(WARNING!!! Chapter does contain nudity and some sex. You have been warned!)

Far to the West of Equestria, beyond the Smoky Mountains, lay a kingdom that nopony knew existed. Hidden deep within the lands of the Undiscovered West, lay the New Futa Empire, or as some called it, the New Futa Kingdom.

Within the borders of this kingdom were a grand total of 7 cities; New Vegas, Comstock, New Cleveland, Good Detroit, Pittsburgh, Old San Francisco, and New Seattle. These were surrounded by a series of smaller towns and villages. These places were connected by a series of railway lines, roads, and even a few man-made rivers. New Vegas was the capital of the New Futa Empire, Comstock was a huge mining city, New Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Good Detroit, were heavy manufacturing cities, Old San Francisco was a shipping hub located on the coast, and New Seattle was a hub for new technological innovations.

There were others, but due to their size, they were considered towns. These included the industrial towns of Milwaukee, Chicago, and St. Louise, (Not Louis, Louise!) the farming towns of New Hutchinson and Iowa City, the barbecue hub of Kansas City, and a few other smaller towns and villages.

For several months the Futas had been laboring in total secrecy until they were found by the shattered remnants of the Caribou Empire, and their mercenary allies of Griffons, Minotaurs, Dragons and even a few Zebra stragglers. After an alliance was brokered between them, the Kingdom Alliance, the Futas took in the survivors, and put them to work helping to build the cities, towns, and other villages. Demetria knew that with their new allies, (even though they had to be watched at all times to prevent treachery!) her new Empire/Kingdom would grow by leaps and bounds. By her initial estimates, she believed that it would take more than 10 years to build, but now with all of the extra hands, (plus Futa survivors being brought over from Earth) she believed that it could be done in about 5-7 years.

What few Futas knew, at least at first, was the small miracle that had been performed by Futa scientists over in New Seattle. Through a VERY intricate system of pipes, magnets, electrical coils, and other high-tech equipment, they were able to, to a small extent, make a portal back to Earth! However, the technology was EXTREMELY crude, nothing larger than a Human Being could come through, and most importantly, the portal was only one way. Once in, there was no going back.

Through this portal, on the first day of its operation, even though it was one way, thanks to a small power spike, 8 Futa agents were able to be sent back to Earth to find and recruit any remaining Futas, Herms, and any other possible allies. The portal came out in the old Futa capital of Tomsk, which was located in what used to be Siberia in Eastern Russia. Futas fleeing the US, and from the Pacific and Eastern Europe were led to to the portal by the agents, made to pledge their allegiance to Empress Demetria, and were allowed through. In this manner, an "estimated" (according to Futa record-keepers, who were notorious for low-balling figures on purpose for one reason or another) 1,750,000 Futas and Herms were spared from Death, even if only for a while longer. They settled in the New Futa Empire, and with the Allied Forces closing in on where the portal was located, the 8 Futa agents grabbed a few more things like weapons, tossed them through, before they jumped through themselves, and the portal was shut down forever. It had been open for nearly 2 weeks, but once it was shut down, its components were dismantled, and went into helping to build other things.

For the Caribou, Griffons, Minotaurs, Dragons and a few Zebras, working with the Futas was met with mixed results. Sure, they were happy to be able to help build a new empire, but at the same time, they were not in charge of the empire, and were overseen by these bizarre, female, Human-like creatures with dicks, some of whom could also get pregnant and give birth. Almost all of the Futas saw them as inferior, and although they were treated as equals, they were still seen as outsiders.

Many though would openly stare at creatures like the Dragons, Minotaurs and Griffons, as they still had a hard time believing that they really WERE seeing creatures of legend! They watched them with wonder, but yet this could also lead to other issues. Reports were brought to royal attention about orgies between those of the Futa Empire, and the Caribou Kingdom, which encompassed the Caribou, Dragons, Griffons, Zebras, and Minotaurs. Demetria disliked them, and tried to have her forces put a stop to them, however, the problem soon took care of itself.

Many Futas were only attracted to other creatures with dicks, and those of the Griffons, Dragons, Zebras, and Minotaurs who found themselves in the orgies, (The Caribou were NEVER a part of them as they believed that it violated their religion and culture) quickly found that most Futas were dominant in sex, and they soon found themselves in a submissive position with dicks being shoved into places where the sun didn't shine! Only a handful of them were actually into that sort of thing, while the rest NEVER wanted to be involved with orgies, or even ANY sex with the Futas, EVER AGAIN!

Demetria laughed when she read over the reports. "Heh, well, sometimes it's pretty funny when a problem takes care of itself, eh Minnie?"

Minerva, Demetria's chief security officer, adviser, and friend since childhood, looked up from her desk in her office next to Demetria's. "Yeah, it sure is Dem. I just REALLY wish that I could have seen the looks on their faces when they realized that THEY weren't going to be doing any f@#king, but instead they themselves were going to GET f@#ked! I mean yeah, I'm a Herm, but I'm happily married with an ACTUAL male husband, and I have a daughter of my own. I'm NOT into that kind of stuff!"

Demetria sighed a bit. Minerva and her husband, Brandon Price, had one daughter, Ahri, and they were planning on expanding their family. Demetria chuckled a bit to herself about how Ahri seemed to have taken quite a liking to her daughter Carla's son Leo, and that he seemed to like her back just as much.

"I still wish that young kids like Leo didn't have to grow up in a world like this", She quietly thought. "The only adults around here are either Herms or Futas, although a few are female. Males are practically non-existent, and those that are I would NEVER let Leo be around!"

Demetria was thinking of males like Stacy's pet husband, Face. Carla had told Leo about her sister Stacy, but she told him to stay away from her. "My sister is evil Leo", She told her son. "You MUST stay away from her! And PLEASE stay from those that hang out with her! They CANNOT be trusted!"

Close by, Danin was working at his own desk. He STILL hated his job as Demetria's secretary, but yet he was allowed time to leave and help build more of the empire, so that did help balance it out. He cared nothing for the constant strife between Demetria and her youngest daughter Stacy, but it did annoy him that they talked about it CONSTANTLY.

"Stupid Futa-Creatures", He thought to himself. "Can't live with them, can't build an empire without them!"

Ever since she arrived at what became New Vegas, Carla was doing quite well for herself. She was now out of her coma, and quickly began to work to build up the muscles that she had lost over her 2 year coma. She had her son Leo to take care of, and in addition to this, she also oversaw the building of some of the other cities and towns around New Vegas.

Carla sat in front of her vanity mirror in her room. As she brushed her long, soft, ginger-colored hair, she looked at herself in the mirror. "Gosh, I really haven't changed a lot since 2029 when I woke up. I mean, it HAS been 5 years, and I AM 32 now, but I sure don't look too much different!"

She looked over her ginger hair, her soft green eyes, her few scars from her time as a general in the Futa Army, and of course, her bountiful freckles. Carla's entire body was covered in freckles, but they were most prominent on her face, her shoulders, her lower arms and legs, and the tops of her breasts and ass. Many saw Carla as an outcast because she was a ginger, but I saw her as my friend, BFF, fiance, and for a brief time, my wife. I loved her dearly, and I didn't care in the SLIGHTEST that she was a ginger!

"You're not evil Carla", I told her. "You're NOT a vampire, because you can be in the sun for long periods without getting burned. Yes, the 'carpet matches the drapes', but I like a girl with ginger pubes! And I don't know if gingers can steal souls, but I can honestly say that you've stolen mine."

"Really? Well then which freckle is it?" She asked me playfully.

I chuckled a bit, before I took hold of her somewhat large breasts, and gently pushed them apart. "It's right here." I pointed to a rather large freckle in the center of her chest.

"Oh? And why do you think that?"

"Because I love you Carla. It's right there, because that's where your heart is, and I KNOW how close to your heart I really am!"

She looked at me with tears in her eyes. "Leopard, that's the sweetest thing you've ever said to me." She then pulled me into her arms for a hug.

I hugged her back. "I'll always love you Carla. I mean sure, we're not 'supposed' to be together, but I'll always love you. Our love will last forever!"

Carla then looked back up at the mirror. "And it did. I know that Stud loved me until the moment he died in Vegas. I still love him, but yet WHY can't I ever know what happened to him?! I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO LEOPARD!!!!" She then started crying a bit.

"M-Mom?" A voice to her left asked her. "Are.....y-you ok?"

Carla looked, and to her left stood Leo. She looked over his soft reddish-brown hair, his gray wolf ears on top of his head, his wolf tail, (I was still a Human-Wolf hybrid when Leo was conceived) a few freckles, but most of all, she saw his blue eyes. They were just like mine, and whenever Carla looked at them, she saw me.

Carla sniffed. "Y-yeah......I'm fine Leo. I just......I was just thinking about your dad again."

Leo went over and hugged his mom. For the entire 6 years he'd been alive, and for the 4 years that she'd been in his life post-coma, aside from his Grandma Demetria, Carla was the only family that he had. He never got the chance to meet his father Leopard, and from what he'd heard his mom tell Demetria, it sounded like he never even knew that Carla was pregnant with him.

"Mmm, I love you Mom."

Carla hugged her son. "I know. I love you too Leo. You mean so much to me."

Leo then looked up at his mom. He then looked up at her red fox-like ears, as well as her fox-like tail. "Mom? How come you have fox ears and a fox tail, when all of the other Ladies, (Carla NEVER used the words "Futa" or "Herm" around her son) have cat ears, and a cat tail? I mean, my friend Ahri has fox-ears and a fox tail too, but she told me that she was born wrong."

Carla laughed softly. "She wasn't 'born wrong' Leo, her mother Minerva was just given the wrong potion when Ahri was in her tummy. However, 4, almost 5 years ago now, way back when we all arrived here on Equus from Earth, we all had cat-ears, and cat tails. We never truly did find out why this was so, but some of us didn't like the cat-like features. I was one of these, and I wanted a change."

"Was....was I born with those cat features Mom?"

Carla shook her head. "No Leo, you weren't. You had wolf-like ears and a wolf tail, just like your dad had. His were that same dark gray that your's are. I wanted these features like him, but yet I had cat-ears, and a cat tail."

"And how did you change them?"

