Message-ID: <34468asstr$1010164207@assm.asstr-mirror.org> Return-Path: <roscoeny38@yahoo.com> X-Original-Message-ID: <20020104034545.79238.qmail@web21007.mail.yahoo.com> From: Don <roscoeny38@yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-ASSTR-Arrival-Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 19:45:45 -0800 (PST) Subject: {ASSM} The Whores of Wrong Wei part I, SciFi Drugs M+/F+ lt bond. MF Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 12:10:07 -0500 Path: assm.asstr-mirror.org!not-for-mail Approved: <assm@asstr-mirror.org> Newsgroups: alt.sex.stories.moderated,alt.sex.stories Followup-To: alt.sex.stories.d X-Archived-At: <URL:http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2002/34468> X-Moderator-Contact: ASSTR ASSM moderation <story-ckought69@hotmail.com> X-Story-Submission: <ckought69@hotmail.com> X-Moderator-ID: gill-bates, newsman Usual caveat: This story is for the private pleasure of our audience. Any rebroadcast or other distribution of the accounts of this story is prohibited without the express permission of the commissioner. No animals were harmed making this story. The stratosphere shuttle slowed to just under Mach 1 at 14 kilometers. From this altitude it could release it's landing craft. Space Command used separate landing crafts and atmosphere shuttles because they were less expensive than the old shuttles which went from land to space directly. In this case, the landing craft was full from the crew of the Explorer, which had just returned from a trip from the moons of Jupiter. After many months in space, many were eager to solid earth. The landing/takeoff craft resembled an old fashioned jet air plane. It was designed to just shuttle people from the strat craft to various points around earth. Most of the crew of the Explorer was headed to the city of Kalimary, which was famous for its luxurious pleasure palaces. Dr. Mike Luther, who was the Explorer's physician, liked to relax in Kalimary and enjoy it's female pleasure. "After we get down, I'm taking a shower, eat some steak, and go to Wei Tau Fat's." said Bill Kelvin, the chief computer engineer on board the Explorer, and one of Mike's best friends. "Us too, " said Tom Payne and Ike Newton. Tom and Ike were operations officers aboard the ship. Then Tom asked, "Mike, are you going to join us at Wei's?" "I guess so," said Mike. Wei Tau Fat ran the largest and best brothel and sexual slavery in Kalimary. Mike didn't like slavery on moral grounds, but Wei's brothel was cleaner than most of the smaller private brothels, and at least the clients were treated better. At most brothels in Kalimary, both the slave and even the non-slave sex workers were using Crud. Crud was a drug which vastly increased sexual arousal and responsiveness. However, it also impaired cognitive functioning and was addictive. Wei Tau Fat has the monopoly on Crud in Kalimary. The shuttle landed and the astronauts went to the hotel where they planned to stay while on leave. Their personal land crafts resembled automobiles, but were entirely computer controlled. The user simply told the craft were to go, at it went there. Kalimary was run largely by computers and slaves. With the proliferation of computers, there was little need for humans to build or run anything. Surplus people were in danger of starving. In desperation, they started to sell themselves and their children as slaves. Since sex was one of the few functions which could not be performed by a computer, there was always a need for sex slaves. Once sex slaves were hooked on Crud, they were very easy to control. A male sex slave on Crud could stay erect for hours before cumming, while a female sex slave could achieve repeated orgasms. A woman customer could hire a male sex slave and fuck all day, or even share him with a friend. Since the slaves were always obedient, gay clients could have their slaves do what ever they wanted. The combined effects of sex and Crud usually wore a slave out after a few years. Usually, the former slaves would then be sold as servants to the upper classes, but some would be left to be tortured and even killed by some of the crueler clients. It was this aspect which especially bothered Mike, who was a physician trained to relieve pain, not inflict it. After a dinner and a rest, the four men went to the Golden Lace, which was more up scale club and brothel. Tom went to the hostess and said, "Give us the four of the finest you have. We've been in flying around the solar system for months, and we're desperate for some real woman flesh." The hostess wore a gown which covered, but highlighted, her large breasts and long legs. She went to a computer and typed in some commands. The profiles of a dozen women appeared on the screen, all wearing semi-transparent lingerie. Tom picked a tall