The Oracle Of New Delphi              by: Hypatia

 

Part 2

After dinner down to business I thought we might as well get started.

"Ok can I have every ones attention" conversation stopped "first of all I would like to welcome John to our group for however long as he wishes. John if you ever feel you want to leave we will kit you out with whatever you need and arm you"

"No I’m staying if you will have me. Bob has explained the situation here that you may be having company I think another pair of hand might be useful" he said

"Ok the decision is yours and you are welcome to stay" I gave him a big smile he would be useful "every one here seems to have decided I am how was it put Boss Lady but I want to tell all of you my plans first then you can decide if I stay Boss Lady as I could do without the hassle" I looked around the table I had there complete attention they were going to be so disappointed when the heard how little I had "First of all I would like to get more people in here more people means less work and safer defences. Secondly I would like to try to start farming out there as our food and the food supplies in towns are not going to last forever. Thirdly I would like to repeat our little raiding party on as many towns held by the gangs as possible reduce their supplies increase ours. Finally I want to get that radio up and running I want to warn people about the threats out there from the people who caused this and the gangs and the army. I also want to try and pass messages for relatives it is possible that people who know our friends and family may be listening. Any comments any one"

John spoke up "The radios are ready when you are but I have a suggestion. Do not tell people exactly were you are they do not need to know and the information you want to transmit will breed enemies. Possibly use an alias for the place and your name just in case we are ever caught." I agreed but what to call it I favoured something along the lines of Radio Free Britain RFB for short and no name mentioned but Anne and Wendy vetoed this idea. Bob and John had no preference and every one was looking at me.

"Who says I am going to be talking anyway why can’t you talk?" I asked Anne

"You have a voice that people will remember because of your youth if you could get Jenny on I would suggest her." Said Anne " but we need something to call you. Come on you’re the bright one think of some thing."

"Why does every one ask me do I look like a bloody oracle or something" I shouted getting very pissed of with this.

"Again under pressure the lady does it" beamed Anne

"What" I spluttered "What have I done"

"You have a name you are The Oracle and this place will be New Delphi a place for people to come to ask for help and wisdom in these times of trouble" said Anne

I objected that it was a silly name but was outvoted four to one. I objected that Anne or Wendy should speak and again was outvoted four to one. So much for being Boss Lady I thought.

John powered up the HF set and made some adjustments. He set it up on a quiet frequency some thing that was getting easier and he said "Press the red button and you will transmit our call sign in Morse and we are on 7.1 MHz give them a time that you will be back on after the broadcast as otherwise you will be stuck here talking aerials with George from Lancashire."

George was a regular on the short wave and was more interested about everyone’s equipment than what was going on in the world. The mike was thrust in my hand and I was being watched by everyone.

I pressed the red button and the Morse was broadcast dot, dash, dot (R) dash, dot (N) dash, dot, dot (D). I keyed the mike.

"This is the first broadcast of Radio New Delphi somewhere in Yorkshire I am the Oracle and this is the truth as it is known." I looked down and saw Bob was holding the dictation machine recording me.

"On the 24^th of February a computer virus was introduced into the worlds computer systems from what we can understand this was an international sabotage attempt buy a group of genetic scientists to claim control of the major governments of the world and to subdue the populations of these countries. Here in the United Kingdom there are about five thousand of them all believed to be heavily armed, take care with these people they are armed and very dangerous. One of the largest losses of life is due to the explosion of the North Deighton Fusion Power Plant at about 00.15 on 24^th we can only assume that an enormous loss of life has occurred Leeds is assumed to be totally lost as must be assumed is York. Radiation is known to be a lethal problem in these areas at the moment if any one has more information on this please reply on 3.7mhz which we shall be monitoring till midnight when a new broadcast will be made on this frequency. The gangs have taken control of the area around Newcastle upon Tyne they are clearing the surrounding towns and shipping people into the city if you are in the area of Newcastle please warn friends family and neighbours to watch out for this threat. Also in this area certain elements of the army have been shooting looters under orders of a Captain" I had passed John a piece of paper he scribbled down the name Wilson I continued smoothly "Wilson who was acting without orders from fear, as his normal duties are as an instructor in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. We would ask all members of the armed forces to please not shoot at the people they have sworn to defend for the sake of protecting property.

London is believed to be burning having started on the 24^th due to an aircraft crashing into the centre of the city if any one has any information of any form of civil authority still operational please contact us after this broadcast on 3.7Mhz. Finally for this broadcast, be aware of the risk of disease possible in the current situation please take care and spread the news where you can. This broadcast will repeat shortly on this frequency, this is The Oracle at New Delphi wishing you all a safe night" I hit the red key and the Morse finished the broadcast. Bob and John started reconnecting the dictation machine into the transmitter.

"How did I sound I asked" Bob hit play on the recorder and I heard my new voice sounding ever so young with music in the back ground.

"We should have turned off the music" I said

"No" came the massed voices of all four of them

"It works kid so it stays" said Wendy

The broadcast was set up to repeat automatically and Bob started setting up the other short wave set on a separate antenna.

"Wendy Kathy sit down a minute," said Bob "get her a drink Anne"

"But I am supposed to be on the other radio" I protested.

"Keep them waiting it makes them keen" said Anne looking at Bob who blushed.

"Anyway you two its our turn to speak." Came John’s voice

"Tonight we are being civilised and in polite society a house guest should bring a gift for the hostess." Anne’s eyes were laughing as she continued, "but when we arrived it had gone right out of my head. Then I couldn’t get to the shops so ladies here are my gifts to you two and don’t object they were reduced an end of the world sale."

She grabbed my hand and placed a small gold watch around my left wrist and hugged me and gave me a kiss. She did the same to Wendy.

"These are my gifts to both of you" said Bob and he placed a gold charm bracelet around my right wrist. Again I got a hug and a kiss, I felt dwarfed in this mans arms but it was nice and I hugged him back, the alcohol must be affecting me I thought. Again this was repeated with Wendy.

John’s voice came from behind me "My presents I am afraid aren’t as glamorous as those two but they mean a lot to me. A small gold necklace was placed around my neck I couldn’t see what it was. He continued "For you Kathy Saint Jude the patron saint of lost causes. For you Wendy Saint Christopher the patron saint of travellers". I then got kissed by John, again I could feel his hot body against me through the thin material of the dress my nipples reacted and my groin tensed was I getting damp? Then Wendy got the same treatment but for a bit longer a flash of jealousy struck me but I was jealous of both of them this was very confusing.

We made our way back to the radios and switched on I was wondering if anyone was out there listening to us.

I tuned the set down to 3.7Mhz and the voices started to come through I picked up the microphone to pull it towards me feeling the weight of the charm bracelet on my wrist.

"Radio New Delphi, Radio New Delphi this is g7…." Came one insistent voice.

"This is Radio New Delphi transmitting live on 3.7 megahertz in addition to our recorded message on 7.1 megahertz this is The Oracle speaking before we start ladies and gentlemen may I suggest that you do not use call signs I do not know much about the licensing of ham radio enthusiasts but this information if found may be used to find you so no surnames and just give the approximate area that you area located this is for your safety and ours." I released the mike button and waited.

A voice came back then all of a sudden he was drowned out by another and another. "Gentlemen" I said "I can’t hear a thing if you all shout at once so if it is possible will the Scottish gentleman start us off as he was first"

The reply came back "Aye is G… no its Bernard here" pleasant Scottish accent "and I would first like to welcome you onto the air we have had no information about the situation at all. This story about global terrorists to me sounds like a fairy story can you please elaborate on this for me as to how a sweet sounding young lassie like you could come by this information"

"The information came from my brother in law Bernard he was employed by MI5 as a Snooper do you know what this is?" I asked him.

"Aye, Aye I know what a Snooper is but I must admit that I am surprised a young lady like your self would so for the moment I will believe what you are saying and back off just to monitor what every one else has to say this is G5… No I mean this is Bernard thanking you very much take care and if I don’t speak to you again tonight goodnight." and that was that we were away.

There where only three people talking to us that night Bernard, George of Lancashire and Frank from Birmingham. All where extremely pleasant and polite Frank was the one that spoke to us for the longest his wife had been attacked two days ago by a gang kid and was not well at all.

"Frank can you just hold on for a moment I have someone here who has a lot more medical knowledge than me." I grabbed Wendy by the arm and said come on you are the expert at this sort of thing speak to him.

"But I don’t know what to say, I don’t know what to call myself and what if I am wrong?" she objected.

"Look trust your own judgement get on there tell him what you think, as for a name you lot dumped The Oracle on me so pick something Greek, to come out of New Delphi" I told her and thrust the microphone at her.

"Hello Frank can you hear me?" she said tentatively.

"Franks voice came back yes I can and my wife Mary will not be very happy to hear I’ve been talking to lots of young ladies on the air tonight" he replied "and what do I call you my dear"

"Athena" she said "now what seems to be the problem with Mary?"

She had received a nasty slash to the arm and it was now becoming infected I stood up and left our newest radio star to it.

"You did well" said Bob.

"Thank you but I am not sure that my voice is believable to those people out there." I said

Anne came over with my glass full again "Well I think you did better than I could of".

"Well we will find out wont we, better start thinking up names you three" I indicated Anne, Bob and John "as you three are going to take your turns on the radio as well. That way I don’t end up stuck on here every night all night."

Anne grinned at Bob "Zeus" she proclaimed.

"Ok Hera" said Bob "what do you want to be called John?"

"Oh I don’t know do I have to" he replied.

"You do and quickly" came Wendy’s voice from the radio. "Its George he’s got suggestions about improving the set up here and it sounds like a foreign language to me, so you’re on kid"

"What do I call myself" he protested

She looked at him and smiled "Apollo" with that John took the mike and he was on the air.

Wendy sat down next to me and I asked how was Mary.

"Oh she’s ok Frank reckons that he can get what’s needed reasonably locally" she was looking at John sat at the radio while talking. Her attention was diverted by Bob and Anne.

"Would my Lady Hera give me the pleasure of this dance" he asked Anne

"Whatever my Lord Zeus commands" and she curtsied and they started dancing around the floor.

"I need the loo" I told Wendy "back in a mo"

"Wait I’ll come too" she said.

We walked into the toilets in the lobby in the ladies toilet there we found only one toilet rather than a row of stalls.

"You go first" I said.

"Don’t be silly come on in as well I want to talk" she grabbed my hand and pulled me in.

She went to the toilet first lifting her skirt and dropping her knickers to reveal she was wearing a black garter belt holding up her green stockings that matched the lacy knickers she was wearing.

As her flow started she started talking "Look love I know we have been together for a hell of a long time but I have never kept secrets from you, so I have a confession for you. It might be the body I am in or the hormones or something but that kid John is turning me on something bloody awful."

I turned my eyes to the floor "I Know"

"What how do you know?" she looked at my face and understanding dawned on her "you too?"

I nodded "I think so"

"Well my husband my lover and now my confused little sister what do we do?" She wiped and flushed, as she washed her hands I lifted my skirt and dropped my blue knickers.

"I don’t know, I just don’t know" I answered honestly.

"Well as far as I can see we have three options and whichever you want I will abide with. The first is that we treat your present condition as a temporary affair and you will be back to normal soon." She said

"No love that wont work there is no possible way we can say I will be back to normal in the next ten years"

"Well secondly is the option that with your help we could try as a lesbian couple you will have to go slow with me but I could try." was next. I finished peeing and wiped then washed my hands.

"Come here love" I said as I finished drying my hands I reached towards her breast just touching it with the tip of my fingers feeling it beneath the lacy confinement of its bra the dress silky on top. With my other hand I slipped it under her skirt feeling the legs under their silky stockings and up higher to the soft area above the thicker band at the top of her stocking and the scratchy lace of her panties I slipped my fingers in between her legs an then under her panties to rub her hot sex the look on her face was fear. I felt very little I caressed her pussy once and slipped my hand out and down her leg. I reached around her and hugged her.

"Look love you are a straight woman to force you into a full time lesbian relationship would cause you to resent me and make you unhappy, neither one am I willing to accept. The other thing is this body is affecting me as well it must be as the gay and lesbian groups have said for years you are born straight or gay as this body is straight, my love for you is as strong as ever but my lust for you even in that beautiful body dressed as you are is diminishing. Do you understand what I am saying?"

"Yes I do" she said "that brings us to our third option live as very close sisters and go with the flow, see what happens. But what about John?"

"Look it is you he is interested in that much is obvious I am probably too young for him although if we are going with the flow I intend to let myself enjoy things" I explained

"He is fun to kiss reminds me of someone else at his age." She giggled "We are going to have to sort out some handbags for make up at these evenings much more kissing and we will have no lipstick on." I hugged her feeling her body against mine I reached down and placed my hands on her bum and pulled her to me hard. I could feel my breasts rubbing against Wendy’s body enclosed in a lacy prison, I could feel her hot body beneath the thin dress as I could mine and I could feel the garter as I could mine holding up he silky stockings. We were too alike it just wasn’t the same any more but it was something I was still sad to lose.

She kissed me grasped my hand and we walked slowly back into the dining room. Anne was on the radio now and I asked what was going on.

"Bernard wanted to know what we where doing letting a child speak for us so Anne has just taken over to give him a piece of her mind" he explained.

"Now listen with out exception every one of us is here thanks to her" Anne was worked up in my defence "she saved my life today, my baby’s life earlier in the week. Apollo she rescued out of gang territory today with a child he had in tow she is The Boss Lady because she knows what has to be done and without exception she does it even putting herself under fire to save us." Ooh she was angry with him.

Bernard came back "Well what does she perform these little miracles wit the her bare hands or her Barby doll"

John whispered something in Anne’s ear "No Bernard with two Beretta model 92 compact, 13 rounds in a magazine and as the last person to really piss her off found it will quite happily blow your head off with a 9 millimetre slug"

"And what do you use then Hera a bazooka." came Bernard’s voice.

"No a 7.62 millimetre self loading rifle a Browning 9 millimetre pistol and when I have to a 7.62 millimetre General Purpose Machine gun." She was getting rather worked up the last thing I wanted was the few people who were talking to us refusing to talk because they had been upset. I took the mike from her she was protesting but she let me.

"Bernard hi its The Oracle back again" I said softly.

"Yes what do you want to tell me how big your guns are." He replied snottily

"No but Bernard have you ever seen anyone killed?" I asked.

"Yes I was in Greece" he answered.

"Well in that case you will know if what I say is true. I have only killed one man a man who was going to rape me I wish I hadn’t had to kill him but I am glad I did despite how sick it makes me feel. I shot him at about a range of six to seven feet in the forehead rather right of centre a black mark appeared the size of one of those little old fashioned five pence pieces with Queen Elizabeth the second on. The back of his head exploded with a hole about the size of my fist the brains that came out came out in a cloud of vapour rather than lumps. As I ran to help my sister because there was another man in the house who came with the first I noticed his body was still twitching. The second man I shot in the shoulder at a range of about 30 yards it spun him around but he got up to find my sister covering him with a rifle. He was shot and killed later after we found he had slit the throat of at least one sick person before robbing them, despite the fact he was repeatedly asked to leave he insisted on stopping to tell us exactly how we were going to pay. She shot him dead centre of forehead at 150 yards and the back of his head was gone he then twitched for a while before we buried him. Does this make you realise we have seen some action here, even though I admit under fire it scared the shit out of me to such an extent that I forgot how many rounds I had left a mistake that was nearly fatal for me due to my own stupidity." Finishing my little speech I sat waiting for him to reply we needed these people to take us seriously that was one of the reasons I wanted one of the others to speak they sounded more grown up.

"Oracle I would, I would like to apologised for my earlier comments" he started "I do know what it is like to kill someone and as you say you do it and regret what you have had to do. As for being scared under fire, and Frank, George and anyone else out there listening I will kill you if this is repeated. My first time under fire I froze and pissed myself like a bairn, so if you kept firing till you ran out and in the right direction you did one better than me so have no shame lassie you did good"

"Well we all survived as to if was by luck or judgement I do not know, I think it was just by luck" I said.

"If you survive you don’t ask why" was his honest reply.

"Bernard what is your knowledge of weapons like?"

"Fair to middling. Why?" he asked

"Well" I explained "all of our knowledge is about antique weapons like the SLR which was retired over thirty years before Greece and the Browning which goes back even further by nearly another hundred years. We have some more weapons that we have not had time to experiment with yet that are more modern do you mind having a word with our weapons expert to see if we can use anything at least in service this century."

"No problem at all put him on put him on." I waved at Wendy who said something to Bob who came back minutes later with a smaller rifle that we had seen down stairs in the cellar.

"Athena here Bob I am what they class as a weapons expert here."

"Bloody hell woman you were the one who was telling Frank what to do with Mary" came his surprised voice.

"Yes I am a woman of many surprises and one of them is sat in front of me now. It is about three quarters of a metre long with a pistol grip, the magazine feeds behind the pistol grip almost into the stock…." I left them to it, the wine was starting to get to me by now and I sat down.

Looking around Bob and Anne had started dancing again and they were quite good better than I had ever been when I was a man, came the unbidden thought. I sat there looking at my painted toes in the high heels, feeling the lacy panties under my bum on the chair, the bra still to tight pushing my poor chest into strange shapes, the garter belt with the tension on my stockings and the thin dress caressing my legs. Suddenly I was feeling down again I again for a short time forgot about what had happened and was more concerned with what was happening.

"Come on you we can’t have The Boss Lady sad" came Johns voice "lets dance"

"I can’t dance I don’t know how" I said

"Good then because neither do I" he grabbed my hand and pulled me up. His left hand grabbed my right and then he put his right hand around my waist around my back he pulled me towards him he then released my right hand and paced my left hand on his upper right arm and grabbed my left hand again. I looked up at him still a lot taller than me even in the heels my breasts where against his firm chest and they knew it the nipples like rocks.

I started being guided around the floor backward in the heels I gradually managed to relax with the dancing and gradually became aware of the hot body that was brushing against mine the muscles which I no longer had could be felt beneath the suit his aftershave smelt nice and beneath that was a warm musky smell. I snuggled in a bit closer his hand descended a few inches over the garter belt he knew now I was wearing stockings, I tensed up and nearly stumbled.

"Relax" he said.

I tried too his hand moved lower now on the upper slopes of my buttocks tracing the crack of my bum and the line of my panties with a finger. Between my legs I could feel moisture emerging those new areas swelling softly. Then against my stomach I felt his hardness he was erect and I had caused it.

A voice interrupted us at this time "can I have this dance" I realised the music had stopped and it was Bob asking me to dance.

John answered for me "yes certainly"

I looked up and around Anne was now in radio duty John took Wendy’s hand and I was led off by Bob. Bob was a better dancer I was still as bad but less insistent ant with his body dancing with him made me feel safe and warm rather than the exciting feel of John.

"Does The Boss Lady mind some advice?" asked Bob

"No not at all" I said

"Well slow down a little with him he’s your usual young man in certain respects all dick and hormones and at the moment you are stressed and vulnerable. I know because I was like that at his age and at the moment your choices are limited. I’m not putting him down he’s a great lad but I guarantee seeing you dressed like that he is thinking with his dick not his brain." His voice and eyes were full of concern, I tilted my head up stretched a little and kissed him softly on the lips.

"Thank you for being concerned I will take your advice." What the hell am I doing I thought to myself I just kissed a man. The night went on with us three girls rotating one on the radio and two dancing, I enjoyed it. In the early hours of the morning I made a new recording of the previous message with the fact that a new broadcast would start at 9pm the next day on 7.1 MHz, said goodnight to everyone on the radio then kissed the men goodnight, I gave Anne a big hug and thanked her for what she had done for me. The stairs up to our room seemed to have got a lot steeper than I remembered I stepped on the first step but had to step back down as it was to high I tried again and again I found myself teetering on the six inch plunge and decided to step down again. Anne and Bob came out of the dining area and saw me.

"What’s up Kathy" Anne asked full of concern.

"Somebody’s been playing with the stairseses, no I mean shtairs, stairs" I explained everything totally clear to me if no one else.

"What do you mean" asked Bob a smile on his face.

"Watch first they are a lot steeper than when I came down" I stepped up a step "and every time I get here someone starts moving them"

"If I carry her up do you mind sorting her out up there?" Asked Bob.

"No not at all" said Anne "Its partly my fault I gave her a couple of big glasses of wine to calm her down as we were getting ready"

"Well you succeeded in calming her down she’s plastered" he replied

"Whooes plastered" I asked happily

"You are now one two three up we go" he put one arm behind my knees and one behind my body and I was up in the air.

