ROPE GULCH (M+/M+) *FINAL PART + EPILOGUE*

[Red86]

"Had they toyed with him for the previous one, or genuinely underestimated him?" This something I'm still very curious about. Sure Romeo is skilled in escaping but the crew is also skilled in restraining others! I still can't figure out if this a game or if it's serious

Sounds like we're down to the final day of challenges. Good luck Romeo!!

[DeeperThanRed]

Looking at it from the bright side, at least blue balls aren't a problem for Romeo... all the time.

[gag1195]

Insanely hot, and the cruelty of the cage is so wonderfully devious, but I know Romeo isn't going to give up without a fight.
And idk, after everything else Romeo has already experienced, for some reason having his thumbs restrained feel one of the cruelest restraints so far...

[blackbound]

How considerate. A man simply isn't dressed without a hat.

Especially in that heat!

"Had they toyed with him for the previous one, or genuinely underestimated him?" This something I'm still very curious about. Sure Romeo is skilled in escaping but the crew is also skilled in restraining others! I still can't figure out if this a game or if it's serious

Sounds like we're down to the final day of challenges. Good luck Romeo!!

I don't think I've ever had you be this flummoxed

Looking at it from the bright side, at least blue balls aren't a problem for Romeo... all the time.

Ouch

Insanely hot, and the cruelty of the cage is so wonderfully devious, but I know Romeo isn't going to give up without a fight.
And idk, after everything else Romeo has already experienced, for some reason having his thumbs restrained feel one of the cruelest restraints so far...

The thumbs rope is a callback to an older story, Dr. Hojo, and Rui's first hojojutsu experience.

[blackbound]

Well, with the poll concluded, it looks like y'all are a bunch of big softies. We'll see how it goes for Romeo.

Next chapter incoming!

[blackbound]

PART 24

"Ladies and gentlemen, this sixth challenge is a little different! Of course, we've got our escape artist all trussed up as usual, but this time, you can donate to reveal a bit of the mystique about the man! If we hit the donation thresholds, the clothes come off. Now, we're just talking about the upper body, of course - this is family entertainment after all!"

Romeo started working at his bonds, but with fingers and thumbs tied together, there wasn't much he could do. The thin rope around his thumbs was the worst - it pulled them inward and down and made it painful to attempt any kind of maneuver. The fingers, tightly bound at their roots, only helped to immobilize them further. The wrists were tied in an X and his palms would be pointing away from his body if the finger bondage didn't force them together; it would've been difficult to get hold of any rope even without that additional obstacle.

He could wiggle his elbows, but that was about it.

His spread legs were all but immobile with his weight on them; he could move them slightly in- or outward, but doing the former put pressure on his caged dick and ground the boot heels deeper into his glutes.

A hand touched his chest, opening the top button of his shirt.

He grunted angrily and redoubled his efforts.

- * -

For the second time in a row, he got absolutely nowhere as button after button was opened. He wondered what the audience must be thinking of him at this point; he was failing over and over at challenges he had ostensibly set for himself. But apparently they were donating.

"We're getting complaints that your chest isn't visible enough, Romeo! Can you take that jacket off for us?"

A brief pause as he continued to struggle, ignoring Rui.

"Now, now, don't be shy! I guess I'll have to do it for you."

He heard a ripping sound as the jacket came apart at the seams and was pulled off his body. The shirt fell open, partially exposing his chest.

"There we go!"

- * -

The embarrassment caused Romeo to try even harder to free himself, but the cursed thumb rope defeated his every attempt. For the first time, he wanted to curl up and cry, but of course the way he was bound had him on full display instead.

The bell rang.

"Alright, Romeo, time for that shirt to go!"

Again, ripping sounds, and then his naked, sweaty chest and armpits were on display for everyone to see.

"This pushes us into phase two of the donation drive! Remember, any suggestion that doesn't get accepted means 90% of your money back." He chuckled. "Unless you decide to tip the talent, of course."

- * -

It started simple, with an ice cube held to his chest. Then two rubbed on his nipples as he squirmed.

A big donation apparently rolled in, and soon after, he heard a buzzing sound. It turned out to be a portable shaver, and he lost his sparse armpit hair to it.

