Hello Mr. Robinson Pt. 09

"Mr. Robinson please report to the lab."

I hopped to my feet and wondered what they had discovered. I kept praying I was wrong but the moment I entered the lab and saw their faces I knew it was the gate.

"How bad is it?"

"As bad as it gets."

"Let me see the numbers," I asked and the screen showed me a worst case scenario. "Fuck... run the security footage and the sequence side by side." We watched as the moment before the prisoner vanished and the gate did an automated scrubbing of its buffers. "What the hell. Why would that trigger this kind of effect?"

I looked at the technicians and they shared the same lost expression. I took over the lab with a wave of my hand. I linked with the A.I. situated just above the heads of the techs and began pulling every record, every test result and any and all data related to the site and the gate. I closed my eyes and left the limited world of meat time and plunged headlong into the digital ether. I felt like a man directing the London Symphony Orchestra. Where I pointed a virtual display came into existence. I ignored every security seal and teased every last drop of information from the hardware. Twenty screens were humming along at relativistic speeds. It took what felt like an eternity but I found it. I found out why the gate was misbehaving and who was responsible. Warning claxons sounded all around me as flashing red lights alerted me to a problem in the real world. I saved my research and angrily returned to the flesh. I opened my eyes and all hell was breaking loose.

"There's been another event," the female tech cried out over the alarms.

"How bad is it?"

"Bad," she replied. "We lost two more detainees."

"Which cells?"

"Two and four they are the next closest to the gate. What is going on?"

"Come with me, everybody, you have to come with me when I explain what is going on." I said and they followed me en masse to the Warden's Office.

I could smell his fear and stronger still his guilt. He knew and he still went ahead with it. We strolled past his secretary and arrived unannounced into his office. The Warden was already standing but he spun around at us like a caged animal. I gestured and his printer spat out one page but that is all I needed. The Warden walked over and picked it up. He read what was printed there and I could feel his slippery mind at work.

"You ordered it. Even when they warned you, you went ahead anyway. You have three deaths on your hands and possibly more."

"I can explain."

"No, you can't," I growled. "If the event horizon of the gate hits the cold fusion power plant... you can't run away none of us can."

"What do you need?"

"Your immediate resignation so I won't have you undermining what I need to do to keep us alive." I said and he nodded. "Kelly, you are in charge. I need to return to the lab to see what I am dealing with and how bad it is."

"Tell us what happened damn it!" The female tech screamed.

"Sorry... I forget sometimes and get ahead of myself. The Warden added stealth tech to the gate on the surface. The technologies are not compatible. The field surrounding the gate is throwing it off balance. Every time the system flushes the buffers the stealth field nudges it more and more out of alignment. While the gate isn't active it does a forced diagnostic and that creates a connection between the surface gate and the one down here. It's kind of like pinging a peripheral device. They want to make sure the other one is there. We need to shut down the gate."

"You can't," the lead tech said frowning. "It is tied directly to the reactor. The reactor keeps the air supply flowing down here. Shut one off and we suffocate and granted we would still have hours of air but no other access to the surface."

"Wait a minute," I said shaking my head. "Isn't there an elevator system?"

"Yeah but it was taken offline when the gate was installed. They cut the power and I mean literally cut the power cables to the elevator. Someone is going to have to go in and repair that damage. I don't know if we have the time. The next buffer cycle is only an hour away."

"Fuck," I cursed and glared at the former Warden. "I need time to think. Kelly, take the gate offline. We can't remove it from the circuit but maybe we can create a simulation that could fool the gate into thinking it is still cycling like normal. What do you think?"

"Actually there is a program like that in the system. I would need a little time to tweak it." One of the techs offered.

I nodded and off he went while another tech started taking the gate out of the loop. If the program failed the gate would automatically switched its status to ready and flush the buffer killing anyone in the cell block. I checked the test results of the scan of cell one and there it was a distinct weakening of the wall exposed to the edge of the event horizon. Every cycle the walls and matter between the gate and the gravity well became more and more unstable. I ordered cell one to be raised so I could inspect it on my own. I had to feel it with my own hands and see if I could seal the breach another way. I trusted Kelly enough to know he wouldn't let me down. The techs broke up into small teams and attacked the problem the best they could. I watched the dark metallic cube rise up and felt a psychic chill. It was times like this that I hated my job. A sudden alert sounded as claxons and warning lights came to life.

