Arlene and JeffChapter 230
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Partial Character List:
Jeff – The Prime.
Diana – The Clan Queen and Jeff's first wife.
Arlene – Jeff and Diana's daughter and Jeff's young wife who is also a Queen.
Susan – Wife and Diana's mother, who is also a Queen.
Jennie – Young wife.
Melissa – Young wife.
Laura – Wife and computer guru.
Ann – Laura's daughter and Jeff's young wife, also a computer guru.
Helen – Genius wife and teacher.
Nat, Nicki, and Whitney – Young wives who were rescued by Jeff and his team.
Joyce – Wife and deputy.
Caitlin – Wife and nurse.
Kayla – Wife who first worked for the FBI, but then went to work for the General, and now she is Jeff's last line of defense.
Selina – Six-year-old genius who lives with the Matthews family.
Billy Bad Ass – Billy the kitten. Belongs to Selina.
Spike – Male Chihuahua. Belongs to Arlene.
Sugar – Female Chihuahua. Belongs to Hope.
Eric – Alpha. Pharmacist and father of Alice and Terri.
Angela – Eric's sister.
Alice – Twelve-year-old who was kidnapped.
Terri – Fourteen-year-old who was kidnapped.
Sheriff Quinton Tate – Alpha. Sheriff of Grand County.
Virginia – Quinton's first wife.
Elizabeth – Quinton's wife and Virginia's sister.
Rachel – Elizabeth's daughter and Quinton's wife.
Cindy – Elizabeth's daughter and Quinton's wife.
Van – Alpha. Organic farmer.
Adriana – Van's first wife.
Lillian – Van's second wife.
Jeremy – Alpha. Van's son and organic farmer
Connie – Construction worker who became Jeremy's wife.
Denise – Construction worker who became Jeremy's wife.
Paulette – Jeremy's sister and young wife.
Art – Alpha. Young FBI agent who was in a shootout in Atlanta.
Bobby – Nurse from Atlanta who is Art's wife and Sandra's sister.
Sandra – Nurse from Atlanta who is Art's wife and Bobby's sister.
Hope – Art's young wife, who was abused by her father and other men.
Matt – Alpha. New FBI SAC who has recently reported to the Denver office.
Courtney – Matt's wife who believes that Jeff and his family might be aliens.
Bridget – Soon to be new wife for Matt.
Dave – Alpha. Contractor and Project Manager for Jeff.
Evie – Dave's first wife and assistant Project Manager.
Kim – Dave's wife.
Linda – Dave's wife and Bill's daughter.
Fred – Alpha. Jeff's friend from Georgia.
Brenda – Fred's first wife who came back in the body of the woman who was killed in the wreck in Georgia.
Carla – Fred's wife and farm owner.
Jessica – Fred's young wife and Carla's daughter.
Audrey – Campground manager from Georgia and one of Fred's wives.
Angel – Fred and Brenda's daughter and now Fred's new wife.
Lieutenant Mayfield – Lieutenant in charge of Security.
Sheriff Quinton Tate's Home Near Winter Park
Sheriff Quinton Tate had stocked the automatic feeder for the horses and put out extra hay so he wouldn't have to get up early tomorrow morning, Sunday, to feed the animals. He stepped back into the kitchen as Virginia finished with the coffee maker, and the phone rang. Expecting it to be someone at the Sheriff's Department with an emergency that would screw up their weekend, she answered in clipped tones. "Tate residence. This is Virginia."
There was a pause, before she responded, "You've got to be kidding, right?"
Another pause, this one much longer, as Quinton stood with a puzzled look on his face wondering who she was talking to.
"All right, we'll be there as soon as we can." Hanging up the phone, she turned to her husband. "That was Diana. Ann is back from her ... trip. Di said there was a strong possibility that Earth is going to be attacked by aliens, and Jeff wants everyone there for a meeting."
Tate started to laugh, but Virginia only looked frustrated. "Di said that Ann's mission was successful and she found ... aliens in a giant ship five light years out. Honey, Di is serious. They want all of us to come back up there as soon as we can get there. They're going to show us video of these ... creatures."
