Orchid held Rachel for awhile then gently pulled back, taking Rachel's hands in her's and just holding them while rachel told her story. "We were all members of the Order at one point. Aluara, Sthtyth, myself, and many others. We all thought we were training to become some form of special operatives to combat the growing human threat to the north.", Rachel paused for a second and apologized. "I'm sorry Orchid, I mean...Jim, but the humans and the anthros of this world just don't see eye to eye. They created us, and our natural animal talents with our heightened sense of awareness and intellect that the humans bestowed upon us quickly allowed us to overshadow our former masters. Many of them are planning to undo what they did in the past."
"Forget that I'm human Rachel.", said Jim inside Orchid. "I have met some truly remarkable individuals today and I have had the pleasure of being many different beings. I think the anthros are wonderful."
Rachel smiled at this and she seemed genuinely touched. "Thank you for helping us Jim. I know you were caught up in this by chance, but I am glad you have stayed with us." She wiped her eyes with the back of her hands and continued her story.
"Anyway, we discovered that the Order of the One was some sort of assassin's guild with their eyes cast on world domination. Sthyth knew this before either I or Aluara and he used the knowledge that he had of the orders internal politics to make things difficult for us in our training. He was always a competitive creature and viewed reptiles as superior to mammals." Rachel glanced over at the Aluara suit on the floor and then looked back to Orchid. "Sthyth duped us into attacking a group of animals who were trying to negotiate a peace settlement with less violent humans from the north. Aluara's sister was amongst those animals and that is how Aluara nearly killed her own sister. We managed to do a lot of damage to those animals only realizing afterwards that we had been tricked."
"When Aluara went to confront Sthyth, he was waiting in ambush with a few of his cohorts. They faught a terrific battle using blades and magic. Sthtyh used his runic sword to cut a swath across the fabric of our reality. He rent space and time and Aluara was sucked into the rift he had torn just as if she had fallen throught the screen of a movie theater that had been ripped. It looked just like that. I think she may have fallen into your world Jim, and I frankly don't know if she was able to survive. I miss her terribly and I have been pretending to be her until she can come back. I think that is why Sthyth seemed scared when we last met and I am afraid of what may happen if he finds that it is me and not Aluara. Sthyth never felt threatened by me."
"I am still very confused by all this", said Orchid as she fumbled at her throat. "Magic? Costumes that make you into anyone? Political machinations in a world who's politics I don't even understand?", Orchid pulled the hidden zipper down and loosened the mask. The furred rabbit body slid off his shoulders and pooled around his feet, Jim was naked and shivering. "I guess I just don't understand what purpose I have here, but I know one thing for certain, you miss Aluara very much. I hope she is alive and returns to you."
Jim stepped past Rachel and picked up the tan furred costume of Aluara. He held it up before himself and admired her beauty. She had a long, delicately feminine face, and graceful figure. Her ears were long and stood errect on her head and her eyes, hollow now, were deep onyx when the suit was filled. Jim couldn't help himself and he put one leg into the leg of the costume. It was silky, smooth and warm. He put his other leg in and pulled the costume up past his wasit. He put his right arm into the arm hole and watched as he pushed his arm through the sleeve and into the delicate fingers. He put his left arm in and then pulled the costume up around his shoulders. He reached back and pulled Aluara's face down over his own and then pulled the zipper up from her navel to her throat. There it was hidden underneath a flap of fur. Rachel watched Jim do this and did not object at all. She found herself becoming aroused as Jim zipped into Aluara.
Once Jim was completely inside the costume, Aluara held her arms out for Rachel and the two embraced and began to kiss passionately. It was only a matter of moments before Rachel was once again in the throws of exctasy with her imposter lover Aluara. Then...
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