"Wheee" I said as he started struggling up the flights of stairs, halfway up he paused "see I told you they were steeper didn’t I" I informed him.

"Yes you did and yes they are" he said laughing at the time.

We got up to the top of the last flight of stairs, and I started objecting "Roofff roooff please"

"Why" asked Bob

"Why, why why oh yes I go guard" was my insistent reply

"Kathy thanks to lots of kind people refilling your glass you are drunk if you think I am going to let you around automatic weapons in this state you have got another thing coming." Bob explained to me

"Oh ok" I smiled happily "who can do it"

"John can tonight" said Anne "but tonight you sleep.

Anne led me into the bedroom and striped off my dress then sat me on the loo as she cleaned my makeup off. She undid my bra I looked down at my breasts as I scratched.

"Boobies" I exclaimed "I got boobies Did you do that?"

"No, no I didn’t" Anne laughed back to me.

"Well some one did they weren’t there last week" I informed her.

"Okay what ever" slipped the little yellow baby doll nighty over my head slipped my knickers off and rolled me into one of the single beds.

"Goodnight" she said

"Night night" I answered.

I lay there for a minute after she had gone fondling my new breast whoever did it felt nice then I slept.

 

The next morning I woke to the clamour of automatic gunfire I looked around and couldn’t see Wendy. I sat up and looked around I still couldn’t see Wendy I saw one of my Beretta’s on the bedside cabinet and grabbing it I checked the load and ran out the door to get up to the roof.

"Kathy, stop, stop" came Anne’s voice

"What’s going on" I demanded

"Its just John and Wendy testing the new rifles anyway you can’t go fighting a war looking like that" she told me. I looked at myself yellow baby doll top with no knickers and a pistol.

"Might work" I said "element of surprise might be in my favour" she laughed at me and we walked into my room.

"God I feel rough" I announced.

"I’m not surprised with the amount you drank" she said

"I only had a few glassfuls" was my protest.

"Yes but talking to that lot of idiots downstairs everyone kept topping your glass up when they did theirs thinking they were the only one doing it you must have.." she was interrupted by the sharp staccato beat of the gunfire "then they do this"

"It’s got to be done" I said

"Yes but not right now" lets get you dressed. I protested that I could get dressed but it was brushed away. "Don’t you remember our conversation yesterday?"

"Which one?" My brain was not working well yet.

"Well not the one about the stairs moving and not the one about where did your boobs come from" I blushed, "Hey stop that now you got drunk don’t worry about it as you said you only had a couple of glasses. It was every one else who was an idiot me included. Into the shower with you"

I did as I was told and when I came out of the shower found her looking through my clothes. "You didn’t get a lot did you?"

"No clothes besides something comfortable to wear were a low priority" I explained.

"Yes I can understand that I suppose, you get dry I will see what we have" and she dove into my meagre wardrobe again. I dried myself and picked up a new pair of panties. I looked at them in the gloom of the shop I had just gone for what was white and plain with a matching bra. These where that but they were silky and small and a bloody thong I glanced through my drawer and found I had got all the same.

Anne laughed "My god the look on your face that will teach you to shop in a hurry, you should have seen some of the disasters I have ended up with in a rush. Slip them on lets see how they look"

I did so an I was barely covered by a triangle at the front a thick piece of string passed between my cheeks and a thin band over my hips.

"Looks good Kathy John would love it" I blushed again, she grasped my hand "look I am your friend yes" I nodded "and last night was the first time you have been that dressed up yes" I nodded again "and last night was the first time you have had that much male attention I know. So don’t worry enjoy yourself because he is cute but don’t rush things enjoy it. I saw his hand on your bum did you like it?"

"Yes it was nice" I admitted.

"Good because I knew he liked it when he danced with me after it was obvious just about here" she patted her stomach. I again blushed my nipples erected thinking of him.

"My god is there life in her or is it just the cold" came Anne’s response to this.

"I, I, its…" I stuttered

"Listen I am married not dead do you understand I can only have a year or two on him myself I am young enough to enjoy it even if I love Bob with all my heart." She stopped a minute "Are you aware of the difference between love and lust?"

"Yes I am" I told her "This was lust pure and simple with a splash of alcohol. Which if you don’t mind spreading the word I would not like as much again"

"I’ve already had words with everyone so don’t worry. But my very best friend I want to hear all your stories as they happen" I nodded. "Do you want a bra or not?"

"I better had and what do you mean stories?"

"I want all the dirt your fourteen years old I was that age not very long ago and all I could think about was which boy next" Anne blushed "I didn’t go all the way till I was fifteen and a half but I had a lot of fun on the way there" I slipped another uncomfortable bra on and stepped into the tight jeans, I then slipped a pair of socks on before the boots.

"Try this top" a pale pink crop top came my way. I put it on without objection what was the point of arguing.

After breakfast I went to check on the high watch where Bob was eating a sandwich "you ok this morning"

"A little rough I admit but not to bad anything happening?" I asked he shook his head.

Downstairs Wendy introduced me to her new friend the SA80 rifle that could go fully automatic and empty a 30 round clip in under three seconds at last something small enough for me to use and at 10 pounds not stupidly heavy.

The day progressed quite slowly I trained on the weapons I had and eventually even Wendy said not bad. Late in the afternoon I was on high guard when I spotted two figures waling up the drive dejectedly.

"Incoming people" I shouted down to Wendy. She made Bob, Anne and John armed themselves. I grabbed the binoculars and looked at them two kids the boy possibly sixteen and the girl fourteen. Challenged they both stopped and I came down.

"Who are you, how did you find us and why are you here?" I asked straight to the point.

"Why should we answer your questions?" came the reply from the girl eying me up and down.

"Because I am the person with the semiautomatic pistol and the fully automatic rifle while you do not appear to be armed. If you don’t want to answer my questions do a 180 then go from whence you came."

"Shouldn’t it be your father asking these questions" came her arrogant reply.

I removed the Beretta fired four shots in the air and took aim at the ground between the two of them. "This holds 13 rounds I have nine left who are you where are you from and why are you here?"

"Well that’s wrong everyone knows guns have six shots" again came her arrogant reply.

I fired three shots into the ground between them "Well there’s seven shots so your right again talk or walk"

"Maybe your guns empt.." I fired twice more she started to open her mouth again. Her brother spoke up.

"For Christ sake shut your mouth for once Trisha before I ask them to shoot you." He said

"You can’t talk to me like that you know. You know your not meant to swear and in a minute I am gong to…"

I made sure the SA 80s safety catch was on. I slammed a round in the chamber and walked up to about three foot from Trisha her eyes bulged as she saw me.

"You have till the count of five to answer or I shoot you"

"One"

"You can’t let her do this"

"Two"

"She’s the Boss" Bobs voice.

"Three"

"She’s mad your not allowed to shoot people"

"Four"

"I wouldn’t call her names she tried to drive over the last person who did" Wendy’s voice.

"Fiv…"

"Please don’t shoot please don’t shoot. We are from a farm about a day and a half walk west I am Brian Williams this is my sister with the gob Trisha. My father headed out on the day after every thing died electrically to find our mother in Darlington for the day shopping then out that evening I haven’t seen either of them since so we came out to find out what’s going on"

"Very well Brian, Trisha can I invite you in for a drink something to eat even a shower and bed for the night" I asked still fuming with the little stuck up bitch.

"Oh yes please" said Brian no answer from Trisha.

"Can I interest you in food a shower a drink or a room for the night Trisha" again no answer.

Right now you awkward little cow I thought I am not going to pander to you.

"Ok Brian come on in. Trisha when you’re with us knock at the door. John do you mind taking high guard for the moment" I said blatantly ignoring the glares I was getting from Trisha.

I looped my arm through Brian’s and with the rifle slung over my shoulder walked him in with Anne and Wendy, Bob stayed outside and on the way in I could hear her arguing with Bob.

 

Inside Brian was eagerly eying up the food he was hungry and with a bit of luck so was his sister.

"I should really, Trisha she should come in what if something happens to her Dad would kill me" he said rather flustered.

"Look Bob is out there John is on the roof with a machine gun she is fine just sulking and I don’t pander to sulks" said Anne.

"But…"

"No buts coffee or tea" Anne asked

"Er tea please" Brian said glancing at the window.

"Sit down will a couple of bacon sandwiches keep you going till dinner?" She asked him

"Yes but what about Trisha?" He asked.

I answered "when she cools down she is welcome, until the time she gets manners she can wait out side" I walked to the door "Bob want a bacon buttie while its on"

"Yes please but chuck some brown sauce on" was his reply.

I left the door open to make sure she could hear and smell the bacon cooking.

"She is a bit spoiled at home" said Brian

"A Bit?" both Anne and me said at the same time.

"Well a lot she’s the only daughter and Mum and Dad tend to spoil her because of that and the fact that she’s the bright one in the family" he explained.

Anne jumped in "doesn’t seem to bright to me standing there hungry"

Outside we could hear her petulant voice being used on Bob and he was not having it.

The bacon ready I took a sandwich out to Bob her eyes followed it from his hand to his mouth.

"Kathy" she said

"Yes"

"Can I please have something to eat" her voice was still defiant but I let it pass.

"Come on in and eat" I smiled at her.

Inside she sat down and I checked the rooms till I found two next to each other that were not full from yesterdays shopping trip I walked back to the kitchen to hear her again.

"Who does she think she is?"

Anne was getting irritated "She’s The Boss Lady the girl who saved my life yesterday in a shootout despite the fact she only had five bullets."

Trisha was silent so I walked in "Rooms five and six are clear if you want a shower or a sleep your welcome to stay as long as you want or leave whenever you wish" I passed them the keys.

"We are going to Darlington" she said "to find Mummy and Daddy"

"Listen Trisha we were in Darlington yesterday it is not a place you want to visit the gangs are control and the Army is shooting people" I explained.

"The Army doesn’t shoot people" she informed me.

"Anne I am going to take high guard do you mind finding some clothes for these two for now and is it formal again tonight?" I asked

"Yes it is formal if you pop down about six we will see what we can find"

"Cheers" I said

"So your not in charge I knew you were lying because you asked her rather than told her" came Trisha’ nasal whine.

"I haven’t got time for this shit do you mind explaining the facts of life concerning food and manners please Anne" I asked

"No problem on both counts" I she said as I left. My hangover was still rotten and I did not need to put up with that shit off a snotty little kid like her.

I got onto the roof and said hello to John.

"Quite a little madam isn’t she" he said

"Yes" I agreed.

"Whatcha doin ?" came Jenny’s voice.

I smiled at her "just sitting down"

"Why?"

"Because I am too tired to fly" I said

"Oh" and she wandered off to think about this.

"John you’re the engineer can you tell me how we are able to put the plug in and get power all the time."

"What do you mean?"

"Well solar cells work during the day and produce direct current yet most items we have use alternating current and we get it all night" I explained.

"Storage batteries and a ground inverter" he said leaving me slightly wiser.

"But are we ok for power are we likely to hit problems in the future" I asked.

"As the number of people here increase we will have to be more careful over usage the batteries are good for however many people as you can fit in the house but we could do with alternative methods of charging" he said

"Like what wind, water and petrol generators"

"Yes that’s it exactly but petrol is a pain to get, water if we found out where ours came from possibly I think if we had a choice wind" he sat thinking "yes wind I think"

"You have a think over the next few days on that and see if you can come up with a design and if you can think about ammunition supplies as this lot is not going to last forever" I told him he wandered off already lost in thought.

I sat there on the roof for an hour freezing my tits off in that stupid crop top I eventually got fed up with being cold. I looked over the edge of the roof and saw Bob.

"Bob any chance of finding me a coat" I asked

"No worries be up in a minute" he shouted back. It was actually about ten minutes before he turned up with a leather flying jacket with the fleece inner.

"Sorry I took so long but Anne and Wendy are deep in conversation with Trisha that kid has some problems" he said

"I had noticed but I don’t intend pandering to her" I said as I slipped on the coat it was too big for me but it was warm and covered my bum.

"When did they get this?" I asked

"One of the shops near that radio place they grabbed a handful of everything" he looked at me "and it does suit you"

"Thank you" I muttered "Bob you’re the civil engineer how do we get our water and where does our sewage go?"

"I had not thought about it I will have a look around and see what I can figure out"

I smiled "I don’t fancy being stuck without water or up to our eyes in shit"

"True too true" he answered and wandered off.

I sat there again watching the road and the horses and stripped down my pistol while I was sat there. I was just finishing reassembling the pistol when Brian coughed behind me to get my attention. He was standing there in ill fitting clothes he had short black hair and was a rather thin lad the sort of lad you expect wear thick glasses and be on the nets all the time, he was holding two steaming cups.

"Anne asked me to bring this up to you and she said you could probably do with talking to me" he mumbled.

"Thank you" I said placing the pistol back in its holster and taking the offered coffee "how’s Trisha?"

"Well she’s having problems coping with what’s going on" he paused and looked at his feet "and I must admit so am I"

I reached over and grabbed his hand the way he twitched you would have thought I had electrocuted him "Look Brian everyone is having problems coping, its nothing to be ashamed of" I squeezed his hand and pulled him over to the sandbags to sit down. "if Trisha’s the bright on what’s your thing?"

"I enjoy farming and the area I wanted the farm when dad retired" his eyes were filling up "Trisha wanted to go to university and study law" he finished the tears starting to flow. I put my arms around him and hugged him.

"Look we don’t know what is going on in Darlington with the people there your mum and dad could be fine" he sniffed. "What do you farm?"

He brightened up "we are a small dairy farm with a few sheep as well we don’t make a lot but we survive."

"What will happen if they are left where they are?" I asked him

"They will die" he answered. I thought on this for a few minutes after releasing him from my hug. "How far away is your farm?"

"About twenty to twenty five miles" he answered.

"What about facilities at the house can you survive there?" I asked

"We stayed until we used all of our water" he explained.

"What are your plans your intentions from here"

"I just don’t know. It was find Mum and Dad but now?" his voice petered out.

"Go down have a word with Wendy tell her I would like you checked out on an SLR for tomorrow please" I told him and off he toddled.

Bob came up a bit later to see how I was. "Trisha has calmed down a little now, but I have decided to stay out of the way as well"

"I don’t blame you I don’t think the roof is her sort of place" I said. "What’s her problem now?"

"She does not like the selection of clothes on offer" he sighed. "I don’t know why her brother has put up with her I wouldn’t have"

"Why do you think I have got her brother working with Wendy at least he can shoot her if he gets fed up again." I joked. "How many of those dictation recorders did we have I asked him"

"Three or four why?"

"Because I would like everyone to write a list of close friends and family they would like to contact and as of tonight we are going to transmit it on the alternate frequency when we are not using it" I told him lets let people know we are alive and spread the word.

 

Again I was left alone a dictation machine and a list of names areas and dates of birth where brought up by Anne.

"Are you escaping as well?" I asked her

"Yes she has a mouth from my worst nightmares and a smart answer for everything" she replied.

"But can we control her and use her? Can you because the sight of me seems to set her off" I explained.

"Given a week working on her I will have her just about human, or five minutes behind closed doors." She looked at me "you thinking of taking in some more waif’s and strays"

"He’s a farmer we could do with him but can we cope with her? Can you go around and find out what every one thinks?" I asked nicely.

"Everyone will think what I tell them that you think or starve. Do you understand me, you are boss you are just starting to learn to delegate now learn to trust your own judgement." She told me firmly.

"Her problem appears to be with me, if me and her big brother were out of the way for two days one possibly two nights do you think you could get her sorted a bit in that time?" I asked

"Yes but what are you planning no.." I interrupted her

"Don’t worry nothing dangerous I will tell every one at tea." I started reading the list of people into the dictation machine.

"These are the loved and missing from us at New Delphi if any one out there can spread this list in your area a message can be relayed to us any evening between 22 hundred hours and close down on this frequency if you have any names to be added to this list please contact us at the same time." I read in the list finishing with the fact that we had a six year old girl called Jennifer Adams from Darlington who’s mother is missing. I looked up Bob was there waiting

"It is time for Anne to have her wicked way with you my dear" he grinned.

"I promise to stand on your toes with my heels when we dance to get you back" I told him

"and for the pleasure of dancing with you the pain will be worth it" he told me as he bowed and indicated I should leave. Downstairs I grabbed John to pass him the dictation machine and asked him to get it running. Then I went to find Anne she wasn’t in the kitchen it was Wendy and Trisha I said hi she just glared. Wendy told me that Anne was in her room.

"That irritating little bitch" said Anne

"What’s she done now?" I asked

"I asked her, being nice, if she wanted any help getting ready and that little bitch turned around and looked down her nose at me and said why would she need any help from me" she picked up Sarah who was becoming agitated at the tone of her mothers voice.

"Well Anne I didn’t exactly want you to help last night. I personally would have starved to death given the choice" I would now given the choice I thought to myself.

"It wasn’t exactly what she said" Anne opened her blouse at his point and opened her bra cup which opened leaving the breast bare "but how she said it." She winced as she attached Sarah to her nipple.

"Are they still sore?" I asked her.

"Better than they were but she can be rough. Tonight we are going to show the little bitch up good style, are you in with me and Wendy on this?" she asked me.

"Yes what ever you say Anne you know my fashion sense is crap so I will trust you" I resigned myself to the inevitable.

"You jump in the bath and try not to get your hair too wet I want a little more time to get ready tonight." She said

"Oh I’m sorry I di.."

She grabbed my hand "Listen you don’t you start apologising last night was fun as every night we will get ready together will be fun its just I want to show her up tonight" she sighed "If you had a quarter of her arrogance and self assuredness then you would be perfect. If she had a quarter of your personality and modesty she might be classed as human. Now jump in the bath because I am next."

I did as I was told and I was just getting out when Wendy popped in. "Oh that’s good timing I’ve just got Sarah off to sleep. I’ve laid out some clothes on the spare bed if you get dressed I’ll do your make up and hair."

I went through and dried off the towel rough against my nipples and groin. I was just finishing as Anne came out. "I’ve dug out the talc and a roll on deodorant John had put it behind everything in one of the rooms" she said as she dried herself. I used the deodorant and was wondering what to do with the talc when Anne informed me that as I was in black better leave the talc tonight. So none the wiser as to what to do with it I examined the clothes all in black tonight I saw. I started with the panties a black lacy thong I put them on and then the matching garter belt the stockings were black and sheer and I watched my painted toenails disappear into the bunched up ball of material. I got the stockings on then came the bra strapless under-wired obviously designed for torture I decided.

"Look can we just forget about showing her up and make her wear this till she’s a good girl" I asked.

"Look you think your suffering I am back in this" I turned around and saw her taking the shoulder straps off last nights red Basque. "give us a hand fastening it up." She dropped her boobs in the cups of the lacy item and turned around.

"How tight do you want it?" seeing there were three sets of eyes and only one row of hooks.

"All the way all the way" she said as I was fastening it I realised that the bare rounded bum underneath the bottom edge of the garment did nothing for me at all, I sighed loudly

"I’m sorry to get you doing this" said Anne in response to my sigh.

"No, no its not that I’m just glad I’m not stuck in one of those" I explained lying through my teeth.

"After a kid you have to do a little more to keep the interest and believe me get Bobs interest and it’s worth it" she giggled.

"I will take your word for that" I told her.

"you better he’s all mine and I don’t need competition from someone like you because I would lose" Her eyes filled up with tears. I put my arms around her and felt her rounded bum against my lower stomach and panties I hugged her tight as the feel of her against me was reminding me of the reaction I would have had but two weeks ago. I turned her around and hugged her tight her smooth legs brushing my fabric covered ones my eyes were filling up as well and we just hugged and cried. Her as I found out for what she looked like now having put on the weight with Sarah and not lost it yet and me for losing my life, my sex and my dignity. But I told her it was all that was going on. After much use of tissues we stopped sniffing and carried on getting dressed, Anne was standing there in the Basque red lacy knickers and black stockings I looked at her.

"You know Anne there is not one male out there tonight who you wouldn’t cause to have a hard on all night just by walking through there like that once" she blushed at this.

"Look who’s talking every time I got to dance with John after you this object kept thumping me in the stomach it was worse than being pregnant with Sarah. Even Bob was walking funny after dancing with you" I blushed and carried on getting dressed.

The dress was long and black with diamonds cut away at the sides and around towards my back the straps were like string and it had a big slit up on my left leg my nerves came back in full.

"I can’t wear this" I said "It’s just not me it shows too much" I indicated my chest shoulders and the split up my leg dam near all the way to my stocking top.