"Diana is pulling your leg..." Quinton tried, but wound down when his wife began to frown. She obviously believed what Diana had told her.
Virginia suddenly grabbed him in a hug, shivering as she buried her face against his shoulder. "Quint, I'm scared. Di said that Dave was already on the phone talking to the company with the rock borers, offering them extra if they would be at the Retreat Monday ready to start work on the fortress."
Quinton's expression changed as he began to believe. Jeff and Diana, well any of them, will kid from time to time, but I can't imagine Di kidding about something like this. It has to be real. "Oh, shit," he muttered, aloud.
Elizabeth had gone next door to check on her house. Since she and her daughters had been living with the Tates, Elizabeth hadn't dusted or vacuumed her place in quite a while, and she had decided to do that this morning.
"Elizabeth still next door?" Quinton asked.
At Virginia's nod, he continued, "Get her on the phone, Hon. I'll round up the girls. If this is some kind of joke, I'm gonna kick Jeff's ass." But there were chills running up and down his spine that spoke otherwise. Jeff teases, but he never jokes about something serious.
Virginia began dialing the phone, but called out to her husband as he left the kitchen in search of the girls, "Diana said to come expecting to spend the night, so tell them to pack a bag, and you too, Honey."
Twenty minutes later, the Sheriff's SUV roared out of their driveway headed for the Retreat.
The Retreat
Angela entered their suite just as Eric left their bedroom and stepped into the sitting room. "What are you doing?" she asked.
"Nothing, just trying to get my head around all this, I suppose."
"Are the girls in their bedroom?"
"Yeah, they're still pretty hyped up about what Ann did."
Angela let out a sigh. "I wish they had been somewhere else when Ann came back. After watching that ... recording, they'll have nightmares forever. They're too young to be involved in this."
Eric, realizing how tense she was, took her in his arms, pulling her against him and absently massaging the tense muscles in her shoulders. "There were a lot of kids in World War II that were too young to be involved, but that didn't stop the bombs from falling on them, and then there's Iraq and Afghanistan to name two more times, and of course, there are others. Admittedly, I never expected this to happen when we went to the Ship to welcome Ann back. Hell, I'm still trying to get my head around the idea of a sixteen-year-old girl who has gone five light years from Earth. Then we see a giant, supposedly alien, ship on that screen and saw those ... beings talking to each other. I keep wondering if I'm going to wake up from this nightmare. But then I realized that there is an alien ship sitting in what is practically our back yard and remember that we came here on that same invisible ship. All you have to do to believe is to walk onto the bridge of that ... thing, or see our food materialize on that counter in the lounge."
"I know all that," Angie admitted, "but it still seems like a dream, no, a nightmare, to think that aliens could be getting ready to attack Earth. I mean, I didn't see anything on that screen that would make me think that Earth is involved..."
"And what do you think those things – those warships – were shooting up all those boulders for? They're practicing their marksmanship."
"But that doesn't mean..."
"We're the closest planet to them, and Ann said she watched four and five year out-of-date newscasts from Earth, depending on how far away she was at the time. If she could do it on her little ship, you know it's reasonable to think that those beings on that monster can do the same thing. What about those signals she caught of them screaming at each other; did they look fake? Baby, we all want to deny that this is happening, but the video Ann brought back is real. It's also reasonable to think that they've already discovered Earth and are preparing to attack. Those were definitely some type of attack craft. They're damn sure not on a diplomatic mission."
"Oh, I know it, but it's like some cheap science fiction movie or something. It's still hard to believe."
"Then why are you shivering?" he teased. "And what about this, my Sister? Is this real?" he said as his lips touched hers. He originally meant for the kiss to get her mind off her worries, and it started out with just a light touch, but she wrapped her arms tightly about her brother and crushed her mouth to his, her tongue seeking entrance. Soon, they had lost themselves in each other.
Eric felt a tap on his shoulder a second before Alice and Terri joined in the hug and Terri said, "No fair you two. You can get your minds off what's going on by having sex, but Alice and I don't have that option. We're scared."
