Chapter 3 - Development
 
Chapter 17
 
Development
 
 
 
            They had another week together, working on the audio
program, before Michelle had to return to high school.  She wasn't
ready to skip through those grades, and Ron didn't want her to be
shortchanged on her education, so they both said their good-byes. 
Although they would see each other on weekends, they would both
probably be too busy during the week for any encounters.
 
            Before she left, they had gotten the timing for the audio
program down to a fifteen minute total.  Ron spent much time on his own
trying to figure how to reduce it even further.  Eventually, after
about six weeks, Ron got it down to four one-minute segments.  He was
quite pleased with himself, for almost a whole day.  Then the world
came crashing down on his project.
 
            Reality sank in when Ron tried to broadcast his signals to
a neighboring house.  The signals he sent should have been quite
obvious, and should have resulted in a rather spectacular sight for
Ron.  However, the young lady next door listening to the radio wasn't
affected at all.  Two more experiments with different people confirmed
that it wasn't the individual.  The signal didn't work if it didn't
have the proper audio equipment to transmit it.
 
            

            Ron was wandering through the house, mumbling to himself
one afternoon, when he came upon an argument in progress.
 
            "You just stay away from him, Tammy!" shouted Nicole.
 
            "Why should I?  Just because you say so?" retorted Tammy.
 
            "Hey, I saw him first!"
 
            "Big deal!  He likes me better than you!"
 
            Kumiko tried to intervene.  "Come on, girls.  Let's not
fight over such trivial things as boys.  You don't want Master Ron to
hear you, do you?"
 
            "Screw Ron!  This is about Kevin!" pouted Nicole.
 
            "While it sounds like a fun idea, Nikki, I don't think I'm
up to it right now." Ron startled all of them; they had not noticed his
presence in the room.  "Who's Kevin?"
 
            "He's only like THE cutest boy in school.  And Tammy's
trying to steal him from me!"  The look in her eyes pleaded with him to
do something.
 
            "Hey!  Not fair getting your brother involved!" whined
Tammy.
 
            "Enough.  I don't have time for this shit.  Get this worked
out amongst yourselves.  Don't make me have to deal with this, because
you won't like it."  With that, he motioned Kumiko out of the room, and
left.  They could hear the argument resume behind them.
 
            "Yes, Master?  What may I do for you today?"
 
            "Kumiko, are you feeling alright?  You look very pale."
 
            "Actually, Master Ron,  I have not been feeling well
lately.  I've been sick to my stomach a lot, and I can't seem to get
any energy."
 
            "Well, call Dr. Brown and have her come out and look at
you.  If you're not comfortable talking to her, have Mom call.  Okay?" 
She nodded, and he gave her a peck on the cheek before moving off,
returning to his mumblings about audio circuits and speaker fidelity.
 
 
 
            Dr. Brown showed Ron her usual disdain for him, until he
got within ten feet of her.  Then, the programming he had placed in her
mind kicked in.  Instantly, her body was tingling.  She had trouble
concentrating on her duties, so aroused was her entire nervous system. 
Seeing this, Ron left the room to leave her to her work.
 
            She began a basic examination of Kumiko.  Meanwhile, she
pondered to herself why she seemed to go ballistic every time Ron was
near her.  *I just can't understand it.  I don't find him attractive,
and this lifestyle he leads!  It's positively repulsive!*
 
            When she had finished the exam, she called Ron back into
the room, as requested.  "The young lady is pregnant.  I assume that
you will be deciding whether or not to keep this one, as well?" 
Loathing dripped from her voice.
 
            Ron looked over at Kumiko.  She simply bowed her head for a
moment, and then nodded to Ron. 

            "We'll keep this child, yes, Doctor."  Ron crossed the room
over to her.  She backed away in disgust, until he reached out, grabbed
her, and gave her a kiss full on the mouth.  Immediately, her body was
wracked with a mind-bending orgasm that made her so weak in the knees,
she nearly fell.  When Ron broke the kiss, she was short for breath.
 
            "All further visits will be in your office, Doctor."  Ron
kicked in his mental powers for the next part.  "Every time you see
Kumiko, it will remind you of the feelings you just had.  It will make
you very horny.  You will not be able to touch Kumiko, but you will
have sexual relations with the patient you see right after Kumiko.  If
that patient is accompanied by a companion, you will invite them to
join in as well.  Do you understand these instructions?"  She nodded. 
"Very good.  You may go now."
 
            As Dr. Brown was leaving,  Ron went over and embraced
Kumiko.  "You're going to be a mom, Kumiko.  I'm very happy."  Kumiko
beamed.
 
