Love and Sex in a Paradox

Lot of fantasy in this one. Time travel, portals and fantasy that isn't based on anything real! All over 18, no anal, all straight sex.

My lightsaber buzzed as I waited for her to attack. She tried to catch me by surprise but her tell, her eyes showing me right where she was going to swing then her step to the right let me counter it easily. I parried her blade, spun and delivered what would be a killing blow to her neck as she fell to the grass.

"I don't even know why I try with you. Four years on the fencing team, two, no, three different martial art classes a week and on top of that you still go play lightsaber fights with your fellow nerds," said my sister, Gina as I helped her up.

"You're the one who challenged me, sis," I said with a laugh.

"Well, I'm better than Lucy and she managed to beat you."

"No, I let her win, she is cute and I like her smile."

"You like her tits, be honest."

"I was trying not to be crude, but yes, she is very well blessed."

"Push up bras, bro, you're so easily distracted."

"I am not."

Gina lifted up her sweater and flashed her breasts at me. She knew I was a breast man and hers were really nice. It was a perfect distraction of course. She gave me two rapid strikes with her saber then claimed victory.

"Totally doesn't count," I said as she laughed.

"Does too! I got your neck then your chest, totally fucked," she replied, grinning.

"Yea, flashing forbidden fruit to distract me, so not cool."

"Who said they're forbidden, we shared a womb, we could share a bed."

"What?"

Another distraction, she smacked me in the balls with her saber then ran into the house squealing as I gave chase. I caught her in the lounge and pinned her to the couch as I tickled her. Her squealing and laughing got us some attention.

"Will the pair of you please knock it off. I am trying to figure out these equations and you are very distracting," said Dad.

"Sorry, Sir," said Gina.

"If you could both clean up for dinner, the food should almost be ready," said Mom.

Gina and I lived at home with our scientist parents. We had moved to England in the countryside as they called it, on an old estate that had been in our Mom's family for generations. When her aunt had passed away, it left my Mom as the only living heir and despite us being American, they packed up everything and moved us over with them. Gina and I had made a few friends but our entertainment was pretty much each other, erotica that we found online and my lightsaber fighting. I had a few, combat hardened blades that were made to fight and spar with and had all the cool sound effects. Mom and Dad had me in martial arts since I was young, they saw it as a great way to direct my high energy and they were right. I held black belts in 3 different forms and was working on combining what I knew. I'd taught a few classes before we moved and I enjoyed it. I used to do lightsaber combat demos when I still lived in the US too but I loved it and it was a fun outlet for me. Gina picked up some of it from me but she wasn't a fighter. She was mellow to my chaos and on nights where our parents would be up to 2am writing equations on their chalk boards, we'd cuddle together and browse erotic stories. We'd take turns and would pick one that we hoped would make the other excited. I could tell when she was, her nipples would be like bullets and her neck would go red. For me, it was always obvious. A lot of the time, we'd both lose and we'd call a draw but at 25 and isolated from any potential partners, we'd explore with each other in ways most would frown upon. We started off just making out but that soon turned to groping then eventually, mutual masturbation. We made a pact to go no further than that though and we just enjoyed the sexual tension between each other.

Our parents seemed pretty distracted at dinner too, we knew they were working on something pretty big but we didn't find out just how big until later. That night after we'd gone to bed, Gina came into my room and got into bed with me. She was shaking and didn't seem to care that I slept naked.

"I... I think my room is haunted, Marcus," she said to me.

"Wh.. What, why are you shaking, sis," I replied, I had just drifted off.

"H.. He seemed so real, he... he tried to grab me."

I held Gina close to me, she was shaking pretty hard and was terrified.

"Probably just a bad dream, sis, you're okay. Let me put shorts on and you can sleep in here," I said.

I pulled on a pair of boxers and quickly got back into bed. I spooned Gina until she stopped shaking then she rolled over and cuddled into me. We both fell asleep soon after. When I woke up, I was spooning her again with one hand cupping her breast. I was hard too and my erection was sitting in the crease of her ass. She held me in place when I tried to pull away.

"I was having the most wonderful dreams, don't you dare pull away," she said.

"Explains my dreams too, should I take my hand away?" I replied.

"No, it feels nice."

We only separated when the need to pee took over, we both went in my bathroom then quickly got back into bed together. She cuddled close to me with her head on my chest.

"I could lay here all day," she said, softly.

"Not sure I could, you have me throbbing, sis," I replied.

