Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:18:05 -0600
From: Brian <bsudds@shaw.ca>
Subject: Thundercloud

Thundercloud

By Brian Suddards


"Well you have all you need, your flight plan has been submitted and
approved. Good Luck and have a safe journey."

Wow! My first cross country solo. I've been waiting for this for a couple
of months. But the weather was always to bad. Now in mid December, clear
skies and light winds. I'll be able to fly from here in Edmonton to
Whitecourt and then Grande Prairie and then back home. The next step on my
way to my pilots licence. Wow!

I walk out to the Cesena 150, brand new, do my walk around, and then climb
into the cabin. Bit chilly. Power on, watch as the giro's spin up. Pull on
carb heat, adjust the throttle, and start up. I let it idle until all
instruments are in the green, turn on the cabin heat. Check my radio's, set
the Omni for Whitecourt.

"Edmonton Tower this Cesena CDRN 135 at flying school ready to taxi."

"RN 135 you are cleared to taxi to runway 16, there is no traffic. Change
frequency to 137.7 at the threshold of 16."

"Edmonton, Roger."

I advance the throttles, and start to taxi along taxiway 16R to the edge of
Runway 16. I stop and run up the throttles with the brakes on, and check
the magneto's. Everything looks good.

"Edmonton tower RN 135 is at the entrance to runway 16."

"RN 135 you are cleared for takeoff, notify on reaching 5,000 ft. Have a
good trip."

I advance the throttle to full and pull onto runway 16 and centering the
aircraft on the center line speed down the runway. About halfway I feel the
aircraft lift off and start to climb on course for my first stop. As I
reach 5,000 ft AGL, I level off and call Edmonton.

"RN 135 at 5000."

"RN 135 switch to 117.7."

"Roger Edmonton, and thank you."

"RN 135 on 117.7."

"Roger RN 135 you are cleared for VFR to Whitecourt."

It was beautiful up here, clear skies, the ground was covered with snow,
best place in the world to be. Whitecourt was only 125 km. Checked my
notes, Whitecourt radio was 137.1, I waited till I could see the town and
then called.

"Whitecourt, this is RN 135 10 miles southeast for a touch and go."

"RN 135 you are cleared for a straight in approach for a touch and go, Note
a Lear 700 now taking off."

"Roger Whitecourt."

I figured any turbulence caused by the Lear would be gone by the time I
arrived.

"RN 135 on final."

"RN 135 you are cleared for a touch and go. When you reach 5,000 switch to
Northern control on 138.9.

"138.9 roger."

I did what I figured was a good touch and go and climbed back up to 5,000
AGL and switched to 138.9. I reset my OMNI for Grande Prairie.

"RN 135 on 138.9."

"RN 135 you are cleared VFR to Grande Prairie. There is no traffic. Have a
safe flight.

I settled down for a long flight to my next stop. I knew there was 3 or 4
emergency strips between White court and Grande Prairie. So I just enjoyed
the view. About half way a warning light started blinking on my dash. Low
Oil. Shit. I looked around at the terrain below me and could see nothing
but trees. Checking my position, based on my speed and compass bearing I
figured there should be an old military strip about 20 miles ahead. Not
wanting to strain the engine I began a slow climb. I was almost at 6,000
when the engine quit.

I switched my radio to 125.5

"MAYDAY, MAYDAY, This RN 135 approximately 250 KM from Whitecourt. I have
complete engine failure."

"MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY."

"Aircraft calling MAYDAY, say again your call sign."

"RN 135, I say again RN 135, VFR from Whitecourt to Grande Prairie."

"What are your intentions RN 135."

"I'm going to try for the strip at Old Mans Inn."

"Be advised Old Mans Inn strip is summer only."

"Yeah well you got a better idea."

"No."

My altitude was down to 4,000 ft, I should have been able to see the strip
in the trees. Shit where was it? There was nothing but trees. For as far as
the eye can see. Was I off course?

Jesus, I still couldn't see anything below but unending forest. 3500, I was
starting to worry.

"RN 135 can you see Old Mans Inn."

"No."

RN 135 what can you see below you."

"Trees, nothing but trees."

I was down to 2800 ft when I saw what looked like a lake in the distance.
How far I couldn't tell, but I turned the aircraft toward it. Crash in the
forest die. Crash land on a lake you might survive, if you didn't go
through and drown.

