Chapter 2 - The Bath - Cadance

Cadance waited – a little impatiently – in the large, luxurious bath house the drones had directed her to after accepting Queen Chrysalis’s invitation. She’d already changed clothes in the little anteroom preceding this chamber; now she wore only a bath robe. A wondrously fluffy and comfortable bath robe, but only that. Nothing at all underneath. While the drones who constantly attended her and Shining’s every need had at least given her a little privacy to change, they once again surrounded her, just waiting for her to express the slightest whim.

As strange as it all was, a girl could get used to this kind of treatment…

This bath house was the perfect example. While the shower in her guest suite was spacious, comfortable, and perfectly efficient, this place was something else entirely. Like most rooms in Constellate Prime, the walls were made of the natural metallic stone that the giant asteroid was made of, polished smooth except where it was pockmarked here and there with holes filled with some kind of black plastic-like substance. But here in this room, it was accented with silky cream-colored drapes and floors made of some exotic purple-hued alien wood. The air itself – as humid as it was – felt wonderful. So warm and inviting, scented with fresh alien flowers … and maybe a hint of something like cinnamon? Sunk into the floor in the center of the room, surrounded by velvety cushions that somehow repelled any water splashed on them, there was a huge circular tub, already steaming and frothing. She might have already gotten in, except she wasn't sure if that would be seen as rude, to start before her host arrived. The last thing she needed was to cause offense by misinterpreting some cultural norm she didn’t understand.

It was too bad Shining couldn't be here. A luxuriant bath with her fiancé sounded awfully nice right about now. It seemed like ever since they’d left Earth, they hadn’t gotten nearly as much intimate time alone as she would have liked. The ride in the spaceship Twilight had designed had been rough, stressful, and cramped, of course. And ever since arriving at the Changeling Constellate, it seemed like the two of them were hardly ever alone together. These drones were incredibly helpful, but they didn’t seem to understand the concept of privacy.

Still, she could understand why he hadn’t wanted to come. He was still awfully leery about Queen Chrysalis’s intentions toward him, and he was afraid she’d try something once they were all naked in the bath together. For that matter, he’d warned Cadance about coming as well. ‘Why would she invite us to talk in the bath?’ he’d said. ‘You know she’s going to do something weird in there.’

A conversation in the bath would be extremely weird by Earth standards, sure. But from what she’d seen of the Changelings, Cadance suspected it wasn't so weird by Changeling standards. They didn’t seem to care nearly as much about nudity and privacy. Shining was just being paranoid. It was rude enough for him to refuse this invitation. It might be outright offensive if both of them declined. This was obviously supposed to be a more intimate, casual meeting, meant to get them closer and on better terms with each other … probably. And if they refused that, wouldn't it be a sign that they didn’t want to be on better terms? It could even be interpreted as hostility…

They hadn’t come out here to make enemies. It had been quite a surprise, in fact, to find aliens already living and thriving here when she and Shining had arrived. They’d only meant to test out Twilight's new warp matrix engine concept, and they’d only targeted this system because it seemed to be a good candidate for a habitable exoplanet.

It was a good thing they had found advanced life out here, though. Because the warp matrix engine helped them travel across the galaxy in an instant, but it didn’t help any with navigation. Once they’d gotten over the initial excitement, the question of ‘Which one of those lonely glowing dots out there is our sun?’ had become a rather pressing concern. Hopefully these aliens would eventually be able to help them answer that important question.

These aliens, the Changelings, were both stranger and more familiar than she ever would have expected. It had been such a relief at first, to see that they were vaguely human-shaped, not some kind of glob-monsters or something. And, somehow, they were instantly able to pick up the English language and speak it fluently. But beyond that, the sheer alien-ness of them was mind-boggling at times. The strange, jagged horns on their heads, the membranous strands that passed for their hair, their slitted eyes and snake-like tongues, skin that was both hard as fingernails but also flexible at the same time, even breathing through holes in their legs and arms … and who knew what other oddities they might be hiding underneath that clothing!

