Roy couldn't help but sigh as he looked up at the massive structure that served as Lucy's home. It was simply massive though it didn't truly drive home how massive Lucy was. Meeting her face to face did that and he had already done so. He was still rather anxious as he climbed out of his squad car and made his way towards the human sized entrance. Fortunately the parking lot for such visitors was right near the door and tended to be vacant so the walk was quite short.

An intercom resided beside the human scaled entrance which Roy moved to turn on but to his surprise it flipped on before he could touch it. "Hello officer. I've been expecting a visit for a while. You may come on inside I'll be there to pick you up in just a moment."

"Oh. Sure thing" as the intercom turned off Roy heard a slight click and pressed on the door. He was a bit surprised whenever it began to open and he realized how thick it actually was. As he looked at the door joints he noted small motors actually aiding his efforts. It seemed an odd measure but he supposed Lucy didn't want to risk someone getting in through the small entrance while she wasn't there.

As Lucy slipped on a t-shirt she had to be careful not to move too quickly. Albert was currently tucked away inside of her bra and she didn't want to wake him up too early. She didn't bother putting on any shoes as she made her way out of her bedroom and towards the main entrance. Fortunately Albert was tucked into the base of the bra so she didn't have to worry about waking him up too much. "Good morning, Roy I believe it was."

"Yes we met at the seen of your little jog through the city."

"I imagine that is what you came here to talk to me about." Lucy had a wide grin on her face as she rounded the corner into the main entrance and walked towards Roy.

It was very hard to keep from taking at least one step back as Lucy approached but Roy held his ground. She had been quite reasonable so far and he hoped that trend would continue. Of course he knew that he had to be careful in this situation. "Yes I'm afraid that I am. I wish that I didn't have to but it's sort of a necessity."

"I understand." Lucy continued to approach Roy until he was within arms length. She then bent at her knees lowering herself into a crouch and extended her hand towards Roy. "If you don't mind I would like to have this conversation else where such as in the kitchen. I want to have breakfast ready when my little one wakes up."

Out of all the rooms Lucy could have mentioned Roy found the idea of going into Lucy's kitchen to be the second worst. This was quite apparent in his body language though he struggled to conceal it. "Oh um. Alright then."

Lucy couldn't help but giggle as she watched Roy approaching her hand quite hesitantly. "You don't have to worry officer. I have no intentions of cooking and eating you or just plain eating you."

"Well isn't that a comforting thing to say!" As the words left his mouth Roy didn't know where they had come from but he did feel a bit of relief. Especially, when he looked up at Lucy and noticed her trying to keep from giggling. As he climbed into her hand he couldn't help but shake his head.

Lucy was careful to stand up slowly both to keep from unsettling Roy and more importantly to her not to wake up Albert. "So officer have you come here to arrest me or are we going to talk."

"Talking was the main thing. Miss Angeye."

"Call me Lucy."

"Okay, Lucy. Surely you realize that you've put my department in quite a situation with your recent jog through the city. You've covered all the expenses to my knowledge but despite that you did cause a lot of destruction and worry for those that live around the area. Now if we don't take some form of action again you."

"Would you like some eggs? I'm going to make some for myself and Albert, it wouldn't require much effort at all to make some for you."

"Oh sure that would be fine but please don't change the subject."

"If you don't do something then you're going to appear to be unable to protect those you've sworn to protect from me. However, that's just the situation. Even if your entire department were to try to apprehend me I could crush you all in just a few foot steps or gobble you all up and there isn't a thing you could do about it."

"That is true."

"However, I'm not unsympathetic to your situation. Just don't think you're going to convince me to spend any time in prison."

"Oh I would never suggest that. However, I have come up with a proposal that would at least allow the department to save face."

"Go on."

"Well before I start would you mind telling me exactly what happened? I mean first you run through the city destroying the street as you do so and flipping over vehicles. You then leave and come back a short while later to help with repairs, then a little while after that you travel a few hundred miles away and eat someone. That's kind of a strange turn of events."

As Roy was speaking Lucy had made her way into the kitchen. She didn't bother setting him down as she set the massive plain that served as a skillet for her down nor as she retrieved the larger container of pre-beaten eggs. Before she continued though, she lowered her hand down to the island in the middle of the dining area. "If you knew all the details it would make more sense."

"I believed that it would." As he was speaking Roy scooted to the edge of Lucy's hand and climbed down onto the table. "Would you mind telling them to me?"

"As you know Albert and I were in a crash on our way home. A crash which wasn't our fault and one in which he was badly injured despite my efforts. The reason I had to rush to the seen is that I required more of myself to properly tend to Albert's injuries. They are some things that I just can't do with only a small portion of my body."

"We got that much at the scene but what about what happened after words?"

"Suffice to say that I was quite upset about the turn of events and curious as well. You see when the driver slammed into us he failed to break and I was quite curious as to why. I did some checks on him and found out that he had a history of breaking the rules but also tended to make deliveries ahead of schedule."

"I see. So his employer kept him around because he was profitable?"

"You didn't let me finish. His employers used this productivity as grounds to take out a rather large life insurance plan on him. So not only had his employer allowed him to continue working despite the danger he posed he also meant to profit from the near inevitable wreck and loss of life. Naturally I came to the decision that both he and his employer were responsible for Albert's injuries."

"Then you decided to take the law into your own hands."

"Well more like into my own belly but yes. Quite frankly I didn't feel like the potential punishments in this case were severe enough especially given the likelihood of them being carried out. So you had an idea as to how we were going to handle this situation?"

A sigh escaped Roy as he shook his head. "Well I knew that you had been using one of your smaller bodies at the time. Would you say that the incident would have occurred if you had been all there?"

"No. If I had even half of me there Albert wouldn't have been injured in the least and I wouldn't have taken a run up the street."

"In that case couldn't it be said that the incident was caused by a system overload in one of the smaller terminals causing the main to over react in an attempt to compensate?"

At first Lucy said nothing but carefully poured out a bit of the eggs on the massive plain. A hiss could be heard instantly as several tons of the yellowish liquid began to cook at once. "Well that is one possible explanation and it is true to an extent. Had there been more of me there then Albert wouldn't have been injured and I wouldn't have responded in the way that I did. So yes you could say that it was caused by a failure in the smaller portion of me. It seems that you want to make this into an industrial accident."

"That is the idea actually. None of us really know how your body works or what it's like to have several bodies at once. Of course, there is the complication as to why you ate that one person then proceeded to consume two of your friends. The friends' then show up a few days later completely unharmed."

"Well we'd best not get into why I chose to eat two of my friends. Suffice to say I never had any intention of harming them while I had every intention of harming the one I digested. For the record though his pain only lasted for a few hours."

"Um that's good to know I suppose."

"If you're truly intent on portraying this as an industrial incident then the solution is simple. Part of fixing a problem is finding out why it occurred in the first place and attempting to insure that it doesn't happen again. After the initial problem had been fixed that was exactly what I did. I found out the cause of the problem and worked to remove the cause while not damaging the rest of the system. The rest of the system being the people I had leave the building first."

"That. That actually works very well. Do you have the files showing his business dealings before hand? It would really help if we could explain why you thought he was at fault."

"Yes I have them however I believe it would be best if you went and gathered them yourself. Then again you wouldn't have to tell anyone you had obtained the files from me. Still, it would probably be best if I told you where to secure the information that you require."

"Yeah you're probably right. Lucy you do realize that this will require some legal proceedings right?"

"Yes and I'll gladly cooperate so long as you don't interfere with my schedule too much. I would also prefer to have this taken care of quickly. You will take into account the repairs I've already paid for correct?"

"We'll I really can't make that call."

"Come, now Roy. Surely you realize that this isn't a normal negotiation." As she was speaking Lucy retrieved a massive salt container and began to lightly layer the entire plain of eggs. A plain that looked like it could feed an entire mess hall in one serving if it had regular people to see to.

"Well I will admit that this is an unusual situation to be in. This isn't exactly my roll after all."

"Exactly and those who would normally speak to me are too afraid to do so. Instead they sent you to handle the negotiations. I'm fairly certain that they will abide by any agreement you and I make. If they don't then you can assure them I'll be far less reasonable the second time we talk and may very well come to speak to them in person."

A slight chuckle escaped Roy as he shook his head. "Well I'm not used to threatening my boss. The eggs smell good."

"Then it's good you're not threatening them just passing on some information from me. If they want to take my warning as a threat then that is their decision."

"Mm given what you did to the street I think it might be best if they took it as a threat."

"Maybe so though I hope they're wise enough to see reason." Once again Lucy retrieved a container this time adding pepper onto the eggs. As she finished she began to mix the eggs together.

"So what would you prefer for us to do about the court date?"

"Oh yes that is a problem. As I imagine after this trial I won't be permitted to use any of my smaller bodies within the city again I can't very well show up with one of them. That said if I use one of my larger bodies I won't be able to fit into the courthouse and would end up blocking the street if I remained outside. Well we could always have the trial here."

"I'm not sure if they would go for that. We're trying to save face not make it look like we were bribed or intimidated into it."

"True enough. Well then we clearly need to have the trial on government property. The park would be nice. It's been quite a lovely week and I believe the good weather will hold for a while longer."

"That just may be our best choice. Lucy I have to ask you though. Why do you choose to eat people when you kill? You did it once before with your cousin and now you've done it again. It seems so unnecessary."

"They're several reasons actually. I'm not sure if you want to hear them though and I imagine you can figure out some of them if you think about it. If you'd really like me to explain the reasons to you then I can."

At first Roy said nothing as he considered what Lucy had told him after a moment though he gave his head a quick shake. "I think I'd rather go on not knowing what they are."

"Very well" as she spoke Lucy lifted the metallic plain from the heat source and placed it a short distance away. As she turned off the heat she moved to retrieve a plate that had been built for one of her smaller bodies. It looked to be a snack plate in her massive hands now.

"Huh is that all you need for all those eggs?"

Yeah. It may look like I made a lot but that's only because it's spread out. You'll see how little is there once it's all gathered up."

"It still looks like a lot of eggs to me."

A slight chuckle escaped Lucy as she gave her head a slight shake. "Well they still out weigh you by several tons it's just not a whole bunch for me. I wanted to wait until he woke up on his own but I guess that I'm going to have to wake Albert up. Would you like to speak to him as well?"

"I hadn't planned on it but that could work out. Most likely he'll be expected to testify."

"I hope you don't believe you're going to get him on the stand. I don't mind if he testifies but he's not leaving my grasp." As she was speaking Lucy proceeded to gather up the eggs in a single large mass on her plate.

"That's a little unorthodox."

"Regardless that is the situation." As she spoke Lucy slipped her right hand down between her breasts. Her massive fingers pressed down on the material of her bra to the right of Albert helping Lucy to slide her fingers up under him without disturbing him.

"Given your response the last time he was injured I'm sure some arrangement can be made. After all given what happened last time I think it's clear that you don't want to risk losing him."

"I won't risk losing him." As she was speaking Lucy carefully took Albert between her fingers and began lifting him out of her bra. Her fingers and thumb formed a slight cup around him so that he didn't brush against her breasts as he was drawn up between them. Despite her efforts though this was a bit much for him to sleep through and he began to shift in his sleep as the texture of the sleeping surface changed.

It was common knowledge that Lucy wasn't shy about her breasts. Given that she had openly tucked friends into both her cleavage and pocket while swimming in public and doing other activities it was well known. So Roy wasn't surprised whenever Lucy pulled Albert out of her cleavage and had indeed suspected she was doing as much whenever she reached into her cleavage. "You got a heavy sleeper there."

"He's not normally this heavy I just tuckered him out last night I suppose." As she spoke Lucy carefully manipulated Albert so that he moved to her palm. She then began to gently nudge him with the index finger of her free hand. "Hay wake up sleepy head. It's breakfast time."

A low groan escaped Albert as his right arm reached out and pressed against Lucy's finger as if trying to force it away. At the same time though he pressed his head more firmly against her palm in an attempt to escape the light. "Five more minutes."

"No. Not five more minutes. You get your tail up now." As she spoke Lucy increased the force with which she poked Albert this time nearly rolling him over onto his side. It didn't have the desired affect though as all he did was groan and form into more of a ball. "Hey cut that out right now. Albert you get up."

Albert was in part awake by this point but not entirely. He was most assuredly still asleep enough that he could get back too it quite easily. All he had to do was hold his ground for a while longer and he was sure that Lucy would give up and hopefully put him back in her cleavage. This seemed to be the case when he felt himself being lifted higher but he grew alarmed when he felt her hand tilt.

After a moment of consideration Lucy lifted Albert until he was slightly above her mouth. She then tilted her head back opening her mouth wide as she did so and tilted her hand so that he was sent rolling towards her mouth. This seemed to be enough to wake him up though she doubted he knew what was happening. As he fell towards the massive gate of her mouth she used her tongue to cushion his fall.

If he had thought he was going to get back to sleep Lucy proved him wrong the moment Albert landed on her tongue. Landing on the hot damp surface of her tongue jarred him awake instantly and he moved to set up. Before he could do so though, he was pulled within Lucy's mouth. He found himself pressed against the inside of her cheek by that massive muscle. It didn't stop there though as Lucy used her tongue to both press him against her inner cheek and draw him along it.

There was no doubt in Lucy's mind that Albert was awake now as she felt him beginning to struggle. It seemed that she had caught him entirely off guard and now he was just trying to orient himself. She wasn't going to let him do that though as she pushed him along her inner cheek. As he neared the back of her cheek she quickly drew him to the center of her mouth.

Stunned was Roy's dominant reaction as he watched Lucy sloshing Albert about within her mouth. He had no doubt that the man was awake by now and probably long ago. However, he couldn't help but wonder one thing. "Lucy, my cell phone is on and I know you can talk through them. I have to ask. Is he scared?"

"No, Albert's not scared he trusts me too much to worry about such things. Wide awake and annoyed now that is what he is. Still, this should teach him to be stubborn about waking up at least until he learns to like it more then he already does. After that point I'm going to have to get creative. Anyway, I'll be right back. I'll need to wash him off once I'm done with him then you two can talk."

There was nothing for Albert to grab onto inside of Lucy's mouth that would help him slow her tongue in the least and especially not stop. Even if there was he knew that he didn't have the strength. Still as Lucy flicked him from the right cheek to the left and back again he tried to find something. Her tongue was working too fast and was too slippery for him to get a grasp on it and her teeth he just couldn't take hold of. He was grateful for one thing though. Lucy had at least spared him a quick dip in cold water.

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It was odd but Roy couldn't help but grin as he set across from Albert nibbling at the over sized plate of eggs Lucy had given him. He had wondered where he was going to set when Lucy had placed a kitchen cabinet, table and chairs in the middle of her own much larger table. "So Mr. Guarsen has Miss Lucy told you about our intent?"

"Not yet."

"Huh? But you were gone for thirty minutes."

"Yeah and twenty of that I spent in her mouth."

"Well I didn't want your eggs to get cold so I had to do something to wake you up. I can't help it if I was having a bit too much fun playing with you in my mouth and forgot about the eggs."

A sigh escaped Albert as he shook his head. "So what were the two of you talking about?"

"We plan to portray Lucy's recent behavior as an industrial accident brought on by one of her bodies becoming over stimulated and not being able to cope with the situation. If we do it properly we won't have to have any truly criminal charges involved and she can get away with paying a fine. I know it isn't a necessity for her but it will allow us to save face."

"Ah I see. Well it's not surprising that Lucy agreed to such terms given that the most likely outcome is that she won't be allowed to use her smaller bodies within the city limits again. Not only is she going to have her own dislike of using smaller bodies as an excuse the next time someone ask her to she's going to have a legal reason."

An amused chuckle escaped Lucy as she shook her head and ate a tiny portion of her eggs. "You know me quite well Albert. I'm quite willing to pay for such an excuse so long as the price is within reason. Once this is all over though, I may need to bring out some new products that I've been holding back on."

"Why is that?"

"I refrain from marketing certain developments as I feel they pose a danger or would upset the economic balance at the time. However, with such expenses it seems that I might have to in order to keep business profitable. Maybe I could just sell a few programs that I've been developing and not have to market any actual machines. The programs could be more damaging then the actual machines though."

"Well there is always entertainment. I've noticed you haven't really delved into that field yet."

"Well it's not that I don't have the technical ability it's just that I'm a little out of touch with most people in those areas. I can't even remember the last time a movie scared me and half the time I watch a drama I just feel contempt for the characters' weakness or stupidity."

An amused chuckle escaped Albert as he shook his head. "Well I could try to help you come up with an idea. Though, I'm not sure if movies are the way for you to go. We can talk about it later for now they are other things."

"Yeah that is true. Oh and Albert don't think you're going to be having this kind of breakfast often. I'm not letting you off your new diet anytime within the foreseeable future."

"Yeah I was kind of surprised to be honest. What made you decide to have eggs anyway?"

"I wanted to get rid of the container honestly and I do like them every now and then. So Roy is there anything else you want to ask me about?"

"Could you send the data on the information we'll need to the main office in advance?"

"I took care of that a little while ago. OH and I wanted to mention. I'm glad to see that the city council decided to go along with my design for the reconstruction of the streets that I destroyed."

"Well yours were the first submitted and given that you're also paying for the repairs and from what I could see some improvements. It didn't take long to decide that it was best to go along with them. I still regret that the destruction was so far reaching though. It's proving quite difficult to keep traffic flowing with the alternate routs."

"Yes and that's mostly why I'm willing to pay additional fines. The road I've already taken care of and the medical expenses. The additional fine should make up for the inconveniences that I caused. That and as Albert pointed out I stand to gain something as well."

"That's very considerate of you." A slight chuckle escaped Roy as he shook his head. "It makes me worried though as well."

"Oh and why is that?"

"I would hate to see what would have happened if you weren't shown the same consideration that you're showing everyone else."

"I thought I made it very clear, what would happen, in that situation when I informed everyone what would happen should the authorities try to apprehend me."

"Yes you did. Now is there a particular sum that you're expecting to pay?"

"Not in particular as long as it isn't entirely outrageous. I'm not going to pay for every road that I've ever walked on to be repaved for instance or every road in the state."

"Oh and what if we wanted to make them so that you could safely run on them?"

