Seek Him What Made Them Seven Stars
Waddie Greywolf

Chapter 101


New Medievalism, where the evolution of glottalization is leading to the formation of new autonomous societies that exist outside of traditional nation states; from African tribes being funded by brilliant expats on Wall Street, to violent gangs working across countries and continents, this is a trend that’s leading to both innovation and exploitation. Perhaps paradoxically, as the world becomes ever more connected together via the Internet and trade flows, we’re actually seeing an increased drive towards regionalism and 'smallness' when it comes to national identity. How will all this evolve in the coming years, and is the very concept of a ‘country’ under threat? New Medievalism is set to be one of the defining ideas in politics, economics, and society over the next decade, and will impact upon millions of lives. ~ Ben Beaumont-Thomas (Not to worry, Folks. Cowboys are working hard doing their best to bring balance to the bundle ~ W.G.)*

Due to severe global warming, the Hurricane season was becoming worse every year, and the storms were off the charts in power and devastation. They began earlier in the summer and became so strong and plentiful, at the height of the season they were backed up in holding patterns like jets at a large, busy airport waiting for their turn to land while building up to enormous sizes to outdo their brother or sister which went before them. Every once in a while, one would overtake another and add its strength to its predecessor to become a super-mega storm. The new storm hit Texas around eight o'clock that evening, and it was another in intensity like the previous storm which caused the disaster at Camp Air several weeks before. The storm hit Houston about midnight and traveled to the Hill Country four hours later.

The Cowboy-Angels were up early getting ready for the day. Bart gave Master Ironmonger a time he must deliver his slave to the dinning hall to have an earlier than usual breakfast at five a.m. Bart planned to leave the Hill Country well before the nine o'clock hour for the opening of the false NSA recruiting office. They planned to gate to the Cow House Seal facility first, gather the rest of their invasion posse to make sure their backup and clean up team were in-place and ready to go. There, they would join up with Lieutenant Dirk Evant and his mate, Chief Petty Officer, Andrew Patterson and gate to Brigadier General Hank Halfablap's condo to be driven within walking distance to the false NSA store front. Bart made sure his team wore older Wranglers and boots to make them look like authentic hard working buckaroos down on their luck exploring any possibility of looking for a better life.

Roy Boynton wanted his master to sleep in. He told Jurgen he would wear his vibrating wrist-watch which would wake him in time. His master would hear none of it. He wasn't about to let his young warrior go on such a possibly dangerous mission without sharing his love to carry with him. He wore Roy's watch and reset it thirty minutes earlier so he would have enough time to fill his slave with his love. They slept the night with Master Ironmonger's rod of iron comfortably surrounded by his slave's small, tight, velvet cave to keep him warm. When Roy's watch began to vibrate, his Master gently woke him as he began to work his magic and his slave opened to him like an Epiphyllum Oxypetalum, a night-blooming Cereus.

Master Ironmonger took his slave strongly but with an uncommon portion of tenderness and concern. Jurgen's philosophy of sex was multifaceted. He possessed a keen sense of awareness for the need of his partner while considering his current condition, and his mental state. He could tell exactly the kind of physical attention his slave might require for any situation from peace and reassurance to rough and rowdy to instill greater self-confidence – a signal for his slave's master to scratch a deeper itch – a common need for strength and power from an emotional hunger to be affectionately dominated; the difference between sharing and an outpouring of willing obeisance.

Master Ironmonger was so good, when he emptied himself within his sweet slave he kissed away his young Warrior slave's tears brought about by his master's care to provide him with the ecstasy and bliss Roy so deeply craved. They completed their passion and swore their love for each other. They allowed themselves plenty of time to bathe, dress, perform their morning ablutions, and for Master Ironmonger to morph his slave's genitals to return him to his male warrior status. As he held his slave in his huge arms, Master Ironmonger kissed Roy on his forehead, gently pulled his head to his massive chest with his large hand, “Promise me you won't do anything foolish, Son,” Jurgen spoke softly.

“I'm a warrior, Master, but I promise I won't do anything out of the ordinary, sir,” Roy replied almost on the verge of tears from his master's honest and loving concern.

“Come home to your Masters, Son,” Jurgen added.

“I will, Master. Until I met you, life held little meaning for me. I must return to you to fulfill our destiny, sir,” Roy replied.

“May them Ancients be with you and protect you, Son,” Jurgen said and stole another kiss.

“I don't think they would have brought me this far, Master, if they didn't mean for me to return to the man I cherish most outside of my immediate family,” Roy said.

“I suppose not, but I will be thinking about you every minute and shaking my fist at them to remember their investment,” Master Ironmonger said, and they shared a laugh.  

* * * * * * *
Billy advised his away-team it was raining heavily outside and the weather conditions in Houston were even worse. He wondered if the store front for the false NSA Recruitment Team would even be open on such a nasty day. He suggested General Halfablap might want to consider waiting at the drop-off point until he received a tickle from his Major concerning their progress either way. Hank thought it was a good idea. He agreed to park around the corner a block away, within sight of the place until he heard from them. The men donned their long rain slickers and put molded-plastic covers on their western hats to keep the rain from ruining the felt and running down their necks.

Bart, Roy, Lem, and Billy's Grand-uncle Gus (A.K.A Brigadier General Hank Halfablap) were surprised and touched to find the major portion of their family got up early to have breakfast with them and see them off on their mission. Everyone wished them well and admonished them not to do anything heroic which might cause them harm. Billy stressed the very purpose of their mission was heroic enough. He also added he couldn't imagine four better men to handle the situation. “You men have our love and our faith you will succeed without any harm coming to you,” he said.

The fearless quartet from the second Daniels clan and the sixteen Cowboy-Angel-Warriors and Watcher-Protectors were ready. Four of Billy's Cowboy-Angel-Warriors were dressed as cowboys and four were in their warrior attire with their swords by their side. The eight Watcher-Protectors remained in their large, hairy personas. Together, they gated to the Seal Facility on the Cowhouse Creek at Fort Hood, Texas to gather Admiral Art's men. They walked through the wall of shimmering electrons two by two and the final eight of Master Billy's Platoon contingency were pushing large four by eight feet anti-grav platform trucks (sans wheels) to remove everything from the offices.

Dirk Evant and Andy Patterson were authentically dressed as two more buckaroos who looked like they just parked their ponies in the barn to come in from the rain. Everyone was there waiting for them to discuss any final plans. After welcome greetings and while drinking another cup of coffee, Admiral Art called for everyone's attention. “If it's alright with you men, we'd like to send two more men along with your advance Away-Team,” he said.

Bart looked at his General and Hank nodded his approval. Admiral Art got another big grin on his face but somehow it warmed his heart to see Bart's devotion and dedication to his Master/General. "We have no problem with it. It will balance us out. Don't tell me! Lemme' guess! You want 'Tiny' and his mate to go along wiff' us,” Bart replied looking at the largest member of the Seal team and his mate. Bart grinned.

“Them men are fearless. Tiny is as strong as an ox, and his mate, Mouse, is fast as quick-silver,” Admiral Art praised his men.

“And Tiny's the only other Seal dressed like a buckaroo what looks like a double for Hoss Cartright and his partner, what looks like Little Joe,” Bart said and laughed. He got a laugh from the rest of the men including 'Tiny.'

“What's your real name, Son?” General Halfablap asked the big cowboy.

“Tiny Bull Dozer, sir. My last name is Dozer. I's born on a big ranch in Alpine, Texas. My daddy called me his Tiny Bull and that's what they named me. Everybody calls me 'Tiny,' sir, and 'Little Joe' here, we call 'Mouse,'” the huge man replied.

“And your mate's name is really 'Little Joe'?” Bart asked with a blank look on his face.

“Yes, sir, it's the name on his burf'-certificate. I done seen it wiff' ma' own eyes, Major Bart,” Tiny assured him.

Bart double-over with laughter and the rest of the men laughed with and at him. After Bart and his crew got themselves together, he graciously apologized to the big cowboy.

“'At's all right, Major Bart, we get that reaction a lot. Most folks think we's lying to 'em,” Tiny said shyly.

“I can empathize with you men, Son. My folks named me Latham Augerance Bartholomew Langstron. When I tell people my complete name and add my husband's name is 'Halfablap' they react much the same. Tell me about yourself, Son. What's your purpose? What made you want to volunteer to join our away-team? What's your greatest dream, Tiny?” Bart asked the big man to feel him out and get to know him a little better.

“I got me a terrible hunger in my gut to learn how to morph like you done yesterday for my husband 'Mouse' here next to me. I's afraid he's gonna' wear out my old asshole, and Little Joe, he won't love me no more,” Tiny said, motioning to the smallest Seal Team member next to him. The big man grinned real big and blushed like a school boy from his honest revelation.

A few men laughed, but Bart didn't. “You and Little Joe help us pull-off this mission, Chief, and guaran-damn-tee-ya, I will personally see to it your wish is granted, sir. You certainly got chore'self a shit-load of my respect, Young Man! he added sincerely and got a rousing cheer from the rest of the gathered men. “Here's your dog whistle, Brother Tiny, and here's yours, Brother Mouse! Welcome to the team, Gentlemen!” Bart said firmly, handed the men their whistles, and shook their hands in the proper order – Little Joe's first, then Tiny's. The men got a big round of applause. “I only got a couple of these Lizard pricks left, but they's small enough to carry – just in case. Like Billy the Kid, I been know'd to blow-away two at a time,” Bart said mischievously and leveled the men laughing at his nonsensical double entendre.

“Has any thought been given to the Lizard's automobiles?” Admiral Art asked.

“We ran up against that problem with them other false NSA men. We stripped any tracking devices, license plates, removed the engine numbers, and placed them in another dimension like we do when we store and gather our wings. We can d-louse them death-wagons of tracking devices, open a large gate, and drive them through for you and your men's use if you like, sir,” Bart said like a seasoned warrior.

“Excellent! I'm sure we can put them to good use,” General Art approved.

“We better get going. Anything else you or your men care to discuss, Admiral?” Bart asked.

“The minute we see a gate spring up here, we send in the second team with manacles and chains?” the Admiral asked like he was double checking what was already decided between them.

“Yes, sir, and depending on traffic, we may open a second gate for evacuating everything from the place,” Bart replied.

“God speed, Men!” Admiral Art said wishing them the best.

“Hosanna!” Tiny's husband, Mouse, shouted remembering the previous day.

“Hosanna, in the highest!” the other men echoed.

* * * * * * *
Bart opened a gate to his husband's condo in Houston. The Magnificent Seven Warriors, as Bart named his Away-Team, accompanied by Brigadier General Halfablap and Major Langstrom walked through, and the gate disappeared. They wasted no time getting into the General's SUV. It was tight fit with the two giant economy-size cowboys, but they managed. The General pulled up a couple of blocks away and cut his engine. He would sit there, watch, and wait until he got a tickle from Bart. It was pouring down rain and visibility was poor; however, on the upside, it also provided more cover for the men. They didn't run but quick-stepped their way to the office door and noticed there was four black Cadillac SUVs parked in the lot next to the office up against the outside wall of the building. They assumed the four Lizards reported to work.

The Magnificent Seven walked in the door cursing the rain and making small talk with each other like cowboys do. They wanted to give an impression as being a well-met, affable group of homeless and hapless cowboys down on their luck and hungry for employment. They were a little taken aback when they saw two older cowboys were already sitting there with clip-boards in their laps filling out applications for a job. Bart nodded to them and smiled.

“You men here to apply for a position?” the tall, well-build man behind the counter asked in a no nonsense business tone of voice.

“Yes, sir,” Bart replied meekly and the rest agreed. He handed each man his own clip board and application form, told them to sit down, fill it out, and let him know when they were finished. Instead of returning to his desk, the man behind the counter turned and walked to the back room to continue a conversation with three other men leaving no one in the front office.

Bart sat down next to the two older cowboys and stuck out his hand. “Howdy, Gentlemen! My name's Bart Langstrom and these other men are my extended family, related to me either by blood or marriage. Them twins is my little brothers, but them other four are married to our sisters,” Bart lied but then he rationalized, if he considered the Seal Platoon as a 'Sister' organization his explanation wasn't a total lie – just convoluted truth to fit the occasion. After all, he told himself, 'Cowboy's don't never lie; however, they just might stretch the truth bit to suit their purpose.  

“Glad to meet you, Mr. Langstrom,” the one next to him said as he shook Bart's hand, “I'm Deckard Ambidextrous Murdock and this fine looking cowboy next to me is my saddle partner Apollon Coreless Finch. We's known as Deck and Apple,” Deck said like a gentleman.

Bart picked up on the 'saddle partner' comment as a part of the Code of the West. A 'saddle partner' is usually a cowboy's bonded mate for life, but not always. Somehow, he just knew it was the former and not the latter with these fine looking mature buckaroos. His wee small voice in his head told him not to ask about their middle names.

“Just call me, Bart, Gentlemen. Good to hear you men believe and practice the Code of the West and honor the Cowboy Way, Mr. Murdock,” Bart said sending his own message of brotherhood, respect, and understanding. Both the old cowboys smiled and nodded their heads. “You men from the Houston area, sir?” Bart asked.

“Naw, Son, we traveled from the Woodland area of East Central Texas. You men from around these parts?” Apple asked.

“No, sir, we traveled all the way from the heart of the Hill Country. I got me two extended family members what live on a ranch in the Woodlands. You know Tank Barger and Tree Griffin, two old warriors?” Bart asked and the men's eyes lit up like a one arm bandit what hit the jackpot.

