by Tim Miller
"Oh no. Speaking of the McClarens, they're back and don't look too happy."
Chapter 2
"Holy shit," Alice said looking out the window. A dozen or more men were charging at them. All they had were crude weapons like pitchforks, sticks and clubs, but they would still hurt.
"What do we do?" Alice said.
"We got to get out of here. Go find one of those trebuton things. You guys are coming with us," Thomas said.
"What? We can't go. What would we do?" Talia said.
"You can stay here and let them rape the shit out of both of you repeatedly or come with us.
Talia stood as the men got closer. She had the blanket wrapped around her, but walked toward the back of the cabin, dropped the blanket and pulled a regular dress on.
"Fine, let's go, Cinna. He's right. We have to go."
Cinna looked around and ran up by Talia and took her hand. Alice shrugged as Thomas nodded as they all headed out the back door of the cabin. They were out in the field as the men converged on the cabin. Alice figured they had a few minutes at least until they figured out they had left.
They ran straight for the fence line which wasn't much of a fence. Loose posts scattered around the perimeter held together with barbed wire. When they reached the fence line, Thomas ran up to one of the posts, kicking it down as hard as he could until it had bent completely to the ground.
The girls each stepped over it as the men began charging toward them. They had a good fifty-yard lead on them. Once they were over the fence, Thomas let it up and they ran from the green grass into the rough dirt and sand of the outlying desert.
"We have to find a trebuton soon, or the gorlaks will be all over us. Or worse."
"How hard are they to find?"
"They're not uncommon. It's catching them that is the tricky part." Talia said.
"If they are so fast, how can you even catch them?" Thomas asked.
"They don't perceive humans as threats, so they don't usually run away from us unless we spook them."
They ran further through the sand behind a large rock formation. There behind one of the rocks was a large green beast. It had a body similar to a horse except its skin was greenish brown and leathery. It had two large tusks protruding from its lower jaw. It looked at them and went back to drinking from the small pond.
"That's one of them. That is a trebuton," Talia whispered.
"What do I do?" Thomas asked.
"Just approach it carefully and get on its back."
"Sounds easy enough I guess."
Thomas carefully moved toward the animal. There were some smaller rocks nearby. He walked up to them and climbed along the larger rock until he was just above the animal's height. The creature was focused on drinking as Thomas knelt down on the ledge of the rocks before jumping onto its back.
It reared back and bucked before rearing back onto its hind legs. He held on to the spiky bone that stuck up along its back. After a minute, the thing calmed down as Thomas held on and patted its side.
"There, there. It's ok. You'll be fine."
He looked to the girls and gestured as they ran up and used the rocks to climb on the back. The spiny spikes along its back acted as makeshift saddles as they each fit into place. Thomas patted its side again more firmly, and the creature took off running at a gallop.
He saw immediately what the girls had meant by its speed. The thing was faster than anything he'd ever ridden. Wind and sand beat against his face as they raced through the desert. Off to the side, he could see the gorlaks running alongside them trying to keep up. He only caught a glimpse of them, but they were far uglier than he had previously imagined.
A stray spear bounced off the animal, but it continued on its path.
"So how far to this place?" he asked Talia, who was seated behind him.
"Just a few hours at this rate!"
"I wish I had some goggles! This sand is hurting my eyes!"
He turned around and looked around, looking up he saw a pair of trunkors soaring above them. One swooped down, just barely missing Thomas with its massive talons.
"Jesus fuck!" he yelled. It hadn't occurred to him even though the trebuton is too big for the trunkors; he wasn't. Nothing was stopping them from snatching any of them right off the huge beast's back. Before long, night was falling, and the trunkors seemed to have given up after a few more swipes.
As it grew dark, only the bright light of the moon illuminated their way. The girls were quietly hanging on in back. Alice was the furthest back and hadn't stopped looking around since the trip began. Ahead there was a small village lit with torches. It grew larger as they got closer. It was much larger than the property they had just left.
Within minutes, the creature was slowing as they came into the village itself. It was filled with dozens of cabins, each with a torch on a stake lit next to it. They each climbed off. Thomas' legs and behind were achy and sore from the ride.
"So what is this place?" Alice asked.
"It doesn't really have a name. It's just where Hans lives. He owns all these lands out here. It's just all spread out." Cinna explained. "This is where Hans and the wealthy live. The rest of us are scattered out on farms."
"Lovely," Thomas said. "So where is this Hans guy?"
"He lives over there," Cinna pointed to a larger cabin in the center. It wasn't really a cabin, but a three story wooden building surrounded by large trees and a long stairway in front.
"Ok then," Thomas said. "Let's go see Hans."
Chapter 3
They looked around at the cabins as they made their way through the village. No one was outside at all as they made their way to Hans' building. To Alice's surprise, there were no guards outside. She looked at the girls who shrugged as they started up the stairs.
The stairway went straight up. When they reached the top, they knocked a few times when someone screamed from behind the door.
"Who is it?" a man yelled.
Alice looked around before responding.
"Um…it's Alice."
"Who the fuck is Alice?"
"I am. My friend needs your help."
