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- Story Listed as: Fiction For Adults
- Theme: Love stories / Romance
- Subject: Fantasy / Dreams / Wishes
- Published: 08/26/2010
Miniaturized
Born 1939, M, from Cebu City, PhilippinesâMiniaturizedâ
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Prologue
Have you ever thought about Space, or been interested in space travel? Like many other children of my age, we read the comics that were on sale every week. âSupermanââŚand âDan Dare v The Meconâ⌠âCaptain Marvelâ and âFlash Gordonâ. We even sent for do it yourself cardboard cutouts of Spaceships. I remember keeping mine for years. Then later in life came the films. âJourney into Spaceâ⌠âJourney to the Center of the Earthâ⌠âLost in Spaceâ (the Robinson Family)âŚ. âThe Day the Earth Stood Stillâ⌠And then the Star Wars films. I think once itâs in your blood you never forget. I know itâs still in mine.
I often look up at the sky at night. Dreaming like I did when I was a kid, looking up at the stars twinkling in the blackness of space. (Depending where you are in the world) And to sometimes see shooting stars as they appear, and then fade from sight. Will we ever get to the stars I ask myself? Will we ever build a Spaceship and leave this Planet, and find a new one where we could go and start a new life, and decongest the Planet that we live on?
On a sunny Saturday afternoon in July, I lay on my back, as I had done for the last two hours. I was looking up at the small round disc of our moon, and thinking that in the daytime it looked so dead and useless. I looked at my watch. It said two thirty, time to go back to my lonely little cottage. One day soon I hoped that maybe I would find some one to share it with. I got up and turned to go towards the path that led to the bottom of the hill. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw something very small heading straight towards me, was it a large fly, or a wasp?
It was so close to my face that I closed my eyes. As I tried to dodge out of its way, I felt the blow between my eyes. And the lights went out.
âAm I deadâ? I asked myself âIf I am then itâs my own fault, for not looking what I was doingâ. But then as light began to seep into my befuddled brain, I knew I was still alive. I opened my eyes slowly. Everything was blurred, so I closed them again. Then a female voice said âIt will pass in a few moments, you will be all rightâ. I opened my eyes at the sound of the voice. I was on a bed of some kind looking up at a silver ceiling. Then as I turned my head I was looking at the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. I blinked my eyes and looked again, but she was still there. âI am dead arenât I? And youâre an angelâ.
Her laugh sounded like tinkling bells, as she smiled down at me.
âNo, youâre not deadâ she said. âAnd no, I am not an angelâ The smile left her beautiful face, as she looked at me in a different way. Her eyes moved slowly up and down my body, and then she reached out touching something at the bottom of the bed. It began to rise beneath my shoulders until I was sitting up. âThank youâ I said âI feel much better nowâ. I looked at her more closely as she stared back at me. She had a kind of bluish green hair, and blue eyes. She stood, I guessed, about five eight tall, and she didnât have any clothes on.
I slowly lowered my eyes and looked down at myself, and realized that I hadnât either. I was covered in short blue hairs like an animal. The smiling young womanâs was covered the same, except that she was green. âWho are youâ? I asked âAnd where am Iâ? She sat down on thin air, or something that was invisible, and crossed her long shapely legs. She pointed to the center of the room. A ball appeared, spinning slowly in mid air. Even as I looked it got smaller and smaller. What made me gasp in astonishment was that it looked like the Planet Earth. âYesâ The woman said still smiling. âIt is your Planet Earth. We have traveled more than a million Earth miles through space since we left itâ. She stood up as the mirage disappeared âYou can get down from the bed now, I have something to show youâ.
She reached out to help me from the bed. As our hands made contact, I felt a kind of electric shock pass through my entire body. I followed her from the room into another one. But this one was different, it was circular. Half of it had large screens spaced around the walls. Below them a mass of lights blinked on and off, and in front of them a row of metal seats. âWelcome to my control roomâ she said, smiling at my astonishment. âMy name is Usheer, but in your language it is Lilac. I am the commander of this ship, and the only human type on board, except you.â She pointed to seats that stood around a small table, and sat down.
âNow you know about me, tell me about yourselfâ. I looked at Lilac as I sat facing her. âThere isnât a lot to tell Lilacâ I said as I tried to remember my name. âI think my name is Ben, and I think Iâm twenty three years old. Other than that I canât remember anythingâ. Lilac was looking at me in a funny kind of way. âYou donât remember what happened too you on Earth do you Benâ? I shook my head. âSo I will tell youâ she continued âIt was my ship that hit you. I have had difficulty with the controls since entering the Earths atmosphere. But after our collision with you, the ship now works perfectlyâ. I laughed as I tried to remember what she was talking about. I looked into her lovely blue eyes. She was surprised when I said, âIâm glad I could help Lilac, anything for a beautiful womanâ.