"Yes you can because I am asking you to trust me. You look absolutely gorgeous and I will have to tie a piece of string around Bobs dick, because one look at you and he is going to be led around by it all night rather than his brain." We both laughed and she started on my hair and make up.

On the way out to the dining room I managed to glimpse myself in the mirror a beautiful woman not a child but of any age up to twenty looked back at me dressed up to the nines.

"One second here you go" she passed me a small black handbag "there’s a few bits and pieces in it." That’s nice I thought but I still don’t know what to do with them.

We walked out together to find Wendy dressed in black also like me and Anne but like Anne’s it wasn’t quite as revealing as mine. When I pointed this out they both said "Trust us"

We entered the room together Bob and John stood up and walked towards us John grabbed Brian by the arm and pulled him too as his mouth seemed to be stuck open and his feet not working. I was kissed first by Bob I decided to enjoy it and put my arms around him and hugged him was that a lump sticking in me I thought, John was next holding me at the waist so his hands were against the cut outs I definitely felt a bulge with him. Then came Brian looking nervous and uncomfortable in an suit that was to large for him, should try this I thought, he stood there nervous in front of me with his hand out.

"What’s up don’t I rate a kiss" I asked

"Oh yes ok" he pecked me on the cheek.

"Hey I said a kiss I am Boss Lady what I say goes" and I put my arms around him to stop him getting away. He gave me a slightly longer kiss on the lips but only by half a second or so.

"Welcome to our home" I said " but we are going to have to practice this kissing" he turned red and shuffled along to Anne who again grabbed hold of him to stop him escaping.

"Welcome" she said and after a quick kiss "I think he’s got hidden potential do you want me to work on it?" I shook my head the poor lad was blushing to the roots of his hair. Wendy next and again a hug and a kiss.

"He’s got something hidden there I wouldn’t call it potential" she said.

Bob grasped my arm and walked me to the table now set out for seven again he pulled out my chair to seat me and John and Brian did the same for Wendy and Anne. Trisha was sat there in pink jeans and a t-shirt that I recognised from my wardrobe.

"Brian, Trisha welcome the rules of this house are simple you may stay as long as you like and leave whenever you wish to become a member of the household I need all adult members to agree. I propose if they want to stay that Brian and Trisha be accepted into our home. Does every one agree" nods came from everyone.

"Brian if we can get your families livestock here so they are safe do you agree." I said while looking at him, he nodded. "How about you Trisha are you in"

"Yes" she said with little enthusiasm.

I ignored this totally "That is agreed then as we are going to be going to your home tomorrow we can grab all your things and leave a message for your father and mother in case they turn up. For future reference dinner is formal unless by prior arrangement with Anne the house manager but you will have your things tomorrow so no problem." Her eyes flashed at me showing the makeup that she used was not subtle like Anne had used on me.

"Brian can two people move your cows twenty five miles on foot and how many sheep do you have up there" I asked Brian.

"We have about thirty sheep and one Ram till spring when we will have lots and lots of lambs and we have fifty cows to move but no bull to cover them." He explained.

"Well the bull is sorted we have one here the sheep we can move in three trips using the horse box the cows are going to have to walk here, how long do you reckon two days one night?" I said.

"Possibly three days two nights if they are awkward" he replied

"Ok then we could do with a tent sleeping bags rucksacks and a camping stove and a decent torch. Why didn’t I think of these in town yesterday?" I said

"I have all of those at home from scouts and venture scouts" he said.

"Okay this is how we do it tomorrow morning early we go to the farm with the Land Rover. How many people to round up the sheep?"

"Just me and the dog" he said

"Well then me Bob and you and Trisha hit your farm you get the sheep down and contain them in a small area. Trisha and you then load the car with all you want to take and a full load of sheep and go backward and forwards till he has got them all. We will leave a hand held radio and a frequency as a message to your father and I will take another hand held and one in the car. Me and Brian can walk all day then give you a shout on the radio to bring the tent and food out to us in the morning again you can bring food and pack up the tents as we start. How does that sound"

The objections started straight away.

"One at a time please Brian first" I indicated him

"Err I only have one two man tent" he stuttered

"and there are only two of us you have two sleeping bags don’t you?"

"Yes" he said

"no problem then" I insisted "Bob your next"

"Why do you have to go?" he said

"Easy you are not going anywhere away from Anne for more than a few hours and we need you to drive the supplies. Wendy and John are needed here to defend this place while we are all away at once that leaves me by a process of elimination because if Anne goes we all starve." I finished with just a few small complaints after.

Dinner was a slightly strained affair with everyone unhappy with me after the pudding I addressed them again.

"Look is there anyone here who feel that given a SA80 and one of my Berettas that I couldn’t take care of my self?" I looked around the table Trisha was dying to say something but kept her mouth shut. "Is there anyone here unhappy with be being "Boss Lady" because I didn’t want the job"

Trisha spoke up "Why are You Boss? Who decided that?"

I pointed around the table "They did I didn’t want the job I still don’t does any one want to nominate anyone else for the job?" I looked around no answer.

"Ok then I do not intend to take any risks but I am going well armed as is Brian and with a radio so I can always be contacted. Bob if you can bring freshly charged batteries with you each run I can leave it on all the time. I have been doing some thinking and this is open to discussion except for the word I don’t want to, they don’t work for me so they don’t work for you. Bob second in command for the moment and can you be in charge of finding out how long are services will last. Anne House Manager and teacher if you get time all of you most especially Bob keep on her good side if you want to eat." A laugh erupted around the table I waited for quiet "seriously this is not an easy job and as we get more people arriving we will have to see what can be done. Wendy Secretary of Defence and chief armourer, as far as defence goes this lady is god you do as she says. John Chief Engineer and can you work on that wind generator project if you get chance possibly have a talk with Bob. Brian Minister for Agriculture and cattle boy for the next two days when you get back we have two cows and two horses here and we could do with finding out what we can grow out there. Trisha at the moment you are a floating hand wherever you are needed, tomorrow morning before we go Wendy will check you on a pistol and later on the GPMG and SA80 while we are gone when we find your abilities we will decide your role more thoroughly. I think it is time to hit the air"

I walked over to the radio noticing that over time it was easier to walk in the stupid heels that Anne kept choosing. John disconnected the dictator and reconnected the mike I looked at my watch it was just coming up to 10 pm I waited the last few seconds and pressed the red button waited for the Morse to finish and started speaking This is Radio New Delphi based in Yorkshire broadcasting on 7.1 megahertz from now on we shall transmit a new message each day at 22 hundred hours at 22.30 we shall be on our alternate frequency of 3.7 megahertz to answer any questions or give any advice we can. I am the Oracle and due to the possible risks implicated with using your call sign I would suggest it be a first name basis and a general location over the air at most."

I basically repeated the previous days message I included the glow in the sky above Manchester and Newcastle directions, also I mentioned about people disappearing in Darlington. "Finally please remember try and help those who need your help when you can I may be you next but never put your families at risk or yourselves. Kindness and Caution are the keywords for these times any one who can hear this broadcast spread the news. This was the Oracle at New Delphi Radio wishing you all a safe evening."

"Got it" said Bob passing the little recording machine to John

"What about the music in the background isn’t it distracting for people?" I asked still concerned about this.

"No" said Anne "It shows we have power and culture here so people might just listen it stays"

I conceded the point. I took the first shift with the session as the dancing started for the night John asked Trisha to dance and was completely refused as was Bob a little later I noticed her knocking back the wine quite a bit but didn’t say anything Wendy and Anne tried to get Brian to dance but he wouldn’t.

Wendy took over from me after a while and John sat down next to her at the radio they were becoming a bit of an item I walked up to Brian.

"Ok why are you not dancing" I asked.

"I don’t know how I would mess it up and be all embarrassed" he mumbled back at me.

"Well" I said "I don’t know how only Bob and Anne are any good the rest of us just look silly"

"But I couldn’t" he insisted.

I sat myself on his knee and gave him a big kiss, under my left buttock I could feel the heat and hardness of his erection "Listen Brian I like you but the fact that you won’t dance with me is upsetting me is it something wrong with the way I look" I could feel his erection getting harder as I wiggled "and in a moment if you do not get up and dance with me and enjoy it I will stand up and shout something along the lines of what did you just jab me in the bum with a bloody python?" I stood up and held out my hand he didn’t respond I took a deep breath and he stood up and took it.

"I play dirty don’t I" I told him

"Yes you do" he agreed.

 

Wendy was on the radio for along time and Brian partnered Anne for a dance before returning him then Anne and Bob took the radio and the four of us shuffling about the room made a pretty poor show of it again we swapped for one dance. Trisha by this time was snoring softly in a chair. I finished the evening on the radio and Brian was going to sit down on his own I pulled him over with me then sat on his knee my nipples had been hard all night I knew he was hard all night so I sat on his knee and made sure my buttocks were hard against it. It felt good his hands wrapped around me and I talked to our three friends in the comfort and security of his arms I finished up the night on the radio and informed them that for at least one night possibly two I would not be available as I was going on a trip.

"Well you take care lassie and don’t be afraid to shoot when you have to" Bernard informed me, Frank and George wished me good luck.

"Goodnight all" I said "John do you and Wendy mind splitting the watch tonight between you and when I get back I will do a few more"

"No problem except this fact of you doing a few more" he said as he kissed me goodnight

I kissed Bob and Anne good night. Anne grabbed me and whispered in my ear that she wanted to see me first thing in the morning so she would bring breakfast up.

"Wake me up at dawn please whoever’s on" I said and walked out still holding Brian’s hand.

 

Outside the dining room I placed my arms around his neck and said thank you for a pleasant evening I kissed him and hugged him he hugged me back and I left him carefully negotiating the stairs in my heels. In the bedroom I removed my makeup undressed hanging up the black dress as I lay there wearing one of the t shirt nightdresses I had chosen I was filled with warm feelings for the young lad I had manipulated I also realised without thinking I had put myself in the single bed rather than the double while debating to move or not I fell asleep.

 

"Kathy, Kathy wake up" someone wanted this Kathy to wake up why doesn’t she, my sleep addled brain thought.

"Kathy wake up here’s a coffee for you" I opened my eyes and saw Anne leaning over me in a dressing gown. Last nights events came back to mind and I felt guilty for having fun with a lad less than half my age.

"Are you awake now Kathy?" Anne asked

"Yes" I mumbled and took the coffee cup off her after a few sips my brain pulled itself together.

"Ok I am with us" I said

"Good then get up and showered I want a natter with you before you go" she told me and grabbing the cup I wandered through to the bathroom for a pee. I peed wiped and washed my hands then flushed and jumped into the shower.

"Kathy this is my big sister act which I haven’t had chance to try before, do you like Brian?" she asked.

I thought about this for a minute and answered honestly "Yes he’s fun if a little shy but nice"

"That is what I thought I have had a look through the medical supplies and we have no condoms in stock" she said.

"What do you …oh no I am not intending on anything happening that way" I told her

"Neither was I that is why I have Sarah, though I love her very much a year ago she was a nasty surprise" she told me. "Now I am not telling you not to do anything out there with him because he is a nice lad but when did your last period finish"

"Two days ago" I said the thought making me cringe.

"Well then you should be safe from pregnancy, disease seeing his reactions with you is minimal but on our next shopping trip we need birth control pills and condoms otherwise we could see a population explosion here" she told me.

I turned off the shower and grabbed two towels I wrapped on around my body and the other around my hair "I didn’t think of that the other day when we were out" I admitted

"You had no reason to think of it I didn’t think of it even though I last got caught a year ago so don’t worry and this week you are safe in theory but it is not foolproof you understand"

I sat there digesting the fact that she was concerned about me getting pregnant.

"Don’t worry he is a nice lad and lets be honest I don’t think he will push anything with you armed. Get dressed everyone will be waiting for you." She said happily

I dressed in plain knickers and bra from my original supply a pair of jeans and put on a t shirt and a jumper both pale blue I then put on the oversize flying jacket.

"I didn’t agree with that jacket at first but it suits you even though it’s big and bulky. Now what things do you want me to send you out tomorrow morning"

"Much the same with layers I can strip off or put on what I want" I replied while brushing my hair and putting an elastic in it.

"Fine in here are a few essentials" she passed me a small fabric rucksack it was heavy.

Inside were a couple of magazines for the SA80 four for the Berettas, a whole toilet roll and a little makeup bag full.

"Thank you" I said "but why so much toilet roll and why the makeup."

"The toilet roll because through experience when there are no toilets you need all the paper you can get the make up because its about time you started carrying some an when you get back I will show you how to use it for now though a little lipstick should be enough." She told me.

I was shown how to use it and after three our four attempts myself she pronounced me fit to be seen in public.

 

At breakfast we were all quiet Trisha with a hangover, Brian with fear about a couple of days with me, and the rest not happy I was going. We hooked up the horse box claimed our weapons and radio and got in the car. The journey took about three quarters of an hour taking it easy.

The farm was deserted and was not exactly what I expected a farm to be it was a modern house with cattle shed barn and milking shed near by. In a nearby field were thirty or more large cows and further off up a hill were the sheep.

"If we get the sheep first and then personal stuff and then move out how’s that" I asked Brian

"Fine by me" he whistled loudly in the distance was loud yapping getting closer. "Is it all right if I feed Lucy first?" indicating the black barking figure rushing towards us.

"No problem" I said.

The dog demolished the dish of food and Bob, Brian and Lucy collected the sheep I was left with the dubious pleasure of Trisha’s hung over company.

"Any thing you want me to put in the back?" I asked

"You stay away from my things don’t touch anything" was her reply

"Fine but bring with you or hide anything that you or your parents might consider precious or irreplaceable" I told her.

"Why so you can steal it" she shouted

"No because if this place gets raided while you are away you will lose everything" I tried to keep my temper.

Outside the sheep where approaching guided by Lucy diving from one side to another eventually they where all corralled in a small enclosure then with an old gate inside the horse box Bob and Brian started grabbing them and lifting them into the horsebox the possibly fitted about a third of the sheep in it was a squash but they fitted.

As Brian went to pack up his life I told him the same as I had told Trisha about anything valuable and he thanked me two kids so different how I wondered had this happened.

Sleeping bags tent and other odds and sods where placed in the car as well as all the things the two of them wanted to keep so that Brian’s rucksack only contained water ammunition and food.

And off we went and let me tell you that staring at the arse end of a load of cows for hour after hour is a torture they are slow pig headed and they do there own thing the final thing is the amount of piss and shit you get out the back end when you are walking behind lots of them. It gave us time to talk on the way and by lunch time he had actually relaxed in my company as the sunny day heated up I put my large coat in his rucksack and later on my jumper by lunch time as we were talking I noticed him looking at my small breasts beneath the t shirt to be honest this should have upset and offended me but I was delighted. Bob ended up making four trips for the sheep each time looking more and more depressed with the company he was keeping, this power that young females have to delight or torment the male of the species, after dinner on his way back home with the last load he stopped to have a talk.

"Look Kathy I know you said you want someone keeping watch with me while I am driving but I would rather take the risk of getting shot than have another trip with her please"

"No problem as long as you promise to take care I can’t afford to lose my only driver" I joked

"That’s it nobody loves me only what I can do" he looked glumly down at his toes

"That’s what Anne told me anyway" I continued "what do you think of giving some driving lessons to the others over the next few weeks"

"Yes sounds like a good idea I wouldn’t have to put up with her again" he indicated Trisha who was sulking in he car

"Thanks Bob I owe you one" I said

"Too bloody right you owe me after this I will see you later and take care" he kissed me and headed home.

 

That afternoon I found out what Anne meant about toilet paper my bladder had been irritating me for about an hour and I had kept putting it off eventfully I had to go or wet myself.

"Brian you carry on I just have to pee" I shouted across to were he was claming one of his herd that had wandered off

"Do you want me to keep watch" he asked

"No it seems safe enough I’ll catch you up in a moment" I assured him

What a rigmarole I climbed over a gate into a field and behind a hedge I dropped my trousers and knickers I couldn’t balance so they were out of the line of where I expected the flow to come from I pulled up my trousers and walked to the gate and eventually got into a position where they should stay dry and relaxed some one turned on a lawn sprinkler I was trying to keep my trousers and shoes out of the flow it was running down the inside of my legs it was every where but my trousers an knickers had remained dry. I reached in my rucksack and found the toilet paper and sort of mopped up, as I was replacing it I felt something else in there a plastic tub I pulled it out wet wipes oh god bless you Anne I thought. I cleaned myself up properly and started jogging to catch up with Brian total time as a man thirty seconds as a woman five minutes.

I caught up with him not very far down the road.

"You took your time didn’t you" he said

"Listen I cant just find a tree and whip it out, when I want to go it’s a major logistical operation"

"Oh sorry" he said glumly

I walked up to him and slid an arm around his waist "Don’t be sorry nothing to be sorry about" I told him and his arm started to creep around me stealthily just ready for when the rebuff came, then relaxing and giving me the odd squeeze as we walked and talked it was nice. I was enjoying it. About half four I radioed through that we would be stopping soon and Anne assured me that Bob would be on his way inside five minutes. We carried on walking till we found a field with a stream running through we decided this would be a good spot for the night we sheparded the cows into the field with the help of Lucy and when he arrived I put the kettle on while Bob and Brian sorted out the tent we stood there drinking coffee and talking till it started to go dark and Bob and Brian unloaded the radio and food and pans.

"Do you want the change of clothes now or in the morning?" he asked

Both of us agreed on the morning and we waved him off.

Tea was not exactly exciting hotdog sausage and beans and rice pudding after and we were sitting there drinking coffee after it was getting cold it was a clear night Orion was standing high and Jupiter was just visible rising on the horizon as the brightest star Saturn was high in the sky as a bright yellow star but even with my coat and jumper on I was getting cold.

"Brian it’s going to be a cold night tonight so I suggest we get in and warm before we get too cold." I suggested

"Ok I will just rinse the pans in the stream while you get sorted" he said happily

"Do you want the torch?" I asked indicating a large torch that was also a neon lantern.

"No I can cope you have it" He told me

Inside the tent I hung the torch from the ridge pole and left my boots under the fly sheet I took off my coat and rolled it up at the head of my sleeping bag as a pillow. I stripped off my jumper t shirt and bra and slipped the night shirt over my head then removed my socks and jeans I was just getting into the sleeping bag when I heard a noise

Clang, clang "Ahghh" splash "Oh, oh shit, oh shit" I grabbed the torch and ran out side just in my knickers and night shirt and saw Brian coming up the bank with the pans and soaking from head to foot. His teeth wear chattering and he was muttering "oh, oh god"

We had no towels dam I should have remembered that I thought. He struggled up to the tent.

"Strip" I ordered him

"What" he said his teeth chattering

"Get all those clothes off now before you freeze to death" I told him I ducked into the tent and grabbed my clothes he had taken his top half off.

"Get the rest off and dry yourself on these as best as you can then in the tent" I returned into the tent it had to be minus two or three degrees out there now hypothermia was a distinct risk for him. I unzipped the sleeping bags then zipped the two of them together to make one big one. I looked outside he was still in his trousers sort of tapping at his body with the t shirt.

"Boots off now come on move your bum" I shouted

He bent down and undid his boots clumsily then stepped out of them.

"Bottom half off now" he undid his trousers and let them fall step out of them "and the underwear now" he did so "now in the tent and dry yourself" I grabbed his boots and felt them they were dry inside I shoved them under the fly sheet the rest of the clothes I bundled together and I dived back in the tent. He was kneeling in there his teeth chattering I grabbed my t shirt off him and tried to dry him as best as I could with the area I could get to.

"Into the sleeping bag now move it" god I was cold too I pushed him towards the top end of the sleeping bag he seemed confused

"just get in before you die of the cold" and I do I thought as now my teeth were chattering. He got in with a glimpse of pubic hair and a shrivelled organ visible in the shadows. I jumped in as well next to him I was cold he was freezing and still damp I rolled on my side and hugged him tight trying to use my body warmth to warm him up.

"Roll this way" I said trying to get as much of his body in contact with mine as I could to try and warm him a bit more. After a bit my teeth stopped chattering as I warmed up slightly and I became aware of my situation his teeth were still chattering every now and then he would gain control and then they would start again. I was aware that the thin body that I held was solid he was all muscles on a tall frame of adolescence and when he finally finished growing he could probably give John a run for his money. I was also aware that I was a 37 year old man in the body of a girl believed to be not yet fourteen in bed with a lad possibly sixteen, sod it I thought I am going to enjoy this life if it is the life I am stuck with. Finally I was aware that my knickers and nightshirt had absorbed the last of the moisture off the front of his body and were damp and uncomfortable well I thought in for a penny in for a pound I sat up and removed the top and reached down and worked the knickers down my legs I then pushed them to the bottom of the sleeping bag. I rolled back towards him his eyes were closed as I touched him another set of shivers hit his body I put my arm around him my breasts pressed into his chest and my nipples hardened even more with the cold of his body.

