Zeus (Frozen Origin) (2 page)

“Look, you guys are sweet and all, but you can’t claim us. Our people aren’t like that. Why don’t you take us to the retention area and we’ll talk about the other things once the prisoners are settled in?”

Zeus led the way after he told a few of his men to start disabling all the locks. They went a few doors down to the retention unit. Two rooms each had two sets of bunk beds. A bathroom was between the two rooms with a door into each room. Fifteen people ran the facility with one being the manager. Six were guards, four were researchers, three ran the cafeteria, and one head janitor who simply oversaw the work that was all handled by the gods themselves. The place was well run and much of the work was done by trustees which were gods. There were some empty residences that would hold the other prisoners. Zeus had those locks left operational. Eight women were placed in the retention units. The manager and the six male guards were placed in the empty residences. They weren’t put in their own rooms because Sierra feared they would have access to something that might aid in an escape attempt. She had the manager brought to her for a brief talk. Zeus insisted on being present even though Sierra didn’t want him there. He probably wished later that he had stayed out.

“So you’re the head warden?” Sierra asked the slightly older woman. She was a redhead, probably natural judging by her eyebrows unless she colored those too. She had green eyes that looked cold
and calculating as she looked Sierra over.

“What do you want? You know Origin isn’t going to stand for this. They have money, political allies, and they’ll do anything to keep these bad boys locked up. This one here is my personal boy toy. He’s very good, I trained him to do what I like.”

“Your past abuse of gods is irrelevant. You won’t have a chance to do that again and what happens here, won’t be your concern once the storm breaks because you’ll be out of here.”

“I may not be here to see it, but you’ve bit off more than you can chew, you over confident bitch. You probably intend to screw him. I see how you look at each other. Once they spring me, I’ll get even with you.”
The redhead screamed and ranted at Sierra some more until she nodded at Standlee her biggest team member. He was even taller than Zeus since he was close to seven foot. He was built like a bear and always won any fighting competitions that he was involved in. He stood out because of his size but she liked having him on the team when they had to fight. He took the manager and dragged her from the room while she continued to cuss and yell out threats. Zeus was clearly embarrassed by what the bitch had said and he left quietly right after she did.

Once the prisoners were settle
d there were still a large number of residences that remained. She assigned one to the big guy, Standlee, because the residences were set up for someone large. The rest of them checked out personnel apartments so they wouldn’t be on top of the gods since a little distance wouldn’t hurt. It was weird staying in a place with someone else’s stuff but hopefully it wouldn’t be for long. She was looking for the cafeteria where they had all decided to meet, when Zeus found her.

“You should be in my room.”
He said with a little anger and frustration bleeding into his tone.

“I told you, big guy, it doesn’t work like that.”
She didn’t know how to get through to him, but they couldn’t just claim women no matter how gorgeous or bossy the gods were.

“Where are you going?”

“I’m headed to the cafeteria to meet my team. We haven’t had any food for a while so we’re going to scrounge.”

“I’ll go with you.” He said firmly
, she started to argue but saw his set jaw and decided it wasn’t worth the trouble. What did it matter if he wanted to watch them eat? Hell, maybe he was hungry too. He pushed in front of her to lead the way. The guy was pushy but she wouldn’t be around long so she could put up with anything for a little while, besides he was hot as hell and well worth looking at. Under different circumstances she would be all over him. The temptation to forget everything but the male walking ahead of her was strong which made her nervous.

Brandi was already waiting with Buzz when she got there. Jim, Zippy, and Doc were on their way while Suzy, Toni,
Standlee, and Rick would check on security before heading their way. The tables were set up so all the resident gods could eat at the same time. So far everything she saw indicated they had been treated well. The food was top quality, the rooms were nice with attached private baths. The clothing was a little skimpy but the males didn’t seem to mind and Sierra sure didn’t. The males all looked healthy, well groomed, and didn’t seem like they were mentally or emotionally damaged. Even though all that was true, they still seemed happy to be freed.

Brandi had the makings for some great sandwiches spread out on the table. That would be fine for tonight but with three cafeteria workers in the brig so to speak, tomorrow might present a challenge.

“Zeus, do you have any suggestions on what to do for breakfast tomorrow?” Sierra asked him because he was their resident specialist.

“What do you mean? Breakfast is served from five to six each morning. If there are a lot of leftovers sometimes they are saved if anyone wants a snack or second breakfast.”

“Won’t it be a problem with three workers locked up?”

“No, those lazy women haven’t done any work here since they discovered they could teach my males to do it. All they do is demand sex and walk through the kitchen to get their own food. We do all the work here except in the lab. Even the guards are only here as a precaution.”

“That’s good news because you’ll be able to take care of yourselves.”

“Doesn’t everyone?”

“No, not everyone is able or willing to care for themselves.”

“How do they live?”

“Others take care of them. This is a conversation best left to another time since it is very complicated.”

“Alright, so what else do you want to talk about?”

“Since you are here, why don’t we talk about what you can expect from us as far as help goes.”

“That would be nice to know.
I was not sure what your people would expect from us.”

“
The US has come here to free your people and help you to set up an independent government that will be recognized on a world wide level. You will be offered an advocate which I recommend you take. Your advocate will have only your best interests at heart. They work with you to see your needs are met. They will be the best help in your process of becoming independent.”

Zeus smiled at her. “Can I ask for you to be my advocate?”

“I’m a soldier not a lawyer, Zeus. It would not be in your best interest to have me as your advocate. The only way we would stay here is in the unlikely event that we were left behind to work with you to ensure the safety of the facility and to investigate exactly what Origin was doing here.”

