Message-ID: <44512asstr$1064895002@assm.asstr-mirror.org> X-Original-Message-ID: <20030930004540.52258.qmail@web20505.mail.yahoo.com> From: Lazlo Zalezac X-ASSTR-Original-Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:45:40 -0700 (PDT) Subject: {ASSM} John Carter I 16 (mf mmf ffm ff mm sci-fi) X-Original-Subject: {ASSM} John Carter I 15 (mf mmf ffm ff mm sci-fi) Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 00:10:02 -0400 Path: assm.asstr-mirror.org!not-for-mail Approved: Newsgroups: alt.sex.stories.moderated,alt.sex.stories Followup-To: alt.sex.stories.d X-Archived-At: X-Moderator-Contact: ASSTR ASSM moderation X-Story-Submission: X-Moderator-ID: hecate, newsman __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com <1st attachment, "JC16.txt" begin> DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. If you are offended by sexually explicit material or are under the age of 18, stop reading now. This material cannot be reproduced for commercial purposes without the consent of the author. John Carter By Lazlo Zalezac Copyright (C) Lazlo Zalezak, 2003 Part 1: Shield, Staff, and Compass Chapter 16 John watched the sunset while sipping a cup of Greek coffee. He was reflecting upon his current situation. For the most part, he was satisfied with how his life was working out. He really appreciated the break from the constant heroism that he had experienced in Austin. He had gained some of his weight back. His skin tone was much better. He was still a scarred mess and would be for life, but he hadn't gotten any new scars. He was standing on the back porch of the house he had rented for three months. The house had been rented unfurnished and, for the most part, remained that way. He had picked up a desk with a chair and that was in the living room. On the desk were his laptop and a printer. Around the desk were stacks of papers. He slept on the floor in his sleeping bag and used his camping cook set for preparing meals. He lived like a monk, but enjoyed every minute of it. The house was located in a very small town in Arizona where the crime rate was low. The worst that happened in town was the occasional bar brawl. While a brawl might result in black eyes or broken bones, they did not result in deaths. Otherwise, the location was peaceful. Most surprising was that no one had even come by to interrupt him. He had expected the normal nosiness of a small town. Of course, for all he knew they knew everything about him already. A high point of his stay was a nice conversation with Betsy who appreciated the fact that he was living in a much quieter area. She was still upset, but now was cooling off to where they could discuss things. She had stated that she was going overseas as part of a volunteer program that would operate in a refugee camp. It was something that she did every other year and found considerable satisfaction in it. He worried about her traveling to such a dangerous location, but accepted it as something that she needed to do for herself. His dissertation was now half written and would be finished in another month or so. He figured that he would write a first draft and then not read it for a week. Then he would revise it for a second draft. Depending on the quality, he would go through third and fourth drafts before sending it to his professor for review. He had only been here two weeks, but he had worked the entire time without break. He hadn't even taken the time to get to know the neighbors. His only interaction with people had been at the real estate office when he signed the lease and the grocery store when he had stocked up on food sufficient for one month. Tonight he was going to walk into town and meet some of the locals. The sun finally set and he finished the coffee. Returning into the house, he rinsed the cup and set it aside to dry. He grabbed his walking stick and headed out of the house. At the end of the walkway, he heard the distinctive sound of a rattlesnake. He located it under a small bush next to the walkway. With a deft swipe of his walking stick, he lifted the snake and threw it into the street. It slithered away into the darkness. He gave it no further thought. He examined the houses around his place as he slowly strolled towards the center of town. The majority of houses had curtains illuminated by lights from inside. A few were dark. None of the houses had grass lawns. The majority had sand yards that were plain with the exception of a cactus or two. Some yards had religious statues arranged in little shrine-like areas; statues of the Virgin Mary and Jesus were common. Houses were either painted white or beige. It was a mixed neighborhood of Hispanics and Whites. He entered the town square that represented the town center. On one side of the square was a squat building the served as the local police station and town hall. Two police cars were parked in front of it. The rest of the square was filled with small stores such as the hardware store, a feed store, a shoe store, two clothing stores, and a bank. There was also a restaurant with a handmade sign advertising homemade pies. A couple of stores down the street was a bar. Not feeling particularly hungry, he decided to try out the bar to get a coke. The inside of the bar lived up to his expectations of a country bar. There was a juke box playing country and western music. In the back was a coin operated pool table. Around the pool table, a couple of men were gathered. One was drinking a beer and twirling a pool cue. Another was walking about the table looking at the placement of the balls. He carried the pool cue with practiced casualness. Another was sitting on a stool