GALACTIC MARSHAL
by Hilltopper
“Well, the changes made to you are pretty good. You look like a woman even up close. There is one thing, though, that could give you away. You don’t have a vagina.”
“Of course, I don’t have a vagina and I don’t want one either.”
CHAPTER 3
As we headed down towards the planet, I couldn’t help but notice how much the landscape looked like the Kentucky I grew up in. Of course, that was not necessarily a good thing because it also reminded me of growing up. This assignment was causing things to resurface that I had thought were buried and out of mind. I should tell this council to forget it and send me back home. I knew now that I would not come out of this unscathed.
“That’s our capital off to the right there.”
“It’s pretty. There don’t seem to be very many other towns on Fledora.”
“Ninety per cent of the population lives within 100 kilometers of our capital. That is where our ancestors landed over a hundred years ago to start this colony. There is really not a lot of truly habitable land here.”
“This Basteria you mentioned; where is that?”
“It is about 250 kilometers away in those mountains in front of us. It is mainly a mining community but a lot of undesirables have left this area and settled there over the years. It is a rough place.”
By this time, we were sweeping in over the capital city. She landed the shuttle on what was not much more than large concrete tarmac with a couple of buildings.
“Nice space port.”
“We don’t get out much.”
“I gathered that.”
“We really don’t have much desire to leave Fledora. Everything we need is here. This shuttle and two others are all we have. We also don’t encourage visitors.”
We exited the shuttle and walked toward a building that looked to be quite old. Beside it was parked a fairly impressive hovercraft.
“Now, this does not appear to be from here.”
She laughed.
“No, we actually bought it from your government. Since our incorporation into your planetopolis, technology has picked up around here.”
We entered the vehicle and headed toward what I guessed was their capital or headquarters. The building looked like many old federal buildings I had seen on Earth. Mary parked beside the building and we walked around to the front. There were a lot of women about. I tensed up and stopped.
“Come on. There is no backing out now. The only reason we are being noticed is the uniform.”
“What there is of it.”
She laughed and I followed her inside.
“The council chamber is at the back. I will let them know we are here.”
She punched something into a terminal and we sat down to wait. Mary turned to me and whispered into my ear.
“This is very important. From now on, you are a woman. There can be no reference to your male self. Your name is now Jonnie Michelle Harper. Please do your best to act the part.”
“Don’t worry; I know your job is on the line. I will do my best.”
A few minutes later, a very tall woman approached and bade us to follow her. At the chamber door, she stepped aside and we entered. Five women were seated at the back. It looked like the Supreme Court. Mary walked up to the middle woman.
“Madam Council Chairwoman, I give you Galactic Marshal Jonnie Michelle Harper.”
“Come forward, Marshal Harper. We have been anxious to meet you.”
“It is my pleasure, Madam Chairwoman.”
She smiled broadly.
“I doubt that but we do have much to discuss. By your appearance, I see Detective Brown has done a remarkable job. Of course, we are not surprised. After reviewing your history, we were confident that you were the best woman for the job.”
I guess she noticed me cringing because she smiled broadly again.
“When your service approached us about your fugitive, we were skeptical. They said that they would let us pick the marshal to be sent. When they forwarded the marshal histories, only women deputies were included. We insisted that we get all of the deputy histories. I am glad we did. None of the female deputies were acceptable. The only deputy we could accept was you. I will not go into our reasoning, just believe me when I say it is you or no one.”
I had guessed this but the reality hit me hard.
“I can imagine that this is difficult to digest. We will do everything we can to help you in your search as long as you remember one thing. As far as we and everyone on Fledora are concerned, you are a woman. Only we five and Detective Brown will know about your past. Is that clear?”
“Yes Ma’am!”
“Good. If you will please step outside, we will discuss going further among ourselves. I do want to thank you for acquiescing to our demands. I know this is not easy for you.”
I went back to the lobby and sat down. I thought, ‘Whew! I was glad that was over. That woman sure had a presence’.
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“Now, Mary, I want to thank you for bringing Marshal Harper here and for training her.”
“Your welcome. It was hard at first but she grows on you.”
Carol Givens, the council chairwoman, laughed hard.
“Do I sense something here?”
“No, No! I was only doing my duty.”
