The Discovery of Panther Island (Part 1) ***This story is made possible by my patrons on Patreon. Thank you for your continued support! If you would like to help support me and get access to certain stories early and other perks, head on over to my Patreon page. Rewards start at $1 per paid story, and you'll only be charged when I post something new to Patreon. Bigger rewards are available for bigger donations.*** Near the equator of Kapernia lies the region known as the "Equatorlands". The Equatorlands consist of a total of eight main islands as well as several smaller ones over an area that spreads for more than 1,500 miles. In the middle of the island chain is a small island that was roughly the shape of a cat's head. This island became known as Panther Island, named after the native panther tribes that inhabited it when explorers from other parts of Kapernia visited. Today, the island remains primitive, with the residents of Panther Island being isolated from the rest of the Equatorland Alliance. However, unlike when it was discovered, the island now has a small population of coyotes living on it that weren't originally native to the island. These coyotes are the descendants of one of Kapernia's most famous explorers...Montgomery Adams*. Ever since he first set out on adventures as a teenager, Montgomery had a desire to find new lands and discover mysterious and unknown treasures. Originally from what is now known as Mason Island, Montgomery spent several years traveling through the Great Ocean, discovering the Horseshoe Islands, and then Fire Island a couple years later. From Fire Island, Montgomery decided to head even further south, towards the Kapernian Equator to seek out new land that had yet to be discovered by mainland or north islander Kapernians. Montgomery's lifestyle garnered him a lot of attention from the opposite sex. Being tall and athletic, with brown hair, sky-blue eyes, and sandy-colored fur, there were no shortage of females who wanted Montgomery to "explore" them. Usually, whenever he was offered an opportunity for sex, Montgomery jumped on it, passing his seed onto several females in several different islands, resulting in many other coyotes or coyote hybrids that could trace their lineage back to Montgomery. He enjoyed the many matings almost as much as he enjoyed finding a new land or discovering hidden treasure, but his lifestyle nearly got him in trouble on one of his adventures. Several hundred years ago, on a warm and muggy afternoon in the middle of summer, Montgomery's ship landed on the shore of Panther Island, at the tip of the left "ear" (now called Montgomery's Point). When he disembarked from the ship, setting foot on the warm and white sand of the beach, he scanned the scenery for a moment, discovering many palm trees and a couple of bushes with exotic berries on them. He had a backpack with all his essential tools, food, and water with him. There was more food in storage on-board his ship, which meant that he could spend days exploring this new land before needing to return to the nearest colony on Terrapin Island for supplies. Montgomery took a sip of water from his canteen and then wiped his brow with a clean cloth, feeling a bit warm and sweaty from the heat. Even though he had been in the Equatorlands for some time, his body was still getting used to the vastly different climate compared to back home. After he cooled off a bit, Montgomery decided it was time to start looking around, searching to see if there was any treasure on the island while mapping it out at the same time. At the very least, Montgomery would be able to return to the colony on Shellback Beach and convince the newly founded government to send a larger fleet of ships for colonization. With a backpack of supplies and a machete, Montgomery wandered into the palm tree forest, curious to see more of this new land. The interior of the island was a lot like other islands in that part of Kapernia. Full of tropical plants and trees, with many different kinds of insects, some of which that were attracted to Montgomery. The mosquitoes of the island were the size of nickels, and they were much more annoying than the ones found back home. They also had the capability of spreading strange tropical diseases, ones that someone like Montgomery weren't used to and could pose a serious health risk. Fortunately, the Equatorlands had an abundance of the Matamosca plant, which produced oils that could be used as a natural insect repellent. Montgomery made sure to put some on him before stepping off the boat, keeping the annoying mosquitoes at bay. As he made his way through the island, he came across some bushes that he had never seen before. On these bushes, grew round reddish-purple berries with bright pink spots on them**. The bushes had bluish-green leaves that felt like they had a waxy coating on them. Curiously, Montgomery picked one of the berries and stuck it in his mouth. Immediately after doing so, his eyes lit up and he felt an extremely bitter sensation inside his mouth, causing him to spit the berry back out and take a swig from his canteen, swishing the water around and then spitting it back out. "Well, I guess I won't be trying that again!", he thought to himself afterwards, realizing that these berries weren't meant for Kapernians to eat...or so he thought. Once he had removed the bitter taste from his mouth, Montgomery was ready