After Bad Rock
Warning: This following story contains extreme,graphic, and repetitve physical, sexual and psychological torure. We love Face, but we were not nice to him at all in this one. Consider yourself warned...read at your own risk...and hopefully enjoyment!
Chapter 26
Face was dizzy from the pain as Maggie held the wand on top of the source of agony and wiggled it around.
"I'm sorry, Face. I need to get a clearer view of this."
"Ugh," he grunted and began to squirm, but didn't get far as six hands held him down.
"It appears that there are some kind of foreign objects under your umbilicus…I count five particles." Maggie removed the wand and put the machine aside. "Why it hurts so badly is that a sac has formed around those particles…also known as an abscess."
The team was so engrossed in what Maggie was saying that they didn't notice him turning green until he squeaked out, "Feel…sick." They rolled him just in time, but the repeat motion of vomiting was agonizing on his stomach and left him curled in a ball.
"What's next, Maggie?" Hannibal asked wiping Face's damp forehead with a cool cloth.
"I need to go in remove the objects and drain the abscess." She furrowed her brow in thought before asking, "Face, was anything put inside of your navel?" She wanted to have some idea of what she was dealing with.
Face was breathing hard as he answered, "cattle…prod." All eyes in the room opened wide at the very idea, until he spoke again. "Wax…dripped hot…wax…after playing…inside…with…a knife."
"Oh, man," B.A. and Murdock shuddered simultaneously.
"My guess is that some of the wax travelled into your belly and caused the infection."
Hannibal saw Face shaking in fear of what was to come or memories of what Sue did to him, but probably a combination of both. "Do you have to cut him?"
Maggie nodded. "The abscess is down deep. I can't go through the umbilicus itself because it's in bad shape already. I'll make an incision about an inch below."
"Pain relief?" Hannibal questioned afraid he already knew the answer.
"Still too risky."
"Please…I'll be okay…just …just do it…make pain…stop."
"So nice to hear you beg, my sweet," Sue smiled.
She climbed down the tree and spread a blanket out onto the ground in preparation of what was to come.
"It's nice to hear you beg…but even better to hear you scream."
"Is this absolutely necessary?" Murdock asked as Maggie pulled a strap tightly across Face's hips and another right under his chest. His broken arm was immobilized by his side already.
"I need Face to stay as still as possible and without anesthesia…," she trailed off as the rest of the statement didn't have to be spoken.
"S'alright, guys. I…I…know where…am. I…know I'm…safe." Face was sure they were worried that being tied down would remind him of the camps…and it did. But having the team by his side was enough to get him through.
Maggie sat on a stool next to Face so she could look him in the eye. "The guys will hold your arm and legs just in case, but think of it more as them helping to support you. I'll tell you everything I'm going to do so there are no surprises…or would you rather I not?"
"No…please tell…me. Not knowing…worse…much worse."
Maggie smiled and stood. "Okay…let's go."
Sue lay on her back and spread open her legs. She placed a hand on her vagina and waited.
Listening to Doctor Sullivan announce what she was going to do to Face was like getting the play by play and her excitement was rising.
'I'll tell you to take a deep breath and release it. On the next deep breath I'll get in position. When I tell you to exhale, do so forcefully and that's when I'll make the cut.'
Sue began to rub herself gently.
'Here we go…take a deep breath…release it. Take another breath…hold it…exhale forcefully."
'Ahhhhh!'
The sound of Face's scream made Sue moan with pleasure. "More," she sighed. "More."
"I'm going to probe inside the incision to locate the abscess." Maggie inserted her hand inside a couple of inches until she felt a mass.
"Ah…argh…ah," Face gasped as tears filled his eyes.
Hannibal held his hand tightly while Murdock and B.A. each took a leg. They could feel the trembles as he fought against them in desperation to avoid the searing agony.
"I found it," Maggie announced in relief. "I'm going to lance and drain the sac and hopefully the particles will come out with the pus and fluid." Maggie inserted the scalpel and Face let out an animalistic grunt as his head tossed from side to side.
