Following Zash into his usual bar, Fairy Tail's Team Natsu schemed to have Lucy and Erza pose as... entertainment so as to catch the guard off-guard. Everything seemed to be in place with Lucy behind the curtains ready to go on stage. As usual, she was to be their sensual distraction for a perverted brawny man. Especially since she was the one to have read up on their customs and dances so they'd blend in.

Lucy could only sigh. Yet again, it seemed like the stars were aligned by some all mighty lecher to have her parade herself in such a degrading fashion. However, she straightened herself up when they started to announce her and pouted with determination. If she was going to be some lonely man's night fantasy, she might as well go all out and make them cream their pants with her moves. Especially Natsu if she was lucky...

Yet as the curtain parted, Lucy felt something scaly slither between her thighs. It speedily wrapped two thick coil around her torso and pinned her arms to her side before lifting her off the floor. She'd only just come out of her shock when she tried to call for help only for the tail's end to cover her mouth and muffle her cries.

Thus the curtains rose yet no dancer let alone a girl was to be found. The men were keen to pitch a fit over what seemed to be ploy to empty their wallets but Erza's eyes narrowed with suspicion. Her instinct told her that something had happened. A glance over to Zash only deepened it, going by the slight smug in his expression.

High up above the stage, Lucy's legs dangled from the bottom of a particularly thick coil. The two around her torso began to tighten and dig into her skin. Lucy found it harder to breath with her chest squeezed when the tail gagging her mouth removed itself.

"Natsu-" was all she was able to strenuously croak out before the very tail tip encircled her neck and gave a tight squeeze.

"URK!"

If breathing had been hard before, it was borderline agonizing when Lucy felt the strangling hold around her throat tighten slowly but surely. Her mouth remained agape while she went red in the face, believe that this couldn't get any worse.

"A Damssssel in Distressssss trying to be the Femme Fatale," a hissing voice softly but smugly spoke. "My favorite..."

It got worse when Lucy saw a brown scaled python slither his head down into view, no doubt the one treating her like a stress toy. Her heart sank at the sight of such a beast and at the recollection of the Kingdom of Stella being rumored to employ exotic fauna as guard animals. Some of which were capable of speaking... and sadism.

Lucy saw the python's grin grow with every time the coils tightened. It was only just a bit but it all felt like pure agony. "Masssster Zzzzassssh told me to keep an eye out for visssitorssss who might causssse our kingdom... trouble," he decreed. "And you and your friendssss have trouble written all over you."

A series of gasps and wheezes was all Lucy could respond with, hoping that a friend searching for her below would listen closely. She could just tell that Kaa was holding out if only to slowly torture her for information... and fun. However, whatever hope she held was sullied when he saw Kaa's eyes change colors from yellow to a series of glowing rings.

"Look into my eyessss, eye candy," Kaa commanded, fixing his gaze upon Lucy's. "And tell me what your little sssschemesssss are, who your friendssss are and how besssst to disssspense with them."

Lucy tried to close her eyes but just her left lids closed while her right twitched. Kaa's rainbow gaze was too hypnotic, too beautiful to look away from. Especially with her oxygen deprivation leaving her more than a little light headed. Slowly but surely, she could feel a stranglehold growing upon her mind as well.

"I'll only end thissss torture oncccce you decccide to be a good girl," Kaa enticed, enjoying the signature willpower of a Fairy Tail Wizard. "I only jusssst ate a month ago."

Lucy begged herself to resist lest she jeopardized the entire mission. Was there nobody to save her?