A Major Error

Chloe and Hilde had finally gotten back to the lair well after it was dark out. Had the trip been short? No. Quick? Also no. Annoying as all get out? For Chloe, most certainly. She hadn’t been sure why, but Hilde had kept acting strangely and needy toward their Mistress. Chloe had wanted to use Hilde’s pocket space to take her back to the lair fast, but found that plan wouldn’t work as Hilde needed near constant supervision at the moment.

But they were finally back. What worried her as she entered the lounge with Hilde was that the others weren’t back yet. At least it looks like they finished their quest based on their scores and XP. She then heard footfalls from behind her as the other three entered.

Chloe breathed a sigh of relief, hearing their footsteps, “Oh, you're back!” Her smile quickly turned into a frown, seeing the state of the three of them. Merida was incapacitated. Aubrey not only looked like a goth for some reason unbeknownst to Chloe, but her udders were massive, and her hair had her arms tied behind her back. Kitty seemed to have a blank look on her face as if there was no one home.

Seeing Chloe Aubrey immediately sent her a message with the ring, “OH THANK GOD! GETTING BACK HERE HAS BEEN AWFUL!”

Chloe winced slightly at Aubrey’s mental shout, “Aubrey, I’m here, no need to shout.” Chloe moved over and took Merida from Aubery, which turned out rather tricky as she had been literally tied to Aubery. Eventually, though, she got them separated and placed Merida on the couch. Hilde immediately lay down next to Merida, snuggling in tightly. “What’s up with Kitty here? Wait… Kitty?”

Kitty slowly turned to look at Chloe, hearing her name.

“She isn’t stupid exactly. You know how some phone companies have limited data plans after which they throttle your connection significantly? Kitty’s brain is like that until she gets some cum. As for her name, that’s Kitty’s tags. Where’s Mary? I could really use her help.”

“Mistress is in Hilde’s storage. You also look like you could use a massive milking. Hilde, could you bring Mistress out of your storage?”

Hilde was already sound asleep, resting on Merida’s breast. Chloe walked over and rolled Hilde off the couch cause her to wake up rather violently. “WHAT… HUH! What’s happening?”

“Hilde, please bring out Mistress.”

“Oh, um, sure.” Hilde opened her storage and pulled out Mary with Chloe’s help.

Chloe shook her head, “I had hoped to save this for later, but I think we need it now.” Chloe got out her phone and texted Cassandra.

Chloe: Cassandra, I’d like to call in a favor to completely get rid of Mistress’s incapacitation, and if I can squeeze it in as many ill effects on myself and my party members as possible, prioritizing Mistress, me, Aubrey, Hilde, Flora, then Merida.

Cassandra: Mary will be up in a second, and I was able to clear her of some minor lingering effects that would have likely been gone by tomorrow morning.

Mary woke up and stood brushing her dress off, and was immediately glomped onto by Hilde. “HILDE! What has gotten into you?”

“Don’t leave me again, Mistress. Please.”

Mary looked around and then at Chloe, “Okay, you clearly know what’s going on, what do I need to do to help first?”

Chloe breathed for a second. It’s okay, Mistress is back. I don’t have to do damage control alone. Hilde is probably hypnotized, which needs Merida to fix; Kitty needs cum, which again Merida or Mary, Aubrey needs milking at a minimum, and Merida is still incapacitated.

“Okay, here’s the plan. Hilde, open up your storage again.” She complied, and Chloe gently guided Kitty into it. “Mistress, help me carry Merida into it, please. Now, Aubrey, you look like you’re struggling to move as well. If you can walk, then you can follow us; otherwise, get in as well.” Aubrey considered it but was tired and walked into the space as well. Hilde then closed the space as she held Mary’s hand. “Excellent. Mistress, we are going to the workshop. The milking machine is there. We need to take care of milking Aubrey. I would say let Kitty eat you out at the same time, but let’s take this one step at a time.”

Mary nodded along with the plan but asked, “Kitty? Chloe, she doesn’t mind that as an affectionate pet name, but you really shouldn’t be calling Kitty, Kitty.” Mary looked confused, “Kitty, Kiiiitty, Kit-ty. What the hell?”