"No. That isn't happening. Talk about trying to bankrupt me. The expense of making every road in a state suitable for me to run on would be monstrous. That just isn't happening. I don't believe the nation as a whole could even afford that."

Roy gave a slight chuckle as he nodded his head. "Okay then. Lucy, would you be willing to accept a certain time of quarantine? So that we can have some experts come and talk to you so that they might ascertain just how much of a threat you pose when you're broken up into several bodies?"

"How do you expect them to do that?"

"I actually don't expect them to truly discover anything. It would just be nice to have it for a trial. It would be nice to know if we had grounds to say that it was as dangerous as an out of control nuclear reactor or less."

"Mm. I would say I'm more along the lines of an earth quake or a tornado then a nuclear reaction but I see your point. Neither of them can really be likened to an industrial accident. Still, a nuclear reaction melting down one can hope to contain or at least hinder the release of more materials. A tornado you can't truly contain and you have no idea of how long it will last or really where it'll go. You can predict but you can be wrong."

"Well yes but the destruction you caused was localized to a lengthy but narrow strip of land. I use the word narrow relatively mind you."

"Natural disasters can do the same and industrial accidents can be anything but localized. Take for instance a major dam giving way. It would be more difficult to apply that to your situation in regards to me though so we shall go with the industrial idea. As for me being quarantined, I suppose that I could give a little and remain home for a while. It isn't as if I've been going out very much."

"Thank you Lucy. I'll try to get someone here to ascertain the situation as quickly as I possibly can. Would you mind if I had some people here to watch you as well?"

"Yes I would mind. I want it to be clear that I'm cooperating with the police in this matter. If you even hint that you've somehow coerced me into doing this with a display of force. Suffice to say you had better be sure that you have the needed force available as I'm going to make it very clear just what that would require."

"Fair enough, I didn't think you worried about your public image though."

"I do and I don't. I don't really care if they think I was wrong when I ate my cousin or anyone else. I don't care if they think I was wrong to destroy the road or any other number of things I do. I do care if people begin to think that there is some means of forcing me to behave a certain way."

"What about your company?"

An amused chuckle escaped Lucy as she shook her head. "I want people to know that I'm honest in my business dealings and will do what I say I will do. Outside of that I'm not all that concerned if they like my way of running things or not."

"So you don't worry about something like a boycott brought on by moral outrage at your behavior?"

"Of course I don't! If anyone was to try something that stupid all I would have to do is release a few new products. Such that anything else was quite obsolete by comparison. Those that were more greedy then outraged at my behavior would then be able to gain an upper hand over those who are. That would then leave those who did boycott by products still with a choice. Swallow their pride and outrage and buy or be out done by the competition."

"That works as long as some people are willing to buy from you I suppose."

"Roy, there will always be people willing to buy from me unless I go all out and try to take over the world. Even in that case I believe that I could find those that were willing to support me. Do you know why I limit what technology I release and why I release it to the world as a whole despite certain restraints?"

"I'm not entirely sure I do though I can make a few guesses given what you just said."

"The first reason is to keep from upsetting the economic balance too much as well as the power balance. If I were to sell exclusively to only a few nations the economic and thus the power balance would quickly begin to shift. It really doesn't matter which country I chose either. I could just pick some third world nation and throw the world on its head if I wanted to but for the moment that's not what I want."

"Okay that is one. What about the other reasons?"

"The second reason is that I want to help people to an extent. I would actually give this technology away if it suited the situation. However, if I were to do that then I wouldn't have anything to offer whenever I wanted something and then things could get difficult. Now the third reason is a bit different from the other two."

"Which is?"

"I'm honestly waiting for someone to do something to really piss me off. I would never kill someone purely for my pleasure however that doesn't mean I don't have ideas. Mm the idea of getting to romp through a city, with no regard to the safety of any of the little people except for my Albert, just smashing my hips into buildings and feeling them crumble under the impacts is so wonderful."

The first two answers Roy has received had been somewhat reassuring. The third answer was less then that as he gave his head a slight shake. "I see."

"Mm I suppose that is the three main reasons at least."

"Well. Thank for you for the breakfast Lucy. I need to be getting back to the station and start putting things together."

"I'll see you soon Roy."

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"There is one thing I don't get. If you're just going to plead guilty to the charges and pay the fine, how come we're even going to trial? It seems kind of pointless given that it could easily be settled out of court."

"It's all about the police saving face. They have to seem like they're punishing me to an extent and it isn't like they could forbid me from using any of my smaller bodies within the city limits otherwise. Though, I'm a little unsure about that last part." After a moment of silence Lucy gave a slight shrug. "I'm not sure if they actually have the authority to impose such a penalty but I won't dispute it."

In response Albert gave a quick nod. "That makes sense. Okay here is another question. If you don't have to wear a suit how come I do?"

"Ah because you look so cute!" An amused giggle escaped Lucy as she brought her face close to Albert and gave him a kiss that engulfed the majority of his body. "Isn't it comfortable?"

"Well yeah it is but that doesn't change the fact that I'm not use to dressing like this."

"I'm surprised you don't dress like your father at times."

"That was my mothers doing. She didn't want me to be perpetually in a lab coat. So who are we speaking with today?"

"Sam Archer."

"Who is that now?"

"You know the reporter, likes to point out contradictions in peoples logic, judgmental ass. Mm come to think of it I'm a little surprised he's coming to speak to me as well."

Lucy might have been surprised but Albert was shocked. He had realized who she was speaking about whenever she had said judgmental ass. It was very hard to believe that he was coming to speak to Lucy given how temperamental she could be. "Do you believe that you'll be able to put up with his behavior?"

"Oh sure I know what he's like. I'm not as thin skinned as most people seem to believe I am."

"I know but you do have some buttons."

"I can't argue with you on that. I'm sure he values his life enough though to avoid pushing them too many times."

"I don't know about that."

"Oh? I don't remember you ever watching him or really liking him. Besides he's really just a coward at heart from what I've observed. He is only bold whenever the person would be a fool to kill him. Naturally he must assume that I'm in such a situation. Perhaps I should break his legs just to insure we have an understanding from the start."

An amused chuckle escaped Albert as he shook his head. "Well I'm sure that would establish quite an understanding right away. I'm not sure if it'd help you with your current problems though."

A sigh escaped Lucy as she nodded her head. "I know. I know. I hope that suit is expensive enough. I wonder if I should add more to it?"

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If Sam was concerned for his safety he didn't show it as he set across from Lucy on her living room table. Albert currently resided on Lucy's knee while Lucy herself was seated quite comfortably on a sofa. "So Miss Angeye, how about we get right to the point. What is it like to get away with murder?"

"Define murder."

Sam knew a trap whenever he heard one and instantly caught on that Lucy was setting him up for one as he had tried to do to her. It was something of a disappointment but not a surprise. "Do you mean to imply that you don't know what it means to murder?"

"They are many ways of defining murder. To avoid any miss understanding I simply seek to insure that our ways are the same."

"Please Miss Angeye, surely there can be no clearer definition then for murder."

"If that is the case why are you so hesitant to give me an answer? I'll make it simple though and play your game. Murder is the killing of another sentient being whenever they have not provoked or attacked the killer. Of course, to be perfectly clear we would have to define provocation, attack and what level is required."

"So are you saying you haven't committed murder?"

"Of course not, the actual death that I caused was brought on purely by their decision."

"Miss Angeye, you ate another human being! You're a cannibal and a murderer."

"A cannibal? Oh please as if that insect could be compared to me anyway. That's like saying someone that eats an ant is a murderer."

"An insect? How many other people do you see this way or are you saying you're beyond human?"

"I define myself as a human however you're using too narrow of a description for the task. The only things about me that one could say are truly humans are my shape, some of my body's layout and my personality. Other then that well the difference between me and anyone else is quite vast. I wouldn't say that I'm a different species but I would say I'm a different breed of human just as you're another form of primate. So it's quite impossible for me to actually commit cannibalism unless I tried to eat myself."

"Is that how you see us? Some form of lesser species?"

"Not all of you or even most. However, as with every species they are those of inferior quality to the norm which really aren't suitable to have around anyway. People such as you fall into that category."

"So what you think you're some higher being that can just cast judgment on us? Decide who is fit to live and who isn't?"

"I have the power and knowledge to." An amused giggle escaped Lucy as she reached down and gently brushed her index finger against Albert. As she did, she felt Albert turn his head to the side and give her massive finger a kiss.

"What about you? How do you feel about all of this?"

"Tact was never Lucy's strong point especially after she learned she could bench press a tank. I would rather her blunt honesty though over a sugar coated lie. None of this is actually new to me though."

"You don't fear that she would set you aside as one not fit to live?"

"Well in regards to that I don't believe she's giving all the information. From what I've seen Lucy is very generous in giving people the benefit of a doubt. It's up to them to prove that they belong in such a group and even more so to make her believe it'd be more fun if they were in her belly then having them around."

"So you take no issue with her taking the law into her hands?"

"Ultimately the law is a system of rules put in place by those that have the power. Not the majority but rather those that have the power to impose their will on everyone else. Lucy has power enough to impose her will upon people but for the most part chooses not to and lets them impose some of their rules on her. I would say she's being very generous in allowing a state to impose it's will on her to even begin with."

"So you don't believe that the state could subdue her?"

"You mean do I believe that they could kill her over all body. Okay let's take a moment and assume that is what happened. Lucy has acted up the military has been called in and they've managed to kill the body you currently see before you. Let's even assume that they kill every body they know about. Even if that did happen it doesn't mean she is dead as there could be bodies that they don't know about.

Now some might say that they've proven they can handle her and reduced her power thinking that means she isn't a threat. That would be foolish though. All she would need is time and to stay hidden in order to regain her power and then some. She's big but they are still places in this world that she could hide but that isn't the only reason. What do you think would happen if Lucy was to go to some nation and offer her services in developing their military power?"

Not only had Albert's question been far more then Sam had been expecting it had killed nearly any argument he might have posed. "So are you saying she has bodies hidden away for such a situation?"

"I honestly have no idea but I know that it would be easy for her to do. I doubt that she's going to answer either."

An amused chuckle escaped Lucy as she gave a slight shrug. "Well I don't really expect anyone to be killing my main body off. However, I tend to always have to be keeping an eye on someone so I do tend to spread myself out quite a bit."

It was exceptionally hard to keep from laughing as Albert spoke. "Of course she isn't going to confirm if she has bodies hidden away or not. Especially if it's meant to be a safety measure" as Albert was speaking he couldn't help but think back to what Lucy said about how she exercised. He chose to keep from mentioning it though.

"If fighting you is such a losing situation then why are you even going through with this?"

"The main reason is that it's the easiest thing to do. The police and government make my life easier and in return I try to make things easier for them. I broke some of their rules though and have agreed to let them punish me for it. If only to insure that we continue playing nicely together. It's not that I fear them shoving vinegar into my face but I do not like the idea of losing the honey."

Normally Sam enjoyed taking the moral claims of someone and tearing them apart. However, Lucy hadn't made any such claims that Sam could take advantage of. Rather she had stuck firmly to the idea that it was her power and intelligence that gave her the right to do as she wished and while it wasn't a moral argument her abilities were hardly debatable. "So what are your intentions once your legal case has been settled?"

"Well first I'll have to take into account how much it cost and quite possibly release a few new products to make up for the expense. I haven't quite resolved what I'm going to release though it will most likely depend on how much I end up being penalized. Once that has been taken care of I think I'll take a little break."

"So you have no intention of appealing the final decision regardless of what happens?"

"Not at this moment."

"It almost sounds like you don't intend on fighting the case at all."

"My intention is simply to explain the truth in the matter. If the jury feels that my actions were not warranted I'm expecting a fairly heavy fine. While if they support my actions I expect that I won't have to pay much if anymore then I already have."

"You bring up an interesting point. If you're so unconcerned with the consequences why did you act so quickly to have people on the roads and repairing them?"

"I hate it when someone disrupts my life. Whether it's accidental, intentional, malicious or with benevolent intentions it annoys me. I believe that most people feel the same way and whenever I destroyed the streets I disrupted their lives. Whatever my reasons my actions adversely affected them when they had done nothing to affect me. That is why I was so quick to begin the repairs."

Before speaking Albert gave Lucy's massive thigh a gentle pat. "Lucy rarely harms someone accidentally and even rarer is she forced to harm anyone. However, whenever she does have to harm someone who has not provoked her in some way or done something foolish to accomplish a goal she always tries to make amends quite quickly. Things tend to get ugly though whenever someone fails to do the same for her."

"Can you give us an example of this?"

"Kevin Angeye, Lucy's cousin."

"He spent several years of his life in prison though."

"That is true but never once did he attempt to makes amends. Sure he apologized but quite frankly words are cheap and his actions never agreed with the words. So that while the harm he caused Lucy was accidental he never attempted to make amends for it. Indeed he tried to avoid being punished for it and after that tried to diminish the punishment. Honestly I'm surprised she didn't eat his parents for paying for his lawyer and trying to defend him."

"I thought about it believe me. My father loves his brother though and I love my father. That's the only thing keeping me from acting on my own desires at the moment."

"You mean you would murder them just like you did their son?"

"I wouldn't say I murdered him but I did kill him and I would do the same to them. They showed their loyalties and values whenever they tried to keep him from being punished for his mistake. In doing so they sided against me and made themselves into." An amused giggle escaped Lucy. "The word enemies don't fit the situation as they are no threat to me. I suppose the best comparison is food. In siding with him they made themselves food to me. Things which are far more fun to consume then have around."

"Does your family know that you feel this way?"

"Of course they do."

"So you would punish a parent for what comes naturally?"

For a moment Lucy was made to grin revealing her teeth as she leaned forward. "It's a parent's job to nurture a child not to poison. Allowing affection to cause poor decisions that only harm the child in the long run isn't a sign of true love. If they had truly loved him they would have sought to bring him to penance and to change."

"Then what about your parents?"

"My Mommy and Daddy did a wonderful job with me isn't that obvious? At times my father discourages certain behavior but well. I love my parents but there is one I love more and he likes me the way I am and I like the way I am. So this is the way I've chosen to be and as much as I love my parents I will not change that for them."

A sigh escaped Sam as he gave the signal for his camera man to quit shooting and recording. "Well thank you for the interesting interview. I'm sure it will get a lot of attention."

"Ah, done already? Very well then, I'll take you out to your vehicle."

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Albert couldn't help but feel out of place as he peaked out from inside of Lucy's pocket. It was clearly a hot sunny day as he watched the various people seated around the area fanning themselves yet he felt fine. One would assume that being tucked away in Lucy's pocket and having to endure the heat of the day and her body heat would have made it even rougher on him yet it didn't. Whether Lucy's clothing was designed to keep heat away from him or if it was a trick of her body he didn't know but he was grateful.

Roy had been in a court room many times during his career but this was one time he felt truly out of place. Indeed ever since Lucy had taken her little jog he felt out of place. He wasn't a prosecutor or even a negotiator by training. Yet he'd been the one called upon to go and speak with Lucy and come to some kind of dill. Why? Because everyone else was too worried about how she would respond and they'd heard of how he dealt with her.

Now in the court at least they didn't expect him to make his case however it was the deal that he had hammed out with Lucy. Not only had he been the one to mostly develop the deal but he was also serving as a witness as to what she had done and her behavior. To make matters worse Albert's observation had been right. The day was scorching and he could barely think about anything other then shade. It was an odd relief when a massive shadow engulfed him.

As Lucy scooted forward to shield Roy from the sun she couldn't help but note who moved and who didn't. Clearly those that moved were only there due to curiosity with only limited trust in her. Those that held their ground seemed more confident. She took note of this as she observed the jury and an amused chuckle escaped her. Turning her head towards Albert she carefully directed her voice. "This really isn't fair. You know?"

"What makes you say that?"

"In trials I'm assured a jury of my peers. Well do they look like my peers?"

"Mm you do have a point I think they're as close to peers are you're going to get though."

In response Lucy gave a slight nod. The entire jury was made up of highly educated people most of which were within their forties already. It had taken some doing but despite most of them having a young life time of experience more then Lucy it was decided that due to her intelligence it was the best that could be done. "I know."

As the bailiff looked around he almost had to laugh. His job was to keep order in the courtroom. He normally did his job quite well with help from a few other officers but should Lucy decide to act up he knew that wasn't going to happen. The young lady was quite capable of either crushing everyone to paste or swallowing before anyone could do anything and every officer in the area knew that. He just hoped she'd behave and let him pretend that he was doing his job. "All rise."

Roy might have felt that he was the only one that was dealing with Lucy but in truth there was at least one other in the crowd that had past dealings with her. Joe had presided over a few trials involving Lucy though nothing this extreme. Mostly it had been over minor things such as people trying to deny her access to public areas saying that her presence caused too much of a disruption.

This was far more serious though. Joe had to make sure that it didn't appear the justice system was going easy on Lucy but at the same time he couldn't call her ability into question. He knew that if he challenged Lucy even indirectly she would meet that challenge and things could get bad quickly. As he took his seat though the trial wasn't his main concern rather it was how much he disliked having to wear a black robe in such weather.

As Janet set back down and listened to the opening statements she couldn't bring herself to look at the judge. Rather her attention was focused on the massive lady whose case they were going to be deciding. Images of those massive hands reaching down and scooping up every juror then popping them into her mouth filled her mind as she tried to keep her composure. Despite her efforts though, she couldn't help trying to scoot further away from Lucy. She only realized how much she was moving when Joe spoke up.

"Is something the matter? I know that it's hot today but we're just going to have to deal with it."

It took a moment for Janet to realize the judge was speaking to her but at least it finally let her turn her attention away from Lucy and to him. "Oh no, I'm fine."

"Very well then, if the prosecution is ready you may begin."

As the prosecutor took the floor and even as he made his opening statements Lucy's mind was on other things as she gave her chests a slight shake. The movement was subtle and from a distance one would have barely noticed her breast swaying. However, Albert was far from distant and he felt the affects as he nearly lost his hold on Lucy's pocket. Instinctively he reached out with one hand and pressed it against Lucy's breasts to steady himself while the other gripped her pocket.

Upon pressing his hand into Lucy's breasts Albert felt his confines change slightly. He knew what was happening right away. "Lucy cut that out. We're in court."

"Miss Angeye, how do you plead to these allegations?"