“Oh, Hell yes! We's good friends with them men. We even know Tree's younger brother, Griff, his wife, Doris, and their boy, Tommy, what lives in Hearn, Texas. Tank's sister-in-law cooks the best damn Derby pies,” Deck said and smiled real big. “We used to see a lot of them, but lately they's been traveling to the Hill Country to spend time with the Daniels Family what puts on them concerts everybody's been raving about. They claim the Daniels family healed their boy, Tommy, and brought him around right. We ain't seen them much lately. They's too busy with them Daniels folks to be bothered by us old cowboys. We come here because we's down on our luck, come to the end of our rope, and need a job bad to keep us afloat. We's too proud, ashamed, and downright stubborn to ask any of our friends for help,” Deck lamented.

Bart lowered his voice to a whisper. “We's part of the Daniels family, sir. We's here on a military mission to smoke out these men as Lizard aliens. I know'd it sounds bat-shit crazy, but I ain't got time to explain and tell you all the details, so keep it to yore'self for now. Them bastards can't stay morphed as humans if they's around ultra-sonic sounds. Here, put these silent dog whistles in your pockets. Give one to your partner. The sound they produce is way above our hearing, but it's fatal to them bastards. If the going gets rough, them tiny, little whistles just might save your lives. Wiff' all respect for you gentlemen, Cowboy to cowboy, brother to brother, if'n some'um goes down in here in a few minutes, follow my lead and do exactly as I say. You got ma' word as a fellow buckaroo we'll explain everything later,” Bart said and turned his attention to his mission. << Report Captain Lem? >> he tickled his little brother.

<< Ain't no doubt about it, Major Bart, them men be Lizards all right, but one is missing. Judging from the ultra-violet light coming from beneath the closed door to that other office, I can only imagine he's in there recharging and touching-up his human-morph under one of their infernal machines, sir, >> Lem reported.

“We need to get into that room to make sure the fourth horseman is in there,” Bart spoke just loud enough Dirk overheard him.

“Gotcha' covered, Major!” Dirk said quietly. “Damn! I gotta' piss like a racehorse!” he said loudly, and pinched Tiny on his butt as he got up and headed for the closed door. The huge man got his buddy's message.

“Y'ain't the only one, Brother! Damn! I gotta' piss bad! Lead the way!' Tiny said rubbing his butt as he jumped up to follow. Mouse and Andy just grinned at each other.

Dirk tried the door, but it was locked.

“No! No! That isn't a restroom!” the Lizard clerk behind the counter yelled to the two cowboys as he came running from the back room, but he was too late.

“Here, lemme' give you a hand with that, Little Brother,” Tiny said and put his full weight against the door. The massive man ripped it off its hinges, and it fell to the floor. Sure enough, Lem was right. Inside was a half-Lizard, half-man lying under some contraption emitting ultra-violet rays with dark goggles strapped over his eyes. He sat up, turned, jumped up off the bench, and snarled at the two men standing in the doorway threatening them with his full green mouth with sharp teeth.

“Time to blow-up our trumpets you sons of Joshua! Let's bring down these infidels walls!” Yelled Bart, and the Magnificent Seven Warriors of the away-team whipped out their silent dog whistles and began to blow. The four Lizards started yelling and screaming, running around in circles, bumping into the furniture and each other, hitting the floor on their knees, and hollering for the cowboys to stop. They were losing their morph and obviously in great pain. You could definitely tell underneath their human persona dwelt another more sinister creature.

The two older cowboys stood in awe watching what was going on. They were stunned for a few seconds until Apple Coreless Finch elbowed his partner. “Hell fire, Deck! Them men weren't kidding. I'm convinced, Brother, they's part of the Daniels posse. They's brothers. 'Member us watch'n that video Mr. Daniels shared on TV about them Alien Green Lizard? Nobody believed him. We's in a nest of them critters. 'At young man was right! Whip out that whistle he give us and blow like your life depends on it! That young cowboy didn't lie to us! They jes' might save our lives,” Apple said firmly, and his partner quickly followed his lead. It was a good thing. The two older cowboys made the difference between success and failure of the away-mission.

Bart said a few words of thanks to the ethos to whomever or whatever might be listening. He realized his Magnificent Seven Away-Team didn't have enough ultra-sonic penetration to knockout the four Lizards. He underestimated his foe, but someone was looking out for them. Bart and his men would have a devil of a time trying to subdue them Lizard critters without killing them outright. As it was, with Deck and Apple's help, they managed to cold-cock the four of them, but it didn't kill them. They were still, very much, alive. With a goodly portion of serendipity and a little luck, the away-team managed to accomplish their part of the mission with no casualties.
 
Bart took a deep breath and spoke to the two old cowboys in a relieved tone of voice, “Thanks, Brothers, for following them voices of the Ancients and getting out on this nasty, rainy day to look for a job. Damn glad you did! You unwittingly saved our bacon. I got me some serious doubts about how this mission might have gone down without your help. We would have a rough time wrestling them damnable critters to the mat to subdue them. Don't be alarmed or discouraged. Your future begins right now at this very moment. Your heroism will not go unrewarded, I promise you.

Bart continued, “I'll do everything in my power to make damn sure you men get fine jobs suitable to your talents what will pay you a goodly wage so's you can live more comfortably and healthier,” Bart said and smiled. He winked at the two cowboys, turned, opened a large portal from the Cowhouse Seal Facility into the office, and the second Seal Military Team immediately came pouring through the gate with chains and metal collars to fit around the Lizard's necks, arms, and legs. Deck and Apple's mouths dropped open as they watched members of the Seal Platoon and Master Billy's Cowboy-Angel-Warriors and their Watcher-Protector husbands secure the four Lizards, lifted them onto anti-gravity gurneys, and took them back through the gate. They were removed before they got a chance to recover and regain consciousness.  

Stage three started with more Seals, Master Billy's Warriors and Watchers arriving with huge anti-gravity truck platforms and started loading them. Bart and his team did a thorough check to see if there were any electronic tracing or exploding devices, then they made a clean sweep of the place. Nothing was left behind – not even the small sign in the window. They did the same with the four vehicles parked outside, relieved them Lizard critters of their car keys, and drove the automobiles through a large gate Bart opened in the parking lot. It took them less than an hour to clean out the place and sanitized it so they wouldn't leave any trace of themselves. Bart even fixed the locked door Tiny demolished.

“We didn't see no vehicles outside other than them Lizard's Lemos. How did you men get here?” Bart asked the older cowboys.

“We took buses from the Greyhound Station, and walked damn near two and a half miles to get here, sir,” Apple explained.

“Well you won't have to use public transportation no more. You're with me and my family now,” Bart told the two old cowboys. He turned his attention to his Magnificent Seven Away-Team, “You Seal men, and Master Billy's Platoon return to the Cowhouse Facility through the gate before I close it down. We'll be along directly. We need to return my Master's vehicle to his Condo, then we'll gate back to your facility as soon as possible. Roy, you and Lem are with me and our new brothers. I informed Brigadier General Halfablap our mission is complete, and he's waiting outside the door. We'll take Mister Murdock and Mr. Finch with us, but later we'll see to it they get settled and are comfortable. When's the last time you men ate?” Bart asked the cowboys.
    
They looked at each other, bowed, and shook their heads like they were too ashamed to tell Bart. “Never mind, we'll make filling your stomachs with some good food our number one priority, and then after a quick trip to a Seal Team Facility at Fort Hood, you will become our guests on our ranch until this whole thing blows over. We ain't totally out of the woods yet, but we'll explain as we go along. We'll contact Tank Barger and Tree Griffin for them to come and be with you men to explain who and what we're about, but in the meantime, I hope you men don't mind tagging along with us for a spell. I promise you won't be bored,” Bart said and smiled.  

“We'll follow you anywhere, Son. We look upon you as our Guarding Angel. You saved us from them monsters. You earned our trust,” Deckard Murdock replied.

“Why, thank you, sir. That's about the nicest compliment I got in a while. I can assure you, it certainly is appreciated, but ya' ain't even seen my wings yet,” Bart said with sincerity and laughed. Naturally, the cowboys thought Bart was joking about wings.

* * * * * * *
General Hank drove his Family-Posse and the two older cowboys back to his condo. Deck and Apple were naturally curious about who was related to whom and how, but they were totally unprepared for Bart's explanation. “Brigadier General Halfablap of the Marine Corps is my husband and master. I'm a Major in the Corps and the twins are the sons of the current Pro-Tem Chief of Staff, Four Star General Royce Boynton. The one on your left is Captain Royce Boynton Junior, and the one on your right is Captain Lem. Lem was adopted into the Boynton family about a week ago under rather miraculous circumstances which will be revealed to you men later. Believe it or not, Captain Lem is only ten Earth years old, but he's morphed to look like the twin of his big brother for our current mission. He's one of a few of us who can see the auras of them alien critters and can warn us if they're really human or morphed Lizards. That's why we brought him along on this mission with us, plus he has some other gifts I won't go into right now what makes him a desirable and worthy team-mate.

Captain Lem's full name is Emanuel Bartholomew Boynton. I gave him permission to take-on one of my given names for his middle name. I'm very proud and pleased for him to carry my name. He is the only surviving member of an ancient race of humanoids who evolved on Earth untold centuries before us Homo sapiens were a mere twinkle in some God's eye. He was fast-frozen in an ancient Ice Age and was only able to contact us when his ice flow began to melt and break up.

“Master Billy and another sterling entity conjoined their talents to rescue him from his plight. There was very little left of him, but between them and General Boynton, they managed to save him and refurbish his body to become a member of our family. We have him to thank for giving us the information them Lizards critters might be vulnerable to high frequency sounds. As you witnessed, it pretty much scrambled their ability to hold their morph and caused them extreme discomfort bordering on pain,” Bart gave a rushed explanation.    

“Then some of you men live openly as saddle buddies?” Apple asked rather shyly.

General Halfablap's posse laughed but not mockingly. “Since Lem is too young and has yet to go through the throes of puberty, he will neither know nor understand his druthers until he rides that bronco from the Conundrum Ranch for his'self. The rest of us live openly. Brother Roy gave his'self to me for saving his life in the Middle East, and he's become my slave; however, I am also the slave of General Hank, here, next to me, and I have my responsibilities to him. Our family has recently hired a fine Training-master to work with my slave to teach Roy how to become a good slave and partner for an equally good master. Perhaps, one day in the near future, a strong, dominant but understanding and humanistic master will come along who will find my slave to his liking; and, if my slave is as equally taken with him, we might be able to reach an agreement and arrange a more perfect union,” Bart turned his attention to his master. “Our new buckaroo buddies are running on fumes, Master Gus. It's close to noon, and we ain't had us nothing to eat since early this morning,” Bart said.

“We're expected back to the Cowhouse Seal Facility as soon as we dock the SUV. They invited us for lunch, but I don't know if the invitation includes civilians, Son,” the General Hank replied.

“They better! If'n it t'weren't for them cowboys and their quick thinking, we might not be with you right now. It's my fault. I grossly misjudged them critters tolerance for our whistles. I told them we might take them along with us today to make sure they's well taken care of until we can refurbish them and find them a good home. If it means me gating them back to the Hill Country alone while you men gate to the Cowhouse, so be it. We owe these men, and with my Master's consent, I plan to see they's included into our family if'n I gotta' adopt them myself,” Bart said firmly without disrespect to his master.

“I agree, Son. Ya' ain't gonna' get no argument from me, Major. Here, take my cell phone and punch 'Ad Art.' Won't hurt none to ask, Son. Besides, it will be the mannerly thing to do,” the General replied.

Bart pushed the button for Admiral Art, and he answered. “Howdy, Admiral Art, this here's Major Bart calling to ask if we might bring our two civilian brothers along with us? They ain't had a meal in a good while, sir, and for their heroism under unusual stress, I promised them it would be my first priority. I can't tell you why over the phone, but I done got me a deep need to mother-hen them two buckaroos; however, I don't wanna' break no eggs in the the nest neither,” Bart respectfully explained his conundrum. He heard the Admiral laugh.

“Sure, bring 'em on, Major! I already heard about their heroic part in helping our Away-Team. Listen, Son, the way things are going right now, and after yesterday's revelation to me and my men to bring us on board for whats to come, it would be downright unneighborly not to show them men the respect they're due; besides, we still need as much info as you and your family can provide us about the care and handling of them Bipedal Alligators, and if we're to house them gray critters, we need considerably more information. Where can we get that kind of information if it ain't from you and your family's experience?

“To be gut-level honest, we need each other right now, so let's us throw-out time-consuming and clumsy protocol and make this got-damn thing work for bow'fus. Master Billy offered our whole platoon to come work for his family, and I gotta' be honest with you, Son, our family is seriously contemplating accepting his generous offer. So gate on over here as fast as you can and join the rest of your family. Our Platoon is hosting everyone involved with our mission today,” Admiral Art said.

“See you soon, Admiral,” Billy said, thanked him for his understanding, and disconnected.

“Well, I guess we's on for lunch,” Bart said and everyone cheered.     

