The Course of Obstacles

Examined

The lady named Cecilia picked up a stick, that I learned was meant to hit a horse's hindquarters to make them go faster. With the stick she poked my right cheek, but I did nothing.

"Vicious, let Cecilia inspect you." said the light brown hair and greyish blue eye man sitting behind the desk

I do nothing.

"Try again Cecilia." he said

And she did, this time I comply and move my head to the left.

"She is obedient." Cecilia asked

"Like all women should." grumbled a dark brown bearded man

Cecilia raised her eyebrow.

"Beware Maximus. She is unpredictable. There is a reason why she is chained." warned the greyish blue eye man

The dark brown hair man huffed

"Can we let Cecilia inspect her." said the blondish brown and greenish yellow eyes man.

The man named Maximus nodded.

Cecilia turned back to me and poked my other cheek and I turned my head right. She then put the stick under my chin and made me look back at her then, lifted my chin. Exposing my neck and collar like chain. After putting my head down, Cecilia can closer to me.

"Vicious let her touch your face." greyish blue eye man said

Cecilia's pointer finger touched my cheek. With he finger still touching my skin, went down to my jaw. Then with both hands and moved my lips to show my teeth.

What am I to them? I feel like an animal in a................ petting zoo, I think it's called.

Cecilia removes her hands from my face.

"Open you mouth please."

I opened my mouth and Cecilia grabs my jaw lightly and inspecting my mouth.

"She has a healthy mouth and a clean face." was all she said as she lets go of my face.

"Cris, can I have her hands unchained for a little while, please."

The man behind the desk with greyish blue eyes and light brown hair, I'm guessing is Cris said.

"Alright, but be careful."

He nodded to the old guard and old guard began to unchain my hands. I could sense Guard 1,2 and 3 become tense. While old guard stays calm. He knows I won't attack unless I feel the need to. My chains on my hand were removed, and Cecilia carefully lifts my hands up till I made a T with my body. As Cecilia was doing this Maximus stood up and walked to us.

"Rick hand me the tape measure, please."

The man with the blondish brown and greenish yellow eyes, takes something from his pocket and handed it to her.

"Thank you."

While Cecilia was mesures the span of my arms and my height, Maximus came behind me and slapped my butt. Within seconds I had knocked him over and grabbed the chains for my hands. I had wrapped them around his neck, choking him. Everyone beside old guard advanced towards me.

"Everyone stop!!" shouted old guard

They all stopped and looked at him.

"But she is choking Maximus!! We must free him!" cried the black hair and hazel eye women, who has not spoken till then.

"Just step back please."

Everyone did so, and I loosened the chains a little. Old guard looks at Cris.

"Permission to speak freely, sir."

Cris nodded

"I can free him if everyone follows what I say, got it."

Everyone nods

"Alright, all of you step back a couple of steps."

They did as they were told.

"Now, be quite and don't move."

Old guard looks at Maximus.

"Do not move, unless I say otherwise. And don't make a sound." he ordered

Maximus tries to nod but it caused him to choke more.

Old guard moves closer slowly and goes in a semi-bow, while keeping eye contact with me.

"Vela, please can you release the man."

We stare at each other for a bit, before breaking eye contact and into a full bow. Holding the position for a bit as he waited for me to release Maximus. I slowly loosen the chains bit by bit, till I let go of him completely. As Maximus regained his breath, old guard stands up.

"Once you have regained your breath sir come here slowly."

Maximus did as he was told and stood behind guard 2 and Rick.

"Vela can I chain your hands please." asked old guard.

I walked up to old guard, I could sense everyone's nervousness clashing with old guard's calmness. I handed the chains to him and he put my chains on.

"You all can go back to your places."

Once everyone was settled, Cecilia wrote something on a piece of paper.

"Your lucky I got the measurements, before you pulled your little stunt Maximus." Cecilia said coldly.

"What else do you have to do miss." asked old guard.

"Not much. Why?" She asked.

"Vicious can go through it if it's not munch." replied old guard.

Cecilia nodded and walked to me. Hesitantly she put her hands on my shoulders. We made eye contact, I knew she was trying to read me but I didn't give anything to read. Seeing that, she broke eye contact and squeezed my shoulders a little bit. Then my elbows, waist, and above my knees. Cecilia went to her paper, wrote something down, she came back to me and knelt down. After inspecting my legs and feet, stood back up and wrote more things down.

"Is that it?"

"Yes, I believe so."

"Is there anything else you need Vicious for?" asked old guard.

"No, not at the moment." answered Cris.

"Shall I lead her out."

The five powerful looking people look at each other.

"Vicious can stand in the hallway. She will wait." old guard added.

"I guess....." said the black hair and hazel eye women.

So I was lead out, into the hall about halfway to the elevator thing.

"How are you holding up?"

"Same old, same old." I responded to old guard.

"Would you like Ran to explain what an elevator is?"

I nodded.

Old guard looked at me, sighed and went back to the room. As I read the name plates I could read from my spot.

Let's see....... A meeting room, food bar whatever that means, rank three and four head offices.

Then door from the room everyone was began to open. I quickly made sure I looked like I have been just standing still there the whole time. Guard 1, 2, 3, and old guard came out. While guard 1, 2 and 3 came towards me hesitantly, old guard walks right up to me and took a hold of my chains.

"Come on boys, we must take Vicious back." said old guard.

The other guard came up and grabbed their designated chains.

"Let's go."