The Longest Day

[Rexus Drath]

[member="Tacitanya"]

Picking up a file Rexus looked down as it as he stepped up a flight of stairs to the private inquisitor rooms. He had a job to do and that job was to train a new inquisitor that had been brought into the fold once more. "Let's see here, young, fit, new, yes that's rather nice." After skimming through the file Rex looked at his watch and checked the time four in the morning. Show time. Making his way to his new students room Rexus looked the door up and down and opened it slowly. Once inside Rexus creeped over to the bed to find his sleeping student or at least they assume they are asleep.

Clearing his throat Rexus pulled out a slug thrower pistol from his back and fired five shots over the student. "HOW MANY SHOTS AND WHAT WAS THE CALIBER!!" Screaming Rex fired another two shots next to the wall a few feet by the edge of their bed. It was time to shock them into training and get their body ready for what was going to be a very very long day for them

 

[Beowoof]

The Twi'lek's eyelids snapped open and her body immediately shifted it's center of gravity, reflexively rolling her over-right off the bed. Her back smacked against the hard floor. Nar Shaddaa all over again, she thought. Where was she?

"FIVE SHOTS!" she shrieked. However, she honestly had no idea as to what caliber of projectile was being fired. It had been a smaller weapon and not a heavy shell gun--she knew that much. Panicking in sincere fear of her life as two more shots whizzed just over her, she followed up with a loud shout, attempting to sound as confident as possible despite simply throwing a wild guess. "SEVEN MILLIMETER!"

Ignoring the ache in her back, the short Twi'lek got up on her hands and knees and hid behind the bed, praying she was not already as good as dead.

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" I GUESS WE JUST LAY THEY ON OUR HANDS AND KNEES LIKE A SLAVE GIRL AND DIE RIGHT!? I GUESS THAT IS KARKING ACCEPTABLE!!" Yelling at the top of his lungs Rex aimed the pistol and fired two more shots over the head of the girl and with a click the magazine was empty. "NINE MILIMETER SLUG THROWER A COMMON SIDE ARM IN FOR MOST THUGS OF THE GALAXY! CHEAP EASY TO USE AND EFFECTIVE IN TWENTY FIVE METERS!" Pacing back and forth Rexus tossed the pistol to the ground and looked down at his new student some more. "GET UP!" He demanded before going on his introduction

"I AM SENIOR INQUISITOR DRATH I WILL BE TEACHING HOW NOT TO SUCK AND DIE! I OWN YOU AND MATTER HOW MUCH YOU GRIPE OR COMPLAIN NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU FROM ME DESTROYING YOUR SOUL WHEN YOU F UP!"reaching his hand out to the bed Rex channeled his hate and crushed it into a crumples ball of fluff metal and wood. "YOU WILL NOT BE NEEDING THAT ANYMORE!" Walking over to the door Rex kicked it open busting it off the top hinge as it flew open. " you have five minutes be downstairs and dressed! You look like crap!" Exiting the room Rex walked down to the lobby of the barracks to get ready for a long training day

 

[Beowoof]

Taci clutched at her ears, brain ringing, breath short, and adrenaline pumping at maximum. His yelling had not hurt her so much--nor the horrendous screech as he somehow contorted her cot into nothing--as the words. He seemed to know her fears, comparing her to a slave girl, and it burned inside her mind.

She was not even sure why she was here, honestly. They had snatched her up and locked her in what could have passed as a mental institution in her book. She was pretty certain the people with the mental issues here were not the ones held captive...

The girl's old clothes were gone, including her headband. Instead, she had been provided with plain gray garbs and a trenchcoat, the latter she had decided to pass on wearing this morning. The only thing left in her possession that was her own was the lucky necklace she had inherited from her mother. Imagining that the insane guy would possibly kill her if she dawdled enough to irritate his obviously psychotic mind, the Twi'lek spent only a few seconds in reflection before lifting the necklace pendant to her lips and kissing it to raise a prayer.

Heart still pumping out of her chest, Taci rushed downstairs.

