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

Ultra Woman and the Plant Master - Part 1 Weeks had passed since Rei had last seen Ultra Girl or had been with Captain Liberty. Her time was spent learning of her new home, Megapolis. The place Liberty had chosen for her she soon discovered was an upscale hotel in the center of the busiest part of the city. People bustled hurriedly from place to place, often bumping into the well dressed, young Asian girl without a second thought as Rei walked down the busy, crowded sidewalks. Even though Rei had gold that she brought with her from home and also a high value credit card from Liberty she bought very little. Just some clothes, in a style one might call 'dowdy' and a few books that so that she might better understand this place. Rei was also on the lookout for a more permanent place to live since she determined the hotel was more for short term stays. During the three weeks Rei had stopped various muggings, burglaries, fights, and other simple crimes, but she had come no closer to finding any of her missing Amazon sisters than the first day she had arrived in this world. Not that she hadn't tried though. It was just due to the fact that she had no contacts in this world. At least not the kind that would be of help. She did have a source that told her where to find the best fresh fruit in town for the cheapest prices... Few crimes happened in broad daylight, as Rei soon learned, so she had begun to explore her new home during daylight hours so as to save Ultra Woman for the night when so many crimes took place. The weeks had passed by quickly, but she had learned that there were many places of refuge in this teeming city of glass and steel. Shay's Park, a large forested area near the hotel, was one place Rei could wander at least for a few minutes amongst trees, animals, and water. Another was the river to the north, along whose banks the city had set aside a long walkway. Rei could walk down the trail of the river and listen to its babblings. On this day the manager of the Hilton had told Rei about the reservoir, a large, man-made lake not too far away. With Captain Liberty still not keeping solid contact with her, and no clues as to her sisters' locations, she had nothing better to do than to get some peace and quiet. Also to do some quiet meditation so as to clear her mind of extraneous thoughts. Like how nice Liberty looked naked.... The area around the reservoir, except at the control building, was covered with trees. At twilight, she could see the small animals that bounded through the grass and leaves left over from the winter. A squirrel came up to Rei without much hesitation to take food from the peaceful Amazon's hand. Suddenly she heard a heavy splash. With a few quick steps through the trees so she could get a clear view of the water, Rei's violet eyes zeroed in on two men near the water's edge, down amongst the heavy, oversized gravel rocks that lined the reservoir. Two men were watching some heavy, bound sack sink into the water as they held another in preparation of dumping it in as well. Through the dimming sunlight of the dusk it was hard to see the two clearly... This looks like something to check out.... she thought, ducking back into the trees. In an instant, she changed into Ultra Woman and began to make her way silently but quickly towards the two men. Moving softly through the dead leaves of the trees, hidden partially behind the hibernating bushes, Ultra Woman approached the two shadowy figures at the reservoir's waterline. Holding up the last bundle, which wasn't quite large enough to be a body, unless it were that of a child, they were about to dump it into the water when they abruptly paused. What on earth are they doing? she thought. Zeus help them is there is a child in that bag because I'll tear them part! Slowly one of the two turned around. Rei couldn't make out the face in the twilight's shadows, but she knew from the angle of the head that this person was looking directly at her. She knew she hadn't made any noise, and she was even now behind a tree that hid the shinier parts of her attire. This is most odd.... The one looking at her knelt down and touched the ground. It was a strange thing to do, as if he were feeling the large rocks that made up the sloped bank of the reservoir. Suddenly the tree Rei was behind moved. Before the surprised Amazon could react, a heavy branch swung down and swiped into her side, sending her flying towards the water...and the two shadowy figures... Rei yelped in surprise and a bit of pain as she flew threw the air. A she did so, she twisted her body so that would land feet first rather in a heap. In attacking her, they satisfied any doubts she might have had in fighting them. When she landed, it just happened to be on the second person rather then on the one who was kneeling. Rei immediately leaped back to her feet in a combat stance. As Ultra Woman looked down at the two forms, their faces looked back up at the Amazon. Knees bent, hands out to her side ready to react to the two men, her violet eyes widened as the last of the twilight reflected off their faces. They were green. What the?! she exclaimed. Mottled green skin with brown eyes that ogled out at her were what met Rei's surprised gaze. The hair and much of the face was like soft, pliable bark, with green mixed around the lips, eyes, and cheeks. Goooo away... a