Message-ID: <22538asstr$949165802@assm.asstr-mirror.org> X-Original-Message-ID: <v04220805b4b81cddd64c@[205.214.163.24]> From: Artie <artie@netgate.net> Subject: {ASSM} REV "Life Cycle of the Kaelen 5/5" by artie (MF ROM SCIFI?) Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 12:10:02 -0500 Path: assm.asstr-mirror.org!not-for-mail Approved: <assm@asstr-mirror.org> Newsgroups: alt.sex.stories.moderated,alt.sex.stories Followup-To: alt.sex.stories.d X-Archived-At: <URL:http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/22538> X-Moderator-Contact: ASSTR ASSM moderation <story-ckought69@hotmail.com> X-Story-Submission: <ckought69@hotmail.com> X-Moderator-ID: assm-admin <1st attachment, "lck5.txt" begin> (c) Copyright 1999 by artie@netgate.net This work may not be reposted or redistributed without the prior express written permission of the author. A work of fiction, meant for adults. Read something else if you are not an adult, or are offended by stories with sexual content. Then again, if all you're looking for is in-out, in-out, in-out, you should probably read something else. I welcome constructive comments. Enjoy. Thanks to Homer Vargas and Denny for their insightful comments. Life Cycle of the Kaelen Ellen Grode, Mission Commander Dale Kendai, Mission Specialist Part 5 Another Cycle When I awoke, Dina was outside the hut. I spoke to her; Dale was to leave me for the day. My meals would be brought to me; I should eat everything, and rest as much as possible. Dale was practically in tears as we hugged. "Don't worry darling, this has been going on for countless years," I told him. My comforting seemed to help him; it wasn't as effective with me. I drank all the juice, then used the chamber pot. I was definitely going to increase my fluid intake today. Tala appeared a while later with breakfast. As I recalled with Adda, the portions were larger, with more protein. I ate it all, drank more fluids, and then reclined once again on the moss. I didn't know what to do next, but my kaelen did, or were they coached from outside? I'm not sure, but they carried me into a rejuvenating sleep, where I floated for the rest of the morning. I was almost awake for lunch, and spent the afternoon on my back. Dinner arrived and I surprised myself by still feeling hungry, even though I'd eaten more today than I usually did in two or three days. I turned to my chosen, sitting on my right shoulder as usual, and said, "This must be your doing. Have you been resting up as well?" I stroked his back and he hissed for me. I heard someone approach and my heart began beating frantically in my throat. My kaelen started comforting me, relaxing me. I closed my eyes and breathed deeply, accepting their advice. I heard Tala's voice outside the hut; she sounded shaky, unsure. "Mother, it is time." I took another deep breath, exhaling slowly and with control. I put on my skirt and left the hut. I smiled to Tala and Dina. "I am ready, daughter." I said it as much for my benefit as hers. She looked so young now, and I felt so old. We stopped along the way and I relieved myself. Then we went to the small hut in the trees. I took off my kaelen and put them on Dina, my chosen last. I nodded to Tala, and she did the same. Dina handed me a large leaf, then Tala followed me into the small hut. It felt like such a long time ago I'd been here with Adda. Now it was my turn to begin the cycle again. I took off the woven cover, then the lid. Tears filled my eyes as I looked down at the females, still wrapped up, waiting to fulfil their destiny. I sat to the side and told Tala, "Pick two with well dried leaves. Choose well, my daughter." She moved hesitantly on her knees. I could see her hands shaking as she touched the precious contents of the wooden container. This should be the first time she has seen the females. She felt among the precious contents, choosing two. I placed them in the leaf. I replaced the lid, and the cover. We left the hut. I handed Dina the leaf with our females. Our kaelen were excited; I knew why. I picked up my chosen first. "Are you ready?" I whispered to him. All three danced on me as we walked over to another small hut. I took the other two kaelen off and placed them on Dina; they were upset and didn't like it. I stroked my chosen as he moved excitedly. As much to him as to Dina and Tala I said, "It is time to begin the cycle again." I ducked inside the hut. I dropped my skirt and put it by the entrance, then let myself onto my back on the moss. I tried breathing slowly in and out, trying to maintain control. I wasn't too successful, especially with my chosen dancing excitedly on my forehead. I was glad I'd closed my eyes, feeling prickly feet on my eyelids; under normal circumstances he was careful not