I closed my eyes and tried to keep the fear at bay. I could see the flashing lights behind my eyelids. A moment later I was somewhere else. The memory was so strong it ripped me from the here and now and plunged me into Steve's past. I opened my eyes and a stunning young woman was getting naked in front of me. Somehow, I knew her name was Fiona. She was young, eager and hungry for forbidden pleasure. Fiona stood around sixty-six inches tall with long brown wavy hair. Her eyes were the color of spring grass and her lips were painted dark, too dark for her fair complexion.

There was a pile of clothing pooled around her feet. Fiona climbed onto the bed and soon she was kneeling on a bed with her ass high in the air. I could see how wet she was. The scene suddenly changed and I was sitting down. To my left was a shower and I could see a pair of impressive breasts pressed against the glass. A heartbeat later I was in the shower with Fiona and naked as she was. She ground her ass against my erection and I shivered as the pleasure flooded me. My cock slid between her ass cheeks and I groaned as she teased me.

"You like my ass?" She purred.

"Uh huh," I whimpered.

"Good, it gets better," Fiona growled as she turned around to face me. "Let's do each other." She said as her hand wrapped around my cock and she took my hand and placed it on her sex. "I wish this was your dick."

We masturbated each other until she cried out and my load sprayed her tummy. Time blurred again and the scene changed. I was in what had to be Fiona's bedroom. I was on my back and Fiona had her tits wrapped around my cock. I loved a good titty-fuck. Fiona was a little awkward but her determination was obvious. I was rock hard and ready to plumb her depths. I was getting tired of the awkward leaps through Steve's memory. Maybe if I applied my own actions I could create a more linear series of events. With great effort I grabbed her by the arm as I got us to our feet. I slid my arm around her waist and pulled her to me. The kiss was soft at first like sticking your toe into a lake. Would it be cold? Would it be warm? She scalded me with her hunger. Even as my other arm went around her waist her arms circled my neck.

My mind brushed hers and her desire rose up volcanic as if she kept so much under pressure. I didn't delve too deep I thought that might be too close to rape. I shared my longing and that created a kind of psychic spiral. We were circling each other as my fingers slid into her hair. I made a fist and her desire exploded out of her. She pulled away enough to lift her foot up and placed it on my shoulder. Damn, talk about flexible! Fiona reached down and took me in hand. I pulled her head gently back even as my cock sunk easily into her fiery core. We moaned as I slid deep. Fiona broke our kiss as I began moving my hips.

"I know this is wrong," she moaned in my ear. "I am your sister after all but no one gets me going the way you do."

"Tell me what you want," I asked her as I thrust harder.

She leaned close and bit my shoulder. I took that as a challenge. I lifted her up and walked us forward until her back hit the wall. Somehow she managed to get her legs wrapped around me and I began hammering slowly but with more and more force. Her nails raked my back raising her bid and I matched it by picking up speed. I was grunting as her teeth broke the skin and her nails left a bloody swath up my back.

"Oh god daddy you are harder than usual..." Cindy panted in my ear.

I leaned back and there was my little girl impaled on my erection. She wore the same expression Fiona had just a moment before. Were my memories blending with Steve's? Was I going to lose my identity and get lost in ten millennia of experiences once held by Ariana? I was terrified that my life was going to be diluted in an ocean of a stranger's existence. Cindy's hands touched my cheeks. She leaned close and kissed me.

"You have nothing to fear," Ariana's voice whispered in my thoughts. "Look upon me as a kind of encyclopedia. If you desire to learn something and I possess that knowledge I will share it willingly."

"I thought you were gone. Didn't the EMP blast destroy your crystal?"

"That event did in fact destroy my shell but it didn't damage me. I was told that once I found a proper master that I should bond with him or her as soon as possible."

