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Second Time Through - Book IIChapter 50: The Ring And The Sword free porn video
I was sitting on the deck, with my legs spread, holding the injured woman's head in my lap. Kip had also been resting, leaning back on his hands as he rested. So neither of us could reach our weapons quickly enough to defend ourselves.
I debated for only a millisecond before searching out what Anna had thought was their motor cortex and tweaking it slightly. The female trooper immediately dropped her sword, collapsing to the deck beside me.
"It must have been the adrenalin," I thought as I realized I might have overdone it a little.
By this time, Kip was on his feet, his wicked looking machine pistol in his hand.
"We will not hurt you," I thought to her. "I'll release you if you'll stay calm and not pick up your sword. We are trying to save this woman."
There were no thoughts I could recognize. Maybe she didn't understand my words. I didn't sense an inordinate amount of fear. Not enough to cripple her. I tried again.
"She was trapped under the rubble there," I told her, nodding towards the bank of fallen machinery. "Do you understand?"
"Yes, Sir," she responded. "I understand. I will not attack you."
I released her, watching her closely as she sat up groggily, rubbing her neck. Kip had moved her sword out of reach as he watched her intently.
"How is the Kamadge?" the female warrior asked after looking around.
"Kamadge?" I asked. "You mean this woman?"
"Yes. She is our Kamadge. Our Supreme Ruler," the female warrior replied.
"Her ankle was broken. I cannot detect anything else. I have mended the break and am working on the swelling now," I told her. "Do you have a name?"
"A name?" she asked in surprise. "I was once called Unevia."
"Nice to meet you, Unevia. My name is Michael, and this is my friend, Kip," I told her.
"You are ... you are not what we expected. You were able to disable our ship, yet you save our Kamadge. That does not make sense," Unevia said. "Why did you not destroy her? That's what she was going to do to your world."
"We'll worry about all that later," I told her. "Right now, we need to figure out a way to get your Kamadge safely off this ship."
Unevia looked around the bridge then up at the opening in the hull over her head, measuring the distance in her mind.
"If you could boost me up, I could go find the battle commander and see if they can help," she suggested.
I looked at Kip, but he just shrugged his shoulders. I knew he wouldn't be leaving my side, right now.
I was saved from making a decision by the sound of voices approaching the ship.
"Waharahi. Are you there?" a male voice sang out.
I quickly scanned and saw about twenty Omugi approaching the crater.
"I am inside the craft," I told them. "There is a hole in the top of the hull. The hole is about seven feet deep and I have three with me. One is injured and cannot move without help. The craft appears balanced; however, too much weight might cause it to shift and fall. Can you help us?"
I could hear one of the women issuing instructions and orders.
"Can you hear me, Waharahi," she called out.
"I can hear you, and you do not have to shout," I told her. "My name is Michael. What's your name?"
"Debra, Waharahi," she answered still speaking aloud, but not yelling.
"Hello, Debra. Can you tell me what the situation is? Are there any injuries?" I asked.
"Yes, Waharahi," she said. "We had some minor injuries from the second blast, the falling rocks, and such. I told the fools not to leave the caves, but they just had to look. And we have captured all but one of the enemy soldiers, and a woman we think is their leader. They are being taken to the Tribal Hall now."
"Dawn?" I thought quickly, as I connected Anna, Penny, Catherine, and Narvenia.
"What the hell," I thought as I tied all the rest into the conversation as well.
"Yes, Michael?" Dawn thought back.
"The captives that Debra mentioned. They are MY guests and are to be treated as such until I decide differently. You may remove their weapons, but they may be returned to them soon. Offer them anything they might need, within reason. Especially food or drink or medical attention. My doctor will be there shortly to assist you. Also, my security people will take over their care. Do you understand?"
"The orders, yes. The reason, not so much," Dawn replied. "I can see your family coming now."
"OUR family, Dawn," I told her softly. "You're a part of it now. I didn't mean to sound so brusque. I'm trying to avert a catastrophe here. The injured woman is their supreme ruler. The woman with the wicked looking dagger is her daughter. Her name is Tabita. After you remove her weapons, including her ring, have Tommy escort her to wherever your people are taking us so that she may see her mother is going to be okay. And whatever you do, DO NOT allow any male to come in contact with that ring." And then I added, "Please."
"Yes, Waharahi. It will be as you command," Dawn said despondently.
"Now cut that out!" I told her playfully. "This is Michael ASKING the leader of the Omugi for a favor."