Eric fought the blush he could feel warming his face. "We weren't going to have sex – well, not right now, anyway," he admitted. "But there's no reason to be scared," Eric said as he pulled Terri into his arms while Angie was doing the same thing with Alice.
"Daddy, don't treat us like little children," Terri hissed out. "Those things are going to attack Earth. Jeff said so. And don't start telling us lies so we won't be scared. You've always told us the truth."
Eric tried to hedge. "Truth is, we're all worried, but there's no way to be certain of their intentions at this point."
"But Jeff is calling all the Alphas in for a meeting," Alice argued. "He thinks those things are getting ready to attack Earth."
Eric sat on the couch and motioned to the others. Alice plopped onto his lap and leaned against him, while Angie snuggled to his right side and Terri to his left. There was quiet for a time. Eric eventually cleared his throat and spoke. "Look, we need to be logical about this. Think what Jeff has told us about Ship. The AI was given everything she needed to construct the most advanced warship ever imagined, and that was many, many years ago. She has worked to improve herself throughout all those years. She says nothing can penetrate her shields. She seems to be bigger on the inside than she is on the outside, at least that's what Jeff says. How about her flight deck with all those other ships all lined up in rows? I had no idea she was that big, and Jeff says she's even bigger than that. She does something with the dimensions. When I get a chance, I'll ask Jeff to explain it to me."
"We know," Alice broke in. "Arlene has told us all that, but we can't even see the Ship, at least from the outside. And all you have to do is walk through that opening ... that hatch or door – or whatever you call it – to realize that's she's alien."
"Agreed, but I'll talk to Jeff. I know he's seen her without the invisibility thing going on. Maybe he can get her to show herself. He told me that she couldn't be seen from above, heck, he says this whole area of the mountain can't be clearly seen, as far as that's concerned. I think she stays invisible mostly to keep visitors, UPS and FedEx drivers, and the like from driving up here and accidentally seeing her. Would that make the two of you feel any better to actually see that Earth has a warship, too?"
"I guess," Alice quietly said, "but I'm still scared."
Terri leaned forward a little so she could look her father directly in the eyes. "Do we, uh, I mean, do you think our military has some kind of fighting spaceship? Do you suppose they might have something they've been keeping a secret at Area 51, or some place like that, and that ship or weapon could defend Earth?"
"I doubt it, Baby. I saw on the news the other day where we've spent years and many billions of dollars developing a new fighter jet, but it still hasn't passed its final tests even after we've spent all that money and time on the project. If we can't even build a new fighter jet, I think a fighting spaceship, at least at this point in time, is out of the picture for the U.S. Maybe one day, but I suspect that day is a long way in the future."
After pausing for a couple of seconds to digest what her father had said, Terri went on, "And what about the boulders that those little ships pushed out of the asteroid belt, then shot them off for those other ships to destroy? What if they shot a bunch of asteroids at Earth?"
Not waiting for an answer, the teen went on. "We studied about the giant meteor crater in Arizona. Scientists think the crater was created about 50,000 years ago when a meteor struck the ground there in what is now Arizona. It was supposed to have been composed of nickel-iron and was moving at more than twenty-eight thousand miles per hour when it struck the Earth. And look what that collision did. It left a crater more than a half mile in diameter, and scientists think the shock wave would have killed any animal life for many miles around. The impact was the equivalent of ten megatons of energy. What if something like that hit New York, or any of the big cities of the world? The aliens could fire those things at us and we couldn't do a thing about it."
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The women had pushed the two kitchen tables together. Frank Wainwright stood looking at them as Jeff, Kayla, and Diana came in. "We either need to get a bigger table in here, or start eating in the dining room." "Bigger table," Jeff and Diana said at almost the same time. "The dining room is too formal," Diana continued. "We want to be a family, and with all of us for three meals a day, it's a lot easier to serve in here than taking the food into the dining room. The kitchen is...
Ship ...”We were still here all the time?” Kathy got out with amazement. “Ann told me that Ship’s training was very realistic, but this is beyond...” she finished as her voice trailed off. Bill automatically put an arm about his wife as he cast a look around the room. “Arlene and Ann had something they needed to do, but they will meet you in the lounge,” Ship told them. Bill, Kathy, Arlene Ann and the two crews that had flown the training mission with them were all sitting around a big...
