in a large room auditory sensors all over the walls. At the other end was a flag.

"Command has asked me to oversee your training today," Sour said as she pointed at the flag. "That's your target." She then walked over to the other side of the room where the flag was. "Your job is to get over here and get the flag without being detected by the auditory sensors all over the walls, or by myself. Understood?"

"Yes, ma'am," Lemon replied, putting on her game face.

Sour smiled and turned her back. "Begin!" There was a brief, loud hum as all the sensors activated. The pale gold mare then waited. After what felt like only a few seconds, she felt a tap on the shoulder. Turning around, she saw Lemon holding the flag, barefoot.

"Did I do it?" The shoe-less mare asked, making Sour smile.

Lemon slowly lifted the hatch and climbed out. After carefully closing the hatch so as not to make noise, she sat down and began taking off her boots. Setting them aside, she wiggled her toes before standing up.

She could hear the wolf walking around outside and knew exactly which direction it was in and where it was going. Tiptoeing out of the hut, she made her way around the right side just as she saw a large paw come into view. The paw alone must’ve been the size of two full-grown ponies if they were laying on their back side-by-side.

She ducked back and looked around, spotting the market area. Luckily, it was in the opposite direction of the wolf but a good distance away. Taking a few small steps away from the hut, she risked exposing herself as she quickly ran to duck behind another hut as the wolf let out a growl. Holding her breath, she heard its thudding getting louder. Usually, she had to sneak past other mares and stallions. Now, she had to sneak past an animal, whose senses were probably much more attuned.

She waited until the movements of the wolf sounded like they were receding before she started creeping into the market area. Looking around, she spotted some rope by one of the booths. Moving over to the tree stump table, she grabbed the rope and turned around. The wolf was in view but it hadn't seen her yet. Covering her mouth, she ducked behind the stump just as the wolf looked in her direction.

Down below, Sour Sweet listened to the heavy footsteps of the wolf. "Constant consistent steps.." she whispered.

"Did it find her?" Indigo asked, worry in her voice.

Sour eyed her before shaking her head. "If it did, it'd be running. She's hiding, but probably close to it."

"Think she has the rope?" the light amber-gray mare asked.

Sour nodded with a soft chuckle. "Of course. She's quick. But, she may need some help."

"Rush it," Indigo said, punching her palm. "Distract it. It can't focus on all of us."

"Are you kidding?" Sugarcoat asked. "That is highly illogical as it is still quite massive. One swipe if its paw could wipe out a small group."

"True," Sour Sweet said, thinking. "But, she may be on to something." Thinking even more, she smiled. "Okay... On my count, we stick to the plan. However, I'll go help Lemon. Everyone else, though... stick to the plan."

Lemon kept her hand over her mouth as the large wolf got closer. With every thud of the animal's heavy feet, the mare's heart skipped a beat. As it increased in volume, Lemon's heart rate increased in speed. Suddenly, with one more loud thud, the footsteps stopped altogether. Lemon held her breath, hoping it had gone. Her hope was shattered when a large glob of drool hit the ground near her. Going wide-eyed, she looked up at a huge set of canine teeth. When she was about to scream, she heard a noise in the distance.

"Hey, asshole!" Yelled Sour, aiming her gun. "Leave her alone!" She fired a few times, hitting the wolf a few times in the hind leg and drawing blood. The beast whipped around and growled at her, making her gasp. "Oh, shit." When Sour took off running, the monster followed. "Get something set up quick!"

Lemon nodded and gripped the rope tightly, taking off back to the trapdoor. When she got there, she flung it open. "Lana!"

The wolf ran to the ladder and looked up at her. "Yeah?"

"I need suggestions on where I can set up a quick trap."

"I thought we went over that on your friend's thing," Lana said, sounding confused as she eyed Sugarcoat.

"No time to set up a trap," Lemon sighed. "I need something quick!"

Lana thought for a moment before letting out a gasp. "There is... one area. Nearby. But, I'll have to lead you to it."

Lemon Zest nodded and motioned for the wolf to follow. "Come on, then. We need to be fast."

Sour Sweet leaped over logs and swerved around trees as the monstrous wolf followed close behind. "Oh, shit..." she muttered, hearing the wolf knock over trees as it chased her. "Shit, shit, shit..." She tapped on her ear communicator. "Lemon, gimme some good news!"

"We're working on it," came the mare's voice. "Lana knows a spot nearby where we can set a trap. Just make sure it's right behind you."

Sour looked behind her with a chuckle. "Not gonna be a problem."

"Good thing you have the second-best stamina out of all of us."

"Yeah, why didn't I make Sunny do this?" Sour asked, before letting out a yell as a tree fell next to her. "Shit, just hurry up!"

Lana and Lemon charged through the woods, the wolf leading the mare. "It's not much farther."

"What exactly are we running to?" Lemon asked, making damn sure she didn't let go of the rope.

"We've put up traps for the wolf everywhere but it always avoids them," Lana explained. "It's smart. But, if Sour Sweet can lead it to one, maybe she can trick it in."

