#joint venture

Previously on Joint Venture: Part 1,Part 2,Part 3,Part 4,Part 5,Part 6,Part 7,Part 8,Part 9

Chapter 10

Under new Management

Jennifer and her security raced into Michelle’s office weapons raised. On the far side of the room stood Michelle looking out the window.

“Michelle Von Dutch,” Jennifer said her weapon pointed at Michelle as a number of maids scurried out of the room.  

“Time we had a little chat.”

10 months later

How long had it been? How long since Christina had been within the mansion she had called home for so many years?  

Christina thought to herself as se sat in the back of the SUV at the gate marking the entrance to the massive Von Dutch Estate. She looked around remembering all the time she had served Michelle. Then the team from Complex 8 visited. During the week that they were there, so much was shown to her. Christina learned that she was nothing more than a pawn to Michelle.

It seemed like years, but it had only been only ten short months. After she had been shot in the shoulder and had taken Amanda to April’s office, Christina had collapsed as the bullet had done more damage that she had initially thought.. Medics found her and evacuated her back to the Complex 8 headquarters. There she spent two months recovering and then began to train and learn the interworking of the new Gynarchy.

She thought of her great friend Amanda. They had found her tied up in basement level 4 of the Von Dutch Estate. After they left she had fallen in love with all the Gynarchy was doing in the digital world. She was promoted and given a job in Japan where she had been placed in charge of tracking people in East Asia that where communicating and making threats against the Gynarchy.

April, the researcher that started Michelle’s empire, was chosen to move back to London.  Abigail and Rachel where impressed with what she had been doing in her research and wanted her to be part of the Complex 8 team.

Alexis was getting what she deserved. After what she attempted, she was transported to a Gynarchy Prison submerged deep beneath the ocean off the coast of Australia. She spends the days chained to a wall while the leadership of the Gynarchy decides what to do with her.

Michelle was the only one that Christina didn’t know the whereabouts of, not that she cared. Michelle could be made into a blank state for all she cared.   

Christina sat in her black catsuit shining from the sun coming through the smallest crack at the top of the tinted window. She ran a hand down her body to her crotch. It was now smooth, as a reward from Abigail she was made into a full women.

Christina took a deep breath as they received their clearance to enter through the gates of the Estate.

As the car pulled up outside the mansion, the door to the car was opened by one of the maids standing ready for her arrival dressed in their blue catsuit.

“Welcome home, Mistress Christina.” she said bowing to Christina. “If you will follow me please.”

“Lead on,” Christina responded as the maid turned and lead her inside.

As they entered the house, Christina noted how everything was the same. Sure there were small changes here and there but for the most part it was the same. She had never met the maid who welcomed her home and her accent was distinctly British leading Christina to believe that Complex 8 had replaced the staff with their own people.  

As they approached what was Michelle’s office, she as greeted by yet another maid she didn’t recognise sitting outside what was Michelle’s office.  

The new maid didn’t even look up from her desk before she began to speak.

“Please take a seat. Mistress will be with you in a few minutes.”

Relaxing on the nearby couch, Christina began to look around at the changes in more detail. She admired the images of the strong women painted in heroic poses that adorned the walls.  

She must have been sitting there for over ten minutes before the maid spoke again opening the door to the office.

“Mistress Von Dutch will see you now.”

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Had Christina heard her correctly? Was she about to meet Michelle? As she edged into the room it was strangely dark. At the large window stood the silhouette of a figure staring out towards the mountains.

“Michelle?” she called out hesitantly doubts running through her mind. Had she sacrificed everything just to find herself back under Michelle’s thumb?

The figure turned around and in a voice that was certainly not Michelle spoke.

“Welcome home Christina. It’s so good to see you again.”

Jennifer hadn’t seen Christina since she left her in the lab to confront Michelle. As she ran across the room she scared Christina by jumping at her wrapping her arms around her and squeezing her tightly.

“I’ve missed you!”

Christina was confused to say the least.

“But.. what? I… I was told to see Michelle.”

“Ah. Yes. You were told to meet Mistress Von Dutch.” Jennifer walked back to her desk stretching her arm out inviting Christina to sit.

“For all her failings, Michelle was an expert at branding. When we took over the facility, we found that she had pretty much built herself. Of course, you looked after everything but it was all in her name and with that came a level of recognisability that allowed us to create a strong foothold in North America. To toss the Von Dutch Brand aside would return is to where we were at the beginning. So we kept it and decided that, the Mistress Von Dutch, as it were, would be the person in charge. Hence the name.”

“Well I suppose, when you put it like that. No one wants to start from scratch. So what have you been up to since we were last together?”

“For the past few months, we’ve been slowly continuing business as normal while also laying the foundations for future expansion and now that you’re back we can begin the next phase.”

“Oh?” Christina said, her curiosity perked as she sat up straight in her chair.

“We’ve expanded the estate into some of the nearby land converting the farm across the road from the entrance into the new stables. The old stables have been converted into the Complex 8 regional headquarters for North America. It will be off limits to all except for me and my team. But don’t worry, you’ll still see me. I’ve taken the liberty of renovating the east wing into my personal residence. As for yourself. You’ll be taking over here as the new Mistress Von Dutch. Technically speaking, you’ll report to me but I have no desire to interfere with your job. You’re job is to continue business as usual while also being on the lookout for new recruits. To aid you in your task, I’ve been in contact with both April and Amanda and both are willing to return to assist you if you wish.”

Christina wasn’t quite sure what to say. She was blow away to say the least.

“So I’d have complete control over everything that happens in the estate?”

“Everywhere but the old stables, yes.”