to step near my eyes. I heard Tala enter. I patted the moss next to me. "Sit here please." She sat next to me. "Now unwrap them one at a time and put them here." I touched my belly, halfway between my navel and my thatch. I almost said, "Then hold my hand," but I swallowed the words, and started making the comforting sound, as had Adda. It helped, almost a year of conditioning showing its effectiveness. I heard our precious packages being unwrapped, with a soft gasp of astonishment from Tala. Then I felt a cool object on my skin, and my chosen start to move. I was afraid, more afraid than I'd ever been in my life. I wanted to scream, to run, to be anywhere else. Yet I remained there, breathing slowly, repeating the comforting sound. I felt the other small package being placed and my heart took another jump. Then I felt warm hands on me, and heard Tala making the comforting sound with me. For whose benefit? But she did help calm me, especially her touch. I felt the male dancing around on my belly, and felt a female start to move. The male started running all over my body, circling on my left shin. I felt him race back to the female, then back to my shin, with the female following slowly. Visions of my nightmare returned briefly, feelings of large females moving slowly, ponderously, following the much faster males. I focused on the breath, focused on the sensation at my nostril as I'd been taught. Deeper and deeper, more and more relaxed with each breath. I felt a warm sensation on my skin. I focused on the nostril, nothing except the nostril and the breath, trying to banish the rising fear. I almost screamed at the pain, a hot searing pain in my shin, ripping up my leg, shattering me. What little fluid I had in my bladder escaped. It was all I could to remain still. The thought flitted through my mind; I could still move if I wanted to -- this was a symbiosis. The searing, stabbing nature of the pain decreased as the burning increased. I felt another sensation through the burning, seeing in my mind's eye the larva issuing from the female and attaching itself to my skin. Focus on the breath; focus on the breath. I felt the male moving away, racing around on me again. Then the bottom dropped out. I sighed and exhaled as my muscles relaxed. I thought the flutter-giggles had turned me to jelly -- this was much stronger. I was filled with warm liquid pleasure, radiating through my body. The sexual edge built, carrying me into a limp orgasm. It was an orgasm that rolled along, never completing. Through it I barely felt the second searing pain somewhere on my right foot. The burning mixed with the pleasure, and then another wave of pleasure swept through me, carrying away my mind. I had only dim awareness of waking slightly and drinking, so thirsty, then slipping back into bliss, time and again. My skin was hot. The moss felt so good, supporting me. I dreamed of my mother, so far away. She was nervous and scared; I tried to comfort her as best I could. At first this scared her even more, but then she relaxed. I told her how much I loved her. I awoke a little more. I felt different somehow. I could move a little. I flexed my legs and felt what seemed to be cool spots on my legs, on my arms, and on my chest. My head was lifted and I had some water. It was cool and delicious. I rested. Then my head was raised again. I opened my eyes to see Tala and Dina. I took a sip, then another, of thick nectar with a pungent taste. I relaxed again and felt myself expanding. My senses touched Tala, Dina, Adda, the old woman covered in kaelen. I felt the connection between them, connecting us together like a tough fibrous root. I reached out and touched my mother again. Another wave of orgasm spread through us, rippling underneath space. I held my mother one more time, telling her I loved her, then felt her slip away as I tumbled back underneath space and into sleep. I opened my eyes. I was weak, barely able to raise my head. It seemed to be mid afternoon outside. Dina and Tala were still collapsed by my side. All our kaelen were with us again. I had the ship check my condition. The kaelen startled momentarily as the ship did its scan, then settled down again. I looked at the projection in my mind. I'd been out four days. I had six small scars on my body now, six! I was weak, dehydrated, but otherwise okay. I moved to sitting, slowly. I reached carefully for some water and drained the gourd quickly. I took my chosen from my shoulder and rubbed his abdomen. He flipped over and hissed, moving his legs. "You did well, my companion," I told him. My speaking broke the spell on Dina and Tala. They both started to move. Dina sat up first, and was surprised when I handed her some water. We got Tala up, and gave her some as