"What sort of trap we talkin' about?" The amaranth mare asked, starting to feel exhaustion kick in. Luckily, her adrenaline was enough to keep her going.

"A spike trap!" The female wolf answered. "We carved a bunch of fallen trees into spikes and shoved them in a large pit. We've tried luring Khalin before, but we've never tried live bait."

Lemon panted as she tried to keep up. "I just hope... Sour Sweet's fast enough."

"I am not fast enough for this!" Sour screamed, jumping down a slope to avoid getting bit. She slid down the muddy slope into a puddle with a splash. "Ah, damn..." she coughed, before stumbling to her feet.

When she was about to run forward, the wolf landed in front of her and lunged at her. The mare dove to the side as the monster hit the slope with a hard thud. Sour transitioned into a somersault and then got back up on her feet before taking off again. Using the locator on her eyepiece, she found Lemon's location, quickly making her way in that direction.

Lana and Lemon stopped at a large pit full of wooden spikes. "We're here," Lana said, before looking up. "There," she pointed upwards.

Lemon looked up to see a large, thick branch sticking out over the pit. It was attached to a rather thin tree. "I can climb that."

"Good," Lana said, patting her shoulder. "Give me one end of the rope, climb up there, and drape the rope over the branch. When the wolf comes at you, I'll pull you out of the way."

"If you're not fast enough, I'm dead," Lemon pointed out, before looking at a nearby tree. "There. Climb up that tree a bit. Then, jump down when the wolf comes. That'll yank me out of the way quickly."

Lana looked up at the tree and smiled. "Okay."

"I'm on my way!" Sour shouted. "Tell me you have something. Otherwise, I'm very curious as to why you aren't moving."

"I'm moving," Lemon's voice came. "Up."

Sour exhaled sharply in confusion. "Up?" She asked.

"Just hurry," Lemon said with a grunt. "And, get ready to move."

"Uh..." the gold-ish mare muttered. "Okay?"

She was close to her friend now, her dot on the radar getting closer and closer. The only reason the wold hadn't caught up yet was because it had to break down the trees. Sour knew that if this was an open field, she wouldn't make it two steps. Every muscle in her body wanted to shut down but she knew she had to keep going. Victory was so close. Breathing heavily, she pushed through a brush to see Lemon hanging over a pit from a rope.

"That's your idea?!" Sour yelled, ducking to avoid a swipe from the wolf.

"Get out of the way!" Lemon yelled, aiming her gun and firing at the wolf.

The large canine moved its eyes from the one it was chasing to the one that was hanging. Sour looked up, saw this, and dove to the side as the monster bolted past her. As it charged at Lemon, Lana jumped down off her own branch, pulling the mare upwards. The wolf let out a loud roar as it fell into the pit, a wet crunching sound filling the area as the spikes penetrated its body. Lemon now hung from the branch that the rope was draped over.

"Is it dead?" Lemon asked, trying to hoist herself up.

Sour Sweet stumbled over to the pit and looked down. "Looks like it." She looked up at her friend and crew member. "Come on down."

"I'm trying," Lemon called down, about to get onto the branch when there was a loud crack. "Uh... The branch is breaking!"

"Shit," Sour grunted, looking around. She noticed a branch, above the one Lana had jumped from, and pointed at it. "Lana. Try looping the rope over that branch. Lemon! Grab onto the rope!"

The smaller female wolf looked up and smiled, knowing what the mare had in mind. She held onto her end of the rope with her mouth and started to expertly climb the tree rather quickly. Sour watched with an impressed smile. She then looked up at Lemon, who was hanging on for dear life. Lana managed to get the upper branch and tied the rope around it, making sure there was as little slack between her and Lemon as possible.

"Got it!" She yelled. "Lemon! Hold on to the rope and drop!"

The dangling mare closed her eyes and yelled, letting go of the branch. She fell a bit before swinging towards the tree. She let out a grunt as she slammed into the tree with her shoulder and then let go, falling the rest of the way onto safe ground. Laying in the grass, she held her shoulder and groaned.

"Ah, damn..." Lemon grunted as Sour ran over to her.

Lana jumped down from the tree and walked over to them. "She okay?" The wolf asked.

Sour eyed her before looking at her friend. "Are you okay?"

Lemon chuckled and let out a sigh. "Aside from almost dying? Just my shoulder. Hurts a little, but that's it."

The captain smiled and stood up, holding out her hand. Lemon took it with her good arm and stumbled to her feet, both mares panting a little heavily.

"Thank you," Lana said with a smile, getting their attention. "You saved my village."

Sour chuckled and walked up to her. "It's our pleasure."

"Does that mean you're... done here?" The wolf asked softly with a light blush.

The Crystal Dawn's captain hesitated in thought before smiling. "We still have our mission, but... I wouldn't mind coming back here afterwards..."

Lana giggled and threw her arms around the mare, kissing her deeply. Lemon sighed and started heading back to the village.

"You two do whatever," the amaranth mare sighed. "I'll get the others ready to leave..."