Dawn slowly shook off her dark mood. Finally, she asked, "As a favor?"
"I'll owe you," I told her. "Big time!"
"Then I want a night, alone, with you!" she said. "Like at the ranch last month. Deal?"
"Well ... I was going to do that anyway, so it's not really a fair bargain for you. But, before you ask, there is NO WAY I could survive two nights with you. And I have to be in New York by Thursday," I told her.
"Okay," Dawn laughed. "I'll come up with something later. Our family is here and I need to get to work. Don't worry, I'll take very good care of our guests, Michael."
"Thanks, Rising Star," I said with respect.
The Omugi returned with a rickety looking old wooden ladder. It was barely long enough to reach, but the main thing was that it worked. I lifted the still unconscious woman and handed her a couple of steps up the ladder to Kip. He in turn, passed her to the Omugi reaching down to lift her on up. She was placed on an old Army stretcher the Omugi had brought with them.
"Unevia. Would you mind staying here with Kip and guarding your ship?" I asked the female warrior.
Unevia looked uncertain as she looked around for her commander.
"The rest of your group have been injured in the blast," I told her after a quick scan. "They should be okay, but for now, you are the only one uninjured."
Unevia finally nodded, looking suspiciously at Kip. Kip smiled his little boy smile and handed Unevia her sword, hilt first. Finally, Unevia reached out and took the sword as Kip and I both waited to see what she would do. I could sense her confusion, and suspicion, as she finally sheathed her sword.
"I'll send someone to relieve both of you, soon," I told them as I hurried up the ladder to catch up with the stretcher.
I need not have hurried. Anna, Penny, and some of the girls had already met the stretcher. After some quick field triage, Anna directed the stretcher bearers towards the train.
"It's the best place," she explained when I caught up to them. "The village has no real medical facilities, Michael."
"Ask Adriana and Vickie to make new medical facilities a top priority then," I told her. "What do you need me to do?"
"Based on what I saw, I'd say Dawn and Tommy need your help," Anna replied as she began directing the stretcher-bearers how to get her patient onto the vestibule without dropping her. "Evidently, one of the women, the boss, I think, is not being very cooperative."
"Come on, Michael. Let's go see how we can help Dawn," Kalani said exiting the train. "My mother used to tell me, never send a Princess to do a Queen's job. And this looks like a job for a real Queen."
Kalani and I made the half-mile hike back to the village, hand in hand. I laughed as she told me about the difficult personalities she had run into as queen. It felt weird to be laughing after the events of the past hour, but it was too funny listening to her relate the stories. All too soon, we were back to the Tribal Hall, and even outside, we could hear the challenge Anna had referred to.
" ... and you WILL give us back our weapons! And you WILL give me back my ship! And you WILL take me to wherever you are keeping my mother! Do you understand me?" Tabita was screaming as we approached.
Drawing herself up to her full regal stature and taking a deep breath, Kalani stepped through the door and into the fray. She walked to the end of the table that had been placed in the center of the hall for my guests and stood there smiling as she waited. The whole room fell silent as every eye was on her. Tabita, her warriors, and the Omugi all paused, waiting to see who this was and what would happen next.
What happened next, was a lesson in leadership and royalty for me. I don't know what possessed her to do it. I mean she wasn't a Tapatoan subject, and she was the Chief of the Omugi, and this was her reservation. But, for some reason, Dawn bowed to Kalani.
"Welcome, Your Majesty," she intoned as she bowed.
The other Omugi in the room, following the example of their leader, also bowed. There must have been over thirty Omugi ringing the table where my 'guests' were being offered food. I slipped in the door during this distraction, and stood silently, my back against the wall next to the door, and behind the spectators. A young Omugi of twelve or thirteen looked up at me. I winked at her as I placed my forefinger to my lips in the universal sign for silence. She smiled at me, indicating that she understood that the Waharahi wished to remain unseen for the moment. I turned my attention to the center ring.
Dawn had offered the aliens a table loaded down with food. I had a suspicion that it had been planned for tonight's celebration. The warriors, having been relieved of their weapons, seemed to be excitedly chowing down on all the fresh fruits and vegetables, avoiding the meats, and ignoring the watchful eyes of the Omugi. Judging by the emotions that accompanied their conversations in the strange language, they seemed impressed by both the quality of the food and the abundance of it.
Dawn was standing at the other end of the table, next to where Tabita sat. As Kalani approached, Tabita remained silent, never taking her eyes from Kalani as she carefully evaluated this new enemy.