Her smile from was worth waiting for, I felt my heart beat faster. Talk about love at first sight. I couldnât take my eyes off her. I knew that at last I had fallen in love. âThank you for saying that, Ben. If you say that I am beautiful, thatâs all rightâ. Then the smile left her face as she continued. âIt was my fault that you died, the impact split your head wide open. It is not our intention to change anything on any Planet that we visit. So I had to give you back your life. That is the ruleâ. She turned to look towards the side of the control room. A panel slid silently sideways, admitting five young women almost identical to her. They went to sit at the controls. But none of them spoke a word.
âThese are my Robotsâ Lilac said, smiling at my surprise. âThey control the ship when I am sleepingâ. As the Robots took control of the ship, Lilac stood up and took my hand, smiling at my reaction. âI know that you have⌠how do you say it⌠fallen in love with meâ. She saw the look of surprise on my face, as I wondered if she could read my mind. âI have studied your Earths dictionary for many years, so I know the meaning of all the words that you are thinkingâ. She led me through the doorway which slid silently shut behind us, and down a passage that had metal grills under our feet. The room that we entered was like something that Iâd seen before, but try as I might I couldnât remember where.
I went across to the double bed and flopped down on my back. âIts very comfortable Lilac thank youâ I said as I closed my eyes. From a distance I heard her reply âYouâre welcome Benâ. How long I slept I donât know, but I felt a new man when I woke up. Lilac was beside me with her arm across my chest. I almost stopped breathing in amazement. Sure I was in love with her, but to find her in my bed was a bit of a shock. âYou said that you loved meâ A soft voice said against my chest. âSo isnât it right to sleep in the same bedâ? I moved so that I could look down at her. God she was so beautiful. I stared at her shapely green cone shaped breasts with their little pink nipples, and her long shapely legs. I found it impossible to stop the rising excitement that my body was showing.
Her eyes opened wider as she looked down at me. When her hand moved to my body, I gasped at the great feeling of excitement that her touch gave me. Without thinking I moved over and lay on top of her soft warm body. âNow you can show me what this making love is all about, Benâ she whispered. I kissed her trembling lips, kissing her the way that somehow I knew was right. Then as our two bodies became one. She clung to me like a leech. Her fingers were digging into my back. Her breathing got faster and shallow, as her thighs thrust upwards, and her long legs wrapped around my waist. As if from far away, I heard a long moaning sigh that I was sure came from both of us. We lay in each others arms afterwards, but we didnât let go of each other for a long time. âNow I know what the love making is all aboutâ Lilac whispered in my ear. âIt was very nice Ben. I have not had feelings like that beforeâ.
After a shower I made my way back to the control room. Lilac was sitting in the main seat looking up at the largest of the screens. âHi Ben, how are you feeling nowâ she asked. Not waiting for me to answer her she said âCome, sit here and take the controlsâ I sat in the seat next to her, feeling the seat adjusting its self to my body. âNow turn the ship ten degrees to the rightâ. My hands moved to the right and left half control wheels. Watching the distant stars on the forward monitor screen, I gently turned the right wheel. The stars moved to the left, as the ship turned ten degrees to the right. âNow try ten degrees to the left Benâ Lilacs soft voice instructed.
I turned the same wheel back to center, and then moved the left wheel ten degrees left and saw the stars moving to the right. It was an automatic function by me, as if I knew all about controlling the ship, as I brought it back to its original heading. âI was right in my thinking Benâ Lilac said in a thoughtful voice. âWe had to change your brain structure, to give you back your life. It seems that you are losing your Earth memories, and now you are thinking like one of usâ. She was right, I had been trying to remember things in my past. Each hour that went by I remembered less and less. âGive the ship to the Robots, Ben. They will pilot the ship from now on, we havenât got far to go nowâ.
Again my hands moved automatically to the right buttons. I felt as if I had piloted this ship before. I sat back looking at the controls in a daze. âExcuse us Sir, we will take over nowâ. I looked up to see one of the Robots smiling down at me. The other four were already in their seats. As I vacated mine the Robot said âThank you Sirâ.
Lilac was staring at the large screen intently. She seemed to have forgotten that I was there. Then I saw the smile spread across her beautiful face. She raised her hand, her finger pointing at the screen. âThereâ she said in an excited voice, âThatâs my Planet. Zalloniaâ. As I looked at the screen, the round sphere in the center got bigger, until there was no doubt it was a planet. I felt surprised that it looked so small, but then again it could be my imagination working overtime. There was a momentary black out and then the screens came back to life. âRe-entry accomplished Mee Usheerâ one of the Robots reported.
I took a seat and continued to watch our approach. As the ship dropped lower, I could see the large glasslike domes that seemed to be everywhere on the Planet. Our ship was heading for the biggest one that I could see. âNumber oneâ Lilac asked in a surprised voice âWhy are heading for Betlea? Those were not my ordersâ. There was a moments silence before the Robot answered âIt is the wish of the Queen that we arrive before her as soon as we land, Mee Usheerâ. Lilac knew that Queen Zeena had changed the orders she had given the Robots, and she didnât like it. She was a Zallonian of twenty years, old enough to do as she pleased.