 
 
            Ron really needed to talk to somebody.  It was eleven
o'clock at night, and most of the family was asleep already.  He
wandered the house until he found a light on.  Linda was in the
library, reading a book.  She was wearing a thin nightshirt, light blue
in color and lacy.  She had her legs tucked under her, and her hair
pulled into a pony tail.  Altogether, the image was very sexy.  Ron
walked in and sat across from her.  Then he waited for her to put her
book down.
 
            "Something the matter, Ron?" she asked.
 
            "You could say that.  You know I've been working on this
project for a long time now."
 
            "Yes.  Although I don't know what it's about, I know you
have put a lot of time and effort into it.  Enough so that some family
members have grumbled about a lack of attention."  She smiled at him in
that special way she had.  He moved over next to her and laid his head
on her shoulder.
 
            "It won't work.  In the lab, it works fine, but it won't
work in the real world.  I've wasted a couple of months’ worth of
effort."
 
            "Oh, Ron.  I'm sorry.  I sense that the project is
important.  I wish there was something I could do, but I don't know
anything about that technical junk."
 
            "Well, my problems don't stop there."
 
            "What do you mean?"
 
            "Kumiko's pregnant."
 
            "Well!  Congratulations, Pop!"
 
            "I don't know, Linda.  It doesn't feel right."
 
            "What do you mean?  Do you think the child isn't yours?"
 
            "No, nothing like that.  There's just something about the
situation that doesn't seem... I don't even know how to describe it. 
It's all very confusing.  Really, I just wish I could stop thinking
about it for awhile."
 
            "I think we can manage that," she replied.  She pulled his
face up to hers, and kissed him full on the lips.  He responded with
growing eagerness, as she pulled his shirt off of him.  They broke the
kiss to remove her nightshirt, leaving her completely naked.  Ron rose
to remove the rest of his clothing, and then pulled her up to him. 
They embraced warmly, and he kissed her face, and then her neck.  In
the library was a fake fur rug, very soft and plush.  He set her down
on it on her back, and stood back to admire her body.
 
            "You are a very beautiful woman, Linda.  I just thought I
should tell you that."
 
            "Thank you.  Now come here and hold me."  Ron fell to her
side, and wrapped his arm around her waist.  She turned her face
towards him, and they continued their kissing.  Ron slowly moved his
hand up to one of her breasts.  He gently kneaded it, caressing its
entire surface.  He paid special attention to her nipple, making it
stand up in arousal.  He moved over to the other breast and repeated
the procedure.  Ron broke their kiss, and began moving down her body,
kissing and licking as he went.
 
            Ron suckled longingly at her tits, pulling them into his
mouth as if he were a child.  Before leaving them and moving onward, he
gave each nipple a light nip, causing squeals of pleasure from Linda. 
Ron continued down her body, stopping off at her navel to run his
tongue around the depression.
 
            Ron skipped over the rest of her body, and moved down to
her feet.  He first massaged each foot, getting Linda to relax, and
making her body more supple.  He kissed and sucked on her toes, taking
each one into his mouth and running his tongue around it.  He moved up
to her ankle, kissing as he went.  He massaged and kissed his way up
her legs, switching legs often to get equal coverage.  Linda was
moaning softly throughout the process, living in pure heaven.
 
            Finally, he approached her pussy.  Ron hesitated, teasing
her, and then lightly brushed his tongue against her labia.  She
jumped, arching her back and thrusting her cunt down towards him.  He
moved back, not allowing any more contact.  This was real torture, but
he knew she loved it.  He continued to use just a feather's touch,
backing away when she spasmed, for several minutes.  When he knew she
could take little more, he sucked her clit into his mouth and began
lashing it with his tongue.  Immediately, she came with an intense
orgasm, writhing and thrashing on the floor.  Her screams were
strangled, as she was trying not to wake the rest of the family.  Ron
continued his onslaught throughout her orgasm.  Linda nearly passed out
from the enjoyment of it.  Finally, her body, after repeated orgasms,
pulled back from the brink.  Ron pulled his mouth off her clit, but was
still gently running his fingers up and down her slit.
 
            "Oh, please, Ron!  I need to be fucked silly after all
that!"
 
            Ron considered her request for maybe a microsecond before
deciding that she had, indeed, had enough torture and deserved a
reward.  Ron climbed up between her legs, and kissed her gingerly on
the lips.  As they parted from the kiss, he pressed his cock into her. 
She let a low growl escape her throat.  He pressed all the way into
her, until his pelvis met hers.  They remained like that for a long
time, enjoying the intimacy of the moment.
 