“Why don’t you think they’ll leave your team in place?
You seem to be good at what you do.” He sounded disappointed.

“We usually go in first and out first. We do the high risk work then leave the easy stuff for the other guys.” Sierra said with a wink and a smile. Brandi handed her a couple of sandwiches and a side of chips. She dug in with gusto feeling a sharp hunger now that the adrenaline was no longer killing her appetite. She loved her job even though
the risks were high and the losses of friends that sometimes had to be dealt with were hard to bear. She was as honest with Zeus as she could be without giving away classified information. She wanted him and his males to succeed and thrive. Her government and some of the others would help them, but they wanted something in return. This could work out well for everyone if Zeus realized there was no free ride only give and get. While she ate, Brandi made Zeus a sandwich which he took and started to eat. Since she was finished with hers, she examined him as he ate.

He was a big brute at six seven maybe six eight
which so far was the tallest god she’d seen. He was muscled up perfectly without looking like he was on steroids. His skin had a copper sheen but it wasn’t really dark only tanned looking. She had a feeling the color was natural, perfectly complementing his black hair which was long; it hung down his back in thick curly waves. His eyes were a golden color she’d never seen the like of before but she’d swear they seemed to glow at times. It was the light and her own tired eyes, she was sure. He and the rest of his males were all wearing the same unusual shorts that looked like underwear and when she examined them closely she thought she could see a hint of what lay beneath.

They had all finished eating but sat there looking at each other waiting to see who would speak first. Zeus looked unhappy with what she had told him but she had been honest. They needed to get to bed so they would be rested in the morning. She and Brandi were staying in rooms next to each other. They called them rooms but they were more like luxury suites in a posh hotel. Even though it was luxurious, they were over the top with personal decorative touches. N
either room was to their liking, both the woman who originally had the rooms had peculiar tastes. The warden, whose room Sierra was staying in, had tastes that ran to the bloodthirsty. Her art depicted scenes of beheading and torture of people including the elderly and children. Sierra removed all those pictures from the bedroom. Brandi’s room was extremely prissy with pink everywhere, feathers and flowers abounding, and pink fake fur throw rugs littering the rooms.

The only consolation was that it was temporary for soon they would be back in their own homes. She and Brandi said goodnight near the doors to their rooms wishing each other sweet dreams. Sierra knew what she would be pursuing in her dreams. She had seen
Ares and figured Brandi would be hunting her own sexy god. She had plans for the rest of their stay that included a lot of work and no play. She searched for something clean to sleep in. Brandi had assured her the bed covers and sheets had been changed and some kind of nightgown had been placed in the room. She finally found it when she turned down the covers. She might feel weird sleeping in this room or wearing this gown, but she was totally wasted from lack of sleep so she had no choice.

She was having the most wonderful dream, the kind that made you warm all over and got your juices flowing
, literally. She could feel the soft warm lips roving over her skin and the firm slightly callused hands moving carefully over her body as if memorizing every inch of her. She moaned as a finger brushed over her nipple causing it to harden even through her nightgown. A low growl answered her, damn that was too real. She opened her eyes seeing a shadowy form lying over her. Gold eyes glowed in the darkened room, the only thing she saw clearly that wasn’t shadowed. She started to struggle against the elusive shape but it held her still. She felt a mouth on her neck and a little pinch before she instantly fell back to sleep.

When she first got up in the morning a vague dream lingered in her mind but before she made it to the cafeteria to join her team, the memory was gone. Zeus sat at the table with her team waiting for her to join him.
The sexual vibes coming off him made her melt inside. It would be a good thing when her team pulled out of here because she was becoming much too interested in the gorgeous god.

“Hey, there, everyone. After we eat, I plan to start exploring the levels below us. Scans from our satellites show little use in any of them, but the one just below us shows heat signatures in a small area that I want to check out first. Zeus, I’d like you to come with us if you’re willing.” Everyone turned to look at him.

“Of course, I’m willing.” Everyone smirked finding hidden meaning in his words. “You have said we will be running our own lives here, so I wish to see everything.”

She nodded at him before going to get her plate. The breakfast available in the cafeteria was exceptional showing Zeus had been right about the cafeteria workers being unnecessary.
Zeus, she wasn’t quite sure what to think of him and the more she saw the more confused she was. He was attractive by any standards, more so than any male she had ever seen, he was intelligent, seemed capable, strong, and ruled his gods with no sign of resistance. It made no sense to her that such a male would have stayed here without putting up a fight. There was no sign that any rebellion had brewed or any challenge had been made against their captors. It seemed unbelievable that such alpha males would have allowed themselves to be subjugated but it seemed that they had.

She fixed herself a plate of bacon, eggs, corn beef hash, and a bowl of oatmeal. She knew they might not be back by lunch time and needed energy for what would lie ahead. When the mil
itary had run this base, the levels below hadn’t existed. Now with a total of five levels, all but the top one completely underground, the place was the size of a city. No one, not even the personnel they had captured, knew the extent of what Origin had been doing here for all those years. At one time, it looked like all levels had been in use and possibly thousands of genetically engineered gods had moved through here. What had happened to them all?

Everyone ate quickly
, eager to be busy doing something of value. Even Zeus seemed excited at the prospect of seeing the whole of what his domain would eventually be. Ares came over to us as we started to leave the cafeteria speaking to Zeus in low terms. They seemed to reach an accord which she was sure would affect the trip they were about to take.