It's a team thing 3 | free bondage story

Help… The chimeric thought slowly invaded my consciousness while I wrestled my bonds. They were solid bands of iron. Ignoring my crotchrope was also vitally impossible – it was doing terrible things to my body. No matter which way I moved, the cords tied deep within my tingling pussy massaged my clit with a horrid, unrelenting insistency which made me feel like screaming. They wouldn't shift or budge – the only way I could really avoid their… caress (for want of a better term) was when I laid perfectly still – but under the circumstances, it just was not an option.

Help… Yes… Our only chance was helping each other get out of this. If (and it was a big if) we somehow managed to reach each other then… we could help untie each other. It was a long shot but I couldn't see how else we were going to get out of this. I certainly wasn't going to escape this bind by myself. I pursed my lips. I owed Shu Qui big time. Just wait, you cow.

Damn this gag! It was so tight! I had no idea how to convey what I wanted Kathy to do. The most I could manage was a totally unintelligible gurgle. I had no way of pushing out the cloth wedged in my mouth – Mei Hua had seen to that all too effectively. Kathy's eyes met mine again. They contained a helpless, doe-eyed appeal that was impossible to resist. I bit down on the cloth forcing my lips backward before ruminatively chewing on everything. Hopefully Kathy would understand what I wanted her to do. I jerked my head backwards, indicating that she should try and join me here.

I could see the gears inside Kathy's brain turning and I nodded again, desperately hoping that she would take the hint. Her face was a picture of confusion while she tried to work out what I was trying to say and I squirmed uncomfortably. That bomb was merrily ticking away and I didn't think that it would turn out to be a dud like the computer I'd just bought – thanks for nothing, Bill! I savagely thought. Wish I knew what was going on here though. This was so strange.

Suddenly Kathy's face cleared and I badly wanted to laugh as her cheeks dimpled. If only Kathy knew how funny she looked, smiling with a whacking great gag plastered across half her face. There was nothing funny though about the way Kathy was wriggling towards me. If only I could cheer her on. Kathryn was much less tightly bound than I was and I incredulously watched as she humped and wriggled and squirmed in my direction. Kathyrn's eyes never left mine as she inched forward with a surprising rapidity. She abruptly stopped before clearly motioning me forward and I flushed. Dammit, I hadn't thought about that. The quicker we got going, the sooner we would be out of here.

Deep breath… Come on, just do it. Without realising that I'd unwittingly aped Nike's slogan (that's the power of advertising for you), I struggled to rise before giving up. I just couldn't move. Oh God… Kathy was bouncing along on her bottom now, with her back to the wall providing support. Hope flared in my heart. We were going to make it after all! Up yours, Shu! I thought. I just couldn't wait to show up Shu Qui. Wouldn't that malicious little minx be disappointed when she found out how we'd cheated death? Kathy was already almost a quarter of the way across and I gathered myself before rolling sideways like a log. Yeeesssss! I could do it! Kathy's eyes filled with pleasure and relief as we inched towards each other.

I was surprised how quickly we managed to join each other. Kathy was overjoyed to be with me again. I knew how she felt. Kathryn was only just out of university and this was a challenge that the halls of academia would not have prepared her for. She silently pressed her cheek against mine before anxiously grunting.

Oh God… My heart sank again. Kathy was clearly trying to say something but the little sound she was capable of producing was so thoroughly garbled that I could not understand a single word. "Mmhhoooh-oohmmm aaahhaaaaaa!"

Instead of panicking, Kathy's expressive face was surprisingly thoughtful. I could tell that she was thinking about something and I impatiently waited for her to roll around so we could try undo each other's hands. We were wasting time. I struggled around, hoping that she would take the hint but a frantic "Mmhhnnooohh!" stopped me in my tracks. "Aaayyyhhhh," Kathy mumbled before wriggling away from me.

I was speechless. What on earth was Kathy doing? More than ever, I felt entirely powerless and it was not a good feeling. I'd never felt so helpless during all my life, and I wasn't sure how to handle the new emotions and feelings raging unchecked throughout my body. I was more aware than ever of my crotchrope burrowing deeply into my clit. I'd never realised that an ordinary piece of rope could have that much of an effect on anybody. Kathy was nearing the giant table and I incredulously watched as she squirmed around before facing the heavily carved, ornate middle leg. Ohhhh… Now I could see what Kathy had in mind. There was method behind her madness after all.

