Galactic Marshal III
by
Hilltopper
CHAPTER 13
“What’s the matter, Jonnie, you look great especially after being asleep for 3 years.”
“I was hoping that I would transform back into myself while under suspension.”
Mary and Karen looked at each other. Karen grabbed my shoulders and pulled me toward her.
“Listen to me! You are a woman and have always been one. Your dad and Fledora messed you up. It took this long to sort it all out. Now you must figure out how to go forward.”
I was a little bit shocked at what she had said. I looked over at Mary. She had tears in her eyes but was nodding her head. I sighed heavily.
“OK, I’ll try. By the way, is Raylan here?”
Mary smiled big.
“You bet! Come on, I’ll reintroduce you.”
We went to our room where Raylan was sleeping.
“God I missed him. There is no way I want him to go through what I did.”
“Don’t worry about that.”
I looked at Mary.
“From what is happening on Fledora, I have reason to worry.”
Mary frowned.
“I’ve been thinking about that. It would be best if we didn’t go back there.”
“But that’s your home!”
“My home is with you and Raylan.”
“I must admit that Fledora isn’t the paradise your people claim it is especially if one is male.”
Mary nodded sadly.
“I just wish Carol hadn’t had that stroke. If we had passed the referendum, you and Raylan could have lived there in peace.”
“Well, there’s no going back.”
I hesitated a few seconds.
“Woops, I guess my time travel dispels that notion.”
Mary laughed.
“Don’t remind me!”
Gina announced our pending docking to the marshal station. I touched Raylan’s cheek.
“You are right about one thing, we need to do what’s best for him.”
Mary hugged me and picked up Raylan. We heard the clank of the docking then it hit me.
“I can’t go over to the station like this!”
“Don’t worry, I’ve brought you some clothes.”
I frowned.
“That’s not what I mean. I can’t go there as Jonnie.”
“I don’t see how you can avoid that.”
I could feel myself starting to shake.
“I’ll go call Sam.”
I put the call into Sam.
“Ah, Jonnie, I was just going to call you. Don’t bother to come over. We have received an urgent call from the Fledoran council. They need you and Mary there ASAP.”
Oh, shit! That is the last place I want to go.
“Did they say why?”
Sam paused and then shook his head.
“I’m not at liberty to say.”
“Did you read over my journal report?”
“Yes, I must say you can spin a tale.”
I frowned.
“You mean you didn’t believe it?”
Sam chuckled.
“OK, the Fledoran council confirmed that the aliens have canceled their plans to intrude into our territory. It doesn’t matter how you did it, we all thank you. Now, go to Fledora and report back to me when you know what’s going on.”
“You mean they didn’t tell you?”
“Nope and I figured it best I stay out of it.”
I nodded.
“I wish I could.”
He chuckled again.
“Just do your best. Oh, you look good by the way.”
I blushed.
“Thanks I think.”
Sam laughed as he signed off. I looked over at Mary and Karen.
“This makes no sense. Why would a call from your council over ride us going to report in at Marshal Headquarters?”
“I don’t know but you got a reprieve anyway.”
“Yeah, I was all set to balk. Gina, take us to Fledora.”
“Yes Ma’am.”
Mary interjected.
“And land us at the moon base.”
I looked quickly at her.
“I thought we would just go into orbit until we found out what the council wants.”
Mary shook her head.
“Nope, you are going to see the doctor.”
“Ah, jeese!”
Karen laughed.
“I agree. Even though you have been in stasis, changes could have happened. Plus, you haven’t been checked out since the aliens transformed you.”
“Yes, mother.”
That got me a hard slap on the shoulder.
“Ouch!”
“Look, I don’t care whether you’re my brother or my sister as long as you’re healthy and happy. OK?”
I started tearing up and gave her a hug.
“Jonnie, do you think we should send a copy of your journal to the council?”
I stared at Mary.
“I don’t know if I want them to know that much.”
“Well, I’ll have to tell them anyway. After all, I am still on the council.”
I sighed.
“OK, go ahead then. Does this mean you are going down to meet with the council?”
“Not if I can help it. I had already psyched myself up to not come back to Fledora. This call had better be worth it.”
“Yeah, just to be safe, I think Raylan should stay on the ship.”
Mary nodded.
“That is for sure! They can’t really do anything to keep me there but they could take Raylan.”
“Do you think the aliens are behind the call to bring us to Fledora?”
Karen nodded.
“I do! I can’t think of any other reason for the Planetopolis to send us here.”
“That’s what I think too.”
Mary nodded. Just then, Raylan started crying.
“I better go check on him. He’s probably hungry.”
Before long, we landed on the moon. Mary called the council and, sure enough, they wanted to talk to her in person. Karen volunteered to watch Raylan so, while Mary went to the shuttle, I headed to medical.
