I have always been interested in stories about the past and
decided to create a medium, which anyone could contribute.
This took much thinking on my part, but I am fairly happy
with the results. I have created a story in which my
character is transported back into time by means of his own
invention, however he doesn't actually land in the time,
instead he must occupy a "host" body to be able to stay
there. His own invention is used against him to get him out
of the way so others could capitalize on his idea.
This plot idea came to me and I recognized that it could be
a vehicle for many other stories, both from me and anyone
else who finds the theory interesting. The past is the only
limit... it could be an hour or 10,000 years. It is really
open to your imagination. I would appreciate comments.
Thanks, Anon Allsop
The Time Machine
By Anon Allsop
The governing body sat around the large circular table and
one by one agreed that something must be done... and soon.
My project was given a green light to proceed and I
couldn't have been happier. I have spent twelve long years
trying to break the barrier and finally it appeared that I
have succeeded.
When I first got out of college at the tender age of 25 I
devoted my resources and knowledge to one thing. Developing
a Teleporter that would move one person not only from place
to place but through time itself. I have been calling it my
"Time Teleporter" and the name has stuck, everyone who is
on the inside of this project has been calling it the Time
Teleporter.
About three years ago I was at a point where I needed to be
both heading up the project and the main scientific mind
and since I couldn't be both, I decided to relinquish my
managerial duties and concentrate on the actual creation
aspect of the Time Teleporter. That is when the governing
body was called in to being. This group consisted of five
of the best minds the world had known; each one of them had
a specific specialty that they brought to the table. Two
were scientists like myself, one was a great politician,
and the other two were brilliant business minds that took
small fledgling companies and transformed them into giant
corporations of business and industry.
At the time it appeared to be a good idea, after all I was
going to get to do something that I wanted most of all and
that is be a scientist. I gladly stepped aside and sold
them the company, which netted me quite a tidy little sum
of money. It was apparent that I wouldn't be hurting in the
financial department for the rest of my life. They in turn,
would keep me on as the point man for the project letting
me do my thing.
During the first tests everything went along as we
expected. Some test were failures while lately we were
starting to get more and more successes. We found by
testing on some of the early human volunteers that we could
actually place them at a specific location and time in
history.
Up to this point when someone would return, they would be
ushered off and be debriefed by our crack security team. At
least that is what had been happening or so I thought. I
overheard a conversation between one of the scientific
members of the Governing Body, Doctor Milton and a caller
late last night that had me starting to become suspicious
of actually what was going on. The problem I was having was
that the conversation was one sided as I couldn't actually
hear what was being said on the other end of the phone.
I sat with my back to Dr. Milton and kept working on the
computer analyzing data from our latest test when the phone
rang.
Dr. Milton picked it up and right away said. "Did they
accomplish the task?"
I continued to try not to eavesdrop but he then said, "Okay
then, he's dead? Good!"
My ears perked up trying to listen but not be obvious.
"No... no... that's okay. Give him what he wants."
I stared at my computer dumfounded, trying to figure out
what I was hearing and make sense of that information.
Still he continued, "We are scheduled for another teleport
in the morning" there was a long pause while the person on
the other end spoke. "April, 7" then said, "1939".
I couldn't remember anything important that happened on
that date in history but even I have my weakness and
history was that subject.
The Doctor continued, "Oh, yes... I know they can stop him.
In fact, I'll guarantee it." Another long pause on my end
of the conversation... "the Secret Service." Dr. Milton
said.
I spun my chair around and looked directly toward Dr.
Milton who continued as if I weren't there, "Great, then
tomorrow it is!"
He hung up the phone and looked up from his desk realizing
for the first time that I was there, stood up and rounded
his desk approaching me.
"It is under the utmost security that nothing that you have
heard goes beyond this room." He looked at me under his
bushy gray eyebrows. "Your little Transportation device has
been found to be a cure for many of the little ills of our
world." saying this as he leaned against the end of my
desk. "We have found that not only can a person transport
from one place to another in time, but they can also assume
the genetic structure of a person from that period." He
smiled at my reaction. "You didn't know that your little
machine could do that did you?"
I sat in amazement while he continued, "We have found with
our first human tests that not only they travel through the
fabric of time but into the bodies of individuals that we
pick at random. The curious thing is that the transporter
allows them to occupy the body but keep all of the memories
of the test subject." He paused to watch my expression, "We
have recently been sending individuals back in time to tidy
up several instances where history has made a mistake... we
can control our very own destinies through the machine you
created Doctor Trian."
I couldn't believe what I was hearing, "Dr. Milton, you
can't be serious! Altering the timeline will alter the very
future we exist in. A small change from a hundred years ago
could result in a person not being born in our future!" The
ramifications of what he had said were making my head swim.
The Doctor placed his index finger on his chin and started
to look thoughtfully as he paced. "Tell me Doctor Trian,
what do you know of the dictator from the 20th century
called Hitler."
I couldn't see where he was going with this but responded,
"He was killed by a self inflicted gunshot wound to his
head when the Russian and American armies started to enter
Berlin."
"And Columbus?" He said with a twinkle in his eye.
I still didn't see his point but I answered anyway, "He
discovered the America's while trying to search out a trade
route to the Indies."
"Well, first off... Hitler didn't die in Berlin, in fact he
drove out the American army and Russia never was able to
recover from the invasion of Germany. You see, Doctor
Trian, in that time Russia ceased to exist and America was
unable to respond to Britain's needs since they were
utterly devastated by Japan's attack." He folded his arm
across his chest and smiled. "Columbus never was able to
discover the Americas since his fleet was capsized and sunk
during a hurricane."
"But, I know enough of history to know that those things
never happened." I argued.
"You are correct good Doctor, they never happened because
we didn't allow them to happen. We sent our man into
Germany as a very close confident of Hitler's and it was he
who actually killed the dictator. We just made it look like
suicide." He smiled at me in a knowing way. "Columbus was
easier, we just altered his course by momentarily changing
his path by a fraction of degrees... thus the fleet was
spared."
"Then I ask you what was that phone conversation all
about?" I said pointing to the phone at his desk.
"That, my good Doctor was a conversation you weren't
supposed to hear. You will know soon enough tomorrow." He
said smiling.
He knew that I was angered. This was my project and they
were making it out as some sort of band-aid outfit to go
out and fix anything that they might feel wrong with the
world. Right now they were playing with history but when
were they going to start taking out individuals in the way.
I watched the Doctor as he laughed and walked across the
room and paused at the door, turning and said, "Doctor,
since you know this much... don't try leaving tonight. You
must be patient, everything will be clearer tomorrow."