blonde, Ike chose a dark skinned lass, Bill went for a brown-eyed brunette, and Mike went for a fair skinned woman with jet black hair. The hostess took their payment information. "Make sure they're clean." Ike said. "Don't worry, they'll be down in half an hour. Sit down and have drink. You can go to any room in the house." said the hostess. Mike looked around the lounge. About a third of the clients were women. Most of them had male slaves, but several had female slaves. The women clients generally preferred to take their slaves to one of the many bedrooms. The male clients were less fastidious. Some were letting their slaves fondle them while they were finishing drinks or talking to friends. One man was fucking his slave on the floor of the lounge, while talking on his communicator about a financial transaction. There was a stage show where one female slave sat on male's face, while the other impaled herself on his cock. After each one came, they traded places. Women clients were invited to sit on his cock if they wanted, but no one did that evening. Before the women arrived, Mike offered his friends some medication. He said it had the same aphrodisiac effects as Crud, but without the side effects. He did not tell them that the drug could also act as an antagonist to Crud, because it blocked the same neural transmitters which rendered Crud addictive. Mike had developed the drug during his long space voyages, where he had plenty of time, an excellent lab, and nothing else to do. Mike thought about giving the drug to Wei's women, but that would be interfering in another person's business, regardless of how repugnant that business was. Bill asked, "Mike, what do you call this stuff?" Mike replied, "I call it serreg, because it's a seritonin regulator. (As imagined here, Ser-reg has no relationship with a well known class of anti-depressants called selective seritonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRI's. Examples include Prozac and Xanax. To the best of my knowledge, SSRI's have no aphrodisiac or anti-abusive properties.) But please don't mention this to any one. I'm especially afraid that Wei will get hold of it. He wouldn't like things which interfere with his power, and I'd rather not tangle with him if I can help it." On schedule the women arrived at the lounge. Tom's blond introduced herself as Tina, Ike's lady said she was Dixie, Bill's girl said her name was Suzi, and Mike's date said she was Tracy. All were wearing the lingerie, which clearly revealed their breasts and cunts. They were also wearing tight collars, which displayed their status as slaves, and wrist and ankle cuffs, so they could be tied down or chained. The women were in their early twenties and said they had been slaves for as long as they could remember. However, due to the Crud, they could not remember very much. They just knew that they had to do whatever it took to make their clients happy. "Let's go to a suite, " Ike said. And went to the hostess for a key. She told them to go to door 207. The room had several beds, a view screen on which to watch erotic scenes, and a small bath room and eating area. There was no kitchen, but any food or drink could be delivered by a robotic dumb waited. In the center was a shallow pool. The beds had chains and pulleys so the women could be tied in any position. Tom was ecstatic about the situation. He was starting to feel the effects of Mike's drug. He said, "Girls, give us a show. Let us see what you've got. Tina, why don't you give Dixie a good time." Tina and Dixie started to remove each other's flimsy gowns. But Bill started to feel the effect of Mike's drug too, and he couldn't wait. He moved quickly to Suzi and dragged her over to one of the beds. He threw himself down on her and lunged his hand on her pussy. Tom and Ike went to their women, who were now naked, and pushed them to their knees. The men were wearing their uniforms, which were one piece jump suits. It was easy for Tina and Dixie to unsnap them and pull out their cocks. Within a minute, both girls had their mouths full of cock and were sucking with all their might. As Tracy stood watching this double dipping, Mike went up behind her and grabbed her tits. He pulled her back to him, and massaged her tits roughly as they watched Tom mouth fuck Tina. Ike had pulled out from Dixie and pulled her over to the bed. He tied her legs apart so he had complete access to her cunt. He put one finger, and then another in her, getting so excited she tore at the chains. As her first orgasm subsided, Ike mounted her and jammed his prick into her without mercy. He wanted them both to cum fast and hard. Dixie was screaming with pleasure as Ike pounded into her. After he came, called on Tom to jump on Dixie, while he pulled Tina's eager mouth on him. Tom soon had