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Piper Donovan stretched her arms, a smile on her face as the southern sweetheart looked over at her sleeping boyfriend, Saturn Hill. As he slept, she found herself tempted to reach out and tousle the other’s soft, scarlet hair. They had been together for awhile, and Saturn’s parents and sisters were out of town, giving them the perfect chance to spend a little time together. The two 18 year old super sidekicks had spent the evening cuddled up on the couch watching movies, and now were curled up in bed in their pajamas together.

Piper, a golden blonde, with deep blue eyes, was wearing a tank top shirt and sleep shorts with patterns of space and the stars - both a nod, and a tease to her planet-named boyfriend. The lanky boy asleep beside her was wearing black and red checked pajama pants, and a short sleeve crimson shirt with a Scotty dog on it, his brown eyes closed to the world as he slept.

With a last gentle smile, Piper lay back, closing her eyes to fall asleep beside him.

It was a peaceful night, the two of them barely taking up half of the bed, as they were tangled together...at least until the door creaked open, and four men, all dressed in black, like armoured guards, snuck into the room.

The moonlight caught the Dominion of International Super Experimentation (or DISE) logos on the fronts of their clothes, and two of the four agents approached the bed with the sleeping couple, collars in their hands.

They made eye contact from across the bed, silently, knowingly counting down before leaning in, each of them clamping a collar around the neck of a different sleeping sidekick.

The second the collars went around their necks, Piper and Saturn woke up with a start. At first, Saturn was confused - the whirring of the collar around his neck, the men in the room with them, but Piper? She knew what was happening right away. She had been taken by DISE before, experimented on before she and Saturn had ever met...and it was happening again.

“NO! HELP!” She screamed out, hoping to attract the attention of someone, a neighbor, anyone, as she and her boyfriend were surrounded by the four men. She and Saturn had been through a lot together before, but this was something he hadn’t been subjected to yet, and she didn’t want him to have to be...nor did she want to do it again. Being poked and prodded by this horrible organization was something she didn’t think she could take a second time.

“Shut up, Wind Girl,” Agent 1 said. He grabbed Piper, pulling her from the bed, and slapping her hard across the cheek before clamping a gloved hand tight over her mouth as she struggled against the arm that he wrapped around her own arms and waist to hold her still.

“Nn! Mmph mm gn!” She screamed against the hand over her mouth, and kicked her legs out, trying to thrash free of the man holding her, but a second agent came and grabbed her legs to prevent her from doing so.

Saturn, still caught off guard by this, shook it off, trying to come to. He attempted, of course, to summon his fire powers, but there was nothing that he could do. The collar was suppressing everything he had inside of him, and the Elements that he normally depended on so strongly to help him were, well, failing him in this moment.

“How…” he looked at his hands, his powers unwilling to come when called upon. “Ignacio yamatete!” He tried again, and nothing. “Ignacio YAMATETE! Elements don’t fail me now!” He called out. However, every time he attempted to summon his powers, they failed, and instead, were replaced with a nasty shock to the neck from the collar. Realizing that his powers weren’t coming, and why, he gulped, trying to process the situation. As that facts dawned on him, he looked to Piper. The fear in her eyes, the logo on the intruder’s chest… “No, Piper! D-don’t tell me these...these were the men who t-took you before!”

“Mmmph!” She nodded, tears in her eyes as she struggled against her captors.

“NO!” Saturn stood. “Don’t - get your hands off of her! Let her go right now!” He said, though, he knew that without his powers, his tall, lanky frame and tousled red hair left him less than intimidating.

“Fire Boy thinks he’s funny, doesn’t he?” Agent 3 said, grabbing Saturn, holding him fast, one strong arm wrapping around his arms, pinning them to his torso. “But we’ve got your little girlfriend now, and there’s nothing at all you can do to save her. Stormchaser,” he said with a mocking tone, referring to the girl wriggling in his co-workers arms. “Is ours now, and she knows the drill,” he smirked. “But you’ll be learning it for the first time. You’re both coming with us.”

“NO!” He shook his head, silently thanking the Elements that, at least if this had to be happening, his sister Sin wasn’t here. “You fucking cowards, you can’t do this!” He struggled against the grip of the agent holding him. “The Elements will make you pay for th-mmmph!” His words were stopped as a gloved hand clamped over his mouth.

“Let’s get these two trussed up and ready to go,” the fourth Agent said, already beginning to move the classic DISE restraints from a bag, dumping them on the bed.

He didn’t even bother to threaten Saturn as he lifted a set of heavy shackles from the bed. He grabbed the squirming boy’s ankles and locked the cuffs around them, pleased with himself as they clicked shut. There was just one link of chain between the cuffs, meaning he had virtually no ability to separate his legs.

“Phphnp! Nnhnnn nph mnn fnchnng cnmmnrnph!” Saturn tried to pull free, even as his ankles were cuffed, and Agent 4 began wrapping a length of chain tightly around his legs, padlocking it shut. He had to help Piper! He could see her, fighting tooth and nail against the men holding her, the hand over her mouth, and he hated that there wasn’t anything he could do to get to her right now.

“Gag him,” Agent 4 tossed a leather panel gag to Agent 3, who let go of Saturn. Instantly, the boy tried to break away, but with his bound legs, it was easy for Agent 4 to get ahold of his hands while Agent 3 shoved the plug of the gag in his mouth, buckling it, and locking it tightly behind his head.

“”MMPH MM GN!” Saturn shouted as the leather panel of the gag pressed over his lips, the soft plug filling his mouth greatly muffling his cries.

“That’s more like it,” Agent 4 said with a laugh. “Super scum like you belong in fucking gags. So much for the all powerful Blaze, huh?” He taunted Saturn, using his own super name as a mockery. After all, there was nothing that Saturn could do. His powers were rendered useless.

“You’ll be a fun one to play with,” Agent 3 said, his eyes catching the way Saturn’s shirt rode up as he struggled against both the chains, and the grip of the two agents. “Your girlfriend will, too. She’s cute, I see why you like her.”

Those words added greatly to Saturn’s fear, and he tried his best to up his struggling, but there wasn’t much more he could do. The boy was already giving it all he had, and there didn’t seem to be a prayer for him, here. The cuffs around his ankles were tight, and the lengths of chain around his legs both above and below the knee were equally tight, digging into his skin through the pajama pants.

“Finishing touches?” Agent 3 smirked, lifting a straight jacket from the pile of restraints that had been dumped out on the bed.

“NMMM! NMMM!” Saturn shook his head, squirming against Agent 4 as he was held tight, the jacket brought closer to him. He’d never been in anything like that before, and he couldn’t stand the idea of them putting him in it now! He was afraid for Piper, but afraid for himself as well. He had heard what they had done to her, the tests they had run, how they had kept her tightly bound and gagged the entire time, and he was terrified.

She had gotten away once before, but what if they weren’t so lucky a second time?

Still, even as he struggled, it was useless. His arms were forced into the straight jacket and pulled around his body, buckled and locked into place, just as the gag had been. Agents 3 and 4 were pros, and it wasn’t long at all before they had the boy completely restrained in the jacket.

Saturn was forced to the ground, and the toe of Agent 3’s boot met with his gut, causing him to cry out in pain.

“Finish it up,” Agent 4 said, and Agent 3 smirked, grabbing a length of chain, and securing one end of it to a d-ring on the back of the straight jacket, and the other around Saturn’s cuffed ankles. The chain was pulled taught and locked in place, securing Saturn in a painful, and secure hogtie.

“Now,” Agent 4 smiled, walking over to where Piper was still struggling against Agents 1 and 2. “You’re what we really came for, now aren’t you, sweetheart.”

“MMMPH!” Piper struggled, tears rolling down her cheeks and onto the gloved hand muffling her cries.

“You know what’s coming, don’t you?” The man taunted, reaching out, running his own gloved hand down her leg as he looked her into the eyes, removing his shades to reveal himself as one of the men that had tortured her before. “We’re going to get you all nice and restrained like your boyfriend over there,” he gestured to where Saturn was struggling on the floor, powerless against his secure hogtie and gag. “And then we’re going to take you back to headquarters and finish the job we started years ago.”

“NN! PMMNPHM NNN'PH NN PHHNPH!” She begged against the hand over her mouth, shaking her head as best she could in the tight grip. She knew what was going to happen - what had happened, and she couldn’t imagine going back there, going through it all again. It had been bad enough once, and now? Now she was terrified of it happening all over again.

“Oh, you got away from us once, wind girl,” he smirked, putting his shades back over his eyes. “You won’t be so lucky a second time.” He reached onto the bed, and into the pile of restraints, lifting a black muzzle gag, leather with a ball stitched onto the inside of the panel, and straps coming around from all sides. “Remember this?”

“PMMNPHM!” Piper begged as she saw the gag. Of course she remembered. That, or gags similar to it, had been locked into her mouth constantly while she had been under their power, and she had hoped never to be faced with one again, and yet...well, it seemed she had little choice.

“Go ahead and remove your hand,” Agent 4 said to the man currently hand-gagging Piper.

“No, please!” Piper begged. “Please, don’t do this!”

Agent 4 smirked, enjoying the pleas of the young super as he approached her, holding the gag panel taut in his hands, the ball front and center as he approached her.

“Don’t gag me! Pl-mmmph!” The ball was forced into her mouth, and the leather panel pushed down over her lips as she struggled against the gag.

Agent 4 buckled the first straps of the gag tightly behind her head, forcing the muzzle into place. Then, he crossed two thin leather straps under her chin, strapping them at the nape of her neck. Once he made sure that it was secure, he pulled the last bit over her head. Two straps crossed her face, meeting at the bridge of her nose to lead into one thicker strap that went over the top of the head, and buckled snug over the primary belt that held the gag in and over her mouth. Once all of the straps were in place, Agent 4 pulled a padlock through a few of them, making sure that there was no way she could be getting free of this gag unless one of them unlocked it.

“Phphnp, pmmnphm!” Piper begged, pushing at the ball filling her mouth with her tongue, but the panel over her mouth didn’t budge. The gag was tight, painful, and as near silencing as a gag could get. She didn’t want to give up her struggle, but seeing Saturn bound and gagged, and feeling the pressure of the leather against her lips, and the large ball stretching her jaw, it was hard not to feel defeated.

“Now,” Agent 4 said with a smirk. “We’re going to tie you up like we did your little boyfriend,” he grinned.

