Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 11:10:07 -0400
From: Ron <wolfwalker2@alltel.net>
Subject: TEEP chapter 12

                                Chapter 12

Rolling over and snuggling into Tim, Aaron glanced at the clock and groaned
silently; it was quarter to five and he needed to get moving if he was going
to get his chores done before breakfast, it might even go faster with help,
if Tommy was waiting for him, though he might have overslept this morning.
Grabbing a pair of shorts from the closet, after taking his morning pee,
Aaron snuck out of the bedroom without waking the three sleeping teens.
Shorts across his shoulder, Aaron ported to the balcony outside the
apartment where he was to pick up Tommy and smiled at the sleeping teen,
leaning against the wall.

Leaning over, Aaron gently touched Tommy's shoulder waking him up "Did you
spend all night out here or something?"

Opening his eyes and smiling, Tommy started to stand up, "Nope spent the
night in bed, just woke up early and decided to wait out here in case I fell
back to sleep, good thing, as I did fall back asleep." Grinning at the
shorts hanging off Aaron's shoulder, "Am I overdressed?"

Chuckling, Aaron pulled his shorts on, "Nope, you should know better that to
try to work around horses naked, they might think you are packing a carrot
or something."

Giggling madly, Tommy grabbed onto Aaron's arm so they could port to the
surface, where it was still dark with just the hint of false dawn in the
air. "So where do we start?" Tommy bounced into the barn, thrilled to be
able to work with animals again.

So much energy, Aaron thought before smiling, "This one is simple, we just
do a quick head count to make sure all twelve of the horses are here and in
good shape, then we are off to fill the feeders at the fish farm, later,
before the cattle arrive, we can prep the barn and equipment for arrival.
And I need to harvest the rest of the fish in the two purge tanks and get
them cleaned and prepped for freezing; that alone will take the biggest
portion of our time this morning.

Tommy looked at Aaron as he counted the horses outside the barn by taking a
feed bucket and tossing the grain around inside to call the horses to him,
as each came up, Aaron offered them a handful of the feed, before going on
to the next, pushing its way forward, "We don't normally give them much
feed, as they have all this pasture to eat on, so a handful every morning
until they start being ridden and working the cattle, then they can get some
at night, otherwise they will get really fat and it will stress their
hearts."

Scratching the last mare's neck near the mane, Aaron gave her a playful swat
on the behind to set her back towards the pasture and snaked his way through
the post gate. "All horses are greedy guts when it comes to sweet feed, for
them not to fight over getting their morning treat means something is wrong,
and for them not to show up would make me start searching for the one
missing from the morning treat. Have you dealt much with horses?"

Taking the mostly empty bucket from Aaron's hands, Tommy raced it back to
the feed room and placed it on top of the grain bin, then he pulled the door
closed behind him as he stepped out, long years of practice as a hungry
animal breaking into the feed room and gorging meant a dead animal, "I had a
horse that I used to ride around the farm to do chores with, fuck face sold
him, telling me walking was healthy for me," he ended the explanation
bitterly. "We ran cattle and I had a small greenhouse dad had built me, that
doubled as the brooding barn in the winter for newly hatched poults.I was
very happy until he showed up."

Reaching over and pulling Tommy in tight, Aaron held him, offering comfort,
"Do you want me to check to see if anything still remains of your farm? Half
of it should have gone to you, or at least the proceeds from the livestock
you owned."

Tommy melted into the embrace and blinked as the view shifted as they ported
to the fish farm, "It would be nice, but they are long gone by now, probably
with the money, more than likely." Standing up and watching the false dawn
set in, giving them enough to see by, "So how do you get the fish out, there
has to be a secret, otherwise we'll be here all morning?"

Not pushing the issue but privately vowing to check the situation out, or to
see if Roger and his team of sharks could do anything, Aaron accepted the
change of topics. Turning on the lights over by the work station, he
activated the slush machines and waited for it to start filing the trough
before walking over to the tanks, "It's a lot simpler to net the fish if
there is not that much water in the tank, so we just empty most of it out
and scoop them up." He explained as he started draining the one tank first.
"Tell you what, you scoop them into the slush and I'll clean them, how's
that sound?"

Tommy grabbed one of the nets from the holder and nodded his head, "Sounds
like a plan," he giggled as the water started to drop, so he started
practicing scooping.

An hour and a half later, Aaron sighed as the last carcass was sent down the
processing chute and the last tray of cleaned fish went down the slide to
the cooler where Tommy was placing each fillet on the conveyor belt into the
quick freezer. Hosing everything down, Aaron set the automatic cleaning
cycle and went into the processing shed, "That's the last of them, how are
you doing in here?"

Placing the last piece on the belt, Tommy grinned as he placed the empty
tray on the washing rack and walked over, leaning in, he sniffed Aaron,
scrunching up his nose, "I'm done but I think you stink like fish." Giggling
he ran under Aaron's reaching arms to avoid being captured, running outside,
he grinned, "Ok you win, we both stink like fish."

Looking up at the sky, Aaron smiled, the thoughts running around in Tommy's
head were of being happy and content, he felt he was doing something
important again. "Well, how about we go back and get cleaned up, it's almost
seven, so breakfast will be in a bit."

Nodding his head, Tommy stopped and frowned as he had a thought, "don't we
have to package that fish we froze this morning, after all it might get
freezer burned."

Smiling at another insightful question, Aaron was pleased at how Tommy
remembered to keep focus yet still have fun doing something he loved, "Well
the machine not only freezes the filets individually, it also vacuum packs
them once frozen, right now the last of the fish are moving through the
system and after being frozen, they are vacuum sealed into a bag and dumped
into a bin in the sub zero freezer at the end. It separated the two types of
fish when you typed the second type of fish into the terminal, when you
started the next batch, so there are two big bins waiting to be empted
whenever, in the freezer."

"And all the carcasses?" Tommy asked, as they walked by the work station on
their way out of the building.

"A long process that eventually turns them into fish meal to be used in
feed, a totally closed system so the smells don't get out of control and it
all takes place underground, which is also where the sub zero freezer is
located." Aaron told him, as he prepared to port them out of the facility
and back home, before he could do so, Kevin contacted him.

"Aaron are you and Tommy finished yet, breakfast will be ready shortly?"
Kevin sent mentally as he entered the kitchen and started to pull waffles
out of the freezer, placing them on a sheet tray to place in the oven to
heat them.

"I was just getting ready to port him home.why?" Aaron wondered down the
link, "we both smell like fish and need a shower."

"We've been talking and you have the extra bedroom, plus the fact that Tommy
fits in as well.we know it's your house and it's not right for us to just
invite." Kevin trailed off when Aaron interrupted him.

Grinning Aaron leaned down over the top of Tommy's head, "Do you like
waffles, seems Kevin is inviting you to breakfast, you can use his shower to
get cleaned up if you want. Kevin your rambling, I'll pass the invite along,
but don't push Tommy to move into OUR house, he might have invited someone
yesterday that he wants to get to know better. And we will be there in a
moment."

Tommy sighed and nodded his head "It sure will be nice when I start shooting
sperms, telepathy sounds so cool, always being able to talk to someone
anytime you need to, to make sure they are still here," whispering the last,
as Aaron ported them back to his place. Shaking himself out of his musings,
Tommy smiled as he looked over the city from high up, holding onto the
railing as he gazed out over the city he remembered he needed to shower then
he needed to check to see if Mark or Brian answered. "Um.you said something
about borrowing a shower?"