I slept miserably that night on a couch in my office. I
knew that they were up to something but by intentionally
leaving me out of the loop it was starting to grate on my
nerves. I sat up and walked over to my computer and entered
in the date, which I had heard him say on the phone, April
7 1939.
The results that came back to my computer stating the date
in question was the very day that President Franklin D.
Roosevelt was assassinated while giving a speech in Boston.
I sat back in my chair and stared at the computer screen. I
didn't know what to do next. I slowly pressed the
highlighted down switch on the computer panel and leaned
back in my chair. I pondered the whole situation in my head
as I returned to my makeshift bed.
On one hand it was scientifically impressive that my
machine could possibly prevent the assassination of a
president, but why him and not President's Kennedy or
Jearard? It just wasn't making any sense to me... I would
just have to wait until I had answers tomorrow.
Sometime during the morning I had rolled over and opened up
my eyes. Glancing at my watch I realized that it was
already past 11:00 am and I had overslept the whole
teleportation. Mad at myself I got up and went to the lab
where Doctor Milton was already assessing data from the
recent teleportation. He looked up over his glasses as he
watched me walk up to his desk.
"Sleeping in are we?" he smiled. "We have some very
interesting data to go over here..."
I looked over his shoulder at the readout on the computer.
I could see that our test subject was already in position
in 1939 and probably already had accomplished the goal of
Dr. Milton. He looked back at me and said, "It won't be
long now."
I wondered if I could actually see the history change and
called up the date on my computer. Dr. Milton nodded in
agreement as we both watched the events of that day for any
sign of change. As we watched, the timeline for April 7
1939 changed to show nothing about the death of President
Roosevelt. I found it very strange knowing what was in the
past but now also knowing of a new altered future where
President Roosevelt died while in office at the close of
W.W.II.
Dr. Milton motioned for me to follow him into the testing
arena where the Time Teleporter was. As I walked behind him
into the arena, I could see the Gyroscopes slowing down
there spinning as a person was gradually appearing in view
as if they were coming out of a fog. We stood and waited
until the stopped and quickly went in to check out the
condition of the test subject.
Dr. Milton examined the slowly reviving individual's eyes
as they started to come around. The man looked up at us and
reached for his gun holstered just under his arm. Dr.
Milton stopped his motion and placed the already removed
gun on a ledge out of reach.
Turning toward me he commented, "Sometimes the subjects
have a delayed response to their condition. We are
referring to this as a displacement syndrome where they
still feel that they are the actual subject that they have
occupied for the past few hours."
I looked at the gun lying there as it reflected against the
shiny white finish of the ledge; dangerous was the first
thing that came into my mind. My thoughts were interrupted
when the fellow started shouting "The President... The
President... is he hurt... is he okay?"
"He is fine now... you saved him." Dr. Milton calmly
replied "For some reason, the longer they are in the past
the more of the host they retain."
I stood there watching this unfolding before my eyes, "So
you're saying that the longer the person stays in that
time, the more they become to act like that person?
Incredible!"
Dr. Milton stood up to his full height and looked me square
in the eye, "It's more than that Dr. Trian, If a person
stays in too long he or she will start to become that
person right down to the actions and thoughts. Although I
would hazard a guess that it would take many days to get to
that point"
"How many days was he there? I mean, I know it was only
hours here but really, how many days in 1939 was he there?"
"Ah, I believe you are getting the point Doctor, this man
was there for four and a half days. We feel that they
should be in place to get comfortable with the routine."
Dr. Milton replied.
As the other teams of scientists started to work at
debriefing the subject, Doctor Milton and I slowly walked
toward my office. I kept glancing back at the movement
behind me when Dr. Milton brought me back to the
conversation and continued. "Through your device, we have
found that we can alter any timeline throughout history.
From the Biblical timeline to the fall of Rome. Anything
you can Imagine We can do thanks to you!" He smiled and
slapped my back.
I stood facing him with my mouth hanging open trying to
take in the scope of what he had said. He pushed up his
wire frame glasses and continued walking. "William, can you
imagine what we now could do with all of the ills of our
society? We can prevent the sinking of the Titanic, War,
discovery of Nuclear Power, Tragic death... the gamete is
virtually endless." He held the door open to my office and
bid me to enter. "We can become very powerful... we can
become Gods!" I stared into his eyes and started to get a
very ominous feeling that would not go away.
"Doctor, you can't be serious? You intend to use my machine
to your gain?" He smiled and nodded. "I won't allow you to
use my machine that way! I didn't intend for it to become
some tool to readjust timelines to benefit you... how are
you intending to get away with this?" I straightened up to
my full six feet in height, "It is apparent that you're not
acting alone... how many are in this with you?"
He chuckled to himself, "My dear Doctor, you don't
understand... once you sold your rights to your machine,
you really don't have a say anymore. I have already
adjusted our timeline enough to make this my project. You
my dear sir are just another pawn in my little game of
chess." He paused to see my reaction. "All the others have
been replaced, which is something that will happen to you
if you don't work along with my plan."
I couldn't believe that he would replace me on my own
project. I created this machine and had safely hidden the
blueprints with my brother. I had taken all the precautions
not to let it fall in the hands of another... it was for
the love of money that appears to be my downfall. I picked
up my pen and started to click it nervously. "I can't be a
part of this Doctor Milton, from what you are implying, you
can replace anyone at anytime..."
He interrupted, "Aah William, it's unfortunate that you
can't see the possibilities. With the information that we
have at our hands now... the 'real' possibilities are
limitless. We have fattened up our research vaults by
millions removing unsavory people from society and
business. Now some may say that is unethical... but frankly
I could care less. It's business... my business!"
I glared at him, "I can stop you Doctor, no one knows my
machine better than I do. I have installed a self destruct
mode within the computer drive." I crossed over to my desk
and typed in the code to activate the destruct mechanism.
"It will only take a moment Doctor."
He folded his arms and with a smug smile informed me, "I
found your silly destruct code a long time ago and had it
deactivated... your efforts are useless William." He
reached into his pocket and pulled out a small device,
which had an antenna extending out about three inches. I
noticed that he pressed a button.
"What is that for?" I asked.
"I can see William that you are going to be a problem. I
feel that I shall have to remove you from our team. This is
a security call, they will be here in minutes." He smiled
as he stepped away from the door as if expecting someone to
enter.
