Chapter 52 - A Courtesy Punishment

As Captain Entman vanished from the screen, Janice bounced out of her chair and threw her arms around me. "Oh my god!" she squealed. "You were perfect!"

"But Brad was right," Lindsay said. "You have always been the quietest concubine on the planet. However, you were like a mother bear protecting her cub."

I blushed. "Those men won't leave James alone. He's always so tired. I just want him to have time for us."

"Well, you said what all of us think," Lindsay whispered. "Donna has been so depressed since that monster came to the planet. She wants to be saving lives, and right now she's unable to attend to injured crew when ships arrive because Colonel Johanes and his men are such thugs."

I freed one of my arms from Janice's embrace and waved Lindsay over. She climbed out of her chair and joined us in a three person hug. As we cuddled, the adrenaline rush that had fueled my outburst started to fade and I found my body shaking slightly. Janice giggled into my ear.

"So now you shake with fear," she whispered. "Are you worried about what James might do?"

"Never," I whispered back. "I trust him completely. But..." I paused, trying to gather my thoughts as they scattered again.

I could feel Janice nod as she patted the top of my head with one of her hands. "Yeah. The good colonel is probably going to demand action."

Lindsay shifted. Her arms left my body. I turned my head towards her, but before either of us could speak, James' voice rang out. "Janice, is Meiko with you?"

"She is," Janice called back. "We're just relaxing and watching some video. Do you need us for something?"

"That concubine must be punished," Colonel Johanes' voice growled out. "No concubine can speak out like that to a marine. I won't allow it."

"I believe that Meiko is MY concubine," James replied slowly. The emphasis was clear, and the force of his words finally purged my fear. I sat up as he continued. "You can complain to me about her actions. I find it pathetic that your captain is all upset because a concubine showed just how stupid he is. That said, I'll take care of her punishment. Meiko, I expect you back in the pod in five minutes."

"Five!" Colonel Johanes protested. "Like that is the start of any punishment!"

"If she's where she was supposed to be, she's more than half a mile away from my pod," James replied coldly. "She's going to have to run if she wants to be home in time."

"Shit!" Janice whispered in my ear. "James is right. Lindsay, sorry, but we must fly!'

Janice jumped up. As soon as her feet were on the floor, she reached out and yanked me out of the chair. I was still opening my mouth to protest when she spun me to face the door and slapped my butt. "Go!" she hissed as I jumped forward.

I took off for the door. Behind me, I could hear Colonel Johanes engaging in another near incoherent rant. The snippets I could make out as I reached the door once again accused my master of being insubordinate. I dashed through the door and leaped toward the grav elevator.

The elevator seemed to take an eternity to lower me down to the bottom floor. In my mind, time slowed as I waited for my descent to end so I could run for home. As it dropped, there was silence over the speakers.

I took off running again, the instant my feet touched the ground. As I burst from the hallway that connected the grav elevator to the main part of the concubines' refuge, applause burst forth. A dozen concubines, led by Jillian and Marina, cheered me on as I dashed toward the door.

"You told him, Meiko!" someone shouted. The others added their own comments and praise as I made my way to the door. A couple reached out to slap my back or ass as I passed, but they made sure nothing they did would slow me down.

The door to the colony tunnels slid open and I burst out into the hallway. There were citizens and concubines in the hallways, but they jumped out of the way and I hurried to my home pod. As I did, the speakers burst back to life.

"James!" Colonel Johanes thundered. "It is unacceptable for you to discipline this concubine! I insist that she be turned over to me immediately."

"First," James replied. "That is a completely illegal order. It's not a surprise since you've given nothing but illegal orders since day one. However, other than logging a formal protest again, I will not continue that argument."

"Sir!" another voice blurted over the speakers. "Two message drones just launched from one of the moons. One appears to be routing to Borneo, the other is probably heading to Earth."

"Stop them!" Colonel Johanes screamed. "And James, I'll have you up on charges for ordering the launch of those drones."

"I ordered nothing," James replied calmly. "In fact I can guarantee that the drone launches weren't ordered by anyone who was on the planet before you arrived. We have no reason to talk to Central Command and if we really needed to talk to Borneo we can always call them."

"I forbid the use of that communications system," Colonel Johanes growled. "You've already disobeyed multiple commands. Do you really think that you can continue to ignore your rightfully appointed governor?"

"I haven't ignored a rightfully appointed governor," James replied. I was passing by the command center. The door was open and I could see the twins smiling from the doorway.