Stepping away from the teen Aaron started inside, "Follow me, the layout is
almost the same as the apartment you're staying in now." Glancing back,
Aaron smiled as Tommy finally tore his eyes away from the view and followed
him into the house.

Waving at Kevin who peaked out of the kitchen, Aaron started down the hall
and smirked as Tim looked at him smiling eyes full of excitement, reaching
out so he could get a morning kiss Aaron laughed as Tim wrinkled his nose up
at the smell and started to back up slowly. "Tommy, I don't think Tim
appreciates our new cologne," he added in a conspiratorial voice as he
lunged towards Tim who screamed and ran back into the common room with Aaron
hot on his heels.

Chasing the giggling Tim around the couch a couple of times, Aaron finally
cornered him, leaning forward, "Tim, can Tommy borrow your shower to clean
up?" waiting until Tim warily nodded his head, eyes glancing around to bolt
as soon as an opening appeared, Aaron smiled and took a step back before
turning and walking away for his own shower, "thanks, kiss you after I'm
clean."

Tommy, holding his side from laughing so hard entered the common room from
where he was guarding the hallway to the rest of the house when Tim waved at
him to follow.

Sighing in relief as the steam washed away the smell and grime of the
morning's activities, Aaron was not surprised when he heard the door to the
shower open, turning around so he could face whoever was in the little
entry, Aaron reached out without looking to shut off the surround spray and
start the drying cycle.

When Aaron turned around and turned the water off, Tim smiled and instead of
telling him breakfast was ready like Aaron expected, "All of us woke up
around six and we talked, all of us are in agreement we would like to have
Tommy move in to the last bedroom, we all like him and Kevin said he wants
him to be his first time and we don't think he is happy living with the
others, he doesn't fit in, not like he does with us."

Stepping out of the shower, now that he was dry, Aaron went to the sink and
started brushing his teeth, thinking about what Tim had said, "Chris and the
three of you have spent more time around them then I have, are there
problems building over there that I need to know about?" seeing Tim shake
his head no in the mirror, he did get his answer from Pete who walked in.

"No problem's more of the fact that Tommy wants to become an Alteran, while
Damien and Fred are not sure what they want to do yet, and Derrick is a
total bottom.no he is more of a sub so he will do what he is told. He's got
a thing for David, so maybe it will work out." Pete answered as he walked
into the bathroom, breakfast was ready and he was supposed to tell them
before it got cold.

Rinsing, Aaron stood back from the sink and stared at Pete as he went over
in his mind everything Pete did not say. Pete, picking up on Aaron's
thoughts, was quick to point out "Chris knows about Derrick and is keeping a
close eye on him and the others, though I don't think they would do anything
on purpose, after being in the hands of those zealots."

Giving Tim then Pete their good morning kiss, Aaron nodded his head, he
would revisit this issue later with Chris, after spending some time with
Derrick, until then, he would trust that he was being watched closely.

"He is," Pete smiled at him as they walked along the hallway leading to the
dining room.

Throwing up a shield around his private mind gradually, Aaron thought well,
at least I know how to classify Pete's pathing ability, this morning should
be fun testing out their skill levels.

Fixing his plate and adding another thing to his ever growing to do list,
Aaron took some bacon instead of sausage like he preferred to eat with
waffles, he remembered he had cleaned out the freezer, sending it all over
to Altair Minor so they could have something to eat. Taking a bite of his
waffles was all it took before Tommy, who was waiting, spoke up.

"Is there a way to make a phone call to the states? The reason is Brian
emailed me last night, well this morning, and gave me a phone number where I
can reach him as his father was fired yesterday and they had to pack up all
their stuff and leave the ranch by breakfast. Brian's real upset too, his
dad got fired because the big boss found out Brian is gay, he blames
himself. And Mark wants to know if he can bring his horse with him, his
uncle is getting real suspicious and evidently his friend is moving away so
he has nothing to stay around for anymore.no one else has answered yet."
Tommy rushed all that out in one breath.

Bacon halfway to his mouth, Aaron sat there slowing down the rush of
information so he could replay it in his mind at a normal speed, after
replaying it, he started the bacon towards his mouth once more, "I have no
problem with Mark bringing any animal he wants, they will just have to go
through quarantine in the barn for a few days, do you have his telephone
number too?" seeing Tommy nod his head that he did, "Alright then right
after breakfast, we'll go call both of them, we'll plan on rescuing Mark
around eleven; that should give him time to get all his stuff packed."

Glancing at his three, Aaron stared for a minute as they looked at each
other before slumping then perking back up, Kevin was the spokesman, "So we
will miss this morning's lessons on porting.well that's okay because you are
rescuing someone, maybe we can do them tonight?" he asked with hope in his
voice.

Seeing the brief flash of disappointment in all three teens' faces Aaron
rearranged his morning in his mind and slowly nodded as it became workable,
"I think we can do better, let's push back your schooling, so instead of
logging into the terminal for your tutoring session first thing, I will go
release David and be back by eight thirty, quarter of nine, then when I have
all the running around to do, you guys can begin studying after an early
lunch, seeing you are not as interested in farming as Tommy is, I suspect
you won't mind missing out on the great cattle roundup."

Smiling, Aaron picked up his empty plate and took it into the kitchen and
seeing the wash water already in the sink, quickly washed his plate, walking
back into the dining room one of his energy donuts in hand, all three sets
of eyes from his guys stared at him with worry. Picking up on their thoughts
racing between them, Aaron smiled and opened his mind to them "really guys,
I'm fine. I'm still in build up mode from last week. I know I will have two
long distance ports today, but the only passenger will be Tommy, and then on
the return trip, Mark. Once I have seen Mark's farm and where his stuff is,
I can come back here and use the gestalt to port his horse and belongings
without draining myself." Feeling their uncertainty, "Look mind to mind you
cannot lie you would be able to feel it if I was."

"Tommy, after you finish eating and not before, stop by my office and I will
place the calls for you, right now, I have a couple of emails to send, so
take your time," Aaron smiled as Tommy sat back down and grabbed some more
waffles.

Once out of everyone's sight, Aaron frowned, first things first; Roger had
some work to do, seeing how much of Tommy's legacy he could get back.
Sitting down and logging into the terminal, Aaron brought up the email
program and scanned through his emails, looking for anything his system had
flagged as important, not seeing any, he did notice one email flagged
important by the sender, originating in the Hoover building in Washington.
Holding his curiosity in check, he typed a short message to Roger, detailing
as much as he knew about Tommy's family and what had been done to him by his
mother's boyfriend, ending it with a request to find and secure as much as
Tommy's inheritance as possible, he wanted them taken for every penny they
had, he included copies of the original notes from the salvaged hard drive
taken from the bastards the night they rescued the boys, proving that
Tommy's mom and boyfriend knew that they were sending their son to his death
and the only reason he had lasted so long, unlike the others, was he was
still needed for signatures and a face to face so the property could be
sold, sending it, he opened the email that had sparked his curiosity.

Staring at the monitor across the room, Aaron was doing some serious
frowning, the email was a politely worded request for a back door to be
placed in the systems and chips sold so that the contents of the computer
could be easily viewed by law enforcement. Scrolling through the email he
did not find what he was looking for, there was no telephone number for this
special agent that sent the message, and as he was not about to compromise
the security of his technology on demand, he copied the email and his
response to Roger, just so the sharks could know what shenanigans were being
attempted by the government. His response was simple, security of his
products would not be compromised, at the request of a bodiless email that
might or might not come from who they said they represented, and
furthermore, he was not willing to compromise his security because law
enforcement might be inconvenienced when trying to access the information
stored on his chips.