“Pmmnphm nnn'ph!” Piper hated that there were tears in her eyes as she fought. She wanted to appear every bit the strong, Southern girl that she was, but with everything that she knew would be coming if they got her and Saturn out of the house and back to their headquarters, well, it was hard not to. She had been through all of this before, and these Agents were in her head...and they knew it.

“Yeah, let’s get the pretty girl all bound up,” Agent 1 said, slamming Piper down on the bed, holding her in place. Her tank top rode up as she struggled, and Agent two reached down to help, holding her legs in place at the upper thighs as Agent 4 went for the remaining pair of shackles.

“Why don’t you watch what they’re gonna do to your pretty girlfriend, hmm?” Agent 3 grabbed Saturn, pulling him around so that he was being forced to watch as Piper was held down on the bed by the other three men.

“Mmph hmr gn!” He begged, struggling against his captor.

Piper struggled hard, but Agent 4 wasn’t having it. He reached out, punching her in the stomach, causing her body to attempt to double over in pain, however, it was unable to, due to how tightly she was being held.

“This should hold you nicely, don’t you think?” Agent 4 smirked, locking identical shackles to Saturn’s over her ankles. “But you know the drill, don’t you, girl? We have to make sure you’re not going anywhere.” He lifted a length of chain and wrapped it around her bare legs just below the knee, padlocking it firmly in place, before doing the same thing with another length of chain above her knees, just below the hem of her sleep shorts. Without pajama pants like Saturn had, the chains were more painful against Piper’s bare skin, and she cried out against her tight gag as the restraints were secured.

Agent 4 patted her leg, smirking, as he stood back up. Sure that her legs were secure, he reached for the remaining straight jacket.

“Okay, wind girl,” he said. “You know the deal.

“NMMM! NNNN!” Piper shook her head, struggling wildly. It took both Agents 1 and 2 to keep her held down as Agent 4 brought the straight jacket closer.

“You’re a feisty one,” Agent 4 said with a little chuckle. “I remember that about you, but don’t you worry,” he said, holding the straight jacket in one hand, his other hand going up her tank top, running over her stomach for just a moment, just to add to her terror, before he pulled it back. “We’ll be sure to break you of that this time.”

“NMMM!” Saturn shouted as he watched the man touch his girlfriend, pulling against his captor, trying to get free, to stop them from harming the love of his life.

“Nn, nnn'ph, mmph mm gn!” Piper screamed against her gag, kicking out with her bound legs as best she could, but it was no use. Agent 4 knew what he was doing, and dodged her attempts, smirking, as the other two men helped to force her into the straight jacket.

She made it more difficult for them than Saturn had, and Agent 1 held her torso tight as Agents 2 and 4 buckled and locked the belts of the jacket, forcing her arms tight around herself so that she couldn’t move them.

Once the jacket was on, she was forced stomach down on the mattress, and another chain was brought out. Though she writhed and squirmed, it took them only moments to finish off her bondage with a hogtie, just like Saturn’s.

“Put him on the bed next to her,” Agent 1 instructed as they finished securing Piper.

“Got it.” Agent 3 lifted the wriggling boy and placed him on the bed next to his girlfriend. Their restraints were identical, save for the gags, and both were pulling tirelessly, but also ineffectively, at their bonds and screaming against their equally secure gags.

“Let’s get them blindfolded and taken away,” Agent 2 said.

Agent 1 and Agent 3 each grabbed one of the leather blindfolds.

“Say goodnight, little girl,” Agent 1 teased, placing the blindfold over Piper’s eyes. He buckled it tight behind her head, and locked it on, pleased with their efforts as he looked over to notice the same finishing touches were being placed on Saturn by Agent 3.

Now, with both sidekicks bound, gagged, and blindfolded, it was time to get them out of here.

“You’ll stop struggling if you know what’s good for you,” Agent 1 said to Piper as he lifted her, throwing her over his shoulder, being as rough as possible with her as he did so - after all, she wasn’t a person to him anywhere near as much as she was a test subject. Why bother being careful?

Agent 2 lifted Saturn just as roughly, not caring at all if he hurt the young man as he began carrying him down the stairs and towards the van.

Both captives were easy enough to transport to the door, and then outside to the van, and though both struggled, it barely mattered with how secure their restraints were.

Agent 3 opened the back of the van, and held doors open as Piper and Saturn were each stuffed into individual small cages for transport. The cages were then locked, the van door closed, and with no witnesses, Piper and Saturn were spirited away from Saturn’s home in the other-wise still night.

With the small cages being so confined, it was even harder for the young couple to struggle as the van drove, and by the time it pulled into headquarters, they had both given up...at least temporarily.

Piper had been in this situation before, restrained, caged, and she had failed to get out of it that time, so trying to save her strength and energy for a more likely chance of escape was best. However, she was terrified. This was her worst nightmare being lived out all over again, and she had no idea how to get her and Saturn out of this.

Saturn was equally dejected. He had always told Piper that he would protect her from these men, that he would never let them take her, never let them hurt her again, and yet...here they were, bound and gagged, locked up in cages, and he was unable to do a damned thing about it.

Piper could hear Saturn’s mmphing against his gag, and she did the best she could to keep her whimpers to a minimum, not wanting Saturn to have to hear that. After all, she loved him, and she knew that he loved her. She knew that if he could have done anything to prevent her being taken, he would have, and she couldn’t help but wonder - if she had stayed at home, if she hadn’t gone over to Saturn’s, would they have taken him, too, or just her? Would he have been spared from this? Would he be on the outside still, potentially able to help her?

Her thoughts were cut short, however, as the van stopped, and the backdoor was opened.

“Hope you enjoyed the ride,” Agent 2 sneered, unlocking Piper’s cage and pulling her out.

“MMPH MM GN!” She struggled fruitlessly as her hogtied body was pulled from the cage and slung over the shoulder of her captor.

“PHPHNP! MMPH NPH GN! HMMP! HMMP NPH!” Saturn’s cries filled the air as he, too, was pulled from his cage and tossed over the shoulder of Agent 3.

Their captors ignored their cries as they carried the two young sidekicks into their facilities. To them, the heroes were barely human, and the sidekicks just as low on the pyramid. Why should they be allowed to roam free with powers others didn’t have? As far as these Agents were concerned, the testing, the experimenting that was about to be done on this couple were for the greater good.

As Agent 2 dropped Piper roughly to the ground, he was sure that, at some point, she would understand that. At some point, they would be able to break this free spirit of hers, and she would cooperate with them. Having her boyfriend, he was sure, wouldn’t hurt that process at all.

Saturn was dropped to the floor just as roughly, and Agent 3 kicked him once again.

“Super scum,” he muttered as Saturn cried out against his gag, struggling wildly against his bonds. He would do anything he could to make sure that Piper didn’t have to go through this again, and if that meant fighting tooth and nail against the impossible, he would do it. “You two are going to get what you fucking deserve.” He then went over, giving a swift kick to Piper’s side as well.

Saturn winced as he heard his girlfriend scream against her gag, and he wasn’t sure if it was better or worse that he couldn’t see what was happening to her. Regardless, it only fueled his flailing as he tried to pull his arms free of the straight jacket - he didn’t care if he had to rip it, he would keep on trying until they stopped him.

“Well, well, well,” one of the scientists from DISE came into the room, one eyebrow raised as he looked down to view the two hogtied captives. “What have we here, hmm? Two new subjects?”

“One new, one returned,” Agent 1 said, removing Piper’s blindfold.

She looked up, finding herself face to face with the man who had performed countless experiments on her in her earlier captivity.

“Nn, nnph mnn! NN!” She struggled, shaking her head, desperately hoping that there was some way out of this, that this fucker, with his needles, and his tests, would stay away from her and her boyfriend, but her bonds were tight, her gag was secure, and they were surrounded by Agents of DISE. She was pretty sure that there was no getting out of this.

“Ah, yes,” the scientist grinned, crouching down on the ground, gripping Piper’s chin in his hands. “Subject Ventus, welcome back, I remember you. I also remember that you managed to get away before I was quite finished with you.” His tone was menacing and cruel, and despite being unable to see the man, Saturn was filled with a sense of unease just hearing the guy talk to Piper, and he tugged at his bonds, trying to push the gag from his mouth. “We’ll have to make sure that doesn’t happen again…”

“MMPH HMR GN!” Saturn screamed out against his gag, attracting the scientist’s attention.

“And who’s this?” He asked.

“That’s her boyfriend,” Agent 1 explained as he removed Saturn’s. “Blaze is his alias, he’s got fire powers.”

“Very nice, very nice,” the scientist said with a smirk, standing back up to his full height. “Get them set up so that I can start with the basic data.”

“Of course.” Agent 3 unlocked the chain that had been hogtying Piper, and pulled her to her feet. She was roughly forced against a post, and Agent’s 2 and 3 held her there while Agent 1 wrapped ropes around her still-cuffed ankles, tying them to the post. He tied more ropes around her leg and the post above and below the knee, just about where the chains already were. Her skin was red and raw from where the chains had been chafing her, but her captors didn’t care.

“Hold her steady,” Agent 1 said as he finished tying her legs to the post.

“PHPHNP PHHNPH!” Piper struggled as Agent 1 began undoing the locks and buckles on her straight jacket. As soon as she was free of it, she tried to lash out, but it was no use. Agent’s 2 and 3 each grabbed one of her wrists, and held her, forcing her back flush against the post as Agent 1 tied a rope around her waist, securing it to the post as well.

“Let’s get her wrists nice and bound,” he said.

“Of course,” Agent 2 nodded.

Piper’s wrists were brought in front of her and crossed, then bound tightly with several loops of rope. Once that was done, Agent 2 pulled them up, holding them tight against the post while Agent 1 wrapped more ropes around them, securing them to the post.

“PHPHNP! PHPHNP PHNNCHNNG HMR! MMPH HMR GN!” Saturn screamed into his gag, pulling against his chains and straight jacket as best he could. Even knowing that he wouldn’t get free, it was worth it to him to try, to show Piper that he was trying, that he would do anything to get to her, to help her.

“Last bit…” Agent 1 grinned, ignoring Saturn, and tying a rope around her neck, securing it to the beam as well, just to make sure that she didn’t get any ideas, or struggle too hard while they attempted to get the data that they needed.

The Agents stepped back, pleased with how secure Piper was.