The drones around her were almost perfectly androgynous. Though they seemed to refer to themselves as male, were they actually male, or did they have anything at all inside those loose-fitting pants of theirs? Drones didn’t seem to have any role to play in the Changeling reproductive cycle, so…? Despite the high likelihood that she might not like the answer, Cadance couldn't help having a little curiosity about it…

Before she could think about perhaps indulging in her curiosity and asking one – knowing them, they’d probably show her without any question – her thoughts were interrupted by the door on the other end of the chamber opening.

Queen Chrysalis strode in, wearing the same cream-colored gown she almost always seemed to be wearing. But not for long. Casually, as if it was completely routine for her, she snapped her fingers at a drone, who hurried over and unfastened the back of her dress. She let it fall to her waspish waist, exposing quite a bountiful pair of breasts with teal-green nipples. But even more shocking was that the middle of her body, all the way from her belly to where her ribcage would start if Changelings even had ribs, she was not covered in the firm, charcoal black skin Cadance had been expecting. Instead, the Queen’s skin was a translucent green covering that made her contours all the smoother and more profound. It was utterly strange … but also oddly alluring at the same time.

Honestly, Cadance had expected more surprises in store as the drone pulled his queen’s dress down over her hips, allowing her to step out of it. But no. The translucent green of her belly narrowed down to a point down between her legs, where it met a pair perfectly normal-looking humanlike pussy lips. How exactly was she supposed to implant eggs with that?

Of course, Chrysalis wasn't about to stop and explain her anatomy … not without being asked, at least. Once her gown was safely in the hands of a Changeling drone, she strode toward the tub in the center of the room, apparently completely confident in her nudity. She stepped in without hesitation, relaxing back against the edge with her arms outstretched on the cushions to either side.

Did she have to keep her arms out of the water so that she’d still be able to breathe through the holes in them? Curiosity about the details of how Changeling bodies worked wasn't quite enough to distract Cadance from the Changeling Queen’s breasts, though. Almost as big as her own, they stood out prominently, dark skin just above the surface of the bubbling water, with the lower part of their curves just barely submerged. Why did she even have breasts? Changelings seemed more insectoid than mammalian. Did she actually nurse her young, or were they only there to entice potential mates?

“Would you care to join me?” Chrysalis asked. The first words she’d spoken since entering.

Oh, right. Of course. She’d been indulging in her own thoughts for too long, hadn’t she? And surely she’d been staring at the Queen’s chest for far too long for any semblance of propriety.

Quickly, Cadance untied the sash around her waist holding the robe closed. She certainly still had some misgivings about being naked in front of someone she hardly knew, much less all the drones around her, who were practically complete strangers – they all looked the same, and they rarely spoke. But this was what she’d come here for, right? It would be terrible to back out now.

Taking a deep breath first to brace herself, Cadance pulled the robe off of her shoulders and handed it to the drone next to her, who was already holding his arm out like a living coat rack. It had been a long, long time since she’d been naked in front of anybody other than Shining Armor. She’d actually shaved herself just this morning, leaving only a neatly trimmed patch of hair just above her own pussy … though she realized now that it had probably been wasted effort. These Changelings seemed completely hairless, and surely they thought her body as strange and alien to them as theirs were to her … with or without hair.

Well, at least it could help her feel a little more confident and prepared for what was to come. She strode to the tub and stepped in, hoping to appear just as comfortable and confident as Chrysalis herself, though she probably didn’t quite pull it off.

At least the water felt wonderful. Standing there in only a bath robe, she’d actually gotten slightly chilly. The hot, churning water in the tub was the perfect cure for that. She sank low into the water, almost up to her neck, and let the jets of water massage her body all over. Clearly, whoever had placed them while designing this tub had known exactly what they were doing…

Smoothly, as if it was no big deal at all, Chrysalis crossed the tub and sidled right up next to her – to the point where their hips touched under the water. “So… About this Shining Armor of yours…”

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Cadance wasn't quite sure how it had happened, but over the course of their bath, she’d agreed to conspire against her fiancé in order to convince him to do this initiation ceremony … and Chrysalis’s arm had ended up draped around her shoulders, with the Changeling’s fingers idly twirling a lock of Cadance’s hair.