* * * * * * *
The men returned to General Halfablap's Condo and disembarked in his double car garage so no one got any wetter. Hank and Bart agreed there wasn't any need to go inside if everyone was ready to gate to the Seal's Cowhouse Facility; however, Lem wanted to run into the Condo so he could morph to his regular size, take a leak, and change into his smaller cowboy clothes. Bart told Roy to follow Lem and help his brother. The other men stood and talked while waiting for the young boy and his big brother. The new men expressed their awe and wonder at the unusual powers these men seem to possess. They were more than a little impressed the men from the Daniels family moved from place to place through gates which would transport them hundreds of miles in the blink of an eye. When Lem and Roy returned, Bart opened a gate into the great gathering hall at the Navy Seal Facility on Cowhouse Creek at Fort Hood and the men walked through.

They no sooner walked through the gate when the gathered Seal Team men, Master Billy's Platoon, their guests, and their leader, Admiral Art started applauding, whistling, stomping their boots, and causing general mayhem in admiration for Major Bart and his men including the two older cowboys. Bart's men were somewhat taken aback but were pleased by their action of approval. Bart was doubly surprised to see Master Billy, Captain Nick, Boomer, and two of Master Billy's right-hand men, Tank Barger and Tree Griffin standing and applauding with them. Bart shot a questioning look at his Master how they could have contacted the old cowboy's friends so quickly.

“Ya' ain't the only one what's learned to use his tools, Son. With Seth's help, several of your family were watching over you men during the time you were in them Lizard's offices. Old Seth and me decided it would be a right-nice thing to notify Master Billy and ask him to round up their two old cowboy buddies. Billy was way ahead of us. He was watching, too, and tickled them cowboys to drop what they's doing, two of their cowboy brothers needed their love and encouragement,” General Hank explained.

Apple and Deck were amazed and deeply moved to find their old friends waiting for them, and as the men shook hands and gave each other brotherly hugs and kisses there were more than a few tears shed at the Cowhouse Facility. The older cowboys almost didn't recognize Tank and Tree because they were so much younger looking than they remembered. They looked in the prime of their lives and acted like they were over abundant with health and strength enjoying a great amount of pleasure in their maturity.

Tank and Tree promised to tell their buddies everything and gently reprimanded them for not contacting them when they found themselves in a bind. Apple explained they couldn't pay their phone bill and Verizon cut them off. Their old truck went out on them, and they lost their only transportation. A local mechanic came out to look at it and told them it would take more money to fix it than they would have to spend for a decent used truck. They sold it to the local junk yard and lived on that small amount of money until they heard about the NSA in Houston hiring ordinary men to work for them as agents.    

Tank and Tree felt awful for their buddies and vowed they would see to it they got another, better start in life. “There, but for the grace of them Ancients and the Daniels family, go you and me, Brother,” Tank told his mate.

“Amen, to that, Brother, we were headed in a downward spiral just like them,” Tree replied with sincerity.

Another bright flash of light foretold the arrival of more people through another gate and everyone was surprised and delighted General Royce Boynton and his posse of fellow Joint Chief's of Staff arrived and several of their staffs to have lunch with Admiral Art Armitage and his Platoon. They heard the mission was a success and didn't want to be left out of the loop. Everyone was glad to see them and the two older cowboys were once again flabbergasted. Bart explained to the old cowboys, the men gathered were the most important Military men in the nation, and now they were aware, they were keeping close watch on the developing alien situation.

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Military food has never been anything to brag about, but it was a well known consensus to the rest of the Armed Services, the Navy served the best food. It was especially true within the Elite Corps like the Navy Seals and the Marine Raiders. They got only the best, and it was prepared by the finest military chefs and their apprentice staff. Admiral Art's staff put out one of the finest meals usually only found in the top echelon of Military Brass. It was served family style and no one went away hungry. Apple and Deck ate hardily and were highly impressed by the quality and quantity of the food. After their third helping of dessert, needless to say, they didn't leave the table hungry.

After lunch, everyone moved to the main part of the great hall of the building and Admiral Art turned the floor over to Major Langstrom to give a report of the Away-Team's morning. Bart got up and grinned mischievously. He was a master at knowing what he could get away with and still maintain dignity and decorum in relationship to his higher ranking officers. He paused for a moment and looked out over his audience, scrunched up his nose, grimaced, and spoke. “How many of you men really want to hear a boring speech about the Magnificent Seven's raid on them snakes this morning? Don't be shy!” he said. Only a few hands went up, mostly from the big brass. The enlisted men, not so much. “I didn't think so. Why read the book when you can watch the movie? Right?” Bart raised his voice, made a fist and raised it high, “Hosanna!” he shouted.

The entire room replied, “Hosanna, in the highest!” They knew whatever Major Langstrom had in mind, it would be entertaining.

“Seth, Dear Friend, have you and them twelve, small, but brilliant, Tomb Guards for them Fallen Angels put together a video of this morning's Away-Mission at them Dreaded Snake's Den of false NSA offices?” Bart asked loudly so everyone could hear his communication.

“We have, Major Langstrom, and I must say our little brothers outdid themselves; however, I must warn you the video's content is rather raw and disgusting at moments, but Aunt Helen's children rightfully reasoned the dialogue of the Lizard's purpose, and the contemptible way they look upon humans is staggeringly disturbing. It was a general consensus those clips should definitely be included, in keeping with the horrible memory several of our children live with every day,” Seth replied.

“Excellent point, sir! Do you have enough information about them Grays and Lizards, you might share it with several members of Major Art's Platoon while sitting under your 'Cloud Chambers'? Bart asked.

“You only have to ask, Master Bart. I have already taken the liberty to ask Captain Nick and Master Billy's consent to work with them, and they agreed,” Seth replied.

“What about bringing a couple of refurbished, enhanced, mature cowboys up to speed and gifting them with the knowledge they'll need to survive in the near future?” Bart asked, setting up pathways.
     
“Educating mature cowboys is my specialty, Master Bart. You're one of my prize pupils, Son,” Seth said and got a chuckle from his audience.

“Thank you, Seth. You're a kind and gracious tutor to have such patience to teach someone so limited and 'green' as I was when I first came to you. I'm sure you will find it an easier job when you do the same for these men,” Bart said sincerely. “Now, if you would show us what them sons of Aunt Helen's put together, we will be most grateful,” Bart said.

“My pleasure, sir,” Seth said and a three dimensional holographic video of the morning raid by the Magnificent Seven on the Snake's Den began to play. The audience was dumb founded by what they saw and heard. Everything was so clear and lifelike it was like you could walk up to the men and touch them. They heard the low voiced, poignant conversation between Major Bart and the two older cowboys clearly, only to be followed by the three lizards in the back office who were unaware of the invisible video cameras assigned to the Seal Away-Team recording their every word.

“What do you think about our latest prospects for another investigation team?” the Office Manager asked.

“A couple might be chosen as agents. The spokesman for the second group, the most handsome of the lot as humans go, has a spark of brilliance about him which we could work with and easily mold. I can tell the type. We can easily bend his mind to create one of our mentally stronger dogmatic soldiers; and, perhaps the smaller of the two larger men will join him. They seem to have a comfortable understanding between them. The rest will fill our food larders nicely and provide us with human meat for a good while. We've been running low on live food. The two older one's probably will be tough and chewy, but you never know. Sometimes, you find one which is quite flavorful. The huge one we can save for a banquet when our overlords visit. He looks like the human equivalent of a Christmas turkey. You know how picky the overseers can be and how they like a challenge to slaughter the bigger ones. He looks like he's just ripe for the picking and will put up a good fight before we slaughter him,” the Lizard from the front desk voiced his opinion to his superiors in the back room in a bored, matter-of-fact, voice.

Neither a sound nor a comment came from Bart's fellow military men. It seemed like everyone was holding their breath so they wouldn't miss a word. Needless to say they never before saw or heard anything so dreadfully frightening or disgusting at the the same time; fortunately, it was a short scene when the video turned back to Bart softly telling Captain Lem it was necessary they get into the other closed room to insure they were about to capture the quartet of them nasty Lizards. From that moment on there came cheers and encouragement from the audience as they watched Dirk Evant jump up and head for the door with Tiny Dozer following close behind. When the men demolished the door, a couple of their cameras moved ahead to get a good video of the Lizard trying to correct his morph from his reptilian-state to human. Then, all Hell broke loose.

The camera captured the six cowboys whipping out their silent ultra-sonic dog whistles and blowing them like Joshua's men were commanded to blow their trumpets to bring down the walls of Jericho. They watched the Lizards loosing their ability to hold their morph and the video caught their conundrum of flashing back and forth unable to hold onto their human personas and being forced back into their Lizard forms. Then, the video picked up Apple's words to his saddle buddy, and they made a split decision to help their cowboy brothers. The audience went crazy applauding the two old cowboy like they were the posse out of an old Republic Western movie what arrived just in the nick-of-time with their guns a' blazing to save the ranch from the bad land-baron hombre for old Roy, Dale, and Gabby.  

The Away-Mission wasn't a long piece of video, but it caused a great bonding effect between Admiral Art's Seal Platoon, Master Billy's Cowboy-Angel-Warriors, Watcher-Protectors Platoon, and the other higher ranking military men. There was neither a soupçon of doubt nor a niggling suspicion there might be a greater, self-serving, manipulative plot on the Cowboy-Angels' part. They were thoroughly convinced, rather than fighting unnecessary wars and sending the military to countries whose current governments failed to get in line with the Corporate Powers, the government should be taking care of the invasion on their own soil and leave the rest of the world alone to become free agents.

Some saw it as a possible opportunity to unite all the nations against a common foe. However, there was one precious fact they left out of the equation. The Corporate Powers sold their souls to the Lizards and the Grays many years before and severing those arteries might cause the death of the Union. It would certainly cause major investigations into the secretive and underhanded dealing of the major corporations. Others thought it just might be the means to bringing down the Solid State of the Status Quo with a chance of creating a new world with a highly regulated corporate class. A wealthy corporate crook can make a greedy business decision in his and his company's favor, and even though the consequence of his decision will ruin the lives of millions of American people, the odds are, he will never be arrested, let alone prosecuted. Even if he was arrested, and found guilty by a jury of his peers, his chances of spending a day in jail or prison is zero to none. However, the common man may spend up to ten years in prison for having one ounce of pot found on his person; especially, if he's a third time loser. Yet those most likely to find themselves in such a situation still mouthed the meaningless, empty words in the Pledge of Allegiance – with liberty and justice for all?  

The video continued from the final smack-down of the alien bastards by the Magnificent Seven. It showed how efficient and swift the mixed removal team were, and how expertly they subdued and incarcerated them in a separate building in the Cowhouse Seal Special Forces compound. The men cheered for their Seal brothers as well at Master Billy's Platoon. Everyone was amazed how quickly the men checked the furniture and automobiles for explosive devices and found none. Someone commented them bastards were certainly sure of themselves. The last part of the video showed the removal of every shred of evidence, and that included all furnishings. Nothing was left but an empty office space. Admiral Ben Armitage Senior issued an order for one of his most trusted men on his staff to make an inquiry about the the offices. The company listed as the owners of the Real Estate claimed the building had not been rented in over three years.   

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After the video finished, Bart stood up to speak again. “In keeping with a conversation I shared earlier with Admiral Art, he urged our teams work together to achieve our mutual goals of housing and holding both species of them alien critters. Since we're already intertwined with each other as far as the higher ranks are concerned, it only seems natural we follow their lead. In private conversations with Master Billy, our platoon of Cowboy-Angel-Warriors, Watcher-Protectors, and our own officers, it has also been decided we will gladly share with you men most of our advanced refurbishments of your personnel and provide you with the knowledge how to best learn and use your new information and talents.

“For now, it will only apply to those chosen by our superiors to immediately receive such refurbishments and learning applications, and that would include Lieutenant Dirk Evant and his mate, Chief Petty Officer, Andrew Patterson; also, Seaman First Class, Tiny Bull Dozer, and his husband, Chief Petty Officer, Othel Little Joe Ross, better known as 'Mouse.' Two more couples will be considered and recommended by your Admiral. Please notify Admiral Art if you're interested, but we must warn you, you will be living as an advanced human, or as Cowboy-Angels, with all the responsibilities which comes with the honor,” Bart said.

“What about us men what ain't bonded, but we still watch each other's backs like we's brothers?” one of the larger men asked.

“We ain't Elitist or recruiting agents for our lifestyle; although, I will admit a large portion of our family were either predisposed or finally found a greater meaning of life for themselves. I don't think any man here will deny, love is where you find it, and if it's comfortable for both, h'it don't matter-none the sex what shares your bunk. On the other hand, to use an old Navy term, we would certainly consider you and your 'mate,' as long as you have a strong commitment to look after each other. Notify your Admiral if you're interested,” Bart explained, then continued, “For an immediate education you will need to know how to keep and deal with them Lizards and the Gray's as prisoners. We will sit you under our highly keen Cyber-intelligence, Seth, who will teach you what you need to know about using your new talents and abilities in a much shorter time than taking a long boring course in training school.

“Gees, how much shorter, Major? My attention span is considerably shorter than my penis, and it ain't a strong comer. It wouldn't win by a head in a caucus race,” one of the larger Seals asked and everyone laughed.

“The equivalent of a graduate degree in Nuclear Physics in several hours depending on your rate of absorption,” Bart said firmly without nuance in his voice, “And I promise, you won't have to whip out chore' cock and use it like a Slide Rule to crack the hardest problems,” he added and the men laughed. “On the other hand, simple things like morphing your body, making your wings invisible, or learning to use your telepathic abilities can take anywhere from an hour to a couple of e'nins, depending on your ability to learn and concentrate. It took me two days before I was comfortable about losing my wings by myself. Hell, if a dumb old cowboy like me can learn to do it, I ain't got me know doubt, you men can easily learn how,” Bart said heavy on the cowboy speak underrating himself to build their confidence, and a cheer went up around the room.

