Ch5 Bernie & the Plant from Outer Space (FE3H) [Patreon Reward] (Patreon)

[Contains bodysnatching, identity theft, hive mind assimilation, aphrodisiacal nectar, nudity, and intimacy]

Bernie’s stomach rumbled, her knees held tight against her chest as she breathed the stale air trapped under her blanket. Edelgard had hand-delivered her tomato soup for breakfast, a sweet bun trio for lunch, and a two-fish sauté for dinner - the latter two having been left outside her locked door - but she dared not take so much as a bite. She was afraid, but not of her food being poisoned, laced with hypnotic sap, or cooked with corruptive ingredients.

She was afraid those meals would be normal.

Nothing made sense! Nothing felt right! If this was for real - if Marlene truly cared about her and everyone else - it would change everything. It would change everything, and that was horrifying. But it didn’t add up! “Why does Marlene think I’m so special? She can’t really want to bring bliss to everyone, right? And… If she likes me so much… If she truly thinks she’s doing what’s best for everyone…” Bernie whimpered to herself. “...then why won’t she just take me, too?”

“She knows you’re just a worthless, stupid, ugly, unmarriageable loner!” Bernie answered her own question with venom in her voice. “Who would ever want to build a better future with you!? Dorothea is too good for you and she knows it, the Professor could have anyone she wants, and Lady Edelgard tolerates you because you’re a soldier in her army!” Her voice had gradually been getting louder. “Nobody loves you! Nobody will ever love you!! Nobody would ever want to-! T-to-!! T-t-to…!”

Bernadetta simply broke down and sobbed.

“Bern…” Dorothea’s voice called from just outside her door. It was then that Bernie remembered the former songstress’s room was right next to hers. “Bern, that’s not true. Would you please open up?”

The poor woman stayed in bed, bawling her eyes out. She didn’t even have the emotional capacity to feel embarrassment at being overheard.

“I’m coming in, Bern.”

The sound of her lock turning was followed by that of her door opening and closing. Her mattress compressed as someone’s body sat on the side of Bernie’s bed. She buried her teary face deeper into her pillow as a warm, gentle hand lightly petted her head.

“You are the purest, sweetest woman. We love you, Bern. We all do.” Dorothea’s soft voice sank into Bernie’s mind. “Edie wants to share her throne with you. The Professor can have anyone, and she still chooses you. As for me…”

Bernie’s cheek was graced by Dorothea’s heavenly touch, prompting her to turn and face the woman on her bed.

“I’ve wished to be together with you for a long time, now…” She was leaning closer and closer.

“How can I t-trust that you’re telling the truth?…” Bernadetta whimpered, recoiling from Dorothea’s intimidating presence and seductive lavender breath.

“I think, deep down, you already know we are. I think you’re afraid of the unfamiliar, and this is all so new and unquantifiable to you. That’s why you like to stay alone in your room, isn’t it?”

More tears were forming in the corners of the human woman’s eyes. All she ever wanted was for the pain to stop.

Dorothea tenderly stroked Bernie’s head. “But we’re here to help you through the unfamiliar; to a tomorrow that’s better than today. We’ll never let anything or anyone hurt you ever again, I promise.”

Bernadetta opened her mouth to reply, but was stopped by Dorothea’s lips meeting her own. The sweet, intoxicating taste of Marlene’s nectar monopolised her attention as Dorothea’s tongue filled her tingling mouth. She realised how much she missed this; the feeling that she was loved… cherished… desired…

And how much she wanted to continue being intimate with her loved ones, forever.

Submissive little whimpers and moans were the only sounds she could produce. Her mouth had been set alight by that aphrodisiacal saliva, which only served to highlight how empty and unfulfilling it felt after Dorothea pulled away from her. Bernie savoured the indescribable taste as if it were the last time she could, leaving her mouth open to invite her beloved friend’s tongue back to where it belonged. By the time she overcame her mild daze, Bernie still hadn’t been graced by another heartstopping kiss. Instead, she opened her eyes and found Dorothea’s naked body on the bed at her feet!

Her hefty, luscious breasts… her soft, smooth tummy… her strong, wonderful thighs… and her drop-dead gorgeous vulva… Dorothea was positively radiant.

“Don’t worry, Bern… I’ll make all that pain just melt away~” She leaned forward so she could give Bernie’s girlcock a loving smooch.

An electrifying heat rose from deep within her and she immediately stiffened up. The same aching arousal that had been evoked in her mouth also bloomed between her shaky legs. Subconsciously - instinctively - reaching to relieve herself, Bernie quickly found her arms pinned to the bed as Dorothea crawled over her.

