JC: Ed Biggers
Part 2: Equilibrant
Chapter 18
By
Lazlo Zalezac
Copyright (C) Lazlo Zalezac, 2004

Ed watched as John drove off to meet with the Two-Sided One. By 
the afternoon, John would reach the town. By nightfall, he would 
reach the campsite where he would spend the night. Tomorrow at 
noon, he would enter the meadow where the Gods and Goddesses 
met with their servants. Of all the Druids that Ed knew, he was the 
only one that had even an inkling of what John was about to 
undergo. 

It was an hour after John left that an overwhelming urge to go to 
Colorado came over Ed. The nature of the urge was a call to 
service rather than a call to rescue John. It was impossible to 
express in words the difference, but Ed knew. 

As he packed his clothes to follow, Ed realized the true nature of 
that call. John was to enter a service to all three Gods and 
Goddesses. If John was currently the nominal head of the Druids 
because he served the God and the Goddess, then he would 
become the actual head of the Druids when he began his service to 
the Two-Sided One.

Using the intercom, he called Bill and asked him to locate the 
wives. He requested that they come to the library for an impromptu 
family meeting. It was a pretty sure bet that they would want to 
attend what ever was going to happen when John came out of the 
woods. With his clothes packed, he was about to head out when he 
realized that they were going into snow covered mountains. 

He went through his winter clothes. He had a flannel shirt, a 
sweater, an insulated vest, and a long coat. The clothes that he had 
were for forties and above. Up there, the temperatures were 
probably in the twenties. He decided that he'd have to buy a down 
filled coat. That would help keep him warm. 

He went down to the library to wait for his wives. It wasn't a very 
long wait before Kelly arrived. On entering the room, she looked at 
him with puzzlement. She asked, "Why are we having a family 
meeting when John has just left?"

She had just finished asking the question when Beth came in and 
asked, "Why are we having a family meeting when John has just 
left?"

Smiling at how his wives echoed the same sentiment, Ed said, 
"Calm down ladies. What I have to discuss with you is important 
and concerns John."

Beth immediately asked, "Is John in trouble?"

Shaking his head, he answered, "John is not in trouble. In fact, I 
have just come to understand that John is about to receive a 
singular honor sometime in the next couple of days. I just thought 
that you might want to be there to share in the event with him."

Kelly asked, "What honor?"

Taking a deep breath, Ed said, "John is going to become the first 
person to serve all three of the Gods and Goddesses tomorrow."

"We kind of understood that. I still don't know what honor you are 
talking about."

Even now the full implications of what was happening was only 
dawning on Ed. He said, "John is going to become the first true 
leader of all the Druids in recorded history. This is the same as 
being the first Pope or the first Dalai Lama. He is going into the 
history books as the first recognized leader of the Druids in 
modern times."

Both women got very quiet as the implications sunk in. With wide 
eyes, the pair looked at each other and shared a look that signified 
the shared understanding. They hadn't realized just how important 
of an event this was going to be. There was no way they could 
miss this event. Kelly asked, "So what's the plan?"

Ed answered, "We get packed and go. I need to stop at a store and 
get some heavy winter clothes, though. It is about twenty degrees 
colder where we are going than here."

Everyone in the family knew that Ed liked hot weather. When it 
was ninety degrees outside, he reveled in the outdoors and would 
spend as much time out there as possible. Even the temperature in 
his new truck was always set to the low eighties. He avoided going 
outdoors when the temperature dropped below fifty unless he was 
dressed in heavy coats. The layers and thickness of coats that he 
wore when it was forty was the same Beth wore when she would 
go skiing. Beth teased, "Are you worried about being cold?"

Ed glared and said, "There's going to be snow there. I hate snow."

The women laughed at Ed's reaction. Kelly said, "We'll go get 
packed and meet you in the living room when we are done."

The wives left for their rooms talking to each other about the trip. 
Together they decided that there was no way they were going in 
Ed's truck. He kept it too hot and they would broil by the time they 
arrived in Colorado. The shock of going from his truck to outdoors 
would destroy them.

