"So," Jack regarded Apogee, "you're based out of Sacramento?"

"Yes," she confirmed. "Have you been there?"

"A few times. I had some training in San Francisco once and visited the capital on the way back. It's a beautiful city."

"She's not taking time off hero work while she's here though," Sigil Seraph put in. "She saved a jumper earlier today."

"Jumper?" Jack blinked.

"More like a klutz," Apogee replied. "He was playing on his phone and literally fell off a roof. Would've nailed a hot dog vendor on the street if I hadn't caught him."

"He stumbled off the roof?" Seraph looked doubtful.

Apogee shrugged. "I turned him over to emergency services, just in case. But that reminds me," she focused on her friend. "When you called, you said I 'looked like I was in my element.'" She grinned, " Are you scrying on me?"

Sigil Seraph looked abashed. "Uh, yeah. I got into the habit of doing a quick scry on flyers before I call them. Ever since I called ShadowPath while she was tracking Kitten Kaboodle last year and she smacked into that billboard. Forgive me?"

Apogee cringed a little, remembering the incident. Shadowpath spent the night in the hospital for it, and took a few weeks to fully recover. "Sure. Did ShadowPath?"

"Yes. She laughs about it now, but I still feel guilty."

Mary, the staffer wearing the maid uniform/tuxedo combination, approached the group. "Excuse me, Sig?"

"Not now, Mary," Seraph replied, dismissing her with a wave.

Mary gripped Sigil Seraph's elbow and made her face her. "Yes, now. There's a situation that needs your attention."

Seraph was only irritated for an instant as she focused on the maid. "What's wrong?"

"Captain Lightning's 'Welcome to the Conference' speech, that he's supposed to give in about five minutes."

"What's wrong with it?"

"Cap's not here to give it."

Seraph's jaw dropped. "What?! I just saw him five minutes ago!"

"And two minutes ago, he got a message from Glib Spark," Mary gave a pointed look.

Sigil Seraph met the gaze with a frown for several seconds, then relented. "...Shit." She glanced at Jack and Apogee. "I'll be back in a while guys. The good Captain's had a family emergency, so I have a speech to give."

"Aww," Jack responded, "do you have to?"

"I'm afraid so. I'm the deputy leader of the team. With Cap gone, it falls to me."

"Well, what about Mary?" he queried. "When we were talking earlier she said she was the head of the base support staff. I bet she would love to give the welcome speech."

Mary shrunk back slightly, "What?" at the same time Seraph said, "Really?"

"Of course," he faced the maid. "You and your staff have got to be proud of the work you do maintaining this place. It's natural to be excited to welcome all these guests and show it off."

Mary straightened up a bit, a confident smile playing across the blonde's features. "That's very true." She regarded Sigil Seraph. "If it's alright with you, I can take care of it."

"If you're sure..." the white haired woman responded, a note of hope creeping into her voice.

Mary grinned, "I'll handle it."

"Thanks, hon! I owe you!"

As Mary retreated toward the stage, Seraph led her best friend and her boyfriend out a side door to the gathering hall. Before the door closed in the passageway, the trio heard Mary's amplified voice begin, "Greetings, esteemed supers! Welcome to the Auburnville HeroGuild for this year's Superhero Conference..."

***

Sigil Seraph took the other two on a tour of the base, with brief stops in the gym, the infirmary, the command center, the vehicle bay, and the labs. While Apogee showed more interest in the gymnasium and the control room, Jack seemed to perk up around the infirmary and the labs.

"So, Jack," Apogee asked as they headed to what Seraph promised would be the last stop on the tour, "what do you do?"

"I'm a researcher at Ad Finitum Labs studying high-energy interactions with quantum data processing."

"You can ask what it means," Seraph commented as they approached their destination, "but it won't make any sense. He tried to explain it to me, until I realized I'm nowhere near smart enough to understand it." This impressed Apogee because she knew Sigil Seraph had three Ph. D.s in physics, chemistry and psychology, and the magical equivalent of post-doctoral degrees in Divine and Secular Thaumatology. She knew the mage, who looked 30 but was pushing 60, was one of the smartest people on the planet.

"And the last place on our tour," Seraph continued with a grin, "my place." The door opened to reveal the beautiful witch's quarters.

It was an elegant chamber. The furnishings were of excellent quality, and the decor was tasteful and subdued. On the wall over a writing desk was a painting of the moon and stars in a dark sky. The desk was covered with magical paraphernalia, as was a table by the wall, along with an entire bookcase of magical texts. There was a kitchenette with a breakfast bar that looked over the living area.

"Nice," Jack admired the room. "Better than your apartment in the city."