More ice down his pants.

Clamps bit into his nipples sharply, eliciting his strongest reaction yet.

One donation removed his hat. Another his blindfold. He had a few moments of light, until an even bigger donation made them put it back on.

Weights were hung from the nipple clamps, then removed again.

There was a brief bidding war about the blindfold, going off and on repeatedly, until Rui set a limit: the next donation at a specific amount would be the final decision.

It didn't take long - his vision would remain obscured.

And so it went on as he struggled and grunted and cursed until, finally, time was up.

"Another failed attempt!" Rui announced, disappointment in his voice. "One more chance this afternoon, or it's game over!"

"But before that... we have a surprise even Romeo doesn't know about yet."

- * -

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[DeeperThanRed]

Family-friendly nipple clamps... my favorite!

I can't wait to see the surprise waiting for Romeo.

[gag1195]

Softies? I think we just love a good underdog story! Regardless, the final challenge, and surprise, is sure to be exciting!

[blackbound]

Family-friendly nipple clamps... my favorite!

I can't wait to see the surprise waiting for Romeo.

Unlike him

Softies? I think we just love a good underdog story! Regardless, the final challenge, and surprise, is sure to be exciting!

Fair enough. And yes, it's going to be different from the ones so far.

[blackbound]

PART 25

As the stream was on pause, Romeo was mostly freed from his bonds, with just his hands re-tied behind his back.

Rui grabbed him by the collar and got right up in his face.

"This surprise is a trust exercise. You'll be free except, of course, for the muzzle and collar. Play along, and I'll be nice after you lose the final challenge. Fuck around and you'll find out what pain really is."

He nodded, cowed, and Rui briefly undid the muzzle to soak the sponge gag before refastening it. Romeo sucked the water out greedily.

- * -

Fit with a new shirt, jacket, and of course hat, Romeo mounted the mechanical bull that had been prepared for him.

"Well, dear viewers, here's a little break from the escape action, a reversal, even. How long can our intrepid hero stay on the bull? You can place your bets now!"

Romeo keenly felt the cage around his genitals as he sat on the machine. He knew how to ride it, of course, but as it started, there was a weird vibration between his legs.

He shifted, but it was like the vibration followed him around.

Then he figured it out.

The chastity cage itself was vibrating.

His cock sprang to life.

The stimulation made it difficult for him to concentrate on the mechanical bull's bucking and weaving, but he held on as well as he could, even doffing his hat to the virtual audience at one point in a maneuver that almost saw him unseated.

The cage's vibrations were increasing along with the bull's motions, his penis straining against the cage as it leaked. He'd thought the point of the device would be to prevent him from orgasming; instead it was pushing him close to the edge.

- * -

The bull switched to a forward-backward movement, forcing Romeo to hold on for dear life as his crotch ground against the seat.

Along with the constant stimulation from the cage, that pushed him over the edge, and he came.

At that moment, the bull jerked violently, and Romeo flew off, landing in the sand beyond.

Rui hurried over, helping him up, his nails digging into a point on Romeo's wrist that numbed his entire arm within seconds.

"Are you ok?" he heard Rui say. The man's other hand went to Romeo's neck, threateningly hovering over another pain point as he stabilized his prey.

He handed Romeo over to Loum and Warmed, who led him away while Rui returned to his presenter role, praising Romeo for his amazing ride and announcing the winners of the betting round.

- * -

To his confusion, his two handlers led him away from the house and into the desert. His muzzle was removed, the sponge thoroughly wet again, repeatedly, Warmed wrapped his mouth securely with tape while Loum fastened the reinforced mitts onto his hands.

They pulled a gas mask over his head. A long tube protruded from it, making breathing laborious. The goggles were covered, so he was once again in the dark.

They bound his feet, then both grabbed and moved him, dumping him onto slightly damp ground. The vertical descent had been longer than the ascent; he was in a hole somewhere.

He heard a kshht sound, then felt sand being dumped on him.

They were burying him alive!

- * -

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[Xtc]

Let's hope the tube is a long one.

