Chapter 2 - Eight in the Deep

“We should really go back.” Nera remarked fearfully, holding her umbrella over her head as she followed her friends across the dampened sand. Nera was not a cowardly girl, but she was still very concerned as per her gentle nature. Nera's modesty was reflected in her choice of swimsuit, a plain white bikini that did not show too much nor too little. Her long blue hair was tied by a big pink ribbon and she wore only a single simple gold necklace. A gift from her much more outspoken and rude sister Debora.  

“No. Not until I find my sister.” Claire Farron asserted, leading the pack alongside Tifa. No one really knows how she got the nickname Lightning. But it fit with her reputation as an assertive and uncompromising marine commando. The young woman's body was toned with slim muscle and adorned in a gray sting bikini. Her wavy rose pink hair was tied and flowed along her right shoulder. Her pale aqua eyes blazed with determination, slinging a long bladed gun on her shoulder as she looked for her younger sister.

“Between the ten of us, that shouldn't be a problem.” Aerith confidently asserted. Like Nera, Aerith's long brown hair was plaited with a large pink ribbon holding a white gem given to her by her mother. Segmented bangs framed her pretty face, emerald green eyes burning intently. Her slender body was dressed in a surprisingly revealing pink one piece that barely contained her huge breasts.

“I still think we should split up. Cover more ground.” Tifa admitted, now wishing that she had brought an umbrella like Nera had. Her waist-long black hair was dampened by the rain falling on them though the tips still maintained her trademark dolphin-tail split. On Aqua's advice, she had quickly thrown off her wet t shirt and put on a thin tube top which strained to keep her gigantic bust covered. However, her micro thong utterly failed to keep her massive ass and crotch modest. 

“I agree! We can find Penelo and the others faster in smaller groups!” Kairi's long hair was a dark shade of crimson auburn, bangs parted on either side of her face and her body more developed than her age would infer. Her eyes were pure blue and she wore a necklace bearing a single silver bead. Her pale body was dressed in a cropped short shirt that left much of the top and bottom of her large breasts uncovered. She wore a thin red g string over her crotch as part of a dare she had lost with Penelo.

“You should not even be out here.”Aqua reminded her younger cousin. Aqua's blue hair was very spiky and only a shade darker than her eyes. Kairi's cousin was tall and fit from job as a police lieutenant. Her massive bosom was barely contained in her blue bandini and her modest cheeky thong failed to keep much of her ass and crotch covered. Aqua was not happy with Kairi or her twin Namine for sneaking out when they were supposed to stay in their rooms.

“Well they're here now.” Ashe reminded her friend. “She might have a point. We should split into two groups that are close by. That way we can cover ground and stay close.” The 19 year old cousin of royalty had a small build and slender frame. Her sandy blonde hair was cropped above her shoulders, and her white and red skirtini was damp against her fair skin.

“Probably for the best.” Fran noted, knowing that Aqua's cousins had a habit of letting their curiosity  lead them into trouble. No one questioned how or why the tall dark skinned woman had long white hair, claw-like nails or rabbit hair and feet covered in white fur and speckles of brown on the tips. is a viera and thus has their dark skin complexion, thick, white hair and long claw-like fingernails. No one bothered asking and figured it was part of who their tall friend was. Her white sling bikini failed to keep her gigantic breasts settled, resulting in constant jiggling that left some such as Kairi and Nera bleeding from their noses.

Namine looked away blushing, a steady and thick stream of cum still streaming down her thigh from a recent naughty encounter with two tall twin hunks. Kairi's twin sister shared Kairi's blue eyes and gifted body endowments. However, her hair was platinum blond and drapped over her right shoulder normally. She had a pleasant face with rosy cheeks and pale pink lips. Her pretty body was adorned in a white lace mini-dress with a black lace g string underneath. Thanks to the rain, all could see her bare pale breasts through her now wet dress.

“Don't worry, we won't tell your daddy.” Lulu teased the blushing blond. Lulu's great black hair was braided in cornrows that lead into a bun and ornate long braids. Her enviable body rivaled Tifa's in gifts, massive tits squeezed into a tiny black one piece.