Back at the village, Sour and Lana were greeted by the Crystal Dawn crew and Lana's fellow wolves.

"You have saved us from Khalin," Kenna said with a smile. "We thank you."

"Ah, it was no big deal," Sour said with a smile. "We were happy to help."

"Well," Kenna started with a sigh. "You are, of course, welcome back any time. Your friend, here, mentioned that you had to leave?"

The captain nodded. "Yes, we need to get back to our mission," she explained. "Though, we do plan on returning once we're done."

The male wolf nodded with a smile. "Good to hear."

Lana and Sour hugged once more before the crew of the Crystal Dawn headed back to their ship.

"So, did you two bone after I left?" Lemon asked with a smirk.

"Ha ha, no," Sour replied with a mock laugh. "We just kissed. Deeply. With tongue."

"Ah," the Communications Officer said with a smile. "And, how does wolf tongue taste?"

Sour eyed her and smiled, sighing at the thought. "Wetter... rougher... and the tongue is wider, so... there's more to suck on..."

Lemon let out a stifled giggle. "Oh, wow... Seems like you really enjoyed it," she said, pointing at her captain's crotch.

Sour looked down at her bulge and gasped. "Let's get inside," she urged as she and the others boarded the ship.

After removing their gear, they all took a sigh of relief as they made their way to the bridge. "Lemon, you should have your shoulder checked out in Medical."

"I'll be fine," the stealthy mare said as she rotated her hurt arm to try and make the faint feeling of pain disappear completely.

When they arrived on the bridge, they stopped dead in their tracks. Sitting in the captain's chair was a gray mare with a metallic left arm and long hair that appeared to be a window into space. She also had a scar over her left eye and was wearing a tube top with a black jacket, black panties, and heavy black boots.

"Pleasure to meet you," the gray mare cooed as a green mare in a black bodysuit came up behind the group, her sword unsheathed. "Name's Hollow. Please... have a seat."

To Be Continued...

II

“Sit down,” Hollow ordered, her gun aimed at the group. “To your positions!”

Sour eyed her crew and nodded, each of them returning to their assigned posts as Sour made her way towards the captain’s chair, where the space pirate sat.

“Oh, you must be the captain,” Hollow cooed, lowering her weapon as the golden mare approached. “On your knees,” she ordered. Sour did as told and got to her knees in front of the grey mare. “Now, that’s better,” Hollow said as she looked around the room. “Everyone i knows where they should be...” Her gaze then went back to Sour. “Especially you. You captained your ship into my territory and now I’m going to do whatever I want to you. Understood?”

Sour was about to say something but ended up just nodding instead. This mare didn’t seem stable and she definitely didn’t want to argue.

“Good,” Hollow sighed, slipping her jacket off and draping behind her over the back of the seat. She now sat in her black tube top, black panties, and boots. “What’s your name, captain?” Hollow asked, crossing her legs.

The golden pegasus began to sweat nervously. “U-Uh...” She stammered. “Sour Sweet...”

Hollow smiled and stuck her foot out towards the mare. “Take my boot off.” She then looked over her shoulder at Sunny. “And, you. Take us up.”

Sunny hesitated before turning to face her controls. Working the panel, she made the ship rise up vertically. “Going up...”

“Good, you all know how to follow orders," the gray mare chuckled.
"Hollow, huh?" Sour asked as she removed the mare's boot, the gray toes wiggling once free. “As in Hollow DeVoid?”

Hollow smirked. "Damn right I am. I see my name's getting around. Probably, because I've spared a few here and there to tell my story... Though, I hear they're all in institutions right now, thinking I'm still coming after them..." She trailed off with an evil chuckle. "Other boot."

Sour did as told and removed boot number two. "Are you going to kill us?" She asked plainly.

The gray mare grinned and pressed her foot to Sour's cheek. "Probably. But, I like not telling my victims when I'm going to kill them. Seeing them beg and cry is... a turn-on for me..." She then looked around the room and smiled. "An all-female crew... I love it. See, I have males on my team, and... I'm a bit of a nudist," she said, whispering that last part loudly. "So, having males around is a real pain in the ass. I wanna walk around naked, and they wanna fuck me." She then paused to think. "Maybe I'll just kill them. I do enjoy a good blood bath... Not a massacre, which I also love, but a literal blood... bath..."

Biting her lip, she looked down at Sour. "But, your crew is all mares. No harm for another mare to walk around naked, right?" She asked, her foot running down the mare's body to her crotch, before feeling the bulge. Chuckling, she poked the bulge with her big toe. "Whoo, what is that?"

Sour Sweet blushed and covered her crotch. "N-Nothing!"

Hollow smiled and licked her lips. "That thing real?" Her only response was a rapid series of head shakes. "Fake?" She asked, leaning forward in her chair. "Hmm... Amalga's Futa Drink?"

Sour let out a gasp. "How... Well, I guess it's popular..." she muttered.

"So, you have a dick that can't impregnate..." Hollow said, sounding very interested. "Sweet..." She then leaned back in her seat. "Take your clothes off."