to start wandering around the island some more when his ears detected the sound of speech coming from somewhere nearby. "Wait...there are other Kapernians here?", he wondered curiously, following the sounds with his ears, making his way through the jungle, using his machete to cut through branches and vines along the way. Gradually, the talking got louder, and he also started to smell smoke along with cooked meat, which began to make Montgomery hungry. He continued to follow his nose, hearing the sounds of talking become louder as he got closer, until he arrived at another berry bush. He peeked through the bush as best as he could and was surprised at what he saw. Just on the other side of the bush, a small village existed, consisting of four huts made of palm tree leaves, and bamboo. The huts themselves were quite primitive in design, having none of the amenities that most Kapernians were used to. In the center of the small village, there was a large fire pit with a wild boar roasting over it on a spit. The village was populated by six female panthers...all appearing to be about the same age. Some of the females had all black fur, while others had more of a tan-colored variation with white-tipped tails and small black accents near the tail and around the nuzzle. They were all of breeding age, which Montgomery could tell by simply observing them, since none of the females wore any clothing. The females were well-toned and athletic, which was required considering that they needed to hunt for food, with breast sizes ranging from a relatively small B-cup, to very large F-cup breasts. Montgomery noticed that there didn't seem to be any males in the village, which suggested that either this was a "bachelorette" community, or that their kind only preferred the company of other females. He wasn't exactly sure, but his eyes were drawn to the nakedness of the panther fems as they went about their business, causing him to get thoughts inside his head. It had been days since his last sexual encounter with a female, having done it with a mousette back in Terrapin Bay just before setting out for this new island, and the sight of six nude females was more than enough to get Montgomery's maleness aroused. He continued to watch with interest, feeling his doghood grow harder and more aroused as it came out of the sheath, pushing into his pants and making him feel a bit uncomfortable. He soon started to pant from both heat and sexual arousal, undoing the button on his pants and letting them drop to the ground below, revealing his throbbing pole to the world. He tried to be careful not to let them know he was watching them, he wasn't sure how they would react if they found out that he was. Still, the temptation to introduce himself to the village was growing with each passing moment, being encouraged to do so by the way his penis was behaving. However, it turned out that someone was aware of his presence as a female panther separate from the group Montgomery was watching noticed him. She started to growl angrily from behind Montgomery, causing him to become very nervous. "What you do here, outsider?", she responded in an irritated tone, catching Montgomery by surprise. He didn't expect the locals to know the Anglo-Kapernian language, even though it seemed as if she didn't have a firm grasp on the language. He did not know if the native was armed, as it seemed like they had a collection of spears and arrows used mostly for hunting purposes...in addition to their natural gifts of sharp teeth and claws. He slowly turned to face the native in a submissive manner. "Please don't hurt me...I mean no harm!", he answered weakly while gazing at the half-naked female, noticing that she was different from the rest. She wore a grass skirt around her lower body and a golden tiara on her head. Her fur was jet black and eyes were emerald green with very long red hair in the back. From her appearance, it seemed as if she was the leader of the group. The panthress didn't seem to be swayed by Montgomery's plea, though. She took the spear she was holding and pointed it at Montgomery's chest, as if she were preparing to stab him. "You outsiders are all alike. You say that you come in peace, yet you take land from us, kill and rape our kind, force them into marriages", she exclaimed as Montgomery listened to what she was telling him. As he did, thoughts began to run through his head about what he had been doing. Each time Montgomery discovered a new island in the chain he would go straight to the Terrapin Bay council and report his findings. In turn, the council would send ships, some with soldiers armed with guns and weaponry far superior to that of the spears and arrows that the panthresses used. "What have I been doing with my life?", he thought to himself, feeling ashamed that he knew the truth. He knew that he could never return to Terrapin Bay, not after learning about how his kind had been killing and raping innocents. He also felt bad about looking at the naked panthresses and having sexual thoughts about them. "Listen, I'm really sorry about what my kind has done to you and your followers. I never knew that this happened every time I returned from an exploration mission", Montgomery explained calmly, hoping to talk sense into the leader of the group. "If it were up to me, I would've pursued a more peaceful relationship with your kind...one where we could share the