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Alex is given a physical exam by Lea, Sir Ram's subordinate and the sexiest lab assistant on all of Counter Earth. After experiencing first contact, (Helloooo Nurse!) the lioness gave him a quick history lesson....

Counter Earth Chronicles

Chapter 3: Captive

Day 2 continued

I waited and waited in room B for what had to be hours for Lea to return with the lab results. I was also curious and scared as to what would happen next on my second day on Counter Earth. Despite being well rested or so I thought, sleep once again found me.

I was resting when the lights to room B went from dim to full brightness. I awoke and tried to focus on the figure standing before me. It was Lea again dressed in her white lab coat. She was carrying what looked to be a digital pad which must have been the results from the tests she conducted on me earlier.

"I thought you would be interested in some of the findings from your tests." She said smiling. "I have good news and bad news. The good news is that you are not carrying any communicable diseases that could adversely affect our civilization so there is no longer a need to keep you in here and your genetic analysis shows that you are not a beastial."

(I could have told you that).

"Interestingly enough your genetic profile does not completely match that of the indigenous humans on this world; there is a slight deviation. Not enough to say that you are a completely different species or a subspecies though. Just different. Personality profile shows that you possess average to moderate intelligence. You are generally a good and kind person- extremely loyal to your friends, but also timid, shy and insecure. However, you manage to hide it well." The lioness said.

"You were able to determine all that from from a few cell samples?" I asked astounded.

"We are an advanced civilization." Lea replied. "Anyway, based on these results, I have concluded that you are of no threat to us. I will present the results to Sir Ram and he will in turn present them to our master."

"So what's the bad news?" I asked.

"You still are our prisoner." She responded.

(Oh crap!)

"Sorry I asked." I said glumly.

The lioness then approached the chair I had been sitting in and released the restraints. For the first time in about 12 hours (I think) I was able to stand and stretch.

"Thank you Lea." I said to the sexy lioness.

"I have to get these results to Sir Ram." She said smiling.

"And what of me?"

"You are going to a holding cell." The she beast replied.

"What?!"

(I thought we had a moment a few hours ago! I thought we kind of bonded!)

"Be thankful that you are being sent there instead of the dungeon, the accommodations are better and your captivity will be 'tolerable'. If you are a quiet and model prisoner you may even receive 'preferential treatment.' she said sternly. "But first I have to place these on your wrists."

Lea attached restrainment cuffs to my wrists. I was livid.

"These will be removed once you get to your cell."

"Lea..." I stammered. The lioness placed her paw on my shoulder and looked directly at me.

"I am sorry but these are my orders." She said gently. "Just do as you are told and you will be fine."

With that she went to the counter at the back of the room and pressed a button. "He is ready!" She stated.

Just then the door to the lab opened and in walked another beastial. This one was a grey semi muscular anthropomoric bull. His head was black with a mane that extended half way down his chest and most likely the same way down his back. His horns were moderate in size and complemented his dark colored eyes. He appeared quite formidable despite his slight build. Unlike the knights, this beastial was not wearing chain-mail- but instead was almost naked save for a decorated tunic around his waist. I was immediately intimidated and cowered.

"This is Tauren- he works in the holding cell area. He will escort you to YOUR cell and attend to your needs." Lea said. I was still staring at him when Lea gave me my PDA. For the first time in 12 hours I was holding my PDA!

"You know I could use this to escape." I said to the leonine female.

"You could, but you won't." She replied.

"What makes you think I won't?"

" You can't." The lioness simply replied.

"Let's go!" The bull said in a deep voice. I started to follow the oafish brute, when the he beast suddenly spoke- "Wait." He turned around and hoisted me up over his shoulder- most undignified I must add, and started to carry me off to the holding cell area of the castle.

"This is totally unnecessary!" I protested, "I am capable of walking on my own!"

"Lea told me you would beg for mercy and preferential treatment. Consider this both." The he beast chuckled. "I will have you know that I take special care of my prisoners. Besides you should have seen that coming." He said.

"What? How?" I responded. "How would I know that I was going to be carried off like a carpet?!"

"I guess Lea didn't tell you ALL your test results." The minotaur said. "While making arrangements with me earlier- we were talking and she said that your tests showed that you were somewhat clairvoyant."

