“Thank you, it will be nice to have a massage and be looked after by Tchu”. Jo laughed.
“She’s very angry with you, we’ve all kept out of her way”.
“Oh god, I’m going to be doing penance forever”. Jo had stopped laughing and put her head in her hands.
“Yes, rather you than me, hold tight we are leaving Earth’s atmosphere,” the pilot was concentrating on his instruments.
After a perfect landing on the flight deck Jo descended from the fighter to find Tchu standing waiting for her.
“Welcome back, Lady Joanna,” she said stiffly.
Flinging her arms around the stiff backed Escori Jo said “Forgive me Tchu. It was the only way I could think of getting through to Acorus, and it worked”.
“You should have told me, so that I wasn’t so afraid for you. You know you can trust me; I taught you too well, you masked your thoughts even from me!”
“Of course I trust you, but I know how determined he can be, and I didn’t want you to have to lie for me, I know how that would have upset you”.
“Mmph, so now you are back, smelling like a carnivore. You must have a shower and massage to cleanse your body. Tjai is back from her visit home and is waiting for you”. Tchu said, unbending a little.
As they walked towards Jo’s quarters she filled Tchu in on what had happened on Earth. Tchu tutted and sighed at her adventures, then told her that the central room had been prepared for the men who were to be taken. Once back in her room Jo happily discarded the fatigues, but gave orders for them to be washed and returned to her. The trouble the men had gone to for her meant a lot.
Lying on the massage table after her shower listening to Tjai telling her about her trip home and how everyone was, Jo sighed contentedly. She’d risked all to get the old Acorus back, and it had worked, and now they could move on together to rid the Earth of the scourge of the Xenorii, and rebuild it.
Once massaged and practically force fed by Tchu, she decided to go to the flight deck to find out how Acorus was doing, his patrol should be close to the pickup point by now. It was a dangerous plan to pick up so many, and three fighter ships had been deployed to carry it out, as they couldn’t use the starship because Josh and his men would hear its hum before it reached them, and take cover. A stunning shot from the first fighter would drop the men before they could react, the only problem being that the likelihood of Acorus being hit was great. He’d given orders that if he hadn’t managed to detach himself from the group then they must still fire.
On the flight deck all was calm, the officers saluting Jo and welcoming her back. Sitting in Acorus’ chair she watched as the fighters entered Earth’s atmosphere and pointed their noses towards Montana. Quiet voices, speaking Sceria, gave and received orders, and in minutes their cameras showed the patrol, suddenly halting and raising their weapons. Acorus was to the side but still in the range of the stunray, but as he heard the fighters approaching, he flung himself sideways away from the other men, who turned towards him with their weapons raised. Before they could shoot the stunray hit them and instantly they dropped to the ground without a shot being fired.
The elevator beam shot down and a Sceriae soldier appeared on the ground. Collecting five men, Acorus first, he placed them close together and the beam lifted them all into the belly of the fighter which immediately hurried back to the starship. Jo jumped out of her chair and hurried to the landing deck, in time to greet the fighter as it landed. Soldiers lifted Acorus out, stirring already, and Jo sped to his side.
“You’re back love, you just need a quick checkup to make sure you’ve had no ill effects from being stunned”.
“I’m good, bit of a fuzzy head but that’s all. I was far enough from the centre to only receive a small blast, how are the men doing?” Acorus asked sitting up.
“The doctors are going with them to their cubicles, and they’ll do tests before they’re allowed to wake up. There is one question from your officers, do they need to be restrained?”
“I’d rather they weren’t. We’ll station guards in the central chamber with their weapons on stun, but I hope to persuade them that we aren’t the enemy. We’ll both be there when they wake up, they’ll be disoriented by the stunning and the fact that they are naked”.
Jo bit her lip “They won’t be happy for me to see them like that. I think I ought to come in once you have spoken to them and they are dressed. There are some very proud men in that group”.
“As usual my love, you speak good sense, that’s what we’ll do. You could come in with the Escorii to serve refreshments. After all `a woman’s place`...” Acorus ducked as Jo swatted him.
“There speaks the male chauvinist,” she replied disdainfully as she turned away to return to their quarters.
Her comment turned to a squeal as he swept her up into his arms and carried her through the ship to their room. Flinging her on the bed he jumped on top of her, catching his weight on his arms, so he didn’t hurt her. Jo convulsed with laughter which turned to gurgles as he captured her mouth with his. Kissing her sensually he caused her womb to clench and her sex to throb and moisten as he claimed her completely. Within seconds she was naked and his seeking lips had claimed a nipple which was already hard and tingling. As that tingle transferred to her throbbing nub, she grasped his head between her fingers and held him tight. Then as he continued his advance down her body she remembered the first time he had taken her, how frightened she had been, but how he had gazed at her with glowing blue eyes as he said “ Now I eat you”.
