Beyond The Great Unknown, a Big Mouth/Final Fantasy crossover

The large ship sailed peacefully, its beauty illuminated by the warm morning sun. But this was no ordinary ship, and the fog that occasionally obscured the ship was no ordinary fog. For this ship sailed not water, but through the sky, kept on course through rough winds by propellers where the masts of an ordinary ship would be. And the fog was actually Mist, which almost entirely covered this part of the world, giving it the name both its denizens and the rest of the world called it by: The Mist Continent. 

According to scholars, the Mist had appeared around 800 years ago, long before some of the biggest towns and villages had been built. The Mist was thick, impenetrable, and unaffected by rain or wind, and never burned away even on the hottest day. But it wasn't just the way it affected visibility, making travel in some areas dangerous or even impossible, that the Mist was so feared. It was the creatures that it spawned, creatures never before seen until the Mist had first appeared all those years ago. Roaring and howling, slithering and flying, baring teeth and claws and brandishing dark magic and weapons, these monsters prowled the Mist-choked roads, never resting, attacking any and all desperate or foolish enough to travel by foot or mount. These attacks made trade between towns difficult. 

And yet, despite these horrors the Mist produced, some people had found use for the ubiquitous, monster-making substance. Using the most advanced engine technology from the industrious nation of Lindblum, they were able to trap large portions of Mist to power some of the newest modes of transportation, like cable-cars and airships, such as this one. As Mist was an apparently renewable natural resource, denizens of the Mist continent were constantly trying to find new uses for it. The irony in this case was that the very thing that powered this great ship, allowing it to fly safely over the monster-infested lands below was the very thing that CREATED said monsters.

As the ship sailed through the heavy blankets of Mist, too dense for the large vessel to even cast a shadow on the ground below, something was stirring in the bowels below. A young man climbed down the ladder and opened the door to find the room behind pitch-black. 

'Sure is dark. Guess no one's here yet', he thought. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a lighter, throwing his features slightly into view. He appeared to be about 16, and was short and thin, with messy blonde hair tied into a short ponytail in the back. His eyes were blue-green, with eyebrows matching the color of his hair. All in all he looked like a normal human teenager, except for the long, monkey-like tail poking out of the back of his baggy trousers. The tail, at the moment, was twitching suspiciously, nervously, matching the mood of its owner as he walked through the dark room, eyes scanning the dark corners, as if expecting an attack. 

Finally, he saw the candle sitting on the small table in the middle of the room. He walked over and lit the candle with his lighter. Immediately, the room flooded into view. The teen winced as his eyes struggled to adjust. The room appeared to be a cargo room of sorts, with many wooden boxes, crates, trunks and chests stacked in corners, in the large closet across the room, some even hanging from the ceiling in nets. Despite the somewhat cramped conditions, the room still had a somewhat cozy feeling, with pictures on the wall and a large rug running the length of the room. 

A voice suddenly broke the silence. "Who's there?!", said a voice from behind a door to the right of the room. 

The teen turned to the door and shouted back. "It's me, Zidane!!" 

The door immediately flew open and out stepped three people. People he knew well: Blank, Marcus and Cinna. Blank had red hair combed up in spikes, making his head look like it was on fire. Perhaps as a way to support his voluminous hairdo, he wore a belt over his head, which occasionally slipped down his head, obscuring his eyes. More unusual than his hair was his bare chest, which was heavily scarred and stitched up with seemingly darker skin, making his torso look like a human quilt. 

Marcus was tall and muscular, his large arms tattooed with grey-green lines running from his shoulders to his knuckles. He wore a bandana over his head, covering the top half of his head, like Blank's belt. He had a large nose, and his ears were long and pointed, as were his teeth. 

Cinna was perhaps the most unusual looking of the three. He was the shortest, with small, skinny legs supporting a large belly. His ears were small and pointy, his eyes were yellow, and his pointed face was framed by a black goatee. However his most unusual feature was his nose, which was large and red, like a clown's. For some reason he wore a tall chef's hat over his bald head, further adding to his strange appearance. In his right hand, as always, he carried his most prized possession, his hammer, which he kept by his side at all times, and would get furious if anybody else but him touched. 

"Boy Zidane, you sure are late!!", said Blank. 

Zidane shrugged. "Sorry. So where's the boss?"

Cinna shrugged. "Ain't here yet."

No sooner had he said it than the door at the top of the stairs behind them flew open. They turned just as a large figure jumped into the room and landed on its feet with a loud thud. The figure was larger than the four men. In its right hand was a large sword, and over its face was a large blue dragon-like mask with red eyes. The figure threw back its head and roared in fair imitation of one of the feared creatures, then charged at the party, who instinctively sprang into action, drawing their own weapons as the masked man approached.

The man lunged forward at Zidane, swiping the giant sword at the young man, who jumped back while parrying the blade with a twin set of daggers. Simultaneously Marcus and Blank moved to flank their attacker from behind. Blank swung his own sword, but the large, masked man blocked it easily without even looking behind him, before pushing Blank's sword away and ramming the pommel of his own sword into Blank's chest. Blank fell, trying to regain his breath as Marcus dodged the man's swing as he turned on him. 

Zidane rushed forward along with Cinna. Zidane tried a new tactic, dropping and sliding on the long rug, using his tail for traction. As Cinna rushed, using his tiny stature to his advantage, ducking even lower to avoid both the man's sword and fist of his other hand, Zidane used the distraction to slide into the man from below, kicking out his legs and catching the man in the knees. The man grunted and staggered, and Zidane used his tail to trip him up further. The man finally lost his balance and fell to his knees, just as Cinna emerged behind him and swung his hammer down on his head. 

There was a loud crack as the mask spilt in two and fell away, revealing the face underneath. A face they knew all too well. The man grabbed his head, trying to ease the throbbing. "Ow, my head!! Go easy, you guys!!!!" 

They fell to the floor, groaning in pain, frustration and relief. Just as they thought, their attacker was none other than their boss, Baku, the leader of their gang. He was ALWAYS testing them like this. 

Baku had grey and purple fur, with a pinkish purple mustache and beard, and more pinkish purple fur on his arms and legs. He had a pig-like nose and long furry ears that always stood up like a cat or rabbit. In addition to his tall stature and large stomach, he had a loud, booming voice, which echoed through the room as he laughed at his little 'test'. 

"Hey fools!!", he shouted. He walked over and put a giant, furry hand on Zidane's head. "You're looking a lot better", he chuckled. He turned to Cinna, who was lying on the floor, trying to catch his breath after the exhausting effort of swinging his hammer once. "Gwahaha!!!", Baku laughed once more, then marched over to the room the others had emerged from and kicked open the door. "All right, let's start this meeting already!!!" 

Zidane, Blank, Marcus and Cinna followed Baku into the room, which was even smaller than the storage room, most of it taken up by the round table in the middle of the room. Once everybody was sitting or standing comfortably, Baku cleared his throat. 

"Here's the plan. Tantalus, the infamous band of daring thieves, that's us, is headed to the kingdom of Alexandria. Our mission: to kidnap the heir to the throne, Princess Garnet."

Cinna stood up, holding a large model of the ship on which they stood. "I'll take it from here, so listen up! Our ship is going to dock at Alexandria Castle, and when it does, we're gonna put on our costumes, and perform I Want To Be Your Canary, the most popular play in Alexandria. Break a leg, Marcus, cause you're playing the lead!!"