As the ship entered a glass tube all the lights on the consol went out, and the screens went dead. The five Robots left their seats and stood waiting. âNow whatâ Lilac asked. âWe are to escort you to the Palace of Queen Zeena, Mee Usheer. And you are to bring the Earth human with youâ. We were escorted from the ship along a passage until we came to a glass door that I couldnât see through, even though it was made of glass. The door slid silently sideways allowing us to enter. It was a throne room (if thatâs the right word). All around the large circular room, there were row upon row of tiered seats, and every one of them was occupied. Below them a woman sat in a high seat, that my mind told me was a throne.
There was utter silence as the Robots, walking each side of us, escorted me and Lilac before the woman on that high seat. This had got to be Queen Zeena. She didnât say anything. She looked at the Robot in the lead, and nodded her head. Two of the Robots went to the side of the room and returned with a chair that, to my befuddled mind, resembled something out of a science fiction film. Lilac was led to the chair and seated. A dome like cup came down covering the top of her head. She sat ridged like a statue, her eyes staring as lights started to blink on and off. Then the Queen looked at me, her face impassive as she pointed to a seat. I gave a slight bow and sat down.
After a few moments the chair lights stopped blinking. I looked at Lilac, who was no longer ridged. She seemed to bend forward at the waist. It was the look on her beautiful face that scared me. She looked utterly lost and frightened, not at all like the young woman on the space ship. She was taken from the chair to the side of the room were everyone could see her, and sat down on a seat with a Robot standing each side of her. My heart was heavy and ached for her. As I took my eyes from her, I looked again at the Queen. She looked at me, with a look that said she knew what I was thinking.
Talk broke out between those sitting in the rows of seats. I knew they were talking about Lilac, and about me. I saw some of them shaking their heads and others nodding theirs. Then suddenly lights began to blink on and off on the arms of the Queens chair. After a few moments she lifted her head and looked directly at Lilac. âSit up young womanâ She said. âA verdict as been reached and also your sentenceâ. Then the Queen sat back as a man in flowing robes stood up. He bowed to the Queen and then turned to look at Lilac.
âMee Usheer. You have been found guilty of a grave misconduct. You took the life of a being from another Planet. And you tried to cover it up, by giving him back his life, and bringing him here to our Planet. You used his body by pretending that you loved him. All that you did was for your own gain. Your mother the Queen is not pleased. You shall be told of your punishment laterâ. With that said he sat down. Lilac stood up with the help of the Robots, each one holding her elbow. As they passed by me Lilac looked at me. I was sure that I could see the love in her eyes that she had shown me on the ship. And then she was gone from the room. âWhat my daughter did to you was unforgivable, young manâ The Queen said as she looked at me. âIt is in my power to grant you whatever you wish. Do not be afraid to speak, we are all friends hereâ. I looked at her hardly knowing what to say. Sheâd taken away the only woman that I had ever really loved.
âYour Majesty, I have listened to the evidence you put forward against your daughter. If I asked you to reverse your decision and give her another chance, would that be too much to ask? I love your daughter, Your Majesty, I canât help that. All my life I dreamed of meeting someone as beautiful and loving as Lilac is. When she came to me she fulfilled my dreamsâ. Queen Zeena actually smiled. âYou will to be changed back to the way you were before, young man. You were taken from your Planet against your will. That is against all that we stand for. She turned then to look around at her seated people. âAs for my daughter, something can be arranged, but whatever happens she is not to be trusted to make any decisions, is that clearâ?
I bowed slightly as she continued. âYou will please sit in the chair that my daughter sat inâ. It was a command so I stood and went to the chair and sat down. I felt the disc like cup touch the top of my head, and then all the little lights started to blink. What I felt was very hard to explain. I saw Earth from a distance, and all the Planets going by. The last thing I saw was the tiny spaceship that hit me between the eyes, and my body sprawled on the ground. When I opened my eyes everything seemed different somehow. The Queen still sat there looking at me, with a worried look on her face. âHow do you feel young man, do you remember everythingâ?
I closed my eyes and everything that came into my mind was my life on Earth. I remembered my mom and dad, and my friends, even my ex girl friend. Every thing came back to me. âYes your Majestyâ I said smiling. âI can remember everything that I used to knowâ. She smiled in return and clapped her hands. âWonderfulâ She said. âNow what do you want me to do with my daughterâ? Oh, I knew what I wanted to do with Lilac. And it must have shown on my face because the Queen laughed. âYou shall be married here in this room before you leave. That is an order young manâ. Then she asked one of the Robots to bring Usheer before her.
The same man again stood up and bowed to the Queen âWe know that your name is Ben, young manâ He said. âWhen the Princess Usheer put life back into you body, she also had to miniaturize your body to get you inside her craft. Otherwise you would have been found dead by your own people.
Then the charges against the Princess Usheer would have been more seriousâ. As he sat down everyone started to clap their hands, even the Queen joined in smiling as she looked around. And then into the room came a dejected Lilac, flanked by two Robots.
This time the Queen got to her feet as she addressed her daughter.