His eyes opened for a second, his face was filled with uncertainty "I’m sso sssorry" he said through the shivers.

I reached up and stroked his cheek with my hand "Shhh nothing to be sorry about".

We lay like that for a while him not moving and me just holding him his eyes closed and gradually his body started to warm up eventually he was pleasantly warm against my body I could feel his cock start to react to me it started as a soft lump pressing against my thigh as it hardened more it moved up over my pubic hair till it was between our bodies pressing into my belly. I had caused this it sent shocks from my rock hard nipples, brushing his chest, down to my hot rapidly dampening pussy just to think this was due to me.

"I’m sorry" came Brian’s voice.

"Keep apologising and I will make you sorry" I told him fiercely. I was holding him but he was making no attempt to hold me I grabbed his arm which was lying along his body and pulled it down over me I slipped my thin arm under his muscular arm and pulled my head into his chest so his face was in my hair if he looked down. I kissed his chest and relaxed to enjoy his hand moving gently over my back and down my buttocks they were so sensitive to any touch, my nipples bored holes into his chest oh god was I wet down below his hand came up and tilted my head back so he could kiss me. His lips met mine as did our tongues, with a skilful move he rolled me on my back without his mouth leaving mine. His hand started exploring my body cupping my breast, softly pinching my nipples it then moved down caressing my stomach it brushed over my pubic hair and started rubbing my legs working in between them and higher and higher with each circle that was made. I spread my legs to give him access to my hot sex his fingers found it a little rough though causing a little pain.

"Gently, gently please love" I whispered to him his he nodded and his mouth moved down my neck over my breast to find my nipple. He sucked and nibbled on it while his finger started to gain entrance to my body slowly and gently entering my body with his thumb rubbing the general area of my clitoris. I put my arms around his head and pushed my groin towards his hand to get more contact and more inside me, his cock was hard hot and insistently jabbing at my hip and Lucy outside growled.

I pulled him off my nipple and stuck my fingers on his lips and pointed at the door he listened to her growl again, his finger slipped out of me.

"Company" he mouthed he then whispered something to Lucy who was silent instantly I grabbed my nightshirt and a pistol and switched off the light. I slipped the nightshirt on in the dark and gave him the torch.

"Keep quiet I would rather they went passed without seeing us but if we have to we fight, when I say now switch the main torch on and be ready to move with your rifle" I whispered.

Men’s voices could now be heard getting closer I slipped out of the sleeping bag and lay along one side of the tent with my head near the door pistol ready.

"I say your just seeing things" came one voice.

"No I saw cows down here lots of them and not yours" came the second.

"Your always fucking seeing things remember the strange lights"

"Yes I did see them though"

"But it wasn’t a flying saucer it was a police helicopter"

They were close now.

"Bugger me your right" came the first voice again.

"Told you quiet there’s a tent there" the second voice dropped to a whisper.

For a while we could not make out what was being said then the zip on the tent started to rise slowly someone trying not to make any noise.

I kept still the door opened a fraction an old weathered face appeared through the gap, I placed the pistol under his chin and whispered "don’t even twitch."

"Light now" I said

"Harry, Harry what’s going on" came the voice from outside.

"Tell him" I said

"Well boss there is a young girl here with a gun under my chin" he told his partner his voice full of fear.

There was a click outside "I have a twelve bore out here trained on the tent" came the voice outside.

"I have a nine millimetre pistol under Harry’s chin, you fire you might kill him or I will if I am hit" I shouted.

"We don’t want any one to get hurt" came the voice again

"Uncle Tom is that you" came Brian’s voice.

"Who is that?" the unseen person shouted.

"Brian, Brian Williams" he answered

"You mean Joe Williams boy?" the voice was relaxing

"Yes its me" he answered

Relaxing I removed the pistol from Harry’s chin and smiled at him.

"Boss, boss she’s letting me go boss you can shoot now boss" he said as he left the tent.

"No" he shouted "Its Joe Williams boy you know Brian"

"Is it I thought it was a girl" Harry answered.

"It is" I said "I am coming out I am armed but I will not raise it do you understand"

I crawled out head first the chill catching me by surprise I stood there my inner thighs cold and sticky as a torch played over me.

"Where’s Brian" came Toms voice from behind the light.

"In here" came Brian’s voice

"Well come on out so I can see you" Tom told him

"He has a bit of a problem that way" I told the men.

"Why?" came Toms suspicious voice.

"Because he took an unexpected swim earlier in the stream and he has nothing to wear he is trying to climb out wearing a sleeping bag" I explained

"Not again Brian I thought you had grown out of falling in there" Tom shouted

"I slipped" came Brian’s pained voice.

"That’s what you always said" Tom was laughing now "Harry run back to the house and ask Muriel if she can get some of my clothes, tell her young Brian’s been swimming again" and Harry disappeared.

Brian eventually appeared wrapped in just the one sleeping bag he had disengaged the two of them and was standing in it holding it up to his chest.

"I thought you had grown out of falling in the stream when you got to ten years old" said Tom provoking a blush from Brian.

"If you will excuse me I am just going to get dressed" I told them.

Grabbing the torch of Brian I started to get dressed in my damp and in some places wet clothes the panties were the most uncomfortable seeing that my fluids had cooled on my pussy and were wet and cold. I grabbed some tissue from my bag and wiped up as best as I could there was a little blood on the tissue but that didn’t bother me I pulled up the knickers properly and slipped on my jeans which were about the wettest of all my clothes. After slipping the dual holsters on and returning the pistol to the left hand one. I reached out to grab my boots covered in cow shit as they where and put them on I grabbed my coat, bag and SA80 and headed out again.

"so seeing we had no water or power or anything up there and with dad being missing looking for mum we decided to move the herd" John was finishing up.

"And who is this" the torch flicked across to me "Christ girl your clothes are soaking" he erupted"

"Yes I needed something to dry him he was getting hypothermic" I explained

"What were you going to walk in tomorrow your night clothes" he asked

"No" I was starting to shiver now the breeze outsides cutting through my wet jeans. "some more clothes coming tomorrow morning"

"Brian you get your arse in that tent till Harry gets here." He told Brian "I am going to get this girl up to the farm to get her warm when your dressed follow us up"

I protested about leaving him alone but was firmly put straight.

"Look he’s big enough and soft enough to take care of himself for ten minutes till Harry gets here you on the other hand, know about hypothermia and if you stand around freezing here it will be you with it." He grabbed my arm and started to pull me along.

"Don’t worry go with him" came Brian’s voice.

I shuffled along with Tom towards the gate he opened it rather than have me climb over and with the shotgun open and balanced over his forearm and the torch in his hand he grabbed my arm with my other and half dragged half encouraging me to move up the road. Even my thick coat wasn’t keeping me warm I just kept moving one foot after the other after what seemed like an enormous distance we turned right into a narrow track.

A figure passed us saying "right boss" who was that I wondered as he disappeared past us I felt I should know I was stumbling on the uneven road surface and wondering who was this person pulling me along when all I wanted to do was sleep.

"Come on move it watch were you are walking" the stranger shouted.

Why is he shouting at me I’m too cold to be shouted at.

"Come on talk to me, What’s your name?" the strange man shouted.

"Kathy" escaped my lips. But it did not impress him what was that speak up don’t whisper.

"KATHY" I shouted.

"That’s better I know your with us, now we have nearly got there and then you can warm up in a bath" the figure at my side said.

Lights were now visible in front of us and the shape of buildings.

"MURIEL, MURIEL" a door opened in one of the buildings a figure appeared in the doorway.

"Hot bath now" My tormentor shouted as the house was suddenly upon us. "She’s a friend of Brian’s she’s freezing to death get her in a bath to warm her up quickly I’ll make a drink and Andrea can find something for her to wear."

A large woman grabbed my hand and started pulling me inside to a warm room with a large open fire but grabbing a lantern she dragged me out and up some dark stairs into a bathroom.

"Strip off" she said as she started filling the bath, I stood there not comprehending. She grabbed the SA80 off my shoulder and stood it up against the wall then she took off my coat and didn’t comment about the two pistols just placed them next to the SA80. She undressed me and made me get in a bath that was nearly too hot to bear. After a few minutes my brains started to pull themselves together and I started taking note of my surroundings.

"You look like your warming up again a bit Kathy." The large woman said with a smile on face.

"Yes I am thank you" I replied.

"Good you scared the life out of Tom with how cold you got so quickly. As I told him if you want to drag girls around the countryside when its minus 7 degrees outside in wet clothes what do you expect" she started picking up my clothes "Andrea will be in a moment with something to wear for tonight and I will see what I can do with these" she picked up all my clothes pointedly ignoring my weapons and started out the door.

"Muriel" I said she stopped and turned "thank you very much"

"Don’t worry about it we have to help were we can you know at times like these, she says so" and disappeared.

A few minutes later a young, well I say young she was about my age now, girl arrived in the bathroom "Here is a nightdress, dressing gown and slippers for you Kathy there’s some towels there and here’s a cup of hot chocolate for you" I thanked her and she left.

I lay there luxuriating in the warmth and drinking the sweet hot drink till I had finished it, then after a quick wash I dried myself and slipped on a thick cotton nightdress that was pink and covered me down to my toes then the thick dressing gown again in pink but again covering all, finally the slippers novelty ones in the shape of two dogs. I felt a bit silly but warm and covered so I said to myself who cares I retrieved my bag and weapons and headed down stairs.

 

Down stairs things seemed rather tense and Tom started speaking "Good you look better perhaps we can get some answers now as Brian won’t tell me anything"

"I’m sorry Uncle Tom but until Kathy says ok I wont say anything" Brian protested.

"Muriel you heard what that radio said help people but watch out for the gangs and keep yourself safe" Tom said "and with all the firearms she’s got and how he wont say anything I think their part of a gang"

"Brian" I asked "how long have you known these people and do you trust them"

"All my life and totally Kathy but I couldn’t say anything before you said yes" the conflict was evident across his face.

"Relax Brian do you mind if I sit down?" I asked

"No not at all, please do" said Tom

"Where did you hear about the gangs and everything about helping people?" I asked them.

"On the radio we where tuning through a couple of days ago and we came across people talking they had all given themselves Greek names."

"Athena, Hera, Zeus, Apollo and The Oracle" I said

"Yes that’s them" he said "strange lot but they talk sense"

"They have a woman in charge and she shot a man who hurt her" came Andreas voice.

"Can you remember anything else about that person Andrea?" I asked her.

"Yes she has a gun" I reached into the holster and took one of the pistols, Tom tensed up and Muriel flinched I dropped the magazine out.

"Can you remember what gun it is?" as I passed the pistol to Tom and started to remove the rounds from the magazine placing them standing up in four rows of three with one left over, Andrea couldn’t see these actions because everyone was in the way.

"Yes it was a strange name a Bretta or something like that" she said

"Beretta?" Said Tom

"Yes that’s it Daddy with Thirteen Bullets" Andrea finished.

"A model 92 compact Beretta with a standard clip of thirteen 9 millimetre rounds" I said "Do you mind if I reach in my bag" Tom shook his head I grabbed my bag and walked out of the room I grabbed the hand held and called home Bob answered quickly.

"Look don’t worry I am amongst friendly natives but a bit of leverage might be useful" and I explained.

Back in the large kitchen all eyes were on me "Tom can you put on the radio a minute on that frequency that you were on?" I did and Georges voice was coming through strong about the bet type of aerials for us. When he took a break Anne’s voice came through strong "Thank you for that George but if you will hold on a second I have just had a message that The Oracle has found the natives are friendly and I want to sat hello to Tom, Muriel, Andrea and Harry please take good care of her she’s our Boss Lady we cant afford to lose her"

Bernard’s voice came through fainter than I expected "You take care lassie bloody stupid game putting yourself at risk."

Frank came through again weak "Mary and I say take care she’s a lot better now"

George came back "hello to The Oracle take care now as I was saying what you really need is a mast" Tom turned off the radio.

"Oh Shit" he said "Oh shit you’re the one they were talking about you read out that news thingy"

"They said our names Daddy, they said our names" came from Andrea.

Muriel was silent and obviously not very happy.

"Are you ok there Muriel" I asked.

"It’s just she doesn’t like weapons out in the house" said Tom

"She’s always been funny that way" said Harry

"Muriel I apologise for upsetting you" I grabbed the other pistol dropped the magazine out and checked there was nothing in the chamber I then did the same with the SA80, Brian was fumbling around trying to get the magazine out of the SLR and having problems. I took it off him checked that it was clear and put that on the table.

"Tom do you mind putting these somewhere safe till we leave" Indicating the pile of empty weapons the magazines I put back in my bag after refilling the one that I emptied.

As the weapons left Muriel brightened up "I am so sorry about breaking the house rules you should have said something. I apologise again for upsetting you."

"Don’t worry about it. Its not a house rule I just don’t like them out in the house." She changed the subject "Is every one ready for another drink because I think we’re in for a long night."

"Yes please my love" said Tom returning and the rest of us nodding in agreement.

"Well how did a slip of a girl like you end up in charge there at that Greek sounding place" he asked.

"Because she shot someone dad I heard it the first night" came Andrea’s response.

"No not quite right Andrea I did shoot and kill a man who was trying to rape me, then I shot and wounded another man with him who was looking for my sister to do the same thing to her. She shot and killed him when he repeatedly refused to leave and started threatening us about what would happen when he came back. Neither of us is happy about killing but rather them than us" I explained

"That’s the way of it Kathy" said Tom "if you have got to do it, you have got to do it. But this doesn’t explain why your in charge are you the oldest"

"Look I don’t know how I ended up in charge I don’t want the job but I am stuck with it have a talk with Bob" I turned on the hand held and called Bob

"Kathy are you ok? Are you safe? Do you need help?" his worried voice came over the air.

"Relax Bob, I am in great danger of being pampered to death, hot baths, hot chocolate and now I can smell bacon cooking. I am in great danger of staying here and leaving you lot to fend for yourselves" I said into the radio.

"Anne says don’t you dare" came his voice with the music in the background "or she will send Trisha to you"

"Ok you win I will come home" I said

"Ok Boss Lady what can I do for you any more personal requests for the radio?" he asked.

"No but you can have a talk to Tom here" I passed Tom the radio and showed him how to use it he wandered off talking to Bob heading off out the door to get away from the noise of the frying bacon.

Harry was sat on a chair in the corner Brian sat down next to me his leg brushing mine reminding me of what nearly was such a short time ago. Andrea sat opposite me dressed almost identically to me except her nightdress was yellow.

"What was it like to shoot someone, was there blood what did he do" she was saying.

Right I thought lets sort this out once and for all.

"The man was trying to rape me, I was forced onto the floor he had hurt me and he unzipped his trousers. I pulled out the pistol and pointed it at him he stepped back, I told him to get on the floor he laughed and stepped closer to me telling me that I wasn’t going to shoot him and he was going to have some fun. When he was about this distance away from me and he still wouldn’t stop" I indicated the distance between us "I fired and hit him here" I stood up and touched her forehead at the point I had hit him "and the back of his head exploded as brains and bone came flying out it left a hole I could fit my fist in, in the back of his head with bone brains and skin visible in the hole. He then twitched for a while with a pool of blood spreading around his body. It was not fun, it sickens me that I had to kill a man and I pray that I do not have to do it again but if I do I will" I finished. Andrea was looking a little sick at my descriptions expecting it to be bang your dead. Her mother walked over with bacon and home made bread on two plates.

"That will teach you to ask silly questions" she said looking at her face "Don’t worry Kathy she deserved that my only concern would be if you were not sorry you had to do it or if you felt you couldn’t do it again both of those would be wrong. Now drink eat and then sleep you have had a long rough day if you have moved cows from the Williams farm. Brian do you mind sleeping in the spare room if I put Kathy in with Andrea?"

"No not at all Aunt Muriel" Brian replied

"Kathy can sleep in my bed it will be fun" said Andrea

"Kathy what do you say?" Muriel asked

"Anything is fine with me" I said.

"Ok eat up drink up then I will tell Tom he can talk to you two tomorrow" she informed me.

I ate a couple of rounds of bread with thick bacon and drank my drink and the warmth got to me I was nodding off.

"Right now young lady its two in the morning you have been up since dawn you can get to bed you are staying her tomorrow and the day after you can carry on, understand" she was looking at me sternly, I nodded.

I stood up and turned to Muriel, height she was a little taller than me but she was a lot larger in every other respect. Put my arms around her and gave her a hug and a kiss.

"Thank you for everything" I said

She put her large arms around me "Look we helped you thanks to what you had been saying on the radio. You have been the only news and hope we have had since this started plus you have been taking care of Brian which is a job and a half I can tell you, and you haven’t thrown his sister out yet. So don’t worry."

I kissed Brian goodnight and said goodnight to Harry who was sat on the chair with his eyes closed, he raised a hand but didn’t open his eyes and looked around for Tom.

"Don’t worry" said Muriel "he will be a lot longer yet he wants to bed down Lucy in the barn and check on a few things. Now you two get up stairs and sleep yourselves out" indicating me and Andrea.

Andrea grabbed my hand and led me upstairs to her bedroom where a single bed was waiting I crawled in and was a sleep in seconds, some time during the night I felt a rounded body pull in tight behind me and an arm around me and I slept again.

I woke up in the morning with light streaming into the room and someone stroking my hair.

"I’m sorry I didn’t mean to wake you up" came Andreas voice

I rolled over to face her "Don’t worry" I said looking at her she was a plump blond girl possibly fourteen years old but taking after her mother size wise, she had a pretty face though.

"Sorry but your hairs so nice I was just straightening it a bit" she apologised again.

"Look don’t worry it was a nice way to wake up" I said

"Sorry" she said

I through an arm around her and pulled her close to me "look stop apologising you have nothing to be sorry about" I smiled at her. She put her arm around me and hugged me tight.

"I’m sorry its just I don’t have many girl friends and I didn’t want to upset you because I like you" she said.

"Look Andrea stop apologising what’s up" I squeezed her tighter feeling her padded body beneath the all covering nightdress

"I am sorry it just you are so pretty and I am so fat and ugly I was thinking as you lay there" she broke down into tears. I hugged her tight feeling her large breasts against my small ones I was caressing her back and her blond hair while kissing her tears away.

"Come on Andrea" I said softly "Come on I’m your friend what’s up" the tears kept flowing I kept holding her my face wet from her tears. I kissed her on the lips she kissed me back so I kissed her again my hand rubbing her back all the way down to her large bottom then up onto her hip. She kissed me back with some more force I started rubbing her bottom she caught my bottom lip in her teeth her hand was on my bottom and my nightdress was riding up. I kissed her hard open mouthed her tongue tentatively touched mine I responded and her hand slid down under the hem of my nightdress halfway down my thighs It felt nice bare skin on my bare legs I tried to do the same but I couldn’t pull it up far enough to reach the skin.

"Lets get these silly things off" I said my voice husky with passion we both sat up. Andrea pulled my nightdress over my head kissing my nipples as they came into view. I tried to remove her nightdress she was reluctant I kissed her again and circled her nipples with my fingers.

"Come on I want to kiss those" I said and she let me draw it over her head her eyes were filling with tears again.

"But I’m ugly and fat and horrible" she said as the tears flowed.

I pulled her down to the bed again and hugged her kissing and caressing her till the tears stopped and she started kissing me back her upper leg was twitching. I slid my foot between her feet and reaching down I pulled her leg up the outside of my leg till her knee was on my hip I slid my leg up the inside of her plump legs. Pulled in tight against her I grasped her bottom and pushed up with my leg till my thigh just above my knee could feel her heat but not quite touching her. I pulled her towards me thrust upwards and towards her with my leg causing her wet pussy to slide about 3 inches along my leg I moved back and started a rocking motion she kissed me hard I broke the kiss and attacked her nipples with the tip of my tongue finally sucking hard on one then the other. She was getting closer to her climax holding me tight against her plump body our mouths met she was kissing me hard her thighs clamping on my leg her hips bucking and her fingers digging into my buttocks to pull me harder into her spasms shook her body three times an she relaxed I slowly reduced my movements till they stopped and holding her sweaty body against me I kissed her and held her till she recovered.