            Finally, upon mutual agreement, they began a slow, sensual
rhythm.  Neither of them was in a hurry now; they wanted it to last as
long as they could.  As they stroked back and forth, they massaged each
other, occasionally rolling over to let one or the other rest.  Ron
spent much time easing the tension in her legs, her neck, her back.  

            As Ron sensed that Linda was ready, he began picking up the
pace.  Meanwhile, he stimulated a few nerve endings, and helped her
make the climb towards climax.  As they increased their thrashings,
they both became more vocal.  Her earlier cries would have been nothing
compared to the combined din they were now creating.  As they reached
orgasm, both of them moaned loudly.
 
            After coming down, they lay side by side, still entwined,
embracing each other tenderly.  

            "Thank you, Linda.  I really needed someone to lean on
tonight."
 
            "I'll always be here for you, Ron.  I'm just glad I could
help."
 
            Ron pulled out of her, but they remained on the rug,
embracing.  They fell asleep, tired, but very satisfied.
 
 
 
            Several weeks passed by before Ron had established a new
plan.  So engrossed was he in his studies that it had not occurred to
him lately that he had not seen Michelle in some weeks.  He vowed to
look in on her at his earliest convenience, but that would be some time
in coming.
 
            The new plan involved the visible spectrum rather than
auditory stimulus.  Many of the things he had figured out over the
course of his research actually made the job simpler than it had been
using strictly an audio signal.  Ron spent many days writing,
verifying, and debugging his source code.  Finally, after a hundred
straight hours of work, Nicole found him at his desk, asleep.  She
reached across him to turn off his computer, but he awoke abruptly.
 
            "Don't touch that!" he snapped.
 
            Nicole, startled, jumped back.  "Sorry, Ron.  You need to
get some sleep, though.  You look like shit."
 
            "Yeah, I suppose you're right, Nikki.  Sorry for hollering
at you."  He reached over and gave her a hug.  "Did you need something
in specific?"
 
            "No, Mom just wondered where you were.  You've been
spending an awful lot of time in here, ya know."
 
            "This work is important.  It's almost finished, I hope. 
I'll have to test it out, but, I think I'll get some more sleep first."
 
 
 
            Ron had every intention of testing out his program on his
new neighbor, but he had to straighten out some other issues first.
 
            "Hello?  May I help... Oh, Ron!  Hello!  We haven't spoken
in some time."  Mrs. Donalli gestured for him to come in.
 
            "Hello, Mrs. Donalli.  I'm looking for Michelle.  Is she
here?"
 
            "Well, of course not, dear.  Why would she be here?"
 
            "This is her house, isn't it?"
 
            "Yes, of course it is."
 
            "Well?  Doesn't it seem natural for her to be in her house?"
 
            Mrs. Donalli's expression was confused, for a moment, but
then she brightened.  "Not at this time, no."
 
            Ron groaned to himself.  "Look, do you know where she is?"
 
            "Not the slightest clue," Mrs. Donalli replied merrily.
 
            "Doesn't that worry you?"
 
            "No."
 
            Without breaking protocol, Ron was not able to scan her. 
However, even his basic senses could tell that this woman was not
behaving normally.  He conducted a basic medscan, which was allowed,
and proved to himself that she was not drugged.  *What the fuck is
going on here?*
 
            "Well, Mrs. Donalli, if you see Michelle, would you please
tell her that I am looking for her, and ask her to contact me?"
 
            "I'd be happy to, Ron, but I don't think I'll be seeing her
anytime soon.  I will post a note for her in her room, though.  Please
have a nice day."  She escorted him out, and shut the door behind him.
 
            An intense scan of the house proved that Michelle was not
present, or hiding nearby.  Obviously, Michelle had gone, but Ron
didn't know whether it was voluntarily or not.  *I'll have to check in
with the school.  Maybe she's just not living at home anymore.*  Just
now, however, he had a promise to keep with his little sister.  There
was a sale at the mall, and he had promised to take her up there after
band practice.  He drove his new Ford Expedition over to the school.
 
 
 
            "Why don't you just get the hell away from us, Kelly?" 
screamed Nicole.  "Yeah!" echoed Tammy.
 
            "I'm gonna rip you both a new asshole for this!"  Kelly and
her gang of friends advanced on the two.  

            Ron was rounding the corner just as the fight started. 
Mostly, he was irritated with his sister for getting into trouble. 
However, since she was outnumbered six to one, he felt he ought to
intervene on her behalf.  As it turned out, he didn't have time.
 
