Mutiny on the Guinevere: The Star Trader series, #3

By Gary W. Feather

Space battles! Ninja! Evil aliens! Kung fu fighting!

 

The Williams clan is in turmoil after the death of its matriarch Captain Audrey Williams. Who will take her place? Erica Williams discovers that Ellie and Tawny are planning to assassinate her mother Alberta.

 

Alberta doesn't believe her daughter, until Ellie throws Alberta into the Guinevere's brig. Guinevere leaves Erica and Martha behind on in another star system. Alberta is broken out of the brig by her supporters.

 

Now Alberta must mutiny against her own family. The battle for survival begins! Sister against sister! A terrible fate, until the Lorkiiz aliens arrive to make it worse. The aliens come to conquer and steal the STARSHIP GUINEVERE

 

Alberta and her supporters escape in the rocketship Guinevere's Daughter, along with all of the family's children. They are chased from one star system to the next! Hounded by pirates that work for the Lorkiiz. They can find no help from anyone. Even family members on the homeworld won't help them.

 

They are cursed as thieves and kidnappers! Where can they find an ally? Where can they go? Alberta and her supporters are attacked by aliens, pirates, and even ninjas! This family of women must do all they can to find a safe home for their children before all is lost.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Interstellar Bushido Publishing
• Release date: May 10, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224833009

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MUTINY ON THE GUINEVERE

Book three of the Star Traders series

Gary W. Feather

MUTINY ON THE GUINEVERE

Copyright © 2017 by Gary W. Feather. All rights reserved.

Second edition: Copyright © 2024 by Gary W. Feather. All rights reserved.

Published by Interstellar Bushido Publishing

Cover art by Clarissa Yeo designer at Yocla Designs

Author website: https://www.garywfeatherauthor.com/

All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. All characters and events portrayed in the fiction in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher or author, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law.

Contents

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1.ERICA

2.ERICA

3.ERICA

4.PIPER

5.PIPER

6.ALBERTA

7.KEIKO

8.ALBERTA

9.ALBERTA

10.ELLIE

11.ALBERTA

12.ALBERTA

13.ALBERTA

14.ALBERTA

15.KEIKO

16.ALBERTA

17.ALBERTA

18.ALBERTA

19.ALBERTA

20.ALBERTA

21.ALBERTA

22.ALBERTA

23.ALBERTA

24.ALBERTA

25.ALBERTA

26.ALBERTA

27.ALBERTA

28.ALBERTA

29.PIPER

30.ALBERTA

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Chapter one

ERICA

Two naked women in their thirties cuddled awkwardly in bed. Erica Williams attempted to act calm. She rolled onto her back. I'm such a fool. What did I do?

Erica? Martha Clarke rubbed a soft palm across Erica's tight abs. Erica felt something tickle her nose, and she inhaled sharply. It was Martha's blonde hair. She smelled of something earthy and familiar.

Erica ran her hand through Martha's silky blonde hair and sighed. She's too beautiful for me. I'm not worthy.

Martha's bare legs were around Erica's left leg. Erica felt the warm wetness of the other woman's groin rubbing against her hip.

Erica, it's okay. We can try again later. Martha kissed her neck. Erica opened her mouth and Martha kissed her.

Erica shrugged.

Martha squeezed one of Erica's large breasts and shook it. Boobies!

Erica ignored her.

Erica? Martha grunted in frustration. It was your first time, darling. Of course it was...

Horrible! Pathetic! Erica turned her back to Martha to stare at the wall. She heard Martha whine. I just hurt her. Why did I do that? I'm so stupid!

It's okay, darling. Martha patted Erica's back and kissed it. Erica felt like crying. Why don't I tell her why I'm afraid? Martha wrapped her arms around Erica's neck. I love you.

Erica snatched up some clean clothes and rushed out of her bedroom, saying nothing to Martha. She took a quick shower and grabbed a couple of ration bars. Erica ignored her roommate, Tilly Zhou, as she quickly left for work. She checked her tablet to see what her job would be like today.

