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The Men of Collosia II
(Escape From the Planet)
Dr. Vasco Sr., President of The Science Council, became aware of the phenomenon before any of his colleagues. The all-male planet of Collosia orbited around its star in a perfect circle and never tipped, so there were no seasons. The temperature was always ideal. It rained only at night, and there was little humidity during the day. The temperate climate only added to the Edenic condition of the planet.
Dr. Vasco's logs began to alarm him. Records showed that for the past five years the average temperature on Collossia had risen half a degree each year. Should this trend continue, the planet would be uninhabitable in approximately one thousand Collosian years. That happened to be the average life span of a Collosian.
Further research revealed that the molten core of the planet was intensifying in heat and expanding. Not only would the planet be too hot to live on, it could well blow up.
He checked his findings over and over again, and when he was certain of his conclusions, he consulted with his housemate, Chris.
"I need for us to have sex badly," he told Chris, "and then I need to discuss something very serious with you."
(The men of Collosia never used the term, "make love." These two men were hopelessly in love, but they could not admit it on a planet where love was considered too stressful, and often led to bickering and strife. The male Collosians had learned to clone themselves, and the woman had become extinct millennia ago.)
Chris fell to his knees and devoured Vasco's cock. After a few educated strokes of his tongue, Vasco gushed into Chris's gullet.
"I needed that badly," Vasco said. "Thanks."
"No thanks are necessary, and you don't have to reciprocate. Just tell me what's on your mind."
Vasco filled Chris in on his deadly findings, and asked, "What should I do?"
`There's only one thing to do," Chris said emphatically. "You must advise The Science Council as soon as possible. We have precious little time to escape Collosia and populate another planet."
Years earlier, two astronauts, Chris and Christa, from the distant alien planet of Saturnia, had gone missing on Collosia. All attempts to contact them from their home planet were unsuccessful. Two other Saturnians, Alden and Brad, had been chosen by the Saturnia Space Program for a search and rescue mission. Their goal was to find Chris and Christa, rescue them, or confirm their deaths.
Their instruments landed them safely on Collosia and signals from Saturnia awoke the two men within their suspended animation pods. Alden and Brad were greeted peacefully by a chosen committee of Collosians. One of the welcoming party radioed back to Saturnia that the air on the planet was unbreathable. Pretending to be Brad and Alden, they reported that worm-like creatures had invaded their air supply and were devouring their bodies. They warned their fellow Saturnians not to send any more ships to this abysmal place. The Collosians were not about to allow aliens to invade their planet, and they ripped the ship apart for scrap metal.
Brad and Alden's best friends and housemates on Collosia, the younger Chris and Vasco, were half Saturnians. Their mother was Christa, one of the astronauts Brad and Alden had been sent to rescue. Unfortunately, she died in childbirth. Their father was Dr. Vasco. The half breeds had assured Alden and Brad that it would take a little time, but they would acclimate to Collosia. Not only would they acclimate, but they would come to realize that they had found paradise while they were still alive.
As promised, the two space travelers adapted quickly to life on Collosia. Saturnia was a war-like, bigoted planet, and they were glad to be gone from it. They couldn't wait to live each new period on their adopted planet. They went to work with a smile on their faces, and had as much passionate sex as they wanted, with whomever they wanted, during all twenty intervals of the period. Getting used to male sex on the all-male planet was hard for them at first, but now they enjoyed every minute of it.
When Dr. Vasco reported his findings to the Science Council, they reacted quickly. Collosia's solar system consisted of two other planets the exact same size as Collosia. They had the same orbit around their star as Collosia's, and the three planets were equidistant from each other.
Their first order of business was to reactivate a defunct space program. Then they planned to build a two-man spaceship to explore the other two planets to determine if either or both were viable to sustain Collosian life. Most importantly, they needed to determine the condition of the planets' molten cores. If the same thing was happening on those planets as on Collosia, they would have to explore beyond their solar system, perhaps beyond their galaxy. They determined to do whatever was necessary to preserve their species.
