Project - Prometheus Ch. 06

This part of the tale was a sore spot of the young soldier as her eyes glistened with unshed tears. Saying not a single word, Natalya drew the woman into a hug, despite the other woman's protests. Slowly, Kasumi returned the hug, until it was all she could do to keep from collapsing. Moving away from the embrace, Kasumi saw understanding in Natalya's face, but also a curiosity, so she continued her tale.

"Our relationship had advanced to where Carl took me on a trip, during our summer break from the Academy. From what I understood, this was the big trip where he would propose, though nothing could be further from the truth."

"He had booked a hotel room for us in Paris and once we got there, I was shocked by what happened next. Once we got into the room, I was grabbed by two burly guys from behind and injected with some kind of paralytic agent. Within seconds, it paralyzed me, I was unable to move anything other than my eyeballs, but thankfully, still able to breathe."

"It was then, that I saw that Chuck was there, and he wasn't alone. I saw everyone else that had challenged me as I made my way upwards throughout the ranks. Anyone who thought I was a little princess that thought she couldn't be touched, to those who believed that I was whoring around to attain my position. They were those who felt I was attaining too much and thought I should be punished for it."

"They knew, that as much as I had been an annoyance, that I wouldn't keep my mouth shut about anything they could to do physically. So raping me was out of the question and then, there was that time that my mother had been kidnapped. I was barely old enough to remember to remember it, really. What my dad had done to the kidnappers, when he found them, weighed heavily on their minds. So killing me was also out of the question."

"So they thought to humiliate me, to make unable to do a damn thing about what would happen. Carl had played me the whole time, stringing me along so I would be his willing girlfriend. The entire time, he was in it as part of a way to humiliate me, as that was what he got off on. So when Chuck had approached him, he jumped onboard with their plan and was all about making me believe his lies."

"One woman that was there, who I had beaten in a physical contest, Karen Dinuevo, was relishing this moment. She had also joined up with the plan, along with everyone who was there. They knew that they could do nothing to me that could be traced, so they settled for her, fucking Carl in front of me. Making me a cuckquean, unable to do anything but watch what they did," Kas' voice quavered, but she soldiered on with her tale.

"Emotionally, they nearly broke me in that moment. They told me to beg for mercy, to beg their forgiveness, for every time I had beaten them, and they would end it. To confess that I had cheated or whored my way to where I was. I refused, so they continued the emotional abuse, but not with just Karen. Carl had sex with every other woman who felt as though I had wronged them, when I had just excelled at what I was naturally good at. It was like watching the apex and pinnacle of the dream you wanted, shatter before your very eyes."

"Despite their constant verbal and emotional abuse, I refused to concede defeat. It was then, that they resorted to physically and sexually abusing me, but with various implements, such as dildos, vibrators, whips and so on. They kept on with this the whole weekend, not stopping, until they got a confession out of me. I still refused to give them what they wanted and craved so desperately," Kas' voice took on a harder edge as she went on.

"By the time checkout time came, I was raw, crying from the pain, but they never let up. They still could not get a confession out of me, so they resolved to bring me elsewhere, figuring that it wouldn't be long until I broke. Carl sent a message to my parents, citing that I was heading to meet his parents and that I wouldn't be coming home just yet."

"It was at this point, where I was able to fight back, as the paralytic they had, was in limited quantity and one of the idiots had forgotten to get more of it. They hadn't expected that I would resist for so long. So, as several of them had left to find some more, I slowly regained the use of my limbs."

"I concealed it from them as long as I could, only daring to fight back when they received word that the group that had been sent out, had acquired more of the paralytic. By then, my motor functions had fully recovered, and I fought back against my captors. Because they were so sure of their superiority against me, that they had me at their mercy, it cost them dearly."

"I brutalized each one of them that had stayed behind, especially Carl, as he was the one who was most cruel to me, using various toys on me until I was raw and nearly bleeding. After I had taken my vengeance, I got dressed, gathered what I could and left. From the hotel, I managed to get to DuGalle airport and booked the first flight back to Edinburgh," relief ran through her, as she recounted the painful memories.