âUsheerâ She said with a smile on her face. âThe charges against you have been dropped, at the request of this young man who loves you very much. Why, I do not knowâ. She looked at me and raised her eyebrows. âBut you are my daughter and a Royal Princess. It is also the request of Ben that you become his lawful wife. You do not have any say in this matter daughter, unless you want to serve your sentence. What have you to say for yourselfâ? Lilac turned to look at me. I could see that she couldnât believe what was being asked of her. âYou want to marry me, after all that I did to you. Whyâ?
I looked at the Queen who nodded her head. I walked forward until I stood close to the trembling Princess. She looked into my eyes and I looked into hers. âBecause I love you very much, and I want to be with you always. If you say yes, then I will be the happiest man aliveâ. Lilac looked at her mother who was smiling at us. Then to me she said âYes I will marry you Ben, I didnât realize that I loved you until it was almost too lateâ. I wanted to take her in my arms there and then, but she was taken to one side by one of the Robots. A white gown was brought into the room for the Princess Usheer, and another one for me. It was slipped over my head by one of the Robots, while two others put the other one on Usheer. We stood in front of the Queen, who seemed to be really enjoying herself. As she held up her hand a Robot came forward and stood before her. She took from a cushion that the robot held. A small crown almost like a tiara, and reaching up placed it on my head.
âNow young man, you are Prince Ben of Zalloniaâ. Everyone in the room clapped their hands, and they were all smiling as I bowed to their Queen. Two rings appeared as if by magic, one for me and one for Lilac. âPut the ring on his finger dearâ The Queen said to Lilac. âAnd you Ben put your ring on my daughtersâ which I did gladly. âI now say that you are man and wife. I hope that you will be happy, all your days togetherâ. And then Lilac whispered âArenât you going to kiss me Benâ? I laughed softly and said âIn front of the Queenâ? She heard us even though we were whispering. âIf that is your custom, then you may kiss the Princessâ. I looked into the most beautiful eyes Iâd ever seen, and then I kissed her. It was warm and tender, her lips melting against mine. Then as we were about to end that lingering kiss, I felt her tongue flick between my lips.
âYou shall have the rest of the day togetherâ The Queen said in a soft voice. âAnd then Ben, you will leave our Planet, and return to yoursâ. I couldnât believe what she was saying. It was like a shock to my system. I looked at Lilac, seeing the tears start to run down her cheeks. âIt will be only for a little while my loveâ Lilac whispered. âSoon we will be together for alwaysâ. I looked at her in surprise âYou knew about thisâ?
I asked her as I tried to get my thoughts together. âThis is part of my punishment Ben. I have to suffer you being away from me. You didnât think they would let me go with you did youâ? I took a deep breath, looking at her, and now I felt like crying. âBut for how longâ? I asked âI couldnât stand being alone without youâ. The Queen had heard every word we had said. âSix of your Earth months, you will be apart, Ben. Then you will be back together for always. That is punishment enough for my daughterâ.
We were alone at last. The first thing Lilac did after the door closed, was to take off the wedding dress and throw it in the floor. She stood there naked, except for the soft fur that covered her lovely body. She was breathing heavily as she looked at me. Her breasts were rising and falling with her fast breathing. What a glorious sight she was. âTake the gown off Benâ She whispered. âCome and make love to me, like you did on the shipâ. I didnât need asking twice. My gown fell to the floor, and I was on the bed with her in a flash. I pushed her onto her back sliding my hand down between her thighs, and then covered her beautiful body with mine. âNow Benâ She whispered against my neck âDo it to me nowâ.
She let out a moaning cry as our bodies became one. Her long legs came up and wrapped around my waist. She didnât stop moaning all the time I made love to her. Towards the end her long legs gripped my body so hard I thought they would break my ribs. Then as her thighs arched upwards and thrusting a long groan escaped her open mouth, and her legs slid slowly down from around my waist. Her arms dropped outwards limply across the bed. Her eyes were open wide as she looked up at me. âNow thatâs what I call making loveâ She whispered. âWe can do it again, before you leave Ben. Six months is a long time before I can feel you inside me againâ.
They all stood looking at the ship, me included. I was going to leave in that, without my lilac. She clung to my arm, tears running down her lovely face. The Queen too had a few tears to shed as she said, âYou will know what to do when you arrive on your Planet, Ben. The Robots will show you how to get back to your normal size, and you will find that you can communicate with this Planet through the Robotsâ. She leaned forward and gave me a hug. Then I kissed Lilac for the last time and whispered âI love youâ. I climbed the ramp and boarded the round silver craft, waving to them as the door slid shut behind me.
The ship landed in a discrete place among the trees, about ten yards from where Iâd been clobbered. The Robot said that I had to leave the ship and stand about six feet from it, which I did. As I turned around, a blue light came from the ship bathing me in its light.
I watched in amazement as the space craft got smaller and smaller, as I grew up to my Earthly size. The silver space ship was now so tiny, that I almost lost sight of it, as it lay in the grass. At last I reached down and picked it up, and put it in my pocket. As I made my way home, I felt like a new man. Knowing that on a far distant Planet called Zallonia, a beautiful young woman was waiting for me. Arrived home, I looked up at the sky and smiled. Six months isnât all that long.