Ed went into the living room and watched the weather reports. He 
frowned when he heard that a major snowstorm was developing 
where they were going. If they didn't get where they needed to be 
by tonight, they probably wouldn't get there at all. Almost all of 
the Druids would be camping there, but that wasn't a good solution 
for Kelly and Beth. He called Bob and asked him to make sleeping 
arrangements for the wives. He would be more than happy to sleep 
inside the Sporting Goods Store, if that was all that was available. 

After about ten minutes, Bob came into the living room. Shuffling 
his feet, he said, "The best I could do was a jail cell at the Sheriff's 
office. Everyone else that we know in the area has family visiting 
for the holidays."

Grinning, Ed said, "That's great. I've always wanted to visit two 
hot babes locked up in jail!"

As Bill laughed, the wives came into the living room. They looked 
at the expression on the men's faces recognizing that a joke had 
just been made at their expense. Kelly, always the more 
confrontational of the two women, asked, "What's up?"

Leering suggestively at them, Ed said, "Bill just worked out the 
details of your sleeping arrangements."

The last trip where they all traveled together had ended up with 
them sleeping in the seediest hotel in all of Los Angeles. Beth said, 
"So long as it is safer than that hotel in LA, I don't care."

The comment made both men burst out in laughter. The two 
women looked at each other in puzzlement. Finally, hardly able to 
get the words out, Bill said, "You're going to jail."

The grimaces on the faces of Beth and Kelly, provoked another 
round of laughter. Still chuckling, Ed said, "I'm gonna visit a 
couple of hot prison babes and make all kinds of sick sexual 
demands on them."

That cheered the wives significantly. Suddenly, it was his turn to 
worry when Kelly said, "We're going to make you keep your word 
on that, big boy!"

On the way to Colorado, the group stopped at a factory coat outlet 
so that Ed could buy a new coat. They found a salesman that took 
them from rack to rack leading to ever warmer coats. Finally, he 
led them to the arctic coat rack. Ed's face lit up when he saw the 
arctic coverall that came with came with arctic pants. It was warm 
enough that he actually broke out in a sweat trying it on. The 
teasing was unmerciful, but Ed just grinned back and said, "Wait 
until I get you in jail, my little lovelies."

They went back to Kelly's car and drove away with Ed's coat 
packed in a bag in the trunk. Ed sat in the back of the car feeling a 
little cold, but it was much better than being outside. 

Beth had joined him in the back of the car. For a long time, Ed sat 
there with an arm around Beth enjoying the comfort of having her 
next to him. To him, having her sitting there pressed against him 
was fulfilling. For Beth, the closeness and undemanding nature of 
his attention to her had the effect of exciting her sexually. Her 
desire wasn't to be pleasured by him, but to give him pleasure. 

As they traveled down the highway, she fished his cock out of his 
pants and sucked it into her mouth. When he started to reciprocate 
the attention, she pushed him away and said, "No, just enjoy."

With slow languid movements, she ran her tongue around his cock 
bringing it full erection. Rather than swallowing his cock and 
bobbing up and down on it at a fast and furious pace, she took a 
different approach than normal. Working his cock with her hand, 
she gave him more of a handjob than a blowjob. Her mouth locked 
around the head of his cock, her tongue working on that most 
sensitive region.

As the scenery passed by and cars passed their car, Ed could hardly 
believe what was happening. He had never had sex in such a public 
environment. While watching a car containing four adults pass 
them, Beth hit the magic combination of sensations that drove him 
over the edge. He fought desperately to keep his face from 
showing that he was coming. The couple in the back of the car that 
was passing glanced over at the car unaware of what was going on 
in the backseat.

Kelly, grinning from ear to ear, was having difficulty driving while 
watching the action. She had to slow down to safely maintain 
control over the car. This led to more cars passing by while Ed had 
received his blowjob. It took tremendous will power to keep a hand 
from going between her legs.

Swallowing his come, Beth slowly straightened up and tucked his 
cock back in his pants. She snuggled against him and whispered, 
"Thanks for letting me do that."

Amazed that she would be thanking him for letting her give him a 
blowjob, Ed could only say, "Thank you."

Within minutes she was asleep, feeling warm and comfortable in 
his arms. Kelly looked at the scene in the mirror and wished that 
she was back there with both of them. The look of bliss on Beth's 
face was priceless. At that moment, she was overwhelmed by love 
for her husband and wife. 