“An item effect. So low on the list of things to deal with right now, as I don’t know when Cassandra is going to **** us to be done for the evening. Mistress, you have Kitty’s, Aubrey’s, and Hilde’s boons, right?”

“Yes, why?”

“When you eat me out in a bit, keep Aubrey’s and Hilde’s; they might be useful later tonight, swap out Kitty’s for my favors so we can bring back Merida.”

“Sounds like a plan, but wouldn’t it be a better idea to bring Merida back first?”

“I don’t know what effects she is under, so she waits until we can get Aubrey back.” Getting to the workshop, Chloe asked Hilde, “Can we get Aubrey out here?” Hilde seemed lost in a day dream as her eyes were closed as she rested her head on Mary’s arm with her eyes closed. “Mistress, could you please get her to cooperate?”

Mary nodded, “Hey, Hilde, can you do something for me?”

Hilde snapped to attention and gave a quick salute, “Delivery for you, Mistress!” Aubrey was ejected from Hilde’s storage a moment later, causing her to stumble into Mary’s arms.

“BAAAA!”

Mary managed to catch her with the help of her hair acting as a third limb. “I got you.”

“Mary, why are we in the workshop?” Aubrey then saw the milking machine. “Oh… that… Mary, are you sure I can’t bash that evil contraption to a literal pulp?”

“Aubrey, this is for your own good. Your breasts are larger than my head, and they have gotten noticeably bigger on our way here from the lounge.” Aubrey sagged in defeat and didn’t resist as Mary led her over to the milking machine. Aubrey knelt on the padded section and then bent over at the waist, so that her breasts were dangling beneath her like the udders they effectively were right now.

Chloe was holding back Hilde and dragged the **** Merida out of her storage and got Hilde to sleep on Merida’s breast again. “You need to secure her, Mistress.” Mary saw the metal bindings locking her ankles and wrists into place so she couldn’t move. After Mary had her wrists locked in place and moved towards Aubrey’s ankles, Chloe continued, “Then you have to hook up the suction cups to her udders.”

“WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST CALL THEM, CHLOE!” Aubrey shouted at Chloe rather pissed.

“I called them your udders.”

“I AM NOT A COW! GET ME OUT OF THIS RIGHT NOW!” Aubrey started struggling, but couldn’t get free.

Mary said, “Aubrey, calm down. One, you do need this, and you know that I’m right.” Aubrey stopped actively fighting to get free. “Two, Chloe and Hilde, both underwent a level of hypnosis. You might notice she is constantly calling me Mistress, as Hilde does. Chloe didn’t get it as bad because she didn’t fail the trial, but give her some leeway please.”

“What about you?”

Mary attached a suction cup to one breast. “I find your milky tits very enticing. I know you are touchy about the insinuation that you would make a good cow, but I would like to remind you that sheep have udders too, and you are one adorable lamb in **** need of a good milking.” Mary attached the second suction cup. “And let’s not even pretend like you aren’t going to climax at least once from what you are about to experience.” Mary moved over to the control console and saw a secondary panel shot out labeled, ‘Mistress Only Controls’. “Ooooh… what do we have here. Let’s see, continuous, hands-free, definitely want both of those. Hmmm, oh well, that might be my favorite option.”

“What is it?” Chloe asked, getting Flora situated next to Merida as well.

“It says overnight.”

“Mary… you aren’t actually considering.”

“Have you completely and totally drained tomorrow morning? Yes, I am. Especially as it says here that overnight milking will also make sure you are completely and 100% rested tomorrow morning while still giving you the continuous pleasure from the milking.”

Chloe came over and looked at the control console. “Mistress, I don’t know if you should do that.”

“Why not?”

“Aubrey is a little… touchy about it.”

Mary sighed and sagged her shoulders. “I know, and honestly, that is part of the reason I’m considering doing it. Aubrey, you need to realize that you need to be milked. You need to get over the fact that you need to get milked because it isn’t going away. You did this to yourself, too. You specifically asked for my help determining which candies the other day would cause you to lactate more. What happens if this causes permanent stretching? Maybe one of the effects normally wouldn’t, but it’s compounded several times over. So this is happening.” Mary pressed the button to begin an overnight milking of Aubrey.

