Scerior

by Jilly Bowling

  All three laughed and started to talk about males and their faults. Then Kylie took Anna to change her and put her in her cot, and Andea leaned closer to Jo and said, “Now that we are alone, I wish to tell you what we have done. I’m sure Acorus hasn’t told you yet, and I want you to be warned. We are sending ten star ships to earth this time. Mostly to get your prostitutes, as well as some young girls but also for protection. The Xenorii are very interested in what we are doing and we do not trust them at all. They cannot follow us to Earth so that is not a problem but they may be waiting when you pass back into this universe. We have decided to make less trips but bigger collections. I am preparing a large house for them here, one for the girls and another for the prostitutes. I’m afraid it’s going to be very busy for you what with also collecting pills and music. You must make sure that you rest plenty or Acorus will be furious”.

  “Oh dear, Acorus is often furious with me, I’m beginning to think he likes being cross with me, seems to turn him on!” and Jo couldn’t help bursting out laughing.

  Andea looked shocked, then she started to laugh “I know males have to be pandered to, they are so very touchy”.

  Jo giggled “It’s all that testosterone, and with Sceriae males; I blame their armour. They feel as if they’re walking around naked, so it must affect their you know what!”

  “Oh please don’t, my stomach hurts” gasped Andea, “But seriously Jo, please be careful. I couldn’t bear it if anything happened to you or your baby”.

  “I intend to be extremely careful, do exactly as Acorus orders me to do. I’m not stupid, I know nothing about space, the universe, or the dangers out there so don’t worry, please. I’m glad you have decided to acclimatize them to Scerior, instead of just handing them over to a male. To be honest, Andea, I don’t think any of you realise how awful that is!” Jo took Andea’s hand “I know you have only done this to save your race, but there is a better way to do it”.

  Andea nodded her head “We know you’re right. I’m sorry it took us so long to realise that humans are complex intelligences”.

  Jo sighed, not knowing what else it was wise to say. She told herself that she must move slowly or it could be a disaster.

  Then Andea asked Jo to see if more books and films could be picked up, saying that the Sceriae needed to learn so much about Earth. Jo said that she would do her best but really she would need to see what Acorus wanted her to do. When Kylie came back into the room Andea and Jo were discussing books. Seeing Kylie, Andea stood up and asked if she could see some of her work. Kylie was thrilled to show her paintings and when Andea enthused over them she gave the Queen one that she particularly liked. Andea was pleased and when Kylie told her, her plans, she thought it was a good idea, and if she could do anything to help, Kylie only had to ask.

  A quick tap on the door and one of Andea’s Escorii entered, telling the Queen that they must leave if she was to keep her next appointment. Andea kissed Jo on her cheek and shook Kylie’s hand, saying she was sorry that she had to leave as she enjoyed their company. When she had gone, Tchu, Tjai and Tsera returned and cleared the table of the lunch things, and Jo and Kylie moved to a couch to relax.

  “Gosh, she’s a whirlwind. Exhausting” Kylie exclaimed.

  “Yes, I think once she gets an idea she has to have something done about it immediately. We need to keep her on our side, whatever happens. I need to learn diplomacy very quickly if I am going to guide the Sceriae’s ‘breeding’ programme in a decent direction. Jo sighed deeply.

  “You’ve got a heck of a responsibility on your shoulders” Kylie commented “Wouldn’t it be lovely if the Sceriae were to make contact with the authorities on Earth?”

  “That is the dream scenario. But who would they contact? Earth is so fragmented, who could they trust? United States, Britain, the E. U, Russia, China, Japan, They’d all want to keep the Sceriae’s technology for themselves. It could start a third world war. It might destroy Earth. I don’t think I’m up to any of that yet”.

  “Mmm, I suppose a lot of people wouldn’t forgive the Sceriae for abducting us. What do you think we’d do on Earth if we had the Sceriae’s problem?” Kylie asked.

  “Probably fight among ourselves, form committees, spend millions on talking, until it was too late” Jo said bitterly.

  “I think you’re right. I wish you weren’t”, Kylie sighed, “Sceriae and humans could be so good together”.