"The apartment is fine," Seraph demurred. "It's nice to have a place to work out of in town. But the base is my real home." She led them in and offered a seat on the plush couch. "Can I get you something? Water, coffee, beer?"

"Water is fine," Apogee responded. "I still have to fly back to my hotel."

"Beer for me," Jack added.

Jack kept his eyes on Seraph as she returned with two bottles of water and a beer, handing each the beverage they asked for. Before she took her own seat, Jack patted his lap. "Aren't you going to take your favorite seat?" he asked with a grin.

"Wh-- Jack?" Seraph glanced at Apogee, who looked like she couldn't decide to laugh or be shocked.

He glanced at her for a second. "What? She knows how horny you get with your boyfriends. She wouldn't be bothered seeing the affection you so desperately want to display. Would you, Ap? We promise we won't let it interfere with the conversation."

Apogee raised her bottle as if in a toast. "Go for it," she replied with a grin.

With a hungry look, Seraph ran her right index finger from the top of the left leg slit all the way up the side, then pulled open the dress before straddling Jack's legs. She drew his face into her bosom with a sigh.

After indulging in the cleavage for a moment, he pulled back and asked in a tone similar to discussing the weather, "So, how'd you two meet?" before leaning back in. His hands gripped her ass.

"We met in L.A., back when I was just starting out," Apogee replied.

"I... mmm.. I was her mentor," Seraph moaned. "State-sponsored... rrr... program. Pair newbies with-- with veterans."

"Of course, I wasn't going by Apogee then." She leaned back, enjoying the show.

"Oh, yeah?" Jack was letting Seraph open his pants.

"Yeah," Apogee confirmed, her hand rubbing her crotch through her costume. "I was known as Ballistic."

"Ballistic?" Jack asked as he undid the witch's bra.

"Yup," Seraph had slid back, never taking her eyes off his crotch while she worked, "because her powers are kinetic manipu--Oh, fuck! I forgot how big you are!" She kissed the now exposed cock, then engulfed it.

Jack groaned and his eyes closed for a moment. "Why did you change?"

"I got tired of hearing, 'She's gonna go Ballistic on your ass!' People assumed I had an explosive temper, which I normally don't, but that put me in a bad mood."

Seraph pulled off Jack's dick just long enough to say in a matter-of-fact tone, "It was a vicious cycle," before returning to sucking him off.

"And the name Apogee means...?" he probed.

"The point in the orbit of a body that is farthest from the Earth," Apogee finished for him. "Orbital mechanics are all about kinetics and trajectory." Her voice was remarkably even, considering how vigorously she was rubbing herself.

Jack held the back of Sigil Seraph's head, repeatedly guiding her all the way down his shaft and back up. "That's clever."

"I thought so," Apogee agreed.

"So are you going to join us?"

She stood. "Just let me get out of this suit."

"Mmmm!" Seraph ran a couple fingers through her hair, several symbols staying with her digits. Without breaking rhythm on the blowjob, she held her be-glyphed fingers up and snapped them, the symbols becoming a magical effect that engulfed all three for an instant, leaving them nude and their clothes neatly folded on a side table.

Apogee laughed and knelt on the couch to kiss Jack. "I forgot she can do that."

"That's not the only thing I can do," Seraph pulled off, licking her lips and grinning.

"No," Apogee agreed, "It isn't. Come here, sexy," she kissed the mage, her tongue slipping into her friend's mouth.

Jack moved aside, and the two women embraced, kissing, their bodies rubbing together. Seraph looked so small next to the taller woman.

"I'll never get tired of watching two beautiful women make out," Jack commented. "But you both have had a fantasy of Julia eating Apogee out while Jules is taking it in the ass. You know that would be so hot." Neither woman considered it odd that Jack used Seraph's real name, as her mask had come off with the rest of the clothes

The women broke the kiss and locked eyes, then Seraph began sliding down Apogee's body, her tongue leaving a wet trail.

Apogee turned around, and sat back on the couch. She spread her legs. "Come and get it."

Seraph did, burying her face between her friend's thighs.

Apogee moaned. "You're amazing, Julia," her eyes were shut, her hips rolling. "Gods!"

Jack knelt behind the mage, rubbing his cock up and down her slit. She was wet, and ready. After pushing into her pussy a couple times to make sure his cock was well lubricated, he moved the head to the other hole. In one smooth motion, he penetrated her.

Sigil Seraph let out a muffled wail, her fingers digging into the couch cushions. Apogee was mesmerized by Seraph's gyrations.

Jack started slow, savoring the feeling of his cock sliding in and out. His hands roamed over Seraph's back and ass, his hips rolling. Julia was a very active participant, moving in sync with his thrusts.

After a while, Seraph began moaning and panting. She was no longer focusing on the cunnilingus, though her mouth remained pressed against her friend. Apogee, too, was getting more vocal, and her movements were increasingly erratic.