"Good evening, Rising Star," Kalani said to Dawn. "I just came to thank you for your marvelous hospitality. I wanted to offer the Omugi my services, if you might have use of them."
"You are too kind, Your Majesty. May I present Tabita, daughter of the Supreme Ruler of her world, and newly arrived guest of the Waharahi," Dawn intoned to Kalani. Then to Tabita, "Tabita, may I present Queen Kalani of the Island Nation of Tapato. She is also a special friend of the Waharahi."
Tabita nodded her head without allowing her eyes to leave Kalani's face. "Your Majesty," she replied.
I scanned her, but it was useless. I could not began to comprehend their language, and Tabita was holding her emotions in check as she waited to see if Kalani was going to help her efforts, or further hinder them.
"I was just explaining to Tabita that the Waharahi has asked us to offer his guests refreshments and see that they are made comfortable until he arrives. He did not tell me what he planned to do with them. I understand that he personally rescued Tabita's mother and is accompanying her to the infirmary to see after her care. He should be here soon," Dawn explained to Kalani.
"Oh, I see," Kalani said, without letting on that I was already here.
"Well, the young woman the Waharahi rescued has been taken to his train instead. I am sure Tabita's mother will find it much more comfortable. And I understand that her injuries have been repaired. The Waharahi asked me, with your permission, if I would escort Tabita back to her mother. That is, if Tabita would like to see her mother."
Tabita nodded her head as if to say, "It's about time!" Then she leaned over to whisper something to the leader of her group of warriors. Finally, she stood, completely ignoring Dawn, as she waited for Kalani's command. Tabita had even extended her hands, wrists together. Once again, I found myself wishing I could understand their language.
"Your Majesty, would you please give these to the Waharahi, when you see him?" Dawn asked as she held out the dagger, and the ring to Kalani. Tabita stared at the ring as it passed from Dawn to Kalani, but I sensed she was trying hard NOT to seem too interested in it.
Kalani nodded as she accepted the two items and turned to leave, "Shall we?" she asked Tabita as she started for the door.
Tabita looked confused for a minute. I think she had been preparing herself to be put in chains or something before being allowed to go.
Kalani turned back to look at Tabita when she reached the door. "Do you need assistance? Are you injured?" she looked to Dawn in question. Tabita shook her head to clear it, but she was visibly confused. Cautiously, she looked all around and then proceeded to follow Kalani.
She had to hurry a few steps to catch up to Kalani when she cleared the door, as Kalani had continued walking towards the train.
I slipped out behind her, unnoticed, as Tabita hurried to follow Kalani. Kalani was already to the edge of the clearing when she turned to see Tabita ambling gamely to catch up.
"I didn't realize you were injured," Kalani said.
"Just a little stiff, Your Majesty," Tabita replied. "It has been a long journey." She was walking with a slight limp. I surmised it was because they had been cooped up on that small spacecraft for a long time.
"Do you require assistance?" Kalani asked. "We're heading to the train. Down there."
"I'll be fine. I just need to stretch out the muscles. The walk will do me good," Tabita told her.
"Well, all right then," Kalani said as she resumed walking towards the train, albeit at a much slower pace than before. "And please, call me Kalani."
I saw Tabita stumble slightly when Kalani said that.
Their conversation was light as Kalani steered it away from anything to do with Tabita's situation. Mostly, Kalani talked about Tapato and the wonders of her island nation. As they got closer to the train, their conversation drifted towards the train. I gathered that Tabita had never seen one before. I followed the women, maybe fifty paces behind. Never once did Tabita turn around.
When they arrived at the train, Kalani took her onboard through the rear vestibule. I paused, not ready to confront her yet. Kalani seemed to have worked her magic once more, as Tabita had calmed down. I couldn't help sense something devious about her. I couldn't put my finger on it, and for the third time in the last few minutes, I found myself wishing I could understand her thoughts.
As I stood there on the small rise in the middle of the field, I could see the train, the village, and both craters. I took a moment to scan the entire reservation. The thought of a second spacecraft had crossed my mind. There was no second craft, nor anyone else for miles. Most of the girls were on the train. The rest were in the Tribal Hall, helping Rose and Eve. I asked Eve to make sure that Kip and Unevia received something to eat and drink.
"They have been provided with food and drink, Michael. Do you wish anything else for them?" Eve asked me.
"No. That's great. Thank you," I told her.
"What about you? Do you need anything?" she asked.
"I'm fine. Thank you for asking, though," I told her.