"Go ahead and fire me asshole, I'll still make trouble for
you on the outside! I'll make another machine, and put back
everything you have altered!" I shouted pointing my finger
at him. "I'm going to make your life miserable Doctor
Milton... you can count on that!"
He smiled, "We'll see."
Something didn't feel right about the whole situation I
thought. They can't fire me, I know too much about the
project. I looked into the Doctor's eyes and saw a crazed
look in them... I didn't like his gaze at all. He kept
looking from his watch to the door as if expecting someone.
Suddenly the door burst open and two burly men swung their
weapons toward me. I stepped back behind the desk to
protect myself. "What is the meaning of this Doctor?"
"I told you that you must be removed, and that is exactly
what I am doing!" Milton said leaning against my desk.
"Take him out of here!"
The guards roughly grabbed me by my arms and shoved a gun
into my ribs. They dragged me out of the office kicking and
fighting them all of the way. I am not a weak man; I shoved
one of them into the wall and planted a fist into his jaw.
When he stood back up to face me I was waiting to hit him
with another, but my fight would be short lived as I felt a
blow to the back of my head and the room was soon enveloped
in black. I knew at that moment that someone hit me; I fell
to the floor like a drunken sailor.
***
I could hear voices around me as I started to come to; the
pain in my head was pounding like a base drum. I felt the
presence of people on each arm as I slowly opened up my
eyes. "Good Morning Doctor Trian, it is so good of you to
volunteer."
I tried to talk but my mouth wouldn't work, Doctor Milton
stepped into view. "Don't try and talk William, I have
given you a muscle relaxer, it won't allow you to move and
hurt yourself. But don't worry, the effects won't last
long."
He backed away from me and I moved my eyes so I could see
as far out the corner as possible. I could see my "guards"
as well as Doctor Milton moving around me. The doctor was
standing behind a large panel just to my left. Looking
upwards, I could see the bars and gyro sensors of my
machine.
Milton walked toward me and smiled, "You see William, I
have no wish to 'fire' you. I have every intention of
removing you all together. Just in case you aren't
understanding what is happening to you, I'll clue you in.
You are strapped into the Time Teleporter, I have pre-
programmed in your quadrants... I'm sure you'll find your
timeline interesting. Ah William, too bad I won't be there
to see your face when you realize where we are placing you.
I can see by your eyes that you are afraid, fear not
William. I'm not putting you in any harm... at least
nothing that will result in your death." He moved over to
check out the straps holding my arms. "Don't expect anyone
to come to your aid, we aren't supplying you with a tracker
so once you leave... in essence, you will be gone forever."
He returned to the control panel and motioned for the
guards to move away. I heard him flip the switch and the
machine began to hum.
"Enjoy you new life William!" The Doctor shouted above the
whirring of the gyro bars.
I could see him smiling in a wicked way as the hum became
louder. I could see the circular arms starting to move. I
watched as the bars moved faster and faster becoming as a
blur. The sound was deafening, I started to feel nauseous
with the optical and physical movement. I tried to keep my
eyes open but the feeling was almost unbearable, I wanted
to throw up.
I could see the Doctor and guards start fading and blurring
but I wasn't sure if that was me passing out or the work of
the Teleporter. The bars were now moving so fast that they
were a blur and I couldn't even focus on one but with every
moment I started seeing colors that I knew weren't in the
room that I would be leaving forever. The more I watched
the less I became ill, the colors started to blend and take
blurry shapes. I tried to lift my head and was surprised
that I could somewhat, even my arms seem to respond to my
wishes. The sound was fading and more and more things were
taking shape. I could make out what appeared to be a wooden
structure like the inside of a wagon, and I could make out
two figures sitting in the seat of whatever I was riding
in. I saw the larger of these figures suddenly lurch and
fall from my vision as I heard a loud sharp noise. The
other person on the seat suddenly fell forward and also
disappeared from my view. I started to panic as I looked
around the wagon, I was alone.
I can't quite fathom why but I felt a great loss and found
myself crying uncontrollably, I crawled forward into the
area where the people had been sitting. From all around me
were horses and their riders racing, I wiped the tears from
my eyes and this helped clear my vision. I could see many
figures on the bare backs of their painted ponies shouting
instructions to each other as they were shooting at others
in wagons like mine.
Looking at the canvas next to my head was my shadow and
suddenly a hole appeared where there was none. I heard the
missile streak past my ear and strike the wood splintering
it into hundreds of pieces. My father had said that these
were Sioux, I had never seen an Indian before nor did I
want to again.
Racing through my scientific mind was question after
question, I did remember the reason that brought me here...
but I couldn't even guess who I was. Everything about me
looked as normal as though I had seen this everyday. I
looked out the back of the wagon and I could see the bodies
of my parents as the Indians jumped off and drew their
knives. My last view before the dust from the charging
horses covered my line of sight was an Indian pulling my
dead mother up by her hair and raising his knife.
I screamed out loudly, my voice raised in terror. Between
the tears and the screams I could feel my voice going horse
as I started to sway and felt myself begin to fall.
Dropping to the floor I covered my head and waited for the
sweet sleep of death to claim me. On and on my fathers team
ran, only after many tearful moments did I chance to look
up over the seat again. I could see that an Indian had
grabbed the lead horse by his bridal and was directing the
horse on which way to go. I slunk back down into the wagon
and quickly covered myself with blankets, maybe they
wouldn't notice that I was there.
I felt a lump rise into my throat as I thought of my
parents and their horrible death, "God, I miss them
terribly." I prayed to myself.
I became angry with myself that I couldn't keep from crying
uncontrollably. It seemed that each time the scientist
would gain composure, this child I have become would lose
it and start to sob like some little baby.
From out the back of the wagon I could see through a tiny
hole in my blanket, hundreds of Indians riding recklessly.
A great fear and panic overwhelmed me and again I started
to cry again. I must get hold of myself, a scientist would
never cry at this dilemma. I didn't know where I was, who I
was or who any of these people were but I did know that
this was something that had actually happened in history,
and whether I liked it or not, was a part of it. I could
feel the wagon slowing down and coming to a stop. I tried
to huddle further into the corner and hide. I could hear
the Indians laughing and talking amongst themselves as they
looked over their treasures.
I could hear them unhitching the horses and letting the
bridals and harnesses fall to the ground. I heard someone
scream and a shot rang out, then silence. Shaking with
terror I searched and found my daddy's pistol and held it
close under my blanket. Suddenly a loud thump shook the
wagon, someone had struck the side rail where mother had
stored our food. There was a movement and I could feel
someone climbing into our wagon, I pulled the hammer of
fathers gun back using both of my thumbs.