Marcus stood up and puffed out his chest proudly. "Leave the acting to me!! Of course, the real kidnappers will be Blank and Zidane!!"

Blank nodded and pulled a small sack from his pocket. He reached in and pulled out a fat yellow insect the size of his palm. The bug had wings and four legs instead of six like most bugs. However the most unsettling thing about this creature was its eyes: its flat, ugly white face had small yellow eyes with eyelids and pupils, like a human's. 

"I'll distract the audience from backstage with these little buggers", said Blank, looking at the bug in his hand. He made a face and a choking sound, as if he was fighting the urge to vomit. "I can't stand oglops", he said, as he stuffed it back in the sack and put it back in his pocket. "But I'll manage, so don't worry about me. And that'll be your cue, Zidane!!"

Zidane tried to keep a straight face as he replied: "That's when I kidnap Queen Brahne, right?"

Baku nodded as he pulled out a doll, crudely made with blue painted 'skin', exaggerated features including large ears and a badly stitched dress. "You bet!! You're gonna kidnap the fat-ass, butt-ugly Queen Bra...... What am I saying??!!!" 

Baku tossed the ugly doll over his shoulder as everybody laughed. They carried on for at least a minute until they saw Baku's stern look. Uh oh. They knew THAT look. Baku was usually a fun, easygoing guy, but he could have a temper, and was known to punish insubordination VERY strictly. Everybody in this room had been on the receiving end of Baku's wrath at least ONCE. 

The laughter died instantly. Zidane immediately became all business. "That's when I kidnap PRINCESS GARNET, right?"

Baku nodded and pulled out another doll. This one was also poorly fashioned, but at least the dress was more properly sewn and the face was cuter. "You bet!! You're gonna kidnap the most babe-ilicious beauty in all of Alexandria, Princess Garnet!!! Now, once we have the princess, we are to proceed directly to....."

Baku was cut off as a loud noise broke the otherwise silent ship. Directly above them, on the deck-which served as a stage for this theater ship-a series of what sounded like screams split the silence, followed by a series of thuds as something hit the floor, or MANY somethings. The ship seemed to shudder slightly from the impacts. Suddenly there was the unmistakable sounds of voices. Many different voices, all at once. There was several more screams, and suddenly the sound of arguing. 

Baku rushed to the door, signaling the others to follow as he drew his sword. The others followed him out as they drew their own weapons. 

"Who could it be?! And how could they have come aboard? We haven't seen or heard another ship for miles!!", said Marcus as they headed to the door leading to the stairs to the deck. 

"Who knows? Perhaps they stowed away before we left Lindblum", said Blank. 

Baku turned to them as they reached the stairs. Just up the stairs was the trapdoor to the deck. "Well, WHOEVER they are, they will soon rue the day they messed with Tantalus!!!" 

Baku turned and rushed up the stairs, the others following. 

Multiple POVs

Time inside the bright, blue-green light lost all meaning. They might have been flying through the light for minutes, hours, even days, or it might have been just seconds, or it might have been instantaneous. They tried calling out to each other, but to their horror they found they couldn't make a sound. In fact there WAS no sound in this bright, blinding, eerie blue-green void. Just light. Bright, blinding light, and silence. Total heavy, DEAFENING silence. 

Suddenly, just as quickly as it had appeared and drew them in, the light simply VANISHED, and instead of flying they were FALLING. The first thing they realized was they were falling through a clear blue sky, towards the deck of a (FLYING?) ship. The second thing they realized was their voices had returned, and they were all still screaming as the deck greeted their fall. 

They all landed at almost the same time. Some landing on their backs, some on their sides, some on their head, some even on EACH OTHER. 

They sat up, trying to blink away that blinding light that seemed burned into their eyes, trying to adjust them to their new surroundings. It was only when they turned to each other, turning to make sure everybody was ok, that they realized, as one.....

"OH MY GAWD, WE'RE LIKE, NAKED!!!!!!!", Lola shouted. At once, everybody tried to cover up with their hands, arms and legs, while simultaneously trying to take peeks at the others. 

"What......What WAS that weird light?!!", Jessi cried, pulling her legs against her chest and hugging them tightly. She shut her eyes to avoid seeing the others, and to avoid the temptation to look. "Where did it COME from, and how......WHY did it pull us in, and just US??!!!" 

Rachel had also closed her eyes after finding her glasses, which had fallen off her face and landed in front of her. She quietly thanked the weird light for at least bringing through her glasses, or she'd be blind as well as naked. "The light must be a portal of sorts, if it dumped us HERE", she replied as she readjusted her right arm over her chest, making sure her left hand still covered her downstairs. Despite the cool air, she felt hot from embarrassment. "As for where it came from , it MUST have something to do with that planet I saw. In fact...... I think we might even be ON it."

"But what happened to our flipping clothes??!", said Missy. She had turned her back to everybody else, so as to avoid seeing anybody or them seeing her, shutting her eyes for good measure. "I mean, I've seen people lose their clothes going through portals in movies and shows, but I didn't think it could actually HAPPEN."

"But we didn't lose our clothes when we went to the Monster World that time", said Nick. He had shut his eyes as soon as he saw Andrew and Jay naked and had realized he himself was naked, and luckily hadn't seen the girls yet, and was sure Devin hadn't seen him, or at least hoped. "I mean, it DID suck off my clothes, but that was in my room." A thought occured to him. "Wait, we could go through the portal to the Monster World, and THIS one sucked us through to...... wherever HERE is, but what about our Monsters? Did they......."

Nick heard a chuckle from somewhere off to the side. "Oh we're here", said Maury's gravelly voice. "Just enjoying the view. Great view. The sky's not so bad either."

Jessi turned to the voice, hoping Connie was next to Maury. "Connie, can you get us back home? Maybe open the portal to the Monster World, then maybe open the portal to Earth from there?" 

The others voiced their agreement, stating it was an excellent idea. But Connie sighed. "We TRIED opening the portal to the Monster World while y'all were busy trying to cover your skinny, furless bodies, but we can't seem to open it from here. It's like our magic don't work here. And before you ask, no, we can't open a portal to Earth either. We're just as stuck as you are, I'm afraid."

Devin, who like Jessi had brought her legs up to cover her body and was hugging them, her eyes shut tight, turned to the voices of the Monsters. "Well, can you at least get us some clothes? Mona, are you there? Do you see clothes anywhere? For some reason my necklace is still here, but that's all. I wonder if Tiffany still has HER......wait, Tiffany?!! TIFFANY!!!! Are you HERE??!!!" She was tempted to open her eyes and search for her sister, but was afraid of seeing any of the others naked. Namely the boys. Luckily, upon landing, and realizing SHE was naked, she had surmised the others must be too, and had shut her eyes tightly. 

"I'm HERE, sis. I'm ok", said the voice of her sister, from somewhere off to the side. Devin sighed in relief. 

Tiffany, her eyes shut tight, touched the crystal around her neck, hanging against her bare chest. It had indeed come through with her. It didn't feel to be vibrating anymore, and didn't seem to be glowing, from what she could see through her closed eyes, but she was too nervous to open her eyes to check. Upon landing on the ship, feeling the wood on her bare skin, the cold air caressing her body, she had realized she was as naked as the day of her birth 12 years ago, and realized the others must be too, which was confirmed when she saw her sister's friend Lola. Not only was that a rather unpleasant sight, but had instantly made her afraid everybody would see HER, and had instantly shut her eyes and covered up before she saw anybody else, especially a boy. Sure, she was a bit curious. The only penises she had seen were in movies or tv shows, or the steamy manga her and her friends liked to read. Still, all the boys here were WAY older, and the thought of seeing them, or them seeing HER, made her a bit uncomfortable. 