"Okay. You just be careful then. I want you to be VERY fine later tonight," Eve replied with a giggle.
Deciding everything was under control, I squatted where I was. I looked at the train and thought about all that had transpired. It was hard for me to understand how they could have survived, traveling for so far in such a small craft.
"That confuses me as well," Narvenia thought. "I am beginning to believe that they are not as technologically advanced as my people thought. And I cannot imagine traveling that far in a craft that small, either."
"Can you understand their language?" I asked her.
"I'm sorry, Michael, but their language is an old language and not one we have ever studied. In fact, The information I have gathered this evening probably surpasses the combined store of information we already had on them," Narvenia explained. "However, I am working on it."
Kalani had worked her magic on Tabita and seemed to have calmed her down for the moment. Her mother was awake now, and actually sitting up in one of the upholstered chairs in the Observation Car.
I was pretty sure now that Tabita's Don'rahall was the Protector from Tapato's past. And that the ring, sword, and gauntlets I now wore, had belonged to him. I think Kalani had figured that out as well. Kalani had Tabita's ring and I was looking forward to comparing them. I also wanted to know if there were any more rings like them.
It was obvious the rings possessed the power to affect the weather. I also sensed other powers in it, such as when I felt the sword and the spacecraft's vibrations. It had been as if the sword and the craft were communicating with each other.
The evening light was fading as I looked over to the second crater and saw figures of Kip and Unevia there. They were watching as the Omugi, working by torch light, covered the spacecraft with what looked like old pieces of canvas.
"Whose idea was it to cover up the spacecraft?" I asked Dawn.
"One of the council members, Raynell, thought it might be a good idea. She said that if the craft was picked up on radar, the authorities might be looking for it. We'll have to come up with something better, but it should work for tonight," Dawn said. "I'm sorry Michael. I'm afraid your celebration has been blown all to hell."
"That's all right," I replied. "After all, how often can you say that your party got crashed by aliens?"
"Who would believe me?" Dawn asked. "By the way, I ... restricted outbound telephone communication until we get a handle on this."
"Restricted?" I asked.
"Yeah, I had Raynell's two boys shoot out the only transformer on the main trunk line into the reservation. It will probably be Monday before the phone company gets anyone out here to replace it. However, word is bound to leak out soon. I can't keep people from leaving the reservation," Dawn said tiredly. "We used almost all our reserves of food to hold the celebration, so we can't feed this many for very long."
"How long would it take to get your supplies replenished?" I asked.
"Probably two or three days," Dawn said tiredly. "If ... we had the funds."
"How much are we talking?" I asked.
"I can't let you do that, Michael. I was going to call our Agent on Monday and see what she can do," Dawn told me.
"Your agent?" I asked, confused.
"Our Bureau of Indian Affairs Agent. She is supposed to be our liaison to Washington," Dawn replied with a shudder. I could sense that it really rubbed her the wrong way to have to ask this agent for assistance.
"Look," I told her. "Most of this is because of me. I have been aware that someone was tracking my ring for a couple of days, so I'm going to have Vickie get with you. Will ten grand do it?"
"You don't have to do this, Michael," she replied.
"Vickie?" I thought.
"Where are you?" she asked. "This is the craziest party I've ever been to!" She was in the Tribal Hall with the warriors from the spacecraft, along with many of the villagers and some of the other girls. "They're teaching us how they dance."
"Sorry to interrupt. Do you have my credit card?" I asked.
"Who takes American Express out here?" she laughed.
"Get with Dawn. The village is almost out of food. Help her order food and supplies. Make it enough to last for several weeks, and let me know if you need to go over ten grand," I instructed. "Okay?"
"Adriana and I will get right on it!" she replied, laughing happily at whatever was going on there. "As soon as this dance is over."
"Tomorrow will be fine," I replied, sighing. I would have loved to be in there with them, having a good time. But there was more to be done. I still had to have my discussion with Tabita.
Suddenly, there was a disturbance on the train, then shots rang out down by the spacecraft, while screams erupted from the Tribal Hall.
"MICHAEL-L-L!" Vickie screamed, before her voice was suddenly choked off.
I was on my feet and running towards the Tribal Hall before her scream died away.
I scanned the hall, but it was total chaos, and I didn't have time to sort through it. I'd deal with it when I got there. I switched to Kip, down at the spacecraft.
"You okay?" I asked quickly.
"Yeah. A little nick on the arm. Unevia is down. She pulled her sword and took a swipe at me. I think she'll live, but what's going on?"