Sour went wide-eyed and covered her body with her arms. "What?"

"Oh, don't be so dramatic," Hollow chuckled. "I've seen your shower. You all have been naked in front of each other. So, that means you're just nervous about being naked in front of me and Lacuna?" Sour Sweet hesitantly nodded, blushing heavily. "Then, I'll make it easy for you." With a snap of her fingers, Lacuna raised her gun to Lemon's head.

"No!" Sour yelled, Lemon Zest letting out a gasp and ducking in fear.

Lacuna kept her gun to the mare's head as tears fell from both Lemon's and Sour's eyes.

"Take it off," Hollow began. "or I'll have Lacuna blow a hole in that sweet mare's head. And, that'd be a real shame because she seems like a sweetheart."

Sour's eyes and Lemon's eyes met before the captain slowly stood up. Shaking nervously, she began undressing. Separating her suit at the seems, she slipped out of it and let it drop to the floor. When she was totally naked, her flaccid dick was on full display.

Smiling, Hollow exhaled deeply. Her eyes wandered over all the mare's curves, freckled tits and shoulders, and her cock. "Wow. Now, that... is a body worthy of captain." Sour wrapped her arms around herself to hide her breasts. Since her dick wasn't hers, she saw it as a cover for her pussy. "Sit on my leg," Hollow said, spreading her legs and patting her left knee. "First, you were kneeling. Now, standing. I'm sure you'd like to sit down..."

Sour didn't want to but she knew she had to. Slowly approaching the gray mare, she turned her back to her before sitting down on her leg.

"There we go..." Hollow cooed, putting her left arm around her. She then reached over with her right hand and grabbed Sour's dick. "One of the reasons I don't want to be fucked by males is because I don't want children. But, your dick won't do that to me..."

Sour Sweet gasped sharply at the touch and bit her lip. "E-Everyone wants my dick..." the mare moaned.

"Oh, I'm sure they do..." Hollow chuckled, feeling the rod grow hard and longer in her hand. "You know... you're pretty cute... I think I'll keep you as a pet."

"D-Do whatever you want with me, just... leave my crew alone."

"You're in no position to bargain," the space pirate sang as she stroked the cock faster. "I'll kill your friends in front of you, if I so wish. Gouge out their eyes and rip out their tongues while you watch. Whatever I want..."

Sour spun around on Hollow's leg to face her, tears in her eyes. "No, please, I'll--"

The gray mare put a finger on her lips to silence her. "The fuck did I just say?" The mare asked coldly.

Sour whimpered and closed her eyes. "I'm sorry..."

"Good..." Hollow then pulled her into her lap, back-to-chest, and wrapped her arms around her. "The only deal I'll make you is this... Behave, and you live to be my pet."

“Where, uh... would you like to go?” Sunny asked nervously, shaken up by what almost happened to Lemon.

Hollow tilted her head back and sighed. “Well, how about... you show me that big ol’ ship of yours.”

The crew went silent and eyed each other. “This is our ship,” Sour said, breaking the silence.

The gray mare nodded and slowly slid her right hand up Sour’s body towards her face, before shoving two fingers into her mouth and pulling her mouth open. “I know for a fact this small piece of shit isn’t the Crystal Dawn. Because the Crystal Dawn is a colony ship. And, I don’t see a fucking colony here. Now, tell me what I want to know or I’ll rip your jaw off!” She yelled, a supernova exploding in her hair. Sour could actually feel the heat from the exploding star.

“O’ay!” She gasped. “O’ay...” Hollow slowly pulled her fingers from the mare’s mouth. “Sunny... Take us back...”

The turquoise mare nodded hesitantly before setting the course. “Course set, Captain,” she said in a professional tone.

Hollow chuckled. “Ooo... That one sure knows how to keep her cool. Shame everyone else here can’t be like her, right?” Sour said nothing. The gray mare sighed and stood up, forcing the ship’s captain to stand as well. “Stay here,” she ordered, pointing at the chair.

Sour Sweet nodded and sat back down, crossing her legs. Hollow smirked at her before she made her way towards the pilot’s seat. The turquoise mare knew the intruder was right behind her, but did nothing.

“And, who might you be?” Hollow asked, resting her arms on the back of the mare’s seat and leaning in.

“Sunny Flare,” the turquoise mare replied. “Did you really have to threaten Lemon like that?”

The gray mare hesitated before leaning in close to the pilot’s ear. “I must punish those who disobey me. Luckily, your captain grew a brain and started following orders.”

“Did you have to make her strip?” Sunny asked.

Hollow smiled before letting out a chuckle. “Well, aren’t you the brave one. And, to answer your question... No. I didn’t have to. I just thought a pretty body like hers should be visible for all to see.”

Lacuna smirked and eyed Indigo Zap. “I’m more into Tits, over there...” she cooed, making Indigo slowly look over at her.