  “Yes if the Sceriae were in control” Jo laughed.

  “Well, all the different races who live on Scerior seem quite happy” Kylie commented “You’re okay on Scerior as long as you do as you do what the Sceriae say”.

  Jo raised an eyebrow at her, and Kylie pursed her lips and said “Don’t think that I am blind to the faults here, but I saw a lot of faults on Earth too”.

  “I know, there’s no such thing as perfect” Jo replied “All I know is that I must do what I can to help any more girls brought here from Earth. We were lucky Kylie, to be taken by Acorus. But even he terrified me, although we seemed to connect almost immediately. He was kind to you but think what it was like for the girl who died!”

  “Yes I know, I was absolutely petrified. I knew there was nothing I could do to stop him, so I didn’t fight. I tried to fight the punters on Earth and lost, so how could I fight a giant?

  Thank god he was kind and gentle or I think I would have died too” Kylie shook her head sadly.

  “We will have to change things slowly, but whatever we do can only be for the better” Jo said. At that moment the door opened and one of the guards said “Lady Jo-Anna, Hersa is here with your armour”.

  “Send him in, please” then Jo said to Kylie “You’ll have a laugh at me now”.

  Hersa came in with an Escori, both carrying a box and with Tchu and Tjai following them.

  “Lady, I’m pleased to say that your armour has turned out to be perfect. No faults at all”.

  “Thank you Hersa, do you want me to try it on” Jo asked.

  “If you would be so kind. Lord Acorus would not be pleased if anything was wrong”.

  Tchu and Tjai took the boxes and Jo went into the bedroom saying “Please sit down. I won’t be long”.

  In her room she took off her tunic and trousers, and Tchu held out the body armour. As neither Tchu nor Tjai had helped with armour before it took a while for the three of them to work out what to do. Jo started giggling and Tjai couldn’t help joining in, until Tchu tutted at them. So containing their giggles, eventually Jo was encased in it. Not knowing how to seal the back they struggled for a while until, getting cross, Jo flexed her back and buttocks. The armour, seeming to have a life of its own suddenly snapped shut, with the seam completely disappearing.

  Tchu and Tjai jumped back in surprise and Jo gasped as the armour moulded to her body “Gosh”, Jo gasped “It feels indecent. I feel as if I have nothing on. You must be able to see every bit of my body”.

  “No”, Tchu said “It is different to the males. Quite decent, really. Look in the mirror”.

  Jo went to the long mirror and got a nice surprise. The armour fitted over her breasts, shoulders and arms, but from the waist a little mini skirt fell in pleats to the top of her legs.

  When she felt the armour over her body, arms and legs it was as hard as Acorus’s, but the skirt felt like chainmail. Taking the helmet out of the other box Tchu placed it on Jo’s head. Once again Tchu could not join the back. Jo tried flexing different muscles but nothing happened, then she stretched her neck up and tucked her chin in and once again the armour snapped together round her head.

  To start with it made Jo feel claustrophobic and she thought ‘I can’t cope with this’ then straightening her back, she took a deep breath and calmed herself. Looking at the ‘monster’ in the mirror gave her a shock, the helmet moulded to every plane on her face, The bits that she’d seen sh
ut over Acorus’s face stood rigid on either side of her nose, and she couldn’t work out how to close them. However, when she turned from the mirror, she felt as she always had, her eyes were clear and she could breathe and talk as usual.

  “Right, let’s go and give Kylie a laugh!” and she headed back into the main chamber.

  “Oh my god!” gasped Kylie “Is that you Jo?”

  “Yes, it’s me, what do you think?”

  “It’s much more decent than the males. I like the little skirt. Much better than showing all your bits”.

  Hersa fussed round Jo, asking if she was comfortable, to which she replied “Surprisingly so. I like the skirt”.

  “So pleased, we have never done that before. It was very interesting to make, Lord Acorus suggested it, and we have done our best”.

  “And you’ve succeeded brilliantly” Jo said making Hersa smile with delight “Please tell me how to close the helmet over my face”.

  “You must clench your teeth and press your nose down” he explained.

