My dream was rudely interrupted by the high pitched, sharp series of beeps coming from the ship's on-board computer.

Sleep-drunk, I reached out to the illuminated touch screen panel on the wall and tapped one of the buttons to turn the cabin lights on.

I tossed the blankets aside, unclipped and raised myself up, and floated my way towards the flight-deck.

"Hey, cat-face!", I yelled towards the back, "Wake up from your beauty sleep! We're coming up to the coordinates you gave me. There are bout fifteen minutes left."

After half a minute of silence, I grumbled and went back to the living cabin.

I floated over the sleeping tiger in the bunk.

"Hey, Kujo, wake up!" With an index finger, I tweaked one of the feline's whiskers.

The tiger twitched his nose and opened his eyes.

"Yes, a light sleeper as ever", I smirked.

The anthro tiger stretched out with a soft mrowl before sitting upright.

"If the coordinates you gave me are right, we should be coming up to the station in a little bit. I need you at the flight-deck to talk us through."

Back on the flight-deck, I switched the instrument panel on and activated the artificial gravity.

Moments later, Kujo came up and sat down in the other pilot's seat.

"Ow, my head", I moaned. "I can't even imagine why you like to sleep in a zero-gravity environment." I rubbed my neck and shoulders for a bit and waited for the nausea to go away.

"Well, nothing but stars, Kujo. Are you sure the coordinates you gave me are right?"

"They have to be, Matt. I know them by heart. We've always maintained a very wide safety perimeter. We should be picked up by the station's detection systems long before we even get a glimpse of it.

"Unidentified space-craft, this is Aragon space-station. You are approaching our outer periferal. Please identify yourself and give your intentions."

"Well, it seems we just have been picked up. Let's be polite and answer back, shall we?", I smiled.

"Hello Aragon, this is space-cruiser Lucas. I have some lost property on board you might want to have back."

"Hello Lucas. Eh... We have no lost property on our records. Please give a description of the item so we can double check."

"Well, your turn, Kuj..." I stopped mid sentence to find tears were running down the tiger's cheeks.

"Please stand by, Aragon", I let go of the com switch.

"That's.... It's Jason", Kujo sobbed. "I... I am back home!", he cried out.

Suddenly, Kujo flung around my neck, head-rubbing and licking my cheeks.

With a tap on a small pedal, my seat turned sideways and I embraced the feline, giving him a kiss on his muzzle.

"Yup, it seems we finally got there after all these months", I sighed, burying my face in the tiger's soft fur.

My hand went back to the com switch.

"Hello Aragon, this is Lucas. I have a description of your lost property. Acknowledge."

"Roger, Lucas. Proceed."

"Aragon, It's white and orange, with black stripes over the back, and about two meters tall, metric."

"Copy that. Er... Lucas, are you pulling our leg?!", the other end asked, clearly annoyed.

"Aragon, negative. Your lost property has just informed me that I am speaking to a certain Jason. Is that correct?"

About ten seconds of silence followed.

"Lucas, erm... Yes. That is an affirmative. We are totally clueless here now. Please explain."

"I shall pass the mic to your lost property. Stand by, Aragon."

"Er. Roger, Lucas, standing by."

Kujo's digit rested on the com switch for a few seconds. The tiger took a deep breath before slowly pressing it.

"H-hello Aragon. Kujo here."

I heard a clack and muffled, excited voices on the other end.

"Kujo! Is that you? Is that really you?!", the voice on the other end exclaimed.

"Jason! Yes, it is! Oh, it's so good to hear your voice again!", Kujo exclaimed, in tears again.

"Hello Aragon", I continued, "Your lost property is a bit too overwhelmed to communicate with you at the moment, but he would surely love to be returned. I would like to ask permission to board the station."

Again a clack, followed by the sound of a throat being cleared.

"Lucas, veer thirty horizontal degrees to your left and three and a half vertical degrees down and proceed on that vector. Two fighters which meet you and escort you to the station and a hangar. Please adjust your speed and course accordingly. Acknowledge"

"Copy that. Altering heading minus thirty degrees horizontal and minus four degrees vertical. Proceeding on that new vector. Thank you, Aragon. Lucas, out."

After entering the new course in the navigation computer, I leaned back.

"The station is pretty big. More than enough room for a nice hike. It even has in-door parks", Kujo dreamily said. "I can't wait to get back home."

"Hello Lucas, hello Lucas. This is Defense Foxtrot. Me and Defense Lima will escort you to hangar section Q, bay twenty. Follow our course and adjust your speed."

"Defense Foxtrot, here Lucas. Copy that."