The scientist in me surmised that I must have been
transported into the body of a younger child, as any man
would not have had trouble pulling that hammer back.
Whomever I have become felt normal and natural as though I
had been that person all of my life, it was as Dr. Milton
said, I would retain all of their memories and actions...
and still keep mine for the time being. I could hear the
ragged breathing of someone very close to my position; this
helped snap me out of my quandary.
Even before I could gather my thoughts the unruly Indian
pulled the blanket from over me and knocked the gun
harmlessly away as I fired it striking the planking in the
bottom of the wagon. He reached out and grabbed me by my
hair and roughly dragged me from the wagon throwing me onto
the grass outside. I tried to get up but it seemed that
every Indian was gathered around me laughing. My captor
jumped down from the wagon and struck me with the flat of
his hand, felling me with the one blow.
I couldn't believe my fate as I had watched both of my
parents die and then to be captured by these bloodthirsty
savages. As I tried to gain my footing I kept falling over
the long cloth that kept tangling itself around my feet.
The tears began to stream down my face as I looked upon my
captor's angry faces, knowing full well that I would be
killed next. One rather large ugly Indian grabbed me by my
hair and flung me across the circle that had gathered
around me. Raising myself to my knees I folded my hands in
prayer asking my Lord to deliver me from this evil.
Flashing through my mind I remembered being strapped into
the Teleporter and flushed into history, I wasn't sure
who's history or where actually I was but I knew that soon
I was to be killed. Milton had indeed removed me from the
situation, only this way would keep me quiet... forever.
A couple of large Indians grabbed me roughly by my arms and
dragged me to my feet as the ugly one smiled with his
crooked yellow teeth. I was trapped by both my past, and
the person that I now occupied's present. It boggled my
mind trying to figure it out as I was being tossed back and
forth. I cried in pain as the ugly one slapped me with the
back of his hand and knocked me over the wagon tongue. I
could see the blood starting to flow from the cut on my
arm... soon there would be more. I felt my swollen lip and
as I pulled my hand away I could see that I was bleeding.
This child's body is small and weak, but I tried as best as
I could to fight with what I had. As the ugly one grabbed
me from behind I clamped down on his arm with my teeth and
bit as hard as I could. He screamed in rage and pain as he
threw me onto my back causing me to lose my breath. As I
lay there he began to kick at me, with each effort of his,
I rolled just staying out of reach.
I'm sure that the others were shouting insults at my ugly
attacker but none would do anything to help me from injury.
They seemed to be laughing at him, which made him even
angrier that he doubled his efforts to get me. Through my
tears I stood and waited his assault, with each menacing
step he came closer and closer. As he neared me I drove my
small foot with as much strength as I could muster right
into his crotch. I know it had to have hurt immensely
because he dropped to his knees and tried to catch his
breath. While there, I tried kicking him as hard as I could
in the face but he grabbed my foot and gave it a twist
causing me to fall into a heap on the ground.
The ugly one stood up, pulled his knife and started to walk
toward me. I tried to run as he grabbed my hair and swung
me backwards. His knife flashed into view as he intended to
separate me from my hair, when suddenly we heard a loud
shout. Another tall muscular Indian pushed his way into the
center and everyone backed up away from him. Seeing this,
the ugly one threw me aside and I rolled across the ground.
I looked down at myself as I must be a site; I had mud,
grass, dust, blood and tears streaking across my face neck
and arms. The tall Indian and the ugly one stood facing
each other each holding their gleaming knives. The ugly one
knowing only brute strength tried to run the tall one over,
who stepped aside and drove his blade deep into the side.
The ugly one turned and struck out but seemed to be slowing
down. The tall Indian stepped back out of reach as the ugly
Indian started to sway; almost like a tree he fell as if in
slow motion.
The tall Indian told the others to take the ugly one away;
he appeared to be a leader of some sort. He then turned to
face me. I still lay in a heap on the ground out of breath,
tired, sore and distraught over my parent's death as he
shouted to the top of his lungs.
"Nee-ch anto kole tahe!" He shouted.
The one who spoke entered into view with the regal stride
of a king. He motioned for me to get up, which I did. He
walked around me as if sizing me up and came to stop
directly in front of me. I looked up at him towering over,
as he appeared to stand well over six feet in height, he
was well proportioned like a Greek god. His dark bronze
features seemed to be chiseled out of stone itself as he
glared at the Indians carrying away my former attacker...
then turned his gaze to me.
His expression, though steady seemed to soften a bit as he
slowly reached out and pulled a lock of my hair forward to
study. I shook with terror as he grabbed my shoulder and
spun me around. His hands slowly and softly touched my hair
and ran his hands down my back until they came to my waist.
I felt him take both of his huge hands and place them on
each side of my hips as he let them stroke downward toward
my bottom. I tried to think of what he could be going
through his mind, but this part of my scientific studies
wasn't in any of the books. His hands came around to the
front of my waist and slowly and gently moved upwards until
they came to rest on my breasts. I looked down when I felt
the sensation... Oh my God
My mind began to race, as the feeling was both pleasurable
and frightening, the whole time he seemed to be enjoying
himself at my expense. What the heck am I thinking; of
course he was enjoying himself... he's a man.
I pulled myself away from him and turned to see his
gleaming white teeth in a very large smile. All of the
other Indians broke out in laughter while I could feel my
face redden with embarrassment. He shouted to his Warriors
and each broke for their horses as he calmly strode toward
me.
"Nee-ch anto kole tahe." he repeated softly pulling again
at my long yellow hair letting it slide through his
fingers. Smiling he repeated, "Kai muso tollan fatcha, dar
maya aho."
I shrugged my shoulders and gave him a look saying that I
didn't understand. He turned to a young teenage Indian and
motioned for him to come over. Again he repeated to the
boy, "Nee-ch anto kole tahe." then gestured to the boy to
translate.
The young Indian looked from me to the giant and then back
to me. In broken English he began, "Red Bear say you belong
to him."
The big Indian then said, "Kai muso tollan fatcha, dar maya
a-ho." Again he waived his hand toward the youth to
translate.
"He say you bear him many warriors." The youth said
smiling.
I stood up to my fullest height, "I shall not." I
commanded. Looking at the boy he shrugged his shoulders and
relayed my message.
The Indian's smile left his face quickly and he grabbed me
by the arm and dragged me toward his horse. Lifting me as
though I weighed nothing he threw me onto the back of the
large painted horse and with one effortless leap bounded
directly behind me.
