"So what...she's James Bond?" Aspen asked. "Not exactly. More like M. Lily included an audio file with some documents. I'll play it" Keith said clicking the file. "What I'm about to tell you is in the strictest confidence but I trust you all after seeing the devotion you share for one another. I told you I run a clothing industry and you know I work in borrower philanthropy but that's not all I do. Not many Fae are left in the world and being the princess...no...I'm queen now that mother is gone...it is my responsibility to correct the mistakes of the past caused by Fae. I told you before that there are forbidden spells and magics but they were not always forbidden. Especially the more arcane arts. You may be wondering what is the difference between arcane and magic"

"Magic is the natural ability to change reality. Arcane however requires outside help and involves using natural ingredients to invoke a change. It was arcane knowledge we shared with humans. As humans learned the craft, they gave it a new name...alchemy. And humans being humans found ways to pervert the natural order. Turning lead into gold was disastrous for many. Subjugating humans using the Philosopher’s Stone and the absolute worst was the creation of homunculi. Creatures about as tall as a borrower but with no soul. However, they can act independently as long as it doesn't go against its creator.  This is not what makes them so dangerous though. Homunculi feed on human souls to grow and take power for itself. They can assume any person if they are exposed to their blood in its creation. Deviant in nature, homunculi feel no fear or remorse as those are traits of a soul."

"Now having said that, I created an organization that looks for humans that have shown the use of alchemy. It is called "Thorn" and in my employ, are borrowers trained specifically to counter possible threats. Thorn has given me a photograph that I included in the RAR file I sent. Please open it" Lily said. Keith paused the recording and opened the file. "Jesus!" Claire said. The picture they were staring at was of a body utterly desiccated. "This is of a woman whose body was found in Horgen Switzerland washed up on the shore of the Zürichsee lake. As you can see it looks like her body was drained of fluids to the point of mummification. This is not natural as hair samples confirm her death was only a few days prior not to mention her body was submerged in water. Combing through missing persons, we can assume this woman is Annika Holtz. A 22-year-old woman from Zurich who was reported missing by her sister around that time. Oddly, the police classified it as a suicide without asking around. Guys, I can think of only one way a human can be mummified so quickly and still keep her eyes and internal organs intact. Her soul was sucked out and eaten while still alive"

"This is where you come in Keith. Search for any visual record of Annika before she died. Look at who she knew and look for someone with money and connections that can make the police drop the case so quickly.  Find the connection. Once you do let me know. DO NOT go off and try to be heroes. History has shown that once humans obtain forbidden knowledge, they are loathe to give it up without a fight. Be well my family across the sea..." Lily said before the recording ended. "Well I guess I have some work to do" he said. Aspen took Claire over to the sofa and let him be. Aspen cut the tv on to watch something. Anything really to get her mind off being pregnant. Claire took her shirt off and rubbed her sore and swelling tits. "You alright my tiny exhibitionist?" Aspen chucked. "Not funny. My breasts are sore, my nipples hurt, and my damn feet are so sensitive I can barely walk. I'm serious. My soles can feel the wood grain on the floor" Claire said. "Wanna have me make it better?" Aspen asked her. Claire smiled and nodded. Aspen took her fingertips and rubbed the undersides of her boobs. Claire sighed and cracked her tiny toes in contentment. "Aspen? What was I like for you to umm...die?" Claire asked. "I was very scared. I did t want to leave everyone...especially you. I saw this painful look in Keith's face and then it all got really fuzzy like going to sleep. I saw myself looking down on everyone. Next thing I knew was this rush of darkness and light. I felt this tug on me and I was surrounded in red. There was this horrible crack and pop and I felt this urge to hide myself. I went to where I felt safe...I was in you."

"Hard to put into words Claire. It was like I was sitting in a movie theatre and the movie was everything you saw and said. When you said you couldn't live like that I wanted to hold you tight. When you...said that horrible thing to Keith I wanted to slap you. I felt times that I wanted to break free. To escape and listening to everyone made me want to live! And when I returned to my body I experienced what she did. Shitting myself because I had no free will to go to the bathroom. You all asking me those questions. Keith...Keith losing himself to me in a way that involved complete trust...well at least on his part. It's when things are at their worst you learn how deep a person's love can be. Even Ritchie wanted to give up his soul for me. And Rebecca...she gave that seed up for me..." Aspen said. Claire felt drops of warm water hitting her hair. She looked to see Aspen crying.

Claire kissed the fingertip rubbing her breasts. "You are loved my beautiful giantess. When things are at their worst, when the sun isn't shining. Remember this. You are loved" Claire said.  Aspen kissed her head and nuzzled her back. Claire let out as gasp. "Claire are you alright?!" Aspen yelled showing Claire her fingertip. It was wet and shiny. "I'm fine...oh damn. My milk came in" Claire said looking at her nipples. "Oh thank god. Thought I hurt you. Although...this does open up some opportunities" Aspen said grinning. She turned her around and brought her to her lips. Aspen sucked her swollen little titties into her mouth and gently sucked on them. "Oh Aspen that feels so much better" the tiny girl moaned. Claire kissed the bridge of her giant nose as the gigantic lips nursed her. Aspen could taste the sweetness of her breastmilk. Didn't take long to drain her. Aspen licked her lips. "You taste so sweet" she said holding her with one hand and scooting her sweatpants and panties off.

"Wondering when you were going to do that. It's been awhile" Claire said looking at her. With loving care, Aspen stripped her shorts off and pushed her feet first into her cunt. Claire felt every day wrinkle of her pussy walls and with her feet extra sensitive, she herself was getting wet. Aspen began to push and pull her out over and over. Claire looked at her giantess lover and saw complete bliss. As Aspen sped up, Claire saw something odd. Aspen was trembling, and she had begun crying again. "I love you...I really do love you" Aspen gently sobbed. It was heartbreaking to see Aspen this way and when they both came. Aspen let go of her. Claire was neck deep in her pussy, so she didn't fall out right away. Aspen held her hands to her face crying almost hysterical. "I didn't mean for it to happen!" Aspen yelled. "What? What didn't you mean to happen?" Claire asked pulling herself out the sloppy wet pussy of her lover.

"...I'm pregnant" Aspen muttered. Claire was astonished. "Sweetie...take a deep breath" Claire said shaking the pussy juice off her. Aspen took a breath and looked at Claire as if she was terrified of what she would say. "And you're sure?" Claire asked. Aspen nodded. "At Cancun...and with Keith?" Claire asked. Again, Aspen nodded. "I don't wanna mess things up. You have your baby coming along, Keith dealing with his feelings concerning his role. Now this..." Aspen said. Claire climbed onto Aspen who had laid down. She sat right over her belly looking at her crotch. "Aspen. It's okay to have a baby. I shouldn't have the monopoly on that. And Keith...give him more credit than that. He will be very happy" Claire said. "You know that Keith will want to be closer to me now" Aspen said. "He has a right to. We just had sex Claire. I don't us breaking up" Claire chuckled. Aspen held Claire over her heart. Claire felt it racing underneath her. "My precious human. So much worry" Claire said patting her skin.

