“You napped for about 6 hours. That is actually a slightly slow recovery. We had expected you to be out no more than 4 hours.”

“How is it that you know English? You said it was not your normal language.”

I study your language and culture as best I can based on what we get off of the radio, TV and internet. I am a linguist and social scientist. There are actually quite a few people that understand your language. It has been the most vociferous of the different ones we have picked up over the last century. Before that we only had books that we traded for with the locals. They still consider us messengers of the gods.”

A thought suddenly hit, “What about the other man. He was outside. Did you bring him in too?”

We found none but you three. The ones that went out to seal the entrance found nobody. They looked carefully before they went out with infrared sensors and then again before they sealed and caused the slide.”

Ian was such a bastard! He had left us without even looking for us! I hope the bastard bakes or freezes out on the mountain alone! “How long are you going to keep me locked up like this? I think that by now you should be able to tell that I’m not especially dangerous.”

She smiled down at me. “I will do what I can to expedite your release; at least from the bed. I will try to have your women here soon so that they may calm you and supervise or give you your enemas.”

“You are all over giving me those enemas aren’t you?”

“We consider it entertaining and are always happy when we have a male to care for in this way. Back in the very earliest times when we first came into Lantis it was one of the ways we controlled our population. If men are given enemas and relief at the very least once a day they were less likely to impregnate a woman. Giving the enemas and the accompanying relief became a primary source of sexual release for both male and female. Copulation was done only for procreation and special occasions with only special friends.”

“How exactly do you receive sexual relief from enemas?”

She smiled, “They are very intimate and sexually stimulating. In your culture do you pleasure with the mouth and hands? Is not an anal copulation satisfying? I would think that a man as large as you would have little trouble accepting pleasure in his anal opening.” I must have looked confused because she smiled and added, “You understand, the woman makes happy in man’s bottom with artificial penis?”

“What about the man making happy in the woman’s bottom with a REAL penis?”

She slapped me! “Are you intentionally being insulting? Do your women allow you to talk like this? Have they not you trained better?”

“HEY!! I was just asking! I’m not from around here REMEMBER!!!”

Bekala looked stunned for a moment and then said softly. “Please forgive me. What you said, it was very crude. I forgot that you knew no better. No, men do NOT make happy in a female’s bottom! It is considered degrading for a woman to allow a man to do such.” She looked a little shaky and then continued, “We have only recently begun to grasp the true extent of the difference’s between your culture and ours. It was not always so but for many hundreds or thousands of years the female has been the dominant sex here. Our males have little interest in science and politics. They are sensitive and have to be nurtured and cared for.” She looked at me closely, “You did not cry when I struck you. You reacted as a woman would with anger. You are going to be VERY interesting to domesticate to our rules.”

“Why would you want to? If you will just point us to the door we will leave and trouble you no more.” I knew when I said it that it wasn’t likely.

“I am sorry Noel but that will never happen. You will live here for the rest of your life. We can not permit you to ever leave. Were your people to find out about us they would try and conquer us as they have all people. It would be very unfortunate for your people if that were to happen.”

“We wouldn’t do that! We are pretty peaceful now.”

“We SEE how peaceful you are and THAT is why we must not be found. We saw how you treated the people we had traded with for centuries here when you came. I believe you were equally kind to the natives of your America, Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania. Even now you are at war with people thousands of miles from your home. We prefer our quiet. You will be happy here! There are many benefits to our lifestyle for you and your women especially.”

I actually couldn’t argue with her. She was most likely right. If people in the outer world knew about them they would never leave them in peace. I decided for now to let that drop. “What sort of advantages?”

“I believe that your life expectancy is about 75 years; I am twice that and still considered young. You will live as we do for about half a millennium.”

“FIVE HUNDRED YEARS!!!”

“Yes, about that. We live at least that long as have those before you from the outside that we took in. Once you receive the treatment it will make you long lived. It is just one of many advantages that you will find here. You have to understand, we had a science comparable to yours over ten thousand years ago. We have learned much since then. We have limitless power that does no harm to the environment or us now. Our thinking machines are our servants/friends and are self-aware. With longer lifespan our people have endless time for the arts and sciences. Though the machines are aware, they lack the creativity of the human mind. We have endless activities and play that make it so that you will never feel enclosed here. Only our bodies must avoid the sun. Our minds, souls and imaginations are free.”

