The guard: making of guardsman 8007-A-399-033
First lesson
They arrived in their classroom. 40 comfortable seats with rubber cushions and arm and headrests, placed neatly, in front of them a computer terminal and below them paddles. The seats had built-in harnesses. Sam sat down at the station with his tag blinking A-8007-399-033. Waiting for the others to settle in. He noticed the pedals below the desk but didn’t do anything with them. After everyone had settled G-0500-878-605 entered the room, the lights dimmed and he was illuminated by a spot near the front.
“I see you have received your new R-Class uniforms, quite a feeling isn’t it?”
A guy with very light skin in first row responded with a giggle: “Yes master”
G-0500-878-605 pressed a button and the guy screamed and yelled in pain as a 15-sec 500 volt shock went through his body making him shake uncontrollably.
“I don’t like people who consider themselves to be funny – and you see one of the features of the chairs, they have pain inducers built in, like in the stick, that we instructors wear.
Now strap yourself into the seats. First the belt buckle, then the shoulder straps. Then the headrest“
The boys strapped themselves in, until their upper body bas barely moveable and their head attached to its rest as well.
“On the screen you will find a menu, you can note down stuff and access files and info we designate for you. As you get deeper into the training you will have more access. At the end of the day there will be a test, on what you learned..
Be prepared to take punishment if you fail and rewards if you succeed. The pain inducers are only one form of the punishment we offer. Now as we want fit and exercised material and of course contribute to the power consumption of this facility – the guard is a green organization – you will start pushing the pedals below your desks, constantly when you’re in the seats. The screen will show a green light if you’re maintaining an adequate rate of pedaling and learning. A yellow light will show if you’re too weak or slow in learning. It will go red and then result in punishment if you do not pick up your speed or rate of learning.”
Eagerly, the boys started pushing.
“There are several classes of people here: Material, guardsmen and senior guardsman, you’re the lowest of the them fresh material, and we will take the worthless material you are and make you into worthy guardsmen. Guardsman who are clad and proud to wear the uniform “
G-0500-878-605 held up a silver colored hearing aide device up. “Many of you have noticed that all of us are wearing this: a GUMS Earpiece. GUMS is for GUardsman Management System and this is your little friend, you will wear them and it will help you. Now pick yours up”
Sam took the coolish silver device, it didn’t weigh more then 100 grams
“That little fellow will go into your ear. Actually you get two, one for the night and one for the day.
This will be your best friend while you are in the guard. Loss will result in severe punishment, wear it at all times. It’s your connection to the system, giving you orders and advice, monitoring your activities. As the guard believes in the evaluation, transparency and accountability of its members we register your positions and store what the microphone and the camera record. To talk to the computer just say GUMS and you will hear a response. Now put it into your ear.”
Sam put the device into his left ear, it started to buzz. On the screen in front of him appeared a little configuration menu, asking him about the sounds he could hear and showing him some pictures.
G-0500-878-605 looked at his instructors console and saw the material or the boys as he lovingly called them go thorough the testing: hearing, sound absorption, tracking, camera, microphone, brain wave test, suggestibility, after 20 min all showed green.
The buzzing stopped and Sam became aware of his soundings again, looking around a little confused.
They had transformed; this morning where there was curly, bangy, unkempt hair there is shiny bald heads now. Where once was baggy skater clothing there is tight and neat rubber suits. The boys started showing the first signs of training, sitting straight at attention in front of their instructor and not talking.
“As you all had a long day I’ll make it short and tell you about the name thing. You may have noticed we all have this number or tags as we call them. It is your official designation as long as you’re in the guard; your civilian names don’t have any relevance. I don’t want to know them and if I get to know that anyone is using them, prepare for punishment. As with the ranks: you are material. You all carry an A in front of your tags. Everyone who has a higher designation, as well as the GUMS, can give you orders. You will obey them, and you will be happy with that!”
“Attention” the senior instructor yelled, “your will go to your rest stations. You’re dismissed for the night”
First night
“Material number A-8007-399-030 through 034 follow me.” A rubber clad figure stated this order and led them through labyrinthine corridors in silence. He pressed his palm against the sensor next to the door.
“This guardsman is C-0500-878-605, For the training period this guardsman will be your big brother, you can call this guardsman Six-Zero-Five.” Six-Zero-Five stood at rest in the chamber and opened his eyes, as if he was only now becoming aware.
The five material were ordered into the room and the door closed fast behind them as 034 entered the room. The room was simple in its decor. It had triple bunk beds with rubber linens and rubber pillows, some strange looking device with a hole next to a wash basin, 6 lockers, a table with chairs and a large screen on the wall above the table.
Six-Zero-Five, who had been silent up to now, spoke to the new material, “Two of you will share the same rest station. Your tags are already written on them. Your profile from testing has made sure that guardsman who were compatible in all aspects were paired up together. In this family unit this is A-8007-399-030 and A-8007-399-031, A-8007-399-032 and this guardsman, and A-8007-399-033 and A-8007-399-034. As for the lockers, there is one for each of you, also with your tag number on it, as well as one for this guardsman.”
“Rest station? And what‘s the thing next to the wash basin?” inquired A-8007-399-030.
