Ashley Bell:Take us to your Master- Choose Your Own Adventure.

[crabmouse]

Ashley Bell, a lone woman traveling through space, earning money as both a bounty hunter and smuggler who's extremely proficient at her work as she was in the Federation army's special ops performing highly dangerous missions.
She left the service in search of higher pay, and the the freedom to make her own way.
She now dodges pirates, slavers, federation patrols and other villains as she navigates the underworld.
(This story will likely feature molestation, NC situations and enslavement.)
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Ash slept peacefully in the darkness of her room, the white noise of the ceiling fan fostering a sense of peace.
  She'd just returned from a successful mission and for the first time in months she slept on solid ground, an actual planet with natural gravity -she slept soundly, knowing that in the morning she'd treat herself to multiple spa treatments, hot tubs, saunas and more. She deserved a vacation after her ordeal.
Suddenly she woke to the snapping sound of electricity - the static forcing her hair on end.
 She launched upwards, pushing her back against the headrest. Her heart beat wildly as her eyes adjusted.  Towering over her bed were three tall aliens standing looking down at her, one was casually pointing a pistol like object directly at her.

 She swallowed nervously. How had they gotten in? Teleportation? Did they have the technology? That would explain the sudden energy she'd felt.  little was known about thee beings except they were advanced and had traveled between star and galaxy long before mankind. Their true nature was a mystery as they rarely made contact.
She took a deep breath,the exhilaration of being face to face with this rare and mysterious race was suffused with fear, as they had invaded her room as she slept - and one of them had a weapon trained on her.
Nervously, from corner of her eye she spied her laser pistol, resting on the nightstand within arms length.
"Hands up." the alien demanded in broken English, clearly intuiting her intentions.
Her hands immediately shot up to the sky.
"Behind your head." the creature demanded. She quickly complied, lowering her hands, her fingers  interlaced behind her head, forcing her chest to protrude, her nipples peaking through her thin nightgown.
The aliens stared openly, gawked.  She'd never heard they were attracted to humans, but she just couldn't be imaging it. The leers were too obvious: they were lusting over her.
She opened her mouth to ask what they wanted however the one with a gun spoke first.
"Take us to your Master." the alien seemed to force the words from his mouth, as if he wasn't used to speaking.
 'My master?' Ash thought to herself with rising panic. What could he mean by that?
"My Master?" she asked nervously. "What do you mean?"
"Your owner." the alien responded impatiently; whose English was already becoming more fluid. "Whose property are you?"
A chill ran down Ash's spin and her skin felt icy. They assumed she was a slave?! She thought of how to respond. What would they do if she told the truth? That she wasn't a slave? And if she lied, what would she say?Ash thought of Olveche, her new contact, who was going to connect her with a new supplier in a few days. He was staying just one building over. He seemed smart enough to play along, but could she trust him?  Her people had recommend him, but you could never trust anyone in the underworld.
"Who is your master!" the alien asked again with rising irritation. The weapon in his hand started to buzz.

What should Ash do?
A: Tell them the truth. Lying might only make things worse. She's a free woman without a master! Slavery is illegal on this planet.
B: Tell them Olveche owns her! If they think she's unowned who knows what they might do! Olveche is on our side, right?
C: Olveche can't be trusted but she can't tell them she's not a slave! Claim her master is away on business.
D: How can she possibly make a choice with so little information? Yes they seem impatient, but she needs to ask why they want to know.

[maniac]

D!

[Shadowinlight]

C

[solkar]

A

[FFKonoko]

The clever choices to avoid potential slavery sounds like B or C.

but surely A will be fine. 

[crabmouse]

Ash swallowed nervously, eying the weapon. She took a deep breath, there was obviously a communication gap, and any lies would only exacerbate the problem.
  "I don't have a master" she explained, her fingers still interlaced behind her head. "And I'm not a slave. Slavery's illegal here."
The alien's eyes went wide, almost dropping his weapon, as if the weight of his surprise had been added to the gun.
"You don't have a master?" the alien retorted,is English becoming more and more fluid, his voice now showing tone and emotion.
He, or what Ash assumed was a he, they were built like Ken dolls, paused a moment. The alien to the right turned to him, said nothing and the other alien nodded as if affirming something. Telepathy? And that nod, so many of his expressions and communications were so similar to ours.
"That's why you aren't shackled!" said in awe, as if he'd just answered an age old riddle. Obviously the aliens hadn't been studying them as closely as she thought.
She nodded in agreement, calming herself with another deep breath, glad she was clearing things up with them. She had no many questions to ask.
 "I will claim you." the alien interjected as if it were the most natural thing. "You're a slave now. I'm your new owner. Turn around so we may shackle you, slave."
Ash's eyes went wide with renewed terror, they were going to kidnap her!
"Wait wait wait!" Ash held out her open palms to slow things down but tthe alien raised the weapon menacingly so Ash once again interlaced her fingers behind her head. "Slavery is illegal here." she reminded them, trying not to hyperventilate. "I'm a free woman. I won't be shackled."
"You have no choice." the alien said bluntly. The alien to her right made a circle with his fingers, and was suddenly holding two translucent circlets floated in the air, the rings had materialized out of nowhere! The glowing rings that looked as if they were made of air.The third just kept staring at her chest.
 "I have the right to enslave any unowned woman." he explained. "Now turn around with your wrists behind your back. If you resist, the punishment will be severe."
Ash's heart was nearly beating out of her chest. "What-what are you going to do to me?" she stammered.
"We will answer your questions once you're shackled!" alien shot back with rising anger. "You must learn to obey your Master immediately. Last warning! Turn around or face torture!"
Ash turned pale, her body was filled with panic. Why oh why did she tell them the truth? They assumed she was a slave! What would they do it she resisted? If they caught her she wasn't likely to ever get free!
She quickly considered her options, given she had limited time.

 A: There's no way she's going down without a fight! Only one of them is armed! All she needs to do is trick them. She'll feint towards the right, as if she's running towards the door, and then roll left grabbing her laser pistol.
B:  No! They clearly expect her to grab the pistol! She needs to retreat. Double feint them! Look towards the pistol, then rush towards the door, duck, pivot and then jump through the window. Once outside she could run for help.
C: Who was she kidding?! They had advanced technology and she was outnumbered. If she resisted they would torture her. Best to surrender without getting hurt.

[Shadowinlight]

A