Each carved table leg ended in an ornate, curved 'hook' and Kathy was trying to catch the edges of her gag on it. I had to hand it to her; I would never have thought of it myself. I watched with breathless, increasingly hopeful anticipation as Kathy carefully, methodically worked the tightly drawn edges of her gag beneath the rounded, blunt hook. My gag was so tight! – I was under no illusions how hard it would be dislodging anything.

In the end, pulling her gag off was so easy that it was almost anti-climactic. Almost. Kathy's first attempt ended in failure when she couldn't hook the curved point of the leg under the tight fitting cloth wrapped around and around her jaws. Instead of giving up, she wriggled closer before trying again with renewed determination. She had more room to move and it showed. Carefully, ever so carefully, Kathy somehow snagged the slightly frayed edges of her gag on the hook before rhythmically rocking her head from side to side to push it deeper. Her eyes met mine and I nodded. Yes. Go for it. She pulled – hard and the whole roll abruptly slid away before draping itself around her shoulders.

My joy was short-lived. I'd forgotten about the second, much tighter gag cleaving Kathy's lips so far backwards that they'd been pulled into a grotesque, grinning rictus. Beneath the wide band of sodden cloth, I could just make out the wadding they'd stuffed inside her mouth. She certainly wasn't going to push it out with her tongue. Kathy must've come to the same conclusion for she returned to her task with renewed determination. Her horribly tight cleave-gag, however, was a much harder nut to crack. It'd been wound so tightly around her mouth and lips that unhooking everything was much more difficult. The cloth was also narrower as well. I was acutely conscious that the time was steadily ticking away. Perhaps sensing my desperation, Kathy redoubled her efforts. Her face was slowly reddening with exertion as she tied to create extra leverage with her tongue between trying to repeat her earlier success with the hook. It was a balancing act which required a lot of finesse and not a little coordination. Suddenly, Kathy hooked her gag on the point before pulling it free with a loud cry of triumph. She didn't waste any time spitting out one wet wad of cloth after another before groaning.

"Oh God… Oh my God… that's much better. Tara are you OK?" Her voice was full of concern and I tried to smile before nodding.

"Oh, good… Thank God I can breathe now." She groaned again before sighing. "My mouth tastes like a camel shit in it."

"C'mon, Tara. You have a go!" Kathy urged me on. "Then we'll work out what to do."

I nodded before wriggling over. It was a sensible plan. Kathy was already working on the knots between her bound wrists although she didn't appear to be making much progress.

Working my gag off was much more difficult than I thought it would be. The first later wasn't so hard but the second almost defeated me. It didn't help that I was also much more tightly bound than Kathy was. She, at least, had more wriggle room, in a manner of speaking. Eventually after several unsuccessful attempts, I finally succeeded in pulling it free but I was blowing heavily by the time it finally came off.

"Well done," Kathy smiled and I shakily tried to return her grin. My half-numb jaws were aching like anything and I gingerly worked them upwards and downwards.

"Th- thanks. That was so clever. I would never have thought of that," I complimented my assistant.

"Aw, it was nothing. We were lucky it was there," she modestly replied although I could see a slight flush tingeing her rosy cheeks.

"It's exactly the kind of initiative we're always looking for at work," I smiled. It suddenly seemed very far way and I couldn't help feeling somewhat bizarre praising my shy, diffident assistant while bound hand and foot with a ticking bomb for company.

Kathy grinned. "I'm putting in for overtime when we get out of here."

Not if, when. I began to like Kathy more and more every minute. "Yeah… Speaking of which… we haven't got much time left." I hurriedly said. "I don't think I can free myself – not without help anyway. What about you?"

"Nope, I can't do anything either. I can't reach the knots." Her eyebrows furrowed while she studied me. "Wow… they really did the job on you, didn't they?" she exclaimed, examining the ropes circling my body. Her eyes flickered to my crotchrope and I felt my face warming again.

