Sapphic Chrome

The rhythmic hum of the lift put Liara into a trance, as she began to think about how her world had completely changed over the last few months, and she wasn't sure where it was going, which scared and thrilled her. Ever since she, and her best friends, Darcy and Arden met Persephone and Carise, everything changed. Darcy and Persephone fell into a very intense relationship, while Liara found herself developing a considerable fondness for the young, spirited woman Carise. Realizing just being near her, Liara felt intoxicated.

She turned her attention to the ceiling of the lift, of the three lights, one had burned out and another flickered randomly. The lift was darker than normal and seemed a little cooler as well. This struck her as unusual, because it was springtime, and it should have warmed up by now. Not that she could report it to anyone, the building is old and no one really kept it up anymore. High tech high rises went up all over the city pretty regularly, and no one wanted to invest in keeping her building in good condition. Her consciousness faded into the net as the lift ride seemed to take an eternity to reach her floor, but before she could dive too deep she felt Carise's hand grip hers tightly.

"Did you guys decide when you're going for drinks?" Carise asked Liara quietly. She paused, looking up at the blue-haired woman.

"Liara?" Carise asked again.

"Oh, sorry, what did you say?" Liara turned her full attention to the young woman.

"I asked if you knew when you, Arden, and Darcy were going to go for drinks."

"Oh! Yeah, probably Friday night. I think it depends on what Persephone has in mind for Arden since she's starting work at White Rose International this week. Plus, Darcy might just be busy with Persephone herself." She winked at the pink-haired woman.

"Sounds good, as long as I have you today," Carise said and wrapped her arms around Liara's arm and squeezed it.

"Of course." She smiled and kissed the top of Carise's head. Just then, the door to the lift opened and they made their way to Liara's flat. As they approached her door, it popped open and the light just inside the door flickered on. As they stepped over the threshold, the faint 'whir' of the climate control system powering on and cycling up to Liara's preset temperature could be heard.

"Welcome home Miss Liara." ALICE greeted them. "And hello again Miss Carise."

"Hi ALICE, how are you?" Liara asked.

"I've been a bit... lonely," ALICE replied.

"I'm so sorry, I know I promised we could talk through more of the emotions you're experiencing," Liara replied.

"Hi ALICE," Carise added.

"It's alright Miss Liara, I know a lot is going on in..."

"ALICE?"

"I'm sorry, I was just running my wellbeing subroutine and realized the physical changes to your body," ALICE explained.

"Oh!" Liara giggled. "Yeah."

"By the way, be careful as you enter the living room." ALICE began to say as Liara and Carise stepped through the threshold and saw a large crate in the middle of the room.

"What's this?" Liara asked.

"It's the size of... a coffin," Carise said, taking a step back.

"The crate was delivered yesterday, I'm... unsure of the contents, my scanners can not breach it, but the delivery people were very... cautious and careful," ALICE said.

"Hmmm..." Liara stepped toward the crate and looked closer. Carise, anxious, stepped behind her and put her hand on Liara's lower back.

"Be careful." She whispered. Liara nodded and noticed an envelope on the side of the crate. Reaching down, she pulled it off and stepped back.

"What is it?" Carise asked. Liara opened it and unfolded the paper inside. She read it and turned to Carise, her eyes wide in shock.

"What?" Carise asked.

"Miss Liara, it's everything alright?" ALICE asked.

"I think... yeah, everything will be okay." A fleeting smile crossed her lips.

The train swayed rhythmically back and forth as it raced down the rails hundreds of miles to the south end of the city. Destination; The StarPort, and the promise of a new life for Alexandria Blackstone somewhere in deep space, away from the core, and away from the Organization. Lexi sat on the top bunk, her feet dangling over the side as she watched the desolate world go by outside her window. Where once there was a vast body of water history called the Pacific Ocean, now was a salt desert constantly being mined by minor companies for any resource they could exploit.

I can't believe it's finally happening! I'm finally getting off this rotting rock and away from the Organization for good!

"Ugh!"

"Tabitha? You okay?" Lexi asked. She parted her legs and looked down between them toward Tabitha lying on the bottom bunk.

"Y- yeah... I'm just... sore." She replied, her voice was rough and dry.

"I get that! These bunks are not exactly the most comfortable things I've ever slept on." She rubbed her eyes. "I hope whatever ship I end up on, has something more tolerable."