“MMMPH!” She glared at them as best she could, tugging at her ropes, but it was of little use. She was exhausted, her body was covered in bruises, and she knew that even if she did manage to get free of these bonds, there was little that could be done to escape...and then there was Saturn.

She looked down, and he was still hogtied on the floor, squirming. He made eye contact with her, trying to tell her that he was sorry that he had been unable to protect her, but he didn’t have long before his gaze was broken.

Piper watched as, struggling, Saturn’s hogtie chain was removed and he, too, was pulled to his feet and pushed against a post just like the one she was currently bound to.

“Pmmnphm mmph mm gn! MMPH NPH GN!” He struggled, screaming into his gag as his legs were roped to the post just as hers had been. His glare was fierce, but his exhaustion, and the pain radiating through his body caused his struggle to be weaker. Like his girlfriend, he was covered in bruises from the restraints and rough nature of their captors, and this was just the beginning…

The Agents removed Saturn’s straight jacket, and held him fast as he tried to paw his way free. It was no use. He knew that his collar would shock him if he tried to summon his powers, and that it would be no use, and he was overpowered. It wasn’t difficult at all for the agents to bind his hands above his head and to the post the way that they had Piper’s, nor was it tough for them to tie his waist to the beam as well. There was no way that he was going to be able to tug free, though he tried.

As the rope was tied around his neck, he looked at Piper, trying to tell her with his eyes that he was sorry and that he loved her, but it was difficult. The posts they were tied to didn’t leave them directly facing each other, and with the rope tied around his already collared neck, well, it was hard to turn his head to look at her.

“Now, let’s make sure we have everything we need…” the scientist smirked, walking over to Piper. “You’ve been through this before, why don’t you go ahead and show your boyfriend how to behave while we get everything we need, hmm?”

“Mmmph!” Piper frowned, attempting to turn her head away, but it was difficult with the rope around her neck.

“There’s a good girl, now hold still…” The scientist smirked as he found a vein, and took a quick blood sample. It could have been worse, Piper knew, and it would be. She stayed still, knowing that she could cause more damage to herself by struggling right now than obeying, even though she hated this. She felt herself breaking little by little as each minute passed.

“Now for a basic inspection.” The scientist said as he began inspecting her entire body, poking and prodding in various places, an evil grin in place on his face as he did so. “You appear to be healthy and in good shape, so that will make you prime for testing on, just like you were last time.”

“Nn, pmmnphm!” Piper begged as hands went all over her body, invading every aspect of her privacy. The scientist listened to her heart beat, checked her ears, just about everything that would performed at a normal check up, but she had no say. She was bound, she was gagged, and she couldn’t fight back.

“Phphnp phnnchnng hmr! HMMP! HMMP NPH!” Saturn tugged at his own bonds as the scientist felt around Piper’s body, checking up on her. He hated this, he hated that there was nothing he could do to free her, to save from the fear, pain, and humiliation.

“Well, looks good,” he said with a smirk. “We’ll give you a minute to relax while I check out your boyfriend here.”

“Nmmmph!” Piper shook her head, just slightly, the rope chafing against her neck, tears in her eyes. The fight wasn’t leaving her, exactly, but she was so tired and scared that the panic was starting to win over, and there was little she could do to fight back against her bonds.

“Welcome to DISE, Subject Ignis,” the scientist said as he approached Saturn. “I know it’s your first time with us, but don’t worry, you’ll get the hang of it soon enough. Now, if you know what’s good for you, you’ll stop that struggling, hmm? Taking your blood while you’re moving will only make it worse for you, do you hear?”

“NMMPH!” Saturn pleaded against his tight gag, but it was no use, and he knew it. Where were the Elements when he needed them? Still, he was no idiot. He held still as the needle was pushed into his arm and the blood sample pulled. He squeezed his eyes shut as it happened, trying to ignore the pain. After all, one needle prick was nothing compared to the strain on his muscles, and every other thing that had happened to him, and to Piper, in the last couple hours.

“Very good,” the scientist said, removing the needle once he had the blood. “Now was that so bad?” He asked with a grin.

“Fnch mnn!” Saturn glared.

“See, that’s a part of why we keep you gagged,” the scientist said. “You super freaks don’t count as human in my book, so I really don’t want to hear a damn word you have to say.

“Mmph!” Saturn frowned, but like Piper, he was well aware that there was not much hope for the two of them right now. They would have to hope that the supers they worked under would come and rescue them...and he was sure that they would. They had to! Piper had gotten out of this situation once, it could happen again, and he needed to believe that they would be alright.

“I’m just going to give you a check up, it’s standard, really,” the scientist explained. He pulled out his stethoscope, and performed the same check he had on Piper on Saturn. His hands were everywhere, checking every aspect of Saturn that he could with the position the young man was bound in, and he smiled as he pulled back. “You seem to be in very good shape as well, perfectly healthy. We’ll be able to get a lot out of you.”

“NMM!” He didn’t want them to learn a damned thing from him! He tugged at the ropes tying his wrists to the post, but he was so securely stuck that he couldn’t do a thing to get away from these men. He was tied tightly, and Piper was in just as bad of a situation.

“Now I just need cheek swabs,” he said. “Which means we will be removing your gags, one at a time, of course - there’s no need for you to talk to each other. I’m sure you understand. My point is,” he said, addressing both captives. “You’re in a facility where no one cares what you have to say or what you want. No one outside of the facility can hear you. Screaming out for help is of no use, and will not be tolerated. You’re welcome to try, if you want to face the consequences, but I think you both know that you have no chance of being heard. It would just be a waste, really.”

His tone told Piper and Saturn that he had gone over this before, many times, and there was a sense of defeat that it set off in both of them. After all, as much as Piper hated it, she knew that he was right. Screaming out for help would do her no good, and the thought of being hurt in some other way as punishment? It didn’t feel worth it. She just hoped that Saturn wouldn’t do anything stupid. They were in this together now, it seemed, and she didn’t want to see him get hurt, either.

The scientist went to Piper, removing her gag. The second it was off, she began to work her jaw, pained by the large ball that had been shoved in it since the gag had first been put on her.

“Open wide, Subject Ventus,” the scientist ordered, pulling out a cheek swab.

“Screw you!” Piper sniped, but there was nothing she could do to stop him as he put the swab in her mouth, running against the inside of her cheek. When he was finished, the scientist capped the swab and set it down on the tray next to her blood sample.

“That was very good, Subject Ventus. Just for that nice performance, I think we’ll let you have a break from that muzzle.”

Piper had no response to that. She was absolutely exhausted, and the idea of that muzzle being locked back over her head was unappealing.

“Not to say you’ll be free of any gag,” he explained, lifting a silicone bit gag and a strip of cloth. “But if you’re good, this one should be a bit...more relaxing.” He wadded up the cloth and forced it into her mouth before placing the bit between her teeth to hold it in. He was rough, the gag pulling at the corners of her mouth as it was belted and locked tightly behind her head.

“Pmmnphm,” she looked at him, eyes pleading as she pushed at the bit with her tongue. It was in tight, it wouldn’t be budging. “Nnn'ph nn phhnph phn mm ngnnn!”

“Careful,” he warned. “You beg too much, and that muzzle goes right back on, you hear?”

Without another word, Piper nodded. The stuffing with the bit weren’t fun, but the muzzle was far worse, and at least for now, well, shouting and crying for help was of no use.

“Now it’s your turn, Subject Ignis.” The scientist removed the panel gag from Saturn’s mouth, and the second it was out, Saturn took his turn to speak.

“P-please,” he said. “Do what you w-want with me, a-anything, just let her g-go!” He looked at the scientist.

“Oh, we’re going to do what we want with both of you,” he said. “Valiant of you to try and protect her, but it’s no use, Subject Ignis,” he said, getting the cheek swab. It didn’t take long for him to get what he needed, and soon Saturn’s swab was on the tray next to his own blood sample.

“P-please let her go!” He begged, struggling as hard as he could against his ropes, watching as the scientist lifted a red rubber ball gag from the table behind him.

“We won’t be letting either of you go,” he said with a smirk. “I was prepared to give you the same bit gag as your girlfriend, but since you had to go and try to mouth off, I think you’ll find this a bit more...fitting.”

“No, please!” Saturn shook his head, tugging at his bound hands to try and free them as the scientist lifted the large ballgag.

“It’s really not up to you,” he said with a smirk, forcing the large ball into Saturn’s mouth. “Gags are a part of this, and you won’t be free of one again for some time.” He buckled and locked the gag tight behind Saturn’s head, patting his cheek as he finished.

Once both captives were re-gagged, the scientist stamped them both with an inking of their subject names, Ventus and Ignis.

“Well, that’s all the need I have for them right now,” he said to the Agents. “You can prepare them and take them to their cell.”

“Will do,” Agent 1 said. He and Agent 2 approached Piper with ropes, while Agent’s 3 and 4 did the same with Saturn.

“Nn! Pmmnphm!” Piper shook her head, trying to keep tears from welling in her eyes once again as she was untied from the post and forced to the floor, stomach down.

“NN! PHPHNP! PMMNPHM!” Saturn attempted to fight as he, too, was brought down from the post and forced to his stomach on the floor.

“Shut up both of you,” Agent 2 said, kicking Piper hard in the side as Agent 1 held her down.

“Nnn'ph hnrph hmr!” Saturn begged as he saw his girlfriend hurt.

“Shut the fuck up!” Agent 3 said, rolling his eyes.

Simultaneously, both captives’ arms were pulled behind their backs. Each wrist was tied to the opposite elbow, securing their arms in tight box ties. Then, they were each pulled into a sitting position, and more ropes were tied around their arms, above and below Piper’s breasts, and above and below Saturn’s pecs, keeping their arms firmly bound to their chests. Once again, their restraints were identical save for the gags.

“Let’s go check out your cell,” Agent 3 taunted.

With Saturn and Piper both untied from the posts, but bound at the arms and chained at the legs, they were pulled roughly by the four agents to a cell.

“I think we should let them get nice and used to this,” Agent 4 said as he threw Piper roughly to the ground of the bleak cell.

“Definitely.” Agent 1 threw Saturn down beside her.

Saturn and Piper both fought against their bonds, wriggling as they tried to sit up.

“Here, let me help you with that,” Agent 2 smirked, grabbing Piper, pulling her into a sitting position and holding her fast.

