“Hmmm, I don’t know. Gene you know this city pretty well. Where’s the nearest seafood restaurant?”

Everybody moaned. Jim looked like he was going to be sick. Even Suzuka couldn’t hide her distaste for it.

“Ummm, close, there’s one near the outskirts of the city…… But we ate fish yesterday. How about w-”

“Okay, just point me in the right direction!” Aisha cut Gene off.

She licked her chops and stared in the direction of the city, “Well Aisha…… can’t we eat something else besides fish for breakfast?”

“We could….. but we won’t!” Aisha declared happily.

Gene just sighed. Reaching down Aisha scooped up her four crew members. Once again Jim got to ride on her head while the others had to settle for her hands. Jim weaved his arms and legs into her hair so he wouldn’t get thrown off by a gust of wind or a sudden jerk of her head. Gene gave Aisha directions and she was off. The three nearly balled up crew members in her hands were forced to press up against each other. Though Gene was a bit bloody and about to munch on fish for breakfast he was in a pretty good mood. He had some ideas that would help rake in the wong. And now Fred wouldn’t get a cut! Not even a taste of it, it would beong to Ge-……… The Outlaw Star crew.

“You know, we could really use Aisha’s size to our advantage even though we can’t take her off the planet in her current state.”

“How’s that Gene?” Melfina asked.

“Well Mel, there’s some interesting bounties just waiting for some heavy hitting smooth talking outlaw to cash in on em!”

Suzuka raised an eyebrow, “A ‘heavy’ hitting ‘smooth’ talking outlaw? You aren’t referring to yourself are you?”

Gene glared at her, “Yeah, I was. Why?”

“No reason.” Suzuka had to keep from laughing.

“Well, anyway, there’s a new drug cartel on Heifong. Tons of bounties are out on just this guys enforcers but if we can take out the man in charge…. We’ll be 500,000 wong richer.”

Suzuka was suspicious, “That’s a lot for one drug dealer.”

“Well they figure if the ringleader topples the whole operation will crumble. Personally I just think some underling will take the reigns but hey, that’s good news for us! 5 days later we’ll be able to kill another drug lord and pick up another big bounty. The drug they’re pushing is a dangerous one. Makes its users lightening fast and they can take a bullet to the torso without flinching…… I don’t know about a caster shell though!” Gene twirled his gun, “Anyway it’s a spray known as the ‘Bloody Eye’. Really nasty stuff. Though it gives you a serious boost of power and endurance it also eats away at your brain. People who use it too often go crazy! The government wants it off the streets as soon as possible. That’s why the bounty is so much. Yup, all we have Aisha stomp on some old geezer and we’ll all be ½ million wong richer!” Gene let out a laugh.

“Hmmmmm, ‘Bloody Eye’.” Melfina brought her slender hand to her head deep in thought, “That sounds……. vaguely familiar.”

“Don’t know what you’re talking about.” Gene replied.

“Well I’m all up for it……..” Suzuka grinned, “Space Cowboy.”

Soon enough they were at the restaurant. Much to Aisha’s delight to find two hovering freight trucks filled with fresh fish in creates right behind the restaurant, “Oh goody, sushi!”

“Umm, Aisha I’m not sure it’s such a good idea to eat that stuff raw.” Jim warned.

“Don’t worry Jimmy! We Ctarl Ctarl have tough stomachs.”

“Well we Terrans don’t.” Suzuka pointed out.

“I’ll get you something after I’m done then.” Aisha said, slightly irritated.

“Hey Aisha I found up about a big paying job yesterday. All you have to do is kill some chump. You up for it?” Gene asked.

“You betcha! But right now I’m hungry. No more talking!” Aisha set down the crew then rubbed her hands together eagerly.

Ripping open the trucks she brought them to her mouth and started to unload the fresh mackerel and salmon into her maw. She quickly finished off the first one.

“Wow,” Jim looked down surprised at how much Aisha had consumed so quickly. He was even more shocked to see the catgirl’s belly wasn’t bulging. The Ctarl Ctarl really did have bottomless pits for stomachs, “I can’t believe you ate all that, crates and all!”

Aisha let loose a light burp, “Well we Ctarl Ctarl can digest a lot of things you puny Terrans would find inedible.”

Jim thought back to when Aisha had made soup from her home planet for them, “Yeah, that’s true.”

Lifting up the second truck she dumped its contents into her mouth. Unfortunately there was still a man inside who had just gotten ready to unload the vechile. He fell screaming on to Aisha’s rough tongue. Aisha pressed the man against the roof of her mouth and moved him back and forth nearly breaking his spine. Aisha knew something was up, soon she realized there was a person in her mouth! She would’ve spit him out but the man reeked of fish and some of the oils seemed to have seeped into his skin making him taste delectable (for a catgirl anyway!) Aisha’s tongue roamed all over him covering the man in her saliva, she meowed slightly at the pleasurable taste, it was like eating a big still living fish! She tried to swallow the Terran. The horrified man started kicking like crazy hoping he’d get her in the tonsils. Seeing her Uvula dangling from the back of her throat like a soccer balll suspended in midair he rammed his boot into it. Gagging Aisha coughed him out.

“You jackass, all I tried to do was eat you!” Aisha raised her hand to crush him.

“No, please, just let him go Aisha.” Jim begged from her head.

Aisha hesitated, “You’ve got a lot of nerve,” She growled at the man, “Don’t you know it’s rude to interrupt someone during their meal? A delicate flower such as myself deserves better.” Aisha sniffed.

Jim wouldn’t describe his friend as a ‘delicate flower’. Usually ‘bull in a china shop’ came to mind. He didn’t know who she thought she was kidding. The way she’d plowed through buildings yesterday. The sharp broken glass and twisted steel didn’t affect her tough Ctarl Ctarl skin at all. He also couldn’t believe she’d yell at him for interrupting her meal when she’d almost made him a part of it.

“I’m sorry miss!” The grown man looked like he was going to cry.

“Go on, get out of here.” The man ran off.

“Well done Jim.” Melfina called up to the boy.

“Yeah, way to keep your girlfriend in line!” Gene laughed.

Aisha punched the ground right next to him, “He isn’t my boyfriend. First of all he’s a Terran kid, no offense Jimmy.”

“Some taken.” Jim replied.

“Secondly he’s like a little brother to me!.......... A cute attractive little brother!” She dug him out of her hair and pressed him against her cheek, rubbing him affectionately.

“Aisha!” Jim moaned.

“Whatever, can we get something to eat?” Gene called up.

“Fine.”

Soon the Outlaw Star crew was fed and primed to go. Gene told Aisha all about the ‘Bloody Eye’ and the guy they were hunting, Paul Newburg.

“He supposedly hangs out in a bar that’s nearby. He was spotted twice there.”

“What’s the name of the place?” Suzuka asked.

“The Shady Lady.”

Jim snorted, “Sounds like your kind of place Gene. Who spotted him there, you?”

“Awww shuddup!” Jim got pounded in the head.

“Youch!” Jim rubbed his head.

“Hey!” Aisha whined.


1. They find Paul and Aisha eats him. Can't collect the bounty without a body and Aisha doesn't want to vomit it up so they have to wait for it to come out the other end. They hope he's still somehow recognizable, though it's very doubtful!

2. They don't find anything at the bar. Aisha decides that some of the patrons are 'hiding something'. She decides to milk em for information giantess Aisha style.