by Jay Toney
Mike found me and the girls strolling down green section. "I've completed my damage assessment Nathaniel. She's not as badly damaged as I was afraid she might be. I can offer you 250,000 credits for her." I accepted his offer. I hadn't really thought much about the freighter, or what I could do with it.
Tanya was nearly finished healing. The girls and I made time to visit her every day. Doc assured me that she would be awakened tomorrow. We went to the message boards to check on any messages. There were three waiting for us, all from Beverly.
The first message read: "Nathaniel please join me aboard the Lucy. Bring the sex kitten with you. I promise an enjoyable evening."
The second message was similar: "Nathaniel, I'm lonely, bring your lady friends with you, and my sister, if you must. I'll give you a night of total ecstasy."
The last message said: "Nathaniel, come alone. I promise you a night of pleasure you will never forget. I'll give you much more than the tumble you asked for."
I was already having trouble forgetting. Her advances were becoming bolder. I sold our four gold bars, and gems, dividing the money into six accounts now. that gave us each an additional 680,000 credits to live off of when we chose to retire.
I paid Amber her share of the commission. She in turn paid Beverly her captain's share of 10 percent. Amber also paid the crew of the Lucy 10 percent of her share to be divided equally amongst the crew members. This was paid into a trust account each crewman or woman could draw from. She established this system of payment, not trusting her sister. I liked her system of payment and decided to adopt it for my crew.
Natasha, Amber and I talked about what to do with Beverly. We decided to meet with her somewhere very public, and try to come to agreeable terms with her. After all, she was Amber's sister, and part of my family now.
"Natty, send a message to Beverly, telling her lunch today, at the Lucky Lady, white section," I said.
There was no doubt that she would get the message. I'm sure she had someone watching us and monitoring our comm messages at all times. I was absolutely sure she was plotting her next scheme. If I wasn't careful, I could easily fall into her clutches.
The Luck Lady was a restaurant near the center of white section. It served a wide variety of local cuisine, and beverages. It was frequented by both spacers and stationers alike. Its prices were reasonable and the food was of good quality, quantity and flavor. We sat at a table for four and waited for Beverly.
While waiting, we ordered a pitcher of the Sangria, and four glasses. I sipped mine, now aware of its intoxicating affects on me. It wasn't long before Beverly joined us. Amber ordered for us being familiar with the local cuisine. She ordered pasta with a creamy sauce containing chunks of sea food. I ordered a basket of garlic bread, for protection from Beverly.
We ate our meal with minor chit chat. After finishing our meal, Beverly sprung into action.
"Amber, you should really consider sharing Nathaniel with me. After all you had Sultan to yourself for the last three years, and I did offer to share him. We use to share everything, including our boyfriends, when we were younger."
"Beverly, believe it or not, I never had anything romantically to do with Sultan. We were just business colleagues. He's all yours."
"What is your sudden interest in Cappy anyhow?" Natasha asked Beverly.
"Isn't it obvious, I want whatever my sister has, and you my little sex kitten are a welcome bonus. I have Sultan, I have her ship, and soon I'll have you and Nathaniel."
I turned to my right and kissed Natasha passionately.
"Cappy, you taste yummy. I can eat you all up," Natasha said, licking her lips savoring the flavor.
I then turned to Beverly to kiss her.
"Ugh, your breath is awful." she said pulling away from me.
"Don't you love me?" I asked moving closer.
"Not right now," she said, getting up and leaving.
I popped a couple of breath mints into my mouth.
"Amber and Natty I would like to thank you for a very enjoyable meal," I said. We finished the pitcher of Sangria, then I ordered another to celebrate our small victory.
"You know that won't be enough to stop her. You have only gained a short reprieve," Amber said.
"I know, but it was fun, even a small victory against Beverly is reason enough to celebrate."
We headed back to the ship and our cabin. It was going to be an early night for us. We wanted to be with Tanya, when she was awakened tomorrow morning. I was still excited, and it showed in my love making with Amber and Natasha.
The next morning we had a quick meal and coffee, then we went straight to sickbay. We seated ourselves around Tanya waiting. After about an hour Doc entered sickbay.
"Nathaniel, did the girls drag you out of bed? I don't recall you ever getting up so early," he said, while examining Tanya's vital signs, and her regenerated tissue. He stopped the flow of the anesthetic drugs, and gave her a stimulant to help wake her.
Her eyes fluttered, then opened. Her hands went to her injured side feeling around for the injury. "I had weirdest dream," she said. Doc put a restraining hand on her chest preventing her from sitting up.
"Nathaniel, Tanya is going to be weak, she will be experiencing muscle pain and stiff joints. She is going to need to take it slow and easy, for the next few days, as her body readjusts. That means no hanky-panky, until she is better."
I nodded, happy to see Tanya awake again. Amber shed a few joyous tears, taking Tanya's hand in hers.
Natty said, "We are going be busy making Tanya happy again."
