Jonathan A Countyman

Chapter Sixty Followed Home

Kiru carefully docked the truck. The inspection for today was over, and they had just been to the clinic. The Iniri there had been ecstatic to see the little girl she had been so worried over. That poor girl was practically first to be given a full assessment, followed by a lengthy brainwashing session. Kiru had been allowed to observe but mainly because Qelu brought her along, and wanted her nearby. Although Kiru couldn’t help but think about the fact that she was going to be away from her...

Chapter Fifty-Nine In the Valley of a Dragon

The girl nodded as her face lit up at the question. “Yep! In fact, some new faces arrived this morning. They came floating down the river on a crude raft.”

“Oh? Now that sounds interesting. Uliera has led a few people here over the weeks. But this is the first I have heard of people coming to the valley on their own.”

She nodded, “Yeah they have stories to tell as well. Seems things are more interesting beyond the borders of our pleasant little valley. Not everyone was a...

Chapter Fifty-Eight A Day in the Valley of a Dragon

Seru stretched as she rolled out of her bed. It was a new day. It had been weeks since that fateful day she had pulled her own name out of that bucket. Her entire life had changed that day. Although she had to admit the dragon had kept her word. She and her fellow caretakers had gone with the dragon that very day to begin their training. That had been an experience.

She looked around the room as she thought about the last few weeks. Uliera had taken her and her fellows up towards the mo...

Chapter Fifty-Seven May and the Pregnant Neku at the Bank

The pregnant woman's visit went pretty routine at first. A fact that lined up with the previous observations Qei relayed to her. The receptionist did most of the work on the computer before asking her to come back to sign some papers. May followed her into the back to watch. The receptionist had taken them to a small office where she had produced the documents and went over them with the pregnant Neku. They were just the standard documents in finalizing the closing and transfer of the money i...

Chapter Fifty-Six Qei in Trouble

Qei had no idea how she was going to get out of this without getting revealed. Her path was blocked, the door closed again, and with it her only exit. A part of her was wishing she had Kiru’s luck right about now. Not that she had much time to think about that. She looked around the room. It didn’t seem that the Iniri girl was going to just let her go, and worse she saw no other exits. She backed away from the Iniri girl, as she didn’t feel comfortable being so close to her. It would be...

Chapter Two The Lizardgirl

Ilia entered the family sub pen looking for Telis, the lizardgirl she had brought back. Telis was kind of cute in an alien sort of way and tall for a girl. Telis looked to be about 155 centimeters tall. Her body was covered with light red scales, she seemed lithe and slender. Albeit poorly built for swimming. Instead of webbing on her hands and feet, she had claws. Her long tail forced her body to lean forward a bit. Her breasts might have helped balance it a bit, but not much. Telis had a de...

Interlude ???

She leaned back in her chair. It had been a busy day for her.  Thankfully it was nothing unusual, just the normal routine stuff. Already she was looking forward to some relaxation, she had a very cute and lovely Neku waiting for her. One she had some wonderful plans for.

She slipped out of the room a moment later, her day was done after all. Heading down the hall to meet her favorite little Neku. She had asked her to wait for her some time ago, and now she can finally have her fun....

Chapter Fifty-Five Qei, and the School Inspection

Qei looked around after coming in the door. She had never been to a school before. This clearly looked like the front office. There was a large reception counter nearby with a couple of bored-looking women manning the counter. Behind the counter she could see a few more women milling about. From the look of it, they were all busy with office work. It seemed normal enough.

She was still wondering what the Iniri she had followed was doing here. Thankfully the answer was quick in arriving....

Chapter Fifty-Four Answers, and Inspections II

As they stepped out of yet another shop with a number of naked girls in tow, Kiru asked a question that was on her mind. Maybe Qelu would answer it. “Out of curiosity, why are we hunting in the mall? Wouldn’t you find more girls if you visit a school?”

Qelu nodded, “Yes, but I haven’t been tasked with that, and as I said earlier, this is technically my free time. I do have a school inspection coming up in my schedule though. We start inspecting the schools around this time eve...

Posting Schedule and updates

First I realize that I forgot to update you on how my foot is doing. You will be glad to hear that it had healed, and so far no additional sharp objects have landed on it.

Now more important then my foot is posting schedule. At the moment, ASB will continue with a weekly chapter update for the foreseeable future. Now last week you may have noticed Heart of the Depths being posted here for the first time. Since its a relatively new work, and I don't have a large backlog, I will be posti...