Sending it, after seeing red hair sticking up near the top of the steps
Aaron chuckled, evidently Tommy was waiting for him to get done, and must
have sat down on the stairs to wait. "You know Tommy, if I hadn't looked
over, I would have missed you sitting there, just so you know it is okay to
come all the way up the stairs and get my attention, the only time you are
not welcome to just walk in, is if I am talking to someone on the video
pickup, then just wait at the top of the stairs so I can see you, otherwise,
I might not see you for hours," he giggled the last.

Smiling as Tommy stood up and made his way over to the chair, "Why don't we
call Mark first as he will need the time to get packed, then you can call
Brian, just type in the telephone number on the terminal, the area code and
then the rest of the number, you don't need to dial the one, once that is
done, just tap dial." Aaron explained as he swung the terminal out towards
Tommy so he could reach it.

Smiling as Tommy did as instructed, Aaron leaned back in the chair and
closed his eyes, resting for a moment and giving Tommy the illusion of
privacy as the sound of a phone ringing came over the speakers, "hello." the
voice, deep and tired sounded over the speaker.

"Mark.It's Tommy, I talked and we can come get you later this morning, Aaron
said you can take whatever animals are yours, well you can bring everything
that is yours with you, even Wilber. He has a way to take everything so your
uncle does not get anything you leave behind." Tommy said slowly, then
concerned when he heard the sobs from the other end of the phone. "Mark are
you alright, you don't sound alright?"

Hiccupping could be heard from the deep voice and Aaron opened his eyes and
sat back up illusion dispelled, ready to speak out if it would help. "I'll
be fine as soon as you get here and take me away, I've been so worried I
would have to leave everything behind, I slept in the barn last night so I
could be near the computer in case you emailed me back. It's gotten really
bad in the past couple of days, I almost had decided to have the herd picked
up and sold for hamburger so broke back and I could head for greener
pastures, I have already sold most of my stuff and closed my bank account
yesterday, after getting your email," Mark sniffed a few times as Tommy
looked at Aaron in horror.

Waving at Tommy to catch his attention, Aaron pointed to his chest,
indicating he wanted to talk "Mark I am going to let Aaron talk to you, he
will make things be alright, I promise," Tommy vowed.

Sniff.sniff "Ok Tommy, can he really help me?" Mark asked, not wanting to
give up hoping for some way to save everything he worked so hard for.

"Hi Mark." Aaron tried to be as gentle and calm as possible, "the first
thing I need to know is if you think you will be safe where you are at until
eleven your time, that's another three hours?"

Still sounding tired and drained over the phone, Mark replied, "I should be;
my aunt and uncle went into Bixby to visit her sister, that's about an hour
and a half from here, so unless they lied, they won't be back much before
one."

"That sounds like we have time then, what I need you to do is pack
everything that belongs to you and bring it to the barn, just pile stuff in
blankets and tie them into bundles, we can worry about cleaning and sorting
once we get you back here, the other thing is who or what is a Wilber and
how big is this herd?" Aaron started to make notes before interjecting, "can
the herd be moved into the barn so they can be moved quicker and how many
head are we talking about anyway?"

Relieved and sounding better, Mark's voice carried that over the connection,
"I have fifty head, though some of the cows are not going to take to
traveling well, this close to calving, I might lose some of them or at least
the calves, but I suppose that is a small price to pay for getting out of
this hell hole. And Wilber is the culmination of my breeding program, he's
my Angus bull, I've won many a ribbon at the fair with him."

Silently chuckling at Tommy, who was standing there smirking, as if this was
news to him "Alright, Fifty head of cattle, one bull and one horse, we can
handle that and still get you out of there in time, so how long do you think
it will take to round up and corral the herd and pack, will you be able to
get it done by yourself by eleven or are you going to need help?"

"Since I'm not fit company to live in my own house, all my stuff is already
in the barn, packed up so all I have to do is break down the computer and
bring the herd in," Mark sounded very bitter.

Tommy whispered, "Mark actually owns the farm and house, it was left to him
by his parents when they died, his Aunt and uncle moved in with him because
it was better than their place in town."

"Damn right my house is better than that shit hole they lived in," Mark was
very angry, but willing to give it up to be safe, but not willing to let go
of the anger that caused it have to happened in the first place.

"We'll let the lawyers fight it out, I pay mine more than they could ever
possibly afford, plus when we meet and if you would happen to ask for
asylum, our laws will go into effect, so chances are pretty good you would
be either selling off the property and pocketing the money or renting it out
and still pocketing money while your good Aunt and uncle would be out on the
street. So if you have stuff in the house that has sentimental value to you,
pack it up, we'll grab it when we arrive."

"How, they changed the locks on me, even if I wanted to grab mom and dad's
stuff I couldn't get in to get it?" Mark sounded very frustrated.

"The house and farm are legally yours, right? Break the door or a window,
wait, leave it until we get there that way there will be safety in numbers,"
Aaron changed his mind just in case, after all once the law became involved
it could get complicated fast.

"Ok.I need to get a move on then, to get everything set.um will you call
back and check on me, the caller id does not recognize your number," Mark
sounded as young as he was now that he was almost safe he felt frightened
they would not make it in time.

"Tommy will call you back in an hour, and will stay on the line talking with
you until we get there, so if anything would happen, he would be able to get
a hold of me pretty fast and we could speed things up." Aaron reassured him,
before letting Tommy say goodbye.

That call over, Tommy looked afraid, "Why do people do this to kin folk, I
mean Mark never hurt anyone and his relatives treat him real bad, they don't
have a clue he is gay, so why?" tears were running down his face.

"For all the bad I have seen happen to gay youth, your friend Brian is in
the other half, his father still loves him, and even got fired instead of
buckling under to his boss and throwing away his son." Aaron pulled Tommy
around and hugged him, wiping the tears with his hand, "Let's get Brian set
in the right direction so you can call Mark back and keep him company while
he gets things ready for us."

Nodding his head, Tommy reached over and dialed Brian's cell phone number
and smiled in relief when he heard his voice on the other end, "Hello.Tommy,
is that you?"

"Yeah Brian, it's me I am with Aaron and we think we have a fix for you
guys, let Aaron talk to your dad, put us on speaker." Tommy rushed through
hurrying, in case Mark was in trouble he wanted to be able to hear it happen
so they could port after him.

"Okay, you're on speaker, Tommy," Brian's voice echoed over the speaker.

"Hello folks, sorry to be introducing myself in this way, my name is Aaron
Stranton and Tommy originally contacted Brian to offer him a place on our
Island nation, helping out on one of the farms. The whole nation is gearing
up to rescue gay youth that found themselves in danger or that have become
homeless, we will move them out of the country and give them the chance to
chase their dreams in safety." Aaron considered the best way to make his
story believed, "Before I start trying to answer your questions, I am going
to offer your father, Brian, the opportunity to interview for a position
that will be opening up on Altair Minor, there will be a small truck farm
needing to be started to provide fresh produce for the hospital and staff,
besides the normal work keeping the landscaping in order until we can find
someone to take over that part. Most of it at first is mindless keep busy
work, but your father has the most important qualification already. Your
father made the right choice in choosing his gay son over the bigots he
worked for."

