Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:38:18 -0700 (PDT)
From: adm2780 <adm2780@yahoo.com>
Subject: New Horizons  Chapter Ninety-One

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Chapter Ninety-One:  New Horizons

"Did ja see us?" Danny yelled out before he was even close to where Daniel
was sitting.  Daniel just looked at the boy and smiled as Danny reached his
target and climbed onto Daniel's lap.

"Did ja see us?" Danny asked again with wide-eyed enthusiasm that only a
young child could muster.  "Me n' Ian n' Ryan was swimmin' with those big
fishes."  Ryan and Ian settled on each side of Daniel and looked,
wide-eyed, up to him for his approval.  People sitting around Daniel and
the boys watched and smiled.

"Do you know what those fish are called?" Daniel asked patiently.

"Uh-uh.  They didn't tell us their names.  Do you know them?" Ian answered
innocently and with a very serious tone of voice.  Daniel laughed.

"I didn't mean did you know their names.  I meant, do you know what kind of
fish they are?  In fact, did you know they aren't really fish?"  All three
boys looked at Daniel, confused.

"Huh?" Ryan injected.  "They're fish, 'cause the lady said they live in
that big fish tank right over there."  Ryan twisted his body without
looking around and pointed to the parking lot.

"Okay, I see I'm out-numbered on this one.  However, they aren't called
fish, they are dolphins."

While Daniel talked to the three young boys, their big brothers, who also
swam with the fishes and kept an eye on their young charges, joined them.
Daniel looked at the boys and knew they were all a little tired from a busy
and exciting day.

"Boys, it's getting a little late.  Why don't we go find ourselves an ice
cream and a place to sit down and enjoy it, then head back to camp so you
can tell everybody what you did this afternoon?  With a little luck, the
rest of the guys will spot us and we won't have to worry about trying to
find them."

"Should we change to our other clothes, Mr. Dan'l?" Jacob asked.

"Only if you want to.  You do whatever you feel most comfortable doing."

"Mr. Dan'l, we can't do that, I don't think the park people would like it,"
Ryan offered, smiling.

Daniel was initially confused by the statement and then realized what Ryan
was referring to.  Daniel gave the boys his 'don't be a smart-ass' look,
causing all the boys to break into laughter.

Daniel and the boys walked out of the theater and spotted a snack stand
where they each ordered an ice cream cone.  Daniel ordered a single scoop
for each of them and the boys smiled as they watched the attendant build up
the largest single scoop of ice cream they had ever seen.  The only person
with a bigger smile was the attendant as he handed each of the younger boys
their cone and watched their expressions of amazement and then giggles.

"You guys realize we may have to throw three boys back in the pool by the
time they finish eating and wearing all this ice cream, don't you?"  Daniel
teased the older boys who just nodded.  No one really cared if the little
guys made a big mess.

"Mr. Dan'l," Ian spoke up, "Ask Sean 'bout the granny that hugged 'im."

Daniel looked at Sean who was now blushing.  Ian's tone and devilish grin
said that something funny happened to Sean.  Daniel continued to look at
Sean and the boy knew he would have to tell or one of the other boys would
tell for him.

"It wasn't so bad, Mr. Dan'l.  It was just this older lady that spotted us
and the way she hollered out, you'da thought we were long lost family or
somethin'.  She came runnin' up ta me and hugged me.  Actually, it was more
like a bear hug."  Sean blushed again and laughed.  "I thought she was
gonna squeeze me so tight and not let me go till I passed out."

"Tell Mr. Dan'l the rest," Ryan egged his friend on.

"She told me I was cute," Sean responded.

"That's not quite true, Mr.Dan'l.  While she was squeezin' 'im she told 'im
he was pretty and then when she let 'im go she looked at the way we was
dressed and told 'im he was cuu-uute.  She kinda had her hands all over 'im
too."  The boys all laughed.  "You should'a seen Sean blush then,
Mr. Dan'l."

Sean looked under the table and kicked both of his friends' legs for
telling on him.

                                           * * * *

The boys didn't settle down any during the ride back to camp.  Daniel
listened, and enjoyed, as the boys exchanged stories and declarations of
the fun they had.  Daniel did laugh to himself as he thought about the
energy these kids could display, then at some point in the evening it would
be as though someone flipped a switch and they would all collapse into a
deep sleep.  Such was one of the benefits of childhood.