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Waiting downstairs Rexus had laid out two energy bars and a glass of juice he was at least going to feed the girl before destroying her world. "Eat you have sixty seconds we are on a tight schedule." He wasn't screaming at least he didn't want her to choke on her food and die. "Hurry up we have to go." Standing over by the door now Rex looked out at the rain that was pouring onto the citidel a place he had called home over the years. Looking over to the people around in the room Rex waved his hand and they all seemed to leave in a hurry. Wearing grey digital cammo pants and boots with a t shirt Rexus was ready for the day and to teach the girl exactly what it meant to be an inquisitor. But first he would build her combat skills and force powers. He would show her that her days of being weak were at an end

"Hurry up slave girl." He said again in a calm tone. She would have to earn his respect for him to stop calling her that he knew it irked her. Scanning her brain with the force told him that much about her. For now she was to eat then follow him into the cold and rain

 

[Beowoof]

Tacitanya barely got five bites into one of the energy bars, but managed to down the entire glass of juice. She shot daggers at the man through her purple eyes, much darker than usual due to sleep deprivation. He was deliberately calling her a slave, and she wondered if this life he was attempting to impose on her would be just as much a form of slavery as the type that involved shock collars and chains. Though, she supposed that those might be down the line...

The girl shivered. "Leave me alone, jerk," she snarled, before disingenuously adding: "Please."

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Reaching his hand out Rexus had to show her that he would not take disrespect from her, "You speak to me like that again without earning it and you will be a dead slave girl." Reaching out in the force Rex began to attempt to crush the woman's head with the force not enough pressure to break bones or rupture ear drums but enough to show that it was quite painful to say the least. " it's Sir, or inquisitor Drath understood?" He didn't like hurting her at all he hated it but it was his job and he would follow his orders to train her to the best of his ability.

Letting go of his grip Rexus walked outside into the rain without seeing exactly what condition she was in "MOVE IT LETS GO!!" He screamed at her from outside showing her it was time to go and move on a fast march to the rifle range

 

[Beowoof]

The Twi'lek's hands grabbed at her face as if she could somehow pull back the pressure. He had used some sort of direct-energy weapon or Jedi powers and had nearly compressed her brain for a dreadful moment of agony. She stumbled about, dizzy and in immense pain as her head recovered from his abusive clutches. "Yes... sir..." she seethed.

Tripping out of the confine and into the rain, immediately becoming soaked in the downpour. Was she simply being led to the slaughterhouse?

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"Let's go slave girl, we have a three mile fast march to the range. We are going to teach you to stop being weak. If you fall behind I will crush you until you beg for death." Starting up Rex took off at a good pace running forward down the road. In the distance blaster and slug thrower fire could be heard. It did sound like a execution line from a distance but what was there was going to save her life one day. Running through the rain Rexus didn't look back to see if she was following he could sense her I'm the force and it would be long while till he let her out of his sights

"MOVE IT!" He yelled loudly letting the gunnery sergeant in him out wanting to make sure she was in shape and could at least survive a three mile run in the mud and rain

 

[Beowoof]

Slave girl... Taci scowled everytime he called her that, tempted to spit at him. She was already hating the man, distrustful but greatly afraid of whatever cruel things he might do to her if she disobeyed. Fortunately, life as a street dog had produced for her a quick and nimble body, though her sopping clothes and growling stomach began to wear her down after the first mile. She flopped about in the mud and barely was able to keep up with the inquisitor.

The report of gunfire shattered the steady patter of the rainfall as they neared the firing range. She would have turned away at that moment and risked everything except that she did not have the energy. All she could do was struggle after the man and clutch at her necklace in hopes that there was just enough good fortune remaining in the galaxy to save her.

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"KEEP UP SLAVE GIRL!! YOU WILL NOT LIKE IT IF I HAVE DRAG YOUR ASS FACE DOWN IN THE MUD!!" Screaming loudly Rexus pushed forward running at a bit of a slower pace for the next mile allowing her to catch up to him. They were one mile out from their target and Rexus was all part of her training. To know what it was like to go hungry in a high risk environment and to be stressed beyond all belief. Inquisitors and storm troopers alike went through combat stress training and it was the first thing they had to knock off her list. If she could survive stress testing she could make the rest of the training

For now though Rex just looked back every so often to make sure she was ok and to keep her alive. He would give her more good later but for now it would be cold wet and hungry for the first week of training. There was a solid thirteen weeks until she would be ready.

