AN: I'm in your base...

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The 3 went toward the door on the back. Robynn inspected it, looking for some kind of annoying security device, but nothing serious was found and Tony cut it open. He basically cut a door within the door, he didn't tjink the hinges of the door would be silents.There were wide stairs beyond, going down, and a soft humming sound could barely be heard.

They continued forward, but not before Tony placed a communication relay on the ceiling. The communication relays were also equiped with movements detectors. If anyone came near, they would know, quite usefull to avoid having someone coming from behind on the path you took without you noticing.

“A truck, stairs, their size. Looks like our natives are quite similar to humans, even with their constructions. Too bad Tony, there will be no tentacle play for your entertainment!” said Robynn.

“I don't even like tentacles plays, I always skipped those parts in my porns. But it was a bit funny in ecchi animes because of how ridiculous it was, but I would rather see ones without it.”

“You 2 are getting distracted... But I guess it's normal for you to relax considering the technological level. Our equipment is several decades ahead of them. But we still know nothing of their physical abilities. Or psychic abilities if they have some..”

Proteo's reminder calmed the other 2 and they resumed their advance cautiously. At the back of the stairs there was some kind of hall, and from there were 2 doors, they could go to 2 differents directions. Tony said that the largest door was probably for equipment, so fter placing another communication relay in the room they went to the normal sized door. Then again, Tony cut it open, and this time there were lights on the ceiling of the corridor they found themselves in.

Just like the stairs, everything seemed to be carefully carved in the rock. There were no cover on the walls and ceiling, just naked rock. There were, however, steel frame reinforcing the corridor every now and then, and several conducts on the ceiling. The air in there was warm and slightly damp. There were a few doors in the corridor, 2 on each side and 1 at the far end. Robynn stopped at each door, trying to detect anyone using her sensors or sensing the emotions of anyone who could be beyond.

On each door, she would try to detect anything, and then Tony would cut the door open. There were nobody in the rooms. There was a big kitchen, a dinning room, something that looked like a living room, and a training room. They went to the last door at the end of the corridor, there were stairs leading furhter underground. Downstair they found themselves in front of another door, which was again cut by Tony. There was another corridor with 5 doors, 2 on each side and 1 at the end.

“There are peoples here... many people in the closest rooms... Some of them in the right room are awake, 3 people. There is nothing in the range of emotion I can feel that indicate that they noticed anything.”

“Go and see if you can detect other people beyond the other 3 doors.”

She complied and went to check them, then came back.

“Nothing in the next 2 rooms, 2 persons in the last room.”

“OK, let's incapacitate them. We will start with the room on the left, Proteo you keep an eye on the other rooms from here.”

Tony started to cut open the door when Robynn interrupted him.

“Some of them woke up!!”

“Shit, looks like it will be noisy! Proteo, get the people in the right room when I start and try to avoid killing them. Robynn, hide and cover the last room!”

Proteo got in position to force open the door of the right room and charge in, while Robynn activated the cloaking system of her bodysuit, disapearing from sight. When Tony cut the doors open, he always started with the locks, so the door was already unlocked.

Tony, Robynn and Proteo had their submachine guns equiped with suppressors and since they came to their target, they switched the real ammos with rubber bullets. This way they could knock out the enemy with silents weapons. Proteo didn't want to use any chemicals products in case the natives reacted badly to it. No sleeping gaz, no anesthesic bullets. They would rely on brute force to subdue them.

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When Tony opened the door, it creaked loudly, waking up everyone in the room and catching the attention of the 3 other awake people in the next room. At the same time, Proteo burst open the room and pointed his 4 weapons at the occupants of the room. Both Proteo and Tony got really surprised by what they saw.

Tony was at the door of a room with 8 bunk beds of poor quality. Within the room, 8 humanoid figures. With animal ears and tails. 6 mens and 2 women, in clothing as poor as their beds and the rest of the furnitures in the room. They had thick collars at their necks, with a round piece of etherium at the front. Seeing him, they retreated at the back of the room, fear evident in their eyes.

Proteo also found himself in a similar room, with 6 bunk beds separated by wooden covers at the back of the room, but near the door there was a round table that could handle 6 people. 3 people were seated there with a small lamp in the middle of the table and cards in their hands, while 5 people could be heard waking up from the sudden noise. The 3 people in front of him were short, stocky, and with deep red skin. Th furnitures in the room were of decent quality.

Tony, Proteo and the occupants of the rooms didn't move.

“... Beastmen?”

