Message-ID: <45200asstr$1068196204@assm.asstr-mirror.org> X-Original-Message-ID: <20031106233101.14807.qmail@web60403.mail.yahoo.com> From: Lazlo Zalezac X-ASSTR-Original-Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 15:31:01 -0800 (PST) Subject: {ASSM} John Carter III 21 (mf mmf ffm ff mm sci-fi) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 04:10:04 -0500 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, dennyw __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree <1st attachment, "Crossroad21.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 Zalezac, 2003 Part 3: Robes of Acumen Chapter 21 John and Kelly stepped out the door of the administration building into the bright morning sun. The deep clear blue sky reached down to touch the soul. The clear air was cool and crisp. It carried the scent of trees and the aroma of the soil. Kelly stretched and smiled. She turned to John, "What a glorious day to be alive!" "Yes, it is a glorious day." She skipped to the end of the walkway and twirled around like a young girl. Her happiness was contagious. John raced down the walkway to catch her, intending to chase her into the woods for a little morning glory. He made five steps before a shot rang out, dropping him like a rock. Kelly screamed in anguish and ran to John. A second shot rang out, taking her in the shoulder. She spun around and fell to the ground. Without thought for herself, she crawled to John. A third shot rang out and caught her in the leg. This was followed by the roar of a bear and a scream of horror. Druids poured out of buildings all around the college, green and black robed Druids converging on where Kelly and John lay bleeding on the ground. Red robe Druids ran in the direction from which the shots had been fired. The apparent chaos turned quickly into a self-organizing order. The victims were immediately treated and then carried into the school hospital. The unconscious perpetrator was rescued from the bear and taken into a holding area to wait for the arrival of the local police. John had a team surrounding him. His wound wasn't bad. The bullet had grazed his forehead knocking him unconscious. His care took less than ten minutes, requiring only a few stitches. Two people remained with him to clean up the additional abrasions received from falling. Kelly was in far worse shape. She had lost a lot of blood and the bullet was still lodged in her shoulder. The surgical team was struggling to get the wound cleaned and the bullet removed. In the middle of the operation, Kelly's heart stopped. The team used the time to remove the bullet and sew up the artery. After less than three minutes, the team stepped back as a second team attempted to shock her heart back into working. The doctor in charge stated that she had been dead for three and a half minutes. The surgical team returned to working on her shoulder, removing bone fragments and checking for damage. The work was extensive and required tremendous concentration. A second surgical team turned their attention to the wound in her leg. The wound was a simple flesh wound that missed all of the major arteries and veins. It was quickly treated. The wound was wrapped and the team disbanded. The first team finished after four hours. They stepped back and examined the patient. She was getting a unit of blood. The wounds had been bandaged. The scrape she had received when she had fallen had been cleaned. Her heartbeat was regular. In a private room, Ed, Ling, and Sheriff Lundy stood looking at a thin man tied to a chair. He was completely naked. Unshaven and unkempt, they looked at an empty shell of a human being. The man was literally foaming at the mouth, spittle dripping from his lips. When he spoke, his statements were incoherent. "Can I kill him?" asked Ling. She entertained visions of cutting off his cock and watching him bleed to death. Ed replied, "That's not the Druid way." "I'm not a Druid," retorted Ling. There were times when all of the talk about Druids irritated her. She really wanted to hurt this guy. Sheriff Lundy stated, "No one is killing anyone. This individual is now in my custody." "He's insane now. I don't think he was insane when he took the shot, though." Ed knelt and looked at the man more carefully. He looked up, "Ling, could you ask one of the Druids to locate someone that can help us?" Frowning Ling muttered, "Okay. I still say you should just let me kill him." Laughing Ed shook his head, "Too easy. We will let the Gods and Goddesses take care of him." Ling left the office after shooting a dirty look at the man in the chair. She knew that he would have an insanity defense and get away with attempted murder of her husband and wife. She wished that Druids practiced human sacrifice. "She's a mean one when she's mad!" The Sheriff was extremely happy that she had left the room. If anyone had looked at him like that, he would never get another nights sleep. She was small, but he had dealt with some small people that could cause some major damage. "She's not mad. She's only upset. If she were mad, he'd be dead." The Sheriff laughed until he saw the look on Ed's face. His laughter died as he asked, "You're serious, aren't you?" "Very serious." "That's scary." Ed looked at the Sheriff, "We're lucky the bear got to him first. Ling was the third person to reach him. It took the first two people