"By the time the group got back and realized where I had gone, I was on my way back home. They knew that they were done and had to hide any evidence of what exactly it was they were up to. I got home and when my parents saw me, they knew that something was wrong. We got into my dad's truck and I cried the whole way home."

"My mom cared and looked after me, the way she had when I was a little girl. My dad wanted vengeance on those who had hurt and violated me so, but I told him it wasn't his place to do so. Once I was better, both physically and emotionally, I told them everything. They were both furious, but with those assholes who had hurt me, not me."

"From then on, something in me had changed, and I learned a hard lesson in life. That there will always be those who seek to tear you down, no matter what you do, especially if you excel. It was then I resolved to get my vengeance upon them, but my way. I told my mom and dad, that I would handle it, that they wouldn't escape unscathed."

"They helped me recover and told me that there was no shame in stepping away from the academy and that I could take a year off and complete my studies the following year. I refused, stating that it's what they would want, for me to back down. I asked my mom and dad to train me in everything they knew, from combat to field triage," Kas took a brief pause, to collect herself. After breathing for a few minutes, she continued on.

"At first, they refused, citing that they didn't want their little girl to become some kind of vengeance seeking spinster. I told them I wouldn't become one, but that I had every intention of seeing those bastards brought to justice. I didn't care who they were or who they were related to, they would pay for what they did to me."

"Eventually, they both caved and agreed to train me. My father taught me what he knew, from marine hand to hand combat, to full on army and ship to ship tactics. My mother, though primarily a nurse, was also a weaponsmaster, proficient in nearly every hand held melee weapon known to mankind. She specialized in the sword arts of the Samurai which she also taught me."

"Once my final year approached, I walked into the Academy with my head held high, much to the surprise and chagrin of many of my classmates. The word had gone around that I wasn't coming back, figuring that my parents had coddled me and that I had asked them to stand down. I did, but because I didn't want them involved in anything I was going to do," Kasumi stated, recalling the thunderstruck looks on their faces.

"As classes rolled in, I excelled in a fashion that even had my instructors in awe. They always knew that I was a gifted fighter and soldier, but to them, it was as though I was schooling them. Any challenge that reared its head, I simply destroyed it. There was no way I would allow anything to defeat me, least of all, self-entitled scum like them."

"Carl had tried approaching me, taunting me with what had happened, trying to get a rise out of me, saying he still hadn't finished what he'd started. I didn't rise to the bait, but called him out for being a total weakling of a man, that he had to take orders and direction from a failure like Chuck. He didn't take that jibe well," she smirked.

"He tried to strike me from behind, but I could sense it coming. My mother's training had gifted me with a sixth sense, so I could anticipate what any enemy or opponent would do. In ten seconds, I deflected his attack, as I broke his arm, gut punched him and busted his nose. Seeing this blatant attack on their friend and co-conspirator didn't sit well with the others."

"They all attacked me as one, but didn't expect what I had learned from my mom and dad. Despite their best efforts, I beat all of them down, the women included. Chuck was there, but he was trying to orchestrate and co-ordinate the attack, rather than lead it. After he had seen just what I could do, he promised retribution and ran off like a coward. Little did he know that the retribution he had promised, would be mine to deliver."

"During the time I had taken with my parents, I also did all the research I could, to find out everything about Carl. I learned that he was a complete sociopath, with little to no regard for anyone else's well-being or state of mind, but his own. He was also one of those kinds of people who likes to keep trophies of those he humiliates. So, I deduced that he would likely have an archive of sorts that he would have kept, of everything he'd done," she said remembering the rumors about former classmates and those who had dropped out of the academy for unknown reasons.