"I see a lake, I'm going to try for it."

It wasn't a lake, but what looked like a rectangle in the bush. Maybe a
burned out section of trees. But from 1800 ft it looked smooth. I reached
down and pushed the on button on the ELT. The light didn't come on so I
didn't know whether it was working or not.

I started my emergency landing procedure. Pulled the straps tight on my
shoulder harness. Flaps at full down. Fuel off. As I slowly did figure
eights over the end of the bare patch, I thought I saw smoke to one side of
the area. Maybe someone lives down there. Well this is it. If it was a
burned of patch there would be stumps and fallen trees. God I didn't want
to die out here. I skimmed in low over the tree line and settled the
aircraft down. The landing gear went first, I felt it and then the nose
burrowed in and I.......



I woke up in extreme pain.



"Do Not move, you have a broken arm, broken leg, and I think maybe your
nose is broken, but with all the blood I can't be sure."

"Who are you...Ahhhhhhhhhhh, Oh Jesus it hurts.

"I am going to set your leg first. It is going to hurt, but must not move."

He started pulling my leg back into position and the pain made me scream,

The next thing I remember was waking up and been very cold.

I looked up and saw what at the time I thought was an apparition. It was a
Man well over 6 feet, clad in buckskins and furs.

"I'm cold, I'm Freezing."

"Yes shock from your crash and injuries."

He came over to where I was lying, draped a fur over me and pulled off his
parka, and pants and laid down under the coverings that covered me and
wrapped his arms around me. He was so warm that I cuddled up to him to feel
his warmth. He was careful not to touch my broken leg or arm but still got
as close as he could. Although I was in great pain I felt myself becoming
aroused by his touch, and tried to move closer to him.

I woke up in great pain, my whole body throbbed. I also had a very full
bladder. I looked around me and saw my saviour sitting working on a large
hide.

"Good you are awake. I wasn't sure you would awake. You may have some
internal injuries that I can't see."

"I hurt all over and I need to pee."

"I'll help you up, but you must not put any weight on your leg. Lean on me,
I will hold you up."

He came over to where I was laying and peeled back the furs that covered
me. I saw that I was completely nude, but was in too much pain to be
embarrassed. He gently lifted me up and steered me to the entrance of his
house. He totally supported my right side and after opening the door moved
me to one side.

"Go here."

It seemed like forever before I could relieve myself, and by that time I
was covered in goose bumps from the cold. He helped me back inside and back
to the pallet I had been sleeping on and heaped furs back over me to warm
me up. I was still in great pain and told him.

"I have made some broth, here drink this."

I drank down his luke warm broth, it had a slightly acidic flavour like
stale ginger ale. But it was wet and it not only put something in my
stomach but wet my dry mouth as well. I looked up at him.

"Who are you? Where are we? Have you heard any search aircraft? Can we
build a signal fire so any searchers can find me?"

"My name is Thundercloud. You are in my lodge, which is about 100 km
southeast of Grande Prairie. No I haven't heard any search aircraft and no
I will not build a signal fire. When you are able to travel I will return
you your people. I do not want visitors and you are at present a visitor,
but because you are injured I will make you as comfortable as possible. If
you are wondering why you are nude it is because your pants and shirt were
almost totally destroyed in your crash. I am making you some new cloths to
keep you warm while you heal. Sleep now, you need plenty of rest to allow
your body to heal."

He then turned and walked out of the lodge. I started wondering why he was
out here in the wilderness and why he was afraid of visitors. Was he a
wanted Criminal? I started to get drowsy and now warm closed my eyes.

When I awoke Thundercloud was sitting by a small fire pit in the centre of
the lodge.

"Good you are awake. How do you feel?"

"My leg and arm still hurt, but not as much as earlier. I think I need to
pee again. But I feel much better thank you."

He again came over and helped outside to relieve myself and then helped me
back to the pallet. He rearranged the coverings so I was now sitting up. He
handed me a plate with some meat and some kind of vegetable, and a cup of
steaming broth.

"You must eat. That is venison and a root similar to the turnip. The broth
is the same as I gave you this morning."

He didn't give me any utensils so I picked the meat up in my fingers and
took a bite. It tasted wonderful and it didn't take me long to finish
everything. I sat sipping the broth which produced a warm glow in my
stomach.

