�Has Cerb contacted you with the transport coordinates?�
�Affirmative Johnman. You can beam down when ready.�
With that I headed to the transporter room. On the way I grabbed a radio and an emergency transporter engager (ETE). Although Cerb promised that the girls would behave they still had a reputation for destruction. Besides this was the first time I was to meet his macro roommates and didn�t know what to expect. Better safe than sorry.
A moment later I watched the bulkhead of my ship disappear and an open field come into view. It didn�t take me long to spot the house that SAI picked up. It was just a few hundred feet from where I transported down.
Then without warning I was hit harshly from above and slammed to the ground. The force of the blow knocked the wind out of me and I almost passed out. Once I got to my senses I realized a giant paw had me pinned down on the ground. Towering above me over a hundred feet in the air was the face of a growling blue macro husky. Although her ears were straight back and teeth showing, no pressure was being applied to the paw. Though the flickering sense of joy in her eyes gave me the impression this would not be the case for much longer.
�Nikita STOP!� Someone yelled from behind. I peered over my shoulder and saw Cerb as he came running out of the house, �That�s Johnman.�
Nikita looked at Cerb then back down at me. A disappointed look came over her face but it quickly changed into an evil grin as she lifted her paw off of me and swung it toward Cerb. He had already halted nearby and was panting heavily. The sight of what was coming immediately caught his attention.
�Nikita! � Nikita no� Wait� DON�T!!!!!!�
But Cerbs pleas were only answered with a crushing stomp from the paw. As it sunk into the ground blood squirted from underneath its sole. After a brief pause the grinning Nikita slowly lifted her foot off of Cerb�s flatted twitching body. Strings of blood and guts partially stuck to the pads as they cleared the crater. She gave the sticky remains a little shake then scraped what was left on her sole in the grass.
�SAI this is Johnman.� I yelled into my radio. �Beam me down an emergency medkit.�
SAI obediently followed my instructions and by the time I reached Cerb a medkit was waiting for me. Unfortunately by that time his devastated body had stopped moving all together. There was nothing I or anyone else could do to save him.
But that�s when things got interesting. As I was about to ask Nikita �why� my medical instruments came to life. I picked up the scanner and found readings almost as unbelievable as what I was witnessing with my own eyes. Cerb�s body had almost completely reformed; it was pushing back to its original shape like a balloon. Within a minute he was back on his feet but clearly in a lot of pain.
�Cerb what happened?�
�I�m sorry Johnman I wasn�t expecting you yet. I know she could have�� He replied weakly.
�No! Not that Cerb� YOU� I mean� you were de�� I stuttered excitedly.
�Oh that, I should have told you before you met HER. I can�t be killed. Well at least not from anything but old age. You see, about a year after I used the macro potion in sorcerer school another potion I was experimenting with mutated my special abilities. Now instead of being able to grow into a macro I can survive, well, being crushed by one.� Cerb explained while clasping his aching body.
�Are you going to be alright?� I asked, concerned over the fact that just a moment ago he was dead.
�Yeah, I�ll be fine after I get some rest.� He explained and glared up at Nikita, �Now Nikita be very careful with Johnman. He�s only a human. Do you understand?�
Nikita nodded with a satisfied look and nudged Cerb with one of her blood soaked toes. �Sorry about that Cerb I just felt like squishing someone, it was either you or him.�
After helping Cerb back to the house I came back outside where Nikita was waiting for me. She had gotten down on one knee and was looking at me inquisitively. I made a quick check of my ETE to make sure SAI still had a good transporter lock before getting any closer.
�I won�t hurt you little guy, I promise.� Nikita announced softly sensing my nervous demeanor.
She leaned forth and began to probe me with one of her fingers. Nikita seemed really interested in me. I later found out that I was the first human she had seen in years! In retrospect it was probably the reason she hadn�t crushed me immediately after beaming down.
After being probed and toyed with for several minutes the giant husky gently picked me up in her palm. With a playful grin on her face Nikita started walking. When asked where we were going, she only responded, �to find some new toys� with a mischievous smile, and trotted toward a city on the horizon.
Within a few minutes the screams started. A sinister grin filled the mega husky�s face as the sound of wet crunches started to fill the air also. Carefully maneuvering in her palm I managed to catch a glimpse behind us. Nikita left behind a trail of deep paw shaped craters in her path. Most of them were filled with crushed cars and twitching pools of gore.
Although this type of destruction was neither shocking nor new to me, Nikita�s reaction to it was. She seemed only to be vaguely aware of the destruction her murderous footsteps were causing. Instead her attention was focused on the traffic in the street below, especially a shiny new car that seemed to be trying to outrun her casual pace. The playful husky seemed determined to capture it.
She finally caught up with her prize in a crowded parking lot. Once Nikita had it in her free hand the husky carelessly walked into a large crowd of furs that were coming out of the nearby buildings. She paid absolutely no attention to the furs she was trampling to death. Instead her focus was still on the car and its horrified occupant.
�Nikita what are you doing?� I asked.
�I like this one!� The husky replied giving my question only minimal attention.
Then she carefully removed the door of the car and plucked out its occupant. His pleas were completely ignored as Nikita simply tossed him over her shoulder like discarding a piece of trash. Now with the empty car in her hand we started to make our way out of the city and back towards Cerb�s ranch.
I�ve come to accept and understand why some macros kill for pleasure but there was something about what just happened that bothered me. In most other cases the macros were at least aware of the little furs/people they crushed. However Nikita seemed to be almost oblivious to those massacred that day. It was something that bothered me too much to leave alone.
