Author's note: I know this one is a little bit shorter than most of my postings, but that's how this one came out. Also, even though it's been a while since I posted anything, rest assured, that more story chapters follow on the heels of this one! Writing four chapters at the same time is possible, but not something would recommend! Now, shall we begin?
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Jason sat there, underneath the tarp, hoping and praying that Dustin wouldn't come downstairs. He heard the thump of footfalls upstairs, like the man was looking for something. His heart hammered and blood pounded in his ears as he waited. He half expected the man to come thundering down the stairs, with a loaded weapon, knowing that he was there, hiding.
Thankfully, none of that happened, as the footsteps receded, heading back towards the door. He heard the slam and stayed put for a few moments until he felt his phone vibrate. Looking down, he saw that it was Luke calling him back. Jason picked up on the third buzz and waited for Luke to talk.
"OK, we caught ourselves a break! Dustin left just a minute ago, and it looked like he was headed for something. Groceries maybe?" Luke told him.
"Given the state of the kitchen upstairs, he's probably getting himself some takeout or something. How long do you figure I have?" he asked.
"Fifteen, maybe twenty minutes, if we're lucky. You said that you found something?" Luke queried.
"Yeah! Went down into the basement and found a tripwire at the base of the steps. They are probably hiding it down here somewhere!" Jason replied.
"Snap to it bud! We don't have long. I'll stay on the line, in case something happens," Luke told him.
"Gotcha," Jason responded. He meandered around the basement, looking around for something, anything that indicated where they had stashed the stolen tapes. Keeping his Gaian senses active, Jason felt around and could sense something... dark. Though it he couldn't see it, he knew that it was there. Closing his eyes, Jason walked towards the source of it, walking into the wall with a thud.
"Dude, what the hell was that?" Luke asked.
"I can... almost see something. Almost like something is hidden here," he told his friend.
"Hold up, go to video," Luke told him. Jason did as he was asked and went to video call, giving Luke a look at the room. His friend was quiet for a few minutes until he snapped his fingers together.
"That wall there, it's a fake wall!" Luke almost yelled.
"How can you tell?"
"I'm looking at the blueprints and there should be a small window at the back wall! Only there isn't one! There has to be a way to get through that thing!" he told Jason. "Look around for anything that looks like it's out of place, or anything unusual."
Jason looked at the wall carefully, scrutinizing every detail, until he spotted something. It looked like a small lever which had been carefully and cleverly concealed in the wall. It almost looked like it was part of the wall entirely, but his Gaian senses spotted it. He reached over and pulled on the lever which opened a hidden door that had been cleverly worked into the wall.
"Damn! Good find buddy!" Luke enthused when he saw Jason's discovery of it.
He quickly wished for the comment to be taken back, when he saw what was inside. Jason walked from an ordinary basement, into a room that could only be described as a torture chamber. Inside were various implements and pieces of furniture, that were used primarily for torture. Even though he'd turned on the light to illuminate the room, he could feel the darkness emanating from this place and shivered at it.
"Dude, I feel you! Just plow through Jason! We have to find those tapes!" Luke reminded him.
Focusing on why he was there, Jason looked around and didn't have to look far. On the floor, next to a computer desk that was tucked away into the corner, sat a cloth bag, overflowing with VHS tapes. Jason took a quick check of what the bag contained, and he knew that these were Fat Tommy's missing flicks. He even took a tape out of its cover and spotted Tommy's handwriting in it.
"Jackpot!" Jason stated as he looked down and found a couple of tapes had fallen out of the bag. He scooped them up and tucked back in as neatly as he could.
"Hey Luke, check this out. What do you make of this equipment?" Jason wondered, as he looked over the devices that looked like they hadn't been there for long.
"That's conversion equipment man! Used to convert VHS tapes into digital! Looks like it was just bought too!" Luke said worriedly.
"Do you think these guys have converted anything to digital yet?"
"No idea, but you better boot up that computer there and find out!" Luke demanded.
Jason agreed and turned the machine on, letting it come to life. Thankfully, there was no password needed to get into the computer. Maybe these guys hadn't thought of anyone but themselves using this computer. Once the screen came to life and had booted every application, Jason looked at the various files on the screen.
"Looks like these guys had just hooked up the machine but are busy figuring out how to make it work," he told his friend as he showed him the files.
"Seems like it. Click open that file folder labeled 'Subjects'. I want to know what these guys are up to in their spare time," Luke told him. Nodding, Jason opened the file, and he found many sub folders within it. Each file was labeled with three letters, which Jason found somewhat odd. The files were organized by date and he opened the newest one.
Inside it were several video files, along with at least a couple hundred photos. The photos were images of a woman, in various stages of undress. She looked distressed and in pain, with many of the images showing that she was bound and gagged. Some of them were of her fully exposed, along with others where she was taking a cock in her pussy or her ass.
"What the fuck man?!?" Luke breathed. "I think I know her!"
"You do? Who is it?"
