A Comet Visits Earth

A Comet's Tail Chapter Four

Moving Day

Preparations moved quickly after this. Rick knew they couldn't leave the penned-up people alone for long, both the theater and barn. He had no idea what they were going to do with them, but he couldn't just abandon them.

They filled the two pickups with food stuffs, computers, solar panels. They filled the helicopter to capacity, save room for the men to unload it.

They were off by noon. The chopper arrived and unloaded their goods into the garage. There was a storage area despite all the vehicles. They moved the cattle truck outside. Rick had an idea.

When the pickups arrived, they put everything into the garage.

When unloaded, Rick spoke up. "Start with setting up the solar panels and connecting them to the grid in the generator room."

Doug had experience with solar panels, and he and Joe began the project.

Rick asked Susan and Dr. Liz to speak with him. "I have been thinking about the fifty-two people in the theater. We can't leave them there for long. I am considering taking the cattle truck and bringing them here. We can move the horses to the smaller barn and the larger barn should just about hold them all."

Liz nodded, "I do want to look at them. I am going to go in and look at the ones here now. That is why I brought Prisilla with me."

Susan wasn't so sure. "You think we can get them all in there? And, how are we going to take care of them once they are here? And, what about the rest of the town?"

"All good questions. I don't have an answer for any of them. One thing at a time."

It was decided that a couple of the men would go with Rick to pick up the town's people in the theater. Jesus knew how to drive a tractor trailer. He started it up, and they were off. When they arrived in the town, the wolves

were back, roaming the streets. They were hungry and not in a good mood. A few rifle shots convinced them to back off for now. They didn't see any more people wandering around the streets, so they must have gotten them all.

Jesus backed the trailer up to the back door of the theater. They dropped the cattle ramps and opened the doors. There people were there, just as before. It was not difficult to herd them into the truck. Within a few minutes, they were loaded up and on their way.

They were unloaded just as easily. They parked the truck. As Dr. Liz came to see Rick. "What the hell am I going to do with all of these people?"

"I don't know right now. Just do the best you can."

Doug had the solar panels up and running that day. It had been just three days since the comet passed by. It seemed like forever.

Joe had the computers and communications set up. For what that was worth. They had heard nothing since that morning.

That changed the next morning. The communication network jumped to life that morning. Joe ran to find Rick. "We have communication, sir. They are asking for you."

Rick couldn't believe it. So, other people survived too. Let's see what they want.

"This is Major General Winston Garrett. To whom am I speaking?"

"This is Major Richard Core, sir."

"What is your status, Major?"

"We are setting up camp near a small town in the valley. We have everything we need to survive."

"That is good, because it is going to be a while before we get back to normal, if ever. The President's Science Advisor assured the government that tests on the space station deemed the tail harmless. The President and government believed them. Now, Washington is gone.

We have spoken to a couple of other countries. Our cities are barren. Some of the silos are intact, but they are stranded."

"Sir, we are prepared to survive for as long as necessary. Forever, if need be. We are prepared to defend this valley."

"That is good, because I don't believe you will receive anything from us for a very long time, if ever."

"We will be fine, sir."

"Very well. Defend yourselves, and good luck. Out."

News of the call spread quickly, and Rick called a meeting. It was decided that this changed nothing, and they would continue. If anyone showed up in the future they would deal with them then.

Six of the men moved into the bunkhouse for the time being. Dr. Liz and Prisilla set up a medical office in one of the small rooms on the first floor. There were six bedrooms in the main house. Rick called a meeting to discuss how to divide them out.

"As we know, we are on our own. We will need to share rooms because there are more of us than bedrooms. Since we will probably be here for the majority of our lives, social contact will be left to the individuals."

Rick saw several smiles and head turns as he said this. He knew people were already pairing up, and that was fine with him. He had even thought about it himself. It was just more difficult for the commander. The woman would probably have to make the first move.

After dinner, Susan went out to find Rick sitting on the porch. "Nice night, isn't it?"

"Yeah, it's so peaceful. Hard to believe we have such a different world now."