"Sorry, darling, can't help you there, either", said Mona's voice. "And I hate to break it to y'all, but you're gonna have to open your eyes sooner or later. I mean, aren't y'all the least bit curious to see where you ARE? The only way to do that is to open your eyes, all of you. Plus, if something like what brought us here happens again, or something even WORSE, you need to be on guard, and if we have to run, you'd all see each other anyway. So y'all might as well just bite the bullet and get it over with now."

The voice of Connie chimed in. "Yeah, and maybe everybody can give everybody a compliment or two on their body. Like a sort of body positivity, team-building exercise. I mean at the end of the day, it's just SKIN. A body, whether it's YOURS or another's, it's just a BODY. Plus, I know more than a few of you are couples, so it'd happen sooner or later, when you.......well, besides, Jessi, Camden, you already saw each other on video chat only a few nights ago. So why y'all so squeamish NOW?"

Everybody sat and thought about Mona and Connie's words for a moment. They were right: there were more important things at hand than the luxury of modesty. They were all just happy to be ALIVE, when only minutes earlier they had been certain they were being pulled to their untimely demise. And Mona was right, they WOULD have to open their eyes sooner or later to see where they had landed, and if they were in worse danger here, nudity was the very LAST thing they'd have to worry about. 

At long last, as one, everybody opened their eyes and looked at one another. A few turned away for a second in embarrassment, but eventually they all got up one by one and walked over to each other, looking their bodies up and down. 

Rachel felt a bit nervous as she walked over to Andrew, seeing him take in her entire body, even as she took in HIS. She had to admit though, she was also a bit impressed as she saw his dick, which she realized was already erect. She smiled in amusement. She should have known. 

"Um........hey", she said, adjusting her glasses as she continued taking in her crush's body. For some reason he looked a bit less chubby naked. Maybe it was just his clothes that made him look that way? 

Andrew smiled as he continued looking her up and down like a shelf at a store. "Hey. Um, you.....well, you look.......great. Actually......well, you look....... beautiful. I mean, you ARE beautiful. Like, I mean, always, and.....well, see, Rachel, I......." Andrew silently cursed himself. Here he was, with the girl he liked standing butt-naked in front of him, and he was equally stark naked, his dick harder than it had ever been, and he STILL couldn't get the words out. He looked over at Maury, who was standing in the corner watching Nick slowly approach Devin, who he had to admit was herself a knockout in the buff. He tried to catch Maury's gaze, to get some silent encouragement from his former Monster, but he seemed too preoccupied with Nick to even take his eyes off him for a second. Andrew sighed. It was up to him. He just HAD to say it. He returned his gaze to Rachel, who he noticed was trying to keep her eyes on his face and not his member, so he forced himself to look her in the eyes too, even though her boobs were admittedly mesmerizing. A bit on the small side, but with beautiful, reddish nipples. He cleared his throat. "Look, Rachel, the truth is, I...... I LIKE you. A LOT. I know we haven't known each other long, but in a way I feel like I've known you my whole life. I know that's a cheezy, overused line, but it's the truth. You're everything I like in a girl. You're smart, kind, fun to hang out with. You make me WANT to be a better person, and I think I already AM just from hanging out with you for such a short time. And, yes, you're BEAUTIFUL. Like SO beautiful. I honestly wish I'd joined the Robotics Club sooner, because I just get sad thinking about all the time we could have known each other beforehand. And, well, I KNOW you like ME too, but, I'm not entirely sure I deserve someone as wonderful as you." 

As he had spoken Andrew had noticed Rachel smile at his compliments, and appeared to blush when he admitted to liking her. Or perhaps it was just due to her embarrassment at being naked. Now, however, she appeared more shy than ever as she seemed to search for the right words, looking down at the floor. Or his dick. Or both. Finally she looked up and smiled again. "I feel that way too. Like I've always known you. Probably cause you remind me of my cousins, like the one I told you about. But at least you're cool. All my cousins talk about is Pokemon and anime or sports, stuff like that. And to be honest I've thought about it, and I think it's great that you used to be a perv. Even if you still ARE. It's who you ARE. I mean, I guess I KINDA am. I mean, I have a Hormone Monstress", she said, looking over at Megan, who still stood with the other Monsters, watching their kids in all their naked glory. Megan caught her gaze and gave her a thumbs up, then gestured her to keep going, so she turned back to Andrew ", and yeah, IVE masturbated too." Andrew groaned suddenly, and she looked down to see his erect cock move. He reached out to grab it, like a dog owner pulling back a barking dog on a leash. She gasped. "Are YOU...... I mean, RIGHT NOW?"

Andrew shook his head. "No, false alarm. I thought old Yellowstone was going to blow, but it looks like I dammed the river just in time." He turned to her and shook his head. "See, Rachel? Just you MENTIONING masturbating caused me to have dirty thoughts. Aren't you worried that I might say or do something too gross for you to handle? Or worse say or do something in front of the Robotics Club again? Or your dad? Sure, he likes me NOW, but....."

Rachel shook her head. "It's ok, Andrew. I've thought about it. Those gross things? They make you who you are. They ARE who you are. Just like my love of nerdy stuff and robots and computers are ME. Plus it'll be great to try new things together. I know you enjoyed working on the robot, and playing the game. And I'm enjoying the book you told me about. I just hope we find a way back home so I can finish it, and so we can play more of the game together. And finish the robot of course. " She sighed. "But either way, whether we find a way home or not, I WANT to be with you. I WANT to be your girlfriend. I want YOU, all of you. The TRUE you. You don't have to change. I like you for you." 

She smiled and stepped forward. Andrew did the same, and finally they leaned forward and their lips met. Rachel's mind and heart buzzed with happiness that this was her first kiss, and while both she and the boy were naked nonetheless. Andrew, meanwhile, had to resist the temptation to grab her boobs or ass. His cock was now so hard he was sure he could break a stack of bricks with it like those showoff martial artists. He knew he was going to blow soon. He willed his balls to hold it, hold it in.....

They broke apart and Rachel smiled. "Wow, that was.....great. Felt a bit weird though. I think it's your mustache. It was scratching my lip."

Andrew laughed. "Did I ever tell you about the time my parents forcibly waxed my mustache off? Yeah my dad said it was gross and I was quote, "too young to have a mustache." And it hurt, I tell you. There was blood and everything!! I'm surprised I don't have a permanent scar here to prove it. But you know, I HAVE been shaving DOWN HERE", he said, gesturing to his crotch. Rachel looked down. "I shave down there every morning in the shower. I tell you, it used to be quite the nest before. I couldn't even SEE my cute little hog before!!"

Rachel smiled. "Well, it's definitely cute, but I certainly wouldn't say LITTLE. That sucks your parents did that though. Personally I think your mustache makes you look distinguished. In fact you should grow it out, maybe even grow a beard. It'd go great with your glasses. Say, Andrew, I hope you don't mind if I ask you, but....."

"Way to go, Andrew, I'm proud of you. You too, Rachel. "

They turned to see Missy and Nate walking up to them. Andrew did a quick once-over of Missy's naked body, then turned his eyes to the floor. It felt strange seeing Missy naked. Both because of his old feelings for her, and because he was with Rachel now. Andrew remembered with some small amount of shame that Missy was the first person he actually knew who appeared in one of his Maury-induced masturbatory fantasies. All of that felt so long ago. Now he and Missy were both here, naked, with their new respective partners. How time flies. 