Feeling emboldened and a little bit overly curious, Cadance rested one hand on Chrysalis’s leg under the water. Not too high … but definitely touching her upper thigh. She gave a little squeeze. The Changeling’s skin was unusually firm, but not entirely unyielding. There was a little bit of give to it, allowing her fingers to sink in just slightly.

They probably should have gotten out of the bath by now. Certainly, their business here was already done. And yet…

Chrysalis turned her head toward Cadance. Cadance had already been staring; it left them nose to nose, almost touching. “You know,” Chrysalis said, “one might almost think you were somewhat jealous of your partner’s role in this ceremony…”

“I…” Cadance knew she needed to choose her next words carefully. “I’m not sure.” She drew ever so slightly closer. “Should I be?”

Chrysalis’s hand drew down from Cadance’s hair to the back of her neck. It would be so easy for her to pull Cadance in for a kiss, but she didn’t. Not yet.

That decision, mercifully, was left to Cadance herself. Goodness … she hadn’t been with another woman since college, since she’d been studying for her aerospace career. It seemed as far away now in time as it was in physical distance – an entire world away. Could she? Did she dare? She’d thought it was only a phase, especially after meeting Shining Armor. But maybe her only problem was that she hadn’t met the right woman?

And who would have thought that the right woman might be an alien Queen? This was probably her only chance. Literally now or never…

Impulsively, Cadance closed the tiny gap, pressing her lips to the Changeling’s muzzle. Chrysalis reciprocated instantly, as if she’d been expecting it all along. Her tongue gracefully entered Cadance’s mouth; one hand held Cadance close, the other suddenly grabbed one of Cadance’s breasts below the water. Cadance moaned into the Changeling’s mouth, only now realizing how worked up she’d gotten, anticipating this ever since Chrysalis walked into the room. Maybe it was a good thing that Shining hadn’t come.

Cadance got her own handful as their kiss briefly paused. The changeling’s tits were amazingly firm on the outside, but still squeezable, except for her nipples, which were absolutely hard.

“I thought your species was monogamous?” Chrysalis asked.

“We make exceptions.”

Without further elaboration, Cadance dove back into the kiss, this time giving her own tongue to explore the Changeling's mouth. The drones around them didn’t react, even when Cadance rose to straddle Chrysalis’s lap, allowing the Queen free rein to grope Cadance’s slightly larger breasts … and then move on to kissing and licking them, causing Cadance to moan again. Was this, perhaps, par for the course, something these drones saw every day? Or were they just that disciplined? Or maybe because they had no reproductive role to play, they were entirely disinterested in such things? They were only a minor footnote in the back of her mind, though. The main thing Cadance focused on was the alien woman whose thigh she was currently grinding her pussy against.

Chrysalis was only willing to be teased for so long, though, apparently. Once she’d built herself into a fervent enough lust for Cadance, she grabbed Cadance by the waist. With truly impressive strength, she hefted Cadance up out of the water, turned her around, and sat her down on the cushions just outside the tub.

Cadance’s heart had already been racing from the illicit makeout session, but being bodily thrown around like that left her completely short of breath. And that was a shame … because from the way Chrysalis was swimming her way up between Cadance’s thighs, it looked like she was about to need all the breath she could get.

“Are you ready?” Chrysalis asked, her face already only a hair away from the prize. While she waited for Cadance to breathe enough to answer, she snaked her tongue out – not touching Cadance’s eager slit yet, but stretching it upward along Cadance’s smooth belly … all the way up to and slightly past her belly button.

Cadance stared down, her pulse ringing in her ears, as she imagined what a tongue like that might be able to do inside of her. Chrysalis had definitely been holding back during that kiss…

As it turned out, Chrysalis’s patience was limited. Giving up on waiting for an answer, she slid her tongue over the surface of Cadance’s pussy lips, making her squirm in place. When Cadance reached down and pulled the Changeling’s head in closer, that was the only answer Chrysalis needed.

