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DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. If you are offended by
sexually explicit material or are under the age of 18, stop reading
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without the consent of the author.
John Carter
By
Lazlo Zalezak
Copyright (C) Lazlo Zalezak, 2003
Part 2: Mantle Of Aries
Chapter 3
In Arizona, the temperature in September can easily be over a
hundred. At night, it cools down. If you are a native, it can feel
cold. The nicest times of day are the early morning and just after
dusk. The worst time of day is three in the afternoon. The air, in
most places outside of Phoenix, is very dry. A simple mister can
lower the effective temperature by fifteen degrees.
The natives of the area do not try to get a tan, it is forced upon
them. The men wear long sleeve shirts and blue jeans, rather than
shorts and t-shirts. It is possible to get a burn through a white
cotton shirt, if the material is thin. They wear hats that keep the sun
off their face. Despite these precautions, the hands and face can get
very tanned. The chances of getting a melanoma on exposed areas
of skin are very high. The sun in Arizona is very intense, even in
September. However, if one wants to get a suntan, then the only
good time to lay out in the sun is early morning.
A naked Beth, Kelly, and Ed were relaxing on reclining lawn
chairs in Ed's backyard. Beth and Kelly had nice tans that covered
their whole body except for the outline of a bikini. Ed's hands and
face were tanned, but the rest of him was a bleached white. Today
was the first time they were able to sunbathe in the nude. Ed had
finished installing the privacy fence the day before. He had
installed it at the insistence of the ladies. He wondered where they
had gotten tans, but then realized that both of them lived in
apartment complexes with swimming pools.
Kelly looked over at Ed, "You better put some sun block on your
cock. I'd hate to see that get burned."
Beth laughed, "It would be a pity if you couldn't use it for a week.
I've gotten used to getting it regularly."
Ed groaned at the thought of a sunburned cock. He couldn't
imagine anything more painful. He reached over and put on more
sun block. They had been teasing him ever since they got
undressed. He hoped that he would find an opportunity to get back
at them. He chuckled to himself at the idea of dying his cock bright
red and looking at the disappointment on their faces when he
showed it to them.
Ed looked at the two women and he knew he was the luckiest guy
in the world. They were very different in build and looks, but both
of them were gorgeous. He thought about it for a second and
decided he was one of two luckiest guys in the world. John could
have all of this too. He asked, "So how are we going to ask John
to join our little family?"
Kelly answered, "You're going to ask him."
"No I'm not."
Surprised at the flat refusal, Beth glared at him. "Why not? He's
your best friend."
"Yes he is. Moreover, I want to keep him as a friend. If I ask him
and he says no, then that could really hurt our friendship."
Kelly and Beth looked at each other with a smile. They understood
they had stumbled into an area of male sexuality where they did
not belong. Kelly asked, "So how would you go about it?"
He smiled, "So how did you go about it with me?"
Kelly laughed, "If I remember correctly, I told you what I wanted
and asked if you were interested in staying with me in light of my
desires."
Beth asked, "When did you tell him that?"
"She told me that the day I met you at the hospital," replied Ed as
he remembered that day. It had been a very pivotal day in his life.
He added, "that was right after she told me that she was going to
have you for a wife."
Beth shot a look at Kelly, "Why did you say that?"
Kelly blushed, "When John suggested that you were a natural
submissive, I looked at you for the first time as a woman rather
than a doctor. I liked what I saw and knew at that moment that I
wanted you."
Beth looked down at the ground, "Ever since my recovery from my
breakdown, I've not been a submissive. Are you disappointed?"
Kelly shrugged her shoulders. She had not really thought that
much about Beth's submissive side. She had been more interested
in the idea of a dedicated and caring partner. She answered, "No.
That wasn't exactly what attracted me to you."
Ed had watched the exchange. Every time the subject of John
arose, the two women always talked around it until it wasn't the
subject anymore. Individually, both of them would admit that they
really wanted John to join into the family. He asked, "So how are
you going to broach the subject to John?"
Kelly sighed, "I don't know."
A voice coming from behind startled them. "You might try telling
him directly."
Beth had jumped out of her chair at the sound of the voice. She
spun around shouting, "John, don't sneak up on us like that!"
John smiled, "Feeling a little guilty, are we?"
Ed watched with glee as the women squirmed. He stood up and
walked around to where John was standing. He winked at John and
laughed, "I'm going to go get some tea. I might take a walk around
town, since there's no telling how long you'll be here. I'll be back
after a while."
John watched Ed disappear into the house. He sat down in the
chair that Ed had just vacated. He looked over the two naked
ladies, one on each side of him. They were both very beautiful. He
had been in bed with Beth many times and had enjoyed each time
tremendously. He had seen Kelly naked many times, but had never
even kissed her. He asked, "So what subject is it that you want to
broach? Life? Career? Money?"
