Thread: Ultra Woman, the series! (plus her daughter Anya)

The Return of Ultra Woman - Part 2 I promised you that I would and I try to keep my promises, she replied evenly. Rei promised herself that this time, she would hold her tongue and not cause another argument. Interesting lair you have here but area outside leads much to be desired. Two men attempted to assault me so I assaulted them first. I expect they won't harm anyone for a long time. Without a glance back at his many monitors, Liberty seemed to nod in understanding, even if he didn't actually move. I saw. Giving them bad dreams for a year is a mixed blessing. Rei raised an eyebrow at learning that he watched the whole thing and didn't even try to help her. Not that she really needed it though. True it is a mixed blessing but I thought it was a fitting punishment. I can not kill or maim them and I believed that your 'justice system' would be rather lenient to them. I suspect they will see the errors of their ways. Liberty barely blinked in reaction. Then you avoid the justice system, he growled. I can't torture their mind indefinitely, he said, glancing briefly at the glowing rope hanging on Ultra Woman's golden belt. I wouldn't call it torture. More like 're-education'. Also, I told them it would last for a year but I really don't know how long a command from the belt will last. A day, a week, a year? I can only hope that it last long enough for them to see what they have done. Out of curiosity, do you work with the justice system or outside it on your own terms? I do what needs to be done, and no less and no more. If the system works, I let it. If it doesn't, I take over. He stood up, still dressed in his full costume. That metal shard was definitely the same type of metal Droid uses in his creations, Liberty said in a low voice as he gestured Ultra Woman to a neighboring console. A label on the machine said Spectrophotometer. The overly masculine hero picked up the same shard Rei saw him with in the apartment. See here, he said, holding it up for Rei's inspection, these parallel lines show where the titanium has been leafed within the tungsten. Makes it very strong and resistance to breakage. It will dent, but not crack. Remarkable metal it is, but leads me to ask a question. Why would Droid leave something that could almost certainly be traced back to him? There didn't appear to have been a fight that would have resulted in one of his creations losing it. Only the remains of someone searching for something. Most curious... I've thought of that, but right now it's the only clue I have, so it has to be pursued. The idea is that I'll be the bait, and you be the hammer when the trap is sprung. Can you handle that? he asked, looking directly at the heroine. Yes I can, but I prefer not to think of you as the 'bait'. More like an anvil that the enemy will be smashed against. Liberty looked at the heroine with his dead, icy blue eyes. Same thing. Rei surpressed a sigh of frustration. She was trying to be nice but he was helping very much. He handed the metal shard to the new Ultra Woman. There was also a signature of clay on it, a type of clay only seen down by the Lum River. From the silt signatures, the clay was probably near the mouth of the river. Rei looked at the shard carefully but knew that Captain Liberty had found far more then she could ever hope to. I compliment you Captain Liberty. Your tools have found more then I would have thought possible. Cap barely acknowledged her words. He looked at the heroine, seeing if she had understood what he had said. I'll talk to some contacts I have in that area tomorrow night. You can go with me, but you have to do what I say, he said simply. It's my area, I know what I'm doing. I would certainly like to go with you. Thank you for allowing me to. I will certainly not wish to cause any problems as I share you're goal in finding Tania. Rei looked him in the eyes. However, I think you should be careful in your questioning. I have an odd feeling that we are being led down a path and into a trap of sorts. The evidence to Droid having Tania is too good for my tastes. Almost as if someone planted it in order to throw off the scent. She handed the shard back to him. Be that as it may, any and all leads must be followed up. The very least I can do is to... 'Watch your back' I believe the saying is? If you come with me, that'll be your job, he said. He seemed about to finish the sentence with the words 'Ultra Woman', but seemed unable to quite bring himself to add them. However, the traces on the metal were small, so only a lab would have discovered them, had the lab even thought the metal was significant in the first place. Rei lightly took one of his gloved hands in her's. But you did find them and for that I am grateful. If the gods grant us favor then we may yet find Tania and grant her peace and safety. Liberty glanced down at the smooth hand holding his. His strong jaw jutted out a little more as he steeled himself. After a few moments, he pulled his hand away. We'll find her, he said with deathly finality. Rei stretched slightly, making her breasts expand a bit. I need to find a place to sleep for the remainder of the night. Although Amazons can go without sleep for awhile, I would like to be at my best when we go out. Do you know of somewhere where I might? It might also be difficult as I am dressed in this, she said, gesturing to her uniform. I can change of course but I do not know of any clothes that would be appropriate in your world. On the island, we have little need for such things and most Liberty looked away as Rei's arms rose and she moved her body like a tired feline. His turn was almost pointed, not so much to be rude to Ultra Woman, but simply to avoid the way her body moved fluidly in her sparse uniform. Go through that door, first door on the right. There are a couple of things about your size in the third drawer. With that, almost as if still wanting to avoid seeing the heroine stretch her voluptuous body again, Liberty sat back down at his console and began scrolling through his monitor views. Rei looked at the back of his head with slightly sadden eyes. She realized that her being in the Ultra Woman uniform was just another reminder to him that Tania was gone. She couldn't begin to understand, nor did she really want to, the depth of feelings Captain Liberty had for her fallen sister. Turning away from him, Rei silently went through the door that he had indicated. When she went through the first door on the right as Captain Liberty had told her to do, she found that the lights came on as soon as she walked in. Inventive, she said as she stepped out of the room and saw the light go off. Some sort of triggering device I guess. Reentering the room, Rei noticed that it was fairly small. No more then a small bed, a few drawers built into the wall, and a sink. Also a shower stall and toilet in an attached room. This must be his quarters here. The cot in the outer chambers must be for when he's on alert. Rei refrained from looking in the other drawers and just opened the third one. Inside were some neatly folded undergarments along with some simple dresses, pants, and shirts. Rei pulled a simple blue dress from the drawer and held it in front of her. She found that it was slightly too big but would fit just fine. She smiled when she saw that the skirt went past her knees and the sleeves to her wrists. I don't think I've worn so much in the way of clothes before this, she giggles softly. In addition to the dress, she picked out a plain white pair of panties but skipped a bra. I doubt I could breathe in such a thing. Eyeing the bed, the words of a tutor came back to her. Never miss the chance to take advantage of three things in life food, sleep, and peeing. She knew some sleep would do her a world of good. I best inform Captain Liberty however, she thought. That way he would not need to come looking for me. First, however... Rei brought her wrists up in front of her bosom and closed her eyes. The small room was suddenly filled with a ball of light that was centered on Rei. After a moment it faded leaving her standing there nude. Her uniform having been transferred back to the Amazon island where her sisters would make any needed repairs. If she had been wearing any clothes when she first took on the uniform, they would have replaced it. Rei felt her nipples harden in the slightly chilled air of the room. She quickly stepped into the dress, pulled it up her lithe body, and buttoned the front up. Leaving the room, she padded silently back to the main cavern where Captain Liberty was still facing the screen. Captain? she said softly as she laid a hand on his shoulder. The hero's head ticked a few degrees to the side as he heard the barefoot Amazon enter the room again. He flipped off a few monitors, showing areas Rei had not yet seen. Liberty glanced at the hand on his shoulder, then over it. His eyes, for the barest of moments, rested upon the hard nipples that protruded from the blue material of the dress. Rei could see his jaw muscles tighten as he forced his eyes to look up at her. Yes? he said, his voice low and gravely. I just wanted to thank you for letting me borrow the clothes, she said looking into his eyes. I also wanted to tell you that I was going to take a nap on the bed. I didn't want you to get worried if I didn't return. Thank you for the consideration, he said, turning back around to face the monitors. Rei's brow furled slightly as she looked at the back of his head. She had had enough of this attitude and decided to do something about it. She slipped between him and the console before he realized it. The space was tight so her buttocks rested on the console. Captain Liberty, what is your problem? Rei noticed that his eyes were fixed on a spot away from her. Look at me! she commanded and was rewarded with him turning his gaze upon her. Again, what is the problem? I do wish to work with you but we need to work out whatever problem there is between us. Is it about my being the replacement for Tania? That I'm a