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Masters of the Arches
                               by Mandil



                                 Chapter 4 

The reserve of food on hand in the house was not enough for the next
trip he intended to take. It was evident that he was going to have to
go to Pinehill to get the supplies he would need. It was the closest
town to his cottage and it was a twenty mile drive to get there.

The question that came into his mind then was, what was he going to do
with Nika while he drove there. Should he bring her with him or should
he leave her in the house to wait for him?

After giving the matter much consideration, he decided to let her stay
in his house while he went to get the things they would need. The
sight of the town with all the people would be too frightening for
her. There were too many things that she could not understand, and
most of them she would consider as magic. Beside there was the ride in
his car that he had to consider. How could he predict her reactions
while she rode with him?

That evening he made up a list of all the things they were going to
need. On the list he included a sleeping bag for Nika, ropes, boots,
field glasses and of course a good compass and ammunition. When he
looked into his bank account he discovered that he didn't have enough
money left to buy all they were going to need. He then remembered the
diamonds he had picked up on his way back. Yes, he was going to need
to sell some of them in Pinehill.

As soon as it was light outside the next morning, he explained to Nika
that he had to go somewhere and that she was to remain in the house
and wait for his late afternoon return. It did take much patience and
almost half an hour to make her understand that he wanted her to wait
for him in the house. But by the end of that time, he felt relatively
sure that she knew exactly what was expected of her.

Before leaving, he opened a couple of cans of soups and the meat balls
that she seemed to like very much. He explained to her that she was
not to leave the house under any circumstance while he was away. He
then gave her a kiss on her forehead and it seemed to please her a
great deal.

Once in Pinehill, he went to the "Gold Boutique" which was the largest
jewelry store in town, and he asked to talk to the owner. He already
knew him as they had already done business the previous year. Being an
old miser, his eyes went wide when Vincent took out two of the
smallest diamonds that he had taken from Nika's world. Of course, the
old man wanted to know where they came from. Vincent just said that
they had been in his family for over a generation and his grandfather
had brought them home from a trip to Africa a long time ago.

Since the diamonds were uncut and of course not registered, their
value was greatly reduced. They settled on a price of five thousand
dollars cash for both of them. Victor knew of course, that they were
worth five times more, but under the circumstance, it was the best
price he could get for them. What was important to him was that he was
getting cash for them, and also no more questions would be asked as to
where the stones came from. Beside, he knew perfectly well that he
could get a lot more, if the need were to arise.

After leaving with the five thousand dollars in his pocket, he went to
the gun store. He bought a thousand rounds of ammunition for his 303
rifle as well as two identical handguns with leather holsters and
plenty of ammunition for them also. He then got two good nine-inch
hunting knives and two pair of boots, one pair for himself and a pair
for Nika.

Ne next went to the food store and he bought a good supply of
dehydrated food, soup, macaroni and meat sticks. To that, he added
plenty of canned goods as well as half a dozen bags of the biscuits
that Nika loved so much. He then visited a few of the other stores in
town getting the clothing and other items that he wanted.

By the time that he had everything on his list, it was late afternoon
and he hurried back to his cottage. Upon getting there, he immediately
rushed into the house. He found her sitting in his chair and she was
shaking. The minute she saw him, Nika rushed to him and threw her arms
around his body.

Using the few English words that she knew, and with the aid of her
hands, she tried to explain to him as best as she could, why she was
afraid.

"Big beast. Nika see beast." 

"Where? Show me?" She took him by the hand and guided him to where she
had been pointing. He then looked through the window that had
fascinated her so much that first day. He remembered that the fact
that she could see through the window had intrigued her a great deal.

"There, see." She was now pointing toward his car. He had parked in
front of his house instead of parking it in the garage where it had
been previously.

"That is not a beast, it is my car." 

When he left the house he had been careful so that she wouldn't see
his car at all. Victor had insisted that she remain seated when he he
gout out of the garage and she had done exactly that. But after an
hour or so she got up and began to walk around the house. When she saw
his car approaching on the dirt road leading to his cottage, she had
probably thought of it as some sort of animal. After all, if it was
moving on its own it had to be alive.

He tried to explain to her that the car was not dangerous and to prove
it to her, he went outside while she stood in the doorway. He touched
the car and then opened the door and took a box of foodstuff out of
it. Even then, she was not quite convinced, and he decided that it
would be better for her if he did not force the matter anymore.

Once everything he had bought had been carried inside the house, he
cooked a good supper of pork sausages, potatoes and freshly cooked
bread. All part of the items he had just bought in Pinehill.

They both ate wholeheartedly. Vincent knew that it was the last big
meal that they were going to eat for a long time since they were
leaving early the next morning.

As soon as the dishes were done, they got busy loading the two
knapsacks. His own, and the one he had bought for Nika while in
Pinehill. In each bag, he placed half of the ammo and half of the
matches as well as a few other indispensable items. If one of them
shouls happen to loose his or her knapsack, they would still have a
little of everything in the other one. In his own bag, he added the
medical kit and the field glasses.