The End
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âSequel pendingâ
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Miniaturized(Gordon B. Robey)
âMiniaturizedâ
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Prologue
Have you ever thought about Space, or been interested in space travel? Like many other children of my age, we read the comics that were on sale every week. âSupermanââŚand âDan Dare v The Meconâ⌠âCaptain Marvelâ and âFlash Gordonâ. We even sent for do it yourself cardboard cutouts of Spaceships. I remember keeping mine for years. Then later in life came the films. âJourney into Spaceâ⌠âJourney to the Center of the Earthâ⌠âLost in Spaceâ (the Robinson Family)âŚ. âThe Day the Earth Stood Stillâ⌠And then the Star Wars films. I think once itâs in your blood you never forget. I know itâs still in mine.
I often look up at the sky at night. Dreaming like I did when I was a kid, looking up at the stars twinkling in the blackness of space. (Depending where you are in the world) And to sometimes see shooting stars as they appear, and then fade from sight. Will we ever get to the stars I ask myself? Will we ever build a Spaceship and leave this Planet, and find a new one where we could go and start a new life, and decongest the Planet that we live on?
On a sunny Saturday afternoon in July, I lay on my back, as I had done for the last two hours. I was looking up at the small round disc of our moon, and thinking that in the daytime it looked so dead and useless. I looked at my watch. It said two thirty, time to go back to my lonely little cottage. One day soon I hoped that maybe I would find some one to share it with. I got up and turned to go towards the path that led to the bottom of the hill. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw something very small heading straight towards me, was it a large fly, or a wasp?
It was so close to my face that I closed my eyes. As I tried to dodge out of its way, I felt the blow between my eyes. And the lights went out.
âAm I deadâ? I asked myself âIf I am then itâs my own fault, for not looking what I was doingâ. But then as light began to seep into my befuddled brain, I knew I was still alive. I opened my eyes slowly. Everything was blurred, so I closed them again. Then a female voice said âIt will pass in a few moments, you will be all rightâ. I opened my eyes at the sound of the voice. I was on a bed of some kind looking up at a silver ceiling. Then as I turned my head I was looking at the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. I blinked my eyes and looked again, but she was still there. âI am dead arenât I? And youâre an angelâ.
Her laugh sounded like tinkling bells, as she smiled down at me.
âNo, youâre not deadâ she said. âAnd no, I am not an angelâ The smile left her beautiful face, as she looked at me in a different way. Her eyes moved slowly up and down my body, and then she reached out touching something at the bottom of the bed. It began to rise beneath my shoulders until I was sitting up. âThank youâ I said âI feel much better nowâ. I looked at her more closely as she stared back at me. She had a kind of bluish green hair, and blue eyes. She stood, I guessed, about five eight tall, and she didnât have any clothes on.
I slowly lowered my eyes and looked down at myself, and realized that I hadnât either. I was covered in short blue hairs like an animal. The smiling young womanâs was covered the same, except that she was green. âWho are youâ? I asked âAnd where am Iâ? She sat down on thin air, or something that was invisible, and crossed her long shapely legs. She pointed to the center of the room. A ball appeared, spinning slowly in mid air. Even as I looked it got smaller and smaller. What made me gasp in astonishment was that it looked like the Planet Earth. âYesâ The woman said still smiling. âIt is your Planet Earth. We have traveled more than a million Earth miles through space since we left itâ. She stood up as the mirage disappeared âYou can get down from the bed now, I have something to show youâ.
She reached out to help me from the bed. As our hands made contact, I felt a kind of electric shock pass through my entire body. I followed her from the room into another one. But this one was different, it was circular. Half of it had large screens spaced around the walls. Below them a mass of lights blinked on and off, and in front of them a row of metal seats. âWelcome to my control roomâ she said, smiling at my astonishment. âMy name is Usheer, but in your language it is Lilac. I am the commander of this ship, and the only human type on board, except you.â She pointed to seats that stood around a small table, and sat down.
âNow you know about me, tell me about yourselfâ. I looked at Lilac as I sat facing her. âThere isnât a lot to tell Lilacâ I said as I tried to remember my name. âI think my name is Ben, and I think Iâm twenty three years old. Other than that I canât remember anythingâ. Lilac was looking at me in a funny kind of way. âYou donât remember what happened too you on Earth do you Benâ? I shook my head. âSo I will tell youâ she continued âIt was my ship that hit you. I have had difficulty with the controls since entering the Earths atmosphere. But after our collision with you, the ship now works perfectlyâ. I laughed as I tried to remember what she was talking about. I looked into her lovely blue eyes. She was surprised when I said, âIâm glad I could help Lilac, anything for a beautiful womanâ.
Her smile from was worth waiting for, I felt my heart beat faster. Talk about love at first sight. I couldnât take my eyes off her. I knew that at last I had fallen in love. âThank you for saying that, Ben. If you say that I am beautiful, thatâs all rightâ. Then the smile left her face as she continued. âIt was my fault that you died, the impact split your head wide open. It is not our intention to change anything on any Planet that we visit. So I had to give you back your life. That is the ruleâ. She turned to look towards the side of the control room. A panel slid silently sideways, admitting five young women almost identical to her. They went to sit at the controls. But none of them spoke a word.