"I plead guilty on the account of willful destruction of public property and not guilty on the charge of manslaughter."

Joe knew exactly what he wanted to say as he looked at Timothy but at the moment he couldn't do it. Apparently there had been a break down in communication somewhere and Timothy had missed the part where Lucy was not to be charged with anything that tended to include jail time. Unfortunately he had no grounds to say anything at the moment or call a recess though he fully intended to. For the moment he didn't dare look at Lucy.

Roy felt his heart rate speed up as he listened to Timothy. He knew that there would be the devil to pay if they were to try to confine Lucy to any form of prison and he had no intent of trying over one person or any amount of destroyed rubble especially when she paid for the repairs.

It was an odd moment as he looked out from inside of Lucy's pocket and down at Timothy. Despite the height he had heard what the man had said and he wondered if he had lost his mind. He wasn't sure of the exact terminology but he was fairly certain that accusing Lucy of manslaughter was more then what had been agreed upon. "Lucy, do you know what is going on?"

"Roy and Joe's heart rates have both sped up and they're sweating a great deal. I'm assuming that the prosecutor deviated from the plan and now they're worried about damage control. I'm surprised Joe didn't call a temporary recess immediately but I guess he has his own plans for how to handle this."

"What do you think he's doing though?"

"I just searched through his cases. He most likely would be charging me with murder right now if he didn't know Joe would call a stop right away. Most likely he feels that I over stepped my limits by eating another person alive yet again. If I had to guess I would say he feels that just because I could level a city with ease I should be punished and that I shouldn't be allowed to do as I want."

"So, he's insane?"

"How do you get that?"

"Whether it's fair or not right or wrong power is something of an issue here. We don't storm into some foreign nation every time their leader decides to torture or execute someone. Risking the lives of thousands over the death of one person who is already far beyond gone seems insane to me."

"You make a good point. I suppose you could call it a form of insanity."

"Miss Angeye is there something you wish to say?"

"Not to you." An amused chuckle escaped Lucy as she looked down at Timothy who clearly didn't like her response. She had been careful to keep her voice directed towards Albert so she knew that no one else could have heard her. Despite that they could see her lips moving.

Timothy had indeed noticed Lucy's lips moving though he couldn't hear her. Despite that he had decided to question her about what she'd been saying. "So Miss Angeye not only ate your employer but before hand she took the time to talk to him or even taunted him about what she was going to do?"

"Personally I don't know why he called someone to the witness stand. They were plenty of people recording the event. Oh wait I know why. If they show too much of the video it'll also show how I had everyone leave the building before hand because I didn't want to hurt anyone else. I suppose that would damage the image of me they're trying to paint."

A sigh escaped Albert as he gave his head a slight nod. "What are you going to do about it?"

"I suppose that I can't leave everything up to Joe and Roy. Once I get my chance I'll have some questions of my own. Honestly I'm finding this kind of annoying. I had meant for this to be a quick little trial but now it seems like it might take some time." After a moment of silence Lucy gave a quick shrug. "I suppose these things will happen."

"Do you think you can counter the damage that Timothy did?"

An amused giggle escaped Lucy as she glanced over at Timothy, then the jury and back to Albert. "It depends on what you mean by counter the damage. Do I believe I can make it so the jury won't convict me? Then the answer is absolutely yes. If you mean do I think I can get the jury to trust me then the answer is absolutely not."

"What do you intend to do then?"

"I was thinking I would play up how he struggled inside my stomach and there was nothing anyone could do. I'm fairly sure I can have the jury so scared for their lives that they'll find me not guilty just to avoid upsetting me."

"While I'm sure you could do you really think that would help out the police?"

"Oh yeah" for a moment Lucy said nothing but bit down on her lower lip. "That is an issue here isn't it? Darn it. Okay it looks like I'm going to have to be more subtle about this. Not only am I going to have to insure the jury is frightened of me. I'm going to have to make it clear that doing anything to harm me will result in me doing something to harm them."

"Do you think you can do that without threatening them directly?"

"Sure I can. I'd best do something to shake up that witness as well. Mm pity I can't pick him up and eat him I'm sure that would silence anyone else that might witness for the prosecution. Then again I suppose it wouldn't be fair to do so. He's probably here under subpoena and he's only answering the questions that he's asked."

"So after she placed him in her mouth what did she do?"

"She swallowed him."

"Are you sure that's all she did?"

"Well I couldn't see inside her mouth."

"Fair enough, so all she did was swallowed, ladies and gentlemen of the jury I hope you realize what this means. It means that not only did she eat this man but she swallowed him alive. He was alive when he went into her mouth, alive when she swallowed and alive while she digested him. No further questions."

It was hard for Lucy to keep from giggling as she noted the expression on several of the jurors' faces and she couldn't hide her grin. Impulsively she opened her mouth while Timothy was looking away and let her tongue flick out. This had the desired affect as she noted several people in the room recoiling. "Your honor I don't wish to question the witness but what I would like to do is provide some recordings of the actual event. Starting from my arrival on the seen and lasting until my departure."

"Very well, do you have the files with you?"

"I do. If you'd please bring in a monitor capable of satellite connections I'll provide the footage."

"Objection, she wishes to provide materials from her own mind. She could have edited anyway she wanted."

"Overruled." Joe gave a slight sigh as he signaled for the bailiff to do as asked. While Lucy did complicate his life at times she did tend to be honest with him and the information was easily verified. "However, I think it would be best if footage taken by other people at the seen was also provided."

"So you're not going to question the witness?"

"I prefer to let the video speak for itself. Besides I really wasn't expecting this to happen. This most likely won't be a one day thing. Once we're done for the day I have a few people I want to bring in."

"Like who?"

"They were a few people there that helped to control the crowd. I believe that they would make nice objective witnesses. I also want to get Phillip here to testify to my character and what it's like in my stomach. I'll want to speak some myself as well."

"Why would you want Phillip to tell them what it's like in your stomach?"

"So they have something of an idea what to expect if they find me guilty. Or at least I'm hoping that's where they think they'll end up."

"Oh that is just mean."

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"What the hell do you think you were doing out there?"

A sigh escaped Timothy as he reclined in his seat. "Trying to insure that she doesn't get away with anymore then you're already allowing her to. We both know that wasn't manslaughter it was out right murder."

"Whether you consider it murder or I consider it murder isn't the issue here. The problem is that there is no way she's going to just lie down and let us stick her in some cell."

"You seem to think that just because she's big she can't be controlled. A significant display of force is all that is required."

"It's all that is needed to provoke her!"

"OH please she puts on a tough act and talks big but she's relying on fear to get her way. Once we show her that we're serious she'll back down. The brat hasn't felt any real pain for over ten years now. I bet a little taste would be all that it takes to subdue her."

As Joe listened to Timothy he felt his face warming up. "You will downplay the manslaughter charge, you will leave more openings for her defense then they are cells in a prison."

"I will do my job which doesn't include giving anyone special treatment just because they're big."

Grabbing Timothy and smashing his head into the desk seemed like a really good idea to Joe at the moment. Of course he knew that they were making a special exception for Lucy but the situation called for it. "How many people are you trying to get killed?"

"I'm trying to save lives by showing her that she can't just do as she pleases."

"I swear I hope she squashes you like a bug right in front of the jury. That way we can get a prosecutor in there that has some common sense and knows when it's time to make an exception."

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"So Phillip, if you don't mind explain the first few moments inside of me."

A sigh escaped Phillip as he shook his head. "Utter terror, disgust and rage. The first thing that you notice is the heat. That isn't the worse part though. You can hear the muscles working and feel the ground shift beneath your feet. Then your clothes begin to moisten and the fact that you're inside of someone begins to really sink in. You try to struggle and fight back but it soon becomes clear that isn't going to work. Not only are you going to die though it isn't that simple, you're actually being used as nourishment. You're actually providing a benefit for the person that is killing you."

Albert both listened and watched as Phillip recounted his experience in Lucy's stomach. Of course he knew that Phillips experience was no where near the nightmare that someone being digested would go through. In the end he had to speak up. "Lucy you really over did it with that one. I don't want you to ever swallow someone you don't intend to digest again."

"I know that it was extreme Albert but the situation really required it. Besides I gave them quite a nice form of compensation didn't I?"

"I know you did but don't do it again."

A sigh escaped Lucy as she gave her head a slight nod. "Alright, I won't do it again." Turning her attention back to Phillip, "Phillip do you know why I ate you?"

"You wanted to scare the crap out of me and Sandra after I played the friend card to get you to Crystal Lake."

"Do you know why I wanted to scare you, someone that has been a good friend to me for so long so badly?"

A slight chuckle escaped Phillip as he nodded his head. "Yeah, if I hadn't played the friend card you would have refused you go. If you had refused to go or I had picked a location where you could have more of yourself there Albert wouldn't have been harmed. So while it was never my intention Albert being harmed was partly due to my decisions as well. I'm just glad I wasn't as responsible as some other people."

As Lucy spoke her eyes focused on the jury as if warning them. "So Phillip what do you think I'd do if someone tried to separate me and Albert even if it was in fulfilling a duty they held sacred?"

Timothy felt his heart rate speed up as he heard the question and moved instinctively. "Objection, your honor."

"On what grounds due you base your objection?"

"She's leading the witness."

"I fail to see how she is. Over ruled please answer the question."

"It had better be something they consider worth dying a horrible death over while achieving nothing of any note beyond that."

"Thank you, no further questions."

A low groan escaped Timothy as he rubbed his forehead. While Lucy had done little to earn any sympathy from the jury she had scared them. The warning hadn't been spoken directly but it was clear to anyone that had half a brain what questioning Phillip had been meant to do. If the jury convicted her and tried to separate her from Albert she was going to eat every last one of them.

It was hard for Roy to keep from grinning as he leaned towards Timothy. "Don't think that warning was just directed towards the jury. I'd say she's pretty irritated with you already."

"Yet she hasn't done a darn thing about it." The moment the words left his mouth Timothy felt his phone vibrating in his pocket. While normally he would have ignored it during a trial this time he felt it was important. Drawing the device out of his pocket he felt his thoughts were confirmed as he noticed it was his private number. "You're honor can we take a short break?"

Joe's first thoughts were to swiftly and staunchly deny Timothy's request however as he looked at Lucy he couldn't help but notice the way she was looking at him. "It's not exactly appropriate but I will allow it."

"Thank you your honor." Standing up Timothy made his way towards the back of the court room as he opened his phone. He was a bit surprised to find a text message.

"You're going to pay for every second of my time you've wasted and for what you're trying to do."

The lack of any return number or information of any sort plus the environment told Timothy who had sent the message. As he turned his gaze to Lucy he wasn't surprised to find her grinning at him. Unwilling to back down on the issue he chose a question instead of a statement. "Then why haven't you done anything yet?"

"Respect for Joe and Roy, a desire to keep on friendly terms with the government as a whole and most importantly by little Albert wants me to place as nice as I can in this situation. None of these reasons are enough to get me to forgive you for what you're doing. You're going to either back off or I suggest after this trial you go home and shoot yourself."

"I'm not scared of you."

"You don't have to be. You should know that I keep my word though and think really hard about what this is all worth to you."

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Larry wasn't very happy as he set next to the bench. It was a cooler day then it had been but it was still hotter then he cared for. He also didn't like the fact that he was being called away from work for this. Sure he knew he wouldn't lose his job or any pay but it also meant he'd have a lot to catch up on when he got back. The prosecutor didn't see to sympathize with his loss though as he prepared to start.

"So, would you mind stating your occupation and what you were doing at the time?"

"I'm a shipping floor manager. I make sure everything that comes in gets stored correctly and everything that goes out goes to where it should be. I also inspect any of the incoming goods for damage. Things were kind of slow whenever Miss Angeye arrived so I was going over some of the more pricy items again."

"I see. So just what did you do upon her arrival?"

"The same thing anyone with half a brain dead, I got the heck out of there like she told us to."

"So you just left your employer to die alone then?"

"When a semi is speeding towards someone full out jumping in front of it doesn't help anyone."

"You talk as if there was nothing you could have done."

"There was nothing that any of us could do, except try to keep from making her more upset then she already was."

"You know this how?"

A long sigh escaped Larry as he shook his head. "When someone has their finger on a trigger you don't question that person. Now given that the young lady that was addressing us happened to be nearly as large as the building we were in I doubt that any reasonable person would question her. The way I see it is she was kind enough to let us get out first I'm hardly going to risk her changing her mind by making a pest of myself."

It had been Timothy's hope to portray Larry as a coward that had left his employer to die. However, his semi comment had been quite appropriate for the situation. For the moment he needed to switch gears. Larry had managed to guard himself from any attacks on his character so far but it didn't mean that he couldn't use him to attack Lucy's. "True. But tell me Larry, since your employer's death what have you been doing?"

"Same thing I've been doing for eight years now."

Upon hearing a giggle from Lucy Timothy felt certain that he'd made a mistake with the last question. "No further questions your honor."

It was hard for Lucy to keep from grinning too much as she watched Timothy retake his seat. "Larry, what happened immediately after I ate your employer?"

"We worried that we'd be out of a job at least for a little while. Bringing a new guy into the boss's spot so quickly was bound to cause some issues. Then we learned that someone had bought controlling shares of the company and that we were to all continue coming into work as normal. Since then we've been trying to make the changes that you've ordered boss."

"Which are?"

"Well more specialized and exact drug screening and finding new people for those that we had to replace for failing their test. There is also that damn touch pad computer you're making us use and other new equipment."

"Larry, why do you believe that I bought your place of work?"

A slight chuckle escaped Larry as he shook his head. "I'm not sure. I suppose you felt kind of bad about possibly making us lose our jobs. That and from what I've seen you're trying to reduce the chances of a similar accident happening that nearly killed your friend."

"No further questions."

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Timothy did not like the current situation. Not only had Lucy most likely intimidated a good deal of the jury into doing what she wanted she was also putting up a logical defense. His chief complaint at the moment was that Lucy was refusing to let Albert take the witness stand. "What do you mean you won't allow him to take the witness stand?"

"Just what I said, you may question Albert if you like but I'm not setting him down."

"For what reason, are you refusing to allow a witness to take the stand?"

"He can testify all he wants however I'm not putting him down so that he can set in some chair next to the bench. As for my reasons, I'm doing it for his safety and the safety of everyone here."

"What do you mean everyone here?"

"Simple if I put him down on your request and someone was able to harm him due to that. Well I'd make sure you and everyone else here paid quite dearly. Now can we get going?"

¡°No, I won't tolerate this breach of procedure."

A sigh escaped Joe as he gave the bench a quick smack with his gavel. "While the prosecution is correct in that it's a breach of procedure. Given the circumstances I'm going to allow it."

Timothy inhaled sharply as he looked to Joe. "Fine then." It took all of Timothy's willpower to keep from saying that he refused to ask any questions due to Lucy being able to coach Albert. That wouldn't have worked though and he knew it. Given her abilities she could probably communicate with him through any number of methods. "Mister Guarsen, how long have you known the defendant?"

"I've known her for roughly eleven years now, ever since we were kids."

"And during that time has anything happened to make you afraid of her?"

"No."

"Not once? You've never felt the least bit of fear around the defendant?"

"No at least not fear of her."

"Clarify."

"We were playing once and she accidentally stumbled. For a moment I thought she was going to land on me but she managed to catch herself."

"I see. So would you say she's dangerous?"

"Only to the stupid."

"Tell me Mister Guarsen how do you feel about your roll in these events? Do you feel any remorse or guilt for what has happened?"

"I do feel a little bad that it's partly my fault Lucy has to go through all of this. If I weren't just a fragile human she wouldn't have to put up with all this crap but I can't help what I am."

"What about the victims?"

"Lucy is the only real victim in this. Those that got a little banged up or have to take a longer drive to work can get over it. The person she ate well while I have no doubt that he had family he made his decisions. They have no real grounds to be angry with Lucy rather they should be upset with him for being such a fool."

"I see. So I suppose you did nothing to try to stop Miss Angeye from eating him?"

A slight chuckle escaped Albert as he shook his head. "No. No way I'm going to even attempt that. If there is one thing I've learned about Lucy is that whenever she feels something must be done and those she cares about are involved. Well trying to talk her out of it only makes her more upset. I suppose it makes her feel like you're siding with those that hurt her through one of the few methods that she can be harmed."

"How convenient for you."

"Convenient? There isn't anything convenient about it. Any time I decide to try to talk Lucy out of something I have to wonder. Can I do it or will I just make the situation worse? Will my doing this hurt her? Is it really worth the risk? I've learned to pick my battles with Lucy and let other things just pass on by."

A grin was on Timothy's face as he gave a nod. "I see. It seems she has you in the palm of her hand."

"At times she does but right now I'm in her lap."

"So tell me Mister Guarsen. What do you believe Lucy would do should the jury convict her?"

"Eat every last one of them before they could even begin to run then digest them slowly. One thing I found out after she ate our friends is that she had digested the first person she ate before she swallowed them. She had also taken the time to empty her stomach out to avoid harming Phillip or Sandra. That means she had a time constraint in their case she wouldn't have that constraint."

"You say that with such confidence. But what would you say if I said I don't think she'll do it?"

"I'd say you're starting down a rather dangerous path that I wouldn't venture with anything short of the gates of hell opening behind me."

If Timothy was going to have any chance of the jury convicting Lucy he knew that he had to prove she wouldn't harm them. Unfortunately everyone that he had questioned thus far and everyone that knew her had confirmed that indeed she would harm anyone that provoked her. If he could find a way to assure the jury they'd be safe though he knew that he could make Lucy's attempt to scare them backfire on her. To make that more difficult though Lucy did have a history of carrying through with what she said she'd do.

As Lucy listened to Timothy and Albert she knew what Timothy was trying to do. She also knew that it had nothing to do with the trial but she chose not to make any objections. If anything she felt certain that her past behavior would only confirm that she would do what she said that she would do.

"You mentioned that you've picked your battles with Miss Angeye. So tell me has she ever backed down?"

"Yes she will occasionally back down I would have thought that'd been obvious. One primary example is her father and his brother. She's acknowledging her father's desires and refusing to act on her own despite feeling that she's entirely in the right to do so. I've managed to talk her out of a few things in the years that I've known her but only a few."