"So that crystal was empty?"

"Exactly, I spent our first day together using the nanites in your system to create protective nodes where I could reside. They were shielded against such an attack. I have a surprise for you."

"What kind of surprise?" I asked as my surroundings changed. "Wait, I know this place."

The cool air was rich with ground fog. I felt the chill against my skin as I looked down at the letter that had given me directions to this place. I folded the letter and placed it in my back pocket. I looked around the parking lot and saw the flash of headlights. My heart was hammering away in my chest as I walked over to the brightly painted VW van. It was a vehicle out of its time but in surprisingly good shape. I stood next to it remembering the series of erotic letters that had culminated in me being here at this moment. The side door opened and I got my first view of the woman inside. I never hesitated as I climbed into the van. The interior had been customized from its original configuration. The rear was made for making love. The futon mattress was firm yet yielding as the older woman took charge. This was the night I had lost my virginity.

The masked woman greeted me wearing black lingerie and a huge smile. I climbed in and closed the sliding door behind me. She never uttered a word as she directed my actions with a touch or by doing it herself. She had me down to my underwear in no time at all even though it felt like an eternity back then. I was on my back looking up at her. I watched as she unhooked her bra and brought her tits just above my lips. When I reached for them she gently slapped my hand away. I grinned and then pursed my lips together making suckling noises. She teased me at every turn. I finally had her straddling my erection and grinding her pussy against the shaft. I was shaking I wanted her so bad. It was hard to read her expressions because of the frilly mask she wore. While I had begged and moaned she never spoke a single word.

Reliving that moment when I lost my virginity left me breathless. I watched intently as she lifted up her hips, took me in hand and guided me between her pussy lips. I bit my lip hard enough to break the skin as I slid inside of her. I didn't even notice it I was entranced by the moment. She began to move slowly savoring the pleasure she was experiencing. I could tell she liked being watched as she leaned back so I could see my cock disappear inside of her. My first climax came swiftly and shook me to my core. She sat still until I had recovered before she began moving again. I felt her body begin to quiver above me. She must be getting close to her own orgasm. A moment before she came my mystery woman clamped a hand over her mouth to remain silent. In a moment of clarity I realized why she was being so mysterious. I knew her. Somehow out in the real world we had crossed paths somewhere.

I rolled her onto her back and took over. I had watched enough porn to have a few ideas to try. I grabbed her ankles and pulled her legs apart as I started thrusting. I was awkward at first but got better quicker than I expected. I followed her suggestions and before long I had her on her knees with her ass high in the air. I hammered her from behind and she was moaning in time with my movements. I knew that sound and my cock grew harder when I realized who she was. She looked over her shoulder and we locked eyes. I smiled and mouthed her name. She blushed furiously as I fucked her harder and faster.

We both cried out when my load sprayed her insides. I pulled out of her and lay on my back now. I was panting and covered in sweat. My Aunt Haley took off her mask and cuddled close. She was my first and a secret I kept to the present day. She had died from breast cancer six years ago and I never shared our secret. I didn't see the reason to tell anyone about our on again off again affair. It would have only hurt my mom and I had done enough of that over the years.

I was kneeling on the floor of the lab when I came out of the fugue. My head felt like someone had hit me with a baseball bat. I felt the trickle of blood oozing from my nose. I tipped my head up and someone handed me a handkerchief. I was helped into a chair while the on-site doctor was called. By the time he arrived the pain and disorientation had passed. He took my vitals and asked me if I had ever had a seizure before but I shook my head. He wanted to perform tests but I waved him off. I had too much to do and little time to get it done. My health could wait until the gate was taken care of.