well. She looked as if she'd been through a very rough trip. I hugged them both to me. Hands helped me out of the hut. The elder women were there. Dale was standing beside Adda, tears on his face. I smiled to him, and to Adda. Behind Adda was Ben. We were helped to the pool. The water felt delicious. Oh how I wanted to float in light gravity again, just drift in coolness for days. I also wanted ice cream, mountains of ice cream smothered in hot chocolate, with cherries and flaked coconut. I wanted fiery hot curried lamb, so hot and spicy it would burn me from one end to the other and I'd scream for days; mounds and mounds of lamb in a thick rich sauce, over a small amount of rice. I laughed out loud as hands helped me up near the falls to wash my hair. I put my arms around Tala and Dina, opening my eyes again. Tala had a look of awe, of wonder, and possibly a little fear in her face. Dina smiled with wonder. "You cared for me well, my daughter," I told Tala. "What is bothering you?" She looked over her shoulder, then back into my eyes. "So far away." I nodded and held her. "Yes, far away. But we are here." She sighed and put her head on my shoulder. We moved out of the water and I let them comb out my hair. I was still weak, and very hungry. After I had my skirt and my kaelen, I went to Dale. He hugged me fiercely. I noticed Tala holding Ben as well. "Thank God you're safe. I heard you scream -- I wanted to help you, to be there so much," Dale practically sobbed in my ear. Had I screamed out loud? I guess so. I held and comforted him. I felt stirrings inside me; food wasn't the only thing I was hungry for. "I'm back, and I need you," I whispered hotly in his ear. Adda approached; I gave her a hug. "I hope I have made you proud, my mother," I told her formally. She sighed. "You did well, my daughter, very well. You continue to surprise us." She walked beside me back to the village, Tala on my other side. A hundred or so meters away though, my legs just gave out. Dale, who was behind me, swept me up and carried me the rest of the way, much to the astonishment of the others. How good it felt to be in his embrace! For me, the evening meal started early. I ate an entire baked fish, picking it clean. Even without seasoning, it was delicious. I was stuffing away fruit and drinking thick syrupy fruit juice as the rest of the village gathered for the meal. As the others gathered, it was apparent I was being held in a new regard. Even some of the elder women bowed to me. What did I see in their faces? Fear? Wonder? I don't believe how much I ate. Finally, though, I was full. Dale had to practically carry me back to our hut. Inside, I held him to my breast. He clutched me hungrily. I don't remember what happened after that. I awoke the next morning with a very full bladder. I grabbed my skirt and headed out to one of my usual spots to relieve myself. I felt fine this morning, if a little on the hungry side still. I should have had the ship track me more carefully during the process. I wonder how much weight I lost? Dale found me. "What was your hurry?" he asked. I held him to me. "I really had to go. Oh it felt so good to hold you again last night." He ran his hands over my back. "You can do it some more today if you like." I laughed. "I was planning on it. I thought we could spend the day up the hill." He nodded as we walked side by side down the path, arms around each other. "Sure you can make it up there? You were pretty weak yesterday." I took a deep breath of the morning air. "I'll do fine. I'm pretty much recovered, aside from still being hungry." He laughed. "I don't believe how much you ate last night! Of course you were making up for four and a half days, and six males." I looked at him. "All six were males? Is that common?" He laughed a little. "Very rare, not only to have all males, but also three from each female. A powerful omen, they say." People were already gathering for the morning meal as we entered still side by side. The unmarried women and their male companions (each woman seemed to have one) were looking on with some anticipation. Then I remembered the special bread baked in the hut I'd been in. I guess it took a certain amount of time to cook. At the end of the meal, Tala and Dina appeared with it, distributing it to the unmarried women. They ate greedily and hurried off with their companions. I leaned over to Tala, sitting next to me. "Is it that special?" I asked her. She laughed and handed me a leaf with something in it. "Yes. I saved some for you." I took it and set it under my skirt. Dina said to me, "You should rest today and tomorrow." I keyed my calendar. I was due to ovulate in another four days. Yes, I'd better rest. I nodded to her. "I am taking my husband up the hill for