Kathryn woke to find herself still in the dark room and on the table which was no longer cold but warm. She heard the sound of a heavy metal door hiss open and the slam closed.
"Oh good look who's awake." The deep voice said. "Lights full strength!" He yelled
The light came on so bright that Kathryn tried to shield her eyes but could only close her eyes.
"Oh I am sorry is that too bright for you?" He laughed "Reduce lighting to half."
The lights dimmed just enough that it was still bright but low enough that Kathryn could open her eyes and get use to the light.
"Now see I'm not all bad. I can be kind too" He laughed again
For the first time Kathryn was able to see the person that owned the deep voice, he was very tall and muscular it reminded Kathryn of a Holodeck program Tom showed her of men that would lift weights to get really big muscles. His arms were bare and he had what looked like a tank top on that was blue and wore a belt that went from his left shoulder to his right waist. It has a knife on it and a few replacement blades. He also had a symbol on his right breast area which could be his rank or group. His skin was a dark red almost brown colour and his hair was short and spiked green colour. Black gloves with the fingers missing and big black boots.
"Now Captain Janeway you must be hurting from those injuries would you like medical treatment?"
"I… do need… some." Kathryn forced out
"And maybe some water."
"Please." Kathryn whispered
"Well then all you need to do is answer one question and I will have medical treatment for you and some water." He said with a smirk
"Who do you think you are entering my space without getting permission? You ship seems to do that a lot. You enter people's space and interfere with disputes and then you leave happy with yourselves that you helped out. What gives you the right?! Answer me!" He used a tone that sounded like some with authority and control.
Kathryn tried to clear her head, but it hurt so bad she knew she must have a concussion. She swallowed hard, it burned but she wasn't about to show that it hurt.
"I do know what to expect me to say. We didn't know that this space was yours there was no way for us to know. And as for the interfering with other cultures we try not too, we have a rule not to interfere with other peoples problems."
"Oh how thoughtful. You still get in the way. And try to stop fights."
"No! We don't. Who are you anyway?"
"I'm Henwix, supreme War Emperor of the Tamtens." He had pride in his voice as he spoke those
"And you are Captain Kathlin Janeway." He spat
"It' Kathryn Janeway" She corrected him and quickly wish she hadn't
"How dare you!" He yelled and took his knife out of its holder and held it in front of Kathryn so she could see it.
"I will teach you some manners." He said as he press a control on the side of the table, it started to lift then it stopped Kathryn was no upright. She cried out in pain as the table stopped with a jolt.
"Perhaps we shall skip the healing and get right into questions again. First I will let you have some water, can't have you unable to speak now can we?" Henwix grab a jug of water from a younger man standing near him. He slowly tipped the water allowing Kathryn to drink it.
"There now, how does that feel?"
"Thank you" Kathryn whispered "AAAAHHHH!!!" she screamed out in pain as Henwix dig his knife deep into Kathryn's right side.
"Get me the medical man now!" Henwix ordered to the younger man
"Right away Sir" the young man said then he saluted Henwix, both hands together, in a prayer like position and placed the back of his right hand against his chest keeping his hands together, clicked his right heel and off he went.
Looking back as Kathryn he placed is big hand on her chin and turned her head to look at him
"Don't worry Captain Janeway my medical man is the best, he fix you up in no time." He said
Kathryn swallowed hard "Why are you doing this? My ship has never gone into Tamten space. Hell I haven't even heard of you before today." Kathryn said through gritted teeth
"You did violate Tamten space three days ago you even went to a planet and traded for supplies and stopped an altercation from occurring. You may never have met a Tamten but you did come into our space."
"There was no…"
"The borders are marked. There is a moon that has a beacon that transmits a warning that you have to stop and wait for a ship to greet you. You didn't wait!" He began to raise his voice raising the Knife which was still dripping with Kathryn's blood on it he gently pressed it to Kathryn's palm of her right hand. Slowly he put more force into it, Blood started to pour out of the cut that was forming. Kathryn whimpered at first, trying not to scream out. Henwix Saw Kathryn squeezing her eyes shut and bitting her lip so he stopped and waited for her to open her eyes.
"Captain Janeway." He whispered into her ear "The medical man will be here in a second not to worry I will finish this later." He began to laugh and walked away placing his knife back into the holder on his chest.
The doors open and the young man came rushing coming to a stop in front of Henwix and the Medical man came in right behind him.
