Post Trauma, Possible Solutions
#4 of Torture
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!" Hunter woke up screaming, covered in sweat.
He looked around the room, it was a dream. He felt his butt, checking there was no damage, he was fine.
A dream....just a dream....what is happening? How is she getting into my mind? Calm down Hunter...calm down.
"Hunter?! Are you okay?!" Exile asked, kicking in the door. Hunter began to panic, and backed against the wall.
Exile approached him slowly, hands in front of him. "Comrade, calm down...it's me! Tell me what happened...." He soothed.
Hunter knew what he just experienced was just a dream, but it felt so real, he didn't want to take any chances.
"Stay away!" Hunter ordered, picking up his baton.
"Easy Comrade! It's just me! Put the weapon down....." Exile said calmly, hands in the air.
Hunter examined him thoroughly, looking for any signs of Alma. "Comrade....? What the hell happened?" Exile asked again.
Hunter looked at Exile, and tried to say something, but all that came were tears and sobs. Hunter slumped to the floor, and cried into his paws. It was just too much for the poor dog, he had never been so frightened in his entire life. Exile came over, and picked Hunter up, hugging him tightly. Hunter felt this, and tried to shake him off, thinking the dream was happening again.
"Get off me! Leave me alone! Don't touch me!" Hunter shouted, trying to push him away.
"Comrade calm down! Wake up!" Exile said, almost in tears.
He hated seeing his friend like this. What was happening to him?! Hunter kneed him hard, and Exile fell to the floor, panting. Hunter ran out of the room, away from his alleged rapist. Exile tried to get up, but he was still out of breath. What happened to Hunter? Hunter ran back to the medical facility at top speed, he had to talk to Shepherd, maybe he could help. He ran into the facility, nearly knocking over Shepherd.
"Hunter?! What the heck is wrong?!" Shepherd asked.
All Hunter could say was "Exile.....rape...Alma...oh Christ!" Then he grabbed Shepherd, and buried himself into him, trying to block out the world.
"Wait...Exile raped you?! Alma....she must have....." Shepherd said, rubbing Hunter's back. Exile and Colleen came running in, Exile still limping slightly.
"Master! What the hell is wrong with comrade?!" Exile asked, panting heavily.
"He just freaked out when I tried to help him! He was in such a mess....." Colleen looked at Hunter; he was pitiful clinging to the master. S
he went over to him, and dragged him off, taking him into her arms.
"Hunter calm down..." she soothed.
"I have a lot to explain to you all, everyone take a seat." Shepherd ordered.
They all sat on the floor, waiting for the story. Shepherd explained his past. Alma, the facility, everything he knew. He also explained how Blitz might be possessed, but there were no readings indicated that. The Rovers were shocked at this, and then the big question came up.
"What about Hunter? What did he say freaked him out?" Colleen questioned, still embracing Hunter.
"Hunter has been experiencing massive mental experiences. From what he's told me, they've involved Alma and her twisted ways. This time......he says he was....." Shepherd stopped, he couldn't say it.
"Was....?" Exile asked. "Raped....by you Exile....." Shepherd said, hurt that he accused his pet of such a horrible crime.
Exile looked like he was going to fall apart; he had never heard such a horrible thing! Exile put his head down, and shook it in disbelief. He looked at Hunter, and his heart died. Hunter thought that Exile had raped him, violated him, and now he probably wouldn't trust him again. Even though Exile knew he didn't do it, it still upset him greatly, especially since they were so close.
"But master.....I would never...." Exile choked, holding back tears.
"I know Exile, it wasn't you. It was Alma, trying to mess with him. It obviously worked...." Shepherd replied.
Colleen was in such shock, but she managed to ask "So, why is Alma after Hunter? Blitz? Us in general?"
"You have to understand, Alma was put under the same amount of torture as Blitz, except this went on for months, years. She wants revenge on the world, no matter who it is. She wants to bring about the apocalypse of this world, and then rebuild it in her image." Shepherd explained.
"She possesses this power?" Colleen asked. "I don't know, until I can get actual data on her, it'll be hard to project what were up against. For now, I need to examine Hunter's brainwaves. For some reason he is the only one besides Blitz being affected, so at least she is somewhat contained...for now. I won't know until the test is complete." Shepherd explained. "Hunter, is that okay?"
Hunter nodded and replied "Tell me what to do." "Alright, I'm getting ready to finish up with Blitz; I want you to be there so he won't freak out." Shepherd finished. Hunter nodded and followed after Shepherd, the other Rovers following.
Shepherd and Hunter went inside, the other Rovers waiting outside. Blitz's head was hooked up to some transmitters, probably for testing. Hunter sat down next to Blitz and took his hand, waiting for him to wake up.
"Hunter....let me ask you something, do you love Blitz?" Shepherd asked.
Hunter froze, but managed a "Yes...why?"
"It's nothing to be ashamed of; I'm actually okay with it. But your love for him is maybe why Alma is torturing you both; you have the same brain frequencies."