  It took Jo a few tries but eventually she managed to get it right and the nose cover snapped shut. She took a deep breath, feeling a bit panicky, but discovered that she could breathe as normal. Wondering if her voice would sound strange, she asked “How do I sound Kylie?

  Alien or human?”

  “Your voice is deeper but you still sound human. However you do look like an alien. You would frighten me if I didn’t know better”.

  “It will protect you against most weapons and bad weather” Hersa told her “If you flex your shoulder muscles, scales will spring up, as they did on your hands”.

  Jo tried it and scales stood up on her shoulders and hands. As she swung a hand through the air she said “They are quite a nasty weapon, I will have to be careful, not to hurt anyone”.

  “You will get used to how your muscles control your armour” Hersa explained.

  “Now I need to know how to get it off”.

  “You will need this” Hersa said taking something that looked like a fat fountain pen, out of his pocket, “your Escorii must run it down the seam on your back and head. It will release the tissues that bind your armour together”.

  “You mean that I can’t get it off without that?” Jo asked horrified at the thought of getting stuck.

  “We have made you four. One goes in the pocket on your chest, one your head Escorii carries, one to be kept at home or on your star ship and one goes in our safe, for emergencies” Hersa hurried to explain.

  “OK. Where is this pocket?” Jo asked searching her chest.

  “Excuse me Lady, just here” and he pointed to what looked like a flat piece of armour.

  Jo ran her finger over the area he had pointed at. She couldn’t feel anything at all but when she took the ‘pen’ off Hersa and pushed at the place where he said the pocket was, it slid in and disappeared. He pointed out where all the useful pockets were and Jo was surprised at how much she could carry. She thanked him for taking such good care of her and he handed two more pens to Tchu, took one to put in the safe at the armoury and took his leave.

  When he had left, Jo decided to get out of her armour, have a shower, massage and a nap, it slipped off easily and stood by itself. Popping the helmet on the armour’s shoulders, she left it standing in the corner. She was getting excited about her trip back to Earth, so Tjai used the massage oil that sent her to sleep.

  Acorus quietly entered the bedroom, it was growing dark and he could just make out Jo’s shape in the bed and her armour standing in the corner. Not wanting to wake her he didn’t turn the light on, but inspected the armour in the fading light. Smiling to himself he ran his hands over the breast plate and round the slim waist to its buttocks. Then he inspected the skirt, pleased that it was light and would cover Jo’s feminine shape. Khala had followed him into the room and Acorus indicated that they should go into the bathroom. Once his armour was removed he told Khala to go as he could shower alone. Once Khala had gone, he stepped into the shower and allowed the hot water to slowly take away the pains of a long hard day.

  When he was dry he went back into the bedroom, Jo was still fast asleep so he climbed into the bed next to her. As he ran his hands over her body she murmured in her sleep and turned towards him. Smiling Acorus gently kissed her forehead, her eyes and nose. As he claimed her mouth, her eyes fluttered open and she gasped “Oh” Kissing her gently but passionately, he took a nipple between his thumb and forefinger and teased it gently.

  Jo sighed and said “You appear to have missed me today; a simple hello would have woken me”.

  “But it wouldn’t have been as much fun” he teased “I’m afraid your armour turned me on. Is that what you say?”

  Jo laughed “You use every excuse, but you don’t need ‘turning on ‘as you are insatiable”.

  “That’s harsh. It’s your fault, I can’t get enough of you” and he bent down and took her nipple in his mouth, teasing it with his tongue. As Jo felt herself becoming moist she halted his downward journey saying “We must be careful, the baby is getting larger and you have always been large!”

  Acorus smirked at that and said “I’ll be careful; you know I wouldn’t hurt you or the baby, ever”.

  “Hmm, I know” Jo sighed and allowed him to follow his desires until she was gasping with desire herself, unable to stop him, if she had wanted to. He was so careful and gentle it made Jo feel like screaming for release as he teased her, by taking her almost to orgasm then stopping. Writhing against him she clamped her long legs round him and refused to let him go. Laughing he said “Who’s insatiable now?”