"Want me to take care of it for you, stroke it nice and slow while you stare at my boobs?"

"Now there's a picture of a wonderful day."

"So, I've been thinking a lot and I think I want to break our pact. I'm a virgin at 25, Marcus. I'm in a place where we know one girl our own age who I know would fuck your brains out if you gave her half a chance but I want you in ways we're not supposed to. I don't care, I want to give myself to you."

"I think I'd want that too, Gina."

"Then, on Friday, you and I will make love, I want you."

"Oh, here you are. Gina, can you make breakfast my love, I have to help your Dad," said Mom, not bothering to knock.

"Uh, sure," she replied.

Mom left just as quick as she came in.

"Well, that answers that. She didn't bat an eye to the fact that you're laying here with a boner and I'm all over you," laughed Gina.

"We could have been fucking and I'm sure we'd have got the same, distracted look we always get," I replied.

"I'm going to make breakfast, thank you for cuddling me last night, I really was freaked out."

"You're welcome."

"A parting gift."

Gina lowered the straps to her nightgown and showed me her breasts. I got a good 5 seconds to gaze then she smiled at me then left.

"Cold shower it is," I said to myself.

Mom and Dad were in deep conversation when they came to breakfast. They were looking at a notepad together and barely looked at us. They both ate while barely acknowledging us being there. Dad finished, said a brief 'thanks Gina' then left. Mom finally looked at us.

"So, if you two are having sex, make sure you're up to date on your birth control shot, Gina, make sure you're treating her with respect, Marcus," she said.

"We were cuddling, Mom, I had a bad dream," replied Gina.

"Oh, okay. Well, thank you for breakfast."

Gina looked at me when she left, had a look of 'what the fuck' on her face.

"Normal parents would have been, 'omg, you better not have been touching her' but holy fuck," she said with a laugh.

"We do not have normal parents, Gina," I replied, laughing with her.

I helped Gina clean up then our parents summoned us to their lab. We were expecting more about what little Mom saw but it was about their project. They had us stand together near a big thing that I could best describe as a doorway connected to a bank of machines and wires. All the machines were humming.

"So, as you both know, we've been working very hard on this. We started in the States and continued here in England. This, is a device that taps into portals that exist all around us. When accessed, they could give us access to a gateway to other portals around the world and travel instantly between them. They could be thousands of miles away but if we're right, it would just be like walking into another room. Beth, turn it on please my love," said Dad.

The quiet hum from the machine got louder and it started making a noise like a jet engine starting up. The ground started shaking then after a bright light, a swirling mass appeared in the doorway. It was almost like the movie Stargate but it was colorful and scary looking. Dad got his drone and powered it on but it wouldn't fly.

"Shit, I think some kind of emp surge fried it," he said.

"I'm so sorry, I forgot to install the shielding on it like you asked," said Mom.

"It still has a power light, let me look at it," said Gina.

Gina walked a little close to the doorway. She stopped dead then she started struggling to move away from it.

"It... It's pulling me in!" she screamed.

I moved fast. I ran from the side and managed to push her clear. She crashed into a pile of empty boxes but she was safely away from the door. I wasn't. I slipped and my foot went into the vortex thing. It felt strange, almost like sticking your tongue on an almost dead 9v battery but the sensation was all over my body. I felt myself being pulled deeper, watching as my parents panicked as they flipped switches. The last thing I heard was my Dad.

"I cut it's power, I can't stop it," he said, then everything went dark.

It was raining, I'd fallen into mud and I was covered head to toe. 3 men approached, they were wearing strange clothes, almost like they were going to a Rennaissance fair or something. I was cold too, my clothes were gone and I was naked.

"Look at 'im, 'e ain't wearin' any clothes," said one of the men, a thick London-ish accent.

"Oi, you bin drinkin' mate?" said another.

"I... I don't know where I am or how I got here," I replied.

"What accent is that Sarg?" said the first man.

"Like a bloody Frenchman trying to talk English," said the bigger of the men.

"Hey, whoa, I'm not French, I'm American," I said.

"What?"

"Take him, knock him out and we'll let the Captain take care ov 'im," said the bigger man.

A fourth man appeared and they approached me, one swung at me, I ducked and countered with a punch to his jaw, he dropped. The other three were just as clumsy and I put all four of them on their backs with ease.

"What, the fuck?" I said as I looked around.