Poor Deck and Apple didn't have a clue. Bart could see it in their eyes. “I must apologize to our new cowboys in our family. I hope you men will forgive me,” Bart said as he took off his Western shirt and morphed into his handsome Cowboy-Angel persona. “Don't be afraid, Gentlemen, I'm only one of several hundred on our planet now. I promise, we will take it slow. Because of your heroism and your faith in your fellow man, if you find us worthy, we will absorb you into our greater family and give you a pair of beautiful wings, too,” Bart explained and then morphed back to his human form. Some of the men humorously grumbled because Bart disposed of his wings.

“Are you men here to confront the Devil and his works?” Deck asked.

“Goodness no, Brother! We already done that this morning. Them Alien Lizards is the Devils, their insect helpers is their little brothers in universal crimes, but the real Devils is them what knows about their existence who are working and cooperating with them to either play a huge roll in our planet or to take over completely. The Fallen Angel what got blamed for damn near everything, Satan, Lucifer, or Samuel is standing right over there next to Master Billy Daniels. We call him Captain Nick. He's one of the greatest of the Fallen Angels, and took a bad rap from early religions who didn't know the whole story and cooperated with them Alien Lizards, but he ain't no monster from Hell. He can morph into a Demon, but he only does it when he and Master Billy are alone in their bunkhouse playing Demon Dad and Demon Son,” Bart explained, “You mean to tell me, you and your mate ain't never played Big Daddy, and his bad little boy?” Bart added and got a round of laughter from the men. Deck and Apple grinned and blushed a bright red color. The other men hooted and laughed at their reaction.  

General Boynton spoke up in Bart's defense, “You Cowboys have nothing to fear from this group of men. If they hadn't done what they did this morning, there's a very good chance you cowboys might be in a cold locker this afternoon to await one of them Lizard's feeding frenzy. We can show you men the video again which Major Bart showed you yesterday of them Lizards eating one of their smaller brothers – cannibalizing one of their own. I can promise you, it ain't a pretty sight. It's downright disgusting and will cause you to have terrible nightmares,” said General Boynton and the rest of the men agreed with him and shook their heads in disbelief.

The General continued, “Don't worry none about Man-Made Religions. They're purposely slanted toward approval of totalitarianism supported by an unsubstantiated tome supposedly handed down to mankind from an invisible god. Where do you think the divine-right-of-kings sprang from? If you really need a road-map what tells you where to go, a way to live a fully satisfying life, and how to be a good man, live your lives by the Code of the West and the Cowboy Way. I guarantee you will find a much more fulfilling means to embrace the brotherhood of man, experience a great deal more peace and personal comfort; but the best part will be, you won't be bothered by some pinched faced, misogynistic, homo-hating, slant eyed holier-than-than-thou little bastard what will yell at you about how you are the worst of sinners and bound for the fires of Hell, then when they weaken your spirit, they'll steal your hard earned money by selling you a big streaming pile of insane nonsense,” the General added.  
 
“Hear! Hear!” shouted a number of the Daniels family.

General Boynton continued, “While I totally approve of joining forces with Master Billy's people and enhancing several of our Seal Team Brothers for an emergency situation, I think we're forgetting them Foxes in the hen house we rounded up this morning. This facility ain't no Ramada Inn for aliens, nor will it ever be. They ain't here for their comfort or an extended pleasure cruise. You certainly couldn't call them respectable paying guests, who should be shown a certain level of courtesy. Why, the police departments in our major cities wouldn't put up with their crap in a Cow-town minute. Them two legged Ally-gators would be made to disappear over-night and them alien critters would be six feet under stinking-up a crowded pit by morning. You men gotta' begin to think on them as guests at a Roach Motel, where the guests check-in, but they don't check-out,” the General said firmly and got a strong round of agreements and applause from the men.

“Our original plan was to use them as a reality shock-bomb to drop in the fat-laps of our present, bought and paid for government, to wake-up them what ain't in the Inner-circle who knows about them Green Monsters; however, with their honking and clamoring about their dearly beloved missing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Shylock, and his two acrimonious ubiquitous yard-dogs, I'm betting that dust up will be sooner than later with them pseudo-elected bunch of Corporate Criminals we got in power now. I'm expecting it will probably happen before this coming weekend. Then, depending on our success, we will determine how long we let them Lizard bastards live. I'd like nothing better than to give a cathartic order to terminate the lot of them and let Master Billy's decontamination team do their miracle of deodorizing and tanning them Lizard's hides for making more buckaroo boots, trucker wallets, or ladies handbags. I ain't gonna' be no happy-faced member of our Joint Chiefs of Staff until I can feel me a big-old heavy pair of them Lizard boots gracing my feet!” the General said strongly and got another round of laughter, cheers of agreement, and applause.

General Boynton continued, “I want to take action before some clown with a bleeding heart larger than his low-count reality-neurons in his brain, comes up with an insane message we should show equal justice to our alien brothers. 'Alien Brothers' is a textbook definition of an oxymoron. Ain't no such thing! None of them bastards were born on this planet, they ain't got no sentient relatives on this planet, and they don't belong here. I want it understood from the very get-go of this operation, them Lizards are a vicious, predatory race, and them smug little gray pop'n-fresh-dough-boy drones are a slave race what does their dirty work for them. There ain't no doubt in my mind them Lizards plan to wipe out the human race or gain complete control over us for their own nasty clandestine purposes. They're two insidious and worthless races who don't belong on our planet. I insist, outside of interrogating them, we show them no mercy. They will be treated as they have treated us – with limited communication. Those, whom we deem of no use to glean information from, must be killed and stamped out like weeds in a corn row.

“Furthermore, I won't allow anyone to entertain the idea of keeping them Green Bastards in a prison anywhere on our planet. Besides, as packed as our prisons are, brought about from the smallest infractions to appease and fill the coffers of them private owners, there just ain't no room for them nohow. Besides, putting them in with human prisoners would be like treating them to a banquet with neither place settings nor condiments necessary. While it might reduce the number of inmates in our overpopulated prisons, I'm convinced there's a large population of innocent people trapped in our prisons, put there by our government to silence them. We have several among our family who we rescued from situations I just described.

“There's a strong possibility others might be victims of trumped up accusations, a speedy trial, quickly found guilty, then falsely imprisoned to appease the equally monstrous conglomerates, because someone dared to exercise their right to freedom of speech and spoke out against the status quo; unfortunately, if any man found himself in a prison with them vicious Lizard sons-of-bitches, they would be eaten along with those less worthy members of our species. Either way you consider the subject, it makes for a gruesome mental image. Not even John Carpenter could make a movie what would come close to capturing the horror of being eaten alive by them revolting Lizard critters.

“We already have proof many prisoners who are placed in solitary confinement rarely come out alive. Our intelligence reveals, they are either sold to secret underground abattoirs, butchered, packaged for human consumption, and their meat sold on the black market; or, they are thrown into a Lizard pit where they will be eaten alive. Prison deaths have risen to ten percent of their population per month and climbing. Not one of them prisoner's deaths has been challenged or investigated. Perhaps, we might consider keeping several of the Lizard kind in a well guarded Zoo as vicious and dangerous animals; however, they will not be treated like sentient beings. They will be treated like any other wild animal predators so our people can get a personal, up-close, good strong gander at their revolting dining habits. I think one seating might shake-up them bleeding heart liberals enough to bring them in line with our consensus when they're faced with the irrefutable message them bastards should not be welcomed into our society under any circumstances.

“On a lighter note, I'm certain the Muppets on Sesame Street and the late Mr. Rogers would have agreed, the image of them alien bastards chasing down a helpless child, ripping it apart, screaming in pain, and eating it while he or she is still alive, would neither be a welcome addition to our society nor contribute to a wonderful day in the neighborhood; Oscar the Grouch notwithstanding.” The General said strongly. Royce Boynton was a good motivational speaker and allowed time for his audience to hear, consider his words, and imagine the scene. The gathered men as rough Warriors as they were, shook their heads with disbelief, and looked at one another with disgust in their eyes.

The General continued, “The day of reckoning has come. Dare I speak my peace? Somebody's got to do it, or our way of life will soon vanish from our home world. Our country has become one giant ass-hole on our planet; mainly, because it's full of shit and somebody's got to be strong enough to stand up to them Wall Street Vampires, Corporate Ghouls, and them Political Religious Zombies, who devoured the financial security of our once strong middle class. Someone or group must firmly announce to them, laws real or false notwithstanding, enough is enough! Metaphorically, those of us who pick up swords to challenge for change and righteousness for our system of government and hold them responsible, bend them over, and proceed to give our world one Hell of a giant enema before we righteously butt fuck them!

“It may be a messy job, we might have to hold our noses and look the other way; however, in the name of some unknown god, somebody's gotta' do it! I can't think of anyone better than our military along with the help of some good neighbors who are much more artfully advanced than those who insist on maintaining our current shameful situation. For years them retched Corporate Controllers have purposely implemented strident rules to stifle new inventions and ideas. Why? New, less expensive, workable ideas which could ultimately replace fossil fuels, threatens their monopoly and weakens their strangle hold on the societies of our planet to insure their status quo.

“They keep the major corporations fat and in power. We no longer have elections nor political parties. Ever since that loudmouthed lying Orange haired bastard was impeached from office, a new government 'President' is appointed by the Supreme Court every seven years who represents only a very few people in our country -- the one percent. Something must be done, by and for our people, if we are to survive as a nation. In short, to recreate a metaphor from our past, it's time we resurrected and reevaluated them got-damned, dirty Hippies from the sixties and seventies of our past century who, for all their lack of political savvy, the unity of their sheer numbers managed to create a powerful insurgence to bring about an end to the war in Vietnam.

“They held few of the answers how to go about a solid rebellion, if any other than communism or socialism, and they were out of the question. They possessed neither the means, nor strong organizational abilities to draw upon, to grab the wheel of propaganda and attempt to drive our country down another road than the one it was on. It's hard to do in a VW bus painted like a rainbow. They had very little else other than the love of their generation, their strength of unity, a strong motivation to make a change through peaceful means, some damn fine weed, and their image of what our country could become for everyone and not just the few.

“Furthermore, a better organized insurrection might have continued to steer our country in a strong leftward direction while creating programs aimed at diminishing the power what fueled the oncoming tsunami of the right-wing and Democrats disguised as Neo-liberals who so generously gave us the unholy ruin of our country with a trickle-down theory of economics and disastrous trade agreements like NAFTA. Unfortunately, it's difficult to hold-on and keep on-track with an important message when your brain is bouncing around from a lid of wicked weed.

“Not unlike the fog they created in their minds, their message was ultimately lost from the more pseudo-stable appearance of big-brother-is-watching-you, corporate greed, and the trickle-down theory of economics better known as a Ponzi scheme; but, worst of all, other than 'Love One Another,' and 'Take a load off Fannie' them hippies failed to create a working motto for their movement to catch the imagination of the nation. The 'peace' sign looked like a chicken's footprint and failed to gain universal approval.

“Together, with some radical new ideas and the physical power to break the giant corporations strangle hold, if everything goes the way we hope, we quite possibly will be handed a second chance. We just might cause a crack in a very large door what's been closed and locked for several decades which was originally put into place to bring a greater unity to our country and world. Unfortunately, it has done little or nothing for the common man and everything for the top one percent. If we fuck up this opportunity, if we ignore the possibilities it could provide, if we fail to take immediate action, and let it pass us by without a solid bowel movement on our part to rid ourselves of the cancer caused by hoards of wealth held by the one percent on our planet, there's a strong chance our species will be doomed.

“As Walt Kelly penned the words for his character Pogo, 'We have seen the enemy, and he is us!' The genesis of our movement has come down to a few strong words which are irrefutable: “The hording of wealth by the one-percent of our country gained by underhanded means of bribery, sweet-heart deals, blatant machinations, unlawful manipulations, invasion of personal privacy, uncontrolled secret agencies, and illegal information gathering; all this, and a government of massive secrecy to back it up, have become our worst enemies. Our mission will become known as the great cleansing of our system to rid us of a demonic power what seems to be growing stronger every day like a social cancer. Our movement must become the strong laxative to expunge them turds from a healthy social body, or what's left of it, with a strong motto, 'National Enema Of Enemies Within' or simply 'Operation Flush!'” the General said strongly.

“While Belshazzar, an ancient monarch of Babylon, threw a feast for a thousand of his one-percent of wealthy elite, and after the King, his princes, his wives, and concubines drank from the sacred vessels held holy by Belshazzar's Hebrew slaves, there came forth fingers of a man's hand and wrote a message upon the wall, 'Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin' – which the Prophet Daniel explained to the King meant: 'Thou art weighed in the balance, and found wanting!'” General Heavy-Drop said softly to make an important point.

“Other than Major Langstrom, do any of you men know what happened next?” the General asked and grinned at his right-hand warrior. No one answered. He continued, “In that same night, was Balthazar the King, slain, and his kingdom divided!” General Royce Boynton exclaimed firmly like a tent revival circuit preacher on a hot summer's evening in West Texas making a strong point during his Hell-fire and damnation sermon. His words were well received, and the men began a rousing round of whistles; rebel yells; stomping of boots; many hollered 'Amen Brother' and 'Hosannas' by the handfuls, along with a standing ovation of applause. Sir William Walton would have been pleased by General Heavy-Drop's performance.* Major Langstrom and General Halfablap were particularly proud of their General. They were somewhat astounded to witness their leader, whom they considered a gentle-man, as he righteously mind-fucked his troops to implant fertile seeds he hoped would create a spark of rebellion which would eventually grow strong within his courageous, invincible young warriors.      