A moment later, Agent 3 grabbed her struggling boyfriend and forced his back against hers.

Agent 1 grabbed a length of chain and wrapped it around both of their waists, locking them back to back together, before grabbing a second chain and securing their torso’s together, both above and below Piper’s breasts and Saturn’s pecs.

“Mmph!” Saturn struggled, but it did very little as another chain, this one shorter, was brought up. One end of it was locked around Saturn’s cuffed ankles, and the other around Piper’s, forcing their legs to bend in an uncomfortable position with how they were restrained.

“And now,” Agent 1 sneered, taking another length of chain, and locking their necks together. “You struggle too hard, you choke her,” he said, ruffling Saturn’s hair. “And vice versa, little miss,” he said, tousling Piper’s golden locks.

“It’s always fun,” Agent 2 said. “When those who think themselves heroes are helpless.” He moved closer to Piper, putting his hand up her shirt.

She squirmed, trying to get away, pressing against Saturn, but there was nothing she could do, and with their necks chained, there wasn’t a damned thing he could do, either.

“Pretty little things, the both of them,” Agent 3 said, moving to slide his own hand up Saturn’s shirt. “Too bad they’re little more than animals…”

“Phphnp! PMMNPHM!” Saturn begged, squeezing his eyes shut. He couldn’t pull away from the hand up his shirt without harming Piper, and with his arms tied in a box tie, he couldn’t even reach for Piper’s hand to comfort her.

“What, don’t like that?” Agent 3 asked. “I don’t give a fuck. You’re our property now.”

“Nmmm!” Piper pleaded against her own gag, but it was no use. These men didn’t give a fuck what she had to say, and she and Saturn were stuck.

“The boss is gonna decide where he wants you too,” Agent 4 said. “For now, you can stay together, but I wouldn’t count on that lasting long, so enjoy the time you’ve got - and remember how compassionate we were to tie you up together.”

With that, Agents 2 and 3 removed their hands from their captives’ shirts, and all four men left, the cell door locking behind them.

“N'm phnrrm.” Saturn tried to apologize to Piper for being unable to protect her, but the gag blocked his words. Drool was starting to drip from his mouth onto his pajama shirt, just adding to the discomfort he felt with this whole situation.

“Nn mnfm mnn.” Piper tried to speak, but the cloth shoved behind her bit was held fast, and her “I love you,” came out muffled.

Both Piper and Saturn were exhausted, and severely restrained, so they leaned against each other as best they could, both trying to make sure they didn’t hurt the other, anxiously awaiting their fates.

Piper and Saturn had lost all track of time when the cell door opened again, and the four Agents returned, this time, two of them carrying small bundles of clothes.

“Nmmm!” Piper gulped, knowing what was coming next.

“Shut up, girl,” Agent 1 said. He came over, unlocking the chains at every point that bound them together, and he pulled Piper away from Saturn.

“We’re going to untie you, and you’re going to follow our fucking directions, is that clear?” Agent 2 said, moving over to grab Saturn, to make sure that he could secure him.

“Mmph!” Saturn didn’t know what was coming, but he struggled as Agent 2 held on to him, trying to break free before whatever they had planned next could actually happen.

Agents 1 and 2 made quick work of unchaining their captive’s legs, both of them bruised from the restraints, before going on to untie their arms.

“Stand up,” Agent 3 said, and Agents 1 and 2 backed away from Saturn and Piper as both of them pulled themselves to their feet.

Instantly, Saturn reached for his gag, trying to pull it free, tugging to get the ball out of his mouth, but to no avail. The gag was buckled and locked behind his head, and it was no use. Piper, on the other hand, had slightly more luck. She was able to pull the wad of fabric from her gag before Agents 1 and 2 were on top of them.

Agent 1 jammed a taser against Piper’s abdomen, while Agent 2 did the same, aiming for Saturn’s side. The jolt of electricity was painful, and enough to pull out a cry of pain from both prisoners as they fell to the ground.

“Let’s try that again now, shall we?” Agent 1 said, forcing the wadded up cloth back into Piper’s mouth, and checking the belt, tightening her gag to make sure the cloth stayed in. “Stand up, hands away from your fucking gags, or we’ll up the voltage, is that clear?”

“Mmmph.” Piper nodded, but she was glaring. She didn’t like to go down without a fight, but she also didn’t like seeing Saturn hurt, and from his silent nodding, it was clear he felt the same way.

Slowly, they both pulled themselves back to their feet, arms at their sides.

“Good, that’s better,” Agent 4 said. “Strip out of your clothes, you can leave your underwear.”

“Mmm?” Saturn looked up, fearfully.

“Just fucking do it or we’ll hurt your girlfriend,” he said, zapping his taser in the air to prove his point.

Saturn sighed, and reluctantly, pulled the red shirt off over his head, dropping it on the ground as he took a deep breath, removing his pajama pants.

Next to him, Piper did the same, not wanting to see Saturn tased again. She removed her tank top and sleep shorts, trying her best to cover herself with her hands as she, too, dropped the fabric to the ground.

“Good,” Agent 3 said. “Now put these on.”

Each of them were tossed a set of clothes - a pair of white pants, and a white shirt with the DISE logo on it.

Eager to not be standing there mostly naked, Piper pulled the clothes on quickly. She hated being forced into the DISE subjects uniform, but it was better than nothing.

Following Piper’s lead, Saturn pulled the clothes on as well. He was cowed by them threatening to tase Piper again, and he truth be told, he was running out of energy to struggle. It had been a long night, and there was only so much he could do.

Once they were both dressed again, their clothes were kicked aside, and Agent 3 grabbed Saturn, pulling his arms behind his back, while Agent 2 grabbed Piper, holding her the same way.

Agent 4 held his taser at the ready, a threat, should either of them choose to disobey, and both of them knew what that meant.

“Pmmnphm phphnp phhnph!” Saturn begged as Agent 1 approached him, leather cuffs in hand. He ignored Saturn’s pleas as Agent 3 held his arms tight, allowing Agent 1 to lock the leather cuffs exceedingly tight over his wrists. He pulled at them uselessly as another pair were locked over his ankles.

“We need to keep you both restrained,” he said as he grabbed more cuffs, going over to Piper. “Until we know you can behave, and hell, maybe even after that,” he teased, locking the cuffs over Piper’s wrists and ankles as well. “For now, you’re going to the test labs,” he said to Saturn.

“NMMMPH!” Saturn shook his head, pleading as he pulled feebly on his chains, exhaustion and fear taking over.

“And you,” he turned to Piper. “I’m sure you remember Project Morpheus…”

“NN! PMMNPHM! NN!” Piper screamed against her gag, struggling as Agent 2 began dragging her towards the cell door.

“MMMPH! HLLLP!” Saturn struggled as he was pulled towards the door as well.

Once they were both in the hallway, Agent 3 smirked. “Say your goodbyes, who knows when you’ll see each other again?”

“NN! NNN'PH NN PHHNPH!” Piper begged as she was pulled upwards and dragged towards a door labeled PROJECT MORPHEUS PODS.

“NN! MMPH HMR GN! NNN'PH!” Saturn screamed against his own gag as he was pulled away from Piper in the opposite direction.

Both of them struggled, kicking with their chained legs as they were dragged away from each other, Saturn towards a cell, and Piper towards the Project Morpheus area.

As she was dragged away, Piper was in hysterics, breaking down, sobbing, shaking her head, and thrashing wildly against her captors.

“NN! NNN'PH NN PHHNPH PHN MM! PMMNPHM NNN'PH NN PHHNPH!” She screamed over and over again, trying to push the gag from her mouth as she fought to pull free of the two Agents dragging her back.

“NOOO! NOO!” Piper screamed loudly, shooting up in the bed she was currently sharing with Saturn, drenched in sweat, chest heaving. “NO! DON’T DO THIS!” She shouted.

“Piper? Piper!” Saturn woke, reaching out, putting an arm around her, trying to pull her back to reality. “Piper, hey, Piper, what’s wrong? It’s okay, it’s okay, it’s just a dream.”

“It’s not just a dream!” She said, turning, burying her head in his chest, sobbing as he held her.

“Was it DISE?” he asked softly, rubbing her back, trying to do whatever he could to calm her.

She nodded, wordlessly, her whole body wracked with the panicked sobs as the vividness of her nightmare washed over her. It had felt so real, and for her, once, it had been real. It may be just a dream this time, but the nightmare had been very real once, and she was terrified that it would be real again.

“It’s okay, Piper, they aren’t here. You’re safe with me,” he said.

“It’s not okay!” She said, tilting her head up to look at him. “I’m never safe, you don’t understand, there’s no escape from them, Saturn.”

“Piper,” he kissed the top of her head gently. “Whatever it takes to keep you safe, okay? I’ll do whatever it takes to keep you safe. There is a way to escape, you’re free now. You’re not there anymore. You’re here with me, okay? Where you belong.” He rubbed her back with one hand, and brushed the other through her messy, golden hair. “I swear on the Elements that I will never let them hurt you again, alright?” He said. “I’ll be right here with you, and if they come, we will fight them together. They won’t take you again, okay? Do you hear me?”

She nodded quietly.

“You didn’t have me before, okay? You do now, and I won’t let them hurt you.” He pulled her back down on the bed, drawing her in close to him as softly, he began to sing. “Little girl, oh little girl, you don’t stay down... You kick and scream and scratch, you roar and thrash, but don’t stay down. The last breath you take, spit in their face, you lick your wounds another day... But get off the ground, go take 'em down, oh little girl, don’t stay down…”

As the familiar words washed over her, and the comfort of her boyfriend’s arms calmed her, Piper began to settle. Saturn was there, and he was right. She wasn’t alone now, she had him, and she knew that he would fight for her. It had just been a nightmare, and the nightmare was over. She was safe in the loving arms of her boyfriend, and if DISE was out there looking for her, well, there were two of them now. She had to trust that Saturn was right, that she would be alright, because if she didn’t, that was letting them win, and letting DISE win was the last thing Piper wanted.

“I love you, Saturn,” Piper said as the song finished.

“I love you, too, Piper,” he said with a sad smile. “Now come on, try and sleep.” He held her tight. “I’m right here. The bad guys won’t get you. I swear it. On the Elements.”

With Saturn’s words and song in her ear, and the feeling of his breathing as she snuggled close to him, Piper closed her eyes, hoping to find much sweeter dreams the second time around.

