In Deep Trouble.

Deep in an unexplored area of the Milky Way galaxy, a small shuttle flew along in the deep interstellar void,as it headed to it's target area.

Even though the shuttle was small,it was very well designed and very well built.Travelling deep into insterstellar space,was extremely dangerous,and the two crew on board the vessel,were very pleased with it.It was capable of fast speeds,well armed and had powerful defences.

On board the shuttle,there were only two crew.Both were young women,and were dressed in Earth military type uniforms.A white short sleeved shirt,that was unfastened at the top.Two black shoulder lapels with gold markings on the lapels,which designated their military ranks.The girls also wore,a short white skirt and both wore dark blue nylons,complete with smartly polished black high heels.

In command of the shuttle,was Captain Louise Wilson.She was twenty two,had long black hair,which fell past her shoulders and she had warm hazel eyes.

Louise had an impressive figure too.Despite being only five foot three inches tall,a lot of people had complimented on how highly attractive she was.

This made Louise blush and she gave off a shy smile at those who complimented her.Even so,she knew a lot of other people,liked to admire her chest.

Louise knew she had a good chest,and she'd lost count of how many that had given her lustful looks.She knew she had a long list of admirers.

Even so,Louise wasn't interested in any romantic plans right now.She had a mission to accomplish,and she was determined to succeed.

Her co-pilot was Naomi Burns.Like Louise,she was very pretty and highly skilled.She was the co-pilot for this mission,and was always happy to help out.

Like Louise,Naomi had raven hair,but was just a bit shorter than Louise's,as it rested softly on her shoulders.She had a first class brain,and was very headstrong.Naomi too,had many admirers:but she always kept those people at bay.Her first love,was the job.

Louise continued to fly the craft,still keeping a close eye on the instruments.

"Time to target system,Naomi?" Louise asked her friend.

"Forty eight hours,ma'am," Naomi answered respectfully."No other traffic in sight."

"There wouldn't be," Louise admitted,"We're so far out.None of our people have been out here."

"Very true,ma'am," Naomi responded to her friend,as she still kept an eager eye on the instruments."There's no telling what's out here."

"We'll try to be ready for it then,"Louise said,as she too,watched for any alarms that would sound.

Fortunately,nothing hostile showed itself,and the small ship continued to its destination.This made Louise think back to her mission briefing with Admiral Smith:Her commanding officer.

"We have discovered a new system," the admiral had told her,"and I would like you to go and have a look at it.Indications are,that there are Class M worlds there."

"No first contact,ma'am?" Louise had asked her.

"No,not yet," the admiral confirmed,"so go and have a look and see what's there.Then report your findings when you return."

And that is what Louise and Naomi had in mind.All of their assigned missions,had been successfully completed.Both of them were determined to keep their track record going.

The two girls continued to monitor their instruments,as their ship neared its destination.

"Did you hear of this system,Louise?" Naomi asked her.

"Not really," Louise admitted."I just heard rumours about it."

"Such as?" Naomi was still interested in hearing more about this.

"Well,nothing's confirmed yet,of course." Louise continued."However,I've heard one of the planets has a fabulous treasure on it."

"Really?" Naomi was intrigued."What kind of treasure?"

"I don't know myself," Louise admitted,but before she could continue,the instruments suddenly lit up.

Both young women studied the information being relayed back to them.They were now closing in on the outer system area.

"System configuration please,Naomi," Louise ordered.

Naomi already had that information ready.

"Six planetary bodies,"she answered."Two gas giants,three Class M confirmed.The final planet is a hellhole.Nothing can survive there."

Louise studied the orbits and details of the planets.She found herself intrigued by one of them.This particular planet was the furthest away from its parent sun,and it appeared to be an ice world.

Skillfully,her fingers danced over the instruments to access the information she needed on the planet.It came back immediately.

"Looks good,"Louise nodded,after she read the information displayed on one the relevant monitor screen.

"Just about the same as Earth," Louise continued."Although it's much more colder."

"I haven't found any cities or settlements yet," Naomi informed also.