 

[Beowoof]

Through gritted teeth, the Twi'lek drove on, clutching her cramped waist in pain until the ache just blended in with the rest of her afflicted body. At this point, she went all-out into an energetic kick until her lungs gave out. She collapsed into the mud and crawled her way forward, the sound of the guns growing ever nearer.

"If you're going to kill me, just kill me now, SIR," she spat, her words thick with spite. Yet she was too weak to display her true anger, and Taci wobbled onwards, breathing prayers to her mother to protect her.

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Stopping Rexus scowled in frustration then walked back to the poor alien, in truth he hated doing this but she needed the help carry on. Turning around in the pouring rain Rexus moved over to her and squat down. A look of anger in his face. "So that's how it's going to end?" There wasn't any hint of anger in his words but disappointment and hate dripped off every syllable. "Just another dead slave girl killed in the mud with her face in the dirt and her ass in the air? Is that how you want you want to go out?" He asked her before lifting her head up by both tenticles so he could stare her in the eyes.

"WE DO NOT QUIT!! WE DO NOT SAY I CANT AND WE SURE AS POODOO DO NOT LAY DOWN IN THE DIRT AND DIE LIKE A SLAVE GIRL NOW GET THE FRAK ON YOUR FEET AND RUN!!" Screaming now Rexus grabbed her by the arm helping her up to her feet. Going at a slower pace of ten minutes a mile he lead the way for the girl to follow him

 

[Beowoof]

Tacitanya screeched as she was lifted by her lekku, sensitive neural components screaming at her brain--just as her horrifying 'master' was screaming into her ears. If he was trying to make her afraid, he had done a good job long ago. Every time he called her a slave girl, it embittered her and fueled a hatred she had never before known. Why must she do this?

Tripping along the sloshy ground as her arm was tugged along, the Twi'lek barely managed to keep up with the man. "What do you want with me?" she coughed, rainwater still spilling as harshly as it always had. She dragged along. They were almost there--she was almost doomed.

"You're right," she sputtered. With one last swift burst of energy, the little Twi'lek lashed her knee upwards and tried to slam him in the groin. "I'M NOT GOING TO DIE LIKE A SLAVE GIRL, SIR!"

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"I'm here to make you strong! To make sure you don't die! I'm here to take care of you and train you to the best of my ability! You are under my care and responsibility! And you will follow the rules and standards I set for you!" Running forward still Rexus' boots stomped more and more in the huge puddles of water and mud. They were almost there, the guard office to the outdoor range could be seen no less than thirty meters away. But sadly that's when his student tried something ballsy with Rexus that she really should not of done. Being slow, dehydrated and malnourished really didn't make you the fastest in the world so Rex saw the knee coming. He was not going to show her mercy, she acted against him and for that she would have to pay. This was going to hurt him a lot but protocol dictated it.

Jumping backwards Rexus stood in the rain and looked down at her both mentally and physically exhausted student, reaching to his side Rexus grabbed his knife and unsheathed the shiny steel blade. Throwing it on the ground a foot away from her Rexus raised his left hand as a voice began to speak in her head. "Carve a nice six inch cut into your arm, let it bleed a little before you put the knife against your throat." Using his mentalism Rexus poured the force Into his persuasion and let nature take it's course. She was a street kid and a student who had never had any resistance to force persuasion training convincing her body to do as he said would be easy. "You don't seem to understand me, I'm your world now. I am your master Slave Girl, and until you start showing me respect we can play stupid games like this all day and your stay here will become a lot longer. Or you can do as I say and let me make you strong so you can be one of the deadliest warriors this side of the galaxy. The choice is yours. Die here in the mud as a slave girl. Or live to be something great." The voice said in her head

 

[Beowoof]

He had seen it coming and now she was at his mercy. And whatever he was doing to her did not seem merciful at all. He had done something--infested her brain, somehow. She heard a distorted form of his voice inside her head, instructing her to do a terrifying deed. He promised that she would become something powerful--deadly--if she would obey him and endure. She did not want to be a deadly warrior. But she did not want to die, either.