He kept one of his huge hands around my tiny waist and kept
pulling me into him with each bounce of his horse. I
thought he was being excessively rough with me because I
could hardly breathe, still his large hand stayed just
below my breasts.
I looked down at my hands which were so tiny and slender,
my arms were soft and delicate. Even spooned in as I was my
own knee only extended to his knee, which meant that I was
considerably smaller than this man was. If I had to guess
my height, I would say that I was around 5'3", that size
was probably why I thought myself to be a small child
rather than a female... this female. I could hear his
breath escape with each jostle of his horse, as he again
pulled me closer to him and prevent my falling off.
At one moment I felt him lean in and bury his nose into my
hair smelling the sweet perfumes that we woman use to
attract our men. I found myself wishing that I didn't use
any the last time I bathed. We continued to ride into the
afternoon, him holding me and me wishing to hell that I had
never invented that damn machine.
Just before dark, I realized that his hand had gone from
holding my waist to cupping my breast. I could feel him
gently massage me slowly and lightly running his thumb
across my aroused nipple. The scientist in me wanted to
reach up and remove his hand, the woman in me wanted him to
continue forever. I guess the scientist won as I pulled his
hand away.
He pulled me in to him and I could feel his straining
manhood at my backside, I tried to move away from him but
his grip was too strong. I think that he wanted me to
experience his masculinity, his hand dropped down to just
above my aching groin and pulled me in closer. The trouble
was that I couldn't figure out if the ache was from the
riding or something completely different.
We rode like that for three days only to stop for rest,
eating and sleep. The whole time my captor treated me
kindly, or at least with some measure of respect although
he never let me out of his sight. When the evenings came he
would motion for me to come lay beside him but each time I
refused. I had noticed that some of the other Indians were
watching our gestures and had started to whisper among
themselves and were giving this tall Indian very
disrespectful glances.
I have moved my bed if that is what you could call it,
closer to his but not because I felt any kind of affection
to him, rather because I was becoming fearful of those
Indians around me. I hoped that if he protected me once, he
would again since I obviously couldn't protect myself in my
weakened female state.
This night, I lay on my hide trying to recall my former
life. Doctor Milton was correct when he said that for each
day I was left in this timeline, I would start to become
absorbed into my host. I could feel Doctor William Trian
slowly slipping away from me, even now this young female
body was starting to feel normal and I have found my
actions become womanlier. Even the loss of my parents while
still traumatic, had slowly softened over the time and
distance we had traveled. I have at times found myself
looking over at this Indian in a very different light, if I
was to be stuck with any of the Warriors around me... I was
glad it was this man.
Granted, my hair was a mess but what captivated my
attention were my eyes, they were a sparkling light blue.
The lashes were long and very dark even though my hair was
yellow like the sun; they curled up and created an outline
around each eye as if they were demanding attention to
them. My skin was a light almond color, which didn't go
with my hair color at all, it seemed that most people with
light hair like mine were pale and ghostly white.
Had I been in my former body, I would have found myself
extremely attractive even with the lack of makeup. I
touched my face and focused on my hands which were now
small and dainty but each nail was now an oval extending
just to their tip. My hands were strong for a young female
and seemed to be perfectly developed for the domestic
future that I was stuck with, yet they were soft and
graceful enough to please a man.
That was one of the problems that I kept being confronted
with; I was behaving like a female more and more. At first
I had only noticed some simple things like a hand gesture,
a thought or comment. But now today, I have found my walk
and speech patterns were affected as well, I even had found
myself flipping my hair over my shoulder in front of Red
Bear. But the worst thing is I have actually been trying to
flirt with him in very subtle ways that it was disturbing
the scientist in me. And the scary thing was that he was
starting to reciprocate my actions.
Glancing back into the water I studied my figure, or at
least what I could see of it. I had a nice tapered waist;
medium sized firm breasts, and a nicely rounded bottom. I
knew that I had just turned 16 but I thought that I looked
as though I was around 18. I glanced around me and saw the
Tall Indian standing about twenty feet away so I knew
escape was out of the question, believe me the thought
wasn't very far from my head but there was always someone
watching me. I scooped some water into my small palms and
drank its coolness deeply, stood up and shook the excess
from my hands.
I turned and walked back up the riverbank and sat upon a
log, behind me came my Indian captor. He handed me a chunk
of meat and pointed for me to cook it on a nearby fire. I
took the meat and turned away from him and started walking
over to the glowing embers. I surprised myself as I seemed
to know exactly what to do, I busied myself around and
found two sticks, which I pushed into the ground and
supported them with rocks around the base of each. Both
sticks had a "Y" shape to them and finding a green stick I
pushed it through the red meat and suspended it across the
coals.
I moved away from him and went a distance away and he began
to follow. For whatever reason, I found myself gathering
bark chips and leaves from a small plant. All the while
under the watchful eye of the bronze Indian. He followed me
back up to the hill and toward the cooking meat, wondering
I'm sure what I was doing. I was watching him out of the
corner of my eyes as he folded his arms making his bulging
biceps even more pronounced. I smiled.
Dropping the wood chips onto the glowing coals they started
to smoke and burn slowly, I knew that he had no idea that I
had just dropped hickory chips on the fire to flavor the
cooking food. The smell was becoming incredible as I broke
the long leaves into small pieces and rubbed them into the
slowly cooking meat. I knew that he would love the flavor
of wild onion and hickory in his meal, I was also sure that
he hadn't had this before but would probably think I was
trying to poison him.
After about a half an hour, I noticed that he had moved
closer to me and was now directly behind my back. Inwardly,
I smiled and was happy to please this man... much to my
consternation. I found myself flipping my hair over my
shoulder in a very suggestive manner that I was sure didn't
go unnoticed under his watchful eyes.
I glanced up and found that my little cooking demonstration
was also being watched by the young Indian boy. I smiled at
him and he smiled back. Next to me was a flat rock and I
began to brush off the dirt and grime with my hand, I felt
Red Bear crouch next to me and placed himself in the direct
path of the grilled meat and hickory smoke. He started to
reach for the meat and I slapped his hand even before I
could stop myself, which caused him to jump and pull back
his hand.
Hearing a laugh we both looked across to the young boy who
was watching, Red Bear scowled at him and looked at me. I
could feel his eyes watching me as I placed the cooked meat
on the rock and reached for his knife, which immediately
caused him to grasp my wrist. I pulled away from him and
slowly slid his knife out of his sheath while he watched me
intently.
