Castle Doom, Medlab 2.0, Section X...
Keith was strapped vertically to a medscan table awaiting torture. He was nude and he was cold! The air was too cold in here - most likely on purpose. He knew this time, he would be tortured physically and mentally as well. He had tried to get away from his guards, but they caught him and paralyzed him with a neuraspray in his neck. The next thing he knew, he was here.
Fortunately, he didn't have the AC (Alfor's Code) transmitter in his clothes-he had given it to Kate, who had put it in the thigh pocket of her trousers.
Kate...he thought. He had a feeling he knew what would happen to Kate. He saw the look that S'aaul gave her in the tavern. Evidently, he was the Drule who attempted to carry her off at the Battle of Tri'son. He shivered as he thought of what Kate would be going through with that bastard. He was angry and mad at himself. Lately, it seems, he hadn't been able to keep the people he cared about from danger. A guy could get a complex from this sort of thing....He had to get out and get Kate!
Jarius S'aaul's personal chambers...Kate: The Kitten Shows Her Claws
Jarius S'aaul looked at his pretty captive appraisingly.
...she is lovely. Just as lovely as she was at Tri'son.I wanted her then-I want her now.
Kate stood before him, quietly defiant.
Jarius thought...she shows no fear, good....
He walked around her, stalking her.
He smiled gently and said, "Tell me, pretty one-what is your name? I want to know the name of the one who shot at me at Tri'son."
She remained silent. He tried another tack with her. "Hhhmm..now I know your friend's name,the one who foolishly interferred in our business. What was his name? I heard it. Jack? Jalle? ah.....yes, Jake! ....he died rather badly I'm afraid."
This angered Kate. She yelled, "You're the one who killed him, you bastard!"
He took his hand and slapped her face lightly. "Yes, I did-as I said before- he interferred with my claim."
Kate yelled back, "I'm not your claim, buddy!"
Jarius coldly said, "You really aren't in any bargaining position here, love-remember your friend Akira-or would you like him to die like your Jake? Now, lovely, tell me your name or I will do as I say."
Kate spit out her name with as much venom as possible. "K'ttryn Ale'der, you bastard-that's my name. I wish I had killed you!"
Jarius smirked and said, "Ah K'ttryn, but you didn't. You only wounded my arm by shooting at me. It pains me sometimes. I think I will be compensated now though, don't you?"
Kate's eyes blazed. "I wouldn't give you the satisfaction!"
He quickly stepped forward and grabbed her, squeezing her where she couldn't move, and kissed her brutally.
He stopped and said, "I will get satisfaction from you, my dear K'ttryn....your friend Akira is mine. I will be leinient with him if you give yourself to me. After all, King Zarkon is enjoying his honeymoon with his bride, why shouldn't I with mine? I claimed you at Tri'son, even if I didn't place a choker around your neck, my sweet. Think of Akira, my love - If you do not...."he trailed off menacingly.
Kate thought, Oh crap! Zarkon's not here! That means-! We've got to inform Coran! and I can't let this goon hurt Keith! He's already been through hell.I 've got to get out of here,distract this creep! I'll fake him out! Make him think he's Mr. Wonderful.It worked on Garrison desk jockeys....why not? Now all I need is a weapon...
Jarius spoke, "Well, K'ttryn, what will it be?" Kate looked at him and said, "I will cooperate with you.Please do not hurt Keith-I will do anything!"
Jarius released her and smirked. "Good, I hoped you would say that, dear." He backed her into a wall in his office and kissed her slowly. Kate kissed him back, pretending to respond. She made a slight noise and gasped. Jarius raised his head and looking at her with satisfaction.
"You like that, e'K'ttryn?" Kate responded in a trembling voice, "Yes....no one has ever kissed me like that before." Seeing his face light up with pleasure, she thought, ...ha! he bought it!.
Jarius smiled at her and said, "Since we are going to be such close friends, K'ttryn....you may call me Jarius when we are alone together.Satisfy me well and perhaps I'll claim you."
Kate thought....yeah, like there's really gonna be a next time!
Jarius bent and kissed her neck, tickling her. Kate fought the urge to laugh, and quickly scanned the room for possible weapons. Nothing...the room was neat as a pin.
With sudden force, Jarius lifted her off the floor and scooped her in his arms.
Kate willed herself to be still. She didn't want to blow her chance. He carried her over to his sleeping area and laid her on the bed. Instantly, he was all over her.
...he's got more hands than a Garrison general on the make! Kate thought desperately.
Instinctively, she tried to fight him off, but Jarius jerked her wrists above her head and held them there. He said huskily, "K'ttryn,don't fight me.You will enjoy what I do to you."
He kissed her again. Kate leaned into him and pretended to enjoy his kiss, groaning in her throat. Jarius seemed pleased and let her wrists go. Kate left them where they were at, and when he was distracted by feeling her body, she scrabbled for a possible weapon on the shelf unit above the bed.