            Kelly, the leader, had knocked Nicole down, and was kicking
her in her side.  Two other girls were holding Tammy back, and a third
was punching her in the gut.  "This'll teach you to try to make it with
guys we've picked for ourselves.  You were warned.  Now you pay the
price."
 
            Ron had stepped out of his truck just as Kelly was hauling
back for a heftier kick.  Then, out of nowhere, came the loudest roar
Ron had ever heard.  Everyone froze, stunned by the noise.  Ron turned
to his left, and what he saw nearly made him faint.  Standing not more
than ten feet from him, and less than six feet from his sister, was the
largest damned mountain lion he'd ever seen.  But this one was white. 
Not albino, for it had green eyes, but its fur was purest white.  It
was staring rather hungrily at the girl Kelly.
 
            As the puma approached the group, they all tried to move
back.  Nicole, in pain and rolling on the ground, couldn't get away. 
Unfortunately, the cat was between her and Ron.  The cat stood over
Nicole, looking down at her for a moment.  Then, turning toward the
group, the cat crouched.  It pulled back its lips and let out a blood
curdling snarl, right before launching itself at the girls still
holding Tammy.  With this, the girls broke free and ran as fast as they
could.  Tammy slumped to her knees, unable to remain standing.  The
puma padded over to her and rubbed up against her, like a big house cat.
 
            Ron approached carefully, but the cat showed no sign of
aggression.  It sat down quietly between the two girls, and stared at
him.  Something about the cat's posture was somehow familiar to him,
something so recognizable...
 
 
 
            "Where am I?"  Looking around, Ron saw not the schoolyard,
but a misty venue, bathed in a soft pink light.  In the distance stood
a figure.  No, it was walking toward him: soon it was upon him.  It
was...
 
            "Jessica!"  

            "Hello, Master Ron.  I hope my actions have pleased you."
 
            "Your... actions?  You mean, bringing me here?  Of course
I'm glad to see you."
 
            "I am glad you are happy to see me, Master, but those were
not the actions of which I spoke.  I was referring to my intervention
on Miss Nikki's behalf."
 
            "You mean...*you're* the mountain lion?"  Ron was
dumbstruck.
 
            "Yes, Master.  I felt that you would want me to protect
your sister.  I hope I have not acted out of turn."
 
            "No! No, that's fine, Jess, but, um, where are we?"
 
            "This is my existence, Master.  You are now on the plane of
The Watchers."
 
            "I don't understand."
 
            "In this realm reside those of us who have passed from
humanity, who, for one reason or another, cannot continue our journey
until certain events come to pass.  We can choose to explore the
physical universe, or watch our loved ones back on Earth.  I have
chosen to spend my time watching you, Master."
 
            "You say you can't continue your journey.  What's holding
you up?"
 
            "My life is not my own, Master.  I willingly gave my
destiny over to you.  As such, I am bound by the laws of the realm to
wait for you.  We will all be evaluated together."
 
            "Are you saying that whatever I do now, even after you're
dead, could cause you to suffer punishment?"
 
            "No, Master, you misunderstand.  The realm we reside in
does not judge activities.  We have been linked permanently by my
actions.  As such, upon your passing from the physical plane, we will
be evaluated to see where we might best be utilized in the future. 
Your family will remain together, even after the passing."
 
            "Well, I guess that's good news.  I mean, I don't really
understand all this, Jess."
 
            "You need not understand it all, Master.  It is.  It will
be.  That is the way of things in this realm."
 
            "You said you were in the realm of The Watchers?"
 
            "The plane of The Watchers, Master.  Please don't confuse
the terms."
 
            "Sorry.  Anyway, if they're just watchers, how come you
intervened back on Earth?"
 
            "It is a rare case that allows for physical manifestation
back on the physical plane.  However, they have decided that, due to
circumstances about which I know nothing, my presence would be a help
to you.  As it is part of their purpose to see to it that Earth
progresses in positive directions, they have allowed for this
intervention."
 
            "Can you stay with me?  I mean, will you be there when I go
back?"
 
            "I cannot return to Earth in human form.  The lioness is
the representation of my being.  She will remain with you for as long
as she is needed.  You can speak to me, here, at any time she is with
you.  I cannot, however, communicate with you if my manifestation is
not physically near you."
 
            Ron approached the girl before him.  "Thank you, Jess.  You
can't know how much I've missed you."  He reached out to her, but she
stopped him with a gesture.
 
            "You could not face the reality of this manifestation.  I
will be there when you need me.  Go now, and be well."
 