"I was wondering if you had made your sleeping arrangements yet?"

"I was thinking of taking the master bedroom, but I will need to find someone to share it with me."

Susan smiled and took his hand. "I think something can be arranged."

When they got to the bedroom, she kissed him gently. He kissed her back, not quite so gently. She was a striking black-haired woman with a beautiful face that had gotten her in trouble with more than one commander. It was now that it could be appreciated. Rick sat down on a couch and Susan sat on his lap. He wanted to take it slow, but she was hungry. She kissed him hard and put his hand on her breast. He pushed it under her shirt and squeezed. She groaned with a long-neglected passion. Just to be clear, she took his other hand and pushed it between her legs. That was that. They began removing clothes as fast as possible. Within a few minutes they were both naked. He picked her up and carried her to bed. They didn't even remove the covering. She moved back and spread her legs. He dove between her thighs and began to drink womanly juices. She was very wet and moaning from the moment he arrived at the promised land. Her first orgasm came before he could even get on to the next phase. When she settled down, he paused to look at her face. She was in a different blissful place. He carefully moved up on her and she helped him inside of her. Together they rocked and moaned until it was a mutual explosion. He collapsed on top of her and just lay there. They fell asleep just as they were, entwined in a world of their own.

Rick called a meeting of the leaders. Both doctors, with Susan, Bobby, and Emily.

"We must do something with the people in the barn. They really haven't had anything to eat for four days. We need to clean them up, feed them, and decide what to do with them."

"This is what I want to do. We have that pen at the side of the barn. I recommend we set up the medical station just outside the door in the pen. I want to remove all clothes, shave their hair, and tag them for identification. We will make a list of each, tag number appropriate age and sex."

Dr. Liz nodded. "Sounds good to me."

Rick agreed. "Susan, if you and Mary would assist Liz and Prisilla, we should be able to get this done quickly enough."

Rick then called Ray. He was a specialist in animal husbandry. "Ray, you are completely correct. We need you. I need to find something to feed these people. They won't eat with their hands. It will have to be a trough or bowl. Can you figure something out for us?"

Ray laughed. "Now I come in handy. I should be able to work something out."

"Good, if you need any help, just grab someone to help you." He nodded and was off, excited to have something to do that he knew.

The ladies had everything set up in a few minutes. A table by the door with everything they needed. They had a box of cow ear tags to use on them.

When they were ready, Rick grabbed the nearest one and pushed them through the door. It was a young woman, around twenty. Blonde and very pretty. Her clothes were filthy, and she smelled bad. They had an assembly line set up. Susan and Mary took ahold of her and stripped her clothes off. She did not protest. They then handed her to Liz and Prisilla who recorded her vital information, assigned her a tag number, and handed her and the tag to Bobby and Doug. Doug was the largest, strongest man in the outfit. Doug took her to the ground and pinned her. Bobby shaved her head and then punched her ear with the tag. That caused a reaction. She squirmed, or at least, tried to with Doug sitting on her. When this was done, she was released into the pen. This procedure was repeated until all fifty-two were done. They decided to leave them outside for a while so they could enjoy the sunshine. They were agitated because of the pain, but they soon settled down.

Rick and his crew were at the end of the pen. They were hot and sweating. The one thing they had plenty of was water. The ranch had a well that could pump out the water. They took a hose and sprayed the pen to at least get some of the grim and shit off them. The water felt good and some of it happened to hit the crew as well as the herd.

The next morning, Rick put together a scavenger, rescue party to return to the town. It was most of the people. He wanted to get all the pharmacy, as well as any of the dry goods at the grocery store. The meat and produce

would be ruined, but he wanted to salvage whatever he could. He also wanted to at least try and look in some of the homes. He didn't have any more room, but he felt he owed the rest of the townspeople a chance to survive. Everyone agreed with the idea, and a large group headed to town. The ladies were assigned the dry goods and medicine and the men with hunting people. Jesus and Lawanda went along for security and to run the wolves or bears off. Rick, Bobby, and Doug also carried sidearms. Rick had told the men to wear sidearms whenever they were out in the fields. Better to be safe.