.....damn! There's got to be something....if I don't find something soon, I'll find out more about Drule sexuality than I ever wanted to...hey! Kate's hand snagged something heavy. ....it feels like a paperweight...she thought.
To distract Jarius some more, Kate made the appropriate noises of passion and moved against him, driving him wild. He was totally distracted, but intent upon removing Kate's clothing,to her dismay. He managed to rip her blouse!
Kate made her move. With all her strength, she slammed the paperweight to the back of his head, instantly knocking him out. Jarius slumped against Kate, who wriggled out from under him.
...the big goon-he did kiss good though....dammit, Kate! keep your mind on your work!....I don't have much time....he won't be out long....need to slow him up....I know! I'll steal his clothes!
Kate quickly stripped Jarius off all his clothes, noting with satisfaction a small laserblaster connected to his uniform jacket.
We'll need this....she thought, as she pocketed the weapon. Kate then ripped up the remains of her shedded blouse and tied him with it.
...Hmm-not too shabby...That'll hold him!....uh oh! Can't go out like this! she looked down at her bared breasts ....I need a shirt!
She quickly rummaged though a drawer and found one. She quickly slipped it on, took Jarius' uniform and left the room quickly.
The doors opened easily. Checking the hallway for guards, and finding none, she hurried down the hall in search of Keith. She found the medlab by pure luck,the door slightly ajar, letting out the cool air from within.
Kate peeked in and didn't see any bots or guards.
Maybe it's their lunch hour. Kate thought to herself. I hope so!
She came in and saw a blue, naked Keith now strapped to the wall.
She smiled and said, "Well, Keith!" she looked him up and down. "This is a side of you I've never seen before!"
Keith gave her a glare and said, "S-shut up, Kate, and g-get me d-ddown! I'm freezing here!"
Kate couldn't help but say,"Yeah, your skin's about as blue as a Drule's!"
She dropped Jarius' uniform on the floor and proceeded to unstrap him from the wall. Keith felt needles and pins thoughout his body as the blood rushed back to his extremities. They hurriedly looked for his clothes and couldn't find them. Kate then remembered Jarius' uniform on the floor.
She picked them up, threw them at Keith and said, "Here, Chippendale!Wear these! You've just been promoted to General!"
Keith quickly put the rather large Doom uniform on and they hurried out the doors. Keith knew where they would have to go now. They would have to go to the underground caves and hide temporailly until they could get off Doom somehow.
Avoiding all the guards, Keith led Kate to a hidden entrance that led to the underground caves and they went in. Kate fished an illuminator out of the pockets of her trousers, flicked it on and gave it to Keith, who seemed to know where he was going. That is, Kate hoped he knew where he was going. They went deeper into the caves under Doom.
Jarius S'aaul's personal chambers...Kate: The Deceiver Deceived
Jarius S'aaul came to and found he was throughly tied up! He quickly manuvered and flexed the various muscle groups in his body and was able to free himself. He noticed that his uniform was gone, of course.
He got up and gingerly touched the back of his head where the traitorous little wench hit him. He winced, and then smiled grimly. So, K'ttryn was a formidable woman - not an easy push over as he had thought.
He went over to his closet and pulled out an identical uniform to the one stolen by Kate. As he was putting his uniform on, he noticed one of his drawers slightly opened. He smiled. No doubt little K'ttryn was wearing one of his sleep shirts! Well, soon, he would have the opportunity to divest her of it -personally. He would be sure of it.
Silly little girl to think she could elude him for long.He exited his room and went towards med lab 2X - he already knew that Akira was gone and probably wearing his uniform as well. He went to a comm and placed the guards on alert to look for Akira and K'ttryn, giving their descriptions. He wanted them alive, of course, and unharmed.
His mouth tightened. He would capture them and little K'ttryn would pay for her deception. He sighed heavily. Someday, he would rule the throne of Zarkon if he played his cards right and he would be giving the orders. Now that the Prince was gone, never to return, it was a distinct possibility.
Thinking again of his escaped captives,Jarius thought that perhaps they would either try to get a ship offplanet at Port Auth, or perhaps they might link up with the dissenters.
Jarius frowned. Although both Cossack and he had made sweeps and liquidations of the dissenter rebel groups on Doom, they just seemed to pop up again like so much vermin. Now it seemed that there were still groups hiding out under the tunnels of Doom. Oh, he knew of the tunnels, for they were ancient and they ran underground all over Doom, but they were not charted - only the dissedents knew them.
He had tortured a dissenter once and got some information about the tunnels but not enough. Perhaps he would send some expendable bots down there to track them, and some at Port Auth as well. He would trap them, hopefully before King Zarkon came back from his honeymoon. Jarius went back to his offices to make his plans.