"Why do you feel that you were able to do this?"

"I believe she does it for one or two reasons. She's fond enough of me to restrain her anger is the primary reason. The secondary reason is that I can point out a flaw in her logic and show her where she is over reacting. The second situation is very rare though and only tends to occur whenever someone happens upon a particularly sore spot."

"I see. So she chose to eat another human being due to her anger and she wasn't fond enough of society's benefits to restrain her anger."

"Lucy didn't choose to eat another human being at least not as far as she is concerned. Through his actions he made himself less then human to her so that she chose to eat some food. That's what happened."

"Then what is to stop her from deciding that everyone falls into the food category when she resolves that the carrot is no longer worth it? I'll tell you what is to stop her. Nothing is. Nothing because we have never used the stick. The only reason she behaves as she does is because no one has ever stood up and made her pay for what she's done. By allowing her to behave as she does we are only confirming that we don't have the nerve to stand up to her and thus she continues to do as she wishes. No further questions."

"What was a question?"

An amused giggle escaped Lucy upon noting Albert's question. "Albert, what do you suppose will happen if I am hit with a stick?"

"I'm pretty sure that you're going to strike whoever hit you back and a lot harder then what they did."

"Albert, have I ever committed cold blooded murder?"

"As far as I'm concerned, no you haven't."

"Then why did I eat someone?"

"Didn't you cover that in the interview? Actually I'm pretty sure you covered a lot of this in the interview. I think we should just get that in here and let everyone watch it instead me having to answer so many questions."

"Oh just answer the question."

"Fine, you ate him as it was due to his decisions that I was injured in that crash or at least largely due to his decisions. He didn't just make some bad choices though rather he intentionally neglected an unacceptable risk and sought to profit from the inevitable outcome."

"What out come?"

"The fatal or disabling crash that he was bound to be in."

"Albert, do you believe that I could have provided the police with enough evidence to prove this?"

"Most likely you could have."

"So why do you believe that I chose to take matters into my own hands?"

"You most likely felt that the punishment the legal system would inflict upon him wouldn't have been severe enough. More then that, you wanted to insure that he was punished and ultimately you depend on your own power. Whenever you feel that someone wronged you it isn't in your nature to call upon the state to protect you or right the wrong. You don't need the state's protection like other people do as you have the power needed to protect your own interest."

"Objection, what does this have to do with her guilt or innocents?"

Well before Joe could respond Lucy spoke up. "Why this is just establishing my character of course. Albert, what kind of carrot do you feel that the state can really offer me?"

"I really don't know. The level of cooperation you give the state and receive from them is quite nice but ultimately you could demand more if you wanted to. All you'd have to do is defect to another power and help them technologically. In the right nations you could probably live as royalty or close enough to it without any real laws to govern your actions."

"So why do you think I remain here?"

"You seem to like the legal system as a whole and the state as a whole. I know I can only think of two other places that I would rather live. I would prefer not to get into those though."

An amused chuckle escaped Lucy as she gave her head a quick nod. "Would you say that I tend to help or hurt the people of this nation more?"

"Help without a question! The medicine and produce that you've developed alone have both improved and saved far more lives then you've taken. I'd say thousands more or at the very least hundred. The alloys you've developed have also been of great benefit to the nation. You even give to charities though I don't know how much that is going to be happening after this."

"Why do you believe that I do this?"

"I believe that you ultimately like helping people. That is also why I believe you enjoy repaying ill visited upon you the way you do. There is nothing like being stolen from or attacked by the person that you tried to help to make you truly detest them."

"Now Albert do you really think I hated those people I ate?"

"Well no. They just proved to you that they weren't worthy of the title human so you decided that they best fall into the food category. I really don't know how much your anger plays into this. You were angry when you ate Phillip and Sandra to scare them half to death. I don't know if you are truly angry though when you eat someone."

"No further questions."

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Roy wanted to strangle the prosecutor in a way that he had only felt a few times in a life. Whenever someone had managed to shoot one of his fellow officers or tried to run them down. As then though he had to restrain himself and just deal with the situation. Unfortunately he had a fairly good idea of what Timothy was going to ask him.

"Officer, now I want you to tell me. Do you believe that you could protect these people from her?" As he spoke Timothy pointed first to the Jury then to Lucy.

The whole purpose of the trial had been to help the department save face now with one question Timothy had destroyed that. Roy wanted to beat him half to death. "No."

"You mean that you have absolutely no means of restraining the defendant?"

"None of the weapons at our disposable would be able to harm the defendant in anyway."

"Would you say that the defendant knew this before she took any action?"

"Yes, I would."

"I see. So she knew that the police would be unable to detain her. Do you believe that she would have acted so boldly if she knew that her actions would bring a response from an equally or more powerful force?"

"I do not think she would have acted as openly or swiftly as she did. "That."

Before Roy could finish speaking Timothy chose to speak up. "So tell me Roy what do you believe would be adequate to deter the defendant from such behavior?"

While Timothy might have stopped him from finishing his sentence Roy knew better then to just answer that question. "The cost of using such a deterrent would far exceed any benefit from its use and if we failed to use it after threatening it we would have only provoked her more."

"Oh and what deterrent are you talking about?"

"Just by jogging the defendant left a trail of destruction down a major high way that looked like a bombing run. The craters generated from her foot steps were deeper then those generated by most high explosives. Yet the defendant's body withstood those forces with no strain on it. If you want to know what I think we'd have to use in order to kill her it's a hydrogen bomb."

"Oh surely you're over reacting. I admit the defendant does hold and impressive amount of power for a single person. However, she's hardly invulnerable. So officer, do you feel that the military should become involved with this?"

"No."

"Why shouldn't they?"

"Even if she ate someone on monthly bases that would only be a bit over a hundred lives lost over a decade. If the military was to become involved we wouldn't lose hundreds we would lose thousands and perhaps more."

"I see. Well you know what I say? I say that you're wrong. I say that you've just bought into the image that she wants everyone to believe. The idea that she's some unstoppable force that is best appeased then dealt with. I say that this is when we should show her that we won't tolerate such behavior and I say it now with no tanks or jets at the stand by. I say it and I'm willing to risk my life by saying it."

A sigh escaped Albert as he shook his head. "He's really relying on you wanting to remain on good terms with the state."

"Yes he is but if he wants to talk big this is his time to do it. He's right to an extent. If I were to kill him right now I would be making a martyr for those that would prefer if I didn't exist. Of course, if I did they might be able to rally enough people against me for me to have some real fun."

"You're holding back for my sake aren't you? You know I don't want you to be one of the instigators."

"Well if it weren't for you I don't know what I would be doing right now. Having you here is helping me to keep relaxed."

"Roy if Miss Angeye does indeed pose the threat that you say she does why wasn't something done about her beforehand?"

"No one realized how capable she was becoming. Everyone just thought she was big without really seeing the direction that the changes were going."

"Do you believe something should have been done before hand then?"

"No, I do not."

A frown formed on Timothy's face as he turned to face Roy. "Why do you say that?"

"She's done far more to help this state and the world then she has done to harm it. I can't condone her more recent actions however that is just the situation she's in."

"Situation? What situation?"

"Everyone makes choices that others consider poor. Most of us just don't have the power for those choices to be so far reaching, to affect so many and to be so hard to cope with. If this had been anyone else they would have been put on trial for murder or manslaughter. The defense would argue that it had been a crime of passion and plead for leniency and you know what? In this situation they would most likely have received it. At least they would have except had it been anyone else that crash would have killed them both."

While Timothy hadn't expected Roy to go along with him to the letter he hadn't expected him to humanize Lucy either. "Then tell me this, if she is such a considerate person why does she act as if she is above the law?"

"I don't believe she does as long as she feels the system is treating her fairly. Surely you must admit the system isn't perfect?"

"Perhaps it isn't but is it for one person to decide they're going to take the law into their own hands?"

A sigh escaped Roy as he rubbed his forehead. He had actually watched the interview with Lucy and knew how she felt about the legal system in regards to her ability. It had also been driven home several times during previous questionings. "I don't know. I know that if someone nearly killed my wife through negligence or intent I'd want to put a bullet in their head."

"But would you take the situation into your own hands?"

"I don't know. I really don't know."

"I see. No further questions."

An amused chuckle escaped Lucy as she scooted towards Roy a bit. "Roy you've dealt with crimes of passion before. Would you say that I behaved in an inhuman manner?"

"No, I'd say that you behaved like most strong women who have been badly hurt would. It's rarely a pretty site but it happens."

"Roy did I seem remorseful whenever we talked?"

"Well no. You didn't show any remorse. You seemed to acknowledge that you'd damaged other peoples' property and caused them some distress but you weren't remorseful. I believe that you felt very strongly you were in the right though and had to do what you did."

"You're talking about the damage to the streets aren't you?"

"Yes I am. It was some time after you'd actually eaten him that I spoke to you again. From the news footage though, you seemed quite satisfied with yourself."

"Um well." An amused chuckle escaped Lucy. "No further questions."

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Albert felt odd as he watched the jury taking their seats. He was certain that Lucy had been found innocent despite the long deliberation. However, he was worried about how the trial was going to affect Lucy's image. Timothy might not have won but he had at least hurt Lucy's reputation to some extent. The jury finding her innocent wouldn't help matters either. "I guess you might have some business trouble after this."

"Yes I will to a limited extent. I just hope that no one makes me play hardball. "

Joe gave a sigh as he turned towards the jury. They had hoped to save face but it seems they had lost it. He wasn't sure what Timothy had been doing but it couldn't be helped at this time. "So has the jury reached a verdict?"

"We have your honor. In the case of destruction of public property we find the defendant guilty however we ask for leniency taking into consideration the circumstances and that she has already paid for the repairs. In the case of the death of Rick Depit we find the defendant guilty of the lesser crime of criminal negligence."

At first Joe said nothing as he looked towards the juror that had just announced Lucy had been found guilty of criminal negligence. "Excuse me?"

"We find the defendant guilty of the lesser crime of criminal negligence not manslaughter."

Before Rick could speak a powerful shockwave resounded throughout the area. The force of the impact threatened to topple him from his seat and he grabbed the bench to steady himself. Several people that had come to observe the trial were toppled while the jurors were able to brace themselves for the most part. The sound of the ground shifting and grinding was heard and Joe new the cause.

At first Lucy had been stunned to here the verdict but upon a second confirmation she quickly stood to her full height. The sudden motion was enough to upset the ground beneath her as she rapidly shifted her weight. "What?!" Lucy's single utterance rang throughout the area as Lucy felt her skin warming up as she struggled to keep herself under control while she glared at the jury.

Instead of showing fear the reading juror turned to Lucy. "Our decision was based on the grounds that you failed to take proper steps to insure the steps of young Mr. Guarsen. If you are going to be so very protective of him you shouldn't have been so lax in his protection."

As the juror's words reached her ears Lucy was made to shiver for a moment as if trying to contain herself. Her eyes widened and then she felt the heat beginning to drain from her face as everyone saw the color slowly draining away as well. "I! I was? I was."

Roy felt like his heart was going to escape from his chest upon Lucy suddenly standing up. He was a bit surprised though as he listened to the power in her voice fading away. At first she'd seemed enraged and he'd expected the jury was about to end up in Lucy's stomach. As she settled down though, she sounded less like a goddess and more like a very fragile human.

Having been taken along for the ride when Lucy stood up Albert was still recovering in her pocket even as she settled down. As he listened to her though he realized that she'd been hurt. He hadn't been able to hear what had been said but he knew for it to take away Lucy's fire it had been quite a mighty blow. "Lucy, are you alright?"

"Huh? Oh yeah Albert. I'm okay I just don't feel very well all of a sudden. Kind of tired I guess. I haven't felt that way in a long time."

"Lucy, you're going to be okay right? What happened?"

"I just had something pointed out to me. I'm surprised I didn't see it before and even worse that I did something so foolish."

"Lucy just what did you have pointed out?"

"I allowed you to be endangered for the sake of appeasing a friend's desires. Why did I do that? Why didn't I think of the risks involved?"

A second though less violent shockwave resounded throughout the area as Lucy suddenly crumbled to her knees. The impact once again nearly knocked Joe out of his seat but it was enough to jar him back to reality. "Well then. Um does the jury have any recommendations on this matter?"

"Yes your honor we do. We the jury recommend a period of incarceration for the defendant. However, as they aren't any jails currently suitable to detain her we recommend a house arrest."

In response Joe slowly nodded his head though his eyes didn't leave Lucy. Due in part to her efforts he and most people had never seen Lucy looking so meek. It was surprising though he knew not to try to take advantage of the situation. She would recover in time most likely. Now was the time to be fair. "I see. Very well court will convene again in twenty four hours for sentencing. Until then the defendant is to return to her home."

Roy felt odd as he watched Lucy standing up. Her strides seemed even softer then normal. He could see her lips moving so that he knew she was speaking with Albert but he couldn't hear what was being said. It was an odd moment to see such a powerful mountain looking humbled at least for the moment. It was odd but he couldn't help but feel that they had actually achieved something.

"What do you mean you allowed me to be endangered?"

"When I only brought such a small portion of myself along with us I knew that it put you at greater risk. I just thought that I could handle any risk that come along even without the majority of my body but that was foolish on my part. If I had less of me whenever we were in the crash then I wouldn't even be able to protect you as much as I did."

"Lucy you couldn't have known that was going to happen."

A half chuckle escaped Lucy as she shook her head. "I couldn't have known it would happen and the likelihood of it happening was quite slim. However, I knew that it could happen and I chose to accept that risk and go along with it. I took a gamble with your life that I didn't have to take."

"Come on Lucy, you can't protect me from everything."

"Yes I can Albert!"

Before Albert could respond he felt himself pinched between Lucy's fingers. Nearly in the same motion he felt himself drawn out of her pocket and lifted to her face where he was pressed against her cheek. Seconds later he found himself engulfed in near total darkness as Lucy covered him with both of her hands while she held him against her cheek. For a moment he considered trying to convince her she couldn't protect him from every threat the world could pose but he chose a different rout. "Lucy there is such a thing as acceptable risk."

"No there isn't! Not when you have the power to avoid them and I don't even have to restrict your freedom. I just have to make sure that there is enough of me there to protect you. I don't have to be big either I can have more then one body. Phillip just wanted me at a smaller scale I could have just come as several of me there and you'd been perfectly safe. I would have been able to shield you and keep you from even having a bruise."

A sigh escaped Albert as he turned his head to face the cheek he was pressed against and gave Lucy a quick kiss. "You felt that I was safe enough."

"I shouldn't have felt that way though. That wasn't even the worse thing that could have happened. It isn't likely but the situation could have been even worse then it was and then I would have lost you."

"Lucy you said it yourself. You're still just human and humans make mistakes. Besides you weren't the only one involved. I have to be responsible for my own safety. It isn't your task to protect me from harm."

"Yes it is. It is because I love you and don't want to lose you to anything. You protect me with all your body and your being. I didn't even have one of my fingers truly there to protect you."

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"So you're really only allowed to have visitors for a set amount of time excluding Albert?"

A sigh escaped Lucy as she nodded her head. "Yes Phillip, there isn't a prison large enough for me or any structures that would meet the requirements needed to house me other then my own home. So the state is using my own home as a cell and thus I have restricted visiting hours."

"And you really can't go beyond the front porch?"

"Technically I don't believe that I'm permitted beyond the front door."

"And you're really going to go along with this?"

"Yes Phillip, I'm really going along with this. This is the penalty the court settled on and while I don't like to admit it they were right."

"I see. It's just hard for me to think of you as being bound to a certain location and not going beyond those boundaries. Normally you're I go where I want when I want."

"Well this is hardly a regular situation."

"I suppose. So Albert how are you handling all of this?"

"I'm doing alright. It isn't like there is any other place I'd rather be then with Lucy. She isn't entirely happy with the situation though, keeps groaning about not being able to go swimming." As Albert was speaking he found himself struggling to set up strait this was a losing battle though as he felt the warmth of Lucy's skin seeping into his own and inviting him to lie down.

"Hey ever since I grew too large for climbing swimming has been a major pass time for me. At least the court allowed me enough freedom to continue running my business."

"How is that going for you?"

"Better then what it could be. By finding me guilty of criminal negligence and the lack of resistance on my part it helped both me and the state. I actually thought any hope of the police saving face was lost until the verdict was given."

"Yeah I was surprised when I saw that. I thought you were going to gobble the entire jury up. Were you by any chance acting?"

"No I wasn't acting and believe me I nearly did. I swear if they hadn't been able to give me a good reason to be incarcerated I probably would have. If it had just been because I'd decided to take the law into my own hands I probably would have snapped. They didn't though."

"Yeah for a moment it looked like they didn't have to worry about going inside of your stomach but seeing what was inside of it."

A sigh escaped Lucy as she nodded her head. "Well fortunately I have better control of my body then that. I felt sick though. If it hadn't been for Albert cheering me up I probably would have slipped into a depression."

"So what have you been doing?"

"Mostly being comforted by Albert and working on a new fuel mixture as well as a jet engine that's capable of using it."

"Oh? How fast does it go?"

"Only a bit faster then what's being used on most large commercial aircrafts. Its major purpose is energy efficiency and longevity. I'm designing the engine so that it should require thirty percent less maintenance then the standard and hopefully have twenty percent more energy efficiency."

"How are you doing that?"

"The fuel mostly, really the fuel is the major advantage the engine is just required to make proper use of the fuel."

"Hey Albert you've been quieter then normal. Is something wrong?'

In response to Phillip directing a question towards him Albert gave a quick jerk. "Huh? Oh yeah I'm fine. Just a little tired is all." Even as Albert was speaking he found himself once again leaning against Lucy.

A sigh escaped Lucy as she shook her head. "Albert's trying to get his sleeping habits back on schedule. He had to spend quite some time comforting me. Now he insists on staying up all day so that he can get a good night's rest and be back to normal in the morning."

"Ah I see. I thought you were looking a little rough."

An amused giggle escaped Lucy when Albert didn't bother responding. She could tell that he was still awake but just barely. "He's really out of it. He was so worried about cheering me up that he couldn't sleep as much as he needed. I'm glad that he decided to rest now."

"I'm surprised you didn't make him."

