Swap 2x2

Ranch0 Henrito.

 Below on this page is Chapter 8 of the science fiction story "The Hierozyme Intervention", in which Systolina and Marda must arrange to move themselves inside Casanay even while their luxurious new home, Ranch0 Henrito, is nearing completion. 

 Fast. Only one week after their first meeting, Marda suggests to Tyhry that they swap identities and on the same day, Rylla suggests to Zeta that they swap identities. Rylla communicates with Zeta using a synapex link while Marda must help Tyhry relearn Marda's telepathic mind pattern so that they can communicate without any possibility of being over-heard.

Marda and Systolina want to operate from inside Casanay while they begin planning how to put an end to global warming. Zeta and Tyhry find their own good reasons for moving from Casanay to Ranch0 Henrito.

The Hierozyme Intervention Chapter 7 - Swap (Chap. 1)(Chap. 2)(Chap. 3)(Chap. 4)(Chap. 5)(Chap. 6)(Chap. 7) 

Zeta and Rylla at Ranch0 Henrito.

Not long after Anthony waved goodbye to Rylla and Rylla drove her Jeep up the driveway, Zeta arrived. Rylla was still outside, speaking to one of the workmen who was finishing the inside of the new house. Zeta got out of her car and approached Rylla. The workman glanced at Zeta and asked Rylla, "Your sister?"

Rylla replied, "I wish, but no." Rylla quickly finished up with the workman's questions about tile grout.

While Zeta waited, she gazed in dismay at the odd glass and steel monstrosity that was Ranch0 Henrito. Ranch0 Henrito looked more like a corporate headquarters than a tasteful family residence in the remote desert.

The workman returned inside and then Rylla took Zeta by the hand and they began walking around the the exterior of Ranch0 Henrito, pretending to be making final landscaping decisions, but that work had been completed the previous Friday. Reaching a secluded location and unable to restrain herself, Zeta pulled Rylla close and kissed her. A minute latter, Rylla pulled Zeta's hand out of her shirt and caught her breath and said, "I'm glad you are here nice and early. There is something important I need to tell you about."

Zeta was sweating. She pointed to the pool and asked, "How about a dip in the pool?"

Rylla took Zeta arm and led her towards the modular 'guest house' that she and Marda were living in while the interior of Ranch0 Henrito was being finished. "I'd love to jump in the pool with you, but I don't want to create a distraction for the workmen. When we swam last week, construction ground to a halt."

Zeta asked, "What is it you want to discuss?"

The two women went inside and to the kitchen of what would become the Ranch0 Henrito guest house. "Thank you for a fun weekend." Rylla got a cold drink for Zeta and then placed her hand on top of Zeta's where it rested on the island in the center of the kitchen. "I have a proposal. I need you to listen."

 Zeta again tried to kiss Rylla, but Rylla pulled her head back and shook her head. She silently mouthed, 'Listen'. Feeling puzzled, Zeta listened. The sound of a saw cutting tile could be heard in the distance. Then Zeta heard: Just relax; this is a synapex link, just like in one of Eddy's novels.

 Rylla looked at where her hand was in contact with Rylla's but she could see nothing unusual. Is this a trick?

 By all means, call it a trick, but hear me out. Marda and I need to get inside Casanay. I want you to swap identities with me. You will have to pretend to be me. You will then have control of Simpera and its vast financial reserves. I'll be able to help Marda with her climate change mitigation work. Rylla squeezed Zeta's hand for emphasis.

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Zeta struggled to process all of the information that was flooding her mind and coming from Rylla. Finally her head stopped spinning and she asked: So it is all true? Anthony is a spy, living inside Casanay... just like Eddy writes it in his novels? 

Rylla gave a delicate shrug. Not exactly like Eddy's stories, but close enough. Marda has a real chance of getting the solution to global warming from Eddy. She'll continue pretending to be a huge fan of his fiction. You will be busy. You need to take cash from Simpera and create a sophisticated foundation to support climate change mitigation research. Think about the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and use that as your model. 

Zeta told herself that she should be surprised, but she did not feel surprised. She had long wondered why Anthony so stoically resided at Casanay with no real opportunities for a social life or advancement. If he was a spy, then everything made sense. Using the synapex linkage, Rylla continued to provide details about Marda's plan to Zeta. Then the flow of information stopped. Rylla told Zeta: Tyhry will swap identities with Marda and live with you at Ranch0 Henrito. Look at this. Rylla had used her programmable femtobot components to reshape her face into an exact duplicate of Zeta's. Zeta looked at Rylla's chest and saw that her breasts had enlarged and were now as big as Zeta's. Then Zeta felt something tickling her own breasts. It will take me about four or five hours to nanosurgically shift you over to my body form. I don't need to do much carving; I made Rylla as close to your bodily as possible without causing incredulity.

