One Year In Time
A short Story
By Brian Suddards
Disclaimer:
This Story is fiction. Any and all names are fictitious. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is strictly coincidental. This story contains male to male sex and some BDSM, Bondage, and mild torture. Any person who is offended by such, or any person under the age of consent should leave this site now.
Part 1
DING, DING, DING, DING, The alarm on the messenger consol went off.
I got up from reading and answered with my code prefix Jerome 131795. Jarod entered his 131796.
The Message:
JEROME 131795, JAROD 131796 REPORT TO LOADING BAY SEVEN, DOCK NINETEEN, SECTION THREE TWENTY SEVEN, 0700 STANDARD.
I looked at chronometer, 0530. I looked at Jarod and shrugged. We quickly donned our standard uniform of the day and walked out of our quarters. We stepped into and turbo lift and Jarod said:
"Section Three Twenty Seven."
Exactly 47 minutes later we exited the turbo lift and walked to Dock 19. After being scanned by a guard we walked to loading bay 7, arriving at 0658 standard. After being scanned again we told to go to berth nineteen. We checked the map board and then headed to birth 19. Upon arrival we again scanned and told we assigned bunk 16.
After finding bunk 16, we climbed in and then looked at each other and settled down to wait.
I started to think back:
I was born here on Base 1319, twenty standard years ago today. I had been teamed with Jarod, I guess from birth. The first time actually remember meeting him I was about 3. We had been teamed because we were totally compatible. I didn't really understand what that meant until we started training together. We really were a matched pair, not only that we were better than most other paired men and women. We excelled in all activities we were required to do. In time we out classed every other team. At present I am 3 meters and Jarod is 2.9 meters tall and we both weigh in at 86 kg. Neither of us know our parents or who even raised us. We only know that we are a team. The best team.
After we had been in our assigned bunk for 30 minutes a medic came along and administered a shot to our left arms. We awoke after what seemed like minutes.
"Ah I see your awake. The showers are through there and the mess hall is down the hall. After have cleaned yourselves up and eaten report to briefing room 19 on level 3."
"Yes Sir." we answered.
Then I noticed my facial hair and all other body hair was very, very long. I looked at Jarod and burst out laughing.
"You look like an ape Jarod."
"Speak for yourself. So do you." he said.
We headed down the hall to the showers and after showering and using the hair removal booth started to feel more human. We walked down the hall to the mess hall, nude, our uniforms were totally gone. I thought how long were we asleep. AS we about to enter the mess hall an attendant handed us a pair of plain brown coveralls. After eating, we both ate like men starved, we headed for the briefing room. As we entered we were scanned by a guard.
"Sit down Jarod, Jerome."
We sat where indicated.
"Jerome, Jarod, you two have been selected as the next pair to man outpost 2299. This is a very special assignment. You will be on the frontier of our defense against the Empire of Jost. This base is 20 light years inside Jost territory. Don't be alarmed the base is impregnable. We have just installed a new weapon. An Ion Cannon. The Jost had found a way to avoid the missles from the base. However we have upgraded them too. You two will be the actual commanders of this base. Your assignment is for one standard year. You are our best team. We will return to replace you in one year. Good Luck."
We were shown a photo of our new home. Just a metal ball sitting in space.
A shuttle dropped us off on our new home. Neither one of us ever even thought of refusing to go. WE had been conditioned to obey all commands. After landing on the battle station we went to the command center and watched as the fleet jumped into hyper space. We were alone.
Battle Station 2299 was a metal ball 1 km in diameter sitting in a geosyncris orbit around a dwarf star. It was totally automated. Everything was controlled by computers. All sensors, weapons, heating, maintenance, even the food dispensers. I really wondered why we were needed. I knew we could repair everything and handle any other problem, but there had never been a failure in the systems on this or any other battle station.
This was the first time in twenty years of life that Jarod and myself had been alone. No more mixed quarters, no more sleeping with other people around. We were a perfect pair. Now maybe I could find out the one thing that I had never been able to do. I loved Jarod. No more than that I wanted Jarod. A multitude of times when Jarod and I slept together I wanted to caress him. I wanted to play with his wonderful body. I was gay. Was Jarod? We were totally compatible. Could they tell at birth that were we gay or was I just a anomaly. I had to find out.
Jarod and I very seldom talked, we knew instinctively what each was thinking or knew what had to be done. But now we were going to alone for a whole year.
"Well Jarod what should we do first?"
"Well Jerome, lets eat first and then we can check out this place. I'm not sure I like the idea that we are alone here inside Jost space. I'm sure they saw our fleet. And I think we can expect a welcoming attack."
"Well we have been fighting the Jost for 400 years and they haven't won yet."
"I love you Jarod."
"I love you to Jerome."
"No I mean I really love you Jarod. You are the only man I will ever love. You are the only person I ever want."
Jarod looked at me and turned and walked out of the command center. I guess I was an anomaly.
Now I had to work a year with the only one I loved but obviously didn't love me. How could they be so wrong, compatible bull. They really didn't know what happens when they put two alpha males together for life, when one is gay and one is not. I sat down and cried.
"I'm sorry Jerome."
Jarod pulled me to my feet and wrapped his arms around me.
"I love you Jerome more than I can describe, more than life itself. I'm sorry but when you said it I couldn't in my mind believe what I was hearing. This station is automated. It only requires us if something goes wrong. Lets eat and go to bed. I have always wanted to sleep with you, I know I'm making a bad joke considering we have always slept together, but not as lovers. I want to sleep with you as my lover."
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