Kelly answered directly, "Marriage."
John knew what she wanted, but he decided to have a little fun at
their expense. He smiled, "Ah, so you are finally going to marry
Ed! I'd love to be your best man!"
The breath burst out of Kelly in an explosive manner conveying
her frustration. She stated, "No, I want you to marry us!"
John replied, "Well, I did become a Druid when I received my
doctorate. I can perform the ceremony, if you wish."
"Are you being dense on purpose? I want you to be one of my
husbands."
John laughed in a friendly fashion, "I'm putting you on. I knew
exactly what you meant. Remember, you told me once that you
wanted a wife and two husbands."
Kelly frowned, "I did? When?"
"The first time that Beth spent the night at my place. You got into
an argument at my place and told the whole story."
Kelly remembered the occasion. She had argued with Betsy and
had blurted out her desires. Ed had been a little upset with her after
that. She stated, "I had forgotten."
John nodded, "Yes, you had. So tell me about this marriage
concept of yours."
Kelly explained how she wanted to be in a marriage of four adults.
In particular, a marriage comprised of two men and two women.
She wanted everyone to make love to every one else in the
marriage. She wanted it to be a marriage in every way, with full
economic support of each other, a common house, and children
raised in a loving environment.
John asked, "Why does it have to include sex between members of
the same gender?"
"It will prevent jealousy."
John wasn't sure that he fully agreed with that, but it sounded
reasonable. He nodded, "It sounds like you've thought about it a
lot."
"Yes, I have."
John asked the critical question, "So who are the others that will be
in this marriage?"
"It would Beth and Ed," answered Kelly. She looked at Beth for
support.
John turned to Beth, "What do you think of this idea?"
Beth hesitantly smiled, "I like it."
"What do you think of me joining in?"
Beth smiled openly, "Oh, I would love it."
John mulled it over. He asked, "Well, what does Ed think?"
Kelly answered, "He's okay with it."
"What do you think, Beth?"
Beth frowned and looked at Kelly. She knew that her opinion
differed from that of Kelly. She stated, "I don't know. I don't think
he's too wild about the idea of making love with a man."
Kelly wanted to kill the idea that Ed wouldn't go along with her
idea very quickly. Kelly interrupted, "He said he would."
Beth stated, "Saying he would do it and wanting to do it are two
different things. I'm sorry Kelly, but we can't start this out with a
half-truth."
Kelly frowned. She couldn't deny that Ed wasn't exactly
enthusiastic about the idea of sex with another man. She admitted,
"The sex with a man part does bother him a little."
John stood up and faced the two women. He stated, "I'll give my
answer when all three of you have proposed to me. I'll accept that
both of you have done so. That leaves Ed."
Beth and Kelly sat there quietly thinking about what he had said. It
was actually a very fair request. Kelly sighed, "Okay."
John ended the discussion by stating, "I've got to go across the
street to the house. Rover is hunting and he'll be worried if I'm not
there when he comes back. Besides, I think you need to have a
long talk with Ed."
John left the backyard and headed across the street. He walked
around to his patio and sat on the chair there. He watched the herd
of goats gathered around the feeder that was located almost a mile
away. He couldn't make out individual goats because of the
distance, but he could see that they were placidly doing what goats
do. He watched as the herd suddenly exploded. Rover had gotten
one. He knew that because Rover never missed the slow moving
goats.
Feeding Rover had turned into a major expense. He had come up
the idea of allowing Rover to hunt the goats as an alternative to the
more expensive prospect of buying fresh meat from the store every
day. He had bought the land, almost a hundred goats, and an
automatic feeder. He had also set up four widely separated
watering areas. The goats were there for Rover to hunt.
He went in the house and fixed himself an iced tea. He took the
pitcher out with him to the patio. The trick to living well in the
Arizona heat was to drink lots of liquid. Sweat cooled and a lack of
sweat killed. John was careful to always have a sip of water
nearby. He returned to his chair on the patio and watched the
horizon. Vultures were already heading towards the dead goat.
He sat there drinking his iced tea wondering when Ed would
finally come over. He started to think about how he felt about the
proposal that Kelly had made. He had known for a long time that
she was interested in this kind of marriage. When the issue first
came up, he was happily living with Betsy and that wouldn't have
worked for Kelly. When Betsy died, he knew he had become a
logical fourth for the marriage. Still, his approach to the idea was
to ignore it.
