The Late Unpleasantness

One / Kidnapped

By Jo Dora Webster

How will the four transwomen deal with being kidnaped and taken to a foreign country, the US?

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One / Kidnapped

Danielle had finished reprogramming the hand held device to receive information from a source that her keepers didn't want her to have. On top of that she had broken into the security system yet again and rendered their quarters free of their "Peeping Tom".

"Sasha! Marsha! Alicia! Please come here! I have some news from home." The three young transwomen gathered around Danielle to observe the holographic projection that Danielle's hand held device emitted.

"In 2061, two hundred years after the first war of northern aggression began, the new Confederate States of America was formed. Bishop Norman Bush, by altering the popular vote in his favor, became President of the United States and declared Marshal Law, abolishing all state governments and federalized all state resources. The States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana, Caribbea, Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Arkansas formed the new Confederate States of America.; The Capital of the new CSA, Atlanta was made into a confederate district, Atlanta, D.A. which is the District of America. Construction was completed quickly of a high wall outside the I-285 Perimeter as a physical barrier to protect Atlanta, D. A, from a similar fate from what befell Atlanta in the first war of northern aggression. "

The broadcast continued, "President Bishop Norman Bush refused to recognize the New C.S.A. and sent troops to recapture the Kennedy Space Center. When the US troops opened fire on the Florida Militia, a state of war existed between the USA and the CSA and the Second War of Northern Aggression began. President Bishop Bush's Jihad extended beyond the CSA by making his interpretation of bible injunctions, Federal Law. As such the existence of LGBT individuals were outlawed and they were compelled to turn themselves in to the federal government to take the 'cure' that had been commissioned and discovered by the fundamentalists who had backed Bishop Bush and stole the election for him.

"Our sources indicate that this "cure" is nothing of the kind, but by introducing spontaneous physical restructuring of the brain results in identity death. In the victim's final state it renders them highly suggestible akin to zombies. This resulted in a mass exodus of LGBT individuals to the CSA. Instead of being directed to refugee camps, the LGBT communities in the CSA were able to integrate the refugees into their communities. The CSA, valuing the contribution of transwomen augmented the Phoenix Consortium (a transwoman think tank) in Atlanta, D. A. which became a quasi governmental entity, providing advice to the CSA government. The Phoenix Consortium decided to adopt the 'Bonnie Blue' flag as Confederate Women have done since the first war of northern aggression. "

A tone chimed. The image of the man vanished and a woman appeared in the holographic projection instead.

"1800 Zulu report. As the late unpleasantness goes against us, the northern aggressors are even bolder taking our citizens to do unspeakable things to them. The aggressors were able to kidnap some of the members of our think tank, The Phoenix Consortium and remove them to foreign soil to do who knows what with them. Among the citizens kidnapped were: Danielle Waters, Sasha Nabors, Marsha Brady, Alicia Masters ..."

The transmission stopped and the four of them were silent. Danielle punched some keys on her handheld device then gave the thumbs up sign. They all let out the breath that they had each held and began to relax again.

Sasha asked, "Did they penetrate security or did the signal become too weak to continue?"

Danielle responded "The signal failed but I wasn't taking any chances and I re-modulated our countermeasures for their security."

Marsha declared, "At least we know that the word is out about our kidnapping."

"It may also mean that we are on our own since they didn't begin the item with the code words that would have indicated a rescue was in progress.", Alicia observed.

Danielle stated, "We have to make a decision about eating the bishop's food. It will be rich and delicious to tempt us but it will also be laced with their "cure"."

Sasha suggested, "I guess we need something to offer them. What if we went on a vegetarian diet and drank only water? They say that in order to survive digestion that the cure has to bound to animal meat products and it can't survive in a water solution either."

Marsha asked, "Do you think they might go for a wager? We could prove that leaving us as we are would make us superior to the zombies that the cure produces."

Danielle queried, "Lets see a show of hands. All in favor of the plan?" All the hands were raised.

Alicia volunteered, "I nominate Danielle to deliver our challenge to the powers that be." Another show of hands had Danielle outvoted so she prepared to confront their keepers when they came with their first meal.

It wasn't long before their keeper came to their room with a couple of carts full of food.

Danielle explained their plan, "We have a proposition for you. We feel like we will do better on water and vegetables. If you will provide us those instead of the Bishop's food for a period of ten days and test us against 4 women who have been on the Bishop's food then you will know what feeding us this diet will enable us to do for you."

Their keeper could not make the decision himself but he did not compel them to eat what he had brought. "I have another which I answer to who has compelled me to offer you this food. I will ask the official who oversees me to come to hear your proposal."

The official who returned with the keeper told them that he found it intriguing and agreed to the terms.

At the end of the ten days the Phoenix group was compared to the zombies and the Phoenix group was found to be superior in all the ways tested. Finally at the end of the time period the official had to agree that the four transwomen with their water and veggie diet had done much better than the zombies eating the Bishop's rich food so he agreed to make the test conditions permanent.

However that was not the last word on the matter. The whole wager and the results and the four women's continuing on the veggie and water diet came to the attention of the Bishop himself. The Bishop could not imagine what might be the basis for that ruling. He had the four women brought before him so that he could determine the truth himself.