After everyone gathered themselves and quieted down from their shared exuberance, the General allowed them their own thoughts for a moment until it almost became a pregnant silence awaiting delivery. Admiral Armitage, the younger, spoke up. “Correct me if I'm wrong, sir. Perhaps I misunderstood your interesting and colorful comments on our situation, but I could swear you were talking about the possibility of taking over our government by means of an insurrection, revolution, or a military coup,” he said.

“No, on the contrary, you didn't misunderstand me at all. You're correct, Admiral. My freedom of speech allows me to discuss the possibility; however, planning and initiating such a venture, depending upon the occasion, could be construed as treasonous by those in the spotlight. I was definitely talking about exploring the possibilities of a military overthrow of our government, if and when the time seems appropriate, should a window of ultimate opportunity opens and drops the responsibility into our laps; or, to use a metaphor from olden days, perhaps the fingers of a man's hand might appear from another dimension and write on the wall for our nation to see an undeniable message: 'Ye Sons of Angels, attend this message! Carpe Diem! (Meaning 'Seize The Day.') At that point, I would definitely take charge of the situation. I would start barking orders to everyone concerned, to grab them controls of our Ship Of State; therefore, I need to know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, if the men we have in this room will be men we can trust to support us to gain the power to set things right and help us work to make our country the great nation it should be – a nation of peace, freedom, and an equal opportunity for everyone.

“It has been discussed among our Joint Chief's of Staff, and they have pledged their oath to support us if the situation arises. We beg you to consider, we ain't said nothing about no plans or discussed anything solid as to how we might go about it. At this point, I'm as much in the dark as any man here. I'm just jaw-bust'n about possibilities which might occur when we lay our cards on the table before them bastards in Washington, and call their hand to show them we're aware of their clandestine and unlawful shenanigans. It is my sincere belief we should discuss a possible response to their reaction; especially, when we hold them individually accountable for allowing Aliens into top positions within our government in the name of representing the Armed Forces and the American People.

“To be honest, I suspected foul play when they promoted Shylock two ranks to become a higher rank, a five star General to have one more star than the man who should have been next in line for promotion to the job of Chairman of the Joint Chief's of Staff. I certainly didn't have any idea I would be passed-over for a got-damned alien bastard. A wee voice told me to suck up my pride for the time being and not retire in protest, because for whatever nefarious reason, it's what they hoped I might do. My protective system strongly admonished me not to fight back, be civil, and go along with the flow to see where it takes me. I noticed they were a bit flummoxed when I rather passively agreed to their decision. They wanted me out of the picture. Now we know why, Gentlemen, and I don't plan to let them bastards off-the-hook with some weak-ass explanation. There's got to be a strong reason for them to be so underhanded and ruthless. If we take over and grab the government by the tits, I won't rest until we uncover the truth. I'm almost afraid of what we'll find.

“We shared our videos with you and your men. We've been honest and upfront. There ain't no doubt in our minds, the shit will finally hit the fan in our next meeting. We want to be prepared for any contingency they might try to present or strings they might try to pull on us to get us to dance to their tune. Admiral Art, since you're the only Top Brass outside the Joint Chiefs of Staff who ain't been introduced to the possibility, I find it necessary, not as your superior officer, but as a friend and fellow warrior to hear your thoughts on the matter. Our final question is, should it happen, will you and your men join our impromptu revolution and back us?” General Heavy-Drop asked.

There was an even stronger silence for a few minutes.

“As I understand the current situation, General, our government has already declared war against their own military,” Admiral Art said and a number of his men agreed. After everyone settled down the Admiral continued, “No one in this room can deny the powers-that-be were responsible for killing my father, unless you men with your advanced technologies are masters at CGI and staged the whole scene on the video you shared with us, but I have my revived dad sitting next to me, looking healthier than he has in twenty years, assuring me you men saved him and brought him back to life with the extra added bonus of possibly living several decades longer. He also tells me you have his faith and complete trust. I think I know my dad and my Platoon well enough to know they'd consider me a damn fool not to join you men and back you in whatever transpires in our meeting on Friday. Is there a man among you in my Platoon who would say otherwise?” Admiral Art put to his men.

“You men heard the Admiral! Any gainsayers among our group?” Seaman First Class, Tiny Bull Dozer barked loudly. There were no gainsayers. “There you have it! As our ranking Platoon Leader, please, sir, answer our Admiral for us as a family, Lieutenant Evant!” Tiny urged his commanding officer.

“The men of your Platoon are in complete agreement, sir. We will gladly support you, the General, our new Cowboy-Angel-Warrior brothers, their Watcher-Protector mates, and their leaders,” Lieutenant Dirk Evant responded. There went up another round of applause and cheers from everyone in the meeting hall at the Seal Facility on the Cowhouse Creek. The men knew they were one short step away from becoming part of Master Billy's greater family who could offer them a better life with more generous benefits. Preaching austerity to the middle class and cutting into their stability zone of living a somewhat comfortable life has its consequences. The one percent could care less. Unfortunately, for them, they were bringing about their own doom. The strong dam they built to shore-up the mass holding of the status quo was beginning to weaken and large cracks were beginning to leak profusely. It was only a matter of time before the dam would burst, and the Powers-that-be would begin to lose control.
     
* * * * * * *
With spirits high, the men decided to gate to the Daniels Ranch, but they left behind the domestic teams of cooks, laundry men, and emergency facility repair teams; including two fully armed Seal Teams and two Teams of Master Billy's Cowboy-Angels and Watcher-Protectors in case they were needed to subdue the four Lizard prisoners. They discovered the Cowboy-Angel-Warrior's swords would stun them for brief periods of time. Bart also left them with the silent Dog Whistles just in case they needed them to blow their brains out, but only if necessary. Another unique fact they discovered, once they were forced to morph back to their Lizard personas, they couldn't morph back to human shape unless one of their morphing machines was available – a machine like the away-team confiscated during their raid on the false NSA Office in Houston.  

Everyone was getting ready to gate over to the Daniels ranch and the Platoon's refurbished mascots asked the Admiral if they could come along. “I don't see why not, but it's always good manners to ask our hosts,” Admiral Art replied, “Master Billy, may our Watcher family, Bogart and Sonny, come along with us?” the Admiral asked.

“Certainly, they's family. They were reborn on our ranch. We hope Bogart and Sonny will come to consider the Daniels Ranch as their second home,” Billy replied graciously.

“Woah! Wait just a minute!” Bart exclaimed, “Bogart and Sonny?” he asked, “I thought the brown-sugar bear was called 'Stumpy'!” he said looking confused.

“Yeah! Us six 'Magnificent' buckaroos are standing with Magnificent Major Seven! Color us 'flummoxed'!” Lieutenant Evant exclaimed. Everyone laughed at Dirk's words.
   
“We apologized. While you men were gone, the rest of us were sitting here on pins and needles waiting, and it was like we were viewing a dead body in a funeral home until someone commented since Stumpy was refurbished, it didn't seem right to keep calling him a name what would make him recall his past when life was hard for him. So we threw the floor open for his family to come up with another, more appropriate name for our Watcher Brother. Kenny Needles said Stumpy's attitude and smile has been bright and 'sunny' since his refurbishment. Billy Bartles suggested since he was Bogart's son they should combine the two ideas and call him Sonny. Bogart approved and Stumpy got a new name. The rest is history,” Admiral Art said and smiled.  

* * * * * * *
Tank Barger and Tree Griffin metaphorically took their two old cowboy buddies under their wings and escorted them through the gate to the Daniels Ranch. Deck and Apple were impressed beyond words. They came through in the dungeon on Captain Nick's ship and the Castle was packed with people of all shapes, sizes, and species, coming and going about their business. When the gate opened and the Military men stepped through, everything came to a halt to see who was coming into their world. For Admiral Art and his men, it was like they easily stepped onto another world, and so it was for the two older cowboys.

There were even more unusual sentient critters in the central meeting place in the great hall as Billy's six Cat-men, the McPhees, were away the previous evening gathering the rest of the sixteen McPhees to complete a the full Platoon Billy requested from his Uncle-in-laws. Of the ten new Cat-men, there were some color variations. Two were pure white with bright blue eyes. Two were Calico which Billy found most interesting, because calico cats are usually female, but there was no doubt the tri-color Cat-men were males. Billy wondered if Dr. McPhee tinkered with the Dilute Calico genes to create such unusual but handsome male cats. Two more were midnight black with piercing, yet haunting, golden eyes. The rest were mixtures of darker and lighter shades of silver and gray. Billy suspected the Good Doctor very probably mixed in a heavy dollop of primate DNA into their genetic roux as they were much more muscular and buffed than the average human, and they were four times stronger; yet, unless threatened or in protection mode, they rarely used their superior powers.

Other than their daily workout routines, the giant Cat-men were never witnessed to overly insinuate themselves with anyone or group unless they were invited. They found a new comfortable home within the Daniels family and came to be loved and admired for their work and dedication. The large buffed-out Cat-men bonded easily and were a handsome lot to say the least. No matter their classified species, which others in the universe considered as less because they couldn't claim any prior history beyond their artificial creation. Nevertheless, the members of Billy's new Platoon, the Clan McPhee, were paragons of male pulchritude with fastidious hygiene habits bordering on religious rituals.   

The McPhees cleaned their own litter compounds, and disposed of their waste in a designated portion of the 'outback' on Captain Nick's ship suggested by the Captain's other Feline-men. They became great friends and often hunted with Leo the Lion-man and Pan, the Panther-man, along with Razza, the Dragon-man. Their pedigree didn't matter to the people of the village who benefited greatly from the big Cat-men's contributions of wild game. They were brought into the heart of the growing village family and were much appreciated for their talents and ability to easily meld into the village's unique society.

* * * * * * *
Billy wasted no time gathering his family of Cowboy-Angels, Watchers, and his Platoon of Cat-men to begin the healings and transformations necessary to increase their lot and talents. It was found the Cat-men were easily taught to control and store extra energy from the ethos as well as the Watchers and could easily regulate their flow into the mainstream as needed. Bogart and Sonny stood with their Watcher Brothers and quickly learned to maintain the charge and flow of the energy of healing and regeneration. They not only felt whole again, but they were also learning how to live a normal life and give back to the community what so freely given to them.
 
Lieutenant Dirk Evant was the first Seal to lie under Master Billy and his posse of Healers and refurbishing Cowboy-Angels. Naturally, Billy gave the men options they might like and for the most part tried to accommodate them. Dirk's mate wanted more cock, longer, and more hefty for his master, and his circumcision restored. Dirk grinned real big at his mate and agreed to his druthers. Surprisingly to a few, Dirk wanted the same for his mate Andy Peterson. After Billy and his team took care of a few other minor health problems, they gave them the final enhancement which would start their internal clock to bring about a great change in their bodies which would culminate within eight to twelve hours when their wings began to grow. It would take another eight to twelve hours for them to grow to maturity and another eight hours or so to teach them the basics of fledging and hiding their new wings.

Next were Tiny Bull Dozer and his mate, Mouse, also known as Othel Little Joe Ross. After watching Dirk and Andy get their foreskin, the best part of their penis restored, they discussed it and decided they wanted the same for each other. Billy was only too happy to oblige them. Tiny asked Master Billy how long he must wait to be able to morph his genitals like Bart?   

“You will have to become completely mature with your enhancement which will take anywhere from three days to a week or more – depending on your ability to absorb the application. You will have to sit under our ship's intelligence to learn the finer points; then, you will need someone trained in the application to help you morph the first several times. You need to make sure your tutor is close by and easy to find should you get stuck in between. After you morph several times, it will be like falling off a log to morph a big-old warrior cunt or an nice tight small one for your master's pleasure,” Billy said and grinned.  

“I can't wait!” Tiny exclaimed and smiled.

“Just think of it as five days before Christmas and you know what's in one package you got chore' heart set-on since you met your husband,” Billy said and got a big laugh from his posse. Tiny laughed the hardest.

“You plan to slam the back door shut on your master?” Billy asked with a grin.

“Oh, no, sir, Master Billy. He can have all he wants – as much from one as the other. I just wanna' be able to please him with both,” Tiny replied and everyone was touched by the big man's unqualified love for his mate. For such a large and potentially brutally strong man, Tiny Dozer didn't seem to have a mean bone in his body until it came to his Seal family and the defense of them and his mate. With those things in mind, Tiny could become an imposing warrior to protect them.
         
After Billy finished with Tiny's mate, Mouse, he sent the four men off to the Cloud Chambers with Major Langstrom to introduce them to Seth and start them learning what they needed to know about the dangers of being jailers for the Lizards and Gray aliens. Seth pulled no punches and couldn't express how dangerous and nasty the aliens could be. He instructed them to spend two hours every morning and two hours every afternoon in the chambers. If they could spend another two hours in the early evening would bring them up to speed within week or so. The men didn't seem to be bothered by Seth's suggested schedule. It was a remarkably easy way to learn and Seth took great pride in his tutorial abilities. He tried to alter his information from deadly serious to some lighter applications they might find useful.

