Chapter 7
Later That Night
"This is even better than some of the restaurants we've been eating at," Emily said as she ate her chicken and stir fry Harry had whipped up.
"Thanks. It's nothing special," Harry said with a shrug.
"I disagree," Sarah said. "It's good."
There were nods of agreement from Six and Sam.
"I made some strawberry shortcake for dessert," Harry said.
"Is that what I smelled cooking earlier," Six said with a grin. She looked at Sarah and said, "Well at least we'll eat well."
Six winked at Sarah.
"Do you two remember much about your parents?" Sam asked into a comfortable silence. He had been looking at Harry and Six.
"I don't remember what they look like. But I remember what it felt like to be around them. It was safety," Six said. "I miss it. I feel better now that we're together. But it still isn't quite like it was back on Lorien."
"I see them in my dreams," Harry said. "I'm glad I get to see them. But I'm also really sad they are dead." In his own mind he thought, "It seems I'm destined to live without parents no matter what universe I live in."
"Whatever happened to your dad Sam and your mother Emily?" Six asked.
It had never come up.
"My mom passed away a few years ago," Emily said quietly. "Sorry to hear that," Six said.
"My dad was one of the greeters when your ship arrived on Earth," Sam said. "He helped Harry and Henri get settled. He went missing when I was a lot younger. I think the Mogadorians took him."
"Is that why you were in Paradise?" Six asked Harry.
"Henri admitted he came back to see if Malcolm had anymore information. Our Cepans weren't told much when they boarded the ship, just that there would be greeters on Earth," Harry said.
"This whole situation is very frustrating. I get that the likelihood of invasion seemed low. But I feel like they could have planned better or been more helpful," Six said.
"I wonder if they didn't tell us because knowing all the details might affect our development," Harry said.
"What do you mean?" Six asked.
"Well think about it. What if we push the boundaries of what our powers can do because we didn't know we weren't supposed to do it," Harry suggested.
He had seen some cases of that with magic.
"I never thought of it that way. I doubt that is the reason by itself though," Six mused. "I think they had more than one reason."
"Maybe. We'll probably never know," Harry mused.
"I wonder if these dream visions you have are a Legacy," Sarah mused.
Harry looked at Sarah in surprise and said, "I suppose it is possible."
"I've never heard of a Legacy like that. Then again, I wasn't told about them all," Six said. "Probably not even a lot of them."
Harry also quietly wondered if it was his magic or a combination of his magic and Legacies.
"Whatever it is it has proven very useful. I think if we get the opportunity we should make it a high priority to kill Setrakus Ra," Harry said.
"You think the Mogadorian war machine will crumble if you do?" Sarah asked.
"I don't know," Harry admitted. "I suppose it is possible. But I just have this feeling he would be a very good target. When I saw him on Mogadore during my last dream vision he had three Loric pendants from the first three Loric his soldiers killed. He wanted me to see the pendants. They are trophies."
"He won't be getting your pendant," Six said with determination. "I agree," Sarah added.
"I hope he doesn't get anymore pendants. I think that is enough heavy talk for one day. What movie are we watching tonight?" Harry said.
"The first Percy Jackson movie," Sam suggested. "The movies aren't quite as good as the books. But I like them."
"Sounds good," Emily said.
Harry nodded while Sarah and Six shrugged. Harry pulled the movie up thanks to his Loric archive's ability to hack anything human built from the internet. They were soon sitting watching the movie. Harry sat in a large love-seat with Sarah and Six snuggled up on either side of him. Emily and Sam were sharing the couch. Harry was in heaven being sandwiched between the two beauties. He really got into the movie. He felt a sense of sympathy and comradery with Percy who was the child of a prophecy and stood out amongst his peers. He also felt immensely attracted to Annabeth. She was gorgeous on par with Sarah, Six, and Hermione. Annabeth's personality reminded him a great deal of Hermione.
"Is someone getting turned on by Annabeth," Six whispered quietly in his ear as she reached down and cupped the bulge in his jeans.