Danielle, Sasha, Marsha, and Alicia all appeared before the Bishop. After a four hour long interview, the Bishop found that there were no one in the whole United States who was as wise as those four women. It would be a waste to not take advantage of their superior intellect. First the Bishop allowed the special diet they enjoyed to continue. Also the Bishop appointed each of the women to important places in his government . In the final analysis after continually consulting them for their wisdom, The Bishop decided that each of them were 10 times smarter than his most intelligent advisers. The four transwomen excelled at executive branch offices in the government.

All seemed well but that didn't last long.

The Late Unpleasantness

Two / Android

By Jo Dora Webster

How will the four transwomen unravel the mystery of the Android of US President Bishop Norman Bush's dreams?

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Two / Android

One more cost the captive ladies had to face for being in the public eye is that they actually go by the aliases they had been given. President Bishop Norman Bush had taken a liking to them and what they could do for him so he had given each of the ladies his last name. While being thought of as being related to the Bishop opened some doors, it also isolated them from the rest of the people in government who assumed that they were the bishop's spies when that would be furthest from the truth. Danielle had to use the name Belinda Bush. Sasha had to use the name Sarah Bush. Marsha had to us the name Michelle Bush. Alicia had to use the name Andrea Bush. They only had identity papers in the USA for those new names so they were stuck with them. It wasn't till Belinda found Sarah at the place they had debugged that she could vent to someone.

"I remember how excited my friend was when she could discard the name Matt and become Molly. But this is not like that at all. They are not affirming us with these name changes, they are raping us of our connection to our families. It's all they need to send burned carcuses home."

"Molly was such a good friend and then they kidnapped us and took us out of her life."

"Some will believe the lies from the lips of Norman Bush but poor Molly pays the price for his arrogance."

In the second year of the bishop's term of office. Bishop Bush was a little more wackier than normal. He had trouble sleeping , so the sleep experts came. They tried everything in their arsenal but even with making conditions as perfect as they could for normal sleep, The Bishop tossed and turned. The dream repeated each night but the Bishop who had never remembered his dreams, could not remember this one in spite of all the things they tried failed. They were beside themselves as if there was some higher power preventing them from getting the Bishop to remember his dream.

Finally it was too much for the Bishop and he put out the call, first for the therapists but expanded it to anyone who had any background in philosophy at all in the USA. Wild eyed Bishop Norman addressed the assembled eggheads. "I keep having a dream and I must know what it is. This could be a matter of national security so anything goes!"

The Senior White House Therapist acted as spokesman for the group, "Our great 'Commander in Chief'! We'll set up a session for you to tell us the dream and we will give you the interpretation of the dream! Deal ... or No Deal?"

Even more wild eyed and angry the Bishop responded, "No Deal! If you do not reveal the contents of the dream which I can't remember and since your brought it up, the interpretation too, you all will be involved in a tragic accident. A bit of germ warfare will get loose in one of your closed conferences and regrettably there will be no survivors. If you on the other hand comply and reveal to me both the dream and its interpretation, I will reward you beyond the limits of your avarice with wealth, and fame."

"It wont be any trouble to interpret the dream once we know what it is, Mr. President!"

"You could feed me a load of crap with that interpretation but if you can tell me what my dream is then I will recognize it and I will know that you know what you are talking about and not just blowing a lot of hot air!"

"Mr President, psionics is a myth. You know that! You have all the records of the money the military wasted trying to make it work. If you really are as chummy with your higher power as you say then you should be able to find out yourself but a higher power is the only solution to your demand."

"Secretary of Defense, General Eric Areson!"

"Yes Mr President!"

"By covert presidential order, confine anyone who has any background in therapy or philosophy to the germ warfare test facility below the Pentagon. I want all my eggs in one basket so they can put their egg heads together and get me an answer. If they don't have an answer by the time the last one of them is put in the room, close it up and let loose the virus and wipe them out! Do I make myself clear, General?"

"Perfectly clear, Mr President."

"Make it so!" The military began escorting all of the assembled eggheads out of the room. Transportation was waiting to transfer them to the Pentagon as directed. Significant by their absence were the four transwomen from the Phoenix Consortium. General Areson did not trust mere soldiers to handle the four women correctly so he went to retrieve them himself.

Eric found Belinda talking with Sarah, Michelle, and Andrea over their vegetarian meal sipping their water.

Eric entered the conference room and told them, "I'm sorry ladies but the President has issued orders that everyone with your qualifications is to be put to death immediately."

Belinda asked, "What's this about, Eric and what's the rush?" Eric gave Belinda and her friends an exact account of the Bishop's sleep problems and everything that had happened at the White House conference with the therapists and philosophers.

Belinda looked grim and said, "When the President gave us his last name, he issued orders that we all would have special access to the oval office. I am going to rely on that executive order and go see the President now."

Eric told her, "That's an acceptable interpretation. I'll just stand by with Sarah, Michelle and Andrea until you come back, Belinda."

Belinda lost no time but went straight to the Oval Office and with her special pass she was able to go right in to see the President.

"Belinda, please be seated. It's always a pleasure to speak with you." Belinda made sure the Bishop was receptive because she had quickly slipped into her quarters and replaced her ordinary below the knee skirt with a specially made micro mini skirt. The Bishop was a leg man and Belinda had the best looking legs of any woman in the White House.

