| Humming to a tune with words that he never fully learn, Justin seems be to lost in another world yet fully aware of his surroundings. The young man carries a brown cloth bag and a rope over his left shoulder as he follows a dark hair dog throw the untamed moss lands. His upper body is naked completely expose to the rise of the three suns which decorate the sky. He sinks a couple inches into the green moist ground with each step he takes. The dog�s ear lift up and he begins to bark. �Good, Boy,� smiles Justin as he makes his way to his dog, but the smile fades as he realize the dog is upset about something. �What is it, Boy?� He looks around but sees nothing. Bending down, he pulls out a knife from his right boot. When he reaches the dog, the dog sits down howling in a fit. Confused, Justin searches around but finds nothing. Then he looks up seeing a falling object from above. �What the hell is that?� *** In a control room, two men glance over the several monitors. �This must be one of the most boring job on the planet. Why did I let you talk me into this. This is one of the worst jobs on this planet,� sighs Emmett. �What the hell are you talking about? This is the best job on the planet. What kind job do you get to sit around all day doing nothing?� �That is my point. This is boring, Teddy. I can�t even feel my butt anymore. I don�t know how you can stand it. Day in and day out.� �Hey, it beats being stuck working the mines all day.� �Yeah, I guess you right about that, but, at least, I would be doing something right now.� �In eight months, we will be back at the station and off this swampy planet.� �Do you think we will get assign to other planet?� �Maybe.� �I hope the next planet is dryer than this place.� A monitor catches Emmett�s eye. �Teddy, what is that thing?� �What thing?� �That comet looking thing.� He points to dot flashing a across the screen leaving a trail behide it. �That�s weird.� Ted begins to push buttons on a key board to bring a closer angle on the coming flame. �I�m sure not sure. It�s not an asteroid, because I�m picking organic and bygue elements." �How bizarre.� �Maybe the Goves lost something when they left today. If it was something they meant to drop off, they would have drop with the supplies. We better get Stockwell in here. He will want to see this.� �Oh, let me do it. I need the excise." *** �Gus, Gus!� cries Justin as he tries to find his dog who has run off on him. �Here, boy!� he whistles. �Come on, Boy. Come back here.� With the barks leading him, Justin finds him at an edge of a small crater. �Careful, Boy.� Justin slowly and delicately looks over the edge. �What�s down there?� Wedged into the bottom of the pit is a golden metal object. It shimmer in the light of Suns� through the moss and muck covering most of it. Stream creeps off it. �What is that?� It kinda appears to in the shape of human form. Is it a robot of some kind? Is it a space suit? Oh, could someone be in there? Justin take notice of the musty water slowly creeping over the body of metal. If he was going to retrieve it, he would have to act fast. But is it worth the trouble? Gus whimpers as though he knows what Justin is thinking. �Alright, Boy.� He put his sack down and unwinds his rope. Tiring on end around a near by tree, Justin says to the tree, �I hope you hold.� He turns to the dog. �Are you ready?� The dog wags his tail and yelps. �Okay, here we go.� With the other end of the rope loop across his chest and left shoulder, Justin slip himself down the side of the pit. The bottom of the hole consumes him to his knees. Struggling through the slush of the ground, he makes his way to foreign object. Reaching out with his hand, he touches a part of the golden flesh and pulls it away quickly taking from the heat. He moves his hand back on the hard surface and tries to clear off the mud and moss to get a better look. His hand comes across the helmet and cause a releases of the visor to jerk up. Justin jumps. �Fuck!� he yells as heart beats into his ear drums. Appearing down on open visor, Justin holds his breath as tries to wipe the glass to get rid of the moisture clung to the glass. Then he grasps of what he sees. *** �What the hell is so important to interrupt my meal? This better be good,� says Jim. �I�m sorry, but it is, Sir. Look.� �What am I looking at? You brought me down here to see a rock falling into our atmosphere?� �Uh, Sir, we are not sure what it is?� �It�s seems to be to man made, Sir,� explains Ted. �Man made? Interesting.� �Yeah, it makes no sense,� agrees Emmett. �Has it landed?� �Yes, it in the Tron selection, Sir,� Ted answers. �Tron. Huh.� Jim rubs his chin. �Have you told every one else about this?� �No, Sir. Just you.� �Good. Make sure it stays that away.� *** �We're are almost there, Moss Man. Hold on,� Justin tells the golden man that he drags behind him with the rope. His muscles ripple against his skin as body screams at him to stop, Justin doesn�t. Come on just a little farther. You are almost there. He finally reaches a clear solid area where a hut and building stood. �Eve. Eve, I need your help!