As Daniel pulled into the camp, he could hear the boys on the bus rustling,
anxious to get out and join the other boys.  Daniel saw a number of the
boys just sitting around talking, and a large group playing in the swimming
hole.  When the bus stopped and the door opened, the first blur to pass
Daniel was a small brown object moving very fast and making lots of noise.
Daniel recognized Danny, sans everything but his birthday suit, headed to
the swimming hole.

"Sorry, Mr. Dan'l," Sean offered, standing behind Daniel. "He's a little
excited."

"A little?  Sean, that's definitely an understatement.  Why don't you and
the rest of the boys go have some fun too?"

Daniel looked around the grounds as he walked towards his cabin and noticed
that there were clothes in piles scattered around.  The boys knew better
than to treat their clothes like that and Daniel was disappointed.

"Barry, why did the boys leave all these clothes lying around here like
this?  They know better than this."

"Daniel, look closer.  Those aren't our clothes" Barry answered.  "Seems
the boys have made some friends and we have extras.  Look over where the
small group is leaning against the log, talking."

Daniel looked closely and realized there were seven boys sitting on the
ground in a circle talking.  Three of the boys had tan lines which meant
they weren't part of the New Horizons group.

"I'm not concerned about them being friends with the boys so long as they
stay close, but I'm not too sure I like the idea of them being nude.  Their
parents may not approve."

"Relax, Daniel," Captain Jackson had joined them.  "I spoke to the parents
and there's no problem."

"Okay.  Let 'em have their fun.  Personally, I need something cool to drink
and I wouldn't mind just sitting down for a few minutes."

"What's wrong, can't keep up with them any more?"  Daniel was surprised to
turn around and see his dad talking to him.

"Dad?  What are you doing here?"

"What?  Just because I'm a little older doesn't mean I've forgotten how
much fun a place like this can be.  Plus, I thought it might be nice to
visit with my son for a little, especially since he doesn't seem to have
the time to come see me."

"Ouch!" the Captain responded for Daniel.  "Daniel, I'll get that drink for
you.  I think your dad just gave you a message."

"Dad, your finesse is getting a little rough around the edges; isn't it?"

"What finesse?  I just told you the truth and made sure you got the
message."

Daniel and his father enjoyed exchanging little personal jabs and made sure
everyone around them knew it was all light hearted.  The men stood outside
for a few minutes, watching the boys, then Daniel suggested they all go
inside to talk.

"Dad, something tells me you're not here just for a social visit."

"Actually, I am.  It's true, there's a little business we need to discuss,
but we could have done it over the phone.  This was a good excuse for me to
come here and visit with you and see the boys." Dr. Thompson spoke with a
twinkle in his eyes.  It was the kind of twinkle a father shows when he is
both pleased and proud of his son's accomplishments.

"Daniel, I'm not sure how much you are aware of the stir you've created
over in Tallahassee.  When you first began lobbying for New Horizons,
people thought you were a real pain in the ass.  The basic perception was
that you were just another do-gooder looking for a cause and would
disappear when things got tough.  You stuck it out and pushed for what you
thought was right.  You managed to push the right buttons, and here we
are."  Daniel sat patiently and listened.  He knew his dad well enough to
know that all this was leading up to something, eventually.

"I don't think I ever told you how proud I was of you the day we all met in
the governor's office.  There were some men in that meeting that still had
not made up their minds.  You spoke from the heart with real emotion.  You
gained a lot of friends that day, particularly with the chief judge.  He
really admired how you were willing to fight for Mark.

"Anyway, let me get to why I'm here.  Since this last law suit, and then
the suit in federal court regarding due process, the state is obligated to
come up with a plan to restore the enslaved children and develop some type
of compensation.  As you can imagine, the suggestion, objections and
arguments run the full gamut; typical politics.  The governor wants to form
an advisory committee, and he wants you on it.  He feels, personally and
privately, understand, that the court was correct.  He also believes the
Supreme Court will side with the current ruling.  However, there are some
who want to file a suit, claiming a conflict between the Supreme Court
ruling about children being property and the lower court ruling handed down
in your recent case.  The argument is that property is a thing and a thing
can not have rights, rights being defined as due process."

"Dad," Daniel interrupted is father, "what does the governor want the
advisory committee to do?  What does he want me to do?"

"On its face, the committee is to study the effects of the privatization of
foster care.  However, its real purpose is to put together sufficient data
to support proposed legislation that not only would establish private
foster care, but establish that children are not property to be bought,
sold, or enslaved, and totally rewrite the slavery statutes.  He wants
slavery returned to its original purpose, to punish hard core felons.
Children and adults would be protected from enslavement because of civil
actions.  Slavery would be tied to criminal actions only."