Harry didn't answer out loud, just enjoyed her ministrations. Sarah's hand soon joined Six's hand. The sides of the love-seat were pretty high. That combined with the angling of the couch likely meant that Sam and Emily wouldn't see anything. Just to be sure, Harry cast a wandless Notice-Me-Not charm. As if sensing what he had done somehow, Six freed Harry from his pants.
Warning Light Smut Starts Here
Six darted her head down and enveloped the tip of Harry's prick between her lips. Her tongue swirled around the head several times. Then she lightly began to suck on his sausage while she continued to watch the movie. She did this for about three minutes before switching off with Sarah. Sarah suckled on his knob for about the same amount of time before switching. In this fashion Harry got a wonderful blowjob from his two lovers for most of the movie. It was
towards the end that Six started swallowing upon his cock until he began cumming on her tongue. She and Sarah shared his creamy load.
Sam and Emily didn't even notice as the movie ended. Harry, Six, and Sarah were able to slip off to bed to continue their amorous activities.
End Smut
Crawley, England
"Here goes nothing," Hermione said to herself as she sat in a ritual symbol that was made of pure gold built upon the floor in the shape of the deathly hallows symbol.
Upon Hermione's shoulder sat the cloak of invisibility. The resurrection stone was on a chain suspended around her neck and laid against her naked flesh. Hermione was completely naked. Only the cloak was draped over her shoulders. The elder wand was held in her right hand. Other ritual elements laid around her. She had studied the works of the Peverell brothers and devised this ritual as a result. Hermione began focusing upon Harry.
She focused upon the feeling of his magic filling her. She focused on her mind joined with his when they were intimate. She focused on his scent, his laugh, and his smiles just for her. She reached out with her magic, with everything that she was. She focused upon her intent for this ritual. It took a little over five minutes until she felt a connection to him. That connection was thin at first. She willed it to widen gradually.
In another universe Harry Potter at that moment was lying in bed sleeping. His eyes snapped open. He felt as if Hermione was with him there in the room. His eyes began to glow. He felt like something was happening. He didn't know what. But he felt deep within him that this wasn't a bad thing. Then he felt Hermione's magic embracing him. He let it happen.
At that moment Hermione's soul and Harry's soul intermingled. They flowed together joining in an intimacy that was beyond anything they had ever experienced before. Sex with a person you loved, slow, gentle, and loving was as close as two people could get to what Harry and Hermione were experiencing. It lasted for a little over ten minutes. When it ended Harry and Hermione were still separate entities. Yet a strong bond now existed between them. Their souls were bound together. So long as one of them still lived and breathed the other could not die. If their body was injured it would slowly regenerate. If their body was destroyed it would slowly be recreated. What Herpo the Foul had tried to create in horcruxes was a sick twisted version of what Harry and Hermione now had. This was no binding of a fractured soul fragment to an object. This was a union of two whole souls. If they had been in the same universe Harry and Hermione would have been capable of speaking mentally with no words across any distance. As it was even through the barriers that divided universes, they were able to get a sense of the general state of each other. They knew each other was currently alright.
"Hermione you are brilliant," Harry whispered to himself.
Hermione suddenly felt Harry's great love for her strongly. The intensity of it brought tears to her eyes.
"I'm coming for you Harry. Eventually I will get back to you," Hermione said.
Hermione rose with a happy smile. Her ritual had been a success. She had bonded herself to Harry. He would not be killed before she could get to him. He would regenerate. Thanks to the Hallows and soul magic she had made sure the father of her children, the man she loved with all her heart, would survive. She could feel Harry's magical power. It was almost like she was swimming in a lake that was the perfect comfortable temperature. It felt good.
Crawley
"Are you happy with what we are doing now?" Dan asked his wife.
"I love what we are doing now," Emma replied. "We work a short part of the day helping the world and making money, more money than we could ever hope to make as dentists. And we get to go home the rest of the day and relax while also spending time with our grandbabies. With Dobby and Winky around I don't even need to cook or clean. Are you happy?"
"I am. I just wanted to be sure you were. I know this isn't how we pictured our lives," Dan said as he looked out the window of the three story office building that was Potter Innovations.
"I don't think we could have envisioned that our daughter would gain access to alien technologies through our son-in-law," Emma said with a grin. "But helping introduce some of the safer technologies to the world helps the environment and helps increase the quality of life. We get to control those technologies and make bank doing it."