“I’m glad to hear that because we have decided that the only way we can allow Marshal Harper to stay here is if you are totally responsible for her. You are to remain with her at all times unless she is undercover; in which case, you must be in constant audio contact. Is that clear?”
“Yes Ma’am.”
This is just great. I thought that after this meeting, I could go back to my job. Now, not only do I have to nurse maid Jonnie but I am responsible as well.
“I can see you are not too pleased. I know this is not what you expected. We will give you free reign on this. Please keep us informed.”
“Yes Ma’am.”
I went back to the lobby to find Jonnie. ‘This really sucks!’
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I noticed Mary coming out of the council chamber in a hurry. She did not look happy.
“Who rained on your parade?”
“Just shut up!”
She walked past me and out the front door. I hurried to catch up. That was not easy in these boots.
“Can we get something else for me to wear? I feel like a fool in this outfit.”
She glared back at me and continued walking toward the hovercraft. I took the hint and shut up. We drove to a nice looking house on the outskirts of town.
“This is my house. Miss Givens made me responsible for you so, you will stay here with me.”
I smiled big.
“OK.”
She just glared at me again and we went into the house.
“Now, can I get some clothes?”
“Just take all that off. I am.”
“You have got to be kidding?”
“You might as well get used to it, especially where you are going.”
“And where is that?”
“Basteria”
“Oh, yeah.”
She removed her dress and boots. She was thus stark naked. Nothing stirred below but that was not surprising since everything was hidden. I did feel something, though, that I could not put my finger on.
“Well!”
“OK, OK! Here goes.”
I undressed with great apprehension. The smirk on Mary’s face did not help.
“See! That wasn’t so hard.”
“For you maybe.”
Mary just laughed and headed into the kitchen. She made some sandwiches and handed me two along with some kind of drink. I ate in silence. Things were about to catch up to me. I felt like jumping off a cliff.
“Just chill tonight, Jonnie. We will get a fresh start tomorrow.”
I looked at Mary.
“That’s the first time you have called me by name.”
She grinned.
“We weren’t friends before.”
I nodded and stood up.
“I think I want to chill alone if that’s alright? I am feeling a little down.”
“Sure, I understand. Your room is over there.”
I went into the room and lie down on the bed. I had to admit that no other marshal could have made it through all of this. I barely did. I just did not know if I could really go through with this. It was all too much! I must have been exhausted because the next thing I knew, it was morning. I walked out of my room, naked of course. This was really going to take some getting used to.
“Well, Jonnie, we need to make our plans.”
Mary looked up at me. I guess I blushed a bright red.
“You look fine. Stop blushing. People will think you have never done this before.”
“Well!”
“Anyway, the council has stated that I must be with you at all times. This is a problem when we go to Basteria.”
“Why is that?”
“I am pretty well known. There is no way I can go in with you.”
“You mean I will be going alone like this?”
“Well, hopefully with some clothes on.”
“You know what I mean.”
“I know it’s not going to be easy but it is the only way.”
“Your right of course but I don’t like it.”
“You will be fine. I will set up a command post outside of Basteria. We are going to implant a transceiver behind your ear in the morning. I or one of my team will be in constant contact with you. One other thing, you can’t use your name.”
“I realize that. Sandra would probably recognize it. How about Gina Rene Coleman?”
“That’s a good one. It will help with the image you need to project.”
“And what image is that?”
“Well, you need a back story. How about this? Your partner was abusing you so you left here to get away from her. You take the transport to Basteria. There is a person, Karen Littleton, that owns a nightclub in Basteria called The Midnight End. We have used her in the past as an informant. Sooner or later everyone living in Basteria goes there. I suggest you try to get a job there. It would be the perfect cover to use while searching for Sandra. She has undoubtedly changed her appearance some what so it won’t be easy.”
“Yeah, you’re right there. OK, I agree with you but I still don’t like it. I have been undercover many times but not like this.”
“There is one other thing I just thought of.”
“What’s that?”
“Well, the changes made to you are pretty good. You look like a woman even up close. There is one thing, though, that could give you away. You don’t have a vagina.”
“Of course, I don’t have a vagina and I don’t want one either.”
“Just listen! The place you are going is pretty rowdy. Even if you do not want it, there is a good chance some one will notice.”
“And how will they notice?”