woman? What?! Rei nearly begged. His expression remained as bland as ever, but Rei could see his jaws clenching. My problem, he said in his low, gruff voice, is that I don't know you from any other woman. He stood up, his muscular body flowing upwards beneath the hard, kevlar-like material of his costume. He stood six inches over Rei, staring down at her, his body trapping her against the console. She instinctively leaned back as far as she could. Pressing her back against the monitors and console. He frowned down upon her. Tania was the only one of your people that didn't have a chip on her shoulder, now you show up like I should instantly accept you just because you got her outfit. I'll work with you, but you have to earn my respect, that uniform won't get it handed to you by me. His hot breath flared his nostrils as it burned against Rei's neck. Rei could see the honesty, albeit less than diplomatic, that he expressed. She had never stood so close to a male, and this man before her was as close to the masculine ideal as she could imagine. He stood but inches from her it were almost as if he could see how close he could get to her without actually touching her body. She knew she had squeezed herself into this position so she could pull his attention away from those monitors, and now she had it... As she stood, or rather leaned against the monitors, she inhaled his 'male' scent. For a brief moment, Rei envisioned the two of them making passionate love to each other. She quickly dismissed that though. Get a hold of yourself girl! she thought. Only a few hours away from home and you're already falling prey to the temptations of this place. She then sighed a slumped back slightly as some of her emotional floodgates failed.. Captain Liberty, she said softly. I never assumed that I had your respect just because of the clothes I wear. I know that I must earn such things. Just as I must live up to the example that Tania has set. Rei closed her eyes as if in pain. I know she would most likely say I could but I don't know if I can. I'm not like her! I never sought to be the Champion. I was happy to just sit in the library and read books! She looked up at his face with eyes that glistened slightly. Perhaps I would be better if I left. I've given you a bad impression of me and I don't wish to cause any more problems. Rei gently pressed a hand against his muscled chest in an attempt to move him away so she could pass. I'm sorry if I've offended you. I never meant to. She moved her body to try and slip by him and in doing so, pressed her body against his. As her nipple brushed against the semi-hard material of his costume, she felt a tweak of pleasure, unlike anything she had felt before. Liberty was impassive behind the mask that hid all but his lower face and those mysterious, magnetic eyes. He seemed on the verge of replying, but was unable to find his voice. The sensation from her nipple was different to Rei then what all of her sisters had ever done to it. Her violet eyes stared deeply into his and filled her with a confidence that she had been lacking just moments before. Rei squeezed out from between Captain Liberty's body and the console narrowly. As she pulled her leg through, her thigh bumped against the hero's codpiece. In that moment of stunned surprise, Rei could feel the organ beneath, apparently bulging with intensity. It felt like nothing the young Amazon had ever felt before. My goodness! she thought as she took a deep breath. She knew exactly what it was, but still it shocked her. The size of it and the pulsations she could feel. Rei now knew why her sisters always came back with a dreamy look on their faces when they went out to find a man to father their daughters. Even as she jerked her leg away, Liberty stepped back, with the faintest signs of crimson appearing on his face. You have not offended me, but perhaps this would be an appropriate time to end the evening. He nodded towards the back room. You can sleep back there or I can find you a safe place somewhere else, like a good hotel. Rei equally had some redness on her cheeks just for the embarrassment of feeling his arousal. Thank you kind sir. I agree that it might be good to end today. Perhaps tomorrow we could start again fresh? I would like to very much. She blinked the excess moisture from her eyes. I would rather stay here. At least for tonight. This is my first night away from my sisters and I would feel more...comfortable here. If Tania trusted you, then I know I can as well. Liberty hid his emotions easy enough for a man that has hid them most of his life. You will be very safe here. Good night Captain. Thank you again. Before he could do anything about it, Rei impulsively leaned up and gave him a kiss on the cheek. As my mother would say, sweet dreams. With that, Rei turned and walked towards the back room. Without really knowing it, she moved her hips from side to side in a slightly seductive manner. She could feel his gaze burning a hole in her back as she did so. Cap turned stiffly to watch Rei walk away. A gauntleted hand came to his cheek, but went back to his side before she might see him. When Rei closed the door to the quarters again, she leaned against the door and exhaled loudly. That went well, she sighed sarcastically. I hope we, or rather I, can behave ourselves better from now on. Rei yawned and realized how tired she was. Quickly unbuttoning the dress, she carefully folded it so that it wouldn't wrinkle. As she slipped the panties off, she noticed a large wet spot on the front of them. Oh my... I didn't know I was that aroused by him... she thought as she laid them away. As she sat naked on the end of the bed carefully braiding her long, glossy black hair into the single braid she wore when she slept, Rei tried not to think about many of the things that happened this night. I can see why Tania like him, she thought. He is certainly...attractive. I must keep my mind on my mission however. No matter how difficult that might be. Rei slid under the sheets and pushed a button labeled 'lights'. Instantly, the room was filled with darkness. As she slept, her unbidden dreams were filled with images of her laying naked before an equally naked Captain Liberty. Liberty sat, unmoving like a statue, until he heard the door close behind the new Ultra Woman. As the presence of the Asian Amazon left the area, he exhaled slowly and deeply. He fell back into his chair and put his hands to his temples. Pulling the mask off his head and letting it drape over his back, the hero leaned back in the monitor chair. What the hell was that? he growled at himself. What is it about those damned women? Every time... He shook his head, then leaned forward. Time to get to work, he mumbled as he cycled through the video feeds he had planted around the borough. What are you going to do, go out on a date with some Amazon? Not like you can give her a call. Hell, that one doesn't even know what a phone is. A grin creased the hard lines of his lips for a moment. Abruptly he looked up, his eyes unfocused as he searched his memory. His fingers went down to the keyboard absently as he leaped from conclusion to conclusion. Tania's phone and answering machine were missing. The Amazon in the other room wouldn't have noticed she had never even seen a phone before. Cap slammed his fist onto the console in anger and self-reproach. If he hadn't let himself be distracted by this new heroine, this beautiful asian woman, so exotic, so beautiful... The monitor flashed to life as the information he sought was downloaded. Damn! Let's see. Sapphire called...then the attack. Who called last....Jessie!? Suddenly the door to the bedroom burst open. Light flooded into the room, washing over Rei. A form, like a carved statue of the perfect male body, stood in the doorway, letting his shadow hang over the half asleep Amazon. Rei awoke instantly and had the presence of mind to hold the sheet against her body to cover her nudity. What's wrong?! she exclaimed as she stared at him. What did I do wrong now.... she thought. Get dressed, we got a friend in trouble. As quickly as he appeared, Liberty left the doorway. Rei could hear him stalk down the hall and go through the door. Rei stared at the door for a second before springing out of bed. She started to raise her wrists to transform into her uniform when she saw the folded dress. Might need that, she thought as she quickly slipped into it. When she had buttoned it up, Rei transformed into Ultra Woman. Her dress replaced by the red, blue, and gold uniform of the Amazon champion. When Rei emerged, in her full Ultra Woman attire, Captain Liberty was equally dressed in his full regalia. He was adjusting various compartments in his belt as she rushed out. Listen, I've got a good friend about to get attacked. We've had some people disappearing recently, got it? First Sapphire, now Tania and that other one, he said, not mentioning Amber by name out of his obvious suspicion. I realized Tania's phone and answering machine are missing. Rei searched her mind to see if she knew what he was talking about. A phone? Oh! You mean a telephone! And an answering machine is part of it, right? Yes, that's right, Cap said in a stilted, slightly surprised tenor. Rei just smiled. Whoever ripped through Tania's apartment grabbed her phone and machine and are using it. The same things were missing from Sapphire's house, he said. Pointedly looking at Rei, he added, I noticed they were missing when I searched the rubble. Sapphire hasn't been seen since. If I might ask, who is Sapphire? Another friend of yours and Tania's? She looked at him carefully. You mean there are heroines missing besides Tania and Amber? If one is missing that's a tragedy. Two is a coincidence. Three means there is someone after them. I suggest you should contact any others you know so they may be extra cautious. Starting with Julia. Cap's chin tensed, the only sign of emotion he showed. Sapphire is a friend of mine a heroine. She disappeared about three weeks ago. I didn't know anything was wrong until her house was destroyed. It