She crossed her legs and smiled deeply at the Bishop and began, "Mr. President, I have heard about your misfortune with your dream. I am certain that if you can give me some time that I can deliver where the others would not even try. General Areson pointed out that myself and my girlfriends are in the same classification as those who are condemned. "

"I never intended for this to involve you Belinda or your friends but Areson is right that it is applicable to you now. Let me give added orders to General Areson.." He speed dials the General who answers on his cell and tells him to confine Belinda and the other three transwomen to White House Guest quarters.

"General Areson will be escorting your girlfriends to White House guest rooms where you will be under house arrest until your deadline expires tomorrow morning. " He motioned for a White House guard to accompany me.

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. President. I won't let you down." She stood and the guard escorted her out of the oval office to a suite of 2 rooms. General Areson was waiting for Belinda joined by Sarah, Michelle, and Andrea.

General Areson told us, "I'm glad that you ladies received the reprieve . The Guards will watch over you tonight and I will be back in the morning for the conclusion of this matter. Good luck, ladies."

Sarah asked, "What in the world shall we do? None of us are anymore psychic or psionic than the rest."

Andrea responded, "That much is true but we all have faith in The One. The One is real and unlike that phony religion that the Bishop and his cronies try to pawn off on us."

Michelle agreed, "The One has been known to do the impossible. The One has kept us safe thus far and without The One we would already be dead.'

Belinda spoke, "Michelle is right that The One is our only hope. I ask that you three hold a prayer vigil around my bed tonight. Pray that The One will allow me to dream the same dream as President Norman Bush has dreamed and also reveal what it means."

Each of the ladies had a hand touching Belinda's shoulders and each told her that she would do as Belinda asked. Belinda changed into her nightgown and got ready for bed. She went to sleep quickly as her friends kept a prayer vigil over her. Thru out the wee hours of the morning the transwoman trio lifted up their prayers to The One.

The ladies were faithful and with morning's first light, as promised General Areson was let into the bed chamber where Belinda had arose and put on her clothes and was ready for the day.

"Belinda, What do you have to report?"

"General, you can halt the execution. I have the answer that the President wishes." The General gave the order to stand down the execution and he and the guards escorted Belinda along with her girlfriends into the presence of the President.

"Mr. President, this woman taken from the Phoenix Consortium claims to have the answer you requested." announced the General.

"Very well, General Areson." the President concluded and turned to Belinda " Are you able to make known to me the dream and what it means?"

"Mr President, the secret that you have demanded to know from the therapists and philosophers of the USA is beyond their comprehension. But The One reveals secrets. The dream that The One has given to the President is a revelation of the past and of the future. This dream was given to you in response to thoughts that you had to reveal your place in history and of your legacy. But as for me, I don't have the secret because I am smarter than anyone else in the USA, but The One has provided the secret for our preservation and for your edification." said Belinda and she paused a moment.

Belinda took a deep breath and continued, "Mr. President, you saw a huge Android more awesome and expensive than anything that you had ever seen before. The Android's head was made of gold. The chest and arms were made of silver. The belly and thighs were made of bronze. The legs were made of Iron. The feet were made of part iron and part clay. Next you watched as a stone which was too perfect to have come out of any quarry struck the android at it's feet. The impact shattered the android and the stone rolled over what remained crushing it all together in a lump. The stone became a mountain that filled up the whole earth. That is the dream." She looked over and saw that the President looked at her in recognition that what she had told him was the entire truth. She looked over at her girlfriends who were a little less tense now that the first test was passed .

Belinda continued, "Here is the interpretation, Mr. President. The Android represents the world wide governments of the Earth. Each of the empires covered the entire known world. The Gold Head represents ancient Babylon, the first world wide empire. Next the chest and arms of silver represents the Medes and Persians who overthrew Babylon and had their own world wide empire. Next came Alexander and the Grecian Empire represented by the bronze belly and thighs, The legs of Iron represent the Roman Empire which divided into eastern and western empires. The feet represent a world wide empire which has not yet appeared. The stone represents The One who will judge the nations and form a perfect government that will cover the whole earth. The One values you as a leader and has chosen to reveal to you what has been and what will be."

It was not the President but Norman who fell at Belinda's feet with fear. The others in the Bishop's sect took this as a sign from the Bishop and they began lighting prayer candles and the chamber was filled with sweet smells.

President Bishop Norman Bush finally composed himself and stood to face Belinda and spoke, "Truly The One who has done this is real and is a revealer of secrets." The president promoted Belinda to Major of Washington DC and also made her Secretary of Science and Engineering Development. The Bishop had problems with administering the USA since he abolished all the state governments. Belinda urged the President to appoint her friends regional administrators over areas spanning a number of former States. They soon left and each set up offices within their district to administer. Danielle hugged each one and Sarah, Michelle, and Andrea hugged each other. They all promised to stay in touch. They were joined by a military escort to protect them not only for the transport but in their new positions as regional administrators.

Belinda administered both her cabinet post and mayoral matters from a special office in the White House working very closely with the President. Belinda and her girlfriends administer their new posts flawlessly. The one thing that they could not eliminate was the bigotry of the scientific community which could not stand to have transwomen in such prominent positions.

The Late Unpleasantness

Three / Mass Crematorium

By Jo Dora Webster

How will the three transwomen survive in the mass crematorium of US President Bishop Norman Bush?