smoking a cigarette and drinking a beer. All were wearing blue jeans, boots, and western style shirts. Large belt buckles were the rule rather than the exception. A woman wearing the tightest pair of jeans that John had ever seen sauntered up to the pool table and started a conversation with the men gathered there. Along the side was the bar with tables set in a casual manner in front of it. About a third of the tables were taken. No one was sitting at the bar. Behind the bar, a rather bored looking woman was washing some beer mugs. John decided that he stood a better chance of getting a little conversation if he sat at the bar. Just after seating himself, a strong callused hand came down on his shoulder. John turned and looked at the individual standing next to him. He was a rather large man in his late twenties or early thirties. His skin was tanned dark from many hours of working in the sun. He wore the blue jeans, boots, work shirt, and huge belt buckle that were the norm in this area of the country. The man spoke, "Howdy neighbor!" John replied, "Hello." "You moved in across the street from my place." "Oh. Let me introduce myself. I'm John Carter." John extended his hand. The big man grabbed the hand and replied, "I'm Ed Biggers." "Nice to meet you Ed." "Nice to finally meet you. Let me buy you a drink." The big man offered the drink in a fashion that seemed to be more of a challenge than a friendly gesture. "That would be very nice of you. I'll have a coke." "Coke? What are you? Are you some kind of wimp?" "No. I just don't drink alcohol," replied John in a stern manner. He wondered if things were going to get out of hand. Normally he stopped crises, not created them. Ed Biggers had a tendency to be a bully. Actually, it wasn't a tendency; he was a bully and had been his entire life. He felt a rush as he realized that he had a new victim in town to mock and make life miserable. He shouted out to the bar, "Hey, folks. We got us a wimp. He doesn't drink like a real man. He doesn't even drink a woman's drink. He actually wants a coke without the rum!" The majority of people in the bar burst out laughing at the announcement. A few of the older folks looked away in disgust. It wasn't clear if they disapproved of Ed Biggers or John. John just watched Ed with dispassionate interest. Ed turned to the woman behind the bar, "Hey Shirley, set us up with a couple of whiskeys with beer chasers." John interjected, "Don't forget my coke. Plain with no rum." Shirley looked at both men with a bad feeling in her stomach. She had a very good idea what was going to happen next. She knew she wouldn't be able to stop it, but felt she had to try. She set a whiskey with a beer in front of Ed and a plain coke in front of John. Ed looked at Shirley and stated, "I said a couple. I'm buying the wimp here a man's drink." Shirley shot back, "Ed, don't do this." Ed repeated himself, "I said a couple. Now hop to it little lady before I loose my temper." She relented and set the drinks in front of John. John picked up the shot glass with the whiskey in it. He sniffed it, nodded, and then set it down. He knew there was no way out of this situation except violence. John calmly stated, "I heard that some men drink in the hope that it will make their pecker bigger. I don't know if that's your reason for drinking. Since I'm already hung like a horse, I don't drink in the hope that it will shrink down to the size a woman can handle." John noticed a number of people edging out of the bar. The few that remained were laughing. Shirley edged over to the telephone to call the police. Ed was turning purple. John picked up his coke and took a sip. He decided that if he was going to get in a fight, he might as well satisfy his thirst first. Ed was getting angrier by the moment. Finally, he pulled his right fist back to throw a punch. John beat Ed to the draw by grabbing his balls and squeezing with all of his strength. Ed doubled over in pain while John set his glass of coke down. He calmly asked, "Shirley, how much is the drink?" She looked in delighted glee at the situation in which Ed found himself. Too many nice guys had suffered at the hands of Ed Biggers. She laughed, "It's on the house." "Thanks," replied John as he winked at her. He added, "Have a nice evening." Shirley smiled at him, "I'm having the best evening in a long time already. You take care of yourself." John let go of Ed's balls and picked up his walking stick. Ed remained bent over and breathing hard. John walked to the door and turned back, "Have a nice night, everyone. Even you Ed." John returned home and went to bed. He was disappointed that his first night in town had probably created an enemy. He had no doubts that Ed would try to get even at some point. He decided that he would just be careful and worry about that when the occasion arose. Tomorrow he would return to work on his dissertation. The next morning he was taking a shower when he heard terrified screams coming from outside. Grabbing a towel, he wrapped it around himself as he raced out of the house. In the front yard of the house next door, a kid was screaming in sheer terror. John raced around to the yard and stopped when he saw the problem. Others came running up and stopped when they saw the problem. The boy was surrounded by rattlesnakes. There were more rattlesnakes gathered in the yard than anyone could ever recollect seeing in one place. How he had walked into the patch of snakes sunning themselves without being bitten was a mystery. Luckily, he was standing still now. Unfortunately, the snakes had become riled. No one moved. Cursing the fact that he had forgotten his