THE STORY SO FAR: Gerda, a top parisien model, comes with her lover Le Compte Guy de Rhislain, to his island in the Mediterranean for a holiday. She quickly finds he is running a huge establishment for the training of wealthy gentlemen's slaves. On her first day's training, her long golden hair is cut off and she is fixed into her Training Helmet. Dazed and shocked, she is led out of the Preparation Room to report to her Master. She followed the Serving Maid down a long corridor, dimly feeling her latex costume wet with perspiration from her frantic struggles in the bondage chair, hearing the crackle of the wide heavy shame pants which proclaimed she was a new slave. She tried to shake her head to feel the familiar heaviness of her long hair, still not believing it could have been cut off, but the tight hood and steel neckband held her head rigidly still. Her tears were obscuring the glass eyes of the mask, and for a moment she stopped and leant against the wall. The Maid came back and touched her arm. Unable to speak because of her normal working gag, she motioned Gerda to keep following her. They descended some stairs, richly carpeted, and reached a large oak door. The Maid knocked three times and indicated for Gerda to enter. The room was huge and like something out of hell. Gerda paused inside the door and her stomach felt sick as she looked around. There were no windows and neon lighting glared down from ceiling and walls, and a bank of spot- lights, like an operating theatre, brilli- antly illuminated the tables with straps, the wooden cross, the steel pillory, and several other strange devices which occupied the centre part of the room. Round the walls were racks of whips, from long bull-whips ranging down to leather cat-o-nine-tails and short steel canes. In glass shelves and cabinets, as if on proud display, were gags and masks and tubing of all shapes and sizes. In a corner stood two oxygen cylinders on portable stands. Hanging on a frame in the corner was a shining suit of steel armour with long rigid thigh boots. The Maid gently took her arm and indicated that Gerda should cross to a door at the side. Again the Maid knocked three times, then bent and kissed Gerda's rubber-covered knee and left the vast room. The door opened, and automatically, in a dream, Gerda entered. This room was totally different. It was a small study, tastefully furnished with antiques. Le Compte Guy de Rhislain closed the door and motioned Gerda to a large vinyl armchair. He was dressed in his tight-fitting suit of white leather with black boots, his handsomely-tanned face smiling at her. "Come in, dear slave Gerda. I want to have a talk with you before we proceed. Sit down. Your usual sherry?" Wordlessly, she sat in the chair, suddenly aware again of the greased rod chained into her bottom and the tight leather corset encircling her black latex dress. Her hands were wet and slippery inside the long gloves. The stiletto spikes of her shoes dug into the thick carpet. She licked her dry lips, the mouth- slit of the mask pulling against them. "Something stronger, please. D'you know what they did to me? That dread- ful woman cut off my hair. Why, Guy? What have I done9" He came back from a small bar with a balloon glass of cognac. Thankfully she sipped it, feeling the strong brandy warm her inside. He sat down opposite her, his face sympathetic. "I know it's a shock, but we have a strict rule that no slave has long hair which can catch in zips or bondage. Besides, it shows vanity, and like a nun, the first thing you must learn is to sink your own identity into slave- hood. Also, your slave-mask now fits perfectly. Have you looked at your new identity closely yet?" SLAVE 21 He brought across a hand mirror and held it in front of her. The black shiny mask fitted without a wrinkle, and she stared at the gleaming black face with the inlaid glass eyes which look natural and through which she could see perfectly. Across the forehead was stencilled the name 'Gerda' in gold lettering, and she knew at the back of her head her slave's number, 21, would identify her from the rear. Only the small opening at the mouth and the two tiny breathing holes in the shaped nose gave indication there was a living human beneath the layers of rubber. "You'll start your training now," Le Compte said quietly, "but I have instructed this first day to be easy for you. you will be given only fifty lashes for your daily Whipping, and you will be left ungagged for your leisure period in the slaves' Rest Room, so that you can find out more about the Training Centre from other slaves. Nor will you receive the usual Training Enema tonight. But tomorrow