Him Who Made The
Seven Stars
By Waddie
Greywolf
Chapter 8
“For
if, in any manner, we can stimulate this instinct, new passages are
opened for us into nature, the mind flows into and through things
hardest and highest, and metamorphosis is possible.” ~ Ralph Waldo
Emerson
Billy and Nick
began to make passionate love, and they were on fire with lust for each
other. Billy never felt so alive and each nuance of every moment of his
time with Nick was a realization of his strong attraction for him, and
he could feel Nick’s unquestionable attraction for him. They were like
opposite ends of a bar magnet inexplicably drawn together to form a
perfect union which would hold them as a strong bond until forced
apart; even then, if they were moved close enough within each other’s
sphere of attraction they would instantly be drawn together again.
Was it the
herbs? Was it the enhancements the Irin gave him? Was it a combination
of both? It felt so perfect; so right. Billy felt neither remorse nor
guilt for his commitment or bonding with Boomer on Retikki Prime.
Theirs was a bonding of family; more of faith and trust than one of
carnal lust; although, Billy had to admit, old Boom was a magnificent
beast quite capable of considerable passion and an E-ticket ride, no
doubt. He certainly managed to move the stars around in Billy’s
firmament. Was all this coming about because the Grigori planned it,
and the Irin enhanced it? Some things you can ruin by over-thinking.
Billy wouldn’t let it happen.
“If you got in
mind what I think you do, I have to tell you, I ain’t never anally
penetrated many men in all my years, Son, for a couple of reasons,”
Nick said quietly.
“Possible
transfer of genetic information?” Billy asked.
“Yes, me and
Clyde were warned against it years ago; so many years, I can’t even
count them all. If swallowing my spunk produced enough change in you to
reconnect your latent mental hearing abilities, and it survived your
stomach acids to achieve it, consider how much more powerful they might
be if you ingest them anally. The greatest absorption areas of your
body is the last two feet of yore’ gut and the bottom of your feet,”
Nick said.
“Que sera,
sera,” Billy said, as he propped up his angel with a couple of
earthquake pillows they kept for throws for the huge leather couch in
front of the fireplace.
“That’s Italian
for what will be, will be, ain’t it?” Nick asked.
“Yeah, it’s an
old song title from the 1950‘s,” Billy confirmed.
“Billy, I ain’t
shit’n ya’ none, without anyway to know what them enhancements the Irin
done to you, they’s no telling what might happen if’n I’s to pump you
full of my gizz; and you know I ain’t gonna’ be able to hold back,
none, once’t you get that sweet cowboy ass of yorn’ wrapped around my
old cayuse,” Nick said with concern in his voice.
“Have I
complimented you lately on your Texas speak, bird-man?” Billy asked and
laughed, “That last sentence was some mighty fine cowboy talk, pod’na.’
If’n I didn’t know no better, I’d swear you been a Texas rancher all
yore’ life,” Billy declared, and laughed. He got a big grin from Nick.
“You’re right, Nick, ain’t no argument, but as wise and all-know’n as
you say them alien folks is, don’t you think they took that into
consideration? They knew before they done it, it t’weren’t gonna’ keep
you and me from make’n the beast with two backs. I think they expect it
to happen. I got enough faith in them, they would’ve warned me of any
dire circumstances what might arise from our coupling. They didn’t say
nothing. I think they want it to happen,” Billy said firmly.
“Considering all
analogies or metaphors, don’t humans usually consummate a bonding or
marriage after a ceremony?” Nick asked.
“Yeah, but you
wouldn’t expect a cowboy to buy a pair of boots until he tried ‘em on
for size and walked around in ‘em for a bit, would you?” Billy asked in
reply.
“Yeah, but ain’t
chu’ got this master/slave thing back-assward? Ain’t I the one what’s
suppose to be get’n fucked, here? What kind of master would sit on his
slave’s cock to please him rather than the other way around?” Nick
asked with a puzzled look on his face.
“A good one,”
Billy said without thinking, “Besides, a wise man knows beauty and
pleasure is in the moment of the individual experience. You wouldn’t
buy a horse until you was sure he’d welcome you to his saddle, and give
you a good ride, would you?” he asked.
“Makes sense to
me,” Nick replied, “climb on my old horse, and let’s see what chu’ got,
buckaroo,” Nick challenged and laughed.
Billy could feel
the full power of Hank’s herbs taking over, and he couldn’t wait
another minute. He removed his butt plug, wrapped it in a small towel,
and set it aside. Nick was already solidly erect, but Billy wanted a
taste of his angel’s cock before he made it disappear where the sun
don’t shine. He wondered mischievously if an angel’s cock glowed in the
dark. If so, it just might shed new light on the phrase, the dark hole
of Calcutta. Now, cut that out, he chastised himself. Them ain’t nice
thoughts.
He didn’t
hesitate to take Nick to the hilt down his throat, and gently gnawed on
the base of his huge member. Nick moaned in ecstasy. Billy pulled off,
and ran his tongue beneath, around, and under Nick’s ample foreskin
collecting his strong male flavors. Sucking Nick’s penis was like
imbibing in a special or forbidden treat. He wondered if an angel’s
penis was the forbidden fruit in the garden of E-Dan. If, so, he
thought it was too great a temptation for any man made from the dust of
the Earth to pass over.
As a cowboy,
Billy ate his fair portion of dirt over the years and the heavy red
clay of the hill country settled to his lowest extremities. He knew his
feet of clay would have failed the test of resolve miserably. Oh, that
Nick’s too too solid flesh would melt, thaw, and resolve itself into a
dew. ‘Christ-a-mighty, where did that come from?’ he thought to
himself, and he almost choked when he heard Samson and Maybelle laugh.
Billy positioned
himself on his knees next to Nick’s hips, reached back with his hand,
found his rock hard cock, positioned the large head at his rosebud, and
with one huge lunge made it disappear up his ass. When he hit the base
he heard Nick growl like a big bear what just mounted another bear, but
his face was radiant from the feeling of his engorged penis docked deep
inside his soon to be cowboy master. Sometimes -- not often, but
sometimes -- life could be sweet. This was definitely one of those
moments. He closed his eyes and smiled as he gave one more short stroke
into Billy’s voluptuous buttocks to sink his last ounce of rock solid
flesh therein.
“Well -- that’s
one,” Nick said firmly.
“One what?”
Billy asked.
“One load
deposited up your ass,” Nick replied.
“You done shot
already?” Billy asked.
“Couldn’t help
it. When a real buckaroo mounts yore’ old pony, and knows what he’s
doing, you know you got an honest-to-god man of the West in your
saddle. Ain’t no finer feeling in the world, Son. It’s been so long, I
forgot how wonderful it can be, but before I could say anything, my
pride, my raging stallion, my demon dong, filled your empty void,” Nick
said.
“You don’t get
off so easy, Tonto,” Billy said.
“I was a’ hoping
you might feel that way,” Nick said and grinned, “Give yore’ old cayuse
a good ride, Kemosabe,” Nick urged him.
“I plan to, my
faithful companion,” Billy said with determination, dropping his voice
an octave to sound like the masked man. Billy wondered if the Lone
Ranger ever invited Tonto to fuck him, or if he ever sucked his
faithful Indian companion’s cock. He was sure they were bonded mates,
or at least, he hoped they were. They had to be. Two men couldn’t
travel, live together so many years, fighting injustice, rescuing each
other from sure death to save their lives, and not share a closer walk
with thee. Beside, Billy rationalized, you’d really have to love a man
deeply to allow him to call you ‘Tonto’, or ‘Kemosabe’ for that matter.
Billy knew he and Nick didn’t have a problem with it. They rather
enjoyed the cognomens. Somehow, Billy thought the names almost
challenged a greater inspection into their relationship. Maybe that
wasn’t so good. He’d have to think about it.