Doc said, "I'll have her moved to your quarters, if you promise to let her rest, and I do mean rest. If not I will make arrangements for her to recuperate here in sick bay.
"I promise I'll help her in any way I can Doc."
Natty slipped a pair of bunny ears on Tanya's head, kissed her and said, "Very soon, we will make you very happy again."
Once back in our quarters, Tanya said, "I need a shower. I feel dirty and disgusting. How long was I in sickbay?"
"You were there for two weeks. We visited you every day," I answered.
"We missed you very much," Natty said kissing her deeply. "I want to make you very happy again." Natty continued to kiss her, caressing her body.
Amber moved a chair into the shower for Tanya to sit on while she bathed. She ran the water making sure it was just the right temperature. Then she and Natasha undressed, and helped Tanya undress. They brought her into the shower and helped her wash.
While the girls were showering, I filled the bathtub full of hot water, then turned on the water jets and bubbles. Satisfied with the bath water, I undressed and joined the ladies in the shower. I quickly showered, then picked Tanya up and carried her to the waiting bath water. Amber and Natasha helped me gently lower her into the hot water. We massaged all of her body, helping ease some of the stiffness and pain. The hot water helped her relax and loosened her joints.
After relaxing in the Tub for quite some time, we helped Tanya out of the tub and into bed.
"If you three don't make love to me right now, I will scream loud enough for Doc to hear me and come running." Tanya said feeling more like herself.
Chapter 36
"Natty, start recalling the crew. We depart in the morning," I said. We were taking it easy with Tanya, making frequent stops while taking in the sights and window shopping. I saw a shop that I couldn't recall seeing earlier. It specialized in Alien curios. I stopped the girls pointing out the curio shop. It was something I was drawn to, and just couldn't resist. I knew that a lot of curio shops sold fake or counterfeit items.
It was worth the hunt to find tha
t real and original item which appealed to me. There were sculptures and artwork of all types, but nothing that cried out to me. In a curio cabinet their were knives, daggers, and gem stones of all kinds on display. I was just about to leave when I saw a box of disks.
I asked the proprietor about the them.
"They are worn as a pendant on a necklace. When you are in very close proximity of someone you care deeply about they let you feel each others emotions. I must warn you, they carry any strong emotion whether its hate or love. Would you care for a small demonstration?"
I agreed, and he gave us two disks to hold. I took one and Tanya took the other. We were then asked to kiss passionately. When we kissed the onrush of emotions was so strong, that I was stunned. I couldn't move, or even think until the wave of emotions subsided.
"Was that as good for you as it was for me?" I asked Tanya, she had been also overwhelmed by the waves of emotion.
"That was... fantastic."
I asked Natasha to take Tanya's stone, then I kissed her too. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I wasn't expecting the strong tide of affection and love that I received. It was like facing a hurricane, while unprotected from the wind and rain.
"I love you too Cappy," Natty said when she could speak.
Amber took the stone next and embraced me, kissing me deeply. I was immediately, filled with the warmth and love, that only someone who truly loved could feel. Her love washed over me, it was like standing under a waterfall with its water cascading over me. We broke the kiss and stepped back. It was a moment before I could speak. "Wow," was the only word I could utter.
I asked for four of the discs, which he mounted on gold necklaces for us to wear. I didn't even blink when he told me the price. They cost me 1000 credits each. They were well worth the price; I would have paid any price for them and the pleasure they brought us.
We went to the Lucky lady next. Tanya ordered a round of her green drinks. "What exactly is this drink called?" I asked Tanya.
"Its called a grasshopper." She answered.
"Isn't that a dirt or Earth bug?"
"I do believe it is."
Hearing this talk of dirt and bugs, Natasha quickly confiscated my glass. She took a small sip, and then another, before passing the glass back to me.
"Its okay to drink Cappy. It doesn't taste like bugs or dirt. Its kind of yummy," Natasha said.
"Is she your new food taster?" Tanya said laughing.
Amber ordered a meal for the four of us. The entree came on steaming hot plates. It looked like steak, but was softer and had more flavor. It was accompanied by a large baked potato and greens. To wash our meal down she ordered a pitcher of fruit filled Sangria.
We continued to celebrate late into the evening, drinking pitcher after pitcher. The trip back to the ship was nearly impossible. Our legs were like rubber. We bent and swayed, making a zigzag course back to our docking bay. Natasha, being sober, did not find our trip back the least bit fun. We leaned on her and used her to keep us upright. Eventually we made it back to the ship.
We went straight to the bridge. It was empty, with the bridge officers resting for this mornings departure. I collapsed onto the command chair.
"Tanya, be a darling, and call Beverly on the Lucy," I tried saying, but mostly slurred my words.
"On screen Cappy," Tanya responded.
"Bev sweetheart, you need to get your ship ready for departure tomorrow morning," I slurred.
"Nathaniel, are you drunk?"
"I'm a little woozy, but I ain't drunk sweetie," I answered. I tried standing, but fell back onto my chair.