Aubrey immediately started bleating, “BAAA! BA BAA! BAAAAA! Baaaa baaaaa baaaaaaaa baaaaaa baaaaaaaaa baaaaaaaa baaaaaaaa.”

Mary then went and grabbed her sword and hooked up the milking machine output to it so that Aubrey’s sword would be full to the brim for milk slashes.

Hilde sat up, covering her ears in annoyance, and then repositioned on top of Merida and squished her head between Merida’s breasts to muffle the noise. A minute later, Aubrey’s own bleating was muffled as her hair wrapped around her face, gagging her while also immobilizing her even further.

Mary turned to Chloe, “Alright, who’s next?”

“I had planned to ask Aubrey that, but it should probably be Flora.”

Petra walked into the workshop, frowning, seeing the state Hilde was in. “Mary, Chloe, I’ve been told to let you two know that you need to get going to your room. On a separate note, could you explain what is wrong with my sister?”

“Petra, I know you aren’t thrilled about what has happened with Hilde joining my harem.”

“That would be an understatement.”

“But you should also realize why she did it.” Petra nodded. “As for right now, she went through some sort of hypnosis punishment from the dungeon we were in.”

Petra’s frown turned to one of worry. “Mary…”

“Petra, I know. Hilde told me before we went into the dungeon. At least somewhat. I’m hoping that Merida will be able to help undo the damage once she’s back on her feet. Now, how long do Chloe and I have?”

“Fifteen minutes.”

“Thanks. Chloe, I know it’s your night with me, but…”

“Yes, we can bring all of them. Sort of annoyed that we can’t bring Aubrey and I have to give up my first night alone with you, but they aren’t in any state to be alone right now.” Chloe went over and picked up Hilde and shook her until she woke up. “We need your storage again.” Hilde nodded, and as Chloe put her down, the three of them moved Flora and Merida into the storage. Chloe walked over and gave Aubrey a kiss on the forehead, then walked towards the door. Seeing Mary not moving, she asked, “You coming?”

“In a second. I want to do something with Aubrey real quick. I’ll see you in the room.” Chloe looked concerned for a second, but nodded, trusting that her Mistress wouldn’t do anything nefarious to her girlfriend. Chloe grabbed Hilde before she could latch onto Mary again and walked out of the workshop with her. Petra also left, as she mostly only came to deliver Cassandra’s message.

Mary went over to Aubrey, slowing the milking machine down considerably so Aubrey would be able to think straight. “Aubrey, I hope you understand this is important, and I’m not meaning to be cruel.”

Mary heard muffled baaing and a nod of the head.

“Good. I am going to leave you here overnight, but there are different settings I can put this on. There are the settings I’d like to put this on, because frankly, I find the idea of what it would do to you incredibly arousing. I can control the speed it milks you, the frequency and rhythm of the machine, whether you are allowed to climax, among many other things.”

Aubrey’s eyes widen. “Mary, you wouldn’t really edge me all night, would you?”

Mary stroked her cheek. “While tempting, just to see the horny mess you would be tomorrow, no, I wouldn’t. I’ll put it on whatever settings you want, but I’ll make you a deal: you trust me to take care of you, and I’ll make sure you’re satisfied to your heart’s content on your next night with me in three days.”

Aubrey was breathing heavily, but clearly thinking. “Even if I wanted you to breed me?”

Mary leaned in and whispered into her ear, “Yes. It would be my pleasure.”

Aubrey nearly climaxed from hearing that. “I… you won’t be mean, right? I trust you… but sometimes…” Mary tilted her head and smiled in response. “Okay, I’ll trust you, Mary.”

Mary patted her on the head a few times, went to the control panel, pulled up the options, and settled on the following.

Wagner Industries Home Dairy System Mrk. 3
Milking Settings

• Duration: Overnight
• Speed: Ludicrous
• Frequency: Begin when breast reach Q-Cups until empty
• Climax: Yes, but only upon breasts emptying.
• Relaxation Helmet: Active; Calming, and Acceptance mode.
• Additional toys: None
• Morning State: Rested and Empty

Mary looked at Aubrey, smiled, walked over, and kissed her passionately. “Enjoy, and I look forward to your next night with me. Also, I really do love the black with the pink; you should consider combining them more.” Mary started the machine and watched as a visor came out and covered Aubrey’s eyes and ears. Then Aubrey’s breasts rapidly drained and shrank, down to their natural H-cups, causing her to cum from the pleasure.