Since they were trained astronauts, the two Saturnians, Brad and Alden, were asked to volunteer to man the spacecraft which would explore the two nearby planets.
The elder Chris, who lived with Dr. Vasco, was the other astronaut who went missing many years ago. He was one of the two persons that Brad and Alden came to search for. Since he too was a former astronaut, he was asked to volunteer as a backup pilot to Brad and Alden.
Over time, the three former astronauts, native to Saturnia, had morphed. For all to see, they resembled typical Collosians. While discussing the situation they found themselves in, the three men had an epiphany. Each realized that he was willing to give up his life for his fellow Collosians. There was no question that they would accept the familiar role of space explorers.
While their ship was being built, Brad, Alden, and Chris created a rigorous training program for themselves. It resembled the training they had received at the Space Academy on Saturnia. In addition, they made up a list of things to take with them to test the air quality on the other two planets. The trainees referred to Collossia as C1, and they named the brother planets C2 and C3.
During this time of crisis, the three men had little time for outside activity. Not only that, they had to alter their thought processes. No longer did they have the luxury of stopping their labors to have sex as the mood struck them. They had to ration their sexual encounters. They agreed that they would devote a single interval for having sex and that would be the interval before going to sleep. That decision suited all three of them just fine. While they were preparing for their space voyage, Brad and Alden moved in with Dr. Vasco and the elder Chris, so the three astronauts could better work together.
For the first time since leaving Saturnia, Brad, Alden, and Chris were full of stress. They had sex as a threesome every period of the interval they had set aside for sex. This habit greatly helped reduce their stress level. Often Dr. Vasco joined them for a foursome.
On Saturnia, Alden had earned a degree in landscape design. He chose a number of plants with different degrees of hardiness and adaptability to take with him. Some of them were green, flowering plants, but many others were seedling fruit trees. He chose enough samples to plant on both planets. His intention was to use the plants to determine the health of the soil and the adaptability of C1 flora on the alien planets.
"That gives me an idea," Brad said. "I think we should take various examples of our lower animal life forms, and see how they thrive on C2 and C3." The others agreed and they made a list of the varieties of life forms they would take on the ship. They made sure that there would be enough for both planets.
Chris was the only one of them who actually had a degree in engineering. While Brad and Alden worked on flora and fauna, Chris made a list of the equipment that would be needed to test the heat of the planets' cores. In this case, they only needed one set of equipment. Brad and Alden could take it from one planet to the other.
Three years passed very quickly, and the space project was nearing completion. Brad and Alden were elated to think that they would be going back into space, but thinking about leaving the home that they had learned to appreciate, and which had nurtured them so lovingly, made them terribly sad.
They were both very healthy specimens, and it did not appear that their backup, Chris, would make the hazardous voyage. Chris was not in the least bit disappointed
On the night before the voyage, Brad and Alden excused themselves from Dr. Vasco, Sr. and Chris, Sr. They said they wanted to be alone tonight. In case a disaster should befall them, they wanted to have several intervals of total and uninterrupted sex.
"That's not very likely to happen," Vasco assured them. "Everything will go according to plan." The four men kissed goodbye and goodnight.
Alone in their room, Brad and Alden fell into each other's arms. They kissed sensuously for a very long time. Their tongues tickled and probed beyond endurance. Finally, they fell into a sixty-nine position, and they swallowed each other's very hard, very erect cocks.
"Please," Alden said, "cum in my mouth. We'll fuck later when we've recovered."
"Can you believe how much we resisted male sex when we first arrived here?" Brad asked.
"We were fools, then, so let's get on with it now," Alden suggested.
And so they did. They alternated fucking and sucking through most of the remaining rest-time intervals.
The tiny spacecraft had no suspended animation pods. Every bit of space was needed for the scientific equipment which they would use for their experiments, and for the test flora and fauna. The trip from planet to planet was expected to take sixty periods each. With that timetable, the suspended animation was not necessary.
When they were close to C2, cameras began to take hundreds of pictures. Like C1, only one side of C2 faced their star. The picture taking was concentrated on that side. Brad and Alden determined that there were as many streams, lakes, and rivers as on C1. However, the landscape was barren. Not one sign of plant or animal life existed. They expected this. They sent the pictures back to C1.
