In the end, she decided to spare the young shade's life. But she was also sure that at the very least, some humiliation was in order, even if it meant going slightly public and risking alerting Lydia's comrades on the other sides of the beach. "Well it looks like it's your lucky day, little Lydia. I figure it'd be a shame to kill a cute young thing such as yourself. But don't think you're getting off quite that easily. I still think you deserve a bit of punishment before we take you in to the agency." Mariana put away the knife, causing Lydia to breath a small sigh of relief but still with fear in her eyes of what might be coming next. "Strip for me," Mariana said with a devious smirk.
"What? No! Why that?" Lydia said, shocked and disgusted.
"Okay fine. Then I'll do it for you," Mariana said in a mocking tone before shifting into a more serious tone with, "And if you scream, or struggle and squirm too much, or an any way prove to be too much of a hassle to me, I wont hesitate to snap your little neck like a twig. I could have with my thighs earlier if I really wanted too. Don't test me."
Lydia gulped and with the last threat, decided not to resist, but she couldn't help but blush when Mariana grabbed the straps on her shoulders and pulled off her modest black one-piece bathing suit, and even let out a small yelp that she struggled to hush back when Mariana gave her perky breasts a little squeeze after they flopped out of the swimsuit. After she was fully nude, she didn't even try to cover herself to preserve modesty because it was clearly already too late for that.
Mariana then pointed at Lydia, who was standing plank-still, blushing and grimacing. "Stay right there. Don't move a muscle," she said as she moved to pick up the leftover roll of 'out of order' tape that had been left on the floor. "Now hands behind your back, legs together, and stay still. It's bondage time." Lydia began to scowl at Mariana, still blushing as red as a tomato, but still did as she was told. Mariana wrapped the tape around both her arms and legs several times, tight as can be. There was no way Lydia would be able to move now.
"I can't believe that-" Lydia began before being interrupted.
"Oh yeah, that reminds me... I missed a spot." Mariana quickly taped over Lydia's mouth, muffling a quick barrage of cries as she did. "Sorry honey, but I'm gonna need you to be quiet," she giggled.
Lydia, now practically partly-mummified couldn't keep her balance on her feet and stumbled. Mariana caught her as she fell, putting her into a bridal carry and lugging her out of the restroom.
When a quite reasonably concerned lifeguard approached, Mariana unceremoniously dropped Lydia into the sand and flashed her badge at the lifeguard. "I'm here apprehending undercover criminals. This one shouldn't be any danger to anyone now, but I'm gonna need you to watch over her for while. One of my fellow agents should be by to pick her up soon, but until then, feel free to do whatever you want with her, and anyone else who wants to can do the same. Seriously, go nuts. She deserves it. Just don't mutilate or kill her and we're golden." Lydia murmured out muffled objections as she writhed on the ground like a crippled snake, but Mariana silenced her with a painful kick to the side before bidding the lifeguard adieu. Mariana eagerly anticipated the interrogation after the mission, as she'd taken an odd sort of liking to the cute redheaded thug.
Mariana hoped that she could make it to the other shades before news hit them of their buddy being captured, and figured she could only make it one of the two locations before the news spread and they'd become more alerted. West end was more populated and the two girls there would probably get suspicious quickly when Lydia doesn't arrive for the intel exchange. Then there was the East end; an area with very few, if any people there at any given point, where the contraband trade had taken place. Lydia claimed they should be finishing up, so time could be of the essence there too. They were also armed and more dangerous than the unarmed thugs on West end. Mariana decided to first go to...
West or East end? - Strawpoll.com
(Choice! Next one will be a quick one because it'll just be a setup for the location that's chosen and such. For a "short" story I got a bit carried away with this Lydia section, but I don't mind because it's fun. Must have taken a liking to the character and/or situation, heheh)