Chapter 27
Part 3 of 4
Edited by Steve
By T Hodge
"Tim, you are needed on the bridge," Sarha said.
Tim sat up in his bed and stretched, looking around. The night had been rough, there were no bodies to snuggle with. The girls had gone to visit their parents for a couple of days.
"Yes, Tim, we have a situation with both corvettes," Sarha added.
Tim dressed quickly and got to his seat on the bridge right away, he sat and checked the forward viewscreen. "OK, somebody give me a heads-up on what's going on." Wrinkling his brow, simultaneously, rubbing one hand on the pant leg, trying to think about what is being said to him.
"Tim, DarkIce called and reported the appearance of one hundred ships on his long-range scanner." Mayio had turned from the pilot's seat to tell Tim this.
"I need to talk to DarkIce. Now!,"
"DarkIce's channel is open now!" The person at the communications station called out.
"DarkIce, this is Tim. What's the situation?" He sat there with a puzzled look.
"Tim, about an hour or so ago, one hundred ships appeared on the long-range scanner. They're just sitting there, and it appears they're expecting something."
"Are both corvettes cloaked?"
"Yes, as soon as we saw them I called a yellow alert. We immediately cloaked and put the shields at full power."
"Very good. In what direction do they seem to be headed?"
"This is the problem; their ships are scattered all over the region, and their formation does not point in any one direction."
"Send me a report every half an hour, and DarkIce, good work!" Tim had a gleam in his eye, knowing DarkIce was doing a great job.
"Will do, and Thanks." Appeared unaffected by what Tim thought but still felt the pride in knowing he was taking the correct action.
"Engineering, Tim here."
"Tim, this is Gento, how may I help you?"
"Gento, is the wormhole generator functional, and how long before we can use it?"
"It's functional now. We will start it up, and in six hours, you will be able to use it."
"Tawni, do the navigators have all the information to use the wormhole generator?"
"Yes."
"Was there any information on the side effects to the crew members?"
"Tim, the manual was a technical manual, and there was no information about side effects."
"Sarha, was the wormhole generator ever used?"
Sarha appeared to Tim's right side, "No, it was not even tested."
"Not tested." ... Tim took a deep breath. "How do we know if it even works?"
"I cannot answer that question. ... Sorry."
"How are we supposed to use an untested piece of equipment?" still trying not to think about what could go wrong.
"Tim, I am sure that the builders knew what they were doing."
"How sure are you?" Tim frowned, hoping she would have an answer.
"Everything else is working and has been for 10,000 years."
"But Sarha, if we start through and don't make it. We could die."
"Tim, if we don't make it through and all die, will you know it?"
"Point taken. Notify all department heads for a meeting in thirty minutes."
Tim sat in his seat and thought about what they would do.
Tawni walked up to Tim's seat. "Tim, can I tell you something you may not know?"
"Sure, what is it?"
"Did you have any difficulty using the MTS machine?"
"Why, no. What does that have to do with the wormhole?
"Our MTS machines are wormhole generators."
Tim thought about this. Yes, the MTS machines were wormholes. He decided to inform the rest of the crew.
The thirty minutes went by fast. Tim sat in the meeting room while everyone came in and sat.
Once Tim saw everyone was there, he started. "Ladies and gentlemen, it has been pointed out to me that we have already been using a wormhole in recent weeks. Apparently, our MTS machines are wormholes."
Everyone looked at each other with shocked looks. After careful thought, this is precisely what they had done. The department heads felt better now, knowing that they would not die from using the wormhole.
***
Deniece came home after taking the kids to the babysitter, since it was Mom's evening out. She and Miss C would go to a new diner that Mayio's relations had opened, and they would have dinner and afterward go to the naked beach.
She wanted to take a hot bath before dinner. On her way to the bathroom, she took off her clothes and tossed them on the bed. Now naked and standing at the washroom door, she saw Miss C already in the tub.
Miss C had her eyes closed, and her fingers were busy. Miss C neither heard nor saw Deniece standing by the door. She was taking advantage of her alone time. She hasn't done this in a long time, but now it feels great.
Deniece had hoped that Miss C would have seen or heard her. But with her fingers playing with her pussy and her mind, someplace else. There was no chance at all.
Deniece stood there, staring at Miss C's hands. She recalled that one of the lessons Madlyn had given her referred to pleasuring oneself as masturbation. Is that what she was supposed to be doing? She didn't understand what it meant to enjoy oneself. She felt like a fool, but she was too embarrassed to ask Madlyn. All she could remember were these brief moments, maybe five minutes of having sex with her husband. If that was real sex, she didn't need any part of it.
Miss C's wet finger entered her pussy, while the other hand held her breast. She let out a soft groan.
Deniece wanted to see why Miss C was moaning. She put her hand around her right breast and rubbed it. She felt nothing at all. She thought. '
Maybe I was the one who needed to be held. She just wished there was somebody to ask about what she did not understand.
As Deniece reflected, she heard a heavier moan. She turned fully to Miss C. who now had two fingers in her pussy and jammed them in and out. Her back was arched, her body shivering. She now heard Miss C say, "yes, that's it. Baby, I'm cummmmming! Uhhhhhhhh!" Oh, fuck!" Her body went limp and sank back into the tub.
Deniece ran toward the bath, knelt to see, and asked, "Are you all right?"
Miss C opened her eyes, surprised that someone was there. She laughed at Deniece and asked, "How long were you there?"
Deniece turned red and said, "Not for long. Are you alright now?"
"I feel great now. Don't you always feel good when you do it?"
Deniece just watched her with a strange face. "What are you asking?"
Miss C sat in the bathtub, and she had the most embarrassing look. "Deniece, do you understand what we're dealing with here?"
Too embarrassed to admit it. Deniece put her head down and turned away. "No,"
"I'm sorry. I assumed you knew these things."
Deniece stood up and left. She didn't feel like going anywhere now. She thought, '
tomorrow, she will ask Tim to return her to her husband's homeworld