Hollow looked over at the amber-gray pegasus. “Of course you are. Because you like ‘em big.” Her eyes then fell on Sugarcoat, who was on her tablet. “Though, sometimes, size isn’t everything,” she added, leaving Indigo and making her way over to the Tactical Officer. “And, who... are you?”

The earth pony eyed her and then went back to her tablet. “Sugarcoat.”

“Ooo... sweet...” Hollow cooed, before she licked her lips. “Mmm... Do you taste as good as you sound?”

“That's highly improbable,” the earth pony replied. “Firstly, meat or flesh can never taste as sweet sugar. Not to mention that the sugar in question is actually a metaphor, as the action of the coating. It actually comes from the act of coating bitter-tasting pills to make them easier to swallow."

Hollow just stared at her for what seemed like forever, before she chuckled lightly. "That mean you sugarcoat what you say? Or that you're bitter on the inside and sweet on the outside?"

"Neither," the monotone mare replied.

"Well, good," Hollow sighed. "I'd hate for you taste bitter on the inside."

"Flirting doesn't really work on me," Sugarcoat said bluntly. "If you want sex, just ask. And, I'll just tell you yes or no."

The pirate captain crossed her arms with a smirk. "Really?" She asked. "Wanna fuck?"

"No," the amber-grey mare said. "You hijacked our ship, threatened my friend, and made our captain strip. You're going to have to rape me if you want any action."

Hollow tilted her head and inhaled sharply through her nose. She then grabbed Sugarcoat by the neck and slammed her up against the wall. The mare let out a grunt and dropped her tablet. "Well, because you asked so nicely..." she said, watching the mare grit her teeth and glare at her.

"Stop!" Sour shouted, standing up.

Hollow looked over Sugarcoat's body before looking over at the captain. "You say something?"

Sour Sweet took a deep breath and exhaled. "Leave her alone. Take me, instead."

The grey mare smiled and let go of Sugarcoat, turning her attention to the pale-gold pegasus. "Well... those who are willing tend to put in more effort," she cooed as she walked towards her. "Tell me... Can you eat pussy well?"

Sour blushed and broke eye contact. "U-Uh... Maybe? I dunno..."

Hollow chuckled and stepped up to her. "Well, let's find out together," she hummed, pulling her panties aside. "Get me ready."

"R-Right here?" Sour asked, a large blush appearing on her face. "i-In front of everyone?"

"Why not?" the gray mare asked as she placed her hands on the captain's shoulders and leaned in close. "Are you... embarrassed, or something?"

“Well, yeah...” the pegasus muttered. “C-Can’t we we do this in private?”

“Private?” Hollow chuckled. “I need to be here to watch your crew.”

“Ah, it’s fine,” Lacuna laughed, waving her hand for her friend to go. “I can handle them on my own.”

Hollow smiled and grabbed Sour’s arm. “Let’s go,” she said, leading the captain out of the bridge. “Let’s go to your room.”

When she left, Lacuna looked around the room. Her gun was still in her hand, ready to use it if she had to. “Looks like I’ve got you all to myself,” she said with a smirk. “Now, Sunny, how much further?”

The turquoise earth pony looked over at her before looking down at her console. “Just over an hour.”

“Well, then, let’s get comfy,” the green mare said as she plopped down into the captain’s seat.

Hollow pushed Sour onto her bed and climbed atop her. “I’ve waited a long time for this,” she moaned, before slamming her pussy down on the futa dick. No hesitation.

“Holy shit...” moaned Sour Sweet as she grabbed the bedsheets.

“No, sit up,” the dominant mare growled. She grabbed the pegasus’ waist and pulled her into a seated position, the golden face diving head first into the soft space between the big grey boobs. “Enjoy these,” Hollow moaned as she started moving up and down.

Due to the up and down movements of the pirate captain, Sour sometimes found her face in one of the tits, the hard nipple poking her. When her face was buried in the right breast, she opened her mouth and started sucking on the nub.

“Oh, fuck!” Hollow grunted, her hands on the mare’s shoulders.

Lemon watched Lacuna as she rubbed her shoulder, going slightly wide-eyed when she heard a beep in her headphones. Turning to her console, she grabbed a dial and started to slowly turn it. Every station she tried was nothing but static, until she found one with a looping prerecorded message.

“Help. If anyone’s out there, please res... Our ship has been... Something has... ...isn’t any time le... Please...

Lemon started messing with other dials and switches before she felt a hand on her injured shoulder. Wincing in pain, she looked back to see Lacuna standing beside her. The green mare said nothing. She just reached out and took the headphones by the headband part and pulled them off the mare’s head. Bringing the speakers to her ear, she listened.

“A distress call?” She asked, before looking down at Lemon. “It’s not live. Crew’s probably dead.”

“Could be hiding from whatever’s on their ship,” Lemon suggested. “Maybe they’ll join one of us.”

Lacuna’s eyes narrowed as she leaned in. “If there’s any females, Hollow will take them in. Any males are killed.”

“Could give the males to us,” the amaranth mare offered. “Anyways, we won’t know if anyone’s alive unless we investigate.”