“Was there
something unusual in them cakes or the coffee?” Nick asked.
“Yeah, I added a
small packet of exotic herbs Hank brought back with him from Retikki
Prime. He and Buck gave ‘em to me and Boomer in a cup of strong tea on
our first night together and they were wonderful. I thought you might
like to share them with me. I feel you still strong in my ass, that’s a
good sign you’re feeling their effects,” Billy said and took a good
long slide off and returned to the base of Nick’s cock.
“I thought
something was a little different, but I like it. It’s mellow, relaxing,
but it makes me horny as hell. It definitely brings out the demon in
me,” Nick said and began to morph into a red devil under Billy with
huge ram like horns, large legs like a satyr with black hooves, a long
red tail with a barb on the end, a long black tongue with which he
leaned forward and took a big lick of Billy from his navel to his neck
as he grew larger beneath his master. He grew bigger physically all
over including his already sizable cock. Nick’s wings were gone, and he
was completely bald beneath his horns. His eyes were like two black
marbles. Billy could see his own reflection in them.
“Oh, my God,
that’s so hot! You’s filling me up so good, Tonto!” Billy exclaimed, as
he worked his ass harder on Nick’s cock. He could feel it growing
larger to compensate for Nick’s overall increase in size. It was no
longer just comfortable. It was filling his ass to the max, and it felt
sensational. Nick became a fucking devil; the cowboy’s own personal
demon for him to ride and fuck with his ass. Billy threw back his head
and roared with laughter. He got Nick laughing, but a demon laughing
his ass off somehow took the scary part away. They were both enjoying
the novelty of their unusual coupling.
“I brought my
computer with me to the cabin to show you some pictures of the many
different ways people imagine the devil, and they post them on an
Internet site called Deviant Art. Some are wonderful. Others are way
out. I love one artist’s pictures more than the others, and want you to
morph to look like him sometime when you fuck me,” Billy said.
“As my master,
your wish is my command, sir,” Nick said, “shall I morph back, my young
master?” Nick asked.
“Fuck no! Not
for a while, at least. I like you like this. I wanna’ get you off this
way. I wanna’ satisfy the inner demon in bo-fuss,” Billy said in the
cowboy tongue, with a wicked grin.
Billy took
another long trip up and back down the enormous shaft in his ass, but
Nick’s cock felt different. Billy raised up again, and felt the huge
red shaft up his ass with his hand. Positioned about an inch apart were
black bumps circling Nick’s red cock that felt like speed bumps when
Billy fucked himself. He looked Nick in the eye, and his demon grinned
real big.
“The better to
fuck you with, my good Master,” Nick responded in a deep demon voice
and laughed.
“Damnation!
That’s so hot, Nick. I may ruin my ass, but I feel challenged to ride
you like this until I get you off,” Billy declared.
“Cowboy up!”
Nick growled, “If you can ride Satan’s cock, you can ride anything,
Buckaroo,” Nick teased him.
Billy was a
cowboy who never backed down from a challenge. In his mind, Nick,
Satan, his demon dad, or his radiant angel of light, the most ruggedly
handsome of all the angels was being incorporated into a single fuck.
How sweet was that? He was out to prove something to one and all of
them. If they said the magic words asking him to take them as his slave
and paid homage to his boots, he would welcome Nick and company into
his fold; into the very heart of his family with open arms. The
experience of riding the big demon’s cock was like none other he could
ever imagine. It was like a gift from the story book of his fertile
imagination working overtime. He decided the speed bumps were going to
be a major spoiler for sex with any other man or critter.
He worked his
ass hard, and rode his mount faster and faster until he got a rhythm
going which almost encompassed the length of Nick’s enormous demon
shaft. Billy could almost smell the fire and brimstone as Nick arched
his back to meet his rider’s fearless thrusts with his ass, slamming
his huge red cock into Billy’s lower abdomen. Nick could actually see
the outline of his demon cock press outward trying to break through
Billy’s stomach area. It was the sight what tripped the demon’s come
switch and Satan was conquered by the hard riding young cowboy. Nick
blew his bags of demon seed hot and heavy into Billy like a demonic
horse of the apocalypse might mate a willing mare. Nick growled,
grumble, and shouted his lost of control as he emptied more and more of
his demonic gizz deep within his master’s safe hold like he was making
a deposit in his castle’s keep.
Billy made one
huge finally lunge and shot his load six feet into the air over his red
devil’s head, slammed his ass down hard for his final lunge, and
collapsed in a dead faint like a frightened genetic narcoleptic goat
after ejaculation still impaled on his demon’s hugely engorged penis.
Nick engulfed his young cowboy in his massively muscular arms, stroked
him gently with his rough hot red hands, licked him on and about his
upper body and face with his large industrial strength black leathery
tongue, and whispered, “You rode Satan to win the rodeo, Cowboy. You
beat the devil’s rod to make it sit up, take notice, and forced it to
share its bounty with you, my son. You have tamed the savage beast
within your demon dad. Like a wild bronc who knows he’s been conquered,
you have broken me, and your prize is my love and trust. I will no
longer be a beast from hell with your practiced hand to guide me,
unless you call me forth to satisfy or pleasure you as my master. I
will gladly give my heart and soul to you to be your slave. So say I,
born Samu’el, known as the archangel Lucifer, the bearer of light, the
morning and evening star, Azisal, Beelzabub, Azmodia, Satan, Nick, and
Tonto; so I have said, it shall be. Hosanna in the highest!” he
exclaimed.
“I love you,
Tonto,” Billy said.
“And I love you,
Son,” Nick replied.
Billy engaged
his demon in a goodly kiss. He’d never kissed a demon before, but the
excitement caused him to grind his ass around hard on Nick’s demon
dick. They broke off their kiss, and Nick sighed a contented sigh like
that of an old heifer what just got fucked. “Shall I change back,
Master?” Nick asked.
“Not quiet yet.
Let your master enjoy this moment. Some of you slipped out. Please --
put it back inside your master’s sheath to keep it warm for a while
longer,” Billy requested.
“My Master’s
wish is my command, sir,” Nick said and worked the rest of his demon
cock back into Billy’s ass.
“Home?” Billy
asked.
“Sweet home,”
Nick replied and gently kissed his master on his head.
* * * * *
* *
Billy enjoyed
the closeness with his surrogate demon dad, but he finally withdrew
from his perch, and lay in the big red monster’s arms. He examined Nick
in his Satan form more closely and was impressed by his huge cock with
black bumps around it. He could only imagine trying to suck the thing,
but knew he would challenge himself to try. Billy retrieved his plug
and deftly inserted it into his ass to keep from leaving trails of
demon gizz around the cabin. He got a warm damp hand towel to clean his
demon and marveled at the heightened musculature of Nick’s body in his
Satan form. He was truly impressive, and sexy as hell to Billy.
‘Was 'Hell’
sexy?’ he wondered. Probably, since inventive sex and anything beyond
the missionary position was taboo with them fundigelicial fools.
‘Creative sex’ in their small world became an oxymoron. ‘How sad for
them,’ he thought. No wonder so many of them bible-banging married men
sought out a good time with a gay man on the down low. They got more
bang for their buck that way. They were told they were born sinful so a
little more couldn’t hurt none, and if they padded their next donation
when the collection plate was passed around Jesus would forgive them.
It all worked out for them. They could turn their heads the other way
and rationalize their vote against equal rights for gays because they
were forgiven knowing there was always going to be gay people willing
to scratch their itch. That way, they could have their cake (cock?) and
eat it, too.