"Make bank," Dan said with amusement.
"It's something younger people say," Emma mused. "I like the term." "So do I," Dan agreed. "It's appropriate."
Dan, Emma, and Hermione were keeping much of the money they made at Potter Innovations in precious metals and gems so that they could take it with them to the new world if they had to go and never come back. They felt the world was improving with their introduction of new technologies.
"The food certainly doesn't hurt," Emma said.
"Yes. Winky certainly does make the best sandwiches," Dan said as he finished up his lunch while Emma did the same.
"We'd better put in another hour and then we can head home," Emma suggested. "Agreed," Dan said as he cleaned up to start working at his desk next to Emma's.
Emma handled introducing medical technologies. Dan handled the other technology-based field since he was an engineering minor. They really developed a basic science packet from what Hermione had learned from the Loric database Harry had access to. They then handpicked scientists to develop applications and gave them the science packet. All the employees unknowingly signed magically binding contracts which would keep the technology developed in the control of Potter Innovations. PI was one of the fastest growing tech companies on the market.
"This is the life," Six said as she floated in the pool wearing a two-piece bikini after a long day of training.
"I don't know about that. But I certainly enjoy the chance to swim," Sarah said as she laid against the wall of the pool and slowly kicked her legs, also wearing a two-piece. "I think the need to train makes this not the life."
"And the lack of having the boys here," Emily added. The three had the pool to themselves.
"They can't be with us all the time," Sarah pointed out. "They need guy time just like we need girl time."
"Haven't been getting enough time with your man?" Six asked Emily with a raised eyebrow. "There's never enough time with him," Emily grumbled.
"What's the matter Em, really?" Sarah asked.
"Oh, it's just that time of the month," Emily said.
"Gotcha," Sarah said. "Frustrated because of nothing sexual right now?"
"Yes," Emily confirmed. "How do you handle it?" She asked the other two curiously. "Six only gets a menstrual cycle every six months," Sarah grumbled.
"What?!" Emily cried. "That's so unfair."
"Isn't it," Sarah agreed while nodding her head.
"Loric physiology is awesome," Six said with a grin.
"And when I'm on my period Harry is still able to bring me off other ways. Not to mention I'm also sharing her orgasms," Sarah said while nodding at Six.
"Incredible," Emily said. "What are these other ways?"
"How graphic do you want me to be?" Sarah asked.
"As graphic as you want," Emily said.
Harry seems to be able to channel some type of Loric energy into his hands. It's like he has magic hands.
"She isn't kidding. I can't do what he does and when I've asked he said a guy has to keep some mystery," Six added.
"He'll also play with my clit until I get off. He has started to add a little bit of anal fingering into our sex lives," Sarah said.
"Doesn't that hurt?" Emily asked.
"Not when Harry does it," Six said.
"Six likes it a lot. But Loric women are again built differently," Sarah said.
Six shrugged and said, "Anal sex isn't painful for us at all. I've never done more than a finger. But I can tell I'd enjoy it."
"What about you?" Emily asked Sarah. "You don't have different physiology."
"There's some stretching sensation at first. That Loric energy Harry uses feels fantastic," Sarah said. "It's hard to describe."
"I don't think that would be the same with Sam and I. Thank goodness he is a breast man," Emily said.
"You never know. Sometime in the future when your sex lives get more routine you might want to spice things up," Six suggested.
"Maybe Harry could make something for you with Loric tech to help," Sarah said.
Emily was quiet as she thought about it.
"If he could make something that helps Sam help me during that time of the month that would be great," Emily said.
"We'll ask," Six assured.
The ladies moved on to talking about other aspects of life.
"Thanks man," Sam said as he accepted a small box from Harry. Inside was a smooth crystal object with a blue tinge. It appeared to just be a blue crystal that was slightly opaque. It was about five or six inches long and two inches in diameter. "How does it work?"
"You hold the crystal and focus on how good you want to make Emily feel. Place it on any part of her vagina. The crystal will do the rest. It will work best on her clit or g-spot. But any part of her down there will work as well," Harry explained.