"I didn't, but Dr. Clover Hill, a leading scientist, figured out how to change our ears and tails. She could only figure out how to change them to those of a fox, and I would explain how she did it, but I doubt you would understand it. Heck, I can barely even understand it myself! But anyway, I went to Dr. Clover, and I told her that I wanted my ears and tail changed.

'So, you want me to change your ears and tail Princess Carla?' She asked me.

I nodded. 'Yes, I want them changed to those of a fox, just like my husband Leopard. Yes, I KNOW that he had wolf ears and a wolf tail, but I want mine to be like his.'

'Ok, well then, let me just create the proper potion.' It did take a while, but once she had it together, she gave it to me to drink, and I did. For a few seconds after I did, I felt fine, but then I began to get really sick. I had a MASSIVE headache, and my back felt like it was on fire! These sensations lasted for only a minute or so thankfully, and when they were over, I looked in the mirror that I was provided with, and I saw that I now had red fox-like ears with black tips, as well as a long, fluffy red fox-like tail with a black tip as well."

"Did you like how you looked Mom?"

Carla nodded. "Yes, yes I did. I REALLY liked my new 'Kitsune' look, as it's come to be called, versus the old 'Neko' look that others today have. I mean yes, it IS a bit more to take care of than it was before, but it's also closer to what Leopard had." Carla then sighed a bit. "I think it's what he would have wanted."

Leo and his mom talked for a while longer, before he went off to play elsewhere in the Palace Luxor.

Leo grew up inside of the Luxor, and many Futas and Herms looked at him with wonder. They knew that he had a Herm mother and a male father, and many were STILL trying to figure out how that was even possible. Other couples had tried it, but the result was either a female, or another Herm. Leo was the lone exception to this rule, and nobody knew why.

He didn't have very many friends, though most of this was because not many Futas and Herms had too many kids to begin with, and the rest of it was that their kids weren't in his age-range. One of the lone exceptions to this though was Ahri, the daughter of Minerva and Brandon. She was born about a year after Leo, and she was now 5 years old. The 2 of them were fast friends, although more than a few awkward conversations resulted from it.

Ahri had been born a Herm, and Leo wanted to know why she had a "pee-pee". Carla explained to him that some girls had "pee-pees", including her, and his Grandma Demetria. She then went on to tell her son more about the Herms, although she left some details blank, at least for the time being. She planned on telling her son the full story when he was older, but since he was only 6, she didn't want to confuse him.

However, just because Ahri was a Herm, and a few awkward conversations happened because of it, that did NOT stop the two of them from being friends. They did so much together, and both of their mothers were happy for them.

That day, Leo was walking down a hallway in the Luxor, when he stopped to look at a painting. The painting was of the Bikini Atoll in 1946, just prior to the atomic bomb tests of "Operation Crossroads". In the middle of the atoll was the fleet of ships that were a part of the bomb tests. Each ship had a number next to it, and a guide attached to the frame of the painting helped the viewer identify each ship.

"Battleship USS Pennsylvania, aircraft carrier USS Saratoga, heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City, battleship USS Nevada, battleship USS Arkansas........"

"Leo!"

Leo looked over, and to his delight, he saw Ahri running towards him. She was wearing a white and red dress, and her dark hair was hanging down her back. Leo also saw her blue eyes, her black fox-ears, and her white fox tail.

"Hi Ahri!" He hugged her when she was next to him.

Ahri hugged him back. "Hi Leo. Whatcha lookin' at?"

"This painting of the ships of 'Operation Crossroads'. There's so many of them!"

Ahri looked at the painting. "Yeah, there are. Why would they have all these ships, just to blow them up?"

Leo shrugged. "I dunno. Mom said that they were trying to test the atomic bomb, but yeah, it was such a big waste!"

"What's your favorite ship?"

Leo pointed to a ship that had been painted bright orange. "That one right there. She's the battleship USS Nevada. Mom said that she was painted orange so that she could be clearly identified as a target for the atomic bomb that was dropped from the sky. She survived the blast, as well as another bomb blast, before she was taken back to America to be sunk as a target. I think she looks cool painted orange. What's your favorite ship?"

Ahri pointed to the lone aircraft carrier. "I like that one. I think that the name 'Saratoga' is fun to say!"

"'Saratoga'. Yeah, it IS kinda fun to say."

"Yeah, it is. And in the meantime, what did you want to do today?"

Leo shrugged. I dunno. What did you want to do today?"

"Eh, well, we could walk around for a bit. We're not really allowed outside of the palace without our mothers, but I'm sure that we can find SOMETHING to do!"

They both agreed, and they started walking through the palace.

For a long time, they kept looking around. They'd seen it all many times before, but yet it was always fun to see it again. One thing Leo would always stop and look at was a military uniform on a mannequin in a glass case. The uniform was olive drab, and had camouflage patterns on it. There were also black boots, a green helmet with a tan strap, a pistol, and a rifle. All showed signs of heavy use, and they'd clearly come from the battlefield.

Leo read the plaque in front of the case. "The field uniform and weapons of Captain Leopard. Worn and used by him all throughout WW3, WW4, WW5, and the first part of WW6. Taken from him after his capture in Sue Falls, they came to be displayed in the Palace Luxor during the Second Cold War." A recently added line read, "They were moved to their present location following the fall of Las Vegas." Also included with the plaque was a picture of me wearing the uniform.

Ahri looked up at the uniform and weapons. "Wow, so this guy was your Dad?"

"Yeah, he was. I never got to meet him, but my Mom told me all about him. She said that he was the greatest guy of them all. He was super cool, and he helped the good guys fight against the bad guys who were trying to hurt my Grandma in the last part of WW6."

"What......happened to your Dad? Did he die?"

Leo shrugged. "Nobody knows. Most records say that he did, but no one knows. He was there at the Battle of Las Vegas, and then we arrived here later. My Mom did show me a few reports from 8 Ladies who went back to Earth a few years ago, and they said that the reports of my Dad there also said that he was still missing. They think that he's dead, some of the Ladies think that he's dead, but no one knows for sure."

"And what do you think?"

Leo shrugged. "I.....don't know. I like to think that he's still alive, but if he was, somebody would have put it in the reports that were found on Earth. I don't WANT to think that he's dead, so I think that I'll just stick with 'nobody knows'. It sounds cooler."

Ahri looked at her friend. She had a mom and a dad, but Leo just had his Mom. He never met his dad, and never knew what really happened to him. She did agree that "nobody knows" did indeed sound cooler, and yet mysterious at the same time.

Eventually, the duo did have to part, as Ahri had to be back with her Mom for dinner. Leo knew that he would have to be getting back to Carla soon, so after saying goodbye to Ahri, he began to make his way back upstairs.

However, to get there, Leo had to walk through Level 10 to get to the closest stairwell to get back up to Level 14 where Carla's room was. For some reason, Carla had warned Leo to always bypass Level 10, and to always avoid being on it.

"Level 10 is a bad place Leo. Never go there. However, if you ever do have to go through it, run. Run all the way, and never stop until you're at the elevator. Don't talk to anyone, and NEVER look inside of any of the rooms there!" Leo had asked her why Level 10 was bad, and Carla contemplated telling him, but she never did. Now, Leo had to run through Level 10 like his Mom told him to.

As he began his trip, there was no one in sight; the level was empty, and all of the doors were seemingly closed. However, towards the end of his run, since he was only 6 years old, Leo tired out, and had to walk the rest of the way. It was here that things got interesting. As Leo walked along, a door to his right suddenly opened a bit. Light from it shone out into the hallway, but no one came to the door. Curious, and forgetting his mom's warnings, Leo decided to peek inside of the room.

He looked through the slightly opened door, and when he did, he gasped a bit in surprise. The room was quite obviously a bedroom, as it had a large canopy bed, but that's not what made Leo stare. The room seemed so weird to him. It was largely dark, and seeming lit only by lamps and candles. The canopy bed was covered in dark red blankets, there were a few tables with books on them, a fire was burning in the fireplace in the room, and there was a recliner couch in front of it. Leo also saw a door that seemed to lead to a bathroom, as well as other shelves filled with books, and other relics.

"Whoa! Who owns this place?" Leo wondered. He was about to take another step, but just as he did, the door suddenly opened all of the way, seemingly on its own. Then, something on the reclining couch moved, and Leo realized that the room was occupied!

"Who's there?" A female voice suddenly asked.

Leo was too scared to answer.

"Either get your ass in here, or go away!"

Stunned, Leo did what he was told, and stepped into the room. He walked closer to the couch, and then stopped. Then, he decided that he wanted to see who was on the couch, so he walked around to the front. When he did, he stared at her.

Lying on the couch was a female with black hair, black, cat-like ears, a black cat-tail, somewhat pale skin, and Leo saw that she had one blue eye, and one green eye. She was wearing scarlet robes, and she did NOT look very happy to see him standing there.

"Who......in the hell are you?"

"I'm......Leo."

The figure stared at him. "Leo........Oh, you're Carla's little whelp, aren't you? It figures I'd cross paths with you sooner or later."

"Wait. I know you, you're my Aunt Stacy!"

"Heh, you're quick Kid! Yep, I'm Stacy. Younger daughter of Empress Demetria, and the one that EVERYONE fears."

"Why? You don't look too scary, you look like a cat!"

Stacy rolled her eyes. "You should be scared of me, but I don't care if you're not."

"So weird. My Mom and my Grandma didn't want me to see you. I knew that I had an Aunt, but I never met you until now Aunt Stacy."

Stacy stared long and hard at Leo. She saw real potential in him to become Face's replacement once he got too old, but first she was going to have to work with him. Carla and Demetria wanted to keep Leo away from her, and she had no idea of what Sombra would think of him, but she was willing to give it a shot. However, a voice interrupted her thoughts.

"Stacy? Are you in here?"

Both Stacy and Leo turned to look, and Leo saw a short, skinny looking figure with pale skin, gaunt arms and legs, thick blue hair that was in messy pigtails, blue eyes, and a black smock. Leo also noticed that the figure had a white mask over his face.

"What's up with the mask?" Leo asked him.