I found a small encampment nearby, I found crude clothing and dressed myself as best as I could. The rain finally stopped, I looked around to try and see where I was but all I could see around me was the forest. The air smelled differently too, almost cleaner if that made any sense? It didn't at the time. I started to remember more. The portal, saving Gina then being pulled in. I had to be careful. I found a path through the trees, I followed it to try and find civilization and see where I'd ended up. I heard a horn blowing from where I'd fought the 4 men, I heard another 2 men come from the direction I was headed then the 4 came behind me. I took a few blows but they were slow and their attacks clumsy, I put all 6 on the ground with ease. Further up the path, another 3 came on horseback, each pointing a crossbow at me, I surrendered and was hit from behind.

I woke up in a cell. It was cold, dark and smelled really bad. My wrists and ankles were shackled in chains too. The clothes I'd stolen were replaced by what felt like a burlap sack. Two men wearing armor came and dragged me to another room, the 6 men I'd met in the woods were all in there too.

"Are you telling me this is him? This one man put you all in the mud?" said a man. He was tall, wore nicer clothes than the men from the forest.

"Yes, Sir," said the bigger of the 6.

"Usually, assaulting the Kings Guard would be met with the sharp end of a sword but I'm curious. You knocked out 6 of my best men with ease. Who are you? Where are you from?" he asked me.

"I, I'm from Chicago but we moved to Kent a few years ago," I replied.

A woman got up from a table, she was dressed in really nice clothes and looked at me curiously.

"Your voice, I am well-travelled and I have never heard a man speak like you. Where is this 'Chicago'?" she asked.

"Are you kidding me? Chicago, Illinois, United States of America?" I replied.

One of the jailers punched me in the stomach.

"You will address her as Your Majesty," he said.

I looked around. I wasn't in some Ren fair play-along.

"Forgive me, your Majesty, I am not from around here, I meant no disrespect," I said to her.

"You are well spoken and educated but your dialect is most curious. Captain, fetch my advisor at once," she said.

"You still haven't answered how you managed to take on 6 of my men," said the Captain after he sent a man away.

"If these men are all that stand between the King and any who would threaten him, then I would get better men, Sir," I replied. He glared at me.

"Unshackle him," said the Captain.

One of the jailors took the irons off me, the woman looked a little alarmed.

"I see your concern, your Majesty, but I mean you no ill will. These men attacked me without provocation and I defended myself," I said to her.

An older man came into the room with the runner that was sent for him and he stood beside the woman.

"This man intrigues me, Edward, I want to know what you think. What is your intention, Captain?" said the woman.

"I want to see for myself. You lot, take him down," he said to the men.

The jailers cleared a table away and left a space in the middle of the room. The men were hesitant and tried to take me one by one but I made quick work of them and had all 6 on the ground either unconscious or writhing in pain. The Captain threw a sword at my feet then drew his own as he approached me.

"Do not kill him, Captain, I have more questions," said the woman.

"I won't, Princess," he replied, almost sarcastically.

The Captain was pretty skilled. He didn't have many tells but I was able to defend his attacks. When he got angry, he became sloppy and after defending a few attacks, I disarmed him, kicked his knee and stopped with my sword at his neck.

"Yield?" I said to him as I caught my breath.

"Yes," he said angrily.

I helped him to his feet and he limped to pick up his sword.

"Captain Horrocks is one of my finest swordsmen and one of my personal guards. How were you able to beat him?" said the Princess.

"He is very skilled, your Majesty, more than those men but I have been training my whole life," I replied.

"Most curious, his accent or the way he speaks, is not familiar. What is your family name, young man?" the advisor asked me.

"Black. My name is Marcus Black," I replied.

"I want him cleaned up and brought to my chambers. Give him more to wear than that potato sack. Captain, he is not to be harmed, do you understand?"

"Yes, your Majesty."

I was taken to a different part of the house, it was much nicer than the cell I'd came from. 2 women bathed me then I was given clothes and taken to a very plush looking reception room that led to 2 bedrooms, a bathroom and what looked like a library. The Princess was in there talking to her advisor and they were looking through a large book. She smiled when she noticed me. I hadn't really looked at her before but she really was beautiful. I put that out of my head, making a move on her would likely get me hung.

"Mr. Black, 'when' are you from?" she asked me, a smile on her face.

"Mr. Black, this is the year of our Lord, 1403. I have a strong belief this is not a time familiar with you," said the advisor.

"I... I travelled through time? I left in 2029," I replied. Princess gasped.

"You are familiar with these, fissures in the fabric of our realities and you found one, didn't you?" said the advisor.