was labeled as a gas main break, and a body was found inside. I investigated and knew it wasn't Sapphire, since her gem wasn't found in the debris. He glanced at Rei for a moment. And it wasn't a gas main. It was an energy projector of some kind. The place glowed with radiation. And I assume that weapons of those sorts aren't commonly available. That means its someone of who has some resources. If its possible, I would like a briefing of some of the villians and such in this city. My knowledge is limited I'm afraid. They are only found on the black market, military arsenals, and a few other specialized facilities. It takes some money or connections... he said, trailing off. Do you have someone in mind that has those two things? One or two, but nothing definite. As for villains, it would take some time to compile a sheet for you. I'll print out some information for you to read after all this. Thank you so much. It will be most helpful. He slammed a small brown cartridge into a compartment of his belt. Julia's there, dammit. I dropped her off at Jessie's while I went to Tania's last night. Apparently Jessie called Tania's, but the call was rerouted to wherever they have her phone. I don't know how did it, but they even have had her number rerouted so it goes to their location. They must be heavyweights, because I can't find any tracks. Who is this 'Jessie' and why would you send Julia there? Rei demanded. Liberty paused to rest his dead eyes upon Rei. She is a friend, and that girl would normally be safe at Jessie's. He walked towards the black sedan. Look, he paused for a moment so short Rei almost didn't notice it, Ultra Woman, that girl had a bad experience two nights ago. I had to take her someplace where she'd be safe, since I couldn't find Tania, so I took her to the home of a friend I knew I could trust. Oh no... she said sadly, following along with him. You must tell me what happened to her when you can. I wish to know so I may help her and so that I may teach whoever did it a lesson they won't soon forget. And I know if you trust this person with Julia then I know you were right. Do you think it was this 'Doc' who is doing all of this? I have no idea who's behind this, but it doesn't sound like Droid. He's not that destructive, and he'd want you to know he did it. Not like him to destroy evidence. Then the item that you found at her apartment must have been a decoy. Good thing you figured it out or we would looking in the wrong direction. Liberty merely grunted an affirmation. Whoever it is has money, since there's not been any reports about those things being missing. Rei looked at him in the eyes. It's heroines they are after. For some sort of perverted purpose of course. Right, they're after the heroines of this city, but it could be simply to get them out of the way so they can go on a crime spree, or simply gain power. We'll know when we find Tania and Sapph. He opened the driver's side door. The last call to Tania's came from Jessie's house. If I'm guessing right, they heard the message she left, and they're heading over to Jessie's right now. That Ultra Girl is there too. Rei just looked at him stunned for an instant. With a curt gesture to the opposite door, he asked simply, You coming? Of course! she exclaimed as she quickly figured out how the door handle worked. Opening the door Rei looked directly into his eyes. There is no way that I will allow another of my sisters to be harmed by these 'creatures'. Especially when that sister is Tania's daughter. Liberty waited until Rei sat down and closed her door, then began typing into a tiny keyboard. Just don't be one of them yourself. I don't know who's nabbing everyone, but if they can get Tania, they're dangerous. I have a few ideas, but nothing substantial, but you better be on your guard. Trust me, she said looked around at the high-tech interior of the first car she had ever been in. I will be careful. Please be on your guard as well. While we know they have been taking women they could also be after men as well. Would you share your ideas with me if that's all right? I would like to know what is happening. Perhaps I can see an idea from a different angle. Without breaking his concentration on the keyboard, Liberty said, The only ideas I have are that this could either be the work of a local mob leader, or SPAY, and don't ask me who they are, I don't have time to explain. Just remember SPAY nearly killed Tania once, and I suspect they did kill that musclebound one. Be on your guard. You mean Atalanta, Rei said. Don't worry as I shall be on my guard. Even if this SPAY did not take Tania I think I shall have to fight them eventually. It seems they do not care for Amazons very much. Cap finished his typing, then put his hands on the wheel. A harness lowered down over Rei's chest, fitting neatly between her breasts. Hold on. Hold on to what? she asked as she looked at the harness. Sudden acceleration shoved Ultra Woman back into the plush seat as the car hurtled through absolute darkness. Seconds passed, with nothing visible but numbers and gauges on the dashboard that gave Captain Liberty a strange, almost demon dark orange glow to his face. Rei made out tiny pinpoint of light that grew quickly, until the car burst through a sheet of water and hurtled down a street. Rei's eyes were wide open as she was shoved into the seat. She was glad she hadn't eaten in a while because the acceleration might have caused her to fill the car with half digested food. I have GOT to get used to this! she mumbled through clenched teeth. She assumed her face was as green as the time she got into the egg eating contest with sister Callisto. She won by eating 50 hardboil eggs at the cost of not being able to look at an egg for months. Looking back, she could see some kind of dam or spillway, with the opening of the tunnel from which the car had exited closing up behind them. We'll be at Jessie's in ten minutes. It's on the other side of town, I can't do any better, he growled. H...H..How do we get there in 10 minutes? Rei asked as she tried to push her stomach back down her throat. I've seen a map of the city and though I don't know much about 'automobiles', I know it will take more then that. Rei saw the barest trace of smile on his lips as a response to her innocent question. For some reason, that worried her. Just as the car was homing in on a brick store, it changed. Panels on the sides opened, and wings sprouted from either side. The hood became more pointed and the seat reclined, allowing the roof to become more angles. As the building grew closer, the car, now plane, abruptly arched skywards. If Rei's eyes could have been considered 'wide open' before, now they were WIDE open. Her mouth was open but not a sound came out as she had stopped breathing. After several seconds, her control reasserted itself and Rei closed her eyes to go through some mental calming routines. Keeping her eyes closed as she didn't want to have to deal with the concept of flying over the city, Rei took several deep breaths. You could have warned me this...'thing' could fly!! she said disgustedly. Be glad that I have not had food in awhile or we would have had a mess in here. If you're an Amazon, you won't throw up, Liberty said in that calm, infuriating voice of his. The carplane zoomed over the city's skyscape, easily zipping between buildings and over trees. I beg to differ with that! Rei said with her eyes clenched shut. There is no shame in throwing up as its a natural body function in times like this. Just like what happened when I brushed against you last night. The muscles of Liberty's face tensed and flickered for a moment, but he remained silent, apparently keeping all his attention on controlling the vehicle. Listen, if SPAY is there, then they are armed to the teeth and are dying to get hold of you. I know they won't kill you they learned their lesson. They kill one of you and more keep coming, he said bluntly. The next time they will do something different. I don't know what they did to Tania, but I'd bet my life they didn't kill her. So watch out. For Hera's sake, why would they want Tania or me? Just because we are Amazons? That sounds rather, well...silly! There must be more to it then that! I do pray that Tania is alive as it will give us a chance to save her. The leather gloves crunched around the steel reinforced vinyl steering wheel. Because, you're powerful women that don't remain locked in the kitchen and bedroom, giving those goddamn hypocrites food and sex upon demand. You dare to show your strength and appearance in public, which those sons of bitches think is irreligious. Rei's eyes flashed open and she looked at him in shock at his statement. She was at a loss for words as she had never even considered such ideas as possible. They were almost the exact opposite of what she had been brought up to believe. The car was a blurred as it zipped over the city below. Between Ultra Woman and Captain Liberty was a small monitor, showing grid lines and odd circles of glowing green, which meant little to Rei until she noticed that the dots on the screen seemed to coincide with the towering buildings around which Liberty guided the carplane. Liberty's teeth ground together, making him seem more like an animal restrained by some invisible chains at times. They will come after you Amazons because your entire society is without men, which is like telling a plantation owner that slavery is wrong. They hate Amazons because you people are everything their religion says they are not strong, self-sufficient, resilient, disciplined, he said, with the faintest of pauses, and beautiful. Rei just sat there shaking her head in shock at how depraved some people were in this world. Captain, if someone besides you had told me this I would think they were lying. I find it so hard to think that anyone can believe such filth! Please tell me that they are but a small group and that the majority of people do not agree with them. I hope that is not the case. I can tell that you disagree with them or am I wrong? I don't think so