"But Blitz doesn't love me....he never came out and said it." Hunter said.
"You were the one who saved him, and stayed with him, the one he first saw when he woke up. That should warrant enough for love, even though he didn't say it. Or maybe....he secretly loved you before...who knows?" Shepherd explained. T
he thought of that turned Hunter on a little, Blitz loved him secretly? Now wasn't the time, he had to save him first. Then Blitz began to open his eyes slowly, and he looked at Hunter.
"Hey buddy.....how are you doing?" Hunter whispered, squeezing Blitz's paw.
Blitz was still silent, with that empty, devoid look in his hazel eyes. The only thing Blitz did was squeeze Hunter's paw tight, and whine a little, well what seemed like a whine. At least he was responding a little, more than he was before.
"There was no evidence of Alma while he was sleeping. There was only the abnormal brainwaves that are involved after massive trauma, but other than that, nothing. Blitz still has a long road ahead of him, but with love and support, along with Alma's destruction, should expedite the process, hopefully." Shepherd said.
"Hopefully?" Hunter asked distraughtly. "Well Hunter......people who experience massive trauma sometimes never recover. Take the victims of the holocaust for example, there are some still in hiding to this day, who fear for the lives, even though there is clear evidence of Hitler's assassination. Some never trust the world ever again, and just want to die." Shepherd explained.
Hunter lowered his head; there was no hope for Blitz? He was going to be like this forever? The very thought of that made Hunter's heart sink to the bottom of his stomach. Shepherd saw this and it made him sad also, so he tried to think up a cushion.
"But you know Hunter.....Blitz trusts you, and that's a big jump for him. I'm sure he'll recover fine, with your love and support." Shepherd said, putting his hand on Hunter's shoulder.
"Thank you master...." Hunter said, managing a smile.
"Now before we begin, let's examine Blitz again. He still doesn't trust me. Even while he was sleeping, fear waves were popping up on the screen while I was just meerly standing next to him." Shepherd said, handing him a pair of gloves.
Hunter put them on, then waiting for orders.
"We're going to be doing a more extensive exam, from head to toe. We'll start with his eyes." Shepherd said, handing him a flashlight. "Check for proper dilation."
Hunter said "Now Blitz I'm just going to shine this in your eyes to check if you're okay. Feel free to hang on to my arm. Squeeze if I start to scare you." Blitz just nodded, and Hunter began.
He shined it into his left eye, it reacted normally, the right the same. Blitz held onto Hunter's arm the entire time, just looking at him. Shepherd handed him an ear light, and Hunter checked both ears; both normal.
"Now squeeze his various muscles where there are wounds to see if they're still tender" Shepherd said.
Hunter squeezed all over Blitz's upper body, no extreme tenderness to be found.
"Well he's not whining like crazy, so he's recovering quite well. At least the major tenderness is gone." Shepherd stated. "Now Hunter, were going to check Blitz's genitalia again, along with his wounded buttocks. Except this time.....you're going to have to examine it using your hand. I did some surgery to repair some of the bleeding, but I need to know if it's completely stopped and if there is still any major tenderness/damage."
Hunter froze, a little nervous.
"I'll tell you what to do. Don't worry, if Blitz begins freaking out, we'll stop." Shepherd assured.
Hunter nodded, and felt over Blitz's shaft, making sure there was still no tenderness, then handled his balls again. What surprised Hunter was that a little hint of pink was beginning to show! Blitz blushed deeply, yet he didn't pull away, which Hunter found odd. Hunter himself was blushing a deep red, and it took all Shepherd had to keep from laughing.
"Um...master..." Hunter managed.
"It's okay Hunter, it's just a natural reaction is all. At least we know now he isn't suffering any further damage, and he is able to be umm...aroused, for lack of a better word." Shepherd said, trying to remain serious.
Hunter could sense Shepherd found this funny, but he didn't say anything.
"Okay Blitz, just like last time. I promise not to hurt you," Hunter reassured.
He put Blitz's legs on his shoulders once again, but yet it felt easier this time, like he was willing.
"Okay Blitz, I'm going to touch you, if you start feeling scared, just whine." Hunter said.
Blitz only nodded, and then looked away.
"Okay Shepherd, what now?' Hunter asked.
"Feel between the cheeks, check for any tenderness first." Shepherd replied.
Hunter slowly proceeded to Blitz's cheeks, he couldn't help notice the cheeks were black on the exterior, and a lighter brown on the interior. That's when Hunter got the first feel, it was so tight!
Stop it Hunter, stay focused.
Blitz twitched a little, so Hunter pulled back. He looked at Blitz, who was looking a little afraid.
"Blitz, you want me to stop?" Hunter asked.
Blitz shook his head no, and Hunter was completely taken aback.
He really does trust me!
Hunter went back to his work, he felt along the exterior, keeping his eye on Blitz. Blitz whined a little, but he did not object.
"He's obviously still tender, to be expected. But there's no blood." Hunter reported.