Harry did not tell Sam at this time that the crystal would also work anally as well. That was something the two of them could discover later in life when they were comfortable if ever.
"You're the best," Sam said.
"No problem. Let me know if there is anything else you need," Harry assured.
"That man of yours is awesome," Emily told Sarah and Six when she next saw them alone after trying out the crystal. "Please thank him for me. I'll tell him thank you. But words are not enough."
"Oh we will," Six assured. "So the crystal wand worked out then?"
"Yes. It was like Sam had complete control over my orgasm. He could make me cum in an instant or drag it out for as long as he wanted until it built. I came multiple times in one session. It was intense," Emily said. "It almost seems like Sam gets off with the bad end of the deal."
"It sounds like Harry gave Sam the tech so you can experience what we feel with Harry," Sarah said.
"That's what Harry can do on his own?" Emily asked. "Sounds like it," Six confirmed.
"It's no wonder you two are always so happy," Emily said. The two just grinned at her. "Harry could make a killing selling these," Emily suggested.
"He could. But I don't think we will be distributing Loric tech in that way," Six said. "Maybe just for close friends and family."
"Fair enough," Emily said.
Emily was very happy to be included amongst Harry's friends and family. Sarah was wondering if the wands wouldn't make good gifts for her family members to use with their significant others. It was a strange thing to give your family. But she wanted them to be happy. She was sure Six and Harry would agree to it.
Crawley
Hermione had finally figured out how to manufacture a nano-constructor using her knowledge of the device and her magic to permanently transfigure elements. The first thing she made with it was one of the Loric crystals Harry had made for Emily. Harry kept her satisfied through their dream sessions. But she still wanted to try one out. After trying it out on herself she had to agree with everything Emily had said about the device. Perhaps she would be using this wand on herself when she was awake occasionally. She was sure her parents would appreciate one as well.
Harry woke up from a strange dream-vision where he was sparring against Six. She was looking ravishing as usual in a pair of shorts and a t-shirt. In their sparring match he wasn't as good as he usually was. Six was handing him his ass. Eventually Harry ended up pinned beneath Six.
"Ok. That's enough. I think you have him pinned," Sam said. "My turn with Six."
It was obvious in the vision that Sam was jealous and had a crush on Six. There was no Sarah and no Emily present with them. That was when Harry woke up. He found Six sleeping next to him. He turned and confirmed Sarah was on his other side. When he turned back around he found Six had rolled to face him. Her eyes were open staring at him with concern.
"You ok?" Six asked in a whisper to not disturb Sarah. "Yeah. Just a strange dream," Harry said.
"Tell me about it," Six invited.
So, Harry did.
"Huh...that is weird. Just you, Sam, and I. I can't blame him for being attracted to me. But it would be weird not having Sarah and Emily present. You said you were feeling conflicted over your feelings for Sarah and attraction to me. You're not conflicted now are you?" Six asked.
"No," Harry said. "I know that I love you both very much."
It still gave Six a fresh thrill to hear her boyfriend say he loved her. They had been building up to it for quite some time. It was only recently that he had started expressing it out loud. She and Sarah had talked about the slower paced progression of their relationship with Harry. Frankly both ladies were glad for it. While they both got very turned on during their frequent sessions of passion Harry was able to sate them without going all the way. Neither Sarah or Six were quite ready yet to start popping out babies. Getting to know the man who would likely one day be the father of their children was comforting.
"I love you too," Six said before leaning in and kissing him. They kissed for a few moments quietly enjoying one another. When they drew back Six whispered, "Sam is cute in a nerdy sort of way. But he belongs to Emily and I have the man I want."
Harry smiled happily at her. Six turned back over and backed her rump up against him. He wrapped his arms around her. The two of them cuddled. This more than anything served to banish the strange dream Harry had experienced.
"You seem pretty happy today," Sarah noted as she and Six walked through an isle of the Walmart they were doing some shopping in.
Harry was off in another part of the store looking at a few things. It was a few hours after when Six had been cuddling with Harry.
"I am," Six said. "Harry woke up from a strange dream and got some cuddle time in with me." "That would do it," Sarah said. "Harry cuddles. Is there something else?"