Six-Zero-Five clarified, “A rest station is the Guard’s term for a bed. Get use to Guard terminology quickly to avoid punishment. That thing next to the wash basin is the sanitary saddle. You insert your penis into the sheath and piss. There is also an enema tube that seals tightly and cleans your non liquid waste. No false modesty here, we are a family unit. There is also a water dispenser. When you sleep put your day earpiece into the charging station located on your side of your rest station and attach your night earpiece.”
“Why do you refer to yourself as this guardsman?“ This came from Zero-Three-Two, who up to now had seemed the most comfortable with this entire process .
“As guardsman it‘s part of the protocol to think about yourself not as an individual but as part of the guard. It is easier to do this if you refer to yourself simply as this guardsman. Understood?“
“Understood, big brother.“ Zero-Three-Two responded with assurance and confidence.
Six-Zero-Five continued to give the material some information for which they had been longing. Sam, Zero-Three-Three, was now in his guard family unit: Six-Zero-Five—his big brother, and 4 additional brothers—all new material like himself. This was all new, and extremely strange. They slept together in the same room, shared their private belongings, feelings and thoughts, should meditate togehter and pass their free time here. They would get along very well, because they had been selected for this family unit, based on their psycological profiles. True to the mantra: The guard is the mother, the guardsman your brothers, GUMS is your father.
There was an announcement over GUMS: “Material, prepare for night.”
Six-Zero-Five told them they had 10 more minutes: “You are required to take off the R-Class uniform, put it in your locker and take your night piss. Your underwear will stay on; no worries the sanitary saddle cleans you without any need to remove it. Then you are to lay down on the bunks. I’m coming around to make sure everyone has prepared for rest station properly.”
A-8007-399-030 was an Asian boy looking distinguishably young and you could see the shame in getting undressed infront of other people, but he reluctantly put away his suit. Already the lights were dimming. He stepped into bed with A-8007-399-031 and both covered themselves with the same and only bedsheet.
“They didn’t tell us about the bunk beds in the recruitment videos, did they?“
“Come on, we are all brothers here, and you knew the induction training would make us strong and hard“
“Still...“ Zero-Three-Zero looked down on his body, at his member in the confines and his eyes became watery.
Zero-Three-One tried to give his new brother a long and gentle hug to comfort him and to show him that his feelings were okay. Then they arranged the pillow and sheet, so that both would be covered.
“Big brother. I’m afraid all this is so new. Why can’t we have our own beds...” 030‘s voice trailed off. Six-Zero-Five stroked gently over Zero-Three-Zero‘s skull with his hand: “Don’t be afraid, we are all brothers here, and we have to live modestly as it is in our creed. We will guide you. Now rest. This guardsman will help you put in the night earpiece.” Six-Zero-Five lifted it from its charging station by the bed and inserted it into Zero-Three-Zero‘s left ear.
Zero-Three-Zero heard a slight buzz. An already familiar voice started talking to him reinforcing the day‘s lessons: “love your R-Class uniform – obey the guard and the master – train – silence – discipline – structure – put in the earpiece all the time” GUMS recorded Zero-Three-Zero‘s brainwave activity, constantly monitoring and helping the training.
Zero-Three-Three and Three-Four lay down in their rest station; Zero-Three-Three close to the wall and Zero-Three-Four next to him. “Quite narrow this bunk.“
“Well the cavern is cold, so if we are close together we won’t freeze. It‘s like camping.“
Zero-Three-Four stroked over his bare dome. “Feels odd.“
“It suits you. Your head has the perfect form and it defines your checkbones nicely.“
“If you say so, but my skull and body still feel itchy from the shave.“
Zero-Three-Three stroked over Zero-Three-Four‘s head. “Yeah, your skin feels a little irritated. I had quite a forest on my chest, but with the R-Class-Uniform it is more comfortable to have it smooth.“
“I haven‘t had this little hair on my chest, since I was 15.“
“Can you come a little closer, the sheet is so small and the room feels really cold.“
Six-Zero-Five came to their bunk bed.
“How are you feeling Zero-Three-Three?“
“Strange. This thing in my ass; I’m not sure if I can sleep with that.“
“No worries, you’ll get used to that quickly and besides, you don’t have to care about cleaning yourself after shitting anymore.“
“And you Zero-Three-Four?“
“Not really sure how I feel, but my brother is in the guard and he told me a little about induction training.“
“Have a night and plug in your earpiece.“
Both boys put in their earpiece and soon slept like giant babies. They looked a little bit like them too with their smooth domes.
It had already been nearly dark in the chamber when Six-Zero-Five went to his own rest station with A-8007-399-032.
“Is it right this way?“ Zero-Three-Two inquired, as he lay down close to the wall.
“Yes, you do it quite well, little brother.“
“How do you become a big brother, Six-Zero-Five?“
“I joined the guard four years ago. I was stationed primarily at Orly Airport when I applied. When GUMS finds a group and a partner that fits you, you become big brother.“
“And what do you do after training with us?“
“Well, I guess our family unit will be deployed somewhere and there I will lead you, but now rest.“
Zero-Three-Two obediently put in his earpiece as did Six-Zero-Five– a smile crossed his face as a slight erection formed when he pulled up the rubbersheet and closed his eyes.