"I tried! Believe me I tried however I couldn't bring myself to use more forceful methods at least not for a while. I'm glad that he didn't push it until the lack of sleep would have proven dangerous for his health and I would have been forced to take action."

"Yeah and it's only three or four hours until some people would be getting to bed. I guess that means it's about time for me to be going though."

"Yes. I doubt the officer they have stationed outside would come in and try to take you out by force however it would be a violation. I'll see you and Sandra later. Oh before you go though. Have you two made any progress with the data I gave you?"

"Yeah, I'm really beginning to wonder how we're going to get the funding though."

"Pfft, you just have to ask. I might require some favors in return of course."

"Thanks Lucy, anyway I'll see you later."

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It was impossible for Lucy to keep from chuckling as she reclined on her sofa. Albert was currently lying on her stomach. He'd been asleep for ten hours now and had just begun to wake up. His waking was helped by her laughter despite her efforts to control it. "Good morning sleepy head."

Instead of commenting right away Albert took a moment to adjust his position so that he was looking up at Lucy's face. "Good morning, what's so funny?"

"I was just checking the news. There have been a few amusing happenings."

"What kind of happenings?"

"Apparently the police have been receiving phone calls from people claiming to have seen me using one of my smaller bodies to violate my house arrest. A few of the women have been given quite a time over it."

"Pfft, they are too many idiots in the world. How could anyone mistake someone else for you?"

"Ah you're sweet. I guess some people have an image of me as someone that considers them self entirely beyond the rule of law. Mm I don't believe that I do at least not entirely."

"How do you view it then?"

A sigh escaped Lucy as she shook her head. "I've been moody and not really thinking the last few times I've responded to similar questions. I agree with the laws the legal system has put forth for the most part however I don't really feel they apply to me all the time. You know? I have the ability to protect myself and what belongs to me so why shouldn't I be the one to do it? I don't hurt people that don't hurt me in someway and I try to help out. Why should I rely on the power of the state when I have my own power to use?"

"So in a way would you say you view yourself as a nation within a nation?"

"Yeah that would be it. Huh, actually that is a very good way to put it. Except generally when such arrangements are made one nation is much more powerful and advanced then the other so it's more of a courtesy or mercy they're showing the conquered. I'm powerful enough to stand on my own though and insure that any attempt to conquer me isn't worth the effort."

"Yeah it doesn't help that you're mobile though that isn't entirely distinct to you. I know of a few nomadic people that were granted state hood. If you look at it from the idea of a nation within a nation though it shouldn't be surprising that you're going to bump heads from time to time. Such arrangements are never entirely smooth and it's up to both sides to compromise a little."

"That is true." An amused giggle escaped Lucy causing Albert to bounce on her stomach. "You seem to be thinking more clearly after your nap. So tell me Albert, if I'm a nation unto myself would that make you the ambassador?"

"Well if you represent the state yourself I imagine I'm quite a lot of things."

"You got that right and it's up to the nation to protect its people while the people need to support their nation. Perhaps I should come up with some form of constitution."

"I don't think that is really necessary."

"Ah come on. It could be fun."

For a moment Albert was made to chuckle as he shook his head. "Perhaps later I'm not sure you'd want to mention that to the rest of the world. The idea of a loan person being considered a state would be something else."

"Well I am quite unique."

"One of a kind. So have you made any plans for the day?"

"Nothing past the same plans I've been making for the past week now. Stay at home, work on the fuel and engine while spending time with you."

A sigh escaped Albert as he finally found the willpower to set up. "It sounds like you're getting tired of that."

"The only part of it I'm not tired of and look forward to is spending time with you. I swear I didn't realize how much I liked to roam around until it was taken away from me.
It's really tempting me."

"Tempting you to do what?"

"Well honestly I'm having trouble getting behind the development of this new fuel and engine. It's probably going to be quite profitable and save people a lot of money as well. However, it's just so mundane. I want to develop something new that would make everyone stand up and take notice."

"You keep from doing it though as you worry about how it would upset the world."

A sigh escaped Lucy as she nodded her head. "I have to be careful when introducing anything that is too new. It takes a lot of planning, preparation and getting everyone ready. Then at times it still doesn't work out exactly how I wanted it to."

"You mean your trees don't you?"

"Yeah, I knew that their high survivability and the fruit they produced would help feed people. I also knew that it would make many nations less dependant on others. I just didn't foresee the change as being so drastic."

"I don't think anyone realized how much there was simmering beneath the surface. Who could have known that making it so they didn't require foreign food reserves would also cause them to quit buying foreign electronics and clothing."

"They were just waiting for the time that they didn't need them anymore then when it gave it to them they were all too happy to say goodbye and slam the door. Then here came the domino affect."

After a moment Albert gave a slight shrug. "Well these things will happen. You have to realize that any new technology is going to cause some changes. The more advanced the technology the greater the change. You can either try to balance things out or help one group acquire a more concrete hold."

"I know it's just. Ugh having to worry about political upheavals is such a pain." A sigh escaped Lucy as she leaned against her seat as her eyes drifted shut an amused giggle. "Then again who says I have to worry about such things?"

"What do you mean?"

"Why should I have to worry about such things when I have you to worry about them for me?" As she finished speaking Lucy's eyes once again opened and immediately focused on Albert.

Albert could have sworn he felt Lucy's eyes on him as he looked up towards her face and met her gaze. As if the intensity of her focus was actually pressing him against her belly. "Huh?"

"Instead of me setting here and thinking up new projects then worrying about the consequences. How about you come up with a few projects for me and I work on them." An amused giggle escaped Lucy. "I like that idea. I wouldn't have to worry about the consequences so I could focus entirely on the joy of creation."

"Lucy I'm no where near as politically knowledgeable as you are and I sure can't predict the possible outcomes as well."

"Ah don't sell yourself short Albert. I trust you to think up creative fun projects for me that won't destabilize the world too much. To show you my confidence I won't even think about the possible consequences or second guess your choices. Rather I'll focus entirely on the creation of whatever item you think I should build."

As Albert looked up at Lucy he tried to discern if she was joking or being serious. Upon noting how she was grinning and the way her eyes shimmered he very was certain she was serious. "Lucy I'm not sure this is a very good idea."

"I know it isn't a good idea it's a great idea. Come on Albert won't you do this for me." As she spoke Lucy locked her fingers together and squeezed inward on the sides of her breasts. As she pushed her bosom higher she brought her face forward obscuring Albert's view and she gave a slight pout.

A low groan escaped Albert as he struggled to turn his gaze away from the wonderful visage above him. As his head refused to turn though he finally broke down." Fine, I'll think of something for you to make."

"Goodie! So what is it?"

"Right now? I just agreed to help you a second ago!"

"True but I'm bored. Come on Albert you're a creative guy you proved that to me before. Give me something."

A sigh escaped Albert only seconds before a slight chuckle as he shook his head. "Okay just give me a minute to think you're not exactly giving me time to evaluate all the consequences or do any research here." It was impossible for Albert not to grin as he continued to meet Lucy's gaze even as she held her pout. He really didn't have time to evaluate the suggestion so he went with one of his initial ideas. "I hope this doesn't destabilize the world too much."

"Oh come on. What is it?"

"Well you've done a lot to help with the efficiency with which energy is delivered with the alloys you've developed and help develop solar energy further. Perhaps, you could come up with some system that would be dependant on you. That way anyone that tried to restrict your freedom or upsets you also knows they could be missing out on a major power source."

"OH that is a nice one. Go on give me more details."

Albert grew silent once more as Lucy ceased to pout but continued to squeeze in on her breasts enticingly. "Who knows perhaps you could use the energy yourself. Give you a bit of extra energy to help with your body's refinements. Okay how about a satellite designed to collect different forms of radiation and convert them into energy.

You could even try to tap a few different types of radiation as it wouldn't be filtered out by the ozone layer. Not only would you have to design a system for collecting that energy though you'd also have to come up with a method to get it into position and find an effective means of delivering that energy to the world."

"Alright I'll get on it!"

"Um you're going to start it just like that? You're not even going to try to come up with a more effective method of gathering energy?"

"Nope, I said I would develop whatever you suggested and that's what I intend to do so long as it's possible. Hey this helps me with the new engine! If I tweak the fuel a bit and the design I could use it in a rocket that would carry the components into orbit. Okay we're going for maximum effectiveness here so it's going to need to be able to utilize different forms of radiation. Oh it's also going to have to be protected from that radiation though and meteors even general debris."

"I need to get to thinking of something new don't I?"

An amused giggle escaped Lucy as she nodded her head. "Well that's a given this'll keep me busy for a little while but don't think you have too much time. I'll develop the designs and methods myself but the implementation can be left up to other people."

"Are you sure you have the finances to handle such a project after everything that has happened?"

"I'm quite certain that I do. Mm I'm also going to have to come up with a means for the energy to be transmitted to specific locations constantly. I believe that a satellite set up should work for that. I'm fairly certain that I can safely finance this project myself of course it will leave little room for any unplanned expenses considering what I've already had to pay. I am sure it'll work out though."

"Hold on a minute Lucy! I don't want you to risk losing what you've worked for over a suggestion that I haven't had time to think out entirely."

"Don't worry about it Albert. I'm certain that the technologies that I develop during this project will pay for it if the end product doesn't work out. Then if the end product does work out, well I'll have to find some customers but I don't believe that'll be a big deal."

Albert was made to groan as he shook his head. "So how far along are you already?"

"Pfft, I've only had a few minutes now to begin development. I'm just gathering up all the definitions, equations and theories that I'm going to need. Oh I wonder what kind of energy yield I should shoot for. From the way you talked it sounded like you wanted this to be able to support an entire nation or parts of several nations."

"I didn't exactly get to think about that Lucy you really aren't giving me time."

"That's going to take some doing but I'm fairly certain that it can be done."

As Albert listened to Lucy he felt more and more certain that while she had let him begin the project she hadn't given him a method to stop it. At least she was happy now as he noted from the massive grin on her face. Even though the project was just beginning though he felt certain that he'd just destabilized the world to some extent. He was certain that as long as the energy was there Lucy would find a way to get it and direct it to where she wanted it to be. "So how big of a satellite do you think it's going to be?"

"Mm in order to gather enough energy it's either going to have to be pretty large or very close to the source. Most likely I'll have to settle upon some kind of medium depending on what kind of abuse the alloys will be able to withstand from the radiation and how structurally strong it is. Then again I suppose as part of the energy will be for me it would be best if it was as close as possible while being as large as possible."

"Lucy it sounds like you can already feed off certain types of radiation. You didn't even mention adapting the energy so that you could make use of it."

"I can silly! Well as long as there isn't too much. It's sort of like humans and water. Sure you can drink water and it's good for you but if too much of it slams into you at once you can be drowned or even be torn apart by it."

"Ah I see. Now I wonder what it would take to drown you."

"You know I really don't know. For a while I did know but then the machines I used for testing quit being sufficient. The dangers of going further then what I was going concerned me so I held back."

"What did you stop short of?"

"A small nuclear reaction, not fusion mind you or anything that would take out a city far below that."

"So you were worried about possible contamination?"

"Yeah and besides people probably wouldn't respond well to me setting off a small nuclear device to test my limits." An amused giggle escaped Lucy as she shook her head. "If they knew what I did in order to test them already they'd probably flip out."

"Okay, now tell me this. What caused you to run such a test?"

"Ah come on Albert don't look at me like that. I promise that I was being careful and I wasn't even testing to see if I could absorb radioactive particles. I was curious about the workings of my cells in how they were constantly changing. To have that happening my body has to have a pretty impressive communication and repair system. Other wise there would be so many defects in my body it would be falling apart right now. Well one way to test how a repair system works is to damage something."

"So you blasted some of your cells with radiation?"

"Yeah and at first it damaged them. I learned some really interesting things. Then all of a sudden it stopped damaging them. At least I thought it had so I ramped up the radiation and once again they were damaged. A few test later though and even that level of radiation quit damaging them. Then when I tried to ramp it up again not only were my cells not damaged but I noticed they seemed to become more excited."

"Lucy how long ago was this? I haven't heard you talk about blood work for a long time."

A sigh escaped Lucy as she nodded her head. "It was back whenever I could understand my body at least to a limited extent. Now whenever I take a bit of the stuff out of me that passes for blood and look at it. I don't know what to think about it. It's just beyond anything that I've ever studied before."

"That's not surprising it took humans thousands of years to begin to really understand how their bodies worked. Your body is the one thing I know of that is as advanced as your mind so it's not surprising that you face a similar situation. You don't have other people to study though."

"I know, it's a little odd at times even for me though. I'm glad it doesn't bother you though."

"Well being around you is worth any risk to me."

"Mm I'm glad to know you feel that way. Ah drat!"

"What is it?"

"I'm having trouble thinking up alloys that would meet a few of the needs. Particularly being able to endure the heat that I'd like it to so I have three options now. I can either plan to move the satellite back, I can try to create some form of cooling system or I can try to create a new metal that would be able to endure the heat."

"Does it have to be a metal?"

"Huh?"

"Well I know that metals are generally good building materials but if it doesn't have to move much. Would it really have to be a metal?"

"Metals tend to help with repairs but." Lucy grew silent for a moment as she closed her eyes. "You know Albert you might be onto something perhaps some form of ceramic is in order for this."

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A sigh escaped Albert as he lightly tapped the desk before him. Lucy had assigned him a bit of self work while she worked on developing the satellite and the systems needed to get it into place and operational. He was to watch the news and then later list how they were relevant to people on an individual level. That would have been easy but to complicate the assignment Lucy had told him it can't be about her. "Lucy, do you realize how many stories they are about you and how many more I don't care about?"

"That's what makes this assignment a challenge."

"Humph so far I've only concluded that people care about some of the dumbest things. I don't care what celebrity screwed who and which one got their brains bashed out."

"Keep watching you're bound to find something you consider interesting in a bit."

"Well there have been a few things I found interesting but you won't let me talk about them. Come on Lucy why do I have to do this?"

"You are the one that was worried they aren't politically knowledgeable enough. Besides this fits in with your curriculum quite nicely."

A sigh escaped Albert as he finally turned back to the TV. All Albert could do as the reporter started to speak was hope it would be something he could care about. "With the unveiling of Mizia's latest fighter aircraft the wrest of the world has been made to stand up and take notice. While not the best funded military in the world they have still managed to produce a craft that can outperform any currently in use. The exact details of this crafts abilities are unknown but that it is a truly exceptional was made clear in the demonstration earlier today."

"It looks like some other nations have been slacking." Albert gave a slight chuckle at first however as he continued to watch the TV he was a bit surprised as it began to display a solid black aircraft in flight. At first it seemed to be mostly speed but as Albert watched it beginning to move he changed his mind. "Then again maybe I spoke too soon. Darn that is something else Lucy are you" as Albert had been speaking he had turned to look at Lucy. Upon doing so he noted she was staring intently at the screen.

As Lucy watched the fighter jet going through its motions she felt a little upset. While she didn't have any proof at the moment the way the aircraft moved and its apparent superiority to anything she currently knew of seemed very strange to her. "It looks like you found something to discuss with me."

"Lucy, are you alright? You look upset."

"I'm just a little curious that is all."

"You think they're using technology you developed in that fighter." A sigh escaped Albert as he shook his head. "But you can't check and haven't been able to insure that people aren't violating their contract with you as you're sticking to the agreement between you and the state."

Before speaking Lucy brought her hand up and pressed it against her forehead she then took in a deep breath. "Yes. I know that it's stupid but I'm really trying to keep my end of the deal. So I haven't been able to carry out the inspections that I normally do."

At first Albert said nothing but after a moment gave his head a nod. "Yeah and despite the risk and the importance of those inspections I doubt that anyone would cut you a break over it."

Lucy gave her head a quick and violent shake as if trying to get something out of her hair. "Well there isn't much that can be done about it right now." As Lucy finished speaking a grin slowly formed on her face. "We'll just have to see what is going on once I'm out of here."

"What do you think would make them do something like that though?"

"They're probably hoping that I'm too passive to help another nation develop a fighter as advanced or let them use my technology in such a way. Of course, after that trial people are probably thinking I'm not as willing to act." A pout formed on Lucy's face as she grew silent for a few moments. "No, that isn't it."

"What do you mean?"

"From what I'm reading about this fighter I'd say it's been in development for a long while now. Well at least two years. I guess I wasn't careful enough in my searches but then again I'm not all knowing."

"I imagine that this is going to lead to other nations scrambling to develop something as impressive. Do you believe that they'll resort to using technology you developed as well?"

"In all fairness we don't know if that is the situation yet I'll have to check to be sure. However, even if they haven't there is a chance that a few other powers may. So Albert how do you think I should handle this if indeed they are using technology I developed in a way I don't like and they agreed not to?"

"Well I believe you made it clear what would happen in your interview. You really can't back down after that or you'll appear weak and others will begin calling your bluff. If they have been developing that fighter for a while and it is using materials you developed then they probably chose now to unveil it due to your situation."

"Um well that isn't the only reason. They're has been tension between them and some of their neighbors. This little display is probably a way of deterring them from attacking. So I doubt that me being confined to my home is the only reason they revealed their newest fighter."

"See! You can keep track of this stuff much more easily then I can."

An amused giggle escaped Lucy as her tongue quickly darted out from between her lips and pointed strait out at Albert. "Well you're going to have to deal with it. So have you come up with any ideas for when I'm finished with the satellite?"

"A few however until you're finished and it's fully tested I'm keeping them to myself."

"Then I'm going to have to really hurry things along. Instead of just relying upon my own ability perhaps I should start networking with some computers to help with the calculations. I'm sure that would cut a fair bit of time off the development and I could probably write a few programs to help speed things up even faster."

"Come on Lucy! Cut me a break here!"

As Lucy grinned her lips actually parted to reveal her teeth while her gaze focused on Albert. Once again her hands clutched together and she squeezed in on her breasts. "But Albert I am thinking about you. You said you already had some new ideas for me so I want to get to them as soon as possible."

Albert gave a slight groan as he shook his head. "I'm going to run out of ideas if you push me too much."

"Ah do you mean I don't provide enough inspiration for you?" As she spoke Lucy's smile faded and began to turn into a slight pout.