(Since when?! That is news to me.)

"I have never had any supernatural ability to do anything in my life." I said to the amused minotaur.

"Perhaps it will manifest itself in time." He said.

With that he carried me past some curious on lookers in the hallways and corridors to the holding area somewhere deep within the castle. Unlike the typical cold, grey, dark dungeon, my cell was white with a simple bed and transparent glass- there wasn't even a commode or sink just a simple bed.

Upon our arrival the bull walked through the glass like it wasn't there!

"Here we are." He said as he approached the bed. Once there he gently placed me down, plucked the PDA from my hand, unlocked my restraints and proceeded to walk back through the glass out of the cell.

"Please don't!" I protested. "I need that."

The minotaur stopped and turned toward me and said-

"Oh yes, I remember this is your communication device- without it, you won't understand a thing I am saying. I also seem to recall this is the transportation device you used to arrive on Counter Earth. Don't worry, I will leave this outside of your cell. Within reach but not within YOUR reach. I can't have you disappearing on me before we decide what to do with you." The grey bull chuckled.

"Exactly, what is going to be done to me?" I asked.

The bull approached the cell again. "Our lord and master will be visiting you this afternoon to render judgement."

"I wonder what the judgement will be?" I asked nervously.

"Punishment for entering Counter Earth illegally. I would suppose since no harm was done and you in fact are harmless," the bull paused. "Hopefully he will be merciful- maybe allow you to live here among us or with the humans. Or he could give you over to Sir Ram and let him decide your fate."

"But isn't sir Ram prejudiced against humans?"

"He is," the bull responded, "as are some beastials. I guess that means he would use you in some of his experiments or he might set you free." The bull replied.

The next three hours I sat in the cell on the bed and stared and stared. I stared at the walls. I stared at the ceiling and stared back at the walls again. After a while I grew bored, and went to the glass to look at the other adjoining cells. There were six in the holding area in a U shaped pattern. Two on each side. All were empty, except mine. In the center was a desk-like structure where the Minotaur sat working.

"Minotaur!" I called out to him.

"You can call me Tauren little human." He responded.

"I am bored out of my mind and there is nothing to do- talk to me?" I pleaded.

"What about?" He asked.

"Anything and everything." I responded "I need something to pass the time." I told him.

"What would you like to know?"

"Why don't you have a nose ring?" I inquired.

"Say what?!" The bull said staring directly at me.

"I thought all bulls wore nose rings and ear rings for that mattter."

"That is a stereotype best left forgotten human." Tauren said annoyed.

(Ulp, ok moving right along...)

"Why am I the only one here?" I asked.

"Well, Lea didn't think that you were dangerous, so she arranged to have you placed here instead of the dungeon where we house more dangerous humans before they are transported to permanent holding centers."

"Whom do you deem are dangerous?" I asked.

"Mostly, rebels who seek to overthrow our master- they are housed temporarily here in the castle before being taken away to other sites." The he beast said.

"What happens at these other sites?" I asked.

"Some are locked away permanently- never to see daylight again. Others are fodder for experiments."

He piqued my interest with that response.

"What experiments?" I asked.

"Some are used to test products beastials consume- food, makeup and the like. Others are used in some special programs of Sir Ram's." He stated.

"What special programs?"- I asked.

"Well population reduction for one."

"What?" I asked.

"Sir Ram in addition to being a warrior, is chief scientist here. He heads several programs that are designed to limit or trim the human population." The bull responded.

I was shocked- "Please don't tell me you are talking about genocide?! "I pleaded.

"No, no, no, little human. We are much too enlightened for that." Tauren responded. "These programs don't involve that- think of them more as sterilization programs to prevent human females from becoming pregnant. By eliminating females ability to conceive- there are no new births. As the human population ages and dies- there aren't any succeeding generations. Within time this planet will only belong to beastials."

"That is quite a program." I said.

"There are others." The bull responded. "Another is the were-program."

"The what?" I asked.

"This program experiments with turning humans into beastials."

"I thought only animals could be made into beastials." I said to the bull.

"Apparently that is true-" Tauren said, "because the program hasn't been quite successful- those that have been through the program become little more than monsters- not sentient or intelligent, but monsters- killing machines that are only driven by their most base instincts nothing more. Sir Ram keeps those experiments locked up in a special area." The bull continued. "He has other programs still, but those are the only ones I am familiar with."