Mary smiled, gave her a final head pat, and headed off to her room, where she was certain she was about to have quite a bit more fun.

Arriving in her room, Mary found Hilde and Flora curled up on Merida’s lap. Merida was up and awake, having been placed in a bed, though Mary knew she was still technically incapacitated. She was also holding a leg up above her head. Mary noticed the heels she was wearing as well, and clearly approved.

Merida swore, “Bloody Hell, MARY! SERIOUSLY! First, my breeks, and noo I feel like onythin' less than a four-inch heel is clearly no' supposed tae be pairt o' my wardrobe.”

Mary just smirked, “That’s not my fault, and you know it. Now, can you tell us what all happened for you three in the Greed Dungeon?”

“Eh… weel, it turned oot fairly weel, but was also a shit show.” Merida continued to explain the rooms in general to Mary and Chloe.

When she was done, Mary asked, “So I assume the ballet heels were from the chest room and are why your leg is still above your head?”

“Aye. Even though I used the staff tae get rid o' the posin' bit, it seems that it cam' back efter a time. If ye cuid use the staff tae clear at least some o' this stuff frae us, I’d appreciate it.”

Mary walked over and picked up the cleansing staff. “What all is there?”

“Let’s see. I got this corset, which gets tighter every time I get hit, and these heels. Low priority, honestly. Aubrey is a goth. Kitty is the ane tae get hit the warst. She got hit wi' a temporary TF, giein' her size envy for briests. Onyane bigger than her she’ll be mair submissive towards, and onyane sma'er than her she’ll try tae dominate, but she’ll also actively try tae increase her size. Her collar is actually twa items fused intae ane. The first maks it sae she cannae communicate except in meows and maks her mair pet-like. The second ane maks her mair docile and suggestible.”

“You didn’t mention Aubrey’s hair tying her up, or for Kitty, her only being able to be called Kitty, or the fact that her thinking is now cum fueled.”

“Weel, Kitty’s name is actually frae a positive item, no' a curse. As for the ither twa things, I dinna ken aboot them; that likely happened efter I was incapacitated.”

Merigold popped out. “Allow me tae explain. While we three cuidna dae onythin', we werenae actually rendered ****. Those twa effects happened at the end o' the dungeon because they cuidnae pay the toll. Neither cuid Merida actually. Sae they a' got hit wi' a temporary TF. Ye wullnae be able tae remove the TFs wi' the staff.”

“What did Merida get hit with?” Chloe asked.

Merigold sighed, “Somethin' rael bad. Here, Mary, I’m sendin' ye the details.”

Auto-Shibari Hair: Aubrey’s hair will lengthen considerably so that it can wrap and tie her up at times. It will take some effort to free herself, even with the help of another, when she is tied up.

Cum-Fueled: Kitty’s mental faculties will be based on how much cum she has consumed recently. Cum of Mark/Mary is particularly more effective.

Competitive Gamer: In addition to reveling in nerd culture, Merida will find that games are meant to be played and to be won. She will be willing to take greater risks and exert greater effort to place first, and will almost never turn down a challenging game.

“Well, shit. Merida, I’m not sure I should remove your incapacitation.”

“MARY! WHY NO'! If ye leave me like this, my chances o' takin' first gae doon the cundy! Please! I’m sure I can mak' it worth yer while.” Merida grabbed her other leg, pulling it up and spreading her legs wide to either side, exposing the fact that she wasn’t wearing panties anymore.

“That right there. I’m worried about what you will do to take first.”

Merida frowned. “Mary, please.”

Mary could see the desperation, but also the fire in Merida’s eyes.

Merigold then both betrayed and protected Merida at the same time. She stepped between the two. “Mary, she’s actively considerin' ways tae get ye tae help her, includin' hypnotizin' ye intae daein' it. It wasnae an idle thocht either. I shuid also mention that Merida placed several mair hypnotic triggers intae Kitty while in the dungeon that she hasnae mentioned tae ye, related tae her vibratin' piercings that ye can also trigger. No' tae mention Aubrey’s even further increased milk production. She wasnae hidin' those things, though, but rather forgot aboot them wi' everything else that happened.”