Billy just
couldn’t understand what the fuss or horror was all about if the
handsome but fierce looking demon before him was the form Nick used to
scare the tribal witch doctors of the various early religions. He
chuckled to himself as he gently cleaned his giant demon. Billy had to
admit, Nick was stunningly handsome as an angel, but equally impressive
as a demon. Billy thought Nick certainly must have made a lasting
impression on them goat herders and camel jockeys during the bronze
age. “Now I got me a good look at my demon lover and new dad, you may
change back, Pa,” Billy said.
“Pa?" Nick
asked, and grinned, “I like that. Thank you, Son. I’m a bit more
comfortable in my natural state,” Nick said as he morphed back to his
regular angel body complete with wings. “Yesterday, when I morphed into
a copy of you, it hurt my wing when I morphed back, but it didn’t this
time. I’m convinced you have been given the gift of healing,” Nick said
quietly.
“It would be a
nice talent to have,” Billy said, as he rinsed and cleaned himself with
the same towel he used to clean Nick, “How ‘bout another cup of coffee
and another Hosanna cake?” Billy asked.
“May as well. I
love them sweet cakes, and the herbs in the coffee make me mellow,”
Nick replied.
Billy told him
the story of where the flavor for the filling in the Hosanna cakes came
from, and how they got their name. He thought Nick was going to bust a
gut from laughing.
“You’s shit’n me
for sure, cowboy!” he exclaimed.
“Not a bit,
Tonto. Kemosabe no lie to his faithful companion. They got the name
Hosanna cakes ‘cause they make ever’body what tastes one wanna’ shout
‘Hosanna,’”Billy said, “And your master done sucked off both them
little men, and I swear to you their gizz tastes just like that creamy
filling. Only problem is, you can’t suck just one. You gotta’ have ‘em
both, they’s so good,” Billy said, and laughed. Nick just shook his
head in awe.
“Is that why you
told them to take care of their cowboy brothers this evening?” Nick
asked.
“Yeah, they
agreed to my conditions before I would accept them for my slaves. We
got us an understanding. As their master, I control their sex lives,
not because I’m a tyrant, but because they got a tendency to be a mite
promiscuous. I just think they need a little discipline in their lives
they weren’t get’n on Retikki Prime. So far they been good to obey me.
My uncle-in-laws on the supreme council slipped me their chastity belts
with small locks they were forced to wear for several months when they
got a little too carried away and didn’t mind their masters. I don’t
know’s they could lie to me if’n I’s to ask them point blank if they
been good,” Billy said.
“You gonna’
control my sex life, Son?” Nick asked, and grinned.
“Absolutely!
Billy exclaimed, “I plan to keep my angel or demon so well bred he’ll
be on his knees beg’n his master for mercy,” Billy said, and laughed at
the look on Nick’s face.
“I ain’t never
met a man -- especially a human -- what was so damn cocksure of
himself, but somehow, I ain’t got me no doubt you mean what you say,”
Nick said, and laughed.
“So say I,
Tonto,” Billy said, winked, and grinned.
“Heard and
acknowledged, Master Kemosabe,” Nick replied.
“Kemosabe is
enough, demon dad. Master, Kemosabe, and Son, are synonymous; they mean
the same to me; they share equal respect when you use one of them.
Understood, Tonto?” Billy asked, and smiled.
“Understood,
Kemosabe,” Nick replied.
They had another
cup of coffee with another treat. Billy exclaimed, “Hosanna!” after his
first bite of his cake and Nick did the same after his first bite. They
fell together laughing. Billy showed Nick his laptop and explained the
Internet to him. He told Nick he needed a signal to get on the net, but
couldn’t get on-line at the cabin. He showed him his collection of
pictures and one folder devoted to pictures of biblical figures and
individual folders devoted to Satan and Lucifer. Nick couldn’t believe
some of the many different and totally disgusting ways artists depicted
him. Most he just laughed at, several he found interesting but
unlikely, but a couple really seemed to disturb him and hurt his
feelings. Billy thought Nick’s reactions were a revelation in itself.
He showed Nick
his favorite renderings of Satan, and Nick really liked them. They were
very similar to how he presented himself to his new master earlier. He
morphed to look like the pictures except in the picture Satan was
wearing clothes, most probably for modesty for publication. Billy
considered contacting the artist, to inquire if he did nude renderings
of his Satan pictures, but decided not to out of respect for the artist
himself. Nick improvised and added an appropriate cock with the same
speed bumps Billy seemed to like so much.
“I just knew
you’d be a knockout if you looked like him,” Billy referred to the
picture on his lap-top screen. He went to Nick, fell to his knees and
took his enormous cock in his mouth. The herbs and coffee were having
their effect, and they both got into the mood again. Billy worked his
demon dad’s big cock as far down his throat as he could get it,
relaxed, and took some more. The adjustment Nick made the day before
and the enhancements from the Irin were making Billy’s blow-job easy.
He could feel the black bumps moving in his throat like they were alive
and massaging him, urging him to take more.
Nick decided to
be a bit more aggressive and started fucking Billy’s face and throat.
Billy moaned, indicating his pleasure and approval. He wanted Nick to
fuck his face until he climaxed. Nick’s fucking was relentless until
suddenly he pulled Billy all the way onto his big red cock and held his
lips pressed tight against the dark red skin of his lower abdomen. “You
worked for it, Son, now take your prize. Drink your demon dad’s gizz,
boy,” Nick growled in his best demon voice.
Billy swooned as
he felt volley after volley of demon come being pumped into his gut. He
worked Nick’s cock even harder to milk him of all his hot gizz, as he
played with himself, and shot his load into a pool on the floor
of the cabin. When Nick finished he pulled Billy off his cock, up into
his arms, and kissed him hard. Billy returned his kiss. “Damn, Nick,
that was so hot,” Billy said with his arms thrown around his great
horned beast’s red neck stealing kisses from him.
“It was
pert-damn fine for me, too, Son,” Nick said as he continued to hold
Billy to him. He looked down at his young master’s shoulders and smiled
to himself. “Guess what, my stout and brave buckaroo? Your body is
beginning to morph,” he said quietly.
“No. What are
you talking about?” Billy asked.
“Look in the old
full-length mirror over there in the corner,” Nick urged him.
Billy walked
over to the mirror and looked. His body was changing. Billy’s muscles
were noticeably filling out, especially on his back and his pecks in
front were becoming massive. He seemed to have grown several inches
taller. Even more startling was when he turned sideways to the mirror,
he could see two growths on his back that looked like the sprouting of
a set of wings. They had not yet broken through the skin on his back,
but he could see the outline of what looked like large chicken wings
without feathers. “Is that what happens to a buckaroo what sucks off
the devil, he becomes an angel?” Billy asked.
“Or a turkey -
we’ll just have to wait and see," Nick quipped, and roared with
laughter. “I don’t think your fine bow-job had anything to do with it,
cowboy. I think my gizz in your gut is giving you the information, and
the enhancements from the Irin are making it possible. All you need now
is a little tender love and guidance, and I’m just the angel cum laude
or demon cum lately what can provide you with the favor,” Nick said
making a bad pun, as he morphed back into his angel form. Billy was
always wowed by Nick and Clyde’s wings. He thought they were masculine
and powerful looking.
“Is there any
way to speed the process, Tonto?” Billy asked.
“Yes, I could
complete what’s already begun, but why rush it? Let it happen
naturally. If’n I’s a bet’n man, and I am -- bet’n I’m doing the right
thing by give’n myself to you as yore’ slave -- I’d say they should be
grown out by morning. It may be uncomfortable for a bit. The first
transition is always the roughest, but with my wings to cover you, it
shouldn’t be too difficult,” Nick said, and smiled like a proud papa.