"Heal her injuries now!" Henwix ordered. The medical man bowed really lower and rushed over to Captain Janeway.
After a few moments Kathryn noticed that she was alone with the medical man so she tried to get him to help her "Please let me go. I will go to my ship and leave this part of space and never come back, pl..ease." the Medical man touched the knife wound.
"Hmm looks like Henwix started before I arrived." He said ignoring Kathryn's plea he finished healing her body and was working on her head wound when Kathryn yelled.
"LET ME GO!"
"Please don't yell I can hear perfectly find." He said with one hand on his ear closest to Kathryn's mouth
"I can't let you go to your ship, not yet anyway, War Emperor hasn't finished with you."
"Please. I haven't done anything to warrant torture. This is inhumane and not right I am a leader among my people as Henwix is of yours I would like to be able to resolve this without harm coming to myself or him."
"Well isn't that a touching thing to say Captain." Henwix said as he came out of a dark corner of the room
"Did you think I would leave you alone to try and get this medical man to release you? Ha you are a leader. A leader I will enjoy killing, so let's talk. Get out medical man." Henwix ordered as he walked over to Kathryn slapping the Medical man as he pasted.
"Thank you." Kathryn said
"You are welcome Captain Janeway. I told you I'm not always a bad person. Now let's see." Henwix activated his comm. "Bring it all in now" then he took out his knife again, it was clean and it looked like he had sharpened it.
"Captain Janeway, I decided that I must sharpen the knife just for you it will move smoother across the skin." He said with a grin that turned Kathryn's stomach.
Henwix put the tip of the knife in Kathryn's right palm again but didn't apply any pressure
"Now Captain Janeway, leader of her people how should we proceed?"
Kathryn was not wanting to answer the question but if she took a deep breath and said
"Get it over with, take the damn knife and finish what ever it is you want to do."
Henwix removed the knife from Kathryn's palm, he was shocked that Kathryn said that, he started to laugh that was pure enjoyment.
"Why Captain Janeway you are a funny one, I didn't think you would say something amusing." He patted Kathryn on the shoulder
"I like that in a leader. You know I will educate you know my people just so you understand what's going on. Firstly this knife" he held up the knife so Kathryn could see it "This knife is a symbol of my career, I received this knife from my father after I killed my first enemy, and that is how all warriors of my people get them." With out warning he plunged the knife into Kathryn right palm. Kathryn screamed out in pain, the knife went all the way into the table; Henwix twisted the handle and broke off the blade, which caused more pain for Kathryn so she cried out again.
"Hush, now when a new ship enters our space with out request I collect the leader and question them to see if they are a leader and to see if they are of a level like me. This torture as you call it is my people's way of questioning the new leader. Would you prefer I do this to your entire crew?"
"No" Kathryn whimpered out
"Good" Henwix had just finished replacing the blade this new blade a sharp edges all the way down it on both sides. He then pressed a button on the side of the table which pulled the knife the rest of the way through Kathryn's had and out the other side of the table. Kathryn screamed again.
Henwix pressed another button of the side of the table and the restraints release Kathryn she slid down the table and hit the ground staying on her feet. A little confused she looked at him and said
"Thank you for releasing me, but I think I should go. I will see my self out." Kathryn made a quick dash for the door which didn't open; she looked around for something to open the door when she saw a long pipe which to was about three feet long and it wasn't heavy. So she turned around and got ready to fight her way out.
Henwix laughed but like the idea of fair game so he began to slowly approach Kathryn.
"We don't have to do this, just let me go and I will never come back." Kathryn said as she began to circle
"Oh I am sure this has to happen, you see Captain just stabbing you on a table is no fun. How's the hand?"
Kathryn was trying not to think about the hand but she found it difficult to hold the pipe she quickly pulled the ripped sleeve of her uniform off and wrapped it around her right hand.
Henwix waited for Kathryn to finish before charging. Kathryn quickly moved out of the way and swung the pipe and hit him in the back, Henwix yelled out.
"Damn it!"
He grabbed Kathryn's arm just before she was out of the way and cut a deep cut into her arm.
"AAAHH!!" Kathryn cried out in pain
Henwix let go but took the pipe from Kathryn's weakened grip and swung it hard hitting Kathryn Hard in the head. Kathryn fell to the ground Henwix sighed and kicked her so hard the she flew into the table.
"Get in here and get her onto that table now!" He ordered in to the comm.. and he left the room.
