The Beach Royale

Natalia cursed as she watched her quarry vanish in a flash of light. Twice now she had encountered the former athlete and failed to finish the job. A feeling she loathed. After the short interaction on the pool patio, the lioness hastily made the proper use of the stairs and found herself at the beach. Unfortunately, the time it took to catch up was all Chloe needed to kiss her pursuer and her Master goodbye, leaving the agitated Natalia behind with a particular grinning host.

“Sexy tomboy get! Knew you had it in you, Darlin’!” Vanessa cheered as she applauded from her seat. “No time to daydream about your new girlfriend though, your secretary needs to see you now.”

“I’m not his secretary.” Natalia hissed, eye twitching from behind her glasses. She gripped her water gun, half tempted to shoot the host right then and there when she realized that she herself was running low on water. ‘Fuck it I’m already here.’

The Irish woman began her approach to her boss with a simple command. “Don’t move.”

“Huh?”

Vanessa gasped, “Ooooh, bossy. Quite the switch from the servile coffee girl from this morning. She’ll be a lot of fun, won’t she, Darlin’?"

Ignoring the provocation, Natalia grabbed Dan by the collar of his Hawaiian shirt and kissed his cheek, claiming her refill of water. Before he could say anything Natalia let go of her grip and backed up. “Now get me out of here.”

Dan stood there shocked. First his high school bully and now his former assistant manager. Two people who he knew for a fact did not like him. ‘What the fuck is this game doing?’

“Awww, Miss O’Brian didn’t want a little kiss from her Boss? Not going to come out on top like that, you know? Such an easy point too…” Vanessa prodded the lioness with a wink.

Usually, the redhead could ignore taunts and teases with a cool head but this struck a chord in Natalia O’Brian. Her competitive nature wouldn’t let that comment slide.

“Uhh, Nat? What’s with the look?” Dan recoiled as he tried backing away further, but there was no escape.

As Natalia’s vision began to go white, she stormed back up to Dan, gripped his collar once more, and smashed her lips against his. All the while giving the middle finger toward the petite host.

Natalia: +7VP (+5+1 for First Kiss(1.2 Adversary Modifier) and +1 for Bonus Point)

‘Too easy.’ Vanessa smiled as her fellow redhead vanished from the stage after shoving Dan backward.

“Nat! What? You? Huh!?” Dan sputtered out in complete shock at both his coworker and by just how easy it was for his scheming host to manipulate her. The master slumped back into his lounge chair as he wondered aloud. “Jesus, you really know how to push their buttons, don’t you?”

“Don’t know whatcha mean, Darlin’. That was all her.” She winked as she took a sip from her daiquiri. “Ya know, if anyone should be pressing those gals' buttons it should be you. Bet they’d love your tender prodding.”

Dan sighed, “I somehow doubt that.”

Vanessa chuckled. “Anywho! We got about 14-15 minutes left of this shindig but I feel like things are getting a little samesie, ya know what I mean?”

Dan responded dryly. “What are you going to make them do now… suck my dick for a second water gun?”

“Hmm, I like where your head’s at, both of them that is, but I’ve got something else in mind.” Vanessa stood up before addressing an invisible camera. “Howdy folks, as we’ve hit the midpoint of the round, I think we should shake things up a bit. Clouds are gathering around the resort as we speak and in about five minutes, rain shall fall. This ain’t random rain mind you, but rather a curtain of rain that will slowly encompass the resort, causing any unlucky gals’ to get caught up in it to be eliminated from the rest of the round and unable to get any more points. On top of that, once our little Beach Royale begins we’ll be entering a sudden **** where you’ll also be eliminated if you get shot by someone else's water gun. The winner of the round will still be determined by whoever has the most points by the end of it but with the added bonus of an extra 5VP to whoever is the last gal standing. Good luck, ladies!”

“Seriously, we’re a Battle Royale now?” Dan spoke out once his companion sat back down.

“Why not! Wanted to spice things up a bit. Though your dick-sucking idea does have some merit to it…” The host grinned slyly.

Dan shook his head with snort of air, “I was kidding!”

“Boo-hoo, no fun. I’m sure a few of your girls would do it. Bet I could even get your little sexy secretary to do it too.” She stood up once again from her seat but this time walked over to where Dan sat. She crouched between his spread legs, her tiny hands rubbing the insides of his thighs. Then she conjured a pair of glasses for herself to wear as she lowered her voice to a much more sultry tone. “Dare me to? Bet you’d really like that, her kneeling between your legs, those emerald eyes behind glasses looking up at yours searching for approval. The slightest bit of praise giving her the immense satisfaction to please you further. Can you imagine it? Can you feel it?”

