Realms of Eden Book 03: Whirlwind

Jerome Adeane had his team gathered in a huddle and the two batsmen heard him telling his players that they were not going to lie down and die just for this bunch to piss on them. Stand up and let's stick it up these bastards he exhorted and Sydney grinned as he thought to himself that it was something he probably would say in the same position.

Jerome walked past him on his way to second slip and said, "Good luck mate."

"Thanks, you too," said Sydney as he took guard on leg.

The next two hours were a blur for Sydney as he cut, hooked, drove and generally blasted the bowling to all parts of the ground. His focus was such that he barely heard the crowd, the chirping from the fielders or the ground announcer as she screamed six or four.

It was only when Peter Bond tapped him on the shoulder and held out his hand to him that he bothered to look to the scoreboard and see 105 against his name. He raised his bat and acknowledged the screaming crowd as Peter said, "Come on mate, we've got enough to win this, let's get off for a go after lunch."

He walked off with his captain past the shell shocked Angels team as they formed a guard of honour and clapped them off the field.

"Sydney are you ok?" asked Kelsey as she watched the big man undo his pads in something of a daze.

He shook his head, something seemed to click and he was suddenly aware of everything around him. He smiled at her. "I think something is happening Kelsey that is not quite right. I feel like I am getting lost in just one thing and I forget everything else. I didn't hear the crowd, anything anyone said, hell I only heard Peter calling me for runs cause he was in the battle too. Maybe I should go and see Patrick and get him to check me out."

"No need Sydney," said Dr Lock. "He gave me all your details last night when I rang him." She checked around them seeing that no-one else was around then added, "So did Alfred."

"Peter," called Dr Lock and the captain turned to her. "I need to give Sydney a check over I think he may be a little dehydrated and he may have a bit of fever. Hopefully nothing serious can you get Brian to cover for him for an hour or so?"

"You OK Sydney?" he asked.

"Yeah I'll be fine Bondy I'll just get checked properly just in case."

"Ok just make sure you are the field when we finish these buggers off!" The captain headed off leading the players onto the field.

"Let's get you downstairs into the dressing rooms I need to check you properly without anyone seeing what we are up to," Dr Lock whispered to Sydney and beckoned to Kelsey to come with them.

Kelsey was not going to be left behind in any case and closely followed on the heels of the pair as they made their way out to the back of the stand and into the changing rooms of the visiting team. In short order Sydney was stripped off and laying on the massage bench that served as the doctor's examination table. She slipped some gloves on and got Sydney to open his mouth getting some samples of his saliva and checking his throat.

Placing a hand over his eyes she asked Kelsey to pass her the bright light from her kit bag then flashed it in his eyes several times covering them after each time. Finally she took his blood pressure, heart and respiratory rates.

Asking him to turn over she said, "Relax," then slipped a rectal thermometer gently into his arse. Leaving it there she checked the back of his neck and down his spine particularly around the small scar that persisted where the bullet had slammed through his ribs.

She made notes on her electronic pad throughout the procedures she performed, finishing when she had checked the reading on the thermometer then told him to lie there for a moment. Taking Kelsey away with her to the corner of the room she seemed a little flustered but finally whispered to Kelsey that she needed her to get him sexually excited. Quickly she assured Kelsey that she would leave them in private but Alfred needed some readings that apparently he could only get from him when he was aroused.

"What else Gwyneth?" she smiled at the doctor to let her know that she was not embarrassed and would comply.

"We need a sample of his body fluids, sweat, saliva and semen, afterwards," she finished in a rush.

"I think I can do that doctor if you want to leave the sample containers where I can find them easily and lock the door on your way out," said Kelsey gently.

Sydney was quietly dozing on the massage table and his first reaction when he felt a warm hand slide between his legs tickling his balls was one of concern. "Not sure you should be doing that doctor," he murmured.

A hot mouth descended on his arse cheek kissing and licking up his back until finally hot breath in his ear whispered, "Dr Kelsey wants you to roll over baby."

He chuckled and rolled over slowly keeping his eyes closed, then felt a hot mouth engulf his rapidly rising cock and slurp noisily on it. His hips bucked as the mouth exquisitely excited his head with its tongue twirling and licking him rapidly.