"James left to meet you at home," Tiffany said with a giggle. "You better hurry."

She clearly expected no reply, because she turned away as I ran past. I could hear the door slide closed behind me.

Colonel Johanes had apparently stopped talking. There was silence as I continued to run. I reached the final intersection that separated Yvette's pod from our home and found Yvette standing there. The woman was smiling as I dashed up.

"Trust the quiet one to cause a huge ruckus," Yvette said. "Don't worry too much. James isn't mad at you."

"Why would he be?" Esther quipped as I slowed just a little. "She only spoke the truth. It was a shot in the arm for all the concubines to realize we could defy that turd."

A huge part of me wanted to stop and talk. James might say he loves me, but I was still terrified of the possible punishment. I realized that I had no choice though and continued past Yvette, entering the final tunnel leading to my home.

The door to the pod was open, but shadows concealed what lay within. I slowed to a walk and entered. I had my hands together in front of me and was nervously twitching as I entered and looked around.

James stood in the middle of the room. He was frowning at me. I paused in my walking for just a moment, but then he pointed at the floor directly in front of him. "Come here," he commanded.

I did and then found Kitty, Brittany, Bethany and Tina surrounding me. Kitty and Brittany each grabbed one of my arms. I fought for a moment, but then Bethany put a hand on my shoulder. "Don't fight," she whispered as she leaned in and put her lips next to my left ear. "Trust James."

I calmed down. James stood impassively for a moment and then nodded to the others. "Tina, strip her," he said brusquely.

Tina grabbed the bottom of the dress I was wearing and pulled it up to my armpits in a quick motion. Kitty then assisted her as she freed my left arm and neck from the dress. At that point, it started to slide down my right arm. Brittany brushed it off my arm, leaving me standing in my thong panties. With my dress off, the others looked back at James.

"The panties as well," James said coldly.

I opened my mouth to say that I could do it, but Tina had already knelt down. She gripped my panties and pulled them to the floor. The others helped me balance as I was coaxed to step out of the panties. I was now naked in front of my master.

James reached behind his back and pulled out something. I tried to identify it, but all I could see was that it was black and had an elastic strap. James held it over my head and then lowered the black oval over my face. It fit over my eyes and I could feel the elastic holding it tight against my face. "Master!" I cried in a near panic.

"Stay calm," Bethany whispered in my ear again. She was holding my shoulders. "I don't know all that James has planned, but I've seen the preparations. He's not going to hurt you."

I shivered in acknowledgement. A hand patted me on the head. Then James spoke again. "Tina, I have an outfit prepared. Dress your sister concubine."

"Meiko, I'll need you to help me a bit," Tina said. It sounded like she was kneeling down.

I stood for a moment, and then felt a hand touching my left foot. "Raise this foot for a moment," Tina said. I complied and a moment later I could feel some cloth sliding up my foot. When it was around my ankle, someone started pushing my foot back to the floor.

I allowed the force to bring my foot down. There was a giggle to my left and then Tina spoke again. "Good, now the right one. Just a little though."

Raising my right foot was easy, although someone held my foot and kept it close to the ground. The cloth around my left ankle shifted as something was pulled over my foot. There was a short pause and then my foot was guided to the floor again.

The instant my feet were secure on the floor, the cloth was pulled up my legs. The blindfold kept me from seeing what was occurring, but I soon felt a pair of panties clinging to my hips and covering my pussy. A skirt of some kind quickly followed if the cloth fluttering just above my knees was any indication. I wanted to reach down to check, but my arms were still held securely.

"Yes, that will definitely work," I heard James say. "Tina, finish dressing our little criminal. She seems to be growing a bit panicked about what the punishment must be."

The hands holding my right arm slipped up to my elbow and raised my arm over my head. Once again I could feel cloth slide over my body. It was held at my wrist while my left arm was raised up. Moments later I had cloth sliding down both of my arms. I felt it land on my shoulders and back as my arms were lowered and then it was pulled closed in front. "How many do I close?" Tina asked.

"All of them," James replied quietly.

Hands started to brush at my chest. I wiggled in panic, but then realized that the cloth was covering the areas being touched. It took a moment for me to place the feeling and then I giggled. "A blouse?" I asked.

"Hush!" James said in a commanding voice. "The disobedient concubine is being punished. She is to only speak three words. Those are... Yes, No and Master. She is only to speak if asked a question. Does the concubine understand?"