"Yeah,the whole place looks deserted," Louise was still intently studying the screen,and she then saw something else.

"There appears to be many subterrainan layers.Maybe there's something down there."

"Possibly," Naomi responded.

Just then,both Louise and Naomi jumped back in shock in their seats,as they were enveloped in a blue light.

For a few moments,their entire vessel was bathed in this light,and then:Louise and Naomi suddenly experienced a feeling.It was a very eerie,and very creepy feeling that made both girls felt their skin crawl.

Then,as quickly as it had come,the blue light vanished.Both Louise and Naomi breathed a huge sigh of relief.

"What was that?" Naomi asked curiously.

"Probably scanning us," Louise replied,her voice was still a bit shaky after that experience.

Then,both young women heard an incoming message for them.

"Attention,unidentified spacecraft," it was a man's voice,speaking in English to them.

"This is Commander Griffiths of the Battlestar Savage," Griffiths' voice was friendly and reassuring,and both Louise and Naomi felt safe hearing him.

"We would like to welcome you to our home system," Griffiths continued.

"This is Captain Louise Wilson," Louise responded back politely."We are from the planet Earth,and we would like to extend our own greetings to you and your people."

"Of course,Captain Wilson," Griffiths' voice was still friendly and warm."Please accept my invitation to come aboard my ship."

"Thank you,"Louise's own tone was pleased,although she was puzzled as she saw no sign of any ship near them.

It was then,as if Griffiths had sensed her thoughts,that Louise and Naomi suddenly saw the colossal vessel dwarfing their own shuttle.Both Louise and Naomi gasped at the sight.

They could see it was clearly a warship.There were landing bays visible on either side of the ship,and it looked deadly.

It was then,that Commander Griffiths became visual to them.Both girls could see he wasn't a young man,but not elderly either.In fact,he was clearly a highly experienced military officer.

Not only that,but Louise and Naomi could also see more people on the monitor screen.Quite clearly,they were his crew,and all were looking curiously at Louise and Naomi.In return,both of the young women found themselves looking at one of the crew-a young man,standing next to Griffiths.Both of them couldn't help,but keep looking at him admiringly.


He was dressed in battle clothing,but his eyes were peaceful and friendly.Louise and Naomi liked the look of him.He was tall,had short,fair hair,and he had a powerful physique.

Griffiths noticed this,and he introduced his crew member.

"Allow me to present Captain David Jennings,one of my most trusted officers." Griffiths looked at Jennings as he said that.

"Good to meet you,Captain Wilson," Jennings nodded politely to them both."And you,Lieutenant Burns."

Both girls returned his nod,and they both smiled warmly at him.

Before Louise could say something,Griffiths then said:

"He will escort you into our ship,and we would be delighted to offer you our hospitality here."

Louise and Naomi liked hearing the offer,and it was a good start to the mission.

"Thank you,Commander Griffiths," Louise accepted his offer."We would be honoured."

"So be it," Griffiths responded,very pleased."We will send you a fighter escort to guide you in."

"Thank you,commander." Louise was puzzled about the fighter escort,but felt it wise not to refuse their hosts.After all,they weren't really sure what was out here.

As they waited for the fighter escort to arrive,Louise and Naomi had no idea they were being observed by sinister eyes.

+++

Just outside the Sirrun System,a ship waited outside it.The vessel wasn't visible to anyone though,as its crew had activated its cloaking shields.

The ship certainly dwarfed Louise's and Naomi's shuttle,and it appeared very robust and powerful.

As it was with the crew.They were known as the Xilans:humanoid creatures with powerful physiques,red eyes were set on a furrowed forehead,and more sinisterly:several tentacles protruded from their torsos.They used these many times to catch their intended prey.

Which was to seize human females,like Louise and Naomi.

In command of the colossal ship,was Xidnax.He was a highly experienced officer,and was highly skilled at doing his job.Long experience had taught him to be cunning,patient and decisive,when the opportunity presented itself.