Wow … just wow. Not only did Chrysalis have that amazing tongue, but she also had the expertise and the wisdom to know when not to use all of it. She began with a fickle tease, lightly caressing Cadance’s entrance, driving her wild with anticipation. And only then, when Cadance was already on the edge of losing it, did Chrysalis finally plunge the full length into her.

Cadance came instantly. Her love juices squirted across the Queen’s face – luckily, Chrysalis only seemed to relish that. That looong Changeling tongue made Cadance feel things she’d never known were even possible! She could distinctively feel it waving and pulsing all the way inside of her, even as her pussy squeezed down on it in the midst of orgasm.

Chrysalis didn’t stop there, though. She kept at it, pressing right through Cadance’s breathless recovery and adding a finger against Cadance’s clit. That bumped things up even higher – just when Cadance thought she was completely done, she quickly found herself building toward yet another, even more forceful climax.

She held back as long as she could. Honestly, she was almost afraid of what might be coming… But there was only so much she could do when faced with someone as masterful in the art of cunnilingus as Chrysalis…

Right in front of the blandly unresponsive drones, Cadance shrieked and clenched her legs around Chrysalis’s head. She couldn't do anything else – her mind had been completely blown away, leaving only the basest animal instinct. Her body was an instrument, and Chrysalis was the master musician playing her notes perfectly. Cadance’s whole body clenched and unclenched over and over again, instinctively humping her crotch against the Changeling Queen’s face. Her trembling legs locked together behind Chrysalis’s shoulders, pinning her right where she was, ensuring that wonderful tongue would stay inside her as long as possible.

Of course, it couldn't last forever … though she wouldn't have complained if it had. Some time later – possibly minutes, possibly days – Cadance regained her senses and regained control of her body enough to release the Changeling from between her legs. It was a good thing Chrysalis could breathe through the holes in her arms – otherwise she might have caused an interplanetary war by suffocating the Queen in her passion.

For her own part, Chrysalis heaved herself up out of the water, sitting next to Cadance on the cushions, with her legs spread and still in the tub.

It was pretty obvious that she was hoping for some reciprocation. And as Cadance eyed up the Changeling Queen’s naked, dripping body, she definitely felt a burning desire to do so. Enough to overcome her own exhaustion after cumming twice in a row … but the last thing she wanted to do was to utterly disappoint her host. Especially after a performance like that. Who could possibly compete with that?

Cadance glanced away, feeling a little sheepish despite what had just happened between them. “I… I would return the favor, but…”

“But?” Chrysalis raised her eyebrow.

“But I… I just don’t have a tongue anything like that. And, well, it’s been a while – a long while – since I did anything like this with another woman. I’m afraid my skills will be far too rusty to make up for it. How can I possibly do you justice after feeling your tongue so deep inside of me?”

Chrysalis turned and pointed to one of the nearby drones. “You! Bring us the Peacemaker.”

“Yes, my Queen!” Without the slightest hesitation, he rushed out of the room, obviously going as fast as he possibly could.

Cadance stared at Chrysalis. It was hard not to. “The … Peacemaker?”

Before Chrysalis could answer, the drone had already returned, bearing a fancy pillow with golden tassels in his arms. And resting on top of that pillow, there was a very sizeable double-ended dildo. It glistened, obsidian black, with a slight curve to it, highlighting the ribs running up and down its length.

Chrysalis smirked. “I trust you know how to use this?”

She never had, actually. The one girlfriend Cadance had experience with in college hadn’t really been into any sort of penetration, so they’d had no use for such a toy. But Cadance was a smart enough woman to figure it out. Yes … with that, perhaps she had a chance of properly returning the favor.

They were set up before she knew it. They sat facing each other on the edge of the hot tub, each with one leg down in the water and one leg raised on the cushions outside. Cadance inserted one end of the already-warm toy inside herself first, going slowly and carefully, since she was still a little oversensitive from her previous orgasms. But those orgasms had also left her completely relaxed on the inside and totally soaked, so it didn’t take long at all to get nearly half of its substantial length inside herself.

She scooched a little closer, pressing the other tip of it against Chrysalis’s translucent green pussy lips. They looked so soft down there, almost enveloping the dildo’s tip all on their own.

