Despite her initial confidence in dealing with the primitive world she visited, the unwary Starfleet officer soon found herself captured by the locals, shackled, relieved of her gear, and stripped of her boots and stockings.

To make matters worse, her captors somehow possessed a piece of highly advanced technology, the likes of which she had never seen before.

They turned the device on in front of her. Pulsing spirals began emanating from it. She stared at the spirals, curious and fascinated. All too quickly, her fascination evolved into captivation. By the time she realized what was happening, she couldn't tear her gaze away from them.

She knew that she was being hypnotized. She also knew there was nothing she could do to stop it. And then she knew nothing at all. Her mind clouded over. Her will evaporated. And her suggestibility increased exponentially.

They questioned her. She told them everything they wanted to know. They instructed her. She did everything they wanted her to do. They conditioned and programmed her. She obeyed them wholly and completely, without hesitation.

Soon, there was no trace left of the accomplished Starfleet officer who had landed on this world. All that remained was a barefoot, brainwashed woman who served her masters as a mindlessly obedient slave.

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