Lady Luke

While Lucas looked plenty solid at first, once he put his hands against Ivy and began to disappear into her, the illusion was broken. The layer of orange gel at the border between Ivy and Lucas behaved like the portal for Luke to disappear into Ivy. Where previously he had used the Ascend headset to do that, now he could do so directly!

Ivy's eyes rolled back a little as Luke flowed into her, absorbing through her skin and into her body. It became clear to James that the sensation of Luke filling Ivy with his orange gelatinous existence seemed to fill her with a bliss he wasn't capable of, both physically and mentally. Ivy's body shuddered and convulsed, her skin rippling lightly as the material flowed into her. But beyond that, Ivy realized that the emptiness she had felt when outside of the Ascend headset was going to end once Luke was in, in a way that was more complete than before! It wasn't going to be done by electrical signals from a Hideki headset, but by physically co-existing inside her brain. The idea that she wasn't the only one truly in her body made her shudder more--once Lucas had fully filled her up, Ivy looked like she was halfway toward orgasm already, panting and bracing herself on the bed.

James looked away, crossing his arms. Ivy gasped, putting her hands on her stomach, then up to her head as Lucas seemed to settle into her body. "Oh, yeah..." Ivy moaned a little, her legs shifting around, before she paused and turned her focus to James. "Jim, are you okay? I haven't seen that look since the first day of the Ascend." She was still convulsing slightly, trying to calm herself down to talk to her friend and boyfriend.

With a sigh, James sat down. "I'm sorry, you two. I don't mean to be anything but happy for you two. What Luke can do to and for you, Ivy, it just looks like he's able to do something amazing for you. It just looks like he does such a good job of making you feel good, in ways I'll never understand."

Ivy winked. "Never say never... we have the technology, and I have the abilities, to make it so you can give Ivy the best pleasure she'd ever experienced. I'm just setting the stage!" She sat up, looking at James carefully. "I'd like to do something for you, or with you, if you don't mind. Right now it's just Luke in control, it's gonna take some time to really be able to fully integrate into this body, which, spoiler alert, I am definitely going to do. I'm going to pull in Hilda, I'm going to mix with Ivy, and that's gonna be the future. So, in a way, I'm not giving Ivy anything, I'm just building the next me..."

Ivy began to shimmer slightly, her entire head disappearing into her body with no warning! A new orange mass grew on her shoulders and began to re-form into a solid shape, as her head took on new characteristics--but familiar ones. In a brief few moments, Lucas's head was atop Ivy's body, staring right at James with a smile! Luke had always had a bit of an androgynous face, and with the boyish but still slightly longer than average haircut for a guy, he only needed the smallest modifications to really pull off the look. He sat cross-legged on the bed, staring at James with familiar eyes, and James couldn't help but be shocked by the 'newcomer' into the room.

"L-Luke, what are you, uh... what is this?" James asked, scratching his head. Luke looked down, focusing on the body next. He used his new nanoslime abilities to grow the body in certain ways, gaining some height and mass on the body next. James could see the clothes bulge out slightly further from Luke's manipulations.

When she was satisfied, Luke looked back up, with a smile. "You mind if I'm your girlfriend for a bit? Like, not Ivy, but just me. I've spent so much time in her body in a way, that this feels really natural now. I look good, don't I?" Luke spoke with a voice that had a clear foundation in Ivy's vocal cords, but the voice was unique to her, creating a Lady Luke that astounded James, who could do nothing more than nod.

James was now totally conflicted. He was enthralled by his best friend, his heart pounding so ferociously! Albeit, Luke was using his girlfriend's body from the neck down, but the head atop her shoulders indicated clearly who was in control. And Luke was saying he wanted to try something for a while, without Ivy there as training wheels. James had so many questions, but they were just sensations of questions--he didn't know what words to choose to even begin to ask about what any of this meant at first.

Luke saw James's struggles, and grinned. Clearly he was enjoying a little bit of the conflict within James, about what was right or wrong for him to do right now. Should James treat Luke like he always did when he looked at that face? Or did he want to kiss his best friend right now, whose face was still so familiar to him, just with a new body underneath? Was this somehow cheating on Ivy even if were in her body, and if she's not a participant, does she still approve?

"I'll talk, that'll simplify things," Luke finally said, standing up to stretch his body out. "This is going to be a long process, I think, to get fully integrated into the body, so I'm going to take baby steps each day to get there. It seems like I could just do it, but I want to make sure I mix just right with Ivy so we're sharing our mind like in the Ascend, I don't want to just take over. But ironically, that's what I have to do today, while setting the stage. I'll be able to try actually a merged mind tomorrow, then I'll pull Hilda in, take a couple days acclimating to that, and then in about a week, I think I'll be back to full three-in-one Ivy, back to being your girlfriend and digital accessory. But I want to give today a go like this, if you don't mind. I've got amazing things planned, but take it slow with me?"