islands and could learn from each other", Montgomery continued before he ripped off his shirt and exposed his chest. "However, I suppose there isn't any chance of that happening now", he explained before placing the head of the spear against his chest. "I don't want to go through with this, but I know I can never return to Terrapin Bay now...not after learning about your plight", he commented. "It's probably best that you kill me now", Montgomery explained while closing his eyes, expecting to feel the spearhead puncture his body at any second. He waited several seconds as the panthress leader gave his words some thought, sensing sincerity in Montgomery's tone. She figured that he really didn't want to do all the horrible things that other outsiders did to her kind. This convinced the panthress to retract her spear from his chest and spare Montgomery's life. "We shall give you chance to live amongst us on island...but you must prove worthiness of being a part of community first", she explained in a serious but calmer tone than before. "You come with me back to village...tonight we put you to test to see if you have what it takes to be mate", she added a few moments later, offering her hand to Montgomery, catching him by surprise. "Wait a minute...you want me to mate with you?", he asked in surprise, not expecting the panthress to be interested in sex. She helped him to his feet and began to purr a bit, moving in closer to the coyote male and rubbing her nuzzle against his. "My sisters and I have been seeking mate since we start village. You first male we find", she mentioned in a more seductive tone. "You not panther like us, but if you prove you can be good provider, we accept you as mate. Besides, I see you looking at my sisters before, show willingness to mate with us, give us many kittens to strengthen community", she added while nuzzling him, showing genuine affection and interest towards Montgomery while her hand went down to his testicles, giving them a brief grope. This caused Montgomery's maleness to stiffen some as he was being touched in a more sensual manner. The prospect of being an 'alpha male' to a community of females intrigued the male coyote. If he could earn the trust of the panthress tribe, he would be able to mate with them frequently, passing his seed on many times over. He would have to sacrifice his life as an explorer to serve as community mate, but given what he was told, he'd be more than willing to give it up. After several moments, the panthress leader released Montgomery's ballsack and then dragged him by the arm to her village, leaving behind the backpack of his stuff and his clothing. He wouldn't need them for what the panthress leader had planned for him. A couple minutes later... As the panthress led Montgomery back to her village, her sisters were busy with the meal. One of them tended to turning the boar on the spit, while several others gathered various fruits and vegetables that were native to the island. Some were placed on a separate spit to be roasted along with the boar, giving them a nice fire-roasted taste. Between the boar and the other food stuffs, there was enough to feed all the members of the village, though it would mean that they would need to hunt again that evening for dinner. When the panthress leader brought Montgomery to meet her sisters, they weren't sure how to react to the coyote outsider. Some were fearful of him and immediately grabbed spears, pointing them in Montgomery's direction. Others looked at him curiously, wondering why he was here in the first place. "Shayla, why you bring outsider to village?", one of the sisters asked of their leader. Shayla was able to convince her siblings to put down the spears and started to explain how she came across Montgomery. She told them that he wasn't like the other outsiders who took their land. He wanted to stay in their village and become the mate for all of them. When they heard this, some of the females began to purr with delight, the thought of getting to mate and having kittens intrigued them. Others weren't so sure. "What make you believe that this outsider can provide for us and our kittens?", another one of Shayla's sisters responded before more questions arose. "Why should we let him mate with us? He's not panther like we are...he probably doesn't know how to hunt wild boar", another sister added a few moments later before Shayla silenced the crowd. "Ciara, Faline, that's enough!", Shayla explained, asserting herself as the leader of the village. "We give him a chance to prove his worth. Let him take test like any male panther. I don't care if he's not male panther, he wants to make kittens for us and if he can pass test, I think we should let him", Shayla added with Montgomery standing close to the panthress leader, making sure not to stray too far for safety reasons. "Please give me a chance to prove my worth. I feel awful about what has happened to your kind, and I wish to make amends", Montgomery commented as the panthress tribe started to talk amongst themselves, sizing up the male and then coming to a decision. "OK...we give you chance to prove your worth", the panthress known as Ciara answered a short time later. Ciara had black fur like Shayla, but her hair was much shorter in the back and blonde in color. She also had slightly smaller breasts than Shayla, with Ciara being a "D-cup" and Shayla a "DD-cup". After it seemed