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Three / Mass Crematorium

Belinda Bush, D.C. Mayor and cabinet secretary was secreted away holding a mayor conference and President Bishop Norman Bush had decreed that none should disturb them on pain of death. They were very comfortable in a local Hotel and conference center that was owned by the President and he was collecting huge fees by holding the conference there from the federal government. This isolation kept those enemies in the scientific community from involving Belinda in their latest attempt to discredit the transwomen. Belinda's fellow transwomen, Sarah, Michelle and Andrea Bush were not as lucky as they had been recalled for consultation from their regional director's field offices and were in their D.C. offices. for all to see.

President Bishop Norman Bush decided to put a 90 foot tall by 9 foot wide golden statue of himself on the Washington D.C. mall green area. He called every official in Washington D.C. except Belinda and the majors to the dedication on pain of death so of course Sarah, Michelle and Andrea were there. The announcement went up that when the Armed Forces Orchestra played "Hail to the Chief" that everyone assembled had to bow down to the golden statue and worship Norman. Anyone who did not comply was to be placed in the Mass Crematorium and burned to death."

It wasn't obvious since Sarah, Michelle, and Andrea were on the periphery of the massive crowd and partially hid from their viewing box inside the Lincoln Memorial but they did not bow down to Norman's Statue. The Scientific advisors seeing a means to get their rivals canned went and told on them to the President.

"Now see here, President Bishop Bush, you made a law that when the Armed Forces Orchestra played "Hail to the Chief" that everyone assembled had to bow down to the golden statue and worship it. There are three transwomen that you made regional coordinators who do not go to your National Church to worship and we have video that when Armed Forces Orchestra played "Hail to the Chief" that they did not bow down to the golden statue and worship."

"You good ol' boys did the right thing by bringing this to my attention. I'm severely upset that they would treat me this way. I'll take care of this my way. You boys can go!"

President Bishop Norman Bush called to General Eric Areson and told him, "Round up the transwomen regional directors and have them brought to the oval office. They got some 'splaining to do."

"Yes, Sir! Right away sir!" and he left to carry out the president's orders.

Soon General Areson had the transwomen regional directors rounded up and they appeared with him in the oval office in front of the President.

"Is it true ladies that you don't worship at the National Church and that you don't bow down to my statue when the Armed Forces Orchestra played "Hail to the Chief"? It must be some kind of misunderstanding. When the Armed Forces Orchestra plays "Hail to the Chief" that you'll bow down to the golden statue and worship. Then all's good otherwise it is the Mass Crematorium for all you ladies. Not even The One will be able to prevent it."

Sarah Bush spoke for the three of them. "Go ahead and throw us in. If The One keeps us from dying in the Mass Crematorium then you let us live too. If The One does not then at least you know we stood up for our belief in The One"

President Bishop Norman Bush had a powerful rage a brewin' so he called Sarah's bluff and had the three of them sent to the Mass Crematorium. "Turn the temperature up to seven times the base setting, that will make it hot enough for them"

General Areson had on attachment to the White House Seal Team One, the biggest and strongest men in the military. "Bind the ladies and throw them into the Mass Crematorium by the order of the President of the United States!"

Seal Team One bound the ladies and threw them into the Mass Crematorium. The heat was so hot that all of Seal Team One died instantly but Sarah, Michelle and Andrea still with their clothes unburned and still bound were walking around alive in the Mass Crematorium as shown to the President on his CCTV screen.

The three ladies were singing and praying to the one. Andrea launched into a long and drawn out prayer to The One that lasted about an hour that the sound clearly broadcast on the CCTV. All the while the people operating the Mass Crematorium opened it's Nuclear powerplant powering it wide open to make it even hotter inside the Mass Crematorium. The shielding was not sufficient to protect those on the outside near the Mass Crematorium and they all died as well.

Then The One in person appeared inside the furnace and made a cool area inside so that the heat did not penetrate or even make them perspire. The three transwomen began to sing praise to The One and that praise lasted two hours and was carried clearly by the CCTV to President Bishop Norman Bush

"Hey Eric! Didn't we throw in three ladies but I see clearly four people in the Mass Crematorium?"

"Correct as always President Bishop Bush!"

"I see four people unbound walking around in the Mass Crematorium. The fourth is The One!"

The president used the Public Address system and called out to the ladies in the Mass Crematorium, "Sarah, Michelle, and Andrea, I command you to come out of there and come back to the oval office!"

When the transwomen had come out even the scientific advisors knew that not only were they and their clothes not burned but instead of smelling like fire, the perfume that they had applied that morning still was going strong.

When the three transwomen came back to the oval office President Bishop Norman Bush started a national television extravaganza. They had both the president and the three transwomen on camera in the oval office. The whole nation could see that the three transwomen were safe and sound and had survived the Mass Crematorium.

The President addressed the nation, "As you yourselves can see Sarah Bush, Michelle Bush and Andrea Bush are safe and sound after their four hour ordeal in the Mass Crematorium. Blessed be The One who delivered them. I can admit when I'm wrong and my Regional Directors who stood up for their beliefs were right. They disobeyed the law rather than disobey The One and they dealt with the consequences. I'm issuing a new law that there will be dire consequences if anyone speaks slander of The One. Only The One can deliver believers like The One delivered my Regional Directors. I am therefore promoting my regional directors to Regional Secretaries with seats on the Cabinet. May The One Bless the United States!"