"Can I ask you why you are out here. Why you don't want visitors?"

He sat just looking at me for about 5 minutes, and when I was sure that he
was not going to answer my questions he began in a low voice.

"I am the son of the chief of the Bear Clan of the Blackfeet tribe. When my
father found out that I would not marry and bear him a grandson, he
questioned my reasons. I told him I had no interest in women and preferred
the company of men. He called a band council and they ordered me banished
from the Clan. I moved out here in the wilderness so I could be alone. I
have lived here for almost two years and find my solitude to be good. I
want to live out my life as our ancestors did. Hunting and fishing. You
have now intruded into my life, and although it is not your fault, I will
not allow you to bring anymore people into my private world."

"Been Gay is not a crime. I have been gay since I was 14, but no one has
ever called me down over it. All my friends and relatives know that I'm
gay, but only say ok that's your choice in life. You could live anywhere
and not be stigmatized because your gay."

"I choose here. Here I don't have to worry about money, where I live, what
do I eat, or how people are thinking of me."

Although he portrayed a happy man I could see tears in the corner of his
eyes. I was sure he was very lonely and having me dropping in as I did has
brought some purpose to his life. If I had been able I would have wrapped
my arms around him and held him. He seemed to sense my thoughts and stood
up. He went outside for a few minutes and then came in and helped me back
into prone position on the sleeping pallet.

"It will be cold again tonight. I will help you to stay warm and tomorrow I
will finish some new cloths for you so can cover up your body."

With that he removed his shirt and pants and climbed under the furs beside
me. I snuggled up close to him and he rolled over so his body was pressed
tight against me. I could feel my cock getting hard and knew that it was
pressing into his body. He gently lifted my head and pulled me into almost
an embrace. I rested my head in crack of his arm and shoulder and laid my
left arm along his body with my fingers almost touching his crotch. I felt
very happy to have this strong man holding me. When I awoke in the morning
my hand was resting on his cock and his was on my cock. Feeling his hand on
my cock I became instantly aroused and turning and looking at his face
could see him looking at me. He leaned over and gently kissed me on the
mouth. But quickly pulled away before I could respond. He then gently
climbed out of bed and I noticed a huge bulge in his shorts. He walked
outside and after a few moments returned. He helped me up and outside to
relieve myself and then back in to the pallet. Propping me up in a sitting
position.

"How do feel. And what is your name?"

"My name is James and I feel good, there isn't much pain now, just a slight
throbbing in my arm and leg, but my face feels really numb."

"Good James, I will get the fire going and then I will clean the wound on
your face."

I just sat and watched him as he started a fire and then put a small pot of
water on the fire to heat. He still hadn't put on any pants or shirt and
with every movement I could see his basket under his shorts moving and it
started to get me aroused. I hadn't had sex with anyone for over six months
and I started thinking about what it would be like to have this beautiful
man in my bed, oh yeah what am I thinking I have him in my bed every night.
He seemed to sense my eyes on him and looked up at me and just smiled. He
had a wonderful smile. He dropped some leaves into the boiling water and
turned and picked a small garment. He came over to the bed and peeled back
the covers.

"This is a pair of shorts made from deer skin. They are very warm and very
comfortable."

He gently pulled them over my legs, been careful not to put any pressure on
my broken leg, pulled them up and then lifted me to slide them over my
swollen cock and up to cover my butt. I noticed him looking at my very hard
cock and his although soft was within easy reach and I was tempted to reach
out for it I just laid there enjoying the thought. He went back to the fire
and carefully pouring the liquid into two cups handed me one.

"Today I will finish your new pants and shirt. By weeks end I will have a
parka for you. But first I will build a crutch for you so you can get up
and move around before your muscles get atrophied."

"What did you do before you were banished?"

"I was going to university to become a doctor. I have 4 years of medical
school."

"And you just quit, you are crazy Thundercloud. What a waste."

"Oh if I had not quit and had not come out here into this wilderness, you
would have died out there in that airplane of yours."

It was then that I started crying, I could feel the tears running down my
face. I turned away from Thundercloud and just wept. I felt his strong arms
pulling around and he pulled me into his arms and just let me cry.

"I am glad that you are here James, I'm glad that I was able to save you. I
think you are no longer an intruder in my life."