the day. Can someone bring us lunch?" Tala immediately said, "Yes, mother." I stood a while later, followed by Dale. I took our gift, and putting his hand in the back of my skirt, we bowed to the elders and headed for the hill. The walk did me good. I was much stronger, but not completely recovered. Once in our special place, nestled in on the moss, I shared my gift with Dale. After a few minutes I felt the glow begin to suffuse through me. I pushed him on his back and played him as I played my kaelen, bringing us to crashing orgasm after orgasm, until I collapsed in his arms. We recovered and I suckled him for a while, enjoying holding him to me again. I watched the lines fade from his face as he relaxed in contentment. Tala and Ben brought us lunch shortly thereafter. I could tell Ben wanted to dawdle and look around, but his wife packed his hand in her skirt and took him away. "Damn that was good, but I'm still thirsty," I announced most of the way through lunch. Dale looked at me and gave a mischievous smile. He rolled his eyes up briefly, and my kaelen started hopping around in excitement. An effector-generated container appeared in front of us, containing a few liters of water. My kaelen scurried down and touched the field surface with their antennae. I dipped my hands into the water; it was cold! I had a drink; it was cold and marvelous, tasting like a mountain spring. I drank my fill, as did Dale. "Care to explain that?" I asked after the field whisked away and my kaelen returned to normalcy. He laughed. "It's from a spring near a fossil site down near the south pole. I get thirsty too, you know." I laughed and held him. I started telling him of the experience; I could tell he wanted to know. He laughed with me at my hunger for ice cream, chocolate, hot curries. He reminded me that we'd been eating an essentially fat-free diet for a little over a year. I ran my hands over his chest, moving closer to him. I told him I realized that, as I looked at his trim, muscular body. The diet and exercise had done him very well. I started my kaelen relaxing him into ecstasy, and me into easy release. I mounted him as he moaned, his eyes fluttering closed. As I rode him, my mind wandered. And I commanded the ship to enfield us and take us to one half standard gravity. My skin prickled momentarily as the field enclosed us and we got lighter. My kaelen scurried around for a moment until I refocused them on the task at hand, taking us further to ecstasy. The ship's AI used its initiative again, supporting Dale's body in a pattern we'd used a lot in our journey here. After an incredible series of orgasms, I collapsed on to him and felt us rocking gently back and forth. As I drifted off to sleep, I momentarily considered forgiving the AI for what it had done to us. Only momentarily -- it still had a long way to go to make up for the storm. We woke to being dumped unceremoniously back into full planetary gravity. My kaelen chittered and scampered in disgust. A few seconds later, Tala stuck her head up from the path. I sat up and smiled to her. "Yes, my daughter?" "Mother?" she asked curiously, "I thought I saw something up here, like the sun on water." I looked around us with what I hoped was a poker face. She'd seen reflections off the field the ship had projected. I slapped Dale on the thigh. "Let's go swim," I told him. It was the next best thing to low gravity. He sighed and sat up slowly, although with a smile on his face. Tala laughed and headed back down the trail. I frowned at Dale. "That was close," I said softly. The AI had saved our hides, cutting the field as someone approached. Dale shrugged his shoulders. "Wasn't my idea, darling. And thank you, it was very nice. I love rocking in your arms." I sighed and hugged him, feeling the hunger in my breasts, feeling it spread between my legs. We went back down and had a swim in the big pool. I enjoyed swimming on my back, stretching out my shoulders, using the muscles. As a teen, I'd competed in swimming. My shoulders still showed it, I guess. We ended up having an impromptu swim class for a group of teens. Dale worked on backstroke, I worked on crawl and breathing. For a while I thought I was going to have to take him to lover's lane before dinner, the way he was watching some of those girls and their pert nipples as they swam for him. But fortunately or unfortunately, we both calmed down and went to an uneventful meal. Life seemed to be returning to some semblance of normalcy. We retired to our hut for another normal evening of passionate lovemaking, ended by going to sleep with him at my breast. If At First You Don't Succeed I haven't spoken much about illness. That's because we hadn't seen much or really any to speak of. We of course see the