After disengaging the auto-pilot, I fired retrothrusters to slow down, and maneuvered the ship behind the two fighters. After about half an hour, I could catch a glimpse of the space station. It took me a while to comprehend the shere size of it. It consisted of a huge rotating ring of at least a few kilometers in diameter. Two columns went from one end to the other, meeting up in a hub in the middle at a ninety degree angle. A third column was perpendicular to the others and extended outwards for about half of the length of the other columns. That was where the fighters were escorting us to.

"They're taking us to the quarantine section", Kujo remarked.

"Quarantine? Why?", I wondered. "Well, you're a different species. An alien to the station's population. And I've been gone for too long. They can't afford to take any chances."

"Ah, erm. Well. Makes sense then, I guess."

I slowed Lucas down further and further as we got closer to the station. Dozens and dozens of docks, hangars and construction yards became visible.

"Wow. I don't think that I've ever seen a space station of this size", I gasped.

"Aragon is one of two of this class. It's a main hub in our outer rim territory, providing support and supplies to the more remote, and smaller stations of our federation", Kujo replied.

"I.... I never realized you were so advanced in space exploration. I thought we as humans were getting there, but this is unbelievable."

"Do remember where, and most important, WHEN you are, Matt", the tiger said to me.

"Lucas, Defense Foxtrot here. Reduce your speed to twenty kph relative to the station and maintain your vector. I am going to turn you over to final approach for hangar section Q. You will be guided to bay twenty. Welcome to Aragon and maybe see you on board. Foxtrot out."

"Copy that, Foxtrot. Thank you. Lucas out."

A cluster of hangar doors were in front of us with a row of lights blinking at the sides of the door at the far end.

"Hello Lucas, this is Aragon Final Approach for hangar section Q. Your hangar will be bay 20. Once you are inside, touch down and turn off your main engines. Your space craft will be secured to the deck and connected to the stations main power supply and network by our crew. Do not disembark until contacted by the Hangar Officer on this very channel. The HO will provide you with further instructions. Please acknowledge."

"Aragon Final Approach, This is Lucas. Copy that, out." With care, I maneuvered the space cruiser into the hangar bay. With tiny thrusts, I turned the craft around so that the flight-deck was facing the hangar door. After lowering the gear and a few gentle thrusts from the top-side thrusters, Lucas touched down onto the steel floor. Metal braces clamped around the landing skids, securing the ship onto the surface.

"Welcome back home, Kujo", I smiled, flipping the two main engine switches into the 'off' position.

Vibrations rumbled through the hull, caused by the two main engines of Lucas spinning down.

The huge hangar closed, and a screen on Lucas' instrument panel indicated an artificial gravity force counting up to one G, and the presence of a breathable atmosphere. I switched off Lucas' gravity generator.

A small army of hangar crew entered the bay. Two of them walked up to my ship. I unlocked the utility hatch which was located on the ship's belly. Moments later, the external power display come on-line.

"Well, it seems we're hooked up to the station's mains and network."

After switching the ship's systems to 'external power', I turned off the APU, avionics and instrument panel.

"Hello Lucas. This is HO Maverick. The local time is sixteen hours and twenty minutes. You are required to disembark in exactly ten minutes and proceed to examination room five at level three. Me and my lieutenant will escort you. Over."

"Hello HO Maverick, this is Matt of space cruiser Lucas. Copy that. Kujo and me will disembark at sixteen hours and thirty minutes. Lucas out."

"Wheew. I am not used to that official chitchat. I hope this only is radio communication etiquette", I sighed.

"Yah, pretty much. We're all pretty informal in here, you'll find out soon enough."

"OK, now to get dressed. The only presentable clothing I have ready here is my flight suit. Nothing official I'm afraid. I don't want to be disrespectful. Digging out boxes will take too long."

"Don't worry about that", the tiger replied. "It's what I am going to put on as well.

"With a loud clack and hiss, the rear hatch of Lucas opened. After a short climb down the ladder, we were both standing on the textured metal of the space station's hangar floor.

Two tall individuals in protective clothing and canine shaped masks walked up to us.

"Welcome on board, Sir", the left one spoke to me. "My name is HO Maverick. This is my lieutenant Peter. I apologize for this outfit, but I am afraid it's the procedure I have to follow for aliens, or those who've been in outer space for a longer period of time. We are very careful not to bring any alien virus on board." He turned to Kujo. "It's so good to see you back again, Kujo. The guys of your squadron missed you so much. After you two are cleared, you both should come up to the rec-level and get back up to speed. I am sure you have a good story to tell! Now, please follow us."

We left the hangar bay and got into an elevator which took us up a few levels. A bright screen displayed 'Medical Level three' shortly before the doors opened.