to hold her back, at least long enough for more to show up. It finally took five people to keep her from him." "He was stopped by a bear?" "Yes, Fluffy took him down and then sat on him until help showed up." The Sheriff looked at the captive for a moment. He stated, "I know why he's crazy. I think I would go crazy to have a bear sitting on my chest." Ed laughed, "You're probably right. We had to clean this guy up. He had shit and pissed on himself. His clothes are sealed in a plastic bag over there." "I'll have to take that as evidence." Ed nodded, "I know. We also have the gun. We left it where he dropped it. The car that he used to drive here is still parked where he had left it. We didn't touch anything. We figured that you would want to follow your own evidentiary procedures." "You seem familiar with handling evidence. Care to explain to me how you know so much?" The Sheriff didn't trust people that knew too much about his business. In many cases, it meant they were part of it. Pulling out his ID, Ed stated, "I'm a Treasury Agent." "Oh, I see." "Half of the red robed Druids are associated with law enforcement in one way or another. John, the intended victim, is a special agent with the FBI. The head man in this area should be arriving here any time now." "That explains why you have asked me to wait before taking the suspect out of here." The Sheriff had met John and Ed previously. He had harbored suspicions about them, particularly as they represented the heads of a cult that was moving into his jurisdiction. His queries into this group had all returned with nothing but praise. To find out that they held high positions in government surprised him. "Would you like to see the college while we are waiting for them?" The Sheriff thought about it. He had wanted to get a tour through the building for a long time, but had never found a reason. He felt that he couldn't leave the prisoner alone. "I would love to see your school, but I wouldn't feel right leaving him here alone." Ed laughed, "We'd never leave him alone, particularly with Ling around." Ed picked up a telephone and made a call. He spoke softly into the handset and then hung it up. He stated, "Would you trust a US Marshall with the task of watching your prisoner?" "Sure." "Okay. One is on his way down here now." There was a knock on the door and then Sid entered the room with Fluffy. He stated, "Excuse me, but Fluffy is still a little upset about earlier. I think he wants to look at the guy and make sure he won't hurt him back." The Sheriff stared at the bear while Ed nodded. Ed turned to Fluffy, "You're safe now. He's being watched constantly by us. The Sheriff will take him off to jail." The bear looked at Ed for a minute and then turned to stare at the Sheriff. The Sheriff swallowed heavily out of nervousness. The bear then turned around and left the room. Sid stated, "Thanks a lot for letting him get that out of his system. Maybe he can get a little rest now. It's not fun trying to take a nap when you have an upset bear in the room with you." "I understand." "Did he raise that from a cub?" Ed had to laugh, "No, the bear adopted him when his last bear got too old. One day, his previous bear wandered into the woods while this one wandered out. I think this is his seventh bear." "It's a wild bear?" "Yes." "Oh," replied the Sheriff. He sat back, realizing that dealing with these people was going to be a lot more challenging than he had anticipated. A solid knock on the door announced the entrance of Ted Harper. A very large man entered the room and nodded to Ed. Ed returned the nod. Ted held up a badge, "I'm Ted Harper, US Marshal." An hour later, an FBI agent arrived looking rather tired. He was shown into the college by one of the administrators and taken to a room to wait for Ed and the Sheriff. His wait was less than ten minutes. Ed performed the introductions, "Hello, I'm Ed Biggers and this is Sheriff Lundy." The man stood up and stated, "I'm Agent Haroldson. I received a call from the director himself that one of our agents was the subject of an attempted assassination. Can you fill me in on the details?" Ed nodded, "Follow me gentlemen and I'll lead you through the sequence of events such as we've been able to reproduce." Ed took the Sheriff and the FBI agent outside the building. He pointed to the small patch of blood on the ground. "This is where John fell when he was shot. It was a single shot to the head. Fortunately, the shot grazed his forehead and knocked him out." Ed took several steps forward to where there was a large spot of blood with a long thin trail of blood. "Kelly was shot here. The first shot appears to have been in her shoulder. She fell and was dragging herself to John when she was shot a second time." Ed then led them to where the suspect had been apprehended. Ed pointed to the site and pointed out three empty shell casings. "He fired three shots from here. The bear that took him down, came out of the woods over there." He pointed to the rifle. "The suspect fell down as the bear ran into him. The rifle flew over to there. We have not touched it." Ed then walked a hundred yards down the road to where a car was parked. "We assume this is the suspects car. He parked it here out of sight of the buildings and moved up to where he fired the shots." Agent Haroldson asked, "Excuse me, but who was the FBI agent