This latest opportunity needed some careful thought.Xidnax had seen the two human females of Louise and Naomi,and had eagerly made the decision to seize them.Both girls were young and highly attractive.Xidnax knew they'd make excellent gifts to his beloved emperor.

Even so,Xidnax was well aware that this was an extremely dangerous system.He'd heard rumours of a race here,that pocessed unbelievable power.Hostile acts against them,were a very bad idea for the aggressor.He'd have to tread very carefully here.

"Status of system traffic?" Xidnax asked one of his bridge crew.

"Heavy," the bridge officer responded."There is a lot of flight between the two inner planets,but very little on the outer world,commander."

Xidnax nodded.He'd watched Louise and Naomi's shuttle head towards that particular planet.That's where he would be watching,so he could capture the two human females.

"Any sign of military?" Xidnax asked again.

"Unknown,commander." Another bridge officer answered him."Scans are detecting readings,but nothing is showing at what's there."

This made Xidnax lean back in his command chair,making him more thoughtful.

"Maintain observation," he finally ordered after thinking through his options."Do not enter the system,but inform me when our pretty slaves leave that place."

Seeing his orders acknowledged,Xidnax was pleased,and eagerly awaited the two human females to walk into his trap.

+++

Louise and Naomi were enjoying themselves,as they were sitting down at Commander Griffiths' command room.
Griffiths too,was seated,as well as Jennings who faced Louise and Naomi.The two young women couldn't take their eyes off him,still admiring his looks and physique.

An excellent meal had been enjoyed by the two girls,and were now eager to find out more about their new friends.

"What can you tell us about your home planet,Commander Griffiths?" Naomi asked him politely.

"A very beautiful place," Griffiths answered her respectfully,"although it can be deadly."

"In what way,sir?" Naomi was very curious.

"Our home-world is known as Sirrus 6." Griffiths informed her."We share it with the native inhabitants,as they helped our ancestors many years ago."

"That sounds good," Louise came in,wanting to ask something."Can we meet them?"

"They will let us know when," Griffiths smiled gently at the two girls.He could see both Louise and Naomi were extremely attractive young women,and both girls were still giving Jennings admiring looks.

"In the meantime,"he went on,"please continue to accept our hospitality.We are honoured to meet you,and to offer our sincere friendship."

Griffiths raised a glass,and Louise,Naomi and Jennings also raised their glasses to clink them all together,glad to forge a new friendship.

Just then,Louise and Naomi noticed Griffiths and Jennings suddenly look at each other,their faces concerned.

It was only for a moment though,as both men then stood up from the dining table.

"Would you excuse me for a moment,ladies," Griffiths spoke in his noemal tone,but both girls could clearly see something was wrong.

"What is it,sir?" Louise asked him,concerned.

"I sense we have unwanted visitors," Griffiths answered her truthfully.He then rose from the table,politely excusing himself and ordering Jennings to accompany him.Jennings did so.

"Don't worry,ladies," Jennings reassured Louise and Naomi."We'll be back in a moment."

With that said,both men tben left the room,leaving Louise and Naomi to exchange concerned glances.

"What do you think?" Naomi asked.

"Not too sure," Louise replied."Maybe they have their own problems like us."

Just then,a message came through to Louise.She could see it was from the admiral,and she was being ordered back to Fleet Headquarters.

"We have to leave,Naomi,"she informed her friend."Direct order from the admiral."

"That's a shame," Naomi admitted."I was enjoying myself here."

"Me too,"Louise agreed,"but orders are orders.Besides,if it's from the admiral,it's bound to be important."

Reluctantly,both of them waited for Griffiths and Jennings to return to inform their new friends of their decision,and they could see the disappointment on both mens faces.

However,both Griffiths and Jennings didn't try to stop them.

"It has been a real pleasure meeting you,"Griffiths told the two girls."I look forward to meeting you both again."

"Thank you,Commander Griffiths," Louise nodded to him gratefully."I hope so too.I really would like to get to know you better."She looked admiringly again at Jennings,as did Naomi.