"You have to tell him" Claire said. "Later tonight. I just want to hold you right now" Aspen whispered. Claire was more concerned than she had let on. This was a powerful dynamic in the family. The baby would be human sized most likely. Hopefully. She could only imagine how difficult it would be to raise kids related to one another but one giant and the other tiny. Sibling rivalry to the extreme. The kid would be very different from humans. Mature differently, have to hide his lineage from prying eyes for a very good reason. Genetic experiments were forbidden on borrowers. That included hybrid breeding. As far as she knew, no hybrids existed. But even Claire, who was no scientist, knew that a hybrid caught would be the victim of studies by the government. Aspen had the right to be afraid, just for other reasons. Claire rubbed her tiny feet across Aspen's skin. She could actually feel her pores. Looking at her, Claire saw Aspen staring at the ceiling.

"You know. Once upon a time, mom was worried about having another kid in the family" Claire said. "Really?" Aspen asked. "Yep. Slightly hazy to remember but she hid it from dad right up till he could smell it on her. She changed the bedsheets, wore baggy clothes, changed her socks and washed her shoes over and over to try to throw him off. He caught wind one day when he surprised her by doing the laundry. Mom broke down crying saying we wouldn't have enough food and he would have to venture out much more. Keep in mind this was years before we got acquainted. Dad calmed her down saying it would be alright. I watched from by bedroom door as he kissed her sensitive feet and sucked her toes. Anything to get her to calm down. It's funny now I think about it. I was jealous of how daddy gave her so much attention. Rubbing her feet, sucking her toes, kneading her back and shoulders. Telling her over and over he loved her."

"Mom hugged me more often making sure I knew she hadn't forgotten about me. And soon I looked forward to being a big sister.  It's scary Aspen. I was scared about this bun in the oven too remember?" Claire asked. Aspen nodded. "So why did you think we'd treat you different?" Claire asked. "If you get any sweeter I’m gonna eat ya" Aspen smiled. "Any excuse to suck on me" Claire laughed.

Later that night...

"So...how hoes your search?" Claire asked. "Slow. Zurich has a lot of encrypted systems. Not surprised though with so many banks. I did find something odd. Lately, there have been a bunch of refugees coming to Europe but there's little record of them in Switzerland. Recent too, a steady catalog of them right up till a month ago" he said. "Policy change?" Aspen asked. "No. The usual rhetoric but no legal stuff passed" he said. "What will you look at next?" Claire asked. "The coroner who did the autopsy and the superior officers in charge. Their bank statements. Follow the money" he replied. Aspen and Claire nodded. "You guys smell something?" Keith asked. Claire gave Aspen a look.

Aspen nodded. "Well I think I will check on mom. She mentioned help with some cleaning" Claire said leaving. Keith turned on the news and Aspen turned it back off. "Something up?" he asked confused. Her lip quivered. "I was late" Aspen said. "Late for what?" he asked. Aspen out his hand on her belly. "I was late" she said. Keith looked frozen. He put both hands on her belly and stared. Aspen was tearing up and he wiped her eyes with his fingers. He held her cheeks in his palms. "Okay" he said to her softly. He placed her in his lap and held her tight. She didn't cry but cuddled him tightly. She felt his heart thumping wildly. "That explains what I smell on you" he said. "So, I have mommy stink?" she asked. He licked her face. "The way a birthday cake stinks. I'm looking at you Aspen. You're terrified. This...of all the things I ever wanted. I want this" he said.  "I'm not the best person" she said. "So are many others. You're compassionate and fearless. You don't let anyone shit on the people you love. Sounds like good mommy material" he said. "The baby. The baby would be a hybrid" she said.

"Yeah. I don't see any health issues. In theory, a hybrid would have the same lifespan as humans. Might be immunity issues but, Aspen...we'll make it work" he said stroking her middle finger. It was an odd thing to do and Aspen looked. "A passing thought" he said with a halfhearted smile. Aspen deduced that there was one thing that could cause him to act that way. He was stroking her ring finger. He wanted to marry her. She kissed him and straddled him. He held her as if she was a precious treasure. Aspen got off him and pulled her sweatpants and panties down. She slid off his shorts and slid his shaft into her. She bit her lip as he was just as big as last time. His balls touched her ass and her feet locked around his calves. Keith bounced her up and down his cock never breaking eye contact. Licking her sweat off her neck, Keith took in her scent and pheromones. He held her hands and shot his seed deep into her. Aspen fell onto his chest. "Does Claire know?" he asked. Aspen nodded.

"I take it she's okay?" he asked. "Yes, she happy about it too" Aspen replied. "I wish my family could see this" he said. "They can I'm sure" Claire said from below. "Ummm...thought you were cleaning" Aspen said. "Mom told me to take it easy. Came out here to see if everything was alright. Seeing how you're fucking I'd say yes" Claire said climbing onto the table. Aspen picked her up. "You were right" Aspen said. "If course I am. Look at him. The doofus loves us to death" Claire said looking at Keith. "I maybe a doofus, but I'm smart enough to know the two women in my life are irreplaceable" he said taking Claire from Aspen. Keith pulled off her skimpy little top to see her tits swollen. "That looks painful" he said. "Aspen helped" Claire blushed. "Her milk tastes sweet" Aspen whispered. Claire shot her a look. "Good to know. Let me know when more comes in. In the meantime" he said taking gentle sucks of her breasts. Keith rubbed his fingers all over her body lovingly. He played with her long blond hair and she kissed his fingertip.

"We should make a scrapbook, you know for the kids" he said. "A nursery too. Claire will be due in less than a month" he said after that. Aspen and Claire giggled at his excitement. The next day, Keith found something.

"What are you up to?" he asked watching Claire take her top off and stand on her tip toes at his tea cup. "Thought you might like some milk to go with your tea" she snickered as she squeezed her tits. Tiny streams of her milk landed in the pool of Earl Grey. "Maybe I'd like to drink from the source" he smiled. "Eek!" Claire said hiding behind his MacBook. The laptop beeped. "Oh? Found something" he said. "Like what?" Aspen asked drying her hair and coming down the steps in just a towel.

"I've been running algorithms to see if anything would pop up. The banks are too secured for access but the personal data on the coroner and officer was easier to crack. The officer in charge bought a nice coat for his wife. Too nice for his salary. Probably got paid cash. Dead end there but the coroner is a different story. He has a 11-year-old son. Boy was diagnosed with leukemia. Very advanced. Poor kid was dying. Two days after the case was dropped, the boy seemingly cured. They're calling it a medical miracle" he said.

"They do happen" Claire said. "I know which is why I hacked the kid’s medical files. Not a trace of cancer in his cells. None but there was something else. Something weird. The boy had his arm broken when he was 6. But as I look at his X-ray scans, I'm not seeing it was ever broken. When you break a bone, it heals with this bump on the bone. Not a trace of that. It's like it was never broken in the first place. Doctors from all over want to see his chart but he refuses to let anyone get even near them. There's not even a digital copy of follow-up treatments. It just stops the day of him being cleared. No blood work, no release forms, not even a health insurance invoice" he said. They all looked at one another. "I'll forward this to Lily" he said.

Hours later...