Driving his head into something hard seemed like a good idea at the moment however Albert didn't have that option. He could have slammed his head against Lucy's stomach but that wouldn't have had much affect and he wasn't sure the table was hard enough. Without a means of causing enough pain to distract him from Lucy's gaze for a while all Albert could do was be resigned to his fate. "I swear you might have gained a lot more knowledge and power but you've hardly changed at all in all the years I've known you."

An amused giggle escaped Lucy as she straitened up once again. "Now why do you say that?"

"I remember your dad telling me how you would pout look away and ask if you haven't been a good girl if you didn't get your way."

"Well I didn't do that all the time."

"You did it enough though and you still do. You just have extra tools to help you out."

In response to Albert's comment Lucy brought her massive hands up and pressed up against the underside of her massive breasts. She then lifted them roughly a meter and began to shift them about slightly. "You mean these."

Once again Albert found himself unable to look away as Lucy teased him with her massive breasts. "You can be such an imp at times you know that?"

A delighted giggle escaped Lucy as she noted the expression on Albert's face. "Well you're the one that forces me to resorts to such methods of persuasion. You should know that I'm very use to getting my way."

"I force you to use such methods?!"

"Yes you do you mean thing."

As Albert looked at Lucy he felt his mouth slowly forming into a wide grin. His body began to shake moments later as he struggled to keep himself from laughing openly. "You're something else at times you know that?"

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"Well hello there officer."

As Roy glanced out his patrol car's window and up at Lucy he opened the door and stepped out. "Hey there Lucy, is something wrong?"

"No, I just thought I'd take a few moments to look around then I noticed you were the one keeping an eye on me tonight. How did you get stranded with that job? I'm pretty sure officers of your rank are supposed to be on guard duty."

"I guess they figure you're less likely to kill me then someone else."

A slight chuckle escaped Lucy as she nodded her head. "I see. Well this isn't an ordinary situation. So how have things been going on down at the station?"

"They're going well enough. The jury's verdict really caught everyone off guard."

"Yeah no joking, it actually took me a while to realize what happened but I think I know."

"Oh what is that?"

"In my attempt to frighten them I gave them more information then I intended to. They used that information to read me so they knew what they were doing. I guess they were even smarter then I realized."

"You know I've been wondering about that myself and that makes sense. In the beginning they seemed plenty scared of you but when they announced their verdict they didn't seem all that worried. I guess while you were still an unknown to them they were worried." For a moment Roy was silent but at last a sigh escaped him. "Lucy, I have to ask. You've always kept a close eye on your family at least those close to you. At the moment though you're supposed to be entirely confined but you don't seem the type to risk their safety."

"Roy I have more then one way to keep an eye on those close to me. I won't elaborate on that further though."

"That's fine and I can see why you'd want to keep such things quiet. It's a nice night at least."

"Yes though I was wondering if you would like to come inside for a little bit. I can't believe they haven't set up more comfortable accommodations for you."

A groan escaped Roy as he shook his head. "I can't. I'm supposed to insure that you don't try to sneak off even with one of your human sized bodies. I'm not sure who they think they're fooling of course. I can't survey your entire home. Ten of you could have snuck out the back door by now I bet."

"Well if you know that it's a futile effort why not come inside?"

"They might be frivolous and stupid but they're still the rules and it's my job to uphold them. No matter how much I dislike the task and while this is one of the dumber rules I've ever had to endure it's not really one I find objectionable from an ethical standing."

"There is some logic to that. Alright how about I have something brought in to make you more comfortable?"

"That would be appreciated. Hey Lucy this is the first time I've spoken to you in a while and I know you've known I was here. Why now?"

"I was rather emotional after the trial and honestly it's taken me this long to relax enough. During the day I was okay with Albert around but when he's asleep I guess my more negative emotions flair. Of course I couldn't tell him how I've been feeling at night."

"So this incarceration has actually been getting to you?"

"Roy, very few people have ever been able to restrict my freedom. Even when I was little my parents had trouble keeping me contained at times though it was for my own safety. To find myself confined to a limited space is infuriating to me especially when I can feel that space shrinking around me. I honestly don't know what I'm going to do once I'm allowed to leave here."

"What do you mean?"

"I'm going to have to stretch my legs so to speak. I really want to make use of my power and size at this moment. Just let lose and feel my energy pumping throughout every vein of my body."

"I hope you'll forgive me for hoping that involves traveling to another state."

"Once I can leave my home I do plan on doing some traveling. Have you heard about Mizia's new fighter? I would like to go and examine one of them up close."

"Yeah I heard that it's really something else. I don't foresee them letting an outsider get up close like that though. Even if you could make something better they'll probably want to stay on the top of the heap for as long as they can."

"I try to abide by the laws of this nation as for the most part I like it. Mizia is a different story though. I will try to refrain from doing something too extreme but one way or the other I'm going to get a closer look at that aircraft. I'm pretty sure the legal system doesn't have any system in place for when I do something in another nation."

"I look forward to seeing it on the news. Does this have something to do with stretching your legs though?"

"That is part of it and probably flexing my muscles a little. Plus I assume you saw the interview earlier."

"Yeah I did. When are you going to have another though? From what I've heard you've been turning people down left and right. Then again I imagine that was due to how irritable you felt."

"Yes, Sam Emersin has been calling though. I believe that I'll invite him over and see what he has to ask."

"Oh are you sure he won't get you upset all over again? I've seen some of his work and he doesn't seem the type to shy away from the dangerous questions."

"He is sixty two years old that's a life time to some I imagine that has something to do with how bold he is. Anyway, I believe that it'll work out. I like him as one of the few followers of the old ways."

"What do you mean?"

"You were right when you said he doesn't seem afraid to ask dangerous questions. However, have you ever seen him attempt to provoke a response from someone he was interviewing? I haven't though some of them have reacted rather poorly. It's nice to see someone that simply wants the truth out of those they question."

"I think it's his desire to get the truth that makes some of them so angry."

"Only someone that is denying the truth or scared of what might happen if the truth comes to the light would be angered by his questions. Unfortunately that seems to include a large number of political figures and celebrities."

"So you're not worried that he might anger you?"

"No, I don't have any fear of the truth and believe that I have been openly honest with everyone that has questioned me. Of course I don't know how his questions are going to make me look but so long as they are honest I'll be happy with the outcome. After all I'm not running for political office and not trying to win any popularity contest."

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As Sam looked around the massive table the dominant thought in his mind was how nice it was compared to some of his interviews. Prisons were hardly a pleasant place to be and he especially hated being stuck in some dingy whole with some dictator that was afraid to show his face openly. "What is that scent I smell? It reminds me of flowers but I can't quite place it."

"It's a little something I developed. There really isn't an exact flower that would match the sent rather I tried to find something that would be pleasurable to most people. Unfortunately no one scent is pleasant to everyone it seems."

"Yes and not all are bad. I've met some people that loved the smell of fish while I was nearly gagging. How is that camera coming along?" As he spoke Sam glanced back at his camera man who was busy replacing the battery.

"Just about got it, okay we're ready."

There was no change in Sam's posture or rapid movement though he did turn to face Lucy. He did remain quiet though as his camera man counted down. "Good day ladies and gentlemen. Today I'm going to be talking to Miss Lucy Angeye about her recent incarceration. This is as you all know the first interview she has given since her trial. So Lucy I suppose the most important question today is has this achieved anything positive?"

"I would say that it has."

"Then what do you think it has achieved? Has it caused you to develop a new found respect for the legal system or perhaps life in general?"

It was impossible for Lucy to keep from giggling as she shook her head. "OH no! Goodness no. I doubt that being locked up has ever taught someone to respect life or the legal system. It has however taught me that I'm going to have to be much more careful with those that I care about especially Albert here. The jury really put me in my place whenever they found me guilty of criminal negligence."

"What do you mean by put you in your place?"

"At first I didn't see what part I played in Albert being harmed. I thought that it was simply due to Phillip playing the friend card, the driver and his employer. However, the jury pointed out to me how I was partly at fault by not providing adequate protection. Quite frankly it's like not having the sense to lock your doors and then grumbling whenever someone makes off with half your stuff. You should at least put some effort forth to insure you're not an easy mark."

"How do you feel about this Mr. Guarsen? It seems like the young lady has put a lot of value in you."

"It's nice to be wanted but I wish she wouldn't blame herself. I'm responsible for my own protection after all."

"That might be true Albert but I shouldn't have made you drive either. I have the reaction time needed to handle such situations you don't. If I had thought ahead that wouldn't have been necessary either. I could have simply put a computer control system in the car and used direct control instead of mechanical to drive. I would have been able to accelerate and avoid the truck all together."

A sigh escaped Albert as he shook his head. "Lucy you can't plan for every contingency."

"Well it seems like both of you learned something. However, tell me what purpose does this incarceration really serve? You seem to have decided on what your mistake was and it doesn't seem you're going to come to any new conclusions."

An amused giggle escaped Lucy as she shook her head. "I think of it like when my parents would spank me and then make me stand in the corner. Wasn't the spanking enough? No, the spanking was the initial shock as the fine was this time. My incarceration is the time out to insure that the lesson was learned."

"Now Ms. Angeye do you really believe that is the purpose of all this?"

"To some yes to some no. Some feel that the purpose of incarceration is to punish someone for what they did and hope it deters them from doing it again. Others believe that the purpose of incarceration is to teach someone what they did wrong and give them socially acceptable alternatives. I believe my incarceration falls into the category of insuring I know what I did wrong."

"Which to you is not providing adequate protection for your friend and has nothing to do with eating a human being or destroying the streets?"

"You're almost right. As the destruction of the streets was even more my fault then I previously realized I feel that some penalty should be imposed. This incarceration is a frustration to me just like the difficulty on the roads is a frustration to others. As for the food I ate. Well it's only natural to eat food I don't see why everyone is giving me such a hard time about it."

"You have got to be joking. You might consider him food but you have to know why so many are upset."

"What do you mean by so many Sam?"

A wide grin formed on the old man's face now as he leaned back in his seat. "If I answer that you've got to answer something for me and be entirely honest."

"That was my intent silly."

"I honestly don't care about his death. I've read up on the events leading up to the crash and quite frankly I believe that he had it coming. The method by which someone reaps what they've sowed is hardly relevant to me. Now I believe that it's my turn to ask you something."

"It's interesting that you didn't use the word justice in your reasoning. You're right about getting to ask a question though. Okay, ask away."

"Despite the outcome of this trial if someone was to endanger Mr. Guarsen again would you eat them?"

"It depends on to what extent they endangered him and the reason. I won't try to dodge the question though. Yes regardless of the outcome of this trial if someone was to intentionally pose a threat to Albert I don't care to what degree I would deal with them. If they negligently posed a threat to him it would depend on the level of the threat if it was accidental endangerment it would depend on to what degree. I might be more inclined to forgive them. A large factor in this is of course Albert himself."

"That's more complex then a yes or no, however spoken with enough clarity to be understood. Just to make sure there isn't any miss communication here. So this trial has done nothing to convince you not to take the law into your own hands?"

"If that was the purpose of the trial or my incarceration then it failed."

"Does that mean it's just a matter of time before something like this happens again?"

"Yes, it's highly probable to the point of almost being certain that I will behave in such a manner again. It's less likely to be over the same reasons of course and even less likely that so much of it will be due to chance."

"So if the trial was to keep you from taking another human life it failed?"

"Yes. I have no regret for eating that man. I feel no remorse for the act and indeed enjoyed it quite a bit."

"Why do you feel you'll have to perform such an act again?"

"Well I've given my reasons to that before but I suppose I can give it again. I like to use my power and my size and do indeed enjoy using it to destroy and consume. However, I also like to use it to create and help people. For the most part I prefer to help people and find that it gives me more pleasure then destruction. However, whenever someone upsets me to the point that their destruction would bring me more pleasure that is the path I take."

"Which endangering Mr. Guarsen does?"

"More quickly then anything else I can think of."

"So would you say you see yourself as something of avenger?"

An amused giggle escaped Lucy as she shook her head. "No. I don't. I see myself as someone with the power to act upon their desires. While I know many people might find my behavior to be distasteful I'm also sure many of these same people would act much the same way if they had power on par with my own."

"So is this a case of power corrupts?"

"No. This isn't anything even close to that. It's rather a case of power allows you to be who you really are. Many people don a mask or restrain themselves because they don't have the power to act on their desires. My power hasn't corrupted me but rather it has allowed me to behave as I truly am. I can do what others only want to do."

"What do you think will happen whenever you once again act upon these desires? Will you go to trial again?"

A sigh escaped Lucy as she closed her eyes. "I really don't know. The reason I was willing to be penalized this time was because I feel I truly made a mistake and was to some extent at fault. If the jury had failed to provide some form of fault I probably would have killed every last one of them for incarcerating me."

"So you were willing to accept the punishment because you agreed with the jury that you were partly to blame for what occurred?"

"Yes I do. At first I didn't see it but once they pointed it out to me there was no way that I could deny it."

A slight chuckle escaped Sam as he shook his head. "Miss Angeye I really don't know what to think about you. You seem to hold yourself above the law and above the will of the people as a whole. Yet you're also willing to accept your punishment and go along quietly so long they have a reason. You're not drug into a cell but rather reasoned into it."

"Before we talk more about this, Sam would you mind defining justice to me as well as the law?"

In response Sam gave a nod of his head. "You have a good point. We've been using the word justice and law without really defining what they are. Lucy, I know you asked me first but would you define your idea of what law means."

"The law is a set of rules those in power developed in order to maintain a certain social structure. They generally receive backing from the populace that agrees with them or don't have the ability to go against them. For the most part there purpose is to protect the current social order."

"Do you believe that the law is inherently related to justice?"

"No. The law is dependant on power. After all if there isn't enough power backing those rules then they're not going to be enforced. Some may consider those laws just but often they are part of the majority that has the power in that respect."

"So how do you feel whenever someone accuses you of taking the law into your own hands?"

"Honestly it doesn't bother me. The whole that we call the state has more power then most and it uses that power to enforce its laws. Some may claim that the law is just but ultimately it's the majority using their power to force their will on the minority or in many cases the minority with the most power forcing their will on everyone else. When I act and rely upon my own power I'm operating by the exact same rules that the state acts upon."

Now Sam was made to set up and lean forward as he listened to Lucy. "So that is why you don't have any issue with taking the law into your own hand?"

"The state uses its power to force it's will upon most and attempts to force that will upon me. If the masses are going to try to force their idea of right and wrong upon me why shouldn't I use my power to force my idea of right and wrong on them? Quite frankly I say I'm only playing by the rules that the majority has set forth. People just get upset because I have the power to get away with it and they don't."

"I see. So you see yourself as acting on a higher set of rules then what could be called common law. As you see it you're acting upon the rules of the state itself, rules that as far as you're concerned it has set forth."

"That's right. People set down and say that I should obey the law or obey their will. Well why shouldn't they be the ones to submit to my will instead of me submitting to theirs? Does having more people agree with a certain set of rules automatically make them more ethical?"

"Then Lucy, do you feel that everyone should do this? Refuse to submit to the power of the whole and rely upon their power only?"

"Of course they shouldn't!"

"Why shouldn't they behave as you are?"

"If you wish to partake of the benefits of the states power then you also have a responsibility to operate by the rules of that state. Should you defy the rules of the state then the state no longer has any obligation to protect you even from its own members. For the most part people simply don't have the power to survive without the state's protection especially if once that protection is removed the state itself acts against them."

"I see. So as you're willing to give up the states protection you don't feel obligated to operate by its rules. Which relates back to your power as you feel that you don't need the states protection?"

"That's right. Ultimately I decided long ago that I would be happier without the state's protection as it would give me a greater amount of freedom. Of course, freedom comes at a price. I simply feel that I have power enough to pay that price whenever the time comes."

"Lucy, your incarceration and acceptance of it wasn't brought on by any loyalty to the state or the people of it. Rather you agreed to this incarceration and accept it because of your own rules of conduct. Isn't that correct?"

"That is correct."

"Do you believe that the jury realized they were making use of your own method of conduct during your sentencing?"

"I believe so. They seem to have read me quite well during the trial then operated within my own rules of conduct."

"So Lucy, let's say a young lady was in love with one of the people you'd eaten would you say she has the right to eat you?"

A wide grin slowly formed across Lucy's face and for a moment her body was made to shudder as she clearly struggled to keep herself from laughing. It soon became clear that despite her efforts she couldn't keep everything in and she began to lightly chuckle while trying to squeeze out a few words. "Someone eat me? Well let's put. Put aside how silly that is for a moment. OH my goodness the idea is just too funny!"

It was clear to Sam that he wasn't going to be getting any answers from Lucy for a little bit as she began to openly laugh. Fortunately he had learned patience during his career so he just leaned back in his seat. "I hope that this confidence isn't unfounded."

"Oh my. I'm trying to stop really. But the thought I swear it's hard for me to." A slight chuckle issued forth from Lucy and she covered her mouth. "Okay. Okay. I think I'm okay to speak now." Lucy was made to shake a bit as another chuckle escaped her. "Or not but I'll try to answer. I don't believe so as if. If they were so worried about his safety they would have tried to turn him from such a. Destructive path."

"Lucy, you seem to find the idea of you being eaten quite humorous. I take it you doubt this could happen but you know they are things in this world larger then yourself."

"Sam, my scale is only the beginning of my abilities. I'm a self evolving system not just big. That alone should show anyone that I'm far more then just big and that my scale is most assuredly not their only concern."

"Is that the only reason for your confidence?"

"Of course not but I won't go into detail over that. They are some things I want to keep secret incase I ever do find myself dealing with a significant threat."

"Very well, so now that you seem to have quit laughing perhaps you can go into more detail as to why you don't feel someone would have the right to have a vendetta against you?"

"I'm not saying that no one has the right to have a vendetta against me however in regards to those who might have been fond of those I ate. I did those people no harm until I was provoked. I wasn't the aggressor in the situation so that I don't feel anyone could justify a vendetta against me."

"You said in regards to those you've eaten. Do you feel that some people have the right to have a vendetta against you?"

"Not by my standards but I'm sure they are some that have the right by their own standards or the standards of others. Of course, it also depends on how far the vendetta goes. Perhaps I accidentally destroyed someone's car which they valued beyond the monetary value for some reason. They might be a little more upset with me then most."