"Jennings," Griffiths ordered him,"please escort Captain Wilson and Lieutenant Bruce to their shuttle,and provide fighter escort for them."

"Aye sir," Jennings nodded.

"Thank you for that,Commander," Louise told him gratefully,although she felt it wasn't really needed."But I don't think.."

"I must insist,Captain Wilson," Griffiths interrupted her politely."Consider it a kind gesture on our part."

Seeing neither man would take no for an answer,Louise kindly accepted.

"I will see you in a few minutes,ladies," Griffiths bowed his head politely to them.And with that,Louise and Naomi gave both men warm smiles,then they departed for the landing bay where their shuttle was waiting.

When the two young women exited,Griffiths' expression was grim,as he faced Jennings,His loyal friend also looked concerned.

"You know what to do,David," Griffiths told him.First name basis was frequent between them both.

"Yes,sir," Jennings however,kept up his military head on.He knew precisely what he had to do.

Meeting the girls outside Commander Griffiths' quarters,Jennings led the way back to the landing bay,where Louise and Naomi's shuttle was waiting.

When they reached the landing bay,Jennings then gave something both to Louise and Naomi.Both girls accepted and saw it was a gold bracelet.

"Thank you,"Louise told him gratefully."I do like wearing certain jewellery."

"You'll see it's more than a nice piece of jewellery,Louise." Jennings informed her
"Think of it also as a security device."

"What do you mean?"

"Inside the bracelet,there is a homing beacon.All you have to do is touch the surface,and we will be there to help you."

Both girls nodded their thanks to him,and after they bade farewell,boarded their shuttle and Jennings moved off.

Back in the cockpit,Louise and Naomi strapped themselves into their seats, and began preparations for take-off.

When they completed their pre-flight check,Louise examined the gold bracelet Jennings had gifted her.She then put it on her wrist,as did Naomi.Once they'd both done so,the girls felt a warm sensation flowing through them.They both decided to keep their bracelets on.

Within minutes,Louise and Naomi had boarded their shuttle,and had left the 'Savage'. Both girls looked at the colossal ship with affection,and then saw two of the fighter escort Griffiths had promised them.They were very glad to see this.

Both fighter craft were small,but had sleek,deadly lines.They each positioned themselves on either side of the shuttle,as Louise guided her ship out towards the edge of the Sirrus System.

When they reached the edge of the system,Louise sent a message of thanks to the two fighter pilots,and they both gave the girls a grateful flyby,before heading back to the 'Savage and the shuttle was on its own in deep space,heading back to the station where Admiral Smith was waiting for them.

"Good people," Naomi remarked,and Louise nodded in agreement.

"Yes,I liked them.Especially that Jennings bloke.He was a real fox."

"I hope we can see him again."

Naomi's comment made Louise smile shyly.She sensed they would,and she couldn't wait.

They continued to travel through the void,still keeping a sharp look-out,but not really expecting trouble.

After a while,Naomi suddenly detected something on the radar screen.

"Contact,Louise," Naomi reported."Looks pretty big."

"Range?"

"Six thousand.Picking up a signal too."

"What is it?" Louise asked.

Naomi listened for a few moments before she answered."It's a distress beacon."

This made Louise lean forward to the communications console.

"Calling the vessel using its distress beacon,Please state your current situation."

There was no reply,and Louise decided to go in and investigate,as she guided the shuttle towards the mysterious vessel.

As they got closer,both Louise and Naomi could see it was an enormous size,although it wasn't as big as the 'Savage' and it didn't look sleek at all.Instead,it looked like,a giant industrial plant.

"Never saw that type before," Louise admitted,as she kept looking at the motionless and silent vessel.

"Nothing in the data banks,ma'am," Naomi informed her captain.There was a touch of nervousness in her voice as she did so.This strange ship was giving her the creeps.There was something about it that wasn't right.

Even so,it was still a distress beacon they had heard,and it was the duty of every Earth officer to see if they could help.