The rest of the team held him down, feeling helpless and praying that the pain would take him. But as seemed to be the case lately, Face would remain awake and all too aware of the entire surgery.
Sue was praying for the opposite; the last thing she wanted was for Face to pass out.
To her great delight, the doctor seemed to be having a difficult time with the abscess and it allowed her to take her time pleasuring herself.
Sue's hips were thrusting in rhythm to Face's continuous whimpers. She could feel the pressure building up in her. She was close to climax, so close, her fingers going deep inside her vagina imagining it to be Templeton, her Templeton who had finally admitted his love for her and was pleasuring her. And then he screamed again.
"Owww…stop. Please stop…please hurts. Ella, James…please help me…please…I'll be good."
"Fa…Morrison, it's alright, you'll feel better soon. The doctor needs to finish this surgery to make you feel better. Just a little longer. Ella and James will be here soon, They are waiting for the surgery to be over." Now of all times he had to convert into his kid self. Hannibal was trying to distract him with talking but it didn't work.
"Arghhh…ahhh…stop…please." Face's head was thrashing wildly, the pain in his belly so intense that he didn't even feel the pain in his neck. He was sure to feel it later.
Maggie had to stop for a moment to clear the tears from her eyes. She didn't want to do this to a kid but reminded her that this was Face and not a kid and that he would die of sepsis if she didn't go on and clean the abscess well.
She continued her task while Face screamed and sobbed and begged, it was heartbreaking. Tears were running down Murdock's cheeks as he continued to hold Face and had no hand to wipe them away. Even BA looked close to tears.
Maggie worked as fast as she could while still being thorough. Finally she had removed as much puss as possible. She prepared to wash out the wound with a disinfectant solution that she had drawn into a large syringe. As soon as the burning liquid was released into him Face screamed and bucked for a last time before his eyes rolled back and he was out.
"Thank god. John, I never ever want to do this again."
"I know, Mags, I know. I hope he'll be Face when he comes around."
Maggie inserted a large drain into the wound and stitched him up."
"What now?"
"We need to start him on antibiotics. I wanted him to be stronger, it will be very hard on him but there's no option, I can't wait any longer."
Face, or rather Morrison, woke just some minutes after Maggie had finished the procedure. "Owww…hurts so…ouww…Ella…James…please…make it stop."
Hannibal took his hand and rubbed the back. "Just breathe kid, just breath. Doc is all done, you'll feel better soon. Ella and James can't come inside just now because the place has to stay sterile, do you understand?"
"Ouwww…you said…ahhh….they come…when…Doc finished…ouwww." His face was wet with tears.
"What about you talk to them on the phone for now, will that be okay? Come on, I know you're a strong boy."
Face nodded ever so slightly and Maggie left the room to call the Holmes' and prepare them for their role in the game before connecting the call to the room where Hannibal once again held the receiver to Face's ear.
"Tem…Morrison my dear, we'll be with you as soon as the doctor allows it. We're just outside. Be strong for us, son."
" 'kay." It was more of a sob than a word.
Hannibal saw the signs. Face would be out soon. He had an idea and removed the receiver.
"Morrison, what do you remember about the time you spent with the lady that kidnapped you?"
"Cold…always cold…hungry."
"Did she hurt you?"
Face's eyes drifted shut before he could answer.
There was something different about that scream, it didn't turn her on but off.
"Arghhh" Sue cried out in frustration. "That darn useless kid again." All arousal was gone and she was left sticky and without satisfaction. She needed Templeton, her Templeton, the strong, sexy and beautiful war vet and not some nutcase that thought he was a child. She angrily got up and turned off her listening device for now. She didn't want to listen to this freak show.
"Hannibal?"