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Piper Donovan stretched her arms, a smile on her face as the southern sweetheart looked over at her sleeping boyfriend, Saturn Hill. As he slept, she found herself tempted to reach out and tousle the other’s soft, scarlet hair. They had been together for awhile, and Saturn’s parents and sisters were out of town, giving them the perfect chance to spend a little time together. The two 18 year old super sidekicks had spent the evening cuddled up on the couch watching movies, and now were curled up in bed in their pajamas together.

Piper, a golden blonde, with deep blue eyes, was wearing a tank top shirt and sleep shorts with patterns of space and the stars - both a nod, and a tease to her planet-named boyfriend. The lanky boy asleep beside her was wearing black and red checked pajama pants, and a short sleeve crimson shirt with a Scotty dog on it, his brown eyes closed to the world as he slept.

With a last gentle smile, Piper lay back, closing her eyes to fall asleep beside him.

It was a peaceful night, the two of them barely taking up half of the bed, as they were tangled together...at least until the door creaked open, and four men, all dressed in black, like armoured guards, snuck into the room.

The moonlight caught the Dominion of International Super Experimentation (or DISE) logos on the fronts of their clothes, and two of the four agents approached the bed with the sleeping couple, collars in their hands.

They made eye contact from across the bed, silently, knowingly counting down before leaning in, each of them clamping a collar around the neck of a different sleeping sidekick.

The second the collars went around their necks, Piper and Saturn woke up with a start. At first, Saturn was confused - the whirring of the collar around his neck, the men in the room with them, but Piper? She knew what was happening right away. She had been taken by DISE before, experimented on before she and Saturn had ever met...and it was happening again.

“NO! HELP!” She screamed out, hoping to attract the attention of someone, a neighbor, anyone, as she and her boyfriend were surrounded by the four men. She and Saturn had been through a lot together before, but this was something he hadn’t been subjected to yet, and she didn’t want him to have to be...nor did she want to do it again. Being poked and prodded by this horrible organization was something she didn’t think she could take a second time.

“Shut up, Wind Girl,” Agent 1 said. He grabbed Piper, pulling her from the bed, and slapping her hard across the cheek before clamping a gloved hand tight over her mouth as she struggled against the arm that he wrapped around her own arms and waist to hold her still.

“Nn! Mmph mm gn!” She screamed against the hand over her mouth, and kicked her legs out, trying to thrash free of the man holding her, but a second agent came and grabbed her legs to prevent her from doing so.

Saturn, still caught off guard by this, shook it off, trying to come to. He attempted, of course, to summon his fire powers, but there was nothing that he could do. The collar was suppressing everything he had inside of him, and the Elements that he normally depended on so strongly to help him were, well, failing him in this moment.

“How…” he looked at his hands, his powers unwilling to come when called upon. “Ignacio yamatete!” He tried again, and nothing. “Ignacio YAMATETE! Elements don’t fail me now!” He called out. However, every time he attempted to summon his powers, they failed, and instead, were replaced with a nasty shock to the neck from the collar. Realizing that his powers weren’t coming, and why, he gulped, trying to process the situation. As that facts dawned on him, he looked to Piper. The fear in her eyes, the logo on the intruder’s chest… “No, Piper! D-don’t tell me these...these were the men who t-took you before!”

“Mmmph!” She nodded, tears in her eyes as she struggled against her captors.

“NO!” Saturn stood. “Don’t - get your hands off of her! Let her go right now!” He said, though, he knew that without his powers, his tall, lanky frame and tousled red hair left him less than intimidating.

“Fire Boy thinks he’s funny, doesn’t he?” Agent 3 said, grabbing Saturn, holding him fast, one strong arm wrapping around his arms, pinning them to his torso. “But we’ve got your little girlfriend now, and there’s nothing at all you can do to save her. Stormchaser,” he said with a mocking tone, referring to the girl wriggling in his co-workers arms. “Is ours now, and she knows the drill,” he smirked. “But you’ll be learning it for the first time. You’re both coming with us.”

“NO!” He shook his head, silently thanking the Elements that, at least if this had to be happening, his sister Sin wasn’t here. “You fucking cowards, you can’t do this!” He struggled against the grip of the agent holding him. “The Elements will make you pay for th-mmmph!” His words were stopped as a gloved hand clamped over his mouth.

“Let’s get these two trussed up and ready to go,” the fourth Agent said, already beginning to move the classic DISE restraints from a bag, dumping them on the bed.

He didn’t even bother to threaten Saturn as he lifted a set of heavy shackles from the bed. He grabbed the squirming boy’s ankles and locked the cuffs around them, pleased with himself as they clicked shut. There was just one link of chain between the cuffs, meaning he had virtually no ability to separate his legs.

“Phphnp! Nnhnnn nph mnn fnchnng cnmmnrnph!” Saturn tried to pull free, even as his ankles were cuffed, and Agent 4 began wrapping a length of chain tightly around his legs, padlocking it shut. He had to help Piper! He could see her, fighting tooth and nail against the men holding her, the hand over her mouth, and he hated that there wasn’t anything he could do to get to her right now.

“Gag him,” Agent 4 tossed a leather panel gag to Agent 3, who let go of Saturn. Instantly, the boy tried to break away, but with his bound legs, it was easy for Agent 4 to get ahold of his hands while Agent 3 shoved the plug of the gag in his mouth, buckling it, and locking it tightly behind his head.

“”MMPH MM GN!” Saturn shouted as the leather panel of the gag pressed over his lips, the soft plug filling his mouth greatly muffling his cries.

“That’s more like it,” Agent 4 said with a laugh. “Super scum like you belong in fucking gags. So much for the all powerful Blaze, huh?” He taunted Saturn, using his own super name as a mockery. After all, there was nothing that Saturn could do. His powers were rendered useless.

“You’ll be a fun one to play with,” Agent 3 said, his eyes catching the way Saturn’s shirt rode up as he struggled against both the chains, and the grip of the two agents. “Your girlfriend will, too. She’s cute, I see why you like her.”

Those words added greatly to Saturn’s fear, and he tried his best to up his struggling, but there wasn’t much more he could do. The boy was already giving it all he had, and there didn’t seem to be a prayer for him, here. The cuffs around his ankles were tight, and the lengths of chain around his legs both above and below the knee were equally tight, digging into his skin through the pajama pants.

“Finishing touches?” Agent 3 smirked, lifting a straight jacket from the pile of restraints that had been dumped out on the bed.

“NMMM! NMMM!” Saturn shook his head, squirming against Agent 4 as he was held tight, the jacket brought closer to him. He’d never been in anything like that before, and he couldn’t stand the idea of them putting him in it now! He was afraid for Piper, but afraid for himself as well. He had heard what they had done to her, the tests they had run, how they had kept her tightly bound and gagged the entire time, and he was terrified.

She had gotten away once before, but what if they weren’t so lucky a second time?

Still, even as he struggled, it was useless. His arms were forced into the straight jacket and pulled around his body, buckled and locked into place, just as the gag had been. Agents 3 and 4 were pros, and it wasn’t long at all before they had the boy completely restrained in the jacket.

Saturn was forced to the ground, and the toe of Agent 3’s boot met with his gut, causing him to cry out in pain.

“Finish it up,” Agent 4 said, and Agent 3 smirked, grabbing a length of chain, and securing one end of it to a d-ring on the back of the straight jacket, and the other around Saturn’s cuffed ankles. The chain was pulled taught and locked in place, securing Saturn in a painful, and secure hogtie.

“Now,” Agent 4 smiled, walking over to where Piper was still struggling against Agents 1 and 2. “You’re what we really came for, now aren’t you, sweetheart.”

“MMMPH!” Piper struggled, tears rolling down her cheeks and onto the gloved hand muffling her cries.

“You know what’s coming, don’t you?” The man taunted, reaching out, running his own gloved hand down her leg as he looked her into the eyes, removing his shades to reveal himself as one of the men that had tortured her before. “We’re going to get you all nice and restrained like your boyfriend over there,” he gestured to where Saturn was struggling on the floor, powerless against his secure hogtie and gag. “And then we’re going to take you back to headquarters and finish the job we started years ago.”

“NN! PMMNPHM NNN'PH NN PHHNPH!” She begged against the hand over her mouth, shaking her head as best she could in the tight grip. She knew what was going to happen - what had happened, and she couldn’t imagine going back there, going through it all again. It had been bad enough once, and now? Now she was terrified of it happening all over again.

“Oh, you got away from us once, wind girl,” he smirked, putting his shades back over his eyes. “You won’t be so lucky a second time.” He reached onto the bed, and into the pile of restraints, lifting a black muzzle gag, leather with a ball stitched onto the inside of the panel, and straps coming around from all sides. “Remember this?”

“PMMNPHM!” Piper begged as she saw the gag. Of course she remembered. That, or gags similar to it, had been locked into her mouth constantly while she had been under their power, and she had hoped never to be faced with one again, and yet...well, it seemed she had little choice.

“Go ahead and remove your hand,” Agent 4 said to the man currently hand-gagging Piper.

“No, please!” Piper begged. “Please, don’t do this!”

Agent 4 smirked, enjoying the pleas of the young super as he approached her, holding the gag panel taut in his hands, the ball front and center as he approached her.

“Don’t gag me! Pl-mmmph!” The ball was forced into her mouth, and the leather panel pushed down over her lips as she struggled against the gag.

Agent 4 buckled the first straps of the gag tightly behind her head, forcing the muzzle into place. Then, he crossed two thin leather straps under her chin, strapping them at the nape of her neck. Once he made sure that it was secure, he pulled the last bit over her head. Two straps crossed her face, meeting at the bridge of her nose to lead into one thicker strap that went over the top of the head, and buckled snug over the primary belt that held the gag in and over her mouth. Once all of the straps were in place, Agent 4 pulled a padlock through a few of them, making sure that there was no way she could be getting free of this gag unless one of them unlocked it.

“Phphnp, pmmnphm!” Piper begged, pushing at the ball filling her mouth with her tongue, but the panel over her mouth didn’t budge. The gag was tight, painful, and as near silencing as a gag could get. She didn’t want to give up her struggle, but seeing Saturn bound and gagged, and feeling the pressure of the leather against her lips, and the large ball stretching her jaw, it was hard not to feel defeated.

“Now,” Agent 4 said with a smirk. “We’re going to tie you up like we did your little boyfriend,” he grinned.