“As a fertile outside male you will be much sought and courted and your women will make a good living lending you. As a cherished male there will be almost nothing forbidden to you and you will live a life of endless pleasures and cherishment.”

I was beginning to see that I needed more than anything else to talk to Charlie and Haley. “When can I go to my women? I miss them and am worried about them.”

“Allow me to check on their condition. I will return shortly.” She walked to the door and it opened as she got there. Her going away view returned my flag pole to full mast!

I was still tired and closed my eyes to rest them. I guess I was more tired than I thought.

“Noel, are you ok? Oh shit Haley they have him chained down like a lab animal! Noel, wake up!”

My eyes popped open to find Charlie leaning over me from one side and Haley from the other. “Hey Booful, quite a find we’ve made isn’t it? Have they told you where we are and who they are yet?”

“Yes! The Atlantis story was rooted in fact after all. Noel, we have SEEN part of this place. You won’t believe it! They have parks that you would never guess were not outside! They want us to stay and join them here. They live to be nearly 700 years old some times!”

I made faces and finally shushed her to get a word in. “Have they talked to you about ME and US? They assume that I somehow belong to the two of you. To tell you the truth I think that we had better leave them believing that! This is a totally matriarchal society and I don’t get the impression that males have much say. I’m not sure what would happen if they decided that I was a free agent. Bekala mentioned that you and Haley will make a good living renting me out or something. Baby girl if I am going to belong to someone I want it to be YOU!”

Charlie grinned, “Is that a proposal Noel? Did that sound like a proposal to you Haley?” She laughed.

“Think of it as a business proposition!” I blurted. “Charlie you don’t know how they treat men here! Do you know what they want you and Haley to do to me? Bekala has plans for your activities while you are here!”

Haley patted me on the arm. “Calm down Noel. We know what we need to do for you. You need to calm way down. They are a little nervous about you. Their men are tiny little things. We’ve seen a few and they are little short guys and mostly slight of build. I doubt many of them weigh 120 pounds. I suspect that they have you tied down like this because they fear you. You need to show them that now that we are with you that you are well mannered and fully under our control.”

“Haley they want you to give me ENEMAS so I will be fucking calm and docile! They expect you to do it every fucking DAY and any women here can whip my ass if I fricking FART! They look at men as a cross between a child and a pet!!!” Haley sucked her lips in and bit them. She turned away and then began to shake. I looked at Charlie and she was almost in tears trying not to laugh! “WHAT’S so fucking FUNNY???”

Haley ran to the other room but Charlie stayed with me. She finally began to giggle and then when she got it under control she explained, “You would see it if it wasn’t you Noel. You are so freaked and it is just funny to see a man in this place that women so often have had to live with.” She leaned over and kissed me. You are going to have to calm down and stay calmed down Noel. Everything that you’ve said is true. What you need to understand is that if they feel that we can’t control you, you will be taken from us. You are not responsible for ANYTHING Noel. Your actions reflect only on us. If you act badly they see it as we haven’t controlled you. If you are too bad then they will take you and place you with a woman better suited to domesticate you. I don’t think that would be good Noel. I’m afraid that from now on you will just have to get used to me and Haley taking care of you in a lot of very personal ways. Bekala has been assigned to you as well so you have to get used to her too.” She grinned, “The good news is that after and during your enemas we are expected to have oral sex with you.”

“Did she tell you what she wants to do to ME afterwards!! She wants to fuck me in the ass with a dildo!!! I offered to fuck her in the ass instead and she slapped the shit out of me! Evidently men do NOT fuck women in the ass here!”

She stroked my face. “Noel you are just going to have to calm down and be brave for us all. If you don’t they will separate us!” The door opened and Bekala came in. Charlie leaned over and kissed me and whispered, “Be good!”

“So Noel Harris do you feel better now that your women are here?”

I smiled at her and leaned my head against Charlie’s arm. “I sure do! Thank you. I thought you were pleased to call me just Noel?”

Bekala blushed, “You gave me that honor without the permission of your women. I did not wish to offend them or get you into trouble.” Haley returned and stood beside me stroking my hair now. Bekala looked at them, “Do you permit me this honor Char-lee and Hay-lee?”