Wow. Okay so, first warning, this one between Dash and Aleena gets a lil steamy. Nothing too bad although it is a bit descriptive at times. It's also very good.

Another mind link piece for Dash and Aleena; check it out.

 
Tags: Sexual content, nightmares
Summary: Aleena calms Dash's mind using her own unique techniques.

Closing his eyes did very little to alleviate the building pressure inside of his head. It didn't help, but at least the sensation of the world spinning around like a toy top subsided, if only a little. A dull aching and sense of fatigue had also set in on Dash. That wasn't making travelling any easier. Fortunately, they'd managed to reach the edges of the Faraway Plains. The transition between the cold, shifting sands they left behind into the warner grassy lands was one Dash and the other welcomed eagerly.

She'd identified herself as "Sassy Snake," novice musician and healer. She seemed quite concerned with Dash's condition. Although it was obvious she was still a novice, she had a strong grasp of the fundamentals down. Despite Dash knowing better, the questions quickly wore on Dash's nerves. He'd done his best to answer and entertain her questions as they made camp before asking her to boil him some water and make sure Ozzie was well. That'd keep her busy and the hot water should legitimately help Dash relax a bit.

Dash soaked a rag with some of the spare water, using it to wash his bare arms and chest off, but something annoyed Dash as he washed himself.

At first, Dash dismissed it as a ringing in his ear, but it grows stronger over the seconds. Some intuition - or more exactly, some subroutine of programming- inside of Dash's head reminded him of Aleena. She must finally be trying to contact with him. Seeing no immediate danger of attack or conversation from the others, Dash closed his eyes, turning inward.

Trying to tune her in. Focusing himself, Dash let his inner self drift away like it had before. This time, the withdrawal symptoms made it a considerably rougher journey. With the sensation of the smell of risque and blood, Dash found himself standing in that near dreamlike state again with a horrible flash of light and the sensation of needles poking at his skin.

The first time it happened had been sudden and lacking any sensation.

Dash found himself standing in the tavern called The Weeping Tree, but everyone looked lifeless and disinterested. Well, more so than usual, anyway. The colors were faded and subsided like in the actual tavern but more so. Dash nearly gasped in relief as he saw a single glowing flower in the middle of the room, immediately recognizing it as the flower Philler said could alleviate the drug's effect. What was it? A sugar rose?

Dash doubted sugar was the magical ingredient but something drew him over to it, anyway. Screaming distracted Dash as a large chunk of the roof fell hardly six inches in front of Dash's face. Dash turned, seeing half the patrons trying to avoid the debris, and the other half oblivious to it.

Already, large chunks of the wall and grey toned corpses blocked the only exit.

The entire lights fell into darkness with a sole exception coming from the side of Dash's peripheral vision. Dash dodged the increasing chunks of the building falling around him, instinctively drawn to the door.

Dash slammed it behind him and prepared for to make his way down the hall and out of the building. Oddly, Dash heard nothing but gentle waters and a humming that sounded like music. A gentle blue light bathed the hallway. The large doors were marked with such unconventional labellings as "memories," "fears," "lusts," and, strangely, one named "Dash" and one named "Konall." They all bore large and obnoxious locks over them, however.

Dash recognized the humming as Aleena's; it emanated from a smaller open door labeled "Aleena's Room." A smaller, handwritten sign said, "Dress code: Nakkie." Just reading it was enough to render Dash unclothed. Dash jumped in shock; at least he wasn't oiled up. Dash pushed the door open and walked into the room.

The room was bordered on all sides by rock, and steps from the door lead down into a warm pool of water, which covered the sloped floor. A pin-hole in the roof let through sunlight. Though it didn't light the room as brightly as day, the spot-light of sunshine cast reflections of waves throughout the room. The humming came from Aleena, whose hair hang long and damp, flowing all the way down to her mid-back. It was a change of pace from her usual style of ponytail. And like Dash, she was completely naked. Dash spotted one difference between the two: she was as beautiful as always. Her perfectly curved, athletic body could make a bugbear outfit look good. Dash shook himself and tried to focus on business.

"Aleena."

"Sebastian," Aleena replied, interrupting her humming. She turned and smiled, gesturing Dash to come join her in the warm spring water. Supple breasts almost shone with reflected sunlight as she waved. Dash joined her without hesitation, slipping his arms around her torso from behind.

"You wouldn't believe what I saw when I got here," Dash said, frowning.

"I did see it. Your dreams are strange, so I thought a change of venue would be in order. I can try to help you learn to control your dreams, but as my people do not dream at all, this may be difficult. To say nothing of the drug's effects."

"That might be nice." Dash kissed her neck tenderly, his body pressed to hers, drawing his attention downwards. Aleena's own attention focused, and she blushed as she felt Dash's arousal against her.

"I've missed you," she breathed.

"Likewise," Dash said, washing her hips. She felt so good under Dash's hands. "We should probably talk business while we have the time, hm?"