James eventually nodded, still surprised at the woman before him. "You really want to do all that, instead of our usual guy stuff? And what about Ivy?"

"Ivy's in a bit of a holding pattern right now, hard to describe. It's kind of like she's in a daze, she needs to be in order for me to integrate with her mind properly. Hence, just you and me for now. But... yeah, I do want all that." Luke shifted around a little bit, looking slightly nervous now herself. "Being mixed with Ivy changed me. Really. I saw you how she saw you, like how she did with me. I learned how to be her, and all of that has imprinted on me, at least in some way. I'm still me! But, you know that after all that Ivy and I have been through in one body, neither of us are really ourselves anymore. So, we have to end up in one body, but when we do, our love and fondness for you will be unparalleled, I hope you know. I've known you since before we even started developing memories, isn't that wild to think about? That's an iron-clad friendship. And couple that with Ivy's love and affection for you, it's pretty incredible. I mean, just being a part of that..."

Luke stepped away a bit. "So, yeah, I want this, dude. But today I want to just try out what it's like to fly solo, before the mix happens again. Just for my own knowledge."

Luke looked like she wanted to say more, but suddenly the door opened, as her mother entered. "Okay Luke, time to take your--Luke, what on earth is going on?"

James and Luke stared at Luke's mother. James in particular seemed horrified they'd been found out so easily! Luke's head, atop a womanly body wearing Ivy's clothes that strained under the extra shape, standing by James... although the simple math was enough to do them in, since there was clearly no Ivy present. Fortunately, Luke acted quickly, stepping to her mother and touching her face. A sudden bit of orange slime flowed out of her fingertips, absorbing into her head. Her mother seemed surprised by this hybrid Luke-girl's appearance, but after a moment, she relaxed.

"It's good to see you up and about, dear," Luke's mother said, before setting down the bottle of medication meant to help with some of the internal injuries that Luke no longer had. "And you're looking beautiful today, though don't you think those clothes are a little undersized for you?"

James's mouth dropped to the floor. Luke could just influence people's brains like that? That thought seemed rather concerning, as James felt at his own head. What if he'd already had modified brain stuff and didn't know it! He looked at Luke, who just shrugged a little in response. Not exactly a mastermind's plan, it seemed... but it was still an incredible natural ability.

"You're right, mom. You think I could borrow something from Mackenzie's closet? She's not back from college for another month, I bet she wouldn't mind. Oh and, if you see dad, could you give him a little tap on the forehead like I just did to you?"

Luke's mom smiled and nodded. "Of course, sweetie. Go on ahead, and I'll take care of your father in a bit. He's out working on the car again, I think."

After Luke's mom departed, James spoke in a harsh whisper. "Luke, what the hell was that! You're hypnotizing your mom or something?"

"Something, I guess," Luke said with a shrug. "It's just a little adjustment, I didn't even know I could do that until I just felt like I had to. Anyway, I'll be right back, bud." With that, Luke was gone, hurrying to her older sister Mackenzie's room which had been unused since winter break.

Minutes later, back in walked Luke, strutting her stolen body with a delightful confidence as she returned. She set down Ivy's clothes, now wearing just a simple tee and pajama pants, both better suited for her new size, hugging close to show off her shapely body. "There. I absorbed and replicated a ton of clothes, so wardrobe shouldn't be a problem anymore. I can just become clothes, isn't that pretty amazing?" Luke said as her form shimmered. Her body remained the same, but the attire adjusted, into what looked like a shiny orange one-piece swimsuit, with dark stockings spiraling down her legs, until they reached her feet, clad in heels. The swimwear and heels were both orange, likely influenced by the color of Luke's true gelatinous nature, but it didn't matter. Luke looked amazing, and she knew it as she stepped over to the edge of the bed where James sat, putting her hands on her hips.

She started to sway her hips back and forth, glancing down at him with a delighted smile on her face while her movements made her chest bounce up and down with its own hypnotic rhythm. Here was Luke, manipulating Ivy's body in incredible ways inside and out, all to please James. Luke really was a good friend...

"How should we have fun, bud? There's no Hilda in me to command me to do what you want right now, so you and me have to figure this one out on our own. But I will say I'm very agreeable, plenty open-minded, and I don't think I'll be saying no to my boyfriend as long as he wants to explore my body."

The possibilities felt endless, and the way Luke talked so suggestively only turned James on more. This was such a bizarre turn of events, but the surprise was what made it all the better--now if only he could concentrate while Luke shook Ivy's body in his face, forcing her to be so sexy for James's sake!