Erica entered the starship Guinevere's Security Central.

Good morning, Erica, Keiko Williams said. Did you get your schedules for today?

Erica nodded at her.

Any questions?

No.

Good. Keiko smiled. I'll see you later for firearm practice.

Yes, ma'am. Erica smiled back and went to her assigned station in the monitoring room.

The first shift crew woman, who was leaving, logged out of the station. She gave Erica a friendly smile as she left, but Erica nodded back with a sad look. Erica logged into the station before she sat. I will not think of her. I will not think of last night. I am such a loser. I had a hard on for Martha since I met her, so why couldn't I perform? Why did I ejaculate so fast? Erica forced back tears and forced down her feelings. I got to work. Erica stuck an earphone in her left ear.

Erica checked the areas of the Guinevere, which it was her job to monitor. She had two visual screens that showed what was currently happening. They could be changed to other locations if needed. There were four data screens of different sizes. They listed readings on temperature, humidity, lifeforms, air content, gravity, air pressure, movement, and other readings that could assist her monitoring job. One data screen told her about starship Guinevere's current location in the galaxy. She had jumped out of the Hecate system hours ago and was close to emerging in the Lilith system.

She felt an odd tingling shiver as the Guinevere jumped out of hyperspace. Erica raised her arms to stretch. That always made her feel better after a jump. Her neighbor groaned.

I hate that. Heidi Williams said. One of my moms told me when I was little that I'd get used to it. I'm twenty-five and I'm still waiting for that to happen. Arrg.

Erica laughed despite her own depression. We have made it safely out of hyperspace. I guess that's a good thing.

I guess. Heidi turned back to her screens.

Erica glanced at the other ten women working at the monitoring stations in the room before returning to her screens.

Erica forgot about Heidi, and her mind wondered back to Martha. She remembered how great it had started. The kissing, the caressing, the kissing, the sucking, the kissing, the laughter, the kissing, and they may have kissed a little. Erica found herself smiling at that sweet memory.

Then the shock of ejaculating almost as soon as Erica's penis had entered Martha's vagina.

Goddess! Erica made a fist and wanted to punch someone. I would hit myself if I could!

Calm down. You're working. Calm down. Breathe. Breathe.

Erica relaxed a little and glanced at one of her monitors when she heard voices coming over her earphones. She glanced at a visual screen that showed two women taking a shower together. One had short curly white hair, while the other had her hair in a gray crew cut.

Oh shit! What did I do?

Obviously, the two women weren't showering. The kissing, the caressing, the sucking, the laughter, the grinding, and the pounding.

That's Ellie Williams! The senior captain's XO. No, she's the acting senior captain. But that's not her wife. That's Tawny Williams! Second shift's cargo chief. Ellie's married! I met her wife once. Oh, this is bad! I'm not supposed to see this.

On the screen, Ellie leaned back after their lovemaking slowed. But do we really have to kill Alberta?

Yes. Tawny stroked the other woman's cheek. We have no choice. You don't think she'll let you be a junior captain when Alberta is made senior captain? No way. She'll make her dear little sister Janet the junior captain of the second shift. Not you.

True. Ellie shivered. Tawny kissed her neck again and again.

Once that is done, then no one will stand in our way. Tawny hugged Ellie. This starship and family needs new leaders. Leaders like you that aren't weak and don't let in any worthless strays like Martha Clarke.

You're right. Ellie nodded. It must be done.

Erica looked around at the other women in the room.

Did they see what I was looking at? Should I tell someone? I could get into some serious shit for this.

Erica switched the screen to another safer part of the ship where women were doing their ordinary jobs.

Erica glanced around. No one saw me. Thank you, Kannon! Thank you, Amida!

Erica ran her hands through her brown hair. Did I hear what I thought I heard? They're planning on killing my mom!

But we're family. You don't kill family.

Family is starship.

Starship is family.

We've been taught that since the cradle.

Erica caught herself breathing hard.