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Zeta tried to tell herself that she should protest, but it all made sense. And Zeta loved the idea of getting control of a multi-billion dollar corporation. Surely Eddy will notice this swap. Then Zeta got a glimpse into her mind and understood who Rylla really was. Wait! You are Systolina? The robot?

Yes, I'm Systolina, the robot from Threy. I doubt if Eddy will ever notice the swap. Before coming to Earth for this mission, the Phari let me use their Simulation technology. I was carefully trained to mimic your behaviors, Zeta. I've made love to a simulated Eddy a dozen times. Rylla, who now looked like Zeta, demonstrated several of Zeta's mannerisms and winked at Zeta. I've carefully studied your favorite sex positions. I'm sure I can fool Eddy. 

You don't know how to care for my gardens.

Rylla spoke and asked, "Are you cooled off?" Rylla pulled Zeta out of the kitchen and into her bedroom and onto her bed. The two women began a sexplay session while continuing to communicate through their synapex linkage. Yes I do. And you'll be able to help me with any surprises that come up. We can to this.

But. There has got to be a 'but'. 

Well, the tricky part for you will be dealing with Anthony. It is important that you distract Anthony so that Marda and I can do our work inside Casanay.

Nothing happens inside Casanay without Anthony knowing about it.

That's why you have to get him out of Casanay. He will live here with you and Tyhry.

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 What? Zeta was feeling quite sexually stimulated by having the chance to play with Rylla's body which now looked just like Zeta's own body. Zeta's own body felt like it was getting a deep massage from inside as Systolina's body sculpting femtobots continued to alter her appearance.

Look, it will be simple. Just ask him to move in with you.

I don't think Anthony likes women.

That is not important. Just keep flirting with him and he will ask to live with you after you tell him that Manny linked you into the Sedron Time Stream so that you get investment tips from your future self. Anthony will want to be close to you so he can monitor how you are spending Simpera money.

Zeta had gotten rambunctious in her love making and imagined that she must have ripped the synapex link and for a time Rylla's thoughts were not in her head. Then when Zeta was about ready to achieve an orgasm, they were again synapex linked. Zeta could feel Systolina feeding Zeta's own fiery sexual thoughts back to her. Zeta experienced her first orgasm trance and found herself in a shared mindspace with Systolina.

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On the bus ride to school, Marda had to first chat with half a dozen students she had met the previous week. Then she shifted her focus entirely to Tyhry and worked methodically to re-establish a two-way telepathic link to Tyhry. By the time they reached school, Marda was deep into Tyhry's thought stream, but Tyhry had not yet telepathically reached out to Marda.

Finally, during lunch, Marda sat close to Tyhry and kept a hand on Tyhry's thigh. Tyhry suddenly realized that she was able to sense Marda's mind. She asked wonderingly: Telepathy?

Yes, but don't talk about it. We have to pretend to be normal humans, but we are a genetic human variant. In a week or so we will have independent confirmation that we share the same unusual Notch gene. Marda continued to drive a conventional spoken conversation with Tyhry about their chemistry project. Anthony is watching us.

Tyhry laughed. Marda, I know you are obsessed with Eddy's stories, but you can't expect me to pretend that dad's stories are true. Do you really expect me to believe that the pek and bumpha actually exist?

No. Don't worry about that. I have a bigger challenge for you. A big ask. I would not bother, but I love you and I know you love me. Manny planned this well. We have to work as a team. I want you to swap identities with me.

 Swap identities? What does that mean? Then Tyhry saw the meaning in Marda's mind. That's crazy.

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 We can do it. I'll use zeptites to change your appearance to match mine. I'll become you, at least to a good enough approximation to fool Eddy. I need to use his Reality Viewer to learn how to end global warming.

Reality Viewer? Tyhry knew what Reality Viewers were in Eddy's stories, but the idea that her father had one seemed absurd.

I'm sure that Manny gave Eddy a Reality Viewer. He uses it to observe past Realities. That's where he gets the ideas for his novels.

I see in your mind that you believe that, but how do you know this?

I was told by someone who knows.

An alien?

Look, forget about aliens. I had a time-traveling femtozoan inside my body for the past three years. She told me that Eddy has a Reality Viewer in his computer. We'll swap identities and then I'll be able to use that Reality Viewer to find the solution to rising greenhouse gas levels. We can do this!

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Their lunch period was over. Later, in chemistry class, they continued their discussion of Marda's plan to swap identities. Marda kept badgering Tyhry who finally told Marda: I'll have to think about this.