Chapter One Saved by a Fish-girl?

She groaned, and rubbed her head groggily. It took her a few moments to register her surroundings and the alien voices. She could not understand a word being spoken, but the voices were decidedly female. The language was almost musical in sound, but she had never heard it spoken before. It must not be a language her translator implant knows either since the implant had projected an error message into her vision. She focused on it, and it expanded. Telling her exactly what she expected, a simp...

Prologue A Meeting Between Worlds

The young girl stretched as she stepped into her bathroom to start her day. She glanced at the mirror taking in her appearance. She was 127 centimeters tall which was only a little short for her race. Much of her skin was coated with a layer of fine blue-green scales that glinted in the light and contrasted with creamy if pale skin. She had a cute round face with a small nose, pink lips, and large expressive cerulean eyes. Framing her face was her shoulder-length light blue hair, something th...

Chapter Fifty-Three Answers, and Inspections I

Kiru stretched a bit, as she slipped out of bed. A glance at the other bed revealed Qelu to still be fast asleep. Last night had definitely been interesting. Quietly she made for the door, while sending a more detailed update to her friends. She had no doubt that May and Qei would be a little worried about her.  She wasn’t looking forward to them finding out about her new job though. Especially with how Qelu had presented it. She turned red just thinking about what they would do.

Synopsis for Heart of the Depths, and gauging Interest

A thousand years ago, the Renkethi people fought in a terrible war against alien aggressors. Their fledgling civilization was left in ruins, and their homeworld vanished in mysterious circumstances. Seeking refuge they found a planet they named Renketh, an ocean world with vast oceans and dotted with island chains. Here they found refuge for a while, but they were found. The surface of their new homeworld was bombarded, but some of them lived. They retreated into the seas where they found an ...

Chapter Fifty Two Qelu’s Offer

“Why don’t you work for me? I could use someone that I can actually talk to during these inspections, and it will pay better than this shitty job. You won’t have to wear any stupid clothing either. So it will be a much better job all around.”

Those words echoed in her head. Kiru had expected many things, but a job offer was not one of them. Worse, Kiru just knew that Qelu’s offer would lead to teasing. You won’t have to wear any stupid clothing either. She ...

Chapter Fifty-One More Clues at the Storage Facility?

May poked into another room. She had left the alterations room behind awhile ago, but it turned out to not be the only workroom on the floor. There had been a few others on the first floor of this suspicious building. She had also found a weird break room, a cafeteria, and she had even found the medical ward. They had a few beds for workers to rest on, and were well equipped. It made sense to have one nearby, in case of an accident as well.

As for the breakroom, the floor was very soft ...

General Update

Hey guys and girls. I am sure you have noted the recent lack of updates with WDYMADAG. I'm afraid that largely has to do with me. I know what is meant to happen over the next few chapters, even have a broad-strokes plan. I just haven't been in the mood to write it it, in other words, its a form of writer's block.

In other news, your clumsy author also dropped a knife on their foot. That was on Wednesday and the wound seems to be healing nicely. For you, this won't impact updates, and a...

Interlude Neku Grav-Boxes

The Neku grav box is a versatile cargo container common to many a household and even used heavily elsewhere. The grav-box completely replaced older packing solutions due to its ease of use, durability, and convenience. I’m sure you have noticed that many households have them on hand, and that is largely because they are highly reusable, so the standard practice among the Neku is to keep a few on hand in case the need for them arises. Afterall you never know when you might need to pack thing...

Chapter Fifty Clues in the Suburbs

The next few houses were rather the same as the first three. The Iniri girl went in, physically inspected everyone, and took the girls she deemed suitable. Leaving the others behind. They were on the third to last house of the block when something new came up.

Kiru had settled on the floor. The household this time was a mother and her two daughters. Who were at the moment standing nude in front of the Iniri girl as she physically inspected their bodies. After a moment she stepped back, ...

Chapter Forty-Nine Oddities in the Suburbs

Kiru walked down the sidewalk. She was following a lead on a courier that had come all the way to the suburbs. She had tagged the courier outside a smaller house with only one occupant, delivering her cut of the items they sold for her, and a bill for her last medical ‘appointment.’ It was a bit more than just that, but Kiru had already heard from Qei that she was going to be visiting the bank. Qei didn’t specify why in her brief text over the comm, but having seen the instructions in t...