"It's not a mask Kid, it's a prosthetic face. My face got hurt in an accident a long time ago, and I've had to wear this mask ever since. And I'm Face, Sally Face. You can just call me Face."

"I'm Leo. And how do you know Aunt Stacy?"

Face was taken aback. He never thought that he would ever get to meet Leo in person, but now here he was talking to him.

"I'm......Stacy's my mistress, and my lover. I would consider her my wife, but I don't know if that would be proper. And if you're asking, no, I'm not your uncle. I'm just......plain old Face."

"Oh. And I have to get going now; my Mom's expecting me. Before I go though, can I hug you Aunt Stacy?"

Stacy stared at him. Up until that point, there were only 2 people that she willingly let hug her; Face, and her REAL lover, General Jasmine House. She'd let others hug her, but she hated it.

She sighed. "Yeah, sure, whatever Kid." She then sat up, and Leo came over and hugged her. She did hug him back, and even though she hated to admit it, it felt nice to have a young child hugging her. Stacy contemplated being a mother herself one day, but she decided to wait until she was fully in power first. She was 28, but she could afford to wait. Plus, she was a Futa, so she would have to adopt a child anyway.

Once Leo finished hugging her, he left. "Bye Aunt Stacy, bye Face!"

"Bye Leo!"

"Yeah, goodbye Leo."

Leo then left the room.

Once he was gone, Stacy looked up at Face. "Psh, stupid little shit. All he is is a younger version of Carla!"

Face winced. "No, he's MUCH worse than that. Did you see his eyes?"

"Not really, why?"

"Because I looked into those eyes, and I didn't see a kid, I........I saw HIM!!!!"

"Well, he IS the little bastard's father, before he f@#king DIED anyway! He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is no more, and that little whelp is the last reminder of him. He can be easily dealt with when the time comes."

"Wait, you're not gonna kill him, are you Stacy?"

Stacy shook her head. "For once, the thought didn't cross my mind. I plan on breaking him, and then raising him myself when the time comes."

"Oh."

Stacy then smirked. "But yet at the same time, you're supposed to be 26 Face, and you're STILL just about the height of a 6 year old!"

Face frowned. "Hey! I WAS taller once, but then the world wars happened. Not all of us came out as intact as He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Some of us lost a LOT of body parts!"

Stacy still smirked a bit. Few knew that SHE was the one responsible for turning Face into what he was today, but most despised Face anyway.

Face then looked at his watch. "Oh shoot, it's getting late Stacy. Don't you have that one meeting with your former secretary Rey tonight? Something about whatever she's been doing for you in secret for the last 5 years?"

"Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me Sally. I'll go get ready for that now." Stacy then got up from the couch, and went over to her bathroom so that she could take a shower.

"No problem Stacy." Face then looked at a mirror. For a long time, he kept wondering what he would look like WITHOUT his blue hair in pigtails, but yet, the look had become so iconic that he didn't want to touch it.

"Oh well, maybe some day."

Eventually, Leo managed to make it back upstairs. He knew that he'd disobeyed his mom's orders, so he decided that the best course of action would be to tell her about what he did.

When Carla saw her son, she wondered why he was acting a bit strange. "Is.....something wrong Leo?"

Leo sighed. "I......I met Aunt Stacy today." He said quietly.

When Leo said that, Carla's face went quite pale. She knew that a meeting between her son and her sister was inevitable, but she never thought that it would happen so soon.

"How?" She finally asked. "How did it happen?"

Leo then told her everything, from his trying to run the whole way, to his tiring out at the end, to the door creaking open, to his getting curious and looking through the door, to the door opening seemingly on its own, to his going in, and meeting not only Stacy, but also Face. "And then I came back up here. I also knew that I should probably tell you Mom."

Carla put a hand over her face. Sure, she was upset at what happened, but she also knew that it wasn't Leo's fault.

"I don't blame you for this Leo. I knew that you tried to run all the way, but yet you ARE only 6. And that door didn't just creak open on its own, nor did it open on its own. Stacy did it with a remote, first to get you curious, and then to get you inside. She didn't want to hurt you, (yet anyway) she just wanted to meet you. But what I told you before still holds true. My sister is evil, and Face CANNOT be trusted either. He wouldn't know what free will was if it bit him in the ass, and does whatever Stacy tells him to do. For the future Leo, do not go on Level 10 AT ALL! Go around it, or if you have to, go back the way that you came, and take the long way around to get to the nearest stairwell. Nothing good can ever come of you being near Stacy and Face."

Leo nodded. "Yes mom. And Aunt Stacy looked kinda funny as a cat. And why does she have 2 different colored eyes?"

"No one knows Leo. What I do know is that my grandmother, your great-grandmother, Boudica, had green eyes, your Grandma Demetria has brown eyes, and your other Grandma, my real mother, Natasha, had blue eyes. I was born with green eyes, and for some reason, Stacy had one blue eye, and one green eye. Only a handful of others have 2 different colored eyes Leo; it's EXTREMELY rare!"

"Wow, that's really cool Mom!"

Just after this though, a messenger knocked on Carla's door. "Princess Carla?"

"Yes? What is it?"

The messenger opened the door. "The search request that you sent out throughout the New Futa Empire regarding ANY information on Captain Leopard has yielded results. On a ranch outside of the town of Hutchinson lives a Futa who knows more about him, and what may have happened to him."

Carla was stunned. She NEVER expected to get any results when she sent out her search request! "What?! Really?! Where does she live?! I HAVE to talk to her!"

The messenger looked worried. "Eh, I wouldn't advise doing so, Princess."

"What, why?"

"Because the Futa in question...........is one Sam Applegate, aka the former owner of Creamy Dream Ranch, aka the place where Leopard was held in captivity after being taken away from you. Sure, she might have information, but yet at the same time, is it really worth meeting the last Futa who hurt the one that you loved?"

Carla thought about that. Throughout the course of the last half of WW6 until her coma, Carla had heard me talk about Sam time and again. I never talked about outright hating her, but yet I didn't always speak too well of her either. She'd been placed in a POW camp, but what happened to her afterwards remained a mystery. Now she'd apparently resurfaced there in the New Futa Empire, and Sam could be her only link to finding more information about me.

"I HAVE to try Sheryl. What's her address?"

"It's in Hutchinson. Here's the address." Sheryl handed Carla a slip of paper.

"I don't have time to follow up on this today, but hopefully I can tomorrow. Thank you Sheryl."

Sheryl bowed a bit. "You're welcome, my Princess." She then left Leo and Carla be.

Carla then began to make plans for her trip to Hutchinson as soon as possible.

A day or so later, Carla disembarked from a train at the town of Hutchinson. She saw a number of Futas, Herms, Caribou and Griffons milling about, and going about their daily lives. Then, after catching her bearings, Carla found the road that led out to the ranch.

About 30 minutes later, Carla found herself outside of an entrance arch. "Creamy Dream Ranch" was written on the white sign in green letters, and there was a picture of a milk bottle on the sign as well. She began to walk into the ranch, but was stopped by a Futa with blonde hair, blue eyes, a few scars on her face, and a bit of a scowl. She was also wearing a checkered shirt that left her stomach showing, jean shorts, high socks, and work boots. A cowboy hat was also on her head.

"Hold it. State your name, and your business!"

"I'm Princess Carla Boudica, and I'm here to talk to someone named Sam Applegate."

When the Futa realized who Carla was, her demeanor softened. "Oh, well, please forgive me Princess, I didn't know. We've been having a few problems with trespassers lately, and that's got me a bit frustrated. But anyway, my name is Rebecca Andrews, and I'm the Trail Boss here at Creamy Dream. And you said that you were here to see Sam?"

"Yes. I was told that she may have some more information regarding Captain Leopard."

"Captain Leopard. Now THAT'S a name I haven't heard in a LONG time! I remember him well. Out of the 6 male workers, he was ALWAYS Sam's favorite. Misty liked him too, but he was Sam's favorite lay! It was too bad when he decided to run away, and Sam never forgave him for it. Sure, he DID try to make it up to her when the US Forces took the original Creamy Dream Ranch, but she was still sore, and swore revenge. You'll have to ask her yourself though; it's not really any of my business."

"Oh. Well, can you tell me where she is?"

"Yes. She's up at the main barn, taking care of some of the horses. I'll take you there." Rebecca then led the way up to the main barn.

As they walked, Carla looked all around her. From what she could tell, the ranch that she was on right now seemed to be an almost EXACT copy of the original Creamy Dream Ranch. The only things missing were me, plus the other 5 male workers. There were a number of Futas and Femboys, as well as pastures with cows and horses in them, but no male workers.

Eventually, they reached the barn, and Rebecca led the way inside. The barn was quite large, and seemed to be divided into sections with stalls, a hay loft, another storage area for hay just below it, a feed room, a tack room, a shower area for the horses, and storage areas for tools. It was somewhat dimly lit, although some sunlight did filter in through windows, doors, and a few cracks in the roof and walls. Rebecca was leading Carla past the stalls to a far stall. Sounds of a horse within could he heard, as well as someone humming.

"Hey Sam?"

"Yeah Becca?"

"I've got someone here who wants to talk to you. She's here asking about......You Know Who."

The humming stopped. Then, from out of the dimly lit stall came a Futa that reminded Carla of an Amazon. She stood easily 6'4", and had MASSIVE muscles on her arms and legs. She had somewhat dark red hair that she kept in 2 braids, as well as piercing green eyes, and a number of freckles on her face as well. She also had a HUGE pair of tits, and was wearing a white and red checkered shirt that barely contained them, and left her entire midriff exposed, as well as jean shorts that left the lower part of her rump exposed, some sort of green leggings, and cowboy boots. Carla noted the large bulge in her shorts where her dick was, but then she looked a little bit closer at her, and she realized something strange.

She noticed that the figure also had 2 tan equine-like ears on top of her head, as well as a red equine-like tail! Her tail was somewhat cut short, but it did hang down past her rump.

The massive Amazon then looked at Rebecca. "You can leave now Becca. I can take it from here."

"Sure Sam." Rebecca then left the barn.

Sam then looked back at Carla. She seemed to be sizing her up, but then she finally spoke. "So, I guess that you finally decided to show up here, did ya Princess?" She asked in her usual Southern drawl.