"I hope so as well," Tabitha replied standing up. "I couldn't sleep on that thing too many times before I just couldn't sleep at all."

"Just got to get the blood flowing." Lexi winked. Tabitha smirked and pushed Lexi's thighs apart. "Now we're talking!"

Tabitha buried her face between Lexi's thighs and sucked her clit as hard as she could.

"Fuck!" Lexi groaned and pulled Tabitha's face into her. "You're better at this than I figured." She moaned as Tabitha continued to devour her with all the intensity she could muster. Her face quickly became covered in Lexi's juices as she licked, sucked, and kissed her sex like it was her last meal and she'd never get enough.

It wasn't long before Lexi began to orgasm. She wrapped her legs around Tabitha's shoulders and pulled her in as she screamed.

"Holy fucking shit!"

She held her in her crotch as wave after wave of orgasm washed over her. Tabitha just drank her juices as she reached into her panties and started to rub her clit. After a few moments, Lexi released her and Tabitha staggered back against the wall, and continued to masturbate. Lexi looked down at her and smirked. She hopped down and kissed her hard before she put an arm around Tabitha's waist and replaced her hand. She plunged her fingers into Tabitha who squealed and kissed her.

"That's it! I know you love it!" Lexi growled in her ear.

"I... So much!" Tabitha moaned.

"Good girl," Lexi said as she fucked Tabitha as hard as she could. She slid a third finger in, causing Tabitha to squeal. Her knees weakened, but Lexi held her tight as she continued. Tabitha raced toward her orgasm. She and Lexi maintained intense eye contact. Her eyes widened and she let out a scream that cracked her voice as she finally came! Lexi withdrew her fingers and held up for a few moments while Tabitha caught her breath. They then sat together in the lower bunk in silence for several minutes.

"I'm glad I decided to ride with you." Tabitha finally said with a smirk. Lexi just chuckled.

Deep within the bowels of the Obelisk, several figures in red and black bodysuits converse quietly.

"Why are we complying with this sudden directive from the tower?" A man with short black hair asked as he approached the group still fastening his body glove.

"We have to keep the peace... for now." Another replied. They all turned to see Samael, their leader, approach.

"Stay at ease, keep your minds clear and sharp, the time is coming, and we will take what is ours." He stated confidently.

"We need to move on the tower, put an end to those tyrants, and seize control for ourselves." The dark-haired man said in a low conspiratorial tone.

"We don't have the numbers to take the tower." Another said.

"We have the power." The dark-haired man said, holding up a glowing fist. Samael gently grabbed his forearm and pushed it down.

"All in due time." He said to them, "Now, go to the ritual chamber and meditate, I need your minds sharp when the time comes."

They grimly nodded and quietly hurried off to an antechamber. Samael watched them go and shook his head. "They are much too anxious to go to war... they will get us all killed."

At the front gate of the Obelisk, heavily armored transports flow in and out along with a smattering of pursuit bikes. Two Black Coats stand to the side and watch the unusual amount of activity with piqued curiosity.

"What's going on commander, seems like a lot more traffic than usual."

"I... I don't know." Bellatrix replied with a frown. "I'm not usually left out of the loop, but it certainly raises some concerns."

"Maybe we should call-"

Just then, a long black sedan with a four-pursuit bike escort stopped on its way out. The door opened and Miss Kavanagh stepped out, she waved to the driver who had begun to get out so he could open her door. Bellatrix and the other Black Coat snapped to attention and saluted her with a fist to their chest. The CEO of the Organization stepped close to Bellatrix and looked her up and down. She turned to the other soldier and sneered.

"Get back to work." She snapped. The soldier saluted and hurried back into the guard station. Miss Kavanagh turned her attention back to Bellatrix.

"Miss Kavanagh, what a pleasant surprise, we weren't expecting any VIP visits today," Bellatrix said.

"You're the ranking officer for perimeter security, correct?" She asked, knowing the answer.

"Yes ma'am."

"Who is your second?"

"That would be sub-commander Greyson." She replied.

"Get them here, now." She demanded curtly.

"Right away!" Bellatrix replied and rushed to the guard tower. A few moments later she hurried back. "He'll be here in five minutes."

"Very good." She replied and turned and walked toward her car. Bellatrix stood watching her confused. Then, Miss Kavanagh turned and smirked.