“Merigold!” Merida exclaimed.

At the same time, Mary exclaimed, “Merida! Seriously!?”

Merigold tried to play peacemaker. “Mary, please dinnae blame Merida. That competitive gamer TF is hittin' Mira, Meribelle, and me, tae. I want tae tak' first just as muckle as Merida does. I juist realized that Merida makin' that play wid be disastrous. Sae I intervened.”

Mary calmed down. Merigold is right, that this TF is a problem. “Do we know how long these temp TFs last? Actually, before we continue.” Mary walked over to Hilde and removed her bad luck curse. As she activated the staff, she felt all the mana she had leave her body at once, and she swayed to the side, landing on the bed. “Whoa, using all your mana at once leaves you woozy. Good to know.” Mary examined Hilde. “Shit, that helped, but didn’t cleanse her curse. I’m going to have to do that tomorrow as well. Merida, I guess you are getting your wish, because we need you to help remove some of these curses.” After a moment of recovery, Mary turned to Merida and grabbed her by the front of her dress, and said in a menacing voice. “I want to make one thing clear, though. Unless I say otherwise and am present while it is happening, you aren’t to hypnotize anyone. Do I make myself clear?”

“But—”

“NO ONE! Not only won’t I help you right now if you don’t promise me. If I even think you’ve broken this rule, I’ll throw this fucking challenge for you and personally make sure you take last place. DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR!”

Merida nodded worriedly as she saw that Mary wasn’t just making a point but was genuinely angry, and that wasn’t an idle threat she made.

Mary got up off the bed and stormed over to Chloe and grabbed her hand, pulling her towards the bathing pool. Chloe eagerly followed after the irate Mary, feeling like this was most certainly going to be a good time. As she reached the top of the stairs, Mary looked at Merida, “Get Kitty to start licking your pussy juices so she can at least remotely think at a normal speed.” Mary then started down the steps, stripping off her clothes as she went.

Mary eased herself into the steaming pool all the way up to her just below her nose. Chloe slipped in after her and thought about immediately starting something, but it was clear that Mary wanted to literally simmer in the pool for a while. Chloe had to stifle a laugh several times, as watching the steam floating up around Mary’s head made her look of indignation all the more comical to Chloe.

Eventually, though, Mary swam over to Chloe. To Chloe’s surprise, she didn’t say anything but simply submerged herself completely in the pool as she went between Chloe’s legs, pulling her knees apart.

Mary had been thinking about how she could use her malleable body for various sexual things with her girls. One thing she realized was that she could go down on them for a really long time without having issues with breathing. She realized she wasn’t limited to standard human physiology after her tongue expanded, and the special surprise she had planned for Talia. So why wouldn’t being able to breathe water to enhance sex be on the menu? Mary began massaging Chloe’s slit with her tongue. As she penetrated Chloe, she felt Chloe press on the back of her head with both hands.

Oh, you are not the one in control here! Mary thought indignantly and wrapped her hair around Chloe’s wrists, pulling them up over Chloe’s head. She then created two whip-like tendrils and swatted Chloe’s nipples with them several times as punishment. Eliciting squeaks of combined pain and pleasure from Chloe. Mary felt Chloe’s legs try to tighten around her head, but she couldn’t overcome Mary’s enhanced strength courtesy of an upgrade from Hilde. Mary toyed with her bunny some more as she would occasionally nibble on Chloe’s clit, knowing that the pain made it all the more enjoyable for her.

Mary lightly scratched at Chloe’s thighs as she finally felt Chloe tighten around her tongue, shake, and then slump into the pool. Mary felt her cat’s claws retract, her tail shorten to a fluffy, round ball, and her ears elongate and narrow into fuzzy, blonde bunny ears. Mary playfully bit Chloe one last time before surfacing to inspect her handywork.

Mary saw Chloe panting, head lulled to one side, resting on the side of the pool, clearly having enjoyed the experience. Mary saw the red marks that her whipping had left on Chloe’s breasts and leaned over and gently kissed her wounds better while humming, watching as they slowly disappeared from Chloe’s body. She held Chloe in both arms and wrapped her hair around her as well. Mary softly spoke, “I’m sorry, we didn’t get to have tonight to be alone together, but I promise you that I’ll kick them out first thing tomorrow morning, so we can have some more quality time together.”