Dr. Thompson stopped talking and looked at his son.  Daniel stared into
space, both enjoying the fact that the ultimate goal may be within reach;
and fearing that it could be snatched completely out of reach without
warning; such was the nature of politics.

"Daniel, this won't be easy.  There are still a lot of people opposed to
changing the law.  You've made some strong enemies, particularly in
business, as well as friends.  This could get real ugly, real nasty, fast.
However, the governor, Amos Crawford, and others within the cabinet are
willing to stand with you and give all the support they can.  The governor
knows that the best chance for success is to have the bill passed before he
has to leave office.

"If you're willing to go for it, I need to make a call.  The governor and
Amos want to meet with you this weekend.  They'll come here under the guise
of visiting the boys and checking on the program's progress."

"Make the call," Daniel answered without hesitation.  Dr. Thompson laughed.

"The governor already knew what your answer would be, but the question had
to be asked.  He's already packed a bag and will be here Friday afternoon."

"Colin," Daniel became very serious, "I need your word that what you are
about to see remains strictly confidential."  Colin nodded his
understanding.  "Dad, look at this.  You say there is some opposition.  Do
any of those names appear in this paperwork?"

Daniel handed the folder he received from Grandpa Smith to his dad.

"Arthur, you better take a look, too."

Dr. Thompson, Arthur and Colin looked at the paperwork Daniel handed them.
Daniel noticed that the more the men read, the straighter their backs
became.  The paperwork definitely had their attention.

"Daniel." Arthur looked up from the papers, "This is all highly
confidential information.  Some of it is protected under international
treaty.  Can you verify this data?"

"The information is genuine and can stand up in court, if that's what
you're asking.  Look at some of those names and how convoluted the
organizational structure is.  Someone knew what they were doing and
intended that no one would ever be able to discover what you have there.
When I first saw that and began to understand all the implication, I didn't
know whether to be mad or exactly what emotion I should feel.  I do know
that I felt sick.  Look at the money those groups have made."

"Has anyone else seen this?" Dr. Thompson asked.

"Since I received the data, no.  I don't know how many people saw it while
the information was being assembled.  My guess though is that those who did
see it are sworn to secrecy and deal in this king of stuff all the time.

"I'm also guessing that most of those people have no idea what they have
invested in.  They probably think they invested in some conservative
investment group dealing in land or future commodities.  They had no idea
the commodities were children and the destruction of families."

"Daniel," Dr. Thompson spoke very solemnly, "a lot of families, a lot of
lives, could be ruined if this information got into the wrong hands.  There
are also people out there that would stop at nothing to do you harm if they
knew you had this."

"Dad, how many families and lives have they already ruined?  It's not my
intention to hurt anyone.  If that information were to get out, the mess it
would create would just act as another roadblock for our goals.  The only
reason I'm showing you now is so we will all know what kind of organization
we could be facing.  As far as I'm concerned, if things do get a little
dirty, we'll keep it behind the scenes; politics as usual."

                                           * * * *

"Danny." Kyle wanted his friend's attention. "How'd you get picked ta be in
the tank?  Can the rest of us do it too?"

"I dunno," Danny answered innocently, and honestly.  "This lady just came
out where we were and asked us if we wanted ta be in the show.  Mr. Dan'l
said it was okay and so all of us went with her."

"You mean Sean and Jacob and Isaac got ta go too?"

"Uh-huh," Danny answered while nodding his head.  "Me and Ryan and Ian got
ta go first, though.  The lady was with us and the big fish would just swim
up to her so she could pet 'im.  We got ta do that, too!  And . . .and he
felt all funny like.  His skin was slippery but kinda bumpy.  She said the
fish had ta get used to us and then he'd let us ride and she rode with us
ta make sure we were okay.  When we got ta ride we got ta lay on his back
and hold on ta this thing comin' outta his back.  It was fun."

The boys sat around the three youngest and listened to them tell all about
their adventure swimming with the dolphins.  Often, the boys got excited
and talked at the same time so no one could really understand everything
the boys said.  The group did understand that more boys would have the
opportunity to have fun when they went to Sea World.  A couple of the older
boys decided to find Sean, Jacob and Isaac and find out what they did
during their visit.

"Hey, Isaac," Joey called out when he spotted the other boys.  "Wait up."
Joey and Gerry trotted over to join the other boys.

"Danny and Ian and Ryan are telling everybody what a great time they had
this afternoon at Sea World.  What'd you guys get to do?"