Carla nodded. "Yes, yes I did. And you must be Sam."

"In the flesh. 'Course I didn't ALWAYS look like the 'Equine-Futa' that I am today. Sure, I had all the muscles, and a big dick already, but once I arrived here, everythin' changed. I got the ears, the tail, and my dick got even longer, a LOT thicker and veinier, the head became more like a horse's head, and my balls got bigger, and heavier too. No sheath though, but still, I got a 20in. monster in my pants now, whereas before I was only 12in!"

"ONLY 12in?!" Carla thought. "Damn! I'm only 10!"

Sam knew what Carla must have been thinking about. "Heh, us country gals know how to grow things BIG Darlin'! Course, not ALL of us became like what I am, only a handful did. Most of the rest became like cats, or foxes like yourself." She then wiped a bit of sweat off of her forehead. "And I heard it, but I never believed it."

"Believed what?"

"Leopard was always tryin' to tell me 'bout how much like you I looked, but I never believed it until now. I mean, similar height, possibly similar weight, red hair, (although mine is red while yours is ginger) same freckles, (though you probably have more than I do) and similar eyes, (although yours are a bit darker and softer, while mine are more piercing). My tits are larger, and I'm pretty sure that my dick is larger than yours; and I am a Futa while you're a Herm, so there's that too."

Carla sighed. She knew that some Futas were vain, and while her sister was still worse, she'd heard that some Country-Futas liked to brag too. "Yes, I can see that Leopard was right in his assessment, at least to some degree. However, I didn't come all this way from New Vegas to compare our looks, I came to talk to you about Leopard himself."

Sam sighed. "Ah yes, my response to the inquiry. I know that you probably have a lot of questions, and I do have the answers, so I hope that you can stick around a while to hear them."

Carla nodded. "Yeah, I have time to hear them. I HAVE to know more about Leopard, as well as his time with you."

"Ok then. Just grab a crate, sit down, and I'll tell ya everything."

Carla then grabbed a crate and sat down on it, and while Sam was still grooming the black horse that was in the stall behind her, she began to tell Carla what she knew.

"Leopard was SO MUCH different than any other males that I've come across. I mean sure, he didn't like me at first, and he did seem scared of me at times, but yet there was some love between us. Not sure how much of course, but there was some there."

"And how did you find him Miss Applegate?"

"Ugh, SAM if you don't mind! I HATE being called 'Miss Applegate'!"

"Oh, sorry if I offended you!"

"No need to apologize. But anyhow, Leopard was a chance encounter. Misty and I were browsing farm auctions in the Prairie Region, and on January 30th, 2026, or maybe January 31st, I can't remember anymore, we were at an auction in what the Americans called 'Nebraska'. We were browsing the cages, when all of a sudden, I stumbled across one that wasn't like the others. While the others were Femboys, that feller was quite clearly bigger, older and more mature. He was wearin' a black smock, and was glarin' daggers at us. I read the tags on his cage, and I saw that it said that he came from Las Vegas, but I didn't believe that. I thought that it was just an excuse to jack up his price at auction. Anyway, I thought that he might work out, so I had Misty go and find one of the wranglers, and she unlocked his cage, and let me inspect him. And he was certainly a VERY unique male let me tell ya!

I'd NEVER seen an 'Apex Wolf' as they tend to be called before, nor had I EVER seen a male as old as him be in as good of condition as he was. Sure, he was a little bit strange, and he had the scars from his previous battles, but I knew that he would do. I then paid the askin' price, and brought him home with us to Creamy Dream. I then introduced him to my other 5 male workers, and soon began to show him the ropes of carin' fer cows and horses."

"And, how well did that go?"

"That Winter, the Winter of 2026, was one of the best that we'd ever had. He took to caring for those horses like it was natural fer him. He said that someone named 'Carla' taught him how to care for horses and cows."

Carla smiled. "He was referring to me. I taught him how to care for my own 3 horses, Tyler, Cara and Cassidy, plus my cow, Paula."

Sam shot her an odd look. "Huh, I NEVER would have guessed that you had 3 horses and a cow Princess!"

"I still do. All 4 of them were brought with us to New Vegas, and they still live there today. Sure, Paula's getting older, as are Tyler and Cara, but their daughter Cassidy is still as young and frisky as she was back then when she was still a young(ish) filly!"

Sam chuckled a bit. "Well, it's nice to know that they're still doing well, Princess."

"And you can just call me Carla Sam. Pretty much everyone else does."

"Ok, Carla. And what else do you want to know?"

Carla wanted to ask about how Sam and the other ranch hands had treated us, ESPECIALLY considering the numerous reports that I'd given her about Sam's "loving rape", but she wanted to hold off on that for a little bit longer.

Instead, she asked, "So overall, what did you think of Leopard? Was he good to you?"

Sam sighed, and then let her mind wander a bit. She thought back to the happy times that we'd shared together.

Life on Creamy Dream wasn't all work and "loving rape", there were times for other pursuits as well. Sure, I didn't like Sam the best at first, but my opinion of her changed in late February, just prior to the incident with the Arkansas River.

On that night, February 17th, I was sleeping in the added-on room to the barn where the 6 of us male workers slept, when I suddenly felt myself getting shaken awake.

"Hey, Leopard! Wake up!"

"Huh? What?" I then sat up. I fully expected to see either Jeff, Don, or maybe Joe, but instead I found myself looking into the face of Rebecca, the ranch's Trail Boss. A quick glance at my alarm clock showed that the time was 2:11am, far too early to have to get up.

"What is it Rebecca?"

"Sam told me to come and get you. She didn't say why, but only to come and get you specifically, and to bring you to her."

I rolled my eyes. "Damn", I muttered as I got up, "Sam's got the sex drive of a Nympho!"

"What was that Leopard? You talkin' shit about Sam?"

I shook my head. "Not really, I was just stating a fact."

Rebecca narrowed her eyes at me, although I could see a few of the other guys silently watching me. They gave me quick thumbs up in approval at what I'd said about Sam.

"I'm going to pretend that I didn't hear that Leopard. But anyway, come on! Sam's waiting for you!" She then grabbed me as I was in the midst of pulling on my boots and a coat, and I was dragged out of the barn, and across the ranch to the main ranch house. The temperatures were in the low single-digits, there was snow on the ground, and I was wearing little more than a T-shirt and boxers!

"F@#K! It's cold as f@#k out here!"

"Well MAYBE if you'd spent more time getting dressed warmly instead of talking shit you'd be slightly warmer! Plus, it's pretty warm inside, and I would know, since I just came from there."

I knew that Sam lived in the main ranch house since she owned the ranch, and that she shared it with Rebecca, since she was the Trail Boss, and Misty since she was the ranch's manager. Sam lived upstairs, while Rebecca and Misty lived downstairs. The house itself was old, wooden, and was a mixture of Victorian and Southern architecture. It was painted a grayish blue with white trim, had a large wraparound porch, and even a balcony upstairs, plus a black shingled roof. Once we were inside, Rebecca led me upstairs to where Sam's room was.

Once we reached it, Rebecca knocked on the door. "Sam?"

"Yeah?" A sleepy voice asked from inside.

"I've brought him like you wanted."

"Send him in."

Rebecca then opened the door, nudged me inside, and then shut the door again. I then heard her walk away. I then looked around the room. Against the wall to my right was a fireplace with a fire burning in it. In front of the fireplace was a large bear rug, and a wooden rocking chair was next to the fireplace as well. Towards the back of the room I saw a desk, 2 windows, a few shelves for books, a few pictures on the walls, a door that I assumed led out to the balcony, and of course, a large bed. The bed was facing the fireplace, no doubt so that some heat from it could reach whoever was sleeping in the bed. I then saw the covers on the bed move, and I realized that Sam was lying in her bed. The only light in the room was coming from the fireplace, but I could tell that she'd rolled over to face me. Due to the covers, as well as the dim lighting, I couldn't make out too much about her, but I could tell that she was looking at me.

"Leopard?"

"Yeah Sam?"

"Come over here."

I did so, and I saw her pull up the covers on the side of the bed closest to me, and then motion for me to first strip, and then crawl into bed with her. I sighed, and then did as Sam asked. However, once I was in bed with her, Sam merely pulled me close to her also nude body, and we snuggled for warmth.

"I'll bet that you're wondering why you're here, right Sugar?"

"For sex?"

"Good guess, but wrong." She then looked at me with her green eyes, and pushed a bit of her red hair out of her face. "Do you want the full truth? Because if you do, this conversation NEVER leaves this room!"

I was a bit surprised, but I nodded. "Yeah, I got it Sam."

She then sighed. "The truth is Leopard...........I like having you around. You seem like a nice guy, and sure, you ARE only 22 and I'm almost 30, but I can see it working for us. You see............well..........Ok, here's the deal. The honest truth is........I'm actually pretty lonely. Sure, I have my friends and fellow ranch hands, but yet, I want something more. I want you to be my 'Special Someone' Leopard. Sure, we don't have to get married right away, but I want us to be together."

I was stunned. Up until that moment, I'd always seen Sam as a Futa who cared only for herself, but now I was seeing a whole different side of her. Maybe she wasn't as bad as she seemed.

"And I may look like a hulking Amazon, and to most people I am, but the truth is I'm actually quite the teddy bear. I WANT to be a trophy for someone to show off; someone to be DESIRED! I want someone to say that I belong to them, and to them alone!" She looked at me again. "Would........would you be willing to do that for me Sugar? Would YOU be willing to be my 'Special Someone'? You would be well taken care of if you did. Sure, you'd still work on the ranch, but yet you'd get to stay here in my bedroom with me, and have me to love and cherish, and even have the most MIND-BLOWING sex you can imagine! I'd be all yours Leopard, just as you'd be all mine. And I MIGHT be willing to share you with Misty, provided of course that both of you behave yourselves!"

I looked at Sam's face, trying to find ANY signs that she was joking, but shockingly, I didn't see any. One of Sam's traits was Southern honesty, and that seemed to be manifesting right then. I was still shocked, but I decided to take Sam up on her offer. Yes, I KNEW that Demetria and Carla would be upset if they knew, but yet I also knew that they would understand why I did it. It was a dangerous world for a male, and you did whatever you had to do to survive. Sure, maybe I didn't quite like Sam as much as she seemed to like me, but I was willing to give it a try.