"Your name has been all over the news the last couple of days, Mr. Stranton,
so I am ready to believe the offer is genuine, besides, we have no choice;
everything we own is in the trailer behind the pickup right now. That yacht
of yours has been plastered all over the news besides your name, the old man
was jealous and doesn't believe that yacht is real, then your company
started to release all those computers in the area and he bought one, he
believes, now." Brian's father told them sincerely.

"Okay, well then head for pier ninety over in San Francisco, the commercial
dock section, I have a warehouse there and the yacht you saw on television
will be arriving Thursday night, we can talk over supper, if you get there
in time, or afterwards if you miss supper, I'll leave your name with the
guards so you will be allowed onsite, if you have any problems, call
555-555-5555 that is a direct line to Davies and Associates, the law firm I
use in the States, he will make sure you're taken care of." Aaron pulled the
terminal over and reaching round Tommy, typed out an email, warning Roger of
the possible call, and telling him to render all possible assistance, before
he realized it, Tommy had finished the call and twisted around and kissed
him on the cheek.

Pulling the communicator out of his ear, Aaron tied it into the terminal,
every morning after waking up, it was second nature to put the communicator
on, recalling the first number Tommy had typed in, Aaron extended the mic
and placed it over Tommy's ear "This will work anywhere on the Island, so
while we go down to where I'm going to put Kevin, Pete and Tim through their
paces, you can be right near me, in case Mark needs help. While I am in the
med bay releasing David, just stick by Pete, he has the loudest mental
voice."

Tommy, nodding his understanding heard the ringing through the ear piece and
followed Aaron as he started for the steps, "This is so COOL." He got out
before Mark answered his cell phone.

Entering the living room, Aaron motioned for everyone to gather round and
whispered "Tommy's friend might need a hand early, so he is going to keep
him company on the phone while I release David, then start putting you guys
through your workout."

Holding his arm out so he could grab Tommy and pull him in, Aaron released
his hold when Kevin hugged him close and double checking everyone was
touching him with his eyes he ported them to the area outside the med bay.
"I'll be back shortly with David, one of you might give me a few minute's
head start, then go after Kenny in the dining hall."

Walking into the trauma pod, Aaron noticed Kenny was not in residence as he
thought, and went over after double checking the readouts and started the
release cycle. Watching the sixteen year old float to the bottom and his
penis harden as the warm air jets dried him off, Aaron wondered if he would
be anything like Kenny, so free spirited and flourishing, out from under his
father's oppression. Removing the tube from David's lungs he watched
closely, for a moment it looked like he would have to intervene as David's
trachea spasmed before settling down. Placing his hands on either side of
David's head he implanted the knowledge that he was safe and his brother was
waiting for him to wake up and that he was in the med bay after being
healed. Removing the chest sensor after turning the soma unit off, Aaron
smiled down as the first thing David did was reach down for his hard cock
before blushing as he opened his eyes and felt he was naked.

"Hello David, it is good to have you back with us, Kenny is eating
breakfast; he is going to be upset that he was not here when you woke up, so
that will be our little secret, he has visited you everyday chatting and
telling you all about his adventures." Placing his finger over David's mouth
so he would not ask his question, "Your throat is a little raw right now, so
wait a minute and let it settle down. I recorded every visit with your
brother so you could hear and see what went on over the last four days after
Kenny woke up in the same type of bio-tube you are in now. I'll get you some
water and then have one of my guys keep Kenny distracted while you catch up,
then you can close your eyes and he can hover over the top of you as you
wake up," Aaron smiled at the plan he came up with at the last minute,
touching the playback sequence on the console thus bringing the monitor to
life once more.

Handing the glass of water to David, Aaron told him to sip it gently before
moving back to the desk to give the teen some privacy, knowing he would be
shedding a few tears.

Even Aaron was surprised with how many times during the night Kenny had
snuck in while no one was around to chat with his big brother. After a half
hour the recordings had to be put on hold even with another day left, as
Aaron heard Kevin warn him Kenny was on his way "Kenny slipped past my guys,
he'll be here in a minute, so after you leave, I will transfer the
recordings to your terminal so you can finish watching them.quick now,
pretend to be asleep."

Grinning, David did as he was asked and closed his eyes as he heard bare
feet running into the room, wiping the grin off his face he pretended to be
asleep, just like all the times his father used to check up on him during
the night. Feeling the warm hands on either side of his head he listened in.

"Hey Kenny your just in time, I am telling your brothers brain that he is
safe and that all his injuries have been fixed, that way when you wake him
up, he will not be in pain." Aaron smiled as Kenny bounced up and down next
to the bio-tube.  Finished, Aaron acted like he turned a switch and reached
over and pulled the temple sensor off "Ok he's all yours, just remember not
to do anything to put him back into the bio-tube for more repairs." He
smiled at Kenny's giggles and sneaky look.

Turning series, Kenny looked up, choking up and having trouble getting the
words out, "I promise, I waited too long for David to wake up and hold me. I
won't hurt him I promise."

Leaning over the open end of the bio-tube, Kenny, tears falling fast and
furious leaned over and kissed David's temple, just as his brother used to
kiss his, letting him know everything was going to be alright, whispering,
"David.please wake up."

David opened his eyes and quickly reached up and touched Kenny's face,
sitting up he pulled Kenny up into the tube with him and held on as his
brother sobbed in relief. Leaving the central station once Kenny stopped
sobbing, and approaching the bio-tube, he noticed David stiffen and shiver
as Kenny scooted back into his brother, knowing what most likely just
happened Aaron smiled as he heard Kenny's surprised and pleased voice
telling his brother how he wished he could shoot sperms like he just did,
and how he could become an Alteran now, while he had to wait until he was
old enough to shoot sperms, and how that was really a lot.

Picking up the towel off the cart, Aaron went over and noticed the shell
shocked expression on David's face, his cock head peaking up between his
brother's legs as Kenny played with the load of sperm on his chest. Wiping
Kenny off quickly, causing the young chatter box to stop, finished and
seeing David shiver again as he brushed the towel on across his exposed head
Aaron lifted Kenny out of the bio-tube, careful not to bend a certain part
of David's body and set him back on the floor, "Hey, you want to do me a
favor while I check your brother over one last time?" Smiling at Kenny's
frantic nodding, Aaron whispered, "run and find Derrick and bring him to the
lake over where the guys are waiting for me, I'll bring your brother over
after talking to him.making sure he is alright up here." Aaron tapped
Kenny's head.

Nodding his head and trusting Aaron, Kenny ran out of the room, waiting
until Kenny had rounded the corner, Aaron looked down in the bio-tube and
seeing David still uncomfortable hard "You had no control over what just
happened, and if you don't mention it or make a big deal out of it, Kenny
will be fine." locking eyes with David who relaxed and then nodded, arms
flexing as if he wanted to move them, Aaron moved behind David and leaned
closer, placing a hand on his lower abdomen "Your penis was re-built along
with all your other injuries so you have your foreskin back, and for all
intents and purposes it is brand new, never been touched, that is why you
have a hair trigger, now it looks like you need to take care of the problem
still. I can either give you the towel and let you take care of the problem,
or reach down and help you out, no pressure either way, but your body looks
like it's screaming for release."

David thought for a moment and not about to pass up the first offer to have
someone else touch him down there, reached up and gently took Aarons hand
and brought it down to his cock and placed it around the shaft before
leaning back and smiling, "Please."

