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                             SG-69 Mission 1
                               by Dark Pen

Copyright© 2006 by Dark Pen


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Description: This is the first story in what might become a series of stories set in the Star Gate universe. There is some sex in it -- but not until the second chapter. If you're an SG-1 fanboy, you'll want to take a pass on this one -- unless you have a sense of humor.

Codes: MF Mf ff Ff Mult fanfic ScFi cons non-con D/S BD humil gang group orgy anal
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Author's note:

Okay, I am NOT an SG1 geek. I don't have every episode memorized, I'm not immersed in the canon. I love the concept of the show, and I loved the movie it was based on, but sometimes the show makes me clench my teeth. The actions of the characters are sometimes so stupid that I have to shake my head and say, "THIS is a special forces team?"

So... this is my attempt at doing a little writing in the Star Gate world. While SG-1 has a small part, the story is not about them. It follows another SG team, and, since it's a Dark Pen story, there's gonna be some sex. Most likely a lot of sex. So... if SG-1 is something you live and breathe, stay away from this story. It'll make you nuts.

SG-69

Disclaimer: I don't own the SG universe, someone else does. I'm just playin' around a bit, so don't go gettin' yer knickers in a twist. It's Fanfic fer cryin' out loud!

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Chapter 1


Major Morgan Finn sat back and put his feet up on the table. And why not? It wasn't like he was going to be in Star Gate command for very much longer. He was now a 'black cat' -- considered bad luck, and he knew he'd never be assigned to another team again. He wasn't even sure he wanted to be.

Finn had been on SG-6. Both times. And both times everyone on the team had died but him. The first time he'd survived had been sheer luck. The Goa'uld they'd been stalking had gotten the drop on them, although Finn hadn't been surprised. For some reason, the team commander had taken a page right out of SG-1's play book to use as his own. The problem was, he hadn't had SG-1's incredible luck (which was the one thing, from Finn's point of view, that had allowed those incompetents to survive as long as they had) and the team been compromised and killed. Finn had escaped. Barely.

SG-6 had been reformed, but Finn hadn't been given command. Too bad too, because this time the idiot in charge had been even dumber then the last team commander. Hell, they hadn't even been able to outwit a bunch of savages who fought with bows and arrows. Once again, Finn had survived, but it wasn't due to luck this time. His own abilities in woods craft had allowed him to make it back to the Gate and get out of there. General Hammond had not been amused to lose two teams and despite the fact that it was hardly his fault, Finn had been benched for close to a month.

The door opened, and General Hammond entered. Finn jumped to his feet to stand at attention, more out of habit then anything else.

"As you were Major," said the General, sitting down at the head seat of the table.

Finn sat down, but watched the General with a wary eye. Hammond looked like he always did. Neither upset nor happy. He had several folders marked Top Secret, which he laid down on the table, opening the top one.

"Major Finn, your new team will be here shortly," he said.

To say Finn was surprised was an understatement. He was surprised enough that he didn't guard his tongue very well.

"Who did you find who..." the sentence trailed off. If he was getting to be on another team, he didn't want to fuck things up right off the bat. He realized that he wasn't quite so anxious to leave the SGC as he'd thought.

"Who did I find that would take on a 'black cat'?" asked Hammond with a smile.

Finn didn't trust himself to say anything, so he just nodded.

"You know," said Hammond, "there's two ways to look at what's happened to you. One way is that you bring bad luck. The other, is that you are lucky. You get what I'm meaning here?"

Finn thought for a moment, then nodded. He would have said something else, but just then the door opened, and three women walked in. One was a Major, like himself, one was a Captain, and the other was a civilian.

"Major, I'd like to introduce you to your new team," said Hammond, as the women sat down. "Major Morgan Finn, this is Major Colleen Wilds, Captain Lisa Reed and Doctor Alexa Shaw."

Introductions were made while Finn hoped that Major Wilds wasn't as stupid as his last two team commanders. The only thing he knew about her, was that she was hell on wheels when it came to hand-to-hand combat. People had been trying to get the two of them to spar for a long time, but somehow, it just hadn't happened. Anyway, if she did turn out to be a dud, then he wasn't going to trust luck a third time. Retirement was only a form away. Too bad too, since under other circumstances, he'd be more than happy to spend some off duty time with any one of them. Major Wilds was almost as tall as he was, which meant she was five eleven. She had very short, blonde hair and the build of an athlete. Big, baby blue eyes and breasts that looked interesting even through her fatigues, ensured no one would forget she was all woman. Nice. Captain Reed was the shortest of the three. She also had blonde hair, but it was a bit longer than regs allowed. Her face was very pretty, and she had brown eyes covered by glasses. She didn't look as muscular as Wilds, but still looked like she was in good shape.

Finally, there was the civi -- Doctor Alexa Shaw. She was easily the most attractive of the three, with long red hair, a light complexion and deep green eyes. He noted that while she was a civilian, she certainly kept herself in shape. She had a lean build that her skin-tight black clothing did little to hide. On the other hand, she was an egg head, and that could spell trouble.

If looks were the only thing that concerned Finn, then he'd have been in heaven. But he didn't know much about any of them (and nothing about the doctor), so he was more than a bit wary. The two Air Force officers didn't look overly happy to be here either.

"You four are the new SG-6," said Hammond. "Major Finn, you'll find that Major Wilds is an expert in hand to hand and seems to have a knack with pretty much any weapon you put in her hands. Captain Reed is a language and history expert. She's memorized every report that Daniel Jackson ever wrote, and, in fact, has worked with him to translate some of the more obscure alien languages that the SGC has had access to. And last, but not least, is Doctor Shaw. She's a recent M.I.T. grad and we're very luck to have her."

Hammond stood, "Now, I'm sure you'll all want to get acquainted and I suggest you do so, since you're leaving for P3X-255 at oh-eight-hundred tomorrow morning."

Then he turned to Finn.

"The team is yours, Major. They're all good people, so keep 'em safe."

With that he waked out, and Finn realized that he was in command of the new SG-6. He looked down at the folders -- dossiers on each of his new team, plus an overview of P3X-255 -- then looked up again.

"Well," he started, pointedly ignoring the folders, "welcome to the new SG-6."

Wilds' lips tightened, and Reed didn't look very happy either. Shaw simply continued to scan the people at the table, her face giving away nothing.

"You know," said Finn, "the general said something interesting to me before you folks arrived. He said that I could either be good luck or bad luck. Me? I figure you make your own luck. Major Wilds, do you have anything to add?"

"No sir," she relied, her voice even.

"Captain?"

"No, sir," the Captain said.

There was a pause, then Doctor Shaw said, "Am I missing something?"

There was silence for a moment, as the two Air Force officers looked at Finn, clearly leaving him to answer. Wilds had a bit of a smirk on her face.

"What have you been told about SG-6?" asked Finn.

"Nothing," replied the doctor. "I was told I'd been selected to be put on an SG team, and that was the end of it. They told me I'd be briefed when I got here. However, it seems that someone forgot to tell me something."

"I'll say," snorted Captain Reed.

Finn sighed again.

"SG-6 has had a... somewhat rocky history," said Finn.

"Oh?"

"He means," put in Wilds, "that this is the third time it's been formed."

"What happened the first two times."

"Everyone on the team was killed," said Reed.

"Everyone except him," added Wilds.

"Nice," said Shaw in a flat voice.

"Well," said Finn tightly, "now that we know my history, why don't you give us an update on yours Major?"

She barked out a short laugh.

"No problem. Lisa and I are from SG-9."

"SG-9?" asked Finn.

Both women confirmed it with a nod. He leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.

"Okay, so now I know I'm missing something else," said Alexa.

"SG-9 hasn't done any better than SG-6," said Wilds. "Captain Reed and I also managed to survive twice as well."

"So both of your teams were wiped out two times, with you three as the only survivors?"

"That's about it," said Finn. "As a civilian, you could, of course, ask to be transfered to another team."

"I was told there aren't any teams available," said Doctor Shaw, "and quite frankly, even if there were, I wouldn't ask for them."

"Why not?" asked Finn, startled.

"Because, you three are still alive," said Shaw, "and maybe the third time's the charm."

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Finn knew that no one else would be seeing it that way. And in the SGC, news travels fast.

"Yo Finn," said Bunson while they were in the shower, "I hear they gave you a command."

Another man, Robeson, gave a loud, long laugh.

"Oh yeah, he got a command all right. He got the two black cats from SG-9."

Men and women who outlived more than one full SG team, or who seemed to bring disaster on their teams were referred to as 'black cats'.

"You kidding me? Wild and Reed? I hear them two are munchin' on each other," said Bunson.

"Yup," said Robeson. "Guess that means you in charge of SG-69."

Finn said nothing, the tightening of his lips the only thing showing how annoyed he was.

"Not," continued Robeson, "that I'd mind gettin' in on that action."

"Hey you could ask," said Bunson.

"Naw," was the come back, "it's the new man's military. You know: don't ask, don't tell."

The two busted out into big gales of laughter, which only made Finn less amused.

"So," Finn said, as they were drying off a few minutes later, "you ready for another sparring match Bunson?"

The other man suddenly lost his good humor over SG-69 and shook his head no.

"How about you Robeson?"

"Uh... no man... my ribs still hurt from the last time."

"Huh," replied Finn, "the way I hear it, the last person you sparred was... who was it now? I seem to have forgotten."

Robeson remained quiet.

"Oh yeah, it was Wilds," said Finn. "Major Wilds. Maybe I'll mention to her how much you're looking forward to a re-match."

"Hey thanks man, but I don't wanna horn in on your action."

Finn grunted and left the room.

Most of the service men and women sparred to keep in practice, and Wilds was known to be always up for a match. Knowing your hand-to-hand could mean the difference between life and a very messy death when you were on a mission. He wished that the SG-6/SG-9 bad luck thing hadn't come up during the briefing. He had really wanted to get to know his team before they went out. But everyone had gone their separate ways a few minutes after the revelation, and Finn hadn't felt it wise to call them back, other than to mention that they should meet at oh-six-hundred tomorrow for a pre-mission briefing.

Since everyone who made it to the SGC was supposed to be the best of the best, it was rare that new teams got to spend much training time together before going out. It was a stupid policy, and he knew that Hammond didn't agree with it, which made him wonder why his team was being pushed out the Gate so quickly. Normally, they had at least three days to acquaint themselves with each other. That slack time wasn't official, of course, but Hammond was the one who scheduled the missions and he usually made sure his people got the time they needed to acclimate. Not this time though, and Finn wondered why.

He ate dinner alone in the cafeteria since he really didn't feel like going back to his small apartment off base. Most of the time he enjoyed the solitude, but right now he was secretly hoping that some of his new team would join him. No luck there. Bad luck that Bunson sat down with two of his friends. Worse luck that SG-1 was eating in the small room as well.

"Hey Jonny," said Bunson, "did you hear about the new SG team?"

Jonny didn't even glance over at Finn, which meant they'd planned this. There were a lot of other people in the cafeteria as well, so anything these three yahoo's said, would spread like wildfire. Worse, if Finn said anything, the gossip would spread twice as fast.

"Yeah, I heard that a certain black kitty managed to get himself on a team," said Jonny.

"The way I heard it, he's in command, if you can believe that," added the third man, who's name was Reggie.

All three men thought that was just the funniest thing. Finn missed the humor though. Unfortunately, the comments had caught the attention of SG-1.

"They've even got a new number for their team," said Bunson, finally looking over at Finn. Finn eyes promised payback, but that didn't deter Bunson. "SG-69."

At that pronouncement, others, who had been listening, snickered, as the three men roared their laughter. Finn wasn't going to take it anymore. He stood up, intending to... explain to Bunson that SG team numbers didn't go that high. Most likely by introducing him to the number five, as in five knuckles, but a voice cut through the noise.

"As you were Major Finn," said Colonel O'Neil.

The men settled down, but were still chuckling when O'Neil turned his attention to them.

"You know," he remarked, "I'm sure that there's a latrine that needs cleaning around here. What do you think Major Carter?"

"Huh?" asked the woman.

Fast on the uptake, thought Finn.

"Uh, never mind," continued O'Neil, looking at Bunson and his friends. "I'll tell you what Bunson. You and your pals can stay here and finish your meal, then go clean every latrine in each of the barracks, or you can just get up, leave now, and clean only one of them. Your choice."

Bunson and his friends looked at each other, obviously annoyed. But no one was going to give O'Neil a hard time, so they got up and left the room. Their manner showed they were pretty pissed at Finn. Other folks got the idea, but Finn knew the damage had been done. And with O'Neil coming to his rescue, he knew it would only make the SG-69 misnomer stick -- kinda like having mommy scare away the bullies. Thanks Jack.

"I do not understand," Teal'c said, "why those men called SG-6, SG-69."

"They were making fun of it, Teal'c," said Daniel Jackson.

"Making fun?" asked Teal'c. "I'm afraid I still do not understand."

"Sixty-nine, Teal'c," said O'Neil, "it's a sexual reference."

"To what?"

Finn was having a hard time hiding his smile, but he sure as hell didn't want anyone at O'Neil's table to think he was laughing at them. Especial Teal'c. That was one big mother. He did note that Carter was beat red, and almost snorted. Fuckin' prude. No way she could be that sweet and pure. Scuttlebutt was that she had a thing for Jack, but there was that whole rank issue. Finn tried hard followed the rules, but that no-frat rule was one he'd been known to disregard. A hard dick doesn't have much of a conscience. Not that he'd ever use rank to get pussy -- he didn't have that hard a time getting laid, and the very idea kinda pissed him off. But if pussy was being offered, he sure as hell wasn't going to turn it down, no matter what rank it held.

"To a sexual act," replied O'Neil.

"You number your sexual acts?" asked Teal'c.

"Um guys?" cut in Carter, "I have some things to take care of in the lab."

She grabbed her tray and headed out.

"Why would you number your sexual activities," continued Teal'c, obviously trying to get to the bottom of this human mystery. "Must they be performed in a specific order?"

"No, no, it's nothing like that," said Daniel.

"Then, I do not understand," replied Teal'c. "Please explain."

Jack and Daniel leaned back in their chairs.

"Look, this really isn't the... place to discuss this kind of thing," said Jack.

Teal'c shook his head.

"I must admit, I do not understand why your species tries to hide sexual activity," he said. "Surely, you must teach your young so that when it is time for their first mating, they know what to do. Is that why you have numbered your acts of sex?"

"Another time, Teal'c," said O'Neil.

"As you wish," replied Teal'c, clearly still mystified.

That exchange certainly brightened Finn's evening. As did the work out in the gym, which was quite empty. Afterwards, he decided to read up on his new teammates, so he went to the records room, and pulled their records from the safe. True to military form, there were only the standard performance reports on each of the officers, and a bare bones background on Shaw. What a crock. He was their team commander, and one would think he'd get more. The military mind at work. Keep everything secret until it's needed (even from the people who need to know) -- by which time it's too late to fully digest the information and use it. No wonder they went through so many SG teams here.

He had a difficult time sleeping that night. He'd read the report that had been written on P3X-255. It was not as complete as he'd would have liked. Not by a long shot. The gist of it was, that the place was well forested, and quite deserted. The report had been written by SG-1. If the place was deserted, thought Finn, then why the hell were they sending through another team?

He met his new team at exactly 0600 the next morning. Finn wasn't in the best of moods, since he'd gotten very little sleep and once again the coffee in the cafeteria had been not only weak as water, but almost cold to boot. What a way to start the day. Wilds and Reed wandered in together, followed a minute later by Dr. Shaw. Of all of them, the doctor looked the most alert and awake.

"Good morning ladies," said Finn, trying to project a level cheerful alertness he was nowhere hear feeling, "I hope you got some good rest last night?"

Wilds gave him a glare, Reed ignored him in favor of the luke warm coffee, and Shaw smiled as she sipped pipping hot tea. Tea. Yech.

"P3X-255 has already been explored by SG-1," said Alexa. "Why are we going back?"

"Ours is not to reason why..." started Finn.

"... ours is just to fuckin' die," finished Wilds in a mutter.

Finn let it go. He wasn't at his best in the morning either.

Breakfast, such as it was, was spent mostly in uncomfortable silence. Wilds finally decided she couldn't take the coffee and made more, something Finn wish he'd thought of first. Truthfully though, he'd been worrying about all the things that could, and probably would, go wrong today. Then they went to check out their gear.

"This doesn't look like my normal load-out," said Wilds.

"It probably isn't," responded Finn. "I added some stuff to our gear that I think it's a good idea to carry. Of course, you can still take the regulation pack."

"What did you add?"

"Some extra rations, several types of rope, a bit of extra ammo, night vision goggles and a few other odds and ends that I think should be part of the standard pack," he said.

Wilds looked at him, while Captain Reed watched her. Wilds shrugged and shouldered her pack. Reed and Dr. Shaw followed suit, and Finn motioned the women out of the room. They certainly made an attractive bunch, and Finn couldn't help but watch the women walk. He also noticed that even the fatigues she was wearing couldn't make Alexa look unattractive. From the way Wilds watched her ass, it was clear she felt the same way. Hmmm.

Since this was the second trip to this particular planet, and nothing of note had happened during the first trip, there was no real sit down briefing. General Hammond waited for them in the gate room and they made small talk while the Gate was dialing out. Once the connection was stable, Hammond looked at Finn.

"You have seven days to do a more... thorough... examination of P3X-255," he said quietly. "I expect your unit back here, and working as a team by that time."

"Yes, sir," said Finn as he saluted.

"Good luck and stay safe," said the general.

Finn and his new team walked up the ramp. With no hesitation, he stepped through the Gate, shivering as the coldness formed enveloped him. As soon as he stepped through on the other side, Finn made way for the travelers behind him, but started scanning the forest. The report said the planet was deserted, but he wasn't taking chances. The last place he'd been that looked deserted had been anything but. Wilds, then Reed and finally the doctor stepped through, and Finn was happy to note that Wilds had done exactly the same the he had, just on the opposite side of the gate. Captain Reed too, had found a place to take cover, but Doctor Shaw just stood in the center of the steps, looking around in wonder. He knew he shouldn't be surprised -- this was her first time off world, but if she got capped, there wouldn't be a second time.

"Doctor," he said tightly, "you're with me."

She quickly oriented on him and moved next to his position.

"First lesson," he said, "Never assume that your position is secure when you step through a Gate."

"Sorry sir," she said, with a slight smile.

Finn continued to scan the area, wondering which bright light in the military thought that putting an untrained civilian on an SG team was a good idea. Fucking idiots.

"Let's secure the area, then head out toward the west," he ordered.

It didn't take too long. He found a lot of tracks left by SG-1 and noted that, as per their report, they'd done a circular sweep of the area, then headed off to the east. The assumption was that any civilization that developed, would develop near, or at least visit often, a Star Gate. It wasn't a surprise that when SG-1 didn't find anything nearby, they'd decided the place was deserted. Hell, it was standing operating procedure, which sort of made sense, considering how many worlds had to be visited.

Once Finn was sure that the area was relatively deserted, he gathered his team.

"We're going to be here for seven days," he said. "Officially, we're here to do a more thorough examination of the area."

"And unofficially?" asked Wilds.

"We're here to learn to work as a team," he replied. "You and Captain Reed have been off-world before, as have I, but we've never worked together. Dr. Shaw has never been off-world before."

By which he meant that she was completely untrained in any but the most basic survival techniques.

"So, what do you plan to do?" asked the doctor.

"Well, I thought we'd start off with a little hunting game," he said smiling. "You and I will hunt, then be hunted, by Wilds and Reed. After we see how it goes, we'll do some three on one escape and evade."

Wilds smiled, "That sounds like fun."

Captain Reed's deep blush did not escape Finn's notice, but he didn't comment on it.

"We're giving you a half hour head start," said Finn. "We'll have four hours to catch you. If we don't, or there is an emergency, we'll use the radios to hook up. Until then, there will be radio silence. After we eat, we'll switch, and the doctor and I will try to avoid you two."

"What are the rules?" asked Wilds.

"There aren't any," replied Finn, "just like in real life. If you can get the drop on us, do it. However, I think it would be a good idea if you didn't shoot us with anything other than markers."

"Markers?" asked Shaw.

"You'll find a red colored mag in your pack," explained Finn. "It's loaded with markers -- essentially low velocity bullets that spatter red when they hit. Kinda like paint ball."

"Yeah, but the markers hurt," commented Wilds, with a slow smile.

Finn was really starting to wonder about her.

"You time starts now," he said looking at his watch.

The two officers quickly disappeared into the forest while Finn kicked back on a sunny rock.

"We'll leave in twenty minutes," he commented.

"But you said you'd give them a half hour," protested Shaw.

"Sometimes life ain't fair."

He spent the next twenty minutes trying to find out what Shaw knew. She could quote from the official survival manual, and had done well in the basic survival course she'd been given, which was something. The woman was obviously bright, and obviously in shape, which were two more things in her favor. What was more in her favor was that she didn't give him attitude when he gave her pointers.