The Late Unpleasantness

Four / Dream Interpreter

By Jo Dora Webster

How will Belinda survive being called upon to interpret dreams again?

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Four / Dream Interpreter

Belinda was again called into the Oval Office because President Bishop Norman Bush had another dream and this one was a doozy. Unlike the one about the robot, Norman could remember the dream. Norman had told it to all his scientific advisors but none of them could tell him what the dream meant even when he told them about the dream. Last of all Norman called in Belinda Bush to tell her the dream.

Norman started telling Belinda the dream, "There was at the center of the US in Kansas a tree which had grown so tall it was a navigation hazard to aircraft. It's branches reached out great and strong so that the tree was capable of being seen over the whole US. It was an apple tree and it supplied enough fruit to feed the population of the US. It had grown so large that it was beginning to even cause a hazard for the Commercial Space Station in low earth orbit."

"An astronaut climbed down the tree and announced to the whole US, 'We need to cut down this tree, take off it's branches, strip its foliage, scatter its fruit. Leave it's stump and roots in the ground. There is a man found under the tree. Let him be turned out into the fields having his mind becoming an animal's mind. Seven times will elapse.' Now that was the dream, Belinda. You can think about it then tell me what it means."

As The One revealed the interpretation to the dream, Belinda was so horrified that the horror that she felt showed on her face. The last dream had been very complimentary of President Bishop Norman Bush. This one struck against him personally. Norman could tell that Belinda was horrified but he had to know the answer .

"Belinda, I can tell that the interpretation horrified you. I just have to know what the dream means especially if it is bad news."

"President Bishop Bush, I wish that your dream was about your enemies but it is not. The dream is about you. You are the tree that reached the Space Station that fed and protected all of America. You are the man whose mind was changed to an animal's mind and was left out in the fields. You are the tree that was cut down but the stump and roots were left. The One will punish you for usurping the worship of The One by the people and having the people worship you instead. But this punishment can be put off if you will atone for your pride and allow worship of The One to be the only religion in the US instead of worshiping you.

A year had passed and President Bishop Norman Bush was still filled with pride and still declared that the people worship him as the national religion. Then Norman heard the voice of The One.

"Norman, the punishment that Belinda told you about is happening now!

Immediately, Norman lost his sentience and became like an animal and he ran out into the fields and lived outside like an animal. Belinda and her friends had covered for Norman. This punishment lasted for seven days.

The time elapsed and Norman was again in his right mind but he still remembered what it was like to live like an animal with his reason stripped from him. When Norman had recovered they reinstalled him as President Norman Bush. Norman first said a prayer to The One that renounced his pride. He renounced the people worshiping him as the national religion. For the rest of his term as President he allowed people to worship The One.

"I, President Norman Bush, do solemnly swear that I praise the name of The One, who is True and Just. The One is able to bring low those who are filled with pride."

President Bush served with distinction after he was reinstalled in office, but he died in office. The President's son had been installed as Vice President. And so Vice President Bishop Brandon Bush became President of the United States.

The Late Unpleasantness

Five / Alien Symbols

By Jo Dora Webster

How will Belinda interpret the alien symbols on the State Dining Room Wall ?

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Five / Alien Symbols

President Bishop Brandon Bush held a gala in the state dining room of the White House to celebrate his inauguration. President Brandon was drunk like a lot of the celebrants were and he had what he thought was a brilliant idea (Hadn't he seen Raiders of the Lost Ark?) His idea was to bring out of storage all of the vessels and containers that were used in worship at the Worship Center in Atlanta D.A. They had been obtained in a raid while the gates to the Atlanta D.A. Wall had been breached.

Those who attended the gala drank wine out of the holy vessels and became even drunker. A disembodied hand appeared and started writing Alien Symbols on the wall of the state dining room. President Brandon turned pale, he lost his footing and his knees began knocking. He called for all the scientists of the United States to come forward. He made a proclamation.

"Who ever can decipher this Alien Writing and tell the meaning shall be clothed in purple, have a gold chain necklace and be given the job of Secretary of State (next in the current chain of command after the Vice President)"

Then all the scientists came forward and try as they might they could not even decipher any of the Alien Symbols much less tell the meaning of them. President Brandon got so worked up he started hyperventilating. The president's wife put her arm around him and started trying to calm him down.

"Calm yourself President Husband! I know who you gotta call! Call for Belinda, President Norman's Secretary of Science. She is one of the transwomen taken from the Phoenix Consortium in Atlanta D.A.. She believes in The One who used Belinda to interpret dreams when no one else was able to do so and even told President Norman one of his dreams when he" had forgotten it. Belinda is the only one in the US who can solve the Alien Writing!"

Belinda was brought before President Bishop Brandon Bush who began to talk to Belinda.

"You are Belinda, who was brought from Atlanta D.A. in the CSA. I heard that The One uses you to do amazing things so I'm going to call on you to do just that. None of the scientists of the United Stated were able to decode and translate these Alien Symbols. I've decided to make who ever can solve this Alien Writing the office of Secretary of State with all the perks."