Louise too,didn't feel happy too.Usually,a distress call would tell anyone listening,as to what the problem was.Here,there was no message,just the constant beeping emitting from the beacon on board the mysterious vessel.

However,it was still the right thing to do to investigate,and Louise flew her ship closet to the mammoth vessel.

"This is Lieutenant Bruce calling the ship signalling its distress beacon," Naomi called into her headset."Please identify yourself and what is your situation."

No reply was heard by Naomi,as she still continued to hear the beacon from the ship.

"Still no reply,Louise,"she informed her captain."Shall I send our location to Fleet Command?"

"Yes,do that," Louise nodded."They can send us the extra help."

After waiting for Naomi to do this,Louise looked up at the unknown vessel again,scanning for somewhere to dock their shuttle.After running a scan on the huge ship,Louise found one and with expert skill,safely docked onto one of them.

"Message sent,ma'am." Naomi informed her."Fleet Command acknowledges."

"Very good,Naomi." Louise nodded her own acknowledgment."Let's see if we can help here.Any life signs?"

Naomi made the scan,but nothing definite showed up.

"I am detecting life signs,"she reported,"but there's too much interference."

"Okay," Louise responded."Atmosphere?"

"Earth conditions,we don't need suits,although the gravity is heavier."

"Got it.Let's check it out."

Both girls then undid their flight seat straps,and then left the shuttle's cockpit to head towards the airlock.Once there,Louise and Naomi prepared their equipment they'd brought along.Portable scanners and lights with communication devices.Louise decided not to bring weapons,as she wanted to show they were here to help.

Once they were satisfied their equipment was ready,both young women stepped into the airlock,and instantly,the outer door of the alien ship opened,allowing them access to its interior.

The first thing Louise and Naomi noticed om viewing the ship's interior,was how dark it was.They could barely see anything,although there was dim lighting.Both girls surmised this was part of the problem the ship was having.


"Hello?" Louise called after stepping inside."Is anyone here? We picked up your distress beacon."

There was no response.Both girls listened intently,but there was only complete silence.Louise never even heard the sound of the ship's engines.It didn't unnerve her,as she still thought it was a problem with the ship.

Naomi was studying her scanner,when she noticed something displayed on it.

"Louise,I'm picking up human life-forms.All female."

"Position?" Louise asked.

"Ten decks below our current position." Naomi answered."Looks like there's a lot of them,but they're not moving."

Louise had a look for herself on her own scanner,and then made a decision.Nobody was coming to them to inform them of what was going on,so she decided to take a look at Naomi's discovery.

"Maybe the crew can't come to us right now,Naomi.Let's head down there and see if they can tell us anything."

"It's quite a walk,ma'am,"Naomi informed her."Shall I place a tracker on the air-lock,just in case we get lost?"

"Yes,do that." Louise nodded her approval.

Naomi placed a tracker device on the air-lock door,and then re-joined Louise as both girls headed deeper into the ship.

Neither of the two women saw it,but when they were both out of sight from the air-lock,it disappeared from view,with the tracker too.Only a blank,featureless wall was now visible.

+++

Up on the bridge of the Xilan ship,Xidnax and the rest of the bridge crew,were eagerly eyeing Louise and Naomi.Both these human females were absolute beauties,Xidnax clearly saw that,and he couldn't wait to have them both in his clutches.

He turned to his second in command:Xerax,who stood patiently beside him awaiting further orders.

"Is everything prepared?" Xidnax asked him.

"Yes,leader." Xerax answered."We are in position."

"Very well.Make sure you secure them tight.I don't want them to escape,and keep them tightly gagged.I don't want them calling out for help."

"It will be done,leader."

"Proceed and seize them."

Xerax nodded,and despite his huge bulk,exited the bridge quickly.This pleased Xidnax,who knew his second in command would get the job done.His eager,lustful gaze continued to observe the two unsuspecting human females.

+++

Still totally unaware they were being watched,Louise and Naomi continued to head deeper into the ship with Naomi leading,who had her attention focused mainly on her scanner.Louise followed close behind,and still noticed how dark it was.She could just about see Naomi in front of her.