"I see. Well vendettas are rarely logical. Perhaps a better question is do you feel anyone has the right to seek justice against you for an act of yours?"

"Mm well honestly no, I'm not unreasonable you see and before they sought justice against me I'd rather if they sought justice from me. If someone feels that I've wronged them in some way I'm not exactly hard to get in touch with. I'm also quite capable of handling several communications at once and while I can't promise anything I would at least hear someone out so long as they weren't unreasonable."

"So let's say that you were out on a walk and you accidentally caused water lines in the area to rupture. You'd want people to contact you and let you know about the rupture so you could have it repaired?"

"Yes, though I don't think I could rupture water lines without noticing it. I tend to be highly aware of my surroundings especially when most of my body is unified."

"Does that mean you become more aware the larger you are?"

"As surprising as some might find it yes. I have more nerve cells then so that I'm able to detect and keep track of more happenings around me. If I became less aware as I joined together I wouldn't be able to spend so much time as large as I like to."

"Alright Lucy, I would love to continue this conversation but I'm running short of time. I hope you don't think it rude of me if I ask you one more question."

"Go right ahead."

"What do you intend to do once you're allowed to leave your home?"

"I've fallen behind in my inspections of both my places of business and a few other locals. Once I'm allowed I believe that I'm going to go examine these locations and take Albert on a vacation. I like my home but I've got to get out of here for a while."

"Okay off with the tape. Did we go over this time?"

"Yes sir we did."

"Fantastic."

As Lucy listened to Sam and his camera man she couldn't help her curiosity. "Just, why are you happy that you went over your time limit?"

"There is no way that the network is going to cut this interview short which means it's going to push into Darren's segment. I hate that son of a bitch."

An amused giggle escaped Lucy as she gave her head a quick nod. "I see."

"Lucy, they're at least a dozen other questions I'd like to ask you. Do you believe we could have another interview at a later date?"

"I can't guarantee a quick interview as I don't plan on having my vacation time interrupted. That said I wouldn't mind being interviewed by you again at a time that is convenient for the both of us."

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"Lucy are you sure that I shouldn't pack something? Tomorrow is going to be the last day of your sentencing after all and you seemed quite eager to get out into the world."

Before speaking Lucy brought her hand down and gently ran it over Albert's back. "Yeah I'm quite certain. I've already taken care of your clothes for our vacation. I just hope that the ones I ordered for myself arrive in time."

"Huh? You didn't say that you wear having outfits made for me."

"I know. I wanted it to be a surprise. Besides these outfits are better suited to what I have in mind then your normal clothes."

"Oh and exactly what is that?"

"It's a surprise of course." An amused giggle escaped Lucy as Albert turned to look up at her. "Now what is that look for?"

"I have so many ideas as to what you might mean by better suited and some of them I'm a little worried about."

"Don't you trust me Albert?"

"With my life and spirit I trust you but not with my modesty."

Despite her best efforts Lucy's smile slowly formed into an impish grin. "Well I can't promise they'll be what you're used to but I'm sure that you'll come to like what I've had made for you."

A sigh escaped Albert as he shook his head. "Well at least you seem to actually have something for me to wear."

"Ah were you expecting me to leave you nude and keep you in my knickers and bra the whole time?"

"I wouldn't put it past you."

"Well." An amused giggle escaped Lucy and her tongue slipped out of her mouth every so slightly and ran over her lips. "I can't say that there isn't a certain appeal to that idea or that it hasn't crossed my mind on a few occasions.

Despite his concern that Lucy would act upon such a desire Albert couldn't help but grin. "Well I can't say that would be a bad thing. They are both very nice places to be I'm kind of curious as to why you didn't act on those desires."

"Mm well I can't say that I will be able to keep myself from acting on such desires all the time. You're just lucky I like talking to you so much or I might shove you inside my vagina and never let you see the light of day or the stars again." A slight giggle escaped Lucy as she reached down and picked Albert up between her fingers. She then brought him level with her lips and gave him a kiss that engulfed his entire being.

"I worried that is what you might have done the first time we lay together."

"Oh and how long did you think you were in there?"

"I honestly don't have any idea. I lost track of time after a short while and just decided that you'd let me know whenever you were ready to let me out."

"Mm you know it was partly your fault that I kept you in there for so long."

"How is that?"

"You started moving around after you woke up of course. You felt so nice in there that." An amused giggle escaped Lucy. "I'm getting wet all over again. Perhaps I should put you back inside of me for a little while. It would help pass the time while I wait for my incarceration to end."

At first all Albert could do was grin and shake his head as he looked into Lucy's massive sapphire blue eyes. "Oh sure treat me as if my only purpose in existence was to bring you pleasure."

"Thanks I believe that I will." As she spoke Lucy slipped a hand down into the waste band of her shorts and quickly undid the button. The same hand then reached into the waste band of her knickers and drew them open while she began to lower Albert towards her crotch.

The suddenness of his decent told Albert all he needed to know. Before a word could even leave his mouth he felt the heat from Lucy's crotch as he was moved within the confines of her knickers. Her scent filled the air and the dramatic change in environments from outside of her knickers to inside triggered an equally and nearly as rapid response from his body as he felt his penis stiffen. He was however thrown by the fact that Lucy didn't seem to have any intention of removing his clothing.

There was indeed no intention on Lucy's part to give Albert time to truly think or even strip. While it meant he'd have to choose to either remove his clothing or keep them on while within her she liked the idea of not giving him time to reason out his actions. It was her desire to force him to act quickly. There would be none of their usual foreplay but by the same token he would have all of his energy when she thrust him inside of herself.

As Albert felt himself pressed into Lucy's lips he reflexively thrust his own hips forward. Instinctively he moved to kiss her warm flesh but he didn't have time. Lucy thrust him in far too quickly so that he found himself engulfed within the heat of her vagina before he could even touch his lips to hers. His reaction was swift though as he went to remove his shirt. It was simply too hot within Lucy to have his clothes on.

Upon thrusting Albert within herself Lucy withdrew her hands allowing her knickers to snap back into place. She then stretched her legs out and placed one over the other squeezing her vagina in on Albert. Her massive hands came to rest on her sides as she resolved that Albert wasn't going to get any help from her. He was going to have to provide all the stimulation this time.

With his shirt removed Albert quickly slid his pants off as he did so he was grateful that he hadn't been wearing shoes. His penis seemed to be grateful for the release as he tossed his pants aside and quickly removed his underwear. As he disrobed though he didn't move to thrust his crotch against Lucy's flesh but pressed his hands into the side of her vagina. As he moved to stand he lost his footing for a moment as the muscle beneath him flexed.

Not only was Lucy's nectar making it hard to gain any footing within the confines of her vagina the muscles moving did so as well. What was a good hand or foot hold one moment wasn't the next. So instead of relying upon the unstable surface Albert attempted to compensate by pressing his hands and feet as firmly against her flesh as he could. This proved to be something of a problem as Lucy had grown larger since the last time he had used such a method. He wasn't able to get the same amount of traction as he had before.

As Lucy became more excited Albert knew that it would be harder and harder to make any progress within her. So he knew that he had to move quickly so that despite the difficulties of gaining any real hand or foot holds he began to press forward. Instead of relying upon traction he'd just make use of his energy. This had to be done quickly though as he knew Lucy's body would respond to his rapid movements.

A sharp gasp escaped Lucy and she bit down on her lower lip in order to avoid thrusting her hips into the air. The fact that Albert's first action upon entering her wasn't to try to escape but was to rather try to move more deeply within her was of great delight to Lucy.

With every other step Albert took Lucy's inner flesh would shift and he would lose either a hand or foot hold. Yet by making use of both hands and foot holds he was able to keep from losing ground as he made his way deeper inside of her. As he exerted himself more though he began to breath harder and he knew that he would begin to sweat. In such a hot humid environment he felt certain that the heat and limited oxygen in the air would fatigue him quickly.

Yet as Albert pushed further within Lucy he didn't feel fatigue setting in rather the heat seemed to kindle a fire within him urging him further within her. However, that fire did not strengthen him so that even as he pushed further in he found his progress being slowed. Lucy's vagina began to relax and contract more quickly making it harder for him to keep moving. At the same time the flow of her nectar further hindered his efforts so that he found himself at last struggling simply to hold his position.

Upon realizing that he would no longer be able to progress as he had been Albert quickly adjusted. Throwing himself down onto his back he quickly extended his arms above his head seeking some of Lucy's flesh to grasp. At the same time he pushed out vigorously with his legs not trying to find foots hold but something to push off of quickly.
His right leg only ran over her flesh but his left found something so that Albert pushed himself forward.

It was Albert's intent to journey as deeply within Lucy as he could before he tried anything else. He wanted to go in far enough that her fingers couldn't simply reach inside of her and retrieve him. Rather she'd have to use her vagina to work him out. As her muscles began to work though and he felt her beginning to roll her hips he realized that he'd have to focus less on progress now and more on stimulation. Turning onto his side he pressed his right arm against her vaginal walls and slowly ran it up her flesh. At the same time his left pressed into the wall but did not move.

Using his leg that rested against Lucy's vagina Albert pressed his foot into her flesh and began to slowly press it downward. This was both to provide stimulation and help to maintain his position. His other leg quickly pressed against the side of Lucy's vagina. As his leg pressed into her flesh Albert began to alternate the pressure he exerted against Lucy's flesh with his left arm. At the same time he continued to search her flesh with his right squeezing on any notable flesh that he found.

Turning his head to the side Albert pressed his lips firmly against Lucy's flesh and then quickly extended his tongue licking up a bit of her nectar. As he felt her walls flexing around him he opened up his mouth and tried to bite down on the bit of flesh before him. The rise in her skin wasn't notable though however he did managed to run his teeth along her flesh. The light nibble wasn't as much stimulation as he wished to provide but it seemed to be working.

Albert most likely had no idea how deep he was within her and Lucy knew this. The fact that he had rushed forward so eagerly had been a delight to her though and she wondered if he was as deep as he wished to be. She doubted that even if he knew how deeply he'd traveled into her he'd be happy. She liked him there as far from the world as she could take him.

Having not expended most of his energy outside of Lucy Albert had been working without any restraint. However, even with the fire the heat seemed to stir he was burning away his stamina. As he finally realized how hard he was breathing and that he was no longer able to press into Lucy's flesh as hard as he had been he changed tactics. Rolling onto his back he extended both arms to his sides.

His right arm was able to reach quite far up the side of Lucy's vagina while his left couldn't reach quite as high. Slowly he ran his right hand up the side of Lucy's flesh feeling of the folds that formed in the flesh as the muscles worked. As he fully extended his arm he slowly drew it downward and upon coming to a notable fold began to pull himself up to a seated position. There was no actual intent of raising himself up though.

While Albert pulled on the fold he was careful to keep from actually pulling himself up. So that when the muscle relaxed and the fold diminished his hand was able to slip down her flesh in search of another. While his right hand explored part of the wall of Lucy's flesh his left explored the base.

With his arm fully extended Albert drew his hand and arm over Lucy's flesh touching as much of it with his arm as he could. Only when he came to a notable area in her flesh would the flapping motion stop. His hand would then be pulled back until it met the flesh and he could give it a slight squeeze and gently tug on it if he could get a firm enough grip.

Unlike his arms Albert's legs worked in unison. Placing his feet together he slowly extended his legs running them over Lucy's flesh slowly and pushing against any folds he came to. As his legs were fully extended he slowly parted them and closed. He then drew them upward once again though he used less force to keep from pulling himself downward.

Lucy's nectar had coated Albert entirely many times over by now. The thick, sticky warm liquid heated him up a great deal yet it seemed to stop him from heating up to a dangerous point. He doubted that he was simply adapting to the heat as he knew that he'd die of heat stroke in that case. Rather it seemed that Lucy had found a way of controlling how hot he was within her body and while he was most assuredly warm it wasn't to the point of being dangerous.

As Albert worked he listened carefully to Lucy's muscles working around him and her blood pumping throughout her body. One way that he could easily tell he was having an affect upon her was the way that her heart rate sped up. Of course it was far from the only method as he felt her muscles flexing around him and the flow of her nectar grew all the faster.

While Albert explored the bit of Lucy's vagina that he could reach with his arms and legs he paid careful attention to how her muscles flexed. He knew that as he progressed deeper within Lucy the motions would change but for his current location he soon found a flow of action. As he felt Lucy's muscles beginning to flex and realized that he would have his best foot holds and hands holds he quickly ran his feet along her flesh pushing against these as he did so.

Lucy's mouth opened as a sharp gasp escaped her and she leaned her head back against the couch. She had thought that Albert was going to remain stationary so his sudden thrust deeper into her caught her off guard even though it was only a minor increase. It was more then she could take and she began to flex her vaginal muscles on Albert instead of allowing him to stimulate all the responses.

At first Albert thought that he would lose the ground he gained quickly and have to try several times. However, as he came to the top of his motion he was a bit surprised whenever he felt himself progress further. The way Lucy's vaginal muscles flexed seemed to draw him all the deeper within her and made it very easy for him to keep his current location. It was only slight though and he wondered if it had been intentional.

With a new area to explore Albert once again pressed his right hand firmly into Lucy's flesh as well as braced himself with his foot. Instead of exploring as he did before though he began to carefully roll over onto his stomach being certain to keep his hands and feet pressed into Lucy as firmly as he could in order to avoid losing any ground and keep her from cooling down. As he rolled onto his stomach he pressed his penis firmly into her flesh.

Nearly the moment Albert pressed his penis into her flesh he knew that he'd started something. Lucy's entire vagina was made to flex and much to his surprise he felt something take hold of his arms and legs. He couldn't see how it had happened but it seemed that the muscle had somehow taken hold of his arms and legs. As those muscles contracted he also found himself pulled more firmly against Lucy's flesh and her nectar began to flow over him more quickly.

Even if they couldn't verbally communicate Albert wasn't about to try to escape from Lucy's grasp and he felt certain she knew that. So that instead of trying to pull his arms and legs free he began to thrust his crotch against her flesh. He also pressed his face firmly against her flesh lightly nibbling the warm folds that he could find and licking over any smooth flesh.

The grip that Lucy's vagina held on Albert only lasted a moment once he began to nibble her flesh. Those folds relaxed but her vagina didn't cease to work. He could feel motion all around him and soon found himself being shifted about. At first the motion was slow and he was only made to wobble as he kissed and licked her flesh though he found himself losing his place as those muscles actually began to jostle him about.

Albert would have tried to stabilize himself in order to regain some form of control before hand but this time he chose a different path. Instead of trying to hold his position he attempted to loosen his body up and move with Lucy's muscles. As he felt himself shifting one way he would quickly push in that direction using both Lucy's muscles and his own to force himself against her flesh as hard as he could.

Slowing down for a moment seemed to have worked but Albert knew that wasn't happening now. The quicker pace did cause other problems though. He no longer had the time to nibble Lucy's flesh as he had been. Rather as he found himself moving with her muscles he forced his face against her flesh whenever he got the chance. Kissing, licking or running his teeth against her warm skin as he did so each time taking in some of her nectar.

As he managed to get a particularly good grip on Lucy's flesh though he found himself tossed into the air. Lucy having thrust her hips into the air upon feeling his teeth run against her flesh had thrust a bit more forcefully then normal. Fortunately he didn't have very many places to go as Albert felt himself slam into her flesh. Before he could resume his efforts though he found himself once again flung about by Lucy's inner muscles flexing this time. Fortunately the deep softness protected him from harm and he found the act quite thrilling.

There was no way for Albert to be certain however as he found himself being tossed about he couldn't help but wonder if Lucy had been restraining herself. Albert couldn't help but take pride in the idea that Lucy had been trying to keep her composure but he'd caused her to lose it through his efforts. Now he was faced with a problem though as Lucy's sudden motions made it very difficult to continue.

It took Albert a few moments of being thrown around to realize what he must do. Before hand he'd been in the lead and Lucy's muscles had been responding to his efforts. When she'd began to work her hips and he'd went with the flow he had given her permission to take control though not in a way he recognized at first. Now he had to either try to take control of their love making again or he had to let Lucy lead. Given the difficulty of taking control he resolved that it was best to just let Lucy lead at this point.

Lucy was finding it hard to keep enough restraint to prevent her hips from slamming through the couch as she thrust them into the air. With each thrust she could feel Albert tossed about around her. His presence within her was wonderful but what brought it to an ecstatic level was that even as Albert was tossed about by her motions he continued to do his part.

Any attempt to find a particular spot was futile and Albert knew this. He also knew that he couldn't assign any one limb a specific task. Rather he had to respond quickly and simply do what came natural. So that upon ending up on his stomach on Lucy's flesh his hands quickly took hold of whatever bit of flesh that they could and his arms squeezed inward. His legs thrust out behind him pressing into Lucy's flesh while he thrust his crotch against her flesh as rapidly as he could. Albert opened his mouth and once again ran his teeth along her warm flesh taking in Lucy's nectar as he did so.

Albert felt a strong pulse from Lucy's muscles and knew that the shifting muscle would release him. Rather then simply be tossed into the air though he tightened his grip on her flesh and actually resisted the shockwave. Instead of thrusting his hips against her flesh though he quickly ran his tongue along it's warmth before he found himself once again being shifted about. Despite the intensity of the moment though he wondered what Lucy might have destroyed with her crashing hips.

Lucy squeezed her massive breasts firmly the pressure generated between her hands and her soft breast was so great that she felt her shirt and bra shred. At the moment she didn't care about her clothing though and simply sought not to drive her hips through the couch or floor. As she felt Albert's tongue run over her skin once again she resolved that the couch would be an acceptable loss. Her tongue flicked out and slid along her lips as she closed her eyes to better focus on the feeling of Albert moving within her.

When Albert had went into Lucy he'd went in with all his energy as he was being thrown about though he felt fatigue setting in. Keeping pace with Lucy was strenuous he felt himself slowing despite his best efforts. Normally he would have slowed down during such times and tried to recover some of his stamina but he didn't have that option now. So that he continued to push and thrust against Lucy's flesh in an attempt to bring her to release.

A sharp gasp escaped Albert though as he quickly jerked his head upward as he felt himself gripped from all sides. His entire being was held by Lucy's muscles not an inch of him uncovered. Her juices flowed around him and he pushes outward with his arms and legs shifting them as best he could. He impulsively thrust his crotch against Lucy's flesh and then he felt those walls began to shudder clenching him rapidly.