âThese are my Robotsâ Lilac said, smiling at my surprise. âThey control the ship when I am sleepingâ. As the Robots took control of the ship, Lilac stood up and took my hand, smiling at my reaction. âI know that you have⌠how do you say it⌠fallen in love with meâ. She saw the look of surprise on my face, as I wondered if she could read my mind. âI have studied your Earths dictionary for many years, so I know the meaning of all the words that you are thinkingâ. She led me through the doorway which slid silently shut behind us, and down a passage that had metal grills under our feet. The room that we entered was like something that Iâd seen before, but try as I might I couldnât remember where.
I went across to the double bed and flopped down on my back. âIts very comfortable Lilac thank youâ I said as I closed my eyes. From a distance I heard her reply âYouâre welcome Benâ. How long I slept I donât know, but I felt a new man when I woke up. Lilac was beside me with her arm across my chest. I almost stopped breathing in amazement. Sure I was in love with her, but to find her in my bed was a bit of a shock. âYou said that you loved meâ A soft voice said against my chest. âSo isnât it right to sleep in the same bedâ? I moved so that I could look down at her. God she was so beautiful. I stared at her shapely green cone shaped breasts with their little pink nipples, and her long shapely legs. I found it impossible to stop the rising excitement that my body was showing.
Her eyes opened wider as she looked down at me. When her hand moved to my body, I gasped at the great feeling of excitement that her touch gave me. Without thinking I moved over and lay on top of her soft warm body. âNow you can show me what this making love is all about, Benâ she whispered. I kissed her trembling lips, kissing her the way that somehow I knew was right. Then as our two bodies became one. She clung to me like a leech. Her fingers were digging into my back. Her breathing got faster and shallow, as her thighs thrust upwards, and her long legs wrapped around my waist. As if from far away, I heard a long moaning sigh that I was sure came from both of us. We lay in each others arms afterwards, but we didnât let go of each other for a long time. âNow I know what the love making is all aboutâ Lilac whispered in my ear. âIt was very nice Ben. I have not had feelings like that beforeâ.
After a shower I made my way back to the control room. Lilac was sitting in the main seat looking up at the largest of the screens. âHi Ben, how are you feeling nowâ she asked. Not waiting for me to answer her she said âCome, sit here and take the controlsâ I sat in the seat next to her, feeling the seat adjusting its self to my body. âNow turn the ship ten degrees to the rightâ. My hands moved to the right and left half control wheels. Watching the distant stars on the forward monitor screen, I gently turned the right wheel. The stars moved to the left, as the ship turned ten degrees to the right. âNow try ten degrees to the left Benâ Lilacs soft voice instructed.
I turned the same wheel back to center, and then moved the left wheel ten degrees left and saw the stars moving to the right. It was an automatic function by me, as if I knew all about controlling the ship, as I brought it back to its original heading. âI was right in my thinking Benâ Lilac said in a thoughtful voice. âWe had to change your brain structure, to give you back your life. It seems that you are losing your Earth memories, and now you are thinking like one of usâ. She was right, I had been trying to remember things in my past. Each hour that went by I remembered less and less. âGive the ship to the Robots, Ben. They will pilot the ship from now on, we havenât got far to go nowâ.
Again my hands moved automatically to the right buttons. I felt as if I had piloted this ship before. I sat back looking at the controls in a daze. âExcuse us Sir, we will take over nowâ. I looked up to see one of the Robots smiling down at me. The other four were already in their seats. As I vacated mine the Robot said âThank you Sirâ.
Lilac was staring at the large screen intently. She seemed to have forgotten that I was there. Then I saw the smile spread across her beautiful face. She raised her hand, her finger pointing at the screen. âThereâ she said in an excited voice, âThatâs my Planet. Zalloniaâ. As I looked at the screen, the round sphere in the center got bigger, until there was no doubt it was a planet. I felt surprised that it looked so small, but then again it could be my imagination working overtime. There was a momentary black out and then the screens came back to life. âRe-entry accomplished Mee Usheerâ one of the Robots reported.
I took a seat and continued to watch our approach. As the ship dropped lower, I could see the large glasslike domes that seemed to be everywhere on the Planet. Our ship was heading for the biggest one that I could see. âNumber oneâ Lilac asked in a surprised voice âWhy are heading for Betlea? Those were not my ordersâ. There was a moments silence before the Robot answered âIt is the wish of the Queen that we arrive before her as soon as we land, Mee Usheerâ. Lilac knew that Queen Zeena had changed the orders she had given the Robots, and she didnât like it. She was a Zallonian of twenty years, old enough to do as she pleased.