that was wounded?" "John Carter." The blood ran out of the agent's face as he realized the magnitude of the situation. He fished out his cell-phone and made a call. He turned to the Sheriff, "Ah, I've called for additional agents to come out. They will collect evidence under your supervision, since this is your jurisdiction. John Carter happens to be one of the most well known agents in the FBI and we will do anything to make sure that justice is served." Shocked by the reaction of the FBI agent to John's identity, the Sheriff just numbly nodded. He stated, "Thanks." The agent turned to Ed, "I'm so sorry I didn't recognize your name earlier. I studied all of the cases solved by John. You were with him for the amputation murderer and the white slavery ring. You were also responsible for the Druids Revenge campaign against organized crime. My God, you two are legends." "Thanks, I appreciate your kind words. Now let's go to the infirmary and see how they are doing." Ed led them to the infirmary. Kelly was just wheeled out of surgery and John remained unconscious. Laura Anderson, the person in charge of the ward, stopped the visitors. Ed asked, "How are they doing?" "Kelly was dead for three and a half minutes, but her condition is stable now. We are worried about John. He should be conscious by now. We have ordered an ambulance to take him to the nearest large hospital where we can do a MRI." They were surprised by the arrival of Beth. Ed knelt down and picked her up. "Hey, Beth. What are you doing down here?" "I came to see Mommy Kelly and Daddy John." "You know both of them were hurt?" Beth looked at him with a funny expression, "Of course. I told you about my dream yesterday, Daddy Ed. The pretty lady in the forest said that I would hear bad news about Mommy Kelly, but she was going to be okay. I dreamed about the pretty lady again and she told me that Daddy John was visiting her and would return when Mommy Kelly woke him up." Ed looked up at Laura, "Cancel the ambulance." Laura just stared at Beth. With a shaky voice, she asked, "Do you know the lady in the forest?" Beth looked at her, "Of course, she's a first year student!" "Why do you say that?" "Silly, she doesn't ever wear clothes." Ed nodded at Laura. He gave Beth a great big hug and then set her down. "Beth, why don't you go look at Kelly and John?" "Okay," Beth smiled and skipped down to where the beds were located. When she was gone, Laura asked, "Does she see the Goddess often?" Ed nodded, "She sees her in her dreams. You will notice that she doesn't act four. Her brother dreams about the God. He doesn't act three." Agent Haroldson and Sheriff Lundy looked around uncomfortable about the topic of discussion. The Sheriff leaned over the agent, "I think they live in a different world." The Agent laughed, "I think you are right." Beth returned from visiting the patients. She looked at the FBI agent for a second and then stated, "You are from the FBI. Did you ever work with Daddy John?" "No, I've never had the privilege." Beth stood there for a moment, "You will. There's a big piracy out there. He's going to need your help to stop the bad guys." Ed looked over at Beth, "A big piracy? I don't think that is the word you mean." She frowned, "What is the word when bad people get together to figure out how to do bad things?" "Oh, conspiracy," answered Ed. He smiled and wondered how many four-year-olds could even get close to that word. Beth nodded, "A big conspiracy." Agent Haroldson looked at Beth and asked, "How do you know?" Beth put her hand on her hip in a very adult gesture, "It is his last task to perform before he goes to live with the Gods and Goddesses forever." The agent looked at Beth with a strange expression. Ed went over to Beth and hugged her. "Beth, you have to promise me that you won't tell any of your other Mommies and Daddies a word about that. Okay?" "Sure Daddy Ed. Can I go now?" Ed hugged her tightly, "Yes, go play with your brother." "I'm going to go play with the first years. One of them is teaching me mathematics." "What's your brother going to do?" Beth shrugged, "He's still learning to read." Ed tickled her, "Check with Ling before you go off by yourself. Otherwise the tickle monster is going to find you." "Yes, Daddy," replied a giggling little girl. She skipped out of the infirmary. The FBI agent and the Sheriff returned from observing Kelly and John. Ed stated, "I'll take you to the suspect." He took them up to the private room where the suspect was being held. The man was still in the same shape. Another Druid, wearing a black robe, was present in the room. He turned to Ed, "He's been touched by the God. He won't ever recover." Ed nodded, "Well, Sheriff. I guess we won't learn anything from him. He's all yours." The sheriff stated, "I need to get some clothes for him. I can't take him in naked." Ed nodded, "We can get a maintenance coverall for him to wear." Ed took care of that detail. While he was getting the coveralls, the other FBI agents arrived and started collecting the evidence. They dressed the suspect and the sheriff took him away. Ed stated to the Agent Haroldson, "If we hurry, we can still get lunch." "Sounds good to me." They went to the dining room in the first year dorm. Albert and his student were seated at a table eating their lunch. Ed and Agent Haroldson joined them. Ed stated, "I'm sorry about