“Really? Thanks.” Chloe rubbed her cheek into Mary’s shoulder. “That was great, by the way. Especially the whipping. I hope you don’t take this the wrong way, but sex when you’re upset is fantastic.” Mary pinched Chloe’s rear. “HEY! Okay, I guess I deserved that, but still. Would you mind telling me what you did to my other girlfriend?”

Mary slowly nodded as she grabbed some shampoo and started to wash Chloe’s hair. Mary spoke softly. “I think we both know Aubrey needs help to come to terms with what’s happened to her.” Chloe nodded as Mary ran her fingers through Chloe’s hair and massaged her scalp. “I decided to use her desire to follow my guidance to help move that along. The machine is going to milk her on and off all night. I know she can climax from just being milked now, but I set the machine to only allow her to do so when she’s emptied. Partially to train her into associating being milked completely with that pleasure. I also turned on a setting to relax her and make her more accepting of being milked. I would expect by tomorrow morning, she’ll be asking you rather enthusiastically to milk her to completion. At least that is my hope. I may also have told her I like the pastel goth look a bit, and maybe she should consider combining more black and pink.”

Chloe leaned back so Mary could rinse out her hair. “It isn’t hypnotizing her, is it?”

“No. There is a setting for that, but I didn’t use it. Not sure if you were aware, but some dairy farms have VR headsets for cows. It helps them relax and improve milk yield, to display green pastures, and play soothing sounds. I would say it is more akin to a guided, relaxing meditation. Plus, I asked beforehand if she would trust me to pick settings and I’d reward her if she did.”

Chloe switched to washing Mary’s hair. “Reward her with what?”

“That I’d make sure she was satisfied completely on our next date night. She even asked if that meant breeding her, and I told her as much.”

“Oh, so less a reward and more a bribe, you knew she would take.”

“Is it wrong to give her what she wants?”

“I would say you manipulated her into doing what you wanted.”

“And if I had abused her trust, I would say you would have cause to be upset with me, but I don’t feel like I did. Do you?”

“I’ll have to see her tomorrow to be sure, but it doesn’t sound like it. You’re right, she has been resistant to getting properly milked, and that needs to change. I want to be able to hold a proper conversation with her that isn’t done through that ring, as it is a rather strange way to converse.”

“Good, because I really wasn’t trying to go overboard. I’m just worried that something major is going to change after this round, and I don’t want her to be so distant from me. I really like spending time with her. She just needs to deal with her changes.”

“Are you really ready to become a parent though?”

“Fuck no. That doesn’t matter, though. I’m going to be one. Not simply eventually, either. Allie and Isa are both pregnant.”

Chloe’s eyebrows shot up. “Really?!... Congrats… I think?”

“I’m happy. Allie is ecstatic, as apparently she is having triplets. Isa… she’s happy but also worried as all get out.”

“Um… do we need to be worried about hitting them? I mean, in the challenge?”

“Thanks for your concern, but no. I assume I was given this info specifically for fairness. They have extra-dimensional uteruses. No matter how hard they get hit they babies won’t be harmed.”

“That’s good to hear. I have to ask, though, Isa? With how careful you’ve been with the rest of us.”

“That… I don’t know all the details, but unlike with Allie, it wasn’t on purpose.”

“You mistakenly knocked up a virgin?”

Mary growled, “It wasn’t a mistake.” Then she calmed down, “At most it was a happy little accident.”

“What was that?” Chloe asked, startled by the angry growl.

“I think Mark being a dragon is bleeding through again, and you said something offensive about my hoard of mothers.”

“So you do have a MILF fetish.” Chloe chuckled, raising an eyebrow.

“In that I’d like you all to be mothers that I repeatedly screw? Yes, yes I do.” Mary rinsed out her hair and then pulled Chloe’s ear towards her. “And if my slutty little bunny doesn’t stop sassing me, I might just knock her up before her other girlfriend.” Chloe blushed profusely but didn’t pull away. “Wow, you are one slutty bunny, but I’m not ready to breed you just yet.”

Mary stood up, “Now let’s dry off and head to bed. It’s been a long day.”

