Please be sure to read the afterward of this story — Son of Callicious
Todd McDuff cursed in frustration as his cell phone rang. Could he not even have an hour's peace to walk his dog and get a break from all of the pressures of life? Even when he was off work his phone rang constantly with demands for his time and thoughts. That last promotion and going on salary had been the worst thing he had ever done!
"McDuff," he snarled curtly into the phone, without even bothering to check to see if it was from the office. After all, who else bothered to call him anymore? His girlfriend had gotten tired of the constant interruptions, even when they were in bed. His job required him to take the calls, no matter the hour or where he was, and it seemed his boss enjoyed finding the most inopportune times to call. Juliette jumped up out of bed the last time, threw her clothes on, and stormed out of his door screaming imprecations and telling him never to call her again.
"Todd McDuff?" It was a female voice, but he did not recognize it.
"Yeah. Who's this?"
"That doesn't matter. I know where you are, and you will be contacted momentarily. Follow the instructions you are given and all will be well. Resist and all will not be well. Resistance is futile." Silence echoed in Todd's ear as the caller hung up.
Todd stopped dead still on the path, ignoring the tugging at the leash from his Golden Lab Trixie, as he looked at the phone screen, trying to decipher the phone number, but it was not one he recognized. Slipping the phone into his pocket he turned his attention to his walk again, much to Trixie's pleasure. She loved getting out of the apartment for their daily walk through the park, especially when Todd took her down to the pond and threw sticks into the water for her to retrieve. She tugged in that direction with a hopeful look in her eyes, but Todd's attention was drawn toward the blond jogger approaching. Her peach and white body suit looked as if it had been painted on, it fitted her so closely.
Todd felt a stirring in his loins as he tried to watch the girl without staring. It had been too long since he had been laid! The swish of the girl's ponytail as it swung from side to side with her motion, and the jiggle of her obviously unfettered boobs captured his attention. She had a smile, almost a smirk, on her face as she saw Todd's futile efforts to not stare.
Such was Todd's focus on the girl approaching him that he didn't even notice the woman approaching from the rear until she stabbed his left buttock with a hypodermic syringe, and said in his ear, "Todd McDuff, resistance is futile. You will come with us."
Todd felt a coldness spread throughout his person that was not unpleasant along with a lassitude that indeed made resistance impossible. The woman behind Todd grasped an arm firmly and said quietly, "Just come along with us."
Trixie tugged futilely at her leash, but Todd had turned the other direction under the woman's guidance and they left the park, to enter a van parked at the curb of the street. Unnoticed by Todd, the young lady in the peach bodysuit jogged on.
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Todd awoke suddenly, rocking with the van's motion as it bounced and swayed over a rutted and potholed road. He tried to scratch an itch on his nose, but found his hands were restrained to the arm rests of the seat in which he was sitting. An older woman drove slowly down what was obviously a dirt lane through a forested area. His voice croaked as he tried to speak. "Who are you, and what are you doing with me?"
The driver turned the rear-view mirror down enough to look Todd in the eyes as she said quietly, "I'm very sorry to have to do this this way, Todd. Juliette referred you to us some time ago."
"Juliette Simpson?"
A nod. "Yes. She has been our scout for quite some time now, and was developing a relationship with you to see if you would be suitable for our project or not. Unfortunately, your employment situation was not conducive to our needs, so we had to take steps. As far as they are concerned you no longer exist." At Todd's startled look the driver said quietly, "Please, don't fret yourself. We will do you no harm, and you may actually enjoy yourself if you will allow it."
"What's going on?"
"I'm sorry, but I cannot tell you at this time. You will learn what you need to know later. I'm not in a position to divulge matters. Let me tell you this, though. Juliette really liked you, and she was not in favor of proceeding in this manner. She really hoped to be able to convince you to leave your job for her. Unfortunately, we do not have the luxury of time, and we could wait no longer."
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The van heeled over to the left causing Todd to fear it would overturn as the left wheels went into a deep hole at the same time as the vehicle turned sharply to the right into a very narrow alleyway between trees that scratched at the sides of the van as it squeezed through.
"Sorry if that frightened you," the woman driving said softly. We have learned it is best to keep the lane coming to our landing field uninviting to keep unwanted visitors out."
A tubular structure not unlike and airplane without wings or tail structure came into view and the van stopped near one end. "Please, just relax for a few moments and we will be on our way." The driver got out of the van and made her way over to the tube, opened a hatch, and disappeared from view. Moments later she reappeared, with two other, younger, women, and made her way back to the van, where she opened the passenger door. "I will release you now, but you must agree to come peacefully. My assistants are both armed, and although their arms are not lethal they are quite painful and debilitating. We would much prefer to take you with us in comfort. You WILL go with us. You cannot escape, so please do us all a favor and make it as pleasant as possible."