“Oh, dear,”
Billy lamented, “will I be able to hide or morph them away when I don’t
want them to be seen?” he asked.
“I’m sure your
Irin daddies done considered it, and added that perk. It’s usually a
package deal. Clyde and I can make ours invisible or morph them away
for a while,” Nick reassured him. Since we were created with wings, we
must return to our original form after a while, but you may be able to
switch back and forth at will. I know those what can, and they were of
Irin heritage. It would make sense they enhanced you with some of their
better attributes. Certainly you got the very best of yore’ daddy and
granddaddy passed down to you,” Nick said, and smiled looking at
Billy’s cock and balls.
“Thank you,
Tonto. I think you’re a nice package, too,” Billy said, and hugged Nick
to him, “You think I’ll be able to trans-locate?” Billy asked.
“I’d bet ma’
last feather as a seraph on it, Kemosabe,” Nick said with conviction.
“How would one
go about finding out?” he asked.
“I give you a
quick course in ‘Jumping 101.’ You try a small solo jump from room to
room; say from here into the barn; if you don’t show up, I come find
you, and with a little angel assist, we pass through together. Like any
other skill you learn in life, you do it ‘til you get it right.
Advanced jumping by triangulation will will be covered next semester.
There will be a small charge for lab time,” Nick said, and grinned.
“One thing at a
time. Let’s save ‘jump’n’ for tomorrow. Right now them herbs is moving
us into a super relaxed zone, and I want us near a bed when the lights
go out,” Billy said.
“Sounds like a
good idea to me. I could use a good night’s sleep. I think with several
things resolved between us, we’ll both benefit,” Nick said like a
take-charge dad looking after his boy.
Billy responded
well to Nick’s strong strength of purpose and silently encouraged him.
Billy took Nick
to the shower to bathe himself and his bird-man. Since it wasn’t warm
enough for Nick to go outside to shake the water from his wings, Billy
used two big towels to dry him and then an old hairdryer which was a
toss off from his grandma. She got a new one and was going to throw the
old one away. Billy thought it might come in handy at the cabin. He was
glad they were preparing for bed. His back where his wing nubbin’s were
beginning to hurt.
He didn’t say
anything to Nick, but his angel didn’t miss Billy’s wincing as he
gently dried his back for him. “We better get you to bed. I need to
take you away to a deep, restful sleep so nature can take its course
without causing you a lot of unnecessary pain. At the rate they’re
growing, they will be grown in by morning,” Nick said and gently kissed
each one as a father swan might nuzzle his young.
“Will you still
love me, Pa?” Billy asked with uncertainty like a frightened little
boy.
“Of course I
will, Son. Where did that question come from? Where’s my cocksure
cowboy?” Nick asked.
“Most times, I
got me a pretty good grip on reality, Pa, but with all what’s happened
in the last few days suddenly come slamming into me like a big eighteen
wheeler who’s been tailgate’n me for miles what dozed at the wheel when
I slammed on ma’ brakes,”Billy replied in a frightful cowboy hyperbole.
Nick chuckled at
his young master’s apt description of his feelings. “I think you’s
having a bad reaction from them herbs; plus, you been going strong for
almost forty-eight hours without proper rest. I say we go to bed, and
outrun the sum’bitch, Son. You let yore’ old pa take over the wheel and
drive for a while. He’ll get you to safety and hold you in his care
‘til the storm is past,” Nick said.
“I love you,
Pa,” Billy said almost in a whisper.
“If you only
knew how much I love you, Son, it might frighten you worse than you are
right now. I love you, too, but no more words. Let’s us hie our butts
off to bed,” Nick ordered, and Billy obeyed.
The last thing
Billy remembered was Nick holding him in his big arms, enfolding him in
his huge wings, and humming a melody to him as he drifted off to sleep.
It was a melody Billy didn’t recognize, but he could swear he heard it
once before somewhere. If only he could remember.
* * * * * * *
Billy awoke to
the smell of coffee. Nick got up and make a pot, and quietly crawled
back in bed with his cowboy. A buckaroo with a new set of wings -- and
not just any wings. Nick never saw wings like Billy’s before. The were
gold. They shined like they were made of fine gold. They shimmered,
sparkled, and reflected the light so greatly they were almost blinding
to look at even in the dark cabin. Nick could only imagine the effect
they might have in a well lit room or in sun light. Nick gently covered
his young master with his wings hoping he could induce more sleep for
him, but Billy was awake.
“What time is
it, Tonto?” Billy asked softly.
“A little after
seven,” he replied.
“Thanks for
fixing coffee. I should get up. We got us a busy day ahead,” Billy said
and started the rise up, but it was like he had a lead weight on his
back. “What the fuck?” Billy said and then remembered, “Were you right,
Nick, did they grow in?” he asked.
“‘Feared so,
youngster, but they ain’t like nothing I ever seen before,” Nick
replied.
“What’s wrong
with 'em? Oh my God, you mean I turned into a turkey?” Billy asked,
straining to get a look.
Nick couldn’t
help laugh, “No, you ain’t no turkey. Ain’t nothing wrong with 'em.
They’s gold,” Nick replied.
“Golden wings?
Gold’s a nice color,” Billy said.
“I don’t mean
color, Kemosabe, I mean they look like pure gold. They’s breathtaking,”
Nick said.
“What? I gotta’
see this for myself,” Billy said, and tried to get up again only to
feel dizzy and lay back again. He felt like he was anchored to the bed
from the weight of his wings.
“Easy, Kemosabe,
you lost a lot of blood when they broke through the skin on your
shoulder. I was up half the night sopping up blood with them towels we
used to dried ourselves. After they’s fully formed, I finally managed
to get them to heal enough to stop the bleeding. I rinsed them towels
out and hung ‘em in the bathroom to dry. We need to get fluids and some
food in you so’s your body can replace the blood,” Nick said.
“You poor thing,
you must be exhausted,” Billy said.
“I got some
sleep after I got the bleeding stopped. All things considered, I feel
pretty good this morning,” Nick said, “Ya’ont a couple of them big
pillows to prop you up in bed so’s you can drink a cup of coffee and
eat a little something. We still got that pot of chili you made in the
cold box. I could set it on the rock to heat,” Nick said.
“Hell, yes, I
eat chili lots a times for breakfast when I’s down here. I love chili
anytime of day. Good idea. Put it on, and bring me them pillows,
Tonto,” Billy replied, “I gotta’ get up soon to clean up the stalls and
check on Boomer,” he added.
“I already done
both. I cleaned the stalls like we done last evening, and told Boomer
I’d come get him as soon as you woke up,” Nick said, “Take it easy,
Son, you got folks to help you now. You don’t have to do ever’ thing by
yourself. You gotta’ learn to delegate some responsibilities,” Nick
said like a father concerned for his boy.
“Thanks, Nick.
Don’t know what I’d done if you weren’t here last evening. Thanks for
taking such good care of me.”
“I was a
pleasure. You worked yore’ butt off to take care of me last night.
You’ll never know how much it meant to me. If I ever had any doubts
about my decision they’s gone now,” Nick said.
Nick got out the
pot of Chili and set it on the large rock near the fire to heat. He got
two of the large earthquake pillows from the leather couch, and helped
Billy prop himself up in bed. He turned and walked over to the barn
door, opened it, and called for Boomer to join them. He waited an held
the door for him. Boomer thanked Nick and came into the room and saw
Billy in bed with his new wings. They were spectacular. They were
breathtaking. Boomer stopped dead in his tracks like he was stunned and
afraid for a moment. Billy only saw that look in Boomer’s eyes one time
before when he explained to him what he was going to do to spring the
bear trap to get his foot out. He thought for a moment Boomer might
bolt from the room. Billy put out his hand to him, “Come to your bonded
master, number one,” Billy said gently.