And she had trusted him not to hurt her even though she hadn’t known what he would do to her. Now she knew and her body arched off the bed to welcome him of its own volition. As his questing tongue found her clit she gasped and her fingers clawed at the bedclothes. It seemed so long since he had aroused her like this, purely for her pleasure, and her body craved it. The tip of his tongue was a torment and a pleasure as he held her open, unable to move. Slipping his moist wet tongue further into her throbbing nerve filled passage he sought the cluster of nerves deep inside and stroked them until she screamed with the need to orgasm.
“Acorus I’m coming, please let me have you inside me. I need your body!”
“Soon, my love, come for me first. Show me what I have been missing by my inconsideration”.
Returning to his desire he plundered her once again with his tongue, while one finger then two found her most private passage and breached the muscle just inside. Arching high off the bed Jo moaned her pleasure and as her orgasm overtook her in rolling waves she screamed again and again, allowing all her sorrow of the past few months to wash away.
Before she had stopped spasming Acorus was naked and as he thrust into her with his aching shaft, he seemed to be bigger and harder than ever before. Wrapping her legs around him Jo clawed at his back, hanging on tight to his wild uncontrolled ride. They delighted in how their bodies responded to each other. Instead of the mechanical release they had achieved over the last months, now their bodies and minds were of one accord.
Reaching orgasm together Jo’s body tightened and spasmed around his pumping shaft. As her sex milked him completely he roared his release, wishing he could stay there forever shutting the problems of this world out permanently. Jo was gasping at the power of him and as her orgasm dwindled she collapsed underneath him. He had never felt her so submissive and he eased onto his elbows, looking at her quizzically, “Have I hurt you Jo?”
“No not at all, I’m just overcome with how I feel. I have loved you for so long and I was afraid that I had lost you”. Suddenly her eyes were filled with tears and she blinked hard.
“I’m sorry love, I didn’t mean to shut you out, but I was in turmoil. The people I have been dealing with don’t seem to care about people like Josh and the other men. Well that’s not quite true, the Europeans, including Britain, have done their best to find
all the groups that were isolated when the Xenorii attacked, but the others haven’t”.
Jo started to laugh causing him to frown “My concerns are funny?”
“No sorry, I’m laughing because we are having a serious discussion while your cock is still throbbing inside me”.
Acorus growled and ground his hips so that her body throbbed and responded. Holding his weight on his arms he gazed into her eyes grinning as they became wider.
“You’re right we have much more important things to think about now, it seems forever since your body claimed me like this”.
As he moved inside her Jo groaned and her body responded immediately. Acorus nuzzled the sensitive spot on her neck and made gentle love to her. Jo’s body welcomed his gentleness and she felt as if she was a delicate flower opening up to the sun. Her sex hummed gently, stroked by the velvet tip of Acorus’ solid shaft. Together they reached a gentle satisfying orgasm that left them feeling complete. As they lay there relaxed and in peace Acorus eased over onto his side taking his weight off her, but holding her tightly against him.
“I love you Jo. Don’t let yourself ever doubt that again”.
“I won’t, but we must work together from now on”.
There was a knock on the door and a voice, speaking Sceria said “General, the humans are settled into their quarters and are waking up”.
“I’ll be there immediately”. Acorus eased away from Jo and kissing her quickly jumped out of bed. Hurrying into the bathroom he showered, and put on his spare suit of armour, making a note to collect his other from the cabin. As he came back into the bedroom Jo sat up and said “I’ll shower and dress, then when the Escorii bring in the food I’ll come in with them”.
“Alright, we are about to change things for the better. I’ve had some thoughts about how to go forward”.
As he left the room Jo climbed out of bed and went to have a shower. As she was drying under the hot air, that came after the water, Tchu came in to help her dress. She decided to wear one of her beautiful gowns and jewellery to give her confidence in front of the men she had deceived. Tchu piled her hair on top of her head in an elegant style and held it with jewelled combs.
As Jo was getting dressed, Acorus had made his way to the central chamber, also concerned about how Josh and the others would react to him. He intended to go in as the all powerful alien general, give the order for clothes to be given to the men, then reveal that he was not a monster but a man, Adam, in armour. Then he would order food and Jo would come in with the Escorii.
Outside the chamber he paused, then he flung the large doors open and marched into the room. Guards were stationed all around the room and the humans were standing in the middle buck naked. As they saw Acorus, Josh stepped forward and demanded to know who these aliens were. Acorus frowned and in English ordered his guards to supply the humans with clothes. As the tunics and trousers were handed out he waited while the men dressed. Some looking at the clothes with mistrust and wondering if they were safe to wear.
“The clothes are not poisoned or treated in any way to harm you. We take human clothes and disinfect them, to reduce any chance of disease. Once that is done you’ll get your own clothes back. Wear these or stay naked, it is your choice”.
Josh frowned and looked at him as he put on his tunic and trousers, the other men following his example. Once they were all dressed he put up his hands and removed his helmet. There was a concerted gasp as the men recognised him.
“Adam! What the hell!” Josh said.