"Erm... Evil experiments?", I joked to Maverick, while walking down a corridor and into a room with a small one person sized cylindrical cabin.

"No Sir. Just procedures. Please step inside, spread your arms and legs, and try to stand as still as you can."

With a soft wuzz, the cabin door shut. A scanning device circled around, casting laser like white beams of light all over my body.

"You are clear, Sir", another voice spoke through an intercom speaker. "You may leave the scanner."

Rather confused, I got back out and sat down on a bench in a corner.

After Kujo got scanned and got the all clear, Maverick and Peter took their masks and suits off.

I stared at them both for a few moments. Both ebony wolves returned the stare.

"You're the first human I've seen in my life", Peter said. "I hope not to sound unkind, but the last time any of us, or one of our allies heard about humans was thousands of years ago."

"I am sure he can tell you all about that once we're done here, Peter", Kujo said.

"You two just wait here. Doc will come and take you to his exam room in a moment. See ya later, I hope!", Maverick exclaimed, and both lupines walked out of the room.

"Doc? Exam room?", I mumbled to Kujo.

Before the tiger could answer, the door opened and I saw a big anthropomorphic lion standing in the opening.

Clearly amused by the astounded expression on my face, he introduced himself. "Hello there. I'm Josh. Though all the guys here call me Doc, for obvious reasons", he smiled, while patting his white coat. "Come to my exam room, you two."

We followed the lion into a spacious and cozy office. There was a scanner like in the room we just got out of, an exam table, a table with a few basic medical instruments, a bed, and an office space with various equipment.

"Please, have a seat. As Kujo already knows, before either of you are allowed into the population, you'll have to pass a physical assessment. The first part, which was a scan returned negative results. The scanner is programmed to recognize various viruses and other contaminating threats. But apart of that, a physical assessment also is required to see if you are sound and healthy. You've been gone for seven months in total, Kujo", the lion said while walking to his terminal. With a few gestures of his arms, a projector fired up and rendered a three dimensional desktop. He reached out and grabbed a blinking folder.

"So, what's your name?"

"It's Matthew", I answered.

"Pleased to meet you, Matthew. So if Kujo goes first, you can see what this check-up is all about."

"No problem, Josh", the tiger smiled.

"Very well Kujo. Strip down to your underwear then."

The tiger took his clothing off and hung them over a rack.

"Oh, eh. You prefer me to wait outside, Kujo?", I hesitatingly asked.

"We've spent months together in your ship, silly", he replied with a smirk. "I am sure you're not seeing anything you've not seen before."

Josh kindly took the tiger by his arm and guided him to the examination table.

"Hmm, I don't think a motoric and skeletal examination is needed in your case, Kujo. I already saw that's all fine and in order. That's still on my files. You did loose some muscle-mass, but that is to be expected after spending a longer period of time in a low gravity environment."

The lion reached out to the small table and took a Q-tip. "Open wide."

Kujo opened his maw. Josh ran the Q-tip over the tiger's gums, along the sides of his tongue, and the inside of his cheeks.

"You've taken proper care of your fangs, I see", Josh complimented, labeling a plastic bag to put the Q-tip in.

The lion kneeled down and gave the tiger's legs a quick look over to check for any abnormalities.

"Your fur and skin is all in excellent condition as well, nothing to remark there." He sat down next to the tiger and embraced him. "I didn't say it earlier, but it surely is nice that you're back home again."

I raised an eyebrow. Kujo chuckled at me, "Didn't I tell you things are pretty informal here?"

"Physical examinations can be a drag for me and my patients. Why not make it a bit more pleasurable by being kind and a bit affectionate when feeling like doing so? The scan already concluded neither of you have a contaminating disease, so all is fine!", Josh said to me while patting my shoulder.

"I uh... Guess so, yes", I stumbled, "So I guess I should get ready now?"

"No, not yet, Matthew. I've not finished examining Kujo yet."

Josh guided the tiger onto his back, and the Tiger helpfully raised his legs so the Josh could take his underwear off.

"There we go", the lion said softly as he took the tiger's sheath between two of his digits. Gently he pushed it back, exposing Kujo's pointy, pink shaft. With a fresh Q-tip, he rubbed up and down along the length, and over the tip before putting it in another labeled bag.

Josh got another Q-tip. "Spread and raise your legs, Kujo."

He gave the tiger's shaft and balls a thorough check-over. "Seems all fine here. Can't feel any weird textures or shapes."

With two digits, Josh spread the tigers' tail-hole open a little bit before inserting the Q-tip. After wiggling it around, he took it back out, and placed it in a new labeled bag.