Aleena spun in Dash's arms, facing him. She tilted her hips, rising and then falling so that suddenly Dash was inside her. She grinned, letting out a soft gasp as she sheathed the man's arousal in her velvet and warm tunnel. Her fingers pet along Dash's sides, and despite her own arousal, managed an entirely businesslike, "Speak."

Dash found a strange partial disconnect between his mind and body, even as he moved his hips slowly, in tune with her own, bare hands exploring each other's naked bodies. "We've set out north. Sassy lives near there, so she's the perfect guide. Our destination is Mountaincenter Village. Ohh, I like it when you do that." Dash paused as her hands ran up his spine. "It's this dimension's version of Seaside Town; it should be a natural meeting point."

Aleena smiled in agreement. And then she kissed Dash passionately, fully, needfully. Her hips pumped against his as she took pleasure from making her man feel so good. Delicate elven fingers teased along those powerful back muscles as Aleena gently led Dash to a deeper section of the warm pool, until the water had risen to their waists.

Dash lifted her up, letting her legs wrap around his waist. Part of Dash's mind registered the correct feeling of gravity and physics for his world; the rest was simply wrapped up in this extraordinarily beautiful elven woman he was now holding. Their kiss broke, their tongues trailing behind only briefly. Dash took the opportunity to kiss down her neck, past her shoulders, to her breasts.

Aleena let out a low, happy moan. She held Dash's shoulders for balance and support, clutching his hips with her legs and using this position to pump her hips against Dash's again and again, rolling into the motions of intercourse. Feeling him inside her was incredible; how he opened her canal while each thrust made her bounce and made the water of the pool swirl and splash. Dash kissed the sharp, sensitive points upon Aleena's breasts, eliciting further gasps from his elven companion. Their breathing grew rapid as her gasps rose in pitch along with Dash's moans of pleasure.

Finally, though all too quickly for either of them, their mutual pleasure ascended into a shared crescendo. A rapturous peal of orgasm tore through their bodies; Dash's seed spraying into his elf and her canal clutching its intruder as her body spasmed. Her cries of joy echoed through the chamber; their bodies grew so taught... and for a moment, their minds and bodies were one in this shared intimacy. For a moment, Dash saw, and knew what it was to be Aleena. And she saw the same of him. But just as quickly as this singular moment of understanding dawned, it was torn away as they both collapsed into the pool.

"Was I really that good?" Dash asked with a playful, amused grin, not really expecting an answer.

Aleena grabbed Dash and helped him float to a more comfortable position in the pool. She set him into a reclining position, and then she snuggled up next to him. "You were very good."

"I actually felt what you felt for a second," Dash said, his eyes focusing on the distance. "How are the Viking siblings holding?"

"Konall lead his new village to a new source of water and in the process defeated a coterie of ghosts. Both he and Kadlin have been doing quite a bit of self-discovery. I am pleased with their progress, but we are no closer to defeating Philler. Goddess, I want that nightmare to end."

"I'm praying Lady Whiteclaw can help us," Dash said. His hands absentmindedly caressed the elf. "The thing I'm most worried about is running into Zedika Dark or his forces along the way. You wouldn't believe how wicked 'I' am in this world."

"Mmm, so this place really is a 'mirror,' if you would, of the Kingdom?"

"Hard to say. Before Catrina had fallen, her own counterpart had recently rejected Dark's 'ownership' of her." Dash paused, a realization settling over her. "And later that day, Catrina fell to the darkness. I intend to confront Dark over this. Find out what he did to her."

"That sounds like a good idea. But stay safe, Dash. I do not wish to lose you."

"Could we use events in one world to predict what happens in the other?" Dash mused, almost to himself than her. The scent of Aleena and the water was soothing, somehow. Stimulating. Dash really felt clean, even knowing the water, strictly speaking, wasn't real. Just a shared fantasy. "More importantly, would the Vikings agree to Mountaincenter as a meeting point? It's got a view of most of the Kingdom. You might be able to see it in the distance. And Lady Whiteclaw's scouts might prove useful."

Aleena smiled and guided Dash's fingers to rub between her legs. She returned the favour, caressing his shaft, making sure it was stiff - a promise and remembrance. "I will inquire. I will miss you, Dash. Until next time."

Suddenly, their shared fantasy faded and the real world came rushing back. And Dash found himself back at the campsite, his hand in the middle of scrubbing sand and grime off his chest. The physical effect of Aleena's fingers lingered, to Dash's amusement and slight embarrassment.

All too soon, the effects of the drugs came crashing back on Dash, nearly knocking him over. But this time, it wasn't as bad. It had been tempered by a sensation of calm that stayed in Dash's mind. The chaos was stilled. As Sassy's lithe, supple figure appeared in the distance, Dash smiled to himself.

"Thank you, Aleena."

Exceptional piece, huh? Well, maybe I'm biased. These side pieces helped flesh things out, and set up the next mission, very well. But that's a long way away. Summer and Wildfall are about to run into each other but before they do, Becky Joy runs into Cyber Sunset. That's next up!