"I had an agent look into it. His home was searched top to bottom and we didn't find anything except a pen with the name "Bloodline Inc." Odd thing is, this pen is one of those cheap mass-produced ones and every other pen in this house was pretty pricey. Guy is a pen snob. You ever hear of this company?" Lily asked. "Says on google they're one of those genealogy companies. Send in a blood sample and not only can they tell you what you're mixed with but give you an estimate on probability of diabetes, heart disease, alcoholism, that you could be susceptible to. It’s pretty cutting edge" Keith replied. "A blood sample? Keith, from all that you found, that worries me. Can you hack them?" she asked. "I'll try" he said. The call ended shortly after.

"She sounded freaked when you mentioned blood" Claire said. "Yeah she did. Even though she sent that file, she left out how a homunculus is made. Blood must have something to do with it" he said opening a new window. Claire left him alone to work. She wandered about until she saw Ritchie propped up on the windowsill looking out the window. "What you doing?" she asked. "Thinking" he replied softly. "About what?" she asked. "Aspen being pregnant. You being pregnant. Wish I could be a parent" he said. Claire couldn't help but notice the tiny boy sounded more mature. Claire sat behind him and pulled him close. "You'll find someone. Give it time" she said. "I did remember, and she tried to kill you all" he said. "One day Ritchie you'll meet the one you're destined for. Just like I did with Aspen" she said. Ritchie put his hands on her legs. "I want that feeling now" he muttered. "I know you do. I know all the hormones in your body is screaming right now. I can feel your body shaking. Is that because of me?" she asked. "Part of it" he said turning to look at her.

"This feeling when I look at you. To smell you and hold you tight. I've never felt this connected to you" he said. "And that scares you?" she asked. Ritchie nodded as tears fell from his eyes. "Sure, my pregnancy has dialed my pheromones up but it's more than that. The blood in you is the same as mine. We're siblings. Connected in ways deeper than biology. It took me almost losing you for me to learn that" she said. She kissed his lips. "If you still feel weird. Just talk to me" she said. "...I love you so much" he said softly. "I know" she whispered. The two held one another watching the sun set.

Aspen was busy taking pictures of Claire for the scrapbook. "I am not sticking my butt out!" Claire yelled. "I just said turn that way" Aspen huffed. "Yeah and this dress shows off my ass if I do" Claire said. "But it's a nice ass. Shows the kids that mommy has it going on back then" Aspen said. "Yeah, not creepy at all" Claire said to her. "Guess you don't want this special treat I got you" Aspen said putting the phone down. "...what treat?" Claire asked looking aside. "Chocolate covered strawberries" Aspen said. Claire tapped her heeled foot before twisting around and exposing her thigh and right buttock. "Better be the good kind" Claire hissed. "All done" Aspen said. Claire sat down and kicked off the tiny shoes. "What about you?" Claire asked rubbing her sore feet. "This weekend at the park. I got a sundress" Aspen replied. "Sounds nice. And Keith?" Claire asked. "Keith is hesitant in having his picture taken. That government looking for me shit" she replied. "We can always print them here" Claire said. "He knows. I think he's tired of running really. Avoiding ATM cameras, traffic light cams" Aspen said.

"So, will he ever have a normal life?" Claire asked sitting back slightly. Aspen took ahold of her left foot and rubbed it between her fingertips. "He's looking after two women he knocked up in the same household, juggling his feelings, and has nasty sex at least twice a day. Normal isn't in the cards for him" Aspen quipped. "Since you told him you're pregnant, he seems more...agitated" Claire said. "Yeah...I know" Aspen said looking at her ring finger. "You know something?" Claire asked. "I didn't say it but I get the feeling he wants to marry me" she said. Claire pulled her tiny foot from her. "I'm still marrying you" Aspen said. "But you're tempted" Claire said with a scowl. "Of course I am. He's brave and handsome. Protective and kind. Not to mention I'm carrying his child" Aspen replied. Claire looked pissed. "Don't. Don't even. You yourself have toyed with the idea of being his mate" Aspen said annoyed. "As much as I love him I love you more. I don't have to muse over it...unlike you" Claire shot back. It was probably the stress that caused Aspen to snap.

She snatched Claire up so quickly she got motion sickness. "I don't need your fucking jealousy right now! I don't have to muse over it. You fed him your milk to get fucking off! What? Didn't think I saw you? If there is anything that pisses me off more is a fucking hypocrite!" Aspen yelled. Claire yelped in pain as Aspen had squeezed to hard. Claire gave her a look that froze her soul. Aspen put her down. "Claire! Are you okay?! I didn't mean to do that!" Aspen said touching her. Claire batted her finger away. "I'll be sleeping with my parents tonight..." Claire said standing up. Aspen watched her disappear into the wall hole. She sat down and looked at the picture she had taken just minutes before. Claire smiling. Aspen couldn't help by cry. The thumping of footsteps caused her to stop and wipe her eyes. "Sitting alone?" Keith asked holding his MacBook. "Claire went to see her parents" Aspen said. Keith shrugged and sat down. He dialed his phone as he opened the MacBook.

"Hey Lily it’s me. Did some digging into that company. I think you're onto something" he said. "You find anything?" Lily asked. "Their security was lax as expected but I noticed too much electricity going to such a place that size. The server itself was benign. HR records, advertisement schedules and whatnot but as I dug deeper I found evidence of another server running. I won't bore you with the way I know but the connection has security I've only seen at the military level" he said. "Seriously?" Lily asked. "Yeah, last time I saw that kind of encryption was for DARPA. I can't hack that from here" he said. "And I can't send an agent in there just on that. I need into that server" Lily said. "Well I can...I think. Catch is I have to be there physically. I can connect to the line and spike it. With no latency, I can bypass the security in real time" he said.

"I don't want you involved in this. It's dangerous" Lily said. "Either that or you give up on this" Keith told her. "Fuck. I'll fly you out there. Be at the airport no later than 7 a.m." Lily said ending the call. "Guess I'm going to Switzerland" he said to Aspen. "I'll come with you" she said. "No, she said this was dangerous. You and Claire will be staying here" he said. "We can stay in a fucking hotel!" Aspen yelled. Keith hung his head. "Fine..." he said leaving the room.

Claire entered her parents’ home to find them gone. Music was blaring out of Ritchie's room. "Where they at?" Claire said. "Jesus! Knock Claire! Mom and dad went outside for a walk" he said after pausing the music. "Think you got that turned up high enough?" Claire asked. "Why are you so pissy? Are you crying?" Ritchie asked getting off his bed. Claire turned to walk away and he stopped her. "Me and Aspen had a fight" she said. Claire explained what happened. "You're not hurt are you?" he asked. "No, she just squeezed the air out of me. She looked terrified that she hurt me" Claire replied. Claire laid on his bed. "Aspen has a point sis. You're getting mad at her for something you yourself have done. Didn't you give me a lecture about not helping what we feel?" he asked. Claire silently nodded. Ritchie played with her hair.

"I just saw red when she said she was tempted. Guess I am I hypocrite" Claire said. "I loved those girls in the Yucatan but at the end of the day it's Aspen who I want to be with. The one I see a future with...even though her future is with you" he said quietly. "I know I want her to marry me. I want her to slide that ring on my finger but at the same time I can't help but notice Keith. He's more careful with me. This morning he sucked on my feet without asking if they hurt. He just knew they did. Aspen I have to ask" she said. "Well uh...I think in Aspen's case it's more sensual than anything. Not to relive pain but to make you feel good" Ritchie stammered looking at her feet. "I didn't think of it like that. Aspen does do a lot of things to make me happy. Buying me nice clothes. Treats, and plans movie nights with me. Keith does whatever but it's Aspen that knows what I truly like" Claire said.