During breakfast in the dining room, Diana stood and tapped a spoon on her orange juice glass. When the room quieted, "Most of you already know, but for the ones who don't, Frank, Margaret, Tina, Bill, Kathy and Jill will be back from the island this morning. Margaret called me late yesterday from their hotel suite in Los Angeles. She said they were anxious to get home and would leave really early for the last leg of their trip back. I would appreciate it if all of those of us who will be...
The Retreat ... The Sheriff and his family had left. Jeff and Joe Martin were sitting in the living room talking while the women had gone somewhere, probably to the bathroom. “So, how’s the honeymoon going?” Jeff, at a loss for a topic, asked uncomfortably, not wanting to get into the subject that he thought Arlene should take care of. “Great. I’m still amazed that she actually married me. Sir, the woman brought some polish along and polished her wedding ring – a brand-new wedding ring. I...
... Ann raised a foot from the muck to shake off something that wiggled and flopped about as it tried to use its teeth and suckers on the near-impervious suit. But the skin suit sluffed off the creature’s actions without much notice, and she stomped it into the muck. A few minutes later, they were out of the water and on a long peninsula of muddy land that extended partway through the swamp. Tired, the two stopped for a breather. Turning, Ann started to make a comment, but instead screamed...
... Ann looked at the screen in front of her. “See that?” “Yeah,” Arlene said with a sigh. “Continental shelf. Our world is going shallow. We’re almost there.” “Chances are that very shortly we’re going to be brain dead for real,” Ann quietly said as she began yet another check of their systems. A few minutes later, they came to a halt in water no more than fifty feet deep. “I don’t see any signs of our intruder on my screen. How about yours?” Ann shook her head, then realized that...
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Diana came back with a washcloth and helped her mother put it between her legs, and also helped her get her panties and shorts back on. Susan was still mostly out of it, her motions and actions slow and somewhat uncoordinated. "You really blew her away," Diana said to her husband as she sat and pulled her mother into her arms. "She really blew me away, too," Jeff said as he touched Susan's cheek. "I was aware enough to support most of my weight on my forearms, but all I wanted to do...
In the hallway, Susan threw a load of wet towels on the cart, then a moment later came back out of the suite with the vacuum cleaner she had been using. Muttering to herself, her face red, she hung the vacuum on the side of the cart and started for the next suite. "What's wrong, Meemi?" Arlene asked as she caught up to her grandmother. "Two people. Two people in there and they used up all the towels we left for them, plus extras that they demanded last night at 9:00 o'clock, then they...
... Jeff had also heard the door close, and shoved Helen into Diana's arms, causing Diana to stagger, Laura grabbing Helen to help. He pulled his .45 from his waistband and started down the hall, but even as he did so, he saw Arlene at the intersection of the hallways and knew he was too late. Jeff figured one of the mercenaries had to be in the hallway, and was probably doing the same thing Arlene was. (Slicing the pie at the intersection.) He also knew he would never make the...
The Retreat Diana frowned prettily. “That reminds me. We need to go back to 2214 to see if Jasmine and her sister-wives have caught up with their canning yet. We should do that tomorrow.” “Yep. And they need to get back into training as soon as possible too, but we can’t leave to visit them until the Sergeant and his crew have completed their investigation.” “So, how long will that take?” “As long as it takes,” Jeff responded to her frustration. “Look, Sergeant Higgins is in charge of the...
Diana parked in front of the art supply store. Hope, sitting in the second seat with Ann, started to open her door, but Ann put out a restraining hand. "Let Security do their thing first." "Are we really in that much danger?" Diana spoke up from the driver's seat. "We didn't go into details when we told you about the attack, and no, we don't expect it to happen again, but we didn't expect that attack, either. And, yeah, it's an irritant having to have Security everywhere we go,...
When they parked in the back, the door of the Retreat opened and all Jeff's younger wives, who had stayed home, came hurrying out accompanied by Selina. As Hope and Arlene exited the SUV with the puppies snuggled under their coats, Arlene pointed to an area just past the pavement near the side of the Retreat. "Mrs. Kimbrel said we should walk them as soon as we got home," Arlene told the others as she and Hope opened their coats enough to give everyone a peek at the baby...