"My parents did. How did you know?"

"This book was written by a man 35 years ago. He spoke of things that made him sound quite mad but he had learned of these gateways as he called them. I have read this book, I am too afraid of what it would do if I was to try any of the methods he speaks of."

"May I?"

I looked through the book. It seems it was written by a man from the 1960's based on the technology he was trying to describe.

"Is this man still alive?" I asked.

"Yes, but he is reclusive and reported to be in hiding."

"I would be very keen to speak with him."

"It is not a good time to be wandering the country. You also have no horse and the clothes on your back were given to you. I will help you find him but I want things in return," said the Princess.

"I'll do what I need to, your Majesty," I replied.

"You went through some of my best men like they were peasants. You defeated my best swordsman with practiced ease. If you agree to train them, can impress my Father when he returns, I will help you find this man. I assume you wish to return to your own time?"

"You are very perceptive, your Majesty," I said with a smile.

"Then do we have a deal?"

"How long do I have?"

"I will send scouts to make inquiries, my Father is expected to return in six months."

"I will train them as best as I can."

I was given a small room near the Princess' chambers and they brought me some fresh clothes. I was taken to eat with the Princess then she took me on a tour of the house. It was pretty nice. I got some sleep, dreamed of Gina and woke up thinking I'd imagined it all. When I went to use the bathroom, I soon remembered.

My first day training the men was pretty rough. The Captain held a pretty strong grudge that I'd beaten him but I aimed to win him over, show him some moves. He lined up his men, the 20 that were not on duty and I looked them over.

"How often do these men usually train, Captain?" I asked.

"When I feel they need it. My master at arms trains them," he said.

"Where is he?"

"He said he doesn't need any training."

"Bring him, I strongly disagree."

The Captain sent a runner who came back with a very well built, looked like a blacksmith type man. The Captain smirked when he saw my reaction to him.

"So, If I can kick your arse, I can go back to making arrows, I get that right?" he said.

"I want to asses your skill, Sir," I replied.

"I'm not a fuckin' knight and I won't be 'olding back."

He relied on his size being his decider. I used it against him with skills from ninjitsu and aikido. He swung at me, I ducked and hit a nerve cluster, he swung again, almost hitting me but an open hand to the throat took the wind out of his sails. I hit another pressure point and put him out cold. All the men were staring at me with wide eyes. Even the Captain couldn't believe it. I put the man in a recovery position and addressed the men.

"This is a man that I'm sure most would fear in battle. He is powerful but he attacked me with rage and lost his focus. I want to challenge each of you, I will take notes and then we will train. You all look out of shape, if you don't have the stamina to fight longer than 4 minutes, you are no use to me," I said to them.

"If I may, Captain," said a man.

"Speak, Jenkins," replied the Captain.

"If 'e can take down Master Tomlin, what chance do any of us have?"

"I, am not your enemy. I want to know who you are, take your weaknesses and make them strengths. You, we have met before and I'm sorry I hurt you. I was defending myself and I was outnumbered," I said, I recognized one of the men from the woods.

My training with them wasn't easy. I eventually worked on a program and started getting the men into better shape. Most of them knew how to fight but had gotten lazy. I learned the Princess was kept out of sight for her protection, her father's castle was a day's ride away but he was off fighting in France. I worked with the Captain, showing him some pretty advanced sword techniques from martial arts and even some lightsaber stuff that worked well with real swords. He was smart and picked things up quickly and I eventually won him over. The Master at Arms was a harder nut to crack. After a few months, he became interested when I was showing some swordplay with the Captain.

"That move, you spun and barely hit him on the leg. These are training swords but that would not cut his leg off," he said.

"What you're wearing, is something your armor would be hung from, am I correct?" I said.

"Yes."

"My blade struck him here. We are training so I didn't hit as hard but right here, even a small cut will end a man. An artery runs from here, right to your heart, a cut here and you're dead in minutes."

"That isn't fighting fair."

"We are training to fight, to defend against men who want to kill those we are sworn to protect, are we not?"

"Yes."

"If you are mortally wounded by sticking to the rules and the last thing you see is your enemy plunging a blade into the Princess's throat, do you think she would care about honor in her last moment? We fight to win, if you want to fight in a tournament, leave your honor fights for there."

"You speak as if I'd simply stand and allow myself to be stabbed, Mr. Black," said the Princess. I didn't see her approach.

"You are trained, your Majesty?" I asked.

"Yes, by my Father."

