Chapter Nine
You ever have one of those days when you just wanna throttle someone until they're dead? I'm having one of those days right now, and Dantrios is the one I wanna throttle. For what is possibly the hundredth time, my brother has come in to my bedroom to tell me that the Doctor is getting closer to us. It takes everything within me to keep calm and not fly into a rage. My brother has always been a bit of a coward. Mum always liked him best. She pampered him and kept her close to him, panicking if he even got a hair's breath away from her sight. Her manic behavior rubbed off on him, so he's always been a bit sheltered and high-strung. As for me, I was left to my own devices. Our world is extremely hostile. It's a desert planet filled with venomous beasts that will kill you on sight. In order to survive to adulthood, you have to have courage and intelligence, two things I possess in abundance. It's why Dantrios has always looked up to me and gone along with all my schemes, including the sex slave ring I started in order to get a quick, easy cash flow. I tolerate him because he is my brother, but that doesn't mean there aren't times when I want to shove him out an airlock into deep space.
By the gods, here he goes again. The Doctor has just landed on Palatioa Minor, which is two planets over, and he could be coming here next, and oh, what should we do? I'm so glad I'm not a simpering little wimp like he is. It's a good thing his head is attached to his body since I'd probably have to keep telling him to hold on to it if it wasn't. I sigh and calm him down as best as I can and tell him that when the Doctor comes we'll be ready for him. Of course, this only makes him more nervous, and I finally send him away just so I can get some peace and quiet.
I dare not tell Dantrios my real plan. I'm allowing the Doctor to catch up with us, so I can lure him into a trap. Unlike my brother, I have no fear of the Doctor. He may be one of the fabled race of Time Lords, but that does not make him invincible. He can still be caught, still be tortured, still be killed. I have fought more worthy opponents than him in my lifetime. I have survived the harsh conditions of my home world and killed poisonous scorpious' and cobraians with my bare hands. I have survived countless trials and come out of them in one piece. This Doctor is nothing to me. He will be subdued, enslaved, and sold to the highest bidder just like all the others. Dantrios may object inwardly when he finds out my plan, but he will never disobey my orders. He doesn't have the guts to stand up to his older brother like that. That is why I have allowed him to stay with me. His obedience makes him valuable to me especially since Sarkesians are known for stabbing each other in the back, both literally and figuratively.
I look over at my bed and the naked woman chained to it. She is very beautiful. In her teens, young, slim, raven hair. I've always fancied her ever since she was a child when I killed her parents and took her away to service me and others. That was almost ten years ago and the years of conditioning have made her quiet and obedient. She said nothing when I shagged her, just laid there with a blank, faraway look in her eyes. They all get to be that way if they've been here long enough. They just stare out into space and let the customer have their way with em. That's the way it should be. My clients wouldn't enjoy their time with the women if they spent the whole time kicking and screaming. It would be bad for business.
As enchanting a shag as she is, (I don't remember her name. Why bother since she's nothing more than a plaything for my amusement) I miss shagging Rose. She wasn't like the others. Most women's wills break quickly, but she… she was a feisty one. Even after two months, after she had been whipped, beaten, and shagged into submission, there was still that spark, that fire in her eyes when she dared to look at me, which wasn't often. (She may have been obstinate, but she wasn't a fool, even I could tell that.) She was an enchanting woman, and from what I know now, I gather she picked up most of that from the Time Lord. Humans aren't known for their courage, so it was a surprise when it took a long time for her to finally break and submit to me. It's a shame the Time Lord found her, it would have been interesting to see how long it would have taken for her to become like the woman in my bed. Lying there naked, eyes dull and unresponsive, as she accepted her fate passively. That is why I'm so anxious to face the Doctor. I want Rose back in my possession before she tastes too much freedom. Before the Doctor ruins all the conditioning that I've given her over the past two months. I've put too much time and energy into her brainwashing for him to come along and ruin it. He must be stopped, and by the gods, I will be the one to do it.
I smile to myself, as I leave the girl uncovered and chained to the bed and leave the room. I'll have some more fun with her later. But right now I need to put my master plan into action. Part of that plan will be to send a subtle little signal, something that the Time Lord's ship will be able to home in on. He's spent all this time searching for me. It would be a shame to keep him guessing where I am. Chuckling to myself, I head towards the control room before my cowardly brother can stop me.
