WARNING:
This story is written in British-English and so spelling and grammar my be different from that of the dialect in which you were educated. Also note that this story is intended for adult audiences! Do not read if you are under the age of 18.
Editor's Note: this submission contains forced feminization/transgender content.
Second Life.
It is the late 2030's and somewhere in a small run-down town in South Wales there is a rather shabby looking Industrial Estate that is long past it's 'sell-by' date. Over to one side of the ram-shackled collection of buildings is an old and dilapidated warehouse long in need of a coat of paint... The warehouse, however, sports a large new-looking sign board proclaiming it to be the home of
"SECOND-LIFE AUCTIONS Ltd."
The warehouse has no windows and only a couple of doors... It is not as run-down as it looks...
1. Collection and Preparation.
As student parties go it had been quite unremarkable and had followed the traditional pattern of immature boys trying to impress young ladies by drinking more cheap alcohol than was good for them. Although why the sight of drunken lads vomiting in the various corners of the room would impress anyone is mystery lost in the mists of time.
Sam had only gone to the party because it was sort of expected -- his mates were there and so was he, where they led -- he followed, which is why he had mates... They were there to lead each other into trouble. Besides, as the only alternative had been to hide away in his room and write an overdue essay on the causes of the Korean War, the party had naturally won hands down.
The party which had been lively enough, had progressed along the usual lines for Sam: the girls looked down their noses at him and there was too much booze and over-loud music. All of which combined to produce the usual result as far as the lad was concerned and true to form, he had eventually found himself leaning against the wall at the front of the house groaning, throwing up and swearing that he would never drink again.
He heard the front door open and someone step out, he had looked up and through his self-induced misery recognised the pretty red-head that he had spent the evening totally failing to impress. She turned in Sam's direction, sniffed in that superior way that all unobtainable young ladies do the world over before turning towards the front gate.
Sam returned to his self-inflicted puddle of personal misery and consequently didn't hear the van draw up... Although he did vaguely remember hearing a Welshman call out. "Here's one!"
The red-head had then gasped, sobbed and mumbled something unintelligible.
This was followed a few seconds later by another man who called. "Hey, there's another one over there!"
Almost immediately Sam heard movement close by and then felt hands grab hold of him. "Gerroff!" He muttered just before a dirty cloth was pressed over his face -- a cloth that smelled pungent and sweet.
The night suddenly faded to black and fell over as it did so.
* * *
There was the sound of paper rustling as someone or something moved and by the sound of things it was a large amount of paper.
Sam wasn't particularly comfortable, it was dark and he couldn't seem to move very much. When he did paper rustled. The smell, the sweet smell, had gone and had been replaced by that of sweat and vomit and urine and cheap perfume. There was the sound of breathing and there was pain, lots of pain.
"My heads hurt!" The lad muttered to no one in particular.
The statement never-the-less received a reply... "How many have you got?" It was a woman's voice and a familiar one at that.
Sam blinked in surprise but it didn't help for the room, or wherever it was that they where, seemed to be in total darkness. "How many should I have?" Sam groaned. "And please don't shout."
The woman giggled and then said. "Ow!" There was a pause. "Just the one, I think, but don't quote me."
Sam felt some sensations returning as he became more fully awake and realised that he had cramp in his legs to go with the pounding in his head. He tried to move into a new position but couldn't. "Hey," he muttered, "I can't move."
"Me neither!" Answered the woman who seemed to be a lot closer than Sam had initially thought. In fact she sounded like she was right next to him. "I think I'm tied up."
Sam tried to roll over but it was no good. "Hey, what's going on?" He called out with just a hint of panic in his voice. "Where am I?"
"Please don't shout, my head hurts too." The woman pleaded.
Sam heard paper rustle as she tried to move -- this was followed by a grunt of exasperation and a gasp of pain and annoyance. "I -- I think you're right, I'm sort of tied up too!"
Suddenly another realisation struck Sam, this one caused him to panic. "Hey! I don't think I've got any clothes on!"
There was a pause, then a whimper followed by a frightened... "Me neither." Another pause, a longer one this time, followed by a slightly panicky. "I don't think that it's dark in here, I think it's a blindfold."
Sam tried to move but only managed a small wriggle in the course of which his bum brushed against something soft. "Was that you I bumped into?"
"Yes, I think so." She sounded calmer, but it didn't last and her voice became somewhat shrill as she asked. "Where are we? How did we get here? Who are you?"
"Sam Pearce!"