"Our guests have turned on us, it looks like. They'll probably be coming after you next," I told him. "Be careful. I'll get back to you in a sec."
Switching my scan to the train, I found a standoff. Tabita had her arm around Catherine's neck, holding a piece from a busted vase to her throat, while Kalani held Tabita's dagger to her mother's throat. I tweaked Tabita's motor cortex, but nothing happened. I realized that she now had a very intricate shield in place. I was almost to the hall, so I didn't have time to examine it further. I made a decision, hoping it was the right tactic.
"Hang on, Kalani. I have to take care of the other warriors first. I'll be there as fast as I can!" I thought to her as I reached the Tribal Hall's door. I didn't have time to hear her reply as I walked in, expecting to see carnage everywhere. The twelve warriors had taken hostages, Vickie, Jessica, Rose, and Izzy among them.
Their leader was holding a fork to Izzy's face as he yelled for everyone to lie on the floor. I stood there checking the girls. They were surprised, but uninjured. Izzy was furious at the deception and now being threatened.
Suddenly, the aliens noticed me standing in the door. The girls became still, as did the Omugi, who were lying there with them. Several of the warriors glanced at their leader out of the corner of their eyes. 'Leader' looked at me and smiled with a wicked grin.
I scanned him first. The shielding around him was like the one surrounding Tabita. Even this close, I was not able to penetrate it.
"Michael?" Deedee called to me.
"You okay?" I asked.
"We're in the Dining Car. The younger alien is holding Catherine, and Kalani has a dagger at the other one's throat. Kalani told us to get out. Can you do something?" Deedee asked.
"In a minute, they have some sort of shield that I'm having trouble getting through," I told her.
"They're using strange magic, Michael. It's not natural," she told me.
I didn't respond because Leader was trying to force Izzy towards me, using her as a human shield. I scanned him again. This time, I recognized what Deedee was calling magic. Their shields were mechanically driven somehow. I needed time to figure out what to do, and I needed the girls safely out of the way.
Stepping back out of the doorway, I reached down and picked up one of the alien swords from where the Omugi had stacked them, just outside the door. Then I tickled Izzy's motor cortex. Leader looked at me in surprise as Izzy suddenly slumped to the floor, sliding out of his hands.
Thrusting the alien's sword point down into the wooden floor, in the center of the doorway, I told him, "No one will stop you. I'll wait for you out here. If you're not too scared."
I noticed Kip crossing the tracks as I walked towards the center of the compound. "Kip, can you pick them off if I can get them outside?" I asked.
"Sorry Michael. Too many innocents around you. I doubt I could get a clear shot," Kip replied.
"Then get back to the spacecraft. Something inside there is powering their shields," I told him.
"Aye Aye, skipper," he replied as he turned and began running back to the spacecraft.
I saw the five female warriors grab their weapons and take off running towards their ship. I gave Kip a quick warning as I turned my attention to the seven males with swords.
This was not going as I planned. The leader and I stood facing each other, maybe twenty paces apart as the other warriors picked up their weapons and fanned out to surround me. I had absolutely no skills with a sword, and even less experience when facing multiple attackers. I figured he would probably attack me as soon as the other warriors reached their tactically advantageous positions. That didn't leave me with a lot of time to come up with something.
"Remember what you did to my father and the others in your test, Michael," Narvenia thought to me. "Use their power against them."
I was standing there, trying to find a way past their shields, when I felt the ancient ring on my left hand begin to pulse. I looked down momentarily, to the sword I held tightly in my left hand, as the sword seemed to come alive. The blade began to hum and a pale light slowly flowed from the hilt, down to the point of the sword. The sight caused all of the warriors to draw back, and some frantic discussion ensued. "Don'rahall" was the only word I understood.
As I stood there waiting, not sure what was going on, the sword began to rise on its own. I instinctively grasped the hilt with both hands.
When the leader saw my movement, he hesitated only a fraction of a moment. Then, with a primal scream, he began charging towards me.
My sword, as if it had a mind of its own, parried his thrust then quickly recoiled to do the same to a second warrior who charged me from the rear. This, I found, was to be the pattern as over and over they charged me two at a time. I gave the sword its head, allowing it to do the fighting.
Even with the sword directing my efforts, there were too many close calls for comfort. And while I was able to escape serious injury, I was not able to inflict any either. I was sweating and beginning to gasp for oxygen when, on some unseen command, they all withdrew, still surrounding me.
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