Boomer rushed to
his master’s side, fell to his knees, took Billy’s hand in his huge
hairy hands and kissed it then held it to his big heart. Billy could
feel it beating fast. He wouldn’t look Billy in the eye.
“What the
matter, Boom? You and me, we’s bonded mates. If ever’thing went okay
last evening, hopefully, we got us a son on the way. We ain’t got no
secrets between us,” Billy said gently.
“You look like a
god, Master Billy,” Boomer said, still not looking up into Billy’s
face.
“Well, I ain’t,”
Billy replied.
“Did Nick cause
homoousius to happen? Are you an angel now in his image?” he asked.
“No. Nick may
have been a catalyst, but he didn’t do it intentionally. I don’t think
I’m an angel or a messenger. I ain’t had time to figure it out yet, but
to put yore’ big heart at ease, Boom, you know I’s always been a
maverick. My internal voices tell me it’s another unexpected gift from
them Irin buckaroos, I’m afraid. I’m glad Nick was here to help me
through it,” Billy said like he was as surprised as Boomer. “Look at
me, Boomer, I’m still Billy Daniels, your cowboy master,” Billy ordered
him.
Boomer finally
looked up, and Billy could see tears in his eyes. Billy opened his arms
to him. “Come to me, my magnificent beast, don’t shun me because of
these changes. There’s no difference in my heart. Them damn wings is
window dressing. You’s still my brother, my bonded mate, my beast, and
my worthy slave. As you loved me before, love me like I have become,”
Billy said firmly. Boomer threw his arms around Billy and shed a few
tears in his arms like an overgrown child who needed reassurance. Billy
soothed him and whispered soft 'there theres’ to him like he understood
his anguish.
“Did everything
go all right with Roz last night?” Billy asked to change the subject.
“Yes, sir, she
didn’t complain. Said she found it stimulating and enjoyed it,” he said.
“I’ll just bet
she did. I know I did, and I look forward to more stimulating good
times with you,” Billy encouraged him. Boomer seemed to recover
quickly. Nick got busy and made three bowls of chili for them to have
with coffee. Boomer didn’t drink coffee, and ate his chili with some
water. Nick set on the bed next to Billy and Boomer set on another one
of the throw pillows on the floor next to the bed.
“By the way,
what the fuck is ‘homoousius,’” Nick asked.
“It’s an old
biblical term from the third century common era which proposed god
became man through Christ and vice versa. Basically the father became
the son; therefore, the son was of god and equally holy. Of course,
Jesus never said that, but that didn’t make them no never mind. They
had a religion to get off the ground, and after you invent several
myths drawn from the lives of past deities, a few more inventions
cain’t hurt none. There was a big battle over the idea when the early
Christian church was founded, and one theologian, was banished from the
Nicaean council as a heretic by Constantine,” Billy explained, “The
early church did that a lot. What they didn’t approve as ‘gospel’ was
heretical. Even those sects what actually tried to live their lives by
the teachings of Christ like the Cathars were slaughtered in the name
of the church as heretics,” Billy replied.
“And you know
this, how?” Nick questioned with a big grin on his face, shaking his
head in disbelief, like Billy’s fund of erudite knowledge sometimes
baffled him.
“When I want to
know something I exhaust every bit of information about it I can. I
search the Internet and keep files. I update them regularly and discard
faulty or spurious information until I have a pretty good idea of a
subject,” Billy replied.
Billy’s cell
phone rang. Nick reached over to the other night stand, and handed it
to him. Billy pushed the connect button. “You got Billy,” he answered.
“Billy, this is
grandma. Are you three men coming up to the big house for breakfast
this morning?” she asked.
“No, ma’am,
Grandma, we’s having left over chili right now,” Billy said.
“That’s not
breakfast,” she said.
“It is for a
cowboy, Grandma,” Billy said and laughed, “You know I love me some
chili. Besides, I’m a bit indisposed this morning. I can’t get out of
bed quite yet. Somehow, I woke up with a set of wings on my body. They
rather unexpectedly grew in overnight. I ain’t been able to get out of
bed, ‘cause I lost some blood when they broke through the skin on my
back. Nick cleaned me up good, and healed the wounds, but I’m still
weak. He says I need some food and liquids to gain my strength back,”
Billy said.
“My goodness, my
grandson’s become an angel? I’m not surprised. I’ve always known you
were an angel, and after last night’s concert, I’m quite sure of it,”
Kate said and giggled.
“Can you take
care of my family for me for a little while, and I’ll be up as soon as
I can get on my feet. Don’t know what I’m gonna’ do about these wings,
but I know you’s dying to see ‘em,” Billy said and laughed.
“You bet I am.
Don’t worry about your family. They’re being fed right now. Is there
anything we can do?” she asked.
“No ma’am, but
when Clyde finishes his breakfast ask him to join us if you would,”
Billy said.
“I sure will,
Billy. You take care of yourself. Don’t try to do too much today,” Kate
admonished, “It’s not everyday an angel earns a pair of wings, but I
could swear I heard a bell ring sometime around two in the morning,”
she added, and laughed again.
“We won’t, but
I’ll get up there the first chance I get, Grandma. Love you,” Billy
said.
“Love you, too,
Son,” Kate said and they disconnected.
They each had a
couple of bowls of chili, and finished up the last of the batch. Nick
was right. As soon as Billy ate some food and got a couple of cups of
coffee in him, he began to feel better almost immediately. With
Boomer’s help Billy tried to stand. He was a little unsure of himself,
but his watcher slave was like an oak tree to hold onto and stabilized
him. He walked over to the mirror on Boomer’s arm, and looked at his
new wings. Boomer was right, what Billy saw looking back was phenomenal.
He was
considerably taller and more filled out than before to say nothing of
the bright shining gold wings on his back. Billy had mixed feelings
about a gift he never considered. He thought, at best, he looked
absolutely biblical; at worst, he looked like a Hollywood S&M
muscled leather-fairy dressed by drag queens riding on the back of a
Mardi Gras style gay pride float with lots of tinsel and glitter. He
began to hear Bernstein’s music from “Candide" playing in the recesses
of his mind. From a brown dirt cowboy to a shining archangel overnight
would be a test of any man’s mental stability.
“Can you make
these wings go away, Tonto?” he asked.
“Yes, but you
should allow your system to become imprinted with them, and wear them
for at least twenty-four hours, or you might have to go through the
same metamorphosis again. The second time might be worse,” Nick replied.
“We got shit we
need to get done,” Billy said like he was frustrated and perturbed.
“Beyond checking
out my ship, it can wait. You gotta’ learn to delegate, Son,” Nick said.
“Nick’s right,
Master Billy, put Hank and Buck in charge of getting the bunkhouse
cleaned so’s we can bring more help on board to get this operation
underway,” Boomer said.
“All right,
you’re both right. Let’s get this show on the road. Boom, help me on
with me Wranglers and boots. I guess I’ll have to go topless since I
can’t put no shirt on with these wings. I suppose I could take a couple
of ideas from leather harnesses I seen on them gay S&M sites on the
Internet to keep me from looking totally naked,” Billy pondered and
instantly he was wearing a massive black leather harness that came
across his shoulders and crossed in the front with an “X” effect and
finished with gold brads.
“Did you do
that, Tonto?” Billy asked.
“Naw, don’t look
at me. I didn’t have nothing to do with it,” Nick said, and grinned.
“Boom?” Billy
asked his mate.
“No, sir, Master
Billy, I didn’t do it, neither,” he said with his eyes wide.
“Did you picture
it in your mind, Kemosabe?” Nick asked.
“Yeah, it did. I
saw it like this, but now I see it, I don’t like the color. Black don’t
look Western and won’t go with ma’ brown boots,” Billy said like a
cowboy fashionista.
