Issue #2: Baroness Interrogates the Prisoner
[Note: This story is based on the Marvel Comics version of G.I. Joe.]
The door slid open and the Cobra trooper stepped through and dropped Lady Jaye to the floor. The young woman fell with a "Ungh!" Her hands were tied together behind her back, and her uniform was somewhat dirty from sneaking through the jungles of Sierra Gordo.
The Joes had only arrived in Sierra Gordo days ago, hoping to confirm or deny reports that Cobra had built a Terror-Drome in the Central American country. Unfortunately, Lady Jaye was captured while skulking through the jungle alone. Cobra troopers had brought her inside the Terror-Drome. Now she lay on the floor of an empty room with nothing but a chair in the middle.
The trooper grinned evilly beneath his black mask. "Wait here. Your interrogator should be here soon...sweetheart..."
"Go to hell!" she growled at the trooper. He just laughed and left, closing the door behind him.
Lady Jaye wore her usual snug-fitting green fatigues and black hat. Her short reddish-brown hair was a mess thanks to the jungle's humidity, and she had been sweating. Luckily, the Terror-Drome seemed to be air-conditioned.
The door opened again, and in stepped Firefly. An internationally known mercenary, Firefly had been hired by Cobra some years back. Though his whole face - except for his eyes - was covered by a mask, his trademark gray camouflage outfit was unmistakable. If he was to interrogate her, this could get very nasty.
"Well, it looks like G.I. Jane wandered too far away from her girl scout troop," he said.
"Hah!" Lady Jaye scoffed at him. "I've heard a lot worse!"
"Being brave, huh?" the mercenary answered. He grabbed the female Joe by her arms and pulled her up. "Get up!" He dragged her to the chair and threw her into it. He made certain her bound arms were wrapped around the back of the chair.
"Now," he growled. "You're gonna tell me where the other Joes are, how many there are, and what the hell you're all doing here!"
"Sorry. I don't break that easily. You'll just have to kill me..." she said, then spit in his face (though it just hit his mask).
"Stupid girl!" Firefly shouted. He grabbed her around the throat and pulled her face close to his. "I'm trying to give you a chance to do this easily!" Lady Jaye tried to catch her breath as Firefly choked her. "If you don't answer me, I may let some of the troops here get a hold of you. Getting killed will be the worst of your problems! You may have noticed that there aren't many women troopers in Cobra..." he glanced down at her body. His eyes trailed down to the opening at the top of her shirt and down to her ample cleavage. "Yes, I think they'd like you very much..." He yanked her roughly. "You understand me?" he yelled.
Just then, Lady Jaye heard someone step into the doorway. "Firefly!" shouted a familiar female voice. Firefly let go of Lady Jaye and stepped back. The woman who had entered had long black hair and glasses and was covered in black leather. Her uniform clung tightly to the curves of her body. The Baroness.
"There's no need to use such primitive methods!" she said, in a slight European accent.
"Sorry," Firefly snarled. "But you don't pay me to recite Shakespeare!"
The Baroness wasn't amused. "I'll take charge of this. You see that the other Joes are found."
Firefly shrugged. "Suit yourself." Her left the room and the door slid shut behind him.
Baroness turned to Lady Jaye and smiled. "I apologize for Firefly. He's much too violent. Men are like that, I suppose..."
Lady Jaye scowled. "It doesn't matter. Neither of you will get any answers from me!"
"Right," Baroness said. "His threats weren't accurate. You won't be treated the way he implied. I'm in charge here."
"Really?" said Lady Jaye. "I thought you were here to 'service' the troops..."
"Hurling insults won't help you!" Baroness said.
"Insults?" Lady Jaye asked. "I just assumed that since you dressed like a whore, you acted like one, too!"
Baroness leaned in close to Lady Jaye. She looked at her uniform and chuckled. "That's funny coming from someone who seems to have lost too many buttons off her shirt." She trailed her gloved finger down Lady Jaye's throat, letting her finger dip slightly into her sweaty cleavage. Lady Jaye unconsciously gasped, then tried to free her hands. "Get your hands off of me, you bitch!"