Nodding his head, Aaron wrapped his fingers around the hard cock and slid
the skin up and over the leaking head, placing pressure around the skin once
his fingers reached the top. Leaving his thumb up top he used it to circle
the head as he let the skin slide back between his fingers and the shaft
causing David to draw in a deep breath in pleasure, "You are not going to
last long, so I am just going to go for it, later on, if you want to learn
more, all you have to do is ask," before grasping the stiff cock firmly and
stroking it, causing David to thrust and arch his back into his body as he
came once more shooting into the towel that Aaron dropped into his lap when
he felt the cock head start to swell, rapidly stroking even though he was
almost finished, Aaron sent him over the edge once more and he dribbled out
some more as his body violently twitched as the orgasm hit him harder than a
moment ago.

Aaron thought this one would definitely need to be drained several times if
he opts in for being altered. Holding David up with his chest Aaron picked
the towel up and folding it so he would not spread the cum around, he
carefully cleaned him up, being extra careful around his wilting cock as
every touch caused David's body to twitch in pleasure.

Tossing the towel to the floor, Aaron waited until David came down from his
high and helped him out of the bio-tube. Once he was sure David was back in
the here and now, "let's go meet your brother before he comes looking for
you, plus I think it is time to put some faces with those names your brother
told you about in all his adventures."

Steady on his feet and now wilted back to normal David glanced down once
more at his crotch, well as normal as it was now and looking up grinned,
"Thanks for the hand, that was the first time someone has ever touched me
down there and I really liked it."

Laughing, Aaron steered him past the last occupied bio-tube and caught the
surface thought from David, 'they got Rolland out too.'

Explaining briefly about the med bay and the city, Aaron handed David off to
his brother and Derrick, once they reached the lake with a parting shot,
"Anytime you want a rematch or to learn the next step, look up one of the
guys over there, where you will find them, you will find me too, so when you
want to learn what to do with Derrick, let us know."

Moving over and kissing Tim deeply, before moving to Kevin then Pete, he was
very aware of the stares he was getting form David and Derrick. Tim
whispered in his ear from behind "Derrick is popping wood and David is
getting hard too."

Nodding as he released Pete, Aaron cleared his throat "Okay guys, let's get
started on teleportation practice. Last time I modified your bracelets I
activated an option that allows you to turn off the limiter at will, pull
the bracelet around until the red gem is up top and twist it sideways before
pushing it. Once it goes clear you've turned it off, just remember for the
next couple of days to make sure it is turned on when having sex or
sleeping, until we are sure that unconsciously you have control."

Seeing them nod their heads, serious about learning, Aaron ported over to
Derrick and David and whispered in their ears to take care of the pointers
between their legs by giving each other a helping hand before they had
another accident. Porting back he went back to instructions his three, as
Kevin told him mentally Derrick had locked lips with David and his hand was
moving rapidly up and down between their bodies after he had ordered them to
get each other off.

"Okay, who wants to go first?  Just remember think of the place you want to
be, in this case the intersection of the paths over there." Aaron pointed
off to the side "And then project your mind to that place and fix it firmly
in your mind and wrap the image of yourself with your power like I showed
you the other day and push the one image to the other."

Eager to be first, Tim stepped forward, "I am." closing his eyes he
concentrated and felt the feather light touch of Aaron near his mind but not
helping, he followed the instructions and opened his eyes to see he was
standing in the middle of the intersection. Jumping up and slapping an
imaginary hand he calmed down and ported back to Aaron's side, weaving
slightly as he opened his eyes.

Grabbing Tim before he fell, Aaron smiled and kissed him, "You did good for
your first time, now rest." reaching out with his mind, Aaron ported the red
container out of the refrigerator and opened it offering one of the last
three donuts to Tim, "here, have one, it will help as you just expended a
lot of energy you are not used to using, it will get better with practice."

Pete, who was motioned by Kevin to go next, waited until Aaron was watching
before he too pulled off a flawless portation, once he was in the
intersection, he grinned before porting next to Aaron where he was caught
before he hit the ground. Smiling up tiredly, "that takes more out of you
than I thought it would," before settling to the ground and taking the
offered donut.

Kevin grinned, and being his turn, he concentrated, but unlike his lovers he
did not push as hard with his power to make himself move in his mind's eye,
instead, he just slowly built up the power until he felt himself move.
Opening his eyes, he noticed he was where he wanted to be, and then focusing
on the clear spot next to Aaron, he repeated the performance of using as
little energy as possible and found himself standing next to Aaron, walking
forward, he hugged Aaron with a huge grin on his face before sitting down
next to Tim and Pete who were looking at him with sour expressions.

"Why aren't you falling over like we did?" Pete scowled, backed up by Tim
nodding along.

"I tried using as little energy as possible to power the port, instead of
throwing everything in it like you guys did, I tried to use as little as
possible until I ported, the second time I knew how much to use and when I
ported, I knew I was right." Kevin smiled as they turned their combined
glare onto Aaron who was smiling at them.

"Would you have believed me, if you did not try it your way first, or
without feeling what happens when you throw everything into a port?   Would
you be willing to try it Kevin's way?" Aaron asked before sitting down to
face all three of them, "It took me a week to learn what Kevin did by
watching the two of you. Once you feel rested, try doing it the way Kevin
did; picture the two places and slowly increase the power until it feels
like you have enough to port, it will be slow at first, but as you practice
it will become faster and easier. If you think about it, when I linked up
with you the other day, that is exactly what I did, but I slowed it down so
you could see what I was doing, after some time, it becomes second nature to
push power into porting, until you pop, so to speak."

Standing up after checking the time on his P.A.D.D., "I have an hour until I
have to leave to go get Mark, Tommy's friend, so I have time to get the
Stevens boy out of the bio-tube over on Altair Minor. Do me a favor and keep
close to Tommy and yell if Mark on the other end of the call needs help, I
shouldn't be gone very long. Kevin, if you feel the need to really practice,
try aiming for the island in the middle of the lake." Aaron smiled at them
before porting away.

A half hour later, tired and feeling good about their progress, the three
sat around at the edge of the lake, only slightly wet from falling back in
from being too tired, all three of them looking forward to an early lunch
and the time spent sitting in front of the tutor program, which mean they
would not have to do any moving. David and Derrick sitting down near them
while Kenny basked in the nearness of his brother by leaning up against him
while they talked about their new life here on Altare. Near the end, David
and Derrick received a crash course in logging into the terminal and
placement testing, Kenny even offered up that he needed to do his school
work after lunch, and would help his brother log in for the first time, he
had talked it over with Aaron yesterday he told David, and decided to hold
off doing the tutor until the afternoon because David was going to be
released and he wanted to be there. "I'm not going to go back on my word to
the only person to ever love me and hug me whenever I want, so right after
lunch I am doing my school work," Kenny told David seriously.

"Well then, we will do our school tutoring together, I'll have you show me
how to log into the terminal and then I will do my placement tests while you
do your classes," David smiled at his brother's enthusiasm.

Aaron ported back into the park at that point and walked up smiling at the
drained feeling his three lovers were giving off, "I come bearing drinks,"
he handed out the red bottles to his three and the fruit juice to the
others, before sitting down, "a warning to you new guys, anything packaged
totally in red is not to be consumed by unaltered humans, meaning it will
make you very sick unless you have our metabolism. Our gifts are wonderful,
but do come at a cost if we overextend, we use a lot more energy than you
would ever think possible, using our gifts, and our bodies burn through food
and nutrients like you would not believe, though if you choose to be
altered, to become Alteran, you will get to find that out."

"How's Mark holding up, Tommy?" Aaron asked, as Tommy walked over still
chatting away with Mark on the communicator, and pulling him into his lap.