walking stick, John took a deep breath and walked into the midst of the snakes. As he walked, an occasional snake would strike. He continued to walk without hesitation to the little boy. When the snake nearest the little boy struck John, he used that moment to pick up the little boy. Once the boy was clear of the snakes, he put him on his shoulders. Calmly, he walked out of the area suffering only a couple of more snake strikes. He hadn't noticed the shots, but six of the snakes along the path were dead. He set the boy down next to a woman who appeared to be his mother. The crowd of people was staring at John. It wasn't clear if they were staring at him for what he had just done or because of all the scars. The towel did little to cover his scars. One man finally broke the silence, "He just walked into there, picked the kid up, and walked back out like it was nothing. Damn." A woman stated, "He must have been bit two dozen times." John turned to the Hispanic woman, "Could you please call the hospital and ask them to have some anti-venom available for me. Gracias." John turned to the crowd and spotted Ed Biggers. He decided that it was time for him and Ed to either become friends or settle it once and for all. He turned to Ed, "Ed, would you please drive me to the hospital?" Ed was stunned. He had never seen anything that brave in his entire life. He had been a ground pounder in the army and had never seen anyone with the array of scars this guy sported. He was shocked that the guy he had tried to fight the night before was putting his life in his hands. He replied, "Sure, I'll get my truck." Ed raced off to get his truck. John spoke to the crowd, "Could someone get me a six foot piece of rope and a very sharp knife?" Once John started making requests that people could easily perform, it was as if the mass paralysis was broken. A couple of people raced away and returned in minutes with the requested items. John used two pieces of rope to create a tourniquet for both legs. He selected the sharpest knife that had been brought, promising to return it later that day. He proceeded to make cuts into the bites. The cuts were single cuts in the direction of the curve of the snake fang. He was quick and efficient about it. He ignored the pain as he worked. A number of other people had raced off to get guns. When a significant number had returned, they lined up in front of the snakes. For the next few minutes, it sounded like a war zone as men shot at snakes. Most of the men had pistols loaded with snake shot. A few had .22 caliber rifles. When Ed pulled up in his truck, John hobbled over to it and got in the passenger's side. Once seated, Ed drove off towards the hospital. John continued his treatment. Some spots were tough to reach, but he did his best. He searched his legs looking for any bites that he might have missed. Satisfied that he had gotten all of the bites; he took a deep breath. Then he went on to the next stage of treatment. He tied the loose end of the rope below the bite that was furthest away from the tourniquet. He started wrapping the loop of rope hanging between the two ends around the leg, slowly increasing the pressure inside the region of cuts. The cuts began to seep blood mixed with a pale yellow liquid. Some cuts had more of the yellow liquid than others. He repeated the process on the other leg. The amount of liquid expelled from the cuts was amazing. He unwrapped the ropes and proceeded to wrap the rope between the ends again. More blood and pale yellow liquid seeped out. He repeated the process on both legs until no more yellow liquid seeped out and the blood ran clean. Ed watched John work on his legs even as he drove at eighty miles per hour. He couldn't believe how calm the guy was about his injuries. He tried to imagine how hard it would be to cut himself the number of times that John had. Finally, when John appeared to be finished Ed spoke, "You're the bravest man I've ever seen. I know, I've seen quite few when I was in the army." "That's nice of you to say. I feel more stupid than brave. I could have done this without a single bite, but I left my walking stick in the house." Ed continued to watch as John worked on the bites. He was amazed by the technique that John was using. He'd never be able to laugh at the joke about the lone ranger being bit in the ass by a snake again. He now knew how to extract the venom without having to suck it out. Ed drove silently for a minute and then stated, "I'm sorry about last night." "Same here. I hope that we can become good friends." John was silent for a minute. He finally asked, "Can I ask you to do a favor?" "Sure." "Don't tell anyone what you see or hear in the hospital." "Is that it? No problem, I won't say a word about it. Let's just hope the hospital is just as quiet about it." John laughed, "I've dealt with hospitals before. They are usually pretty good when they know that you desire a little privacy about such things." Ed shook his head. He wondered what experience this guy had with small town hospitals. Even bee stings made it into the local newspaper. He didn't get a chance to answer as they reached the hospital. He slowed from eighty miles an hour down to a more appropriate speed as he directed the truck into the emergency drive. As soon as the truck was parked, John opened the door and stepped out. The nurse on duty looked at the bloody mess around his ankles and called for a gurney. In seconds, a crew with a gurney arrived. The nurse kept calm and asked, "Your name?" "John Carter." "Have you ever been a patient here?" "No, but I had my medical records forwarded here three weeks ago. All the information