They stopped for an early dinner when they crossed the Colorado 
state line. Getting out of the car, they stretched and allowed their 
muscles to recover from sitting too long in the same position. After 
a minute outside the controlled climate of the car, Ed ran into the 
restaurant to get out of the cold. With grins, Beth and Kelly 
watched him run. 

They entered the  restaurant, cheeks glowing a lovely pink from 
the cold, and found Ed rubbing his hands together to warm them. 
Even as they were being led to a table, Ed was asking for a cup of 
hot coffee. The women laughed and hugged each other. Truckers 
watched Ed lead the two women to their table with envy while 
wives elbowed their husbands.

As the three of them relaxed around a table looking over the menu, 
a couple seated a few tables over from them were starting to argue. 
Ed ignored the discussion until there was a loud slap and the sound 
of a women screaming and hitting the floor. While others were still 
turning to see what the problem was, Ed had climbed out of his 
chair. The man brought his foot back to kick the woman as he 
shouted, "You're my wife, bitch, and you'll do what you're told."

Ed hooked his foot around the man's ankle. When the man went to 
finish the kick, he found himself spinning out of control and 
landing on the floor at Ed's feet. As was often the case when a third 
party intervened in a domestic quarrel, both the husband and wife 
turned on Ed. 

Others in the restaurant started to gather as it was clear that the 
trouble was about to boil over into extreme violence. As the 
medallion on his chest blazed with a hot heat, Ed stood up straight. 
In a voice that exploded over the entire room, Ed shouted, 
"Everyone freeze."

Everyone in the restaurant froze in shock. In the same tone of 
voice, with a look of extreme anger on his face, Ed pointed a finger 
at the husband frozen in place. In a commanding tone, Ed said, "I 
shall not tolerate the strong harming those that are weaker."

His voice reverberating through the room and eyes boring into the 
husbands soul, Ed said, "You shall never touch another human 
with violence again. Each time that you try to strike out first in 
violence, your strength will leave you!"

Even as the man attempted to act against Ed, it was as though all of 
the strength was sucked from the man. He collapsed to the floor 
staring in shock at Ed. Pale, voice trembling, the man uttered, 
"How…"

Commanding, Ed said, "I will leave you the strength to defend 
yourself."

Turning to the wife, his voice commanding, he said, "You shall 
never allow yourself to be a victim again! Tap into your strength 
when threatened and you shall find that you can resist the greatest 
threat and emerge unharmed. You are a person and deserve to be 
treated with honor, dignity, respect, and love."

Turning to face the rest of the room, he found the eyes of truckers, 
families, and individuals traveling alone along the highway fixed 
upon him. Drawing himself up, it seemed like he grew as tall as the 
room. In the same commanding voice, he ordered, "I charge each 
of you to never cause harm to another and to protect the weak from 
the strong."

A collective gasp went through the restaurant as the power of his 
words seemed to rip through their souls. People backed away from 
him and returned to their chairs. No one knew the degree to which 
they had been changed, but none doubted that they had been 
changed by this. Furtive glances in his direction did not show fear, 
but awe. Families used to overbearing husbands would be shocked 
when the men returned home. Wives that had long taken a backseat 
in their relationships would demand more freedom and self 
expression. Husbands that would have resisted would become 
supportive. 

The couple that had triggered this situation, returned to their chairs, 
and began to talk. When the wife said things that would have 
triggered a violent reaction in her husband, he would sag as his 
strength seemed to leave him. A waitress brought over a cloth 
filled with ice for the woman to hold over where she had been hit. 

Ed, resuming a more natural appearance, returned to the table and 
picked up the menu. Kelly and Beth stared at him in amazement at 
the power over an entire room he had commanded. Smiling, Ed 
looked up from the menu and asked, "What would you ladies like 
to eat?"

Kelly was the first to break the silence and answer, "I think I'll go 
with a salad."

"I'm not sure yet," answered Beth as she returned her attention 
back to the menu.

Ed was torn between the Chicken Fried Steak, the Chili, and the 
stew. Finally, he settled on the stew. Looking up from the menu, he 
expected a waitress to show up anytime. Instead, an elderly woman 
came over to the table and sat down without asking for permission. 
She was dressed in a very conservative black dress. Smiling, she 
said, "Hello, Ed Biggers."

When the wives turned to look at her, she said, "Hello, Kelly 
Carter and Beth Hayes."