the full Training will commence, and I beg you to co- operate otherwise you will receive Demerits and Punishment like any other slave. I cannot make exceptions just because I brought you here, and you are to be my personal slave. " She felt exhausted and wanted to cry. "But why, Guy, we had such a good time in Paris? Don't you love me any more? " He leant forward and fondled her masked head. "It's because I love you that I'm going to train you and show you what real ecstasy is! I'm going to raise you to heights of sustained pleasure and pain of which you have never dreamed possible. All I ask just now is that you try hard, very hard, to assimi- late what you are being taught, however much it may shock and hurt you; remember always, that Pain can be turned into rare Pleasure, and that you are suffering for my sake. The more you love me the more you will want to accept such Pain, and the most severe Training. You will be proud to accept more and more suffering to prove that love. And you will be rewarded Pleasures which will leave you utterly exhausted and begging for more." She finished the brandy, feeling light- headed and slightly stronger. "Will I see you often?" "Not at first, my little one. Some special Training will be carried out by me, but I shall be correctly hooded. But at all times I will be with you mentally, and every day I shall follow every part of your suffering. At the end of two weeks, if you are behaving weAl, we shall dine together, with your mask removed. " He stood up and pressed a bell on his desk. "Now you must go. And remember what I said!" He kissed her briefly on the top of her gleaming head. There was a triple knock on the door. "That is Maria, your personal Serving Maid. She will take you to your new quarters to prepare you for your first Whipping. Bon chance!" Wearily Gerda stood up, her costume wet inside, her Shame Pants rustling loudly. She crossed towards the door. Le Compte called to her softly. "Slave. Never, never leave the room without making obeisance. " Slowly she turned round, then with a faint sob knelt in front of him, burying her face against the Supreme Master tightly encased in the white leather. He stroked her head. "Very good, slave. But remember, for an Instructor you kiss his bottom. Only to me, your Master, do you kiss in front . " Several minutes later Maria nad led her to the Slaves' Quarters on the top of the big house. At the end of a long corridor Maria unlocked a door marked '21'. When they were in the room Maria unstrapped her gag and pulled it out. Cierda was surprised at the size of it. THE CHANGING ROOM "You have to wear that all day? It's impossible ! " Maria smiled through her mask, care- fully wiping the black rubber wedge and laying it on a table. "Whew! That's better! Oh, you get used to it in no time. I'm allowed to take it off when we're in your quarters, so that I can explain things to you. Now, this is your Changing Room, quite comfortable, and those sliding doors and drawers contain all your personal costumes. There's also a bathroom and a tiny bedroom. The bedroom, I'm afraid, is less comfortable and very functional. Over here is your boot and shoe cup- board." She crossed and opened double doors. Gerda gave an exclama- tion of surprise. Several pairs of long thigh boots hung gracefully from hooks; in black leather, black patent, red leather with laces and eyes, some with long zips; one, in heavy stiff leather, had two steel rods up the side through loops, and about twenty tiny straps up the back. To one side were about a dozen pair of shoes, all with high stiletto heels, from 4 inches to a towering seven inches. Most of them were in shiny black patent or vinyl, a few in bright red. Besides them stood several knee- high boots, like a row of coloured soldiers on parade. Incongruous to the smart colours and leather hung a heavy black pair of rubber waders, but these had thick three-inch heels. "You'll find they are all in two sizes," explained Maria, "One size is your own, the other is bigger, to allow for your thick latex stockings or overall suit. Now, here is your glove drawer." She opened a long drawer in a chest and revealed everything from elbow- length thin latex gloves in all colours to heavy rubber gloves up to the shoulders with straps attached. Maria led the way into a pleasantly large bathroom decorated entirely in black, except for a white ceiling. There was both a bath and a shower, a large basin, a toilet and a bidet, all in shining black. Another door brought them into the bedroom. Gerda was dismayed. It was not more than ten feet long and six feet wide, and contained nothing but a narrow bed with high metal frames