voice issued from the mouth of the one kneeling. Raising a hand, four needles shot from its wooden, barklike skin. Instinctively Rei deflected the sharp needles, her bracelets flashing of argent. The needles shot off into the water harmlessly as the man leaped up at Rei. Grabbing her by her bracelets, he bored down on Ultra Woman. With her skills undiminished by her surprise at their appearance, she feel back, planted her soft boots in his chest, and hurled him over her head and into the water. That's one... she thought. As he splashed into the water, the other man grabbed Rei's boot. His strength was greater than a normal man's, but nothing compared to the Amazon at his feet. Pulling him down by the grip on his boot, Rei kicked him solidly in the chin with her other foot. Spinning back, the man hurled over the lip of the bank and into the trees out of Rei's vision. And that's two... Getting to her feet, she could hear the man in the water struggling to stay afloat... Rei knew that she should probably go after the man she threw into the forest but since the one in the water sound like he was in trouble, she had to save him first. She couldn't let him drown even if he had attacked her. She unclipped her lasso from her golden belt and made a quickly loop in one end. With an accurate toss, she caught the man and started to pull him to shore. All the while knowing that the other man was still out there and so keeping her sense on alert... As the strange man parted the waters at the pull of the Amazon on the shore, Rei could hear his companion beating a hasty retreat through the underbrush. Well I guess I don't have to worry about him, Rei thought as she pulled the other man in. Just like evil doers not to concern themselves with the well being of their partners. No honor. The man climbed onto the rocks at the water's edge, allowing Rei a moment to study her catch. Her lasso glowed a garish leafy golden off his greenish brown skin. He looked up askance at her. From his expression, Rei could tell he couldn't decide whether he should attack her again, or submit. Rei was fairly sure her lasso would command him to do her wish although she knew from experience that it didn't work on some people for some reason. I command you to surrender to me and not attempt to fight me. Also tell me if you are injured and what was in those bags. She watched him carefully to see if she could read any information from his expression. The man slowly got to his feet as he climbed onto the rocks. His eyes took on an odd, glazed look as the rope's magic began to affect him. I...surrender, he said stutteringly. Rei gave a tiny sigh as in this instant, the rope worked. I...am...not injured, he said, his voice low and grating. It was hard for Rei to make out, but from the way it sounded, she doubted it could get much louder. He stood very still, face to face with the beautiful oriental heroine. The bag...contains...my master's...seeds. Who is your master and where can I find him? Also, what will his seeds do to the lake and the city? Finally how can they be stopped? She started to wonder that if this might be more then the robberies and such that she had been dealing with lately. My..master..he is...in the floronic lab...in the Kensington...Arboretum... the man said in a magic-induced haze of truth. From her studies of the city, Rei quickly located where that was and the best route to it. The seeds? I..do not know. I...was only...told to dump...them here...or else... I don't know...how to stop...them..or what they...will do...but the master...has an..antidote...he gave to...some woman... Do you know who the woman is and what kinds of defenses your 'master' might have at his location? I just might have to make a visit there... Also who exactly is your master and what kinds of powers or abilities does he have? My master...created... he looked down at himself in sorrow, me. He rests in the hydroponics geodesic in the north side of the grounds. Rei's eyes widened at this revelation. A human who thinks of himself as a god and creates new life? she thought. This certain is a person who must be stopped! I do not..know the woman. Defenses? He seemed confused. He has us. Thank you for you information sir. Now please go to the local authorities and tell them what you have done in terms of dumping the bags. Don't mention my conversation with you however. Also don't tell your master about me either. Rei took the rope off of him and quickly vanished into the gloom of the forest. Without a word, the sad, twisted visage of manhood walked up the bank of the reservoir, and disappeared into the gloom. It was dark when Rei arrived outside the old stone and mortar wall that circled the Kensington Arboretum. With a single leap, she lightly stood atop the ten foot high wall. Scanning the park, the heroic Amazon could see the cobblestoned walkways that wandered around the Arboretum. Small greenhouses were here and there, with many of the bushes and plants covered to protect them from the cool late winter temperatures. Unlike most people, Rei wasn't cold even though she wore such revealing clothes. Her Amazon constitution kept her warm enough that even snow wouldn't effect her much. Even if it did, Rei knew how to divert unless feelings such as cold. There wasn't a soul in sight that Rei could see. A main building was on one side of the square, dozen acre grounds, apparently a gift