"Well her soul did choose you to keep it safe" Ritchie said. Claire nodded. "Lest watch something...anything. I want to spend some time with my maturing brother" she said. An hour or so in, Claire asked for a drink. "Thanks, since my milk came in I’ve been getting dehydrated more" she said. "I noticed they're bigger" Ritchie said trying to look at the iPhone screen. "Yeah, hurts my back” Claire said. "Would you mind?" she asked turning her back to him. He began rubbing her shoulders and back trying not to get an erection. "That feels...damn" Claire said. "Did I hurt you?" he asked. "No, I'm lactating again" she said sitting back up. The front of her shirt was wet. Claire stood up and went to the bathroom. He tried to block out her moaning as she squeezed her breasts over the sink. His erection was getting painful. He jumped out his seat when she came back. "Wow you're on edge" she said. Ritchie didn't want to look at her. She got concerned and touched his hand. He tried to pull away, but she held him. "Oh...that's the problem" she said looking at the tent in his shorts. Ritchie babbled he was sorry. She shushed him. Claire got on her knees and pulled his shorts off. The tiny teen's dick sprung up. "Claire..." he said. Claire didn't answer him. She took his cock into her mouth and sucked him. Ritchie moaned and ran his fingers through her hair. He was so wound up he came within a minute. Claire gulped down his seed. "Why?" he asked. "Because you fought it so hard. I know I'm like sexual candy right now to borrower males. It wasn't very fair to you" she replied.

"Well...it has been difficult" he said. She smiled and sat next to him. "You've grown so much lately. The old Ritchie would've gave in and done something pervy by now" she smiled. "I didn’t want to disappoint you" he said. "I know you won't. Besides, you'll be an uncle soon" she said. That blew his mind. He hadn't considered that. "Oh..." he muttered. The two snuggled and fell asleep on a movie. It wasn't long after that Rebecca and Thomas returned. "Good idea to have a moonlit stroll through the flower garden. Thought you forgot about romantic stuff" Rebecca said opening their door. "Seeing Claire pregnant jogged some memories. Speaking of" he said pointing to their kids asleep on the sofa. "That's so cute. I really like how close Claire has been to him lately" Rebecca said. Thomas pushed the pause on the giant iPhone. "Yeah, he's so much happier now. You get him I'll get her" he said. Rebecca picked Ritchie up and Thomas took care of Claire. Each one carried an offspring to their rooms.

Thomas laid her on her bed. He gazed at her for a minute or so. Her baby bump had swelled more noticeable now and he could smell her scent. She was so precious to him. She rolled slightly in her sleep and kicked his leg. "Dad?" she asked waking. "Hiya honey" he said stroking her leg. "What time is it?" she asked. "Just passed one" he replied. Claire yawned. "You doing okay there? I can smell your milk" he said. Claire looked at her shirt. Just a small wet spot on her left nipple. "I'm lactating like a fucking cow. Feet hurt too" she said. "Comes with the territory" he said rubbing her feet. He gently pulled on her toes and rubbed the ball of her feet. "You have your mother's feet. She has long toes too" he said massaging her tiny ped. "But I don't look like mom" she said. "No, you look like your grandma. Imagine my surprise when you came out with that blonde peach fuzz on your head" he chuckled.

Thomas gave her big toe a playful suck. "I remember when you mother had you. Spring day, sun was shining. We knew you were going to be special. It was unusual for a borrower girl to be in labor for longer than an hour. Good things come to those who wait" he chuckled. "How long did it take me?" Claire asked. "3 long hours. I had to stifle your mom's groaning and crying by putting cotton in her mouth. Scared to death Aspen's parents would hear her. It was tough on her. She was a big lactator like you. Gulping down water while at the same time leaking milk. Honestly, I thought I would lose you both. She passed out twice" he said. Claire sat up. "Keep in mind she was 14 at the time. A lot of stress on someone so young. But you came out healthy as can be" he said. Claire smiled at him.

 "It all changes when you become a parent. Are they happy, sad, safe? In the years watching you get older, it was clear you were special. You learned about plants like a natural. So intuned with nature. How you used to sniff the air and knew it would rain hours before it did. And then of course Aspen. You warmed up to her so fast. Not like a borrower at all. I knew you were destined to share your life with her. Remember the day you came out to us?" he asked. "Mom was so pissed. Like telling her I was gay I had stabbed her in the heart" Claire said. "I knew beforehand it was like that. One night I was roaming about I found you two...having fun" he said. Claire blushed.

"Didn't say a word to your mom. That was your thing to talk about to her. But I did understand that's what you wanted. I encouraged it" he smiled. "That's why you stick up for Aspen so much" Claire said. "It's not always about what a parent wants. You have to consider what your kid wants too. If being gay with Aspen makes you happy, what right does this tiny old 35-year-old man have to object?" Thomas grinned. Claire hugged him. "I love you daddy" he said kissing his cheek. "Love you too ladybug" he said kissing back. Claire didn't spend the night as she planned. She went to Aspen's room. She crawled into her bed and found Aspen asleep with wet cheeks. She'd been crying. She kissed the giantess on the lips and Aspen’s eyes fluttered open. "Claire...

"Shhhh" Claire said stopping her. Claire took her shirt off and placed her tiny tits in her giant mouth. Aspen gently sucked her. Claire laid there being milked by Aspen. Enjoying the sensations and warmth from her breath. When she was spent she looked into her eyes. Aspen drew a heart in the bedsheet with her finger encircling the tiny girl. Claire held her fingernail and rubbed it.  Claire took off the rest of her clothes and Aspen cupped her hand over her to keep her warm. "You up for a trip?" Aspen asked. "Where to?" Claire asked back. "Switzerland. Keith has a thing he needs to do for your grandma. He doesn't want us going" she said. "Now I really want to go" Claire said. "So do I. I promised we'd stay in the hotel" Aspen said. "So you lied" Claire grinned. "Fuck yeah I did. We have to leave early so get some sleep" Aspen said. Claire nodded and crawled under the covers. Aspen leaned in close. "We're going to fight but never think I'll ever stop loving you" she whispered. "Same here" Claire whispered back.

They were groggy as fuck as they boarded the flight. Thankfully they used the long flight to get some sleep. Curiously, nobody gave them grief about Claire not being in a cage or anything. In fact, some passengers seemed to enjoy the view of Claire asleep on Aspen's shoulder. As they neared their destination, (after a layover in Berlin), one curious girl approached Aspen. "Hello" Aspen said politely. Hearing her speak English, the girl conversed. "Is that your pet? She's pretty" the girl around 7 said. "She's not my pet but my friend" Aspen said. "Hiya!" Claire yelled up at the giant girl waving. The girl giggled at her. "I'm Claire" she said. "Elsa" the girl replied. Aspen had her sit next to her instead of standing in the aisle. The girl asked Claire all kinds of questions. How she went potty, what she ate, where she got clothes, and of course if anyone ever tried to eat her.