"He finished packing and we have been talking, everything is ready and he is
hiding in the barn, just in case." Tommy smiled at Aaron as he leaned back
into his body.

Placing his face next to Tommy's, cheek to cheek, Aaron directed his words
into the mic "Mark, we are on our way we will be there in less than five
minutes, so try to relax, you're almost free." Releasing Tommy and pushing
his butt to tell him to get up, Aaron stood, once his lap was free, "Come on
guys, I'll send you back to the house so you can get a jump on the tutor
lessons, I'll use the gestalt in the med bay, make sure your limiters are
back on," Aaron smiled at their groans and helped each one get to their
feet. "See you guys in the dining hall for supper later on; I think Chris is
fixing hamburgers and hot dogs as he can't ruin those," he laughed as he
waved goodbye.

The trio, quiet, as they were very tired, followed him into the med bay and
down the opposite side to the transfer room, pulling each of them into a hug
and kiss, whispering in their ears before checking to make sure their
limiters were turned back on, "I'm proud of what you accomplished so far,"
surprising them when he told them exactly what they accomplished before they
got too tired to continue, they were sure, with him being gone, he would not
know.

Smiling he ported them back to the balcony and touched their tired minds,
sending a mental caress letting them in on the secret, he had kept his mind
near them the whole time, just in case, that's how he knew how far each
progressed while he was gone. Waving Tommy over, Aaron clasped the end of
the mic and whispered, "very clearly, "think about where Mark is, build up a
picture in your mind of the barn, and everything you can, I'll pull it from
your mind so we can port there," releasing the end of the mic Aaron waited
until Tommy nodded his head and looked in his mind, trying to be fast, as he
knew this would cause a headache, so once he got the target he picked up the
syringe and plunged it gently in Tommy's upper arm administering the pain
killer, knowing that the pain from the mental contact would not be helped by
the same means as he used last time, Tommy was in pain.

Smiling an apology he ported the syringe to the sharps trash and sent his
mind searching for the location taken from Tommy's mind, and once he found
it and was sure he had the right place, he reached out, and pulling Tommy
close, he ported them to just outside the barn.

Pulling out the saved bottle of nutrient drink he held back for himself,
Aaron chugged half of it in one go as Tommy told Mark they were there, he
ripped the communicator off his head and thrust it in Aaron's hand, before
rushing to the barn. Placing the communicator back in his ear, he heard
static and tapped it to turn it off before walking through the door. Pulling
his passport out of his pocket, he opened it up and holding it in front of
him, he walked into the barn to see Tommy hugging a tall thin teen.

Mark, seeing the stranger walk in, stiffened before smiling at the words
whispered by Tommy, eyes getting as big as saucers as he read the deep red
words running up and down both sides of the passport, he grinned before
standing up straight, and with the prompt from Tommy who whispered, "Full
Name", "Sir.I, Marcus Tyler Casey, request Asylum," Mark stood still waiting
to be rejected or accepted, anything really, either way, to break the fear
he had been feeling since last night.

Aaron smiled and pulling his scanner out of his pocket, changed the setting
to record and placed it on a hay bale, aiming it at a spot between the two
of them "Marcus Tyler Casey, I herby grant your request of Asylum.from this
moment on, you are a ward under the protection of the Kingdom of Altare.I
Aaron Stranton, King of Altare, do hereby sever your ties to the United
States, and your Aunt and Uncle as your guardians.let your enemies be my
enemies, let my protections be your protections, from this day forth until
the day of your death. On this day of July 14th year 2004, let it be done."
Aaron retrieved the scanner as Mark stood there tears running down his face,
as each and every word hit home, letting him know, for all time, he was
safe.

Walking forward, after putting the scanner in his pocket, Aaron reached out
and pulled Mark into a hug, "Your safe now, Mark, and everything you have
worked for is safe, and in a short time, you and your belongings will be
gone from this place." Holding onto Mark as he sobbed in relief, Aaron
motioned for Tommy to move closer and join them. Once the tears stopped,
Aaron gently pushed Mark just enough away to see his face, "Are you ready to
get everything out of here?"

"For now, I am going to move everything to just outside the vet barn at the
topside farm, once you get a chance to make sure your herd is settled, we
will go apartment hunting and port your stuff into your new home." Aaron
followed Mark as he led them to the small office apartment and as he looked
inside, he frowned, "is this all of your stuff, what about books or pictures
or well anything?" he was stunned with how little there was.

"Everything else is locked up in the house, it was too good for me to touch,
anymore," Mark spit out bitterly, before stepping back when all his stuff
disappeared, "WHOA.!"

"Told you he had a neat way to get everything in one go, teleportation is
only one of the neat gifts in his arsenal," Tommy giggled.

Standing, looking at the large metal barn they were standing in, Aaron was
impressed with the layout "This is nice, you can get a lot done in this barn
and the way you have the work area's divided up makes sense."

"Yeah, too bad I am leaving it all behind; I spent a lot of years getting it
just the way I wanted," Mark sighed and joined Aaron as he walked out of the
barn.

Spotting what looked like a substation across the road, Aaron walked towards
it smiling, power and plenty of it right at his finger tips, though it would
cause a brown out if he grabbed from it, on the other hand, it just might
work. "Tell me Mark, is there anything other than clothes in the house that
did not and does not belong to you or your parents, before you?"

"Not that I know of, anything they bought while here they got from the trust
fund, they talked the bank into releasing some pretty hefty funds for me to
use, but that never got to me, why?" Marc wondered out loud, as he looked
around one last time.

Reaching out with his mind, Aaron felt for the outline of the house and the
mass and tasted it, for lack of a better word, while feeling the energy
available at the substation, not probable he thought. At least not if he
wanted to be able to take the three of them back to the Island also, the
energy was to unclean, the barn on the other hand, he thought, as he faced
it. Walking around, examining the problem, he thought about what he wanted
to do, it was a matter of using Kinesis to move the building into the air
before porting it to its new location. He would have to port the animals
first, then the barn, if he pulled the small fusion generator out of storage
and activated it, he would have all the power he needed, but then what to do
with the bucket sized generator, as once it was activated, it was on for
good, the Miami house was not ready to accept a reactor yet, and the problem
still remained that without the control runs, it was too dangerous to use
the reactor.

Tommy and Mark were confused, they watched Aaron walk around the building
and tapping the metal shell every now and then as if testing it, they had no
clue what he was up to and followed behind him as he made his way around the
barn, then moved to walk around the outside of the house.

It was possible Aaron thought, if he could get the power he could take the
house and barn with them, but he needed a fusion reactor to provide the
power he needed, something small yet strong and already having the control
runs installed, so he could power the reactor back to hibernation mode,
something that would have the induction pads built in already.something like
one of his fighters, he smiled, "Ok guys, I think it will work, Mark, you
get to take your barn and your house with you when we leave, I just need to
bring us some extra power. While I'm doing that, go inside and open a
window, and throw every piece of your aunt and uncle's clothes out of the
house," Aaron told them, hitting the back door with the palm of his hand,
dislodging the lock with a bit of Kinesis and opening the door.

Mark looked at the unlocked door and at Aaron, who was muttering under his
breath, in awe, until Tommy grabbed his arm and pulled him into the house so
they could do what they had been asked to do, Mark had to dodge clothes
flying out the back door, as Tommy really got into the job.