"I won't get tired of hearing him tell me he loves me," Six added.
Sarah was pleased when she didn't feel any surge of jealousy at hearing her boyfriend had professed his love for another woman. She had come to care greatly about Six herself. They were very good friends. That made it a lot easier to share a man. It didn't hurt that Sarah never lacked from Harry's attention.
"It does feel good," Sarah agreed. "What else is on the list?"
Six held up the grocery list and inspected it.
"Canned peaches and crushed pineapple from this isle," Six answered.
Sarah nodded, and they went about making their purchases. Harry would rejoin them in a few minutes.
"Harry, how is it that you've been continuing to train with Henri in the state he is in? I mean in your Loric archive. It's in your chest. I thought you needed your Cepan to open it or he had to be dead," Sarah said.
Sarah, Six, Harry, Emily, and Sam were sitting in the living room of the house they were staying in. Emily, Sam, and Sarah were reading some basic science and technology information for both Loric and Mogadorian technology. This was so they were familiar enough with it to be able to use it if needed. Meanwhile Six was studying a little more advanced Loric topics from a second holographic interface to Harry's archive. Harry was sitting at the other holographic interface immersed in the most advanced technologies that Lorien had to offer.
Harry leaned back from his interface at the question.
"That was one of the first things I learned how to bypass," Harry said. "The technology is in my archive. I was able to modify it so that I could open my chest by myself."
"Nice," Sam complimented. "So other than the archive what else is in your chest?" "I'll show you," Harry said.
Sam, Sarah, and Emily set aside what they were reading on holo-reader tablets Harry had made for them with the nano-constructor. They all came over to see what he had in his chest. He reached inside and removed a bag that was made of a cloth similar in appearance to velvet.
"That's a macrocosm. It has seven orbs made of a strong polymer. Together they represent the real time condition of Lorien's solar system. They will also help us locate other Loric if they open their chest from what I've read. The location system is kind of stupid. It requires us to have our macrocosm set up and waiting," Harry explained.
"Maybe we shouldn't put it back in the chest," Six suggested. "Maybe we should leave it out."
"If we do that and the Mogs attack they could get ahold of it. That would be terrible. They could hunt down any of the remaining Garde as soon as they open their chest," Harry pointed out.
"What if you simply checked the orbs every hour or two to increase the chance of locating another Loric," Emily suggested.
"That could work," Harry agreed.
"What's this?" Six asked while picking up a ball-shaped crystal about the size of a ping pong ball.
"That's a way to identify Garde members," Harry answered. "I wouldn't hold it for long. It will make you feel like you are holding a radioactive cactus. Your stomach will feel like it is compressing and acid is climbing your throat if it isn't held right."
Six quickly put it back as she felt pin pricks on the back of her hands.
"I see what you mean," Six said.
"What about that one?" Emily asked as she pointed to an oblong crystal with a cloudy center.
"That's specifically for my Legacy of Lumen. It's a Legacy crystal meant to spread my lumen throughout my body while I'm training it up. It can actually work on other legacies fed off of Loric energy. But it won't work as well as one made for a particular legacy. When they grow the crystals on Lorien they attune the crystal for a particular legacy," Harry explained.
The group noticed what looked like a black diamond, what looked like brittle leaves bound together with twine Harry recalled was called a phoenix stone, a star-shaped talisman made of Loralite, an amber colored stone shaped like a raindrop, a flat pearl colored stone, a stone that looked identical to a pearl, a diamond bladed dagger with a blade about 4 inches long, a Xitharis stone, sustenance cubes, Loric salt pieces, and a healing stone.
"There's so much in there," Sarah noted.
"Let's focus on the important parts. I started looking into this after Henri was healed. This is a healing stone," Harry said as he held up one of the stones that was flat and black. "It can heal any basic injury caused wit the intent to harm or kill. But it has a time limit. You have to heal the wound pretty quickly. The longer you wait the less effective it is until it doesn't work. So it wouldn't help Henri right now. There is a catch. When it heals you the pain is doubled from the original injury."
"Ouch. But that's still pretty wicked," Sam said.
"It's also very valuable," Six said.