Aspen blushed thinking how many times she tossed Claire into her mouth and sucked on her. "Only bad people. Are you a bad girl?" Claire asked. "No! I won't eat you! You're too pretty!" Elsa replied. Aspen had to stifle a laugh. It sounded like the girl would eat her if she was ugly. Claire let the girl touch and pet her. She paid closer attention to her hair. Claire remembered Aspen being like this even at the age of 11 when they first met. "I want to be tiny like you" Elsa said out of the blue. Aspen looked at Claire. "You can if you can keep a secret. Can you?" Aspen asked her. The girl quickly nodded. Looking around beforehand, Aspen touched the girl's shoulder and pressed the button on her watch. Elsa quickly shrank down until she was barely two inches. Gently, she picked the shrunken girl up between her fingers and placed her on they tray table. "Magic" Aspen whispered to her. The girl wasn't scared at all. Astounded at the giant world around her and Claire who was taller than she was now.

Aspen snapped pictures it was so cute. Claire had to keep the girl from wandering around too much. It was nice to them. Claire hugged Elsa over and over saying how cute she was. Elsa herself giggled at the attention. Soon though Aspen decided not to push her luck no further and unshrank Elsa. "Shhh" Aspen said. The girl nodded. A ding went off overhead. "We are now beginning descent into Kloten International Airport. Please buckle seat belts and put tray tables to upright and lock position" the stewardess said in English and then German. Aspen and Clare waved bye as Elsa left. "That was adorable. Kids at that age are so nicer to borrowers. Well mostly..." Claire said. "It's because hate and cruelty is something that's taught" Keith said stretching. "You ready to do whatever she needs you for?" Aspen asked. "Much as can be expected. Wish I knew more" he said. The plane eventually landed, and they were picking up luggage when an announcement came over the speaker.

"Will Mr. Keith Smith report to special baggage claim" it said. "Special baggage? We got our stuff right here" Aspen said. Keith shrugged and followed the signs to the area. "Mr. Smith?" a woman asked. "That's me" Keith replied. The woman nodded and reached to the floor behind her desk. She came up carrying a small cage. Inside it was a small woman plainly dressed. "Here's your pet" the lady said smiling. Aspen and Keith looked at one another. "Huh?" he muttered seeing a claim check tag with his name and address on it. "Tcch...let’s go" the tiny woman whispered. "What's going on?" Claire asked tucked away in Aspen’s purse. Aspen patted her purse to keep her quiet. Keith carried the cage. "Who...why..." Keith asked the girl. "No talking" the woman said to him. They hailed a taxi and rode to their hotel. They checked into their room and sat their belongings down. "Can you open this fucking cage?" the woman spat.

Keith opened the door and the woman walked out and stretched. "That was very fucking annoying. You better be worth it" she said glaring at Keith. "Who are you and why the cage?" Claire asked climbing out the purse. "I wasn't informed of them coming. Bad enough one civilian had to come" the woman hissed. "She asked a question" Aspen said. "Answer her" Keith said narrowing his eyes. "Special agent of Thorn. Code name Tulip. Knight class" she said rolling her eyes. They all looked at her closer. Red hair with rosy skin. Around 20 years old with green eyes that looked they belonged to someone much older. Slightly shorter than Claire who was now standing very close. "Thorn? That's the name of Lily's organization" Keith said. "That's Queen to you" Tulip shot back. "I call her grandma, since that's what she is to me" Claire said. Tulip eyed Claire and saw a resemblance. Tulip eased her attitude.

"Knight class?" Aspen asked. "We're given code names when we join and assigned to a specialty division according to our talents. Pawns are our eyes and ears. Bishops specialize in lore. Knights assassination. Rooks assists Queen directly and you know who she is" Tulip said. "No King?" Keith asked amused. "Don't need one. I've been informed you can get the info I need" she said. "Hopefully. I'll know on site" Keith said. "And why is a human and a pregnant borrower...ahem princess with you?" Tulip asked. "They're my chosen mates. They came because they were worried about me. Don't worry. They promised to stay here" he replied. "Both of them your mates?" Tulip asked looking at the blushing girls. "Well I did knock them both up but it goes deeper than that" he replied. "Wait...both of them carry your child. How?! Oh...an eyedropper” Tulip said looking at Claire.  "I'll have you know he did it the old-fashioned way" Claire said glaring at her.

Keith sat on the bed and shrank himself down. "Satisfied with the intrusive questions?" Keith asked the dumbfounded woman. "Size watch I invented So you know my nerd cred is legit" he said standing next to her. "Amazing. This tech could help us so much" she said. "Or it could cause chaos" Aspen said looking down at them. "Well...its 8 p.m. now. Rest and we can start early tomorrow morning. Can you hand me that?" Tulip asked opting to a small leather pouch tucked behind a chair leg. Aspen gave it to her and they watched her pull out a skydiver’s wing suit. "It was stashed away shortly after Queen booked your room. The window please" Tulip said. the window was opened, and she climbed to the windowsill. "You can't be serious" Aspen said. "Done it before. It's not so bad. Like a flying squirrel. 4 a.m. Keith" she said nodding and jumping out. They watched in amazement as she glided into the night skyline.

"Okay. That was some shit to see" Keith muttered. "What? Her jumping out or you attracted to her?" Claire asked. "I'm not attracted to her" he said. "Umm...my empathy magic says different" Claire said. "Okay she has a nice body and she smelled good. Sorry for having eyes and a nose" he said looking at her. "We're all cranky from the flight. Why don't we take a bath and relax?" Aspen said. Keith grew back to run a bath in the sink and placed the women inside it. He himself shrank back down and joined them. "Much better" he said. "You said it. The water feels nice on my tits" Claire said yawning. "And you Aspen?" Keith asked. Aspen didn't answer. She was thinking how eventually she would have to stop with their adventures. Couldn't bring a baby with her. Keith had told her shrinking wouldn't affect the fetus, but she worried their wild life could be harmful. She had grown accustomed to seeing new places. Proving tiny species to exist. Being in danger.

"Aspen?" Keith asked. "Deep in thought" she said smiling. Claire swam over to her and straddled her lap. A nice deep kiss she gave her and a playful giggle. "Where do you get your energy?" Aspen asked. "Here and there" Claire grinned. Aspen returned her kiss and shifted her leg to rub Claire's tiny pussy. Claire groaned. "See where that gets you?" Aspen asked. "I think I need to be taught a lesson" Claire said with a smirk. Keith sighed and soaped up as the girls made out in the sink water. Aspen slipped her finger up Claire’s asshole causing the tiny girl to yelp. "Naughty!" Claire said taking ahold of Aspen's shrunken legs and propping them on her shoulders. Claire ate Aspen out slowly making sure to tease her clit. Aspen thrashed about as she came. "Aww. She didn't even hold out a full five minutes" Claire mocked until an arm reached around her front. "Keith?" she asked. She got her answer when his cock slid into her cunt.