“Then you better
rethink that one,” Nick said and laughed.
Billy did
rethink his harness, and instantly it became a handsome buckskin color
to match his buckaroo boots. “Excellent!” hissed Billy like Monty Burns
on the Simpsons. Nick laughed at his master’s experience learning to
use his new talents.
“Ain’t no doubt
in my mind, them Irin buckaroos done give you the grand super-deluxe
package, Kemosabe,” Nick said, “There ain’t no tell’n what you can do
if’n you put chore’ mind to it,” he added, pouring on the Texas speak.
“It’s a bit
overwhelming,” Billy said quietly.
“I got a
shit-load of faith in you, Son. There ain’t nothing my buckaroo master
cain’t handle,” Nick said with encouragement.
“Is Nick gonna’
be your slave, Master Billy?” Boomer asked as he was helping Billy on
with his heavy buckaroo boots.
“Yes, as of last
night he decided he wanted him and his crew to join us. We need to have
a small ceremony before our family and Nick’s crew on his ship. You
will be witness for the Grigori and Clyde for the Irin,” Billy replied.
* * * * * * *
Meanwhile, back
at the ranch, the family finished breakfast and sat around talking
while the twins and the psyche’s cleaned up the dishes and kitchen.
Kate loved the extra help. “Clyde,” she addressed Billy’s messenger,
“when I talked with Billy a while ago, he told me to asked you to join
him at the cabin when you finished breakfast,” she said.
“Thanks, Ms.
Kate, I’ll go right away,” Clyde swallowed the last of his coffee,
pushed back from the table, and stood, “Would you like to go with me,
Ms. Kate?” he asked, “I’ll bring you right back afterward.”
“I don’t know.
Will it hurt?” Kate asked.
“Not a bit. You
might tingle a little and feel a bit giddy,” Clyde said.
“Hell, Son,
that’s her natural state,” Nathan said, slapped his knee, and laughing
at his own joke.
His mother was
not amused, “That’s one,” Kate said, and mimed like she was licking a
pencil and jotting it down in a little book. “Okay, Clyde, let’s go,
I’ll try almost anything, once,” she said.
Clyde offered
his hand, Kate took it, and they vanished.
“Damnation! Why
can’t I never keep my big pie hole shut? Now I won’t get me no dessert
for a damn month,” Nathan lamented disgusted with himself. Everyone in
the kitchen laughed at him.
“I’m surprised
at you, Mister Daniels,” Hank said, “The first thing a cowboy learns
when he goes to work for an outfit is, never make the mistake of
speak’n ill of the cook,” he said and everyone laughed again.
* * * * * * * *
In a great flash
of light, Clyde and Kate arrived at the line cabin. Kate looked about
an saw Billy standing, still holding on to Boomer’s arm with Nick on
his left side holding him up. They just got him dressed, and were
helping him up from the bed. Kate rushed to him when Billy opened his
arms to her. She was in them in a second. “You’re taller and bigger.
You’ve filled out like a mature man, Billy, and those wings -- they
look like they’re made of gold,” Kate said, “You look like the picture
of the archangel in my angel book. Remember?” she asked.
“Yes, ma’am,
grandma. I think that’s what caused ‘em to be like this, was my memory
of that pitcher. My body tried to copy it. They sure are heavy, but I’m
getting used to them,” Billy said.
“My grandson,
the archangel,” Kate said, giggled, and kissed him on his cheek, “You
men been taking good care of my grandson?” she asked Boomer and Nick.
“Yes, ma’am, Ms.
Kate,” Boomer replied.
“I was up with
him half the night,” Nick said.
Kate moved
aside. Clyde was struck dumb. His mouth stayed open while Kate was
talking with Billy. He finally broke his trance, went to Billy, fell to
his knees, and kissed each of his master’s buckaroo boots. Billy rolled
his eyes in surprised, but didn’t discourage his messenger. Billy could
sense, it meant something important to Clyde. “Come to your master’s
arms, my good and worthy slave, and share your love with me,” Billy
said gently.
Clyde jumped up
and kissed Billy a good one right on the mouth, and Billy returned his
kiss with equal passion. Kate wasn’t the least upset. She was used to
it by now. Seeing men kiss each other was better than watching them
make fools of themselves testing each other’s testosterone reserve and
butting heads for dominance.
“You want to
share what’s in your heart, Messenger?” Billy asked.
“You look like a
god, Master Billy,” he said like he was afraid to look into Billy’s
eyes.
“Will you men
cut it out?” Billy asked, “My number one told me the same thing this
morning, and I’ll tell you what I told him -- I ain’t no god. I been
given these wings for a purpose, but having you men, my family, worship
me ain’t one of ‘em. You’s allowed to love me, but not to worship me.
The very idea makes my flesh crawl. With cooler heads, reason, and a
little luck, hopefully, we’ll be provided with answers to a number of
strange happenings before much longer, and we can learn together. Until
then, work with and for me until we get this project off the ground,”
Billy said.
“I re-pledge
myself to you, to be your faithful slave, Master Billy. I will do
everything in my power to help,” he said.
“Good. Do you
think you can outfit my other messenger with some buckaroo clothes so’s
he can get out of my Uncle’s overalls and muckabouts? As much as I love
to see him in them, he needs some proper Western wear for today,” Billy
asked.
“Certainly, sir.
Right away, Master Billy. Nick, you wanna’ come with me to the back
room?” Clyde invited Nick. Nick followed Clyde, and they returned in a
few minutes. Nick was fully dressed from hat to boots, and looked like
a genuine buckaroo. He was wearing a harness similar to Billy’s but not
as massive. He later confided in Billy his was considered a slave
harness, and had a few additions Billy’s didn’t have. He returned
Nathan’s muckabouts to the closet and Kate took the overalls from him
to take with her to the big house to wash.
“You gonna’ take
it easy today, Son?” Kate asked.
“Cain’t grandma.
Me, Nick, and Boomer gotta’ go check out his ship, and see to his crew;
however, we should be back afore supper time,” Billy said.
“Well, you men
count on coming up to the big house for supper. At least I can see to
it you get one decent meal today,” Kate declared like a protective
mother hen.
“Ain’t that
gonna’ be a lot of extra work for you, Grandma?” Billy asked concerned.
“If you cook for
one, three, or as many as we had last night, there’s little difference,
but when you got expert help like them two half-highs; Archie and
Edith; Hank and Buck, my work is a breeze. Sometimes, I swear them
little men can read my mind. I turn around, and they got the pot I’m
thinking on in their hands. I think about something else, and they’re
at the ready with it before I can say a word to them. It’s remarkable,”
Kate said.
Billy didn’t
have the heart to tell her the truth right then. He thought he’d save
it for later. He just smiled, and agreed with her.
“Your uncle told
me a fantastic story about Boomer’s reproduction capabilities. Nathan
said you and Boomer were going to have a human child together, and it
will be born to a cow. Is it true, Billy? Am I going to be a great
grandmother?” Kate asked.
“Yes, it’s true,
grandma. Come, we’ll introduce you to Roz our Highland heifer who
Boomer implanted with our proto-embryo last night. She’s pregnant,”
Billy said.
Billy took Kate
by the hand a led her to the barn door. They walked into the warm barn
and Kate marveled at the plasma ball giving off radiant heat and a
small amount of light. The walked over to the area where Roz was
standing. Billy could see Boomer fed her, and she was just finishing
eating.
“Roz, this here
lady is my grandmother. Her name is Kate,” Billy said.
Kate was amused
Billy introduced her to a cow. “Hello, Kate, it’s good to meet you
ma’am,” Roz said.