“You want another kiss, don’t you?” The Marlene-ified woman lowered her soft, plump labia lips within a hair’s width of her bottom’s face. “It’s ok, Bern. So do I”

Heaven itself descended on Bernie’s face as her skin met Dorothea’s. Her love interest’s crotch was pressed against her, just like in so many of her fantasies! Bernie’s arms were still pinned, but she didn’t resist despite how urgently her dick craved attention.

“Mmmm, such a good girl…” Dorothea moaned deeply, sultrily. “I love you, Bern~”

Bernie’s inhibitions were chased off as more sap seeped from her lover’s wet vulva and into her every pore. It was like her entire face had become a new erogenous zone - one which she couldn’t help but bury deeper into Dorothea’s divine pussy! Her nose rubbed against her domme’s erect clitty and her tongue dutifully delved in even deeper. The blissfully sweet, seductive taste of erotic nectar beckoned her deeper still, as if calling to stay there forever; so addictive was this experience that Bernie felt at peace with the idea of her head forever residing between this wonderful woman’s strong legs.

“Our good girl…” Speaking in three voices simultaneously, Dorothea pressed down even harder until she was sitting on Bernie’s head. “We cherish you, darling. We want you to be one with us, forever…” It was as if Edelgard, Byleth, and Dorothea all spoke in unison. “Our love for each other will never die… Oh Bernie, our love for you will never die… Mmmm~”

Feeling pre dripping down her throbbing shaft, Bernadetta subconsciously squeezed her thighs together and began to thrust her hips. Moments later, though, a prehensile appendage slowly coiled around her length and started rhythmically jerking! Bernie was far too deep in her faceful of pussy to see anything let alone what was happening in her nether regions, but she could tell by the texture that it must have been one of Marlene’s vines. Under almost all other circumstances, she would have been frightened half to death at the idea of that plant having her in a vine’s grasp; at that moment, though, she felt safe… desired… even loved… At that moment, everything felt right.

“Mmmmph… Nnng, mmmph…” It was the submissive woman’s turn to moan now, every sound muffled by the wet vulva kissing her mouth. “Mmm! Mmm! Hnng!”

The plantgirl’s grasp around Bernie’s wrists tightened and her nails dug into her skin. Dorothea hugged Bernie’s head tighter between her thighs and rubbed her pussy harder against the face beneath her. “Oh gods, yes! Mmm, My Bern! My sweet Bern!” Dorothea was back to speaking solely with her own voice. “My good girl! I’m about to-!”

Bernie’s face was flooded in her lover’s warm, saccharine pussy juice, which in turn pushed her over the edge! The vines around her girlcock pumped in perfect sync with each throb, lovingly milking her for all her precious seed.

“Mmmph!! Mmmph!!”

“Yes! Ohhh, gods yes!”

The tingling sensations from Marlene’s sap intensified, and Bernie’s climax refused to end! Each grinding motion of Dorothea’s divine vulva electrified every cell in her body; more come was shot from her exquisitely-stimulated little shaft than she thought was possible; and the love sent from Dorothea, Marlene, and the rest of the hive mind hit so intensely it almost felt tangible. The pleasure sent through her whole being was greater than Bernie thought possible, and it was still growing ever more intense!

Was this the everlasting bliss Marlene promised?

“MMMMMMMMM!!! MMMMMMMMM!!!” The subby woman’s erotic screams surely would have alerted anyone nearby had they not been greatly muted by the pussy masking her face. It was all she could do to grasp her bedsheets in her pinned hands and squeeze as tight as she could.

Every little bit of hurt Bernie had ever felt was so thoroughly drowned out that her past of torment and loneliness faded away into nothingness, as if none of it had ever happened to begin with. She was safe… She was desired… She was loved… And she loved in return.

An eternity passed before their shared climax fizzled out. The vine eventually loosened its grip and Dorothea rolled off of Bernie soon thereafter, collapsing in bed beside her. Both ladies were gasping for breath after such intense exertion. The human woman didn’t notice any trace of vines around, but was too mentally and physically exhausted to question where it had come from or where it went; if anything, the idle thought of Marlene having a presence in her room as some sort of hidden protector somehow comforted her.

Feeling herself drawing closer to the edge of the waking world, Bernie’s heavy eyelids fell lower and lower over her vision. The last thing she felt before falling asleep again was Dorothea’s soft, lithe fingers interlocking with her own.

—

When Bernadetta’s consciousness next stirred, she felt both wonderfully rejuvenated and surprisingly claustrophilic. Her body felt like it was buried under a mountain of warm, comforting plushies, and was wrapped in the softest blankets imaginable. And then, she opened her eyes.

Bernie was not, in fact, cuddled between plushies; she was sandwiched between Dorothea on her left, the Professor on her right, and Edelgard laying atop her!