"Well, it's time to go," he said, hauling himself up and starting off into the woods.

"But they went that way," said the Doctor.

"True, and we'll circle around to pick up their trail," he replied. "But I don't want to find out just how clever Wilds and Reed are at laying traps. So once we get into the woods a little, and pick up the trail, we'll have to be very careful. But for all we know, they're set up and waiting just out of sight."

Alexa nodded, and they started off. To his ears, she was quite loud, but he had to admit she moved pretty well. It didn't take long to discern that their quarry hadn't decided to stick around, and Finn spent the better part of an hour showing Shaw the various signs that they were still on the right trail. Finally, he thought they were getting close to where Wilds and Reed had gone to ground.

"Okay," said Finn, "I'm betting they think they'll get the drop on us down there."

'Down there', was at the bottom of a short hill where there was a shaded gully. Finn couldn't see either of the women, but he assumed that they were hidden in positions where they could spring a trap on Finn and Shaw as they continued along the, somewhat obvious, trail. That was what twigged Finn that they might be heading into a trap. So, he motioned Shaw to go around one way while he went around the other, in hopes of finding at least one of their quarry before they could get the drop on him and Alexa.

It took him a good fifteen minutes to locate Reed. She was waiting, well hidden, and quite still, for someone to walk down the path. He poked his gun into her back while at the same time holding his hand over her mouth.

"You're dead," he said, "so lay down nice an quiet, all right?"

She nodded. If this had been for real, he would have slid his knife into her throat in such a way that it would keep her from making a sound as she died. He left her and continued to hunt for Wilds.

It turned out to be pretty easy to find her, since she'd gotten Alexa and was holding her hostage. The area in front of her was clear, but she had her back to a short cliff, which meant he couldn't sneak up behind her. He could, however, shoot her, but she had Alexa sitting on her lap, which covered most of her body. The doctor had a piece of tape across her mouth to keep her from speaking.

What to do, what to do, mused Finn. Wilds had taken off Alexa's helmet, while leaving on her own, which made shooting Wilds a bit more difficult. Still, if he were quiet, and willing to take a half hour or so, he thought he could get into a position where he could shoot Wilds without endangering Alexa.

He could and did, although Alexa was none to happy when the side of her face got splattered with red paint. The stuff was non-toxic, but didn't taste very good if it got in your mouth, and stung like hell when it got into your eyes. The noise of the marker spanging off Wilds' helmet was pretty loud; certainly the doctor was startled. She gave a muffled shriek and jumped off Wilds' lap -- not that she went too far. Finn noted that Wilds had tied Alexa's wrists behind her, her feet together at the ankles, then tied a rope between them, which kept Alexa from running anywhere. She fell on her side as Finn approached.

"You crazy son-of-a-bitch!" said Wilds.

Finn just shrugged while listening to the gales of laughter from behind him. Reed had evidently moved to a position where she could see everything unfold. He bent down to untie Alexa, noting that the rope work and knots were very neatly done. If fact, he noted that the ties were much like some of the Japanese bondage that he'd seen, and on occasion, used for purposes other than war. Now he was wondering about Wilds even more then he had been before. Not that he objected to seeing the good Doctor so nicely trussed up. He squashed that train of thought before it could produce a more... noticeable... reaction in him. He hadn't had a play partner in far too long.

"So," he said, "lets break out some rations and eat while we critique everything that happened -- my resolution to the situation included."



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Chapter 2


Finn found himself having fun over the next four hours. He and the doctor managed to stay hidden for almost three hours, but Alexa gave them away, and got shot for her trouble. Finn escaped and nailed Reed again, but got winged himself by Wilds. His return shot 'killed' her at the same time her second shot 'killed' him, and Finn's respect for the Major grew.

All in all, he was pretty happy with how things had gone. They found a defensible place to camp for the evening, and set up. Finn took some time to show Alexa how to make a smokeless fire, and they all relaxed for a bit.

"Where'd you learn to track like that?" asked Alexa.

"My Grandpa," said Finn, enjoying the warmth of the fire.

It had been hot during the day, but as darkness grew, the temperature dropped pretty fast.

"He liked to hunt animals, although he only rarely killed one," he said. "Not cuz he couldn't, just cuz Grandma didn't like the idea of eating something wild when you could buy food at the store. Still, in the summers, he and I would disappear for a month or so and live off the land."

"That sounds like fun," said Captain Reed.

"Well... it wasn't at first," said Finn. "When I say live off the land, that's what I mean. We left the house with a small pack containing a medical kit, a few changes of clothes and knives."

"What did you sleep in?" asked Alexa.

"Same thing you'll be sleeping in tonight," replied Finn, "a forest."

"I mean why didn't you bring a tent or something."

"Same reason you're not going to use the one in your pack," he said. "You need to be comfortable just sleeping out in the open when you can. It's a lot easier to sneak up on a camp that has a couple of tents in it, then one where you can't see where people are sleeping. Anyway, I'll take third watch tonight. Alexa, you have first watch, Wilds, you get last and Reed, you'll take second."

"Why do we even need watches?" asked Alexa.

"Because we don't know what's out here, and being woken by something that thinks you're a meal is unpleasant."

He saw she wasn't convinced, and he knew she'd be even less convinced, and less happy, when he showed her how to make a hide to sleep in. A few hours later, he fell into a deep, dreamless sleep in his hide. When Captain Reed woke him up, she found herself staring into the end of his pistol, and he cursed himself.

"Sorry Reed," he said in a quiet voice.

"No problem, Sir," she replied, then crawled off to her own hide while he stayed awake listening to the sounds of the night.

Escape and evade didn't go quite as well as the hunting game had. Finn was quite good at getting out of ropes, but Wilds managed to get out of hers almost as soon as he'd put the damn things on her. Not only that, but she'd grabbed Alexa's unsecured gun, and shot everyone but Finn (although she went for him first) before running away. They never did find her. He found out later that her father had been a stage magician, who was also an escape artist. Nice thing to know.

Alexa's E&E hadn't gone any better, but for the opposite reason: she couldn't escape. Even after Finn gave up and let her go, they recaptured her within fifteen minutes.

Finn went next, and even though he was damned good at getting out of ropes, Wilds turned out to be damned good at tying them. He got out, and managed to take out Reed and Shaw before getting winged by Wilds. But once he was in the woods, no one was able to find him (Reed and Shawn were 'revived' as different people to help with the hunt), and he 'killed' all of them.

He expected Wilds would be the one to secure Captain Reed, but she gave him a smirk and indicated that he should do it. He couldn't help but notice that Reed looked more than a little flushed as he tied her, and that her nipples could be seen through her black T-shirt (it was too warm to wear the fatigue tops). It was obvious to him that she was aroused, which did little for his peace of mind. He was very tempted to get creative with his ties, but it wouldn't have been professional. He noted that Wilds was watching him quite closely as he stepped away. She appeared a bit flushed as well.

Reed managed to squirm out of his bonds, scraping herself up in the process, but she did get out and get away. It took them almost an hour to find her, although she only managed to 'kill' Alexa. By the end of the day, everyone was tired and very dirty, so he suggested that they use the stream to clean up before darkness fell and it got cold. Reed looked at him, then at Wilds, and Wilds just cocked an eyebrow at him.

"Being clean is important," said Finn, although had hadn't had any objection to how Reed smelled when he'd been tying her. "A lot of animals hunt using smell, and so do a surprising number of humans. You can give away your position if you smell bad enough, and, of course, it's important to be clean for other reasons."

"Sounds like a plan," shrugged Wilds and they trudged down to the stream.

Once they neared the bank, he stopped out of sight of the stream, and up the path a bit, to give them some privacy.

"What, you don't smell bad?" asked Wilds.

"I thought I'd give you three a little privacy," he said smiling.

"Ah c'mon," she taunted him, "we're all solders here."

"Not all of us," said Alexa, much to Finn's relief.

His relief was short lived though.

"But I certainly wouldn't want to go against military tradition," she continued. "Feel free to join us, Major."

If he stripped and went into the stream with them, his erection would be noticeable for sure. He wasn't exactly small in that department.

"I'll pass, thank you, and stay on watch."

Captain Reed was obviously starting to get into the spirit of things, and added, "If you feel you must. But I'm sure the view's going to be better down there."

"No doubt," smiled Finn. "Don't take too long, or I might have to come looking for you."

They laughed at him, and he thought he heard Wilds say something like, "come looking at us, more like..." as they headed down the path to the stream.

Now that no one was near, he shifted his erection to a more comfortable position, then found a nice tree to climb. While he suspected that he could see the stream from where he was, he decided it would be best, if not much more difficult, to keep his eyes where they belonged. Eventually, the three of them came back up the path, Alexa still wringing out her long red hair.

"Now where the hell did he go?" asked Wilds.

Finn dropped lightly out of the tree behind her, and she spun reaching for her weapon.

"If you don't mind, I'll be back in a few minutes," he said with a smile.

"You're gonna get shot, doing that," said Wilds.

He shrugged, and headed down to the stream. The water was cold, and Finn washed quickly. Then, because he was pretty worked up, he also took care of the erection that the cold water hadn't been able to kill. His thoughts were of Captain Reed and how she might look tied nice and tight with some good hemp rope. Naked, and tied nice and tight, he amended. That image quickly brought him to a strong, but not overly satisfying, climax. He got out of the water and quickly dried, his half hard dick still thick despite the cold, then dressed in a clean uniform from his pack. Finally, he took out some soap, and washed his uniform, hoping it would dry over night.

When he returned to where he'd left the rest of the team, they were talking, but still alert. His arrival wasn't a surprise, but he could swear that Reed was blushing for some reason. She certainly did that often.

"Shall we head out to the camp?" asked Finn.

Everyone gathered up their things, and set out to find a new camp. Even though Finn was using this as a training exercise, he was still mindful of what he'd been officially ordered to do. So they'd been steadily heading west, not that they'd found anything. And Finn didn't expect that to change.

Eventually, they came across a good place to camp. They still weren't going to be using the tents, but they did start a nice sized fire so they could start drying their clothes. Finn pointedly ignored some of the more... interesting... underclothing his team mates apparently wore and were not shy about laying out in a prominent spot.

He took out his pistol, stripped it down and began cleaning it, more out of habit than because it needed it. He'd had it custom made, and the forty-five was certainly better than any thing the service issued. Technically, he wasn't supposed to be using weapons that the service didn't issue, but the desk jockeys that made that rule had never been in the field with a standard issue piece failing at a critical moment. Lots of special forces folks carried personal hardware. It was one of those things that the SGC didn't bother to reprimand people for.

"That's some nice hardware you have there," commented Wilds.

Reed and the doctor snickered. Finn chose to ignore the implications of her statement, and replied accordingly.

"Thanks," he said, "I've noticed you have a very nice set yourself."

That brought more snickers, but Finn was eying the Major's set of pistols, rather than her other (very nice) set, and nodded toward them.

"Custom are they?"

"Yup," said Wilds, an innocent look on her face. "Maybe sometime we can do a little exchange and see how everything works."

Finn blinked. Well now, it seemed the Major wasn't above a bit of flirting. That suited him just fine. He was sure that it wouldn't go anywhere, because he was sure that she was far more interested in the Doctor and Reed than she was in him. Gay folks in the service often used that kind of camouflage. He understood why, but that didn't mean he appreciated the reasons for it. Who someone had sex with was their business, as far as he was concerned, and if they could shoot straight, and hold up their end of an op, who they fucked wasn't his problem. Still, the flirting and light conversation gave him hope that his team might have started to jell.

They kept the same watch schedule as they had the night before, and were up bright and early to start their day. Finn decided that they'd continue to do a little exploring further toward the west. So, once they'd had breakfast and cleaned everything up, the team headed out.

Reed was on point, with Wilds and the doctor on her left and right flank. Finn brought up the rear, wondering if Reed had noticed that she was walking on something that looked too regular to be a game trail. He was about to mention it, when the ground opened up under her feet and she disappeared in a flash of light.

"Holy shit!" said Shaw.

"Everybody freeze!" yelled Finn. "Can either of you see what happened to Reed?"

"There's a big hole in the ground where she was standing," said Wilds.

"Reed," Finn called. "Reed!"

Nothing. Finn looked around carefully, but didn't see anything else that looked like a dead fall. Quickly, he pulled off his pack, and removed some rope, then tied it around his chest. He threw the other end to Wilds.

"Don't let go of that," he said, moving quickly to the hole in the ground.

It wasn't just a hole though. There was a trap door and he could barely see the bottom of hole. But at the bottom he could just make out a set of transport rings. Reed was nowhere in sight, and the trap door was closing.

"Quick," he yelled, "get me a big stick, or something to jam this with, and make sure you keep your eyes pealed for an attack."

Rather than asking for an explanation, Wilds quickly located a thick branch and tossed it to him. He jammed it in just as the door was finally closing, but the stick was crushed by the door. Once it was closed, it looked just like any other part of the trail, which was why Reed had stepped on it. How very odd.

"What the fuck happened?" asked Wilds.

"It looks like Reed fell into a trap," he replied.

"Well, why didn't you try and get her out?"

"Because she isn't there anymore," Finn answered. "There's a set of transport rings at the bottom of the thing,"

"Shit," said Wilds.

"Yeah, shit," said Finn.

Alexa was looking at the door of the well camouflaged trap.

"Damn," she said, "talk about well hidden."

"Who puts a trap like this in the middle of a path?" asked Wilds.

"Especially on a 'deserted' planet," added Finn.

Finn had them all move off the path, and they started to search the area to see if there was any other sign of intelligent life. They found none, but Alexa wanted to go back and look around the trap door to see what she could discover. Finn was anxious to begin looking for Reed. With that transport ring, she could be pretty much anywhere on the planet, or even in orbit. However, as anxious as he was to find her, he wasn't anxious to join her, so she was going to have to wait for a bit more thorough examination of the area. Besides, he wasn't sure they could even get the thing open again.

There was a way to open it, and Alexa found it. He tied a harness of rope around her upper body in case there were anymore traps, but there were none. What this one was doing here was beyond him. They sat and talked, trying to figure out what to do. Opening the trap had yielded little information. All that was at the bottom were the transport rings, and since he had no way of knowing where they went to, he wasn't going to take that route unless it was a last resort. If it came down to that, he'd send Alexa and Wilds back through the Gate while he went where ever Reed had gone.

"What's that?" asked Alexa.

"What's what?" asked Wilds.

"That, over there?"

"Looks like a column of smoke," said Finn.

Indeed, there was a column of thick, dark smoke rising in the air several miles in the distance.

"A fire," said Wilds.

"A big one," agreed Finn. "But how did it start? There's been no lightning, and I rather doubt something just spontaneously caught on fire."

Wilds nodded.

"Too much of a coincidence," she agreed.

"Lets head out," he said. "From here on in, we're in hostile territory. Comm silence, stay off the path and don't lose sight of one another. I'll take point."

It took several hours to make their way to where they could get a better view of what was going on, and when they did, what they saw changed everything.

They came to the edge of a steep cliff, and were able to get an overview of the valley that held the fire. And it was a fire; a huge, obviously man-made bonfire. It wasn't hard to figure out who made it, since there were figures dancing around it. Plus, there were other artifacts in the valley as well, mainly a large pyramid structure. Obviously a Goa'uld temple, although not, thank the gods, a mother ship. The area itself was just beautiful, situated in a valley with cliffs on three sides. Opposite of the team, there was a big waterfall which had created a large pool of water at its base. A wide river meandered its way out of the valley through the break in the cliffs.

"Deserted planet, eh?" commented Finn as he scanned the area with the high resolution binoculars.

"Great," commented Wilds. "What do you want to bet she's there?"

"No bet," said Alexa. "Look over by that big pole thing on the other side of the bond fire."

Everyone shifted their glasses there. Wilds drew a sharp breath, and Finn cursed out loud.

"Son-of-a-bitch," he said in a low voice. "Someone's gonna die. Real soon."

Their guess of which direction to hunt for the Captain had turned out to be correct. Reed had apparently been transported right to the temple, or whatever it was. She wasn't in it though. Nope. She was strung up, completely naked, from a pole to one side of the bonfire. And from the looks of things, there were about a hundred and fifty people between her and her team. Finn rolled on his back and stared at the darkening sky, muttering curses.

"Fuck, we have to do something!" said Alexa urgently.

She was still looking through her glasses, so Finn rolled back over and put the very high power lenses back to his eyes. What he saw was more than little confusing.

Two young looking girls, he had no idea how old they were, had approached Reed. She'd been tied with her arms above her head, wide leather strips supporting her wrists and hands. She wasn't dangling because her feet could touch the ground -- barely. Her legs had been spread wide, each ankle wrapped with more leather, and tied to stakes set in the ground. She was able to rest her arms, but only if she stood on her tip toes. He tried not to, but he couldn't help but notice that she looked very good like that. Natural, some how, looking more like she was in the same kind of 'distress' he'd subject a sexual submissive to. In fact, she looked more aroused then distressed. Her nipples were quite erect, and as close to the fire as she was, it was unlikely that she was cold. Perhaps her nipples were erect with fear. Her pussy was shaved, and her entire mons was a dark red, standing out well against her pale skin.

The two other girls, who's skin sported a dark tan, were topless and quite small breasted. Finn blinked as they started to whip Reed with the straps they held. He'd had more than a little experience whipping a woman and this did not look like the kind of whipping you'd use to really hurt someone. To his eye, it looked more like how he'd whip a submissive who was very warmed up and eager for some hard play. The girls were talking (not that he could hear anything), and obviously enjoying themselves with Reed's body. They would hit her a few times, then stroke her damp skin, tweak her nipples or play with her breasts. One stopped whipping her front and slid her fingers through Reed's sex. She showed her wet hand to the Captain, then went back to whipping her very firm breasts.

The Captain might have tried to protest, at least at one point, but he could see they'd gagged her with something. He watched, trying to ignore his rising excitement (it was unprofessional in the extreme), as the two girls expertly brought the Captain to what was apparently a strong orgasm.

"Shit," muttered Wilds.

Finn echoed the sentiment, watching as Reed, obviously exhausted, hung from her arms.

"They're gonna fuck her hands up like that," said Wilds.

Out of habit, and not really thinking, Finn replied, "Looks like she's pretty well supported. As long as they don't leave her there too long, she'll be all right."

"What the fuck is with you two?" asked Alexa, obviously annoyed. "They just whipped her until she passed out, while abusing her, I might add, and you're worried about her hands?"

"Trust me," said Wilds, "the Captain can take a lot more than that."

"What?" asked Alexa, looking at Wilds.

"Uh... nothin'" mumbled Wilds. "Don't worry, they're not hurting her as much as you think."

It was clear to Finn that both he and the Major had recognized what had really happened to Reed, while Alexa was completely clueless.

"What the hell is that?" asked Alexa.

"A horse," answered Finn at the same time Wilds cursed.

"That is so not nice," said Wilds.

Finn would have disagreed, under other circumstances. But he couldn't believe that Reed had given any sort of consent for what was being done to her. Of course, some subs would love that -- as long as they knew they wouldn't be hurt for real. But he rather doubted anyone had told her that either.

The two girls untied Reed's ankles, then pushed the horse (which was nothing more than a narrow log between two sets of legs) under the woman. He could see the relief on her face, as well as the trepidation, as she took her weight off her arms for a minute. She wasn't given much relief though, and Finn watched as the girls expertly bound Reed to the thing so that all her weight was resting on her pussy. He hoped she liked pain, because he knew it wouldn't be long before that really started to hurt.

They left her ankles free as they worked on her upper body. Reed had no chance to escape, since there were three very large men, with spears, watching the proceedings. Plus, the one time she looked like she might try something, one of the girls smacked her ass, while the other one held out an impatient hand to one of the guards. He handed her a thin cane, which she proceeded to use on Reed's ass. That convinced the Captain to just let them have their way.

Several times they ran their fingers through her pussy, then showed her how wet she was. They wiped her pussy juice off on her own breasts or face, and continued to laugh and talk with each other. He wondered what they were saying, and what language they were saying it in. Naturally, Reed was their language expert.

They untied her wrists, but quickly bound her hands behind her back. Then, they took some kind of rope and tied her breasts until they were tight and bulging. Finn really wished he was watching this under other circumstances, because it was erotic as hell. Reed had a body that was built for bondage.

Once her breasts were nicely wrapped up, they went behind her and did something. Finn guessed they tied her elbows together, since she started to arch her back. Next, very tight leather strands constricted her belly and were attached to the front of the horse, causing her to lean forward and put more of her weight onto the front of her sex. The beautiful blonde had to arch her back even more as they tied her wrists to the rear of the horse. Then they spread her legs again, opening them until only her tip toes were keeping her weight off the cruel beam. Finally, and he could only see this when they stepped away, he saw they'd attached something to Reed's nipples.

