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TK was in trouble. Deep trouble. Hogtied and left to choke by her villainous captor, Sonya, the brave young heroine was doing just that. Not that she was simply laying still and suffering her fate, of course. That wasn't TK's style... Though sheer necessity would have driven her to action regardless how unflagging her spirit.

She had to get free she knew...or she was doomed. But that was far, far easier said than done. What seemed miles of cunningly wrapped and iron-tight rope loops surrounded her legs, pinning them firmly together and bent hard up behind her back. Her hands were crushed tightly inside the crook of her knees, clenched into useless, pinioned fists. TK struggled and squirmed as doggedly as she could, but she was so very tired, and had so few options, that she felt tears sting her eyes. Each time she slitted those eyes open, whether intentionally or not, she caught sight of her bound and writhing - strangling - form in the mirror which had no doubt been set up for just that cruel purpose. And TK had to admit - she didn't look good. That reflection bespoke every wearing, tearing, exhausting second of this endless ordeal...and it made her afraid.

Most damning of all, every time she twisted or wrothe, the motion pulled at the noose which linked her ankles and throat, and sent her into a choking, hacking fit. The tough tiger-girl endured the first few of these with great determination and courage, but after she'd come within a finger's-breadth of losing consciousness from one of the longer episodes - without making any progress toward freedom - she'd given up on trying to fight past the danger outright strangulation, for the sake of greater mobility. And so, her movements were sorely restricted, leaving her unable to do much more than twitch and squirm feebly, more and more of her effort and energy being required for the battle to keep her head pulled back and the tension off that killing loop.

And it was a battle she could tell she was slowly, but inexorably, losing...

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On to "End of the Line..."

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And so begins "Mercy", the third and final Act of TK and Sonya's inaugural clash... Just want to start out on MY end by apologizing the for extreme delay in getting this one rolling, and thank you for your patience. Though I'm sure that anyone who's read my journal certainly understands...I still don't like leaving things cool off so much. Momentum is important to suspense storytelling, neh? But, here we are, so...better late than never, I hope. Thanks for your patience, and hope you enjoy this one as much as I have working on it. And it will be rolling along steadily; managing to get well ahead of the work curve is part of why this story-arc took so long to start posting.

Also, a quick, heartfelt - if depressingly belated - public thank-you to Spiffylemonz for giving me a surprise subscription to DA, through the beginning of February. As a gesture of thanks to HIM, he's been given the opportunity to write a story to be done around here once I finish the TK-Sonya "trilogy" and the closing Act of Cody and Bryn's first big tale. Which, if things hang together as I hope they do (*fingers crossed*) should be about two weeks, give or take, from today. Thanks again, brother!