Rachel, meanwhile, couldn't help admiring Nate's naked body. She could definitely see why all the other girls at school, including her formerly, always swooned over him. Big, muscular arms, rock-hard chest. Equally muscular legs. And, yes, of course, a big cock. Rachel suddenly understood Missy's horniness. Between Andrew standing next to her fully erect, probably about to explode, and Nate, not to mention the other naked guys walking around, she herself was starting to feel like humping something. However she wished also Missy and Nate would go away so she could ask Andrew what she was about to ask before they interrupted. 

Nate looked down at Andrew's erect cock. He smiled. "Ah, Andrew, still the same, even after being pulled through an alien portal."

Andrew groaned. "Yeah yeah, I know. I know what y'all are thinking: "How can he be hard at a time like THIS? How can he be thinking about masturbating after we all could have been killed? Just because there's naked girls, who are probably just as scared as HIM, he should be more focused on finding clothes and finding a way off this ship, but he can only think about sex cause he's ANDREW!!!" 

Missy smiled. "It's ok, Andrew. It's NATURAL. You're not the only one, look at Nick over there talking to Devin, and Jessi's boyfriend. And Jay, of course. It doesn't matter if it's a life or death situation, if you're horny you're horny."

Andrew groaned again and pointed to Nate. "Yeah but YOU'RE not hard. How can YOU control it, mister?! Tell me your secret!!"

Nate smiled. "Well, I DID have a boner at first, and I'll admit not just cause of Missy. I won't lie, all the ladies here are quite fetching, but then I decided to only focus on Missy, not as a sexual object but as a PERSON. A person just as confused as me about our...... situation. Reserve that sexual energy for fight or flight energy. Wasn't that hard."

Andrew sighed. "Well it just ain't that easy, Mister. You don't know how hard it is not to jerk off right now!!!" 

Rachel smiled. She decided to spit out what she'd been trying to say before Missy and Nate showed up. She put a hand on his shoulder. "Then do it, Andrew. I.......I WANT you to do it, so you'll feel better. And...... and I want to WATCH."

Andrew gasped. So did Missy and Nate. Andrew turned to her, his eyes wider than usual behind his glasses. "Wait, you mean......like NOW??!"

Rachel nodded. "Yes. I can tell you're having a hard time. No pun intended. If you don't get it out of your system I'm afraid you won't be able to focus on anything else. Plus I'm curious. Before we got taken......here, I simply planned to end of trip to the observatory by asking you out, maybe a quick kiss. But now.......well, we're both here, naked, we've HAD our kiss, and you've had a boner for MINUTES now. And, well, to be honest I've never watched porn, and the only sex I've seen is in movies, and usually it's all under-the-covers stuff. My Hormone Monstress is always pushing me to watch porn, but if it's not sci-fi stuff I usually can't focus on it. But now I'm completely intrigued. So, maybe let's find a nice, quiet corner where you can...... relieve your burden. While I watch."

Andrew stared at her, still too shocked to speak. Meeting somebody who accepted his perverted tendencies was rare, besides his friends. But for somebody to actually want to GET IN on them was even rarer. In fact the only people who had actually SEEN him jerk off were Jessi and Nick, and Nick's sister Leah during their failed No Nut November challenge, and of course Leah walking in on him while he was jerking off to her swimsuit. But all of them had been unanimously grossed out by his actions. And yet Rachel, who he had just kissed moments ago, actually wanted to watch him blow his load while she stood by his side in all her naked glory. This was just too good to be true.

Finally he nodded and smiled. "Well, if you're REALLY sure, i guess we can find somewhere I can quickly milk the naughty jungle snake." 

They looked around the deck of the ship. It was still strange to be on a ship that was literally flying through the air, but considering how they GOT here, they had a feeling that weirdness was the word of the day. They quickly saw that the deck appeared to twist around the ship, leading to perhaps the bridge or perhaps front deck of the ship, as they appeared to have landed in the back. Andrew pointed, and Rachel nodded and followed. Missy and Nate watched them walk off. Nate smiled and shook his head in amusement. "They really ARE a perfect couple", he said. 

Missy smiled. "Did I ever tell you that Andrew jizzed when we danced at the middle school prom?"

Finally Andrew and Rachel reached the other side of the ship. It indeed seemed to be the front, as the tall structure rising above them seemed to be the bridge. It was quieter here with just the two of them, away from the conversations of the others. Andrew turned to Rachel, who stepped up to him until they were inches apart. She smiled and pressed her lips against his again. This time Andrew could no longer resist, and grabbed one of her boobs in each hand, gently but firmly. She moaned softly as their lips repeatedly moved over each other, each kiss more passionate than the last. Despite the cool air at this altitude, their bodies were hot with passion, the sound of their heavy breathing and beating hearts louder than the wind or propellers of the ship. Andrew squeezed her breasts a bit more firmly. So soft, the skin so smooth. How had Nick described Gina's boobs? Like water balloons? Yes, that's what they felt like. 

Rachel moaned again as her boyfriend's hands caressed her breasts. Never in her life had she imagined something like this. That something as magical, as wonderful as this would happen. His hands were a bit sweaty and clammy, but still felt amazing against her naked boobs. She decided to repay the favor and reached down, grabbing his dick. She gasped. It was as hard as a rock. She knew she had to help him. Help him unload his cargo so she could feel it soft. 

She smiled and pulled away, backing up slowly so he had a full view of her body. "I'm ready. Time to fire the cannons, private Glouberman. I'll stand here so you can have something to whack to."

Andrew smiled. "As the lady wishes. You might want to stand back a bit farther. As long as I've been holding this one in, I bet it's going to be like a firehose on full blast."

Rachel smiled again, but took a few further steps back as Andrew began tugging as hard as he could, her eyes fixed on his cock as he pulled repeatedly, faster and faster, his own eyes moving up and down on her beautiful, naked body. He began breathing heavily as he tugged faster and faster, harder and harder. Finally, he gasped as his cock released its payload. He wasn't joking, the cum shot out with the speed and force of a gun. Most of it landed on the wooden deck, but a few had enough speed to land on Rachel's leg. She gasped, but more from how cold the spray of ejaculate was than with disgust. However she didn't pull her eyes away for even a second as she watched her boyfriend continue to convulse with pleasure as his cock finished releasing its long-held payload. Finally, he gasped again and released his dick as it began returning to its regular, flaccid size. 

He sighed. "Oh, sweet relief. I needed that SO bad."

Rachel smiled and wiped off the bit that landed on her leg. She couldn't help herself, and licked her fingers. She gagged. Really bitter. She wondered if his cock itself tasted better. She really wanted to try it. But she knew now was not the time. Instead she walked over and kissed him again. 

"I'm glad I could help', she said as they pulled apart. They heard a sound from behind them and turned to see Jay clapping. He gave them a thumbs-up. "Way to go bro!!!", he said. "Man, I seriously thought you two were totally gonna bone for a second there!!!"