"After I had beaten them down, I headed off to his dorm, broke in and hacked his computer files. What I found was... more than what I could have imagined. I was merely one, in a long line of people he had humiliated, with the help of his best friend, Chuck Farnham. I was the crowning achievement of his sick and twisted little world and he had made everything we were, into a game. After copying the files, I called my dad and told him I would need him to be there, because what had happened was about to hit the fan."

"He came of course, but my mom was there as well, to lend her support to what had happened. I went to the Academy directors with my story and the evidence I had gathered about both Chuck and Carl and everyone who was involved. They were in a pickle, as some of those involved, were also from prominent families, like my own," the soldier went on, anger creasing her features.

"They agreed to expel every student and bring full military charges on those who most directly involved. But only to bring expulsion and peripheral punishments, such as community service, to those from the more prominent families. It was agreed that they would blacklist them and their entire family line. The only stipulation was that we would remain silent on the matter and not speak to the media about the incident."

"Though it wasn't exactly what I had hoped for, we accepted, as long as I could square off against Chuck in a full contact match and beat him down to the ground. The asshole had tried to smear me and my family's good name and I could not let that stand. Though he was a failing a student, and they were reluctant to do so, the brass agreed to the condition, provided that it assured my silence. My dad didn't like it, but the fact that I would give the master mind his just desserts was good enough for him."

"They arranged the match and when we squared off, I held nothing back. I pummeled him down into the mats until he was literally crying for his mom. He tried making one last jab at me, telling me I had become a cold and heartless bitch, that I would never be capable of feeling emotion again. I replied, telling him he created me to be like this and that he would be the only one who would face me in such a manner. I wasn't gentle with the asshole. Not. One. Bit," the bronze-skinned woman stated, flexing her hands as though she only did it yesterday.

"After he was taken away and treated, the full repercussions of what was done to me and various other men and women were brought out. Word had spread among the Academy that I was the one responsible for what was happening. Thankfully, it was only a small number who saw me as a snitch. Far more students there, had suffered at the hands of those assholes and saw me as a savior and liberator. I was beyond happy in that moment where I had done everything to right this most grievous wrong."

"Though I could never officially speak of it, I had become immensely popular at the Academy. I could have pretty much anything and everything I wanted while I was there. Though I was leery of accepting anything, with everything that had happened. I graduated with the highest honors possible and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Alliance Marines and received a special training assignment."

"The assignment was to press and train every marine in existence, both old and new, to see who would be a good fit for Project: Prometheus. It wasn't until those of us, who passed our training, were informed of what exactly we had been training for," she stated, remembering the excitement and elation she felt at receiving the green light for such an assignment.

"Though I hadn't admitted anything, Chuck was right. I had become something and someone completely different. I was no longer the happy and optimistic girl that I was from before. I have morphed into something else entirely that feels nothing and is devoid of any emotion."

"As I progressed through my training, many of the friendships I had, withered and died. The sad thing is, that I barely noticed them, as my drive and focus was entirely on this mission. I became cold and distant. My parents noticed this and hoped that I would snap out of it. The problem was that I had done this for years. Now, it's all I know," Kasumi finished, with tears in her eyes.

Natalya looked at the woman in a different light, hearing this revelation. Looks like Mama K was spot on the nose, yet again! Kas had lost more than she had let on, far more than she had realized. Feeling sympathy for the woman, Nats shuffled over and wrapped her arms around her in a hug.

Kas at first, struggled a little, moving her arms intending to remove Natalya's. After a few moments, her resolve faltered, and she returned the embrace, hugging Nats for all she was worth. At this point, the dam burst and she had a full on cry, letting out emotions that had been pent up for years.

"Go on Kas, have yourself a good cry. Let it out, don't keep it in," Natalya murmured as the red head sobbed with every emotion she had ever felt. Nats held her crew mate close, rubbing her hands across her back, coaxing out every raw feeling that the Earth born woman had suppressed.

"I'm sorry that you had to go through that. Hell, it seems like we all have our wars to fight, regardless of time or place. I'm guessing that when you met him, you developed feelings for the captain?" Nats asked tentatively.