Kate looked
stunned the cow spoke to her. “What a surprise, a taking cow. It’s nice
to meet you, too, Roz. How are you?” Kate asked.
“Pregnant,”
Kate, said and laughed a little.
“So I’ve heard.
Thank you for agreeing to have my great grandson, Roz,” Kate said.
“It will be an
honor to have Master Billy’s bairn, Ms. Kate. I see our leaders have
blessed you with wings, Master Billy. Looking good. Very god-like.
Nice,” Roz observed.
“Why, thank you,
Roz. I don’t quite know what to think about them, but I’ll adjust. I’m
hoping Clyde can help me and explain a few things,” Billy said.
“Maybe. You just
never know. My people can be a crafty lot. I’ve long considered secrecy
and intrigue to be so late Twentieth century Earth,” Roz said and
laughed again.
“Before
yesterday, I wouldn’t understand your point, Roz, but today I
understand it perfectly,” Billy said. They shared a laugh.
They said their
goodbyes and returned to the cabin to leave Roz alone to finish her
breakfast. Billy asked Clyde if he knew why the Irin wanted him to have
wings.
“They didn’t
share that information with me, Master Billy, or I would have told you.
I really have no secret information. Your owner has already told you
about another delicate matter so you know everything I know to this
point, sir,” Clyde said.
Billy knew
immediately what Clyde was referring to without giving anything away.
“You’re right, but it don’t matter no more. That’s why I want you to
return my grandmother to the ranch and supervise getting things
underway there. I want you to work with Hank and Buck to get the
bunkhouse cleaned, estimate repairs and equipment we will need to bring
more folks on board. Our main goal for the next several weeks will be
housing, feeding, and seeing to the needs of those we already have. It
will be a learning and growing experience for all of us,” Billy said.
“Thanks, Master
Billy. I’ll do my best, sir,” Clyde said.
“I know you
will, Clyde. You have my trust, and I have faith in you,” Billy said.
“Thank you,
sir,” Clyde said.
* * * * * * *
After Clyde and
Kate transported back to the ranch, Billy sat down with Boomer and Nick
to have a final cup of coffee. Billy was feeling better, and his
strength was quickly returning. He wondered if that was another Irin
enhancement; faster recovery time from illness or injury. It would make
sense.
“Don’t know
which I like you in better, them old overalls and muckabouts, or this
fine looking buckaroo outfit you
be wear’n, Tonto,” Billy said and grinned.
“Maybe we can
buy your uncle a new pair of them overalls and muckabouts, and I can
talk him out of the old ones,” Nick said.
“Sounds like a
good plan to me,” Billy agreed, “How you gonna’ know where to transport
us if’n you’s unconscious during our trip back?” Billy asked Nick.
“I can get us to
the river. Remember we watched that video together of you rescuing me?”
Nick asked.
“Oh, yeah, I
guess you could correlate time and distance. If you can get us there
I’ll show you where your ship is,” Billy said.
“How would you
know?” Nick asked surprised.
“Enhancements,”
Billy said, and smiled. Boomer knew better, but he was wise enough not
to say anything. He was there when the Irin told Billy were Nick’s ship
was hidden. They didn’t tell Billy or Boomer about giving Mother Nature
a goose in the butt to bring about an unforeseen accident. “Will you
need the gold key?” Billy asked changing the subject.
“Naw, leave it
here for safety. I done told you what it unlocks,” Nick replied.
Billy and Nick
didn’t have anything on over their upper bodies except for their
leather harnesses, and it was still chilly outside. They discussed it,
and decided they wouldn’t be exposed to the cold for more than a few
minutes. They stood and Nick transported them to the edge of the river.
Billy got his bearings, and found the entrance to the cave. He pointed
it out to Nick, and told him to transport them there.
They were
standing inside the cave. It was a bit warmer but not much. Billy and
Boomer knew the cave like the back of their hands. They spent a couple
of weeks on two separate occasions there, while Billy took care of
Boomer. It was an enormous cave, wide and deep, but it didn’t seem so
deep to them that day. Billy looked at Boomer and they smiled at each
other. Someone had thrown up a huge wall of solid granite from one side
of the cave to the other effectively sealing off and hiding what lay
safe behind it. It looked massive and thick. There was no engineering
knowledge on Earth which could account for the wall other than a
natural phenomenon of nature.
“It’s behind
that wall, Tonto,” Billy pointed his finger.
“Are you sure,
Kemosabe?” Nick asked.
“He’s sure,”
Boomer replied, “we know this cave like it’s our second home. That wall
weren’t there the last time we’s here,” he added, “and the cave goes on
for a good way further,” he added.
“That wall
weren’t there when Samson and I watched your ship come down, neither,
Nick,” Billy said.
“I ain’t get’n
any readings from the ship. Everything is quiet. That wall is massive.
My people couldn’t do that,” Nick said in awe. Billy and Boomer didn’t
comment.
“All right, I’m
going to transport behind the wall. It’s tricky, but I done it before.
You run the risk of gaging it wrong and materializing in solid rock. If
I can get on board my ship then I’ll come back for you, okay?” he asked
Billy
“Sounds like a
good plan, but be careful, Tonto,” Billy replied and admonished his
messenger.
“I promise,
Kemosabe,” Nick said, smiled, and vanished. He was gone for only a few
seconds and returned. “I bow to you, gentlemen, you were correct. It’s
there, and I got on board. There’s no sign of life. Let’s go,” Nick
said and instantly transported them inside the ship.
The inside of
the ship seemed bigger than Billy remembered it. It must be much larger
than he originally thought. It was in pretty bad shape as they began to
walk from room to room. They didn’t find any bodies or any sign of
struggle. They came to the control room and Billy recognized it as the
place he found Nick lying on the floor bleeding. He could still see
dark spots which must have been Nick’s dried blood.
Nick tried
several switches but nothing happened, until he tried one of the
emergency auxiliary systems, and the console came to life. A voice came
from all around them, “Emergency backup systems activated, main systems
on line, hello, Captain Nick,” it said.
“Hello, Seth,
good to hear your voice again,” Nick said.
“As it is to
hear yours, sir. I was put to sleep for a while. The last thing I
remember is sensing and entity unknown to us who took control and
promised it would see us to safety. After that it shut me down into
survival mode,” he said.
“What about the
others -- my crew, Seth?” Nick asked.
“Let me check
for you, Captain,” he said, and was silent for a moment, “Everyone is
alive, well, and accounted for in the stasis chambers, sir. Shall I
activate them for you, Captain?” Seth asked.
“Yes, please, do
and ask them to join me in the courtyard of the village,” Nick said.
“It shall be
done, Captain. Oh, and by the way, welcome back, sir,” Seth said.
“Thanks, Seth,
it’s good to be back,” Nick replied fondly, “Is the canteen intact?”
Nick asked.
“Why, yes,
everything seems to be in order. The canteen was deeper in the interior
and wasn’t affected by the crash as much as the out-layers,” Seth
reported.
“Contact me in
the canteen when the crew is gathered in the courtyard,” Nick said.
“Will do,
Captain,” Seth replied.
Nick didn’t
bother walking through the ship. Billy thought it was because he didn’t
want to inspect the damage just yet until he had a chance to talk with
his crew. He transported Billy and Boomer to the canteen. “Can I get
you men anything? I don’t think this section of the ship lost its
reserve power. We designed it that way,” he said.
“I’m fine, Nick,
unless you got some Blue Bell ice cream,” Billy said.
“Sorry,
Kemosabe, we didn’t have time to make a shopping list, and pulling up
out front of a Super S store might have caused talk,” Nick said, “We do
have a sweet, soft, frozen custard that’s pretty good,” he said.
“No, but thanks.
You Boomer?” Billy asked.