Cadance couldn't help having a little curiosity, though… “How … how are you supposed to implant eggs in Shining Armor, anyway? With this?” She rubbed the toy’s tip against those plush lips.

“My ovipositor only presents itself when it’s needed.” Chrysalis winked and licked her lips. “Now don’t keep me waiting…”

Using a double-ended toy like this was a wholly new experience for Cadance, but she did the best she could. It was almost overwhelming – almost as if she could feel the thing snugly sliding into the Changeling Queen’s inner passage. The feedback she felt against her own inner walls with every slight motion made it feel almost as if the toy really was an extension of herself, allowing her to penetrate someone else like she never had before.

Maybe Shining might be open to experimenting with something like this in the future? She was definitely enjoying it, and it was something she’d want to experience again someday.

Chrysalis’s slight moan, though, brought her back to the present. It seemed like she was doing well so far, despite her inexperience. And as she looked down…

“Oh my gosh!” she shouted. “I can see it! I can see it moving inside of you!”

Chrysalis didn’t even look. “Of course. What were you expecting? For it to disappear somehow?”

Cadance didn’t have an answer for that.

“Now stop teasing and fuck me like you mean it.”

Well, with an invitation like that… No longer holding back, Cadance pressed the dildo deep inside Chrysalis, watching with fascination as one rib after another of it slid through the soft but tight grip of the Changeling Queen’s pussy lips. She could feel the slight vibrations as those ribs did their work … and Chrysalis could obviously feel it too.

Once their pussy lips kissed against each other with the dildo fully hilted inside both of them, they quickly found their rhythm. It wasn't anything overly dramatic – just the slight nudging and rocking of their hips in time with each other. But thanks to the toy’s design and their well-slickened clits rubbing against one another, that was easily enough.

Or, at least it seemed to be enough. Cadance couldn't be sure if the Changeling was faking it for her benefit or not, but Chrysalis’s gradually increasing moans sure sounded genuine. There was a slight buzzing vibration to her voice … one Cadance was becoming enamored with. She could feel the Changeling’s vibrato buzzing even through the toy itself, driving her close to yet another orgasm. She couldn't let go yet, though. She needed to prove herself. She wouldn't let herself finish until Chrysalis did.

That wasn't an easy challenge. Cadance was getting far too into it herself, and every little motion she made moved the toy inside herself as much as it did for Chrysalis. But she soon got the hang of it, squeezing down on the toy inside with every stroke, helping ensure that it would move even more inside the Changeling’s translucent body.

And that was actually quite helpful – she could see the results of her pushing right there in front of her, through the toned green skin of Chrysalis’s belly. It was fascinating, watching it moving in there, being able to know exactly how deep inside she was reaching.

Finally, in pure desperation when she felt that her own climax was unavoidable, Cadance reached out with both hands and grabbed Chrysalis’s tits, squeezing the firm and perky mounds hard enough to overcome the stiff resistance of the changeling’s skin and really knead those breasts like she remembered playing with her college girlfriend.

That did it. Chrysalis howled out a long, shuddering moan, her body convulsing and pulsing around the dildo visibly filling her.

What Cadance hadn’t expected was the effect that it would have on her in turn. She could feel every little motion inside Chrysalis’s body, thanks to the toy connecting them. It felt stunningly like a cock pulsing and cumming inside of her … and that was enough to do her in as well.

Just as her own orgasm hit, she felt herself swept up in Chrysalis’s arms, pressing the two of them tightly together. She moaned out her passion into the crook of Chrysalis’s neck; Chrysalis huffed hot, desperate breaths into Cadance’s hair. And both of their bodies pulsed as one, each one triggered and re-triggered over and over again by the other’s pulsing squeezes. Cadance had scarcely ever felt closer to another living creature in her life. Only the very best of times with Shining Armor could even compare.

And finally, as both of them caught their breath with the dildo still inside them, Chrysalis whispered into Cadance’s ear: “So we’re agreed? You’ll convince him?”

“I’ll—” a post-orgasmic shudder ran through Cadance’s body “—do my best.”

Author's Note

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