facility

Part 34 The kraken, as Ms. Danoob had dubbed it, had been a war machine of an advanced aquatic race. It was equipped with all manner of weaponry to attack giant sharks and enemy ships. All that was gone now, stripped off when the weapon had been retired from service due to budget cuts. Even...

Part 33 Mr. Barrister cleared his throat. It wasn't a pleasant kind of clearing either. It didn't say that there was an uncomfortable bit of blockage that needed to be taken care of, or rather, it did, but not in the normal sense. It said the throat was preparing to announce the removal of...

Part 32 Five fingernails touched the bottom of each buttock, where each cheek met the leg. Slowly they were drawn forward, running over the curves, gently stroking the flesh as they went. Muffled snickering was heard. A second gesture, and the snickering became laughter. A third pass, and...

Warning: there is no tickling in this chapter. Sorry. Part 31 Those days were covered by haze. They were in the distant land of memories allowed to grow dusty by the passage of time, and perceptions that had been constrained by the limited perspective of young children. He had seemed a...

Part 30 A small island rises from the Pacific, the sun behind it, well on its way up the sky for its daily run. A flock of birds sits on a rocky outcropping, and the scene is one of tranquility that is deserving of a postcard. A shrill voice rings out, and the birds take flight, and the air...

Part 29 Starbuck cracked her knuckles loudly, then wriggled them a little to shake them out. "Ladies, the moment has finally come." Her, Lara, Seven, and Mara looked down on the helpless bare form of Ms. Danoob. They'd strapped her down and stretched her out on a table, leaving most of the...

Part 28 When Mara returned the four of them were escorted to one of the interrogation rooms, but fortunately it didn't seem like they were all getting punished. Lara and Seven were told to strip, and then both given bizarre bras to put on; there was a set of velcro on them, though their...

Part 27 Mara looked about the street, but there was no one watching, so she made her move. She walked past the speeder, slipped the beacon onto the side, and continued up the street and around the corner. Hopefully no one would notice what was about to happen, but then, it really only took...

Part 26 Mara stood and stared at Ms. Danoob for a time. She'd been an assassin for most of her life, and thus it was natural for people to make her all manner of offers to forget her duty and spare their lives. Mara had heard all kinds of whoppers in her travels, and yet, the idea that Ms...

Part 25 Ms. Danoob walked around the device; it was the size of a one-man submarine, and roughly the same shape. "It's so small," she commented. "This will produce the power we need?" "It will exceed your current reactor output by one hundred sixty-four percent," Seven informed her...

Part 24 Lara opened her eyes, and wished she hadn't. She was back in the Boa, that inhuman restraint device that kept her from moving even her head. That was bad enough. Worse still was the presence of Kara once again. She was in a Block, hands free, and positioned right in front of Lara so...

Part 23 Seven returned to her cell after a long day of work on the fusion reactor; Mara wasn’t back yet. Seven sat on the edge of the bed, hands folded, waiting. Time passed slowly, but she could think of nothing else but what might be happening to Mara. After an hour, the door finally...

Part 22 Seven and Mara had been sleeping when the door to their cell opened. Mara immediately sat up, eyes narrowed in suspicion. Her Force abilities may have been weak compared to those of Sith or Jedi, but they were more than enough to give her instincts that had kept her alive in...

Part 21 Starbuck opened her eyes and sighed. There was a time in her life when regaining consciousness wasn't accompanied by thoughts of anger and frustration, but since coming to this place it seemed the norm. It would be nice to wake up lying in a bed for once, if only for the novelty...

Part 20 Mara and Seven both got up as the door opened, each fearful of what it might mean. In came Ms. Danoob, flanked by several guards. "What's this about?" Seven asked, fearful that Ms. Danoob may have changed her mind and decided to resume Mara's interrogations. "Nothing you need fear...

Prologue Part 10 Part 1 Part 11 Part 2 Part 12 Part 3 Part 13 Part 4 Part 14 Part 5 Part 15 Part 6 Part 16 Part 7 Part 17 Part 8 Part 18 Part 9 Part 19 Lara opened her eyes; they'd drugged her again, which meant she was likely in the Block. She looked down; yes, she thought with a mental...

Prologue Part 9 Part 1 Part 10 Part 2 Part 11 Part 3 Part 12 Part 4 Part 13 Part 5 Part 14 Part 6 Part 15 Part 7 Part 16 Part 8 Part 17 Part 18 Mara and Seven sat up as the door opened and a trio of guards came in. One had a collar; he set it on the table. "Put this on," he instructed...

Prologue Part 9 Part 1 Part 10 Part 2 Part 11 Part 3 Part 12 Part 4 Part 13 Part 5 Part 14 Part 6 Part 15 Part 7 Part 16 Part 8 Part 17 Mara pulled Seven’s leg into position and locked the manacle around it. They’d both been surprised that the beds had been equipped with them, especially...

Prologue Part 8 Part 1 Part 9 Part 2 Part 10 Part 3 Part 11 Part 4 Part 12 Part 5 Part 13 Part 6 Part 14 Part 7 Part 15 Part 16 Mara’s hands were locked in binders, and she was led through the facility flanked by stormtroopers. They entered the turbolift, and she looked at her reflection...

Prologue Part 8 Part 1 Part 9 Part 2 Part 10 Part 3 Part 11 Part 4 Part 12 Part 5 Part 13 Part 6 Part 14 Part 7 Chapter 15 Starbuck opened her eyes; she was back on Caprica, in the hands of the Cylons. “Oh gods,” she said, struggling to get up, only to find herself locked down onto a table...