In the most unlikely of places

You are frogmarched alongside Rin by your brutish escorts, you have only encountered Denivian's a few times before, and thankfully it was at range as you scoped them out before robbing their slaver camp. Although you knew they were not known for their hospitality, and manners, you had no idea of the cruelty and ruthless displays you'd see as you were intentionally led through the bowls of the ships, the many eyes of poop people in pens upon you, many looking up with fear and horror as you are marched past, others don't even have the strength to look up, as they have long since resigned themselves to a life without hope or joy. You shake your head refusing to allow these displays to affect you, no they strengthen your resolve, you will get out of this, and you will make Targ and his crew pay for what they have done. You look over to Rin, and catch her eyes, she looks horrified and worried, but when she catches your defiant blue eyes, she nods solemnly and strengthens her own resolve, you feel sorry for her, as she's only in this position because she tried to convince her captain of the injustice of her ways, sure you're no saint hell you'll happily break the law or rob someone blind, but only those who have more than their fair share or deserve it, and you'd never stoop as low as this.

"These here pens are locked in their own air cycle and are fully shielded, with their own back up power supply, so that should anything happen to us, one of our fellow kin ships can take over, it also makes them impossible to hack or tamper with, not that doing any of that goes unpunished." The escort on your left sneers at you, you look up at the man, his grey scaly lizard like skin clad in a mixture of cloth like tunic with combat plates over the vital spots, the should pads are adorned with some form of golden marking which a cursory glance at the fellow silent captors give you the inclination that he must be a higher rank or leader of this section of the ship. His face like many other of his race protrude out much like the maw of a crocodile, but much shorter, although his teeth are jagged and point, glisten with deadly intent, his cold green eyes look down on your form, and you ensure not to catch eye contact, in case he figures out your trying your best to quickly appraise the physiology of your captors to help plan an escape. You lower your eyes down his body or the parts your can see, it seems that Denivian stem from a race from a hot planet, as they lack a lot of water faring traits some other lizard like aliens you read about have, the lack of gills and webbing in their cruely clawed feet and hands, mean they'd have no aptitude for swimming more than yours, bar superior strength and agility, so if your plan involves escaping by crashing into a ocean world, you only advantage would be if they are stupid enough to forget to take off the bulk armor.

"So a silent type, that's Ok I like to break humans like you in, and especially the red ones." The Denvian says as a forked tongue reaches out and runs across the side of your face, which causes you to shudder, at the violation of this act. If it weren't for the heavy looking side arm strapped to the Denvians hip along with the nasty looking spears that the other two silent Denvian's were carrying you'd of made him pay for licking your face like that. Your captors have fairly good armor, not that you have any weapons, they look to be strong judging from the build of their bodies, and the weight of the equipment the hoist around with ease, as you see two Denvians carry a huge supply crate, that normally takes a small loader unit to carry, even when empty. It seems Denvians favor arid climates, from the heat of the ship, but that said it could also just be to further torment the slaves they keep, they all seem bipedal, and going off the shape of their legs you imagine you might be able to out run them, which is likely why all the crew carry side arms, which is widely considered a bad idea on a space faring craft, especially energy weapons.

You look over at Rin, who you haven't had a proper chance to speak to or meet before today, she'd got dark blue hair that runs the length of her neck, and just goes over her light green jumpsuit, still emblazoned with the swift nights name, as well as her rank and surname, Navigator Tamai, her surname confirms a linage going back to old oriental lands of Earth, she has golden skin, and a delicate frame, she seemed shy the few times you met her, but seemed happy in her role, you suspect she just loved being on ships, but you'll have all the time to find out about her after you escape. You look around the ship, as you continue to be marched through the bowels of the ship, until finally you reach a long corridor with jet black walls and doors with a tiny window port on them.

"Here we are ladies, this will be your home until you learn some goddamn respect for your betters. Now any final remarks from my silent pair, you've got a long day tomorrow of probing, and ****, before we pass you around the crew, and rough you up a bit, learn you some manners." The Denvian leading you hear sneers and he lowers his frame slightly so her protruding snout is level with you, his cold green eyes stare into yours.

"When I get out, and I will get out, I'm taking you out first." You say defiantly and lock your eyes in a steely gaze with the Denvian's cold green eyes. The Denvian laughs at you, and then the two silent Denvians begin to laugh with him, the sound is a horrible guttural sound, that just makes your blood boil more.

"Oh human, you'll take me down and everyone else on this ship, you'll punish us all for our wicked ways, of selling you back to your own kind, and others who'll put up with your kind." The Denvian says in a mocking tone, you have to admit his grasp on the human tongue is impressive considering his tongue lacks the normal dexterity of a humans. "I am Thrax the chief **** warden, and Targ has had me in this prestigious role because of my ability to break the stubborn humans like you, but also because I stand undefeated, you see human, we Denvian's fight each other when we want something so if someone wants my job then they take if from my lifeless body, so you stand there and throw your idle defiant threats, and make grand statements about freeing the whole ship from our evil clutches, because I answer to one man on this ship, and that's Targ himself, only he is stronger than I. So remember my name Human, as if you behave well enough maybe I'll just take you as a personal mate, misbehave and I'll make your friend her watch as I guy you in single combat in front of all the over slaves, to show them what defiance will get them." Thrax says his words cutting, and cold, and also the other two Denvian's went silent the second he spoke, you fear that his words are the truth.

