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And here is Chapter 104, as promised. I hope you will enjoy the story as it continues to unfold, and, of course, the tug between Rita and Carmen.
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Chapter 104 – A Solid Mind Meld
Rita welcomed Carmen into the special room that Carlos, Steven, and Zack had prepared for Rita's mind melds. It was wired with sensors of every type available on the Argonaut. The Argonaut AI would record everything: sound and electromagnetic vibrations in inferred, the visible spectrum, and ultraviolet.
Rita had learned that it was better to ease into these sessions. She had hot green tea and cheese biscuits waiting for Carmen. After hugging each other, they sat down to their snack. Rita said, "Thank you for participating in this mind meld, Carmen. There would have been no blame had you decided not to."
"My goodness, Rita," Carmen replied, "do you think I could miss out on such an adventure? Especially after Jeeves indicated that more of us may also have the talent. Even if you were going to torture me, I couldn't miss this."
Rita answered somberly, "Once I begin traveling in the meld, Carmen, I don't know exactly what I am doing with a sub. I don't think I have hurt anyone, and I sincerely hope I never do. This situation is complicated because I greatly admire each of you."
Carmen grinned, "And you don't think our mates admire us. Of course, they do. They can admire our minds and bodies and still believe we are even more beautiful when helpless in their ropes. And sometimes roughness is an added spice. I have been known to go overboard in that direction. I got to the point that I wanted Ralph to tie me up and work me over before fucking me. I backed off on that when I found out how much it hurt Ralph to hurt me. I still crave that sometimes."
"It is clear that Ralph tied you up very tightly before you came here," Rita said. There wasn't much time, so the ropes had to be digging into your flesh to give you those rope marks so quickly."
Carmen answered, "There is nothing to these. I expect they will be gone before the end of your mind meld. Naturally, I will then have your rope marks to show Ralph."
Rita said, "Well, all of this still shocks me. I hope some of you develop the talent. Then I would get to sub as well. You have finished your tea. Are you ready to get started?"
"Yes, of course," Carmen said as she stood and removed her clothing. "Just tell me what to do, and you will find me most willing."
Rita said, "As you know, Jeeves is with us. He will try to show me how to travel directly to Morgana on Earth and how to stay connected to her longer. He will be in your mind also. But you already knew all of that, didn't you?"
"Yes, where do you want me?" Carmen asked.
Rita said, "Stand by the bed, if you would, please. And give me your hands behind your back." Rita was becoming an expert at rigging. She tied Carmen tighter than she had the first three subs. Rita did because she knew that Carmen wanted it that way. The main reason was that Jeeves told her she needed to stress Carmen more than her previous subs. While rigging Carmen's chest harness, Rita found she was having fun. Stella and all of the girls she had talked to had relieved her of a nagging feeling she was doing something wrong. Stella had the largest breasts of the crew women. But Carmen was second only by a hair, and both women were amazingly firm. Rita did not have to lift Carmen's tits to loop a rope around her chest below her breasts. But Rita did not resist the impulse to stroke and manipulate them for a few minutes. Rita had already tied Carmen's wrists and elbows. She was standing behind Carmen to grope her. Carmen responded with a "hmmmm" of pleasure and tried to stroke Rita's pussy with her bound hands. Rita responded by moving her pelvis closer to Carmen's hands.
After several minutes of that, Jeeves prompted Rita to move along. Rita said, "Carmen, lie on the bed. on your back." Rita folded Carmen's left foot to her butt. Rita made a single-column tie just below her knee and then tied and cinched Carmen's ankle to her thigh. Rita moved over to Carmen's right side and repeated the process on the right leg. Then Rite paused briefly to stroke Carmen's vagina. She didn't linger. Rita didn't want Jeeves to have to remind her to continue.
Carmen said, "Rita, you are making me feel so good."
Rite ordered, "Okay, lower your legs, and I will help you roll over on your stomach." She was pleased that she was making Carmen feel good. She hoped that would continue through the mind meld.
With Carmen face down, Rita doubled a rope and threaded the bight between Carmen's thigh and foreleg from the outside in on Carmen's left leg. Then, she continued on the right leg from the inside out. Rita sawed the rope back and forth, moving it against the rope loops binding Carmen's ankles to her thighs. Doing this left the two ends of the rope protruding from Carmen's left leg just below the loops, binding her left leg in the frog tie. Rita moved those ends up Carmen's back and looped them through the neck loop of the chest harness. After pulling all the slack out, Rita moved the rope ends down Carmen's back on the right side and threaded the ends through the bight coming from Carmen's right leg. Rita moved to Carmen's head, lifted Carmen's head and shoulders, and slid her down toward Carmen, leaving Carmen's tits on Rita's hips and Carmen's head between Rita's breasts. Rita's legs were spread, allowing Carmen's pelvis to rest on the bed.