I took the large chunk of cooked meat and cut him a
generous portion; the piece left was small but still too
large for me to eat all. Cutting my portion, I motioned for
the boy to come over and share with us. Red Bear raised the
meat to his nose and smelled deeply; at least I had passed
the smell test. Gingerly, he took a small bite and then
another. With a broad smile he leaned back and chewed this
tender roasted meat. I looked across to the lad and he was
devouring the meat like a hungry pup, eating like most
growing teenage boys. I cleaned the blade of the knife off
and handed it back to Red Bear handle first. I must have
impressed him as he probably never seen a female who took
care of a good blade. I settled myself back and enjoyed my
meal knowing that this probably wouldn't happen very often
on this journey.
***
After a cool morning, we found ourselves again headed west.
I was surprised that he didn't put me on a horse of my own
by this time but he insisted that we ride together. Maybe
it was because he enjoyed being aroused by my nearness... I
was beginning to feel the same way but I would never let
on. At least, that was what I kept telling myself but
sometimes a girl deep down knows different.
As the sun rose higher and higher the air became hot and
dry, collectively they decided to rest for the day and
diverted their march turning toward a secluded little lake.
Here we would rest and wait until tomorrow before
continuing.
I knew a bath in the lake would help cool me down, so I
walked to the edge of the water and tried to wash myself
but wasn't very successful, turning, I saw the young Indian
boy walking nearby.
Calling him over I walked with him toward Red Bear, "I need
to bathe." I said, "I am dirty from riding and I still have
dried blood in my hair. I would like to clean up in the
lake."
The boy turned toward Red Bear and relayed my message, then
turning back to me gave me Red Bear's answer.
"Him say it good you to clean up, he will walk with you to
spot where no braves will see his squaw." He tried not to
smile but added "Him want me to keep lookout for both of
you!" His face broke in a huge grin as he thought of my
predicament.
Red Bear and I walked away from the camp and down a rocky
ledge toward the water, at one spot he pointed to the boy
to stand watch... then we continued down to the water's
edge. Red Bear leaned against a rock as he pointed to the
water. I didn't need any explanation, I was to bathe here.
I tried to keep my body hidden from Red Bear's view as I
pulled off my garments. Once unclothed, I quickly waded
into the cool water. I glanced back and noticed that Red
Bear had changed his position to view me better. I couldn't
believe how my young pert breasts seemed to defy gravity as
the water's coolness made the nipples jut out and harden.
The water droplets glistened in the sunlight, and from the
corner of my eye I was sure that it had gotten the
attention of the man.
I dipped below the waters surface and scrubbed at my hair
trying to clean the dried blood off of it. When I rose back
up I was surprised that somehow I had gotten into the
shallow water and as I flipped my hair back over my
shoulders, I realized that the water had nearly came to my
waist. Glancing back, I was startled to see Red Bear
standing just behind me.
To see that he was aroused was an understatement; his
bulging package was evident enough. I dove headfirst into
the water and swam out a few yards before coming back up.
When I turned around he was still standing at the waters
edge smiling, evidently enjoying his view. I turned my back
to him showing an angered look but inwardly I was
exhilarated by being able to have a very sexual effect on
him.
I swam back toward shore and stopped just far enough to
allow the water to just barely cover my protruding bosom,
and keep him interested. I couldn't believe how female my
actions were now becoming, I was finding it hard not to
completely fall into this young woman's grasp. My host was
a young vibrant girl and she was obviously attracted to
this man and it didn't matter how much William was trying,
he couldn't stop her coy little advances toward this man.
Slowly I bid him to turn and I pulled what was left of my
dress into the water to wash, I knew it would be wet but I
was hoping the hot sun would dry it quickly, nor was I
wrong. After about an hour, I could tell the dress was dry,
or at least dry enough. Once dressed, we quietly walked
back toward our camp.
The day was proving to be uneventful and I busied myself to
trying to repair my clothing that was torn from my capture,
much of it was ruined and I had to throw it away. However,
I kept enough to cover me from the sun and embarrassment,
but that didn't help the feeling of being half dressed.
When night started to fall I felt a chill in the air, the
weather out here in the middle of nowhere was odd, hot days
and cold nights. I used a small hide to cover my shoulders
from the chilly air but it wasn't helping. I looked at Red
Bear wrapped in a huge buffalo hide and desperately wanted
to feel its warmth but I was determined not to give him any
ideas he probably didn't already have. Glancing around, I
noticed that some of the Indians were posted to lookout,
while others ate their meager meals or slept. Red Bear
lifted an edge of his huge buffalo hide and motioned for me
to come and lay beside him. I turned the other way as
though I didn't see.
I felt a light tapping on my shoulder; it was the young
teenage Indian. "Red Bear say come to his bed."
I leaned forward and looked past the boy right at Red Bear,
"Thank our gracious host for me but I'm fine where I am. I
will not lay with him."
The young man gave me a surprised look, then crouched down,
"I think you no understand. You not have choice." With a
sideways glance toward Red Bear, "You bring great shame to
Red Bear if you no come. Warriors will rise up and kill Red
Bear... and once Red Bear gone, pretty white woman kill
too."
I looked at him in shock, "If I go, he will think of me as
his squaw, if I stay where I am, he and I could both get
killed. I have no choice."
He stood up and smiled holding out his hand helped me to my
feet. I followed him over to Red Bear who was watching me
walk.
He bade me to sit, holding the blanket open. Without
thinking I smoothed out my long skirt and sat on the hide
next to him.
He pointed to himself and said, "Koah Dak, mean Red Bear."
He pointed to my breast and I looked down. "You name?"
I sat for a moment thinking, "I am called, Cassandra." I
remember being someone named William but that seemed such a
long time ago. "Don't think I am going to lay with you, I
am not that type of girl!"
What was I thinking, until only a few hours ago I wasn't
any type of girl.
I pulled my knees into my chest as I sat on the big hide
thinking, if I didn't figure a way out of this mess soon I
would be trapped here in this timeline... in this body,
forever. I lowered my head into my folded arms and began to
cry. I could see my long hair falling about my legs as I
rested my weary head; I have cried so much today that my
head felt as if it would explode. A faint wind blew across
the land and made my flesh shiver; I pulled my knees in
further trying to maintain what warmth I could. Sometime,
somehow, I fell into a sleep that was sure to claim this
tired, sad young girl.