“Well, Jonnie, you’re looking good.”
I frowned.
“That is a matter of opinion. To be honest, I am hoping you can transform me again.”
She just pointed to the med pod and I got in. I was waiting to be put under but, after about 15 minutes, the pod opened. I sat up and the doctor motioned me to her office.
“First, I would like to know how you ended up female again.”
I told her what the aliens had done and why.
“Hmm, well as I told you last time your female organs were growing. The aliens have accelerated the process. Plus, you no longer have any male organs.”
“What! Aren’t they just hidden inside like before?”
The doctor shook her head.
“Shit! How will Mary and I have any more children?”
“There’s always ova fusion.”
I stared at her a few seconds.
“Don’t you need two eggs for that?”
She grinned.
“There’s always ova fusion.”
“Shit! Are you saying what I think you are?”
She nodded.
“I don’t know how they did it but you are a fully functioning female. Congratulations!”
I just shook my head.
“So there’s nothing you can do?”
“Sure, I can do what was done to Mary before but it would be only a disguise. Even if I could medically change you, which I can’t, it would be illegal here. You are female and nothing will change that.”
“Am I healthy otherwise?”
“Actually, you are amazingly healthy. I think the aliens may have done more than just hurry up your change to female.”
“Hmm, OK, is that all?”
She smiled.
“You certainly don’t need me any more.”
I stood up.
“Thanks for all you have done.”
I left and headed back to the ship. My head was spinning a little. Yeah, I knew I was female but it never dawned on me what that really meant. I reached the ship the same time as Mary. She looked rather distraught.
“What’s wrong?”
“I’ll tell you on the ship.”
We entered and went to the galley. Karen was there with Raylan. Mary sat down hard and tears rolled down her cheeks.
“I resigned.”
I guess I was kind of expecting it but was still stunned.
“What did they want?”
“The aliens are coming here tomorrow to meet with us. Margaret gave me an ultimatum; either I stay or go forever.”
Karen nodded.
“Sounds like them.”
Mary tried to smile.
“Yeah, even though it’s what I wanted, it’s still a shock.”
Mary turned to me.
“How’d it go with the doctor?”
I blushed.
“Uh, there may be ova fusion in our future.”
Mary grinned big.
“Yes!”
I grimaced a little.
“OK, I give up. She did say one thing that has me worried.”
“What’s that?”
“She said I am too healthy. Like maybe the aliens may have done some thing else to me.”
“I wouldn’t be surprised.”
Karen nodded.
“We need to get them to come clean tomorrow, if that’s even possible.”
“Well, if they need anything else from us, they had better. How about we go into orbit to wait for Tinker?”
“I agree.”
Mary nodded as well.
“OK, Gina, take off and put us into a high orbit around Fledora.”
When we awoke the next morning, a message was waiting from Tinker; basically wanting permission to dock with us.
“Gina, tell the alien ship to dock.”
After docking, Tinker and Bell came aboard.
“Gina, it’s good to see you awake.”
“Tinker, it would be nice if you would call me Jonnie. After all, the time problem is over.”
Tinker smiled.
“That is still to be determined. Can we go to your galley? We have some things to discuss.”
We led the way and sat down.
“OK, Tinker, what’s so important that you had our government divert us here?”
“First things first, have you been checked out by your doctor?”
“Yes, I am fine but, now that you mention it, I was told that I was amazingly fine.”
Tinker smiled again.
“That is to be expected. The process you underwent results in some enhancement. I guess you have also discovered that you are 100 per cent female.”
I nodded.
“We have a proposition to present to you. Now that our planet is stable again, we want to make a detailed investigation of the ruins on Prowhiness including all of the technology. It would seem that you are the only person who can activate the machines left there. A gate is being placed near the ruins for fast transport. We need a human to help oversee the project and manage the gate travel since Prowhiness is in Human space and is the probable origin of your species. You are, of course, the logical one. Prowhiness is outside the Planetopolis so you will be required to resign from your Marshal Service. What do you say?”
I have to admit that I was dumbfounded.
“Uh, I need to discuss this with Mary and Karen. If I decide to take you up on your offer, Mary must come with me and Karen if she wishes.”
Tinker nodded.
“Absolutely! They are both welcome. Bell and I will go to our ship. We will leave the hatch open. Just come over when you are ready to talk.”
Tinker and Bell left. I turned to Mary.
“Well?”
“I’m for it. We can not live any longer on Fledora. Also, with your sex change, we certainly can’t live on Earth.”
Karen nodded.
“I think it would be ideal. My people are on Prowhiness. Of course, the Planetopolis will try to stop us, I fear.”
“Yeah, it would be best to be gone when they find out. OK, let’s go over to Tinker’s ship.”