"'Bout the same thing.  It's just that since they're so little, they got ta
go first.  The little ones just got ta go for the ride holding on to the
dolphin.  When we went, they let us hold onto the dolphin a little then we
got ta ski; or, at least try to ski," Isaac answered.  "I spent more time
fallin' off the skis than I did standin' on 'em."  The boys all laughed.

"Did they let you go skinny dippin' or did ya have ta wear somethin'?"

"At first, we went naked, just like the little guys," Jacob answered.  "The
man there told us we might want to wear something when we tried skiing so's
we didn't hurt any of the tackle.  It took me a minute to figure out what
he was talkin' about.  Would you believe they gave us Speedos to wear?"
The boys laughed.

"Yeah, and that guy named Robin, he decided he should help Jacob get his
on," Sean added, much to Jacob's chagrin.  "You shoulda seen him.  He had
his hands all over Jacob's ass.  Before we even got undressed, 'cause we
were still wearin' the Cherub outfits from the hospital, that guy was
standin' next ta Jacob, ticklin' his butt.  Jacob didn't know what a do
'cause he started getting' hard and was blushin'."

"He really do that, Jacob?" Gerry asked, laughing.

"Yeah.  He wasn't much older'n you guys.  He whispered in my ear that I had
a nice ass and he wouldn't mind kissin' it."

"Why didn't you let 'im?"

"I would have, but there wasn't no place to go ta let 'im do it.  He was
kinda cute and had some nice tits, too."

"Ooooooo," the boys chorused in, "Jacob's gettin' the hots for older guys."

"Nooo, I'm not!" Jacob objected.  "It's just that . . .well, you know
Mr. Dan'l has us in that cabin with one of the Captain's men and it's hard
ta do anything.  Everybody knows that me and Isaac like ta play around
some, just like a bunch of you other guys.  I'm not so sure how the
Captain's man would react if he saw the two of us suckin' on each other in
the bed."

"Oh, you guys worry too much.  If he says anything, just offer 'im a good
blow."

"You offer 'im a good blow.  If we see your butt flyin' through the air
then we'll know why," Isaac retaliated and they all laughed.

"Get a couple of the guys in a tent to swap with you."

"Are you kiddin'?  Who's gonna swap?" Isaac answered.  "You listen out here
at night.  You may hear crickets chirping, but what I hear is more like
grunting and moaning.  Those tents are the only private places we have out
here.  Back at Fort Ogden it don't matter, we don't have a bunch of family
people watchin' us; we'd just have a good old fashion orgy.  Not here."

"Wanna bet?  Haven't you guys heard about tonight?"  The boys just shook
their heads, waiting to be enlightened.

"Some of us are gonna sneak off into the woods, just like back home, after
the bonfire things over and the little ones are in bed.  Man, it's been
hard, and that's the problem.  I'm so horny I walked around hard most of
the time.  You wouldn't believe some of the stares I get."

"Can we come too?"

"Don't see why not.  If you can't find a partner to fool around with, you
can always use your hand."

                                           * * * *

Daniel knew the boys well enough to know when something was up.  During the
bonfire and entertainment that evening, the boys all laughed and had fun.
Daniel also noticed that the boys kept looking at one another and glanced
over at him and the other adults just a little more often than normal.
Sheepish grins and strange hand signals said something was definitely going
on.

By the time the mascots departed the campsite and the fire was almost out,
the little ones were out.  Some of the men poured water onto the campfire
and scattered the remaining coals to be sure the fire didn't flare up
during the night.  The older boys carried their charges and put them to
bed.

Daniel, Colin, Dr. Thompson and Arthur stayed outside and watched the
cabins as the lights went out in each cabin.  When all the cabins were
dark, the men stepped inside their cabin.  Daniel waited a few minutes and
then turned out the lights.  To anyone observing, the entire campsite was
retired for the evening.  Daniel pulled up a chair near a window and
waited.

"Daniel, what are you doing?" Colin asked.

"Talk low," Daniel answered.  "I don't know what's happening, but I
guarantee you that some boys will be coming out soon.  They're up to
something and I want to see what it is."

"Can we talk while we wait, so long as we talk low?"  Daniel nodded.
"Daniel, I've spoken with my paper and told them I want to stay on here for
a little while.  My plan is to expand the scope of my stories.  Lord knows,
the boys' stories should be able to keep a journalist occupied for a long
time, but there's more to it, a greater depth that affects all of us.  I'm
actually thinking of writing a book and calling it something like Jeremy's
Story."