"Here, sit upright and fill this for me."

The tiger casually sat back upright and urinated in the cup.

Realizing that Josh would most probably be more thorough with me because I was an alien, made me feel nervous. I looked at the tiger sitting there on the table as Josh reached down and grabbed a small plastic sleeve and a pair of latex gloves. Kujo smiled shyly to me.

"Yes, this is the part we've all been waiting for, isn't it?", Josh chuckled while putting on the gloves.

Kujo lay back down on his back and spread his rear legs. I couldn't keep my eyes off of him as the examination continued, and Josh inserted his digit into the tiger's tail-hole. Kujo sighed contently and closed his eyes.

"Mmhmm. Prostate is all fine. No weird things in your colon either", Jush hummed while glancing at the tiger's face. He grinned, "Oh my. Well, I do also need to collect some semen from you. Might as well do that in one go eh?"

The tiger's pointy tip started to poke out of his sheath further as Josh continued to wiggle his digit around inside his tail-hole. "Kujo just loves having his tail-hole checked. I always make sure to do it a bit more thorough when he's in need of an examination."

"Oh Josh, shush", Kujo dreamingly mrowled.

Josh pushed the tiger's sheath all the way down, and placed the plastic sleeve over his pink shaft.

Kujo started to moan, rocking and bucking his hips every time the lion pushed his digit in deep, skillfully massaging the tiger's prostate. It wasn't long before he gasped and spread his legs open further. "Ohhhhhh Nngggg.... Ahhhhhh!"

"There we go", Josh said contently, pushing the sleeve tightly against base of the tiger's squirting shaft.

After Kujo's orgasm faded away, Josh carefully cleaned the tiger's member, and helped it back into his fuzzy sheath.

The sleeve went into a container, next to the other samples.

Kujo sat back upright and embraced Josh.

"Oh now, you", Josh chuckled, holding the tiger close. "You had a bit of built-up pressure in there, I noticed. I am glad that I could provide you with some relief."

"Oof. I am all tingly now", Kujo giggled.

"Well, you're all done. I'll be back in a few minutes." Josh walked to a machine on a desk at the far side of the room to scan the samples.

I shifted around nervously on my seat, watching how the lion processed the samples.

"You're all clear, Kujo!", Josh exclaimed. He put the tiger's samples in a flash-freezer and walked back to the projected desktop.

"Your turn, Matthew. Let me see. Primates, homo sapiens, new entry."

The projector rendered a keyboard and Josh entered some details.

"Well my human friend, let's see what we have", the lion smiled.

"Eh, I eh...don't know", I nervously stuttered.

Josh guided me to the examination table, and sat me down. "It's the only way I can allow you inside of our station, Matthew. I'll take it easy. We have all the time we need. Don't worry. Kujo knew the procedure. I can imagine it's a bit of a shock for you, but I'll guide you through. Just relax, you might even enjoy it", he added with a grin.

The lion helped me out of my shirt and jeans. The cool temperature in the office made me shiver.

"Oh, I hope you won't be too cold. You don't have any fur, of course. Here, let me make you a bit more comfortable", he opened his lab-coat and he pulled me close. Not expecting this, the lion's embrace made me feel rather awkward, but it did warm me up.

"There, better now?", he smiled at me, rubbing his cheek against mine.

"It... helps, yes", I stumbled

"Good!", Josh said, and reached down to the instrument table and grabbed an otoscope. "Let's get started with your ears."

The lion pushed the tip into my left ear, which tickled pleasantly.

"A bit of a wax build-up, but nothing too serious."

Kujo, who got back in his clothing pulled a chair up and sat down next to us.

After my right ear got looked at, Josh took a Q-tip.

"Open your maw."

I opened my mouth and Josh ran the Q-tip over my gums, tongue and cheeks.

"Skeletal exam now. Please stand up and spread your arms sideways."

I obeyed and got up from the examination table.

The lion pushed on either side of my vertebrae from my neck down to the base of my spine.

I shivered when he pressed down at the center of my back.

"Yup! Good response there too", he nodded. "Extend your arms now."

The lion palpated my bones from the shoulder joint, down over my arm to the tip of my fingers.

"All just fine there. Have a seat back on the table, with your legs hanging over the edge."

Josh tapped my kneecaps with a small hammer, nodding when both my legs gave the desired twitch.

With one of his claws, he tickled the sole of my left foot.

"Oi! Stop that!", I giggled, pulling my foot back.

Josh chuckled and pushed my toes apart slightly. "Skin's all fine too."

He gently checked all my toes and went back up to my ankle joint.

"Your bone structure's all sound."