"I did, but it wasn't until I learned more about him and had the chance to interact with him, that it came to the surface. I allowed myself to hope that maybe, here was a good man, who I could be with and he would be good to me, like my dad was to my mom."

"And me showing up and jumping Alex like I did, reminded you of that bitch, which had you remember that event," Nats supplied.

"Yeah, it kind of did," Kas admitted.

"Well, first things first, I am not that bitch, nor am I anything like her or her kind. What they all did to you was cruel beyond imagining and I am nothing like that. I want us to get along and be friends to each other," Nats said with conviction.

Kasumi sat up, looking directly at Natalya and could tell that she was telling the truth. She was pretty good at judging when someone was lying or being honest and her instincts told her that this was genuine. Such a level of honesty from someone she had viewed as an enemy was refreshing. That she had wanted to find a way past their differences was appealing and endearing.

Kas also couldn't help but get an eyeful of Nats' lush form, which despite the modest clothing, was showcased prominently. She had long thought about and entertained the notion that she might like women more than men. But judging by her apparent attraction to the captain, it was unlikely, but the curiosity lingered. That Natalya was quite well put together also was having an effect on the soldier. She could feel herself getting slightly warm as her eyes continued to roam. Her eyes met Nats' and she knew that she had been caught giving her the once over. Blushing, Kas turned her head away some before replying.

"I appreciate that, but the thing is, you have the captain's attention and I don't. So, despite any efforts, I would still envy you."

"You know, just because you're from a time where sharing wasn't a thing, doesn't mean that society hasn't evolved in the centuries since," Nats said while rolling her eyes.

"What do you mean?"

"Simply put, things are much more open than they used to be and I can tell that your feelings aren't the only thing you kept suppressed," Nats stated, as she scooted to sit closer to the soldier. She had noticed the redhead looking her over and also got herself a good look at the woman. Natalya had to admit, she was in ridiculous shape and if the captain hadn't noticed her by now, then he was a blind fool.

"I'm not sure I follow," Kasumi said, her mouth stating only half of what was on her mind. The other half, of what she was thinking, would have made anyone, even the most hardened whore, blush. Kas' breathing had sped up, her chest rising and falling quickly, as her thoughts continued to churn down a more carnal path. The rational side of her that was struggling to retain control, but losing.

"Don't think I didn't notice you checking me out. I also noticed earlier, on more than one occasion, that you were in a much better mood. In some ways, you were noticeably more calm and centered, as though you had just blown off some steam. Plus, six hundred years in cryo sleep has got to be playing hell on your body," Nats continued as she stared at the commander, eyes smoldering.

Though she had only been watching others and touching herself, Kasumi had never been alone with anyone since she had woken up, excluding those brief moments where she had been alone with the captain, but it had been all business. Being alone like this, on top of witnessing the various carnal acts aboard, had wreaked havoc on her body. Watching and rubbing herself out had been enough to take the edge off, though just barely.

With all the thoughts that now raced through her head, there was no denying it and she acted on impulse and leaned in to Nats, planting a kiss on her lips. Her lips were soft and warm and Trini-Rus' eyes widened in surprise. Yet, the moment Kas' lips touched hers, a bolt of energy arced between them, setting them both off. Natalya then deepened the kiss, allowing the red head access to her mouth and tongue.

Kasumi's tongue dove into Nats' mouth, playing along her tongue and teeth, seeking a soft spot. It found many as Natalya continued to moan in appreciation at redhead's oral skills. The moment the soldier's tongue withdrew, Nats' surged forward, her passion leading the way.

She drew out moans from the biracial woman as the engineer brought her hands to Kas' face. Suddenly, Kasumi pulled away, looking confused and hesitant, her emotions at war with each other. She looked up at Natalya, vulnerable and open to her, her chest rising and falling with the beating of her heart.

"I've..... never done anything like this before. This is my first time doing anything with a woman," Kasumi informed the woman next to her.