She picked up one of the training swords and took up a fighting stance.

"My Lady," said one of her maidens.

"I will be fine, Margaret. Mr. Black knows how to pull his blows or most of these men would be dead."

She was very skilled with the sword. I parried most of her attacks and stayed on the defensive.

"You know, most of these men won't train with me, afraid they'll accidently hurt me. I wouldn't have this sword if I was afraid of that. Attack me!"

Our fight lasted longer than most of the men had. I finally found her tell and managed to disarm her and held the tip of my sword at her throat. I had knocked her off her feet and had accidentally hit her mouth.

"Forgive me, your Majesty, I did not tuck my elbow as I should have," I said and helped her to her feet.

She looked at me with a soft smile on her face and a fierce glint in her eye. One of her maidens brough a cloth for her lip.

"You, are very good. I thought you had just gotten lucky against Mr. Tomlin but now I know. How did you defeat me?" she asked.

"Most opponents have a tell, your Majesty. You hide yours very well but most don't. Jessop here, always takes a half step back then looks at where he's going to swing. Grey, opens his mouth a little and does the same. Knowing how to watch for that and predict how they're going to attack, leaves them open for me to defeat. Your Captain, is learning to hide his and is making himself harder to defeat. He is smart and is picking up my training well. Most of the other men are too."

"Well, thank you for the lesson."

The Princess left with her maidens and we stopped to drink some water.

That evening, I was taken to the Princess's private dining area after I bathed. She still had the look in her eye from the sparring earlier that day.

"You know, all of the men here are afraid of me. Every one of them gasped when they saw blood on my lip that you had caused. You know who I am but you don't fear me, do you Marcus?" she said to me.

"I respect you, your Majesty, after this afternoon, that respect increased but I do not fear you," I replied.

"You have done this before, haven't you."

"I don't understand?"

"Spoken freely with a powerful woman."

"It's different in my time, your Majesty but yes, I'm usually drawn to powerful women and fearing you would lose all respect you'd possibly have for me."

"Have you laid with a woman before, Marcus?"

"I have, your Majesty."

"I am Catherine until you leave my room. You will lay with me and when we are done, you will leave and never speak of it, am I clear?"

"Yes, your, um, Catherine."

She led me to her bedroom then pulled a ribbon by her side and pulled her gown from her body. She was breathtaking. Her breasts were full and natural and her body had curves that I could have gazed at for days. She was unshaven too but that didn't surprise me. She pulled me to her and kissed me passionately, I picked her up and put her on the bed and pulled my clothes off. I was already hard but after kissing her neck then sucking each of her nipples, I kissed my way down her body and got face to face with her beautiful pussy. I moved her hair with my face and licked her until she was really wet then slipped a finger inside her to rub her g-spot. She almost leaped off the bed when she came so hard, I was rasping her clit with a hardened tongue as I rubbed her g-spot and it drove her wild. When she became too sensitive, I climbed up her body and placed my cock at her pussy. She wrapped her legs round me and I took the hint, I pushed inside her and gave her deep thrusts, finding her pleasure buttons and focused on making her cum. By the time I was ready to cum, her eyes seemed glazed over and she had a smile on her face. When I pushed in deep and exploded inside her, she took a deep breath and climaxed again. She gazed at me when I finally rolled off her.

"I.... Have never felt such pleasure in my life. You... You made me see stars in my eyes and I felt things in my body that, that I cannot describe. I want this again. I will have you brought to me when I am recovered enough to receive you. I think, two days will suffice," she said, rambling as she caught her breath.

She had me brought to her every second day like she said. I was thankful of my summer fling with an older woman that taught me everything that was driving Catherine wild but I kept thinking of Gina. I even had her bathing every night, I told her it was so she tasted better for me and since she loved my tongue, she did it.

A few months later, I had her men trained to be a pretty formidable fighting force. I had them working out and building muscle and they trained and pushed themselves harder than ever before. The same day one of the scouts came back with the location of the mystery man who wrote the book, Catherine's father, The King, returned. I was taken before him, I got on one knee and waited for him to address me.

"Bring my daughter to me," he said to a man.

"So, you are him. My confidants tell me you have trained her men to fight better than before, that you defeated my Master at Arms in practice combat but I do not see a warrior kneeling before me. Who are you?" he asked sternly.

"A loyal subject, your Highness. I was brought here by mistake and the Princess and her men looked to find my way home in return for training them," I replied.