The redhead continued to emphasize her fantasy by leaving fluttering kisses trailing up her Master's thighs and up to his stiffened groin. Dan's mouth went dry as he made eye contact through the ginger's fake glasses, his mind somewhat accepting that this fantasy could be his reality. His hands began to move toward his companion's head, but before they made contact Vanessa hopped up with her usual beaming smile. “Ooooh, I’m getting shivers just thinking about it. Sexy ain’t it, Darlin’?”

Dan rubbed his forehead as he snapped his legs shut. “...You tease…”

“Tee-hee.” Vanessa stuck out her tongue in a teasing manner. “But you know-”

“Ahem...” A cough from the side interrupted the Master and Host combo. Dan’s heart dropped as his body shot straight up when he saw none other than his bikini-clad girlfriend, Victoria Chapman, arms folded with an unreadable expression on her face.

‘Oh fuck, she totally saw Vanessa between my legs just now.’ A pang of guilt struck the man’s heart, reacting as if he did something wrong. “Heya Tori… What uh... What brings you here?”

Silently the blonde held up her empty water gun all the while eying up the ginger-headed host who gave her own silent smile.

Dan precariously moved closer to his lover, his habit of scratching the back of his head while nervous making itself known. “Ah right, right. Uhm…”

“Pretty hot sight, huh?” Dan's eye’s widened at his host's words. “Seeing another gal beneath your beloved hunk of a boyfriend. All the power in his hands to do whatever he wants with her. To use and to love her as he deems fit.”

With those words, Vanessa proceeded to wrap herself around Dan’s body, forcing his own hand to wrap around her petite frame. The sudden contact distracted Dan from seeing Tori’s reaction to the provocations, however, he was sure she wasn’t thrilled about them.

“Question is, Miss Girlfriend, where do you want to be? Pouting from the sidelines or perhaps up close and very personal.” Vanessa ended her monologue by using Dan’s hand to slap her own ass. ‘What’s your answer Miss Girlfriend, will you be the “canon waifu” or will you be much more…’

This time Dan couldn’t help but hear Tori’s breath hitch. He looked up to see the same unreadable expression on her face, though this time he could have sworn he saw some pink across her features. This didn’t last, however, as the blonde finally decided to speak as she approached.

“...He’s mine…” Tori murmured as she wrapped her arms around her taller boyfriend's neck. A final three words leaked out before she locked lips with the love of her life for the first time in this reality. “And I’m his…”

The Dan of twenty-four hours ago would retch at the thought of making out with his lifelong best friend. His partner in crime. His Bro. But now, the soft sensation of her lips and tongue, the toned yet plush form of her body pressed against his, and more importantly the love and want he felt with every second passed in their embrace. It was natural. Perfect. He didn’t even notice when Vanessa escaped his hold before he began to move his hand up and down Tori’s body. Hands exploring curves that he should have no experience in but had the familiarity to trace every single one. Eventually, what felt like an eternity passed as the sensations he loved and longed for suddenly vanished. Tori Chapman, his first love in one life, was gone.

Victoria: +5VP (+5-1 for First Kiss(0.8 Lovers Modifier) and +1 for Bonus Point)

“That was…” Dan’s took a moment to catch his breath and to collect his thoughts.

“So incredibly hot. Holy smokes.” Vanessa fanned herself as she let out her own breath. He looked at her to see that her beaming self had some red dotted amongst her freckles. “More of that, please! And with the others too! Hell, all of them at once while we’re at it!”

Dan couldn’t even come up with a quip as that kiss somehow left him exhausted. He crashed back into his seat as Vanessa sat back in hers. ‘That was nothing like kissing Maddy. I-I like Maddy but what the fuck…’

“Anywho!” Vanessa spoke up while moving some monitors around. “Let’s see what we missed while you were busy canoodling your bestie. Only a couple more minutes left before the rain begins, surely some wet girl-on-girl action has happened since then.”

A couple of monitors moved forward with replays of some missed interaction. First, there was a small clip of Yui making an incredible shot across the lawn to nail Maddy in the face, thus granting her her third point of the game. Then there was a second monitor that showed the topless Kaylee darting through the breakfast hall where she last saw Gabby and hoped to see once more. Unfortunately, she instead ran into the recently refilled Chloe who spawned nearby. Fortunately, however, the veteran’s toplessness paid off as she finally got lucky for once and shot the tomboy as the younger woman was bewildered for her second point.