Jesus took the cattle truck, the ladies took the pickups, and the men took a large farm truck. When they arrived, they checked the gas station, but the power was off. They would have to come back with a manual pump next time.

While the ladies were raiding the pharmacy and grocery store, Jesus began moving up the residential streets. Rick, Bobby, and Doug would break into each home, search it and return with anyone they found to be put in the cattle truck. This process was repeated until it was getting dark. Many houses were, unfortunately, already broken into and the occupants were gone. They probably got through half of the homes, but they couldn't do any more. Rick was sorry for whomever was left, but they had done all they could.

They met back downtown. The ladies were done. They had everything out of the pharmacy and the men helped them with the dry goods from the grocery. It was dark as they left.

When they arrived, their original herd was safely in the barn. They put the forty new people into the small barn for the night. They left the trucks loaded in the garage and unloaded them the next morning. They also repeated the tagging procedure until all ninety-two were tagged.

Ray had developed a feed that was a sort of gruel. They were so hungry they ate it without hesitation. Since they didn't use their hands, it was a sight.

Now Rick had to decide what they were going to do with the former human beings. They were more like cattle now than human, but he still couldn't look into their blank eyes without wondering.

Part of his problem came quickly. Within a couple of days, the males started fighting over the females.

Rick called Ray. "What do we do with this?"

"Simple, we must separate the males from the females."

There was a large pasture next to the large barn. He could use the farm dogs to watch them. When they had arrived at the ranch, there were two large farm dogs that prowled the area. They seemed confused when these strangers showed up and started changing things. They were especially confused when their former masters were walking around in a daze and didn't seem to recognize them any longer. Within a few days, the dogs settled into the new arrangement. Rick was pretty sure they were used to provide security against predators. They quickly divided the males into the outside pasture and left the females in the barnyard pen.

The crew had begun to pair up. Emily Douglas was a twenty-five-year-old academy graduate that had been on her first assignment at the silo. She didn't know much about air force life, but she knew men. She decided she would pick her mate, and not wait around for these men to decide. She had two in mind, Bobby Burns and Doug Davis. Davis was a big man, in his mid-thirties. He was big, not heavy. Bobby was younger and thinner. She thought she would start with Doug. She thought he was quiet, but nice. He never bothered the women or made jokes. She liked that. Her chance came one night as she was sitting on the porch watching the sun set when Doug came walking out the door.

"Nice evening, isn't it Doug?"

"Beautiful night. I think I'm going to stretch my legs a bit."

"Would you mind some company?" She smiled her best pickup smile.

"Not at all. Let's go for a walk."

They started down the ranch driveway toward the deserted road. When they got to the road, they turned right and kept walking.

She decided to start the conversation. "This new world is very unsettling. I just don't know how to navigate it on my own."

Doug took the hint. It's not really surprising she would pick him. He had been looking at her or the nurse Prisilla. Emily is beautiful and smart. She seemed to have a good heart and would make an enjoyable partner. He had to keep his mind on the conversation to not undress her with his eyes. It was too soon for that. One step at a time.

Emily smiled to herself. That was easy. She just hoped he was well endowed enough for her. She wasn't a large woman, but she wanted a man hung well enough to satisfy her. She had dropped more than one boyfriend because he was too small. They can say it's not the size of the boat but the motion of the ocean all they want. She wanted her world rocked by a big dick. It would get awkward if they broke up early on. One thing at a time.

They walked as the sun set. It was a very nice evening. She sat down on a bench beside the old mailbox beside the road. Doug leaned against the mailbox and they both were waiting for the next move.

Emily wasn't shy. "Doug, would you mind kissing me?"

He reached down and gently kissed her on the lips. As he arrived at his destination, she threw her arms around his neck and returned the kiss, harder. They were locked together for a couple of minutes. As if neither wanted to break apart and deal with what comes next.

However, Doug straightened up and smiled at her. "God, you're gorgeous. And you have lips of honey."