shop, restaurant, and gateway for visitors to the Arboretum. Everyone must be home like all good citizens... she thought. However, towering over the grounds was a huge glass enclosed dome of sorts, made from triangular plates of heavy glass set into an odd looking dome. The glass, from here, was translucent, but opaque. From here Rei could see a set of large double doors in an extended entryway pointing towards the center of the grounds. Now that looks like a place where his 'master' might reside. Large enough I should think. The trees waved their stark branches in the cold breeze. As Rei's breath visibly wafted behind her, following her brunette, silken hair, the ghostly appearance of all the plants in hibernation, glowing in the wan moonlight gave the Arboretum an eerie appearance. Rei looked carefully at the area as she tried to form a plan on how to sneak in. Hades... she muttered softly. I don't see any other way in except for those doors. Its not wise to use the direct way as that is bound to be the most watched. However, I must get in there and if there isn't another way, so be it. Circling warily across the grounds, Rei took a wide approach as she stealthily moved towards the huge geodesic. At the back of the dome Rei could make out a larger, garage style door with an asphalt drive, apparently meant for deliveries. Next to it was a standard metal door. Both looked solid enough, but the Amazon knew neither could slow her down. If I were to attach a trap to a door I think I put it on the one most people would use, she thought after looking at the doors for a moment. With that, Rei proceeded to the garage door. With a bit of a tug, she was able to slowly lift it up until enough of a space was created that she could squeeze through. Once she was inside, she returned the door to its normal position. As soon as she entered, Rei could feel the heavy, humid heat of the interior of the dome. Looking through the faint light that filtered in through the translucent glass panes that made up the geodesic, Rei was suddenly in the midst of a jungle. A concrete pathway veered off at a rounded angle into the foliage, with small plaques on stands to point out various types of jungle fauna. Nice place, she thought. I just might have to come back here on a normal visit once everything is calmed down. The plants moved slightly in the area as the sounds of a heavy blower reverberated throughout the dome. Rei couldn't hear her already soft steps over the sounds of those blowers and the rustling of the leaves. No one was in site, but she couldn't see any distance, even with her heightened Amazon senses, into the glooming interior of the planted areas. I don't like this.... Easy for an ambush to be sprung so I must remain on my guard. Her body, already a coiled spring, became even tighter. Down the sidewalk the violet-eyed heroine moved, her lithe body moving smoothly as she scanned around her for any signs of movement or sound. Past dangling bananas growing ripe on the tree, over a wooden bridge overlooking a small pool in which moss grew, and past vines that dangled from rubber trees. The wound its way through the domed jungle, every few yards revealing some new plant as signified by a small descriptive plaque. Hades... I wish I had a map to this place. I could walk right past something and totally miss it! Finally, like pinpoint in the shadowy jungle lit only by tiny glittered from her golden tiara and uniform and the glow of her magic rope, Rei saw a faint light twinkling amongst the weaving plants. From where she had been, she knew the path didn't lead towards that light, so her soft red and blue boots took a step off the path, then another. Ducking under a heavy willowing tree, Rei soon left the sidewalk behind as she disappeared into the foliage. She liked the feeling of the grass beneath her feet. So much better then the usual concrete of this world. Ahead, after she went twenty feet, she saw a small greenhouse, its glass darkened apparently in a heavy olive color. Heavy vines hung over its opaque glass walls. Creeping ahead, Rei found a light shining from around the single door. She came closer, and as she got within five feet of the door, she suddenly felt something wind around her neck... Rei gasped slightly in surprise as her hands instantly went to whatever it was around her neck. Seeking to tear it away. The surface of the vine that wound around Ultra Woman's neck was rough, like the surface of a sapling. As Rei's fingers wrapped around it, two more swooped down from the heavy fauna that hung from the trees over the greenhouse. One slithered around her waist, pulling her hips up and behind her. With her boots lifted off the dirt flooring, Rei lost much of her leverage. The second vine wound around her chest just above Rei's soft breasts and hugged her tight, making it difficult for the young Amazon to breathe. Got to get loose!! Rei thought wildly as she struggle both with vines and with breathing itself The vine around Rei's neck seemed to be stronger than any plant she had ever known. Her fingers dug into the vine as her oxygen was cut off by the one around her neck and the second vine crushing her chest. High into the dark geodesic Rei was lifted as she struggled. Outlined by the golden glow of her rope, Rei fought to free herself. More vines draped down over her as she pulled the vine around her neck far enough away to get her breath