“Pmmnphm nnn'ph!” Piper hated that there were tears in her eyes as she fought. She wanted to appear every bit the strong, Southern girl that she was, but with everything that she knew would be coming if they got her and Saturn out of the house and back to their headquarters, well, it was hard not to. She had been through all of this before, and these Agents were in her head...and they knew it.

“Yeah, let’s get the pretty girl all bound up,” Agent 1 said, slamming Piper down on the bed, holding her in place. Her tank top rode up as she struggled, and Agent two reached down to help, holding her legs in place at the upper thighs as Agent 4 went for the remaining pair of shackles.

“Why don’t you watch what they’re gonna do to your pretty girlfriend, hmm?” Agent 3 grabbed Saturn, pulling him around so that he was being forced to watch as Piper was held down on the bed by the other three men.

“Mmph hmr gn!” He begged, struggling against his captor.

Piper struggled hard, but Agent 4 wasn’t having it. He reached out, punching her in the stomach, causing her body to attempt to double over in pain, however, it was unable to, due to how tightly she was being held.

“This should hold you nicely, don’t you think?” Agent 4 smirked, locking identical shackles to Saturn’s over her ankles. “But you know the drill, don’t you, girl? We have to make sure you’re not going anywhere.” He lifted a length of chain and wrapped it around her bare legs just below the knee, padlocking it firmly in place, before doing the same thing with another length of chain above her knees, just below the hem of her sleep shorts. Without pajama pants like Saturn had, the chains were more painful against Piper’s bare skin, and she cried out against her tight gag as the restraints were secured.

Agent 4 patted her leg, smirking, as he stood back up. Sure that her legs were secure, he reached for the remaining straight jacket.

“Okay, wind girl,” he said. “You know the deal.

“NMMM! NNNN!” Piper shook her head, struggling wildly. It took both Agents 1 and 2 to keep her held down as Agent 4 brought the straight jacket closer.

“You’re a feisty one,” Agent 4 said with a little chuckle. “I remember that about you, but don’t you worry,” he said, holding the straight jacket in one hand, his other hand going up her tank top, running over her stomach for just a moment, just to add to her terror, before he pulled it back. “We’ll be sure to break you of that this time.”

“NMMM!” Saturn shouted as he watched the man touch his girlfriend, pulling against his captor, trying to get free, to stop them from harming the love of his life.

“Nn, nnn'ph, mmph mm gn!” Piper screamed against her gag, kicking out with her bound legs as best she could, but it was no use. Agent 4 knew what he was doing, and dodged her attempts, smirking, as the other two men helped to force her into the straight jacket.

She made it more difficult for them than Saturn had, and Agent 1 held her torso tight as Agents 2 and 4 buckled and locked the belts of the jacket, forcing her arms tight around herself so that she couldn’t move them.

Once the jacket was on, she was forced stomach down on the mattress, and another chain was brought out. Though she writhed and squirmed, it took them only moments to finish off her bondage with a hogtie, just like Saturn’s.

“Put him on the bed next to her,” Agent 1 instructed as they finished securing Piper.

“Got it.” Agent 3 lifted the wriggling boy and placed him on the bed next to his girlfriend. Their restraints were identical, save for the gags, and both were pulling tirelessly, but also ineffectively, at their bonds and screaming against their equally secure gags.

“Let’s get them blindfolded and taken away,” Agent 2 said.

Agent 1 and Agent 3 each grabbed one of the leather blindfolds.

“Say goodnight, little girl,” Agent 1 teased, placing the blindfold over Piper’s eyes. He buckled it tight behind her head, and locked it on, pleased with their efforts as he looked over to notice the same finishing touches were being placed on Saturn by Agent 3.

Now, with both sidekicks bound, gagged, and blindfolded, it was time to get them out of here.

“You’ll stop struggling if you know what’s good for you,” Agent 1 said to Piper as he lifted her, throwing her over his shoulder, being as rough as possible with her as he did so - after all, she wasn’t a person to him anywhere near as much as she was a test subject. Why bother being careful?

Agent 2 lifted Saturn just as roughly, not caring at all if he hurt the young man as he began carrying him down the stairs and towards the van.

Both captives were easy enough to transport to the door, and then outside to the van, and though both struggled, it barely mattered with how secure their restraints were.

Agent 3 opened the back of the van, and held doors open as Piper and Saturn were each stuffed into individual small cages for transport. The cages were then locked, the van door closed, and with no witnesses, Piper and Saturn were spirited away from Saturn’s home in the other-wise still night.

With the small cages being so confined, it was even harder for the young couple to struggle as the van drove, and by the time it pulled into headquarters, they had both given up...at least temporarily.

Piper had been in this situation before, restrained, caged, and she had failed to get out of it that time, so trying to save her strength and energy for a more likely chance of escape was best. However, she was terrified. This was her worst nightmare being lived out all over again, and she had no idea how to get her and Saturn out of this.

Saturn was equally dejected. He had always told Piper that he would protect her from these men, that he would never let them take her, never let them hurt her again, and yet...here they were, bound and gagged, locked up in cages, and he was unable to do a damned thing about it.

Piper could hear Saturn’s mmphing against his gag, and she did the best she could to keep her whimpers to a minimum, not wanting Saturn to have to hear that. After all, she loved him, and she knew that he loved her. She knew that if he could have done anything to prevent her being taken, he would have, and she couldn’t help but wonder - if she had stayed at home, if she hadn’t gone over to Saturn’s, would they have taken him, too, or just her? Would he have been spared from this? Would he be on the outside still, potentially able to help her?

Her thoughts were cut short, however, as the van stopped, and the backdoor was opened.

“Hope you enjoyed the ride,” Agent 2 sneered, unlocking Piper’s cage and pulling her out.

“MMPH MM GN!” She struggled fruitlessly as her hogtied body was pulled from the cage and slung over the shoulder of her captor.

“PHPHNP! MMPH NPH GN! HMMP! HMMP NPH!” Saturn’s cries filled the air as he, too, was pulled from his cage and tossed over the shoulder of Agent 3.

Their captors ignored their cries as they carried the two young sidekicks into their facilities. To them, the heroes were barely human, and the sidekicks just as low on the pyramid. Why should they be allowed to roam free with powers others didn’t have? As far as these Agents were concerned, the testing, the experimenting that was about to be done on this couple were for the greater good.

As Agent 2 dropped Piper roughly to the ground, he was sure that, at some point, she would understand that. At some point, they would be able to break this free spirit of hers, and she would cooperate with them. Having her boyfriend, he was sure, wouldn’t hurt that process at all.

Saturn was dropped to the floor just as roughly, and Agent 3 kicked him once again.

“Super scum,” he muttered as Saturn cried out against his gag, struggling wildly against his bonds. He would do anything he could to make sure that Piper didn’t have to go through this again, and if that meant fighting tooth and nail against the impossible, he would do it. “You two are going to get what you fucking deserve.” He then went over, giving a swift kick to Piper’s side as well.

Saturn winced as he heard his girlfriend scream against her gag, and he wasn’t sure if it was better or worse that he couldn’t see what was happening to her. Regardless, it only fueled his flailing as he tried to pull his arms free of the straight jacket - he didn’t care if he had to rip it, he would keep on trying until they stopped him.

“Well, well, well,” one of the scientists from DISE came into the room, one eyebrow raised as he looked down to view the two hogtied captives. “What have we here, hmm? Two new subjects?”

“One new, one returned,” Agent 1 said, removing Piper’s blindfold.

She looked up, finding herself face to face with the man who had performed countless experiments on her in her earlier captivity.

“Nn, nnph mnn! NN!” She struggled, shaking her head, desperately hoping that there was some way out of this, that this fucker, with his needles, and his tests, would stay away from her and her boyfriend, but her bonds were tight, her gag was secure, and they were surrounded by Agents of DISE. She was pretty sure that there was no getting out of this.

“Ah, yes,” the scientist grinned, crouching down on the ground, gripping Piper’s chin in his hands. “Subject Ventus, welcome back, I remember you. I also remember that you managed to get away before I was quite finished with you.” His tone was menacing and cruel, and despite being unable to see the man, Saturn was filled with a sense of unease just hearing the guy talk to Piper, and he tugged at his bonds, trying to push the gag from his mouth. “We’ll have to make sure that doesn’t happen again…”

“MMPH HMR GN!” Saturn screamed out against his gag, attracting the scientist’s attention.

“And who’s this?” He asked.

“That’s her boyfriend,” Agent 1 explained as he removed Saturn’s. “Blaze is his alias, he’s got fire powers.”

“Very nice, very nice,” the scientist said with a smirk, standing back up to his full height. “Get them set up so that I can start with the basic data.”

“Of course.” Agent 3 unlocked the chain that had been hogtying Piper, and pulled her to her feet. She was roughly forced against a post, and Agent’s 2 and 3 held her there while Agent 1 wrapped ropes around her still-cuffed ankles, tying them to the post. He tied more ropes around her leg and the post above and below the knee, just about where the chains already were. Her skin was red and raw from where the chains had been chafing her, but her captors didn’t care.

“Hold her steady,” Agent 1 said as he finished tying her legs to the post.

“PHPHNP PHHNPH!” Piper struggled as Agent 1 began undoing the locks and buckles on her straight jacket. As soon as she was free of it, she tried to lash out, but it was no use. Agent’s 2 and 3 each grabbed one of her wrists, and held her, forcing her back flush against the post as Agent 1 tied a rope around her waist, securing it to the post as well.

“Let’s get her wrists nice and bound,” he said.

“Of course,” Agent 2 nodded.

Piper’s wrists were brought in front of her and crossed, then bound tightly with several loops of rope. Once that was done, Agent 2 pulled them up, holding them tight against the post while Agent 1 wrapped more ropes around them, securing them to the post.

“PHPHNP! PHPHNP PHNNCHNNG HMR! MMPH HMR GN!” Saturn screamed into his gag, pulling against his chains and straight jacket as best he could. Even knowing that he wouldn’t get free, it was worth it to him to try, to show Piper that he was trying, that he would do anything to get to her, to help her.

“Last bit…” Agent 1 grinned, ignoring Saturn, and tying a rope around her neck, securing it to the beam as well, just to make sure that she didn’t get any ideas, or struggle too hard while they attempted to get the data that they needed.

The Agents stepped back, pleased with how secure Piper was.