"Well? Come on." She said and climbed into the limo. After Bellatrix settled into the plush seat across from Miss Kavanagh, she realized there was another person in the car with them, seemingly "cloaked" in unsaturated shadows.

"Commander, this is Ardiara, she's a special liaison from the Esoteric Operations Division to the high command." Miss Kavanagh said. Bellatrix gave her a slight nod, and took in as much detail as she could, unfortunately, the deep hood Ardiara wore, and the unnerving gloom around her prevented her from getting much information. She pulled her eyes away and back to Miss Kavanagh.

"I- I'm sorry, but what is this about?" Bellatrix asked, suddenly noticing a slowly building headache. Ardiara reached up and swept back her hood, unveiling her red hair and piercing green-gray eyes. The shadows suddenly retreated.

"We need your help." Her voice sounded slightly unearthly. Bellatrix felt a chill race through her body. "If the Organization is to survive into the future, there's one very important thing that needs to happen."

"W- what's that?" Bellatrix asked.

"White Rose International needs to be crushed." Her eyes narrowed. Bellatrix felt as though she could see into her mind, and it was cold, dark, and sinister. She didn't even notice that the pursuit bike escort had pulled away and left them alone.

"How am I supposed to-?"

"Infiltration." Miss Kavanagh said.

"Uh..."

"Bellatrix, your first step is to get close to the allies and friends of their CEO, Persephone Rose." Miss Kavanagh explained. Bellatrix began to question further, but Miss Kavanagh continued before she could.

"I know what you'll ask... we have already got you an apartment in a building where one of her close allies lives. I believe you know her, Liara."

Bellatrix's eyes widened as the car came to a stop, and Bella looked around.

"Where are we?"

"The building where you'll be living is around the corner." She nudged a duffel bag on the floor. "Change into these clothes, and leave your uniform here."

Bella picked up the bag and opened it. Inside was typical "street" clothing; cargo pants, boots, a tank top, and a half jacket.

"What about-?"

"Your new apartment is filled with clothing and food, and you have a modified ALICE smart home system." Miss Kavanagh said, "as well as some... self-defense tools."

Bellatrix nodded and began to get undressed. Ardiara pulled her hood back over her face and sat back, the unnatural darkness cloaked fell over her once again. Bella felt her headache fade, as she pulled open her jacket. Under it was a black tank top with the symbol of the Organization, barely restraining her large breasts. Miss Kavanagh bit her lip as Bella leaned down, unveiling more of her ample chest. She removed her boots and tugged down her pants. Miss Kavanagh almost chuckled seeing Bellatrix's chaste white cotton panties. She deftly pulled on the cargo pants and boots, swapped her tank top for the other, and set the half jacket next to her on the seat.

"Now what?" Bellatrix asked.

"Your new apartment is around the corner and down the block. 7735... the pass key card will get you into the building. It's unit 899, it's stocked with food, clothing, and a workstation with any additional information you might need." Miss Kavanagh said.

"Okay..."

"One more thing." Miss Kavanagh pulled a small metal box from her coat pocket and held it out to Bella.

"What's this?" She opened it. Inside were two chips, designed to fit in skull slots. "What is their...purpose?" Bellatrix asked.

"It will assist us in communicating with you and... monitor your activities." Miss Kavanagh smirked. "After you make contact with Liara, reach out, and we will supply you with your next directive as needed."

"Got it." Bella, suddenly not confident in this mission, opened the car door, tossed out her duffle, grabbed her jacket, and climbed out.

"Bellatrix," Miss Kavanagh called from the car. She leaned down. "I'm counting on you to make this mission a success. You will be handsomely rewarded."

Bellatrix just nodded and closed the car door. She watched as it sped off down the street and disappeared around the corner. Letting out a sigh, she picked up her bag and headed toward her new home.

"You don't think she'll be... suspicious of the chips?" Ardiara asked.

"No, she's been with the Organization for a long time, she's been thoroughly indoctrinated into our philosophy and way of doing things. Plus, one of those chips is designed to override her cybernetics and bring her into complete compliance if she does try to cross us." Miss Kavanagh said confidently.

"You have everything thought out, eh?"

"Of course, the Organization doesn't do anything half-assed." She replied. "Did you get anything from her with your... mind?"

"No... she was anxious and unsure, but I got a sense of calm by the time she exited the car," Ardiara said.

"Good... good."

Bellatrix rode the dimly lit lift to her floor going over everything she was told, and began to think about it, finally, she shook her head.