[DeeperThanRed]

I don't believe that Rui would just bury his golden goose. Whatever he's planning must be safer... but probably a lot more torturous.

[Red86]

Oh, we're getting down to the final challenge! What will it be, a trick or a life of slavery

Softie? I would say I'm just not a heartless person towards someone who hasn't seemed to of done anything to be put into this position. Had this been the therapist, I'd been rooting for his failure from the beginning. To our knowledge, Romeo hasn't done anything wrong other then maybe seem a bit to overconfident at times. Therefore I have no reasons for the threats of him being disappeared and a life of slavery to become real for him. Doesn't mean I didn't want to see him go through all 7 challenges though

[blackbound]

Let's hope the tube is a long one.

I don't believe that Rui would just bury his golden goose. Whatever he's planning must be safer... but probably a lot more torturous.

Wildly different reactions

It's just for storage between the challenges, @DeeperThanRed, since Romeo has proven himself so handy at escaping (except during most challenges...)

Oh, we're getting down to the final challenge! What will it be, a trick or a life of slavery

Softie? I would say I'm just not a heartless person towards someone who hasn't seemed to of done anything to be put into this position. Had this been the therapist, I'd been rooting for his failure from the beginning. To our knowledge, Romeo hasn't done anything wrong other then maybe seem a bit to overconfident at times. Therefore I have no reasons for the threats of him being disappeared and a life of slavery to become real for him. Doesn't mean I didn't want to see him go through all 7 challenges though

I was just teasing with 'softies' You're right, we have no idea why Romeo is in this position. Of course I wouldn't have deprived you of all 7 challenges no matter the outcome.

[gag1195]

Buried alive scenarios always trigger my claustrophobia! Hopefully Romeo doesn't have the same issues! And with his hands mitted, its going to be all the harder to claw his way out!

[blackbound]

PART 26

Romeo freaked out, screaming and begging through the tube while throwing himself around like a berserker.

No second shovelful of sand came. Instead, the gas mask was pulled from his head. His nostrils flared as he desperately sucked in air.

"Hey. HEY! Calm down, Romeo."

Loum grabbed him from behind, but gently, and held him while he did just that. He could see Warmed on the phone, and Rui arrived soon after.

"Looks like we've found your limit. That's important information for later, of course, but right now you've been a good boy as I asked, so I think we can find different resting accommodations for you until the final challenge starts."

Romeo was so relieved he almost thanked Rui, but decided to glare at his tormentor instead.

"That's the spirit!"

He got another condescending pat on the cheek.

- * -

They took him back to his cell and removed the mattress from the bed. The "lattice" underneath was a metal plate with hundreds of small holes.

He didn't resist when they spreadeagled him on it, cuffing his wrists and ankles to the corners of the bed.

Then came the zip ties.

Each of the absurdly long plastic restraints was threaded through a hole on either side of his limbs at various places and closed underneath the lattice, then pulled tight. In short order, he couldn't move his extremities at all.

"Good enough," Rui concluded. "See you later."

A strip of tape covered his eyes.

He tried to break out of the bonds for a while, but straining against them hurt too much, and he concluded they were simply too strong. So, instead, he drifted off to sleep.

- * -

Rui awoke him by pinching his nose shut, waiting for him to beg through the airtight gag before releasing it. Using pliers, he freed Romeo from his plastic confinement, only to immediately clad him in transport cuffs again.

He unwrapped the tape, wet the sponge repeatedly to allow Romeo to sate his thirst, and applied the muzzle after pulling the final strip from his eyes.

A quick rest stop later, he was marched out onto the battlefield.

- * -

To his surprise, he was not re-tied into a different position, just deposited on the wooden surface and the chains shortened with padlocks, pulling him into a hogtie.

The mitts came off his hands just before the cameras started rolling.

"Ladies and gentlemen! The final challenge awaits!"

He held up a massive key ring.

"This time, Romeo has the keys to the kingdom, but there's a catch: whenever this timer" - he held it up to the camera - "runs out, we add another pair of cuffs. Or you can donate to skip the timer and add one immediately! Unlike the other challenges, our intrepid artist has decided he'll make it out in two hours - and if he doesn't, it's retirement, so think hard about whether or not you want to make it harder! But, if you do, please consider that twice the goal will let you pick what goes on him!"