He laid me back and with a very gentle hand started to clean the wounds on
my face.

"Well your nose is not broken but you are going to have some scars on your
face. I think you will still be good looking, well maybe not as good as you
were."

"Good enough for you?"

He just smiled and then set to work on my new cloths. I worked myself down
onto my back and went to sleep. When I awoke Thundercloud was very busy
bringing in extra fire wood and hanging meat from hooks above the fire pit.

"What's going on?"

"There is a storm coming, a very bad storm, I can feel it and I am
preparing for it. I have drained some fuel from your aircraft to make
lamps. So at least we will have light."

The lodge began to shake from the wind and Thundercloud pulled down all the
ties on the lodge poles. He then added more wood to the fire as the
temperature seemed to be dropping very fast.

"If you need to relieve yourself you must do it now before the temperature
drops anymore."

"Yes can you help me."

He helped me up and out of the lodge and over to the small pit where we had
been going. I squatted down and shit and drained my bladder. It was so cold
I am not sure if the piss even reached the ground before it froze. I was so
cold now that I thought I would never warm up. When we got back inside
Thundercloud helped me down on the bed and put all the furs over me to warm
me up. The lodge rattle and shook from the wind, but the temperature inside
was quite warm. Thundercloud then started cooking dinner on a small grill
over the fire. I could smell the meat cooking and it made my mouth water. I
saw him making a patty of some kind in a small bowl. He put them into a pan
close to the fire.

"These are corn cakes, I cultivated some corn last summer from some wild
corn I found. It's not the best, but it is filling and goes good with the
bear meat."

After everything was done, he handed me a plate with two large pieces of
meat and two corn cakes and a large cup of broth. I picked up a piece of
meat and bit into it. It was very strong flavoured but tasted great. I
wolfed down the meal as I was very hungry. I sipped the broth knowing that
it would put me to sleep if I drank all of it quickly.

The storm or should I say blizzard lasted almost ten days. We still had to
leave the lodge to relieve ourselves, but spent most of time just talking.
I learned a great deal about the native culture that Thundercloud grew up
in and he learned about what I did, as a senior sales manager for Cline &
Company Inc. I found he had known he was gay from about ten. And his first
encounter, he was forced to suck a relatives cock at a party. He said that
although forced to do it, he had enjoyed it. Me my first was with a high
school buddy after we had been out raiding gardens in the neighbour hood.
We came back to his house and started trying on his sisters under cloths.
We were both naked and both very hard when he grabbed onto my cock. We then
jacked each other off. Although Thundercloud and I slept together and
touched each other we never made love. It was as though each was waiting
for the other to start. The storm finally ended and the skies cleared. I
now had a complete set of clothes and a bearskin parka. My leg and arm didn't
hurt as much and with the aid of the crutch Thundercloud had made I was
able to hobble around pretty good. To finally get out into the fresh air
was wonderful. We both went out and stood and looked at the surroundings.
Everything was covered in pure white snow. So bright that it hurt the eyes.
All around us was a flat vista of level snow. No tracks, and absolute
silence.

After what seemed like ages, Thundercloud removed the splint from my leg.
And I took some very tentative steps with out the crutch. I still had the
splints on my arm and Thundercloud said that it was a compound fracture and
would take longer to heal. I estimated I had been here for over two months
and the snow was melting fast in an early spring sunshine.

"When your arm is ok I will take you to Grande Prairie."

"And what if I decide that this is where I want to be."

"James you have a whole different life waiting for you. A job that you
enjoy. Friends who probably miss you. This is not your life."

I turned away from him and walked out to where my airplane was. I looked at
the wreckage on the fire field. Did I want to go back.? Yes if only to show
people that I had survived. Did I want to stay? Yes because I loved, really
loved Thundercloud. I returned to the lodge and entered. Thundercloud was
tending the fire pit. As I walked over to him he stood up. I started to
undo his shirt, and removed it so he stood bare. I reached down and undid
his belt, letting his pants fall to the floor. I bent down and removed his
pants. I reached up and pulled his underpants down. As I reached for him he
stopped me.

"No James, please don't."

"Thundercloud I love you, and I'm going to do this, If afterward you still
don't want me here then fine, I'll go back to my life and leave you to
yours."