The girls stood there with their arms around each other's waists, admiring their work. Then they embraced, front to front and shared a very hot kiss. Their hands wandered all over each other's bodies, especially under the short leather skins they were wearing around their slim hips. It was clear to him they were bringing each other off, completely unconcerned about the small crowd that was watching them. They shuddered, almost at the same time, then walked hand in hand toward the temple, leaving Reed to suffer behind them.

Finn refocused the lenses on Reed, almost forgetting that he was supposed to be figuring out a way to save her. She was soaked with sweat, and he could see her hips shifting back and forth. It looked like she was trying to either raise her sexual arousal to combat the pain of her position, or was just going for an orgasm. He watched her shudder, and realize that she'd gone for the orgasm.

"My god, look at her," said Alexa. "She's in so much pain she can't even stay still."

Finn looked at Alexa, and saw Wilds was doing the same. Could the doctor really be that naive?

Alexa started to get up, when Finn pulled her back to the ground.

"What the hell are you doing?" she hissed. "We have to save her!"

"Getting captured isn't the way to do it," he said. "You're outlined against the ridge here."

"C'mon, we're in the forest."

"Still, let's move back a bit," he said.

He had other reasons for wanting them to belly back. Mainly that he had a huge erection that he knew his fatigues weren't going to hide and he wanted some time for it to go down. It wasn't enough time, unfortunately, and he was sure that while the doctor didn't notice, Wilds did. Well, one problem at a time. No matter how much he enjoyed watching Reed, they needed to get her out of there.

"We've got to do something," said Alexa, "they're torturing her. How can you be so casual about this?"

"I'm not casual about anything," replied Finn, "but we can't just go rushing in there. We have no intel, no plan, and are outnumbered big time. You wanna take her place?"

Alexa's eyes grew wide and she shook her head.

"Well then, we can't just go rushing in," said Finn. "We'll observe from here until it gets dark and see if we can maybe find a way to sneak in there. I might be able to pass for one of them, but no way would either of you. Plus, pretty much everyone down there is topless. Is that required or are they doing it because they're hot? I don't have a problem with it, but I seriously doubt you'd be comfortable."

"I'm sure I'd survive," said Wilds.

"You are kidding, right?" said Alexa, looking at her.

"If that's all it takes to get to Reed, then what's the big deal? Hell, I'd strip if that's what it took," she continued.

Alexa flushed a deep red.

"Worry about one thing at a time," said Finn, who, try as he might to ignore the thought, was secretly hoping that both of the women would end up having to strip.

In some ways he was disgusted with himself, but in others, he really didn't care. He hadn't been laid in far too long, and that was distracting with someone who had a sex drive like his.

They crawled back up to the ridge, then spent the time until dark looking for ways into the camp. There were roving guards, and pretty much everyone, including the women, were well armed with knives, bows and spears. Reed was taken down a few minutes after they started re-examining the camp. The two girls did the honors, and they were quite gentle with her. Still, she was put on her hands a knees, and a rope collar went around her neck. One of the girls squatted down in front of her and said something. Reed nodded, and the other girl removed a phallus like gag from her mouth. That told Finn that they were speaking a language that Reed understood -- although that didn't guarantee that anyone on the rest of the team would. Reed was their language and history expert, after all. Although if the Goa'uld had seeded this place, it was quite likely the people spoke some variant of English. Finn forgot all about that when he saw what happened next.

The girl who'd been squatting in front of the Captain pulled on the leash and led Reed to a stump. She sat on the stump and spread her legs. With no visible prompting, Reed leaned forward and began to eat her out. While Reed worked on the first girl, the second began to eat Reed from behind. Reed appeared to quickly orgasm, and the girl she was eating wasn't far behind. It was a very, very erotic thing to watch. Reed was then led, crawling behind the two girls, into the temple.

Alexa said nothing, and neither did anyone else. They continued to look for ways into the camp, until it got too dark for the regular lenses.

"Lets back up, and get something to eat," said Finn.

"You want to eat," said Alexa "at a time like this?"

Finn said nothing, and Alexa sighed, following after him and the Major. They made a cold camp, and started planning their infiltration.

"If we go in there assuming they're hostile," said Wilds, "we could end up killing a lot of people."

"How could we not assume they're hostile?" asked the Doctor. "Look how their torturing Reed."

Once again, Wilds and Finn shared a look. While it was highly unlikely that Reed had volunteered for what they'd done to her, she hadn't taken any visible harm either. He didn't know enough about Reed to know if inside she was freaking out about this or not.

"What do you think, Wilds?" he asked.

"About what?"

"How do you think Reed's holding up?"

Wilds thought for a moment. It was clear she wanted to say something, but she kept looking sideways at Dr. Shaw. Somehow, Wilds had figured out that Finn knew what was going on with Reed, but Alexa was completely unaware that the Captain might, in spite of the circumstances, be enjoying herself.

"I think she's fine," Wilds finally said. "She's tough, and can take a lot more than what they've done to her. If things don't get worse, she'll be able to hold one until we get there."

Alexa looked between the two of them, clearly pissed.

"I cannot believe the two of you," she snapped. "What if that was me down there? How do you think I'd feel knowing that you two weren't feeling the slightest bit of urgency to get me out?"

She paused, then shook her head. "Once we get her back, I'm outta here. If this is what you call taking care of your own, then no wonder everyone on your last teams died."

Wilds suddenly looked very angry, and Finn was also pretty pissed. But he could see her point of view.

"Trust me Doctor," he said, trying to be calm, "if that was you down there, we'd have gone in guns blazing and damned the cost."

"Then why..."

"Reed isn't you," cut in Wilds. "She isn't like you -- not at all. You don't know shit about her, so don't presume to judge."

"But..."

Wilds got in her face though, cutting the doctor off.

"Lisa and I were almost killed trying to pull those incompetent assholes out of the messes they got into all the time," she said. "It's not our fault they got in too deep for us to save them. You think she'd thank us for coming in and getting all of us killed?"

Dr. Shaw shook her head, her eyes wide.

"We'll get her back," said Wilds. "And when we do, I suggest that you have a long talk with her about her take on this experience. Then, if you still want to go to another team, I say go for it, 'cuz I sure as hell don't want you around. Got it?"

"Calm down Major," Finn said in a quiet voice. "This is her first time out, and it's clear she doesn't know Lisa as well as you do."

Disgusted, Wilds sat back and squeezed more out of her MRE.



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Chapter 3


By the time they made their way back to the ridge, it was full dark. It was pretty hard to see what was going on in the camp below, but it was clear there were a lot of people having sex. They couldn't spot Reed, and settled down to wait for a few hours. Once it looked like things were in full swing, and boy, thought Finn, were they in full swing, the team made their way down to the temple.

They'd decided to approach it from the rear, in hopes that they'd be able to find a way in. Despite the fact that there was a huge orgy going on, there was still a large number of armed men and women walking the camp. They occasionally joined in the fun here and there, but when they did someone always took their place. Finn wondered if they patrolled out of habit or need. He was hoping habit.

The team managed to get down to the rear of the temple without killing themselves or being seen -- no simple feat, since the cliff, despite being tree covered, was very steep. The night vision goggles helped with that quite a bit. Once they'd made it to the back of the temple, Alexa immediately began searching for a way in, while Finn and Wilds kept watch. No one actually came back there, which didn't surprise Finn since the area wasn't lit at all. He thought it was kind of odd, but perhaps they knew no one could get into the structure from the rear. Still, it was a bit of a gap in their patrols.

The gap didn't last.

"Shit," said Finn softly. "We're about to have company."

It was dark, but it appeared that two men were approaching from around the corner. They couldn't see anything yet, but it wouldn't be long they saw the team. Finn had only spotted them because of the night vision goggles.

"I got two coming this way," said Wilds.

"Damn," said Finn. "C'mon, we have to get back into the woods."

"No," said Alexa, almost at the same time, "I got something here. Just give me a sec."

"We're out of time," said Finn, returning to the doctor, just in time to see her disappear into what looked like a solid portion of the wall.

"What the fuck..." said Wilds, who hadn't arrived to see Alexa disappear.

"Come on" Shaw whispered, her hand appearing from a pool of darkness.

Finn nodded at Wilds who stepped toward the wall, only to disappear as well. Finn followed to find himself in a dimly lit corridor with the two women. Alexa fiddled with something on the wall, and the doorway they'd entered through disappeared.

"That was a little close," he said. "Nice work, though."

"Thanks," grinned the doctor.

"How the hell did you find that in the dark?" asked Wilds.

Alexa shrugged. "I donno. It's sort of a feel, I guess."

Finn remembered that Alexa had had no problem finding a way to open the trap door either, and wondered a bit about her background. How did having a doctorate in physics and computer engineering translate into being able to find hidden doors? Well, something to worry about another day.

They followed the corridor until they came to a cross roads. The hall had the appearance of not having been used for a long time -- if the dust on the ground was any indication -- but there were very dimly glowing strips set in the ceiling, which allowed the to remove the night-vision gear. There were no doors, and up until this point, there had been no other branches.

"Now what?" asked Wilds.

"We split up," responded Finn. "I want to find Reed and get her out of here while it's still dark. Otherwise, we're going to have to come into the main camp tomorrow to get her, and I'd like to avoid that. Just because they didn't hurt her today, doesn't guarantee she'll be safe tomorrow."

Dr. Shaw looked like she wanted to challenge the 'didn't hurt her today' statement, but it was clear that she wasn't going to get into an argument right at the moment. A point in her favor, thought Finn, since they really didn't have the time.

Alexa went left, and Wilds took the right corridor, while Finn continued straight ahead. He hadn't walked too far when the corridor came to an end. He cursed, then almost jumped out of his skin as the top half of the wall went transparent. He froze, since he was looking into a room that was well lit with large torches, and had quite a few people in it. One of whom was Captain Reed.

He took in the scene in front of him, realized that everyone was quite occupied, and decided to dash in there. He figured he'd have a good chance to disable the three men before the alarm could be raised. The two girls who'd been playing bondage games with Reed all day were there, but they were occupied with each other, and positioned in the far corner from the door. All these thoughts went through his brain in about a second and a half, and he knew he needed to act before anyone saw him. So he put his hand up on the ledge and went to swing into the room.

Only to smack his hand, knee and head, into a solid wall. He was stunned for a second, and dropped down to hide from the people in the room. He needn't have worried. Raising his head up to look over the ledge, he saw that no one was looking at him. Cautiously, he put out a hand toward what appeared to be open space. Despite the fact that he could hear and see through it, it was anything but open space. In fact, the area felt just like the cold stone that the rest of the corridor was made from. Obviously it wasn't, as he could see through it. A loud moan reminded him he could hear through it as well. He continued to peer over the edge into the room.

The two girls from earlier were locked in a passionate sixty-nine, eagerly using their tongues and fingers on each other. They looked to be really enjoying each other, as their moans and writhing bodies glistened in the torchlight. He didn't look at them for long though, since Reed captured and held his attention.

She was riding the very large cock of one man, while another had obviously penetrated her ass. The man on the bottom was roughly squeezing her breasts and pinching her nipples with bruising force. The man fucking her ass, and Finn's eyes widened when he saw the size of that pole, had a short whip in his hand which he used liberally on the Captain's ass and back. Both were welted and red, attesting to the fact that he putting some force into the swings.

The final man was in her mouth. Reed's hands were free and she was cradling his balls with one hand while gripping his shaft with the other. His cock was also quite large. Reed's eyes were closed with what looked like bliss, as her body serviced the three men with a skill Finn would have expected from a porn star. That led him to wonder if she was acting the part of a porn star -- moans and sighs included -- or if she was really into what was happening. For her sake, he hoped she was really into it.

Two of the men stiffened, one right after the other, grunting loudly as they came in her lower holes. Reed let out a loud moan, stuffing the cock in her mouth as deep as she could. The two men relaxed, and the girls let out a squeal, and untangled themselves from each other.

"Oh Rika," said one, "Alro and Turlu have left us their gift."

"Yes little wives," said one of the men, "come and take it."

Reed groaned as the large cocks were removed from her body and she was quickly placed on her back at the edge of the bed they were on. Eagerly, Rika and the other girl attacked her nether regions, licking and sucking as the Captain shuddered under their ministrations.

"Oh my god, you two are going to kill me," she said, during the short time her mouth was free of cock.

The girl who wasn't Rika giggled, and said, "The God will receive you a happy woman."

"And remember the Chief's orders: You are not to speak," said the other girl, who quickly went back to sucking the man's cum from Reed's ass.

Reed would have answered, but the man who's cock she was servicing, leaned forward, pushing his length deep into her mouth. In fact, she swallowed the thing to the root, her throat bulging just a bit. The man moaned, then moaned louder as the guy who'd been fucking Reed's ass used his short whip on her breasts, causing Reed to jump a little and moan herself. She submissively kept her hands out of the way as her mouth was fucked. Finn was starting to wonder just how much experience the Captain had, that she could take something that large in her throat and not even gag. It was at that point that he realized she really was enjoying herself.

Meanwhile the two girls had finished cleaning Reed, and were sharing the cum they'd gotten in a deep kiss. One was also sparing enough attention to spank Reed's blood-red pussy, causing the woman to jerk each time she was hit. Even though she was unrestrained, and the slaps were pretty hard -- judging by the sound -- Reed made no attempt to close her legs. The man in her mouth groaned, and Finn could see Reed's throat muscles working as he unloaded his cum right into her stomach. He pulled out, still more than half hard, and one of the girls eagerly took him in her mouth, licking off the strands of saliva that Reed had left on his shaft. It wasn't long before she lay on her back and guided him into her body.

Meanwhile, the man who'd been fucking her ass, slid his cock into Reed's mouth. She made absolutely no protest, and eagerly began getting him back up to full hardness. Rika had made her way to the third man, and was happily cleaning the remains of his and Reed's sex juices off his hardening cock. It wasn't long before she was able to offer him her sleek little ass, which he slid into quite easily. Watching the slim, tanned girl take suck a large cock in her ass, caused Finn's own cock to twitch. He really had to get laid, and soon!

Rika giggled as she crawled back between Reed's to lick her some more, dragging the man behind her with his cock lodged in her ass. The girl went to town on Reed's pussy, and Finn couldn't take it anymore. He turned to leave, deciding he wasn't going to tell anyone about this little window trick. Reed was going to be embarrassed enough when they rescued her -- he wasn't going to add to it.

He turned down the hall that Alexa had taken, and met her coming toward him.

"Did you find anything?" he asked.

"Dead end," she replied, her voice a bit husky.

Finn wondered if she'd found the same kind of 'dead end' he had.

"Me too," he replied. "Let's go see if Wilds had better luck."

They headed down the corridor that Wilds had taken, only to find her coming back toward them.

"Don't tell me," he said, "dead end?"

She nodded, her eyes bright even in the dim light.

"Great," he said.

They sat down for a few minutes to decide what to do.

"We can try and sneak through the front," said Finn, "but I'm thinking that even with all the activity out there, we'll be seen. Especially since we don't exactly blend in."

"What other choice do we have?" asked Alexa.

"We could just walk into camp tomorrow," said Wilds. "They don't look like their hostile or spoiling for a fight."

"Maybe not," said Finn, "but while they certainly have taken to Captain Reed, I'm more then a little leery of being in a situation where they might get their hands on you two."

"I can take care of myself," said Wilds.

"I'm not exactly helpless either," added the doctor.

Finn was about to protest, but really, they were his team, and if they couldn't face situations like this together, then what was the point of being a team?

"Fine," he said. "Let's head out of here, then go into the main camp in the morning."

"We could just stay here," said Alexa.

"That might not be our best plan," said Wilds.

"But nobody's used these halls in forever," said Alexa. "I doubt they even know they're back here."

"Let's not take the chance," said Finn.

The team went back to where Alexa had found the door, and waited while she opened it. Even after watching her, Finn doubted that he could duplicate the complex series of actions she used to get it to open. After making sure that no one was around, they snuck off into the woods. There wasn't that much time before dawn, but Finn figured six hours of sleep (well, four after each person took a watch) couldn't hurt. After seeing the level of late night activity in the camp, he rather doubted anyone there would appreciate an early morning wakeup call from a bunch of strangers.

He took the mid watch, which was the hardest of them since he only got two hours of sleep on either side of his watch. Not that he slept much anyway. Visions of doing all kinds of interesting things to the Captain danced in his head, keeping him erect on and off for most of the night. He wished he could take care of things, but that wasn't going to happen. Sometimes having a high sex drive was a curse. He was awake when dawn broke, willing yet another erection to go down. He rolled over wanting to go for that last few minutes of sleep before it was time to face the day.

"C'mon Finn," said the Major. "You may as well just get up. You've been awake for the last half hour anyway."

He rolled over and looked at her form, still dim in the early light. She had a slight smile on her face and he wondered what she was so cheerful about.

"I guess you're right," he sighed. "I gotta piss anyway."

He grabbed his gun and went a few yards away from camp. His cock was too hard to piss though. Looking around, he decided to just take care of things so he could relieve the pressure in his bladder. Considering how worked up he was, it took only a short time for him to cum, squirting his discharge onto the forest floor. Finally, his dick softened long enough for him to piss, which was a whole different kind of relief. He returned to camp.

"Take care of things?" asked the Major.

He knew she couldn't have any idea that he'd been jerking off, but he wondered anyway.

"Yup," he smiled, rooting for an MRE in his pack.

He wasn't overly excited about eating, but one never knew when one would get to eat during an op.

"You need to use the woods?" he asked, not looking up.

"I relieved myself earlier," she said. "But I'll be happy to go pee now. Be right back."

He looked up in surprise, meeting her gaze. It was completely innocent and she cocked an eyebrow at him as she walked off into the woods. What in the hell was going on with that woman?

He went to wake up Alexa, and almost got stabbed for his trouble. Somehow, a sharp knife materialized in her hand just as he went to touch her. Then her eyes opened.

"Hey, take it easy," he said. "It's just me."

"Oh," she said, her eyes bleary, "m'sorry."

She rolled out of bed, looking very sexy for someone who'd been sleeping under a tarp the entire night, and stumbled off into the woods. Finn heard someone coming back, and stepped behind a tree, holding his pistol, but it was only Wilds.

"So," started Finn, a while later, "I guess we just take a walk into camp today?"

His two companions nodded.

"What happens if we have to go native?"

Alexa looked puzzled.

"He means go topless," translated Wilds.

To his surprise, Dr. Shaw shrugged.

"If that's what it takes to get the Captain out of there," she said. "No one's gonna be looking at me anyway."

Both Wilds and Finn stared at the beautiful woman as she tried to open an MRE with her teeth. The fleeting thought that sometimes the packaging tasted better went through Finn's mind. He couldn't help but wonder what Shaw tasted like, and was sure it was better, if not as filling, as an MRE.

"Uh, right," was the only think he could think of to say.

Wilds just started chuckling.

She looked up at him, her deep green eyes wide.

"What?" she asked, "did I say something funny?"

Once again, Finn and Wilds shared a look, asking if Alexa could be that sexually innocent. It didn't seem likely, not with a body like that, but you never knew. According to her file, she was only twenty-two. This was the first time he'd done the math, but she'd spent seven years in college. He'd only had two years, but it did seem a bit odd that someone had managed a doctorate, from MIT, in only seven years. Thinking about it now, she must have entered college when she was something like sixteen.

"Well, it's for sure no one will be looking at me, so maybe that'll give us an advantage," he said.

They planted some of what was in their packs, including an extra weapon each, in the woods, carefully protected and camouflaged. The cache was placed so that if they had to run in a hurry on their way back to the Gate, they'd be able to stop and get some weapons and food. Then, they headed down the path toward the camp. This time, they found a better way down, since it wasn't pitch dark. Finn made sure everyone could find it, since being pursued by angry natives while trying to climb a cliff was a sure recipe for disaster.

They were spotted as they approached the camp, but no one seemed more than mildly curious about them. There were no hostile shouts, and no one sprang to the attack. Not knowing what else to do, Finn was about to approach one of the guards in a sort of 'Take me to your leader' gambit, when one of the two girls who'd been playing with Reed approached them.

"Greetings, strangers," Rika said, bowing slightly. "What brings you to Festival?"

Deciding that they'd get nowhere by lying, Finn said, "We are looking for one of our team mates."

"Oh, you search for a mate?" she asked, with a frown.

"No, our team mate," corrected Finn. "She was brought here by accident."

Rika, who, now that he could see her close up, looked to be about sixteen, glanced at Wilds.

"Yes," said Wilds, "she has hair just like mine."

The girl's eyes widened, then she lowered her face.

"This is not for me to speak of," she said. "You must come with me and speak with the Chief of our tribe."

"What?" asked Alexa, a bit angrily. "You know she's..."

"Doctor," said Finn, "that's enough. Let's go with the nice girl and see the Chief. I'm sure once we explain what happened, we'll be able to get Reed and be on our way."