"Oh thank you I never knew that could happen" she said and rolled me onto my back she kissed me on the lips as I lay there caressing first my breasts and nipples then my stomach hips and thighs carefully avoiding my pubic area. Her finger danced through my pubic hair and then down over the bare lips, I thrust my hips up at her and she traced the lips with a finger. Her middle finger started to advance into me while her palm rubbed my clitoral area. I was thrusting against her now the pleasures in my pussy building and radiating out the one finger sliding in and out my juices running down between my buttocks sweat was appearing on my body my muscles were tensing she kissed me to silence the noises I was making and I grasped the sheet beneath me with both hands and thrust up one last time as the pleasure shot through my body as I recovered she held me and kissed me till finally I could now speak.

"Thank you oh thank you" I said and kissed her back. We lay there side by side holding hands just resting in the afterglow.

"Do you think we should of" said Andrea.

"Probably not but thank you any way" I answered

"What do you mean probably not" her voice anxious

"What I mean is that I enjoyed it very much, I know you did so why worry" I told her "You did enjoy it didn’t you?"

"Oh yes I did" she responded

"Well then friends?" I asked

"Yes friends" she agreed.

"I’m sorry about that" she said " its just I had been thinking all night about how according to Dad you saw Brian naked. Then as you were lying there I thought what would he see in me?"

"What do you mean what would he see in you?" I said rolling over to face her.

"Look at me I am fat and horrible" she said.

"Are we friends" I asked she nodded "Can I be completely honest with you?" she nodded again.

I ran my hand through her blond hair "your hair is beautiful, your face is beautiful your boobs make mine look like toys but you are a bit overweight that does not make you horrible that does not mean your ugly. You are beautiful and always will be your just not happy at the moment with your weight that can be sorted you can lose weight but if your ugly you are stuck as ugly." She hugged me tight.

"Thank you most other girls my age wont have any thing to do with me thanks to Brian’s sister" she said.

"Yes I have met Trisha not that she likes me either" I said

"Trisha’s bright, pretty and popular at school and for the last four years she has been making my life hell. I was only a bit fat then but she started on about it and got most of the school on at me about it its only a small school you cant keep out of the way" she started sniffing again "I started eating and eating it made me feel better and now I am like this"

"Well ease up a little just try and change your eating and get a bit more exercise" I said knowing from personal experience it wasn’t that easy.

"You cant tell Mum any thing about food and I don’t really go out the house what if people see me" this was annoying me Trisha and her little games had driven this poor girl dam near neurotic for the sake of a few pounds of weight.

"How many friends do you have?" I asked her

"Well I used to be friends with Brian and lots of people but then Trisha kept making trouble every time they came so he stopped coming with his mum and dad and then she started at school" she explained.

"You like Brian don’t you?" I asked

"Yes a lot" she said

"Well we are not going to let Brian get in between our friendship even if you do seduce him with those boobs of yours" I told her she smiled. "Right now all pleasure you caused me has affected my bladder as much as enjoy being here with you like this I am going to have to get up"

We both slipped into our nightdresses again and padded along to the toilet as sat there she stripped and washed her body was large, no rolls of fat, and rounded every where from her cute thighs to her boobs and face except for this she was absolutely beautiful and could have had any man she wanted. I wiped and started to wash myself especially between my legs where I was sticky.

"This is all your fault you know" I said smiling at her.

"Sorry" she said

"Right now if we are going to be friends this is the first condition you stop saying sorry you say tough, piss off, well what are you going to do about it absolutely anything but sorry understood." I informed her.

"Yes Kathy" she said her face full of doubt

I turned around and crouched in front of her tilting her head to make her look at me "That condition is not to whether we are friends or not but as to if I sulk or not, don’t make me sulk you wouldn’t like me when I sulk" she smiled at me and the sound of her flow starting broke the silence that she would not fill. "That’s it piss of Kathy" this provoked a laugh from both of us that we were still giggling about five minutes later at the kitchen table.

"I thought you were going to sleep through the day" she said "it’s nearly twelve"

"I’m sorry a rough night last night and me and Andrea have been lying there talking for a long time" I explained

"Don’t worry about it with how you looked when you got here I am just glad you feel fine now. No coffee I am afraid not even any tea plenty of milk though and I will do you a fried breakfast in a moment" she told us

"Thanks Muriel" I said "Do you mind if I use the radio to arrange some clothes?"

"Not at all Kathy I don’t mind the radios but I don’t like guns out in my kitchen" she said.

"I am so sorry about that I didn’t mean to upset you"

"Nonsense girl" she interrupted me "you didn’t know and from what your friends were saying last night you need them and know how to use them. More importantly from what Harry was saying you know when not to use them"

"I want to apologise to Harry later" I said

"He probably wont remember it Harry is not all with us, fantastic with the stock, but not the full shilling. He has worked here since before Tom was born worked for his dad and when Tom took over he stayed" she told me

"I still want to apologise its only fair" I said firmly and disappeared with the radio outside

"New Delphi, New Delphi this is Kathy do you read me over" silence I repeated it.

"Kathy is that you" came Anne’s voice.

"Yes it’s me is every thing ok that end?" I asked

"A few problems with Trisha that’s all otherwise fine" Her voice sounded strained

"Well do you fancy getting away from it for a few hours to come with Bob for some clothes for me?" I asked her.

"I cant we I have too much to do, and no help" she said.

"Listen this is The Boss Lady speaking you will come out, you will bring Sarah and you will do me a thank you box for this family Coffee, Tea essentials and anything else you can think of also raid your chocolate for a couple of big bars if that’s possible" I told her

"I can do the box and the chocolate but I should stay here" she protested

"Listen let the bastards starve I guarantee a day of their own cooking they will be begging you to please let them help you that is my final word your coming I want to talk to you please" I wheedled.

"Ok Kathy but I’m not happy about leaving Trisha here" she replied

"Well she’s one of the things I want to talk about so please come and bring an extra radio and plenty of batteries"

"Ok Kathy see you soon New Delphi out" she finished.

Inside the range was sizzling with sausages, bacon, eggs, black pudding and fried bread and a plateful was put in front of each of us and I started to eat.

"Where’s Brian and Tom" I asked

"Down with those heifers your moving checking them out" Muriel told me "come on eat up we cant waste it" she told Andrea who had stopped eating for a moment.

When we finished eating she asked me when my clothes would be arriving I told her any time now and she sent Andrea up to get dressed.

"You’ve done her some good there Kathy I haven’t seen her this happy for a long time it’s a pity you have to go tomorrow" she said.

"Is there any reason she cant come up to my place for a while?" I asked

"Well I don’t know" she said

"Look we are less than a days walk away. We have food, power, light, defences other people, a teacher and 40 empty rooms. I can leave a radio here with loads of batteries so you can talk whenever you want. There are even two old Honda 90 motorbikes that with a few days practice we could be back here anytime within twenty minutes. But you think about it I will be popping backwards and forwards to see her whatever and I wont say a thing to her unless you have agreed if you don’t, don’t worry about it as long as you can put up with me descending on you" I told her.

"Let me have a think about it and a talk to Tom. Thank you for not saying anything to her about this before you talked to me and you are welcome anytime you feel like" she put her hand on my shoulder "Yes let me have a talk to Tom"

"What are you two talking about" came Andreas voice as she came down in a long denim dress down to her ankles, hiding every thing and adding a hell of a lot to her apparent weight.

"Oh I was just arranging with your mum that I can visit whenever I want" I told her. Her face saddened and then brightened. A car could be heard approaching in the distance getting closer.

I looked out side and could see the Land Rover approaching and Anne waving wildly I waved back.

After much kissing and hugging of all three of them I brought them into the kitchen and introduced them.

"Anne, Bob and Sarah this is Muriel who is a life saver despite the fact that a cold, wet, filthy and heavily armed female descended on her late at night and this is Andrea my friend" I grabbed Andrea’s hand. "Can you put the hardware outside the door" they did without question.

I grabbed the box off Bob "Muriel thank you for you and your families kindness to Brian and me this is just a small thank you I passed the box over"

She glanced in the box "there’s no need for this"

"Yes there is it’s a small thank you last night I could have frozen to death without your help" I insisted.

"What’s this" came Anne’s shocked voice

"Don’t worry love" Muriel said to Anne "it was my husbands fault that she got so cold. Brian had decided to go swimming at night in the stream she stopped him freezing to death then later stops my husband and his man while only wearing a nightdress then she sticks on wet clothes, what does she expect she is too busy worrying about other people too take care of herself"

"Tell me about it" said Anne "In Darlington a few days ago her sister and me had wandered off into a shop when Kathy had told us to stay together a gang kid was armed sneaking up on us does she shout for help no she runs in shooting till she emptied the magazine and was stuck there at his mercy till we arrived. Saved our lives no doubt but no sense of self preservation I have to watch her like a hawk otherwise she would be doing everything while the rest of them would be sat on there bums." I interrupted Anne’s tantrum here.

"If you ladies want to carry on cataloguing all my faults I am going to get dressed" I told them then stuck out my tongue at Anne.

Upstairs I started to look through the clothes Anne brought me not too bad except for that sweatshirt with the kitten. I started to get dressed I was standing there in bra and panties when Andrea came in.

"I wish I could wear things like that" said Andrea

"I wish I didn’t" indicating the white thong briefs "I grabbed loads of packets of the wrong ones in town the other day so I am stuck with them" I slipped my jeans on and zipped them up.

"I can see why Brian likes you….Have you and him…You know done it" she asked.

"No I haven’t made love with any boy yet" I grabbed her arm and whispered in her ear "but your dad and Harry’s timing could have not been worse"

"Oh tell me about it" she said

"Tonight in bed I promise" I hugged her "look I can see you like Brian do you want me to back off?"

"No not at all" she said hugging me back

I put on the sweatshirt "That’s pretty" she said

"Andrea" I replied "can I be honest with you"

"Of course Kathy" she said

"You know how you have problems over your weight, well I have the same hang-ups over being pretty, girlie and nice it just not me. I grew up with my dad and I just never learnt how to be a girl I have problems every time I put on a skirt or dress you are the only friend I have my own age. If I try to help you do you mind trying to help me?" I explained

"Oh not at all, but you look so good" she said

"So everyone tells me but I feel I shouldn’t I can’t explain it" I said

"Don’t worry I am you friend" she said

I tied my hair back into my ponytail and both of us headed down stairs I was still being discussed but this time by a lot more people. Every one was there looking at me, there had obviously been heated discussion about me. I decided to ignore it.

"Bob when you get back can you get on to John see if he can get that second Land Rover going and we will need a second driver can you try and teach him?" I asked him.

"Yes no problem Boss" he replied glancing at Tom.

"How long do you think it will take to get him able to make a trip?" I asked

"Weeks probably" he said

"No, too long we will have to do two trips it increases the dangers but we need to hit a few more places" I said.

"Tom as soon as these cows are safely in we are going raiding I need places that have a decent agricultural supply centre, grain and the such like, decent veterinary supplies and books and finally a decent DIY centre I want all we can get and I want to beef up our power system. If you will let us I would also like to set up a solar power system here mainly for power for a radio but we should be able to sort out a twelve volt lighting system to make life slightly easier. If you give us a list of anything you want we will see what we can do if you can suggest anything we might need please do. A set of twelve volt rechargeable tools might be useful to you as well around here." I told him.

"And when did a young thing like you come up with this plan?" he asked.

"Just I was just thinking if we have problems with the cattle you are the person to ask. You are an expert your father was as well we are just trying to survive so we need all the help and advice we can get." I informed him.

I walked to the box Anne had brought I saw two big chocolate bars I grabbed them and walked over to Harry who was sat on his chair again.

"Harry I am sorry if I scared you last night with the gun these are for you" I gave him hug, kiss and the chocolate he smelt strongly of the cows "Sorry to deprive you Muriel but I will see if I can get some more on our next trip."

"There is another bar tucked in there any way" said Anne

"Muriel you know Brian’s sister Trisha can you give us any tips on handling her before Anne here decides to lynch her" I asked.

"Go ahead lynch her" came Toms voice "I doubt it will shut her up for more than a few seconds. Kathy what is your plan if you had two Land Rovers and two drivers?"

"Two Land Rovers with a horse box and a trailer on the back. Four people armed with SA80’s and pistols we go in quickly secure the area and two grab while two cover any trouble we run and shoot we are not there to fight if we can avoid the big towns that would be an advantage as well." I explained.

"Well you might get them cows back tomorrow but I think it will be the day after as they are funny beasts at times. So that will give this John and me time to fix this vehicle, for me to drive. Do you mind if Muriel comes as well that is if you don’t mind dropping us back early this evening?" He said

"No not at all you are all welcome any time just shout on the radio as you come in if its not with us that’s all" I told him "but if you ever want to visit I can send out a chauffer driven Land Rover with armed escort when ever you want."

"That would be nice to visit neighbours every now and then. Can you use another body who knows cattle to move that lot in the field?" he asked me.

"Yes I don’t know what I am doing. Brian’s great but I am more the armed escort." I told him

"Well you can’t have Harry because the stupid old fool would forget what he’s doing" he started.

"Yes Boss" came from the corner.

"But Andrea’s good with cows and she’s got a good head on her shoulders and I don’t know what you have done to her but I haven’t seen her this happy for a long time so if you don’t mind her along your welcome to her for a few days" he finished leaving me blushing and Andrea ecstatic.

"Well time is a wasting" said Tom "you slept till past midday its now half past one and I could do with getting started."

"On one condition" I said

"What" his voice suspicious.

"The night we get in with the cows you all come up to ours including Harry" I was interrupted by the voice from the corner.

"Yes Boss"

"and have dinner with us and stay the night as I would like a dawn start and to know that everyone is safe while we are gone" I told him.

"yes that’s fine with me" Tom said

"You’ll look good in a suit" said Anne

"What do you mean suit?" Tom spluttered

"Dinner is formal" She said Tom continued spluttering about suits and the like.

"I haven’t seen you in a suit since are Georgies funeral and that was nearly seven years ago it will be nice and we are going Tom that’s the end of it" Muriel had spoken and the matter was decided.

 

I kissed Anne and Bob goodbye and gave Muriel and Tom a squeeze and watched them go.

"Are we really going to a dress up dinner?" said Andrea

"Yes we have one every night before the broadcasts" I said

Her face broke into a mask of tears I indicated Brian to leave and he took Harry with him.

"What’s up now?" I asked

"I’ve never been to one before I have got nothing to wear for anything like that" she said through her tears.

"Look Anne there emptied a number of shops of dresses she has plenty of things if nothing fits then we raid a town before dinner understood" she nodded. "Ok where did your dad stash my hardware because you me and Brian are going for a walk you need some air." I reloaded both pistols and the SA80 and slung it over my shoulder after putting on the holsters with the pistols.

We started walking towards where we had left the herd but across the fields rather than down the lane. Brian put his arm around me and pulled me close I put my arm around his waist and with the force of my body I eased him towards Anne, reaching past him I grabbed her hand and pulled her towards him placing her arm around his waist she did not object. A little later his hand descended onto my bum and started to make circular motions on the denim it felt nice. His hand was still around Andrea’s waist I manoeuvred it down to her bum placing his hand firmly on the rounded object and he got the idea. We walked for about ten minutes before coming to a sloping grassy bank leading down to Brian’s stream and the field with the cows.

We sat on the bank and he turned to Andrea and kissed her long and passionately I cuddled into his back and caressed her arms which sneaked around his back and all of a sudden attacked my breasts with little squeezes and rubs. He released her and turned to me his mouth found mine his tongue forced its way between my lips I put my arms around him and hugged him I could feel Andrea pressing into his back I found the buttons on her dress front and undid a few I slid my hand in and found her bra I slipped my hand in the top of the cup and found her large nipple already engorged. I grasped it firmly between my thumb and forefinger and squeezed while manipulating her breast with my remaining fingers.

I pushed Brian back onto the ground so he was lying down on the grass never taking my mouth from his lips our tongues dancing around each others mouths. I broke off the kiss and looked up at Andrea and smiled she returned the smile and Brian reached up to grasp both her breasts that were in view within the prison of the bra Andrea kissed him again. I took a moment to remove the weapons on me that were getting in the way and placed them on the ground Brian released her breast long enough for me to remove the SLR from him only to have Andrea grasp it and place it firmly back on. His hands slid around her back within the dress and suddenly the tension in her bra was released his hands then came back round to the front he grasped them one in each hand he teased a nipple with each thumb. She broke her kiss with him and pushed him back towards me his hands reluctantly left her boobs as he turned to me his hands slid up the back of the sweatshirt I was wearing on the inside and my bra was undone in seconds his hands slid around to the front and each breast was grasped between thumb and fore finger and he squeezed while pulling down till his finger grabbed my nipple and pulled on it he repeated it again and again. It was if he was milking me and it was sending flashes down to my pussy I pushed him away again. Getting my breath back I saw that Andrea had slid her arms out of the top of her dress and was naked to the waist having removed her bra. Brian pushed her back onto the grass attacking her body with his mouth I sat up and slipped the sweatshirt over my head and took of the bra. I lay so my head and shoulders were next to hers but my body at an angle so he could kneel between us I grabbed her hand and he transferred his attention from her body to mine. I heard her gasp and she crushed my hand with hers as his mouth tried to engulf my whole breast and flicking my nipple with his tongue rapidly. He stopped for a moment and unbuttoned my jeans pulling them down a few inches and raising my knees so my legs fell apart with my jeans half way down my thighs I glanced across at Andrea her skirt was up about her waist and pink panties were up around her knees in the same position as me. He sat back and slid a hand between my legs first rubbing the whole length of my pussy quite firmly then tracing the lips with a finger.

"You two are so beautiful" he told us as a finger started to dive in and out of me while his thumb rubbed my clitoris.

"Ohh yes" came from Andrea and my hand was crushed more.

"Ooooh" came from me as a second finger joined the first I crushed her hand back.

His fingers were moving in and out of me faster and faster while his thumb was rubbing my most sensitive area the pleasure building and then he started wiggling them inside me.

"Uh, uh, uh" was escaping from my lips.

"Oh yes, oh yes" came from Andrea.

"uhghh" came from me as my climax hit all my internal muscles clamped down on the finger inside me.

"Yesss" came from Andrea as she got there also.

We lay there recovering for a while with his fingers still inside me. I removed his hand and sat up.

"Lie down here Brian" I said. He lay on his back next to Andrea still recovering I kissed him and ran my hands over his body I undid his belt and undid his button on his jeans I could feel his organ with the head tenting his underpants push forward and up towards my hand. I turned around so my head was at his waist and I was on my hands and knees. I was joined by Andrea at the same time as I pulled his zip down he raised his hips to allow me to pull his jeans and underpants down. The purple head all shiny appeared first and then the whole thing sprang up about seven inches the foreskin back to show the rim of the head Andrea grasped it and squeezed. Brian’s hand was on my buttocks then they slid down between my legs and fingers started searching out my pussy while his thumb slipped between my buttocks. I bent down towards his prick thinking of the man who tried to rape me so recently and his demands, but he wanted to cause me pain Brian just kept causing me pleasure as he was now as two fingers slipped back into me. I groaned and then Andrea did she was getting the same treatment. I moved my head towards his prick it smelt musky but pleasant I kissed the tip. I then opened my mouth and took the head in a pleasant heavy taste with a slightly salty spot near the tip from his precome. I sucked for a moment then removed my mouth and offered it to Andrea who was on the other side of him with her face only inches from mine. She smiled at me and stuck her tongue out to touch it with the very lip, she then gave it a big lick like an ice cream and finally took the mushroom shaped head into her mouth. She sucked it for a little while then groaned and thrust back against Brian’s questing fingers his cock slipped from her mouth and I recovered it. I took it back in my mouth drawing as much in as I comfortably could while sucking as I lifted till just the tip was in my mouth and ran my tongue around the head. I glanced up at Andrea for a second she was on her hand and knees, breasts hanging down with her eyes closed and her mouth open thrusting her body back at his hand with noises escaping her mouth. His hand was rearranged within me he now had two fingers in me two finger along the length of my pussy rubbing the outer lips over my clitoris and he was teasing my anus with his thumb. I rocked gently and resumed my up and down movements on his cock with my mouth. His hips were jerking up and down in a few moments but I kept some control over how far he was in my mouth Andrea let out a loud scream of ecstasy but I was too busy trying to keep control of his organ in my mouth to look. I kept up the movement of my head he was nearly there. I felt my small breasts being manipulated I glanced with my eyes Andrea had moved and had started on both my boobs Brian had a free hand which was now caressing my bum.