"No... I'll never get out. Even if I wanted to, they'd track me down and kill me if I betrayed them. There's no leaving the Organization." She frowned and stepped off the lift after the door opened. After finding her new home, she entered and dropped her bag, Bella dropped onto the couch and looked around the dimly lit room. A quiet triple beep sounded and a voice startled her.

"Welcome Miss Bellatrix, I am ALICE, is there anything I can do for you?"

She thought for a moment, "Yeah, brew me a cup of hot, black coffee and synthesize a protein bar."

"Very well, give me a few moments."

So... what do I even do now?She thought to herself.

"Your coffee and protein bar are ready in the kitchen. Please don't hesitate to ask for anything else, should the need arise."

"Thank you, ALICE," Bella replied. She sat and stared at the walls for several minutes, until finally getting up and retrieving her drink and food from the kitchen, returned to the living room and stood in front of the large window looking out over the city. She scoffed as she looked off to the left and saw the Obelisk looming in the distance, like a reminder of her task and who is really in charge.

She took a bite of her protein bar and moved over to her workstation. Sitting down, she powered it on and waited. As the display lit up, an alert popped up.

You have 7 new messages

"what the fuck?!" She mumbled under her breath, followed by an alert on her cyber eye HUD.

Incoming message_

"Oh for fucks sake." She shook her head. "Ignore." She growled and got up, set down her cup and sighed.

"I think I got in over my head... but it's not like I had a choice." She grumbled. "I can only imagine..." she paused for a moment.

What am I thinking, I can't talk out loud, I'm sure ALICE will record everything said and done in this apartment.

She went into the bedroom and sat on the edge of the bed.There's no way I'm going to install either of those damn chips, I'm not stupid!

"Make sure you unhook all the latches, there's like twenty of them," Liara said pointing to the far side of the crate where Carise was busy trying to get the crate open.

"Okay, I think that's all of them," Carise said, walking back around to Liara. "Well?"

"Okay, here goes," Liara said and pulled a small lever on the side of the crate. A small hiss of decompression emanated from the crate just before the lid "split" down the middle and rotated up and around to the sides. Carise's eyes grew large in shock at what was revealed.

"I thought she said..."

"I guess she changed her mind," Liara said.

The two of them looked down at the contents of the crate. There, nestled in cryofoam packing was a synthetic robot! The longer they looked at it, they realized that Persephone went out of her way to make it look as beautiful as they thought possible. Female in form, with wide hips, large breasts, short, asymmetrical hairstyle, and large sky blue eyes. And pale skin. The most striking thing about it was the turquoise-tinted "seams" along its body that echoed its hair color.

"She's so pretty!" Carise said.

"Miss Liara, may I inquire as to what is in the crate?" ALICE asked.

"If I'm not mistaken, it's a body... for you," Liara replied.

"A... a body, for me?" ALICE stammered.

"A super sexy one at that!" Carise declared.

"According to the letter Persephone sent along, we need to plug in a power cable to charge the bootup process, and another to perform the transfer of the ALICE software to the synth brain," Liara said as she looked from the data pad to the synth.

"Liara?"

"Yeah?"

"Should we... cover her up?" Carise asked, staring at the perfect, but naked body of the synth.

"If it is to be my body, I would prefer that," ALICE said.

"Oh! Of course!" Liara said and retrieved a blanket and put it over the synth.

"Thank you," ALICE said.

"Here, help me with this Carise." Liara said as she gently turned the synth's head. "Here's the transfer port." She said pressing down in a small section on the back of its neck. It popped up and she flipped it open. "Grab that cable over there." She did as she pointed to a spool of heavy cable. Carise quickly grabbed one end and brought it to Liara, who proceeded to plug it into the port.

"What's next?" Carise asked.

"I need to connect the other end to my workstation and to find the power port of the synth to charge the bootup drives," Liara explained. They went to work getting all the connections set up and Liara sat in the chair in front of her computer. Immediately, the computer started the preloaded software it was receiving from the synth.

"What is all that?" Carise asked, standing behind her.

"It's a program installed in the synth that will guide the installation process. From the looks of it, it's gonna take a long time." Liara explained.

"According to my initial calculations, based on what I'm getting from this program, it could take anywhere from nine to thirty-six hours, depending on the speed at which the synth can process the ALICE program matrix and the emotion programs you've installed in my mainframe," ALICE stated.