As the ship entered a glass tube all the lights on the consol went out, and the screens went dead. The five Robots left their seats and stood waiting. âNow whatâ Lilac asked. âWe are to escort you to the Palace of Queen Zeena, Mee Usheer. And you are to bring the Earth human with youâ. We were escorted from the ship along a passage until we came to a glass door that I couldnât see through, even though it was made of glass. The door slid silently sideways allowing us to enter. It was a throne room (if thatâs the right word). All around the large circular room, there were row upon row of tiered seats, and every one of them was occupied. Below them a woman sat in a high seat, that my mind told me was a throne.
There was utter silence as the Robots, walking each side of us, escorted me and Lilac before the woman on that high seat. This had got to be Queen Zeena. She didnât say anything. She looked at the Robot in the lead, and nodded her head. Two of the Robots went to the side of the room and returned with a chair that, to my befuddled mind, resembled something out of a science fiction film. Lilac was led to the chair and seated. A dome like cup came down covering the top of her head. She sat ridged like a statue, her eyes staring as lights started to blink on and off. Then the Queen looked at me, her face impassive as she pointed to a seat. I gave a slight bow and sat down.
After a few moments the chair lights stopped blinking. I looked at Lilac, who was no longer ridged. She seemed to bend forward at the waist. It was the look on her beautiful face that scared me. She looked utterly lost and frightened, not at all like the young woman on the space ship. She was taken from the chair to the side of the room were everyone could see her, and sat down on a seat with a Robot standing each side of her. My heart was heavy and ached for her. As I took my eyes from her, I looked again at the Queen. She looked at me, with a look that said she knew what I was thinking.
Talk broke out between those sitting in the rows of seats. I knew they were talking about Lilac, and about me. I saw some of them shaking their heads and others nodding theirs. Then suddenly lights began to blink on and off on the arms of the Queens chair. After a few moments she lifted her head and looked directly at Lilac. âSit up young womanâ She said. âA verdict as been reached and also your sentenceâ. Then the Queen sat back as a man in flowing robes stood up. He bowed to the Queen and then turned to look at Lilac.
âMee Usheer. You have been found guilty of a grave misconduct. You took the life of a being from another Planet. And you tried to cover it up, by giving him back his life, and bringing him here to our Planet. You used his body by pretending that you loved him. All that you did was for your own gain. Your mother the Queen is not pleased. You shall be told of your punishment laterâ. With that said he sat down. Lilac stood up with the help of the Robots, each one holding her elbow. As they passed by me Lilac looked at me. I was sure that I could see the love in her eyes that she had shown me on the ship. And then she was gone from the room. âWhat my daughter did to you was unforgivable, young manâ The Queen said as she looked at me. âIt is in my power to grant you whatever you wish. Do not be afraid to speak, we are all friends hereâ. I looked at her hardly knowing what to say. Sheâd taken away the only woman that I had ever really loved.
âYour Majesty, I have listened to the evidence you put forward against your daughter. If I asked you to reverse your decision and give her another chance, would that be too much to ask? I love your daughter, Your Majesty, I canât help that. All my life I dreamed of meeting someone as beautiful and loving as Lilac is. When she came to me she fulfilled my dreamsâ. Queen Zeena actually smiled. âYou will to be changed back to the way you were before, young man. You were taken from your Planet against your will. That is against all that we stand for. She turned then to look around at her seated people. âAs for my daughter, something can be arranged, but whatever happens she is not to be trusted to make any decisions, is that clearâ?
I bowed slightly as she continued. âYou will please sit in the chair that my daughter sat inâ. It was a command so I stood and went to the chair and sat down. I felt the disc like cup touch the top of my head, and then all the little lights started to blink. What I felt was very hard to explain. I saw Earth from a distance, and all the Planets going by. The last thing I saw was the tiny spaceship that hit me between the eyes, and my body sprawled on the ground. When I opened my eyes everything seemed different somehow. The Queen still sat there looking at me, with a worried look on her face. âHow do you feel young man, do you remember everythingâ?
I closed my eyes and everything that came into my mind was my life on Earth. I remembered my mom and dad, and my friends, even my ex girl friend. Every thing came back to me. âYes your Majestyâ I said smiling. âI can remember everything that I used to knowâ. She smiled in return and clapped her hands. âWonderfulâ She said. âNow what do you want me to do with my daughterâ? Oh, I knew what I wanted to do with Lilac. And it must have shown on my face because the Queen laughed. âYou shall be married here in this room before you leave. That is an order young manâ. Then she asked one of the Robots to bring Usheer before her.
The same man again stood up and bowed to the Queen âWe know that your name is Ben, young manâ He said. âWhen the Princess Usheer put life back into you body, she also had to miniaturize your body to get you inside her craft. Otherwise you would have been found dead by your own people.
Then the charges against the Princess Usheer would have been more seriousâ. As he sat down everyone started to clap their hands, even the Queen joined in smiling as she looked around. And then into the room came a dejected Lilac, flanked by two Robots.
This time the Queen got to her feet as she addressed her daughter.