The host nodded her head in relief. “Good! We didn’t miss too much then. Oh no, but look here.”

Vanessa pointed towards a monitor showing off the bar where a certain brunette sister was cautiously making her way inside. Dan could see the smile stretch across Sam as she waved to the same gentleman behind the bar who lifted up a certain drink from behind the bar top. His sister had to have rolled a nat1 when she woke up this morning because only moments later did the fiery mane of Natalia emerge from the bathrooms across the hall, a glint sparkling in her eye.

The older brother could only sigh, though he appreciated the moments of levity his sister seemed to keep bringing. “...I’ll buy you a mimosa later, Sam.”

“Careful, the world seems to not want that to happen. Might not want to risk it.” Vanessa jokingly warned.

The next few minutes before “Phase Two” as Vanessa began to dub it, only had a couple more interactions during it. While Sam was being robbed of her mimosa once again, Tori spawned up by the pool where Maddy was hanging out behind the poolside bar. An unfathomable shot from the bluenette miraculously hit the blonde's ankle while the latter was seemingly distracted. While the younger woman cheered at her second point of the game, Tori proceeded to slap herself as she vanished from the location. Meanwhile, back at Sam’s favorite bar, Natalia practically ran into Chloe as the former was leaving and was quickly dropped for the former athlete's fifth point. The scowl that the Irish secretary gave her new rival seemed to fuel Chloe’s smug grin as she left for the lobby once again.

“Aaaaaaand 3… 2… 1… Beep beep beep! Here come the rain ladies! Reminder: getting shot by someone else or even the smallest touch of rain will mean you are eliminated from scoring any more points. Lastly, you might want to start making your way toward the stage, ‘cause it’s time for the Beach Royale!” With a cheer and the name drop of phase two, Vanessa pumped her fists into the air causing some sort of wave that Dan could only describe as magical. Moments later dark clouds surrounded the resort and the man could visibly see the wall of rain now starting to close in on them.

“So even one touch of rain knocks them out?” Dan asked his companion.

The host nodded her head as she claimed a new position in Dan’s lap. “Yessiree! Told you we were going to shake things up!”

He was too tired to comment on her presence and asked his follow-up question. “What about indoors? Couldn’t you just stay inside the hotel then?”

Vanessa grinned as she giggled, “You’ll see in a sec, Darlin’.”

Before he could respond, the pair's attention was immediately taken by a shouting voice off in the distance. A voice that the master was programmed to recognize instantly. “Is that… Sam?”

Sure enough, off to the east was his wet, sandy, and miserable-looking sister jogging through the sand. Though jogging could be used as a loose term here due to her pace being simply abysmal. Normally that wouldn’t matter but with a giant wall of water raining down and approaching faster than she was running, Dan was reasonably concerned.

“Sam, you gotta run!” Dan tried shouting out in warning. A warning that his airheaded sister failed to heed. Curiosity got the best of her and instead of listening to her brother's pleas, she took a moment to look behind her at the impending doom that crept closer and closer. It was during this distraction that she made her biggest blunder yet. She tripped.

“Oof...” Vanessa cringed and Dan rubbed his forehead as the rain caught up and enveloped the youngest competitor in its downpour, thus eliminating Samantha Whitaker from the rest of Round One.

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As the twenty-minute mark had hit, Kaylee couldn’t help but feel some sort of dread creep in upon her heart. She had spent the last five or so minutes searching the eastern section of the resort in the hope of finding her supposed partner Gabby but to no avail. Even apart from the short interaction with Chloe, she hadn’t even seen another soul. Granted, now that the game was to be sudden elimination, her point-trade strategy couldn’t possibly work. Though, that mattered little to the matronly woman at this moment.

“Oh, Gabby, Where the heck are you?” She murmured with a worried tone. A rather dark memory from her past was haunting the veteran at the moment, one that she couldn’t help but compare the current situation to. Her mind kept replacing scattered tables and chairs she was diving under to various debris and ruins. Her breath became erratic as her own words played over and over in her head. ‘Wait right here… I’ll come back…’

Though the climate was fairly warm, the topless woman couldn’t help but feel somewhat chilly at the moment. She crossed her arms over herself as she tried to rationalize things. ‘She’s not here. She’s not lying under a gosh darn table, you know that Malone. She had to have gotten… shot.’

“Aaaaaaand 3… 2… 1… Beep beep beep!” The loud voice of Vanessa shot through the hotel once again to inform the ladies of the imminent rain. Kaylee was somewhat glad to hear her voice, the interruption keeping her mind from wandering to a place in a life she had long left behind.