“You done?” Lightning had no patience for games right now. “Our friends are still missing.” Harsh as she was, the other nine girls knew that she was right. 
They couldn't afford to play around, not when the others may be in danger. 

“Maybe they went to a cave to get out of the rain.” Nera suggested, the storm showers growing heavier with each moment that the ladies walked. 

“I think I know where they might be.” Tifa said. “Follow me!” Several moments later, the girls were all running into the jungle, practically diving into a cave to get out of the rain. They all heaved and panted, water dripping from every inch of their alluring bodies.

“Why didn't you say this before!” Lightning shouted.

“No one asked...and I forgot...” Tifa said with a light chuckle. The others all laughed as well, relieved to be out of the storm though it would take a while to dry off. They took out of their flashlights and pointed them at the ceiling, illuminating the rocky cavern and letting them see a pile of clothing.

“Is that...” Kairi walked over carefully, picking up a discarded bikini thong. “How long has this been here?”

“More than a month.” Aqua took the apparrel, using her law enforcement skills to determine how long the thong had been disregarded. She noted the tear and narrowed her eyes. “Ripped from its owner...”

“Rape?” Aerith asked fearfully.

“I don't know...If anything happened to its owner...it happened-” Aqua's eyes widened when she heard Tifa scream. She looked over to see that she had found a familiar looking swimsuit.

“This is Jessie's suit.” Tifa said on the verge of tears. “She wouldn't just leave it here...she's in this cave and we have to-”

“Calm down.” Claire slapped Tifa, helping the other girl get a hold of herself. She took Jessica's ripped lifeguard swimsuit and studied it with her own military trained eyes. “An hour at least...if someone took her, there's a chance she's still alive.”

“I hear her...” Fran spoke, her eyes picking up sounds that would not even register with her human companions. “She's further in the cave...with Serah and the others.”

“Alright.” Lightning cracked her knuckles, cocking the pump of her rifle. “I'm going hunting. Aqua, Tifa, Ashe and Fran, you're all coming.”

“What about me?” Kairi insisted.

“You stay here with your sister.” Aqua told her cousin. “Go get help from the resort when the storm clears if we don't return. And listen to Lulu and Aerith.”

“Be careful everyone...” Nera said apologetically, the five taller and stronger women entering deeper into the cave. Lightning led the way with her gun aimed at anything that might lie further in these caverns. The echoes of water drops filled their hearing like a melancholy chorus. Even in these rocky tunnels, water was finding a way to leak down upon their voluptuous forms. Trickles showered them through cracks in the walls, chinks in the cavernous covering left over from years of erosion.

“Something smells terrible.” Fran warned the others, her pistol readied and loaded. “Foul...the stench of...hunger...lust...death...blood.”

“If whoever's down here has hurt my sister-” Lightning slipped, her breathing quickened when she saw she'd tripped over a bloody femur bone.

“Male...” Ashe pointed out before Claire panicked. “It's not Serah...Serah is alive.”

“She's right...I hear her.” Fran spoke as the girls went further into the caves. The walls were now slick with more than just water. They saw a white sludge-like slobber now coating the walls, the ground was filled with a white and black muck that stuck to their feet. “The others too...they're...trapped...”

“Trapped in what?” Tifa asked and the five halted when they entered a cavern chamber. Here they saw a pool of collected sand damped by slobber and mud. 

“Fran?”

“They're in here.” Fran assured the others, her sensitive ears clearly hearing her friends scream from behind an unseen barrier. “Somewhere.” She twitched, picking up the movements of something slithering hidden in this dark cave. It was moving too quick to be human, perhaps it was a snake or a lizard that stalked these dark depths?

XXX

Back in the cave's entrance, the younger girls restlessly waited with their more patient peers. Nera was increasingly watching the heavy rainfall outside. Lulu napped against the wall, arms folded under her obscenely heavy breasts. Aerith was whistling a happy tune despite the situation, a smile on her face as always.

“Why did they bring us along just to leave us here?”

“We did sneak out.” Namine meekly replied to her twin who just huffed. “Come on Kairi, they're just looking out for us.”

