You Don't Want to go Into My Mind

Posted on Thu Apr 17th, 2025 @ 7:10pm by Captain Shran dh'Klar & Lieutenant Inara Senn

1,241 words; about a 6 minute read

Mission: Genetic Purity
Location: Neues Deutschland

Inara was brought into Goebbels Lab and pushed forward. She folded her arms and did not make eye contact. She did not believe this woman was worth being acknowledged.

Dr. Goebbels approached Inara who was strapped to an operating table. "Your colleague, Callie. She is an interesting subject. Quite strong willed despite her outward appearance. I think you are the opposite. You appear strong and defiant, but I believe breaking your mind will be much simpler."

"As I said before...." Inara began, "You cannot break what has already been broken, and by much more superior beings than you, and you don't want to grab their attention. They're more trouble than they're worth, and I had to deal with them because my idiot crew attracted their attention."

"Yes, you like to speak of other beings. Who are these beings that you wish to place blame on?" Goebbels inquired.

"Your ignorance is not my concern." Inara mentioned. "So go fuck yourself."

"Such language. So easily provoked. Deflecting is not going to assist you" Goebbels replied.

"You think you understand me? ME of ALL people." She noted. "If you haven't understood. I am always angry. I have been for years expected more from everyone around me, to be disappointed time and time again when they execute the most idiotic things. Join Starfleet, explore the galaxy, and when the integrity of the people around you are put to the test, they fail spectacularly, completely. And here you are trying to study me, trying to poke at me. I have stared at so called 'superior beings' only for them to disappoint me. 'Who are these other beings? You ask!!!! But you will be warned once. I only have respect for two of them. She's called the Morrigan, the other is called Danu. And she gave me back something precious, and I hope dh'Klar keeps her safe from monsters like you, after your people kill me following your experiments. "But the other one I know of. I don't say her name anymore, because I don't want to attract her, and you will not get her name." Inara mentioned. "So yes, except for a few people, who were on this away team, and my lover, I hate everyone equally!!! Hypocrites... Liars... And I disappointed Morrigan and Danu so much. If I die here on this planet, my lover will live on. Do what you have to do, madame. You'll wish you haven't."

Goebbels looked intrigued. "Morrigan. Danu. Why do you speak of mythological creatures from Earth? They were ancient gods as I recall, worshipped by the Celts, particularly those in Ireland and Scotland. Why do you think you have disappointed such fictional beings?"

"Fictional? You keep telling yourself that Fraulein, as we've encountered entities that see us as children at best and dogs at worse. You tell yourself they don't exist? Nietzsche did have somewhat firm opinions against the metaphysical, did he?" Inara explained. "Pity I won't tell you much of anything else because you're torturing and dissecting my crew, in fact if my companions are dead, you're just going to make me more resilient."

"Dead? No. Your colleagues are not dead" Goebbels responded. "Well, not those that I or my people are handling. I can't speak of what ineptitudes Oberth and Hess may be into at this point. But tell me, you believe you have actually encountered these Celtic deities? Have you met others, or just those two? You mentioned a third, one you don't want to name. Was it another deity?"

"That one is a horror I do not want it not my life. I have things to protect, as I am not a very good woman. But I have loved, I have fought, and I know pain. Enough pain to drive the sanest people mad. I've actually have had contact with these entities. Some are noble, some are not. But I will say you are running out of time, and you are not asking the right questions. Did you ever think about why we destroyed the sleeper ship?"

"The ship is of no consequence to me. The occupants were placed there to keep from contaminating our colony. You did us a favor by destroying it. The Chancellor, he didn't have the nerve to do what was needed. I applaud your captain for having the foresight and willingness to eliminate a potential threat" Goebbels replied. "But enough of this dissembling. You keep trying to veer away from the topic at hand. If you will not tell me what I wish to know willingly, you leave me little choice but for me to take the information forcefully" she said as you began to focus her mind, telepathically tunneling into Inara's mind.

Her crude form of telepathy was like hot needles in Inara's mind, but it was focused enough to allow her to begin to get glimpses of information that she wanted. She began to see disjointed images of people and places that were unfamiliar, some with words, though they were like a comm signal that was experiencing interference. "Yes, very interesting. your captain, a blue alien, strong, disciplined, tactical, a man of conviction. And who is this? A female. Very beautiful, regal even in appearance. Intelligent. Your superior. She annoys you. No, she reminds you of..." Goebbels continued to probe Inara. "...a planet where advanced machines attempted a coup. Strange creatures with wonderful abilities. Fascinating. And who is this woman? Josephine. You have affections for her. How very queer of you. Perhaps we should seek her out. Yes?"

Goebbels looked at Inara. If she were resisting, it didn't seem to be very effective. Certainly not the same level of resistance that Callie had provided. She continued probing Inara, "Show me your secrets. Let me see these entities you claim to have seen." Suddenly Goebbels began to tremble with glee. "Yes. Wunderbar. Morrigan. Danu. But who is this third? Do not hide her away. She caused you so much pain. But who is she? Say her name" Goebbels prompted."

"Welcome to hell, Fraulein." Goebbels felt something hold on to her and pull her in Inara's mindscape.

"You see, Callie... She was Half Betazoid more of an empath than a telepath. I am full Betazoid, that means potent disciplined telepathy, and not just any Betazoid. I've been through hell.... would you want to pay a visit?"

It was Goebbels that was feeling like she was being dipped into lava, it was Goebbels that was feeling every torment Hela unleashed on her. Every moment of pain and horror Inara felt in the war. Inara was weaponizing her mind against this woman. "Release my restraints... now you bitch." She increased the pain.

"Wunderbar. A natural telepath. And you have seen so much, experienced so much. Yes, let me see more of this so-called life of yours. Keep nothing secret. Tell me the name of the third" Goebbels said in glee.

"We can die together you bitch, just like this." Inara mentioned

Suddenly Inara felt a prick on her jugular and all faded to black. Goebbels smiled as she floated the syringe back to the instrument table. She looked at the now unconscious Inara, "So high spirited. Such wunderbar darkness, misanthropy. I will enjoy looking into your brain again soon. Now back to your colleague" she said aloud nonchalantly as she walked out. She stopped just before the exit door and looked back, "Who was that third person? Such a tempting secret."

 

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