Chapter 3

My statement brought laughter from the three of them.

Then Traci told me, “You’d change your mind if you took the three of us to Montana with you. You’d have to dedicate your master bedroom to us so we could come back as often as you’d let us.”

“Are the three of you serious? Would you really like to see my ranch in Montana?”

Trina spoke instantly, “You have no idea what you have started, Monte Tolan. Show us the pics of your ranch so we can dream even bigger dreams.”

I walked over to close and lock the door, then turned the lights off before stepping over to stand in the midst of them. As they stood shoulder to shoulder with me, I could feel those magnificent breasts pressed against both my arms.

I was trying not to show how eager I am about the possibilities...

“Wallace Sisters, this is your private showing of my ranch. If the three of you are serious about going there, I’d love to have you spend a week, or even two, before you have to leave me there sad and alone, when you return to Tennessee.”

That was when I hit them with the teleportation query. Though I knew beforehand what was about to happen, I was surprised that it happened so quickly.

Pointing my hand toward the opposite wall, I started a slide show of my ranch, pretending to hold a thumb drive projector (whatever that is, maybe I need to invent one) in my hand as I held it out in front of us. By the time the fourth of the slow moving slides had flashed full-size, in brilliant color, on the entire opposite wall, I had my answer. I could have shouted, when Trina spoke up - but still, I had to be sure.

“Monte, if there was ever a time when I wanted to believe in teleportation, it would be right this instant. With you, my sisters and me, teleporting back to Montana this very second!”

I asked, “Are you serious, Trina?”

Traci spoke as if I had asked her, “Monte, we would go there with you in a heartbeat. I love your ranch. I love your home, and just look at that big valley with the river running through it. I know you must have trout. Do you fish?”

“I do have trout, and yes I fish. I have plenty of fishing tackle and I love riding a horse down to the river early in the morning just as the sun is coming over the eastern rim of the valley, fly fishing until I catch a mess for dinner.”

That was when Trisha sealed-the-deal, “Monte, roll out your magic carpet - and take us away - Cowboy!”

She and her sisters laughed at such a thought.

The three of them were still laughing when I pulled them closer.

“You three are absolutely serious about this - aren’t you?”

“Monte, if you could possibly do this, you’d have the three of us to put up with for the rest of your life,” Traci told me.

I looked at Trisha and spoke her name, “Trisha?”

“Do it - Damn it. I would gladly go there this instant and stay for eternity, if I had the choice between here and there.”

“Trina?” I spoke her name and she looked at me with tears in her eyes.

“Monte, you heard my sisters. We know this isn’t possible, but for the sake of wonder, the thoughts of eternal life, living ageless throughout the millennia, with teleportation to take us there, you have me about to burst my bladder. If you’re ever going to do this, and you’re positive this is what you want, you need to take us there now.”

“MONTEEEEE!!!”

The three of them screamed at once as they realize we were standing on my front porch, looking down at the broad, expansive valley below, with the river running through it.

Traci looked at me and grinned as she managed to speak through her excitement, “Monte, is this for real? We’re not still at the hotel, standing inside some trick hologram of yours are we?”

“No, this is for real. I hope you meant what you said. I’d hate to ever let you go, now that I’ve finally tracked the three of you down and brought you here to Montana.”

Trisha looked at me with an odd expression, one I could not at first begin to read, “Monte, do you really and truly want us here with you forever?”

She’s serious and I looked at her sisters. The three of them are actually leaning closer, waiting for my answer.

“Only if you will each bear me a son and never, ever, have a thought of leaving me.”

“I need a beer! Is that a Coors bottle over there?” Trina asked, pointing to my empty bottle beside the swing.

I pulled four bottles of frosty-cold Coors from the ever-full cooler and opened them, handing each of them a cold one.

“Monte, I don’t give a damn how you did this. I just want you to look at us and tell us - this is for real. You wouldn’t mess with our hearts and our minds, would you?” Traci asked as the pulled her bottle down, after taking a swallow of beer.

“What can I do to prove it to you?”

She answered, “Tell us that you will love each of us, one not more than the other. That you actually have the ability to give us eternal life. That we’ll never see our twenty-ninth birthday, if we live here with you forever. I know none of that is possible, but you did ask what it would take. I just want to know if this is some practical joke, or do you actually have some sort of magical power to make it happen?”

“Do you trust me so far?” I asked, looking from one to the other.

Trina answered, “We trusted you when you brought us here, however you managed that. If you can use your magic once more, and do as you say, we’ll never leave here unless you leave with us.”

“Trisha, do you trust me not to harm either of you three? Will each of you learn to love me? Will each of you promise to deliver me a son?”

“Monte, I have always had my dreams set on a daughter. But yes, to everything you’ve said so far, but only if you’ll love each of us in return, just as Traci asked.”

“If I tell you that I not only can give you eternal life, but I can give you a pain-free, disease-free, hate-free life, would you allow me?”

“YESSSS!” The three of them shouted.

“If I tell you that each of you would live forever with a perfectly sculpted body at 5’ 10” - 135 pounds - 38” - 27” - 36” figure, will you still agree to let me continue?”

“OH-HELL-YES!”

“Even if I tell you that you’ll have to strip naked here on the porch for it to happen?”

“Strip naked with us and claim your three prizes for a lifetime, Cowboy,” Trisha told me.

They were naked underneath their dresses as they pulled them over their heads in an instant.

- Hail to the powers of the Ancient Gods - I have made the most important decision of my lifetime.

“Put your bottles down and come to me. Wrap your arms around each other as I stand in the middle.”

“Monte, please strip naked with us,” Trina pleaded.

I removed my black coat and tie, then pulled my boots off. They stood three abreast, leaning forward as I pulled my shirt off.