He pressed the keys into Romeo's hands.

"And... go!"

- * -

Romeo was working as quickly as he could, trying each key in the handcuffs. Unfortunately for him, it wasn't very fast - both because of the restraints themselves and the excessive amount of keys, some connected directly to the main ring, some hanging off, more hanging off of those, like a gordian knot.

Soon enough, there was a sound from the bell, and Rui took the keys from his hands.

He picked up a pair of medieval-looking cuffs, slipped them over Romeo's wrists, and locked them with a long, heavy key before returning the bundle to the escape artist.

He seized his chance and zeroed in on the key Rui had just used, jamming it into the new pair's lock. It turned, and he quicky was back down to the first pair.

Rui stopped the proceedings again by taking the keyring once more.

"Dear viewers, as you can see, there's a slight advantage here that Romeo has baked in for himself! What do you think - should we keep letting him see what's coming, or do we blindfold him?"

He could only lie there fuming while the poll ran, then fuming more when - of course - the viewers decided he had it too easy.

- * -

Romeo grunted in anger when the sixth pair was locked onto his wrists. Another three were on his ankles, as well as one pair of toe cuffs.

He'd been able to unlock the initial pair and was at least no longer hogtied, but it was slow going after that, and the timer and donations ensured a steady stream of new bondage implements.

He kept fighting the useless battle nonetheless - and then, just like that, the two hours were over.

He had failed.

- * -

"Ladies and gentlemen, the impossible has happened. Two escapes, and five losses. Let's free our brave contestant and hear what he has to say. We'll be back momentarily" - he chuckled - "since we also don't know which key is which! Stay tuned."

Rui started to unlock the cuffs at a rapid pace until Romeo was free.

The blindfold and gag came off; Loum and Warmed stood next to him. The former held a taser stick to his throat; the latter was showing him a tablet screen that was currently dark.

Rui walked back in front of the camera.

"Dear viewers, I have been reminded by our artist that there's something we forgot to take into account."

- * -

@gag1195, looks like you're not alone with that!

@CaptiveDan @Xtc @DeeperThanRed @Red86 @Pup Wingletang @CowboyStud @gag1195 @Bradstick @Bootmark @Pakislol

[Xtc]

Do the have a word for "disingenuous"?

[DeeperThanRed]

Wow, what a fair challenge to end things on.

And as always, there's "one last thing". Let's hope it's not something Romeo will mind being immortalized on live feed.

[Red86]

Such a simple challenge if it wasn't for the added restraints during the challenge

Poor Romeo, failed 5 out of 7 challenges. But wait, what is it that "Romeo" told them that they didn't take into consideration? I wonder if this is good news or bad news for him. Also interesting they kept pushing until they found a limit and that will be used for later. What are these guys really up to

[gag1195]

I do gotta respect them forgoing the burying when Romeo showed that obvious distress! Challenge over, but doesn't line up with the poll, so this last revelation should be interesting!

[blackbound]

Do the have a word for "disingenuous"?

Pure as the driven snow, they are.

And @DeeperThanRed, @Red86 and @gag1195 - wait no longer. The penultimate chapter is coming up...

[blackbound]

PART 27

"Roll the footage, please."

The tablet screen came to life. Romeo was looking at video of himself in a straitjacket. He realized it was the night of his escape.

He - and the stream viewers - watched him slip his feet from the boots, stripping the socks off with his toes, then skillfully using them to undo the jacket's crotch straps.

With that done, he started his normal straitjacket escape routine.

Watching himself, he noticed that his dick was straining against its cage agaim. What was wrong with him?

On the screen, past Romeo had managed to ditch the jacket. He jerked the ball gag out of his mouth, reached inside, and retrieved the open-mouth gag.

He broke and bent it with sheer force, then used it to unlock the chain padlocked around his neck.

The screen went dark, but he could still see the stream comments.

"And with that, your champion has effected three escapes."

He watched the comments scroll by. Lots of laughing emojis, claps, and hearts, and (of course) a few angry posters.