you'll need is in them, except for one gunshot wound that I received after I sent it." "What are those cuts?" "First aid for snake bites." "All those cuts for a snake bite?" "All those cuts are for about twenty snake bites." "Okay, what method of first aid did you use?" "Chinese rope." "Never heard of it." "Very effective. Chinese snake handlers use it when dealing with very poisonous snakes. They usually do not take anti-venom. I learned it because when you are hiking it is not always possible to make it to a hospital in a timely fashion." "Okay, I'll get your medical history." The nurse walked off in a business-like manner to locate his medical history. She returned walking much faster and excitedly. "John Carter? The John Carter?" "Yes, ma'am." "Wow, I didn't realize who you were. Just about everyone has looked at your chart. Doctor Hayes is coming." A woman walked brusquely down the hall, her heels made a clicking noise with each step. She was tall, almost six feet. Her hair was blond and tied back. Her features were Nordic. Even the least observant person could see that she was the doctor on duty. Only a blind person could miss the authority with which she carried herself. Entering the examination area, she closed the curtain leaving John, Ed, herself, and the nurse crowded together in close quarters. She bent over the gurney and examined the cuts on his legs. She smiled and nodded, "Good job. It looks like you cut in the direction of the fangs and deep enough to get to where the toxin was deposited. Single cuts rather than X cuts. You did a very good job. Of course, I expected that of you after reading your record." "Thanks." She examined the tourniquet for a moment. She looked up surprised, "Chinese rope?" "Yes." "I doubt you really need the anti-toxin, but with that number of bites it's better to be safe than sorry." She reached behind her and removed a syringe from a tray carried by the nurse in the examination area. She injected John without major comment or warning. John asked, "Aren't you supposed to warn me that this is going to sting a little?" "You've had more than enough of these to know what is going on!" "True. I was just wondering if you had failed bedside manner in medical school." His comment was greeted by general laughter. Nonplussed, the doctor stood there for a moment and consulted the folder containing his medical records. She asked, "Would you mind standing up for a minute and allowing me to examine you?" "No problem. "Could you please drop your towel so I can see all of you." "No problem." John dropped the towel. He stood there completely naked. The only thing left was the medallion hanging around his neck. After so many trips to the hospital and being examined by so many people, John had dropped all modesty about his body. Ed, sitting slightly off to the side, realized that there were still more scars. He felt a little embarrassed at examining another man's body. The doctor shook her head in amazement. She proceeded to point out scars and recite the situations in which they were created. As she recited each situation, she paused for an acknowledging nod from John. Ed stared wide-eyed as he heard the causes of each scar. When the doctor had completed her examination, she stated, "When I got your medical report, I assumed that some sort of joke was being played on me. I called the Austin Hospital and still couldn't believe it. I have never heard a hospital staff member rave so much about a single individual in my life." "They are rather exuberant in their attitude towards me. I guess it is the fact that I heal rather quickly." "Quickly? I understand that you were dead for three minutes after the shot in the shoulder and that you walked out of the hospital two days later." "It was four minutes." John thought back to that occasion and smiled as he recalled the farewell line-up that sent him off. He chuckled to himself. "Nice hospital, very friendly." The doctor noticed his reaction. She added, "Yes, I talked to them too. I heard that you taught some doctors new lessons in bedside manners. The doctor there told me I was to send you to a vet. I also heard about the little goodbye treat you received. I hope you aren't expecting all of our female staff to dress up in sexy nurse outfits." "Darn, I was hoping for that. The least you could do for me is dress up in a sexy doctor outfit." The nurse started laughing so hard that tears were coming from her eyes. The doctor shot her a dirty look; it didn't stop the laughter. When she looked back at John, she observed that he had noticed the look. She explained, "Some people here think I'm an ice bitch." John looked at her very seriously and shook his head, "No, I don't think so. You aren't an ice bitch. You are a consummate professional at work. At home, I bet you are a very focused and considerate lover. I would bet that you are a natural submissive." The doctor's blush seemed to spread from her neck up until it was covered by makeup. The blush was definitely noticed by the people gathered there and surprised almost everyone. Ed looked at her speculatively for a moment and then discounted the possibility that a doctor would be interested in an old cowboy like himself. The doctor found she was looking at John's cock and then broke out of her thoughts. She snapped, "Enough of that topic. I'm going to ask that you stay here today and tonight, just in case." John asked, "Will I be confined to bed?" "Only if you start to feel sick. Why?" "Well, I was wondering if there were any kids in here that might appreciate having a story read to them." The nurse and Ed started at that. This guy was hurt, yet he was still