Belinda replied, "Keep your gifts President Bishop Brandon Bush! I'll decode the Alien Symbols and give you the translation for free. But first I need to give you a history lesson about your Father and recap what brought us to this point."

Dear Reader, Belinda began to read back the entire chapter Four and all of Chapter Five up to this point.

President Brandon stopped the Recap, "I know that my father was a fool and I was a fool when we both were so proud we thought ourselves to be greater than The One. Can we get on with it already? Time's a wasting!"

"President Brandon the decoding and the meaning are as follows:"

"MENE, MENE TEKEL PARSIN!"

"MENE The One is counting the days of your term of office and is bringing your term as President to an End."

"TEKEL The One has weighed you on His scales of Justice and you have come up short."

"PARSIN The United States will be annexed by the French and English Canadians"

President Bishop Brandon Bush made Belinda the Secretary of State of the United States with all the perks of the office. But that was his last act as President since he died that night. That same night Canada invaded and when the dust settled Prime Minister Derrek Trudeau sat in the President's chair in the White House.

The Late Unpleasantness

Six / Shark Tank

By Jo Dora Webster

How will Danielle survive in the Shark Tank?

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Six / Shark Tank

Prime Minister Derek Trudeau dissolved the U.S. cabinet of the Bushes and brought in Canadian loyalists to him to set up his government of his newly established empire. The four transwomen had gotten permission to discard their Bush imposed names and return to their previous legal names. Sasha, Marsha, and Alicia, having been regional coordinators under Bush were disqualified from Derrek's new government. How ever Daniel's many accomplishments with the help of The One came to Derek's attention.

Prime Minister Derek Trudeau's new government over the US. He divided the United States into 120 local governments with 3 regional presidents presiding over the Northeast, Central and West. Derek had a special job for Danielle as Chief of Staff over the 3 regional presidents and reporting directly to Derrek.

The Canadians in Prime Minister Derek Trudeau's government placed a hatred directed at Danielle since she was not Canadian and came from the Confederate States of America. They sought to find out if Danielle had any corruption in the Bush government but soon found out that she was squeaky clean. They resolved that the only chink in her armor was that she put serving The One above politics. They plotted to use Danielle's allegiance to The One against her.

The Canadians in Prime Minister Derek Trudeau drew up a law and presented it to Derrek. The law said that Derek was to be worshiped for 30 days. If anyone was found to be worshiping The One or another man, they would be cast into the shark tank. This appealing to Derek's vanity convinced him to sign it into law. Laws that Derek made could not be countermanded or changed even by another law signed by Derek. The U.S. was stuck with the law for the term of thirty days.

Danielle was well aware that the law against worshiping The One for thirty days was in effect. However she continued her custom of going to a window facing Atlanta D.A. and praying to The One. three times a day. The conspirators took video evidence of Danielle worshiping The One and sought an appointment to see Prime Minister Derek Trudeau.

"Derek, do you remember that you signed a law prohibiting any worship except to you for thirty days and violators would be thrown into the Shark Tank?"

"That law is in effect and can't be amended or superseded. What of it?"

"We have video evidence that Danielle Waters, s transwoman from the CSA, has been worshiping The One instead of you, Derek and thus is in violation of the Law. Throw her into the shark tank according to the law."

Prime Minister Derek Trudeau was distressed that Danielle had fallen into the conspirator's trap. He sought a loophole but found the law to be ironclad. So with great reluctance he had Danielle arrested and throw into the Shark Tank. Derek gave a last word to Daniel before the top of the Shark Tank was lowered into place sealing her inside.

"Danielle, May The One that you serve, save you!"

"Prime Minister Derrek Trudeau went back to the White House and fasted hoping for Danielle to be saved. Derek's discomfort with the whole situation prevented him from sleeping. The next morning Derek went back to the Shark Tank and got on the loud speaker to what he hoped was a saved Danielle.

"O Danielle, Servant of The One, has The One, whom you serve faithfully, saved you from the sharks?"

"Derrek, The One sent his angels to shut the mouths of the sharks and I am alive and well."

Then Derrek was glad and commanded that Danielle be brought out of the Shark Tank. The command of Derek was carried out and Danielle was released from the Shark Tank. Derek gave a second command that the conspirators and their families be arrested and taken to the Shark Tank. They were all thrown into the Shark Tank and they all perished having been eaten by the sharks.

Derek made an address to all of the U.S from the Oval Office. "Americans, I seek your prosperity so I'm making a new law that everyone should worship The One. For The One is living, and unchanging. The One's kingdom shall never be destroyed and whose power shall never end. The One delivers his people, preserving them from harm. The One does great miracles in heaven and earth. The One delivered Danielle from the power of the sharks.”

Danielle, during both the times of Prime Minister Derrek Trudeau and his successor Prime Minster Calvin Trudeau, prospered.

The Late Unpleasantness

Seven / Crooked Judges

By Jo Dora Webster

How will Danielle rescue Susan from the treachery of the crooked judges?

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Seven / Crooked Judges

There was a man from Canada named Joe. He married a woman from the CSA named Susan. She had parents who had trained her up since she was a girl to love The One and to do His will. Joe had a wonderful garden adjoining his home. All the people from the CSA wanted to come visit because they wanted to honor Joe.

