"So, we're here to free you" Alyssa replied reassuringly.

“This one's old master is dead, this one needs a new master!" the figure insisted stubbornly.

"What's the hold up?" John said insistently, as he walked into the room.

“What the fuck?!" he blurted out, when he saw the living cartoon character.

“Are you this one's new master?" The girl asked him. "We don't have time for this!" John said to Alyssa urgently, "We only have three minutes to get to the ship

Alyssa nodded and looked at the girl. "Yes, he's your new master. You need to come with us now!"

The girl clapped excitedly and then seemed to shimmer in front of their eyes. Her body grew taller, becoming slim and athletic, her massive gravity defying tits shrinking down to a much more manageable 32D. The girl's hair darkened to a rich golden blonde colour and her skin colour changed to a lovely tanned bronze. Finally the girl's face became stunningly beautiful, cerulean blue eyes drawing them in and a warm smile on her lovely full lips. The girl had transformed into an absolutely identical copy of Alyssa.

“Would you Like to use this one now master?" the girl said invitingly, sounding exactly Like John's teenage lover.

Understanding suddenly dawned on John “She's a Nymph!" he exclaimed in surprise, turning to address the clone of Alyssa.

“Stop that." he ordered firmly, "Change back to your natural form and follow us." he said curtly.

"Yes master." the fake-Alyssa agreed obediently and began to shimmer again.

“We have to move, now!!" John said, snapping Alyssa out of her shocked daze.

“Sorry John, let's go!" She agreed, darting after him as he dashed out across the Pirate Lord's quarters, scooping up her assault rifle as she passed it.

Alyssa noticed movement to her side and the girl was keeping pace with them easily. Although the girl hadn't changed much in height or body type, she no longer looked Like a carbon copy of Alyssa and now looked radically different. The girl now had dark green skin that seemed to catch the light and sparkle with a deep Lustre, lighter coloured curving lines subtly highlighted the girls breasts and muscles. Her nails were an ethereal Looking Light green that almost seemed to glow and her enchanting emerald eyes had vertical cat-like irises. Finally, her long hair was a rich dark green verging almost on black and it billowed out behind her in a cloud as she sprinted along by Alyssa's side.

They dashed into the elevator and hit the button for the bottom deck and the lift began to descend.

"1 minute 50" John said, his expression worried.

The elevator seemed to take forever, although the whole trip only took five seconds. The doors finally opened and the three of them sprinted up the corridor to be met with the sounds of a fire-fight. A couple of pirates stood in the doorway, firing pistols wildly at the small group of armed captives who were ducked behind the dropship and shooting back.

"take the one on the left* John thought clearly and the two pirates slumped forward as hollow point rounds from him and Alyssa slammed into them from behind.

"Don't shoot, it's us!" John called out to the frightened captives, who cautiously Lowered their weapons when they saw who was calling to them.

John, Alyssa and the girl sprinted across the hangar and ran for the dropship.

"Get in, fast!" John urged the bewildered captives, who then followed his instructions and climbed back through the airlock and into the packed dropship.

Alyssa darted through the throng of people and dived into the Pilot's seat, powering up the dropship. John followed in her wake and slumped into the co-pilots chair in the cockpit.

“One minute!" John said, looking at the counter on his watch in worry. The Nymph pushed her way past the traders, receiving appreciative Looks at her shapely naked form as she drifted by, before she came into the cockpit to sit in John's lap. John sat and watched Alyssa activating the engines, too worried to object, as the Nymph nuzzled at his neck affectionately.

The dropship lifted off the landing pad and then glided backwards, until it was over the gaping hole in the floor of the Hangar bay. Alyssa dipped the nose of the Kirrix vessel, before cranking up the engines and they dropped out of the doomed ship, gradually picking up speed.

"Ten seconds!" John exclaimed, as the dropship put more distance between them and the Stalingrad.