"What were you expecting giving oral right in front of me?" he asked as he pounded her from behind. He growled as he felt her growing belly. Claire turned her head and flinched as he sucked her earlobe. "Hold her still" Aspen said taking her feet from underwater. "Aspen don't you..." she was saying until Aspen began sucking her toes. "Oh my god...oh my god" Claire gasped as her sensitive feet were assaulted along with her pussy. "Hey! No biting!" Claire yelled feeling Aspen's teeth on her big toe. Keith held her as he came. Claire let out a funny winding moan as she felt his seed fill her. He gently lowered her back in the water. "I think our borrower girl is suffering from pleasure overload" Aspen snickered. "Maybe a reboot?" Keith laughed poking her belly button. Claire giggled at how it tickled. The two cuddled until the water grew cold. As the three laid in bed, Keith had something important to tell Aspen. "Is Claire asleep?" he asked. "Yeah. Zonked out" Aspen replied. "Good. I didn't want to upset her by telling you something" he said. Aspen’s heart quickened. "You told me you had a will and it got me thinking about me having one. Instructions really as I don't own much shit."

"Tulip and Lily made it clear what I’m about to do is dangerous. Well all the shit we do is dangerous isn't it? Anyway, there's a letter at home you need to open in the event I'm killed or captured" he said. "Keith stop" Aspen said getting upset. "No. You need to hear this. If something happens to me here, you do not claim my body. Skip town immediately. Go by rail to Berlin and take a flight there. When you get home, erase my computer. Nobody can have access to my shrinking tech. In the wrong hands it could be a weapon...or worse. There are bank accounts listed that will set you for life. You and Claire won't need for anything. What else...oh...and take care of one another" he said. Aspen was quietly crying. She held him close as the fell asleep.

"Time to go" Tulip said tapping Keith's nose. She fell off as he bolted upright. "Christ" he groaned. "Early bird gets the worm. Get your shit and be ready to move in 10" she said. As Keith got ready, Aspen awoke.  "I'm going to" she said. "Bullshit. You're staying here" Keith said. "I can be a lookout" Aspen said getting her clothes on. "You're not risking you and our baby" Keith said glaring at her. "I made my decision!" Aspen hissed. "Shrink. Just fucking shrink and get in" Keith shot back. "One moment" Aspen said taking a piece of paper and writing something down. After doing that. She shrank down and got in his laptop bag. "This is a very bad idea" Tulip told him. "Yeah no shit" he said as he left the room.  Keith carried them as he rode the railway line to the target. Thankfully, there were many people out and he went unnoticed.  "I need to know more about homunculi, so I know what I'm looking for" he said. "Just look for missing blood samples and any missing persons names. Anything else is a need to know basis and right now you don't need to know" Tulip said quietly from his pocket. As they approached they could see their first problem.

"A keycard reader" he said. "We won't be going that way thanks to your nifty watch. Over there" Tulip said pointing to an air vent close to the ground. "Hanging in there Aspen?" he asked. "Just dandy. Your flash drive cracked me in the face" Aspen replied. "Well it's about to get rougher. I have to shrink down. That includes the bag you’re in" he said. "Peachy. Smaller than an ant in three...two...one" she mocked. Keith shrank dos until he was the same size as Tulip. "Shit...it won't budge" she said tugging on the screen. "I'll help" he said. "No offense but humans don't have..." she was saying until the screen began to bend off the edge of the brick. "I'm many things but human isn't one of them. Believe it or not I'm a borrower" he said. "How...oh that watch" she said looking at his wrist. "No. I made this after I became human sized. And for your next guess. No magic was involved" he said. "Then how did it happen?" she asked as she placed her feet in his hands for a boost up. "Need to know basis and right now you don't need to know" he said coldly. Tulip gave him a stare.

She helped him into the vent. "Look. Lily entrusted us enough to have me come along. Sharing info is benificial for both of us" he said. Tulip sat down and removed an odd one piece set of clothing from her pack. She began to take her clothes off. "Give me a moment as I change into my tactical suit. From what I've been told, homunculi are what is called a walking Armageddon. Artificial tiny humans that can house a soul, any soul. Possibly even the soul of demons. "Demons?" Keith asked. "Demons are real. Their existence has been confirmed according to the Bishop class. That's only half the worry. The ingredients necessary to make them are common except one. A philosopher’s stone" she said. "I've heard of them. Myth though" he said. "We prefer they stay myth. A philosopher’s stone can warp reality depending on how powerful it is. How many souls used to craft one" Tulip said slipping the skintight nylon suit on her body. She shivered as the cold metal under her bare feet chilled her body.

"Souls?" Aspen asked. Tulip barely heard her voice even with borrower hearing. "Yes. The main ingredient in making a stone is human souls. Basically, it's a soul gem on a larger arcane scale. The stone itself can only be formed on Walpurgis Night with a bare minimum of 50 humans bled and sacrificed on an altar of charred cedar wood" Tulip replied. "That's sounds extremely evil" Keith said. "It was not an invention of Fae. They took the idea of soul gems and perverted it" Tulip said turning her back to him. "Zip me up" she said. Keith took the zipper that sat right above her very outlined ass and pulled it up. "That's why you want me to look for missing persons" he said. She nodded. "And blood is a main ingredient" she said. They began to walk through the air vent shaft.

"How did you end up in this job?" he asked. "Years ago, I was captured along with a group of borrowers living in Florida. We were sold to a buyer overseas. Turns out it was Lily. She gave us a safe place to live asking nothing in return. I had lost my husband to a python before this and had only my young son. I... I had given up on seeing him grow up and when this all happened I was more than grateful. Lily told us of Thorn and I volunteered. I had no head for books but I was good at running

, fencing, and martial arts" she said. "Martial arts?!" Keith asked amused. He stopped grinning seeing her not amused. "I became a Knight under Lily...our queen" she said. "Wow. Sounds crazy" he said. "It's not the best life. People ask why I do it when I have a 4-year-old son. I do it so other borrower kids can grow up. So now that I've shared my secret. What about yours?" she asked.

They rounded a corner following light. Keith told her how he ended up human sized. Aspen remained silent. Angry how quickly he opened up to her. "So they're still looking for you?" she asked. "I killed one of their best scientists and I'm the only human sized borrower on the planet. So yeah" he said. Their conversation was interrupted by a thump and hum. "What was...AHHH!" Tulip yelled as a blast of air and vacuum behind them sucked them down the right side of the vent. There was enough light for them to see the end of the shaft had a fan on full blast...and no screen. "Keith! Keith!" she screamed are her bare feet slipped on the smooth metal surface of the vent. Keith grabbed her by her arm and with his other arm grabbed the corner edge of an intersecting shaft. "Keith!" Aspen screamed as his laptop bag jerked and twisted in the air throwing her about. His grip weakened. He couldn't grow back as the small space would crush him instantly.

Her eyes looked so helpless as she looked at him. But as she stared into his she found a strange confidence. "Just hold on" he said. Bluffing his ass off, he was just as scared. The fan cut off and they fell to the surface. "You okay there?" he asked helping her to her feet. She was shaking. "Hey. Look at me. You're fine" he said. Tulip quietly nodded. She held his hand tightly. "...in case it happens again" she muttered. They were sidetracked having to work their way back. Dead ends, drop offs, and when the fan started back they hunkered down. Tulip held him tightly for that. Keith felt her trembling. She looked at his lips and kissed him. "I can't. You know I have someone. Two someone's in fact" he said. Aspen held her breath as she figured out what she had just done. "Forgive me. It was rude and unprofessional. Besides I couldn't compete with Claire anyway. Unnoticeable as I should be" she muttered choking back tears. "It's not like that Tulip."