The green mare kept glaring at Lemon before she stood up and crossed her arms. “I’ll need to discuss it with the captain.”

“Discuss what?” Hollow asked, entering the room with her tube top above her tits as she was currently fixing her panties. When Lacuna walked up to her, Sour slowly walked over to the wall beside Indigo’s station and leaned against it.

“How was it?” Indigo asked with a light smile.

Sour smiled back. “Actually, really hot...”

“This one’s picked up a distress signal,” Lacuna explained as she motioned towards Lemon. “We could investigate. If there’s any survivors, we can capture or kill them.”

Hollow smiled and leaned in. “Why am I feeling a but?”

“There could be something on the ship,” Lacuna continued. “May have killed the crew.”

The grey mare hesitated in thought for a moment, her eyes on the floor. She then let out a soft chuckle. “Whatever it is, I’m sure we can handle it.”

Lacuna looked over at Lemon, who was rubbing her shoulder with light groans. “How far away is the signal?”

“About an... hour away,” the slightly injured mare replied.

Hollow smirked and looked over at Sunny. “You heard her. Get moving.”

The pilot looked back at the pirate captain and sighed. “You got it...” She then turned the ship in the direction the signal was coming from.

Lacuna eyed Indigo with a smile. “An hour gives me enough time to play with this one...”

Indigo blushed but stood up. “I have a proposition.”

The green mare walked over to her and crossed her arms with a chuckle. “Yeah? What?”

The head of Security took a quick glance at Lemon. “Let me get an ice pack for Lemon’s shoulder and I’ll actually put in some effort,” she said with a light smile, adding a wink. “Oh, and, I’ll go the rest of the trip topless.”

A wide grin slowly spread across Lacuna’s face as she thought about this. “My, that is a tempting offer...” Tilting her head, she looked the mare up and down. “Take off your shirt first. Here and now. Then, we’ll go get an ice pack for your friend.”

Indigo simply shrugged and started removing her top. Hollow watched as she joined Sour by the captain’s chair. The amber-grey mare set her top down on her seat, followed by her bra.

Lacuna stepped up to get and looked over the D-cups. Copping both breasts, she smiled and looked Indigo in the eyes. “Let’s go get that ice pack. Lead the way,” she smirked. She gave the mare’s ass a slap when she walked past her, making her gasp in both shock and, maybe, delight.

Hollow watched them leave before she sat down in the captain’s chair, pulling Sour Sweet in front of her before burying her face in her balls.

“H-Here?!” Sour exclaimed. “Really? We just did that...”

“Yes, but it’s been so long,” Hollow sighed, pulling Sour into her lap so they were face-to-face. “I plan on getting as much of your dick as I can.”

Sugarcoat made her way around the outer pathway of the bridge, making her way towards Lemon while Hollow was distracted. She then turned towards the wall and continued using her tablet. Surprisingly, the device wasn't broken from the fall. She opened a text document and typed u no we cant let them kill the crew before showing it to Lemon.

The Communications Officer eyed it, reading it before she quickly took the device. When she handed it back, it read, of course but what can we do.

Sugarcoat quickly typed play along for now and showed the mare.

Hollow stood up and threw Sour into the chair. "Time to ride the fuck out of you," she said with a lustful look in her eyes. She grabbed Sour by the shoulders before she looked over at Lemon and Sugarcoat, her eyes narrowing.

Indigo and Lacuna entered the medical room which looked like a hospital room. There were three beds and there was a counter all along the left wall and cabinets all along the right. On the counter was a bunch of medical supplies and, on the far right of the counter, was a fridge-freezer combo. Indigo quickly ran over to it, opening the freezer section at the bottom, looking for an ice pack.

Lacuna smiled and crossed her arms, staring at the mare's ass. "I should've made you go nude like your captain..."

Indigo looked over her shoulder at the green mare and smiled lightly. She then went back to looking for the ice pack. "So, why attack us?"

Lacuna kept staring at the mare's ass as she chuckled. "Because, we're on a special mission. Any intruders must be dealt with. We kill the weak and hire the strong.”

“So, the rumors were right...” Indigo sighed, before she found an ice pack. “You two are assholes.”

The green mare smirked and stepped to to the mare. “We’re worse. You see, Hollow loves tormenting and torturing others. And, I get off watching.”

Indigo gasped softly. “You’re evil...”

“There, that’s better,” Lacuna said as she squatted down. She then slipped her hand into the mare’s pants, running it over the smooth butt cheeks until her fingers felt the pussy. Without hesitation, she pushed her fingers inside, making Indigo grind her teeth a little.

Hearing how messed up this mare actually was suddenly made Indigo afraid and regret her decision. As the green mare fingered her from behind, Indigo let out light grunts.

Sugarcoat was about to leave Lemon when she turned around to see Hollow standing there. The gray mare grabbed her by the throat and slammed her against the wall, holding her there. She looked pretty pissed, and her hair was doing something weird. It began moving as though it were on fire and a burning sun could be seen inside.

“What the fuck are you two plotting?” She growled, tightening her grip.

