In the 27th century, men and women visit the stars. Lesbians join them on their journey across the galaxy.
From simple colonies to scintillating cities of the future, men and women inhabit thousands of worlds.
At the tallest tower of a prosperous city on a distant moon, Opal Minor, a lesbian of repute sits on a couch. Her legs spread, her female partner makes love to her with her lips and her tongue.
When she came, she pulls back her hair, damp with sweat. She hears a beep at her desk.
She activates the console. The visage of a comely woman appears.
“Audala,” she says, “it’s important.”
Audala nods. “Go ahead, Gisela.”
“The naturalist factions are gaining political influence on Gema Prime. They want to outlaw Lasbeun.”
Gisela pauses for effect: “They want to outlaw us.”
The “Lasbeun” are the first organized group of lesbians in the outer fringe of colonies and cities. They make contributions to numerous worlds.
Now, a new planetary faction is coming into power. Using fundamentalist notions of ancient sexuality, they influence the inner planets against the Lasbeun.
Audala looks down. Just moments ago, she and her partner, Mara, shared something special. Now that and more hangs in the balance.
From that day, Audala and Mara continue to see each other. Mara massages Audala’s lower erogenous zones with lips and tongue. Audala’s supple chest heaves from the intensity of their love-making.
The naturalists continue to grow as a political power and pass planetary reforms; but the centrists on the inner planets checks the power of naturalists in the law-making chambers on Gema Prime.
The Lasbeun retain positions of influence on fringe worlds.
One night, Audala moans as Mara brings her to ecstasy. They kiss. They sleep.
Another beep at the console. Gisela’s visage appears on the console screen again. Audala nods to her.
Gisela confesses to problems on her world, Tenim Prime. Her friends need to escape.
Audala nods. “They need help.”
Gisela nods, “but there’s a complication.” Tenim Prime temporarily bans outward travel. Two years ago, on a fateful day, a contagion sweeps through Tenim Prime. One year later, the contagion disappears. The quarantine of Tenim Prime should end in two days, but the naturalists ensure the quarantine will last another six months.
Audala leaves her apartment the following morning. She kisses Mara passionately before she departs. Her shuttle connects with a large cruiser. She transfers to the cruiser and travels to Tenim Prime.
During that time, a courier deposits a message pad at her quarters; Audala decrypts the message; the message is short and cryptic: “The monitor is watching.”
Audala ponders the message: the monitor is an AI program that uses a super-sensor that bypasses walls, doors, and obstacles. It detects everything from physical motions to words and monitors them. Audala concludes that the naturalists are installing a monitor on Tenim Prime; when they complete the installation, they can monitor Tenim citizens.
Two days into the trip, Fal, a member of the Lasbeun, visits Audala’s quarters. They kiss. They sit in the dining room.
“Gisela wants me to prepare you for Tenim Prime,” Fal says.
Fal comes from G-Prime, a world with an AI monitor.
According to Fal, the monitor watches everyone, especially the Lasbeun. The naturalists are completing the installation of a monitor on Tenim Prime. When ready, they will monitor everyone for indications of political opposition. Because of planetary centrists and the Lasbeun, Tenim officials do not censor the Lasbeun (yet); using the quarantine code, they restrict the activities of everyone, including the Lasbeun.
Because of the public outcry against an AI monitor watching the sexual lives of planetary citizens, government technicians program the monitor to ignore sexual activities.
For the next few days, Fal teaches Audala a secret Lasbeun code. She kisses Audala on all parts of her body, each kiss expressing a specific idea.
In the last days of their trip to Tenim Prime, Fal applies a sequence of kisses, licks, and sucking motions to Audala’s loins to express more complex ideas. Audala learns to not nod, shake her head, or gesture in any way as the monitor detects any non-sexual act and records it for review.
When Audala masters the secret code, she is able to communicate with Fal without words.
They land at Tenim Prime. Audala and Fal visit Gisela at her apartment in the Tenim City. Immediately, Gisela assumes a relaxed position on her bed. Audala kisses and licks Gisela’s loin, abdomen, and supple chest in specific ways, communicating through touch.
In the primary monitoring and server stations on Tenim Prime, the monitor is silent.
Gisela and Audala make love. The monitor is blind to their love-making.
Rather than nod to Audala’s kisses, Gisela responds with a specific kiss to express understanding.
Audala reveals to Gisela that the planetary centrists and the Lasbeun on the inner planets are contesting the quarantine. They must wait for now. So, they wait.
The Lasbeun visit each other in various quarters across the Tenim City. They use their secret code to communicate, escaping the eternal and all-seeing eye of the AI monitor.
Audala meets and befriends some of the Lasbeun: Fara, Liz, and Georgia. They communicate without words.
Finally, the Lasbeun discover an opportunity.
Gisela sucks Audala’s clit in a specific way. Audala gasps and grunts.
According to Gisela, Tenim officials permit medical frigates to visit and leave Tenim Prime. The frigates bring supplies and humanitarian aid; provided they follow quarantine procedures, they can leave at any time.
Some of the Lasbeun will escape Tenim Prime by medical frigates tonight.
Gisela and Fal agree to stay behind to maintain a Lasbeun presence on Tenim Prime; Audala and the other Lasbeun will go to a landing pad in Tenim City.
Audala and a few Lasbeun sneak out late at night. They come to a landing pad; a Lasbeun in a white medical uniform beckons to them. Audala and Lasbeun jump into medical crates. For minutes, they ride the crates; they hear voices. After some jostling and bumps, the crates are parked in a medical shuttle. After an hour, they dock with the frigate in orbit around Tenim Prime; the frigate speeds away from Tenim Prime.
A Lasbeun nurse opens the crates. She smiles at Audala and the other Lasbeun. “We’re clear of Tenim Prime.”
To celebrate, they visit the bar on the frigate. The Lasbeun who escorts them is “Lauren.” Her hair is red, in a bun-style. Her eyes are blue. Her face has a delicate nose and cheeks with freckles; one of the escaping Lasbeun, “Fara,” is intrigued by Lauren. After they share a drink, they go back to Lauren’s quarters; they make love.
Lauren sits in her chair, moaning with pleasure as Fara makes love to her.
In her quarters, Audala looks out the window. She considers the good fortunes of the Lasbeun and sighs with relief.
Audala return to Opal Minor via connecting flights.
Audala unpacks in her apartment. She reflects on her good fortune in returning home safely.
Later that night, Audala and Mara sit together in bed. They share a deep kiss. A deep and abiding peace comes over them as they fall asleep.
Penned by Erin Grey, Kelly Strong, and Karen McGill.
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