Billy and his posse took one more bonded couple from the Seal Team, Cleveland Bugler and Tyler Hobson, who were another rather unabashed bonded couple. Cleve was the undisputed husband of the couple, and their relationship was of a much deeper Master/Slave, Sadomasochistic nature. Cleve insisted his slave wear a slave chastity harness when they weren't on duty. They were big hits with Master Billy's Cowboy-Angels and Watcher-Protectors, and the masters would compare notes, exchange ideas, and offer suggestions about what worked best for them and got the most sincere devotion from their slaves. Since Tyler would be on the receiving end of his master's cock, Cleve gave his slave permission to make suggestions for changes he might like. Tyler wasn't shy. Cleveland had final say, and told his slave his eyes were bigger than what his ass could comfortably hold, and how much he hated big sloppy cunts. They were the reason he chose to jump the fence and find himself a devoted male slave.  

When Master Billy and his posse were finished with Cleve and Tyler, they were taken off to sit with the others under the cloud chambers. It wasn't like sitting in a classroom full of students. Each chamber was individualized. Some learned more quickly than others, and a one-on-one situation made it easier on slow learners. There was no competition to see who was the brightest or could learn the fastest. While Seth was a cybernetic creation, he seemed to have the patience of a saint, and no one left his chambers without fully understanding and knowing the lesson or application he patiently taught them. With each application, Seth made his students repeat it over and over again until it became almost second nature to them.

* * * * * * *    
One of Billy's main rules about other men who chose witness his enhancement and refurbishing powers with his Cowboy-Angels would be expected to be naked along with the others whether they actually participated or not. Therefore, Admiral Ben Armitage Senior was naked as the day he was born standing along side his son Admiral Arthur Benjamin Armitage Junior. Admiral Armitage, the younger, could remember only a handful of times having seen his dad in the raw before, and out of curiosity, couldn't help steal a glance at his old man's tackle from time to time. He was amazed his dad seemed to be considerably larger than himself, certainly larger than he could remember, and he still had his foreskin. Art couldn't remember his dad having a foreskin. Ben One caught his boy nervously trying to get a good look at his old man. Big Ben decided to put the kibosh on his boy's curiosity, took his son by his hand a led him to a private room he knew about off the dungeon.

After they walked in and closed the door, Admiral Ben turned to is son, put his arms on his shoulder, gently turned Art Junior to face him, took his mature hefty-cock in his right hand while keeping his left hand on his son's shoulder. “Don't be shy, Boy? I didn't raise you to be no Nervous-Nelly around other men – clothed or not. I can see your meat-computer inside yore' head spin'n its wheels ninety-to-nothing with comparisons – raising questions you would never ask about because you were trained and grew up to be a proper young man, a gentleman with high respect and regard for your elders. You wanna' know how come yore' old man's got more meat than you remembered and grew a nice set of lace curtains? Ain't no secret. I'll tell you.

“Your ma and her family are gone, and as you know, I weren't never of the same ilk as her side of the family. I learned proper English, but I've always been more comfortable in my boots. I was born and raised as a rough and rowdy cowboy before I got socially railroaded by your mamma's daddy, who was a a fundamentalist preacher what ran for congressman and won a seat. That old bible thump'n geezer made it plain to me, if I wanted to marry his daughter, I would attend the Naval Academy and graduate with honors. I figured if Jacob could wait fourteen years to marry, Rachel, the woman he truly loved, four years at the Academy and a solid education was considerably less to pay for the woman I loved. I played football and led our team to victory for four years. It turned out to be a win-win situation for me even if I eventually got short changed later.

“After graduating Annapolis I went into the service and decided to make a career of the military. I left you alone with your mother and her family and never interfered until you decided to make a career for yourself in the military. You followed in my footsteps and even did better than me at the Academy. You outdid me at football and became a national athletic hero before you graduated. Your mother begged you not to become a military man. I never said a word and left the decision up to you. I remember you never got along real good with your mother and her family, but you very cleverly manipulated, placated, and tolerated them with strong ambivalence. I often wondered if you decided to attend Annapolis to defy her and her family or if you done it because of hero worship for me. Because of your mother's over-protectiveness, you've always been a conundrum for me, but I plan to find out why. You're somewhat of a riddle I want answered. I feel we've come to a crossroad in our lives and we need to know these things about each other before we proceed.

“Here, Son! Take your old man's cock in your hand. Feel its weight and admire its beauty – play with it if you like. I'll take yours in my hand to return the favor, and we won't let go our bond until every question has been answered. Don't be shy. Ain't no need. Why, it's positively biblical. Just remember – it says in the great Watcher Prophet's book 'Strong Heroes and Scary Monsters' by Xoastros Xenfedel The Elder, Chapter six hundred sixty-six, verse sixty-nine, if a man offers you the honor of holding his manhood, you must accept to prove you mean him no harm. If he asks you a question, you must tell him the absolute truth or your tongue will cleave to the roof of your mouth, your right hand will forget its cunning, he will know you're lying, and your word is worthless. Once you have lied to him, he will never trust you again, nor will he ever offer you the honor of holding his penis,” Admiral Ben said firmly like it was a firm gospel.

“I ain't never heard me that scripture before. It sure sounds authentic enough. May I assume it works both ways, sir?” Art Junior asked.

“Of course, Son. As long as you choose to hold my manhood in your hand I wouldn't dare lie to you. Why, I done heard me stories of men what didn't keep their word of honor and lied, would cause their cocks to turn blue, then black, shrink, shrivel-up real small, and finally drop off,” Admiral Ben assured his son.   

“Why is your cock bigger than mine – you got a foreskin, and I don't?” Admiral Art asked.

“Fair question. Your granddaddy insisted I be circumcised as part of the marriage package he sold me before he would allow me to marry your mother. I always secretly hated him for that – more than the rest of his demands. It was like he took over our relationship like a referee in a football game and your mother and my bedroom were the end zones. He forced us to agree with and obey his outdated religious mores what have ruined many lives over the centuries; however, by that time, it was too late, and the information neither helped my plight nor alleviated my humiliation and feelings of a great loss after circumcision.

“Later, I come to understand it's quite common among Evangelical Christians in the South. General Halfablap's father-in-law, another holier-than-thou fanatic fundamentalist required the same of him when he asked for his wife's hand in marriage. His situation was similar to mine. After his third daughter from only three nights of connubial bliss, his wife shut down her baby making machine using the same excuse your mother did. After his refurbishment, including a healthy new enlarged penis with a fine foreskin being returned to him, she refused to have anything to do with him and filed for divorce. Fortunately, the General didn't waste any time nor did he grieve for his ex-wife for more than a fortnight and is now Major Langstrom's Husband and Master, and he's very comfortable with their bond. I ain't seen me no frown on his big cowboy face since they been together.

“Master Billy asked me what changes I wanted after he and his Cowboy-Angels brought me back to life. He was kind and gracious enough to give me what I asked for while he was refurbishing my aging body. He brought me around-right between thirty-five and forty. Don't become alarmed or take what I'm about to say the wrong way as you will always be my greatest love, but I come to look upon that young cowboy as a second son I was cheated from having. After your birth, your mother refused to have sex with me anymore. She told me her family claimed fornication was only to have children and not for pleasure. I told her I wanted at lease three more sons, and a couple of daughters for her old age might be nice, but she kept begging off until I refused to argue anymore. I ain't the kind of man what would force himself on a woman – especially his own wife. Your mother didn't take care of her body, gained a lot a weight, and I ultimately lost interest in her sexually. I come to realize it was what she wanted. The last ten years of her life we never got closer than a hug at Christmas. She insisted we sleep in separate rooms, and I never argued with her,” Admiral Ben answered his boy.

“Jesus! I wondered about your relationship with mom, Dad, but I never dreamed it was so bad for you. In essence, you were shut out of our family, and you never knew about my secret hero worship for you. What a revelation. I was right to have such strong feeling for my old man, and my mother's part of our family were wrong,” Art Junior said, almost in a whisper like he just experienced his own personal ground-shaking epiphany.

"My turn!” Admiral Ben continued. “In all these years, I ain't never asked about your private life, but I know you from bits and pieces I gathered from our conversations, you ain't never dated a woman long enough to become enamored of her or become engaged. You have a retinue – a handful or more of several lovely young women you contract with and pay handsomely to wine and dine and appear in public with you or attend some required official social engagement. You're reaching middle age, Son, and I jokingly tell close friends when they ask about your private life, you don't have no private life, you're married to your Platoon,” Ben said.

Art sighed deeply and gripped his dad's cock tighter, “The gods-gospel truth, huh? Okay, I'll play along. I know my dear-old dad would neither make-up a scripture like 'at nor try to blow smoke up his son's butt. May them Angels help me, I believe every word. So here's my truth: Mom's family fucked with my head until I became so confused, I didn't know what to believe or how I was suppose to feel about myself and life in general. I became one confused young boy. I could never choke-down the fast-feeding of questionable miracles and superstitions. I was slowly sinking into a morass of depression and self-hatred because I knew I could never live up to her and my granddad's expectations. The worst part was, I just couldn't bring myself to believe the crap they held holy. If that wasn't enough, when I began to go through puberty, I discovered I was going to like men more than women and I knew that was an unforgivable sin according to their beliefs.

“I remember you taking me fishing or we'd go to a rodeo when you came home to spent some quality time with me. I told you I was uncomfortable with mom's beliefs and granddad thumping his bible and preaching to me all the time. You never spoke against them, but you quietly warned me to take their ideas about religion and how to live my life with a grain of salt, and ignore ninety-nine percent of the garbage. I remembered one night in the cabin on the lake I broke down, you took me into your big arms, and held me until I cried myself to sleep. The next morning you were almost angry – not with me, but what they were doing to me. You stood your ground and told me to pretend I was buying their nonsense, keep my own set of beliefs to myself, and don't give them a crumb to feed their radical frenzy.

“I remember that conversation to this day, and I followed your advice. As I matured, I convinced myself there was only one solid figure in my life I could trust to tell me the truth – my own personal Rock of Gibraltar – and, that was you, Dad. I watched how you handled them, and I adopted your attitude of patient indifference. You played the strong silent warrior card and gave them just enough to keep them off your and my backs. I knew I could count on you as a role model, so I slowly began to copy your style of stoic indifference. When I heard them pass off their failure to bring me around to their way thinking, and finally using the term 'like father, like son' in frustration, I knew I was making progress to become my own man.

"The more they pressed, the harder I worked to built a strong wall between them and me. Since I never talked back or argued with them, they thought my silence and not voicing any opinion meant I believed everything they did. I remember Ma's funeral. I didn't shed a tear, but I noticed you didn't either. You looked at me and asked if my lack of tears was because I was trying to be strong for you? Do you remember my reply?” Art asked.

“You told me you shed all your tears for your mother when you went through puberty, and the day you decided to become a man, you cried no more. You said from that time on, you simply tolerated her like an aging pet. She killed any love you might have felt for her, because she was always complaining and bad-mouthing me. Without any noticeable anguish, you told me you wouldn't miss her or her family,” Admiral Ben replied.

“That's right, and from that day, I ceased all communications with her side of our family. I tried hard to walk in your steps, but I always knew you were more of a man than me. Parts of me are like you – others, not so much. I'm more comfortable using cowboy-talk and catch myself lapsing into it frequently. You asked about hero worship. No – I'm afraid it goes way beyond that. Does telling the truth include me having to elaborate on my comment and the ugly details or will you spare your only son the embarrassment of telling you the lurid, down and dirty, incestuous fantasies he dreams about his old man, and secret urges I've lived with since I reached puberty?” Admiral Art asked his father.

“Absolutely! Bet chore' sweet cowboy ass, Buckaroo! Ain't no room for argument! It's part of telling your old man the god's gospel truth about his boy! I think it's part of the Code of the West or the Cowboy Way – I ain't real sure – don't quote me on it. All things considered, your embarrassment notwithstanding, let's compromise, and save that moment for some e'nin soon when we's lying naked, holding each other, your old man is stealing kisses and talking dirty about the nasty things he's gonna' do to his sweet boy lying in his arms,” Admiral Ben said and smiled at his son.
    
“That's certainly a nice cushion to make it easier for me – which is greatly appreciated. Then you have experienced sex or homo-love with another man, Dad?” Admiral Art asked.

“Sex, not love. Well, Hell, that ain't true neither. Your use of the word 'homo' rattled me. It's become perverted over the centuries by religion to mean something unholy, sinful, and nasty. Uneducated morons use the term 'Homo' to mean a gay man – a cocksucker. Homo sapiens is the name of our species – for both men and women – it means 'Wise Ape.' I know! I know! I'll agree, the translation of 'Homo sapien' to 'Wise Ape' is a stretch of the imagination – almost an oxymoron. I wonder sometimes why we weren't called 'Self-centered Selfish Ape' – translates: I got mine, fuck you; or 'War Apes' – translates: We came, we saw, we killed him, he died! Followed by a wicked laugh like being responsible for the death of another world leader chosen by his people whom we didn't agree with and wanted out of power, was a joke.

“The truth is, you can't have an intimate physical experience with another Homo – don't matter which sex – for mutual physical relief without a modicum of shared affection; unless, you're a  psychopath with absolutely no care for your fellow man. With that in mind, sometimes you take a faithful, easy sex partner for granted. Bonobo Chimpanzee males who share sex with each other as a means of close bonding is not done without affection. It becomes a comfortable release for both, but the best part is, there's still room for a shit-load of respect and admiration. Don't it make you curious why them Christianist's god didn't send down a Jesus Bonobo to preach to our genetically closest animal relatives to tell them what they can't do with their sex organs, why they must whack off the best part, and if they don't obey, they won't go to Bonobo heaven when they die?