not getting in touch with you earlier. John was shot this morning and things have been rather chaotic here." Albert looked surprised, "He was shot?" "Yes," replied Ed. He added, "We don't know the motive. The assassin is completely insane. The FBI are going through the evidence even as we speak to see if they can determine what was going on." Albert nodded, "Sounds like a good plan. I know John wanted to talk with me. It might be better if I came back at a later time." Ed stated, "I have an idea of what John wanted to discuss with you. He wanted to find out if there was anyway that we could help you in your work. We have many different mechanisms for providing funding. John can do it personally, through the Druid College, or through the Fusion Foundation." Albert said, "That would be very good. We can use a more permanent source of money for our operations." Ed nodded and then said, "He also wants to extend an invitation for you to have a small area of the campus for class rooms for your students like CC. It is his hope that you'll have someone that will help train students of the college as well." "I'll have to think about it. It does add a bit to our operating costs." Ed nodded in understanding. He said, "That won't be a problem. John had mentioned setting aside a hundred million in a trust fund. There are a number of restrictions associated with this fund since your organization is very different from ours." Albert looked at Ed in shock and said, "A hundred million?" Ed shrugged and answered, "That would cover operating costs of five million a year in perpetuity. That money would be separate from the other funding that he was talking about. This is targeted solely at training. I believe he is planning on using his own money for that." Cindy looked shocked, "I knew he was rich, but that's amazing." Ed stated, "Actually, he gives away almost 98% of his income." "You're not kidding, are you?" asked Agent Haroldson. "I very seldom kid and never about serious subjects. John has very little use for money. His greatest pleasure comes from watching the sunrise and sunset. He takes care of his basic needs, supports his family, and gives away the rest of his money." A shocked expression spread across Cindy's face. She pointed to a table a short distance away, "Is that couple over there doing what I think they are doing?" Ed looked in the direction she pointed and turned back. He smiled, "Yes. I do believe that she's giving him some relief." "Aren't you going to stop them?" "Their actions are not harming anyone. I would be imposing on them if I asked them to stop." Cindy turned and watched the couple. Despite her embarrassment, she was fascinated by the total concentration each had for the other. She wished that she could find someone that would focus on her needs as much as the woman was focusing on the needs of the man. Her breasts ached and she found herself growing increasingly horny. Ed noticed, "If you would like some relief yourself, you could ask someone to help you out." Cindy's head swiveled, "What? Are you serious?" "Yes." "No thank you." She wasn't about to be serviced in public. Sex was something that was private. Helen arrived and took their orders. Ed had a simple hamburger and fries. Agent Haroldson ordered a steak. Cindy looked at him and was about to comment, but stopped herself. She looked at Albert and he shook his head. She thought about it and realized that any comment would not have been received nicely by anyone at the table. Ed would have stated that his order hurt no one. Agent Haroldson would have been hurt by her comment. Albert would have been disappointed in her for not having learned another lesson. She thought about what lesson she should have learned. Ed noted the exchange, "So what lesson are you learning here?" "If someone is doing something that harms no one, then you have no right to ask them to stop?" "Very good. Believe me, it is a very hard lesson to truly master. It takes most of our students two years to really understand it. These students have been experiencing that lesson for nine months and still fail to apply it properly. Believe me when I say that their experiences have been very intense. We have stripped away all privacy. In fact, this is probably the most private place that couple could have found to engage in that act." Cindy smiled at the praise. There hadn't been much of that during her stay here. It made her realize something else. "You live that way every day." "Yes. It actually leads to a very peaceful and tranquil life. Our first set of students has over ninety people in it. You never hear an argument in their dorm. It is one of the most peaceful places you can find. That doesn't mean that they are serious all the time. They laugh and tell jokes. They play games in their free time." "What kind of games?" "I think that kick the can is their favorite right now. John taught it to them one afternoon. It gives you a chance to run, hide, and act young again." "Do you play?" asked a confused Cindy. This guy was in his forties and talked about playing games. "Oh, yes. I couldn't live without playing games occasionally. My personal favorite is Hunt the Bug Eyed Monsters. My husbands and I play that with the kids all the time. The wives really enjoy watching us. They laugh and giggle at our antics. Of course, we have extensive tea parties with little