"Face only remembers up to the point where his arm was broken and Mags said it happened days before we found him. It just occurred to me that Morrison knew he was with that woman. Now Face doesn't remember the things that happened to Morrison and vice versa. My guess is he turned into Morrison when things got too much and she disposed of him because she had no use for him. If that theory is right she would not have hurt Morrison. She's a lunatic and she's after Face not Morrison."
"So what does it matter?" B.A. asked.
"I'm not sure…maybe it doesn't. But it's a valuable piece of information to keep in our pocket for when she makes her return."
Maggie was cleaning up her tools but stopped and looked up. "You're really sure she'll be back, aren't you.? She'd be taking an awful risk."
Hannibal nodded. "True, but she's already given up her career and any hope of a normal life. Odds are she'll take that risk."
"Spending as much time as I have with all sorts of…um…well…" Murdock began.
"Crazy people," B.A. finished.
"I was going to say disturbed individuals, but okay. The point is this type of behavior will only escalate…the longer she's away the more manic and dangerous she becomes."
"In that case, we better get back to our original plan and all the more reason we keep Ella and James away. B.A., take first watch. Murdock, get some sleep. I'll stay with Face."
"And I'll stay here as well," Maggie smiled.
"Well, you did tell them to get a room," Murdock joked to B.A.
Maggie blushed and clarified. "I'll stay here to take care of my patient."
B.A. raised his eyebrows. "MmmHmm…done heard that one before."
"You two are impossible." Hannibal pointed to the door. "Out."
Maggie started Face on another IV and hung two bags: one with antibiotics and one to pump some fluids into him. Then she sat down next to Hannibal, instinctively leaned into him, and thus began the wait.
It took a long time for Face to come around again; so long that Hannibal had started pacing and Maggie was doing vital checks every ten minutes.
Finally there came a groan from the bed followed by two pain filled eyes fluttering open.
Hannibal was at his side in an instant. "Hey, kid. Welcome back."
"Is it…over?" Face rasped.
"Yes," Hannibal smiled; he was glad to have his lieutenant back and not Morrison. "The surgery is over…you did great."
"I'll have to do another scan of your abdomen later, but I think I removed all the particles and you should heal up just fine."
"Thanks…Maggie," Face said but then winced.
"How's the pain, kid?"
"Can…take it."
"That's not what I asked."
"Hurts…but not like before."
Both Hannibal and Maggie sighed in relief…things were looking up…or so they thought?
Sue picked up her phone and began dialing.
"Hello."
"Hi…is this Mary Holmes?" Sue asked.
"Yes…Jane?"
"It's me! How's my favorite roomie doing?"
"I'm just great…oh my God…I haven't heard from you in months! I was getting worried, Jane!"
"I'm sorry. Things have been…well…insane."
The two chatted for a while and finally Sue asked, "How are your parents doing? I never met them, but I feel as if I know them."
"They're doing really well. Still living in Bad Rock…
"Face, do you think you're up to drinking some water?"
"Yeah."
"Okay, small sips." Maggie handed Hannibal a cup.
"Here you go kid."
Face took a few sips and ended up with a coughing fit. When the pain subsided he looked around the room searching.
"What is it kid?"
"More."
"More what?"
"Drink."
"You just coughed up your lungs from drinking and you want more?"
"Still thirsty."
Hannibal looked at Maggie with question marks in his eyes.
"Go ahead, it's good if he drinks on his own."
Hannibal held the cup to Face's lips again and he managed to drink it all. While it was only small sips it felt good to feel the water in his dry throat.
Face lay back and enjoyed the feeling for a while until his stomach rumbled loudly and he looked embarrassed.
"Seems your stomach just remembered that there's something called food. We've been feeding you through the IV and from what I heard Sue wasn't feeding you well too."
At the mention of Sue all color drained from his face and his eyes started darting around the room wildly.
"She's not here kid, you're safe. You're safe. Calm down kid."
"But…but…when did she tell you?"
"She didn't, you did…well, Morrison did."
"Morrison? Who's that?"
"Ah…never mind, what now, are you hungry or not?"
"Very."
"Good, I'll go make you some chicken soup."