"Help with what?"
"Can I come in, so I'm not yelling?"
"It's open!" he screamed. She pushed it open and stepped inside. Sitting on the couch was a large, fat naked man wearing only a blanket. He had long hair and a long beard that hung to the floor. Lying around the room were dozens of severed limbs and body parts. Many had chunks of meat hanging off them as if someone had taken numerous bites out of them and tossed them aside.
Alice's stomach lurched despite all the other gross stuff she'd seen recently. Seeing half eaten human remains still didn't sit right with her.
"Who disturbs the great Hans Gruber!" the man yelled.
"Did you say Hans Gruber?" Alice asked.
"Yes! That is my name! Hans Gruber!"
Alice burst out laughing while everyone stood looking at her like she just lost her mind. She looked at Thomas, who seemed just as confused.
"Get it? Hans Gruber?"
"No. Who is Hans Gruber?"
"Die Hard! You've never seen the movie die hard?"
"Um…" Thomas thought. "It's been a long time."
"Yippee-Kai-yay motherfucker!" Alice said mimicking a British accent. Thomas just looked confused. "Never mind. The bad guy from Die Hard's name was Hans Gruber. What are the odds?"
"Silence!" Hans yelled. "What do you want from me? Give me a reason I shouldn't have you all chopped into mulch and fed to my dogs."
"Look, our friend here, Talia. She came here for help from you before, and you drugged her or something. You…" before she could finish, Talia had one of her spells and fell over unconscious. No sooner did she hit the floor than doors opened from every direction as men came out and were on here, humping her unconscious body. They were all shapes and sizes. Short men, tall men. One was even a midget. There was also a small dog in there humping her face.
"This! What is this! Stop it!" She tr
ied pulling each man off, but it was no use. They were all latched on and not moving.
"Leave them be!" Hans yelled. "Yes, I did that to her! She is my play thing! Now I've made her everyone's plaything!"
"That is ridiculous. She is a person. She doesn't deserve this."
"I decide who deserves what! Take these two and lock them in the pit! I'll deal with them later."
"What about Cinna?" Alice asked.
"She will be left to bathe me and rub lotion on my body!"
He threw the covers off, revealing his fat, lumpy, naked body which was also covered in hair. Alice felt herself throw up in her mouth as four men grabbed her and Thomas and dragged them from the upper level and down a set of stairs and into a literal pit dug out of the ground covered with bamboo sticks as bars. They were thrown into the pit as the bamboo rods were put into place sealing them in. The large man spit at them, hitting Alice in the hair and walked away.
"Well, I guess we could have handled that differently," Thomas said.
"I didn't hear you helping any."
"Not my thing I guess."
"Whatever."
She looked up through the cage and into the night. It was hard not to think of what Talia and Cinna were going through right now, but nothing she could do about it.
"So where are you from exactly?" she asked.
"Cleveland."
"Cleveland, Ohio?"
"You know of another one?"
"No. Just wasn't expecting you to be from Cleveland. So how did you wind up here?"
"I was working on a construction site. One of my tools fell down a drain pipe. I went climbing down after it and ended up near the castle of that psycho queen you helped kill. She used me as her fucked up sex slave for months. How about you?"
"Wow? You were in that one place the whole time?"
"Yeah. I followed some weird freaky looking rabbit through a hole in a tree and ended up in this strange place called Wonderland. That was all kinds of fucked up. Then hit a few other places, but not sure how. I got through and almost got killed, and before I know it I'm being zapped into some other weird place. I'm not sure how long this will go on or if I'll get killed first."
"I won't let you get killed," Thomas said.
"How can you be so sure?"
"Well, for one, you're pretty tough so you might just outlast me anyway. But if I can keep you alive. I will. You saved me, first chance you got, even though the queen made you hurt me. I won't forget that."
She reached over and put her hand in his as he looked up at her.
"It was the least I could do. Seriously. I've seen and done so much crazy shit. I don't even know how much time has passed. Did you have any family back home?"
"My mom and a girlfriend. Though, me and the girlfriend hadn't been getting along. She probably thinks I ran off. No telling what my mom thinks. She'd been sick, and I was taking care of her. I'm sure she thinks I left her to die. That's if she hasn't died already."
He put a hand over his face while trying to fight back tears. She put her arm around him and lay her head on his shoulder. He turned to her and brushed her hair aside. They looked into each other's eyes for a second before they kissed.
Chapter 4
He ran his fingers through Alice's hair as they kissed almost violently. She pulled his shirt over his head as he nearly ripped her dress off her. She massaged his bulging cock through his ragged pants. She tugged them down as his cock sprung free. She was shocked to see how big he was.
Not as big as the big bad wolf had been, but plenty big. She stood and pressed her breasts against his face. He took the right one into his mouth and sucked on the nipple so hard she could feel her toes curl. He licked all around it and bit down just hard enough for it to hurt. She moaned with delight as he pulled on the tip of the nipple with his teeth, letting it snap back into place.