The movement of his hips suddenly became frantic his organ twitched and suddenly my mouth was being filled as spasm after spasm sent more and more sperm into my mouth. The taste was not too bad not as bad as oysters I had tried once and like oysters I just swallowed without thinking, his cock was now deflating rapidly and I gave it a last suck and gave my self to my pleasure. Andrea’s face appeared in front of mine I bent and kissed her forcing the last remnants of Brian’s sperm into her mouth with my tongue. She pulled a face and pulled away.

"You little cow" she said spitting and laughing, she grabbed one of my small boobs in each hand and squeezed and pulled down causing some pain but sending flashes of pleasure all through my body. My hips were forcing against Brian’s hand I was nearly there. My orgasm hit me and I dropped down onto my elbows resting my head on my forearms with my breasts in the cold grass. I stayed like that for five minutes just trying to get my breath back finally becoming aware of my undignified position boobs in the grass trousers and knickers down about my knees and my bum stuck in the air.

After getting dressed again we sat there for a while until the cloud started moving in and the threat of rain forced us to move, so we gently ambled back with Brian sandwiched between us and one of his hands on each of our bums rubbing as we walked back to the house. Later on Tom and Muriel came back Tom was enthusiastic about the Land Rover being ready, Muriel wasn’t exactly talkative. We had tea and I talked to Tom for a long time about many things eventually Andrea and I excused ourselves to go to bed as we were up early.

In the bedroom as the door was shut Andrea grabbed me in a great big hug her lips attached to mine and her tongue forced its way into my mouth she was the aggressor here she broke the kiss long enough to pull the sweatshirt over my head and off my arms she then unhooked my bra and dropped it on the floor next to the discarded sweatshirt. I was walked backwards to the edge of the bed and forced back onto it she fumbled with my boots and got them off then she undid my jeans and pulled jeans and knickers off in one swift movement. In seconds her clothes were off and her chubby body was pinning mine to the bed I could not have escaped if I wanted to. Her knee parted my legs and pressed itself firmly against my sex she reached down and pulled my leg up between her plump thighs I could feel her pubic hair brush my leg then the oily warm wetness as she pressed hard against it the force of it forced my sex against her leg sending a little jolt of pleasure through me as she repeatedly humped my leg the jolt repeated. Her large breasts were pressed against my smaller ones her weight making me her prisoner as she kissed my lips, neck, face and my still tender earlobes. My pleasure was purely incidental to her this was to quench her passion and I wrapped my arms around her and held her returning her kisses until she came locking her lips on mine and sinking down so her whole weight was on my body I lowered my leg feeling her wetness on my skin but unable to do anything about it. I managed to pull one of the disturbed blankets over us and we lay like that for a long time till she rolled off me and lay on her back I rolled onto my side and held her tight. she was weeping quietly.

"What’s up Andrea" I asked

"It’s just been so good today both you and Brian have treated me so well and after tomorrow it all goes back as it was" she explained

"Look I have already said I will come and visit no matter what and you can visit me and stay whenever you want and if we keep them cows going slow tomorrow we can spend a night out."

"With Brian?"

"Of course if you want to"

"Yes, yes I want to I wanted to with Brian long before today" she said a dreamy look in her eyes.

"How far do you intend to go" I asked

"Why how far do you want to go" she returned the question.

"The way things are I want Brian to be the first to make love to me tomorrow" I answered honestly

"That’s what I would like but do you think he would with me" her face fell again

"Look if you are sure you are ready and he is the one for your first time he will jump on you in a second dropping me on the way. But if you are intending to when was your last period as I don’t have any precautions with me. I should be safe as I only finished a couple of days ago."

She thought for a moment "I’m due to start this week will that be ok"

"You should be but let me be completely honest there is always the possibility you might get caught, think it over if you do decide you want to fine, if you don’t want to risk it don’t worry your hardly an old maid" I said

"Why are you being so nice to me"

"Because I like you you’re a nice person who has been shit on badly by a right little bitch till you’re so screwed up about yourself that you can’t see anything positive about yourself. The other side is that Trisha has a problem with me as well so anything that She dislikes is fine by me"

"What about Trisha when we get there?"

"Leave her to me and Anne we will deal with her ourselves" I said

We lay there cuddling till sleep overcame us and stayed holding each other till morning when we were awakened by Muriel banging on the door telling us it was time to get up. After breakfast Muriel pulled me to one side.

"Were you being serious when you put an open invite for are Andrea to visit or stop at yours" she asked

"Yes totally" I replied

"and she can talk to me any time I want and visit when she wants?" she continued

"The talking I am leaving a radio and batteries here if Andrea stops or not I will be visiting you as well if you don’t mind just to get away from everything once in a while but you and Tom are welcome anytime no matter what." I explained

"What about Patricia?" Muriel asked.

"Patricia will not be pandered to and no matter what any bitchyness towards anyone will not be tolerated. But I have to warn you as things are now I cant guarantee that no mater what she will be one hundred percent safe, if you let her come she will be treated like a adult rather than a child. But she is my friend and I will do all that I can to keep an eye out for her." I finished.

"That’s all I can ask your friend Anne said it would do you good to have someone your own age but she said any decision was yours. I don’t even try to understand the situation up at that house but if Andrea wants to she can stop for a couple of weeks as a holiday to start with." Muriel decided and I gave this large woman a hug of thanks.

"Let Andrea see the place before we say anything to her, see if she likes it first" I said

As we got dressed and ready to move out I heard an approaching car. I went down to find it was Bob and Wendy this time. I hugged both of them but there appeared to be some tension between the two of them for some reason.

"Hi Sis" said Wendy happily "I didn’t think you would mind seeing my face" I reassured her she was a welcome sight and she pulled me off to one side.

"Look we heard news on the radio in some areas the gangs are sending out raiding parties, so I brought a pistol for Andrea and I brought a selection of bits and pieces for Tom and Muriel for household defence I thought I would give them a few hours training as well if you agreed."

"That’s fine by me but when you get back get John to mark on the maps military bases we might be able to get more weapons and ammunition as at some time we will need it" she agreed and as I ran through the basics of a Beretta with Andrea Wendy had Tom and Muriel working both SLR and pistols. Brian, Andrea and I kitted up and prepared to move, after another round of kisses all round we made a move Harry had brought the herd to the end of the lane and we left. The day was grey and dull but we kept up a slow pace with the dog Lucy doing most of the work. The Land Rover came through once on the way to the house and much later bringing Tom back.

"You’re not going to make it tonight" Tom said "but you should be there by late tomorrow morning. So if Muriel and me come for tea tomorrow and we can go shopping the day after as me and that lad John have sorted that engine and it runs sweet now."

"There’s a decent spot for the night about a mile and a half up the road" said Bob "we have set up the tent and there’s extra blankets courtesy of Anne also there’s no streams nearby. Give us a shout on the radio when you get there"

We got the herd to the field and found the tent tinned spuds, pork chops and peas awaited us for tea with cake thanks to Muriel for pudding. As I sat there feeling bloated I couldn’t help reflecting that this whole simple operation had taken on a surreal Famous Five quality all we needed was "Lashings of Ginger Beer" and it would be "Super"

The cloud kept the temperature up so it was not going to be another sub zero night and we sat there talking till late after a final brew Brian started yawning loudly and saying it was about time for bed (subtle hey) my heart was pounding and I grabbed Andrea’s hand saying he could wait outside while we got sorted.

Well inside the small tent it was like a comedy routine getting the sleeping bags sorted and then the blankets, but when it came to getting undressed it was hilarious I hit Andrea in the face while getting my jumper off she fell flat on her bum trying to pull off the jeans she was wearing how the hell the tent stayed up I don’t know. We stripped off and crawled into the bed made of three sleeping bags and assorted blankets.

As we lay down Andrea turned to me "Are you going to do it?"

"Yes. But don’t let that make your decision for you." I answered

"Look I have been thinking about it all day I wanted to do it yesterday I’m just a little scared" she said.

"Tell me about it. It scares me too but its something I want to do tonight." I had been thinking about it all day and the thought of it was sending a mixture of constant sexual excitement and fear and revulsion through me and the sexual excitement was winning. Andrea told Brian we were ready for him and he came in and got undressed standing on our feet and stumbling he started getting into bed with his underpants still on hiding his erection and I told him to lose them. He did and his erection sprang into view and he blushed and quickly jumped into the bed between us, he gave a shocked gasp as he found us both naked.

I kissed him "Look Brian tonight if you are good you are going to make love to me, if you want to?" he nodded repeatedly " fine Andrea is not sure if she wants to or not so you are not going to get pushy or funny with her or else you deal with me. Do you understand?" I asked him

"Yes" was his monosyllabic answer. I kissed him again this time with some passion Andrea was rubbing her hands over his body as well. I reached down caressing his nipples then down his stomach to the wiry pubic hair and found Andrea’s hand on his cock before me.

"Have you done it before?" I asked

"Yes lots of times" he spluttered

"Andrea lets call it quits there is too much bullshit here for my tastes" I said

"No, No I haven’t done it at all I just didn’t want you to think I was no good at it." Brian admitted.

"That’s more like it. Its my first time it may be Andrea’s first time if she decides to and its your first time nothing up with that at all." I explained. "But with it being your first time you are likely to be a bit quick off the mark and I want to time to enjoy it so me and Andrea are going to bring you off first and then take it slowly as there’s no rush." I looked up at Andrea only to see her head disappear below the blankets and start working its way down his body. It stopped at his crotch then the covers started moving up and down suggestively. Brian closed his eyes and groaned, I bent over and kissed his nipples then sucked hard he groaned even more. I moved up his body and placed my boob at his mouth he sucked in the nipple sending pleasure through me and one hand grabbed my spare breast while his other wormed between my legs stroking first the outer lips then a finger diving in and stroking the sensitive inner surfaces. He started to come his mouth lost my breast and his hands were removed I kissed his mouth hard forcing my tongue into his mouth as he got there. Andrea re-emerged with a big grin on her face looking flushed and her hair dishevelled.

"That wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be" she said and kissed me on the lips I could taste the sperm as her tongue sought mine. Brian recovered a bit and started working on my body his hands caressing everywhere his lips working on my mouth neck and breasts my passion was building when his hand found my sex and he started manipulating my clitoris. He brought me to a fast orgasm and as I lay there recovering I could feel his hardness pressing into my hip his hand was on my knee spreading my legs. I took a deep breath I was trembling with fear and anticipation and raised my knees and spread my legs I could feel the lips of my pussy wet from my own excitement part slightly as I did this. Brian moved down our makeshift bed then came up between my legs stroking my inner thighs and pussy on the way up, he kissed my belly button and then as he started on my nipples I could feel his organ against my thigh.

"Go slowly and gently my love" I whispered to him my passion lost as pure fear and a sense of what the hell am I doing crept over me. Andrea must have seen this as she rolled close grabbing my hand with one hand and stroking my face with the other. He moved up my body the hot cock pressed against my labia and forced its way between the lips to bump my pubic bone and slide up between my lips over my swollen clitoris sending pleasure through me. I reached down between us and aimed him where he should be going. With small in and out movements and just a little pain and tearing he was fully in me I could feel his pubic hair against my lips, his testicles just tickling my buttocks but most of all was the sensation of being filled with this hot hard and yet so soft weapon, it caused pressure on places inside me and I squeezed my muscles on it, it felt so good to have something more than a finger resisting my pressure. I opened my eyes as Brian groaned and looked up to see him with his eyes closed resting on his hands above me I put my free hand around his neck and pulled him down to my lips. His weight crushed the breath from my small body and are lips met in passion. He started moving backward and forwards inside me while kissing me my pussy was tender but pleasure soon overcame any pain and my hips responded pushing back up towards his causing my clitoral area to bang against his pubic area.

"yes, oh yes" came from my mouth to be replaced as I got closer with "ugh, ugh ooh"

I locked my feet behind his knees as I got closer and closer and screamed as my orgasm hit me my legs locking behind his and my back arched. He continued his pumping faster and faster now up on his hands again my whole body was being shaken and moved by the power of his thrusts I could feel my small breasts bouncing up and down to the rhythm of his beat. I was building up close to a second orgasm when I felt his organ appear to expand in side me I squeezed and felt him twitch he moved his hands to my shoulders trapping me as he gave a last few thrusts that hurt then I could feel him twitch repeatedly as his hot fluid filled my body. He fell on top of me again his weight restricting my breathing with him still inside me I kept squeezing my muscles hoping to get him hard again to finish off the second orgasm I had been cheated of. He slipped out of me his limp dick leaving a sticky cooling trail along the crease between my sex and my upper thigh. Our combined juices were running out of me along the crack of my buttocks and spreading out underneath me.

"I gotta pee" said Brian getting up without a kiss or anything and walking out the tent. I grabbed the tissues that I had in my bag and mopped up the worst of the damage, lots of fluid some blood and a rather tender pussy.

"I don’t want to do it tonight" said Andrea.

"That is your choice totally and utterly so don’t worry" I said

"I want to do it with Brian as soon as possible but for my first time I cant be second to anyone" she explained.

"Look how about tomorrow night after dinner the two of you can have a room with a double bed on your own" I suggested

"No I would like you there Kathy I held your hand will you hold mine?"

"Of course" I said "but are you sure your ready, you can always leave it for a bit"

"No I am ready" she told me firmly

Brian came back in and I made Andrea move over so I was in the middle and he got the wet spot which he lay in with just a few moans.

"Thank you for that it was great Kathy" he said

"Good I enjoyed it too but next time kiss me and say thank you before walking out stating gotta pee, you might get a better response then" I rolled over and hugged Andrea my back to him.

He rolled over and put his arm around me cupping a breast his nose in my hair "I’m sorry it was just so good that my brain wasn’t working for a while after"

I turned my head and kissed him "Flattery will get you everywhere except tonight I am too sore for another round and Andrea wants to be first with you another day for her first time so try and get some sleep" He cuddled up behind me tight and tweaked the nipple on my breast that he cupped.

"No more tonight or you sleep outside" I warned him he moved his hand and we slept like that me holding Andrea, Andrea holding me and Brian holding me.

Morning came with the sound of birds and pain in my pussy Brian was hard again and jabbing at my pussy from behind despite the fact I was well lubricated I was tender and sore from the nights action.

"No Brian I’m too sore today" I said and he pulled out his penis was lying up between my buttocks. Andrea opened her eyes and smiled at me then kissed me our breasts meeting, Brian started moving up and down between my buttocks trying to get friction for his release my secretions prevented this friction and he slipped backwards and forwards till the bulbous head lodged against my anus. I tried to say no but Andrea’s mouth was locked on mine preventing me I tensed my rear muscles but as with last night he started jabbing a fraction further each time forcing the ring of muscle to admit him.

It hurt a lot as his head finally made its way in I broke off my kiss with Andrea.

"Oooooh" I murmured and a tear ran down my face

"What’s up" asked Andrea concern on her face.

"He’s, he’s in, ooooh nooo" as he steadily forced his way in to me "he’s in my bum" I gasped out quickly as he bottomed out with his hair against my buttocks. I felt like he had shoved a log up me and I had a tremendous urge to have a crap. He eased out then started back in firmly.

"oooh" I said again with the pain and a grunt from him.

"Do you want me to stop him?" Andrea asked

"No let him fini…oooo" he thrust in again. Andrea held me tight kissing my tears away, Brian’s hand reached around and first played with my breasts then his hand dropped to cup my pussy and start massaging it. The pain was still there and the humiliation but now some pleasure was arriving in my pussy thanks to his hand. Andrea kissed me on the lips I responded and she thrust her knee up between my legs moving Brian’s hand out of the way as Brian thrust she thrust and both her hand attached to my breasts. Pain was still there but pleasure was increasing his hands were on my shoulders rubbing my neck and shoulders as I thrust at Andreas leg I was assisting my own buggery but now I was beyond caring I approached my orgasm and shouted Brian’s tool expanded then fired into my bowels what felt like boiling fluid he stopped and deflated slipping out leaving me sobbing and sticky.

"I rolled over towards him and he kissed me thanking me repeatedly. I was going to tell him if he ever stuck his dick where it wasn’t invited again I would blow it off but I just hugged him. As Brian got dressed Andrea helped me clean up, in my bag she found a purple packet while getting some tissue for me.

"Ah I see you thought to pack some pads" she said and passed it to me.

I looked at it trying to figure out what she meant and opening it found a sanitary towel shaped in a v shape I stuck the sticky side in my knickers and found it was shaped the same way my panties were. I pulled them up and it felt like I was wearing a nappy. We had a brew and moved out it would only take a few hours to get home and I was determined to next use the toilet at home. Bob drove past after about an hour and was surprised to see us, up fifteen minutes later he came back with the tent and kit, all used tissues I knew were in my bag as I did not want him knowing what had gone on . The last half mile was taken at the rush, sod the guns I need the loo I shouted as I came into range brushing past Anne and Wendy I hit the loo downstairs. From both my front and rear some blood and Brian’s sperm escaped me but sat there I could honestly say I enjoyed it. I wiped and washed my ravaged areas flushed all my used tissues down the loo and changed my pad I then washed my hands and did the rounds of hello’s every delighted to see us except Trisha.

Over a late breakfast cooked by Anne I found out what had been going on while I had been enjoying myself. The radio contacts had increased with help from George we were now in contact with fifteen people including one transatlantic, our repeated broadcast was now AM as well which would allow more people to be able to understand it with simple radio equipment while our conversations were still single side band with increased power. Some of the hams out there were relaying the broadcast on other frequencies including George and Bernard. Trisha had been causing as much shit as she could and the biggest shit she had stirred was between John, Wendy and Bob.

Wendy and John had claimed the room opposite mine and Wendy’s and basically set up as a couple. This would have gone almost unnoticed except for Trisha’s keen nose and her full reports back to Bob about what they were up to, how wrong it was and shouldn’t he stop it as he was the responsible adult. Bob had gone barging up stairs to find John and Wendy in the act and dragged John off Wendy. Wendy drew a pistol and explained if he ever burst into her room again without knocking she would shoot him just to remind him. She did promise that she would not try to kill him. An argument erupted and he was marched down stairs at gun point to Anne by Wendy still stark bollock naked. Anne convinced him to leave it for the moment though he was still huffing and puffing about it in a big brotherly way. I must admit the thought of John and Wendy caused flashes of jealousy for both parties to hit me but I couldn’t talk and I wasn’t about to let Bob start dictating to me.

I got rid of Brian, Andrea and Jenny then got John, Anne Wendy and Bob together in the kitchen the tension was evident all around.

"Right you lot now we have a situation here that I am not going to allow to continue. You lot decided I was The Boss Lady so if you don’t like what I have to say then you can have someone else. First Wendy you pull a gun on anyone else of our group when it is not a case of life and death I will personally ram it up your arse with a few people to hold you down." She started protesting but I waved her quiet and fixed my eyes on Bob "What the hell gives you the right to start deciding how we live, less than a week ago you came traipsing up that drive starving and dehydrated with a sick kid." He started to protest I waved him quiet "you had no idea about the shit that was going on, you only had a vague idea about survival and no idea about weapons. While you were starving we were surviving and killing when necessary, but more importantly for your needs not killing when appropriate. We as in me and Wendy know we can trust each other when the shit hits the fan but we don’t know for sure about you lot" indicating the rest of them "We have invited each of you in and put our lives in your untested hands, are you Bob going to be able to shoot to kill when some sweet little thing looking like me with less clothes comes running up the drive with an Uzi? I don’t know, you don’t know till it happens, the rules have changed tomorrow we could all be dead and I feel that any person who bears arms for this community and is willing to lay down their life for this group has the right to make there own decisions as an adult. This also means that Wendy is entitled to as much privacy in her room as you and Anne are. Would you except me running into your room at the crucial moment of passion dragging you off saying what the hell do you think you are doing you can’t risk a kid at the moment" he stood there mouth flapping "You trust Wendy with heavy weapons to guard you and your family, you trust me against my wishes as Boss Lady and my decisions could cost all of us our lives but you have decided we are not old enough to decide on a lover, we can pump drugs into your child but deciding on a partner is beyond us does that make sense. This does not mean that you are not allowed to be concerned we don’t mind hearing advice but we wont always take it." I finished and silence descended.

After a few minutes digesting this, the tension was relived slightly, I made every one kiss or shake hands and make up and then I announced I was jumping in the bath.

As I made my way up stairs Wendy caught my arm "Look I didn’t want you to find out like this about me and John"

"Wendy relax enjoy yourself I love you dearly with all my heart and I don’t deny there was a little flash of jealousy but it was as much for you with John as John with you. Besides my big sister your not the only one who’s been experimenting and its fun isn’t it?"