"This is a shield that generates a force-field," Harry said as he held up the red oval bracelet. "It will shock anyone who touches it other than the user. It isn't completely impenetrable. But it is pretty darn tough." Harry picked up the dagger and said, "This is a basic Loric dagger. It expands around the arm like a Mogadorian hand canon and can block one of their swords. I prefer the daggers I've already made to this thing." He picked up the Xitharis crystal and said, "This is a Xitharis crystal from Lorien's first moon. It will allow a power to be transferred from one guard to another for a little over an hour."
Harry demonstrated by pressing the stone to his forehead. The stone darkened slightly as Harry transferred his ability to talk to animals into the stone. He passed it to Six who could immediately understand Bernie Kosar.
"What is it?" Sam asked.
"I can understand Bernie Kosar talk," Six said.
"Wicked," Sam said.
"Yeah. If only that stone worked to let humans experience Garde powers," Sarah added in a wistful tone.
"That would be great," Emily agreed.
Harry didn't know what to say to make Sarah feel better. What teenager wouldn't want superpowers.
The room was quiet for a moment before Sam asked, "Do you know what everything in the chest does?"
"No," Harry said. "Some of the archives from the elders are classified. All I can do is tell that they were large chunks of data. I've managed to figure out enough to form a suspicion about this classified portion of the archive though."
"What do you suspect?" Sarah asked.
"He suspects the elders set it up so that the archive is constantly assessing how we use the archive and is trying to determine when we are ready for the information," Six said.
Harry had shared his suspicions with Six.
"So, you think it will release the information when you are ready for it?" Emily clarified. "Yes," Harry confirmed.
"I suppose that makes sense if your elders wanted to put safeguards in place to make sure the information wasn't misused. So, you think the information about some of what is in your chest is within that classified information," Sarah said.
"That is Harry's best guess," Six agreed. "And as you know he is often right."
"Withholding information seems to be an awfully dangerous thing when it could mean you lose the war and are wiped out," Sarah noted.
"It does seem that way, doesn't it," Harry agreed. "Nobody said our elders had to be rational all the time."
Harry had another vision of a different world that night. Only this time he understood exactly what he was seeing. It suddenly came to him that he was seeing into what would be happening at this time if Harry Potter had never arrived in Number Four. This was a universe without Harry. For starters he had chosen the name John Smith in that world.
"How unoriginal," Harry thought to himself.
Then Six and Sarah were standing next to him watching events unfold. "What's going on?" Sarah asked.
"This is a slightly different but close universe to ours. I am somehow looking into this universe and I think you two are along for the ride. So, far I've determined that Sarah never left Paradise with my counterparts. My counterpart also chose the name John Smith."
"How unoriginal," Six said with a snort. "My thoughts exactly," Harry said.
They watched as John was unable to sleep. He got up and went to the door of the room Six was staying in. Six caught him at the door and talked a bit with him. Then he invited her out for a run to clear his head.
"Can you tell what he was really thinking when he was at the door?" Six asked curiously.
"Yes. I can hear and feel what he was thinking. He's incredibly attracted to your counterpart," Harry told Six. "He's also feeling very guilty about it because of his relationship with Sarah."
"So, this is what it would have been like had we not decided to share you," Sarah said. "You would have had to choose one of us."
"And the other would have been left out in the cold," Six finished.
"Yes. And I would have had to make a very tough decision. You are both incredible," Harry said as they watched Six and John sneak outside of the house to go for a run.
They began to run while holding hands. John couldn't stop thinking about Six romantically. He ended up awkwardly bringing up the imprisonment ordeal that Six had gone through. They talked some more about that topic, her time spent growing up training herself, and Katarina. There were a few minutes when the invisible pair encountered a drunk man pounding on the door
of a house with a gun tucked in the waistband of his pants. He was screaming for Charlene to come out until Six used telekinesis to threaten him with the gun.
"That looked like fun," Sarah said after the pair had continued running.
Thankfully they didn't have to run to keep up with the pair. The vision just pulled them along.
"I bet it was," Six agreed as she watched her counterpart. "It would be fun to play superhero for a while."
"You know you aren't as awkward as him," Sarah noted as she looked at her boyfriend and then his counterpart.
