All finished, time for the showers.

"There we are Druuna all finished." Smith said, wiping the pinprick of blood off Druuna's belly were she was injected. "That wasn't so bad was it?"

"No it wasn't." Druuna agreed truthfully.

"We have some clean clothes for you now and this is an ID card. It will get you access to anything you need in the compound." Smith told Druuna.

Druuna took the bundle of clothing, which were the same camoflaged fatigues that everyone else was wearing. On the top was a thin plastic card with her picture and a barcode, a chain attached to the card so she could hang it around her neck.

"Do I get my own clothes back when I leave?" Druuna asked.

"Leave? Why would you want to leave?" Smith said puzzled. "I expect you want to shower and eat now. You must feel dirty and hungry after surviving so long outside. I'll take you back to your friends and they can show you around."

Druuna dressed in the camoflaged fatigues which consisted simply of a pair of tight fitting trousers and a sleeveless top with a pair of lightweight boots and followed Smith back outside. She waved goodbye to Doctor Klein and the other techies as she left. Spencer, York and the original Smith were still waiting for her in the lobby. When they saw Druuna reemerge dressed in camoes they all smiled and made a fuss of her.

"I knew you'd be back." Spencer proclaimed giving Druuna a hug. "I was certain you were clean."

Druuna wondered exactly what the coloured sergeant meant, even if she'd been unclean she was only in the next room. Where else would she have gone? The three soldiers seemed so happy to see her Druuna didn't want to spoil the celebration by asking questions about that now, but she mentally filed the matter away meaning to find out more later.

"Time to wash the outside off us now." Spencer announced. "Then some chow before we hit the rec lounges."

"Mmmm, I can't wait to get to rec." York agreed. "After that shit storm we ran into today I could really use some bliss."

"Screw the bliss." Smith disagreed laughing. "I'll go straight for arousal."

Looking at the women now, giggling and laughing like teenagers Druuna found it hard to imagine that they were the same women who just a couple of hours ago were fighting for their lives and had killed dozens of the desert savages. The female troopers led Druuna to another building and just inside was a wall covered in lockers. Druuna joined the others in stripping off and they showed her how to stow her little bundle of clothes and boots and seal the locker with her ID card. Once the clothes were all stowed the women led her through a door.

The shower room was much bigger than Druuna had expected. Instead of individual cubicles the whole room was a shower. A dozen men and women were already inside, the young soldiers chatted to each other and wandered around unconcerned in the warm soapy mist coming from the ceiling. Druuna noticed two couples openly having sex inside the shower with noone paying them much attention. One couple was a man and woman with the woman lifted clear of the floor and her legs wrapped around the man's waist whilst he fucked her against the wall. The other couple were both women, in each others arms and kissing while each delved between the others legs with busily frigging fingers.

"Looks like someone is even more impatient than you Smith." Spencer laughed, landing a playful slap on the blondes firm rump.