Christina was curious about what was going or about to go on in the stables but there was something else that had been eating at her since she set foot in the mansion much as she hated to admit it. Looking down at her hands, she asked her question.

“What happened to Michelle?” she asked now looking up and directly at Jennifer.

“Michelle, hmmm, she got a present as her reward for helping us.”

“Helping you?” Christina said angrily not quite sure at what she was hearing.

“Please understand, Michelle created a vast empire which we now control. It’s only fitting we give her something in return.”

Jennifer placed her phone on the desk and then pushed a button on the display. The wall to Christina’s started making a series of noises as picture frames slid out of the way before the wall too slide up into the ceiling to reveal a small vacuum bed. Encased in the bed was…

“Michelle?”

“Yes”, Jennifer replied cooly.

A set of wires and tubes connected her to a set of monitor on either side of her.

“She looks.. Different”

“After her failed attempt to take over Complex 8 and the Gynarchy, we decided she was too dangerous not to keep tied up. Generally, we convert people from male into female but it was no bother for Rachel to rewrite your nanobots to do the opposite”

“You mean she’s a..”

“Yep. We converted her a few months ago then encased him in this latex prison.” Pointing to the the monitors, Jennifer explained their various functions.

“These are for regulating his food and liquid intake through tubes that go down his throat. And these.. Well I’ll let you guess where they go.”

Christina couldn’t help but smile a little.

“The final monitor here is for a little pump around his member. It monitors his heart rate, breathing and keeps him in permanent arousal but he’s never quite able to make it to climax.”

Christina watched as Jennifer slid her hand down the latex. The body inside shuddered as the monitors registered a response.

“We allow some movement to prevent the muscles from succumbing to atrophy. He is quite contained however, aware of everything.”

Jennifer ran her hand down again as the monitors beeped with excitement.

“But enough about Michael. Are you ready to get to work?”

Christina turned to Jennifer with a look in her eyes that told her the answer.

Our final chapter. The last piece will be a surprise to Christina as I’ve been keeping it hidden from her to keep her guessing.

There is an epilogue to come that will start off my next story after I’ve wrapped up the other story I was working on before this.

So, Christina, Without further ado: Welcome to the Gynarchy! 

Previously on Joint Venture: Part 1,Part 2,Part 3,Part 4,Part 5,Part 6,Part 7,Part 8

Chapter 9

Hostile Takeover

Christina felt cold. The room was deadly silent. As she looked across to Jennifer, she could see a mixture of emotions. It was part worry, part anger. Suddenly she felt a searing pain in her shoulder that soon spread across her torso. Overcome with agony, Christina fell to her knees as she reached up to her shoulder. It felt wet and as she took her hand away she could see blood covering it.

Jennifer couldn’t believe what had happened. While she believed that Alexis was bitter about her situation, Jennifer also thought that she wouldn’t be capable of shooting either of them. That somehow, she’d be able to talk them out of it and get Alexis to surrender her weapon.

Unfortunately, that was not how it happened. Jennifer watched almost in slow motion as Christina fell to her knees, her hand covered in blood.

“One down, one to go,” Alexis said mocking her.

Jennifer turned to her, her mind filled with rage.  

Alexis raised the weapon to her, pointing straight at her head.  

She pulled the trigger, but nothing happened. She pulled it again, and again.

Internally Jennifer breath a sigh of relief.

“Didn’t you know? Those fancy weapons we brought are smart. They know when they’re being used on an agent.”

While Alexis processed the information she was oblivious to Jennifer moving straight for her.

Christina faded in and out as she watched Jennifer take out Alexis in one fell swoop. She took some wire from the ground and bound her hands behind her back. Alexis struggled a little before giving up though her mouth didn’t. Even tied on the floor she refused to surrender yelling about her duty to Michelle and how she was going to be her right hand. Sick of hearing Alexis mouthing off, Jennifer knocked out Alexis cold.

She then went to Christina to check on her. As she got close she could see that she was breathing and coughing. Christina was holding her left shoulder, there was a lot of blood.

Christina rolled over holding her shoulder, the look of pain all over her face.

“Oh Christina are you ok?” Jennifer said a slight tremble in her voice.

“I’ll be ok.” Christina said as Jennifer helped her sit upright. “Where is Amanda?”

“She is over there unconscious.” Jennifer said pointing. 

They both made their way over to her, Christina holding her shoulder.

“Christina, don’t move. We need to get you help.”

“Don’t worry about me. I’ll get Amanda to April’s office, it is just on the next level.”

“Are you sure?” Jennifer asked

“Yes, go get Michelle for us.” Christina said helping Amanda walk that was now starting to wake up.

As Jennifer turned to leave Christina called out to her. “Go to Amanda’s office, go to the computer on the left side of her desk. Insert this key in the port on the side of it.” Christina took a key from around her neck and gave it to Jennifer with a piece of paper. “Follow the prompts on the screen. This will start lock down and secure all the offices and labs. The second command will cause the nanobots in the staff and guards to reprogram their host, they will no longer take commands from Michelle or Alexis. They will only take commands from me, Amanda, and you. I entered you into the emergency command staff just before I came to see you tonight. Be safe I will see you at Michelle’s office.” With that Christina helped Amanda off to April’s office.

Jennifer raced through the mansion. Christina wasn’t lying. All the maids now stood to attention as she approached ready to accept her orders. As she met the chief, she was puzzled to see her standing outside the office of Michelle.  

“I couldn’t just leave you Ma'am.”

“The director?”

“Safely away. Put her in her car myself.”

“Excellent”

Jennifer smiled as she turned her attention to the door.

“Chief? Let’s end this.”

The Penultimate Chapter. A bit shorter than the others but the good news the final chapter should be arriving tomorrow!