Page 18 of Game on Askole

“The stench acts like an aphrodisiac. Rho thinks they want to lay their eggs on us.”

I let out a squawk. “What?”

Aunt Tess patted my shoulder. “Relax. Controlling them is child’s play.”

“Thank you, Jesus! I thought the decontamination chamber was supposed to fix our problem.”

“Voss was so pissed we attacked Rho, he forgot to decontaminate us before he threw us in the stasis chambers. The stasis field intensified the stench.”

“There’s got to be something we can do. I don’t want to smell like a rotting skunk for the rest of my life,” I protested.

Aunt Tess grimaced. “Neither do I, but ten sessions in the decontamination chamber haven’t made a whit of difference. Detja is checking into Earth remedies.”

“Great. That could take a month or two.” I blew out a long breath.

“Or longer,” Aunt Tess groused.

“I guess we can look on the bright side. The Overlord’s plans just went up in smoke. Can you image a warlord trying to bed us wearing a gas mask?”

“Does spoil the moment.” Aunt Tess chuckled.

“And to add to our fun, we can always play sic ’em with Tanith’s horde of insects.”

Aunt Tess snorted. “Those Coletti boys aren’t as tough as they act. One sniff, and they go from swaggering asses to puking little wusses. Add in a few insects and whoosh! They’re gone.”

Chapter Four

Imagine my surprise when two older warriors teleported into the room wearing nothing but smug smiles. Their honed physiques were covered in battle scars.

My gaze wandered down very fine chests to their abdomens. Huh? Did Coletti warriors shave their public hair? I blinked and looked again. “Holy fuck! Where’s their peckers and balls?”

“Coletti warriors don’t have balls,” Aunt Tess responded.

“Are you shittin’ me?”

“Hell no. Believe it or not, Detja had the birds and the bees talk with me. You know, what parts go where?”

I started laughing. “C’mon, you’re not serious?”

Aunt Tess smirked. “Dead serious. Seems Coletti parts are different from our men’s. See that funky-looking slit in their stomach?”

My gaze fastened on it. “Yeah.”

“That’s where they hide their male parts.”

“That’s why kicking Rho in the groin didn’t work.”

“Yep.” Aunt Tess gave me a wicked grin. “Their penis is snakelike and comes equipped with tentacles.”

Right on cue, several tentacles poked out of their abdominal slits. The warriors’ smiles got bigger.

I could feel my eyes bugging. “It’s like they’re trying to flirt with us.”

“Detja said they’re better than sex toys.”

If one of their snake thingies came anywhere near me, I was whacking it off. “Does Detja know about the warriors dropping by for a chance to get their own hot-to-trot Jones female?”

Aunt Tess rolled her eyes. “Hell no. It helps breaks the monotony. They’re more fun than those Aussie studs in Vegas.”

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