"Colin, you know that you're welcome to stay with us as long as you like."

"That's just it, Daniel.  I'm thinking of relocating."  Daniel turned and
looked at Colin, somewhat surprised.  "Daniel, you and your group have been
extremely generous.  To accomplish what I want, I need to go farther than
the boys.  I need to look into the laws, see some of the training
facilities, talk to more families."  Daniel studied Colin for a moment
before answering.

"Colin, you know what you need much more than I.  You have been a huge help
to the boys and New Horizons.  Anything we can do for you in return, you
only have to ask.  What about Nigel?"

"He knows.  We had a couple of long talks, something we hadn't done in a
long time; too long.  I'm bringing the housekeeper over to be with us.
When I have to be gone, she'll take care of him.  I'll take him with me
when I can, but I'll always be within a few hours drive.  I intend to see
to it that we never return to the old life we had.  It almost ruined us
both."  Colin paused a moment, then continued.

"Daniel, there's one more thing.  I want to talk to Arthur.  I've already
spoken with some of the British officials.  I want to petition for
guardianship of Connor and Peter.  They have no family back in England, and
maybe I can provide them with a good home here."

Before Daniel could respond, he caught a movement out of the corner of his
eye.  He moved near the window, joined by the other three men.  They saw
two boys creeping across the yard.  It was too dark to see who they were.
Right behind them were other boys.  All of the boys seemed to be moving
towards the same area.  Momentarily, a couple of more boys were creeping
across the yard.  Daniel noticed it was the older boys, none of the younger
boys.  Daniel motioned for the men to remain quiet.  When Daniel thought
there weren't any more boys trying to sneak away, the four men went looking
for the boys.

First they heard muffled sounds and decided to sneak up in the direction
the sounds came from.  When they were almost at the edge of the small
clearing the boys had found, the men stopped.  Daniel had to bite his lip
and shake his head.  Arthur squatted down and hung his head, fighting to
suppress laughter.  Colin had an expression of almost shock at the scene
before them.

There was no doubt that TJ was holding another boy's legs up and the way
his hips were thrusting, TJ was giving someone a good pounding.  Daniel
knew the boy lying on the ground was most likely Evan, but it was the third
boy that surprised him.  Joey was straddling Evan, if that was Evan, with
his butt practically sitting on Evan's face while he and TJ were in a lip
lock.  TJ had one arm wrapped around Joey's shoulder while he used the
other hand to masturbate the boy.

Only a few feet away, lying on the ground, were Jacob and Isaac.  Isaac was
on his back and there was no doubt that Jacob had his boy member deep into
Isaac's mouth.  Jacob was on his knees, but rather than being bent over, he
had Isaac's legs hooked under his arms, holding Isaac up.  Jacob's head was
bobbing up and down Isaac's boyhood almost as fast as his middle finger was
moving in and out of Isaac's butt.  Isaac was writhing and trying to hump
Jacob's face.

Daniel felt Colin hold his arm tightly and looked where the man pointed.
Sean was on his knees with his arms propped on what looked to be a fallen
tree trunk.  On his knees, behind Sean, was Nigel.  Nigel was licking the
full length of Sean's crack.  Sean held his head up and was taking sharp
breaths through clenched teeth.  Soon Nigel rose up, but remained on his
knees.  The boy picked up what looked like a tube and squeezed something
onto his very erect boy pole and then his finger tips.  Nigel spread
something in Sean's crack; it was obvious that he was about to mount the
boy.  Daniel was very glad that neither Brad nor Patrick was along on this
trip!

Daniel looked around and spotted other boys engaged in boy-play.  He
signaled the other men to follow him as they backed quietly away from the
orgy scene.  When they were away from the boys and could no longer hear
them, the men burst into laughter.

"Daniel, are you going to do something?"

"You mean to stop them or punish them?  For what, being boys?  The way they
acted earlier I knew something was up and they have been good.  No, they're
just boys being boys.  Tell you the truth, I'm almost a little jealous that
life can't be as simple and easy as it is for children."  The men looked at
one another and they all laughed softly so the boys didn't hear them.

"Tell you what, I have a suggestion," Daniel offered, "let's give them
about forty-five minutes and if they haven't returned by then we'll stand
out here and announce loud enough for them to hear that we're going to do a
cabin check and then retire for the evening.  Ever hear a herd of wild boys
trying to run quietly when they think they're getting away with something?"
Daniel grinned.

"Daniel, you do have an evil streak."

End Ch Ninety-One
To Be Continued

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