Then a strange sensation of a hand but not quite the same feel jerked him rapidly and his eyes opened to see Kelsey between his open legs with latex gloves on smiling sexily at him. "Cum for me baby," she said, "Spurt it good!" Her hands gripped him firmly as they rapidly worked up and down his shaft.

His eyes closed and he concentrated slightly and Kelsey giggled as his cock grew longer and wider in her hands. "Not too big baby, Mummy wants to be able to get her hands around it!"

Letting it shrink a little he watched her pump his cock and murmur naughty things to him about how she was going to fuck him senseless with his big cock and spank his harem girls with it. Graphically she described how she was going to make Bonnie spread her hot little cheeks for her while Jo and Thelma sucked his big nuts and she stuffed his cock into Bonnie's tight little hole.

His heart hammered as she spoke to him of the vision he had read from her mind the previous day. Straining he screamed to her that he was cumming and she deftly captured his spurts into the specimen jar she held in her left hand as she milked him.

He lay there recovering as she scraped sweat from his skin and probed his mouth with two swabs that she sealed into tubular containers.

"Now," she said, "make him a little smaller so I can have some fun with him!" Her eyes blazed hotly as she straddled him and slipped his wet cock into her even wetter pussy and rode him quickly cumming in seconds. Lying against his chest she let her hips work in little circles as she gripped and released him with her muscles murmuring against his throat.

He grinned and lifted her up to look into face. "You wouldn't really do that to Bonnie would you?"

"Who do you think sent me a long detailed email graphically describing what she wants to do with us? Giving me the nasty visions that have been keeping me soaked for the last three days since we got here from Christchurch!" she giggled.

Kelsey opened the door to the dressing room and saw Dr Lock sitting looking at her electronic pad. Noticing that it was definitely green on her screen she asked, "Alfred, Gwyneth do you want him for anything else?"

"No he can go and play if he wants. But if he is going to get out there it better be soon Auckland is already three down," responded Dr Lock.

As Kelsey turned to let Sydney know the doctor stopped her. "Kelsey please it is Gwen. Gwyneth is my grandmother's name."

The woman's smile was bright and Kelsey smiled brightly back. "OK Gwen."

Sydney signalled to Peter a few overs later and told Jason to tell Brian that he could swap over with Sydney at the end of the over. Brian waved that he got the message and Sydney waited until the man got to him at the gate before he walked out onto the field to cheers and waves.

There was an hour left until stumps and the Auckland team was 9 down with their two opening bowlers at the crease looking decidedly shaky. Peter Bond called Sydney over to him at the end of another Mike Brennan maiden over.

"Ok mate finish it off for us." Throwing him the ball he held out his hand for Sydney's cap.

"What! You have to be kidding me I can't bowl!" protested Sydney.

"Yes you can, I've seen you in the nets. Anyway listen to that crowd they would crucify me now if I changed my mind," his captain grinned.

Sydney did listen and heard the crowd's expectations and happy mood. "Look even if these two blokes hit you around it will just them getting a bit of their own back. Matey they need over a 100 runs to win. Have a go you might surprise yourself."

"But I've been off the field for ages haven't I got to wait or something," he tried one last time.

"That was hours ago Sydney and if those two umpires are game to tell us that then I will give Jason a bowl otherwise you're it." His captain took his cap handing it to the umpire as Sydney walked out the couple of paces that he bowled off and practised bowling a ball to a laughing Barry Crawford.

Sandy and Kelsey were beside themselves cackling when they realised what was happening. Ian said, "Listen to the crowd."

The noise was deafening as just about the whole crowd stood clapping, whistling and cheering, "Whirlwind! Whirlwind!"

Sydney ran his three steps and barely let go of the ball. It bounced two times to the amused striker who was laughing so hard that all he did was block it back down the pitch. Sydney called out, "Thanks Rod!" The batsman dropped his bat as he laughed his heart out and Sydney stood giggling in the middle of the pitch.

He went back and tried again getting the ball up near the batsman's half. Rod took a huge swing and missed the ball by a good 100 millimetres and it hit Cliffie's gloves. He tossed the ball back then Sydney concentrated a bit more. He threw up a full toss that Rod managed to get his bat on smacking it straight back to Sydney who took the catch then began walking back to his mark ready to bowl again.