We informed Tinker of our decision. I sent a message to Sam detailing my resignation and gave instructions for Gina to take the marshal ship back to HQ. As soon as Tinker’s ship undocked, we settled in and headed for Prowhiness.
It is hard for me to believe what all has happened to me since I first took that marshal assignment on Fledora to track down Sandra Sterling. Here I am female, married with a child, and on an alien ship heading for a new life. I don’t know what the future has in store but, if it’s anything like the last two years, look out!
{Author's note: This concludes the Galactic Marshal saga. That is not to say that Jonnie and company won't have further adventures down the road. Thank you for reading and commenting.}
Comments
more Galactic Marshal
I hope there is more to come. Sounds like there is a lot left to tell.
Dorothycolleen
Do your duty, do your job, do it well and get screwed royaly
The marshals planet and Feldora can rot in the hells they are fast becoming. They have paid back his/her sacrific and dogged loyalty with derison, scorn and worse.
The aliens may have made her fully female but at least they had good reason to and did enhance her. Hum in what way? Stronger, faster, healthier, long lived? Longer span of successful reproduction? Smarter? Hum? She is much as she might have been if her father had not used the *vitamins* on her changing a happy intersexed girl into a not totally happy but dealt with it and adapted male with female remnants.
But in all of her life she never got to choose. She has long been manipulated with Hobson's Choices or worse, outright cohersion. She is now how she might have chosen IF she had to to be healthy or fertile but she has NEVER had a choice. They have removed all her male parts making it harder to ever change back if she would. Even the aliens offer to aid their research is in part forced as in where can she, her wife, child and sister Karen life in peace? At least Mary seems pleased he is all female -- s much as she enjoyed making love when he was still mostly male -- so the now resigned marshal has reason for some happiness. And the ova fusion process mean they can still have more kids, even she can be a mother is she wishes.
That she and only she can activate the artifacts should scare the crap out of the bitches of Feldora who broke up his/her family as an infant and now threaten her and their, Mary's and his child. And the increasingly misogynistic people of the Marshalls former home did little to prevent or seriously punish the assault on him. An assault *justified* by the heinous crime of his being made to look female as part of his job and UNDER ORDERS! She was right to assume heading home as a female was death sentence given what they did to Linda's husband years before that started much of this mess. She must be able to and has a right to defend herself and family. If either planet comes after her or sends thugs to harm her they will reap the whirlwind. But their self destruction or collapse may already be at hand given their precarious governments, at least the Feldoran one.
Feldora and his old world are rapidly radicalizing and may be on the verge of revolutions or civil wars. Too few good eggs to stop the animals in both case. Time to bail on them. And if in future they call for hr help or demand she come they can spin on it!
Nicely done.
John in Wauwatosa
John in Wauwatosa
I agree... I don't get why
I agree... I don't get why she can't live on earth though... I mean earth isn't a space station so they should be able to avoid people who know. I wonder if lesbians are that uncommon now on earth that they'd have a problem.
About Fledora nothing needs to be said. That planet is a perversion of humanity on so many levels... She's wise giving up on them.
About civil war... might happen since they won't be able to let out the agressions in a war with the aliens now. Fledora is done for, but I don't know about earth and the planetopolis. They used her, but that is pretty much normal. I don't think that that is a sign of selfdestruction, it's rather a sign of cynical SOP.
Thanks for writing this very interesting story,
Beyogi
Thanks and kudos. - Terry
Thanks and kudos.
- Terry
Galactic Marshal III - Chapter 13
Things are looking good for everybody on the ship. But I wonder what's next?
May Your Light Forever Shine
May Your Light Forever Shine
So Much More
I have enjoyed Jonnie's adventure. Now we have a hero without a home. But now to the questions.
Is Karen still an ambassador; what happens when Fledora needs help; what do the other machines do? So many more that you need to answer in the next installment.
Thank you for a fun and intense read.
As always,
Dru
As always,
Dru
The author's note
Threw me in a loop for a moment, until "duh Jonnie isn't a marshal anymore" thought registered. :)
Faraway
Big Closet Top Shelf
Where you can fool around like you want to and most you get is some bemused good ribbing!
Faraway
Big Closet Top Shelf
Where you can fool around like you want to and most you get is some bemused good ribbing!
Really enjoyed this series
Really enjoyed this series and hope another is written, thanks for sharing.
Big hugs
Lizzie :)
Bailey's Angel
The Godmother :p
This reminds me of
having been in the military. When they are through with using you, they are through with you, period basically!
Do a great job, a fantastic job, then they put yo through the ringer it seems.
Ah, the memories of it all lol!
All I can say from here is, "SHIT" lol.
Great story! :}:}:}
Vivien