“Sharing sex with another man is considerably better than masturbation. Regardless of couplings, when two men get together for physical relief, they form a comfortable bond. If done right, the result adds up to a form of affection, but it ain't the passionate kind you might call 'love.' It's more like the care you have for a good friend or a close brother what's got chore' back and you can count on. Brotherly love fits the definition right nice. Besides, General Tate has been the surrogate son or slave to one of the roughest, toughest, no-nonsense, Master Staff Sergeant the Marine Corps has ever produced. When Dan was still in his teens, his own father kicked him out of his home because he caught Gunny Tate and his boy in bed together. Sergeant Tate took Dan Tate on as his boy and give him his last name. Gunny shaped Dan up with his tough-love brand of Marine discipline, sent him to college, and when he came home, encouraged him 'deeply' to become a fine Officer in the Marine Corps.

"When we're in Washington, General Tater-Puss brings me my coffee ever' damn morning come rain or shine – unless he's out sick. It's become a ritual meeting we done for years. He locks the door behind him, sucks my fresh cream out of my old cock like he was milking his favorite cow, empties my balls, spits into his cup to flavor his coffee, and we go over our schedules. How long's it been going on? I lost count at twenty years. He reminds me now and then, and we share a brotherly hug, a kiss on the cheek, and a pat on the back. When I get real horny, I whip open my cell phone, punch 'Sarge' and seek his husband's permission, and Dan offers up his fine ass to me. We find a cheap motel for an afternoon or e'nin, and we ain't never said 'no' to each other unless something unavoidable comes up – then we make it up later.

"He ain't never turned me down, and tells me I'm a pretty dang good fuck, but not nearly as good as his old man – his husband and master,” Admiral Ben said and continued, “After all them years of playing hide-the-little-green-snake, old Tater-Puss is still a mighty-fine fuck. He keeps telling me I'm like an old bottle of wine, I only get better as I get older, and my four-knee-kate'n technique matures,” Admiral Ben said firmly and smiled as he watched his boy blush. "The truth of the matter is, them holier-than-thou pulpit pound'n son's-of-bitches don't consider, if God didn't want lonely cowboys to butt fuck one another and enjoy it, he never would have provided them with a prostate gland. It's as simple as that, Son," Ben finished.
 
“Let the truth come forth! I still got-a-holt of your cock, Boy! I call it my 'truth theorem.' You can't hold nothing back! Is that one a them god-awful, dirty, lurid fantasies you dreamed about doing wiff' your old man, Son – you need your old man to take what he needs from your sweet buckaroo butt and rides high and proud in your fine saddle until he gifts you with his seed – the seed what made you?” Ben asked just above a whisper and stole a kiss from his boy.

“Damn, Dad! I've dreamed about a moment like this so many times – too many to count, but I never imagined, in my wildest dreams, it might come true. There's one more thing you need to know, Admiral,” Art Junior said quietly.

“You're a virgin? You ain't never had sex with another person – male or female?” Admiral Ben asked quietly and kissed his boy gently on his forehead.

“Yes, sir. I ain't particularly proud of it, but neither am I ashamed – nor do I consider myself less of a man. I always thought, if I was given the choice of a partner who I might like to take me for my first time, it would be you, Dad,” Art Junior said.

“I'll gladly take yore cherry, Son, but remember Major Bart when he boldly displayed his ability to morph his genitals into a right-fine looking small Warrior's cunt for his master's comfort? How do you feel about morphing your genitals to provide your old man with a little comfort?” Admiral Ben asked.

“I ain't thought about nothing else since Major Langstrom morphed his body and explained how and why. Not only was I green with jealousy of the Major, it made a Hell of a lot of sense to me. It sure seemed to brighten up General Hank's outlook on life. I can't remember seeing him so happy and comfortable with his life. I would be pleased and honored to provide you with the comfort you never got from my mother. Major Langstrom opened new vistas and possibilities for me, and I planned to ask Master Billy, today, if he would bless me with the same option. However, now we discussed each others druthers, I'm like a kid waiting for Christmas morning to get my new bicycle. If you really mean what you say, and I ain't got me no reason to think you don't – you ain't never lied to me – I don't know if I can wait. My hungry heart, my lonely mind, my aching cock, and my starving asshole are on fire and hyper-excited about lying down and giving myself to my personal hero,” Art Junior said almost like he was in great pain.

“Easy, Boy, there ain't no problem – ain't no cause for panic. Major Bart done taught your old man how a master can morph his slave's cock into a fine cunt. We practiced together for hours, and I got me several hours donated by Major Bart as ordered by his husband and master. I ain't the best yet, but I can get the job done. After you lie under Master Billy, get refurbished and enhanced, all I gotta' do is wave my hand over your cock and balls, and they will recede into your body. They will morph into a small, right-nice, handsome, Warrior-cunt to offer your old man,” Admiral Ben said.

“Would that make you my master, sir, and me your slave?” Art Junior asked.

“Not right away, Boy. You need some time to learn to ride your new bike and get used to some of these ideas. You're gonna' need some breathing room and time alone to consider them things. Don't jump into the cart before you ride your old man's horse and haul his ashes, Son. There will be plenty of time to consider the future, but never make the mistake of underestimating your old man's love for you. Even though the cards were stacked against me and your mother, she done gimme' the most precious gift a man could ever receive when she gave birth to you. We don't have to jump into anything but a comfortable bed. Two men shouldn't discuss them things until after they been together for a while and become comfortable sleeping side by side with one another. Ain't no rush. I'll give you a hand and help facilitate your changeling function until you get more experienced with the application and learn to morph for yourself,” Ben replied.

“I'm still holding your cock, Pa,” Art Junior reminded his father of his truth-theorem, “What if I'm comfortable leaving the exercise of that option up to you?” he asked quietly.

“I have no problem with it, but I warn you, it might be like giving a kid the key to a candy store. If it works out as well as I hope it might between us, you won't never regret you left your cock in your old man's hands, Son. I will always morph your male parts back when you go to work and perform your official duties, but when we're home, alone, together – I will decide,” Admiral Ben replied firmly.

“That's the way I want it, Ramrod. I wouldn't have it no other way,” Ben Junior said. The two men, father and son, fine warriors, sealed their bond with a big, wet, sloppy, cowboy kiss like they were drinking from each others deep well of common waters.

“You know some folks might say an incestuous relationship between a father and his son, is perhaps, the most perverted, and surely the most unforgivable sin,” Admiral Ben said quietly.

“Whoever came up with that garbage didn't have a dad like mine,” Admiral Art said like his comment put the period at the end of the sentence and there was no further need to consider the matter. In his mind, it was as natural as a cock crowing at the first light of dawn.     

Billy called for Admiral Arthur Benjamin Armitage Junior to lie down under his team of healers and refurbishing Cowboy-Angels. He wanted to bring the military men on board first as they might have less time to fully adjust to their new changes than the more mature cowboys. Admiral Ben stood by his son as Billy and his posse brought Admiral Art Junior around-right as nature would have him with an enlarged cock to match his old man's. When Art Junior stood next to his dad more than one Cowboy-Angel and several of the Admiral's platoon gasped at their unquestioned similarity. They looked more alike than many identical twins. Many gasps and quiet 'Hosannas!' were heard.    

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Billy called for the two mature cowboys to come lie down under his Cowboy-Angels to receive their promised refurbishments. They were quiet, retiring, and understandably shy with the sudden flood of massive information they were introduced to since early that morning. Even though they ate a good, hardy meal for lunch, they were still exhausted. Their bodies didn't have time to process their food to give them both physical and mental strength. Billy could see it in their eyes, the poor dears were more than a little befuddled by the strange new world in which they found themselves. Billy couldn't get much out of them to deduce how to best handle their refurbishment for their needs and greatest satisfaction. They were down on their luck for so long, it was like they lost their passion for life and were preparing themselves for the sunset of their final days.

It wasn't a comfortable situation for Billy. Since he was unable to spend enough time with them, he could neither delve into their depths to grasp their finer points to enhance their natural talents, nor were they exposed to the unusual enhancement applications which might be difficult for them to understand and adjust to the expanded possibilities. Tree Griffin and Tank Barger cued Master Billy they probably knew as much about them as anyone, but it wasn't a whole lot. They answered as many of his questions as they could. They suggested, with everything else going on, it would probably be best if he refurbished them with health and longevity enhancements, and leave the Cowboy-Angel routine for later when he could do a more in depth adjustment.

There were several of Billy's main posse listening to the exchange. Bart, Roy, and Hank were standing quietly. They weren't contributing much to the conversation, but trying to do their part to channel the healing rays from the ethos. Randy and Lem was standing near them. The young boys caught Bart's eye, looked at each other in disgust, and shook their heads. Randy turned on his boot-heel and started to walk away. Lem hung his head and followed. Bart shook his head, and turned to join Randy. Hank followed his men with a look of disappointment. Nick looked Billy right in the eye, shook his head, and followed the other men.

“Holy shit! My bottom just done fell out! You men wait!” he called to his main posse, “I done seen that look before, and it ain't neither one of agreement nor approval. I see only disappointment and frustration. I don't want no unhappy campers. I got a lot on my plate right now. If you men don't agree, speak up! Ain't seen such a look of anger and disappointment on your face in a good while, Bossman. Don't chew your cud without belching first. Speak your peace!” Billy said strongly with a modicum of social panic in his voice.

“Them men didn't think about themselves when they decided to take their lives into their own hands and throw their lot in with some eye-tenor-rent cowboys they jes' met only minutes before the shit hit the fan at that false NSA office in Houston. For their heroism, Major Langstrom sings them a happy song about Christmas for Cowboys, his Big-Bubba Santa Claus and his helpers, pie in the sky, lemonade springs, and a big rock candy mountain. One of your main men promises to see to their pain, poverty, and general disappointment with life. He gives them his word he will make it better for them, and see to it they will get their fair share of presents from the leader of the Cowboy-Angel's New World Order when he takes them to the workshop at the North-Pole-Annex in the Hill Country. Now you ain't got the time, and you're gonna' ask your elves to put the well-deserved toys they been promised on back order? I'd wager three quarters of your posse in this dungeon were in similar situations when you reached out for us. You didn't hold nothing back, and we didn't do nothing nearly so heroic. Do I need to remind you of the brave but foolish chance you took when you reached out to me in the parking lot at Walmart? I remember you dropped ever' thing the time I tickled you when Leather Face got shot and fell off a cliff,” Randy said firmly like a Union Leader for Santa's Helpers.

“You ever considered a career in law, Son?” Grover Parsnip ask Randy dryly and got a good laugh from everyone in the dungeon area to lighten the mood.

Billy smiled, but then shot a look of panic to General Boynton. “Hey, don't look at me, Hoss!” General Heavy-Drop admonished Billy, shrugging his shoulders, “If I don't get one a them heavy-artillery dust-ups from General Tater-Puss's holy-book of Marine Etiquette or a blatantly-impertinent, in-my-face, dress-down quote from Robert's Rules of Military Order from my Major at least once't a week, I began to get an uneasy feeling they don't love me no more. Let's face it, Cowboy, without them, I'm just another piece of military dog-shit in the cantaloupe patch – and other than my Joint Chiefs – they's a dime a dozen,” he bellowed and laughed. The room broke up as they watched the huge General take Billy into his arms and kiss him on his forehead. Billy blushed a deep red color.

“All right! I stand corrected. Thank them Ancients I ain't lost my appetite for Humble Pie. Lately, I been eat'n my fair share. Have my grooms cleaned them two cowboys and get them ready for refurbishment?” Billy barked.

“They'll be a bit longer, sir. I just checked on them a few minutes ago,” Bart replied.

Captain Nick got a disgusted look on his face, “I ain't no General, but I've commanded this here Space Ship, the Good Ship 'Lilith' for more Earth years than most you men got fingers and toes. As I understand the situation, General Heavy-Drop and his posse's 'Dust-up' with the Powers-That-Be is set for Friday. I don't know what you men hope to accomplish trying to bring only a few of Admiral Art's Seal Warriors on line with our Platoon. They're gonna' be out-of-the-loop for at least twenty-four hours until they's fully fledged, maybe more depending on each man's learning curve. Rough guesstimate? You're looking at only another twenty-four hour period max to educate them in Seth's cloud chambers.

“You men better get off your damn butts, and start considering what's gonna' happen come Friday morning when you confront your lying government with some pert-damn powerful evidence the government you been supporting is nothing but criminals and they's in cahoots with two criminal Alien races to boot. You men better make a solid, irrefutable statement, so's there ain't no doubt left in any-body's mind, they need to be replaced. Then you better be ready to step-in, take over, and grab the reins of power like a runaway team and bring everything to a dead halt until you can gather yourselves and make an announcement to the nation and the world what you plan to do about it.

“If you plan to use Admiral Armitage's Seal Team for protection as a show of military strength, I strongly suggest you bring ever' damn one of his Seal Platoon Warriors and a few of his other staff on board as fully fledged Cowboy-Angels as soon as possible – and don't leave Bogart or Sonny behind. Them handsome, regenerated Watchers can be as awesome as your Watcher-Protectors for your Platoon, Son. I know they been mainly kept as house-pets, but now they're whole again, ain't no reason they shouldn't be included in the rest of your Seal Team family; however, they will also need the training.

