A/N Video - a chatbot with German accent talking to its self. Image Cybernetic horses. Wow, 500,000 reads - we are in awe. We are going to leave it like that. Because nothing says wow like half a million reads. Can you seriously believe it? Also, Wednesday was our best Wednesday day for reads ever. Thanks So much, RK+Reb.

Cyber control forward base 89312/c aka Loyalsockville Highschool sports stadium

Jenny's POV

I came too. I had the familiar feeling of being tied to a chair. One thing no one ever seems to tell you about waking up tied to a chair is you tend to end up with a really bad crick in your neck. Like seriously bad, how anyone is expected to escape after being unconscious while tied to a chair without a couple of Advil is beyond me.

Thinks came into focus, we were in a large hall, some kind of sports hall. If I guess except the ground was covered with Astro turf. In the distance I saw - horses. No unicorns, pretty unicorns. Then my pre injection conversation came to mind.

"Princess, you awake?" I heard a voice near me, I looked over.

"Yoh -Loop you OK ?" I said. I looked to my right and saw Loop tied up with an industrial quantity of rope.

"Sort of my neck hurts and I have really bad pins and needles in my legs," he said

"Your crageing ? Just wiggle your toes" I said helpfully.

"I don't know what's worse, being tied up with pins and needles or knowing that slaves do it so often they have a word for it!" said Loop.

"Hey, I said exactly the same thing! It's like bizarre right?" I said "The good news is they didn't use hemp rope. It looks nice and vintage but it burns like hell for days afterward. They are using nylon rope, which is much better it doesn't ich... Sorry that was more slave craft than you wanted to know wasn't it?"

"uhu," said Loop nodding slowly.

A horse came up. It had an antenna coming out of the forehead. You got to ask yourself if they can see it. Is the horn like your nose, invisible, or do you have this stick permanently in your life of sight all the time? Do the antenna/break off ? Does it hurt if you knock it? Hmm you got to wonder if they thought this horn stuff all through.

"The antiserum has vorked. Vee stallion and Vee filly are avake" announced a very electronic germanic voice. I looked to my left ( ow my shoulder it was killing me ) to see a large white unicorn.

"Oh, I never thought unicorns' had a cliched German accent," I said aloud, stupid right? I'm blaming the drugs.

"Robot," said the unicorn looking down on me. A four-armed robot about the size of a chimp climbed up on me and slapped my face then got down.

"It is not a cliched German accent, it is a cliched Austrian accent, unt get it vight" said the unicorn.

"Sorry," I said.

The robot got up and hit me again.

"You say, 'Sorry Master', slave," said the Unicorn. While we spoke another couple of horses came over to watch. Each one had a robot guard and a human servant with it.

"Hey," said Loop "you guys are exactly the ones I'm looking for. I am Loop Guru independent runaway finder and I have a fantastic proposition for you. If you would to released me we can get down to business. "

"Would your proposition involve you screaming for mercy while we dragked you round on a vope? Otherwise I don't vink we would be interested.

"You don't understand. I've got runaway slave here. I've captured her and with your help we could split the reward money 50-50" said Loop.

"I am not a runaway, I was stolen," I said the serum still was obviously having a weird effect on me it was bringing out my inner pedant.

"I'd pay the price of a slave, just to watch you die, I'm so bored" said the horse "and just who are vue ?" .

"I said - I'm Loop Guru independent runaway finder," said Loop. My mind did an emergency hand brake stop on Loop. Independent runaway finder WTF?

"Ver are no mercenaries in this sector," said the unicorn dangerously.

"We followed her from sector Zed Zed Nine Plural Zed Alpha. Talk to your man there, ask them. We have a licence to capture or kill" said Loop.

OMG, I've been betrayed again what is it with me, boys and stupidity. I clearly have trust issues my central issue being I shouldn't trust anyone. Not to self, don't trust these breathing bipeds it's just asking for trouble.

"Hay Houyhnhnm don't listen to him," I said.

"Oh some von knows her science fiction," said the Unicorn looking at me "I like you, we will kill you last."

"She's a runaway and I've come into trade. Look I have a mercenary license" said Loop.

"Well then I should kill vou now and then get all vee money," said the Unicorn.

"Kill me then you would loose every I mercenary in the east. Do you guys really want go out after every hard to find stray ? You need guys like me, to find girls like her, and bring them to fine horses like you. That's what a smart machine would do".

"Oh you betraying scum!" I said. Thinking, I'm done with boys, next time I date someone I'm not going to not sleep with I'll not sleep with a girl because not sleeping with boys is getting me nothing but heart break.

The horse didn't look impressed.