"Nice girl?" Wilds mouthed at him, as the girl started to walk away. Finn shrugged.

They followed the girl through the crowds toward the temple entrance. Now that he was in the op, Finn wasn't distracted by all the attractive female flesh around him. Nice tits were not enough to get killed over. The temple was surprisingly cool when the got inside. These past few days, the weather had gotten quite warm, and the coolness was welcome. They eventually entered a large, but not huge, chamber which, unlike the halls, was quite warm. It was hung with beautiful tapestries and there were quite a few people there. Reed was there as well, on a stage with three other women, only one of which was free to move around.

Finn examined Reed with an eye to trying to get her out of here quickly. From the looks of things, that wasn't going to happen. She couldn't even see him, since there was a blindfold covering her eyes. She couldn't speak either, since her mouth was once again plugged with the white phallus.

Reed had been tied to a post that was bent like a C, with her back arched and her legs pulled toward her head. She'd been tied in position with her ankles and thighs thighs spread wide, with ropes that attached to cross bars that were part of the C. More rope constricted her middle and been tied off, and each breast had something clamped to a nipple. The clamps had been pulled to an overhead bar making her firm breasts into cones. Her arms were pulled over her head and tied there, helping the ropes around her middle keep her affixed to the C. There was a rope around her neck as well, which kept her from moving her head much. Her body was soaked from sweat, no doubt the strenuous position taking a major toll on her.

Rika's sister was on the stage and occasionally used a thin cane to whip the bottom of Reed's breasts. As he watched, she picked up a leafy plant by the stem, and rubbed it through Reed's wet, swollen pussy. Considering the abuse she'd taken last night, her pussy seemed to be in pretty good shape today. Most of the fiery redness was gone. She did jump though, and give a muffled squeal as the leaves stroked her bare, opened pussy. Rika's sister changed her target, and started whipping the cane hard against Reed's exposed underarms. Finn winced, figuring that would hurt more than a little.

The other two girls on the stage were faring little better, although Rika's sister wasn't tending to them -- at the moment, anyway. One was on a horse like the one Reed had been on, but her legs were tied in such as way as to give her pussy no relief. The same kind of leaves that were being used on Reed, were peaking from beneath the woman's pussy. She was gaged, but not blindfolded, was very small breasted, and covered with whip marks. The third girl was in a chair, and squirming quite a bit. The chair had no bottom and a large dildo had been pushed into her hairless pussy. Each nipple had what looked like a thick needle pushed through it. Her arms were tied over her head, and a dark patch of hair shown under each one. Finn wasn't used to that look, but he had to admit it looked pretty erotic. The final piece added to her torment, was a pair of candles, which had been positioned to drip on her small breasts. Finn figured that the wax must be pretty hot, since it ran all the way down her body where it pooled on the floor. He would have liked to continue to watch the scene, but there were more important things to do.

On a comfortable chair set to one side, sat what could only be the Chief. A woman. Very beautiful, and quite bare breasted. Each of her nipples were pierced, and since she was wearing only a short piece of leather around her waist, he could see almost all the length of her long, well muscled thighs. In fact, all of the woman was very well muscled. Not manly in the slightest, but quite well muscled all the same. Like every other person they'd seen, she had skin the color of dark tan, and long back hair. She frowned as SG-6 approached, clearly unhappy to have to take her attention from the show on the stage. Her frown changed to something of a smile as she gave Finn and his companions a thorough once over. Finn said nothing, waiting for her to speak first.

"So, Rika," said the Chief, "who have you brought for my pleasure?"

Rika looked nervous, which Finn took as a bad sign. Subjects who were nervous around their rulers, made him wonder about the rulers.

"Mistress, they are here for the Coyote's gift," said the girl.

That brought silence to the room. Even Rika's sister could be heard to gasp. The Chief was silent for a moment, then stood. She was quite tall, perhaps only an inch under Finn's own six foot, one inch height. Finn tensed just a bit, trying to watch everything around him. The woman moved smooth, like a hungry predator. She stopped in front of Finn.

"I am Orla," she said, "Chief of the Coyote's Tribe."

Since an introduction seemed called for, Finn replied.

"I'm Major Morgan Finn, leader of my team. This is Major Colleen Wilds, and Doctor Alexa Shaw," he said. Then he hesitated but decided to continue. "The woman over there, the one with the blind fold, is also part of my team. Her name is Captain Lisa Reed."

Chief Orla looked at Rika.

"He claims her as his mate," she said.

"Actually," cut in Finn, "she's my, our, team mate."

Orla turned from them and went back to her seat.

"I know her name," she said. "Lisa Reed is the Coyote's Gift. She is mine."

"What?" started Alexa, "you can't..."

"Quiet!" said Finn at the same time that Orla yelled "Silence!"

The doctor started as if she'd been struck.

"Reed is the Coyote's Gift," Orla said. "My gift. By the rules, you must tell me how losing your mate for a year will damage your marriage. She is not with child. Does she have some special skill you need to survive? Or will your hearts wither without her presence, knowing that she is serving another for the year?"

Finn had no idea what to say to that.

"We come from far away," said Wilds. "We are not familiar with your customs. All we know is that we were walking on a trail, and Captain Reed disappeared."

"Yet you knew where to come to find her," said Orla.

"It was a lucky guess," said Finn. "But the Major is right. Perhaps if you told us of your customs, we could work something out. We don't want to anger anyone."

"It is almost time for the midday meal," said Orla. "We will sit and eat, and discuss your mate."

Finn realized that the Chief didn't realize that team mate, and mate meant two different things.

"Could you at least stop torturing her?" asked Alexa.

Finn wished she'd shut the hell up before she got them into trouble.

Orla frowned.

"Torture?" she asked. "We are not hurting her. At least, not in any meaningful way. Reed is made for this type of pleasure. Her body craves it. How could you be her mates and not know her needs?"

"We do," cut in Wilds, "we do. Alexa is only recently joined with us, and does not know Reed as well as we do."

Orla smiled, "It is always a pleasure introducing a new bride."

They went to a side chamber, in which was set a long table loaded with food. The Chief told them to sit, and a young girl, topless of course, poured water into the Chief's mug. Other girls quickly brought place settings for the team, also filling their mugs with clear, cold water. It tasted very good, but left an aftertaste that was odd and unidentifiable. It barely registered on Finn's consciousness.

"Where are you from that you have not heard of the Coyote's Tribe?" asked the Chief. "We serve him best of all the tribes and so have his favor -- as much as any are granted it."

"We are from very far away," said Finn, not wanting to mention that they'd come through the Star Gate. Not everyone thought that was a good thing, and since these people didn't seem to visit it, he didn't want to complicate things. "Far enough that we've never heard of the Coyote."

"That must be far indeed," said Orla, taking a bite of a rich, red fruit.

Finn reached for some of the same fruit and bit into it. It was very good, far better than the MREs he'd been eating lately, which, truthfully, didn't take much.

"So," he prompted, "you were going to tell us about your festival."

For the next half hour or so, Orla described the festival to the SG team. It was a bit odd, but then, it was another planet, so that was to be expected. Essentially, it was a Festival where new mating groups were formed. People on this planet had four people in each mating group. That explained why Finn and his team had been mistaken as a group with a missing member, rather than what they actually were.

"So, people can dissolve their relationships at this Festival as well?" asked Alexa.

"Yes," said Orla. "It is often the time to find new mates. I myself have decided to take two new brides to replace Rika and her sister Gayla. It is indeed fortunate that the Coyote has graced me with a gift, although I'm sure that will disappoint one of my other potential brides."

"There's no man in your group?" asked Wilds.

"Of course there is," smiled Oral. "How can we have children if there are no men in the group? Garl is one of our best warriors. You will meet him, should you choose the Challenge."

"Challenge?" asked Finn.

"It is one part of getting your mate back," she said. "Truly though, if you leave her with me, I promise she will be well treated for the year. I will return her to you, after that."

Alexa snorted, "Well treated..."

"That's enough, Doctor," said Finn.

Then, to Orla, "We really can't do that. Our... customs don't allow one of our team members to be given away against their will."

"Yes, she was reluctant at first," smiled Oral. "I can see how she might be valuable, since she has spirit, as well as other talents. But she seems all right with her place now, and I assure you, she is thoroughly enjoying herself."

"Be that as it may, we really can't leave her here," said Wilds.

Orla nodded. "The Coyote's Gifts can bring trouble as often as joy. That means you will be issuing the Challenge then."

"What, exactly, does that entail?" asked Finn.

"Your mating group will meet three of my best warriors in battle, one on one. You must defeat all of them. If you do so, then you will have the opportunity to reclaim Reed."

Finn looked started, "So... how is the winner determined?"

"When the one yields," she replied, "or is rendered unable to continue. But I must warn you, death, or permanent disability will not be tolerated at the Festival. If that happens, you will not get your mate back, but you will be killed."

She smiled," After the festival is over, of course. Life may not be created and death will not be sanctioned during Festival. We are here to find brides, life mates, and to enjoy each other to the fullest."

Great, thought Finn, just great.



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Chapter 4


After their lunch with Orla, they were shown to a chamber where they would be sleeping. Most people just slept outside, since the sex went on late into the night, but important guests, the Chief and her contingent and rooms in the Temple.

The team's room was fairly large, with only one way in or out. There might be more that were not apparent, considering what Finn had seen last night. It had one large bed pallet, a bathing area (open to the rest of the room), and an area for toilet use, which fortunately was hidden by a thick curtain. The real surprise was the hot and cold running water and modern drains.

"Anyone for a bath?" asked Wilds, smiling as she saw the size of the tub.

It would easily hold four people -- six if they were very good friends.

"I'll take one later," he said.

"Oh don't be shy," she replied, her smile growing wider.

Thing was, much as he was reluctant to admit it, it was very tempting. Alexa was looking at him with a hungry sort of look as well, although she seemed to be more shy about displaying her interest. Thing was, Finn didn't understand why either of them had any interest -- in him, anyway -- or why they were choosing to show it now. He shrugged internally: Maybe it was something in the water.

"That's all right," he said, "You can clean up, and I'll wander around outside."

"With all those otherwomen around?" asked Alexa.

He could swear she was pouting -- just a little. His hard dick wished the two of them would stop the teasing.

"Yes," he replied with an exaggerated sigh, "I'll have to try and ignore them as I scope out important things. Like, you know, escape routes?"

"Whatever," said Wilds, "Alexa and I will be fine without you."

He watched as Wilds almost... almost put her hand on the other woman's shoulder. She didn't though, frowning slightly to herself, and looking a little confused for a second. Finn sighed and left room to scout around.

There were a lot of people outside and all of them were friendly, offering drink or food as he walked past them. Some were very friendly, offering quite a bit more. In fact, he soon had a small squad of girls -- he swore some of them couldn't be a day over fifteen -- following him around. All of them had white ribbons tied around their neck. He would have asked them about the ribbons, but every time he stopped to say something to one of them, they would giggle and blush, or display their nearly naked bodies in a very provocative manner. About the third time that happened another woman joined them who looked to be a bit closer to his age.

"I've been watching you," she said, holding out a cup for him to drink from. He took it, drinking the cool water. "Have you no liking for virgins?"

"Is that what the ribbons mean?"

She nodded and moved closer, her lush body almost rubbing against him. His cock was hard, he was hot in more ways than one and he just wasn't thinking very well. He felt slightly out of control.

"Perhaps you prefer a more... experienced partner," she said, running her fingers over one of his biceps.

Her touch brought a shiver to his body and made his cock throb. Any other time, and he'd definitely be taking advantage of this. But right at the moment, he was supposed to be scouting the lay of the land, not being distracted by the thought of getting laid. Still, it was more than a little difficult to concentrate with so much beauty around him and the sexual activity going on. While not as widespread as last night, there was no lack of sexual couplings. He wondered where these people got their stamina.

"I suppose there's something to be said for for both," he replied, trying to be diplomatic. "But at the moment, I'm not looking for a partner."

The woman frowned, as if she didn't understand.

"Are you not looking for a fourth?" she asked. "At least for the year? I have heard the your mate is the Coyote's Gift to the Chief."

He was about to respond, when the woman continued.

"Even if you are not looking for a permanent partner, this is a time of sharing the joys of one another," she smiled. "I would very much like to share with you."

She started sinking to her knees, and for all that Finn wanted to stop her, he just couldn't. Something in the back of his brain was trying to tell him he should have more self control, but the front of this brain, and the little head, were overwhelmingly for getting a blow-job.

The woman fumbled with the zipper on his pants, and Finn was without the presence of mind to stop her. Smiling, she decided to just pull his pants off, which Finn decided wasn't a good idea, so he undid his belt and opened his pants. It didn't take long for the woman to get his erect length in her mouth. She made a humming noise of pleasure as she sucked him off.

There was still that part of his mind that was screaming at him, wondering what the hell he was doing, but it was shut out by the softness of the lips around his cock. That softness was soon joined by another set of lips, kissing his own. One of the virgin girls had grown bold enough to rub her body against his, while kissing him. He wasn't thinking of anything but the scent and feel of her warm brown skin as he ran his hand it. She moaned and pushed into him, as the woman on her knees picked up the pace.

His fingers slid between the younger girl's legs, drifting over her hairless mons and her moans grew a bit more urgent. She broke off the kiss as he finally slid his fingers of the slick skin of her pussy, then smeared the moisture over her clit. It was nice and hard, and he had no problem finding it. Finn had just enough presence of mind not to push his finger into her body -- she was a virgin, after all, and he doubted she'd be happy having someone's finger open her for the first time -- but he was able to easily bring her to a strong orgasm. The entire thing was too much for him, and he found himself emptying his balls into the unknown woman's mouth, his orgasm extending far longer then usual. It was he best blow-job he'd had in a long time.

"Ooo," purred the woman as she stood and kissed him on his cheek, "thank you for your pleasure."

With that, she disappeared into the crowd as Finn hastily pulled up his pants. Despite what had just happened, he found that he was still pretty worked up. Perhaps wandering around here without someone from the team was not such a good idea. He headed back to the temple.

He knocked loudly at the door, waiting until he heard someone tell him to come in before entering. In his present mood, the last thing he needed to see was a naked woman. All the beautiful, mostly naked women wandering around were definitely affecting his judgment. He went to a small table and poured some more water from the cool jug and downed it. What he could really use was a good shot of Scotch, but that wasn't happening anytime soon.

"So, what happened?" asked Wilds, "you find anything out?"

Yeah, thought Finn, but discovering just how friendly the natives were wasn't something he was willing to share. Or perhaps the problem was that he was all too willing to share.

"Not really," he said, "everyone seems pretty friendly."

He turned around and looked at Wilds and immediately wished he hadn't. While she, and apparently, Alexa hadn't gone native, they weren't far from it.

"It's hot," said Wilds, "and my uniform was dirty. Besides, it'll help us blend in."

Each of the women was wearing one of the native short skirts. Instead of being barefoot, they'd found some high boots which came to almost their knees. Finally, on top, they'd donned a slightly translucent, white sleeveless top with a deep V in the front. It was obvious that neither one of them was wearing a bra and it was especially obvious that Wilds wasn't. Her tits were quite big, and quite firm. He thought, but couldn't confirm, that the large nipples he could almost see, were pierced. Oh my.

"Well, since you've used the facilities, would you mind giving me a few minutes?"

"Sure," said Wilds. "Unless you need someone to help you get washed?"

Alexa was quiet, and, he thought, a bit embarrassed. Perhaps Wilds's overt flirting was upsetting her. He'd have to speak to the Major about her behavior. Later.

"No, thanks, I've got that handled."

The women smiled at him and left. Finn sat down for a moment, trying to figure out why the hell he hadn't ordered them back into uniform. He really couldn't see any harm in not wearing it, though and besides, with the way things were going, they probably would have stripped right here. Something was definitely going on.

The hot bath was very nice. Washing in a cold stream was not his idea of fun. Finn knew that he liked his luxuries; a big hot tub, a big shower, a willing woman and a nice dungeon, being among them, but he could do without if he had to. He did try to keep his mind off the willing woman part, since he was certain that all he had to do was walk around the camp a bit to find one who was interested in his style of fun. Hell, he wondered if Rika and her sister might be interested. Those two were certainly quite kinky... 

With a start he realized he'd dozed off in the hot water. His cock was once again rock hard, and he contemplated just jerking off and relieving the tension. He didn't much enjoy masturbation, beyond the fact that it did help keep his normally overactive sex drive under control. He looked over at his clothing, set on a (heated) drying rack next to the rest of the uniforms. And lingerie that the women had once again prominently displayed. Sighing, he got out of the tub, ignoring his iron hard cock, and searched through his stuff for some clean clothing. The door opened and almost before he realized it, his gun was in his hand.

The young woman who entered had no idea what a gun was, and so didn't stop until her eyes came to rest on his rampant cock. She immediately knelt, then leaned forward, pressing her small breasts to the floor and extending her arms in front of her, palm up.

"Master, the Chief has sent me to you to see to... any... needs you might have," she said.

His cock pulsed and it took all his will power not to walk over to the girl, pull her up by the hair and push his cock in her mouth.

"Uh, thanks," he said, "but I'm fine right now."

"Your body says otherwise," said the girl. "The Chief says that since your mate is obviously well trained in sexual service, you might be missing her abilities."

The Captain was not his mate, and while he was missing someone's services, it certainly wasn't hers. Although, considering some of the things he'd seen her doing, he wondered of perhaps he'd be able to sample some of her skills. When he was silent, she continued.

"I am well skilled in accepting the whip," she said, "as well as rope. I enjoy the rougher pleasures the same as your mate does. If you wish to share me with your other mates, I would look forward to that as well."

His head was spinning with lust, and his cock felt was a hot, throbbing, iron bar. Wasn't this what he'd just been wishing for? Still, self preservation over-rode his cock.

"Thank you for your offer," he said, and she looked up, clearly unhappy and more than a bit hurt by what she knew was going to be a refusal, "but right at the moment wouldn't be a good time."

Her lips trembled a bit and she said, "I... if I do not please you, the Chief will send another..."

"No, no," he interrupted. "You're beautiful and very desirable. But now isn't a good time."

Her face immediately transformed.

"I understand Master," she said.

She got up and left, and Finn scrambled to put on some clothing. The best he could find were some boxers, a clean pair of fatigue pants and a black t-shirt. He was just pulling up his pants (not overly easy with a large, hard, cock in the way) when the damned door opened again. Gripping his pants in one hand, and the pistol in the other, he sighed with he saw it was Wilds and Shaw.

Wilds took a look at him, and smiled.

"Damn," she said, "looks like we missed the fun."

Finn shook his head and put down the gun so that he could fasten his pants. He was not unaware of the looks the two women were giving his well developed, if somewhat scared, upper body. He'd been in a few fights, and had a couple of nasty scars to show for it.

"What the hell are you talking about?" he grumbled. "And don't you know how to knock?"

"Oh please," said Alexa, "we just saw that girl leaving here. Are you going to stand here and deny you just had sex with her?"

He looked at her in surprise. Not only surprise at her question, but surprise at her tone, which was accusing, angry and... jealous? Naa, couldn't be.

"Actually, I can," he replied. "I was just getting dressed when, like the two of you, she just walked in here. And yes, she did make a rather attractive offer, but no, I didn't take her up on it."

"Pity," muttered Wilds, "I would love to have seen some of that action."

Again, Finn chose to ignore the comment. It was obvious by this time that something was affecting all of them, and the sooner they could get the hell out of here, the better. He just wished that they didn't have to wait for the Challenge until tomorrow.

He lay down on the bed and tried to resume dozing. That wasn't to be though.

"I found out more about this Challenge," said Wilds.

"Oh?" he asked, opening one eye. "Do tell."

"It's not just a fight," she said. "Tonight, I'm pretty sure one of us is going to have to prove our love for our mate by having public sex with her."

Finn's eyes shot open and he sat bolt upright.

"What?"

"Yup," added in Alexa. "We're going to sit at the high table tonight, and one of our place settings will have a red disk under it. Whoever has the disk will have to have sex with Reed, while everyone else watches and eats."

"Man these people are way into sex," muttered Finn.

"This could be a problem," said Wilds. "We're not talking about a little playing around here. We're talking the real deal. And since the Chief's been playing with her, you know what they're expecting to see."

Finn slowly nodded. They'd want a BDSM scene. This was really turning into a problem.

"Don't worry about it," said Alexa, "I'll handle it."

Finn's eyes about bugged out of his head.

"Excuse me?" he asked. "You mean to tell me, you'll have no problem doing a public bondage scene with Reed?"

Alexa blushed a deep, deep red, her bright green eyes wide.

"That's not what I meant at all!" she exclaimed. "I meant I'll get rid of the disk, or whatever it is, then no one will have to do... that."

"I don't understand," said Wilds.

"I'll find the disk -- it's going to be at one of the places where we're going to sit -- and I'll get rid of it," she replied.