"Dickhead! He's out," screamed Barry as he ran up to the man slapping him on the back. Sydney realised that yes he was and burst into laughter as he was swamped by his teammates.

Later as they stood around the players' bar 'Rocket' Rod Jamieson asked him what the hell he was doing. Silence spread out from the pair and Sydney said, "Well I didn't know what was happening. I am so used to being behind the bat taking catches that I just didn't realise that you hit a catch straight back until Caveman was in my face telling me that I was a dickhead and that you were out!"

Kat Weatherby flashed her blue eyes at him and shook her head as everyone laughed heartily.

Kelsey and Kat were standing with Sydney when a stunning brunette with piercing green eyes and a soft smile on her lips walked into the bar. Standing there she looked around the room as eyes took in her petite figure and gorgeous dress of white silk top and a long split skirt of burgundy that reached to her feet encased in high heels.

The room got very quiet and softly the woman asked if Barry Crawford was here. Sydney felt the man standing behind him and stepped aside gently saying, "Barry you're wanted."

The man gulped and Sydney gently took his elbow and urged him forward. The woman smiled, her face lighting up as she saw the man she had been looking forward to seeing for the last two days come shyly towards her. "Hello Barry I'm Brenda."

Barry held out his hand and she wrapped it in both of hers walked into his arms and softly kissed the man on his lips. Barry's hands came around her small frame and kissed her gently back and that was how they stood for a long time as the room stayed strangely quiet. When their kiss broke there was a collective sigh around the room and Sydney found that he had clasped Kat's and Kel's hands very tightly in his own.

Mandy, standing not far from Sydney and Kat said, "And I thought you two were hot!"

Barry Crawford, for his part, had fallen instantly and hopelessly in love. Looking into Brenda's eyes he thought he saw the same emotion reflected back at him. Somehow each knew that the other wanted to explore these new feelings and being as far away from the eyes around them was their first priority.

Sydney reading their looks and emotions walked over to the couple and handed Barry his hire hover keys saying, "It's the green one in the car park out back."

The couple barely acknowledge his gesture as they left the bar with eyes only for the other. They weren't seen until breakfast two days later.

After Barry and Brenda's departure, the crowd was a little quieter, but still boisterously carried on celebrating the win and life in general. Kat and Kelsey were ready to go. Sydney checked the bar for Sandy and Robert seeing them standing with Jason, Peter, Pamela and a couple of others waved a cheerio and prepared to walk the few blocks back to the motel where they were staying.

Kelsey looked for Mandy, not seeing her she asked the other barmaid where she had gone. The girl gave her a worried look saying that Mandy's husband had turned up a few minutes ago heavily stoned and she had dragged him out into the grandstands to prevent him from making a scene.

Sydney was on high alert when Kelsey reported her conversation casting his mind out searching for the woman and suddenly tensed. "Jerome?" he called loudly and the Kiwi captain recognising the voice of command was beside him quickly.

"You carrying Sergeant?" he asked without preamble.

"In my kit bag," he said quickly.

"Good go get it and meet me across the oval in the lower northern stands. Move it!" Then Sydney was off through the door.

Jerome turned to Kelsey who whispered quietly, "When Cue Ball says, we do!"

The man was gone in a flash.

Sydney ran like the hounds of hell were chasing him across the dark grounds making his way towards the sound of a scream that pierced the night. He crouched, moving quietly, listening with his ears and mind. "Where's the money bitch?" he heard a man yell followed by the smack of a hand across someone's face.

"I don't have any Tyrone, they haven't paid me yet," sobbed Mandy.

"Lying fucking whore!" the man screamed. Then his fist crashed into the woman's face sending her flying into the seats behind her. Sydney heard her scream again and the man's heavy steps as he stepped up onto the seats to punch her again.

Looking up he saw the man fumble in his jacket for something and he raced along the walkway and tackled him just as he drew out what looked like a syringe. The man's hand automatically struck out at the large shadow that loomed at him driving the syringe into the back of his attacker.

Sydney barely felt the pain as his fist lashed out catching the man flush on the jaw. Lifting his knee into the man's thigh before spinning and catching him in the chest with his elbow sending him down on to his knees in the walkway.

