ENSLAVED

Chapter 5

Hi, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Laurie(rockyraku) and Lisa(fringematr) for their help and support in putting this story together, here is chapter five.

Hutch could not believe his eyes, here was his best friend and partner chanting with the rest of the cult members and delivering his own blows to his friend. "Starsk, what have they done to you" The chanting and the beatings continued, every attempt Hutch made at trying to deflect the blows failed, he could feel the handcuffs cutting into his wrists as he tried to defend himself. Hours seemed to pass until the chanting and beatings ceased and he was dragged back to his room barely conscious and dumped back on the bed.

Meanwhile Starsky was taken back into his own room. "Give him the sedative" Joseph ordered Doctor Lancaster. Starsky had hardly needed a sedative as he had had many hours awake and was almost collapsing again with the tiredness but the sight of Gail’s body lying in the corner of the room had startled him into a more conscious state. Her body had been dumped there as a reminder of what would happen if he did not follow their orders. Being so thirsty and dry after the last hours of chanting, he gratefully took the glass of fluid offered to him by the doctor and was soon out like a light. He would be asleep for the next 12 hours or more before his next session started.

Hutch was drifting in and out of consciousness during the night, he was getting thirsty and his body was aching all over, large bruises where starting to turn various shades over his upper body and lower body where he had been beaten so many times. His wrists were so raw by the handcuffs biting into them that any time he moved he gasped at the pain that shot through his lower arms. Night soon turned once again into day.

Daytime was to bring no relief from the torment, Joseph unlocked the door and entered with two other of Simon’s goons, "Take him to night time" ordered Joseph and they hauled Hutch to his feet and half dragged him through the house to where Starsky was still asleep. They threw Hutch into the room and he landed almost of top of Gail’s body and the door was slammed shut and locked behind him. The sight of Gail’s bloodied body caused Hutch’s stomach to churn violently the smell of the body starting to decompose was almost too much for him to handle. Slowly he managed to shuffle his body away from the decomposing corpse and he moved as far away from her as he could and tried to get close enough to Starsk to try and communicate with him.

Communicate, that was going to be interesting thought Hutch, here was his partner still out cold and was joining in on beating him yesterday. What if he couldn't get through to his partner? Hutch did not wish to think about what the future might hold for them both, but the thoughts flooded his mind.

"Starsk, please wake up, Starsk". It was no good, for the first time in weeks his partner was actually dead to the world asleep. Hutch slowly eased his head down to the floor and tried to get some rest himself. At least he knew his partner was still alive but it was not his partner who was alive something had possessed him yesterday and Hutch wondered what the day might bring. Outside the room the chanting began again for the day. Hours drifted past with Hutch drifting in and out of sleep. He was awoken by the stirring of his partner. "Hey Starsk, you awake" questioned Hutch as he tried to look around to his partner. Starsky was awake but not responding at all to his name.

"Simon, Simon, Simon" was all that he was chanting,joining in with the others chanting he could hear.

"Come on Starsky, snap out of it" Hutch tried to yell as best he could but his voice was getting weaker as he struggled to hold onto consciousness again. "Come on Starsk, its me Hutch, snap out of it" instead Starsky just started to chant louder. Hutch drifted off to unconsciousness again, the lack of food during the past 48 hours was indeed starting to take its toll on him and he was feeling himself getting weaker, mustn't give in whatever happens he thought, must not give in.

Early evening and Hutch felt himself being dragged back through the house, he could smell the food cooking in the house, at least Starsky is getting food Hutch thought to himself, the smell of food was inviting but he would not be given any. Taken back into his room, Doctor Lancaster was waiting for him with his equipment. Finally Hutch’s arms were freed, the handcuffs were realised much to his relief. The relief was to be very short lived, his right arm was pulled up above his head and his wrist quickly secured to the bed head.

Hutch had noticed the bed looked different and his left arm was quickly grabbed and strapped into place on an extension set out to the side of the bed and a bit further back. His muscles tensed at the awkward position he was being secured into. "Hey, what are you doing, let me go" protested Hutch who was dreading what was about to come next. He could just turn his head round slightly to see behind him and there was an iv bag hanging ready nearby. Desperately hungry he still had some fight left in him and fight to the end he was determined to do. The chanting began again and this time the members filed into his room, one at a time taking their turn to beat Hutch.

"Simon dreams you will join us too Hutchinson" spoke Joseph, "You will join us and help us free Simon"

"Never" Hutch spoke back to Joseph, "Let us go, you know Simon is never going to be freed and that goes for the rest of your group too"

"Maybe so for the others, but Simon has dreamed he will be free once again, night time is going to help him and you will too" Joseph said very strongly. With that he signalled to Doctor Lancaster to proceed with inserting the iv and its fluid content.

Hutch tried to struggle to at least kick out with his legs but he was pinned to the bed. Starsk just stood there and watched as his partner struggled in vain and yelled as the iv was inserted and the fluids started to flow into his body. The room began to spin wildly, he was seeing double, now triple, nausea was engulfing him and he was soon started to vomit violently. "Stay with him" Joseph ordered Doctor Lancaster. "Tidy the mess up" and with that Starsky moved forward to started to wipe the sickness from his partners mouth.

Once more the day turned into night, Hutch was unconscious for most of the next day, the contents of the iv changed regularly but the beatings and the drugs had begun to take their toll and he was unconscious now more than conscious. Starsky had been taken back to his room in the early morning and slept again solidly. During the course of the next day Starsky joined in the chanting with the other members outside Hutch’s door. Doctor Lancaster was getting increasingly concerned at Hutch’s condition and left Hutch to speak to Joseph

"He is not going to survive much longer, you have to stop this now, let him go, he is going to be of no use to you shortly" Doctor Lancaster suggested to Joseph.

"Is he conscious again" questioned Joseph

"He is starting to come round again, but he is very weak, he will not stand any more beatings"

"We'll see how co-operative he is now then" and with that Joseph moved towards Hutch’s room with Doctor Lancaster close behind.

"Well then Hutchinson, will you reconsider and join us to free Simon" smirked Joseph "Or would you rather just die a painfill death with the last of the medicine we have for you here"

"Never join you" mumbled Hutch as he started to drift unconscious again,

"Immmmmm, stubborn isn't he" remarked Joseph, "Pity he will not join us, Doctor give him the rest of the fluid" and with that Joseph stood back and watched as Doctor Lancaster replaced the iv bag with the final one.

Darkness came once again and after the evening meal, the group prepared for their journey. Starsky was ordered to carry his unconscious partner out to the waiting van and placed Hutch in the van with Gail’s decomposing body. Starsky was moved to another van and the two vehicles drove off in their separate directions.