Sugarcoat gritted her teeth and glared at the space pirate before Lemon stood up. “No, we were just-“ She was silenced with a backhand to the face, making her fall to the floor with a grunt.

Hollow turned and threw Sugarcoat on top of her before pulling out her gun. “I tried being nice with all of you, but you just don’t seem to understand who I am.” She aimed her gun at the two mares and smirked. “I’m Hollow, bitch.”

“We’ve arrived!” Sunny yelled out, quickly standing up.

Hollow hesitated, still staring at Lemon and Sugarcoat. Sighing, she looked up at the pilot. “What?”

Sunny pointed at the window. “Look. That’s where the distress signal is coming from.”

The gray mare stared out the window at the derelict space station. Its center was special with 4 runs around it, making it look like a planet. “Place looks dead.”

Sunny shrugged. “Could be held up in the center. The rings act as layers and closes themselves off in case of a breach. The inner part could still have oxygen.” Hollow simply raised an eyebrow. “A good pilot familiarizes herself with a multitude of ships and space stations. I just got done reading up about this type.”

“Well, shit,” Hollow chuckled. “Color me impressed. Go on and park this thing. Let's suit up."

"Um..." Sunny muttered. "I don't think there's enough suits for everyone," she said as Lacuna and Indigo returned.

"Lemon!" Indigo gasped, rushing over to the downed mares. "Sugarcoat? What happened?"

"None of your concern," Hollow hissed, watching Indigo help her friends up and hand Lemon the ice pack. "Now, get back to your station," she snapped, grabbing the pegasus by the arm and shoving her away. "We have work to do."

"Didn't you hear what I said?" Sunny asked. "We don't have enough s..."

"Doesn't matter," the gray mare interrupted. "Lacuna is staying here with that pegasus bitch to make sure none of you try leaving without us. I'll have her suit."

"Ooo..." Lacuna cooed, looking at Indigo and licking her lips. "All to myself..."

The pegasus rubbed her arm nervously as Sour started heading out. "I'll go get my clothes on, then..." the captain said.

Hollow smirked and looked over at her. "Why?" She asked, Sour stopping in place. Hollow then walked up behind her. "Your space suit is all you'll need..."

Sour quickly spun around with a gasp. "But, I'll... I'll be cold!"

"Then, stay close to me," Hollow cooed, pulling the mare close before she licked up her mouth and nose. "I won't let you freeze.

Sour shuddered at the lick before she sighed heavily. "Fine..."

Once the ship was in place and everyone was suited up, the group made their way to the airlock. Sour hit the button and the inner door opened with a hiss. The six entered the room and the inner door closed. As the air pressurized to prevent them from being sucked out, Hollow pulled the captain close with a smirk. The pegasus weakly smiled back before the outer door opened with a hiss. Thanks to their GravBoots, the mares stayed attached to the floor. Good thing they had them as most of the walls of the ship were gone.

"Wow," Lemon said as she stepped out first. "This place is a wreck."

"Yeah," Hollow agreed as she dragged Sour onto the derelict ship. "Almost seems abandoned."

"They'd be at the center," Sour pointed out. "We should head there immediately."

The pirate captain eyed her before forcing her along. "Come on, then. And, no one try anything funny or stupid."

Sunny, Sugarcoat, and Lemon all eyed each other before following after the two captains.

Indigo stared at the screen that was monitoring her crew's vital signs and suit cams. As she did, Lacuna came up behind her and held her shoulders. "Need something?" The pegasus asked, not bothering to look back.

The green mare chuckled. "I think you know what I need."

Indigo knew that her friends were plotting something, just like she was. In the cams, she saw Sour with Hollow and Sunny and Sugarcoat walking together. They were planning something, and she had to act now. "Alright," she said, standing up and turning to face the green mare. "Let's go."

"Oh, goody," Lacuna cooed, reaching down to pull her top off.

Indigo took this opportunity to lunge at the mare with a yell.

As the others walked through the halls of the derelict ship, Sunny leaned in close to Sugarcoat. "Get Lemon and run," she whispered. "If you make it back before us, get Indigo and kick that other bitch's ass."

Sugarcoat gave her a concerned look. "You sure?"

Sunny nodded and whispered the plan to Lemon. Luckily, Hollow was too busy flirting with Sour to notice them.

"So, you sort of blew through the ranks, didn't you?" Hollow asked as she kept her arm around the Crystal Dawn captain's shoulders. "Such a badass."

"Oh, it was nothing," Sour chuckled nervously. "I just did my part and they saw potential."

"Cool..." the pirate captain cooed. "You know, I applied. I got in and got my training, but I was too reckless for them. So, I stole a ship and took off for the stars. Best decision of my life."

"I didn't know you were in the Academy," Sour said, actually interested in what this mare was saying.

"I was on my own for about a couple years before I was captured, and... altered," Hollow went on.

"Altered?" Sour asked. "That have to do with your hair?"

Hollow smirked and looked deep into her eyes. "That's part of it."