Slow down. Calm. Slow your breathing.

Erica checked the console at her station. It had been recording. She grabbed an info chip. She swallowed her fear and slipped it in. Erica saved the shower recording. She looked around then erased the recoding on the console. I need to show that to someone.

***

Later that day in the cafeteria, Erica faintly listened to her younger sister Jessica Williams talk. She also glanced over to where Tawny sat with some of her friends, eating at another table. Erica decided she needed to keep an eye on Tawny and figure out who else was in on it. The same with Acting Senior Captain Ellie Williams. How? What if I'm caught? Erica took a hesitant sip of her tea, setting it down with an audible clatter. Heat crept up her neck and face as all eyes at the table shifted to her. Jessica cocked her head. What?

I asked you a question, Erica. Jessica said.

Sorry.

Where's your mind, Erica? Tilly said.

Martha set her tray on the table and sat beside Erica. Hi, everyone. Martha smiled.

Mindy Bettencourt snickered, and Martha let out a low laugh before squeezing Erica’s hand, gaze fixed on her. The corners of Martha’s mouth curved into a smirk as she said hello to everyone present. A jolt of electricity shot through Erica at this gesture, and she quickly echoed the greeting, aware of the heat rushing to her cheeks and ears. Mindy and Jessica shared an amused look between them before whispering back and forth.

Erica frowned at them. Her mind was flying through a dozen things at once. Her grandmother's funeral, which she had missed because she'd been kidnapped on the planet Knight's Tale. Though she hadn't missed the funerals for the three security women who were killed fighting on Knight's Tale. And her mind was on her relationship with Martha and now this fresh problem. I should be getting a headache soon.

Chapter two

ERICA

Erica adjusted her binoculars as she watched the prison breakout. Then she pushed her long brown hair out of the way. Now I know what they're up to. I hope I'm not too close. I don't want to alert Tawny and her friends to my presence. Erica had connected her binoculars to her tablet so that while she watched, it was recording for evidence. Tawny, her daughter Téa, and Dorthea Zhou were all dressed in black, like amateur ninjas. Tawny had stolen a supply of pellets of sleeping gas, which had a programmable timer that was meant for Guinevere's security department. So the three of them sneaked the pellets inside every part of the prison with the help of the prisoner they were breaking out. Erica assumed there was a timer in the pellets set to go off at the same time.

At the moment Erica was two blocks from Baltimore City Prison, standing on the roof of al-Hazed Hotel. The prison was a medium security prison in Baltimore City on the planet Jezebel. She lowered her binoculars to look around the roof and sighed. Again, Erica pushed her hair back from her face. I should've brought something to tie my hair back. I keep forgetting I'm not a bald nun anymore.

Erica looked through the binoculars. The pellets must have gone off, for the three ran inside with oxygen masks. Erica switched to infrared so she could see them moving through the prison complex. Everyone else inside had breathed it in: guards, medical staff, prisoners, and visitors. The prison was full of human beings with heat signatures and not cold corpses. Bad enough, the bitch wants to kill my mom, but don't kill the innocent, too. There's probably children in there visiting their mom or aunt in prison. Tawny's group stopped somewhere inside to lift a body and carry it outside.

Once they'd made it outside, Erica switched her binoculars to regular view. She locked the binocular's laser on the body they were carrying for an ID though she'd already guessed the answer. It was Rosemary Zhou. Dorothea's twin sister, who they were breaking out of prison. I knew it! I now have the evidence to convict Tawny. Should I go to Piper or Keiko?

Freeze, police!

Erica froze. All of her fears and doubts slammed before her eyes.

Erica lowered her binoculars, and her hair flew across her face. Some tips of her hair got into her open mouth. She tried to spit it out and wipe it away.

Raise your hands! Now!

Erica obeyed. Her heart thumped in her ears.

Now slowly turn around!

Erica carefully turned around. She stopped her hands from shaking by controlling her breath.

Hello, officer. Erica said.

What are you doing here?