“I’m fine,
Master Billy, but thanks, Captain Nick, for your offer,” Boomer
replied.
“No problem.
They’s something strange about all this. I wondered why I ain’t heard
from Beauford. I was beginning to get a mite worried, but I’m glad
they’s all safe. Unless conditions on board got really bad and the
atmosphere became unbreathable, usually the three bio-droids won’t go
into stasis. Very strange indeed,” Nick said.
“I remember when
I was trying to get you off the ship, I wondered why I didn’t see
anyone else but your big ox-man Beauford. You saw in the video I had to
use my bandanna because the smoke was so bad I could barely breathe.
Maybe it was worse in their part of the ship, and they headed for the
stasis chambers,” Billy offered.
“Maybe, we’ll
fine out,” Nick replied.
“The crew and
your protectors have gathered, sir,” Seth said.
“Thank you,
Seth, come on brother and Kemosabe, I’ll take you to meet my family,”
Nick said and in a flash they were transported to a beautiful courtyard
in what appeared to be the center of a small farming village. It was
quaint and charming, but the various monsters standing before them
didn’t look anything like what one might imagine would be living in the
village.
When they saw
Billy with his new wings it was almost like they were awestruck. The
huge Shedu, Beauford, Nick’s Kerubim fell to his knees and bowed his
head. When the others saw him, they did the same. The three humanoid
biodroids looked at each other, shrugged, like maybe it was the thing
to do, and got down on their knees as well. Billy assumed they were
bowing for their Captain.
Nick clapped his
hands. “Okay. Everyone up, you are not in the presence of some lazy
fat-ass powerful bat-shit crazy alien what considers himself a god,”
Nick said, “this angel or messenger you see before you is the young
cowboy, Billy Daniels, a human from Earth, who saved my life in the
crash of our ship three days ago. Since that time, he’s been called to
Retikki Prime for an audience before their high council and to the
world of Fort Adam Lear to be enhanced by the supreme leader of the
Irin. His wings grew in last night, and he’s having a difficult time
adjusting. You will treat him as an honored guest, and you will refer
to him as ‘Master Billy,’” Nick said like an order.
Slowly they got
up. Nick introduced them one by one. The first he introduced was
Beauford the huge bull with an upper torso of a man and wings.
“It’s good to
meet you under better circumstances, sir” Billy said and bowed to the
large creature.
“The pleasure is
mine, Master Billy, and how is your handsome owner?” he asked.
“He’s doing
quite well, thank you. The Irin sent him a gift of a young Morgan
palomino mare, and they are quite happy with each other,” Billy replied.
“And are you
still sure you could ride me, young human?” Beauford asked, and grinned.
“Cowboy’s ride
wild bulls. It wouldn’t be right to ride a bull you consider a friend,”
Billy said.
“Nailed your big
ass to the barn door, Beauford!” Nick exclaimed, and laughed.
“Indeed, he
did,” Beauford replied, “and as your friend you’re welcome on my back
anytime,” he said.
They move to the
next creature with the face of lion mixed with human features. He was
magnificent and quite handsome. “This handsome critter is Leon,” Nick
introduced him, he offered his furry hand and Billy took it in his to
shake, “Leon is another one of my protectors or Kerubim. His species is
a 'Wemic.’ A tauric creature like a centaur with the lower body of a
lion and the upper torso of a humanoid with arms and hands. Four of my
crew are my protectors or Kerubim, two felines, one dragon, and
one tauric bull.
The third
creature had the body of a well developed humanoid male but he was a
beautiful silver-gray color and he had the head of a panther mixed with
human features. He was even more handsome than the Wemic. He had the
teeth of a cat, the same feline eyes golden in color, and pointed furry
ears. He shook Billy’s hand as Nick introduced them. He was naked and
popped a boner. He had a set of tackle like a human and was quite well
endowed. Billy didn’t miss it and smiled, “This good looking cat-man we
call ‘Pan’ and he is another of my protectors,” Nick said.
“Good to meet
you, Master Billy,” Pan said in a deep masculine voice, and started
purring. It caused Billy to pop a sympathetic erection, and he looked
down at his own crotch. Pan caught his drift and gently squeezed
Billy’s hand.
“Easy there,
Pan, I saw him first,” Nick said joking and laughed.
The handsome
creature grinned. “When you get bored with him, Master Billy,” he said
in a deep voice and winked at Billy.
Billy laughed,
“I’ll certainly keep that in mind, Pan -- thank you for the
compliment,” Billy said.
They moved to
the last of the Kerubim and he was a shy, retiring dragon-man with a
set of bat-like wings. He looked truly demonic but he had a sad look
about him like he was so out of place in the universe he was
self-conscious about himself. “This is ‘Razza’ our dragon-man. Actually
he’s neither a dragon nor a man. He’s a unique species who flourished
on a planet in the Arcturus system, but sadly they were all destroyed
by a great cataclysm. Only he and his parents escaped. His parents
expired when Raz was a young dragon, and we raised him. We taught him
how to protect and serve, and he is one of my most faithful
protectors,” Nick said.
Billy stuck out
his hand and the dragon took his hand in both of his and smiled, “Good
to meet you, Master Billy. If my master is your friend, I am your
friend,” he said.
“I’m glad your
master saved the best of his protectors for last for me to meet. It’s a
pleasure to meet such a handsome creature,” Billy said pouring on his
cowboy charm.
Raz was
obviously taken with Billy’s words, and blushed a deep red color. “That
means he likes you very much, Master Billy,” Nick whispered.
“I like Raz very
much, too, Tonto,” Billy said loud enough everyone could hear.
Nick then
introduced his crew of three biodroids, one huge naked humanoid
creature Nick introduced as 'Joe’ and his mate a half-human, half-orc
named 'Crunch’ who was also naked. He had two small tusks sticking up
from his lower jaw which had a tendency to make him look like he was
smiling all the time.
“And that’s my
crew and family. Actually, I think on all of them as my family we been
together for so many years,” Nick said shaking his head thinking on the
past. “Now, before we do anything else, I want a report about what
happened after Master Billy left the ship with me,” Nick ordered.
Everyone got blank looks on their faces including the bio-droids.
“Speak to me.
Tell me something. Beauford?” Nick asked his number one Kerubim.
“Captain, sir --
I became overwhelmed by the smoke, passed out and fell to the floor,”
Beauford replied.
“Is that what
happened to the rest of you?” Nick asked almost afraid of the answer.
Every hand went up. “Then how, the fuck, did you get to the stasis
chambers?” Nick demanded.
“We have no
idea, Captain. I thought for sure I breathed my last and was a dead
dragon for sure,” Raz replied, more brave to speak than the rest, “I
was amazed when I woke up in stasis. My first thought was you came back
on board and saved us,” he added.
“Me, too,” said
big Joe and Crunch.
“Us, too,
Captain,” said Leon for the two felines.
“We passed out,
too, Captain,” the three bio-droids said. They had to have oxygen.
“Are you sure
you sensed another entity on board after the crash, Seth?” Nick asked
the evolved intelligence on the ship.
“Yes, sir, but
remember I must have oxygen for my organic parts to function perfectly.
I might have been hallucinating from lack of oxygen. I can’t say a
hundred percent I’m correct,” Seth replied.
“Where did you
pass out, Beauford?” Nick asked.
“I watched young
master Billy push you through the portal to the outside, turned to
check on the rest of the ship, and passed out not fifty feet from the
control room,” Beauford said.
“How, in the
hell, did someone get a two ton Kerubim from there and load him into a
stasis chamber?” Nick said.
Billy and Boomer
looked at each other, but Billy ever so slightly shook his head ‘no.’
Boomer got the message.
End of Chapter 8
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04/08/2012