Before Sour could ask more questions, Sunny tackled Hollow to the floor as the two let out a grunt. "What the hell?"

"Run!" Sunny yelled. "Get back to the ship!"

"Shit," Sour muttered, noticing the other two were already at the end of the hall.

Hollow growled and knocked Sunny off. "Bitch!" She got to her feet and tried to stomp the mare's neck.

Sunny rolled away and got to her own feet. "You messed with the wrong crew, pirate."

Hollow glared at her before throwing a punch. Sunny blocked and tried to knee her. Hollow grabbed the knee and threw her back into the wall. Sunny let out a grunt of light pain before rolling to the side as Hollow's boot slammed the wall where she was standing. The pirate then swung with her left arm and Sunny ducked under the attack before backing up. Hollow used the lack of gravity to her advantage and kicked off the wall, launching herself at the mare with a kick. Sunny let out a yell of surprise as she stepped to the side but it was no use. Hollow figured she'd do that and stuck her arm out, clotheslining the mare and knocking her on her back.

Walking over to the downed mare, Hollow raised her foot again before Sour rammed into her and knocked her over. Sour then grabbed her friend's arm and helped her up before they both began running back for the ship. They could see the others at the ship doors, wondering why the were waiting. They were ripped from their thoughts when they heard rapidly approaching clunks. Looking over her shoulder, Sour saw Hollow gaining on them with a pissed off look on her face.

"Shit, run!" Sour yelled.

"You fuckers are so dead!" The pirate captain yelled. "And, I'll save you for last, my Sweet! SO YOU CAN WATCH!!!"

Indigo and Lacuna tumbled to the floor with a thud before Indigo managed to kick the mare off her. Both mares then stood up and took a fighting stance, staring each other down.

"You really fucked up," Lacuna growled. "We could've had fun together."

"I already have enough fun with my friends," Indigo replied. "I don't need you."

Lacuna snarled before charging the mare. Indigo tried to kick her but the green mare knocked her foot away before throwing a punch. Indigo blocked the attack before blocking another punch. Quickly grabbing the mare's wrists, she pulled her arms apart and tried to headbutt her. Lacuna was too quick and pulled her head back before swiping her leg at the pegasus', knocking her over.

Lacuna lifted her foot to stomp on the mare's head, but Indigo rolled out of the way and scrambled to her feet. After Lacuna slammed her foot down, she growled and took off after Indigo. Chasing her down the hall exiting the room, she saw the mare making her way towards the airlock.

Lacuna let out a gasp and her eyes fall on the airlock button. In the split second she had before Indigo hit it, she was able to assess that there was no escape from this. Her best bet was to rely on Hollow. She glared at the mare before taking in a deep breath. Indigo slammed the button and held it, causing it to go into emergency eject mode and bypass the pressurization process. The airlock doors slid open and Lacuna was sucked out, flying right by Sour and the others and colliding into Hollow.

Indigo, herself, also had to hold her breath as she watched her friend coming closer. If she let the doors close now, it would go into its reset phase and they’d be locked out. She could feel her lungs emptying and she started to feel lightheaded. When she was about to pass out, she heard a muffled yell.

Opening her eyes, she saw Sour in the doorway, yelling at her to close the doors. Indigo nodded weakly and let go of the button. The inner and outer airlock doors slid shut as the outer one locked. As the airlock doors closed, Indigo started to feel the oxygen returning to normal as she fell on her back and started breathing heavily.

As soon as the inner airlock doors opened, Sunny ran right for the flight controls while the others helped Indigo. Getting to the controls, Sunny un-docked from the derelict sip and took off full speed.

Sour quickly pulled off her helmet and put it on Indigo. It wasn’t airtight since it wasn’t attached to a suit but it was just enough to help the mare breathe normally again. "Dammit," Sour muttered. "This was too close."

"Do we think they're gone?" Lemon asked.

Sugarcoat pulled off her helmet and sighed. "The longest you can hold your breath in space is about 15 seconds before you pass out. It is statistically unlikely that they could possibly survive in the vacuum of space as we left them. Right now, they're probably a couple of frozen corpses, just floating in the vastness of space, never to harm anyone ever again."

Indigo, Sour, and Lemon all stared at her. "What the fuck?" Indigo wheezed.

Sunny looked at the monitors as she flew the ship in the direction of the distress signal. "We're comin' for ya."

Back aboard Hollow's ship, a brown mare with short white hair and a spiky white tail made her way to the captain's quarters. The gray mare was sitting at her desk, feet up and leaning back as she looked at data on a small tablet. "Report for you, ma'am."

Hollow looked through some files and let out a sigh. "Lacuna?"

The brown mare nodded. "She'll be fine. Just needs some rest. It's a really good thing you can..."

"VorTech," Hollow said, reading her tablet. "That bitch."

"Ma'am?" The brown mare asked, confused.

Hollow looked over her shoulder. "Nothing, Choco. You may leave."

The brown mare nodded and left as Hollow went back to her tablet. "What are you really up to, Vortex?"

To Be Continued...