Master Billy done already made you men a solid, handsome offer to join us and work for our family. Maybe now is the time to decide to fish or cut bait. You got the rest of today and two more days to be ready. Them men need to be in them damn cloud chambers a minimum of twenty-four hours to absorb enough advanced knowledge and skills to become razor sharp and able to function under any circumstances. They need to be taught who, how, and what to protect on this mission unto the Lion's den. I think it's time we consider pulling a very large rabbit out of our hats, and get serious about this matter,” Nick said firmly in his Captain tone which said, he was neither to be questioned nor contradicted. He was strongly suggesting, if they planned to pull-off a successful bloodless coup – the second coup of the Twenty First Century – they better get their asses in gear and be ready.

“I couldn't agree more with Captain Nick. Our biggest enemy right now is time itself. Is Seth in touch with your husband's Uncles on Retikki Prime, Billy?” General Boynton replied and asked.

“Yes, Sir. They keep running tabs on us. Remember, everything we do here on our planet is broadcast out into the universe as a Reality Show. They's tuned into us this very minute. I think what the General is suggesting we let the time differentiation work for us,” Billy said to Nick.

“We sat under them cloud chambers in Retikki Prime for several hours after we got there last weekend to learn some language and planet-protocol so's we wouldn't make fools of ourselves and look like back-water hayseeds of the universe. What would you think of Basic Training for our Seal Platoon transitioning into Cowboy-Angel-Warriors and Watcher-Protectors off-world for our men, Captain Nick?” Royce Boynton asked.

“I's hoping you men might come around to explore other possible opportunities available to you. Your suggestion is the best yet, General. I might have eventually come around to the idea, but I think I been on Earth too long. I'm afraid a part of me is starting to regress into a plow-horse mentality. I didn't know if you men would want to seek a more advanced method, but your idea should work fine. Don't overlook another important option. Along with Billy and the Daniels family you men got six hundred Fallen Angels who were written about in the Bible and several other ancient tomes. They been completely refurbished and restored to their original state of health and strength, and with the educations of thousands of years of technological progress under their belts. Them Angels is an instant, awesome resource to call upon. And this time around, their missions won't  be hampered by insane Lizard Overlords pulling their strings.  

“They have become highly educated Cowboy-Angels who arrived to join us on the first of August, but we ain't even taken the time to sit down with them to to find out what they know and how best they might fit into your plans to take over the government. You and your staff might want to go along when we have our first meeting to learn just what the Hell them men know and how best to utilize them. Your idea of making time work for you is what I might expect from a leader of your experience who ain't afraid to use new technology and has learned to rely on unusual social bondings,” Nick complimented General Heavy-Drop.

“What in the Hell are they talking about, Dad, six hundred refurbished Fallen Angels, and what is this about a Space Ship?” Admiral Art asked as his team and two Watchers looked on.

“You're on Captain Nick's Space Ship right now, Son. Everything you've seen from this Dungeon in a great castle to the Village and Town Square are part of his ship. It's a technology our scientist are aware of, but they ain't been able to incorporate into what they call a Tesseract. Which means placing larger areas into smaller areas. Once you seen the whole picture, you'll come to understand more and begin to take it for granted. We're inside a Tesseract? Oh, well okay! It's like them cave men when they discovered they could make fire work for them. I've only been aware of these wonders within the last couple of weeks and come so used to them, I wonder how we ever lived without them. Captain Nick and General Boynton are talking about time and space. There's a time dilation between universes, Son, as predicted by Einstein's theories.

“Last Sunday us Chief of Staff and a number of our close officers – approximately thirty in our military posse – along with Master Billy, the Houston Orchestra, and a large number of other Daniels family members, gated to another world in the constellation of Orion called Retikki Prime. Retikki Prime is the ancestral home planet of your Sasquatch mascots, Bogart and Sonny. They're known as the Watchers, or Grigori, and have been passively looking out for us and our planet for centuries. Billy's husband, Boomer, is next in line for the throne of the planet and a dozen more or so other planets. We spent several days on the their beautiful world. When we returned, only one hour passed here on Earth. You could spend several weeks or a month their time and only an hour or two would pass on our world,” Admiral Ben explained.

“You mean to tell me and my men, you been to another world?” Admiral Art asked incredulously.

“That's right, Son, and we had a wonderful time,” Ben replied and smiled. “Oh, yes, and as for them six hundred Fallen Angels, we'll show you a video this e'nin of Master Billy and his men raiding an ancient tomb to rescue and release them six hundred Fallen Angels kept in stasis for thousands of years. It will give you a new perspective of the man and family who have asked you join with them and work for them,” Admiral Ben said.  

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While they were waiting for the two older cowboys, Billy and his men took the next pair of Admiral Art's Seal Platoon, Simon Bartles and Lytell Weedill. Both men were two of the largest men in the Platoon, but their partner status was unknown. Simon was of Sephardic Jew descent and Lytell was black. Each was a outstandingly handsome male, and together they made an awesome team. They weren't shy and firmly stated they were atheist. They were not shy socially, but they were respectfully quiet and reserved like two men who were deeply satisfied with their present station in life. While they were modest most of the time, it was obvious they held great respect for their team members, each other, and their individual talents. The way they carried and presented themselves demanded respect. They were quietly taken and comfortable with most of Master Billy's Cowboy-Angels, but they were overwhelmed by Clyde, Balthazar, and several others of Master Billy's posse and their body jewelry. They couldn't keep their eyes off Orville Higginbothem, Earl Hickson, and especially Harley-Buck Johnson. They lost all sense of decorum when they caught sight of the three handsome horned men and their piercings.

“You men are slaves?” Simon Bartles asked.

The men smiled and nodded, “Yes, sir, Master Bartles, we're the only three punishment slaves in the Daniels family, sir,” Harley-Buck Johnson replied respectfully.

“And what do we have to do to get convicted of a crime just bad enough we'll get to become slaves like you and wear horns and rings?” Lytell Weedill asked. Everyone in the dungeon laughed at the men.

“You don't have to do nothing bad. We got the body jewelry and our horns, not because we's slaves, but because we done a couple of things our master thought was brave and above the call of duty for our station in his family. He decided we deserved a reward. He couldn't shorten our time as slaves, so at our requests, he gifted us with our jewelry first and then our horns,” Harley-Buck said.

“Beats the Hell out of Bronze Stars and Purple Hearts, don't it partner?” Lytell Weedill asked his buddy and the rest of Admiral's seal team agreed. “No disrespect intended, Major Langstrom,” he added.

“None taken, sir, I'm in full agreement. I just may ask if I might swap a couple of my medals for some handsome body jewelry and a set of them fine horns. Them men didn't tell you they can also morph their horns away for meeting the public, but they can't their body jewelry,” Bart explained.  

“I can remember as a young boy about eight years old, I found a book in a density-dumpster of old Norse gods and warriors who wore horns, and they became my standard of masculinity when I was growing up. No one told me their horns were attached to their helmets. I didn't know no better. I thought they were another mighty warrior race of humans and the males grew horns when they grew up to become warriors. It sounds crazy, I know, but I thought if some cows grow horns and others didn't, it might be possible the Norse Warriors grew their own. They became my image of what a perfect warrior should look like to instill fear into his enemy. I used to sneak off to my room, get naked, look at the pictures of them warriors, and masturbate for hours because they turned me own so much. They still do to this day. Think I'm kidding? Look!” the huge warrior challenged and pulled his pants tight to show his impressive cock, stiff as a rod down the leg of his fatigues. Billy's slaves smiled and applauded for Lytell. “Ain't no more doubt in my mind, Admiral Armitage! I definitely want to work for Master Billy and the Daniels Family!” he said firmly.

“I second that emotion, Admiral!” Simon Bartles exclaimed, strongly backing his mate.

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Billy built a fire under his posse of Cowboy-Angels and called for a goodly number of the refurbished Fallen Angels to stand with his posse to beef up their power to achieve their goal of getting everyone connected to the military under General Boynton, his staff, and the two Armitage Admirals enhanced and/or refurbished. It was decided they wouldn't wait for the Admiral Art's platoon to fledge and be sent to Retikki Prime for their infusion of knowledge and learn to use their enhancements to the best of their abilities to make certain the head-on meeting with the government went according to plan. Half the platoon went through a gate and returned within an hour. When they returned, the first eight were fully fledged and enhanced. They took over guarding the Lizards and Grays as the rest of their platoon was refurbished, enhanced, and went through the gate. Both halves of the platoon were accompanied by anyone who wanted to be further enhanced, but several were ordered by General Boynton.

When the word got out to the Irin, Ramrod Quigley insisted each section of General Art's Platoon make a quick stop detour to Fort Adam Lear for an hour of their last evening on Retikki Prime. The men and their accompanying posse of higher rank military were treated to a nice cowboy cookout dinner, and they were further enhanced before they returned to Retikki Prime, then home. The men saw and learned so much from the cloud chambers on Retikki Prime, under the guidance of Seth on Earth, by the end of their sojourn into new and wonderful realms they were more than ready for another adventure. After all, how often does a Warrior get an invitation to travel from one galaxy to another in the blink of an eye?

General Boynton ordered his two Admirals, Ben and Art Armitage to accompany each half of Admiral Art's Seal Platoon. He also ordered Brigadier General Hank Halfablap, Major Bart Langstrom, Captain Royce Boynton Junior, and Captain Lem Boynton to go with them. Lem would be the only underage member, but his dad, Master Billy, and the Great Shedu team strongly suggested he be included along with Aunt Helen and her twelve small disciples. With equal strength, they suggested they might consider sending Master Billy's broadcasting team of Stan Norsworthy, Doug Quilty, and Wes Taylor.

General Heavy-Drop cordially invited Master Jurgen Ironmonger to accompany and chaperon Captain Roy. Master Ironmonger jumped at the chance. After all, who would turn down a month's vacation with the slave of their dreams to hold in their arms every evening for the price of two hours of your time on Planet Earth.

* * * * * * *
After the two older cowboys, Deckard Ambidextrous Murdock and his other half, Apollon Coreless Finch, lay under Master Billy, backed by a large crowd of Cowboy-Angels and supported by their Watcher-Protector brothers, were refurbished and physically enhanced. They were looking and feeling better than they did twenty years ago. When the grooms brought out four sets of Western clothes, two new pair of boots, hats, belts and buckles for each partner, they wept at Billy's generosity. The newly enhanced cowboys were overwhelmed by the intricate and intimate care they received and how perfectly refurbished they looked and felt after their sessions. They sat and watched the first half of the refurbished platoon as they gathered with their officers and a few others who would be making the trip. They stood together talking quietly waiting for further instructions.

After the men in charge held a question and answer period with the eight men of the first half of the platoon to travel to Retikki Prime, Deck and Apple learned many new things and were deeply moved by the Seal Team's excited anticipation to get underway. When there were no more questions, those making the trip gathered, the gate was opened to Retikki Prime, and they walked through onto another world in another galaxy.

Deck and Apple talked quietly with each other and the same sense of duty they displayed in the False NSA office earlier that morning kicked-in, overwhelmed them, and strummed their conscience like a Spanish Flamenco guitarist about to begin a Fandango. They quickly began to change their outlook on life. They reasoned, if they were granted a second chance at life, they wanted to contribute more than just living as two dirt-poor itinerant cowboys who never accumulated much more than an old run-down truck and couple of cow ponies so old they cheated death every morning when dared to live another day. The cowboys lived from hand to mouth with the nasty demon of poverty and ill health breathing down their rednecks, never knowing if they would have enough to survive. They decided to pickup the pieces of their lives and make bolder decisions about their future. They began to talk with their old buddies, Tank Barger and Tree Griffin, and ask them questions about their possibilities and what they might expect for the future.

Tank and Tree were honest with them and told them their options were limitless. Whatever they chose to do as a results of joining a new powerful but caring family, they were no longer alone and could expect a helping hand to become anything they wanted. They carefully explained how they were brought into the family and how much better they were doing these days. After the newly refurbished cowboys saw the first platoon return with their new wings, walking much taller, and they found out their buddies, Tree and Tank, were going through the gate for the second hour with the other half of the platoon, they decided to volunteer to go with them to learn what they could. Perhaps they could repay Master Billy and his family for their generosity. No one in Billy's family tried to talk them out of it. Tank and Tree encourage them and promised they would look after them.         

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Admiral Ben and his son used the trips to Retikki Prime as a chance to get to know each other better and considerably more intimate. After his boy fledged and learned how to use his wings, they quickly agreed to explore Art Junior's exceptional enhancements. It didn't take Admiral Ben long to deflower his own son and gather his cherry's for his own. Admiral Art never felt more complete in his life as he did in his handsome father's arms.

Master Jurgen Ironmonger and his training slave, Captain Royce Boynton Junior spent every night in each others arms and drank in every moment like a rare old wine. They seemed to gravitate to keeping company with the two Admirals whose mature affection for each other was palpable. It was like the four of them were on 'honeymoons' with their partners. Life can be good, no matter where you are in the galaxy if one brings ample love along with them. With their new found abilities, the Seal Team and their officers came to think on their visit to the two planets as trips to paradise. Several voiced they hope their efforts would pay off, and they could turn their terribly divided home world into one of peace and prosperity for everyone and not just the few.


End of Chapter 101 ~ Seek Him What Made Them Seven Stars.
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* Belshazzar's Feast ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt3k3-EqnaU

* Merry Christmas ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVWcg0iRSns