Andrew groaned and Rachel shook her head. "No way!!! I'm TOTALLY not ready for that yet." For some reason, despite seeing Nate and the other boys naked, Rachel found herself turning her head as Jay stepped closer. Perhaps it was because she had just watched Andrew masturbate. Masturbate in FRONT of her, to the image of HER naked body. Loyalty, perhaps? She realized she DID want Andrew inside her EVENTUALLY, but definitely not so soon. They had only had their first kiss barely ten minutes ago. And she was honestly afraid that the first time would hurt, from what she had heard. But she DEFINITELY still wanted to try giving Andrew a blowjob, preferably before the actual sex. But again, not so soon. 

Jay laughed. "Relax, guys!!! I'm just joking. Well, mostly. I actually came back here to whack it just like Andrew. I actually jerked TWICE, over the side of the ship. I was just heading back when you lovebirds came back here. I just couldn't help watching. I guess neither of you noticed me, all wrapped up in each other's bodies and all. By the way, have either of you seen my wand? It got pulled through before I did, so I wonder if it's around here somewhere. I need it, I can barely perform squat without it. Damn, with my clothes I lost my cards, my smoke bombs, my linking rings, my....."

"JAY!!!! There you are!!" They all jumped and turned to see Lola walking up to them, followed by Matthew. Seeing the three of them standing together Lola scoffed. "I should have known. What, are you, like, having a threesome with Andrew and dork girl now? Me and Matthew not enough?"

Jay gasped, taking in both Matthew and Lola's naked bodies as he hurriedly explained. "No no, guys it's not like that!! I was just looking for my wand. I can't find it ANYWHERE, and I've been looking since we got here. Andrew and Rachel only just got here, and they....."

Matthew laughed nervously. "I wouldn't call us a threesome. I mean sure, Lola, you WATCHED Jay blow me, but technically that makes you a cuck, cause you weren't even in on it. And also I gotta say that'll NEVER happen again. To tell you the truth I didn't really enjoy it that much, and....."

"Oh shut up both of you!!!", Lola broke in. "I'm like, too embarrassed right now to even care if you ARE porking these losers. I'm looking for Rodney. He got pulled in at the same time as me, but I haven't seen him ANYWHERE. I've looked everywhere, except INSIDE of course, I'm not going in there on my own. Besides he wouldn't wander off anyway without making sure I'm safe. Have either of YOU seen him?", she added, looking at Andrew and Rachel. 

They shook their heads, and suddenly the gravity of the situation finally occurred to them as some of their horniness faded. They were naked, unclothed and unarmed, with not one phone among them, on a strange ship flying through the clouds, after being pulled through a portal that had suddenly appeared only an hour or so before, and now somebody was missing, and they hadn't even set foot INSIDE the ship, or tried to get the attention of the owners to see if they could help.

Andrew turned to Rachel. He could tell she was thinking the same thing. She nodded

"We should get back to the others. It's time to figure out what's going on, where we are, and what to do next. AFTER we get some clothes." 

Note: the following parts take place at the same time as the parts with Andrew and Rachel, as all parts happen concurrently. 

Nick walked over to Devin, taking in her body. Her beautiful, gorgeous, sexy naked body. At first, he was shocked by how skinny she truly was, but realized that it only made her sexier. Her legs and feet he'd seen lots of times when she was in a bathing suit, but with the rest of her uncovered they looked even better. She must have recently shaved, because her snatch was completely bare, not a hair sight. And her boobs were amazing. Not very big, but not too small. Just right. He saw her own eyes looking him up and down as he approached. She smiled shyly as he stopped in front of her. 

"Um.......hi", she said, and turned her head to the side in embarrassment. She seemed to be resisting the urge to cover. 

Nick cleared his throat, still taking in her full body. He had imagined Devin naked ever since their kiss that day, despite promising not to. He hadn't jerked off to her though, not even once. But now he had to fight his cock with every muscle to not get hard. He noticed that Andrew was already erect as he stood talking to Rachel, and further back, he thought he saw Jay sneaking off, his own dick as erect as an excited dog's tail. He sighed in disgust and cleared his throat again. "Um, hey Devin. You look......well I just gotta say it. You look great. Amazing, actually."

Devin turned to him and smiled shyly again. She fiddled with her elephant head pendant, the only thing she was wearing. He noticed she was blushing slightly, whether from the situation or his compliment he wasn't sure. "Thanks. I guess it's fair, when you think about it. I mean, I saw YOU naked once. Because of Lola. Of course, you were younger back then. And I was....... someone different."

Nick nodded. "And also I was.......well, SMALLER.", he said, looking down at his member, which despite his best efforts, was already starting to swell, the sign of an impending boner. 

Devin looked down too and blushed even more. "Well at least YOU grew!! I mean I have too, of course. But I mean it's kinda embarrassing that my boobs are bigger than my tummy. If the wind was blowing any harder I'd blow away!!"

They both laughed. Nick shook his head. "No you're beautiful. You're absolutely perfect, just the way you are. You have the body of a goddess."

Devin smiled, a bit less shyly than before, and turned around, letting Nick admire her ass. Just like her boobs, not very big or small , but just right, her long, beautiful brown hair stopping just below her tailbone. 

After letting him admire her butt for a few seconds she turned back around, still smiling. She walked forward a few more steps and they kissed, their first kiss since getting pulled into this strange, embarrassing situation. Nick reached around and grabbed one of her butt cheeks. He heard her giggle slightly, but they kept on kissing until Devin felt something moving up one of her legs. Something cold, hard and very big. At first she thought it was Nick's other hand, but realized he had grabbed one of her boobs with it. She realized the truth with horror even as she looked down.

"NICK!!!!!", she gasped, and backed away slightly, her eyes wide. She was blushing HARD now, staring at Nick's erect cock. 

Nick looked down, cursing his rock-hard member for its lack of control. He turned to Maury, who was watching him and the others with his fellow Monsters. Maury caught his stare and gave him a thumbs up. Nick pointed at his dick, as if hoping Maury could undo this poorly timed erection. Maury just shrugged and gestured him to turn around. Nick turned to see Devin still staring. Nick sighed, grabbing his cock and trying to force it back down himself. 

"I'm sorry, Devin. Didn't mean to startle you. I just couldn't control it. You're just so beautiful, and...... and so SEXY. Plus, I mean you ARE naked. We're BOTH naked, and so is everybody else. I mean I admit I personally should have better control, given the situation, but....." He shook his head in shame. 

Devin sighed. "I mean, I understand. YOU'RE hot too", she said, again glancing him up and down. "It's weird, you know, seeing your.......you know, after I saw it a couple years ago. Not to mention that today I'm not just seeing you I'm seeing EVERYBODY." She walked up to him, smiling again. "At least now nobody can ever call you "little" again. You used to be shorter than ME. Now you're not little..... at all", she finished, as they kissed again. Devin couldn't help it, and grabbed Nick's erect cock. The skin was soft but also hard as a rock. She heard Nick moan as she grabbed it. A thought occurred to her, and she smiled as they pulled apart. 

"You know, I never gave Devon that handjob, as you know. But, I mean, since you're my ACTUAL boyfriend, maybe, sometime, I could, you know, give.......you......one?"

Nick gasped. As soon as she mentioned it Nick felt his already hard cock get harder. "Really? You mean, like ......?"

Devin laughed. "Not NOW!!!! Of course not!!! We don't even know where we ARE!! But I mean, like, when we get back home, when everything is..... normal again. I mean, even though the whole handjob thing with me and you-know-who was a lie, I'd really be happy to try it with YOU. It'd be a great way to tide us over until we're both ready to.....you know."