“MMMPH!” She glared at them as best she could, tugging at her ropes, but it was of little use. She was exhausted, her body was covered in bruises, and she knew that even if she did manage to get free of these bonds, there was little that could be done to escape...and then there was Saturn.

She looked down, and he was still hogtied on the floor, squirming. He made eye contact with her, trying to tell her that he was sorry that he had been unable to protect her, but he didn’t have long before his gaze was broken.

Piper watched as, struggling, Saturn’s hogtie chain was removed and he, too, was pulled to his feet and pushed against a post just like the one she was currently bound to.

“Pmmnphm mmph mm gn! MMPH NPH GN!” He struggled, screaming into his gag as his legs were roped to the post just as hers had been. His glare was fierce, but his exhaustion, and the pain radiating through his body caused his struggle to be weaker. Like his girlfriend, he was covered in bruises from the restraints and rough nature of their captors, and this was just the beginning…

The Agents removed Saturn’s straight jacket, and held him fast as he tried to paw his way free. It was no use. He knew that his collar would shock him if he tried to summon his powers, and that it would be no use, and he was overpowered. It wasn’t difficult at all for the agents to bind his hands above his head and to the post the way that they had Piper’s, nor was it tough for them to tie his waist to the beam as well. There was no way that he was going to be able to tug free, though he tried.

As the rope was tied around his neck, he looked at Piper, trying to tell her with his eyes that he was sorry and that he loved her, but it was difficult. The posts they were tied to didn’t leave them directly facing each other, and with the rope tied around his already collared neck, well, it was hard to turn his head to look at her.

“Now, let’s make sure we have everything we need…” the scientist smirked, walking over to Piper. “You’ve been through this before, why don’t you go ahead and show your boyfriend how to behave while we get everything we need, hmm?”

“Mmmph!” Piper frowned, attempting to turn her head away, but it was difficult with the rope around her neck.

“There’s a good girl, now hold still…” The scientist smirked as he found a vein, and took a quick blood sample. It could have been worse, Piper knew, and it would be. She stayed still, knowing that she could cause more damage to herself by struggling right now than obeying, even though she hated this. She felt herself breaking little by little as each minute passed.

“Now for a basic inspection.” The scientist said as he began inspecting her entire body, poking and prodding in various places, an evil grin in place on his face as he did so. “You appear to be healthy and in good shape, so that will make you prime for testing on, just like you were last time.”

“Nn, pmmnphm!” Piper begged as hands went all over her body, invading every aspect of her privacy. The scientist listened to her heart beat, checked her ears, just about everything that would performed at a normal check up, but she had no say. She was bound, she was gagged, and she couldn’t fight back.

“Phphnp phnnchnng hmr! HMMP! HMMP NPH!” Saturn tugged at his own bonds as the scientist felt around Piper’s body, checking up on her. He hated this, he hated that there was nothing he could do to free her, to save from the fear, pain, and humiliation.

“Well, looks good,” he said with a smirk. “We’ll give you a minute to relax while I check out your boyfriend here.”

“Nmmmph!” Piper shook her head, just slightly, the rope chafing against her neck, tears in her eyes. The fight wasn’t leaving her, exactly, but she was so tired and scared that the panic was starting to win over, and there was little she could do to fight back against her bonds.

“Welcome to DISE, Subject Ignis,” the scientist said as he approached Saturn. “I know it’s your first time with us, but don’t worry, you’ll get the hang of it soon enough. Now, if you know what’s good for you, you’ll stop that struggling, hmm? Taking your blood while you’re moving will only make it worse for you, do you hear?”

“NMMPH!” Saturn pleaded against his tight gag, but it was no use, and he knew it. Where were the Elements when he needed them? Still, he was no idiot. He held still as the needle was pushed into his arm and the blood sample pulled. He squeezed his eyes shut as it happened, trying to ignore the pain. After all, one needle prick was nothing compared to the strain on his muscles, and every other thing that had happened to him, and to Piper, in the last couple hours.

“Very good,” the scientist said, removing the needle once he had the blood. “Now was that so bad?” He asked with a grin.

“Fnch mnn!” Saturn glared.

“See, that’s a part of why we keep you gagged,” the scientist said. “You super freaks don’t count as human in my book, so I really don’t want to hear a damn word you have to say.

“Mmph!” Saturn frowned, but like Piper, he was well aware that there was not much hope for the two of them right now. They would have to hope that the supers they worked under would come and rescue them...and he was sure that they would. They had to! Piper had gotten out of this situation once, it could happen again, and he needed to believe that they would be alright.

“I’m just going to give you a check up, it’s standard, really,” the scientist explained. He pulled out his stethoscope, and performed the same check he had on Piper on Saturn. His hands were everywhere, checking every aspect of Saturn that he could with the position the young man was bound in, and he smiled as he pulled back. “You seem to be in very good shape as well, perfectly healthy. We’ll be able to get a lot out of you.”

“NMM!” He didn’t want them to learn a damned thing from him! He tugged at the ropes tying his wrists to the post, but he was so securely stuck that he couldn’t do a thing to get away from these men. He was tied tightly, and Piper was in just as bad of a situation.

“Now I just need cheek swabs,” he said. “Which means we will be removing your gags, one at a time, of course - there’s no need for you to talk to each other. I’m sure you understand. My point is,” he said, addressing both captives. “You’re in a facility where no one cares what you have to say or what you want. No one outside of the facility can hear you. Screaming out for help is of no use, and will not be tolerated. You’re welcome to try, if you want to face the consequences, but I think you both know that you have no chance of being heard. It would just be a waste, really.”

His tone told Piper and Saturn that he had gone over this before, many times, and there was a sense of defeat that it set off in both of them. After all, as much as Piper hated it, she knew that he was right. Screaming out for help would do her no good, and the thought of being hurt in some other way as punishment? It didn’t feel worth it. She just hoped that Saturn wouldn’t do anything stupid. They were in this together now, it seemed, and she didn’t want to see him get hurt, either.

The scientist went to Piper, removing her gag. The second it was off, she began to work her jaw, pained by the large ball that had been shoved in it since the gag had first been put on her.

“Open wide, Subject Ventus,” the scientist ordered, pulling out a cheek swab.

“Screw you!” Piper sniped, but there was nothing she could do to stop him as he put the swab in her mouth, running against the inside of her cheek. When he was finished, the scientist capped the swab and set it down on the tray next to her blood sample.

“That was very good, Subject Ventus. Just for that nice performance, I think we’ll let you have a break from that muzzle.”

Piper had no response to that. She was absolutely exhausted, and the idea of that muzzle being locked back over her head was unappealing.

“Not to say you’ll be free of any gag,” he explained, lifting a silicone bit gag and a strip of cloth. “But if you’re good, this one should be a bit...more relaxing.” He wadded up the cloth and forced it into her mouth before placing the bit between her teeth to hold it in. He was rough, the gag pulling at the corners of her mouth as it was belted and locked tightly behind her head.

“Pmmnphm,” she looked at him, eyes pleading as she pushed at the bit with her tongue. It was in tight, it wouldn’t be budging. “Nnn'ph nn phhnph phn mm ngnnn!”

“Careful,” he warned. “You beg too much, and that muzzle goes right back on, you hear?”

Without another word, Piper nodded. The stuffing with the bit weren’t fun, but the muzzle was far worse, and at least for now, well, shouting and crying for help was of no use.

“Now it’s your turn, Subject Ignis.” The scientist removed the panel gag from Saturn’s mouth, and the second it was out, Saturn took his turn to speak.

“P-please,” he said. “Do what you w-want with me, a-anything, just let her g-go!” He looked at the scientist.

“Oh, we’re going to do what we want with both of you,” he said. “Valiant of you to try and protect her, but it’s no use, Subject Ignis,” he said, getting the cheek swab. It didn’t take long for him to get what he needed, and soon Saturn’s swab was on the tray next to his own blood sample.

“P-please let her go!” He begged, struggling as hard as he could against his ropes, watching as the scientist lifted a red rubber ball gag from the table behind him.

“We won’t be letting either of you go,” he said with a smirk. “I was prepared to give you the same bit gag as your girlfriend, but since you had to go and try to mouth off, I think you’ll find this a bit more...fitting.”

“No, please!” Saturn shook his head, tugging at his bound hands to try and free them as the scientist lifted the large ballgag.

“It’s really not up to you,” he said with a smirk, forcing the large ball into Saturn’s mouth. “Gags are a part of this, and you won’t be free of one again for some time.” He buckled and locked the gag tight behind Saturn’s head, patting his cheek as he finished.

Once both captives were re-gagged, the scientist stamped them both with an inking of their subject names, Ventus and Ignis.

“Well, that’s all the need I have for them right now,” he said to the Agents. “You can prepare them and take them to their cell.”

“Will do,” Agent 1 said. He and Agent 2 approached Piper with ropes, while Agent’s 3 and 4 did the same with Saturn.

“Nn! Pmmnphm!” Piper shook her head, trying to keep tears from welling in her eyes once again as she was untied from the post and forced to the floor, stomach down.

“NN! PHPHNP! PMMNPHM!” Saturn attempted to fight as he, too, was brought down from the post and forced to his stomach on the floor.

“Shut up both of you,” Agent 2 said, kicking Piper hard in the side as Agent 1 held her down.

“Nnn'ph hnrph hmr!” Saturn begged as he saw his girlfriend hurt.

“Shut the fuck up!” Agent 3 said, rolling his eyes.

Simultaneously, both captives’ arms were pulled behind their backs. Each wrist was tied to the opposite elbow, securing their arms in tight box ties. Then, they were each pulled into a sitting position, and more ropes were tied around their arms, above and below Piper’s breasts, and above and below Saturn’s pecs, keeping their arms firmly bound to their chests. Once again, their restraints were identical save for the gags.

“Let’s go check out your cell,” Agent 3 taunted.

With Saturn and Piper both untied from the posts, but bound at the arms and chained at the legs, they were pulled roughly by the four agents to a cell.

“I think we should let them get nice and used to this,” Agent 4 said as he threw Piper roughly to the ground of the bleak cell.

“Definitely.” Agent 1 threw Saturn down beside her.

Saturn and Piper both fought against their bonds, wriggling as they tried to sit up.

“Here, let me help you with that,” Agent 2 smirked, grabbing Piper, pulling her into a sitting position and holding her fast.