"Carmen, I need your help now," Rita said. "I want to get a good arch in your back. I am doing a combination of frogtie and hogtie. I am going to pull this noose as tight as I can. I will be lifting your shoulders at the same time. Would you arch as much as possible while I do that?"
Carmen answered, "Of course I will. This tie-up is getting good. You are most skilled. I didn't expect that. Will you then use my hair to pull my head back?"
Rita explained, "No, my next step will be to roll you on your back in the middle of the bed. Your arch should lift your hips. During the mind meld, that would put undue strain on you. To help your strain, I will put one or more pillows under your butt. Tightening this noose should also pull your feet closer. I should tell you that Jeeves told me I needed to stress you more than I stressed my previous subs." As she talked, she lifted Carmen's chest and shoulders and tightened the noose. Rita could tell that Carmen was straining as hard as she could to improve the arch. Rita did a simple tie off of the noose. It was secure, but it would be easy to untie if she needed to loosen Carmen's arch.
Carmen said, "Gracious, Rita, this is as fine an arch as I have ever had put on me. Did you get my feet as close as you wanted? And, by the way, Jeeves told me he asked you to stress me. You are doing a great job. Please do not be concerned. I am a very tough Comanche."
"I did and you are," answered Rita. "I couldn't have done this without your help. Thank you."
"A sub should help in every way possible," Carmen said. "Are you ready to roll me over?"
Moments later, Carmen was on her back in the middle of the bed. Carmen said, "It is unclear to me what you will do with the ropes coming off my knees."
Rita explained, "You could, with some effort, roll yourself to your side." Rita got up and attached each knee rope to a pulley attached to the bulkhead on that leg's side of the bed. Using the pullies, Rita pulled Carmen's knees further apart. "Now you should see. That should limit your rolling, and it makes your cunt very accessible to me at the same time.â€
Carmen was supported at her knees and shoulders. She was arched to the extent that her butt was well above the bed. Her feet, attached to the top of her thighs, were also off the bed. Carmen said, "This isn't as tough as I thought it might be a few minutes ago. The ropes take up a lot of the strain without me stressing myself. Still, I am sure I will appreciate your pillow offer before I stay in this position too long."
Rita went to Carmen's head and kissed her on the lips while fondling her breasts. Rita lifted her head and said, "Now, my dear, it is time for a gag."
Carmen said, "Most would have gagged me much earlier. I think that means you enjoy talking with me. You could have just given me orders."
"Indeed, I do," replied Rita. "But now I must devote all my attention to traveling as soon as I have your mouth packed and sealed." Rita began poking cloth in Carmen's mouth until her cheeks bulged, and she could not close her lips. Then, Rita started looping a long, narrow cloth around Carmen's head. The first two loops could get between her front teeth. Soon, Carmen's lips were covered, and the gag was secure. Carmen nodded in encouragement to Rita and spoke in gag talk, saying, "Hmmmph, mmmph, hhhmm."
Instead of a pillow, Rita shoved an exercise ball below Carmen's butt. An airline was attached to the ball, and it could be expanded or contracted. Rita expanded the ball until it was pressing on Carmen's hands, forearms, and butt. She used it to lift Carmen an inch or so higher. Rita judged that Carmen was protected but still well-stressed. She showed Carmen a ten-inch dildo with straps at the base. Rita said, "You know what this is? I have it nice and lubricated. Can you relax and help me insert this into your cunt?"
Carmen used their old code; one grunt meant yes, and two meant no. She said, "Hmmph."
"The straps will go around my hips, and I will simulate being a man fucking you. Jeeves asked me not to mention this to you until it was time to use it. He thinks any doubt or uncertainty in your mind will help with the meld. Rita began inserting the dildo in Carmen's pussy which was well exposed and raised to be convenient for this procedure. Rita kept moving it slowly back and forth. Each time, Rita pulled it back to the edge of withdrawal and then pushed it in a fraction deeper. The dildo was large, and Rita was giving Carmen time to adjust to it.