“Yes, Mistress.”

Wrapping a towel around herself, Mary went to bed, finding Kitty lapping away between Merida’s legs, with Hilde actually using two fingers as a vibrator to stimulate Merida’s clit. Mary said, “Well, looks like you three are having fun.”

Kitty turned around, “Meow? MEOW!” Kitty launched herself at Mary, tackling her to the ground as she rubbed her face against Mary and then started kissing her.

“Kitty, stop!”

“Meow?” Kitty pulled back, confused, while gently kneading Mary’s breast.

“Kitty, come back over here,” Merida said. Kitty left Mary alone and went back to her delicious meal. “Hilde, could you stop. I’ve already climaxed, Kitty just needs her fill now.” Hilde stopped immediately and resumed clinging to Merida. “What exactly happened to Hilde here?”

Mary shook her head while standing, “Don’t know exactly, but it is likely some form of hypnosis. Chloe is under some as well. That’s why she keeps calling me Mistress and calls Aubrey’s breasts udders. It is the only reason I’m using the last favor to bring you back instead of removing your TF. Actually…” Mary sat on the side of the bed while Chloe went to change into some pajamas.

Mary activated Messing With The Code and examined her copy of Fairy Godmother. Okay, so I can clearly see the portion that says I’ve used two favors and have a max of three. Hmmm… maybe I can push this. Mary started to mentally prod at the number three to see if she could change it to four. She felt considerable resistance. Okay, I can probably do that, but it would almost certainly risk introducing errors. What if I could expand what one favor did instead? No… that seems harder. Which I guess makes sense, since it likely doesn’t take into account that I’ve used two favors as part of the difficulty. Well fuck it, I’m going to go for it. “Hey, Hilde.”

Hilde didn’t move, and Mary looked at Merida for assistance.

Merida pinched Hilde’s cheeks until she woke up. “Hmm, what can I help with?”

“Hilde, I plan to use your boon to modify my copy of Chloe’s boon. I’m pretty sure if I do, though it may cause side effects, do you think you can either fix any that pop up or help me reduce the likelihood by helping with the modification?”

“I’ll certainly try, Mistress.” Mary started pressing mentally on changing the three to a four again. “I can’t help it seems, but if you get any errors, I’ll try to fix them.”

Mary pushed harder on it, and she saw the number in the description become fragmented and then change into a four. Then came the massive headache.

Hilde said, “So, that’s what it would look like getting a big error. Ooph, Mistress, I’ll try to repair the damage, but you won’t be thrilled about what happened, and frankly, it’s a lot worse than I thought it would be. There’s no way I can fix everything right now either.”

~PingPingPingPingPing~

Everyone’s phone sounded off at once.

Mary swiped her phone to look at the message.

Cassandra (To Everyone): I’m letting you all know the BP store is open as of tomorrow morning. In addition, you will find that you will be able to view the current standings in the challenge, including the standings of the other team. You won’t be able to see the breakdown of points, simply their current points. These standings will update at midnight and not provide a live feed. I hope everyone is having fun and is doing their very best, as further information about doing your best will be coming out shortly. Have a pleasant night and sweet dreams.

“Hilde, what are the glitches, because there is no way that just got sent immediately after I did this.”

“Umm… So three things, Mistress. First, your copy of Messing With The Code is messed up. You won’t be able to use it for anything besides repairing itself. Then Cassandra is allowed to add three rules to your rulebook and enforce them as she sees fit. Finally… Cassandra can spend up to half your BP, and you currently have to spend 100% of it, or Cassandra will get to spend the total amount you got at the start of the round.”

“Fuck. Can you fix my BP issue?”

“Probably not before Cassandra spends it. Definitely before the end of the round, though.”

Mary: Cassandra… I thought we were getting along.

Cassandra: We are getting along, Mary. It hurts that you simply assume I’m going to do something nefarious. Might I do something fun that you really should have just done yourself? Yes. Is it going to be cruel? No. It isn’t like I’m going to put some horrible rule that would affect my daughter. As for your BP… Well, I have some fun ideas. Then again, you could try to fix it before the store opens tomorrow morning. Technically…

“Hilde, are you sure you couldn’t fix my BP before tomorrow morning?”