"How?" asked Finn.

"Don't worry," she replied. "I'll find a way to do it."

"Well if we just hide the thing, then the Chief might choose one of us anyway," said Wilds.

"There is that," said Finn.

"Then I'll put it at someone else's place setting," said Alexa.

"So," said Wilds, her eyes narrowing, "you'd rather force Reed to have sex with a stranger, than one of us?"

Alexa seemed at a loss for a second, then said, "So you'd have no problem having sex with another woman with all those people watching?"

Wilds just shrugged, "If that's what it takes to convince the Chief, then sure, I'd do it."

"In public," said Alexa in a flat voice.

"It's just sex," said Wilds. "The real problem is, what will happen if you're the one who gets picked."

Alexa blushed even harder then she had before.

"I, uh... I wouldn't know how to," she mumbled. "I've never had sex with a girl."

Finn noticed that she didn't say she wouldn't, just that she never had.

"Too bad we can't just get rid of it," he said.

Alexa shook her head.

"I just don't think that will work," she said. "Apparently, the red disk is supposed to be the Coyote's choice. If it doesn't show up, the Chief's gonna smell a rat."

"She already said they wouldn't kill us at the Festival," said Wilds.

"Yeah, but she made it plain that we could be held and killed after it's over," said Finn. Then he looked at Alexa. "You're sure you can switch the disk?"

She nodded.

"Then do it," he said. "Just make sure one of us doesn't get it. Unless you're volunteering Wilds?"

Wilds thought for a surprisingly long time before she answered.

"I think that, at this point, Captain Reed would be a lot less embarrassed when all this is over, if it the person wasn't someone she had to work with every day."

"Okay," said Finn to Dr. Shaw, "the ball's in your court."

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The feast was just awesome. All kinds of amazing food smells fought with each other, each one more delicious smelling then the last. The men and women serving, were obviously not servants. They were kissed -- often -- and hugged and thanked for their time preparing and serving the food. Finn watched Alexa carefully as the three of them entered the dining area. He saw her drifting around the table, but never saw her actually doing anything. He started to get nervous, wondering when the hell she was going to make the switch, but tried to keep his cool. It wouldn't do to tip anyone off about what they were planning. If only the sex hadn't had to be public, they could have gotten the Captain back to their room, and planned an escape tonight.

The tables were set up outside in a big U, with a large open area in the middle. Finn had a feeling he knew exactly what would be happening in the middle of that U, and with one of them, if Alexa didn't get her act together and make whatever switch she was going to make. Finally, it was time to sit down.

The Chief, her her husband, and her two current brides sat at the base of the U, along with (as guests of honor) SG-6. Alexa was between Finn and Wilds with Finn sitting right next to the Chief. He couldn't help but admire her. She was one, very fine specimen of woman-hood. Her large breasts sagged very little, and it looked like someone had wrapped a few pieces of gold wire around the base of each of her nipples, which served to keep them nicely erect. Her sleek, well muscled body had a slight sheen of sweat, which was unsurprising since there were fires blazing nearby and bunches of torches lit. Finn found himself enjoying her sexy scent. His erection, which had faded off and on through out the day, rapidly returned. He'd been quite horny all day, even though he'd managed to put it aside earlier while he was worrying about how to get Reed out of this. It was certainly back with a vengeance now. Since it was obvious that Alexa hadn't managed to make the switch, he almost hoped he was the one that would be chosen to have sex with Reed.

Before the meal started the Chief rose.

"Tonight, we Feast," she said, after raising a hand for quiet. "Tomorrow, there will be a Challenge for the Coyote's Gift. But that is tomorrow. Tonight, we will eat well, then share the joy of each other. During the final course of the meal, the Gift will be brought out and displayed.

"Someone," she continued, her eyes twinkling. Finn could swear she looked at Wilds. "will help with this display. It will be the Coyote's choice, but I'm sure Reed will enjoy her after dinner sweets as much as we will!"

There was a lot of laughter, and suggestive comments were shouted.

"So," said the Chief, "let us discover whom the Coyote has chosen for Reed's partner. Turn over your bowls and hope the red has chosen you!"

Everyone turned over their bowls, and Finn could sense Orla watching the three of them, especially Wilds. Well, he thought as he turned over his bowl, at least he'd get to see Wilds and Reed in a scene. There was no disk on the bottom of the bowl, and he was surprised by his disappointment. He looked to his right, and saw that neither Alexa or Wilds had disks either. Surprised, he looked at Orla, who was frowning slightly and noting his surprise. A shout came from the other end of the table and a young man held up a red disk. A very large young man, who looked every inch like a warrior.

Orla, despite her confusion, continued as if nothing was wrong.

"The Coyote has chosen Ruun!" she said in a loud voice. When the shouts of congratulations died down, Orla continued. "I know that the whip is not your way, Ruun. But I'm sure that, with your skill, Reed will enjoy her night just as well."

More clapping and congratulations followed as the first course of the meal was brought out. Before they started to eat, however, the Chief had one more thing to say.

"Rise your wine," she said, standing. "Raise your cup to praise the Coyote. Enjoy his Gifts, and learn from his Tricks. Drink deep in His honor!"

Everyone brought their cups to their lips, and drank. Finn found the wine to be excellent. Light with a slight sparkle in it. Even the aftertaste was good, although it sort of reminded him of sex. Of course, with all the goings on here, everything reminded him of sex. While it didn't taste very alcoholic, he knew that meant nothing, and reminded himself not to drink too much of it. Perhaps they'd find a way to get to Reed tonight. The food was amazing, and Finn put a lot of it away. He also drank quite a bit more of the wine then he realized at first. So had Alexa, and even Wilds looked a bit tipsy. He leaned over to Alexa and whispered in her ear.

"So it looks like you didn't have to change the disk after all."

"What the hell are you talking about?" she whispered back. Her breath smelled of the wine, and rather than being a turn off, it was actually a turn on. He tried to keep himself on track, although it was getting more difficult to do that as the meal progressed. "How the hell do you think he got it? She'd put it under Wilds's plate."

Finn was shocked. "But, I watched you the entire time," he protested. "You never even got close to Wilds's plate."

She looked at him for a second, then snorted. "Amateurs."

Now what the hell was that supposed to mean, wondered Finn. Considering that Alexa looked a bit lit, it probably didn't mean a thing.

Finally, it was time for dessert. By that time, Finn was feeling no pain -- other than the pain of an unrelieved erection. He noted that both Wilds and Shaw had been sporting nipple erections for a long time. Both were squirming quite a bit in their seats, and Finn was sure that he could smell the musk of Alexa's arousal mixed with her sweat. It was a heady mix, and he found himself wondering -- often -- what her pussy tasted like. Other questions floated through his mind like: Did her pussy hair match the hair on her head? Did she like having her cunt eaten? He hoped so (without dwelling too long on why he hoped so), since he loved eating pussy.

Rugs had been laid out in the center of the U that made up the tables. Throughout the feast, bunches of pillows had also been brought out and tossed on the rug. And now, just before dessert arrived, Captain Lisa Reed was brought out and set on the rug.

She was in a wooden cage that was almost too small to hold her. She was naked, of course, and bound, even though she was in the cage. Her arms were behind her, actually outside the cage, and bound at wrist and elbow. She was hunched slightly forward, with her knees on either side of her head. Her ankles and knees were tied to the bars of the cage, and there appeared to be a rope cutting into her stomach which also attached to the bars on either side. Her nipples had been wrapped with twine, and pulled toward the front of the cage, and he thought he could see something hanging from her labia, causing the delicate lips to be stretched down quite a bit. He wished even more that he'd gotten the red disk.

"Reed is one for the whips," said Orla, after rising to her feet, "but I am sure she will be able to appreciate Ruun's... talents. In the mean time, let the Gift be displayed before we get to the main event."

The two men that had brought out Reed's cage removed the poles from the top, then repositioned them so that the cage hung with Reed facing to one side. Then, they made a slow circuit of the tables, allowing everyone in the U section to see how she'd been prepared. The high tables, and hence the rest of SG-6, were last. Finn was glad Reed was blindfolded. That way, he could admire her bondage without embarrassing either of them. Because it was a sure thing the bondage was very well done. It was equally sure that anyone put in such a position needed a high tolerance for pain -- or a liking for it.

When the cage paused in front of him and Orla, Finn saw that they had pushed a rather wide stick in Reed's mouth to use as a bit gag. She was drooling, a stream of it running over her chin and down between her breasts. Her skin was shining with sweat, and her sex was shining as well, but Finn knew it wasn't sweat. He watched as a long strand of her oils dripped out of her exposed hole.

There were wooden clamps attached to her labia, both inner and outer, which held heavy weights. The string attached to the weights were pulling her outer labia open very far. Her inner lips were also pulled widely open, the delicate skin stretched painfully wide. Small gold hooks had been slipped under her clit hood, with thin strings attaching the other end to the rope around her middle. The effect was to expose her clit, which was red and hard.

"The hooks are not sharp," said Orla into his ear. She sounded quite aroused. "All they do is expose her center. Do you not like the way I've prepared my future bride?"

Finn wished he could think better. He wished he knew if Reed was actually getting off on this treatment. From her scent, her body language and literally dripping pussy, it was a good bet she was.

"She isn't your bride until after the Challenge," he replied. It was the only neutral thing he could think to say.

Orla smiled, then held up a small stick with a glob of something on it.

"I think you will have difficulty prevailing against my warriors," she said with a smile, looking at the blob of clear gel on the end of the stick, "but if you do, then of course, you will have the opportunity to claim her."

The cage had not moved on, and Finn wondered what else Orla was going to do. He didn't wonder for long.

"We make this oil from the same plants that provide the gree leaves," she said. "The leaves make the skin sparkle and come alive. But the sap... that is a different story. It causes very strong itching and burning, making the skin sensitive to the touch. The effect lasts perhaps half a day, and does not abate for almost all of that time. Oddly, it does not effect men in the same way as women. We know of only two substances which will stop its effects. Urine is one of them, oddly enough."

Before Finn could even think to stop her, she reached forward and smeared the gel on Reed's exposed clit. The Captain stiffened, and let out a low moan.

"Reed has become quite familiar with glinthna," said Orla. "She rather enjoys how it feels, or so I've been told by Gayla. Of course, Gayla and Rika greatly enjoy the effects themselves. I will miss them, although I'm sure Reed will provide me with a great deal of entertainment in the coming year."

She waved her hand, and Reed, squirming enough that Finn could see that they'd pushed what looked to be a rather large pole into her ass, was taken away.

"What is the other substance that stops that crap from hurting her?" asked Alexa. Finn hadn't even noticed that she'd been listening.

"Male spend," smiled Orla, "which Ruun will be supplying shortly."

"How long..." started Alexa,

"Doctor..." started Finn.

"No," she snapped. "How long have you had her in that inhuman cage?"

Orla frowned and Finn wished the hell Alexa would shut the hell up. He'd been keeping an eye on Wilds, and until Wilds got upset, Finn wasn't going to worry about what they were doing with the Captain. Too much. If his faith in Wilds was misplaced... well... he didn't want to think about that. Or about what he'd do to Wilds.

"I do not understand," said Orla. "Have you lied to me Finn?"

"About what?" he asked, his mouth going dry.

"How could this one be in your mating group and not understand how Reed derives sexual pleasure?"

"Fu..." started Alexa, when a hand descended over her mouth.

Wilds was looking pissed and whispering into the doctor's ear. Finn wished he could hear what they were saying.

"We have not... formalized our group yet," said Finn. "We were going to, but Reed was taken from us before we could."

"And it would be at that time that Alexa Shaw would be made to understand?"

"Yup."

Finn only wished he could understand.



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Chapter 5


Reed had finally been brought back to the center of the tables, and now the servers were laying out large plates of fruit and small cups of what proved to be a thick drink which tasted both sweet and tart. It was quite good. Alexa occasionally glowered at Finn, and Wilds was obviously somewhat annoyed with Alexa. But Finn, once again, was having a very difficult time trying to keep his mind off his throbbing cock. Alexa's annoyance didn't seem to last very long either. It wasn't long before her obvious signs of arousal were something else Finn had to ignore.

There was a toast to the Coyote, and everyone drank a small amount of the liquid in the cups, then it was clear it was time for the main event. Rika and Gayla began to remove Reed from the cage, while Ruun stood up and into the center. Once he was on the carpets, another woman, girl, guessed Finn since she looked about the same age as some of the virgins that had been following him around earlier, began removing his pants.

Ruun was a big guy up top. Massive chest and huge muscles, but Finn had noted that he moved very well. He rather doubted the man was slow, and hoped he wouldn't be facing him in the Challenge. He was big below as well, and the ladies tapped their forks against the table in appreciation. Once the leather pants were removed, his cock was exposed. And it was a cock that would make any porn star proud.

"Oh my god," said Alexa, "he's not gonna put that in Reed"

Considering the size of the cocks Reed had been taking last night, Finn thought that the woman wasn't going to have that much trouble. Although, he had to admit, Ruun looked a bit bigger then the men who'd been using her while he watched. His own cock, while quite a bit larger than average, wasn't this size, and he'd had women in the past who he'd needed to go slow with. The woman who'd stripped off Ruun, smiled up at him from her knees, grasping that monster in both her hands and slowly pumping it while Reed was released from her bonds. Finally, she was ready and Ruun approached her.

She had been standing, but as he walked up, she slowly sank to her knees, and began licking the massive organ in front of her. Worshiping it, actually. It was at this point that Finn decided that she really was getting off on all this. She had to be. No one could act that well. Besides, he noted her fingers were playing with her own, presumably sore, clit, while her hips rotated in sensuous circles. It was an amazingly erotic display. Ruun must have thought so as well, since he came rather quickly. Reed held his gushing cock a short distance from her wide open mouth as he deposited thick ropes of his cum on her tongue. Then, she slid her mouth back over the head, her lips stretching wide to take the thing, as Ruun moaned his pleasure. Finn did his best not to moan, since he would very much have liked to take Ruun's place.

To his surprise, Ruun didn't get soft, or at least not very soft, and in short order, she had him back up to strength. He pushed her onto her back, and began sliding his cock through her sloppy cunt. She moaned and wiggled her hips, gasping as his rod rubbed over her clit. That was when Finn remembered that her clit was supposed to be in a lot of pain about right now. If it was, she wasn't showing it. Not only that, but he was certain she could have made him cum on, or in, her pussy instead of her mouth, thereby gaining relief. She'd chosen not to.

Alexa gasped, whispering "no fucking way" as Ruun pushed his length into Reed's tunnel. In short order they were fucking each other quite hard.

"You must miss having such a skilled lover at your command," said Orla. She was leaning back in her chair, one hand playing with her nipples while the other was rubbing her sex under her skirt.

"It would be nice to have her back," said Finn.

Orla was looking at him like she wanted to climb on top of him. He hadn't actually seen her have sex with anyone yet, and, as incredibly arousing as this was, he really didn't want her to decide she wanted him right here, and right now. Plus, after watching Reed, he wanted a sub -- and he rather doubted that the Chief had a submissive bone in her body.

Alexa was having trouble taking her eyes of the action, and Finn would have been willing to bet that at least one of Wilds's hands were playing with her own pussy. The other was gripping the edge of the table, and she had a somewhat glazed look in her eyes. She noticed him watching her, and gave him a slow, sensual grin. He grinned back. His eyes went back to Alexa and he could see the bumps of her hard nipples against her top. There was a sheen of sweat on her throat, and her scent was even stronger, and even sexier.

It looked like Reed had cum a number of times, and Ruun flipped her over. She immediately put her head down and arched her back to give him access to her body. Her entire pussy was red and swollen, but gaping only a small amount considering how large a pole had been inside her. Ruun held out his hand, and the girl who'd stripped him, gave him a small pot of something. Whatever it was, he began fisting it onto his cock, and Finn wondered if it wasn't more of that burning gel. It wasn't supposed to effect males, but if he shoved it into Reed's pussy, she'd have to be a real plain slut to love it.

As it turned out, he didn't shove his cock into her pussy. He chose her ass.

"Oh. My. Fucking. Goddess," said Alexa, clearly no longer interested in trying to stop the action.

It was truly amazing to watch Reed's body accept that incredible pole. But accept it, she did, and with obvious pleasure. It wasn't long before Ruun was banging away at her. He motioned to the girl who'd stripped him, and she got on her back to lay underneath Reed. Positions were adjusted until Reed and the girl were in a sixty-nine, while Ruun pounded away. Eventually, it was clear that Ruun was going to cum. To Finn's surprise, he pulled out, and knee-walked over to Reed's face, offering her his cock. She greedily grabbed it in her fist and sucked it into her mouth. Meanwhile, the other girl squirmed out from under Reed, then proceeded to slide her fist into Reed's ass. Considering that her fist was smaller than Ruun's cock, that was no big deal. But Finn thought it was a highly erotic sight.

Ruun came again, and again it appeared Reed missed her chance to sooth the burning of her clit. Once, might have been a mistake, but twice, no way. She was deliberately avoiding letting him cum on her cunt. That was a girl Finn could get to like real easily. He was so caught up in the moment, that he'd forgotten that Reed was his team mate. To his totally lust fogged mind, she was a slave, and he only wished he could have his turn with her.

The sex went on for a bit longer, but it was clear that Ruun was tiring, so people began to get up from their tables. Not that they went very far. Most of them started to have sex -- and some of them were doing that right on the table. It was turning into a full fledged orgy, and dimly in the back of his mind, Finn knew he had to leave.

"I'm going back to the room," he said.

The last thing he wanted to do was let Alexa and Wilds see him lose control and start having sex with someone. It never occurred to him that being alone in the room with the two of them might be a problem for him. Even if he had no self control, at least they would keep him from doing anything stupid. He wasn't ordering the women to come back with him anyway. If they wanted to have some fun, he wasn't going to stop them, and it looked like Wilds was going to do just that.

"You're leaving so soon?" asked the Chief. "The celebration is just beginning."

"Um... yeah," said Finn. "I think I'm a bit tired."

She looked at the very obvious bulge in his pants, then at Alexa and Wilds. It was clear that he was anything but tired.

"Well, enjoy your night," said the Chief. "I'll send you someone later so you won't have to spend a Festival night without a forth tonight."

He would have replied, but she'd turned and was walking away. Well, nothing said he'd have to answer the door.

Finn quickly made his way through the corridors of the Temple, but his mind was on anything but where he was going. As a result, he made a couple of wrong turns on his way. He sighed as he closed the door, hoping that spending a bit of time in the curtained off bathroom would help relieve his cock. He turned to the inside of the room and stopped in shock.

Alexa and Wilds were already in the room, which wasn't shocking. The fact that they were locked in a deep kiss was. Alexa gave a guttural moan as her hips moved, rubbing her barely covered mons against Wilds's well muscled leg. His mind was in a chaotic whirl of emotions. Should he tell them to stop? Should he just leave before they saw him? Regs said he should make them stop and put them on report. But wouldn't have done under normal circumstances -- which this clearly was not. Not unless they were endangering a mission.

"You gonna stand there and watch or are you going to help us out here?" asked Wilds.

They'd stopped kissing, but the sight was no less erotic. Alexa, her eyes all but glowing with lust, was pressed up against Wilds's body while she watched him with her face resting on the other woman's breast. Wilds also looked quite aroused, and topless to boot, although he couldn't see much since Alexa was covering her.

"You don't look like you need any help," he said.

It was a stupid thing to say, but it was the only thing he could think of that might keep this from becoming a threesome. Why he didn't want that to happen, he wasn't sure anymore.

"Oh but we do need you," smiled Wilds. "You have something we really want."

She stepped away from Alexa and slowly made her way toward Finn. Her large breasts (her nipples were pierced, how about that?) gently swayed as she walked. Her skin was shining lightly with sweat and she looked like she wasn't going to take no for an answer. Which was fine, because he wasn't interested in telling her no.

He did wait until she came to him though, then they were wrapped up in a deep kiss, as her breasts pressed against his chest. It was a really amazing kiss. She tasted of the wine that had been served with dinner, and he wondered how much of it she'd had. His hands roamed over her well muscled back, and she gripped his shirt in an effort to remove it.

Alexa walked over and stood there watching the kiss until Wilds broke it. Then, she took Finn's cheek in her hand and pulled him into a kiss. It was just as glorious as the one he'd had with Wilds. She tasted slightly different, and certainly smelled different, but it was an intoxicating experience. The last vestiges of propriety were removed, and weren't even a memory when Alexa broke their kiss, and turned back to Wilds, who'd been busy undoing his pants.

He shooed them out of the way, and removed his boots and socks, but they were back at him to remove his pants and underwear.

"You're wearing too much, Lexa," whispered Wilds, when they finished with him.

"You and Finn could help with that," she replied.

Together, Wilds and Finn slowly removed what little clothing Alexa was wearing. Her body was certainly well worth uncovering.