While in Pinehill he had bought a bow and a couple dozens metal tipped
arrows. He knew that Nika was familiar with archery since she had
tried to make a bow after their last encounter with the Arons. Only
because of the fact that she had no animal sinew on hand for the
string that she had been forced to abandon the project.

He gave her one of the knives and one of the handguns with the holster
and a belt to carry both items around her waist. He next took the
beige shorts that he had gotten for her and explained how to fix the
belt, and handgun, as well as the knife around her waist.

Next he went to retrieved a pad and pencil from a small desk. With
Nika looking over his shoulder, he quickly did a crude sketch of an
Aron. Over the Aron he superimposed the front and rear sight of the
pistol. He next placed the unloaded revolver in Nika's hand and
pointing to the sights, he showed her on the drawing how to align
pistol and target.

While placing his hand over hers, he pulled the trigger. As the hammer
fell he shouted, "BANG" and jerked the pistol upward. She gave him a
questioning look, trying to understand. Out of an unpacked box of
pistol ammo he took several rounds and dropped them in his pocket. He
then went to the sink and filled an old gallon plastic container with
water. Taking Nika's hand, he took her outside into the twilight. He
loaded two rounds in the pistol and with her watching, he fired the
first round into the hillside.

As the noise of the fired shot and the visual picture of the pistol
recoiling reached Nika she immediately understood what he had been
trying to tell her. Then taking the water filled container about
twenty feet away, he made an exaggerated show of aligning the sights
and he fired the second shot. As the bullet hit the plastic container
it exploded, thus splitting the container and showering water
everywhere.

 From the look on her face he knew she understood the power of the
pistol. He loaded one more round and getting behind her, he placed the
loaded pistol in her hand. He took her other hand and he cupped it
under the hand holding the pistol, thus showing her the classic two
hand pistol hold. Slowly, he then applied pressure on her finger and
he felt her begin pulling the trigger. The pistol fired and her grip
was firm enough that it did not get away. They went back inside and he
was confident that she knew enough to use the weapon if the need came.
As he sat at the table wiping the pistol with an oiled rag he looked
at her.

She was once again bare breasted in the house, having removed the
shirt he had given her. Could it be that she found it too hot with the
shirt on, or was it simply that she had trouble getting used to
wearing it. He couldn't tell, but he really did enjoy watching her
boobs spring and sway as she walked around. Therefore, he did not
insist that she put in on again.

At the jewelry store, he had managed to convince the owner to throw
into the deal, a gold chain with a white tear-shaped pearl. When he
hooked the chain around Nika's neck, she jumped around in joy and she
threw her arms around his neck. Before he could stop her, she was
kissing him smack on his lips.

They were now both ready to undertake an exploration expedition to her
homeland. The more that Vincent thought about it, the more he became
convinced that her planet was situated in a far away solar system,
possibly in another galaxy even. On his last trip there, he had been
able to observe the stars at night for a long time. But as hard as he
had tried to identify any of them, or any formation, he had not been
able to do so.

As for the plant and animal life on her world, the great majority of
it was new to him. Those plants that he was familiar with could have
come from seeds that had somehow crossed over with the aid of the
arch. He felt pretty sure that the farther away he was going to travel
from the arch, the fewer of these familiar plants he was going to
encounter.

There was the problem of how the arch could do what it did. Transport
someone or something from one place to another across thousands of
light-years of distance. He had no clue whatsoever how it did that. He
only knew that it did work since he had already experienced it.

What sort of beings could have built such a wonder? Judging from the
height of the arch, the only sure thing was that they must have been
about his height. They certainly had to be aliens since no scientist
on Earth had the technology to construct such a marvel of
transportation.

The arch had been there in the cave for a very long time. Vincent had
no doubt about that. The thickness of the coating of dust on the floor
of the cave was proof of that. Besides, had anyone discovered the arch
before him, the news would have either been in the papers or he would
have observed indications of people using it. The fact that both
entrances were well hidden, was another clue pointing to the fact that
its existence was most probably unknown.

How many centuries had gone by since it had been used last? He had no
answer of course, and he knew that he would probably never know.

When they got in bed that night, he felt very attracted to Nika. As
soon as she cuddled next to him, he kissed her lips and that was all
she needed to climb on top of him.

She was naked of course, while he had only his jockey shorts on. Soon
he became very hard and as soon as she found this out, she reached
over with her hand and she began to fondle him. At last, he found
enough courage to place his hand on her breasts. After having watched
her going around naked for the last few days, he was very eager
squeeze those half spheres that had attracted so much of his
attention. Then in a matter of minutes, she was guiding his erection
within her and they made love for a long time.

Afterward, when she has fallen asleep in his arms, Vincent lay awake
for a long time thinking. There was no way that she could be so
experienced in the art of pleasing a man without having had a lot of
practice. Furthermore, she had no restriction whatsoever while they
were making love. She even taught him a few things he didn't know. He
realized that he could very easily become addicted to her lovemaking.


                                       ( end of chapter 4)

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