however. I know Tania and Julia would not have become friends with you in that case. Liberty grunted impassively. I hardly know this Julia. We met under a poor situation. But you took care of her none the less so it some me some of your better qualities. Although I think I should work on improving your communication skills as you seem to have a small lack in that regard. Liberty barely blinked. I get my point across. Rei sighed inwardly. I'll never get a rise out of him this way, she thought. I would sure like to get through that exterior and see what he's really like. From his reactions last night, I know he's got a sensitive side. It's that armor I dislike. In case you didn't know, all but a very small number of my sisters do not hate men. We find most of them odd and rather comical at times, but just misguided in their attitudes. There are a few who at least I think, and don't laugh, are male Amazons. Rei turned a bit red at her odd statement. The last time she had used it in a debate, she had been laughed out of the debating hall. Maybe a better choice of words would be our 'counterparts'. That when we go into the word to become pregnant with our daughters, we look for them because they are our missing side. Rei shook her head and sighed. Sorry kind sir... I should take sister Alexandra's 'advice' and leave philosophy to the philosophers. Liberty shrugged. Say what you want, we don't tell people what to say here. I know you got some women there that hate men I met one of them, that muscle bound one. Rei sighed. Yes she was rather militant in that regard. I believe you considered me to be a bit a bit reluctant in regards to helping your world. That may be true but I think you wouldn't like what she mind though. If she had her way all men would be kept as 'studs' for women to lord over. The majority don't feel that way I might add. At least in the concept of letting them have free will and the rest. A sneer flashed across Captain Liberty's face. I hated to see her go, he said gruffly, without a hint of sympathy for the missing, presumed dead, Atalanta. Rei easily picked up his undisguised opinion. Captain, I shall deny this if you bring it up again, but I tend to agree with you. While I mourn all my fallen sisters but with Atalanta, I mourn slightly less then with Deanna or Tania. Frightening as it may seem, we agree on something. How much longer till we arrive? Cap started to answer, then simply pointed ahead. A rows of houses sat in neat, tidy rows amongst various small shops and buildings. A single house smoldered and smoked with all its windows and door blown away. In the street before the house was a large, four feet wide, two feet tall disk gouting a trail of black smoke into the sky. What in Zeus's name is that?! Rei exclaimed. It's a smoke pot, Liberty said curtly. It's used to simulate explosions during military training exercises. Flying in the air were two men dressed in white body armor with boot mounted jet-packs. Another was on the ground, lying motionless in the debris of the white picket fence. The fourth was vaguely visible within a white cloud of gas that billowed at his feet. The last form was that of a woman on her knees being bound by the last man in armor. Seems we have arrived at a good moment as the enemy are in the open and have already been wounded. Rei took all of this into her mind and began to develop a battle plan. It was only a general one as she didn't know their capabilities but assume the cloud was some sort of sleep gas. Don't get overconfident. There could be five more watching this from somewhere. Stay on your toes. I am never overconfident! she retorted. I was stating the obvious as I see it now. You stay on your toes as well. I don't want to have to rescue you as well as Julia! The woman was wearing tight jeans and a torn red t-shirt, revealing a white, high cupped bra with what appeared to be red dots. A red ball was in her mouth, strapped around her head by black bands. Her hands were in the process of being taped behind her back. Her head lolled forward, then back, as the dazed woman weakly struggled. Is that Julia? Rei asked as she had never seen Tania's daughter before. Her voice showing signs of anger if it was. No sister of hers was going to be treated like that. As Rei spoke of the woman on the ground, she heard the strangest grinding sound. At first she ignored it, but it pushed itself into the front of her mind. Concentrating on it for a moment, she looked over at Liberty. Unconsciously, he was grinding his teeth. That's Jessie, those sons of bitches! Then where is Julia?! If they have hurt her...by Herea shall make them pay! Rei's voice was filled with anger that equaled to a smaller extent Captain Liberty's. As the flying car flew closer, one of the armored men pointed at the vehicle. The other looked up, and approached..... They have noticed us it seems. Do you have a plan and more important, a mask for that cloud? I don't wish to be knocked unconscious and leave you to do the fighting. She looked over at him while keeping her eyes on the villians. Liberty seemed oblivious to Rei's words all his attention was on the downed woman and her captor. I'll blast you into the dark ages, you bastard. As he dived down towards the man and his prisoner, the other armored man approached closer. Even though the harness held her tight, Rei braced herself against the dash. From the point of the flying vehicle, a metal object emerged. As the armored man aimed a vicious looking weapon at the car, Liberty fired. A missile hisses and flew towards the man on the ground, leaving a trail of smoke behind it, just as the armored, flying man fired his own weapon. Look out! Rei yelled as she saw the enemy fire. The missile from the car passed a strange blue beam on its way down. As the missile was about to strike the armored man, the blue beam engulfed the flying vehicle. Both hero and heroine were momentarily blinded as the interior of the car was flooded with the brilliant blue light. As they both shielded their eyes, the engines on the vehicle sputtered, then froze. Rei's eyes opened wide at the sudden silence. Damn! Ultra Woman heard Liberty curse as the blue light faded from within the car. Quickly he crunched the keyboard, but even Rei could see that it was doing nothing the screen was dead. Want me to get out and push? Rei said sarcastically Liberty's face flickered with a frown as he struggled with the controls of the dying vehicle. You better hold onto something! Liberty shouted as the car dove towards the fast approaching ground. Houses grew large in the windows as the vehicle headed towards the earth. Rei braced herself against the dash even harder and squeezed her eyes shut. I just knew this was a bad idea! she muttered. The vehicle hurtled towards the ground as Liberty fought to raise the front end. Just hold on! he yelled as a small, white garage leveled into view. With the wind rushing past, the carplane went crashing through the doors of the garage in an explosion of metal and wood. It skimmed over the top of an Escort, bouncing slightly before slamming into the backside of the garage. Rei was jerked forward as her powerful arms pushed six inches into the dashboard. As the flying vehicle slammed into the back of the garage in an abrupt halt, the seatbelt straps dug into her chest, holding her in place but pushing the air from her lungs. Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! she gasped. Captain Liberty's straps also held steady, but Rei could hear the odd, sickening sound of a bone breaking. His head narrowly avoided the windshield as his harness pulled him back at the last second. A moment of dazed surprise ensued as Rei pushed the hair from her face. Looking at her companion, she could see he was unconscious, out cold from the sudden stop, but otherwise in appearance he was fine. He was breathing slowly, but breathing, with no signs of blood. C..C..Captain Liberty? she asked, shaken from the crash. Liberty's head was to the side a cut was across his forehead dribbling blood. Rei could tell the cut wasn't life threatening. As she pulled her fingers out of the hard plastic dashboard and turned to him, she caught a reflection in the mirror. Two of the armored men were approaching the wreckage of the garage from behind the vehicle, about forty feet away. As she peered closer, she could see the other armored man in the cloud of gas. Now at this different angle, she could see at ground level what was happening. As the gassed flooded from a strange tube under his wrist, he was spraying the white cloud over someone. Brunette hair swished from side to side as a woman on her hands and knees fought the effects of the gas. Ultra Woman could see this woman's pendulous breasts swaying with her, and the arms that held her up. The woman's arms were clad in long red, tight sleeves, with white stars down one arm and blue stars down the other, both ending under wide, glistening bracelets. Julia? she said with widened eyes. The Return of Ultra Woman, Part V-II Rei scrambled to unhook the harness and get free. Just as she remembered the gas and knew it would put her at a disadvantage. I don't need to get knocked out twice in a day, she muttered. Rei spied an object that had been dislodged from Captain Liberty's utility belt by the impact. It was cone shaped with several filters and straps attached to it. A 'gas mask' I presume, she said holding it up for inspection. I wonder if he was going to tell me about it. I shall ask him later. After fumbling for several moments, Rei got the thing on her face and tightened the straps to hold it there. She looked in the mirror again and saw the armored men were getting closer and Julia was getting weaker. Time for battle I should think, she thought as her mind switched into 'combat mode'. She saw lots of nice pieces of debris lying about and that made her smiles for an odd reason. Rei push the door open hard, making it come off in her hands, and leaped out of the broken vehicle. She immediately threw the door towards the nearest armored man with a mighty throw. The door