“Look, hands wander. We must address this. You can not be found out. We can form a fake vagina while you are at medical in the morning. It will look natural but can be easily removed when this is over.”
I have to admit, I was stunned. This was rapidly going south. She did make sense but I sure did not want to admit it.
“Let me think on this a while. I just have to get my head around all of this.”
With that, I wandered back to my room. I lie down and stared at the ceiling. There was a time when this would have been welcome but my life had moved past that. I really don’t know if I can do this. I knew that it would cause me some severe mental problems when this assignment was finished. Finally, I got up and went back in with Mary.
“OK, if you are positive it is only temporary.”
“I assure you that all of the changes made to you are reversible. Let me go get you some clothes and things to take with you. I’ll be back later tonight. Just relax.”
Mary came back that night with a medium sized suitcase and a large shopping bag.
“I think I have everything you will need. I got used clothes to help with your cover. Why don’t we wait until after your surgery tomorrow to go over things?”
“Fine with me. I’ll see you in the morning. I am bushed.”
I went to bed and passed out. The next morning, I put the dress and boots back on and went into the kitchen. Mary handed me some coffee. I made a face.
“That’s all you get. We will go to medical in 30 minutes.”
I drank the coffee (I hate coffee), then went out to the hovercraft. Mary drove us to the medical building. I was ushered straight into the prep room and a nurse came in.
“Just relax dear. I am giving you a shot and when you wake up, it will all be over.”
She was right. The next thing I knew, Mary was looking at me with a nice smile.
“As soon as you get your senses back, we can head home.”
“I lost that 2 days ago.”
She laughed and helped me up. Back at her house, we went back over everything. We laid out my clothes for tomorrow and packed the suitcase. I was still feeling the drugs, so I went straight to my bed room and took off my clothes. Looking in the mirror, I hardly recognized myself. There was no doubt now that I was a woman. I touched my new vagina. This certainly seemed real and very disturbing. I need to put this out of my mind and remember who I really am. This is just a disguise. I lie down and slipped into a troubled sleep. Upon arising, I dressed in a denim skirt, a white peasant-type blouse, and, thankfully, shoes with no high heels. We ate breakfast in silence. I guess we both were worried as to what would come next. Mary drove me to a point about two blocks from the transportation center.
“Well, good luck Jonnie. I will be in your ear whenever you need me. Just be careful.”
“Thanks. Let’s hope things go as planned. I will let you know when I am on the transport.”
We hugged and both of us had tears in our eyes. There was nothing else to say, so I turned and headed to the center.
Comments
The Thot Plickins
I'm getting this idea that the council's agenda is something a bit larger than merely recovering a fleeing felon. I've made some guesses but there simply isn't enough data yet to make a good, semi-reasoned one. I do note that while the marshal has the predisposition towards femininity and may in fact be TG, her "guardian" seems a bit disturbed by what is happening. Hmmmm?
My only complaint is that the chapters are too short. You're teasing us, Hilltopper, and that's not nice! ;-)
Karen J.
"Being a girl is wonderful and to torture someone into that would be like the exact opposite of what it's like. I don’t know how anyone could act that way." College Girl - poetheather
"Life is not measured by the breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.”
George Carlin
Yoo speel az gud az mee, Karen and ditto on this story
I keep coming back to several points that are quite disturbing/interesting.
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“OK, but this is just between you and me although I suspect there may be something in my history about this that caught the council’s eye. I was born intersexed and was more girl than boy until puberty. I decided then to make myself be all boy. Unfortunately, I was only partially successful. To everyone, I was a total boy but, in private, I dressed as a girl quite often. When I graduated high school, it seemed the best thing to do was to pick a masculine career so that I could put this female thing behind me. So, I aimed my college studies toward that end and joined the marshal service after I got my diploma. This assignment is not sitting well with me. It is bringing back things I thought I had well buried.â€
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I agree with the Marshall on this, the all woman planet picked him because he/she once was and still may be a large part female. Odd how he said he was more girl than boy until puberty. Hum? What changed then to make him want to be exclusively male? And he still dressed as a woman sometimes -- apparently much of the time while at home -- in his/her teens so even if the choice was voluntary he/she wasn't totally happy with it.
Then we have this new bit.