"No."
"No?"
"Something from Murdock?"
"Do you mean to tell me that Murdock is the better cook than I?"
"Your chicken soup….well…"
"What about it?"
"Awful"
"Brat"
Maggie laughed hard. "I'll go tell Murdock to cook something." She was still laughing when she came back.
"…it's not."
"Is"
"Are you still arguing about your cooking?"
"He can't even form complete sentences but is complaining about my chicken soup, which, by the way, he has eaten countless times in the past when he was sick."
"Well, maybe now he's too sick to take it?"
"You team up with him? I can't believe it."
"Change of topic, Face, let's exercise your neck a little while we wait, I saw it's still hurting you."
They went through some exercises and Maggie was pleased to see he could move his head to some extent without pain, only if he moved it more he had problems but she was sure to get rid of it within a reasonable time with some more exercises
Within a short time Murdock showed up with a covered meal.
"Ah, now let's see if this is better than my chicken soup."
Murdock opened the cover and set the plate in front of Face who's eyes lit up.
"Oatmeal the way Face likes it, cooked with a little milk and sugar and nothing in it on it or around it, open up, here comes the plane."
Face didn't even object to being fed, it felt so good to get warm food into his stomach.
Hannibal threw his hands in the air in mocked shock. "I give up."
Maggie jabbed him in the ribs playfully. "You'll never give up on your boys."
Hannibal was sure to meet Face's eyes as he responded, "never."
Sue hung up the phone wearing a smug grin. "I'm so good that sometimes I even impress myself."
It had taken her a while after joining the Bad Rock Sheriff's Department to realize that her old roommate from just after college was Ella and James' daughter. But it was confirmed a few weeks back when she saw her picture hanging in the Homes' hallway. It was just another sign that her and Templeton were meant to be together.
It was too good to be true when Mary mentioned that she hadn't seen her parents in a while and that she was worried because they were involved in some sort of situation that required their house to be under police surveillance.
'I'm due for a little vacation,' Sue said innocently. 'Why don't I swing by and pick you up. From there we can drive to Bad Rock and take your parents away for the week.'
'I can't ask you to do that, Jane. It's a three hour drive from here and I don't even know how long it will take you to get to my place.'
'Nonsense,' Sue enthused while twisting the phone cord between her fingers. 'I won't take no for an answer.'
'Well…it would be nice to see you…and my folks. Tell you what…how about I pick them up and we can all meet here."
'Perfect,' Sue smile; her old friend had just made tings a whole lot easier. 'Can't wait.'
And from that moment on Sue's first phase of her plan went into effect. The idea was to empty out the Holmes' house and get Hank to call off his dogs. Then she could come back and redecorate the inside more to her liking. 'I'll call it dominatrix chic,' she thought.
By the time all was said and done, she would lure the A-Team to the house and make them watch as she tortured Templeton endlessly. And then she would force them to torture him as well. She got hot and excited at the endless possibilities.
Sue picked up a small framed picture, brought it to her lips, and kissed it. 'It won't be long until we're reunited, lover.'
B.A. watched Face sleeping and was reminded of another time when he sat by a sleeping Face's bedside.
It was just after Nam and before the team had really started taking jobs. Face had gone out to scam them some food by pretending to be a pizza delivery boy. He was on his way back to the van with a couple of pies straight from the oven in his arms when a car came from out of nowhere.
They had watched in horror as Face jumped out of the way but a moment too late. He was clipped by the vehicle and by the time they reached him he was lying motionless on the side of the road.
'Face, where does it hurt?' Hannibal asked kneeling beside the injured but awake man.
'I'm okay…just help…me up. We gotta…go…drawing…attention.'
Face was right and B.A. scooped him up into his arms and they piled in the van. B.A. drove as Hannibal and Murdock tended to Face.
'Now, tell me where it hurts,' Hannibal asked again.
'Leg,' Face managed to get out through gritted teeth.