“OOOOOHHHhhhhhhh, DAMN!”

The three have a habit of saying the same thing, at the same time, in harmony.

I’ll need to check this out.

When I bent forward to loosen my jeans and pull them down, I kept stooping until I had stepped out of them before I stood erect.

“OOOOOHHHhhhhhhh, DAMN!” The three of them repeated.

I reached out to them and they rushed me, as I told them, “Put your arms around each other and pull us into a tight circle...

“Forever and ever, we will always be as close as we are now. I am about to make changes to your bodies - which you may not realize right away. Some changes may take hours for you to realize how much you have changed. I will not do anything which will change who you are, or your ability to think for yourself. Each of you will always be your own person, just as you have been until this day in your lives. I feel that I must tell you one more, very important thing about me before I take this final step, and you’ll never be able to leave here unless all of us leave together.”

Before I told them my secret, I pulled my t-shirt off to expose my Thunderbird tattoo covering my entire chest.

“OH HELL YES! WE LOVE THAT THUNDERBIRD!” They chimed at once.

Traci looked at me and said, “Tell us about YOU, Monte. We know you have to possess some sort of super-power to do these things. You look exactly like an Ancient Aztec God.”

“I am Monte Tolan - Aztec Warrior of the Ages - I will live forever and ever. If this earth is destroyed, I will live wherever there is a place in this universe that will support me. I will never die. If you tell me now, this is how you want to live your lives, each of you will become a Warrior of the Ages, to stand beside me as we fight the forces of evil. For as long as there is one man or one woman in this universe who will cause harm to others, we will stand together, against them. Tell me now, are you with me?”

“YESSSSS...”

They screamed as one, and now we are four - Warriors of the Ages.

“Monte, you told us that we now have the same powers as you. Did you mean all your powers?” Trina asked as we sat on the porch drinking our beer.

The magnitude of this powerful new eternal life has just now begun to sink in for them and I had to smile as each of them look to me for answers.

“You do not have the power to pass on to another person, the powers I just gave you. Other than that, you have the same powers as me. You can think of someone and connect with them, either by sight, or if you wish, by voice. Be careful with that one. You could cause a heart attack if one of your friends happened to hear your voice and couldn’t see you.”

Traci looked at each of her sisters before turning to me and asking, “Monte can we three actually teleport?”

“You can teleport yourselves anywhere you wish. Through time, space, to the bathroom, even back to Knoxville. You can even teleport someone here - that is - if you know someone who would want to see for themselves, that all of you are safe.”

Trisha put her hand on my knee as she leaned over to speak. “You can read our minds too, can’t you?” she asked as she smiled.

“Yes, and each of you can also read minds. I knew when I brought you here that you’d want your Mom and Dad to know where you are and even have them come here to make sure all of you are safe.”

Traci suddenly sat up straight as she asked, “Are you saying we can bring Mom and Dad here this instant, no matter where they are, or what they’re doing?”

“Yes, but you may want to look in on them first, to make sure you don’t embarrass them. What would they think if they saw all of us sitting here naked on the porch of a ranch house in Teton County, Montana?”

“Mom would fit right in. Dad would too, but he’d be shy around you at first. That is until he realizes he’s actually in Montana,” Traci answered.

“If you want to bring them here for a visit, you have the power to do so. Each of you individually have the power, or you can connect your minds, look in on them, and even communicate with them, just by thought.

“I have to ask though, would you want them here for a visit - or forever?”

Trina looked at me in shock as she realizes what I’m asking, “You mean - we have the ability to bring Mom and Dad here, for eternity?”

“Yes you do, but don’t you think you should let them choose?”

Traci spoke instantly, “Monte is right. He let us choose our destiny and we should let Mom and Dad choose.

“Monte, would you welcome our parents to your world, just as you did us? Would they have your powers too?” she asked.

“I will gladly welcome your mom and dad here, for a visit, or forever. Though you have the power to grant them eternal life, you cannot give them the Power of a Warrior.”

“Monte, will they need to bring their clothes, and the money they’ve saved?” Trina asked.

“They can bring anything and everything they wish. Not that they will need any of it. Each of you came here wearing only a dress, and you’ll never want for anything you can’t have.”

“Groceries, clothing, travel, money?” Traci asked.

“Anything, “ I reiterated.

“You?” Trisha asked. She and her sisters were laughing.

“You’ll each get more of me than you can stand. The three of you can rest assured of that. There again, be careful of what you think you want, and what you ask for.”

“Monte, help us through our first teleportation. We want Mom and Dad to be here with us.”

“You’ll need to have them prepare a statement informing your friends and colleagues that you’ve suddenly decided to move to Montana and give up your practice. Your mom and dad will need to do the same with their work, their friends and their neighbors. If not, you’ll have the authorities searching for you.

“Perhaps you should to call your parents on the phone first, then you can work your way into telling them the truth.”

Traci was all for that and exclaimed, “Yes. Let’s do it that way.

“Where’s your phone, Monte?”

“I don’t have one.”

Trisha jumped in, “But you just said we could call them.”

“Remember, you three beautiful young women have the power to do whatever your mind can conceive. Think of their phone number and their phone will ring. Talk to your parents as if they’re sitting here with us. They will hear you.”

Trina asked, “Is there a way we can let them see us, to know we’re safe, before we hang up?”

“Not only that, you may remain naked and think of the way you want them to see you. Use your powers. You’ll never wear them out and you need to use them in situations like this. The more you use your powers, the more you will learn about them, and how easy it is for you to be in control of your destiny.”

Trisha looked at me, then to her sisters before speaking, “Monte Tolan, the more I am around you, the more I realize I’m already falling in love with you. Give us time and we’ll run you ragged with the things we can come up with when we fully grasp just what you’ve bestowed upon us.”