Lost in Europe - Messina

When the blonde woman stopped tickling Eys and Chick's feet, she walked to the girls to look at them face-to-face, and introduced herself. "My name is Madame Elena Pedriania, and as you can see, this is my personal boudoir vhere I conduct my business in Slovakia, my mother country" speaking in her Slavic accent "Yes, it's a dungeon, but no-one dies or gets truly hurt from the "torture" administered here. People pay goud money to indulge in their personal fantasies and kinks. It's the fetish business..." Madame looked at the puzzled faces on the sisters "...vich I see yer not familiar vith". Looking closer at the two, she spoke some more "Anyvay, the reason vhy you are here is that my boss doesn't appreciate trespassers on his turf, and it's my duty to punish those who do so, and send them on their way again" Madame then asked "But you two look and sound like you come from a rather far-away land. Tell me, vhat are two beautiful young ladies like yourself doing here?" Eys and Chick explained where they are from and what has happened to them so far in the week: Getting removed from their plane and tour group by their guide in Berlin and getting their belongings lost unscrupulously by security, being kidnapped by a man called Wolfgang Darang posing as tour guide and tortured into working for him, travelling to Poland to meet the Barefoot Feminists to be "initiated", and their recon here in Poprad which led to them being here. Eys then started to sob "All we want to do is see our family in London..." while Chick started to cry as well "...especially our Tito Chimp: The Poisonous Monkey". "I see..." replied Madame "...all you vanted to do is see yer femily, and all this happens to you." "Is good to know you think of your femily. Is something I can't do..." Madame sighed, shutting her eyes and tilting her head in an angle downward, looking slightly forlorn for a second before immediately composing herself "I think I might be able to help you..."

Madame then unchained Eys and Chick's wrists, unlocked the stocks and untied their toes. "How can you help us?" asked Chick. "I could help you get to London..." answered Madame "...provided you can assist me with something". "What's that?" asked Eys. "First, I have guests tomorrow night, so I'll need some help vith catering and cleaning. Second, I'd like you to come with me to Messina, vich is on island of Sicily in Italy. I have business meeting there, so I'll send you on boat heading to England vhen ve get there. That good, no?" "Oh thank you, thank you!" Eys and Chick gushed, finally managing to smile happily. "I vill look after you meantime. Trust me" said Madame "But it's time to get rest now. I have spare sleeping room you can use" And with that, Eys and Chick went to sleep happy with no fear, content in their minds they will finally reach the UK soon. The sisters woke up the next morning giggling, with a familiar wet slobbery feeling going across their toes. They got up immediately to see cats licking their feet. "Shoo! Naughty!" Madame barked at the cats, who was already looking made up and dressed for business. During the day, Eys and Chick were fed with good breakfasts and lunches, cleaned up, and spent time playing with Madame's pets while she was "doing business" and checking on the girls. Evening came, and Eys and Chick assisted Madame with the cooking and preparation of the food, which included Slovakian dumplings and salads, and an assortment of meat and bread, with bottles of beer served alongside the food. While Madame discussed with her guests, one of them asked a question to Madame in Slovak about the sisters, who served the guests. Madame answered in Slovak, presumably how she found them, and where they're going. After the guests left, Madame turned to the sisters "Thank you for tonight. Ve must be up early tomorrow, so best get to bed". And with that, the sisters happily fell asleep again.

"It's time to leave now" whispered Madame as she nudged Eys and Chick awake. "Ve are boarding hired plane in nearby base so we can fly to Reggio Calabria to take a boat to Messina". The sisters followed Madame to an awaited chauffeurred car, setting off for an air base in Poprad. They then boarded an awaiting plane at the base. During the flight, Madame asked them "So you're going to England to see your Tito Chimp? You know, I think I have heard of him..." "Really? How?" the sisters asked eagerly "Vell, I have met people who have connection to him somehow, and you two are another who are connected to him". As Eys and Chick looked out of the windows of the plane, Madame was on the plane's phone taking a business call. The flight took a few hours, landing at Reggio Calabria Airport deep into the afternoon. The three of them headed to dock area west of the town, and boarded an awaiting speedboat. The sisters gazed across the waters with smiles on their faces as the wind blowed through their hair. Madame on the other hand was still making and taking calls on her phone. The three arrived at Messina. "Since you don't have passports on you, there's a freight ship which you can board that's heading to Southampton. If you get into trouble at immigration, call me or your uncle. I can pull strings for you". Madame then gave the sisters a sizeable amount of Euros, hugged them and said "Good luck, Eys and Chick. Goodbye" "Bye! Thank you!" the sisters shouted as Madame walked off to meet a man in a suit by a black car. Eys and Chick looked at the massive freight ship, which was definitely UK-bound. As they sneaked into the ship, they heard what sounded like the click of a gun. They knew that sound: Their father is a policeman. They slowly turned round to see two men in suits pointing revolvers at them. "Don't move..." said the bearded man with the ponytail. "We know you are planning to steal our shipments, so don't try and do anything stupid". "But..." the girls replied "Come with us!" the curly-haired man interrupted, as they handcuffed the girl's wrists behind their back and blindfolded them. They girls had no idea where they were going, but they were once again intercepted.

After a short walk, Eys and Chick's handcuffs were removed, but their arms were pulled up, and were pushed back to a couple of pillars where their new captors handcuffed their wrists behind the pillars with their arms still raised up. They then heard a new voice, gravelly and tinged with a Silician tone. "I've been told that you were boarding a ship containing our shipments with the intention of stealing it, and we want to know why" "We only want to go to England to see our family!" Eys sobbed "We don't know about your shipments!" cried Chick. "Hmph... liars!" growled the man "When you lie to Louis Fatone and the Sollectico Mafia, you will pay for your lives!" Soon after those words, Eys and Chick felt something fluffy and scratchy stroking up and down their underarms. Feathers again. If it was bad on their feet, it was just as bad on their armpits too. Unlike their previous encounters with being tickled, they knew their captors will not stop unless they confessed something, and will continue to torture them until they get the information they want: Something Eys and Chick don't have at all.