I then grabbed him by the cock and led him to our bed. I pushed him down
and took his cock into my mouth and slowly sucked him off. When he came it
was the most wonderful thing that had happened to me in uncountable years.
I looked up at him and said.

"Take me, please take me, I love you, I want you inside me, please
Thundercloud make me yours."

Thundercloud rolled me over onto my back. Positioned himself between my
legs and then lifted them up, exposing my entrance. He slowly brought his
hard member up until it was touching that closed port. He leaned forward
applying pressure to my opening. It hurt, like a sword though my guts, but
I was determined not to scream. Slowly he pushed forward and my opening
yielded to the pressure I felt him glide inside. Oh how it hurt, but oh how
it felt good. I finally had the man I loved inside me. He started slowly,
but as his passion built he became faster and faster, driving deep into me,
over and over, in and out until with a scream of pure ecstasy he drove in
deep and unloaded all his pent up passion. I felt his love juices unloading
inside me and reached up and pulled him down onto my face where I smothered
him with kisses. He pulled out of me and bent over and took my cock and
took it into his into his mouth. It didn't take long for me ejaculate a 3
month accumulation of passion into his mouth. Thundercloud then laid down
beside me.

"I don't want you to leave James. I love you. I guess I have always loved
you even from the first day I met you unconscious in your plane. I have
been so lonely here. I do miss the company of a man. And your arrival out
of sky seemed a gift from the Gods."

"I still have to back Thundercloud, if only to bring closure to my friends.
But this is where I want to live, with you. Forever, or as long as you want
me."

"I want you forever James, once I commit myself I never go back. But I will
take you to Grande Prairie so you can clear up your commitments."

We started preparing for the trip. Getting food and a light tent and furs
for warmth at night. We were almost ready when another storm hit the area.
High winds and snow made it impossible to start. This storm only lasted a
couple of days, but dropped another 24 inches of snow. Thundercloud
fashioned snow shoes for us to use. I also returned to my aircraft and
retrieved the map. After looking at it and figuring on Thundercloud's claim
we were 100km SE of Grande Prairie, found our location. I had a thought in
the back of my mind.

We started the trip two days after the storm ended and Thundercloud figured
it would take us anywhere from 5- 8 days to reach Grande Prairie, if the
weather held. It held for the first 4 days and then another late winter
storm hit and we hunkered down in our two man tent for 2 extra days. We
were not cold, with each other for warmth. Late on the ninth day we spotted
the lights of Grande Prairie.

"Tomorrow I will take down to the city. How long will you need to get your
affairs in order James?"

"A month, I will be back here 30 days from today. Will you be here?"

"Yes 30 days from today I will be here, actually where I drop you close to
town. I will wait 2 more days for you and then I will leave."

"I will be here my love."

We went down to a road leading into town. Thundercloud kissed me good bye
and turned and headed back into the wilderness. I walked down the road and
must have been a sight for the few vehicles that I met. I walked into the
RCMP station.

"Hello, I'm James Cavanah, I crashed in the bush 3 months ago, on a cross
country flight from Edmonton."

I think I could have said I had a bomb, considering there reaction to my
statement. Well what they were looking at was a man dressed in furs and
buckskin cloths, with a 3 month beard, long hair and I probably smelled
atrocious.

"Do you have some identification Sir."

"No"

"How did you get here? How did you survive?"

"I walked, and I had help of a native who found me and helped me survive."

"Where is he now."

"He's gone. Look I need to contact my people in Edmonton. Can I use your
telephone? Can I get a shower and clean up? Can you arrange transport for
me?"

"First things first Sir. I need for full name, SIN number, drivers licence
number."

"My name is James Edward Cavanah, my SIN is 617345098, my drivers licence
number is 6566-655. My address I n Edmonton 1013 12334 105 Street. My phone
number was 240-1239, my work number was 433-4546, My bosses name was Barry
Stone."

"Ok, lets go."

He led me out to a cruiser and motioned me into the back seat and then
headed into Grande Prairie where we presently arrived at the Hospital.

"Just want to check you out, make sure everything is ok, don't worry we'll
get to Edmonton as quickly as possible. But we still have a few questions I
hope you can answer. After all you have been missing for over three months
and have been declared dead."