She sighed as he started on the other nipple, licking and nibbling it all around. He stood and pushed her to her knees as she took him into her mouth. His cock throbbed as she licked around the mushroom tip, teasing the end with her tongue before running her fingertips up and down his shaft, cupping his balls at the base and massaging him as she sucked on the tip, feeling it grow in her mouth.
He held her hair to the side as she sucked away, licking and nibbling his tip and shaft, licking all the way down to his balls and back up. Each time bringing him to the brink of climax, only to walk him back.
Unable to take any more, Thomas stood and spun her around. She reached up and grabbed the bamboo bars just above her head and entered her from behind. His massive cock was incased, stretching her pussy to the point that it almost hurt, but not quite. Instead, if felt amazing.
He slid in and out of her, his cock throbbing with each stroke. At one point she was sure he was in her stomach. Each thrust was harder and harder as his cock grew thicker. Her juices ran down his shaft making each stroke smoother as her pussy tightened around him, caressing his cock.
As she looked up through the bars, she could see a couple of men standing above the cage looking down at her, watching. She didn't mind. It sort of turned her on, watching them rubbing their crotches as Thomas pounded her. As he grew harder, she arched her back just a bit. Just like that. That's the spot!
Her eyes rolled back into her head, and she saw stars as the head of his cock hit her just right. Over and over until everything went white as she lost her breath, crying out "Oh my God! Oh, fuck! Oh, my fuck!" as she climaxed while he shot his load inside her.
As they finished, she let go and they both collapsed onto the ground. She landed right in his arms. They kissed for a few moments when the cage swung open.
"Get dressed!" a man yelled. "Nice show but playtime is over! Hans is ready for you!"
They looked at each other, confused, as they stood and dressed before being pulled out of the cage. Once outside, the men bound their hands behind their backs and walked them to a large courtyard at the center of the village. The sun was just beginning to rise as numerous villagers came to the courtyard to watch the spectacle.
Hans was at the top of his building on a balcony. Cinna and Talia were at his side. Talia looked exhausted. No telling what she had been through. The men guided the pair into the center of the yard before Hans began screaming from the roof.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Today we have a pair of interlopers! They have come from the wastelands and into my home and threatened my life!"
Alice looked at Thomas.
"That's bullshit!"
Thomas shrugged as Hans continued.
"So for the first time in a long time. We are going to have a day of sport!"
The crowd cheered, but Alice wasn't feeling as enthusiastic.
"In the woods just ahead lives the bloomred. The bloomred have left our village in peace for centuries, thanks to our offerings of food and water. Today we offer them something they haven't tasted in years! Human flesh!"
Alice looked to Thomas and whispered.
"What the fuck is a bloomred?" she asked.
"I have no idea."
The crowd continued to cheer as Hans went on about traditions and his sovereign greatness. When he was finished speaking, he called out.
"Place them in the woods! Let the games begin!"
Two men came up behind them and pushed them forward until they were moving toward the woods. Their hands were still bound; apparently they had no intention of untying them to face whatever this was. The crowd was pushing in surrounding them so even if they wanted to turn and run there was no way. They had no choice but to head into the woods. Alice took a few steps forward but there was nothing. Thomas followed behind her, and when it was clear, they began walking more casually.
"I don't see any monster," she said.
"Me either. Maybe there isn't one. Maybe they're just superstitious."
"I can only hope."
They walked a bit longer when they heard the growl. It was like a low, deep throaty rattle coming from the trees. They both stopped
in their tracks.
"Did you hear that?" he asked.
"Unfortunately, I did."
"Good, then I'm not crazy."
The rattle sounded again. This time much louder.
"Shit! They took a few steps back, and something appeared in the tree line. It was tall, with a long snout and razor sharp teeth. Each hand had claws over a foot long, and it had long spikes coming off its head and back like a giant porcupine. It tilted its head forward, and the spikes stood on end. The thing's eyes glowed red before one of the spikes shot out at them, just missing Alice's face by inches. This time, they ran.
Chapter 5
As they ran, the creature closed in behind them. Alice couldn't be sure but she guessed this was the bloomred. If it wasn't, then she shuddered to think what other horrifying creatures were lurking around. They jumped over some downed logs and wound their way in between the trees, but the bloomred was too fast.
It wasn't long before it was on top of them. The creature slashed at Alice, tearing her dress and slightly cutting into her skin. Pain shot through her back and shoulders as she stumbled. Thomas was a few feet ahead of her. Alice feared she wasn't going to make it this time. After all the adventures she'd been on this journey and insane things she'd seen. This monster was going to be the end of her.
She screamed as the creature reared back to take another swipe. This time, she dropped to the ground, ducking under the bloomred's claws, which would have surely torn her in half. She rolled to the side expecting it to come after her, but it kept running. Now it was chasing Thomas.
She stood and caught her breath as she watched, both relieved for herself, yet worried about Thomas. For the first time since even before falling down that hole, she felt a real connection with someone. Now this animal was about to end it unless she could stop it.
She started running after the bloomred, hoping she could, at least, distract it or something. She had no idea what she could actually do but had to try something. Just ahead, she saw it slash at Thomas, cutting the back of his head. Blood sprayed as Thomas toppled forward.