at each end. At the four corners were attached metal cuffs with chains. The bed was covered in gleaming black rubber sheets. "It's not too bad," said Maria cheer- fully, "Normally the bracelets and ankle bands are not used, unless you're in Punishment. But every night, until you pass your First-Level exam, I have to chain you round the neck and to the top of the bed. But it's a long thin chain, and you can get to the toilet if you want. " Again Gerda felt the rage and helpless- ness well up inside her. To be chained to her bed like a scruffy watchdog! She thought of her beautiful apartment in Paris, with its king-size bed and silk sheets. "Can't I even have some ordinary bed clothes? How can I sleep between hot rubber sheets!" DRESSED IN RUBBER Maria smiles sympathetically. "It's not so bad, you'll get used to them. You'll be dressed in rubber as well, and for the first two nights you'll have to keep your mask on. That takes more getting used to." "Oh my God ! " Gerda exclaimed, remembering suddenly that the girl they called The Executioner, who had cut off her hair and fitted the mask, had said she must wear it for forty- eight hours, "I can't! I'll suffocate! I hate anything on my face ! " Maria spoke warningly. "Mistress Gerda, I'm here to help you. Please accept what they order, otherwise you'll only be punished until you do. They'll put you into a Punishment Sleeping Suit and manacle you spread-eagled on your back, with a tight gag and a blind- fold. That isn't funny. I've suffered it. After a few hours the cramp in your arms is agonising and then it is difficult to sleep!" Gerda was horrified. "They did that to you?" THE DORMITORY "Oh yes, several times. But the worst sleeping punishment is The Dormitory. The beds there are just a padded plank a foot wide. They put you into a tight rubber bag which is strapped up the back. Over your mask they fix a heavy leather hood with only noseholes, then they lay you on the plank and strap you down to it from neck to toe. you can't move a finger and you're there for the whole night. I was lucky, when they gave me that, I was so tired I slept most of the night, I just let myself drift away in my hot cocoon. But some slaves get claustrophobia and then it really is a bad punishment. So remember, always do what they say, you can 't beat them ! Now, get undressed and have a bath while I lay out your Whipping Suit. I can release your steel collar to get your dress off, but your mask must stay. " Still uncomprehending the enormity of what was happening to her, Gerda obeyed meekly. She relaxed in the warm bath, the steam clouding the eye pieces of the mask, wondering what Fate had against her to have involved her in such a strange charade; for still she did not fully appreciate what Guy had told her; that it would not all be a hideous joke and she would find the 'slaves' and 'instructors' would turn out to be laughing house guests playing a prank on her. She dried herself, wryly thinking that even Guy couldn't expect her to use a towel made of latex. She wrapped it round her and returned to the big room, where Maria was busy laying out clothes. "Good, it feels better after a bath doesn't it? Now, I've powered this black suit for you. It's heavy latex and fits like a glove, but comfortable. You'll notice the pants part is double thickness, which gives your skin some protection against the whip. you wear this white belt, which signifies you're in a Whipping Suit, and these knee length boots and the long gloves. It's a simple and very comfortable costume to wear." When Gerda was dressed and Maria had laced up the high-heeled boots, she regarded herself in the long triple mirror where she could view both back and front by adjusting them. Despite her fear and apprehension, she liked the reflection in the mirror. Her tall, slim figure was moulded in shining black latex, with a wide white leather belt encircling her small waist. She tried not to think that her rounded bottom was so tightly encased that it seemed to be demanding to be whipped. She wondered if she was going insane, the very thought of flagellation had always horrified her. The anonymous smooth black face stared back at her, giving nothing away. she turned on high heels to Maria. "Let's get it over with. Is it very bad?" "Bless you, that's the right spirit! No, just try to absorb it and don't fight it. The more you relax your bum the less it hurts. When it really hurts, try to think it's your Master whipping you with love. " "Well, at least I haven't got that awful Rod in, although I must admit it feels strangely good at times, especially when one sits on it. " "I agree. Sometimes I have to wear one all