Hilde scanned Mary thoroughly. “Maybe, just maybe, but only if you boost my TF, and we get something good out of the boost. Even then, I’m afraid I’ll be taking on errors. Especially with my bad luck.”

“Shit. That has to go now.”

Mary: Cassandra, I want to call in a favor to remove Merida’s incapacitation, and is there any chance there is some more room in there to help with this mess?”

Cassandra: Done, and no, but I did throw in maximum mana and cooldown restore so she can actually use the staff right now. You’re welcome.

Mary: Could I use the other favor to fix this mess?

Cassandra: Not directly. I can’t break the rules, and invalidating a TF is doing that. Messing With The Code makes it clear what the two methods of fixing this are. You can buy a fix at the store, or you can fix the errors yourself. The fact that Hilde can fix them is actually due to the weird interaction with the other TF.

Mary: Could I use the favor to ask you to do specific things with the resources you just gained?

Cassandra: You could… Though not all of them, and you should consider what sort of mood doing so would put me in.

Mary: Fine, how many of the temporary TFs and curses can I remove with one favor?”

Cassandra: One TF and one curse. That’s all that’s in the budget for a favor, as those TFs are lasting for nearly the entire remainder of the challenge.”

“FUCK!” Mary threw her phone at the cavern wall, where it shattered. Only for it to reappear perfectly fine in her lap. Mary turned to Kitty, “Kitty, do you think you’ll be okay with the temporary TFs you got?”

Kitty nodded, “Meow.”

Chloe asked, “Mistress, calm down.”

“CALM DOWN!? Chloe—”

Chloe grabbed Mary’s shoulders, “MARY! CALM DOWN! And get a grip. You screwed up, so what? Everyone here heard what you were planning, and not one of us thought to say don’t do that. You don’t have that much BP for her to even spend. Even if she gets access to not only your BP as Mary but also as Mark, half of that is still not that much. So she buys an upgrade or two. Maybe a new TF for someone. She isn’t going to do something to overly piss you off. You’re going to end up being her daughter-in-law slash son-in-law eventually. She’s made it abundantly clear that she sees Hilde as her daughter, and while she does appear not to be showing her general favoritism, I doubt that Hilde being part of your harem isn’t something she considers when she takes actions.” Chloe wrapped her arms around Mary. “It’ll be okay. So calm down because what we don’t need is for you to act impulsively right now.”

Merida nodded her agreement, “Mary, efter I remove what curses I can taenicht, and then Hilde tries tae repair as muckle as she can withoot gettin' errors hersel', I think we shuid just get some sleep and tackle things in the morn. That includes savin' that extra favor ye got. I ken ye were thinkin' aboot usin' it tae remove the competitive TF I got, but ye dinnae need tae be hasty aboot it. It can wait until the morn. What if ye need it tae deal wi' what Cassandra ends up daein' wi' what she’s gotten frae this?”

Mary breathed slowly. After a couple of seconds, she leaned in and hugged Chloe back. After a minute, “Thanks, you’re both right. Also, I noticed you called me Mary. How?”

Chloe chuckled, “Hypnosis isn’t mind control, at least without magic. Stuff can break it. Like your girlfriend freaking out. I don’t know if everything is gone or not, but we can have Merida check it tomorrow morning, as she said.”

Mary just nodded. Merida got to work, first removing the remnants of Hilde’s bad luck, and then she was able to remove Kitty’s inability to speak. After that, she didn’t have enough mana to remove more immediately. Merida and Flora cuddled on the bed while Chloe sat with Mary holding her hand, while Hilde worked on fixing what she could of the mess that Mary made.

Before actually making any changes, Hilde took a while to look over the damage. After some advice from Chloe, they decided that fixing Mary’s copy of Messing With The Code would be the best course of action, so Mary could also work on repairing the damage as well. Hilde also stressed that Mary shouldn’t replace her copy until all the damage was fixed, as that could have unintended side effects. Hilde made some initial progress but wasn’t confident in doing more, so everyone went to sleep, not wanting to do things while tired. Hilde went and snuggled with Merida, who was also holding Kitty.

Chloe held Mary and whispered into her ear as they both fell asleep. “It’ll be okay. Just get some rest. We’re all depending on you keeping a level head.”

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