Surrender

Valerie thought about trying to hide, but realized there was no real place to go. She looked around and there was absolutely nothing she could use to cover herself. She was a bundle of nerves, paralyzed and unable to move, tense with anticipation of what she knew was inevitable.

Ultimately, Valerie didn't even try to move. She stayed where she was, and saw Hawk's shadow grow larger as he reached where she was. He was about to turn the corner and come face to face with her when she finally broke her silence.

"Hawk! Please, wait! Don't move any further.", she called out to him.

His shadow stopped moving. "What in the...Valerie, is that you?"

She was so nervous, she could barely squeak out a noise from her mouth. "Y-yes.", she replied meekly.

"We have to leave. What in the world are you doing?", he demanded.

"I-", she hesitated for a moment, before realizing trying to hide would only make things worse. She finally found the strength to do what she knew she must do.

"I lost my clothes. I'm naked.", she finally admitted.

For a few moments, the air filled with a tense silence. He finally turned around and saw her, as she sat on the floor with her back against the wall, her knees high to try and hide as much of her body as she could. He walked forward until he was standing right in front of her. She felt her stomach turning into a knot as she wondered what he would say and do to her.

"To be honest, I suspected it." he said matter-of-factly.

His response took her off guard. "H-how?", she asked.

"Well, when I was making my way here from the supervisor's office, I found this lying on the ground in one of the corridors." he said, his mouth turning into a wry smile. He proceeded to take out her panties from his pocket, and Valerie felt the blood rise in her body as she turned a deep shade of crimson.

"Not to mention, I have access to the cameras, you know." Iris interjected dryly in both their earpieces. "I guided you two throughout the mission, in case you forgot."

Valerie felt like she would die of embarrassment, as she realized the security cameras all over the building had recorded her humiliating ordeal. Her naked body was captured from multiple angles, and god knows how many people would see it. She wanted to curl up in a tiny ball, even while she felt herself become wet between her legs at the thought of several men (and women) zoom in and analyze her body, frame by frame...

"Don't worry, now that I have complete access to their network, I made sure to delete everything." Iris continued. Not before I copied some choice scenes for my personal collection, though - she thought but didn't say out loud. "Now, I hate to be a spoilsport, but I don't know how long I have until they detect me and boot me out. You two need to get a move on."

"But without my clothes, how are we supposed to leave without causing an alarm?" Valerie asked.

"Don't worry about that." Hawk replied confidently. "Just do exactly as I say..."