For a long time, Ed didn't recognize Mary Darling, the head of 
those who served the Goddess. She was the keeper of rituals, 
performing marriage rites, death rites, and other ceremonies as 
required. It was she who had performed the marriage ceremony 
when their family had wed. Beth and Kelly both broke out in big 
grins finally recognizing her.

Suddenly it dawned on him that this was Mary Darling. Every time 
he had seen her in the past, she had been wearing tight fitting 
leather clothes with silver armbands. He said, "Hello, Mary 
Darling. What happened to the black leather look?"

She laughed and answered, "It looks okay on a woman in her 
thirties or even forties. I pushed it into my fifties, but now that I'm 
in my sixties I find that I need to dress a little more 
conservatively."

It was very hard to believe that Mary was in her sixties, she looked 
like she was only forty. Teasing, Kelly asked, "Does that mean I 
have to give up my leather bondage wear when I get a little older?"

Mary laughed at the joke and answered, "John Carter sure picked a 
great family. Speaking of which, I take it by his absence that he is 
busy elsewhere."

"He has gone to meet the Two-Sided One," answered Ed, his voice 
low so that it wouldn't carry beyond the table.

Joyful, Mary leaned back in her chair while bringing her hands 
together in a resounding clap, and shouted, "At last!"

Eyes turned to stare at the commotion originating at the table. The 
waitress that had been administering aid to the battered wife, came 
to the table. She approached hesitantly, as though afraid to intrude, 
and asked, "May I take your order?"

Recognizing the nervousness of the waitress, they placed their 
orders being as polite as possible. It was with almost visible relief 
that the waitress left the table. Commenting on it, Mary said, "By 
the way, that was a most impressive demonstration you put on 
here. I was already on my way to help before I saw you take 
control of the situation. I must say that even I was impressed."

Kelly, knowing how Ed hated to be on the receiving end of praise, 
winked at him and said, "If you think that was impressive, you 
should see him in bed."

Laughing heartily, Mary asked, "Are you sure you aren't a Druid?"

They chatted while waiting for the food to arrive. It was the kind of 
easy conversation that takes place among friends. Mary had liked 
the Carter Clan the first time that she met them. The women had 
taken to her immediately. 

When the food arrived, the conversation died as people attacked 
their meals. Tasting the stew, Ed was happy with his choice. He 
hadn't realized that he had skipped lunch or that he was this 
hungry. He focused entirely on eating, consuming almost four rolls 
and three cups of coffee. He never noticed the waitress coming to 
the table refilling his cup or bringing a second basket of rolls. 
When he wiped the last of the stew from the bowl with the last bit 
of roll, he sat back, appetite sated. He looked embarrassed when he 
realized that all three women were watching him with amused 
looks on their faces. Shrugging, he said, "That was good."

"Really? We couldn't tell that," replied Beth. 

The conversation flowed around the table for another few minutes. 
Then, simultaneously both Ed and Mary felt the urge to get on 
their way. Giving voice to the urge first, Mary said, "I have to go."

Smiling, Ed said, "We have to go as well."

While the women went to the restroom, Ed paid for the meal. He 
was surprised to see people step out of his way, not connecting 
their behavior to his actions earlier. At the register, he caught the 
eye of the cook behind the slot and said, "You make a great stew."

The cook smiled and answered, "Thanks."

After paying for the meal, Ed went to the men's room and relieved 
the pressure brought about by so many cups of coffee. As he 
washed his hands, another man came to the sink to wash his. Ed 
said, "It's a great day to be alive."

The guy looked at him with a suspicious expression and answered, 
"I guess so."

Drying his hands, Ed left the restroom finding that Kelly and Beth 
were waiting for him. After a mad dash to the car, Ed found 
himself in the back with Kelly. She curled up on the seat with her 
head on his lap and fell asleep. Ed entertained himself by stroking 
her brown hair and watching the landscape pass.

It was several hours later before they reached town. Ed had taken 
over driving since he was the only one that knew the area. His eyes 
were on the sky as much as the road. It was clear that a major 
storm was brewing. The clouds were thickening with each hour 
that passed. 

