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Parallel Universes - "What if?" / Re: [2376] Entanglement of Chaos
Last post by RyeTanker -Enyd and Drasat had been pumping the Ompayian for information and had gotten a tidbit about a currency transfer that was supposed to head to Cardassia. Dropping the dead Orion at her feet with a knife still sticking out its eye had terrified the geek sufficiently for her to let slip that the funds were going through a branch of an Andorian bank in the Orion sphere. It was then that the Andorian noticed something was off as her movements became sluggish and her vision had begun to waver. In holonovels and film cinema, the first sign that a knockout gas had been applied was a dramatic misting that flowed from the vents in picturesque cascades. There were some gases that still did this, but were generally considered sub optimal unless the user wanted concealment. Zark let out a strangled cry of "GAS!" and she began clawing at the self contained breather attached to her hip. Zark fell to her knees and watched as everyone else began choking in their desperate attempt to get more air while their bodies suffered the agony of not being able to draw in the minimum amount of oxygen. They were going to die was her final thought as she collapsed to her knees heavily and the breather slipped out of her fingers as the nerve block finally overwhelmed her system. She tried to grip her throat as it seemed her eyes tried to bug out of their sockets.
The tech didn't really know what was happening and looked on terrified at the sudden incapacitation of her captors, but it soon dawned what the plan had been and why she'd gotten an injection prior to taking up her post. She slowly got back up with a cautious smile that spoke volumes about her relief. "Looks like the tables have turned." She taunted. Zark fell to all fours as the Ompayian made her way over to Enyd and planted a shoe on her side and pushed, causing the human to fall onto her side in an undignified lump. Drasat was next as she circled around his back. "Not so scary now are you?" She told him and used her foot again to push him onto his face. Zark could only see the floor as she struggled to stay up. "And you" she said to the downed Andorian. "The way you twisted my arms hurt. At least they didn't do anything painful to me. You though." Zark involuntarily grunted as the geek kicked her in the stomach and barely able to tense her muscles, the hit sank deep as she was knocked over. Fire raced through Zark's mid section and her body feebly tried to cough. Darkness was beginning to take her when the geek kicked her again and again with the sound of her own weak grunts as the sound of shoe slamming into flesh seemed to echo through the room. Thankfully and mercifully, the tech stopped when the door opened and several Cardassians walked in. The last thing she saw as her eyes closed was being lifted off the ground.
It took some time for Zark to realize that her eyes were open and she could see once more. This came as a shock as she'd expected to not wake up from being dragged off. She groaned as her head tried to snap up and her mid section brutally reminded her of its abuse to which there was very little she could do as she found herself tied to the chair by the field expedient of polymer ties. She'd just have to suffer through it till the counter acting endorphin rush did its job. This gave her the chance to take in her surroundings. It seemed they were in a makeshift command centre of some sort. It was typical Cardassian brick with the beeps of computers going in the back ground. There also seemed to be quite the hubbub as voices discussed something or other. There was some yelling going on and Zark mentally winced as she could hear someone having the stuffing beat out of them. It sounded deeper, more bass, male; so Zark could guess that Enyd wasn't the one being tortured at this point. The room shook suddenly and a rumbling bang was transmitted into the room causing some dust to tall. This caused the Andorian to look up a little groggily.
"I never agreed to this!" a familiar voice yelled out and Zark turned her head to see the Ompayian arguing with another Cardassian. "I was just supposed to arrange the transfer line for the money!..." The tech's whining was cut off as Luske Ontatt back handed her across the face and she hit the ground with blood leaking from a split lip. "You have a purpose worm, and you are serving it. Keep quiet and stop distracting us, and we may yet live through this." The Ompayian whimpered as she curled up into a call and began sobbing. Zark looked around a bit more and she saw Drasat tied to a chair. A big Orion gripped the back of his head and yanked back. "Who's shooting at us?!!" He yelled, practically spitting in the troopers bloodied face. The soldier was a tough man and he glared defiance at the green skin before sucking in and spitting in his face. The Orion roared and threw another punch at the Cardassians face to continue the whole beating process.
The facility shook again and Zark's movement might have caught his attention as Luske marched over to where she was tied. The Andorian expected him to go for her, but he went right passed her and her head followed him as he stood in front of Enyd. "This is your doing Enyd Madsen. You and your persistent meddling. Yes, I know you." He told her in a tone of cold menace as he grabbed her hair and yanked it back so she had to look in his face. "Tell me! Who's shooting at me?! Who did you tell and how?! Where are they?!" With each question, Luske vented his frustration on Enyd, striking her across the face, punching her nose so it gushed crimson with a crunch, then letting her head loose and throwing a punch that snapped her head the other way. Zark felt he must have been really on edge as he produced a device with a pair of prongs that arced electricity and jammed it into her chest.
As annoyed as she had been with Enyd, there was no way she could let this happen and the Andorian yelled her impotent rage to as she tried to get out of her chair to strangle the Cardassian with her hands. This action earned her his ire as a strong pair of green hands pulled her back and Luske Ottase made his way over and pulled the raging Andorian by the chin and glared at her. Zark glared back as he stepped aside so Enyd could see the bound Andorian. "Turn her so she can see her friend." A pair of burly Cardassians quickly moved to turn the bloodied human to face the Andorian. "She may not care about herself, but let's see what happens when her intransigence has consequences for others."
Zark knew what was coming and she could only hope she was as tough as she thought she was since she had no clue if anyone was going to help them in this situation. Supposedly the rest of the Special Forces team was in the building. Zark forgave Enyd for all her idiocies right there. There wasn't a point in being mad at her if they were going to die. "Enyd, don't tell them a thing!" she yelled and one of the guards cracked a punch across her cheek that made her see stars. Her head lolled as it tried to reset and in an act of degradation, a guard unzipped Zark's suit and pulled it down as far as it would go before cutting the front of her bra off and tossing it away. Zark could feel the cool rush of air and knew what little ballistic protection she'd had was gone. She could feel a slight warmth at the corner of her mouth that she was sure was blood. "Say nothing." Zark croaked out, then blanked her mind as she saw Luske Ottase held Enyd's head steady while nodding at the guards. She couldn't tell what he was whispering into her ear when she could see, but the security officer was sure, he was inflicting a mental torture on the human to get her to break. That was the only break Ensign Zark had as the two other guards drove fists into her face and exposed body, leaving nothing off the table as her chest and abdomen were pulverised. All Zark could do was grunt, bellow, or scream with each hit and take it as saliva and blue blood sprayed around her. She didn't bother counting how many hits she took since it would imply some sort end to the ordeal.
And suddenly it did end when she felt herself hit the ground and final oof escaped her lips as the Andorian's head bounced off the ground. The battered security officer opened one bruised eye and noticed blue droplets in front of her. It was odd since she was on the ground and sideways, but there was yelling all around her as energy beams lanced back and forth over her head. She must have gotten knocked down in the confusion. She could see Enyd was on the ground as well and people were charging past them. One stopped and kneeled next to Enyd and checked her, then looked over at Zark. "This doesn't look good, but it's not that bad." Ghin Torlan said as he pulled a knife and cut Enyd loose. "Cut everyone else free Ensign, we got killing to do."