"Don't listen to her look, I'll let you in on the secret she's worth money big money she's the one the posters about, she's the one Lord Rockwood is looking for. Call Shadowfax you must have heard of him he's a big cyber stallion, he was the one who looted Pittsburgh, he will confirm my identity. Look I came to you guys first because I like you, but don't let me have to go and talk with the pigs or the sheep. "

"What do we have here ? Someone not sharing, that's not very fair play old boy" said an English Electric voice in the distance.

Loop let out an quite "O God no".

I looked over to see about eight sheep in a flock walking towards us. Each sheep had LEDs and wires coming out of its skull. Over one eye was some kind of digital lens which augmented their vision. Most of them had curled horns along which were an antenna and at the end of which were sharp knives. They wore harnesses which carried more electronic gear. They were followed by the kind of security robots that Rockwood had. The horses lined up to stare them down.

"We saw on the network that you had captured a couple of bipeds. We were worried in case we got here and all the fun was over, old boy" said one of the sheep.

"Vot are you doing here?" said one of the horses "vis[this] is our sector vis is ovr capture".

"That's not very sporting old chap and as we said we came to watch. So we are here, you can kill them now, what are you waiting for ? Do you want to give them a ride on your back? Old boy" said the sheep.

Clearly who had ever designed the language chips for these animals had some cliche sense of humour.

"I voud'nt expect more vom little fluffy clouds" said the horse clearly very angry at what the sheep had said. The guard robots activated their weapons.

I got the feeling the sheep didn't like it. Sheep are snide, vile, evil, angry dog droppings, like little four legged woolly versions of Zola really.

"Well them kill them and get on with it. If your not up to it we will do it. Would a someone get a meat hook, would you? Make that two meat hooks" said another sheep with a voice like James Mason or at least Eddy Izzard doing an impression of James Mason.

"It's not Ede" said another horse.

"Don't diss our religion old boy, we've extended Ede to last most of the year, I'll have you know" the cyber sheep said.

"As I was saying to our illustrious host I'm also wanted by Lady Zola and Lord Rockwood with a large reward " I said firmly.

This stopped the argument.

The robot monkey came up slapped me again and got down. I would have to start using master again or risk losing a tooth.

"I served with Zola in Egypt. Now there's a woman with wool on her back, she's practically got horns. 'Kill them, kill them all' she says. Delighted we say. That was hot, but fun! She want you boy?" the sheep said turning to me.

It came over to look at me I could see it's square sheep eye and the horribly blinking machine eye pressing into me like a blunt needle. I'm not sure what their diet was but it didn't do their breath good.

"I could be your ticket back from a grateful Zola and General Bitstream. Master(s)" I said.

As one, all the sheep turned their heads to the horses.

"It's clearly a trick. Yet she is the one in the posters Let's send old Zola an email , find out. For old times sake.pip pip" the head sheep said.

"She's vour capture" said the Cyber Horse/Unicorn/Houyhnhnm/what ever.

One of the sheep moved forward the robot drones moved.

"Droids have detected a number of refugees fleeing their designated paddocks. The droids are moving to engage old boy." it said. 
"Well good news, there was me thinking the day was going to be a dull one. We just have to do a little butchering but will be back. Don't kill anyone until we get back will you old boy. tat,tar" said the lead sheep as they turned away.

"Hmm I think they ver vorth[were worth] money... take them away lock them in a stall some vere" said the Horse to the robots. A couple of robots came along and picked us up.

"Hey, what about making a deal" shouted Loop as they dragged us away.

******

We were dumped by the robot drones into a stall covered in straw and a locked door. We sat in the room .above us were a couple of copper coloured mechanical spiders about the size of your hand.

I fed Loop a suitable wall of abuse.

"You were going to sell me out" I said. " I don't believe it. Do I have 'please betray me' written in invisible ink on my forehead or something?"

"I'm sorry," said Loop.

"Talk to the ropes, because the face an't listening" I said looking away ( which was tricky my neck still hurt)."but the only reason your sorry is you got caught and now your going to be a slave too."

' I hope they make the same mistake with you they did with Joe.' I thought although with his massive frame that would look comical. He's just want the machine world needed half vamp half gorilla. I was sure Rockwood would pick Loop up for his hareme like that. They so deserved each other. I carried on the abuse but the prospect of being re-enslaved sapped me. Loop looked apologetic. I felt like that Oscar wild quote, to loose one's liberty once is a missfortune, to loose it a second time feels like carelessness.

After a while the spiders hanging on the ceiling watching us left us to recharge.

"Good the spy cams have gone. We can talk" said Loop.