'You're going to cum when I do," Jack commanded, getting close.

Julia reached around and grabbed Apogee's ass, pulling the taller woman even closer, burying her face deep in her crotch.

"Yes! Oh, fuck, yes!" Jack couldn't hold back any longer. "You're cumming, NOW!"

His balls tightened and his cock exploded inside Seraph.

The two women cried out, their bodies shuddering.

As the last few spurts came out, Jack slowly pulled out. When his dick was clear, he stepped back and took a seat, watching Seraph's hips spasm as the last bits of his cum dribbled out.

Eventually, she pulled her head away from her friend's pussy and rested her chin on Apogee's knee, catching her breath.

Jack leaned forward to lightly pet his girlfriend's head. "Wow. That was the most powerful orgasm you've ever had. It was so mind-blowing you can't even string two words together, much less form a coherent thought, can you? Poor thing." He smiled. "Don't worry. You're safe. You won't even remember anything you hear anybody say unless they are talking directly to you. And it's only temporary. So just relax, and I'll tell you when you've recovered, Julia."

Seraph settled to the floor and went limp, staring at nothing in particular, blinking on occasion.

He addressed Apogee, "Okay, Mindy. Stand up." Once the naked amazon got to her feet, he continued. "Shower, then get dressed and return to the party. If anybody asks, we returned to Seraph's room and talked for a while. She developed a headache and decided to turn in for the night. She assured you it was just a mundane migraine, and that she should be right as rain in the morning."

As she moved to follow Jack's instructions, Jack turned his attention back to the woman on the floor. He moved her onto the couch. After finding a comforter and covering her, he sat on the edge of the couch, admiring the dull expression on her typically alert face. "Look at you," he murmured, "Perhaps the most powerful sorceress on the planet, reduced to an idiot cum dumpster. All from just a few words." He wasn't sure of the exact mechanism of his power, but he knew it could bypass any defenses. With almost no effort, his words could shape reality. Not physical reality, but the reality of the minds his words could reach. He couldn't create knowledge that he or the subject didn't have a way of learning. And the woman before him was a proof-of-concept test that he didn't have to destroy knowledge to make someone a human potato.

He was still new to these abilities. It had only been a couple weeks since the experiment at the lab had literally blown up in his face. He didn't even realize he had the power until he was contacted by a mysterious benefactor the next day. He didn't know who they were; either precognitive or manipulators of probabilities. Five days ago, he received a dossier on what they wanted done to the target and who the target was, Apogee, some out-of-state heroine. He didn't currently have the resources to go to California on a whim, even with the payoff they were promising. He suggested using the relationship he's cultivated with Sigil Seraph to get there, but they advised strongly against that.

He gone to the roof of a skyscraper in town, per their instructions, and was arguing with them over the phone about how he was going to the target. They told him they would bring the target to him. When he asked how, their reply was, "Close your eyes and take two steps backward." They had demonstrated how performing a simple action could spur a chain of events to make incredible things happen. So he closed his eyes and took two steps backward.

And that's when some bird flew into his shoulder, knocking him sideways off the roof.

For a second, which lasted for an eternity, he thought his secret benefactors had gotten tired of his bitching and decided to get rid of him. But then who was to fly up and catch him but the damn target!

He knew that at some point he would stop being a part of their plans, and some wildly improbable yet somehow mundane fate would befall him. He hadn't a clue as to how he would avoid it, so he determined to keep himself as useful to them as possible. Not that it was a hardship. They seemed to give him incredible leeway in his orders. And there's nothing like super pussy. It was a rush, knowing the power these girls possess, knowing he controlled them. But that meant not being stupid in the more practical sense. So Sigil Seraph should probably show up to patrol tomorrow.

He sighed, leaned into the mage's field of view so she would know he was talking to her, and focused his voice to affect her. "Julia," he began, "when you awaken in the morning, you will be completely recovered from your post-orgasmic stupor. You will consciously only remember the nonsexual parts of our conversation and activities tonight. The sexual parts you will remember only as an extremely vivid dream. Any evidence that you encounter that it was not a dream you will attribute to a one-time bout of sleepwalking. You will find the ideas presented in the dream as extremely hot, and will try to recreate the circumstances with Apogee sometime in the future.

"You will not find it odd waking up naked on your couch and reeking of sex. You'll just shower and get dressed for your day like always. But the phrase 'Fuck me stupid' will keep appearing in your thoughts, and you'll find the idea of being reduced to a dimwit very exciting and hot any time it does. Now go to sleep."

At this point, Apogee was getting out of the shower and dressed. He took the opportunity to get cleaned up before he, too, exited.