Dixie moaning too. He came into her, but thanks to Mike's drug he stayed hard. He continued to pump her. "I don't believe it. I'm cumming again." Dixie yelled. Tom continued to pump for several minutes until he had another orgasm. "What about me? Dixie is having all the fun." said Tina. Dixie was chained down covered with a pool of sweat and cum. Her legs ached from pulling at the chains. But a Crud induced smile covered her face. "I'll take care of you, Tina, " said Ike. He pushed her down onto the floor and threw his prick into her. He started to fuck Tina with the same abandon that he went after Dixie. Tina threw her legs in the air and behind his back to give him better access to her. The harder Ike pushed, the more Tina liked it. Her panting and yelling filled the room. Because of the drug, Ike was able to keep going longer than usual, and had Tina cumming repeatedly. By the time Ike finally came, Tina was exhausted. She just lay there for several minutes after Ike pulled out of her. It took a while before her energy could return, again thanks to the Crud. In the meanwhile, Bill had opened his fly and had inserted his prick into Suzi. He didn't even bother to undress either one of them. He just started to fuck. Suzi was taken aback at first, but soon rose to the occasion, enjoying the ride she was getting. The fast fuck was getting her hot. She grunted and pushed up against Bill, as her first orgasm erupted. Bill kept going, but soon he was also grunting through his cum too. Bill pulled out of Suzi, but he was still hard. He pulled off his uniform and told Suzi to strip too. He then lay down and pulled her on top of him. She impaled herself on his erection and started to bounce on it. Bill started squeezing her tits to get her more excited, as she rose up and down. "My God, this is great, " exclaimed Suzi. "The pleasure is excruciating," Bill said, sweating and grunting. "Keep going. Fuck me forever." Suzi said, as her second orgasm covered her body. Bill did keep going, until she hit again. Bill growled through his release as he flooded her cunt with sex juice. After that, they were still excited, but Bill decided to catch his breath and see what the others were doing. Mike had come up behind Tracy and massaged her breasts and cunt. She leaned back against him as he went to work on her. He then reached down and pulled off her lingerie gown, revealing her body. "Turn around and undress me," Mike commanded. She removed his one piece suite, and stared at his erect prick. She looked at it hungrily, and reached out to taste it. Mike let her go down for a while, but he had other ideas. "I want you, now. Turn around and lean against the bed. I want you from behind." Mike ordered. She moved slowly to the bed and grabbed the end post. She eagerly awaited his entrance. She did not wait long. Mike pushed into her savagely, almost pushing her down onto the bed. But Tracy was ready for him and held her ground. She pushed back at him, as he pulled her hair and pinched her tits. She and Mike searched for a rhythm, but their need was too great. "Arggh, I'm cumming. Keep it up." yelled Tracy. "Oh yes, me too." Mike exclaimed. After his orgasm, Mike continued pounding Tracy some more. "Do me again." she said. "I couldn't stop if I wanted to, you're so sexy." Mike said. This time, they were able to find a rhythm, as Mike pushed into her and she pushed back. Mike played with her tits some more, and rubbed her clit as he pounded her body. They both started to sweat with the ride they were giving each other. Finally, they both went over the edge in a mind numbing cum, which covered their entire bodies. Only then, did Tracy fall down onto the bed, with Mike on top of her. When they recovered, they saw Tom, Ike and Bill in the pool with Suzi and Tina. They had gone to the kitchen and ordered food and drinks from the computer. Now they were sitting in the pool, eating and drinking, while women stroked their client's pricks, or occasionally waded into the pool to give them some head. Dixie was still tied to bed, but Ike had changed her position so she was doubled over a bar, with her ass high in the air. Every few minutes one of the men would get out of the pool and give her a hard slap in the ass, and poke her cunt. She seemed to enjoy it. Mike asked, "Isn't she uncomfortable like that?" "I picked Dixie because her profile said she can tolerate abuse, " Tom said. Mike replied, "I don't mind using a whore for my own pleasure, but I don't think even a whore slave should be abused like that. Just my opinion." Tom replied, "Well, I paid for her, so I can do what I want with her." Mike and Tracy also ordered food and drink and sat by the pool. Suzi said, "I think someone should fuck Dixie to bring her off. All this attention is getting her hot." Tom said, "Suzi, why