Author's Note- for those that are new The Fantastique is a futuristic recording of an erotic nature. It is a break off from my original work 'The Frau' which is a sequel to my fanfic 'Droog'. If interested in reading original work I'm under the penname MissStrange at FictionPress. I plan on making one for Cat People and Star Trek: Generations. I know I promised to publish this work on Valentine's Day but unfortunately I'm going to be busy that day with work and school along with getting a late Valentine for my boyfriend. Enjoy!

A year before my men captured Rebecca there was another girl by the name of Beatrice, who was just as lethal and as well as sarcastic. When I first met her it was in the Lotus Garden, one of my favorite gardens (being the head of W&P you get a lot of benefits). Usually when a fugitive is brought to me I give them a choice to either work for W&P or go through some kind of torture. Some would plead for mercy while others would resist but would eventually come to terms after one or two punishments. Beatrice on the other hand was very different.

I was staring at my reflection in the water when they dragged her in. I turned my attention to her once they threw her at my feet. She was wearing tight fitting black pants and boots. The upper half of her body was what really got my attention. "What happened to the other part of your clothes?" I asked trying very hard not to smile at her nakedness. Slowly she got to her feet, her long silky brunette hair covering her face and breasts. When she pulled her hair back I was….in awe. I've seen many beautiful woman in my life but she was….wow…something else.

She smiled at me as if she was expecting to see me. "Cool, you're actually looking at my face. You've got talent, Snow White."

"What?" I stammered forgetting what I was suppose to say. For a minute I was staring into her eyes. They were a very deep shade of blue like the ocean before dusk (which was so long ago). "Oh yes," I said gathering my thoughts, turning away from her so I wouldn't get distracted. I should have asked how many men she killed but I ended up asking, "What is your name?"

"It's Beatrice Rose. Now may I ask why am I here or was I dragged by your henchmen to see me topless?"

"We wish it was the later," commented one of the soldiers, the other laughed at the joke. Ignoring the idiots I responded to her, "Beatrice, the beloved Beatrice who lives in heaven while Dante goes through the pearls of Hell." Finally I turn to her, telling myself not to get distracted (which makes it even harder with her shirtless and braless) and gave her the famous quote I give to every captive, "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here."

Every captive gives a response weather it be fear or a smart ass remark. Again she smiles at me as if she was willing to come here with the bonus of being topless. "Tis better to rule in Hell, then it is to serve in Heaven. As much as we love to quote poetry I still want to know why I'm here, Snow White!"

"For your information, my name is Kesslee and you are here for stealing water and the death of several of my men," I said feeling a little irritated by being called Snow White. Beatrice held her hands up in mock surrender.

"Alriiiiight, Chelsey for one I thought water belonged to God or if you are atheist, it belonged to nature thus it was meant for everyone and two your men were trying to rape me so the reasonable thing to do was to defend myself," she said with a mixture of reason and sarcasm. "Well since I unknowingly been stealing water I guess I need to pay it back somehow. So what shall I do to repay? Clean the toilets with a tooth brush? Give you a hand job?"

How about get on your knees and give my cock a good suck, I thought to myself. As great as the image was I offered her something less degrading. "How about you work for Water and Power as your repayment and avoid the labors of being a prisoner." I was expecting a no like all the other stubborn captives that came here. Again she took me by surprise.

"What kind of position are you offering, Mr. Kesslee?" she asked. There was no sarcasm in her voice, she was asking me a serious question as if she was at a job fair…..only shirtless. I have to admit I was not prepared, I was so use to 'Ok, I'll work for you' or 'Sorry, not interested' that I didn't consider the later. Hating myself for feeling stupid and aroused at the same time I asked, "Well….what kind of skills do you have?"

"Alright, I'm great at building weapons and transportation. I've also good at finding things like water, food and other things. Other skills I have are writing but I think it's less important then the others I've just mentioned so if you're in desperate need of a mechanic or navigator then I'm the person for you if not then just train me on something just so long as you let me continue on my Quest."

"A Quest for what?" I asked, grabbing my interest every minute. She wagged her finger at me as if I've done something wrong. "Na-ah, not telling ya what I'm looking for. Swore under the name of Prophet and King and one of those things it here." I didn't know who this King person was I did who Prophet was, Jonny Prophet no doubt. I was about to ask what she meant by 'one of those things' I was silenced when Beatrice stripped from the rest of her cloths. I didn't know about the two men that brought her in but I've never had an erection so hard in my life.

"W-what are you doing?" I asked almost dreamily, again I was frustrated with myself for not firm with her.

"I told you, I'm getting one of those things," she said going into the water. "Weather you like it or not I'm going to continue the rest of them regardless if you hire me or throw me in jail. Either way it's going to be bloody." After she stated the fact she went deeper into the Lotus Garden, disappearing into the water. We waited three, four, five minutes for her to come back up. Thinking she was drowning I began stripping myself (only with my shirt and shoes, I kept my pants on) and told the soldiers to get medical help. Once they were gone I went into the deep end were she disappeared, held my breath and went underwater. Yet again I was not prepared for what I saw next.

The Lotus Garden is about nine feet deep with lights on the bottom. The lights weren't very bright but I could see what looked like a fish tail colored in black and reddish orange. I know I own koi fish but they didn't live in the Lotus Garden nor were they four feet long. I didn't know how it got there but I thought it was attacking Beatrice. Feeling she was in danger I grabbed the creature by the tail expecting an attack but was only surprised. The upper half of the fish wasn't a fish at all, it was Beatrice holding onto something black.

Immediately I went back up thinking I wasn't getting enough oxygen to my brain. "I was hallucinating," I repeated to myself over and over as I swam back. As I was about to get out I felt a hand grab my shoulder, almost scaring me out of my skin. I turned to see it was Beatrice holding the black rectangular thing to her chest with panic in her eyes. "Please let me explain-"

"What are you?" I asked in disbelief.

"The very last of my kind, the comet wiped them out when it hit the ocean. I was on land at the time…" She turned in the direction were alarms were ringing, footsteps were coming closer to the Garden. She looked more panicky then ever. She grabbed unto both sides of my shoulders, her eyes wide with fear. "Please don't tell what I am! Please promise me you won't tell!" The footsteps were getting closer along with urgent voices. Seeing the sad desperation in her eyes I actually felt pity for her, she was absolutely alone in the world and had every right to be scared. I knew from experience what humanity can do to rare creatures like Beatrice and most of the time they ended up dead.

Needing to protect this rare being I nodded in agreement, "Ok, I won't tell. Now I need you to act and kiss me."

"Wha-" I cut her off when I pulled her into a very passionate kiss. She tried to pull away in shock but quickly went to wrapping her arms around my neck while I held unto her hips with her tail between my legs. The medical staff along with the soldiers came in with urgency to what they thought was a dying woman only to find two people making out in the water. As great as the kissing was (she's a great kisser by the way) I had to answer their puzzlement.

"Oh, hello, I was about to dive after her when she suddenly came up and seduced me. I couldn't help but give into her charms."

"Yep, I'm guilty as charged. I rode him like Seabiscut and now I'm exhausted," she said leaning her head against my chest in exhaustion as if we've actually did it. It was a moment of silence before they left quietly. I think I heard one of the men say "Damn it, I missed the fun." Once they were completely gone I heard her sigh into my chest.

"Thank you."

"Welcome," I said. I helped her out of the water then let her gather her things. Once our clothes and her mysterious compartment was with her I picked her up bridal style went up the elevator that lead to my place.