"Range now Naomi?"

"We're nearly there,ma'am." Naomi answered."Three hundred metres."

As the girls advanced,they began to see the area they were heading for.It looked like a massive cavern.The girls also noticed there were some kind of containers.Some appeared horizontal,others were vertical,and as Louise and Naomi got closer to them,they could see each container held something inside them.

When they both reached one of the containers,Louise and Naomi stood in shock at what they were seeing.

A human was inside:a woman,a very young and highly attractive woman.She was awake,and her eyes were bulging in utter terror at the two girls.What shocked Louise and Naomi even more,was that they could see the imprisoned girl was bound and gagged.Her hands weren't visible,but they were clearly held behind the girl's back.Tight brown hemp ropes,were wound tight over above and below her breasts.There were the same loops of the ropes tied over her knees and ankles.Added to this,tight straps were also secured over her upper body and legs.A tight,white cleave gag was also clearly evident,with a large rectangular strip of silver duct tape sealed firmly over her mouth,ensuring the girl couldn't raise the alarm.

"Oh my god!" Louise's tone was truly shocked."Hold on,we'll get you out of here."

She moved forward to examine the container,looking for any locking mechanisms,whilst Naomi shone her portable light throughout the area.She gasped at what she saw.

There were dozens of the containers,and both Louise and Naomi clearly saw they held another,tightly bound and gagged young woman.The shock they both felt at seeing this was overwhelming.

Quickly though,Louise recovered herself.

"Find a way to open it,and let's get her out of there."she ordered Naomi,who obeyed after gathering herself also.

As Naomi attempted to find the locking mechanism,she didn't see the massive shadow of a Xilan humanoid looming up behind her captain.It instantly seized Louise,forcing her arms behind her back,and it clamped a strong hand over her mouth,effectively gagging her.Before Naomi could turn round to tell her captain,the Xilan disappeared,taking his pretty captive with him.

Naomi,still totally unaware of Louise's abduction,was still struggling to understand the lock on the container.She could still see the bound and gagged young woman inside,was still frozen in fear.It was then,that Naomi witnessed something more shocking.

The bound and gagged girl inside,was now having both her breasts squeezed simultaneously,by a pair of humanoid hands.Worse still,there was no body visible.The captive girl could only mumble in terror behind her gag,as she was sexually assaulted.

This was too much for Naomi,who now was dominated by her own terror.She quickly turned to tell Louise,but she was stunned to see her friend no longer there.

Before she could react,another shadow of a Xilan humanoid rose up behind and instantly seized her.Just like the previous Xilan had done with Louise,Naomi felt her arms forcibly placed behind her back,and a strong hand clamped hard over her mouth.

The Xilan that had seized her chuckled menacingly,relishing his prize.Naomi struggled frantically in his grip,but it was useless.She was held easily.

"Hello,my pretty," she heard her unseen assailant chuckle into her ear."We've been eagerly hoping to add more pretty slaves,and you and your lovely friend will make excellent additions to our glorious emperor's harem."

This really shocked Naomi,who instantly doubled her efforts to break free,but her efforts were wasted.

"Let's get you all secured up,and we'll add you to our precious cargo."The Xilan continued to chuckle,as he easily carried a terrified Naomi away with him.

It wasn't long before Naomi's captor brought her to another section of the ship,where there were more containers.It was then,that Naomi saw Louise.Her eyes bulged at what she saw.
Louise had been placed standing upright in a container of her own.She'd also been bound and gagged like the other girls she and Naomi had seen earlier.And she too,was having both her breasts eagerly squeezed and groped.Naomi soon joined her,as she felt strong coils of rope encircle her wrists.She kept struggling frantically as she was tied up,her knees bending to try and writhe free,but it was impossible.
More ropes were wound above and below her chest and her ankles were also tied together.A balled up cloth was roughly forced into her mouth,which completely flattened her tougue.The Xilan humanoid then took out a strip of white cloth,and used this to tightly cleave gag Naomi.To reinforce it,he then produced a large,rectangular steip of silver duct tape,which he sealed firmly over Naomi's mouth,fully enjoying the pretty girl's bulging eyes as he did so.