Staring at the power substation, Aaron slowly pulled power towards him,
trying to pull very slowly, building it up gradually so as not to cause the
equipment to explode. Power building around him, Aaron sent his mind
searching for the hanger at the construction yards, feeling around for the
fighter class that he knew was waiting to be loaded onto the destroyer.
Finding the one he was looking for, he felt it with his mind and with the
sounds of electrical discharges across the road, he ported it to the large
open area near the barn. Downing the rest of the energy drink, Aaron slowly
made his way to the AS101 and touching the cockpit, pushed with a bit of
kinesis, causing the latch to unlock and the canopy to rise, reaching
inside, he grabbed the red pouch from the bracket, tore it open with his
teeth, and started to eat the bland concoction inside the wrapper, making
faces the whole time, tiredly he watched amused as clothes came flying out
of the upstairs window. Washing the yuck down with a bottle of energy drink,
Aaron felt himself start to recover, grabbing unclean power was more tiring
than doing the work using only his energy he realized, as Tommy and Marc
came running out of the house, skidding to a stop by the AS101.

"HOLY SHIT.IT'S A SPACE SHIP." Tommy screamed in excitement, crawling all
around it to look inside.

"Not quite a space ship Tommy, but it has something very important in it, we
need, to do what I want.a clean power source, "Aaron smiled as he swatted
Tommy's giggling butt, so he could climb inside.

Sitting in the seat and bringing the reactor to full power, Aaron felt the
energy start to flow into his body from the many contact points along the
chair, smiling as his energy levels started to rise, though it was more of a
false rise in the long run, he looked at the barn off to one side "Alrighty,
Mark, open the big door without letting the cattle out, it's time to show
you what an Alteran backed up by a fusion reactor can do."

"This is so cool, I didn't know you knew how to fly, are you going to teach
us how to fly one of these spaceships?" Tommy squealed in his excitement.

Shaking his head, Aaron smirked as his words left Tommy shocked, "What you
think I'm stupid?  I don't know how to fly one of these death traps, hell;
at least I can port off a ship before it sinks if something happens, instead
of shitting myself as this thing crashes."

Locking eyes and mind with the milling cattle, one by one, Aaron ported them
to the holding pen, making sure to leave behind any of the other life forms
hovering around them, which took three times as long as a normal port.
Twenty minutes later, all the cattle had been moved and Aaron lifted the
fighter up with his mind, the reactor whining as he drew the power from it,
and moved it closer to the barn so he could see the horse inside, catching
sight of the quarter horse, Aaron ported the horse to one of the empty
stalls inside the vet barn, "Both of you need to climb on board for the last
part, I want no accidents."

Using his eyes he pointed to the nook where the canopy met the body of the
fighter on each side, telling them to sit there; once they had settled in,
the generator whined as it came to full power; then he pushed power with his
mind into lifting the barn from its foundation and once it was ten feet in
the air, He made sure nothing living was still inside before porting it to
its new location on Altare, on the far side of the island was a small meadow
that would be perfect for both the barn and house, it was completely
sheltered, and once Mark was altered, he could come and go as he pleased.
Holding onto the image of the barn floating in the air above its new home,
the reactor really started to whine as he inserted it into the ground,
securing its foundations into the rocky subsoil.

Letting the reactor cool down, Aaron smiled as he had done it, he had always
wondered if he had the same power as his future self, and now he had proof,
and he was not the slightest bit tired either, so the generators supplying
the power made all the difference just as he theorized.

"Now for you house," Aaron told them, as he moved the fighter over so he
could see the house clearly.

"NO.wait, I have a better idea," Mark stopped him, "Can you get me to the
bank in Bixby, I think there are too many bad memories in that house, now,
if I can get you to close down their access to my trust fund, and then we
put the farm up for sale, and take back everything they bought with my
money, that will be the real revenge."

Smiling, Aaron started laughing, "Sounds like a plan, so hop off, so I can
send this back to the garage where it belongs, and we'll port over, though
you are going to have to think very clearly of what the bank looks like, so
I can take the location from your mind," Aaron rummaged around in the
cockpit for the first aid kit, "I'll have to give you something for the pain
as that type of close mental contact will give you one hell of a headache."

"No, leave it till we leave the bank, it will be better if I am in pain when
I meet with Mr. Torrents, the trust officer and father's friend, it will go
along with these," Mark lifted his shirt so they could see the welts on his
stomach, both old and new.

Aaron went from calm and tired to pissed and out for blood within the blink
of an eye, "We'll do it mostly your way for now. So close your eyes and
build a picture in your mind, picture the bank building with the parking lot
in as much detail as you can, when you have the picture in your mind, nod
your head." He slipped the pre-loaded syringe into his pocket, while Mark
might want to put on a show, there was no reason for him to suffer a moment
longer than necessary.

Making room in the cockpit so Tommy could climb in front of him, Aaron
touched Tommy on the arm "Climb in front, between my legs, once I get the
location, we will take off and port over and put on the show Mark is
planning." Helping Tommy climb in carefully, Aaron almost missed the nod of
Marks head, so reaching over he placed his fingers on Mark's face so it
would be easier on the teen and looked in his mind deeply, taking the
location. Releasing Mark's mind with a light mental order to climb in back,
Aaron waited until Mark fell in before closing up the cockpit and with the
generator whining, ported them above the bank building.

Once above the building, Aaron moved the fighter over the roof of the
building and lowered it until it was only inches from the roof, touching the
controls, he did the only thing he knew how to do with the onboard computer,
he set it to hover in this position before releasing the cockpit so they
could climb out. Once Tommy was on the ground, Aaron climbed out and seeing
Mark's pale sweaty face, instead of hopping down from the wing junction,
leaned over and grabbed Mark under his arms and helped him stand, "Tommy,
grab on; we are going to port inside, Mark's in no condition to walk."

Climbing onto the wing quickly, Tommy grabbed hold as Aaron ported them
inside the building, right outside the office to the trust department.
Helping Mark walk into the office, Aaron on one side, Tommy on the other,
the man on the other side of the desk jumped up and rushed over, after
taking one look at them. "My God Marcus, what the hell happened to you?"
Trenton Torrents rushed over, dragging a chair along with him.

Grimacing in pain, as he was lowered into the chair, Mark started to remove
his shirt, Tommy was quick to jump in and help, once he saw what Mark was
trying to do, "Uncle Ned was not too happy with me, when I refused to sign
their latest request to plunder my trust fund."

Trenton glanced at the top of the desk and the folder laying there with the
latest request for funds from Marcus's Aunt and Uncle, he had told them it
would be a day or so before the money was released into their account, the
only reason he did that was the signature was so scribbled it was illegible,
and it did not sit right with him as he knew how meticulous Marcus was with
his handwriting, "Twenty minutes sooner, Marcus, and your Aunt and Uncle
would have been in here when you showed up. I'll assume the three thousand
dollars for the trip to Fresno was not really going to happen. How long has
this been going on, Marcus?"

Pulling out the syringe Aaron broke the seal and moved over to Mark's side,
"Alright Mark, time to get rid of the pain; you proved your case, though the
whip marks should have been enough," ranting, he tented the skin on Mark's
arm and plunged the needle home, injecting the contents. "Can I borrow your
phone for a long distance call; I think it is time to call in the Lawyers
while that takes effect."

"Yes.yes of course," Trenton pulled the phone around on his desk and dialed
the outside line before moving back to Mark's side.

Putting the phone on speaker, Aaron dialed the number for Davies and
Associates, ringing could be heard as a uniformed sheriff's deputy walked
into the room, "Hey Trent ready for lunch. what the hell."

"Stephen Davies," the speaker phone connected and Stephan's voice sounded
over the speaker.