Quivering, the Twi'lek girl stooped down and brought her left hand to grab the handle of the knife. She tried to let go immediately. Her fingers released their grip for a moment, but her muscles suddenly tautened without her control and took hold of the knife with a death grip. Trembling wildly, she bent her elbow and eased the blade to touch against her other arm. She strained to pull it back but she could not move her own arm. The very tip of the knife pricked her skin and slowly seared a shallow path down her right arm as Taci began to hyperventilate.

A small line of blood began to grow and spread before being spattered about by the falling raindrops. She shrieked and ground her teeth, nearly convulsing more from shock than pain. Still her hand moved even as she attempted to resist. How could she no longer be in control of her own body?

She lost her breath as the edge of the knife halted dangerously just in front of her neck. "Don't kill me..." she whispered.

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Walking over to her Rex knelt down grabbing her fist wrapping his hand around here's tight. "Listen to me kid, I'm not going to kill you unless you make me. But here's what's going to happen." Taking his knife from her he secured it back in it's sheath then clicked it with the buckle to seat it properly. "We are going to get up, walk. Not run but walk over to the guard post. Grab a few training weapons and I'm going to teach you how to send a few rounds down range. I want you to be relaxed for this so you have my word I won't yell or hurt you on the range. But you need to realize that whatever your old life was, it's gone now. You are dead, you don't exist anymore. Whoever your friends were you will never see them again and they have been told you are gone. I know how you feel, there was a day I was sitting where you are right now. But I pushed through and now I'm stronger for it." Standing up Rexus grabbed her by the arm to help her up.

"We'll get you some food before we start shooting." Walking forward Rexus made his way to the guard post looking back to see if his student was following. Stepping up to the windows the person behind it smiled at Rex "Hey there Gunny, what can I get you?" He asked Rexus. "Just two training rifles one blaster and the other slug. Five five six please." He retorted back to the guard before being given his weapons "let's go Kid"

 

[Beowoof]

Taci nursed her wounded arm and hugged it against her shirt to stop the bleeding. His demeanor had abruptly changed to a sort of sympathy and she was now confused about everything. Why did he want her? Why had they taken her away from everyone else in her life?

Who did he want her to kill? The thought chilled her but right now she had enough things on her mind. The young woman trudged slowly behind her master and felt a small bit of hope arise at the mention of food. She may have hated him, but at least he was not playing a cruel joke on her only to laugh as he tossed about her dead body. She was alive for now and she would do as he said in order to avoid anything worse than the slash from the knife. And it was nice to see another face around in the range guard. His smile was not necessarily consoling, but at least there was another living being nearby. As long as they were not shooting people today, she would carry on.

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Taking a E-19 blaster rifle and some run of the mill slug thrower that would deliver and perform well. Taking a few energy cells and clips of ammo Rexus walked under a large roofing above his head getting out of the rain. Setting the weapons on the table in front of him the rifles sim rounds were ready to go so if the lady had any funny ideas the best that rifle could be used for was a club. Standing at about the one hundred meter line Rexus grabbed a energy bar from a MRE out of his pocket and laid it on the table.

"Eat now, taste it later." He said to his student meaning hurry up and eat because they had stuff to do. There were chairs literally everywhere on the range with other troopers sitting and talking among themselves. All of them shaking Rex's hand or saluting when they walked past. "These chairs are for people who have earned the right to sit. Until I find you worthy you will stand or kneel. Now come here for a briefing." He said to her

 

[Beowoof]

She was led to a set of firing stalls, fortunately roofed so that she did not acquire hypothermia and die--or something like that. Her skin was clammy and she felt so cold. She even attempted to spritz off some of the rainwater like a dog, wagging her head rapidly and whipping her lekku about. It only made her colder in the artificial breeze she created.

Famished, the Twi'lek snatched up the energy bar her master had provided and gobbled it up, barely removing the wrapping before each bite. She was exhausted. Her legs ached, as did every other part of her body. And now she was forbidden to sit? Glumly, Taci moped over to have her briefing, as he called it.

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