I thought that if Sir Ram were to get hold of me, I would most likely become part of one of those programs- maybe the were-program. Becoming one of his furries did seem quite intriguing- save for the mindless monster part. But then again, maybe at the first opportunity, I should get the hell out of here.

The professor was probably wondering what happened to me. Faced with the possibility of being a lab experiment on this world or the black cloud of uncertainty on Gaia, I decided. That it would be best that I head back as soon as I could get my hands on the PDA. It was a shame that the professor only had one protype because given my situation, I was in need of rescue. But there would be none from my world.

"Tauren," I asked. "Do you support these projects?"

From speaking with him, the bull didn't seem to be prejudiced like Sir Ram, or indifferent like Lady Ursa or Lady Vermin. He seemed very tolerant of humans- he tolerated me like Lord Tiger and Lea; in that he took time to answer my questions and didn't seem to be annoyed that I was asking them. Maybe he wasn't the oafish brute I made him out to be.

The he beast interrupted my thoughts by his response. "To some extent." He replied. "But if they fail, beastials will have to still contend with the resistance and their constant incursions. If our side wipes out the other completely- another resistance movement will spring up in time to resume the cause. Lather rinse and repeat." He said.

(Oh my!)

"Ultimately, I believe we beastials will have to integrate the humans into our society and give them the same rights and privileges that we enjoy. Perhaps in the long run the humans will have to adopt our way of life- set aside the hatred, intolerance and stop fighting amongst themselves, become less aggressive and respect themselves as well as others. I can only hope." He said.

(If my world had adopted that philosophy I wouldn't be here.)

"You are a most enlightened individual, Tauren." I said. I started to become less intimidated of him at that very moment.

"Well enough talk!" The bull exclaimed. "I am hungry and I suppose you are too. Here's the deal: if you are a quiet and model prisoner- I will grant you mercy and special privileges. However, if you act up. I will have back here so fast that it will make your head spin. Do you understand?" He asked.

"Yes sir." I nodded. "Mercy and special privileges are always nice. Say where are we going?"

"The observation ring, it is on the upper floors and offers a nice view of the surrounding area." He said as he approached my cell. "We should get going it gets very crowded at lunch time."

With that he released me from the cell. I started to reach for my PDA. But decided to let Tauren take it with him instead. He placed his paw on my shoulder as we left the holding area and guided me down the hall probably to make sure I didn't try to escape. I initially tensed up at his grasp but then relaxed as we proceeded to walk the corridors and hallways.

"We have one stop to make first." The minotaur declared.

Our first stop was his private restroom which was close to the holding cells. "Do you need to relieve yourself?" Tauren asked.

"I guess I do." I responded.

(Come to think of it I haven't even seen what the restrooms on this world look like.)

Upon entering to what was the restroom, I was dumbfounded at the contraptions that were there; the receptacles (I think) didn't look anything like what I was used to seeing. Beastial technology I supposed. Dumbfounded I just stared.

"You don't know how to use these?" Tauren asked.

"No, this is the first restroom I have ever seen on this world. It is quite different from anything I have ever seen before." I replied.

"Here, watch." He said removing his tunic and handing it to me.

(Ulp!)

Tauren stood completely naked in front of some oval receptacle. I noticed that this well toned bull's mane did extend halfway down his back. He also had a nice shaped rump and an adorable tail. These furries weren't too bad to look at all. They seem to take a personal interest in their health and appearance as well.

After he had finished, he grabbed his tunic and gently pushed me toward the- receptacle device that he had finished relieving himself in.

"Now do just exactly what I did." He ordered.

"Ah, are you going to watch me?" I asked.

"Of course! You watched me."

"ICK!" I replied.

After the bathroom break, the minotaur and I ate lunch in the observation ring of the castle. Tauren was right, it was crowded. There were beastials of all types there- I saw canines, felines, a dragon, lambs, equines, ursines, lapines. Many species and they all seemed to be oblivious to us.

The observation ring was a moderate size room with, plants tables and huge windows that provided a spectacular view of the surrounding area. Castle Wundagore was on a hill outside a mega, mega metropolis- tall skyscrapers as far as the eye could see. All were fairly modern and quite beautiful. I also saw what appeared to be vehicular traffic all airborne, flying between the buildings in the distance.