spun in a circle and flew at the man like an oversized, asymmetrical frisbee. It curved to the side as the SPAY soldier aimed a strange weapon attached to his armored arm. The door suddenly veered down and slammed into the chestplate of the soldier. Both flew back, his arms and legs trailing behind him as he plowed through the yard of the destroyed house across the street. That's one... she thought as she looked for the others. From the cloud of white gas, the SPAY soldier that loomed over Julia stood up, a white cable attached to the underside of his gauntlet. The other end pulled Julia upper body out of the ground hugging white cloud, revealing the cable to be wrapped around her chest, just below her breasts. Seeing the girl close-up, Rei saw that she resembled her mother Tania very much. To Rei's amazement, Julia was wearing her Ultra Girl costume it was unbelievably flattering, making her breasts swell in the V-cups. Her tiara glistened as the young Amazon limply hung in the cable. The SPAY man holding her lit his jet boots, and the two, captor and captive, shot into the air. Nnnnooooooo!!!!!! Rei yelled from behind the gas mask. Horrified to see her sister taken from her when she was so close to rescuing her. As Rei leaped onto the crumpled trunk of the car half buried in the garage, she grabbed a plank from the ceiling. With a moment to aim, she started to hurl it at the quickly fading man and his Amazon prisoner. She held the plank like a spear, aiming for the man's head. Rei was also prepared to run to the spot where they would fall. To catch just Julia though the man could take care of himself. Suddenly, a flash of blue light flooded over Rei, blinding her. As she brought her bracelet up before her eyes, she could see the man that had shot down the vehicle flying towards her, firing his blue beam. The light didn't seem to bother her other than blind but as she watched, he raised his other arm. The light didn't bother as much as it might with others. Rei had had many practice fights in which she was blindfolded. Of course, she still won. A small puff of smoke issued from the weapon as he got within fifty feet. As Rei hurled the plank at him to free her impaired vision, she raised her bracelet to block the projectile. With a clang the projectile hit her bracelet, but as it did something clamped onto the metal band. Ultra Woman could feel the magnetism in it. What the!?! she thought. As the board struck the SPAY soldier's helmet, snapping his head back, his jet boots flared, sending him flying off at a wild angle. The thin cable attaching his gauntlet to the magnet on Ultra Woman's bracelet flared into life, sending a powerful current along its length, and flooded into her bracelet, through her body, and out her feet into the metal trunk. Rei screamed in pain as she felt the current flood throughout her body. The shock caused her to fling her arms back and spring backwards off the trunk onto the ground, tugging hard on the cable. At the same time, stunning her mind into oatmeal. The young Asian amazon laid gasping for air on the grass as her skin fairly crackled with energy. Her mind racing as she tried to recover her senses. Current flowed through the heroine as she fought to gather control of her senses. As she fell backwards, her body arched up in pain as the electricity shot from her bracelet and through her magnificent body. Lying unconscious near her with the plank broken over his armored body, the comatose SPAY soldier could do nothing to stop the voltage that was slowly killing the new heroine. C..C..Can't lettttt itttttt w..w...innnnnnnnn!!!! she moaned in agony. The pain was like nothing she had ever felt before. Her island had no electricity except for the occasional electric eels and she had never been stung by one before. Raising her quivering arm up, Rei's violet eyes fought to concentrate on the thin cable electrocuting her. Ultra Woman followed it to the downed soldier, and back. With her teeth clamped together and sparks leaping across the gold leaf lettering over her bustier and down to her belt and golden rope, she drew her arm forward, then with a violent motion pulled it back. The power of the Amazon snapped the cable at the point where it attached to the magnet clamped onto her bracelet. Rei rolled on the grass to get away from the cable. Her body trembled from the power of the sheer energy that had gripped her. Rolling onto her back, Ultra Woman focused on her quivering fingers, willing them to calm down before... Rei closed her eyes and ran through every calming measure she knew to try slow her racing heart and trembling body. Ever so slowly, they took effect. As her pain fogged mind finally cleared she thought, Hera! I never experienced that before! I must advise the Queen that any future Champions should be prepared for such things. THWOCK! was the sound of the butt of a white weapon smashing into Ultra Woman's cheek as she lay on the grass. Standing over her was the third SPAY man, straddling her body. As he finished his follow through, Rei's head snapped around. The ground under her shook unsteadily from the combined attacks of electricity and the second blow as the soldier followed up his advantage by swinging back and slamming the stock of the gun into her ear. Her reflexes had not yet recovered over else she would have tried to at least avoid the blow. The two blows sent starbursts of pain through her battered mind. A small moan of pain was all that her pride would let escape however. In a fluid motion the soldier spun the weapon around while slamming a heavy white leather boot between Ultra Woman's breasts and shoved her flat against the grass. The barrel was pointed a foot from Rei's head as she looked up at him. Her Amazon endurance served her well as she quickly recovered from the blows. Touching the back of her wrist to her lip, Ultra Woman looked down at the tiny drop of blood. Her eyes narrowed as she saw her own blood on he back of her wrist. That, combined with his insulting boot on her Amazon body made her angry. And her sisters knew that you do not make Sister Rei angry. Not if you wish to remain intact. Ready to say your prayers, cunt? the SPAY soldier sneered from behind the opaque mask. I'd fuck you before I blow your brains all over, but I'll wait and fuck your replacement. Rei controlled her rage at his words because she knew to lash out at him would only lead to defeat. She must pick the right opening for her revenge. Within the barrel, Ultra Woman could see the point of the metal bolt inside the gun, which was aimed right between her violet eyes. A smirk flickered over her face as she lay at the gates of Hades. Only one chance.... she thought as plan came to mind in an instant. In a single, unbelievably fast motion that only a bullet-deflecting Amazon could make, Ultra Woman drove one of her boots upwards. Her toes rigid under the soft material, her foot crunched into the soldier's crotch. As she did that, her forearm swung across her body, making her bracelet slap aside the barrel of the malevolent weapon. As Rei felt body parts squish under her Amazonian powered kick in a way she could never have imagined, the gun was fired. A metal arrow, six inches in length and maliciously sharp fired instantly into the ground beside her head, narrowly missing her hair. The soldier's hands went numb as he felt bile rise up in his mouth. A tad too close for my comfort, she muttered. I must work on my timing. She smiled slightly as she heard the man filling his helmet with vomit. Slapping the falling weapon aside, Rei used her other foot to kick the paralyzed soldier away. His hands around his bleeding groin, the man was helpless, and even though she'd never felt a groin before, she knew from reputation that this man was finished. Their 'organs' are so delicate that I suspect that I emasculated him. Small lose I should think. Rising, Ultra Woman took a deep breath. She could see the first soldier she had downed on his hands and knees and also rising. From behind her she heard Captain Liberty groan, and across the street, on the sidewalk, she suddenly heard a female squeal. Looking closer, she saw the blonde woman writhing on the ground, her hand and legs bound tightly and the strange white ball in her mouth. The woman rolled back and forth as if under great duress, but the sounds were nothing like pain. Rushing across the street as quickly as her shaking legs would carry her, Ultra Woman unbuckled the magic rope from her hip. As the SPAY soldier stood up, the coils of the rope draped down over his shoulders. He lifted his weapon, but Ultra Woman easily jerked it, one handed, from his grip and threw the gun violently against the damaged tree. As the gun smashed into pieces, Rei pulled the rope tight around him. Surrender, she commanded him, the rope blasting the command into his pea-sized brain. Having no choice in the matter, he stopped fighting. Now I want you to lay down, close your eyes, and sleep until I tell you otherwise. The soldier closed his eyes as soon as she had finished and collapsed to the ground with a 'thud'. This rope is quite useful I should think, Rei muttered as she hog-tied the SPAY soldier. She knew he would sleep but tied him up just in case. Leaving the SPAY soldier in the coils of her magic rope, Rei jogged over to the woman. As Ultra Woman approached, the woman was arching her body upwards, her face contorted in a visage of twisted pleasure. The woman, as Rei could now view her more closely as the heroine ran towards the bound girl, was about her own height, with long honeyblonde hair at least waist length, with a tone, deeply tanned body. Her t-shirt was torn open, revealing a bra beneath dotted with red hearts. Her jeans were tight, but there was a strangeness about her crotch area. Her wrists and ankles were handcuffed, her hand behind her back, and a rubber white ball trapped between her teeth was strapped around her head, stifling the cries that shrilled around it. Rei knelt down and studied the strap which the rubber ball was attached to. She quickly figured out the how to