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Between the heat and all that Tyhry could see in Marda's thoughts, the school bus ride home had Tyhry's head spinning. Both Rylla and Zeta were there at the end of the driveway inside the cab of the Jeep. Marda and Tyhry rode in the bed of the Jeep and telepathically speculated on the relationship between Rylla and Zeta. Tyhry commented: They are totally ga-ga for each other.

Marda noted: My mom is still fishing for Anthony. Somehow we need to get him out of Casanay. 

 Tyhry and Marda jumped out of the Jeep and ran to the pool. They pulled off most of their clothing and jumped in. Rylla and Zeta reached the pool at a more sedate pace. Marda called, "Come in! The water is great."

Zeta and Rylla were testing out their new identities. Uncertain about her ability to talk like Rylla, Zeta was saying as little as possible. Systolina, now disguised as Zeta, said quietly to Zeta, "Most of the workmen have departed." She took off most of her clothing and waded into the pool. 

Wanting to again see her new body, Zeta took off all of her clothing and then dove into the pool. They all proceeded to play volley ball in the pool until Zeta, pretending to be Rylla, said, "I'm going to go get dinner cooking." She climbed out of the pool.

Systolina looked at her shoulders and said, "My sunscreen must have washed off. I've started to burn. I better head inside, too."

Tyhry was again feeling disoriented. After Systolina was our of ear shot, Tyhry put a hand on Marda and told Marda telepathically: This is so strange. I can't believe we have telepathy. And I just felt...

Marda threw her arms around Tyhry and kissed her. Then she asked, "What?"

I can't explain it. Something is wrong with my mom. 

What about my mom... the way she took off all of her clothing.

That makes sense she has a beautiful athletic body. There is probably a state law against her wearing a swimsuit. 

Tyhry and Marda went to the hot tub. Marda asked: Well, have you decided to go along with the swap? I can use zeptites to alter our bodies. She demonstrated by morphing her body into a nearly exact copy of Tyhry's body. Tyhry could not resist carefully exploring Marda's new body.

After dinner, Tyhry and Marda did homework then Systolina, still disguised as Zeta called to Tyhry, "Let's go Tyhry, it is late."

Tyhry complained, "Let me stay here tonight."

"Not tonight. Next weekend. You need a good night's sleep in your own bed."

As soon as Tyhry got in her mother's car, she said, "I want to be with Marda all the time."

Systolina said, "You are very luck to have a friend like Marda. I feel the same way. Rylla is fun for me to be with." Systolina started Zeta's car and after some searching, figured out how to take of the parking brake.

Tyhry asked, "Have you been drinking?"

"No." 

As they went down the driveway, Tyhry was again mired in confusion. Tyhry was feeling a deep wrongness. By the time they reached Casanay, Tyhry was certain that this woman who was driving and who looked like her mother was not really her mother. As they pulled into the garage, Tyhry asked, "So you did it? Just like Marda wants to do with me. A swap."

Systolina shut off the car's engine and opened up a telepathic link to Tyhry. You are a clever girl. What gave it away?

Tyhry asked: Who are you?

Let's talk later. Get ready for bed and I will come to your room.

Tyhry briefly said hello to Eddy then went to her suite of rooms. Tyhry called Marda, but that was a frustration. Remembering Marda's warning about Anthony, Tyhry dared not speak about her telepathic contact with the imposter who was pretending to be her mother. Finally, Systolina arrived and sat on the edge of Tyhry's bed. Tyhry told Marda, "See you in the morning." Tyhry set down her phone and demanded: Well?

Systolina started a spoke discussion of Tyhry and Marda's chemistry project. Telepathically she said: Did you ever read your father's novel "The Nanite Smuggler"?

 Don't ask me questions. Answer my question.

 You know me as Rylla, Marda's mother. However, I'm Systolina, the robot from planet Threy in what your father calls the Asimov Reality.

 Tyhry had never been able to read past the first few pages of "The Nanite Smuggler", but she knew that Systolina was one of her father's favorite characters. A robot?

Listen to me, Tyhry. You don't need to believe that I'm a positronic robot from a past Reality. I do hope you care enough about Marda and Earth to help find a solution to global warming.

 I've felt so strange lately, I'm not sure I can trust anything. So, my mom is with Marda now?

Yes. I used my body sculpting femtobots to alter her body today. Marda can do the same for you.

And then I can stay with my mother? 

Exactly. That is the plan. Marda and I will be here where we can make use of Eddy's Reality Viewer. You mother will do her financial wizardry and mobilize the money needed to research climate change mitigation.

 Eddy will know you are not my mom.

 that's my problem, but it is not really a problem. I was trained for this. I can handle Eddy.

That sounds ominous.

No, more like amorous. I have access to Phari Simulation technology. I've lived through years of Simulations of Casanay and your family.

What about Anthony? 

Tyhry, you need to look at the big picture. It is a minor detail that your mother will have to distract Anthony.