�Nikita are you aware of what you just did?� I asked firmly.
�Yeah I�ve been trying to find one of these for weeks. Isn�t it shiny.� She replied proudly, dangling it before me.
�What about all those furs you just stepped on? Did you even know you were doing it?�
�Oh you mean the bugs. I step on them all the time, it�s fun!� She replied enthusiastically. �Did you know every bug squishes differently! Some take loads of pressure then burst. Some take the pressure then split and squirt guts everywhere. A few just spread slowly and others crunch like gravel. The odd person can�t take any pressure and just sorta melts out like butter. Ah and there are some who explode into gore, they�re the most fun. Some of them are sticky inside and cling to the bottom of my paw��
�NIKITA!� I yelled realizing the conversation was going nowhere. �Never mind.�
Nikita seemed a little disappointed that I didn�t want to hear more about her squishing experiences. However her discontent passed quickly as she had a question to pose of me.
�Johnman, what�s a Pawslut?�
�What?�
�Cerb once told me that you were the biggest pawslut he ever met. You don�t look that big to me?� Nikita replied rather bewildered.
�Well you see Nikita a pawslut likes macro paws... I personally like to worship them...� I replied trying to chose my words carefully.
Nikita looked down at her paws, which were still covered in blood, guts, and debris. �You worship these things? Do you mean like a religion or something?�
�O...K� well� you see Nikita, I like to�� Regrettably Nikita wasn�t that bright and I wasn�t sure how to explain it. Then my pawslut instincts kicked in and I got an idea. �Nikita can I give you a demonstration?�
�A demonstration�� Nikita replied and looked down at her feet again. �With my paws?�
�Sure, they�re very big and pretty� Besides I can make them feel a lot better after all that stomping you just did.� I replied wholeheartedly.
Nikita thought for a moment, she didn�t seem too eager about the idea at first. She then looked down at her paws and at me again.
�You think my paws are pretty?� She replied looking a little embarrassed.
�And so is the big husky they�re attached to.� I replied blushing a little.
She smiled and replied �OK... What do I have to do?�
�Just lay down on you stomach and relax. I�ll do the rest.�
The colossal fur did as instructed and laid down in an open field. I instructed SAI to beam me down some supplies. Within a minute I was inspecting the blood soaked feet in front of me and preparing the pressure washer. Nikita seemed a little antsy but did her best to lie still as I got to work.
Cleaning took over an hour and turned out to be very extensive. Nikita apparently will step on anything or anyone that gets in her way. Her paws had layers of debris and gore to wash off. However the husky seemed to enjoy the attention and her tail wagged back in forth in the air during the treatment.
Once her paws were clean I cautiously climbed up on the first one and started massaging lotion into the heel pad. As I worked several �knots� out of the soft leather pads the toes below me began to curl up tightly. By the time I worked my way down the enormous sole Nikita�s tail wagging had been replaced by a series of soft moans. By that point the husky already seemed to be really enjoying the pampering. So I kneaded and rubbed the paws of the macro husky with all the loving attention I could muster. As they became softer and more relaxed, so did their owner.
However after a couple of hours the satisfying moans coming from Nikita were replaced by another sound, snoring. Now completely exhausted I decided to take a hint and got comfortable. The once blood soaked, filthy paws were now clean and soft. As I allowed my body to sink into the soft pads of one of them, the natural warm began to relax my aching back muscles. Within five minutes I was out cold, curled up on the sole of one of Nikita�s vicious feet.
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�Yes, okay Nikita, I suppose he�s kinda cute but what are you doing with him?�
�He�s my little human friend Vikki. A very sweet one at that too. He did this whole religion thing to me and it felt great.�
�Yeah,� okaaaaay� but why was he sleeping on your� Oh wait� I think he�s waking up��
The voices of the two macros were the first things I heard as my brief slumber came to an end. It didn�t take long to realize that I was situated in the palm of someone�s hand. From the yellow fur that surrounded me I realized it was Vikki. Once my eyes adjusted to the light I sat up and looked at Nikita. She affectionately nudged me with her big wet nose and smiled.
�Good morning pretty thing. Did you sleep well?� I asked in a sly voice.
Nikita held her hand out and Vikki dropped me into it. The familiar blue fingers cradled me tenderly as their owner watched over with delight.
�What you did was very sweet Johnman. But I have a bone to pick with you.� Nikita replied.
�Bone? What did I do?�
�My paws are made for stomping not sleeping!� Nikita replied firmly. �No naps next time.�
�Next time? Does that mean I can rub them again?�
Nikita grinned and replied, �Maybe� If you behave.�
I just smiled back at her. She was showing a tender side that very few ever get to see. It made me feel special.
�Oh and Johnman just one more thing.� She announced, �Stampy and I have been talking and he wanted me to give you something.�
The big husky smirked playfully and opened her mouth. My eyes slammed shut as a gigantic tongue came near and a moment later I was soaked in husky drool. I opened my eyes to find both of the girls giggling.
�Arrrggghhh NIKITA!!!�
Acknowledgements:
- Cerberus, Nikita, and Vikki all Cerberus copyrighted characters used with his permission.
- Stampy is a copyrighted character and used with permission of his player.
- Although this story is an original Johnman it has been read and edited by Cerberus for accuracy and some parts have been partially rewritten by Cerb to better reflect his characters.
- The �bug crushing description dialog� was originally a quote from Nikita�s player, reprinted with permission.