Message-ID: <17277eli$9811170437@qz.little-neck.ny.us> X-Archived-At: <URL:http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/17277.txt> From: J R D <jrdss@micronet.net> Subject: Change of Power (lots of fiction, romance) [12/14] Newsgroups: alt.sex.stories.moderated,alt.sex.stories Followup-To: alt.sex.stories.d Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Path: qz!not-for-mail Organization: The Committee To Thwart Spam Approved: <usenet-approval@qz.little-neck.ny.us> X-Moderator-Contact: Eli the Bearded <story-admin@qz.little-neck.ny.us> X-Story-Submission: <story-submit@qz.little-neck.ny.us> X-Original-Message-Id: <v04003a0cb276c1db13ec@[206.96.52.91]> Change of Power pt 12 Now, onto the boring stuff ------------------------- DISCLAIMERS ------------------------- This story contains scenes of an erotic and/or controversial nature, and is not intended for the perusal of minors. Further if perusal of such material is considered illegal in your area or immoral by your religion or personal beliefs, you should likewise bypass this story. This story remains the property of the author. Permission is granted to download, photocopy, copy and repost so long as any such action contains these disclaimers, and no attempt is made to profit from this story. All characters in this story are the creation of the author, and any resemblance to real persons, alive or dead, are purely coincidental. This story may contain aspects of fantastic science or magic. The parameters of what this science/magic can accomplish are completely at the discretion of me, the author, and, as such, I make no apologies for any rules of "real" physics, chemistry, biology, or magic that may be broken within the story. ------------------------- Now onto the fun stuff ------------------------- CHANGE OF POWER pt 12 At that moment, across town in Laurie's house, Laurie was taking a little private time just lounging on the couch. Jack came down the steps, and said, "I've got to go." "Go where?" He took a deep breath and said, in a rather melancholy tone, "Not Jack stuff. Me stuff. Akashic Master stuff." "When will I see you again?" "Actually, you probably won't see this face again." "Why?" "Unless something goes seriously wrong, Jacqui will complete her apprenticeship while I'm away on this mission. There'll be no reason for me to retain this face." "So the next time I see you, I'll get a look at your real face? How long will that be?" "If I return, it should be about seven to ten days." "If?! You're not just abandoning us? Abandoning Bronwyn?" "No. Let me put it this way, if I'm alive after this, I will return in seven to ten days." "If you're... Is it really that serious?" "It's always that serious. If it weren't, they'd use other resources than me." "Oh." Laurie considered it for a second, before saying, "Before you go, you should tell Bronwyn you know about her. You love her." "If I do that, I might not go. And too many people will suffer or die if I don't." "You can't just leave it like this." Jack gave her a weak smile. "Laurie, I want to thank you for being there for me. You've been a replacement for the mother I once thought I had." Laurie was about to protest, when Jack just suddenly wasn't there. "I hate it when he does that." Laurie sat down and tried to relax again, but part of her was worried about Jack. A couple hours later, Bronwyn came rushing into the house. "Laurie, where's Jack?" "He's gone." "Gone where?" "I don't know. Business from his non-Jack life. He said he'd be back in about seven to ten days." "Oh, no." Bronwyn collapsed next to Laurie. "Bron, what's wrong? This is more than you just not being able to tell him how you feel." "I was confronted by the new High Priest of the Brotherhood. I, and the ten highest ranked Sisters on the planet are to go to an address across town, and surrender to the Brotherhood." "They can't seriously expect us to just submit to our destruction.": "He doesn't want to destroy us. He wants to enslave us. According to his version of events, the Sisterhood was supposed to be subordinate to them. And if we don't accept that, he is prepared to use the virus his brother invented to plunge the world into chaos." "But... we destroyed that virus." Bronwyn shook her head. Quickly she went over her meeting with Jeremy Lancaster. "I was hoping we could impose on Jack once again to help us out." "I guess we're going to have to handle this on our own." "I guess so.""Your attitude fills me full of confidence." "Sorry, but this time it's different. They've had the last ten months to prepare for us. We've got a week. And this guy... He's different, Laurie. Eric was powerful, but this guy is smart. Maybe too smart. And we don't have Jacqui's power with us this time." "Maybe we will." "What?" "Jack told me that Jacqui was about to finish her apprenticeship. She could be back before our confrontation." Bronwyn sighed. "Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst." "It sounds like you've got a plan." "The beginnings of one. But you need to contact the other nine Sisters and bring them here." "Are we going to surrender?" "Of course not. But one way or another, the Sisterhood will never be the same." ************ She ran through the forest freely. It was a good time. She was what the humans called an endangered species, and she, and her entire pack, were thus protected. Further, a recent Weaver enclave that was infested by the Wyrm, had been destroyed, and her sister returned to her. As she ran, she picked up a strange scent. A human must have wandered into her protected land. She followed the scent, and found the human, a male, just standing in a clearing. The man must have been daft. He