back as much as possible with another squeezing her breasts. Great Hera! she gasped. What are these things?! These 'things' were unlike anything she had ever fought before. It was like fighting an intelligent octopus. With an effort, Rei forced the vine off her neck. It flailed like a wild snake as she was lifted high into the dome's insides. Another vine wrapped around her left boot, pulling her leg down and out away from her body. A separate shadowy vine tried to wind around her other leg but the agile Amazon was able to pull it away at the last moment. She was also able to give the vine a swift kick that knocked it well away from her. A minor victory in the ongoing war. Rei couldn't figure out the exact strategy but she assume it wanted to take hold of her limbs and choke her unconscious. As another vine whipped around her waist, it pushed down the crack of Rei's upturned, athletic ass. Down past those soft, yet muscular, cheeks, it slid between her legs. Rei's eyes widen in shock as she felt it begin to probe her most private of regions. She knew that she had to escape before it came into contact with her womanhood. If it did, it would trigger the Curse of Troy which would rob her of her Amazon strength. Her struggles intensifying, Rei looked up as another shadow drew her attention. Suddenly she was face to face with some odd, flowering bloom. As she fought the vines, the bloom opened up...and suddenly lurched at her face! Rei pulled her head to the side in a vain attempt in keeping it away from her vulnerable face. Distracted by the vine slithering between her legs and against the blue satin covering her nether lips, Rei moved a split second too late. The bloom thrust forward, it's flowers surrounding her mouth. The petals seemed to suck around her cheeks and chin, holding the flower in place over her mouth and nose. Her violet eyes widen in alarm as the tips of the dark petals partially blocked her vision. Rei shook her head violently in an attempt to shake the bloom off but it gripped her face too strongly. She could smell a sweet scent that was undesirable, but quite erotic. Enough so that Rei could feel the mound of fur between her legs become moist. Oh no... she thought, panicked. Not this too! Two more vines wound down over Rei, grabbing at her arms. More of the unbelievably strong vines were attacking the heroine every second. Only her leg was free until it too was finally brought into the chilling embrace of two more vines. Another twisted around her left arm, pinning it back and out behind her, forcing her body to arch painfully. Her full breasts thrust out so much that they almost seemed ready to explode from her bustier. Rei's struggles made their soft yet firm plumpness quiver in response. The satin like fabric stimulating her nipples to become like rock hard nubs. Her hips were arched up higher behind the Amazon by the two vines around her waist, making her more vulnerable as the vine between her legs slithered back and forth over her slit. More of the dark green vines wrapped around her lithe legs, pulling them out from her, which made Rei that much more vulnerable as the tip of the vine pressed into her moistening satin tights. Rei could feel the Curse taking beginning to take hold of her even as she tried to fight it. Every stroke of the vine took a bit more of her strength away and caused her struggles to become weaker. She did try to shunt all the pleasurable feelings away so that they didn't swallow her up. In the shadows, as she struggled violently, two more blooms rose up out of the darkness. It floated upwards on a stem like a king cobra, ready to strike. As the two stems rose towards Rei, the petals opened up, revealing a stamen that was at least an inch long. To her relief it retracted into the stem, but the petals opened, just like one over her mouth, and came to a weaving stop, just a few feet in front of her breasts... Her eyes widened in horror as she realized what was about to happen. NOOOOOOO!!!! she screamed but the sound was muffled by the bloom already on her face. Rei tried to struggle but the vines held her tight. All she could do was watch as the blooms moved in the air so close to her vulnerable and sensitive breasts. More vines draped down from the overhanging branches of the trees to surround the bucking beauty's body. Rei writhed in the vines like captured prey seeking an escape. The two blooms hovered before her breasts, as if timing her wild freedom-seeking gyrations. Just like the snakes they seemed to be imitating, the blooms abrupt darted forward. The petals surrounded Rei's luscious melons in an instant. Her thrashings increased but the flexible vines simply moved with Ultra Woman's motions with ease. She could feel the petals massaging the firm plumpness while the stems at the center rubbed her hard nipples. Every time her body moved, the blooms moved in the opposite direction. Tugging and squeezing her breasts together. Rei moaned in exquisite agony as the plants molested her flesh in such wonderful ways. Meanwhile the vine between her legs continue to slither over her moistening pussy. Unbidden, the Amazon's passion rose as the rounded tip of the vine stimulated her most sensitive spot. Every few seconds the tip would grind its semi-rigid tip against her clit, driving her closer to the edge of the Curse. Even as she tried to fight it, Rei knew it was a losing battle. The Curse