Beth." "Your husbands?" "Yes. I have two husbands and three wives. We have two kids and another two on the way." Cindy was about to make a comment about polygamy, but chose not to say a word about it. Instead, she asked, "Don't you think that playing children's games undermines your authority?" "What authority?" "You're a leader." "No. I go my way and some people think that is a good way to go. Would you lose respect for Albert if you were to find him on the floor playing go-fish with a child? No, you respect him for what he is teaching you." Cindy nodded. She looked over to where the woman had been giving head to the man. Now the woman was sitting there with her legs spread while the man was eating her out. She felt a twinge in her pussy and blushed as though she was sure that everyone would know what she was feeling. She stood up, "Excuse me, I need to use the restroom." Ed chuckled and pointed to a door. "It is over there." Albert looked questionably at Ed. Ed waited a moment for Cindy to get out of hearing range, "She's going to be surprised in there. It's a unisex bathroom." Albert laughed, "She's used to that. Hikers have to get used to having a common toilet pit." "There are no privacy partitions in this one." "Oh my. She's going to scream." Ling showed up holding Beth's hand. She frowned at Ed and asked, "Do you know where little John is?" "No." "He's missing." Ed called out, "Has anyone seen little John lately?" A student that was reading a book at a nearby table looked up and stated, "He's in the library reading a book." Ling stared at the student as he returned to reading his book and then glared at Ed. It was hard to watch the two kids alone. With John and Kelly in the infirmary and Ed dealing with the law enforcement people, she couldn't keep track of them. She stated, "Could you watch Beth for a moment?" "With great pleasure," Ed answered. He turned to Beth, "Come on over here Beth." Beth climbed up on Ed's knee. "Hello Daddy Ed. I see you are talking to the Ranger." "Yes, I am Beth." He looked up at Ling and stated, "When you find little John, why don't you leave him with me? You can go down to the infirmary and watch over John and Kelly. Or, you might get a little rest." Hardly able to contain her anger, Ling looked at Ed as if she wanted to hit him. He looked back at her with an easy calm look. Her anger deflated, "I'm sorry. I blame myself for their current condition. I should have been able to do something." "It is hard to carry the weight of your own actions on your shoulders, much less the weight of the rest of the world. You are not to blame for what happened and there was no way that you could have prevented it. I know of nothing else to say to relieve you of your anger." Ling softened a little. She was always amazed at how John and Ed could say the right thing at the right time. She smiled, "Thanks." "In case I haven't said so lately, I love you." A tear came to Ling's eye. She smiled, "I love you too." Beth watched Ling walk away. She turned to the FBI agent, "Do you have someone that needs beaten up?" "We don't beat up people." "Mommy Ling needs to fight with someone. Maybe you have someone that would like to fight her. She would like that." Agent Haroldson laughed and answered, "I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I don't have any agents here that like to fight." Beth turned to Ed, "Daddy, when little John comes here, can we go with Annie to her class?" "Which one is Annie?" "She's the one coming out of the restroom with the other Ranger." Beth pointed to the two women walking their way. They were accompanied by a young man that was smiling happily. Cindy arrived and noticed the attention her arrival had generated. She turned to her companions and as a blush spread across her face as she stated, "Thank you so much for your assistance." The young man smiled and answered, "My pleasure." Beth grabbed Annie, "When little John comes here, can we go to your class with you?" Annie smiled, "You really like algebra?" Beth's face lit up with a glowing smile. "Oh, yes. It is amazing. Little John will probably want to read, but I will listen." "Your parents will have to say that it is okay." Ed smiled and asked, "Does John normally give you permission to take her to class with you?" "Yes, he does," replied Annie. She added, "Beth comes to my class almost every day." The discussion was interrupted by the arrival of Laura from the infirmary. She stated, "Kelly has woken up. I tried to keep her in bed, but she, uh, insisted on giving John a blowjob. It appears to have woken him up. I don't suggest bothering Kelly with questions, but John is alert and wide awake." Beth giggled and said, "That sounds like Daddy John." Ling arrived with little John. Ed stated, "good news, Ling. Kelly and John are both awake. Apparently, they were very horny as the very first thing Kelly did was give John a blowjob." Annie asked, "Is it alright if they come with me to class?" Ed smiled after a glance at Ling. He answered, "Sure." He turned to Ling and said, "I think you forget that you have seven hundred willing baby sitters around here. Now go visit your husband and wife in the infirmary and relax, my love." <1st attachment end> ----- ASSM Moderation System Notice------ Notice: This post has been modified from its original format. 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