Murdock cut his black pant leg open…or what was left of it…to reveal a limb that was rubbed raw from calf to mid thigh and was bleeding badly. By the time they reached the motel Face was out cold from pain and blood loss. They cleaned him and bandaged his leg. The rest of the night they took turns watching over him.
It was B.A.'s turn when Face finally woke and he smiled at the memory of what his first words were.
'Did you save the pizza.'
'Nah, man, we was too busy savin' you,' B.A. teased.
'Damn, I was really in the mood for pizza.' And with that he was out again.
B.A. was brought back to the moment as Face started to moan softly.
Face woke up with a start and bolted straight upright in bed.
"Argh," he cried as the movement assaulted his fresh belly wound. The room started to spin and he started falling over to the side but was caught by two muscular arms.
"Sue…I…I…where is she….BA?"
"Calm down man, she's not here, just a dream."
Face ran a weary hand over his eyes. "Sorry…it's just…just…anytime I close my eyes I see her."
BA was uneasy being the one Face talked to. He usually was just joking, carefree, but now he was serious and BA didn't know what to do. "It's okay man…guess I would see her around every corner too, the way you look, she did quite a number on you, can't be easy."
'If only you knew.' "Yeah, she scares me."
"Hey man, no need to be scared when BA Baracus is around. I'll watch over you, won't let anyone get close to you, especially no lunatics."
"Thanks BA, though, I like Murdock."
"He ain't no lunatic, just a fool, that's different."
"Yeah, I'll tell him." Face was visibly shaking.
"You cold man?"
"What? No, why?"
"You shaking, that's why."
"Oh ..it's…just…oh boy. If I don't get a grip you may have to live with two fools on the team."
"Don't worry man, have been dealing with three fools for so long now."
Maggie came inside and was surprised to see Face up. "Face, how do you feel?"
"Better."
"Why don't I buy that?"
"Don't know?"
"Because you are so exhausted that you should have slept straight through the night instead of waking up after just two hours. It's just getting dark. Where does it hurt most?"
"It's difficult to con you. Belly. But it's really better than before."
Maggie checked the wound and was satisfied the drain was working, it didn't look as bad again and Face tolerated a little pressure around his navel. "Think you can eat some more? You have to use the time until the antibiotics kick in and you're too sick to eat."
"Can try."
"Do you feel like you can't get enough air in? I can raise you a bit more."
"Yeah."
"Okay, BA, raise him, I'll put some more pillows under you." Maggie was troubled by the one word answers he gave, she didn't know him that good but it seemed odd. She would have to talk to John about that. The last thing they needed now was mental aspects or a depression.
"I'll tell Murdock to get you some more oatmeal and then I want you to sleep through the night. I took another blood test while you slept, whatever was in your system is out now. I can give you a mild sedative if you can't sleep."
"No,no, I…I won't need that, sure not."
The answer came too fast and was expressed with too much emphasis for her liking.
Sue started packing up the things she needed. Good thing she had rented another apartment under a wrong name just in case. The disguise she had been wearing to get it would also come in handy when she met up with the Holmes' for the second time. She would contact Mary again first thing tomorrow morning to arrange for a time.
The elderly couple didn't have the best eyesight and would never recognize her donning a short black pixie hairstyle and glasses. But just to make sure, she purchased a pregnancy suit and was going to 'surprise' them all with the wonderful news that she was pregnant.
As for her voice, she was originally from the south but had dropped her twang when moving to Bad Rock. 'Looks like I'm fixin' to bring it on back, y'all,' she thought.
From then the plan was simple. She would get an emergency phone call from work and would have to leave right away for a couple of days. Apologizing profusely, she would promise to come back. The time away would be spent setting up the Holmes estate for her incoming guests.
One of the parts she was most excited about, however, was her return to Mary's house. "I can't wait to see the look on their faces when they see me," she laughed out loud to herself.
And that's when things would really start getting exciting.
Ella and James would turn against their boy. 'Or watch their daughter die.'