Once he'd bound and gagged Naomi,he turned her around to face him,and he lifted her chin.

"So pretty,"the Xilan humanoid chuckled with menace fully evident in his tone."You and your equally pretty friend,will make excellent additions to our glorious emperor's harem."

Naomi's eyes continued to bulge at him.This revelation was more shocking,as she realised she and Louise had been lured here to be kidnapped for slavery! They desperately needed a miracle to escape this horrible fate.

Quickly and easily,the Xilan picked up Naomi and put her into an empty cylinder,snd tightly strapped her in.It was then,that Naomi saw Louise.She had also been tightly bound and gagged in her own cylinder,and her eyes mirrored Naomi's with fear.

Just as the Xilan humanoid was now starting to eagerly squeeze both of Naomi's breasts,another humanoid was doing the same to Louise's impressive bust.She was frantically trying to writhe free from his touch,but it was impossible.

As she still felt her breasts being toyed with,Louise then remembered the bracelet Jennings had given her.Instantly,she tried to use her fingers to touch it,but the way her hands had been tied,this proved exceptionally difficult.Added to this,the humanoid monster was turning her on sexually.Her nipples were now being tormented by him,and she was desperately mumbling fearfully behind her gag.The last thing she wanted to do was climax in front of these monsters.

Finally,and after much frantic effort,she managed to get a slight touch on the bracelet.Instantly,there was a result.

"Alert! Alert!" A Xilan's voice blared out throughout the whole ship,making the two Xilans groping Louise and Naomi stop.

"What's happening?" The humanoid who had been molesting Louise demanded.

"No idea,"his accomplice responded."We'd better find out."

Before the two monstrous Xilan creatures moved away,one turned back to face Louise.

"Don't worry,pretty one,"the humanoid smiled with utter menace at her as he said that."We'll be back to enjoy your delicious body later,and get you shipped out to our emperor."

The two Xilans laughed,still enjoying the distress in the girls eyes.Then,they were gone.As soon as they were,Louise and Naomi renewed their struggles against their bonds,but after a few minutes,they both had to give up in despair.Not one of the ropes gave an inch.

Suddenly,the whole room instantly flooded 8n light.It temporarily blinded all the restrained women,but then,Louise and Naomi saw Jennings appear before them
Immediately,his concerned gaze fell on them,and he quickly yanked off the container's cover which held Louise imprisoned in.Louise's eyes widened at seeing the immense strength Jennings had.He then freed her and after removing her gag,helped her out of the container.

"Are you okay,Louise?"he asked her,very concerned.

"Yes,thank you."Louise clung to him gratefully.The memory of having her body indecently assaulted was still fresh in her mind,but she sensed an aura from Jennings.He was reassuring her.

After he freed a grateful Naomi,he then looked at all the other bound and gagged young women,and much to Louise's and Naomi's surprise,they saw the girls immediately freed and moved to stand next to Jennings.It appeared they were all in some sort of trance.

"Hold my hands,please."Jennings directed them politely."And everybody join hands too."

Louise and Naomi did so,and all the other girls followed suit.As soon as they did so,all the girls disappeared from the room,leaving Jennings alone as he awaited the Xilans return.

Louise and Naomi found themselves back on board their shuttle,and were strapped into their flight seats.The girls didn't hesitate as they immediately released themselves from the Xilan vessel.

Once they were clear of the ship,Louise activated full power on the shuttle's engines,and they raced away to safety.

As the shuttle sped away,Naomi suddenly spotted something alarming on one of the consoles.

"Weapons detected,Louise!" Naomi's tone was also alarmed as she reported that.

"Understood," Louise responded calmly.Despite the recent ordeal of being kidnapped,bound and gagged and sexually assaulted by horrible,humanoid monsters,something was keeping her calm.

It was then,that she sensed it was Jennings,and she and Naomi both heard his voice speak to them in the cockpit,although he was still invisible to them.