don't you give her some mouth action? I'll put her in position for you." Tom lowered Dixie so Suzi could lay underneath with access to her cunt. As soon as Suzi got to work, Bill got between her legs and started to fuck her. The extra attention got Suzi excited enough to concentrate on Dixie. Tom then went in front of Dixie and lined his prick with her mouth. She opened wide and took him in. He grabbed her head, and started to fuck her mouth. In the meanwhile, Ike and Tina just sat there stroking each other. Ike said, "Come on, Mike. Why don't you join the fun as soon as Bill or Tom are finished." With that, Ike got up and stood over Bill, where he was facing Dixie's ass. With his hard member, he pushed into her rectum, forcing it open. Dixie was now being hit from three sides, Suzi below, Ike behind, and Tom in front. Tina added, "Mike, if you don't want her you can have me." Mike replied, "Don't cry for me, Ike and Tina. You know I always love you, but I'm fine with Tracy." (Dumb joke. I couldn't help it.) Suzi grabbed Dixie's legs so she could have better access to her cunt. She licked the edges, and then plunged her tongue right over Dixie's clitoris. Suzi was right. Dixie was hot and ready to cum. The more she was pushed, the harder she pulled at her chains, and the more excited she got, and the more she liked it. Dixie started to shake with violent pleasure as the assault continued. Tom pulled on Dixie's head as he pushed his hard prick rapidly, almost choking her. As Tom started to cum, pouring his semen all over her face, Dixie let go of another orgasm. Ike felt his tension build in the balls, and pounded her ass as hard as he could. Dixie was so excited she barely noticed the pain. Tom then erupted, and his jism poured down her ass onto Suzi, below. Suzi briefly released Dixie to sit up and let the last bit of Tom's cum hit her throat. By the time Suzi got back to Dixie, Dixie was cuming again. Bill notices that Ike and Tom had cum, so this was his turn. He also wanted to give Suzi a good time. He pulled Suzi out from under Dixie and started to hammer her. Suzi wanted everything he had, and got it. Their moans grew louder,as the started to cum together. It took several minutes for everyone to quiet down. Tom pulled out of Dixie's ass and Ike pulled out of her mouth. Dixie was covered with cum. Tom said, "Dixie, I think it's time to untie you and let you rest in the pool. You were terrific here." In the meanwhile, Mike let Tina go down on his prick, while he continued to play with Tracy's tits. He then said, "Tracy, join Tina in the pool and take turns licking my prick. The girl who brings me off, wins." "What do we win?" asked Tina. "You'll see," he said. Tracy and Tina sat in the shallow pool, while Mike sat on the edge. Each one gave him a good lick and suck, and then gave the other a chance. Naturally, each wanted to win, even though they didn't know what the prize would be. Therefore, each was reluctant to give up on Mike's prick, and stayed sucking on it, like an ice cream cone. Several times Mike had to say, give the other girl a chance. But Mike knew he couldn't hold out much longer. Finally, he gritted his teeth and poured out a long flow of cum, right into Tracy's throat. Tracy tried to swallow it, but Tina came over and licked up the rest. "Just yummy," said Tina. "Delicious," agreed Tracy. "But what's my prize? I won." Mike leaned back on a pillow. "Your prize is me. You can have me any way you want." Tracy wasn't used to having her way with a client, but she tried to rise to the challenge. She went back to Mike's prick and licked it into another erection. She then climbed on and impaled herself on it. Because, Mike was getting tired, she knew this was going to slower than the other times. She moved slowly, to make it last. But after watching what the others had done to Dixie and Suzi, she was too excited to keep it slow. She wanted release, and she wanted it now. She squatted up and down on Mike until she felt an orgasm erupting in her loins. Mike put his hands on her ass to keep her going. He didn't want to cum yet, but Tracy was getting tired. Tracy said, "Mike this is too much. I can't keep going." "Then get off and give Tina a chance," he said. Tina jumped at the chance to bring Mike off, since she had lost the first round. She promptly dropped down on his prick as hard as she could, so he would fill her up. The new feeling was great for Mike. Both he and Tina were grunting in unison as they felt their orgasms coming on. "Oh Tina, you have me cuming again!" Mike exclaimed. "Me too. Me too. Agggh." Tina started babbling incoherently, as she came. Mike's spunk shot into her, filling her completely. "You guys were fantastic," Suzi said. "Are you consumers? " Consumers were wealthy non slaves who used Crud. "No," said