thinking of others. The doctor nodded, "I heard about you doing that at the burn center. I don't think there will be a problem with you doing that. I believe there may be a copy of Tom Sawyer around here somewhere." "Great. I'll need a hospital gown and robe. I would hate to have to walk around like this or in my towel." John laughed as he imagined the impact his current appearance would have on everyone. The doctor glanced back down to his cock thinking she wouldn't be able to get any work out of the women in the hospital if they saw him naked. The nurse reached around and handed him the requested items. As John put them on, the doctor asked, "So how did you get so many bites?" "A child found himself in a little difficulty. I did what little I could." Ed Biggers spoke for the first time, "Bullshit. This kid had walked into an area of rattlesnakes sunning themselves. There must have been a hundred of them. He was terrified and screaming. John came running out the house just dressed in that towel. Then he just walked in as calmly as can be, picked the kid up, and walked back out. You'd have thought he was just taking a stroll through a park. Bravest damn thing I've ever seen. Everyone else, myself included, was just standing there too afraid to move." The doctor wrote that down into the medical record. She nodded, "Sounds like John according to what I've read in here about him." Ed turned to John, "I have to apologize for last night. I hope you can forgive me. I'll buy you a coke anytime you want." This was the second time that Ed had apologized to him. John smiled and extended his hand, "I'll be proud to call you a friend." The doctor looked up at Ed. She asked, "what was that about?" Ed looked up at the ceiling for a minute and then replied, "I met him the first time last night and offered to buy him a drink. When he requested a coke, I'm afraid that I didn't react very nicely. I called him a wimp. When he made a smart-ass comment, I lost my temper and went to hit him. Let's just say, he won quite handily. I'll admit I was trying to think of some way of getting back at him, but damn he's no wimp. He's a better man than I am. I was a real jerk last night and I'm man enough to admit it." The nurse looked at Ed with more than a little interest. She had never heard a man give such an honest appraisal about himself in public like this. It turned her on. She moved a little closer to Ed. Ed looked around rather uncomfortably and then stated, "Look, you're gonna be in here until tomorrow morning. I'll head out now and be back to pick you up in the morning. If you don't mind, I'll pick up some clothes for you to wear home." "Thanks, I'd appreciate that. My clothes are in the backpack. You can't miss it." The nurse led Ed out of the examination area. There was a long whispered discussion between the two of them. It looked like the nurse had made a new conquest. Their mutual interest was clear to anyone that saw them. The doctor was left alone with John. She looked John directly in the eye, "A natural submissive?" John smiled. He took her hands and crossed them behind her back. With one hand, he held them together. His grasp on her wrists was almost non-existent, but she did not attempt to break his hold. He moved close to her and whispered in her ear, "Yes." She didn't fight him. Her arms remained crossed behind her back. In a breathy voice, she stated, "I'll have to think about that." John ran a hand across her chest just below her breasts. She gasped at the shock that raced through her body. Her entire body reacted to the touch; nipples stiffened, juices flowed, knees weakened, and breathing became irregular. He answered, "There's no thinking about it. You feel it." She shivered. John caught the scent of her arousal. He released her wrists and stepped back. She automatically followed him. He changed the subject, "I have to wait here for the nurse to return and show me to my room. I guess you have rounds to finish?" Her knees felt weak and her face was flushed. It took her a moment, but the doctor finally regained control of herself. She nodded, "Yes, of course. I'll order the nurse to wrap some bandages around the cuts. She'll take you to the room." "Okay." The doctor raced out of the examination area. John was left to himself. He lay back down on the bed and wondered if he had turned off the shower before racing out of the house. He decided that Ed would notice if it was on and would turn it off for him. He almost laughed aloud as he considered what Ed's reaction would be to his living conditions. The nurse returned looking excited. She had that glow suggestive of a woman that found a new lover. John glanced at her and teased, "You like that cowboy, don't you?" She attempted to frown and failed. She shrugged her shoulders, "What can I say? He's man enough to admit when he's been a jerk." John laughed, "You're right. That's a rare man indeed." The nurse cocked her head and studied John. She smiled, "We seem to have a run on rare men today." She went over to the cabinet and removed two rolls of bandages, scissors, and tape. She cut several lengths of tape and hooked them on the edge of the table. She quickly moved down to his feet and started unrolling the bandage. She looked up as she worked, "Did you make these cuts yourself?" "Yes." "Must have been very hard to cut yourself that many times and so deep." "It had to be done, so I did it." The nurse shook her head and muttered, "Amazing. Simply amazing." <1st attachment end> ----- ASSM Moderation System Notice------ Notice: This post has been modified from its original format. 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