She stood there shocked for a moment then laughed "You little tart one night with young Brian alone and you corrupt the poor little thing"

"Well look who’s talking did you trip him and beat him to the floor" we hugged each other "to be honest I think my feelings towards you are probably more sisterly than anything else"

"I know but we are friends always no matter what yes?" I agreed and walked up to find Andrea who was on the roof, I grabbed her hand and took her into my room all Wendy’s things had gone and Anne had filled my wardrobes with all sorts of things that she and Wendy had got for me.

"Do you fancy sharing a room with me?" I asked her

"Don’t you mind?"

"Well you don’t snore and your great at keeping a bed warm so I think I don’t mind" I joked

"Well if you are sure"

"The question kid is if you can put up with me, I have another confession to make as long as you speak every night and visit as often as possible your mum says you can stay for a couple of weeks and if you can put up with us I think we could swing it longer, but its up to you" she was bouncing up and down and hugging me I kept reassuring her that I was serious. I jumped in the shower to clean off my stink from the night before and was getting dry when Andrea emerged out of the shower.

"What can I put on I don’t know where mum left my clean clothes" I shouted John off the roof knowing he would be there with Wendy and sticking my head out of the door asked him to ask Anne about Andrea’s clothes. A few minutes later Anne appeared with a bundle of things.

"I’m sorry I should have thought" started Andrea

"Don’t be so silly its no problem" said Anne "Your not another one like Kathy who keeps apologising are you?"

"Yes" I said

"But she’s got better taste in clothes than you" Anne joked back.

"But she’s got gorgeous things" said Andrea in my defence.

"But the problem is Andrea that only those jeans and tops at the far left are what Kathy wanted and is willing to wear the rest is done behind her back by me and Wendy this is the first she’s seen of it" Anne explained

"But she would look fantastic in these its not as if she looks like me" her face fell

Anne was on it in a second "what’s all this about?"

I explained the situation and that Anne had another problem child on her hands.

"Look Andrea I know exactly how you feel" she dropped her dress with one movement "Kathy here is fantastic but until you’ve got the weight on you don’t know how hard it is to lose it" patting her stomach and bum while standing there in bra panties and shoes. "Here’s the deal you and Kathy help me keep to a diet, Kathy and me help you and you and me can get Kathy dressing as she should be. But you have to help me get rid of this gut and bum do you agree?" Andrea nodded.

"To be fair on Andrea she doesn’t stand much chance at home, Muriel’s great but it’s all pork chops, sausages and bacon and don’t waste food. Trisha has been a major factor in Andrea’s problems as well something I am going to have to deal with later today when I am presentable"

At this the two of them started fishing through the clothes so kindly acquired for me looking at me and discussing between themselves. Some clothing appeared on the bed none of which I particularly approved of.

"Get some knickers and a bra on" said Anne I reached in my drawer and came out with a black bra and panties.

"No, no this is what I have to put up with Andrea" said Anne

"What?" I shouted

"Look at what you will be wearing" I looked and saw a black skirt a pink top with matching cardigan.

"So?"

"Look your wearing a light top so the black bras fine if you don’t mind the whole world seeing also I would choose some panties that cover up a bit more than those" Andrea explained.

I found a pale pink bra and panty set as usual with the things Anne chose it was mainly lace held together by a pattern, and slipped them on. I was getting comfortable with putting on a bra I still had problems wearing one as bits seemed to constantly twist stick in and roll up on me.

Next the skirt it was black and mid thigh with two small slits one up each side and my pale legs appeared below, then the pink knitted t shirt as all these things it was clingy. Finally the matching cardigan was placed in my hands and I slipped it on buttoning it up all the way immediately.

"No undo the buttons just wear it loose" Anne told me and passed me a pair of denim sandals with a high chunky heel.

I slipped these on and glanced at my self.

"I can’t go around dressed like this" I pleaded

"Why not" Andrea asked me

"The skirts to short the tops to tight my legs will show and I will freeze" I told them

"The only thing that I agree with you slightly with are your legs" said Anne she fished in one of my drawers "you need to get some sun on those legs put these on and passed me a pair of tights, I glanced at the packet bamboo colour not that it meant anything to me. I slid them up my legs and ended up with the crotch around my knees.

Anne giggled "get that skirt off a minute and come here" she said and she showed me how to gradually work them up my legs till they were snug and tight against my crotch.

"Haven’t you worn tights before?" asked Andrea

"Before last week no" I said

I put on my skirt conscious of how much finer these tights were and as my legs rubbed together as I put on the sandals again I was sure I could hear a swish, swish noise as my legs rubbed together. I was just ready to go down when I was told to sit down and Anne and Andrea attacked my face with tweezers first then all manner of tubes, bottles and brushes. When they finished my skin felt caked I could feel the lipstick on my lips and smell it until I was hit with the perfume.

Andrea then got dressed and Anne attacked her with the make up which she appeared to enjoy then dosed her with perfume. Down in the kitchen was Brian looking bored till he saw us.

"You two look great" he said and we sat down either side of him moments after we sat down his hand was on my nylon covered knee stroking it. As I talked to Anne his hand moved up my leg stroking my inner thigh under my skirt I was enjoying it, I was wet and when Anne disappeared for a moment I pulled his hand out that was now touching my knickers.

"Not at the moment" I told him

"Why?" he asked

"Because now is not the time and if you push it I will stand up and shout loudly but Brian that’s not a big surprise its just a little dick" I warned him

His hand left me I grabbed it back and placed it back on my knee as I was enjoying it I just didn’t want him to push it.

Anne returned and I asked Brian and Andrea to check on the animals.

When they had left I turned to Anne "OK what do we do about Little Miss Sunshine?"

"Trisha I don’t know" she answered "While you were away she hasn’t got off her bum except to eat or stir shit I have asked her repeatedly to help in the kitchen but had no success."

"Ok lets go and visit our problem" I said.

At her room I knocked on the door and got no answer I knocked again and a mumbled reply could just be heard. I walked in exactly what I had warned Bob off doing.

"What are you doing in my room? I didn’t say you could come in" came a moan from the bed.

"Listen Trisha your room is twenty five miles that way you want it then go otherwise this is my room and you are tolerated. But you stir shit or you sit on your fucking arse all day doing fuck all then you can get out and starve. This is a community your little stories in peoples ears cause grief within my community and you bone idleness means that others will have to do more it don’t work that way get off your fat bum get to work or go."

"You shouldn’t talk like that" she came back with quickly "I’m going to tell, I’m not going to work in a stupid kitchen because you have to be stupid to do that and am not leaving"

"Bob" I shouted Bob arrived shortly "Sorry to drag you away from whatever but Little Miss here wants to tell you I have been using naughty words like fucking lazy arse doing fuck all and fat bum she wants to tell you how wrong it is for a little girl like me to use such language any comments about this?"

"As long as your not pointing a pistol at me shouting don’t fucking move none at all Boss I didn’t like the gun thing when we first met" he said

"Stick around you might see some more and hear some more" I suggested "Anne you’re the next oldest here have you any comments about it?"

"Use it at a formal dinner and you don’t get fed but that’s it" she said

"Well what are you going to do to make me go, shoot me?" asked Trisha.

"It worked with the last unwanted guests" I told her

"Well I don’t believe there is any one in that grave I think it is empty" she threw back at me. "You and your sister are just lying sluts and I am not going to fall for it like everyone else has"

This is my opening shock therapy I thought "Anne take high guard Bob find John and get two shovels from the tool shed"

I made Bob and John open the grave at the end where their heads would be Wendy stopped Trisha wandering off and made her look. The first uncovered face was the man that Wendy shot followed by Frank then my attacker I introduced Trisha to them all personally till she ran off and vomited repeatedly Bob was looking pale John was fine though. The bodies were covered and I led Trisha into the kitchen she wasn’t traumatised but she was a lot quieter than normal.

"Did you kill them all?" Trisha asked me.

"No just the bottom one he was trying to rape me. I pulled a gun on him and he didn’t believe I could use it." I explained while holding her trembling hand. "The one in the middle was murdered by those two they cut his throat and the top one we had let go but he wouldn’t leave and kept telling us what he was going to do to us so Wendy killed him"

"I thought you were just talking big" Trisha said.

"No love the world has fallen to shit and we are stuck in the middle. There is no help coming from London because most of London has gone, America is as bad if not worse everywhere is in the same boat"

Her tears were flowing now. "What about Mummy and Daddy?" She asked her face a mask of anguish

"I don’t know the gangs were moving people into the Newcastle area but for what reason I don’t know also there where a lot of casualties from the army against so called looters. If we can find out anything I will let you know and if we can do anything we will." I promised.

Wendy led the weeping girl away and Anne turned to me "That was rather rough on her wasn’t it?"

"What do you want me to do? As she was, she was destroying this small group. I could have sent her home to die, possibly I should have just kicked her out and let her end up wherever but I couldn’t that left me with two choices rough emotionally or rough physically. I chose emotionally which may have worked" I snapped at Anne

"But that game with the bodies, was that necessary?" Anne asked

"She didn’t believe the rules had changed she was still working to the fact that everyone has the protection of family, friends and community all held together by laws from the state. For the moment all we can count on is family and friends until communities start fighting back against the shit that’s happening as a group, as individually they will fade and die." I told her. "From now on we live in a world where shit happens and us working as a group is the only thing that will minimise the amount of shit that happens to us."

For the rest of the day I was in the wrong with everyone to a certain extent and my own indignation I felt was righteous so I wasn’t going to run around apologising to everyone. The meal that night went smoothly Muriel, Tom and Andrea loved it even Trisha made an effort I just made sure I was pleasant to everyone though my heart and my mind where elsewhere. I had questions in my mind this community was almost a dictatorship, what right did I have to lead these people and what right did I have to order them about. That night as Andrea lost her virginity to Brian I slept alone in my room one of the few sleeping alone that night.

The shopping trip the next day went almost without incident, the only situation was encountering one gang of lads but with some swift driving by Tom we were out of range before they even had time to properly notice us, a few shots dissuaded pursuit.

 

Maybe they had spotted us on our second "Shopping Trip" or maybe we were just in the direction they were heading but two days after Tom and Muriel headed back home we had a shout from the roof from John, while I was in the front.

"Hey we have company" he shouted

"What’s it look like?" expecting more stragglers from the towns.

"I count seven, eight no twelve people heading this way there armed….all armed and young, they’re all wearing something red as well" He shouted down. Shit I thought our first gang.

"Brian, Brian get the horses in the stable block. Wendy take the roof John you and Bob get the second GPMG on the roof with full ammo. Everyone else kit up and get a stock of ammo at hand I don’t want to fight but if I have to I will. Anne get Sarah and Jenny into one of the back rooms on the top floor as if they attack from the back they have no cover and should be easy to take out"

"Trisha, Trisha" she came running without the look of scorn on her face for once "Ammunition runner and loader. Start with as many SA80 magazines as you can and do half a dozen 9 mm for me." I had two spare magazines for my Berettas but I wanted more.

Brian had just finished stabling the horses "Brian roof take one of the GPMGs, Andrea upstairs other one."

I ran in the kitchen and bolted the door I did the same with the front door. I headed up to the roof Wendy was supervising the other machine gun being set up when it was done I grabbed Bob and John

"Downstairs stick a claymore on the front and back door also one across the dining room patio warn Anne and Trisha then take post at the second floor windows one each side" I explained

"What’s happening out there now Wendy?" I asked

"They are coming closer each side of the drive working the cover but I can see them" she said

"Can you drop a couple of rounds in the centre of the road level with the nearest but close enough together so they don’t think it’s an accident?" I enquired

The SLR fired three times "Yes I think that got their attention" Wendy replied. The group retreated back the way they came.

After a few minutes a single figure possibly 15 or sixteen years old walked towards us waving a white object.

"Nobody fires no matter what until I say so?" I shouted.

The figure got within the edge of the car park and I shouted out "That’s far enough what can I do for you?"

"Can I speak to someone in charge?" he asked

"You are talk or walk" I shouted.

"You are living in an area that we have decided is part of our turf since the breakdown. You will lay down all your weapons and leave or we will take this place by force and kill you." He shouted.

"I need a little time to tell my dad is that ok?" I shouted down.

"Tell your Dad he has half an hour" he turned and walked off.

"Ok ladies and gentlemen you heard the boy we can fight or we can run" I shouted so all could hear downstairs as well "Lets call the roll sing out your answer"

"Bob" I asked

"Fight" came the answer

"Anne" I asked

"Fight" came the answer

"John" I asked

"Fight" came the answer

"Wendy" I asked

"Fight" came the answer

"Brian" I asked

"Fight" came the answer

"Trisha" I asked

"Er Fight" came the answer

"Andrea" I asked

"Fight it could be Mum and Dad next" came the answer

"It is unanimous then good luck all of you I am going to record a last broadcast and set it playing, Trisha bring my ammunition up here." I told her.

I ran down to the dining room and grabbed the dictation machine,

"This is New Delphi Radio this is an emergency broadcast as of fourteen hundred hours New Delphi is under siege by a large gang we have been given thirty minutes to surrender and by a unanimous vote my friends and I have decided to stay and fight for those of you near us do not under any circumstances approach New Delphi you can do nothing to help us If we survive we will make a new broadcast as soon as we can until that time I say thank you to all the people we know as our friends and the many who listen without the ability to talk to us. Do not let these people who have descended into barbarism be the last dying gasp of our civilisation. Power is in cooperation, friendship and order rather than in hate and chaos if we do not speak again good luck to you all and take care spread the news. This is Radio New Delphi and me The Oracle out."

I set the dictation machine onto repeat and plugged it in I headed up to the roof again.

"What’s the situation?" I asked Wendy

"Some movement but not a lot" she said

The figure appeared again with the white flag, and walked up to the edge of the car park again.

"Is your dad there little girl" he shouted

"No he’s busy" I shouted back

"Did you tell him what I said?" he asked

"Did I tell him what he’s busy?" I shouted down

"That we have three hundred and fifty men who will attack unless you surrender" He shouted back very exasperated

"Oh yes" I said

"Well" he replied

"Well what?" I answered

"What did he say" He was getting irritated

"Your not a man you’re a boy" I laid on the little girl voice thick

"What did he say" he was really annoyed

"About your message" I asked him

"Yes" he screamed

"He said you can go and fuck yourself" I shouted down

He just stood there for a moment mouth open

"What?" he said

"Are you thick as well as ugly and no fashion sense?" I asked him

"What do you mean" he shouted back

"No one wears red head scarves nowadays they look stupid" I told him

"Is there someone else I can talk to?" he enquired

"No dads busy" I said

"Busy doing what?" he asked

"Something" I said

"And you told him" he asked again

"Yes" I said

"And what did he say" his voice full of confusion

"He said he did not have time for you and your little friends at the moment and you can go and fuck yourselves" I explained

He wandered off with the flag and about ten minutes later two of them came back with the flag.

"Little girl" the new one shouted

"I’m not" I shouted back. There was a pause.

"Not what" came his voice

"I’m not little I’m nearly eleven" I shouted back trying not to laugh

"Well young lady" he shouted

"Kathy" I answered

"What?" Came the voice

"My names Kathy" I said

"Well Kathy can you go and get your dad?" the new one asked

"Ok" I said and moved out of view. Trisha came up with handfuls of magazines.

"There all filled Kathy I am just sharing them around" she whispered

"Good" I whispered back "I don’t know how long I can delay them now"

I stood up again and walked where they could see me.

"Hello" I shouted "are you still there?"

"Yes we are" came the second voice

"Sorry I thought you might have got fed up and gone" I told them

"Well we haven’t" he said "is your dad there?"

"No" I answered

"Why" came the pained voice

"Why what?" I asked again

"Why isn’t your dad there" he was getting angry now

"Because he is busy silly" I said in my best little girl voice

"Busy doing what?"

"Just busy is what he said"

"Did you tell him what we said?"

"Yes he said you and your little friends couldn’t play here today"

"Is there someone else we can talk to instead of your dad"

"There’s me"

"Oh no one else?"

"No"

"And you told your dad our message"

"Yes"

"And what did he say"

"I told the other one"

"I know will you tell me please"

"He said he had no time for you and your little friends at the moment he is busy and you can go and fuck yourselves"

"Oh"

The two of them walked of back up the drive with much animated conversation.

"Well that should confuse them a bit hopefully they will be a bit careless. Right when they come if they are in the open everyone hold your fire till Wendy starts then the GPMGs start at the back and work forwards SA80s single shot pick you targets if they get too close go fully automatic SLRs shoot at will understood"

I got responses from every one.

"What’s happening now Wendy" I asked as she had the binoculars

"Five or six of them seem to be arguing about the best way of doing this. I think they are coming up the drive." She said

"Ok every one this is it don’t fire till Wendy does" I told them "Good luck all keep your heads down"

A mass of bodies was approaching perhaps seventy in all armed with everything from sticks and axes to hand guns and a scattering of rifles. They started firing well out of range for the weapons they had.

"Hold your fire wait for Wendy" I said I took aim with the SA80.

At about two hundred and fifty yards Wendy opened up and a man in the front fell. Then the two machine guns roared zig zaging through the mass of bodies from front to back. A figure with a hand gun pointed towards us came into my sights I fired and he slumped another boy I fired again and again and again. The whole first encounter could have only lasted three minutes before they retreated, bodies were everywhere some moving others not, only a dozen could have escaped.

"How is every one any casualties sing out your names" I shouted

"Bob fine" came a voice from down stairs

"John Ok" again from downstairs

"Anne I’m here" from behind me

"Andrea I’m alive" from my left

"Trisha Ok" from behind me

"Brian ok Boss Lady" from my right

"I’m ok too sis" said Wendy from my right

"What do you think they will do next?" I asked Wendy

"If they have any brains wait until dark but I doubt it" she said.

We sat there waiting for about an hour in which time Anne checked the kids and Brian checked on Lucy.

Wendy was watching with the binoculars "Hey kids we have action in he bushes left and right of the drive they are trying to sneak a small group down."

"Ok on my word Brian you hit the left hand bushes, Andrea the right hand bushes the road should be a pretty inhospitable place with the two streams of bullets crossing it Wendy targets of opportunity as you see them shoot them rest of you don’t even try. Everyone clear?"

A chorus of yes came from around me

"Ok on three one, two, three" The roar of the GPMGs started as they strafed the bushes sweeping backwards and forwards across the bushes bodies fell out some tried to run but the two streams of death and Wendy caught them all, again all movement ceased. How many died there I don’t know but the sound of someone screaming in pain drifted over to us.

Behind me I could hear Anne sobbing "Cant we …"she started

"No it is a simple them or us they get killed or we do" I said "however much I hate it."

There was another sound now the sound of car engines from the top of the drive. Two cars appeared at the top of the drive a large blue Volvo and a red Ford Capri tucked in tight behind people were hanging out the window of each of them aiming weapons and firing.

"Andrea front one Brian rear one I shouted rest of you fire at will" again the two large guns hammered out death the windscreen on the Volvo shattered and even in the fading light and with the distance black holes could be seen appearing in the Volvos bodywork each circled by a little silver halo of bright metal. The Volvo stopped the engine smoking and three bodies dived from it one was hit by the oncoming Ford diving around the first car the body going high in the air rolling over the roof and hitting the ground hard as for the other two Wendy’s rifle spoke twice and two men no more than children really died running. The second car was now receiving the attention of both machine guns but it kept coming closer and closer I took aim at one of the figures in the window I switched to fully automatic fired and the figure danced and slumped I emptied the rest of the magazine into the car I grabbed another magazine dropped the empty one and rammed the new one in with one smooth movement, well practiced thanks to Wendy’s drilling. I took aim again this time at the hole that was at one time a windscreen I aimed at the right hand side where the driver would be hidden in the dark and gave a quick burst. The car swerved then skidded violently into a one hundred and eighty degree spin its rear ended up pointed towards us I emptied the rest of the magazine into the back window.

"Cease fire, Hold your fire" I shouted eventually everyone did a little trickle of smoke was appearing from the car but no one emerged.

"What do you think next Wendy?" I shouted to her.

"Personally I think it will be wait till until dark before they come again." She replied

"Well if they can make the way through the cover at the side of the road before we know it they could be on us" I said. "ok John when it gets dark enough do you fancy going for a walk down there?"

