Jason>
We made our way to one of the known entrances of the Yeerk pool. Legolas had informed us of Stacey's capture by Visser One. He came along, though I completely objected. I didn't know what to expect once we found her, but I knew it wouldn't be good. Visser One has been known to torture his prisoners before killing or enslaving them. I didn't want to lose her either way. Not again. And as usual, we were attacked before set got ten steps inside. All of us, except for Legolas, morphed our battle animals and attacked. Legolas used his bow and arrow to kill any Hork-Bajir or Tyrant that got past us. He left the humans for us to deal with.
We have to find Stacey and get out of here,> I said.
She'd probably be in one of the cell blocks,> Michael said.
Alright. Cheyenne and Legolas, you two come with me. The rest of you keep the Controllers distracted long enough for us to get out.>
I ran with the two of them trailing close behind. We searched every cell until we found the one holding her. I felt the bile rise in my throat when I opened the door and took in the scene before me. Stacey was lying in a pool of her own blood that came from wounds all over her body. But what really made me furious was the Controller climbing off top of her and the other two standing around her.
You raped my sister!>
The Controller that climbed off her smiled wickedly. "Yeah. She was a great fuck, screaming and moaning like a whore before she passed out."
I let the lion take over and pounced on him, slashing and biting, before finally ripping his throat out. Cheyenne's wolf morph snarled and snapped one's neck and Legolas fired an arrow into the last one's head. I demorphed and stood by Stacey, feeling for a pulse. None. I untied her and laid her on the dirt floor.
"What are we going to do?" Cheyenne asked.
"We're gonna have to do CPR. Hopefully we're not too late." Cheyenne breathed into her mouth as I tried to get her heart beating again. "Come on Stacey, don't quit on us now."
After two more times she took one deep breath. Her pulse was weak but at least she had one. Legolas scooped her up and we ran for the entrance. Stacey's breathing was shallow and erratic when we reached safety and her heartbeat was slowing. She had to morph in order to survive.
"Come on Stacey," Nicole pleaded. "You can do this."
I sighed with relief when I saw the fur spread across her body in a black silky wave. Once she was human, she lay curled in a tight ball, shaking with tears rolling down her cheeks. I pulled her into a tight hug and tried to comfort her. I couldn't believe Visser One would do something like this to her. Apparently her trip to Middle-Earth interested him and he thought there would be some useful information to help him enslave the planet. I looked into her eyes, they were glassy looking.
"It's okay, we're here now," I told her.
She sobbed heavily. "Goddammit! I'll kill that asshole for what he did! Fuck saving Dad, I want his head!"
Legolas placed a hand on her shoulder and spoke a language I couldn't understand. "Hiro le hîdh."
Stacey seemed to understand though because she responded in turn. "Hannon le Legolas, mellon nîn."
I heard Cheyenne whisper to Nicole. "Did you get any of that?"
She shook her head. Legolas and I helped her to her feet. She was still too weak to morph so we walked home with Darrax and Ketara keeping watch from the sky. Once we were home Nicole helped her upstairs to bed to get some rest. Rachel came up to me.
"How is she?"
I shook my head. "Not so good. She's traumatized by what they did to her."
"What happened?"
We sat on the couch and I told her about the torture she went through. Visser One had practically performed an autopsy on her while she was still awake and nearly fried her with an electric cattle prod. Rachel got more and more pissed off with every word I spoke. I knew that if I told her about the three Controllers that were in there with her when we arrived she'd fly off the handle.
She sat there rubbing her temples for a moment. "Is that all that happened?"
"Yeah. That's it."
"You hesitated. You always hesitate when you lie. You guys are my responsibility and I need to know what went on so we can do something about it."
I took a deep breath. It was either tell her or face the wrath of Xena: Warrior Princess. "When we got there she wasn't alone in the cell."
"What do you mean?"
"There was a little group action happening that she was a part of unwillingly."
"They gang raped her?!"
"Until she passed out from shock and the loss of blood before that."
She immediately called everyone for a meeting at Cassie's. I didn't
know what she had planned but it couldn't be good. Visser One had stolen
the innocence from one of her relatives and she wasn't about to let him
get away with that. We got in the van and drove to the edge of town where
Cassie's house was. Stacey was still resting so we left her home with Legolas
watching over her. I knew he would protect her with his life but I still
couldn't help the nagging feeling at the back of my mind, like something
was going to happen.
"Hiro le hîdh." ("May you find peace.")
"Hannon le Legolas, mellon nîn." ("Thank you Legolas, my friend.")