âUsheerâ She said with a smile on her face. âThe charges against you have been dropped, at the request of this young man who loves you very much. Why, I do not knowâ. She looked at me and raised her eyebrows. âBut you are my daughter and a Royal Princess. It is also the request of Ben that you become his lawful wife. You do not have any say in this matter daughter, unless you want to serve your sentence. What have you to say for yourselfâ? Lilac turned to look at me. I could see that she couldnât believe what was being asked of her. âYou want to marry me, after all that I did to you. Whyâ?
I looked at the Queen who nodded her head. I walked forward until I stood close to the trembling Princess. She looked into my eyes and I looked into hers. âBecause I love you very much, and I want to be with you always. If you say yes, then I will be the happiest man aliveâ. Lilac looked at her mother who was smiling at us. Then to me she said âYes I will marry you Ben, I didnât realize that I loved you until it was almost too lateâ. I wanted to take her in my arms there and then, but she was taken to one side by one of the Robots. A white gown was brought into the room for the Princess Usheer, and another one for me. It was slipped over my head by one of the Robots, while two others put the other one on Usheer. We stood in front of the Queen, who seemed to be really enjoying herself. As she held up her hand a Robot came forward and stood before her. She took from a cushion that the robot held. A small crown almost like a tiara, and reaching up placed it on my head.
âNow young man, you are Prince Ben of Zalloniaâ. Everyone in the room clapped their hands, and they were all smiling as I bowed to their Queen. Two rings appeared as if by magic, one for me and one for Lilac. âPut the ring on his finger dearâ The Queen said to Lilac. âAnd you Ben put your ring on my daughtersâ which I did gladly. âI now say that you are man and wife. I hope that you will be happy, all your days togetherâ. And then Lilac whispered âArenât you going to kiss me Benâ? I laughed softly and said âIn front of the Queenâ? She heard us even though we were whispering. âIf that is your custom, then you may kiss the Princessâ. I looked into the most beautiful eyes Iâd ever seen, and then I kissed her. It was warm and tender, her lips melting against mine. Then as we were about to end that lingering kiss, I felt her tongue flick between my lips.
âYou shall have the rest of the day togetherâ The Queen said in a soft voice. âAnd then Ben, you will leave our Planet, and return to yoursâ. I couldnât believe what she was saying. It was like a shock to my system. I looked at Lilac, seeing the tears start to run down her cheeks. âIt will be only for a little while my loveâ Lilac whispered. âSoon we will be together for alwaysâ. I looked at her in surprise âYou knew about thisâ?
I asked her as I tried to get my thoughts together. âThis is part of my punishment Ben. I have to suffer you being away from me. You didnât think they would let me go with you did youâ? I took a deep breath, looking at her, and now I felt like crying. âBut for how longâ? I asked âI couldnât stand being alone without youâ. The Queen had heard every word we had said. âSix of your Earth months, you will be apart, Ben. Then you will be back together for always. That is punishment enough for my daughterâ.
We were alone at last. The first thing Lilac did after the door closed, was to take off the wedding dress and throw it in the floor. She stood there naked, except for the soft fur that covered her lovely body. She was breathing heavily as she looked at me. Her breasts were rising and falling with her fast breathing. What a glorious sight she was. âTake the gown off Benâ She whispered. âCome and make love to me, like you did on the shipâ. I didnât need asking twice. My gown fell to the floor, and I was on the bed with her in a flash. I pushed her onto her back sliding my hand down between her thighs, and then covered her beautiful body with mine. âNow Benâ She whispered against my neck âDo it to me nowâ.
She let out a moaning cry as our bodies became one. Her long legs came up and wrapped around my waist. She didnât stop moaning all the time I made love to her. Towards the end her long legs gripped my body so hard I thought they would break my ribs. Then as her thighs arched upwards and thrusting a long groan escaped her open mouth, and her legs slid slowly down from around my waist. Her arms dropped outwards limply across the bed. Her eyes were open wide as she looked up at me. âNow thatâs what I call making loveâ She whispered. âWe can do it again, before you leave Ben. Six months is a long time before I can feel you inside me againâ.
They all stood looking at the ship, me included. I was going to leave in that, without my lilac. She clung to my arm, tears running down her lovely face. The Queen too had a few tears to shed as she said, âYou will know what to do when you arrive on your Planet, Ben. The Robots will show you how to get back to your normal size, and you will find that you can communicate with this Planet through the Robotsâ. She leaned forward and gave me a hug. Then I kissed Lilac for the last time and whispered âI love youâ. I climbed the ramp and boarded the round silver craft, waving to them as the door slid shut behind me.
The ship landed in a discrete place among the trees, about ten yards from where Iâd been clobbered. The Robot said that I had to leave the ship and stand about six feet from it, which I did. As I turned around, a blue light came from the ship bathing me in its light.
I watched in amazement as the space craft got smaller and smaller, as I grew up to my Earthly size. The silver space ship was now so tiny, that I almost lost sight of it, as it lay in the grass. At last I reached down and picked it up, and put it in my pocket. As I made my way home, I felt like a new man. Knowing that on a far distant Planet called Zallonia, a beautiful young woman was waiting for me. Arrived home, I looked up at the sky and smiled. Six months isnât all that long.
The End
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