"You all can let go of him now," I said as I stood back up straight.
"You know, I would really like to see what that is like some time, Papi. Watching you bend over like that and then stand back up right away doesn't make any sense. You just blink, and then you are done? How does that even work?!" Sofia complained, and I grinned.
"Time inside of your mind doesn't exist, at least not the way that we perceive it. This is why dreams can feel really long sometimes, or really short. When I enter someone or even my own mind, and I separate myself from this reality, that time doesn't exist here. From what I have gathered from my experiences, I could live an entire lifetime in someone's mind," I explained, and Sofia nodded.
"So it is not that you are dilating time in your mind; it's that nothing actually exists in your mind, and it is a clear separation from this reality. Doesn't make any sense from a scientific view, but you seem to know what you are talking about. We will just go with that for now until someone finds a better way to describe this sorcery," Sofia said and then pointed at the door. "Let's go. Who knows how much trouble Mr. Unbannable Jack is getting into? What kind of nickname is that anyways?"
"Not nearly as good as the Spanish Hentia Lady!" I laughed, and Sofia shook her finger at me.
"Keep that up, Papi, and I will string your balls over your shoulders and make you wear them as earrings far better than any continental soldier!" Sofia warned, and I gave her a shocked look.
"Aye! That is a bit aggressive!" I replied, covering my package, trying not to laugh.
"I am a bit aggressive, Papi! So watch yourself, Bolas De Plata!" Sofia growled, and I patted her head.
"Don't call me silver balls, Hermosa, I was just saying that I liked your nickname better!" I said as Sofia scowled at me, and then I scooped her into a hug and was about to leave the room.
"Don't you think you are forgetting something? Or are we just going to leave that body lying on the ground?" Sofia asked as she kissed me and then wiggled out of my arms. I had gotten distracted without banter, but I supposed it would be good to get this over with.
"Do you want to help me with this? I haven't really done any sex changes like this, and I feel like this is going to be a bit more complicated," I explained as we went over to the green and unconscious Dracos on the broken tiles.
"What are you trying to do? Turn this into a sexy dragon lady?" Sofia asked, putting her hands on her hips.
"Should we make her ugly?" I asked with a grin, and Sofia rolled her eyes hard.
"Fine, we had better make her look good-looking if I am going to have to look at her face often," Sofia said like that was the only option.
"I mean, I guess you are going to see her a lot if we are going to be running tests on her, but no cutting into Calishora. I will find you others to cut up and examine," I said, and Sofia gave me a look like I was stupid, and it might not have been undeserved.
"Do you really think that I am going to hurt her, Papi?!" Sofia snapped at me, and I put my hands up.
"Hey, I am just relaying what I promised Calishora when I was fishing with her!" I replied, and Sofia sighed.
"I am not going to do anything that is going to hurt her, much. We will have to put her through testing, but that will all just be some needles. If you think that you will be able to start collecting people from other species to put on our planet, we are going to have to study them first. They could bring diseases or might not be able to crossbreed between species," Sofia explained as she sat down in front of the big Darkar, putting her hands on its head.
That was true, and I didn't really think of the diseased part. Since I have just been able to cure everyone, I assumed that would be fine. Maybe I might have trouble when we add other species from other planets.
"Do you think that we won't be able to cure them?" I asked curiously as I did my own scan of the body before taking a seat beside the Drakar.
"I think that we can cure anything at this point, but why have to cure anything in the first place? I think it would be better just to be able to constantly update our immune systems so we can fight off anything before it can infect us. This way, there is no need for us to cure anything. The best way to stay ahead is to always plan your next steps before they can be taken," Sofia explained as the body was starting to change.
The male Dracos' body slowly started to get smaller, but the color of the skin and scales was also changing to a more purplish pink color. The body was lying down, so I couldn't see what was happening on the front of the body. I was getting a rough idea from my scans, but it was only a wireframe outline in my view.
My System was making most of the changes that I wanted, but I was only helping at this point. Sofia was doing all the major editing, and I was just making what she was doing easier for her. Not that I minded.
Considering that I might have gone a bit overboard with Kitsune, this was better. If Sofia made Calishora beautiful, then I would not be to blame.
"There, the body is done, but I should clean her up first. Go look for the other two while I do this, but make a dress before you leave. Don't need you or the other two ogling her the moment that she wakes up!" Sofia told me as she stood up from the now wholly pink dragon girl.
"Why did you make her pink?" I asked curiously as my eyes scanned over the back side of Calishora's new body.
"Stop staring at her butt, Papi!" Sofia growled, and I looked up from Calishora's ass with a grin. "She is pink because she will look cute pink. Now, make the clothes for her, and go do what I asked you, or I will get Árbol Viejo to drag you out of here!"
"Yes, Yes, Hermosa! I am going!" I laughed as I walked over to an empty chair, and created a light purple dress. I wasn't sure what color to make it, considering that even Calishora's hair was now pink.
Once I was finished, I left the room and started down the hall, but my buddy from earlier was back. Corporal Riley was looking much fresher and clean up than the last time that I saw him. Even his uniform looked to be cleaned.
"Corporal, good to see you again. You didn't take much time to relax like I said," I said to the soldier that was waiting for me.
"The… Tree… is pretty helpful, but I felt like I was in a fantasy movie with the way that everything just does whatever you need without you even saying anything. That is saying something from a guy like me that has gotten used to seeing aliens and their tech for things like that," Riley explained, and I laughed.
"You will have to come back to the Great Forest and see the amazing things that we have created there," I replied, and Riley gestured to another hole in the wall before the elevator.
"That does sound interesting. This is the stairwell to the lower sections, but there are some that are completely locked off. There are a few levels that I would like for you to open, but I think that some of them should stay closed. Once the power stopped the first time, most of the levels locked automatically," Riley explained as we started to walk down the stairs that were lit up with glow sticks.
"Stay closed?" I asked, and Riley nodded.
"The two lowest levels are the ones that should stay closed. When Filus crashed here seventy years ago, his ship was filled with monsters from other planets," Riley explained, and I frowned.
"Monsters? You mean creatures from other planets, right? They might look like monsters, but most of them are probably like the animals of this world, right?" I asked, but Riley shook his head.
"No, those are on the third lowest floor. The ones on the second last are carnivorous creatures and are deadly efficient at what they do," Riley explained as we slowed down to the first door. It opened a crack with a metal bar leaning on the frame.
"What's on the last floor then?" I asked as Riley grabbed the bar, and pried the door open.
"Things that can only be found in your nightmares."