was just standing there, not making camp, not moving, nothing. Just standing there. Oh, well, his mental state was not a concern of hers. A sufficient show of ferocity should send him running. She bounded into the clearing, growling and ruffling her fur. Despite her seemingly aggressive stance, the human seemed nonplused. She decided to up the ante and leapt at him. She only intended to knock him over and scare him off, not cause any permanent damage. But as she sailed through the air, her body shifted from its lupine form to its human form. Naked as a jaybird, she bounced off the human's chest. He said to her, "Pack Mistress, your aggression is unnecessary. I seek only to talk." She glowered at him. "Who are you?" The Pack Mistress heard her sister say, "He is the human who saved me." The Pack Mistress looked from her sister, walking into the clearing in human form, to the human and said, "Then the Black Furies owe you a debt." "Which is why I'm here. How would you like to repay that debt by destroying a Wyrm worshiper? The same one who got your sister kidnapped in the first place." "Keep talking." ************ Bronwyn sat in front of her computer, working on the anti-virus program. She had had to steal it from the computer lab. It was the work of the grad student who had acted as a teacher's aide. The program was more advanced than anything currently on the market, and was, in fact, destined for market release next month. She could only hope it was good enough for what she needed. And she prayed to the Goddess that the modifications she had to make wouldn't corrupt it till it wouldn't work. Goddess, for the sake of all humanity, let her plan work. ************ The prince of the vampires in Los Angeles walked into his office, only to be confronted by a human. He was about to order the man destroyed when his first lieutenant, recently returned to him, whispered into his ear. "Human, what are you doing here?" "I recently saved your lieutenant. It's time to repay the debt." The prince shook his head. "His debts are not mine." "But the threat posed by the man who captured him is. I simply seek your help in eliminating that threat. In return, the debt he owes me will be transferred to you." The prince smiled. "Tell me more." ************ Excerpt from the journal of Miss Jacqui Donovan, Vol. II Day 163, last day in realm I've got just enough time to finish the journal before I head out. After my Master explained the mission, how could I refuse? Mom, I'm coming home. (You know I never did figure out a good abbreviation for putting after the day number.) ************ He walked through the long hallway. It was adorned with garlands, drapes, and tapestries. There was also a cold edge to it that instantly terrified. But this time, there was also a warmth and a love he had never felt when visiting before. He knew that the hall was a psychic construct, and would be influenced by the subconscious feelings of the observer, and he was perceiving what he expected to see. He entered the throne room, and the Goddess said, "Good day, Akashic. I see you are still placing me on a throne, thinking that I still place myself above those who come to me. At least there's no dais this time." "Let's not get into that. I've come for my favor." "Yes?" After the Akashic Master, still in his form as Jack, told her what he wanted, she said, "I can only do that from within the consensual reality." "Leave that up to me." ************ The top ten members of the Sisterhood were waiting for Bronwyn in her kitchen. Laurie had briefed them all on the situation, and each realized that this could be the last of the Sisterhood. When she walked in, she had a solemn look on her face. Julie asked, "So what's your plan?" Bronwyn took a computer disk and put it on the table. "Contained on this disk is a computer virus modified so that it can accept the Goddess's power. It may be our only chance to stop the Brotherhood's super virus. Since we have no idea of the exact parameters of the virus itself, we need to use a more general program, and extra Goddess power. If each of us places a portion of our power into the disk, it should be enough to stamp out all presences of the virus, no matter where it resides." "But the downside is, all of us will be functioning at only partial power for our confrontation with the Brotherhood." "Exactly. But we have a responsibility to humanity as a whole. No matter what the cost." Each woman nodded. Bronwyn put the disk on the table. Each woman reached out and touched the disk. The room began to glow, and the glow moved to the disk as each woman impressed a small portion of her power into the disk. When they were finished, each woman sat down, exhausted. Bronwyn reached over, picked up the disk and said, "Now, at least, we have a weapon." ************ The Akashic Master walked into the realm, still in his form as Jack. Everyone was surprised, but no one said anything. He strode straight to the Masters' residence section, and knocked on the door of the Dreamspeaker Master. He heard, "Enter," and walked in. "Are you ready?" "Yes. Good, it's time to go." "You have the permission of those involved?" "I do." The Dreamspeaker nodded, got up, and went with Jack to the exit portal. ---------- All comments, suggestions, etc. may be sent to me at jrdss@micronet.net -- +----------------' Story submission `-+-' Moderator contact `--------------+ | <story-submit@qz.little-neck.ny.us> | <story-admin@qz.little-neck.ny.us> | | Archive site +----------------------+--------------------+ Newsgroup FAQ | <http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/>----<http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/faq.html>