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So, before he was Orion Jr., he was Maverick by night and Ben by day. Background is always appreciated, can't wait to see how this gets from here to where we first heard of him, if not quite meeting him.

Leave it to Humans to do something this blasphemous and truly something so against nature. Our heroes must find a way to destroy this and get back to Earth.

Woo Hoo, second week in a row that I have all the words of the week. LOL As always, thanks for the look back at this past week on this marvelous site. More than a few updates from stories that I am following.

Guy thinks the presentation went well, and let's all hope it did. Something like this, opening a second facility takes a lot of money, even if you are doing it in a more country or rural setting where some of the prices might be cheaper, cheaper does not mean free. You have to have the land, the building, the staff, jump through hoops for licenses and governmental okays, and then just the daily upkeep. Tony just couldn't stay mad about the early wakeup call with the lawn mower, after he got a look at Aaron. He has it bad. LOL.

An emotional support bat? Love it. This chapter just turned on a dime, so well done.

Nice to see how everyone is doing. And the crypto is now starting to pay gangbusters, this will give all the more to spend on helping others and trying to heal the damage we have done to the Oceans. Would have liked to meet this Maverick a little bit, heard some, but not enough to satisfy my craving for knowing more about him. Jules saved Randy enough to keep him around until the person he was meant to be with finally arrived.

WOW, did I leave you speechless, or annoyed?

This so explains the current political landscape, as well as the general public discourse in the USA. This is what we should all strive to do; but the problem is the human race is simply too screwed up as a whole to ever achieve it...

Okay, Taylor is obviously involved to some extent, but I do not for one minute believe she is the mastermind. Travis will have to blow Will instead of having to listen to him say, I told you so, about responding to the emails that Taylor sent. I can't decide if Taylor is really there fully of her own free will, or does she just think she is? Kidnappers, even semi fake ones, need to ask for something, and these haven't as far as I can tell. Will tried to protect John and Ryan to some extent. I mean, maybe they are good musicians, but they, more John than Ryan, are young, rich, and in a band. They need to be paying more attention to what they are doing and how they are acting. Can't believe that John would have thought the family would have just let him wander off without having someone keeping an eye on him. Once again, he is rich and young, not always a good combination. Now, should they have been doing that, well depends more on what they were doing and how much they were keeping an eye on things. Brad and Jake are there to get more involved in trying to locate Travis, plus, Brad is worried about how Will is doing with all that is going on. So many things up in the air, I feel like this whole group should be performing as jugglers and acrobats in the circus. Great chapter, thanks for the update @Mark Arbour

I would think for Etienne the not knowing if the mission was completed would almost be the worst thing. Etienne and Corin had a lucky escape with the sailors trying to drag them aboard. They would more than likely have been raped repeatedly then just thrown overboard or sold as slaves. Etienne is growing up, but while he has had a burst of self confidence perhaps, I still think his nature is more submissive.

A truly wonderful chapter from start to finish. I do hope that Mistress Alice and Dante have a good time, but I also hope that Dante is able to deal with his past some. Frank and Dante are just too sweet together. Frank will be good for Henry, and I think Henry will be good for Frank as well. Brittney is such a horrible person, that she is even turning her personal slave into a horrible person as well. While I think that Mistress Alice and Dante need this time away, I hope they come back soon.

This was just so sweet. Liam and Marc Adam may well be true mates. Marc and the rest of the parents handled the situation perfectly. Great that Mike and Taylor have stayed so close to Marc and Adam over the years. And how fitting that a child of theirs has captured the heart of one of Marc and Adam's children, although I guess not really children any longer. Just an amazing chapter.

So far both teams have had a relatively easy start, even with the fight in the last chapter, our pairs never seemed in real danger. I worry that they will not stay alert. A train that isn't a train? Something organic that just flows along a predetermined course?

Brodie and Jeff got off light, both of them in my opinion. Everything else seems to be going okay, I do agree with Gavin, saying you're sorry might be nice, but you have to prove it.

You would have thought they would have tried to dispose of the bodies of the dead animals in some sanitary way, I swear, true to form, Humans are just the damn nastiest creatures. Well, the first part of whatever this plan was seems to have started as intended, let's hope things continue to go as planned, although....

A story like that on a major broadcast channel would definitely help raise funds and awareness. Of course, you will have the ankle biters putting their two cents in as well but screw them. Enough people can see the story and if even a small percentage decide to help, the funds could really help a lot of young people. Let's hope that Guy's boss finds this is something that they are willing to get involved with, would be nice for Guy to get to work with Tony, Harry, and the rest of that group for a while. Tony's brother and sister, and her girlfriend might enjoy some time away from the big city. And further from their mother, plus Luke's parents will be there, so they will have some others that they would know. Aaron at least knows he has issues to work on, and I swear that is half the battle. Always fascinates me when these people have all these issues and act as if everyone else is the problem and they are all copacetic.

Kellen so impressed me, pancakes and then mind-blowing sex... Where has this man been all my life. This chapter started with such a tinge of sadness, then a little anger/annoyance, but then just WOW. Brilliant.

Aaven realizes how close he came to killing an innocent person. He makes a promise to himself that he knows he may not be able to keep, but it is a first step. The others, each one by one, share that they have been at this same spot and because they had no one, failed.

So glad that you found a place that you feel safe and are finding friendships in unexpected places. Visit with others, find your own voice so that you can tell your tales, and find a place that we all feel the love from those around us. Glad you are finding your place amongst us all.

This was sweet. It just seemed so unexpected in many ways. Vince opening up to Graham about Peter, being more forthcoming. Graham getting a more complete picture of what Vince and Peter are both going through, trying to figure out how to work it out. Vince wanting to get a wall of pictures, even if a small one. Just something to look at and go, well remember when... Vince's idea, pushed by Peter, got Graham looking back a well. Finding a few photos on the cloud that made him realize a few good times with his father, and that a time or two, Vince probably needed him, and he should have given it a better go of it but didn't. So, enjoying so much about this story. So many small moments that truly are leading to something...

So Dorjin opened two doorways, and two teams from our little group have gone through to attach the Humans. Let's hope whatever they have makes an impression and maybe it will stop them from trying to come back through. Wish we knew what the Humans did to get banished, but it was just being Human...

Tigath is clearly tied to the magic in some way, but how? Dorjin is going to have to pick a side.

Have to say, I was worried about something like this. Aaron is still a little insecure about his relationship with Tony. Not all of that is from his side, but he is going to have to learn to deal with it and move on, or they will continue to have issues, and we don't want that now do we? Harry is starting to realize that Tony is truly happy now that he is back "home". And he is starting to see what a special place it is. Tony is being about as upfront and honest with Aaron as he can, good for him. He wants to include him in all of his plans, we just all need to hope that Aaron can keep it together and move forward.

Honestly, hoping that Jeff does nothing else stupid. Maybe Gavin and Jeff will end up in the same place, but I doubt it. Glad that Michael and Stephen are both putting themselves out there. Leon did what he did as much to protect his two new friends as to protect himself. Excellent chapter.

As always, thanks for the deep dive, a great category and some truly excellent authors and stories.