She was sleekly muscled, like a gymnast. Her breasts were small and firm, capped with hard, dark-red nipples. She had a small patch of pubic hair that matched the color of the hair on her head. It also matched the color of the small, thin patches under each arm. All in all, Finn thought the effect was extremely erotic. They lay her down on the large bed and began stroking her body. She squirmed like a kitten, purring under their combined touch.

"Do you know why we needed you?" asked Wilds as she and Finn kissed their way down Alexa's body.

"No," he replied, "I'm just happy you do."

Wilds smiled, then nippled the firm, pale skin of Alexa's belly.

"Because Lexa here is still a virgin," she said.

Finn pulled back, surprised. How could someone who looked like this still be a virgin. He looked up at her as he ran his fingers over her inner thighs. She parted her legs for him.

"It's true," she said. "I hope it won't be true for much longer."

Between the two of them, obviously much more experienced lovers then Alexa, they slowly drove her the brink of orgasm. Then let her down, just a little. They pushed her back up the curve again, then let her down. She was getting a little wild, and was surprisingly strong. But she wasn't as strong as Finn and Wilds, and they held her, doing their best to drive her out of her mind with pleasure.

"He's gonna split you with that monster," whispered Wilds. "And I'm going to hold it, guide it into your hot, very wet pussy."

Alexa moaned.

"Are you ready for that?"

An incoherent, guttural moan was her answer. Finn looked up at the woman who's virginity he was about to take. She was so very beautiful; her skin glowing and flushed. Her pussy was sopping and he and Wilds had been sharing the treat between them, licking her pussy and asshole, playing with her body. She tasted amazingly good.

Wilds looked at him, and Finn moved up between Alexa's legs. Wilds hands felt sightly cool as the grasped his shaft and slid the drooling head over Alexa's soaked puss. She moaned and tried to push herself onto his length.

"So eager," smiled Wilds. "I can't wait to suck his cum out of you." She leaned close to Alexa's ear, "I can't wait to taste your virgin blood."

With that she guided his cock into Alexa's incredibly hot body. Her tunnel was tight -- no surprise there -- and he had to push a bit to get inside. Alexa was helping, and Finn wasn't too far gone to make sure he wasn't hurting her too badly. She showed no sign of pain when his final push broke her hymen. She did gasp out loud, but Finn rather thought that Wilds's fingers, which were dancing on her clit, brought her to orgasm at the same time.

It took a while, but he was eventually gliding in and out of her cunt, bringing both of them closer and closer to an orgasm. His balls started spasming and seconds later she shrieked loudly, cumming so hard she almost squeezed his cock out of her cunt. The entire experience had been a super-intense, slow fuck. His cock was still hard when he pulled out of her. Hard, and smeared with their cum and her blood, although there wasn't much of that. Wilds was between her legs in a second, her mouth fastening to the blood-red gash. Alexa moaned and shuddered as Wilds ate her freshly opened pussy. Finn's cock wasn't even trying to get soft.

"Put it in me," moaned Wilds. "Fuck me."

Finn got behind Wilds, who was kneeling on the bed. Her ass was incredibly nice, and her shaved pussy lips were very swollen. He slid inside her, surprised by her tightness. She wasn't a virgin though, and she sure as hell didn't want him to go easy on her. He didn't.

He fucked her hard for a few minutes, then she pushed him back. He was surprised, until he saw her flip onto her back and pull Alexa's sex to her mouth. Alexa quickly got the hint and ended up sitting on Wilds mouth, moaning and rotating her hips. Wilds used her heels to grip Finn's ass, urging him to fuck her. She came several times her yells muffled by Alexa's pussy.

"Oh my Goddess," said Alexa, "Yeah, oh yeah, push your tongue in my ass..."

That did it for Finn. Knowing that Wilds was tongue fucking Alexa's asshole was more than enough to push him over the edge. He came, yelling loudly, his orgasm even more intense then the first one he'd had. He could feel the fluttering of Wilds's cunt as she came as well, although he suspected it was just another peak of a very long series of orgasms.

Finally, he pulled out, his cock wilting to about half hard. Alexa dove on it, quickly lick it clean, then turned to Wilds's pussy. Wilds rolled over until she was sitting on Alexa's face and began to pull her nipples while Alexa ate her. Finn decided to get back into the game, and started playing with Wilds thick, pink nipples, pulling on the bars and twisting them, gaging her responses to make sure he didn't hurt her.

"Harder Finn," she panted. "Oh yeah, that's what I like. Pull them harder. Squeeze... more... "

Finn complied, feeling her rubbery flesh compress under her fingers. He took her breasts in his hands and squeezed them tightly. She loved every second of his treatment, and let him know it. Wilds was a vocal lover.

Finally, things died down. A little. While they lay on the bed and recovered, they drank water to quench their thirst. Finn still felt very horny, but that wasn't unusual. He loved sex, and could go for hours. This wasn't his first threesome, and he hoped it wasn't going to be his last with these two. Each woman was so beautiful, and so eager.

They started again, although now it was Alexa and Finn who turned their attentions to Wilds. She loved it, and while Alexa wasn't overly experienced, she was a quick study and they brought her off several times before turning their attention to Finn. Wilds gave Alexa pointers on oral sex, using Finn's cock as the teaching device.

They rested again, although none of them seemed sated yet. They were about to start again, when there was a knock at the door, which then opened. A young woman walked in. The one, in fact, that had been sent to Finn earlier. She immediately knelt on the carpet.

"I have been sent by the Chief to see to your pleasure," she said.

"Oh my God," said Alexa, "look at her back!"

She quickly got out of the bed, heedless of her nakedness, and crouched by the woman who knelt there. Finn and Wilds soon joined her. The girl had been well whipped. Her back and ass were striped with thick red welts. Her ass was slightly bleeding in places.

"Who did this to you?" asked Alexa.

"The Chief ordered it done for her pleasure," said the girl.

Alexa clearly wanted to put her hand on the girl, but there didn't seem to be a safe place. Instead, ran her fingers through the thick, dark hair on the girl's head. Wilds, however, slid her fingers between the girls legs, then held them up to show Finn. They were covered with her thick, white oil.

"What is your name girl?" demanded Wilds, grasping the girl's hair and pulling her into a seated position.

Alexa was about to say something, but Finn put a hand on her to get her attention.

"Watch," he said softly.

She turned her attention back to Wilds and the girl.

"Tenka," said the girl.

"Was this whipping a punishment or a reward?" asked Wilds.

"A reward," replied Tenka, "mostly."

"Why only mostly?" asked Wilds, her other hand beginning to slid over the girl's slight body.

"I wasn't allowed my final pleasure," Tenka said, "and they have used me for hours. It is to be up to you to free me or continue my torture."

"What?" asked Alexa, clearly confused. "They expect us to hurt this girl more?"

Tenka looked confused, and said as much.

"I'm sorry, Mistress," she said, "have I done something wrong?"

"No," said Wilds, "Alexa is new to this. There are things she doesn't understand yet. Maybe we can show her, though, what do you think?"

"I am yours until the sun rises," said Tenka.

"Finn, why don't you take Lexa over there and watch," Wilds suggested. "Maybe you can explain some things to her."

Finn did just that, and Alexa went willingly, although it was clear she was still more than a little confused. He sat her on his lap and started explaining a bit about bondage and masochism. While he did, they both watched Wilds putting Tenka through a mild scene. Finally, Finn slid his fingers between Alexa's legs to find her quite wet.

"Does this turn you on?" he asked.

"Yes, but I'm kinda sore," replied Alexa.

Tenka got up from her knees where she'd been servicing Wilds and said something to the other woman.

"Really?" asked Wilds. "Go get it, and be quick about it. I'm not finished with you."

"Where's she going?" asked Finn.

"They have something for Alexa's soreness," she replied. "The girl says it works quick. And in the mean time..."

She sunk to her knees in front of Alexa and began gently licking her pussy. It was clear the girl was sensitive, but it was equally clear she was really enjoying herself. It wasn't long before Tenka returned, carrying a small clay pot. Wilds moved from between Alexa's legs.

"Put some of it on her," she ordered.

Alexa looked back at Finn with wide eyes, then down at the girl who'd taken Wilds's place between her legs. Tenka scooped out a golden colored gel, that looked a bit like honey, and began spreading it over Alexa's sex. She looked up in surprise at the other woman.

"You were a virgin?" she asked.

Alexa blushed and nodded and the girl smiled.

"I hope your first was good to you," she said.

"Oh he was," said Alexa, giving a contented little sigh as the golden gel was massaged into her swollen sex.

The girl's fingers were obviously skilled, and, as Finn held Alexa in his lap and played with her breasts and nipples, Wilds joined the fun as well. Alexa raised her hands and put her arms behind Finn's neck, exposing the entire front of her body. Wilds licked and sucked the places that Finn wasn't playing with, often taking a nipple gently in her teeth when Finn squeezed the small breast and offered it to her. Finn's cock was very hard, trapped between Alexa's sleek, soft ass and his own stomach. Her scent, the visuals, and her grinding back against his cock kept him very hard and wanting to push back into her tender pussy. Tenka's fingers were gently sliding in and out of Alexa's tunnel, smearing a lot of the goop she'd brought into her sore tissues. Her tongue was licking the swollen bud of Alexa's clit, and eventually, Alexa couldn't take anymore and she came, her whole body stiffening as the pleasure claimed her.

After that, things got a bit hazy. Finn and Wilds took turns playing with Tenka. They were not in the least bit gentle with her, and he discovered that he and Wilds made a good team. He came a couple of more times, and eventually fell asleep with Alexa between him and Wilds.

Just before he fell asleep, he could have sworn he saw a small dog in their quarters. He tried to wake up to check it out, but found he couldn't and drifted into a deep sleep.

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Finn woke, bleary eyed with his mouth tasting of pussy and the wine from last night. He rose carefully and went over to the sink, rinsing his mouth out, then rummaging for his toothbrush. By the time he found it, the girls were stirring. Alexa looked around, blushed when she realized she was naked, and stumbled off toward the toilet. None of the team spoke. Finn used the shower that poured like a fountain into the vast bathtub and quickly washed. Wilds used it after him, then Alexa while Finn was getting dressed. The silence was awkward, but not as bad as it could have been. He left the room and went in search of something to eat.

There was no coffee, of course, but there was another drink the natives had that wasn't too bad. He had no idea if it had caffeine in it, but it did seem to perk him up. All of him. He was quite surprised to find himself with an erection blooming as some nubile young woman walked past completely naked. Especially surprised considering how thoroughly he'd been drained last night. Even his sex drive should have taken a beating, but nope, it was back in full force this morning. Oye.

Wilds, then Alexa joined him a few minutes after his first cup of... whatever the hell the stuff was. He noticed that they were both in uniform. He flexed on of his shoulders, noting an odd ache on one of them. Maybe he slept on it wrong. No matter -- there were more important things to worry about at the moment.

"We should decide who's going to fight today," said Wilds.

Alexa said nothing, her long red hair covering her face as she sat drinking. Finn, finally couldn't take her silence anymore.

"Are you alright Alexa?" he asked.

She nodded, but still didn't speak. Wilds shook her head.

"Are you sure?" he prodded.

"Yeah," she said, her voice soft.

"You don't sound okay," he said.

More silence, then, "You guys must think I'm a total slut."

Wilds laughed. It was not an unkind laugh, and she put her arm around Alexa's shoulders.

"Lexa, it's us who should be sorry for seducing you," she said.

"Nothing that happened last night needs to make it into any reports, official or otherwise," said Finn.

"That's good," said Alexa, smiling as she looked through her hair. She looked very cute.

"Nothing that happened last night needs to happen again," said Wilds, looking at the younger woman.

"That would be kind of a shame," said Alexa.

Finn laughed and took another sip of his drink, the world feeling all right again. Now, all he had to do was make sure they could get Captain Reed back and they could get out of here. Although truth be told, he wasn't sure how he felt about that.

"So," said Wilds, holding out a quarter, "I'll flip you for the first fight."

"Sounds like a plan," said Finn.



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Chapter 6

The Chief didn't show up until late morning. By that time Wilds and Finn had decided who'd be fighting for Reed. According to the rules, each fight was one on one. They could take turns against the Chiefs choices, but if the team lost one fight, they lost the Captain for a year. However, what Finn thought were the rules, and what they actually were, turned out to be two different things.

"Wait a minute," he told Orla, "I thought you said that we decided to who would fight for our side."

"What I said," corrected Orla, "was that your mating group would fight my warriors. Perhaps you misunderstood."

Finn was pissed off. This was getting out of hand. Looking at the three men standing there, he knew that Alexa would have little or no chance against any one of them.

"I did not misunderstand," he said. "It is unfair to ask Alexa to fight. She is a scholar, not a warrior."

Orla shrugged. "When you lose, we won't keep Reed forever; it is only for a year. You can stay with my tribe, even, and I will allow you to spend time with her. When I am not using her."

"That's not going to work," said Finn. "We have to leave here soon, and Reed is coming with us."

"Then I hope," said Orla, "that you can win."

Finn cursed and turned away. This was bullshit. They'd do the fight, but if any one of them lost, he was going to introduce this tribe to the concept of superior fire power. He almost decided to call it off and just take Reed tonight, but he wanted to avoid any loss of life, especially on the part of his team. There were just too many people to risk it right now.

"Shit," he said, as they stood apart from the people who were gathering to watch, "now what the fuck are we going to do?"

"Hey, I know how to defend myself," said Alexa, with some heat.

"Training in a dojo isn't the same thing as a real world fight," said Finn.

"I'll win," replied Alexa. "I promise. I want Reed back as much as you do. Besides, how do you know you'll win?"

"Attitude," replied Finn, "and the fact that I've been in real hand-to-hand situations before. And I don't have a choice."

He thought for a moment, then said, "All right. This is how were going to play it. Alexa, you'll fight first..."

"Oh right, because you expect me to lose..."

"That's enough," Finn said sharply. "They will expect you to lose, which is what's important. If you do, well, you do. We'll take Reed by force tonight. But if you don't, think of how badly it'll shake them. Whereas if Wilds and I go first, and we win, your fight will be even harder. Don't you want every advantage you can get?"

Alexa looked over toward the three men they'd be fighting. Not one of them was under six two, and they all looked like they knew how to move. She hesitated for a second, then nodded.

"We can't do any real damage," continued Finn, "which means we're all at a disadvantage. Those guys are big and they outweigh us by quite a bit, so it's going to be like a wrestling match. And I suck at wrestling."

"We could just knock 'em out," offered Wilds.

"Whatever. Just don't kill them," said Finn. "If there are any serious injuries, all of us will be in danger except Reed."

Just then, Tenka walked up to them and bowed.

"I want to thank you for last night," she said. "My pleasure was exquisite and I hope that I returned what you so freely gave."

"You're welcome," replied Wilds with a smile.

Finn echoed the sentiment, and under other circumstances, he'd have been very distracted. But right now his mind was focused on getting Reed. He was already making alternate plans for her retrieval, and cursing himself for letting things go this far.

"If... if you cannot win back your mate," said Tenka, "I would offer to go with you for the year. I know that I am not her, but perhaps I could help with her loss."

"That's very gracious of you," said Alexa, "and please don't take this the wrong way, but we really have to leave here with Captain Reed."

Tenka hesitated, then said, "The Chief is most taken with her. She will use the Coyote's own tricks to keep her, so you should be careful."

Finn's eyes narrowed.

"I assume that means that she'll cheat?" he asked.

"Outright cheating is... not encouraged," replied Tenka. "But tricks and clever traps are the Coyote's way, and the Chief is well versed in finding advantage where there appears to be none."

With that, the girl bowed and walked away. Finn sighed and rolled his eyes. Could things get any worse?

"We have about an hour before we have to fight," he said. "Let's go gear up. Full kit. I want to be as ready for anything as we can get."

They headed inside to get their gear.

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Finn insisted on being early for the Challenge. There was no way he was going to forfeit something because the Chief's sense of time didn't match theirs. But there was no indication that she was going to try that. Apparently, she felt confident that her whoever was matched against Alexa would prevail, and Finn couldn't blame her. It was bad enough that she had to fight -- even though he knew she'd had extensive training. If she'd had surprise, and if her goal was to hurt her opponent and escape, that'd be one thing. But a person her size trying to put down someone that big without hurting them? Well now, that was something else.

He decided that if any of them lost, they'd appear the gracious loser, and do their best to put the Chief off guard. Then they'd do their best to spring a trap, yank Reed and escape. There would be blood, for sure, but no way was he leaving Reed here for a year no matter how much she appeared to enjoy herself. Plus, he could just see himself trying to explain what had happened to Hammond:

"Well Sir, we didn't want to hurt the natives that lived on the nice, deserted planet you sent us to and besides, the Captain really likes being a sex slave. So we thought we'd just go back next year and get her when the Chief is finished with her..."

Oh yeah. That'd go well. He'd spend the rest of his life in Leavenworth, and rightfully so. Hell, they were going to have to... finesse... this report as it was. He was wondering what part of his brain had been turned off to let things get this far. Then he saw Captain Reed being brought out to the area, and his cock throbbed. That reminded him just how much his lust had gotten control of him. And that made him frown. Yes, he had a very high sex drive. Yes, he loved what was going on here at this Festival. But that really didn't explain why he seemed to have lost so much control over himself, and it appeared that Dr. Shaw and Wilds had been experiencing the same loss of control. Hmmm. Something to think about at another time.

They'd done Reed up in some very nice bondage -- no doubt to try and distract her 'mates'. She was on a small platform which had a short cross on it. Her position was pretty extreme: Her arms went behind the top bar and were tied to the base of the platform, and each knee had been bent and her ankles tied to the ends of the cross bar at the top. Rope tightly cinched her waist to the vertical pole, and her pussy was resting on what looked like a tree branch which was horizontal to the ground and affixed to the main pole. Finn knew it was a tree branch because the bark was still on it. Her mouth was, as usual, plugged, and both breasts were tightly roped.

"Just how into this stuff is Reed?" Finn asked Wilds quietly.

"Lets just say that if this had happened a different way, she'd be in subbie heaven," replied Wilds. "I'm betting she's just going with it, and enjoying it because she trusts us to get her out of here."

Finn looked hard at Wilds, then said, "Please tell me that she's at least tried to escape."

"Oh, I know she has," replied Wilds. "I was listening to Rika and Gayla talk this morning about how much she'd calmed down. Apparently, she took the first two men they sent in the room to get her by surprise, and hurt one of them pretty bad. Since then she's been under heavy guard, and restrained almost every moment."

Except when she was doing that whole orgy thing the other night, thought Finn. It was a thought he didn't share.

"One other thing," added Wilds. "I also found out that the Coyote's Gift always arrives naked. So either she was transported somewhere else first, or the transport device is tuned for human only."

"Is that possible?" he asked.

"I don't know," replied Wilds, "you'll have to ask Dr. Shaw."

The Chief chose that time to stand up and make a short speech, thanking all for gathering, praising the Coyote's Gift and mentioning how much she appreciated Reed, then saying that in true Trickster fashion, the Coyote had sent three warriors to meet her own in battle to try and claim Reed back.

"I am sure that my champions will prevail, and I pledge that I will cherish the Gift I have have been given," she said. "And now, let the first of the challenges begin!"

Ruun stepped into the roped off area to the cheers of the crowd. He smiled at people and accepted a nod from the Chief, then stood there and waited. No theatrics, no bravado. He was there to win, and his attitude showed it.

Alexa had removed her boots, her top, and her fatigue pants, and was standing there in a body suit that Finn hadn't know she'd brought with her. It hugged her every curve and was dead black. She bent down and pulled out another pile of cloth from her bag. It turned out to hold a pair of soft boots and what looked like a Ninja mask. Finn shook his head wondering where she'd gotten the Ninja outfit.

"You know Ninjitsu?" Wilds asked.

"No," replied Alexa, her voice muffled and somewhat distant. "I know Aikido. But I don't want our friend in there to have any handy places to grab."

Ruun looked at Alexa oddly as she stepped into the ring. He was clearly puzzled by what Alexa was wearing, but obviously wasn't going to let it bother him. The Chief gave the go for the fight to start and Alexa just stood there. Finn was on pins and needles, franticly looking for any way out of this situation. Alexa wasn't even in a stance, she was just standing there looking helpless. If he'd been thinking more clearly, that would have reassured him.

Ruun moved toward Alexa cautiously, then slowly put out a hand to take her arm. It was clear he didn't know what was going on either. Alexa moved out of his way. He tried again with the same result. Then he smiled. It was obvious that she was going to make him chase her. This time he moved much faster, but still, she slipped out of the way. That couldn't last forever though; the ring just wasn't that big.

