Author's notes. This is the fourth Star Wars story I have written. All of my stories (so far) take place between the Yuuzhan Vong War and the Dark Nest Crisis. I would like for you to read my other three Star Wars stories first, but I highly recommend that you read
Star Wars: Jedi Tahiri in Bondage
, as this story is a direct sequel, although my other two Star Wars stories take place in between.
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Some unknown time later, Alema Rar started to wake up. Instinctively, she tried to use the Force to awaken faster. She let out a gasp of pain, and slipped into unconsciousness.
Eventually, Alema Rar began to awaken, this time to someone gently stroking her lekku. Once again, she instinctively tapped into the Force. This time, she felt a sharp pain, and quickly shut down her use of the Force. Groggily, she awoke, and remembered the anti-Force collar, and that she was half-naked, caged, and in Tenel Ka's room on Hapes. Safe.
"Good morning, my pet," Tenel Ka greeted her, still stroking her lekku through the bars of the cage.
Alema Rar stuck her arms through the bars to stretch, and noticed that the corset had tightened a few more centimeters during the night. "Good morning, Mistress," she replied automatically. Then she was hit with the urge to pee. "Mistress, any chance of you letting me out to use the 'fresher?" she asked.
The Hapan Queen smiled. "Sure," she replied as she unlocked the cage door. Her bracelets jingled as she slid the door open.
The Twi'lek quickly crawled out of the cage, and scampered towards the 'fresher. She though briefly about trying for a quick twat-tap while she was alone, but didn't quite feel the urge enough to risk it at the moment. Instead, she finished her business, and returned to the Royal bedroom.
Tenel Ka was sitting at her computer terminal, and informed Alema Rar that they were going to spend the day on a tour of the palace and its grounds. Then she summoned Ladies Avyla, Ni'mi, and―to Alema Rar's surprise―Esoma, to assist them in preparing for the day.
Alema Rar hadn't really thought about how she felt about Lady Esoma, who had tricked her into wearing the anti-Force collar. Come to think of it, she hadn't learned just how Lady Esoma had tricked her. As a Jedi, she should have sensed the deception.
"I've turned down the intensity of the collar," Tenel Ka said, interrupting her thoughts. "Last night, when you woke up and tried to use the Force, I felt the pain it caused you. It scared the Frakk out of me."
Alema Rar hadn't been fully awoke when that had happened, but definitely remembered the brief but intense burst of pain that had knocked her out. "Thank you, Mistress," she replied as she gave Tenel Ka an affectionate hug.
Tenel Ka held her close and added, "Also, I want you to know, everything Lady Esoma did was on my orders. So please don't hold a grudge, okay?"
Alema Rar had pretty much figured that out already, so it was no problem to smile and reply, "As you wish, Mistress."
The Hapan Queen gave her a firm slap on the ass with her one hand. "Oh, and when other people are around, call me Tenel Ka. We're supposed to be friends, remember. There are enough rumors about my personal life as it is." She paused a moment, then added, "Although the sludgenews puts out so many lies that no one would recognize the truth if it were in there."
The Twi'lek's reply was cut off by the sound of the door chime. Tenel Ka opened the large, elaborately-carved doors, and Ladies Esoma, Avyla, and Ni'mi entered. The trio curtsied their Queen, and Lady Esoma asked how they could serve her.
"You'll prepare Jedi Alema Rar for our tour, per the instructions I sent you earlier. Ni'mi and Avyla, you two will assist me," Tenel Ka instructed them.
"At once, your Majesty," the trio replied almost simultaneously, and got to their respective tasks.
As Lady Esoma guided Alema Rar to the refresher, she wondered just what kind of 'instructions' Tenel Ka had given regarding how she was to be prepared for the tour.
Alema Rar found out about the instructions, one detail at a time. First Lady Esoma removed everything she was wearing, except for the anti-Force collar and self-tightening corset. Alema Rar had very much hoped that she would remove the last item, but the Queen's instructions were firm. Lady Esoma did help her slid on a fresh pair of Selab moth fiber panties, in pink this time.
Next came the purple-black mid-thigh-high lizard-hide boots, with about eighteen centimeter heels. There were discreet locks at the top of each boot, which Lady Esoma snapped shut.
The sleeveless bodice of the dress that Tenel Ka had chosen matched the boots, in color and material. The skirt part came to just past the top of the boots, and was made of a traditional fabric, although one that didn't feel quite familiar to the Twi'lek. The dress concealed the corset very well. Then Lady Esoma picked up the chrome belt that Tenel Ka had given Alema Rar the night before, and locked it around the Twi'lek's slim waist.
The last items of jewelry Lady Esoma decorated Alema Rar with weren't the bicep, wrist, and ankle cuffs she had been expecting. Instead, the Hapan noblewoman closed a black, bangle-style bracelet around Alema Rar's wrist. It was too small to slide off, but big enough to slide up and down freely. The black bracelet was followed by a silver one, then ten more, alternating black and silver.