Upon landing, the two space warriors had to don heavy space suits with breathing apparatus attached. More than ever they appreciated the liberating nudity of their adopted planet. The weight of the spacesuits bogged them down in performing their tasks.
Their first order of business was to analyze the atmosphere. They managed to drag out several heavy pieces of equipment with them as they exited their ship. They didn't need instruments to tell them that the specific gravity was the same on C2 as on C1.
They rested from their labors for a fraction of an interval, and then they set up the equipment. Immediately they were rewarded with readouts, and they smiled and embraced clumsily. The atmosphere of this alien planet was the same as on C1.
"I wonder why life never developed here like on C1." Alden mused.
Brad shook his shoulders. "We'll never know. Let the scientists figure it out if they can."
"Maybe many millennia ago, a race from another solar system or another galaxy settled C1," Alden conjectured, "just as we are about to do to C2 and C3."
"Hold that thought," Brad said.
Slowly, they removed the breathing apparatus and the helmets from their suits. They both took deep breaths. If possible, the air smelled fresher than on C1. The temperature reading was slightly cooler than on C1. It was where C1 had averaged less than a decade ago.
They radioed the good news back to Dr. Vasco and his colleagues. The members of the Council celebrated with a variety of fruit juices. There were no beverages stronger than that on C1.
Brad and Alden packed up the heavy equipment and stowed it back on the ship. They took a short break, and true to Collosian tradition, they had sex. It was a first on Planet C2.
They reconstituted a powdered lunch, and while they were eating Alden remarked, "I don't know if the strange air is causing me to hallucinate, but my orgasm seemed so much more intense here than at home." He had no trouble calling C1, home.
After eating, they prepared for the next experiments. The two men took all the potted plants assigned to C2 and stowed them just outside the ship. They walked naked several yards from the ship to a small gurgling stream. The soil there was moist and nearly black. Alden took some samples of the soil and brought them back to the ship for analysis. The soil was richer in nitrogen and carbon than on C1. He prayed that his plants would adapt, just as he did when he first came to C1. There was only one way to find out. He and Brad returned to the stream, and they bedded every last plant along the edge.
When that was done, they released the lower animal life among the plants and along the edge of the stream. They put a variety of fish into the stream along with water plants and algae. Fully exhausted, they returned to the ship to rest, eat dinner, and have sex during the next few intervals.
They couldn't wait to test their theory of intensified orgasms. In the end, they concluded that it was true. Neither man had ever squirmed or screamed so loud when their climaxes approached. They agreed that they would be happy to relocate, along with the rest of the inhabitants of C1, when the time came.
Before retiring for a few intervals of rest, they did one more job. Just outside the ship, they set up the machine to test the heat and activity of the planet's inner core. The specialized equipment would take readings all through their rest intervals. The data would be transmitted to Dr. Vasco for his analysis.
The next period, they received a message from the Science Council. So far the readings showed very little activity in the core, and the heat level was normal for the inner core of any planet.
The Council instructed the men to stay on C2 for at least ten more periods. They wanted to make sure the heat readings remained constant. They also needed to find out how the flora fared in the alien soil, and how the animals and fish adapted to the alien water, terrain and atmosphere.
One of the lower animal life forms the astronauts brought aboard was a fuzzy little animal called a furrie. Furries were quite small. They never weighed more than twelve pounds. They were hairy, playful, lovable, and very huggable animals. They made excellent house pets and were favored by Collosians for that purpose. Brad chose two males and two females for each planet. Both of the females were pregnant. He hoped they would give birth on both planets to see what effect it would have on the babies. At the end of the last work interval of the previous period, Brad and Alden had left the four furries playing at the side of the stream. They seemed happy enough, but furries were always happy.
The two explorers were awakened the next work interval by the shrill yipping of the furries. They knew that sound well. They wanted to be fed. Brad reconstituted powdered furrie food and brought it outside in small dishes. The furries were beyond their frisky old selves. They were running around and trying to get Brad to play with them.