Objections flew from all sides at this I quieted them down "Look Bob is not going neither is Anne, Trisha and Andrea don’t know the Claymore’s and if we want to survive I want Wendy up here covering us so by a process of elimination that leaves John and me I would leave John here but we need to cover both sides of the road and I don’t fancy crossing the road down there sorry John" I said

"Don’t worry I don’t mind playing silly games as long as it doesn’t become a habit" he smiled the tension clear in his face.

"Ok four Claymore’s each first one as near to them as possible then spread them down back through the bushes then straight back here.

Soot was used to black us up my hair as well was covered and I put on one of the thick Black jumpers from my first shopping trip I kept one of my pistols and had one magazine in each of my pockets, carrying that number of the clumsy objects without them clanking was solved by Bob who using tie wraps attached them to two leather belts passed over my shoulder a bit of string at the front and back stopped them slipping off my shoulders clumsy but it worked I then placed a sheath knife on my belt from our shopping trip with Tom.

"Ok" I said "lets move before I need the toilet again."

I took the right hand side John went around the back of the house to take the left he had argued that he should take my side with less cover but I told him there was less of me to hide and to shut his gob.

To the left of me was the Ford Capri an orange glow in the back indicating something was burning slowly but the light created more shadows I skirted along the fence keeping low till I reached the near end of the bushes. I then started crawling there were bodies here and not all of them were dead some one up ahead had a bad chest wound the bubbling in each breath could be heard and the wheeze as he tried to grab a breath. I spotted the noisy casualty his eyes were closed so I carried on a hand grabbed my foot.

"You" came the bubbling voice "Girl, roof"

It was the first man, well boy who demanded our surrender. He was getting agitated. I turned around and leant on his mouth with my hand. He struggled with what strength he had left and I knelt across him with my legs astride his chest, feeling the blood soak into my jeans, and my knees on his arms. I removed the knife from its sheath and placed it just up from the top of his breastbone by about two inches keeping my hand on his mouth I leant forward on the knife feeling it cut through the skin then the resistance as it hit the gristle and cartilage of the windpipe and finally the tendons cutting as the wider part of the blade entered his neck. His body started to buck and kick a bit under me as I did this and I waited till all movement ceased before removing my hand and then the knife who’s resistance sickened me as I pulled it out. Deciding I could throw up all I wanted later I carried on forwards till I could see the edge of the cover further up the road I could hear massed voices trying to work themselves up with shouting and cans of beer and bottles. I set up the first claymore my only problem being the fact that my knife was slick with the boys blood. The second and third were easy the fourth slipped.

"Who’s there" came a voice. I froze.

"What’s up" came a second

"Heard something out there" he said

"Probably one of those poor bastards dying. Don’t worry it will be them inside dying next come on grab a drink before we move" said the second

I waited a minute for them to move out and set up the fourth, time to get back as fast as possible they are going to attack any time. I took the direct route back the house was dark so I shouldn’t show up against it, a second dark figure approached me from the left it was John he smiled and gave me a thumbs up I could see the SA80 still slung over his shoulder had picked up some bits of bush and he had a few scratches on his face.

Then the shit hit the fan. The Capri in front of us exploded in a ball of flame leaving us totally exposed. Shouts came from behind us and shots started to land around us. The glowing lights of tracer swept over our heads seeming to miss us by inches and a car engine could be heard.

I looked around and John was gone looking back I could see he was aiming at the approaching car the SA80 flashed a few times and he looked at me.

"Move it to cover" He screamed.

I reached the Volvo in seconds and grabbed the pistol and started firing at the car.

"Move your fucking arse" I screamed "I can’t cover you all fucking day. Move it John"

He turned and ran fumbling for another magazine as he ran he slowed as he approached me.

"Keep moving then cover me and I will run" I shouted.

The GPMGs had found the car and flashes of tracer were mixed in with sparks where they hit I took aim at the figures in the dark I couldn’t see them properly. A flash of light lit up the right hand side of the drive followed by the sound of the explosion about a second later but the flash had given me targets I fired five times and the pistol clicked on the sixth. Johns rifle started cracking I heard him shout and ran. I could see him about a quarter of the way to the house I dropped the empty clip from the pistol and pulled one out of my front right hand pocket and rammed it home I reached the half way mark just past the Capri which was well alight and turned and crouched.

"Right move it" I shouted at him he turned and ran another explosion lit up the right hand side of the drive one of Johns this time I started firing at the approaching mass of bodies and John passed me fitting a new magazine on the way again I chose my targets carefully taking the nearer ones until John joined in and I emptied the pistol into whatever was moving. Front right hand pocket another magazine I slammed it in the pistol as I approached John at about the quarter distance mark and he fell over I dived for him.

"My leg" he said "someone got my leg. You go"

"Bullshit" I replied and fired a couple of shots without looking properly two more explosions lit the night.

"I don’t give a fuck about your leg you have two lean on me" I screamed at him.

He managed to get up using the SA80 and using the rifle and myself we approached the door I kept turning and firing the bodies where close now as was the door 50 yards, 45 yards, 40 yards drop the old clip slam the new one in and Johns body hit me from the side bowling me over and landing across my lower legs. We were only 30 yards from the front door Anne’s face appeared firing a SA80 she saw us down on the floor.

"Don’t you fucking move" I screamed at her. I scrabbled around for my pistol my hand touched my upper leg I could feel a hole with blood oozing from it strange I thought it didn’t hurt. I found the pistol the attackers were now as close as the door I fired at the nearest taking him down and repeated this till the pistol was empty I rolled slightly to get the last full clip and my leg suddenly started hurting I cried out in pain but got it out. I could see Anne at the door starting to come out to me.

"Don’t you fucking dare get back in now" I shouted she ignored it the hail of bullets around me intensified and as she got within 10 yards of me her body was thrown back by the force of a bullet hitting her. I turned back to the action the tracer fire was now raining down on the massed bodies one man was upon me with his pistol pointed at Anne’s body I placed the pistol in his crotch and fired, he fell backwards his hands at his crotch I picked out my targets carefully taking the closest bodies till the pistol was empty.

Grasping the pistol I looked there were less of them now a lot less I dropped the pistol and started scrabbling towards the SA80 that John had dropped his weight hampered me as did the pain in my leg I caught the strap with my fingers and grasped it and turned to find two people within ten foot I fired the rifle on fully automatic and caught both of them across the chest the rifle stopped and as I was trying to figure out how to get another magazine something hit me and threw me backwards into the ground.

 

I woke up to light I was in a bed and a voice "Shh, relax, sleep" I knew I had something to do but what, oh shit the attack.

I sat up and pain shot through my legs, my chest and my side. I cried out in pain.

"Lie down again" came Trisha’s voice I turned my head and saw her standing there her face pale and her eyes red.

"What’s going on? What happened with the attack? What are you doing here? What am I doing here?" I demanded as my head cleared slightly.

"I am here as a nurse, you are my patient and we won we saw them off. Now will you lie down"

"No what’s the situation. How is Anne, how is John" I screamed at her.

"Bob and Wendy are leading harrying attacks on them using a Land Rover, driving within range for Wendy to take out a few then retreating. Just to make sure they are going the right way. Anne took one round in the arm she is in the kitchen organising some food with Andrea and Muriel" she said.

"What the hell’s Muriel doing here I told them to stay away" I asked her.

"We have seven farmers their wives and farm hands who turned up Tom organised them they saved our lives they where on us when they led an attack from over the fields with a second force attacking they ran" she explained.

"And John?" I asked

"Wendy had him on the table operating for an hour and a half before he died" her face broke into a mass of tears "he had been hit seven times in all the damage was just too great"

I sat there uncomprehending for a moment it not sinking in "Wendy operated on him?"

"Yes then you and then Anne" she said

"I have to get up and find out what is going on what time is it?" I asked

"It’s about four in the afternoon you have been out cold all night and day but you cant get up" she told me.

I threw the covers back with my hand that worked properly and noticed bandaged on both my legs and slid my bum around to drop my legs over the edge of the bed.

Trisha ran out screaming for Anne to come quickly.

"What the hell do you think your doing?" came Anne’s voice from the door.

"Getting up I can’t lie here all day" I looked at her, her face was white she was wearing a sling which one arm lay in.

"You can and you will" she said.

"Like hell they could be regrouping I need to be up and about to see what’s going on." I told her

"Look you arrested twice on the table last night you have four holes in you from bullets and a drain going into your chest." She shouted back.

"I am getting up no matter what you say, help me or leave." I gave her an ultimatum.

She changed tack "Look if you wait there I will get a couple of the big blokes to get you in a chair and they will carry you through to the dining room is that ok?"

"They can carry me outside and grab a pistol for me" I told her.

Trisha was fussing around me like a mother hen, when Anne returned with three large young men all in their early twenties.

"This is Mathew, Mark and Luke" she said "they are the sons of one of our neighbours Simon Thompson they will carry you around for the moment but the moment you are told to you go back to bed understood"

"No, where is my pistol?" I demanded.

One of the dining room chairs with arms was brought through and Anne put a blanket on it. Two of the men lifted me up carefully and sat me down in it, the pain causing me nearly to call it quits. The blanket was wrapped around me and Trisha returned with a pistol and I was carried head tilted back between the three men.

Outside a scene of utter carnage greeted me three burnt out cars where out there the nearest being on the car park, bodies lay everywhere as did bits of bodies a few people working in pairs were carrying these bodies to a pile being built in one of the fields two men were collecting wood.

I saw a face I recognised Tom and Harry with him carrying a body between them I waved and Tom came over, dropping the body, with a face like thunder.

"What the bloody hell do you think you are doing" he screamed at me "when I carried you in last night you where nearly dead. Your sister said you tried to die a couple of times on her as well, so what in gods name are you doing out here"

I cried big heart wrenching sobs he stared saying don’t worry come on now stop. Harry turned up and Anne and Muriel appeared.

"Boss shouted and she cried" said Harry when Anne asked what was going on. The two women turned on Tom and I grasped his hand shaking my head and Anne insisted I was carried in.

Tom, Anne and Muriel accompanied me and my bearers into the dining room.

When my sobs ran dry Anne grasped my hand.

"Are you ok?" she asked.

"No I failed" I said

"What do you mean failed" said Tom, Muriel shook her head to quieten him.

"I was the boss it was my job to keep you all safe and now you are hurt" I indicated Anne "and my stupidity killed John"

"Bullshit" came from Tom "I have counted at least one hundred and ninety six bodies out there for the loss of one man and two casualties one minor Anne and one serious you. That is not a failure it is a fucking miracle. You had seven people what can you expect" he finished

"I shouldn’t have decided on the mines, or I should have gone out alone, or I should have sent someone more able to help him, to get back with him" I said.

"You are talking crap woman" he started shouting at me again "you crawled out there with the mines the things that saved you all from the number of bodies up there and then on the way back dragged a wounded man dam near to the door before you were hit and then kept on firing till you ran out of ammunition" his voice softened "there was nothing else you could do at all. There was nothing left for you to do and I had to pry the rifle out of your fingers which was empty so I know you kept it up till the end"

"But it was you who saved us" I said

"Crap. From the range we started firing the shotguns no one would have been hit we just scared them a bit with flashes and noise" he insisted and walked off.

I was left there for an hour with Anne and Muriel fussing over me when the dining room door opened with a bang.

"What the fucking hell do you think your playing at" shouted Wendy "I cant afford to lose you as well why are you out of bed"

"I’m sorry" I said "I tried to do everything I could to bring him back to you but I couldn’t. I’m so sorry" I broke into tears again.

"I know you did, I know you did" she hugged me "I was on the roof I could see you struggling with him I tried to cover you but they just kept coming to fast, I saw you both hit and you lying there shooting to protect the two of you, I couldn’t shoot them fast enough I was reloading as you grabbed his rifle and took out those two nearest you and I was taking aim when the third one hit you I was too slow. It was my fault I was too slow and then trying to save John you nearly died. I am sorry" we held each other crying for a while as Wendy got back her composure.

"Right why have they let you out of bed?" she asked

"Because I threatened to walk here myself if they didn’t" I told her

"Look you took two bullets in the legs one straight though your side and one in the upper chest, you have a broken collar bone and the chest wound caused an almost fatal Pneumothorax. You have also lost a shit load of blood and are being held together by my sewing. Finally if you pull our that chest drain you are going to be so sorry as I put it back in." she said firmly

"Look I will sit here like a good little thing I promise not to move round too much is that ok with you" I wheedled

"Yes ok" she said

"Can you send Tom back in please" I asked she glared at me.

A few minutes later Tom returned "You feeling a bit better now then?"

"Not really I need to ask you a couple of things. What is the situation with their wounded?"

"I made sure personally there were no wounded if you get my drift" he said.

"Thank you I do that is one thing I don’t have to worry about. Second can you arrange for a couple of the men to dig a grave for John this side of the road away from the others?" my eyes where filling with tears again.

"Yes" he said his voice full of emotion.

"Finally in his room you should find his Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers uniform can you ask Muriel to clean it up and if you can dress him in it for tomorrow morning?" the tears where flowing down my face now.

"Yes" he said his voice trembling and left me to my tears.

I got the three brothers to carry me over to the radio and picked up the dictation machine it was still recording from the previous night.

"This is Radio New Delphi. This is The Oracle, we have survived will broadcast at 8 pm out"

a simple message to stop them worrying.

At six o’clock Anne and Wendy came to get me ready for dinner not that I felt like eating, my dressings were changed and I was washed and make up put on. The dress was too large and black so it could go over the bulky dressings the colour meaning if blood did soak through the dressings it would not show up. At half seven Muriel, Anne, Andrea Trisha, Wendy and me went into the dining room all those who came to help where there all dressed as Bob had driven around the farms to get them ready. Introductions were made kisses exchanged and names given. I interrupted this surreal situation.

"Ladies and Gentlemen I know you are all hungry but before we eat I would like to make a broadcast to the people who are concerned out there"

I was again carried over to the Radio I disconnected the dictator and plugged in the mike I hit the red button and the Morse went out.

"This is Radio New Delphi transmitting on 7.1 megahertz I am The Oracle. As of early yesterday afternoon New Delphi was attacked by a force in excess of three hundred gang members in fierce fighting one hundred and ninety six of these lost there lives. During the fighting Private John Jenkins of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers known as Apollo to our listeners was killed defending what he believed was right. That name again was John Jenkins age 19 if anyone out there has knowledge of this brave mans family tell them he died with honour and at 9 am tomorrow he will be buried with honour by the people who loved him." I broke down in tears at this point.

Tom took the mike. "You don’t know me out there you may have heard my name mentioned I am Tom a farmer hear about and I came with fifteen men to try and help here but arrived too late to do much more than scare the survivors. We found a group of eight people led by a girl no more than fourteen had held off a force of about three hundred and fifty men. Yes John Jenkins was killed during a dangerous plan to lay mines within feet of the enemy but in this plan led by this young girl The Oracle as she is known they succeeded in planting the mines and almost made it back. He was hit in the leg and The Oracle helped him back nearly to the door when both of them where hit. She then defended him with a pistol and rifle until her ammunition ran out another young woman here mother of a young child Hera as you know her came out shooting to help them but was hit."

"With all her ammunition gone Your Oracle was hit a further twice once very seriously. When we arrived the second line of men scared off what few of the gang remained. After the battle Athena the sister of The Oracle no more than fifteen years old operated for an hour and a half to try and save John before he died, she then worked for more than an hour to save her sisters life her heart stopped twice. She then repaired a bullet wound in Hera’s arm".

"Tonight these seven people who were eight till last night are concerned about the hospitality for the guests who arrived late. Your Oracle despite the fact that sixteen hours ago she was being operated on was worried that people out there might be concerned and in making the broadcast just has broken down into tears. I Thomas Allrenshaw do state that if any one out there feels these tears tonight of any of these people are a sign of weakness they will have me to deal with after I have finished helping with the disposal of two hundred bodies, and you better pray is me who deals with you because god help anyone out there who is against her. Now she will talk later because she hasn’t eaten today and I am not carrying her back here till she has, as she cannot walk at the moment. I am saying these things because this group will not talk about their acts just the acts of their lost friend I feel the world should know. What is it she always says spread the news tell the people this is Radio New Delphi out. Can this be repeated like the normal ones. Good"

I was carried back to the head of the table to applause Tom sat next to me as the meal was served.

"What the hell was all that crap?" about I asked him.

"Just telling the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth." He smiled

"Debatable on that but why?" I asked him

"Look when I first saw you I thought some one was pulling my pisser about you being in charge. I was a bit better the next day when you came up with the idea for are little drive in the country and after how you handled that day I was very impressed. But this shit yesterday makes that look like nothing this is the stuff of legends and anyone out there listening needs legends now. They bring hope." He said.

"Its no bloody legend we murdered two hundred kids armed with bits and bobs while we had automatic weapons, it was a massacre" I said.

"And the day you stop feeling like that about any battle is the day you should quit" he replied.

I picked at the meal and drank none of the wine, despite this our guests seemed to enjoy it all the pomp and ceremony that we put into our evening meal I even saw Jenny there next to Anne looking sad, this set me off crying again. Bob and Muriel were suddenly at my side.

"Are you ok? Are you hurting anywhere?" Bob asked

"No I was just thinking about Jennifer and how do I explain to her that I got John killed" I said through my tears.

"You didn’t get him killed if we had had five more of you covering the two of you, you would have got back safe as it was you couldn’t be everywhere and do everything." He kissed me and Muriel wiped my tears away.

"Look you going to ruin this make up that took so long if you keep this up" she fussed around my face for a while.

I tapped a glass with my spoon the room descended into silence instantly.

"My friends I thank you all for your timely arrival you have saved all our lives by your unexpected arrival and if we can ever do anything for you and your families you only have to say the word." I told them.

"But" I said "I am going to ask more of you and your families in the future. I intend to make this area safe for us all I want to be able to make sure that everyone in this area can live safely this will mean that when they come we make them pay with blood. The seven of us will do this but I cannot do it alone so I ask all of you these two things. First tell people what happened here not what we did but what you did and what John did for us, let them know that you were willing to put your lives at risk for an idea and for friends. Secondly if we call to at least consider coming to fight, if you don’t nobody will think any the less of you, everyone here tonight has shown their worth and their bravery but this is just the start. Finally I would like to propose two toasts. To unexpected guests that are always the most welcome of visitors."

Everyone stood up except me and repeated the toast I just touched the glass to my lips.

"Secondly while you are standing to John Jenkins who will be buried tomorrow morning after laying down his life for his friends." I finished.

I sat there for a while in my own misery and no one dared interrupt my grief until the action at the radio caught my attention. Tom was having a heated argument with Bernard.

"I doont geeve I tooss whoo ye think ye aree ya horrible littllee man but if ye do not get the lassie on now I will come doon there and ram that radio right oop your jacksie do yoo underrstand mee?" it was Bernard his worry bringing out his accent. I was carried over on the chair.

Bernard was still ranting and raving his accent getting worse I waited for him to draw a breath.

"Bernard" I said keying the mike.

"Is that you lassie" Came back his voice.

"Yes its me" I confirmed

"How bad is it?" he asked

"Terrible I lost John, Apollo to you" I said.

"I Know I was listening but what happened to you" he said

"I didn’t duck fast enough" I joked back

He started shouting again and Wendy grabbed the mike off me.

"Bernard Athena here" she said

"Will you give me a straight answer lass?" he asked

"Yes I will even if my little sister wont" she told him

"How bad is she" came his voice full of concern my eyes were filling with tears again.

"Her right leg took a small round through the calf possibly a two two or similar. In the thigh on her right leg I pulled out a 7.62 round embedded to the bone I had to dig deep for that one. She took one round clean through her side how it hit nothing I don’t know. The major one was a hand gun round to the upper right hand side of her chest breaking her collarbone and causing breathing difficulties which meant I nearly lost her twice at about two this morning. She will not stay in bed she insisted on joining the meal and making speeches and now she insists on talking on the radio she can not walk or stand but standing up quickly could destroy my good work from last night and kill her. She keeps on breaking down in tears over the loss of one very dear friend in a battle against three hundred and fifty with the extra losses some of us have inflicted today they have lost two thirds of there forces. Can you try talking some sense into her as she wont listen to me."

"Listen lass the loss of one person is a hard thing to take I know I have lost a lot more than one in my time I lost thirteen thousand in one operation but quantity does not increase the guilt nor does minimal casualties reduce it the guilt is always there you just have to live around it"

"Where did this happen" I asked stunned at the numbers

"Salamis" was the one word answer

"Would your nickname be Buster your rank have been Major General and you have the letters DSO MM MC VC and bar after your name?" I asked

Silence for a moment "Yes your well informed lassie for such a wee thing"

 

(continued in part 3)

 

 

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