The process was repeated on Alema Rar's other wrist. When she asked, Lady Esoma informed her that the bracelets each closed with a small magnetic lock.
The Queen was dressed in another lizard-hide bodysuit, this one more of a reddish-green color. Her magnetic belt was around her waist, and when she moved her arm Alema Rar noticed that she was wearing about a dozen bangle bracelets on her wrist as well. With the Queen and her guest ready, the women left.
In the corridor, the five ladies were joined by two guards, both female. A few minutes later, two more female guards joined the group. At the Royal Hangar, there were eight more guards, half men and half women, awaiting them on speeder bikes. Tenel Ka led Alema Rar, along with Lady Esoma and one of the original guards, to a large armored landspeeder. Avyla, Ni'mi, and the other three guards climbed into a matching one. The eight speeder bikes surrounded the two landspeeders, and the entire group exited the hangar.
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"That was the best shopping trip I've had in a long time," Alema Rar said as they arrived back at the palace.
"Yeah, I haven't had the chance to unwind like that in awhile either," Tenel Ka replied as the two, along with the Queen's entourage, entered the Royal chambers.
Their "tour" of the city had turned into a shopping expedition when they passed by the most exclusive shopping district in the entire Consortium. Alema Rar had only gotten a few things, and Tenel Ka had insisted on buying them for her. The Hapan Queen hadn't bought much more for herself, but the two had enjoyed the experience.
Ladies Esoma, Avyla, and Ni'mi busied themselves putting away the Queen's purchases, including what she had bought for Alema Rar. While the three attendants completed that task, Tenel Ka casually informed Alema Rar that they would be attending a dinner that evening.
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As the two made the long, slow walk to the Royal dinning room, Alema Rar wondered why Tenel Ka had insisted on her wearing most of the bondage outfit that Lady Esoma had tricked her into wearing upon her arrival. The combination of the long hobble skirt and ballet-heeled ankle boots was what made the walk so long and slow. The nerfhide skirt covered the locked ankle straps of the ballet boots, and hugged her legs up to her waist.
The corset was still keeping Alema Rar's waist constricted, and served as the top half of the outfit. Tenel Ka's durasteel belt was locked firmly around her waist, at the top of the hobble skirt. To her relief, Tenel Ka hadn't replaced the bangle bracelets Alema Rar was wearing with the two-and-half kilo cuffs that were part of the original outfit. She had also left off the matching anklecuffs, making it slightly easier for the Twi'lek to walk. Also missing were the fingerless nerfhide bondage mittens. New, shiny durasteel cuffs were locked around her biceps. The anti-Force collar was still secured around her neck.
Once they arrived at the dining hall, the Queen took the time to introduce Alema Rar to the other guests, leaving out the part about Alema Rar being a Jedi Knight. As a slave, Alema Rar had been expected to remember the names of everyone that her owner introduced her to. As a Jedi she had learned how to use the Force to enhance her memory. It was no problem to keep track of the various Duchas and Ladies that were in attendance. Most of them seemed very polite to her, although Alema Rar got the impression they were stretching the point out of respect for the Queen.
Dinner was a lavish affair, as befitting the Queen Mother of the Hapes Consortium. Besides Alema Rar, there were nine guests, all women, and all dressed impressively. Once Tenel Ka took her place at the head of the table, the other guests―Hapan nobles, Alema Rar assumed―were seated. Alema Rar's place was directly to Tenel Ka's right. Half-a-dozen strapping Hapan men served the meal, under the direction of Lady Ni'mi.
Afterwards, Alema Rar and the Hapans went into a large adjacent sitting room. This one had several oversized couches scattered about, as well as the thick carpeting that was standard for the Hapan palace. Strangely, Alema Rar didn't see any servants around. The next thing that the Twi'lek noticed was the abrupt change in the demeanors of the Hapans, even Tenel Ka.
Alema Rar turned to look at a couple of the noblewomen and was genuinely shocked to see the pair undressing each other. A glance around the room revealed the rest of the formerly haughty Hapans stripping each other out of their clothes, often between passionate kisses and strokes of the flesh.
It wasn't that she'd never seen naked women before, it was that she'd never seen a group of such respectable women strip down so fast.
"Here, let me help you with that," a gorgeous blonde said as she unfastened Alema Rar's nerfhide hobble skirt.
"Thanks," Alema Rar replied as she felt the smooth nerfhide slide down her legs.
"I've never been with a Twi'lek before," the blonde added as she ran her hand up Alema Rar's bare thighs.
Minutes later, Alema Rar was lying on her back, legs spread while Ducha. . . something or another. . . licked her bare snatch. The Twi'lek arched her back in ecstasy, as much as the corset would let her. Alema Rar was still mostly dressed. Besides the hobble skirt, the human had only bothered to pull off her tiny thong, leaving her ballet heels, durasteel belt, corset, bangles, bicep cuffs and collar.