undo it and did so. She then carefully pulled the ball out of the woman's mouth. OHHHHGGOOODDDDD!!! she wailed, her high, shrill voice shooting down Rei's spine. That voice sounded so much like the sounds of the Temple of Venus that night. As the drool from the gag ran down her chin, the woman cried out, Take it out!! TAKE ITOUUUWWWWNGGHH!! Her words turned into a scream as her climax swallowed her, bending her body up again at the hips. As her flexible body bent into the air, the lump between her legs became more pronounced as her body tensed terribly. Rei's sensitive ears picked up on the familiar humming to which she had been exposed...and nearly conquered. The Asian-Amazon eyes were drawn to the woman's crotch area. Great Hera! she gasped, remembering the Test she went through on her island. Rei tore the crotch of the woman's pant open to reveal a matching set of red hearted panties. In the center was a large wet spot with hard circle in the center of it. She pulled the panties down to reveal an inch wide object protruding from her vagina. As Rei carefully pulled it out, she could feel it vibrating in her hand. With a look a disgust, Rei threw the thing far, FAR away. The woman gasped and moaned as she rolled onto her side. The handcuffs around her wrists flashed in the sunlight. I hate... she gasped, ...when...they do...that... Her body shuddered as she closed her eyes and leaned back. The aftershock that passed through her body was almost visible to Rei. One of Rei's eyebrows went up slightly. I suspect there is more to this woman then meets the eye, she thought. If Liberty knows her then I would hazrod a guess she's is a 'heroine'. Rei held the woman's body so that she didn't have to lay on the ground again. Do these SPAY creatures always carry such disgusting weapons? she ask. If so then Captain Liberty was correct about them. They must be eliminated. The woman smiled, the sheen of sweat on her face and the ordeal of the forcible orgasm seeming to be fast fading. I...um...they keep them for...um...your people, if you are who I think you are. I'm Re...I mean Ultra Woman and I apologize for that then. She shivered in the arms of the powerful Amazon. Yeah I'd like that, but no one knows where they are. If I knew where to find all their bases, I'd do something about it. And I'll help you do whatever you want to do to them. She gestured with her head at the cuffed wrists behind her back. Mind? Not at all, Rei replied. She took the chain between her fingers and tugged slightly. It quickly snapped freeing the woman's wrists. Rei quickly did the same to the ones around her ankles. The Amazon stood and offered her hand to assist the woman to her feet. We must take care of Captain Liberty as he was injured in the crash. Then go after Julia. I fear for her safety if she's with these 'things'. The final word was almost spat out. Rubbing her wrists, the blonde woman sat up. Smiling, her face glistening with orgasmic perspiration, she took the offered hand and stood up on shaking legs. Her hands went to her heart-dotted, spot-stained panties as her lips formed an O. Omigod... she gasped as an aftershock caused by her sudden motion shot up from her loins. Rei easily held her and prevented her from falling to the pavement. She let her stand on her wobbly legs but stayed close. Rei knew exactly what was causing this as she had felt the same way on occasion. Um, Yeah, go check on Cap, I'll be alright, she said as she worked to stand up straight. She started to pull her tight jeans up, but a gasp slipped out, and she gave up. Are you sure? Rei asked. You have been through much and I don't wish you to be further injured. She waved Rei away. Go, I'll be fine, see how Cap's doing. All right...Please ask if you need my assistance. Again crossing the street, with strange sirens howling and getting closer in the distance, Rei jumped over the trunk to the driver's side of the car. She could hear the moans as Ultra Woman nimbly stepped over the debris of the garage. With a single tug, she snapped the heavy door away from the car and threw it aside. She could see that Captain Liberty was already awake and had gotten his harness off. He also had some sort of box opened on his lap. Rei assumed it was some sort of medical kit. Liberty, his head bleeding from a gash over which he pressed a gauze pad, turned to look at the concerned expression on Rei's face. Go away, he said gruffly. Ultra Woman could sense the pain his harshness covered. Save Tania's daughter, you hear me? Cap lifted a foot and put it to the concrete flooring outside the car. Leaning over, he looked down at the blood staining the gauze. Rei was torn between following his orders and staying with him. He was injured and she thought he needed her assistance. He also knew more about the city then she did at this moment. Counterbalancing that was the fact that Julia was in the hands of these monsters. Without looking up, his eyes only seeing Rei's tanned legs and her soft boots, Liberty said simply You still here? Captain, I don't know this city or these people like you do, she said simply. I fear that without some sort of guide, I would blunder into a trap and this SPAY would have three Amazons for you to rescue. However, I don't wish to earn your disfavor again so I will try. Without knowing why, Rei leaned down to kiss him gently on the lips. Liberty's chin hardened, even as his lips trailed upwards after Rei. The flavor of her lips rolled over his tongue, tantalizing the wounded warrior. He swallowed hard as he looked into her deep, soft violet eyes. As she gazed into his blue eyes, Rei felt feelings that she had never felt before. She quickly suppressed them and resolved to deal with them later. Take care Captain, she said after they broke the kiss. I shall attempt to bring Julia and Tania back to you. I thank you for your help. With a faint nod, Captain Liberty clacked his teeth together. Give them a kick for me while you're at it. He held her eyes for another moment, then tugged them away as he fell back into the car towards his medical kit. She returned the nod and quickly turned away so she didn't have to say anything else. Rei went over to the trussed-up SPAY goon and took hold of her rope again. Wake up, she said in a harsh voice and his eye lids flew open. Now tell me, where were you suppose to take the woman that you found here, especially Ultra Girl, to? In detail please with all the defenses spelled out. The SPAY man tried to resist, but the commands magically burned through his resistance with ease, like a cold knife through hot butter. I...I... he grunted and choked, before the words burst through like water through a dam. I was supposed to shock her, then watch the perimeter while the suspected Amazon was gassed and bound. Any others were to be gagged and dealt with according to the situation. Rei nodded and said, Go on. He took a breath, which sounded hollow under the shining helmet. As he started on the next part of his story, a patrol car careened around the corner at the end of the block, and screeched to a halt. Two men opened doors and kneeled down behind them, weapons at the ready. Rei spared them only a glance. She knew there was a form of law enforcement in this city and guess these were it. We have a truck near the river. If the target was a superheroine, she was to be subdued by appropriate means, bind and carry her to the truck. From there she would be taken to the initial interrogation building. The building is a waste disposal office, near the Kensington dump. There is an electrified fence with concertina wiring on top, two dogs that patrol the grounds and attack anyone not in blue or white armor, and a laser at the door. Two men are assigned to the building, but there will be three more waiting if a prisoner was to be captured. What is this 'laser used for and what is the nature of the personal weapons the men have? Also, what do they intend to do to the captives? Rei tugged on the rope to make her point clear. Her photographic memory called up the image of a map of the city that she had seen. She quickly located the general area Julia was most likely held. A 'garbage dump' is the proper place for vermin like these, she thought. The laser is a weapon based on light. It is used like a computer controlled gun that fires at the door if someone enters the door without knowing the code for the punchkey, Ultra Woman's prisoner intoned. And the code is? With a will already broken by the rope, the man instantly answered. 45923. The captive, since she is an Amazon, will be forced by her rope to please the men, then placed in a machine that will stimulate her until she crumbles from within. The leader wants to break her himself instead of using a woman to do it for him. The fiends! Rei thought with a look of horror on her face. Just wait until I get my hands on their 'leader'... Attention! came a booming voice from the police car. As Rei turned, she could see one of the men talking into some strange device that amplified his voice. The Superhuman Unit will be here in two minutes. You have until their arrival to lie upon the ground, arms behind your backs, otherwise they will begin riot maneuvers upon arrival! Jessie quickly buttoned her jeans and pulled her tee around her bra, covering herself, but to Rei, it seemed she was more worried about the underwear than her body, since her breasts still bulged out. Wait, don't do anything! she yelled at the police. Captain Liberty is injured in that car over there! she added with a nod of her head towards the destroyed garage. Surely they can't be talking to me... Rei thought quickly, looking at the surrounding area. Even if they aren't, I can't take the time to deal with them. Julia needs me NOW. She easily lifted the trussed up SPAY soldier over her shoulder. You're coming with me so don't move, she said and cause the man's muscles to freeze in place. Noticing a small ball attached to his belt with the word 'smoke' written on cause Rei to smile slightly. She had once read a part of a 'news paper' that a sister had brought back once and it