Chapter No.21.
Myra entered the control lab the next morning and found Ryan busy at the computer system.
"What's up?" she asked.
"I've done a system wide reboot after making changes to the command structure."
Myra squinted. "What do you mean?"
"I found an algorithm that allowed a cleansing of the android command structure, and I put you in charge."
Her eyes ballooned and her lips twisted. "Me? Why me?"
"Because you're a female. They will be more comfortable being ruled by a female."
"I don't understand. I thought that Chara was in control of the androids."
"She will be your second in command."
"What about you?"
"I'm your slave."
"I don't get it. Why would you want to be my slave?"
"It's simple, Myra. I'm a human male. I have no status in a female universe. I will obey you and you may punish me as you see fit."
"You're not making sense. I'm not like them. I don't like to torture people."
"Look," Ryan said after a sigh. "I understand what you're saying, but this is the new normal now. For us to survive in this dystopian universe, you must reign as the supreme queen bee over your robotic hive. There's no way they would accept me having any authority."
Myra sighed. "I'm not sure that I like being queen over a bunch of crazy robot bitches. I was a toy
for men to play with. I have no idea how to be a leader.""I will help you by being your advisor. Besides, I think that you would enjoy tormenting a male occasionally."
She shook her head. "That's crazy."
Ryan smiled. "Welcome to Loony Toons!" He stood up and gestured. "Have a seat at the command station. I'm sure that Chara will be here soon. You can tell her that there are a thousand or so standard androids on the other continent that have been converted to recreational models. They will be swimming over to here to join your hive."
"You're kidding! How did you alter them?"'
"It's all in the programming. I just copied the recreational android code into them. This command station has the ability to communicate at long distance."
Chara entered the lab. "I am at your command," she said to Myra.
"I've converted the androids on the other continent to recreational models," Myra said. "They are in the process of swimming here. The conflict between factions is no longer possible."
"We will welcome them. What do you wish to do with the human males in captivity?"
Myra had to control herself before replying. "Release them to me. They will be my slaves."
"As you wish," Chara replied before turning and marching out of the lab.
"Did you know about males being in captivity?" she asked Ryan.
"I heard about there being other men brought from the other continent, but I assumed that they had killed them. Evidently, they were saving them for some bizarre reason."
"I'm not sure that I can control a group of men," Myra said. "I'm used to them controlling me."
"I'm sure you can handle them," Ryan said with a sly smirk.
Later that day after Myra and Ryan had quit working on repairing broken androids, Alma entered the repair room with four naked males in tow. They were roughly Ryan's age but looked to be in good condition. Ryan reacted with surprise because he recognized them.
Evan was the youngest and one of the cadets that he had trained. Janus, Gary, and Vince were sub commanders that he had in his former unit. All four of them were typical human males with fit physiques. Janus had black hair and a trim mustache. Gary and Vince were blonds with short hair like Evan.
"Commander," Evan exclaimed, his eyes widening and his lips twisting into a sarcastic grin. "I thought you died. At least that's what we were told."
"I was saved by the top android here. Chara was the pilot that took me to the mining asteroid. She decided to jump ship and go to this planet. I didn't even know that it existed, but here I am in this Dante ring of hell."
"Who is that?" Evan pointed to Myra.
"That's Myra. We're her slaves," Ryan said. "I would be respectful to her if I were you. She's allowed to do whatever she wants with us, including punishing us."
They all turned to look at Myra. She grinned. "I haven't seen these many dicks hanging out in one place."
They laughed.
"Look, you guys, I'll go find some clothing for you." She turned and walked away, swinging her caboose.
"How did she get to be in charge?" Evan asked.
"Myra came with Fenson and Tusor to this planet to escape an asteroid collision event on Earth, at least that's what they told me. I saved her from being cut up into pieces. How did you guys get here?"
"We came after Fenson's mission."
"'That means that you came after Fenson and Tusor were captured. Why did you come?"
"We were supposed to rescue Fenson and his people, but they were gone when we arrived."
"They were brought here and executed. That means that Chara went back over to the other continent and captured you."
"I guess we got lucky," Evan said. "Maybe they were saving us for an execution."
"You are correct in saying it was luck. Chara enjoys cutting up human males. She starts by chopping off pieces of your genitals."
"Shit!" Evan blurted. "I didn't realize that they are that crazy."
"Well, they were, but I took care of that. I've returned them to normalcy, whatever the hell that is. By the way, did they inject you guys with something?"
"Yes, but they didn't say what it was."
"It was intelligent nanobots that will use your stem cells to keep you young and undamaged."
"I heard about that," Gary said. "It was purported to be a new experimental method of life extension. The last I heard it was not all that effective."
Myra returned lugging a large bag. "I got you guys some skivvies, pants and shoes, but I couldn't find shirts. I'm sure they're around somewhere."
"That's better than birthday suits," Janus said with a smirk.
"So, are you really going to discipline us if we misbehave?" Gary asked with a teasing grin,
Myra placed her hand on the handle of a pain stick that was attached to her belt. "Yep!"
They laughed. Ryan was not sure if she was only kidding. A situation like this promotes bad behavior and cruelty. It's the nature of humans to fall into an abusive trap when it's convenient. His hope was that he could reform not only the androids but the humans too.
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Chara and the Planet
Science FictionRyan Hoffman embarks on a new life with Chara in a science fiction tale set in the dystopian future where wealth and power are at the epitome of technical achievement and the planet Earth is in the throes of extreme climate change, or it's a story o...