Unfortunately, Joe had also attracted the attention of two crooked judges. They also came to visit Joe's house mixed in with the crowd of people from the CSA that visited.

At noon when the crowds left, Susan had made it a practice to go to walk in the garden after lunch. But the two crooked judges stayed behind when the crowds left and they admired and lusted after Susan. The two crooked judges spent so much time at Joe's house that they were never in their courtrooms and people who had lawsuits began to go to Joe's house to get their lawsuits tried. Both were so taken with Susan but neither would admit their crush on Susan to the other. They had it so bad that it did not matter that she was married and both wanted her.

Finally instead of going to spy on Susan they both said that they were going home because they wanted Susan all for themselves. Both circled back and they met again at the garden. They finally admitted to each other that they had a crush on Susan. They together plotted to find a time that Susan was alone They got that chance on a warm day that Susan wanted to take a bath in the garden. Susan sent her personal maids back into the house because she wanted to bathe alone not knowing that the two crooked judges had hidden in the garden to spy on Susan.

The two crooked judges sprung their trap on Susan when they came out of hiding. They told her about her choices.

"Susan you have to have sex with us now because if you don't we will both testify to Joe that you have been coming out to the garden to have sex with a young man and you will be disgraced as a wife."

Susan told them," I will not have sex with either of you. I'd rather face the consequences of your lying against me. I have faith in The One that I will be delivered from your hand."

So Susan screamed out to alert all those around that she was in distress. All those around came running up to give aid to Susan. So while Susan was in a compromising position, the crooked judges agreed to tell the story that Susan had been caught by them having an affair with a young man who had gotten away.

Unlike normal, the two crooked Judges were in their court. They sent their bailiffs out to arrest Susan to try her for the crime of adultery which carried the death sentence in the martial law that was in place in the captured United States. So Susan came to court with her maids and all of her family members. She was dressed to the nines and was even veiled because she was so modest. Susan and all of her family from the CSA were weeping since they knew that the the crooked judges would lie in their testimony against her.

The court proceedings started with one of the crooked judges testifying.

"While we were walking in the garden alone, this woman came in with two maids, shut the garden doors, and dismissed the maids. Then a young man, who was hiding there, came to her and lay with her. We were in a corner of the garden, and when we saw this wickedness we ran to them. Although we saw them embracing, we could not hold the man, because he was stronger than we are, and he opened the doors and got away. We did, however, seize this woman and asked who the young man was, but she would not tell us. These things we testify"

The second crooked judge testified saying, " I confirm the other judge's testimony. It happened just as he testified."

The jury deliberated and brought forth a verdict of Guilty and the presiding Judge sentenced Susan to death which was legal since they were under martial law. Susan was allowed to give a statement prior to the sentence being carried out.

"‘The One, you know what is secret and are aware of all things before they come to be. You know that these men have given false evidence against me. And now I am to die, though I have done none of the wicked things that they have charged against me!"

The One led Danielle to enter the courtroom and The One moved her to say:

"I want no part in putting this woman to death unjustly!" Danielle shouted so that all the people in the courtroom could hear her.

The people questioned Danielle whom they respected as a leader from the CSA, "What is this that you are saying?"

"‘Are you such fools, people taken from the CSA, as to condemn a daughter of the CSA without examination and without learning the facts? Let's all return to court, for these crooked judges have given false evidence against her."

The people accorded Danielle the standing of presiding judge due to her reputation as a woman filled with the wisdom of The One.

Danielle decreed that the two crooked judges were to have their testimony examined so one was led to the witness chair while the other was led out of the courtroom to a sound proof room. While Danielle knew that both crooked judges were impeachable, she decided to let their own words do that.

Danielle asked, " Under which tree did you see them being intimate with each other?"

The crooked judge answered, "Under a maple tree." Then Danielle declared him a liar and that The One would deal with him.

Danielle had the two crooked judges swap places. She prepared to question the other crooked judge asking him the same question. The other crooked judge answered, "Under an evergreen pine tree."

Danielle said" You too have lied and The One will carry out judgement against you! " Danielle having proved that they both were crooked revealed what The One had told her about both of them.

"You are citizens of the United States not of the CSA. Her beauty has overcome you and lust has perverted your heart. This is how you have been treating the daughters of the CSA, and they were intimate with you through fear; but a transwoman would not tolerate your wickedness."

The jury deliberated and returned a verdict of 'Not Guilty' towards Susan and returned a verdict of 'Guilty' against the two crooked judges. Danielle as the presiding judge pronounced the sentence of death against the two crooked judges as decreed under Martial Law. So the executioner who the crooked judge desired to kill Susan was the one who put to death the two crooked judges.

Susan's parents, Henry and his wife praised The One for their daughter Susan, and so did her husband Joe and all her relatives, because she was found innocent of a shameful deed.

The Late Unpleasantness

Eight / Lion's Den

By Jo Dora Webster

How will Danielle remain unharmed in the lion's den?

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Eight / Lion's Den

Cyrus Trudeau succeeded to the office of the Prime Minister. Danielle became a close advisor to Cyrus as well as a close friend. The Canadians had a religion that worshiped Money so much that they made a statue of a dragon. The religious clergy of Money thought the dragon was alive and not just a statue so they fed and watered the dragon every day. Danielle would have nothing to do with Money and instead continued to worship The One and pray only to Him.