had mentioned smoke grenades. Even to the point of including a diagram as to how they worked. Rei pulled the grenade from the soldier's belt, pulled the pin, and threw it at the police officers. While it was still in the air, Rei used her super strength and speed to run towards the nearby houses. The officers behind the car doors could only gape as the oriental Amazon leapt out of the smoke cloud and over the nearest house. Hey, John, who the hell was that? She looked like Ultra Woman...? ----------------------- In moments, Rei was blocks away, rushing down the sidewalk as fast as the quickest Olympic sprinter, her captive bouncing on her shoulder with every step. With the sidewalk crowded in a shopping area, she began hopping from car to car, her footsteps so light not a flake of paint was loosened. The leaps were slightly more difficult due to the extra and off-set load she was carrying but well within her capacities however. Finally Ultra Woman arrived at the wharf on the river the SPAY man told her about. Running amongst the buildings, she found dozens of trucks lined up neatly, all labeled by a Proctor's Delivery Service. The warehouse building itself looked closed, with all the lights within turned off. Nothing at all was happening here, there was no one in sight. Which truck is the one you were suppose to meet? Rei asked. We were told to meet a truck here. It could be any of these, he said, numb in the coils of the rope. The prisoner would then be taken to the interrogation area. Oh dandy... she muttered. She knew they truck could still be here but the odds of that weren't good. Better to go to a place I they will arrive at rather then wait when they might have all ready left. Rei patted the SPAY goon's armored rump lightly. Come all my good pervert. We are going to the area you mentioned. is there anything, no matter how small about that location you haven't told me yet? Without pause, the man replied, No, I have told you everything. Assured of his reply, Rei threw the man over her shoulder and took off across the concrete parking lot. Over the fence, the Amazon soon disappeared from site. Call the Captain and inform him that he will soon have visitors, a man said as he closed a curtain inside the depot office... Forty minutes later, a person wearing a set of white SPAY armor bent a steel pipe around the arms and waist of a man wearing only a pair of blue briefs and a glowing golden rope around his shoulders.. Sit there, she said to the man, and go to sleep until the police find you. As the man dozed off under a warming evening sun, the now-armored Ultra Woman stuffed the rope into a recess in the toolbelt. She could see the small building the man had pointed out sitting back behind various earthmoving pieces of equipment. Everything seemed to have a vague, greenish quality from behind the helmet she now wore over her head, but she could see that this would help her at night. Curious piece of equipment this is, she thought. It is similar to a cat's eyes but replicated with machines. A pity such interesting things must be used for evil. Captain Liberty places his knowledge to much better uses I think. At the though of her injured friend, Rei felt a certain warming sensation in her loins. She quickly suppressed that feeling. Must keep my mind on business, she muttered. She ran down a ravine filled with brush and trees that paralleled the back fence of the landfill. Pausing at a point where she knew a bulldozer rested between herself and the office, Rei gathered herself, then leaped up and over the razorwired fence. As she arched gracefully through the air, she caught a quick glimpse of a mini-copter sitting in an open area beyond the building. She was gladdened to know that the armor didn't restrict her movements very much. What little it did, she easily compensated for. That must be another flying machine, she thought. Looks more of a toy then something I would fly in. Walking to the door confidently, Rei punched in the code the SPAY soldier had given her into the keypad above the doorknob. Taking a breath, she entered. Into the den of lions... she thought. The door didn't open into an office, but to a room empty except for a table, chairs, a small refrigerator, cook stove, a weapons rack, and three men. Two wore armor similar to that which Rei was wearing, while the third wore armor of a dark blue, with the SPAY letters on his shoulder in white, reverse of that of her armor. None of the three men had weapons in their hands, but the two in white were at a table very close to the rack playing cards. Without preamble, the man in the blue armor pointed to a door. Get in there for your debriefing. Where are the others? They were captured by Captain Liberty, Rei said in the deepest, most guttural voice she could manage. Trying to imitate Captain Liberty to a certain extent. Rei could sense the thoughts racing through the man's head behind his blue helmet at her poor attempt at faking the voice of a man. She knew it didn't help that she had heard a man's voice for the first time in her life this very week. Well.. she thought. I at least got in before being found out. I was never good at this disguise stuff. Get herRRKK!! he started to command the two men before Ultra Woman spun around. The heel of her white armored boot arched up to strike him squarely on the side of his helmet. His feet left the floor as he twisted in midair, his head leading the wall into the wall. With a crash of armor, he bounced off the wall and collapsed to the floor. Moaning, he weakly started to push himself off the floor. That's one! For good measure, Rei gave him a quick kick into his armored belly. The force of which bounced him off the wall again. She was too busy to notice the command that she had cut off. Chairs scattered as the two SPAY soldiers leaped to their feet. Cards and chips sprayed across the floor as one threw the cardtable at the armored and helmeted heroine while the other crossed the five feet that separated them from the weapons rack. Can't let him get those weapons! she thought quickly. Slapping aside the cardtable with her forearm like deflecting a bullet, Rei rushed across the room. The first reared back to swing at her, but a quick feint to the left followed by grabbing him by the belt was enough to throw him far enough off balance for the Amazon to pull him past her and hurl the soldier across the room to crash through the plaster wall. His armored body went through the weak plaster easily. He hung there, only his legs and arms visible as the rest of him was in another room. Hold it! the last one screamed as he snatched up a weapon and aimed it menacingly at the armored heroine standing ten feet from him. The gun was long, with a very wide barrel, at least four inches in diameter, with an odd, round tank under the stock. Don't fucking move a muscle! he screamed. Get on your knees or you're toast dude! Through the filters on the helmet she wore, Rei could smell an odd odor coming from the weapon. One that she had associated with the vehicles of this world. Some sort of combustion weapon I presume, she guessed. This armor could be flameproof but I'm not sure. Best not to take that chance unless I can help it. Her hidden eyes quickly darted around the place she was standing. Have to make this good... Rei started to slowly crouch down as if she was preparing to kneel. When she was close to the floor, a hand darted out quicker then the eye could follow and grabbed a fallen chair. Flinging it with a powerful throw, it traveled in an upward arc aimed at the underside of the weapon. Rei's legs launched her body after it towards the soldier. As flames toasted the ceiling over Ultra Woman, her shoulder plowed into the SPAY soldier. Her momentum slammed him into the wall, sending the weapon flying as he was bent double around the Amazon. Drawing back, Rei slammed him into the wall again, driving his armored ass and back through the paneling and sheet rock. Ultra Woman stepped back and let the man fall to the floor. Now that she had worn one of their helmets, she knew how to remove it. Reaching under the helmet behind the man's head, she quickly popped the button that released the clamps. Pulling the helmet off the stunned soldier, Rei banged the back of her bracelet into his temple, knocking him out cold in an instant. It's quite a good thing these men are wearing armor, she thought as she surveyed the wrecked room. The walls could have seriously injured them. Although I feel worse about damaging the walls then them. Tossing aside the man's helmet, the still armored heroine turned towards the only door in the room. With the three men behind her down, she opened the door confidently. Now to find Julia and get out of here before more of them arrive... Suddenly, with a puff of smoke, a weapon fired at her from within the dark room. In the blink of that instant, as she instinctively raised her wrists defensively, she saw the magnetic clamp open... What the! she exclaimed, trying to dive out of the way of the thing. At the same time, mentally kicking herself for becoming overconfident. With the native instincts and reactions of an Amazon, Rei jerked her wrist away from the clamp and fell backwards. The clamp and magnet had too much of a start on her though. With a metallic clang, it latched onto the chest plate near her left shoulder. The rush of electricity shot throughout Ultra Woman's body, stiffening her in an instant. As the current passed down to every nerve ending. It was not painful, but her muscles would only quiver, frozen in place by the electricity entering her through the cable magnetically clamped to the chestplate of the armor. N...N...Not a...a...a..again!! she gasped. Teeth clenched, Rei fought to reach up to the cable. Her fingers twitched uncontrollably as her arm raised up. As she grabbed the cable in the crook of her thumb, her hand went instantly numb and lifeless. Shaking, it fell from the metal cable to her side, quivering. Another metal clamp clanked into her chest, and another on her abdomen. The current trebled in intensity, making