 
 
            Ron blinked,  and he was again back in the schoolyard.  The
lioness was still there, staring at him.  Now, he recognized the
posture.  It was distinctly Jessica, the way she would cock her head to
the left and just stare right through him.
 
            Remembering his duty, he moved to Nikki's side.  "Nikki! 
Are you all right?"
 
            Nicole moaned and rolled over onto her back.  She smiled
weakly up at her brother.  "Yeah, I guess so, Ron.  Geez, I feel like I
got run over by a truck."  Suddenly, her eyes fell on the big cat, and
she got frightened.
 
            Ron tried to comfort her.  "Shhh.  Don't worry, she won't
hurt you.  She saved your butt back there.  C'mon, let's get you into
the truck."  Ron picked her up and carried her to the vehicle, while
the lioness remained at Tammy's side.  Ron returned to look Tammy
over.  As he bent down, he rubbed his hand alongside the puma's face. 
She rubbed up and down against his palm, uttering a deep, soft purr.
 
            "Tammy?  You okay?"  Ron gave her a mild shake, and she
began to stir.  "Wake up, Tammy, we gotta go."
 
            "Ron?  Where am I?  The last thing I remember was this
big..." Just then she saw the cat, and screamed.  The puma didn't move,
but Ron grabbed Tammy so she wouldn't bolt.
 
            "Tammy!  Stop!  The cat saved your ass back there.  She's
not a problem, she won't hurt you.  Now let's get you back to the
house.  Can you walk?"  She responded in the affirmative, so he helped
her to her feet.  He walked her to the truck, with the puma following
close behind them.  He helped Tammy into the back seat, and then
wondered how to deal with the puma.
 
            He bent down to rub its face again, and look into its
eyes.  "I sense that I'm not supposed to tell the others who you really
are, so I have to treat you like an animal.  Is the back of the truck
okay with you?"  In response, the cat walked past him, rubbing her body
against his, and stood at the back of the truck, waiting to be let in. 
"I'll take that as a yes."  He opened up the back of the truck, and she
jumped in and lay down on the soft carpeting.  Ron got in and headed
for home.
 
 
 
            The large cat was well accepted in the Chaffey household,
largely because Ron made it clear that she was not leaving, period.
 
            "What do we call her, Ron?" asked Nicole.
 
            "Well, she reminds me so much of Jessica, I think I'd like
to name her Jess."  No one objected, and so the puma became another
part of a very strange family.
 
 
 
            The next day, Ron headed over to the high school to search
for Michelle.  The easiest thing for him to do was to head to the
office.  Upon entering the office, he paused, reminiscing over pleasant
memories in this building.  He took time to look around, enjoying his
remembrances, until the secretary was finished with whatever she had
been doing.
 
            "May I... Ron!  Hey, great to see you!  I hear you
graduated early.  Way to go.  Are you attending the community college
now?"
 
            "Hi, Ms. Mitchell.  No, I got a job right out of school.  A
national company, I'm their computer specialist in public relations." 
This was, technically, true, and it sounded good.
 
            "Glad to hear it!  So, what can we do for you today?"
 
            "I'm looking for a friend of mine, and she doesn't seem to
be around anywhere.  I was wondering if you could tell me what her
class schedule is."
 
            "Now, Ron.  You know that information is confidential.  I
can't just give that out to..."  Ms. Mitchell was distracted by one of
the young students who walked by, and into the back offices. 
Apparently, he was a student assistant to the principal, and quite
clearly had no interest in Ms. Mitchell.
 
            "Now, Ms. Mitchell.  I think I could make it worth your
while."  She caught the glimmer in his eyes, and guessed its meaning.
 
            "What did you have in mind?" she asked in a whisper.
 
            Ron responded in kind.  "I saw how you looked at that guy. 
You've got the hots for him big time.  But he probably doesn't know you
exist, right?"  She blushed a deep crimson, but said nothing.  Not that
words were needed.  "I can get him to do anything to you that you want
him to.  Just give me the info I want, and he's all yours."
 
            Ms. Mitchell considered the proposition, but her libido won
the argument.  "Okay, what is this student's name?"
 
            "Michelle Donalli."  He spelled it for her, and obtained
her class schedule.
 
            "Records indicate, though, that she has not been in class
for the last week and a half.  Attempts to reach her parents have
failed.  Probably they moved away without telling us.  Sorry, Ron,
looks like you got dumped."  Ms. Mitchell was sympathetic, but also
getting very horny.  Her eyes continued to dart towards the back room.
 
            "Oh, well.  Life sucks for me.  Oh, I guess I'd better live
up to my part of the bargain.  What's that guy's name?"
 
            "Darren."
 