"I did notice you. From the long eyelashes to your sexy toes" Keith said to her. Aspen rattled around in his bag growling. "But it's not just having nice feet or pretty hair, or a smoking hot body for me. Claire and Aspen complete my life. They make me who I am. Without them I'm just a nerd with a foot fetish. Think of it like this. Would you trade your son for another?" he asked. She shook her head. "Neither would a trade them for someone else in my heart" he said. Aspen stopped moving. She whimpered and cried softly. "They're lucky" she said softly standing up. "So we've been told. Aspen said just loud enough for them to hear. 10 minutes later they found an opening right off the floor. They hopped out. "According to the plans. The server room should be this way" Tulip said. "What about him?" Keith asked pointing to the giant security guard at his post. "We do this right, he won't be an issue" she replied. "Even though you plan to kill the one involved with Homunculi?" Keith asked.

"I only kill the primary target. The one who knows. You will tell me who when you crack their servers" she said. "How will you do that?" He asked. Tulip carefully pulled out a sewing needle from her pack. "Cyanide. Dead in seconds" she replied. Keith could tell she was back to normal. Luckily, the man guarding the floor was busy reading the paper.  The three slipped right past him without being seen. They crawled under the server room door and Keith free back to normal. "I'll stand guard" Aspen said wanting to be free of the stuffy bag. "Be careful" Keith hissed. Aspen nodded and poked her head out of the door crack. "It's clear" he said startling him as he hooked his Ethernet cord into a server. "Good. Now let me concentrate" he said.

Minutes turned into an hour. Aspen yawned and Tulip tapped her bare foot on the linoleum floor impatiently. "Anything?" she asked. "For the fifth time no. This encryption is insane. NIST level* but I am getting results from a cypher. There! Wait...okay we got a problem" he said. "Problem?" she asked narrowing her eyes. "I broke one encryption set but a firewall is blocking the route access. I can bring it down but it will trip security for about...30 seconds before it cycles out" he said. "Get ready" she said holding her needle. "Wait! We don't know if that guy is involved! He could be just a regular joe working his job! We can't just kill him off for being in the wrong place at the wrong time!" Keith said. "I can distract him and shrink him down" Aspen said to them. "What? It's better than killing him" she said seeing his look. "That's not it and you know it" he said. "I doubt he'll shoot me on sight" she said. "Okay human. Go for it" Tulip said. Keith gave her a very pissed off look.

(Authors note: NIST is a division of the American government that involves encryption and the types of its usage. In this case here Keith is working against the AES system involving 128-bit encryption with three key length of 192 characters. Simply put, there are over 2x128 power possible combinations. Insane right?)

"What? She volunteered" she said. "It's how you said it. It not just her life in the line. It's that of my child as well" he said. Aspen slipped out of the room and hid behind a corner. She enlarged herself and straightened out her clothes. She took a deep breath and walked out into the open. "Excuse me. You know where the bathroom is?" she asked. The guard nearly spilled his coffee. "Where...how..." he muttered. "You interns...and why are you here at...4:13 a.m.?" he asked. "Back log of orders. Trying to score points" Aspen said batting her eyes and bending down slightly to show off some cleavage. "I umm...I see. The bathroom is down the hall on the right" he said. "Can you show me? I got lost already being the new girl" she said. "Love to but I can't leave this station. Follow the hallway to the right" he said. Aspen sighed as she walked to him. "Tried the easy way" she said touching his shoulder and pressing her watch. Within seconds, the guard had been shrunk down to the standard borrower size. He was too terrified to make a sound.

"Grit your teeth" she told him before plucking him in the face hard. To him it was like being punched by a heavyweight champion. He was knocked out cold. Aspen ran to the server room. "Do it!" she said. "You heard her" Tulip said. Keith did what he needed to do. The system booted and on the guard panel it began to ding and flash. "System restarting. Hacking root. Overriding encryption protocols. There. Shit. There was a hidden server. A fuckload of files. Weird. Order numbers, profiles, blood samples attached to orders. Seems normal...wait...samples are in a location underneath the lowest floor marked. A hidden floor? Subject numbers? Life expectancy? Picture profiles...oh god...Tulip. I think they have people held here for experiments. They're in chains" he said.

"Anything about a philosopher stone, homunculus, or semen collection?" she asked. "Semen?" Keith asked. "Just look!" she yelled. "Keyword searching...hit on stone, no homunculus, but there are files on semen collection. Young males being milked...hold on. "S count low in stone. Using batch number three for recharging" a memo says from...Eliza Strum. That name sounds familiar" Keith said. "She's the founder of Bloodwork Inc. It fits. We got enough. I'll take it from here. Now to find Eliza" Tulip said. "You hear that?" Keith asked. Tulip listened.

"I asked who you are" a woman said tapping her heel on the marble floor. "Aspen...Matthews. I'm an intern. Just started the other day" Aspen replied. "Oh that's right! The intern from San Diego! I forgot you arrived last week. Been meaning to meet you. Eliza Strum" the woman said extending her hand. Aspen was nervous around the woman. Dusty blond hair that reached her shoulders. Braided. Mid 30's by the look of it. Long toned legs extending to a pair of expensive black open toed heels. This woman had money. Aspen shook her hand. "Thanks for having me here" Aspen said. "You seen my guard?" Eliza asked looking around. Aspen tucked him in deeper into her pocket. "No, I came in to get a good start and try to well...impress you" Aspen said smiling. "Casual today?" Eliza asked looking at her tee shirt and sweat pants. "Kind of" Aspen chuckled. Eliza glanced at her waist and shirt and saw no keycard. Her phone beeped and she looked at it. An email was attached.

"Email synch complete. One new email. Here is the list of interns assigned keycards this week" it said. Eliza narrowed her eyes to see Aspen's name not there. "What do you think of the mitochondrial eve theory?" Eliza asked. Aspen had no answer. "Sounds great" Aspen said. "Which part?" Eliza asked turning her back. "Um how it links mitochondria to Eve?" Aspen replied. Eliza quickly turned around holding a gun. "You're going to tell me why you're in my building at...4:24 a.m. and my fucking security is nowhere to be...what the fuck?" Eliza asked glancing at the screen. Aspen lunged at her. Just a good grip and she could shrink her. The fun went off near her ear and Aspen gripped her ringing eardrums. "ASPEN!" Keith yelled. Eliza cracked Aspen in the back of the head with the butt of the gun knocking her to her knees. Keith ran out the room. "Don't move" Eliza said.

Keith balled up his fist ready to attack. Seeing Aspen on the floor her feared the worst. He didn't care about getting shot if it meant getting to her. "She's still alive for now. Get on your fucking knees" she ordered pointing the gun at Aspen. Keith did as told. Eliza glanced at the screen and tapped a command. Immediately an alarm went off and the doors completely sealed as well as the vents. "Terrorist attack protocol. Works just as well in your case" she said. "Let her go" he said. "Not a fucking chance.  Have a detail coming right now. Then we can find out a few things" she said. "No police? Not surprised seeing the illegal shit you been up to" he hissed. Her eyes flared. He goaded her for a good reason. "Clever. Incentive not to make you disappear right away. See what you know. However, I have a unique approach I can take" she said pointing her finger at him. A red glow came from her ring and Keith screamed as pain ripped through his body. He passed out on the floor just as he felt footsteps coming towards them.

