Jack Of All Trades (Erotica)

Kekk leaned forward and with a quick snap of his jaws he bit through the cord. He immediately spat out the section in his mouth, his expression of disgust evident. “Ugh! That is vile! I must rinse my mouth out!” He quickly stood and rushed to the water dispenser.

Jack got Stella to tie the string around the cord fairly close to the baby while Eve held the calmed baby. He handed Stella the rest of his tunic to wrap the baby in.

Jack rested back on his hands and looked around. Two dead humans and one newborn baby. And the day had just begun. He looked at Eve who was staring at the baby in her arms like she’d just witnessed a miracle. Hell, she’d participated in the miracle!

Stella had tears in her eyes. When he raised an eyebrow at her she began to cry.

“I’m so sorry! This is all my fault! If I’d controlled myself this morning-” she cried softly.

Jack’s temper flared. “What are you talking about? None of this is your fault. All of this is on our captors. Everything about this began with their kidnapping us. Confining us in this big open room with no privacy. That’s on them! They didn’t need to kill Drew! He wasn’t a threat! They should have been here to save Beth!” He looked at the sleeping baby boy in Eve’s arms. “It was pure luck that we were able to save Joseph!”

“No, it was not luck. It was you. You knew what to do.” Eve said quietly, holding his eyes with hers. He was surprised to see how much admiration was in them. He looked down and shook his head. He was coated in blood and Beth’s water. And he was naked.

He looked towards the doors and still no one had come to help them. He sighed and stood up. He helped Stella to her hooves as she wiped the tears from her eyes. They both helped Eve up. Kekk returned to the group and looked at the two dead bodies.

“Let’s get cleaned up. I have no idea what’s happening in the monitoring station to keep them from responding but the day is beginning. We’re going to get company sometime soon.” Jack suggested.

They made their way to the bathing area and Eve asked how to bathe the baby.

“I- I think it’s too soon to bathe him. The umbilical needs to dry up, fall off and that area needs to heal. I know he looks like a mess but I think he’s safer that way. I’m more worried about feeding him. He should have been breast fed to get his mother’s immunities.” He stroked the baby’s head gently. So fragile and helpless. He looked around at the group entrusted to protect the newborn.

Eve, a petite horned and fanged but gentle female of unknown species who lived her entire life as a slave. Stella, a lovely chocolate brown Altarian female, kidnapped and tortured but a survivor. Kekk, a powerful green scaled male of unknown species. Vowing vengeance against his captors.

And himself. Oddest of the group. Half Human and half Altarian. The man Joseph’s parents called the Goat Man.

The kid had too many challenges ahead of him. It was too hard to think about. Seeing Eve had the child in her care Jack turned and entered the showers.

He allowed himself to soak under the hot water then he scrubbed himself clean. He had a tender bruise on his forehead he had to be careful with. He dried off and brought a towel out to wrap Joseph in. He took back his tunic and carried it to the recycler. He shoved the torn garment into the chute and a moment later a replacement dropped into the dispenser. He pulled it on and sat on an exercise bench facing the doors. Stella walked over to him carrying Joseph in her arms. She handed the infant to him and moved to recycle her own tunic.

Kekk walked out to join Jack. He was already wearing a new garment. He looked at the small being in Jack’s arms. “Human young are so helpless. I don’t understand how they survive long enough to protect themselves.”

“Parents.”

Kekk looked to the other end of the room where the bodies remained under the sheet he’d pulled over them. He nodded to Jack then moved to sit on another bench facing the door. Stella returned with a fresh tunic and sat next to Jack.

They must have sat there for close to forty minutes when the front doors opened and First came barging in with six security guards. The prisoners all stood.

“Where are the humans?” First barked at them.

“Dead.” Jack said.

“You killed them?” it hissed.

“No. You did,” Jack replied coldly.

“What? I did no such thing!” First blurted angrily.

“We’re under your authority for the Prime. Yes? Someone triggered Drew’s collar. He punched me and someone under your command killed him for it. He just bruised me but he broke his hand doing it. He wasn’t a threat or danger to anyone. He didn’t deserve to die,” Jack said, struggling to remain calm.

Silence from First. “Where is the female?” Its voice was grating and lacked its normal smooth tone. Probably not a good sign but Jack was too angry to care.

