Chapter 16 You’ll probably hate us for it.
Before they knew it another week passed by and the shuttle was almost completely dismantled, which meant that in a day or two they would be getting a new set of ships that they were waiting for.
In the meantime Tommy finally finished the programming course but it was just a basic course and if he wanted to take control of the station without anybody knowing he had to get his hands on a more advanced one.
At the same time he and Simon were planning on how to get Alice drunk without hurting her in the process and without anybody knowing what they were up to.
So far all they managed to do was sneak into the mad bay when she wasn't around to get more alcohol. And turn it into booze.
Now they were in a bit of a bind on how to administer it to her.
She was always in the company of Monica or Anna or both and that was a problem.
The time needed for the alcohol to remove the drug was too long so if they just captured her,tied her up and forced her to drink as was their original plan the other two ladies would probably look for her before they were finished.
They both knew that she would be pissed at them for what they did after the fact but they didn't want her to stay under the influence of the drug any longer than necessary.
Finally they decided that they would capture all three of them at the same time and get all of them drunk.
Now all they had to do was wait for the new ships so that Tommy could assemble something like a taser.
It was their best shot at capturing them relatively unharmed.
Capturing them without knocking them out was almost impossible without making a ruckus and that was the last thing they needed.
Drugging them was out of the question because they didn't know which meds to use and in what volume to not harm the women.
By the same token hitting them on the head was out because if they messed up there was a real possibility that they would kill them instead of just knocking them out.
So their best bet was to taste them.
She was still avoiding both of them but that actually helped with the planning and it also meant that she spent most of her time in the med bay.
When the new ships were finally in the docks, this time it was a small shuttle in dock 1 and a small cargo vessel in dock 2.
They got to work.
It took them three days to gather all the necessary components and another day to assemble the devices.
The devices were crude but they worked as intended .
They tested them on themselves.
Tommy was the first to try and the moment he got zapped he was out like a light.
Simon didn't do any better and it took them 5 hours to regain consciousness which was more than enough time for their plan to work.
They waited for the three women to be together in the med bay and luckily for them they didn't have to wait long.
It was the evening the day after they tested the tasers.
Most of the people finished their work and went to their rooms to rest.
Alice with her friends went to the med bay to chat and that was the chance that Tommy and Simon were waiting for.
When she heard the door opening Alice was sitting with Anna and Monic chatting about the new ships they just started to dismantle and how much she was missing out on by avoiding the two men that were now standing in the med bay.
When she turned around and saw them she panicked a bit.
-I hope you didn't come here to continue our last discussion.
She said with a bit of embarrassment ,she still remembered how she made a fool of herself the last time.
-No were her for another matter.
Tommy said,shaking his head. While coming closer to them with Simon right behind him.
-Then why are you h…
She didn't even get to finish her sentence.
In a split second both men moved like lightning,and before any of the women could even react they got tased.
Simon's target was Alice and Tommy took down the other two and caught them before they could fall on the floor.
That was the easy part now they had to transport the three unconscious women to the engineering.
They chose that place because it was away from the central area and except for the time when they were getting new ships there was no one there except for Tommy who they all knew was studying there.
They laid the ladies down on the bunks in the med bay and waited.
Two hours later the coast was clear and it was safe to carry them out of the med bay.
When they managed to safely reach their destination they sat the ladies on the chairs and tied them up.
Both of them knew that when they wake up the women will be panicked and afraid but it was necessary for their plan to succeed.
When Alice regained consciousness her whole body was sore and the next thing she noticed was that she was tied up to the chair at that moment she started to panic and tried to free herself.
-Calm down, you're not in any danger.
When she heard a familiar voice she looked in its direction and saw Simon and Tommy sitting by the computer terminal looking at something.
Then it hit her,the last thing she remembered was that the two men came to the med bay and then nothing.
She looked around and realized that she was in engineering and next to her were her friends still unconscious.
-What do you mean? Calm down? And what is all of this?What did you do to us?
She demanded answers from the two men.
-We tased you ,then bright you here, and tied you up.
Tommy answered with a serious tone.
-Why? Why did you do it? and what do you plan to do now?Is this some kind of a sick joke or are you just trying to scare us?
She was still panicking but anger started to take over the fear.
But before she could ask any more questions Simon spoke up.
-Well before you totally freak out, I'll tell you.
Only now did she realize that both of them had changed,they were like two completely different people.
-You probably will hate us for it,but we have no other way to make you drink alcohol than to force you to do it.
-Why the hell would you want me to get drunk? it makes no sense at all.
She asked not understanding what their goal was.
-And what about them she looked at the other two women.
-Well we couldn't capture you alone when they were always with you so we decided to grab all of you.
And don't worry they will be fine.
Said Tommy, pulling out a canteen from his backpack.
Alice turned pale when she realized what was inside it.
-No,don't you dare…
She started struggling again with the tears in her eyes but it was all in vain.
They held her down ,she didn't want to open her mouth so Tommy held her nose and when she finally couldn't hold her breath any longer she gasped for air just to find a small plastic tube preventing her from closing her mouth again.
The next thing she felt was a burning liquid going down her throat.