A moment later, Agent 3 grabbed her struggling boyfriend and forced his back against hers.

Agent 1 grabbed a length of chain and wrapped it around both of their waists, locking them back to back together, before grabbing a second chain and securing their torso’s together, both above and below Piper’s breasts and Saturn’s pecs.

“Mmph!” Saturn struggled, but it did very little as another chain, this one shorter, was brought up. One end of it was locked around Saturn’s cuffed ankles, and the other around Piper’s, forcing their legs to bend in an uncomfortable position with how they were restrained.

“And now,” Agent 1 sneered, taking another length of chain, and locking their necks together. “You struggle too hard, you choke her,” he said, ruffling Saturn’s hair. “And vice versa, little miss,” he said, tousling Piper’s golden locks.

“It’s always fun,” Agent 2 said. “When those who think themselves heroes are helpless.” He moved closer to Piper, putting his hand up her shirt.

She squirmed, trying to get away, pressing against Saturn, but there was nothing she could do, and with their necks chained, there wasn’t a damned thing he could do, either.

“Pretty little things, the both of them,” Agent 3 said, moving to slide his own hand up Saturn’s shirt. “Too bad they’re little more than animals…”

“Phphnp! PMMNPHM!” Saturn begged, squeezing his eyes shut. He couldn’t pull away from the hand up his shirt without harming Piper, and with his arms tied in a box tie, he couldn’t even reach for Piper’s hand to comfort her.

“What, don’t like that?” Agent 3 asked. “I don’t give a fuck. You’re our property now.”

“Nmmm!” Piper pleaded against her own gag, but it was no use. These men didn’t give a fuck what she had to say, and she and Saturn were stuck.

“The boss is gonna decide where he wants you too,” Agent 4 said. “For now, you can stay together, but I wouldn’t count on that lasting long, so enjoy the time you’ve got - and remember how compassionate we were to tie you up together.”

With that, Agents 2 and 3 removed their hands from their captives’ shirts, and all four men left, the cell door locking behind them.

“N'm phnrrm.” Saturn tried to apologize to Piper for being unable to protect her, but the gag blocked his words. Drool was starting to drip from his mouth onto his pajama shirt, just adding to the discomfort he felt with this whole situation.

“Nn mnfm mnn.” Piper tried to speak, but the cloth shoved behind her bit was held fast, and her “I love you,” came out muffled.

Both Piper and Saturn were exhausted, and severely restrained, so they leaned against each other as best they could, both trying to make sure they didn’t hurt the other, anxiously awaiting their fates.

Piper and Saturn had lost all track of time when the cell door opened again, and the four Agents returned, this time, two of them carrying small bundles of clothes.

“Nmmm!” Piper gulped, knowing what was coming next.

“Shut up, girl,” Agent 1 said. He came over, unlocking the chains at every point that bound them together, and he pulled Piper away from Saturn.

“We’re going to untie you, and you’re going to follow our fucking directions, is that clear?” Agent 2 said, moving over to grab Saturn, to make sure that he could secure him.

“Mmph!” Saturn didn’t know what was coming, but he struggled as Agent 2 held on to him, trying to break free before whatever they had planned next could actually happen.

Agents 1 and 2 made quick work of unchaining their captive’s legs, both of them bruised from the restraints, before going on to untie their arms.

“Stand up,” Agent 3 said, and Agents 1 and 2 backed away from Saturn and Piper as both of them pulled themselves to their feet.

Instantly, Saturn reached for his gag, trying to pull it free, tugging to get the ball out of his mouth, but to no avail. The gag was buckled and locked behind his head, and it was no use. Piper, on the other hand, had slightly more luck. She was able to pull the wad of fabric from her gag before Agents 1 and 2 were on top of them.

Agent 1 jammed a taser against Piper’s abdomen, while Agent 2 did the same, aiming for Saturn’s side. The jolt of electricity was painful, and enough to pull out a cry of pain from both prisoners as they fell to the ground.

“Let’s try that again now, shall we?” Agent 1 said, forcing the wadded up cloth back into Piper’s mouth, and checking the belt, tightening her gag to make sure the cloth stayed in. “Stand up, hands away from your fucking gags, or we’ll up the voltage, is that clear?”

“Mmmph.” Piper nodded, but she was glaring. She didn’t like to go down without a fight, but she also didn’t like seeing Saturn hurt, and from his silent nodding, it was clear he felt the same way.

Slowly, they both pulled themselves back to their feet, arms at their sides.

“Good, that’s better,” Agent 4 said. “Strip out of your clothes, you can leave your underwear.”

“Mmm?” Saturn looked up, fearfully.

“Just fucking do it or we’ll hurt your girlfriend,” he said, zapping his taser in the air to prove his point.

Saturn sighed, and reluctantly, pulled the red shirt off over his head, dropping it on the ground as he took a deep breath, removing his pajama pants.

Next to him, Piper did the same, not wanting to see Saturn tased again. She removed her tank top and sleep shorts, trying her best to cover herself with her hands as she, too, dropped the fabric to the ground.

“Good,” Agent 3 said. “Now put these on.”

Each of them were tossed a set of clothes - a pair of white pants, and a white shirt with the DISE logo on it.

Eager to not be standing there mostly naked, Piper pulled the clothes on quickly. She hated being forced into the DISE subjects uniform, but it was better than nothing.

Following Piper’s lead, Saturn pulled the clothes on as well. He was cowed by them threatening to tase Piper again, and he truth be told, he was running out of energy to struggle. It had been a long night, and there was only so much he could do.

Once they were both dressed again, their clothes were kicked aside, and Agent 3 grabbed Saturn, pulling his arms behind his back, while Agent 2 grabbed Piper, holding her the same way.

Agent 4 held his taser at the ready, a threat, should either of them choose to disobey, and both of them knew what that meant.

“Pmmnphm phphnp phhnph!” Saturn begged as Agent 1 approached him, leather cuffs in hand. He ignored Saturn’s pleas as Agent 3 held his arms tight, allowing Agent 1 to lock the leather cuffs exceedingly tight over his wrists. He pulled at them uselessly as another pair were locked over his ankles.

“We need to keep you both restrained,” he said as he grabbed more cuffs, going over to Piper. “Until we know you can behave, and hell, maybe even after that,” he teased, locking the cuffs over Piper’s wrists and ankles as well. “For now, you’re going to the test labs,” he said to Saturn.

“NMMMPH!” Saturn shook his head, pleading as he pulled feebly on his chains, exhaustion and fear taking over.

“And you,” he turned to Piper. “I’m sure you remember Project Morpheus…”

“NN! PMMNPHM! NN!” Piper screamed against her gag, struggling as Agent 2 began dragging her towards the cell door.

“MMMPH! HLLLP!” Saturn struggled as he was pulled towards the door as well.

Once they were both in the hallway, Agent 3 smirked. “Say your goodbyes, who knows when you’ll see each other again?”

“NN! NNN'PH NN PHHNPH!” Piper begged as she was pulled upwards and dragged towards a door labeled PROJECT MORPHEUS PODS.

“NN! MMPH HMR GN! NNN'PH!” Saturn screamed against his own gag as he was pulled away from Piper in the opposite direction.

Both of them struggled, kicking with their chained legs as they were dragged away from each other, Saturn towards a cell, and Piper towards the Project Morpheus area.

As she was dragged away, Piper was in hysterics, breaking down, sobbing, shaking her head, and thrashing wildly against her captors.

“NN! NNN'PH NN PHHNPH PHN MM! PMMNPHM NNN'PH NN PHHNPH!” She screamed over and over again, trying to push the gag from her mouth as she fought to pull free of the two Agents dragging her back.

“NOOO! NOO!” Piper screamed loudly, shooting up in the bed she was currently sharing with Saturn, drenched in sweat, chest heaving. “NO! DON’T DO THIS!” She shouted.

“Piper? Piper!” Saturn woke, reaching out, putting an arm around her, trying to pull her back to reality. “Piper, hey, Piper, what’s wrong? It’s okay, it’s okay, it’s just a dream.”

“It’s not just a dream!” She said, turning, burying her head in his chest, sobbing as he held her.

“Was it DISE?” he asked softly, rubbing her back, trying to do whatever he could to calm her.

She nodded, wordlessly, her whole body wracked with the panicked sobs as the vividness of her nightmare washed over her. It had felt so real, and for her, once, it had been real. It may be just a dream this time, but the nightmare had been very real once, and she was terrified that it would be real again.

“It’s okay, Piper, they aren’t here. You’re safe with me,” he said.

“It’s not okay!” She said, tilting her head up to look at him. “I’m never safe, you don’t understand, there’s no escape from them, Saturn.”

“Piper,” he kissed the top of her head gently. “Whatever it takes to keep you safe, okay? I’ll do whatever it takes to keep you safe. There is a way to escape, you’re free now. You’re not there anymore. You’re here with me, okay? Where you belong.” He rubbed her back with one hand, and brushed the other through her messy, golden hair. “I swear on the Elements that I will never let them hurt you again, alright?” He said. “I’ll be right here with you, and if they come, we will fight them together. They won’t take you again, okay? Do you hear me?”

She nodded quietly.

“You didn’t have me before, okay? You do now, and I won’t let them hurt you.” He pulled her back down on the bed, drawing her in close to him as softly, he began to sing. “Little girl, oh little girl, you don’t stay down... You kick and scream and scratch, you roar and thrash, but don’t stay down. The last breath you take, spit in their face, you lick your wounds another day... But get off the ground, go take 'em down, oh little girl, don’t stay down…”

As the familiar words washed over her, and the comfort of her boyfriend’s arms calmed her, Piper began to settle. Saturn was there, and he was right. She wasn’t alone now, she had him, and she knew that he would fight for her. It had just been a nightmare, and the nightmare was over. She was safe in the loving arms of her boyfriend, and if DISE was out there looking for her, well, there were two of them now. She had to trust that Saturn was right, that she would be alright, because if she didn’t, that was letting them win, and letting DISE win was the last thing Piper wanted.

“I love you, Saturn,” Piper said as the song finished.

“I love you, too, Piper,” he said with a sad smile. “Now come on, try and sleep.” He held her tight. “I’m right here. The bad guys won’t get you. I swear it. On the Elements.”

With Saturn’s words and song in her ear, and the feeling of his breathing as she snuggled close to him, Piper closed her eyes, hoping to find much sweeter dreams the second time around.