day, and I love it. I feel naked without it. Of course, the training Rods aren't too big, it's when you get to the really thick ones it becomes more difficult. " Before Gerda could question this ominous statement, Maria had picked up her gag and strapped it securely into place through her mask. Gerda was fascinated the way she had to force the large wedge into the mouth. When she was finished Maria wrote rapidly on her pad: Please make sure the strap is on the last hole. If I get examined and it's not, I'll get demerits! Gerda looked at the buckled strap. It was one hole from the end. With difficulty she pulled it tighter until Maria grunted in pain. Gerda was ashamed that she felt a momentary flash of pleasure. Maria nodded her head in thanks, knelt briefly to kiss Gerda's knee, and they left the room. WHIPPING CHAMBER Swiftly Maria led them along a bewil- dering maze of corridors and stairs, Gerda feeling protected and encased in the tight heavy suit. Would the whip hurt terribly, and how would she with- stand fifty lashes? Was this really happening, was she actually walking towards a place where she would be ordered to bend over to be flagellated? She tried to close her mind to it. she found herself being gently pushed by her maid into the Whipping Chamber. It was not the huge room she had seen earlier. It was almost bare and brightly lit, with a low gym-horse type of rack on which she had suffered her enema earlier. Suddenly she felt afraid, she had not realised she would be helpless, imagining if it hurt too much she could stand up and protest. Maria knelt briefly to kiss her knee, then left the room. A Serving Maid in red latex, masked and gagged, moved forward and guided Gerda towards the Whipping Block. She fixed heavy leather straps on to Gerda's wrists and the same on to her booted ankles. Each strap had a strong metal loop. Then she hurried over to a cabinet and brought back a black leather strap with a loose piece of rubber attached. She indicated for Gerda to open her mouth. Gerda shook her head. "Not if that's a gag. I'll choke and be sick, I can't take anything in my mouth. " A door at the back of the room opened and an Instructor entered. He was masked and the number '9' was painted on his hood. He was clad in a green leather suit and boots. He approached Gerda slowly. "Slave Gerda, I have been assigned to give you your Training Whipping for the first week. I have also been instruc- ted that today you are to be treated leniently. However, direct disobedience of an order can only incur severe Demerits. Accept that pressure gag or I will call in attendants to force it into you!" Desperately Gerda looked around, seeking some sort of escape; then she remembered how easily Miss Dodds had forced her earlier to accept the enema, and the two sturdy attendants who had effortlessly overpowered her. She nodded weakly, and the Serving Maid came forward and carefully inserted the loose rubber into her mouth, then tightened the strap behind her masked head. The rubber lay flat in her mouth, and apart from the unpleasant taste did not act as a gag. Now the maid screwed on some sort of pump and the next moment Gerda felt the loose rubber start to swell as air was forced in. In a few seconds the ball of rubber was filling her mouth until it was forcing out her cheeks. She tried to complain, to groan, but relent- lessly the gag extended until it cruelly filled her mouth. She found she could still breathe easily, through her airholes at the nose, and through a small tube through the pressure gag. The maid unscrewed the pump from the front of the gag and motioned her to lie across the Whipping Block. In two minutes Gerda was strapped down over the leather horse, her ankles and wrists padlocked through the metal loops on the four legs, and a wide strap round her thighs holding her bottom ignominiously into the air. A further strap secured her waist tightly on to the horse. Lastly, the maid passed a leather blindfold over her eyes, she was now blind and speech- less and immovably secured to her Whipping Block. She heard a rustling sound as the Instructor put on a garment. "I am putting on my Whipping Coat," she heard him say, "It is of thick black rubber and is worn by all Instructors and Masters, so that the slave can hear the rustle as the arm is upraised to give the next stroke. I am starting with a short cane in order that you will learn the different type of whips. " She heard the rustle of rubber and the swish of the cane, then a stinging sensation across her bottom. In rapid succession nine more lashes came, until she was squirming with the pain. "Now ten slow strokes with the leather cat-o-nine-tails. In