“... Red dwarves. I think”

“... Are you guys serious? No way, you really are serious...”

“Robynn, any moves from the people in the last room?”

“No, still asleep.”

“Proteo, try talking to them.”

After several short attempts, the conclusion was that the language they spoke was completely unknown. They were already expecting it, so they didn't really care. With the prisonners they would take their time learning anything they could.

“In games, dwarves are supposed to be tough. Proteo, how do they handle ruber bullets in the head?”

Proteo shot the closest red dwarf in the head with his MPX. He fell from his chair out cold, a bruise forming on his forehead. One of the second dwarf reacted to the attack on his friend with a short cry of grief and horror. Proteo advanced slowly toward the guy he knocked out, his weapons still pointed toward the other occupants of the room, and quickly observed him.

“Seems to work just fine. He's out. But I don't think it will last long, these guys really seem tough.”

“Robynn, are they still asleep?”

“Yes”

“Then reappear and come here. The guys in my room are clearly non-combattants, and clearly afraid, I doubt they'll try anything. I want you to restrain the, the red dwarves while Proteo keep them from trying anything.”

Robynn entered the dwarves room.

“Whoa, they really are red dwarves! And they probably received proper soldier training. I sense a bit of fear, a decent ammount of anxiousness and anger, and a lot of defiance and determination. Completly different from your beastmen, Tony. I sense a bit of hate, but a lot of fear, confusion and resignation. Ah, some of these dwarves seem to like my body.”

“Now it's certain, those beastmen are slaves, and forced to work here.”

Robynn used some tape to firmly tie the unconscious dwarf. Of course it was highly resistant tape made to restrain people. It took less space and weight than ropes, chains or manacles. The restraining tape was widely used, and quite handy for capture missions. Then Proteo knocked the other out and helped Robynn restrain all of them. Then they restrained the cowering beastmen and went to the last room with the 2 people.

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They didn't bother with stealth and Proteo forced the door open. The 2 people in the room suddenly jolted awake while throwing their blaket awake. What Tony, Proteo and Robynn found were 2 muscular red dwarves naked in the same bed. And from the way they woke up, they must have been sleeping while cuddling. There were still some traces of body fluids on their well seized penises. Tony's mind went blank for a second and he staggered backward. Robynn stiffened. Proteo just raised a surprised eyebrow under his helmet.

““WHAT THE FUCK???””

Tony and Robynn instantly shot the 2 dwarves unconscious and hastly left the room.

“What's so strange with 2 men sleeping together?”

“DO YOU THINK I WANTED TO SEE 2 NAKED MALES DWARVES AFTER THEIR FUNNY SESSION IN BED???”

“... I feel sick, I don't think I'll be able to sleep later...”

“What has been seen can't be unseen, deal with it. Besides, I believe we've seen worse than this.”

“This shit is horrible in a whole different way!!!” said Tony while pointing at the room. “Let's move, not all the beds were occupied, so some people must be in the other part of the installation. Let's quickly knock them out and leave this place. I need some fresh air.”

Tony opened a communication channel with Uranus.

“Uranus, you can come with the Ranger.”

“It's good to hear you... Is something wrong master?”

“Don't remind me of it!! Never mention it!!”

“!!! Yes master!”

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They went back to the hall below the wharehouse, and this time they went toward the large door. The humming sound got a lot louder once Tony cut open a path. They quickly found themselves in a laboratory. Their sensor dtected a large amount of etheris in the place. There was a large amount of machinery and other strange devices. From the look of it, they were conducting experiences with weird materials, etherium and etheris.

The 4 missing red dwarves were conducting texperiments from a safe place while 6 beastmen were working near the dangerous elements. The last 2 beastmen were being eperimented on, screaming in pain. From the look of it, it wasn't the first time they were being experimented on. After observing for a bit, they forced the dwarves to stop the differents devices with hand movements. Then they knocked out everyone.

“With that done, Proteo, Robynn, go back up. Once Uranus comes, send her in and go get the mobile base. Bring it within 3 hours from this place on foot.”

“Interested in what they were trying to do?”

“Yeah.”

“Why do you want Uranus to be here while we get the mobile base? Do you plan to have some fun with her to clean your mind? You're so lucky to have that option.”

“... I just wanted to have her take care of the slaves, don't go and put weird ideas in my head. And don't remind me of that.”

“Like you ever needed us to get weird ideas!”

“...Just get out already...” 'That girl will make me lose my self control someday'

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AN:... Beating your dudes