Strange awakenings

Posted on Thu Jan 6th, 2022 @ 9:24am by Lieutenant Commander Alicia Kelea-Salik & Commander Sthilg

Mission: Tales from the other side of the Mirror
Location: Terran empire lab
2533 words - 5.1 OF Standard Post Measure

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In the Terran empire’s bio lab she stirred, she’d been there unconscious and unawares since events of the downfall, and murder of Taylor. She was close to death, raped and left to die her life had been hanging in the balance but now she was healed, and finally awake.

Opening her eyes Alicia looked around the room she was in, it was nothing more than a sterile lab room. Now all she had to worry about was who had put her there, and what they wanted of her.

The door slid open and in walked in a rather well-built woman dark skninned wearing the uniform of the emperor's praetorian guard. She had a smile on her face as she saw that Alicia was awake. " Oh, your up. The master will be pleased." She said cheerily a warm smile on her face. " Are you feeling all right." She said walking over to check on the pods vital signs. As she approached the rank of optio was clearly visible on her tunic.

Alicia was confused, “Why am I here? How long have I been asleep?” She tried not to think of what had happened to her, it was too disturbing to picture. “My son? Where is my son?”

" You've been in regeneration for several months my sister. At least according to the master. Last thing he told me is that your son is safe as is with her." The woman said with a confused look on her face. " He said you'd know who he was talking about."

“Her...you mean...” Alicia nodded. “Thank you, at least I know Connor is safe. I want to see the person who saved me.”

" May be a while sister. He's a very busy man. Would you like something to eat?" The terran said as she walked over to the wall food replicator.

Alicia nodded. “Yes, please! I’m starving!” She looked at the woman curiously. “Why do you keep calling me sister?”

" We’re slaves sister. " The terran said with a slight chuckle in her voice as if it was the most natural thing in the world. "Oh I wear no collar, but I am the master in mind, body and soul. The least I can do for what he's done for me." She said as she replicated a sweet-smelling stew and returned.

“Slaves?” Alicia accepted the stew with a polite nod. “Just who is this slave master? Am I to assume that Doctor Sthilg survived?” She politely yet eagerly tucked into the stew.

The dark-skinned human chuckled. " He's no mere doctor anymore. Second cohort centurion of the praetorian guard. The empeoror's own bodyguard. I'm his optio."

“The emperor’s bodyguard?” Alicia was surprised. “I’m afraid I’m not familiar with the term optio. I’m guessing you’re his number one woman, the one he trusts more than anyone else.” She paused to eat more stew, it was extremely satisfying. “So...what use does your master have for me?”

" Second in command of the cohort. " The woman beamed. " You'll have to ask him yourself I'm afraid. He tells me a lot but not everything."

Alicia nodded, finishing her stew she politely wiped her mouth before looking towards the other woman. “Am I permitted to see him now?”

As if the galaxy could hear her in stepped the lizard an evil grin on his face. " Hello, my dear. You are dismissed Mariner." he said calmly to the dark-skinned woman who nodded before quickly leaving.

Alicia gave the large Gorn a nervous look, his reputation preceded him. “So I have you to thank for saving me?” She stood her ground, she wasn’t the frightened little thing she used to be anymore.

" Indeed you do. " the gorn said looking very happy with himself. " We found you abandoned on the station. A bleeding mess of meat abandoned by your master."

“It wasn’t Taylor who left me that way” Alicia grimaced not focussing on the unpleasant memories. “He was taken care of, so what of me? Am I to become one of your slaves now? Call you master, and service your every whim?”

" You are already my slave my dear and you will obay me" The gorn replied with an evil grin.

Alicia looked around for now it seemed she had little choice. “And if I don’t? There isn’t much you could do to me that I haven’t already endured.”

" Oh, there is my dear. You in the bio labs of terra. I could hand you over to the emperor. How long will you think your death will be after I give you over to him. The woman who lost him his grandson." the lizard replied with a wicked grin on his face.