always won over an Amazon in the end. All she could do was try to delay it and perhaps escape somehow. Even as her body weakened, she still struggled and looked for some sort of opening. Abruptly the vine slithering over Rei's slit stopped and retracted. The vines continued to hold her in place, but no more attacked her. It was as if she were in the eye of the storm. The dozen vines that held her kept her almost immobile, even if bent arched almost painfully. It was hard to move her head with the bloom over her mouth and nose, but the sweet smell was so wonderful, and she had no choice but to breath it in. Rei whimpered softly as she felt so full of the sensations. She also felt how unfair it was to be attack in two different ways at the same time. She might have fought one more easily but both robbed her of the concentration she needed. Try as she might she felt herself giving into the pleasure with each passing minute. Then she felt it. The satin panties were being pulled away, directly down between her legs. She felt a thread pop, then another, followed by more. In seconds, her blue tights were flapping free, letting the hot, damp air of the dome touch her most private parts. She sighed in almost delight as the air felt almost as warm and moist as her womanhood. Rei shook her head in a vain attempt to clear away the fuzzyness she felt. She so wanted to just give in and let herself feel everything. The vine tip against rolled against her womanhood, this time pushing open her nether lips until the tip against thumped wetly against her clit, sending pulsations of pleasure rushing through Rei. Oh gods..... she moaned. The sweet scent becoming more and more heavy, her lungs and brain filled with it. Her body on fire from all the pleasure that she was feeling from its touches. Rei still struggled but it was so weak as to be easily mistaken for the someone making love rather then fighting. Rei could guess what was about to happen, but she was powerful to prevent it. The tip nudged between her lips, and like a thick rubber snake, it pushed inside the helpless heroine... As it slid ever deeper into her, Rei threw back her head and gave a loud scream of pleasure even as tried with every last bit of her strength to defeat her attacker. She could feel her strength draining away like water down a drain so she had to escape now or be defeated. The vines twisted and slithered into her aching sex, sending Rei to new heights of pleasure. The rough surface ground against her most sensitive flesh. Slowly the vine overcame her resistance to delve deeply into her body. The tidal wave of sensation finally broke Rei's will. All the pleasures she felt along with the scent finally drove her over the edge into a madness of ecstasy. Her eyes squeezed shut as she gave a long low moan of utter defeat. The blooms mashed and kneaded her breasts while the stamen within teased her satin enclosed nipples. They wrapped around the hard bud, tugging and toying with it as if wishing to draw milk from her. She had never felt such feelings as what these blooms were creating. It was as if two separate people were molesting each of her breasts at the same time. Not to mention how each of the vines wrapped around her limbs and body slowly throbbed as well. Rei felt like she was in a cocoon of pleasure. Her struggles were useless as the Curse weakened her far past the point of breaking the vines that held her in place, high off the ground below. Rei's movements slowed from the violent struggles of earlier to more of a gentle kind. Enough so that she slowly swayed back and forth in the grasp of the vines. Her strength reduced that of a small child but just enough so that she could respond to the vine within her movements. As it thrust into her, she slowly moved her hips in a circle so as to have more of it rubbed her over sensitive walls. With their prey now assisting them, it was easy for the vines to hold the gently swaying heroine in their grasp as the thick vine plunged eagerly in and out of her wet slit. Its thrusts weren't wild, but controlled, lengthy pushes that split Rei's womb open and pressed against every cell of her velvet sheath. She felt it press against her cervix and rub against it on the downward portion of the thrusts. Causing a gasp to escape her lips each time it did it. As she did so, she would take more and more of that erotic scent into her body until her open mouth pressed against the petals. Drops of the liquid that produced the scent dripped into her mouth and cause starbursts of pleasure in her mind. With a scream that filled the dome, she came with every fiber of her being. High in the air Rei floated in the vines as they methodically forced her body to submit to their pleasures. Her mind, drowned in the flood of ecstasy, was close to shutting down as the vines pulled the unbidden orgasm from the shuddering heroine. From somewhere, a burst of strength came into Rei's body. She struggled in the grip of the vines. Not to escape, she was past caring now, but just pulling at them hard. Her sheath squeezed the vine within it so hard that it actually compressed it. Unlike a human man, it wasn't hurt and just kept thrusting into her. They held her easily, even as her body arched, strained, and came. Down the vine her love juices ran, turning the green vine white and shiny as it continued to pull every last bit of her orgasm from Ultra Woman. The