The Retreat ... The young wives looked at each other before Arlene turned to her husband. “As per your orders, I’m continuing to schedule crews for patrol missions. Of course...” “But that’s not where you just came from,” Jeff interrupted to say. The two young women exchanged a look. “We might as well tell him and get it over with,” Ann said. Arlene stared at her partner, then with a sigh, agreed, but as she opened her mouth, Ann began to speak. “We know that the General has made every...
Hope held one of the outfits up as she repressed a giggle. "Dogs can see color, can't they?" Arlene grabbed Spike, who had apparently figured things out and was sneaking off. "Oh, no you don't, Big Boy. You get to try on your new snowsuit." Then answering Hope's question, "They can see colors, but I've read that the colors they see probably aren't as intense to dogs as they are to humans. They have fewer cones in their eyes, and humans have several different types of cones that...
... Arlene motioned to their forward screen and the rippling, wavering, blurry image there. “I can’t see worth a shit because of the burning atmosphere, and the sensors have packed up from the heat. But I think I’ll go to full shields right about...” A geyser shot hundreds of feet into the air as the craft hit the water with a sound that could be heard many, many miles away. Even at full shields, some of the shock bled through and, had it not been for the gravity field of their seats,...
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Laura woke him the usual way, and she almost went too far. When Jeff grunted and his cock started to swell, she jerked her mouth off. It was a near thing for a few seconds. "I guess I almost went off while I was still asleep," he groaned. "Wow, I'm really horny." "Sorry, Jeff. You usually go forever. I wouldn't mess it up for Diana for the world." "It wasn't your fault," he said, finally regaining control. "It's just the stress of the day. Of course, I've had two of those damn...
In their bedroom, dressed in pajamas, the girls flopped into bed. Terry grabbed the remote and dialed the lights down, then turned to her sister. "Arlene said that we wouldn't have any more periods until Little One turns them on for us again. Boy, I can sure live with that." Alice got a look on her face and responded, "Well, as you know, I've only had one, but it sure was icky – not to say anything about worrying if I were bleeding to death. If that's what it takes to be a woman, I...
Jeff and his women had showered and were in bed only moments when Ship announced that Arlene's scout was minutes away. Since the family was still using their suite on the Ship, they were quickly dressed – well partially anyway – and waiting for Arlene as she maneuvered her scout through the outer bay door and onto the flight deck. She didn't go all the way to the scout's bay though, but stopped in front of her family. An instant after the scout came to a halt, its belly hatch opened and...
The Waterfall Campsite ... Dessie straightened up and stared at Ann. “I have eaten pheasant, fish and rabbit until they’re practically coming out my ears. I’ve had MREs while backpacking and wasn’t in love with them all that much, but I think I would love some now, no matter what the meal consists of.” “We have an assortment. I noticed a Brisket Entreé, Chicken something or other, and a Beef Stew, with whatever goes with them, and several more besides. We just grabbed some at random in...
JUST OUTSIDE A SMALL NORTHWESTERN TOWN Once again Nichols sat worrying in front of his boss' elegant desk. Rich, wealthy, words don't describe the extreme category the older man fit into. Nor can you describe how evil this man is either, Nichols thought, his face devoid of expression as he waited for Mr. Moreau to end his phone call. Nichols dreaded that. When the call ended, Moreau would ask questions that Nichols didn't have acceptable answers to. The town council members think Moreau...
Jeff, Diana, Dave and Evie sat in the living room, waiting. When the phone rang, Diana checked the caller ID and answered. "Glad you guys are back." "Diana, I..." The voice chopped off, then Carla cleared her throat and tried again. "Diana, our dreams..." Carla's voice stopped again, to be replaced by quiet sobs of joy. "I can't..." "You just did," Diana said softly. "You're on speaker, so all of us can hear you. Jeff, Dave and Evie are here with me and listening. And, you're...