"These men were not meant for battle. They were good enough to delay any attack until I sent real soldiers. I will test you, if you can defeat my best swordsman, you can live long enough to explain why my daughter carries your child."

I heard a few gasps and Catherine looked down as she approached the King's side. A sword was thrown at my feet and a man wearing swordsman's armor advanced on me.

"This is not a training bout, if you do not kill me, I will kill you," he said.

His attacks were ferocious, he was strong and had clearly fought many men in battle. He met my attacks with stronger attacks and I knew I'd have to be smart to beat him. I remembered one of my favorite lightsaber moves, I'd copied it from Anakin in one of the Star Wars movies and it was pretty hard to defend against. He was confused at first but that was my plan. I spun the sword that forced him to step back then struck his legs between the armor, taking him to his knees. He kept himself upright with his sword but he was defenseless.

"Finish him, he is beaten," said the King.

"May I offer mercy, your Highness. He is not mortally wounded but this man is not my enemy," I said, catching my breath.

"Do you accept his mercy, Gellan?"

"He fights well, my Lord, better than any I have faced. My fate is yours," he replied.

He held out his hand, I helped him stand but it was a trick, he pulled a dagger from his back but I sidestepped, cut his hand off then spun, swinging my sword and cut off his head. The Kings Guards stepped forward, getting their swords ready but the King stopped them.

"He just cut down a man that could have easily killed all four of you in seconds. Stand down," he said.

I placed the sword at my feet and knelt before him again.

"I meant no dishonor to the Princess, your Highness," I said. I could feel my heart pounding in my chest.

"It was I who forced myself upon him, Father. He has treated me with respect," said Catherine.

"But a child, out of wedlock? I hide you away for your safety, child and you repay me with this?" said the King.

"I will remain hidden. My handmaiden will raise the child as hers."

The King glared at me then his daughter.

"Bathe and join me in my chambers. We have much to discuss, you and I," he said to me.

I washed and was given pretty nice clothes to dress in. I was taken to the King by the Captain.

"I'm going to say this, Mr. Black. For a long time I hated you. I pushed that aside when I saw the man you are and I began to like you. Seeing you defeat a man who has killed probably close to a thousand men, in battle and at the Kings whim, gives you my respect and I do not give that lightly," he said.

"Thank you, Captain, that means a lot coming from you," I replied.

He led me into the Kings chambers, it was in a part of the house I'd never been to but it was just as ornate and decadent as the rest. The King had taken off his armor and looked more relaxed but he was clearly in pain.

"Sit," he said to me.

I sat in the chair he pointed at.

"I went to fight the French with an army of 50,000 men. When we left, a stray arrow hit my side and I fear I do not have long in this life. My younger brother will claim my throne and in doing so, will kill my daughter. Take her with you, take her to where you came from. My men have a horse and supplies waiting for you both, keep her safe," he said to me, wincing in pain as he removed his armor.

Catherine was waiting outside the door when I was led away.

"I have said my goodbyes with him. We must leave," she said to me.

"Are you sure about this, I expect where we're going to be dangerous," I replied.

"Then you will protect me. If I stay here, I die, it's that simple. My Father won't last the night, my Uncle will kill me and blame it on the French so I would rather take my chances with you."

I knew it would be useless trying to argue with her. She got us both on the horse and we rode into the darkness, I wasn't a fan of riding, hadn't been on a horse since I was a kid but Catherine knew how to ride. It took us 2 days but we found a small, unassuming cabin in the woods exactly where the scout said it would be. We got off the horse and I took Catherine's hand as we approached.

"Give me one good reason I shouldn't kill you both," said the man, a crude looking shotgun pointed at my head.

"The Beatles are better than the Stones," I replied.

He lowered the weapon, narrowed his eyes and laughed.

"I never cared for either but we all have our tastes, Take the horse around back and come in," he said.

"Does that even work?" I asked, pointing at his shotgun.

"Somewhat, I only have 2 cartridges but it will kill. I hope to never need to pull the trigger."

Catherine put the horse away and joined me in the house. It was cluttered with books and gadgets, Catherine looked around with wide eyes.

"She is from this time but you are not, not with those teeth. When?" he continued.

"I'm from 2029. I read your book and recognized some of your descriptions. You're from the 1960's if I'm right?" I replied.

"1969. I found a way to open the gateways with crystals. I've been gathering them in this time but I am old and I am tired. Here, though, I am not worried about nuclear war or poisoned air. I've lived a decent life away from history. Before I die, I will burn down this cabin and my secrets will die with me."