juices quickly soaked into the vines as they continued to molest the Amazon heroine they had at their mercy. It was almost as if they fed upon the juices she produced and wanted her to make more them. With the heroine too weak to even hold her head up, the vines easily kept Rei helpless high over the floor of the jungle floor below. In the shadows the curvaceous silhouette struggled feebly, only to cum again and again as the vines lead her over the precipice of orgasm over and over. A single vine carefully moved into the crack between her round and full buttocks to slowly stroke her puckered asshole. It went no further then that but each time it pressed against it, Rei squealed slightly. The tip of another vine rubbed and massaged her clit in opposite time to the thrusts. The vines worked as single unit to make Rei feel every once of pleasure her body could produce. Rei lost track of the time she spent in the darkness, her pussy now the home of the viney invader. Orgasms hammered her mind, soul, and body, turning the powerful, heroic Amazon into a limp, drooling puddle of a woman. And still they worked at her. More like a machine then an intelligence. An intelligent being would have know that she was utterly defeated and that it was time to use her in other ways. Mercifully, it ended after uncounted orgasms, as Rei's mind finally shut down, sending her spiraling into a darkness of pleasure. The shadow slumped, and hung like a fly in a web, as the vines even then continued to penetrate and use the unconscious heroine... Rei's mind may have shut down but her body still responded to the orgasms. At least in how her vagina continued to throb and grab at the vine invading it. Also in that she still fed them the love juice that they seemed to crave. Rei's violet eyes blinked open, slowly bringing faint light into her mind. Her head spun in a post-orgiastic fog. The voluptuous Amazon's body still tingled from her rape. She felt no shame in what had happen to her as she had expected to no less when she had come to this world. Men would take advantage of her and her sisters but Aphrodite had granted them all peace of mind. As long as she kept her honor, nothing would ever touch her. Looking around, she seemed to be inside the greenhouse, perhaps in some backroom. Dark glass panes surrounded her. She was in the air. Green vines bound her arms behind her, pinning them to the middle of her back. More wound around her chest and shoulders, keeping her dangling in midair. Her legs were free, but they felt as heavy as lead weights. Her torn blue satin panties hung in tatters, the ends of the satin shreds tickling her dark pubes as she swung slightly. She could also feel that her breasts were still within the satin bustier but felt even more sensitive then normal. As a matter of fact, her whole body felt so sensitive. From the tips of her boot enclosed toes to her tiara. Her muddled thinking assumed that it was from all the orgasms she had been subjected too. She was about four feet off the brick floor, in a room filled with vines, large plants, and a few trees. The ceiling was covered with vines, from which she hung. Rei didn't even try to struggle because she knew it would be hopeless. The Curse had drained her strength to point where a newborn kitten would be stronger then she. She knew that the only thing she could do was look for whoever had taken her prisoner to make a mistake that she could exploit. Either that or what to be rescued by someone. She closed her eyes and tried to rebuild her reserves of energy. Rei had no idea if she dozed off, but time in the greenhouse room, cut off from the outside world and trapped in the vines that bound her arms tight, was hard to discern. In and out of a world of sleep Ultra Woman passed. As she would sleep, her eyes twitched slightly as she dreamed. They were peaceful ones of her beautiful island home which helped to heal any damage to her thoughts that her encounter had left. Every time she awoke Rei could feel more of her strength returning to her. She knew however that she had been raped so hard that it would awhile before she was back to full power. That was also only if she wasn't molested again in the meantime. The single door opened, which caused Rei's violet eyes to open. Any motion but her own slow swinging was something to get her attention. A single man entered. It was hard to make much of him out in the dark greenhouse, but as he approached Rei in plodding, heavy steps, she could make him out. He was a large man wearing a pair of dirty brown overalls with a dark plaid shirt beneath. His face was clouded in shadows as he paused at some bench. It was difficult for Rei to see what he was doing but she could hear this man talking softly to someone. She was surprised a bit at his appearance. He doesn't seem to be all that powerful but then again, looks can be deceiving. She also wondered who he was talking to since she had noticed no one else in the room. He can't be talking to the planets, can he? Sister Miriam does that and I always figured she was crazy. He was apparently oblivious to the dangling heroine that swung slightly from the vines in the middle of the room. He walked around the edges of the room, big hands gently caressed the plants he passed. Rei could turn her imprisoning vines enough to allow her to follow the man's movements, but not a word did he give to the helpless Asian Amazon.