Commander Abheri ordered the cell opened. As the guard swung open the door, she could see the captive huddled in the corner wrapped in a red quilt, his blue eyes locked in a defiant stare.. She had observed him after the raid. Such a strange creature, human yet so much more—and a soldier! She prized captive soldiers. Defiance and attempts to escape amused her, but the best thing of all was the memories they held. Probing their memories brought the sweetest taste in the blood as they fought to stay in control.
As she stepped into the cell, she motioned for the two guards to bring the male to her .The two guards roughly hauled Jack to his feet and stood him between them within arms length of the commander. Dropping the quilt to the floor, they twisted his arms back holding him in place. Jack continued to stare at Abheri's golden eyes in angry defiance. She slowly walked around him noting all the injuries had healed. Jack flinched as she reached out her hand to feel the strength of his biceps, the contours of his abdominal and thigh muscles. He closed his eyes suppressing a shutter as she roughly inspected him like a horse trader at auction. She stole a look at her consort, whose mouth curled in agreement. A fine specimen.
Finally she stood in front of the Captain, placing her hands on his temples. Jack's head jerked back as searing pain flooded his mind. He quickly summoned his Time Agent training in defense to block her telepathy as it probed the landscape of his mind.
Abheri lips parted in delight as she recognized the pattern. A Time Agent! She had only taken one Time Agent before. The female had lasted five days, the longest of the adult prisoners in captivity. The Commander stood in the landscape of his mind marveling at the rich diversity of the time traveler's subconscious as he stood defiantly in front of her. A Time Agent and so much more! But it was the boxes that intrigued her most, especially one with Time Lord energy. It shattered as she touched it, letting out caustic memory, searing the landscape around it. As she pulled her hands away, Jack blinked several times fighting for control.
"Who are you?" she asked.
He said nothing. As she focused her thoughts, he staggered as burning pain coursed through his mind.
"Don't make me ask you again," she said coldly.
"Captain Jack Harkness."
"No, that is not your given name; you didn't earn that rank," she purred. "What are you hiding?"
Jack remained silent.
She moved behind him. "He called you 'Freak', didn't he? The Master?" she said softly. "We know all about the ways of Time Lords."
Jack stared straight ahead.
"You didn't like that," she said as she moved back in front of him. She put her hands on his chest. "The memories…he hurt you…you can feel them now."
Jack shut his eyes, fighting to remain impassive.
"Begin there," she smiled. "Let's revisit the Valiant."
Her consort moved behind the former Time Agent, and ordered the guards to pull the arms back and bind him. The Commander placed her palm on Jack's cheek stroking it as her thumb slowly traced his lips and cleft in his chin. He glowered at the unwanted touch. Finally she grasped his face with both hands, and brutally kissed him, forcing a rasping tongue into his mouth. The blood was sweet as he struggled to pull away.
She pulled back still holding his face firmly. Jack's eyes were bright with defiance.
You can't hide your fear from me," she thought to herself. "I can taste it.
Her consort moved against the wall, pulling the Time Agent back. She dismissed the guards. She stepped back in front of him, placed her hands against his temples, and re-entered his mind, easily slipping through the barriers he had put in place. Can you hear me…Freak?"
Jack blinked in surprise as he heard her thoughts.
The Commander continued to watch Jack closely. You understand.
You are wise to fear me. Abheri smiled and tightened her grip on his skull. Not so defiant now, my pet. She forced his lips closer as he tried to turn aside. It is time for your first lesson—obedience in all things.