*SLAP*

"Wake up. You're going to answer some questions" Eliza said. Keith felt his stinging cheek as she opened his eyes. Immediately he felt he was restrained. The room stank of chems and antiseptic. He was naked and lying on a gurney. "Where?!" he yelled looking around. "My workshop. Your friend Aspen is over there still asleep. As for your other friend" she said reaching into a box and pulling out Tulip. She was naked and bleeding from her face. "Don't...don't say..." she muttered before Eliza plucked her in the chest. "Stop!" Keith yelled. "She won't say a word this borrower. Found her yanking at the vent in the server room. Strangely dressed and she had this needle. A guard tried to pick her up and she stabbed him with it. Fell to the floor dead. I had to kick her to subdue her. I know you hacked my server. That's obvious. Even traced the files you opened. My question is who sent you" she said.

Keith didn't answer. "You know I pride myself on predicting behaviors. Once you figure out a personality, you can predict how they'll react. You tried to rush me when I had the gun, but you surrendered so fast when I pointed it at her. You're The protective type. You hate seeing people you care about suffer. I get that" she said to him. Eliza took Tulip's right arm between her fingers and twisted. There was a tiny snap and Tulip screamed out. "You're going to tell me what I want to know" Eliza said with a sinister grin. "Stop! We're from the UN!" Keith yelled. Eliza looked at him, Aspen, and the whimpering Tulip. Eliza took ahold of Tulip's left arm and cruelly broke it. The pain so terrible the tiny woman pissed herself. "I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION!" Keith screamed. "Yeah with a lie. The United Nations sent a half-naked borrower, one guy, and a fucking American ditz to spy on me? I think not. This little runt of a woman here is hiding something very important. She's not even begging for me to stop" Eliza was saying until a woman walked up to her. Keith was astounded as he recognized her. "Annika?" Keith muttered. Eliza turned to him. "So you know that. You're just full of juicy mysteries. You know what she just gave me? A medical scan of you three. Looking for transmitters and such. But it's your DNA that catches my eyes. Says here you're not human. That you're really a borrower. Now how does a 6-foot borrower exist. Better yet how is my security guard fucking three inches tall?!" Eliza yelled.

Keith was too dumbfounded to even think up a lie. "I could rip the answer from you with my ring but I'm trying to conserve its power right now. Hmm....really." she said looking over the file and then Aspen. "You haven't said any truth to me even as I snap her limbs like toothpicks. Guess that means she's not that important to you. Guess we'll move on...but first" Eliza said before bringing Tulip to her mouth. Tulip kicked her tiny legs but it was futile. The giantess' grip was not to be broken. She was placed feet first into her mouth and sucked up to her waist. Tulip struggled and couldn't even mover her broken arms to fight her lips. "You proved your point! Just...just don't eat her" Keith said to her. Eliza narrowed her eyes. Tulip felt a suction on her body and her waist was pulled in. With tears in her eyes, tulip told Keith..."tell my son I love him".

Tulip was sucked in completely and Eliza didn't hesitate to gulp her down. "She actually hits the spot. Because of you three I had to miss breakfast" Eliza said wiping the corners of her mouth mockingly. Keith let out a primal growl and tugged at his restraints. The restraints themselves began to stretch and whine from his enhanced strength. Eliza paid him no heed as she pulled out her gun. She opened Aspen's mouth open and stuck the barrel in. Keith froze. "Now you're going to answer every question I ask. If I so much as sense a lie I'm going to ventilate her brains all over this gurney" she said cocking the hammer on the Glock. Aspen awoke as she felt the coldness of the barrel in her mouth. Aspen gave a muffled scream and looked at around until she saw Keith. Her crying eyes were begging him to save her. "Understand?" she asked. "...yes" he replied.

"First question. Who fucking sent you?" she asked. "An organization called Thorn. We were to see if you were dabbling in forbidden arts. Namely homunculi" he replied. "Now we're getting somewhere. Who is Thorn? American? German? British?" she asked. "No. Private. It's...its run by Fae" he said. "I believe you. The reason is I know personally of Fae and you did say the word homunculi. Now then, explain how I have a three-inch guard" she said. Keith explained about the size watch and Eliza almost blew Aspen's brains out until he said Aspen had one herself. Eliza had their belongings to the side and she slapped it on Aspen. She licked the button and saw her shrink down. "Don't worry my cute spy. I won't squash you or anything. I have plans for you. You as well Keith...that is what that morsel called you right?" Eliza said unshrinking Aspen.

"Plans?" Keith asked. "Well I see no harm in telling you I guess. Not like you can do anything about it. Especially when I incorporate you two into it. But I'm getting ahead of myself. I do indeed know about homunculi. Do you know the old story of Faust?" she asked. "The guy that sold his soul to the devil for knowledge?" Keith asked. "Same guy but the true story is vastly different. Johann Faust was an alchemist, astronomer, and magician living in renaissance Germany. In those days you had to be connected to the court for such things or risk being burned at the stake or excommunicated. One day, Faust was lamenting about not being able to meet the demands of the Kaiser. Namely turning lead into gold. A knock on his door he heard and when he opened it, a stranger in a white hooded robe entered his home. Faust demanded him to either identify himself or leave. The stranger gave his name. "I am the one called Oberon. The king of Fae and I have come to impart knowledge on those I deem worthy" the stranger replied.

"Why me and why now?" Faust asked. "Word has spread of your knowledge and yet you do not abuse it. You even share it. Qualities becoming of Fae. Do you wish to be taught arts of the arcane?" Oberon asked. Faust agreed. Oberon stayed with him for 30 days and nights teaching him various incantations, rituals, and potions necessary for a human to perform magic feats. Thanking him, Faust pledged he would keep this knowledge safe. As soon as he left, Faust wrote down what he had learned in a book. The Erlkönig, the tome of the Fairy King. Faust wasted no time using his knowledge to impress the Kaiser. Luckily, the Kaiser saw the foolishness of making so much gold. However, since Faust could do it, the Kaiser appointed him as court magician or Magister. His rivals spread rumors that he sold his soul to the devil for knowledge...hence the story you know."

"And how do you know all this?" Keith asked. "Because Faust had children and his children had children all the way to present day. I am his descendant. Not only that but the tome survived too. After Faust died, his children hid the tome under his floor where it sat until 1945. Our family kept the home as tradition until a bomb from a B-17 flattened it. My grandmother survived, the only one of our family too and in the rubble, was the tome. Passed down to my mother and then to me. It was just a keepsake until events in America and Germany changed all that. You heard that gremlins are getting rights right? Borrowers aren't too far behind either. There are people out there that kind of live a certain lifestyle that would be...inconvenienced by that. Now had built this company to make money. Well as much as can be expected by telling people they’re not a pureblood as they think they are. So, with those things in mind I began reading the tome of find a way to make much more money"