� Gus runs in front of him barking up a storm. From the metal building, a silver, pale red robot woman comes out on to the porch. Justin collapses on at the steps. Gasping for fair, he pants in a whisper, �Is he...dead?� Eve brush her hand over the man�s body. �No. He is dying. He has 204 broken bones. His right lung is collapsed. He has internal bleeding. He has brain damage....� �Can... you fix him, Eve?� �Yes. I have data files from Dr. Carmeron to fix him. Do you want me to precede?� �Yes.� Justin forces himself up helps Eve take the man into the lab. They lay the man on a operating table. Justin takes a sit down at a nearby chair to rest. He fights to stay awake and watches Eve peal of the man�s suit. The man�s flesh is bruise and blistered from head to toe. Justin rubs his eyes. Slowly, he drafts into a slumber. *** With a knock on the door, Michael's face lights up, and he heads to the door. Opening the door, he says, �I was getting worried about...� Before Michael stands a young dark hair man only a few years younger than himself. �You?� The smile which was decorating his face fades as he stares at his visitor. �What do you want?� he says coldly. �Let him in, Michael. Don�t be rude. Is that anyway to treat a visitor?� Debbie turns to man. �Ethan, you here cause of the sky is falling, right?� �For the last time, Mother. The sky isn�t falling! Right, Ethan?� �Ah, well, not exactly Ms. Novelty.� �I told you.� �I take then you have seen the asteroid?� asks Ethan. �How could you miss it.� Vic says joining the three. �So, it was just asteroid?� Debbie Ethan nods. �See, Sis. You work yourself up for nothing. Now, what can we help you with?� *** Justin suddenly wakes up several hours later. He yawns. Disgust with himself with passing out, he gets up heads to the table where the man lays naked. He is gorgeous. Justin studies the man features. His skin has heal from his wounds. �Is he still with us?� he asks Eve. �Yes.� �Is he going to make it? I mean is going to live, Eve?� Justin touches the man�s chest up to his face and combs through his brown hair. �There is a 60% percent chance he will live.� Justin is startle as he hears Gus barking outside. Shit! I have visitors. Justin quickly grabs a blanket cover the man�s entire body with it and pulls the curtain around the table as knocking pierce the air. �Yeah, I�m coming,� he shouts. He makes his way to the door to find Ethan in front of him. �Hey, Ethan.� �Sorry, did I wake you?� he asks as examines Justin. �Are you okay? What happen to you?� Justin become embarrass as he realize how dirty he is. �I...I fell in a pit in the moss land early today, but I�m okay just a little sore. I pass out went I got home, or I would have clean my up.� Justin sees that Ethan has company with him at edge of of his property Gus is keeping them from getting any closer. �What is going on?� �So, you were in out in Tron area today?� Justin hesitates. �Yeah...� �Did you see anything usually out there did you?� �Usually?� Should I tell him about the moss man? No, they will take him away. I found him. I save him. He belongs to me. Yes, he is my moss man. �No, why? Is there something wrong?� �No, nothing you need to worry about. Stockwell has us out investigating some stupid asteroid which has landed in the hell mouth of Tron. I thought maybe you would be willing to help guide us through it, but it looks to me that you should try to get some more rest.� Justin nods. �Well, we better be on our way and get our task done. You rest up.� Then he whispers, �If you're up for it, I thought maybe I would swing by afterward.� �That would be fine,� Justin says forcing a smile. �You�re sure?� �Yes.� Ethan grins. �Well, �til then.� He winks and walks off towards his men. Justin watches him. Gus growls at Ethan as he passes him. As soon as Justin loses their figures into the fog of the day, Justin heads back into the lab. He sighs as looks at his filthy. Justin take off his pants and heads into the shower. Turning on the water, he grabs a brown rough plant rubs it against a bar a soap before taking the plant to his body. He scabbing until his flesh is raw as he finds himself lost in his thoughts. Can I really keep him here without anyone finding? What should I tell them who he is? Who is he? Where he is from? Why did he fall from the sky? Will he stay or will he go when he wakes up? I don�t want him go. I want to keep him. No, I won�t let him leave. He will stay with me. Man,he is beauty. Justin becomes turn on as he thinks about the naked man in he head. His dick stiffens. Every inch of him is.. is perfect. A drift sends a chill across his body. His heart skips a beat. He is not alone. Taking a deep breath, Justin slowly turns around to face his company. |
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| The Moss Man |