Kelly was focused on making her dream come true. For that to
happen, he and Ed would have to become lovers. He didn't really
know what he thought about that. His only time with a male had
been with the God and that had been more like rape. He thought
about the experience. Some of the unpleasantness had been a result
of the enormous size of the cock. Humans were not really built to
deal with two-foot long cocks. However, most of the problem was
that fact that he hadn't consented. His experience had been rough
with no concern for his pleasure or feelings. The lack of concern
wasn't out of maliciousness; a force of nature that made love to
him. Morally, he guessed the experience taught him an important
lesson. If a God could have sex with a man, then clearly the Gods
and Goddesses didn't have a problem with sex between members
of the same gender.
He guessed the real question concerned having Ed as a sexual
partner. He was closer to Ed than any other man. The experience
during the earthquake had cemented a bond between the two of
them. You can't be with someone when buildings are falling
around on you without having a bond formed. From his
perspective, he could do it. Odds were that it might never be as
good as with a woman, but it could be pleasant enough to work.
However, he wasn't sure that he wanted to do it.
The last question was Ed. He wondered what Ed really thought of
this. Kelly was so focused on her goal, that she was more than
likely to ignore any real uncertainty that Ed might express. Ed
might have his doubts and fears, but he would suppress them in
light of Kelly's enthusiasm until it came time to actual act. At that
point, things were liable to get messy. It was up to him to make
sure that Ed understood what Kelly was asking him to do.
Rover trotting home at a leisurely pace interrupted his thoughts. He
saw John and changed his direction to head right towards him. The
cat had already cleaned himself of the blood from his kill. It
slowed to a walk as it neared the chair in which John was seated.
John petted the cat as it walked past. Satisfied with the attention
and the meal, it curled up in the shade. Rover would sleep for the
next hour or two.
John took a sip of his iced tea. The cool liquid in his mouth was
refreshing and helped fight off his weariness. He was tired from a
long drive that lasted most of the night. He had just returned from
Utah on a scouting expedition. He was working out the details on
how he would capture the amputation murderer. He knew the time
and place, but he didn't have a clear idea of a plan. He was going to
have to return next week and set things up.
The sound of ice cubes rattling in a glass caught his attention. Ed
came around the corner of the carrying his own glass of iced tea.
He had only a single sip left in it. He swirled the class taking
pleasure in the sound of the ice cubes rattling in the glass. Ed
calmly stated, "Hello, John. I guess you shook up the women a
bit."
"Did they tell you that?" asked John. He was curious about the
reaction of the women to his position concerning the group
marriage. He imagined that they were probably arguing now about
the difference of opinion between Beth and Kelly about Ed.
"Nah, I watched from in the house. I waited a bit, got dressed, and
then came over here."
"Did you hear what we discussed?"
"No, but I could guess." Ed looked off at the horizon. He sat down
in the chair next to John. This was going to be a long discussion
and it concerned a topic that he wanted to avoid. He didn't want to
come out and say that he was okay with the idea of becoming
lovers. The fact was, he wasn't sure how he felt about the idea of
having sex with a man. Part of him was attracted to the idea and
part of him was repulsed. He turned to John, "You told them that
you wanted to hear it from me. Am I right?"
"Yes, you are," answered John. He added, "I know that you don't
want to say it outright until you get some sign from me about how
I feel about it. Am I right?"
"Yes, you are."
John looked at his right foot. He decided to approach the subject in
rather indirect fashion. He stated, "I've been raped twice in my life.
The first time by a female and the second by a male."
"Oh Shit!" Ed stared at John.
"The thing about both times, they weren't about the sex. There was
a violence and utter lack of regard about how I felt about it." John
paused, "Now, you know how much I enjoy sex with women."
"Yes, I do."
"Well, getting raped by a female didn't interfere with my ability to
get pleasure out of sex with a woman."
"I can see that. They are totally different things." Ed knew that
John really enjoyed sex with Beth. He knew that sex with Betsy
had been an important part of his relationship with her.
John turned the subject to the matter at hand. He stated, "Likewise,
I don't think getting raped by a male will affect my ability to get
pleasure out of sex with a man."
Ed considered what John had said. He refilled his glass from the
pitcher of iced tea as a way of masking his hesitation. He had to
ask, "So do you get pleasure out of sex with a man?"
"I don't know. I've never done it," replied John. He looked over at
Ed.
Ed suddenly laughed, "So here we are, two scared virgins. Neither
of us wants to admit it. Damn, aren't we a pair?"
"Yes we are."
"Well, if I was to loose my cherry I can't think of a better man."
Ed's stomach had reached his neck. His hands would have shaken
if he hadn't had them held so tight against the arms of the chair. He
watched John out of the corner of his eyes, waiting for some sort of
reaction.
"I agree. You'd be my pick."
Ed relaxed a little. At least he hadn't been called a faggot. He took
a deep breath and in a rush, stated, "I don't think either of us would
want to be a virgin if we were to..."
As Ed stopped in embarrassment, John completed it. "Yes, we had
better do it with each other before I agree to what Kelly wants."