that her tribe was willing to give Montgomery a chance, Shayla guided him over towards the community fire pit. "You join us for feast, build up strength for hunt tonight", Shayla instructed, allowing Montgomery to partake in the lunch feast, getting some fire-roasted wild boar meat as well as citrus fruits and other greens. To drink, Shayla offered him some coconut milk to go along with his meal. Soon, Montgomery felt full and relaxed, relieved that the panther tribe accepted him into their community. All that was left to win their trust was to pass the mateship test. Several hours later... As it got later in the day, the time had come for the afternoon hunt to begin. Normally, the panthress community would take to the jungle, usually working in pairs to track down and kill a wild boar. However, things were different today. In order for Montgomery to earn the right to pass his genes on to the females, he would need to show that he could hunt a wild boar on his own. Montgomery would have to hunt the same way that the panthresses would, only using the weapons he would be given. Shayla provided Montgomery with a bow and six arrows, along with a primitive knife that was carved from stone. The arrows were contained inside a makeshift quiver of palm leaves and he kept the knife in a crude belt around his waist. Other than that, he was completely naked, just like the panthresses when they went out to hunt. Once Montgomery had everything, Shayla gave the male coyote some last instructions. "If you wish to become mate, you must provide food for village", Shayla instructed as Montgomery listened curiously and carefully. "You have until sunset to bring back wild boar for dinner feast. You can catch boar any way you choose, but you must only use weapons we provide", Shayla continued. "If you succeed, you will be allowed to stay in village permanently and breed with us. However, if you fail, don't bother returning to village...otherwise we may kill you", Shayla mentioned as Montgomery started to sweat a little. He wasn't aware that this was typical behavior of panthress communities. If a male failed to bring back wild game during his test hunt, the panthress community would want nothing to do with him and may respond to his presence violently. "Do you accept challenge?", Shayla asked a moment later while Montgomery was still weighing the pros and cons of the situation. He didn't want to get killed and he wasn't sure if he could successfully catch a wild boar without his gun. Then again, if he did manage to get one, he would get to mate as much as he wanted with several panthresses who were eager to breed. "I accept", Montgomery commented a second later, with libido winning out over common sense. Soon afterward, Shayla sent Montgomery out into the jungle alone to begin his hunt. She did pass on some helpful advice to him, mentioning that the boars liked to eat wild berries growing on bushes nearby, making him think about the berries he saw earlier. He thought that maybe he could go back to them and stake the area out, figuring that this might be the best chance to catch a boar. Quietly, Montgomery hid amongst the berry bushes, trying his best not to make a sound. Even though the berries tasted bitter to him, he figured that the reason why was because they weren't meant for Kapernians, they were meant for other creatures to eat. He remained still and waited for several minutes, not seeing any activity around the bushes as the afternoon progressed. Every so often, he'd look and see where the sun was, noticing that it was getting closer to the western horizon each time he did so. Time was running out for him to catch a boar. After a while, Montgomery started to wonder if what Shayla told him about the boars liking the berries was accurate. He started to think that maybe she misled him, or if maybe he misunderstood what she meant. Suddenly, from somewhere nearby, he heard the loud squealing of a pig. Montgomery followed his ears and tried to find the source of the sound. It wasn't that hard for him to find it, considering that the sound was being produced constantly, along with snorting and oinking. Montgomery peeked out from behind a Matamosca plant and found his wild boar...but not in the way he had expected to find him. The boar was on top of a receptive wild sow, breeding with the female in a small clearing near several other berry bushes. These bushes were different from the ones he saw earlier, they produced small bright red berries that were sweet-tasting, attracting a couple of island birds who used their beaks to pick off berries for food, all while the wild boar and sow were focused on making piglets. This marked a golden opportunity for Montgomery to successfully kill a wild boar. Because the boar was busy passing on his genes to the sow, he was unaware of Montgomery's presence, giving the male coyote a chance to get an arrow ready. If he wanted to, Montgomery could've shot the boar then and there. However, he didn't think that would be the proper thing to do. For starters, he could understand what the boar was feeling, passing his seed to the sow and ensuring that another generation would carry on after he was gone. Secondly, it made sense from a hunting point-of-view as well, ensuring that there would be a supply of fresh meat available in the future. Montgomery had no intention of killing the sow. He knew from experiences with domesticated