            Ron headed into the back room, and had a few words with
Darren.  When he came out, he motioned Ms. Mitchell into the back
room.  She headed back, but stopped upon opening the door.  She turned
around and smiled at Ron.  He looked past her to see Darren standing,
completely nude, ready and waiting for her.
 
            "Have fun, Ms. Mitchell!" Ron called.  She winked and gave
a wave before darting into the room and closing the door.
 
*            Shit.  Michelle's been gone for a week.  Well, she IS a
CAMP member, so I guess I should call in the cavalry on this one.  I've
got work to do at home, anyway.*
 
            Ron might have been more concerned about Michelle's
whereabouts given the recent rash of psionic deaths, but his intuition
was telling him that something about Michelle was not kosher.  He
couldn't yet put a finger on it, but he had a strong feeling that she
was not in any danger.  Still and all, she needed to be found, but he
could leave that up to the specialists at CAMP.  He had a project to
finish, and a new target to acquire.
 
 
 
            Ron returned home to a quiet house.  Neither of his teacher
friends were home from the high school yet, and Nikki and Tammy were
also in class.  Sandra was at work, though Ron still didn't understand
why she insisted on working.  Megan was up in her room, reading a
book.  She greeted him cordially, but she could tell he was not
presently interested in her services, so she went back to her book.
 
            He found Kumiko and Jessica playing together in the back
yard.  He stood back and watched as Kumiko tossed a frisbee, and Jess
ran after it, catching it in her mouth just like a dog.  It seemed
strange to see a mountain lion playing catch, but she seemed to be
enjoying herself.  Without disturbing them, he returned to his lab to
work on refining his project.  He had been on the verge of a new
breakthrough when he had been interrupted by real life.  Now he set
back to it with a vengeance.
 
            Four hours later, and he had verified it.  He had built the
most sophisticated psychological weapon known to man.  If the military
only knew...  Thinking along those lines brought Ron to an inevitable
conclusion about what CAMP might wish to do with his new program. 
Thinking that he might want a little insurance policy, he transferred
this new program over to a DVD.  Having done that, he put the disk in a
secure location.  CAMP wasn't going to get their hands on this
program.  It was way beyond what they had asked of him.  As usual, Ron
always delivered just a little extra.  In this case, the "little extra"
was terrifying, even to him.
 
            Having secured away his special program, Ron booted up the
CAMP program into his notebook computer.  It was just about time for
the high school kids to be getting out, and so Ron went up to the
second floor balcony to await the arrival of his target, one Clarissa
J. Deneuve.
 
 
 
            Miss Deneuve lived next door to the Chaffeys, which was
some way down the block.  Ron had set up a small spotting scope to
watch her driveway.  Of course, he could have just televiewed, but he
found that tiring.  While he waited for Clarissa, he went over his own
plans in his mind.  CAMP's reticence in telling him all he wanted to
know about their present project concerned him a lot.  He felt he
needed to be ready with a backup plan, in case it turned out that
CAMP's motives were not as clean as he had been led to believe.
 
            Ron had been watching for about ten minutes when a car
pulled up to his neighbor's house.  A man, whom Ron assumed to be Mr.
Deneuve, walked briskly out of the house to meet the two surly looking
gentlemen who had exited the vehicle.  *I wonder who they are?*  A
quick scan gave him the answer.  *Hired thugs.  Leg breakers.  I wonder
just what my neighbor is involved with, and how can I use it to get my
plans rolling?*  Ron's backup plan required someone with contacts that
he just didn't have.  It required people who weren't worried about
morality so long as there was money in it.  It required... crooks.
 
            He was so engrossed in his thoughts that he almost missed
Clarissa's arrival home on the bus.  He had completely missed the
conversation between her father and the thugs, so he still didn't know
what it was all about.  He decided it could wait, though.  He studied
Clarissa as she walked to her house, head held high, and her walk was
more of a strut.  *Bitch.*  Ron's first impression of her was that she
felt she was too good for him, or just about anyone.  He'd remedy that
soon.  He headed down to the lab to get his equipment.
 
 
 
            One of the things Ron had done as soon as he knew who his
next target was going to be, was to install some special equipment on
their cable line.  It wouldn't normally affect transmission, until he
needed their attention.  Then it allowed him to transmit his signal
over every TV in their house.  Ron reached out with his mind to find
out where Clarissa was in her house.  By now she had changed into more
comfortable clothes, and was settling in to watch some television. 
*Perfect.  Just wonderful timing.*  

            Ron had long ago worked up the program he wanted to test. 
He ran a self-test first on the program, and then remotely on his
in-line equipment.  Everything checked out.  One final check to make
sure she was still watching, and...  "Here we go!"
 