Bill. "We just astronauts who haven't had a good fuck in a long time." "We took some Spanish fly." Tom added. The women had heard of Spanish fly as some sort of aphrodisiac, but they did not know what it was. Because everyone was tired from hours of fucking, and Dixie was sore and aching a bit, they decided to call it a night. On the way back to the space base, Ike said, "That was better than I expected. Wei Tau Fat runs a class operation. We should do that again soon. Especially if we can get more of Mike's Serreg." "You can have the Serreg, if you're careful with it. I still haven't worked out the dosing details. But count me out from Wei's. I'd rather go to an old fashioned brothel like Jack Puccini's. It's true that the women there are not as young, pretty, and compliant as those at Wei's, and the place is not as clean and well maintained, but at least nobody is on Crud." ****** A few days later, Mike was in the parlor of Jack Puccini's. Actually, the brothel was owned by Jackie Puccini, the madam. Mike liked Jackie and the other girls, and told them of his experience at Wei's. "Wei Tao Fat is going to be the death of us," Jackie said. "We can't compete. Because they use slaves, their prices are lower. They also get girls who are younger and prettier, either because their parents sell them , or because they just kidnap them. Woe unto any young girl who doesn't have a family to protect her or whose family is desperate for money." "How do you get by?" Mike asked. "Mostly with regulars such as yourself," Jackie said. "It's hard to find a regular girl at Wei's. And some guys just don't like Crud." "I hate it." Mike replied. " As a physician, I think drugs should elevate pain and suffering, not cause it." Jasmine was sitting next to them in the parlor. Mike had called ahead and reserved her for the evening. Jasmine said, "Some days, I feel like selling myself to Wei, just so I could get some Crud." Mike said, `Jasmine, at your age, if you do that, you'll be dead in two years." She replied, "At least I'll die happy, rather than poor and miserable." Jackie said, "Don't worry, Jasmine. You'll always have a place here. And I know you are putting some money away for retirement." "What does a retired whore do, anyway?" Mike asked, half in jest. They were having a drink and talking to some of the other whores in the brothel. It was a quiet night. Only two or three had clients. Finally, Mike said, "Come on, Jasmine. Let's go upstairs." Jasmine was slightly older than Mike. She had once been beautiful, but two failed marriages and years of whoring had taken their toll. Her body was still trim, but her breasts were starting to sag and her smile had lost its spontaneity. But Mike genuinely liked her. She was pleasant to be with and serious about her work and making clients happy. She was wearing a low cut dress which revealed ample cleavage, inviting clients to investigate her further. When they arrived at her room, Mike gave Jasmine some Serreg, and took some himself, in order to increase their pleasure. He said it was like Crud, but not as strong and without the side effect. "I missed you, Mike." She said. "Why? You have dozens of clients." "Not as many as I used to. I like you because you respect me. Do you want me to undress you?" She asked Mike. "Yes. And take your time." She unsnapped the top of his uniform. She couldn't take her time because it was very easy to remove his one piece jump suite. She then pulled down his shorts, and he was naked. He sat on the bed so she could play with his erection. Mike then said, "Now its my turn to undress you." Mike found the snap on her dress. He pulled it off her head, revealing a bikini bra and panties. The bra barely covered her large breasts, and the panties barely covered her bush. Mike reached in back and unhooked the bra. He pulled her to him, so their bodies ground together. The Serreg increased their natural excitement. Mike put his hands inside her panties to fondle her ass. "Let's get into bed, " he said. She pulled off her panties and then lead him by the hand to the large bed in the middle of the room. She dimmed the lights and added some incense to make the room sexier. They bounced on the bed, with Mike on top of Jasmine. He kissed her entire body, from her face to her slit. He then rolled over and let her kiss him the same way. "I want you now," he said. "Roll onto your back." As soon as she did, he thrust his prick deep inside her hairy slit. They lay there as he filled her. She bent her knees so she could get more leverage against him. He started to move slowly, but his excitement got the better of him. Soon he was pushing hard, fast and deep. The bed bounced on its springs as she moved against him. Their tempo quickly increased, as she threw her arms around him and grabbed hard. They