***
As I lay there in the early morning with my eyes closed,
hearing the sounds I had known and loved, the birds, the
soft breeze playing with the leaves a babbling brook. Each
of these lovely memories reminded me of family and fun
times that I had back in Ohio before we left. I pulled the
hide up around my face, as my thoughts came to rest on my
parents and how they died. I remembered the Indian, what
was his name again? Oh yes, Red Bear, trying to claim me
for his own. My fleeting thoughts also remembered a room,
which was white and strange. It seemed to have lights and
strange metals all about it, and there was a man... an old
man who made me cringe each time that I tried to recall who
he was. Milford? No that wasn't it, I remembered him being
a physician or something. Oh well, maybe it would come to
me later.
My thoughts returned to the Indian, I opened my eyes to see
if I could locate where he was laying but I couldn't find
him. I could see other Indians still sleeping around me but
Red Bear was not in my sites. The sun wasn't quite up yet
so I just stayed under that hide and kept warm. I knew that
soon they would be waking up and riding again. I felt
movement behind me and reached my hand back to see what it
was, and then again afraid of what I might find. My fears
were correct, for behind me lay the tall Indian. As I
started to pull my hand back around me I felt his hand
gently pull at my wrist. Slowly, he guided my small hand
toward his growing erection. He placed my soft dainty
fingers around his huge shaft and guided my motion so I was
creating pleasure for him.
I tried to pull my hand away. But he held it there on his
manhood. With his free hand he started to massage my
breast, the feeling was confusing for me. I could still
remember being a man at one time... but still the woman I
had become wanted him to continue. Was this how all squaws
were treated? Was this what I was to expect for the rest of
my life as a captive. He tried to work it so that my head
was under the hide but each time he gently pushed me down,
I came right back up. He smiled and kissed me softly on the
lips. With a strained look on his face he began to grunt
and I knew that he was about to shoot his load all over my
hand. His body spasmed and relaxed, he motioned for me to
grab a small animal hide laying at the edge of the skin we
were laying on. I knew that he expected me to clean him up.
After I was done to his satisfaction, I rolled away from
him. He slid up behind me and with one arm wrapped around
me, pulled me into his chest. I could feel his hand working
the buttons of my blouse as slowly he slipped his huge hand
in. I shivered as he began to massage my nipple, which was
betraying my anger by becoming aroused. My breathing was
labored, and turning him on even more. He pushed his
reviving shaft into the back of my dress making me breathe
even harder. Gently, almost lovingly, he pushed my flowing
yellow hair aside and began to kiss my exposed neck.
With half closed eyes I found myself slowly being rolled
onto my back as he began to kiss my face and neck. Lower
and lower his kisses went until I felt them centered around
by hardened nipple. He began to suckle and tongue my flesh
until I felt that I would scream out. Not in pain but
rather in ecstasy.
All the while he was distracting me, his hands were very
busy indeed. He had hiked my skirt all the way up to my
waist as I suddenly felt his fingers at the entrance of my
waiting and eager womanhood. Slowly he kept at his
ministrations that I found it all but impossible to realize
what he was doing. Kissing my breasts and massaging me down
there was keeping me in such a state of arousal that I
couldn't fathom what I was doing in the first place.
Slowly he rotated me around and before I realized what was
happening, he had spread my knees apart and pushed his
large gloriously hard shaft into me. I was surprised that I
let him take me without putting up much of a fight, in
fact, I was surprised that I was willing and enjoying what
he was doing to me.
He began to pump me slowly; with each stroke he entered a
bit more. Soon I found my hips were meeting the rhythm of
him. I found myself building as if a pressure was about to
make me burst. My vision became blurry and I seemed to have
little bursts of color dancing in front of my eyes, as wave
after wave of pure energy surged through my whole body.
Again and again I experience that feeling as his rhythm
continued. I found my hands upon his bronze chest as his
body began to shudder, It was at that very moment I felt
his seed flow into my womb. He continued to pump into me
until his body relaxed. There he lay on top of me until we
started hearing others waking around us.
He slowly slid off of me and kissed my cheek. With his
large gentle finger he wiped a tear from the corner of my
eye that was racing toward my ear. I closed my eyes and
contemplated what had just happened. Here I was a
scientist, inhabiting the body of a young woman, who had
just made love as a woman to an Indian who's people had
killed my parents. God my life was messed up! Then fear
began to rise into my chest, I had just had sex with a man
as a woman. The scientist in me realized enough about
biology that when a man and a woman have unprotected sex,
there could be a side effect. Children. While I found that
the woman in me was relishing in the after glow, the
logical thinker I was realized that while I lay there, this
man's seed was racing into my fertile womb. I could easily
become pregnant with Red Bear's child.
He must have sensed my thoughts as he slowly parted my
blouse and kissed my stomach. As he raised his head up he
gave me a very sexy smile, which made the young woman in me
melt with desire. Slowly he gathered his belongings and
began to get dressed for the day, with a motion he
indicated that I should do likewise.
An hour later we were headed west away from the rising sun,
him holding me tightly as his horse trotted along. I smiled
at my misfortune; here I was a young female captive who
probably had just become pregnant by a man she couldn't
even understand. All the while surrounded by a hundred
stalwart Warriors, most wanting to see me dead.
Most days passed as this one had and it seemed that one
stretched into the other until I found myself loosing all
track of time. I couldn't remember how many days since I
had been captured. I was able to think more clearly now
since Red Bear had allowed me to ride my own horse,
apparently he felt that I wouldn't risk fleeing. I must
admit that I did miss feeling his body spooning me as we
rode.
I tried to recall the name of the man who sent me into this
body but it seemed, his name had disappeared from my
recollection. Even William Trian had become nothing more
than a name to me now, sure I remembered being him but I
have become so acclimated to this body that I don't think I
could ever return even if I could. Besides, I knew Red Bear
was falling in love with me and I with him, right now that
was all that mattered.
We had made love more and more with each quiet moment we
had, and I have come to enjoy making him aroused and
lustful. I have found myself lately going out of my way to
please my Warrior with anything that would make him happy.
I was sure that by this time our small baby was silently
growing in my womb, at least I hoped so.
It had seemed forever that we rode until finally we came
across a rise and down below us stretched a dotted
landscape of teepees and villagers. We rode down and into
this village, into my new home.
Once we dismounted, he walked me over to an ancient woman
who looked as though she had been around a million years.
They spoke, and he turned toward me and smiled which I did
likewise. The old woman stood up with his help and looked
into my eyes studying me intently. She lifted the ragged
material of my dress and said a few words to another woman
in the room, who immediately stood up and exited.
She examined my hair and again spoke, which caused an
Indian woman in her fifty's to jump up and leave the room.