“I don't need them looking out for me!” Kairi yelled, her voice echoing in the cave as she fumed. “Aqua's not my mother-”

“Pint down, some of us are trying to rest.” Lulu grumbled, ignoring the motion in the rocks above her. 

“I just hate that Aqua treats us like kids.” Kairi complained, Namie putting a hand on her sister's shoulder to comfort her. “I know she means well...but...we grew up a long time ago. Why can't she see that?”

“Maybe, she doesn't want you to grow up fast like she had to.” Nera offered apologetically. “But that doesn't mean she doesn't respect you. She's proud that of you.”

"You can't expect her to just respect you as an adult because you've grown." Aerith playfully told the younger girl. "Being an adult is about more than looking like one. You have to act like one and...you didn't do that here. You acted like children by sneaking out. But despite that, Aqua has a lot of faith in you girls and I do too."

“Thanks guys-” Kairi stopped herself to look past Nera and saw that Lulu was gone. “Where's Lulu?” The girls all frantically looked around in the dark cave, looking for any sign of their friend. Their own shouts and the heavy rainfall outside kept them from hearing the ripping and tearing of a swimsuit. The pieces fluttered to the floor though none could see it due to the dark cave.

Up above, Lulu's screams were muffled by the pale translucent worm that was swallowing over her shoulders. Her massive pale breasts were lathered with spittle that traveled down her curvacious body and dripped from her toes onto the sandy floor. The creature's sucking made low plopping sounds as flesh moved and pressed onto flesh.

The worm-like predator's mouth was split open into four flexible jaws. Jaws that moved down over the woman's chest and back as she was pulled into its mouth. The creature's incredible elasticity allowed it to stretch and easily accomodate Lulu's struggling body despite her struggles. She could only moan and gasp with protest, her face pressing into a web of mucuous lining that dampened her skin with a foul smelling stench. She writhed when the worm's maw pressed against her round breasts, tiny teeth pricking against her areola as she felt her nipples get savored by the worm's maw.

“Lulu!” Namine screamed out, unaware of how Lulu's hips were being gobbled up above her. She could not see her friend's legs kick frantically and even the sound of Lulu hitting her heels against rock did not garner attention. “Where did she go?” Had they been able to hear her, they could have used their flashlights to look up in time to see the worm suck in Lulu's crotch.

“I...I don't...” Kairi saw Nera shake frantically, the pressure of the situation getting to her as she looked out in the rain. “I don't know...I don't what to do...”

“We have to get the others!” Kairi called out, shaking the older girl to her senses. “Maybe Lulu ran in after them or-” Suddenly, the girls heard Namine scream and they turned in time to see the blond girl get dragged outside.

“NAMINE!” Kairi bolted out after her sister, Nera running behind her to try and keep up. But as the blue haired girl got outside, she was knocked to her feet by an unseen force. She looked up and saw only a ring of pink flesh close in on her head.

Aerith stood behind Nera, watching a pale worm wring its maw over Nera's head until it was completely consumed. Aerith panicked, turning back to cave to find the fold-out spear she had brought along. But as she ran inside, she tripped on her own flashlight and into the maw of another waiting worm eager to mash its mouth against Aerith's screaming face.

Unaware of Nera or Aerith's peril, Kairi ran through the heavy rain following the trail left by Namine's hands. She passed already damp and torn pieces of cloth that had belonged to her twin's dress, the redhead growing fearful as she ran through the drenching downpour. 

“Kairi...” Kairi heard her sister whimper and found her sprawled on the ground. Kairi cried in relief as she grabbed the near-naked Namine and helped her onto her feet. The blond's foot appeared hurt as she could not stand easily on it and her skin was grazed all over with small cuts and knicks. “Where is it?”

“Where is what?” Kairi asked her sister as both sotod in the unrelenting rain. “What happened?”

“Something grabbed me...” Namine fearfully answered. “It bit me all over...let go of me and then disappeared...” 

“It's alright...we're alright now. Nera...let's go find-” The young girl now realized she was alone with her sister. In her haste, she didn't realize that her caretakers had failed to follow her out into the rain. 