It was with some relief that he reached the town. After pulling into 
the parking lot of the Sporting Goods Store, Ed led the women into 
the store. They were met by Catherine, who smiled at the presence 
of the women. She said, "It's good that you've come. You can't 
imagine how relieved I was when Mary told me what was 
happening."

Beth replied, "When Ed told us what was going on, we couldn't 
stay behind."

"Relieved?" asked Ed.

Catherine said, "Yes, I've spent the last six months getting set up to 
feed and shelter hundreds of people. I was afraid that I was going 
to get swamped with hundreds of new Druids."

Ed was more interested in learning about the other servants of the 
Two-Sided One. He asked, "Who else is here that serves the Two-
Sided One?"

She smiled at him and said, "You'll meet them soon."

A very young woman with wild hair, no makeup, and mismatched 
clothes came over to Ed. Her head moved from side to side with a 
soothing almost hypnotic motion as she looked at him. She held 
out a hand and said, "You are Ed Biggers. I am Annette Baker, 
another servant of the Two-Sided One."

Taking her hand, he said, "It is a pleasure to meet you."

With a blank expression on her face, she looked at the walls of the 
building. It was as though she were studying every brick. Finally, 
she said, "More are coming. I see at least thirty cars within half an 
hour of here. Several are hiking here."

Beth and Kelly edged away from the strange woman.  The woman 
turned to them and said, "Don't be afraid of me. I have far sight. I 
see things that are distant. I can see almost nothing close up."

That explained the lack of makeup, wild hair, and mismatched 
clothes. Kelly said, "Oh, I'm sorry."

Her eyes seemed to look beyond them as Annette answered, "Don't 
be. I used to be blind. That I can see is a truly miraculous gift of 
the Two-Sided One."

This was a truly amazing gift and an extremely powerful one. If he 
understood the gift correctly, she could see what was happening 
behind locked doors. Chuckling he said, "I bet there are a thousand 
teenage boys that wish they could do that."

With a giggle that made her seem a lot younger and more normal, 
she said, "You are so right. I must admit that I do enjoy that part of 
it quite a bit myself."

When Kelly realized what Ed had said and how Annette had 
answered, she burst out laughing. Beth followed a moment later 
when she realized what Annette had said. With a joking voice, she 
said, "You might want to check out the jail a little later. Ed had 
promised to take advantage of a couple of hot babes that will be 
spending the night there."

Puzzled that Ed would take advantage of prisoners, Annette asked, 
"Why would they want him to do that?"

Beth answered, "Because it will be us."

As understanding broke over Annette, she again giggled. With a 
grin, she said, "You might want to be careful what you suggest. I 
just might take you up on your offer and watch."

The group talked for a few minutes before Ed said, "Ladies, we 
might want to check in at the Sheriffs and then go to diner. I don't 
know if you remember George and Martha, but they have a small 
restaurant in the next town over."

The group walked up the road to the town center and then to the 
Sheriff's office. The Sheriff was sitting in his chair listening to the 
weather reports. When they entered, he looked up at them and said, 
"Hello, Kelly, Beth, and Ed."

Putting on his best Clint Eastwood voice, Ed joked, "Howdy 
Sheriff. This town is too small for the two of us.  We're here to 
take over the jail from you."

Chuckling, the Sheriff said, "I'm sorry that I couldn't find better 
accommodations for you. I'm still looking around, but for the next 
day or so, you'll have to stay here. In fact, you might have 
company if the storm is half as bad as predicted. They are setting 
up the school in case any travelers get stranded."

Raising an eyebrow, Kelly asked, "Is it going to be that bad?"

Beth said, "Someone ought to warn the others."

Looking at them with a crooked smile on his face, the Sheriff said, 
"Who do you think warned me? Things are always different with 
the Plutonian Circus is in town. I imagine that they'll be digging us 
out."

Beth and Kelly went over to look at the cells. All of them were 
empty, but they provided only minimal comfort. After joining 
them, the Sheriff said, "I got a bunch of extra blankets for you. 
You can hang them up on the bars and they will give you some 
privacy if we have to take in some extra people. For now, the 
whole back of the office is yours. You can close the doors, but I 
don't recommend locking yourself in the cells."

"Maybe I can get the keys to the cells. We are planning to re-enact 
a prison babe movie," said Ed. Even as Ed started to talk, Beth and 
Kelly were frantically gesturing him to be quiet. 