the heroine under the armor quiver helplessly. Ever muscle tensed, relaxed, tensed, and relaxed against a dozen times a second. Under the armor, a sheen of sweat covered her body from her unwilling exertions. Rei hated this feeling of utter helplessness that the current caused her. She prided herself at being in control of her own body and this weapon took it away from her. Exhaustion slowly filled Ultra Woman. Weakly she slumped to her knees, the metal plates on them clanking against the concrete. The SPAY soldiers watched the Amazon fall, then slump to the floor as her exhausted muscles turned to weak jello. As the heroine in the white armor quivered weakly, prone on the floor before them, did the current finally, mercifully, turn off. She gasped for air as she could finally breath without a struggle. Unlike the last time, her mind wasn't fogged by the incredible pain she had felt. The current had been set at lower levels. Enough to stun but not kill. Rei felt a hand reach under the helmet, just as she had done minutes ago, and pull it off her head. As her dark hair spilled out, she weakly turned her head with a struggle to see around her. Her view was partially blocked by the mass of her glossy back hair. I should really tie my hair into a braid, she thought absently. The man in the blue armor stood over her. On the wrist of his armor was a keypad, which he began to play with. As he did so, he turned to the two men in white armor. Get this harlot out of our armor. She doesn't deserve to wear such pure trappings. Get her bound and prepared for shipment. Harlot?! she thought, eyes frowning. This 'harlot' will show you a thing or two when I get my strength back. As the two men knelt down over Rei, she fought to do something. Her muscles were exhausted and aching she couldn't do more than move her fingers, and that made her ache all the more. A piece at a time, the armor on her was removed, as the men bounced her roughly around. She felt a slight chill as her sweaty skin was exposed to the cooler air of the room. All the time, Rei's tired eyes watched the room and the men. Making and rejecting fighting plans. This is number thirty-eight, the man in blue said into his communicator. We have captured the new Ultra Woman slut. She is being prepared for transport. ETA, forty minutes. That must be some sort of communication device, she thought. If only Captain Liberty was here. He knows more about those things then I. As the heavy, metal plates boots were pulled off, revealing her soft blue and red boots, Ultra Woman was rolled onto her back. She could see, hear, and feel everything happening to her, but she couldn't move her muscles. As her legs were bent up and ropes lashed around them, pinning her calves to her thighs, her wrists were pulled in front of her and tied together with the rope snatched from her belt. No! she thought widely. She would be forced to do any commands given her as long as she bound by it. The rope was a great too but was also a large weakness. Tightly bound, Ultra Woman was allowed to fall back against the legs one of the two men. She could feel herself recovering quickly she could already move her arms, and knew her strength was returning. Rei allowed her body to fall as she didn't want to waste the energy it would take in order to catch herself. Suddenly her head was bent back by her hair. Looking up, she was a four inch long...thing... It looked like what she had been told a man's sex organ appeared, but this one had fleshy straps on either side of the flesh colored thing. Slowed by her weakness, Rei had no chance to close her mouth before the penis gag was shoved into her mouth. As the head of it forced itself past her gag reflex and into her throat, her teeth chomped into it, too late though. Her head was bent forward, sending her hair spilling over her breasts as the straps were tightened around the base of her head. MMMPPPPHHH!!! Rei yelled from behind the gag as she tried in vain to spit it out. Many of her sisters had whispered that when they spent their night with the father of their daughters, they had used their mouths on them. Rei had always been curious but this was no way to find out what it was like. With her muscles aching still, she could flex her legs enough to make the ropes creak. Ultra Woman knew she couldn't break them yet, but she didn't want the rope to strain enough to warn the SPAY men that their prisoner was recovering. Just a little more.... she thought as she moved her bound wrists slightly. She knew that even at full strength she couldn't break her own rope. However, given time she work her hands free. The slight movements seemed to struggles but were actually her determining how well tied she was. Not a problem, she thought as she found would eventually work a hand loose. When he released Rei's head, the man stepped back, letting her fall to the floor. Her lips were stretched wide around the plastic penis trapped in her mouth and throat. Looking up, she saw the leader walk towards her bound, spread legs. In his hand he held a white, foot long device, knotty and rounded at the tip. A tiny white wire came out the opposite end to a small white box with a strap attached to it. Amazon, huh? he said under his blue helmet. This thing should finish you off in a few minutes, he said as he knelt down between her boots. Reaching down, he twisted his fingers under the lower blue part of her uniform and tugged them aside. The grand leader will be very pleased with our work here, he said as he put the tip of the white tool to Rei's lower lips. She gasped as her eyes opened wide as the soldier touched her in most private of places. Rei brought her bound hands up in an arc to catch the blue armored soldier right under the base of his chin. The strength of the blow surprised even Rei as he was thrown up and back into a wall. This one seemed more solid then the previous walls and one a spiderweb of cracks were created were the man hit. The solid nature didn't help the SPAY man though. He landed an unconscious thud. A last moan slipped from his lips, before he rolled over and stopped moving. The communicator on his wrist beeped twice, paused, then beeped twice more. Before the other two behind her could react to this development, Rei had twisted her bound body so that she way laying on her front. In a single movement, her tied together hands lifted her body up and her legs broke the rope tying them together. With a powerful kick backwards, the two remaining SPAY soldiers were thrown into the plasterboard wall. As the two white armored men tried to clear the dazed fog from their brains, Rei got to her feet. With a determined look of revenge on her lovely Asian face, she used her fists as a bludgeon to knock the two unconscious. Victorious, Rei stood in the middle of the room. With some twisting of her wrists, she extracted her hands from her rope and replaced the glowing gift on her golden belt where it belongs. Rei then tugged at the straps of the gag and spat the disgusting thing out. My first full day in this world and I already get captured, she muttered in a disgusted voice. I really must do better then this. The gag bounced across the floor like a pointed ball, until coming to rest atop her foot. With a flinch, the gag flew through the wall like a spear through paper. She really wanted to question some of them but sadly, they were all unconscious and so unavailable. As she turned to leave, Rei suddenly remembered the blue leader communicating with his bosses. Captain Liberty might be able to make use of that thing, said going over to the body of the leader. After a certain amount of fumbling, she was able to remove the item the man was talking into. Rei stood up and looked at the odd wristband. It looked nothing like her own, through which she could see her own reflection, but more like a strange contraption with a dozen tiny buttons, a tiny screen, and little holes to either side of it. She sighed slightly. I really must find someone to teach me about the devices found in this world. I am so handicapped right now. As she looked at it, on the screen came a series of words scrolling across it. Owner incapacitation program initiated. What's this? The communicator beeped twice, paused, and beeped twice more. Suddenly Ultra Woman heard a strange, muffled explosion at her feet. Jumping back by instinct, she knelt down defensively from ten feet away, holding a wrist up before her, ready to deflect any attack. The room was the same she couldn't see what had caused the odd sound. Then she noticed blood seep out from the base of the blue helmet of the leader of this group. Steadily it flowed onto the concrete. Rei's eye widened at the sight. By the gods... she whispered realizing what just happened. He must have had some information to tell me and his superiors made sure he couldn't say. That is so cruel as not to give a person a choice in such a thing. Shaking her head at the scene again, Rei left the room. She quickly searched the building and found no trace that Julia was there or had even been there. Hades.... she muttered. Just before she opened the door to the outside, Rei remembered the dogs. Not wishing to hurt them, she found a way on to the roof. With a bit of a running leap, she easily sailed over the dogs and the fence. Now, back to Captain Liberty's lair. I must speak with him and that is a place he'll eventually show up in. She looked at the communicator in her hand for a moment. I wonder if SPAY could use this to find his place... Remembering something called 'batteries' and that they made things work. She looked it over and found a small cover on the back. Prying it open, she extracted a couple of small round disks. Hopefully that will take care of that chance. The two disks sat like tiny, cold metal stones in her hand, seemingly having no more life than the pebbles on the beaches of her home. With the communicator in one hand and the little disks in her other hand, the thing was bereft of life to the best of her knowledge. I would rather smash it against the wall, she thought. But it could be of use.