"I need to get back, I don't belong here. I was hoping you could help me."

"It's dangerous but I can help you. These gateways should stay hidden. Who is the woman?"

"I am Princess Catherine of Kent," she said.

"Please wait outside Catherine," he said to her.

He waited until she was out of earshot.

"You don't know your history too well, do you?" he said to me.

"What do you mean?"

"In 1405, an insurrection led by the late King's brother, saw the King dead from wounds received in France. They said assassins were sent to finish him and they found the Princess dead by his side but most knew it was her Uncle's men that killed her on his demand. She does not belong in your time."

"I'll take my chances with history. She's carrying my child."

"I will help you but I do not agree with what you are doing. Hand me the red book, she can come back inside."

The man showed me how to manipulate the crystals and open the portals. It was a lot simpler than my parents had imagined but they didn't know what the man did. I was ready to go, he took both of our hands and spoke to us.

"I give this advice to you, please listen to what I have to say. Get to your time and forget everything you've learned from me. Destroy your parents device and tell them of its danger. I will walk you to the place you need to be but you can decide your own fate," he said.

"I don't even know your name," I replied.

"And you mustn't, it's for your own good."

The man led us to a clearing then he turned and walked back to his cabin. I held Catherine in my arms and looked into her eyes.

"Where we are going is a very different time, Catherine. It may be dangerous but I will protect you. The crystals open the gateway and give us enough time to walk through. I have never said it but I fell in love with you. We are from different worlds but I see your strength and I want to give you and our child a good life," I said to her.

"I have loved you from the moment you first made love to me, I will belong to you," she replied.

I took the crystals from their bag and placed them together in the correct order. The ground shook like at my Dad's portal and the gateway was before us. I picked up the crystals and held Catherine's hand as we walked through.

That time it was different. It was like I'd stepped into a volcano, rivers of molten rock flowed past me and the air smelled acrid, burning my throat. Catherine wasn't with me, I looked around but I was alone. I heard his voice first, a deep, gravely booming voice.

"Interloper. You, do not belong," he said.

"I know, I'm trying to get back to my time," I yelled, my throat was burning.

"You changed things that cannot be. Defeat my champions and you will be given one chance to undo what you have done. Fail and I will undo it with your death."

"Who the fuck are you to decide? I'm tired of being told what to do!" I yelled angrily.

A being appeared before me. He was at least 4 times my size and my best description would be a demon. It had dark red skin and one of its arms replaced by some kind of sword. He struck me on the face, cutting me from my jaw to my forehead, his blade cauterizing the wound.

"You are in my realm, child. You opened a doorway that you mortals shouldn't know and your insolence is a testament to your arrogance. You will fight. You will undo what you have done or you will die right here and all you love will be destroyed," he said.

He showed me a vision. He showed me going back with Catherine but the portal stayed open and Gina was pulled through to take Catherine's place. I watch as the King's brother pushes a blade through her chest even as she tells him she is not the Princess. I watch my son being born, he grows up to be evil and after he rises to power, he starts a war that almost wipes out mankind before being killed by Catherine herself. His guards kill her as her son dies in her arms.

"Enough! I will undo what I have done. Send me your champions," I said.

It took everything in me to win. My voice was hoarse and I was cut several times fighting the creature's champions. When the last one fell, he appeared again and picked me up by my throat.

"One chance," he said then threw me into a portal.

I was back in the lab. Gina stood by my side as Mom and Dad started turning on the instruments. My portal opened and they stepped back.

"It's not even powered, what's going on?" said Mom.

I walked from the portal to the main control board. I still had my sword so I plunged it into the machine and shorted the array. The cascading damage burned up all the circuits and destroyed the entire machine.

"Your machine is not a portal to another place but to another time. The damage this can cause would undo the fabric of time and cost so many lives," I said.

I walked over to myself, looked into my own eyes and I could see him remember all I went through. It overwhelmed the other me and he sat down with tears running down his face. I looked to Gina and held her hand.

"The last thing you said to me before I was taken through the portal..." I whispered in her ear about us planning to make love.

"Convince him what's in his head was true," I said, then I was gone.

"It's destroyed, every single circuit is burned up," said Dad.

"Who was that, Gina. What did he say to you?" said Mom.

