task 1: a mirror maze of sorts...

WHO: Seymour, Jack and Breasticus.... I mean Athena
WHERE: On the planet, in a locked chamber
WHEN: As Task 1 begins
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Now, Athena knelt before these two guests, bound in her chains in a
rather kinky way. These two guests seemed trustworthy... perhaps it
was because they looked so simple - but she knew (somehow) that
simple minds were easier to trust. They couldn't plot ways to betray
you quite as easily. She hoped that once she was put in a room with
the two of them, they could formulate a plan to escape.
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The door bolted shut.
Jack and Seymour were in a locked and bolted room with the chained
girl. She had been chained in rather a seductive way that made
Seymour blush and look away, he felt he couldnt keep his eyes on her
so he looked embarassedly around the room. For a minute or three the
three of them stood looking rather embarassed, with Athena looking
tied up and helpless. She struggled to get free of her chains that
didnt allow her to move very far from the chair in which she was sat.
Seymour looked around the room, noticed the carpet, then saw the
oysters. "Ohh oysters!" She said, waving his fingers in the air and
helping himself.
"Can I possibly have some of those over here?" Said Athena. "The
King's guards barely feed me, they say the King doesnt want his Queen
to get tubby. The Hypocrite!"
Seymour passed an oyster over, but averted his eyes.
"I'm sorry miss, but please - take this and cover yourself up, a lady
shouldn't look so ...indecent." He passed her a floor rug which she
took and wore.
"Listen guys, you really have to get me out of here. I don't want to
be the fatman's Queen."
"Why did you marry him anyway?" Asked Jack. "He doesn't seem your
type.... or size!"
"Shh!" Said Seymour, fearing for the . "Just because he's ...large. I
imagine he has some redeemable qualities... like..... a big heart!"
"Don't worry!" Said Athena. "I didn't want to marry him. I was
forced."
"Ahh," Said Jack.
"Ahh, the old rescuing a maiden in distress routine!" Said
Seymour. "I of course have heard the story so many times, and indeed
rescued so many fair maidens!"
Jack raised an eyebrow. "Like who?"
"Erm... well.... too many to count." Seymour hurried the conversation
along. "But its a romantic proposition nevertheless."
Athena rolled her eyes. "Steady on guys, I'm not looking for a knight
in shiny armour or anything. Just help with escaping and safe passage
to the next star system will be enough."
"Of course we'll help..." Said Jack. "We have a starship nearby
and..."
"Hangon a minute...." Interupted Seymour. He dragged Jack to the side
for a private conversation.
"What about the deal?" He said.
"What deal?"
"With his majesty."
"You mean the big slobbering pile of blubber?"
"Treat your Royal's with respect!!!" Seymour said angrily. "We agreed
to do the tasks in exchange for spare parts for the Starbug. We can't
just go an betray the King by stealing his bint now can we?"
"What are you saying?" Asked Jack, folding his arms. "That we can't
help her?"
"That's exactly what i'm saying. If we rescue her we'll anger the
King, and then he'll never help us."
Jack thought about it for a minute, then came up with a
compromise. "She really needs our help. I think we can still rescue
her, but maybe just bide our time."
"So finish the tasks and then rescue her?"
"Exactly"
"but... how do we rescue her? this place is a bit tough to get a Bug
into..." Jack said, trying to think, and all the while, resisting
Athena's 'charm'.
The blubbery king looked on, watching through his CCTV style
equipment. "they're doing well..." he said, "pity, i could really do
with a scrubbing" he added, and leant back on his throne.
"so... this challenge, anyone ever failed it?" seymour asked, still
trying not to look at her.
"no... because i don't try and charm anyone... and anyway, you're the
first people that have had to resist my 'charm'" she said, sighing
deeply. "please, get me out of here" she said.
The king took another glance, and saw that both Jack and Seymour had
turned away from her, and thinking this was to stop themselves from
diving at her, he pushed a button.
A second or so later, mirrors surrounded Jack, Seymour and Athena,
showing views of Athena from all angles, everywhere in the room.
Jack closed his eyes, and thought of his wife to be, while Seymour
just closed his eyes, and hoped for the best.
"Good luck with the other tasks, i think they're quite hard.." Athena
said, leaning against the wall behind her.
"thanks, we'll come back for you" Jack said, the images surrounding
him making him sweat a bit. He tried to think of his fiance,
Melissa, but it was taking all of his willpower.
Seymour on the other hand, was sweating buckets. The 'clothes'
Athena was wearing played with his senses, he tried to resist, but it
was getting to him.
"ok, enough!" The blubbery king said, the mirrors retracted, and a
door opened, letting Jack and Seymour out.
"well done, very few people have succeeded in this task" he said,
though Jack and Seymour knew they were the first.... so it was true,
there were very few successes.
Jack looked at Seymour, and raised an eyebrow. "he's good at
this..." he said, a smile appearing on his face.
"For your next task! you must eat these curries, and then escape the
burning room!" He said, revealing two heavily spiced curries. Jack
and seymour dived at them, and devoured them.
"not bad" jack said, and belched loudly.
"true... but it coulda done with some beer" Seymour added. Just
then, the floor collapsed below them, and threw them into a room,
with only one exit, a ring on the wall.
"let the challenge commence!" they heard, probably from a speaker
somewhere. As the words were spoken, the walls lit up, and caught
fire.
"lovely" Jack said, the heat instantly being felt.
"yeah... but i don't get what the curries were...." Seymour began,
then felt the heat of the curry. "ok... i get it now... they don't
need the real flames here..." he began, and Jack felt the same.
Jack attempted a running jump at the ring, but bounced off...
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