Josh sat down on the table next to me. "You're holding out fine. Now I'll need to have a look between your legs and get some samples, ok?"

I gulped.

Kujo sat there, grinning. "Come on, Matt. After all this time, you must be quite eager to. I mean, I never really seen you do anything when we were in your ship. And neither did I really. I almost passed out when Josh collected me. It felt so good after all that time."

"Well, first things first", Josh said. He pushed me onto my back and tugged at the elastic waistband of my underwear. "Raise your back so I can take this off of you."

After doing so, I rested my rear back down onto the soft plastic of the examination table, naked.

My stomach and groin were palpated before Josh took another Q-tip.

With two digits, he pressed my foreskin down, exposing the sensitive head of my member.

He ran the cotton head around a few times right under the rim causing a very pleasuring tickle. Then he pushed on either side of the slid on the tip of the head, causing the little hole to open up. Very carefully, he pushed the other side of the cotton tip inside. This made me cringe and curl my toes.

"It's ok. I know this is very sensitive", Josh reassuringly shushed. Millimeter for millimeter, he moved the swab back out again, and put it in a labeled bag.

"Here. Fill this."

I looked at the cup I was given. "Eh... I uh... Can't. I don't have to go, and I er... am horribly pee-shy."

"Hmm... I see. I do need a sample. Looks like I'll just have to catheterize you in that case. Your bladder probably will contain some urine, and a cath will get that out."

"Uh, I am sure I can give you a cup later on?", I nervously replied.

"And wait in my office the entire time? Nah. I'll help you out." Josh reached for a drawer under the examination table to take out a transparent plastic bag, which contained a narrow yellow tube.

"Spread your legs", the lion said, kneeling down in front of me. Again, he pushed my foreskin down and pressed down on the head to open up my pee hole. The soft tip of the lubricated cath went in, and inched its way down my urinary tube.

Urine ran into the cup. Once Josh was satisfied with the amount, he pushed a little cap onto the cath and put the cup aside before slowly pulling the cath out.

"Good going, Matthew", he smiled.

A similar plastic sleeve as the one used for collecting Kujo's semen appeared on the table next to me.

"You can lay down on your back again."

The lion grabbed my ankles and pushed my legs apart.

He started to examine my ball-sack, extensively feeling up my testicles one by one. Despite my balls being quite sensitive, Josh's gentle touch was very pleasant and comforting. One of his digits rubbed over my anus briefly before he carefully spread it open a bit. The soft cotton head of the Q-tip tickled over the hole, and moments later, Josh pushed it inside. He twisted and turned it around a few times before pulling it out again, and labeling it.

The lion rubbed a lubed up, gloved digit over my anus a few times before gently applying pressure. "Exhale and relax, Matthew."

As I tried, the gloved digid went in.

The lion carefully palpated my colon, and firmly pushed against my prostate a few times, which felt as if I had to pee.

"All's well!", he exclaimed while taking his digit out and letting me put my legs back down.

"I'll tease you a little bit so I can put the sleeve over your sheath and collect your semen."

Josh pressed down on my foreskin with two digits. He tickled the tensed up skin. His other paw cupped and kneaded my sack, making me shiver and close my eyes.

"Oh, he likes that, doc", Kujo, who was watching with great interest remarked with a big smile.

"Good, Matthew", Josh said while stroking my now erect length a few times, "Legs wide now."

My anus got massaged with a lubed up digit, before it went inside again. Skillfully, Josh massaged my anal wall and prostate. "This will help to speed up the collection a bit."

The experienced lion knew exactly where the right spots were where he needed to rub.

"I see you respond the same to having your tail-hole massaged like Kujo, Matt", Josh grinned, observing my bliss. He pushed the foreskin further down my now fully erect member and slided the soft, plastic sleeve over, gently rubbing and tickling my glans through the soft plastic.

Little jolts of what felt like ticklish electricity shot through my groin every time the lion's digit pushed in deep, against exactly that right spot, my rear legs gently rocked in motion with his massaging.

He squeezed down on the plastic sleeve, slowly sliding it up and down over my sensitive glans.

My anal muscles tightened up around Josh' probing digit, forcing it to press and rub against my swelling prostate even harder. The little jolts of electricity suddenly turned into an overwhelming short circuit, causing me to tense all my muscles up. With a loud grunt, I released into the lion's paw.

"All good", Josh smiled while cleaning me up. Let me help you up-right.

With a buzzing head, I hopped off of the examination table and put my clothes back on.

After a short while, Josh came back. "So, welcome back kujo, and a welcome to Aragon for you, Matthew. You're both cleared to join the population."