Alicia shuddered at the thought. “Alright...what do you want with me? I know your reputation for experimentation Sthilg, am I to be your next great experiment?”

" Oh yes. Though you won't be given the honour of joining my hunters you are going to aid me greatly. In dealing with that worthless cripple who mutilated me.” The gorn hissed angrily.

Alicia looked at the Gorn curiously. “So it’s revenge you want Doctor? Exactly how do you plan on that? They're gone back to their own universe, chances are we’ll never see them again!”

The gorn let out a long deep laugh as one could see into his rotten, broken and corrupted soul. " My dear." He said louthley. " Why do you think the terran's have such a technological edge over every race in the galaxy?"

Alicia shook her head. “I don’t know doctor. I may well have been Taylor’s woman but I wasn’t privy to any sensitive information. I was his breeding partner nothing more.”

The gorn rolled his eyes not that you could tell. " My dear we both know you cucked him as soon as you could. As for the teran's edge, what did they do when the Vulcans landed."

“We all know that one, they killed them before raiding their technology...” She paused. “Wait a minute...you have technology from our last encounter with them?” She wasn’t sure whether to be alarmed or elated. It might give her chance to see her son again, but she didn’t want the emperor getting his hands on Connor.

" I wish my dear. I know who does though. The old fool sitting on the throne." the gorn said with the evil grin on his face again.

“Now wait a minute!” Alicia shook her head. “You said it yourself, the emperor would have me killed if he knew I was alive! You’re not expecting me to crawl in there and try to beg for forgiveness!”

" Please...." The gorn replied rolling his eyes again. His body posture changed as he seemed to slump. " My lord I tried. I held your grandson for dear life, but the animals of the resistance. " he mockingly held out his artificial arm " The animals cut it off to steal him. Steal your birthright. "

His face changed immediately as he looked mockingly at her. " I have the fool wrapped around my little figure. All I need to do is earn is trust until he let's me into the private imperial archive. No for you my dear I have another in mind for you."

His artificial arm twisted and he scowled as if it hurt him. " That cripple and his ship. You my dear will bring them to me."

“Me?” Alicia looked surprised. “Okay I’ll bite...what’s your plan?” Inside her head she was hoping for a chance at freedom, if Sthilg planned on getting her aboard the Elysium there was nothing to stop her asking for help. But knowing Sthilg there had to be a catch, he wasn’t that stupid.

The gorn chuckled " and risk letting my plan escape if you manage to break out of here? What do you take me for? "

Alicia grinned. “Nothing...master” She dropped the ‘m’ word hoping it would win a few favours rather than get her punished. “May I ask just how this plan of yours is supposed to work?”

" It involves many parts my dear one of them being you. After your training and modifications are complete," he responded with a chuckle.

“Modifications?” Alicia looked pretty nervous at the sound of that. “What kind of modifications?”

" Oh calm down. My dear. i won't give you the honour of becoming one of my hunters. Your modifications will be more subtle" he chuckled.

“Really?” Alicia looked doubtful. “You forget I’ve seen the kind of work you do Doctor, what is it you do that you call subtle?”

The gorn nearly chuckled. " You will find out my dear."

Alicia nodded. “That’s what I’m afraid of.”

" Now. " He said reaching behind him and pulling a silver slave collar from his belt. "You're going to place this around your neck."

Alicia stood reluctantly looking at the collar, if she could have avoided it she would have but she had no choice but to obey. “Yes...master” she took the collar from his hands and placed it around her neck. To say it was tight and uncomfortable was an understatement.

" Good girl." The gorn said as behind him part of the wall slid away revealing a dark corridor behind him. " Please proceed down the corridor." He said coldly.

Nodding she did as she was commanded, slowly proceeding along the dark corridor wondering what was awaiting her at the other end.

The corridor stretched on for what seemed like miles with only a light coming on and off ahead of her to show the way. Until it stayed as another door slid open. Inside a small machine lit up as did the surrounding area. A long and winding obstacle course filled the room which was double the size of a shuttle bay.