Even as she said it, Devin had to admit she was nervous about actually DOING it. While she had liked the feeling of his dick in her hand, and even more liked LOOKING at it, the thought of actually..... WORKING it, when that was usually HIS task, still sort of made her uncomfortable. In fact she found herself wondering HOW guys could do it almost every day. What happened if you pulled TOO hard? Or what if SHE did, and hurt him? Plus, while she wouldn't actually say it, she thought it would feel a bit weird being pleasured by another's hand. Devin realized it had actually been a while since SHE had pleasured herself. In fact she hadn't done it since the night Mona had questioned her about it. Too much on her mind. At least, she reasoned, it was probably easier for a girl to clean up post-masturbation than a guy. She had heard how.....messy it was for guys. Messy, wet and STICKY. As she thought about it, she realized she was even more unsure about it. But, as she herself had said, it WOULD probably tide them over until they were ready for the big league. THAT, metaphorically speaking, was a whole other ballpark. 

Not that she wasn't looking forward to it. In fact every time she had heard the older girls, usually her former cheerleader friends, talking about their sexual experiences, Devin had been both exited and nervous about her first time. But now that Devin was standing fully naked in front of her first TRUE boyfriend, and she was looking straight at the weapon of mass destruction that would one day inevitably destroy the door to her pleasure palace, she realized how truly nervous she was. As she had told Mona, she was afraid her first time would hurt, especially as she realized how BIG Nick's rod of power truly was. So maybe the handjob WOULD be a good holdover until she was ready to lose her innocence. But later. MUCH later. 

Nick, oblivious to Devin's troubled thoughts, nodded. "Sure, a handjob would be nice. I actually liked when you.......well, TOUCHED it just then. Your hands are really soft."

Devin smiled. Well, THAT cheered her up a bit. She was just fixing to reply when Jessi and Camden walked up. Devin immediately turned her eyes to the floor, not wanting to see another naked guy if she could help it. She felt like even LOOKING at another guy's nude body would be unfaithful. Still, she smiled as she addressed the wooden deck at her feet. "Hey Jessi, Camden. You two ok?"

Jessi smiled. Having lost the rest of her clothes she had decided to discard the band holding her hair in a ponytail, and her long red hair flowed down her bare shoulders. Unseen by Devin, Nick did a quick once-over glance of Jessi's body. He couldn't help it. He remembered having feelings for HER about a year or so ago. In fact SHE had been his first kiss. That all felt like longer ago than it was. Now that old school was nothing but rubble, the echoes of that kiss, the laughter of him and his friends forever silenced, the floors they walked, the classrooms they sat in, talked, laughed, and occasionally fought in now just an empty lot, a hollow foundation to be used to build a who-knows-what once the last bit of rubble was cleared, when not even a cloud of dust or piece of glass remained to preserve Bridgeton Middle. Destroyed. Forgotten. Wiped from the face of the Earth like a lost civilization, the only thing keeping its legacy and memory alive the memories they carried in their hearts. 

And NOW, Nick realized with horror, they might not even see their HIGH SCHOOL again, or their families. Leah. Judd. His parents, who he hadn't always been nice to. Would he ever see them again?

Unknown to Nick, Jessi was thinking the same thing. She knew her dad must be absolutely panicking, completely traumatized after having witnessed his firstborn daughter ripped away before his eyes. As far as he knew she might be dead. Surely by now he had called Shannon and told her. Now both of her parents were probably out of their minds with worry and grief. She couldn't help but wonder if that would bring them closer. Also Caitlin would be worried too. And Delilah, although too young to understand, could probably read a room, sense her parent's emotions, and would definitely notice her older half-sister's absence. Jessi had to fight back tears as she replied to Devin's question, trying to keep a straight face. 

"Yeah, we're ok. But we should really start looking around, maybe trying to find a way INSIDE the ship. Hopefully we can find some clothes." 

Camden smiled. "What, so soon? This is actually kind of fun, especially with you naked beside me."

Nick turned to Devin and smiled. "He's not wrong. Personally I wouldn't mind staying naked the whole time as long as you are too."

Devin laughed. "Well, yeah, it IS kind of refreshing, but I mean those were BRAND NEW clothes, I used up all my allowance I'd been saving since middle school. The jeans, the shirt, the shoes, the bra, the underwear, the belt." She shook her head sadly and touched the pendant again. "I'm just glad THIS came through at least." She appeared to think. "Maybe it was intentional. Maybe in a way Coco IS here with me, because I bought this to remember her by. Her lessons. How she helped me see the light. Her, Mona, and Emmy." She looked over at Mona, who was still standing with the other Monsters, giving them space, but Mona turned to her and nodded, as if she could hear her from over there. Devin sighed. She saw Tiffany sitting by herself in the corner, looking forlornly at the deck. She looked sad. And scared. Devin turned to Nick. "I'm gonna go check on Tiffany. Just wait here a sec, then we'll find a way to get inside."

Devin walked over to Tiffany, who looked up to see her sister approaching. She clutched the crystal around her neck, which now felt like the only thing anchoring her to reality. This was all TOO weird. Only about an hour ago she was having a fun time with her sister at the observatory until all hell broke loose, then her necklace had started to glow, then she was pulled into that eerie blue-green void, then dumped on a flying ship. Not to mention she was completely naked, as was everybody else. Tiffany was of two minds about the naked thing. On one hand, she had found herself staring at the boys. Seeing a penis in person was definitely better than seeing them in movies or manga and anime. She herself had been admiring Nick while her sister talked to him, and couldn't help but stare as he became erect. 

On the other hand she herself felt embarrassed and even a bit mortified being naked around so many older children, especially as all the other girls were far more developed than her. At 12, she was only just starting to develop boobs, and, being barely bigger than baby tangerines, she had only recently started wearing a training bra. Tiffany had noticed some of the other girls at her middle school were way more developed, and had often felt jealous. Some of them even had boyfriends. Just as her body had only recently started developing, Tiffany herself had only recently started to like boys. Or at least one in particular. She suddenly wished HE was here. Killian. Just so she could see HIM naked too. He was definitely the hottest boy at Brutus Pink Middle School. ALL the girls at school fawned over him. In fact, the very first time Tiffany had pleasured herself, which was only about a week ago, she had done it to his photo in the school yearbook. She felt like kicking herself for not telling him how she felt. Now she might never see him again.....

Devin stopped in front of her. She smiled and put a hand on her bare shoulder. "You ok, sis?" 

Tiffany nodded. "Yeah. But I'm getting cold. We really need to find some clothes. And a way OFF this ship. A way home. Mom and dad must be freaking out." Tiffany tried to fight back tears, wanting to be as tough as her big sister. 

Devin nodded. "Yes. We're going to find a way to get inside. First we'll find some clothes, then we'll see if there's anybody actually INSIDE who can help us. Come on." 

Tiffany nodded and stood up. Andrew and Rachel were returning from the other side of the ship, followed by Jay, Lola and Matthew. Devin looked around. It looked like everyone was accounted for. Weren't they? 

Apparently not quite. "Listen up. Has anybody seen Rodney?", Lola asked. "I've been looking all over for him. He got pulled through WITH me. He should be here."

Everybody looked around the wide wooden deck, mumbling among themselves, asking one another if they had seen him. Lola looked worried, scared, which was definitely unlike the usual Lola. "We gotta FIND HIM!!!! If anything happened to him, if he got stuck in the portal, or worse, if he missed the ship, and fell......." She started shaking, and seemed to be fighting with every shred of strength to not cry. "It'd be all MY FAULT. I asked him to bring me there!!! He's the ONLY adult in my life who has never walked out on me!!! I CAN'T LOSE HIM TOO!!!!!" 