 
 
            Clarissa was watching a rerun of 90210 when all of a sudden
her screen went blank.  "Aw, shit.  Come on!"  She reached for the
remote, but then the screen was filled with a pattern of shifting
colors, swirling, almost...hypnotic.
 
            Ten minutes later, she found herself standing outside the
home of her next door neighbor.  She'd met Ron once, and found him to
be an intolerable bore.  *What am I doing here?*  Apparently, she had
already rung the doorbell, since the door was now opening.  There in
the doorway was Ron, with a very strange expression on his face.
 
            "Come in."  He invited.  

            "What am I-" she began, but Ron interrupted her.
 
            "You are not to speak in my presence, slave!"  Her
immediate reaction was to slap him, but she couldn't raise a hand to
him.  Nor, she realized, could she now speak.  *What the hell is going
on here?*
 
            Ron led the girl through the house and down into his
private area.  This part of the house was off-limits to everyone else. 
Only Kumiko had ever ventured here, and she had been soundly punished
for it.  The duo walked into a large bedroom, filled with soft mats all
over the floor.  There was a single armchair, plush and comfortable.
 
            Ron walked over and sat in the chair, and admired
Clarissa.  She was a bit on the short side at 5'2" tall, but her body
was perfectly proportioned, and her auburn hair fell nearly to her
ass.  Her brown eyes were piercing, though now they held a look of
utter confusion.  Her lips begged for contact, and Ron was soon going
to give it to them.
 
            "Come here."  She began to walk over to him in her usual
stride.  "Stop.  From now on, in my presence you will walk with your
hands folded in front of you, your eyes cast down, and you will take
smaller steps."  She proceeded toward him in this manner until she
reached his side.
 
            "Strip."  Clarissa pulled her T-shirt off over her head. 
Then she undid her jeans.  She slipped them down off her legs and
stepped out of them, taking her shoes and socks off at the same time. 
She reached behind her and unclasped her bra.  There was a moment's
hesitation, and Ron began to worry, but then she continued, dropping
the bra on the floor with the rest of her clothes.  Her panties
followed suit, and then she was completely nude.
 
            Ron now admired how well defined her muscles were, how fit
she appeared.  He ran his hand along her hip, eliciting a shiver from
her.  "Kneel."  She knelt down at his side, awaiting his next order. 
He brought her face to his, and kissed her.  According to her
programming, she returned the kiss with vigor.  

            Eventually, Ron broke off the kiss, and stood to remove his
own clothes.  Now bereft of apparel, he sat back in the chair, and
motioned Clarissa to move between his legs.  "Suck my dick."  Her eyes
gave a momentary flare of anger, but were then extinguished by the
programming.  She reached out her hand to take his semi-erect penis,
and began stroking lightly, while her other hand fondled his balls. 
Soon Ron was fully hard, and she brought her mouth to the tip of his
cock.  She kissed the head of his cock softly, and then sucked him into
her mouth.  Slowly, she worked herself down his shaft, until he hit the
back of her throat.  She drew herself back, allowing his cock nearly to
slip from her mouth, and then pulled him back in.  She did not increase
her pace, only maintaining this maddeningly slow rhythm.  It was
working, though, because Ron was quickly ready to come.  He grabbed her
head, and pushed his cock in as far as she would take it.  He came in
her mouth, and she swallowed every drop.
 
            When he was finished, he let her go.  She immediately
resumed her sucking, as she had not been given any other instructions. 
Ron let her continue until he had rehardened, and then had her stop. 
"Get down on all fours, bitch.  I'm going to fuck you like the bitch
you are."  Clarissa dropped to her hands and knees.  Ron led her over
to a soft mat, and placed a pillow under her head, and a cushion under
her stomach.  This raised her ass high in the air, making it a very
inviting target.  Ron moved behind her, and placed his dick at the
entrance to her pussy.  Just then, he had a thought, and he let go of
his dick.  It remained where it was while he pulled his hand back and
up.  Then he brought it down, hard, on her ass.  It made a loud
*smack!* and brought some brief pains to his hand.  Obviously, it hurt
her for far longer, because the red mark on her ass remained.  He
repeated this, over and over, until she was crying openly.  Then, he
plunged his cock deep into her.  He met little resistance, as her
programming had prepared her for fucking.  Ron maintained a steady
pace, ramming into her while she would grunt and moan.  Occasionally,
he'd give her another smack, and then the room would be pierced with
another wail of pain.  She was not used to such treatment; she had been
a spoiled little brat, and this was a very rude introduction to the
world of discipline.
 