Why was it affecting me so much like this? There was something about being tied up which really did it for me. "They sure did," I slowly sighed.

"Yeah, I kinda noticed," Kathy mused before pausing. "Ok, how about I try untie you first?"

I shook my head. "No. That Mee girl, whatever her name is, really knew what she was doing. I don't think even you could get me out of this one, unless you've got a knife." Ropes creaked protestingly, tensing here, loosening there as I wrigged from one side to another to make my point.

Kathy nodded reluctant agreement. "Yeah, I agree. Mmmm… you could say that we're in a real bind, aren't we?"

Not to be outdone, I fired back with; "It's a knotty problem, isn't it?"

Our laughter was the tonic we both needed and I began to feel that we could make it.

"Ok… if we both just roll around," Kathy carefully said, "then you could reach my hands that way."

"I hope so," I sighed as I flexed my half-numb fingers. How was I ever going to manage the way I'd been tied up?

"You never know until we try," Kathy brightly said. "I think it's our only chance. I certainly can't untie your hands because of the way Mee-wah tied you up."

I nodded again before smiling encouragement. I was beginning to not feel good about this again. "Ok, shall we?"

"She tied the knots between my hands," Kathy urgently said. "I can feel them but I can't reach them, that's the problem."

"Ok, so you want me to… try undo them so you can… try loosen the rope?"

"Yep, once you get those knots, I shouldn't have too much trouble," Kathy quickly replied. She too, was aware that time was not on our side. "Ok, let's do it!"

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It was really mission impossible, I bitterly thought while I strained to reach the brutally tight knots located right between Kathy's bound wrists. Oh God, oh God, ohmyGod… There was no way I could do it. Sweat stung my eyes while I frantically tried to reach them. Problem was, I just could not find the vital leverage I needed. Kathy was obliging, lying on her side and holding her hands out for me – but I just couldn't do it. With my hands bound hard against the small of my back, there was no way I was going to untie Kathy, much less escape myself. I could hardly move. I could only just reach those awful knots but picking them loose was the hard bit. I'd managed to pull one strand partially loose but I was certain that Mei Hua wouldn't have stopped there. I remembered the way she'd methodically knotted, then re-knotted the cords lashing my wrists together. I just wanted to cry. Sobbing with frustration, I angrily banged my hands on the soft carpet.

"Tara!" Kathy hissed.

"What?" I impatiently asked.

"Just… relax," she hurriedly replied. "I can feel one knot loosening. Just take your time, don't rush it."

Good advice. I instinctively nodded before realising that Kathy wouldn't be able to see me. My nose was itching again and I rubbed it against the carpet before breathlessly replying. "No worries… You're right. It's not easy though, I'll tell you."

"Yeah, I can guess," Kathy sighed. "Thank God she didn't tie me up like you."

"I don't think Shu liked me much."

"Yeah, I could tell."

Concentrate, I told myself as I began the painstaking job of freeing Kathy. The knots were still as stubbornly tight as ever but I was beginning to get the hang of it. I didn't want to see the effect that the effort was having on my fingernails though. It was unrelentingly hard work. The thin ropes that she'd used were devilishly difficult to unpick. Slowly, ever so slowly, the cords began loosening before unravelling. One knot became two – then three.

"Come on, Tara!" Kathy enthusiastically urged me onward. "You're going great! We can do it!"

"Can you loosen anything yet?" I asked.

"Not yet, she really tied my hands too tight. You'll have to undo the last knot before I can loosen anything."

"Ok, wait!" The last knot was the hardest. Perhaps anticipating that we might make it this far, Mei Hua had pulled the cords savagely tight – but eventually – I have no idea how – I finally managed to pick it free. My breath was coming in great gasps now as I hurriedly helped loosen the cinched cords.

"Oh, Tara… You are a legend!" Kathy breathed. "We're going to make it after all!"

"Yeah, it was a real team effort," I smiled. "Thanks for helping. "I don't think I could've dome it without you."

"We couldn't have done it without each other, you mean. Oh my God… I can't believe it! I'm free now!" Kathy triumphantly pulled herself upwards. "Come on, I'll do you now!"

