back home to Dahlia

It was a long walk home, but I was content to think my thoughts as the afternoon sun blazed and turned the sky a rich and vibrant shade of blue.

The commanding voice, I had no idea that it was such a literal skill, I had spent almost no time developing something like that on my home world. Although I was a dominant male and had my pick of women I did not have a clear idea of how to convince an alien bug of my worth and intentions in just a few words. One had to believe the words that much seemed manifest from what I knew about the voice in the first place. I noticed that I was holding in my breathing which was something I did when I mentally or physically exerted my self. A bad habit I am told because it is not so good for the blood.

As I breathed my thoughts drifted to fantasy’s about Juniper and then to sweet Dahlia. But this was unproductive, I needed to plan not fantasize.

I could see Dahlia's house, I still had no idea of how to tackle the school's slumbering Kakuna challenge. If a solution were clear I could apply mental tenacity until I achieved it. If I had more data I could apply problem solving to arrive at a solution. How long had I been in this world, in this new body, so far I had not achieved any of my goals. All I had were several obstacles including the fact that I did not have reliable access to all of Red's memories and I even had some serious gaps in my original memories. But, I already had done the impossible, I had changed worlds and bodies. I would find a way forward, one way or the other.

I entered Dahlia's house resisting the temptation to knock. I found her in the TV room uncharacteristically lounging on the couch.

"Well, Happy Birthday," she told me, a curious little smile delicately playing over her mouth,

"Uh, What? Oh, my birthday? I guess I forgot. I have been busy," I stuttered, dazed by her beauty. I didn't speak, but I watched the slow heave of her breasts in her tight blouse, she had left off her feminine apron and her nipples were clearly stiff over something. She was beautiful and a silk blouse with a tight skirt was definitely an outfit that he had pictured her wearing. She sat with great pose and her legs were crossed in a way that showed off her long, pale legs. Everything a graceful woman does is to attract an alpha male.

"I thought you would like to talk before your birthday dinner, but maybe not..."

“I would like to talk, dinner can always wait, it is only the afternoon.” I said, placing my packs in the closet and kicking off my shoes. I went and sat very close to her on the couch, our sides touching my arm placed behind her on the ledge of the back of the couch.

"I really don't know where to begin," she said softly, blushing slightly.

Pausing for a moment, she nervously toyed with the top button of her blouse as she seemed to be gathering her thoughts. Wondering what she could be getting at, I briefly considered something very vulgar, but quickly dismissed it from my mind.

It was several seconds before Dahlia continued.

"I just had a video conference with your teacher, she said you have become a real man and that you might even win the Kakuna challenge." she blushed again, "That Kakuna was at the school when I was there. I wonder if you are really strong and confident enough to awaken it?"

Hesitating again, she nervously slipped the button through the button hole of her blouse. Then her hand moved down to the next button. I nodded quietly as I watched her, wondering if she realized what she was doing. It seemed to be just a nervous gesture, but she had unbuttoned the top button.

“If... if you really think you can Red, that would be so wonderful, you would gain some fame and reputation right away, just think of how the women in town would look at me then!” She said with a violent gleam in her eye. “Can you really do it?”

“Yes, I can Mommy, but I don’t know how yet. The use of the voice seems to be elusive.” I admitted to her softly.

She nodded in deep understanding: “Yes, that's true, well, lets have dinner and then we will talk more.”

We sat down to a meal of rice and a sort of spicy spinach-like dish it had been one of Red's favorites. Dahlia was too polite to eat with him and she watched him instead pouring him glasses of berry juice. She encouraged me to drink up and then refilled the glass.

"You have become such a big boy now, such a man, the professor said so" Dahlia said as she encouraged me to drink some more.

"You really think so, Mommy?" I replied as I drank.

"I see you as very much as the man of the house. A very strong and handsome man." This caught my full attention. Dahlia was acting a bit odd, even for her.

"You are becoming such a good boy, you have such a bright future. That's why I want you to practice the voice on me." Dahlia said. This statement made me do a double take

"What?"

"Don't you want to try? To command me like a pokemon? Don't you think that would be good practice?" She said blushing but looking desperately into my eyes.

“Are you sure about this, are you really that committed to training with me Mommy? Because to really train I will have to tell you to do things that you would not normally do. I mean it, I won't hold back.” I warned her, getting excited, I could give a damn about the school challenge now, I knew what kind of fun I wanted to have.