Her plan seemed to be working as Carmen softly said, "mmmmmmph, mmmmph, mmmmph." When the dildo was fully inserted, Rita took her position between Carmen's legs and pressed her cunt against the base of the dildo before strapping it to her hips.
Rita said, "I am going to fix this before my next meld; it should have a dildo on my side, too. Now, if you can, Carmen, think happy thoughts. I will continue massaging the inside of your cunt while I play with your nipples."
Carmen repeat her previous comment, "mmmmmmph, mmmmph, mmmmph."
Rita maintained a slow rhythm with firm strokes. She would lower her head to Carmen's tits for minutes and suck on them. Then Rita would manipulate a tit with both hands and looked Carmen in the eyes. Sometimes, Rita would hold Carmen's breasts tightly and try to pull her deeper on the phallus. She tried to think about Earth and Morgana. She heard Jeeves speaking to her. "You have been thinking about Carmen. Now, think about Morgana. Wouldn't it be nice to dominate Morgana? She is a very well-built woman who is kept in prime physical condition. You would like to slap Morgana's breasts, wouldn't you? Don't you think Morgana's tit would oscillate beautifully after a good slap? Go ahead and give it a try. Rita raised her hand and gave Carmen a hard slap. And Carmen's breast did shake wonderfully afterward. But in Rita's mind, it was Morgana who was slapped. A picture of Morgana emerged. Morgana was naked and tied to a post. Her mate, Edgar Rains, was having a good time torturing Morgana. Rita was astonished; she was in Edgar's mind. Rita didn't think that could happen. She knew immediately not to announce her presence. That would be announcing their presence to the Earth machines. Rita picked up stray thoughts. Edgar gave a resounding slap to Morgana's other breast. She felt her hand moving to duplicate Edgar's action against Carmen but controlled it and stroked the breast before her instead of hitting it.
Rita saw that Morgana was cruelly tied to the post. Her feet were pulled behind the post and lashed together. That meant she was getting little support from her legs. There were a couple of loops of rope riding low on her hips. From it, a crotch rope with knots every inch was embedded in Morgana's vagina. Behind Morgana, the crotch rope went up the pole and was tied to a hook in the pole above Morgana's head. The crotch rope was supporting most of Morgana's weight. Morgana's hands and elbows were tied together behind the pole, and a rope pulled her arms into a painful strappado. Ropes at her waist, just below her breasts and above her breasts, lashed her tightly to the pole. More loops were around the pole and Morgana's throat. It looked tight enough that it must be choking her. If Morgana sagged even a tiny amount lower, the choke could be fatal. Only the pressure of the crotch rope on her pussy prevented that sag. Finally, Rita could see wads of cloth stuffed in the back of Morgana's mouth and held in place by loops of rope in her mouth going around the pole.
Rita had observed some pretty good tie-ups. But this was the most cruelly helpless she had ever seen anyone. Edgar's mind was trying to influence her to think this was wonderful. Fortunately, that was subconscious on Edgar's part. But Rita knew better. She caught a thought from Edgar. He was thinking that his master, the robot Zeus, will enjoy hearing the details of this torture session. Zeus, of course, would provide the best medical care to Morgana so she would be healed in a week and able to do this again. Myriad nanobots were already in Morgana's body, ready to begin repairs the moment Edgar was finished. She caught the thought that Zeus commanded one hundred and twenty-five lesser but still powerful robots.
Edgar said, "Well, Morgana, you are a disappointment today. You don't look like you can take much more punishment this time. Let's leave you with a cracked rib and some good punches. He swung a heavy stick against Morgana's rib cage and, indeed, broke one or more ribs. Then he punched her twice—one just below her navel and the other in her solar plexus. To either of those punches, Morgana's body wanted to fold double. But she couldn't move.
Edgar said, "I will leave you tied up while you begin your healing. See you later." As Edgar left, Rita flowed into Morgana's mind. Rita was surprised to find Morgana alert and cognizant of what was happening. Rita thought Morgana would be unconsious.
Morgana spoke mind to mind to Rita, "I am so happy you are back. I have much to tell you. You seem stronger now. Do you think you can stay longer this time?"
Rita said, "I do think I can stay longer. But how can you talk as if you haven't been tortured? I swear to you that I will do everything within my power to destroy Edgar Rains. We are still many of your years from arriving."