I then snuggled close to her, and wrapped my arms and tail around her. "If that's what you want Sam, then yes, I'll be your 'Special Someone'."

Sam then wrapped her arms around me, and placed her soft lips onto mine for a tender kiss. "Mmm, thanks Sugar. I KNOW that we're gonna be REALLY happy together!"

We both then fell asleep snuggled into each other's warm embrace.

My relationship with Sam proved to be quite interesting. Yes, the "loving-rape" still happened, but now it was more predictable. Occasionally, Sam did want another besides me, and the other 5 did see me as a sellout, however that quickly changed when they realized that I could lure Sam away to have sex with me, thus enabling them to smuggle supplies to the bunker.

While I was recovering following my near-death experience in the Arkansas River, Sam continued to dote over me like a mother hen over a single chick. And she TRIED to enjoy it when she saw me with Misty, but in reality, she was EXTREMELY jealous! The time that she saw us f@#king in that bathtub sent her into a bit of a jealous rage, and she tried to separate us, but the crowd kept her from doing so. She did ravage me in bed later to make up for it, and she told me that she didn't like me being with Misty.

However, one really fun time with Sam does come to mind. On July 4th, 2026, Sam told me that she had a surprise for me upstairs in the ranch house. I came upstairs, and I saw that a note on her door said to come in, but shut and lock the door behind me. I did so, but I saw that Sam's room was empty.

"Um, Sammy? Where are you?"

"I'm out on the balcony Leo!" (Sam sometimes called me "Leo" for short. It was her pet-name for me, just like "Sammy" was my pet-name for her.)

I then noticed that the door to the balcony was slightly ajar. I walked across the room, and when I reached the door, I pushed it the rest of the way open. When I did, I was MORE than a little bit shocked at what I saw.

Due to recent spikes in ranch profits, Sam had ordered a hot tub for her private balcony. It was up there, alongside a table and chairs. The balcony was covered by a wall instead of a railing, so as to make it a bit more private. From up there, one could look out over the ranch, and even see part of the Arkansas River way off in the distance. At the time, the sun was setting off to the west, and the air was warm. I then saw that the hot tub's jets were on, and that Sam herself was sitting in the hot tub facing me.

I could tell that she was nude, and that the bubbles in the hot tub were the only things protecting her modesty. Her red hair was loose from its usual braids, and just hung naturally down around her shoulders and back, with the ends being in the hot tub. Next to the hot tub, I also saw that the small table had a plate of cheese, crackers, and club meats on it, as well as a wine bottle, and 2 glasses of white fruit wine.

Sam then smirked at me. "Well, are you gonna stand there all night staring at me Leo? Or are you gonna get that sexy bod of yours out of those clothes, and into this hot tub with your FAVORITE gal-pal?"

I smirked as I rolled my eyes a bit. "Oh Sammy, you REALLY have a way with words!" I then stripped, hung my clothes over a nearby chair, and joined Sam in the hot tub. I scooted close to her, and she leaned her head on my shoulder.

"Wow, this is really nice Sammy."

"Yeah, I know Leo. I got this hot tub just for us, and I knew that tonight would be the PERFECT date night for us too! Now we can sit up here, have some food and wine, watch the fireworks together, and then have some wild sex!"

I still found it odd that the Futas celebrated the Fourth of July, ESPECIALLY since it was an AMERICAN holiday, and they disliked (i.e. absolutely DESPISED!!!) America. However, they also wanted an excuse to have a day to party, barbecue, and shoot off fireworks, so they still celebrated the Fourth of July, but they twisted it a bit to celebrate the day that Queen Boudica consolidated her power of the Futa Kingdoms, and created the Futa Empire. (Even though that took place sometime in November, but nobody talks about that!)

"Yeah, that does sound nice Sammy." And we ended up doing just that.

The fireworks were pretty cool, and the folks at Creamy Dream Ranch ALWAYS splurged on fireworks! Thousands of dollars would be spent on them, and while I did leave Sam for a bit to join Jeff, Don, Frank, Joe and Russ in doing some fireworks, I did come back to her later. And we were being EXTREMELY stupid with the fireworks too. We had fights with bottle rockets and Roman candles, and it was a MIRACLE that no one lost a hand, or an eye! We turned the ranch into a war-zone, firing whatever we had at ANYTHING that moved! This was a rare opportunity for us males to just be males, so we took FULL advantage of the opportunity! Then, while some stayed on to turn the sky into a birthday cake, I returned to Sam.

We both ate the cheese, crackers, and club meats, and we even fed a number of bites to each other too. We also drank the wine as we watched the fireworks, and we were also getting a little bit frisky with each other as well. Sam was sitting on my lap, and my erection was poking her in the back. I was fondling her massive udders, while also reaching around to give her a hand-job. Sam had leaned her head back on my shoulder, and was moaning in bliss.

"You like Sammy?"

She turned her head a bit, and locked her lips with mine. "I dunno, you tell me!" We were both getting a little bit tipsy, but neither of us was aware of it.

Eventually though, Sam was horny enough for sex. However, I was expecting her to mount me, but not this time though. This time, Sam stood up in the hot tub, and leaned over the back of it. She then looked back at me. "Leo, tonight, I want you to do to me what you did to Misty a few weeks ago in that bathtub. She looked so happy when you f@#ked her, and I want to experience what she felt. Sure, you'll be popping my anal cherry, but that can be our li'l secret, 'kay?"

It was then that I realized that Sam had never been butt-f@#ked before. I knew that she played with dildos, but that was it. And she was a Futa, so she lacked a pussy, meaning that the only way to have sex with her was anally.

"Are you sure that you want this Sammy? I mean, my dick is NOT normal, and it looks like a wolf's red rocket, complete with the sheath, furry balls, and of course, my knot!"

"Leo, if I DIDN'T want this, why the heck would I have gotten that one dildo from Bad Dragon that looks like a wolf's cock?! I was PREPARIN' myself for this!"

I then nodded, and after using the lube that Sam provided, I lubed myself up good, before coming up behind her, grabbing her hips, and then once I was ready, pushing into her. Sam's anal cherry popped easily enough, and unlike a female's cherry, there was no bleeding. I then pulled out, and thrusted back in again. Soon, I was working Sam over at a good steady pace.

She had a hand over her mouth to keep from screaming in bliss, although she did moan a lot, though her moans, and the sounds of us having sex, were drowned out by the fireworks. And I'd done anal before, but I NEVER thought that I'd EVER be having sex with a Futa like Sam. She REALLY knew how to be a good bottom, and she let me take the lead. We continued to f@#k for a good while, while I was also jerking her off from the front. However, for the finale, I stopped f@#king her, and after we'd both climbed out of the hot tub, she laid down a towel, I washed off my dick with the hose that was used to add water to the hot tub, and Sam lay on her back on the towel, I lay on top of her, and we both 69'ed. I thrusted down into her mouth, while she thrusted up into mine. Sam also slipped a dildo into my ass to as to stimulate my prostrate, and hopefully make me blow a bigger load. I did the same for her, and we were both REALLY hoping to climax at the same time.

Eventually, I felt myself getting close, and I knew that Sam was close too. We both grunted a warning to the other, and then we both blew our loads into each other's mouths. We both then swallowed, before I flipped back around, and lay next to Sam on the towel. I then pulled her close to me, and held her gently. Neither of us said anything, but yet we didn't have to. The smile on her face told me all that I needed to know. Sam loved me, and I was ok with that. I loved her back, and I hoped that we would be together for a while longer.

Sam sighed. "That's why I was so, SO ANGRY with him when he just up and left me! After all we'd been through together, and THAT was how he repaid me?!"

Carla was a bit surprised. She'd never heard those stories from me before, so could that mean that I'd just neglected to tell them, or had I really liked Sam more than I'd let on?

"He left you Sam, but ONLY because he HAD TO! The Second Cold War was drawing to a close, and the Futas were preparing to finish WW6. He and the others, plus their allies, left for the US to help in the war effort, but yet he DID have a plan for you still! He planned to come back and make SURE that you were kept alive!"

"Well then WHY did he have to come up and say goodbye to me? That made it even WORSE!"

"Wait, what?"

Sam wiped what looked like a few tears from her eyes. "It was extremely early in the morning that August 16th, but I suddenly felt the bed next to me shift. I looked over, and I saw him get up. I asked him what he was doing, and he said that he had to use the bathroom. I then went back to sleep. He then went to say goodbye to Misty, and then he came back upstairs to say goodbye to me.

I suddenly felt him shaking me gently. 'Sammy?' I heard him softly ask me.

'Ugh, what Leo? It's just past 4am!'

'I've.......I've come to say goodbye Sam. My nation needs me, and I HAVE to answer the call. The US MUST survive!'

I was still pretty out of it, so I just rolled with what he was telling me. 'That's nice. Goodbye Leo.'

I then felt him gently grab me, before kissing me on the mouth. 'This isn't goodbye forever Sammy, it's just goodbye for now. We're escaping for the US onboard the train that we've been hiding in that bunker, plus all of the guns and weapons that we've stored with it, and our Wild West engine too. I just wanted to let you know now, so that you don't freak out later. You still mean the world to me Sam, and I'm NOT doing this to hurt you, or Misty. America is in danger, and I HAVE to help save it. I'll be back when I can. Goodbye for now.' He then kissed me one last time.

I still didn't fully understand what he was saying at the time, but I kissed him back anyway. 'Goodbye for now Leo. And good luck with your escape.'

'Thanks Sam, we'll need it!' Then he was gone.

I lay back down again, but then it all clicked. I sat bolt upright in bed. 'ESCAPING?!?!?!?! WITH WEAPONS?!?!?! NOBODY escapes from the ranch with weapons on my watch!!!!!!' I then heard the sounds of a train in motion. I looked out of my window, and I saw the train that would one day become the Battleship Express pull away down the train tack that was on the ranch, and head for the main line that ran past the ranch.