The grandstand lights suddenly came on flooding the seating. Sydney saw Mandy lying on her back among the seats her face bloodied but her head was sitting at right angles to her body.

"No!" he screamed and bent to the woman, sobbing, her lifeless eyes staring back at him in silent plea. He reached out to touch her face, to try to tell her he was sorry when a mind numbing pain seared through his back. Looking back saw the hand of Tyrone press the plunger of the needle hanging in his back all the way in.

He turned his face up to the man who stood over him screaming, "Die fucker die!" The drug enraged man was brandishing a long wicked looking knife that he was ready to plunge into Sydney's throat.

As the man lunged a bullet blew a third eye in his forehead slamming through his brain case and exploded out the back of his head. The body flew backwards toppling over the seats and lay sprawled beside his dead wife.

Sydney's mind was white hot. He was not going to let them find that scum beside the beautiful woman! Picking her up he carried her to the walkway and lay her body down gently. Straightening her neck he pressed his lips to her bloodied ones and sobbed his apologies. Fervently wishing he had been thirty seconds earlier.

Sydney reached for his side ready to pull the syringe out when a hand stopped him. "Don't throw it away matey they will need to know what the shit is that he pumped you with!

"Fuck it Sydney what are you doing? You're changing my past, this never happened! Mandy was supposed to become one of our top psychologists. Fuck it Sydney I can't help you now cause I don't know what happens until I get back to the realms!"

Thelma spoke into both of the men's minds. "Cue Ball get back to Jebidiah and stay there until I call you. Go now!"

Sydney grinned as the man disappeared thinking she always knows what to do. "You my love sit still Jerome is almost there. Thank goodness Rod is a good shot with his sniper rifle!"

Sydney lay back his heart slowing even more. Reaching out he captured Mandy's lifeless hand. "Thelma make sure you look after Mandy!"

Sydney Douglas let go of his life as Thelma screamed at him to stop.

Chapter 6 - New Beginnings

The headlines the next day were of a nation in shock as banners screamed the news of Whirlwind's heroic deeds that unfortunately had left him in hospital fighting for his life.

The reports detailed how Whirlwind had broken up a fight with a man who had been beating his wife in a demand for money for drugs. The media described the man as a violent drug addict who had turned up at the bar his wife worked at where the Australians were celebrating. Whirlwind had apparently become concerned at the disappearance of the woman and finding her being abused had beaten the man off. However, while attending to the woman's injuries had been injected with an overdose of drugs into his body. Special operations security teams who were on duty for the night took out the man when he brandished a knife ready to plunge it into the incapacitated Whirlwind's throat.

Kat, Bonnie, Jo, Thelma and Mandy sat in the suite of rooms that had been assigned to Sydney in the motel where they were staying in Auckland.

Mandy was silently observing the blonde haired green eyed woman who awed her with her gorgeous body, generous smile and no nonsense attitude. Tensing she waited for her to speak.

Thelma stood up running her hands down her jacket before she walked around the room, once, her face a mask of concentration. "Mandy I will repeat what I said earlier. You can never say anything about what happened to you in that grandstand, I mean about what Sydney did for you!" she said finally. "We do not want the world out there thinking he is some sort of Christ reborn! He's got a big enough job to do as it is without that sort of carry on!"

Mandy nodded slowly. She still hadn't really come to terms with what the man had done anyway so she couldn't really comment.

All she had felt was a sudden pain then separation from her body as she looked down at the man crying over her. She had just floated there watching. When he had suddenly glowed a bright hot white and picked her body up and lain it on the floor she felt a need to go back and tell him it was ok. Then he had died!

There was no other way she could describe it. His body went still as he lay there holding her hand in his and a bright green essence rose from his body and appeared beside her. The essence captured hers and it felt like being made love to by the most skilful of lovers as she soared in pure ecstasy. Afterwards she felt solidness beneath her and her hand clamped on the man's holding hers beside her.

All of those gathered had heard her story, as had another man who looked extremely like Sydney but older. She had only seen him once and his joy at seeing her alive was unexpected as he hugged her sobbing into her neck saying, "Thank you Sydney," repeatedly.

Thelma, Bonnie and Jo had appeared beside her hospital bed when she had awoken the next morning. It was the bright green eyes of Thelma that she had first seen when she opened her own. They were intense and she could not look away from them.