“The shock of losing her husband so suddenly caused her to go into labor but there were… difficulties with the birth. We tried to call for help but the monitoring staff, the same ones who killed Drew, failed to respond and Beth bled to death after we managed to save their child.

First turned to two of his security detail and sent them away at a run. It turned back to Jack. “Is… is that the child?” it said coldly.

“Yes.”

“It needs to be taken to the Infirmary for a health check.” First said.

“I assume the Prime wanted Drew, Beth and the child for her own purposes. The parents have been taken from her as well as their son. Do you know how to care for a human infant better than someone who was once a human child himself and had excellent human parents?” Jack knew he was really pushing his luck with First but he owed it to Beth to make the attempt to protect Joseph.

First was silent and Jack wished he could see the face inside that hood.

“Once the infant has been checked it will be returned to you. As you said, the Prime wants it.” It pointed to Eve.

Jack handed Joseph to Eve who looked at him with big eyes. He smiled at her and she walked out the doors at a gesture from First who turned back to Jack.

“I will investigate the events and if I find anything to indicate you’re guilt in the deaths of the Prime’s humans you will wish you had joined them. This is for your insolence.”

Jack felt a slow burning sensation begin like his limbs were being consumed by fire. It moved to his torso and slowly made its way to his head. He tried not to scream but the agony was unbearable. His eyes rolled back and he passed out. Kekk caught his falling body as Jack’s mind retreated from the flames into the haven of oblivion.

From her hidden position in the alley across and down the street from their target Gee peeked around the corner at the brownstone apartment. They were on a tree lined street in New York City. The Tik had come through and made them a Gate which took them to Earth but they’d warned that it would be detected so they’d have to move fast. There were a lot of police in the huge city to respond to an illegal entry when it was detected. Once through the Tik moved to their extraction point with the coordinates of a safe place to hide. When they came running the exit had to be there.

Ray Sharif’s parent’s home was just down the street. The Major said the first data cache was in Ray’s basement apartment in his parent’s place. They’d emerged from the Gate four blocks from the neighborhood and hustled through the back alleys and quieter streets to get to this location. They couldn’t wait much longer as the authorities would be zeroing in on them.

“They’ve got a team watching the house. Do you see the truck large enough to contain a squad of commandos?” the Major said behind Gee.

“The Electrician’s truck?”

“Yes, that’s the one.”

“We just need to prevent them from exiting the vehicle, yes?” Gee asked.

“Uh yes that would be lovely but how the hell are we going to do that?” the Major growled.

“Leave that to Bal and I. How do we get inside the apartment?” Gee asked.

“Ray’s parents will let us in… I hope.” She looked at Nann who nodded at her. Leo and Maxim indicated their readiness as well. “When I make the call they will know we are here so we have to move quickly.”

“Right. Wait for my signal to make the call.” Gee said and flicked her fingers at Bal. They pulled up the integrated hoods of their gossamer gowns. With a glance at each other they pressed something on their belts. There was a click, a buzz and they were no longer there. Rather, there was a rippling as light bent around their shapes. The faint buzzing moved away. The Major peered around the corner and had difficulty seeing the two agents moving up the sunlight dappled sidewalk.

The blurs moved quickly up the opposite side of the street from the van. When they stopped moving they were directly across the street from the van but the Major could no longer see them.

A taxi made its way up the street and passed the van. Once it was two car lengths past the blurs darted across the road to the van and disappeared once more.

The Major strained to see what was happening but their disguises made them almost invisible from this distance.

Then she noticed the blurs moving in opposite directions, towards the front slowly and faster towards the back. Between them stuck to the side of the van was a gleaming metallic wide strip of tape.

They were taping the truck closed? What the hell?

When the blurs moved out of sight she turned back to Nann to give her a worried look so she missed the bright flash of white light. Turning back she saw Gee and Bal running back to her position. The van had a scorch mark encircling it and the doors had been welded shut. The vehicle was rocking and there was a subdued sound of shouting but they were stuck.

The Major dialed the number she had queued on her comm. It answered on the first ring.

“Cha’Risa, it that you?” asked a deep gravelly voice.

Her throat seized up. It was Ray’s dad. How was she supposed to answer for getting his boy killed?

“Are you here?” he continued gruffly.