Back at the cave entrance, Nera's legs kicked vainly as they were sucked into the worm retracting back into the muddy ground. Above, the other appendage wormed out into the open cavern air, deftly managing the feminine bulge in its body that moved deeper into its bowels. Aerith's feet stuck out of the third worm's mouth, the gardener's near-nude body barely visible through the worm's pellucid skin. 

“Where did Nera go?” Kairi shook in terror, realizing that she and her sister were now out alone. “Namine? Did you-”

“No...was she with you?” Namine's eyes widened in terror, looking around and unable to see much of anything now due to the powerful rainfall. In her haste, Kairi had left behind her flashlight and compounded the crisis. “The trees, we need more foilage or we're blind out here!”

“Right!” Kairi agreed as the girls held hands and moved in the direction of green. Unable to see the two moving mounds that were slowly following after them.

XXX

"No...There's no way that this could be..." Yet, Ashe's eyes were not lying. Deep in the cave, the five girls were staring down at a piece of metal with the words SS Andromeda on it. Worst, other layers of metal were scattered through this narrow section of the cave. "The ship..."

"Believe it. That's what we're seeing." Tifa said with heavy breath, the light of their flashlights picking up wreckage throughout the cave. It was as if something had grabbed the cruise ship, squeezed it and dragged what was left into the bottom of the island. "That explains where the ship went."

"But where are the passengers?" Aqua asked with frightful concern. She had seen much cloth, but no blood. Something like this would have surely killed the passengers and left behind bodies or body parts. But Aqua could not see any sign of life amidst the wreckage that was now forcefully one with the caverns. "They can't have vanished..."

"Maybe they all drowned." Lightning stated, clearly uninterested in the fate of the Andromeda's passengers. "Maybe they abandoned ship before it got taken under. Or maybe the storm washed away their bodies. Whatever happened, it's not important. We're looking for my sister, remember?"

"She's my friend too!" Aqua roared at the apathetic Lightning. "I want to find Serah, Luna, Stella, Penelo and Jessica too! But maybe this is important too! Maybe the same thing that took the ship took our friends too!"

"It's still here." They all heard Fran warn, her ears picking up sounds that made her raise her guard. "There are others with it...screams...people...trapped inside of it. It is hungry...hungry for..."

"Hungry for what?" Ashe demanded as she grabbed Fran's shoulders. "What do you hear Fran? Whose trapped? Where are they?"

"They are coming." Fran said as if defeated. "We cannot run from them now."

"Will you stop speaking in riddles!" A frustrated Lightning roared at the Rabbit Girl. "Give me some straight answers or I'll-" Claire "Lightning" Farron's answer came in the form of a pale white worm that burrowed out of the ground in front of her. The girls screamed as Claire aimed her rifle at the beast and squeezed the trigger. Bullets flew through the cavern air, but the worm was too quick for Claire to hit and it swung its bulk into Lightning's body. Lightning was thrown into the open maw of another waiting worm that immediately swallowed up her head and shoulders in one gulp.

"Lightning!" The blond cried out as the other girls all saw more worm monsters appear out of the cavern walls and floor. Their appearance reminded Ashe of maggots, their gross pale skin almost translucent enough to show their insides. However, Ashe picked out one bulging worm with a familiar dancer squeezed inside of it. "Penny!" 

"Ashe! Wait!" Aqua warned, but was caught off guard when her gorgeous body was assaulted from behind and the front by the swift creatures. Fran didn't even bother fighting, watching a worm plop its mouth onto her bountiful ass and push her onto her arms. Tifa ran up to the closest worm to her and punched it, her strength great enough to cause it to pause. But another worm merely grabbed her other arm to stun her and as she screamed, Tifa was lifted off of her feet as the worm sucked her arm further into it's guts. Her tube top and micro thong had been torn off, exposing her unmatched breasts to the lustful grabs of the worms. One worm latched onto the nipple of her right breast and tugged madly, another slurped on the flat valley of her belly and made Tifa cry out helplessly.