Chapter Forty-Eight Clues at the Bank

Qei followed the woman into the bank. Just as she had expected the young woman had come back out of her apartment not long after the courier had left, and she had followed her straight to the local bank. As she entered the building with the woman, Qei noted the people around. The receptionists were all Neku, but she did note one Irini in the building. Qei made a mental note to keep her distance from her in case she was one of the stronger ones.

She closely followed the woman up to the c...

Chapter Forty-Seven Gathering Clues

Qei walked down the hall of the apartment building. It had been a few days since they first arrived. May was currently checking back on the mother she had observed on day one. While Kiru was out tracking down another courier. They had been spending the last few days locating and tagging the couriers so that they could track their movements. Those movements themselves would show a pattern, and patterns would reveal points of interest. Points of interest would lead to more clues on what the Ini...

Chapter Forty-Six The First Pieces of the Puzzle

Kiru stepped into the apartment that Qei had secured for them. May was right behind her, and the pair looked over the entry room. The foyer was set up as a sitting room, with several sofas and chairs arranged around a large screen. That screen was part of the comm terminal, but it could also be used to view news broadcasts or for entertainment. They would likely have to set it up though. It would need to be linked to their own comm IDs, and then they would have to subscribe to any streaming s...

Interlude Solean Armor

The Soleans and their two cousin races possess some of the most effective and unique armor in the known universe. This highly effective armor also played into the early Solean mentality to dismiss shields as a viable defensive mechanism. It didn’t help that they were also quite talented at defeating energy shields. Another factor that played into that dismissal of energy shielding and perhaps the most important was their reliance on stealth technology. All Solean ships of that era possessed...

Chapter Forty-Five More Clues at the Strange Clinic

After a while the five aliens finally stopped arguing. The first alien that she had followed seemed to be pouting. It was honestly kind of cute. Kiru had an urge to tease her but pushed it down. She was well aware that now wasn’t the time for that kind of thing. Instead, she merely observed them from the corner. The second alien that had effectively started the argument, and seemed to be the leader of this small group, looked at one of the others. She signaled to that one, and she slipped o...

Chapter Forty-Four May’s Observations, and Kiru’s Experience in the Strange Clinic

This week was most productive for me. For those reading ASB you would be glad to know that I wrote three interludes and fifteen chapters in a weeks time. Although that came at the cost of no new chapters for any other story this week. I hope you enjoy this chapter!

While Kiru was following the strange pair. May had followed the young girl’s mother. The woman at first just went about her business as normal. As if she hadn’t just let a strange woman take...

Chapter CXLII Visiting Tazi, and Setting out

Phyllis knocked on the door of the old dwarf the guildmaster had told her about. This Tazi might have what she was looking for, so she had come here following the directions she had been given. She had just rapped the door for the second time, when she heard a lock turning, and the door swung open. To reveal a wrinkled old dwarf lady, balanced on a cane. She looked Phyllis over, and then waved her inside. Saying “Today must be my lucky day?”

Phyllis frowned, �...

Chapter Forty-Three First Day in the City

Kiru stretched as she stepped off the boat. It had been a long and mostly uneventful trip. She had spent most of the trip playing games with May, and Qei. They had played a few rounds of card games, and a couple of board games. Even tried out a couple of video games. A few of the games had been quite interesting, but eventually they got bored of games.

After the games, Kiru had curled up with a datapad and started reading. She had picked one of the historical novels that Megumi had reco...

Chapter Forty-Two The Plan First Phase

Kiru walked down the corridor. Today was finally the day they were going to infiltrate the capital. Over the last few days she had been practicing the mission in the simulator with her classmates. They had made some refinements to the plans. Mostly on the boat that would be delivering them to the town. It was registered as a passenger liner. One that was placed as up for sale, and was being bid on by several interested parties. One of which already won, and this was going to be the last cruis...

Chapter CXLI Cursed Dwarves, and...

Meanwhile while Misaki was dealing with curse dwarves, Arlie and Ovi’ta landed in the cursed wetlands of Drakis de Val. A region most famed for a monstrous parasite, the Rel’ki Nal. A species both feared and prized. It was well known for its venom which was both a potent aphrodisiac, and a muscle relaxant. As for what made it dangerous, well it was a rare varient of slime that didn’t belong in the same category as other slimes. No, it belongs in a category more akin to soul stealers. Th...