"Right, if either of us hated it that would really screw things up
with her concept of the group marriage."
"Yep."
Ed sat there very nervous. He really wasn't sure that he wanted to
do it. If they couldn't do it or hated it, that would that end his
relationship with Kelly. He didn't think he would survive a break
up with her, she was that important in his life. He felt like he was
about to step off the edge of a cliff. His voice gave away his fear,
"When?"
John looked at Ed for a minute. He could see that the man was not
exactly at ease with the idea. He stated, "Look, neither one of us is
really ready to do that now. I mean, we are both willing, but
neither of us wants to do it."
"That's true."
"Why don't we wait until we want to do it? I know that Kelly is in
a hurry to get things resolved, but it's better to wait until we know
what we want than to rush in and ruin things."
Ed relaxed, "I think you're right. It really would be much better to
wait for a while. Do you think that we'll ever want to do it."
"I don't know. I do know that the idea isn't as repulsive as it was
before."
"I know what you mean. I'm of two minds on the topic. A year ago
I would have killed someone that even suggested the idea to me."
Ed shook his head at how much his thoughts had changed. He was
now considering doing things that were totally foreign to how he
had been.
John had grown tired of the topic. He changed the subject. "I'm
going to Utah next week. I need someone to watch my back and
you're the only one I trust. Why don't you come with me?"
Ed was surprised at John's request. He wondered what was
involved in this trip that he felt he needed someone to watch his
back. He remembered the trip to California only too well. He had
seen too much death and destruction there. Still, if John needed his
help, then he couldn't refuse. He nodded his agreement, "Sounds
good to me. What's your business in Utah?"
"I'm going after a serial killer. He's a beast that preys on young
women."
Ed said, "Sounds as if it could be dangerous. What do you need me
to do?"
"I'll be working with the FBI, but I don't think I have much
credibility with them. I'm afraid that when it comes time to move
in on the guy, I'll be there all alone or with a single agent backing
me up."
"Why would you think that?"
"Well, I have no track record in law enforcement. They are likely
to think that I'm some sort of hero-wanna-be." John could
understand why a law enforcement official would look down in
disdain at an amateur detective. There were many people that had
the idea that they could do better than a professional. He
remembered the number of times that he had been trapped by some
amateur scientist who wanted to explain some crackpot idea to
him.
"Do you think that heroics will be required?"
John stated, "It will be if things don't go well. This guy amputates
the limbs off the victim. Once they heal, he cuts off their head. I'd
hate to end up as one of his victims if I'm there all alone."
Ed had never heard of this killer. He couldn't imagine why
someone would do what John had described. Surely, it couldn't be
rape. He shook his head in disgust. "That is really sick."
"I agree. That's why he's got to be stopped."
Ed nodded, "Speaking of stopping things, I better get across the
street. The women are probably going crazy by now."
John smiled, "you bet."
After Ed left, John returned to a problem that he had been working
on for a long time. It was the cold fusion problem. There were only
a few facts that seemed relevant. First, it had to be a natural
geological phenomenon. In addition, the phenomenon would have
to have enough hydrogen and deuterium for the fusion to occur.
The last thing that he considered was that it had to be a slow
process. A fast process would have burned out long ago.
The fact that it was a slow process meant that it would not produce
energy at a high rate. One might consider this a limitation, but
there were several advantages to a slow process. In particular, there
would not be excessive by-products such as gamma radiation and
neutrons. In addition, it would have a long lifetime of use. Finally,
a slow process could produce enough energy to power common
low-energy devices. Clearly, one wouldn't want to use it to power
an entire city, but perhaps replacing batteries would be a good
idea. The important question was size. If it were too large, then it
wouldn't be practical.
His problem now resolved to a simpler one. That was to identify
what kind of natural geological processes involved large quantities
of hydrogen. There was no reason to assume that the hydrogen had
to be unbound. He set to work going through various geological
processes, eliminating those that didn't fit his profile. There were
only a few options and one of them really stood out. He sat back
and thought about it. The more he thought about it, the more he
believed it. Now to prove it.
He started sketching out an experimental setup that would allow
him to test his hypothesis. He worked non-stop for the next forty
hours. The result was an extremely simple device that was scalable
to any size. His setup did not require any exotic materials.
He stood up and looked outside. Dawn was breaking over the
horizon. He went out into the yard and performed his normal
morning ritual. He let fall to the ground two drops of blood. One
was for the Goddess and the other was for the God. Rover woke up
and watched him. Bored, he yawned and went back to sleep.
John watched Rover and decided it was time that he got some
sleep, too. He went into his bedroom; it was the one without a bed
in it. He undressed and stretched out on his sleeping bag. He had
hardly gotten on it before he was asleep.
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