The Thing in the Rift:

I stepped into the cell more reluctant than ever. My body was still recovering from what appeared to be some kind of seizure. I didn't have time to wait since the next time the gate came online there was no telling how many of us would be hurt or killed. If we failed here there were far reaching effects for an unsuspecting world. I ran my hands along the cool metal walls and shivered. The damage to the walls felt like a kind of cancer eating away at normal matter. I wondered at the wisdom of Blink Technology now. Had we developed it too quickly? Was this sort of thing going to happen somewhere else? I heard the gunshot and spun around just as the door was sealed and the cell descended. I screamed Kelly's name but got no reply. The Warden, that son of a bitch must have shot Kelly and lowered the cell! It was the only way this could happen. I felt the panic swiftly turning to terror. This cell was at ground zero of the event horizon. If I was still in here when the gate cycled I was as good as dead. I tried to reach out to the Warden's mind. If I could manage contact I could use him like a puppet and free myself. No good the damage done to the walls was inhibiting any kind of psychic contact. I tried and failed to reach Rhea. I sat down as far away from the gate as I could. I tried to access the A.I. network but he had taken that offline as well.

"Damn... fuck... shit... I just wish I could understand this tech as easily as the J'Nai did. They dealt with things far more complex than this."

"Wish granted," Arianna's voice filled my mind. "My former Master was a student of the Spider's Web. It's all locked away in your mind Boss Man."

"Well show me damn it," I growled. "I am running out of time."

"It will take time for you to remember Voidsinger. Are you prepared?"

"Yes damn it...!"

It felt like someone reached into the back of my skull and pulled me out of my body. It was not a pleasant sensation and the brief interlude was filled with hellfire and the wailing of lost souls. I don't recommend it for the faint of heart. I lie face down on grass at least I think it was grass. The blue-violet color had me questioning my eyes. I slowly got to my feet but not before losing my stomach contents. I blinked away the hellish after images and looked around. I curled my toes and could actually feel the grass and soft earth beneath me. I looked down and I was naked. I heard voices approaching and looked at the series of domes dominating the landscape. I recognized the language instantly as J'Nai. The tall athletic figures surrounded me with weapons drawn.

"He is naked," one of them said.

"Why is he naked?"

"I believe he has just arrived," a woman said and the crowd parted. "Welcome foundling to the House of J'Rai. How can we be of assistance?"

"This is going to sound crazy but... actually I am not sure how I got here. I need to learn everything you can teach me about the Spider's Web, please."

"His need is dire." The woman said her mind touching mine. "So much pain and fear and oh my... you are a naughty one. Follow me Voidsinger and we will attend to you."

"Thank you."

We followed the woman to the closest of the domes. The crowd walked with me and I felt their minds brush mine over and over again. I did the same with them. I lightly ran psychic fingers across the edge of their thoughts. It reminded me of when I did the same to Rhea's hair. In some cases it had the same effect. The dome was fashioned out of a dark mottled material. The surface reminded me of black marble but there were no seams, cracks or signs of how the dome was constructed. I was taken to an interior chamber where a steaming hot pool awaited me. Three of the J'Nai females volunteered to wash me and prepare me to visit with the Seer. The woman that had taken over was a kind of wise woman among them. Her psychic abilities were by far the strongest in this community. All of this I gleaned as I sat in the pool and the women lovingly caressed and washed off a kind of ectoplasm or psychic residue. While they touched me the four of us shared a kind of mental chat room. I merely had to think of a question and they replied if they desired. I could also sense their hunger for a new male in their midst. But it would be rude of them to taste before the Seer did. It was a matter of respect.

I was dried off by a mesh grate situated in the floor near the pool. I stood on it and it automatically blew hot dry air. It was surprisingly fast and efficient. While one of the ladies braided my hair the others held up garments for me to choose. I informed them that I had no idea about custom or what was appropriate. They understood and chose an outfit of black trimmed in silver. Once my hair was done they helped me dress and seemed to enjoy every moment of physical contact they could. I was about to ask for a mirror when I realized there was no such word in the J'Nai language. The closest thing was the word reflection. I wonder if it was taboo to ask for something so vain. So to approach the subject I asked if I looked well enough to meet with the seer. The ladies nodded and told me it was a rare thing for a human to come into the presence of so important a person. I raised my hand and only when I turned it over that I realized I was projecting Steven's body and not my own. It made sense of course so I went with it. The trio led me to the main chamber where a triangular table dominated the center of the space. The table was covered with dozens of dishes prepared by the cooks that served the Seer.