The long-haired fighter slammed her elbow against the worm's hide, screaming as another worm slurped down her legs up to her luscious thighs and greedily squeezed them with its foul mouth. Tifa gasped and screamed, looking down to see Aqua's bandini get ripped from her chest, her jiggling gigantic tits grasped by hungry mouths as a blushing Aqua cried. A larger worm had wrapped its maw around Aqua's legs and was slowly moving up past her knees. Another one had moved up between her supple thighs and was using its mouth to push aside Aqua's g-string and suck on her plump pussy. Aqua screamed out loudly, the tentacle slurping away at her pink cunt, causing her body to shake as though an earthquake attacked her and her alone.

Swallowed past her chest, Lightning's breasts and head could be vaguely seen through the worm's body. She had long since dropped her rifle, her arms helplessly forced to her sides as the worm advanced over her athletic body. Spittle dripped down the fair pink-haired girl's body, her screams muted by the heavy layers of flesh pressing onto her head. Her legs kicked and widened, trying desperately for any motion that would allow Lightning to escape the fate that she was now being drawn towards. But as Fran had figured before this struggle even started, it was no use.

Fran didn't even bother struggling, what could she do against the worm wringing and playing with her obscene ass cheeks. How could she stop these worms sticking out of the floor from tasting her dark nipples or from sucking in her body like spaghetti. She looked to see that Ashe had already been consumed up to her waist by the same worm that ate Penelo. The blond's legs still had life in them, but she was not kicking or struggling. Like Fran, Ashe had figured that resistance was futile. These creatures had devoured hundreds of people before them, what chance did they have?

As they would soon find out, these worms were very deft in their craft. Many years and many meals had given these worms the ability to adequately suck in prey alive and intact. Their elastic bodies turn and stretched, perfectly taking in the feminine curves of their screaming prey. The secretions now coating the girl's skin not only lathered them, but introduced a slow acting paralysis agent. A potent toxin which was causing the girl's sensitivity to increase a hundredfold while sapping them of their strength in exchange. A precautionary method to subdue prey and keep it from harming itself would it tried to escape the worm's gripping maws.

Her arm finally released, Tifa was left panting and half-dazed. She could all too readily feel the worm's maw press onto the underside of her humongous tits, breasts so huge that even the worm had to pause it had never tackled a bosom like Tifa's. The worms swallowing up a half-conscious Aqua and the quiet Fran were faced with the same predicament, a bosom to large to immediately swallow over. Comparatively, Lightning and Ashe's legs were now hanging out of hungry maws, slowly being slurped into a distending space where a now unconscious victim had spent her energy vainly. 

An hour of agonizing torment passed for Tifa and her last remaining friends or so it felt to them. The worm's innards rubbed and teased their trapped bodies, forcing lewd moans from their mouths. Their sucked and sore nipples were hard as needles, arising a need to touch and squeeze them like an inch that needed to be scratched. The slight touch of the worms mouths on their boobs caused them to cry out, the girls were now more aroused than they were fearful. The toxin had utterly wrung them of any urge to resist their devouring, a status that remained when their breasts were finally squeezed and overcome. After their impressive mammies were taken into the worms mouths, it was just a matter of time before they were sucked into the dark maw.

Tifa had been the first to be taken in, her strong shoulders no match for the worm's maw as it advanced over her head. The crazed girl actually licked in mouth that was swallowing her as it closed its mouth flaps over the top of her head. Aqua recovered enough for her eyes to widen in horror at Fran's rabbit ears sticking out of the closing mouth of a worm. But her body was still shaking from the climaxes that this worm devouring had forced on her, leaving her too exhausted to cry out as the worm's mouth closed its mouth over her head.

The worms could not nor would not gloat in their successful feeding. They swiftly gulped and sent the feminine bulges further down into their bodies as they retracted back into the ground. But this feeding was not yet finished as there were two more females nearby. Once they were taken, the girls trapped when their fleshy prisons would find that their living nightmares at this point was just the beginning of an endless hell. The late passengers of the Andromeda would consider themselves fortunate compared to what would happen to these young women now writhing within translucent fleshy cages.