'Oh no y'all don't!' I then sounded the alarm, and after grabbing my clothes and my shotgun, I ran down to the railroad tracks. I did take a few pot-shots at the train, but I was too late. 'THIS ISN'T OVER LEOPARD!!!!' I screamed in my frustrated rage, 'IT'LL NEVER BE OVER UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN!!!!!!! I WILL FIND YOU AGAIN!!!!'

It was a mixture of frustration, rage, anger and even a bit of fear. Up until that point, I'd NEVER had any males successfully escape. Now a large group of them just had, and barring my anger over Leopard just up and leaving me, I was scared too. The MREA didn't take too kindly to males rebelling, and if they EVER found out that I knew about the bunker that those males used, AND knew that what they were doing was illegal, but didn't report it, ALL of us on the ranch would be heading to prison! I reported the escape attempt, and I did round up a posse to track them down, knowing full well that they were gone. Thank the Goddess that the MREA never caught on to us knowing about what the males were REALLY doing, and I also knew that deep down, I would be meeting Leopard again. And meet again we would.

Sure enough, just like he promised, he did come back, but I and the others were arrested, charged with rape, sexual assault and enslavement, and sent to that POW camp. After ALL we did for them, and THAT'S how we were treated!"

Carla shook her head. "'Loving rape' is still rape Sam."

Sam turned to her annoyed. "You think I don't KNOW that?! We Futas can get EXTREMELY sexually frustrated sometimes! We NEED our sex, but finding a willing partner can be EXTREMELY challenging! Eventually, we kinda got into the mindset that 'loving-rape' was the only way to relieve our sexual frustrations. Sure, I tried to break the habit, but it was hard. Leopard never truly hated me though. Sure, he was understandably upset, but at the same time, he kept pleading for my life, as well as the lives of the others, to be spared. In the end, we all survived, but while a few like Misty were kept under house arrest at the Ranch to keep it running, others like Rebecca and I were placed in a nearby POW camp.

Time and again I kept telling Leopard how angry I was with him for leaving me, and he INSISTED that he hadn't meant to hurt me, and that he was only doing what was best for America. I kept telling him that I had a secret to show him if he let me free, but he never did. Now that I think about it, I doubt that he had the authority to do so, but at the moment, I didn't realize that. The last thing that I said to him though is something that I still mean today.

Just before he left with the Battleship Express, the last thing that I ever said to him was 'This STILL isn't over Leopard! One day, I WILL make you pay for running away from Creamy Dream! NOBODY runs away from Creamy Dream Ranch and gets away with it!' I then began to make plans for what I was going to do if I ever did find him again, not knowing that that was the last time that I was ever going to see him."

"And, 2 more questions; what did you mean by that, and did you really have a secret to share, or was that just a ruse?"

"What I meant by that was that I would maybe play a little bit rough with him the next chance I got, but only rough enough to get my point across. And yes, I really DID have something to show him, and that something is still kept on the ranch even to this day. I brought it with us when we fled."

Carla perked up a bit. "And how did you guys do that exactly? Neither the official records, nor the history books say."

Sam laughed a bit. "The answer is actually pretty anti-climactic. Eventually, after the war ended in the US, it was decided that we'd served out our sentences, and we were released to rebuild our lives under supervision. I simply returned to the ranch, as did the others. One night though, we heard about the Futas who were offering us a second chance, and we decided to take them up on that offer. In just 3 days, the ENTIRE ranch was disassembled, packed up, and loaded onto a train. All buildings, machinery, vehicles furniture, and livestock, plus EVERYTHING else was taken with us. We literally left behind only building foundations, and footprints! The train then left the area, we reached a port somewhere on the US West Coast, boarded a ship with other Futas, Herms, vehicles, machines, and animals, and departed for where the portal was located.

Long story short, we took everything through, found Hutchinson, I secured a tract of land, and then we rebuilt the ENTIRE ranch from the ground up! It ain't a replica Carla, EVERYTHING that you see today is the same ranch that it was then, from the buildings, to the animals, to the vehicles, machines, and even the fences; ALL THE SAME! Heck, even the crate that you're sittin' on right now is the same one that Leopard used to use to sit on when he milk cows!"

Carla was stunned. Not only had she finally heard the answer to a historical mystery, but she also got a chance to see Creamy Dream Ranch the way I saw it. NOTHING had changed save location, and the lack of male workers.

"Wow, and this is all so amazing Sam, but yet, the biggest question is, what happened to Leopard?"

Sam sighed. "I'm pretty sure that he died in Vegas Carla. We rolled past it on our way west, and it was an irradiated wasteland."

"But yet WE wound up here on Equus, and the reports from Earth STILL say that the Battleship Express went missing after the Battle of Vegas with no traces of it ever being found. If WE could wind up here, then is it possible that they made it here too?"

Sam shrugged. "It's possible Carla. I mean, I certainly would like to think so, but yet, it's been 5 years since the Battle of Vegas, and still no traces of them have ever been found. I mean, I'm not SAYING that they're not out there, but I AM saying that we'll most likely never know."

"That's.......that's what I'm afraid of Sam."

"And while I maybe hated him for leaving me, and I still do, he didn't deserve to die like that. He deserved better. In the meantime though, want to see secret we've been hiding here on the ranch? It's here in the barn."

Carla nodded. "Sure. I have a little bit more time before I have to go back to New Vegas."

She then got up from her crate, and after Sam finished grooming the horse, she closed up the stall, and led the way through the barn.

A minute or so later, they arrived at the back of the barn. When Carla saw what had been hidden there, her mouth widened in shock. There, sitting on a piece of railroad track, was an actual steam locomotive! It was a 4-6-4 engine with a yellow front and boiler, and silver streamlining. The engine's tender was also silver, and the words, "Chesapeake and Ohio" were visible in black letters. The engine and tender were rather dusty and dirty, and a few parts were missing, not to mention some rust, and other grime, but the engine seemed to be in pretty good condition, and it was still easily recognizable.

"Wow, what engine is this Sam?"

"This, is C&O 490. She's the last streamlined Hudson-type engine in the world, and dates back to the 1940's and early 50's. She was a barn find in Pennsylvania sometime during WW5, and she was bounced around a lot. Eventually, she made her way West, and wound up at Creamy Dream Ranch in 2028. We held onto the engine, and I wanted to tell Leopard about it when he came back, but I was too pissed to do so. We brought it with us when we left, and here it's been ever since. We've tried to clean it up, but we know so little about it to really do much with it besides clean it, and keep rust at bay."

Carla the noticed another Futa cleaning up the engine. She had brown hair, a white shirt, jean shorts, and workboots, but no gloves or hat. When she turned around, Carla also saw that she had 2 brown equine ears on top of her head, as well as a brown equine tail with a bow in it. She appeared to be another Equine-Futa, but when she looked into her eyes, Carla saw that one of them was brown, while the other was blue. She then realized that she must be Misty!

"Are.......Are you Misty?"

She nodded. "Yep! In the flesh Princess Carla!" She chirped in her slightly Southern accent. "No doubt by now you've heard about me from Leopard. But if not, then it was the eyes, wasn't it?"

Carla nodded. "Both. Leopard told me all about you, but I recognize you by your eyes."

Misty's smile faded. "Leopard.........May his soul rest in peace. He did NOT deserve to die in Vegas!"

Carla then quickly tried to change the subject. "Yes, but I take it that you're one of the ones who takes care of this engine?"

She nodded. "Yes. We all take care of it to some degree, and today was my day to clean it up. It's an American treasure, and we don't want it to fall apart on us! And now that I look at you Princess, I can truly see that you are indeed just as beautiful as Leopard told us that you were!"

Carla blushed a bit. "Eh, thanks Misty. Oh, and you can just call me Carla."

They all talked for a little bit longer, but eventually it was time for Carla to head back.

"Well, it was nice to finally get to meet you Misty and Sam, but the time has come for me to head back to New Vegas."

Sam shook her head. "The pleasure was all ours Carla. And feel free to come back anytime. I'd love to talk to ya a little bit more!"

"I'll try to Sam. And to get to hear from you more stories about Leopard really made it worth the trip coming out here."

"Just as it was nice to have someone to tell them to who would actually appreciate them."

"Well, you're welcome for that. And thanks again for everything!"

"Bye Carla!"

"Yep, and y'all come back now, ya hear?" Sam finished.

"I'll try to! Bye now!" She then left the ranch.

Sam turned to Misty. "Well, that certainly was interesting. I knew that she'd come knocking one day, and I was scared about her being angry with me. Sure, she was upset, but she didn't get violent about it."

Misty nodded. "Yeah. It was nice to finally meet the Herm that Leopard talked so much about. And Sam, since she brought it up, there's something that I have to know. Did you REALLY care about Leopard, or were you just using him?"

Sam sighed. "Well, yes, maybe I did abuse him at times, and I did exploit the free labor, not to mention the 'loving-rape' but yet at the end of the day, yes, I really DID love and care about him. He was eager to please, and he actually showed me love back. And yes, it actually DID make me pretty jealous to see you with him, just as I was out of my mind angry when he ran away!"

Misty froze. "Wait. YOU were jealous of ME being with him?!"

Sam narrowed her eyes. "Yes! And if you EVER tell anyone else that, you WILL be sorry!" She then began to walk inside of the barn.

"Eh, don't worry Sam. Honesty is a byword for us Southern folk, so your secret is safe!"

"Misty, yer from Kentucky, don't push it! I came from the ACTUAL South!"

"Hey! Uncalled for!" The two of them continued to argue about this for a while longer.

Later on that same night in New Vegas, Demetria called together a meeting of all of her subordinates, as well as the leaders of the Caribou, Griffons, Minotaurs, Zebras and Dragons. They met in the large meeting room in the Palace Luxor, and it was a pretty full house.

Demetria and Carla were there, as were Minerva, Guinevere "Ginny" Ryder, (Demetria's private train driver) King Danin, Commander Dothan, and a handful other Futa military leaders were there. Stacy walked into the room with Face, and she was followed by 2 more Futas with blonde hair and blue eyes. One was older than the other, and was the mother of the younger. The mother was General Amanda Preston, General of the Futa Air Forces, and her daughter was Colonel Diana Preston, also of the Futa Air Force. Diana was believed to have been shot down during WW6 in Nebraska in 2027, while her mother Amanda was believed to have died in a plane crash a year or so later in Salt Lake City. Both survived, although they had to be stitched back together. They ALSO wanted revenge on the Americans for their untimely demises.