  When she yelled “Just fuck me” he obliged with great alacrity, but infinite care.

  As they lay, still wrapped around each other, Jo thought that she had never felt so cared for. A knock at the door brought them back to reality and when Acorus shouted, “Come in” the door opened slightly and Khala said “Your supper is here Lord. Shall I lay it up in here or would you rather eat in your room?”

  “We’ll eat in here, thank you. Come in and set it on the table” Acorus ordered.

  When Jo tried to move away from him he held her tight and said “Stop being embarrassed. The Escorii don’t mind” So Jo slid down and hid behind his large body.

  Khala, Tchu and Tjai entered carrying trays of delicious smelling food. Laying it on the table they quickly left the room.

  “Stay there” Acorus said “I’ll fill us both a plate and get us a drink each”.

  Sitting side by side enjoying the food, they discussed both of their days. When Jo told him about having her armour made he was impressed that she didn’t have a sedative. She shrugged and said that she wasn’t happy about being drugged now she was pregnant, even though she knew that the Sceriae’s drugs were safe.

  Then Acorus told her about getting the star ships ready. They’d never taken so many before and the logistics had been difficult to say the least. So much food etc, to load, plus the weapons, drugs and clothes needed. However they had finally got it sorted to his satisfaction.

  Both of them started to yawn, and eventually Jo fell asleep and Acorus quickly followed.

  Chapter 28

  They were woken as dawn raised its head over the horizon. Khala, Tchu and Tjai entered the room, telling them that it was time to get up. Jo opened her eyes blearily, then remembering what they were to do, today, sat up and stretched. Acorus was already up and in the bathroom, so she sat watching Tchu and Tjai bustling about, collecting a few clothes for her to take with her.

  “Only take tunics and trousers, and my strongest shoes” Jo told them “I assume I’ll have to wear that” pointing at her armour “most of the time”.

  “Certainly, while we are in this universe” Tchu answered “But once we are in your Earth’s universe, you should be able to wear your clothes. Of course once we have collect
ed everything, you will need your armour until we are sure we have no disease on board”.

  “Hmm, that’s sensible” Jo said nodding her head.

  Acorus came out of the bathroom wearing his armour but not his helmet “I’m going to start on my breakfast, as I need to leave very soon. You have your shower, massage and breakfast. Then you can follow me to the port” bending and kissing her forehead, he continued, “Remember. When you step onto my ship, I want you to follow my orders exactly. Understood Jo?”

  “Aye, aye, captain” Jo said tugging her forelock.

  “No joking. Your safety depends on you doing as you are told. If you don’t, just once, I will lock you in your room for the rest of the sortie” Acorus frowned.

  “Don’t worry; I will do exactly as you tell me. I’m not stupid enough to risk anything happening to our daughter” and Jo put her hand up to his face.

  “Right, I will see you later. Can’t wait to see you in your armour!” and he smirked at her as he left the room.

  Jo jumped out of bed and went to have her shower and massage. As she lay on the massage table with Tjai’s firm hands soothing every muscle, she thought ‘If I was pregnant on Earth in all likelihood I would have to work, and my body would not get this kind of care. No wonder rich women look so much better than poor working women”.

  When Tjai had finished Jo felt invigorated and stepped into her armour with alacrity. When it shut fast up its seams, she marvelled at how comfortable it was. Only one thing bothered her, how could it be cleaned? When she asked Tchu, she was told that it could be washed in the shower the same as she was, as it was living skin. Worrying then about how she would ‘spend a penny’ Tchu showed her how her pen could open a large flap between her legs. Feeling overcome at such advanced ‘engineering’ she didn’t ask anything else. She would learn as she went along.

  Surprising herself, she ate a hearty breakfast, then popped in to see Kylie and Anna. Kylie was up and supervising the packing of her things, ready for her move to the nursery. Hugging her tightly Jo promised that she would visit her with news of her adventure as soon as she returned, and Kylie promised, once again, to help Jo with the new girls. With Tchu and Tjai carrying a bag each, Jo left the villa and climbed into the army vehicle that was waiting for her.