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“Look, hands wander. We must address this. You can not be found out. We can form a fake vagina while you are at medical in the morning. It will look natural but can be easily removed when this is over.â€
I have to admit, I was stunned. This was rapidly going south. She did make sense but I sure did not want to admit it.
“Let me think on this a while. I just have to get my head around all of this.â€
With that, I wandered back to my room. I lie down and stared at the ceiling. There was a time when this would have been welcome but my life had moved past that. I really don’t know if I can do this. I knew that it would cause me some severe mental problems when this assignment was finished. Finally, I got up and went back in with Mary.
“OK, if you are positive it is only temporary.â€
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Why he chose as he did could prove interesting as are Mary's even his growing attraction to each other. The signs are all there. And what about "but my life had moved past that."? I gather he/she has serious regrets over living as a male. I wonder is it just how he lives/dresses/acts or did he have surgery/hormones to become more male? Just how much of female or male is he/she biologically, physically, mentally, reproductively? Something very important happened as he/she entered their teens for her to so suddenly yet reluctantly *choose* to be all male.
As to the Government picking him ... his height and size plus all those years as a girl made it easiest for a feminized him to blend in on their planet of Amazons. As an offworlder he/she will be hard to trace thus he/she is a valuable tool for the govt. Are their intentions towards him/her fully honorable or are their ulterior motives?
Lots of clues and red herrings I imagine. For one given his/her intersex how fake is that fake vagina? Why would an all woman planet even have the capability for one except to repair a woman after a cancer operation or to ... My god, where are their men, how do they procreate? Huge sperm banks from long ago as in Sappho by aardvark? Any boy children or are only females born or all males forcibly changed? Or has my brain just imploded? Now like others have said, write write write!
Great start.
John in Wauwatosa
John in Wauwatosa
Hint
No males can result from ova fusion. Only problem is imprinting.
Hilltopper
Ooooops, Karen. Am *I* feeling sheepish !
Yikes did it again!
My apologies to Karen and anyone else I may have insulted. I didn't mean to, honest !
I meant to point out another's comment here had a clever little pun/malapropism in the title. I did not mean by my crude attempt at an equally funny title to pick on their spelling or grammar. Their spelling and grammar was excellent and clear.
BTW I suck at spelling and grammar, gramar?
This is why I would never make it as a professional comic, I'd F up and get lynched.
My sincere apologies to any I may have insulted albeit accidentally. Still that is no excuse.
And thanks to the person who pointed out my gaff and how it could be misread as insulting. I do need the occasional 2X4 dope slap up the side of my head,
John in Wauwatosa
John in Wauwatosa
"Slowly I turned, step by
"Slowly I turned, step by step, more woman I became" is coursing through the mind of our interpid Galatic Marshal. S/he is slowly fading away as a male and rapidly becoming female. Good story Hilltopper, I do hope you might extend the length of each chapter as they are just toooooo short and make you want mooooore. Jan :)
Short chapers
I wish they were longer too but they seem to cut themsleves off. Go figure.
Hilltopper
Poor Jonnie
he even though they're currently a she has to be feeling very scared right now. They made a choice once before now they're being led into the opposite in another world that in reality hates who they chose to be. A good commentary on RL when you look at it.
Bailey Summers
Galactic Marshal - Chapter 3
I can't help but wonder why THIS particular Galactic Marshall was chosen over others. Was she chosen to fail while another succeeds?
May Your Light Forever Shine
May Your Light Forever Shine
My wildest guess is that ...
She's gonna wind up preggers, and of corse must stay there till she's had the child. I've been wondering how they were taking care of procreation on an all female planet? Now where is that LSD?
Gwen
Love the increasing complexity
Obviously this is going to be the hardest case this poor Marshall is going to experience in his/her career.
Like a previous poster says, how hard is it to create a 'fake' vagina for an intersexed person anyway? For a CAH sufferer it is comparatively easy surgery to more or less unstop what's there.
In any event, this unusual assignment is a blessing in disguise for our Marshall to finally root out the demons that he/she seems to have had in her early years. I love the way the Marshall's character is slowly being teased out of the situation.
Kim
Acceptance
I hope this turns out to be a story mainly about acceptance, both of gender and romance. I'm really liking the way this story is progressing. It looks like it's going in the direction that I'd like. If only you'd write longer chapters!
Thanks for the story.
- Terry