Posted on 2023-06-02 05:45:14
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This is the story from the original post on DeviantArt: Man, the Earth actually is really pretty. I guess Rose Quartz was onto something.

This jungle Im flying over, a green sea filled with life and biodiversity. The color is nice. Guess Ive gotten partial to green, huh?

On a mission. My first solo mission. Nothing too complex; just some corrupted gem detected all the way out here. No biggie, I can handle it. Even if there isnt much water around for me to fight with.

Worst comes to worst, Ill just pull the moisture out of the air. I can do that, right? No prob, Bob.

Heh Wish Steven couldve come with me. Still kinda got the willies about corrupted gems, but Ill be fine. Its not my first rodeo dealing with something bigger, and stronger than me

Told its snakelike. Big, strong, perhaps even hungry? Gems dont need to eat, but Steven told me of a giant bird he fought that held a bunch of bubbled gems inside its stomach. Harvesting gems to get more powerful; what a novel concept.

That wont matter though. Ill deal with this thing before it knows what hit it. Strange though, it feels like Im missing something. Didnt they tell me to watch out for something? Some weird ability this thing has? Ah, whatever. Im sure Ill find a way around it when I get there.

Woah, that's a big quake! The canopy over there is shaking -- better check it out.

Okay, making contact with the ground now - my sandals resting on the dirt. Kinda miss the feeling of soil between my toes, but at least Im not stepping on little pebbles anymore. Or the little building bricks Peridot would leave lying around.

The disturbance was just up ahead, past those giant trees. Man, this place is something else. Maybe I should come back here and make some meep-morps; Im getting an artistic kick from this.

Okay, getting closer and closer. Huh, theres just a clearing here No corrupted gem or anything-

HISSSS

What was that?! Okay, wait, stay calm. Look around -- there! Thought I wouldnt see you up in the trees, huh? Man, youre a BIG one! Pretty scales, I must say. And your body is so thick. Like, youre blending in with those tree trunks pretty well. Im sure you pack quite the punch; well so do I!

I see your gem. Right there, in the middle of your forehead. Between those giant, crystalline eyes. Youre a serpentine, arent you? Would explain that pretty green coloring. No wonder you chose to stay here; this place suits you well.

Still, gotta take you back, even if part of me wants to draw you. Waiting there, eyes fixated upon me, coiled around in that treetop. Powerful muscle draped around and around each branch in the forest around me. Jeez, youre a long one, huh? Patiently watching me. Your posture indicating apathy, but your vision indicating intense focus.

Man, those eyes are pretty.

Theyre gemlike, but I can tell you're not a fusion or anything. Like shining jewels, bright ruby red in color. Wait, no deep sapphire blue? Hold on now theyre green

Why did everything get fuzzy?

Uhh Oh, I get it. Your eyes must be iridescent. Yeah, thats it. Changing color with the angle. Man, its really pretty to look at. I cant stop looking. I cant look away!

Should I be alarmed? Im not, though Im so relaxed. I feel full. Like my head is stuffed full of cotton. Its getting harder to think. Maybe the colors will help?

I step forward, bare feet plodding towards the giant Serpentine. Wait a minute bare feet? Am I barefoot? What happened to my sandals? Oh, right. I left them behind. Oh well, that doesnt matter. I missed the feeling of the cool dirt on my bare soles.

Stepping forward, closer and closer. Approaching the corrupted gem. It keeps staring, almost unmoving in its placidity. Waiting patiently. I step onto a large rock, walking up to the branch where the Serpentines head rests. Not the best sensation for my feet, but the colors drown out the pain. Oh man, those colors. I was right: they really are helping! I feel so amazing.

The Serpentine is stirring now. Moving and shifting around. I can hear the creak of its scales as its muscles flex and tense. Approaching me. Approaching me?

Wrapping around my bare ankles, spooling around my body. Coiling up and up, causing my blue skin to slowly disappear below its body. Squeezing tightly. This thing could easily poof me if it wanted to. Id be helpless to resist.

Fuzzy

Its getting higher. How much is it going to coil me? My arms are disappearing under its rising tail; I cant move them anymore. My bare breasts suddenly feel the intense briskness of the jungle air. My naked body becoming more and more entombed by the second.

Naked?

Wait a minute Why am I naked?

This isnt right. Where are my clothes?!

I try to struggle. Its fruitless. My limber, little body is coiled up to right below my breasts. Naked and vulnerable. Defenseless and unprotected.

I cant even look away from its eyes. I can only feel its coils as it greedily grips and gropes my entire nude form. Every inch of my bare skin is in contact with its scales. This feels so wrong.


Colors... Feel nice...

Another coil drops above my breasts, resting with heavy weight upon them. This thing has so much power behind it. If it gets my neck My neck!

Its going to strangle my neck! I let this thing strip me down and coil me up! It must have used some form of mind control! Thats what they were trying to warn me about!

I have a moment of clarity. A moment of focus. The realization of what this thing is doing has knocked some sense into me!

I have to take advantage of it. But what can I do? Im all alone out here, with no communication equipment to speak of. I could call for help, but who would come? Well - its better than nothing. Maybe Peridot has some kind of fail-safe way of reaching me if I need help. Whelp, here it go-

GRRLLK!

My eyes are wide. The jungle, which had grown fuzzy and colorful, returns momentarily. It had reached my throat, huh? Guess I spent too much time deliberating.

I see the Serpentine. Staring straight into me, focused right into my mind. Its maw opens slightly, and I can see the plush, fleshy interior inside. Well, guess itll feel good when I get harvested.

Its steely coils constrict around me, my blue body wrapped from neck to ankles in thick coils. Lifting me off the rough boulder, finally giving my poor bare soles some reprieve.

A pinnacle approaches. My thoughts are rapidly disintegrating away, like sand in the wind. Im trapped and helpless; might as well give in, huh?

Im being shifted horizontally. My bare toes are flexing and curling. I feel playful. I feel happy. I feel comfortable.

Is it licking my feet?

A smile appears on my face, spreading across my cheeks as my colorful eyes pulsate. This feels nice~

*PING*

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Whelp, seems like that mission didn't go in Lapis' favor. I'm sure she'll be fine, though. I have to wonder, what do you think the Serpentine has in mind for Lapis?