"No wait…" I hastily replied. "You've got to untie just about everything before doing my hands. It'll take too long! Untie your legs first. Then do mine. The main thing is just get out of here first."

"Sure?" Kathy anxiously asked. "You must be awfully uncomfortable." Her eyes roamed over my crotch again. "I can't believe the way they tied you up."

"I'm fine… Honestly," I sighed. "Thanks for your concern though. Let's get out of here first then we'll worry about everything later."

Kathy nodded. "You're right." Her twinkling fingers were already dancing over the cords that bound her legs together now. "Let's show 'em up, huh?"

"You said it," I grinned. "OK pardner, its time to get out of Dodge City."

"No time like the present. There!" Kathy's triumphant cry echoed around the room as she flung the last cords aside. "Give me your legs then I'll do you."

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"At last!" I exclaimed as the last cords sloughed away from my ankles.

"We're almost there now," Kathy beamed.

"Yep, we sure are," I grinned, delighted that I'd put one over Shu Qui and Mei Hua. "How much time have we got left?"

Kathy quickly pulled her mobile out. "Not long, I think," she sighed.

"Not enough time to do my hands," I replied. My bonds were still as tight as ever – especially my crotchrope, and I couldn't help feeling a sneaky admiration for the girl's skill. "I think we should just…"

"I'm not leaving you," Kathy interjected.

"I never said anything about that," I smiled, pleased with her loyalty. "If you could pull me up, then I could walk out of here."

Kathy nodded before positioning herself behind me. "Ok… ready?" she asked after I scrambled into some kind of sitting position with my legs inelegantly splayed out in front of me.

"Ready… ok, one, two…"

"THREE!" Kathy yelled before hauling me upward with a loud grunt. Suddenly I found myself on my feet again and I awkwardly stepped forward before swaying and almost falling. I'd never realised how hard it is keeping your balance with my arms tied together behind my back. They'd been lashed together like a pair of logs and it was a totally disconcerting sensation, not to mention somewhat disorienting.

"Careful," Kathy murmured. "C'mon, I'll help you – lets split now."

"You said it," I said with some feeling as I stumbled along besides Kathy. My clit was on fire now but it was the least of my worries. "Up yours, Shu Qui," I said a split second before the door opened in our faces.

Time stood still as our tormentors entered the room. Shu Qui was smiling.

"Oh no…" Kathy groaned.

So near… so far… My heart plummeted to its lowest level. I remember being busted for speeding a couple of years ago and that's how I felt when I saw the lights appear behind my car. I couldn't believe that we'd made it this far before falling at the last hurdle.

"Congratulations," Shu Qui said after an awful silence. "I see you managed to escape."

"Yes we did, as you can see!" Kathy heatedly replied.

"Such spirit for one so young," Shu Qui calmly remarked, not in the least offended with her outburst. She glanced downward before consulting a clipboard. "You will be happy to know that you recorded the quickest time of any we've received."

"Huh?" I didn't understand. None of this made any sense. My head spun. I felt as if we'd been transported to some Alice-in-Wonderland world.

"Your initiative and teamwork was also outstanding. Again, the best that we've recorded."

"What?"

Shu Qui's smile was as warm as it was beautiful. Her lovely, fine features glowed as she opened her mouth to speak. The change was as remarkable as it was stunning. Why so friendly now? My puzzlement grew as I stared around the room. It was quiet again. I couldn't hear the infuriating ticking noise anymore – how come?

"We specialise in team bonding." Shu Qui turned to face Kathy. "In case you were wondering, it was your boss who organised your training session."

Oh my God… I was so stunned that I couldn't speak. Suddenly every piece of the jigsaw clicked home. How could I not have realised?

"We look for things such as initiative, cooperation, team work, problem-solving and so on. There's more," Shi qui smiled, "but I think you get the idea. As I have already stated, you both scored very highly on every criteria – particularly Kathy."

"But… why the…?" Kathy was floundering.

"The deception? I apologise for being a little rough with you," Shu Qui smoothly replied. "But it was necessary to maintain the fiction that you really were in mortal peril in order to encourage and foster the cooperation that we were looking for. Simply tying you up and timing your escape would not have created the sense of urgency that we are attempting to create."

