Bound but not broken PT 3

Posted on Tue Aug 25th, 2020 @ 9:28pm by Commander Samantha Howard & Commander Jonathan Grayson & Lieutenant Lisa Olsson
Edited on on Tue Aug 25th, 2020 @ 9:28pm

Mission: Tal Shiar
Location: Tal Shiar Base

OOC - contains nudity but not graphic - also contains mild torture.



Jon had managed to get to his feet, nodded at her, "I understand Lisa but i think this is a case of winning the battle and losing the war." No sooner had the words left his mouth then the door opened and two guards entered both with disruptors pointed at them Without a word they helped Straith to his feet and left.

Once again alone Jon moved towards Sam. Shackled as he was hand and foot, he could only take small, mincing steps but he eventually stood in front of her where he could get a better look at her gag. He could see it was metal. It resembled a bit gag and it had been placed deeply into Sam's mouth. The straps made creases in her cheeks they had been pulled so tight. He saw her lips fighting, trying to push it out but was instead was only making it slip deeper into her mouth. "Sam." He said gently, "Stop fighting it. Your only making it worse." He told his friend who was now not only securely gagged but also nude and remained securely bound.

Howard fought the urge to clamp down on the foreign object forced into her mouth. At Jon's urging she relaxed the muscles of her face and neck, and tried to slow her panicked breathing. She looked at him with what she hoped would pass as a thank you.

Jon gave her a small smile as her breathing became more normal. "Stay strong Sam, we'll get out of this." He promised though he was exactly sure how given their current situation. "I'll get them to remove the gag when they come back." He added but he knew it was a hollow promise. The Romulans would only remove the gag when they felt like it and not a moment before.

At that moment the Romulans returned, their demeanor had changed ever so slightly. A greenish tinge flushed across their skin, indicating something was not right.

The pain sticks were raised but not used - yet.

"You will come with us"

Jon looked at Sam and over to Lisa and nodded at them both to comply with the Romulans demand as they had no other options at the moment. He looked at the Romulans, noticed the greenish tinge to their skin. "Lead the way." He said simply.

They were taken to another lab, this one more with a medical rather than scientific feel. There were various different medical devices, some which Sam recognised and many she did not. A demure Romulans wearing a labcoat was waiting for them, the green flush evident in his skin also.

"Put them over there" he instructed, pointing over his shoulder as he bent to look into a microscope.
From Sam's perspective, he seemed worried. She did as she was told, thankful that the team were till together.

The trio was hustled to the area the guard had been directed to put them. Jon looked at the muzzled Sam a look of inquiry on his face. Not that Sam could answer him gagged as she was .

The look she gave him wasn't one of concern, but one of curiosity. A raised eyebrow towards Mr Labcoat and a tiny nod conveyed her thoughts. The Romulans were infected, and they had no cure.

Mr Labcoat at that time turned around and picked up one of the medical devices, approaching Jon first.

"Now let's see what's going on here...has the cellular walls of the lungs been penetrated or are we still in the incubation stage?" He missed to himself, much to the chagrin of the guard. Sometimes the most brilliant minds in the galaxy had their quirks. Sam tried to peek at the device to determine the readings.

Jon smiled as he saw Sam trying to get a peek at the readings and the look she gave him. Despite her current situation of being nude, gagged and bound she was above all else a doctor. He stood still as Mr. Labcoat took his readings. It seemed Sam was right. The Romulans were infected.

Mr. Labcoat finished with Jon nodding approvingly before he moved on to Lisa where he repeated the process again nodding with approval. That left Sam. He went through the same process he had used with Jon and Lisa. He smiled with approval at the results he got from Sam.

"I must say. You are all in excellent health... so far. Even if some of you are not so well mannered." He finished looking at Sam and her gagged face.

"I apologize for your lack of clothes but it is the only way we can get accurate test results." He said insincerely. "As for your binds. Well you are prisoners." He said with a used car salesman smile. "You should get use to them. You will be wearing them your entire time here."

He stayed in front of Sam and reached a hand out to touch her hair. "We don't get many with your hair color and that of your companion." He said glancing at Lisa. "Should you both survive, you will make excellent slaves of the Empire." He chuckled cruelly.

He checked the tightness of her gag and was satisfied it was indeed secure and Sam couldn't dislodge it. "We wouldn't want that coming out now would we?" Again another evil chuckle.

Mr Labcoat returned to his workbench, again muttering to himself as he processed the results. He cross-referenced the new scans against the existing ones he had taken from himself and the newly infected guards. It seems they hadn't anticipated the Romulan's accelerated metabolism was working against them.

" Hrmmmm, why have the cellular walls not been penetrated yet...it should have been by now. I must find something....anything....or the Praetor is going to have my head"

" Silence! You reveal too much" The guard boomed, not that Mr Labcoat took any notice of him - there was more important things at stake.

Jon looked over to Sam and gave her a nod and a wink. Seems she was right the Romulans were infected and the away team was going to be their Guinea pigs in testing for a vaccine.

Mr. Labcoat looked back at the three nude and bound Federation prisoners. They would make good test subjects as he searched for a cure.

He continued to work at his bench for several hours, muttering to himself as he went and taking several different medical scans with multiple devices. For the most part they were not painful, however some caused moderate discomfort.

Sam's stomach started to rumble, her body reminding them that they hadn't eaten nor had anything to drink for nearly 12 hours. She tried to distract herself by watching Mr Labcoat like a hawk and stealing a peak at any readings she could. Every glimpse formed a piece of the final puzzle.

Mr. Labcoat heard her rumble and looked up from his workbench at her. As she stood a few feet away bound, nude and gagged. He continued to stare at her when her stomach rumbled again. Thinking it could be a symptom of the virus he went and checked her and was disappointed that there was no change in her readings. he bent down and placed an ear on her stomach, "What is that noise?"

"She's hungry. We all are about some food and something to drink?" Jon requested.

" Yes yes... emaciation isn't going help with this little problem...Get them something to eat, and some clean fluids." He tossed at the guard before muttering some more as he headed back to his bench.

" Now why isn't this binding to the virus cell itself.... I wonder..." He peered into the powerful microscope again, rubbed his eyes and ended up projecting the microscope viewer onto a nearby monitor.

" This is ridiculous...creating the virus is easy... the anti-virus not so easy, not with this antiquated rudimentary equipment. YOU lot blew up the good lab...and we all may pay the price."