Thrax takes one of his bestial claws and slices your clothes from both yours and Rin's body, and then brutally shoves you into the dark cell, throwing in two sets of rags to wear, before slamming the door closed and storming away. Leaving you in the near pitch black cell, only a small glimmer of light beams through the tiny viewing window in the door. You let out a deep sigh and begin to look at the door to see if it has any weak points, anything you can exploit, as you begin to busy your mind with plans of escape as to not dwell on what might happen to you if you stay here, you'd definitely rather die than be Thrax's personal mate, but then you couldn't leave Rin on her own, with that you turn to her, her eyes look up to you with depredations of some form of hope.

"Vallaria, how are we going to get out of this?" Rin asks her voice trembling with fear, and terror as she seems about ready to break down at the bleak situation, you need to give her that hope, even if its a front, she needs something to cling to no matter how fragile or false if she's going to survive.

"Don't worry about it Rin, I'll work something out, just sit tight I'll work it out. I'll get us all out and make those damn Denivian's pay for the suffering they've caused here." You offer weakly in the most confident voice you can muster, considering how much fear and worry, as you scan the room for everything to work with. "Step one is finding out what we have to work with, wish it wasn't so dark." You continue as you pick up the rag outfits and pass one to Rin, in other circumstances you'd admire her impressive rack, and cute pubic hair shaped into her own initials, when your done here you're going to find out everything about her, and find a way to thank her for trying to defend her from Elise.

'Hmmmmm do you truly mean those words you said to your friend? Even though you have no means of doing them?' A strange voice whispers inside of your head, and while you have your doubts you're not giving up yet.

'You're damn right I do, these Denivian's have caused so much suffering to those who don't deserve it, hell no one deserves this, I might not have the means yet, but I'll do everything I can to help everyone one of these poor people.' You think back, trying to push back the doubting voice in your head.

'Oh, so even If you were offered an out for you and your friend, you'd reject it if it meant leaving the rest of the people here?' The strange voice continues, in a curious tone. You wonder if this is some part of the mental ****, some kind of voices whispering in your mind to break you down.

'You're damn straight I wouldn't take it, I couldn't leave these people here, not with these savages, I couldn't live with myself in any good conscious.' You reply back as you draw on all your defiant rage from being **** to observe the suffering of the slaves.

"Very well then, I've been waiting for someone like you, my name Is Evangelina, but please call me Eva, I can help you all but I'll need your help, I warn you now the process can be dangerous." A soft feminine voice says from the back of the room. Which causes you and Rin to turn around.

"Who's there?" Rin asks nervously. "I wish it wasn't so dark." Rin continues

"Oh right, allow me to help with that" The feminine voice announces softly, and suddenly a light orb illuminates the whole cell, a bright white light emerges from the back of the cell, it blinds both you and Rin for a few seconds as your eyes adjust to the bright light. As your eyes finally adjust you are greeted by one impressive and beautiful woman, she stands at a height of 5"7 her skin looks amazingly soft and pale, here eyes are a vibrant blue, that seem to glow, her face is soft and warming, she has golden blonde hair which goes down to her shoulder, with her hair done in a platter from the neck down to the shoulders. You felt guilty but couldnt resist noticing her very nice DD sized boobs, and she has one hell of a slender frame and looks a picture of perfect health for a captive.

"Wow, Eva wasn't it? How did you do that?" You ask as you stand there dumbfounded by the beautiful woman, with the orb of light in palm of her hand, as if it was as natural as breathing.

"It's one of many things I can do, if i have the energy, it's a long story and If you truly intend to liberate the captives and punish those who imprison us, then we have no time to explain. So lets be quick about this, can either of you fly a ship?" Eva asks calmly with a smile on her face, her voice emanates an aura which seems to calm you down and think rationally.

"I can, I am ..... I mean I was the XO on my previous ship, for when my Captain left the ship." Rin replies for the first time sounding like she was calm and not about to break down.

"Excellent, now from what I saw of your mindscape earlier I believe you have some ideas of quickly dispatching the crew?" Eva says as she turns her soft gaze onto you, which makes you feel happy and blush, as she smiles up at you.

"Yeah, Thrax mentioned that the **** pens have there own life support and power, so if we could somehow vent all the areas of the ship, we could knock out the crew, and then land then the ship on the nearest planet and call the core authorities and they can swoop in and tend to the slaves, and imprison the crew." You reply back as you find yourself toying with your long wavy red hair.

"Ah excellent plan, and it's light on the bloodshed, I knew you had a good heart. What are your names?" Eva asks as she smiles at your which makes your heart flutter, and blush again.

"I am Vallaria, and this here is Rin." You reply with a girlish giggle, which is bizarre considering the situation.

"Excellent, now I imagine that there will be some amount of fighting, as we'll need to take the bridge, we will offer them the chance to surrender peacefully, but fight if we must. Now Vallaria...." Eva says as she locks her glowing blue eyes upon you.

"Please call me Val." You say as you continue to blush, and giggle like a school girl with a crush.

"Ok Val, this is very important, in order to do this I will need to borrow your strength, and this could be very dangerous, as I'll temporarily merge out souls into one power source, then in your body I'll be able to safely escort Rin to the bridge and we can enact out plan. So Val please will you give me your hand." Eva says as she stretches out her hand and smiles at your again.