This story is designed to highlight the extreme conditions of physical, emotional and sexual abuse to which all Roman slaves were liable to be exposed, through the experiences of three boy gladiators. It was inspired largely by the TV series 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand' (and features a cameo from one of the characters) and the book 'Time Hunters: Gladiator Clash' by Adam Blade. Credit goes to ChatGPT for talking through my ideas with me and coming up with interesting settings for some scenes.
Traci flirts with a guy at a night club, and is then face to face with the guy's girlfriend in the ladies room. The confrontation is unlike anything she expected--she is given a wicked beating, but the blonde victor isn't satisfied with that. She abuses the sobbing girl in a most debasing and humiliating way, and dominating Traci causes some more suprises that Traci could have done without!
Eldrich the Mighty and Sage the dragon come to the aid of the village of Meadowlands, which is being plagued by giant bats. At first the bats seem defeated, but they attack with renewed ferocity and they and the villagers must battle for their lives.
On an undercover mission for the Galactic Consortium, Rae,Jan and Sith are taken prisoner by a diabolical mastermind bent on conquest. Pallas and Daisy are trapped in orbit and it's up to Tassa and Malla to find a way to free them all and overcome their enemy.
So many bad things happened to Cliff as he grew into his retirement. His final disappointment in his government brought the pigs to the feed bucket one last time.
A story in the Changes Universe
We prefer to think everything modern man introduces is new and unique. That is not really true. One sort of wise man used to say 'History Repeats Itself' at least unless man learns from the past mistakes. This story builds on that. If on Earth, things might have been different, maybe not though. Just recently a religious zealot I have known a long time told me things no sane, cognizant, rational man would be able to say with a straight face. Read on please.