"Thank goodness," Harry said without actually addressing why he was different from John.
The vision shifted then. Suddenly the trio found themselves in a sunny environment. They saw a dark haired girl that looked to be about their age along with a much younger girl. The two girls were sitting outside of a stone building that they couldn't see all of. The building looked old and had the appearance of a church from what little they cold see of it which wasn't much.
"Who are they?" Sarah asked as they examined the two girls.
The trio could see that the two girls were talking. But no sound could be heard like a movie on mute.
"Not sure," Six said.
"I think she is number Seven," Harry said while pointing to the older of the two girls. "And she is Loric," He said while pointing to the younger girl.
"How?" Sarah asked. "She's too young."
"The baby on the second ship," Six said in realization.
"Yes, I think so," Harry said while nodding.
"I really wish we knew where we were at," Six said as she looked around for some identifying mark.
"These visions don't usually appear to be that useful," Sarah said.
"It's useful to know what Seven and the other girl look like," Harry commented.
Seven wasn't as attractive as Six or Sarah. But she was somewhat pretty in her own way. Harry felt no great attraction to her other than the minute attraction he felt for any woman in decent shape. He was male after all.
"You're not feeling the urge to mate with her are you?" Six asked as she looked between Harry and Seven.
"It's alright if you are," Sarah added even though her body language screamed that she wouldn't like it.
"No," Harry said. "I'm not. Take note that we didn't appear in a sexual situation for her and she didn't appear when we were having sex. I think that is significant."
"I hope it stays that way," Six said to which Sarah nodded.
Just then the vision shifted back to watching John and Six jogging again. The vision had picked up right where it had left off. The two continued to talk and jog. When they reached the driveway leading to the house they were staying at they paused. The trio watched as John and Six almost kissed. And that point was when the house exploded.
"Oh come on," Six said as she watched her counterpart and John explode into action.
That was when Harry, Sarah, and Six woke up violently. Harry looked up towards the ceiling where even then his neural link to his cycle was telling him Mog weapons were incoming. His telekinesis whipped out as he raised his hands. Emily and Sam were sleeping in the room next door. Harry's telekinetic shield combined with a magical shield cut through the wall separating their room from the room next door. He pulled the barrier up around the other couple, his girlfriends, and Bernie Kosar just in time. Moments later the entire house exploded around the barrier. The sound of the explosion was loud even through the energy barrier. The entire upper floor of the house was reduced to kindling. The floor they were on was engulfed in an inferno. Harry felt like he was punched in the head by someone with Loric strength having absorbed that.
"Six, get us out of here before they decide to fire more missiles," Harry shouted. "Right," Six said as she stood.
Six directed her telekinesis down tearing through the floor. She took over telekinetically supporting the group while Harry focused upon shielding above. His head was clearing from the pounding it had taken by blocking the attack.
Before the group could do more than get down into the basement, five Mogadorian soldiers dropped down through the burning wreckage of the house and attacked the shield. Three soldiers slashed at it with glowing swords. The last two soldiers fired one of the Mog hand canons.
"Harry," Sarah shouted in concern as Harry dropped to one knee under the onslaught his shield was taking.
Six was digging into the foundation trying to excavate a tunnel.
"I'm alright," Harry says as he surges back to his feet, his eyes glowing with power. "Like hell these fuckers will get me here. They won't touch us," Harry thought.
His Loric crystal sword appeared in his right hand and his Loric pistol appeared in his left. Six ushered the others into the tunnel and turned back just as Harry dropped the shield. He leapt forward towards the nearest Mog. The hand canons were still recharging. Harry's telekinesis took hold of one Mog and picked it up driving its sword through the neighboring Mog. Six took the dead Mog's sword telekinetically and sent it at the nearest Mog with a hand canon. Harry drove his blade through the Mog whose sword had been used to kill its fellow. All the while Harry was firing his Loric pistol at the remaining Mog with a sword. It managed to hold off the first few shots with its blade. Then the blade shattered. Harry's pistol killed the soldier quickly. By the time he spun to face the last Mog with a hand canon that hand canon was fully recharged. Six's telekinesis drove a piece of rebar from the foundation wall through the side of the Mog soldier's head.
