The New Terrans

Chapter 14

Glimpses of the Future

The need to cut short our ‘holiday’ in order to return to Circe was unnecessary. Erik arrived as we were preparing to leave. There was no need to explain anything once Eugen disembarked from Erik’s ship as he experienced the same connection to the ‘cavern’ entity as Jorge. I told Erik what had happened, showing them my ‘new’ skin.

“We’d better check this,” Erik declared, listening to the melodious sounds now coming from both Eugen and Jorge’s vocalisers. “You say that whatever is causing this wants you to bring Sirius here? Why?”

“I don’t know, but it seems to know he’s important.” Biting my lip, I thought about the images I’d been shown. “I’m pretty sure it was trying to explain about our mutating. I got shown a lot of images of humanoid creatures — and just knew I was being told we’re being adapted to the planet …”

Erik remained silent, deep in thought. “Okay, let’s see what happens if Eugen and I approach that platform …” Walking to where Eugen stood with Jorge, he took his hand. “We need to check this out, Gene. I can’t order you to do this, but you’ve got the circuitry I haven’t …”

“Understood, Guardian. Jorge has shared his experience with me. If you wish to do the same, your droid is ready. I know what to expect.”

“Okay, let’s give it a try and see what happens with me being a non-mutant.”

Watching the tender manner Erik took Eugen’s droid hands I grinned. I knew Eugen’s original mission was complete, and, like Franz he’d opted to remain in this droid guise in case they were needed to perform another mission — now I realised there might be another reason. Moving to where Jorge stood, I moved behind him and put my arms around his waist, kissing his droid neck. 

“What did you tell Eugen, my love? I think Erik’s in love with him …”

“Then it is good, Master.” His droid hands folded over mine and he leaned into my hug. “Droid A44E56 has desired a partnership with his present master since before his conversion. He confided while we fitted his droid unit.” 

“Is that why ..?” They’d reached the platform and I acknowledged Erik’s signal they were going to mount it. “Is that why he volunteered to be … made into a droid?”

“Yes, Master. Like me he saw it as a chance to be with the man he loves, but couldn’t share his life with because …”

“But the law is changed, Jorge. You could both shed the droid body now and we can remain partners, lovers …”

“Yes.” There was a silence, then he added, “Even with the droid body removed I — we — will always be the droids we are, Master. I accepted this when I adapted myself to this … and I made sure all those we have fitted with droid shells knew. We know this, and we have all accepted it …”

“Jorge.” My stomach twisted. “You mean ..?”

“Yes, Master. The process changes us. I discovered this early, and with each subsequent trial it became more apparent.” His droid hands tightened their hold on my arms as they embraced his waist. “I knew when I made the final preparations and had my father seal me into the droid shell that I could never again be just the human mutant known as Jorge. This shell can and will be removed, the implants cannot, and the program will remain at least partially active …”

“Jorge …” Turning in his embrace, I held his rubber droid body tight against mine. “You knew this, and still …”

“Yes, Master.” The vocaliser stopped. “Yes. And I do not regret … I would undergo this again. To be with you … All of us know. All of us are partnered with lovers that care for us … even Sirius and his Jens.” 

I could feel the struggle with his program to express his feelings. Running a quick count in my head I realised that we’d converted over twenty young men, including Sirius and Jens, to this state. My heart felt as if it would burst as I remembered his telling me that he’d chosen to be ‘allocated’ to me, and my conversations with his father — the love and support his parents had shown for him … My mouth found his rubber lips and I kissed him as tenderly as I could manage.

“Jorge, my darling, my companion droid, my lover … I know this started as a way to hide yourself from those who wanted to restrict us … but everything is changing. The world is changing …” I kissed that blank droid face again, my hands holding the moulded rubber head as his arms held me to his body, our penises now entwined between us. “I will do everything in my power to ensure that you are always loved, always my loved companion, partner, helper …”

“Thank you, Master …” The vocaliser sounded as if there was a sob in the words.

We turned to watch as Erik and Eugen his human droid companion underwent the same process of being bound to the platform as we had. I heard Erik’s exclamation of surprise as his anus was invaded, and his exclamation being cut off as his mouth received another of the extruded tentacles and they vanished in the immobilising embrace of the writhing ‘vines’.

It didn’t last long, and then the tendrils were unwrapping and the pair were free, and walking toward us in a trance-like state. Without a word they passed us and boarded Erik’s patrol ship. Jorge’s penis rose as he turned to face me, extending a hand.

“May I be coupled with my Master? My system needs in injection of his cum …”

“My darling, it is always a pleasure.” Taking his offered hand. “Take me to the ship, and you may tell me how you wish to receive me …”

It was an anxious wait for the return of Erik and Eugen, We did venture out of the huge cavern on short flights so I could show my beloved Jorge some of the beauty in the landscape and another of the strange caverns. In this one Jorge reported that the ‘connection’ to his droid program was different. It registered as ‘recognition’ and then as a series of vivid images of the same humanoid creatures we had both ‘seen’ in our dreams after our encounter with the entity in our first cavern. Curiously the images we both experienced like this always included Sirius, identifiable by the Droid serial number on his thigh.

“I do not know what it means, Master,” Jorge told me when I tried to discuss it with him. “Only that, as he is directly related to the Admiral, it is he that must receive something.”

“I wonder what?” I knew this, but had no idea how I knew, or why. As the days passed, I was becoming aware of some changes to my body, nothing alarming, in fact, rather the opposite. Our love making seemed to have become both more intense and enjoyable, and to allow us to share thoughts and experience each other’s sexual pleasure. It was like being in two bodies at the same time, and the link persisted even after we’d separated.

In the third cavern we visited, we felt that we were learning why we were so intensely sexual, but couldn’t grasp what this meant for us as a species. It was tantalisingly ‘there’ in our minds, but not yet understood.

“We are being changed, beloved. Adapted to this planet, or to something else …” I murmured into Jorge’s audio receiver as I stood holding his back against me, my arms around his droid waist, my tentacle penis between his thighs, the tip touching the tip of his as it curled under his scrotum. We watched the glorious sunrise, the sky transforming as it lightened.

“The transformation is started, my beloved Master. You are right, we are becoming adapted … It is necessary to keep the balance of the planetary ecosystem. Some will not find it easy, and some will resist … Our species must change so that we fill the role the planet requires.”

Again I ‘knew’ this. Our purpose for the future would be to ‘feed’ the planetary entity that lived in these great caverns, and our species would adapt to ensure a stable population. The sun was now up, and we turned and returned to our ship, our home, hand in hand. 

“As long as I have you, my love, I have no complaint — I would even accept becoming a droid if it was necessary to remain together!” We kissed at the foot of the access ramp, just as the com system signalled an incoming message from Circe.

Alerted to Erik’s return, we were back in the first cavern and waiting when Erik arrived, with a second larger ship. We waited, hand in hand, as this ship landed and Sirius disembarked with Jens and Commander Ares. To our surprise and pleasure Jorge’s father, and Marietta, his mutant mother, followed them.

Greeting us, Sirius held our hands firmly as he tried to express his feelings while the droid program restricted his emotional response. Finally he managed, “Thank you for bringing me here, show me what is required, Master Felix.”

“Did Guardian Erik explain what we have found and experienced, Sirius?”

“He has, and Eugen. We must experience this as well.” Releasing our hands, he found Jens’ hand. “It is important … I do this …”

“It’s going to be a difficult path from here … I think it will become clear why once you’ve, um, experienced this …” Taking Jorge’s hand we walked with them toward the raised platform. “Relax and let the … entity take control.”