"We're on a delay," Loum whispered to Romeo. "Don't fuck it up now."

Loum moved behind him, jamming the taser into his back.

Rui and one of the cameras approached.

"Congratulations, Romeo!" he said, holding out his hand.

Romeo took it and shook. He'd intended to squeeze hard, but Rui's hand was so immovable he might as well have tried to crush a rock.

"Anything you have to say to the audience?"

Romeo cleared his throat. "As an escape artist, sleight of hand is important. I'm sorry if you feel tricked by this last-moment revelation, but how interesting would it have been if I'd just escaped right away? I can assure you all the situations were genuine. Viewers, I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did, and thank you. I look forward to entertaining you for many years to come."

"And now it's time for our hero to rest and recover from the stress of the past few days. Viewers, thank you all for your support and your generous donations. See you next time."

The camera's light winked out.

Romeo made to stand up.

Felt a prick.

Rui caught him as he lost consciousness.

- * -

When Romeo awoke, he was bound tightly to a heavy chair by the wrists, ankles, knees, elbows, upper arms, torso, and neck. The open-mouth gag was back, as was the stuffing and muzzle. The mitts, too, were back. The cock cage was not gone, either.

Across from him sat Maurice, his manager.

"Congratulations, Romeo! I knew you could do it. Now, what I'm about to tell you might make you very angry, so I've decided I need some protective measures.

"You see, all of this was a stunt. I never actually sold you to Rui - but you had to believe it."

He waited patiently until Romeo's angry grunts died down.

"It wouldn't have looked real otherwise, and you know it. Anyway, this livestream has been an incredible success."

He held up a tablet showing a number.

"This is how much we made from it. I take 50% of course, 25% go to the venue - that is, Rui and his crew - and the other 25% are yours."

Maurice backed away slightly as Romeo managed to jerk the chair in his direction in an effort to get at him.

"Let no good deed go unpunished," he sighed. "Well, you can't stay here, so I'm going to have to ask the host to bundle you up and keep you myself until you calm down."

- * -

And so, Romeo, still in his cowboy gear, was once again trussed up with an excess of rope and loaded into the backseat of his manager's car.

Rui put the seat belt on him. "Wouldn't want you to have an accident, after all."

Maurice shook hands with the entire crew, then took the driver's seat.

He looked at Romeo in the mirror. "They gave me this mystery key. Said you'd know what it was, guess we'll find out later."

He drove off.

- * -

Rui and the others watched as the car disappeared into the distance.

"A worthy opponent," Loum said. "That was great."

"I hope they figure out the cock cage," Warmed grinned.

"Can't believe he actually got us," Rodney said. "Good thing you had that situation in hand."

"Oh, we saw on the cameras," replied Rui, "I just thought it would be more fun this way."

"I just wish he hadn't given in so quickly," Tino sighed, then squealed as Rodney grabbed his package through his legs from behind and lifted him up on his arm before dropping him again.

"Any moment now," Rui mused.

They waited.

The car came to an abrupt stop.

They waited more.

The car turned and came back up the hill.

- * -

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[Red86]

Ah so it was basically as I projected! Didn't think about the straitjacket escape at night counting though. Love that rui saw and let it happen

But what's this, the car is turning back around? What could this mean!!

[blackbound]

Ah so it was basically as I projected! Didn't think about the straitjacket escape at night counting though. Love that rui saw and let it happen

But what's this, the car is turning back around? What could this mean!!

Any guesses?

[Red86]

Any guesses?

With as sneaky as you are, could mean anything

But if I was to guess, I have my own suspicion that Romeo may have slipped his bonds and over powered his manager. Maybe to continue playing and/or to give his manager a small taste of what he had to endure. Even if Romeo clearly "enjoyed" alot of what happened!

You left two clues, Rui saying "any minute now" and then the car abruptly stopping before turning around. I'm not positive and I'm awaiting another surprise like always but I feel like I got maybe a 65% chance of being atleast partially correct!

Also forgot to comment on Tino's comment..... maybe next time (whether written or not, I would suspect these guys to play more in the future) Romeo won't give in so fast if he knew Tino's kinks. He should be careful what he wishes for