Danielle, being the friend of Cyrus, was asked by Cyrus, "Why do you not worship Money?"

"Because I do not revere idols made with hands, but the The One, who created heaven and earth and has dominion over all living creatures, Cyrus"

"Danielle, Do you not think that Money is a living god? Do you not see how much he eats and drinks every day?"

Danielle laughed, "Do not be deceived, Cyrus for this thing is only clay inside and bronze outside, and it never ate or drank anything"

Cyrus was angry and called the priests of Money and said to them, ‘If you do not tell me who is eating these provisions, you shall die. But if you prove that Money is eating them, Daniel shall die, because he has spoken blasphemy against Money"

Danielle spoke to Cyrus, "Let it be done as you have said."

Cyrus and Danielle went into the temple of Money where there were seventy priests of Money. They spoke to Cyrus with a plan

"See, we are now going outside; you yourself, Cyrus, set out the food and prepare the wine, and shut the door and seal it with your signet. 12 When you return in the morning, if you do not find that Bel has eaten it all, we will die; otherwise Daniel will, who is telling lies about us."

The priests were unconcerned because they had a trap door into the temple of Money which they used to go into the temple with the door closed and eat all the food and drink all the wine so it would be gone the next day when the temple was opened again.

After the priests had left the temple area, Cyrus set out the food and wine. After this Danielle and her friends covered the floor of the temple with ashes. They noted at the time the temple was sealed up and the great seal of Cyrus affixed to the door that the ashes on the floor were undisturbed. During the night the priests of Money entered through the trap door and consumed the food and wine like they usually did.

Early in the morning Cyrus and Danielle came to the temple of Money and Cyrus asked the guard that was set to watch the entrance, "Is my Great Seal intact on the sealed door?"

"Yes the Great Seal is intact, Prime Minister Cyrus Trudeau!"

As soon as the Great Seal was broken, Cyrus saw that the food and wine had been consumed. Cyrus shouted out, "Money you are great and you have not acted with deceit!"

Danielle called the attention of Cyrus to the floor where a series of footprints were found in the ashes leading to the trap door where the priests had entered. Cyrus said," I see the footprints of men women and children in the ashes."

The priests of Money were called for by Cyrus. They had to admit their treachery and showed the trap door and the tunnel where they had accessed the temple. Cyrus according to his word had the Priests of Money executed.

"Danielle, I give to you the Money Dragon and dispose of it as you will."

Danielle aided by her friends destroyed the hollow image of the dragon.

Dnnielle was taken by Cyrus to an animal pen where a living dragon was kept.

"Danielle here is a living Dragon that the people worship. I want you to worship this dragon as well." You see Cyrus wanted to have the last word on the subject of worship.

"I worship only The One. Cyrus give me permission and I will kill this Dragon without using any weapons."

" Danielle, I give my permission."

Danielle made cakes out of pitch, fat and hair which she fed to the dragon. After the Dragon ate the cakes the Dragon burst open and died.

"See what you have been worshiping!" proclaimed Danielle.

When the Canadian men of Science heard about what had happened with the image of Money and the Dragon and the Priest of Money who were killed, they declared, "Cyrus has gone over to the dark side and has become a worshiper of The One."

The Men of Science came to Cyrus and told him, " Unless you give us Danielle to do with as we please, we are going to assassinate you."

Cyrus under duress handed Danielle over to the Men of Science. They threw Danielle in the Lion's Den where she was for sis days. There were seven Lions in the den who were fed daily two sheep and two person's bodies.

The prophet Henrietta was in the CSA where she had made a stew and was about to give it to the less fortunate among them. Before she could do that she heard the voice of The One, "Take the stew to Canada and give it to Danielle in the Lion's Den."

"The One, I have never seen Canada and I have no idea where to find the Lion's Den."

Then The One teleported Henrietta to Canada and the site of the Lion's Den. Henrietta shouted, "Danielle, take the food that The One has sent to you."

Danielle prayed, "You have remembered me, The One, and have not forsaken those who love You!"

Danielle ate the stew and Henrietta was teleported back to the CSA by The One.

Cyrus came on the seventh day to the Lion's Den and found Danielle safe and sound.

Cyrus proclaimed, "You are great, The One who is worshiped by Danielle. There is none who can measure up to The One."

Cyrus had Danielle removed from the Lion's Dan and instead called for the Canadian Men of Science. They came and Cyrus threw them down into the Lion's Den where they were immediately eaten.

Cyrus upon seeing that they all had died said. "That will teach you not to threaten to assassinate me!"

Danielle and her friends were in captivity for seventy years. At the end of Danielle's days the empire was run by Prime Minister Xavier Trudeau. who had an official named Harry in his government who hated the transwomen and sought an occasion to put them to death. Even though Xavier's wife Esther (who was a a stealth transwoman) interceded for the transwomen and the CSA, before she would win their release, Danielle was killed by Harry. At the end of the seventy years, all the Transwomen and the CSA were released due to the actions of Esther and her uncle Morty. In the end Harry was hung on the gallows he had prepared to hang Morty upon. When the transwomen and the CSA returned to Atlanta D.A. they saw that the walls around the city had been torn down. The workers worked from dawn to dusk building back the walls, so Atlanta D.A would be safe. But that is yet another book.