...”See that tree that has the broken limb hanging down?” “Yes,” Aiko gasped out. “We’ll jog to it, then we will walk for a hundred steps.” “I don’t know...” “Yes, you do. You know you can. I’ll bet it’s even less than a hundred steps. Let’s count them,” she finished as she began counting their steps aloud while they slow-jogged. Soon Aiko added her voice. “Ninety-two. Told you it was less than a hundred. Now we’ll walk for a hundred steps, and rested or not, we will jog starting at...
The Retreat As Charlotte and Diana sat at the bar in the kitchen watching the other women, Selina stopped by. "Want to help?" the little genius asked the young woman. Worried, Charlotte answered, "Everything is happening so fast that I barely know what's going on." "Oh, you will get used to that," Selina said as she reached for Charlotte's hand. "Well, I'll be glad to help if I can." Charlotte glanced at Diana, who nodded with a smile. "No better way than to just dive...
They were high up and soon over the ocean, having left the continent behind. They passed the terminator and continued into night, still headed west, the myriad lights of the cities twinkling as the Earth seemed to slowly spin below. But before the view could become boring – if it ever could -- the horizon seemed to shift downward on the big screen as the Ship gradually pointed her nose away from the planet, the full moon drifting down toward the center of the viewscreen. There was a...
Jeff met with Kei, Edi and Alesha on the updated design that they were working on for the new ski lodge, then stopped off in the living room to watch the late news before eventually winding up in his suite. After a shower where he "played" with Jennie and Melissa, he walked into a strangely quiet bedroom. Looking around, he began to wonder. "What?" he asked, then suddenly it hit him, "Where's Ann?" Arlene caught his eye. "We've looked for her, and she's not anywhere in the Retreat....
The Castle ...”Certainly,” Arlene responded, “but please don’t either of you touch it. The AI can become quite persnickety, and he has the means to back up his displeasure.” “You have a functioning artificial intelligence?” Karl asked. “Please don’t mention it around him. I think he is trying to find a way to become a citizen,” Arlene returned with a chuckle. “Uh, I won’t,” Karl responded, not quite sure if Arlene were kidding or not. Both Karl and Fischer thanked Arlene and hurried off...
Jeff had stopped by his office to pick up a few pieces of printer paper. Alone in the living room a couple of minutes later, he wadded up a sheet of the paper into a loose ball. If I screw up with this paper ball, air resistance, if nothing else, should keep its flight slow enough to prevent me from tearing up things. With Arlene's encouragement while on the Ship's range, he had gained a small measure of expertise as he mentally moved a steel ball around and caused it to spin, but he still...
The Mission ... Both were tempted to use their suits’ drive units, but they knew that would alert the Throme if anything would. Scrambling down, they were soon in the water. A hundred meters out, they saw a glint of movement coming toward them just under the surface. “Let’s go home,” Arlene said to her partner. As soon as the hatch closed and even before they were out of the airlock, the AI had them moving away from land. “Oh, I so want to get out of this suit,” Arlene grumped a few...
The Retreat Shortly after lunch, Arlene went out to the Ship expecting to sit in one of the command couches and be swept away by the simulator to another very realistic space battle, but she froze as soon as she passed through the hatch. Jeff had called Kayla and Art to his office, intending to ask them to begin training in the Ship's simulator. Before he could begin, the AI turned the TV on to show Arlene jogging back from the Ship. The AI didn't say anything, but apparently thought...
The Retreat After breakfast, Arlene, Ann and Selina gathered enough food to last them the rest of the day. “Should this not be the correct castle and we continue the search, we will need something to drink with our lunch,” Selina said as she opened a refrigerator. “There is water available at each station on the interceptor. As for soft drinks, please bring only what you are sure you will drink. Storage space is at a premium,” Arlene told the seven-year-old. “Bathroom?” Selina asked as...
Jeff had just dialed his next door neighbor who lived a mile down the road. "Steve Sperman here." "Hi Mr. Sperman. This is Jeff. How's it going?" "Hmmm. Didn't we have a discussion about that Mr. thing?" Jeff chuckled. "Yeah, I guess we did, Steve. How's Marcie doing?" There was a hesitation. "You know, that's a funny thing, like I mentioned before. Seems like after the night we spent at your place, ol' Uncle Arthur (arthritis) suddenly got much better. Odd that both of us...