"Come on," Six called.
Harry nodded and rushed into the foundation hole. Together Harry and Six extended the tunnel and back-filled it behind them. When they were what had to be a mile beyond the house Harry and Six both stopped to catch their breath.
"Are you two ok?" Sarah asked with concern.
"This tunneling isn't easy. I don't think I can take much more of this," Six said.
"We'll have to risk it. I instructed our vehicles to use their camouflage and to get the hell out of there. The sensors are saying the Mogs aren't following the vehicles," Harry said.
"How the hell did they find us?" Sam asked. "I don't know," Harry admitted.
"Maybe they just got lucky," Emily suggested. "I can't think of anything we did to give ourselves away."
"Let's just hope it was luck," Six said. "We'll know soon enough after getting to our next destination."
She looked concerned about something. Harry noticed immediately. "What is it?" Harry asked.
"I was stupid. I forgot to put my armor pendant back on after my shower. I left it on the night stand," Six admitted.
"Were you injured?" Harry asked with concern.
"I should have been," Six said as she held up her night shirt to show a jagged tear in the side. Underneath was smooth unblemished skin. Harry couldn't help but admire her toned tummy. "One of the Mogs nicked me with his blade during the fight. Instead it instantly closed over. It was like back when I was being experimented on in the cave with the Loric charm protecting me."
"I thought that should have failed now that you and Harry are together," Sam said in confusion. "It should have," Six agreed.
"So you are still protected by the charm," Sarah said. "That's a good thing."
"Except for not knowing how," Emily pointed out.
Harry had been quiet and Six took note.
"What is that brilliant mind of yours thinking?" Six asked her boyfriend.
"This may not be related at all. But I can't help question if it is related. I did a little research on the nature of the charm that was protecting us. I thought to myself that it would be fantastic if we could find some way to keep it going even when we were together. I really wanted to maintain that protection for the rest of you even if it wouldn't protect me," Harry said.
"You think your desire manifested it into happening?" Sarah asked.
Harry shrugged and said, "It's all I've got."
Six stepped forward and kissed her boyfriend.
"Thank you for thinking of me and the others," Six said as she drew back.
"Won't the Mogs get ahold of the armor pendant technology?" Sam said a few moments later.
"No. I just sent a signal to Six's pendant to destroy itself. I have it built into all of my tech. When we get to the car I'll get you a new one. We have spares," Harry said. He was rewarded with another quick kiss. "Come on. The vehicles are above. Let's get out of here."
Harry punched a hole up to the surface and helped everyone out. They were soon in their vehicles rapidly driving away from the house they had been staying at.
"I feel so dirty," Sarah said once they got into the car and started moving. "Can you do that telekinetic trick on me?"
Harry nodded and laid his hand upon her thigh. Both girls had been wearing shorts as part of their sleepwear. The telekinetic trick in question was actually a cleaning charm. As far as the girls were concerned this was just using telekinesis to clean the surface of their skin.
"Thanks," Sarah said after she felt all the dirt and grime from being in a burning house followed by a tunnel melt away.
"Now do me," Six said with a teasing grin.
Six couldn't yet do the trick yet. It took a lot of focus and concentration. She was much better at smashing things. She could clean a small section of skin. But that was about it.
"I'm really glad our families weren't there with us," Sarah said. "I don't think you would have been able to shield them in time."
"I might have," Harry said. "It would have been a lot harder." "Yeah. Protecting them could have gotten one of us killed," Six said.
Harry was sitting with Six and Sarah on either side of him on the expanded seat in the car. There was no center console in the modified vehicle. It was closer to a bench seat.
"Why don't you two go back and get some sleep in the back. I can keep watch," Harry suggested.
"Too comfy here," Sarah said. "Agreed," Six added.
That was how Harry ended up with both ladies asleep against his shoulders while the car drove for them. He closed his eyes and just soaked in their presence. He had the love of these two women who were beautiful inside and out.
"What did I do to deserve this?" Harry asked himself.
He got no answer. But when he eventually dozed off it was to experience the love of the third
woman in his life, Hermione.