Chapter 11
Nyota awoke to searing pain in her breast and her pubic region. She looked up to see a masked figure. It was apparent that it was Dr. M'Benga. She was both confused and frightened. She opened her mouth to cry out, but he slowly shook his head and nodded to the left side of the room. Nyota looked over and saw two guards chatting.
Joseph took a deep breath and a gamble.
"Oso, could you pass me the bag on the counter? I need a sharper dermal blade," he lied.
One of the guards chuckled and left. The other walked over to get the bag. M'Benga looked over his shoulder, quickly pulled out a hypospray, and injected Nyota. He could tell by the look on her face that the pain had subsided. M'Benga slipped the gun back into his pocket and continued the procedure.
"In the future, prepare your workstation more carefully," the V'Tosh said gruffly.
M'Benga turned and bowed. "Yes, Osu, It was careless of me to make such a mistake." He said as he took a step back. V'Tosh were unpredictable. Joseph had no idea he was going to be watched. He had to do most of the procedure without anesthetic. He was grateful that Nyota had been heavily sedated earlier in the day.
By the time M'Benga had arrived, the guards had removed all of her body hair except her the area on her head. M'Benga was grateful. Nyota had gorgeous curly hair. She was beautiful, and it was obvious that Spock cared for the female. In another time or place, M'Benga would have pursued her as well. But Earth had not been the same since the first warp flight put the planet on the T'Vulk'ain radar.
Joseph looked down at the female. She looked a bit too peaceful. He nodded again in the direction of the guard, and she moaned softly. He winked. She understood the assignment. He stepped back and pulled out the padd. Sarek had requested that Nyota be branded. M'Benga used a derma blaze, which was normally used to cauterize amputations to halt excessive bleeding. In this circumstance, he was given a template and diagrams to carve the insignia of Spock 's clan on her breasts. The T'Vulk'ain insignis was carved into her pubis.
Joseph sprinkled the green liquid on the wounds. Then he started the dermal regenerator.
"Kroykah!" the guard shouted.
M'Benga took a step back and bowed his head.
"Osu Sarek desires that the insignia reflect the colors of T'Vulk'ain," Joseph said handing the padd to the guard. He obviously lacked the level of literacy in Standard to understand the instructions.
"Finish!" the guard said, shoving the padd at M'Benga.
"I am nearly done. I need to enhance sensation and add the piercings." He said.
M'Benga healed all the scars. Lastly, Joseph pulled a hypospray gun out and injected her keshan'tur. He quickly pierced her ko'lok. Then he injected her ko-lok. One would enhance pleasure. The other would numb the area.
M'Benga dropped one gun. The guard looked down, and Joseph dropped the other into the bag. M'Benga had one more shot for Spock but hadn't seen him since the office visit. M'Benga shook his head and then took the used instruments to the recycler. V'Tosh were cautious about the spread of Terran viruses, although they were causing most of the pathogens that plagued Earth with their indiscriminate sexual behavior.
There was no time to treat Spock, and he could not risk getting caught. It would endanger Nyota. She was whimpering softly. She put on a good show. He pulled off his mask and pursed his lips. Then he mouthed the words, "I am sorry,"
M'Benga grabbed his bag. He pressed the start button and the recycler vaporized the instruments. Joseph deleted the report and turned to face the guard.
"It is done, Osu" he said.
"I will escort you to the gallery." The guard said.
M'Benga looked at Nyota. She was lying there strapped to the table with her legs in stirrups. He was worried for her safety.
"No one will harm her. She is the property of the feihan." The guard said.
M'Benga nodded. Sarek could be ruthless. He was surprised that Spock was so different from his father.
M'Benga placed his medical bag in the case that contained his robe. Then he stripped and took a quick sonic shower. Then he pulled on the robe. There was one fastener at the chest. M'Benga realized that the V'Tosh wanted quick access to females while wearing their formal attire. Next M'Benga was taken to the gallery. There were only two females left, and one was quite young. The other was older and plump. He wanted neither, but he acquiesced and took the older female. He hoped that the younger female would be returned to the stables.
M'Benga was led to the amphitheater. He had visited before, but only on the ground to attend to injured females. He sat down, and the female sat at his feet as the other female in the venue were doing. It was obvious that she had survived that long because she obeyed the rules.
"I am Janice," she said.
"I am Joseph," he whispered. He looked around at the others. There were a few off-worlders, but he was the only human.
"You must be important," she said. "I have only seen one other human."
M'Benga was about the ask who it was when the crowd roared. He took a deep breath and sat back.