"It was me. I saved Gina from being pulled into the portal and was pulled in myself. I went back to 1403, changed the past and was sent here to make it right. I told Gina something only she would know so she'd know I was telling the truth. I remember everything. I was gone for years, I was made to fight, forced to kill, I trained men and I fathered a child with a Princess who was destined to die. I was given crystals by a man who discovered the portals and I was given one chance to come back here and undo it all," I said.

"You mean I can do all this with crystals, what kind?" asked Dad.

"No. You are a brilliant man, Dad, but you have to let this go."

He walked over to his machine, dejected. My sword was still sticking out of the main console, a reminder of something that shouldn't be. Dad touched it, it's handle was crusted with blood and dirt. A chunk fell away to reveal an ornate hilt encrusted with jewels and gold.

That afternoon, I sat and told Gina everything the alternate me had gone through. I told her of my pain of being away from her, being forced to fight and kill and when I didn't know of a way back, falling in love with a Princess. He told Gina my memories of that reality would fade but my love for her wouldn't.

"It's crazy, I haven't left your side but I'm mourning a woman I've never met. The whole time I was there, the anger of being away from you made me fight harder. I accepted the fate so easily, almost like I knew I'd end up back with you," I said.

Gina wiped the tears running down my face and kissed me softly on the lips.

"I could see the pain in his eyes when he looked at me. I could also see the same way you look at me now, so much love and adoration. I love you, Marcus," she said.

"I suppose I should have known really. Trying to make things work with a Princess when I already had a Queen," I said with a grin.

"You know that really doesn't flatter me. You knocked up an older woman. I knew about Deb, our neighbor in Chicago but 620 years is a bit of an age gap, Marcus," Gina said with a smile.

"Well, how about I teach my twin sister everything she wants to know about pleasure?"

"Or, you could tidy your room when you're done dreaming about the past," said Mom, we both jumped.

"Holy fuck, Mom, you need to knock," said Gina.

"Or, put a sock on the door, pair of pervs." Mom winked at us.

"What do you need?"

"You should both come with me, you're going to love this."

"And you're sure this is it?" said Dad, he was talking to a man we'd seen a few times at the house.

"Yes. When the King's brother took over the throne, the sword the King had made for his Daughter, Princess, shit, can't remember her name," said the man.

"Catherine of Kent," I said.

"Yes, that's her! Well, they knew of the sword by reputation, the description is this very sword. It's in maybe two paintings in existence. Where did you find it?"

"Marcus and I were practicing our martial arts in the main ballroom, he was showing off and did a flip. I rushed him and we crashed into the fireplace. It fell down from the chimney and almost hit me but he saved me," said Gina.

"Amazing. Well, I have some calls to make, I have a private contractor sending men to guard your safe where you're going to put this but unless the museum can beat the offer, I know a collector that will pay at least $200m for this. You have no idea how long he's talked about wanting to find it."

That night, Gina came to my room and locked the door behind her. She was just wearing a thin nightgown that was pretty see through. She dropped it to the floor before getting into bed with me.

"You're sure about this, Gina?" I asked her quietly.

"I'm naked in your bed with you. Yes, I'm sure," she replied.

We kissed and explored each other's bodies. I sucked her hard nipples between my lips then kissed my way down between her legs. I closed my eyes as I tasted her for the first time and I was throbbing hard by the time she came for me. I kissed her as I placed my cock at the entrance of her pussy then slowly pushed inside her. We made love quietly and when we were both spent, we held each other, gazing into each-others eyes as we caught our breath.

"I think I want to do this again and again, that was amazing my love," she said to me.

"It was wonderful," I replied.

"I am curious though, Mom really didn't bat an eye when she thought we were having sex before."

"You honestly don't remember?"

"Remember what?"

"Mom and Dad both have sex with Dad's sisters. They'd visit all the time when we were younger, I walked in on them one time and they just asked me to leave."

"And you never told me?"

"I didn't want it to influence you."

"You knew I'd get excited, you mean."

"Well, that too."

"I'm sleeping here from now on."

"Well, I won't complain about that."

A month later, we sat in shock at the auction. The sword my alternate self used to destroy Dad's portal sold for a record amount, more than we could ever have imagined. We kept the house but we had a smaller place built on the grounds for Gina and I to live in together. We were all sitting at dinner, Dad had flown his sisters to stay for a while. Thankfully, he announced his retirement as a scientist to them all. We could hear them all when they had fun but we would just go and have fun of our own.

I dream about my other life sometimes, my time spent back in time, the fighting, the death and wake up with a fright. Gina kisses me then we make love, she swears I pretend to have bad dreams sometimes...