the old days the Masters used this with steel tips in order to draw blood, but nowadays we are more merciful. Actually, this whip is one of the favourites with the slaves, because the thongs part in the downward swing and spread over the bottom, giving a full and satisfying pain. " Gerda heard the droning, cultivated voice in her dark prison, her rear still smarting from the previous strokes, locked down helplessly over the Block. The pressure gag was tight but, incredi- bly, not uncomfortable. She did not yet realise that it was carefully shaped to swell out the cheeks and not carry to the back of the mouth, which could cause choking. She heard the warning rustle of his Whipping Coat and then the thrash of the nine leather strips as they smacked across her tightly rubbered bottom. She was ready to scream behind her gag, but all she felt was a mild pain and a glow of heat. Again and again the lash descended, only increasing a pleasant sexual hurt which she tried to ignore. After the ten strokes the Instructor spoke again. "You betray yourself, slave, but you pay me a compliment. No move, no wriggle, no moan of agony. I think you like this whip, so we'll give you another ten. A little harder ! " This time the cat-o-nine-tails swished down in earnest, lashing evenly across the cheeks of her bottom, stinging and hurting. But again, she almost felt an urge to beg him.to continue, she heard the rustle of his Whipping Coat followed by the smack and crack of the whip, and the strange glorious sensation of being utterly helpless and feeling the aching pain spread up her body and down her thighs. Now she had received thirty strokes and she relaxed in her tight bondage, her mind in a reeling whirl, sure that she was in some kind of sexual nightmare. "We are proceeding to the riding whip, " said the soft voice of the Instructor, "It is made of hard ribbed leather, and you will feel this hurting more, although I will apply it gently today. This time the strokes will be slow, giving you half a minute to recover and savour the pain. " She heard the tell-tale rustle of his rubber then a flat searing pain cut across her buttocks. Her muscles tensed and arched as she strained against her bonds in defensive agony, only to find that within seconds the agony had subsided and left a hot glow. She tried to remember what Maria had advised, to relax her bottom and not fight against the whip. she heard the crackle of his Whipping Coat as the whip was raised then the swish and pain again flooded through her. This time it was not as bad, although she involuntarily strained against the bonds. The Instructor continued with slow measured strokes, expertly hitting the same line across her rubbered bottom. She became mesmerised by the exact timing of each stroke, until she was riding with each one, alone in her dark prison of pain, biting on the pressure gag until saliva was running out of the mouthpiece of the mask. After seven- teen strokes the Instructor stopped. She felt something hard being pushed between her legs onto her heavily covered private parts. "The Serving Maid will now give you half a minute of The Machine. You have been very good for the first session." She felt her suit soaking wet with perspiration, from the effort of straining against the rigid~bondage and trying to absorb the pain of the strokes. There was a soft humming noise, and next instant she felt the vibration of The Machine against her, nosing against the rubber as it sent waves of pure ecstasy through her tortured body. Shame and humiliation and raw desire washed over her, and she tried to cry out to stop this monstrous, subtle addition to her torment. The gag reduced her cries to a whimper, and suddenly she realised she was on the verge of an orgasm. Dimly she heard the Instructor speak again. "Now you will have your final three strokes, but this time very hard in order to mark your bottom, and to let you understand what you may have to suffer during a Punishment Whipping. The Maid is on the floor and will keep The Machine on you. Here is the first one ! " She was trembling now, needing the whip more than anything in the world. She heard the swish as it descended and the universe exploded into a searing agony of pain which turned to ecstatic trembling as her climax approached. Expertly, the Instructor noticed this and the next two lashes came quickly, the final coinciding with a long muffled scream as every muscle tore against the bondage and her bottom arched upwards as she took a massive shuddering Pleasure, continuing and continuing until flashing rhombuses danced inside her mind and she fell away into exhausted oblivion. to be continued