“Yes it’s me, but my name is really Acorus, Lord General of the Sceriae army. We are the second wave of aliens who came to your planet. We came to help because your females have saved our race. `Jacki` is really Lady Joanna who has been my mate for over ten years. I’m sorry we deceived you, but I knew you wouldn’t believe that we are the good guys. What you think is the skin of monsters is armour, to protect us on dangerous planets. We are flesh and blood, the same as humans”.
When he finished speaking Acorus ordered the soldier behind him to open his armour. Once it was free he stepped back out of it and stood in front of the men, in all his glory. Another soldier handed him a tunic and trousers and he put them on.
Moving further into the room he said “Come let us sit down and eat together. I’m sure you’re thirsty even if you’re not hungry”.
Josh sat on a couch and the rest of the men followed him. When Acorus sat down in front of him he shook his head, “I can’t believe it, you had us all fooled. Are these guards the same as you?”
“Yes”. Acorus ordered his soldiers to take their helmets off.
As they did so the doors opened again and Jo entered followed by a group of Escorii carrying trays of food and drink. When the men saw them they leapt to their feet again.
Jo paused and said “Don’t worry about the Escorii, they are our friends and allies. Let them give you something to drink, you must be thirsty”.
“They’re bloody aliens!” one man said.
“Yes, but friendly aliens as the Sceriae are”. Jo told them going to Josh and offering him a drink.
Josh frowned but took the drink off her looking at it suspiciously. Taking it out of his hand Jo took a drink, smiled, then gave it back to him.
“I promise you that you are perfectly safe here, we need the help of people like you. People who have eluded the Xenorii, who are the bad guys, are the type of people who could help find them and wipe them out. We want to gather all the groups like yourselves and bring them together with the remains of the human armies and the Sceriae army. Also you may have some clue as to what has happened to all the women, as we have found no dead women where settlements have been wiped out”.
Josh turned to Acorus “Where are you taking us? The men we left behind will be searching high and low for us. They may get into difficulty with these Xenorii you talk about”.
“Firstly, I have a ship watching over them, if the Xenorii turn up they’ll get a nasty shock. I intend to return you all to your men, then it is up to you to persuade them to join us. I am going to show you how the Sceriae and humans are rebuilding your world. I need the help of men like you because some of your leaders aren’t putting the ordinary people first and we need decent men who will do that”.
“I don’t know what you think men like us can do against presidents and generals, if that is the leaders you are talking about”. Josh frowned.
“It will all become plain if you decide to join us”.
“We need to think and talk about this before we decide, I can’t speak for my men”.
“I understand, let us eat and talk about Scerior and Earth, there is a lot for you to take in”.
At first the men looked suspiciously at the food, but when Jo joined them and teased them into trying some they found out how tasty it was and how hungry they were. Eventually the men relaxed slightly and Jo and Acorus answered dozens of their questions. When they’d finished eating Acorus took them on a tour of the ship, guards still in place in case they did anything stupid, as he would not risk his ship. The men became more and more amazed and by the time they’d been to the landing deck and the flight deck they were speechless.
Looking down at Earth Josh shook his head “It’s too much to take in, I feel as if I’m in a movie. Aliens, spaceships and black holes, it’s unbelievable!”
“I’m afraid it’s all too real. I wish it was a film, and when you see the devastation that has been wrought by the Xenorii, you will wish it was a film too”. Jo told him sadly.
“Devastation? Is every country the same?”
Acorus replied telling him of the loss of all major cities and towns, how people had survived against all odds, and how they were rebuilding a fragmented society in the countries that hadn’t succumbed completely. To press his point home Acorus took them on a tour of the United States of America. When the
men saw that their major cities were now grey wastelands they were very quiet, mourning the loss of their world as they had known it. Then Acorus took them to see a new town, taking them down to the ground in the elevator beam, and allowing them to talk to the people who lived there.
The thing that won Josh and his men over was when they found Jake and his group living and working happily in one of the areas that were being regenerated. Jake and Josh sat alone and discussed the things that had happened to them, and Acorus left them alone to talk privately while he spoke to the town’s council. All was well in the new town and new business’ and factories were springing up all over the area. The people were happy with their living conditions, everyone having enough to eat, fair working conditions and good leisure time.
The thing that the Sceriae were most concerned about was that each area have a good council, good schools and hospitals. The council members had been voted in by all the people in that area, then one of them had been voted in as council leader. They would then take up any problems and present them to the government, who if they needed to would go straight to Acorus. That was where there was a problem as the president tended to pick and choose which problems he dealt with and the people in the new towns were becoming disgruntled. After talking to the council in this town Acorus had become certain that there was only one thing to do, the president had to go. It was a pity he had survived the war, many of the other countries leaders had died with their soldiers, but the American president had been whisked away to safety when the first alien spaceships had been spotted. The men and women who had been voted in as new premiers were much easier to deal with as they weren’t weighed down with how things used to be done. The major problem was what to do with him and his cohorts. If he was just deposed then he could stir up trouble because even among the contented people in the new towns, there were always a few plain bad ones, or those who liked to cause trouble for any authority. These people were very hard for the Sceriae to understand as their society had been so organised for centuries.
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