“Good morning, beautiful…” Edelgard planted her soft, lovely lips against Bernie’s, returning the human’s lips to a state of euphoric tingling.

“You’re so cute when you sleep…” Dorothea breathed airily.

“It’s a tragedy you can’t see in yourself the beauty that we see in you all the time…” Byleth hummed, caressing Bernie’s cheek in the palm of her hand.

The reclusive girl simply lay there. Her racing heartbeat and rapid breathing contrasted her surprisingly calm demeanor; Bernie’s body - and to a degree, her mind - was back to being in a state of relative peace from all that intoxicating sap she’d absorbed the night prior. Still, waking up in bed with three loving women doting on her was quite an exciting situation regardless of their roles in a sapient plant’s hive mind.

“Hnng…” Bernie moaned sleepily.

“Shhh, it’s alright darling, you’re safe now…” Dorothea cooed.

“We’ll always protect you…” Byleth hummed.

“We’ll always cherish you…” Edelgard gently pressed her forehead to Bernie’s.

“Why?...” A soft squeak escaped Bernie’s lips. “Why do you like me? Wh-why don’t you take me, too?”

“We love you because you’re sweet, kind, and pure of heart.” Edelgard spoke earnestly.

“You were made for a world far kinder than the one you’ve found yourself in, and it’s hurt you so much…” Dorothea pouted, holding her dear Bern tighter.

“You’ve been so badly hurt that you can’t even see all the good in yourself.” Byleth, too, held on tighter.

“But no more. Ours will be the world you deserve.” Edelgard stated firmly.

“Please… Don’t dodge the question anymore…” Bernie closed her eyes and withdrew into herself. “Why won’t you take me?”

“...We wanted you to choose us. We wanted you to choose to merge with us of your own free will. And…” Edelgard trailed off.

Bernie hesitantly opened one eye. “...and?”

“There’s something Marlene would rather say in person.”

“...You are all Marlene, right? What do you mean…?” Bernie knew she should be panicking again, but the desire to be loved and protected by these three was too strong to overcome.

“Yes, but… Well, you’ll see” Edelgard reluctantly slid out of bed, followed by the other two next to Bernie. “In the meantime, you have us here to keep you company”

Watching from under the blankets, Bernie saw her three most cherished friends dress themselves. It felt scandalous to witness the Adrestian Emperor slide her soft pink panties up her strong thighs and over the dazzling flower between her legs; a sight she’d only ever dreamed of. Dorothea’s now-familiar vulva was next to be adorned, this time by lacey burgundy panties tight enough to see a faint little trace of the labia lips beneath the silky fabric. And then there was the Professor, whose magnificent penis was so smooth and beautiful! The sight of her plain white panties struggling to contain her hefty girlcock captivated Bernie’s imagination; all she could think of was having that big, feminine bulge being pressed and rubbed against her face…

“Like what you see, Bernadetta?~” The Professor struck an alluring pose wearing naught but her smallclothes.

Feeling her face burning up, Bernie swiftly looked away only to notice that she herself was pitching a little tent in her blankets! Instinctively hiding from her embarrassment, she pulled the covers up over her head and waited.

“We’ll be just outside if you’d like some privacy getting dressed, Bern~” Dorothea said with her teasing tone of voice; the one Bernie couldn’t help but adore, and even crave to hear more of.

—

A short time later, the four women made their way through the bustling monastery. It felt so odd walking out in the open with comrades who weren’t quite the same, yet who nobody else seemed to question. Bernie supposed Avelina was the only one who suspected anything amiss these past few weeks, and she was never one to share such information with anyone but Lady Edelgard. It was simultaneously eerie and reassuring to see life going on despite the fact a hive mind had infiltrated and assimilated the leaders of the Adrestian army.

As they passed friends and allies, Bernie eventually realised everyone was giving her the same subtle smile and knowing gaze: First from Ladislava, next from Marianne and Lysithea, and then from Hapi and Yuri. Finally, her suspicions were all but confirmed when she saw Lin, the only out trans woman she knew (as of before this whole Marlene incident began, at least). The sleepy scholar now had a sizable bust, higher voice, and softer jawline. Any other physical changes were hidden beneath her silky, feminine robes.

“Good morning, Bernadetta~” Lin hummed as she passed by. Despite speaking in a new voice, her words flowed with the same languorous air she’d always had.

The pit in her stomach had returned and her feet refused to keep moving. Just as she was starting to feel ok with Marlene, she was able to see how far her influence had spread. How many people had been snatched and assimilated? Had anyone she’d seen today been their old- no, their real selves!?

“Don’t worry, Bernadetta.” Edelgard had taken on that droning, almost robotic tone of voice again despite all the emotion she’d shown earlier on. “There’s nobody here that can hurt you anymore.”