“Mr. and Mrs. Vollum, it’s a pleasure to meet you. Welcome to the ranch. Please call me Equus.” The two tainted humans were disheveled, but that was to be expected. A cursory examination showed that Fries and Mul were conservative with their taint. This left things clear for you to work your magic on them.
“It’s a pleasure, our daughter has told us so much about you.” Instincts tend to come to the fore in such situations. Mrs. Vollum, the city council member was on full display.
“I’m sure she has.” You can’t help but display your own slick grin on your half-muzzle. “Let’s go over to my office, we have a lot to discuss. Your daughter will lead the way. I’ll be along in a moment.”
As Stripes lead her parents from the barn towards the office building you pull Fires and Mul aside. “Excellent job as always you two. Any sign that the opposition is on to you?”
“Not that we could see Master Equus”, Fries replied.
“Naawwwww”, Mul brayed. “We’re still clean. We stayed away from the goons they had staking out the battle scenes.”
“Excellent”, a grin spreads across your face. “You two take some down time. Eat, relax, screw, whatever you want. I have a plan, but I need to speak with the humans to firm things up and plan the specifics. Expect a very busy and late night tonight. We are going to need to spread a hell of a lot of taint around in Glendale by first light to screw Ponius. Be ready to respond instantly when I call.”
“Yes Master Equus!”, they both neighed with enthusiasm.
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The intercom in Amy’s office buzzed just as she was getting ready to call it a day. “Amy here”, she responded crisply.
“Hi there my favorite philly, we have an emergency”, you can’t keep the obvious affection out of your voice.
“It’s the Glendale business isn’t it?” She sounds only a little irritated.
“Basically. Correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t we have a shipment of 30 beasts slated for delivery tomorrow morning?” Your tail thrashes awaiting a response.
“Yes, Carl has spent most of the day getting them ready for loading at first light. They are bound for Laxalt Mine.” You could hear the question lurking in her voice.
“Cancel the transport. Make whatever excuse you need to. Tell them the beasts had to be put in emergency medical quarantine due to viral infection in one of the animals.” You did your best to make your tone urgent.
“You know that will cause a huge drop in sales when word gets out that we have a viral exposure problem.” The concern in Amy’s voice was obvious.
“It can’t be helped my philly. I need a lot of beasts in a hurry to spread taint far and wide in Glendale. It has to be done fast so Ponius can’t get a fix on our remote operations. By first light I expect those animals to be scattered far and wide in Glendale. Things are moving faster than expected. I hope this doesn’t mess things up too much.” The apology in your voice was obvious.
Amy thought for a moment. “I’ll see if I can do something creative to paper over this mess. Do you care if we lose money?”
“Money means nothing. Spend or lose as much as you need. The checkbook is yours.”
“Thank you Master Equus.” Now her voice was sultry. This should be interesting.
“Come in my office as soon as you get done alerting Carl. I need you to meet the Vollums. You will be my liaison to them.”
There was silence for a few minutes. When Amy did speak the annoyance was thick. “I’ll be there as soon as I can.”
“Thanks Amy.” You turned on just a hint of demonic charm in your voice. “I’ll see you soon my philly.”
Amy blushed as she cut the connection. That damn stallion was just too charming.
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“This is a joke, right?” Carl was not happy about having his evening plans scuttled without warning.
“I’m afraid not stud. It’s going to be a busy and late night. You and Corey will be assisting Fries and Mul in the emergency distribution of taint across Glendale.
“I’m actually being sent into the field?” Carl had obvious surprise in his voice. “Wow. I never thought that would happen.” Suddenly Carl sounded a lot happier.
“That’s what happens when you get promoted stud, they expect more from you. Welcome to my world. Remember the old adage about being careful what you wish for.”
“Don’t worry mom, everything will be fine.”