"That is alright, my friend Rita," Morgana spoke to Rita's mind. "Knowing you are coming gives me the fortitude to endure until you arrive. You must not concern yourself about me until you arrive. To help put your mind at ease, know these facts:
- Long ago, I learned how to put myself in a trance to escape the pain that Edgar so enjoys giving me.
- Since Lou Harriman left for the planet you call Newhome, significant medical advances have been made here on Earth. The robots are fiendishly clever. My body is flooded with nanobots and meds that will fully restore me within a week. They pursued medical technology because they still need us.
- As long as Edgar wants to keep beating me up, Zeus will continue providing me with the longevity tonic. Even if it were to take you one hundred years to arrive, I will be waiting for you.
- It isn't always as bad as today. I have kept track of Edgar's behavior. He will have a session with me once a week on average. Perhaps they will be mild enough for a month that I don't even go into my trance. You must understand, Rita, that I am a masochist. I like being tied up and enjoy pain to a certain degree. Initially, I was in love with Edgar. That lasted for many years until he morphed into the monster he is today.
May I ask what the men on Newhome are like?"
Rita replied, "There are a few rotten apples. Most of them are incredibly wonderful. All of the men on the Argonaut are excellent. I am lucky to be mated to the strongest of those men."
"And your mate never ties you up and beats you?" asked Morgana.
"Oh, I spend a lot of time tied up," Rita answered. "Those are some of the best times of my life. If I have angered my mate, he might leave me tied up longer than usual, even overnight."
"Are you saying that your bondage is for your mutual satisfaction?" asked Morgana. "To me, that is an amazement."
"The answer to that question is yes," said Rita. "I don't know how long I can stay. I have only been doing this for a few days in my time frame. I understand it has been at least a month here on Earth since my previous visit."
"Then go ahead," said Morgana. "I will try not to interrupt."
"This is already the longest that I have been able to hold a mind meld. We think that you can help us get the information we must have to win against the Earth machines and humans that will oppose us. For this, as well as the friendship we are developing, I will return to you many times. It helps if you are being submissive to someone when I make contact."
Morgana asked, "Can you tell me when you will contact me again?"
Jeeves supplied Rita with the dates she should expect Rita’s next visit. Rita answered Morgana with those days. Morgana said, "I will have to balance things carefully. The Resistance can conduct activities to make Edgar fearful of his life. At such times, he does not torture me because he wants me to be in prime physical and mental condition to protect him. As he feels safe again, I can claim I need personal contact with Carter Spade. Carter is a computer and communications expert for Zeus and the machines' communications and data center commander. He is also in the Resistance. Arguably, he would be the best person to help me find members of the Resistance. In his comm center, we would have complete privacy. I made a play for him once, letting him tie me up. Carter is too disciplined to approach me, but I am certain that he would be happy to top me to help the Resistance. I think he would be happy to top me under any circumstance that didn't get him executed by the robots."
"Okay, then, you don’t seem to dread having Spade tie you up?" Rita said. She went on for some time explaining the kind of information the Argonaut crew was looking for.
Abruptly, their contact dissolved, leaving Rita wondering who would find Morgana, untie her from her extreme bondage, and minister to her needs.
Rita was staring at Carmen's face. Carmen asked, "Hmmmph?"
Rita unbuckled the strapon and reached behind Carmen's head to release the gag. After Carmen worked her jaw a few times, Rita put a straw in Carmen's mouth and let her suck in some water.
Rita said, "That was the most successful mind meld I have had so far." Rita began untying Carmen, saying, "Jeeves tells me that I will visit Aurora in the morning, Newhome in the afternoon, and back to Earth tomorrow night. Are you alright, Carmen?"
Carmen said, "Jeeves told me you wouldn't know what happened here while your mind was on Earth. I have been tied up for over three hours. You started by popping my tit with a good slap. Well done. Since then, I would best describe you as being like a teenager getting his hands on a woman for the first time.
"All in all, I've had a great time. I am very proud to have helped you contact Morgana. And I am looking forward to serving you again, Rita. We are close friends now, right?"
Rita helped Carmen off the bed and handed her the clothing to wear back to her and Ralph's stateroom. At the door, she gave Carmen the best hug she could give. When the door closed, Rita asked Jeeves, "Do you need to debrief me now?"
Jeeves told her, "No, I have everything on record and will report to the rest of the crew. You performed exceptionally well, but you are dead on your feet. The Medico is waiting for you with a snack. Then he will tuck you into bed."