Kaylee let out a breath she didn’t know she was holding. ‘I can’t stay here then… based on what she said I should head for the beach but…’ She looked around again one last time. ‘I’m sorry Gabby… I failed you.’

Unfortunately, the professor didn’t have time to wallow in guilt as the pitter-patter of water drops broke her free from it. She looked toward the sound in the northeast, where she witnessed water dripping from the ceiling at a hastening rate. ‘Is there a leak in here? No... There are more than a dozen floors above here. Then how…’

Before she could finish her thought, more and more drops of water appeared until a wall of rain encompassed the entire northeast corner of the hall. Slowly but surely this wall began to grow and encompass more of the room much to the bewilderment of the woman. “Oh… dear.”

Kaylee broke into a sprint and ran toward the lobby where she could make her way down to the beach. She learned from her past however and used her right arm to hold her endowed chest tightly to prevent them from too much movement, all while having her yellow water gun at the ready in her left hand. As she arrived at the lobby proper, she could just make out the retreating figure of someone darting through the lobby doors and onto the patio.

‘I couldn’t quite tell but I think that was Chloe based on the ponytail. Shoot, do I want to fight her again? She’d have the advantage…’ Taking a glance at the curtain of rain that was encroaching even the lobby, she shook off her hesitance and followed after whoever was ahead of her.

“Holy shit, that’s wicked.” A familiar voice greeted the older woman as she arrived at the terrace. There was no sight of the former athlete but to her immediate left was a certain bluenette who was currently mesmerized by the sight of the dark rain in the distance that seemed to circle the resort. A sight that Kaylee herself couldn’t help but be awestruck by but had no time to appreciate now. As she attempted to get closer to her distracted target, Maddy broke from her trance and quickly noticed her fellow competitor only to be mesmerized by another sight. Though this one was currently hidden by only an arm.

“Holy Tits!” The gamer gaped before she added. “Now those are wicked!”

Unamused, Kaylee took a shot at the girl hanging by the pool's bar and nailed her in the chest, thus eliminating Maddy from the rest of the round. There was no rest for the wicked however as the slapping of feet grew closer and closer to Kaylee’s position, alerting her of another competitor.

‘I’m wide out in the open. I need cover and quick!’ She started to move toward the same bar she just eliminated Maddy at but the growing rain had just begun to encompass it along with any other cover she could have gone for. Letting loose of her hold over her breasts, Kaylee took a stance and prepared for whoever was coming her way. Just a few moments later, the top of Chloe’s head came into view along with the rest of her soon after. ‘I knew I saw her! How’d the heck did she miss the big mouth though?’

Like Kaylee had witnessed, less than a minute ago Chloe darted out of the lobby and onto the terrace after she caught sight of the rain behind her. She figured that she wanted to get closer to the beach before it had any chance of eliminating her. In her rush, she completely missed the hiding wannabe streamer that she sprinted by. However, it wasn’t until she was already halfway down the stairs that she came to a realization. ‘Damnit Chloe. There’s a good chance that there are probably people still inside trying to outrun the rain that you can pick off.’

A loud exclamation coming from where she just was basically confirmed her suspicions. Chloe started back up the stairs only to see the same pair of tubular tits along with the woman they were attached to who shot her just a handful of minutes ago. The two locked eyes as they moved to shoot one another, only for misfortune to happen to one of them.

‘I have the height advantage here, I just need to predict her-’ Kaylee’s heart dropped and her eyes went wide when she attempted to shoot only for a dribble of water to escape her gun.

Like a shark smelling blood, Chloe grinned as she approached without fear. “Looks like someone’s out of water. Tough luck, teach.”

Resigned to her fate, Kaylee made one final call to spite her gloating opponent. She turned around and began to run towards the rain. ‘I go out on my own terms kid.’

“What the fuck!?” In a panic, Chloe sprayed much more water than she needed to in order to get a point off of Kaylee before she could eliminate herself. Just before Kaylee could hit the wall of water, however, Chloe’s erratic shots managed to land just in time. Those shots didn’t stop the top-heavy woman’s momentum, however, leading her to still jump straight into the heavy rain where she vanished without a trace.

The tomboy exhaled and chuckled to herself. “Respect, you crazy bitch.”

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While Chloe and Kaylee had their final showdown, Natalia was busy navigating the same hedge maze that Sam bumbled her way through earlier. Granted the redhead chose to actually solve the maze rather than bulldoze her way through it. She couldn’t help but bemoan the waste of time this was, however. ‘I don’t have time for this… I only have three points and I can’t imagine that I’m anywhere close to first with that pitiful amount. I can’t waste any more time!’