Alexa's dance came to an abrupt end as Ruun lunged toward her -- and found himself landing almost flat on his face in the sand. He let out a grunt and quickly rolled to his feet. Finn blinked. He hadn't expected what had happened any more than Ruun had. Ruun got up and brushed himself off, looking thoughtfully at Alexa. His next attack was more deliberate, but he didn't move as fast. He was larger and far stronger and it was obvious he was going to use that to his advantage, especially now that he knew Alexa wasn't as easy a target as he'd thought she was.

She slipped him again, then twice more, but eventually he managed to grab her. She squirmed around in his arms, her flexibility astonishing as she actually managed to kick him in the face with one foot. This stunned him a bit and she snapped her head back into his jaw, which stunned him even more. Not for long, but for long enough for her to squirm out of his hold. This time he came at her fast and low, and it looked like she was done for. However, when they hit the ground, she twisted like a cat and got his massive arm in a submission hold. Finn had his doubts that she'd be able to keep the hold, but she was using her entire body, and his arm was twisted pretty bad.

"Yield or I'll break it," she said.

The Chief shot to her feet and said, "You may not do permanent damage!"

"Then make him yield," she said, "or we'll be like this all day. Besides, he'll heal."

Her voice didn't waver, and she showed no sign of strain, but Finn knew she had to be expending a lot of energy to keep him in the hold.

The Chief could see it too, and sat down with a smile.

"Let us see how long you can hold him then," she said. "The contest is not finished as long as one has the will to resist. And if you do break his arm, you lose. More than just the contest, I assure you."

Alexa shook her head and Ruun squirmed, trying to dislodge his arm. She put more pressure on it, but Ruun was a warrior, and Finn was willing to bet he'd let his arm be broken rather than give up the fight. Alexa must have thought so too, and to his surprise, she let him go. But when he tried to get up, she brought her heel down on his head, stunning him. In a flash, she had him in a hold around his neck, and it was a done deal after that. She got up, leaving his limp body on the ground. The Chief shot to her feet.

"If he is dead, you will follow!"

"Hold on!" yelled Finn, as some of the guard began to head toward Alexa. "He's not dead, just unconscious, so back the hell off."

Orla looked at Finn and he could see that she was really pissed. He noted that she didn't have her eyes on the gun in his hand, which was good. It meant she didn't know what it was, and if he had to use it, the shock value would be considerable. She nodded to one of her guards who got into the ring and turned Ruun over, shaking him. It wasn't long before he came to, and was back on his feet.

"I'd say that we won the first round," said Finn.

Orla sat down, her eyes narrowed in anger.

"It appears you have," she said, in a voice that was light. "But you have two more challenges to go, and you will not find them so easy to win. She will fight next."

The Chief pointed at Wilds. Wilds shrugged and so did Finn. He knew, if only by reputation, that Wilds was a hell of a fighter, so he wasn't worried. But it wouldn't do to get over confident.

"Fine," he said nodding to Wilds.

Alexa came out of the ring, and Finn and Wilds congratulated her.

"Damn that was slick," said Finn.

"Thanks," said Alexa pulling off her hood. Her face was wet with sweat. "It's a good thing he didn't know what to expect though, because he's a strong as an ox. He almost had me there."

"It is time!" said the Chief, and Wilds and Finn looked back at the ring.

The man inside was actually bigger than Ruun had been, but didn't look as fast.

"Good luck," said Finn to Wilds.

Wilds was eying up her opponent as she walked into the ring.

"Thanks," she said. "Let's hope I win as easy as Alexa did."

It was clear that this man wasn't going to close with Wilds and chance that she knew the same tricks Dr. Shaw did. He didn't try to grapple with her and instead tried to hit her. He missed though -- Wilds was ungodly fast. Her return kick didn't miss, although since the guy was built like a wall it didn't seem to do too much. They traded blows several times, or rather tried to. She hit him three times for each time he hit her. Problem was, she went down when he did connect and he wasn't taking any changes. Once she was down, he tried to dive on top of her, but all he got was her boot in his face as she rolled to her feet. Her mouth was bleeding a bit, but her face was calm. His mouth was bleeding too, but he didn't look calm at all, and he roared as he moved toward her. She ducked a swing, and hit his sternum with an upward elbow shot. He grunted, and her downward hammer-fist slammed toward his nose. He turned his face enough to avoid the blow, and she caught his upper cheek instead. He stagged back a small amount and Wilds followed through with a spinning rear kick, aimed at his stomach. That connected and he went down, but he wasn't out.

Finn knew if the rules had been different, Wilds would have won already. It was more difficult to subdued someone, then just kill them outright. A swift kick to his head would have put him down permanently, but unlike Alexa, Wilds chose not to take the chance and backed off. He stood, weaving slightly and went for her again, and again was met by another blow -- this time her knee in his sternum. The man staggered, and seemed to be having a difficult time keeping his feet. Wilds closed in for the kill.

With amazing speed, her opponent stepped out of the way and punched at her face. Only because she hadn't been taking any chances, did the blow do less damage, and it became clear he'd been playing her. Another punch followed, this one getting her in the stomach, and she went down. He bent low to grab her, and she quickly twisted, slamming at his jaw with her elbow. He blocked it, but was unprepared for getting his feet stomped and he let her go with a yell. Wilds took the opportunity to elbow him twice more in the stomach, which caused him to bend forward. She spun and nailed him in the head with her knee and he went down. She staggered back, clutching her ribs, and Finn hoped this was over.

It was. The man tried to get up, but it was obvious he was disoriented. Wilds looked a little pissed and started towards him, but the Chief stood and called a halt. She didn't look happy about it, but it was clear the man was beaten.

Finally, it was Finn's turn. He walked into the ring wearing only a tank-top, his fatigue pants, and his boots. The man facing him was the Chief's husband, Garl. Garl looked unconcerned as he walked into the ring. He was bigger than Finn and wearing only a sort of loin cloth and soft boots. His skin looked like it had been oiled, which would make getting a grip on him harder. The Chief signaled for the fight to begin, and Finn tensed, waiting for Garl's first move. Which turned out to be Garl waiting for Finn to move. He smiled and Finn shook his head, then made a 'Come get me' motion, which Garl completely ignored. This was going to be interesting, thought Finn.

Both the men circled each other for what seemed like an hour, but could only have been a few minutes. Finn decided to take a chance, and darted in with a back-fist to the other man's face. It connected very well, but didn't seem to phase the other man at all. Okay... thought Finn.

He threw a quick, front snap-kick at Garl's stomach, which connected, but not well, since Garl moved sideways at the last second. Finn wasn't expecting that, but his balance wasn't affected, which was a good thing since Garl took a swing at Finn. Finn blocked, but was surprised by the strength of the other man. Finn swung back and had his wrist captured in one of Garl's hands. The man smiled and twisted, trying to get Finn's arm behind his back. Finn had no problem with that and went with the motion -- just more quickly than Garl had expected. Finn's elbow connected with Garl's face as he counter grabbed the hand that held his wrist, and stepped back out again. He kicked Garl with his right foot, then continued the motion, remembering only at the last second that if he completed it, he'd break the other man's elbow. Garl managed to break free, his oiled skin slipping out of Finn's hold. This was not gonna be fun, thought Finn.

It wasn't. Having been warned by the tricks displayed by Alexa and Wilds, Garl was very canny. The two men traded blows, and the fight dragged on. Finn was panting and soaked with sweat, as was Garl, but neither man had discovered a decisive weakness in the other. Since defending is easier than attacking, Garl had opted for trying to wear Finn out. But Finn was in very good shape, so that wasn't happening any time soon. Garl was patient and cautious because knew that if he lost, his wife was going to be very unhappy with him. Finn was cautious because winning was the easiest way of getting Reed out of here without the possible loss of life.

Still, something had to give, and once Finn realized that Garl was content to wait until Finn fell asleep, he started getting more aggressive. That was playing into the other man's hands, but Finn was pretty sure that Garl didn't know what kind of tricks Finn had. Eventually though, as Garl hoped, Finn slipped up, and the other man got a hold on him. Garl, however, made the mistake of assuming a choke hold meant the fight was over. He tightened his grip, trying to cut off Finn's air, and Finn turned his chin into the crook of the other man's elbow to give himself a few precious seconds of air.

Garl must not have been used to this kind of fight either, because he wasn't protecting his face or his groin very well. Finn slapped the back of his hand into the other man's groin, and Garl stiffened, his grip loosening just a little. Finn reached back with his other hand and found Garl's mouth with his thumb. He quickly slid it inside the man's mouth, and got a grip on his cheek. That was painful and unexpected, and Garl suddenly found himself trying to get away. Finn moved as soon as the other man's arms left his throat, spinning (while removing his hand from Garl's mouth) and chopping down at Garl's neck. That stunned him enough that Finn was able to strike again, this time with a hammer-fist behind Garl's ear. Garl went to his knees, and Finn got him in a sleeper hold. However, unlike Garl, he protected his face and other vulnerable parts. His caution wasn't needed; Garl went down and Finn was the winner.

He was also dead tired, since a long fight really takes it out of you. He wondered how long it had lasted, but at that point really didn't care. All he wanted was some water, but he looked at the Chief and waited for her to acknowledge his win.

Her face was blank as she stood, and Finn really hoped she'd honor her promise.

"It appears that the Coyote has spoken," she said. "Tonight, after the Festival Dinner, Reed's mates will have the chance to claim her."

If he'd been thinking more clearly, he would have been worried about the phrasing of that statement. At the moment, he was just happy that the Chief was honoring her words. He left the ring, picked up his gear, and he and the rest of his team headed to their room. He walked in first and dropped his stuff, fully intending to take a bath, when, as he turned around, he found himself with his arms full of cute redhead.

"My God," Alexa said, "that was so fucking hot."

Her hand snaked down to stroke his rapidly hardening cock through his pants.

"I hope you're not too tired for me," she whispered, kissing him.

"For us, you mean," added Wilds. "Fighting always makes me seriously horny."

Finn discovered, very rapidly, that he wasn't nearly as tired as he thought. It wasn't long before they'd stripped out of their clothing, and Alexa was riding his mouth while Wilds rode his cock. Alexa's taste and smell were completely intoxicating, and he wished he could watch the kissing and groping he could hear going on above him. Still, it wasn't long before he was shooting thick ropes of sperm into Wilds's grasping pussy while Alexa writhed out her orgasm, dripping her thick oils into his mouth. It was very satisfying, to say the least.

He wasn't overly surprised to find himself rising again as he watched Alexa greedily suck his cum out of the Major's cunt. Whatever had been smeared over Alexa's pussy last night, had done wonders for her soreness, and she eagerly accepted him inside her as she continued to use her fingers and mouth on Wilds. It took a while for the lust to clear out of their systems, and honestly, it was mainly the fact that they were all ravenously hungry that caused them to stop at all. They took a quick bath, then dressed in their uniforms and headed out. Somehow wearing the uniform made Finn feel more professional. More able to combat the lust that seemed to have almost consumed the three of them.

Finn was nervous the rest of the day, wondering how Orla was going to try to get out of giving Reed back. He was also trying to figure out how it was that his sex drive was so out of control. He was offered sex numerous times as he walked through the camp, and while he would have been quite able to take the person up on it, he managed to refrain. He was quite popular though, word having gotten around about his earlier victory.

The feast was just as amazing as it had been the night before. The food just as good, the wine even better (not that they had too much of it) and the entertainment quite stimulating. Finn though, was preoccupied by wondering when the hell Orla was going to admit she had to return Reed. He and his team had their P-90s within reach, should something bad happen, but he sincerely prayed it wouldn't. These people were, for all intense and purposes, unarmed civilians, and he damn sure wasn't going to be responsible for gunning them down. If they attached him and the team, then, yes, they'd defend themselves. But just opening fire because Orla decided to go back on her word was not going to happen under his command.

Which was why he really hoped that wouldn't happen. He'd decided their best shot, if Orla reneged, was to gracefully accept, then leave the camp. They'd return much later in the night, and re-enter the temple the way they had the other night, and he'd show the doctor and the major the 'window' he'd found. Alexa might be able to find a way to open it. And if not, they'd wait another day, and get Reed on the way to wherever they'd be taking her. It'd be easier to grab her while they were moving her anyway.

Finally, the Chief stood.

"Today, the Challenge was met," she said. "The Coyote has chosen to give Reed a chance to be returned to her mating group. This is a great disappointment to me, but the Coyote doesn't always rule in our favor."

She clapped her hands loudly, and someone shouted. Finn reached for the gun, calm and focused. Although he did notice, distantly, that his cock was hard. Again.

From the temple entrance, came six men, in sets of two. Carried horizontally between each set was a long pole, from which hung a black bag. Finn's heart started to sink. What trick was she up to now?

Once the men were in the U of the tables, Orla turned to Finn,

"Choose," she said.

"Choose what?" he asked.

"Your mate."

"Fine," said Finn. "Take them out of the bags, we'll grab Reed and be out of your hair."

Orla smiled.

"That is not the way of it, I'm afraid," she said. "By winning the Challenge, you won the chance to regain your mate. Well, here is your chance, and may the Coyote guide your hand."

That could be a blessing or a curse. Finn turned to Alexa and Wilds.

"Now what?" he asked.

Alexa shrugged, then said, "Now we go and see if we can figure out which one is Reed."

Great, thought Finn. Although truthfully, they weren't any worse off if they picked wrong than if Orla had refused them outright. They had a one in three chance, and if they failed, well, there as always that back door to try.

The team approached the bound figures. There was nothing to distinguish them from one another. No sounds came from inside, and the shapes looked about the same. It really was random chance.

Finn walked past all three, but when he walked near the last one in line, he felt something he almost didn't notice. A warm spot on his left shoulder. Alexa and Wilds also stopped and looked at the last figure, who twitched a bit. The other two moved not at all. Finn frowned and stepped away.

"Did you two feel anything just then?"

"Anything like what?" asked Wilds.

"I don't know... like something hot on your skin?"

Alexa nodded. "Yeah, on my shoulder blade."

"Step back for a second," ordered Finn.

They stepped back and the feeling went away. He looked at the other two. Alexa immediately nodded, and Wilds did as well, a second later.

Finn moved toward one of the other bound figures, but felt nothing. He pulled up the sleeve of his t-shirt and saw nothing on his skin. Then, he walked back toward the last pole, and sure enough, his shoulder got warm again. Very odd, especially since there was no mark.

"Give it a try," he said to Wilds and Alexa.

They repeated his actions and nodded to him as the approached the last pole.

"Come now," said Orla, "the Festival pleasures await your decision."

Finn shrugged and looked at the others.

"Any objection to picking this one?" he asked.

They shook their heads, and Finn put his hand on the leather covered figure. His shoulder now felt actually hot.

"This one," he said.

Orla's face was blank, and Finn wondered if even she knew which one was Reed. Because if this one wasn't, he was damned sure going to make them open the other bags. He wasn't about to get duped by the possibility that Reed might not be in any of them. It took a few minutes to release the figure from the bag, but once they did, they were presented with a naked, well bound, very hot and very well gagged Captain Elizabeth Reed. Finn turned to look at Orla. Rather than anger, he saw disappointment in her face, and wondered just how attached she'd gotten to Reed.

"Well," said Finn, "now that we've gotten Reed back, I think it's time to take our leave. Untie her," he ordered Wilds.

"Congratulations," said Orla, "but surely, you are not leaving just yet. Now that you have completed the Challenge, it is tradition that you celebrate the return of your mate. Right here will do."

"What?" asked Finn.



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Chapter 7


"You have won the Challenge," repeated Orla. "That is a rare occurrence, and should be celebrated."

Several large warriors made their way through the crowd of people until they were standing behind the Chief, weapons at the ready.

"It would be bad luck if you did not start our last evening of Festival by allowing us to watch you share joy with your reunited mating group," she said. "I'm sure that Reed misses the special way you treat her, and I am anxious to see how she is treated as well."

With the large, armed men standing behind her, Finn didn't need to wonder who it would be bad luck for if they tried to grab Reed and go. Damn, just when things were going so well! Plus, the Chief's words made it clear that a BDSM scene with Reed was expected. He turned to watch Major Wilds begin to remove Reed's bonds, and wondered if she should bother. He also knew that if Reed wanted it, he could be court-martialed for his next order. Hell, it was looking like his first 'mission' as commander would be his last any way. He just couldn't see excusing what had happened between them all. Or what was going to happen. His dick still had a lot of control though -- far more than it should have, and there was a portion of his mind wondering about that. A small portion, which got smaller as he watched Wilds's hands tease Reed as she continued to work on the ropes that bound the other woman.

"You might as well not bother completely releasing her," he said, hoping he wouldn't have to make it an order. Especially since, no matter the circumstances, it sure as hell wouldn't be a legal order. "We'll just have to tie her up again, and this'll save time."

Alexa looked at him, her eyes wide, but didn't say a word.

Wilds didn't bat an eye and said, as she finished freeing Reed's legs, "The slut looks like she needs a good fucking anyway."

He noted that Wilds hadn't removed Reed's gag. She took a handful of the still mostly-bound woman's hair, and pushed her to her knees. Finn noted that Reed didn't struggle in the slightest. He walked over to the two women as Wilds bend down and started removing the gag.

Alexa walked up, and in a harsh whisper said, "What the hell are you doing?"

"Are you prepared to start killing people over this?" he asked. "Because that's what might happen. You think those guys hangin' out behind the Chief are there for show?"

"Still..."

She was interrupted by a gasp from Reed.

"Please Mistress, please, use your slave!"

Finn looked at Reed in astonishment.

"Are you sure this is what you want, slave?" Wilds asked.

"Oh my God yes!" replied Reed. "Mistress, you don't know what they've done to me! I'm burning up inside and I need you. Please, I don't care who knows."

Finn looked at Wilds, who had gone to her knees hugging the other woman.

"If that's what you want," said Wilds.

"Hard, Mistress," panted Reed as Wilds broke the hug. "I need it hard."

"You know it's not going to be just you and I, right?" asked Wilds.

Reed nodded and Finn could easily see the need in her eyes. Hell, her whole body was screaming 'Take Me!' And his body was responding quite nicely, despite his afternoon activities. He wanted Reed. He wanted her like a Master wants a slave, which was a bit frustrating, since it was clear she was already Wilds's slave.

"You're okay with this," he said, as he and Alexa squatted down in front of Reed.

"Yes," she said. "All day... all day they've been driving me crazy. I really can't take it anymore."

"What did they do to you?" asked Alexa. "Are you okay? Did they hurt you?"

"Yes, I'm okay, and yes they hurt me, but that just makes it better... or worse... or something. I don't know, I just know that I'm going to explode if you don't take me Mistress," she said, turning her eyes to Wilds.

"Oh, don't you worry about that," she said, her one hand grabbing her hair and pulling her head back as the other began toying with a rock hard nipple. "You're going to serve all of us, and you'll do a good job of it, or it'll be a long time before you're allowed to cum."

"Thank you Mistress," gasped Reed in what sounded like honest relief.

Wilds smacked one of the bound breasts and Reed groaned with pleasure. Finn grabbed Alexa as she started to move toward Wilds.

"Don't," he said. "You're about to get an education. This is just like what we did with Tenka last night. The only difference, is that this time, you'll be part of the action."

"I... I can't hurt her," said Alexa shivering a little.

Finn looked at her and wondered for a second if she was also a sub. But he doubted it. It looked more like she was afraid, repulsed and turned on all at the same time.

"You won't have to," said Wilds, gripping both of Reed's nipples and twisting them, "just try and accept that she likes this. And let her do what I tell her to do to you. Can you do that Lexa?"

"I... Goddess help me, but yes, I can."

Thus started the scene.

While their discussion had been going on, some of the tribesmen had brought out a few toys. There was a cross, a bunch of whips and canes, and some other items that Finn wasn't familiar with. They also brought out a potted plant, and a jar of clear salve. Finn had a good idea what was in the jar.

"Did they use that burning shit on you today?" he asked

"Yes Sir," she replied, blushing deeply. "A couple of times."

"Does it need to be neutralized now?"

"No Sir," she said.

Wilds helped Reed to her feet, and led the girl over the the cross. It took her and Finn very little time to bind Reed, and they talked as they did.

"What's her safe word?" asked Finn.

"Cherry," replied Wilds.

"Limits?"

"None that I think we'll break tonight," said Wilds. "Just be careful when you're playing with her -- I'm usually the one who has to hold back. When she gets like this, she'll let you do about anything. How much experience do you have?"

Finn finished tightening the cinch rope around Reed's waist, causing the woman to groan a bit from the tightness.

"More than a little," he said.

"Nice rope work," nodded Wilds. "She also likes verbal play and it humiliates her to acknowledge her needs. So we can have fun with that too. Now, why don't you go warm up Lexa while I play with my slave?"

"So she is your slave," said Finn.

"Oh yes."

"You know we're going to talk about this later," added Finn.

"Yup."

Finn walked back over to Alexa and took her in his arms, from behind, then raised a hand to slowly stroke her neck. They watched as Wilds bent to take off her boots and socks, then quickly stripped off her shirt and sports bra. She looked quite impressive like that.