Mei Hua strolled over before delving into the pocket of her jumpsuit. "Here you are. A souvenir of your adventure," she said before handing us a pair of DVD tapes. "We hope that you enjoy watching them."

Kathy was giggling uncontrollably. "I can't believe this."

I disbelievingly shook my head before awkwardly shifting position. I'd almost forgotten that I was still tied up. I felt positively bizarre talking like this whilst tightly bound like this and I hung my head. Suddenly I didn't want to lose my bonds – especially my crotchrope which was sending seismic tremors throughout my body each time I moved. I bit my lip before replying. "Yeah, talk about one-upmanship. I don't think anyone's ever done this before!"

"Yeah, I'll say!" Kathy grinned before convulsing with another spasm of laughter.

It was Shu Qui's turn to laugh. "We have not been in business for long but everyone who participated in our… programs said they enjoyed themselves very much." Her beady, ebon eyes bored into mine. "Some, of course, enjoy themselves more than others."

Ouch. Talk about a blow below the belt. Again I felt as if Shu Qui could see straight through my soul.

"It was good fun," I carefully replied.

"I was scared at first but… I really enjoyed the challenge of escaping," Kathy smiled.

"I really thought you had us at first though," I ruefully admitted.

"But we still managed to escape though," Kathy smirked. "Think you could do better?"

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Famous last words.

Shi Qui made us pay for Kathy's boast – big time.

I spent half that long weekend lying on my stomach in a punishingly tight hog-tie. Kathy and I were still there when Shu Qui and Mei Hua came for us some eight hours later. Neither of us had made the slightest impression on our bonds – how could we? Tied up with exacting precision, we couldn't even move, much less wriggle out of our achingly tight bonds. With my bound arms fastened to my body above and below my breasts and waist, another precisely placed crotchrope splitting my crotch in two, coupled with a set of cords lashing my hands and feet together – with a huge red ball very securely strapped between my jaws with seemingly dozens of straps and buckles, escape simply became a far distant fantasy. And I wanted it no other way.

The tape Shu Qui gave us afterwards shows me wriggling, squirming – and humping my way to half a dozen orgasms, each more stunning than the last.

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I'm busier than ever nowadays but I'm also a happy camper. I'm actually enjoying my new job and that makes all the difference. My ulcers vanished ages ago. My doctor also says that my blood pressure is right down and that's great too.

After untying us, Shu Qui said that I possessed every attribute that they were looking for – would I be interested in working for them? They needed someone experienced in marketing and advertising, they said. I accepted on the spot – along with Kathy. That Shi Qui's one sharp cookie – she really had me sussed out from the start, didn't she?

I'm tied up every day with work now. We run half a dozen programs ranging from relatively undemanding one hour fully supervised escape attempts to full day adventures during which each participant is tightly bound, gagged and blindfolded before being left to fend for themselves. They're very tough on our clients but the popularity of this program is directly measurable in the number of repeat bookings we receive. You'd be surprised how many people receive a real kick out of being helplessly bound and gagged, and we usually discreetly refer them to the Staiputt Resort in the Philippines (which I later learned Shu Qui regularly visits with Mei Hua during their annual break – I'm going with them later this year). We even receive credits for every guest we send – imagine that!

We're actually booked solid for the next six months (we even receive bookings from overseas) – but there's nothing like the job satisfaction that I receive. Tying up my posturing boss was retribution of the sweetest kind – I'm afraid that we were a little hard on him but that's the luck of the draw.

The perks are also great as well. I love Chinese food and Mo Mei Hua is as skilled in the kitchen as she is with the ropes. She also graciously binds and gags me for a couple of hours every evening so I can unwind after work. Sometimes Shu Qui joins me and we spend a few hours in companionable silence (unless you call 'gag-talk' silence) before reviewing the day's events when Mei Hua arrives with dinner.

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We're opening another branch soon. Yes, I'm earning more than I ever did with my old work – isn't that amazing? I hope that you enjoy reading my story and that you will join us soon. You're bound to enjoy yourself with us!

Warmest regards, Tara.

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