Alicia stood staring at the obstacle course before her. “Are you serious!? What am I supposed to do with this??”

A hologram of Sthilg appeared the same grin on his face. " Isn't it obvious my dear? Get running."

Alicia sighed. “What am I a glorified athlete now?” She knew that not obeying would have it’s punishment so she took a deep breath and started the obstacle course, taking it at a slow and easy pace.

" If we’re to modify you we need a baseline my slave. Now your time starts now." his hologram said as it faded from view.

“Great...now its a timed course” Alicia shook her head but gave the course the best she had to give, managing to trip up on the last section of the course she scrambled to her feet to get it finished in the best time she could. “How...did I...do?”

" Terrible. Again." The hologram of Sthilg said as it flickered into life.

Alicia opened her mouth to complain before remembering that Sthilg was her master now. “Yes, Sir” She started off again pushing herself harder to prove she could do the obstacle course properly without mistakes. She wanted to beat her own previous time.

The gorn from his observation desk couldn't help but laugh at her performance. She'd let being the captain woman get to her head made herself weak. As she stumbled over the finishing line he opened the holo coms again. " Better but still terrible. " He said coldly. A small bowl appeared in his hand holding the slop that was given to the empires slaves. " Eat then try again."

Alicia was exhausted, sitting down She gratefully tucked into what she was dealt. It wasn’t that good but it was food, and she didn’t know when she’d eat again. “I’m not surprised the slaves are weak, this food is slop!” She said it but made sure her bowl was empty first. “So how long do I have to keep this up?”

The gorn grin somehow widened as he gave her another cruel smile. " Until I say so. Now again."

Alicia put down the bowl and did as her master ordered starting off on the obstacle course again.

After many hours Sthilg finally accepted the data. " That's enough." He barked sharply. " Pathetic did you do anything for Taylor other than eat food and fuck his friends all day?" he said coldly.

Alicia hung her head. “The Captain...preferred exercise of a different kind” she sat resting, her clothes and body covered in perspiration.

" Yes, I'm sure he did." the gorn replied. " Not to mention your other hobby."

“And what other hobby would that be...master?” Alicia sipped the water she’d been given with her food.

" Please my dear I knew you cucked him." The lizard hissed back.

“You can’t blame a woman whose staring being a slave in the face, for making sure she had a good place to be.” Alicia smiled. “I did what I had to do!”

The gorn snorted. " And what you have to do is follow my orders." Behind the hologram the doors slid open again. " Proceed back to the pod. We’re finished for today." he said coldly.

“Yes master” Alicia nodded. She knew not to mess with Sthilg, now he was her master, and she would obey his orders. At least until a better choice came her way.

The hologram faded as the door slid open again leading the way back to the starting room.

Walking slowly back Alicia was looking forward to a rest, She was completely worn out and ready for some sleep.

The pods she emerged from slid open again. Inside five shackles sprung open. " Enter the pod." A robotic voice stated.

Alicia paused. “Shackles? Is that really necessary master? I’m not going anywhere.”

" Enter the pod." the robotic voice started again.

Knowing she had little choice Alicia entered the pod, one thing was for certain she wasn’t going to be living a life of comparative luxury this time.

As she sat down the shackles moved to hold her by the arms, legs and throat before contacting into the seat within the pod. When it detected she was properly secure it began pumping in the mind control gas as a silver cap lowered and pressed against her skull.

Alicia had no choice but to breath in the gas, she couldn’t hold her breath for long enough to avoid it, and the restraints held her as place. She started to cough but the gas soon did it’s intended job.

The slave crown began downloading the data into her brain. That of athletes, soldiers and spies training methods as well as the words to accept and obey the new information. It was programing her even as the gas made her eyes heavy.

Alicia’s eyes started to droop, the more she tried to stay awake the less fight she had left. She was soon held up solely by the restraints as she fell into a deep sleep.

As it's occupant began to slumber the machine went about it's work as it started to reprogram her for the gorns task. It would be a long process but he would have his revenge and she was the key.

{OFF}