Also present was Stacy's former secretary, Rey. She looked tired and worn out, but she still made it to the meeting. (Stacy had seemingly replaced Rey with Face full-time ever since arriving in New Vegas, but yet no one was quite sure why, nor what Rey had been up to for the past 5 years).

Demetria looked over the crowded table. "Is this it? Is this everyone?"

"I think so Dem. If not, then they're just shit outta luck!"

At that moment though, the door suddenly burst open, and a robed figure walked in. She had her hood pulled up over her head, and she walked to her spot at the table. She then pulled back her hood, revealing her hair that had been dyed dark auburn-red long ago, as well as an auburn pair of cat ears, a number of scars on her face, and one blue eye, and one green eye. She then removed her robe, revealing a faded military uniform of red and black, as well as a cat's tail. She was pretty banged up, and all of those close to her, (all except Stacy) moved away.

Demetria glared at her. "So, I guess that we meet again.........General Jasmine House! I see that you survived your incarceration."

Jasmine glared back at Demetria. "You KNOW that I survived Empress, you're just mad that I'm late! It's gonna take a LOT more than just a little POW camp to get rid of me! I mean sure, the Americans THOUGHT that I died, and in reality I almost did, but alas for them, I did not!"

"And how, pray tell, DID you survive Jasmine?"

Jasmine smirked. "After my capture in St. Louis at the beginning of the war, I was held prisoner on the Battleship Express, and used as a living sex-doll. Eventually, I was thrown into a POW camp to rot, and I contracted some disease. They thought that I was dead, and they tossed me into a mass grave, but I escaped. I was found by retreating Futas, and they eventually brought me to Vegas to recover. I then fled with the rest of you when you did, and now I'm here. And I'm DYING to get revenge on the Americans, ESPECIALLY those on the Battleship Express! You KNOW that they're still out there somewhere!"

Stacy tugged on her arm, and pulled her into the seat next to her. "Babe, we've talked about this. They fried in Vegas. Please sit down!"

Jasmine did sit down. "Ugh, fine Stacy! I'll do it, but ONLY because I love you so much!" Jasmine then kissed her wife of almost 4 years. They married as soon as Jasmine had finished recovering, but they'd been girlfriends since they'd met way back when they were teenagers. They both became Futa Generals together, and now they were married. Stacy still "loved" Face though, and kept her "pet-husband" around to care for her and Jasmine.

Demetria rolled her eyes. "So disgusting!" She muttered. She'd NEVER approved of Stacy's relationship with Jasmine, and neither had anyone else. She could tell that the Caribou agreed with her, and once she was ready, she finally began.

"My fellow Futas and Herms, plus King Danin, Commander Dothan, and all other Griffons, Minotaurs, Zebras and Dragons, I have gathered you here tonight for this meeting, as tonight marks a VERY important milestone for us. What milestone you ask? Well, the New Futa Empire is now practically complete, and we did it all in only about 5 years, when my initial estimates put it close to 8-10 years! We ALL built a fully self-sustained empire in less than 10 years, and an Empire that is home to over a million beings! The Kingdom Alliance between us has made all of this possible, and I think that this is a cause for celebration!"

When Demetria announced that the construction on the empire was all but complete, all those in the room cheered. Also, as soon as the announcement had been made, a number of servants walked into the room carrying trays of desert items, fine wine, meat and cheese, and of course a large cake and bottles of champagne. They quickly set all of the food and beverages on the table, and while still cheering, those at the table also began to eat and drink.

However, while some were cheering for their own success, and others were cheering that they finally had an empire up and running again, others were cheering because they now believed that Demetria would make good on her earlier promise, and prepare for war against the Nation of Equestria. Some were also hoping for aide in taking back the Caribou Lands, plus taking over the ruins of the Zebra Empire, and other kingdoms as well.

"HOWEVER!!!" Demetria suddenly broke in "I know that SOME of you are no doubt about to ask me if I'm going to make good on my earlier promises of going to war. Let me put those questions to rest. After thinking it over for these past 5 years, I've come to the conclusion that war is NOT what I want for us, and I'm instead going to be going with my original plan, and one day reach out to the Equestrians, as well as the Humans living among them, and offer them an Olive Branch of Peace. I want an ALLIANCE, NOT a war!"

When Demetria said that, there came a LOT of booing from the Caribou, Griffons, Minotaurs, Zebras and Dragons, as well as from Stacy, Jasmine, Rey, and the 2 Prestons, among others.

"We had a DEAL Empress Demetria!" Danin yelled over the noise. "You said that once you had your kingdom fully up and running, THEN we would declare war on Equestria!"

"I NEVER said that, King Danin! What I said was that I would CONSIDER it! And now that I have, I see that was is NOT what's best for my people, or yours, so I vote that we do not engage the Equestrians!"

Unfortunately, Demetria's decisions tore large battle lines in that room. On the one hand, Demetria was opposed to war, and her followers, including Carla, Minerva, and Ginny and others backed her decision. On the other hand though, you had the Caribou, Griffons, Minotaurs, Zebras and Dragons, plus Futas like Stacy, Jasmine, Rey, and Diana and Amanda Preston who wanted war. Some wanted to avenge their defeat in the Imperial War, while others wanted revenge for their loss in WW6. Demetria could see that the situation was spiraling out of control, so she did the only thing that she could do to help maintain the peace.

"Meeting adjourned until further notice. I see now that we will once again have to discuss the possibility of going to war, however we must save that for another time. It WILL happen, but I think that we all need to be better prepared for it when it does."

Everyone present then began to leave the meeting room, and go their separate ways.

"I KNEW that my Mom wouldn't live up to her end of the deal!" Stacy angrily muttered. "She's a f@#king pussy!"

"Eh, maybe she is Stacy." Face said as they walked, "However, she has a lot on her plate with running the Empire. Maybe she's just not ready for war yet."

"Oh, but if I were Empress, THEN things would be different!"

Face smirked at her. "And you WILL be Stacy, Sombra will make SURE of it!"

Stacy thought back to the day that she met Sombra. Face came down to see her in her cell, and he told her that he'd met a being who promised both of them endless power if they were to help him kill the one who had forced him to become a spirit. Stacy asked him what he meant, and in response, a shadowy form with red eyes appeared behind Face. The entity identified itself as "King Sombra", a long-dead warrior-king from long ago. He told them that a Human named Captain Leopard had betrayed him, stolen his powers, and then banished him to being a spirit. He PLEADED with them for help in destroying the Human responsible for his demise, and in return, he promised to help them secure the throne of the Futa Empire.

Stacy was skeptical at first, but once she was FINALLY released from her cell, Sombra began to prepare her for being Empress one day. He also helped her, Face, and the rest of her followers prepare for the inevitable day that they would overthrow Demetria, and Stacy would become Empress in her place. They'd already begun to prepare their military for war, even though no war seemed imminent. They kept preparing, but yet Stacy knew that they would need allies.

Back in the present, as she was walking with Face, the shadowy form of King Sombra appeared beside them. "Stacy, Face."

"Oh, Sombra. Nice to see you."

"Just as it's nice to see you too. I've come to talk to you. You just came from that meeting, correct?"

Stacy glared. "Yes, and the results were NOT what we wanted!"

"Oh? And what happened?"

"My Mom decided NOT to go to war, and to try and make peace with the rest of Equus!"

Sombra sighed. "Well, that was to be expected. Remember, your mom IS a bit of a pacifist! On the other hand though, this also proves that she may no longer be fit to rule. Remember, she IS almost 50 years old now. She may one day soon have to step down."

"And then I take her place following the coup! If ONLY the coup had succeeded before! I mean, we caused trouble, AND we got rid of Leopard, but in the end that ONLY made the situation worse!"

Sombra thought back to the attempted coup on January 11th, 2026. He'd secretly been backing Stacy's forces behind the scenes, and he made sure that Stacy was never discovered to be the mastermind behind it. He also smiled to himself about how EASY it was to manipulate Stacy and Face, even easier than it had been to manipulate me. All he had to do was fill her head with ideas of ruling, and since Face was too stupid to think for himself, he would just go along with it. Every day Sombra grew stronger. He'd already been able to return to the physical world for some time, but only Face knew about this. In front of Stacy, he still wanted to appear as a spirit, while to Face, he'd appear as a lover, just like he'd done for me, and use Face's love to make himself stronger.

And Stacy was right, she DID make the situation worse by having me be captured, and then sold. I went from Creamy Dream Ranch, to back to the US, to the Railway Warfare Division, to the Battleship Express, and then to Equestria. Unforeseen, but yes, EXTREMELY damaging! I still had his horn, plus all of his powers, not to mention his armor, and he had nothing.

"Yes, that was an unfortunate incident Stacy, but yet, it's one that can still be made to work. The number of Futas who hate your mother is growing, but yet we need MORE allies than this!"

Stacy smirked. "Yes, and we owe that to Jasmine, as well as Diana and Amanda Preston. They've begun to turn the hearts and minds of the Futas away from Demetria, and towards me. But yet, how do we get more allies Sombra?"

"Isn't it obvious my Dear? The Caribou, Griffons, Minotaurs, Zebras and Dragons! All you have to do is convince King Danin and Commander Dothan, and then the rest will follow the Caribou's lead. And Danin I KNOW will be easy to persuade, as he HATES being Demetria's assistant, and he wants war with Equestria again, AND to take back the Caribou Lands!"

"Yes, I'll do that Sombra. Oh, and I've been meaning to ask you. What about Carla's son Leo?"

Danin thought about that. "Well, I've been watching him, and he has great potential. As the son of Leopard, he has most of what his father had, and if he could be turned to our side, then he could be VERY useful! For now, I say that we watch him, and VERY subtly begin to turn him towards our cause."

"And when do you want me to go and talk to Danin?"

"Now, my Dear. It's best to do it now while he's still angry at Demetria."

"Right. I'll go do it."