She reached up and pulled him down on the bench beside her. She then sat on his lap and put her head on his shoulder. Just like that, it was done. When she lifted her head to look in his eyes, both knew what came next. He stood up, took her by the hand, and headed toward the house.

Emily was thinking ahead. "I am sharing a room with Mary Watson."

Doug nodded. "I am sharing with Bobby."

They arrived upstairs at the bedrooms to find Mary in the hall. Emily whispered into Mary's ear, "Would you mind if Doug and I had a little privacy?"

Mary looked at the two. of them and smiled. "Of course not, my dear. Have fun."

They disappeared into the room and Mary was just standing there wondering what she was going to do that night when Susan came out of her and Rick's room. She was wrapped in a towel and was looking for Rick when she saw Mary's face.

"What's the matter my dear. You look like you have a predicament."

"I do. My roommate, Emily just connected with Doug, and I am homeless. I have a feeling it will be permanent."

Susan stood in the hall in a towel for a moment. "I have an idea for the short term, if you wish. Our room has an anteroom with a bed in it. Like a sitting room, only they put a bed in it. Come on in. You can stay in that room, at least until you find something more permanent." Before Mary could say anything, Susan had her by the hand and was pulling her in.

"I guess it is a bed, for now."

Doug picked Emily up as soon as they closed the door and carried her to the bed. Neither needed nor wanted preamble. Emily was as horny as she could remember, and by the look of Doug's crotch, he was too. Doug sat her on the bed and bent over to undo her shoes. As he did that, she was unbuttoning her uniform blouse. By the time he looked up, her ample breasts were in nothing but her bra. He leaned up and kissed each breast through the bra. That was enough for her. She snapped the bra off and flung it across the room. Her breasts sprung out like horses leaving the barn. Her nipples were flaring vividly. He started sucking on them and she put her head back and enjoyed the sensation. He worked them over until they were hanging heavily in front of her. She pushed him back, took his hand to make him stand up. She wanted to know right now. When he was standing, she grabbed his belt and pants. She wanted to release the beast. When she had opened his pants, the beast can out in all its glory. Despite herself, she gasped. He wasn't hung like a horse, but it would do. Besides, she had no interest in fucking a horse. Doug stepped out of his pants and took his shirt off. She was losing her pants

and underwear. Within a couple of minutes, the two of them were staring at each other's naked bodies in open admiration.

Emily let out a breath. "My God, you're huge and built like a ..." She let her voice trail away as she stared at his fully erect dick. It REALLY would do.

Meanwhile, Doug was staring at her breasts until his eyes moved downward. He bent down, took her by the ankles, and slowly opened her legs. When she was wide open, her dripping pussy was clear to see. He licked his lips and smiled.

She lay back and he dived into paradise. He worked her slowly at first and built up the intensity. He needed not have been so methodical. As soon as his tongue touched her clit, she exploded with all the built-up passion of a woman that had not been touched by anyone but herself for longer than she could remember. And now, he was hitting every right note on the scale. The ferocity of the orgasm surprised both. He stopped for a second, until she reached down and grabbed him by the hair to push him back between her legs. He continued for a few more minutes until it was time to claim the prize. He climbed up on top of her. She guided him into her, and he slowly began to push in and out. He stared into her eyes as he took her. She gladly wrapped her legs around his torso and let him enjoy all she had to offer. It didn't take long before he was ready. His eruption pushed her over the edge again and the two of them shook in each other's arms until they were still. They were so spent that they just lay there, too worn out to move. They fell asleep in the same position and slept the sleep of the satisfied.

Mary Watson went into the small room in the master bedroom. It was small, but comfortable. The bed wasn't big enough for two, but it was comfortable. Besides, it would only be until she was able to pair up with someone herself. She had a little problem that was going to make that difficult, if not impossible, in their present circumstances. She had many lovers in her life. Some were men, but some were women. She preferred in many ways the women. They seemed gentler, even in their passion. She loved a good hard dick, and never wanted to be a lesbian, but the "bye" situation had always seemed the best choice. She couldn't imagine anything like that here. She drifted off to sleep pondering this problem.