**Disclaimer- This part is kinda graphic, so 1) Don't judge... 2) if ya get uncomfortable skip over and continue on. There is a purpose for all that I write, trust me. **
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The Dark was suddenly flooded with a bright white light; Jay found herself temporarily blinded, her eyes hurting as they tried to adjust. Both Ghosts jumped as the door banged open, revealing two Watchers, one, the one from the boat and who had put her in here, was armed with a whip, the other a baseball bat. Baseball bat walked over to 1336, Whip strode towards Jay, who instinctively cowered against the wall of the meat locker. It was a futile move; Whip just grabbed her wrists and unshackled her, before yanking her into a standing position and forcing her into another pair of cuffs attached to the ceiling. He then released the cuffs binding her ankles from the ring in the floor so that her toes just brushed the floor. The Cheap was already in the same position, except he didn't know what was coming. This was another reason why she had eaten his food earlier.
"Its bleep test time Ghosts!" Whip barked. Jay adjusted her hands so that she was gripping the length of chain attached to the shackles around her wrists. The Cheap still didn't have a clue what was going on; that was good for Jay. She looked him up and down: he was well built but he was carrying a fair amount of excess weight, she doubted he'd hit the gym in a while. That also counted in her favor.
"First person to miss a bleep or black out gets the Hood for two days. Understood?"
"Yes, Sir." Jay replied instantly. The Cheap wasn't so on the ball, earning him a quick blow of the baseball bat.
"Yes, Sir." He finally muttered. The Watcher nodded and stepped over to a keypad set into the wall, punching in a 3-digit code. A short, high-pitched bleep was heard within the room.
"Begin!" He barked. Jay immediately used her arms to haul herself upwards, then lower herself again, performing a pull up. She had 10 seconds to complete the pull up before another bleep would sound. It took the Cheap a moment to cotton on but after a second or two he copied her.
They did well for about 9 bleeps, although 1336 was struggling a bit; beads of sweat were forming on his forehead and his breathing sounded like that of a disgruntled grizzly bear. Jay just focused on the task at hand: outlasting him. Just as she was reaching the top of her 12th pull up she heard the telltale whistle of the whip, followed a split second later by a white hot line of pain stretching down her back from her shoulder to the bottom of her ribcage.
She moaned in pain but completed the pull up with 2 seconds to spare. Bleep. She hauled herself up again. This time it was the Cheap's turn; only he received the baseball bat. He cried out as it connected with his shins and dropped back down, failing to complete the pull up. In spite of herself, Jay found herself willing him to move past it and do it again, before the next bleep. By some huge effort on his part, he managed it, returning to the hanging position just as they heard the next bleep.
Bleep, whistle, pain, up, down. Bleep, whistle, pain, up, down. This cycle repeated itself another 6 times, to the point where Jay had bitten through the inside of her lip. As the coppery taste coated her tongue, small trails of blood tickled as they ran down her shoulders before soaking into her top. Finally, to her unspeakable relief, the Cheap stopped, entirely exhausted. The Watcher wielding the whip turned his attention away from her and dealt a couple of lashes to 1336, eliciting an animalistic shriek of pain. After the third lash he was unconscious. He slumped forward, hanging limply from the ceiling.
Bleep. Jay pulled herself up again- not daring to stop until given permission. The Watchers released the Cheap's wrists, allowing him to fall to the floor in a heap. Bleep. Her muscles were burning but she found the strength to lift her body again, touching her chin to the cuffs.
