“Wake up, my hero!”

These words dragged Gus out of the depths of unconsciousness and he snapped awake, thoughts fuzzy and confused.

He was greeted by the sight of a fit middle-aged badger in a sharply tailored suit standing over him, staring at him with a leering smile. “Welcome to your reward, my dear hero!”

Gus frowned, having no idea who this was or what was going on. And then he suddenly realized he was kneeling and naked, his muscular cougar body on display for all to see, including his cock, which was rock hard and erect for some reason.

In shock, he immediately tried to cover himself with his paws, but then came the realization that he couldn’t move. His whole body was frozen in place.

He tried to demand an explanation from the badger who was continuing to watch him, but he found he couldn’t speak, no words would come from his muzzle when he tried.

A pang of desperation hit him. He couldn’t move or speak, apparently at the mercy of some stranger here in… where was here?

For the first time since waking up, the big cougar fully took in his surroundings. It was an elegantly and expensively decorated room, a lounge, with large windows looking out on the city spread out below. It seemed he was high up in someone’s apartment.

The badger noticed Gus’s confusion and desperation. He reached out and gently stroked the cougar’s head. “I know you must be terribly confused. But do try to relax. I promise you will enjoy what is going to happen. After all, this is all about rewarding you for saving my life!”

That remark made Gus focus all his attention on the badger, wondering what he meant. He did look a little familiar now that he looked at him properly… And then it clicked. He did know this guy!

The badger noticed the look of recognition. “Yes, it’s me!”

The memories came flooding back. An accident and a big fire at some corporate headquarters. He’d been on one of the search and rescue teams looking for survivors. He’d found the badger unconscious in an office and had carried him out to safety, one of several he rescued that day. All part of the job of being a firefighter.

But then, the badger had turned up at the fire station, intent on talking to him, blathering on about wanting to reward him or something. But he wouldn’t say in what way, that they’d need to go somewhere private. But the intense, leering way this guy had looked at him had creeped him out and so Gus had turned him down.

The badger had been persistent and over the following few weeks had got in touch again and again, until…

Until what? Gus frowned. Why couldn’t he remember how the situation was resolved?

“You saved my life.” The badger said. “My big beefy handsome hero. You deserve such a reward for doing that. After all, I love my life so much…”

He smiled at Gus. “You’re probably wondering what manner of reward. I will tell you now, we’re talking about something more special than mere money.” He shrugged. “I mean, I easily could just give you a sizeable amount of cash. Believe it or not, I am extremely wealthy. Comes with owning your own multi-billion dollar international corporation. And even after the costs associated with cleaning up and recovering when your corporate headquarters suffers an accident and burns down, I have a massive personal fortune.”

The badger stroked the frozen cougar’s head once again. “No, I have decided to give you something much more special. A supreme honour, something that many would get down on their knees and desperately beg for hours to be granted. Even without me hypnotizing them first!”

Hypnotizing? That caught Gus’s attention and he frowned at the badger.

The badger noticed the cougar’s questioning glance and explained. “I am a very talented hypnotist. When you finally relented and agreed to meet me somewhere private, I quickly put you in a deep trance and had you follow me here to my home. It’s my post-hypnotic commands that are keeping you frozen and silent.”

That seemed crazy to Gus, but he was unable to say so. Could hypnosis really be so strong as to keep him where he was? He personally didn’t know enough on the subject to say for sure.

The badger stepped away and strolled to a nearby sideboard “But back to your reward, my dear hero. You see, I am rather well known in certain circles of people who share various, let us say, kinky interests. I am a Master with a well-earned reputation among subs and slaves for treating them to absolute control and domination, giving them the most pleasurable kinky experiences of their lives.”

Gus had a horrible creeping suspicion where this might be going…

The badger pulled open a drawer and rummaged through it as he talked. “But most are just one-off things, with the occasional semi-regular meet ups. So many over the years have begged to be my permanent slave. But I have only ever agreed a few times. You’ll meet them later.”

Again, Gus tried to move, hoping to overcome the badger’s hypnotic control through sheer force of will, but ultimately, the kneeling cougar wasn’t able to move even an inch.

“You’ve probably guessed where I’m headed with all this.” The badger said, finding what he was looking for. He turned to show the kneeling cougar a thick leather collar with gleaming chrome studs. “I will be rewarding you with a place as one of my permanent slaves. You will live a life of pleasure and servitude, being both servant and sex-toy, never worrying about having to think for yourself ever again. And you will love every last second of it!”

Wide-eyed, Gus tried to shake his head, to say something, to frantically communicate to this insane badger that he didn’t want that, he wanted to be let go…

The badger noticed his discomfort and laughed. “Don’t worry, you may not want this now, but you will in a few moments, I have seen to that. I have spent the past several hours hypnotically filling that handsome head of yours with all the training and programming you need to be my devoted slave. It will all be activated once I collar you.”

He wanted to pull away from the badger, to get up and run from him, but Gus just couldn’t move, no matter how much he tried to force himself. The cougar remained kneeling in place.

“My hero.” The badger said, caressing the side of the cougar’s face gently, “Don’t worry. I will treat you well and I give you my word you will enjoy this new life. Now…” He brought up the collar, moving it toward Gus’s neck, an evil smirk spreading across his features. “I do so enjoy this moment, seeing a guy go from free-willed to utterly enslaved. It’s why I woke you up before collaring you!”

Gus was completely unable to resist as the badger slipped the collar around his neck and buckled it in place. As soon as he felt the leather pressing into his flesh, something in his head clicked and everything changed.

A wave of intense happiness and contentment washed over the cougar, sweeping away his thoughts, his memories, his sense of self in a tide of all-encompassing pleasure. As it passed, his head was suddenly filled with new desires and knowledge, every fibre of his being consumed with a new purpose.

To serve his Master. That was his whole reason for existence now.

The badger stepped back. The cougar looked up at him in adoration, instantly recognizing him as his wonderful Master, the one he would faithfully serve for as long as he lived.

“How are you, slave?” Masted asked. “You may now speak.”

“I am wonderful, Master!” The enslaved cougar said happily. “I am ready to serve you!”

“Excellent.” Said Master. “Tell me, does the name Gus mean anything to you?”

The cougar considered this for a moment. “No, Master.”

“That’s good.” Master smiled. “Now you just need a new name. From now on, you will answer to the name ‘Hero’.”

“Yes, Master, as you command.” Hero nodded, his mind immediately accepting the new name.

“Let’s go to my play room for some fun.” Master said. “I really want to get you in some serious bondage and get to fucking that nice ass of yours.”

“Yes Master!” Hero grinned.

“Then you may move now.” Said Master, beaming happily. “And come along my slave… My Hero…”

The big cougar clambered to his feet and followed his amazing badger Master as he led the way, the only thoughts in his head being of submission and obedience and how much he loved his new life…