PREVIOUSLY: The angry Queen Andoria had imprisoned Riff Raff and Magenta, and had announced their execution only hours away. In a desperate plea, Riff Raff suggested that if Brad and Janet were on Transexual, they may hold the key to bringing Frank N. Furter back to life. The Queen ordered Brad and Janet, who were on their honeymoon, to be transported up to Transexual. ZAP! ZAP! Brad and Janet vanished from their hotel room...
Janet felt the warmth return to her body and she
opened her eyes. It took her a second to understand that she was
no longer in the hotel room. Instead, she was standing inside a large
glass tube, open completely in the front. Turning to her right, she
could see another tube. Inside that tube was Brad, dressed in his
tuxedo (minus the jacket), looking as confused as she felt.
She glanced at her own attire: a beautiful white wedding gown. Looking
around the room where their large tubes stood, she noticed several people
standing, watching her and Brad. All around the room was control
panels with flashing lights, much like those seen in airport control tower.
There was even a large bay window on one wall that revealed darkness outside.
But what caught her attention more than anything
was the clothing worn by the people in the room. They were black
corsets, black panties, fishnets, high heeled pumps -- regardless of their
gender. The attire looked somewhat familiar, as if she had seen this
type of clothing somewhere else before. It was like deja vu, a haunting
memory hiding in the back of her mind. She wanted to remember --
yet, part of her was afraid to remember. It was a long time ago,
she believed, but --
That's when it hit her. The memory of that
night flooded her conscious mind so fast, she felt weak in her knees.
Her mouth started to quiver, and she felt like she would faint. Turning
her head to look at Brad, inside his tube, she could tell he was remembering
the same thing. She could also tell it was terrifying him.
Brad looked over at Janet and looked at her with
a look of helplessness. He wanted to help her, to protect her, yet
deep inside he was screaming for someone to help him. He opened
his mouth to say something to her, but his effort was interrupted as someone
entered the room from a near by door. The woman who entered the room
was dressed similar to the other men and women in the room. Only
this woman wore a crown on her head. When she entered the room, the
people bowed to her. It was then, that Brad and Janet realized that
she was a Queen.
"Brad and Janet," the Queen spoke aloud, "Welcome
to Transexual..."
Transexual? Brad thought, We're on the
planet Transexual? But Transexual is in another galaxy...
Am I dreaming? Janet thought, Could we
actually be on Transexual? But how could that be? That was
so long ago!
Queen Andoria gestured for Brad and Janet
to step out of the tubes and approach her. But Brad and Janet seemed
quite hesitant.
The Queen turned to a male guard, motioning for
him to come to her. The guard stepped up to the Queen, who whispered
to him, "Go and prepare some sleeping quarters within the castle.
Perhaps they are tired."
The guard nodded in understanding and left the room.
The male guard left the control room, which was on
the main floor of the castle. He headed for the stairs near the front
door. As he stepped up to the first step, somebody snuck up behind
him, and hit him hard on the back of the head with a candelabra.
BAM!
The pain was intense, and the guard felt his world
go dark, as he felt unconscious to the floor, just below the first step.
The candelabra dropped to the ground, and the unknown assailant grabbed
the lifeless body and dragged it towards the elevator. Once the body
was inside the elevator, the assailant took it to the top floor: the laboratory.
In the lab, the body was dragged towards the 3 caskets. The body
came to rest behind the caskets, next to 3 other guards, each of whom lie
unconscious...
Back inside the control room, Brad and Janet had
left the confinement of the tubes, and found themselves standing in front
of the Queen.
"How do you know our names? How did we get
here?" Brad asked her.
The Queen answered him, "How you got here is not
important. Why you are here -- now that is important."
Brad and Janet looked at each other nervously, then
back to the Queen.
The Queen continued, "My name is Queen Andoria.
I am the ruler of Transexual, governing over all 23 planets in the galaxy
of Transylvania. It has come to my attention that you have met some
of my people in the past."
Janet answered, "A year ago." (As she said
this, she found herself amazed that she was able to say it and acknowledge
it. She had made a vow never to bring it up, to store it away and
never remember it...)
"Yes," the Queen continued, "Dr. Frank N. Furter
was my ... " (she seemed to be searching for the right words) "...he
was like a son to me. I raised him as my own when his mother died."
Silence in the room...
"So you see, Brad and Janet, I loved him dearly,
and was deeply troubled when I learned about his death."
Brad spoke aloud, to nobody in particular.
He was merely thinking out loud, "Riff Raff and Magenta. I remember."
"Yes, Brad. They are imprisoned as we speak.
I offered them freedom if they can bring Frankie back to life."
"That's impossible," Janet said.
"No it isn't," the Queen interrupted, "Frank N.
Furter brought Rocky's body back to life. I believe you both were
there."
Brad and Janet were too afraid to answer.
The Queen noticed their silence and suggested, "You
seem uncomfortable. Perhaps it is due to those stuffy clothes you're
wearing. Guards! Undress them."
Two guards, male and female, stood behind Brad and
Janet undressing them. The female guard unbuttoned Brad's white shirt,
while the male guard began unzipping the back of Janet's wedding dress.
Brad and Janet felt uncomfortable to allow this
to happen, and forced the guards' hands away.
This seemed to anger the Queen, "Please, Brad and
Janet, don't be rude when I offer such warm hospitality..."
Brad and Janet thought about it for a moment, realizing
they had no choice. They were trapped on this planet and their best
advice was not to anger anyone there. The guards continued to undress
them...
Queen Andoria said, "I understand that my Frankie
became...how shall I say this? -- close to you both that night.
Am I correct?"
Brad looked over to Janet in shame. She looked
at him the same way. The unspeakable had been spoken.
"Yes," Brad finally answered, "You are correct."
"I believe," the Queen said, "that Frankie may have
mentioned his secret to life to one or both of you that night."
Brad responded, "Secret of life? No, he never
said anything to us like that. As a matter of fact, we were both
amazed he could do it."
The Queen said nothing for the next 30 seconds.
She seemed to be staring at them, as they stood there in their underwear.
The two guards behind them took their wedding attire and left the room.
Brad, in his white briefs, and Janet, standing in her white bra and slip,
felt a strong deja vu again, but this time around they were not embarrassed
about their lack of clothing.
Finally the Queen said, "Perhaps Frankie did say
something, and you just don't remember. I'll give you a couple hours
to clear your thoughts. In the meantime, I wish to make you feel
at home. I'll have staff members give you both oil rubdowns and baths,
if you wish. I'll have some food prepared for you as well."
Queen Andoria turned and headed for the door, but
before she was out of sight, she said, "Guards, take them both to their
rooms."
Two guards, one male and one female, escorted Brad
and Janet out the door. Exiting the control room was amazing and
frightening to Brad and Janet. It was at that moment that they realized
they were inside the castle again. the very same castle.
The memories flood them in overwhelming amounts.
Up the stairs they went, passing a candelabra that
lay on the floor. On the second floor, Brad found himself in the
same bedroom that he had been in a year before. Janet, likewise,
was in the same room she had been in.
Although Brad and Janet were in separate bedrooms,
they both had the same question on their mind: What is going to happen
next?
IN CHAPTER 11: The Queen decides to drug Brad and Janet in hopes to find the answer she is looking for...