"Good, but now the hard part," Shepherd said. "Hunter stick two fingers up his anus, to make sure there is no blood leaking." Shepherd ordered.
Blitz heard this, and immediately got defensive, squirming a little.
"Okay Blitz! Okay! I won't do it! Not till you're ready...." Hunter soothed, holding back tears.
Blitz calmed down and looked at Hunter, something was different however. Hunter swore he saw a glimmer of light in his eyes, like he was coming back. He only nodded his head, and Hunter put his legs back on the bed. Blitz however, put his legs back on Hunter's shoulders.
"Blitz, are you sure?" Hunter asked.
Blitz only nodded, and gripped the bed sheets. Shepherd was shocked, he had never seen a trauma patient trust so quickly again, maybe it's true; love conquers all bounds. Hunter stuck his fingers between the cheeks, and wriggled them around a bit. Blitz squirmed and whined a little, but was not fighting Hunter, only the pain. Hunter quickly pulled out, and he looked at his glove: no blood.
"What a relief, he's healed internally. He's still tender, but the bleedings stopped." Shepherd sighed in relief.
Hunter sighed with relief, then placed Blitz back down on the bed. Blitz's face was still devoid of life, but slowly but surely the sadness was disappearing. He reached for Hunter's hand, and Hunter took it, smiling at Blitz. Shepherd smiled, and said "You ready for testing?"
"Yeah, but could we try again with the guys?" Hunter asked.
"Sure," Shepherd said.
"Rovers come in!" The Rovers came inside, and looked at Blitz again, still a little unsure.
Hunter pointed at them and asked "Blitz? Do you know them?' Blitz nodded.
"You know they're your teammates right?"
Another nod.
"They just want to make sure you're okay. Can they talk to you?" Blitz hesitated for a moment, but nodded.
Exile spoke up first "How are you feeling comrade?"
He kneeled next to the bed; he knew he wasn't going to get a response, but he just wanted to establish some friendliness. Blitz just looked at him with his blank stare.
"You had me frightened comrade, I thought I was going to lose you, but it's great to see you're okay," he said, reaching for Blitz's paw.
Blitz's eyes filled up with fear again, and clinged to Hunter. Exile was heartbroken that he couldn't comfort his teammate through simple touch, and he lowered his head. Hunter saw this, and took Blitz's paw.
"Blitz, he's not going to hurt you. Trust me, I'll be right here. Let him just touch you." Hunter reassured.
He took Blitz's paw, and then Exile's; he then placed Exile's paw on top of Blitz's. Blitz twitched a little, but quickly calmed down seeing Hunter was still there. Exile just looked at Hunter, and wondered about his best friend. He had changed drastically over the past few days, becoming a deeper, caring individual. He was like this before, but now he seemed more mature, wiser, and had a different light to him, Exile wished he could be like him. Hunter slowly lifted his paw from the two, and it was just Blitz and Exile. Exile was nearly brought to tears by just the sheer tenderness of the moment, and he gently rubbed Blitz's paw, letting him know he was just a friend caring about him.
"I'm sorry comrade, about all the things I've said, forgive me......" Exile said, holding back his emotions.
He let go, and it was Colleen's turn. There was a little more trouble with Colleen, but it eventually came down to the same deal. She apologized for her transgressions, and just held his paw. Shepherd was just watching the gentle, emotional scene from afar, and Hunter called him over.
"Master? Would you like to?" Hunter asked.
Shepherd shook his head, "It's okay, I'll try later. Right now, we need to get started on defeating Alma." Shepherd said.
"All except Hunter leave." The Rovers did so, and Shepherd began hooking up Hunter with transmitters.
"Now Hunter, in order for me to get data, I'm going to need for you and Blitz to sleep at the same time, so I'm going to sedate you, is that okay?" Shepherd explained.
Hunter nodded, then asked, "Where am I going to sleep?"
"With Blitz of course! To test if my theory is true, I need you two to stay together. Is that okay?" Shepherd said.
Hunter blushed and looked at Blitz, who still had the blank stare, but didn't object.
"That's fine," Hunter said, motioning for Blitz to move over. Hunter climbed in with Blitz so they were face to face, then Hunter began to stroke his face.
"You okay buddy?" Hunter asked.
Blitz blushed, and then nodded.
He's so cute.....
Shepherd came over, then stuck Hunter with a needle in the arm, then Blitz. Hunter eye's slowly became heavy, then he shut them, drifting off into a deep sleep. Before he went under, he could've sworn Blitz was cuddling up to him, trying to get closer. The very though of that made Hunter swell with joy. Shepherd was watching his two pets sleep together; it was such a sweet tender sight to behold. He went back to the other room, and examined the monitors, watching the various brainwaves. Suddenly, the machines went haywire, and the room began to flicker then go out of focus.
You won't defeat me.....no one can! Especially not you! The man who had part in my creation......suffer! The little girl said appearing before Shepherd.
Shepherd froze, and the little girl slowly came over.