pigs that a sow raised her offspring alone and after she had been impregnated by a boar she would have no further interaction with him. Instead, Montgomery decided to allow the boar to finish his deed and then strike when the boar's guard was down. Eagerly, the dark brown-furred and tusked boar planted large amounts of very thick and sperm-laden semen directly into the sow's uterus, as his coconut-sized testicles were capable of producing sperm in the hundreds of billions. The boar's penis was designed for deep penetration, reaching far into the sow's reproductive tract and corkscrewing its way into the womb. One thorough insemination was usually all it took for a sow to be impregnated by a horny boar. Then, after a couple minutes of mating, the boar pulled out, leaving his viscous cream buried deep inside the sow. It would stay within her for a couple days after mating, both ensuring that the boar's sperm would meet her eggs and keeping the sperm of other boars out should another happen to mount the same sow while she was still receptive. The boar's long and narrow penis with corkscrew-shaped tip remained exposed after mating, only slowly retreating into his sheath. He stood there panting after the mating, feeling a bit tired after doing the deed, but also satisfied that another litter of his piglets would soon populate this island. In all, this was the sixth time he had a chance to mount a sow, with each one before the female he just impregnated having piglets many months later. Little did he know that his sixth mating would be his last. With the boar still unaware of his presence, Montgomery took advantage of the weary boar, popping out from behind the Matamosca plant long enough to shoot an arrow at the boar's side. It hit the boar's right rear leg, piercing it and causing it to bleed, but the shot missed a more sensitive target. In pain, the boar bucked and squealed loudly, becoming angry as he finally noticed Montgomery and charged at the male coyote. The arrow did very little to slow the boar down, it only made him angrier. Frantically, Montgomery tried to get another arrow ready to be shot at the boar, but there wasn't enough time. The boar lowered his head and charged at Montgomery with his tusks, intending to impale the coyote with them. With no other option, Montgomery grabbed the crude knife and held it in his hand just as the boar knocked him down onto the ground. As the boar moved in to use its tusks against Montgomery's chest, the coyote male pointed the knife towards the boar and jammed it into its side. This time, the blade scored a direct hit, puncturing the boar's heart, causing it to briefly let out a deathly squeal before collapsing. Once he was sure the boar was dead, Montgomery got up slowly and looked at what he had done. He also checked to see how much damage the boar had done to him. He had a couple of bruises on his backside, and a couple of scrapes, but he was lucky to not get seriously injured in the process. The fall broke the bow he was carrying into two separate pieces, needing repair before it could be used again. However, his mission was successful, the boar was dead and all he needed to do was bring it back to the village. To do this, Montgomery covered the boar in palm leaves to keep the blood from attracting other predators or scavengers, then carried it over his back towards the village, using his nose to smell the wood that burned in the community fire pit. The panthress community had prepared a fire for cooking Montgomery's catch in case he returned with a boar. It was just before sunset when Montgomery returned, surprising most of the panthresses as he produced the boar carcass to Shayla. "Here's your wild boar...it wasn't easy, and he made me break your bow, but I got him!", Montgomery exclaimed as he suddenly felt a bit sore from carrying his catch home, getting the attention of the village healer named Elika...a tan-furred panthress with green eyes, the same red hair color as Shayla, and the largest breasts of the group at "F-cup". Elika guided Montgomery into her medicine hut where she rubbed a healing ointment along his back to ease the discomfort. While Elika treated Montgomery, the panthress purred softly and her tail started to sway from side-to-side. She seemed quite eager to let Montgomery breed with her but knew that Shayla would not permit any other panthress to mate with their alpha male until she had kittens in her womb. Elika and the others would have to remain patient. While Montgomery was being tended to, the panthress tribe prepared the boar for the feast. Most of the boar went on a spit to be slow-roasted until it was ready for eating. However, the contents of the testicles and the boar's penis were placed inside a pot, mixed with some local greens and berries, making a stew out of it. This stew was a very important part of panther culture. When a male successfully kills his prey, he is fed the stew made from the boar's semen and penis. The purpose of this is to enhance the alpha male's reproductive potential, causing his own testicles to swell many times their normal size, while sperm production greatly increased. For a male panther, this would mean that he could conceivably mate with a female up to 50 times with one erection, increasing the chances of conception dramatically. No one knew what the stew's effect would be on the coyote body, but there was only one way to find