I'm supposed to be happy about you moving in with dad and my mother... what? Is she going to have to be Anthony's boyfriend?

Zeta is stepping into the role of Rylla Onway, who controls billions... money that can be used to solve the problem of global warming. Your mother is not going to stop loving either you or your father.

 I can't believe that mom agreed to let you live with dad.

Tyhry, we all have to do our part in order to make this work. Your father will never know.

Tyhry laughed rather hysterically, but Systolina had laid open her thoughts before Tyhry's telepathic mind. Okay, based on what I see in your mind, I believe that you believe what you've told me. I can work with Marda. We'll find a way to end global warming. Just don't hurt Eddy.

It won't be just you two. You'll be part of an international effort... this will take decades.

Can you transform me into Marda? 

I could, but Marda can do it more efficiently with her zeptites. She can do it first thing tomorrow morning. 

Systolina, pretending to be Zeta, kissed Tyhry's forehead and exited from Tyhry's suite. She went to the master bedroom suite where Eddy was waiting for his wife. Systolina told herself: show time.

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An hour later, in the master bedroom, Eddy was looking at the woman he believed to be his wife with amazement. He said, "Ah, I'm pleased that you have finally discovered what I wrote about Systolina's special programming for how to satisfy tourists visiting Threy." 

Systolina could follow his thought processes. Eddy was delighted by the change in his wife's behavior in their bed. Systolina imagined that Manny was watching and was pleased to see that Eddy could enjoy the unexpected thrill of this change in his lover. This copy of Systolina was thankful for her extensive training for how to interact with Eddy; another success of Phari Simulation technology. Systolina spoke in Zeta's voice, "If you found any faults in my performance I can try again."

Eddy laughed. "I'm a bit worn out, but I'll take you up on that offer in the morning. I do have one suggestion." He went to a nearby book shelf and returned to bed with a copy of The Nanite Smuggle. Look... here on page... 218." He read the key passage.

Systolina said, "I interpreted that to mean that Systolina could alter the structure of her genitals depending on the preference of her current lover."

"Well, yes. Exactly... but there is more than one way do everything..."

"Well, I'm sorry, but I'm stuck with what I was born with..." She took her large breasts in hand and bounced them, "... or have been able to grow."

Eddy planted a kiss on each her breasts. "Right, but... well, maybe we could... just pretend..."

Systolina could telepathically see what Eddy meant, but she decided it could be fun to try to get Eddy to say what he was thinking. "Maybe we could just ask..."

"Ask what?"

"Not 'what', 'who'. I think you know exactly what I mean. Its a pretty common fantasy, and I confess that I've been letting my fantasies carry me away since Marda moved to town."

"And I'm very grateful for that, my love. However..."

"Yes?"

"Well, just sleep on it. We can continue this discussion tomorrow."

Systolina got back on top of Eddy and said, "I'd be glad to sleep in it."

Eddy laughed. "You are so wild tonight? I'm sorry I can;t keep up with you. I'm going to blame our new neighbor for all of this."

"Sure, I've been spending lots of time with Rylla. Do you object?"

 "Did she teach you the new tricks?"

"What if she did? Would you be jealous?"

"What? Oh. Of course not. Rylla is beautiful. She reminds me of you, back when we were younger."

"Well, I can't tease you any more. I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I already asked her, last week. She said no."

"Just 'no'?" Eddy sounded sad.

"Does that hurt your feelings? I think Rylla is too morally grounded. She knows it would be wrong to play games with our marriage just for a sexual dalliance."

 "You are probably right. Anyhow, thanks for asking. I never would have had the nerve."

"Remember, it is good to hold on to hopes and dreams. Who knows? Rylla might change her mind and decide she'd like to have a play session with us. You know what they say..."

"What?"

"Two used to be company, but with inflation it takes at least three."

Eddy grinned. "Did you make that up?" 

"I think it is funny that you tried to get me to do what you did not dare to do yourself."

"I'm not proud of my cowardice. I'd never do something that I thought might hurt you."

"My love, you really don't need to be so cautious. I'm no innocent. I don't mind getting wild once in a while. Particular if Rylla is involved. I'd love to see you two making love while I watched and enjoyed the show."

"I learned tonight that you are not the sweet bashful girl I married."

"Everything I did tonight you published years ago in your novel."

"Somehow you did it better than I ever imagined. It is almost like you were inside my mind, like a telepathic robot!"

Systolina tried to imitate Zeta's musical laughter. This was the hardest challenge she had face during preparation for this mission on Earth. In the end, she had hard-wired an algorithm for Zeta's laughter into her femtobots. It was up to Eddy's standards.

Next: Chapter 9 of "The Hierozyme Intervention".

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