"Yes," I replied slowly.

A hand slapped my right butt cheek. Through the cloth I was wearing it did not really hurt, but the surprise still caused me to cry out in shock. "Yes, Master!" James growled. "You will address all answers to me. Does the concubine understand?"

"Yes, Master," I replied meekly. The fingers had finished their work on the clothing. The blouse fit snuggly over my breasts, but I could feel air circulating just below my navel. I suspected that the outfit did not cover my stomach, but after the slap, I kept quiet.

"What do you think?" I heard James say.

"Wow,' I heard Janice say. "That is sexy and just wrong. And it's unfair. Meiko did nothing the rest of us haven't wanted to do since the Gopherator first showed up."

'The Gopherator?" I heard Bethany ask.

"Senor Mole then," Janice replied. I felt someone take both my hands and hold them in front of me. Something soft was wrapped around each one and I could hear a very faint click. Whoever was holding my hands let go, but I found that my wrists could now only be separated by a short distance before the wrappings prevented movement.

Bethany gently turned me to my left. "Come Little One," she whispered in my ear. "Don't worry though. James talked to me about this some time ago. And you know he'll never hurt you.'

I said nothing, following the orders James had given me before my hands were tied together. Bethany guided me as we walked forward. At one point, I heard a door in the room slide closed, but the blindfold had me completely lost. I was taking small steps, worrying about hitting my toes on something when Bethany brought me to a halt.

"You need to step up," she said. "Lead with your right foot. You'll want to lift it just above knee high and then move it forward at least a foot."

I followed the instructions. My bare foot landed on something very soft. It felt silken and smooth, but there was enough friction to keep my foot in place.

"Good," Bethany said. "Now, bring your left leg forward, but this time you are to put your calf down. James wants you kneeling. I'll guide, but you might have to crawl forward about six feet. There is nothing in your way."

The instructions made some sense so I brought my left leg forward. As I did, I dropped my other leg down until I was on my knees on the new surface. It was cushiony and soft. My biggest problem with moving forward was my knees sinking into whatever I was now crawling on. Finally, someone pulled on the tie keeping my arms together and I jerked to a halt.

Hands grabbed my knees and forced my legs apart. They shifted me a couple of times before withdrawing. I was powerless and blind. Then my hands were pulled over my head. Something started to tug on the tie holding them together, pulling my arms and then my body upward. I started to move my right leg so I could stand.

"Stop!" James snapped. "Your knees do not leave the ground. You can raise your body and your hands, but your knees and feet are to remain where they were."

I paused. "Yes, Master!" I said.

I heard a whistling sound behind me and something smacked into the left side of my ass. "I did not phrase that as a question," James snapped. Now, put your right knee back down.

Meekly I lowered my leg, trying to keep the distance from the other one the same as where I was set earlier. My arms were now directly over my head, but I was able to bend them slightly if raised my ass up off my heels. I tested a few positions before deciding that I was most comfortable when my thighs were almost vertical.

I had finished trying to get comfortable when I realized that the surface I was on was shifting. I knelt quietly. Now that I had calmed a little I could faintly hear someone moving around next to me. The movements were slow and I had to turn my head to follow them.

"Meiko!" James voice called out from directly in front of me. I jerked by head to vertical. "Do you know what you are being punished for?"

"Yes, Master," I replied, remembering the rules that James had given earlier.

"I doubt that," James said. "You were in the Concubine's Refuge and watching what happened in the visitors lounge. Now did I tell you to speak to them?"

"No, Master, but..." I started to reply. Before I had said another word something whistled behind me and I felt a sharp smack on my right buttock. I gasped in pain and surprise. The pain faded almost immediately as a hand gripped my chin.

"I gave you only three words you can use," James said. "You added one there. Now, once again, did I tell you that you were to get involved in the conversation taking place in the visitors lounge?"

"No, Master."

"Ah, you can be taught," James said. His voice seemed to come from my left. I wanted to turn my head, but felt a faint tickling of my neck just below my right ear. I avoided moving while I tried to figure out what was going on.

James continued to speak. "Now, we agree that you were not commanded to speak. So the next question is, did you speak and did you have the AI routing what you said the lounge?"

"Yes Master, but..." I started to reply. Once again, I heard a whistling behind me. This time my left buttock was struck. I jumped in surprise, but hands reached out and pulled me back down. They held me in place. At the same time, the cloth covering my breasts was loosened. I could hear a series of faint pings as the cloth opened from my neck to the midpoint of my breasts.