occasional injury from falls, cuts, and the like. People who climb trees fall from trees. Both Dale and I have taught them improved ways of splinting and setting fractures. This has especially helped the young adults. But we don't see infection. I surmise it's the kaelen again, able to act on the immune system. So why oh why did I wake up a few mornings later sicker than I've been in many years? I vomited on the way to breakfast. Dina and Dale helped me to one of the small huts. Dale was shooed away, but Dina stayed, then Adda for a while as I was violently ill from both ends for a day and a night. Well, they stayed outside the hut, not inside with me. They wouldn't come close and I couldn't blame them. My head ached; my body ached. I went through fluids, and fluids went through me. Even with kaelen help, I slept poorly, waking to retch some more, spewing from both ends, then collapsing again, hot and feverish. And I woke the next morning feeling fine, aside from my stomach muscles being sore from the dry heaves and my poor asshole burned from gastric juices -- and I'd wanted hot curries. I bathed by myself, but had to be helped back to the village by Tala and one of her girlfriends. I was early for lunch, but they brought me fruit and water anyway. I ate slowly, unsure what would stay with me. But it stayed and by the time people gathered for lunch, my appetite was back. Dale was overjoyed to see me, hugging and kissing me. Evidently whatever I'd gotten wasn't contagious. He wanted to know how I was feeling. He also reminded me that we had a hot date that night. I laughed at that; he joined in. We had a good lunch. He had to supervise some planting; he was trying contouring for better yields. It would be light work and he'd be back early. Adda was glad to see me recovered. After lunch she led me to that little mossy area. It seemed as if she wanted to talk, but I was exhausted. Seeing that, she smiled. She had me lie down, and then leaning over me, stroked my forehead as I'd done to her in the hut. She started making the comforting sound, soon echoed by our kaelen. I let go to it. I sensed a new sound, or set of sounds a little later. One was peaceful sleep; another was a feminine sound, and as I drifted off I felt myself being refilled with energy. Dale was very happy to see me at dinner. We ate a good meal; my appetite returned. We bathed after the meal, and retired to our chosen hut. I lay down on the cool moss and sighed. The next day and a half were an orgasmic dream as we gave ourselves to Him. Tired and a little sore, we dragged ourselves out of the hut and into the pool. We washed each other and held each other close. At dinner that evening, we smiled to Adda. She sighed, and the way she did it got Dale and me laughing. Tala joined in, then Dina, and even Adda. We had a very quiet, very comforting evening and night, holding each other, comforting. I haven't spoken much about dreams. I still had them. If I hadn't, I'd have been worried. That night I dreamed of making love in a cold place. We were in a cold place, under much lighter gravity -- one of our postdoc research assignments? I pulled Dale to me, and we surrounded ourselves in a blanket of what looked like fur, but felt and smelled like the wonderful soft moss of this place. I needed his warmth so much. I wanted him deep inside me. I teased him until his cock was so hot, so hard. I started sliding him into me... And I awoke. It was still dark out, humid as usual. The kaelen were quiet, my first suspicion allayed. This dream must have come from inside me, not externally influenced. A cool damp breeze swept through our hut; well, there was some external influence. I moved and Dale was awake and alert. "What is it, darling?" he asked softly, leaning over to kiss a nipple. I was still hot. I pulled him on top of me and kissed him passionately. I felt him grow between my legs as I ran my hands over his shoulders. The diet and exercise of this life had done us both very well; we were in better condition than we'd been in a decade or two. My kaelen picked up on what was happening; they probably sensed my arousal. I certainly was feeling wet. I signaled them to take us on a wild but brief ride. When our ride was completed and we lay panting in each other's arms, I pulled Dale to a breast and had them sing us back to sleep. New Dawn The next morning it was cool, raining lightly, and windy; a storm was moving through. I'd been thinking about the ship, and this was a good opportunity. Dale rushed off with some men to insure something or other wasn't damaged by the storm. I walked out to the beach. There, near the spot where we landed, the waves were being whipped by the wind, or was it the other way around? A storm was indeed approaching. I