She spoke to me and motioned for me to remove my clothing,
I hesitated but slowly started to pull it off. The old
woman glanced at Red Bear who adverted his gaze and left
the teepee. Here I was alone with many women who couldn't
understand me, it felt very odd.
I found myself standing in the teepee with nothing on; all
of my clothes were now lying on the floor in a heap. The
old woman limped around me and again came to my front, her
knotted old hands reached up to my breast. She lifted the
weight of them and using her hand seemed to be trying to
determine how big they were. Again she spoke causing
another of the elderly women to get up and leave.
I decided that this old woman had much pull with the tribe
and it wouldn't bode well for me to make her angry. She
pulled her necklace off and dangled the clay sculpture on
the end in front of my stomach where it began to spin
wildly; she looked up at me and smiled showing the four
teeth she had in her whole mouth.
The first woman who left the teepee now entered carrying
what looked like a garment, as she handed it to me I could
see that it was a dress. I was directed to put it on, which
surprised me as how beautiful it was with its intricate
beadwork. When it settled down on my body I was surprised
on how short it really was, the bottom came halfway between
my hips and knees.
At the same time that I was putting the dress on, another
returned and started to brush and braid my hair. The third
returned with a bowl of green liquid, which the old woman
indicated I was to drink. It had a mint flavor with a
slight bitter taste but had been sweetened with honey and
was warm. I slowly sipped my tea and waited for them to be
done with my hair.
I found it strange that when we rode into this camp I
didn't see any young women, mostly old women and very
little girls. Even in this teepee I was surrounded by
graying old women. The old woman pointed to the ground when
they had finished braiding my hair. I found it strange that
I was the only one drinking the green tea, but I didn't
want to imply that I wasn't grateful.
As I finished my tea I started to put it down and one of
the little old women filled my cup and in her language told
me to drink, or at least that is what I thought she said.
We all sat in silence with them watching me drink their
tea, I spoke up and said thank you and the old woman
laughed and smiled. She looked toward another elderly woman
and gestured for her to come to my side.
The old woman spoke in her language, which was then
translated, to me in a broken English. "She say you have
come to save Red Bear's son."
I told her that I didn't understand, and that was relayed
to the ancient one. Who spoke for quite awhile then when
she had concluded, pointed to me while looking at my
translator.
"She say you Red Bear's squaw. You raise his son." I looked
at my stomach while she spoke, "Not that son, him other
child." I glanced at them both and she continued. "Many day
ago a sickness sent by the Great Spirit entered our village
and kill many young squaws. Red Bear lost his woman. You
now take place and rear his son. You young and pretty, soon
you carry child of own, but Red Bear needs you for his
first child."
I leaned back on my heels, trying to soak in what she was
trying to say. A small noise brought my attention to the
door of the large teepee, there in the arms of another old
woman was an infant wrapped in a blanket. I could see the
tiny hands moving just above the cover.
Sipping on the green tea I listened and watched the child's
movement. The woman continued, "You drink sap of the
'Kiwakka' tree, it make good mother out of you." I looked
into the cup at the green tea and swallowed slowly.
"Kiwakka tree make young squaw expecting baby start to make
her child milk."
I raised my hand up to my chest and put the cup down, I
wasn't about to drink anymore of that stuff. The old woman
sat and smiled and let forth another long display of her
wisdom, which was soon translated to me.
"The Wise One say only a little is enough, you will need to
care for you son." She stepped back as the woman holding
the infant handed him to me. "Kiwakka tree gives squaws
other good thing, we will keep wanting our man and continue
to make little ones to help tribe." She smiled as I took
the child. "You see. You be good squaw... good mother."
Whether it was the tea or just me I started to feel warm.
Sitting there holding the child I could feel a pressure
building in my chest that was quickly becoming
uncomfortable. The old woman could see in my eyes the
discomfort and said something in her tongue that made a
woman come and untie the leather strings at my shoulders.
The dress fell away from my now exposed breast.
The child must have sensed or smelled the milk slowly
dripping from my nipple as he rolled his head around to
face my bust. I didn't know what to do, being only 16 I
didn't have much experience in this matter. The old woman
pushed the baby into my chest, which started him to nuzzle
my nipple around until he got a firm hold. He began to
suckle and drink, I was giving this child nourishment... I
was becoming his mother.
I felt them staring at me but all my focus was on this tiny
baby and his constant motion. I watched his little hands as
they swung around and played with the blanket he was
wrapped in. One by one each woman left and I soon found
myself alone with this child. Red Bear came back into the
room, he knelt beside us and kissed his son on the head.
Looking into my eyes he smiled and pulled me close. With a
tender kiss he leaned away and watched me nurse his son...
our son.
***
Fourteen years have passed since that day long ago, our son
Little Bear is now a young man following in his father's
footsteps. He is tall and strong, a credit to his people. I
had given birth to a daughter called White Flower, she is
to be wed to Standing Elk. He was the young boy that
translated for Red Bear so many years ago. White Flower is
a great beauty, with her long yellow hair and her father's
dark eyes. She is much taller than I am, but isn't
everybody.
Walking to the river I am surrounded by their six little
brothers and sisters, ranging from three to twelve. Sending
them off to play I stepped into the water to cool my aching
feet. I heard a noise that startled me and I looked up.
Standing in front of me was a man wearing a long white
jacket. I backed away from him and leaned against a tree.
He looked at me with sad eyes and slowly shook his head.
"You don't remember me anymore do you William?"
I remembered that name from somewhere but I couldn't place
this stranger. "For all that it's worth William, I'm your
brother."
He stepped closer and held his hand out to me. "God you are
beautiful." I looked into his eyes and noticed that they
were blue like mine.
"I'm Paul, William... somewhere in that beautiful head of
yours must be a remembrance of me?"
He looked dejected, Try as I might I couldn't remember this
man. "I guess that I have lost you forever. For all that
it's worth, Milton is dead. But your machine is still in
the hands of his corrupt company and the Governing Body. I
built another Teleporter using your plans... that's how I
got here."
I held out my hand and pulling his face down close to me,
stared deep into his eyes. Something about him was very
familiar but I couldn't place it. He kissed my forehead and
walked back across the creek and stood amongst the bushes.
I could hear my children playing and shouting as they ran
up the path to swarm me. For a moment I locked eyes with
this man named Paul, he smiled and slowly faded from my
view. The children pulled my arm and dragged me back into
the village to play with them.
---
Paul stood and watched from his side of the creek as the
children playfully pulled their young mother along, he
couldn't stop his smile as he watched his former brother as
this buxom young woman surrounded by all of those children.
He knew that