Noticing the frantic arm waves of the two women, the Sheriff 
laughed and said, "I used to play that with my late wife all the 
time. I suspect my Deputy and his wife have been in here after 
hours on an occasion or two. Lots of fun has been had in those 
cells."

Ed stayed in the jail with his wives for the next few days as a huge 
storm swept through the area. The Sheriff was busy responding to 
calls. Most of the time, he was too late as a Druid would already be 
there taking care of the problem. The Sheriff was overheard many 
times saying that it was absolutely amazing how the Druids 
seemed to know where they were needed. 

When the storm ended, groups of Druids were everywhere. Even 
Ed was out removing snow from in front of houses of the elderly. 
During their breaks, the groups would return to the field behind the 
Sporting Goods Store where a winter town had been build. From 
sunrise to sunset, food was always cooking and anyone that came 
by was invited to eat. Sometimes, a Druid would leave with hot 
food to deliver to someone that was trapped in their house.

Finally the morning came when all of the Druids felt an urge to go 
the field behind the Sporting Goods Store. Ed didn't have to collect 
Beth or Kelly as they had spent the day cooking at the campsite. 
When he arrived at the field, he put on one of the black robes and 
joined the others wearing the black robes. Thirty minutes later, 
John stepped out the back door. 

Mary Darling stepped forward and called out, "We who serve the 
Goddess greet you, John Carter."

Jerry Smith stepped forward and called out, "We who serve the 
God greet you, John Carter."

Harry stepped forward and announced, "We who serve the Two-
sided One greet you, John Carter."

The three of them stated together, "We recognize you and name 
you the Grand Druid."

John looked in shock at all of the Druids as they performed a half 
bow toward him. Ed looked up at John as he made a half bow, 
seeing in him the power of the Gods and Goddesses. John 
automatically returned the half bow. John said, "I thank you for 
this honor, although I do not feel that I deserve it."

One by one, Druids came to him with greetings and introductions 
of themselves.  Many of them, he already knew and they 
exchanged personal statements. Those he didn't know briefly 
described their skills and told him where they lived. All of the 
continents were represented. Even Ed waited patiently in line to 
introduce himself. When it was his turn, he said, "Hello, I am Ed 
Biggers. I like rocks and wimp drinks. I'm a Gemini and …"

John burst out laughing and hugged his husband. Chuckling, he 
said, "Get out of here."

Ed went back to where he had been. The last person to talk to John 
was Harry, the leader of the black robes. When he rejoined his 
group, Harry shouted, "Let's Eat!"

There was a leisurely rush to the barbecue pit where several roasts, 
chickens, and racks of ribs were cooking. Next to the pit was a fire 
pit with a large kettle of beans. On a table were huge bowls 
containing coleslaw and potato salad. There were also several 
loaves of fresh baked bread. It took John a little while to make his 
way over to his family. They waited patiently for the line to get 
smaller before getting their meal.

Kelly, Beth, and Ed were smiling at John. He asked, "What are you 
smiling about?"

"Your hair and beard," started Beth. Kelly finished, "are 
completely white now."

Ed wondered aloud, "I wonder if your pubic hair is white also."

John grinned as he answered, "Nope. I think you are going to like 
some of the other changes down there though."

Ed immediately thought of John's cock in his ass. If it had grown 
even more, then he was not going to like the changes. He 
exclaimed, "Oh, no!"

Kelly and Beth both answered, "Oh, yeah!"

Curious, John asked, "So when did you guys come here?"

Kelly answered, "Ed, like all the others, was drawn to this place. 
The urge came upon him right after you left. We came with him."

Ed nodded and said, "Yes. So we got in her car and came here. We 
were only about three hours behind you." 

"I wonder why it didn't come on you while I was there?"

Beth answered, "Because you would have known something was 
up."

Ed concurred, "I think this was a trial that you had to go through 
without knowing the stakes."

John replied, "I guess that makes sense."

"Sure it does."

"So what am I supposed to do as Grand Druid?"

Kelly laughed and said, "Make love to your wives and husband as 
often as possible."

Beth commented, "Be your own lovable self."

Ed added, "Sit on your ass and make us do all the work!"

Kelly and Beth both hit Ed on the shoulder. John laughed and said, 
"For now, I think that the less I do the better."