After they ate, he ran down to the stream with the and was awestruck. All the lower animal life forms were thriving, but the shock was in the flora. The nitrogen-rich soil had worked miracles. Every plant was twice the size it had been the period before. Evidence of budding was all over the fruit trees. They were definitely going to flower and produce fruit very soon. Brad had no doubt the fruit would be tastier than on C1. He examined the stream and was delighted to see that the fish were alive and well.
By the time the astronauts had to fly off to C3, the flora had spread and covered a very wide area. The animals, including the furries, were feasting off the fruit of the fruit trees and the flowers of the green plants. Both female furries had birthed two babies each, a male and a female. Mothers and babies were doing exceptionally well. All of this was reported back to the Science Council. Brad and Alden failed to report that their sex lives were so enhanced, it was difficult to keep working when all they wanted to do was have sex.
The Council reported that the temperature of the inner core was holding steady, and there were no signs of change. Alden and Brad were given the go-ahead to go on to C3. They had brought life to a barren planet, and they had no doubt that the flora and fauna they brought would continue to flourish and spread all over the side of the planet facing the star.
As they flew closer and closer to C3, the astronauts began sending pictures back to C1. Again, only one side of the planet faced the star at all times. All they could see was a barren, reddish-brown landscape. There were no streams or lakes. When they landed they tested the atmosphere. C3 was void of life-sustaining oxygen. It was almost all carbon dioxide and some carbon monoxide. Brad and Alden sent the bad news to the Council. Their disappointment was evident, and Vasco ordered Brad and Alden to abandon the barren planet and come home.
When the astronauts returned, life on Collosia became severely altered. Every man, who was not in a vital life-sustaining position, was recruited to build two spaceships, which would seat 250 passengers each. Both ships would shuttle back and forth carrying passengers to C2. Fortunately, they did not have to worry about manufacturing space suits.
When the two ships were completed they had no seats. For the foreseeable future, they were to be cargo and construction worker ships. Alden and Brad would be transporting construction material, workers, and every known flora and fauna they could identify. A whole city had to be built before the planet could be populated. The elder Chris was assigned to head up the construction workers. He already had a nuclear crew with the men that he worked with every day, but now he had to train dozens of others.
Brad and Alden flew their first mission to C2 with two spaceships loaded with construction material, construction workers, and an abundance of flora and fauna. They were shocked at what they found. The flora they had planted had flourished and spread so much that they found a forest in the area where they had first landed on C2. Much of the flora would have to be cleared to start construction.
Likewise, the fauna had multiplied. The furries and other small animals were all over the construction crew. They were downright pests. Brad and Alden made a decision not to unload the additional plants and animals. It was bad enough that something would have to be done to control the furrie population.
Unfortunately, the men of Collosia could not change old habits. They took their sweet time doing their work and had sex whenever and wherever the mood struck them. Consequently, it took fifteen Collosian years to replicate the city on C2. After that, the spaceships were refurbished with seats, and the exodus began. It took another ten years to complete the move.
Dr. Vasco determined that conditions on C1 were deteriorating fast. Every day, C1 got noticeably hotter and hotter. The core was heating up at an accelerating rate. The population of C2 thought that they were safe, but now Dr. Vasco had something new to worry about. If Collosia erupted (and he was certain that it would), he feared that the debris would take the same orbit as the three planets now surrounding the star. They would be like asteroids of various sizes and shapes, and many could crash on C2.
As it turned out, he needn't have worried. Most of the debris was sucked up by Collosia's star. A small amount of debris formed an asteroid belt in the area once occupied by C1. The belt circled the star in the same orbit as C2, and as C1 once had. It was little or no threat to the planet.
Time passes swiftly as we all have observed. There came a day when most of the residents of Collosia were cloned on C2. Most of them were unaware of the transition. Only devoted history buffs knew about their home planet which had erupted.
The original immigrants had reconstructed an exact replica of C1 on C2, and life was as happy, stress-free, tranquil, and as full of sex as it had been on that doomed planet.