were panting in their efforts push to the edge. And then they were there. Mike grunted as he pushed his prick as hard as he could, with his cum pouring out. Jasmine was surprised by the suddenness of her orgasm, as she jumped and quaked with pleasure. Often she has to fake an orgasm with a client, but she did not fake this one. When he pulled out, he was still hard. She said, "Lover, you were great. We have to do that again." "Suck me again and we will." She bent down and let her mouth engulf his entire prick, with a practiced effort. She looked up at him as she raised and lowered her face, and let her tongue and lips move about the organ. "Now climb on and go for a ride." Mike said. She raised herself up so she could lower herself onto his prick. She squat down on him, letting her full weight fall. Mike reached up and pulled on her breasts as she moved. He also reached her ass and gave her some supporting slaps. She continued to bounce on him, trying to keep under control. But another orgasm quickly engulfed her. "Don't you dare slow down." Mike ordered. Jasmine felt another orgasm about to hit, but she kept going as Mike's pleasure kept building. Finally, Mike couldn't take it any more. He bucked up and started cuming into again. His orgasm continued for several seconds as he emptied himself into her . Finally, he was able to relax. He was still hard, but not as excited as before. "That was one of my best in years." Jasmine said. "I don't know if it was you or your pill, but it was great. And I've had more than my share." "It was probably me, my pill, and you." Mike replied. They lay there for a while. Finally Jasmine had to go to the bathroom. When she got back to bed, she had wiped herself off and had brought some wine and cheese. They sat on the bed drinking and eating, and occasionally giving each other a fondle on the genitals. After they were done, Jasmine got up. Mike got up to follow her. He grabbed her by the tits and pulled her back to him. He kissed her passionately. He then said, "Let's take a shower together." They went to the bathroom and Jasmine turned on the shower. They went under the water, and Jasmine soaped Mike's body, giving special attention to his prick. She then gave him the soap, so he could lather her up, giving attention to her cunt and ass. Soon she was on fire again. She backed up against the shower wall as Mike bent down to thrust under her. The water splashed over them as Mike started to fuck her in the bath tub. After a few minutes, he stopped. "What's the matter? " She asked. "Turn around. I want you from behind." She bent over and leaned against the wall. He pushed into her cunt, nearly pushing her over onto the floor. But she wanted him there too. She liked to do it from the back because it gave her more opportunity to thrust back at him. She moved herself back and forth on him, knowing that another orgasm was imminent. Mike grabbed her hips so he could control her better, and pulled her to him. He was slamming her hard, and making her slam him. "I don't believe this. I'm going to cum again!" She exclaimed. "Me too. Oh yeah!" Mike panted, as he felt his engorged prick explode. When he pulled out of her, he said, "Let's finish our shower." They finished and dried off. Jasmine said, " You can spend the night here, if you want. I don't have any other clients tonight, and I could use the company, as well as the money." When they got back to bed, Jasmine leaned against Mike and held him close. She almost hoped he would never go away. They soon fell asleep. The next morning, Jasmine decided to give Mike a good morning blow job. The Serreg had somewhat worn off, but she felt good about him and herself. She went under the covers and started to kiss his prick. She had her mouth entirely around him and he was just lying there, soaking it all in. She moved all around his prick for several minutes, taking it from all sides. She liked giving head, because she liked being in control of the sex and giving him pleasure. As she continued his pleasure mounted, feeling the sensitive tip of his prick. He felt rising pressure in his balls as well as pleasure in his prick. Mike said, "Yes, Jasmine. Bring me off. Make me cum all over your pretty mouth." She moved harder on him, looking at him the entire time. She knew he was about to cum. His semen flowed into her mouth, and dripped down her chin. She tried to swallow it, but could not get it all. "That was delicious. Cum is a acquired taste, but I really like it." she said. After they got up, Jasmine crawled up to the pillow, and cuddled against Mike for several minutes. She knew he was going to get up soon, so she wanted to get all the time she could. *** *** __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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