Devin walked over and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Lola, we'll find him. I promise. We're going to find a way inside. First we'll find some clothes, something for everybody, then we'll look for Rodney. Maybe he ALREADY found a way in. He's the adult here. Maybe he went ahead to make sure it was safe. We won't know until we go in. Now come on. Let's just split up, and see if there's any way we can......."

Suddenly there was a loud slamming sound. Everybody jumped and turned as a door, designed to look like part of the floor, opened up, and several figures emerged. Most looked human, or mostly human, except one, a blonde-haired young man around their age, had a tail. However the biggest was covered in fur, not unlike a Hormone Monster, and had a piglike face and long rabbitlike ears. All of the men carried weapons, from swords and daggers, and the shortest had a hammer. The teens all stepped back in shock and fright, at the same time trying to cover up with their hands and arms. 

The furry pig man laughed nastily. "Gwahahaha!!! Well I'll be damned. I thought we were being invaded by mercenaries or rival thieves, but it's just a bunch of kids doing the hanky-panky!! I guess you tykes thought you'd use the Prima Vista as your own personal pleasure cruise, eh? Or are y'all just a bunch of nudists a long way from the beach?"

Perhaps it was the relief of finally realizing they weren't alone on this strange ship, or the fear of having weapons pointed at their nude, vulnerable bodies, but everybody started talking at once, their voices overlapping, drowning each other out. The strangers looked from one naked teenager to the other, trying to make sense of what they were saying. The blonde-haired man with the tail mostly looked at the girls, his eyes moving from Jessi to Missy to Devin and Rachel like a couch bum surfing channels. 

After at least a minute of everybody rambling, trying to explain how they ended up naked on his ship, the large furred man roared furiously. "SILENCE!!!!! I already have a headache cause this oaf hit me with with his hammer", he said, gesturing to the tiny man with the large red nose and chef hat, "and we only have a few hours to reach Alexandria and get ready for the play. I don't have time to listen to your prattling, you perverted waifs!!! Boys, round them up. Lock them up in one of the unused rooms till we get back to Lindblum. We'll figure out what to do with them once we get back to headquarters. Zenero, Benero, come help!!!" 

The men stepped forward, weapons raised, as more figures emerged from the trapdoor, including two short, squat, blue-skinned creatures with black cowls over their piglike heads. Instead of hands they had what looked like metal pincers that clicked ominously as they approached. 

The teens backed up further, still trying to feebly cover their bodies while looking for a place to run. But there was nowhere. The strange, frightening crew blocked the way ahead, and the only thing behind them was the end of the ship, and behind that, the sky, and a long, long fall to the ground below.

Just as the crew closed in, the Monsters leapt in front of the naked, frightened teens. If they hadn't noticed the Monsters before, they certainly did now. They gasped and took a few steps back. Or most did. The blue pig men were braver, taking a run at the Monsters. Connie hissed, and suddenly her long red hair grew even longer, expanding, telescoping forward like the tentacles of an octopus. Quicker than they could blink, her hair wrapped around the two diminutive, blue-skinned creatures, twisting and twisting around like a snake capturing its prey. The creatures struggled to free themselves, but Connie's hair tightened its grip until they were gasping for breath. Then, as their crewmates watched in horror, Connie flung the struggling porcine humanoids over their heads. They crashed into the wall, then rolled over the deck and into the open trapdoor and out of sight. 

The remaining crew looked from Connie to each other nervously, as if unsure whether to attack or flee. They turned to their boss, who himself looked uncertain. Connie hissed again and took a menacing step, her hair writhing on the ground like a nest of beautiful, deadly red worms, each strand with a mind of its own. Mona stepped up beside her, her tail poised to strike, the small tuft of fur at the end now replaced by a large, stinger-like tip like that of a scorpion. 

"You will NOT touch these children", Connie growled, taking another step forward. Maury, Simon and Megan stepped up beside her and Mona. Rick, limping slowly on his cane, brought up the rear, trying to look as menacing as possible, but just looked sick or constipated. 

The crew looked again from the Monsters to the teens, then at each other again, their bravado gone. Their boss growled again, but lowered his sword. He seemed to think for a second, then chuckled. "Well, you know boys, I think we could USE these...... THINGS. They might be of some help to us. What do you say, kids? If you and your.....pets.....agree to help us with our......mission, we'll take you aboard as guests instead of prisoners, give you some clothes. Then, after our job is finished, we'll drop you off wherever you want. Come on, it'll be fun. You'll get to help put on a play!!"

Matthew gasped. "A PLAY??! As in THEATER?!! Really?! Wow, that doesn't sound half bad!!" 

The man chuckled and sheathed his sword. "THAT'S the spirit!! Yes, a play, for the royal kingdom of Alexandria. We'll be performing I Want To Be Your Canary, the magnum opus of Lord Avon. There will be action, romance, betrayal, and tragedy, and lots of sword fighting. Everybody loves a great sword battle. And you'll get to see the famous Alexandria Castle."

Missy smiled. "Well, I DO love a good romance. And I never got to play my big role in the school play. But I don't know. I mean, we have to get home!!"

The man shook his giant, furry head. "Well, I'm afraid we don't have the time to stop to let y'all off at the moment. Look, just come inside and find some clothes at least. Let's get to know each other a bit better."

He gestured to the trapdoor, and led the way forward. The teens looked at each other, confused, relieved and a bit frightened by this turn of events. Connie let her hair retract to its usual length, but still appeared on guard. Likewise Mona still had her tail in stinger mode, ready to stab. 

Slowly, nervously, the naked teens followed the crew through the trapdoor and down the long, creaky wooden staircase and into the ship. The two blue pig men stood rubbing their sore bodies, and glared at them as they passed by. In addition there were even more people standing in the room, staring at the naked teens and their Monsters as they passed, including what looked like a band made up of even more strange creatures, all clutching musical instruments. One whistled at the girls as they passed. A young woman in her mid to late twenties with grey hair spilling out of a blue bandana smiled at the boys as they passed by. 

They reached the cargo room, and the boss pointed at a luggage trolley in the corner filled with clothes. "Help yourselves. There's more clothes in the closet there if you can't find something on the rack. Don't worry, all the clothes are new, never worn before. We always get new clothes from our supplier in Lindblum. Never know when you'll need a change of clothes in our profession."

The teens eagerly rushed forward, grabbing clothes off the trolley, looking through them and eagerly donning the ones that looked the best or most comfortable. Some went into the closet and rifled through the boxes to find a better fit. Finally, after about fifteen minutes later, everybody had at last found clothes that fit comfortably, if lacking somewhat in style. 

The boss came back in and nodded. He smiled. "So, everybody comfy? Now, why don't you tell us how you came to be on this ship? One at a time, please."

The other crewmates gathered around, eager to hear the story. So, taking turns, the teens slowly told the story of how they went to the observatory, and the new planet appearing in the telescope, followed by the portal appearing and pulling them in. One of the men asked about the Monsters, and they had to explain, with some help from the Monsters themselves, about the different Monsters and the roles they played on Earth. Nick was fixing to ask how the ship could fly when Lola broke in to ask if they had seen Rodney.

"He came through with the rest of us, at the same time as me, but we haven't seen him anywhere. Did anybody come INSIDE why y'all were eavesdropping on us like perverts?"