Sombra nodded. "Thank you. It's been a long 5 going on 6 years now since our downfalls Stacy, but just give it a few more years, and then we'll FINALLY get our revenge! You on the Futas, me on Leopard, and our Allies on the Humans and Equestrians!"

Stacy kept hearing Sombra say "Leopard", but he told her that it was a different Human by the same name. He did NOT want her to find out the truth, because if she did, she would act on it, thus exposing the Futas, and bringing the Hammer of Warfare down on them before they could strike first! By convincing her that it was a different Human however, everything continued as it should.

Sombra then watched Stacy and Face head off to find King Danin. "Oh you naive little fools! How long do you REALLY think I'm gonna let you stay in power? I'll tell you, just long enough for all of Equus to fall, and me to get my FULL powers back, and THEN I'll yank the rugs out from under you! Then it'll be MY turn to rule, and once Equus is mine, then I turn my attentions back to Earth. It's been a LONG I can't even remember how long, but after I helped bring about WW3, WW4, WW5, and WW6, Humanity is still teetering on the brink of collapse. They should be easy enough to conquer, and then I'll be the master of 2 worlds! My rule will last forever, and there won't be ANYTHING that anyone can do to stop it!" He then began to laugh a bit.

"Soon Leopard, very, very soon! You will be my personal sex-slave, just like I ALWAYS told you that you would be! No one will EVER be able to stop me!" He then began to laugh manically, all while continuing to plan his master takeover.

Meanwhile, Danin was sitting in his office with Dothan. Both of them were still pretty upset at the recent chain of events.

"I still CANNOT believe this Dothan! For 5 YEARS now we've helped that bitch build her empire, and THIS is how she repays us?! 5 F@#KING YEARS of being her secretary, and she goes back on her word!"

"Just as I'VE been an overseer for 5 years, working my ass off to help build those cities, just like the rest of the Caribou, Griffons, Minotaurs, Dragons and even the handful of Zebras who managed to escape the Humans as well. The Futas treat us like SLAVES, and when they're not forcing us to work, they're trying to butt-f@#k us!"

Before Danin could reply to that though, there suddenly came a knock on the office door.

"Who is it?"

"It's General Stacy King Danin. I need to talk to you."

"Fine, come in."

Stacy did so, followed by Face, and then she shut the door behind her. "King Danin, Commander Dothan."

"General, Face."

"I've come to talk to you about something of GREAT importance to both of us. For starters, how badly do you want to avenge your defeat in the Imperial War?"

Danin looked up at her. "Just as badly, if not WORSE, than you want to avenge your defeat in WW6! I thought that helping Demetria was the key to that, but now I see how wrong I was!"

"But, what if I told you that there WAS a way to do that, but that it didn't lie with Demetria?"

"Then I'd ask you to prove it."

Stacy smirked to herself. She could be a master manipulator when she wanted to be, and now it was time to put her skills to the test once again.

"Well, the truth is King Danin, my mom's starting to get up there in her years. I mean, she IS almost 50 years old now, and I think that she's going soft. Her time among males like Leopard has mellowed her, as has her age. I believe that her time as Empress is coming to an end, and that her replacement could mean the difference between war and peace."

"And what does that mean? I mean, it SOUNDS tempting, but there's got to be more to it than that!"

"Oh, there is! I feel that the time is growing near to overthrow my mother, and then I would become Empress in her place. And I have those who support my empressship, but yet, I STILL need more allies. As such, I've turned to you, King Danin. As the leader of the Caribou, as well as the rest of the Griffons, Minotaurs, Dragons and even the few remaining Zebras that I recently found out still existed, YOU hold quite a lot of influence over them. One decision from you could be enough to turn the tide here."

"And what's your plan here Stacy? What's the endgame?"

"Well, that's the thing. If you do indeed ally with us, then we build up our forces, and wait for such a time as to overthrow my mother. Then, when the time is right, we strike, take the throne, CAPTURE, not kill, my mother and those who support her, throw them in prison to mock and gloat over later, and then I get crowned Empress, we then gather our forces together, come up with a final plan of attack, and then execute it. Together, we take over whatever nations that we want swiftly, EXTERMINATE the Humans, and then you can rule over the old Caribou and Zebra lands, while I rule the rest. And then, if we feel like it, we could even stand a chance at one day invading Earth! Sure, we might be a LONG TIME away from that, but in the meantime, just think of the possibilities. Overlord Zakia isn't here to hold you back anymore. You could FINALLY take back what RIGHTFULLY belongs to you and the Caribou, and one day, the flags of the Futas and the Caribou could be flying from ALL nations of Equus, from Equestria, to the Griffon Kingdom, to the Minotaur Kingdom, to the Dragon Lands, and all others in between. Sure, I would rule supreme, but you would still have considerable power and influence under me. And yes, you would get your choice of slaves from those we capture, as well as your shares of the other spoils of war. More slaves and spoils than you EVER had during the Imperial War, and even more than you can POSSIBLY imagine!" Stacy then looked up at King Danin with a bit of a smirk. "So what do you say King Danin? Do you want to still be a slave to Demetria, or do you want the chance to actually have a WAR for revenge? Yes, it might take a few more years to fully prepare for a coup, but no more than 2-4. The number of my followers grows all the time, and with your aide, that number grows exponentially."

Danin sat back in mild shock. He'd always known that Stacy was different than her mother, but now that he saw what she was really made of, he was actually quite impressed. Sure, she was a Futa, but yet she seemingly sympathized with the Caribous and their allies, and she wanted to help them get revenge, provided of course that they helped her get her revenge. Together they would then wage war against the Humans and Equestrians, as well as all other nations, and then conquer them. No more would they be slaves to Demetria, but they would all be allowed to FINALLY live how they were MEANT to live! The Imperial War would soon be a tiny, forgotten footnote in history, as would the Humans. They would rule Equus, and FINALLY get the revenge that they always wanted.

He looked at Dothan. The 2 of them then discussed the situation briefly in the Caribou's native language, before Danin turned back to Stacy.

"General Stacy, after talking it over with Dothan, the two of us have decided that, in light of everything, NEVER AGAIN will be be slaves of Demetria! If you want our support for your own empressship, then you have it! We want our revenge, just as you do too. We'll help each other, and reap the rewards!"

Stacy was a bit surprised. Sure, she'd heard Sombra tell her about how easy it was going to be to persuade Danin to join her cause, but to actually see it happen was another thing entirely!

She then held out her hand. "Well then King Danin, let me be the first to welcome you to the New Futa Empire under Empress Stacy, and that your contributions will be MORE than helpful, and you will reap MANY rewards for doing so. Yes, like I said, it'll still be a little while until we're ready, but once we are, Then our plan will FINALLY be put into action!"

Danin shook her hand, unaware of a few things. First of all, Stacy was only using them to get what she wanted. Second of all, it wouldn't just be her ruling as Empress. Jasmine, since she was Stacy's wife, would rule as Co-Empress, and Face would have some power under them. Danin had no idea that Stacy was married to Jasmine, or that Jasmine even existed. Lastly, and most importantly, Danin had no idea that he and his forces were now pawns in a MUCH larger game than what even Stacy was playing. ALL of them were now pawns in Sombra's game, a game that would soon plunge all of Equus into a war more terrifying than the Imperial War had EVER been. Everyone would lose, and then Sombra would rule. His plan was coming along nicely, and now it had just grown by leaps and bounds.

"Soon!" Sombra thought as he watched the alliance of Stacy and Danin unfold from the shadows. "Now that Danin has joined forces with Stacy, it should only be a matter of time until they're ready, and attempt to overthrow Demetria. THIS TIME they'll succeed, and then they get to work on going to war. They may think that what they're doing is big now, but they ain't seen NOTHING yet! They're part of something big, but yet, it's bigger than they could EVER have POSSIBLY imagined!"

Sombra's maniacal laughter faded back into the shadows as he departed. Stacy and Danin were now allies, with both sides working towards the final overthrow of Empress Demetria and her followers, and then war with Equestria, and her allies. The wheels were spinning, and the plan was in motion, and NO ONE outside of the Futa Empire knew that they were even there. It was a ticking time bomb just waiting to explode, and now that there could easily be a political shift, while before it had been just a pipe bomb, now that little pipe bomb would set off a much bigger bomb, and that bomb would in turn trigger a thermal-nuclear explosion. This whole thing had just become MUCH bigger than any of us. War was coming, and with it, would come fear, terror, and of course more bloodshed, and there was seemingly no way to stop it. Jeff's return as a Harbinger of Disaster was now seemingly beginning to come true, and God help us all if Stacy got what she wanted out of all of this!

And, that was Chapter 28. Yes, this was the LONGEST Chapter that I've ever written, but yet, I HAD to pack a LOT of information into it! We've seen it all now, from how the Futas fared, to Leo meeting Stacy, Carla's conversations with Sam, Sam's flashbacks, C&O 490,a fateful staff meeting, and of course, King Danin's alliance with Stacy. NO ONE outside of the Undiscovered West knows about the Futas and their allies, and that could EASILY prove to be disastrous!

What's going to happen now? Will the good guys find out about the Futa's existence before it's too late? How much longer will it be before Stacy attempts to overthrow Demetria? And what could POSSIBLY happen next?! Well, you all know the drill, stay tuned and I'll tell you!

We're getting EXTREMELY close to the end here people! This was Chapter 28 of 30, plus an epilogue. Chapter 29 will be a LOT of old memories from the past, but Chapter 30? Shit will both get real, AND hit the fan! EVERYTHING changes, ALL bets are off, and old lovers, and old enemies WILL meet face to face once again! This will be the story's COLOSSAL finale, so don't you DARE miss it!

In the meantime, comments, feedback, questions, as well as spreading the word about this story are always appreciated, and I'll see you all again in Chapter 29!

ScarFox out for now!

And yes, if you were wondering, C&O 490 WILL have a major role to play in this storyline. Maybe not anytime soon, but it WILL have a vital role to play in a later installment in the Battleship Express Saga!

Also, remember how Face asked Stacy about her meeting with Rey? "Whatever she's been doing for you in secret for the last 5 years?" Remember that. What Rey's been up to in secret on Stacy's orders becomes CRITICALLY important later on!