"Stephan.Aaron Stranton here. Do you have any associates in the Bixby area?
I have a new rescue that is going to need some sharp legal talent to settle
his affairs." Aaron told him, as he stared at the sheriff's deputy without
emotion, who had looked up at him with a start when he heard the request for
a lawyer for his old school mate's son.

"What the hell are you doing all the way in Bixby." Stephan muttered.

Smirking at the deputy as he pulled out and opened his passport so his
identity could be seen, "Fancy you asking me that question, I'm in Bixby at
the savings and loan after granting the request of one Marcus Tyler Casey
for Asylum, he made the formal request not more than an hour ago, so now
we're in the bank, having his Aunt and Uncle taken off the access list to
his trust fund, and we need to set something up so he can sell his house and
farm, seeing how his Aunt and Uncle will not even let him walk inside it,
instead, making him sleep in the barn after changing the locks to the
house.the house which he owns, by the way." Aaron watched the two men
closely for their reactions, and nodded his head slightly, seeing their
anger.

"God Marcus, why didn't you ever tell anyone, Ned would have been one sorry
son of a bitch a long time ago, if I knew, law on his side or not," Trenton
placed his hand gently on Mark's shoulder, and cringed in fright at Mark's
words "They told me you knew and took your cut, so with dad's best friend,
as far as I knew, in on it, who would I go to.I had no one as far as I
knew," Mark opened his eyes now that the pain was going away.

"CUZ." the deputy asked somewhat harshly , looking at his paling cousin who
looked totally shocked.

Trent stood up and rushed over to the filing cabinet, rummaging around
inside until he pulled a folder out, "I never knew.my God how could someone
do something like that to their own kin...Here Marcus, I kept every signed
request and I will cooperate fully with any audit your lawyers start, I
swear to you, I never knew and I never even took the normal fee's out of
your account for maintenance the bank was supposed to."

"Aaron, what were the terms of granting Marcus asylum, and I am going to
need a full physical and supporting documentation if there was any abuse
involved." Stephan all but ordered, making notes furiously.

"If abuse.my God if you could only see what we are," Trent's voice was
filled with anguish.

"You will get a full scan and pictures, by the end of the day, Stephan. Are
you ready I recorded the conversation, and I'm going to replay it for you,"
Aaron asked and received an affirmative after Stephan started the recorder
on his end by saying, "This is a recording on July 14th 2004 at 13:24
hours.go ahead and start playback, Aaron."

The first voice that was heard was Mark's "Sir.I Marcus Tyler Casey, request
Asylum," then it switched a moment later to Aaron's voice, "Marcus Tyler
Casey, I herby grant your request of Asylum.from this moment on you are a
ward under the protection of the Kingdom of Altare.I Aaron Stranton, King of
Altare, do hereby sever your ties to the United States and your Aunt and
Uncle, as your guardians.let your enemies be my enemies, let my protections
be your protections from this day forth until the day of your death. On this
day of July 14th year 2004 let it be done."

"Recording stopped.Shit Aaron, this is going to cause a lot of nervous FEDS,
and the state department is going to have heart attacks over this,"
Stephan's tone was incredulous, "Legally you have every right to hire
lawyers for Marcus, but I want to hear him say he is okay with this.for my
own peace of mind, if nothing else."

"The pain is finally starting to go away," Mark said in relief, as his
shoulders slumped and his body started to relax, then he realized that he
had been asked a question and responded, "Yes Sir, I do want you to
represent me in selling off my parents' spread, and help in making sure my
trust can't be touched by my Aunt and Uncle ever again. Aaron and Tommy are
going to take me back with them, they even moved my horse and herd, it's a
good thing they never knew about my laptop, or that all my important records
on the breeding project Dad started were in it, they might have thrown them
in the dump like the rest of my books and such."

The loud slamming of the file cabinet drawer silenced the room.

"Aaron?" Stephan questioned, after hearing the loud banging.

"We're fine, the noise was the trust officer who it seems was a close friend
of Mark's father releasing some anger on a piece of office furniture, "Aaron
explained, as he watched impassionedly as he skimmed the surface thoughts of
the man.

"Then I am going to hang up, someone from our office will be on a plane to
Bixby within the hour, and you can expect someone shortly to take custody of
those bank records, the audit will be in full swing before the end of the
day, they should be able to clear the trust department very quickly, most
likely before the close of the business day. Roger sent you a file that you
need to think about, so try to find time in the next day or so to go through
it, now unless there is anything else, I need to oversee all the law clerks
that just rushed out of my office to start things moving." Stephan waited
for a moment and hearing, "I think that is all for the moment," from Aaron,
he hung up.

The deputy came back in the room, followed by several people in uniform and
an older man in black robes, when Tommy took one look at the man in Robes,
he scooted over to Aaron and plastered his body against him for comfort.
Judge Thompson seeing that, stopped the rush of people moving into the
office by throwing his arm out and not letting anyone pass, recognizing the
young man in front of him, he was concerned at the fright, and how he
quickly moved away to take comfort from the taller young man who seemed to
be in charge. "Tommy.Tommy Ness; are you alright," Judge Johnson slowly
knelt down, so he would not be towering above him, but at a lower height, so
Tommy would have to look down on him, he knew that by doing this, he was
establishing on an unconscious level to Tommy, that he was not above him and
that he did care. "Your mother was in my court the other day, all upset that
you had disappeared from the boarding school you attend." Catching the young
man stiffen in anger, at the mention of a boarding school, Judge Johnson
became confused.

"If you call Auschwitz a day spa," Mark scoffed bitterly, before looking up
to Aaron, "Can we go now, I might be feeling better, but I still want to
check on Wilber, he doesn't travel well."

Nodding his head, Aaron hugged Tommy close before gently lifting his head,
"Remember you're a citizen of Altare now, and no one can take you away from
your new home, a home where both you and Mark will be able to chase your
dreams and make them come true." Waiting for the smile to cross Tommy's
face, he moved his attention to Mark, "Yes I think we can leave now,
anything else can be dealt with in the morning, I want to get you into the
med bay, that pain killer is not going to last long, do you think you can
walk or do you want me to carry you?" Tommy close to his side, he moved over
to stand in front of Mark.

Taking the folder from Mark's lap, Aaron handed it to the Judge who had
gotten back to his feet, "I believe this is the file that the lawyers want
to have secured until the audit starts." Aaron glanced through the surface
thoughts of the judge as he reached over and took the file from his hand,
and finding nothing but concern for both Tommy and Mark, decided to offer
one chance to him and his legal system, "I will return tomorrow around nine
your time, I will of course bring records and video of the rescue of Tommy
from the 're-education farm' so you can see the six long months of hell he
went through, and." feeling Tommy stiffen beside him, Aaron pulled him
closer, "Tommy you will be safe on Altare tomorrow and showing Mark the
farms , if it was not for the fact Mark needed a familiar face you would not
have been on this rescue." Aaron comforted him and kissed the top of his
head gently, as he held out his other hand so Mark could use him to pull
himself up.

"Your courtroom, tomorrow at Nine.now if you'll excuse me, I have two young
men that need to be somewhere they feel safe." Aaron steered the group
towards the door, glaring at the people who were too slow to move out of
their way. Once in the elevator and the doors closed behind them, he pushed
each floor button before porting them back to the roof. Standing next to the
fighter, Aaron did not think Mark could handle climbing back in and started
to grab energy from the craft and ported them back to Altare not that far
from the vet barn before touching the fighter and porting it back to the
hanger.