The crewmate with pointed ears and sharp teeth shook his head. "No, we never saw anybody else, just you kids. Maybe he got dropped somewhere else, but I wouldn't suggest going off on your own. The Mist Continent is a very dangerous place to travel on foot. I'm Marcus by the way."

One by one everybody took turns introducing each other. The teens felt some of their fear ebb away as the crew seemed to relax a bit. They showed them the rest of the ship, and explained that the deck of the ship they had landed on would actually serve as the stage for the play they were putting on. 

The leader, Baku, nodded and turned to them again. "Look, our job in Alexandria won't take too long. Like I said, we're heading back to Lindblum as soon as the play is over. Lindblum is a big place. I'm sure you can find somebody who knows more than us about portals and whatnot. Just stick with us until then. Like Marcus said, it's not safe to travel by foot unless you absolutely have to. If you don't want to be in the play, perhaps you can just help set up the stage or prepare some of the effects. There's a lot of work that needs to be done. I'm sure everybody can find something to do. Better than just sitting on the ship."

Jessi asked the obvious question, the question everybody had been wondering since they met this strange, frightening crew. "But if you're just actors, why do you have weapons? And what did you mean by our Monsters would come in handy? Handy for WHAT?"

The crew looked at each other, as if unsure whether to answer. Finally the young blonde haired guy with the tail, Zidane, shrugged. "I guess we might as well tell them, boss. I mean, they'll eventually find out either way, whether things go according to plan or not."

Baku sighed. "Very well. Fair warning, if you don't like what I'm about to tell you, you're free to get off and make it on your own once we reach Alexandria, and take your chances with the creatures of the Mist. But after seeing how fierce your...... friends are, we could really use your help, and in return we'll give you safe passage to Lindblum where you can find somebody who might be able to help. All YOU have to do is help with a kidnapping."

Meanwhile, on Earth, back at the observatory, not long after the portal disappeared...

The observatory was still in full-blown chaos when the police arrived, followed soon by reporters from the local news station. Gina watched as witnesses hurriedly explained to the police and reporters what had just happened. Normally the cops would probably think they were insane, but given that practically everybody had seen it, and the damage to the room, it was hard to pin THIS one down to a joke, drugs, or mass hysteria. 

Jessi's father stood in the corner, trying to comfort her mother, who he had called and explained what had happened. She had apparently left work immediately and come straight here. She was sobbing hysterically, and her father seemed to be fighting tears himself. Missy's mother was also still sobbing as her father gave the police a description of Missy, as if that would help bring her back from wherever that light had taken her. Nick's father was talking to a newswoman with a camera, offering whoever had "taken" Nick the entire family fortune, including Nick and his sibling's college funds, while his mother called his phone every five minutes, leaving increasingly frantic voice messages. Matthew's parents and siblings stood together, hands joined, eyes closed, his mother leading them in prayer.

Gina sat in a chair in the lobby, waiting for her parents to come. The paramedics had insisted on checking her out, even though she was sure she hadn't been injured after being knocked to the floor. Now they were tending to the others, either caught in the pre-portal brawl for the telescope, or caught in the blast from the portal before it vanished. Luckily there were only a few minor scrapes from both events. Mr Goldberg sat in a chair by the table he had set up with Jessi and Camden. He had scarcely said a word since the incident. He seemed shaken to the core. This was obviously NOT how he pictured his last year as principal OR tour guide. 

Ali passed by with her dad, who was holding an arm around her with all his might, as if afraid the portal would reappear to suck her away too. "We're going home, my mom's already watching the news and is absolutely freaking out. You need a ride?" She smiled slightly as she asked, but her eyes were wet with tears behind her glasses. 

Gina shook her head. "No, my parents are on their way. I'll see you at school tomorrow, if they don't cancel because of what happened here." 

Ali nodded and walked off with her dad. Gina watched them until they disappeared out the front door. Her body still felt numb from shock. Her brain could hardly process what was going on around her anymore. The roar of voices seemed to be fading, the room shrinking, the door they just walked out of getting closer and closer. 

Bonnie put a hand on her shoulder, sensing her distress. Gina tried to calm her racing heart, taking deep, slow breaths. She tried to fight back the tears that were threatening to break loose again. She wondered if they WOULD cancel school tomorrow. It would be the respectful thing to do, and logical. Better to have everybody stay home and safe until they knew it was safe. She wondered if there would also be a memorial. There had been one at Bridgeton Middle when the brother of a student, Berman, had died. That must have been terrible for Berman. Gina had lost her grandmother only early this year, right before high school started. But at least for her grandma and Berman's brother there had been BODIES, so they could have a funeral. Her schoolmates were GONE. Disappeared. Vanished. No body, no funeral. 

Gina shook her head. She scolded herself. She didn't know they were dead for sure. There was no way to know. Which, in a way, was worse than seeing a body. The not knowing was worse than seeing them dead. At least seeing a body, there was a finality to it, a sense of closure, as morbid as it was. If only she could somehow reach out, feel their lifeforce, just so she could know......

A thought occurred to her. She turned to her Monstress. "Bonnie, can't Monsters hear each other and feel each other? Can you hear Connie? Or feel her? Is she still alive? Are THEY still alive?"

Bonnie shook her head. "No, I tried. Connie is my twin. We have a connection. I can usually hear her thoughts when she's troubled, feel her emotions. But it's like that link has been severed. Like static on a radio station. Same with the others." She shook her head again and gripped Gina's shoulder more tightly. 

Gina hung her head. She finally lost the fight, and the tears broke loose. Gone. Gone. She didn't know if they were alive, but they were GONE, which was worse. Gina had always felt like a fish out of water, both because of her early development, and her ethnic background. Coming from a Hispanic family, she was used to large crowds, because family reunions were a tradition, but once she started at Bridgeton Middle she had felt a bit overwhelmed by the noise, the chaos. The students were way rowdier, nosier, and grosser than her brothers or cousins. But at least it had helped her realize how big the world was, and prepared her for high school, which now that she was there, she should have expected it to be a bit scary. 

But THIS was way worse than anything her family or school experience could have prepared her for. Instead of growing larger, her world suddenly felt smaller. So many people she had laughed with, played with, went to parties with, people who she thought, or at least hoped, would be part of her life forever, ripped away in a single night. Despite her best efforts, the walls still seemed to be closing in, shrinking, getting smaller, just like school would be without her friends. Who would she lose next? How much more loss could she take? How much longer until the very world, the sky, the ground, closed in on her and left her all alone?

End of chapter 8

Hope y'all enjoyed the chapter. I hope that the "sexy" scenes with everybody naked will be able to tide people over for a while, cause in the coming chapters, which if you've played the game, you should know there won't be much time for anything like this for a while, hahaha. Like eventually I'll (hopefully) find time to include some more sexual stuff. It IS a Big Mouth story, after all, besides a FF story, so hopefully. And like I said some characters WILL eventually lose their V-cards, although not for a LONG while. I'm trying to focus for now on more action, as this story will from now on follow the game as much as possible. Obviously some parts will be slightly different, since it features these characters, but I'll try not to change things from the game TOO much, unless I absolutely have to. 

I'll also regularly be jumping back to Earth and occasionally the Monster World, showing what characters who were left behind are doing. We will soon see some familiar faces from both Big Mouth and Human Resources, besides just Emmy and Petra, so I hope that will make fellow HR fans happy. 

Anyway, be sure to like and comment, then click the button to read the next chapter.