The Prison Planet Ship had received permission from her Prime to go back to Earth long enough to pick up Arlene, Ann and the other aviators, then take the Wing to orbit for its launch. The trip to Earth and back would only take a few minutes. Giving the interceptors a ride to orbit and their launch would take only a few minutes more. The interceptors normally remained in their bays on Ship’s flight deck, so she would have to go back anyway. Also, she would have to return to Earth again when...
Deep Space "Question is, are they going to notice us?" Ann asked as she watched as one of the alien vessels came from behind a large chunk of moon and headed straight for them. Ann knew she could not warp out without her drive trying to take some of the debris field with them, which would probably result in the destruction of her warp drive, and/or her ship. In addition, she strongly suspected that the aliens would pick up her inertialess drive's signature, should she use that with them...
“Despite our AIs actually doing the flying, I want every pilot to have his or her hands on the controls at all times when we do this for real, and when we practice as well. Ann and I have put together a rough outline. Everything seems to work in the simulation, but we haven’t done it for real yet. There could very well be glaring errors that only show up when actually flying the patterns. Bottom line: be careful and think about what the next step is. Does the current process make sense with...
When they left the suite a few minutes later, they saw Melissa at the far end of the hall. She seemed to do a double-take, then turned and rushed around the corner, probably heading for the kitchen. A little later, when they walked through the door, she was already setting out two more plates. Jeff pulled Ann tighter against him, and they stopped just inside the kitchen. I know Ann is blushing. Damn, I thought I was too old to blush, but my face feels like it’s on fire. Everyone was seated...
EARLIER IN THE MORNING AT QUINTON TATE'S HOME After his morning shower, Quinton, dressed in his uniform and still buckling on his gun belt, walked into the kitchen. Before he could sit down, the phone rang. "Quinton," he said, putting the instrument to his ear as he finished securing the belt with the keepers. "Well, good morning. Are you planning to go somewhere on your little impromptu vacation?" his Captain asked, cheerily – a little too cheerily. "What vacation?" Quinton joked...
"We still have a problem," Diana said. "I doubt if Billy has ever used a litter box. So how are we going to train him to use it and not pee on the carpet? Since there aren't any pet stores in Winter Park, I guess we can order a kennel on the Internet and have it overnighted, but as late as it is, it will still be day after tomorrow before it gets here..." "Yeah, we were lucky the grocery store even had litter boxes. But we're ahead of you about the kennel," Jeff said. "Arlene had an...
The Retreat ... Charlotte and Ada sat for a moment as Diana's words sank in. Both mother and daughter were clearly skeptical as they furtively glanced at the other three women. Diana let out a chuckle. "You can say it; we won't get mad." Ada hesitated. "This is no joke? You're actually telling us that Susan is your mother and Arlene is your daughter?" "Got it in one," Diana said with a grin. "But..." Ada began. Then, after studying Susan's and Arlene's faces some more, she...
Jeff sat in his usual place at the head of the table. Frank Wainwright sat to Jeff's right as the family (minus four who were eating with Margaret and Tina in their suite) ate lunch. All the Alphas ate a lot, and Jeff usually ate more than most of them, but today, he was hungrier than usual. He had gone through his first plate and was already started on his second one. "Looks like you're a bit hungry today," Frank tactfully said. "I didn't see you after breakfast. What did you do to...
Joyce, Caitlin, Jennie, Melissa and Ann came in with the latter two pushing serving carts. Soon, the table was set and food arrayed in front of Arlene, Diana, Susan and Jeff. The wives' efficiency was not lost on Susan, but she refused to acknowledge it due to her sour mood. Each time she had talked to her daughter or granddaughter on the phone lately, her suspicions that something was going on had increased. Then the introductions in the living room were almost more than she could...
Everyone except Matt and Courtney was waiting in the living room. The new SAC and his wife had borrowed an Escalade and driven down to Winter Park. "HELICOPTER APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH. SECURITY HAS CLEARED IT TO LAND ON OUR PAD." Margaret had called earlier to say that everything had gone without a hitch and they were on the way home, but Angel had been beaten and was in need of medical attention. "Let's go," Jeff said as he started out the door of the living room with Little One...