As Lucy felt Albert begin to tremble as her muscles did a delighted scream escaped her. A scream that would have been lethal to any that was too close. She felt every bit of Albert within herself and could easily feel him turning his head rubbing it against her warm flesh as they came. As she hugged him with her internal muscles Lucy's juices formed a massive puddle on the couch with Albert's completely soaked through clothing in the middle.

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It was impossible for Lucy not to scowl as she stood on the rafter looking down into the aircraft hanger. Her request to inspect the aircraft had been denied and while she realized she had little grounds to want to see it she was still upset. She was however also upset upon learning that several tons of material she developed couldn't be accounted for materials that previously she would have kept track of.

At last she didn't have much trouble evading the facility security considering her level of awareness. Her speed, strength and ability to interact with electrical systems also helped a great deal in sneaking in. About the only hindrance she had was the fact that she hated sneaking and would have preferred to just tear down the front gate and tear apart anything or anyone that got in her way. As one of the jets was finally in view though, she felt better.

After waiting a moment Lucy let herself fall from the rafters of the hanger and towards the jet. The act of falling was exceptionally slow for her compared to how quickly she normally drove her legs into the ground. As her feet met the concrete of the hanger though she quickly bent at her knees to diminish the energy not to avoid harm but to avoid making any unneeded sound. She then quickly slipped over to one of the maintenance hatches on the aircraft.

It would have been a simple matter for her to tear the hatch off and look inside but she wanted to be more careful incase she was wrong. She didn't have the time to be too careful though as she took the lock between her fingers and covered it with her free hand. There was the slight wine of bending metal as Lucy easily crushed the heavy duty alloy but the sound was largely dampened by her hand. If it hadn't been for the uncovered area she could have silenced it entirely.

As she opened the paneling the first thing her eyes and hand went to was the wiring and instantly she felt a smile forming on her face. The alloy was covered in a different plastic but she could tell by the touch alone what it was. With a quick pull she easily pulled the wire from the aircraft and stripped the covering with her free hand. Quickly slipping the bit of metal into her pocket she once again reached through the aircraft and began to search through the various components.

Albert had been rather surprised when he noticed a massive smile spreading over Lucy's face. It wasn't her regular smile but rather one she wore when someone had done something foolish and she was going to act on a long repressed desire. As he hadn't grabbed her nipple or went to rubbing her lips or anything else he doubted that it was him. "What happened?"

"Do you remember that fighter jet?"

"Yeah and I see. They used alloys that you developed."

A slight giggle escaped Lucy as she shook her head. "You know I should be quite upset right now. My clothes haven't arrived yet thanks to a manufacturing error. I swear what kind of seam strength do they think I require?"

"Not enough."

"Yeah, anyway I should be upset. However, this has really made my day. Let's see they used alloys I developed in the wiring and in certain parts of the engine. Huh, you know Albert I haven't made many insulators. I just thought of that."

"What made you think of that?"

"I noticed that a great many of the conductors they used are materials that I've developed however the insulators aren't. You know I worry about energy transfer so much that I never really think about containment. I bet I could improve the efficiency of a lot of systems if I started developing more insulators. Of course, I'm going to have to do that for the satellite and have come up with a few I suppose it's about time that I did."

"That's nice but what about the aircraft?"

"Ah yes. I'm taking samples of various parts and I'm going to have to schedule a press announcement."

A slight chuckle escaped Albert as he shook his head. "I'm surprised you don't just steel the jet." Even as the words left his mouth Albert noticed a twinkle in Lucy's eye and shook his head. "Lucy, that doesn't mean I believe that you should steel the jet."

"Oh this is going to be fun! I can't take the one I've been examining of course but there is another I can get away with. I've got a pretty good idea of the workings and I'll just need a moment to study the controls."

"Come on Lucy surely you can just sneak out. Besides it's not like they keep those things ready to take off and they'll probably shoot you down before you get very far."

"Not if I disrupt the computers that control the missile systems. Okay I'm going to have to be quick if I'm going to get this thing fueled up and ready for launch."

All Albert could do was groan and shake his head. He had meant it to be a joking comment. "You know I'm going to have to start thinking more before I talk. It seems that every time I make a joking statement I end up giving you an idea."

An amused giggle escaped Lucy as she reached down and ran her finger along Albert's back. "Yeah but that's another reason I love you so much. Even whenever you don't mean to you give me ideas for all sorts of wonderful fun. Besides I think it'll be nice to see what it's like to fly a jet."

"Don't you believe this might cause some trouble?"

"Oh Albert there is going to be lots of trouble already especially for them. I'm just taking the aircraft for more proof of what they've done. I doubt anyone will be able to dispute that it's one of theirs and while I imagine some will be mad at me. I'm also sure some will be quite glad that I took it."

Without being there Albert wasn't entirely certain if Lucy was being serious or not but from the enthusiasm in her voice he was fairly certain that she was. At last a sigh escaped him as he shook his head. "Well they used materials in a way that you didn't approve of and they agreed with contract not to use them. So I suppose you have a legal right to recall the materials though I don't believe in such a method."

"That's the fun part! Unlike here I don't care about their legal system and think that it's bullshit. So I don't care what crime they decide to accuse me of and there aren't a whole lot of systems in place for them to prosecute me here over something I did in another nation."

"Especially a nation who's leadership has been openly hostile towards us for several decades now."

"Yeah that's another plus."

"So how far along are you?"

"I've incapacitated five of their soldiers already so I do not have to worry about making noise as long as I keep the electrical systems in check. I have to hurry though before those I knocked out are missed and people come to see what is happening."

"You didn't kill them?"

"Not yet." An amused giggle escaped Lucy after words her tongue slipped out of her mouth and slowly ran along her lips. "I want to wait until later to do something too violent. I believe that simply tearing open a set of hanger doors and taking off with a multi million dollar aircraft is alright."

"You have a strange idea of not all that violent. How do you expect to get down the runway anyway? Even if they can't shoot you down with rockets surely they have something else in place. They could just block the run away."

"Pfft you worry too much Albert and give them too much credit. With me preventing any alarms from sounding a few will just think it's a regular take off and most won't know what to think. Now if this was an aircraft carrier take off then I would be in trouble."

"Okay, I just hope you know what you're going to do if they do manage to respond in time."

"That's a given I'll slam this thing into whatever obstacle they put in the way it isn't like I'm the one that's going to be hurting after all." An amused giggle escaped Lucy. "You worry too much I'm already heading out of the hanger gate and the skies aren't filling with shells yet."

A low groan escaped Albert as he shook his head. "I can't believe you're doing this. Well, at least I might be able to learn what it's like to fly in a jet when you get it back."

"No."

"Huh, did something happen?"

"The jet is fine but you're not going up in it even with me piloting. There is no way I'm going to chance it especially since the design isn't one that I developed entirely even if it does use some parts I designed and a lot of alloys."

For a moment Albert wasn't entirely certain of what he should say. On the one hand he didn't care for being told that he wasn't allowed to do something. On the other he liked the idea that Lucy cared for him that much and didn't want to risk losing him. It made him uncertain as to whether or not he should be upset with her but most importantly he knew that she wouldn't change her mind. Generally when Lucy's answers were just one word there wasn't any changing her mind.

It was impossible for Lucy not to wave as she looked at a few soldiers watching the aircraft move out onto the runway. The lack of any form of taxi or anyone directing the take off clearly had them wondering what was going on. She knew they weren't the only ones that had noticed as she had already prevented flight control from issuing a warning several times. At last they seemed to wizen up as she noted someone dashing out towards the soldiers.

"Stop that jet!"

Lucy quickly stuck her tongue out at the soldiers that had been watching the aircraft and now moved to ready their weapons. Pushing the throttle down she felt the engine come to life and was instantly amazed by how slow it felt. The aircraft moved exceptionally fast compared to other types but to Lucy there just wasn't enough speed to be a thrill to her. Controlling a body as massive of hers required a remarkable level of control and reaction time so the aircraft was no challenge at all.

"So are you up in the air yet?"

"I will be in a moment and." For a moment Lucy grew silent. "I'm lifting off now. You know if it wasn't for their reactions and how they're going to react later this wouldn't be any fun at all. These things simply don't have enough speed for me."

"Did anyone notice you?"

"When it was too late they did. Ah the poor things think they're in trouble now."

"What's going on?"

"They can't use any rockets to shoot me down and don't even know if they should. Also with the communication system down they have yet to send any aircraft after me. I suppose I should fry their computer network before I get too far to further delay their efforts."

"You know the fact that you were able to make off with one of those so easily is going to serve as a wake up call to just about everyone by itself. I don't hear of top of the line jet aircraft being stolen regularly. I am curious as to whether or not you think you'll be able to get it all the way back here. What kind of range does it have?"

"I'm fairly certain that I will be able to. I do want to get it back whole and intact however if it looks like I won't make it I can land somewhere that is hostile towards them. I'll just have some people waiting there to let me refuel then take off again."

"You don't believe they'll try to take the aircraft?"

"Not if I'm fast enough and besides I doubt that they're going to announce to the world what just happened. Unlike what I'm going to do whenever I get this thing back home and have that conference." A sigh escaped Lucy as she shook her head. "I just hope that my clothing is ready by then."

"So if it isn't do you think you'll hold a press conference in your bra and knickers?"

"Possibly, it isn't like I have anything to be ashamed of."

"Sure you do."

"Huh? What?"

"You're short."

A slight chuckle escaped Lucy as she shook her head. "I suppose that I'm a little on the small side but hey I'm working on that. Surely you can't hold a flaw against me if I'm striving to remove it."

"Trying to correct a flaw is all well and good but in the end it's the results that are most important. It's nice when someone goes to drug rehab but if they don't make it they're still an addict and a failure."

"Ah that's mean! I do see your point though."

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It was hard for Albert to recall when he had seen Lucy in a business suit. Even in regards to her smaller bodies she tended to favor a snug shirt and some kind of shorts. This was the perhaps the first time he'd seen her wearing a white blouse with a bright red business jacket and skirt. She was wearing it for the press conference however he wondered what she'd truly had it made for. He doubted that it was just for conferences as he noted the layout of the pocket he found himself in.

"Ladies and gentlemen I thank you for coming here today and I'll be brief. I am certain that most if not all of you are aware of the recent development in Mizia in regards to their newest jet fighter. Currently I have one of these aircraft right here with me." As she spoke Lucy bent at her knees and removed a tarp covering the aircraft. She then took hold of the aircraft as if it was nothing more then a model.

"What we have here is not just a jet but a blatant violation of the contract between my company and Mizia a violation that I do not intend to allow to stand. While I do not intend to cancel my contract with Mizia immediately I will say this. They are to dismantle each and every last one of these aircrafts and return the metals and designs to uses we contractually agreed upon within seventy two hours."

As Lucy finished speaking she proceeded to take a step towards the reporters. A few of them stood seeming quite concerned with her moving forward while others remained seated. Instead of speaking she proceeded to once again bend at her knees and lean forward slightly as she set the aircraft on the ground. "If the members of the media would like to you may examine the aircraft up close. I believe that those of you've who've seen it before will confirm this is indeed one of Mizia's new fighters."

"Miss Angeye, how did you get hold of this aircraft?"

"I recalled the materials from one of their aircraft hangers just the past night after I went there for a surprise inspection."

"Surely you don't mean they just let you leave with the aircraft."

"No, I had to be somewhat subtle about the acquisition. At least until I had it moving down the run way."

"What do you intend to do if Mizia chooses to ignore your demands to dismantle the aircrafts?"

Before speaking Lucy took a step backwards being certain to use more force then normal. She succeeded as the force of the impact made several of the reporters bounce into the air and some of them even toppled over. "I would prefer to refrain from answering that question. All that I can say is that I do not intend to let such a violation go unanswered and they should honor our agreement unless they are very confident."

"Confident in what?"

"Once you're done examining the aircraft I have some engineers who would like to examine it in greater detail. You can stay around and ask them some questions once they're finished."

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Less then twelve hours had passed and at last Mizia's leadership had responded to Lucy's press conference. Albert was actually surprised that it had taken them so long to respond. Now he watched as a man dressed in a brown military uniform stood at a podium. "Recently one of our military aircraft has been stolen by a loan individual. This individual then has the audacity to say that we are the ones that are in violation of the law. We will not bow down to the demands of any nation let alone a woman. Further more there will be consequences for this blatant act of theft if the aircraft is to be returned at once."

As Albert listened to the officer continue he glanced up at Lucy and noted a wide smile on her face. "You didn't expect them to back down."

"Given their view of women and their own delusions I didn't." A slight chuckle escaped Lucy as she squeezed her shoulders in a bit. "Oh I just love how that crowd is cheering for them. I bet it makes them feel good to know that they have the people's support."

"I love how he said loan woman."

"Yeah" Lucy's tongue flicked out of her mouth and ran slowly over her lips. "I'm going to wait until thirty six hours have passed to have an official announcement. I will however respond to any questions that people decide to ask me. Do you believe that is a good idea?"

"Yeah that sounds like a good idea. Of course I doubt that you'll answer every question they have to ask."

"Well yeah some things I want to keep to myself." A shiver ran throughout Lucy's spine and her hands quickly smacked together twice. "Oh Albert this is just so exciting! They are so many things that I want to do but I'm going to have to do this right."

"You really like to compete don't you?"

"Yeah and it's so rare that I get to anymore. I'm not just competing against another person though it's me against an actual government perhaps an entire state. This is just so thrilling. It's even better that they have the people's backing."
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"Approximately thirty six hours ago I addressed Mizia and the world over how they've been using my technology. So far they've refused to cease its miss use and use it as we agreed. So I say to them again. Dismantle these aircraft and any other weapons that you've made from technology I've developed. Failure to do so will have consequences. I also wish to recommend that anyone currently within Mizia leave the nation."

While several of the reporters had already thought of many questions to ask Lucy's final statement caught them off guard. It actually took a few moments for one of them to speak up. "Why would you suggest that people leave Mizia? Do you plan some kind of hostile action?"

"I suggest it for two reasons. One it's a rather crummy nation and I don't know why people even go there. Two I do plan to take action if my demands are not met so it might become a rather dangerous place to be."

"What kind of actions do you plan to take?"

"I will not allow those aircraft to exist. If I have to I will go there and dismantle them myself. Further more if I am forced to take such actions that is not the only thing I intend to do. So unless people believe that either the government will do as I demand and dismantle the jets or believe the government of Mizia is capable of and will protect them they should leave immediately."

"It sounds like you're threatening war."

A slight chuckle escaped Lucy as she gave her head a quick nod. "You're right about that and I believe that when one goes to war they should wage a hard war."

"Are you serious? Isn't it supremely arrogant to think that you a loan person can threaten an entire nation?"

"Yes I am very serious about this. Don't you realize that I am not only exceptionally powerful but can even form multiple bodies making me either an exceptionally powerful small unit or still very powerful smaller units?"

Before the questioning reporter could speak up another responded. "What do you mean from hard war?"

"I thought that would be clear but perhaps you're not well versed in history. I mean that if I have to forcibly destroy those aircraft I will not stop at their destruction. Anything that attempts to defend those aircraft that supports those that defend them or offers aids to the defenders of the defenders until five steps back will be shown no mercy and treated as." For a moment Lucy grew silent and an amused giggle escaped her. "They'll be treated as my enemies."

"So what you're saying is that not only will you destroy the aircrafts. You'll kill the soldiers that defend them, the military that supports those soldiers, the government that controls the military, the industries that support the government and then the people that support the industries?"

"If that is the order in which the chain of support moves yes."

"I hope you'll pardon me but I don't see how you intend to do that. You are after all only one person and you believe you can take on an entire nation?"

Slowly Lucy's smile grew until her lips parted revealing her teeth. "I assure you that I believe I can and if my demands aren't met I'll endeavor to prove it. Mizia has already refused to heed my first warning and for that I am canceling my contract with them. They will no longer receive materials of any type that I've developed. At least not directly from me and I will also refuse to sail to anyone whom I find selling these materials to them."

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As Albert watched the news he slowly shook his head. "No one believes that you can do it."

"Albert, which would you prefer a necklace ride, a jewel on the front of my top or perhaps one I have in my bottom?"

"Huh? What are you talking about?" As Albert turned around he quickly noticed Lucy holding up three articles of clothing. There was a massive necklace, a simple swimming top and a swimming bottom. All three had what appeared to be a massive blue sapphire made into them. "Lucy what are those?"

"Some of the clothing that I had made, the gem in them is actually a little room I had installed while the outside is a special alloy. So which would you prefer?"

Prefer to what?"

"Ride in silly! I don't plan on taking an airplane after all so I'm going to have to carry you somewhere that you won't drown. Of course, there are two places that I can seal off from the world quite nicely but I thought you'd want to look around."

There was no immediate response from Albert as he examined the clothing then looked up at Lucy's smiling face. He couldn't see an entrance but realized it could be behind of the gems. "I. I'm not really sure."

"Mm well if you leave it up to me. Humph I'm not sure either but the necklace is most assuredly out if it's left up to me. I want you to be able to watch what is going on." After a moment Lucy placed her top on the couch and lifted her bottom a bit more. "I believe that the bottom is the best choice at the moment."

"I'll go with what you think is best then unless something happens to cause me to form an opinion. It looks like you're going to have to carry through with your threat or lose face."

"Do you believe that I've given fair warning to anyone that doesn't want to be involved?"

"I don't know Lucy. Everyone there has no doubt heard what their government had to say but I don't know if they've heard what you have to say. Some might not be able to run either. I know that you'll find a way to give them a warning."

In response Lucy gave a quick nod. "Albert, do you feel that a display of power is part of a warning?"

"To some extent yes but from the way you asked that question I'm going to say no. A display of power shouldn't be required in order to have people back down."

"What do you believe constitutes a fair warning?"

For a moment Albert grew silent as he turned his gaze towards Lucy's face and met her eyes. "I believe the major part of a fair warning is expressing your grievance so that they know why you're fighting against them. You shouldn't have to tell them what will happen if they continue to attempt to harm you or prove that you're capable of harming them because neither of those have anything to do with the ethical choice. If they disagree with your reason or side with your enemies they are the enemy."