"Perhaps you can't be taught," James growled. "I'm only asking you to answer yes or no. There is no place for explanations. Now, you did admit to speaking and being heard in the lounge. Can you imagine how upset Colonel Johanes is about that?"

The faint tickling that I had been feeling on my neck vanished, but now I could feel something stroking up and down the exposed part of my left breast. It was the lightest of touches, but it brought shivers to me as I formulated and answer. "No, Master."

"I wonder," James growled. "Do you really not have a good imagination, or do you feel it safer to answer that way?"

A hand reached out to touch my right hip. There was another faint ping and then the cloth that had been touching my thighs fell away. Someone ran a gentle finger along the top of the panties I was wearing, causing me to gasp.

James comments could not really be answered with my allowed words, but he said nothing as the touches continued. The faint tickling of my left breast slowly moved up until it was teasing the hollow of my throat while additional faint touches started tickling my stomach and thighs. It was delicious agony as I could not see what was happening. "Yes, Master," I gasped hoping that something would change.

I heard a snort. "She doesn't even know what she's answering for," I heard Bethany say. "How can this be a true punishment?"

"She'll understand before we are done," James said. "Now Meiko, we all know that Colonel Johanes has been causing trouble. Did you once consider the fact that your outburst might give him reason to cause more trouble?"

"Yes, Master," I replied. I wanted to say more, but the previous two times I had continued to speak I had been spanked. Now I sat quietly. The silence continued for a moment and then someone or something jerked on the collar of the blouse I was wearing. With an audible rip, it parted and came off my body. I gasped again as I found myself topless.

I heard giggles from both sides of me and then the tickling sensation moved to my nipples. Light and teasing touches flitted over my breasts. The fact that I could not see terrified me, but I found that I instinctively thrust my chest forward trying to lengthen the contact.

The touches stopped. I wanted to cry out in frustration. With my sight blocked, every touch was exquisite agony. I sniffled and realized that I could smell my arousal. "Now," James continued. There was unspoken laughter in his voice. "Your actions definitely angered Colonel Johanes. He tells me that I should turn you over to the captain you argued with. Do you want that?"

"No, Master," I gasped. The tickling touches had not returned, but I felt hands gripping the waistband of the panties, there was a moment that four hands were touching me, then they pulled away, ripping apart the last item of clothing I was wearing. I let out an orgasmic moan as the tickling sensation began running over my inner thighs.

"Don't you believe he might be a good sexual partner for you?" James asked.

"No, Master."

"Don't you want to try another man?"

"No, Master"

"Don't you ever wonder what it might be like with another man?"

The tickling increased with each question. A first there had been just one touch, but after I answered the first question, a second touch joined. When I answered the third one of the points vanished, only for two more to appear. I now had light tickling touches playing high on my right and left thighs as well as one that was just above my clit. Occasionally that one flicked across my clit, bringing out moans filled with ecstasy from my lips.

"No, Master" I whimpered. "Please, Master."

The whistling sound reappeared. Quick slaps struck my left and then my right buttock. At this point I was so frightened and yet turned on that my response was to gasp and squirm. The tickling tapered off, leaving me desperate for someone to touch me.

"I did not authorize that word," James said quietly. "And you don't get to cum until the punishment is complete."

"NOOOooo Master!" I almost screamed out as the tickling stopped completely. I wanted to say more, but hung by my wrists. Even though the touching and tickling had only lasted a short time, I felt drained.

"Mieko," James said softly. "I don't think there is a survivor from the group that came out on the Wisp that doesn't agree that Colonel Johanes would best serve the Confederacy on a serving platter for some of our alien allies."

"No, he'd give them food poisoning," Tina shouted out.

"Tina," I heard James say. "Do you want to be punished too?"

"Oh! I want this next!" I heard Kitty cry. "Pick me! Pick me!"

James gave a long sigh. "It's not a good punishment if your concubines beg for it," he mused.

"Meiko, just don't do that again. We need to avoid giving Colonel Johanes reasons to report that we've been uncooperative," James ordered.

"Yes, Master," I replied. The words had barely left my lips when I felt kisses on both of my breasts. I gasped and started to sag. Before I could slide down, hands gripped my thighs and held me up. A long tongue played across the bottom of my pussy lips.

"James!" I screamed as an orgasm ripped through me. Under the blindfold, my vision went from black to white and every muscle in my body relaxed before I dropped.