            For half an hour, Ron pounded into her.  Finally, as he was
ready to explode, he pulled out and rolled her onto her back.  He
straddled her chest and grabbed her tits, wrapping them around his
cock.  They weren't quite big enough to fully engulf him, but they gave
ample stimulation.  He thrust himself in between her tits, gathering
speed, until his cum spurted forth from his dick.  Her face was covered
with jism, and it ran into her ears as she lay there.
 
            Totally spent, Ron rolled off her and moved slowly to his
feet.  He headed off to the bathroom to clean himself up.  He came back
to get dressed, and found her still lying on the floor.
 
            "Get up, go to the bathroom, and clean yourself off.  Get
dressed, but do not put your panties back on.  Return here when you are
finished."  Ron waited for her and pondered what to do about her
father, and how he might get himself introduced to whomever had sent
the thugs.  When she returned, she appeared wholly presentable, and
ready to return home.  Ron led her out of the bedroom and out the
house, picking up his computer, and a special disk, along the way.
 
 
 
            When they walked into the Deneuve home, it was immediately
obvious that Mrs. Deneuve was not what one would call a meticulous
housekeeper.  Not that the place was filthy, but it was far from tidy. 
Mrs. Deneuve spotted Ron almost immediately.
 
            "Who are you?  Guests are not allowed in this home without
warning.  You know that, Clarissa-"
 
            "Shut up."  Ron interrupted her with both a verbal and
mental command.  He saw Mr. Deneuve standing in the doorway to what
appeared to be a den.  He took on a very surprised look when, not only
did Mrs. Deneuve not slap Ron, but she actually did as she was told.
 
            "Mr. Deneuve?  You and I need to have a talk."
 
            "Very well, Mr.-?"  He indicated that he did not know who
Ron was.
 
            "Ron Chaffey, sir, your next door neighbor."
 
            "Ah.  All right, Ron, come on in to the study."
 
            Mr. Deneuve led Ron into the study, and offered Ron a
seat.  He took it, and Mr. Deneuve sat across from him.
 
            "So, Ron, what is it that we need to discuss?  I'd offer
you something to drink, but I don't think Anne is going to be willing
to get you something now."
 
            "I'm not thirsty anyway.  Let me be very blunt sir: you
have something I need, and I can provide you with something you want. 
I'm proposing a trade of services."
 
            Mr. Deneuve was taken quite aback by this forthright,
though somewhat precocious gentleman.  "Well," he chuckled, "Put that
way, how can I refuse?"
 
            "I'm quite serious.  Let me ask you a question.  I saw some
hoods here today.  Who were they?"  As soon as he'd asked the question,
he knew he'd come to the right man.  Aside from his facial expressions,
the man's thoughts were nearly telegraphing themselves.  Mr. Deneuve
declined to answer the question.
 
            "Mr. Deneuve, look:  I know you must be in some kind of
trouble, otherwise you wouldn't be getting visits from guys named Guido
who have broken noses.  My guess is that you owe someone money.  I am
in a position to help.  Now, do you want to talk to me, or should I
find someone else who has what I need?"  Over the last couple of years,
Ron had gained a great deal of confidence in himself and his ability to
deal with things.  Thus, he was much more effective in dealing with Mr.
Deneuve than he had been in dealing with Bill Simmons.
 
            "All right.  You're right, I owe money, big time.  But I
don't see how you can help."
 
            "Why don't you tell me about it?"
 
            "I own a small women's fashions boutique in the mall.  It's
been going strong for twelve years.  Except for the last two, that is. 
Lately, I just haven't been able to make the profits that I used to. 
And well, Anne is, shall we say, somewhat demanding about her 'needs'. 
There was no way I could tell her that we had to sell the house, and
so, I went to a loan shark."
 
            "How much are you into them for?"
 
            "Two hundred grand."
 
            "Damn!  Is that all?  I thought it was serious.  Who is
this loan shark?  Is he affiliated with any big syndicate?"
 
            "The organization he belongs to runs this whole area, for a
hundred miles all around."
 
            "Okay, here's the deal.  What I need from you is a meeting
with the big boss, or his representative.  It's about business,
profitable for everyone involved."
 
            "And what do I get in return?"
 
            "Two things: number one, I'll clear your debt with them. 
Number two, how would you like your wife to be a little bit nicer?"
 
            "What do you mean?"
 
            "I mean, she seems like a real bitch.  How'd you like your
own personal little playtoy?  Or," Ron paused, considering the
daughter, "maybe two?"