One final turn and the Irish lioness was unleashed back into the lawn park where she got an uninterrupted view of the barrier of water closing in on her location. But that wasn’t what caught her attention, rather it was the sprinting blonde on the sidewalk who drew her eyes. Tori was making her way back toward the resort's beach entrance and there was no way that Natalia would let her get there without a fight. The hunt was on.

While Natalia began her chase, Tori was still busy trying to wipe her mind off of Vanessa’s words. Of the images she tried to instill in her mind. She should hate the idea of sharing her boyfriend, he was hers first! At least, in one reality he was and it was a “fabricated” reality at that. Of course, she knew that. Thousands of memories of the two of them together as men, but there were just as many of them as a couple as well. And in those thousand memories as a couple, they were monogamous, not one where she’d thought of her beloved man with another woman. And now, just a few simple words from the petite host have her completely shaken to the core with thoughts of those possibilities. Possibilities with Dan smothered by women and him commanding their love. ‘Why is it so hot! Stop! Now is not the time. I need to win this! For both our sakes!’

The blonde sprinted past gazebos and tennis courts to finally make it to the terrace that held the stairs down to the beach. There was just one problem however or rather one obstacle in her way. As she arrived on the terrace she witnessed the elimination of Dan’s former professor at the hands of her former bully. ‘It’s now or never.’

“Respect, you crazy bitch.” Chloe chuckled to herself as she started to turn around only to lock her eyes with Tori. She tried to whip her water gun up, “Shit! Chap-” But was too late.

Tori smiled, “Sorry Stewart.”

“Fuck off.” The tomboy swore as she vanished, the rain moving close enough to envelop her position.

With a sigh of relief, Tori made her way to the stairs, just getting ahead of the rain as it too made its way to the beach. Tori cheered herself on as she made her descent, “C’mon, go, go, go.”

As she finally passed the cabanas they started in to feel the sand under her flip-flops, the blonde let herself catch her breath. She could see Vanessa wave at her in the distance but as she made to return the gesture, water nailed her right in the back.

“Gotcha.” Natalia spoke as she revealed herself from behind the cabana. While Tori faced off against Chloe at the top of the stairs, Natalia took a page from the tomboy's book and leaped off the terrace’s edge to get to the bottom quicker, letting her finally get the drop on her prey. Tori could only clench her fists in frustration as she too vanished from the game.

With her prey finally gone, Natalia surveyed her surroundings and formed the widest grin she could muster. Having judged the victory to be hers, the Irish woman sauntered her way through the sand and finally up to the stage. She laughed, “What was that about not coming out on top, Vanessa?”

The Host simply smiled in response while Dan just looked between the ladies with a confused expression on his face.

Natalia smirked as she turned to address the only man. “What’s with the face Boss? Mad I took out your little girlfriend?”

“Uh.” Dan looked toward Vanessa who was fighting off a giggle. “I’m pretty sure the game’s not over yet.”

“What ya me-” A spray of water doused the fiery redhead before she could finish her question. Aghast, Natalia turned towards the direction of the water where she was met with the sight of the only person who never got shot once during the entire game. Yui.

The petite woman who was wearing both an extra yellow bikini top and a small smile held up her empty hand to make a peace sign. “Boo-ya.”

“Sorry hun, best not to count your chickens before they hatch, ya know.” The ginger host commented as her fellow redhead vanished. She gestured to Yui, “Come on over sugar, It’s all over.”

With that declaration, the rain throughout the resort came to a sudden halt, truly signifying the end of the game. Yui gave a small wave and a wink toward Dan as she arrived on stage to stand with Vanessa. “Yo.”

“How the hell you’d get over there Yui?” Dan wondered aloud.

She shrugged, “I walked.”

Dan grinned and shook his head as he snorted in response.

“Congratulations Yui! You are the last gal standing!” Vanessa cheered as Dan clapped along. “This doesn’t mean however that you won the game but you will get an extra 5VP added to your score at the end. As for the actual winner, we’ll reveal that when we get back. See y’all soon.”

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AN: Howdy Howdy! That's the end of Round 1! We made it! Hope you liked the finale and the shakeup that was thrown in. Didn't want to drag this on any longer than we needed to after all. Who do you think did the best and who surprised you? Let me know in the comments! That said, next chapter will be the reveal of the rounds winner as well as the second transformation vote. Don't miss it!

Also, I noticed a small error with the previous chapter in regards to Chloe's VP from kissing Dan. She should get 7VP instead of 6 due to the "adversary bonus." That's been corrected :)