"It's okay," his voice was reassuring."Continue your flight.I wil make sure they won't hit you."

Although Louise was grateful to hear that,she had immediately began to fly the shuttle in evasive manoevres,and still prayed they would escape successfully.

+++

Back on the Xilan ship,there was consternation on the bridge.The alarms were still blaring throughout the vessel,but as Xidnax awaited to hear what the problem was.None of his crew he'd ordered to find out had not returned.

"Scan again,"he ordered one of the bridge officers known as Xeraa.It was he who had informed Xidnax of a possible threat to them,but nothing had been conclusive.

'Second scan complete,commander," Xeraa reported."No unusual anamoloies detected."

"Well,there's something here." Xidnax was positive about that.He felt it.It was the same eerie,very creepy feeling that dominated their bodies.None of the Xilan crew had no idea what it was.

Just then,Xidnax recieved a message from one of the crew he'd sent to investigate.

"Leader!"there was panic in his crew member's voice."The women have gone! All of them!"

For a stunned moment,Xidnax couldn't believe his ears.

"What are you talking about?"he finally managed to demand.

"All are gone,leader! They've escaped!"

"Impossible,you fool.They were well secure."

"I agree,leader,but they are no longer here.Someone must have helped them,as I can see their bindings on the ground.I think--what? Who are you? Aaarrgghhh!"

Hearing the terror-stricken scream,made all the bridge crew stop dead.They all looked at each other,totally shocked at what they'd just heard.Xidnax knew his race had a highly formidable reputation.He knew there wasn't much the Xilans were fearful off.

"Xaar!"Xidnax demanded angrily,wanting to hear his crew member again,but there was only silence.This made him furious,and he decided to go and see for himself.

Just before he could though,Jennings suddenly materialised on the bridge,which completely made all the Xilan humanoids clearly taken aback.

Jennings gazed coldly at them all.Xidnax,after recovering somewhat,had tried to order his people to kill this intruder,but he was unable too.Something was stopping him,in fact,not one of the humanoids could.

Despite this,Xidnax still found his voice.

"Who are you? Why are you trespassing on my ship?"

"My name is unimportant," Jennings answered coldly."I will tell you why though.Your slavery missions are over.You won't be kidnapping any more innocent young women for that purpose,or any purpose."

A sinister smile crept over Xidnax's face.

"You really think you can stop us? We will continue to select human females.They will serve us very well."

Jennings gave his own cold smile in return.

"I can stop you anytime.You won't be hurting any more victims."

Jennings then snapped his fingers.

It was then,that the 'Savage' suddenly appeared above the Xilan vessel.As mentioned earlier,the humanoids ship was massive,but the 'Savage' dwarfed it.

The Xilans couldn't move a muscle,no matter how hard they attempted.To their surprise again,Jennings disappeared from the bridge.It was then,that the humanoids felt their ship suddenly move.Trapped in his command chair,Xidnax was stunned to see his ship being easily thrown away from the system he'd been spying on.When the ship finally stopped,Xidnax found himself back in his own home solar system.

Jennings once again,re-appeared before them on the bridge.His gaze still far from friendly.

"We will be watching you,Captain Xidnax."he told the humanoid."Rest assured,if you choose to pursue this despicable slavery business,the consequences will be severe.Remember that."

With that said,Jennings then disappeared again from the Xilan bridge,leaving all the humanoids stunned,and for the first time:fearful.

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Back on board their shuttle,Louise and Naomi watched the Xilan ship being thrown out,and the relief they both felt was overwhelming.

"Good riddance." Naomi was pleased to see the back of the Xilan removal.

"Let's hope we never see them again." Louise fully agreed with her friend."If it wasn't for David,we'd really be in deep trouble."

With their mission accomplished,Louise flew the shuttle back towards Earth Colonial Space.As she did so,her thoughts were of Jennings,and she was determined to thank him.She would make sure she would see him again.Her heart was racing,and Louise smiled knowing why.

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