(Incredible!)

Since I could not quite decide what I wanted to eat for lunch, Tauren chose for me- another vile of that peach tasting concoction known as nourishment. He of course had a salad- what else would a bull eat?

Tauren noticed that I was enamored by the view. "That is World One."

"Hun?" I asked.

"That is the name of the city you are staring at." The minotaur said. "There are four other cities in the empire just like it. They are pretty close together and form the core of this civilization."

"How, old are the cities?" I asked.

"Fairly new most were built within the last 30 seasons or so. Some were built on the remains of the human cities after the war." Tauren said.

"Your city and for that matter civilization is quite beautif......"

"Something wrong?" The bull asked as I trailed off.

"Tauren the were-program Sir Ram was working on- did his human to beast experiments create werewolves?" I asked.

"Yeah, I supposed they did." The he beast responded.

"What did they look like?" I asked.

"Well, details varied but most were 7 feet tall, with dark pelts, pronounced snouts, huge paws, blank eyes, sharp fangs, sharp claws and bushy tails. Why do you ask?"

"Because we are about to be visited by three." I responded.

"Where? I don't see anything."

"I just did in my head. It felt like a lightening bolt. It just entered my mind just like that." I replied.

"NOT AGAIN!" Tauren face-palmed.

"They will be entering from the far door over there." I said as I pointed.

"Alex! How soon?" The bull asked.

"Uh, about now."

Tauren dropped his salad, stood up from his chair and leaped on the table.

"Everybeast! Hear me! There has been a incident in the labs; some experiments have escaped and are on their way here. I need everyone to leave the observation ring immediately!"

The lunch crowd which contained about 30+ quickly and orderly departed the ring by another door at the far wall.

Apparently they had been through this before. I guess that meant there had been other were-incidents at the castle. No sooner had the last beast left, the pack of three burst through the far door. They were huge, ravenous and wanted blood.

I hadn't seen a werewolf in the flesh until now. It was a shame they were souless killing machines because they were huge magnificent beasts and stood out from the typical beastial.

(Should I run?!)

I had no sooner thought that then one of the three growled and pounced on me! Another charged Tauren.

I stared the beast in its eyes- there was nothing there just killer instinct. The creature probably thought I was going to be its next meal. It pinned my arms under its paws and was getting ready to crush my face in its powerful jaws! I glanced over to look at Tauren who was preoccupied with the other two!

As my werewolf moved in for the kill, I made the only move a terrified non-warrior in my situation would do- I kneed the creature in its gut and kicked in its groin with all my strength. It collapsed in pain covering its genitals. I hoped I kicked him so hard that he would remain sterile for the rest of his life. I took the opportunity to grab my chair and smack it over the head several times- an awful lot of times, finally knocking it out.

I quickly ran over to Tauren who had has paws filled. I swatted the werewolf he was pinned under with my chair-repeatedly finally knocking it off him. I decided to keep that one occupied while Tauren beat the third senseless. Suddenly I heard him yell "GET DOWN!"

I ducked as he threw the third werewolf into the second. Both hit the wall and were out cold. That minotaur was strong. Very strong.

Tauren promptly contacted the castle guards to haul the creatures away. When they arrived, they attached collars to each of the werewolves and ordered them out of the observation ring and back to the labs.

It turned out the creatures had indeed escaped from two of Sir Rams labs in the castle and had been roaming the halls prior to attacking us. Sir Ram was going to catch hell for this.

"It appears you are clairvoyant." The bull said turning to me. "Your vision saved a lot of lives today including mine. Not bad for your second day here on Counter Earth. Do you 'see' anything else?"

"Yeah," I responded, "The kind and merciful bull I shared lunch with today and whose company I enjoy- will allow me to stay with him and not lock me up in that damn cell back in the holding area ever again."

"Sorry," He responded gently, "Not going to happen."

(Damn!)

"If the master found out that I had allowed you to roam the castle, I could catch hell for it. But for what's its worth little human- you have made a friend here today." The bull responded. "Now come, I need to get you cleaned up and ready for the master's visit and after this incident, I need to get cleaned up as well."

To Be Continued....