Dead! Well I hadn't thought of that. I guess some people are in for a very
big surprise. I knew my lawyer would not be surprised. I had set up a very
secure will and knew that my assets would be all taken care of. I had told
him to liquidate all my investments, if some reason or other I disappeared
or was missing for over two months. He was to hold them in trust for one
year and then disburse them as per my instructions in my will.

After the check up at the hospital I was taken back to the station and
allowed to shower and cleanup. They got me some new clothes and asked what
I wanted done with the furs and clothing I had come in wearing.

"I plan on keeping them. They saved my life."

I was then flown to Edmonton. The next thirty days were a whirlwind of
activity. I arranged my cash and investments so if necessary I could draw
funds from my bank as needed. I visited both the government land titles and
the homestead control board. I purchased all the land for almost fifty
miles around the site of Thunderclouds camp. This left me with about 50,000
dollars in my account. I put Thunderclouds name on the deed as the sole
owner. After making several other purchases and saying my good byes to my
old friends rented a van and headed for Grande Prairie.

The trip to Grande Prairie was in a blinding snow storm even though it was
now late March. I unloaded the van in the meeting place Thundercloud and I
had selected then changed into my furs and then returned the van and walked
back to our meeting place.

Would he show up? I really wasn't sure.

I packed all the supplies I had bought in the aluminium toboggan I had
purchased and then set up the two man survival tent and settled down to
wait.

The storm blew it self out and sun shone on a landscape of pure white snow
so bright it hurt the eyes to look. As I looked around I spotted
Thundercloud standing on a slight rise not more than 30 meters away. He
slowly walked up to me and then grabbed me and wrapping his arms around me
lifted me off the ground. I could see tears running down his face. I buried
my head in his parka and just held on to him.

"I was not sure if you would come back to me James."

"I was not sure you would come Thundercloud."

We moved into the little tent and laid down and just held each other for
almost an hour. I let him go and told him most of what I had done in
Edmonton. But I didn't tell him of the big purchase I had made. I wanted to
wait until we were back home. Our home. We went out into the warming day
and looked over the other things I had bought, including seeds, flour,
salt, some kerosene lamps, as I knew there was probably several hundred
gallons of fuel still in my plane. I handed Thundercloud several boxes of
ammunition for his 30/30 rifle. His eyes lit up at that and even more when
he looked over the toboggan. We stayed at the camp for another night and in
the morning packed up and headed for his lodge. He only corrected me once
when I said I would happy to get back to his lodge.

"No James, it is not my lodge it is our lodge."

It took us several days of hard work to get back to the lodge. The closer
we got the less snow there was and the harder to pull the heavily laden
sled. The days were sometimes very warm and we found our selves pulling
with just our undershirts and pants on. Every time I looked at
Thunderclouds body in his shirt sleeves I felt a thirst for his body. Oh
how I loved him. After getting back to our home and unloading and storing
the supplies I had bought we finally could rest and enjoy each other.

That first night back as we sat in the lodge, with the lamps casting a
yellow glow over everything I looked at Thundercloud and felt such a peace
within my self that I started to cry silently. I was so happy. Here I was
with the man I loved, and I knew he loved me.

Thundercloud stood up and walked over to me. He gently lifted me to my
feet. He reached down and removed my undershirt. He then undid my belt
allowing my pants to fall to the floor. Kneeling down he removed my pants
and then slid my shorts off. Holding onto my cock he led over to our bed
and gently pushed me down onto the pallet .After removing his own clothes
dropped down and took my swollen cock into his mouth. He slowly sucked me
until I unloaded my seed into his mouth.

"Now James please take me. I want you inside me. I want your seed within
me. Please my love make me apart of you.

I remembered the first time we made love, and now it was my turn to love
Thundercloud.

After it was done Thundercloud said now we are one. I rolled him over and
slowly sucked his cock until he unloaded his massive load into my mouth and
throat.

As we sat by the fire and just held onto him I pulled out the Deed to the
land and handed it to him. As he read it his eyes got as big as silver
dollars and tears started down his face.

"This is my gift to you Thundercloud for making me the happiest man alive."

No one ever intruded on our little bit of heaven. The years passed slowly
for us. Our love grew deeper. We still made infrequent trips to Grande
Prairie, and even trips to Edmonton, but we always felt like strangers in
the cities and always yearned to be back in our wilderness home.

End