out. As Montgomery was being treated by Elika, he felt the soreness in his back fade away, replaced by a warm, soothing sensation from the ointment that was applied. Following the treatment, Elika climbed over Montgomery's back and took a moment to embrace him, pressing her vaginal lips against his tail and her bosom against his upper body. He could feel the warmth and wetness of her outer folds caressing his tail, creating a small damp spot to show that she was interested in mating with him. The feeling was enough to get Montgomery's doghood to come out of its sheath, growing stiff and eager for the panthress. Elika then licked him slowly along the back of his neck, making sure that her rough feline tongue tickled against as much of his flesh as possible. She also reached down with one of her hands to grope the male's penis, giving it a firm squeeze and making Montgomery yip. "You want to mate with me...produce many kittens?", Elika asked in a soft and seductive tone, getting Montgomery to murr as he began to think about what it would be like to stick his coyote shaft into the warm panthress folds. "Mmm...yes...that would feel so good right now!", he commented a few seconds later, thinking that he was about to get some from Elika. As she remained on his back, Montgomery felt his maleness pulse with life and precum leak from the tip, getting onto his belly fur. He was fully aroused and ready for sex, and it seemed like Elika was in the mood to receive him. However, she soon blushed and backed off, remembering one of the cardinal rules when it came to mating with a new alpha male. She climbed off Montgomery's back, causing him to turn over and look at Elika curiously. "Hey, what's the matter? I thought you wanted to have sex with me", Montgomery mentioned in a calm tone, having his maleness twitch and dribble with precum for Elika. The sight of his arousal made the panthress swish her tail, but she knew she couldn't have it...at least not yet. "I want to mate with you...but not allowed to do so until you mate with Shayla", Elika mentioned in a soft tone, wanting to act on her biological instincts, but also not wanting to anger her sister. Mating with the new alpha male before the village queen meant banishment from the community...and possibly death. Montgomery didn't understand this and tried to convince Elika that he wanted to do it with her right now. "C'mon cutie...there's nothing to worry about, your sister isn't watching us", Montgomery coaxed while pointing down at his dark red doghood as it continued to show its eagerness to Elika. "Don't you see that I want to mate with you?", he added, making Elika purr curiously while one of her hands touched her flat belly. She could imagine a litter of kittens inside her, actively moving around in her uterus, growing larger as she got to experience the joy of creating new life. The space between Elika's legs grew wetter as the temptation increased, sensing an urge to accept the coyote's pole inside her reproductive tract. However, before either one of them could act, there was a knock on the door to Elika's hut. "Elika...you done with him yet? It time for ceremony", Shayla commented from outside the cabin, now completely naked and feeling sexually aroused herself. With Shayla around, Elika knew that she couldn't mate with Montgomery and get away with it, and that would be especially true once he placed his bulb into the panthress. Elika sighed as her ears drooped low, not wanting to give up what she had, but knowing she had no choice if she wanted to stay in the community. "You go with Shayla now...you get your chance with me soon enough", Elika instructed reluctantly as Montgomery got up from the grass-covered nest he had been laying in and realized that he needed to follow Elika's instructions. Before he did though, Montgomery took a moment to place a kiss on Elika's lips, murring softly to the panthress. His penis briefly touched against Elika's cameltoe and throbbed with life as it did so. "You'll get your kittens...I promise", Montgomery assured Elika after the kiss, showing that he was genuinely interested in mating with her. Then, he made his way to the door of the hut, to go outside, meeting Shayla at the entrance. Upon coming out, Shayla immediately noticed Montgomery's erection and purred eagerly. "It good that you feel aroused...because we mate together soon", Shayla commented as she brought Montgomery over to the fire pit. The ceremony was about to begin. To be continued... *: In case you're wondering, the city of Adams in Mason Island is named after Montgomery Adams. You'll get to see why in future stories involving him and the panther tribe. **: These are "natural" yiffberries...ones not altered by genetic engineering. Natural yiffberries are stronger than the genetically modified ones and are more toxic. More will be explained on how the genetically modified berries were created in future stories...possibly including the Sex and Reproduction portion of "History of Kapernia". ***Special Thanks to the following patrons for helping make this story possible!*** Ashen Hugo (Hall of Fame Level) Florian Janssen (Triple-A Level) Forsythe the Vulpine Ninja (Triple-A Level) ***If you would like to see your name at the end of all Patreon-fueled stories, please consider visiting my Patreon account. All Patrons at the Triple-A Level and above will be listed at the end of these stories***