Aboard Ship, Arlene, Ann and Selina are teaching the Morales family how to field strip, clean and reassemble a pulse rifle. ...”Very good, Mr. Morales. That’s a whole lot better than I did the first time,” Arlene blatantly lied. “Okay, Jasmine, do you know what’s next?” “Well, I did until you scrambled the parts,” Jasmine said with a chuckle, “but I think it’s that thing over there — a modulator, I believe you called it.” And the process went on. The next time they field stripped the...
The Prison Planet As the group neared the second area that was obstructed by boulders, Jeff said with a sigh, “Sorry, Ladies, but I still have a headache from moving the last bunch. No way am I going to play bulldozer just now.” “It’s getting colder in here,” Tosha said as she zipped her jacket, took her gloves out of a pocket and pulled them on. “Is it just me, or is the path sloping downward more?” Kei asked as she and the others followed suit – other than Jeff, who only zipped his light...
Kayla very briefly told everyone what had happened. Just as she was finishing up, Sheriff Tate, who had been eating with the team, walked into the hallway to chat with the others. "I helped the guys move the bodies out. We found a roll of black plastic in the basement and covered the pile of them." "That piece of plastic over there on the floor," Jill said, motioning down the hallway near the theater door, "is that where one of them..." "Yeah," Kayla said. "General Whitworth has a...
As everyone walked down the hall toward the theater, Selina hung back. When Diana turned and caught her eye, Selina, with purpose, walked on past, turned the corner and went on to her suite. If I do not ask, then the answer cannot be no, she thought. Waiting four minutes by her internal clock, she walked back out of her suite, down the hall and peeked around the corner in the direction of the theater. There was no one in the hallway. Shortly, she slowly opened the theater door the tiniest...
With the Alphas at Security headquarters studying the pulse rifle and the women apparently all in the basement, Jeff wandered through the Retreat at a loss as to what he should be doing. Deciding he would work in his lab to pass the time, he returned to the basement. Poking his head in one of the rooms, he got a smile from Kayla who was leading an exercise class – push-ups for the moment. His position allowed him a view of erect nipples on several of his wives, and a couple of the other...
Characters that appear in this chapter. Matt – Alpha. New Denver SAC for the FBI. Courtney – Matt's wife who thinks the Matthews may be aliens. Jeff – The Prime. Diana – Jeff's wife and Clan Queen. Arlene – Queen, wife. Diana and Jeff's daughter. Helen – Genius wife and teacher. Susan – Wife and Diana's mother, who is also a Queen. Kayla – Jeff's wife who first worked for the FBI, but then went to work for the General, and now she is Jeff's last line of defense. Art – Alpha....
Arlene grabbed Jeff's hand. "Come on, Daddy. Let's go back to our suite. Mom and Selina will be back ... uh sometime." Jeff frowned as he turned back to the others, "Yeah, that's what I'm worried about – the sometime. It's not like Diana to run off like that." Laura put her arm around his waist to get him started toward their suite. "Well, you were the one who kept pushing Diana to go through the academy. I have been through only the first six months there, but all that discipline...
Bobby put her hands on her face and took a breath trying to stifle a giggle. "We're acting like whores," she said, while desperately trying not to reach for Art's cock. Sandra hissed in a breath. "Art, I don't know what's happened to us. Honest, we don't act like this. We've each had one guy — once, and that was just to get rid of our cherries. But it's like we've been given an aphrodisiac. I want you so bad that it's hard to breathe," she finished, not knowing that Art was...
The Colonel’s Office Aboard Ship ...”And Worthington. Hear this! If something happens to my wife, I’ll kill you without a second thought. Now get out of my face before I change my mind and do what I know should be done.” Without saluting, Worthington spun on his heel and stomped out. Jeff sat thinking. Should I tell his Commander why I’m sending him back? After a moment, he shrugged. On second thought, I asked for his best aviators to give them a chance in my unit. No one, other than us,...