queried the ship on how to circumvent or remove the contraceptive implant. I received a request to do a thorough body scan and acknowledged. It would take about half a second, and my kaelen would just have to get used to it; they didn't like being at the shore anyway. I felt the tingling over me, something I hadn't felt for a while. My kaelen became agitated, skittering around in my hair, trying to keep protected from the storm. The scan completed. After a minute with no results reported to me the ship requested permission to rescan. Surprised, I granted permission. That scan took a few seconds. I put my hands up to calm the kaelen, making the comforting sound. They were agitated, but that's all. Then the ship told me I was pregnant. After I regained my balance from almost falling over, I requested confirmation and full analysis. It immediately confirmed. I told the AI to rescan. It did, focusing on my pelvic region. Not only was I pregnant, but I was carrying twins, a boy and a girl. The ship's systems could tell, even after only a couple days. I thought about sharpening my mind, but pheromones don't work at the shore. That's one of the reasons I came here, I reminded myself. Instead I reviewed my medical history and that of my family. Twins were rare but present. If I held true to the family, as with my mom, her mom, her sisters and my sister, pregnancy would be uneventful, if you ignored morning sickness for the first trimester. The way the women in my family traditionally found out they were pregnant was by waking up one morning extremely sick. Let's see what the kaelen can do with that. Genetic mapping showed the kids would be strong, healthy, bright. They would also have blue eyes. I scheduled the ship to do daily health checks, and to give me updates on my health and that of our children. I should be dosed with trace vitamins and minerals as needed, and my growing family treated as needed. The ship told me the contraceptive implant had a mechanical gate on it, and the gate was now closed. It would no longer be effective, and the residuals would not affect the pregnancies. I closed my eyes facing into the storm, took a few deep breaths of the sea air, turned and walked back. Adda was waiting for me at the edge of a small clearing. "You left the village," she said with concern in her voice. I took her arm and put it in mine. "I walked to the sea to think." She sighed. "You are so far from your home." I stopped and turned to her, putting my hands on her strong, broad shoulders. I felt the tears forming, and hoped I'd be able to say what I wanted without choking up. "Mother, this is my home now. This is where we will have our family." She looked shocked, surprised. I continued. "I am carrying a boy and a girl. They will have names that are new to you, but they will be happy, healthy, strong, and loved." She looked puzzled. "How do you know?" So there was a limit to His sensitivity. What was I carrying after a day or two, a couple hundred to a couple thousand cells each? As I said, I'm a linguist and cultural anthropologist, not a biologist. I smiled. "I know. And they will have blue eyes." She shook her head, then looked up to the sky. "Is it possible for you to leave?" I saw sorrow in her face. There are so many puzzles to solve here. How long has this society been stable? How long had it taken to evolve? I smiled again. "Yes, but why would I leave my home?" We walked together to the central area. We met Dale on the way. We hugged. Then I told him. "They did it," I said, looking at my husband, the father of our children. He looked puzzled. "Did what?" "It must have been that fever right beforehand; they were flushing out my system." "Did what?" he repeated, a little louder, getting agitated. I held him to me, making the comforting sound, cradling his head for a moment. My kaelen chimed in and I let the feeling envelop us. Stepping back a bit I ran my hand over his short, trimmed beard. Would the boy look more like him, or like my brother? "They did it. We did it. Twins. A boy and a girl." His knees buckled and I grabbed him. Adda helped hold him up. He shook his head to clear it, then smiled. "Confirmed?" he asked with a cautious look and a deep breath. I nodded. "Confirmed. Blue eyes." He sighed. I saw him look up; I could tell his mind was racing. "Do we risk it here?" he asked; do we risk having them down here? I held his head in my hands. "This is our home." END of Part 5 Life Cycle of the Kaelen by artie@netgate.net http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/artie/www http://artie.web1000.com/ <1st attachment end> ----- ASSM Moderation System Notice------ Notice: This post has been modified from its original format. 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