"Well if you weren't, so drunk, you could come aboard and have some of this... ," she said, slipping the straps of her dress off her shoulders and letting the dress fall to the floor.
The last thing I saw was Beverly standing naked, posing suggestively on the view screen, before I passed out.
"Wakie, wakie Cappy," Natasha said while nudging me, until I was awake. The lights were blinding, My head was pounding, and I just wanted to curl up in a ball.
"Too much celebrating last night?" Doc asked. "I'm afraid there is still no cure for a hangover. Even though you feel like dieing, you will recover in time."
"I'll never mix green goo and Sangria again," I managed to mumble.
"Beverly is hailing us Captain. She's on the main view screen," Tanya reported.
"Nathaniel, I see you are back in the world of the living. Did you have a pleasant dream?"
Without waiting for me to answer she continued, "I am undocked and standing by off station, waiting for you. What is our destination?"
"The Far'nar System," I managed to answer.
Chapter 37
Natasha linked up with the Lucy's AI so we could jump together into hyperspace. We made our first jump to the Auelra System. The system has a Red Dwarf sun with four orbiting planets. The first two planets were in close orbits around the sun. Their fast orbital speed made landing impractical. They also had volcanic and severe seismic activity, with lava flows crisscrossing their surfaces. The fourth planet was gas giant long ago absorbing any moons.
The third planet was are target. The planet had a thin atmosphere, consisting of carbon dioxide and nitrogen. Its terrain was rocky with the planets crust containing an abundant supply of metals. We made our first stop here. The Revenge landed planetside at a smelting plant, while the Lucy stayed in orbit. The Lucy shuttled groups of refinery workers up from the surface offering its entertainment services, while we purchased sheets, and rolls of metal, for ship repair.
While the Lucy was entertaining the miners, I was having a purchase order filled for terillium alloy and neutronium alloy. These metals were not available on San Paulos making armor hard to come by for its ships. I knew I could make some easy credits with the scarcity and high demand for these metals.
While our cargo hold was being filled I took some time to shower and sleep off my hangover, with my wives. I cuddled up with between Amber and Tanya, with Natasha next to Tanya. Warm and comfortable I fell asleep.
My dreams were strange. Each different dream was a contest between Amber and her sister battling each other, with me as the prize. Finally I had a more peaceful dream with me having sex with both Amber and Beverly, twins. I was really enjoying this dream when I was wakened by Natasha.
"Cappy, wakie, wakie," she said shaking me.
The dream was vanquished in an instant, replaced by Natasha wearing a bra and panties.
"Whats the matter Natty?"
"Amber and Tanya, went to eat lunch, and left me to watch over you while you were asleep. I got lonely."
"I can take care of that," I said pulling Natasha toward me and slipping off her panties.
Amber and Tanya returned while we were in the shower.
"I see your back in the world of the living," Tanya said, as we stepped out of the shower.
"Still hungover?" Amber asked.
"We were naughty," Natasha giggled, grinning from ear to ear.
"I feel much better now,"
"From the sex or sleeping?" Amber teased and giggled.
"Both," I answered. "If you two had stuck around, we could have all made love together."
"I take it Natty woke you up, and you were horny after a sex dream," Tanya laughed.
Could she read my mind?
"With twins," I replied.
"Nathaniel, our forward cargo hold is full. How long will be staying here?" Tanya asked.
"We will leave first thing in the morning," I replied. That leaves us with another full day."
Tanya corrected me, "You m
ean that leaves us with just a few more hours, you were asleep for a whole day."
That explained why I was so hungry.
"We brought you and Natty something to eat. We knew you would be hungry when you got up," Tanya said, pointing to the galley where there was a platter of sandwiches waiting.
"Did anyone ever tell you, that you are an angel?" I asked going to the galley.
"Natty, let Beverly know that we will be departing in a few hours?"
Between mouth fulls of her sandwiches, she replied, "Message sent Cappy."
After finishing our meal, we headed to the bridge to begin departure preparations.
"Natty, run through preflight diagnostics."
"Randolph, verify cargo is secure."
"Kim, you're looking hot. That dress really shows off your assets," I said.
"Preflight complete, cappy all systems are green," Natasha reported, looking Kim up and down.
"I think Natty, approves of your makeover. Is Randolph enjoying it as much as I am?"
Turning a bright shade of pink, she said, "I'm not sure he even notices."
"Well, I notice," I said checking out her sexy body.
We departed the planet and joined the Lucy in orbit. After docking with her we made our way out system where we could make our jump into hyperspace. It was much faster to tow the freighter in this fashion, than to travel at the freighters much lower speed.
As soon as we were clear of the gravitational influences of the planets and sun we entered hyperspace, on course for the Castel System. I made careful entries in my personal journal, entering the systems and planets I visited, like my father did before me. I felt like I was finally starting what I felt were my family obligations. The Revenge has been in the family for the past six generations captained by one manifestation of Dread Pirate Roberts after another.
We entered the Castel system and began our scans. The system consisted of a Red giant with two orbiting planets, both of which were within the habitable zone.