"You're sure you're not going to freak?" whispered Finn.

"As long as you don't make me try to whip her, or try and do that shit to me, I'll be fine," she whispered back. Then she rubbed her ass into Finn's very evident hard-on. "More than fine, I think. It's kinda hot knowing everyone's watching us."

Finn was glad she was getting into the spirit of things. He'd never been an exhibitionist, or at least, he wasn't into exhibiting himself. He did enjoy putting a sub through her paces in public (or private), and wasn't above using someone who was watching as a way to further humiliate the sub. Alexa seemed to get more excited as he slowly stripped her. God knew her scent and the taste of her skin was making him crazy.

It wasn't long before Finn was the only one of them still fully dressed. Alexa was giving little moans, her eyes slitted with pleasure as one of Finn's hands played with her nipples, while the the other played with her sopping, panty-covered slit. Wilds had chosen a rather harsh looking flogger, and was starting to work over Reed. Reed panted and moaned, begging for more, especially when her Mistress slapped the whip up into her pussy. Wilds moved to the side, continuing to hit Reed's pussy with upward strokes while she pulled and squeezed the bound woman's nipples. Alexa moaned again, her body trembling in Finn's arms. Reed too, had started to moan loudly.

"Quiet slut," said Wilds. "Finn, if Lexa's finished with those panties, would you please give them to me?"

Alexa gave a little moan as Finn knelt and ran his hands down her body to peel off her panties. They were soaked with her oils and her scent was intoxicating. He couldn't resist spreading her legs a bit and sliding his tongue through her wet pussy. She tasted just as good as she smelled, and she moaned loudly and put her hands on Finn's shoulders, spreading her legs even farther. He brought her close, then stopped, chuckling at her groan of frustration. She licked her juices off his face when he gave her a quick kiss, and followed him over to where Wilds had shifted her aim with the whip to Reed's tightly tied breasts.

"She really likes this?" asked Alexa.

"Apparently," replied Finn.

He handed Alexa's panties to Wilds, who smiled and stopped hitting her slave. Then, she took the panties, balled them up and pushed them under Reed's nose.

"You like the smell, slut?" she asked.

"Yes Mistress," came the muffled response.

"Good," said Wilds, "because you'll be sucking Finn's cum out of her pussy later. Now open up. Stick out your tongue."

Reed followed the commands, and Wilds turned the panties inside out to make sure the wet pad was set on Reed's extended tongue. Then she pushed everything into Reed's mouth, gagging her. Wilds looked around then walked over to the potted plant and brushed her finger over one of the leaves, snatching them quickly back.

"Interesting," she said. "Finn?"

He lightly touched his fingers to the plant, getting a strong shock. His eyes widened, as Wilds handed him a wide strip of leather. Then she smiled at him, and walked over to Alexa.

"Give us a good show, okay?" she said over her shoulder.

She shimmied out of her pants, with Alexa's help, and watched as Finn broke off a small branch. He noted that Alexa stayed on her knees and began licking between Wilds's legs, and he smiled and walked over to Reed. He lightly touched one of the leaves to the end of a nipple, and Reed groaned and shuddered. He did it again, this time running it more firmly over her bulging breast. She groaned again, squirming.

"You like this, don't you," he said.

Reed just looked at him with wide, helpless eyes. Finn smiled and gripped her jaw in one hand.

"Don't bother trying to hide it from me," he said. "I've dealt with lots of massy subs like you. This shit's gettin' you off."

He ran the leaves over her belly, which rippled involuntarily, then moved to her thighs, which caused her to let out soft, high-pitched whimpers. He got close, but didn't -- quite -- touch her open cunt.

"I'm going to get you so close," he said, "so very close. I'll get your pussy so hot you'll do anything to cum. And when you're just about to cum, I'm going to take a handful of these leaves and mash them into your cunt. It's really gonna hurt. You think you'll cum anyway?"

Reed closed her eyes and moaned, but Finn told her to keep them open and watch what Alexa and Wilds were doing. He played with her over-heated body for a long time, then did exactly what he told her he was going to do. He watched as she started shuddering, her face and chest turning red, then just as she started cuming, rubbed a bunch of the leaves into her cunt, masturbating her with the stinging plant as she started a truly impressive series of orgasms. She was soaked in sweat and hanging from the ropes when he finished, but she hadn't spit out the gag. He opened her mouth and took it out, then found some water and fed it to her.

"Your turn," he said to Wilds, who was finger fucking Alexa while they watched Finn with Reed.

"Sounds like a plan," she smiled, getting up and licking her fingers off. She kissed Finn as she walked back to Reed. "I think Lexa would love some of that nice cock of yours. Why don't you fuck her, while I get my slut down. Hope you have a nice load of cum ready to dump, so Reed can suck it out. It's one of her favorite things, isn't it slave?"

"Yes Mistress," panted Reed, even though she didn't seem to be focusing very well.

"But you like sucking it out of a just-fucked ass hole better, don't you slut?"

Reed was silent, and looked down at the ground. Wilds slapped her tits hard.

"Answer me, little bitch," she growled.

Finn noted it was a sensuous growl, rather than one of anger. But Alexa, on her hands and knees, was guiding his cock into her pussy, and he stopped worrying about what Wilds was doing.

Alexa felt really good. Tight, hot and just the right amount of wet. Despite the fact that her pussy was oozing a bunch of lube, it wasn't too slippery. That might have been because of their relative sizes though. They established a nice rhythm, then he took some of her oil and started painting her asshole with it. Alexa answered that with a hungry groan, and thrust herself quickly back, embedding half of his finger in her ass. She moaned and panted, asking him to push it deeper. He obliged and she had an orgasm right on the spot. Her orgasm triggered his, and they both moaned their way through an intense cum. Finn stopped with his still hard cock buried buried in Dr. Shaw.

"Ask him slut," said Wilds.

Finn realized the other two women were now right next to him.

"Ask him, or you won't cum again until we get back to base," warned Wilds.

Reed's whole body was trembling just a little, and it was clear she was in or near sub-space.

"May this slut lick your fingers clean before she sucks your come out of Mistress Alexa?" asked Reed.

Finn looked at Wilds, who was fingering her own pussy and obviously quite aroused. She had the same kind of look on her face that he had when he was deep in a scene. He pulled his finger out of Alexa and held it up to Reed, who took his hand in both of her own, and urgently sucked the finger that he'd just had buried in Alexa's ass. Meanwhile, he started to move just a little inside Alexa, who responded with hungry little mewing sounds.

It wasn't long before everyone but Alexa had changed places. Alexa stayed on her hands and knees and buried her face in Wilds's pussy, while Reed was on her back under Alexa, expertly eating the woman to another mind blasting cum. Finn was on his knees using a whip to bring Reed to a shriekingly loud climax. She'd been on her back with her legs widely spread, and he'd whipped her red, open pussy until she came.

Then he got between her legs and started to eat her, while roughly pinching and pulling her nipples and mauling her tits. She came again, actually squirting onto his chin, when he used his teeth on her clit. He managed to use his thumb to keep pressure on her clit while putting his mouth over her pussy to catch a bit her spend. It was awesome, and he was quite hard when he finished.

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Finn opened his eyes. His vision was a bit blurry and he still felt tired. Someone, Alexa, judging from the fan of red hair, was using his chest for a pillow. He turned his head and saw Wilds and Reed curled up together. They looked quite comfortable together, and he wondered how long they'd been lovers -- or rather Mistress and slave.

Last night had been just wild. He realized at some point that the evening festivities had started. Apparently the team's kick-off had been a good one, since they weren't in a cell, and no one had given them an ounce of trouble. He would have thought that he was completely fucked out, but his cock started to thicken when he thought about the things they'd done last night. What an awesome scene. He really hoped that he wouldn't end up cashiered from the service because of it. That would suck.

He slid out from under Alexa, who murmured something in a sleepy voice, and headed toward the toilet area. After he finished peeing, he went over and started to wash himself. He reeked of sex. Actually, all of them reeked of sex and rather than finding it a turn-off, it was making him horny all over again. Finn quietly got dressed and left the room.

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"It would seem the Coyote favors you greatly," said Orla as she sat next to Finn.

"Why would you say that?" he asked.

"You fell for none of my tricks," she replied. "Honestly, I would give much to keep Reed for a year. You are a lucky man."

"Yes, she's quite a woman," responded Finn.

"Perhaps you will return next year," she suggested. "You and I were unable to spend any time with each other because of our conflict. If you come next year, Reed would not be between us, and we could... explore joy between our groups."

Looking at the tall, beautiful woman, Finn felt his cock rise to full hardness. He would have liked to offer to... explore now. But he had to get the team together, and get out of here. There were a lot of things to discuss, and he didn't want to be late getting back. Depending on the rest of the team's take on things, they might have some very creative writing to do for their report. It didn't look like Orla's people had any advanced weapons, but he was curious about this Coyote. And some Goa'uld had been here -- judging by the existence of the temple. Perhaps Teal'c had heard of the Coyote, or Reed, who was supposed to know a hell of a lot about this stuff. If the Coyote turned out to be real, then they might be able to get some info on yet another system lord. More info was always a good thing when it came to the Goa'uld.

They made their good-byes early in the day, and headed out. The rest of the day was mainly spent in silence. No one really wanted to talk about what had happened between them. They briefly stopped to put a marker where the trap door was, but didn't linger. The last thing they needed was to fall into another trap like that.

Even so, they got to within a short distance of the Gate by the time they camped for the evening. Finn took a drink of water after they made camp and looked at his canteen. He'd been drinking the water from it all day, but this was the first time that he noticed it tasted... different.

"That's odd," he said, as they tore into their MREs.

Not so appetizing considering what they'd been eating.

"What?" asked Wilds.

"The water tastes... different," he said. "Actually, it tastes normal, but very different from what we've been drinking."

Captain Reed snorted.

"What?" asked Finn.

"You were drugged," she said. "We all were."

"What are you talking about, Captain?" asked Finn in a sharp voice.

She looked at him in surprise.

"You really don't know?" she asked.

"Know what Lisa?" asked Wilds in a stern voice.

"Everything at the Festival is drugged with some sort of aphrodisiac," she said. "It enhances male sexual performance, makes it easier for women to cum and increases desire in both males and females. They put it into everything. It's supposed to wear off after a few days."

"And you're telling us about this only NOW?" asked Finn.

"I'm sorry Major," she returned in an icy voice. "When did you think I was going to be able to tell you? Any of the times you watched them fuck my brains out? Or maybe while I was gagged with one of those penis gags?"

Finn realized she had a point.

"What about when we got you out of that bag thing?" asked Alexa in a soft voice.

Reed shook her head. "You're kidding right? They hadn't been giving me any of that stuff until yesterday morning. The Coyote's Gift isn't usually given any linth -- which is what they call it -- but because of the Challenge they started feeding a lot of it to me the night before and I'm only fucking human. They teased my brains out the whole day. They gave me a bunch of the wine -- which has really concentrated doses of linth -- and by the time you got me free, I couldn't think straight. Hell, I could barely remember my own fucking name. Besides, what good would it have done? You'd already been drinking and eating it for days."

Now this complicated things, to say the least. They'd all been drugged, and he'd have to mention that in their (already embarrassing and complicated) report. Damn. They'd also have to get a sample of it if they could.

"Well, I guess in the morning, you and Reed can continue back to the gate, and Dr. Shaw and I will go back to the camp and see if we can't get some of this linth," he said.

"No need," piped up Alexa, "I've got a container of wine, and um, Tenka gave me a bunch of jars with the healing stuff and the... um... burning stuff they used on Reed."

"God, I'm glad one of us was thinking," said Finn.

"I'm not sure what to do about our report though," said Finn a while later. "I mean, um, we've really broken a bunch of regulations, not to mention that Captain Reed is well within her rights to file charges against all of us."

Reed snorted, "Like that's gonna happen."

Everyone looked at her and she seemed suddenly shy for a moment.

"Look, it's obvious by now I'm way into this shit," she said. "I'm not upset about anything that happened, except that maybe you guys are gonna go treating me all different now that you know about me and Colleen."

Finn stared into the flames for a few minutes and replied.

"I'm not going to say anything about it," he said. "What you two do is your own thing, and I couldn't care less. How Wilds acted during this situation tells me she can keep her head on straight if you're in danger. Can you do the same?"

"Been there, done that," said Reed. "Question is, are you and Alexa gonna expect me to serve you both?"

"What?" asked Alexa, startled.

Finn chuckled.

"I don't make those kinds of presumptions about other people's subs," he said.

"And... um... well, I'm kinda new at the whole sex thing," said Alexa in a quiet voice.

"What are you going to do if I order her to serve you?" asked Wilds.

"Context is everything," said Finn. "If it impedes a mission, then it's gonna cause problems. If it's in a club or a more private setting, well, she's an amazing sub. I'm not gonna say no."

"What about you, Alexa?" asked Reed. "What are you going to do if my Mistress orders me to serve you?"

"I... don't know," said Alexa. "Like I said, I'm not very experienced. I know that I really liked what happened between us all, but I wish it had been under different circumstances. If I say no, does that mean I'm off the team?"

Wilds and Finn looked at each other and nodded.

"Absolutely not," said Finn in a firm voice. "Besides, Reed's such a good sub, I rather doubt that Wilds is gonna wanna share her."

"I'm not her sub Finn," said Reed, "I'm her slave. When it comes to sex, my Mistress owns me, lock, stock and barrel. I don't even have orgasms unless she says I can."

Alexa's eyes got wide with that pronouncement, and Finn's cock got hard.

"You... you can't own someone," said Alexa.

"She gave herself to me," said Wilds in a careful voice. "I accepted control over her sex life as a gift, and I take it very seriously. Which reminds me Lisa, did you cum while you were being held captive?"

Reed shuddered, then said, "Yes, Mistress, I did. They really knew what they were doing."

"Hmm," said Wilds with a smile on her face, "I'm sure we'll be discussing your lack of control. After we get back, of course."

"Yes, Mistress."

Finn was not able to sleep once he was off watch. He was horny as hell, but at least he knew why. It was odd -- he felt fine for the most part. It was just that his sex drive was seriously amped up. He'd snuck off to relieve himself earlier, but here he was, hard again.

Two figures approached him in the dim light. On standing and one... crawling?"

"Hey Finn," said Wilds quietly as she knelt down next to him, "I bet you're pretty horny."

"That'd be an understatement," he replied.

"Well, go ahead an use the slut," she said. "She had permission to cum -- as long as she's quiet. Let me know when you're done, so I can give her to Alexa. I gotta keep watch."

With that she stood and walked off, leaving a nude Captain Reed shivering on her hands and knees in the cold. Her full breasts were hanging down, and he could see her hard nipples in the light of the planet's moons.

"You sure you're okay with this?" asked Finn.

"Yes, Master," she said in a low voice filled with excitement. It took an hour or so, but Finn was finally able to get to sleep.

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They finally arrived at the Gate, a much different team then they had been a mere week ago. He looked at each of his team members in a much different light, and not just a sexual one (although they'd had a nice interlude mid morning. They were all pretty much insatiable, and Finn was hoping that the linth would wear off soon.). Doctor Shaw had shown some remarkable skills this last week, not the least of which were her skills in self defense. They'd all pulled through a pretty difficult situation that had been, if not exactly life threatening, pretty damned dangerous. Not to mention odd.

Time would tell how the team would gel, but as of now, Finn had high hopes.

"Dial us home, Captain," said Finn.

"Yes, Sir," she replied, stepping up to the DHD and inputting the co-ordinates.



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Chapter 8: Mission 1 - Debrief


"Based on your initial report, I've asked Dr. Fraiser and Teal'c to sit in on this debriefing," said General Hammond. "Dr. Fraiser? Would you care to fill us in on what you've discovered about the substances SG-6 brought back?"

"Yes Sir," said Fraiser. "There were three different herbal based compounds. The first was identified as linth, which Major Finn says is an aphrodisiac. It turns out he's right."

"I thought there was no such thing as a real aphrodisiac," said Hammond.

"There isn't, at least as far as we know, on our planet," replied the Doctor. "But this stuff's the real deal. Now, Major, you didn't actually drink any of this stuff, did you?"

"Not to my knowledge," lied Finn.

"Oh, you'd know," said Fraiser. "If you had, well, you'd be feeling its effects. And what's worse, in humans, anyway, is that some of the effects are permanent."

"What!?" asked Alexa and Finn together.

"Permanent," repeated Fraiser. "Oh, it won't be as powerful as it is when first ingested, but once it's in a human's system, it subtly alters the body chemistry. I mean, the computer models, and some limited mammal testing show that it would be pretty powerful at first, but in a few days that level of intensity would drop off. But there would be a permanent increase in sexual desire and performance. You're sure none of you were exposed to this?"

The team shook their heads no.

"Hmm," said Hammond. "I think we need to keep that under lock and key."

"Agreed," replied Fraiser. "In the wrong hands, this could be some very nasty stuff. Especially in the concentrated doses in the wine that Dr. Shaw gave us."

"What about the other stuff they brought back?" asked Hammond.

"Of the other two things, the stuff that looks like honey..."

"Reshtath," said Reed. "They call it reshtath."

"Right," said Fraiser, "I didn't know how to pronounce it. Anyway that stuff is also very interesting. It really accelerates healing, but appears to have almost no effect on males. It's going to require some more testing to find out the full extent of what it can do, but it's definitely geared to work with a woman's metabolism and it's absorbed best through the membranes of her vaginal or anal cavities. Once I've done a full work up, I'll let you know, but I think it's a very worthwhile find."

"Excellent," said Hammond, "and what about the last substance?"

"How do I pronounce this Captain?" asked Fraiser.

"glinthna," supplied Reed.

"I can see no use for glinthna, other than to study it," she said. "According to what the team said about how they saw it used, and my own tests, it really does only effect women, being absorbed the same way as the reshtath. As an experimental substance, it's fascinating, but I don't think most people would want it used on them."

"Why not?" asked Hammond.

"It causes a severe burning sensation where it's applied and it won't abate in intensity for hours," replied Fraiser. "It's mostly interesting because of it's chemical properties."

"All right, thank you very much, Doctor," said Hammond, declining to ask under what circumstances the team had seen it used. He'd read the report, and that was enough for him. "Teal'c, what can you tell us about a Goa'uld called the Coyote?"

"Only that he is the most mysterious of the Goa'uld," said Teal'c. "He is reputed to be far more powerful than any of the System Lords, yet seems to have no interest in their politics or warfare. He has always been considered unstable by other Goa'uld, since one can never tell if he will help or hurt your cause."

"Kind of like the Native American myths," said Reed. "I wonder if that's what they based their Coyote on?"

"I do no know," shrugged Teal'c. "But from what I have heard, it is extremely unwise to get involved with him."

"But why would he have set up a trap like the one that Captain Reed fell into?" asked Wilds.

"Again, I do not know," replied the man. "The Coyote is given a wide berth by the System Lords. Considering his power, I think it would be wise for us to do the same."

"Is it possible that he'd be interested in helping us against the System Lords?" asked Hammond.

"I cannot advise approaching him on that or any other matter," said Teal'c "Those who do, do not always fair well."

"But these other people call themselves the Tribe of the Coyote," responded Hammond, "so apparently not everyone is afraid of him."

"Sir," said Reed, "the tribe seemed to look at the Coyote the same way they'd look at a force of nature. Some times it's a nice day, and sometimes you die in a blizzard. I never saw or heard anything that indicated they'd had direct contact with him."

"He is considered extremely capricious, and extremely dangerous by all who have encountered him," added Teal'c.

"All right," said Hammond. "I'll have the SG teams warned to stay away. But I'd still like to send some researchers back to where this tribe was to see if they can get more of the herbal mixtures SG-6 brought back."

"I think it would be well worth it, Sir," said Fraiser.

"All right everyone, you're dismissed," said Hammond, standing. "Major Finn, may I have a word with you?"

"Of course, Sir," said Finn, staying seated at the table.

"Major, it looks like I owe you a bit of an apology," said Hammond. "We had no idea that planet had anyone on it. But you got your team out intact, and you all proved you could work as a team. Take a few days, then we'll send you out again. I have in mind a few planets that I think you'd be interested in exploring."

"Thank you Sir," replied Finn. "I'm sure that the team will appreciate your confidence in us."

"Dismissed," nodded Hammond.

Finn rose and left the room. Wilds, Dr. Shaw and Captain Reed were waiting for him.

"So, you're sure this is okay?" asked Finn.

"Oh yeah," responded Wilds. "I'm looking forward to it, and I know Reed is. What about you Alexa?"

Dr. Alexa shaw blushed slightly, then held up a jar of glinthna. Reed's eyes glittered and she broke into a big smile. Finn knew Reed was in for a very long night, and they were all looking forward to it.

End Report, SG-69, Mission 1.


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